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

Chapter 266 Looking Back Like a Dream
Li Boda felt very free while filming on the set of "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team".

At this time, Li Boda's public image was that of a stuntman with no fame. No one in the crew paid any attention to him, and he would never appear on set with a group of people surrounding him.

Normally, he's the center of attention on any film set, and his every move is watched. But this situation makes Li Boda feel quite free.

Of course, Li Boda is used to being commented on, so he feels free in this situation where he is not commented on. Otherwise, this situation would be like when he first entered the entertainment industry. If that were the case, he would feel uncomfortable and want to sing a song called "Exaggeration".

Li Boda felt quite comfortable filming on the set of "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team" and didn't find the filming process particularly difficult.

However, unlike Li Boda, Yan Kuan and his team did not have such a smooth start when they began filming.

The main reason is that they weren't that familiar with Marcus Nispel, the director of "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team".

Yan Kuan had been directing the "Infinite Terror" series. Although three directors had changed directors along the way, both Xu Ke and Xu Shanzheng had worked as assistant directors before becoming directors. Although each director had their own characteristics and style, they were all consistent with the previous films. As actors, we didn't feel too much difference when filming.

Therefore, when joining a film crew, you won't feel too unfamiliar, and you won't need much adjustment period, or you'll only need a little adjustment before you're ready.

However, this time, Yan Kuan and Marcus Nispel were working together for the first time, so neither of them was very familiar with the other.

Naturally, when filming, it's necessary to have a proper and thorough rehearsal process.

This adjustment period will take about half a month to a month. During this time, filming will not be very fast, and the shooting process will not be very smooth.

Especially since a Chinese person and a German person have different living environments, different languages, and many different lifestyles.

So it's normal to feel awkward, uncomfortable, and have trouble adjusting.

Following his usual filming habits, Yan Kuan was pinned down by several burly men in front of the camera. His face was flushed, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was filled with anger and pleading, mixed with despair.

Yan Kuan's handsome face appeared particularly ferocious, with veins and blood vessels bulging on his head, and he seemed to have fallen into a state of madness.

"No! Let go of Li'er, you bastards, you beasts! I'll kill you all, kill you all!"

"Li'er!"

"Please, please, please let Li'er go!"

"No, ah!!!"

"I'll kill you all! I absolutely will kill you all!!!"

What Yan Kuan was filming at this moment was Zheng Zha being suppressed by the senior members of the Demon Team after being copied into the Demon Team. He could only watch helplessly as Luo Li was bullied by these beasts and then dismembered.

"Cut! Kuan, your performance was a bit, well, a bit not good. You need to readjust it." Marcus Nispel frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with Yan Kuan's performance.

Panting heavily, Yan Kuan, his head, face, and even his body covered in sweat, looked at Marcus Nispel in confusion, wondering where he had gone wrong.

However, since the director said it wouldn't work, he had no choice but to reshoot.

Of course, such emotionally intense scenes are very physically and mentally taxing. So even though Marcus Nispel thought the scene was unacceptable, Yan Kuan still needed to rest for at least 15 minutes after filming to recover.

After a 15-minute break, Yan Kuan had no choice but to resume filming as instructed by the director.

However, after filming it again, Marcus Nispel frowned, shook his head, and continued filming.

And so, for several hours, they filmed this one scene more than ten times, until Yan Kuan's voice became hoarse.

At this point, Marcus Nispel took out the footage from the more than ten takes and compared them one by one: "It seems that the first take was the best, so let's choose the first take."

When Yan Kuan heard Marcus Nispel's words, he almost wanted to beat the guy to death.

However, this situation is actually very common.

In the entertainment industry, similar situations happen frequently, and in fact, most directors have done similar things.

So even though Yan Kuan wanted nothing more than to beat Marcus Nispel to death, he could only give a wry smile and pretend nothing had happened.

And so it went, going through round after round of adjustments.

As time went on, Yan Kuan became familiar with director Marcus Nispel's personality, and Marcus Nispel also gained a certain understanding of Yan Kuan's acting style and level. After that, filming became much smoother.

Later on, Yan Kuan's scenes could be completed in just two or three takes, and often, he could even finish a scene in one take.

As a director, Marcus Nispel was already familiar with Yan Kuan's acting style and level, and could determine what level Yan Kuan could achieve at his best. So, when filming later, as long as Yan Kuan's performance reached that level, Marcus Nispel would directly approve Yan Kuan's scenes.

After all, "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team" is ultimately just a commercial film, not an art film, and it doesn't need to compete for awards. So most of the shots were good enough to pass and didn't need to be polished over and over again.

As for Li Boda, the character he played, Chu Xuan, didn't have that many scenes, so his filming tasks were actually quite easy.

At first, Li Boda just followed the film crew and did normal filming. However, after staying here for a while, he lost interest in the place.

Li Boda subtly manipulated Marcus Nispel to concentrate Chu Xuan's scenes, allowing Li Boda's own scenes to wrap up early. After finishing filming for Chu Xuan, Li Boda boarded a plane and returned home. The filming process went exceptionally smoothly, without encountering any unexpected problems.

After returning to China, Li Boda first dealt with some internal matters of the Magic Cube Group, and then went to check on the progress of the special effects work for "Infinite Terror 6".

Before the filming of "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team" began, "Infinite Terror 6" had already been filmed. While Li Boda was filming "Infinite Terror: The Devil Team", most of the post-production of "Infinite Terror 6" was completed, and it had officially entered the special effects production stage.

Thanks to its world-leading special effects technology, the special effects in [Infinite Terror 6] are quite well made.

Meanwhile, Xu Shanzheng had already begun to think about making a new movie.

