[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst":3,"chapter-i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Became a Movie Star, and Only Then Did the System Finish Loading",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2285350,4470,"Chapter 24: Sorry to My Male Netizens (Requesting Tips)","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>The outdoor section was nearly finished, and the indoor red carpet was entirely lined with media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xuexue turned to interact one last time with her fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a top star, her fans were the foundation of her career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t make it onto the celebrity wealth list solely through her works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opportunity arrived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fan Xuexue turned, her skirt swept across the floor in a wave-like arc, extremely close to Qi Hao’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qi Hao continued walking now, he would inevitably step on Fan Xuexue’s skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would happen if he stepped on it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, nothing serious—many women at banquets have had their skirts stepped on, and none turned into bare-assed fools because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was still a tiny chance this glorious scenario could occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he didn’t rip off the skirt, other embarrassing situations might arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, try not to step on someone’s skirt if you can help it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like children are taught from childhood not to lift up someone’s skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid stepping on Fan Xuexue’s skirt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, this reason was perfect—Qi Hao sharply retracted his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stumbled and fell…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the twenty points of strength he’d gained recently, in the instant he fell, Qi Hao pushed up with one hand and rose into a crouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His agility was so impressive, even he found it unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during the process, he didn’t pull Fan Xuexue down, didn’t tear her skirt, and didn’t stick his head into her skirt… to peek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao feared that if he did such a thing, Fan Xuexue would hold him responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he didn’t want to be responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he could only say sorry to his male netizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Fan Xuexue’s movies weren’t without bold scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only flaw was his current posture…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, misjudged it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This posture looked exactly like one knee on the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after falling, he hadn’t let go of Fan Xuexue’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the instant of falling, one naturally grips tighter—letting go would reveal it was a fake fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Female celebrities’ red carpet stumbles were common, but male celebrities’? Rarely seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he ever face people if this got out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the situation was: he hadn’t let go of her hand, and he was on one knee—at least it looked like one knee on the ground—clearly resembling a proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xuexue was stunned by Qi Hao’s entire performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was genuinely frightened, covering her mouth as she stared at him in disbelief, her mind involuntarily drifting…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should she say yes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Qi Hao stood up quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if Fan Xuexue nodded vigorously, tears streaming, and shouted, “I accept! Let’s marry tomorrow,” he wouldn’t know how to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao apologized and released Fan Xuexue’s hand, lightly brushing nonexistent dust off his clothes—all movements smooth and natural, showing no trace of his earlier clumsiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he was silently asking System Brother whether this counted as completing the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you think it doesn’t, I’ll pretend I twisted my ankle and lie on the ground right now so they bring a stretcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t think I won’t roll around screaming in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s Tencent stock—do Tencent shareholders even care about face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the system also found it embarrassing and approved his fall technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Success!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I almost stepped on your skirt just now…” Qi Hao smiled and explained to Fan Xuexue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xuexue’s expression was complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao, a top idol star, had even faked a fall just to avoid stepping on her skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say she wasn’t moved would be a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Media reporters frantically snapped photos—both Qi Hao and Fan Xuexue were top-tier, so the cameras had no gap, faithfully capturing the entire scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone suddenly shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Hao, you’re a real man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Xue, say yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Hao, we entrust our Xue to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Hao, what about Yuan Yuan? What about Qian Qian? What about me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense—Qi Hao smiled and waved, then took Fan Xuexue’s outstretched hand again and walked toward the interior venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister, can we stop holding hands now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re almost at the autograph wall—do we sign with our hands still linked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao usually seemed a bit dim-witted, but now he realized he’d caused another mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, luckily Old Tian was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhan Qi Laiden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, at the autograph wall, Fan Xuexue released Qi Hao’s hand, regained her composure, and signed her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao followed immediately and signed his own name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he was guided by staff to undergo an interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems a little incident occurred just now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host got straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this wasn’t addressed, who knew how much it might spiral?