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

Chapter 588 Returning Home (Revised)
Fan Binbing and her group did not stay at the ranch for very long.

Although her time there was short, Chen Ruoruo showed extraordinary enthusiasm for this vast world.

Although he was too young to ride a horse, he could spend most of the day running back and forth between the cattle pen and the horse farm, watching the cowboys wash the horses, feed them grass, and herd the cattle.

The cowboys were covered in dust, their smells of sweat and cow dung mingling together, but she didn't mind at all. Instead, she ran over with her short legs, tilted her head back, and asked for a hug in her babyish English.

"Up! Up!"

The moment those childish English words with a Chinese accent came out, they immediately made the group of rough men smile like flowers.

With her fair and beautiful skin, soft curly hair, and bright, dark eyes, she looked like a little angel.

In just a few days, this little girl, who was not yet three years old, became completely familiar with everyone on the ranch.

But while she got along well with the cowboys, she struggled to make progress with her biological father.

No matter what others said or taught her, the little girl just wouldn't let her father get close to her.

In the end, it was Chen himself who, being cunning and resourceful, came up with an idea.

He took out $1000 and wanted to hold a cattle-tightening competition on the ranch to please his daughter.

As a result, the news spread like wildfire, attracting even people from the town and workers from two nearby ranches.

As a result, Chen Nuo had no choice but to increase the prize money to $1 and even come up with a name for it.

On the day of the competition, the ranch was as lively as a festival.

Dozens of horses galloped through the enclosure, their lassos whistling in the air. The stands were packed with people, children climbed onto the fence waving their straw hats, and even local town reporters came to take pictures and report.

However, the reporting was limited to the game itself. The reporter who had been given a call was always accompanied by a cowboy, who took pictures of everything but the little Chinese girl running around the field.

The wind swept across the grassland, raising dust as shouts and laughter rose and fell.

Chen Ruoruo's smile never stopped that day.

Chen Nuo's "scheme" finally succeeded—when the competition ended, the little guy was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep in his arms.

However, all the excitement eventually comes to an end.

No matter how much the girl liked it here, her parents were both very busy, and neither of them could spare much time.

A week later, on the morning of my departure, the sun shone brightly.

But Chen Ruoruo cried her heart out, her little face covered in tears, and she refused to get in the car no matter how much they coaxed her. In the end, Fan Binbing was ruthless enough to use his hands a few times before he finally dragged Chen Ruoruo into the car.

The cowboys who came to see her off remained silent until the girl was finally carried into the car by the nanny. Through the car window, she looked at them with tears streaming down her face. Chen Nuo even noticed that two of the cowgirls had started wiping away tears.

Then, a rough, hoarse voice came from the crowd: "You'll come back soon, right, little boss?"

I don't know who said it, but this English sentence should have been "beyond the syllabus" for Chen Ruoruo. However, the girl in the car seemed to understand it, sobbing by the car window and nodding vigorously.

Next, no one knows who started it, but the next second, applause rang out at the ranch entrance, and more and more people joined in, eventually blending with cheers into a huge wave of sound that startled the horses tied up at the gate.

Everyone walked to the car and said goodbye to the girl one by one.

These rough cowboys, each of them had actually prepared a gift—some gave a wooden pony, some gave a red bandana with the ranch emblem, old man Finn Little gave a silver horseshoe buckle, and Joseph gave a leather bracelet he had made himself.

Chen Nuo stood at the back of the crowd, watching this scene, feeling somewhat dazed.

He suddenly realized that these guys were actually serious.

If it weren't for giving him face, these rough men would never have done such a thing. Take that silver horseshoe buckle, for example. He knew it was a prize Finn Little won when he was young after winning a bull-taming competition. The old man had always treasured it, yet now he took it out and gave it to a little girl he had only known for a few days.

This can only mean that on this 150,000-acre land, his precious daughter, who was not even three years old, had won everyone's genuine affection in just a few days.

This guy is way more awesome than him.

……

The journey from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport to Shanghai is nearly 1 kilometers and takes about 20 hours. With refueling stops along the way, the final time is almost 22 hours. It is not an easy trip, but Chen Nuo has no choice but to go back.

