Chapter 290

In Beijing in early June, it is still far from the time to enter summer.

Especially after a thunderstorm last night, the campus of the Beijing Film Academy is full of withered branches and leaves, making the morning air a bit cool.

Chen Nuo even felt a bit cold.

However, the junior girls of the Beijing Film Academy who haven't been seen for a long time are not as delicate as him, many of them are wearing short skirts, unreservedly showing off their slender legs, like proud little swans, shuttling through the campus after the rain.

The junior boys are the same.

I don't know if the quality of students recruited by the Beijing Film Academy has improved in the past two years,

In short, Chen Nuo feels that these tall and handsome junior boys are more stylish than their 2005 male classmates.

Each one is high-spirited, looking like the male lead who walked out of an idol drama.

The dressing is also very trendy, all kinds of wearing forward and backward, inside out, outside in, saying it's a group of male models walking the show, that is absolutely no problem.

Chen Nuo looked down at his black, white, and gray Li Ning sportswear, feeling a bit ashamed, his body was a bit fatter, but he hid behind Li Er, who was still exquisitely dressed and appropriately dressed.

Li Er also noticed his gaze and said expressionlessly: "Since last year, the students recruited have been more flashy than the last. The proportion of appearance is higher year by year, I don't know if they are recruited to be actors or what. Really think that if you pick up one, you can pick up another hundred. Now there are people in the school who don't even understand the difference between talent and genius. Really think they are all roadside Chinese cabbage.

"Anyway, it's none of my business, I'll retire the year after next. At that time, these people can do whatever they want, I won't see it and won't be annoyed."

Chen Nuo smiled: "How can the school let you go, it must be like Professor Cui, 100% to be re-employed."

Li Er said: "Hehe, Professor Cui can't let go of the school. I'm different, I can't even eat when I see this smoky atmosphere. When having a meeting, I said it many times, but what happened? Did anyone listen? Since they don't listen, then what am I staying for? Re-employment what re-employment, I'll practice my piano myself."

Chen Nuo smiled: "Brother Tian told me about this, and said that the house matter is left to him, and the piano matter is left to me. It's really unfilial, you must train him well when you go back. It made me order the piano directly when I went there this time, paid the full amount, couldn't even return it, it will be shipped from Europe next month, it is said to be all handmade, especially suitable for beginners to learn."

Li Er glanced at him, "Your ability to talk nonsense has improved."

Chen Nuo hehe said: "No, no, if you don't believe me, go back and ask Brother Tian."

The teacher and student walked on the side of the main road of the Beijing Film Academy campus, Li Er suddenly looked around and sighed, saying: "Zheng Zhongjian, Zhang Tianyou have been calling me to persuade you to stay in school during this time. Whether it's reading for a master's degree or hanging a position. But I refused, know why?"

Chen Nuo also looked back, "Hmm... why?"

Li Er said: "You are in school, it's really not a good thing. Think about it, after you won the Oscar, you said you wanted to go out to film, did I stop you or talk about you?"

"To tell the truth, sometimes, I wish you were filming outside all year round, don't come back for a day. If you were in school all day, I wouldn't dare to imagine what this school would be like, I don't know how many people can study with peace of mind?"

Chen Nuo laughed: "What, how is that possible?"

"How is it impossible?"

Li Er pointed to several workers who were setting up frames and pulling banners, "See? Besides dreaming every day, comparing your conditions to find students, these days the banners celebrating you winning the Cannes Best Actor have been pulled for a week, and it's not enough, it's estimated that it will take a month."

"On every main road, there are seven or eight. Golden Globe, Oscar, Berlin, Cannes, I wish I could shout all your achievements with a big loudspeaker."

"I'm not saying it's not worth it, to tell the truth, after I saw your performance for the first time, I hoped you would succeed more than anyone else, and I hoped more than anyone else that I really found a genius, and then let our film academy be proud."

