Chapter 164: A New Look, Jiang Wen is Here

The things Chen Nuo had been doing during this period had nothing to do with *My Blueberry Nights*, all of them were trivial matters.

First, he finally registered the name of the new company.

English name: Reborn Pictures.

Chinese name: Beijing Huanran Yixin Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd.

Chen Nuo attached great importance to the animation at the beginning of the film, and specifically called Nolan to find Framestore, which had helped them with the special effects for *Batman 2*.

That side gave a "friendship price," 50,000 Euros, for 10 seconds.

It was truly a friendship price.

Because this British special effects company, Framestore, had charged particularly high fees ever since they became famous for doing special effects for the *Harry Potter* series. *Avatar*, which was released the year after next, was charged an astronomical price by them, and the later *Doctor Strange* and *Gravity* weren't cheap either.

If it weren't for *The Dark Knight* contributing quite a bit of performance to them this year, they really wouldn't want to take such a small order.

On the phone, Nolan was a bit surprised by Chen Nuo's decision to establish a film company, and kindly reminded him that the acting talent on him was definitely more valuable than a company with a market value of several hundred million.

Afterwards, Nolan also said that the premiere of *The Dark Knight* should be in the summer slot in July, telling him to pay attention to freeing up time.

Why was Chen Nuo's company's Chinese name called "Huanran Yixin" (A New Look)? Because Jiang Wen was also registering a new company during those days.

When the two chatted on the phone about this, they were both a bit annoyed about naming it.

Feeling that this wouldn't work, and that had been snatched by others.

After calculating for a long time on the phone, why not be unconventional and take a four-character one.

Jiang Wen said his company might as well be called "Bu Yi Le Hu" (Not Happy?), because filming movies for him was just a happy thing.

Chen Nuo said, then he would be called "Huanran Yixin."

As for the reason... he didn't say.

Having registered the film company, *The Message* followed suit and was filed for record.

However, the preparation and casting work got stuck on the last important role.

It wasn't Jin Shenghuo.

Jin Shenghuo had decided on a middle-aged actor named Yu Hewei to play it.

Ning Hao had brought three resumes to Chen Nuo to look at at the time.

Saying that these were the three candidates he had currently selected, or he could call them all over for Chen Zong to see their acting.

As a result, Chen Nuo looked at those resumes, didn't say the reason, pointed and said, "Just him."

Leaving Ning Hao speechless.

But the boss said him, then him.

Yu Hewei had played many roles in many TV dramas at this time, but he was over 30, and didn't even have a sign of becoming popular. I don't know if it had anything to do with his face looking old.

After learning from his agent that *The Message* had finally decided on him, Yu Hewei drank quite a bit of alcohol that night.

After deciding on Jin Shenghuo, the casting had walked ninety-nine steps, and only one step was left.

This step was Wang Tianxiang, who was colluding with the Japanese devil Takeda.

In the original movie, this role was played by Wang Hongwen, who played the treacherous and evil puppet army leader vividly.

Chen Nuo originally didn't want to replace him this time,

But when he contacted him this time, Wang Hongwen declined.

The reason was long-winded and he said quite a bit to Qi Yun, but Qi Yuntian only relayed a very simple sentence to Chen Nuo—he didn't want to offend Huayi because of *The Message*.

When the two brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei learned that *The Message*, which they had their eyes on, had been intercepted by Chen Nuo again, they had now publicly spoken out in the mainland film circle.

From now on, Huayi Brothers and Chen Nuo Studio would be at odds, with me there would be no him, with him there would be no me.

It could be considered putting the conflict between the two families on the table.

Under these circumstances, participating in *The Message* was clearly being at odds with Huayi Brothers.

Except for those who were worthless and risked their lives to get ahead, everyone else had to think about it.

No matter how popular Chen Nuo was as an actor, the success of *Crazy Stone* alone couldn't explain much.

After all, when luck comes, it's not impossible for a blind cat to run into a dead mouse.

By comparison, the qualifications and successful works of Huayi Brothers were obvious.

The key was that the cast of *The Message* currently flowing out was also a bit unreliable.

Except for the three leads, what kind of shrimp soldiers and crab generals were the other roles.

