Chapter 194 Return to Oscars!

March 2006

On a sunny afternoon, all the crew members of "Love" finished their makeup in Wu Yuan's mansion, and then got on the courtesy car arranged by the Oscar Organizing Committee and went to the Kodak Theater.

On the way, Wu Yuan curiously asked Gong Li: "Sister Li, are you going to walk the red carpet twice today?"

In addition to "Love", Gong Li also starred in "Memoirs of a Geisha".

But Gong Li shook her head: "No, I have agreed with the crew of "Memoirs of a Geisha" that I will represent the crew of "Love" at the Oscars today."

Before the Oscars ceremony began, the mainstream entertainment newspapers in Hollywood had speculated on the awards for this year's Oscars.

Unlike the three major European awards, which could not be guessed at all, the final winners of the Oscars were basically traceable.

Not to mention that there were so many outpost awards in the front, just the various public relations conducted by the production companies behind each movie can roughly see whether it is possible to win the award.

Among them, Memoirs of a Geisha is the least likely to win a big award. The film was not even nominated for a heavyweight award, only for the best art direction, best costume design, best sound effects, and best sound editing.

The most important nomination is the best photography.

In comparison, although Amour was only nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, it is the biggest favorite to win this award.

On the one hand, Amour has already won the Cannes Jury Grand Prix, and the gold content of the three major European awards is also recognized in Hollywood.

On the other hand, John has been doing public relations for Amour in Hollywood since October last year, holding many cocktail parties and giving many gifts to the judges.

The public relations fee alone cost six or seven million US dollars!

The effect of this real money was immediately apparent.

Although the judges could not publicly praise Amour due to the rules, many Hollywood media received money to praise the film in newspapers.

The so-called "favorites" are nothing more than the production companies that have given enough money and the media have helped to hype up the film.

Gong Li thinks that "Love" is more likely to win an award at this year's Oscars, and it is the Best Foreign Language Film Award that the entire crew is proud of, so she must attend with the "Love" crew!

Los Angeles time, 5 pm.

Beijing time, 8 am.

In front of the Kodak Theater, where the Oscars ceremony is held, the invited guests have arrived one after another and walked on the red carpet.

The sound of snapping photos is like a wave.

On both sides of the red carpet, the media seats and the spectator stands are crowded with people.

One by one, courtesy cars arrive to pick up international superstars who are rarely seen on weekdays.

The lucky fans who were selected by the Oscars Organizing Committee are excited and blushing, cheering and venting their excitement.

All the big stars who are present are big stars, who are not seen at all in normal times! How can they not be excited?

The beautiful Keira Knightley, the sexy Charlize Theron, the handsome Tom Hanks, the elegant Nicole Kidman, the European and Asian Jessica Alba...

They walked on the red carpet with their heads held high, or posed, or chatted with reporters and fans on the red carpet, or waved and blew kisses with a smile on their faces.

The same thing is that the media reporters from all over the world in the media seats took pictures of every star who walked on the red carpet crazily, and the flash lights flashed densely without stopping.

The cheers and the voices of shouting names were endless.

The stands and both sides of the red carpet were already boiling.

On the side of the red carpet, the live broadcast of the American ABC TV station also started.

At the same time, in China, the broadcast room of CCTV Movie Channel was also very lively.

This year's Oscars ceremony is a big year for the Chinese film industry.

Not only Wu Yuan and the crew of "Love" participated, but also Chinese director Li An competed for the best film and best director with "Brokeback Mountain".

CCTV naturally purchased the broadcasting rights for this year's Oscars and invited two great directors to the broadcast room to act as commentators.

The two invited great directors are Director Tian Zhuangzhuang, who has the fewest works among the fifth generation in China but is the most respected, and Director Chen Kaige, who is also a leader among the fifth generation directors.

"The red carpet session has begun." Director Tian Zhuangzhuang pointed to the broadcast screen in front of him and said with emotion: "There will be many Chinese faces on the Oscar red carpet this year."

"Yes, they are all the top actors and directors in China." Chen Kaige said with some envy.

He is also very interested in the Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film Award.

Mainly because Zhang Yimou failed to win the Oscar, he hopes to win this award to prove that he is better than Zhang Yimou in directing!

"I hope I can also lead the crew of The Promise to walk on this red carpet next year."

Chen Kaige said proudly: "Director Wu, our junior brother, has already taken a step ahead of us. We old guys can't let him down!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded in agreement: "Unfortunately, when I returned to the Film Academy, Director Wu was no longer in school, and I never got to meet him."

