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

Chapter 544 Should Chen Nuo not be an actor?
Chen Nuo simply looked at Pan Shouyi indifferently, without moving a muscle from his eyes to his face.

What best showcases his acting skills is precisely this lack of even the slightest surprise in his reaction.

If the judges at Venice saw him looking like that right now, they probably wouldn't be able to resist awarding him two prizes in one go, and even if Xavi himself tried to stop them, he wouldn't be able to.

The following lines were delivered with such calmness that it was completely unlike the father of 1.5 children. Moreover, the old saying—"If he had this kind of acting skill, he could probably win an Oscar"—actually held true to a large extent here. How many people in real life could handle someone like this? Let alone an ordinary female college student like Pan Shouyi.

Chen Nuo said calmly, "You don't study properly at school, and you spend all your time reading gossip news?"

Pan Shouyi's expression faltered slightly, but the girl quickly regained her composure and retorted with equal force, "No way! I analyzed it myself! Brother, don't deny it!"

But this scene still made onlookers shake their heads in disbelief.

Just like Chen Duling, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, feeling that her roommate and best friend were being really unreasonable, taking advantage of her cousin's doting.

Then, she looked at the female assistant who was wiping the sofa and carpet with paper with a bit of sympathy—no wonder she sprayed water after hearing such outrageous words.

Chen Nuo, does she have children?

If this news is true, then not only China, but the media around the world will probably explode.

How can it be!

Look.

The man in front of me shook his head and chuckled, as if he didn't even want to speak.

However, her roommate still resisted stubbornly, saying with a slightly flushed face, "I'm not making this up, I'm based on...

Chen Duling sighed inwardly again.

What a weak and feeble reason.

"Alright, alright," the man interrupted impatiently. "If you want a phone, just say so. It's not like I won't buy it for you. Remember, put this kind of effort into your studies in the future; you might just be the one who builds the DF61. I'm going now, you two talk."

After saying that, he stood up, returned to the sofa in front of the cabin, and sat down to talk with his father with great interest.

Chen Duling stared blankly.

Pan Shouyi muttered to herself, "Something's not right. Could we have really wronged him?"

Chen Duling snapped out of her daze and said helplessly, "I told you long ago, you have too much of an imagination."

Pan Shouyi curled his lip and said, "My imagination is nowhere near as rich as his. DF61, where does DF61 come from? Besides, we're aircraft manufacturing engineering majors, not..."

Chen Duling didn't want to dwell on this boring topic any longer. After what had just happened, she suddenly realized that besides the plane's owner, there was another person on the plane who had recently become incredibly popular online.

She turned her head and said with a smile, "Sister Nazha~~ I've seen your acting, you acted so well."

……

After a two-hour flight, G650 landed at Seoul Incheon International Airport in the evening, Korean time.

Although one of the purposes of this trip to Korea was business, namely to support the premiere of "Drop," for which CJ had purchased the rights, in Korea.

However, since his parents were traveling with him, Chen Nuo was actually a little embarrassed to have CJ pick him up at the airport. But the people from CJ obviously didn't think that way. Not only did they come, but the procession was also exceptionally grand. It turned out that Ms. Li Meijing, the president of CJ, personally came to the airport to welcome the "Asian Light who had just won the first European film festival grand slam" and his "honorable parents".

Chen Duling and Pan Shouyi followed behind Gulnazar, listening to the woman's gibberish in Korean and looking at the dark mass of people and the convoy, feeling as if their worldview had been turned upside down.

"Xiao Yi, this is an airport, right? Why are they allowed in?"

"I don't know either. But... this is probably what a chaebol is like."

"Uh, what do you mean?"

With the involvement of conglomerates, the speed of clearing customs was exceptionally fast.

Chen Duling, who was not a fan of the Korean wave in the past, got into a car and left the airport before Pan Shouyi could finish explaining the online stories about the dark side of Korea, and headed towards Seoul.

As soon as the car drove out of Incheon Airport, the two girls, who were visiting South Korea for the first time, exclaimed "Wow!" in unison.

Right outside the airport, a row of huge outdoor billboards stood, and on the first one was a face they recognized very much.

Seeing it suddenly in a foreign land is still quite shocking.

In the huge advertisement, a man wearing a dark gray suit with his shirt collar slightly open, revealing his collarbone and a long, slender neck, sat languidly on a low black leather sofa, his elbows resting naturally on the armrests.