Wasn't it claimed to be an investment of 100 million?

As a result, you couldn't even gather an all-star cast, who are you fooling?

Starting from deciding on Duan Yihong, this newcomer to film and television, the industry's expectations for *The Message* had been gradually decreasing.

They were all unknown.

Some were performing stage plays, some had been running extras for half a lifetime, some had been half-red and half-purple, neither dead nor alive, and some even couldn't find a play to film and could only be acting teachers.

Especially this last one, it was too fucking ridiculous.

Look at the three leads Chen Nuo, Fan Bingbing, and Liu Yifei again, it seemed... a bit weird too.

Especially Liu Yifei... had she acted in a movie before?

What's the name? Why haven't I heard of it?

To sum up, industry insiders were all doubting, could it be that Chen Nuo had some achievements, so he wanted to rely on his fame to make some rotten money?

Due to various factors, for Wang Zhiwen, who didn't need to get ahead, it wasn't strange to refuse.

As for Chen Nuo, this matter didn't look big, it seemed that Wang Tianxiang could be played by anyone.

However, he had arranged it to this extent.

So far, in his view, the entire crew was only a line away from perfection.

Want him to find an actor to fool around with?

Chen Nuo wasn't a perfectionist, but he didn't want to do that at all?

However, where was he going to find someone who could be compared to Wang Zhiwen?

Chen Nuo had been thinking about this matter during the May Day holiday these few days.

"Brother Nuo, what are you thinking about?"

Zhang Ge, who was in the same dormitory, put a bottle of Coca-Cola on his desk.

The class about to be held was *Chinese Film History*, and everyone was sitting at desks and chairs similar to ordinary universities.

Zhang Ge was full of smiles when he spoke, and the action of putting down the cola was also unusually smooth.

It could be called sharp-eyed and steady-handed.

Just right, among two bottles of Fresh Orange, one bottle of Pepsi, one bag of melon seeds, one bag of Langwixian, and one bag of Lay's potato chips, he found a small empty space and just happened to place his unique red Coca-Cola.

Chen Nuo came back to his senses and said helplessly: "I can't put it down here, you take it and drink it yourself!"

Zhang Ge said with a smile: "I just drank it, and just happened to buy an extra bottle. Then I'll go over first, class is starting."

Chen Nuo looked at the pile of things on the desk speechlessly.

Ever since he promised to let his classmates run extras in *The Message*, he had had this kind of treatment in the class.

Clearly, they were free laborers for the crew, without a single line of dialogue, but the classmates of the 2005 class of the Beijing Film Academy's acting department were all very happy, feeling as if they had won some grand prize.

After the leaders of the acting academy knew about this, they were actually quite supportive.

Next semester, they even specially opened a practical course for their class, which counted for credits, for a month, clearly letting them go and have fun with Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo handed the cola and snacks on the desk to Yuan Shanshan beside him and said: "You take a bottle and drink it, take this to eat too."

Yuan Shanshan didn't mean to refuse, her small face flushed slightly, and she said in a soft voice: "Chen Nuo, don't worry anymore. No matter what happens, I... we are your strongest backing."

Chen Nuo felt that he wasn't anything just now, he was just thinking about who to play Wang Tianxiang, did it look like he was worried?

He smiled and said: "Okay, thank you."

Duanmu and Wang Meng, who were sitting in the front row of the two, heard the conversation in the back row and couldn't help but look at each other.

Since the beginning of this semester, Yang Mi had treated Huang Lei's words as wind in her ears, becoming even more intense in filming outside, and couldn't be seen at all.

A seat had become vacant beside Chen Nuo.

And their roommate didn't know where she got the courage, becoming particularly active.

Knowing that Chen Nuo liked to sit in the front row in class, she occupied a seat for him.

The key was that Chen Nuo really went to sit there!

Even if the entire 2005 class and even the entire acting department knew that Chen Nuo's girlfriend was named Wen Yongshan and was currently enrolled in the higher vocational class, 99% of the time Chen Nuo would go to sit in the seat occupied by Yuan Shanshan, it was just out of courtesy.

But the remaining 1% was like an ant, crawling on the hearts of many girls, itchy and numb.

