Becoming a Movie Star, System Only Finished Loading After Ten Years-Chapter 416 - 408: The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Might

Chapter 416: Chapter 408: The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Might

Old Zhang, you are the National Preceptor!

So Qi Hao became the Tang Monk, surrounded by a group of male demons wanting to take a bite of his flesh.

Just as the event was about to begin, Qi Hao returned to his seat.

An Feng was already there waiting for him.

Today, it’s mainly a director’s gathering, with only a few actors.

Compared to the chaos around Qi Hao, everywhere else seemed peaceful, so An Feng didn’t follow Qi Hao and found a place to sit herself.

However, as Mrs. Qi, she couldn’t possibly be idle.

"They said I should try being a director."

An Feng whispered. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

They were sitting a bit close, Qi Hao could feel the warmth of her breath.

However, since they were legally married now, as long as they didn’t do anything scandalous in public, no one would care how close they were.

"You?"

Qi Hao was quite surprised.

It was the first time he found his wife so ambitious.

"What’s wrong with being a director? A director just shouts ’action’, ’cut’, and then ’let’s do it again!~’

An Feng decided to be playful.

"Why don’t you give it a try then, pick a script from the writer’s group, and I’ll set up a film for you."

Qi Hao had invested in so many films, he didn’t mind investing in his wife.

Even if it lost money, it didn’t matter.

Having fun is the most important.

"Ah, I was just saying, I didn’t plan to be a director. Mainly, it was those director’s wives who encouraged me. Why do you think they want me to try my hand at directing?"

An Feng couldn’t quite understand.

Those director’s wives had at least 800 tricks up their sleeves, 3.2 times more than An Feng.

"Firstly, perhaps they wanted to flatter you, thinking that since you love films and are already a top-tier actor, praising your potential for awards seems insincere and clichéd. Saying you’d be suited for directing is much better."

Qi Hao could easily guess.

"What do you mean, it’s insincere to praise me for winning awards?"

An Feng pinched Qi Hao’s thigh, then felt she pinched a bit too hard, and quickly rubbed it.

Uh... Looked rather impolite.

"Ahem, I truly believe you’ll win awards. Secondly, it’s to set an example for them. Among those actresses turned director’s wives, many have ambitions, and wanting to be directors isn’t unheard of."

Qi Hao quickly changed the topic.

He held her hand, preventing her from rubbing. That was the thigh root, after all.

"Why does everyone want to be a director? How about taking some responsibility for the audience?"

An Feng didn’t withdraw her hand, just held it like that felt nice too.

The directing association meeting soon began.

One after another was invited to take the stage and speak.

This wasn’t just an awards ceremony, hardly an awards ceremony, but the annual meeting of the Directors’ Association.

They reviewed markets, works, characters.

Qi Hao’s name was mentioned several times, in the commercial sector, he was indeed an invincible king.

He himself was also invited to take the stage.

Discussed handling commercial films, focusing on coordinating the needs of film expression with the audience’s viewing experience.

Professional, knowledgeable, clear and coherent...

You could already see signs of a film master.

No wonder, there were just too many people in the training space teaching him.

Qi Hao even planned to bring some masters from overseas to work, like Spielberg, Cameron, Nolan...

Unfortunately, Nolan, Hitchcock, Kubrick were all passed away.

Huang Jianxin gave a summary.

Then started the awards.

The annual Young Director award went to Du Jiayi, the director of "Turning Mountain."

Qi Hao wasn’t considered a new director anymore.

The annual Best Actor didn’t involve him either, he finally lost to Ge You.

Ge You’s performance in "Let the Bullets Fly" was indeed impressive, second only to "Living."

"Let the Bullets Fly" also took Annual Film and Annual Director.

It could be said to be a big harvest.

Jiang Wen not only stood to earn money but also stood to win awards.

Qi Hao didn’t leave empty-handed either.

The Directors’ Association awarded him a special Jury Commendation for his box office success last year.

His huge impact on the Chinese film market.

The person who awarded him was Wu Yigong.

A highly esteemed elder whose directed drama "Ba Shan Night Rain" won the Best Story Film Award at the 1st China Film Golden Rooster Award, and "Old Stories in the South City" won the Best Director Award at the 3rd China Film Golden Rooster Award.

Qi Hao is considered young, making it especially meaningful for this elder to present the award to Qi Hao.

