Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years
Chapter 89 - 88: Even If I Were a Pig (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Chapter 89: Chapter 88: Even If I Were a Pig (Requesting Monthly Votes)

This Life Will Not Change?

That’s not bad, Qi Hao’s eyes lit up.

This suits me.

It aligns with my innocent persona. A dog system has been running for ten years and hasn’t suggested a change.

"Chinese Paladin 3 has agreed to help you buy the song rights, so you can release the single and shoot an MV yourself, but they have conditions."

Zhang Nan is a very detail-oriented person. If a discussion is already happening, everything should be taken care of.

"What are the conditions? Is it about money?"

Qi Hao was already thinking about how to shoot the MV.

He boasted about writing and directing himself, but he can’t actually do it.

For the past ten years, he has only focused on honing his acting skills, and hasn’t learned anything about singing, scriptwriting, or directing.

It’s this focus that has allowed him to stand out among his peers.

"I’ve already negotiated the money. If you sing the interlude, we’ll take the release rights and they won’t charge us, nor will we pay them."

"Mutual offsets, that’s fine too."

Qi Hao had no objections.

It’s just an interlude, which hardly makes any money.

Many actors sing as a favor.

Since it’s his own work, having his song in it will boost prestige to some extent.

"Their condition is that if you shoot the MV, you must use Tang Yan."

Zhang Nan found this very reasonable.

This way, Chinese Paladin 3 can use this to further promote the drama and sell it for a better price.

"Tang Yan?" Qi Hao felt a bit of a toothache.

This girl asked him to have dinner together a few days ago.

He suspected Tang Yan has developed feelings.

After Chinese Paladin 3 wrapped up and she left, she got lovesick.

Although he didn’t immediately refuse, he found excuses to postpone it.

"Yes, the people over at Chinese Paladin probably hope you won’t have scandalous rumors with others for now, so they can use your rumors for more hype."

Zhang Nan can understand the production side; promoting a celebrity couple is quite a common form of publicity.

If The Legend of the Condor Heroes wasn’t still airing and the second run hadn’t been sold smoothly, Hu Ge would probably have started rumors with Yang Mi.

"Alright, help me... Nevermind, I’ll contact Tang Yan myself. I need to think about how to shoot the MV."

Qi Hao was a bit troubled.

The dog system doesn’t have any sense.

At this moment, it didn’t reward him with an MV script.

It keeps giving useless, delayed stuff.

"I need to sign a contract with Chinese Paladin 3, get the lyrics and music, then I can write an MV script based on the lyrics, and also contact a record company so you can release the single at any time."

Since the boss has already decided on this plan.

Zhang Nan naturally started working.

"Also help me find some books on screenwriting and directing, the previous ones were not basic enough," Qi Hao instructed again: "Uh... I don’t quite understand them."

Having a photographic memory made him memorize all those books.

But memorizing doesn’t mean understanding or being able to put them into practice.

"Alright, alright!"

Zhang Nan looked at Qi Hao with a face full of gratification.

He was teary-eyed, damn!

The boss has really progressed!

Looks aren’t everything, intelligence needs to be well-stocked.

Reading more books will eventually lead to results.

After seeing Qi Hao finish his work conversation with his agent, Ye Weimin announced the resumption of filming.

Qi Hao’s position in the crew was somewhat special.

Although he wasn’t the biggest celebrity, both the director and the screenwriter were particularly accommodating to him.

"Director, when you have time, could you teach me how to shoot a movie?"

Qi Hao approached Ye Weimin to ask.

"Huh?" Ye Weimin was a bit stunned: "Shooting a movie? You want to be a director?"

Nowadays, can anyone become a director?

However, if the person is Qi Hao, it’s actually possible.

Because Qi Hao has the conditions necessary to become a director; his biggest advantage is — he can attract investment.

The biggest constraint for a new director is investment.

Financial constraints can hinder even a hero.

Compared to being poor, ugliness is trivial!

"I’m just shooting an MV for fun."

Qi Hao tried to fool Old Tian saying he wanted to be a director, but he wouldn’t say that to Ye Weimin.

"Alright, let’s shoot a few takes first, then chat during the break."

Ye Weimin nodded, not having any resistance to teaching a little something.

Actually, once you’ve reached a certain level, asking people for help becomes very simple.

The worry is if you don’t have anything to offer, you’re of no value to others, then you’ll hit a wall regardless of whom you approach.

After finishing a scene, Ye Weimin brought over a chair and started explaining to Qi Hao how to shoot an MV.

He wasn’t a legitimate director at the beginning either.

Having worked as a director assistant, assistant director, MV director, advertisement director, short film director, and so on, I’ve gradually accumulated experience.

Most directors have had similar experiences.

"Actually, shooting an MV is very simple. As long as there’s a professional photographer, it shouldn’t be an issue."

Ye Weimin laid the foundation for his explanation first.

