Chapter 265: Beat if disobedient, coax if obedient (Bonus for reaching recommendation list)

In a trance, Liu Yifei suddenly remembered,

before filming this scene, Director Zhang Yimou had actually asked for her opinion.

Whether to film separately and then splice them together, or to film in real-time with multiple cameras in one go.

The former could be faked, while the latter had to be real, and for a young actress, the scale might be a bit large. Director Zhang Yimou said at the time that he respected her personal choice.

Liu Yifei felt at that time that this choice was too simple.

What was there to choose?

She had put so much effort into filming this movie, not for play.

Back when filming *The Message*, in that pale, bright interrogation room, how Fan Fan Binbing sacrificed herself, how she calmly offered herself, and how she performed that scene that left her dumbfounded. She was on the scene at the time, and she witnessed the whole process.

It could be said that the first audience in the world to be shocked was her.

She felt completely how the final effect turned out.

As one of the candidates, she sat in the audience and watched that scene being played twice on the big screen at the Golden Horse Awards.

The first time was for the nomination, the second time was for the award.

Then, the Golden Horse Awards scene was filled with thunderous applause for the woman who pulled her skirt and looked up to the stage.

Because everyone thought she deserved it, beyond doubt.

At that time, she watched that scene, and her feelings were truly indescribable.

Therefore, in this film, Liu Yifei didn't just want to appear.

She wanted to act well.

She wanted to receive that kind of applause one day in the future.

When Director Zhang Yimou finished asking her, Liu Yifei chose the second option without hesitation.

At worst, I'll just go all out. That's what she thought at the time. If Sister Bingbing can do it, so can I.

In the script, this scene is where Jingqiu and Lao San completely express their feelings to each other.

The so-called intimate scene is just a touch-and-go.

But when Chen Nuo's hand started to push his luck according to the script's requirements.

Not only touching the face and mouth, touching the mouth and neck, but then sliding down from her neck, passing the collarbone, and reaching into the quilt, Liu Yifei knew it wasn't that easy to go all out.

She trembled like a sieve, having to clench her teeth and fists to desperately endure the suffocation of shyness and nervousness.

Chen Nuo specifically told her before filming not to care about the camera.

That's just nonsense; in this situation, how could she care about the camera!?

Her entire attention was on that hand wandering on her body.

Although Chen Nuo could arch his palm to reduce the contact area, using only a few fingers, Liu Yifei didn't feel relieved.

She felt Chen Nuo's fingertips were like a few small soldering irons, with astonishing temperature, burning, making her feel her whole body was feverish.

At the same time, there was a tingling sensation spreading to her whole body from the contact point.

Although he seemed to deliberately avoid sensitive parts, the subtle contact still made her shy to the extreme.

Finally, when his hand reached her lower abdomen and moved up and down with his fingers there.

Liu Yifei finally couldn't bear it anymore, because it was too itchy and too numb, so she grabbed his wrist.

This was not acting at all; it was her real feeling, but this grab of hers connected perfectly with the script.

Then, Liu Yifei opened her eyes, turned her hazy gaze, and looked at Chen Nuo.

Whether it was Jingqiu or Liu Yifei, this was the first man in her life to treat her like this.

In the darkness, she and he looked at each other.

The distance between the two was so close now, so close that Liu Yifei could feel the man's warm breath.

In his eyes, there was not a trace of lewdness.

What was there?

His hand was grabbed by her, and his face revealed a slightly ashamed look as if waking from a dream, his lips moving, seemingly wanting to say something.

Wanting to say what?

Liu Yifei felt her whole body wrapped in a layer of warm breath, making her feel so comfortable that she wanted to lie in this person's arms forever.

She didn't know what was in his eyes, why it was so intoxicating.

She didn't want to hear what the other party would say, because looking into his eyes, many things didn't need to be said.

She revealed what might be the most beautiful smile in the world, taking out the courage that a woman traveling the world alone should possess.

She leaned over and kissed him on the forehead.

Afterward,

she let go of his hand.

This was the first time since Chen Nuo's rebirth that he didn't spend the New Year with his parents.

Originally, Pan Chengrong had quite a few opinions on the phone when she heard he couldn't go home.

But later, when she heard he was filming Zhang Yimou's play, she immediately changed her attitude, telling him to act well and not lose face for Director Zhang.

Look, this is Zhang Yimou's status in the hearts of the people at this time.

However, people's hearts change very quickly.

A few years later, everyone would work together to talk about the problem of Zhang Yimou having many children and many blessings. Ten years later, when the government encouraged having more children, Director Zhang would definitely feel that the 7 million yuan fine he paid was heartbreaking.

