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

Chapter 158: A Single Man and a Single Woman at Mount Huashan
To celebrate its 60th anniversary last year, the Cannes Film Festival invited 35 famous directors and 25 actors from all over the world to shoot a 3-minute short film each, which would then be combined into a movie.

The film is called "Everyone Has His Own Film" and will be released in France in 2007 as a tribute to Cannes.

I was originally planning to invite Chen Nuo.

But he was filming Batman 2 at the time and the timing was not right, so in the end the Cannes officials added another director.

Among the Asian directors, Cannes invited Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tsai Mingliang, Wang Jiawei, and Takeshi Kitano.

This gathering was originally initiated by Takeshi Kitano.

The old man is only 60 years old this year and is very energetic.

In 06, I directed and starred in a movie called "Long Live the Director", which is a self-analysis film. I don't expect it to be released in mainland China, but I am planning to take it to Hong Kong to see if there is any chance of it being released.

It just so happened that Wang Jiawei won the Palme d'Or, which was an honor for Asian films. The old man came to the West this time wanting to congratulate him in person.

After contacting Wang Jiawei, the old man suddenly had an idea and said that since they were already in Hong Kong, why not ask Director Wang to ask fellow Chinese directors Zhang Yimou, Chen Kai and Director Tsai Mingliang if they were free.

Everyone’s short films are in the same movie, so it can be considered a collaboration, so why not get together and have a meal?

Wang Jiawei successfully won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival with his film "My Blueberry Nights". He was very proud of himself. Now that he had some free time, he really contacted them.

Having said that, when Wang Jiawei sent out invitations to heroes in the name of Takeshi Kitano, who wouldn’t come?

Except for Tsai Mingliang who couldn't go due to family matters, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige all agreed.

We agreed to meet in Hong Kong in mid-March after the Spring Festival.

However, it is a bit unreasonable for just a few old men to chat together.

To put it bluntly, there are no lackeys to pour tea or pass cigarettes.

So, Wang Jiawei suggested that a director could call another actor.

He then invited Lee Chang-dong and Bong Joon-ho from South Korea, and they all organized a big gathering of Asian directors.

Don’t choose Hong Kong as the location, go to his hometown Shanghai.

March 3, on the beach in Shanghai, by the Huangpu River.

Isn’t it wonderful to see directors from the Three Kingdoms drinking tea and chatting together, reciting poems about the wind and the moon, discussing ancient and modern films, and discussing East Asian art?
So it was finalized.

Then Wang Jiawei called Chen Nuo and told him about it. Chen Nuo was the actor he called.

Chen Nuo didn’t know if Liang Zhaowei had social phobia, so Director Wang called him.

But he had been thinking about the casting issue for The Whistleblower these days, and when he heard the name of Takeshi Kitano, he suddenly had an idea.

After all, gossip hype is useful, but it also has a diminishing return. Besides that, it’s better to find some other gimmicks.

If it were any other Japanese national treasure actor, such as Ken Takakura, he wouldn't have had this idea.

Ask him to play the devil? Don't even think about it. It's impossible.

But Kitano Takeshi, who was born in manzai, was always busy with this and that. When he was young, he once ran naked while drunk on a TV show. He also once got into a car accident because of speeding on a motorcycle, which left half of his face paralyzed. It is really beyond common sense.

Maybe, it's possible?
……

……

March 2007, 3, the 10nd day of the first lunar month in the lunar calendar.

Laishui County.

Before going to Shanghai, Chen Nuo came to this small town he had not seen for a long time.

He once stayed up all night here, crying bitterly and acting like an angry mute.

Now, Zhang Yiyi has chosen this place as the shooting location for his new film, which also gives him an opportunity to revisit the old place and see the old scenery.

Qi Yuntian was driving in the driver's seat, looking left and right.

Chen Nuo asked him what he was watching, and he replied lightly, "I'm watching the place where the legend begins."

When they passed by a hotel, Chen Nuo pointed it out to him, meaning that this was where Chuanqi slept.