No matter what, MV is the simplest thing for a director, even simpler than a short film.

Because an MV’s aesthetic significance outweighs its narrative significance.

And the aesthetic significance is provided by the actor and the photographer.

In other words, it’s not much different from shooting AV. The plot is just embellishment, and the shooting techniques are already clichés.

"I get it, the photographer hasn’t been found yet. Could we borrow one from the crew at that time?"

"If you borrow one, it’ll definitely be fine!"

What else could Ye Weimin say? He’s already planning to collaborate with Qi Hao on a film.

"As for actors, it’s me and Tang Yan."

This song is clearly a love song, and a man and a woman fit perfectly.

One person is happiness, two people are life, three people are life or death.

"Who is Tang Yan? I don’t know her. Is she an actor?" Ye Weimin was very confused.

This is quite normal. Even slightly known actors might not be recognized by many directors, especially since Tang Yan isn’t very famous, even if she tried her luck in Xiangjiang.

"Yes, from the Central Academy of Drama." Qi Hao nodded.

"Oh, professionally trained, huh? That’s totally fine then." Ye Weimin acknowledged the level of the Central Academy of Drama.

"Pretty much." Qi Hao wasn’t confident.

Uh... As for Tang Yan, she might be considered the shame of the Central Academy of Drama.

"If we want to shoot an MV and a short film, we need to first break down the shots..."

Ye Weimin started teaching from the basics.

Very soon, he covered most of the main points.

Qi Hao’s photographic memory is actually just a general way of saying that. Wearing glasses doesn’t mean he can’t recall audibly.

It’s very simple.

When someone is speaking, you just simulate the text in front of you.

Qi Hao shot scenes all morning and learned quite a bit from Ye Weimin.

After lunch, they shot for a while in the afternoon until finally completing this segment.

Qi Hao didn’t return to the hotel directly but went with Ye Weimin to Group A.

Group A was shooting a fight scene. He intended to take Qi Hao over to watch and offer insights into Chen Delin’s various operational principles during his direction.

With a reference point for explanation, it becomes easier to convey the depth.

Chen Delin didn’t mind upon hearing their purpose.

As long as they didn’t interfere with his shooting.

Chen Delin was filming An Feng’s fight scenes.

She has more fight scenes in this movie than Qi Hao, after all, Qi Hao plays a coachman, while she is quite the fighter.

There are several action stars in this movie.

Such as Wu Yunlong, he’s an action actor and martial arts instructor, who started learning martial arts with his father at 7, and after returning to Hong Kong, he learned Wing Chun from Master Huang Chunliang.

And Du Yuhang, the World Wushu Championship Changquan champion, and the Asian Games Luanquan, Daoshu, and Gunshu all-around silver medalist.

Another assassin, Kang Li, is a professional Sanda fighter, nicknamed "King of American Sanda, Leg Cut Expert."

The primary opponent for An Feng is Shi Xingyu.

A 32nd-generation disciple of Mount Song Shaolin Temple, known as "Twelve Tan Legs" Kuli Qiang in "Kung Fu."

If he gave his all, it would only take one move for him to kneel before An Feng:

Pleading An Feng not to die!

An Feng didn’t expect Qi Hao to watch her shoot, she cheerfully waved and greeted Qi Hao.

Qi Hao smiled and nodded, but didn’t go over to chat.

He and Ye Weimin watched behind Chen Delin’s monitor as Chen Delin coordinated various equipment and staff.

"The camera positions don’t need to be too precise; it can be adjusted slightly in advance, making the footage easier to edit later."

Chen Delin turned and told Qi Hao, then signaled to the stage crew to clap the board and start.

Qi Hao nodded vigorously.

Wow, Chen Delin is teaching him too.

Even if I were a pig, I’d definitely learn, probably soon becoming an excellent director.

"If you want to make it more dazzling, you can use the camera on the left. Combined with a simple track, you’ll achieve great results, much steadier than shoulder-mounted shots."

Ye Weimin continued to impart knowledge to Qi Hao.

"Isn’t it too big, suitable for indoor use?"

Qi Hao humbly inquired. As an actor before, he never paid attention to this knowledge.

"You can take off the outer parts, very simple; that’s what the crane is for." Ye Weimin thought for a moment and said, "When you shoot the MV later, I can help you as the producer. If you don’t understand anything, feel free to ask me."

"Uh, hiring a producer for shooting an MV..."

Qi Hao felt that was too ridiculous.

"It doesn’t matter; as long as I’m free, I can help. I can use the lunch break to assist you."

The groups cannot work simultaneously all the time.

Just like now, since Zhen Zidan hasn’t come, the scenes with her and Fan Xuexue have to be postponed until tomorrow.

"Alright, I’ll hire you as the producer, with a meal as payment!"

Qi Hao was no longer polite; if he jumped right in, he’d probably have to call and ask about minor details.

No harm in hugging a big leg first.