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

Chapter 209 Favor
Besides Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing also used her connections to find Li Boda, also wanting to star in "Infinite Terror". Judging from her appearance, she didn't mind having something happen between them, even if she didn't get the role.

Besides female stars, many male stars also approached Li Boda.

Needless to say, the actors who filmed "Love is Not Blind" (also known as "The Untold Story"), including Xu Shanzheng, Huang Xiaoming, and Deng Chao, all tried their best to meet Li Boda.

This time, Li Boda has become a hot commodity.

That's normal, considering that "Infinite Terror" is such a big project, and it's even a Sino-foreign co-production. The film will also be released overseas later.

Which of these domestic celebrities doesn't want to try their luck in Hollywood?

These days, many celebrities want to try their luck in Hollywood, even if it's just playing a minor supporting role in someone else's movie with only a few minutes of screen time.

These days, the moon seems rounder and the air seems fresher abroad.

Finally, Li Boda simply stopped seeing anyone altogether, mainly because it was too much trouble.

Especially now that he has to do the post-production work for "Love is Not Blind," where would he find the time and energy to meet all sorts of random people?

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"Guo Jingfei is great! Your lines are really good, and the dubbing is excellent too," Li Boda praised Guo Jingfei.

Guo Jingfei chuckled when he heard Li Boda's praise, looking quite pleased with himself.

However, Guo Jingfei was quite honest. When asked to do voice acting, he simply did the voice acting and didn't try to find out anything about Li Boda's upcoming film, "Infinite Terror," such as whether there was a suitable role for him or whether he could participate. He didn't ask any questions at all.

Actually, Guo Jingfei has some self-awareness. He knows his own situation. He was already very lucky to be able to participate in "Love is Not Blind". For a big production like "Infinite Terror", almost all the stars and actors in the industry are eyeing it. How could he possibly have the opportunity to participate?

Working on the post-production of "Love is Not Blind" (33 Days of Heartbreak).

However, at this point, Li Boda was indeed starting to consider the casting for [Infinite Terror].

After all, the sooner the roles are assigned, the better the actors can prepare.

As for when to officially start filming after the casting is completed, we still need to carefully select a date.

This is mainly because we need to consider the scheduling conflicts of the actors in Resident Evil 1.

Some of the actors in Resident Evil 1 were available and in a free period, while others were filming other movies and had to wait until those movies were finished.

In addition, regardless of availability, the production team needs to discuss and sign a contract with the other party.

In fact, some of the actors from "Resident Evil 1" were unwilling to participate in "Infinite Terror" because the film's director, Liberty, was not a Hollywood director, or rather, not a famous director; people didn't think much of him.

In short, all sorts of problems.

Thanks to the involvement of Legendary Pictures and Lionsgate in "Infinite Terror," Li Boda didn't need to negotiate with the foreign actors; everything was handled by Legendary Pictures and Lionsgate, which saved a lot of trouble.

In addition, the equipment needed for filming also needs to be set up.

It can be said that the filming of "Infinite Terror" was more complicated and troublesome than all of Li Boda's previous films.

Fortunately, the filming conditions in Hollywood are better, and everything is done professionally.

Whether it's the filming location, the equipment, or anything else, there are relevant companies managing it.

Even so, Li Boda frequently flew to Hollywood several times during this period.

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"Xiaoming, I think you're quite suitable for the role of Zhang Jie. What do you think?" Li Boda asked Huang Xiaoming with a smile.

"Director Li, I really like the character Zhang Jie. When I read the novel 'Infinite Terror,' I fell in love with Zhang Jie at first sight. He left a very deep impression on me. Even Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan couldn't leave as deep an impression on me as Zhang Jie." Huang Xiaoming said enthusiastically, as if he really liked the character Zhang Jie.

"Since you like the character Zhang Jie so much, Xiaoming, how about you play the role of Zhang Jie?"

"Thank you, Director Li, you've fulfilled my wish. I really wanted to play Zhang Jie..."

Huang Xiaoming's expression was particularly sincere, as if he was especially grateful to Li Boda, as if he had truly decided on Zhang Jie for the role.

Seeing Huang Xiaoming like this, Li Boda couldn't help but feel a bit more favorably disposed towards him, no matter what. Did Huang Xiaoming really like the role of Zhang Jie? Not necessarily. If he could, why wouldn't Huang Xiaoming want to play the male lead, Zheng Zha? It's just that Li Boda initially said he wanted him to play Zhang Jie.

Huang Xiaoming has a high EQ. After understanding Li Boda's meaning, he immediately changed his tune and praised Zhang Jie's role, saying how much he liked the role, as if he would be very grateful to Li Boda for giving him the role.

