[{"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-52":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},2285378,4470,"Chapter 52: Consider It Robbing the Rich to Help the Poor (Requesting Monthly Votes)","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>“Both of you starred in ‘The Promise.’ Li Lianjie won Best Actor, Liu De won Best Supporting Actor—don’t you feel any psychological imbalance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the interview time nearly over, the media hurriedly asked a few more questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A little, yeah. They promised to buy me something good to eat if we won awards, but they still haven’t delivered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao cooperated well with the media, making a humorous joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He played the humble junior, showed affection for Li Lianjie and Liu De, and demonstrated he wasn’t jealous of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Lianjie and Liu De saw this interview—even if they’d never made such a promise—they’d definitely treat Qi Hao to a meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the Hong Kong Film Awards, An Feng spoke up for you. Is there anything you’d like to say to her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t really have anything to say. We’re friends; helping each other is only natural.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was truly nothing to be grateful for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao figured that if An Feng faced the same situation he had—or if any of his gossip girlfriends faced a similar scenario—he’d do his best to speak up for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this kind of scandal was just too absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this line of work, you’ve got to have loyalty. If you stand by your brother, he’ll stand by you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Xuexue said she doesn’t want to talk about you. What happened between the two of you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, people had only speculated, hearing rumors that Qi Hao and Li Xuexue had fallen out of love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuexue’s behavior at the Hong Kong Film Awards revealed far too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So don’t blame the media for chasing it relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just that there are too many topics like this. I can understand her. Xuexue is a good girl who devotes herself entirely to her work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old tricks are unreliable; only sincerity wins hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just don’t like Li Xuexue—that doesn’t mean she’s bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The media fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, I feel a little moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether his gossip girlfriends began or ended with him how they did, they all largely defended him unconditionally, and Qi Hao never spoke harshly to any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he knew they were riding his coattails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the interview ended, the production team couldn’t continue filming, so everyone packed up early and went home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao’s head was stuffed with knowledge, throbbing slightly, so he ate something and then lay down on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without choosing the system’s training NPC, random selection is possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Qi Hao didn’t wait until after the Beijing Student Film Festival to complete this task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worst case, just go random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task 11 completed. Reward: +10 lines of dialogue, song ‘It’s Not a Crime for a Man to Cry,’ startup capital of 100,000 RMB】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task completed. Training opportunity granted】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Training NPC options: Hu Ge \u002F Liu Shishi \u002F Huang Zhiwei】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【New task now being released】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task 12: As a celebrity, maintaining your screen image requires great effort, but engaging in public welfare is undoubtedly the best choice. Why not start by participating in an actual charitable activity? Task difficulty: 4 stars, deadline: 90 days】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Reward for completion: Stamina +10, script ‘Spring Light Shines on Zhu Bajie,’ 4.6% of Huayi Brothers stock (approx. 2.71 million shares, valued at 750,000 RMB)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huayi Brothers stock, worth 750,000 RMB?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re awfully generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2000, where would I have gotten 750,000 RMB…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, maybe I did have it—system gave me multiple startup funds, I had my own acting fees, plus songs and scripts; whether I sold them or filmed them, I’d earn plenty in writing and creation fees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here’s the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why Huayi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, Qi Hao hated Huayi the most—how could he become their shareholder?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can I get Tencent instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not Tencent, even Nokia would do—Qi Hao’s whole family used Nokia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao had no specific grudge against Huayi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just plain disliked the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He debuted in 1997 and had watched Huayi grow from its founding to its rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its peak, Huayi controlled over half of mainland China’s celebrities; nearly every major entertainment star was under its umbrella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the entertainment industry, it was a force that could summon wind and rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From media to stars, to film and television operations and connections with the Zheng circle, Huayi built a thick wall that suffocated other film companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild celebrities like Qi Hao could only survive in the cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even said the film industry’s descent from a pure stream into a mire was deeply tied to Huayi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before 2000, there was no such thing as mistresses clinging to rich men or all sorts of mind-blowing scandals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, most stars came from cultural troupes and valued their image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao didn’t think Huayi deserved such a heavy blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any industry, when resources become too concentrated, all sorts of unwritten rules emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among cultural troupes, there must have been similar issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Huayi’s arrogant and bottomless tactics—Qi Hao had seen too much of them. When he received offers at the time, he chose Ziwen over Huayi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he terminated his contract with Ziwen, Huayi repeatedly sent people to contact Lao Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Lao Tian, Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun had both invited him for tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Huayi was currently preparing for an IPO; landing a young male lead and Best Actor would be a boon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Qi Hao had never once considered joining Huayi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found it disgusting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filmmaking was unavoidable—the circle was too small, some overlap was normal—but he would never spend money to buy Huayi stock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in this lifetime!