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

Chapter 41 Propaganda
Originally, Li Boda just wanted to wait quietly for the broadcast of "A Chinese Ghost Story", but Li Boda suddenly received a call from the "A Chinese Ghost Story" crew, saying that the TV series will be broadcast on a Taiwanese TV station soon, so the crew wants to invite Li Boda to Taiwan to promote "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Li Boda was surprised that he was invited to promote a TV series.

But then he came to his senses and thought it made sense. Although the character Qi Ye he played was the fifth male lead at the beginning, he kept getting more scenes later. In fact, the role of Qi Ye had almost become the real male lead. It was normal for the crew to call Li Boda for publicity.

Moreover, Li Boda was really curious about Taiwan.

These days, Taiwanese idol dramas are quite popular.

Dramas like "Meteor Garden", "Lavender", "Never Say Die" and even the recent "Dolphin Bay Lovers" were extremely popular in mainland China. In recent years, even Korean dramas are a little bit worse than Taiwanese idol dramas.

This is also why many people have a special yearning for Taiwan.

Li Boda had previously watched several idol dramas, including "Lavender" and "Never Give Up." Even after filming "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties," when his assistant Xiaoyuan watched "Dolphin Bay," Li Boda joined her. The heroine in this idol drama, despite her short stature and short legs, exuded a strong vitality, which Li Boda admired greatly.

So after receiving the invitation from the crew, Li Boda readily agreed, and Li Boda's assistant Xiaoyuan was so excited that she kept spinning around.

After obtaining a pass and a permit, Li Boda took Xiaoyuan and flew directly to Taiwan.

But after arriving in Taiwan, Li Boda was a little disappointed.

The environment in Taiwan is actually not much better than that in Shanghai. Some places in the countryside are indeed not as good as Taiwan, but Li Boda even feels that a metropolis like Shanghai is almost better than Taiwan.

Of course, Li Boda only thought about these words in his mind and did not actually say them out loud.

Xiaoyuan, on the other hand, was particularly excited. She felt curious about everything she saw and found it novel. She then went to the streets to buy all kinds of things - of course, they were just some snacks, or small toys and other worthless things. As an assistant, she didn't have the money for more expensive things.

As the actual leading male role in "A Chinese Ghost Story", Li Boda thought that during the promotion and the activities the crew participated in, he should be given considerable attention.

But when Li Boda participated in the show, he found that no one paid any attention to him on the stage as an unknown artist from the mainland.

On the contrary, Chen Xiaodong seems to be particularly popular.

Many performances revolve around Chen Xiaodong.

Li Boda was completely a wooden stake, a background. From beginning to end, no one paid any attention to him except for introducing himself at the beginning.

Li Boda was a little surprised at first, but later he figured it out. He had no outstanding works and was not famous. He was even from the mainland, so naturally no one would pay attention to him.

So Li Boda treated himself as a background wall and just stayed aside, and then he watched the performance of the heroine and Chen Xiaodong.

However, Li Boda, who had originally planned to quietly watch from the sidelines, was still frightened by the Taiwanese show, or rather, by the heroine's audacity. "...Really, Xiaodong's altitude sickness was terrible. He couldn't breathe at all. I had to give him artificial respiration to get him to breathe again," the heroine said with an exaggerated expression.

"Really? Really? Did they really do artificial respiration?" The host was extremely excited and kept asking loudly.

"Yes, it's true. I was filming at the time and suddenly I felt I couldn't breathe. I fell to the ground and almost fainted. Fortunately, she gave me artificial respiration." Chen Xiaodong also cooperated with a smile.

This Taiwanese show is too bold and too open!!!

Shocked, Li Boda was quite shocked!
Then, the host screamed, the audience below screamed, and Li Boda, who was acting as the background wall, rolled his eyes.

The next day, major Taiwanese media outlets were flooded with stories like "Fake Play Becomes Real: Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen Fall in Love on the Set" and "The Limit of Life and Death: The Unforgettable Story of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian." All sorts of wildly exaggerated news stories kept appearing in newspapers and other major media outlets.

Then the TV series "A Chinese Ghost Story" has become popular in Taiwan even before it was aired.

"I feel like I shouldn't have come here at all." Li Boda said speechlessly.

"Well, it may be because the TV series hasn't been aired yet. Once it's aired, you'll be very popular and won't be like this anymore." Xiaoyuan comforted carefully.

"Come on, even if the TV series is broadcast, not much will change. I am treated as a nobody, not only because I am a nobody now, but also because of our identities. People simply look down on us. Forget it, I will go find the director and tell them that we will go home directly." Li Boda was too lazy to stay in Taiwan any longer.

Being treated as a nobody is one thing, but being looked down upon, despised, and looked down upon is another.

Although the people here seem to speak in a gentle tone, their actual attitudes are quite the opposite. If I continue to stay here, I won't get any benefits except spending more and more money, so I might as well leave.

Well, Li Boda wanted to leave. Being looked down upon was only one reason. Another, and extremely important, reason was that he spent too much money.

Although Li Boda had filmed three movies after signing with Tangren, his pay for the three movies was not high and he really didn't have much money.

Air tickets are already quite expensive, and if he continues to live here, the money will really increase. He is worried that if he continues to stay, he may not have enough money for the return flight.

After hearing that Li Boda was leaving, and thinking about the past few days, Li Boda had been nothing but an invisible figure or a background wall. If he continued to stay here, it would indeed be of no help to "A Chinese Ghost Story". Although the director felt that after "A Chinese Ghost Story" was broadcast, Li Boda, the actor who played Qiye, should receive attention, but this matter could not be said too firmly.

So when Li Boda wanted to leave, they simply stopped trying to keep him.

On that day, Li Boda took Xiaoyuan back on the plane and flew directly back to the Magic City.

As usual, he reported to Tangren Film and Television, and what surprised Li Boda was that the company actually agreed to reimburse his round-trip airfare.

What a pleasant surprise, what a pleasant surprise!
(End of this chapter)