Chapter 1960: 1960 Armed Forces
Several streets near the University of Southern California have been under traffic control since 8:00 am, but even so, several major parking lots around them are still being filled up quickly, and the hot air in the entire area has not yet arrived. Everything began to boil, and countless people flocked from all corners of the North American continent. The noisy and boiling atmosphere was probably only comparable to the annual Super Bowl.
All for one reason: the Oscars.
The 70th Academy Awards will be held tonight in the Holy Auditorium—a short distance from the University of Southern California, and this night is not only the busiest, loudest and loudest night in the entire Hollywood and even the entire entertainment industry. The top occasion is a wonderful night that bears the vicissitudes of the entire era and condenses the transformation of the entire industry.
Due to the strong momentum of "Titanic", tonight's Oscar has become the most watched moment in the past two decades, especially when "Independence Day" turned out last year but failed to occupy a place on the Oscars, "Titanic" "Destroyer" won 14 nominations, which made people even more excited.
Not to mention, the powerful opponents of "Titanic" did not show any weakness. From "LA Confidential" to "As Good as It Gets" and then to "Good Will Hunting", the appeal of these three works alone is enough to make this night enough. It is a hot topic comparable to the night of "Forrest Gump" three years ago.
According to incomplete statistics, in the three days before March 23, the number of non-residents who flooded into downtown Los Angeles skyrocketed by more than 600,000, while the number of media officially registered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reached More than 1,100 unbelievable numbers—the most outstanding performance before this was the 68th Oscar two years ago. In order to witness the scene where Hugo became the best actor, more than 700 media signed up, and this A full increase of nearly 60%, the huge influence shocked the whole Hollywood.
You know, as the host of the Oscars in the past two decades, the media center of the Holy Auditorium can only accommodate a thousand people at most. Two years ago, ABC TV station, which was in charge of broadcasting and logistical matters of the award ceremony, had to temporarily rent two meeting rooms next to the media center, which made the award ceremony go smoothly.
This time, the number of registered journalists alone has exceeded 4,000, which made ABC TV station start preparations two weeks in advance, leasing the floor where the media center is located and the entire floor upstairs, and renovating it. It has become eight temporary media centers—this has more than doubled the size of the 68th Oscar, and it is expected to accommodate 5,000 journalists for on-site work.
But even so, ABC TV was still frightened by the turbulent crowd in Los Angeles in the past two days. Many media paid special attention to this Oscar and sent a large team. At present, it seems that there will be at least 5,500 journalists who need to stay in the media center.
The prelude to the Oscars has only just begun, and people have already clearly felt the raging heat wave.
What is even more astonishing is that a large number of movie fans came to Los Angeles in person, wanting to experience the charm of the Oscars up close. Many merchants have discovered business opportunities in time and launched the "Oscar Night Package", from hotels to motels, from gift shops to clothing stores, from restaurants to bars, providing the greatest convenience possible so that movie fans can enjoy Oscar night to the fullest carnival.
This move also became the embryonic form of the "Oscar Effect" in later generations, which raised the huge influence of Oscar to a higher level and really promoted the process of Oscar's commercialization-this is complementary to the era of blockbuster movies, and it is also related to the awards season. , public relations strategy, etc. are closely linked together.
Against this backdrop, the traffic jams and frantic crowds surrounding USC on March 23rd should come as no surprise.
The red carpet was originally scheduled to start at six o'clock, but there were uncertainties due to the traffic jam. It was less than two miles from Santa Monica to the Holy Cathedral, but the traffic jam had already reached three miles In addition, even though the traffic control was implemented early, there was a huge traffic jam in downtown Los Angeles, which directly affected the progress of the red carpet.
People's enthusiasm has completely boiled the City of Angels.
As a result, a strange situation appeared on the Oscars red carpet. The first third of the actors were very rare, and even directors like Curtis Hansen, who were not too topical, accepted a full five-minute interview. This is really rare on the Oscars red carpet, where the average interview time is only two minutes; but when the interruption came, the number of actors suddenly began to increase, and the reporters and audience standing on both sides of the red carpet were too dazzled to see them, and there was often no time to cheer. One actor, the next actor will make his debut again.
