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

Qi Hao can achieve this because he has money and can make money.

Having money alone is useless; you also need to be able to spend it.

Qi Hao has Donghao Venture Capital, Feiyang Media, Zhonghao Entertainment, West Hao Film Industry...

The company's business almost covers the entire entertainment industry chain.

The money spent must be able to earn back; money making money is king, otherwise, you're just going to be a sucker.

Qi Hao has seen great success in films this year.

"Those Years," "Lost on Journey," "First Love, This Little Thing," "Uncle," all entered the top ten of the year chart.

There's another film by Jiang Wen, "Let the Bullets Fly," which might flop at the box office, but with the other four films as a safety net, the losses from "Let the Bullets Fly" are negligible.

Such is Qi Hao, even if he really removed Zhou Ruifa's role, what could Zhou Ruifa do?

Retaliate?

With what could he retaliate against Qi Hao?

The only thing he could do is reflect on himself.

Qi Hao can't possibly be wrong; if there's a mistake, it must be his own.

Where did I go wrong, and when did I offend Qi Hao?

Zhou Ruifa arrived at the scene and saw many people gathered around Qi Hao. He hesitated for a moment and didn't walk over.

No choice, he couldn't swallow his pride.

Approaching a junior voluntarily is more painful than being killed.

He's not in a career-driven age anymore; now, he just wants to make more money.

Even with considerable wealth, who would complain about having too much money?

Of course, the public line is that there are so many people in Xiangjiang's entertainment industry who need to eat, he must keep working; if he doesn't work, others won't have work.

Wang Jing is an expert in this.

Dragging the entire industry as a shield, no one criticizes you for making bad movies anymore.

In fact, no one is a saint.

The scene was chaotic.

People used to line up to approach Qi Hao; now, there's no way to line up anymore.

Time is limited, everyone just wants to show their face.

Even if they can't get any roles from Qi Hao, they at least want to leave a friendly impression.

Bro, we're on the same side.

Don't erase my role, and don't blacklist me.

Qi Hao even erased Zhou Ruifa's role, blacklisted Zhao Yanzi, so much more for others.

Qi Hao finds this helpless.

Can only treat everyone politely.

To avoid solidifying his erroneous impression as the big enemy in the entertainment industry.

Until the awards ceremony was about to start, and everyone started to take their seats, did he finally get released from the crowd.

"You were really impressive today!"

Huang Jianxin sat next to Qi Hao, and their seats weren't right in the center.

But if you consider who is sitting in that row, then it's definitely the center of the center. The only actor who shares that row with Qi Hao is Li Xuejian.

He's the next leader of the Film Association.

Even Zhou Ruifa and Feng Xiaogang have to sit aside.

"You're saying this, and you don't know what kind of person I am?"

Qi Hao looked innocent.

"I used to think I understood, but now I'm not so sure."

Huang Jianxin said softly.

Looking harmless and a bit cute, who would've thought he could also be dominating at times.

"Fa Ge's role, I didn't meddle at all. Brother Jiang Wen couldn't get enough investment, so he helplessly had to give up on Fa Ge; what's it got to do with me!"

Qi Hao presented facts and reasoned with him.

"You're the investor; you didn't give the budget to hire Zhou Ruifa, so naturally, he couldn't act."

Huang Jianxin really felt that Zhou Ruifa was kicked out by Qi Hao.

The investors had already been decided.

On Qi Hao's side, Feiyang Media was the main investor.

The disagreement was over whether to invest more or less; if Qi Hao truly felt Zhou Ruifa was worth it, he could have easily broadened the film's budget.

"I didn't willingly take the main investment; I thought Emperor Entertainment would be the main investor."

Qi Hao refuses to take blame for this.

Everyone wasn't optimistic about Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly," basically supporting Brother Jiang Wen with a money-losing mindset.

On Qi Hao's side, it was the Coal Boss's insistence that led to the investment.

Since that's the case, they can't be asked to do too much.

"Actually, I don't like him either. I think you did the right thing; those people from Xiangjiang shouldn't be indulged."

Clearly, Huang Jianxin, who is preparing a new film, isn't happy with the Xiangjiang crowd.

The internal conflicts within the crew are heavy, none of them are easy to deal with.

However, this kind of special-themed movie must foster unity, and it must have a certain proportion of Xiangjiang actors in the crew.

"I really didn't!"

Qi Hao refuses to admit.

The situation with Zhao Yanzi could be admitted, but Zhou Ruifa's cannot.

If not, I'd offend too many people.

"My new film, would you like to invest a bit? Guaranteed profit."

