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

"One hundred million and two hundred million are completely different concepts."

The speaker is Jiang Fude, the deputy general manager of China Film Marketing Company. He is an old hand from the early days of Beijing Film Factory and is now mainly responsible for marketing and distribution.

Because the platform is really outstanding, he counts as a big shot on many occasions.

"We know two hundred million is very convincing, but it's really unnecessary to make an official announcement about these things."

After returning to the capital, Qi Hao and An Feng began roadshows to promote their movie. Their schedule today was a China Film International Cinema in Sanlitun.

Once the audience finished watching the film, they quietly sneaked onto the stage to interact with the audience.

Before this, Jiang Fude had invited them over and urged them to officially announce their relationship.

Qi Hao didn't wait for Ms. Liu to speak; he "proactively" rejected this marketing proposal.

Whether the box office hits 180 million or 200 million, it doesn't matter to him.

After sharing the earnings, there isn't even ten million left.

And having to pay with his own official announcement, Jiang Fude, where do you get the cheek?

"Officially announcing a relationship doesn't cause any loss, it's absolutely the most cost-effective way to promote. Your promotion budget is so little, we're even subsidizing you with our own money for publicity."

Jiang Fude didn't give up.

A box office of over one hundred million and over two hundred million is important to Qi Hao and An Feng but nowhere near as much as it is to him.

After all, it's the critical time for him to get promoted to general manager now.

Releasing a movie that hits over two hundred million at the box office is definitely something to boast about at the board meeting.

No way, after several movies continuously breaking the hundred million mark, hitting a hundred million isn't worth much anymore, now they're chasing even higher box offices.

Even if they can't reach five hundred million, at least they can aim for two hundred million, right?

"Our family hasn't dated before, and we're following the idol route, making an official announcement would have too big an impact."

Ms. Liu could accept her daughter collaborating with Qi Hao to make films, co-investing in movies, or even starting rumors, no problem.

These are basic operations in the entertainment industry, but the official announcement of a relationship is just too much.

It greatly impacts the entire career.

Seriously, it could even lead to losing endorsements.

Of course, if An Feng were blacklisted by Mrs. Hua and had to rely on an official announcement of a relationship to break the deadlock, she would have no choice even if unwilling.

That's what you call circumstances being beyond one's control.

But now, merely making such "sacrifices" for a film, she strongly resists.

In other words, when it doesn't concern the life and death of a career, in her mind, her daughter comes first.

"I remember Ms. An Feng starred in 'October Fortress,' the style isn't so idol-like, and 'First Love, This Little Thing,' that movie was quite image-defying."

"I think there's no need to always stick to the idol route. You can follow it in your twenties, but continuing with it in your thirties or forties would be quite embarrassing."

"Actually, Ms. An Feng's idol route has reached the peak. You could consider a transformation, I can later help introduce some serious drama resources."

Jiang Fude directly tempted them.

With his status in the entertainment industry, such a promise is definitely not idle talk.

Frankly, Ms. Liu was somewhat tempted.

This is a senior executive from China Film, anyone would need to show some respect, rejecting him means considering the consequences.

"De, De, forget it, you can't earn all the money. My next film is still a campus youth film, and will continue to be distributed by China Film."

Qi Hao quickly helped to smooth things over.

Ms. Liu breathed a sigh of relief, gratefully looking at Qi Hao, this young man.

Sorry, Auntie had many misunderstandings about you before...

While she breathed a sigh of relief, she also began pondering the remarks An Feng's aunt had made during a phone call not long ago.

Qi Hao is the most suitable person for her daughter in the entertainment industry.

It sounded like... it made quite a bit of sense, just that the aunt had misunderstood something. It seems Qi Hao had lost interest in her daughter long ago.

Jiang Fude was also helpless on this side, and could only lower his flags and hide his drums.

He was persuading An Feng's side, but as for Qi Hao, even for his boss, there's no way.

Qi Hao didn't want to use "official announcement of a relationship to create hype," so he couldn't force it.

If they wanted a box office of over two hundred million, they could only rely on him to use China Film's influence to increase the screening of 'First Love, This Little Thing'.

When the movie was screened in the cinema, Qi Hao and An Feng sneaked into the cinema.

At this point, all the lights in the cinema were off.

The audience didn't realize someone had come in late.

None noticed that the two who had just entered were An Feng and Qi Hao.

Qi Hao glanced around, taking advantage of the flickering lights, and found the audience turnout was quite good.

This was half a month after the release.

If they increased screenings a bit, the box office would definitely continue for a while.

Qi Hao and An Feng sat in the first row.

The first-row viewing experience is subpar; if he were buying tickets himself, Qi Hao would rarely choose the first row, generally the middle of rows five and six is the theatre's "C position."

Some people like sitting in the last two rows.

The movie started.

Qi Hao and An Feng concentrated on watching the movie. It was the first time for them watching 'First Love, This Little Thing' in the cinema.

