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

Chapter 261 A lonely man and a widow
Chen Nuo returned to the capital on December 12.

These few days in Hong Kong were very busy. He was busy not only at night but also during the day.

After watching the Chanel exclusive early spring collection show with Fan Binbing, the newly crowned Golden Horse Film Queen went straight to join the crew to film "The Besieged City" directed by Derek Chan.

He went to the hospital to visit Wen Yongshan's father.

Because Uncle Wen had been driving a taxi in Hong Kong in his early years, he was old and his lumbar disc problem had reached the point where he had to undergo surgery.

Everyone knows about Hong Kong's medical system. If you want to go to a cheap and good public hospital for medical treatment or surgery, the time from queuing to admission is so long that you may not get your turn even if the grass on your grave is three feet tall.

In the past, Uncle Wen would have had no choice but to continue to endure the hardship.

But that's different now.

It was because his daughter's ex-boyfriend was doing pretty well and came to Hong Kong for a few days, so Jiang Wen also came.

With his introduction, I had a meal with Mr. Yang from Yinghuang, and they were able to put aside their grudges and laugh it off.

At the same time, Chen Nuo asked at the table out of pure curiosity which hospital in Hong Kong was good at treating lumbar disc herniation. As a result, Uncle Wen was directly arranged to a private hospital the next day.

The single room he stayed in was even bigger than Wen Yongshan's home.

Moreover, Janice Man said that when her father was admitted to the hospital, the hospital did not charge them a penny. It makes people feel that people in Hong Kong are really kind-hearted and there are charities everywhere.

However, Chen Nuo was not the kind of person who would take advantage of such a small advantage. He transferred 500,000 yuan to Jiang Wen and asked him to pass it on to Boss Yang. Then he said goodbye to Janice Man who stayed in Hong Kong to take care of her family, and left Hong Kong Island with Qi Yuntian and Linghu.

I originally thought I could take a break and go look at houses in Beijing and Shanghai.

As a result, the next day, Qi Yuntian received a surprising call from Li Jing.

Director Zhang Yimou has decided on Liu Yifei!
"What the hell?" Chen Nuo couldn't believe his ears. "She's decided?"

After listening to Qi Yuntian's retelling of Li Jing's words, Chen Nuo gradually figured out what had happened from his own understanding of the script.

The next day, during the meeting with Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yimou's words also verified his guess.

"During the audition, I felt that this girl had bright eyes, which looked very clear, better than what I had seen on TV before. This was exactly the feeling I wanted."

"Xiao Nuo, you should have read the script during this period. You should know what kind of heroine I want..."

Chen Nuo said, "Director, I know."

His eyes were darting around on Liu Yifei.

At this moment, the woman was sitting at the conference table properly, without looking around, and she looked very well-behaved.

She was not at all like she was in front of him, throwing tantrums over things that didn't go well with her.

It was just that I hung up on her twice that night because I was busy.

As a result, this person sent more than ten text messages, listing his crimes one by one.

Even from the time when he spit water in her face during the filming of The Return of the Condor Heroes, to the time when he often didn't reply to her text messages and hung up on her calls during the filming of My Blueberry Nights.

There were too many crimes to list in detail. So Miss Liu wanted to draw a clear line between herself and him from now on, which was half the severance of the friendship.

From now on, the relationship between him and her will half be just that of an ordinary boss and employee.

But if he behaves well in the future, it is not impossible to turn this half back into his and continue to be friends.

However, there are eight prerequisites:
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Chen Nuo deleted it without even looking at it.

Take this person for example. She even claimed that she was playing real-life CS in Tanzania. Who would believe her, right?

But, this kind of person is very consistent with Jingqiu in the novel and the script in terms of temperament.

Chen Nuo actually knew that Zhang Yimou was looking for students in the college.

He knew why Zhang Yimou did this.

Because it is clearly written in the script and it makes it clear.

Jingqiu is pure and beautiful, ignorant of the ways of the world, and like a blank sheet of paper when it comes to matters between men and women.

Therefore, Director Zhang had to resort to this last resort. He did not want to use those slutty girls who had been in the entertainment industry, but wanted to find such a transparent, spiritual and clean person in the ivory tower.

To be honest, this was only in 2008, so there might still be a slight possibility.

If it were more than ten years later, haha.