"However, they are doing this now, I think it's too much. They don't consider the impact on those freshmen at all. They look at the banners about Cannes and Oscars every day, and their hearts are higher than the sky. I wish I could be like you, acting as the male lead in freshman year, and entering Hollywood in sophomore year. How many can still practice their acting skills with peace of mind?"

"When you graduate, you find that you are not even the male lead, the male third lead is not your turn, at most you run a dragon set, what is that taste? How many people can bear that gap, can accept reality? Don't you think so?"

Chen Nuo nodded and said yes.

Then he looked up and saw two girls with outstanding appearance walking towards him.

One of them has a good relationship with Wen Yongshan, and can be considered a nodding acquaintance with him, couldn't help but smile at the girl, and asked casually: "Going to class?"

However, the other party looked at him as if she had seen a ghost.

I don't know if she didn't hear it or disdained to respond, in short, after he passed by, she didn't even make a sound.

But the handsome men and beautiful women encountered along the way probably had this reaction, as if it had been a long time since he came back, everyone was wondering where a stranger popped out, without using eyes to stare two holes in his face, that would absolutely not move away.

Chen Nuo was used to it, Li Er didn't mean to protect him, and continued to talk about the previous topic, turning a blind eye to this.

"Remember, when I first took you to meet Chen Kexin's play, what did I tell you in the car."

Chen Nuo nodded: "Hmm, remember."

Li Er sighed: "That's because I was very afraid, afraid that you would be confused by the sounds and colors on the road to success, afraid that you would be influenced by those profit-seeking values. Afraid that you would bury your talent."

"Why have I always said that you should be an actor, don't be a star. Do you realize it now?"

Chen Nuo nodded, "Realized."

Li Er finally showed a slight smile, "Right, although stars look bright and beautiful, as if it's easy to get fame and fortune, but the things they worry about are much, much more than you."

"As an actor, you can be unhappy, disappear in front of the world for days, months, or even years, without worrying about being forgotten."

"Similarly, even ten or twenty years later, you are fat and bald, as long as you can still act, you will never have to worry about losing your job, and you will never fall to the point of flattering those coal bosses and developers for tens of thousands of commercial performance fees, and playing tricks like monkeys on those inferior stages."

"Just like this time, you took a few girls to Florida to sunbathe. Even if those American tabloids, or our domestic entertainment headlines, all say you are like a playboy. But I see you still eat well and sleep well."

Chen Nuo quickly explained: "Teacher Li, I must clarify this. Don't listen to those reporters talking nonsense, those Americans don't know, forget it, the domestic media are all blind. I am ready to let Brother Tian send them lawyer letters one by one."

"Liu Yifei and Fan Bingbing you know, they have always had a good relationship with me, and now they are both company shareholders, we just went to sunbathe together."

"As for that short-haired one, although she looks young, that is Liu Yifei's mother! How could it have anything to do with me? Those gossip magazines have to pull on those things, it's really hateful."

Li Er shook his head and said: "You don't need to explain. This is your private life, you can be a wanderer, or a romantic lover, this is your freedom."

"However, I hope you can remind your juniors when you speak at the graduation ceremony."

"After all, if it weren't for you, some of them wouldn't have the opportunity to enter this school, you can be considered a person who influenced their destiny. So, in a sense, this is also what you should do."

At this time, they finally walked to the entrance of the college theater. The graduation play of the 2005 class is rehearsing here at this moment.

"Got it, Teacher Li."

Chen Nuo promised.

Then he turned around, smiled and waved to the front, back, left, and right, those Beijing Film Academy students who had been following them and kept clicking their mobile phones, "I'm here, thank you. You guys hurry up and disperse."

Then he followed Li Er into the building, the place where their 2005 acting class rehearsed was the small theater on the 2nd floor.

After entering, Li Er changed the topic and talked about the graduation play this time.

"The Story of the Staircase, the masterpiece of Antonio Buero Vallejo, the father of modern Spanish drama. It tells about four families as neighbors, with the staircase of the residence as the background, spanning 30 years of joys and sorrows, and changes in the world. Inside there are not only lines and performances, but also singing and dancing."