If, be more active... then would it...?

Wang Meng and Duanmu's eyes met and then parted, but she clearly saw an ant in the other's eyes, and she felt that maybe she was the same.

Sigh, come to think of it, a few days ago, a reporter even contacted her, asking her to reveal a little bit about Chen Nuo's campus life, with a high reward.

But how was that possible?

Not to mention anything else, at the beginning of this semester, the dean personally came to the class to say hello, and that was what he said. Once discovered, it would be severely punished.

Wang Meng was thinking about it when the bell rang, and the last class of the morning began.

The one teaching them *Chinese Film History* was an old professor surnamed Shi, who was very rigid.

Chen Nuo didn't know if it was because he had missed too many classes last semester, and his impression score in the hearts of the teachers at the Film Academy was too poor.

In short, after the beginning of this semester, the old man was a bit targeting him.

No, it couldn't be said to be targeting.

It could only be said to be taking extra care.

He and Wen Yongshan had gone to watch the late-night dubbed version of *My Blueberry Nights* last night, and today he got up a bit early, and fell asleep without knowing it.

As a result, Professor Shi called his name all of a sudden.

"Chen Nuo, come, you tell us about Zhang Shichuan's contribution to Chinese cinema."

Chen Nuo woke up from his drowsiness all of a sudden.

He only heard Professor Shi calling him, and didn't hear a single word of the rest.

Fortunately, Yuan Shanshan handed over the book in her hand and pointed to a line on it.

Chen Nuo picked it up and read it, but before he had read two words, Professor Shi said: "Alright, no need to read. Listen to the class well, cheer up. No matter how great achievements you have made outside, when you return to school, you are still a student, learning is your main job, do you know?"

Professor Shi wasn't wrong, but Yuan Shanshan didn't seem to think so.

Chen Nuo sat down, and after a while, a small note was passed over.

"Teacher Shi is getting a divorce, don't pay attention to him. You are the best!"

Look, the Film Academy, this school the size of a fart, even the little family affairs of the old professor were passed on to the students.

Speaking of which, Shi old man is at this age, and still wants to divorce?

It's truly an artist's family.

At the same time, Chen Nuo felt that Yuan Shanshan was quite cute, how was she blackened so miserably in her previous life.

Just as he was about to give her a friendly smile, a vibration suddenly came from his pants pocket, and a call came.

Chen Nuo looked at the name on the phone. Jiang Wen.

Hung up first.

Then sent a text message back: "Brother Jiang. What's the matter? I'm in class."

After a while, the text message came back.

It was Jiang Wen's assistant who helped reply, sending a lot.

"Chen Laoshi, hello, I am Teacher Jiang Wen's assistant. Teacher Jiang is currently near the Film Academy, and Director Wang's meeting this afternoon also invited Teacher Jiang to attend, do you want to go over with us?"

Chen Nuo didn't expect that Wang Jiawei had even called Jiang Wen for this meeting.

It seemed that Wang "Sunglasses" was really anxious.

Just right, he also wanted to ask Jiang Wen about the role of Wang Tianxiang. See if there were any suitable candidates to recommend.

In this way, killing two birds with one stone, and he could also let Linghu not come to pick him up.

Chen Nuo replied: "Okay, then sorry for the trouble, I'll be out of class in half an hour. See you at the gate of the Film Academy."

Just as he finished typing the words, the text message hadn't been sent yet.

On the podium, Professor Shi said lightly again: "Chen Nuo, what's the matter, can't you talk after class? Do you have to reply to text messages during class?"

Chen Nuo pressed the send button and didn't say anything.

Professor Shi didn't want to target Chen Nuo on purpose either, it's just that old teachers like to show off their authority anytime, anywhere.

After warning him, and the other party didn't talk back, he continued to lecture with satisfaction.

Chen Nuo didn't intend to cause trouble again, just wanted to mix through this class quietly, the phone in his pants pocket vibrated again, and he didn't look at it.

As a result, Teacher Shi didn't know if it was because he had intimidated the thorns in the class, he was particularly in the mood. This class actually dragged on, and it was past 12 o'clock, and it still hadn't ended.

