[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-huayu-they-re-forcing-me-to-be-a-jerk-":3,"chapter-reborn-in-huayu-they-re-forcing-me-to-be-a-jerk--reborn-in-huayu-they-re-forcing-me-to-be-a-jerk--chapter-466":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in Huayu: They're Forcing Me to Be a Jerk Again?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2348209,4588,"Chapter 466: The Spring Festival Gala (8500 words)","reborn-in-huayu-they-re-forcing-me-to-be-a-jerk--chapter-466",466,"\u003Cp>The Spring Festival Gala, since its inception, has been accompanied by countless topics and controversies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether you love it or hold it in disdain, you cannot deny its special status in the Chinese Spring Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From 2000 to 2011, over these eleven years, its national viewership rating never fell below 30%. The highest point occurred in 2004, setting a peak for the decade with a staggering 41.5%. In other words, out of approximately 350 million households nationwide, over 140 million watched the Spring Festival Gala on that New Year's Eve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more exaggerated was its audience share, which reached 74.15%—meaning that out of every 100 households that turned on their televisions that night, over 74 were watching the Spring Festival Gala.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was terrifyingly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind this phenomenon, while the immense influence of the CCTV platform certainly played a role, the more critical reason was: at that time, the household penetration rate of television in China had already exceeded 95%, while the internet had not yet permeated on a large scale, and mobile devices were far from widespread. The Spring Festival Gala became the primary form of entertainment for most Chinese families, especially those in the north, during their New Year's Eve reunions, becoming a cultural ritual shared by the entire nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since 2006, the viewership ratings of the Spring Festival Gala have begun to decline year by year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reasons for this vary: some believe the quality of the programs has declined, others say the format is too outdated, and even more hold the view that in the face of the internet's rich and colorful entertainment activities, the Spring Festival Gala no longer carries the aesthetic expectations of young audiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the explanation, the result is exceptionally clear—the 2010 Spring Festival Gala struggled to maintain its dignity with a 40.13% viewership rating, ranking as the second-highest in the decade. But a year later, the 2011 Spring Festival Gala viewership rating plummeted to 31.04%, hitting its lowest point since the turn of the century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery remains, but the glory has faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the situation the 2012 Spring Festival Gala is facing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since three days ago, after it was revealed by Beijing News that Zhao Benshan would be absent from this year's Spring Festival Gala, it seems there is nothing left that can make the national public regain their anticipation for the gala.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under these circumstances, a fashion blogger on Weibo with over 10,000 followers suddenly, without any warning, posted a screenshot at 3:12 PM on January 17, 2012.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screenshot contained a long article typed in a mobile phone notepad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the content of the article was too bizarre, it immediately caused a sensation among her followers. Originally, this long-haired blogger would post about outfits, show off her designer bags and cosmetics, or share some travel photos every day, and the number of \"simps\" leaving comments averaged only twenty or thirty per post. Unless she showed some cleavage or her thighs, she would only get fifty or sixty perverts who came running to leave drooling emojis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after this article was posted, the simps and perverts were no longer calm; they stopped posting emojis and started typing instead. After just a while, the comments exceeded a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first few comments, this blogger named \"Meimei's Little White Sheep\" replied one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap, Xiao Mei, is this for real? Is it really Chen Nuo?\" \"It's real, he finally took off his mask, I saw it clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could someone like Chen Nuo take a taxi?\" \"I can't believe it either, but it's the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Xiao Mei a fan of Chen Nuo?\" \"Yes, but this matter is also true. My cousin was there too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, a bit far-fetched.\" \"Reality is more absurd than fiction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are there no photos?\" \"Because I was too excited. When my cousin and I finally saw him take off his mask and reveal his face, we were stunned and didn't react at all. Because at the time, we were really just trying it out, and we never expected it to actually be him. It was too magical.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the blogger's earnest replies, this blog post, which seemed more absurd than fiction, was believed by more and more of her followers. The number of comments and reposts grew, and eventually, it was seen by an entertainment blogger with over 200,000 followers, who reposted it to their own Weibo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This immediately caused a fission-like diffusion effect. From this moment on, the number of comments in the fashion blogger's comment section began to increase rapidly at a rate of dozens to hundreds per minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you write a draft before bragging?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such an absurd story, the credibility is less than one in a billion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I seriously suspect the blogger is a plant sent by a Beijing taxi company.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People who believe this should top up their brains; I believe your IQ is seriously in arrears.