Chapter 268: Yang Mi Cried: A Super Movie

"This is an ancestral miracle medicine of my family, non-toxic with no side effects, melts in your mouth, and is especially suitable for successful middle-aged and elderly people like you."

On the big screen, Ge You, with his unique Ge-style glibness, spoke to Chef Fan, who was wearing a bathrobe and had a thick waist and broad shoulders.

Fan Wei held the small blue bottle, looking it over with a suspicious expression, "This medicine, is it really as good as you say~?"

Ge You said with a sincere face: "President Fan, this is an old prescription from our hometown. The raw materials used inside are all first-class protected animals of the country. If there is even one second-class one, it belongs to a counterfeit product. Take one pill, I won't say it cures all diseases, but it definitely cures the prostate."

"Let's put it this way, the foreign small blue pills work for a few hours after taking one. But my small blue bottle, you take one sip, and it lasts a lifetime. If you take it and it has no effect, you can call the police to arrest me."

Fan Wei looked at the medicine in his hand, then looked at the big-chested, shapely female secretary Gong Gong Xinliang in black silk and a short skirt beside him, coughed, and asked: "Then how much are you planning to sell this for?"

"Five million."

"Too expensive."

"Then three million."

"Deal."

"I was talking about US dollars."

"I was talking about Japanese yen." Chef Fan snatched the small blue bottle and said irritably: "Go get the money, get lost."

A sparse burst of laughter erupted in the cinema hall.

Chen Nuo laughed along.

Chef Fan's acting is truly too good.

Before his rebirth, he loved watching his acting; the key is that when this person transitioned from a sketch comedian to a film actor, he was already past middle age, but after that, he was actually still able to improve his acting.

In the end, his hair turned white, and he successfully transitioned from a comedic actor to a dramatic actor; whether in art films or television dramas, he performed with his own style.

Examples like this, you really can't find a second one in the country.

However.

From selling that humorous and satirical "divergence terminal" to starting out selling this low-brow small blue bottle.

Is the class a bit lowered? It has a bit of a "poop and pee" vibe, and it's also not very friendly to many female viewers.

At least Chen Nuo noticed that Liu Qi Yifei didn't laugh at all during this opening scene.

So although this matter is small, it definitely has an impact on the box office.

Perhaps it's just one woman's disapproval, and it will result in several fewer movie tickets; if it accumulates, can it still get 300 million?

Heh, Chen Nuo doesn't believe it at all.

Liu Qi Yifei stared at the screen, her head didn't turn, but somehow, she actually discovered he was observing her.

Her lips parted slightly, and she whispered: "What are you looking at me for? Watch the movie."

Caught peeking at a beauty on the spot, Chen Chen Zhanan didn't blush at all; instead, he leaned closer and said solemnly: "Song Qian, has anyone ever told you that your profile is especially beautiful? In this pitch-black environment, wow, especially..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Qi Yifei turned her head and said irritably: "Especially what especially, Chen Nuo, will you die if you don't mock me for one day?"

Chen Nuo laughed: "No, no, I really wanted to compliment you, if you don't want to listen then forget it, don't regret it."

Liu Qi Yifei snorted and said: "Do you think I'll believe you?"

Sigh, it really is the bad influence brought about by knowing each other too well.

When a woman knows even the color of your underwear like the back of her hand, it's not easy to tease or lie to her anymore.

The following "If You Are the One" was no different from the original version of "If You Are the One."

The tug-of-war between Su Qi and Ge You on the big screen was still as heart-wrenching, and the script written by Wang and Feng was still quite amusing.

After watching it, Chen Nuo felt that the possibility of "If You Are the One" selling 300 million was still quite high.

But it doesn't matter, it was just a casual move anyway.

Whether the Wang brothers live or die is not something that can be decided by this one movie.

When the movie ended, Liu Qi Yifei and Chen Nuo both sat in their chairs for a while without moving. So people shouldn't think too highly of themselves; even though these two had already taken off their masks, no one glanced at them at this moment. In less than two minutes, the half-full cinema hall was completely empty.

Liu Qi Yifei asked: "Where are we going now?"

