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

Chapter 495 Do Not Practice Demonic Arts: The Principle of Fairness
Chen Nuo knew that the frustration of "The Blind Man's Spring" failing to win a ticket in Venice had been haunting Gao Yuanyuan for the past few years.

The woman even harbored some additional thoughts, feeling that she was the one who ruined Zhang Yiyi, causing Zhang Yiyi to be depressed for several years until he finally got a new role this year. This sense of guilt is also reflected in Gao Yuanyuan's recent works.

She almost completely abandoned her previous challenging art films and instead focused on making romance movies and urban dramas. To put it bluntly, making money was her primary goal, while artistic pursuits were secondary.

Chen Nuo couldn't be wrong about this, but he also didn't have any good way to get rid of the woman's inner demons.

He couldn't possibly send Gao Yuanyuan to the African savanna like Liu Yifei, to do volunteer work, take care of animals, and occasionally face poachers in such a harsh environment, to cultivate her optimism, cure her pretentiousness, and stop always thinking the worst about things, could he?

So that's all he could say, using Liu Yifei to encourage Ms. Gao. Even Liu Yifei didn't give up on herself, so what reason do you have?

In this regard.

To be honest, Chen Nuo really did his best.

Not just the heart.

Even the next morning, Gao Yuanyuan seemed to have some energy, and before he left, she forced him to have sex again, leaving him feeling completely drained, both physically and mentally.

All he could say was: Kegel is no good. He's teaching demonic arts; whatever you do, don't let your women practice them, brothers! It's unbearable, absolutely unbearable!

……

The 2012 Shanghai International Film Festival opened on June 16th. Chen Nuo arrived in Shanghai on June 6th, exactly ten days before the festival's opening.

As the chairman of the jury for the main competition, he needs to use these ten days to watch all 17 films sent to him by the organizing committee.

These 17 films include "Key of Life" from Japan, "In a Foreign Land" from South Korea, "Never Give Up Love" from Canada, "The Conductor" from Russia, "The Bear" from Iran, and "Sadness Becomes a Dream" from Mexico, among others.

In addition, two Chinese films that particularly attracted attention from domestic media were "Detective Hunter Zhang" directed by Gao Qunshu and "Xiao Hong" directed by Huo Jianqi.

And an American movie.

Directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook".

The discs containing these seventeen films have been sent, along with his, to the other six members of the jury via encrypted mail.

They are:
Iranian director Roxanne Benedictine.

American actress Natalie Portman.

American director Clint Eastwood.

Chinese actress Li Bingbing.

Hungarian director Górge Barlé.

Hong Kong producer Terence Cheung.

These six judges also need to watch all 17 films before the festival opens, and then gather with them after the festival opens to watch them together again. Finally, through discussion and voting, they will select the winners of the eight awards.

Chen Nuo sat on the large, comfortable sofa, ready to start watching the movie.

He put the DVD into the DVD player, held Chen Ruoruo in his arms, and waited for the movie to start.

However, the little girl didn't seem to want to stay in his arms. Her chubby little body moved around in his arms, sometimes trying to jump down, sometimes running around, making some indistinct noises, wanting to run around and play by herself.

The child is almost two years old and weighs about 20 kilograms, which is slightly overweight. According to Fan Bingbing, the child looks like a little ball and is extremely mischievous.

Despite hiring two nannies and caregivers to help look after her, it's still sometimes impossible to keep an eye on her. What's most troublesome is her fearless and rebellious nature; she won't listen to anyone. Even a light slap on the hand to make her behave only temporarily; she'll soon revert to her old ways and continue causing trouble.

Fan Binbing said she didn't know who she inherited it from.

Chen Nuo certainly knew who he inherited it from.

The bamboo skewers that Pan Chengrong once broke are enough to illustrate the point.

"Just let her out." Fan Bingbing, who was sitting next to him, couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but say, "If she stays here, you'll watch a whole movie as if you didn't see anything, and it'll definitely give you a headache."

"Sigh." Chen Nuo sighed. He had originally planned to take advantage of this time in Shanghai to strengthen his relationship with his daughter and not waste time while working, but it seems that's not going to happen.

"Here, give it to me. Let her play by herself. I'll have Aunt Liu and the others watch over her."