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are rumors every day, but this one is the most ridiculous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blogger, the novel you wrote is really wonderful. I finished reading it without realizing it. Is there a sequel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing more and more comments, and the vast majority being questioning and mocking, Meimei's Little White Sheep finally couldn't hold back, and at 6:04 PM, she updated another Weibo post:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand why you don't believe it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it either. My cousin and I originally just planned to go shopping this afternoon, but we ended up sitting in Starbucks chatting for an entire afternoon, feeling like we were in a dream the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now my biggest regret is that I didn't tell him in the taxi—that I have liked him for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his posters and photos that accompanied me through the most difficult period of my senior year of high school. When I was at my lowest, it was he who gave me comfort and strength, allowing me to finally get my wish and get into my ideal university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have gone to the cinema to support every one of his films, but my favorite is still the scene in *Twilight 2* where Edward suffers torture in the sunlight. That kind of restrained pain and repressed despair makes me cry every time I watch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have too many things I want to say to him, but as I wrote in the previous blog post, I only said three sentences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To my fellow Nomi sisters, I want to tell you—Nuo Nuo is really gentle and approachable in reality. My cousin and I were complete strangers to him; logically, he could have completely ignored us. But when my cousin called him, he still responded to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, this might just be an ordinary moment in life, but to my cousin and me, it is a memory we will never forget for the rest of our lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am very happy now; I didn't love the wrong person in my youth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this article was posted, the entry \"Someone met Chen Nuo in a taxi\" quickly rushed to the top of the trending list. Although many people still expressed doubt, the trend in the comment section clearly began to change, and many people began to express their envy of the blogger, and even \"Nomi\" claimed to have finished reading the full text in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, many professional entertainment gossip media also keenly captured another key point in the article besides the \"taxi\"—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place where Chen Nuo got off was the newly opened CCTV building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in the initial Weibo post, Meimei's Little White Sheep mentioned asking if the \"masked man\" was going to attend the CCTV rehearsal, the other party denied it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that \"masked man\" really was Chen Nuo, would he admit it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Not to mention, this clue happened to match the rumors that had been circulating that \"Chen Nuo might join the Spring Festival Gala\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the credibility of this article rose rapidly, the number of Weibo reposts skyrocketed, entertainment media reported it one after another, and various self-media and marketing accounts also began to follow the trend and hype it up, adding fuel to the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the phone of the Spring Festival Gala's general director, Ma Dong, was blown up by countless reporters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Ma Dong did not respond directly, he only left a meaningful sentence: \"Everything is possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After answering two calls, he simply handed the phone to his assistant to answer, but it was precisely this ambiguous sentence, combined with his evasive attitude, that immediately triggered a new round of frantic speculation and heated discussion in the media circle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Chen Nuo really going to be on the Spring Festival Gala?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 1:00 PM on January 18, 2012, before the final Spring Festival Gala rehearsal, at the entrance of the original CCTV site, there were nearly one-third more media reporters waiting there than at the fifth rehearsal two days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this for? Why are there so many people? Mani, do you know?\" As soon as Cai Zhuoyan got out of the car, she was startled by the overwhelming flashes of light, subconsciously covered her face with her hands, walked quickly toward the gate, and turned her head to ask while walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, her agency, Emperor Entertainment, put in a lot of effort for her to be able to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, so the whole company attached great importance to it. For these few rehearsals, her manager, Mani, personally accompanied her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Mani, who is known for being shrewd and capable in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, was also a bit confused at this time and said hesitantly: \"Maybe it's because Wang Fei is coming too? I don't know, I'll go find out later. Put your hands down and let them take pictures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first lesson for Hong Kong artists when they debut is how to face media reporters. Cai Zhuoyan's initial reaction was just a subconscious instinct. After Mani's reminder, she immediately realized that this was a rare exposure opportunity, so she immediately put her hands down and showed a sweet smile to the media reporters at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, when Cai Zhuoyan entered the No. 1 Studio of the old CCTV to do her makeup in the dressing room with her name on it, the other two female artists in the three-person dressing room had already arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was Wang Luodan, who was singing the opening chorus \"Happy Chinese New Year\" with her, and the other was a girl with a round face and big eyes who looked quite cute. The two were chatting, and when they saw her come in, they immediately stopped and stood up to greet her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Ah Sa, hello.