Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 934 Was it intentional or a misunderstanding?

   Xue'er can't help it, this misunderstanding has gotten bigger. She was very anxious. The acceptance speeches for the Oscars were actually very similar, and they were nothing more than thanking some people who should be thanked.

   Only a few actors, such as the actress Shirley Maclean a few years ago, can say memorable testimonials.

   Xue Er’s testimonials according to the rules, in fact, what is said is not important, what is not said is more important. Tomorrow, this will definitely become one of my award-giving tidbits, appearing in the news at various points in time, and maybe there will be gossip tabloids fabricating the news of her quarrel with the director overnight.

   Xueer felt very regretful in her heart, why didn't she prepare a small note and just read it? Or the reason why I didn't expect to win the award. He looked over from the backstage, wishing that the award presenters would pause and ask her to go up and correct her speech.

  The award for best director was given by comedian Robin Williams on stage. With a mustache, he started his own stand-up comedy performance (delaying time).

   This year he was also nominated for Best Actor, thanks to "Good Morning, Vietnam" directed by Barry Levinson. In the movie, he played a DJ for a US military radio station, known for his passionate morning show hosting.

   Today on stage, he also borrowed the style of the protagonist in the movie, and began to perform passionately. Perhaps there was an undercurrent of unhappiness about losing to Michael Douglas, but Robin Williams was hard at work.

  Some viewers appreciated it and laughed so hard. But not Ronald.

   Since Robin Williams came on stage, there have been a full three minutes of jokes and parodies, impersonating various cartoon characters. In the end, he didn't know what else to say, and started to roll his eyes like cat and mouse...

  Ronald pressed the base of his nose with his hand, and kneaded his forehead that was about to explode. This is just so frustrating. Did this award presenter know that there are five other nominated directors sitting down waiting for him to announce the winners?

   “The nominees for Best Directorial Achievement are…”

   Robin Williams finally started reading the nomination list.

   "Bernardo Bertolucci"

  The big screen began to show Bertolucci instructing actors in Qing Dynasty official uniforms in the Forbidden City.

   "The Last Emperor, One of Grand Commander Ronald's Favorite Movies" Robin Williams still doesn't give up joking.

  Bertolucci bowed his head and frowned at what he said. As an Italian left-wing filmmaker, what he hates the most is the right-wing leader.

   "Lars Halstrom, The Dogface Years"

  On the screen is the re-shooting shot by the organizing committee a few days ago. The young Swedish director looks at the scene in front of the camera's viewfinder.

   "Why are they all looking at the camera? Oops, the lens cap isn't on yet..." Robin Williams has a joke attached to each one.

   "The winner of the Oscar for Best Director is..." Robin Williams announced the four nominees, then skipped Ronald and went straight to announce the winner.

  The camera lens had already moved to Ronald. Seeing the red light of the camera, Ronald, who knew that he was going live on camera, suppressed his nervousness and wanted to give the audience a relaxed smile to show his demeanor.

All of a sudden, the photographer didn't know what happened, why out of the five nominated people, he only mentioned four, and he froze there, not knowing whether to pan the camera away from Ronald or stop. Here, wait to catch Ronald Lee's reaction.

   Ronald was even more astonished when he saw this situation. What is this? Has my nomination been temporarily withdrawn?

  Diane next to him didn't understand what happened, she turned her head and saw Ronald's raised eyebrows. This is definitely not good-looking on camera, so I immediately used the actor's lines, while keeping a smile on my mouth, I squeezed out a sentence: "Smile, pay attention to the camera."

  The director did not let the cameraman move away from the camera, and continued to let the camera stare at Ronald.

   "The winner of the best director is... Ah yes, besides the Oscar statuette, the Academy is going to give a green card to the final winner."

   Robin Williams continued with the joke that four of this year's nominees are non-American directors.

