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

Chapter 536 The Prodigy of Heaven, Helian Cang

Is it really Chen Nuo?

"Is this the right place?"

"It should be true."

"You all came here because of the photos?"

"correct."

"What are they doing?"

"I heard there's a celebrity."

"Who?"

"That's the one……"

The dense crowd chattered amongst themselves.

Among these dozens or hundreds of people, it was only because a message and a blurry photo suddenly appeared in the local Tieba forum and a few WeChat groups in Liu'ao that attracted a dozen or so young people to come and try their luck.

As for the rest of the people, they were mostly passersby or shop owners and employees from nearby stores who came over after hearing the commotion.

Whether the information is accurate or not, few people really know.

Therefore, when a red-haired man, surrounded by several girls, wearing a baseball cap and with his head down, walked out of the coffee shop, the entire crowd instantly became agitated.

"Holy crap, this really does look like that person!"

"Isn't that Chen Nuo? Look at that hair!"

"Chen Nuo!!!"

The crowd surged forward, but the girls formed a human wall, surrounding the red-haired man.

The human wall was certainly fragile, but perhaps they were also afraid of a certain person. After all, that person had cursed at fans on New Year's Eve before, and the story had spread widely. So everyone was relatively civilized and did not forcibly bump into or push each other. They just formed a circle and followed the red-haired man who kept his head down and whose face could not be seen.

He walked and shouted:

"Chen Nuo, I wrote you a letter, can you accept it?"

"Nono, eat well every day!"

"Chen Nuo, take care of yourself!"

A cacophony of shouts rose and fell, and it seemed that all the young girls, in their late teens and early twenties, wanted to be Pan Chengrong.

As a result, almost no one noticed that at the back door of the coffee shop, a girl gently pushed open the door, and three furtive figures slipped out.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." Yu Xian had apologized countless times, but she still felt it wasn't enough. Just the fact that the man agreed to take photos with them and sign autographs confirmed that the saying she often saw online was indeed true—

Nono is the best in the world.

As for whether that guy will be beaten to death by the crowd when he gets caught, who cares? Those two-timing scumbags should all die. It was his own idea anyway.

Chen Nuo waved his hand and said, "It's okay, we're leaving, bye-bye."

"Bye-bye~ Keep it up! I'll definitely go to the cinema to see your movie next time! I'll also watch your show tonight!" Yu Xuan shouted loudly behind him.

Fortunately, Gao Yuanyuan's car was parked not far from the back door.

Although a few people who weren't fooled saw it and screamed and took some photos, Chen Nuo and his two companions still managed to get into the car smoothly.

After driving for a few minutes, they arrived at Quentin's yard. This time, Chen Nuo and Gao Yuanyuan didn't get out of the car. They waited in the car for a while before seeing Quentin come out carrying a 20-inch leather suitcase.

Looking at the LV carry-on suitcase, Chen Nuo couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity.

"Don't tell me this place is full of them."

"Don't worry, it's not full, and there are a lot of photos inside. Only about half of the box is filled with documents."

"...Are you planning to turn it back on in twenty years?"

"Hahaha." Quentin burst into laughter.

With this box of gifts, Chen Nuo had achieved his goal for the trip.

"Where should we go for the rest of the day?" Gao Yuanyuan asked, stepping on the gas.

Chen Nuo said, "Go ahead."

……

The time came at night.

In a guesthouse room in a county town about an hour away from Liu'ao Town, the suppressed panting finally stopped after nearly an hour.

"I can't take it anymore, I really can't," Gao Yuanyuan murmured.

Chen Nuo was also covered in sweat.

It has to be said that this is another exciting place besides cars.

Hotels in the south are generally quite clean, but the soundproofing is practically nonexistent. If someone walks by in the corridor, it feels like they're right in front of you. In this situation, for two people, the thrill is almost the same as being in broad daylight.

As for why this place was chosen, it's because—

After resting for a while, Gao Yuanyuan suddenly laughed, "Did you notice the way that proprietress looked at me earlier?"

