[{"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-28":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},2285354,4470,"Chapter 28: Driving a Tank to Work (Request Monthly Votes)","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>When his father fell asleep, Qi Hao began to settle his task rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Harmony Brings Prosperity” task offered mediocre rewards; Qi Hao mainly wanted to see what the next task would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task Seven Completed, Reward: Lines +10, Song “Cold to the Core”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task Completed, Training Opportunity Awarded】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Training NPC Selection: Random 1 \u002F Random 2 \u002F Random 3】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【New Task Now Released】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task Eight: The Host must fully leverage their advantages and seize every work opportunity by attempting to secure a voice acting role. Task Difficulty: 4 Stars, Deadline: 90 Days】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task Completion Reward: Lines +10, Script “The Great Han Emperor,” One Santana 2000 (System Edition)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task Failure Penalty: Three electric shocks】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new task is voice acting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao’s voice naturally suited dialogue delivery, giving him an advantage—so this task wasn’t overly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was whether any suitable voice roles appeared in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Projects needing voice actors were rarely numerous, especially with a flood of professional voice actors competing for work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only major productions that liked to show off occasionally hired big-name stars for voice roles, using it as a promotional hook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even when hiring stars, they’d only pick those with solid dialogue skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only odd thing about this task was the reward—it was insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Great Han Emperor”—that was Huang Xiaoming’s breakout role, released in 2001.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Santana 2000!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, it seemed excellent: launched in 1995, priced from 180,000 yuan; even by 2000, a new one cost over 150,000 yuan. Compared to previous rewards of 10,000 yuan, 50,000 yuan, or 5,500 dollars, it was genuinely generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a newcomer actor, driving a Santana was a major status symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, the System really cares about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the 2008 timeline, this car was utterly outdated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Santana 2000 came the Santana 3000, Santana Zhijun—by then, it had long fallen from a 1990s luxury car to a budget model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, with Qi Hao’s current status, driving a Santana would make him the laughingstock of the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System is useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mud can’t be turned into gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did we strip Tencent’s stock bare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>0.1% is a drop in the ocean—why not keep milking it instead of chasing cars?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to be a major Tencent shareholder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the new car the coal boss gave me hasn’t even been picked up yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his billions in wealth, he wouldn’t even consider a car worse than a Cadillac XLR.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>San… Santana!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technically, Qi Hao could just sell the car and treat the reward as still being just a few ten thousand yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least it was more than the last task’s payout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what the hell is a “System Edition”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are there System Edition and non-System Edition cars? Aren’t they all made by Volkswagen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the System responded this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called “System Edition” greatly improves chassis stability, reduces failure rates, and guarantees the Host’s safety in three car accidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“3\u002F3” means three car crashes, zero injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>System Brother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao shot upright from his bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You slowly vanished from that distant shore, your blurred face gradually becoming clear—I want to say something, but don’t know where to begin…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His favorite singer, Zhang Yusheng, died in a car accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Niu Zhenhua, lead actor of “Back to Back, Face to Face”; Liu Dan, famous for playing the Fragrant Concubine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Ge, whom Qi Hao was about to collaborate with, had a car accident in 2006—his assistant died in the rescue, Hu Ge himself received over a hundred stitches, and went from a rising star to a career low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s precisely why Tang Ren was willing to pay Qi Hao a high price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this System Edition Santana could grant Qi Hao immunity from injury in three car crashes, it would be incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not immortality—just no injury!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this reward revealed another crucial question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System, whose very existence was already mystical, was now embracing mystical concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three car crashes, zero injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that a scientifically valid concept?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System had a bit of a charlatan streak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for credibility, Qi Hao still trusted the System’s promises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wouldn’t deliberately test whether he’d die in a car crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the System was lying? What if it wanted to swap him for a female Host?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’d once called it “a dog system that fucked a lizard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he realized how wrong that was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the System was magnanimous—didn’t hold grudges, didn’t mind being cursed, gave him Tencent stock, and even cared about his personal safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the next reward would be even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Praise the System!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really survived a car crash unharmed, he wouldn’t need to worry about suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some cars overturning into roadside ditches cause injuries or deaths; others roll down hillsides with only minor concussions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he’d been busy with his studio, Qi Hao hadn’t picked up the car Gao Yang gave him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this Santana, he planned to pick up right after completing the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Four Young Kings, newly crowned Best Actor, boss of Qi Hao Studio, partner to a coal tycoon worth billions, shareholder in Tencent Group worth over twenty billion—Qi Hao would now be commuting in a Santana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? Embarrassing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Embarrassing how?