   "Did they cancel your nomination?" Donna couldn't help it anymore, she turned slightly from the right forty-five degrees, and asked Ronald what was going on. My cousin is now a junior investment manager of a Wall Street fund, so she knows that she shouldn't make too much facial expressions on such occasions.

   "I don't know... No one told me. There's no need for this, right?" Ronald also tried to keep calm, the organizing committee wouldn't do such an unreasonable thing, right? Why did you cancel your nomination? Could it be that the secret of his time travel was discovered? They don't think they make movies on their own merits?

"No, Robin forgot about you..." Diane discovered that on the screen decorated with picture frames on the stage, it was the documentary footage shot by MGM for "Moonlight Sultry". Ronald was sitting there. Next to Xueer and Dukakis at the table, they were talking about something, as if they were instructing them on the details of their performance...

   "Oh, sorry, I forgot, there's another...Ronald Lee, Moonlight Sultry..."

   Ronald immediately breathed a sigh of relief, what's going on? Can you forget to nominate? Did this guest improvise a joke just now for too long, and his brain is not very sharp?

   “He’s just been signed on to shoot the moonlit sequel, ‘Three in the Sun!’ We all know getting up late the next day when we’re obsessed with the moon.”

   "Hahaha..." The audience burst into laughter.

   "This guy did it on purpose..." Ronald gritted his teeth while maintaining a smile to show that he didn't have any bad emotions when he was teased. He squeezed a few words through his teeth and complained to Diane.

   This Robin Williams must have seen that he was young, so he deliberately prepared a joke to make fun of himself.

"Stop talking, it will be revealed soon, the cameraman is zooming in on you" Diane is an actress, she is very sensitive to the camera, she quickly grabbed Ronald's hand to remind him, don't say it out loud and someone's lips will be read language.

   Sure enough, the cameraman was ordered by the director in the headset, and the zoom gave Ronald a close-up.

   Ronald didn't dare to make mistakes, so he had to show a cute smile, then turned his head to Diane to pretend to be relaxed, and then pretended to wipe his sweat with his hands.

   Who knew that as soon as he turned his head, he saw Bertolucci over there, gnashing his teeth and pretending to be magnanimous. This Robin Williams made a normal award presentation and made all the nominees very nervous. He is really not a good candidate.

  The two exchanged glances, then put their hands on their chins and smiled at each other. Let's announce the awards soon!

   "The winner is... Bernardo Bertolucci - the last emperor."

   "Sure enough", Ronald clenched his fists on purpose, applauded Bertolucci, and then began to applaud. These close-up shots will be turned into a picture-in-picture by the TV station and played on the screen at the same time. Although I didn't win an award for myself, Ronald has also practiced the expression of being proud of my competitor.

  “As an Italian and a European, the Oscars are very distant and mysterious to me. But the Last Emperor received nine nominations, and I suddenly became the most enthusiastic audience, calculating the probability of winning every day…”

   "Hahaha..." Ronald really laughed now, and Bertolucci's acceptance speech was quite sincere and interesting.

   "I want to thank many people, first of all I want to thank Hua Guo for letting me go to their beautiful country to shoot this movie."

  Bertolucci was so excited that he even said that he was willing to kowtow for the members of the academy! Because now is the most emotional moment in his life, and he doesn't know how to express it.

  Ronald applauded with everyone. After listening to the testimonials, he finally regained his composure after being confused. The last emperor's nine nominations tonight have already won eight awards. Only one last Best Picture left.

  During the dozen or so plays of the Last Emperor theme tonight, Donna asks Ronald, "Do you have hope for Best Picture?"

"Almost none. Generally, a movie that wins the best picture will have the best director, best screenplay, and best editing. Most of these categories will also have an actor or actress." Ronald knew clearly in his heart , The final grand prize has no great fate with me.

  Before the final award is presented, there is a few minutes of rest time for the TV station to play advertisements and give the audience a little time to adjust.