But Liu Yifei in this life, at this time in 2008, although she was two or three years older, according to Chen Nuo's understanding, she did have a similar taste.

Sure enough, Zhang Yimou also said the same thing next, "After Yifei came to audition, we held an internal meeting and discussed it for a long time. We really couldn't make up our minds. In the end, I had no choice but to call Yifei again."

Zhang Yimou laughed and said, "In the past two days, I have been communicating with Yifei, listening to her chat and talking about many things from her childhood to adulthood. The more I listened, the more I felt that this was Jingqiu."

"Yesterday afternoon, I made up my mind. This time, I will let you two, the Condor Heroes, partner up again."

"In fact, there were sparks between you two on TV. I've also watched two episodes. Especially Chen Nuo, he really acted out that feeling. However, Yi Fei is still a little bit lacking."

"This time, I hope you can take care of her, Chen Nuo."

"This is a period drama, with ancient costumes replaced with modern backgrounds. I hope that compared to the virtual environment of ancient costumes, you can really create the spark of love in a real environment."

"In the end, every audience member who walks into the cinema can sincerely feel the most beautiful and pure love in each of our youth."

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Under the Hawthorn Tree was filmed in Yichang, Hubei.

Because there is a beautiful hawthorn tree planted on a slope in the suburbs here.

So starting from October 2008, the crew found an abandoned arsenal in a village called Jiangjia Village and began to build a studio.

Even the streets near the factory have been gradually renovated, all in accordance with Zhang Yimou's requirements, trying to restore them to their appearance more than 40 years ago.

However, Chen Nuo and Liu Yifei do not live here.

Zhang Yimou found a house for the two of them in a small town on the outskirts of Yichang's Yiling District.

It is a detached farmhouse with two floors. Although it is simple, the living conditions are acceptable. At least the bathroom is a ceramic pit toilet with running water, not a pigsty.

At the same time, the crew also rented another house nearby for the two big stars' entourage to live in.

This makes the two-story building a truly single-person space for a man and a woman, so that sparks can be created even if the two are separated.

On this basis, director Zhang Yimou asked them not to stay in the house, but to go deep into the masses, disguise themselves, and get in touch with the local people. Especially Liu Yifei, she must spend this month in this most authentic Chinese countryside to wash away the makeup on her body, become more simple and more Chinese, forget all the American capitalist style, and become a revolutionary young woman with a red family background.

As for how these two young men and women, who are not household names in China but have a popularity score of over 60, can penetrate the masses.

Zhang Yimou didn't say anything.

Perhaps in his opinion, these are problems that actors should solve on their own.

No matter how big a star you are, if the director has to arrange everything for you, then what's the point of filming?

"Chen Nuo, do you think I can do this?"

Chen Nuo took off the straw hat on his face, stretched, and sat up from the recliner on the roof.

Today was a rare sunny day in winter. When he came up, he saw a dirty recliner on the roof of the two-story building. He found a piece of cloth to wipe it, and without saying a word, he lay down directly. He then put the straw hat he had taken down from the wall on his face, and fell asleep while basking in the sun.

I don’t know how long I slept, but Liu Yifei had already changed her clothes.

He rubbed his eyes and saw that the person was actually wearing the blue and white school uniform that Li Jing bought for her.

Indeed, it looks pure and elegant when worn, very simple and unpretentious, but...

Chen Nuo asked curiously: "Aren't you cold?"

"It's cold, but... I don't know what to wear."

What is this nonsense! ?
Chen Nuo really didn't understand, and he never thought that there would be a day when he would help a woman pick out clothes for going out.

However, after picking and choosing for a while among the clothes in the two suitcases that Liu Yifei brought, she tried to ignore the girlish styles of underwear.

Chen Nuo knew.

Liu Yifei's clothes are fine in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but they are really not suitable to be worn in a town under Yichang, Hubei.

Finally, Chen Nuo found a long black down jacket that was not so eye-catching.

"That's it."

Liu Yifei was eating the handmade rice candy that Chen Nuo bought for her on the way here. She was surprised to see this and said, "But I bought this in New York. Will it not taste like what Director Zhang said?"

Chen Nuo glared at her and said, "What New York LS? You look so dark, how can anyone look at you? Hurry up and change. If you get sick, won't your mother eat me? Let's go out to the street and see if there is a place selling clothes and buy you two sets."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him and took the down jacket from Chen Nuo. "Wear it if you want. Why are you so fierce? Also, don't talk nonsense. My mom is not that powerful."