However, the most meaningful moment was Qi Hao presenting Wu Yigong with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Both of them awarded each other.

The scene was truly touching with a strong sense of legacy.

Though Qi Hao belongs to commercial film directors, none of the directors’ association doubted his future.

Film is both an art and a commodity.

Only by surviving can one talk about development.

After the meeting ended, Qi Hao went drinking with Jiang Wen, Zhang Yimou, and others.

After drinking and returning, he settled the task.

[Task Thirty-Three Completed, Reward: Director +10, Script "Grandma’s Grandson", Commercial Information (ByteDance)]

[Task Completed, Received Training Opportunity]

[Train NPC Select One: Zhang Yimou/Wang Xiaoshai/Zhu Sujin]

[Now Beginning to Release New Task]

[Task Thirty-Four: Stepping into the university campus means we’re embarking on a new journey, which is not only a journey of knowledge-seeking but also a journey of self-discovery, growth, and transformation. The host should enter university for a certain degree of transformation. Task Difficulty: 3 and a half stars, Time Limit: 365 days]

[Task Completion Reward: Wisdom +10, Script "In the Name of the People", Baby Stroller (Metaphysical Version)]

"Grandma’s Grandson," a family love film.

It tells the story of An, an unemployed young man from a Thai-Chinese family, who accidentally learns about his grandmother’s terminal illness and hopes to become her "first successor" in her heart before she leaves the world.

However, facing uncles with the same goal, An’s path to becoming a full-time filial grandson was not as smooth as he imagined, triggering a warm and healing family story amid the inheritance battle.

Sounds quite interesting.

Though it’s a Thai script, it talks about Thai-Chinese, so it can be easily modified.

Qi Hao currently has "Shoplifters" and "Grandma’s Grandson" in hand.

The former needs major revisions and is not too easy to shoot.

The latter is what Qi Hao is more interested in.

He can find an elderly lady to shoot with, somewhat similar to a movie he quite liked, "You and Me."

Finally obtained the commercial information.

ByteDance!

Actually, Qi Hao had already seen the name of this company.

This company was founded on March 9 last month, and by the end of March, it had appeared in the investment analysis report submitted to Qi Hao by Donghao Venture Capital.

Founder Zhang Yiming is not new to the investment circle; this is already his fifth venture.

Qi Hao didn’t hesitate to have someone get in touch with him.

He doesn’t necessarily need to look at the business information to decide whether to invest; as long as it’s Tongzi’s selection, it surely has tremendous development potential.

Strike first to gain advantage.

Being just one step behind would result in losing a lot of money.

Successfully winning Xiaomi was mainly due to Qi Hao’s quick sense, as soon as he saw Xiaomi’s name in the task reward, he immediately planned an opportunity to engage with Lei Jun.

The second round of financing is also about to conclude.

With the establishment of Beihao Technology, Lei Jun felt betrayed and had quite a few grievances against Qi Hao’s side.

He didn’t believe Qi Hao simply wants to provide software and hardware support for phone manufacturers.

However, even with grievances, he can’t do anything about it.

After the second round of negotiations, Qi Hao still holds 10% of Xiaomi shares.

2% less than in the first round.

This is quite normal in the venture capital field, as rounds of financing unfold, shares are continuously diluted.

After financing, the valuation is 4 billion US Dollars, 10% is 400 million US Dollars, Qi Hao invested only a few tens of millions, resulting in wealth growth by tens of times.

In the next round, Xiaomi can be valued at 45 billion US Dollars.

However, after truly looking at ByteDance’s commercial information, Qi Hao was still stunned by the company’s enormous future potential.

Tongzi is incredible!

The new task letting Qi Hao spend some time at university wasn’t out of his expected plans.

He suspected long ago when asked to improve his education level, that one day he would be sent to university.

Wei Zongwan, Zhang Yimou, and others had similar suggestions.

Qi Hao didn’t need to go full-time; going occasionally would suffice.

He doesn’t expect to attain any academic certificate; he truly wants to learn something.

The new script "In the Name of the People," sounds a bit high-end, but not sure if it’s suitable to produce.

The rewards from Tongzi are always excellent.

However, whether it’s suitable or not is hard to say, and it’s not guaranteed to be a hundred percent original.

The other prize is a metaphysical instrument.

Finally, a metaphysical instrument is awarded.

But what is a baby stroller?