Chapter 1: Ten years, system loading complete!

"I really didn't expect that one day I would be able to stand here. Here, I want to solemnly thank Director Qi Jian, and thank him for choosing me to star in *The Dog*..."

Teacher Qi Hao choked up on stage while delivering his acceptance speech.

Relying on the film *The Dog*, he successfully won the Best Actor award at the 26th China Film Golden Rooster Awards.

He became the youngest Best Actor in the history of the Golden Rooster Awards.

The crowd below listened with smiles.

However, as Teacher Qi Hao spoke, he suddenly got stuck.

And he was stuck for over ten seconds, almost turning it into a stage accident.

Fortunately, he recovered his composure in time.

"Thank you to the screenwriter, thank you to my family, thank you to everyone. I'm really very excited today. I... my acceptance speech is finished."

Fuck your mother!

It didn't come early or late, but at the most important moment of my life, while I was giving my Best Actor acceptance speech...

The system notification said loading was complete!

The reason Teacher Qi Hao was so angry, besides the inappropriate occasion, was also because this system had been loading for ten years.

That year, he was only fifteen.

Just graduated from junior high, he inexplicably obtained a "Big Star System."

At the time, he was fucking excited.

Ignoring his whole family's opposition, he carried a bag and came to the capital to start breaking into the entertainment industry.

Just waiting to rely on the system to reach the pinnacle of life.

As a result, the system kept loading—one day, two days, three days, one year, two years, three years, three years after three years.

A full ten years later, it was still loading!

Ten years!

Do you know how he spent these ten years?

In August 1997, he joined the crew of *The Dream Factory* and began his career as an extra.

Subsequently, he played bit parts in many film and television dramas such as *Water Margin*, *Tai Chi Master*, *Kangxi's Micro-visit*, *Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl*, and *The Emperor and the Assassin*.

It wasn't until 2000 that he began to stand out with the role of Qiao Ling'er in *The Sequel to Journey to the West*, starting to take on important roles in film and television.

Since then, he has starred in many popular TV series such as *Wrong Carriage, Right Groom*, *Young Justice Bao 2*, and *The Return of the Condor Heroes*.

And films like *Black and White Forest*, *Seven Swords*, and *Shanghai Dreams*.

In 2003, Teacher Qi Hao was named one of the "Four Young Dan" of the domestic entertainment industry alongside Huang Xiaoming, Nie Yuan, and Tong Dawei.

This time, he finally snatched the Best Actor crown with *The Dog*, pulling ahead of the other four young actors.

Not to mention standing at the pinnacle of the entertainment industry, at least among his peers, he was already invincible.

You lizard-fucking dog system, I've already become a big star, what do I need you for?

However, the system did not stop because of Teacher Qi Hao's disdain.

【This system upholds a customer-first service attitude, striving to plan the most reasonable path to fame for the host.】

【In addition to daily training functions, it will also issue main quests to the host.】

【Completing quests will earn generous rewards.】

【Of course, if you fail, there will also be a small punishment.】

【Now starting to issue quest.】

【Quest 1: Play an extra with a one-line script. Quest difficulty: two stars. Time limit: 15 days.】

【Quest completion reward: Acting +10, script *Not One Less*.】

【Quest failure punishment: three electric shocks, oh.】

Oh oh oh, oh your mother's head, I already told you I don't want it, and you still go oh~ oh~ oh... completely ignoring whether people can stand it or not.

Playing an extra with a one-line script, this quest is too simple.

However, when he saw the system reward, Teacher Qi Hao's head was buzzing.

*Not One Less*!

This script must be a good script.

This film won Teng Rujun the Golden Rooster Best Actor and the Student Film Festival Best Actor, made 19-year-old Liu Ye an overnight sensation, nominated him for Golden Rooster Best Supporting Actor, and thus gained the favor of the director of *Lan Yu*, further earning him the Golden Horse Best Actor title.

