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

Chapter 294 You Are My Brother (7500 words)
It is still far from summer in the capital city in early June.

Especially since there had just been a violent storm with thunder and lightning last night, the campus of Beijing Film Academy was littered with dead branches and leaves, making the morning air a little chilly.

Chen Nuo even felt a little cold.

However, the schoolmates from Beijing Film Academy who he hadn't seen for a long time were not as pampered as him. Many of them wore short skirts, showing off their slender legs without hesitation. They were like proud little swans, shuttling around the campus after the rain.

The same goes for my junior classmates.

I don’t know if the quality of students at Beijing Film Academy has improved in the past two years.

In short, Chen Nuo felt that these tall and handsome junior students were more stylish than their male classmates from Class 05.

Each of them looks majestic and looks like the male protagonist from an idol drama.

They are dressed very fashionably, wearing all kinds of clothes the right way around and inside out, exposing their inner garments and their outer garments. It would be no problem to say that they are a group of male models walking on a fashion show.

Chen Nuo looked down at his black, white and gray Li Ning sportswear and felt a little ashamed of himself. He hid behind Li Er, who looked a little fatter but still had delicate makeup and was well-dressed.

Li Er also noticed his gaze and said expressionlessly, "Since last year, the students we recruited have become more and more flamboyant. The weight of appearance is getting higher and higher every year. I don't know whether they will become actors or do something else after they are recruited. Do you really think that if you pick up one, you can pick up a hundred more? Some people in the school now can't even tell the difference between talent and genius. They really think that they are all cabbages on the street.

"Anyway, it's none of my business. I'm going to retire next year. Then they can do whatever they want. I won't be bothered by it."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "How could the school let you go? It must be like Professor Cui, they will definitely hire you back."

Li Er said, "Haha, Professor Cui can't let go of the school. I'm different. I can't even eat when I see these smoky meals. I've said this many times during the meeting, but what's the result? Did anyone listen? If no one listens, then what am I doing here? What's the point of rehiring? I'll just go practice my piano."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Brother Tian told me about this. He also said that he would take care of the house and I would take care of the piano. He is so unfilial. You should teach him a lesson when you get back. As a result, I ordered the piano when I went there this time. I paid the full amount and I can't even return it. It will be shipped from Europe next month. It is said to be fully handmade and especially suitable for beginners to learn."

Li Er glanced at him and said, "Your ability to talk nonsense has improved."

Chen Nuo chuckled and said, "No, no, if you don't believe me, go back and ask Brother Tian."

The teacher and the student were walking along the main road of the Beijing Film Academy campus. Li Er suddenly looked around, sighed, and said, "Zheng Zhongjian and Zhang Tianyou have been asking me to persuade you to stay in school. Either to study for a master's degree or to take up a position. But I refused. Do you know why?"

Chen Nuo also looked back, "Well... why?"

Li Er said: "You are really not doing well in school. Think about it, after you won the Oscar, you said you wanted to go out to film. I stopped you and told you, did you?"

"To be honest, sometimes I wish you could be out filming all year round and never come back. If you were in school all day, I can't imagine what this school would be like. I wonder how many people would be able to study with peace of mind?"

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "What? How is that possible?"

"How is it impossible?"

Li Er pointed at the workers in front who were setting up scaffolds and hanging banners. "Did you see that? In addition to dreaming every day and looking for students with your qualifications, you have been hanging banners to celebrate your winning the Cannes Best Actor Award for a week, and it's still not enough. It will probably take another month."

"There are seven or eight of them on every main road. They're everywhere, from the Golden Globe to the Oscars to the Berlin and Cannes. They want to shout out all your great achievements with a loud speaker."

"I'm not saying it's not worth it. To be honest, after I saw you perform for the first time, I wanted you to succeed more than anyone else. I also wanted more than anyone else that I really found a genius, so that our film school could be proud of it."

"But I think they are going too far. They don't consider the impact on the freshmen at all. They see banners with Cannes and Oscars every day, and they are so ambitious. They all want to be like you, to play the leading role in their freshman year and to enter Hollywood in their sophomore year. How many of them can still focus on honing their acting skills?"

"When you graduate, you find out that you can't even play the third male lead, let alone the first male lead. At best, you can only play a minor role. How many people can bear that gap and accept the reality? Don't you think so?"

Chen Nuo nodded and said yes.

Then he looked up and saw two very good-looking girls walking towards him.

One of them had a good relationship with Wen Yongshan and could be considered an acquaintance with him. He couldn't help but smile at the girl, greeted her casually, and asked, "Are you going to class?"

However, the other party looked at him as if he had seen a ghost.