The overall tone is deep and the contrast is striking, giving the impression of an old photograph that has stood the test of time.

On the man's left wrist, a watch face bearing a crown logo was particularly eye-catching.

The advertisement copy is extremely brief, containing no Korean, only one sentence in English:
"Rolex—Be the Time."

Two students from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics who scored over 600 on the college entrance exam would naturally not be stumped by the English phrase in the Rolex advertisement. The literal translation is "become time," but a more appropriate Chinese translation would perhaps be "define time."

The advertising slogan, coupled with the halo of light that enveloped the billboard in the afterglow of the evening, made the pair of indifferent eyes on the huge banner appear even colder and more distant.

Even after the modern car had already driven past, Chen Duling inexplicably turned back to look at it again, reluctant to leave.

Pan Shouyi immediately laughed and said, "What, didn't you say you didn't find my brother attractive? Then what are you looking at?"

Chen Duling's cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "No, I just didn't expect to see Brother Nuo's advertisement right outside the airport."

In the passenger seat, a young male translator CJ had hired for them overheard this and turned around with a smile, saying, "Mr. Chen Nuo is very popular in South Korea. There's an even bigger billboard in downtown Seoul that he endorses for Porsche. It was put up the year before last. Many domestic tourists go there to take photos when they come to Seoul, and even many locals, especially those from the countryside, make sure to see that billboard the first thing they do when they arrive in Seoul. Now, it has almost become one of Gangnam's landmarks."

Pan Shouyi clapped his hands and said, "Ah, I know that. I saw it on Weibo."

The male translator smiled and said, "I can take you two to see it tomorrow."

Pan Shouyi said, "Okay, what's your name? You're Chinese, right?"

The male translator glanced at Chen Duling, who remained silent beside him, and said, "Yes, I'm from Dalian, my name is..."

As the young people chatted, the car drove into downtown Seoul, and the scenery outside the window began to change into a kaleidoscope of colors.

Suddenly, Pan Shouyi pointed to a billboard and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, South Korea has one too..."

……

……

When Chen Nuo saw Li Meijing off, it was already close to 10 p.m.

The fact that the Vice President of CJ Group and President of CJ Entertainment personally received him clearly meant it wasn't just for an art film like "Drop." After dinner, the two talked alone for over an hour, and only then did Chen Nuo fully understand the true purpose of President Li's visit.

It turns out that CJ's $4000 million major production for next year, "Snowpiercer," has encountered considerable trouble.

Filming for this movie was just completed at the end of July this year, and Bong Joon-ho is currently in the United States working intensively on post-production, which is why he did not appear today. However, during the recent editing process, Bong Joon-ho had a serious conflict with the film's North American distributor.

Harvey Weinstein demanded that Bong Joon-ho cut 25 minutes of footage, reducing dialogue and increasing action scenes, even explicitly stating – "More scenes with Chris Evans." This resulted in a stalemate over the final cut, with neither side willing to back down.

With the current stalemate unresolved, Lee Mi-kyung has to consider the worst-case scenario:

If they can't reach an agreement, they'll have to switch to a different North American publisher.

In this respect, these South Koreans believe that no one in all of Asia has a wider network and more resources in the United States than he does, so they need his help.

As for Chen Nuo, he had actually advised CJ to carefully consider cooperating with Harvey Weinstein a long time ago. However, they did not heed his advice at the time, and now it seems they are reaping what they sowed.

However, since his past collaborations with CJ had been pleasant, he had no intention of taking advantage of their misfortune. He immediately agreed that once Bong Joon-ho finished post-production, if it was ultimately necessary to change the North American distributor, he would help inquire about the situation and make connections.

When they parted, Ms. Li held his hand for a long time, reluctant to let go, which made him feel a little uneasy.

After seeing Li Meijing off, Chen Nuo didn't go back to sleep, but went to his parents' room instead.

They didn't tell Choi Sulli about their trip to South Korea; it was to prepare a surprise for the girl.

I originally wanted to talk to Pan Chengrong about tomorrow's arrangements, but as soon as I went in, before I could even speak, Pan Chengrong said, "Go ask where Xiaoyi and her classmate went with their translator. They're not answering their phones. It's so late, and they're still not back."

"Huh? When did they go out?"

“They went there after dinner and told me they went out to surf the internet and play games, but they haven’t come back yet. They’re in a foreign country, and they don’t know anyone here. What if something happens to them? You should go and ask them right away.”

