Chapter 244

Fan Binbing's car drove slowly, and when it drove to the entrance of the school specifically for Koreans near Chen Nuo's house, Cui Xueli should have been waiting for a long time.

Fan Binbing looked at the tall girl standing at the school gate, constantly looking around, and asked curiously: "Is this your Korean sister?"

Chen Nuo said "Um."

Fan Binbing sighed slightly: "Your parents are really good people." The tone seemed to have a different meaning.

Chen Nuo knew a little bit about her family situation, and every family has its own difficult scripture.

"Okay, you can drop me off here."

Fan Binbing was surprised: "Why?"

Chen Nuo said: "Why what? There's no place to park here. You wait for me in the car, I'll come out after I finish my business, and then you can talk about your show."

Fan Binbing smiled lightly: "Wait for you to finish your business? I'm afraid you'll run away by then."

Chen Nuo was stunned and smiled: "How is that possible?"

In fact, he really thought so; after finishing his business, he would call Linghu to come to the school gate, and he and Cui Xueli would run away in the car.

Because when he was in the car, Fan Binbing just finished talking about some Asian Film Awards, and he just agreed.

As a result, she talked about the year-end show held in Hong Kong by the Chanel design director, asking if she could call Mr. Chen Nuo as well,

and arrange a first-row seat for both of them that would definitely not be snatched, occupied, or need to be squeezed.

Chen Nuo didn't understand much, but Fan Binbing felt that this position seemed to have the significance of competition, so this woman was fooling him into watching the show again, making him annoyed.

Fan Binbing said: "Just kidding with you. I helped my brother handle the enrollment procedures, I'll do this. If you show up, the movement will be too big."

After saying that, Fan Binbing didn't wait for Chen Nuo to reply, stepped on the gas, parked the car directly beside Cui Xueli, lowered the driver's seat window, and regardless of whether the other party could understand, said: "Little beauty, get in the car."

To say that in 2008, in daily life, the Chinese actress with the most star quality, if Fan Binbing is willing to admit she is second, maybe only Gong Li can say "I'll try to be first"?

At this very moment, when Fan Binbing drove a shiny, fierce black G-Wagon, revealing her upper body,

holding the steering wheel with one hand, looking sideways,

although a head of black hair blocked half of her face, and a pair of big sunglasses covered her eyes, just by that cherry-red mouth, and that fair and delicate chin, which is unique and one-of-a-kind in China, Japan, and Korea,

it was enough to shock a little Korean trainee like Cui Xueli who had no knowledge.

Not just Cui Xueli.

When this Korean girl got into the car under Chen Nuo's greeting, Fan Binbing stepped on the gas and drove directly to the school gate. The 40-something security guard who came out to check the situation couldn't speak in front of her for the first time.

"Master, please open the door, we are going in to handle the enrollment procedures for the child." Fan Binbing seemed to be completely unable to see the yellow sign standing on the ground at the gate, which had a few large words written on it—"No outside vehicles allowed," and asked particularly naturally.

That security guard came back to his senses, shook his head repeatedly, and said: "No, no, outside vehicles cannot park at our school, you can go to the parking lot in front, just go straight for twenty meters..."

Before the security guard finished speaking, Fan Binbing took off her sunglasses, the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing a smile, and at the same time added a little weight to her tone, saying: "Master, I'm a novice driver, I can't find the way at all, trouble you~"

This is really a foul.

Even if that security guard just entered Beijing this year and was introduced by an acquaintance to be a security guard here, he doesn't know any stars, maybe he doesn't know five of all the stars in China.

But that's enough.

Among the five, Fan Binbing must occupy one.

Chen Mou, who might occupy one among twenty, didn't blush either, looked at the retractable door at the school gate moving slowly, and shook his head with emotion: "Powerful. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to get in."

Fan Binbing said thank you to the blushing security guard, then raised the car window, turned her head and said: "I can only enter a school, compared to the Top Ten Outstanding Youth of China in 2008, I still have to be much worse. When the time comes, you brush your face, maybe you can enter the Great Hall."

Chen Nuo shook his head: "Don't talk nonsense, it's still in the publicity stage, it's just a nomination. In the end, it won't be my turn."

Fan Binbing laughed in surprise: "Why, do you think an Oscar isn't enough?"

Chen Nuo thought about it and said: "At least, a Best Supporting Actor isn't enough."

Fan Binbing was silent for a while, found a parking space in this school that felt quite large, parked the car, and said: "Then... it seems you have to hurry up, it seems that you can't be evaluated if you are over 29."

Chen Nuo hadn't really checked before, but hearing Fan Binbing say this, he counted on his fingers, it seems there are only... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 years left.