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, beauty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah hahaha, hello Dandan.\" Cai Zhuoyan smiled, first hugged Wang Luodan, whom she had met on many occasions, and then waved to the other girl she was meeting for the first time, saying in heavily accented Hong Kong-style Mandarin: \"Hello, Liying, nice to meet you, you look so beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Sister Ah Sa, you are the one who is beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, when did you guys arrive? You're almost done with your makeup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Luodan said: \"I've been here for more than half an hour, Liying was even earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhuoyan smiled and said: \"I won't chat with you guys much, it's going to be my turn soon, I need to do my makeup quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down, and her makeup artist from Hong Kong began to apply her makeup, and the stylist was also preparing, but Mani displayed her skill at socializing, and while Wang Luodan and Zhao Liying were doing their makeup, she started chatting with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few words, she asked about the reporters at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We didn't have so many people the last few times we came,\" Mani said. \"What's going on today, Dandan, Miss Zhao, do you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Luodan smiled at her in the makeup mirror and said: \"Liying would know more about this, you can ask her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mani smiled and looked to the side, saying: \"Miss Zhao knows?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Liying hesitated for a moment and did not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her hesitation, Mani smiled and said: \"Miss Zhao is so young, I remember this is already your second time on the Spring Festival Gala, right? That's really impressive. Actually, our two companies have always had a very good relationship. Before, our boss, Mr. Yang, and your boss, Mr. Chen, ate together in Hong Kong, and I was there too. Now our Ah Sa is in the same dressing room as you, it's really fate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Liying smiled and said: \"It is quite a coincidence. Um, Sister Xi, actually it's nothing, those reporters, I guess they might all be here because of Chen Nuo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\" Mani said in surprise, \"Chen... is he coming? He wasn't there for the previous rehearsals, was he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Liying said: \"I don't know either, I just heard from the company that it's possible. But as for how it will turn out, I dare not say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's how it is,\" Mani muttered, then her spirits lifted, \"With so many reporters coming, then it's very likely, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really don't know, Sister Wenxi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what she said, but Mani was already energized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned to Cai Zhuoyan's side and whispered: \"If Chen Nuo really comes later, you must go up and greet him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhuoyan whispered: \"But I don't know what to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's so hard to say? Just say you've long admired him, and didn't William tell you that they had dealings before? Just say William is your boyfriend now, and he asked you to say hello for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? No way. William said he scolded him at the time, they have no friendship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mani said, frustrated by her lack of ambition: \"It's just a topic, just saying it, it won't kill you. Now his Huanxin Company is making such a big scene in Hong Kong, you're not unaware. He's even the lead actor, selling it directly to Hollywood in the United States to be broadcast. This kind of thing has never happened in all of Hong Kong before. If you can get in and play a role, it will only be good for you, do you know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, but.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't 'but' me, listen to me, just go up and say hello when the time comes. Do you hear me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, until Cai Zhuoyan finished her makeup, finished the rehearsal, and stayed at the scene for about 40 minutes, past 4:00 PM, she still didn't see anyone, and finally had to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporters who were moved by the online posts received the same treatment. They waited from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, shivering in the cold wind, but they didn't take a single photo. According to news from the Spring Festival Gala scene, none of the staff and artists present saw anyone, so at 7:00 PM, most of them finally dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, when most of the artists had finished recording their programs and left after 10:00 PM, an ordinary BMW car drove into the deserted CCTV gate without attracting any attention...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do they have to do this? What's the point of hiding it from the media? It will be disclosed sooner or later anyway. Isn't the Spring Festival Gala in a few days?\" Professor Qi Yifei, Qi Yuntian's father, asked with a curious look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Er, who was on the side, said irritably: \"Why do you ask so much about entertainment industry matters? Can you understand if I tell you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo felt that Professor Li used to be quite gentle, but he didn't know if it was because she had been with his mother for a long time, anyway... sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Professor Qi's embarrassed look, Chen Nuo couldn't help but feel a bit apologetic and quickly smoothed things over: \"Uncle Qi, actually it's not just you, I couldn't figure it out either. At the time, I asked what the necessity was. It turned out they said they wanted to create some promotional effect. After all, their pressure this year is quite high...