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

Chapter 62: He Really Chooses Her

Seeing their big boss take the fight in person, everyone present was more amused than surprised. After all, it was rare to see him take the fight in person.

Seeing Meng Bai winking at her, Li Yitong blushed, but quickly tried to get herself back into the plot.

Wu Bai also looked at Meng Bai with great interest, intending to appreciate his performance. If he was talented, maybe he could persuade him to play a cameo role in the drama as an Easter egg.

Even though he admired Meng Bai's creative ability, he always felt that it was a bit of a waste for him not to be an actor but behind the scenes with his good looks.

Meng Bai didn't think anything of the crew members who were watching the fun. He just didn't like the camera, not that he was stage-frightened.

Taking a stool and sitting down in the audition performance area, Meng Bai closed his eyes and thought silently for a while. Then his expression became serious, and he lowered his head with half-closed eyes and a serious look.

The scene was quiet.

After a long time.

Wu Bai looked at Meng Bai, who had been keeping his head down and not saying anything, and said, "Teacher Meng, shall we start now that we are ready?"

Meng Bai raised his head when he heard this and said in surprise: "I have already started."

Wu Bai's eyes widened: "What did you start doing?"

"Show emotions. Isn't this showing the protagonist's melancholy, frustration, and resentment at his own powerlessness?"

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Li Yitong: …

Wubai grabbed his buzz cut with both hands, and he really felt his scalp tingling.

I thought Meng Bai couldn't act, but I didn't expect him to act so outrageously!

What do you mean by "an atmosphere of depression, frustration and resentment towards one's own powerlessness"? You look more like you are thinking "why am I constipated again today".

If it was any other actor, Wu Bai would have cursed him out. But facing his own big boss, he could only endure it for a long time before he said tactfully: "We mainly look at the performance of the audition actors, you just need to follow the lines."

"That's fine." Meng Bai listened to the advice and stood up with the script in his hand. He whispered to Li Yitong, "I wanted to help you get into the role, but now you have to rely on yourself."

Li Yitong, who had been trying to hold back her laughter for a long time, almost rolled her eyes. Come on, you are not helping me get into the role, you are always distracting me!
After recovering her composure, Li Yitong tried hard not to look at Meng Bai so as not to burst out laughing.

Fortunately, Meng Bai's lines are still okay. Although it is a bit exaggerated, the emotions can be felt to some extent.

At least it's much better than acting.

After a line was finished, Li Yitong's audition performance was also completed. She looked at Wu Bai, her breathing was a little quickened because of the long line and nervousness just now.

"You're not a professional, right?" Wu Bai asked.

Li Yitong nodded: "Yes, I graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy, and recently I just started taking acting training classes at the Central Academy of Drama."

“Have you ever participated in a performance before?”

"I've only done two short dramas, so I don't have much experience."

These data are all publicly available, so there is no possibility of lying or concealing them, and she has no need to do so.

Wu Bai nodded, made a few marks on her audition resume, and then said, "Today's audition is fine. We will notify you when the results are confirmed."

Li Yitong thanked her, and Meng Bai, who was standing beside her, made a gesture to her, "wait for me outside", and watched her walk out.

"Well, your acting is pretty bad, isn't it?"

Returning to his seat, Meng Bai looked at Wu Bai who was shaking his head and asked directly.

"Well... Actually, it's OK." Wu Bai thought for a moment and said. Meng Bai was stunned: "No, Director Wu, this is OK? Our crew is pragmatic and does not need to consider any other factors. We only focus on quality."

Speaking of the latter part, Meng Bai has more or less hinted and then made it clear.

There was nothing I could do. It was just a joke I made on a whim. If I really let the girl pass, it would just prove that I wanted to "seduce" her.

It’s okay to suffer a little loss, but the key is that it’s a bit “socially dead”.

"I understand, but what I said is indeed the truth. Although this girl's acting skills are a little immature, she is still quite talented." Wu Bai said: "However, the character'Deng Linyue's' personality does not quite match her temperament. The female lead'Chen Xi' is more suitable for her."

"Huh?" Meng Bai asked in surprise, "No, Director, are you sure her acting skills can support the role of the heroine?"

Wu Baidao: "How should I put it? Anyway, among the people who auditioned today, I think her image is the most suitable. As for her acting skills... Actually, it's not bad. The heroine in the plot is more like a 'tool man', and there is no need for any complicated performance. We can still polish her out."

After that, he added: "Of course, if you think she is not good enough, we can choose someone else."

"This..." Meng Bai also hesitated. He believed in Wu Bai's judgment. Since the other party said that Li Yitong was suitable, there should be no problem.

And if you think about it carefully, this girl's image of a sweet, gentle yet tenacious "first love girlfriend" does fit the role of the heroine.

Let's put one thing in another's shoes. Since the girl has fought for this opportunity, there is no need for me to deliberately erase it.

Sighing, Meng Bai said, "Let's audition in the next two days and see. If there is no more suitable choice, then she will be the one."
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A few days of auditions passed in a flash, and the actors for most of the main roles in the "Psychological Crime" crew were confirmed.

The final choice of the female lead was "unsurprisingly" Li Yitong. When Meng Bai told the news, the girl was surprised and nervous.

Deep down, she wanted this role, but was worried that she wouldn't be able to play it well.

"Don't worry, the director will teach you how to act on the set." Meng Bai comforted her on the phone: "The crew will start filming in May. I will move your filming schedule to a later date so that you can just finish this training course and have a basic foundation."

"Well, thank you, Meng Bai." Li Yitong said seriously. Although Meng Bai said it simply, she knew that these arrangements must have consumed a lot of his energy and preparation.

"Perform well. If your performance is not good later, I will not show mercy when I delete the scenes in the later stage." Meng Bai said.

"Don't worry, I will try my best." Li Yitong said, and then said in a strange tone: "By the way, I got a cat recently, I will show it to you later."

After saying that, she hung up the phone without waiting for Meng Bai to react.

Meng Bai was stunned holding the phone. Why did you show me your cat? Do I look like someone who likes cats very much?
The female lead has been cast, and the male lead has been chosen to be Chen Ruoxuan, who was Meng Bai's junior brother when filming "Soul Ferry".

This candidate was recommended by Wu Bai. He chatted with the other party for an entire afternoon and felt that his somewhat gloomy temperament was very suitable for the state of the male protagonist "Fang Mu".

Meng Bai was surprised by this choice, but he did not object. The only thing he did not understand was why his "little junior brother" did not come to him, but went to talk to Wu Bai instead.

But it's not a big deal, it can be considered as the crew's bold move to use newcomers.

Then there is the second male lead, "Criminal Police Captain Tai Wei". The actors who came to audition were all good, but they all had a little gap with the character image in Meng Bai's mind.

He actually thought of Bai Yu for this role at first, but after the audition, he found that although this guy looked vicissitudes of life, his temperament was still somewhat immature. Moreover, he was a little too "positive" and lacked the "worldly and unscrupulous" characteristics of the character.

The selection of this role once became a difficult problem for the crew. Fortunately, Meng Bai later thought of his senior brother named Wang Longzheng, whose image was quite suitable for the role of "Tai Wei".

Meng Bai found a way to contact the other party, but was told that they were already working with another crew. Although it had not been finalized, he was determined to participate.

"Okay, senior brother, I'll send you the script. How about you make a decision after reading it?" Meng Bai said to the other party on the phone.

The result was gratifying. After reading the script, Wang Taling decisively decided to turn down another drama and chose Meng Bai.

After the audition, Meng Bai and Wu Bai agreed that he was the most suitable person for the role of "Tai Wei".

(End of this chapter)