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

Chapter 167 [The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3]

"Welcome, welcome, Mr. Li! Hahaha!" Li Guoli, the director of "Chinese Paladin 3", laughed heartily and stretched out his hand to welcome Li Boda.

"Director Li, you're being too formal. We're old friends. Calling me 'President Li' all the time is too distant," Li Boda said with a smile, shaking hands with Li Guoli.

Of course, Li Boda was just being polite, saying only polite words. Friends? Li Boda had only worked with Li Guoli once. Although the two had a pleasant collaboration, they hadn't seen or contacted each other since. It had been three or four years before they met again. What kind of friends were they?

Seeing Li Boda say this, Li Guoli also laughed and said, "Look at me, it's my fault, it's my fault! The scene of our last collaboration is still fresh in my mind, it feels like it just happened not long ago..."

Li Boda and Li Guoli greeted each other with chuckles.

Afterwards, Liu Shishi brought Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Huo Jianhua, Huang Zhiwei and others to Li Boda and introduced him to them.

"Mr. Li, it's been a long time since we last met," Yang Mi said with a smile as she shook hands with Li Boda, her voice still carrying a hint of childishness.

“Indeed, it’s been two or three years since our last collaboration.” Li Boda smiled calmly as he shook hands with Yang Mi. At that moment, Li Boda felt a tickle in his palm as someone gently touched it.

"Hello Mr. Li, I really enjoy watching your acting, so I've wanted to work with you for a long time, but I haven't had the chance before. I'm so happy to be able to film with you this time." Tang Yan gripped Li Boda's hands tightly with both hands, looking a little excited, as if she were a real fan of Li Boda.

Li Boda also smiled and gave Tang Yan a positive and encouraging response.

Then came Huo Jianhua and Huang Zhiwei. These two men weren't as enthusiastic towards Li Boda as Tang Yan and the others, but their attitude was still quite good. They were a little humble, but even though Huo Jianhua seemed humble, Li Boda could still vaguely sense a bit of arrogance from him.

Finally, Hu Ge greeted Li Boda somewhat awkwardly.

Clearly, the rivalry between Hu Ge and Li Boda for the role of Li Xiaoyao left Hu Ge with some lingering awkwardness towards Li Boda. Not to mention, Hu Ge had soiled his pants during martial arts training. Over the years, Hu Ge seemed to have forgotten about that incident, but seeing Li Boda again brought back those memories, making him feel incredibly embarrassed and even more repulsed by Li Boda.

However, Hu Ge is no match for Li Boda, whether in terms of his status as a celebrity or in any other aspect, which makes him increasingly less confident when facing Li Boda.

After arriving at the film crew, Li Boda walked around the set twice, then watched Hu Ge and the others filming. When he saw Hu Ge playing Jing Tian, ​​with his loud and boisterous manner, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Hu Ge has been in the entertainment industry for quite some time now, but it seems that his acting skills haven't improved at all.

It's fortunate that "Chinese Paladin 3" is positioned as a fantasy romance drama, a type of idol drama. In addition, the main and supporting roles are all handsome men and beautiful women. Furthermore, the production team did a good job setting the plot, so the show was not bad to watch.

Compared to Hu Ge, Yang Mi's performance was relatively good. She seemed quite spirited while filming, and it was a significant improvement compared to when she filmed "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

Then there's Tang Yan.

Li Boda felt that the role of Zi Xuan was perfect for Tang Yan to play.

The main reason is that Tang Yan's image is very much in line with the mature and sophisticated style of Zi Xuan. She plays this kind of role very well, and as long as she can continue to follow this mature and sophisticated style, she is definitely going to become popular!
As for Liu Shishi—

Li Boda didn't want to comment on her acting skills.

His eyes are still the same, a bit lifeless and not lively enough. As for acting skills—with eyes like that, there's no point in talking about acting skills.

As for Huo Jianhua, Li Boda also felt that the role of Xu Changqing was quite suitable for him. This role did not require much acting skill, especially since the image was similar to the character. He could just act it out without much of a problem.

After watching Yang Mi and the others' performances, Li Boda defined the TV series and its main characters as a relatively excellent idol drama with qualified idol drama actors.

In fact, their acting skills are about the same as those of the actors who filmed "Chinese Paladin 1," such as Peng Yuyan, Ady An, and Liu Yifei.

This level of skill is more than enough for acting in this kind of idol drama!
Li Boda changed into Li Xiaoyao's costume and then began filming his entrance scene.

They were definitely just guest stars, mostly appearing in a single, fleeting shot. Rather than guest stars, they were more like Easter eggs in the series.

