Chapter 203: Bloody Hollywood

Chen Nuo noticed Wen Yongshan's gaze and raised his eyebrows.

Wen Yongshan pointed to the pot on the stove.

Chen Nuo made an OK gesture and continued to say to Lori Eisner: "So you mean, Warner will support me with all their might without reservation this time?"

Lori Eisner said: "Yes, absolutely. If they don't want to become the laughingstock of all Hollywood again."

Chen Nuo watched Wen Yongshan take out a bowl and start serving soup, and said somewhat distractedly: "Then do they have that strength?"

"Warner?"

"Yes."

Lori Eisner laughed and said: "Although I really don't want to admit it, these sons of bitches are indeed one of the six most powerful companies in the global film circle, perhaps even one of the top four."

Chen Nuo replied: "The premise is that they have no other choice."

Lori laughed: "Exactly. Warner is being targeted by everyone this time because 'The Dark Knight' is too much in the spotlight."

"My uncle told me that if it weren't for your Joker having too many fans, they would be afraid of the bad influence. No matter how well you performed this time, don't even think about being nominated."

"In fact, um, the role Disney played in this matter is not that of a cute Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse."

This is the bloody Hollywood.

Even the Golden Globe Awards, voted on by the Foreign Press Association, are the result of capital wrestling and compromise.

But who cares how ugly the truth behind it is?

Fans all over the world will only cheer for their favorite actors winning awards, and audiences or film distributors will also willingly pay money for the award-winning films.

Thus, the year-end awards season has completely degenerated into a vanity fair.

Chen Nuo followed Wen Yongshan to the living room, sat on the sofa, and began to drink this bowl of Sichuan pepper and fish maw soup that Wen Yongshan had been stewing from afternoon until evening.

Chen Nuo took a sip, gave Wen Yongshan a thumbs up, and said to the phone: "So you mean we can safely leave the Golden Globe Awards to Warner to operate?"

Lori Eisner said: "Yes, and I personally think that since your Best Supporting Actor nomination is in, it means the other five major companies don't want to completely break with Warner either. Since your Joker cannot be blocked, it might as well serve as a step for both sides."

"However, at the same time, I must remind you that the Oscars after the Golden Globes are a different story."

Chen Nuo felt that the soup Wen Yongshan made was indeed delicious, the only problem being it was a bit too bland. It didn't quite fit his taste as a Sichuanese. But he still finished the bowl while Lori Eisner was talking, and picked up the bowl, signaling Wen Yongshan to have another one.

Wen Yongshan's eyes crinkled with a smile, and she took it and walked to the kitchen with small steps.

Chen Nuo looked at her back, smiled, and asked: "Why?"

Lori Eisner sighed on the phone and said: "Because your main opponent this time, the producer of 'Doubt,' is called Miramax. Harvey Weinstein's Miramax."

This was the first time Chen Nuo heard Lori Eisner speak about a company and a person in such a heavy tone. It seems this sex offender Harvey Weinstein really has something.

"Although Warner is very powerful, Harvey... forget it, no matter what, congratulations first, Chen, for the 2008 65th Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor. You are only 21 this year; I will check the records after I hang up to confirm if you are the youngest. I hope not, otherwise Harvey will definitely make a big fuss about this point to those conservative old antiques at the Oscars."

"But no matter what, you can celebrate now."

"OK, thank you, Lori. I will."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Yongshan asked curiously: "What did Ms. Lori Eisner want with you? I heard you talking about the Golden Globe Awards; is there any news?"

Chen Nuo said while drinking the newly served soup: "Um, there is some news, but it's all speculation. Wow! This soup is truly amazing. It makes my whole body hot. Hmph hmph. Have you thought about how to act as my sex toy tonight?"

Wen Yongshan smiled charmingly, but said with some regret: "Darling, did you forget? My aunt is here."

Chen Nuo patted his forehead, looking as if he had just remembered, his expression not just regretful, but downright devastated.

If the members of the Golden Globe Foreign Press Association saw his acting now, let alone Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor would definitely be his.

"Remembered, damn."

Wen Yongshan looked at him, feeling a bit heartbroken, and asked: "Darling, are you very uncomfortable? Then do you want me to use... to help you?"

Chen Nuo said very gently: "No need, you've worked so hard today. I can't bear it. Let's just rest well tonight. You still have to go to class tomorrow."

Regardless of how moved Wen Yongshan was after hearing these words, feeling that her true feelings were not entrusted to the wrong person.