Hearing singing and dancing, Chen Nuo suddenly showed a bitter smile, "Teacher, I'll forget about this singing and dancing."

Li Er looked at his appearance and couldn't help but smile, "Why?"

Chen Nuo shook his head: "You don't know."

Li Er finally laughed, "If Love hit you so hard?"

Chen Nuo sighed: "Anyway, since then I swore, don't sing, don't dance. But if I really have to arrange it for me, I can only bite the bullet. But I'm afraid of losing everyone's face."

Li Er smiled: "Don't worry, you guys will start public performances on June 25th, and there are not even 20 days left, where is the time for you to rehearse singing and dancing. I told the director, this time I only arranged a small role for you. Do you have any opinion?"

Chen Nuo shook his head: "Completely none."

"That's good." Li Er looked like he was just asking casually, people were fat, climbing stairs slowly, but because of this, he could say a lot of things.

"Why did I tell them to only give you a small role, not just because you came back late. It's because this is not your graduation ceremony alone, right? Whether it's Yang Mi, Yuan Shanshan, or Zhang Xiaofei, Zhang Ge, this is also their graduation ceremony."

"This time your play, including the director, was decided by me. It's because from the news that your class is going to rehearse the graduation play, many people really don't have a good eating posture, some even found Zheng Zhongjian."

"Later, Dean Zhang and the others let me decide, so I decided on this play. I don't use the scripts of those people in the country at all. And I said directly, Chen Nuo doesn't have time, let him run a dragon set in the play."

"Anyway, others use the graduation play to test the learning results of these four years, to see if they can integrate."

"What about him, Cannes has already tested it for us. So it's better to leave the opportunity to classmates who need it more."

The two walked to the entrance of the small theater on the third floor, Li Er was fat, and he was a bit out of breath when climbing the stairs.

Li Er stood at the entrance of the small theater and rested for a while.

Through the door, Chen Nuo could hear the voices of classmates rehearsing inside.

At this time, Li Er suddenly stood on tiptoe with some difficulty and patted his shoulder.

Chen Nuo was stunned.

Because he saw that behind Li Er's gold-rimmed glasses were a pair of eyes that were emotionally agitated and contained tears.

"Actually, I didn't tell the whole truth just now, I arranged it this way, not entirely because of taking care of other classmates, but more because..."

"If Love has been four years now, I watched you grow from a student who didn't understand anything into the actor who makes me marvel today."

"I have nothing left to teach you."

"I can only let you run the last dragon set, as the last lesson I taught you."

"Happy graduation, my student."

After speaking, Li Er pushed the door open for him and took him into the world that was performing joys and sorrows.

Chen Nuo stayed in the small theater for more than two hours.

However, his prestige among the juniors was obviously not as high as Li Er imagined.

Before going in, he told everyone to disperse, and those who followed him at the beginning naturally dispersed a part.

However, it is not four years ago now.

Mobile phones all have cameras.

With the release of one live post after another on the Beijing Film Academy BBS, one mobile phone photo from various angles after another was uploaded.

Before noon, the conclusive news spread to other grades.

This time it is not the rumors that have been passed around in the past, someone really came back!

In this way, the juniors at the entrance of the small theater not only did not decrease, but stood more and more in groups of three or five.

Jing Tian was also among them, being surrounded by four or five girls in her class, and Kan Qingzi was adding fuel to the fire to describe the previous scene.

"Really, the senior didn't pay attention to anyone along the way, he kept talking to Professor Li. I was with Tian Tian far away and saw many people following them, and didn't know what was going on, I was still guessing with Tian. As a result, look up!"

Kan Qingzi gestured vividly, the expression on her beautiful face with bright eyes and white teeth was unusually rich, "Just this close, I tell you, really just this close. You can touch it with one hand. If I reacted, I promise, I must be a hooligan, if I can touch him, I will never wash this hand in my life."

