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

Chapter 205 Expansion
"Little Fairy, don't you really understand? We got to this point by accident?"

"Think about it carefully. In all these years we've been together, every time we argue, it's you who says the most hurtful things, without using a single swear word, but the damage is so great that I want to bang my head against the wall and end it all. After the argument, you feel better, but have you ever thought about how I feel?"

“Every time, I have to swallow my pride and act like a dog to find a way to save face! You always stand there arrogantly, not moving an inch.”

“I’ve already climbed this flight of stairs, covered in dust and dirt, to the very bottom. You’re still standing at the top, while I’m standing here below, looking up at you until my neck is about to break. But have you ever considered that you’re the only person in the world with any self-respect? Either I’ll spend my whole life looking up at you, or I’ll simply turn around and carry my self-respect forward.”

“You can’t change. No one can resist your immense pride; but I’m different, Little Fairy. I have to move forward. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

Guo Jingfei stood at the bottom of the steps, looking at Zhao Liying, who stood on the top of the steps with a cold expression.

Guo Jingfei's tone was calm at first, then became excited and high-pitched, and finally his voice was tinged with a hint of coldness.

"Cut! Jingfei, your delivery of lines is superb!" Li Boda gave Guo Jingfei a thumbs-up in praise.

"Hehehe, that's right. We stage actors are very strict about the lines. There's no chance for retakes. We've honed our skills over the years." Guo Jingfei chuckled.

“Your lines are fine, but your tone needs a bit more variation. Don’t forget, the character you’re playing, Lu Ran, is a traitor. While Huang Xiaoxian certainly has her faults, the one who really made a mistake is Lu Ran. So, at this moment, although Lu Ran is trying to save face and make excuses for himself, his confidence is still weak. Even when he delivers his lines passionately, accusing Huang Xiaoxian of her mistakes, he still has a hint of guilt. You just failed to portray that guilt in your delivery,” Li Boda said to Guo Jingfei.

Guo Jingfei listened to Li Boda's words and nodded, thinking that Li Boda was right.

"Think about it first, and then we'll film it."

"Good director!"

……

"Liying, your performance was excellent. You captured the essence perfectly, portraying Huang Xiaoxian's sharp-tongued and sarcastic personality flawlessly," Li Boda praised Zhao Liying.

Upon hearing Li Boda's praise, Zhao Liying smiled happily.

Before filming began, Zhao Liying had carefully considered the character of Huang Xiaoxian and how to portray her. She even consulted an acting coach, who advised her to focus on the key aspects of the character and emphasize them in her performance. She then developed other elements around that focus.

During filming, Zhao Liying indeed achieved this, and she rarely made any mistakes, thus delivering the effect that Li Boda wanted.

While Li Boda was filming "Love is Not Blind," something related to him was taking place: the "Rubik's Cube 33nd Generation" mobile phone was about to be launched, and a mobile phone launch event was being held.

However, this time, the launch event for the "Rubik's Cube 2nd Generation" phone was not hosted by Li Boda.

The reason why Li Boda hosted the launch event for the "Rubik's Cube Generation 1" phone last time was because it was the first generation of the "Rubik's Cube phone" and it didn't have much fame before. In order to make the phone launch event more effective, we invited Li Boda, a celebrity, to appear.

However, the 'Magic Cube Generation 1' phone has now achieved excellent sales and a very good reputation, having already accumulated enough positive word-of-mouth.

Therefore, the 'Rubik's Cube 2nd Generation' phone no longer needs Li Boda's involvement, although it would have been more effective if Li Boda had been involved.

But we can't keep having Li Boda handle things with the mobile phone business.

Therefore, the person hosting this mobile phone launch event has become the general manager of 'Magic Cube Mobile'.

"...Our 'Magic Cube II' phone has always been far ahead in terms of technology..."

After the phone launch event, a large amount of information about the "Rubik's Cube 2nd Generation" phone appeared online. At the same time, related reports about the "Rubik's Cube 2nd Generation" also appeared in physical media, including newspapers and magazines.

Of course, all of this is due to money; money was spent on promotion.

This massive advertising campaign was indeed quite effective. The "Rubik's Cube 2nd Generation" phone quickly came into the public eye, and many people who were planning to buy or upgrade their phones immediately thought of it. In addition, the Rubik's Cube phone also began to appear in some TV dramas and movies.

