Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years
Chapter 66 - 0065 Is Jiang Wen an Old Man? (Adding two extra - s out of three for Annie going out without bear Alliance Leader)

Chapter 66: Chapter 0065 Is Jiang Wen an Old Man? (Adding two extra Chapters out of three for Annie going out without bear Alliance Leader)

Qi Hao might hold onto Penguin’s stock for a long time, but Mrs. Hua definitely won’t.

His share in Mrs. Hua’s stock is less than 5%, and such shares generally become unrestricted a year after listing. It’s best to wait until Mrs. Hua produces a blockbuster movie, then sell high.

After selling, they each go their own way, without interfering in each other’s business.

However, life won’t abandon you, but it won’t spare you either.

Not many days into June, Qi Hao felt that stocks were a pain in the ass.

Qi Hao got his hands on Penguin stock in January, when the price was 60 HK dollars.

Later, it even rose to 72.

This means his personal assets increased by tens of millions solely because of the appreciation in Penguin’s stock price.

More than what he earned after mixing in the entertainment industry for years.

But after a period of joy comes sorrow. Before he even celebrated for a few months, Penguin’s stock started plummeting after June, experiencing continuous drops.

By the time Qi Hao reached Songjiang Film City, Penguin’s stock price had even fallen below forty.

He... wanted to go to the rooftop!

Quite a few times, Qi Hao thought of just selling the stock and calling it quits.

After all, it’s something "picked up."

Whether it’s forty or sixty, it’s a huge sum for him.

However, he ultimately held back.

The plunge of Penguin’s stock wasn’t due to its own reasons.

The market gave Penguin such a drop mainly because of the global financial crisis, with reduced market liquidity.

Everyone’s dropping; it’s just a matter of more or less.

Moreover, some said that competition in the online gaming industry was fiercely intense in 2007, and surprisingly, Penguin didn’t have a single game in the top ten most popular online games of the year, making the market doubt Penguin’s ability to maintain profits in online gaming.

This is something even an outsider like Qi Hao couldn’t accept.

Qi Hao was seriously suspicious that someone was deliberately shorting Penguin.

Come on, think about it, what’s Penguin best at?

Is it attracting investment? Is it management? Is it leading the internet trend?

No, it’s none of those!

Constantly imitating, never surpassed; constantly copying; never sued!

Qi Hao didn’t understand stocks, he had no confidence in his stock-trading abilities.

But he believed in Penguin’s ability to copy games.

As long as there are popular games on the market, my great Penguin can’t fall.

Arriving at Songjiang Film City, Qi Hao first met with Gao Fei, Shi Feng, and Fan Qingxi.

The three of them were temporarily brought in to assist Feiyang Media with work.

Movie investment is not a simple matter.

Otherwise, you might end up paying for a 3,000-yuan hat, while others make a fortune and you’re left with nothing.

"Boss..."

The three hadn’t seen Qi Hao for quite a while.

"Gao Fei, don’t call me boss, you’re the one in charge at Feiyang Media..."

Qi Hao was only an agent for Feiyang Media.

If others heard someone calling him boss, they might be puzzled about what kind of messed-up relationship this is.

"I don’t like being a boss, I just like working!"

Gao Fei rubbed her arm, feeling a bit creeped out when Qi Hao called her boss.

"Have you all reviewed the investment contract for ’October Fortress’? Any issues?"

Like working?

Qi Hao didn’t want to argue about such childish matters.

How do you become a nouveau riche when you’re in desperate circumstances?

He admitted he felt a bit envious of nouveau riche families; Gao Fei could live any way she wanted.

Thankfully, the girl wasn’t spoiled.

Except for being a bit lazy, she had no issues in her dealings, even donating a million of her pocket money during the crisis days.

"No issues, everything is within reasonable limits."

Senior Legal Affairs Yao Weihong was an expert in this field, having worked at several major companies, including some with similar business.

"Looks like they’ve chosen to focus on long-term development."

Qi Hao smiled.

Previously, when introducing the Coal Boss to Chen Kexin and Ye Weimin, to avoid Gao Yang being taken advantage of, he deliberately portrayed him as cautious but financially strong.

If we want to continue cooperating, we can’t be ruthless or underhanded.

"This hotel already has quite a few celebrities staying, I even saw Hu Jun and Zhou Yun."

Gao Fei was a bit excited.

"Fei, you’re the investor, don’t be so overreacting when you see celebrities, they should be the ones pleasing you."

Qi Hao felt a bit speechless.

Miss, if you act like this, I can’t maintain your dignity.

"Alright, I got it, but Zhou Yun is truly beautiful, with an amazing vibe. It’s a pity she married an old man."

Although Gao Fei said she knew, her desire to express herself didn’t diminish at all.

"Pfft, an old man?"

Qi Hao almost burst into laughter.

If he remembered correctly, Zhou Yun’s husband should be Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen is an old man?

But then again, Jiang Wen is fifteen years older than Zhou Yun, so calling him an old man might not be entirely incorrect.

"How can Jiang Wen be an old man? He’s so charismatic! What woman wouldn’t want to marry Jiang Wen? Even I, a guy, would like to marry him!"

Yao Weihong seemed to highly admire Jiang Wen, chuckling as he made a joke.

"Boss, will you be acting opposite Zhou Yun this time? Will there be rumors about you two?"

Gao Fei asked curiously.

