[{"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-55":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},2285381,4470,"Chapter 55: Play as You Will, Joke as You Will (Request Monthly Votes)","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>The Capital University Film Festival isn’t high-end, but it’s not low-tier either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao, a young actor and film emperor, may not be number one or two in status, but at least he ranks among the top—yet his casual banter with the big shots still drew stares from everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just starred in “The Promise,” and now he’s already in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So envious, so jealous, so bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, heaven gave him a handsome face along with an ordinary IQ, so he wouldn’t look out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaogang, already seated, called out: “It’s about to start—get seated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao and the others found their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why isn’t your wife here?” Qi Hao, sitting in the second row, greeted Feng Xiaogang ahead of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first extra role was in “My Father and My Mother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he never landed a substantial role and never collaborated with him again, Qi Hao always gave Feng Xiaogang some face in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Feng Xiaogang took advantage of Qi Hao’s courtesy to act superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You just blurt out asking about someone’s wife like that?” Feng Xiaogang felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife used to be a beauty too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still has charm now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Qi Hao, for some reason, ignores all his own gossip partners and keeps staring at other people’s wives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, does he have three kidneys?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone hates him so much they’d throw “The Golden Lotus” into his room to make him eat his own bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just haven’t seen her yet—it’s strange…” Qi Hao smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, after this task is done, I’ll be a shareholder in Hua Yi’s company alongside this old bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao holds 2.71 million shares; Feng Xiaogang seems to hold 2.88 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just slightly less than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did you get back to the capital?” Feng Xiaogang frowned; his wife had been going out these past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what she was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qi Hao happened to have returned these days…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, this whole thing felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Play all you want, joke all you want—but don’t joke about my wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just got back today—I’ve been shooting in Hengdian all along,” Qi Hao said, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaogang exhaled; at least the timing didn’t match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t just making things up—he’d heard his wife praise Qi Hao multiple times, saying he was the most handsome, best actor, best person, and best personality among the new generation…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaogang found it unpleasant to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can being handsome feed you? His acting… barely earned him an emperor award; as for character and personality, that’s pure nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaogang could play around all he wanted, but he wouldn’t allow his wife to do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The award ceremony began soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at the hotel where the “Dream of the Red Chamber” crew was staying, Yang Mi had finished her exhausting day of filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“MiMi, wait a moment—Jia Jie is coming right over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yang Mi was about to go shower and rest, her assistant Zhao Ruoyao stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi just wanted to rest, so her tone was impatient—but Zhao Ruoyao had once been Zeng Jia’s assistant, so she couldn’t just snap at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Jia had previously managed Zhou Xun and held high status at Rong Xinda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Zeng Jia who secured the resources for “The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She managed to juggle two dramas at once, leaving Cai Yinong and Li Shao Hong speechless—her capabilities were obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, let Jia Jie tell you herself,” Zhao Ruoyao avoided Yang Mi’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi’s heart sank instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something must have happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t wait long before Zeng Jia arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jia Jie, what’s going on?” Yang Mi relied heavily on Zeng Jia; seeing her felt like finding her anchor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not a big deal—just… never mind, look for yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Jia plugged her laptop into the network, opened it for Yang Mi—it showed news about the media visit to “The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Warm scene…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi immediately spotted those two glaring words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like her own man had cheated on her with another woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes—Qi Hao and Tang Yan filmed a warm scene in front of the media.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Jia hadn’t expected Cai Yinong to be so bold—didn’t Cai Yinong still want to bring Yang Mi into “Sugar Man”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d been stringing her along without refusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jia Jie, why did the crew schedule this scene? Such a major moment shouldn’t be shown to the media, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi had become addicted to the buzz from her gossip with Qi Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And maybe, just maybe, the gossip had brought her good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, Zeng Jia had negotiated business deals and resources for Yang Mi with surprising ease—even the most difficult clients had become cooperative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clearly, Cai Yinong has torn up the peace with us,” Zeng Jia sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw it clearly, but had no effective countermeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“MiMi, outsiders can’t be trusted—whether Li Shao Hong or Cai Yinong, none care for you like I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, Zhao Ruoyao joined in condemning Cai Yinong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them were now a unified interest group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Jia didn’t refute Zhao Ruoyao—she wanted Yang Mi to see the harsh reality of this industry sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t keep trying to break free from her control and cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who opposes me won’t even get grass growing on their grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a lot of mockery about me online…” Yang Mi muttered, scrolling through the news, furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They claimed she was chasing after Qi Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How accurate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“MiMi, ignore them—they’re just jealous of you,” Zhao Ruoyao comforted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re hurting you for no gain, and only helping Tang Yan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi slapped the laptop in anger, growing angrier by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gossip isn’t a real path—what matters most is making real money. And think about this: if one day you’re even more popular than Qi Hao, it won’t just be gossip—you might even have a real relationship with him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Jia had managed Yang Mi since 2005.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew every hidden thought in Yang Mi’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi’s insistence on gossiping with Qi Hao stemmed not only from lingering resentment after “The Legend of the Condor Heroes,” but also from a secret, romantic hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Jia Jie,” Yang Mi stared blankly at the news on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan kissed Qi Hao repeatedly—romance exposed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan kept failing her kissing scenes—suspected to be in love with Qi Hao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao surrounded by beauties—set crew thrilled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao and Tang Yan shared a jar of pickled vegetables—suspected to have fallen in love on set!