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The pressure is high, so they use you as a gimmick? And you're willing?\" Li Er sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo chuckled and said: \"Mainly because they ran to LA to find me, and I felt... they were quite sincere.\" \"Hehe, sincere. Sigh, forget it. You're just soft-hearted. Be careful that others use you up and kick you away. Don't laugh, you think it's impossible? That's because you know too little!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, I will definitely be careful and not let them kick me away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Always grinning...\" Li Er glanced at him, but her eyes went straight immediately, she screamed, stood up from the sofa, and ran forward, \"Oh, why did you come down by yourself? Be careful, be careful, don't move, wait for Grandma to come and hold you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo looked in the direction Li Er ran, only to see a little girl who looked like she was carved from pink jade walking down the spiral staircase on the second floor of his villa. The marble floor of the steps was a bit slippery and steep. Qi Chuyu was almost 4 years old this year, but she was still shorter than the average child, and she walked step by step with some difficulty. No wonder Li Er was nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nucheng, who was sitting on the other side of the sofa, saw this and said with a smile: \"Professor Qi, does this count as a bit of doting from Professor Li?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yifei laughed and said, \"It counts, it definitely counts, but who would dare to say anything about her? I wouldn't dare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha.\" Chen Bi laughed shamelessly, \"Professor Qi is really showing the demeanor of us Xichuan men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo gave his old man a look of disdain, then heard the sound of an engine. He turned his head to look and saw a Bentley driving in from the driveway and parking at the garage entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as it came to a stop, Zhang Yi, who had grown his hair long again and tied it in a small ponytail, opened the door and got out from the back seat, grinning as he looked over at him through the glass wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the afternoon of January 19th at five o'clock, three days before New Year's Eve on the 22nd, the three families of Chen, Qi, and Zhang gathered at Chen Nuo's Puyan in Purple Jade Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all old acquaintances who had even traveled to the United States together before, so there were no barriers between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Yi's mother looked a bit older than before, her spirits were quite good. When she saw Chen Nuo at the door, she revealed a joyful smile, took his hand, and asked him about this and that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the house, she greeted Qi Yifei and Chen Bi, then chatted for a while with Li Er, who was holding Qi Chuyu, and showered the little girl with praise, making Professor Li beam from ear to ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, when Pan Chengrong came out of the kitchen with a beaming smile to greet her, she couldn't sit still either and went to the kitchen to help cook with Pan Chengrong and Cui Xueli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a year of getting along, Li Er truly seemed to treat Qi Chuyu like her own granddaughter. Although she was sitting on the sofa talking to Chen Bi with Qi Yifei, her eyes were constantly on the little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Chuyu was babbling away at Qi Yuntian about something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the cochlear implant, the girl had begun to relearn how to speak. After a period of study, she could now say some sentences and words, though they still sounded very unclear. Qi Yuntian, who had returned after picking people up, did not show the slightest impatience; he answered her questions one by one with a gentle expression, and when he really couldn't hear clearly, he would repeat himself again and again until little Chuyu could say it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Chen Nuo, he looked at Li Yu's protruding belly from the side and said with a smile, \"This must be twins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi grinned so hard his face looked like it was falling apart, \"I think so too. I was planning to go to the hospital to get an ultrasound, but she didn't want to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's there to look at? Whether it's a boy or a girl, one or two, won't we know once it's born?\" Li Yu said nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no self-awareness of being an older expectant mother at all. She pushed Zhang Yi's hand away and began to stroll around the living room with her big belly, clicking her tongue in wonder as she walked. After a lap, she sighed and said, \"So this is the legendary number one luxury mansion in Jingcheng? That show on Hunan TV, 'Let's Go Watch Meteor Shower', should have filmed here; only then could they capture the right feeling. What was that stuff they had before? The house I saw on TV wasn't even as well-decorated as your bathroom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo laughed, \"Actually, if a film crew wanted to rent it, I really could. Anyway, I can't stay here many days out of the year by myself, so renting it out counts as generating income.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By yourself, really?\" Li Yu smiled and pointed, \"Then whose is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo turned his head to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner of the living room, there lay a white silk stocking, blending into the floor so well that it was impossible to see without looking closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to admit, Li Yu's eyes were truly sharp. Pan Chengrong and Li Er had been there for most of the day and hadn't noticed it, yet this woman had spotted it after just one lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo hurried over, picked up the stocking, and put it in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu lowered her voice slightly and smiled, \"Whose? Liu Yifei's?