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

Chapter 153 Mengmeng Stands Up

Seeing the situation of the "Red Cliff" crew reminded Li Boda of the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom".

So, while chatting with others on set, Li Boda inquired about the script for the film "Red Cliff".

Because Li Boda did not contact the actors who played the main characters, such as Liang Chaowei, Jin Chengwu, and Zhang Zhen, the script that Li Boda learned from other people was not very complete.

Even though it was incomplete, Li Boda was still bewildered after only learning about part of the plot.

Li Boda looked at director Wu Baige again, and he really didn't know how to describe Wu Baige anymore.

Putting aside the other plot points, let's just focus on one.

Cao Cao was fond of Xiao Qiao, so Xiao Qiao infiltrated Cao Cao's camp, met with him, and persuaded him to withdraw his troops!
Damn, what's wrong with this screenwriter's brain? How could they write a plot like this? Is this screenwriter a writer of female-oriented novels?
And most importantly, Wu Baige, this great director, actually filmed it according to this plot.

Niangle!

What are they thinking? And didn't anyone else in the crew object? Did they all think it was okay to film it this way?
Dude, this is the Battle of Red Cliffs! This is the Three Kingdoms period!

What is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms about? It is a war between men, about the various efforts they made to seize the world, and the various schemes and conspiracies they used, both overt and covert.

The concept of using a beautiful woman as a trap certainly existed in the Three Kingdoms period, but was that the focus of the Three Kingdoms?

Moreover, Cao Cao is not Lü Bu. Even if he were Lü Bu, he wouldn't be persuaded to retreat by a woman under such circumstances, would he?
Li Boda was internally complaining when he saw Xiao Qiao—no, Lin Zhiling, the actress who played Xiao Qiao. Well, she was indeed very charming and seductive, especially with her sweet, coquettish voice that made people's hearts itch.

However, Li Boda still did not believe that Cao Cao would be persuaded to retreat by a woman.

Admittedly, Cao Cao did suffer a great loss because of a woman; his trusted general was killed, and his eldest son also died. However, that was because Cao Cao felt the matter was already settled and the victory was over, which is why he took advantage of Zhang Xiu's sister-in-law. Can this be compared to the situation at the Battle of Red Cliffs?

Anyway, Li Boda has absolutely no expectations for the movie "Red Cliff," just like he had for "The Forbidden Kingdom."

So many movie scripts were handed to Li Boda before, but he didn't choose any of them. Instead, he chose "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "Red Cliff," which he hadn't even been given scripts for.

However, it's clear that both of these films made Li Boda want to curse.

Li Boda also has a cameo role in the upcoming movie, "If You Are the One".

Having experienced two failures here, Li Boda was a little apprehensive.

So, is "If You Are the One" going to be a bad movie like "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "Red Cliff"?

After all, Feng Gangpao had previously directed a bad film called "The Banquet." However, this time, with "If You Are the One," Feng Gangpao has finally returned to his forte—comedy—so it shouldn't be a bad film.

"Damn it, from now on I have to read the script carefully before deciding whether to take a role or not," Li Boda couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Although Li Boda was extremely disappointed with the film "Red Cliff," he never expected to be disappointed twice in a row. However, since the contract had already been signed, he decided to proceed with the filming.

And although the Battle of Red Cliffs was terrible, at least Xiao Qiao was quite pretty, so it can't be said that we gained nothing, right?
So, Li Boda settled down and stayed in the "Red Cliff" crew to film.

At this time, Fan Bingbing called Li Boda to ask how things were going on his end.

Has filming started yet?
How many days will it take to film?
When will you be able to come back?
After all, although the drama "Rouge Snow" is a female-centric story, the male lead Li Boda's role is still quite significant, and the character of Li Boda is indispensable.

After briefly explaining the situation, Li Boda began to complain about the "Red Cliff" production team over the phone.

From the director to the actors to the plot, Li Boda criticized almost every aspect of "Red Cliff" from beginning to end.

Fan Bingbing was initially quite disappointed that she couldn't participate in such a big project as "Red Cliff," and she felt envious and jealous of actresses like Lin Chih-ling who were able to participate in the film.

But now, after hearing Li Boda's complaints, Fan Bingbing has let it go.

Fan Bingbing was particularly happy. Such a terrible production team and such a terrible show didn't need to be filmed at all. Filming it would not only not enhance her fame and status, but might even damage her reputation.

Especially considering he's a top star in mainland China, yet he has to play a supporting role to a Taiwanese model.

Lin Chih-ling, the female lead in Red Cliff, has no achievements to speak of in the fields of television dramas and movies. Her only notable success is as a model.

