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

Chapter 336 Thank You
Nonsense, he must be drunk.

But he wasn't that drunk, not unconscious.

It’s just that my brain felt like it was stuffed with a ball of cotton. It felt numb, and my tongue didn’t quite obey me and was very tangled.

He knew clearly where he was and that he would be attending an award ceremony, but his mind was in a mess, blank, and he couldn't remember anything.

"Please keep an eye on it for me. I'll take a nap for a while." Chen Nuo lowered his voice and spoke vaguely to Liu Yifei.

When Liu Yifei heard this, she opened her mouth slightly in surprise, "Ah? What if the camera comes over later?"

"Help me block it first. If you can't hold it anymore, wake me up." Chen Nuo's tongue became unsteady as he spoke.

It seems to be true that women can drink more than men. Even though Chen Nuo remembered that Liu Yifei's alcohol tolerance was actually the same as his, now, several years later, they both drank the same amount, but Liu Yifei's eyes didn't even turn red. What about him?
Fortunately, I am 183cm tall now, so my knees can support the back of the chair in front of me, otherwise I might have slipped under the chair.

In a daze, Chen Nuo felt that he had just closed his eyes for two seconds when his arm was shaken by someone.

He opened his eyes blankly and heard a burst of laughter coming from all around him.

He looked carefully and saw his sleepy and dazed look clearly displayed on the big screen at the scene.

It’s okay for other countries, but can’t the Germans see what’s wrong with him?
The host Ankengork, who had just mentioned him on the stage, said something again in German, which caused the audience to laugh again.

Chen Nuo didn't understand what the German comedian was saying, so he could only force himself to smile.

Fortunately, the camera turned away quickly, and then the chairman of the organizing committee, Koslik, came on stage to give a speech. As expected, it was another round of gibberish in German, and Chen Nuo felt like he was listening to a foreign language, and he fell asleep again after a few words.

"Hey, I'll continue to sleep for a while." Chen Nuo said to Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei turned her head, her eyes looking at a monster from an alien planet, "You still want to sleep?"

Chen Nuo responded calmly, "I'm still feeling dizzy. Let me take a nap for a while."

"But……"

"But what? Just remember to call me as soon as possible if anything happens."

"no……"

Liu Yifei wanted to explain, but Chen Nuo didn't even listen. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep again. He supported his forehead with his hand, pretending to be in deep thought. If you didn't go closer and take a closer look, you really couldn't tell that he was sleeping.

If Sleepy Joe had his ability, he wouldn't be laughed at.

Similarly, even if a student has not been trained in junior high or high school classrooms under the keen eyes of Chinese teachers for six years, he or she will never be able to develop such skills.

Just as he was sleeping, Koslik finished his speech and began to introduce the current jury.

Seven filmmakers of different races and from different countries lined up on the stage, and after Koslick finished his introduction and the jury chairman Werner Herzog said a few words, the judges bowed together.

Chen Nuo was awakened by the applause. He opened his eyes and saw Xixi looking at the applause on the stage with a serious face. Knowing that everything was fine, he shrank his body down again and continued to close his eyes.

But the annoying thing was that Chen Nuo didn’t sleep very well. Apart from the bursts of applause, Liu Yifei would shake him from time to time.

When "Time and Tide" won the crystal bear trophy that originally belonged to "Under the Hawthorn Tree", she also came to wake him up and listened to a few words of the Cantonese acceptance speech by Hong Kong director Law Kei-luk.

Crystal Bear, Chen Nuo wanted to laugh when he saw this Youth Film Award.

But Luo Qirui was very excited. Although he was not young anymore, he spoke eloquently in English, reviewing the hardships in filming the movie and thanking many people. He even had tears in his eyes at the end and bowed deeply to the audience.

This feeling made Chen Nuo wonder if he was a little disrespectful to this occasion, so he decided to cheer up and watch the award ceremony carefully.

But there was really a language barrier, and German sounded like a lullaby to him. He only persisted for a few minutes before falling asleep again.

He woke up when he heard someone speaking Mandarin.

That was Director Wang Quanan accepting the Best Screenplay Award. Director Wang's face was calm, as if he had expected this result.

Chen Nuo felt that if it were him, he would definitely be happier. His girlfriend who had been like that before, was a judge and even won the Best Screenwriter Award. I can only say that Director Wang is really strong!

What followed was another period of half-sleep and half-wakefulness.

Even when Roman Polanski won the Best Director Award at the 60th Berlin Film Festival, he did not wake up.
Otherwise, he would have cursed like those viewers in the Sina live broadcast room who voted for Best Director: "He wasn't even there, but he still won an award. There's something fucking wrong with this Berlin Film Festival!"