All I can say is that Huang Xiaoming is really good at dealing with people.

In fact, the reason why Li Boda chose Huang Xiaoming to play the role of Zhang Jie was not only because Huang Xiaoming was indeed suitable for the role, but also because Huang Xiaoming has high emotional intelligence.

When Li Boda's first directorial work, "Night Shop," was released, apart from actresses who were close to him, only Huang Xiaoming came to support him at the premiere.

That time, Li Boda remembered Huang Xiaoming's favor.

Therefore, even though Li Boda had many candidates in mind for the role of Zhang Jie, he directly cast Huang Xiaoming for the role.

As for the role of Zheng Zha, Li Boda already had someone in mind.

Yan Kuan!

When Li Boda first entered the entertainment industry and started playing minor roles, Yan Kuan inadvertently provided him with some help, allowing him to play a supporting role in "Young Zhang Sanfeng". Yan Kuan can be considered a benefactor in Li Boda's life. It was from that time that Li Boda began to get started, break away from his life as an extra, and officially play named and named characters.

Even though Yan Kuan had long forgotten, Li Boda remembered it very clearly.

Previously there was no opportunity, but now that Li Boda has the chance, he naturally wants to repay Yan Kuan, his benefactor.

Moreover, Yan Kuan himself is extremely handsome. His face is angular and sharp, making him look like a model. Even in the entertainment industry, he would be considered one of the best.

However, due to Yan Kuan's personality, his career in the entertainment industry has never really taken off.

At this moment, Yan Kuan sat in front of Li Boda, his eyes still showing a hint of surprise and astonishment. He clearly hadn't expected Li Boda to meet him.

After all, Yan Kuan had just casually mentioned it, and he hadn't taken it to heart at all. He had long forgotten about Li Boda's matter and didn't think he had any relationship with Li Boda.

Even though they collaborated later on the filming of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", I didn't think he and Li Boda had a particularly good relationship.

He was genuinely surprised when Li Boda invited him to meet.

However, when Li Boda placed the script for "Infinite Terror" in front of Yan Kuan, Yan Kuan still felt like he was dreaming.

"Director Li, are you really going to cast me in 'Infinite Terror'? And as the lead?" Yan Kuan couldn't help but ask.

“Yes! I think you have a great image and are quite suitable for this role.” Li Boda nodded with a smile.

"But, but—" Yan Kuan was very happy, but he was still very puzzled. He wondered why such a good thing as a pie falling from the sky would happen to him.

“You may have forgotten that I entered the entertainment industry by chance. At first, I could only play minor roles as an extra in some dramas. Later, during the filming of the drama ‘Young Zhang Sanfeng,’ you said a word for me, which got me my first small supporting role. That’s when I started my career…” Li Boda recounted this story.

Yan Kuan was still a little confused because he had no recollection of what Li Boda had said.

Regardless of whether he remembered it or not, he knew it was a good thing, especially after he signed the contract and got the role of Zheng Zha. He could hardly contain his smile.

After all, this is a Sino-foreign joint venture with an investment of 600 million yuan, and it will be a blockbuster that will be shown overseas.

The news that Yan Kuan had landed the role of Zheng Zha spread quickly, and the reason why Yan Kuan was able to get the role was leaked by someone.

Now, everyone in the circle is green with envy for Yan Kuan, their eyes practically red with envy, jealousy, and resentment!
Zhang Weijian, who plays Zhang Sanfeng in "The Young Zhang Sanfeng", is filled with envy and jealousy.

He was the main character in the TV series "Young Zhang Sanfeng". Yan Kuan, who played the third male supporting role, became acquainted with Li Boda through this series and became Li Boda's benefactor. Zhang Weijian, on the other hand, didn't even have a hair.

At this very moment, Cai Yinong, the boss of Tangren Media, Li Boda's former company, also approached Li Boda. The reason for her approaching Li Boda was quite simple: for Hu Ge, and incidentally, to bring Liu Shishi along.

Li Boda wasn't very happy when he was at Tangren Media.

However, when Li Boda terminated his contract with Tangren Media, Tangren Media did so readily, demonstrating a certain degree of goodwill, which could be considered a favor. Therefore, Li Boda still couldn't avoid seeing Cai Yinong.

In the end, Li Boda simply handed over the role of Li Xiaoyi to Hu Ge, which was considered as repaying the favor that Tangren Media had done for him by terminating his contract so readily.

Moreover, Li Xiaoyi's role has a fair amount of screen time, but it's not particularly outstanding either. If it were given to Hu Ge, Li Boda wouldn't feel bad about it.

(End of this chapter)