Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 933 Thanks and unthankful people

"They're rough, they're tough, that's how a DP works, and they're deadly weapons in a fight to keep the movie from becoming boring, like the two detectives in 'Lethal Weapon' against the villains. .”

  The host, Chevy Chase, began to play bad jokes again. "Lethal Weapon" is the two guests who presented the best photography award. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover co-starred in the gangster film, which is very popular. Let the two actors enter the ranks of first-line stars.

  The two made some witticisms as characters in "Lethal Weapon", but there was no script, and they couldn't rehearse in advance. As a result, the music was not played down immediately, and their witticisms were hardly heard.

  The scriptwriters' strike turned the Oscars ceremony into a grass-roots team worse than the Golden Globes. Ronald smiled wryly below. It is said that today ABC bought the broadcasting rights at a huge price. It is estimated that more than 70 million viewers in China will watch the award presentation. I don't know what they think?

   "The winner is... Vittorio Storaro—the last emperor!"

  The Last Emperor's theme music played again, Ronald smiled and applauded. This Italian-born director of photography won the Oscar for Best Cinematography for the third time. The first two were Coppola's "Apocalypse Now", and Warren Beatty's "Red Flame Thousand Miles", which was directed and acted by Warren Beatty.

  In the films he was in charge of photography, the colors are actually very strong. Instead of reflecting the reality, it is better to focus on restoring the inner feeling of colors to people. You know they are fake but mentally think they are real.

   Storaro, who has already won the award for the third time, was very calm and even teased director Bertolucci. He collaborated with Bertolucci in his debut film, and this award is an affirmation of their 20 years of cooperation. A short, personable thank you that makes everyone feel real.

   After the animation short film and other small awards were awarded, the theme song of "The Last Emperor" sounded again. This time, the two leading actors, John Lone and Joan Chen, came to the stage to present the award for the best documentary short film.

   "How does it feel to be standing here?" John Lone asked his partner.

   "Very good. I didn't expect the Academy to nominate a Chinese film as the best film candidate." Joan Chen shook his head as he spoke, with a kind of affectation unique to mainland Chinese. It's like being selected by the teacher in elementary school to read the text on the podium.

  Ronald is quite familiar with this contrived tone. He feels like seeing an old friend he hasn't seen for many years, so he can't help but smile.

   "Of course, we Americans are known for our openness..." John Lone was obviously unhappy that he was not nominated, and he seriously praised the openness of the academy.

   "Hahaha..." Ronald laughed with everyone. This ability to tell jokes in a serious manner is not much more advanced than the host Chevy Chase's kind of tickle you to make you laugh?

   "Joan, I don't think the Last Emperor is a Chinese movie." John Lone continued this sneering performance.

"Why not?"

   "The studio is from America, the director is from Italy, the producer is from Britain, and the soundtrack includes a Chinese, a Japanese, and an American rock star."

   "Well, that's true. Talents from so many countries collaborated to complete this masterpiece. Our movie should be..." JoanChen seemed to be unable to find the appropriate English words to express it.

   "Universal"

   "No, is it Colombia?"

  The audience was very generous and laughed at the two Chinese stars who talked about cross talk. This is the only opportunity for Chinese actors who should have been nominated to appear at the awards ceremony.

   Continued to present several small awards, and the host introduced the next award presenter—Billy Crystal.

   "Thank you guys, I wrote this before the strike." Billy Crystal, like host Chevy Chase, is a comedian. He paused for a few seconds after saying this, and the audience reacted with laughter.

   Just this pause made Ronald feel that this is the comedy genius. Comedy needs to grasp the timing very accurately. Whether a joke can make a sound has a lot to do with the rhythm of speaking and pause. Such a one-line joke can stop to give the audience time to react, which shows that Billy Crystal has extraordinary confidence and knows that the audience will laugh.

   "I'm going to award Best Sound Design...ah...oh...ok...that's it...important..."

  His introduction was very strange, as if there was something wrong with the microphone and stereo. Sometimes it can pick up the sound, sometimes it doesn't work. Ronald watched Billy's mouth open and close, and his voice was intermittent. He looked around, and the people next to him also had the same puzzled expression as him.

   "Hahaha..." Ronald came to his senses, Billy Crystal controlled his vocalization to imitate the problem of the microphone not working. This is to use performances to demonstrate the importance of the award "Best Sound Design" he is about to present.

  Billy Crystal's solo performance lasted several minutes. On the one hand, the organizing committee needed a comedian like him to improvise on the spot, dragging over the time period vacated by the screenwriter's strike. It just so happens that he was the only one who wrote the script himself before the strike.

