Chapter 377: Fighting Heaven, Fighting Earth, Beyond the Ordinary

Chen Nuo let the bullet fly for a while longer,

but the bullet didn't fly for long—perhaps just another 20 minutes or so—before it "thud-thud-thudded" into the enemy's burning body, eliciting a burst of screams.

Chen Nuo knew this speed was a little fast.

But, for one, he no longer felt the need to use this to prove his marksmanship.

For another, he had an appointment with an important guest at his company in Chaowai SOHO at two in the afternoon.

Ending it here, then washing up and grabbing a bite to eat, the timing would be just about right.

Even though Hearing Tong Liya had been reduced to a slave and a cup, she didn't receive a shred of pity; under Chen Nuo's barrage, she was left at death's door.

The severity of the injury had its reasons: her body was too slender, and the posture she held when struck was awkward, causing her body's internal buffer to be insufficient, which made the bullet's lethality appear exceptionally strong.

When the woman lay sprawled out, eyes hazy, motionless, Chen Nuo, the perpetrator, seemed to be in a great mood, humming a little tune as he headed straight for the bathroom.

He turned on the water and called out at a higher volume: "I've turned the water on, come here quickly."

However, how could that be possible?

She was clearly on the verge of death from the gunshot; how could she possibly walk over?

Yet, the *patter-patter* sound of slippers rang out, and the woman who had just been in a near-death state walked over all on her own!

It was truly staggering, a miracle in medical history.

Moreover, not only could she walk, she could even chat!

"After the roadshows in Chengdu and Kunming, are you going straight to Taiwan?"

"Yes."

"And then, are you coming back?"

"No, I'll fly straight to Los Angeles from there."

The shower water poured down from overhead, hot and very comfortable; Chen Nuo closed his eyes.

Hearing Tong Liya helped him rub shower gel on his back and asked, "You'll probably be very busy in the United States, right?"

Her heart felt sour, because the roadshow for *Let the Bullets Fly* had been split into two teams; when he took people to Chengdu, she had been following Jiang Wen and Chow Yun-fat in Guangzhou.

Today was likely the moment of their parting, and it would probably be months before they met again.

"Yeah, I'll probably be very busy," Chen Nuo replied casually, not noticing the woman's inner thoughts.

Hearing Tong Liya composed herself, helped the man scrub his back, and smiled faintly: "Good luck, I'm sure you'll have no problem. I'll definitely watch the live broadcast when you cause a sensation at the Oscars."

"Haha, I hope so. What about you? What are you planning to do next?"

Hearing Tong Liya: "I don't know yet."

By this time, his back was washed; she squeezed a bit more shower gel into her hand, squatted down, and helped the man wash his legs and feet.

Chen Nuo felt a little awkward about this, but...

The traditional upbringing of the Xibe people was like that—quite feudal. Since she had been a bit unhappy when he refused last time, he just let it be this time.

He asked: "How come you don't know? Haven't you thought about it?"

Hearing Tong Liya said: "It's not that. The company's stance is to wait and see how *Let the Bullets Fly* performs this time."

Chen Nuo understood in a second: "Oh, waiting to see if you can become a hit, right?"

Hearing Tong Liya smiled embarrassedly and gave a soft "Mm."

Chen Nuo's subconscious instinct was to tell Hearing Tong Liya, "Don't worry, after filming this movie, you'll have enough to live off for the rest of your life."

But immediately, he remembered the Douban short reviews he had just read, and could only offer a sheepish smile: "It's fine. Regardless of whether the movie succeeds, don't you have another drama? When is it airing?"

"I don't know, probably not until the second half of next year? It just wrapped up filming."

"Oh." Speaking of this, Chen Nuo couldn't help but recall that *Beijing Love Story* should have been a hit drama in his previous life. But this time, he had added some restrictions for Hearing Tong Liya—no kissing, no holding hands, etc. —would it still be a hit?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a bit guilty.

However, he couldn't think of how to compensate Ya Ya if both things were ruined by him.

He could only silently make a note of it in his heart, leaving it for later.

Chen Nuo's partnership with Angel Diapers was about to enter its sixth year.

Both sides had renewed the contract twice in the interim, and the contract signed in 2008 would finally expire at the end of next year, 2011.

Whether it was Qi Yuntian or himself, both were actually inclined to continue the cooperation.

Because the cooperation had indeed been quite pleasant all along.

Although this endorsement didn't pay much, it was low-maintenance.