Qi Yuntian was dumbfounded and asked, "Did you live in this kind of a hellhole at the time?"

Chen Nuo is actually quite strange too.

At first, he didn't think the hotel was bad, he just felt that sleeping in the same room with Zhang Yiyi, the snoring was too loud.

But now looking back, seeing the dark stairwell and the dirty sign, Chen Nuo suddenly felt like he was being abused by that guy Zhang Yiyi.

Well, it’s not really abuse. After all, at that time, who the hell knew this day would come?
A crappy director brought a makeshift team, hired a kid who knew nothing and had never acted in a movie, shot for a month, and then went to Berlin to win the Best Actor award?
Chen Nuo didn't feel it deeply at the time, but now that he has been in the film industry for longer and longer, he himself feels it is a miracle.

The current famous director Zhang Yiyi will naturally not take people to stay in a guesthouse that is not even half a star.

All the crew members stayed at the best Laishui Hotel in Laishui County. Although I don't know who rated this hotel, it does have a three-star sign outside.

When Chen Nuo arrived, he was really shocked.

It was not because Zhang Yiyi and Li Yu led a large group of people to greet them at the hotel entrance, but because Zhang Yiyi actually used the original crew of "The Dumb's House".

The photographer is Xu Jun, the lighting designer is He Yang, and there is also the makeup artist and stage manager A Mei who sprinkles dirt on him every day.

As soon as Chen Nuo got out of the car, he heard Xu Jun's long-lost loud voice shouting, "Teacher Chen, do you still recognize us?"

Chen Nuo immediately laughed: "Brother Xu, if you keep calling me Teacher Chen, I'm going to get in the car and go back."

Xu Jun laughed loudly, looking around and said, "Well, I told you, I'm very good at judging people. Anyone can act like a big shot, but Chen Nuo definitely won't. Just look at the fact that he's still sending group text messages to us during the Chinese New Year!"

cough.

Chen Nuo thought, why not just send a text message? Why must he send it to a group? How embarrassing!
But apparently no one else thought it was a big deal and they all gathered around.

He Yang was still as loud as ever: "Nuozi, you look more handsome after cutting your hair. I saw your photos online before and found that you have gained some weight. Is it because you ate steak every day in the United States?"

Amei, a girl from Hebei in her 20s, played the role of the one who confronted him, and she confronted him even more harshly: "You are the one who talks too much. If you don't know how to speak, just shut up!"

Chen Nuo was a little surprised. The tone sounded a little abnormal. Sure enough, Zhang Yiyi immediately explained: "Amei and Yangzi got married without telling us. It happened in August last year."

Chen Nuo immediately shouted in dissatisfaction: "Fuck, you can do this behind people's backs? Has the wedding been held yet?"

He Yang laughed, his face flushed as he said, "Not yet. I plan to do it after I finish filming this movie, maybe in the second half of the year. Will you come then, Nuozi?"

Chen Nuo chuckled and said, "You thought I wouldn't come, didn't you? Even if I came, I'm still the girl's relative. I tell you. You can't just take Ah Mei away. When the time comes, I'll teach Ah Mei a few tricks, and you'll know how powerful we are at Shudao Mountain."

Ah Mei laughed so hard that her eyes were invisible, and her round face looked like a ripe red apple. "Nuozi, it was worth it for me to follow you around and style your hair every day."

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "I have never forgotten Sister Mei's kindness. Hey, we haven't seen each other for so long, so don't just stand there. Let's go, let's have a barbecue by the Laishui River today, and I'll treat you."

That night, Chen Nuo was drunk. In a trance, he saw a big-eyed woman who was even drunker than him.

The next morning, Chen Nuo was awakened by a series of hurried knocks on the door.

Damn, why does this feel so familiar?

However, this time the king-size bed room is much better than before. The windows are bright and clean, and there is no "creaking" sound when turning over and getting up from bed.

Three stars, well deserved.

I walked over and opened the door. It was Qi Yuntian. His expression looked a little funny and a little serious.

Chen Nuo yawned and asked, "What time is it now, brother? They were all so drunk last night, are they ready to start work now?"

