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

Chapter 201 Breaking 100 Million
When the audience in the movie theater saw Li Boda appear again as a director, many people couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Previously, in "One Cut of the Dead," Li Boda played the lead role as the director. Later, in "Nightclub," Li Boda made a cameo appearance as a director.

Now, with Li Boda making a cameo appearance as director in "Lost in Thailand," it's quite amusing.

Amidst laughter and applause from the movie theater audience, the film "Lost in Thailand" finally came to an end.

Hearing the applause from the movie theater, Li Boda smiled; clearly, the movie "Lost in Thailand" was a success!

Wang Baoqiang and Xu Shanzheng were both so excited that their faces turned bright red.

"Director, did our movie succeed?" Wang Baoqiang asked Li Boda excitedly.

"Yes, it worked!" Li Boda nodded with a smile.

"Shanzheng, our movie is a success! Are we going to be famous?" Wang Baoqiang turned to Xu Shanzheng and asked.

"The movie was indeed a success, but I was already famous long ago," Xu Shanzheng said, feigning modesty.

"Hey, look at what you're saying, I was already famous a long time ago! I mean, this movie made us both even more famous." Wang Baoqiang chuckled, looking particularly happy.

In his pursuit of success, Wang Baoqiang was no less than Xu Shanzheng. As one of the male leads in the film, Wang Baoqiang was particularly excited, and because he was too excited, he became a bit talkative.

On the way back to the hotel, Wang Baoqiang chattered incessantly, his excitement bordering on euphoria.

Back at the hotel, Li Boda went straight to his room, closed the door, and then Wang Baoqiang couldn't help but go to find Xu Shanzheng, wanting to continue talking to him.

"Stop! Stop, stop, stop! Dude. It's late, I need to sleep." Xu Shanzheng said, supporting himself on Wang Baoqiang's chest.

"It's alright, I'll sleep with you tonight," Wang Baoqiang chuckled.

"Get lost! My wife is still here. Isn't it nice to sleep with my wife? Go wherever you want to go." Xu Shanzheng impatiently chased Wang Baoqiang away.

"I... I have a wife too, but she's not here right now. What's there to show off?" Wang Baoqiang muttered to himself, turning back to his room, though he was still too excited to sleep.

……

With the release of "Lost in Thailand," the next step is naturally the roadshow.

To boost the box office of the movie "Lost in Thailand" and generate higher profits, Wang Baoqiang went to great lengths, drinking a bucket of milk almost every day.

It's fortunate that Wang Baoqiang's stomach isn't big enough, otherwise he probably would have drunk a whole bucket at every roadshow.

Wang Baoqiang's relentless dedication further fueled the buzz surrounding "Lost in Thailand," leading to increasingly impressive box office results.

Even Wang Baoqiang influenced Xu Shanzheng, who wanted to follow suit and perform a 5-liter milk-drinking-in-one act during a roadshow.

However, Xu Shanzheng had only been holding the milk for a short while, and before he had even drunk half of it, he sprayed it out.

With this kind of promotion, "Lost in Thailand" also performed very well at the box office.

The film "Lost in Thailand" grossed over 10 million yuan on its opening day.

In just one week, the box office grossed over 40 million.

This box office performance is simply too impressive.

Judging from the box office trend, "Lost in Thailand" is likely to break 100 million yuan in total.

These days, how many movies directed by domestic directors have grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office?

Aside from a few directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Gangpao, and Jiang Wen, only Ning Hao's "Crazy Racer" grossed over 100 million yuan last year.

Li Boda's second film was aiming for a box office of over 100 million yuan, which surprised many people.

Especially since Li Boda was an actor who switched to directing, he was a complete novice.

Li Boda and Ning Hao. They are both considered top directors of the new generation, and they are so young, which means that their careers are only just beginning.

As a result, even more people from the outside world wanted to invest in Li Boda's films.

Even before, when Li Boda proposed the project "Infinite Terror," the huge investment made countless people avoid it. Now, someone actually said that they could invest in the movie "Infinite Terror," but the investment amount was not large, and Li Boda would need to bring in more people to raise enough money to make the movie's production capital.

In short, many people outside are now praising Li Boda, calling him a pillar of the new generation of directors, almost elevating him to the heavens.

This is as if they're trying to flatter Li Boda to the point of ruin.

Li Boda didn't care much about this; let him be praised to death if he wanted. As long as Li Boda's next movie didn't fail, he would stay in the spotlight.

"Director! Are we going to stop this roadshow?" Wang Baoqiang asked Li Boda with a hint of reluctance.

"Okay, that's about enough. We don't need to run anymore." Li Boda nodded.

"It's only been running for a week, why don't we run it again and see? Maybe it will have an even better effect on the box office?"

"It doesn't make much sense. The movie has been out for a week, and pirated copies have already appeared. Besides, director Zhang Yimou's 'A Simple Noodle Story' has already been released," Li Boda said, shaking his head.