A model has now been pushed into the leading role by Wu Baige, while the top actresses in mainland China are now playing supporting roles to Lin Chih-ling.

Upon hearing this news, Fan Bingbing laughed heartily, clearly gloating!

On the set of "Rouge Snow," many people noticed that Fan Bingbing was suddenly in a great mood and jokingly suggested treating the crew to a big meal that night.

Although the crew members didn't understand why, they thought it was good to have a big meal, so they all agreed, which made the atmosphere on the "Rouge Snow" set even better.

……

Li Boda plays Sun Shucai, a young football player favored by Cao Cao. Even so, the scriptwriters gave him a romantic subplot; he develops a relationship with Sun Shangxiang that falls somewhere between friendship and love, albeit in a naive and innocent state.

Li Boda was utterly speechless at this setup. Cao Cao valued a young soccer player? Clearly, there are too many soccer lovers in the world, even Cao Cao was no exception. And to add a romantic subplot to this? Unbelievable!

Fortunately, the role didn't have many scenes; otherwise, if Li Boda had continued filming, he might have felt nauseous.

"Li Boda, can you play football?"

"Yes, no problem." Li Boda didn't really know much about football, but that didn't matter. With his abilities, playing a game of Cuju and filming a short scene would be quite easy for him.

With a flick of his toe, Li Boda kicked the prop football that the film crew had made.

After a few days, Li Boda's scenes were finally filmed.

Then Li Boda slunk away.

He really didn't want to stay any longer. He was afraid that if he stayed in this kind of film crew, it would be too much for his eyes and would blind him.

Because during Li Boda's filming, he saw a scene that almost made him vomit blood.

"Mengmeng, stand up!"

Li Boda had no idea how this plot was arranged.

Because she was born in Jingzhou, she's called Mengmeng? Then Mengmeng stood up...

Is this a movie shoot or just something to do for fun?
This is the Three Kingdoms period, the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

Is this some kind of absurd nonsense?!

Anyway, after filming, Li Boda didn't want to stay on the set of "Red Cliff" for even a day longer, because he was afraid that if he stayed on the set for a few more days, he would see some bizarre plot twists.

Li Boda packed his bags and ran away that very night. He returned to the "Rouge Snow" film crew and watched them filming their scenes.

Li Boda let out a long sigh of relief; finally, he could see something normal again.

Li Boda's return has also attracted the attention of many people in the production crew.

On one hand, Li Boda is the male lead in this film, an indispensable character. On the other hand, Li Boda had just returned from the set of "Red Cliff".

A big-budget production like "Red Cliff" is something almost everyone aspires to.

They didn't know what "Red Cliff" was like, yet they thought it would be a grand epic, and that it would be incredibly exciting.

So after meeting Li Boda, many members of the crew couldn't help but ask him, "How was the 'Red Cliff' production? Was it amazing? Was it powerful?"
Is the director very talented? Are there a lot of actors? Did the crew undergo a lot of plastic surgery?

Faced with these questions, Li Boda didn't even bother to give a perfunctory answer. With a fake smile on his face, he sarcastically praised the "Red Cliff" crew and Wu Baige for being so amazing.

The crew of "Rouge Snow" were bewildered, not understanding why Li Boda was acting this way.

As someone in the know, Fan Bingbing laughed heartily at Li Boda's expression.

However, this matter quickly passed, and everyone focused their energy back on filming "Rouge Snow".

Especially since Li Boda had previously taken leave from the crew and is now back, we need to make up for the scenes he missed as soon as possible.

It's not just about making up for the scenes Li Boda missed; we also need to film more of Li Boda's scenes in a more concentrated manner, and shoot as many scenes as possible.

Because Li Boda will be leaving the film crew soon.

This time, it wasn't that he left the production crew to film on another one.

Not long after, Li Boda was going to attend a film festival—the 12th Huabiao Film Awards!

Just recently, the 12th Huabiao Film Awards announced the nominations for its various film awards!
As the male lead in "The Dog", Li Boda has once again been nominated for Best Actor at the Huabiao Film Awards!

Therefore, Li Boda will be attending the 12th Huabiao Film Awards ceremony a few days later.

Moreover, thanks to Jiang Wenli's help, Li Boda has a very high probability of winning the Huabiao Award for Best Actor.

This is the Huabiao Film Awards! It is one of the three major film awards in China, along with the Golden Rooster Awards and the Hundred Flowers Awards.

This is much more prestigious than the film award that Li Boda attended before.

The Huabiao Award for Best Actor is far superior to other unknown Best Actor winners.

Li Boda absolutely could not be absent. After all, if he didn't go and was absent, he wouldn't get the award, which would be a huge disappointment to Jiang Wenli.

(End of this chapter)