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

Chapter 1: Go talk to the police
"fraud!"

In an empty antique courtyard in Huairou Film and Television City in northern Beijing, a resentful shout broke the quiet atmosphere.

Meng Bai, who was blocked, looked up and saw a beautiful girl with a cold temperament, standing in front of him with red eyes.

Seeing the girl's face flushed with anger, Meng Bai sighed and said, "Ms. Li, I have told you many times that I simply sold a script to that 'Producer Lin'. I didn't know him before, and I'm not in the same group with him."

The girl who stopped Meng Bai was called Li Qin. She was an actress who had debuted for less than two years and was also an investor in Meng Bai's new script.

At least until today.

"You're lying!" Li Qin's face was full of anger: "When you came to me to discuss script investment before, you clearly said something like 'we have been working together for many years' and 'we have a wide network of contacts'. Now you say you don't know me?"

"Girl, to attract investment, of course you have to say something nice to the investors. Besides, those words were said by him to you, I never mentioned them." Meng Bai said helplessly: "But I didn't expect that brother was a liar and would run away with the money."

"I don't believe you now!" Li Qin didn't believe Meng Bai's explanation at all. She took out her cell phone and dialed "110": "You helped that liar to cheat me, you are an accomplice!"

"I told you I had no idea, okay? Strictly speaking, I am also a victim."

"Hmph, if you have anything to say, go talk to the police!"

……

An hour later, in the police station interrogation room.

Meng Bai, who was placed alone in the room, couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the classic blue and white paint around him and the "Inquiry Room Precautions" hanging on the wall.

Meng Bai is a freelance screenwriter. Of course, "screenwriter" is a nice term, but in fact he has not yet had a work that has been officially signed.

Since he was a child, Meng Bai discovered that there was something different about him, and fragments of images would often appear in his mind.

The images in these fragments are sometimes characters, sometimes dialogues, and sometimes scenes. They seem to come from another world, all of which are stories he has never seen in real works.

Different fragments of the pictures form interesting worlds, which attract little Meng Bai to indulge in them and keep exploring.

Because of this, when filling out the college entrance examination application form, Meng Bai, who had excellent science scores, gave up the computer and finance majors recommended by his parents and unexpectedly chose the drama, film and television literature major at the Central Academy of Drama.
This is commonly known as the "screenwriting major."

“I hope that these stories in my mind can be seen by more people.”

This is what Meng Bai said to himself when filling out his application form.

The aspirations of young people are always filled with immaturity and hope.

Two years ago, Meng Bai, who had just graduated, gave up the recommendation of his professional mentor and became a freelance screenwriter with his excellent academic performance and youthful spirit.

However, reality soon told Meng Bai that as a new screenwriter with no family background, no capital operation, and no endorsement from bigwigs, he would fail silently in this turbulent industry.

Most of the time, he could only take on copywriting for promotional videos of some media companies, or scripts for third-rate small crews, and so on. He made a living in northern Beijing and played a small role at the outermost edge of the film and television industry.

Occasionally, he would take his scripts to film and television companies or crews to promote them, hoping that a "mentor" would take a fancy to his script.

A few days ago, Meng Bai took his new script to a video website to discuss cooperation, but of course he was rejected as usual.

Meng Bai has now become accustomed to being rejected and no longer feels disappointed.

If one doesn’t work, try another. After a long time, you will always run into a “dead rat”.

But what surprised Meng Bai was that the "dead rat" appeared a little too quickly. He had just come out of the film and television company when he was approached by a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man who contacted Meng Bai said his surname was Lin and he was a "producer" of a film and television company, mainly producing online dramas for video platforms.

Producer Lin told Meng Bai that he had taken a fancy to his script and wanted to buy his film and television rights.

Although Meng Bai is not a very experienced person, he has at least been in this circle for a year or two, so from the moment they met, he vaguely felt that this "Producer Lin" was a little unreliable.

However, Meng Bai didn't care whether the person was reliable or not, as long as the money was enough.

After receiving the down payment of 50,000 yuan from "Producer Lin", Meng Bai agreed to the cooperation without hesitation and accompanied Producer Lin to meet the investors.