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao sat up, opened his laptop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4.6%, 2.71 million shares, valued at 750,000 RMB…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This price couldn’t be current—it must have been around 2000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao checked: Huayi had indeed undergone multiple funding rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clearest information was that his former…gossip girlfriend Li Xuexue had bought Huayi stock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2007, she invested 189,300 RMB to purchase 360,000 shares of Huayi Brothers, accounting for 0.2857%, at a cost of just 0.53 RMB per share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Li Xuexue was a contracted artist of Huayi, subscribing to stock didn’t come with much discount—Huayi wasn’t just owned by the Wang brothers; they had to answer to other shareholders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This price was likely the market rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating by this unit price, Qi Hao’s 2.71 million shares would be worth about 1.42 million RMB.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the system’s purchase price for Qi Hao certainly wasn’t 2007.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he ended up acquiring it for only 750,000 RMB.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another issue: based on Li Xuexue’s purchase price and ratio, 2.71 million shares should have amounted to 2.15%, not the system’s stated 4.6%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not hard to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Share percentages dilute over time, but the number of shares usually stays fixed unless there’s a stock split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao’s Tencent ownership percentage isn’t 0.1% anymore—it’s been diluted heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the 6.3 million share figure remains unchanged for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reward of 1.42 million RMB was, in a sense, genuinely generous from the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao didn’t dwell on it long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just public welfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put simply, volunteering at a community center counts as public welfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since the system specified “real” public welfare and emphasized the celebrity image, it meant he had to do it properly—spend the money properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, he couldn’t cut corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first debuted, as a dead-end extra, he’d have had trouble getting charity invitations—but now, with his status, he received far too many invitations each year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could just donate the money Huayi gave him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use Huayi’s ill-gotten wealth to help those in need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consider it robbing the rich to help the poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, what if Qi Hao ever angered Huayi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Huayi’s nature, they’d definitely move to destroy him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly, a jolt hit his mind—he realized, damn it, Qi Hao was their shareholder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they target him then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other shareholders, seeing the founder try to punish a shareholder, would all feel threatened and likely refuse to stand idly by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would affect the IPO. It would affect the stock price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling of having swallowed a dead fly slowly faded, replaced by the satisfaction of holding Hu Yi’s weak point in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Qi Hao was not so arrogant as to believe that his 2.15% minority stake could sway the Wang brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the selection of the NPC actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Ge \u002F Liu Shishi \u002F Huang Zhiwei — Huang Zhiwei was the guy who played Chonglou; his acting was decent, but nothing special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao decisively chose to abandon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the system rapidly refreshed and locked onto He Jiaju \u002F Cheng Kui’an \u002F Shen Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao quickly understood the system’s intent in randomly selecting these actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three were professional villains in the Hong Kong film industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jiaju’s villainous persona was hailed as the foremost of Hong Kong’s “Four Evil Men,” and he was also nicknamed the “Category III Tough Guy”; his most sinister role likely came from “Massacre of the Family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Kui’an was Da Sha, a naive-type villain — inferior to He Jiaju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third, Shen Wei, had less fame than He Jiaju, Cheng Kui’an, Li Zhaoji, and Huang Guangliang — the Four Evil Men — and was not as widely recognized as Shi Jian, Zhang Yaoyang, Long Fang, Wang Xiao, or Wu Yijiang, but his acting was truly not to be overlooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards, defeating nominees such as Chu Yuan, Tai Bao, Chen You, and Zhang Guozhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Qi Hao chose Shen Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jiaju was indeed the most famous, but his performances were slightly over-the-top; many of his eccentric roles succeeded only because he himself was sufficiently eccentric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to learn much from him, and Qi Hao simply lacked the courage to try emulating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wei was regarded as a master of treacherous villains; though not widely known, his acting was solid. As a “supporting leaf” beside major stars, he portrayed many unforgettable roles. His distinctive appearance left a lasting impression, and he excelled particularly in portraying deceitful, cowardly, and cruel villains who betrayed trust and bullied the weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notably, in the 1990s Shen Wei shifted behind the scenes; he wrote, directed, and starred in TVB’s “The Last Boss of the Underworld,” one of Zhou Xingxing’s early cult classics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This film was also quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, Qi Hao chose Shen Wei not to tattoo Wang Zuxian.\u003C\u002Fp>",1760,"2026-06-20T03:01:22.774Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8a507ab6c86791b68d9485e0fe8a0ed66da519db3b14ab28e5bbae80655072c5","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-53","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-51",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-cover.jpg"]