Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years

The wise see wisdom, the foolish see foolishness.

Different people experience the same movie in completely different ways.

Some people watch "Wait and See" and see animals as being empathetic, indicating that we should care for animals.

Some people watch "Wait and See" and realize that it is actually the female team leader, Da Lian, who is the instigator, the true creator of hatred. When the oppressed harm each other, she not only remains outside the situation but also appears as a judge to mediate.

Others see Ma Jie, after a passionate moment with Caifeng, dreaming under Soviet dance music of himself as an Imperial Guard soldier and Caifeng in a Russian dress dancing gracefully, which raises the question, what kind of dream would Caifeng have?

This village girl and Ma Jie are really not from the same world.

She could never dream of the Moscow suburbs; she could only dream of Wang Baojuan waiting bitterly in a cold kiln for years, Xue Pinggui returning home as a wealthy man, and the couple having children.

More bizarre are the claims that it's no wonder Qi Hao's fan meeting gave fans eggs — the eggs were actually stolen from Hei Liu's food supplies!

Is it easy being a donkey?

Especially being a breeding donkey like Hei Liu, is it easy?

Hei Liu works diligently, being dragged everywhere to plow and sow, and you shouldn't just see his special treatment; you should also see what he has given.

In the surrounding ten miles and eight villages, there is only this one breeding donkey.

This amount of activity... how weak the body must be!

What's wrong with eating two eggs? No one even gave Hei Liu a donkey whip supplement... oh, seems like donkeys can't eat donkey whips.

In short, they even stole the eggs he exchanged his hard efforts for every night.

Ugh!

Qi Hao, you're worse than a beast!

If there's buzz, people will pay attention to the movie.

This movie is not particularly amazing, the script is robust, the cinematography is good, and the actors are surprising, yet the director's ability is where it stands. Directing his first movie and not wanting to rely on his mother, Li Dawei exposed quite a few problems.

But "Wait and See" is at least not a bad film.

If you fairly score it, seven or eight points are absolutely attainable.

These days, with hundreds of films made each year, those that can reach seven or eight points might not even make up a tenth.

With buzz and quality, the box office won't be too off-track.

Unfortunately, Qi Hao is a busy man and really doesn't have the time to fully participate in promotions.

Li Dawei can't blame him.

"Wait and See" owes its current momentum entirely to Qi Hao.

Qi Hao returned to the capital this time not only to attend the premiere of "Wait and See" but also to discuss something else with the team members.

Penguin seemingly believed that Qi Hao indeed stirred some fluctuations in Penguin's stock in the financial market, and decided to give him some benefits.

However, they couldn't directly give him stock—other shareholders wouldn't be pleased.

Thus, they discussed a win-win solution—have him endorse CF, so Penguin could both achieve deeper cooperation with Qi Hao and increase the popularity of the CF game.

And Qi Hao could earn a substantial endorsement fee.

Because it's a 'benefit,' the endorsement fee exceeded Qi Hao's market price, providing "ten million."

Qi Hao's market price is seven million.

Though he had an endorsement fee exceeding eight million, market evaluation considers the overall result.

And ten million is a big threshold in the entertainment industry.

Surpassing ten million happens only with top-tier celebrities like Fang Long, Jay Chou, Liu Dehua, Zhang Ziyi…

Most first-tier celebrities hover around five million.

Some first-tier stars without idol attributes are still getting a one or two million business price.

Qi Hao achieved his first ten-million-level endorsement; though there's certain trickery involved, no one would underestimate the gold content of a Penguin family endorsement contract.

However, this is ultimately a game endorsement.

It will surely be accompanied by controversy.

Qi Hao is a person who rarely accepts endorsements.

From the first endorsement he took, he deeply realized that caring for one's reputation ensures a long journey.

He only accepts endorsements for truly quality products.

In these years, the things he endorsed have never backfired.

If he only focuses on immediate interests and has no background, he will eventually be squeezed out.

If he takes the CF endorsement, the negative impact of players being addicted to the game will surely affect Qi Hao's personal image.

"Ten million is not a small amount of money. The main thing is that it boosts your profile significantly. Huang Da'an's original endorsement fee was six million. You recently raised your fee to eight million, and he's signed an eight-million business endorsement, gritting his teeth without knowing what humiliating terms he agreed to."

Old Tian supports Qi Hao taking it.

However, he also knows that once Qi Hao is stubborn, neither Hei Liu nor Hei Qi combined can pull him back.

"I combined data from a few other celebrity-endorsed games; all metrics are marked, and you can take a look. Actually, the current negative impact isn't as big as you think, boss."

Shi Feng is the company's marketing director. He's no longer fighting alone; he recently hired two more people, and with more people, the data compilation became lightning fast.

"You want to be a saint? I don't even dare to hype the fact that you strictly select endorsements."

Zhanqi Laiden is bluntly unreserved.

"Don't market this; it'll make you a target..." Qi Hao quickly said.

