Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years
Chapter 59 - 58: Utter Humiliation (Seeking First Subscription)

Chapter 59: Chapter 58: Utter Humiliation (Seeking First Subscription)

"I... I quite admire Liu Tingshi’s view on love."

Qi Hao has no background or education, since debut he hasn’t stopped for a moment, where’s the time to ponder the issue of love?

Besides, why bother summarizing it, is it for finding a match?

Qi Hao thinks having a feeling is enough.

Once you feel it, it’s like an old house catching fire; the softer she is, the harder you get.

"Liu Ting... who is he?" Su Mang asked very confusedly.

"Liu Tingshi, it’s a name!"

Qi Hao looked at Su Mang in surprise, isn’t this woman from an artistic family?

Heard she skipped grades to get into China Conservatory of Music at 15, published a personal poetry collection at 18, her essays were published in Reader’s Digest, and she got a literature bachelor’s degree from China Conservatory of Music.

Now she is the chief editor of Harper’s Bazaar magazine...

Why does she act like someone from the hills?

Do you find yourself adorably dumb like this? Remember, the premise of being adorably dumb is being adorable, not dumb.

"Oh, so that’s who you’re talking about..." Su Mang’s face turned pale.

Tsk, what a big embarrassment.

She suspected Qi Hao was deliberately tripping her up, but she had no evidence.

"Liu Tingshi’s story says..." Qi Hao noticed not only Su Mang but Xiaoming were clueless too, so he hurriedly explained.

I have vowed my heart. How can I not be faithful?

Roughly means wishing for someone to love you with all their heart and never part until old age.

"Same for me." Xiaoming nodded solemnly.

"I’ve heard this story. It’s very touching. Qi Hao, did you have someone you liked during school... uh... someone you didn’t want to disappoint?"

Su Mang quickly made amends.

Isn’t Qi Hao supposed to be illiterate?

The film crew had reminded her beforehand to avoid asking too deep questions to prevent Qi Hao from embarrassing himself and affecting the movie’s reputation.

Qi Hao looked at her deeply again.

Are you serious asking this question?

You’re deliberately making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger!

Reluctantly, with so many audience and media present, Qi Hao could only say calmly:

"No dating allowed in middle school!"

The audience burst into laughter, even Su Mang couldn’t help but laugh, almost squatting to the ground.

Among the audience were quite a few fans of Li Xue’xue and An Feng.

They never had a good impression of "Entertainment Circle Taxi" Qi Hao, but at this moment had to admit Qi Hao does have a good deal of charisma.

It’s just too amusing.

How can you hate him now?

After interacting for a while, it was about time to watch a movie.

Qi Hao watched the big screen expectantly.

After watching, his heart was... oh come on, just this? If "Oath of Allegiance" had quite a few flaws, then "King of Kung Fu" truly had few strong points.

Thought it would be a big deal, but ended up being a big dud.

Applause surged like waves.

Qi Hao clapped along, celebrating the "great" movie premiering right under his nose.

This... is life!

After the premiere night, there was still a cocktail party.

Since he was already here, Qi Hao couldn’t just leave, so he stayed with a wine glass at the party with mingling lights.

Luckily, the place wasn’t too boring.

Qi Hao, being both a young star and a film emperor, held a decent position in the entertainment circle, had many people wanting to talk to him.

One such person was the director named Li Dawei.

Qi Hao had auditioned for his "Golden Family," though couldn’t outcompete Chen Kun.

Such situations are commonplace.

Regardless of whether one is chosen or not, meeting again can still be harmonious.

Especially since Li Dawei’s father is a Beijing Film Academy teacher, his mother Liu Guoquan is a renowned director at Beijing Film Factory, having very strong connections in the circle.

"Your performance in ’Heavenly Dog’ was quite remarkable, very eye-opening!"

Li Dawei approached Qi Hao with praise.

"Director Qi Jian taught me many things. We actors wanting to stand out still need directors to guide us step by step!"

In conversation with directors, Qi Hao naturally elevated the importance of the director.

Honestly, he wasn’t lying.

As an idol type, especially one not professionally trained, even if willing to discard his idol baggage, it isn’t done just voluntarily, depends heavily on director’s guidance.

"It also depends on your own strength; you have better talent than Chen Kun."

Li Dawei patting Qi Hao’s arm, looking him up and down, as if selecting livestock.

He originally thought Chen Kun was superior to Qi Hao, now had to admit he misjudged.

"Is this... a project offer?"

"There’s a small-budget film, ’The Tale of Two Donkeys,’ have you seen it?"

"I’ll watch it when I get back!"

Qi Hao didn’t expect to find a pleasant surprise at this cocktail party he didn’t intend to attend.

Li Dawei’s works are all co-created with his mother, ensuring high quality.

At least currently it was just at the intention stage, if Qi Hao is interested, he’ll then discuss schedule and pay.

Li Dawei nodded and didn’t urge further.

Once Qi Hao reached this level, he had stricter criteria for choosing scripts.

Qi Hao wandered around, inevitably running into his ex... rumored girlfriend.

"Thank you for coming." Li Xue’xue didn’t avoid Qi Hao.

"Xue’xue, you look stunning today!" Qi Hao felt slightly awkward, but he had to maintain courtesy.

"You’re still the same..." Li Xue’xue didn’t know why but just wanted to laugh.

And she really did laugh.

Laughed openly, laughed like a weight was lifted.

At this moment she seemed to have truly let go.

Qi Hao wasn’t just handsome, could even be said to perfectly suit her aesthetic taste.

When she was collaborating with Qi Hao, she couldn’t help but keep staring at him.

