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

"It seems there is..."

An Feng looked at Qi Hao; the script for the new movie had already been sent to all the actors.

Filming was about to start in a few days, and all the crew had gathered.

"There is indeed a kissing scene. This script was purchased, and as for whether or not the kissing scene will be filmed, we can't give a definite answer right now. Everyone will know when the movie is released."

Qi Hao was now conflicted about whether or not to confess before filming.

Although the two often hung out, they kept a distance when it came to intimacy; first, because Ms. Liu's side wasn't settled, and second, because both were enjoying the "foreplay" before a relationship.

Qi Hao had waited for several years and didn't mind waiting another month or two.

Then, Qi Hao would get caught up in filming long hours with the crew.

The passion they managed to ignite would cool down a few degrees with all this fuss.

No wonder celebrity relationships often don't last. If you don't see each other for a few months, you can't blame them for having a change of heart.

"As an actor, isn't doing a kissing scene quite normal?"

"Right, An Feng avoided kissing scenes at first because she was a minor, but now you're of age. As an actor, will you always refuse kissing scenes?"

Several media outlets were eager to speak up.

Of course, they weren't concerned about An Feng's career.

They were more worried about missing out on juicy news; An Feng's delay in doing kissing scenes wasted a lot of news fodder.

A kissing scene with Qi Hao would be news material.

If she ended up with Qi Hao, and then did a kissing scene with someone else, the buzz would be huge.

It would definitely be explosive news.

Previously, in "King of Kung Fu," the director seemed to intentionally have a kissing scene arranged for her, but she flatly refused, regardless of how the crew persuaded her.

You could even say that just because of the kissing scene, she had unpleasant experiences with the crew.

Back then, Ms. Liu had pretty much compromised in her heart.

If you want to go to Hollywood, what's a kissing scene even?

Once you decide to take the actor path, these matters are unavoidable.

Yet even Ms. Liu couldn't persuade her.

"Everyone, please calm down, we will coordinate."

Qi Hao was speechless; it's not you guys in the kissing scene, why are you more excited than me?

For actors, encountering romantic scenes during filming is as normal as it gets, and it's just as normal to have kissing scenes in romantic plots.

However, in the industry, there are stars who refuse to do kissing scenes.

Han Xue seemingly doesn't do kissing scenes.

Li Yuchun doesn't seem to have done it either, but he's a singer, not a professional actor.

An Feng hadn't done a kissing scene before, mainly because she had only just come of age.

After "The Return of the Condor Heroes," she grew up and started entering the film circle, taking on many supporting roles, none of which had romantic scenes.

"First Love, This Little Thing" followed a fresh and simple style, and the original script didn't have a kissing scene. Surely Qi Hao wouldn't change the script to add a kiss, right?

That would be too obvious in wanting to take advantage.

"Time's up, this premiere concludes here. Thank you all for watching. There are other activities to follow, please exit in an orderly manner. Let's not delay the normal operation of the theater."

Qi Hao looked at his watch and announced the end of the premiere.

The topic was getting risky; there was no need to delve too deeply for now, as the upcoming new movie "Those Years" hadn't started shooting yet and didn't require early promotion.

The next event was the celebration party for "First Love, This Little Thing," a semi-closed event — media could film the first half, but the second half turned into a banquet, where photography was prohibited.

This time the venue shifted from the cinema to a five-star hotel.

In the capital, there are plenty of five-star hotels, especially ones that can hold large events, and the venue is very large. People attending the premiere of "Lost on Journey" basically followed along.

And some celebrities who couldn't make it in time showed up at the hotel directly.

Such as Zhou Xun, who sells illegal DVDs.

"Congratulations, almost reaching two hundred million at the box office. The new movie might also go over two hundred million, right?"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou. Did you just come back from a date? You're looking good."

Qi Hao teased with a smile.