Six years, which means, if he has the intention, he must win an award higher than the Oscar Best Supporting Actor before 2014.

Then try to see if he can walk into the Great Hall of the People with those outstanding people from all walks of life in 2014 to draw a period for his youth without regrets.

Thinking about it, it really makes people feel a bit melancholy and excited.

He, a blogger on a certain sound, how did he get to where he is today?

... Really have to hurry up.

At this time, Fan Binbing parked the car, looked back at Cui Xueli sitting in the back seat without a sound, and suddenly pursed her lips and smiled, "The little girl is quite cute, it turns out your mom likes this type, then Liu Yifei should be the one your mom likes the most."

Chen Nuo came back to his senses from the memories and glared at her: "Don't make jokes about the boss and the employees."

Fan Binbing smiled lightly again: "Okay, then I'll take her to handle the enrollment. You wait in the car."

After saying that, Fan Binbing waved at Cui Xueli, pushed the door and got out of the car, and Cui Xueli followed her as if she was possessed, and also opened the door and got out with her.

Chen Nuo hurriedly shouted towards the car window, "You don't even know what grade she is in, you..."

Fan Binbing didn't even look back, raised her hand, and waved at the sky.

Her 8cm white high heels stepped on the ground, matching the black step skirt she was wearing today, and she walked out with a heroic and windy temperament.

Cui Xueli was still dressed in jeans and a t-shirt jacket, and as soon as he saw the style, Chen Nuo knew it was Pan Chengrong's handwriting. Except for being expensive, there was really nothing good about it.

She looked back at him, as if she only remembered at this time that she should ask for his opinion.

But Chen Nuo didn't wait for her to speak, and said directly in Korean: "Go, follow her."

Cui Xueli nodded, then panicked, turned around, and walked quickly to catch up with Fan Binbing's pace.

Chen Nuo didn't know how Fan Binbing handled things; he only waited in the car for about 30 minutes before seeing Fan Binbing and Cui Xueli, as well as several men and women, coming down from the teaching building in front.

In front of the building, the two groups of people chatted for a while.

Fan Binbing had her back to him, and he didn't know what she said, but those people who looked like teachers were all smiling, as if they were celebrating the New Year.

After Fan Binbing waved goodbye to them, she took Cui Xueli and walked towards this side.

And those teachers were still standing downstairs motionless, looking at the backs of the two of them with attention.

When Fan Binbing opened the door and got into the car, Chen Nuo couldn't help but ask: "Handled it so quickly? You don't even know what grade she is in..."

Before he finished speaking, Fan Binbing threw over a form with a fresh seal and said faintly: "Take it back and fill it out yourself, love which one you want to go to."...

Fan Binbing didn't even eat lunch with Chen Nuo, drove away directly after leaving the school gate.

Said she had an appointment with *Harper's Bazaar* at two o'clock in the afternoon to shoot a magazine cover.

Originally, this was a common occurrence for her, and it wasn't strange, but this time it was a little different.

Because this shooting theme was drafted by the editor-in-chief of Bazaar himself after she won the Hundred Flowers Best Actress award for the second time,

the cover caption is: "Fan Binbing: I am also a legend."

This legend drove away with a face full of spring breeze and smiles.

Because she handled things so beautifully that another legend really couldn't find any reason to shirk, so he had to agree helplessly to go watch the show with her in December.

Go see how good the front-row seats at Chanel are, what kind of spring scenery can be seen, and why so many male and female stars are flocking to it, as if it looks better than Victoria's Secret.

But Fan Binbing, this person, is really standing and talking without back pain, "love which one you want to go to."

Sitting in Linghu's car, on the way home to report the good news to Pan Chengrong, Chen Nuo asked in Korean with an unkind expression: "Xueli, what was your academic qualification before?"

Cui Xueli looked at him cautiously and said: "Oppa, I didn't have... I was in a performing arts school... can I not study anymore? Can you help me tell Mom?"

In Cui Xueli's intermittent account, Chen Nuo finally understood that because her family was poor, she came out to make money at the age of 9, and had been mixing in some performing arts academy, just waiting to get a middle school diploma and debut to make money.

Chen Nuo really had a headache, and said with a dark face: "Then you start reading from the first year of middle school."

"Tell you, don't care what you are like in Korea. Since you came to China, you have to follow China's rules. Here, a 14-year-old child like you, even if you won an Oscar, you have to study obediently in school."

Cui Xueli whispered: "What about you, Oppa?"

Hehe, you have a lot of guts, you're not convinced, right?

It's a pity, your question hit an iron plate, it just happens to be my strength.