It started with the Feiyang Media logo.

This opening sequence had appeared in cinemas many times.

The first time was with 'Wait and See,' when Feiyang Media invested two million, Li Dawei then asked if they wanted to create an opening sequence.

Qi Hao didn't bother with this small thing, Gao Fei was interested, so he left it entirely to her.

Gao Fei hired a professional company for filming and production, then edited it into the movie's opening sequence.

However, Qi Hao hadn't expected that she would indeed create a "Little Fatty Sheep" opening sequence.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, with green grassland, a flock of fluffy white sheep grazed, and among them, the prettiest and cutest lamb lifted her head and bleated.

In a sweet, innocent voice.

From "Wait and See" to "Steel Piano," "October Fortress," and "First Love, This Little Thing," this little lamb has called for four rounds.

Fortunately, the reputation of these four films is quite good.

If ten is the full score, giving them seven or eight would be no problem.

Especially the recent one, "First Love, This Little Thing."

It completely hit the hearts of people of all ages.

A healing story, nostalgic music, the two hours passed very quickly.

Just after the movie ended, Qi Hao and An Feng walked onto the small stage below the big screen.

At this moment, the lights came on, and suddenly the entire screening room was as bright as day.

The audience, who were just about to stand up and leave, glanced unintentionally and saw Qi Hao and An Feng standing on the small stage.

"Whoa, the characters from the movie have climbed out!"

It must be said, this kind of thinking is not common, those who don't know might even think it's Zhenzi.

But, as long as you're brave enough, you can have Zhenzi on maternity leave; ghosts aren't that scary, especially such a good-looking ghost.

Others, hearing someone shouting, also looked towards the front.

More and more people saw Qi Hao.

If this were a lousy movie, with everyone nauseated by the film, or just waking up from more than an hour of sleep, if you stopped them from leaving, they'd very likely flip out on you.

Throwing popcorn and drinks at you isn't out of the question.

So, a roadshow has its thresholds; if a film's too bad, don't send it out to be ridiculed.

Qi Hao and An Feng's film was good enough quality that people weren't in a hurry to leave.

These were big stars, after all.

In real life, how many people have the chance to see real big stars?

And to see two big stars at once.

People with particularly stubborn personalities wouldn't come to watch a movie.

"Hello everyone, I'm Qi Hao!"

This screening room is more like a theater, with lots of facilities.

Qi Hao greeted the audience with a microphone.

"Hello everyone, I'm An Feng, and I didn't just crawl out of the screen."

An Feng obviously heard what was said earlier.

A nice opening, which caused a burst of laughter from the audience.

The roadshow wasn't just about Qi Hao and An Feng, but had an entire team backing them.

After Qi Hao and An Feng appeared, the film was surrounded by their team, inside and out.

At the very least, to ensure the enthusiastic fans wouldn't rush up and overwhelm the stars.

"An Feng, you're the best!"

Among the audience, there were fans; this was a film very popular among fans from the start.

"Thank you, I like you too. Did you enjoy the movie?"

Today An Feng mainly interacted with everyone.

Qi Hao's mood wasn't high after filming, and he didn't feel like talking much.

Also, An Feng isn't just a pretty face; her ability to handle the crowd is quite good.

Many people in the audience shouted that it was good.

Some were more mischievous, saying the opposite: "It wasn't good, but I still want to watch it again."

"Wow, you want to watch it a second time, then you definitely have to recommend it to more friends."

An Feng responded very cooperatively.

"Sister, you're so beautiful, can I marry you when I grow up?"

It wasn't just adults watching the movie; there were also kids, probably brought along by adults shopping at the mall, who then happened to watch a movie he shouldn't have seen.

And it probably wasn't the first time.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain how this kid is so precocious, clearly at an age just weaned, already considering the big matter of marriage.

"Kiddo, how old are you?"

An Feng on stage conversed with the little kid.

"Six and a half!"

The little kid had quite some guts, talking love in front of so many people with strangers.

"Then you should call me Auntie. Auntie can't be your wife; you need to find someone around your own age in the future."

Most women, even if they're in their thirties, prefer being called sister, as if being called sister makes them seem younger.

But An Feng clearly wasn't playing along.

She corrected the kid who fancied her beauty successfully and upgraded to the Auntie generation.

In fact, An Feng was only twenty-three, just out of university.

"Qianqian, you and Qi Hao are really great, can't you two be together?"

Just having watched such a movie, obviously, some hadn't walked out of the movie plot.

"Not for now, this is just a movie; I hope everyone can find someone they love."

An Feng gracefully declined the fan's "offer."

The general audience doesn't know her nickname is Qianqian.

"An Feng, I also want to study hard, I want to be like you, I want him to fall in love with me, boo hoo~"

The audience was already very excited; some even started crying.

It shows that the movie really could touch people.