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

Chapter 127 Finishing

Li Boda was covered in blood, crawling laboriously on the ground. He gritted his teeth, stood up unsteadily, and walked with a limp. His facial muscles twitched from time to time, as if it were an instinctive reaction of his body.

And so, in front of the camera, Li Boda crawled and staggered along, taking more than ten minutes to walk just a short distance.

"Cut! Tengu, not bad, not bad, that's a good take, that's a good take!" Director Qi Jian said, clapping his hands.

When the director clapped, the rest of the crew started clapping as well.

Upon hearing the word 'card,' Li Boda straightened up from his swaying stagger.

It's not easy for someone with no physical problems to portray a forest ranger who has a broken leg, three broken bones, seven or eight knife wounds, and who is forced to go into the woods because of his belief.

The director thought that this scene might need some work to be done, but Li Boda nailed it in one take.

If it weren't for the time constraints of the film, the director would have really wanted to include all of Li Boda's walking scenes in the movie. Li Boda's performance was so realistic and lifelike. The way he looked, despite being seriously injured, was supported by his beliefs. It was so moving.

After three months of filming, the entire crew has finally wrapped up shooting.

When the director yelled "Cut!" again, everyone in the crew, including Li Boda, looked at the director, waiting for his next words.

As expected, the director shouted through a megaphone, "I announce that filming for 'The Dog' has wrapped!"

Upon hearing the words "filming wrapped," the crew members, along with professional actors like Li Boda, cheered.

Filming has finally wrapped up. This kind of environment is truly grueling, and shooting art films demands a great deal from the actors in terms of acting skills, energy, and so on. The filming process is also extremely difficult.

After all, for TV dramas, the camera work can be passable as long as it's not too bad, but that's not the case for movies, especially art films.

So the crew members and actors like Li Boda were really exhausted these three months, both mentally and emotionally.

Now that filming has wrapped up, everyone is naturally very happy and excited that they no longer need to shoot.

Unlike the crew members, the villagers who came to be extras all had expressions of disappointment, worry, and reluctance in their eyes.

"Director, does this mean that once filming wraps up, you won't be making any more movies?"

"Yeah, director, shall we come again tomorrow?"

"Director, will there be ten dollars left tomorrow?"

"director……"

These villagers earned nearly a thousand yuan in three months and were really reluctant to see the film crew leave.

After all, these villagers could barely earn a few hundred yuan a year farming at home, especially since they had been paying grain taxes and levies all along. They only received a few hundred yuan a year after all that farming. For them, working as extras on a film set for three months and earning nearly a thousand yuan was like a windfall. So they really didn't want the film crew to leave.

"You don't need to come tomorrow!"

"We've finished filming!"

"No, you really don't need to come!"

We're leaving tomorrow!

The director and many members of the crew kept talking about it.

However, even though they had already said that their movie had finished filming and they wouldn't be filming again tomorrow.

However, the next day, many villagers still came from other villages. They were particularly disappointed to see the film crew packing up to leave.

"Huh? Who's that person? Wasn't he on the set before?"

"Yes, he's not here."

"Where did he come from?"

"Who knows? But he's really handsome."

"Sigh, no, he's Yang Guo, the Yang Guo from the TV series 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'!"

"It really is him. I didn't expect Yang Guo to come."

"Oh my, this Yang Guo is so handsome. Why didn't the director let Yang Guo act in the movie? Why did he let that Tian Gou act in the movie? That Tian Gou is so ugly."

"It's just—"

When the crew left, many people saw Li Boda and started talking about him.

Li Boda had excellent hearing and overheard their conversation, which made him want to laugh.

After filming was finished, Li Boda naturally no longer needed to maintain the appearance of Li Tiangou.

That evening, after taking a bath, Li Boda used his magical power to remove all the disguises he had made. Although his skin was still a bit dark, his handsomeness remained undiminished. In addition, after taking off his Li Tiangou costume and changing into relatively trendy casual clothes, he looked like a completely different person from when he was filming.

In fact, after Li Boda changed his appearance, the director Qi Jian and the others in the crew were all surprised by Li Boda, not to mention the villagers who did not know Li Boda.

After getting into the car, Li Boda waved goodbye to the villagers outside and said, "I am Li Tiangou!" He used the same tone he used when he was filming.

