Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 157 Liu Yifei and Kitano Takeshi

Speaking of which, Chen Nuo hasn't contacted Liu Yifei for a long time.

I just know that she released a Japanese album in August. There were some news about it at the time and it was said that many copies were sold in Japan.

But, to be honest, the popularity is really not that high.

At least, considering Liu Yifei's fame in the mainland entertainment industry, the effect is very average.

The general consensus in the industry is that the crossover superstar plan arranged by her mother Liu Xiaoli has failed miserably. At least at this age, she can't handle such a big scene.

Sony also tried to hype up her affair with Chen Nuo, but somehow it died down.

Later, Chen Nuo heard that she had terminated her contract with her previous economic company.

Then, there has been no news in the media in the past few months about where this woman is and what she is doing.

But he knew that her phone number had not changed, because during the Chinese New Year this year, they had sent each other Happy New Year messages.

Yes, it’s just the four words: Happy New Year.

It's just so polite and so vulgar.

Not at all like the good friends we used to get drunk with.

After listening to Qi Yuntian's advice, Chen Nuo hesitated for a long time, but still tried to send a text message to Liu Yifei on the way to shoot a commercial.

Qi Yuntian sighed: "In front of money, I still acted like a bootlicker."

Chen Nuo didn't know who Qi Yuntian was talking about, but he didn't say anything about him.

He just followed the advice and thought that Liu Yifei and Fan Binbing were a good match in terms of appearance.

Maybe she is a few years younger, but that can be solved with makeup.

Anyway, the script of The Whisper of the Wind created by Ning Hao in this life is basically consistent with the original novel, and the character of Gu Xiaomeng is not an underground party member.

The requirements for acting skills are not high.

Moreover, Ning Hao is also very skilled in training actors.

Under the direction of Ning Hao, Fan Binbing played a married middle-aged woman in "Crazy Stone", didn't she perform well?
Well, Fan Binbing is the winner of the Hundred Flowers Award after all, so it seems a bit excessive to use this analogy.

Then the show will invite Ning Hao, Li Yang, and Zhang one by one to teach this vase actress what lifelike acting is.

If it really doesn't work, he could just go to the set and be her acting teacher. That should be okay, right?

I don’t believe that facial paralysis cannot be cured!

Anyway, as the boss of this small studio,

Boss Chen believes that by utilizing this gimmick and saving on publicity expenses, he can use the money to improve the quality of the film. He can't say how good it will be, but at least it won't be worse than the previous film. The number of extras and the like should only be more, not less.

If you need to use Liu Yifei, then use Liu Yifei.

Who is responsible for the fact that gossip hype has been the same for decades, yet the audience just keeps falling for it?

At worst he'll have to work a little harder!
As a man, it's normal to endure a little hardship.

However, I don't know if the other party agrees or not. I'd better wait until I get a reply.

That afternoon, Chen Nuo's advertising job was to shoot a set of promotional photos for Li Ning and then shoot a TV commercial.

This is the second endorsement that Chen Nuo has.

The previous diaper had its contract renewed not long ago.

The contract was still signed for two years, and the other terms remained unchanged, except for the amount of the contract, which was adjusted to 2 million for two years. This was ten times the original 600 for two years.

In fact, even with this, Chen Nuo still didn't want to sign.

Because this is related to baby products. It's really hard to explain. It's okay if he didn't have money before, but now he still has to be a human being. If this diaper has any quality problems like Sanlu milk powder, and it is revealed that there are toxic substances, he, as a spokesperson, will have no way to defend himself and can only jump into the river.

As a result, the boss made an absolute guarantee and took Qi Yuntian to inspect their factory. Finally, he set up a third-party testing mechanism and welcomed them to send people over for random inspections at any time.

Only then did Chen Nuo sign the contract.

Chen Nuo was also a little confused at first, and didn't understand why the boss was so determined to sign him.

2 million in 600 years. This is a lot of money.

Finally, they both signed the contract in Chen Nuo's studio, and he and Qi Yuntian sent each other downstairs.

