Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 236 Unexpected Presenters

   Ronald accompanied Mr. Cultural Counselor back to his seat. Diane took Mr. Counselor's trophy to admire, and sank when he received it.

   The small trophy is made of bronze and is very heavy. The trophy is 13.5 inches tall and weighs 8.5 pounds. Wrap this layer of gold foil on the outside to make it glow golden. The nameplate on the pedestal is empty, and the winner is to be returned to the Academy, which will be handed back to the winner after a few weeks of engraving.

   "I didn't expect it to be so heavy, and the weight is about the same as that of a small baby." Diane quickly returned the golden statue to Mr. Counselor, "Ronald, have you lifted it? Will you win a prize later?"

   "Hi, I don't know. The agents said they were promising, but this year's '9 to 5' with Dolly Parton."

   Dolly Parton, who was also nominated for Best Original Song, sat in the row in front of her. She's a country star who's been on the rise since the early seventies, writing her own lyrics, and at least the judges know her, and she's competitive.

   Next comes the award for the best soundtrack.

   The guest of honor is the famous black tap dance comedy star, the Nicholas Brothers. The two of them played tricks on their own for three minutes, completely disregarding the nervousness of the nominees below, almost impatient.

  Finally, the black brothers group announced that the award was won by the famous Michael Gore. He happily took the stage to accept the award. When he walked past Ronald, Ronald stood up to congratulate him.

   "I need to thank a lot of people for this award. The soundtrack for this film is the result of my collaboration with many other musicians, including my sister Leslie, and Ronald Lee..."

   "He's thanking you, Ronald!" Diane slapped Ronald's arm desperately, much happier than when Hutton had just won the award, perhaps because there was no pressure to be on camera.

   After that came the Best Editing Award, which went to the female editor of "Raging Bull". After she took the stage, she mainly thanked Scorsese, and Scorsese did all the editing with her.

  Diane, sitting next to Ronald, expressed her excitement when she saw that the next award for Best Supporting Actress was awarded to Mary Steenburgen, and started hitting Ronald on the arm again. She likes this actress very much.

   host Johnny Carson announced the start of interspersed theatrical performances. The first is the song and dance of Erin Cara, who mixed the two best original song nominees and sang it.

   Producer Da Silva was very successful, Irene sang two songs at the awards ceremony at once, and there were many backup dancers wearing famous costumes to assist.

   But Irene was obviously nervous, the connection between the two songs was not good, and it was a little out of tune.

  Compared to Dolly Parton, another guest performer who performed earlier, she is a country queen who lifts weights lightly, and it is very easy to sing a song from 9 to 5.

   "Are you nervous, Ronald." Diane noticed that Ronald seemed to be shaking.

   "Me? I'm not nervous."

  Ronald was actually more excited, and his muscles were shaking with excitement, just like when he was waiting for a wrestling match in high school, he couldn't wait to compete with his opponent. The next award is the best original song for a movie.

  The music of the awards changed, and a burst of classical music sounded. This time, the male guests of the awards did not come down the stairs, but stood on the stage beforehand.

   Of course, he is not very suitable for taking the stairs. A very fat fat man stood there to welcome the female guest of honor.

   "Oh, it's actually Pavarotti." Mr. Cultural Counselor exclaimed, of course he knew the world-famous opera tenor.

  Pavarotti's English is not very good, so the nominees for the best original song award are written and composed by one person, who will announce, "Nine to five, Dolly Parton."

   "Famous all over the world, composed by Michael Gore, composed by Ronald Lee", the female guest took over the nominee for the cooperation of the two.

   "The winner is..." The female guest saw Pavarotti open the envelope and asked him to announce the winner.

   A snare drum sounded...

  Pavarotti happily looked at the list of winners, but there were two winners, so he handed the envelope to the female guest again.

"Oh, Ruziano..." The female guest seemed to be blaming Pavarotti for his naughty, embarrassment that he couldn't read his English name, and he covered it up well, "The winner is the famous, Michael Gore, Luo Nader Lee."

   "Oh!" Diane exclaimed and started slapping Ronald's arm again, "You won, you won", and then she applauded vigorously, laughing hahaha.

  Ronald felt a burst of relief, the surrounding colors seemed to have a warm feeling, and the voices of Diane and the Coleman couple seemed so kind, as if the whole world was holding itself tenderly in its arms.

  Seeing the camera with the red light swept over, Ronald stood up and hugged Roger Coleman, Mr. Counselor, and Diane Lane in turn. Then walked down the aisle and waited for Gore, ready to take the stage to accept the award.

  Michael Gore also came out. This is his second statuette today. His sister Leslie was not annoyed at all for not winning the award, but applauded her brother happily.

  The two walked to the stage.

  Dolly Parton jumped out and stopped the two from taking the stage. Michael Gore, who was walking in front, was a little embarrassed and tried to pass by. Several attempts were stopped by Dolly with both hands.

  Ronald knew that Dolly Parton was not just a country diva, but a movie actress, and it was a show for the camera, going up and gently pulling Gore away. Then he hugged Dolly with open arms.

   Dolly laughed and got out of the way, and the audience laughed.

  Pavarotti smiled and handed the trophy to the two. Michael Gore reached out to shake his hand.

  Ronald knew the temperament of Italians and went up to hug the singer. Clearly satisfied, Pavarotti slapped Ronald hard.

  Gore was on stage for the second time today to give his acceptance speech. He had finished saying what he had prepared last time, and now he had to play it live, "Thanks to MGM, they are the originator of Hollywood musicals, thank them for investing in such a musical today.