Chen Nuo's mouth twitched, revealing a faint smile: "Oppa, I'm a senior this year, and I'll graduate with a bachelor's degree soon."

Seeing Cui Xueli's incredible eyes, Chen Nuo couldn't help but laugh, and said: "Oppa is not a fool like you, Oppa just gave up his studies to act."

"If I had really studied hard back then and pursued further studies... Xueli, then you would know what a genius scientist is."

In Cui Xueli's shocked and admiring eyes, Chen Nuo stopped laughing and continued faintly: "But don't worry, I don't expect you to be a scientist, I just want you to learn more knowledge and learn these eight characters. Come, read with me, this is Chinese..."

Cui Xueli's mouth shape was a bit exaggerated, and her accent was also very strange, but her expression was very serious, and she actually read it out in one breath: "Self-respect, self-love, self-improvement, self-reliance... Oppa, what do these words mean?"

"You have four years, two characters a year, learn slowly."

Chen Nuo really made up his mind not to attend that Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.

Besides the original reason, there was another very important reason, which was that the impression the Golden Horse gave him last time was not good, very much like that kind of grass-roots team,

However, when he returned to the Film Academy in early September to pay the tuition for the last year of his four-year university career after fixing the international school enrollment application for Cui Xueli,

he found that the Golden Horse Awards seemed to be determined to let him go this time.

Jiao Xiongping, the godmother of Taiwan cinema and the current chairman of the Golden Horse Awards Ceng Zhiwei, actually wrote him a handwritten letter from Taiwan and entrusted someone to bring it to his company.

"Little Brother Chen Nuo, for your appreciation:

Although we have only met once, your reputation has long been like thunder in my ears. I am twenty years older than you, so I will call you 'Brother'—I hope you won't mind.

This year is the last year before I step down as the Golden Horse Chairman, and this Golden Horse Award is my graduation ceremony. I naturally want to handle it magnificently. But if Little Brother Chen Nuo doesn't come, this matter will be difficult to be complete.

On behalf of the Golden Horse Awards Ceng Zhiwei, I sincerely invite you to witness the brilliant achievements of Chinese-language films over the past year with us.

For film, for dreams, for the cause we both love.

On December 7th, I will lead the Golden Horse people to wait for you in Taipei, burning incense and waiting respectfully.

I wish to enjoy the Golden Horse with you, talk about film, and talk about the future.

Written in Taipei, August 29th, Jiao Xiongping."

Seeing this handwritten letter with round and soft fonts that Qi Yuntian brought to him from the company, Chen Nuo couldn't help but be moved.

After thinking for a long time and discussing it with Qi Yuntian, he could only write a letter back in his own hand, writing:

"Big Sister Jiao, thank you for your letter and warm invitation, I am terrified. On December 7th, we will see you in Taipei. Brother Chen Nuo respectfully."

The Golden Horse Awards on December 7th might be a very important event for Jiao Xiongping and some filmmakers.

But from September 2008, the things that happened one after another in America are particularly important events for the whole world.

On September 14, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, meaning the largest financial crisis in the United States since the Great Depression of 1929 was out of control.

In the following trading days, September 15 and September 17, global stock markets experienced large-scale market value crashes, but this was only the beginning of a further collapse.

The US S&P 500 index fell 22% from October 1 to October 10, and there was not a single day of gains.

By November 20, 2008, the stocks of the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ hit new lows, with a monthly decline of 20%.

Taking Apple as an example, from its peak in 2008 to now, the decline is as high as 57%.

November 25, 2008, New York Hilton Hotel.

Chen Nuo stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the demonstrating crowds outside, seeing old blacks and old whites looking angry, holding some signs like "Occupy Wall Street," shouting slogans about overthrowing imperialist capitalists, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously.

Qi Yuntian stood on the side and said speechlessly: "You can still laugh? The US stock account you asked me to open before, and the Apple stock you bought, have already fallen another 5%!"

No way, Chen Nuo is not a professional, and he doesn't know when the lowest point is, so he couldn't help but ask: "What was our entry price at the time?"

Qi Yuntian said: "11.91 US dollars."

Chen Nuo thought silently for a while, nodded and said: "It's okay, when the *Twilight* salary arrives, at the end of December, we will buy again and add to our position."

Qi Yuntian was surprised: "You still want to buy? How many people in the world are still buying stocks now? Chen Nuo, did you make a mistake, do you want to go to the street and hold a sign like those people downstairs?"

Chen Nuo sighed and said: "Apple stock at 11 dollars a share... hey, it's expensive, but there's no way, just treat it as charity. Who let me get used to using their mobile phones? I hope to contribute a little bit of strength so that it won't go bankrupt."

(End of chapter)