Chen Nuo asked strangely: "To eat, of course."

Liu Qi Yifei tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said: "You mean, we take off our masks when we eat..."

Chen Nuo interrupted: "Qianqian, truth be told, you are really smart."

Liu Qi Yifei said angrily: "Where did I say something wrong again?"

"I told you to eat, you thought I told you to act? Let me ask you, although we had breakfast in the morning, it's already past 4 PM now. You said you wanted to buy these two buckets of popcorn, I said don't buy them, but in the end, after buying them, not only can I not finish them, I see you can't finish them either."

Liu Qi Yifei said: "So what! Because I didn't expect it to really taste bad."

Chen Nuo sighed: "Nothing, so, at best we just drank a cup of cola to pad our stomachs, right?"

"Right."

Chen Nuo asked seriously: "Then are you hungry?"

Liu Qi Yifei nodded honestly and said: "Hungry."

"That's it then. Just eat, don't think about those messy things. Let's go, it's Chinese New Year, there's actually nowhere to eat. I just saw a KFC over there."

"Then we'll go eat secretly?"

"Duh. There are so many people here. If you dare to let people recognize that you are Liu Qi Yifei, I won't allow you to enter my room tonight."

My god, can this even count as a threat?

If Liu Liu Xiaoli were on the scene and heard this, she would definitely roll her eyes in anger. My Qianqian would care about entering your room? Do you want to take a piss and look at yourself in it?

Liu Qianqian seemed to think so too; at first, she was angry and disdainful and punched Chen Nuo a few times.

However, when the two went to buy KFC, they were truly on high alert, their masks and hats covering them tightly, revealing only two round eyes.

Of course, Chen Nuo was about the same.

But even so, this KFC trip almost ended in disaster.

Because there were simply too many people.

In early 2009, Yichang only had this one KFC, which had just opened last November, so one can see how many families wanted to bring their children to try it during the Chinese New Year.

The key is that the two of them...

Even if they wrapped their whole bodies in pockets, their figures were right there; even if they queued with their heads tucked in, they couldn't avoid being observed and sized up.

Finally, after buying two combo meals, the two fled in a panic.

Chen Nuo ran fast in front carrying the bags, and Liu Qi Yifei chased after him, unable to keep up. Seeing Chen Nuo turn towards the cinema parking lot, he disappeared.

Liu Qi Yifei immediately quickened her pace by two steps.

This caused passersby to look sideways, wondering what this slim girl wearing a mask was running for during the Chinese New Year, was she chasing some important person, or looking for some lost treasure?

Liu Qi Yifei didn't know why she was in such a hurry, but as Chen Nuo took his annoying long legs and ran further and further away, finally disappearing ahead, her heart suddenly felt empty.

She was never a hardworking girl who loved exercise; even when traveling, she always looked for the laziest way. If she could take a car, she would never walk; if she could walk, she would never run.

If it weren't for the fact that she had at least exercised on the grasslands, she would have been unable to go on by now, unable to run.

But even so, she felt miserable.

Her legs were so sore, her feet so heavy.

With the mask blocking her mouth and nose, breathing also became difficult.

Liu Qi Yifei felt so annoyed, why did he run so fast, and not wait for her.

Finally, she reached the corner.

Ah!

She was running too fast, her feet stepped on a smooth patch of ground, and she suddenly slipped, looking like she was about to fall flat on her back.

But just at this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed her.

Just at the moment when she had nowhere to borrow force and was falling straight down... that firm, powerful, and warm hand gripped her collar tightly and lifted her into mid-air.

"Are you performing acrobatics?"

That familiar voice, with a smile, as usual, saying annoying things that made one's teeth itch with hatred.

But Liu Qi Yifei's heart suddenly settled down.

She pulled on the other person's arm, stabilized her center of gravity, and stood up.

Without a word, she grabbed that hand and bit it hard.

"Ah! What are you doing?"

"Told you not to wait for me!"

"The book says that if a man and a woman lie together, they will get pregnant. Are you afraid that I will get pregnant?"

"In the future, you will get pregnant, you will have children. You will be a mother, and then a grandmother. You will have descendants."