So, it's no wonder that the boss and director who looked so good now would break off relations in a few years and never see each other again.

On New Year's Eve, Director Zhang Yimou might have been considerate of everyone's difficulties, or maybe he had a few more phone calls to make today.

In short, he finished work for the whole crew at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and then gathered the crew together to have a New Year's Eve dinner.

Chen Nuo used tea instead of wine, ate quickly, and left the table before 8 o'clock. He didn't intend to run around in this unfamiliar place, so he called Liu Yifei and went back to his room together.

The reason Liu Yifei sneaked in was that he had seen Liu Yifei finish her meal early and sit uneasily, frequently signaling him, clearly wanting him to take her away quickly.

The place where Chen Nuo and the others lived was a hotel on the edge of Yichang city, 30 minutes away from the filming location.

This hotel with decent conditions was contracted by the crew under the liaison of the local government and used as their dormitory.

Liu Yifei and Chen Nuo both lived on the top floor, in not-so-luxurious deluxe single rooms.

Liu Yifei lived next door to Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo felt that it might be the month they lived together before that had such a huge impact on Liu Yifei, leading her to be very into character.

At the same time, the two basically knew each other's roots.

Chen Nuo knew that this woman claimed to be size 37 but actually wore size 38 shoes, didn't eat garlic or green onions, didn't eat carrots, had three sets of pajamas—blue, white, and pink—and she especially liked the pink one because she especially liked Minnie Mouse.

He estimated Liu Yifei was about the same. He estimated she knew exactly how many pairs of underwear he had. After all, the only place to dry clothes in the whole room was the roof. He wasn't like her, sneaking around drying underwear in her own bedroom.

So, for several reasons combined, after joining the crew to film, Chen Nuo felt this girl became a bit clingy.

No, not clingy; she was still the same to outsiders, not making a sound in three or four words.

She was just a bit clingy to him.

During this time, after filming, Liu Yifei would come to his place to sit for a while almost every night.

Sometimes after taking a shower, wearing pajamas and fluffy slippers, she would come to knock on his door generously and naturally, chat with him, watch TV, and really not treat him as an outsider.

She would even stay until nearly 10 o'clock, or until he started chatting on the phone with someone, before returning to her own room to sleep.

Tonight, she followed behind him into the room and slipped into his bathroom before him; Chen Nuo wasn't surprised at all.

After all, it's the Spring Festival.

At this point in time, let alone Liu Yifei, even he felt a vague sense of loneliness in his heart.

Anyone who hasn't spent the New Year alone won't understand the feeling of being abandoned by the whole world.

Chen Nuo felt that if he were to act as someone who couldn't go home for the New Year next time, he should be able to perform that deep feeling of being isolated from the world.

Damn, it's really uncomfortable.

No wonder the ancients invented a term called "huddling together for warmth."

Therefore, when the Spring Festival Gala started at 8 o'clock, he leaned against the head of the bed, covering his lower body with a quilt, and Liu Yifei also took off her shoes, put her legs in the same quilt with him, and watched TV with him; Chen Nuo didn't feel there was any problem.

This is huddling together for warmth.

"Have you watched the Spring Festival Gala abroad?" Chen Nuo chatted with Liu Yifei while watching the opening dance.

Liu Yifei said casually: "Watch it, I watch it every year."

"Oh, so you and your mom still celebrate the New Year?"

"What do you mean?"

"I thought you only celebrated Christmas... Hahahaha." Chen Nuo finished speaking seriously, but when Liu Yifei turned her head, he saw the girl's expressionless face and gloomy eyes, and he burst out laughing.

Liu Yifei said unhappily: "You always use this to laugh at me. I'll go ask about changing my nationality after filming this play, do you believe it? Don't laugh, I'm serious! Actually... anyway, what I said is true!"

Chen Nuo looked at the girl's expression and hurriedly waved his hand: "Forget it, forget it, I believe you, I believe you. Don't be impulsive."

Liu Yifei said very seriously: "I'm not impulsive. I've been thinking about it for a long time."

Chen Nuo looked at her twice and smiled: "Forget it, you changed your passport, how are you going to travel the world?"

Liu Yifei hummed and turned her head to continue watching the Spring Festival Gala.

At this time, Chen Nuo also started making phone calls and sending text messages to wish people a Happy New Year.

As usual, Teacher Li Er was still in the first priority.

No need to explain why he couldn't go this year. Qi Yun had already handled this.