The villagers who had been discussing why Li Boda wasn't cast in the film, but instead the ugly Li Tiangou, were all dumbfounded after hearing Li Boda's words. They couldn't believe that the handsome young man in front of them was actually the slovenly and unattractive Li Tiangou! Seeing the stunned villagers, Li Boda, Zhu Yuanyuan, and the film crew's director Qi Jian and others couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha, Li Tiangou—no, Li Boda, the way you look now is so different from how you looked when you were filming."

"That's right. If we didn't know it was you, we wouldn't have thought that Li Tiangou during filming was you."

"Look at them, they're all stunned."

"Who would believe it? This handsome young man is actually the slovenly Li Tiangou from the movie!"

The entire crew burst into laughter.

And so they sat in the car for hours, many of them vomiting from the bumpy ride. Several hours later, they finally arrived in the city.

After arriving in the city, none of the crew members planned to fly home immediately.

Instead, they went directly to a restaurant, intending to have a good meal there, which could also be considered a wrap party.

After all, the conditions and food were terrible when filming.

Now that we're in the city, I finally couldn't resist and decided to have a good meal first.

So the crew went straight to the best restaurant, booked two tables, and started eating and drinking to their hearts' content.

After the food was served, almost everyone stopped talking and started eating in silence.

They didn't stop until their stomachs were so full they couldn't eat anymore.

Li Boda, however, was still eating, but at a much slower pace.

After all, while others might eat until they're stuffed, Li Boda would definitely not be stuffed.

While the others were so full they had to put down their chopsticks, Li Boda continued eating, which made the others a little envious.

After finishing their meal, some people stayed in the city, planning to stay for a day and return the next day, while others set off for home that same day.

Li Boda was one of those who left that very day.

After all, Li Boda was in good health and had plenty of energy. While others were exhausted and didn't want to move, Li Boda didn't feel that way at all.

They took Xiaoyuan directly, boarded a plane, and flew back to Shanghai.

After Li Boda returned, he went to Tangren Film and Television to report for duty.

"Oh dear, look at your dark skin!" Sister Wang felt a pang of heartache upon seeing Li Boda's bronze complexion.

“Dark spots are nothing to worry about; they make you look healthier. Besides, mine isn’t even dark; it’s bronze, which makes me look even healthier,” Li Boda said with a smile.

"You're healthy now, but—well, you still look pretty handsome. However, the 'Tengu' crew worked so hard, so you should take a good rest for a while after you come back."

"Well, I'll rest for a few days first, then take on some commercial performances and make some money," Li Boda said with a smile.

"...I really can't stop you from doing that. Just do what you think is best, and don't overwork yourself."

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly healthy and strong," Li Boda chuckled.

After saying goodbye to Sister Wang, Li Boda planned to rest at home for two days. Just then, he received a call from Ning Hao.

"...Has the release date been confirmed?"

"..."

"June 30th? Okay, I've got it."

If you calculate the time, there are only about two months left before "Crazy Stone" is released in theaters.

The reason Ning Hao informed Li Boda of this news was entirely because Li Boda was a major investor in "Crazy Stone".

After all, the movie "Crazy Stone" had a total investment of over five million yuan, two million of which was invested by Li Boda.

According to the previously signed contract, one-third of the profits from "Crazy Stone" belonged to Li Boda.

Although Li Boda's investment accounted for more than one-third of the total investment, the investment and profit sharing could not be calculated simply based on the amount invested.

Because this project itself belongs to Ning Hao, Ning Hao will receive a small portion of the film's revenue. This project was initiated by the Asian New Director Project, so Asian New Action will take up a large portion, and finally, Li Boda's share will be included.

This is also a standard investment strategy in the industry.

In fact, it was already quite a lot for Li Boda to get a third of the share.

Since Ning Hao needed money back then, he tried every means to get money from Li Boda, so naturally Ning Hao needed to work hard to get better conditions for Li Boda so that Li Boda would invest money in him.

Therefore, Li Boda ultimately received one-third of the profits. If he had invested two million in a normal film, he would have only received one-quarter or even less.

Of course, the main reason why Ning Hao was able to secure this level of profit sharing for Li Boda was that the Asian New Star Directors didn't value Ning Hao, didn't have much faith in his film, and didn't think it would be very profitable. Since there wasn't much profit, the profit sharing could naturally be more flexible.

(End of this chapter)