Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 168 Do you want to go up and sit?

The movie "Big Hero 6" is not very long, only about a hundred minutes, and it was just past six o'clock when I finished watching it.

"How do you feel?" Meng Bai asked as they walked out of the theater.

"It's not bad. The plot is interesting and the music is nice. Oh, and Baymax is so cute. I really want to raise one."

Song Zhi's little face was full of envy.

Meng Bai grinned and said, "I'll buy a Samoyed and raise it. The effect will be similar."

"Oh, it's true. Samoyed really looks like Dabai." Song Zhi thought about it and shook his head, "Forget it. It's too troublesome to raise a dog. Besides, it takes two or three months to go to the set for filming. It's not convenient to bring it with you. I can't raise it."

After sighing for a while, she looked at Meng Bai and asked, "By the way, I saw that you were distracted in the second half of the video. Is there anything wrong?"

"Nothing, I was just wondering when domestic films can reach such a high level of industrialization." Meng Bai changed the subject, "It's going to start in a while, do you want something to eat?"

"No need." Song Zhi stroked his belly and frowned, "I just ate another bucket of popcorn. I feel like my weight will definitely drop tomorrow."

"Just a little exercise in the evening will be fine."

"Oh, it's so tiring." Song Zhi sighed, "Isn't there any kind of exercise that's easy, doesn't require much movement, and still consumes a lot of energy?"

Meng Bai pondered for a few seconds, and suddenly seemed to have thought of something. A smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Song Zhi with an expression that seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Song Zhi was a little confused at first, but as a woman with practical experience, she quickly realized what Meng Bai wanted to say.

"……satyr!"

"Hey, girl, be honest, I didn't say anything. You just made it up in your mind."

"You didn't say it, but you thought about it. It's not okay to think about it, and it's wrong to think about it... Oops! You're hitting me again!"

Song Zhi covered his head, glared and cried out in pain.

Meng Bai took his hand back: "Why would you learn movie lines if you have nothing to do?"

"It just occurred to me."

The meal was late in the afternoon, and neither of them had much appetite. They strolled around the door for a while, and when they saw that it was almost time, they came back to watch the second show of "Wolf Warrior".

Twenty years ago, action movies were actually a specialty of Chinese films. From Bruce Lee to Big Brother Cheng, and later Li Lianjie, Donnie Yen and others, they opened up the Hollywood market with "Kung Fu".

Unfortunately, this type of action film is mostly supported by the personal style of the actors. As these action actors gradually get older and their skills decline, the excitement of the movies gradually decreases, and the golden age of domestic action films slowly passes.

In the global film market, action movies are always one of the hottest genres. Whether it is "007", "Jason Bourne", "John Wick" or "The Expendables", they can all be considered action movies.

We would like to make domestic films, but unfortunately there is a lack of action actors. People like Shi Xiaolong and Xie Miao, who have no resources and no popularity, have gradually become ordinary people.

In comparison, Wu Jing, who just turned 40 this year, can already be considered a leader among the new generation of action actors.

Before the movie started, Meng Bai searched the Internet for information about Wolf Warrior. Maybe because it was just released, it was not very popular and there was not much publicity.

However, there was one piece of information that caught his attention: it took seven years from writing the script to the release of the film. In the end, due to insufficient funds, Wu Jing mortgaged his house to raise the budget.

This operation made him think of the two old brothers Guo Fan and Gongger.

Why is it that people like selling houses so much when making movies these days?

But it can also be seen that housing prices are indeed expensive.

Meng Bai didn’t take the movie "Wolf Warrior" seriously at first. He watched it mainly to kill time and support domestic films.

There is no way. Every time he hears promotions like "seven or eight years in preparation" or "more than ten years in polishing", he automatically classifies it as a "bad movie".

But as he watched it, he found that the movie was actually quite good.

Although some of the plot and lines are a bit awkward, the overall film is quite smooth and is not inferior to those regular Hollywood blockbusters.

After the movie ended, Meng Bai suddenly sighed as he walked out of the theater. "What's wrong?" Song Zhi asked, "Do you think it's not good?"

"No, it's pretty good."

"Then why are you sighing?"

Meng Bai shook his head and said, "Looking at the ending of this movie, there should be a second part. The box office performance of this first part should be good, and the sequel will probably not lack investment. A company like Arclight, which has few film resources, probably won't have investment opportunities. I just feel sad that I watched a profitable project slip away."

Song Zhi was speechless. You should also feel a sense of emotion about this. No wonder you can make money.

When we walked out of the cinema, it was already past nine o'clock.

"Where else do you want to go?" Meng Bai asked after getting in the car.

Song Zhi thought for a while, and finally said: "It's been a tiring day, let's go home."

Meng Bai started the car and arrived at the Songzhi apartment complex with familiarity.

"We're here." Meng Bai parked the car and looked at the dark night outside. "Are the street lights still broken?"

"Yes, the community is not under the municipal administration and there is no property management, so naturally no one repairs it." Song Zhi said.

"Hmm..." Meng Bai nodded and opened the car door. "I'll take you downstairs. It'll be safer."

"Okay."

The two walked side by side on the bumpy stone road, neither of them spoke to each other, and the atmosphere was quiet.

Feeling the familiar breath beside him, Song Zhi pursed his lips and smiled.

I remember when we were together and came back late, we both walked like this.

It’s great. I want to keep going like this.

But the road has an end after all. After walking for a while, Meng Bai stopped.

Song Zhi, who didn't react in time, bumped into him directly, took a step back to stand firm, looked up and asked in confusion: "Why did you stop?"

"We're downstairs." Meng Bai pointed to the door next to him with his side face.

Although he hadn't been here for a long time, his body's memory still made him remember it.

"So fast..." Song Zhi muttered.

With her back to the door downstairs, she looked up at Meng Bai and said, "Thank you for troubling me today."

"It's okay, after all, I promised you before." Meng Bai waved his hand.

After a pause, seeing that the girl didn't respond, he turned around and said, "You go up, I'm going back."

"Hey, wait!"

Seeing Meng Bai was about to leave, Song Zhi hurriedly stopped him.

Meng Bai smiled silently, then turned around and asked with a natural expression: "Why, is there anything else?"

"Hmm..." Song Zhi hesitated for a few seconds, then took a deep breath and tried to keep a calm voice: "Would you like to go up and sit down and have a glass of water?"

After saying that, she looked at the other person nervously.

The scattered moonlight shone down, reflecting on each other's faces, bringing a faint glow.

Looking at the girl's somewhat nervous and expectant expression, Meng Bai nodded and said, "Okay."

Song Zhi's face lit up with joy, but then he controlled his expression, hummed, and turned to go upstairs.

(End of this chapter)