Chen Nuo was a bit anxious at this time, because he felt the phone in his pants pocket vibrate a few times, it should be Jiang Wen urging him.

In fact, it wasn't just urging.

At this time, Jiang Wen had already driven the car into the Film Academy.

Who told the Film Academy gate not to allow parking?

Originally, the security guard at the Film Academy gate looked at that Toyota Alphard without an entry permit, walked out and waved his hand, not letting it in.

Unfortunately, Jiang Wen's face was too recognizable, he lowered the car window and said: "Master, I'm going in to find Chen Nuo from your school, I'll be out in a while."

If it were changed to somewhere else, Jiang Wen wasn't Andy Lau, so it might not necessarily work.

But don't the dogs at the Film Academy know Zhang Yimou, right?

Jiang Wen, who had filmed together, took advantage of the light.

That 40-year-old security guard had no integrity, and could be called a traitor to the Film Academy.

He even saluted this '84 Central Academy of Drama graduate.

After raising the barrier, he even returned to the security room and said to the walkie-talkie without saying a word: "Jiang Wen is here, Jiang Wen is here."

It sounded like the devils had entered the village.

The Alphard drove into the Film Academy, and Jiang Wen was quite emotional looking around, "The last time I came here, it was just after filming *Red Sorghum*, and I came to do promotion with Director Yimou. At that time, the trees here were only this small."

"Hey, Little Li, ask for directions, see where Chen Nuo and the others are having class."

When letting the assistant ask for directions, Jiang Wen was also thinking about things.

He was indeed handling things here, but coming to find Chen Nuo wasn't that much on the way.

It was just under the guise of going to Wang Jiawei's meeting, he wanted to ask Chen Nuo about internet promotion.

*Crazy Stone* was so successful, people in the circle felt that it couldn't be separated from those people posting on the internet.

After going back and forth, this kind of statement also reached his ears.

His new movie *The Sun Also Rises* had been scheduled, and it would be released in September. It was also about to enter the promotional period.

What was this internet promotion about, how should it be done?

Undoubtedly, it couldn't be explained clearly on the phone, asking the person involved face-to-face was the best.

He took the initiative to come and pick someone up, which could be considered showing sincerity.

The assistant in the passenger seat opened the window and asked the students on the side of the road.

Afterwards, the Alphard stopped directly under the teaching building of the acting academy.

If it were someone else, they might still have scruples, but how could Jiang Wen think so much.

He felt tired from sitting, opened the car door and got out, standing on the side of the road and stretching.

The assistant also followed down and asked: "Teacher Jiang, do you want to send a text message to Chen Laoshi's side to ask?"

Jiang Wen waved his hand and said: "Forget it, people are in class, we'll just wait here for a while."

His getting out of the car didn't matter, it just happened to be the time for lunch break, and several students walked over, seeing him stretching and yawning, and were stunned on the spot.

Among them, a beautiful girl named Ruan Ruan Jingtian had an outstanding appearance, and the girl from the Northeast named Kan Qingzi beside her also had double eyelids and big eyes, with a good face.

The two girls walked in front, and were instantly attracted by the middle-aged man on the side of the road who was not tall and looked ordinary, with broken eyebrows and small eyes.

Their feet were suddenly as if they had grown nails, and they didn't move.

You look at me, I look at you.

The discussion behind them was like a swarm of bees, buzzing.

But the tone and tone were one more excited than the other.

"Jiang Wen?"

"Is it Jiang Wen?"

"It's really Jiang Wen!"

"Holy shit, how could Jiang Wen come to our school?"

"Is he waiting for someone here? I actually saw Jiang Wen at the Film Academy?"

"Is it really him? Could it just look like him?"

Ruan Ruan Jingtian actually had this question too.

Not because Teacher Jiang's appearance was too common.

Just because these freshmen at the Film Academy were just starting on this path of acting.

No, maybe they hadn't even started the path.

Suddenly bumping into Jiang Wen.

This feeling was almost the same as a little Taoist who had just stepped into the Qi Refining stage suddenly bumping into the Three Pure Ones.

Who the fuck believes that immortals will really descend to earth?

Jiang Wen also noticed the gazes of these little hairy children, feeling a bit inappropriate, waved at them, smiled, and turned to get into the car.