Looking at the taillights of the other's Maybach car going away, the two seemed to be thinking about something.

Because Chen Nuo clearly remembered that two years ago, the boss was driving a BMW 740li, exactly the same as his.

Chen Nuo really hoped that he had made a fortune somewhere else, such as by speculating in stocks. Otherwise, 2 million in 600 years didn't seem like a lot of money.

So when talking to Li Ning, he was quite cautious.

Faced with the other party's offer of 3 million for 1000 years, he and Qi Yuntian didn't think twice and responded with 2 million for 1500 years.

As a result, Li Ning himself came to find him in person.

In the coffee shop outside the Film Academy, Boss Li didn't talk about anything else but told Chen Nuo that as an important performing guest at the opening ceremony of the 08 Olympic Games, he was now ready to enter the stage of physical training.

By then, I will definitely devote myself to serving the motherland without distraction and will no longer care about the business.

how to say?

Although he was willing to do anything for the country, after all, this was the company he founded with his own hands, and he couldn't let it go. It almost became a mental illness.

Alas, I don’t know if Xiao Chen can help him so that he can contribute to the country with peace of mind and cure his illness.

However, Chen Nuo claimed that he was not the God of Medicine. In the end, the two of them negotiated and agreed on a price of 3 million for three years, which was barely suitable.

Although Li Ning gave a little more, in fact, Li Ning is different from diapers. He was also required to attend several events every year to promote them.

There are also many things to shoot.
It’s not like the diaper commercials where they just spend half a day shooting patch ads and then call it a day.

Coincidentally, the director of the Li Ning commercial this time is the same person who shot the diaper commercial for Chen Nuo more than a year ago. He is also Zhang Yiyi’s classmate, Ye Bohan.

Although Ye Bohan was quite nice to Chen Nuo last time, he still shouted "cut" a few times during the filming.

But this time, if Master Chen Nuo hadn't asked us to come a few more times and take a few more photos, we would have finished the work in just an hour.

After half a day of filming, Ye Bohan said with a sigh: "Teacher Chen, it's not that I don't want to say cut, but I don't know what else to do after saying cut? I'm really not exaggerating, Teacher Chen, you just stand in front of the camera, and I can't find any problems. It's really okay no matter how you shoot."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Director Ye, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. There's no need to be like this."

Ye Bohan chuckled and said, "Teacher Chen, I'm not saying this nonsense, it's all from the bottom of my heart... Well, actually, I've been shooting commercials for several years. But I'm still not willing to give up, and I still want to see if I have the ability to make it in the film industry. In the past few years, I've been figuring it out on my own and have come up with a script. Teacher Chen, if you have time, can you help me take a look? If you think it's a bunch of stinky shit, then I'll just give up."

This is the aftermath of the success of "Crazy Stone".

Who makes Ning Hao so successful now?
What do those down-and-out directors, big and small, think about this?
Everyone knows that Ning Hao was just like everyone else in the beginning, ignored by everyone and received countless rejections.

Who gave him a hand in the end?
The name Chen Nuo has become a synonym for mentor in the hearts of countless young directors like Ye Bohan.

Everyone wants to take his or her notebook to the other party and try his or her luck.

What if, what if someone takes a fancy to you?
What's the difference between Ning Hao and everyone else? He can make movies, but who the hell can't make movies?
The next "Crazy Stone" might be right under your table at home!
Chen Nuo actually didn't mind this.

He even felt that if there was a chance, he might make another unknown work.

Otherwise, if you are reborn, will you still follow in the footsteps of successful people and succeed again?
It's okay once or twice, but if it's always the same style, it would be too boring.

Moreover, he bet that countless good movies had been buried in previous lives.

For example, "The Dumb House", who has heard of it?
Zhang Yiyi, who are you talking about?
Actually, it's not a crappy movie made by crappy people, right?

Maybe many movies just lack a mentor and a good actor, that's all.

Chen Nuo took the script from Ye Bohan, looked him straight in the eyes, and said, "I'll take it back and have a look. I may read it a little slowly, but I will definitely finish it. After I finish reading it, whether we can cooperate or not, I will call you, okay?"