I don't know whether he didn't hear me or was too disdainful to respond, but he passed by me without saying a word.

However, all the handsome guys and beautiful girls I met along the way had probably the same reaction, as if he hadn't been back for a long time and everyone was wondering where this stranger came from, and they would never look away unless they stared holes into his face.

Chen Nuo was used to it, and Li Er had no intention of protecting him, so he ignored it and continued talking about the previous topic.

"Do you remember what I told you in the car when I first took you to audition for Chen Kexin's film?"

Chen Nuo nodded and said, "Yes, I remember."

Li Er sighed, "That's because I'm afraid that you'll be seduced by the pleasures of success, and influenced by profit-seeking values. I'm afraid that you'll bury your talent."

"Why do I keep telling you to be an actor, not a star? Do you understand now?"

Chen Nuo nodded, "I understand."

Li Er finally smiled slightly, "Yeah, celebrities may look glamorous and it seems like they can easily gain fame and fortune, but they have much more to worry about than you do."

"As an actor, you can be unhappy and disappear from the world for days, months or even years without worrying about being forgotten."

"Similarly, even if you become fat and bald ten or twenty years later, as long as you can still act, you will never have to worry about losing your job. You will never be reduced to flattering coal bosses and developers for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of commercial performance fees, or performing tricks like a monkey on those inferior stages."

"Just like this time, you took a few girls to Florida to bask in the sun. Even the tabloids in the United States and the entertainment headlines in our country all described you as a playboy. But I see that you still eat well and sleep well."

Chen Nuo quickly explained, "Teacher Li, I have to clarify this. Don't listen to what those reporters say. It's fine if the Americans don't know, but the domestic media are just making a fuss. I'm going to ask Brother Tian to send a lawyer's letter to them one by one."

"You know Liu Yifei and Fan Binbing. They have always had a good relationship with me and are now shareholders of the company. We just want to go out and bask in the sun together."

"As for the one with short hair, even though she looks young, she is Liu Yifei's mother! How could she have anything to do with me? Those gossip magazines have to make up stories about nothing. It's really hateful."

Li Er shook his head and said, "You don't need to explain. This is your private life. You can be a wandering playboy or a romantic lover. It's all your freedom."

"But I hope you can remind your juniors when you give your speech at the graduation ceremony."

"After all, if it weren't for you, some of them wouldn't have the chance to enter this school. You can be considered as someone who has influenced their fate. So, in a sense, this is what you should do."

At this time, the two of them finally walked all the way to the entrance of the college theater. The 05 graduation play was being rehearsed here.

"I understand, Teacher Li."

Chen Nuo agreed.

Then he turned around, smiled and waved to the students from Beijing Film Academy who were following them and clicking away on their phones, in front of and behind them, to the left and right, and said, "I'm here, thank you. You guys can go home now."

Then I followed Li Er into the building. Their 05 acting class rehearsed in the small theater on the 2nd floor.

After entering, Li Er changed the topic and talked about the graduation drama.

"The Story of the Stairs is a masterpiece by Antonio Buero Vallehao, the father of modern Spanish drama. It tells the story of four neighboring families, with the stairs of their residence as the background, spanning 30 years of joys and sorrows, and changes in the world. It not only has lines and performances, but also songs and dances."

When Chen Nuo heard the song and dance, he immediately smiled bitterly, "Teacher, I'll forget about this song and dance."

Li Er couldn't help but smile at his expression, "What's wrong?"

Chen Nuo shook his head and said, "It's not like you don't know."

Li Er finally laughed, "What if love hits you so hard?"

Chen Nuo sighed, "Since then, I have sworn not to sing or dance. But if I really have to do it, I will just go for it. But I am afraid of losing face for everyone."

Li Er smiled and said, "Don't worry. You will start the performance on June 6th. It's not even 25 days yet. Where will you find the time to rehearse the song and dance? I told the director that I will only arrange a small role for you this time. Do you have any objection?"

Chen Nuo shook his head and said, "Not at all."

"That's good." Li Er seemed to be asking casually. He had gained weight, so he could climb stairs slowly, but that also allowed him to talk a lot.

"Why I told them to only give you small roles is not just because you came back late. It's because this is not just your graduation ceremony, right? Whether it's Yang Mi, Yuan Shanshan, or Zhang Xiaofei and Zhang Ge, this is also their graduation ceremony."

"I'm the one who decided on your play this time, including the director. Since the news spread that your class was going to stage a graduation play, many people were really embarrassed. Some even went to Zheng Zhongjian to ask for help."

"Then Dean Zhang and the others asked me to decide, and I decided on this current play. I didn't use any scripts from people in China. And I told him directly that Chen Nuo didn't have time, so I just let him play a minor role in the play."

