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

Playing games isn't a leisure everyone can enjoy.

At least Qi Hao can't.

When he came back, the crew finally had their backbone, and everyone went into high-speed operation mode.

Even Qin Hailu felt embarrassed watching the overbearing CEO on set.

During the two days Qi Hao was away, the directors shot a lot of footage, some of which were okay, but some were really hard to describe.

Qi Hao belatedly realized that he actually had some talent in directing.

"What style is this supposed to be? She's our heroine, not a pig!"

A pure underworld style.

A slip of the foot, a cover up, and relatives waiting for the dishes.

Why not give her some double ponytails from Cantonese style?

"Just made her face a bit pale and her lips a bit dark, it actually looks quite good, with a kind of dark beauty."

Lu Yang defended himself.

"This is a youth campus movie, with at most a bit of comedy style. We're aiming for a comedic effect, not a horror effect. Have you considered the audience's feelings?"

Brains full of wisdom have stretched your face wide.

If Lu Yang wasn't a second generation, Qi Hao would have cursed him long ago.

"The audience may not necessarily be unable to accept it." Lu Yang's momentum weakened greatly, but his mouth was still a bit stubborn.

"Offending the audience is offending the RMB. In filmmaking, always remember one thing—the audience is your dad!"

Lu Haibo sent his son over to learn.

Qi Hao didn't mind teaching more. He believes that for second generation like him, attitude is more important than ability.

Qi Hao climbed up from the very bottom of the entertainment industry.

During the first two years he joined, there was truly no dignity to speak of, where did he get the confidence to defy the director?

"What kind of film do you think should be made, director?"

Lu Yang was not very convinced, but my dad is Lu Haibo.

But he also knew that what Qi Hao was saying was correct, especially for newcomers like him; preparing for a first film wasn't hard, and the first generation's legacy could help them succeed easily.

However, if you can't consistently make movies that are both critically and commercially successful, the first generation won't be of much use.

"We can recall, how those girls dressed up like adults when they were kids. The face can be made white, but naturally white.

Lips can be red, and cheeks can be given some alpine red kind of thing, and, uh, some trendy eyeshadow, but contrasting sharply with other makeup styles, creating a sense of disharmony."

Qi Hao explained the scene to Lu Yang, while organizing his own ideas.

He's not merely projecting his views; after all, he's somewhat of a newbie in directing.

Everyone can have their own opinions, and whichever sounds right we'll go with.

Even Lu Yang, who was rebutted by Qi Hao to a point of zero credibility, had many ideas adopted by Qi Hao.

"We'll reshoot this segment, just according to what we've discussed."

Qi Hao didn't care about wasting film at all.

To him, if it meant spontaneously shooting something better, wasting film seven or eight times was worth it.

An Feng wanted to die.

She was quite a vain girl.

In the past two days, her face was painted white, powder falling off like crumbs, her lips painted black like she'd drunk oil, almost scaring her mom into nightmares.

Luckily, when Qi Hao came back, even before she complained, he decided to reshoot.

But this reshoot was still no good.

The blush now was akin to a monkey's bum, really, who would think like this?

And there's eyeshadow!

It was already shocking enough, now it's totally a thunderstorm.

"Qi Hao, isn't it said that successful directors have eyes that discover beauty? When did yours blind?"

An Feng breathed a sigh of relief, strongly doubting Qi Hao's aesthetic.

No wonder he doesn't date many gossip-worthy girlfriends, turns out they're not ugly enough for his taste.

"Stop it, let me study it more."

Qi Hao patted her head, causing Ms. Liu from far away to jump out of her chair.

Filming is filming, why the physical touch?

Not only did Qi Hao pat her head, he even reached out and smudged An Feng's lips, making the originally tidy bright red lips smudged outwards.

Turning back to the river, probably a cow would be scared to death.

Ms. Liu hesitated for a moment but didn't approach the filming area.

She kept a close eye on her daughter but usually wouldn't disturb the film set.

Qi Hao didn't do anything excessive.

After a bit of fussing, Qi Hao seemed satisfied with An Feng's current state.

He asked the makeup artist to give the heroine and her classmates the same style.

The heroine's few girlfriends weren't particularly pretty; they were part of the ugly duckling group in school.

Qi Hao intentionally didn't find overly attractive actresses.

Otherwise, he could've gotten a bunch of pretty female stars to do cameos.

Because the heroine is an ugly duckling, placing a group of swans around her, yet the male lead has a crush on her, he must be blind.

After confirming the final makeup, this shot was reshot.

Other than this, Qi Hao retained the other shots. Among the director group, Qi Hao looked down on Lu Yang the most, thinking he was just a second generation here to gild.

Yet, he found out that although Lu Yang's style might be quirky, his skill was quite good.

