Chapter 210 Was He Kicked in the Head by a Donkey?

When the winning result came out from Cheng Long's mouth, the whole audience immediately applauded. It can be said that this result was expected by most people.

To say that the happiest person is of course the crew of "Love", and of course Wu Yuchen himself. After all, this is the first Oscar for a Chinese-language film! Chinese-language films have been competing for Oscars for decades, but this time they achieved a breakthrough of 0!

Wu Yuchen did not suppress his excitement this time and could not help but raise his arms and shout. Jennifer Connelly, who was beside him, also reacted quickly, hugging him immediately and congratulating him constantly.

On the "Love" crew, whether it was the veteran actors Ge Cunzhuang and Wang Danfeng, the supporting actors Gong Li and Huang Lei, or the photographers and others, they were all jubilant at this time, hugging each other and high-fiving each other.

"Oscar! We won it, Oscar!" Huang Lei kept shaking Wu Yuchen's arm and shouted with a blushing face.

"Get it! Get it!"

Wu Yuchen also kept repeating that even though he had imagined it before, after actually winning the Oscar, he still felt an indescribable feeling of joy.

Wu Yuchen specially hugged Ge Cunzhuang and Wang Danfeng beside him one by one, and said sincerely thank you in their ears.

Then, amid thunderous cheers and applause from the audience, Wu Yuchen strode onto the stage with his head held high. When Cheng Long saw Wu Yuchen on stage, he came up to him and gave him a big hug.

"Director Wu, congratulations! It really brings honor to us Chinese people!" Cheng Long enthusiastically hugged Wu Yuchen and blessed him.

Wu Yuchen also happily said to Cheng Long: "Thank you, Brother Long, for coming to present the award today and bringing us good luck~"

Cheng Long laughed, let go of Wu Yuchen, then took the Oscar statuette with his own hands, wiped it twice, and presented it to Wu Yuchen with both hands.

Wu Yuchen took the trophy with a smile, then walked behind the podium and said into the microphone:

"Wow, I'm really excited now. This is the first Oscar in my life and the first in China. It has a different meaning to me and my motherland!"

After Wu Yuchen finished speaking, he kissed the little golden man in his hand.

The best foreign language film itself is a competition for the country represented, so when everyone heard what Wu Yuchen said and saw his move, they all smiled knowingly.

"When you hold this trophy, you feel really wonderful! It is the best reward and honor for my efforts in film over the past year.

Of course, this is not due to me alone. I have many people to thank. First of all, there are the male and female protagonists of the movie, Mr. Ge Cunzhuang and Ms. Wang Danfeng. Without their wonderful performances, "Love" would not have such a power to directly touch people's hearts. Thank you to Gong Li, Huang Lei, the photographer and many other crew members. Without your participation and hard work, this movie would not have been born!

Thanks to my parents, my alma mater Jingying Film for nurturing me, and thanks to China Film and Shanghai Film for their help to our crew!

Finally, thank you to the judges for favoring "Love" and to everyone who supports me, thank you! "

Wu Yuchen's words were also spread throughout the world through live television signals.

At the same time, it’s not just the crew of John Woo’s “Love” who are excited.

This time at the Oscars, because of the Chinese-language film "Love" and Wu Yuchen's multiple Oscar nominations, media from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places sent reporters to participate on the spot. The moment "Love" won the best foreign language film, reporters from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places had no barriers at all. They all shouted together, and some even took the phone to report the situation in real time.

Nowadays, the fastest way for news to spread is the Internet. On the three major portals, a text live broadcast column has been launched specifically for this Oscar. The moment they received the news, they immediately put the news that "Love" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film on the headlines and celebrated with festive red fonts.

"Damn it, this is a big deal! Justin Wu's "Love" won the Oscar!"

“Hurry and watch online, China’s first Oscar!”

"We China won the Oscar! Niu Niu Niu Niu!"

"Hurry up and turn on the computer, hurry up and watch Justin Wu win the Oscar!"

It was just morning here in China, and the Sixth Princess was playing Wu Yuchen's "My Sassy Girl". Suddenly, a line of small words began to scroll below: "Warm congratulations to the Chinese film "Love" for winning the 72nd Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film! Celebrating the birth of China’s first Oscar!”

Although the fonts are small, they are not actually small. If they were larger, they would cover the subtitles. Moreover, this line of fonts keeps scrolling and has not stopped since it appeared. The ratings of The Sixth Princess are already not low, and it also airs popular movies like "My Sassy Girl". Naturally, many people are watching it. When everyone sees this line, they can't help but feel shocked. , I don’t care about watching any more movies.

