[{"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-57":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},2285383,4470,"Chapter 57: Don't Waste Breath on a Fool (Requesting Monthly Votes)","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Besides registering his company, Qi Hao also had to attend the premiere of *Kung Fu King*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This film, co-produced with Hollywood, had a budget of 500 million and featured a star-studded cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It premiered in North America on April 18 and in mainland China on April 24, with a grand premiere ceremony held in the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The invitation to Qi Hao was sent by Li Lianjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had previously collaborated on *The Promise*, which went smoothly; now that Qi Hao’s popularity in mainland China was so high, it was natural to invite him to lend support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Qi Hao had complicated, unresolved relationships with both An Feng and Li Xuexue in the film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of publicity was an absolute killer for the movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qi Hao hadn’t come to the Beijing Student Film Festival and stayed a few extra days to register his company, he might have found an excuse to avoid sharing the stage with both his rumored ex-girlfriends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he arrived, he realized many female stars had shown up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, none of his other rumored girlfriends were there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Fan Xuexue hadn’t come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xuexue had left Huayi to start her own path, and rumors said she lost the battle for top actress to Li Xuexue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Li Xuexue’s film was releasing, she had no reason to show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao’s arrival livened up the red carpet considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the media were disappointed—they wished Qi Hao could walk the red carpet holding An Feng in one hand and Li Xuexue in the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could easily marry for looks, yet he chooses talent and stays single.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao took his seat in the guest area; today’s stars were the main creators of *Kung Fu King*, and guests like him just needed to sit quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many stars attended: Zhao Wenzhuo and his wife, Dong Xuan, Yu Quan, Shang Wenjie, Zhang Liangying, Huang Xiaoming, Sun Nan, Hao Lei, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao was seated next to Huang Xiaoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The studio arranged this on purpose—maximum heat; if they started fighting, even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two had never collaborated; they were each other’s most direct rivals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming’s start was far better than Qi Hao’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He graduated from the 1996 class of the Beijing Film Academy; in the year Qi Hao ran away from home to chase dreams in the capital, Huang Xiaoming, then a sophomore, landed his first commercial and earned 1,500 yuan from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the next year, Qi Hao was still playing minor roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Huang Xiaoming had become the male lead in the CCTV drama *Love Is Not a Game*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the third year, Qi Hao was still playing minor roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming starred as the male lead in the film *Let’s Get Married*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he collaborated with Chen Baoguo on *Dragon Pearl Storm*; with Wang Xueqi and Xiao Taohong on *Bright Heart*; with Chen Daoming on *The Great Han Emperor*…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after Qi Hao’s resources improved, he still couldn’t match Huang Xiaoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet during the casting battle for *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*, Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming fought fiercely—until Qi Hao snatched the role, after which his career exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao was also the first of the Four Young Leads to shed his idol image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This boldness earned him the Golden Rooster Best Actor award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also gave him the chance to appear in *The Promise* alongside Li Lianjie and Liu Dehua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, neither Qi Hao nor Huang Xiaoming held grudges; seated together, they chatted amiably and laughed freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, during the *Condor Heroes* casting, the ones who broke ties were Huang Xiaoming and Nie Yuan; even if they resented Qi Hao, they never truly clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your *The Deer and the Cauldron* is coming out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May 5th, Jiangsu Variety Channel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I have time, I’ll definitely watch—*The Deer and the Cauldron* is great, and it has so many female actors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, no point arguing with a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You think everyone’s like you? Act in a drama and your rumors never stop—you’re the least accomplished, only ever rumored, never even got a girlfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even shit gets pulled—your hand? Nobody wants to touch it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How’s *Chinese Paladin 3* going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve been shooting for over three months; the Hengdian scenes wrap by mid-May, then we move elsewhere—progress speeds up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two fell silent for a moment; Qi Hao couldn’t hold back, turned to Huang Xiaoming, and whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your *The Marksman*, uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just ask already—why cough like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You always pretend to be aloof—where did all this curiosity come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t release it on the mainland anymore. Hong Kong will wait until next year when the heat dies down. Bad luck, nothing we can do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem with *The Marksman* was the cast—a certain Mr. Chen, a cinematographer, appeared in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The film was originally scheduled for release at the end of March 2008, but in February, Mr. Chen’s work was exposed, and the film lost