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

Chapter 217 4.9 Billion Box Office

"Hehehe..."

"Hahaha……"

Soft laughter could be heard from time to time in the movie theater. The laughter wasn't particularly loud or clear, but some of the plot points and lines in the movie made many people smile knowingly.

Admittedly, some film critics consider "Love is Not Blind" to be of relatively average quality, but they also have to admit that it is indeed a good movie.

At least on the surface, it will make you feel happy and relaxed.

Even though the movie hasn't finished playing yet, some people can already predict that it will do well at the box office.

In particular, some of the humorous lines in this movie will leave a deep impression on people.

What do you mean by "a heart of Lin Daiyu, a brain of a complete idiot"? That's you.

What's this about "a thousand pounds of loyalty not being worth four ounces of meat"?

These are all laughable.

"Director, this movie is really great. If I had known it would be this good, I would have auditioned for it no matter what, and come to work with you." Huang Xiaoming said to Li Boda in a low voice as he sat next to him.

“…It’s no use auditioning. The role of Wang Yiyang isn’t really suitable for you.” Li Boda shook his head and said. He still thought that Wen Zhang acted really well and brought the character of Wang Yiyang, the little rascal, to life.

"I didn't plan to play the role of Wang Yiyang. Actually, I think the role of Boss Wang is particularly good. The company boss, who holds all the power, if I played him, he would definitely be a domineering CEO!" Huang Xiaoming said, seemingly quite interested.

"..." Li Boda never expected that Huang Xiaoming would be interested in the role of Old Wang.

"Director, actually I think that for the movie 'Love is Not Blind,' we could totally cast Lao Wang as the male lead. Lao Wang is sharp-tongued but kind-hearted. If we change his character to be more domineering, and when he's with the female lead, although he's sharp-tongued, we could add a touch of gentleness, and in the end, the female lead would be won over by Lao Wang—" Huang Xiaoming got excited and whispered his idea to Li Boda.

"...Shouldn't this movie also be renamed, like 'The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me'?" Li Boda looked speechlessly at Huang Xiaoming beside him.

“This name is actually not bad—” Huang Xiaoming actually thought it was quite good, and then nodded.

Li Boda was truly speechless.

The others nearby, like Zhao Liying and Wen Zhang, couldn't help but laugh after hearing Huang Xiaoming's words.

In just over an hour, "Love is Not Blind" came to an end.

A burst of enthusiastic applause erupted in the movie theater, followed by loud praise for director Li Boda. Li Boda even wondered if he had made a movie called "Titanic" or something.
However, the quality of the movie "Love is Not Blind" is indeed quite good.

Compared to Li Boda's previous works, "Night Shop" and "Lost in Thailand," this is indeed better and a step up.

It should be said that Li Boda's directing abilities, his control over camera movements, and other aspects have become even more outstanding. Therefore, when moviegoers watch "Love is Not Blind" in the theater, they will subconsciously feel more comfortable.

In fact, even if the plot of the same story is exactly the same, slight changes in camera work and lighting can have a huge impact on the audience's viewing experience.

This demonstrates a director's own abilities.

After attending the premiere of "Love is Not Blind," Li Boda, Zhao Liying, and others did not stay in China, nor did they plan to promote or tour the film.

Since the "Infinite Terror" production team is still in Hollywood, a break of a day or two is fine, but a longer break would be unacceptable.

So after attending the premiere of "Love is Not Blind," the next day, before dawn, Li Boda and his group had already taken a plane back to Hollywood.

Upon returning, we didn't immediately start filming. Instead, we told everyone to rest for a day and continue filming the next day.

All things considered, the production team of "Infinite Terror" was only suspended for two days.

In just two days, they travel back and forth by plane, each time for such a long time. Even though they were given a day off, they might not be able to rest properly afterward, and their physical condition would definitely be affected.

Therefore, Li Boda deliberately adjusted the filming schedule for the second day, trying to shoot some scenes with lower difficulty, and the number of filming tasks was also reduced.

Gradually, Huang Xiaoming and his team were able to regain their composure.

Although Li Boda and Zhao Liying did not participate in the roadshow or promote "Love is Not Blind," the film's box office performance was quite good.

The opening day box office of "Love is Not Blind" reached a staggering 33 million.

When this number came out, many people in China seemed to be silenced.

While the opening day box office figures aren't exceptionally high, they are certainly remarkable for a low-budget film.

Some data providers even estimated that the final box office of "Love is Not Blind" would exceed 300 million yuan, or even reach more than 400 million yuan, based solely on the film's opening day box office of 25 million yuan.

