Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years
Chapter 142 - 139: The Old Lady Is No Longer Blind (Request for Double Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 142: Chapter 139: The Old Lady Is No Longer Blind (Request for Double Monthly Tickets)

"I don’t have that kind of skill..."

Gao Qunshu chuckled bitterly, there aren’t actually many villainous actors in the film industry who get attacked on the streets.

It’s not just a test of the actor’s skills, but factors like the script and director are indispensable.

The most typical example is Chen Peisi’s father, Old Chen Qiang.

He played "Huang Shiren" and was attacked by the audience, almost getting shot by the soldiers on site, and later got beaten for playing "South Tyrant" in "Red Detachment of Women"...

Others like Li Mingqi and Feng Yuanzheng are similar.

The former pricked people with needles in "Princess Pearl", and the latter beat Mei Pavilion’s characters so badly they had black eyes for years.

But neither of them reached Old Chen Qiang’s heights.

"You can pay people to throw eggs at you on the street." Li Xue’xue quipped dryly from the side.

"..."

Women are truly terrifying.

Qi Hao was quite familiar with many people in the crew, like Zhang Hanyu, Zhou Xun, Su Youpeng, Wang Zhiwen, Wu Gang, and so on.

He even saw An Feng and Duan Yihong.

Yes, today’s schedule was arranged for their scene, An Feng assassinating Duan Yihong.

While Duan Yihong was having a meal, An Feng took him out instantly.

No help for it, he’s the traitor after all.

Actually, Duan Yihong’s acting is excellent too, even with just a small role, he easily held his own against veteran actors.

This is definitely an acting faction.

Qi Hao is also on the path of the acting faction now, but he’s much more handsome than Duan Yihong, which is a disadvantage in performance as people might not focus as much on his acting skills.

Steamed chicken with rice flour came up.

An Feng placed the dish on the table, took a gun from a compartment below, one shot to the chest, another to the head, even Hua Tuo would shake his head.

Duan Yihong leaned back in his chair, twitched twice, and then stopped moving.

However, during An Feng’s retreat while shooting, she unfortunately got hit in the leg and became a captive.

Such a place with tight security for an assassination attempt surely meant she came with a death wish.

This was likely not her first assassination attempt.

Even though she divulged intelligence in the process of being tortured to death, she’ll remain a heroic woman.

An Feng’s role isn’t too major but is filled with sincerity.

At least Mrs. Hua didn’t interfere.

Of course, the film’s director is Gao Qunshu, Qi Hao noticed how strong his control over the film was, it’s not easy to pull anything off under his watch.

"Shu..."

Within half a day, Qi Hao and Gao Qunshu got quite familiar, the two had topics in common.

Gao Qunshu is known for his youthful anger.

He specializes in shooting cop and gangster films, having shot "Tokyo Trial" before, and now working on "Wind Sound", he certainly doesn’t harbor good feelings toward Neon.

Every year, he possibly wishes for "Neon Island to sink" on his birthday, then sends Neon People to Siberia to dig potatoes.

"Don’t be disgusting like this, this film has your three rumored girlfriends, if you want to act out, go to them, I believe none of them will refuse you."

Gao Qunshu rubbed his arm.

Calling him "Old Gao" is fine, but what’s with calling him "sugar" (sweetheart)?

He’s a straight man, to the point where seeing Su Youpeng play a feminine character well made him want to punch him.

"Cough, cough, when there’s time, borrow your equipment and cinematographer, I want to shoot one scene, just one..."

Qi Hao wanted to shoot a scene from "First Love, This Little Thing".

If he had to find a location and crew himself, not only would it be costly, but telling people you only want to shoot one scene means it’s unlikely anyone would be willing to work for you.

Charging you too much isn’t right, charging less isn’t enough for the hassle.

Since he had previously borrowed the site and crew from "October Fortress" for the MV, borrowing from "Wind Sound" shouldn’t be a problem either.

"I don’t quite understand, you want to borrow the crew? Just for one scene?"

Gao Qunshu often has some outlandish ideas, friends even joke he’s got mental issues, but he couldn’t understand Qi Hao’s intent this time.

"Yes." Qi Hao didn’t know how to explain.

"Alright, if we wrap up early, I’ll leave you some time, would an hour be enough?"

Gao Qunshu didn’t pry, it was indeed a minor matter.

Extras are paid by the hour, but other crew members receive monthly or daily wages. If they work overtime, there’s payment, finishing early doesn’t mean money back.

"That’s perfect."

Qi Hao got things lined up here, meanwhile arranging for people to come to Jinmen.

First, get the acting contract signed.

Not only he signs, An Feng also signs.

Once a film has a script and investment, a director, lead actor, and actress sorted, and contracts signed, shooting a scene definitely counts as mission accomplished.

The system needn’t worry about him not continuing filming later.

The mission rewards aren’t irretrievable.

Don’t underestimate it as just an appetizer; even though it’s no longer a source of shock, it doesn’t mean it’s become a pushover.

After An Feng finished filming a scene, Qi Hao went to consult her.

Asked if she could sign the contract within the next few days, then shoot a scene.

"I have no problem with it, I’ve finished reading the script, my mom also said it’s pretty good."