"Anyway, everyone else uses the graduation drama to test the results of their four years of study, to see if they can integrate what they have learned."

"As for him, Cannes has already tested him for us. So we should leave the opportunity to students who need it more."

The two of them walked to the door of the small theater on the third floor. Li Er had gained weight and was a little out of breath after climbing the stairs.

Li Er stood at the door of the small theater and rested for a while.

Through the door, Chen Nuo could hear the sound of his classmates rehearsing inside.

At this moment, Li Er suddenly stood on tiptoe with some difficulty and patted his shoulder.

Chen Nuo was stunned.

Because behind Li Er's gold-rimmed glasses, he saw a pair of eyes full of emotion and tears.

"Actually, I didn't tell the whole truth just now. I made this arrangement not only because I cared about other students, but also because..."

"It has been four years since we started dating. I have watched you grow rapidly from a student who knew nothing to an actor who amazes me today."

"I have nothing more to teach you."

"I can only let you play a supporting role one last time, as my last lesson to you."

"Happy graduation, my students."

After saying that, Li Er opened the door for him and led him into the world where joys and sorrows were playing out.

Chen Nuo stayed in the small theater for more than two hours.

However, his prestige among his fellow students was obviously not as high as Li Er had imagined.

Before going in, he asked everyone to disperse, and some of the people who had followed him at first dispersed.

But this is not four years ago.

Cell phones all have cameras.

As one live post after another was published on the Beijing Film Academy BBS, mobile phone photos taken from various angles were uploaded one after another.

Before noon, the conclusive evidence had spread to other grades.

This time it’s not the rumors that have been circulating in the past, someone has really come back!
As a result, the number of younger students standing in front of the small theater not only did not decrease, but instead increased.

Jing Tian was also among them, surrounded by four or five girls from her class, while Kan Qingzi was describing the previous scene with exaggeration.

"Really? The senior ignored everyone along the way and kept talking to Professor Li. Tiantian and I saw a lot of people following them from a distance, and we didn't know what was going on. I was still guessing with Tiantian. Then, when I looked up,

Kan Qingzi gestured with great excitement, her pretty face with bright eyes and white teeth showing a variety of expressions, "It's so close, I tell you, it's really that close. I can touch it with just one hand. If I react, I promise, I will act like a hooligan. If I can touch him once, I will never wash my hands for the rest of my life."

"But I was really stunned. Just imagine, you were walking on the road, still thinking about reciting Mao Zedong Thought for the final exam, but when you turned around, Chen Nuo was one meter away from you. How would you feel? Who wouldn't be stupid?"

A girl with an oval face heard this and said through gritted teeth: "Stop talking, Qingzi, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Another round-faced girl said, "That's right, Kan Qingzi, let's get to the point, did Nuonuo really say hello to Jing Tian?"

Kan Qingzi said: "Not only that, Tiantian ignored him."

"Ah?" The other girls immediately opened their eyes wide and looked at Jing Tian.

Jing Tian blushed and shook her head, "No, it's because I had a good relationship with Wen Yongshan before, so Senior Chen Nuo remembered me. Didn't I tell you last time? He was on the phone on the third floor once."

The girl with the oval face said sourly, "I know. She even waved at you, right? It seems like she was very impressed by you. She might even like you."

Jing Tian's face turned even redder, and she stamped her feet and said coquettishly, "That's not what I meant."

With a red face, he started to tickle her, "Don't talk nonsense."

The two girls immediately started laughing and making noises.

The other people outside the small theater were just like them, chatting and laughing together, and it was quite lively.

Suddenly, a group of people walked out of the theater.

Suddenly, the silence spread out in circles like ripples on the water.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on one of the men.

Among the boys present, he is definitely not the tallest, and he may not be the most handsome either.
Everyone knows the girls around him, and they are considered to be celebrities in Beijing Film Academy.

Normally, just her occasional appearance on campus would attract a lot of attention.

But at this time, no one seemed to know who Yang Mi was, and no one went to see her.

When the boy saw so many people outside, he looked helpless. He didn't say anything and just quickened his pace and walked outside.

The group of people who were waiting outside and chattering didn't say anything, as if they had been waiting here for so long just to see him with their own eyes.

But Jing Tian is different. She was waiting here because she had been thinking about it for a long time and felt that she was too rude in the morning, so she came to apologize.

Seeing Chen Nuo getting closer and closer to her, it seemed as if they would pass by each other again in the next second.

Jing Tian's face flushed, and she finally mustered up the courage to whisper in front of Chen Nuo: "Senior Chen Nuo, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ignore you this morning. I was going to the library, not to class."