Li Er didn't say much about filming on the phone, but instead talked to him about Qi Yuntian's major life event.

On this matter, Chen Nuo really didn't dare to say half a word more, listened to Teacher Li finish speaking tremblingly, and hurriedly found an excuse to hang up the phone.

Then it was Zhang Yiyi.

Chen Nuo just asked about the new script this person recently wrote, and before he could say two sentences, the phone was snatched by Li Yu, who asked directly: "Chen Nuo, do you still want that script of mine? If not, I'll go find someone else."

Chen Nuo smiled: "Sister Li, haven't you looked for others?"

Li Yu was obviously stunned, a bit angry and embarrassed, "You..."

Chen Nuo immediately said: "Fan Fan Binbing and Liu Yifei definitely can't act in it. However, I have others here, I think we can try. We'll talk after the New Year. As for the money, let's talk when I get back to Beijing."

Just after Li Yu hung up the phone, Fan Fan Binbing's phone call came again.

This little vixen didn't know where she was, but she was definitely alone.

Because she used a sweet, coquettish voice, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she threw a direct ball: "Boss, are you lonely alone in Hubei? Do you want me to accompany you to chat today? Little sister is so lonely, I miss you so much, brother..."

Really, every time Fan Fan Binbing does this, Chen Nuo remembers her graceful and beautiful appearance on the Golden Horse Awards stage, and then he feels particularly excited.

But now is really not the time. Chen Nuo glanced at Liu Yifei, who was sitting in the middle of the bed and watching TV seriously, and said lightly: "Bingbing, Happy New Year, I wish you good luck in the Year of the Ox, keep up the good work, and win a few more awards this year."

Fan Fan Binbing was quiet for a while, then asked cautiously: "Are your parents next to you?"

"Hehe, thank you, they are in Sichuan, I thank you on their behalf."

"Is that Wen Yongshan? Impossible, wow! Are you with Yifei? Hahaha, giggle."

Chen Nuo couldn't help it: "Alright, thank you, and please wish your parents a Happy New Year for me. That's it, Happy New Year. Hanging up."

Fan Fan Binbing laughed: "Okay, Happy New Year, President Chen! It seems I don't need to accompany you through the festival on the phone tonight. Bye-bye." Chen Nuo hung up the phone seriously, then sent a text message: "Wait for my news."

After a while, Fan Fan Binbing replied: "Can't wait, I miss you so much."

To be honest, sending this kind of text message with Fan Fan Binbing is much more interesting than New Year greeting text messages. If Bong Joon-ho hadn't suddenly called, he really wouldn't have wanted to continue wishing people a Happy New Year.

On this planet, no matter how great the Republic of Korea is, it still has to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

On the phone, after Bong Joon-ho finished wishing Chen Nuo a Happy New Year, he said excitedly about a piece of heavy news about this year's Cannes Film Festival.

It is said that the Cannes organizing committee intends to invite Lee Chang-dong to be the jury president this time.

Bong Joon-ho was very excited, saying that if that were the case, there was no doubt that *Mother*'s chances would increase greatly; it seems God is helping them.

Chen Nuo was also quite happy to hear this news.

It's true, who in the world doesn't know Koreans? Unlike that pretentious Wong Kar-wai, they are famous for being fair and just.

Chen Nuo firmly believed that they would definitely not favor their own people in any competition, and would never open any back door for their own films to win the Palme d'Or.

As for himself, his relationship with Director Lee wasn't that good, and it hadn't reached the point of swearing brotherhood. So, he shouldn't be too happy too early.

However, laughing for a while shouldn't be a problem.

Liu Yifei was watching TV and turned her head when she heard his laughter, asking a bit puzzled: "What's wrong? Chen Nuo, what are you laughing at?"

Chen Nuo told her about the matter, and the girl was also happy: "So, you really have hope of winning Best Actor at Cannes this time?"

Chen Nuo thought for a while and said: "It's not that simple, it's just that if this news is true, the chance is indeed a little bit bigger."

Liu Yifei was surprised: "Why? When filming *The Message*, Director Lee and the others came from Korea to visit the set, and I felt your relationship was particularly good."

Hey, this silly girl, it's really pitiful that she hasn't been to Cannes. Chen Nuo explained to Liu Yifei properly that the so-called jury president isn't all-powerful. It's just that when there's a deadlock, there might be a slight first-mover advantage.

This point is already very rare in the competition for international film awards like Cannes.

But in the end, it still depends on the quality of the film itself; it's just that the possibility of him being stabbed in the back is smaller.

