CHAPTER 334: CHAPTER 330: WITH THE AIR OF A MOVIE STAR

Going abroad is a dangerous thing, especially for billionaires like Qi Hao.

Kidnapping him is really "cost-effective."

What’s more, whether his net worth is tens of billions or hundreds of billions is still a secret.

Anyway, he has at least tens of billions of RMB, which is roughly a billion US dollars.

Demanding a ransom of a billion US dollars for kidnapping him wouldn’t be excessive, right?

That’s why Qi Hao’s travel entourage is particularly impressive, with various bodyguards and several identical bulletproof cars.

These are all provided by security companies.

Quentin is very curious about Qi Hao’s way of traveling.

He’s no stranger to wealthy people.

But it’s the first time he’s seen a billionaire who is also an actor and director.

"This is Qi Hao, he invested in my film, you could say he’s my boss."

Jiang Wen introduced him with a sentence.

The style is elevated to the max.

"Very pleased to meet you, hello hello~"

Others might underestimate Qi Hao’s films, thinking he’s just a nouveau riche dreaming of winning Best Actor.

However, Quentin is the chairman of the jury, and the films that made it into the main competition must pass a selection meeting, so he’s among the few who have seen "Hello! Mr. Tree."

He hasn’t seen Qi Hao’s other works.

After watching the film, he subconsciously felt that Qi Hao should look like Mr. Tree in the movie.

The result was completely unexpected.

Qi Hao turned out to be a handsome guy, even more handsome than him.

If Qi Hao weren’t someone known in the entertainment circle, he would suspect Qi Hao hired someone to "substitute act."

"Mr. Quentin’s name is quite familiar to us in Huaxia..."

Qi Hao first gives the other a thumbs up.

It’s just that, he didn’t mention where Quentin’s popularity comes from.

Film is just one aspect.

For instance, "Kill Bill" and "Inglorious Bastards" and so forth.

More is his connection with Jiang Wen.

He and Jiang Wen are good friends, and he learned from Jiang Wen how to say awesome, making Chinese audiences feel funny and intimate.

And then there are his eccentricities.

Like his foot fetish, almost every movie has a female foot close-up.

Some shots might be completely unnecessary for the film.

Also, Quentin likes to creatively kill himself in movies, it’s probably a life experience.

As for commercial interaction, Quentin doesn’t know much about Qi Hao.

Therefore, he can only praise Qi Hao’s excellent performance in the movie, as if he has the aura of a Best Actor.

And then applaud Qi Hao’s ways of accumulating wealth.

No matter where, having a fortune of one billion dollars makes one impressive.

The Forbes Billionaires list released in New York on March 10, 2010, the threshold is a billion dollars.

There are a total of 1,011 such billionaires worldwide.

Miguo billionaires occupy the majority with 403 people, the Chinese mainland only has 64 people with a net worth over a billion dollars.

Of course, many billionaires’ net worth is uncountable, wealth lists are just for reference.

But it does illustrate Qi Hao’s awesomeness from another angle.

"Many media have given you an English name, calling you Seventh, what do you think?"

Quentin recalled a fun fact.

"They understand Chinese, haha..."

Qi Hao’s fluent English also made Quentin think he is quite exceptional.

As a Chinese, being able to speak English so fluently, Quentin has never doubted Qi Hao’s education.

So he didn’t even ask about it.

By his guess, even if Qi Hao didn’t study abroad, he should be a graduate of Peking University or Tsinghua University.

Apart from drinking with Quentin, Qi Hao also attended a Chinese gathering.

This time, many Chinese people came to Venice.

Such gatherings are something that most people won’t miss, it’s considered a kind of Chinese community warmth.

What’s noteworthy is that Wu Yushen and Director Xu appeared simultaneously, besides people from Qi Hao’s side, there are Liu Weiqiang, Zhang Manyu, Guan Jinpeng, Liu Tao, Zhen Zidan, Deng Zhao, Li Xue’xue, Wang Chonglei, Yu Wenle and others.

Quite a few Chinese people came to attend the film festival, the spacious banquet hall was packed full.

Qi Hao watched Director Xu and Wu Yushen having a great time together, he heard that Wu Yushen has already been confirmed to receive a lifetime achievement award.

By then, Director Xu might present the award.

Qi Hao isn’t obsessed with the lifetime achievement award, because he’s only thirty, far from reaching a conclusion, it’s impossible for him to receive such an award.

If Qi Hao doesn’t stir up anything, with his Golden Rooster Best Actor and Best Director titles, getting a lifetime achievement award is pretty much certain.

"Qi Hao~when did you arrive?"

Director Xu didn’t expect to meet Qi Hao in such a setting, he felt incredulous upon hearing that Qi Hao entered the main competition along with him.

But upon further thought, he also felt it was quite normal.

This time, Qi Hao attended the film festival as an actor and producer.

Actually, even if he participated as a director, it would be quite normal.

"Shi, I’m so glad to see you."

Qi Hao hugged Shi Nansheng, not rushing to greet Director Xu.

"Also very glad to see you, haven’t seen you for a while, you’re really busy now."

Previously during the shooting of "Seven Swords," Shi Nansheng and Qi Hao got along well.

She’s a typical strong woman, widely connected in the entertainment circle, most importantly, she’s particularly good at handling people.

