[{"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-40":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},2285366,4470,"Chapter 40: Three Monks Have No Water to Drink (Requesting Monthly Tickets)","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>“Do you need Teacher Zhang to help you with your scene? Don’t worry—I’ll pay him by the hour, and anyone can ask him for help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve already boldly called me Big Brother; this little favor is nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi was so stunned she nearly rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh my god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve got no heart or soul—just a stomach, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since I’ve already said this much, Yang Mi couldn’t possibly admit she never intended to ask about acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I wanted to learn acting, I could just ask the school teachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just want to be famous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yang Mi, get ready!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director called for her, so Yang Mi reluctantly went to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all this time, if she really hadn’t gotten a scene, her mind would’ve broken by now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Songwen couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone with such terrible acting skills couldn’t possibly be that deeply immersed—or stay immersed that long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s lucky just to get into character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, brother, you’re hilarious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao held back his laughter—she wasn’t really here to learn acting; that woman just wanted to sleep with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she wouldn’t even pay me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just average, hehe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Songwen grinned mischievously, helping his employer out of the awkward spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was clear undercurrent tension among the male and female actors on this set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, why were all three women constantly hovering around Qi Hao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, Qi Hao’s one of the Four Little Kings plus a Best Actor—but that alone shouldn’t make female stars drop their dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they’re all lead actresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Female stars in the entertainment industry are especially proud; they love being chased and rarely pursue men themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because Qi Hao is handsome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I’ve missed out on so much just because I’m not good-looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There must be some reason I don’t know about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be some kind of innate talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Qi Hao’s attitude was strange too—he didn’t seem to enjoy being surrounded by all these beauties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even seemed to avoid them; I never saw him particularly fond of any one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liking someone can’t be hidden—even if you hide in a closet, your husband will still find her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, let’s keep going—help me analyze Teacher You Benchang’s Ji Gong…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao had to pretend to be busy so the female demons wouldn’t pester him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, not just female demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes Hu Ge also liked to chat with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Hu Ge have heard the rumor about his “blessing for women”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what the hell are you even trying to do, you’re a guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Hu Ge got along better with Yuan Hong on set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only occasionally came to hang out with Qi Hao; now that he was spending most of his time with his acting coach, they mostly just hung out on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whenever it was mealtime, they couldn’t be stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, Tang Yan brought a small stool right up to Qi Hao’s makeshift dining table and pulled out a glass jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi, who had been itching to act, nearly stabbed a hole through her boxed meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You won’t eat it yourself, but you won’t let others eat it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s just too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother Qi Hao, these are the pickled cucumbers my mom made—try some?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The set’s boxed meals weren’t terrible, but they certainly weren’t good either; every dish tasted nearly the same, and after a while, it killed your appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pickled vegetables were definitely a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since they were made by Tang Yan’s own mother, Qi Hao was genuinely touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, I’ll try… Not bad at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pickled cucumber was made from cucumber—looked a bit dark, but crisp and refreshingly tasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I brought a lot—if you like it, I’ll give you a whole jar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Tang Yan often wanted to cry from being outshined by Qi Hao, she had genuinely gained a lot during their scenes together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her agent Ji Rujing even said she’d improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, just a little…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need—I’ll just take one piece at mealtime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Qi Hao possibly accept a whole jar? That was a mother’s loving homemade pickle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, it’d probably spark more gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past half-month since “Immortal Sword 3” started filming, the outside world had been intensely curious about the set’s gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many half-truths and rumors had surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan was the second female lead, but since she and Qi Hao played lovers entangled across three lifetimes, she naturally became a media focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Yang Mi wouldn’t have been so desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Liu Shishi, she spent most of her time looking lost; when Cai Yinong was around, she’d come over to interact more with Qi Hao, but when Cai Yinong left, she’d just—look like she was zoning out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, today after lunch, they filmed the scene where Qi Hao must subdue Liu Shishi, the sword demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were Zhao Wenzhuo, he’d definitely shout: “Bold demon! I can tell at a glance you’re not human!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bold demon! I demand you reveal your true form! Great Heavenly Dragon, Prajna, All Buddhas, Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, Prajna Ba Ma Kong, manifest! Bold! You desecrate the Buddha! Kill kill kill kill! Trivial tricks, how dare you show off before a master? Great Heavenly Dragon, Great Luo Spell, Prajna Buddhas…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bold demon! I demand you aid my cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the relevant plot in “Immortal Sword 3” was dull—Xu Zhangqing never attained the Dao across three lifetimes for good reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, acting opposite Liu Shishi was boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was zero passion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she was a demon, he couldn’t muster the energy to subdue her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably what they call a wooden beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, outside rumors had plenty of “untold stories about Qi Hao and the female cast members.