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

Chapter 365 Middle Finger
After the newcomer award was presented, there was a song and dance performance.

The host did not make any introduction. The stage lights suddenly changed and five or six young people in colorful costumes suddenly appeared on the stage, singing and dancing between the stage and the audience to cheerful music.

Chen Nuo didn’t know who the main actors of “High School Musical” were, he just felt that… the lighting and stage design around 2010 were really eye-catching.

If Michelle Williams's aesthetic taste had not been improved by him, he would probably have to wear makeup like this.

Then, 10 years later, I watched myself on the TV screen and cried silently.

At this moment, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Aren’t Qi Yuntian and the others preparing a TV series now?
Shouldn't he just stand by and watch?

Shouldn't he at least bring over some of the original aesthetics from more than 10 years ago?

Let these ancient people see how people will live in the future, so as to speed up the evolution of aesthetics.

Otherwise, he would feel uncomfortable thinking that it would take another five, six, seven or eight years to get rid of these golden lions and colorful eye shadows.

He glanced at the performance on stage, then quickly looked away and returned to his phone, typing on the screen.

However, he did not notice that there was a tall, beautiful girl with long legs on the stage. While dancing, her eyes were always fixed on him.

Gu Xuan knew that Chen Nuo was here today.

But he was in the first row and she was sitting in the third row from the bottom.

There were five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten rows between them, so she had no chance at all to talk to him without attracting attention.

"High School Musical" was released on August 8th.

It was jointly produced by SMG, Huayi Brothers and Disney. Before filming started, Wang Zonglei told her that this movie would definitely be a hit.

And that's what she thought at the time.

Shanghai Media Group, Huayi and Disney, the three producers represent state-owned assets, famous companies and foreign Hollywood giants. How could a movie not be popular when they work together to create it?
So she hid it from everyone and gave her body in exchange for a role in this movie.

However, when the film was released last month, the box office revenue of only 500 million RMB was like a bucket of cold water poured on the heads of all participants.

This not only made the film a complete laughing stock, but also made the future of the film's director and actors extremely bleak.

Where should she go?

Gu Xuan has been thinking about this recently.

Especially her best friend Tong Liya’s acting career has been so smooth. She just finished starring in Jiang Wen’s movie and now plays the leading role in another big production.

In comparison, she is simply a joke.

What's more, Wang Zonglei now has less and less time to look for her...

Just then, she heard about Huanxin Company's recruitment plan, and she happened to know something... However, when she thought of Huayi and Wang Zonglei's power, and what kind of revenge she would have to bear in the future, she could not make up her mind.

Finally, when she finished her performance and left the stage, she was still confused.

Chen Nuo was completely unaware of this.

He was busy texting Qi Yuntian, concerned about whether he would make a fool of himself tonight.

"What did you say?"

"Just like you said, I told you directly and found Deputy Director Wang who had been in contact with me before. Although we have no evidence and only your guess, Deputy Director Wang is a very nice person and didn't say anything, but just said that he would report it to the higher-ups." Qi Yuntian replied quickly.

"That's it?"

"Also, let us rest assured."

Seeing this reply, Chen Nuo's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt that this matter was a little uncertain. When ordinary people are doing things, they usually hear something and report it to their superiors. Don't worry, they probably feel a little uncertain.

He stared at the screen and typed, "What do you think? Will there be any problem?"

"No." Qi Yuntian replied very straightforwardly.

Chen Nuo typed "Hahahaha" in the text message and couldn't help but smile in real life.

Zhang Guoli noticed Chen Nuo's smile and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Laugh, you won’t be able to laugh soon.

The award ceremony proceeded in an orderly manner. After the singing and dancing, it was the turn of the Best Supporting Actor.

In this competition, without the participation of "The Sound of Wind", Wu Yuanzheng from "If You Are the One" won the Best Supporting Actor trophy with an absolute advantage of 56 votes, defeating Jaycee Chan, Li Youbin, and Huang Bo who was still filming in the Gobi Desert and was not present.

Once again, it matches the winners on the list.

But the result for the Best Supporting Actress award was somewhat unexpected.

The Hundred Flowers Awards, which had originally vowed not to give a double yolk award, actually announced that Wang Jia and Xu Qing were the joint winners when they were tied with 30 votes, which immediately caused an uproar at the scene.

Zhang Guoli raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little surprised.

But when he saw that Xu Qing was not there, he immediately knew what was going on.

It was obvious that Wang Jia had tampered with the award, which was supposed to be won by Xu Qing alone, and now it was shared equally by both of them. Xu Qing was dissatisfied with this and simply chose to be absent.

And given Xu Qing's background, she is obviously not afraid of any consequences. At most, you do it on the first day and I do it on the fifteenth.

After figuring it out, Zhang Guoli felt more at ease.

