[{"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-43":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},2285369,4470,"Chapter 43: Seeing Me Makes You Want to Throw Up (Requesting Monthly Votes)","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>The next day, Qi Hao became Wang Zhiwen’s best man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bride-fetching ceremony was lively too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone was respectable; no one dared go too far. Qi Hao downed three glasses in a row and led the bride down to begin the rituals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Wang Zhiwen, so defiant by nature, got angry and called off the wedding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the rituals, Qi Hao also took a seat at the banquet table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right beside him was — Miao Qiaowei!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The actor who played Yang Kang in the 1983 version of *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*, and also the version Qi Hao considered the most classic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao could truly say he grew up watching Miao Qiaowei’s works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last year, Miao Qiaowei and Wang Zhiwen starred together in a film called *Brothers: Alliance of Life and Death*, where Miao played Wang Zhiwen’s son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, Miao Qiaowei was eight years older than Wang Zhiwen — the “son” was older than the “father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That film was marketed under the banner of the TVB Five Tigers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leung Chiu-wai didn’t show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao’s former gossip girlfriend Huang Yi also appeared in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Hao had too many gossip girlfriends; the studio didn’t even bother promoting it as a selling point anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third Brother, let me toast you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao grabbed the bottle and poured heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miao Qiaowei knew who Qi Hao was — a hot young actor from the mainland — and promptly raised his glass in respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t drink with him — he’s a god of alcohol!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short, cocky man speaking was Zeng Zhiwei, who had reignited his fame with *Infernal Affairs*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed annoyed that Qi Hao had toasted Miao Qiaowei first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of status, he clearly ranked higher — especially these past few years, he’d become wildly popular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was used to being the boss at drinking tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Miao Qiaowei was clearly past his prime, now running an eyeglass shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he had no grudge against Miao Qiaowei — they were actually best friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his nature was blunt, he spoke without filter, and with a few drinks in him, he said whatever came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a foul-mouthed bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d once been hospitalized and stitched up with twenty-nine stitches after mocking Rong Zu’er on a show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I grew up watching your work — this toast honors my childhood memories!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao drained his glass in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Miao Qiaowei quickly drank his down too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You like Yang Kang? Why don't you like Weng Meiling!\" Zeng Zhiwei pressed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even started making jokes about the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t rush — we’ll start at ten rounds later!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao didn’t like Zeng Zhiwei. Since the man was asking for trouble, he’d use him as an example to scare others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to make someone else suffer than to suffer himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Qi Hao was the god of alcohol — yet still dared to provoke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could I possibly match you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Zeng Zhiwei really wanted to say was: Who the hell are you to drink with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Hao had been invited, made best man, and seemed to know everyone — he dared not be too bold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only mainland stars hoping to break into Hong Kong would let him boss them around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you won’t drink, then shut up!” He Ping didn’t coddle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Hong Kong artists always acted so high and mighty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Qi Hao toasting Miao Qiaowei first was proper or not, he was still a respectable mainland actor — they wouldn’t let outsiders bully him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Qi Hao was the best man — effectively the deputy host of the banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toasting foreign guests first was perfectly acceptable etiquette. Whether he toasted Miao Qiaowei or Zeng Zhiwei first — who cared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping, Zhao Bao Gang, and others were happy to watch these Hong Kong stars squirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, others cracked jokes and diffused the tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At any crowded drinking table, knives and swords lurk beneath the surface. Today, with Wang Zhiwen’s wedding, things were relatively mild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, people might have pointed fingers, smashed bottles over heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A friend comes from afar — however distant, he must be slain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once drinking reached a certain point, everyone’s true nature showed — the drinking table was the most dangerous place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao then toasted Liu Dekai, and only after the third round did he turn to Zeng Zhiwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured three full glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m young and foolish — if I’ve offended you, please bear with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every cause has its effect — your retribution is me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Zhiwei looked at the three glasses, then at Qi Hao, who’d already drunk several but showed no sign of drunkenness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he swallowed them down in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the mainland big shots at this table had already drunk with Qi Hao the night before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d keep coming to the mainland to launder money — it wasn’t worth angering these mainlanders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, they’d forced women to drink — never imagining they’d one day be forced to drink themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too weak to resist, they could only suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good! More!