Moreover, the various requirements they had proposed when renewing the contract were indeed being fulfilled by the other party.

The third-party testing agency invited would submit a quality inspection report of the factory to Huanxin every month; it had been nearly three years now. This was truly rare.

Furthermore,

Originally, during the first year or two after he debuted and started filming movies, this endorsement would be brought up to mock him, saying things like it was low-class, lacked quality, or that he was crazy for money.

But now, the cooperation between him and Angel Diapers had become, in the eyes of the vast majority of fans and passersby, a symbol of his "not forgetting his original intentions," and even more so, a firm promise.

Any hater who brought this up would be torn to shreds by countless parents.

Therefore, he and Qi Yuntian were actually inclined to renew the contract.

3:00 PM on the 16th, Huanxin Company conference room.

Cai Mingda, the chairman of Angel and currently ranked 93rd on the Forbes China Rich List with a net worth of about 5.4 billion RMB, said very sincerely: "If it weren't for your strict requirements for us back then, Chen Zong, making us harden our hearts to grasp quality, we at Angel wouldn't have been able to reach today with the support of consumers. Here, I think I must sincerely say thank you to you, Chen Zong."

Chen Nuo, of course, wouldn't take the pleasantries seriously. He smiled and said: "It's all because your own products are solid, Cai Zong, that you've gained consumer recognition. It has nothing to do with me."

"No, no, really, especially after you and Miss Liu Yifei jointly endorsed our brand, our market share has continued to rise over the past year. Currently, our overall market share has reached 15%, and our share among domestic brands has reached over 60%. Although there is still a certain gap from international brands like P&G and Kao, we have the confidence to surpass Kao within three years and reach a position on par with P&G's Pampers within five years..."

Cai Mingda smiled: "Actually, I know you are a busy man, Chen Zong. Your new movie was just released yesterday. Regarding this, I have already given orders for the whole company, from top to bottom, to have the headquarters pay for screenings so everyone can go watch and support you..."

After the chubby Cai Zong finished speaking, Chen Nuo chuckled: "Thank you, Cai Zong."

Qi Yuntian asked: "So, Cai Zong, what is the purpose of your visit this time?"

"Mm, it's like this: our company is recently preparing to enter the sanitary napkin field, in addition to diapers..."

"Making this decision is also because, as industry insiders, we are well aware of some of the chaos in the domestic sanitary napkin market. Therefore, in order to let domestic female friends use comfortable and safe products, we started research and development more than a year ago, and today, we can finally start production."

"We will uphold our past style, strictly control quality, make the product production process transparent and public, introduce a third-party testing mechanism, and similarly, for the destruction process of defective products, we will ensure accountability..."

While Cai Mingda was holding forth in the conference room,

on the other half of the 21st floor of Chaowai, which was usually the Artist Management Department, there were about a dozen young men and women sitting on the black leather sofas and folding chairs placed against the wall. They all looked very young, at most around 20 years old.

And Yang Zi and Xu Xiyang, from the 322 dormitory of the 2010 class of the Beijing Film Academy, were two of these young people.

However, since entering this place, neither of them had spoken, and they hadn't exchanged a single word.

Yang Zi wore sunglasses that covered more than half her face, leaning against the wall in silence.

Xu Xiyang was looking down at a notebook, which was densely packed with writing.

At this moment, a boy sitting next to her glanced at her notebook from time to time. He hesitated for a moment before gathering the courage to whisper: "Classmate, may I ask if you are from the Film Academy?"

Xu Xiyang didn't even look up and gave a grunt.

The boy rubbed his hands and asked again: "Classmate, I haven't taken the art exam before. I'd like to ask, what do they usually ask in the second round of interviews for actors like this? Could you tell me? I really don't know."

"No," Xu Xiyang said flatly.

The boy was stunned: "Why?"

"Because we are competitors."

The man said: "There are so many people here, it's not like we're the only two who are competitors, right?"

Xu Xiyang still didn't look up: "Ask someone else. Anyway, I don't know."

A look of annoyance appeared on the boy's face: "Forget it if you won't tell me. Thinking you're so great just because you're from the Film Academy." His voice was slightly louder, causing others around them to look over.

"Crazy," Xu Xiyang cursed, glared at him fiercely, and turned back to continue reading her notes.

Unexpectedly, the boy suddenly snatched her notebook away: "Who are you calling crazy?"

Xu Xiyang stood up abruptly, furious: "Give it back to me!"