Chen Nuo said, "What's wrong? I don't feel anything."

Gao Yuanyuan laughed and said, "Have you ever been to a hotel like this that doesn't require ID before?"

Chen Nuo remained composed, as if all the past events were already a thing of the past, and calmly replied, "No."

Gao Yuanyuan laughed and said, "I don't have any either. Do you think that everyone who comes here is here to... do that kind of thing?"

"What?"

"What do you say?"

"do not know."

"You hate it."

"Haha... I don't think so. Actually, many people who travel for business, like my dad when he first started selling coal, stayed in these kinds of small hotels when they went to clients' locations. Once, someone almost broke into his hotel. I think you're just feeling guilty."

Gao Yuanyuan sighed and chuckled, "I guess so. Okay, that's enough time. I'm going to take a shower. Are you hungry?"

"A little."

He hadn't eaten anything since getting off the plane, and after exercising for half a day, he was indeed starving.

That day, after the two checked into the hotel that cost 120 yuan a night, they seemed to have truly become ordinary people, forgetting their celebrity duties of dieting and losing weight. After showering, they went downstairs from the guesthouse to find something to eat.

They tiptoed out of the shop while the plump proprietress was fast asleep on the bed behind the counter.

Although it was completely dark, I still had all the necessary equipment on.

After circling around the hostel, I finally found a snack shop that was still open.

There weren't many people inside, just the proprietress behind the counter doing the accounting and a waitress.

They both ordered a bowl of satay noodles.

After the waiter left, Gao Yuanyuan lowered her voice and whispered, "I feel like I'm dreaming."

Chen Nuo asked, "What do you mean?"

"Have you ever stayed in a place like that with Liu Yifei, or eaten noodles at a small shop like this?"

After receiving Chen Nuo's negative reply, the 30-year-old woman, like a little girl who had snatched someone else's toy, couldn't suppress a smile. To cover it up, Gao Yuanyuan picked up the tea on the table and took a small sip.

They were sitting in a corner, out of sight of anyone, their masks pulled down to their chins, and a 20-inch television hanging on the wall not far in front of them.

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes, which were constantly on the tea table as she sipped her tea, suddenly stopped and she exclaimed with delight, "Oh dear, I forgot! You're here today!"

Chen Nuo turned her head following her gaze and saw the sign on the TV screen slowly fade away. Then, a piece of music started playing, and a boy sang: "I will endure all the loneliness, and I will also lament the passing of time."
Then Hu Ge in golden armor, Jiang Jinfu in white, Liu Shishi in red, Tang Yan who looked like an old witch, and big heads of Lin Gengxin and Jin Chen flashed across the screen in turn...

Finally, the camera zooms out to a panoramic view:
A man clad in black armor stood before a black horse, leaning on a tattered longsword. His face was covered in blood, and his armor was soaked.

Perhaps to make his miserable appearance clearer to everyone, it was a long shot, lingering on his unsightly face for at least two seconds.

Just then, the same waiter brought the noodles over, placed them on the table, and hurriedly turned to the counter, calling out, "Grandma, let's start!"

Chen Nuo was truly stunned at this moment.

Although he did appear in the last few episodes, if I remember correctly, the premiere of Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Scar of the Three Heavens was on July 10th! Today is September 23rd, a full two and a half months, and Hunan TV still hasn't finished airing it!?
When asked, Gao Yuanyuan laughed and said, "At first it was two episodes a week, but recently, since you're coming out, it's been changed to one episode a week. I feel like it's trying to show one scene at a time."

At this moment, the proprietress came over, along with a man who was probably the owner or chef, and the young waiter. The three of them sat down in front of Chen Nuo and the others, looking up at the TV and discussing the plot in Quanzhou dialect.

"I wonder if Chen Jingchou will be able to escape."

"She'll definitely get away; she's the main character!"

"What if the Demon Lord unleashes his power and kills Yi Zhen instantly?"

"Then let's just call it the finale, so we don't have to go through the trouble of watching each episode one by one."