Therefore, though he dragged him over to criticize him when he returned, Qi Hao gave him more opportunities.

Letting him shoot the unimportant scenes first.

If there are no issues, it's fine, if there are some issues, Qi Hao will take over to reshoot.

Unexpectedly, this redundant operation didn't result in more film being wasted.

Qi Hao had to admit that he did overdo the overspending a bit.

"Can I shoot this scene with An Feng?"

Lu Yang was quite blunt, not realizing he had such talent.

If only he'd started practicing movie shooting earlier.

"No! This part is too important."

Qi Hao was not backing down. What are you dreaming of? Leaving such an important scene to you, what does that make me as the director?

"Isn't it just a makeover plan for some young girls?"

Lu Yang couldn't quite understand, these scenes were basically a bunch of young girls goofing around, showcasing their school-time friendship and longing for romance.

"Yes, but it's very important. Stop wasting time and get to work."

Qi Hao didn't want him to think; he only needed his own opinion.

What else could Lu Yang do?

An Feng and her girlfriends were discussing how to chase after the male idol, inspired by a dating playbook, and began a makeover plan.

Just like the popular online novels nowadays.

Create drama, level up, and face slap.

Create drama means the male protagonist doesn't like the female lead—this is what the female lead and her girlfriends believe.

Leveling up naturally means the female lead becomes beautiful.

Face slap means when the male lead sees how beautiful the female lead has suddenly become, he is instantly dazzled.

The girlfriends gathered at the female lead's house and began their plan on the terrace.

"Cut!"

"Cut!"

"Cut, cut, cut!"

Repeated failures made Lu Yang deeply admire Qi Hao's judgment.

This scene was indeed hard to shoot!

"An Feng, do you usually hang out with your girlfriends?"

Seeing An Feng's slightly downcast face, Qi Hao couldn't bear to say anything harsh.

"Of course I do."

Although An Feng had many enemies in the entertainment industry, she also had quite a few friends.

Moreover, she never looks down on others, treating everyone kindly as long as they remain unchanged, she also remains unchanged.

So, many of her friends had been friends for years.

"When you hang out privately, are you in the same vibe as before?" Qi Hao pointed out the key point.

His dissatisfaction with this shot was not about acting skills.

Actually, these scenes didn't require much acting skill.

What he wanted was a genuine and natural mode of young girls interacting, a goofy camaraderie among friends.

"We will try our best."

An Feng and the others exchanged glances, genuinely feeling uncertain.

"How about this? I'll give you all a day off, go shopping together, eat, drink, sing karaoke, and don't come back until 11 at night. We'll shoot this scene tomorrow."

Qi Hao came up with a simple but surely effective solution.

If they go out to play for a night, it will surely break the indifference in their interpersonal relationships.

Unless An Feng keeps her cool.

Qi Hao had already explained the issue to An Feng, and being a very dedicated actress, she certainly wouldn't let herself down.

"Today it's my treat, let's go have some fun!" An Feng was indeed quick on the uptake.

She has three girlfriends in the show, one of whom is her college classmate Wang Jia, and the other two are not particularly attractive young girls.

The two young girls joined the cast through auditions.

Playing high school students naturally was not an issue, and they each had distinct styles in their performances.

The two girls were thrilled to see An Feng.

Off the set, they behaved like fangirls seeing An Feng, unable to interact like girlfriends.

After trying for a while, An Feng decided to give up.

But at filming, they realized it wouldn't work at all, unable to portray the vibe of girlfriend interactions.

Once they were sent off, Qi Hao chose to shoot Qin Hailu's scenes.

These were much easier to film.

Especially since she and Tian Yu were very much typical of the Acting Faction, this was their second collaboration after "Steel Piano," and most scenes were a one-take success once explained.

Seeing how well they worked together, Qi Hao was curious if they might spark any chemistry.

In a way, they were both heartbroken in romantic issues.

However, Qi Hao quickly dismissed this curiosity.

Tian Yu came from a scholarly family, with a strong artistic vibe, while Qin Hailu was always reading bossy CEO novels.

The most significant point was that Tian Yu already had a girlfriend.

He wasn't as broken as everyone imagined; he met and fell for actress Wang Yue while filming the TV drama "Pomegranate Blossoms" in 2007.

Wang Yue even played the training class teacher in Qi Hao's directed "Steel Piano."

Right under Qi Hao's nose he didn't even notice.

Moreover, the two of them were planning their wedding, scheduled for November this year.

Qi Hao had to admit that he was indeed blind.

I wonder if our sister will ever have a chance to marry a bossy CEO in her lifetime.

Why can't this be discussed? Just any CEO would do.

Whether they are bossy or not doesn't matter.