Entertainment: Who still wants to fall in love when there are cheats?

Chapter 126 A Thousand Miles of Delivery

The usually quiet film crew suddenly became unusually lively today because a beautiful woman had arrived!
It's not that there weren't any beautiful women in the crew. The actress who played the female lead, Zhu Yuanyuan, was actually quite good-looking. However, for the sake of filming, Zhu Yuanyuan inevitably had to make herself look a little less attractive. Not only did she dress in a rather unfashionable way, but she also tried to make her makeup as simple as possible.

But the person who came today was unwilling; she was dressed in exquisite clothes and had her face covered in delicate makeup.

This kind of outfit is quite eye-catching even in big cities these days, so it's even more eye-catching in such a remote rural area!
So much so that the local people in the countryside stared wide-eyed at the beautiful woman from afar, without even blinking.

"Li Xiaoran? What brings you here?" Li Boda couldn't help but ask, looking at Li Xiaoran.

Li Xiaoran didn't say anything, but looked Li Boda up and down carefully. If she hadn't been so impressed with Li Boda, and if she hadn't been able to see some resemblance to him in Li Tiangou, she really wouldn't have been able to recognize him at a glance.

“You’ve really changed a lot,” Li Xiaoran couldn’t help but say.

“Big changes, right? If there weren’t big changes, I wouldn’t have been able to take on this role,” Li Boda said with a smile.

“That’s right. You look as ugly and unsophisticated as you can be now. You’re completely different from how you used to be. If you were still like before, no one would let you play this kind of role.” Li Xiaoran nodded, agreeing with Li Boda’s assessment.

However, seeing Li Boda like this, Li Xiaoran couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

She traveled a long way to see him off, hoping to relive their old romance, but seeing Li Boda like this, she found it hard to bring herself to do it.

But since she was already there, Li Xiaoran didn't intend to turn around and leave immediately.

After all, it was a long way, and the road was rough, full of potholes, making her feel like throwing up. It would be a real loss if she didn't eat her fill before going back.

Li Xiaoran's arrival made the filming process, which was originally going smoothly, less smooth.

Li Boda and the other professional actors were fine; they acted quite well and didn't have any problems.

However, the villagers in the surrounding villages couldn't help but peek at Li Xiaoran whether they were filming or not, which inevitably affected her performance.

Originally, a group of villagers were supposed to stand in front of the camera and watch Li Tiangou being beaten, expressionless and indifferent.

But at this moment, many of them couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Li Xiaoran. Not only were they peeking at her, but they also had lewd expressions on their faces, and some were even drooling.

How do you film this?
If this were included in the movie, it would be completely ruined.

The director had to repeatedly reprimand the villagers for looking around during filming before the situation improved slightly.

Finally, after dragging on and on, it was already evening, and the day's filming tasks had not been completed, causing the director to become so frustrated that he started cursing.

By evening, the dilapidated room was relatively clean and hygienic. Li Xiaoran walked around the room twice and couldn't help but purse her lips: "The living conditions in your film crew are really terrible."

"There's nothing we can do. It's such a remote place, there aren't even any hotels to stay in. We can only rent houses from farmers. All the houses here are like this. This house is actually considered good," Li Boda said nonchalantly.

"...Why did you suddenly want to film this kind of movie?" Li Xiaoran complained.

"Of course, it's to prove my acting skills. I'm a good actor, but because I've only done dramas that don't really test my skills, some roles that I like but require high acting skills won't be given to me. What can I do? So I just find a role that can prove my acting skills, and that way it will be easier to choose roles in the future," Li Boda said casually.

"...Although I know you're right, hearing what you said still makes me feel a little hurt. I've never played a lead role before. No matter what kind of drama it is, I've always played supporting roles, and it's almost impossible to get a standout supporting role. You've played a lead role and you're still not satisfied." Li Xiaoran looked at Li Boda speechlessly.

"There's nothing I can do about it, I just got lucky. So, tonight, let me properly make up for your wounded heart." Li Boda looked at Li Xiaoran with a grin, a hint of eagerness in his eyes.

In this remote place, with this poor film crew, nothing is decent—not only is the food and clothing good, but everything else is lacking.

Li Xiaoran's arrival is just in time; it allows Li Boda to vent his frustrations and release the pent-up energy he's accumulated while on set.

"No way, I refuse!" Li Xiaoran directly refused.

"Haha, then wait until I take a bath before we talk." Li Boda laughed heartily, picking up a wooden tub, ready to take a proper bath.