its mainland release permit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The studio decided to delay the release to May and claimed they wouldn’t cut Mr. Chen’s scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the scandal grew, the film was doomed to never get a mainland release permit; they could only release it in Hong Kong, to recover some losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another silence, Huang Xiaoming decided to strike back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you just have rumors with Yang Mi a few days ago? Already switched to someone else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether I switch or not isn’t up to me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just get a girlfriend already—you’re like Tang San’s meat, everyone wants a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be bold—meet a girl you like, lucky you find true love, unlucky you get true fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Qi Hao and Huang Xiaoming were once rumored to be in a love triangle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, after Huang Xiaoming broke up with Qin Lan, somehow rumors spread that Qin Lan had transferred her feelings to Qi Hao and abandoned Huang Xiaoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao felt deeply wronged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never even collaborated with Qin Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, they attended the same event, were assigned to the same car, and there were others in the car too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was you, Huang Xiaoming, who cheated on Li Feier—you’re a playboy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it always me who gets hurt?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, when Huang Xiaoming brought up girlfriends, Qi Hao grew impatient and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t have a girlfriend either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve never lacked women.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming said calmly, watching the *Kung Fu King* cast interact on stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao was speechless—he’d been outplayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, two women on stage had both been rumored to date him, but he had no desire to boast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s nothing really worth showing off about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world—birth, aging, sickness, death, separation from loved ones, enduring resentment, unattainable desires, inability to let go…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one should mock another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone likes you, you don’t have to accept them—but don’t mock them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s still time before the movie starts. Two special guests are here—let’s invite them up to greet our audience, okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mang of Basha Group hosted; from her perspective, it wasn’t Qi Hao being vain—he felt she was clearly referring to him and Huang Xiaoming beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, she’s really here for the drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me and Huang Xiaoming, me and An Feng and Li Xuexue—I’m definitely not surviving this hellish scene today, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Su Mang called out Qi Hao and Huang Xiaoming’s names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both stood, clapped, bowed to the crowd, and walked onstage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, Qi Hao, you look so handsome with glasses!” Su Mang exclaimed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.” Qi Hao replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming internally scoffed—what an actor, pretending to be aloof and cultured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you two come together by arrangement?” Su Mang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming only smiled, as if urging Qi Hao to speak—go on, you’re so good at pretending, keep going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all fate…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So your relationship must be great. What do you two have to say about this film?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao thought for a moment and said: “I haven’t even seen the movie yet—how can I tell you if it’s good? But with Fang Long and Li Lianjie working together, my expectations are already at maximum.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about Li Xuexue and An Feng joining? Don’t they excite you?” Su Mang suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming nearly laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Already maxed out—they’re a pleasant surprise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao still showed no expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his answer was witty and perfectly defused the potential awkwardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mang turned to Huang Xiaoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think kung fu is something magical. I personally love kung fu films; both Fang Long and Li Lianjie are my favorite kung fu actors—I’ve watched nearly every one of their movies. I’m truly honored to be here supporting them today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming spoke with sincere earnestness, giving everyone ample face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two are the most popular male entertainers; everyone is especially curious about your views on love. Could you share them with us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mang did his best to generate topics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t ask about Qi Hao and Huang Xiaoming fighting for status, so the romantic lives of these two single, high-quality male idols naturally became the hottest topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiaoming paused, then said: “I believe love is a composite of trust, tolerance, and self-fulfillment. I want to give my partner a sense of security, while my partner inspires in me a desire to protect…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hao internally scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just like women weaker than you—look at all the ones you’ve picked: every single one has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and an oval face, the same old formula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Security, protection instinct—have you been hurt by wealthy women and tycoons?\u003C\u002Fp>",1596,"2026-06-20T03:01:22.774Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a7283b5d644845ca0f9784825d05f2df0870b5dae7bf7a2161101d486ec393cb","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-58","i-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-chapter-56",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-a-movie-star-and-only-then-did-the-syst-cover.jpg"]