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

Chapter 525 A coin can cover up a hundred flaws
Chen Nuo's itinerary in the United States was to attend a "Tonight Show" in New York, record an episode of "SNL" the next day, and then go to LA to meet with Netflix staff and witness the data after "Eagle Catches Chickens" was released on the 15th.

After it was over, he had two choices:

One option is to take a break, go to Palm Beach, or find a small island in the Pacific Ocean or the Caribbean, and completely relax for a while to enjoy a leisurely vacation.

Second, return to China.

Originally, his plan was definitely to be the first one.

But after answering several phone calls, he sighed slightly and went back to bed.

It was 11:30 p.m., and the TV on the wall of the suite bedroom was playing NBC's "The Tonight Show," the show he was going to appear on the next night.

Ivanka covered her naked upper body with the blanket, noticing his unwell expression, and asked in a low voice:

"What happened?"

Chen Nuo sighed with a worried look on his face and said, "I might have to go back to China in a few days."

"Huh?" Ivanka exclaimed in disappointment, but quickly asked with a hint of nervousness, "Are you in some trouble in China?"

Chen Nuo shook his head slightly and said, "No."

There is trouble, but not the kind Ivanka is thinking of—he doesn't evade taxes.

Moreover, this trouble is not limited to China; to some extent, the whole of Asia is his "trouble."

Because now the whole of Asia is calling on him.

In China —

His girlfriends' relationships with Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, and others need no further introduction; the overwhelming media coverage in magazines, online, and in real life can be disregarded for now.

What he truly couldn't refuse were the interview invitations from CCTV-2 and CCTV-6 to Huanxin Company, the interview requests from Xinhua Publishing House and People's Daily, the message from Beijing Film Academy through Li Er, the phone call from Sina Weibo's CEO Cao, and the sincere invitation from Youku to participate in the recording of "The Birth of an Actor" again.

Besides China,

He was fine with the thank-you calls and invitations from acquaintances and old friends in South Korea, such as Bong Joon-ho, Lee Mi-kyung, and Jeon Do-yeon. But when Choi Sulli called and he heard the woman crying tears of joy on the phone, he, who knew Choi Sulli, decided to go and see for himself what had happened.

The same goes for Japan.

He ignored the carefully sent congratulatory text message from Yui Aragaki.

However, the congratulations from Hiroshi Inoue, the president of TBS, and Hiroshi Toyota, the president of Fuji TV, with whom he had always had a good relationship, could not be completely ignored by him, as he still wanted to earn yen from Japan.

Moreover, Takeshi Kitano disregarded Japanese etiquette and called directly, rambling on and on, making Kitano genuinely feel the other's happiness. Hirokazu Kore-eda, whom he had met once before, also sent his greetings through Kitano, asking if he would like to visit Japan sometime. These were all forces that prompted him to leave the United States.

Besides, there were also his twins over there whom he hadn't seen in a long time. They were also taken aback by the unprecedentedly long report on the Japanese news program and called him, which made him quite tempted. After all, it had been so long since they had seen each other, and he really should go and comfort them both physically and emotionally. He could also take the opportunity to check on Liu Yifei's mother and see how she was running the company over there.

but…………………………

No matter how many reasons there are that compel us to set off,
He really didn't want to move.

Thinking about this trip back to China, how many people he will have to deal with, how many things he will have to do, and how many places he will have to travel to, having been busy since the beginning of the year and without a break for more than half a year, he just wants to say:
"Please let me go."

He used to think that Americans were often terribly ignorant and shallow, but now he felt that America's indifference to everything in the Old World had made it almost like a paradise.

Even though Allison said that he made a lot of news in Venice, once the matter was over, the Americans seemed to have forgotten about it overnight and never mentioned it again.

Tsk tsk.

Perhaps some of his fans left congratulatory messages on his Twitter account, but that's not the case in some mainstream American media outlets.

Sure enough, on the 50-inch TV screen in front of him, the Tonight Show was playing, and it just so happened to be talking about him.

But neither host Jimmy Fallon nor Ryan Reynolds, who appeared on The Tonight Show to promote an environmental charity project, mentioned Venice at all when they talked about him.

The topics they discussed were very much in line with the American style.