So half an hour later, Chen Nuo and Linghu stood in front of an internet cafe near the Hilton in downtown Seoul where Chen Nuo was staying.

A young man with a frightened expression stood beside him, bowing and scraping repeatedly, apologizing profusely: "Mr. Chen, I'm so sorry, I'm really so sorry, I didn't expect this either. I've called out several times, but your sister..."

Chen Nuo waved his hand and smiled. Although he was wearing a mask and no one could see him, he said, "Don't call me Mr. Chen. We're all Chinese. Just call me Brother Nuo. It's okay. That's just my sister's personality. It's not your fault. I'll go in and talk to her."

After speaking, he glanced at the colorful X-shaped display stand by the door. It featured a masked ninja with sharp, piercing eyes, holding a katana in both hands, making an "X"-like crossed gesture, next to which was a Korean title. Chen Nuo didn't look closely, just glanced at it, and then pushed open the door and went inside.

The internet cafe that Pan Shouyi and Chen Duling chose had a nice environment, similar to those high-end internet cafes in China. Chen Nuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief after entering: thankfully, the young translator named Zhou Xiwen was still somewhat sensible and didn't take the two girls to such a smoky and chaotic place.

The internet cafe was bustling with people, but not many people were talking or looking up at them; all they could hear was the clatter of keyboards.

The translator, Zhou Xiwen, led him to a corner inside.

Sure enough, Pan Shouyi was frantically typing on the keyboard with one hand and clicking the mouse with the other, all while cursing under his breath.

"Damn, that's disgusting."

"I'm so angry, damn it."

"Ugh, I absolutely have to kill him! I'm so angry!"

Chen Duling was standing behind her with a helpless expression. When he saw him coming, he was startled and was about to speak when Chen Nuo shook his head, walked over, and stood in front of Pan Shouyi who was looking over.

Look at this,
On the screen, the silly fox was hit by Zed's R+W+E+Q combo, and the screen instantly turned black and white.

Looking at the data table that Pan Shouyi pulled up, it was 0-13-1.

He couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hahahahahaha."

Is this even for human beings to play with?
"Lingling, are you laughing at me!?"

Pan Shouyi took off his headphones and turned around with a displeased look. But when he saw him, he was stunned. "Brother?"

Chen Nuo was still brooding over what happened on the plane. This sister of his was really a bit of a psychic, forcing him to endure Chen Bicheng's ear-piercing voice for two hours. So instead of comforting him, he directly mocked, "Noob, why aren't you going back? You're so bad at the game, how dare you play games here? Don't embarrass the Chinese people."

Pan Shouyi retorted angrily, "Brother, what do you know!"

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "I don't understand? When I was playing this game, you were still playing Tetris."

Pan Shouyi said with a look of disdain, "What? They only came out last year, okay?"

Chen Nuo didn't explain, and said, "Alright, you definitely can't turn this over. Let's go back and get some rest."

Pan Shouyi said, "No, I have to kill him once. I'm so angry! I've played three rounds and he hasn't died once!"

"Forget it, you're so bad, you couldn't kill me even if you played ten times."

"Oh, you make it sound like you're so great. If you're so good, then you do it!?"

Chen Nuo raised his hand to look at his watch. It was almost 11 o'clock, which wasn't too late.

To be honest, he was really itching to try it for a moment.

Although League of Legends didn't accompany him as long as World of Warcraft, after he started playing in 2013, he reached the Master rank and often played with friends. Later, as he got older, he didn't play as much, but he would occasionally watch the World Championship.

At this time, League of Legends was just beginning to emerge – the S2 World Championship would be held in the United States on October 5th of this month.

Chen Nuo felt that, given his future technology, the current situation would be...

They're wreaking havoc everywhere!

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

“Sure,” Chen Nuo said. “I’ll go.”

But it's definitely not this game; even a god couldn't save this one.

It was originally a gaming competition held in this internet cafe, so after the surrender vote was initiated, Pan Shouyi's teammates probably couldn't stand it anymore and started voting faster than the other team.

Then Chen Nuo sat in Pan Shouyi's seat, put on his headphones, and entered the room, eager to begin selecting people.

Pan Shouyi and Chen Duling whispered to each other in the back.

Chen Duling was surprised: "Your brother really knows how to play League of Legends?"

Pan Shouyi also looked surprised. "I don't know either. I've never heard him mention it. He's so busy, where would he find the time to play games?"