"Then what about you?"

"If you are alive, I am alive. If you die too, then I am truly dead. Do you understand?"

When Zhang Zhang Yimou was about to shout "Cut," many images flashed through his mind.

But in the end, what remained in his mind was still that scene, still this dialogue.

In the darkness, she let go of his hand, but he took the initiative to pull it back.

Immediately after, she said the last words of her life to him.

Then she really understood, understood everything, and wept uncontrollably on the army cot in the darkness with him, warming each other.

Zhang Zhang Yimou felt that he had filmed so many movies and worked with so many good actors, but, Chen Nuo's subtlety and Liu Qi Yifei's purity—when it comes to interpreting the love between a man and a woman, there is almost no one who can surpass them.

With this scene, and the crying scene filmed on the first day.

Zhang Zhang Yimou felt that this movie already had two indestructible cores.

The flesh and blood filled in above this also gained life. Therefore, as for the rest, there is no need to be overly demanding.

Including this final scene before my eyes.

Liu Qi Yifei sat on a hospital bench with Jiang Jiang Ruijia, who played her good friend in the film.

Jiang Jiang Ruijia had just come out of the operating room after an abortion, had a fight with her mother, and asked Liu Qi Yifei if she had really let Old San succeed.

Liu Qi Yifei looked left and right, very nervous.

Zhang Zhang Yimou felt that this action of hers was truly not something an ordinary person could perform.

He could even imagine Chen Nuo acting out this segment, how he would use his eyes to scan left and right with such fluid ease to express observing the surroundings.

But as for her, it felt like her neck would rust if she didn't twist it.

Afterwards, she covered her mouth with her hand, leaned into Jiang Jiang Ruijia's ear, and moved her mouth a few times, as if saying something. Perhaps there was a wiretap under the chair, forcing her to do so in the deserted hospital.

Then, Liu Qi Yifei twisted her fingers with a shy expression, secretly glancing at Jiang Jiang Ruijia.

It was as if that wasn't a best friend, but some lover.

Jiang Jiang Ruijia was very pretty and was the second female lead Zhang Zhang Yimou had personally selected from thousands of art school girls.

At this moment, her hair was disheveled and her face was haggard. Hearing the whisper in her ear, she glanced at Liu Qi Yifei with slight surprise, then turned her face away with a deathly pale expression and said indifferently, "What kind of success is that? Nothing happened between you two."

If he were to grade this scene, Zhang Zhang Yimou would give Jiang Jiang Ruijia, this sophomore from the Shanghai Theatre Academy born in '91, a 70.

And for his female lead...

32.

However, forget it, let it be.

Zhang Zhang Yimou felt that if they continued filming, they probably wouldn't be able to wrap up today.

Once Chen Nuo left, this girl acted as if she had lost her soul.

If one were to be strict about the scenes from these last few days, not a single shot would pass.

But the greatest strength of Old Old Mouzi is that he is open-minded and doesn't get hung up on details.

He can very accurately tell who is a good actor and who is a bad actor.

Which actor is meant for acting, and which actor is meant for riding on the coattails of popularity.

Although Liu Qi Yifei had confused him for a while in the beginning, after filming for these past few months.

He already understood.

In a word: usable, but not for major roles.

When filming romance scenes, this girl is full of spirit.

Other than that, it's hard to describe in a few words.

Let the money for the film re-shot these past few days just be the price paid for his own idealism.

"Cut. 'Under the Hawthorn Tree' is wrapped!"

Following the order from the on-site director, Liu Qi Yifei slumped back against the chair.

Watching the on-site staff applaud and cheer to celebrate the finally peaceful conclusion of this film, she let out a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart, the expression on her face finally relaxing as she exchanged a smile with Jiang Jiang Ruijia beside her.

Jiang Jiang Ruijia said with an admiring face, "Sister Fei, your acting is truly good. Just now I was almost stunned; at that one moment, I couldn't even pick up the line. Really, you acted too well."

Liu Qi Yifei smiled slightly: "After all, we've NG'd so many times; if I still hadn't made any progress, the director would definitely scold me."