After the Best Director, there are several major awards.

Two Silver Bear Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor and the final grand prize, the Berlin Golden Bear Award.

Just like Zhang Yimou was calm when he heard that Roman Polanski won the award, Liu Yifei didn't even blink when she heard that Shinobu Terajima won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actress.

However, when I saw a short Japanese man accepting the award, and realized that Terajima Shinobu, like Polanski, was not present at the event but had returned to Osaka,
She couldn't help but look sideways at the man who was sleeping with his forehead propped up.
I wondered if I had listened to him and not stayed to attend the awards ceremony and just left...

Is there still a chance?

"The most important awards were given to two people who were not present. What does this mean? Berlin prefers empty chairs? Teacher Bi, what do you think?" Zhu Jun laughed as he looked at the angry curses from the audience who voted for the Best Actress in the live chat box and the current number of nearly 200 million online users.

Bi Chenggong laughed and said, "Berlin does have such a tradition. Have you forgotten how Chen Nuo won the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award? He didn't even attend the premiere of The Mute. So, there's really no need to be surprised..."

"To be honest, those who voted for Liu Yifei to win the Best Actress award should all be her fans, right? Even though I haven't seen the movie yet, I am rational. Isn't it a bit unreasonable to expect Liu Yifei to become famous overnight with just one movie? Of course, I am not denying Liu Yifei's future. I am just saying...she may still need to learn from her boyfriend. Haha."

Zhu Jun ignored the numerous angry insults in the chat box of the live broadcast room at this time and said, "Next is the Best Actor competition. It can be said that this is also the last chance for Under the Hawthorn Tree. The 87% of the audience who have voted for other candidates should be very nervous at this time, right?"

The speed at which the chat box refreshes at this time is unprecedented.

"I'm so nervous! People on the Internet are scolding Hawthorn Tree like a dog. Why?"

"Nono is going to win the Best Actor award, but I'd rather be single for three years!"

"I like Chen Nuo, but I voted for someone else. I'm so conflicted!"

"Whether I win or lose, it doesn't matter. There's no need to be nervous."

"Come on, Nono! Even though I voted for someone else, I still support you!"

At the scene, Renée Zellweger, who starred in "Cold Mountain" and won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Chicago", took the stage in a pink and white long dress.

At this moment, Sergei Puskoparis' heart was about to jump out of his throat.

He held Giriglidobkin's hand tightly and prayed to God and the gods countless times in his heart.

The two of them played a pair of tower keepers at an Arctic observatory in the Russian film "How I Ended My Summer."

After the film came out, it received a lot of praise, and many people believed that they had a chance to win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award.

Although Sergey didn't know, in the original history, it was indeed them who won the Berlin Best Actor Award this time.

However, as a 29-year-old young man, he would be really angry and unwilling to accept the defeat if he really lost to the drunkard who had been sleeping throughout the award ceremony.

So what if you are famous?
In order to attend this awards ceremony, he just drank 5 bottles of beer and more than ten glasses of colorful drinks.

But what about this Chinese man?
I guess he didn't know how to restrain himself and kept drinking. He slept from beginning to end and only opened his eyes now. Is he worthy of winning an award?
He clearly didn't even take this award ceremony seriously!
However, these Germans, who are known for being strict and courteous, knew that he was sleeping and in order to take care of him, they actually didn't give him any camera time from beginning to end!
If this isn’t special treatment, then what is?
So at this moment, Sergei Puskoparis, who felt deeply unfair, really wanted to replicate the achievements of his compatriot Konstantin Laronikos.

When Konstantin Laronikos snatched the Cannes Best Actor trophy from the man next to him at the Blueberry Nights in Cannes, he became a legend in Russia.

And why can't he, Sergei Pskoparis, be the next Konstantin Laronikos?
What's more, this time "The Hawthorn Tree" is not the same as "Blueberries".

His chance should be much greater than Constantine Laronikos!

Give it to me! Give it to me!
Sergei Pskoparis stared at the stage and prayed over and over again in his heart.

Renée Zellweger said on stage: "This is the first time in my life that I have served as a judge for such an important award. But God is my witness, each of us did our job well."

"This year's Best Actor was so difficult to choose that we spent a very long time on it and went through countless rounds of discussions. In short, we like the leading actors in every movie in the main competition unit."

"I think they all worked very hard and deserve this trophy."

"But unfortunately, only one of them can enjoy this honor and become the best actor at the 60th Berlin Film Festival."

"We made a decision that we can be proud of by focusing on artistry and acting skills, and ignoring all external factors."

"I declare that the Best Actor of the 60th Berlin Film Festival is..."

"Nuo Chen, Under the Hawthorn Tree."