The boy also had an angry look on his face, clutching the notebook tightly, and said coldly: "Apologize to me!"

"Why should I apologize to you? Why did you snatch my things? Are you sick?" Xu Xiyang took a step forward, reaching out to grab it, her voice becoming sharper.

"Would I have snatched it if you hadn't cursed? Thinking you're better than others just because you're from the Film Academy, right?" The boy didn't back down either, holding the notebook high, his tone full of mockery.

"Give it back, or I'm calling the police!"

"Go ahead, who's afraid of who! You cursed first, and now you think you're in the right?" The boy stepped back, glaring at her, tit for tat.

Just as people around were looking over, a middle-aged man in a gray suit walked over from the interview room inside, frowning and shouting: "What are you two doing?"

He scanned the two of them and asked sternly: "What are your names? What's going on? Why are you making a scene here?"

Yang Zi was watching from the side in silence, without the slightest intention of helping her classmate.

Xu Xiyang said: "Teacher, I'm not making a scene, it's him, he snatched my notebook!"

"I didn't!" the boy shouted, "She cursed me first, and I asked her to apologize to me, but she wouldn't."

Xu Xiyang's face turned red with anger: "When did I curse you? You're slandering me!"

"Heh, I'm slandering you? This classmate here, you were standing right next to us, can you testify for me? You must have heard it, right?"

Yang Zi's mind raced, but in the end, she shook her head: "I didn't hear anything, I don't know anything. I was just, um, sleeping the whole time."

Seeing the resentful look Xu Xiyang cast her way, she couldn't help but think to herself: *What, you still want me to help you? *

After Dilraba came back from watching the movie last night, Yang Zi felt something was wrong. And this morning before coming to the interview, she went to call Dilraba to eat together, but the other party refused. This was the first time in the three months since school started.

She thought about it left and right and could only think of one possibility: that Xu Xiyang had said something about her to Dilraba last night. So how could she possibly help Xu Xiyang speak? Not saying "yes" directly was already out of consideration for them still having to be roommates in the future.

At this moment, among the crowd of young people watching, a tall and thin boy suddenly said: "Hey, classmate, are you Xia Xue? Xia Xue from *Home with Kids*, is that you?"

"Ah, really!"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's Xia Xue."

"Wow, Xia Xue came for an interview today too."

Seeing a star from the TV appear before their eyes, the group of young people became excited.

Seeing this, Yang Zi immediately took off her sunglasses, revealed a smile, and said generously: "Hello everyone, yes, I am the actress who played Xia Xue, my name is Yang Zi. I am currently a freshman at the Film Academy. Like everyone else, I came here today for an interview, wanting to be one of the members to join the Huanxin family, that's all."

After Yang Zi finished speaking, she glanced at the middleman, secretly happy in her heart. *This really is a case of 'finding what you're looking for without even trying.'* She had been thinking about how to emphasize her identity, and then someone really handed her a step up.

Saying this would definitely add a lot of points.

Unexpectedly, the boy from before suddenly shouted with resentment: "Oh! So that's how it is. No wonder you said you didn't hear anything. You're also from the Film Academy, you know her, right? You're even a star, and yet you're taking sides. She clearly cursed me, you must have heard it. Why did you say you didn't know!?"

He said this quickly and urgently, and his voice suddenly opened up. He felt his pitch was quite high, which was quite rare among actors; he sounded more like a singer.

Yang Zi's originally reserved smile froze on her face, and she cursed the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations in her heart.

The boy's handsome face turned red, his originally peach-blossom eyes widened, and they seemed to be bulging outward.

Feeling as if he had suffered a great injustice, the veins on his neck popped out. He shouted at the middle-aged examiner: "Teacher, I'm not convinced! The two of them are together! She's helping her! I'm not lying! This girl just cursed me!"

At this moment, the young men and women watching were all speechless at this boy.

*How can you be picking fights with everyone you see? *

*Since you know they are together, the fact that she didn't help her friend is already decent enough. You're actually complaining that she didn't help you? *

*Isn't that too much? *

"Yes, I did curse you! I cursed you for being crazy, so what? Do you have to make such a big deal out of it?" Xu Xiyang suddenly shouted with a flushed face.

She was regretting it so much now. If she had known this guy was such a firecracker, exploding at the slightest touch, she would have just told him.

Now it was too late, and she could see her impression score dropping to the bottom.

She couldn't bear it any longer, her emotions spiraling out of control. She shrieked: "I'm telling you, give me back my notebook right now! Otherwise, I'm calling the police!"