Huang Jianxin did not argue with Qi Hao.

His intent was to indicate he was not oblivious, not to expose Qi Hao.

Starting the talk on collaboration naturally showed goodwill.

Who would have thought that the little transparent fellow they once drank with would secretly transform into a financial mogul, overlooking the entertainment industry?

Of course, the entertainment industry has its advantages, being a sector that can reach high places.

Just like Huang Jianxin's current project, "Founding of the Party."

Anyway, those who get it, get it.

"How can I accept this...?"

Qi Hao's heart was stirred; this gift seemed a bit hefty.

Huang Jianxin's projects were more pure and upright than Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly." The first film by China Film, with distribution by Bern Universe, was a great success. The second had everyone scrambling to be involved.

Qi Hao's foundation was weak; joining in was too much effort.

He didn't want to flatter Huang Jianxin and China Film, nor did he want to sacrifice too many benefits, so he had no plans in this regard.

Unexpectedly, Huang Jianxin extended the invitation on his own.

"When we drank together before, you certainly didn't feel embarrassed."

Huang Jianxin smiled kindly at Qi Hao.

"Then it would be rude to refuse."

Qi Hao returned the same bright smile, accepting the gesture.

In this circle, one mustn't fear owing favors.

Give and take, and everyone becomes one of their own.

The awards ceremony started quickly.

Qi Hao sat among the big shots, thinking about the lowly pleasure of winning Best Actor.

He's probably the most down-to-earth among the big shots.

Along with him in the nominations were Chen Kun, who played Mr. Wang in "Painted Skin"; Zhang Guoli, who played the bald man in "Founding of the Republic"; Zhen Zidan, who played Yip Man in "Yip Man"; and Hou Yong, who played Tang Xinsheng in "Earth-shattering."

Zhen Zidan was immediately ruled out; his acting offered nothing remarkable.

Zhang Guoli's acting was top-notch, but his minimal role in the movie gave him no chance.

Qi Hao's main competitors were Chen Kun and Hou Yong.

Chen Kun and Hou Yong, the latter's acting outshines the former's, but Qi Hao's biggest rival was not the latter but the former.

Because this is the Hundred Flowers Awards.

Apart from acting skills, audience appeal holds more weight.

Even though audience votes aren't the only consideration, they're the main factor.

If Qi Hao or even Chen Kun lost to Hou Yong, people would suspect rigging.

The Golden Rooster has lost its luster over the years, but it's still better than the Hundred Flowers. Expecting the judges to be fair isn't realistic, and putting faith in audience choices is equally unrealistic.

The Best Actress award was up next.

Zhou Xun, with her role in "Painted Skin," unsurprisingly defeated several opponents to win the Hundred Flowers Best Actress.

Then we moved to the Best Actor selection.

The other lead actor in "Painted Skin" was Chen Kun.

This film starred Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, and Zhao Yanzi, with Zhen Zidan and Sun Li joining in, raking in 250 million at the box office in 2008.

A definite popular movie.

Thus, the calls for Chen Kun to win Best Actor were strong.

Many in the audience were cheering for Chen Kun.

But of course, more were cheering for Qi Hao.

After all, Chen Kun had been a rising actor, just like Qi Hao.

Now, while Chen Kun remained a rising star, Qi Hao had already successfully ascended from that status.

In both popularity and acting skills, Qi Hao overshadowed Chen Kun.

Chen Kun, on the other hand, sat uneasily.

Come on, this guy even dared to mess with Zhou Ruifa and Zhao Yanzi.

He was classmates with Zhao Yanzi.

In their class emerged plenty of top celebrities, Zhao Yanzi being the most formidable, with "Princess" making her a legend, subsequently upgrading to a leading lady, leaving behind all the other rising stars.

Before any clash with Qi Hao, Zhao Yanzi was already set on reclaiming her fame.

With "Painted Skin," two "Red Cliff" films, and "Hua Mulan," she intended to wash away the shame of her previous years of declining stardom.

Yet... she was swiftly crushed with one slap.

And word has it that the one who swung the slap was none other than the new entertainment bigwig, Qi Hao.

Damn, now fighting with me, Qi Hao, for Best Actor.

Am I getting carried away?

Even "Let the Bullets Fly," which I previously joined, was funded by them.

The role was one they didn't want.

The role in "Painted Skin" was one they didn't want either, Xu Ke favored Qi Hao the most.

Chen Kun felt his path narrowing.

He started hoping that this Best Actor award wouldn't be his.

I don't want it anymore, okay?

Withdraw withdraw withdraw~