If everything at this awards ceremony went according to the planned route, he might still be worried about the cleanup afterwards, but now, with Wang Jia's incident as a companion, what is he afraid of?
He glanced calmly in the direction of the judges' seats, and a handsome young man happened to look over there.

That was Shen Chang, a Shanghai native. He was the only judge who knew his identity and the key chess piece he had planted to handle this matter.

Their eyes met briefly, then separated without a trace.

After winning the Best Supporting Actress Award, Liu Xiaoqing took the stage to present the first Golden Rooster Lifetime Achievement Award to the 81-year-old Mr. Yu Yang.

Then the next award is Best Actor.

Watching the scenes on the big screen reviewing Mr. Yu Yang's film career, Zhang Guoli wanted to say something.

Because things have come to this point, even if Chen Nuo knew, it would be of no use.

So, Zhang Guoli couldn't help it.

He wanted Chen Nuo to know that the reason his Best Actor trophy disappeared was because he offended someone he absolutely shouldn't have offended.

So he looked at the stage, leaned towards Chen Nuo, and said, "Chen Nuo, is this the first time we meet?"

Chen Nuo was a little surprised that Teacher Zhang Guoli, who had been silent all night, suddenly came to talk to him.

However, thinking about the current time point, he immediately realized that this must be a real move.

So he didn't have a good tone and replied calmly: "Yes."

"But this isn't the first time we've spoken tonight, is it."

"Ah."

"Remember what you said the last time I called you?"

"I have a bad memory. I don't remember most unimportant phone calls."

Zhang Guoli smiled and said, "Then let me remind you that you said that you care very little about what you do..."

Actually, Chen Nuo hadn't pretended before. So much time had passed and he really couldn't remember that unimportant phone call.

But when Zhang Guoli said this, he was not an amnesiac. Of course he remembered how he responded when Zhang Guoli called him and talked about Zhang Mo.

Zhang Guoli copied it almost word for word.

"…You only care about three things in this life. Fair, fair, and damn fair. That's what you said, right?"

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Yes."

Zhang Guoli smiled and said, "Then I will teach you a lesson tonight. In fact, there is no absolute fairness in this world."

"How are you going to teach me?"

Zhang Guoli smiled and said, "Don't play dumb and don't try to trick me. I know that the mobile phones you young people use now are very advanced and have recording functions. Okay, I won't say anything more. Just wait and see the results."

Chen Nuo was stunned for a moment. Under this kind of personal insult, his face finally changed color. He couldn't help but sneer: "You are too contemptuous of me, Teacher Zhang."

Zhang Guoli laughed and said, "No, I just finished what I wanted to say. Be quiet. Come on, let's continue watching the show."

Seeing Teacher Zhang's calm and relaxed look, Chen Nuo was so angry that his teeth were itching.

The hand in his pocket pressed the side button of the iPhone to terminate the recording.

So damn cunning.

Although he started recording at the beginning, this old fox talked for a long time without revealing any key information.

Otherwise, when this recording is handed over to the higher-ups, he will be in trouble.

But now… fuck!

Well, now the mystery is completely solved.

His feeling was indeed correct. The mastermind behind all this was indeed Teacher Zhang Guoli.

He is here to avenge his son.

Teacher Zhang's implication was very simple. He had made Zhang Mo return empty-handed from the crew of Let the Bullets Fly, and Teacher Zhang Guoli was ready to return the favor today and make him leave the stage of the Hundred Flowers Awards empty-handed.

It has to be said that, so far, Mr. Zhang Guoli's plan seems to have been completed by 99%.

Even though he had actually noticed it in advance and told Qi Yuntian, Qi Yuntian also reported it in time.

But everything is still so peaceful.

There was no movement from the judges' table.

Chen Nuo had actually been observing the whole time, and he saw no one calling the judges out for a talk, nor anyone entering the judges' seats to chat one by one. Not only was there no one whispering to each other, but the judges didn't even have their cell phones in their hands, and they all sat upright with their voting devices in hand.

Except when presenting the Best Supporting Actor award, he noticed that two leaders in the same row stood up and left the table, but in less than two minutes, the two sat back down.

There was no more abnormality.

There is no doubt that Mr. Zhang's plan succeeded. In such a short period of time, even the organization could not stop his conspiracy.

And what happens afterwards?

To be honest, without evidence, this is not a case of destroying unity. No matter what, it is just a Hundred Flowers Award. If it weren't for Zhang Guoli's bullying, he might not have taken the award seriously.
Who will seek justice for him when the matter is already settled?

Teacher Zhang is not a rootless tree. He is now a director of the Film Association! In terms of rank, he must be a deputy director!

What kind of wild child is he? He only appeared on the news for 20 seconds, so who would take him seriously?

Just say a few words of comfort afterwards and that's it.

Forget it, this time I was caught by someone who had done something unintentional, and I just fell into a small trap... It's nothing! Chen Nuo was furious, there is still a long way to go, Zhang Guoli, just wait for me.