The boy didn't show any weakness, first pointing at Xu Xiyang's nose and saying: "Look, Teacher, she admitted it! I'm not the one lying, it's her, and her, the two of them!"

Seeing that the boy was actually trying to drag her into this, Yang Zi was also furious, but she glanced at the middle-aged man who had been watching coldly with a faint smile, suppressed her anger, and said: "Classmate, I was wearing sunglasses just now, I really was sleeping the whole time, I really don't know anything."

The boy looked unforgiving: "As if! You can only use that kind of talk to fool children!"

"Are you ever going to finish!" Yang Zi also flared up and shouted loudly.

"No, I want an apology, I want fairness! She cursed me, she should apologize to me." The boy's voice was loud, not showing any weakness.

And at this moment, just as he finished speaking, a somewhat effeminate but very handsome man walked in, frowning and asking: "Tang Qing, what are you all arguing about here?"

The middle-aged man from before, who was Dilraba's manager, Tang Qing, straightened his back and said: "Qi Zong, it's nothing, just a few kids interviewing who got a bit hot-headed and argued a few words. I think it counts as an interview, I didn't expect to disturb you all." "Oh. Well, keep it down a little. Chen Zong heard it over there and asked me to come over and ask, thinking something had happened." After finishing, the man didn't linger and turned to walk out.

The scene was quiet for a while.

Then, all at once, every young face began to discuss excitedly.

"Chen Zong, does that mean Chen Nuo?"

"It must be, it couldn't be anyone else."

"Does that mean Chen Nuo is here right now?"

"Holy crap, no way, where is he?"

"Is he in the office area over there?"

At this moment, a girl in the crowd suddenly asked Tang Qing: "Teacher, will Chen Nuo be interviewing us later?"

As soon as this question came out, before Tang Qing could speak, the others exploded with excitement.

"No way!! Wow!"

"If Chen Nuo comes to interview, I definitely won't be able to say a single word!"

"Wait, didn't Chen Nuo just attend the premiere yesterday? I saw it on the news."

"That was yesterday, he came to the company today."

"Could he really be here to interview us? Wow, can I ask him for an autograph?"

"I want to too, but is that possible?"

"Not necessarily, if you really ask, he probably would, right? He has signed for people before."

Seeing that these young people's topics were drifting further away, Tang Qing looked at the few people who had been arguing before. Seeing that the boy who had been fighting heaven and earth had wilted, and the two girls were flushed red, he didn't intend to continue this impromptu test.

He immediately coughed lightly and said: "Alright, stop talking. Chen Zong is indeed in the company today, but it has nothing to do with you. He won't be interviewing you either. Alright, no more talking now. You, hurry up and return the notebook to her. And you, even though you're a girl, since you cursed, you need to say sorry. Come on, quickly."

Next, the boy returned the notebook to Xu Xiyang, and Xu Xiyang also whispered an apology.

Tang Qing nodded and said: "Alright, the first group, come in with me now."

Qi Yuntian returned to the conference room and gave Chen Nuo an "OK" gesture without changing his expression.

At this time, what needed to be said had been said. Seeing this, Chen Nuo continued: "... So, really, there's no need. Actually, I should thank you, Cai Zong, for your support over the years. Thank you."

Cai Mingda looked regretful, but with a hint of faint admiration, and said: "Chen Zong, to speak sincerely, I, Cai Mingda, haven't admired many people in my life, but from the first time we met until now, I sincerely admire your way of conducting yourself and doing things."

"Just four words: Beyond the ordinary."

"Since that's the case, I, Cai Mingda, won't say any more and will do as you say, Chen Zong. However, regarding the endorsement for our new product, I don't think we need to look elsewhere. Doesn't your company have a female artist with the surname Zhao? Let's just invite her to endorse it for us."

After Chen Nuo and Qi Yuntian sent the guests off and returned, they reviewed the meeting just now in the office, and Chen Nuo also explained the reason.

After listening, Qi Yuntian nodded in approval: "Indeed, I remember Li Ka-shing saying, 'Don't earn the last copper coin.' You were right to reject his suggestion to buy shares, Nuo-ge."

Hearing Qi Yuntian meaning was correct, but he quoted it wrong.

Because as a Sichuanese person who was also in real estate, Chen Nuo understood best that the "don't earn the last copper coin" stuff was all bullshit from Superman Li.