He never expected "Lost on Journey" to surpass two hundred million, as the audience wasn't that broad, and many who suffered during the Spring Festival travel season might not feel like going to the cinema to see this film.

From a marketing perspective, it had to be emphasized that it was a comedy film.

"First Love" was different, having universal appeal.

"Haha, right now I'm one of your rumored girlfriends. The fact that I missed the premiere probably disappointed a lot of our CP fans."

Zhou Xun took a look at Qi Hao, feeling like he got even more handsome.

Unfortunately, you won't let me check you up, big brother.

"We have CP fans?"

Qi Hao was shocked. Most of his CP fans were with An Feng, followed by Fan Xuexue and Gao Yuanyuan. He didn't expect to also have CP fans with Zhou Xun.

Aren't we buddies?

"What the heck, do you look down on me?"

Zhou Xun got angry. Do you believe I'll kiss you in front of media and ruin your reputation?

Although Qi Hao had no idea what she was thinking, he knew offending a woman wasn't a good idea, especially this woman who had two Spring Festival films, "Confucius" and "Su Qie'Er," both of which bombed terribly.

He quickly changed the subject.

The celebration party soon began.

The producer began by reporting on the movie's success and the next phase of distribution.

Yes, Producer An Feng!

This was also An Feng's first time as producer.

She took the job because she thought it would be fun and didn't expect the film to achieve such high box office results.

Luckily, she prepared in advance and the report won a round of applause.

Not because her report was particularly outstanding, but because the movie's performance was solid.

If the movie failed, no amount of boasting would help.

This year's Spring Festival films were packed, and celebration parties happened frequently, but the weight of these parties was limited, making them less newsworthy.

"First Love" topped the box office!

It wasn't celebrating box office earnings exceeding one hundred million, but celebrating the global box office surpassing two hundred million.

In the realm of Chinese-language films, there were better-performing movies, and many of them at that.

But "First Love, This Little Thing" had a low cost.

Only ten million was spent on it.

Some might say that Qi Hao and An Feng didn't take a salary, skewing the cost calculation.

That's simple...

Other movies' lead actors can also waive their salaries.

If everyone waived their salaries and put the money into film production, adopting Hollywood's model where lead actors directly partake in film profit-sharing, perhaps the movie quality would be higher.

After all, the money would be spent on the cutting edge.

No one dared to do that.

Fang Long dared, because no one would pay such high salaries for him to star in films anymore.

His fee, said to be ten million US dollars — how would you recoup that?

Li Lianjie and Fang Long were no longer doing well.

It's said that Li Lianjie is also doing art films now, taking lower pay for roles.

Even if you factored in Qi Hao and An Feng's salaries, and the distribution cost that China Film did, "First Love, This Little Thing" still didn't exceed twenty million.

Twenty million cost, two hundred million return.

No wonder everyone was eyeing Qi Hao's next film, hoping to share in the success.

After An Feng finished her report, it was time to distribute bonuses.

"Let's invite our director Qi Hao to the stage to thank Director Qi Hao for his contribution to the movie..."

An Feng spoke while trying not to burst into laughter.

She barely managed to finish saying the necessary lines.

Everyone felt like the two of them were playing house, even Ms. Liu noticed the strange atmosphere between her daughter and Qi Hao.

"We appreciate it, Producer An. How much is it?"

Qi Hao didn't know how much the bonus envelope would contain because he had left those matters to An Feng and Gao Fei.

"One million!"

An Feng pulled out a check.

One million!

Two people who didn't take any pay at all were now sharing three million.

Of course, it was all in checks.

Very few celebration parties distribute such large amounts; usually they hold simple ceremonies with small red envelopes as a token gesture.

Because there are so many production parties, it is tough to coordinate.

As long as one production company said no, I disagree with this plan; then red envelopes couldn't be distributed.

But the Producer of this movie is a joint effort of a husband and wife team.

An Feng and Qi Hao, along with his Feiyang Media, were the ones making the decisions.

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