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one did he like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or all of them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he become a set couple with any one—or more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often, if you don’t seek gossip, gossip finds you anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, with three beauties involved,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the rumors lacked credibility, so no serious gossip ever took root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It proved the old saying true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One monk carries water to drink; two monks carry it together; three monks have no water to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of February, someone delivered to Qi Hao a car he’d ordered earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every payment, receipt, and procedure was perfectly complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if a pen had swiftly written out the entire process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then turned it all into reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongzi, awesome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss ordering a car isn’t unusual—but ordering this particular car? That seemed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nan hesitated, but ultimately didn’t suggest his boss see a psychologist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liking vintage cars isn’t strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are people overseas who collect cars from a hundred years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Santana 2000!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This outdated model looked no different from ordinary cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Qi Hao knew this thing could save his life in a critical moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During filming in Hengdian, he never used the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance from the hotel to the set was short; even with heavy traffic, speeds were low, making major accidents unlikely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>March was a busy month in the entertainment industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chen artist scandal continued to spread; one of the main figures, Zhang Baizhi, was rumored to be pregnant again, but whispers claimed the Xie family planned to kick her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors also said the child might not be Xiao Xie’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Xie Tingfeng denied all rumors, claiming their family was harmonious and happier than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone expressed sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could only say that since Xiao Xie turned green, people’s pity for him had flooded out, significantly improving his previously mediocre reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he wasn’t actually cuckolded—the man surnamed Chen was merely his wife’s ex-boyfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the man surnamed Chen had once been brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that the brother wasn’t good enough—just that the brother had married a beautiful sister-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also some less troubling news items, such as Ximen Daguanren Shan Liwen marrying Hu Beiwai, a pity for Yang Simin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also matters connected to Qi Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was an invitation to participate in the Olympic countdown 100-day celebration—the theme song “Beijing Welcomes You.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timeline was tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he accepted the invitation, he needed to hurry to the capital for recording.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, only singers should have received such invitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao received the invitation likely because he had appeared in singing commercial performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, a video of him singing had been recorded and posted online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sparked considerable attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did people realize he could sing—and sing quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Huang Xiaoming had been invited, inviting Qi Hao was perfectly reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Qi Hao firmly declined the invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He supported the Olympics, but not in this kind of showing-off manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his own limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could indeed sing classic old songs without going off-key; due to his vocal qualities, they sounded surprisingly pleasant at first listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before professional singers, he would quickly reveal his inadequacies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what gave Huang Xiaoming the courage…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably Ultraman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another matter was Wang Zhiwen getting married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhiwen’s wedding had only one connection to him: Qi Hao received an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Wang Zhiwen were drinking buddies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When filming “Jing Ke Assassinated Qin Wang,” Wang Zhiwen played Lao Ai, while Qi Hao played a minor eunuch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Qi Hao played a real eunuch, while Wang Zhiwen had a large penis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On set, Qi Hao joined them for drinking and, unexpectedly, took down several big-name actors in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, he was regularly invited to drink with the big names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, when Wang Zhiwen met someone who boasted he could drink a thousand cups without falling, he’d call Qi Hao: “There’s a guy here who doesn’t fear death—come, get him hospitalized.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a deep friendship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they often drank together, and enjoyed it immensely—so not inviting him to a wedding would be rude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao was happy to attend because\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the task “Hire a Acting Coach” had already been completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system recognized Zhang Songwen’s teaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao could now choose to complete the task at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the “Immortal Sword III” set, he had only interacted with actors of mediocre skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He worried the available NPCs might be Hu Ge, Yuan Hong, or Lin Zicong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Zhang Songwen wouldn’t be ideal—he had no notable works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the worst case would be Yang Mi and Liu Shishi returning again after being passed over last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Qi Hao planned to take two days off and travel to Shanghai to attend the wedding and interact with the guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he could just catch Wang Zhiwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao could learn lines from him—Old Wang’s lines were quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>",1779,"2026-06-20T03:01:22.774Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c6a295e0571e953bc8718267afc1ac73bc219ca77051c4974fbf9b3cfd5e947a","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-41","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-39",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-cover.jpg"]