Chapter 287: Too Much Trouble

On March 23, the rumbling of gunfire did not stop the 75th Academy Awards from being held on time. But the "Oscars" against the backdrop of war can be said to be the most special awards ceremony in history.

Fences were set up on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, and armed police guarded the awards ceremony with guns. Stores near the Kodak Theater had long been forced to close, the red carpet of previous Oscars was gone, and star chasers were nowhere to be seen.

Instead, people who supported the war and those who opposed the war were divided into two factions at the entrance of the theater.

Anti-war protesters held up anti-war placards with words such as "Bush betrayed America", "Bush is a dangerous element" and "Oscars demand peace" to express their desire for peace; those who supported the war against Iraq sang the hymn "America, America" ​​and held up signs of support that read "God bless America", but their momentum was much weaker than that of the rebels.

At this tense moment, this Oscar received the same treatment as last year, with layers of security and snipers arranged at nearby high points.

Although the Oscars cancelled the red carpet segment, the live broadcast of ABC still focused the camera on the guests who arrived and live-broadcasted the entrance situation. After all, the audience likes to watch this, and this is the traffic!

"A few more GM Chevrolet EV1s are coming, and the popular candidate for this year's Best Director, Wu Yuchen, got off the car!"

Wu Yuchen got off the car and looked at the Chevrolet EV1 he had just sat in. To be honest, he didn't expect to sit in a pure electric car now, after all, Tesla has not yet been established.

After asking, I found out that this pure electric car was already made by General Motors in 1996, but it has been discontinued. General Motors does not intend to go deep into the direction of electric vehicles. This also made Wu Yuchen sigh that such a huge technological advantage was given to Tesla.

In this Oscar Awards Ceremony, in order to express America's protest against Iraq's oil market plot, many celebrities gave up riding in fuel cars and chose other ways, such as the pure electric car that Wu Yuchen rode, which is the most common way.

At the same time, Wu Yuchen was like most people, wearing a black suit, looking very solemn, and wearing a brooch with an anti-war slogan on his chest. The female stars were dressed mainly in black and elegant colors today, and few of them were dressed in gorgeous clothes.

Because there was no red carpet, Wu Yuchen simply brought the crews of "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "The Moments" into the venue this time.

When he was about to reach the door, Wu Yuchen heard someone shouting in Mandarin: "Director Wu! Director Wu! This way!"

Wu Yuchen looked over there, then smiled and called Gong Li, Chen Baoguo, Huang Xiaoming and others to go over together. This was an appointment with him in advance.

This year's Oscars have two movies, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "Hero", which has made the enthusiasm of domestic audiences unprecedentedly high. However, there is no copyright for the Oscars live broadcast in China, so the six princesses of the movie channel specially set up a special reporting team of "Directly Hit the Oscars" for this Oscars, and ran to the scene to track the report.

Huang Xiaoming, who followed behind several people in an orderly manner, was overjoyed. It didn't matter if he didn't walk on the red carpet, as long as he could show his face in front of all Chinese people!

"Hello, audience friends, we are now at the Oscars and have invited Wu Yuchen, Gong Li, Chen Baoguo and others..."

Huang Xiaoming kept smiling, but in his heart he was shouting, don't "wait for you", report his name too!

However, the reporter ignored Huang Xiaoming at this time and interviewed Wu Yuchen enthusiastically:

"Director Wu, you are already a frequent visitor to the Oscars, and you have won many awards here. How many awards do you think you can win today?"

Wu Yuchen smiled and asked back: "Do you mean add up the two movies?"

In fact, the reporter mainly asked about "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", but since Wu Yuchen said so, she immediately replied: "Yes."

"In fact, it seems not so good to make predictions now. I'm afraid it will trigger some reverse effects. But since everyone is so concerned, I think there should be 5." Wu Yuchen said with one hand open.

The reporter calculated that "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "The Hours" had a total of 16 nominations, and getting 5 would be one-third, which seemed pretty good. Then she asked, "Do you think "Hero" will perform well?"

Wu Yuchen thought that the reporter was a bit silly when interviewing, asking his direct competitor to evaluate "Hero"?

He simply said, "Didn't I just say that? "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "Hero" are two movies."

The female reporter was stunned for a moment. Did you just say that two Chinese-language movies won 5 awards in total?

Wu Yuchen smiled again, and then took the initiative to say:

"In fact, it doesn't matter how many awards we win. I just hope that our Chinese-language movies and Chinese culture will have more and more influence in the international arena!"

The female reporter quickly agreed and hurried to interview Gong Li and others. After a while, it was Huang Xiaoming's turn.

Huang Xiaoming looked modestly at the camera: "I feel very excited! After all, I am an actor. It feels like a dream to be able to step into the highest stage of the world film Oscar and see so many top actors who used to be in textbooks standing in front of you. Communicating with them!"

"Xiaoming, do you mean your dream has come true now?"

"Half of it! I have to thank Director Wu Yuchen for giving me this opportunity. I have learned a lot!

I think I will work harder and make more progress in the future! I will try to leave something of my own at the Oscars in the future!"

The reporter waited for Huang Xiaoming to finish speaking, and thanked him as usual: "Okay, Xiaoming, thank you!"

Huang Xiaoming followed the local customs and said an English sentence: "not at all!"

Afterwards, Huang Xiaoming, in a good mood, walked into the Oscar Theater with his head held high, unaware that this boasting sentence had triggered a war between his fans and other companies on the Internet.

At this Oscars ceremony, the organizers were very considerate and arranged the crews of "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "The Hours" together, after all, both were directed by Wu Yuchen.

After everyone took their seats, the Oscars ceremony began soon.