  On the other hand, it is also because of Billy's strong ability that the audience was amused by him, and they didn't find it boring at all. In particular, he got a portrait of Humphrey Bogart, cut off the mouth, and then hid behind it and exposed his mouth to do an imitation. The American audience especially liked Bogart, who was rocking with laughter.

   Then he switched to the greatest comedy star of all time in Hollywood, the **** dog "RinTinTin (RinTinTin, imitating a dog sticking out his tongue to lick his face. Many audience members laughed until their abs hurt, and there were five or six applause in a few minutes.

   "He should be the host..." Donna around her could tell that Billy Crystal was obviously more comfortable with this kind of occasion.

   “Bill Roy, Best Sound Design—The Last Emperor…”

   It was the last emperor again, and the awards ceremony was not even halfway through. The last emperor's theme song with Chinese characteristics had already played four times. Sitting below, Ronald was very emotional. Now the TV audience remembered this movie deeply, and it seems that the box office will improve in the future.

   "I have to go backstage..." Nicolas Cage said sorry and came out of it. He was notified by the staff that he was going to be an award presenter soon.

  Both Ronald and Diane made room for him. Nicolas Cage walked to the aisle in the front row and stretched out his hand to let Xueer, his partner of "Moonlight Seductive", hold his arm. Take Cher in a dress to the backstage.

"what is that?"

  Ronald's eyeballs are about to fall out. The Golden Globes didn't matter before. Why is Cher still wearing a see-through black dress for an occasion like the Oscars today?

   And today, her hairstyle is particularly good, with two strokes in front of the ears, and the rest of the hair is raised high, and then combed to the back. The hair on both sides is close to the scalp, and she also wears a big headdress with feathers on it.

  Spicy eyes... Ronald lowered his head and covered his forehead. This mohawk hairstyle is eye-catching enough. With that see-through outfit, hasn't Xueer read "How to Dress to Look Like a Hollywood Star Guide"?

   After a few small awards, the music of "Moonlight Sultry" sounded, and Nick and Xueer came to the stage together to present the best supporting actor award.

   "I was very surprised, I didn't expect my hairstyle to be so popular", Nicolas Cage deliberately made fun of it, and impromptu made complaints about Cher's hairstyle on the spot.

   "I don't want to hit you on such a solemn occasion, don't be stupid (Snap Out of It, Cher also quoted lines from the movie, which caused everyone to burst into laughter.

   "Nominated, Albert Brooks"

   "Morgan Freeman"

   "Denzel Washington"

   "Sean Connery"

   "Vincent Gardenia", the last nominee is the supporting actor of "Moonlight Sultry", the father of the heroine played by Cher. Ronald applauds him below, the competition for Best Supporting Actor this year is strong.

   "The winner is... Sean Connery"

  The several nominees that the camera pointed at showed disappointment, but they immediately applauded the first 007.

   The applause gradually grew louder, and many audience members stood up to pay their respects. Ronald also had to get up to listen to how the No. 1 star customer of CAA with a strong Scottish accent said in his award speech.

   "Good evening. Ladies and gentlemen, friends, and some enemies." Sean Connery made everyone laugh as soon as he opened his mouth.

   "I promised that if I really win the prize, I will give the trophy to my wife. But backstage just now, they told me that the trophy is worth fifteen thousand dollars, and now I'm not so sure..."

   Ronald feels a little uncomfortable. Sean Connery's wife is in the audience. Doesn't this joke mean that she is not worth fifteen thousand dollars?

   "If winning an award can make a wish, I hope the strike will end soon..."

  The former 007 agent's acceptance speech, Ronald felt most sympathetic to the last sentence.

  The light called the host again. He was pinching his nostrils, as if he suddenly realized that the camera was pointing at him, and stopped.

   "Shhh..." There were boos all over the scene, and this low-level joke almost turned Oscar into a stand-up comedy in a cheap bar on Staten Island.

  Another actor named Sean, actress Sean Young, presented the Best Editing Award together with Rob Lowe.

   Sean Yang was probably inspired by Billy Crystal, and he talked upside down on the spot, trying to act out a situation where the editing was broken. However, her acting skills are so bad that Rob Lowe has to save the scene and explain Sean Yang's intentions on the spot.

   "The winner is...Gabriela Cristiani - The Last Emperor."

   "It's the last emperor again..." Diane touched Ronald's arm.

   "Yeah, it's them again," Ronald felt that tonight's awards were too outrageous. Up to now, all the last emperors who were nominated have won awards.

   Halfway through the award presentation, the cabaret show started, and Ronald went to the bathroom. "Moonlight Sultry" won one win and one loss in the best supporting actor and actress nominations. After that, there will be Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture four. I don’t know how many I can get. Ronald patted the acceptance speech in his jacket pocket and returned to his seat.