Many people shouted loudly at home:

"Honey, Wu Yuchen's "Love" won an Oscar! We in China have an Oscar!"

"Mom and Dad, come and see, Oscar! We won the Oscar!"

Not only the Sixth Princess, but also Yang Ma, who has always had more procedures and slower responses, suddenly interrupted the news at this time:

"Inserting a real-time news, Chinese director Wu Yuchen's film "Love" successfully won the best foreign language film at the ongoing 72nd Academy Awards! This is not only China's first Oscar, but also the 0th Chinese-language film breakthrough!"

At the same time as the broadcast, a picture was also inserted in the background, which was the scene of Wu Yuchen kissing the Oscar statuette.

Yangma's side only broadcast verbal news, while the TV stations on Hong Kong Island and Wanwan directly cut out the awards clip from ABC TV station and broadcast it directly on the news for the audience to see. Although the Internet is fast, the proportion of Internet users these days is still very small, but TV is different!

Today's television is in its most glorious period, and its communication efficiency and scope are both leveraged. Suddenly, Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places were detonated by this news. After all, the Oscars are so sacred these days!

Suddenly, many people flocked to the TV, wanting to watch more content. At the same time, they were also discussing enthusiastically, praising Wu Yuchen, and they were all filled with a happy atmosphere.

Chen Kaizi was in the study at this moment, holding a brush in one hand and writing on the rice paper. It’s not that he doesn’t know that the Oscar Awards ceremony is going on at this time, but he won’t watch it. What does it have to do with him if others are judging the awards?

Suddenly there was a crackling sound outside, and the pen in Chen Kaizi's hand became crooked, which made him feel irritated. As a result, as soon as he opened the door, he saw his three-year-old eldest son Guoguo, jumping up and down and shouting happily:

"Oscar! Get it! Oscar! Get it! Oscar! Get it!"

Chen Hong, who had a big belly, quickly shouted: "Guoguo, shut up!"

However, Chen Kaizi's face has become ugly at this moment. Even if he doesn't want to face it, he has to accept this reality. His position as the number one director in China is gone!

With a bang, Chen Kaizi locked himself in the study again. Chen Hong only felt a headache. Her belly was so big. Not only did she have to worry about her son, she also had to worry about Chen Kaizi.

No matter how the outside world reacts, the Oscar ceremony is still going on. It is impossible to stop for Wu Yuchen and "Love". Next, there will be a song and dance performance, and then after several awards such as original song, the awards ceremony has completely entered a climax stage.

The first award was awarded to the Best Actor award, as the result of the Screen Actors Guild, to Kevin Spacey, the leading actor of "American Beauty." It's hardly controversial, and fits the bill with Kevin Spacey's sweep of The Outpost .

Wu Yuchen looked at Kevin Spacey on the stage. This guy's acting skills are indeed good, but Wu Yuchen would not cooperate with him, not even to have anything to do with him. This guy later collapsed because it was exposed that he had committed sexual assault for many years, and the target of the violation was the same sex. .

The Best Actress Award was awarded next. This time it was different from the Guild Award. It was not for "American Beauty" but for "Boys Don't Cry".

After winning two consecutive awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, the screenplay award, a relatively important but not very important award, was arranged to lighten the atmosphere. The Best Adapted Screenplay award has nothing to do with Justin Wu, who was taken away by "There's Always a Sun", but the Best Original Screenplay award by Justin Wu is a direct candidate, and he was nominated twice!

The award presenters who appeared at this climax stage were all relatively well-known. The one who presented the award for the best original screenplay was Hollywood's first-line star and director, Mel Gibson.

On the big screen, Wu Yuchen occupied two of the five boxes, which was very eye-catching.

"The winner for Best Original Screenplay is..."

Under the expectant eyes of the audience, Mel Gibson took out a note: "Wu Yuchen, "The Sixth Sense"!"

Hearing that he was the winner, Wu Yuchen felt a sense of surprise in his heart. After all, although it was a double nomination, the probability was higher, but he was not very sure about this award. It was indeed a surprise to win it. .

However, compared to the previous excitement of winning the Best Foreign Language Film, Wu Yuchen was much calmer at this time. He just shook his fist, hugged the crew one by one, accepted their congratulations, and then stood up and walked towards stage.

“I have always believed that a good script is the beginning of a good movie, and its importance is self-evident.

Thanks to producer James, he did a lot to turn this story into a movie for me and is a great partner! Thanks to Bruce Willis, Haley and others for their wonderful performances, and to all the crew for making this dream come true!

This award means a lot to me. It will encourage me to create more good stories. Thank you! "

Compared with before, Wu Yuchen's acceptance speech was much shorter this time, but the applause below was still warm.