"That's true. If you don't go back soon, your girlfriend will soon belong to someone else."

Fan Binbing leaned against his chest and said softly.

"Nonsense," Chen Nuo retorted.

Fan Binbing chuckled and remained silent.

He didn't say anything, but his hands were restless, fiddling around there. Even though he had slept for almost an hour, he still looked like he hadn't had enough.

In fact, this was the first time Chen Nuo had truly "made the most of what he had" since buying the G650.

That specially partitioned private bedroom, at an altitude of 30,000 feet, finally came in handy.

However, this is something that anyone with even a slightly thin skin wouldn't do.

But actors need to be thick-skinned; it's a professional requirement.

Since Fan Binbing has brought up Liu Yifei herself,

Chen Nuo then asked:
Have you contacted her recently?
Is she... feeling better?

“I’ve contacted her,” Fan Bingbing said lazily. “She should be alright now, right? She sounded quite normal, so I guess she’s moved on.”

Chen Nuo nodded.

He gazed thoughtfully at the cabin ceiling and fell into a brief silence.

Fan Bingbing glanced at him and chuckled, "Oh, I thought you were really heartless. But now you look so preoccupied—it seems you've been keeping a deep affection buried in your heart. Now that you're going back to China, you can't hold it in anymore, can you?"

Chen Nuo chuckled, too lazy to pay her any attention.

This trip back to China, which he squeezed in whenever he could, was partly for official business and partly for personal matters.

Women are involved in private matters;
Liu Yifei is naturally among the women—but she is only one of them.

And a few others I haven't seen in a long time,
For example, Tong Liya, Janice Man, Xia Yehe, and Gao Yuanyuan, who has been contacting him less recently and seems to be angry, all needed his care and comfort.

After all, this trip would mean being gone for several months, so it was necessary to make proper arrangements for everyone.

As for official business, although Li Jing and Qi Yuntian were handling Huanxin for him,

He doesn't need to show up in person.

But after not meeting for half a year, he still needed to hear the reports. For example, he knew that Huayi Brothers' "Back to 9" had lost a lot of money, and that "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon" was about to be released in September, which perfectly matched the release schedule of "Tiny Times." But if "Tiny Times" went to compete with "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon," then Johnnie To's "Drug War" would have to be released at the end of the year. How to arrange this was something he needed to decide in the end.

Qi Yuntian and Li Jing were already waiting for him in Shanghai.

In addition, his mother has been extremely busy with the charity foundation lately, and she didn't even have time to come to Montana. He also has to make time to check on things, and he can't just give money, otherwise his mother will definitely cause him trouble.

There's also Sina Weibo.

By the end of April, Sina Weibo's board of directors had reached the final stage of negotiations with Alibaba.

The previous negotiation failed because the valuation offered was only $25 billion, which he was very dissatisfied with. This time, however, Alibaba raised the valuation to $4 billion and was willing to invest $720 million for an 18% stake.

Everyone on Weibo was initially satisfied with the situation, but the cunning CEO Cao Guowei had learned his lesson this time. He claimed he needed to be present at the signing ceremony, but in reality, he just wanted to keep Alibaba in suspense. And so, the delay lasted another full twenty days.

As it turns out, no one knows what Alibaba was thinking. When they heard he was coming, they raised the valuation by another $300 million and were finally willing to put up $750 million to complete the deal. They even sent a message to Sina, saying that their CEO, Jack Ma, wanted to meet with him.

In this way, Jack Ma used an extra $3000 million to buy a ticket to meet him.

...Since that's the case, then let him meet him.

This is not finished.

Jennifer Lawrence won the Oscar for Best Actress, and the publicity leaders in Shanghai have been trying to contact her for months, from the beginning of the year until now, to talk about this year's film festival.

Now that he's back in China, I have no choice but to go and see him.

To be honest, it would take more than 50 days to implement and handle all these things one by one, let alone the fact that he only had five days.

Five days later, he had to fly to St. Francisville, Louisiana, to meet with the film crew and then shoot the scene where Sean saves the little black girl.

Quentin told him to prepare well, but he had no choice but to make this trip...

Ugh, just thinking about it gives me a headache.