Qi Yuntian smiled and said, "Start work? I think they are about to break up."

Chen Nuo was shocked: "What's going on?"

It wasn't a big deal. It was just that the leading actress broke down, didn't want to film anymore, wanted to leave, and was even willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract.

When Chen Nuo walked over, he heard a woman talking loudly with a heavy crying voice three rooms away.

"I really can't stand it anymore, Sister Yu. I had nightmares every day when I went home for the New Year. This time I came here, I think I can still hold on."

"When I woke up this morning, I was terrified at the thought of filming. I wanted to jump off the building."

"I know that I am destroying my future by doing this. I also know that you have sacrificed a lot, but I really can't do it anymore. I feel sorry for Director Zhang, for you and Brother Li, and for everyone in the crew."

They must have greeted each other, because this floor was obviously occupied by the crew members, but no one came out to watch the fun.

Only Zhang Yiyi was standing at the door smoking.

Chen Nuo and Qi Yuntian walked over and asked, "Where's Brother Xiaotian?"

Zhang Yiyi frowned deeply and took a long puff of the cigarette, as if he wanted to fill his lungs with nicotine.

In the smoke, he sighed and said, "I just had a fight with Yuanyuan, and I persuaded her to leave."

Chen Nuo turned his head and looked inside: "Is Sister Yu the only one in there now? Where is her agent?"

Zhang Yiyi took another puff of his cigarette: "He's here too, and I can't persuade him."

Chen Nuo sighed, "How did it get to this point?"

Zhang Yiyi said: "Have you ever had this feeling? It's like you've reached a peak and you know how wonderful the scenery is on that peak, so you want to go up and take a look again."

"But you realize that maybe you wore the wrong shoes, or maybe your climbing gear doesn't fit. In short, you realize that no matter how hard you try, you can't climb any higher."

"Then you will start to complain about everything, and you will find everything unpleasant, but in the end you will find that it is not because of the wrong shoes or the trekking poles, but simply because of your ability. In fact, you can't climb that mountain at all."

"The reason you managed to get up there last time was because you met a Monkey King who used his somersault cloud to carry you up there." Chen Nuo smiled and said, "It's also possible that the Monkey King was actually just an inflatable balloon Monkey King. If you hadn't inflated him, he wouldn't have been able to fly that high."

Zhang Yiyi's face twitched slightly, and he sighed again, saying, "Can you go to Shanghai this time and ask Wang Jiawei or Kitano Takeshi if they have ever had this feeling and how they got through it?"

Chen Nuo was surprised and asked, "How did you know I was going to Shanghai?"

Zhang Yiyi smiled helplessly: "Now it has spread in the circle. Everyone says this is the Huashan Sword Contest in the film industry."

Chen Nuo and Qi Yuntian looked at each other. Well, they were both busy setting up a team recently, so they really had no idea how the news spread in the circle.

Chen Nuo said: "Okay, I'll ask for you this time."

Zhang Yiyi is really an optimist. The heroine is about to run away and crying in prison, but he still has the mood to gossip.

"It is said that during your gathering, a director can only bring one actor. Who made this rule?"

Chen Nuo said: "It seems to be Wang Jiawei. Why?"

"Nothing. Many people want to get involved, but they don't have the connections. Some have come to me and asked me to ask you, saying that if you can add a quota, you are willing to pay 300 million."

Chen Nuo really didn't know what this thing was so awesome, "300 million, is it true?"

Zhang Yiyi said: "Really? How can this be false? Is 300 million a lot? I heard that Zhang Yimou called Jiang Wen, Li An called the heroine of his new drama Tang Something, Bong Joon-ho called Choi Min-sik, Lee Chang-dong called Jeon Do-yeon... I don't know about Chen Kai and Kitano Takeshi yet."

"Add Wang Jiawei and you... If someone could sneak in to have a meal and chat with you, and have fun in Shanghai, wouldn't you become famous all over China, Japan and South Korea? 300 million, haha, that's nothing."

Chen Nuo exclaimed: "Is Li An coming this time too?"