"Ok."

Fan Binbing took Ruoruo from the room, carried her out, and returned after a while.

The movie had already started at that point.

Chen Nuo leaned back on the sofa without turning around.

There was a time when he felt that watching movies was an extremely difficult thing to endure.

For example, when he watched "Happy Together" in his rented room, he would always get distracted. Even when Li Er recommended Henri Cartier-Bresson, Akira Kurosawa, and Ingmar Bergman to him, he found them all tasteless.

For him, watching a movie was almost like attending a class. Especially with some obscure and difficult art films, he almost never managed to fall asleep halfway through one.

Even now, he is still like that.

If he were to walk into a movie theater and be presented with a Transformers movie and an Artist movie, he wouldn't hesitate to choose Transformers.

However, the film "Silver Linings Playbook" is different from typical award-winning art films.

From the very beginning, the film grabs your attention, relying on its plot rather than special effects, vibrant colors, or fantastical elements to grab your eye. It honestly tells the story of a man and a woman, two mentally unstable individuals, who find redemption through love. The key characters are the male and female leads, especially the exceptionally talented older cousin who attended his party; they leave a profound and lasting impression.

Although he had seen it once in his previous life, this time, he re-examined the film from the perspective of an actor, and felt that the 122 minutes still passed very quickly. He didn't even think about going to the toilet during the movie.

When the movie ended, he paused it, went to the basement screening room in his villa, which had cost over a million yuan to renovate, urinated in the bathroom, and came back. When he saw Fan Binbing's appearance, he immediately stopped in his tracks.

"You... what are you doing?"

"What do you think? Don't play dumb."

In that short time, the woman stripped down to her bare skin, or rather, she put on a pair of red high heels from somewhere.

Women are never meant to be slender and thin; they are completely different from Gao Yuanyuan two days ago. After childbirth, she is more like a fertile black soil, which, with just a little cultivation, can yield abundant and juicy fruit.

"Hey, what are you doing? We just finished watching such a touching movie, can't you just sit still for a bit?"

"No. Hurry up, we weren't satisfied at all last night, that girl kept making a racket." As she spoke, Fan Bingbing walked towards him with cat-like steps, her body trembling slightly, her fair skin shimmering in layers, as if illuminating the originally dark basement audio-visual room. "Now is perfect, the soundproofing here is good, no matter how much you shout, no one outside can hear you..."

"You mean my screams?"

"Hehe, don't say that, it makes me shy."

Shy my foot.

The last two people stopped on the floor of the audiovisual room.

Fan Binbing stood up. Although her long legs trembled slightly, she still stood firmly and even seemed a little unsatisfied.

Seeing this, Chen Nuo made up his mind that after finishing his work at the film festival, he would go to Beijing to see how far Yang Ying's investigation had progressed.

But he immediately recalled the unusual sensations he had felt during the process and asked, "Did you also practice that Engel training method?"

"Also?" Fan Bingbing stood in front of him, smiling, and said, "Who else is practicing? It's normal for me to practice, I had a baby... Who is this 'Also' you're talking about?"

Chen Nuo showed no sign of abnormality. "It's my right hand."

"Screw you."

Fan Bingbing said something in an annoyed tone, then stepped away from him, but at that moment, her right leg suddenly went weak, she stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

"Hahahaha." Chen Nuo burst into laughter.

Damn, you went non-stop for ten minutes straight! I thought you weren't tired at all. But guess what? It's still a draw! Demonic arts, huh? Nothing special!
After a while, the two were playfully bickering and almost came to blows again, but they managed to restrain themselves at the last moment. After all, Fan Binbing understood the principle of not exhausting resources.

So the two of them went to the bathroom to wash up, got dressed, and prepared to rest before going upstairs.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Fan Bingbing suddenly remembered the movie she had watched earlier and immediately asked, "What did you think of this movie?"

Chen Nuo replied naturally, "That's great."

Fan Bingbing asked curiously, "So what are you going to do?"

Chen Nuo feigned ignorance and asked, "What do you mean, what should we do?"

Fan Binbing said with a serious expression, "Don't tell me you don't know. Anyway, you really need to be careful. There might be a conspiracy involved."

