CHAPTER 29: CHAPTER 0029: WHAT IS THE KING OF COMPETITION (SEEKING MONTHLY TICKETS)

"A panda, that’s good. Does Hollywood also make movies about pandas?"

Hearing the name of the movie, Qi Hao already had a clear preference; he wanted to do the voice acting for "Kung Fu Panda."

"Actually, I personally suggest you take both. ’Iron Man’ needs to be completed by mid-March, and ’Kung Fu Panda’ can be delayed until April. Boss, you’ll join the ’Chinese Paladin 3’ crew in a few days. You won’t be working every day, so won’t you do something with all that free time?"

This is what ’King of Competition’ refers to.

It means not only you have to work hard, but you also bring your boss along to work hard.

"Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?"

Without any real support, Qi Hao could become what he is today in ten years; he’s definitely not lazy.

However, compared to Zhang Nan, he was still far off.

This man had no distractions, his heart full of work.

"Doing voice acting can hone your dialogue skills. Boss, if you need time for romance, I would never persuade you to prioritize work, but you don’t seem to have anything else going on right now."

Zhang Nan earnestly hoped the boss would prioritize the big picture.

"On my side... the conditions are quite ordinary, practicing at home over New Year’s Day isn’t very effective..." he quickly found an excuse, as a boss, how could he be working overtime.

"Boss, just give me an address, and I’ll arrange a nearby recording studio for you. There will absolutely be no disturbances, and you can practice well, or even record officially without any issues."

After some earnest persuasion, Qi Hao was somewhat convinced.

He felt a bit ashamed.

Agents really don’t earn much from him, especially now that he’s established a studio.

Everyone in the studio works very hard.

Even the seemingly slick Senior Legal Affairs, Yao Weihong, often stays late till after ten to reconcile his legal dispute issues over the past few years.

It seems necessary to put in more effort.

Lest this group who follows him for a living suddenly find themselves out of a job one day.

Around noon, Zhang Nan arrived in Jinmen.

Clearly, this workaholic wouldn’t just find any random place for Qi Hao to practice recording.

He brought along recording materials and took Qi Hao to the recording studio.

The studio was in a cultural park, very close to Qi Hao’s home, just about a ten-minute walk, a nice stroll after a meal.

Qi Hao’s house, although old, was in a very convenient city center location.

"Is the equipment okay?" Zhang Nan didn’t know much about this.

His principle for finding a recording studio was proximity to Qi Hao’s home, followed by advanced equipment.

"It’s quite good, considered top-notch."

Qi Hao had played in so many film and TV dramas, and on-site recording wasn’t often used; most were dubbed later.

His personal dialogue skills were strong, rarely needing others to dub his roles.

"Alright then, they’ve arranged staff for you during New Year’s Day, so you can practice here first. In a few days, a dubbing director from the film side will come. If suitable, it will be an official recording. Boss, don’t worry, it won’t delay your family time, a maximum of eight hours a day."

Zhang Nan observed the boss’s mood, ready to reduce eight hours to six or even four if needed.

Luckily, Qi Hao has always been very serious about work.

Since he took the job, he naturally had to do it well—after all, it was a Santana 2000 with three lives at stake.

Tongzi was still not empathetic enough.

Now that he’s taken two voice acting jobs, why can’t it count as completing double the tasks?

Reward with two system-edition Santana 2000s.

Or maybe change 3/3 to 6/6.

Most people, even if they sit in a car all day, probably won’t get into six accidents in their lifetime.

After practicing for a few hours, Qi Hao leisurely walked back home.

Not many would think that a popular star would be walking with sleeves tucked up on the Old Street.

He met an unexpected person at the courtyard gate.

Tall but very thin, wearing a somewhat loose down jacket, with long hair that looked untended for a long time.

This was Qi Hao’s middle school classmate Shen Sanshui, also his downstairs neighbor.

The one who wanted to become a web literature legend.

"Sanshui!"

Seeing each other, they must greet.

"Haozi, the big star now."

Seeing Qi Hao, Shen Sanshui felt slightly uneasy.

Though classmates, familiar since childhood, and neighbors in the same building, they hadn’t met often in recent years.

Qi Hao used to always argue with family.

In recent years, Shen Sanshui became a homebody, rarely going out.

If his parents hadn’t gone visiting relatives today and the family hadn’t accumulated two big bags of trash, he probably still wouldn’t have gone out.

He and Qi Hao were often compared since childhood.

Back then, Qi Hao left for the wider world after middle school graduation, marking a stain on Mr. Qi’s life and becoming neighbors’ gossip over tea.

In contrast, Shen Sanshui excelled academically and got into a prestigious university.

But as Qi Hao became more famous, a nationwide superstar, Shen Sanshui turned into a home-staying dreamer living off his parents, their reputations had completely reversed.

"Don’t joke around, what big star? Just making a living, you know I wasn’t good at studying since I was a kid. My parents are both teachers, the pressure was immense, and I couldn’t handle it, so I ran away."