Chen Nuo was stunned for a moment, then smiled at her, "Oh, then good luck."

He did not stop after saying this.
Jing Tian did not follow him. She stood where she was, staring at the figure that was getting smaller and smaller in the crowd.

"Then you have to work harder~" Que Qingzi's sarcastic voice came, bringing her back to her senses, "Wow, so sweet."

Jing Tian smiled and then turned around with a look of contempt, asking, "What about you? Didn't you say you wanted to touch him? Why didn't you do it? Humph, you coward."

When Jing Tian hums,
Yang Mi also snorted at Chen Nuo in annoyance, "You are really amazing. With just one word from you, you kicked Ruby Lin out and let that Zhao from your company play the leading female role. I became the second female role instead. Chen Geshen, you are really amazing."

Chen Nuo was stunned by this. "Zhao? Zhao Liying?"

"if not?"

Chen Nuo thought about it and found it a little funny: "You mean Beauty's Rival in Palace? You acted in it too?"

Yuan Shanshan turned around and said, "That's right. I originally thought that Ruby Lin was going to play the second female lead, which was fine. But I didn't expect that Ruby Lin was replaced by that unknown girl from your company, which made Yang Mingxing so angry that she couldn't sleep well at night."

Yang Mi said unhappily, "I can't sleep well because you snore and grind your teeth at night."

Wow, this sentence.

If Chen Nuo hadn't comforted her and said that he absolutely didn't believe Yang Mi's slander, Yuan Shanshan would have been so angry that she would have fought with Yang Mi on the spot.

He went to the cafeteria to eat with his classmates, and then read the script in the small theater and watched everyone rehearse for the whole afternoon. Before five o'clock, Chen Nuo found an opportunity and slipped away quietly.

As soon as I got into Linghu's car, Yang Mi's call came right after.

"Chen Geshen, where are you? Didn't we agree to celebrate for you tonight?"

Chen Nuo laughed: "Didn't I tell you? Today really can't be the day. Someone wants to have dinner with me tonight."

"Who? I don't believe it. Come back soon. We agreed on this. You won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. As your classmates, we must congratulate you."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "It's really not necessary. Someone is looking for me. If you don't believe me, I'll ask him to call you when the time comes."

Yang Mi seemed to be remembering something that happened not long ago, and her voice suddenly became quieter, "Really? Could it be that Director Zhang Yimou is looking for you?"

"No."

Although it’s not right, it’s not far off.

It's not Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yimou is tomorrow. Chen Nuo will go to him to talk about the hawthorn tree then.

Tonight Jiang Wen asked him to talk about a new play.

Jiang Wen’s current company is called Buyi Lehu, and it was registered together with Chen Nuo’s Huanran Yixin.

He also told Chen Nuo on the phone the reason why he registered a new company, which was because he met a partner who he felt was quite reliable.

Next, at the dinner table that night, Chen Nuo also witnessed how capable this businessman named Ma Ke was.

If Jiang Wen is a hard and cold stone, then this person is a layer of soft mud wrapped around the stone. Although the essence has not changed, this makes many things smooth and harmonious.

"Originally, the name of this play was going to be Fire Cloud. But later, I discussed it with Brother Wen and felt that this name was too romantic and petty bourgeois, and it didn't fit our play, which is all about men."

Ma Ke smiled and said, "Then we chose another one, Let the Bullets Fly. This name sounds a bit strange at first, but if you taste it carefully, you will find it very flavorful and easy to remember."

Chen Nuo nodded and said, "Indeed."

Jiang Wen interrupted at this time and said, "Ke, don't talk nonsense, just say it directly. I told you before, what is the relationship between Nuozi and me? He is my biological brother. There is no need to beat around the bush."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "This is indeed the truth."

After hearing this, Jiang Wen took a sip of wine with satisfaction.

Ma Ke also laughed, "Okay, I'll be frank with you. This movie is still short of funds. Mr. Chen, do you have any interest in this?"

Chen Nuo didn't dare to believe his ears, so he scratched them and asked again, "What did you say?"

Ma Ke glanced at Jiang Wen and continued to explain: "The total production cost of our play is 100 million yuan. We, Hong Kong Eagle King, and Jiangsu Media Group's Xingfu Lanhai. Brother Wen and I are thinking, why don't we..."

"What do you mean by that? Let me tell you." Jiang Wen suddenly interrupted, "I've never made a profitable movie in my life, so I want to borrow your name to make a profitable movie. If I offer you a salary based on the market price, I can't afford it. I don't have the nerve to ask you to make a friendly guest appearance, so we just thought about getting you to join us."