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "What kind of conspiracy do you think there is?"

Fan Bingbing said, "I don't know. Isn't Alison very professional in this area? I think you should ask her."

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "Don't worry, I know. Okay, let's go upstairs, I want to go see my little baby."

"Hmph." Fan Bingbing snorted unhappily, her voice tinged with sourness, "Little darling, little darling, what about me? What am I now?"

Chen Nuo smiled and said lightly, "You're a big-time wet nurse now!" Then she turned and ran away.

Fan Bingbing was stunned for a moment, then shouted angrily, "Chen Nuo, stop right there, I'll fight you to the death!" and followed him.

With the sound of a door closing, the sounds of playful bickering faded into the distance.
The basement, which had been filled with passion, sweat, shouting, and panting moments before, was now empty and silent.

Only the television, which was still on, emitted a faint glow.

That was a movie that had just finished playing, and the names of the production and distribution companies were displayed in the end credits:

Weinstein Co.

……

…“The Weinstein Company's art-house film 'Silver Linings Playbook' has been selected for the main competition at the 5th Shanghai International Film Festival! NetEase Entertainment provides a detailed account of the feud between Chen Nuo and Harvey Weinstein, <click here>”

"Beware of the Americans' ulterior motives! In response to the selection of 'Silver Linings Playbook' for the Shanghai International Film Festival, a reporter from the Global Times interviewed relevant experts, who stated that we need to be wary of Hollywood's cultural invasion of our country."

ABC Entertainment News: In a surprising move, Harvey Weinstein, after years of friction with Chen, submitted his latest award-contending film to the Shanghai International Film Festival, where Chen is the jury president. Does this signify a reconciliation between the two? Sources say it's not that simple. <Details in pictures and text>

"The first-ever American-produced film to be nominated for the main competition at the Shanghai International Film Festival! The Weinstein Company has taken a historic step, and the well-known feud between Weinstein and Chen makes it all seem even more incredible. TMZ reveals the secrets behind it all. <Details in pictures and text>"

"This year's Shanghai International Film Festival boasts a record number of participating films. From June 16th to 25th, over 6 cinemas in Shanghai will screen more than 500 films from around the world. These include Ang Lee's new film 'Life of Pi' from Taiwan and Ben Affleck's new film 'Argo.' Dragon TV will provide full coverage of this year's Shanghai International Film Festival."

Political media, entertainment magazines, online news, television reports...

As the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival draws ever closer, an unprecedented amount of coverage has appeared in both Chinese and foreign media. Most of the coverage revolves around that unusual American film, while others report on the film extravaganza that will open in Shanghai, China in just a few days.

In addition, discussions about this film festival are taking place in some visible and some invisible corners.

"Hahaha, Director Zhang, the current results can be described as a resounding success. Congratulations!"

"It is all thanks to the support of our superiors that we have achieved this result. Now, as the chairman of the organizing committee, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"You're too modest, Director Zhang. It's clearly the result of your hard work leading your colleagues at the Radio and Television Bureau. Here, I suggest that all of us present raise a glass to Director Zhang with tea instead of wine."

"it is good."

"it is good!"

……

after an hour.

"Director Zhang, have you seen the films nominated this year? I heard there are some really talented people out there."

"I haven't watched it, but it's true that the quality of this year's nominated films is a significant step up from last year, thanks to the large number of excellent films from around the world that were selected. You can imagine that being a judge this year won't be easy. Haha, but with such talented people around, we can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor."

"Yes, haha. As the old saying goes, 'Phoenixes come to visit under the parasol tree.' Thank you, Director Zhang, for planting such a parasol tree for Shanghai, which has made it possible for us to have the scene of people from all over the world flocking here and phoenixes gathering here. Here, let me toast you with tea instead of wine."

……

"Um, Director Zhang, this time we have two domestic films nominated, right?"

"Yes."

"...Director Zhang, what are our thoughts on this?"

"consider?"

"Yes, what do you think of those two films? Are they good? Director Zhang, are you familiar with them?"

"Uh, I haven't looked into it yet, so I don't know much about it. What's wrong?... Mr. Li, please speak frankly?"

"Haha, it's really nothing. But Director Zhang, I'm telling you this privately, I'm a little worried."

