Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years
Chapter 179 - 176: You’re Truly Something Else (Request for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 179: Chapter 176: You’re Truly Something Else (Request for Monthly Tickets)

Qi Hao studied the new task for a while and slowly got some clues.

He recognized a few of these song performers.

The one he’s quite familiar with is Liu Dehua, whom he collaborated with on "Oath of Allegiance," as Liu Dehua is Qi Hao’s second brother.

Then there’s Chen Yixun.

Although not too familiar, Qi Hao had met him backstage at the Golden Horse Awards to complete a task of "adding seniors’ contact information" and even exchanged contacts.

He does have other contact information, too.

When he attended the Eastern Wind and Cloud Chart, he met many singers who actively exchanged contact information with him, and it was hard for him to decline.

With Qi Hao’s current popularity and status, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to appear as a concert guest if they have a concert soon.

However, Qi Hao needs Zhang Nan to help see who might have a concert coming up.

With a clear target, he can then decide whose concert to attend.

After assigning the task to Zhang Nan, Qi Hao headed out to buy a hat.

The reward for this task cannot be delegated; he must buy it himself.

It somehow feels a bit off.

Like something out of those erotic literature plays or master-slave tasks.

Moreover, it’s already June, which is summer.

Qi Hao wore a pair of tea-colored sunglasses, a T-shirt, and beach shorts, and his hair was styled messily.

For disguise, he also grabbed a backpack, making him look like any other tourist.

However, his tall stature and well-proportioned figure.

Plus, his extraordinary charisma.

Wherever he goes, he becomes the focus of passersby; staring at him for too long could get him recognized.

Luckily, this is Jinmen.

Being a local powerhouse here, Qi Hao knows many hidden shops in old houses.

He borrowed a bicycle from Shen Sanshui downstairs and quickly found a clothing and hat shop in a little alley.

This shop has been around for years.

Qi Hao used to come here as a kid to buy clothes and hats.

The shop has a wide variety of hat styles, and the quality is quite good. Qi Hao picked out a baseball cap.

In fact, he prefers cowboy hats.

He has several at home, but such hats, not being popular in the mainland, are eye-catching, and low-key they are not.

This low-key hat can’t make you completely unrecognizable.

If someone really stared at Qi Hao, they’d definitely recognize him.

The hat’s functions are roughly as follows:

First: The hat works like a lounge chair, more durable than a normal hat.

Second: Concealment effect.

If you come into someone’s sight, they’ll subconsciously ignore you.

Originally, Qi Hao was like a firefly in the night sky, standing out in a crowd.

Now, when Qi Hao is amidst the people, those who look over will first see others, treating Qi Hao as just another passerby.

Qi Hao can turn around at this point without being recognized.

Otherwise, even if someone inadvertently glances at Qi Hao’s face for two or three seconds, they’d suddenly realize, damn, isn’t this the famous Qi Hao?

Now, Qi Hao’s face becomes blurred in others’ subconsciousness.

Those who inadvertently catch a glimpse of Qi Hao’s face won’t have a clear first impression, not even realizing whom they just saw.

Unless they stare repeatedly, they can’t actively recognize Qi Hao.

Third, synergistic effect.

The people you’re with can enjoy the same effect when in physical contact with you.

If the first and second points can somewhat be explained scientifically, then the third point is purely mystical.

Just like the treatment effects of a lounge chair.

As for what qualifies as physical contact, the system didn’t explain; it’s up to Qi Hao to explore.

This effect is somewhat useless.

Qi Hao is a celebrity, and if he walks with his manager or assistant, there’s no need to disguise them too.

Unless one day Qi Hao dates someone, and it happens to be from the same industry.

Going out with his girlfriend and worrying about being recognized, that’s when the hat’s usefulness shines.

Qi Hao can’t test the effects alone.

Sitting on a lounge chair is obvious, but the hat requires feedback from others.

After returning to the capital, Qi Hao first tested it on Ao Bai.

Upon entering, Ao Bai rushed out, seemingly pausing for a second upon seeing the hatted Qi Hao.

But it quickly jumped on him.

Clearly, the concealment effect doesn’t work much on Ao Bai.

But you can’t say it doesn’t work at all.

When Ao Bai approached, maybe due to the earlier unfamiliarity making it uneasy, it sniffed around Qi Hao as if checking if he carried other cat scents, confirming if Qi Hao wasn’t with other cats outside.

When it was time for Old Tian to get off work, Qi Hao specially went to pick him up.

Old Tian parked the car in his designated spot, locked the car, and walked towards the unit building.

Qi Hao walked towards him.

Old Tian glanced at him but didn’t pay much attention; they almost brushed past each other.

"What are you thinking about, so focused?"

"Whoa, you scared me. How come it’s you."

