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

Chapter 567 The Sixth Name

Gao Yuanyuan went upstairs to her room to tidy up a bit, put on some light makeup, and came down at exactly 7:50. The Golden Globe nominations were to be announced in 10 minutes.

Before she had even finished going down the stairs, she heard a rather distinctive hoarse voice speaking from the living room:
“…Wayne is a good man. The moment I saw him, I knew we would get along.”

“I think so too.” The man’s gentle voice followed, with a hint of ambiguous laughter. “You two should be able to be good friends.”

"Yes, that's right. We've already played golf, and I kicked his ass so hard it was swollen, haha."

"Then next time, how about you race someone on horseback?"

"Well, Chen, why don't you ask me to go swimming in the sea and race the fish?"

"So you admit you're not as good a horseman as him?"

"Who said that? Nobody in the world knows more about horseback riding than me. I just haven't practiced in a long time."

"Haha, it's you again, the one who knows the most in the world... Yuanyuan, you're here."

The man who was rambling on immediately stood up when he saw her.

Seeing him move, everyone else in the room also stood up.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is my friend, Donald. This is Gao Yuanyuan, my good friend, a Chinese actress."

The old golden retriever grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, beautiful Ms. Gao."

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Donald.”

“This is Lameria, this is Ivanka…”

Following the man's introduction, Gao Yuanyuan shook hands with each of them.

When it was Ivanka's turn, the way she looked at the blonde beauty made her feel a subtle hostility, perhaps because she was a little sensitive. Her heart skipped a beat.

Then everyone took their seats.

The beautiful girl named Ivanka sat beside her, her face now completely normal, revealing no emotion whatsoever. She smiled and said, "Gao, you're so beautiful."

Gao Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Thank you, you too."

Ivanka nodded, her smile growing even sweeter: "The wind was strong last night, I hope it didn't disturb your rest."

Was it windy last night? Gao Yuanyuan couldn't remember, because most of the night her attention was elsewhere, and she didn't care about the wind at all.

She immediately replied, "No, I was sleeping very soundly."

Hearing this, Ivanka smiled even more sweetly: "Are you free today? Would you like to go out to sea with me? I'm planning to go swimming and sunbathe after lunch."

Gao Yuanyuan said, "No need, thank you."

Ivanka persisted, her tone warm: "Gao, you really should try it. The ocean here is incredibly beautiful. I suggest you come with me. We can sunbathe, surf, dive, get a massage, and chat—we'll definitely have plenty to talk about. By the way, did you know? The yachts and services we use are from Mar-a-Lago, and Chen owns half of it now. So you don't need to be shy at all."

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes widened, wondering if she had misheard.

She knew what Mar-a-Lago was.

On her way here yesterday, she passed by that manor. Gulnazar had specifically told her about its history and background, which left her speechless. She only knew that it belonged to a real estate tycoon; she never imagined that it would be connected to the man in front of her now.

Seeing her expression, Ivanka laughed: "Didn't Chen tell you?"

“No…” Gao Yuanyuan couldn’t help but turn around and glance at the man.

Ivanka smiled sweetly and said, "I think we should just invite him along, what do you think?"

Gao Yuanyuan was immediately intrigued. After all, going out to sea on a yacht to experience the blue sky and white clouds was very appealing to a literary and artistic person like her. However, she also felt that she needed to prepare for her audition these two days, and the man was also struggling with the role. Would this be a bit inappropriate?

Just as he was hesitating, the blonde beauty in front of him said softly, "Let's see the results later. If Chen really gets three nominations today, then we'll invite him to join us, and the three of us can go celebrate. What do you say?"

Gao Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment. Although she felt that the number 3 seemed a bit strange, she finally nodded.

While Ivanka and Gao Yuanyuan were exchanging pleasantries in hushed tones, Chen Nuo was chatting with Donald.

Chen Nuo understood why this person had come. After all, he had publicly berated the man in Montana, and now he was a creditor of the Donald family. This relationship made Old Tang somewhat uneasy. Donald was a shameless man, and since they were all vacationing in Palm Beach and were neighbors, he naturally wanted to find an opportunity to ease tensions.

Chen Nuo had only been casually responding, but to his surprise, Old Tang seemed to have taken his words from that night to heart and now even wanted to discuss something else with him. However, he really didn't want to get too involved in politics.

While he was dealing with the situation, the TV screen in the living room suddenly switched to a stage scene, which was the press conference venue of the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.

Behind him was a large, dark blue backdrop, densely covered with the logos of the Golden Globes and the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association). In the center, a bald, overweight old man stood smiling in front of the microphone. As the camera zoomed in on him, he began to speak:

"Ladies and gentlemen—welcome to the nomination announcement for the 70th Golden Globe Awards. Thank you all so much for coming to the Beverly Hilton this morning, and thank you to everyone watching the live broadcast on television and online. Today, we will announce the nominations for this year's Golden Globe Awards..."

Donald immediately shut his mouth after the old man spoke.

Ivanka and Gao Yuanyuan also stopped talking.