"As for you, no matter how much you invest, I will double it for you. If you really make money, we two brothers will drink and eat meat together. If you lose... forget it. Nuozi, just tell me, is this a success or not?"

Chen Nuo said without hesitation: "Hit!"

But before Jiang Wen and Ma Ke could laugh, he immediately said: "But the problem is, I have no money."

Chen Nuo said helplessly: "Brother Wen, I won't hide it from you. The movie I invested in Warner Bros. really drained me dry. I invested 4 million yuan in production costs in the early stage, and I have to prepare nearly million yuan for publicity later. I really can't squeeze out a penny anymore."

"Six hundred million?" Jiang Wen was surprised. "A real six hundred million? Another four hundred million will be invested later? Is there no truth in what the news said?"

Chen Nuo smiled bitterly and said, "It's really dry, drier than the Sahara Desert.

Jiang Wen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Awesome, you are really awesome. I have never been impressed by anyone in my life, but I really am impressed by you. I am not impressed by the fact that you make so much money, nor am I impressed by the fact that you win so many awards. I am impressed by the fact that one of you is crazy, and the other is creative, both of you are better than me. Forget it, we are not destined to cooperate this time, let's work together next time."

Chen Nuo touched his nose and said, "No money to invest, no role for me to play? Okay, then let's..."

Jiang Wen raised his head, waved his hand, and interrupted, "Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait... wait a minute. Nuozi, what do you mean? I don't understand. I've said before that I can't afford your salary."

Ma Ke looked at Chen Nuo in surprise, but kept his mouth tightly shut and didn't say a word.

As smart as he is, he has already discovered it at this time.

When dealing with some people, this layer of slime is very useful.

But when dealing with the young man in front of him, his layer of mud would only stand in the way and dirty other people's hands, which would be counterproductive.

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Did I say I want a paycheck? Anyway, I'm graduating in July, and Nolan's filming will start in September. I have nothing to do in the meantime, so I'll be idle anyway. If you can't find someone for a role, I'll take your place. Just think of it as finding a place to continue studying, which is not bad."

When he said this, Jiang Wen was completely stunned.

Ma Ke opened his mouth wide, like a hippopotamus drinking water.

Finally, Jiang Wen poured a full glass of wine, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, then put the glass on the table with a bang.

Then, with a red face, he said, "Nuozi, I won't thank you for what happened today. I just have one attitude: from now on, you are not my brother, you are my brother."

Jiang Wen was really drunk, and his drunken words made Chen Nuo laugh, but he didn't take it to heart.

Moreover, he did this simply because he never liked to owe others anything.

It's the same for Fan Binbing, Liu Yifei, and everyone else.

At the beginning, Jiang Wen did not hesitate to play the villain Wang Tianxiang in The Wind, and his remuneration was only enough for his travel expenses.

In the end, the movie "Wind" was a big hit, and he didn't give Brother Jiang an extra red envelope, but he was determined to return the favor through this movie.

It must be enough and sufficient!
Otherwise, no matter how poor he is, he can still squeeze out tens of millions. Ma Ke asked him to invest, isn't this obviously giving him money?

However, if he really wants to get a share in Let the Bullets Fly, then when the movie is made and released, he will make money in the end.

So is he repaying a favor, or is he still owing a favor?

That doesn't make sense, right?

Similarly, having invested 10 billion yuan in Inception, he didn't care much about these superficial things.

No matter how high the return on investment is, the pool is only so big, and there are so many shareholders in it, how much can it earn in the end? It's just a matter of tens of millions, and he is really too lazy to get involved with Yang Shoucheng and others.

As Linghu was sending him back to Ziyu Villa, Chen Nuo fell asleep unknowingly while thinking.

I haven't adjusted to the jet lag yet, and I just drank some wine, so I'm really sleepy.

As a result, when I woke up, I found myself at the doorstep of my home in Ziyu Villa.

Chen Nuo got out of the car, asked Linghu to go back and rest early, opened the door and walked into the house.

But then, he discovered an extremely familiar scene.

Inside the floor-to-ceiling window, the lights in the living room were on, and a woman was sleeping on her side on the sofa.

It must be Qi Yuntian who opened the door again.

Chen Nuo helplessly discovered that his agent was absolutely amazing.

Other people's agents are afraid that their artists will get involved in scandals, but not Brother Tian. Chen Nuo suspects that no matter who it is, as long as it is a female, if it goes to Qi Yuntian to open the door of his house, that guy will nod.

But who is it this time?
Chen Nuo shook his head helplessly, walked over and opened the door. Then, looking at the woman sleeping soundly on the sofa, he was stunned.

"Xiao, Sister Xiaoli?"

(End of this chapter)