Jimmy Fallon said, "By the way, do you know who our guest is tomorrow night, Ryan?"

"Green hat... no," Ryan Reynolds, the Green Lantern, said seriously, "I know, I heard about it before I came on stage. I think your production team should reconsider; shows with him on them never get good ratings."

"Hahahaha." Jimmy Fallon laughed heartily, "But what I know seems to be different from yours. Our entire production team is going crazy with joy that he's coming. I heard that Nuo Chen and you are good friends, right? When did your relationship begin?"

Whether it was voluntary or orchestrated by the director, Chen Nuo received a cheer from the audience when his name was mentioned.

Ryan Reynolds chuckled and said, "When we were filming Inception, we were in Xinjiang, China. The winter there was the coldest I've ever been to in my life, -30 degrees Celsius, it was like hell. But the scenery there was also the most beautiful I've ever seen. I strongly recommend you all go see it if you have the chance. Anyway, it was very cold back then. After filming with him, we stayed in a local hotel room chatting, and that's how we became friends."

Another cheer erupted from the audience.

Jimmy Fallon said, "What's he like? This is his first time on my show, OMG, I'm really nervous. Give me some pointers, Ryan, how should I handle him?"

Ryan said, "Chen Nuo, I guarantee you, he is absolutely the best person you've ever met in your life. Not just me, everyone who has met him says so. You just need to do your job well and learn less of that sarcastic Chinese, and he won't scold you."

"Hahahaha, it seems he often curses at you because you speak Chinese, right?"

“Yep. But I’m ignoring him. My Chinese teacher said I should speak up boldly. Good job, zaijian, nicelema~” Ryan Reynolds said with a grin, “How did I do? Not bad, right?”

The audience erupted in applause and cheers.

Ivanka asked, “He spoke terribly. Hello, goodbye, have you eaten? Honey, is my pronunciation much better than his?”

Chen Nuo said, "It's not much better."

Ivanka burst out laughing and lightly slapped him. "Impossible! My Chinese teacher said I've improved a lot."

"Fire him. He's only after your money."

"Hahaha."

On the television screen, Jimmy Fallon is also laughing and saying, "You know his new look, right? He dyed his hair red. What do you think?"

Ryan replied without hesitation, "It's hideous."

A huge burst of laughter suddenly erupted from the television screen.

Chen Nuo couldn't smile; his face was ashen.

Ryan shrugged and said, “I think he’s surrounded by a lot of sycophants, you know, nobody tells him the truth. He may have always thought he was great, but in fact, that color looks like a turkey to me, and he’s been showing off with that hair for months. OMG, the first time I saw his hair in the newspaper, I thought, if he doesn’t dye it back before Thanksgiving, he’ll definitely be on my dinner table.”

"Hahahahahaha."

The audience erupted in the loudest laughter since the show began airing.

Even Ivanka laughed. Chen Nuo's face darkened further.

Amidst the laughter from the audience, Jimmy Fallon deliberately added, "But as far as I know, a lot of girls think that's cool..."

“No.” Ryan Reynolds shook his head and interrupted, “Jimmy, you’re wrong. They think he’s cool not because of his hair, but because he has $40 billion.”

"Hahahahaha..." The whole audience burst into laughter once again.

“As the saying goes, money can cover up a hundred flaws, you know that,” Ryan said.

……

……

"Every guest present today is a familiar face."

"His films have grossed over $60 billion worldwide."

"He's only 26 years old, but some people already call him a legend."

"But he hasn't stopped yet. Now he's ready to enter a whole new field. His new series, Eagle Catches Chicken, will premiere on Netflix on September 15."

"Let's welcome back to Weekend Night Live—"

"Chen nuo!"

With each sentence spoken, a scream erupted from the audience. When the voice-over finally raised its voice to shout "Chen Nuo,"

As the live band began to play drumbeats and the lights flashed, accompanied by screams and cheers from the audience, a young man with meticulously combed hair and wearing a casual suit lifted the curtain and walked out with a smile.

During this process—on the evening of September 12, 2012, at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, at the recording site of NBC's Studio 8H "Saturday Night Live"—there were about 9 audience members in the audience. Cheers, whistles and applause merged into a warm wave that reverberated throughout the not-so-large studio.

