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

Chapter 87 Wang Jiawei's Flop Movie

Zhang Xuan was indeed not mistaken; Chen Nuo was really going to Hollywood.

But it was not a movie directed by a foreign director. It was Zedong Films that called Qi Yuntian and asked if Chen Nuo had any schedule at the beginning of the year. If so, could he go to Hong Kong for another interview with director Wang Jiawei.

If we exclude going to school, Chen Nuo seems to have a schedule.

But that’s Wang Jiawei.

Hearing Qi Yuntian's cautious test, the other party immediately understood and gave another explanation.

This means that this time the investment is mainly from abroad, and it is Wang Mojing's trial work to enter Hollywood. The actors in the same play are all registered members of the Screen Actors Guild of America. They have strict regulations on their daily working hours and schedules. Wang Mojing will not do things recklessly like before. The current shooting time is set for 2 months.

The filming time for Chen Nuo's role is expected to be no more than one month.

So, if they are interested, please take the time to go to Hong Kong as soon as possible.

Qi Yuntian couldn't possibly talk about such a big thing on the phone, so he drove directly to the Film Academy to prepare for the interview with Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo happened to be called to Li Er's office at that time, so the two of them simply made an appointment to talk in Li Er's office over the phone.

After all, it's not something shameful.

When Qi Yuntian arrived, besides Li Er, there were two other teachers in the office, all busy at their desks.

Chen Nuo and Li Er were sitting on the sofa, and Li Er was discussing the performance in "If Love" with him.

"I still think that you shouldn't take on roles that are within your comfort zone. After all, you are still young. If you have the chance, you should work with some big directors who can train actors and let them put some pressure and push you. For you, it may be more useful than studying in school for a few years. After all, you are talented..." When Li Er said this, he suddenly saw Qi Yuntian rushing in.

She stopped talking, her glasses flashed with a cold light, and she shouted coldly: "What are you doing? You are so impatient! You don't need to knock when you come in? Don't you see Teacher Huang and Teacher Ye are here? What did I teach you normally?"

Huang Lei looked up from his desk and said with a smile, "Professor Li, it's okay. Look, you scared Xiao Qi."

Ye Linghui also looked up and smiled, "That's right. Xiao Qi, I haven't seen you for a long time. How come you look thinner again?"

Qi Yuntian smiled rather reservedly: "Hello, Teacher Ye, Hello, Teacher Huang, I'm sorry, I was really anxious just now. I'm actually still the same, neither fat nor thin."

Chen Nuo couldn't help but sigh when he saw this. Qi Yuntian had really matured. If it was a year ago, it would be unimaginable that such words would come out of his mouth.

A few people exchanged a few polite words, and the other two teachers continued to busy themselves with their own things. Qi Yuntian sat on a corner of the sofa, looked at Li Er, and said, "Chen Nuo, Wang Jiawei asked us to go to Hong Kong to sign a contract. He wants to find you to film his new movie."

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Lei and Ye Linghui raised their heads immediately.

Chen Nuo was also a little surprised, but after all, they had met before, so it didn't seem too sudden. He was just stunned for a moment and asked, "When?"

Qi Yuntian said, "The other party on the phone said it was urgent and wanted us to go over in the next two days. It is estimated that it will be ready to start shooting next month, because their preparation period for this drama is very short. And I heard that it is a foreign investment and a Hollywood drama, so the shooting time will not be long. However, you may still need to ask the school for a month's leave."

Chen Nuo finally understood why Qi Yuntian always went to see Li Er after entering the door. Because Li Er was the most opposed to students skipping classes to film among the teachers in the film academy. She often said that if you want to run before you learn to crawl, you will fall down sooner or later.

This time, he couldn't figure out what kind of play Wang Jiawei would ask him to act in.

2046 has already been filmed, and he also went to the cinema to watch The Grandmaster, which he clearly remembers was in 2013. So, did Wang Mojing go to the United States to film some movie in the past eight years?

Why had he never heard of it?

I guess there is only one reason.

Rushed to grandma's house.

Director Wang's first attempt at a film was a depth charge, and it was blown to pieces. It was not until several years later that he pieced the pieces together again, returned to the Chinese-speaking world, found a badly filmed subject, and put all his heart and soul into filming The Grandmaster, which was considered a face-saving move.

The more Chen Nuo thought about it, the more he felt that this was probably the case.

Why would he participate in a movie that was destined to fail? He might as well find an excuse to turn it down.

Chen Nuo coughed and said, "Ask for leave? That's not a good idea, why not just forget it."

A gust of wind blew through the curtains in the office, making a slight noise, the heater whirred in the pipes, and students were talking downstairs.

There was a "squeak" sound.

The chair was pushed away.

Huang Lei stood up from behind his desk, walked over, and went straight to Chen Nuo, looking him up and down as if he didn't know him.

After a long while, Huang Lei said with a half-smile, "Chen Nuo, are you turning down all of Wang Jiawei's plays?"

As for Chen Nuo, Li An refused them all.

What Wang Kawei, just push it away.

In fact, apart from Liu Yifei, neither he nor Qi Yuntian told anyone about his refusal to act in Ang Lee's new film.

Li An really wanted him to act and tried to persuade him several times, but he gave up when he saw his firm attitude.

But fortunately, they didn't mind. After all, Director Li has been working in Hollywood for many years and has long been accustomed to the Western way of doing things. Friendship is friendship, and work is work. So later, he asked someone to pass a message to Chen Nuo and the others, saying that they were not destined to work together this time, but they must cooperate if there is a chance in the future.

Hearing Huang Lei's words, Chen Nuo could only pretend to be shy and scratched his head and said, "I do have to go to class. I just asked for leave once before for military training. Now I'm asking for leave again. I feel a little embarrassed..."

Huang Lei laughed, "Class... Hehe, if Principal Zheng and Dean Zhang knew that you turned down Wang Jiawei's film contract because of class, they wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh. Chen Nuo, the school will definitely grant you leave if you go to film Wang Jiawei's movie. As long as you don't go for three to five years, it's no problem. You can make up for the final exam."

Ye Linghui sat behind her desk and said loudly, "I think three to five years is fine! Chen Nuo, Teacher Huang is right. What's wrong with asking for leave? I can talk to the leaders. That American student in Class 02 has been acting since his freshman year, and he only took a few classes in his four years of undergraduate study? Now it's the turn of our own students to shoot Wang Jiawei's movie. How can we not allow them to take leave? If any department leader dares to stop me, I will be the first to stand up and reason with him!"

Huang Lei laughed and said, "Teacher Ye, it must be accurate. If it's not accurate, how can it still be called a film school?"

Li Er also spoke, but she turned to ask Qi Yuntian: "If we go to film with foreigners, how is Chen Nuo's spoken English? Is it okay?"

(End of this chapter)