"worry about what?"

"I'm worried that this time, Chinese films will end up with nothing, and it won't look good for us."

"Oh."

"Director Zhang, what do you think?"

"It makes sense."

"Yes, after all, it's our own Chinese film festival. If our own films don't win any awards, I'm afraid we won't be able to explain it then."

"So, what do you mean we should do?"

"My idea is, Director Zhang, could you perhaps arrange for us to communicate with the Chinese judges while there are still a couple of days before the opening ceremony? You're their leader, aren't you? If you just give them a heads-up, I'm sure no one would dare to disrespect you, don't you think?"

"Which movie do I need to contact?"

"Hi, Director Zhang, I won't lie to you. It's like this: this Detective movie is co-produced by Enlight Media, Yinrun, and Mr. Zhao from Yuanxin. Mr. Zhao is an old acquaintance of mine. He and the others have already spoken to Li Bingbing and Producer Zhang, but now, only one person is left... They really can't think of a way, so they had to come to me. Knowing that I wanted to meet with you to talk about the film festival, they asked me to ask you if you could put in a good word for me?"

"No."

"Uh."

"Mr. Li, please don't blame me for answering so quickly. Actually, our bureau held a special meeting about this matter before."

"So... what was the result?"

"The result is that it's not possible. However, I've spoken frankly with you both privately, and from my personal perspective, I don't object to you giving it a try. After all, it's everyone's responsibility to win glory for the country. Haha, enough of this drunken talk, Mr. Li, that's all for today."

……

……

On June 16, 2012, it seemed as if even the heavens were cheering for the Shanghai International Film Festival, as Shanghai enjoyed a clear and sunny day.

At 13:30 p.m. that day, the press conference for the Golden Goblet Award judges was held as scheduled.

As the seven judges took turns appearing in the Rose Hall of the Shanghai Grand Theatre, a series of records and reports from the scene quickly appeared on Weibo and the entertainment sections of major portal websites.

In fact, it shouldn't be that fast. After all, meet-and-greets and such are just empty formalities and official jargon, which wouldn't interest many readers. Usually, a single report would suffice.

But this time, it's truly different.

When that group of people came out, the whole place erupted in uproar.

Every reporter on the scene stared at one of the men's hair. They were all speechless, as if they had seen a ghost.

But soon everyone got excited and started typing away on their laptops.

At 13:35 PM, the headline "Chen Nuo's red hair" on Sina Weibo's trending topics list suddenly jumped to number one.

This wave of popularity bestowed by God has every media outlet overjoyed. Under each news article with pictures, there are hundreds to thousands of comments. Among them, the most popular comment is from a blogger named Shi Ningwei.

The photos he took were taken from a close-up location, at a good angle, and were also exceptionally high-definition, instantly attracting the attention of many netizens.

"I immediately took my red-haired Nono away."

This comment, which received over 5000 likes, came from the famous glutinous rice ball that made headlines earlier this year. The glutinous rice ball is from the fashion blogger "Meimei's Little White Sheep," who already has over 60 followers.

Below her was a post that read, "From today onwards, no one else is allowed to use the term 'pretty boy'!" which garnered over 3000 hearts.

After that, all sorts of comments began to emerge.

"If you're drooling over the screen, please give me a like." More than 2000 hearts and over 50 comments.

"After 7 years, I finally see Nuonuo with a new look!" More than 1000 hearts and more than 300 comments.

"Only Nono in the whole world can pull off this hair color. She's stunningly beautiful from every angle. She's just one word: handsome. I'll only say it once." (Over 900 hearts)

"The blogger is a good person, may you live a long and peaceful life. Please post more solo photos of Nuonuo, I beg you." More than 800 hearts.

Although Shi Ningwei didn't see this last comment at this moment, he finally made up his mind today to abandon the increasingly declining Sina Blog and follow Han Han to Sina Weibo. He came to the scene today specifically for no other reason than to prepare to replicate his past success.

At this point, he didn't need any reminders at all. He grabbed his camera and started snapping photos of someone.

As for what the people on stage were saying, he didn't listen at all.

Looking back at that stubborn film critic who loved movies and wanted to write thought-provoking articles, how can one not feel a sense of loss and regret that things have changed?