Everyone in the living room looked at the television with different expressions.

"...Now, please welcome Jessica Alba, Megan Fox, and Ed Helms to read out the nominees for this year's Golden Globe Awards."

After speaking, Philippe Gabriel stepped aside with a smile.

After that, three handsome men and beautiful women came forward, stood in front of the microphones, and each took a piece of paper.

The nominees for "Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy" at the 70th Golden Globe Awards are:

Jessica Alba flashed her signature sweet smile. At this time, she was not yet a mother of several children and still retained a touch of girlish charm, making her look very pleasant. She was the perfect person to present the award for comedy series.

Donald couldn't help but mutter, "She's hot," which immediately drew a faint glance from Melania standing next to him.

Chen Nuo pretended not to hear and stared intently at the television.

“The Big Bang Theory…The Affair…Modern Family…Glee…and Girls,” Jessica Alba said.

"The Big Bang Theory, I just don't understand why this kind of trashy TV show gets selected every year. Does anyone like watching it? Nobody! It's just a mess of a show. DAMN, does anyone believe anything it talks about? Haha, it's utterly ridiculous, all absurd theories. Chen, I remember you even had a cameo role once. If it wasn't for the big money, you definitely made a mistake."

Chen Nuo didn't respond at all, not even turning his head.

After Jessica Alba, it was Ed Helms' turn.

"The nominees for the 70th Golden Globe Awards' Drama Series include Homeland…Breaking Bad…The Newsroom…Game of Thrones…and—"

Whether Ed Helms did it intentionally or unintentionally, he paused for a moment before continuing, "The Eagle Catches the Chicks."

"Ha ha!!!!!!!"

That's Ivanka's laughter.

Chen Nuo also spread his arms, cheered, and stood up.

The reception room immediately erupted in cheers.

Whether it was Donald, Melania, Ivanka, Gao Yuanyuan, or Gulnazar, they all stood up, laughing, cheering, and clapping.

Chen Nuo laughed heartily and gave each of them a high-five and a hug.

Although this was expected, it was still the first award nominated tonight, which is quite gratifying.

"Congratulations! Haha, I knew it! I watched this TV series, it's incredible, so good!"

"congratulations."

"Congratulations."

When Ivanka hugged him and kissed him cheek to cheek, she actually kissed him twice on both cheeks. I wonder what Gao Yuanyuan thought when she saw that.

But he couldn't care less at that moment.

After a round of celebration, he sat down, and his phone beeped.

This is a text message.

This has almost become his way of distinguishing between friends from both China and abroad. He usually texts his friends from abroad, but now he usually contacts his friends from China via WeChat.

I picked up the phone and sure enough, it was Rory Eisner.

"Ha ha!"

He smiled and replied with "LOL".

During this process, the list of nominees on the screen continued to be read aloud.

After Ed Helms finished reading, Megan Fox, wearing a long red dress, took over and read the next item:
"The nominees for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Television Series at the 70th Golden Globe Awards are: Jim Parsons, *The Big Bang Theory*, and Matt LeBlanc, *Drama Life*..."

Then it was Jessica Alba's turn.

"Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Television Series is nominated for Zooey Deschanel for *Jason & I*..."

After the names of the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series were read out one by one, it was soon time to announce the Best Actor in a Drama Series.

She had promised herself she wouldn't be nervous, because every media outlet said it was a sure thing for the award, but when the moment came, Chen Nuo was still a little nervous.

It was Ed Helms again. The man began speaking quickly, as usual: "...The nominees for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series are: Steve Buscemi, *Boardwalk Empire*; Bryan Cranston, *Breaking Bad*; Jon Hamm, *Mad Men*; Damian Lewis, *Homeland*; and—"

He paused, looked up, and glanced around.
Then he smiled slightly:
"Nuo Chen, 'The Eagle Catches the Chicken'."

"oh!!!!!!!"

This sparked another round of cheers from the entire audience.

Old Tang stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "I'm sure I'm right!"

"Haha, then say a few more words!" Chen Nuo laughed and put his arm around his shoulder, patting him hard on the back twice.

After the celebration was over, he picked up his phone and sent Rory Eisner a "haha".

Then they immediately replied with "LOL".

Haha.

……

Next, in order to catch the New York morning news, the three handsome men and beautiful women who got up at 5 a.m. to read out the list of nominees spent a few more minutes quickly reading out the list of nominees for the television category.

Next, it was finally time for the film awards.

The first is Best Animated Feature.

So everyone started chatting.

Ivanka turned around and said, "It's a pity that Gulnazar wasn't nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Gulnazar, I'm very sorry."

As someone who is almost always by my side, Gulnazar has long been very familiar with Ivanka. Upon hearing her words, she smiled and said, "Thank you, Ivanka. You're so kind, but I really didn't think of that."

Donald said, “Nazha, right? Is that your name? I think you’re much, much better than the other nominees... Oh, Chen, by the way, did you watch this year’s ‘The Apprentice’? There was a contestant in it who I think looks a lot like Nazha, both of them are very beautiful.”

