[Task six completed, gained rewards: Acting +10, script "Infernal Affairs", 0.1% of Penguin stocks (approximately 6.3 million shares)]
[Completed task, received training opportunity]
[Choose one of three NPC trainers: Fan Xuexue/Sun Honglei/Ni Dahong]
[New task release begins now]
[Task seven: Family Harmony Brings Prosperity, your leaving home caused great harm to your family. Now that you finally have some accomplishments, it's time to repay your family: buy your dad a new Nokia 3210, and sincerely admit your mistake. Task difficulty: 2 stars, time limit: 30 days]
[Task completion reward: Line +10, song "Cold to the Bone"]
[Task failure punishment: Electric shock three times]
It's done, it's done, I've made it!
Qi Hao suppressed his inner excitement and forced himself to be a bit more reserved.
As someone who owns 0.1% of Penguin... a small shareholder, he can no longer be as casual as before.
Furthermore, his celebrity status is large enough, always the focus at any scene.
The spotlight often shines around him.
If he acts like a fool, that would definitely be the biggest news since his red carpet fall.
His brain was damaged in a fall.
To divert his attention, Qi Hao continued reading downwards.
The three options included Fan Xuexue, as well as Sun Honglei and Ni Dahong.
Fan Xuexue is definitely not an option.
Although eight hours with Fan Xuexue might indeed be fun, and there are no aftereffects in the training space, Qi Hao deeply understands the consequences of indulgence.
He doesn't want to become a silver demon.
Between Sun Honglei and Ni Dahong, which one to choose?
Qi Hao chose Sun Honglei.
It's not that Sun Honglei is better than Ni Dahong, but there are more things Qi Hao can learn from Sun Honglei compared to Ni Dahong.
Simply put, Qi Hao can't perform what Ni Dahong can.
But Qi Hao can try to perform what Sun Honglei can.
The new task made Qi Hao feel the urge to curse, but thinking about the freshly acquired Penguin stocks, he could only swallow the curse words.
What kind of dog system is this, this is my Brother Tongzi.
My beloved kin, my flesh and blood brother!
But this time Brother Tongzi really went too far.
Not to mention I've already reconciled with my family, you ask me to buy my dad a Nokia 3210 and apologize sincerely. Is that called an apology? That's clearly provocation, alright.
The Nokia 3210 is a black and white bar phone launched in October 1999.
It doesn't even have a 300,000-pixel camera.
And now it's 2008, giving this phone to my dad, is he supposed to use it to crack walnuts, or is it to mock him saying "the children of the southern village bully me for being old and weak, how can I face them as a thief."
With his bad temper, it's already good if he doesn't pull out his Seven Wolves [cigarettes].
And you expect me to be "sincere"?
This task is simply undoable.
Just go ahead and shock me.
Whether you're Ma or Hurt, or Ma Huateng, I'm fearless.
You wouldn't really shock me, would you? I'm a shareholder of Penguin!
And also the most popular male film actor.
Qi Hao, amidst a round of applause, received a crystal trophy awarded by Capital Satellite TV.
A fulfilling day.
After the event by Capital Satellite TV ended, Qi Hao's fall quickly became a hot topic among various media.
Since this wasn't a particularly serious matter — Qi Hao's fake fall was acted so well, few doubted he was pretending to gain attention — the media headlines were more cheerful one than the other.
The red carpet of the event is too narrow, unable to accommodate the new film emperor!
The angle is bizarre, the phrasing is sharp, comparable to Hong Kong media.
Shock! Qi Hao kneels to propose (confess love) to Fan Xuexue!
This type has been popular in recent years, regardless of the news material, all start with shock, commonly seen on Sina and other online media.
Of course, the media still focus on reporting the truth.
The real free-for-all is among the netizens.
Wanderer: Qi Hao actually fell on the red carpet, does anyone feel he seems more down-to-earth recently?
Shi Wuyin: That's not down-to-earth, that's connecting with the underworld.
ThinkAgain_: Saw the moment Qi Hao socially died, today's truly a happy day.
Lei Ruoxuan: He truly fell down, almost hit his face.
Daoist Master's Arrival: You fell, pull Fan Xuexue's dress while you're at it, damn, such a useless guy.
Sleepy Winter Months: Just this, just this???!!! What kind of red carpet fall is this!!! I want to see flat ground tumbles, flat ground sprawls, flat ground rollovers... all sorts of flat ground acts! Alas, I'm so disappointed. Hahaha.
Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon_: Qi Hao fell to avoid stepping on Fan Xuexue's dress, he's a real guy.
A Young Man of Righteousness: Such a good opportunity, shouldn't he take the chance to sneak under the dress?
ForgetIt86_: Aren't you afraid she'll reward you with a big red band-aid.
JustCallMeBoss: Look closely at Fan Xuexue's expression.
Inspiration King en: The moment Qi Hao knelt on one knee, Fan Xuexue already thought of the kid's name.
What comforted Qi Hao is that his excellent performance wasn't in vain, no one suspected he was fake falling.
Fake falling is generally to gain attention.