He has a lot of 'minefields,' and once exposed, each can easily offend people.

"Strict selection of endorsements," although not as much as making a splash with donations, also has a bit of pulling power against big names in the circle.

Look at Fang Long—Little Bawang Learning Machine, Aidu VCD, Bawang Shampoo… these once-popular brands are now relics of the past.

Whatever the big brother endorsed just fizzled, it's simply a 'brand killer.'

Especially Bawang Shampoo, it's simply an insult to intelligence kind of scam. Qi Hao's marketing for "strictly selected endorsements" is a big slap in the face for folks like Brother Fang Long.

It's the kind of slap that hits both cheeks.

Then there's Deng Jie and Ni Ping, currently caught in the storm, endorsing sub-standard milk powder.

Also Tang Guoqiang, his endorsements are beyond words, from excavators to women's lingerie and infertility hospitals.

None of these affect his status as a veteran artist with a heap of titles.

"Old Tian said you might be able to downplay the scandal, then what other flaws do you have? You can barely maintain the persona of a middle school student."

Zhanqi Laiden didn't feel that removing these would ease his PR workload.

In the entertainment industry, if you're blacklisted by many people, either you're blocking their way.

Or you're so perfect that others look like fools in comparison.

Rest assured, they won't learn from you how to be better.

Rather than inconvenience yourself, why not make it difficult for others?

Once the troublemaker is dealt with, the problems naturally cease to exist.

Qi Hao himself had issues too.

He's a womanizer in the entertainment industry, half of the men in the industry combined don't have as many rumored girlfriends as he does.

Though it's an exaggeration, indeed no one can memorize the list of his rumored girlfriends.

Partly because there are too many, and partly because they update too quickly.

Then there's Qi Hao's extremely low education.

When media lists illiterates in the entertainment industry, they either put him first to grab attention or last for a grand finale.

If Qi Hao isn't mentioned, it means the list isn't authoritative enough.

"Uh...self-disgrace..." Qi Hao fell into contemplation.

"What about being gay?" Zhanqi Laiden suggested sincerely.

"You must be getting paid a lot, right, Old Tian, dock his quarterly bonus!" Qi Hao was shaking with anger and felt a chill inside.

Yes, anger and chills.

"Is Laiden's meaning addicted to gaming? That's a good idea."

Being gay is definitely out, but gaming...Zhang Nan had a flash of inspiration, why hadn't he thought of such a good idea?

His idea was to make Qi Hao act like a big shot.

Perfectly matching Qi Hao's previous cool persona.

But this bit of dirt is hard to shake off, even if they want to clean it later.

Gaming addiction as a "flaw" is quite endearing.

Fans would be surprised, wow, didn't expect such a cool and hardworking Qi Hao would even have a gaming addiction phase.

At this moment, Qi Hao could apologize.

Explain that he had problems with self-discipline, and hopefully, everyone takes it as a lesson; whether playing games or any hobby affecting work or study should be controlled.

This wouldn't hurt his reputation and could even downplay the stain of endorsing games.

"Laiden? I'll say it again, don't call me Zhanqi Laiden!" Zhanqi Laiden was furious, shouting, "My name is...what's my name?"

He looked at the others.

He wasn't forgetting his name, just seeing how many in the company were misunderstanding his name.

Everyone turned their heads, not making eye contact, genuinely couldn't remember his name for a while.

"Old Zhan, don't be mad, a name is just a code!"

Old Tian calmed down the competent PR director, but he too couldn't recall Zhanqi Laiden's real name.

Seems like it's An Yu.

Hitachi, Zhanqi Laiden!

But what's the last name?

Zhao Yu?

No, Zhao Yu seems to be the name of Erlang God.

"You...you people!"

Zhanqi Laiden was heartbroken, I occasionally jab you folks with lung punches, make you uncomfortable for days, and you repay me by giving me a nickname.

"An Yu." Qi Hao slowly replied.

"Ah!" How touching all of a sudden, Zhanqi Laiden didn't expect Qi Hao to remember his name.

Really shouldn't have encouraged him to assume a gay persona.

"Ahem, let's keep discussing this gaming addiction persona."

Shi Feng broke the awkwardness, truly a good boss, probably the only one in the company who remembers Zhanqi Laiden's original name.

"Should we establish the persona first or take the endorsement first?" Zhang Nan asked a crucial question.

"We could subtly leak some news, saying our boss likes to game in his free time, then someone snaps pictures of the boss going to a cybercafé after filming in Xiamen, so Penguin approaching our boss for endorsement seems legitimate."

Zhanqi Laiden, as a PR expert, has always been about killing two birds with one stone.

He's not only helping the boss establish a "self-disgrace" persona but also rationalizing the endorsement.

Can't be because Qi Hao is a Penguin shareholder, resulting in getting the endorsement, right?

Of course not!

Choosing Qi Hao was the optimal choice based on Penguin's dual evaluation standard of demand and market research.

Qi Hao playing CF was just an incentive and bonus point.