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

Chapter 230 Funny Girl Don’t Worry

With Boss Jia's instructions, Leshi.com acted quickly. Within a week, the 1200 million yuan revenue share of "Forensic Qin Ming" was fully settled.

Also included are the IP copyright and film and television adaptation rights of the entire "Green Ivy Series" and "Soul Ferry".

Since people keep their words, Meng Bai will naturally keep his promise.

According to his original plan, after the filming of "The Lost Tomb" is completed, ArcLight will launch two more projects, "Criminal Mind 2" and "Day and Night".

But now, except for some preliminary preparations such as the script, the rest will have to wait until after the agreed June.

By then, we will have to find a new cooperation platform, which will probably take a lot of time.

However, for the project itself, there are gains and losses.

Different from the previous works, "Day and Night Chase" has two real male protagonists - the elder brother Guan Hongfeng and the younger brother Guan Hongyu.

The former is the former captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Binhai District, Luteng City, and the latter is a fugitive suspect in a family annihilation case.

According to the setting, the two brothers are twins, which requires one actor to play two roles.

Or to be more precise, it plays four corners.

In terms of character setting, Guan Hongfeng suffers from nyctophobia and cannot go out at night, so the two brothers need to constantly exchange identities.

So there will be Guan Hongfeng, Guan Hongyu, Guan Hongfeng disguised as Guan Hongyu, and Guan Hongyu disguised as Guan Hongfeng.

This kind of role is still very difficult for an actor. In addition to the acting requirements, the image must also have that "good and evil" feeling.

Ever since seeing Pan Yueming's performances in "Detective Chinatown" and "The Lost Tomb", Meng Bai felt that he was quite suitable for this role.

If it follows the original plan, it is likely to conflict with the release date of "The Lost Tomb".

But there is no need to worry about it now, because when the project of "Day and Night Chase" was launched, the filming here had already been completed.

……

With Liu Jun's joining, the management structure of Arclight Films was finally completed.

Meng Bai is the boss and is responsible for the overall strategic planning and content of film and television projects.

Liu Jun is the general manager and is responsible for the company's daily operations and management.

Chen Jing is the Deputy General Manager and CFO, responsible for ArcLight’s finance and investment.

For Meng Bai, the best news is that he can finally get rid of the tedious daily work and have more time to go out and have fun, uh, go out and direct the crew's filming.

Landao, Oriental Movie Metropolis Film and Television Industrial Park.

The spacious studio now has a simple-looking wall with scratches and dust on it, which looks full of traces of time.

In the middle of the stone wall, there is a heavy wooden coffin, which adds to the eerie atmosphere.

In particular, next to the coffin, there sat a tall "monster" with long red hair, wearing rotten armor, and with white bones on his face.

“The actual effect is much better than I imagined.”

On one side of the studio, Meng Bai looked at the "Red Hound" sitting in the middle to rest and exclaimed in admiration.

"Indeed, the images presented by real people plus special effects makeup will be more realistic and shocking." Li Muge on the side responded.

If we were to say which monster has the most oppressive feeling in the ancient city of Jingjue in the first part of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", it would definitely be the Red Hound.

As the first monster to officially appear in the entire series of stories, it almost caused the annihilation of Hu Bayi and Fatty.

The crew's initial idea was to use models and post-production special effects to produce it.

This is a very mature way of photographing tall monsters, and it has been around since "Jurassic Park" in the last century.

However, during the later discussion, Meng Bai expressed different opinions.

He felt that since the overall style was based on "maximum realism", the effect of using special effects here would be relatively poor.

So after discussing with the art, props and other departments, we decided to use real people, plus leather suits and makeup.

As for the person to play the role, naturally the higher the better.

The crew contacted former CBA player Sun Mingming, who was the one who beat Big Brother Cheng and Lao Hei alone in "Rush Hour 3".

This guy is 2 meters tall, and he can be another ten centimeters taller with the character's helmet and boots.

Meng Bai is 1 meters tall, which is considered tall among ordinary people, but when standing next to him, he instantly looks very small.

"How much of the Kwantung Army Fortress scene is left?" Meng Bai asked. Li Muge estimated: "It should be finished next week, and then we will move to the studio next door to shoot the ancient city and the snow mountain tomb."

"Is the shed next to it also ready?"

"Well, just carry some more props in."

"Okay." Meng Bai stood up, "I'll go over and take a look."

"I'll ask someone to take you there." Li Muge said, waving his hand, intending to call a staff member over.

Meng Bai stopped him and said, "No, you guys go ahead and do your work. I can just walk around by myself."

After walking a few steps outside, I looked up and saw Bai Lu sitting in the rest area nearby.

Yes, I was wondering why the crew felt a lot quieter today. It turns out there was someone missing.

However, unlike every time I saw her before, she always looked cheerful, this girl seemed to be in a bad mood today.

Sitting on a small stool, one hand resting his chin, he looked up calmly with a strange, blank expression on his face.

Meng Bai followed her gaze upwards and saw bright lights on the ceiling of the studio emitting dazzling light.

So, are you thinking about your future?
Or maybe, you are envious of those shining stars.

Sure enough, no matter how lively she is, she is just a girl in her early twenties after all, and there will always be times of confusion.

"Acha!"

With a muffled sound, Bai Lu sneezed, then rubbed her nose and muttered with a relieved expression: "Well, it feels good. I finally sneezed."

Turning back, she saw Meng Bai standing not far away. She quickly stood up and ran over, grinning and said cheerfully, "Hello, Producer Meng. When did you come? Why didn't I see you?"

"..."

I actually worried about the funny girl's psychological emotions. What a waste of expression.

“Will we be filming later?”

"No, I'm not needed in either of these two games."

"I'm planning to take a walk and I need a guide. Is that convenient?"

Bai Lu's eyes lit up: "Of course!"

After saying that, she happily ran to the front to lead the way.

She introduced the crew members while leading the way. I have to say that this girl is really popular and can chat with the crew members wherever she goes.

Meng Bai looked around the studio as he walked. Since it had just been built, all the facilities and functional areas were very new.

The main style of Oriental Movie Metropolis at the beginning was various science fiction and fantasy visual effects blockbusters. It was actually a bit of a waste of talent to shoot "The Lost Tomb" here.

The only thing that can really make perfect use of this place is a big production like "The Wandering Earth".

I remember that the park said before that the entire project will be completed by the end of the year.

Judging from the progress, "The Wandering Earth" should be able to use it.

I don't know what China Film Group is thinking about this?

Previously, La Peikang officially decided to adopt their plan, but the final director and production team have not given a response.

Obviously, China Film Group still has some concerns about Guo Fan, a young director who has only made one youth film and a semi-finished soft science fiction.

But I guess this project will eventually fall to Guo Fan.

If those big directors wanted to agree, they would have agreed long ago. Why wait for a year without any movement?

Meng Bai was distracted thinking about the movie. Bai Lu, who was standing beside him, was quietly watching his expression, as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.

Her role is a temporary supporting role and she only appears in the first few episodes.

This is her first serious film and television role. It feels like she has only been on the crew for a short time, but it is almost over.

There is only one week left before filming is finished. It's a rare occasion that Producer Meng comes to the crew. Should I take the opportunity to tell him about my own affairs?
But how should I say it? If I ask directly, and get rejected right away, then I will have no chance.

Or, I have to say it more tactfully, but what if Producer Meng doesn’t understand?
As she was thinking this, she suddenly felt the back of her clothes being pulled.

When he came to his senses, he saw a pillar standing in front of him. If he hadn't been pulled back, he would have crashed into it.

(End of this chapter)