Oh, no? No, that would be strange.

The look in his eyes when he left at the airport seemed to poke holes in him.

But to be honest, Chen Nuo was quite surprised that Liu Xiaoli agreed to this ridiculous suggestion made by Zhang Yimou.

Just as he talked about it with Janice Man, Fan Binbing and others, the two women actually didn't think it was a big deal, as if they didn't think anything would happen if he and Liu Yifei were alone together for a month.

Chen Nuo couldn't help but wonder, do they think that they are not men, or do they think that Liu Yifei is not a woman?
Ask Fan Binbing the reason.

This Golden Horse Award winner said this because they are all actors and they all know that in order to make a good movie, they have to use some unconventional means.

Moreover, Chen has a criminal record.

Despite opposition from almost everyone, this stubborn man insisted on hiding his identity for four months and worked as a street performer and juggler for 120 days.

But the result was that he went to the Kodak Theatre and won an Oscar.

In this situation, who would dare to stop him from sinking a second time?
If we stop him, and the Chinese people lose one or two Best Actor awards in Venice and Berlin, or a Palme d'Or or a Golden Bear, etc. at the international level, who can afford the responsibility?

Perhaps Director Zhang Yimou came up with this idea and the inspiration came from this.

It seems that Director Zhang really wants to have a good start after the Olympics.

When asked about Janice Man, the ex-girlfriend said: "When you and Yi Fei were filming a love scene, I was very worried that you wouldn't feel anything. You've been good friends for so many years, and I think director Chang Yi-mou has no other choice. He wants you to get into the mood as soon as possible, so you don't have to worry about me. As long as you can perform well, I don't mind."

The ex-girlfriend sees things very clearly. Chen Nuo doesn’t know what Liu Xiaoli is thinking. Anyway, before leaving the airport, Aunt Liu glared at him for a while, and finally called him aside and asked him to help take care of Liu Yifei.

Chen Nuo thought it was all a joke at the time. Old Liu traveled all over the country, walked with penguins, and danced with polar bears. Why would he still need his care?

But now it seems that no one knows a daughter better than her mother.

By the time the two of them packed up and went out, half an hour had passed and the sun was about to set.

When Chen Nuo went out, he saw Qi Yuntian walking out of the road not far from the opposite door. He stood at the gate of a yard, stretched and yawned. Seeing him and Liu Yifei's current appearance, he immediately laughed, turned around and went into the house without even saying hello.

Before going out, Chen Nuo and Liu Yifei not only put on masks, but Chen Nuo also used the makeup techniques he had learned to do some simple touch-ups on the two of them.

Anyway, the final effect is that after dark, as long as the lights are not turned on, no one should be able to recognize it in a town like this.

Walking along the road to the town center, Liu Yifei asked seriously: "Chen Nuo, why do you dress so similarly?"

"What do you mean?"

Liu Yifei's eyes appeared from under the brim of her hat and she looked at him carefully.

It was just jeans and a grey down jacket, but Liu Yifei looked at it very seriously.

"Ever since you entered that room and put on this outfit, I felt that you were into the role. How did you do it? Can you teach me?"

Chen Nuo looked at Liu Yifei's uncomfortable expression and smiled.

He turned to look ahead.

Looking at those gray cement red-tiled houses and the curls of smoke rising from the chimneys,

There were only branches of trees and messy dirt left on the roadside.

Those residents who were holding their bowls and greeting their neighbors in loud voices, and the pedestrians who were passing by in a hurry on their bicycles.

Chen Nuo said calmly: "You know I went to Korea to film a movie some time ago, right?"

Liu Yifei hummed: "I know, it's a movie directed by Bong Joon-ho."

"Yes. In Korea, our location was also in a village. It's actually similar to here."

"I lived there for about three months. When I first arrived, I felt the same as you. Then Director Bong told me to slowly forget my identity. Coincidentally, this is what I am good at. Then I found that feeling."

"For me, this scene was a bit of a trick. After all, I've just filmed something similar before, so it's not too difficult to do it again."

Then he turned to Liu Yifei and said, "What I can teach you is, from now on, don't call me Chen Nuo."

(End of this chapter)