  The staff who filled the seats at the scene quickly stood up and gave up their seats to Ronald. Performing on it is the defunct Star Trek band that took No. 1 on the charts with "Smugness", singing the movie's theme song "Nothing's Stopping Us Now".

   "It will be over soon..." Diane glanced at him, wondering why Ronald had been away for so long. It seems that he is not as indifferent as he seems on the surface, and he is still looking forward to the best director and best picture.

   "Now I'm having the best time of my life

   No, I've never felt like this

   Yeah, I swear, it's true

   And it's all thanks to you. "

  The last pair of performers are the two singers who sang the theme song of "Dirty Dancing". Ronald heaved a sigh of relief, by the way, his film still has this nomination for best original episode. The statuette I got for the theme song of "Famous Around the World" was also in this category.

  The performance at halftime was completed, and an old man came on stage. It was Oscar winner Jack Lemmon. The trophy in his hand is not a statuette, but a statue with a big head, and it's hard to tell who it is from a distance.

   "The Irving G. Selber Memorial Award was established to commemorate the talented producer Owen G. Selber. This honorary award aims to recognize producers who have made outstanding contributions to the film industry.

   Many famous producers have won this commemorative award before, including Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman, and last year's winner Steven Spielberg.

This year's winner is different. He has won a dozen nominations for screenwriting and eight nominations for director. This year he may have to buy a new display cabinet to put this thing, because the original cabinet already has six small gold medals in it. people. "

   "Who is it?" Donna didn't understand. After hearing the honors mentioned by Jack Lemmon, she felt that he might be the most powerful person in Hollywood.

  "Billy Wilder", Ronald knew that Jack Lemmon was on stage, and he probably presented an award for Billy Wilder. After all, Jack Lemmon is the leading actor in several of Wilder's masterpieces.

   "Ladies and Gentlemen, Billy Wilder"

  The old man who was chatting with Ronald and Cameron Crowe a few days ago walked slowly onto the podium. The audience stood up and applauded him again.

"This is a very touching moment. Of course, I would like to thank the deans of the academy (because this award is not voted, but decided by the deans of the academy), as well as the members of the academy, as well as all the fans of my films all over the world. fans of…”

  Billy Wilder delivered his acceptance speech with a strong Eastern European accent. Because he is a famous senior in the industry, he won another commemorative award, and he is fluent in English, so the organizing committee gave the old man a long time.

   “I would also like to thank one gentleman in particular, without whose help I would not be able to stand here.”

  Everyone is guessing, is it Jack Lemmon?

   "I have forgotten his name, but I will never forget his compassion. He was a consul in the American embassy in Mexico.

  It was 1934, when Germany began to persecute the Jews, I was lucky enough to escape and came to America. I got a six-month tourist visa and started writing screenplays in Hollywood.

   But six months are up and I have to change my visa to an immigrant visa. It is very strange that I have to leave America, go to the foreign embassy to change my visa, and then come back in.

   But I was in a hurry when I left Europe, I only had two hours to escape, and I didn't bring anything. Education, work experience, letters of recommendation, nothing. So I could only write a material by hand, and then asked a few friends in Hollywood to write some letters of proof, proving that I work in Hollywood.

  The consul looked at my application materials very hard. He stood up and observed me for a long time, and finally asked me what I was doing in America.

  I write scripts for movies. "

  Billy Wilder is worthy of being a famous screenwriter and director. A story told arouses everyone's curiosity.

   "The consul let out a sigh of relief, and then stamped my passport with an immigrant visa. Finally he said to me, then you write something good...

  That was fifty-four years ago, and I have been working towards his request since then..."

   This sentence aroused warm applause from the audience, and Ronald was also very excited when he heard it. He is indeed a master of writing a good ending.

   Afterwards, the award presentations became boring. All the awards nominated by the last emperor, such as best soundtrack and best costume, all belonged to him. The theme song of Hua Guofeng sounded again and again.

   Only Best Original Score for which they were not nominated went to Ronald-directed episode of Dirty Dancing.

   The award ceremony has entered the bottom third, and the most important awards have begun.

   Best Actor, awarded to "Wall Street" Michael Douglas.

   It was the last best actress, the deaf-mute Marlene Matlin, who announced the affiliation of the actor. Her speech was slurred because of her deafness, everyone was sweating for her, and finally Marlene managed to say Michael Douglas's name.

  Michael Douglas, who defeated Jack Nicholson and other powerful actors, paid tribute to his father Kirk Douglas on stage. His father was nominated three times, but he did not win the best actor. On the contrary, this eldest son who debuted as a producer and was criticized for not being able to act, won the best actor.