That was Li Qin, who had just called the police and sent Meng Bai to the police station.

The film and television industry has been booming in recent years, and hot money from all walks of life has been invested in the film and television industry. The same is true within the industry, as any actor with a little fame has set up a studio and started investing in film and television projects.

Just like Yang Mi, the most popular "85 Flower" top star, who established her own studio at the beginning of this year and then invested in a TV series, becoming a representative of workers in the industry turning into capital. Li Qin's first work was the remake of "Dream of Red Mansions", in which she played Xue Baochai in her teenage years.

Although the drama is mediocre in quality, it has received quite a bit of attention due to the hype of the "classic" and the support of the previous work.

As one of the main actors, Li Qin also gained some popularity and was barely considered a third-tier artist. Therefore, although she is still a newcomer, she also established her own studio this year.

Although this studio is still managed by the agency behind her, it is at least independent in name, and the girl's ambitions are a little bigger.

With the example of his predecessor Yang Mi, Li Qin also wants to try to see if he can become the next "successful person".

However, she does not have the connections and qualifications like Yang Mi, and it is not easy for the company to know about this kind of thing, and there is no capital support behind it, so she can only choose some small projects to try through the few relationships she has.

Unfortunately, the script projects that fall into the hands of an amateur newcomer like her are either some cliché farces with nothing new, or "literary garbage" written by newcomers who have just graduated with the "dream of becoming a director" or "dream of becoming a screenwriter", or some makeshift teams that are obviously trying to make money in the name of profit.

It was at this time that Producer Lin found Li Qin with Meng Bai's script.

The name of the script is "Soul Ferry", which is a unit drama story that mixes suspense, supernatural, and horror themes.

Li Qin was attracted to the script as soon as she finished reading the first story. She stayed up late to continue reading it after taking it home. By the time she finished reading the first half of the script, it was already two or three in the morning.

Although she had never heard of the name "Meng Bai", she really liked this novel and interesting script, so she decided to invest without hesitation.

Of course, Li Qin was still somewhat wary. Before paying, she looked at Producer Lin's company qualifications and official website information, and even went to Beijing North to observe the crew.

Unfortunately, she forgot that qualifications and official websites can be forged. Moreover, she had been in Shanghai for many years and knew very little about the film and television circles in northern Beijing, so what she saw was just what the "Producer Lin" wanted her to see.

All I can say is that this girl has some brains, but not much.

After deciding to invest, Li Qin transferred the money to the project account of the crew. Then the "Producer Lin" transferred all the money several times with various reasons such as "preparing the crew", "recruiting personnel" and "building the venue".

Then, he was silent.

By the time Li Qin realized that she hadn't received any news from the crew for a while, the "Producer Lin" could no longer be contacted.

Li Qin was confused when she couldn't find anyone. She vaguely felt that she was cheated, but she also felt a little lucky.

In a panic, she thought of Meng Bai, whom she had met with "Producer Lin" before.

Compared to the former, Meng Bai is much easier to find out about.

After all, even in the film and television industry where handsome men and beautiful women gather, Meng Bai, whose appearance is comparable to that of Qidian readers, is still quite eye-catching.

After asking someone for Meng Bai's location, Li Qin rushed over immediately and blocked Meng Bai's way.

Unfortunately, Meng Bai’s words shattered her last bit of “hope”, and the girl finally confirmed that she had been cheated.

"Ugh……"

Sitting alone in the interrogation room, Meng Bai couldn't help but sigh for Li Qin. This girl was also miserable.

And speaking of it, it seemed that I indirectly cooperated with the scammer to cheat her. Although I really didn't know, I still felt a little guilty.

Well, just feel a little guilty. Meng Bai doesn't have the habit of taking responsibility for himself.

It’s my own script, but now I have to find a new “dead rat”.

While thinking about what to do next, Meng Bai suddenly heard the sound of a door opening behind him. Looking back, he saw a young policeman in uniform standing at the door.

"Meng Bai?"

"Yes."

"Come out."

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