"But really stunned, you think about it, you are walking on the road, still thinking about memorizing Mao Gai for the final exam, as a result, turn your face, Chen Nuo is one meter away from you, what do you feel. Who can not be stupid?"

A girl with a melon-seed face heard this, gritted her teeth and said: "Stop talking, Qingzi, are you doing it on purpose?"

Another round-faced girl said: "That is, Kan Qingzi, hurry up to the point, did Nuo Nuo really say hello to Jing Tian?"

Kan Qingzi said: "Not only that, Tian Tian didn't pay attention to him."

"Ah?" The other girls suddenly opened their eyes and looked at Jing Tian.

Jing Tian's face was red, she waved her hand and said: "No, it's because I had a good relationship with Wen Yongshan before, so Senior Chen Nuo remembers me. Didn't I tell you last time? He was on the third floor once making a phone call..."

The melon-seed-faced girl said sourly: "I know, and waved to you, right? It seems that the impression of you is extremely deep, it's not certain that he likes you."

Jing Tian's face was even redder, she stomped her feet and said coquettishly: "Where is that meaning."

With a red face, she went to tickle her, "Don't talk nonsense."

The two girls were laughing and making trouble.

Others outside the small theater were originally like them, chatting and laughing together, feeling very lively.

Suddenly, a group of people walked out of the theater.

Suddenly, silence spread like ripples on the water, circle by circle.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on a certain man among them.

Among the boys on the scene, he is definitely not tall, and may not be the most handsome,

Everyone also knows the girl beside him, and she can be considered a famous figure in the Beijing Film Academy.

Usually, just her occasional appearance on campus would attract a lot of people's attention.

But at this time, who is Yang Mi, everyone seems to not know much, no one went to see her.

That boy saw so many people outside, his expression was quite helpless, he didn't say anything, and accelerated directly towards the outside.

The group of people who were originally waiting outside chattering didn't say anything, as if everyone had been waiting here for so long, just to see him with their own eyes.

But Jing Tian is different, she waited here because she thought for a long time, felt that it was too impolite in the morning, and came to apologize.

Seeing Chen Nuo getting closer and closer to her, as if he was going to pass by again in the next second,

Jing Tian's face flushed, and finally when Chen Nuo was in front of her, she gathered the courage to whisper: "Senior Chen Nuo, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ignore you in the morning... I went to the library, not to class."

Chen Nuo was stunned, then smiled at her, "Oh, then come on."

After speaking, he did not stop,

Jing Tian did not follow up, stood in place, looking at the back that was constantly getting smaller in the crowd.

"Then you have to come on~" Kan Qingzi's yin and yang voice came, making her come back to her senses, "Wow, so sweet."

Jing Tian's smile was released and collected, then she made a look of contempt, turned her head and questioned: "What about you, didn't you say you wanted to touch him, why didn't you do it? Humph, coward."

When Jing Tian hummed,

Yang Mi was also humming at Chen Nuo with a bad temper: "You are really amazing, you said a word, you can kick Lin Xinru out, let the one surnamed Zhao in your company play the female lead, I became the female second lead instead, Chen Geshen, you are really awesome."

This made Chen Nuo stunned, "The one surnamed Zhao? Zhao Liying?"

"Otherwise?"

Chen Nuo thought for a while, a bit funny: "You mean Beauty's Scheming, you also acted?"

Yuan Shanshan turned back and said: "Isn't it. People originally thought they were going to be the female second lead for Lin Xinru, that's fine. As a result, didn't expect, the agreed Lin Xinru was replaced by the little girl in your company who didn't know, making the star Yang so angry that she couldn't sleep at night."

Yang Mi said with a bad temper: "I can't sleep well, that's because you snore at night, and grind your teeth."

Wow, this sentence.

If it weren't for Chen Nuo's comfort, saying that he absolutely didn't believe Yang Mi's slander, Yuan Shanshan could be angry enough to fight Yang Mi on the spot.