Chen Nuo said, "Me? No."

"Oh, you really should take a look. By the way, are you free next year? Could you come again?"

"No, I'm making a movie next year."

"Oh, okay, how about the year after next?"

"Donald, I think you'll be running for president the year after next, and the show might get cancelled. Unless you're planning to change the show's name to 'The White House Intern'."

"hahahahahahahahahaha……"

This was a Lewinsky joke, and all the Americans in the room burst into laughter.

Ivanka suddenly said, "Chen, I'm going out to sea with Gao later. Do you want to come with us?"

Chen Nuo paused for a moment, then turned and asked in Chinese, "Yuanyuan, are you preparing to go out to sea?"

Gao Yuanyuan tossed her hair and said, "She said if you get three nominations, we should go celebrate together. I didn't actually agree; my mom's here, how can I go out and have fun?"

Gulnazar said, "Sister Yuanyuan, you go ahead, I'll take care of Auntie for you."

"How about that?"

"It's okay."

Chen Nuo thought about it and realized that since it was Gao Yuanyuan's first time visiting, it was only right and proper to accompany her on a tour. So he said, "If we're really lucky and I win three prizes, then we'll go. I'll call the medical service company and ask them to come over. We can also use this half-day to test their service level. Nazha, don't stay at home either, come with us."

"Ah! Great!" Gulnazar exclaimed with anticipation, laughing, "I just bought a new swimsuit, and I haven't worn it yet!"

"Yuanyuan, how is it?" Chen Nuo smiled and looked at Gao Yuanyuan.

Gao Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded.

When Ivanka mentioned it, everyone's attention immediately returned to normal.

Then, good news kept coming one after another.

With "Dorp" receiving three nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Director, Darius Congee and James Pritzker, like him, were glued to their TVs and sent ecstatic text messages immediately.

It's a real shame that Janice Man's name still didn't appear on the list of Best Supporting Actress, despite being praised by Tom Hanks and considered a strong contender by Chen Nuo.

Next up are two awards that are closely related to him.

One is Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, and the other is Best Actor in a Drama. The former is for Twilight, and the latter is for Dorp.

Following the Best Director award, the first nominees announced were for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, a relatively minor award. In other words, the biggest suspense for Chen Nuo was about to be revealed.

His hands were sweaty at that moment.
Did that old man Philippe Gabriel even understand what he said that day?

Twilight didn't just submit a nomination for Best Actor; Rob Friedman went all out and submitted all seven awards in the Musical and Comedy categories.

But so far, not a single one has been shortlisted.

Clearly, while the Golden Globes prioritize box office and media buzz over the Oscars, they seem unusually indifferent to this teen film, which has been in theaters for three weeks and has already grossed over $10 billion worldwide.

Just as Chen Nuo was in a daze, his mind racing—

"Bang!"

A sharp crack startled him.

He turned his head sharply and saw that Melaria's coffee cup had somehow slipped from her hand and fallen to the floor, splashing water everywhere.

"I'm sorry!" All eyes turned to her, and Melaria forced a calm smile, saying, "I might be a little nervous."

Come back.

Jessica Alba on TV was already reading the third one.

The first two nominees for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy are Hugh Jackman for *Les Misérables* and Bradley Cooper for *Silver Linings Playbook*.

The third.

“Ewan McGregor, 'Walking Upwards'”.

Okay, no.

Chen Nuo's heart sank a little.

the fourth.

“Bill Murray, The Hudson in Hyde Park”.

Still not.

Chen Nuo's heart sank a little further.

the fifth.

Is it an illusion?

At this moment, Jessica Alba, like Ed Helms before her, paused slightly.

Unlike before, he heard Jessica Alba's voice, but she wasn't saying his name at all.

"Jack Black, Bernie."

"whoo——————"

A collective sigh of disappointment filled the living room.

Chen Nuo leaned back abruptly, lying on the sofa back, with only one thought in his mind: Philippe from Motherfucker. At last year's Golden Globes, Inception was not nominated for Best Actor, but he still became a host. Later, Inception was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars!

Could this be considered a Golden Globe nomination that he was owed?!

He had implied the same thing when he met with Philip, but unexpectedly, that Englishman Motherfucker pretended to be crazy!

Donald's hoarse voice rang out immediately, "Chen, I'm very sorry..."

Ivanka, Melania, and Gao Yuanyuan also stood up, their faces full of disappointment, and they all seemed to want to come over and give him a comforting hug.

Chen Nuo's disappointment was only momentary; he quickly adjusted his mood. After all, for him, the nomination was just a means to an end, not something he truly valued.

He laughed, about to say something to stop people from making a big fuss.

Unexpectedly, Jessica Alba's voice on the television hadn't stopped yet and started playing again—

"Nuo Chen, Twilight".

Chen Nuo suddenly turned his head.

It wasn't tinnitus, nor was it a deafening sound.

On the blue shortlist on the screen, six names were clearly written, and the last one was him, Nuo Chen, from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2".

(End of this chapter)