Fan Bingbing, that flirtatious woman, had no idea about his troubles.

After nearly a year of preparation, her meticulously prepared "The Empress of China" is set to begin filming in July. It's estimated that filming will take a long time, so let alone him not having time, even Sister Bingbing might not have time to see him.

So, ever since she opened up, she completely let go of herself and sought pleasure with him almost every night for the past week. If she hadn't taken the medication, it's hard to say whether he would even be able to stand up straight and walk properly now.

At this moment, she seemed to know that she would never see him again after getting off the plane. After saying a sentence and seeing that he did not respond, she twisted her body and shamelessly climbed up on him, lying on top of him. Her snow-white body pressed tightly against his chest, just like a big white cat.

Her legs rubbed together, and her tongue traced a path down his collarbone, fueling his growing anger.

"What's wrong? Is it not working?" Fan Bingbing touched it, feigning ignorance, "Or is it..."

The woman made a soft "hmm" sound and gasped for breath a few times.

"Am I really that unattractive? You're already thinking about your Feifei? Oh right, I haven't asked you yet, has Feifei helped you like this? Did you teach her, or did she learn it on her own? Hmm?"

Hold.

How could Chen Nuo tolerate such insane talk?

I feel that even if we give Chen Ruoruo another sister or brother today, we must completely shut this woman up!

But just as the battle at 30,000 feet was about to resume, Chen Nuo, for some reason, suddenly remembered a face that bore a slight resemblance to Fan Binbing.

Oh, right!
I was thinking about so many things, but I forgot one thing.

He's going to have a cameo role in a film crew!
……

……

Reshoot.

This is probably the thing every actor hates the most. Just when filming is finished and everyone has gone their separate ways to make money at the next job, they are suddenly called back, which really wastes everyone's time to earn money.

Dilraba didn't go to earn money; instead, she went back to school to continue her studies.

But if it were a different film, forcing her to ask her teacher for leave and rush back to Shanghai from Beijing to reshoot some scenes, she certainly wouldn't be very happy.

But this time is different.

When the news that she was being asked to go to Shanghai reached her through three channels—the company, the film crew, and her school teachers—she didn't say a word and packed her bags that very night.

At that time, Yang Zi stood in front of the mirror, making faces and grinning.

Since "The Birth of an Actor" began airing on Youku in March, it has been two months. This unique variety show, which appeared out of nowhere, not only made a sharp-tongued retired teacher on the show an overnight sensation across China, but also brought a surge in popularity to the contestants.

Even she, who was eliminated, and Zhang Luyi, who withdrew from the competition, were trending on Weibo for a day. Yang Zi, as a formal contestant, gets exposure on Weibo and various other online platforms almost every Saturday. Her Weibo followers have also increased, from just over 300 at the beginning to almost double in just two months.

As a result, the girl seemed to have really fallen in love with acting, and she practiced in her dormitory all day long.

Yang Zi noticed when she was packing her things, and Dilraba believed that Yang Zi must know what she was going to do. However, Yang Zi didn't ask a single question or say a single word.

She would have been bursting with pent-up frustration if her two other roommates hadn't asked.

……

It has to be said that the Beijing Film Academy is a big melting pot.

Without a doubt, after three years of learning and honing her skills on set, Dilraba is no longer the novice who hesitated between Huanxin and Tangren.

And now she has certainly realized that Yang Zi's encouragement of her to go to the sugar figurine shop was definitely not out of good intentions.

From that moment on, the two best friends and roommates could never go back to the way things were.

When she returned from filming, she had a fight with Yang Zi over something, which made them even more irreconcilable in the dormitory, and neither of them spoke to the other.

Even as Dilraba boarded the plane to Shanghai, the image of Yang Zi's intensely jealous expression when she heard what Dilraba was going to do in Shanghai kept replaying in her mind, which made her feel quite good throughout the journey.

However, when she landed in Shanghai at 3 p.m., she suddenly received a call from General Manager Li, who was above her level, which made her feel uneasy.

What does it mean?
how come?
A few hours later.

The moon hangs high in the sky.

Outside a magnificent building in Shanghai, a group of people are exchanging greetings and saying goodbye.