"A movie directed by Zhang Yimou!" A hint of envy flashed in Wang Baoqiang's eyes. While the box office performance of "Lost in Thailand" was indeed quite good, which actor wouldn't want to participate in a movie directed by Zhang Yimou?

"How about we go check out Zhang Yimou's film, 'A Simple Noodle Story'?" Xu Shanzheng suggested at this moment.

"Sure. Let's go check it out. It's been three or four years since 'Curse of the Golden Flower,' and only now has this kind of movie come out." Li Boda was also a little excited, wanting to see what Zhang Yimou's new film was like. Moreover, this time, he planned to look at Zhang Yimou's film from a director's perspective.

"It's said that the lead actor in the movie 'A Simple Noodle Story' is Xiao Shenyang, who previously made a splash on the Spring Festival Gala." Wang Baoqiang's eyes once again revealed a deep sense of envy.

Think about Wang Baoqiang. After filming "Blind Shaft," how many years has it been, and he's only managed to get this much success.

Then look at Xiao Shenyang. Who had ever heard of him before? He only appeared on the Spring Festival Gala once, and then he became famous all over the country. He even starred in a movie directed by Zhang Yimou. Who wouldn't envy such an opportunity?

Especially Wang Baoqiang, who participated in the same Spring Festival Gala as Xiao Shenyang. While Xiao Shenyang became a national sensation, Wang Baoqiang seemed to have gained nothing from it.

Before parting ways after finishing their roadshow, Li Boda and his friends, wearing hats and masks, secretly bought tickets and went to the cinema to watch Zhang Yimou's film, "A Simple Noodle Story".

Sitting in the movie theater, everyone had different feelings.

However, after "A Simple Noodle Story" was shown, the expressions of Li Boda and the others became somewhat subtle.

Almost everyone stared blankly at the big screen.

"Is this really a movie directed by Zhang Yimou? Did we buy the wrong tickets?" Wang Baoqiang couldn't help but ask Xu Shanzheng and Li Boda.

"Where did you buy the wrong ticket? The movie title just appeared on the big screen, it's 'A Simple Noodle Story'."

“I feel like this movie—” Wang Baoqiang said awkwardly.

"..."

No one continued speaking, even in this situation. If someone overheard their conversation, it could cause trouble later.

After all, Zhang Yimou's status and position are not ordinary.

If you're just an average viewer, it's fine if you say the movie is bad, or that it's crap or whatever.

However, as celebrities and people in the industry, they can't say these things out loud.

Anyway, Li Boda and the other two were completely speechless after watching Zhang Yimou's "A Simple Noodle Story".

This movie reminded Li Boda and his colleagues of Chen Kaige's "The Promise" and Feng Gangpao's "The Banquet".

It can only be said that everyone makes mistakes, and even the best can stumble. Zhang Yimou has also made bad movies.

This isn't a movie; it's clearly a two-person comedy performance.

The movie ended. As everyone walked out of the theater, no one discussed what they thought of the film, "A Simple Noodle Story."

Surprisingly, the box office performance of such a terrible movie as "A Simple Noodle Story" was quite good.

It's at least much better than Li Boda's "Lost in Thailand".

Li Boda's "Lost in Thailand" is expected to gross over 100 million yuan at the box office.

As for "A Simple Noodle Story," some people even predicted at the beginning that the film's box office would break 400 million yuan. Well, at least that's what Zhang Weiping said.

However, two days after the film's release, external box office predictions for the movie changed to 300 million.

However, as time went on and box office figures plummeted, the box office prediction for "A Simple Noodle Story" began to decline again, now down to 200 million.

Even so, this number is still something that Li Boda's "Lost in Thailand" can only dream of.

However, because the quality of the movie "A Simple Noodle Story" was terrible, the box office figures for "Lost in Thailand" rose slightly.

Clearly, some people who originally planned to see "A Simple Noodle Story" chose to skip it and instead watch "Lost in Thailand".

As time went by, the box office of "Lost in Thailand" accumulated day by day, and on December 25th, its box office finally broke 100 million!

"Let's have a celebration banquet! Let's have a celebration banquet!" Sister Wang shouted excitedly. Although the movie has not yet left the theaters, it will not have much box office revenue. The box office of over 100 million yuan is more than enough to hold a celebration banquet.

Sister Wang was excitedly preparing a celebration banquet, her face beaming with joy.

After all, the value that a director who has grossed over 100 million yuan can bring to a studio is incomparable to that of a mere actor.

The celebration banquet was truly lively. The last celebration banquet for [Night Shop] was already very lively, but this one was even more so. Master Han was all smiles and patted Li Boda's shoulder several times.

One reason is that China Film Group was one of the investors in the movie "Lost in Thailand," and the movie's box office success brought in tens of millions of yuan for China Film Group.

On the other hand, a director who has grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office is also a rare find. The emergence of a director like Li Boda in China is a huge benefit to the film market, which is why Han Sanye is happy!

With Ning Hao in front and Li Boda now, Master Han couldn't stop smiling.

(End of this chapter)