Qi Hao waved away the offered cigarette, not because of its quality, but because he simply didn’t smoke.

He’s a teacher’s child, must lead by example.

"Being able to make a living is not bad. I can’t even support myself right now."

Shen Sanshui exhaled a smoke ring, his face hidden in the smoke.

Similar in age to Qi Hao, yet his face was full of exhaustion and weariness from staying up late.

"It will get better." Qi Hao sighed.

He knew that a sad barrier had grown between him and Shen Sanshui.

No longer could they play marbles together after school like they did when they were kids.

"Borrow your good words~" Shen Sanshui, thinking of something pleasant, felt a bit happier.

Perhaps, becoming a bestselling author and reaching the status of a platinum god.

These terms were taught by Mrs. Qi, no woman can resist gossip, and Mrs. Qi is no exception despite being a teacher.

The existence of Qi Hao and Shen Sanshui made Mrs. Qi dubious about life.

At one time, she even doubted whether schooling was really worthwhile.

Many educators may have similar doubts.

After all, her son became a big star despite never attending school, while Sanshui downstairs had great grades but was content to rely on his parents at home.

Is it their personality, or is it a failure in education?

A few awkward exchanges, and they each went back to their own homes.

At night, when sleeping, Qi Hao decided to use the "Peace Brings Prosperity" reward to train this time.

No matter if he’s a shareholder of Penguin, no matter how many rewards the system gives, as an actor, Qi Hao’s own acting skills are his foundation.

First, determine today’s training partner.

Once confirmed, Random 1/Random 2/Random 3 turned into Xu Guanying/Zhou Xingxing/Fang Long.

These three...

Qi Hao quickly realized.

Today is the comedy actors’ special, Xu Guanying, Zhou Xingxing, and Fang Long are all comedy actors.

Without a doubt, choosing Zhou Xingxing.

According to Wang Jing, Zhou Xingxing chose gold over brotherhood.

Saying he "values money over friends."

Qi Hao actually despises this mentality.

Like when it comes to Old Tian, give him two thousand dollars, and he won’t betray any information about Old Tian.

You can earn money again, but friendship lasts a lifetime.

Of course, the training NPC doesn’t need to care about these; he is just a tool for Qi Hao to train comedy roles.

Qi Hao first chose "Tang Bohu Points at Autumn Fragrance," and directly jumped into Zhou Xingxing’s perspective to train the scene where he exaggerates his plight.

Qi Hao felt a wave of dizziness, and when he opened his eyes, he was already outside Hua Mansion.

The training space is excellent in this regard.

No matter how you arrange a classroom, it can’t be as immersive as in the movies.

"Hey, hey, the show is about to begin, later on, don’t move no matter what."

"You said all the money was going to be given to me, don’t go back on your word."

"Alas, with your wisdom, can you be fooled?"

"That’s true!"

Non-NPC roles strictly follow the way they are presented in the movie, somewhat wooden, but certainly good enough for a scene.

Another character competing in misery with Tang Bohu quickly arrived.

This character is well set, and actor Liang Rongzhong performed really well.

After playing Zhou Xingxing’s part, Qi Hao also performed his part.

One must admit, acting against Zhou Xingxing really improves your skills.

Zhou Xingxing’s acting is truly underestimated.

This exaggerated misery scene took several tries to get right.

Zhou Xingxing guided him step by step, sometimes even pulling Qi Hao away and performing bit by bit to show him.

The real Zhou Xingxing would not have this good temper.

According to Zhou Xingxing, Qi Hao’s main issue now is that he can’t completely let go of his idol baggage.

This is indeed a problem.

In both "Heavenly Dog" and "Oath of Allegiance," his acting was still not mad enough.

Anyway, in the training space, where no outsiders can see him, Qi Hao decisively transformed into a madman, his portrayal of Tang Bohu was even crazier than Zhou Xingxing.

And in that scene where the Four Great Talents make their entrance, the embarrassment level maxes out.

Qi Hao even got into a fight with the beauty who turned heads.

"OK, the fight was alright, just that earlier scene needed a bit more, the details were lacking; actually, you can kiss him first to completely shed the embarrassment, yes, for the film!"

Training NPC Zhou Xingxing enthusiastically suggested.

"Ah, you didn’t kiss anyone!" Qi Hao was stunned.

"In the training space, you don’t have to follow the plot strictly; you don’t need to be so rigid."

Zhou Xingxing, holding Qi Hao’s shoulders, perfectly fulfilled a training NPC’s duty; as long as it helps improve the host’s acting skills, he doesn’t mind letting the host kiss him.

"Isn’t it in the movie script!" Qi Hao wanted to cry.

That beauty’s actor is called Li Jianren, he is truly a rascal.

"Whether he’s willing or not doesn’t really matter, you can force it, or should I hold him down for you?"

Even when turned into NPC, the comedy master is full of humor.

"Ugh~"

Qi Hao looked again at the bearded beauty refreshed in front of him.

Couldn’t help but want to puke.