Dilraba stood nervously to one side until her boss turned around. She immediately took a step forward and opened the car door in front of her.

The man glanced at her, then turned and smiled, "Mr. Ma, Mr. Cao, please wait. I'll be going now."

"Okay, Mr. Chen, take care." A square-faced man with a buzz cut said with a big smile.

Then a short man with many angular features smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, I think what you said at the dinner party was particularly good. I'll tell my colleagues when I get back and make sure they do it."

Chen Nuo chuckled a few times, waved to them, and got into the car.

He pressed a button on the car frame, and the heavy rear door of the Rolls-Royce Phantom closed slowly and automatically.

This scene stunned Dilraba, who was standing to the side.

She was standing to one side, ready to close the door, when suddenly she quickly ran to the other side, opened the car door, and got in.

The vehicle started and silently drove out of the magnificent, yet secluded, manor.

Looking in the rearview mirror, Chen Nuo saw Cao Guowei and Ma Yun standing side by side at the door, watching him leave.

The two remained motionless until the phantom turned the corner and disappeared completely at the end of the tree-lined path.

He withdrew his gaze, shook his head, sighed softly, and couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

These days, big shots are really approachable.

Not only that, he also remembered the scene at the dinner table.

While raising his glass, Mr. Ma talked about his ideals, speaking eloquently, from "making it easy to do business anywhere" to "wealth should not be the goal." He couldn't listen anymore and said a few words, after which Mr. Ma stopped boasting.

This made him feel somewhat favorably toward her, so he couldn't help but say a few more words.

As it turned out, Mr. Ma didn't take any of what was said during their parting to heart, nor did he seem to think he had any problems. This means that what he said was pointless.

He chuckled, leaned back in his seat, and lazily watched the lights flash by outside the window. Oh well, that's fine.

Then he suddenly remembered something, and looking at the man who kept glancing at him in the rearview mirror, he asked, "By the way, how's your e-sports club doing?"

Qi Yuntian laughed and said, "You still remember this? We registered a company a long time ago. The club is called HXG, and the headquarters is located in Beijing. It's quite a coincidence that we were just established when Tencent started a League of Legends league called LPL. We are one of the nine teams, and we have matches every week now. We just played last week against that club run by that guy surnamed Wang. We beat them 3-0, and I even gave them a bonus of 10 yuan."

Qi Yuntian, speaking with great interest, then added:
"I actually recruited that Korean kid you mentioned. He's in the team now and doing pretty well. The coach and manager both say he has potential."

Chen Nuo was somewhat surprised and laughed, "Really?"

"Really? I heard you say he had potential, so I offered him a high salary, including room and board and a translator. I also mentioned your name, and he came. Now he's won several MVP awards every week, and the coach is asking me to give him a raise, otherwise we won't be able to keep him next season. So, you really have a great eye, Norman."

"You really dug it up that easily?"

"No, not really. When we went to talk, a Korean club was also in contact with him. Like I said, in the end we just used your name. I told him that the club was yours, that you owned 70% of the shares. And that's how he came."

Hahaha. He believed it?

"Believe it, why wouldn't you believe it? It's true."

Chen Nuo's smile vanished instantly, and he frowned. "What do you mean?"

Qi Yuntian shrugged and said, "That's the idea. If I were the boss, I would definitely go bankrupt, so I still need to rely on your help."

Chen Nuo instinctively wanted to curse, but then noticed Dilraba standing to the side and shut her mouth.

Seeing his expression, Qi Yuntian laughed even louder and said casually, "That's right. Who would have thought that I, Qi Yuntian, would be doing this well ten years ago? I have Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, and houses in Shanghai and Beijing. The company is running smoothly, and the artists, TV series, movies, variety shows... are getting better year by year."

"So don't feel like you've lost out to us shareholders. Your North American business should have been spun off long ago, and logically and ethically, it shouldn't have been under China Huanxin. Honestly, I've been able to get dividends for free these past few years, so I should really put up a memorial tablet for you."

"By the way, if you're short on time this time, you have to meet up with Xiao Li for a meal next time you come back. I promised him that."

Chen Nuo remained silent for a while, not knowing what to say.

He had no choice but to turn to Dilraba and say, "I'm sorry, I'm asking you to help me with some side chores today."