This predicted data sparked envy among many in China, especially some directors. Even Feng Gangpao, one of China's three most prominent directors, was indignant. He publicly stated in the media that Li Boda's films had absolutely no artistic merit, calling Li Boda's "Love is Not Blind" a very ordinary chick flick, and claiming that its high box office was entirely fabricated and a result of Li Boda's unethical promotional tactics.

Then Feng Gangpao said that his film, *If You Are the One 2*, is the only truly good comedy film, and that it will be released next month.

Okay, Feng Gangpao's attack on Li Boda at this time can't be said to be entirely for the purpose of promoting his new movie, but at least 70% of it is to hype up the popularity of "If You Are the One 2".

The remaining three points were just a little bit of jealousy towards Li Boda.

That's right, Feng Gangpao was jealous of Li Boda.

Yes, that's right. Feng Gangpao's movies do very well at the box office. For example, his movie "Aftershock" grossed 660 million yuan. Which domestic movie has a higher box office than that?
However, this is also the foundation that Feng Gangpao has built up over the years, which has led to such high box office returns.

And what about Li Boda?
Not only is he young, but he has only made three movies in total, and all three of them are low-budget, low-investment films. To be honest, the quality is only so-so, not outstanding.

Even so, Li Boda's film grossed 25 million on its opening day, and may even have reached 400 million in total box office revenue.

This young man, he rose to the top in one step, it was too easy for him.

This made Feng Gangpao feel uncomfortable, so he took the opportunity of promoting "If You Are the One 2" to make sarcastic remarks about Li Boda and criticize him.

It wasn't just Feng Gangpao; Chen Kaige also disliked Li Boda even more. At least Feng Gangpao's films got better year by year, while Chen Kaige's films seemed to get worse year by year. So he disliked young, self-taught directors like Li Boda even more.

Of course, Chen Kaige also took the opportunity to promote his upcoming film, "Sacrifice".

Feng Gangpao focused seven-tenths of his attention on promoting the film, and three-tenths on genuinely targeting Li Boda.

Chen Kaige, on the other hand, focused seven-tenths of his attention on Li Boda and three-tenths on film promotion.

That's the difference between these two directors.

Regardless of the directors' opinions, the box office of the film "Love is Not Blind" has indeed been steadily climbing.

It grossed 100 million yuan at the box office in just three days.

It grossed 200 million yuan in its first week of release.

By the time it was released a month ago, "Love is Not Blind" had already grossed an astonishing 490 million yuan at the box office, almost breaking 500 million yuan.

So when the movie was taken off the screens, Sister Wang felt quite regretful. She felt that if Li Boda and Zhao Liying hadn't gone to Hollywood to film during the movie's run, but instead had been promoting "Love is Not Blind" in mainland China, it would definitely have grossed over 33 million yuan.

Sister Wang forgot that the reason why the movie "Love is Not Blind" was so popular was entirely due to Li Boda's filming of "Infinite Terror" in Hollywood.

Otherwise, given the quality and popularity of the film "Love is Not Blind," it would have been a miracle if it had even broken 300 million yuan at the box office. The fact that it has now grossed 490 million yuan is already a huge benefit from the success of "Infinite Terror."

When Li Boda heard that "Love is Not Blind" had grossed 490 million yuan, he was overjoyed. He was completely satisfied, considering that a film like "Love is Not Blind" could only achieve such a low box office figure.

Many people regretted that Li Boda himself did not participate in the celebration banquet held after the film "Love is Not Blind" was taken off the screens.

After all, Li Boda was filming in Hollywood at that time and didn't have time to come back.

Of course, Li Boda was actually indifferent to the celebration party. He was actually quite happy that he couldn't attend the celebration party because he was in Hollywood.

……

"Yan Kuan, how's it going? Have you memorized the fighting techniques?" Li Boda asked Yan Kuan.

Yan Kuan's handsome face showed a hint of weariness, but after hearing Li Boda's words, he quickly nodded: "Director, I've got it all in mind."

"Just remember that. When we're filming later, your expression needs to be as ferocious and pained as possible. In this scene, Zheng Zha is really fighting desperately against the Alien Queen, and there are so many lives on his shoulders. So when we're filming, don't think about looking cool or anything like that. When you need to look pathetic, you have to look pathetic..."

"Yes, I know the director." Yan Kuan nodded vigorously.

"Now that you've memorized it, let's get ready—"

"Exon!"

"Ah!!!" Yan Kuan roared, suspended by wires, and lunged forward. His originally handsome face now looked particularly ferocious, and even vaguely terrifying.

"Cut! Great, that scene is done!" Li Boda clapped with a smile.

When the rest of the crew saw Li Boda clapping, they also started clapping.

(End of this chapter)