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That doesn’t make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao and Tang Yan sharing pickled vegetables happened way earlier—why is this surfacing now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it wasn’t just Liu Shishi who stabbed her in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Tang Yan, who always seemed so upright, had turned against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The promise of being sisters forever was all lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Jia Jie is reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The media visit yesterday didn’t just focus on ending the gossip between Yang Mi and Qi Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, when one thing dies, another is born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The media didn’t care that the Yang Mi–Qi Hao gossip had fizzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gossip was dry to begin with—no intimate photos, no hours spent entering or leaving hotels together, no rumors of them riding in the same car, swaying side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, switching to Tang Yan was just as good for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Tang Yan and Qi Hao were the on-screen couple, and the media had captured their warm scene—even if it was just a gentle touch, it created an extremely beautiful image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the media gradually received more related tips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, Qi Hao and Tang Yan laughed together while eating pickled melon—pickled vegetables made by Tang Yan’s mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crew members also revealed that Tang Yan frequently failed her scenes, but Qi Hao always waited patiently and gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their on-set interactions were especially affectionate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who’s Yang Mi? We’d rather watch Qi Hao and Tang Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Qi Hao has recently developed a passion for learning and has become a focal point of public discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already popular with the public, he naturally received praise from countless aunts and older sisters, all sighing that if their own sons or younger brothers were as proactive and ambitious as Qi Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is not only proactive and ambitious, but also humble and eager to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he has already become a Best Actor, achieving an accomplishment most stars spend their entire lives chasing, he never grows arrogant or complacent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even pays out of his own pocket to hire a acting coach for one-on-one lessons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, what a pity—he’s someone else’s child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next, we’ll be presenting a very important award…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a segment of performance, host Zhu Jun brought the ceremony back on track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right,” added another host, Liu Fangfei, enthusiastically: “Please welcome Masters Ge Cunzhuang and He Qing to present the Most Popular Male Actor award. Please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Cunzhuang was one of the main figures in Qi Hao’s recent scandal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s Ge You’s father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t affected by the rumors and walked onto the stage with a cheerful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qing quickened her steps to catch up and gently supported his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an eighty-year-old man fell, Ge You would be furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people can’t tell He Qing and Xu Qing apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in fact, their appearances aren’t similar at all. Xu Qing might be called sexy, but her beauty pales in comparison to He Qing’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qing embodies the Chinese ideal of classical beauty: ethereal grace, luminous skin, bright eyes, and white teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is the only actress to have portrayed roles in all Four Great Classical Novels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The characters she played are so iconic that others can only embarrass themselves trying to match her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In “The Sword of Love and Mountains and Rivers,” she played the Second Empress Zhou, whose beauty utterly overshadowed the female lead, the Younger Empress Zhou, causing viewers to wonder if the men in the drama had faulty eyesight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that’s what love is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Love: believe in it, and it exists; don’t believe, and it springs from nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Li Yan Shan, who played the Younger Empress Zhou, was the winner of ATV’s first Miss Asia pageant—a beauty herself—but she was mocked as looking like a maid after meeting He Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 1989, while filming the movie “Women’s Special Unit,” He Qing fell in love with actor Liu Wei; they broke up five years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 1995, she met Xu Yajun while filming the TV drama “The Lament of the Lotus,” gave birth to a son in 2001, and divorced him in 2003.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to netizens, these two were somewhat ungrateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a pity I can’t act anymore—if I could, I’d compete for this Most Popular Male Actor award… It represents recognition from university students.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Cunzhuang is old, his voice slightly muffled, but his mind remains sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, his son forbade him from watching the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he was deliberately hiding something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Cunzhuang didn’t press the matter—he simply didn’t watch if he wasn’t allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he learned from Jiang Wen’s father that he’d been falsely implicated in such absurd rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say he wasn’t angry would be a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t as furious as Ge You imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d seen too many smear campaigns in his life; this was child’s play. As long as you don’t care, they can’t touch you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are the most popular male actor right now!” He Qing showed great respect to the veteran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you’re the most popular female actor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you. With those words from you, I’m happier than if I’d won the award myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few words, they began presenting the award. Ge Cunzhuang opened the envelope and exclaimed in surprise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, I know this one—Qi Hao! Congratulations!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations, Qi Hao! Please come up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Qi Hao’s first time winning the Most Popular Male Actor award at the Beijing Student Film Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t won before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his education level was far too low—he was despised by university students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, he’s pulled off a string of bizarre moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had Deng Zhao drive into him, endorsed spicy strips, performed at bars…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet strangely, his reputation didn’t collapse—it actually improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Male netizens realized his aloofness was just a facade; his eccentricity was his real charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began to find him interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Qi Hao earned his Best Actor title through real talent—those with ability are respected wherever they go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, university students voted him the Most Popular Male Actor, defeating all other contenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you! Thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao accepted the trophy and shook hands with the presenters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Cunzhuang patted Qi Hao’s arm, embraced him, and said: “Good lad. I believe in you. This entertainment world belongs to you now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad his son has no children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and his wife are old; his daughter lives overseas. When these family members are gone, how lonely his son will be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when he sees outstanding young people, his eyes well up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, sir. I’ll work even harder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao didn’t know what Ge Cunzhuang was thinking, but he could clearly sense the genuine kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached He Qing, he’d planned to just shake her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she unexpectedly opened her arms—clearly intending to hug him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao didn’t hesitate; he bent slightly and embraced her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was deeply moved—this elder sister had been his childhood goddess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a child watching “Three Kingdoms,” he’d envied Zhou Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But time is merciless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d buy osmanthus and wine to sail together, but never again as a boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beauty fades, generals grow old—these are the two most unbearable things in the mortal world. There is no true eternal beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>",2295,"2026-06-20T03:01:22.774Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e2d63d9937faa7fa3eff787349fbdd4ced118ffd3ad80fb5eba98a41fb394a74","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-56","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-54",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-cover.jpg"]