"Yes. Didn't Wang Jiawei call it?"

"Bullshit..." Chen Nuo clearly remembered that Wang Jiawei was talking about Tsai Mingliang.

Li An brought the heroine of his new film, haha, isn't it obvious that he is going there for publicity?

Chen Nuo is now considered a producer, and he feels that he has seen through the sinister intentions of Taiwan Light to take the initiative to attend the meeting.

But isn't he the same? He doesn't have the face to criticize others.

Probably because she heard the noise at the door, a woman in her 40s wearing black-framed glasses walked out of Gao Yuanyuan's room.

She pulled the door open, leaving only a crack, and lowered her voice, saying, "Hello, Mr. Chen. I'm Yuanyuan's agent, my name is Jinling. I have an unwelcome request. Could you please... go in and persuade Yuanyuan?"

what?
Chen Nuo couldn't help but look at Zhang Yiyi, as if it was a familiar scene.

Seeing that Chen Nuo was somewhat reluctant, Jin Ling sighed and said sincerely: "Actually... Yuanyuan has always liked your work. This time, I can't persuade her. So, could you please go and talk to him, maybe... it will work."

Chen Nuo was a little speechless. He and Gao Yuanyuan had no connection at all. They only met for ten minutes during the audition.

If he really was a fan or something, why didn't I see it at that time?

At this moment, Zhang Yiyi suddenly put his hand on Chen Nuo's shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Nuozi, no matter how you flew, take me to fly again this time, okay? Just this time, I will remember it for the rest of my life."

Damn, I have to go and coax a woman again.

Zhang Yiyi is a close friend of his and they often visit each other during the Chinese New Year. It looks like he is about to kneel down. What else can he say?
But Chen Nuo's alcohol tolerance was really poor. He was still hungover and didn't get enough sleep. Now his head was still a little dizzy and his tongue was a little stiff. He didn't know how to persuade him for a moment.

I walked into the room with my head held high and saw Li Yu squatting at the end of the bed, whispering something.

Gao Yuanyuan sat on the bed with her head buried, her long hair covering her entire face. She looked a bit like Sadako, revealing no expression at all.

Seeing him come in, Li Yu looked relieved and said to Gao Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, Chen Nuo is here, listen to what he has to say." After that, he winked at Chen Nuo and walked out quietly.

There was a "click" sound.

Well, close the door.

You're worried that something might happen to a single man and a single woman, right?
Chen Nuo was really feeling a little dizzy, so he didn't hesitate to sit down next to Gao Yuanyuan.

Gao Yuanyuan trembled.

Chen Nuo supported himself on the bed with both hands, leaned back, and spoke lazily.

This scumbag has changed his tactics again this time.

It was nothing like the way he coaxed Nini in the beginning, saying a few witty words to liven up the atmosphere and then comforting her with gentle words.

When dealing with 27-year-old Gao Yuanyuan, the first sentence did not contain any comfort at all, but instead started talking about work. It was like he was poking at her where it hurt.

"Hey, Gao Yuanyuan, what is Zhang Yiyi's play about? I haven't read the script yet. To be honest, I don't know whether I should play your son or your husband."

Maybe it was because Chen Nuo's tone was too normal and logical, which forced Gao Yuanyuan to join in the conversation.

She was silent for a while, then said in a hoarse voice, "Play the role of the person who raped me."

"What the hell are you talking about???"

Although Chen Nuo was trying to persuade him, he did not lie. Zhang Yiyi really had never sent him a script to read.

When he heard Gao Yuanyuan's words, he jumped up and sat up straight, stunned and asked: "Who did you rape? You?"

I don't know what made Gao Yuanyuan laugh with this sentence, but the girl actually smiled with a hint of smile in her voice and said "hmm" softly.

Chen Nuo found that ever since he played the Joker, he seemed to have trouble with villains. He was about to play a bastard in The Whistleblower and now he had to play a rapist.