Ate with classmates in the cafeteria, then watched the script in the small theater, enjoyed everyone's rehearsal for an afternoon, before five o'clock, Chen Nuo found an opportunity and slipped away quietly.

When he got into Linghu's car, Yang Mi's phone call followed.

"Chen Geshen, where are you? Didn't we agree that we would celebrate for you tonight?"

Chen Nuo laughed: "Didn't I say it. It really won't work today, someone is looking for me to eat at night."

"Who? I don't believe it, you come back quickly, we agreed. You won the Cannes Best Actor, we as your classmates, must congratulate you."

Chen Nuo smiled: "Really don't need it. And someone is really looking for me. If you don't believe me, I'll let him call you later?"

Yang Mi seemed to remember a past event not long ago, and her voice suddenly lowered, "Really, really? It won't be Director Zhang Yimou looking for you?"

"No."

Although not hit, it is not far.

Not Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yimou is tomorrow. Chen Nuo is going to find him to talk about Hawthorn Tree.

Tonight Jiang Wen is looking for him to talk about a new play.

Jiang Wen's current company is called Bu Yi Le Hu, which was registered together with Chen Nuo's Huan Ran Yi Xin.

And the reason why he registered a new company, he also told Chen Nuo on the phone, because he met a partner who felt quite reliable.

Next, at the dinner table that night, Chen Nuo also saw how smooth this businessman named Ma Ke was.

If Jiang Wen is a hard and cold stone, then this person is a layer of soft mud wrapped around the stone. Although the essence has not changed, this makes many things become round and smooth.

"At first this play was prepared to be called Huoshao Yun. But later I discussed with Brother Wen, felt that this name was too romantic and petty-bourgeois, and it didn't match our pure man's play."

Ma Ke said with a smile, "Later I took another one, Let the Bullets Fly. This name sounds strange at first, but, if you savor it carefully, you will feel it has a lot of taste, and it is easy to remember."

Chen Nuo nodded: "Indeed."

Jiang Wen interrupted from the side: "Ke, don't pull those messy things, just say it if you have something to say. I told you before, what is the relationship between Nuo Zi and me? That is my own brother. You don't need to go around in circles."

Chen Nuo smiled, said: "This is indeed the truth."

Jiang Wen listened, drank a sip of wine with satisfaction.

Ma Ke also followed with a smile, "That's fine, then I'll say it directly, this movie is still short of funds, does Mr. Chen have any intention here?"

Chen Nuo didn't dare to believe his ears, dug it, and asked again: "What did you say?"

Ma Ke looked at Jiang Wen and continued to explain: "The production cost we have pulled for this play so far is a total of 100 million, we and Hong Kong Emperor, and Jiangsu Broadcasting below Happiness Blue Sea three families, Brother Wen and I thought, how about..."

"What about, I'll say it." Jiang Wen suddenly interrupted, "It's just that brother has never filmed a movie that makes money in his life, wants to borrow your name to use it, film a movie that makes money. If I give you a salary, according to the market price, I can't afford it. Call you a friendly guest, I don't have such a big face, so, simply combined, thinking about whether to pull you in to join the group."

"What about you, no matter how much you invest, I will calculate it for you according to double. When you really make money, our two brothers will drink and eat meat together. If you lose money... then forget it. Nuo Zi, just say a word, is this thing okay?"

Chen Nuo said without hesitation: "Okay!"

But before Jiang Wen and Ma Ke could laugh, he immediately said: "But the problem is, I have no money."

Chen Nuo said helplessly: "Brother Wen, don't hide it from you, the movie invested in Warner really squeezed me dry. The early stage invested 600 million production costs, and the follow-up also needs to prepare nearly 400 million publicity costs. Really can't squeeze out a penny."

"600 million?" Jiang Wen was surprised, "Solid 600 million? Follow-up also needs to invest 400 million? There is no moisture in the news?"

