Chapter 103: Thank You, Chen

Chen Nuo continued to be busy in the restaurant, thinking he had already dealt with the woman on the phone.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, she had actually come before him.

This scene was filmed with two cameras, Darius Khondji filming Chen Nuo, and another cameraman filming Emma Stone.

The black-haired, green-eyed Emma Stone asked anxiously, "He's 5'11", dark brown hair, have you seen him?"

"I'm sorry." Chen Nuo looked indifferent, his hands skillfully opening a beer, "The man who ordered meatloaf yesterday didn't look like what you described."

Emma Stone was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly added, "By the way, last time we came, he ordered pork chops."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Pork chops? Our pork chops are the best in New York; why didn't you say so earlier? Have you eaten them?"

Emma Stone frowned, "I haven't."

"Why? Do you have any religious beliefs?" Chen Nuo stared into Emma Stone's eyes. He suddenly discovered that this girl was very similar to the girl in the class next door in his high school, with the same big green eyes, the same small white freckles on her cheeks. A trace of nostalgia suddenly surged in his eyes.

"No, I don't." Emma Stone was impatient, "Have you seen him?"

Chen Nuo turned around, took a bottle of beer, and handed it to someone outside the bar.

For the sake of you looking like my first love, fine, let me think. His pupils began to look upward; this was a typical expression of recollection.

The memory of the NYU top student suddenly came into play.

He remembered, because the focus of his pupils had converged.

Chen Nuo snapped his fingers and looked back at the girl opposite: "There really was such a person last night. He ordered two pork chops, one with mashed potatoes and one with green beans."

"Two?" Emma Stone asked in surprise, "Can he eat that much?"

Chen Nuo smiled helplessly: "He wasn't alone; he had his girlfriend with him."

"Cut!"

After calling cut, Wong Kar-wai walked over.

"Emma, relax."

Then, he left.

Emma Stone was dumbfounded.

Today seemed to be a repeat of the previous two days, except the roles were reversed.

But Stone Girl's psychological quality was obviously not as good as Chen Nuo's. When they filmed the eleventh take and were still called cut by Wong Kar-wai, she couldn't help but tear up. However, she still held on, not letting the tears fall, and raised her hand, saying, "Director, I'm sorry, let me take a break."

Actress breakdowns were something Wong Kar-wai had seen too many times in his director life, where he took torturing people as his duty. Besides Maggie Cheung, which actress hadn't been tortured by him? Hearing Stone Girl's pitiful whimpering, this man didn't even twitch an eyebrow and said faintly, "OK, everyone take a break early."

It was almost 12:00 AM now, and it was about time for the mid-shift break, so at Wong Kar-wai's order, the various departments of the crew dispersed to find food.

Qi Yuntian didn't know where he bought the cola and burger, but when he handed them to Chen Nuo, the burger was still hot.

Chen Nuo saw a red-haired woman also walk over after Qi Yuntian. She glanced at him, then hugged Emma's shoulder, comforted her in a low voice, and took her out of the restaurant, not knowing where they went.

"Her agent, specifically came to chat with me today." Qi Yuntian said.

Chen Nuo chewed the burger and asked curiously, "Chat about what?"

"Nothing, in any case, I've talked it over with her." Qi Yuntian said faintly.

This scene was NG'd 27 times in total.

It wasn't until the east was slightly bright that Wong Kar-wai reluctantly said that was it, and everyone wrapped up.

Chen Nuo saw the luster in Emma Stone's green eyes fade, and she looked at the empty wine bottle on the bar counter in a daze. A sudden sharp pain surged in his heart, and he couldn't help saying, "Emma, want to chat?" This was the first conversation between the two in the three days of filming.

However, everything was so natural, without any sense of estrangement.

Whether it was Chen Nuo's tone or Emma Stone's reaction.

Emma Stone nodded, "Okay, Chen."

Chen Nuo and Emma Stone left the restaurant and walked toward the motel together in the morning light.

Qi Yuntian and Sarah appeared from somewhere, looked at the backs of the two, then looked at each other, said nothing, and went their separate ways.

"Have you seen the director's previous movies? Do you know how many first-class actors in Hong Kong have been driven crazy by him? There was an actor named Leung..."

On the way, Chen Nuo told all of Wong Kar-wai's glorious deeds, such as Tony Leung eating over twenty bowls of wonton noodles, Carina Lau scrubbing the floor twenty-seven times, Jacky Cheung eating over thirty plates of spaghetti, and Tony Leung filming 'Ashes of Time' in Dunhuang for three and a half years without knowing who he was playing... and so on.

Then he said, "In short, every actor who has been tortured by him has succeeded and is a superstar in the Chinese film circle. Moreover, I had a scene NG'd over 100 times before, so what do you have to be sad about?"

"Don't think it's because you're not good. It's just that the director thinks you can be better." Chen Nuo smiled, "Don't doubt yourself. Look at me, I've already walked out of it now, right?"

Emma Stone was stunned by what she heard. Although she had some understanding of Wong Kar-wai before, these things really couldn't be found on English websites. Someone actually ate over 30 plates of spaghetti... Emma Stone felt that if it were her, she would definitely die.

She was stunned for a long time, then came back to her senses and said seriously, "I know. Thank you, Chen."

Chen Nuo and the others all lived on the second floor of the motel wing. There were only six rooms on the second floor here. Emma Stone's room was at the top of the stairs, followed by Qi Yuntian's and Chen Nuo's.

Her room arrived first, and Emma Stone opened the door with her key.

However, before entering, she suddenly turned back and called out, "Chen." Chen Nuo was already walking forward, and when he heard the call, he turned back to look.

A slender, graceful body pounced over.

A burst of fragrance hit his nose.

Emma Stone wrapped her hands around his neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his mouth.

This kiss was different from the previous ones; it was so lingering and poignant.

It wasn't Jeremy's pure love kiss; it was Emma Stone's deep kiss of affection.

The two embraced tightly, their bodies spinning, just like dancing a tango, and they spun into Emma Stone's room together.

A muffled "thud."

I don't know who it was, but someone kicked the room door shut.

A few minutes later, Qi Yuntian walked up slowly with his hands in his pockets, and then he stopped.

He turned and walked back, guarding the top of the stairs, looking at the sky and the ground, as if thinking about something.

Afterward, two people returned one after another. Every time, Qi Yuntian would greet them very loudly, and he would pull them to chat for a while, talking about his emptiness and distress, scaring those two so much that they tucked their tails and ran back to their rooms.

After a while, the sound of Wong Kar-wai talking came from downstairs, and Qi Yuntian finally returned to his room. When passing by Emma Stone's door, he deliberately coughed loudly, and it became quiet inside again.

This time, several hours passed, until after 4:00 PM, it was quiet, and no sound was made at all.

Around 5:00 PM, there was some movement again.

I don't know when it started, but Qi Yuntian was actually lying on the corridor railing.

He suddenly sighed, looked at the leisurely white clouds in the sky, and decided not to accompany Chen Nuo tonight, and to have a good sleep in the motel.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 104 =====