"Zhang Yiyi is such a bastard, he's really not a human being." Chen Nuo muttered, "During the audition, he asked me to play your husband, but it turned out to be a joke. I ran over here in high spirits. He actually asked me to rob the rapist. At least half of my fans will run away after I finish playing the role. My commercial value will be greatly reduced. When people see me in the future, they will point at my nose and say that this guy raped Gao Yuanyuan and everyone should beat him to death. What should I do?"

Gao Yuanyuan does seem to have a low sense of humor. After Chen Zhanan finished his stand-up comedy, looking at her from the side, she saw that her expression had eased a lot and she pursed her lips as if she was trying to hold back laughter.

Chen Nuo sighed, "Laugh if you want to. I'm not Zhang Yiyi, so I won't try to persuade you. If I were you, I would run away too. You're about to be raped, why don't you run?"

Gao Yuanyuan frowned, as if she didn't want to laugh, but the corners of her mouth did curl up, and her beautiful and generous face was full of anger and joy, very vivid, "It's not true... Don't exaggerate."

Chen Nuo was shocked: "It's not true? If it's not true, then why act? I won't act anymore!"

Gao Yuanyuan looked angry and amused, "What nonsense are you talking about! How could it be... true?"

"How is it impossible!"

Chen Nuo looked like he had never seen the world before, "Let me tell you, this time..."

After hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan covered her mouth in shock, "Is this true? That's..."

Chen Nuo shrugged, "It's just a rumor. I don't know if it's true or not. You'll know when you see it. So, sometimes it's really hard to make a movie. If you really want to put on a good show, it's impossible without paying something. So, don't be sad. Sometimes everyone is the same."

Gao Yuanyuan was stunned for a while, and suddenly asked: "You too?"

Chen Nuo nodded and said, "Of course."

Gao Yuanyuan shook her head in disbelief. "You're not. People in the crew said that no one taught you at all. It's like you were born with the talent for acting. You get it right almost every time you do it in one take. You're totally different from me."

As he spoke, tears began to flow again.

Well, now Chen Nuo knows where the root of the problem lies.

It wasn't just Zhang Yiyi, but the entire crew, including all his old acquaintances, who were putting pressure on Gao Yuanyuan.

No wonder he has been in the entertainment industry for so long, filmed so many movies, and even made an art film that was shortlisted for the Cannes Palme d'Or, but still collapsed.

After all, no matter how strong and mature she is, she is still a woman.

It seems that Gao Yuanyuan has lost all her confidence, so it would be useless even if he talks so eloquently.

Chen Nuo shrugged, thinking that he had done his best. Just as he was about to say goodbye, Gao Yuanyuan asked, "Can you act with me once?"

Chen Nuo was confused: "What are you acting?"

Gao Yuanyuan said: "Just for this play, I want to see how big the gap is between you and me."

Looking at her expectant yet slightly dissatisfied eyes, Chen Nuo thought about it and felt that this might be a way to vent.

At least, doesn’t he feel refreshed and enlightened every time he finishes acting?
Then just play with her.

"Okay, since you want that, I'll satisfy you."

The man's voice suddenly became weird. Gao Yuanyuan listened to it and didn't know what was going on. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up.

She turned her head in surprise and saw a pair of burning eyes.

Gao Yuanyuan subconsciously wanted to scream, but her mouth was covered and she was pressed down on the bed.

The man was very strong. He controlled her hands with one hand and covered her mouth with the other.

At the same time, before she could react, her lower body was clamped by the man's legs at the knees, and she was unable to move.

This is the result of Chen Nuo's weight loss and fitness over the past few months.

He hasn't lost weight, but he looks thinner than before, because he has built up muscles and strength.

Gao Yuanyuan knew clearly that Chen Nuo was acting, but under such unreasonable oppression, as a woman, even if she knew it rationally, her body would still be out of control. This could be said to be a physiological instinct.

Especially when Chen Nuo pursed his upper lip, he looked like a lion pouncing on an antelope, baring its fangs, ready to bite.

Gao Yuanyuan's mind went blank and she struggled with all her strength.

Seems a bit loose.

But the next moment, the man pressed his entire body forward.

It’s over.

(End of this chapter)