Just look at the Chengdu Nancheng Duhu project; it would be considered merciful if he didn't take the underwear off your back.

However, his refusal of Cai Mingda's suggestion to buy shares was indeed for that reason.

Don't burn bridges, don't let everyone think you're greedy for money and want to take advantage of everything.

Cai Mingda thought his fame was growing, and his own company was preparing to expand its product line, putting them in a critical period where any disturbance would scare people to death.

So he was afraid that he wouldn't renew the contract when it expired next year, which would directly bring down the entire Angel brand, so he wanted to pull him in and bind him deeply.

How should one put it?

This was a completely normal consideration for an entrepreneur.

But Chen Nuo knew his own situation.

He had already decided to renew the contract; Cai Zong was just scaring himself.

He felt there was no need to take advantage of the other party's mindset on this point.

So he told Cai Mingda not to worry and that they could just negotiate and cooperate normally when the time came.

This was why Cai Mingda had made such a big exclamation before leaving.

As for Zhao Liying picking up an endorsement, that was purely a pleasant surprise.

It was rare for him to return to the country, and the people he needed to see this afternoon were more than just Cai Zong's group.

Cai Mingda left, and Ning Hao arrived.

*No Man's Land* wrapped up filming in October, taking a full four months, and the rough cut was already finished. Ning Hao came over partly because they hadn't seen each other in a long time, to meet and exchange pleasantries, and the other purpose was to invite Chen Nuo to watch the film.

But Chen Nuo really didn't have the time.

After he finished his work today, he planned to go see Li Er in the evening to pay an early New Year's visit, and he would start the roadshow tomorrow.

More importantly, he had already seen *No Man's Land* in his previous life, so what was there to watch?

He comforted "Ning Potato" a bit, telling him to go ahead and do it boldly, that the company wouldn't tie his hands and feet but would be his strong backing, and so on. This made Ning Potato so grateful that he almost left in tears.

After meeting the two groups, it was almost four o'clock.

Chen Nuo was just about to tidy up and get off work, planning to go to the kindergarten with Qi Yuntian to pick up the person before going to Li Er's for dinner.

At this moment, Tang Qing came in.

He came to explain.

After explaining the cause and process of the conflict that broke out earlier, he said: "I think conflict is also an unavoidable part of an artist's work, especially since the few people involved are ones I think highly of, so at the time, I also wanted to see their performance... I didn't expect to disturb you and Chen Zong, I'm really sorry."

Chen Nuo didn't take it to heart and was just about to let him go back to work, since the interviews weren't finished yet.

And he also knew about this Huanxin 2015 recruitment plan, which was expanded from art colleges to college students across the country.

As Li Jing said, after the Beijing Film Academy introduced a policy that freshmen and sophomores could not take roles or sign with management companies, the Central Academy of Drama, the Shanghai Theatre Academy, etc., all followed suit.

If they were still limited to these few art colleges, they would probably only be able to talk about a bunch of intent contracts; it wouldn't be meaningless, but it would be a bit like "all thunder and no rain."

Besides, they weren't necessarily looking for professional, classically trained actors to cultivate a few Best Actors or Best Actresses. The company's talent plan's future development path should be diversified. They should have corresponding talent reserves for both film and television, powerhouses and idols.

Chen Nuo agreed with these ideas of Li Jing's.

Not only did he agree, he even thought that Li Jing, in the position of General Manager, had indeed forged her vision and ability over time; at the very least, these words moved him very much.

If the 2015 Huanxin plan was successfully implemented under her guidance in the future, then in 5 years, Chen Nuo decided to let her enter the company's board of directors as well.

Thinking of this, Chen Nuo asked casually: "By the way, who were those people making trouble just now?"

Tang Qing replied: "One is named Yang Zi, a freshman at the Film Academy, who acted in *Home with Kids*; one is Xu Xiyang, also from the Film Academy. Both of them are Dilraba's classmates, so I actually knew them quite well before. And that boy, his name is Xiao Zhan, and he is indeed very combative. He's 19 years old and is from Chongqing Technology and Business University."

Chen Nuo said: "So how do you plan to handle these people in the end?"

Tang Qing said: "My current idea is to let them all enter the third round. What do you think, Chen Zong?"

"I have no opinion, you discuss this with Li Zong, I won't interfere. Alright, go ahead and get busy."

"Okay, Chen Zong."

Chen Nuo didn't expect that a casual question would bring out two familiar names.

However, he still didn't say anything, because he just happened to use this to see Tang Qing's vision and ability.