Having dealt with her, it’s hard not to be captivated by her charisma.

Of course, there are pros and cons.

Such a person inevitably becomes dominant, and even if Xu Ke behaves foolishly, she wouldn’t hesitate to intervene.

According to Qi Hao’s view, Xu Ke would eventually ditch this woman.

However, he didn’t advise Shi Nansheng to change how she interacted with Xu Ke, as if she could change, she wouldn’t be Shi Nansheng.

"Actually, it’s fine. I’m not that busy recently, this is my girlfriend, An Feng~"

Qi Hao formally introduced her.

"An Feng, I’ve heard so much about you. Your films are really great. I envy you beautiful women the most."

Shi Nansheng shook An Feng’s hand.

Qi Hao officially introduced An Feng into his social circle, and everyone could sense Qi Hao’s seriousness.

Obviously, doubting Qi Hao and An Feng’s relationship as merely a movie promotion stunt seemed utterly baseless.

Given Qi Hao’s wealth, even if he pursued box office success, he wouldn’t joke about his relationship, especially when it’s his first confirmed romance.

"I’ve heard so much about you, Sister Nansheng."

An Feng politely exchanged pleasantries, and she didn’t expect Qi Hao’s relationship with Shi Nansheng to be better than with Xu Ke.

No wonder everyone says Qi Hao has the Fortune Wife’s Destiny.

A lady killer.

No one, no matter their age, could escape his charm.

"Are you aiming for an award? Let me congratulate you in advance. I didn’t really expect to win anything."

Xu Ke came with "Heaven-Reaching Empire" for some prestige.

"Heaven-Reaching Empire" is purely a commercial film with no chance of winning an award.

If there was, he would definitely try to make a case for himself.

Xu Ke had been a Cannes International Film Festival judge, and Shi Nansheng had judged several international film festivals too, making them influential in the international film scene.

"What are you saying, Director Xu? Are you surrendering before even fighting?"

Wang Chonglei’s voice was somewhat agitated.

Xu Ke made a film for Mrs. Hua, then turned around and ran to make one for Bern.

He also stayed so close to Qi Hao’s side.

Both were Mrs. Hua’s top adversaries.

This old guy was practically a servant to three surnames.

And Zhou Xingxing, who originally agreed to continue making films for them, ended up going to Qi Hao’s side too.

This feeling of "betrayal" left him angry and anxious.

"Haha, I want box office success, Qi Hao wants awards, the two of us have a division of labor."

Xu Ke didn’t care much about Mrs. Hua’s anger.

Neither he nor Zhou Xingxing were ever worried about lacking investors.

What they wanted was maximum profit.

If Mrs. Hua couldn’t maximize their profits, abandoning her would be a matter of seconds.

If they chose Mrs. Hua, it wasn’t because she was so great, but because there were no better options than her.

Now, Qi Hao’s side was the best choice.

"President Wang, you came without saying a word. If I had known, I would have come with you."

Qi Hao intentionally acted very familiar.

Loving to see you displeased yet unable to get rid of me.

Qi Hao had bodyguards standing not far from him, very vigilantly observing the surroundings, ensuring no one could take him down.

"A last-minute decision..."

Wang Chonglei was stunned by Qi Hao’s shamelessness, thinking about what their relationship was, how could he possibly invite him to come together.

Previously, Qi Hao promised their brothers that on the first day of the company’s listing, he would sell his shares in Mrs. Hua to them.

They were particularly grateful to Qi Hao at that time.

Thinking that although Qi Hao might be unfaithful for beauty, opposing Mrs. Hua for An Feng, he at least did things forthrightly, respecting industry veterans and giving them face.

However, as Mrs. Hua’s stock plummeted, the previous deal highlighted the brothers’ foolishness.

No one knew who spread this matter.

Qi Hao’s reputation as "Little Buffett" grew louder, and selling Mrs. Hua’s stock became another successful case in his stock trading career.

Unethical media would often exploit this for hype.

Ordinary people didn’t know the inside story, but stories like this were what the public enjoyed hearing, and many people remembered Mrs. Hua’s stock through stories like this.

With Mrs. Hua’s stock dropping so badly, Wang Chonglei seriously suspected that Qi Hao bore some responsibility.

"We can leave together when we go, then on the plane, we can talk freely."

Qi Hao had no idea how infuriating he was.

"Won’t it be intrusive with so many people, hindering you and An Feng’s intimacy?"

Beside Wang Chonglei stood Li Xue’xue.

Fan Xuexue left Mrs. Hua, Lin Xinru left Mrs. Hua, Zhou Xun, and Huang Xiaoming recently also reached the end of their contracts with Mrs. Hua without renewal.

Even Li Xue’xue, whose contract ends next year, probably wouldn’t renew it either.

It might be excessive to say people leave when tea cools.

But looking at Mrs. Hua’s new signings over the past two years, they’re either young models like Beibi or barely second-tier stars like Huo Siyan.

Their heyday was long gone.

"It’s not bothersome at all, we’re already together, we can have our intimacy when we get home as well."

An Feng was ready to face Qi Hao’s rumored ex-girlfriends.

But being prepared didn’t mean she would swallow her pride, and she’d choose to retaliate against whoever provoked her.

Before being with Qi Hao, she wasn’t intimidated.

Moreover, now with a boyfriend, she felt even more confidence.