The male dormitory of a certain university was crowded with about 20 people. It's only the year 2000, computers are not cheap, and they are not that popular. On average, there is only one in several dormitories.

At this moment, these 20 or so people are surrounding a heavy desktop computer on three floors and three floors outside, and they are all urging:

"Have you come out yet? Why is there no news?"

"Just a little more and refresh it a few times!"

"Is your computer working? Why don't you change it all the time?"

"It's not my computer's fault, it's the slow Internet speed!" The boy was surrounded by a group of people at this time, and he was secretly feeling happy. He kept operating the mouse and clicking refresh.

The next moment, I saw a second piece of good news in big red letters on the Sina website:

"Congratulations to Wu Yuchen for winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, China's second Oscar!"

The sharp-eyed person immediately shouted: "Damn it, second seat! Wu Yuchen is awesome!"

Then with a coax, everyone in the dormitory burst into enthusiastic cheers, and soon, as if it was contagious, the cheers spread throughout the entire dormitory building.

Not only Sina, but also various websites are paying attention to the progress of the Oscars at this time, and all of them were flooded with the good news of Wu Yuchen's second Oscar.

The news spread much faster than the virus, reaching thousands of households in no time. Every Chinese gathering place around the world was filled with a festive atmosphere.

At the Oscars ceremony, it has completely reached its final climax, because next are the final two awards, Best Director and Best Picture.

In fact, for many years in the past, the two Oscar awards of Best Director and Best Picture were packaged. That is, these two awards were almost inseparable. Director, if you are the best director, then your film must be the best film.

But last year, Harvey Weinstein made a splash and forced "Shawwain" to steal the best picture from "Saving Private Ryan", breaking the convention. Therefore, whether the Best Director and Best Picture will be separated again this year is also a highlight of this awards ceremony.

Looking at Spielberg appearing on the stage, Wu Yuchen suddenly became inexplicably nervous. According to Huang Lei's theory just now, the presenter is from DreamWorks, which is not a good sign for him!

Then Wu Yuchen shook his head again. As last year's Best Director winner, it is normal for Spielberg to present the award as a guest this year. This is a convention and it also represents inheritance.

When Spielberg came up, he said without any nonsense: "Please take a look at the five candidate films."

The five films "The Sixth Sense", "American Beauty", "Always Sunshine", "Love" and "The Insider" were once again shown on the big screen.

Just after the broadcast, Spielberg couldn't wait to open the envelope. At this time, even he was a little curious about who the winner was this time.

…

The Vanity Fair party after the Oscars is a celebration banquet for various Hollywood film crews. Everyone is much more relaxed than at the awards ceremony, with glasses and cups exchanged and noisy people everywhere.

At this time, the two seniors in the "Love" crew, Ge Cunzhuang and Wang Danfeng, were not used to such occasions and had already gone back early. The other young people stayed to celebrate. Winning China's first Oscar was not worthy of a crazy celebration. ?

Of course, this is also a very important social occasion, and the great director Wu Yuchen is naturally the target of many people's conversation.

Wu Yuchen dealt with these people casually with a smile on his face. After all, after the experience of the past few months, it was almost impossible to open his mouth in such a scene.

But at this moment, his mind was filled with little questions. Are these judges so fickle? What benefits did DreamWorks give them? Or is it that the lead of "Love" was originally very small, but was reversed by "American Beauty"?

At this time, Spielberg, the award guest just now, walked up to Wu Yuchen with a wine glass and said with a smile: "Wu, congratulations on winning the best foreign language film and the best original screenplay! You must have set records in these two The youngest person to win an award~"

"Thank you!" Wu Yuchen touched his wine glass lightly.

Then Spielberg said: "The Best Director Award is really a pity~"

Different from the polite replies to the previous people, Wu Yuchen said directly: "There is no pity for success or defeat. To be honest, I want to know more than words of comfort, how did you do it?"

Spielberg shrugged: "Actually, we didn't do anything."

Seeing Wu Yuchen frowning after hearing this, Spielberg smiled and said: "I know your doubts. Do you want to find a place to talk? I can answer them for you."

In the quiet room, the two people sat opposite each other.

Spielberg smiled and asked: "Do you know who the four unlucky guys before you were?"

Without waiting for Wu Yuchen to answer, Spielberg asked himself and answered: "In 1986, my movie "The Color Purple" won the Guild Award for Best Director and was nominated for 11 Oscars, but received nothing.

The person before me was called Coppola. His "The Godfather" was hailed as one of the greatest movies in the world. He was recognized as a master-level director. He also won the Guild Award, but he did not win the Oscar for Best Director.

