Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years

"Action, action, start filming right away!"

After completing the casting for the child actress, Qi Hao wasted no time and began filming on September 1st.

Zhao Jinmai is in her final year of kindergarten, so there's no need to worry about disrupting her studies.

If there's any concern about this, she can have a teacher give her extra lessons.

In fact, Zhao Jinmai's side is indeed bringing a teacher into the crew, specifically her acting teacher from Shenyang.

That day, Zhao Jinmai walked out of the room and told her parents to wait for the notification. Her parents didn't hold much hope.

After all, their child is too young and doesn't meet the requirements.

They just wanted to bring her to see the world.

Unexpectedly, she was selected.

The training class didn't expect a seven-year-old kid from their class to land the lead role in Qi Hao's new film.

It was like a dream come true.

As soon as the training class found out, they immediately sent the acting teacher over.

Money?

No need for money!

What money?

The fact that a student from their training class was cast in Qi Hao's new film is more effective than spending any amount on advertising.

Qi Hao also didn't oppose having the acting teacher join the crew.

This was definitely a great opportunity.

Having a dedicated acting teacher to assist Zhao Jinmai would make filming go more smoothly.

The filming was scheduled for September 1st.

Various people hurriedly gathered in the suburbs of the capital.

Everyone was giving Qi Hao a lot of face; even actors like Ren Dahua from Xiangjiang came specially to attend the opening ceremony.

Their scenes were scheduled for later.

Most of the filming would be done in Xiangjiang, but there would also be some shots on the mainland.

The main actors in the mainland scenes were Song Jia, An Feng, Wu Jing, and Li Mingqi.

Song Jia played Xiaomi's mother, An Feng played Qi Hao's wife, Wu Jing played a police officer, and Li Mingqi played a human trafficker.

Roles like An Feng and Li Mingqi's were considered cameos.

They didn't have many scenes.

Lesser roles were mostly left to Lu Yang to cast.

Some roles weren't filled yet, but it didn't affect the initial filming, and Qi Hao was eager to start shooting and complete tasks, so there was no need to wait any longer.

Following the habit of the system, filming the first scene would count as completing the task.

Since the opening ceremony was held in the capital, Gao Yang, who hadn't been seen for a while, finally made an appearance, considering that this movie was invested in by Feiyang Media, and his daughter was named the chief producer, overseeing all arrangements for the crew.

Watching Gao Fei busy and sweating, Gao Yang felt both distressed and gratified.

He even felt like he had tears welling up.

"Brother Yang, Brother Yang!" Qi Hao called him several times before he responded.

"Oh, Fei has grown up."

Gao Yang snapped out of it, feeling nostalgic. He thought his decision to let Gao Fei hone her skills in the entertainment industry was incredibly wise.

As a result, he always had endless gratitude toward Qi Hao.

Making money wasn't important.

If his only daughter could be trained, he wouldn't have to worry about what he had built being squandered.

This value couldn't be measured by one or two billion.

"Fei is a good kid!"

What else could Qi Hao say? He might as well praise his niece.

"Thank you, Sister An Feng!"

Zhao Jinmai wanted An Feng's autograph, but she was a little afraid of talking to Li Mingqi, who was with An Feng, so she deliberately found an angle where An Feng could block Li Mingqi's view.

Yet, Li Mingqi particularly liked children and was always trying to tease her.

However, when Li Mingqi wasn't being intimidating, she had a kind demeanor and wouldn't scare the kids to tears.

"Never mind, don't your family accompany you?"

An Feng looked around and didn't see Zhao Jinmai's family but did see her own mother, Ms. Liu.

This comparison made her feel quite embarrassed.

Because of the recent rampant rumors about her and Qi Hao, although Ms. Liu didn't mind her helping Qi Hao with a free cameo, she insisted on accompanying her daughter to the filming set.

An Feng's role was very minor and not particularly prominent, and this time it was purely a friendly cameo.

"My mom is hiding over there..."

Zhao Jinmai pointed, and only then did An Feng see the person hiding in the corner.

Alright, the love of parents knows no bounds.

The time quickly approached to begin the opening ceremony process.

Different families have various opening ceremonies, but those of Qi Hao's family were somewhat distinct, after all, other families wouldn't invite a Daoist to perform swordplay.

"Daoist Master, let's begin!"

Qi Hao made a gesture of invitation. Although he never attributed success and failure to the remote and vague Venerable Lord of Infinite Blessings, he was tied to a system and acquired many mystical items, making it hard for him to be a pure atheist.

Otherwise, he wouldn't invite Daoist Suiyun to perform every time.

"Haven't you learned as well? Perform a set first, and let's see if you've mastered what you learned last time."

Daoist Suiyun always felt like he was performing like a circus monkey. He was a truly enlightened person.

Now when he returns to the observatory, even the Observatory Master personally comes out to greet him.

There's no choice; the coal boss paid too much.

"That's true. Let me borrow your sword. Oh wow, it's real stuff. Didn't you say it was confiscated by the police last time?"

When Qi Hao took a look, he immediately cherished it.

"This belongs to our observatory, and it has certification! You can't just take my sword!"

The fake Taoist somewhat regretted letting Qi Hao perform swordplay.

At that moment, he seemed like a decent person being pinned down by a bully tearing his clothes.

The girls at the foot spa wouldn't struggle if pinned down; they'd just say, "Handsome, that won't work here, it'll cost extra!"