   Followed by Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Screenplay. In the picture frame on the stage were stills of "Roman Holiday", and the audience began to stand and applaud again.

   As soon as the lights came on, it was Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck who came to the stage.

  Hepburn put her arms around Pike, just like the two did in the movie many years ago. "Best Adapted Screenplay, Mark Pepperlo, Bertolucci, The Last Emperor."

   "Damn, none of them are left behind", Ronald cursed secretly, is this going to sweep all the nominations?

   "I just arrived, they still didn't let me in, I showed them my little gold before letting me in, thank you..."

  Bertolucci seemed to be late and for a long time, and he slipped in after everyone had entered. After poking fun at himself, he stepped down with in-law Mark Pepperlo. Because the two award presenters will continue to present the best original screenplay.

  The two old screen lovers appeared on the stage again. Hepburn and Parker still had a good understanding. Hepburn opened the envelope, and Parker announced: "John Patrick Shanley—the moonlight is alluring!"

  Shanley looked disbelieving. Like Ronald, he was nominated for the first time. Moreover, he has less qualifications than Ronald. This is the first time he has written a screenplay for a film. He did not expect to be nominated. In the end, Hepburn and Parker announced that he had won the award.

   After staying for a second or two, Shan Licai kissed his wife and took the trophy from Hepburn on stage.

   "Oh... ha..." Shanli adjusted nervously, and then let out a strange cry:

   "Whoa...I don't care, they keep me calm, it's just wonderful.

   I want to thank everyone in my life who hit me, kissed me, and everyone I hit and kissed.

   I especially want to thank Ronald Lee, I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for that man. "

   "You are so kind," Ronald grinned from ear to ear. The camera swung over and broadcast his appearance live to the whole country.

   I didn't expect to be specially thanked by others. Ronald felt that Shanli's words were sincere, otherwise he would not be the first to mention himself when the award was presented.

   "I would also like to thank Nick, and the beautiful Cher, they are the best casting... Finally, thanks again to Ronald and MGM, for making this happen...

   I'm going back home with the trophy and being with the family, I'm really overjoyed. "

  The audience laughed especially loudly. It seemed that they were not prepared for it. The award speech was completely without the embellishment of ordinary stars, which seemed very special.

   "Thank you, you are really kind." Ronald said to Shanli who came back from the interview after a while.

   "Thank you, I didn't expect to win the award, I'm so happy."

   Ronald clapped his hands, and it was almost his turn. Next, the previous best actor presented awards to the current best actress.

  The host, Chevy Chase, was still on stage. He asked Paul Newman, the former film star, "How about we have a round of eight-ball when it's over?"

   This is a joke about Newman's role in "The Color of Money" that he played with Tom Cruise last year, the billiard master.

   Newman didn't expect this impromptu performance, "Sorry, Chevy, my eyesight is not very good." Newman picked up the envelope, ready to read the nominations.

   "How about a round of nine **** instead of eight balls? Bring some color?"

   "If you must come, how about pressing your house?" Newman knew that Wilder's award just now exceeded expectations and was too long, and now he has to compress the time, and Chevy Chase is still here just gagging.

   "I'll lose my pants." Chevy Chase finally went down.

  Paul Newman was about to start announcing the nominations, and the audience started laughing. He looked to the right, and Chevy Chase was actually walking, his trousers down. It's because he loosened his belt on purpose...

  The lights at the scene had to be dimmed to prevent this kind of **** footage from being seen by 70 million Chinese viewers in the live broadcast.

   "Ahem..." Paul Newman was also very sullen at him. This kind of low-level joke is only suitable for low-level bar places. This is a live broadcast that families across the country will watch. It is always not good for children to see this kind of joke.

   "The best actress nominees are...Cher"

  The camera caught Xueer, and her name was the first to be reported. Xue'er was expressionless throughout the whole process. Like Shanli and Ronald, she felt that it was impossible to win the prize today, and she came to run with her. In order to attract attention, Xueer even wore a see-through outfit and a mohawk, for fear that the media would not report on her because she did not win the award.

   "Mel Streep"

   "Glenn Gross"

   "Holly Hunter"

  Ronald is also quite nervous, this time the highest voice is Glenn Gross, her performance is very good, playing a family of colleagues who insist on destroying a one-night stand, a woman who makes many amazing moves.

  Mel Streep plays a terminally ill patient who re-emerges onscreen with Jack Nicholson during the Great Depression.

  Holly Hunter's "Broadcast News" is about a love triangle between two men and one woman, and the story of three men and women working hard in the TV news industry.