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi had gone to the restroom, and Chen Nuo didn't feel embarrassed, nodding, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu smiled, \"I couldn't tell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo had nothing to say to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because what Li Yu said was indeed the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was impossible to tell. Who would have thought that Xixi would not only cook him a table full of food but also package herself as part of the meal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could imagine what it looked like when Liu Yifei put on white silk stockings and a newly purchased white hollow-out outfit, and had specifically gone for a full-body wax to welcome him back to the country?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, when the woman finally stood before him and struck a seductive pose with her curves, the contrast between her pure, beautiful appearance and her wild, alluring behavior made him unable to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stocking was something left behind when the two of them were fooling around in the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't be blamed on him for not cleaning the battlefield thoroughly enough; it was mainly because although Xixi's talent for cooking was average, her skills in lovemaking grew with each passing day, forcing Chen Nuo to muster all his energy to cope, making it not as easy as before. It was inevitable that he would be careless when cleaning the battlefield and overlook many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Yu made a small joke, she didn't say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a woman who would be a mother in two months, her primary concern remained on films.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've written a new script during this time, and I'm planning to have Zhang Xinyu from your company act in it again. Once I give birth to the baby and rest for two months, I can start working, so it'll be in the first half of the year. Help me tell the person in charge at your company; I'll book a schedule with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo was unwilling to agree, so he laughed it off and said, \"I don't manage those things in the company. You can ask Zhang Yi to find Qi Da when the time comes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu smiled, \"Yi agrees too. If you don't believe me, forget it. I can't talk to you about it anyway; I'll handle it myself when the time comes. Last time... sigh, it was my fault. Actually, Zhang Xinyu is very good. Although her foundation is a bit weak, I really haven't seen that kind of grit and self-discipline in many actresses. I believe that as long as she works hard enough to break through that ceiling of talent, her future will be limitless. I also enjoyed working with her. Your company shouldn't give up on her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo smiled, \"How many people are there in our company in total? We can't give up on her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu said, \"Is that so? But I heard your company is planning to promote some newcomers this year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are all temporarily developing in the direction of television dramas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" Li Yu looked relieved, \"That's good. By the way, are you going on the Spring Festival Gala this year? There are all sorts of rumors online right now; it's extremely mysterious. I even saw an article someone posted online yesterday saying you took a taxi to the rehearsal. Is there any truth to that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha... sorry, it's confidential.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what he said, but when Pan Chengrong and Cui Xueli finished cooking a table full of dishes after an afternoon of work and they were set out, and the three families had just raised their glasses to take a sip, Chen Nuo received a text message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was sent by Ma Dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it, he was stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he picked up the remote control and turned on the TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others found his actions a bit strange. Chen Bi asked, \"What are you doing? We're drinking and chatting, why are you turning on the TV?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo didn't answer him immediately, but tuned the TV to CCTV-1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the News Broadcast had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yuntian was the first to react and let out an \"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu was the second, directly stating the content of Chen Nuo's text: \"Nuozi, are you going to be on the News Broadcast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo going on the Spring Festival Gala was clearly something countless stars scrambled for, yet Li Er was still a bit unhappy. However, upon hearing that Chen Nuo was going to appear on the 7 o'clock program, she dropped her chopsticks, ignored Qi Chuyu, walked over from the table, and asked, \"Was this arranged by the Spring Festival Gala production team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo gave a hum and said, \"It should be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's not.\" Li Er thought for a moment and shook her head, \"If it were really their arrangement, how could they only notify you now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuo thought for a moment and nodded, \"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's watch it, and eat after we're done,\" Li Er said flatly, with no expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, once Professor Li said to watch it before eating, none of the three families dared to say a word. No one even dared to suggest moving the table so they could eat while watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they weren't eating, they weren't eating. Looking at Pan Chengrong's beaming face, it seemed she couldn't eat anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bi sat on the sofa and subconsciously wanted to light a cigarette. He had already put it in his mouth before he remembered there were children present, so he put the cigarette down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Kang Hui on the TV didn't make this house full of people—pregnant women and children included—wait on empty stomachs for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 7:12 PM, they heard Kang Hui say, \"As the 2012 Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala approaches, the gala production team held its final rehearsal yesterday. Chen Nuo, our country's internationally renowned film actor, also appeared at our Spring Festival Gala rehearsal site.