If they were really eliminated, it didn't matter.

Anyway, who to sign and who not to sign was just a matter of his word.

That night, Chen Nuo followed Qi Yuntian to the dormitory building of Renmin University for a meal.

Although Li Er had retired, Professor Qi hadn't, so they still lived in the old house.

After entering, Chen Nuo saw that Li Er was still as cold and indifferent to Qi Chuyu as when they first met. His heart stirred, and he found an excuse, saying: "Teacher Li, this time Tian-ge is going out with me for several months again, and he told me he wanted to trouble you to take care of the child."

Qi Yuntian was stunned and was about to refute.

Chen Nuo, however, glared at him fiercely.

Li Er looked at Qi Yuntian and said word by word: "He won't say it himself?"

"You know, he's embarrassed."

Li Er didn't speak for a while.

Chen Nuo added: "The child is quite pitiful, always following the nanny, living in that empty, big house. When she calls at night, my heart aches just listening to it, sigh."

What he said was also the truth.

Just like Qi Yuntian, who heard this and didn't know what he thought of, his eyes were a bit red. He turned his head to look at the little girl.

And Qi Chuyu couldn't hear clearly yet, nor did she know that the adults were discussing her affairs. She sat upright on the sofa with a pair of black-and-white, distinct big eyes, staring at *Tom and Jerry* on the TV screen.

A hesitant expression finally appeared on Li Er's face.

Seeing that there was some hope, Chen Nuo added more fuel to the fire: "When Principal Zheng met me to discuss business last time, he still wanted to re-employ you and asked me to come and persuade you. But I spoke for you, saying you had to stay home to take care of your granddaughter and really had no time. Then I pushed the matter away. Why don't you just do me a favor and tell a white lie to Principal Zheng? If he sees you haven't taken care of her for a single day, I won't be able to explain it to Old Zheng either."

Li Er glared at him angrily: "I need you to help me... Forget it. By the way, I have something to ask you, are you really not going to the Film Association and the People's Art National Drama?"

"Mm, I'm really not going."

Then Chen Nuo explained the reasons.

Li Er said thoughtfully: "I understand the logic. You're right, to achieve your goal, doing this is indeed correct. However, you think of the domestic situation a bit too simply. I guess this matter isn't over. However, I think it doesn't matter. If something really happens, as long as you strive for yourself, none of that will be a problem."

That night, Chen Nuo returned to Pan Chengrong's house and slept for the night. On the 17th, he started the roadshow for *Let the Bullets Fly*.

And at this time, the box office results for the first day of *Let the Bullets Fly* had already come out.

21 million.

This was the national box office for the first day.

It could only be said to be average, slightly short of expectations.

Chen Nuo was even more terrified by this, and in the subsequent roadshow journey, he could be said to be hardworking and uncomplaining.

However, even so, when he flew to Taiwan Province with Zhang Yimou's team on the 19th, the box office for the first weekend of *Let the Bullets Fly* from the 16th to the 18th was also freshly released, reaching 62 million with great effort.

At this rate, with normal box office trends, the final total box office would only be between 280 million and 350 million.

For the 150 million production cost of *Let the Bullets Fly*, it could be said that even breaking even was difficult.

For Jiang Wen and Ma Ke, although such a number was lower than expected, there was no need to think too much about it; after all, after a movie is filmed, whether it makes money or loses money is normal.

But for Chen Nuo, that was too abnormal.

He knew that in his previous life, *Let the Bullets Fly* had set quite a few box office records.

And now? Don't count on any records; it would be good if it didn't lose money.

Compared to this, how could it be described as anything but miserable!

So much so that it was hard for him not to attribute the difference between the two to his own problems.

This made him unable to feel happy even when he arrived in Taiwan and saw Liu Yifei, who had arrived in Taiwan on the same day.

However, Liu Yifei was different.

Her flight to Taiwan arrived about an hour and a half earlier than Chen Nuo's team, and then, the girl happily waited for him at the airport for more than an hour.

After leaving the airport and getting into the car, Chen Nuo couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Why are you waiting for me? Are you specifically creating news for people?"

Liu Yifei said "Ah," and said: "What's wrong?" Then she leaned over and whispered: "My mom told me to wait for you."

Ah?

What is Xiao Li-jie doing?

Chen Nuo's first reaction was a bit confused.

However, when he saw Liu Xiaoli's expression in the rearview mirror, he seemed to understand something all of a sudden.

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