When Chen Nuo and Qi Yuntian were leaving in the car, Qi Yuntian looked at the rearview mirror of the driver's seat and asked curiously, "What did you say to the director? Why did you make him cry?"

Chen Nuo said: "It's nothing, I just put myself in his shoes. The director is also an artist, so it's normal for him to get excited easily."

Liu Yifei replied to Chen Nuo's text message after 8 o'clock in the evening, and the content was as simple as usual.

"I'm in America, I just got up, what's wrong?"

Well, I went home to celebrate the New Year.

Chen Nuo thought for a moment and replied, "I'm planning to invest in a movie and I'm also planning to act in it. There's a role in it that I think is suitable for you. Are you interested?"

Liu Yifei responded quickly: "Where's your girlfriend? Doesn't she act?"

Chen Nuo replied, "She also acted. But she played a minor role. There are two female protagonists in this play, one of them is Fan Binbing, and the other one is for you. The men are all supporting roles."

This time, I waited for more than half an hour before Liu Yifei replied, "OK! I'm in. I'll be back in two days."

Chen Nuo didn't expect it to be so easy. Before he could even start talking or ask any specific questions, Liu Yifei was actually asking to return to China for a face-to-face interview.

Liu Yifei is not some out-of-date little star. Apart from anything else, her commercial performance fee has always been around 80 yuan, which is the price of a real first-line actress.

It is conceivable that there must be many film producers who want to ask her to act, but the fact that there has been no news for such a long time means that she has turned them all down.

I didn't expect that he agreed to it so readily without even asking for any details or talking about the remuneration.

This is definitely a face-giving gesture.

The next day, on the way to the airport to pick up Wen Yongshan, Qi Yuntian gave him a thumbs up after knowing this, "Awesome. Hey, Brother Nuo, do you think Liu Yifei is interested in you?"

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "Actually, I sometimes feel this way."

Qi Yuntian curled his lips, "You are quite narcissistic."

damn it.

Why do you become narcissistic?

After picking up Janice Man, Chen Nuo told her about the next arrangements in the car and asked her to be prepared to play a supporting role.

Janice Man was a little surprised: "I have never acted in a Republican drama like this before. I am worried that I won't be able to act well."

Chen Nuo consoled him, "It's okay. The people you'll be acting with will all be noobs... When put together, they won't stand out."

Wen Yongshan didn't care about Chen Nuo's weird tone, "Who else did you look for?"

"Liu Yifei and Fan Binbing." Then Janice Man stopped talking.

After arriving home, he suddenly smiled and said, "When I was in Hong Kong, I really wanted to see Little Dragon Girl in person. I thought she was so beautiful. This time I finally have the chance."

……

……

Liu Yifei arrived at the Capital Airport at noon four days later.

Chen Nuo didn't dare show up at the airport. He asked Qi Yuntian to pick him up, and he sat in the car waiting.

Originally, Wen Yongshan also wanted to come, but was rejected by Chen Nuo.

We are all friends, don’t make it so formal.

On the way, Qi Yuntian said that he was confused about big things but clear-headed about small things.

Chen Nuo also didn't understand what nonsense this riddle man was talking about every day.

When he saw Liu Yifei again, Chen Nuo felt that he didn't know what this girl had been through. She had lost a lot of weight in the past year.

She was wearing a hat and a pair of big sunglasses, and it seemed like her face was almost invisible.

She was wearing simple clothes, a long white down jacket and blue jeans, but Chen Nuo felt empty inside the clothes. She seemed very thin, not as plump and soft as the last time when he hugged her.

But people are still beautiful.

Especially when she took off her sunglasses and looked at him quietly with her big eyes with clear black and white, Chen Nuo still felt like Yang Guo seeing Xiaolongnu.

Liu Yifei smiled slightly, and Chen Nuo didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt a little lukewarm.

"Chen Nuo, long time no see."

"Long time no see." Chen Nuo looked behind her, "Why are you alone? Where's Aunt Liu?"