Liu Yifei looked like she understood but didn't quite understand, suddenly laughed, then turned her head and started watching Mao Amin sing.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Nuo asked puzzledly.

"I'm just laughing, what's it to you?" Liu Yifei didn't turn back, so Chen Nuo couldn't see the blush on her face, and even less could he guess how childish her thoughts were.

However, after scolding him, after a while, Liu Yifei didn't turn back, but said seemingly unintentionally: "Chen Nuo, I think you should be able to do it. Regardless of whether that Director Lee will be a judge or not, I think you'll be fine."

Chen Nuo laughed: "Why are you so confident in me? You don't even know how I acted this time?"

Although I haven't seen it, I know you must have acted very well, because you are the best actor I have ever seen.

Liu Yifei didn't say this sentence, because it felt too cheesy.

Especially since her thoughts suddenly spread in the dark night, returning to the filming scene yesterday.

When she let go of his hand, to be honest, she was already a bit unclear-headed.

The stimulation brought by the first intimate contact with a man in her life caught her off guard. The eye contact with Chen Nuo made her deeply immersed in that scene.

Or rather, it brought that scene into her life as Liu Yifei.

In a state of confusion, she couldn't help but offer everything to this man beside her.

And him?

Afterward, Liu Yifei recalled that his expression was exactly as written in the script: "With a look of pity and heartache for Jingqiu, Lao San withdrew his hand."

When Liu Yifei watched the playback on the monitor, she felt that Chen Nuo's appearance at that time was exactly like that. Not more, not less, not increased, not decreased.

It really made people feel that he had woken up under Jingqiu's obstruction, remembered his illness, and thus gave up going further.

Obviously, he touched her for a long time, touching her until she couldn't take it, but he still remained calm.

More importantly, according to the script, when Chen Nuo withdrew his hand and covered her with the quilt again, she should have said her line.

But she was so nervous and shy at that time, her brain was like a paste, how could she remember any lines?

This perfect performance, whether intentional or unintentional, was about to be ruined by her own hands.

Then, at this moment.

Chen Nuo said an improvised line that was not in the script; he said with a particularly gentle expression, softly: "Jingqiu, sleep well."

Hearing this "Jingqiu," she came back to her senses and said the line she was supposed to say.

It was really just a tiny bit away from ruining the scene.

Too dangerous.

If it had to be saved in post-production, the effect definitely wouldn't be like the original version.

No wonder Director Zhang Yimou toasted him today for his improvisation.

Liu Yifei was watching TV while letting her thoughts run wild, while listening to Chen Nuo on the phone.

This should be talking to his parents. So, he was speaking Sichuan dialect. However, humph, so what if it's Sichuan dialect? I can understand it too.

Ah, what language is this? Oh, Korean. It should be the sister he adopted from Korea. Tsk tsk, this tone is really fierce, looking like she's amazing; it's really miserable to be his sister.

Who is it now? Wen Yongshan? No, not her, the tone is not like it. Yuanyuan... who is Yuanyuan? When did he get to know another girl named Yuanyuan? Humph, this man knows so many girls.

This time it should be Wen Yongshan, speaking so gently. Completely different from how he speaks to her. Hmm, have they really broken up? Not at all.

Then why did Xiao Shan say they had already broken up? Did they or didn't they?

After the phone hung up, although Liu Yifei really wanted to continue watching the program and ignore him, she finally couldn't help it, left Huang Hong who was performing a sketch on TV, turned her head, and wanted to say a few words to him.

As a result, she saw that this person still hadn't put down his phone, buried his head again, and was typing a text message with both hands.

Although it's the New Year, he seems to have endless things to do all night; isn't that too much?

Liu Yifei felt inexplicably uncomfortable, and at this moment, she couldn't control the anger rising in her heart.

Although she and Chen Nuo were covered by the same quilt, they had always kept to themselves.

But now, Liu Yifei couldn't help it, stretched out her foot, kicked forward in the quilt, and called out: "Hey, ask you a question."

Liu Yifei just wanted to kick him lightly, but she didn't control the distance well, feeling that this kick hit something with a strange texture. Soft, but not particularly soft.

After Chen Nuo hung up Wen Yongshan's phone, he received a text message from Fan Fan Binbing, and was replying.

Miss Fan's text message was really yellow and violent. It made him unable to stop imagining various plot scenes, which was really very exciting, but he was suddenly kicked in the most exciting place.

Anyone who has tried it knows what it feels like to be caught off guard and kicked there when you are half-hard.

