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

Chapter 98 Sister Wang’s Warning

In the clothing advertisement of Septwolves, Li Boda wore a suit and was filmed in front of the camera for two days. During these two days, Li Boda changed more than ten pieces of clothes in front of the camera, including suits, casual wear, etc. Almost all styles were worn on Li Boda.

Although it was Li Boda's first time to shoot this kind of advertisement, with Li Boda's acting skills, it can be said that shooting this kind of advertisement was not difficult at all.

Even for Li Boda, the only difficulty in shooting this kind of advertisement lies in the clothing and makeup.

To shoot a shot of less than a minute in front of the camera, you need to change clothes. When changing clothes, you also need to put on makeup to match the clothes.

It can be said that almost 90% of the two-day advertising shooting time was wasted on makeup and changing clothes.

After finishing the filming of the Septwolves commercial, we started filming the Wuliangye commercial.

The shooting of this advertisement was relatively simple, showing Li Boda drinking in ancient costume in an inn.

During filming, Li Boda needed to use wires to show off his graceful movements. With martial arts dramas being incredibly popular these days, it's common to see commercials set in the style of period dramas. Li Boda even saw commercials shot to look as polished as movies.

Compared to those, Li Boda’s advertisement can only be considered relatively ordinary.

However, shooting this kind of advertisement was not difficult for Li Boda. Even with the added wire-hanging plot, Li Boda still finished shooting this advertisement in just one day.

After that, there was an advertisement for San Carlo violins.

When shooting this advertisement, Li Boda simply changed into the same clothes as Shen Shitao, and even his hairstyle and style were exactly like Shen Shitao's.

After all, it just happened that "Turn Left, Turn Right" was just aired not long ago and is very popular. Shooting the advertisement with the same plot as the TV series is also a kind of advertising shooting style.

Then, Li Boda met Jia Jingwen.

That’s right, San Carlo also invited Jia Jingwen to this advertisement.

After all, the two of them are a couple in the TV series "Turn Left, Turn Right".

So while inviting Li Boda to endorse the violin, they also invited Jia Jingwen.

In front of the camera, Li Boda played the violin gracefully, while Jia Jingwen sat in a coffee shop, quietly appreciating it, and looking at Li Boda with a bit of obsession and sweetness.

At this time, Li Boda put down his violin and looked at Jia Jingwen with the same tenderness and affection.

Afterwards, Li Boda and Jia Jingwen leaned against each other, raised their violins, and said, "Violin, choose San Carlo."

And then, it’s over!

The commercial was shot so easily.

"Shooting commercials is so easy and simple, and there's so much money!" Li Boda couldn't help but sigh.

It was just three advertisements, but he earned nearly 10 million, and that was after sharing the profits with the company.

The speed at which money comes in is simply too fast.

"You can make money quickly, but don't forget to pay taxes!" Sister Wang said to Li Boda with a smile.

Hearing the word "tax", Li Boda closed his eyes in pain. 45% tax! According to the normal tax rate, he would have to pay 4.5 million for this 10 million!
When Li Boda thought about paying so much, he felt so distressed that he couldn't breathe.

"Don't choose not to pay just because you feel bad about the money. That's against the law." Sister Wang warned Li Boda seriously.

"I know, I know! Sister Wang, don't worry, I will never go down the road of crime just because I have to pay too much tax. In fact, the money I earn now is more than I could have imagined before. In fact, I am already very satisfied, but when I think of so much money - I still can't help but feel distressed." Li Boda waved his hand and said.

"It's normal. If it were me, I would feel so distressed too." Sister Wang couldn't help laughing when she saw Li Boda like this.

"So I'm telling you, anyone would feel bad for it," Li Boda shrugged. "But Boda, you have to remember, money is something you can never make enough of. We can't go down the wrong path just for a little money—" Sister Wang warned earnestly.

"Alright, alright! Sister Wang, please don't underestimate me."

"I'm not looking down on you. I'm just reminding you that there are too many temptations in the entertainment industry. Even now, some people in the entertainment industry have started to use yin-yang contracts. You must never touch this kind of thing." Sister Wang said seriously.

"Yin-Yang contract?" Li Boda was stunned.