"I've heard that so-and-so will be making an appearance today. Do you know anything about them?"

"Who is 'Unknown Shadow'?"

"It's that guy, he's become incredibly famous lately..."

"Alright, alright, stop talking, let's begin," said the smug-looking proprietress, interrupting the man who had moved closer to the young waitress.

Indeed, the TV series has started.

The satay noodles tasted good, and Chen Nuo ate them with relish. However, he couldn't concentrate on what was being shown on TV at all. Gao Yuanyuan, on the other hand, was quite engrossed in watching it. He slurped down his entire bowl, while the woman had only eaten a small portion.

Just as he was about to urge them on, he suddenly heard the sound of horses neighing and armor clashing on the television.

Then someone asked, "Who are you? Where did you come from?"

Hu Ge's voice followed: "What's it to you? You..."

Chen Nuo looked up and saw him emerge from the darkness, clad in black armor. The crimson firelight cast a faint shadow on his face, as if...

His eyes, too, turned crimson in the firelight, appearing as if magma was slowly flowing within them on the 20-inch television screen.

"Wow!!!"

"Oh!"

"I rely on!"

The three people in the shop made different sounds, almost drowning out Liu Shishi's follow-up question, "Who exactly are you?!"

Although Gao Yuanyuan, who was beside him, did not say anything, she suddenly placed her hand on his thigh with some force.

The knight on horseback did not speak.

But the soldiers behind him began to shout in unison.

The frenzied voices echoed on the screen, reverberating across the vast, dark fields, and also reverberated within a small snack shop in an unknown county town in Quanzhou, Fujian.
With their fervent and passionate voices, they instantly transported countless viewers into that chaotic world of gods and demons.

The sky is vast and blue, the wilderness boundless and expansive.

Iron armor, cold moonlight reflects its sharp edge.
A battle against the winds, and the land is shattered.

The chosen one of heaven, Helian Cang!

……

In a living room somewhere in Beijing
From the moment the soldiers appeared from the darkness, Liu Shishi kept her breathing very soft.

Her WeChat messages kept popping up on her phone, but she didn't reply.

She held her breath when the knight appeared.

Looking at the firelight reflecting on his face,
As she uttered that somewhat out-of-place line, a chorus of cheers erupted from the surrounding crowd—

Although she had seen this scene on set, watching it on TV at this moment still stirred her emotions. She couldn't help but wonder, after this scene, apart from some fans, how many people would remember that Chen Jingchou and Tuoba Yu'er were the main characters of this hit drama?

Not only Liu Shishi.

Jin Chen shares the same sentiment.

That night, Jin Chen was actually drinking with two friends at a bar, and also wanted to hear some career advice.

It wasn't until 10 p.m. that she realized tonight was the third to last episode, the time when Helian Cang would appear, when the bar TV, which had been showing the Olympics a few months earlier, suddenly started playing "Heaven's Scar".

So he drank while glancing at the TV intermittently.

Until just now.

When that clear voice appeared, it was like pressing the mute button on a computer. Starting from the side facing the TV, within ten seconds, the entire bar fell almost completely silent.

The people on the other side all ran over.

Dozens of people in the bar were all huddled in front of the 40-inch TV screen, holding their breath and not saying a word.

Jin Chen, a frequent visitor to this bar, was somewhat dazed, because she knew that in the past, such a scene might only have occurred when Guo Jingjing started diving at the Olympics, or when Ronaldo started taking penalty kicks at the World Cup.

But now, it's all because of one person's appearance.

"oh!!!!!!!!"

When he revealed his radiant face in the torchlight held by the soldiers beside him, the entire bar erupted in cheers.

Just like Guo Jingjing's perfect diving move, entering the water silently, or Ronaldo's clean and precise spooning, deceiving the goalkeeper.

Even Jin Chen couldn't help but scream along.

Her two companions were shouting even louder than she was.

"Damn, he's so handsome!"

"Holy crap, is this guy even human? Chenchen, did you watch this scene? Did you do any post-production work? Is Chen Nuo really that handsome in person?"