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaming the venue for icy, slippery red carpet was the least of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just now, Qi Hao twisted and fell to avoid stepping on my skirt,” Fan Xuexue volunteered an explanation for Qi Hao’s behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she genuinely believed this was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, were you injured?” the host asked anxiously—so long as it wasn’t their event’s fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, just a bit clumsy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao showed little expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His persona was naturally aloof—the ultimate godlike idol in female fans’ hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though that persona was already mostly shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not clumsy at all—Qi Hao is a gentleman!” Fan Xuexue sincerely praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew this would further fuel rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contradicted her principle: she wanted to use Qi Hao for publicity but didn’t want to actually be with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she said nothing, how would the public view her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, everyone knew Qi Hao fell only to avoid stepping on her skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly—not clumsy at all! I saw it—it looked like he was on wires, so cool! Qi Hao, have you considered acting in action movies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the blame wouldn’t land on their event, the host had no problem praising Qi Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not ruled out,” Qi Hao replied succinctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you plan to collaborate again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host looked at these two high-appeal idols and thought it was a shame not to team them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xuexue had recently favored collaborating with acting heavyweights like Liang Jiahui, Li Ming, Liu Dehua, and Ge You, and Qi Hao now belonged to that category too—perfect for collaboration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We already have intentions in this direction—everyone can look forward to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xuexue was referring to “October Weicheng,” but how exactly they’d collaborate remained unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The studio might not cast them as lovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could even play his stepmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will you appear in ‘Chinese Paladin 3’?” the host asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not at all for now,” Fan Xuexue immediately denied the rumor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tangren was indeed a bit annoying in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They loved to parade their “bings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since they cast Qi Hao as the senior disciple of Shushan, Tangren had been quietly parading every celebrity linked to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every person rumored to have dated Qi Hao had been dragged out by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao suspected Tangren had hired him at a high price precisely because he had the most dating rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially An Feng, who had starred in “Chinese Paladin 1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They confidently claimed she’d return for the third season, even releasing a melodramatic pitch: “Qi Hao and Hu Ge, two men fighting over one woman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xuexue was, of course, one of those paraded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Qi Hao here, she didn’t know his stance on the “parading” practice, so her denial was already quite gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The lead roles have basically been finalized; filming will start in February.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao didn’t want the sugar man constantly leading his \"girlfriends\" around, so he directly revealed that the leads had already been decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of his \"girlfriends\" had already achieved fame and success; they wouldn’t dream of taking supporting roles in a TV drama like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll wish you smooth filming in advance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to a sudden heavy snowfall, setting up the canopy wasted some time, and Qi Hao had fallen on the red carpet; the host asked a few more questions, then hastily ended the red carpet interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Backstage, Qi Hao suppressed his eagerness to settle his task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept the room, searching for someone suitable to serve as this training NPC.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t just charge straight in to find an NPC.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to first socialize with senior figures and close friends in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Li Lianjie, who had just collaborated with him on \"The Promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Promise\" was released on December 12 and earned 222 million yuan at the box office — a pittance compared to its 270 million yuan production cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the criticism for it was loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao thought the film was actually decent; perhaps it was just that higher expectations led to greater disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, it’s not about not knowing quality — it’s about comparing one thing to another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaogang’s \"Assembly\" was released on December 20 and had already surpassed \"The Promise\" at the box office; moreover, \"Assembly\" cost only 80 million yuan — the winner was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao chatted briefly with Li Lianjie, then hurried off to find the next person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Honglei!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy’s acting was actually quite good, especially when he asked, \"Is this watermelon ripe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao decided to chat with him a bit longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could \"capture\" him as a training NPC, he could experience firsthand the pressure of that \"ripe or not\" moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Dahong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Dahong was rumored to be joining the upcoming \"Three Kingdoms\" remake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Tian was also waiting for that project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao hoped to play Lu Bu or Zhao Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who doesn’t love playing a tough guy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of his career goals was to portray every mighty male warrior in Chinese history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Ai didn’t count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he landed this project, it would be perfect — right after finishing \"Immortal Sword 3,\" he could join \"Three Kingdoms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But \"Three Kingdoms\" had its flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the classic \"Old Three Kingdoms\" loomed large; surpassing it was like dreaming. Second, the filming schedule was too long — for Qi Hao, who was in the middle of a career transition, it wasn’t a good deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Ni, which role are you planning to play?\" Qi Hao asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I actually wanted to play a general — mounted on horseback, securing the realm, sweeping east and west, mighty and imposing...\" Ni Dahong’s expression darkened as he sighed: \"Gao Xixi convinced me to play Sima Yi. I was drunk on his persuasion and agreed. That man is a master of manipulation — if you meet him, watch out for his tricks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will playing Sima Yi be stressful?\" Qi Hao asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... even if it’s stressful, you still have to do it. When you’re an Academy Award winner, isn’t the pressure huge?\" Ni Dahong countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huge pressure!\" Qi Hao nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Capital TV Film and Television Awards Ceremony wasn’t a major event; the number of actors Qi Hao considered worthy of attention wasn’t large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circling the room once, he gave up searching further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Ni Dahong and Sun Honglei as baseline options, picking either one wouldn’t be a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the event began, Qi Hao sat down and initiated task settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heart pounding, hands trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourty million yuan in shares — here I come!\u003C\u002Fp>",1867,"2026-06-20T03:01:22.774Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2ae9b5c93afcee83efe8fb82bc492ad51db6e530b3bd9006c9e40adebbd401ed","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-25","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-23",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-cover.jpg"]