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone annoyed you, stab him in the ribs; if someone contradicted you, cut him down — press the advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take him down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No more, no more — I drank too much last night, can’t drink today. Already taking stomach medicine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Zhiwei waved his hands frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, if I were thirty years younger, I’d face you head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not leaving tonight, right? Then let’s meet up later…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao proposed another meeting with deliberate malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want you to feel sick every time you see me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a coal tycoon as his backer, could make his own money, and was a shareholder of Tencent — he didn’t give a damn about this old lecher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entertainment industry had many lechers, but most operated through transactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Zhiwei, however, played dirtier — he often forced himself on women, and not just one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got other things to do — next time, next time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Zhiwei dared not accept the invitation — the more forceful Qi Hao became, the more he suspected he had powerful backing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d survived this long — he knew when to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he might get bagged outside the hotel and beaten in an alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave him alive, haha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wen chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now you know how I felt yesterday — and you still laughed at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Honestly, I can’t drink tonight either… haha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao had that smug, cocky air of someone who’d won and was still rubbing it in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been used as a blade, lent by several mainland big shots to strike at Hong Kong artists like Zeng Zhiwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current status — no powerful father, no chance of fully joining their circle — being used as a blade was already a good deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he genuinely disliked Zeng Zhiwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao had no intention of using the coal tycoon to boost his status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m capital now — you can’t treat me like a drunk anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The directors present — Jiang Wen, He Ping, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhao Bao Gang — were almost all arthouse directors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investing in their films was purely to give them a chance to indulge themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results were often terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wen made better films, but his budget overruns were just as bad as his directing — Qi Hao worried his first project might drive the coal tycoon into depression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d prefer to find a director who could deliver both box office and critical acclaim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm — preferably one who was easy to work with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the minor incident, everyone kept drinking and watched the bride and groom interact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhiwen’s wedding went smoothly — even during the ceremony, you could tell his acting skills were exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On stage, he and his bride cried, cried again — giving the impression that a prodigal had truly returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Nan led the celebrity golf team in a group rendition of *The Moon Represents My Heart*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao wasn’t asked to sing on stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d already captured Wang Zhiwen’s attention — no need to flatter further, especially since no money was involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the best man, he accompanied the groom and bride throughout the toasting segment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, toasting usually involves non-alcoholic drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, it’s rare for a groom to be drunk into unconsciousness on his wedding day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you get the groom drunk, who’s going to consummate the marriage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao felt more like a mascot, constantly drawing curious glances from the groom’s and bride’s relatives and friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, this young man is so handsome—much better-looking than on TV.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does this guy have a girlfriend yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember seeing him on TV many years ago—how is he still this young?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I loved your show ‘Wrong Wedding, Right Groom.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re so tall—different from how you look on TV.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When are you and Fan Xuexue getting married?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Hao, let’s take a photo—I’ve been a fan of yours for nearly ten years!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost all the female guests paid attention to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men who saw his handsome face, even if they didn’t punch him, couldn’t give him a kind look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the way their own wives or daughters looked at Qi Hao…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the enthusiasm of these older women, Qi Hao displayed excellent manners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reserved and well-behaved, with a touch of cool detachment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, for the most part, Qi Hao was quite docile—unless he encountered someone he disliked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the Wang Zhiwen wedding reception, Qi Hao returned to the set to continue filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know those three female spirits were planning to target him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the female spirits hadn’t yet found an opportunity to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Qi Hao’s driving a Santana 2000 became a topic of heated discussion—people found it bizarre that he would drive such a car when he owned a Rolls-Royce Phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he like vintage models?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why spend so much money on a Rolls-Royce Phantom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dealership refused to reveal who ordered the car—not even the girl who took and leaked Qi Hao’s photo was spared; she was fired outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dealership also sent some high-end car accessories as compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were worth tens of thousands of yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two fired girls had no right to know who ordered the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, no one knew Qi Hao’s car was a gift—any normal person would think, who the hell gives someone a Rolls-Royce Phantom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even his own father would be that generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, among Qi Hao’s fans, his choice to drive a Santana instead of his Rolls-Royce Phantom required no explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would fabricate their own reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, their Brother Qi Hao was simply too unique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even ordinary passersby thought it was genuinely humble and showed admirable character for him to drive a Santana despite owning a Rolls-Royce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This favorable public image made other young male actors grit their teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, another wave of negative reports was released en masse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, they didn’t target his Rolls-Royce or spread rumors about his love life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already been proven that such tactics couldn’t harm Qi Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, everyone changed their approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, a few small press releases were tested, then everyone quickly aligned their narrative, beginning to smear Qi Hao as having slept his way to the top with various powerful men.\u003C\u002Fp>",1903,"2026-06-20T03:01:22.774Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f01ac9bf14e41b7bb165be8c5c87e2882be93a39b93b069266eda3d0c326faab","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-44","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-42",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-cover.jpg"]