Jiang Jiang Ruijia gave a thumbs up and said: "Sister Fei, our teacher said that some people act, and some people have what is called natural expression. I think you are the second type, really, it's amazing. By the way, Sister Fei, can I have your phone number? When you have time, I'd like to ask you for advice on acting, is that okay?"

Liu Qi Yifei couldn't help but smile, showing her teeth, and said: "This... I'm actually just average, I'm also still learning from teachers, I don't think I have anything to teach you."

Seeing Director Zhang Zhang Yimou already walking toward them holding a bouquet of fresh flowers, Jiang Jiang Ruijia hurriedly said: "Sister Fei, during this time, I've learned so much from you. I just never had the chance to say it. I really want to continue learning from you, okay? Please."

Liu Qi Yifei felt a bit embarrassed and said: "Alright then, Zhang Jiajia, take down my number, 139... did you hear it clearly?"

Jiang Jiang Ruijia quickly recited it in her mouth once, "Heard it clearly, thank you. Thank you, Sister Fei."

Next, Liu Qi Yifei hugged Zhang Zhang Yimou and took the large bouquet of flowers from the director's hands.

Zhang Zhang Yimou smiled and said: "Qi Yifei, you acted well, it was a pleasure working with you."

Liu Qi Yifei laughed: "Director, I really almost felt I couldn't meet your requirements. Thank you for your guidance these days, I really learned a lot from you, thank you."

Zhang Zhang Yimou shook his head and said gently: "No, it's all the result of your own hard work. Qi Yifei, don't say that to others in the future, I dare not take the credit."

Liu Qi Yifei shook her head and said: "It's not like that, Director. Every time you explained the scene to me, I felt my acting improved. It's all thanks to you, really."

Zhang Zhang Yimou had a complex expression, wanting to speak but stopping. Finally, he sighed, looking a bit weary, nodded, and said nothing more.

After thanking all the staff on the crew and saying goodbye, Liu Qi Yifei, accompanied by Li Jing, got into the car the crew had sent to take her to Yichang Airport.

In the car, she hummed a little tune in a good mood while looking at the somewhat gloomy scenery outside the window.

Li Jing was talking to her on the side, saying they would rush back to Jingcheng tonight, rest for two days, and then likely start shooting various advertisements and magazine covers.

Recently, there have been quite a lot of merchants and such contacting the company.

There are four endorsements basically settled; besides the previous one from Japan, there is also one from the United States, as well as domestic ones.

They are all carefully selected brands, absolutely high-end and classy, fitting her youthful temperament. For things like diapers that didn't fit her image, no matter how much the merchants offered, the company did not agree.

Liu Qi Yifei had been listening absent-mindedly, but at this point, she suddenly turned her head and asked: "Diapers? I remember, didn't Chen Nuo also endorse a diaper?"

Li Jing was stunned for a moment and said a bit awkwardly: "Uh, this time it's actually the same one, the Angel brand diapers, which are currently ranked number one domestically."

Liu Qi Yifei said "Ah" in surprise: "Why, are they not looking for Chen Nuo to endorse them anymore?"

Li Jing hesitated and said: "When they were negotiating the contract renewal with Chen Zong this year, um, they said that besides Chen Zong, they also wanted to hire another spokesperson... because their company is planning to launch boy-baby and girl-baby diaper lines targeting young couples this year. However, from what I understand, the packaging is actually the only difference. Hehe, Chen Zong felt this product wasn't very suitable for you, so he helped you decline it."

Liu Qi Yifei was silent for a while, then said indifferently: "He felt it wasn't suitable? But I think it's quite suitable... When we get back to Jingcheng, go tell them I'll take this endorsement."

Chen Nuo did not know that a certain big star from his past life had already developed a rebellious streak and was about to become a turncoat.

It is quite a coincidence that at this very moment, he is strolling on the Beijing Film Academy campus with another superstar from his past life, chatting about their future after graduation.

It is already the end of March 2009.

Walking on the half-familiar campus, Chen Nuo always felt he was following in someone's footsteps. It was only as graduation approached that he discovered there were still places in this small patch of land he hadn't walked or explored.

