Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years
Chapter 75 - 074 Don’t Forget to Bring a Basket (600 Monthly Votes Added)

Chapter 75: Chapter 074 Don’t Forget to Bring a Basket (600 Monthly Votes Added)

"We’re different from them. We’re making a road comedy. This category is really popular in Europe and America. Just borrow a few elements and it’ll work."

Ye Weimin doesn’t give up.

Chen Kexin has no interest in his new project at all.

Damn it, he was at Chen Kexin’s beck and call, only for Chen Kexin to cozy up with Bern and China Film and immediately start ignoring him.

"Isn’t your movie about social issues?" Qi Hao doesn’t quite understand.

The Spring Festival travel rush is a very serious and painful social issue.

The hometown can’t hold the body, the foreign land can’t hold the soul; uneven development leads to massive population movement in some provinces.

Who the hell wants to scramble for tickets during the New Year’s Day if they can avoid it?

"Even if it’s about reflecting social issues, it doesn’t have to be done in such a heavy-handed way. I find that overly heavy themes don’t win audience favor. After all, life is already so exhausting..."

Ye Weimin obviously didn’t just have a sudden thought.

He seriously considered making a new movie.

Originally, he planned to hitch along with Chen Kexin to catch a ride with Bona China Film. At worst, he would give up some profits to Chen Kexin.

However, his small-budget stuff worth a few million doesn’t make it to Chen Kexin’s desk; Chen Kexin doesn’t even bother to help set it up.

Fortunately, he encountered Qi Hao.

Our Qi Hao is getting more and more handsome, his whole body emits a coin...a movie king’s charisma.

"Well, take a look at the script later, just...relax."

Qi Hao doesn’t mind as well. After all, the money isn’t his. He can only try his best to keep Little Fatty Sheep from going into deep pits.

Even if they step into small pits as Ye Weimin says, there’s nothing much inside.

Compared to Chen Kexin, Qi Hao actually prefers collaborating with Ye Weimin. At least he really saves costs where it counts.

What truly frightens Qi Hao is someone like Jiang Wen.

In Qi Hao’s investment dreams, Jiang Wen is like a prehistoric beast.

"So, we’ve decided, we’ll definitely be able to achieve great ambitions together!" Ye Weimin hugged Qi Hao, his face full of smiles and wrinkles.

Wang Baijie watched with a sinking heart.

Damn, how can you compete with that?

Others have directors as their backing, and it seems the director even tries to flatter him a bit.

He’s likely to be suppressed soon.

As expected, when Ye Weimin reached his side, he immediately switched to another tone:

"This isn’t how you act. You need to understand what you’re playing, what the director wants, don’t waste the team’s time with nonsense..."

After a bit of education, the young man finally calmed down.

He performed somewhat decently, at least in Qi Hao’s eyes he showed some acting skills. Qi Hao didn’t deliberately suppress him either; they finished the scene smoothly.

Actually, Qi Hao doesn’t really need to suppress him.

Those from Taiwan are Huaxia’s own, as long as they acknowledge this point, they’re our people.

Qi Hao also had his youthful period as a hot-headed.

He encountered those so-called bigshots who bullied with their power but also kind seniors who treated him sincerely.

He still remembers the time during "Water Margin," when he finally got a line because he was too excited and kept getting stuck.

The director was so mad and wanted to replace him.

At the time, Li Mingqi, who was playing Wang Po, jokingly teased, easing the director’s anger and sparing Qi Hao’s role.

At Zhu Yuanyuan’s wedding, when Qi Hao met Li Mingqi, there was nothing but utmost respect.

"October Fortress" is being filmed both day and night.

Qi Hao also has night shoots.

Like tonight, they’re filming Qi Hao following Wang Xueqi to recognize corpses.

Ren Dahua’s troupe brothers were ambushed and wiped out by Qing Court assassins.

Then their bodies were laid out at the entrance.

Of course, when the cameras aren’t rolling, actors don’t have to lie there all the time, especially not the leads.

An Feng rushed over, after some checking, found that her father was already tragically dead, and couldn’t help but burst into tears.

This segment focuses mainly on her dramatic performance.

For her, it should be the hardest scene in the whole movie.

Chen Delin personally sits in.

He told Qi Hao, actors can be trained, and now it’s time to put it into practice.

At least, in the fights An Feng has filmed so far, she has shown very good proficiency.

The key point is her attitude.

Whether it’s facing difficulties or just a naturally earnest kid, An Feng’s filming attitude is very good.

"Cut..."

Qi Hao and Wang Xueqi were staying at the back, waiting for the director to call them to the scene, and wondering how many times they’ve heard NG already.

If they can’t nail it in the next take, their waiting today might have been in vain.

At first, the two didn’t chat.

The night set was too quiet; talk about anything casually, and it would easily be overheard.

Plus, there’re rumors between Qi Hao’s boss, Fan Xuexue, and An Feng, who was currently filming; Wang Xueqi didn’t know what to say.

If he said An Feng’s acting was weak, it might sound like he’s ridicule his own boss by insulting others.

But if he said An Feng improved rapidly under the director’s guidance, it could feel like a betrayal to his boss.

So, he pretended not to know.

After waiting a while longer, the atmosphere became quite awkward, and Qi Hao took the initiative to start a new topic:

"Mr. Wang, what do you think about the performance of crying scenes?"

"I think the key is character immersion, followed by emotion induction. If the actor lacks experience and can’t relate, then focus more on emotion induction. You can evoke genuine feelings by recalling various hardships faced in life or yearning for a certain loved one, to make yourself unconsciously cry."

Wang Xueqi thought for a moment and shared his views.

