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

Chapter 196 Ability
"Pfft-"

"Hahaha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, director, I couldn't help it!"

The woman lying on the bed, Huang Xiaolei, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

With this girl taking the lead, everyone around them started laughing too.

The main reason is that the scene itself is very funny. When we were filming, everyone tried their best to hold back so as not to disturb the filming. Now that someone has started laughing, the others naturally can't hold back anymore.

“Control yourself, control your emotions. Huang Xiaolei, control your emotions. If you want to laugh, at least finish filming this scene first. Look at how much Xu Shanzheng has sacrificed for this scene,” Li Boda said in a slightly teasing tone.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, director, I'm sorry, Brother Shanzheng, I promise I won't laugh again—hahaha!" Huang Xiaolei seemed to be apologizing sincerely, but before she could finish her apology, she couldn't help but laugh again when she saw Xu Shanzheng wearing only red underwear.

Xu Shanzheng was speechless. On this set, he was the least dressed, wearing only a pair of red underwear.

The scene being filmed now depicts Xu Shanzheng mistakenly entering the room of a young woman who had run away from home after arguing with her husband and is now staying at a hotel. After Xu Shanzheng discovers this, he tries to sneak out.

Huang Xiaolei, who plays a young woman, is still wearing loose pajamas, not showing any skin at all. Only Xu Shanzheng is wearing a pair of bright red underwear. Coupled with his sneaky and surreptitious behavior, it's not funny at all.

After composing herself, Huang Xiaolei resumed filming the scene.

Similar situations are not uncommon during filming.

The main reason is that the script for "Lost in Thailand" is genuinely hilarious and entertaining. There are many scenes that will make you laugh out loud.

Every time we film this kind of scene, someone always bursts out laughing.

Sometimes they are actors filming, sometimes they are spectators, and sometimes they are staff members such as photographers and lighting technicians.

However, although there are often instances of laughing during filming, it doesn't significantly affect the actor's progress.

So even if someone occasionally bursts into laughter during filming, Li Boda will not get angry or lose his temper.

So overall, the atmosphere on set of "Lost in Thailand" was quite good.

Everyone was relatively relaxed while filming.

When you're in a relaxed mood, you're more energetic at work, which indirectly improves your work efficiency.

Therefore, there are very few times when the shooting tasks for the day cannot be completed; at most, there is only the occasional overtime work.

The reason the production team did this was because director Li Boda's abilities were rapidly improving.

Xu Shanzheng previously worked with Li Boda on the film "Night Shop," directed by Li Boda. At that time, Xu Shanzheng discovered that Li Boda was an outstanding director, not at all like a newcomer, and was able to direct movies very well.

Now, during the filming of the movie "Lost in Thailand," Li Boda's abilities seem to have become more mature and stable.

This film is clearly much more difficult to shoot than "Nightclub," at least in terms of the number of characters.

However, Li Boda was still able to manage the crew very well. Under his direction, the entire crew operated incredibly smoothly. It seems that Li Boda was not as natural or as smooth during the filming of "Night Shop".

As the director of both films, Xu Shanzheng, being observant, quickly noticed the differences between them.

However, the more this was the case, the more Xu Shanzheng felt that Li Boda was a genius, a genius that ordinary people could not surpass.

Xu Shanzheng, who originally wanted to follow in Li Boda's footsteps and also wanted to switch careers to become a director, has been setting increasingly higher standards for himself.

He seems to have the air of someone who wouldn't become a director if he couldn't reach Li Boda's level of ability.

Li Boda was unaware of this, nor did he have the leisure to care about it. In Li Boda's view, nothing else mattered; what was important was that he focus on directing and making films.

Li Boda devoted most of his energy to directing and filming.

Although Li Boda gained a lot of directing knowledge and skills due to his "golden touch," he was still unable to perfectly utilize those knowledge and skills without having directed a film himself.

Therefore, while filming, Li Boda would simultaneously verify the knowledge and skills in his mind.

In reality, Li Boda's ability as a director is getting stronger and stronger.

Moreover, because of the film "Lost in Thailand," there were a few relatively large scenes during filming. Not only did Li Boda's directing skills come into play, but his ability to manage troops, which he had gained from the role of Xue Pinggui, was also unconsciously integrated with his directing skills. This made Li Boda's management of the actors during filming even more effortless and smooth.