From April to October 2001, the film's box office exceeded 350 million yen, replacing *The Road Home* as the highest-grossing Chinese film in Japan.

By November 2003, the global total box office exceeded 60 million RMB.

It can be said to be a double harvest of reputation and box office!

But!

But this fucking thing is a 1999 movie, okay?

I thought the system was going to do something big, but it ended up taking a big shit!

If the system were in front of him, Teacher Qi Hao would definitely strangle this dog thing directly. You're giving me a movie released eight years ago now.

You actually have the face to say "upholding a customer-first service attitude."

I think you want to piss the customer to death and then inherit the customer's Best Actor trophy.

Teacher Qi Hao originally wanted to ignore this broken system directly.

As a result, he discovered that the system quest actually had a punishment, written above as three electric shocks.

Electric shocks, and three times at that!

Why don't you go shock yourself?

Does it hurt when shocked? No, being shocked should be numb...

Fuck, whether it's numb or painful, I fucking don't want to be shocked, okay? Who knows if it's high-voltage electricity.

The film awards ceremony ended, and the newly crowned Best Actor Teacher Qi Hao immediately became the focus of the scene.

If it were just a Best Actor award, it wouldn't be anything.

There are so many awards ceremonies every year, and each one produces a Best Actor; there are simply too many Best Actors accumulated over the years.

Not every Best Actor will reach the pinnacle of the entertainment industry.

For example, Xia Yu, who starred in Jiang Wen's film *In the Heat of the Sun* and won the Venice Best Actor, Golden Rooster Best Actor, and Student Film Festival Best Actor triple blessing, is now almost in a state of being untraceable.

Teacher Qi Hao is different.

Teacher Qi Hao is a popular young actor + Best Actor.

Young actors who want to join the ranks of popular young actors rely not only on their works but also on looks that exceed ordinary people.

Teacher Qi Hao is definitely the most handsome among the past Four Young Dan.

And such a handsome, popular young actor actually has acting skills—do you dare believe it?

As long as this person doesn't court death, his future is absolutely immeasurable.

Therefore, whether it's directors or popular stars, they all come to talk to him, asking about his upcoming filming plans to see if there's any possibility of cooperation.

However, Teacher Qi Hao couldn't be happy.

"Haozi, why does your face look so ugly?" His manager also noticed this and asked with concern while driving.

"Old Tian, help me find a... um..."

Teacher Qi Hao suddenly didn't know how to open his mouth. He had just won Best Actor, and now he was turning around to tell his manager that he wanted to play an extra, and it had to be the kind with only one line—no more, no less.

One more line and I'll quit!

The manager would probably curse him for being sick.

In fact, he felt he was sick himself, and others would be even less able to understand.

"Is there a problem?" Old Tian saw his solemn expression, and his heart immediately rose.

In recent years, the atmosphere in the entertainment industry has been getting worse and worse.

Many stars and artists have chaotic private lives, not to mention secretly "eating chicken," some even find two or three at a time, and some even find men to seek excitement.

Could this guy Teacher Qi Hao have such thoughts?

You can despise my profession, but you cannot insult my personality.

I am a proper manager.

"Help me find a..."

Fuck, it's really hard to open my mouth.

How can I make the manager not suspect that I'm sick?

"Haozi, I think you can find a girlfriend. Those outside are unhealthy, and I don't have the connections to help you find a prostitute!"

Old Tian had a mournful face, almost kneeling to his master.

Look at you...

Look at me, do I look like someone who likes to eat chicken?

Am I the kind of person who can't take out two hundred yuan from my pocket but can call seven or eight girls?

"I fucking... help me find an extra!" Teacher Qi Hao now not only wanted to kill the system, he also wanted to kill the manager.

Old Tian is good at everything, except that he lacks virtue in the five elements and is destined to be beaten.

"What kind of extra?" Manager Old Tian didn't hear clearly. ===== CHAPTER 2 =====