The first award presenter to come on stage was also an American sweetheart, Cameron Diaz, who presented the first award of this year, the Best Animated Feature Film. But what was a bit embarrassing was that no one came on stage to receive this first award. Because the winner, the director of "Spirited Away", Hayao Miyazaki, refused to attend this Oscar in order to express his protest against the war launched by the United States.

But this was just a small episode. Hayao Miyazaki has a great influence in the animation circle, but he can only be regarded as half transparent in Hollywood. Everyone on and off the stage directly forgot about this episode.

The second guest to come on stage was Keanu Reeves, and this award made the crew of "Hero" sit up straight, and Lao Mouzi was also in high spirits, because they were also nominated for the best visual effects. But a moment later, the disappointing result came:

"The winner is... "Lord of the Rings 2"!"

The visual effects of "Hero" are top-notch in China. The scene of thousands of arrows being fired at the same time is also very impressive in the world, but in today's Hollywood, it is still far behind the "Lord of the Rings" series.

The third person to take the stage was Jennifer Connelly, who Wu Yuchen knew very well. As the winner of last year's Best Supporting Actress, she presented the award for this year's Best Supporting Actor. She was wrapped in a black evening dress with a mature and moving body, and at the same time gave people a sense of coldness and taboo.

Wu Yuchen smiled and sighed in the audience. Hollywood actresses really won't miss any opportunity to show themselves!

For the fourth award, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but look at the "Hero" crew, because this was the first head-on confrontation between him and "Hero" today. For the Best Costume Design Award, "The Hours" and "Hero" were both nominated.

Unlike Wu Yuchen's relaxed attitude, the crew of "Hero" began to be more excited. After all, this is the Oscars, and any award is a gain for them!

"The winner is... "Hero", Wada Emi!"

At this moment, the entire crew of "Hero" stood up and cheered, and Lao Mouzi also hugged Wada Emi in the crew to congratulate.

Yes, the costume designer of "Hero" is Japanese. This old lady actually won an Oscar in 1985 for "Ran". She is a top costume designer in Japan. Since the 1990s, she has participated in the costume design of many Chinese-language films, such as "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", "Sword Rain", "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", "The Soong Dynasty", etc.

For "Hero", even if it is just a technical award, they won something at this Oscar, so it is not in vain!

Wu Yuchen also smiled and applauded and sent his heartfelt blessings from the audience. It's just a small award, he doesn't care about it.

After several more awards, it was time to compete with each other again, but this time it was Wu Yuchen's "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "The Moments", both of which were nominated for the Best Original Score Award.

"The winners are... "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Jiping Zhao!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and stood up to give a hug to the two winners in the crew: "Mr. Sakamoto, Mr. Zhao, congratulations!"

At the same time, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but think that the first awards won by "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "Hero" were actually won by Japanese people, which was really a coincidence.

But to be honest, Ryuichi Sakamoto deserved the award this time, and the soundtrack he composed for the movie really added a lot of color to the movie.

"I am honored to receive this award, and I am very grateful to Director Wu Yuchen for giving me this opportunity to participate in the production of the excellent film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". The anti-war ideas it expresses are what the world needs right now. I hope that everyone, including my fellow Japanese people, can view this film with an inclusive attitude, reflect on past history, and examine their own behavior. Thank you!" Wu Yuchen listened to Ryuichi Sakamoto's speech and couldn't help but applaud. Look at his awareness! This is a Japanese friend!

After several more awards, Sean Connery took the stage to present the Best Supporting Actress award that many people were paying attention to. Wu Yuchen's two crews accounted for three nominations for this award. Gong Li and Meryl were both concentrating on the stage.

In fact, in the "Hero" crew not far away, everyone was also paying attention, especially Lao Mouzi, after all, the person nominated was Gong Li! Although Lao Mouzi and Gong Li did not end up together, he still had concerns about Gong Li in his heart, and still remembered that he owed her a queen!

This was the promise they made when they were together and climbed the Great Wall. Now seeing that Gong Li may get an Oscar, Lao Mouzi certainly hopes that she can get her wish!

At this time, Sean Connery had not been exposed to scandals such as domestic violence, and still maintained the image of an old gentleman. After reading several candidates, he smiled and said, "These people are really very capable, and each one should not be underestimated. I wonder who will win the award~"

Meryl was calm and composed. She had won both the Best Actress and the Best Supporting Actress, and this time she was nominated for both, which was a big advantage. Gong Li was not at all intimidated. After all, she was also the Queen Gong. Whether she could win the award or not, she was not inferior to others in terms of momentum.

"The winner is... Gong Li, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"!"

Pa pa pa pa, applause broke out immediately, and the people around Gong Li also congratulated her. Wu Yuchen and Gong Li hugged each other: "Sister Li, congratulations! You are the first actor in China to win the Oscar for Best Actor!"

Gong Li also smiled brightly: "Thank you! Thank you Director Wu!"

Gong Li knew that she won the award this time, not only because of her performance. In fact, in terms of performance itself, those who can enter the nomination are not bad. Meryl can get double nominations, which shows how strong she is. And behind this, to put it bluntly, a lot of reasons rely on public relations!

Wu Yuchen also accepted Gong Li's thanks calmly, and he deserved it. This time, he still favored Gong Li and asked the people from Disney to help with this award. The two teams worked together on public relations, so Gong Li finally defeated Meryl, who had two nominations.

After all, we are all Chinese. This time it's not just for Gong Li. I don't know when I will get the chance to wait for a Chinese actor to be nominated for an Oscar next time!

On the other side, Lao Mouzi was also clapping hard at this time. Watching his former lover step onto the Oscar podium step by step under the applause and cheers, he was also full of mixed feelings. He was happy for Gong Li, but also felt regretful. It was a pity that it was not him who sent her up!

After Lao Mouzi sighed in his heart, he still restrained his thoughts and sent his blessings in his heart!