Just like in the movie "Love is Not Blind" that Li Boda and his team are currently filming, whenever there is a scene where a cell phone is used, the cell phone used is the "Rubik's Cube II". Although there is no special introduction to the "Rubik's Cube II" cell phone, the "Rubik's Cube" logo will appear from time to time in the shot.

Of course, the movie has only just started filming, and it's still a long way from being released.

However, the 'Rubik's Cube 2nd Generation' phone had already started going on sale at this time.

In some first-tier cities, second-tier cities, and even a small number of third-tier cities, the machines have gradually begun to be sold.

Because of the success of the first-generation Rubik's Cube phone, the sales of the second-generation Rubik's Cube phone were quite good. The sales revenue was no less than that of the first-generation Rubik's Cube, or rather, it was much higher.

The 'Magic Cube Generation 1' achieved sales of over 100,000 units within a month thanks to the large user base of the 'Silly Girl System'.

The 'Magic Cube II' phone, after making new breakthroughs in photography and videography, achieved sales of nearly 100,000 units in just half a month. (A quick check reveals that the iPhone 4, also released in 2010, sold millions of units in China within a few months.)
And as time went on, the sales of the 'Magic Cube 2nd Generation' phone continued to improve.

Every day, a large amount of money flows into the account of 'Magic Cube Technology'. Li Boda receives calls from the company almost every day, telling him how many mobile phones were sold that day and how much money was deposited, and how many mobile phones were sold the next day and how much money was deposited.

Although Li Boda wasn't 'interested' in money, the daily increase in the company's account still made him happy.

Li Boda even estimated how long it would take for him to be able to fully fund the production of the movie "Infinite Terror" at the current rate of profit-making by "Magic Cube Technology".

The thought that funding wouldn't be a problem for the filming of "Infinite Terror" made Li Boda feel particularly good.

When Sister Wang arrived at the film set, Li Boda immediately called out to her.

"Sister Wang, you'll have to be busy from now on. Go and contact the producers of 'Resident Evil' and 'Alien' to buy back the film and television adaptation rights for those two movies—no, Sister Wang, you also need to buy back all the film and television rights related to the novel 'Infinite Terror'," Li Boda said to Sister Wang with great enthusiasm.

Then Sister Wang looked at Li Boda with an expression as if he were an idiot.

"Boss! Why are you talking nonsense?"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Boss, for movies like 'Resident Evil' and 'Alien,' the film adaptation rights for just one movie cost at least several hundred thousand, and often several million, and that's in US dollars. The novel 'Infinite Terror' involves at least ten movies, and if another movie from another state is made, there will be even more. Boss, how much do you think the rights for all those movies would cost? And while 'Resident Evil' and 'Alien' are relatively easy to handle—the rights aren't cheap, they're not too expensive either—how much would the rights for a movie like 'The Lord of the Rings' cost?"

"Have you considered these bosses? This is so much money, can you even come up with it?" Sister Wang looked at Li Boda speechlessly.

"..." Li Boda, who had just been acting impulsively, calmed down after hearing what Sister Wang said. Indeed, the number of movies involved in "Infinite Terror" was too large. If he really wanted to buy them all, it would cost tens of millions of dollars.

Although Li Boda's 'Magic Cube Technology' is making money very quickly right now, if he were to actually buy back all these copyrights, he would probably have to give up all the money 'Magic Cube Technology' has earned, and it might not even be enough.

"Then let's buy back the rights to Resident Evil and Alien first," Li Boda agreed.

"Boss, is it really necessary to make 'Infinite Terror'? The production cost of 'Infinite Terror' is just too high. The film rights are only a small part. If we make it into a movie, we'll have to hire actors from Hollywood, and their salaries are not low. Add to that the special effects production, and the production cost will be too high. What's the highest box office for a domestic film these days? Making it will really lose money—actually, we can make other movies." Sister Wang couldn't help but persuade her.

"Sister Wang, I know what you said makes sense, but I just really love the novel 'Infinite Terror' so much, and I really want to turn it into a movie. So I hope you can understand. As for losing money, Sister Wang, do you think 'Infinite Terror' can be shown overseas? How many people overseas are fans of 'Infinite Terror' and 'Alien'? Maybe if this movie is shown overseas, it won't just not lose money, it might even make me an internationally renowned director." Li Boda couldn't tell the truth, so he could only make up this lie.

"...International director—" Sister Wang was taken aback by this term.

(End of this chapter)