In the end, Chen Nuo didn't manage to enter the Film Academy gate before November arrived.

Mainly because of company matters.

Since Qi Yuntian was accompanying Liu Yifei in Japan and hadn't returned yet, all kinds of major and minor matters piled up and needed his final decision.

Among them, the most important were the acting contracts.

Fan Binbing's, Wen Yongshan's, Liu Yifei's, and his own.

He had already reached an agreement with Bong Joon-ho to go to Korea to film next year, and he wasn't considering taking domestic roles for the time being, so he passed on all of them.

Having confirmed with Wen Yongshan, she didn't want to film recently either, so he passed on her invitations as well.

Liu Yifei had already accepted "Boys Over Flowers," so she naturally couldn't take care of domestic matters for the time being. Naturally, her roles could also be passed on.

What remained was Fan Binbing.

And this woman actually had her own opinions; she mostly made her own decisions about what to film and what not to film, and Chen Nuo wouldn't interfere.

However, seeing Li Yu's "Lost in Beijing" in Fan Binbing's contract, Chen Nuo still decided to make a call to communicate with her.

Sure enough, Fan Binbing wanted to take this film entirely for the sake of winning an award.

But Chen Nuo knew that in his previous life, although Fan Binbing's performance in this film was impeccable, it could be said to be the peak state of her acting career.

But there was a rat dropping that would eventually ruin the pot of soup.

In the end, neither Fan Binbing nor Li Yu would gain anything.

The reason Chen Nuo knew so clearly was, of course, because that passionate clip that spread widely on Weibo in his previous life aroused his interest, and he found the uncut full film to watch while in LA.

After watching it, he completely forgot about those few nude shots and sighed that Tong Dawei was truly one of the most overrated male actors in the mainland.

One Xiaoming, one Dawei—the names match well, and they truly deserve to be called "Crouching Dragon and Fledgling Phoenix."

Although Chen Nuo was just asking casually, Fan Binbing obviously didn't think so and said quite concernedly: "Chen Nuo, do you think I shouldn't take it?"

Chen Nuo hesitated and said: "Let's see, let's see."

In fact, it was through this film that Fan Binbing became Li Yu's designated female lead; the two collaborated on several art films, which eventually allowed Fan Binbing to successfully win the Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actress award.

A failed beginning, but in the end, there was a seemingly good ending; Chen Nuo didn't know what to do either.

Actually, there was one way to perfectly solve all of this.

However, for now, let's shelve it for the time being. After Chen Nuo started entering the school to attend classes,

the wind of the Golden Globe Awards slowly blew over from the other side of the Pacific.

Clearly, it was just Warner starting to take this matter seriously, so they created some hype news to build momentum for him.

But the domestic media didn't know if they were truly stupid or pretending to be stupid.

Not only did they copy it word for word, but they also added oil and vinegar, adding some personal understanding.

Some headlines were so exaggerated that Chen Nuo got goosebumps all over his body when he saw them.

It made him extremely annoyed, and he couldn't even attend classes properly at school.

Coupled with the emergence of the iPhone now, there was a trend that everyone would be a paparazzi in the future; even if he went to the cafeteria with his classmates, he seemed to need the three-piece set of sunglasses, mask, and hat.

Helplessly, he finally decided to find a channel to speak out to pour some cold water on everyone and tell the facts.

This time, he didn't have a film to promote, although after CCTV-6 got the news, they wished they could open their hearts to say that the China Movie Channel really wasn't only for promoting films.

But he didn't have the heart to break the tradition they had maintained for many years.

Finally, among the vast number of program invitations, he still chose the "Eastern Oprah."

Since he hadn't had a chance to be on the Western one yet, let's go on the Eastern one first.

"I've seen in some interviews that you said you took the Film Academy exam because you couldn't get into university. Is this true?" asked Lu Yu, whose head wasn't that big yet and who wasn't that thin yet.

Chen Nuo was wearing simple casual clothes, sitting on the sofa, giving people a somewhat serious feeling: "That was some unscrupulous reporter taking things out of context."

As soon as this shot came out, Zhang Xinyu couldn't help but scream: "So handsome!"

Lu Yu asked again: "Then how were your high school grades?"

Chen Nuo's expression was indifferent: "They were okay, ranked in the top three in our class."

Lu Yu made an expression of surprise: "Wow, that's very good."

Chen Nuo smiled shyly: "When I left the class to take the Film Academy exam in Beijing, I got second place in the final exam. It should be said that it was precisely because of this that I gained confidence."