Qi Hao is not only one of the four top actors but also a newly crowned Film Emperor; he doesn't need to leech off popularity at all.
Moreover, the scale and attention of this event aren't great, even small celebrities won't fake a fall on such a red carpet.
Netizens and media discuss the matter with a curious mentality.
As for the rumors with Fan Xuexue escalating further, Qi Hao has already become accustomed to it.
Whenever he walks the red carpet with Fan Xuexue, this outcome is inevitable.
Over the years, aside from initially panicking over rumors and fearing attacks from the fans of the rumored partners, he's now like a dead pig that feels no fear of boiling water.
Anyway, female celebrity fans all dislike him, so it doesn't matter if there are one or two more.
Qi Hao and Fan Xuexue haven't clarified the rumors.
The more you clarify, the more it stirs up public interest and discussion. By ignoring it, at most, it'll quiet down after Chinese New Year.
Mm, this is also from experience.
For example, the spicy snack advertisement before; aside from the ad itself being played all day on TV with high heat, most regular viewers aren't even aware of the rumor involving one guy and two girls.
Qi Hao immediately went to study his Penguin stocks.
He not only found the relevant documents at home but also called to inquire over at Penguin's side.
"He" procured 0.1% of the Penguin stock back in July 2000.
The reason for investing at that time was his overwhelming love for QQ, willing to contribute his part, hoping QQ would get better and better.
Apart from putting forth money, he also wrote a heartfelt email, providing many product-related suggestions, greatly aiding the product department, and boosting the morale of the employees.
In addition to the stock, Penguin gave him a QQ number with five eights as a token of appreciation for his support and encouragement, giving the entire team the courage to move forward.
Alright, Qi Hao has no memory of any of this.
Additionally, another gain is that starting March 2008, that's this year, Penguin began issuing dividends to shareholders.
This year's determined dividend price is 0.16 HKD per share.
Qi Hao owns 6.3 million shares of Penguin stock, and just the dividend amounts to nearly a million HKD.
This isn't a small sum, but it's not a huge amount either.
Qi Hao's plan is, if he doesn't entirely sell off the Penguin stock to cash in, he might as well turn the dividends into stock too, since it's all money gifted by Brother Tongzi anyway.
Brother Tongzi is awesome!
Brother Tongzi, do you want a lizard?
For some reason, Qi Hao initially greatly resisted doing system tasks, even more so resented the system coercing him to do tasks, even threatening to electrify his obscure body parts.
For some reason, now he's even a little expectant of them.
With the end of the year approaching, Qi Hao decided to complete the system's new task during New Year's Day.
The "Family Harmony Brings Prosperity" task is extremely low-level, only rewarding with +10 dialogues and the song "Cold to the Bone", with a time limit of 30 days.
The time limit for the system task is quite generous.
At least for him in 2008, there's ample time and financial resources to complete the task.
After completing the tasks in hand, the next task will refresh.
As a small shareholder in a public company with a market value exceeding twenty billion, Qi Hao has no choice but to reluctantly complete the tasks quickly.
This time the new task has two difficulties.
One is to buy a "Nokia 3210," a phone released eight or nine years ago, which is indeed hard to find now.
The other is figuring out how to gift it to the old man in a way that won't cause his fiery temper to explode, while still sincerely apologizing.
"Fei~"
Qi Hao called out to the Coal Boss's daughter, the little princess who brought him the documents.
"What's up?"
Gao Fei, who was about to head out, couldn't even be bothered to look back.
Don't even try being lazier than her, she can't even be bothered to compete.
"Help me call Zhang Nan and Old Tian~" Qi Hao didn't ask for Gao Fei's opinion.
Ask what?
Like asking how she would appease if she got into a spat with her dad.
Don't joke around.
Even if Gao Fei did something wrong, it would still be her dad coaxing her.
Can't ask about buying the phone either.
The Coal Boss's daughter definitely wouldn't know where to buy a phone from eight or nine years ago.
The current manager and the former manager quickly came over.
"I called you two over to help me buy a brand new Nokia 3210, the model that was released in 1999. It was quite popular back then; does either of you have a way?"
"Are you freaking insane?" Old Tian was blunt and impolite.
Moreover, this insanity is intermittent; it just never seems to settle down.
"I know the best doctor..." Zhang Nan couldn't quite comprehend either, but as someone aspiring to make a career, he quickly had an idea and said, "If you really want it, I could visit more mobile stores to see if there are any leftover old stocks."
"That thing cost several thousand back then, who would have stocked it till now."
Old Tian felt Qi Hao was acting crazy again, completely unaware that Qi Hao had become a Penguin shareholder and was no longer the person he used to be.
"No worries, just visit more stores. I'll go now!"
Zhang Nan, without another word, immediately ran off to find mobile stores.
"Look, look, this is the proper work attitude. Brother Tian, you should also help me look. Let's split up. This is very important to me, Brother Tian!"
Qi Hao, watching his current manager rush out energetically, was filled with disdain for his former manager.
Just because he never changed managers, he didn't realize there was such good service out there.
It's comparable to heaven on earth.