Don't you feel better having two of us unlucky guys with you? Is this a different kind of friendship? "

Spielberg smiled and raised his glass. Wu Yuchen pursed his lips and touched it with him.

Although it still cannot change the fact of defeat, after Spielberg said it through his own experience, there are actually great gods in the Losers League, which indeed played a certain psychological comfort role.

Then Wu Yuchen asked: "Steven, what do you mean you didn't do anything?"

Spielberg did not sell out any more: "On the third day of Oscar voting, I received a call from an old friend. He said that your sudden change of votes confused him."

Wu Yuchen was keenly aware of a word, and immediately raised his eyebrows and asked: "Change the ticket?!"

Spielberg observed Wu Yuchen's expression, and as he suspected, he was unaware, and continued: "Yes, change the vote. Your public relations team came to visit in person, hoping that he could vote for Best Director at the Oscars "The Sixth Sense."

Wu Yuchen's face couldn't help but change, and he suddenly remembered that just a few days after the Directors Guild Awards, the entire team's marketing was tilted towards "The Sixth Sense", and Richard was nowhere to be seen during that time.

But this can't help but make Wu Yuchen a little bit unbelievable, because from the beginning of public relations to winning the Directors Guild Award, it took more than four months. It can be said that it was the result of the joint efforts and hard work of the entire team including him. There are so many people, and everyone has finally accomplished a very difficult thing. Why do you suddenly make a temporary change in votes?

Looking at Wu Yuchen's expression, Spielberg said: "Is it strange why this happened? Because it was an order from Michael Eisner, the emperor of Disney."

Wu Yuchen clenched his fists and couldn't help but curse: "Did Eisner get kicked in the head by a donkey?"

Most of the judges at the Directors Guild Awards voted for him because of "Love". If someone suddenly changed their votes, there must be many people who would not accept this decision. In this way, not only will "The Sixth Sense" be unable to win the award, but it will also reduce the original number of votes for "Love", which is completely self-destructive behavior.

Spielberg shook his finger:

"No, no, Eisner is not stupid, he is just arrogant. He has ruled Disney for 16 years and is called the Emperor of Disney. Absolute power will breed absolute arrogance, and he will become extremely self-righteous and change his mind. Be willful.

It’s not just you, he has fooled many people. My partner Katzenberg was fooled by Eisner more than once and left Disney in anger. "

Katzenberg is one of the three giants of DreamWorks and a major contributor to Disney's resurgence ten years ago.

"Michael Ovitz, the founder of CAA, the largest agency in North America, was promised by Eisner to leave CAA and join Disney, but in the end he was not given any power and was kicked out a year later.

Even Pixar boss Steve Jobs, who is now very important to Disney, did not get any respect from Eisner, and the two are now on a par with each other. "

Then Spielberg brought the topic back:

"I heard that Disney paid a large sum of money to buy out "The Sixth Sense." In Eisner's eyes, if I paid the money, you should cooperate with Disney's actions. He will not consider how much this award will do to you. What’s important is how much revenue it will bring to Disney if “The Sixth Sense” wins the award.”

Wu Yuchen couldn't help but rub his eyebrows. He now basically understood what was going on, and believed that Spielberg would not lie to him about this kind of thing. He went to visit a few judges according to the original public relations list and found out after asking.

Wu Yuchen originally thought that the reversal happened because of his age or the small difference in the number of votes. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Disney who had backstabbed him without telling him!

"Isn't Disney afraid of damaging its own reputation by doing this?" Wu Yuchen asked with a stern face.

Spielberg shook his head slightly and replied:

"It's possible, but it's very small. I don't need to explain the reason why the store bullies customers. It can actually allow you to get two movies nominated at the same time. In the eyes of many people, it is already a manifestation of the strength of the public relations team.

And you are so special this time. Two films are competing for the same award, and the same team is running the public relations. This has not happened in decades. No one would worry about such happiness~"

Yes, Wu Yuchen has not been in this situation for decades, and it is precisely the double nomination of the same team that leaves this kind of operating space. Let’s not talk about those directors who are very happy to be spotted by Disney. Even many famous directors only do public relations for a movie and don’t have to worry about this problem at all.

At this moment, Wu Yuchen went through the whole thing in his mind and realized a truth. The most essential reason for this incident is that his and Disney's interests are inconsistent.

Disney pursues maximizing the profits of "The Sixth Sense", and what he pursues is the personal honor that "Love" brought him. At first, this was just a small hidden danger, but when the Best Director Award was about to become a reality, the conflict of interests caused the hidden danger to explode completely.

However, Wu Yuchen still wanted to curse: Eisner, I'm so stupid!