Sergei Pskoparis' heart sank to the bottom of the sea, which was the coldest place in the Arctic.

……

……

At this moment, Chen Nuo felt as if he was in a dream.

Just one minute before Renée Zellweger walked onto the stage, Liu Yifei woke him up from his sleep.

Before that, he was immersed in a strange dream - he dreamed that he was filming "Inception".

He was completing a mission in a dream within a dream, and Liu Yifei's call pulled him out of that illusory world.

The feeling of traveling through two layers of dreams in a row made him feel a little dazed, and everything in front of him seemed so unreal.

He did hear Renée Zellweger, who pronounced his name and dropped an absolute bombshell on the entire lobby of the Palace of Cinematheques.

He also saw Liu Yifei standing aside, covering her mouth tightly with her hands, her eyes flashing with surprise and tears welling up in her eyes. She was obviously extremely excited.

However, he sat in his seat as if he was under a spell, his body motionless, his hands subconsciously rubbing in his trouser pockets, as if he was looking for something vital.

He is looking for the spinning top that can prove the difference between reality and dreams.

His dizzy head was a little slow due to lack of oxygen, which made him feel confused. He couldn't tell whether he had returned to Los Angeles to film or was still at the awards ceremony in Berlin.

He even began to doubt his own identity. He didn't know whether he was Cobb in "Inception" or Chen Nuo who came to attend the awards ceremony.

At this moment, Liu Yifei was probably so excited that she forgot herself. She suddenly stretched out her arms, hugged Chen Nuo's head tightly, and then kissed him hard on the lips without hesitation.

This sudden action brought Chen Nuo back to his senses instantly.

The huge sound waves in the movie palace echoed in his ears.

Who says Germans don’t understand romance?
……

Among all the people present, Zhang Yimou was perhaps the most surprised one.

Originally, he had prepared himself mentally to return empty-handed.

After all, the previous situation was too unfavorable to him. When that time came, Wang Quanan's movie won an award, but his own work failed to win anything. Even if he was open-minded, facing such a result, he couldn't help feeling a little humiliated on the spot.

So, at first he really didn't want to attend this award ceremony.

But the male and female protagonists both had to come, and as a director, he really couldn't refuse, so he had to come anyway.

Sitting in the lobby of the Cinema Palace, he was in a terrible mood.

Especially when he saw that "Reunion" won the Best Screenplay Award, while the Best Director Award that he had been longing for was taken away by Roman Polanski who was not present, Director Zhang couldn't help but ask himself: Is this fair?

However, the news that Chen Nuo won the Best Actor Award instantly made his mood take a 180-degree turn.

It really is just as God intended!

After Liu Yifei kissed Chen Nuo passionately,

Zhang Yimou absolutely lost his composure and behaved in a way that was totally inconsistent with his status and position.

He almost couldn't wait to cross a seat, pull up Chen Nuo, who was still confused and hadn't had time to stand up, and hugged him tightly in his arms. While patting Chen Nuo's back vigorously, he shouted excitedly: "Nuozi, Nuozi! You are really awesome, Nuozi!"

Chen Nuo's head was still dizzy. After Zhang Yimou let him go, he staggered for a while and finally managed to steady himself.

At this time, most of the audience in the hall had smiles on their faces, applauding and looking at him with interest.

If this were the Kodak Theater, there would probably be whistles.

Although no one pointed it out, everyone knew that this big star, who won the 55th and 60th Berlin Film Festival Awards, was obviously drunk at the moment.

However, in this warm atmosphere, Chen Nuo gradually became more sober.

He felt the gazes from all around him and finally felt a little embarrassed.

With a slightly shy smile, he walked towards the stage.

However, when he stepped onto the podium and received the heavy trophy from Renée Zellweger, Chen Nuo even forgot to give this Hollywood star from the United States a basic kiss on the cheek.

Standing on the stage, Chen Nuo opened his mouth, but found himself speechless.

He really couldn't find anything to say, because he hadn't prepared any acceptance speeches. Moreover, he was still dreaming two minutes ago, and now he was on the stage, drunk, in front of one or two thousand people, and he couldn't think of anything.

He also didn't know why those icy and sweet drinks had such a strong aftertaste.

In short, he felt very uncomfortable standing here, and the only people he could remember in his mind were Liu Yifei and Zhang Yimou, with whom he had just come into contact.

He said: "Thank you, zhangyimou"

I was about to say thank you to Liu Yifei and the Berlin Jury Committee, but my stomach suddenly started churning.

He quickly shut his mouth, raised the Silver Bear trophy, waved it in the air, turned around and nodded to Renée Zellweger, and without even waiting for her, he walked quickly backstage.

(End of this chapter)