Liu Yifei smiled faintly, "She is still in the United States. I am alone wherever I go now."

Chen Nuo looked at the expression on her face and didn't ask any more questions.

The atmosphere in the car is so awkward, let's talk about business first to ease the tension.

"I recently signed the adaptation rights for a novel, and I will sign a contract with the author in the next few days. It's a spy-themed film, mostly literary, with two female protagonists playing the majority of the roles. It's tentatively decided that one of the roles will be Fan Binbing, and the other will be you. Well, this is the original novel, do you want to take a look first?"

"Okay. I'll take a look at it in the next two days." Liu Yifei took the People's Literature that Chen Nuo gave her and put it in her bag.

Suddenly she turned around and said with a smile: "I haven't congratulated you yet. You didn't even tell me you were in a relationship. I only saw it online."

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "It's not a big deal. How are you doing recently? What are you busy with?"

"I'm not busy. Where's your girlfriend? Is she in Beijing? I saw online that she's from Hong Kong?"

"Oh, yes, from Hong Kong. I mean, why haven't you taken any roles recently?"

"I don't want to answer. Let me ask you, is your girlfriend in Beijing?"

"Yes."

Qi Yuntian suddenly interrupted: "Chen Nuo, there is paper here, do you want to wipe your sweat? Do you want me to turn off the air conditioner now?"

Chen Nuo glared and said, "It's so cold, why turn off the air conditioner? You're so funny. What's the problem with a little heat? Liu Yifei just came from LA, what if she gets frozen?"

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "It's a little cold in the capital, but I think you're quite hot. If you can't stand it, you can take off some clothes."

"I'm not hot, don't listen to his nonsense. Well, come on, let's continue talking about this play. By the way, how much do you usually get paid for a film?"

"You decide. So, what is your relationship with Fan Binbing?"

Liu Yifei is really getting angry. She even dared to use trivial gossip news to reply to Chen Juxing in such a sarcastic way.

However, seeing that she was all alone, Chen Nuo couldn't help but feel pity for her and didn't give her any treatment.

After patient persuasion, Liu Yifei finally told her some information about her recent situation.

After the record did not perform as expected, it was actually a relief for her.

After all, everyone has seen her hard training over the past year, and no one can say that she is not working hard.

But if it fails, someone has to take the blame.

That only means the agency.

She used this excuse to terminate her contract with the agency.

At the same time, she also talked to her mother and said that she did not want her to interfere too much in her life.

Liu Yifei said it lightly, but Chen Nuo felt that there were countless liters of tears and complicated conflicts of interest involved.

In short, the result now is that she is alone and no one cares where she goes.

She had just been to Antarctica a few years ago, and if Chen Nuo hadn't called her, she would have gone to the North Pole again.

"I'm telling you, Chen Nuo, it was really fun, especially when we were crossing the Drake Passage. The waves, wow, almost scared me to death. At the time, I was thinking, what if I died... Anyway, it was very exciting."

After Liu Yifei started talking, we felt a bit like good friends again, and she excitedly talked about her experiences in Antarctica.

Hearing her say this, Chen Nuo couldn't help but feel a little yearning, "Hey, when I go on my graduation trip, I will definitely go to Antarctica for fun."

Seeing Chen Nuo's envious look, Liu Yifei smiled with her dimples again, "The tour guide said that December and January are the peak tourist seasons in Antarctica. That's also the award season, so you have to think carefully, you can't have both the Best Actor Award and the Penguin Award."

Damn it.

Now Chen Nuo was really shocked. After not seeing Liu Yifei for a few months, he now had a sense of humor?
It's true, there are new changes every once in a while.

"Even if I don't win the Best Actor award, I still have to go see the penguins. Leo told me that because humans drive cars every day, the Antarctic ice sheet is melting. Penguins are almost extinct. The Best Actor award is always available, but penguins may not be always available."

Liu Yifei asked curiously: "Who is Little Leo?"

Chen Nuo explained.

Liu Yifei was a little confused, "Why do you call him Little Leo? There is no..."