  Thanks to Director Alan Parker, Hi Alan.

  Thanks to the producer..."

   When it was Ronald's turn, the female guest was already quietly signaling him to pay attention to the time.

  Ronald knew that time was running out, so he held the statuette in both hands and glanced down.

  Roger Coleman applauded from his seat. Diane stood up excitedly and waved to himself. Teacher Martin Scorsese was also applauding, his face a little nervous before the director award he nominated.

Next to    Scorsese is the location of the famous crew, Irene Cara and several leading actors, screenwriters, producers, one by one.

   Then there is the director Alan Parker, who doesn't look good to him, and Timothy Hutton, who looks bad in front of him. Ronald couldn't help but think of what Michael Cimino said when he won the Director Award:

   "I'm proud to be here, proud of the films we've made, proud to be part of the Hollywood tradition..."

   Now it’s your turn to be part of the tradition…

   Ronald was very happy. Cimino, a fat boy who once joked that he was not suitable for the film major, was ridiculed by the critics for the failure of the new film.

   Today just happened to be changed from the year before, and he took up the stage to accept the award himself. Cimino could only watch TV at home.

  The background music starts to get a little louder, as if to imply urging.

   All these thoughts sounded long, but in fact it only took two or three seconds, Ronald no longer hesitated, and opened his mouth to say his prepared acceptance speech.

   "I would first like to thank Michael for his composition, his melody inspired me.

  Thanks to Erin Kara for making this song known to the public.

   I thank my family Karen, Donna, I love you all.

   Finally, I would also like to thank the many dancers during the filming of 'Famous in the World', who contributed to making this song shine in the film.

thank you all. "

   "Oh, your acceptance speech is so good... Actors are most afraid of being forgotten." Diane picked up Ronald's trophy again and looked at it again and again. "Karen and Donna must be watching the live stream, they must be very proud of you."

   "Yeah, I miss them very much. They must have seen you too. Wouldn't it surprise you to sit with me?"

"Yeah," Di An was a little lost. The manager finally ran away for the male partner he had found and went to find other female partners. Originally, he wanted to go to the awards ceremony together and hold a dance party in the name of the director of the academy. .

  Robert Redford is not only a director, but also a famous star.

  And Mary Tyler Moore is also named after himself, starring in the long-red TV series.

  Donald Sutherland is a veteran Canadian star who starred with Jane Fonda in her posthumous "Krut".

   The members of the cast of "Ordinary People" are all the most popular stars in the industry.

  Although Diane is less than 16 years old, those people may not have any suitable roles to facilitate public relations. But if you can show your face in front of the stars, maybe there will be some opportunities at some time.

   At least you can listen to the seniors in the industry, and it is also good to talk about some acting skills.

  Diane turned to look at Ronald again. Hutton hated him so much, and he didn't know why.

   Donna never said that Ronald took the initiative to provoke any enemy. This person has been immersed in writing scripts, going to school, and hoping to make a breakthrough in the film industry.

   Forget it, anyway, there are still many opportunities to socialize in the future. But true friends like the Donna brothers and sisters who really care about themselves are rarely made in Hollywood.

  In addition to Ronald next to him, only Laura Dern, who made punk movies before, has a similar background to himself and can easily talk to him.

"You can go to the board of directors dance with me after that. My agent was waiting for me there and arranged for me to meet with Steven to talk about the script for a while. I just missed a female partner when I went to the dance." Ronald saw After reading Diane's thoughts, she whispered in her ear.

   "Which Steven?"

  …

   The next two best screenplays were announced. The famous one did not get the best original screenplay, and was taken away by "ordinary people". Ronald sighed regretfully.

   But this also has a good side, saving Ronald the embarrassment of not being able to take the stage.

   Then came the honorary Oscars.

   Jane Fonda's father, veteran movie star Henry Fonda came to power and took over the trophy presented by Robert Redford. The audience clearly saw Henry's old state. He never won an Oscar in his life. This honorary award is often a consolation award for such a veteran movie star.

   "When I realized that I had been in the film industry for 46 years, I realized that I was a very lucky person...I think this is the festive movement of my career, thank you everyone."

  The next best director was awarded to Robert Redford, who just went down.

   Best Actor is "Raging Bull" star Robert De Niro.

   Best Actress is Sissy Spacek, star of "The Miner's Daughter."

  Interestingly, the character archetypes played by the two, former middleweight champion Jack LaMotta, and country diva Lolita Lynn, are both on the scene. Share happiness with the actor and actress who plays your own role.

  The final award, the best film, was awarded to "Ordinary People".

   This made them the biggest winners tonight, out of six out of four, taking the heaviest Best Picture and Best Director.

   Ronald stood up, holding the statuette in his hand, and slowly walked out of the awards show with Diane Lane.

  In the outfield of the concert hall, there is also a waiting room where you can watch live TV broadcasts. Many relatives, friends, and agents who do not have admission tickets are waiting here.

  Bert was also waiting here, Diane rushed over and told Bert what was going on inside. Burt nodded and came over to greet Ronald and thank him for taking Diane to the boardroom dinner.

   Ronald and his agent, Richard, got into the car together and went to the Beverly Hilton.

  Relaxed Ronald, took the golden man in his arms and rested in the back seat.

   "Hey, what award did 'The Elephant Man' win today?" Ronald suddenly remembered David Lynch's movie, with 8 nominations, tied with Raging Bull for the most nominations.

   "Zero. They got nothing," Richard replied.

   (end of this chapter)