"Yes, we young people indeed face issues of insufficient experience and inability to resonate with roles," Qi Hao agreed: "I used to listen to music to get into character, but the entry speed was too slow."

"Emotion induction doesn’t always have to come from sadness; it can also stem from frustration or suffering. Anyway, you need to push your emotions up first, as nothing feels real without emotions..."

Wang Xueqi also started feeling chatty, discussing acting topics was really safe.

"Cut, this isn’t even as good as the last one, it’s not that you can’t cry, it’s that you’re not crying sadly enough..."

Even though Chen Delin looked gentle, he could still get angry and yell at people.

Through the crowd of staff members, Qi Hao could see An Feng’s dejected little expression illuminated by the lighting.

He didn’t say anything, nor did he do anything.

He was only responsible for introducing An Feng to act; he wasn’t responsible for how well An Feng performed.

Moreover, it’s too common for actors to be scolded by directors; even Qi Hao often got scolded by directors.

Not far away, Ms. Liu watched her daughter with a worried look, yet she could only hold it in.

Because she knew it was for her daughter’s own good.

Being scolded now is better than being mocked by a larger audience once the movie is released.

Many times, you should be grateful that a director is willing to scold you and teach you.

Especially when she’s being blacklisted everywhere else.

"Pass!" Chen Delin’s voice was a bit hoarse.

Once you get into character and meet the director’s requirements, the rest is easier to film.

Even so, there were frequent NGs, and by the time Qi Hao and Wang Xueqi made their appearance, it was already past two in the morning.

"I’m sorry everyone, I’ll treat everyone to a late-night snack!"

Despite being exhausted and crying until her eyes were red, An Feng hadn’t forgotten the actors and staff who had accompanied her for so long.

She was always generous to the people in the crew.

"Then let’s go, everyone, Old Zhao, you take care of tidying up before coming over."

Upon Chen Delin’s instruction, the whole crew cheerfully went to have the late-night snack.

"I’m sorry for today, for wasting everyone’s time. It’s because I didn’t perform well and dragged everyone down."

She was such a pretty girl, politely offering drinks and treating snacks, what else could the crew say?

No one had any grudges against An Feng anymore.

An Feng even offered a drink to Ren Dahua, who had been lying on the ground playing dead.

"It’s alright, just make sure to act well." Ren Dahua sighed.

He was frustrated too, but he couldn’t vent it on An Feng. After all, everyone has times when they NG, and he’d seen worse than An Feng in his long career.

Furthermore, he could see that Chen Delin was using the opportunity to train An Feng’s acting skills.

If a director is willing to teach, an actor naturally has to cooperate.

However, his mood wasn’t gloomy for long.

Qi Hao soon came to have a drink with him.

"I used to play some small roles in Xiangjiang, not sure if you remember, Brother Hua?"

"I remember, I remember!"

Qi Hao had become one of the four young talents plus a film emperor in the mainland, and news about him was relatively popular in Xiangjiang.

The movies he had appeared in in Xiangjiang were often brought up by entertainment media.

Even if Ren Dahua didn’t really remember, reading those reports would have reminded him.

However, he soon found himself a bit out of sync.

Because Qi Hao knew him too well.

It’s as if this person really had watched his works over and over.

No, it might even be more than that.

Because Qi Hao had a deep understanding of those movies and his performances.

Sometimes, just as the thought occurred to him, Qi Hao would already say what’s on his mind, as if he had once taught Qi Hao in person.

And he wasn’t wrong.

He indeed had mentored Qi Hao, in Qi Hao’s training space.

Especially since there were more training opportunities recently, Qi Hao had already visited Ren Dahua three times.

A total of twenty-four hours of mentoring.

The duration Qi Hao spent learning from Ren Dahua was like some elective courses that only meet once a week in a university semester.

He had taught for a semester.

And in a short time, taught for a semester, without worrying about forgetting.

A thousand cups aren’t enough when you find a kindred spirit in drinking.

After finishing their drinks, Ren Dahua even looked at Qi Hao with a hint of amusement in the crew.

Who could care about An Feng anymore?

While Qi Hao was taking breaks from filming, the news of him holding a fan meeting quickly spread.

Netizens were abuzz.

Celestial Kingdom Lighthouse: Seriously, Qi Hao is holding a fan meeting? Isn’t he always against monetizing fans?

Li Yu: I heard it’s free.

Bao Qing’s House: Actually, Qi Hao has held fan meetings before; it’s just that young netizens now don’t know about it.

Count Dracula: Are there free eggs this time?

Rui Xue Bailu: Haha, Count’s an old fan, this is Qi Hao’s embarrassing history.

Pangu Land: Wow, the egg distributor is back!

Hu Hu 3: Excuse me, why is everyone talking about distributing eggs at Qi Hao’s fan meeting, what’s this about?

Qingyi Konghou: It’s nothing, just consider it a fan benefit. If you go, bring a basket for the eggs.

Withered: That year, my mom got twenty eggs, and since then she’s been a die-hard Qi Hao fan, rallying our whole family to love him.

Tonight’s Soy Sauce w: Wait, why did my mom only get ten?

I’m Three Days a Week: Some even got thirty, you can get them multiple times, my mom’s already prepared a big basket this time.

Wine in the Wind: Heard it’s being held in Shen City, he’s filming there with his two rumored girlfriends, right?

Jishui South: We don’t want to see Qi Hao, we just want to see his rumored girlfriends, any one of them will do.

Wood and Stone: Imagine if Qi Hao gathered all his rumored girlfriends for an event, how impressive it would be.

No matter how happy the fans were, or how much the haters mocked.

In any case, the old joke about exchanging eggs for fans got popular again.

Zhanqi Laiden couldn’t do anything about it.