Speaking of which, it really shouldn't be this way.

Especially in the last two years, he had barely stayed at school.

Although this could be considered the norm for Beijing Film Academy students of this era.

But, having worked so hard to get into university, why did he stop cherishing it once he had it? Isn't this typical scumbag behavior?

So, should he swallow his pride and, just as Li Er and Dean Zhang suggested, pull some strings and get a postgraduate degree at school?

"Hey, Chen Chen Geshen, I'm talking to you, did you hear me?"

The only person in the world who would call him Chen Geshen is that one person.

Yang Mi was dressed quite beautifully today, full of spirit and radiant.

And it was clear that this girl was truly making money.

From inside to out, Chen Nuo didn't see a single piece of clothing that wasn't a luxury brand.

Walking along, the girl held her head high and chest out, full of confidence; one could say her stride was like a dragon or tiger, and the shadow of a future film and television tycoon was already vaguely visible.

Hearing Yang Mi's words, Chen Nuo sighed and said: "Yang Chen Geshen, you are truly too impulsive. I think this is wrong."

Yang Mi said: "What's wrong? And I'm not impulsive, I've thought about it. Tell me, what is Liu Qi Yifei better at than me? Why did Director Zhang Zhang Yimou choose her and not me? Why is it that no matter what we do, when they rank us, her position is always higher than mine?"

"Hehe, she suppresses me, isn't it just because she relies on your face? Fine, then I'll join your company, that's fine, right?"

That's right, this was the reason Yang Mi had asked him out to walk the campus at night today.

In this spring of March, it is the season when all things recover and seek to mate. Walking along the way, Chen Nuo didn't know how many pairs of wild mandarin ducks he had seen, doing intimate things under the cover of night.

In such a scene, Yang Mi insisted on talking to him about something terrifyingly serious.

Having just finished filming 'Chinese Paladin 3' and seeing that she was about to become a huge hit and step onto the long stairs to godhood, the great Mi Mi was actually stimulated by the failure of the casting at the end of last year and made a foolish move to join his small company with its meager resources.

And just this month, in the "Post-80s New Generation Entertainment Star" poll conducted by Tencent, she, along with Huang Huang Shengyi, Wang Wang Luodan, and Liu Qi Yifei, won the title of the new "Four Dan Actresses" of the mainland.

However, this was also the fuse.

When the Four Dan Actresses were announced on Tencent, the order of names was Liu Qi Yifei, Yang Mi, Wang Wang Luodan, Huang Huang Shengyi, and it didn't even add that the ranking was not in any particular order.

The implication seemed to be that the Four Dan Actresses did indeed have a 1, 2, 3, 4.

It meant that although Yang Mi had filmed more dramas and attended more various events in the past two years than Liu Qi Yifei, in the votes of millions of people and hundreds of entertainment reporters, she was still a head shorter than the "fish-on-three-days-net-on-two" Liu.

Isn't that infuriating?

Such new hatred, added to the old grudge of failing to compete for the female lead in 'Under the Hawthorn Tree' at the end of last year, led to this conversation tonight.

However, although Yang Mi was firm in her words, Chen Nuo really didn't want to agree to this matter.

Because it was very clear that the great Mi Mi was different from Fan and Liu; she had her own bright future to walk.

'Chinese Paladin 3' would make her soar, 'Palace' would make her stand proudly above all women, and then, she would meet that little boy also from Xichuan and start her own magnificent 'Tiny Times'.

With a great business mind, she established her own studio, did things with great momentum, was not caught for tax evasion, and even cultivated other cash cows.

It could be said that this woman's life was perfect in every way.

Even if he, Chen Nuo, were reborn again, what right or ability would he have to say he could arrange a better path for her?

Joining his company would be tantamount to ruining her future.

But he couldn't make many things clear, so he had to find another way: "Yang Chen Geshen, actually, with our friendship, you know it, you think highly of me, I definitely have no objections... but, my company really isn't very suitable for you."

PS:

A 6000-character chapter delivered!

Seeking monthly tickets!

There were really a lot of things today, I'm too tired.

(End of chapter)