   Probably the winner will be among the three of them.

   "The winner of Best Actress is... Cher!"

   "Ahh..." The scene was full of screams...

  The three most popular actors, Holly and Glenn, were all disappointed, and their applauding postures were a bit wrong. Only Mel Streep jumped up and cheered for Cher. The two of them cooperated very well in the "Skowwood Incident" and were regarded as good friends.

   Xue Er is similar to Shang Li, winning the award was a complete accident. She kissed her little boyfriend who was a baker, and then stood up to accept the award.

  Ronald went up first to hug and congratulate her, which is a good sign of victory. "Congratulations, Cher..."

   "Thank you, thank you" Cher was already a little crazy with joy, and then hugged the award-winning crew members, Patrick Shanley, and Olympia Dukakis respectively. This is their common victory.

   When Xueer stepped forward to the front of the stage under the urging of the staff, the shawl fell off. She picked it up and wrapped it casually before going on stage to receive the Academy Award from Paul Newman.

   "Eh..." Ronald covered his forehead again, the shawl was not placed properly, and the bikini in Xueer's see-through outfit was clearly visible. This amphibious star of singing and acting has fought too hard to be featured in the news.

   "Eh, hehe..." Xue Er's face was visibly red, and she laughed twice. Then she touched the hair in front of her ear with her hand, "I really want to say something..." The audience was silent on the stage, and the audience was waiting for her to speak, but Xueer's mind went blank

   "Ahahaha..." Xueer laughed out loud when she couldn't remember. The audience in the audience also laughed. They understood Xueer's situation. Whether it was the Grammys or the Oscars, Xueer had never won an award for many nominations.

   "My mother told me before that you have to become a big shot...uh..." Xueer's brain short-circuited again, "It's probably..."

   "Eh... this is about 23 years since I entered the industry,... no, it's the first time I've won an award in front of my peers in 24 years..."

   Xue'er can't even say a complete sentence. Who knows that she has been a professional companion for more than 20 years, and she can still win an award. If she knew it earlier, she would definitely wear a good-looking outfit...

This is what Xueer thinks... "Ah... I want to thank all the people who worked together in the movie, it was a great experience working with them..." Xueer glanced at Ronald, Nicolas Cage, Duka Keith, Shanley et al.

  Ronald nodded and smiled at Xueer from below. She was overjoyed, and now she has slowly regained her sanity, and now I want to encourage her.

   "Eh... my makeup artists, they have to do a lot of work..."

   "Hahaha" The audience understood that Cher was laughing at her age.

   "My hair stylist, my assistants...and the actors who were nominated with me, especially Mel Streep, I worked with her on my first film, and she taught me a lot."

   "Thank you everyone, I'm going home with the trophy." Xueer happily turned backstage with the statuette.

   "Huh..." Ronald found everyone looking at him, "What's wrong?"

   "Sher...didn't thank you alone..." Diane whispered to Ronald. It is customary and polite for an actor to thank the director for winning the award. Dukakis, Shanli, and other award-winning stars tonight are the first to thank the director, and they have to give their thanks by name alone, because the star's performance depends too much on the director.

   "She's just so happy, you can't say enough without seeing her..." Ronald frowned, and he really didn't thank himself alone. Although I knew that Xueer was hit by a huge surprise and was a little dizzy, but everyone else thanked the director, and without Xueer, it really made people feel a little uncomfortable.

   "Did you find out? Xueer even thanked the makeup artist, hair stylist, and assistant, but she didn't thank the director. Could it be that they have conflicts...?"

  The audience at the scene realized this, and everyone was grateful for the director's routine, which really made people feel particularly abrupt after being broken.

   "Ahem...", Ronald cleared his throat, and many people were looking at him. Hollywood has a lot of right and wrong, and it is inevitable that people will speculate about this kind of thing.

  Xue Er took the statuette, got off the stage from behind, and came to the rest area. Here is a big model of the Academy Award, which is as tall as one person, as the background. Every winner will be photographed and interviewed by reporters here.

   "Xue Er... why didn't you thank the director? Did you have any conflicts with him?"

"You also didn't individually thank the other actors, including Vincent Gardenia, who got the supporting actor nomination, and Olympia, the supporting actress winner, or the actor Nick. Did you have a problem with them? I see you even put on makeup Both the stylist and the hairstylist are individually thanked."

   "Didn't I thank you?" Xue'er was dumbfounded.

"No…"

   "Ah..." Xueer turned and ran to the stage, but was stopped by the staff.

  Robin Williams, another comedian, has come on stage to present the best director award and started talking about stand-up.

  (end of this chapter)