"No way, I still want to live a few more years. I can’t afford to offend Jiang Wen, so don’t call him ’old man’ in front of him."

Qi Hao silently thought to himself, unless you were investing in him.

If you became his financial backer, he probably wouldn’t mind even if you called him ’old man’.

Who knows, you might even get to sleep with his wife.

Hmm, but that’s only for someone like Gao Fei — you have to look past the name and see the person.

The name Gao Fei sounds too masculine.

Especially when you’re calling him Fei.

If you told Jiang Wen that his wife was seduced by Fei, Jiang Wen would probably be searching for a gun.

But if you told Jiang Wen that his wife was kissed by a girl named Fei, he might not be able to deal with that the same way.

The group chatted for a while.

Qi Hao had Zhang Nan bring in Yang Liu to introduce the new member of the company.

The older employees were a bit surprised.

Gao Fei had a pretty good figure, but next to Yang Liu, she looked like a kid.

Qi Hao’s choice of assistant inevitably led people to think the wrong way.

However, Yang Liu’s performance won everyone’s respect; she’s a person with integrity, somewhat out of place in the entertainment industry.

After everything was over, Qi Hao kept Gao Fei in his room.

Of course, to prevent Gao Yang from coming at him with a knife, Qi Hao also kept Zhang Nan around.

Zhang Nan and Gao Fei used to be classmates, so they knew each other well.

"I talked about an art film the other day..."

Qi Hao explained Li Dawei’s script to Gao Fei and gave a rundown of what Li Dawei’s parents and commentaries were about.

"You mean to invest in the name of Little Fatty Sheep?"

Gao Fei might be playful, but she’s definitely not dumb; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been called a top student by Zhang Nan, the King of Competition.

"Yes, they’ve accepted our proposal to invest an additional two million. What do you think?"

Gao Fei is, after all, the nominal boss of Little Fatty Sheep.

Little Fatty Sheep?

What a ridiculous nickname, Gao Fei must really not care about her company.

The silly daughter of a landlord!

"Sure, if you think it’s appropriate. My dad told me to listen to you on everything."

Gao Fei wasn’t particularly interested in such affairs.

A moment later, she smiled and said, "My dad was thrilled to hear that Li Jiaxin is starring in ’October Fortress’."

"Heh..." Qi Hao had no words.

Those coal bosses have such low aspirations.

Qi Hao also liked Li Jiaxin a lot; as a kid, he thought she was less than upright in ’Demon Beast City’, but now he thinks she’s quite clean.

"But I told him that Li Jiaxin is about to get married and join a wealthy family, and she’s richer than him—haha, he was practically depressed."

This brat didn’t care at all about his dad’s feelings.

"We absolutely must be careful with projects..." Qi Hao reiterated his stance.

He had been in the industry for ten years and knew how the entertainment circle is.

Yet, no matter how dirty the world is, we can’t let ourselves become dirty.

He chose to work with Gao Yang and didn’t want Gao Yang to seize their collaboration as an opportunity to mess around.

It’s not about moral puritanism.

It’s about advanced risk prevention.

If he got too close to Gao Yang, and if Gao Yang had any issues later, people would naturally think of him too.

On top of that, competitors would swarm to stab him in the back; he’d at least lose some skin even if he wasn’t done for.

Don’t think being a pimp can get you away scot-free.

The scandals behind New Red Chamber are hard to cover up; many know they play dirtier than his grandma’s stew.

"Rest assured, if my dad dared cause trouble on my turf, I’d..." Gao Fei snorted and said, "I’d disown him as my dad."

"There’s no need to be so harsh."

If your dad makes a mistake, let’s just deal with him harshly; there’s no need to make him feel that living is worse than dying.

We can tease him with the thirst-quenching plums.

Do you know the aphorism about thirst-quenching plums? It means showing him more syphilis pictures to curb his appetite.

"Haha, my dad has actually been pretty decent these past years. He’s learning health tips from a Daoist named Xi Yufei. He used to bring different women home every day, and some even tried to force my mom to step aside..."

Gao Fei’s tone grew a bit sad towards the end.

"I think a repentant rake is worth more than gold. Brother Yang is really trying to change now. Let’s give him a chance to try being a decent person... I didn’t have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person."

Qi Hao gently comforted her.

"Sorry, I’m a cop~" Gao Fei couldn’t help but laugh.

There were only a few days left before the start of filming for ’October Fortress’, and Qi Hao met the actual director, Chen Delin.

Let me speak as the youngest here, moving on from this month, I won’t be paying Uncle Kun anymore; what’s the opinion of you three older brothers?

In the movie ’Infernal Affairs 2’, Chen Delin plays the gang leader Wen Zheng, who decides he won’t be turning in tributes after the boss dies, making him a classic troublemaker.

In reality, though, Chen Delin is a well-behaved, even slightly introverted filmmaker.

"Director Chen, please take care of me in the future."

When Qi Hao met him, he was very polite and even bent down to shake hands with Qi Hao, the junior.

Yes, perhaps it’s the power of money at work.

After all, Qi Hao helped bring in a significant investment, and the rumor is that it’s from a wealthy investor.

Qi Hao also met Hu Jun and Zhou Yun.

At the moment he saw Zhou Yun, Qi Hao suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Zhou Yun...

Could there be a possibility to ask Zhou Yun for help with a task?