Chen Nuo smiled bitterly: "Really no moisture, drier than the Sahara Desert."

Jiang Wen was stunned for a while, suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Awesome, you are really awesome. I have basically never served anyone in my life, but I really served you. Not serving you for making so much money, nor serving you for winning so many awards. I serve you for one is crazy, one is building, both are stronger than me. Forget it, then we have no fate this time, cooperate next time."

Chen Nuo touched his nose and said: "No money to invest, then no role for me to act? Fine, then we..."

Jiang Wen looked up, waved his hand, stopped and interrupted: "Wait. Wait wait wait... wait a minute. Nuo Zi, what do you mean, I didn't understand. I said before that I can't afford your salary."

Ma Ke looked at Chen Nuo in surprise, but his mouth was closed tightly, not saying a word.

As smart as him, he had already discovered at this time.

Dealing with some people, his layer of soft mud is very useful,

But dealing with the young man in front of him, his layer of mud will only block in the middle, dirtying other people's hands, and instead be counterproductive.

Chen Nuo smiled: "Did I say I want a salary? Anyway, I graduate in July, the start time of Nolan's machine in the second half of the year is in September. Nothing to do in the middle, it's fine to be idle at that time. If you have any role that can't find anyone, I'll go to the top for you, just as if I found a place, continue to learn, it's also quite good."

When he said this, Jiang Wen was completely stunned.

Ma Ke's mouth was wide open, like a hippopotamus drinking water.

Finally, Jiang Wen poured a full glass into the wine glass, drank it in one gulp, and then slapped the cup on the table.

And then said with a red face: "Nuo Zi, today's matter, I won't say thank you. I have one attitude, from now on you are not my brother, you are my brother."

Jiang Wen was really drunk, the drunken words made Chen Nuo laugh, but he didn't take it to heart.

Moreover, he did this, just because he never likes to owe others.

Whether it's to Fan Bingbing, Liu Yifei, or others, it's the same.

At the beginning, Jiang Wen didn't say a word, went to the wind to play a villain Wang Tianxiang for him, and the salary only took a car fee.

Finally, the wind sold well, and he didn't give Brother Jiang a red envelope, just made up his mind to return the favor in this play.

And have to return enough, return enough!

Otherwise, no matter how poor he is, tens of millions can still be squeezed out. Ma Ke let him invest, isn't this clearly sending money to him?

However, if he really went to Let the Bullets Fly to occupy a share, when the movie was filmed, once released, as a result, it made money in the end.

Then is he returning the favor, or continuing to owe the favor?

No such reason, right?

Similarly, investing 1 billion to do Inception also made him not care about this skin.

Let the Bullets Fly investment return rate is higher, the pool is only so big, and so many shareholders are mixed in, how much can it earn in the end? A mere tens of millions of things, he is really a bit lazy to mix with Yang Shoucheng and others.

Sitting on the way Linghu sent him back to Ziyu Villa, Chen Nuo thought while sleeping unconsciously.

The jet lag hasn't been adjusted yet, and just drank wine, really sleepy.

As a result, when he woke up, he had already arrived at the door of his home in Ziyu Villa.

Chen Nuo got out of the car, let Linghu go back to rest early, opened the door and walked into the house.

But then, he discovered a very familiar scene.

Inside the floor-to-ceiling window, the lights in the living room were on, and a woman was sleeping on the sofa on her side.

It must be Qi Yuntian who opened the door again.

Chen Nuo helplessly discovered that his agent is really amazing.

Other agents are afraid that their artists will get into any scandals, but Brother Tian is not, Chen Nuo suspects that no matter what cat or dog, as long as it is a female, go to Qi Yuntian to open his house door, that guy will nod.

However, who is it this time?

Chen Nuo shook his head helplessly, walked over and opened the door, and then, looking at the woman sleeping soundly on the sofa, he was stunned.

"Xiao, Sister Xiaoli?"

(End of chapter)