"It's like this time when you took on an advertisement and the endorsement fee you finally got was 10 million, but the advertising endorsement fee you signed with the advertiser was only 5 million, and the remaining 5 million was given to you privately. When you paid taxes, you only paid the 5 million in taxes stated in the contract, which is 2.25 million. This is a Yin-Yang contract. You were not famous enough before, and you rose to fame too quickly, so you didn't get exposed to this aspect. Next, I'm afraid you will be exposed to similar things. Don't be tempted by such a small profit." Sister Wang explained.

"...Can they still do this? Aren't they worried about being sued? After all, this kind of operation cannot be completed by one person. If they really do this, isn't it equivalent to handing their handle over to others? If others have some ideas, they will have no ability to resist at all." Li Boda couldn't help but say.

"You're right to think so. If you really do that, as a celebrity, your lifeline will be in the hands of others. Then, no matter what they want to do to you--" Sister Wang didn't finish her words, her meaning was already very clear.

"It's too dangerous and not worth it. Besides, celebrities make money quickly. Even if they pay more taxes, they still have a lot of money in their hands. As for doing this kind of thing, are you going to hand your handle over to others?" Li Boda shook his head. He really didn't like this model.

Of course he likes the money, but it is really too heartless to hand over the evidence of his crime to others.

If it were Li Boda, if he really signed a Yin-Yang contract with someone, he would probably be unable to sleep that night because of the guilt, and then he would sneak into the other person's house at night and kill him to silence him.

"By the way, Boda, you must have made a lot of money in the past two years. Have you ever thought about how to spend the money?" Sister Wang suddenly asked.

"Ah? How should I spend the money?" Li Boda was stunned for a moment: "Probably, just buy a house and then buy a car--" Li Boda murmured.

"It's certainly possible to buy a house and a car. After all, only with a house can you say you have a home. Buying a car is also good, at least it will make transportation much more convenient, but what about the rest of the money?" These days, even houses in Shanghai are not too expensive. As long as Li Boda doesn't buy a luxury house, he will have endless money to spend.

"Well, I don't know—" Li Boda shook his head. In the past two years, he had been constantly filming and watching money flow into his bank account. As for how to spend it, Li Boda had never thought about it before.

"Boda, I'd like to give you some advice as well." Sister Wang said seriously.

"Sister Wang, please go ahead." Li Boda realized that Sister Wang was going to talk to him about serious matters, so he spoke quickly.

"Boda, I think that as a celebrity, you're very good at filming, but we're not so good at things like investing and stock trading. So, I think that after you have money, buying a couple more houses or saving up some gold would be better than investing in a business or stock trading. What do you think?"

"Investing, stock trading, doing business - indeed, I am not good at these, and I try not to touch them." Li Boda also listened to the advice.

"You're right to think so. In fact, in Hong Kong, many actors want to do business or invest after making money from filming. In the end, they basically lose a lot of money. Just like Chen Baixiang, after making money as an actor, he wanted to do business, and he lost everything twice. There is also Xie Xian, who opened a bar with 40 million and lost it all in three years. And..." Sister Wang gave many examples.

"So, I think that as an actor, if you don't know how to do business or trade stocks, it's best not to touch it. After all, there are too many actors who have lost money or even lost their fortunes in business or investment. So Boda, don't be too impulsive. Just because you have money in your hands, you want to do business or start a business. The risk is too great." Sister Wang advised.

"...Sister Wang, don't worry. I won't blindly start any business or anything like that. I won't touch those things if I don't understand them." Li Boda nodded seriously.

Seeing that Li Boda listened to what she said, Sister Wang felt relieved.

But Sister Wang didn't know that her words actually gave Li Boda an idea.

"Perhaps, I should film some modern dramas and play the role of an investment genius, a business boss, a domineering president, etc." Li Boda muttered to himself, his eyes shining slightly.

……

After finishing filming the advertisement, Li Boda, who was given some instructions by Sister Wang, separated from Sister Wang and quietly slipped to a high-end hotel alone, and then came to the agreed room.

Li Boda had just opened the door when a figure pounced on him. Without even giving him a chance to speak, his clothes were violently stripped off by the other person.

And then…and then…and then…well, it's almost over.

(End of this chapter)