This time, he's completely in charge of the film he's making. The script, the subject matter, the style, the actors, even the budget and the investors—all of these are entirely up to Xu Shanzheng. After all, while Xu Shanzheng is the director of *Infinite Terror 6*, many things on the production team are actually decided by Li Boda, or rather, by Magic Cube Entertainment. Xu Shanzheng is merely the director.

With two films in the "Infinite Terror" series, Xu Shanzheng is already considered one of the top directors in China, so it's understandable that his ambition has grown and he wants to gain more control.

Even after filming "Infinite Terror 6", Xu Shanzheng returned to China and immediately established a company, indicating his intention to be his own boss.

Of course, even so, after Xu Shanzheng finished a new script, he immediately took it to Li Boda, hoping that Li Boda could invest in his new movie.

It wasn't that Xu Shanzheng's film lacked investment; in fact, at this point, it had no shortage of investment. The reason he approached Li Boda for investment was because Li Boda had mentored him, and given Li Boda's current status and position in the industry, Li Boda was the first person Xu Shanzheng approached.

Of course, another reason is that Xu Shanzheng's new script is for the "Lost in..." series of films - "Lost in Hong Kong".

After all, the origin of this "Lost" series is Li Boda's "Lost on Journey," and the copyright is in Li Boda's hands. Although Li Boda doesn't care much about this copyright, he even allowed Xu Shanzheng to film "Lost in Thailand."

While Li Boda might not care, some due respect was still necessary. Therefore, Xu Shanzheng spoke with Li Boda beforehand.

Li Boda also took a quick look at the script for "Lost in Hong Kong". The quality of the script was not very high, but it was still acceptable.

The story and overall format of the script are similar to those of "Lost in Thailand".

A family traveled to Hong Kong and encountered a series of funny things during their trip.

"Director Li, what do you think of this script?" Xu Shanzheng asked with a smile.

"Hmm, it's pretty good." Li Boda said with a smile. In fact, Li Boda had picked out a lot of problems with the script, but after all, the script was written by Xu Shanzheng, and the whole project was also written by Xu Shanzheng. Whether the script was good or bad, and whether the project was good or bad, was Xu Shanzheng's business.

If Li Boda were to point fingers at this point, criticizing the script in this way or that way, Xu Shanzheng might not appreciate it, and might even find him annoying and resentful.

Upon hearing Li Boda say that the script was quite good, Xu Shanzheng grinned broadly, his face beaming with joy.

Clearly, Xu Shanzheng never intended for Li Boda to help him revise the script.

Then Xu Shanzheng started talking incessantly to Li Boda about this film, "Lost in Hong Kong," how he planned to film it, his filming ideas, and the selection of actors, etc.

Li Boda listened from the side, nodding as he did. Even though he wasn't entirely satisfied with Xu Shanxiong's casting choice, he didn't say anything.

After all, Xu Shanzheng had already written the script and chosen the actors. Everything had been decided, so why would Li Boda need to offer any opinions?
As for investing in the movie "Lost in Hong Kong"?
Vote! Why not vote?
Xu Shanzheng's previous film, "Lost in Thailand," was a great success. He also directed two films in the "Infinite Terror" series. His status and fame are extraordinary.

Let's not say that the script for "Lost in Hong Kong" only has some minor issues, and the casting isn't great either. But "Lost in Hong Kong" is definitely going to make money, and it will definitely make a lot of money.

Why not seize this opportunity to make money that's practically handed to you?
Just because the script wasn't very good, the casting wasn't great, and it didn't meet your expectations, you're going to turn away a money-making opportunity? Isn't that foolish?
So, Xu Shanzheng happily left with some of the investment to begin preparations for the filming of "Lost in Hong Kong".

This is Li Boda's style of doing things, and because of Li Boda, the Rubik's Cube Group under Li Boda's name also operates in a similar style.

They invest in any project that is deemed promising, and after investing, they almost never interfere with the filming process. They don't offer opinions on things like filming style or actor selection, allowing the other party to maintain control.

This is also what people who come to Magic Cube Entertainment for investment like the most.

In fact, at that time in China, when most film and television productions needed investment, the first company that came to mind was Magic Cube Entertainment.

Who can blame them when Cube Entertainment is so powerful now?

Not only has it produced so many amazing movies, but it also has plenty of funding.

It can be said that when domestic directors or producers need investment, the first two companies they consider are China Film Group Corporation, because it is an official entity, and Magic Cube Entertainment.

As the boss of Magic Cube Entertainment, Li Boda is an actor, a director, and a boss in the entertainment industry.

They are all absolutely top-tier.

It might be hard to say abroad, but in China, Li Boda could practically control everything.

Any good scripts or resources on the market must first go through Magic Cube Entertainment before they can be distributed to other film and television companies.

In addition, there's the behemoth that is Rubik's Cube Group.

It can be said that at this time, no one dared to provoke Li Boda. Even if Li Boda sneezed, the entire entertainment industry, no, even the entire business industry, would be shaken.

Think back to when Li Boda was a student of civil engineering at a third-rate university. He was destined to be a construction worker, but he accidentally got a cheat code and gradually got to where he is now.

Looking back, it all seems like a dream!

--Finish--

The book is finished.

This novel, well, it fell apart in the middle.

The main problem is that the plot twists were too overpowered; there should have been some limitations at the beginning, which caused the story to fall apart as it went on.

I really can't write anymore. The main problem is that the protagonist is so awesome, I don't know how to continue writing. These last few days, I've been working on the wrap-up, and it's been giving me a real headache.

Well, that's it.

See you next month for my new book, another entertainment story.

The new book, "Entertainment: Fun-loving People and Crazy Women," has been released.
(End of this chapter)