……

Finally, after Mr. Yu Yang, it was the turn of the much-anticipated Best Actor of the night.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or something, but the award presenter was Zhang Ziyi, and her partner was the Golden Horse and Hong Kong Best Actor Tony Leung Ka Fai.

After exchanging compliments at the beginning, Tony Leung said, "I am not very good at speaking, and I rarely present awards. But, Ziyi, you are very experienced and have done it many times."

Zhang Ziyi smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have done it many times."

"Which time left the deepest impression on you?" Tony Leung asked.

Zhang Ziyi paused for a moment and said, "Well, it should have been during Cannes last year."

"why?"

"I think everyone knows why without me saying anything."

As soon as he finished speaking, the big screen cut to a close-up of Chen Nuo.

Zhang Ziyi waved at him and teased, "Chen Nuo, if you win an award tonight, you have to come down and treat me to a meal."

Logically speaking, Chen Nuo should have responded to Zhang Ziyi's good-natured joke with a smile, but he was in a very bad mood at the moment, so how could he smile? He just raised the corner of his mouth and made an "OK" gesture.

There was laughter all around.

Liang Jiahui smiled and said, "It seems that Chen Nuo is nervous. Ziyi, were you also nervous when you won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress?"

Zhang Ziyi smiled and said, "Of course, after all, this is a very, very precious honor..."

Zhang Guoli didn't want to listen, but he had to continue listening.

As he imagined the upcoming climax, he became impatient.

Finally, after a few minutes of rambling, Tony Leung said, "OK, let's take a look at the list of nominees for tonight's Best Actor. Please look at the big screen."

The lights in the venue gradually dimmed.

A deep male voice sounded: "The nominees for the 30th Best Actor Award are: Chen Kun, who played Wang Sheng in Painted Skin."

Looking at Chen Kun's angular face and deep eyes on the big screen, Chen Nuo couldn't help but think that this was probably the best actor chosen by Mr. Zhang Guoli.

If he were Zhang Guoli, he would definitely do the same.

There are five candidates in total: Donnie Yen, Hou Yong, Zhang Guoli himself, Chen Kun, and Chen Nuo.

Donnie Yen, a kung fu star, has a very unique approach and a different fan base.

Hou Yong is a highly respected person, but his age is there, and even awards cannot curb his momentum.

It would be even more boring if Zhang Guoli went on stage alone. The veteran actor winning the Best Actor award would not be enough to make a big impact.

Only Chen Kun, who is only 10 years older than him and can be considered to be of the same young generation, is handsome, has good acting skills, and has many fans. There is only one character difference between his name and his, so they look like a pair of competitors.

Moreover, Qi Yuntian also said that because of Let the Bullets Fly, fans of the two people attacked each other online. In this case, isn't Chen Kun the best person to confront him?
If Chen Kun snatches away this Best Actor crown tonight, which has been widely rumored and almost certain to be his, the effect will definitely be ten times more powerful than if someone else took the title.

However, Chen Kun did perform very well.

During his acting with Chen Kun in Let the Bullets Fly, one can feel that his senior brother is also a person who is crazy about acting.

Chen Nuo felt that perhaps losing to Chen Kun was not unacceptable.

So, after Chen Kun's clip was played, he followed the audience in applauding.

Then, the deep male voice continued to introduce the next candidate for Best Actor: "Zhang Guoli, who played Jiang Zhongzheng in The Founding of a Republic."

He didn't applaud after the playback this time.

Next is him.

"The actor who played the third brother in "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is Chen Nuo."

When his third brother's performance clip was finished, he still didn't feel like clapping. He just forced a smile at the close-up shot of his face so as not to lose his composure.

"Donnie Yen, the actor who plays Ip Man in Ip Man."

"The actor in "The Stonebreaker", Hou Yong."

The clip was over and the two award presenters, Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung, left the stage.

The two hosts, Tu Jingwei and Tao Jingying, began to take over and stir up the atmosphere.

Tu Jingwei smiled and said, "Just now, every time a clip of a male actor was played, the audience gave warm applause. It seems that this award is not easy to choose. For example, Mr. Zhang Guoli won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor 14 years ago. His strength is beyond doubt."

Tao Jingying continued: "The acting is superb. I think the judges must vote for Mr. Zhang Guoli!"

Tu Jingwei said: "But Mr. Hou Yong is our representative of strength."

Tao Jingying immediately changed her tune: "Hou Yong is also good, it's okay to vote for him!"

"And Chen Kun, a leader among young actors."

"Are you talking about the guy in Painted Skin who was lustful and unfaithful to his husband? He acted so well, I vote for him!"

"Where's Donnie Yen's Ip Man?"

"Wing Chun! Oh my god, the muscular man looks so handsome in fighting scenes and his kissing scenes are so great. I have to vote for Ip Man!"