"Wow, do you guys have such privileges?"

Qi Hao felt inexplicably envious.

"Don't talk nonsense, this is a ceremonial sword, it's not sharpened!"

The fake Taoist wanted to cover his mouth.

"Get me one too, I'll keep it at home and not take it out, yes, just this kind that's not 'sharpened.'

Qi Hao didn't hesitate; after the photographer was in position, he also performed a set of swordsmanship, which was precisely what the fake Taoist did at the premiere of "First Love, This Little Thing."

"Great!"

"Excellent!"

"The director is awesome!"

Who knows if it was really great, but the atmosphere was definitely right.

The fake Taoist didn't shy away and performed another set of new swordsmanship.

A few stunt coordinators at the premiere were watching attentively, constantly praising the profoundness of Chinese Daoist martial arts.

Actually, in the real martial arts circle, there's no saying like 'all martial arts come from Shaolin.'

That's all a product of martial arts novels.

Moreover, Shaolin Temple doesn't have that many martial arts manuals.

"Come on, everybody together, cheese~"

A group of people took a photo together, and then they announced the start of the first scene.

The first scene was an indoor shot.

The little heroine took the hero's white chrysanthemum flowers for an arrangement, only to be snatched away by the hero.

The location was an area awaiting demolition.

Everyone had already moved away, and it was set to be demolished in a few months. The developer heard a film crew wanted to shoot here and agreed without charging much.

The condition was that the boss wanted a cameo in the movie.

Qi Hao had no reason to refuse.

Just a cameo, hiring extras costs eighty yuan a day.

The difficulty of the scene mainly lay with the little girl.

Zhao Jinmai, after all, was young.

But fortunately, the acting coach she brought was indeed quite skilled and specialized in teaching children.

After confirming how to act with Qi Hao, they started teaching the child.

Children have strong mimicry abilities and can quickly play out their part, although Qi Hao had higher standards, requiring several retakes before completion.

Qi Hao didn't have the habit of exploiting child labor and let Zhao Jinmai rest on the side.

After this scene was completed, Qi Hao finally received a task completion notification, and the system informed him he could settle the task anytime.

Taking advantage of the rest time, Qi Hao decisively confirmed settlement.

[Task 25 completed, reward stamina +10, script "Bright Sword," 100,000 shares of Apple Inc. stock]

[Task completed, received training opportunity]

[Choose one from three NPCs for training: Li Zhongzhi / Song Jia / Zhang Manyu]

[Now releasing new task]

[Task 26: Without capital, you're just an ant; join if you can't beat them. It is suggested that the host establish a company and invest in a film with a stake not less than 10%. Task difficulty: 4 stars, time limit: 150 days]

[Task completion reward: Director +10, song "Fairy Tale," 1 million shares of Sina stock]

Sina stock?

A new type of stock has appeared again.

Moreover, it belongs to a listed company.

On April 13, 2000, Sina successfully went public on Nasdaq through a VIE structure, leading the subsequent wave of Chinese stocks going public in the US.

Although not as good as Penguin, Sina was not unknown either.

Penguin, Qiandu, Ali, NetEase, Sohu, Sina...

In the early days, Sina clearly outperformed Sohu, but Sohu resolved to make games later; whereas Sina, lacking a major influential shareholder, vacillated in strategic decisions and lacked resolve.

Once Sohu rose rapidly in the game industry, its revenue surpassed Sina's.

NetEase also relied on games to become outstanding.

1 million shares of Sina stock may not seem much but are actually quite valuable.

Just this year, led by Mr. Cao, Sina's management procured about 5.6 million ordinary shares at roughly $180 million, owning about 9.4% of Sina's total equity, making the management the largest shareholder. This transaction marked the first management buyout case in China's internet industry.

According to the regulations of Miguo's securities regulatory commission, the shareholding ratio of a single institution or individual investor in a listed company cannot exceed 10%.

Counting this way, the 1 million shares promised by the system roughly translate to a value of $32 million, accounting for 1.68% of Sina's total equity.

Although not a small shareholder in Sina anymore.

Owning too much wouldn't be appropriate, as it might be considered a hostile takeover.

In 2005, Chen Tianjiao of Shanda once attempted a hostile acquisition of Sina.

From the open market, he purchased about 19.5% of Sina's shares, unfolding a long two-year acquisition tug-of-war with the management, and multiple rumors circulated about further equity purchases to become the actual controller of Sina. This plan faced resistance from the management's "poison pill" strategy.

From 2008 onward, Shanda gradually "only sold without buying," and by mid-2009, it had completely dropped holding Sina's stock.

Actually, Sina is just a mess.

After founder Wang Zhidong's shares were diluted, he was driven out of the company long ago.

In recent years, the stock's ups and downs, riding the wave of the internet, managed to get some value, but it fell far short compared to other rapidly advancing internet companies.

Regarding management's recent shareholding, along with Sina Weibo going live, no one knows what kind of trend this thing will exhibit.

Evidently, the system offering Qi Hao Sina shares and giving Mrs. Hua shares is similar.

It wasn't about appreciation but building a safe moat for Qi Hao behind the scenes.

With one million shares of this company in hand, Sina Entertainment and other news portal websites definitely can't launch a smear campaign against Qi Hao.

The management holds 9.4%. To solidify their controlling position, they certainly need to unite Qi Hao's 1.68% well.