Jin Chen didn't reply immediately, but waited until the poem was finished.
When the bustling bar quieted down again after hearing that poem...

The screams from the bar sounded like the seawater just receding from the beach.

It has returned once again with the overwhelming force of a tsunami.

Jin Chen turned around and smiled at her two best friends, saying:

"Seriously, he's that handsome. Do you guys want to meet him?"

"May I!!?"

"Holy crap, really?! You can take us to see him?"

The two best friends jumped right up from their chairs.

Jin Chen picked up her wine glass, took a slow sip, and said, "Then you can all pray that I pass the interview."

Cai Yinong was unaware that she had a subordinate who, because of this scene, finally made up his mind and developed a rebellious streak.

When she saw this scene, she felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart.

If she was still a little unsure when she saw the final cut at the test screening, now that so much time has passed and she sees this scene again, her initial anxiety has suddenly subsided.

If this show doesn't become a hit, then all her years of film and television work will have been for nothing.

She glanced at her phone.

She's really eager to know the ratings for tonight's episode, but that won't happen until at least 10 a.m. tomorrow, after CSM Media Research sends Hunan TV the national network ratings report.

Only then will we have accurate figures.

How much is it?

Prior to this, the highest viewership rating for "Xuan-Yuan Sword III: Scar of the Sky" was 2.2% in episode 12, with a peak viewership share of 11%, firmly holding the top spot in its time slot. This displeased Hunan TV, leading to the decision to cut the series from two episodes to one.

What about tonight?
Cai Yinong barely slept that night.

On one hand, I couldn't sleep alone; on the other hand, I kept scrolling through Weibo.

Indeed, right after Helian Cang made her appearance, four out of the top ten trending topics on Weibo were about her game, "Heaven's Scar".

The trending topic she originally bought from Sina could only rank seventh.

The first place winner is "Helian Cang, the pride of heaven." [Boiling Point]

Second place goes to: "Chen Nuo's Black Armor Look [Boiling Point]"

Fourth place goes to: "Helian Cang's explosive three minutes of appearance [boiling]"

Her post, "Chen Nuo appears in Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Scar of the Sky," didn't even get a tag, making it seem so ordinary.

Cai Yinong swears that she became a promoter for entertainment marketing accounts, big V accounts, and celebrities with tens of millions of followers such as Yao Chen, Yang Mi, Li Binbing, and Xie Na on Weibo without even asking them.

For example, Yao Chen, who currently has the most followers on Weibo with 1940 million, posted "#Helian Cang, the Chosen One#" at 22:12, along with a picture of the black-armored knight on her TV screen. Within a few hours, it attracted more than 10 likes and more than 4 reposts.

Xie Na, who has the second-most followers on Weibo, was even more direct: "I screamed, what about you?" Even more exaggeratedly, she didn't even add any hashtags. At 2 a.m., she saw that she had nearly 300,000 likes and 100,000 reposts!

And the third most followed on Weibo...

Okay, this person last posted on Weibo more than a year ago.

Even the release of Inception didn't get him to lift a finger, so don't count on her small-budget production.

Even so, Cai Yinong became more and more excited as she watched, and the more she tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

When I can't sleep, I tend to overthink.

As she watched the discussions on Weibo that went on all night, seeing people enthusiastically discussing tonight's plot, she worried about Helian Cang's fate, fearing that he might perish during his pursuit of the Demon Lord.

As she watched, Cai Yinong truly saw a great ambition in him.

When she received a message from Hunan TV at 10 a.m., seeing the glittering 4.9% on the text message, her ambition became even more resolute.

She was about to take out her phone, compose a text message, and make the call.

Suddenly, a banner notification popped up on my phone's Tencent News app—

Confirmed! Chen Nuo himself suddenly appeared in Liu'ao Town, Quanzhou yesterday, suspected to be...

Ps:

I still got up and started coding this morning.

Alas, my life is cheap.

Can't stay still.

(End of this chapter)