Tu Jingwei interrupted with a smile: "You changed your mind again. And Chen Nuo, he played..."

Before she finished speaking, Tao Jingying interrupted with a crazy look on her face: "No matter what he plays, just vote for Chen Nuo! Please, 101 judges!"

Tu Jingwei laughed: "Sister Taozi, you change your expression too quickly. But judges, don't be led astray by her. Now please press the button in your hand and vote for the best actor in your heart!"

Tao Jingying shouted at the top of her lungs: "Countdown, 3! 2! 1!"

Finally, they both said in unison: “Please vote!”

On the big screen, the names of Chen Kun, Zhang Guoli, Chen Nuo, Hou Yong and Donnie Yen were lined up, and the waves above each name were ready to go.

"The fierce competition begins now. Who will win the Best Actor award at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards..." Tao Jingying shouted in a long voice.

"Home." Compared to the previous words, the last word "home" was particularly quiet.

Because she was staring at the screen, she was a little dazed.

Not only her, but Chen Nuo as well.

Five seconds ago, he was staring at the top of the screen without blinking.

The moment Tu Jingwei and Tao Jingying shouted "vote", he felt like a huge rock was pressing on his heart, and all he could hear was Zhang Guoli's slow voice, "Just wait and see the result."

However, he really wanted to see who Zhang Guoli had arranged.

Is it Chen Kun?

He felt that this was the last suspense for him tonight.

If it really is Chen Kun... Well, there's actually nothing to comfort him, he still feels disgusted.

But what can he do?

There's a camera right in front of his face, he can't just cover his face and run away, so he can only sit on the chair and watch how he dies.

When Tao Jingying started to stir up the atmosphere again, he stared at the screen, pretending to be very focused, but in fact he was already thinking about what he should say to save some face in front of Zhang Guoli when the dust settled.

But the next second, Tao Jingying stopped talking abruptly, and Chen Nuo couldn't help but screamed "Ah".

Not only him, but the entire audience seemed to be cast in the same mold, they all exclaimed "Ah!", and the combined sound was deafening.

Only Zhang Guoli couldn't scream out, because after being extremely surprised, his first reaction was: the money was stolen!
Then he turned his head sharply, glaring viciously at Shen Chang who was sitting on the judges' panel.

However, Teacher Zhang immediately came to his senses and realized that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with Shen Chang.

It was not because he turned his head and saw Shen Chang frantically pressing the voting machine like a fool, flustered as if he was having a seizure.

It wasn't because he saw that half of the judges were doing the same thing as Shen Chang, all staring at the voting machine in a daze and pressing the buttons frantically.

But because...

This is so fucking outrageous!
"Teacher Zhang, is this the result you want me to see?"

At this time, a soft whisper came into Zhang Guoli's ears, and the tone was full of curiosity.

Chen Nuo was not pretending, he was really curious.

If Zhang Guoli hadn't repaid evil with kindness, he really couldn't understand why this happened.

Had he got it all wrong?
This old guy is not here to avenge his son, but to repay his son's debt?
Zhang Guoli is a good person who pursues fairness and justice!

What with canvassing for votes and Tao Jingying, they are all paving the way for him!
How else to explain it?
He, Chen Nuo, is not a god!
要没人砸钱替他开道，凭啥投票第一秒，屏幕上就蹦出个整整齐齐的10：10：60：10：10。

The waves on his name reach up to the sky, like a pillar supporting the sky?
Zhang Guoli ignored Chen Nuo's words and stared blankly at the water wave on the screen that looked like a raised middle finger.

He just felt it swaying towards him arrogantly and unrestrainedly, making him dizzy and his heart choked, and his chest felt like it was going to explode.

If it weren't for the last bit of rationality in his mind pulling him like a rope, he really wanted to jump up, point at the screen and yell, "What a conspiracy!!!!"

……

at the same time.

In the first row of the audience, Deputy Director Zhang frowned slightly and said unhappily, "This is a bit too obvious."

Kang Jianmin coughed and said, "We just started working with this company this term. Time is too tight. Maybe they didn't explain it clearly. I'm here to criticize them."

"It changed too quickly, there was no process, and the business capabilities were too poor. Will the voting footage be broadcast?"

"No, no, the live broadcast will be delayed by 30 seconds. I have explained everything to the studio. They know how to do it. Cut to a close-up of each candidate's face, and then a big panoramic shot at the end to show the vote count, that's it."

"Yes. That's good. But, is there still one vote missing?"

Kang Jianmin took a look and nodded: "It seems so..."

Before Director Kang finished speaking, the small water wave above Zhang Guoli's name jumped up a little with difficulty, and the number under the water wave changed from 10 to 11.

Kang Jianmin clapped his hands and smiled, "Okay, this is right."

(End of this chapter)