Dilraba was listening intently when the person next to her suddenly spoke to her, startling her. She said tremblingly, "It's alright, Mr. Chen, I'm fine today anyway."

Chen Nuo nodded.

This was all arranged privately by Li Jing and Qi Yuntian. He had given Gulnazar and Linghu a leave of absence so they could go back and spend time with their families. After all, they wouldn't see each other for several months, so they would be missing someone around.

He didn't think much of it at first, since Qi Yuntian was there too. He had originally planned to attend the banquet with Qi Yuntian tonight, but unexpectedly, Li Jing arranged for Dilraba to come and play the role of Gulnazar, serving him tea and water all night, which made him feel quite embarrassed.

"I heard you did a good job in Tiny Times this time," he said, trying to make conversation.

Dilraba's hair stood on end. She felt a hundred times more flattered than when Huang Lei praised her acting skills in acting class. "No, no, I, I, I'm just average."

"Haha." Seeing the girl looking like a frightened bird, Chen Nuo's scumbag nature kicked in again, and he joked, "Don't be so nervous, I'm not drunk today, don't worry."

Dilraba didn't know what the "not drunk" joke meant, but could only force a smile.

However, after saying that, for some reason, her boss seemed to lose interest in talking and didn't say anything more until they got to the hotel.

Then, the next day was the day for Dilraba Dilmurat to reshoot her scenes, with Chen Nuo making a cameo appearance.

However, it wasn't during the day, but at night. This gave Chen Nuo ample time during the day to visit Xia Yehe. The two didn't separate from the hotel until 8 PM, acting like thieves, as Chen Nuo went to begin his preparations.

Actually, filming for "Tiny Times" wrapped up as early as February 7th.

The film was shot over a total of 79 days.

79 days, 312 scenes – it has to be said that Guo Jingming is a true genius in the directing world.

For reference, another youth idol film, "You Are the Apple of My Eye," had 90 days and 100 scenes, while "So Young" had 103 days and 120 scenes.

As for Chen Nuo's "Inception," Nolan's level was even worse; it took 200 days to shoot 160 scenes.

Whenever Chen Nuo thought about this, he was actually very scared and hesitant, afraid that he would be a burden to Director Guo Jingming if he came to the scene.

Therefore, under the coordination of Huanxin Company, his cameo roles became less and less, no, they became shorter and more concise.

In this version, he simply gets out of a black Rolls-Royce Phantom, is surrounded by reporters, and then walks into the movie theater under the gaze of several beautiful women.

The whole process took less than five seconds.

Those familiar with Hong Kong films should have noticed that director Guo Jingming is paying homage to the final scene of "God of Gamblers II," where Chow Yun-fat makes his appearance.

Just as Chow Yun-fat was the idol of Sing and Andy Lau in "God of Gamblers II", the name Chen Nuo was mentioned several times throughout the script of "Tiny Times".

In the conversations between Lin Xiao, Gu Li, Nan Xiang, and Tang Wanru, they would occasionally mention things like, "I watched Chen Nuo's movie three times," "Chen Nuo's new movie will be released tomorrow," and "Chen Nuo is on the cover of a magazine."

So there's a scene where the four sisters go to see their idol and see him get out of his car.

And for this brief five-second shot,

The scene was quite grand.

Not only did the entire crew come, but even Guo Jingming himself personally supervised the filming.

The filming location was chosen at the entrance of Shanghai Xintiandi Plaza, an area with dazzling lights and glass curtain walls reflecting neon lights, which is Director Guo's favorite urban backdrop.

Even though the production crew specifically scheduled filming to begin at 2 a.m. to avoid large crowds,
But the news still leaked out.

When director Guo Jingming shouted "3, 2, 1, action!"
When Chen Nuo stepped out of Qi Yuntian's Rolls-Royce, there were still probably thousands of people gathered near the entrance of Xintiandi Plaza.

Ps:

I originally wanted to finish writing the transition without leaving any loose ends, but I can't now, the movie is about to start.

Don't blame me, but I have to do some research on the masters and directors of "The Bloodshed Is Coming," Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Sean Penn.

(End of this chapter)