  Ronald looked at Bertolucci. His seat was at the back, which was actually different from the front row in most popular movies. Maybe it's because of his shyness, which is rare among Italians? Ronald looked for himself, and it seemed that the producer Jeremy Thomas was also missing, and the crew of "The Last Emperor" seemed to be particularly low-key today.

   "Ronald... is it convenient?" Someone seemed to be calling him.

   When Ronald turned his head, it was Cher's manager, and a lady was standing outside the aisle. The expression on his face was very anxious, and he asked Ronald to come out and say a few words alone.

   "What?" Ronald walked a few steps with her to the side aisle.

  "Xueer is very sorry that she didn't thank you alone on stage. She didn't expect to win an award, and she didn't prepare a speech. You may have noticed that she got stuck several times and was nervous."

"It's okay, I know she forgot her words on stage, and the time is short, and the acceptance speech time for a female lead is much shorter than that of a male lead." Ronald hadn't recovered from the emotion of being teased just now, and said this The expression on his face was very serious.

   "Xueer originally wanted to come here and apologize to you in person, but she has the obligation to be interviewed by reporters, so I will come instead of her... Please forgive me, she said that she would explain clearly to the reporter, it was all her fault."

   "I'm Eddie Murphy..." The guests who presented the best picture award have already come to the stage.

   "Okay, just let Cher explain it to them." Ronald signaled that she was fine, and sat back in his seat.

   "I only have 60 seconds to say a speech. I should thank Ronald and Shanley, but I was a little nervous, and I didn't even thank my boyfriend." Xue Er accepted a joint interview with reporters later, explaining the situation.

  …

   "How is it? What did Ronald say?" After accepting a round of interviews, Cher waited until the manager came to report. She explained the situation as best she could in the interview.

   "Ronald's complexion is not very good, he is very serious, he said it's okay, as long as you explain it clearly when answering the reporter's question."

"Oh my God! Me and Ronald are fucked. I said bad things about him during filming and said she doesn't know how to direct actors. Today it seems that he is not ready to forgive me. No one in Hollywood actually accepts me. , I'm old and I don't look like a Hollywood woman, only Ronald gave me the opportunity to play the leading role."

  Xue Er is holding the statuette and discussing countermeasures with the manager. Although I won the best actress, there will definitely be various high-priced script invitations, but if I win the best actress, and the news spreads that I am not grateful to the director, there will be no directors of high level in the future who will invite me to play such artistic and commercial roles. Sexually excellent high-level film.

   "What shall we do?" Cher asked the manager.

"What Ronald said is to let you make amends and let most people know that you are really grateful to him. no future."

"How can I fix it? I rushed in and apologized just now." Xue'er covered her face, "Those reporters will definitely not put my remedy and apology on the headlines, they must report my quarrel with Ronald for the sake of sensational effect... "

   I didn't expect the great joy of winning the actress, but because of an oversight, it has now become a problem.

   "TV news headlines are decided by reporters and editors, but newspapers and magazines..." The manager gave Cher an idea.

   "Let everyone know...just do it..."

  …

   "You applaud every winner, and now you should also applaud the losers. I know what it's like to lose an Oscar. You must feel very stupid..."

   The award presenter Eddie Murphy is also a comedian, and as usual, he would tell some jokes before announcing the winner of the best picture.

  Ronald thought to himself, if Xueer could spend more time with this extremely stupid impromptu joke, he wouldn't be wrong.

  "Actually, the organizing committee asked me to be a guest, but I didn't really want to come. My agent asked me why I didn't come, and I said, because Oscar doesn't recognize black actors..."

   "Huh...?" A big question mark rose in Ronald's heart?

   Isn't Morgan Freeman nominated for this year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar? What are you hypocritical, before the awards ceremony, no one knew who would win the award except the two staff members of Price Waterhouse Certified Public Accountants.

"It's been sixty years since the Oscars, let's count which Oscars black people have won? Heidi McDaniel from Gone with the Wind, Sidney Poitier from Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and officers from previous years With the gentleman's Louis Gossett, just three..."