Some scenes originally required hundreds of extras to appear on screen together.

However, when there are many people, the scene often becomes chaotic, and then due to various mistakes, there may be repeated takes.

However, when Li Boda handled these kinds of scenes, filming them became surprisingly easy. Whether it was the extras, the actors themselves, or anything else, Li Boda could easily direct and arrange everything, making what was originally a difficult scene much simpler. With just a little manipulation, he could film the scene perfectly.

Li Boda's ability to handle such shots has impressed many knowledgeable people.

After all, making a good movie is not difficult. Some directors can turn a TV series or movie into a classic, but that doesn't mean they can handle big scenes well.

Take Hong Kong directors as an example. Many Hong Kong directors are very capable and can make a good movie.

However, when it comes to large-scale scenes, or when there are many large-scale scenes in the whole film, these directors just falter and can't film them well no matter what they do. Even if they manage to film them, they don't give people the feeling of the awe-inspiring impact of the large-scale scenes.

In fact, this kind of problem is not limited to Hong Kong directors; many directors, both domestic and foreign, are experiencing the same issue.

Therefore, only directors like Zhang Yimou, who can handle large-scale scenes, can shoot blockbusters and create that kind of impactful feeling.

Take Zhang Yimou's "Hero" for example. We won't discuss the plot of this movie, but just the grand scenes in the movie, such as the Qin army's siege of the city, are absolutely breathtaking. The scene of thousands of arrows being fired at once truly shocked Li Boda when he first watched "Hero".

Therefore, some knowledgeable people, upon discovering how easily Li Boda could manage the crew, concluded that Li Boda would definitely become a great director like Zhang Yimou.

Therefore, the crew members have become increasingly respectful of director Li Boda.

At the same time, they strictly followed Li Boda's orders, and their shooting efficiency and speed became faster and faster.

Li Boda's job as a director has become increasingly easier.

"Card!"

"That was good, that scene is done! Get ready for the next scene, cameramen, lighting crew, get in position quickly..."

Li Boda commanded the entire crew with ease, much like a military commander.

"Cut! Bodyguard, your emotion wasn't there this time. You need to maintain that during this scene..."

"Exon!"

"Cut. Not bad, Baoqiang did a good job this time. Passed! Hmm, it's getting late, time for dinner. Everyone, let's eat first, then rest for a while before continuing filming!"

When Li Boda finished filming a scene and it was time for everyone to eat, the assistant director immediately ran over from the side with a lunchbox in his hand.

This was specially prepared by the production team for director Li Boda.

The boxed meals served on film sets are divided into several different tiers.

The director, Li Boda, and the main actors, Xu Shanzheng and Wang Baoqiang, undoubtedly had the best quality boxed lunches.

Then came the photography, lighting, and the lunchboxes for the important supporting actors.

Then came some relatively important staff members and actors.

Finally, there's the boxed lunch for extras.

If the extras' meals include some meat or vegetables, that's already considered quite good.

As for director Li Boda's lunchbox, it contained a wide variety of dishes, including several kinds of meat and several kinds of vegetables. The assistant director laid out all these dishes, making a whole table full.

Li Boda took the chopsticks handed to him by the assistant director and didn't forget to remind him: "You should know the standard for the crew's boxed meals. Take a look every now and then to see if everyone else's boxed meals meet the standard."

"Don't worry, Director. When I went to get your lunchbox, I specifically checked everyone else's lunchboxes, and they all met the standard."

"Okay, that's settled then! Alright, you should go eat now."

"Okay, director."

Li Boda picked up his chopsticks and began to eat. Although it was a boxed lunch, the food tasted quite good, comparable to some hotel chefs' meals.

As soon as Li Boda finished eating and put down his chopsticks, his assistant rushed over and quickly cleared away the dishes without Li Boda having to say a word.

It has to be said that once people reach a certain point, it's really easy for them to become useless in terms of daily life.

Just like celebrities, some people who were originally poor from rural areas become stars. After a few years, they might become out of touch with reality, and many of their basic life skills would be lost.

(End of this chapter)