And Qi Hao looked at her with particularly gentle eyes, always calling her Xue’xue Jie, with a hint of irresistible magnetism in his voice.

At that moment, she thought, why not have a romantic relationship with this young guy?

Li Xue’xue admitted that she just wanted to have fun, to have a sister-brother relationship with Qi Hao.

But she didn’t expect to be gently rejected by Qi Hao.

Is it because he thinks I’m old and not as pretty as before?

Is a 31-year-old "old" woman not good enough for a young brat like you?

Is it that you, Fat Tiger, have high standards? Or I’m not flirtatious enough like Shizuka?

The feeling of humiliation and unwillingness made Li Xue’xue actively pursue Qi Hao, as if this would prove she was still in her prime.

As a result, it became quite an ugly scene.

Later, Li Xue’xue realized that peach blossom eyes looked affectionate no matter who they were looking at, and that voice was equally magnetic no matter who he talked to.

But back then, she was so stunned by Qi Hao that she ignored these things.

In an instant, more than a thousand days and nights passed by.

Now, she can finally face Qi Hao, the destined emotional disaster, with peace of mind, and no longer insists that Qi Hao must spend a night with her.

"In any case, I hope this movie will be a big hit, and Xue’xue Jie’s career will reach new heights."

Qi Hao clinked glasses with her, still saying the same thing:

I just don’t like Li Xue’xue, which doesn’t mean she’s not good.

The two chatted briefly and then parted ways, disappointing those who secretly watched them, expecting some melodramatic scene.

Another rumored ex-girlfriend, An Feng, also didn’t avoid Qi Hao, but her way of greeting was rather quirky:

"Here comes the Little Flying Stick!"

Cheerful and lively, completely different from the elegant composure on the red carpet.

"Wishing the movie great success, it was a nice performance."

Qi Hao couldn’t help but laugh.

Currently, the sales of Little Flying Stick spicy strips are continuing to rise, almost becoming the favorite of young people.

However, seeing Ms. Liu standing not far away, his smile instantly faded considerably.

No one would be too happy to be looked at as a thief.

"Really?" An Feng was very happy to hear Qi Hao affirm her acting.

Her eyes lit up, caught in another trap.

In the past on the set of "The Return of the Condor Heroes," Qi Hao mostly used to critique.

"Uh... there’s some improvement, the action scenes are still solid."

Qi Hao recalled that purely from an acting perspective, there had been some maturity, but An Feng’s styling, character settings in "King of Kung Fu," and such would likely affect the movie’s perception, most probably attracting a lot of critiques.

"Huh..." An Feng was slightly displeased and complained, "Your compliment was so forced, don’t forget you used to call me Auntie!"

In fact, she also realized this movie might not be that watchable.

But the marketing was overwhelmingly brilliant, and the applause at the end of the screening was so intense that even she, the protagonist, almost believed it.

"You’re not a pigeon..." Qi Hao snorted.

Seeing her daughter chatting and laughing with Qi Hao, Ms. Liu couldn’t hold back and walked over.

"Hello, Auntie!"

Qi Hao politely greeted her.

"Qi Hao, I heard you recently hired an acting teacher, how is it going?"

Ms. Liu could sense Qi Hao’s coldness.

She also knew she might have been too controlling with her daughter, but she really came to ask something important.

"Pretty good, very professional, I feel I’ve made considerable progress."

Qi Hao spoke truthfully.

He gave Ms. Liu a business card of Zhang Songwen, and then quickly found an excuse to slip away.

Unfortunately, Su Mang had been eyeing him for a long time.

Su Mang suspected that Qi Hao had deliberately dug a hole for her on stage before, otherwise how could an eighth grader know Liu... what was her name again.

"Teacher Qi Hao..."

"Sister Su Mang..."

Qi Hao was very polite, but his gaze was somewhat strange, now seeing Su Mang as an empty-headed show-off.

"You must come to the Bazaar Charity Night in August."

Su Mang didn’t miss any chance to elevate the status of the Bazaar Charity Night.

Only if the banquet’s prestige was high would she have a revered position in the entertainment and fashion circles, otherwise who would know who she is.

"If I have time, I’ll definitely attend..."

August, huh, that’s still three or four months away.

"The story you told today was really good, what books do you usually read?"

Su Mang clinked glasses with Qi Hao, asking with a somewhat fake smile.

"Recently, I’ve been reading ’Ancient Prose Selections’."

"Why suddenly read this type of book, is there a script you’re preparing for?"

Su Mang didn’t quite believe it, but she had no way to verify right now since she couldn’t recite the articles from ’Ancient Prose Selections’.

"Just as a hobby." Qi Hao cheerfully looked at Su Mang.

Come on, test me!

I know the four ways to write the character "hui".

Unfortunately, Su Mang couldn’t think of anything to surely defeat Qi Hao.

She could only helplessly watch Qi Hao leave.

"Sister Mang, is he establishing a cultured persona?" Shang Wenjie whispered as she approached Su Mang.

She originally thought she’d witness Su Mang regain ground.

But that’s it?

If only you told me earlier that you couldn’t handle it, I could have helped you. I’m a Fudan graduate, surely I could handle a middle schooler.

"Heh, showy personas are bound to crumble, sooner or later the persona will backfire, especially one that’s extremely contradictory to oneself."

Su Mang began to worry about the upcoming public opinion.

She’s a magazine editor-in-chief yet doesn’t know Liu Tingshi, and was soundly defeated in comparison with a middle schooler like Qi Hao.

She could finally understand Yang Mi’s helplessness at not knowing "qiang jing".

However, the intensity of public opinion still far exceeded her imagination.