But it was too late.

Not to mention that Beijing Film Academy students don't chase stars, that's not chasing ordinary stars.

Jiang Wen, this immortal who sees the head but not the tail, definitely doesn't count in this category.

The key is, this person can be called the backbone of China Film!

What is he doing at the Film Academy?

Movies are also art, and usually learning can't avoid practicing imagination, and with such wild imagination, the plot can't avoid being varied and colorful.

In just a few minutes, the news that Jiang Wen was sitting in this Alphard spread outside the teaching building instantly.

More and more people stayed on the side of the road, in groups of three or five, not surrounding, just waiting from far and near to see what kind of plot development it would be.

After dragging the class for almost 20 minutes, Professor Shi finally was willing to end the class.

Chen Nuo immediately took out his mobile phone, looked at the text message, and replied.

Jiang Wen said he was waiting for him downstairs in his teaching building, telling him to hurry up, he was taken aback, and hurriedly walked down the stairs with his book.

Afterwards, looking at the scene outside the teaching building with people in groups of three or five, he was stunned.

Fuck.

What is this doing?

He was followed by Yuan Shanshan and the others.

Seeing the scene of gathering outside, several people were also a bit surprised.

Yuan Shanshan asked for the first time: "What's going on?" Her small eyes drifted carefully towards him, seeming to be sure it had something to do with him.

At this time, Chen Nuo couldn't possibly go back, right?

He looked at Yuan Shanshan, sighed, and said: "Isn't it about the dubbed version of *My Blueberry Nights*? Jiang Wen came to find me, telling me to go to a meeting with him. Alright, I'm leaving. Bye."

He didn't care what expressions Yuan Shanshan, Wang Meng, and Zhang Xiaofei who followed behind had, he bit the bullet and walked quickly to the front.

Ruan Ruan Jingtian and Kan Qingzi heard the movement first, and then noticed a boy walking over from the teaching building direction.

Only heard a familiar student shout: "Chen Nuo, is Jiang Wen here to find you?"

Ruan Ruan Jingtian and the others watched their own sophomore senior in the acting department nod a bit embarrassedly, and smiled a bit shyly.

"Yes, sorry, we're leaving now."

Ruan Ruan Jingtian felt that this smile was really tasteful, and it immediately reminded her of the *My Blueberry Nights* she watched the day before yesterday. In the movie, that boy named Jeremy seemed to have smiled like this too?

Someone asked a question that Ruan Ruan Jingtian felt exceeded the boundary: "What is Jiang Wen looking for you for, Chen Nuo?"

Ruan Ruan Jingtian saw the boy didn't respond.

Afterwards, he made an action that made her heart beat faster, waved at the direction of her and Kan Qingzi, and then opened the door of the Alphard and got in.

Immediately after, the car drove away in a flash.

Kan Qingzi and Ruan Ruan Jingtian looked at each other, Kan Qingzi opened her eyes wide and said: "Senior Chen Nuo just waved at us?"

Ruan Ruan Jingtian also couldn't believe it, replaying that action in her mind over and over again, and was a bit stunned for a while.

At this time, several girls walked past them, Ruan Ruan Jingtian glanced, and found that they were several seniors from the 05 class.

It was exactly the same class as the person just now.

A tall and beautiful girl inside was happily saying to the person beside her: "Haha, did you see Shi old man's expression just now?"

Another girl said, "Shanshan, were you a bit too direct just now, I saw the old man was angered by you."

"Who told him not to be reasonable in class?"

"But aren't you afraid of him?"

"What am I afraid of, I haven't gone out to film, does he dare to fail my class? Hmph, I tell you, in case he... people say that... didn't come to class, that's..."

Several girls gradually walked away, Kan Qingzi and Ruan Ruan Jingtian stood in place for a while again, Kan Qingzi said: "Let's go, Little Tian, let's go eat."

Ruan Ruan Jingtian agreed, and the two girls walked towards the cafeteria.

On the way, Ruan Ruan Jingtian couldn't help but say: "Qingzi, what do you think Jiang Wen is looking for Chen Nuo for? Could it be that they are going to film together?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 165 =====