   Ronald shook his head below, looking as if he recognized this hypocritical black number one star. In fact, apart from blacks, other minorities are not recognized by the Oscars. This year's John Lone is not even nominated.

   And he said only three awards, he was talking about the performance award. Since the establishment of the best original episode award, basically black people have won it every year. "Fame" by Eileen Cara is. And Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie has statuettes.

  “On average, there is one every 20 years. Calculated in this way, the next black person to win the award will not be until after 2000.”

   "So I finally agreed to come and present the best picture award, but I was for black people, I hope Hollywood will give black people more recognition..."

  Eddie Murphy began to say a lot about black people being discriminated against and not being treated fairly. Everyone couldn't bear it anymore, and he ended his complaints, "The best picture is..."

   "Broadcast News..."

   "Fatal Attraction..."

   "Hope and Glory..."

"The Last Emperor…"

   "The winner is..." Eddie Murphy began to open the envelope. At this time, on the screen of the picture frame, there was the last nominated film for best, that is, "Moonlight" produced and directed by Ronald

   "Huh?" Ronald looked at the stage, did he win the award?

  Everyone in the audience had the same idea as Ronald, what does Eddie Murphy mean? After he finished saying that the winner is... Then "Moonlight Sultry" just popped up on the screen. Did he forget that there is another movie nomination, or is it that the staff is ready to show the winner?

   "Did you win the award?" Donna held on to Ronald's hand tightly. She was an outsider. According to common sense, it must be her cousin who won the best picture... right?

"No, Eddie Murphy forgot..." Diane knew that all the winners were found out only after the award presenters opened the envelopes. Eddie Murphy may have sprayed too hard, so he forgot to say Rona German films were also nominated.

  The audience was silent, and everyone was staring at Eddie Murphy.

Maybe it was frightened by this silent silence, or felt that something was wrong on the audience's face, or maybe it was a joke he deliberately set up, Eddie Murphy acted as if he had just reacted, "Sorry, there is another Nominated Film, Moonlight, Produced by Ronald Lee"

   "Are there any other nominated films that haven't been mentioned?" Eddie Murphy finished speaking and continued, as if Ronald's film was rushing in. "If not, I'll announce it, I've seen the name..."

   "Rumble rumble..." The drums sounded.

"The Last Emperor…"

  In the theme song of The Last Emperor, the producer Jeremy Thomas finally appeared. His eyes were swollen, as if he had been punched twice, and he took over the statuette on stage.

   "I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this movie. There are 30,000 people in China who worked on this movie. In the end, the movie was a success. I thank them and everyone."

  Ronald's mechanical applause, he hasn't felt a little bit wrong about Eddie Murphy once again "forgetting" his own movie nomination.

  Once it might be an accident, but it happened twice, who is this, do you want to give yourself a signal?

  …

   "You seem to be preoccupied. In fact, they all said that the nomination is based on strength, and the award is based on luck. Are you already a winner in my mind?"

   The loser had no one to interview, and Ronald returned to the hotel with his family and friends. Donna went to her room, Diane took off her expensive dress, put on her pajamas, and made herself coffee. Seeing that Ronald was still frowning and thinking about something, he came over and kissed him, trying to comfort Ronald.

   "I'm not sad because I didn't win the award", Ronald indicated that it wasn't because of this, "Go to bed first, I still have to make a few phone calls..."

   "Okay, I'll go to bed first." Diane stroked Ronald's arm.

   "Hello? Rick (Nisita)? Were you and Richard at today's awards? Strange isn't it?"

   "I was at the scene, and Richard was watching the live broadcast outside. We have to be careful and take some countermeasures. This is very unusual."

   "You first help me monitor tomorrow's news reports, including all newspapers, magazines, and TV media. I will see everything about the Oscars tonight."

  (end of this chapter)