After arriving here to film, in order to maintain the image of Li Tiangou, Li Boda hardly ever took a bath. Although Li Boda could have stayed clean forever if he wanted to, filming requires some sacrifice.

While taking a bath, Li Boda mobilized his internal magical power to remove the disguise of his rough and ugly appearance.

When Li Boda reappeared in front of Li Xiaoran, he seemed like a completely different person.

Although he still has that old-fashioned short hair and his skin still looks dark, he gives off a very healthy beauty.

Coupled with Li Boda's rugged features, Li Xiaoran could no longer utter the word "ugly." "So? Still rejecting me because I'm ugly?" Li Boda asked Li Xiaoran with a smile.

Li Xiaoran's breathing quickened a bit. After all, she had flown all this way just for this piece of meat, and she no longer pretended to be reserved: "Now that you're like this, it's really whetting my appetite."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Li Boda picked up Li Xiaoran directly.

……

After several hours of this ordeal, Li Xiaoran fainted while rolling her eyes and begging for mercy, and only then did Li Boda let her go.

When Li Xiaoran woke up the next day, it was already noon.

After waking up, Li Xiaoran felt refreshed and ate her fill.

Humming happily, she got dressed and arrived at the film set, only to find that Li Boda had reverted to his ugly appearance.

Looking at Li Boda now, and then thinking back to how he looked after taking a shower last night, she couldn't help but admire how much Li Boda sacrificed for filming; he really didn't care about his image at all.

After watching Li Boda film for a while, Li Xiaoran decided to leave.

Since she was already full, she wasn't craving anything anymore, and besides, the conditions here were indeed quite poor.

For someone like Li Boda, filming is unavoidable; he has no choice but to suffer here. But for someone like Li Xiaoran, who doesn't need to suffer at all, she doesn't want to stay and suffer any longer. It's like boiled cabbage and radishes, or those hard steamed buns—she really doesn't like them.

So after saying hello to Li Boda, Li Xiaoran left happily.

"Is Li Xiaoran your girlfriend?" Director Qi Jian asked with a hint of gossip after Li Xiaoran left.

"Director, don't talk nonsense, no! She's not my girlfriend." Li Boda quickly waved his hands.

"Ha, you think I'd believe that? You two shared a room last night." The director looked at Li Boda with an expression that said, "I knew it all along."

"There was nowhere else to stay, and it's not safe for a girl to be alone in the countryside. I had no choice but to let her sleep in my room," Li Boda explained.

"Do you think I would believe it?"

“Director, I think you can trust me. Why don’t you ask everyone in the crew if they heard any noise coming from my room yesterday?” Li Boda said seriously.

The director was taken aback. Actually, his room wasn't far from Li Boda's, and the soundproofing in the house wasn't very good either. If there was anything, he would definitely hear it. But last night, he really didn't hear anything at all.

"You two, did you really just sleep in the same room? Did you do nothing?" The director couldn't help but look at Li Boda strangely.

"I really didn't do anything," Li Boda said earnestly, trying to deceive people.

Then the director couldn't help but believe it too.

The main issue is that he and the others really didn't hear anything.

Seeing the director and the others like this, Li Boda felt smug. Although he couldn't do anything too amazing, he could easily put up a small soundproofing spell in his room. So even though Li Xiaoran shouted until her voice was hoarse, not a single sound could be heard outside.

The matter of Li Xiaoran visiting the set has come to an end.

The production team of "The Dog" is operating smoothly again.

In fact, besides Li Xiaoran, Liu Yifei had also considered visiting Li Boda on set, but Liu Xiaoli stopped her.

After all, Li Boda wasn't filming in Hengdian or anywhere else. It was a remote rural area in Shanxi, a place where everything was inconvenient. Liu Xiaoli didn't want her daughter to come here and suffer.

In the end, Liu Yifei was filled with disappointment and could only call Li Boda, where she accused her mother and listed all her crimes.

“Sisi, actually, Sister Liu didn’t want you to come for your own good. You have no idea how far away this place is, or how inconvenient life is.” Li Boda comforted Liu Yifei on the phone: “Let me tell you, the courtyard we live in here is very dilapidated… and sometimes we even have to eat cornbread, the kind with black flour, it’s so hard, it could smash a brick if it hits it…”

Li Boda's words on the phone were so exaggerated that Liu Yifei was completely taken aback. Then Liu Yifei started to feel sorry for Li Boda and started clamoring to go to the "Tian Gou" film set to bring him food and drinks. In the end, Li Boda managed to calm her down.

(End of this chapter)