An Feng received the complete script before the New Year, Qi Hao, while looking for collaboration, didn’t hide anything, directly gave her the full script.

Generally speaking, before signing a contract, it’s very difficult for actors to get a complete script.

This story is somewhat cliché; all the coincidences and conflicts are populated with intentional and formulaic elements. However, this kind of youthful freshness is endearing.

Even an old aunt like Ms. Liu has to admit that the script is indeed good.

What further convinced her that her daughter should take this role is that the film focuses more on the girl’s perspective, and it’s even fair to say it’s a "big female lead" work. The actress playing the female lead has more potential to gain popularity than the actor playing the male lead.

Unrequited love is the most bittersweet yet beautiful emotion.

In the story, the female protagonist’s inner stirrings are like a glass of clear water sprinkled across the sky. As the light shines through, it turns into a sky full of rainbows, with each colorful droplet embodying the essence of unrequited love.

It is these feelings of a fluttering heart that make the female protagonist do many seemingly silly and strenuous things.

But her every step precisely lands on the footprints of youth shared by everyone.

Even if the film doesn’t make money, it can still establish an indestructible image for her daughter.

Ms. Liu is worried about further delays allowing changes and is even urging her daughter to quickly sign the contract with Qi Hao.

As for investing in the film, she’s a bit worried.

Previously when they were blacklisted, their plan was that if they couldn’t find resources, they would invest in their own small-budget movies or TV shows.

But now that the ban is lifted, Ms. Liu hesitates again.

Considering examples of actors delving into capital, whether it’s Zhou Xingxing, Deng Guangrong, or Liu Dehua, as long as they got involved in investments, they ended up losing everything, even their underwear.

Especially Liu Dehua, who founded his own film company in the 90s using his achievements and connections in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, the first film produced by his company failed, not meeting expectations, leaving the company in the red.

A few years later, the company still didn’t improve, amassing losses of over 40 million, and back then, Liu Dehua couldn’t possibly pay off the debt. Creditors and banks came knocking every day for the money.

Later, between 1995 and 2000, Liu Dehua hardly took a rest, continuously working to earn money to pay off debts.

An Feng’s current endorsement fees are high, but still can’t surpass Liu Dehua’s.

Ms. Liu doesn’t want her daughter to end up like Liu Dehua, with people calling her Liu Shisan after losing money.

Her daughter just needs to film one or two shows a year.

However, An Feng is very determined.

Why wasn’t Qi Hao looking for someone else to jointly invest in this movie? Was it because he couldn’t find anyone?

This was an expression of trust.

And she couldn’t betray this trust.

For this movie, she not only refused payment but also planned to contribute half of the funds.

"Very well, then tomorrow we’ll sign the contract and start with a make-up test and filming one scene."

Upon hearing An Feng say that her mom also agreed, Qi Hao’s expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.

How did that old lady’s gaze suddenly normalize?

In fact, An Feng’s mother was a great beauty when she was young, her looks even surpassing An Feng’s, and even now she could be described as still very charming.

She definitely didn’t fit Qi Hao’s description of "old lady."

An Feng had no idea that Qi Hao was internally mocking her mom as an old lady. Although she thought Qi Hao was a bit eager, she didn’t voice any objection.

Signing was inevitable.

Filming one scene wouldn’t take up much time.

The problem was which scene to shoot.

Qi Hao thought the simpler, the better. After all, the current filming was just to fulfill obligations; it might need to be reshot later.

After all, the set for the film could change.

As of January 29, 2009, signing the contract and shooting one scene the next day might complete the task.

Qi Hao was eager to know where his quadrangle house was.

The task reward didn’t prefix with "capital," and he always suspected the system might assign him a quadrangle house in He Gang.

Finally, Qi Hao chose the scene where the female lead gets the male lead’s phone number and calls him secretly.

"This part is quite tricky..."

An Feng didn’t underestimate the script. Though it narrates a youthful campus story, the female lead is actually quite a free spirit.

An Feng, having never been in unrequited love with anyone, found it challenging to make a call with the innocence and shyness of a teenage girl in love.

"No worries, there’s still two months. You can take your time to grasp it. Even if the audition doesn’t go well, you won’t be replaced..."

Qi Hao said with a smile.

He planned to recommend a few similar movies to An Feng so she could study them well.

Unfortunately, his practice space could only be used by himself.

Otherwise, he could have arranged for some award-winning actresses to coach her, which might have enhanced her acting skills.

"Then I should really thank you!"

An Feng was almost ready to hit someone. She endured the fact that she wasn’t getting paid, she endured investing her own money into the movie, and now they were even suggesting the possibility of replacing her...

This bastard really takes being a scumbag to the next level.

"An Feng... enough chatting, get ready for filming."

Gao Qunshu, after waiting and waiting, noticed that these two kept chatting and laughing endlessly.

Couldn’t resist reminding them.

This is a film set, and if you want to chat, you can do it properly after work at the hotel.

"Coming."

An Feng hurriedly ran off to resume filming.

Qi Hao watched for a while, then put on his glasses to cozy up to Gao Qunshu, seizing the opportunity to also observe how Gao filmed the movies.

He only needed to watch once to remember!

Following through a complete movie, Gao Qunshu’s directing techniques likely wouldn’t remain a mystery to him.