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

Zhang Ruoyun had nightmares while sleeping at night.

In his dream, he was carrying An Feng. He was so nervous at the time that he didn't really think about how it felt to carry her.

Now in the dream, he wanted to turn his head to take a look.

This was the nation's little goddess after all.

But then...

He saw Qi Hao's face!

It scared him into sitting up with a scream.

A man over six feet tall screamed more pitifully than a little wife.

It's a crime!

It was so damn terrifying.

During the day, he really put in all his effort to get it done in one take.

He felt like his acting skills had surged to a new level.

If it was 800 points before, it was at least 1200 now.

Dammit, thinking about having to kiss An Feng's face today, Zhang Ruoyun couldn't sleep.

Not out of excitement, but fear.

What did I do wrong? I just acted out a scene with your former rumored girlfriend as you asked.

Unfortunately became a part of your play.

No, I can't just sit and wait for death, I'll just use a camera trick tomorrow.

"Camera trick?" Qi Hao looked at Zhang Ruoyun in surprise.

"Yes!" Zhang Ruoyun nodded vigorously, saying seriously, "Director, my first kiss must be kept for my girlfriend, even if it's just a cheek kiss, it's not okay."

"Alright~" Qi Hao replied helplessly.

But it didn't have much impact anyway; the kiss was meant to be a surprise attack, so having An Feng dodge and using a camera trick made sense.

After the news was announced, Lu Yang's eyes at Qi Hao clearly revealed a strange look.

He thought to himself:

If in the future, he made a movie using Qi Hao's former rumored girlfriend, and had her do intimate scenes with other men, would that offend Qi Hao?

Of course, he was just overthinking it.

Qi Hao had too many rumored girlfriends; he couldn't care less about all of them.

Many of these rumored girlfriends acted in emotional scenes, and some even got married.

Apart from the second male lead being too stubborn, making some scenes hard to shoot, there was also the female lead's crying scene.

Crying scene...

"You need to cry like an ordinary little girl, not like a goddess, because your idol didn't chase you, and your friends have also distanced themselves from you..."

An Feng had crying scenes before too.

Both in "Celestial Dragon" and "Immortal Sword".

Recently appeared in "October Fortress" and "Lost on Journey", which also counted.

So, as long as she found the right direction, An Feng's crying scene could still be coached.

"Lower your mouth corners a bit, grievance...yes right, pout a little...sss..."

This much grievance is a bit excessive.

It's easy to break the audience's immersion.

Moreover, when people see you so aggrieved, they might think the director did something beastly.

Isn't this harming me?

"How about this?" An Feng knew Qi Hao's standards were high, but high standards had their benefits.

At the very least, her acting skills had improved a lot in this period.

Even her mother, who was somewhat displeased with Qi Hao, admitted that Qi Hao was a very capable person.

"This is okay, keep it, oh, not bad, your expression here is very good..."

Lu Yang lay on his lounge chair, covering his face with a hat.

The southern sun in May made people drowsy, and if this shooting continued into June, it was likely to get hot.

Qin Hailu's overly dominant CEO style couldn't write it like this.

Listen here, only I have the right to make you feel wronged in the future.

The domineering CEO even had to control how he wronged his little wife, it had to meet his pleasure.

Listen, is this even human language?

At the end of May, Qi Hao went back to attend the premiere of "Steel Piano".

And "Wait and See" had already been taken off the screens long ago.

Total box office of 15.75 million.

For a film with only a five-million-dollar cost, this box office had certainly made back its money.

VCD, TV stations, overseas rights, and even the newly rising online streaming could add extra profit to the film, allowing it to make money.

It's just not that much.

You can't ask for too much; for an art film, this was already the best result.

Besides, Li Dawei was a second-generation artist.

His mother, as a director, had been operating for many years, making many things very simple for him to manage.

But this wasn't Qi Hao's concern.

"Qi Hao, do you want to attend the Shen City International Film Festival? I'll take you to win an award," Li Dawei called Qi Hao.

On the other end, Qi Hao was silent for a moment, then gave him a definitive answer: "Sure, I also want to win an award."

Li Dawei suddenly had a flash of insight, realizing Qi Hao's intention.

*&￥#@...

He only dared to curse in his heart, but it was a very dirty curse.

Qi Hao meant to compete with him for the Best New Director Award.

The show on C6 has already aired.

Qi Hao is boasting on the show about winning the Best New Director, it's completely setting himself against him.

It's outrageous.

Li Dawei has nowhere to vent his depression, while Qi Hao's premiere promotion is heating up.

"Steel Piano" is not short of hype at all.

A script bought for three million!

Just ask, which fool is so extravagant?

Many times, marketing is not just a science; it can also be a joke.

When many people watch the spectacle, it becomes a spectacle.

The movie with the big grievance is about to be released; first-line onlookers are keeping their attention.