Not just at the scene, but at the very moment he appeared—

Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Nineteen-year-old Susan also screamed in her living room, "Here he comes! Mom, Chen's here! Oh my god, he dyed his hair back to black!"

As soon as she finished speaking, footsteps came from upstairs. Karen Wilson ran down the stairs quickly, a cell phone in her hand. "What? Really?"

"Really, hahaha."

“He should have dyed it back a long time ago. I always said he looked better with black hair.” Karen Wilson walked over and sat on the sofa, watching the black-haired man on TV standing in the center of the stage, smiling at the audience. “Look, he looks much cuter this way.”

"Mom, you're so unfashionable." Susan, who had successfully applied to Louisiana State University in the city and would be studying finance soon, curled her lip and said disdainfully, "Red hair looks much better. And Emily, Katie, Hannah, and Jessica all dyed their hair that color, it's really, really cool."

Karen Wilson said, "I don't care about anyone else, you just can't do it!"

Susan turned her head and scoffed.

Karen Wilson said, "I'm warning you, if I see your hair this color when you come home next month, you'll be paying your own tuition next year!"

"mom!"

"Alright, are you going to watch TV or not? If not, go to sleep!"

“I’m about to go to college, you can’t treat me like a child anymore. Sigh, I don’t even know what his TV series is about, the title sounds weird, but I really want to see why he dyed his hair.”

"Shut up, do you want to watch or not?"

"want……"

It wasn't just Susan and her mother; countless families across America were glued to their televisions late into the night, waiting for someone to reappear two years later.

So much so that as soon as the show started, cheers of victory erupted in the SNL control room.

"1410 million people!"

This is just the viewership rating at the moment of its debut!
This directly broke the previous record of 1370 million.

really,

No matter how much Jimmy Fallon joked and teased this person on "The Tonight Show" last night, he only appeared as a guest for a short ten minutes or so. It can't compare to his appearance as the main guest on "Saturday Night Live" again after two years!
For fans of their show, this day has been a long, long time coming!

For the past two years, their program team's mailbox has been constantly filled with emails asking "when can we invite him to come again?", and they have also sent out countless invitations, but he has refused them all.

Finally, after waiting for so long, today has finally arrived.

Look, now forget about the ratings, even the atmosphere and applause on set almost caused an accident if the director hadn't intervened in time.

It's worth noting that their show is called "Saturday Night Live," and it has been broadcast live for over 20 years. This is their enduring appeal and a key reason why SNL has maintained its popularity and generated much discussion.

But precisely because of this, in the control room, director Don Roy King couldn't help but feel a little worried. He turned to executive producer Lorne Michaels and said, "I don't know if he can handle it. This time the time is too short. There were many problems during the rehearsal, and the script was prepared in a bit of a rush. He will need to improvise a lot of things on the spot."

Lorne Michaels said, "Eddie Murphy did the same thing. He would arrive only three hours early each day, skim through the script, rehearse once, and then go on stage. Every time, he would blow people's minds."

“Eddie Murphy.” Don Roykin exclaimed in surprise, “Lorne, that’s not what you said last time.”

"Yes, precisely because I wasn't last time. Tang, do you think I'm senile? Do you think I'll offer my face up to him again this time?"

……

"Thank you, thank you so much. Wow, long time no see..."

Chen Nuo thanked the audience several times, and finally, the applause from the audience subsided a bit.

This time, he didn't specifically imitate anyone.

Although the content displayed on the teleprompter this time was only a summary due to time constraints, it was like a person who only has a skeleton and needs to fill in the rest with flesh and blood.

However, he really has a lot to say and a lot to complain about. He's only afraid of not having enough time, not of not having enough content.

"But no matter how enthusiastic you are..." Chen Nuo said seriously, holding up the microphone, "I won't talk about that matter. I want to make it clear beforehand tonight."

The audience looked puzzled, clearly not understanding what he was talking about, but he ignored them and continued, "No matter how much you pressure me, I won't talk about it. I absolutely, positively will not say that."

"But we can talk about some other small things."

"Did you know that I won Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival a few days ago? If you do, please raise your hand so I can see it."

"No, wait a minute, if you know where Venice is, please raise your hand so I can see."

(End of this chapter)