Anyway, it was quite simple. From makeup to the end of the shoot, it only took about an hour. Even the makeup and makeup removal took more than forty minutes.

With this, Li Boda's filming mission for "Chinese Paladin 3" can be considered officially completed.

After filming, Li Boda didn't leave immediately. Since he was already there, he wanted to stay in Hengdian for a couple of days.

After all, he had spent most of his time working, going to work. Although he didn't feel tired, he inevitably felt a bit bored and listless. Now that he had come to Hengdian with Liu Shishi, Li Boda planned to wander around.

Liu Shishi was quite happy to find that Li Boda hadn't left Hengdian immediately. That evening, she was all smiles as she quietly pulled Li Boda into her room, wanting him to help her test the room's soundproofing.

After confirming that the soundproofing was good, Liu Shishi nestled in Li Boda's arms and began to talk about some things happening on the set of "Chinese Paladin 3".

"It was quite fun filming. We often burst out laughing, especially in that scene we filmed before. We were holding a ball and we were saying 'Earth Spirit Orb' with serious faces, and then everyone couldn't help but laugh..."

Liu Shishi spoke animatedly about many things that she found interesting.

Li Boda listened quietly, occasionally chiming in with a comment so as not to disturb her interest. He would sometimes laugh along with Liu Shishi, though most of the time he didn't find it particularly interesting.

However, it's really important not to spoil the fun.

As Liu Shishi spoke so happily, Li Boda played along, not wanting to spoil the fun. Liu Shishi's mood improved, and Li Boda's mood also became more relaxed and joyful.

"Boda, did you know? Hu Ge and Yang Mi are already together," Liu Shishi said to Li Boda with a gossipy look on her face.

"Oh? They're together?" A hint of surprise flashed in Li Boda's eyes. If he remembered correctly, when he met Yang Mi before and introduced himself, Yang Mi had secretly hooked his palm with her finger.

The thought that Hu Ge and Yang Mi had now confirmed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend made Li Boda feel a little restless.

"Yes, we don't know when Hu Ge and Yang Mi got together. Anyway, one morning when we went to the film set, we saw them holding hands. At first, they tried to deny it, but in the end, they couldn't withstand our questioning and Yang Mi finally confessed to us," Liu Shishi said with a smile.

After talking about Yang Mi and Hu Ge, Liu Shishi started gossiping about other people in the crew.

"It's that Huo Jianhua. He's not exactly honest either," Liu Shishi said mysteriously.

"Why is Huo Jianhua being dishonest?"

“We discovered that he frequently sees other women, but Hu Ge reportedly wears a hood every time he does so, so the women have no idea it's him…”

"I never expected him to be this kind of person!" Li Boda seemed quite surprised.

“That’s right. At first, I didn’t expect him to be this kind of person either. It was Hu Ge who secretly told us…”

"Well, Shishi, from now on, when you're not filming, you should stay away from Huo Jianhua. That kind of man is no good," Li Boda advised Liu Shishi.

"I know, there's nothing I can do when filming. After filming, I don't really talk to him anymore." Liu Shishi nodded her little head seriously.

"You did it right."

“You’re the best, Boda. Unlike Huo Jianhua.” Liu Shishi said, her eyes gazing at Li Boda with infatuation. She thought Li Boda was incredibly handsome no matter how she looked at him. Thinking about her relationship with Li Boda, Liu Shishi couldn’t help but smile, and she couldn’t stop laughing.

Hearing Liu Shishi say this, Li Boda didn't feel guilty at all. Instead, he nodded seriously and agreed, saying that he didn't miss her at all.

That's true. Although Li Boda has close relationships with many women, those women aren't the prostitutes you find outside. He only dates high-quality female celebrities.

Therefore, there is still a significant difference between the two, which is why Li Boda can so shamelessly despise Huo Jianhua.

Li Boda spent two days playing around in Hengdian, and whenever Liu Shishi wasn't filming, she would stay by his side, happy and cheerful every day, in an incredibly good mood.

If Yang Mi hadn't persuaded Liu Shishi, Liu Shishi would have loved to take leave from the film set these past two days and spend all her time by Li Boda's side.

It was Yang Mi who persuaded Liu Shishi, saying that women should give men enough space. Women can be clingy, but they can't be clingy 24 hours a day, otherwise men will feel a lot of pressure.

Liu Shishi thought Yang Mi was really amazing in this regard, so she did as she was told, and only went to accompany Li Boda when she was not filming.

(End of this chapter)