And the fact that Qi Hao is directing for the first time is also a gimmick.

But alongside the discussion about Qi Hao's directing ability, there are some negative news.

What exactly is this movie?

Is it Zhang Meng's movie or Qi Hao's movie?

How dare they put that glaring "Director: Qi Hao" on the promotional poster, don't they feel ashamed?

"I have never separated Zhang Meng and this movie."

Qi Hao finds the public opinion baffling; he shot almost the entire film, but Zhang Meng was guiding and overseeing it the whole time.

He made this point clear in the movie's early publicity.

In the movie trailers and behind-the-scenes footage, Qi Hao and Zhang Meng are seen discussing how to shoot it together.

The two laughed very sweetly.

How come when it reaches these people's mouths, he becomes a kept man.

"A bit unreasonable, public relations shouldn't be too hard..." Shi Feng is most worried that Qi Hao cares about his reputation.

This kind of heat, once it's up, is certainly a blow to Qi Hao's first time as a director.

Although it has been announced before, there is still some beating around the bush.

"No, no, no, that's not the point."

Zhanqi Laiden sat lazily on the sofa in the meeting room with no image to maintain, idly fiddling with the laptop on his lap.

"The point is who is throwing this pot of dirty water." Old Tian took over the conversation.

"Yes, the timing of these rumors is quite concentrated, and the initial coverage range is also very fixed. The written content is almost the same, even the typos are identical. It's obvious that someone is targeting us."

Zhanqi Laiden snapped his laptop shut; he already has a thirty to forty percent certainty about who it is.

Well, thirty to forty percent is already quite certain.

Otherwise, unless he can find evidence and the parties involved, there's always a chance of wrongly accusing someone.

"According to who benefits the most, who has the biggest suspicion, then it has to be Lu Yu."

Old Tian reacted quickly since, before Zhanqi Laiden arrived, he was the one helping Qi Hao handle many affairs.

His PR ability might not be as strong as Zhanqi Laiden's, but his comprehensive ability is absolutely top-notch in the entertainment industry.

"Lu Yu, huh; is he crazy?"

Qi Hao looked bewildered, he has no enmity with Lu Yu at all.

Lu Yu became famous for directing Jiang Wen's "Searching for a Gun," and became known again for plagiarizing the documentary "Kekexili," and can speak up in the entire entertainment circle.

Hmm... although no one really listens.

"He released a movie in April, didn't you know?"

Zhanqi Laiden said it quite politely, Qi Hao is the only person in the company who can remember his name.

Others just call him Old Zhan, Old Deng, Qi Laiden, or whatever.

From then on, he swore to respect his boss.

"I really didn't notice... Why would he?"

Qi Hao felt embarrassed, however, the "Wait and See" which was also released in April is an art film, so focusing on the box office and competitors at the same time is almost meaningless.

Plus, he needs to go to the internet café to play games, shoot "First Love, This Little Thing," practice driving to get an advanced license...

In the evening when there's nothing to do, he still needs to go into the training space.

If it weren't for the existence of a magical item called the rest chair, he might have already died suddenly, where would he find the time to pay attention to Lu Yu?

And besides, your movie was released in April, what does it have to do with my May?

It's almost May 29th now.

You have your May Day schedule, and I have my Children's Day, let's each go our own way; can't perfume and toilet cleaner coexist peacefully?

Why must there be such fighting?

"His movie had a production cost of eighty million, and its current box office seems to be ninety million. Your 'Wait and See' rode your fame, and a small art film managed to hit over fifteen million, which clearly got in their eyes."

Zhanqi Laiden explained a little bit.

"This still doesn't make sense; why did they wait until the film is off the market to settle accounts with me?"

Qi Hao felt like he was bitten by a mad dog.

"The box office was too poor, so Lu Yu started to extend the key, planning to release it for another month. I heard he got a lot of contacts, trying to ride on the patriotism education to drive schools and organizations to watch his movie."

Zhanqi Laiden isn't as careless as Qi Hao.

His sources of information are quite extensive.

"Additionally, Lu Yu has always been haunted by nightmares, people say that 'Searching for a Gun' was actually shot by Jiang Wen, so he is quite sensitive in certain aspects. When we promoted 'Steel Piano,' we always mentioned Zhang Meng's significant contribution to this film, which might have poked his wound, making him feel that we were provoking him, being sarcastic, mocking him..."

"What a damn fateful encounter," Old Tian sighed helplessly.

If there were no fate, there wouldn't be two consecutive Qi Hao-related movies within two months of Lu Yu's movie release.

Who in their right mind releases two movies in two months?

If there were no fate, Qi Hao wouldn't walk an identical path as Lu Yu.

If there were no direct competition, Lu Yu might swallow his anger.

Now you are not only grabbing food from his bowl but also mocking him!

You think Lu Yu is Hello Kitty, huh.