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

Chapter 5 Language Skills

"You mean..." Li Qin looked around, leaned forward, and whispered, "Lie to them?"

"The word 'cheat' is not used accurately." Meng Bai frowned and corrected her, "Lying directly is called cheating, while telling the truth but having the other party misunderstand it is called language skills."

"Humph! It sounds nice, but it's still the same thing." Li Qin snorted and rolled her eyes: "If you do this, then what's the difference between us and the liar who deceived us?"

"No, no, no, we are completely different from that scammer. We want to make a movie, and the scammer wants to run away with the money. Our goals are different, so he is cheating us. We want to make a movie, and the website also wants to make a movie. The ultimate goal is the same. How can this be called cheating, right?"

Meng Bai tried hard to brainwash the girl in front of him: "And our motives are different. The child is sick and coughing but insists on eating candy, and the mother hides the candy and says she has eaten it all. Can this be considered a lie?"

"For example, if your best friend is a love-brained person and insists on being with a scumbag, and you tell her that the scumbag will hinder her fortune and convince her to leave him, can this be considered cheating?"

"We wanted to make the movie, but the website didn't believe in our ability. We said we had a professional team and finally succeeded in making the movie. Can this be considered a scam?"

"..." Li Qin listened to Meng Bai's words in a daze. She felt that what he said seemed to make sense, but there seemed to be something wrong.

Meng Bai talked for a long time, and seeing that the girl's CPU was about to slow down, he knew that the time was almost right. He rapped his knuckles on the table to attract Li Qin's attention, and concluded: "So, we are not actually cheating, we are just communicating to achieve a result that both parties want, do you understand?"

"...Hmm!" Li Qin thought blankly for a few seconds, then nodded with an expression that said "I seem to understand."

Meng Bai breathed a sigh of relief. Very good, finally the internal opinions were unified.

Li Qin thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out the logic. She simply stopped thinking about it and asked Meng Bai: "Which website should we look for next? And what should we say if we look for a website? What do we need to prepare?"

Meng Bai waved his hand: "Leave the video website to me, you have a more important job."

"What is it?" Li Qin asked curiously.

"Persuade your company to agree to let you perform." Meng Bai said solemnly.

Li Qin took a deep breath. Yes, before, she was only thinking about how to get investment from the video website, and almost forgot that she had to be able to perform first.

"It shouldn't be a problem. Our company doesn't have a rule that says we can't take on outside roles. Besides, I just finished filming a play not long ago, and there haven't been any scripts for me recently, so I have enough time." Li Qin said thoughtfully.

"But this is a web drama, which may not be in line with the planning and positioning given to you by your company." Meng Bai reminded.

"Well, that's true." Li Qin nodded, and then thought for a moment and said easily, "It's okay. I'll talk to Aunt Li and tell her that a friend wants my help with a play. I think she will agree."

At this point, Li Qin thought of another question: "Even if the company agrees, my pay will definitely not be reduced. But if I pay directly to the video website, won't it be exposed?"

"It's a small problem. I will register a film and television studio later. If the crew can be put together, all the accounts will be handled by this studio, and there will be no contact between them." Meng Bai said.

"That's good."

"As for how much your pay is, you can negotiate with the company yourself. Anyway, remember that you are now the main creator of the crew and will participate in the final profit sharing. The higher the cost of the pay, the lower the final profit sharing will be. You have to decide for yourself." Meng Bai reminded.

Li Qin was stunned for a moment, then reacted. That's right, she was still the main creator this time, and she would get a share of the money in the end. She suddenly fell silent, and began to think about how to find an excuse with the company to reduce her pay.

Hmm? Cutting your own pay? That sounds weird.

Looking at Li Qin who was lost in thought, Meng Bai knew what she was thinking after a brief thought. He smiled and raised his hand to take a sip of tea.

Not to mention, although the positioning of this store is a bit abstract, the taste of the tea is still good.

Just as he put down the teacup, he saw Hua Yan standing at the counter waving at him, motioning him to come over.

Meng Bai stood up and told Li Qin that he was going to the bathroom. The girl was still busy calculating her pay, so she just responded casually and didn't care what he was doing.

Standing up and walking to the counter, Meng Bai looked at Hua Yan, who looked sneaky, and raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you doing?"

Hua Yan raised her phone and pointed the screen at Meng Bai, then carefully pointed at Li Qin over there and asked excitedly, "Is the sister who came with you the Li Qin?"

Meng Bai glanced at his phone. On the screen was Li Qin's encyclopedia information and her photo on the side.

"It's her. Why, do you need me to get an autograph for you?" Meng Bai did not hide it and admitted it directly.

"Wow, it's true!" Hua Yan widened her eyes and looked at Li Qin and exclaimed, "Tsk, this is the first time I've seen an actor in real life!"

"Go east, pass three intersections, turn left, and go straight for 400 meters to the east and you will find the Beijing Film Academy. You can wait outside the gate for a day and meet as many actors as you want." Meng Bai said leisurely.

"How can the feeling of meeting someone on purpose be the same as the feeling of meeting someone by chance?" Hua Yan shook her head and looked at Meng Bai again. A gossipy expression suddenly appeared on her face. She lowered her voice and asked, "Brother Meng, are you guys secretly dating?"

"I'm in love with your fucking love!" Meng Bai glanced at Hua Yan and said, "Didn't I just tell you, partners, let's talk about script collaboration or something."

"Oh, I see." Hua Yan stretched out her tone: "So you really are a screenwriter!"

"Hey, it seems like you guys never believed me before, right?"

"That's not our fault. You said you were a professional screenwriter, and when I asked you what works you had, you said none of them had been released, or that they had been released without your name on them. How could we know if it was true or not?" Hua Yan said, "Only my boss is stupid. He believes whatever you say."

"So she's the boss, and you're just a part-time student." Meng Bai said, "By the way, speaking of your boss, why didn't I see her today?"

"Oh, she said that a friend from the film school is going to make a short film soon and wants her to help play the leading female role." Hua Yan said.

"Oh, you're embarking on a career in acting." Meng Bai teased, then shook his head and sighed, "There's not much business to begin with, and your boss is always on and off. I think this store will close sooner or later. Huahua, when you lose your job, tell me and I'll find you a new part-time job."

"Haha, I'll tell the boss that you're planning to poach her employees while she's away."

"Go ahead and tell me. One day I will poach your boss as well."

(End of this chapter)