Not to mention soul-flying and scattered, at least within ten seconds, it was definitely eyes seeing gold stars and whole body weakness.

Chen Nuo only had time to let out a scream of "Ah," and then covered his crotch with both hands, curling up.

Liu Yifei was frightened by Chen Nuo's exaggerated reaction.

"Ah. What's wrong, what's wrong... I, I, I, where did I kick?"

She subconsciously reached into the quilt, wanting to rub the place she kicked.

But unfortunately, Brother Nuo's defense was very sufficient; both hands covered it tightly, and she didn't get any advantage.

After Liu Yifei's movement was blocked, she realized what she was going to touch.

What was that soft yet hard thing she kicked earlier.

Liu Yifei's face flushed completely, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, stammering: "Chen, Chen, Chen... Chen Nuo, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, are you okay?"

Chen Nuo covered his crotch with both hands, raised his head, glared at her and said: "What do you want to do? Are you here to avenge Zhang Yiyi?"

Liu Yifei didn't understand at first.

Afterward, Chen Nuo recovered and told her about what happened with Zhang Yiyi at the gate of the Film Academy; she listened and laughed, feeling it was funnier than the Huang Hong sketch on TV.

"So, Director Zhang forgave you later and invited you to film?"

Chen Nuo nodded: "Hmm. He is a magnanimous person. Speaking of which, at that time, I was a bit... not normal, so I reacted too strongly."

This is how Chen Nuo evaluated the first few months after his rebirth: not normal.

Very confused about what kind of life to live in the future. He wanted to change, but didn't quite know where to start. He was basically fighting with himself every day. Reflected to the outside world, he was either reacting too strongly to the people and things around him, or he was a bit wooden.

Liu Yifei looked at Chen Nuo, and a feeling suddenly surged in her heart, making her say involuntarily: "If I had known you at that time, that would have been great."

Chen Nuo laughed: "What were you doing at that time?"

Liu Yifei thought for a while and said: "I should have been in Hong Kong. I filmed a movie by Director Zhu Yanping, which was released in Hong Kong in December 2004, and I was doing promotion there at the time."

Chen Nuo said: "Yeah, you were doing promotion in Hong Kong at that time, and I was still playing deaf and dumb in the hutongs of Beijing. Why would you know me? A big star falling in love with me?"

Liu Yifei was stunned, her face slightly hot, and she said angrily: "What, what falling in love with you. Chen Nuo, stop talking nonsense."

Chen Nuo said strangely: "I'm just joking, why are you angry? You're not old, but your temper is not small."

"Who told you to talk nonsense."

"Okay, okay, I won't say it, okay? I was kicked for no reason, and I can't even talk about it."

"Then, are you better now?"

Liu Yifei secretly glanced at him; Chen Nuo pulled up the quilt he had kicked off and covered his lower body, saying unhappily: "Watch your eyes, don't look where you shouldn't look. Understand?"

"What's so great about it, humph."

Liu Yifei suddenly blinked, pretending not to be nervous at all, and asked the question that had been hovering in her heart for a long time: "By the way, Chen Nuo, are you and Xiao Shan still dating?"

Chen Nuo was stunned, and just as he was about to answer.

Suddenly, a deafening sound of firecrackers rang out from outside the window, interrupting his words.

At the same time, fifty Olympic champions appeared on the stage on TV, and together with hosts like Dong Qing and Zhu Jun, they started counting down in unison: "Ten, nine, eight, seven..."

Amidst the sound of firecrackers lit in advance outside the window, the TV finished "three, two, one," and the sound of "Happy New Year" came.

2009, the fifth year after Chen Nuo's rebirth, arrived so punctually and suddenly.

The sound of firecrackers outside the window seemed to have gone up a level, set off from all directions, densely connected into one piece. It was almost impossible to hear the words face-to-face. Indeed, in the village on the outskirts of the small town in 2009, every household naturally had to set off firecrackers.

Therefore, Chen Nuo didn't hear at all what Liu Yifei said to him in the first second of the arrival of the 2009 New Year.

Her face seemed to be covered with a thin layer of pink, her lips moving slightly, saying it very softly, feeling even longer than "Happy New Year."

However, Chen Nuo didn't care anymore; he took a deep breath, knowing that from this day on, he had officially stepped into a new stage since his rebirth.

The next ten years would be his golden period to set off with new equipment and show his skills.

What could he say to himself, who was in a small hotel in the countryside of Yichang, Hubei, ten years later?

Is it a high-spirited boast, or a tearful admission of bad luck?

Everything starts from tomorrow.

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