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is your life more important, or your money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course… both are important!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With three crash-immune rides, this was way safer than driving a tank to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>System Brother, I love you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Qi Hao contacted Zhang Nan—calling Lao Tian meant he’d complain even while working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, chirping upward; one always whining—who wouldn’t know which to pick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Boss~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nan was eating breakfast in the living room; an imposing old man glanced at him but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man held a toddler on his lap, ruining the air of authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve compiled the voice acting jobs available, but since your schedule doesn’t include voice work, I haven’t paid much attention—I’ll turn on my computer and sync with you now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nan dropped his meal and stood up to head to the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, this kid of ours takes work too seriously—he doesn’t spend enough time with you…” Zhang Nan’s mother pitied his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife shook her head: “It’s good he has ambition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What need for a bicycle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Born well, good character, no gambling, no womanizing, single-mindedly focused on his career—such a husband was hard to find even with a lantern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nan shut the study door, locking everything out—no one could interfere with his career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the latest voice acting job?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao was already impatient—not because of the reward, not because of the three electric shocks—he just wanted to do the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He loved doing tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Positive, driven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to call and confirm—some jobs that look close might already have voice actors signed on—I’ll contact them now and update you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao didn’t even need to urge him—Zhang Nan started working immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people cuddled outside; others got great news at work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during the New Year, he didn’t slack off on his career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao hung up, stepped out of the room, and saw his cousin Hu Shan playing with Aobai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bye-bye~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you babbling? Calling it ‘bye-bye’? Is it your generation?” Qi Hao’s father returned with breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaba cai, old tofu, fried dough sticks, and large pancakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their breakfast was usually bought outside—variety was always abundant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, Ao Ao, bye-bye, Ao Bai~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough, hurry up and eat...\" Mrs. Qi walked in carrying groceries from the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you buy little fish for Ao Bai?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bought them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole family sat together at the breakfast table in the living room, which was tiny—after placing the dining table, there was barely enough space for a small two-person sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over breakfast, Qi Hao brought up the topic of buying a house again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Qi’s father didn’t oppose as strongly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Qi Hao’s mention of bringing a girlfriend home had struck a chord; if his son had the means, slightly improving their living conditions wasn’t a bad idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But buying a house was a major decision—where to buy, what kind to buy—these were matters requiring careful thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao was disappointed that Tongzi hadn’t released any related quests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he could’ve taken on a side quest and maybe earned more Penguin shares as a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the conversation turned to cousin Hu Shan’s employment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you found an internship yet? If not, you could try coming to my place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao didn’t practice nepotism, but he also wouldn’t deliberately shut his cousin out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need, I found an internship at the TV station,\" Hu Shan quickly declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family treated her wonderfully, like a biological daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, she was ultimately \"living under someone else’s roof,\" so she never burdened the family with problems she could solve herself—her independence was exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, your sister’s from Nankai—look at you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father’s Gaba Cai lost its flavor; he glared at this good-for-nothing with rising anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After decades of teaching, he’d produced many successful students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During holidays, plenty of top students from Tsinghua and Peking University came to visit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the teachers at Nankai University, right outside their door, had once been his students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad—no matter how many good students he’d turned out, his own son had only a junior high diploma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough... I’ve got something to do. You guys eat slowly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then his phone rang—it was Zhang Nan calling. Qi Hao quickly grabbed a fried dough stick and made a hasty exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I have no achievements, at least I’m still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if I’m a junior high student?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior high students have the right to live too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, every year when I come home, if I don’t get beaten, it’s already a cause for celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, considering both my parents are teachers, I really am pushing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao, knowing he was in the wrong, always avoided confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, how many projects can be taken on fastest? I confirmed none have signed new voice actors yet—they are...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nan worked at lightning speed; within minutes, she’d already delivered the results Qi Hao wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your suggestion?\" Qi Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a top-tier workhorse like her, he didn’t even bother using his own brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think we should take on dubbing for Hollywood blockbusters—like Iron Man and Kung Fu Panda. The first is a live-action superhero film, the second an animated film. Both can be signed now, with recording starting after the New Year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1758,"2026-06-20T03:01:22.774Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c3672b1d7644daf35dff1e9d39ead270b8e1829a2759165a9c356f9b5194cab1","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-29","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-27",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-cover.jpg"]