However, there are still journalists who are more professional than him.

For example, a female editor at Sina Entertainment, while listening to the judges from all over the world share their opinions on this year's film festival, was typing away on her keyboard, sending real-time text and image information from QQ to the Sina editorial department, which then forwarded it to Sina Entertainment's account.

Therefore, in addition to reporting, she would also add some personal opinions so that the people at Sina headquarters could refer to her opinions when posting on Weibo.

"Rosanne Benedictine said: 'It's a pleasure to be in China and to work with Chen Nuo. I've noticed him for a long time because he's a female director focused on feminism, and I greatly admire some of his views. Today, I'm very excited to be able to discuss film with him at the Shanghai International Film Festival.' (Little Rabbit: This director seems to be a fan of Chen Nuo; we could investigate further. Old He: Got it.)"

Natalie Portman said: This is her third time in Shanghai, and each time she comes, she feels there have been huge changes. She loves the city, and she is participating in the Shanghai International Film Festival as a jury member because she really loves Chinese culture. (Little Rabbit: Her husband and children are here; they're on site. She's definitely here because of Chen Nuo. Follow-up interviews are recommended. Old He: Received.)

"Li Bingbing said: She bought several baskets of Shanghai-style xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) for everyone to eat at noon today. She believes that the Shanghai International Film Festival is one of the most important film festivals in China. Here, Chinese film lovers can see many films that they don't usually see, and foreign filmmakers can also learn more about Chinese films. (Little Rabbit: Treating everyone to xiaolongbao, Sister Bingbing is so generous! Old He: It's good to have something to eat.)"

"Georgia Barlé said: Participating in the Shanghai International Film Festival is an important learning opportunity for me. I hope to meet more filmmakers from all over the world and experience different films through this opportunity. (Little Rabbit: Hungary has films too? Old He: Yes.)"

"Zhang Jiazhen said: 'It is a great honor to be invited by the organizing committee. I will approach the film's emotions and expressions from a professional perspective, balancing artistry and storytelling.' (Little Rabbit: Please introduce his resume; he is the producer of *Red Cliff*, *Seediq Bale*, and *Windtalkers*, otherwise readers won't know who he is. Old He: Understood.)"

Clint Eastwood said: "I came to China this time without any expectations, so that I can have a more novel and exciting experience. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of shock and feeling the films at the film festival will bring me, and I look forward to seeing unique stories in the competition films. (Little Rabbit: Chen Nuo's circle of friends is really impressive. We can do a follow-up report from this angle. Lao He: Received.")

"Finally, the jury chairman, Chinese actor Chen Nuo, said: 'Entrusted by the organizing committee, as jury chairman, I will fulfill the responsibilities of this position and be accountable for every award at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival.' (Little Rabbit: Remember to include a picture with this Weibo post, lots and lots of pictures of him! Damn, seeing him in person, red-haired Nuo was so handsome. Aren't you all envious? Old He: Director Liu is telling you to work hard.)"

The beautiful editor immediately shivered.

Oh my god, that old witch is here too. Humph, she never does anything usually, but she's so enthusiastic today, probably just because she's here for Nuonuo. And she told her to work hard. Pah!
After each judge had finished speaking, the host announced, "Alright, next up is the Q&A session... to the lady in the third seat from the left in the first row."

"Hello, host and judges. I'm Wei Wei, a reporter from NetEase Entertainment. I'd like to ask Chen Nuo a question. At such a young age, you've become the chairman of the jury for the Shanghai International Film Festival. What would you like to say to the public? What are the selection criteria for the various film awards under your jury?"

Chen Nuo said, "First of all, I would like to sincerely thank the organizing committee for inviting me to serve as the chairman of this year's jury. I would also like to thank the other judges for joining me in appreciating and discussing all the films in the competition, and for presenting awards to our favorite films in the future. I am very honored."

"Film gives us the opportunity to come together from all over the world, to celebrate our differences and diversity, and to share our commonalities, all at the same time and place. This is a very precious thing. I hope everyone enjoys it."

"As for the jury's selection criteria for this year's films, I think it can be summed up in two words: fairness."

"Thank you."

(End of this chapter)