Fortunately, a thousand movie fans gathered at the gate of the Holy Auditorium tonight, plus more than 300 media reporters gathered on the scene, which also made the atmosphere of the scene always lively, and there was no room for silence at all. Even complaining There's not enough time to spare, which prevents the red carpet from being a disaster.
At this time, the red carpet stretched from the entrance of the sacred auditorium all the way to the side of the street, and the crowd who came to watch the ceremony stood on both sides of the red carpet and extended along the street in a mighty way, almost using the crowd strategy to divide the two sides of the street. The gaps are all filled. What was even more frightening was that on the other side of the street after the street facing the sacred auditorium turned, all kinds of luxury cars had completely clogged the road.
The on-site scheduling of ABC TV station also has to be cautious, because at least 20 actors have gathered on the red carpet, and the cameras and spotlights are already a bit stretched. would turn into a total disaster.
For example, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman on the red carpet are currently being interviewed, and they must not be easily let go; Jim Carrey is still signing autographs for fans at the end of the red carpet, and the screams beside him It goes on and on; Mel Gibson has just stepped onto the red carpet, and not ten steps ahead of him are Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who have received countless accolades this year.
In order to take the overall situation into consideration, ABC TV has had to shorten the interview time of Kim, and the interview time of Ben and Matt will certainly not be too long... No, it can be officially confirmed now that the interview department of Ben and Matt has been cancelled, Because a car stopped at the entrance of the red carpet, the security guard stepped forward, looked through the window, and then used the walkie-talkie to inform the live director of the red carpet, "Red, red!" It's just this simple word , so that the entire red carpet live TV crew started to run wildly.
The door of the black car was opened, and a pair of classic retro Oxford shoes with black glossy five-decoration stepped on the red carpet, and the pair of dark blue Scottish dark plaid stockings could be vaguely seen, but they were cut to fit right away. When the trousers are covered, they will cover the ankle part, no more, no less, just right; then you can see the fine smoky gray pure wool houndstooth single dart suit trousers, the straight lines will be slender and strong The line of the legs was outlined bit by bit; the long legs stepped on the red carpet, and after standing firm, the whole person got out of the car door and stood gracefully in front of everyone.
The upper body is a dark gray double-button suit with a single lapel collar and houndstooth pattern. The tailoring of the shoulders is bold and novel. The full reverse pleats and piping trims outline the toughness and straightness of the shoulder line a little bit. The powerful arms stretched down, finally revealing the two-finger-wide white shirt cuffs, and the anchor-shaped cuff buttons could be vaguely seen.
The off-white small pointed collar shirt is more energetic under the outline of the black narrow tie. The off-white buttons of the same color seem to be without any embellishments, and the shirt is extended along the body line snugly. Lifting those slender fingers, he quickly buttoned up the first button of the suit, and the beautiful waistline was immediately drawn out, outlining the inverted triangle figure in one fell swoop, and the well-proportioned figure made the thighs appear even more Slender and broad shoulders, and the seemingly thin chest fills up the suit on the upper body at this time, as if you can feel the groaning sound of the buttons of the shirt being stretched to the extreme, making people worry that if you raise your hand lightly, It will make the whole garment explode.
But the whole body doesn't feel tight at all. It just feels that it fits perfectly, without any slight deviation. Except for myself, no one else can show such an effect when wearing it. It's almost close. The perfect lines reveal a kind of indescribable tranquility, as if the hustle and bustle of the world has disappeared in the sharp and sharp lines, the tranquility like a mirror lake reflects endless light in the amber eyes , as if there is an endless story, vaguely revealing the rebelliousness of rock and roll and the wantonness of youth.
The man in front of him just stood there quietly, without any movement, expression, or even a special smile, but everything was so harmonious, reaching an unbelievably perfect harmony, but the setting sun like pieces of gold made him He looks like a god curling up from another world. The temperament in the sharp lines is unpredictable, but it makes people eager to explore...independence? Lonely? decadent? resist? Publicity? Wanton? Sunlight? Psychedelic? hazy?
Even if it is just the simplest combination of gray and white, it completely shows the gloom and depression of negative emotions in gray, and the tenderness and closeness of positive emotions. The slender and tall figure blends into the sunset, but The setting sun was completely reduced to the background, and all eyes, focus, and attention were concentrated on this figure. In an instant, it stopped breathing.
It's Hugo, Hugo-Lancaster!