It was Qi Hao who patted his arm, and then he suddenly realized it was Qi Hao.

"I came down for a stroll."

"You wouldn’t be here to pick me up from work, would you?"

Old Tian looked Qi Hao up and down, feeling that after not seeing him for days, he seemed somewhat unfamiliar.

"Don’t be so disgusting, okay? Want to go eat?"

Qi Hao was extremely pleased with the effect of the hat.

Even someone as familiar as Old Tian didn’t recognize him at first sight.

Moreover, Old Tian didn’t think anything was wrong, just assumed he was distracted.

If it were a stranger, the odds of recognizing him would be even lower.

The current effect was just right.

If it were even better, so much so that even when Qi Hao patted Old Tian, Old Tian couldn’t recognize him in person, that would be too weird.

Qi Hao’s secret would soon be discovered.

"What do you want to eat?" Old Tian hadn’t given the previous matter a second thought.

"How about rice with vegetables and bone broth?"

There was a nice little shop at the entrance of the neighborhood; Qi Hao hadn’t eaten there in quite a while and was somewhat nostalgic.

"You better not go, help me take the bag upstairs, I’ll go buy it and bring it back."

Old Tian tossed the bag to Qi Hao and went to buy the food himself.

Qi Hao waited at home for a while, and Old Tian returned with a bunch of food.

Qi Hao opened a can for Ao Bai, while he and Old Tian opened two cans of beer.

"How’s the collaboration with An Feng this time filming?"

Old Tian clinked cans with Qi Hao.

Since they first met, they’ve returned with some food, had a few cans of beer, and the fatigue of the day was gone.

They met in ’99 when Qi Hao wasn’t yet famous.

The following year, the relatively inexperienced Old Tian became Qi Hao’s manager.

They have weathered ten years together.

"The collaboration was quite pleasant..." Qi Hao finished a can, which to him, given his alcohol tolerance, was really bland.

He might as well have a couple of bottles of Niulan Mountain instead.

"You know I’m not talking about that." Old Tian wasn’t fooled by his dismissive answer.

At this moment, he wasn’t a manager or studio head.

He was Qi Hao’s brother from another mother, walking this path together.

"What can you expect?"

Qi Hao crushed the can with force and tossed it accurately into the trash can.

"No progress?" Old Tian asked with frustration, furrowing his brow: "You don’t have feelings for her anymore, do you?"

"To be honest, the feeling is really different. She’s changed... She’s quite different from before..."

Qi Hao was somewhat confused.

"You were filming ’The Return of the Condor Heroes’ in 2004, and now it’s already 2009. If she hadn’t changed at all, that would be a problem. Wait..." Old Tian looked shocked at Qi Hao: "You wouldn’t happen to have a copper fever, would you?"

When they filmed ’The Return of the Condor Heroes’, Old Tian, who knew Qi Hao deeply, noticed that Qi Hao seemed a bit off.

Filming was one thing.

During breaks, Qi Hao liked to spend time with An Feng, chatting and laughing.

When An Feng had dangerous scenes, he even risked it all to rescue her.

After a period of observation, Old Tian finally confirmed:

Whether it was getting too deep into character or simply the age of attraction, Qi Hao seemed to have taken a liking to his co-star An Feng.

At that time, Qi Hao was twenty-three years old, having debuted seven years earlier, had been famous for four years, and had modest achievements in his career, so there was no issue of not being good enough for An Feng.

But!

An Feng wasn’t even an adult at that time.

This issue seemed like a chasm; Old Tian was nearly frightened to death by it.

If such a story broke out, you’d be ruined!

He nearly implored him with death.

That Ms. Liu also seemed to notice something, though Old Tian was unaware of what she specifically did, but thereafter, Qi Hao stayed further away from An Feng.

The filming was also nearing completion.

Aside from promoting the TV series, they didn’t have much interaction.

This allowed Old Tian to finally relax.

However, four or five years later, Qi Hao was already twenty-eight, and he still hadn’t dated anyone.

Old Tian was getting anxious.

He used to worry that Qi Hao dating would affect his career; now he worried that if Qi Hao never dated, it would be an injustice to his parents.

Even more fearful was that emotional scars from back then might make him stop loving women.

"You’re the one with copper fever."

Qi Hao wanted to throw the beer at him, whoever mentioned those three words again, he’d fight them to the death.

"Then how do you feel now, do you still like her?"

Old Tian asked cautiously.

If her growth and changes caused you to stop liking her, then you really aren’t worth much.

"I still like her a bit, but it’s not quite the same as a few years ago, maybe not as much," Qi Hao paused, then said: "You know, I don’t really have much experience..."

"Damn you!" Old Tian slapped the table angrily: "Are you planning to accumulate some experience first?"