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene switched immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the TV screen, a certain someone's face was full of smiles, his eyes curved into crescents, leaving only a slit. Holding a microphone in both hands, he looked like a cute, adorably naive squirrel, saying in a festive voice, \"Hello everyone, I am Chen Nuo. Spring Festival Gala, here I come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villa living room was silent for a moment, then suddenly erupted into a roar of laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a voice-over sounded: \"Seeing Chen Nuo, he is as spirited as ever. One can't tell at all that in order to wish the people of the whole country a Happy New Year at the Spring Festival Gala, he spared no effort, flying back to the country non-stop on the 17th of this month after attending the Golden Globe Awards ceremony abroad. Since then, he has had no rest, battling for several days and nights in the preparations for the Spring Festival Gala.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to Chen Nuo, this year he will once again bring a song program to the Spring Festival Gala stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the previously silent interview footage on the TV had sound again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A certain someone held the microphone and said happily, \"...The time is indeed quite tight, and I haven't been able to go home much. After all, singing isn't my main profession, and I have to choose songs, practice, record, mix, and rehearse. You say it's hard, it's not that hard; you say it's not hard, it's actually quite hard. I'm really grateful to the production team's behind-the-scenes staff; they are really hardworking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, there was another voice-over, \"And when talking about the specific song title, Chen Nuo played coy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A certain someone continued to smile and said, \"It's a very simple song that's easy to remember. It's making its first appearance in front of the public, and there's actually a quite wonderful story behind it. I think I can tell everyone about it when there's an opportunity in the future. I can only say that this song is related to my hometown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third voice-over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene switched to a stage where a young man in a Zhongshan suit was holding a microphone, singing with his eyes closed in an intoxicated manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice-over said, \"This is actually not Chen Nuo's first time on the Spring Festival Gala. At the last Spring Festival Gala in 2010, he combined the song and his superb performance with the moving 'Hawthorn Flower', innovatively presenting a form of performance that integrated singing and acting, making countless viewers empathize with it. Since then, 2010 has also been hailed as the most moving Spring Festival Gala in recent years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, the scene changed, cutting to one different stage after another, with a young man holding trophies of different shapes and making various celebratory poses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, despite having won numerous trophies including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, the Cannes Best Actor, the Berlin Best Actor, and the Hundred Flowers Award, Chen Nuo still feels that he is an amateur newcomer on the Spring Festival Gala stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene returned to the interview, and a certain someone smiled and said, \"I hope the audience friends won't have expectations that are too high. I hope they watch me with the mindset of seeing an amateur player. If there are any problems, please don't blame me; I've already done my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice asked, \"What do you most hope to hear? Or what do you least hope to hear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A certain someone laughed, \"I most want to hear, 'Not bad, Chen Nuo sang quite well, better than last time.' What I least want to hear... 'Get off the stage, don't come back next time.' Hahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice-over continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The TV began playing clips of the Inception promotional video in China.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only did he rush back to the country just a few days ago to participate in rehearsals, but Chen Nuo, as a Chinese actor who is widely welcomed globally, will have to fly to the United States to attend an awards ceremony after participating in the Spring Festival Gala. The busy Chen Nuo admitted that his work is too busy and he owes his family a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back to the interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man on TV became serious, his eyes full of emotion, and he said with a touched tone, \"For my family, it's just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he took a deep breath, rubbed his nose, and choked up for a moment, but immediately regained his normal voice and said as if nothing was wrong, \"I feel quite sorry. Ever since I started filming movies, I've rarely spent the New Year at home. Especially in the last two years, I've rarely been in the country all year round, and I've spent very little time with them. This time on the Spring Festival Gala stage, this song of mine is also dedicated to them. I hope she, they, can forgive me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unrefined, will revise after waking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",5528,"2026-06-21T01:34:41.764Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8ee1b552a8eb63997930a2691aa1c130e3c2af07a40c92718c3f9b1d39451455","reborn-in-huayu-they-re-forcing-me-to-be-a-jerk--chapter-467","reborn-in-huayu-they-re-forcing-me-to-be-a-jerk--chapter-465",491,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-huayu-they-re-forcing-me-to-be-a-jerk--cover.jpg"]