Zhang Xinyu had completely given up her disguise in front of Zhao Liying, staring at the screen without moving, muttering: "Sure enough, Brother Nuonuo is the best-looking when he smiles. No wonder those slutty women in Japan and Korea are in heat; don't you think so?"

Not getting a response, Zhang Xinyu tilted her head and saw Zhao Liying reading a book, couldn't help but curl her lips, and said: "'An Actor Prepares,' you're really reading it. Boring."

Lu Yu on the screen continued to ask: "Then what was your final college entrance exam score? Can you reveal it to everyone? Because we all know that the Film Academy publishes scores every year, but strangely, your score has never been published. Why is that?"

Chen Nuo's expression was very calm: "The school has its considerations, I won't mention the score. I actually did average, because I was indeed filming all the time and didn't have time to study..."

"A Date with Lu Yu" adopted a recorded format. Before this segment aired on November 21st, countless people were looking forward to it.

After it aired, not only did the ratings in the Hong Kong region climb steadily, but mainland viewers who couldn't watch it flocked to log into Phoenix TV's online live broadcast room.

Just 5 minutes after it started, over 500,000 people entered, causing the narrow service bandwidth of that era to explode instantly.

Just as Chen Nuo finished saying "didn't have time to study," the video froze.

Zhang Xinyu fumbled for a long time, but it was still stuck on the screen where Chen Nuo was speaking.

The filthy language from all over the country in the live broadcast room was scrolling like a waterfall. Strangely, besides Chinese profanity, there were also English, French, Japanese, Korean, etc.

Zhao Liying stretched her head over to look and asked curiously: "Are these people all here to see Chen Nuo? Does he really have so many fans abroad?"

Zhang Xinyu had no mood to pay attention to her, clicking the refresh key on the laptop webpage with her mouse while cursing.

At this moment, their room door was knocked.

Zhang Xinyu said: "Xiao Ying, go open the door; it should be the person I told you about."

"Oh." Zhao Liying agreed and walked toward the door, asking curiously, "Is she really born in the same year and month as you?"

"Yeah." Zhang Xinyu clicked the mouse, "More than ten days older than me, very coincidental."

Ever since Zhang Xinyu returned from her guest appearance in "The Message." Huanxin Company found a better star-rated hotel for the two of them.

Many real character actors also lived here.

Zhang Xinyu once struck up a conversation with a girl surnamed Liu in the elevator.

She was much more impressive than the two of them, only 10 days older than Zhang Xinyu, also 20 years old, but had already played roles in two dramas and signed with a large entertainment company in Shanghai.

The drama she was currently filming was scary to mention—playing Mu Nianci in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

However, she was very kind and didn't act superior just because her status was higher than Zhang Xinyu's.

And after a few simple exchanges, the two girls of the same age found some common language, and after a few back-and-forths, they became friends.

This time, Zhang Xinyu bought a new laptop for this "A Date with Lu Yu" and invited her over to watch the show together.

As soon as Zhao Liying opened the door, she saw a thin and pretty girl standing at the door, asking: "Hello, does Zhang Xinyu live here?"

Before Zhao Liying could reply, she heard Zhang Xinyu call out: "She's here, come in, Shishi. That's Zhao Liying, I told you about her, my bestie."

Zhao Liying was very polite and smiled: "Hello."

The girl surnamed Liu, named Shishi, nodded somewhat embarrassedly and said: "Sorry to bother you."

But after entering the room, she didn't seem embarrassed at all, heading straight for Zhang Xinyu, saying: "Xinyu, there was something at the crew, I came late; it hasn't finished airing yet, right? Why is there no sound?"

Zhang Xinyu said irritably: "Not yet, it's stuck."

"Ah?" The girl walked to the laptop, looked, didn't speak for a while, and after a while, said softly: "Brother Nuonuo looks really good when he smiles."

That's right, the common language Zhang Xinyu and she found was that both of them were "Sticky Rice."

After a while, it was estimated that Phoenix TV fixed the network failure, and the picture continued to play.

But it couldn't connect to the previous part; at this time, they were already discussing the Golden Globe controversy.

Lu Yu asked: "Now many media in China say that you, Chen Nuo, are a hot candidate for the Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor this time. Um, how do you view this matter yourself?"

At this moment, Chen Nuo had a movement of looking directly into the camera,

a pair of faint eyes looking at everyone in front of the TV or computer screen.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 204 =====