Chen Duling said, "Yeah. Hey, why don't you go and talk to Zhou Xiwen and ask the other side to go easy on us, so that Brother Nuo doesn't lose face?"

Pan Shouyi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, my brother is petty, I'm worried he'll get angry and embarrassed... Hey, where's Zhou Xiwen?"

As a result, it wasn't until all the candidates had been selected that the translator, Zhou Xiwen, suddenly reappeared from nowhere.

Pan Shouyi was speechless now, because the game had already started on the screen in front of her, and this time, it really surprised her.

In this game, her brother still chose Ahri, while the opposing team still chose Zed.

But the Zed who was originally as nimble as a ghost became a complete toy in front of her brother's fox, as if he were a completely different person. He gave away two kills in just two minutes.

During the rest of the game, he was repeatedly killed by the fox, and he gave away five kills in a single game.

Then, under her brother's leadership, the opposing team had no chance to resist and their high ground was destroyed in just over ten minutes.

Looking at the KDA, there's no doubt that the mid-laner Ahri, with a score of 18-1-13, became the undisputed MVP of the match.

Chen Nuo took off his headphones and stretched.

He glanced back at the dumbfounded Pan Shouyi, smiled faintly, and said, "I'm going. How about it?"

Pan Shouyi asked in a daze, "Brother, how are you so amazing? How did you learn that?"

Chen Nuo laughed and said, "You don't understand the world of geniuses. Don't think you're so great just because you're good at studying. You're far behind in other areas! Alright, alright, let's go. I've avenged you. Let's go back."

"okay."

Seeing the usually unruly and eccentric Pan Shouyi become obedient, Chen Nuo felt a sense of satisfaction and was preparing to leave with his men.

Zhou Xiwen suddenly said, "Brother Nuo, there's something... well, some of your friends who were playing games with you earlier saw you when we came in. They called me over and asked if they could come over and shake your hand and get your autograph."

Chen Nuo was in a great mood at the moment and generously said, "Okay, let them come."

Zhou Xiwen's face lit up with joy, and he said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Chen Nuo waited for a minute, and soon Zhou Xiwen arrived with three young men. They were all very young and probably minors. Upon seeing him, the young men cheered.

Chen Nuo laughed heartily.

He then shook hands and signed autographs with each person in turn.

Zhou Xiwen continued, "This is the top laner Darius from earlier."

"That idiot Darius who got caught by him twice?" Chen Nuo laughed in Korean, "You played well."

The young man said excitedly, "Chen Nuoxi, I'm your biggest fan! I really, really love your movies."

Chen Nuo was already used to this, so he signed his name on the clothes and smiled, "Thank you."

Then there was a thin young man.

Zhou Xiwen said, "This was the calamity just now. It was the guy who was facing off against you, Brother Nuo. He got killed pretty badly by you, haha. Luckily, you showed mercy in the end, Brother Nuo, otherwise I think Xianghe would have been crying. Don't you think so, Xianghe?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Chen Nuoxi's fox is simply too powerful, I can't handle it at all," the square-faced young man with glasses chimed in.

He was probably only a teenager. He first bowed deeply to Chen Nuo at a 90-degree angle, then said with a flushed face, "Chen Nuo-xi, I've been a huge fan of yours ever since 'Dark Knight.' I'm so happy to meet you. Could you please sign an autograph for me?"

Chen Nuo, unusually, remained silent at this moment, his smile fading as he looked at the young man's face as if trying to identify something, and hesitantly asked, "What's your name?"

The young man exclaimed in surprise, becoming even more excited, and said, "My name is Lee Sang-hyeok, Chen Nuoxi."

Chen Nuo recalled his name in the game and asked, "Lee Sang-hyeok, your name in the game was GoJeonPa?"

"Correct!"

"...Aren't you called FAKER?"

“FAKER? I’m not… no, Chen Nuoxi, but I think the name Faker is very nice. Can I use this name from now on?” the young man asked excitedly.

"Hehe, okay." Chen Nuo nodded, finally managing a smile, but was a little speechless, unsure of what to say.

Because in that instant, he suddenly had a thought,

After all, he was the one who just solo-killed 16-year-old Faker's Zed five or six times with Ahri, completely dominating the mid lane and pushing all the way to the high ground.

Does this mean that his talent for gaming is actually higher than his talent for acting?

He was reborn, but did he still choose the wrong path?
(End of this chapter)