But then he suddenly realized, "Oh, they call him Leonardo in Hong Kong. By the way, your girlfriend should have taught you that, right?"

After saying that, he raised the corner of his mouth.

Chen Nuo was very open and frank. On the night he met Liu Yifei, he called Janice Man out and they had dinner together.

There were four people at the table, and everyone was chatting and laughing, which was quite harmonious.

At least on the surface, Chen Nuo couldn't see anything wrong.

Liu Yifei was no longer sarcastic, and even chatted with Janice Man about the interesting things that happened during the filming of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and Janice Man also talked about her experiences in Cannes for a while.

All in all, it's quite harmonious.

I wonder if it would still be so harmonious with Fan Binbing.

On the third day after Liu Yifei arrived in Beijing, Chen Nuo Studio and Mai Jia officially signed a copyright transfer agreement for the film adaptation of "The Sound of Wind".

Mai Jia did not ask for any profit sharing or anything like that, and he just gave Chen Nuo and the others a straightforward price of 50.

Of this, 30 was used to purchase the rights to adapt the novel into a film, and 20 was the labor fee for adapting the script.

Currently, Chen Nuo and Qi Yuntian have arranged for Mai Jia and Ning Hao to write the script together in two months.

By the way, Ning Hao also signed with the studio, and it was his initiative.

The reason was that when I was promoting "Crazy Stone", I heard Mr. Chen's valuable advice and felt that I could do nothing except filming, so I wanted to learn more under Mr. Chen's guidance.

In fact, he just wanted to curry favor with someone.

But let’s not talk about Ning Hao’s level of directing for now. According to Chen Nuo’s experience in his previous life, he seems to be a good person and doesn’t have any bad problems.

It is written in the contract that the studio guarantees that Ning Hao will have a film to shoot every year.

It just so happens that this time, there is no need to look for someone elsewhere.

The rumor is that he is the one who can write scripts and direct, how great.

The key is that Chen Nuo feels that Ning Hao’s directing style is actually very suitable for The Sound of Wind.

Don't be fooled by the crazy things he shoots that make the audience laugh, but from his films we can see that this guy is actually very gloomy and cruel at heart.

As a result, Ning Hao said that he had no relevant film experience and was afraid of messing things up, so he took the initiative to reduce the director's fee. He also recommended a director named Gao Qunshu, saying that the play could be directed by two directors.

Gao Qunshu is the brother Gao who recommended Ning Hao to try his luck at Chen Nuo's studio.

After his good brother Ning Hao drove a Land Rover to shoot a movie, he still didn't forget about him, a small TV drama director.

Gao Qunshu also felt a lot of emotion.

Hiring two people with the money of a director would serve as a double insurance. Even if one of them died... In short, even if one of them was missing, the filming of the play could continue. Of course, Chen Nuo and the others were more than happy to do so.

On the day of signing the contract with Mai Jia in Chen Nuo's studio, Chen Nuo directly asked Fan Binbing, Janice Man and Liu Yifei to come.

It can also be regarded as a meeting with the original author, and it also allows Mai Jia to see the results of the casting so far.

It’s hard to describe Mai Jia’s expression when he saw these three people.

Chen Nuo summed it up, probably 80% was excitement and 20% was worry.

Qi Yuntian later told Chen Nuo that Mai Jia's original words were: "I am now 100% relieved. It seems that your company really takes my work to heart. Mr. Chen's ex-girlfriend, current girlfriend and rumored girlfriend all showed up, and I really felt their sincerity. But...excuse me for being blunt, didn't Mr. Chen say before that we don't want celebrities, but actors with good acting skills?"

Ex-girlfriend? Who?

Celebrity? Who?
Janice Man and Liu Yifei, or Fan Binbing?

Ha ha.

Don’t say that Brother Nuo is too arrogant.

The Japanese lieutenant general who played Takeda's boss in the original version of The Whistleblower was a real Japanese, but I don't know his name.

This time he plans to have someone else play the role.

He wants to find Takeshi Kitano.

(End of this chapter)