"I didn't get to know this talented and outstanding junior."

"Hey, just mention it, the crew of Love is here." Chen Kaige was refreshed and interrupted Tian Zhuangzhuang's sigh.

On the broadcast screen, two courtesy cars parked steadily at the end of the red carpet in front of the Kodak Theater.

In the front car, Wu Yuan got off with Gong Li and Liu Yifei, who were dressed in their best clothes, and You Benchang and Wu Yanshu got off hand in hand in the back car.

"Wow, it's rare to see Director Wu dressed like this!" Chen Kaige smiled like an aunt.

Wu Yuan was dressed very formally today, which was nothing, because the most formal attire for men was just a suit and leather shoes.

What surprised Chen Kaige was that Wu Yuan actually had his hair done, blowing all the broken hair on his forehead up, making a big back hair, and wearing a pair of glasses.

Originally, such a big back hair style would give people a sense of dominance and sharpness, but with a pair of glasses, this sharpness would be weakened and a bit of elegant temperament would be added.

Inexplicably, the four words "gentlemanly villain" emerged in Chen Kaige's mind.

On the scene.

When Liu Yifei and Gong Li walked onto the red carpet holding Wu Yuan's arms, exclamations immediately rang out on both sides of the red carpet, and the reporters became excited again, pressing the shutter frantically.

In comparison, the lucky fans in the stands were much calmer, and just politely applauded.

After all, the most famous person in the "Love" crew is the director Wu Yuan, and the popularity of the director cannot be compared with the superstars in front of the stage.

However, the reporters still know who is the big and small king, know Wu Yuan's status and position, and know the importance of a big director, especially when they have a big director in the film company.

Countless cameras took a lot of pictures of Wu Yuan and the trio, and even You Benchang and Wu Yanshu behind them got a lot of shots.

Liu Yifei wore a shoulder-baring floral dress today, the overall color was turquoise, and she wore beautiful pearl earrings on her ears. Her long flowing hair fell down, covering the back of her neck, but revealing her white forehead.

The young girl's youthful and beautiful face is only slightly made up, and she is already extremely beautiful.

For a girl of this age, light makeup or heavy makeup can always highlight her natural beauty and charming charm.

As the saying goes, heavy makeup and light makeup are always suitable.

In contrast, Gong Li is indeed wearing heavy makeup, and she also wore a golden dress, which is the main focus of her domineering side!

Especially her eyeliner, she also specially made a very oppressive tail eye, and the reporters were a little trembling when they looked at her.

The two held Wu Yuan's hand and stood at the edge of the red carpet. After giving the reporters some time to take pictures, they walked slowly to the interview area at the end of the red carpet.

Red carpet host Ryan Seacrest stopped the "Love" crew at the end of the red carpet and smiled and handed over the microphone.

"Daniel, congratulations on being nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award."

"After three years, you are back at the Oscars. What do you think?"

The last time Wu Yuan came to the Oscars was when "Juno" was nominated.

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" was also nominated for some Oscar awards, Wu Yuan did not attend.

"It is of course a very happy thing to bring a work to the Oscars again." Wu Yuan said in a friendly manner: "Of course, I hope that this Oscar trip can win an award, not return empty-handed."

"I hope you can do it." Ryan smiled and nodded, and extended his hand to signal the "Love" crew to enter.

In China, in the broadcast studio, Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang watched the "Love" crew enter the Kodak Theater before they started chatting again.

"This year, "Love" should be the most likely nominee for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, right?" Tian Zhuangzhuang pondered.

Along with "Love", the nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar include "Merry Christmas" from France, "Heaven Now" from Palestine, "Hope and Resistance" from Germany, and "The Beast Within" from Italy.

In terms of fame, none of these films is as famous as "Love", and in terms of awards, none of them is as valuable as "Love".

Even if we don't consider the influence of off-site factors, "Love" is the most advanced in terms of the value of the film itself, and it is far ahead.

"Before the awards ceremony, Hollywood media made predictions that "Love" was the favorite to win the Best Foreign Language Film Award, and they even thought that there was no suspense about this award."

Chen Kaige still had an envious expression, "Many Hollywood film critics believe that if "Love" does not win, the Oscar will lose its fairness and public recognition."

Tian Zhuangzhuang laughed and said happily: "It seems that our China's first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is about to win."