The King of Directors 2000

"Donald: I like "Joker" very much. This is our society, full of contradictions, and we need changes."

"Donald: No one knows movies better than me. I think Lee should win an Oscar."

"Hillary: "Joker" is a movie that triggers social conflict. It is a conspiracy by the enemy against our beautiful country."

"Hillary: Lee's existence seriously threatens the security of the beautiful country. We should ban hostile directors from coming to Hollywood. They have ideological problems."

"Because Donald supported Lee, it offended many film critics."

"Lee's edge was declining, and many people realized that Joker's ideas were too dangerous."

"This is a R-rated movie. Audiences should seriously think about, can such a movie really win an Oscar?"

……

Unknowingly, 2016 took over. In the expectation of the migrant workers returning home for the New Year, January passed quickly and February rushed here.

On the afternoon of February 2, Li Shengyao took a flight from Yanjing to Los Angeles with two assistants.

As soon as he got off the plane, he saw Emmerich, Phoenix, and Hildy.

Emmerich looked excited. He seemed to have lost some weight, but he was in good spirits. His eyes were shining, his hands were behind his back, his head was held high, and he was looking around with a smile.

Phoenix's condition has improved a lot. He has returned to his normal body shape and has a beard. He looks like a stylish uncle.

Hildy wore a simple sweatshirt with jeans. She still had the same style as before, like an engineering girl.

"Lee, great, you're finally here."

This year’s Oscar Awards will be held on the evening of the 28th.

It can be said that the entire "Joker" crew is waiting for Lee Sheng-yew.

The weather was quite cold at this time, and the sky was overcast. Most people were wearing down jackets or thick cotton clothes.

As Emmerich spoke, there was still mist coming out.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Let's go, let's discuss it."

It's already that time, and the results of the Oscars have already been tallied up.

At this time, publicity or hype is of no use.

However, Warner Pictures still wants to continue to promote "Joker".

"Joker" has a global box office of over 1 billion, making it the highest-grossing restricted film.

There is no doubt that Warner Pictures will definitely prepare a sequel to "Joker", but there is currently no good script and the plan is temporarily shelved, but they will seize any opportunity to hype the movie.

Emmerich had already contacted Lee Sheng-Yao. Lee Sheng-Yao had good cooperation with Warner and planned to cooperate with them in making news.

Lee Sheng Yew has always paid attention to public opinion in the beautiful country. He saw some of Donald’s remarks and some of Hillary’s words.

It seems like Donald supports him, but once this old guy gets on the throne, he will definitely fall out.

This guy made no secret of his hostility towards China.

Lee Sheng Yew doubts that when Donald Trump comes to power, the public opinion environment in the United States will not be good enough to support him in continuing to make movies in the United States.

He previously planned to finish filming "Joker" and find Disney to collaborate on "Barbie", but now he is not sure whether to continue.

In addition, after Donald came to power, public opinion in the beautiful country became even more hostile to China. At that time, it was absolutely impossible to win an Oscar.

"Joker" is definitely his last chance.

If possible, he still hopes to win a grand prize.

……

At 2016 pm on February 2, 28, there was a long red carpet in front of the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Thousands of movie fans were waiting outside, waving their arms and shouting loudly.

Hundreds of reporters and photographers took photos.

Hundreds of Hollywood actors, producers, and directors walked the red carpet.

Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Johnny Depp... and many other superstars came here.

The fans screamed deafeningly.

The crew of "Joker" came naturally. They were not the finale guests this time, but were in the middle.

Phoenix is ​​an actor, not a star. Even if he plays the Joker, he really doesn't have many fans.

They walked on the red carpet and received not a lot of cheers and applause.

However, the red carpet host still attaches great importance to the "Joker" crew. Seacrest, a well-known host from Pretty Country, quickly greeted him, "Oh, we are finally waiting for you. Li, you have disappeared from Pretty Country for three months. But we miss you very much, I personally like "Joker" very much, I hope "Joker" can get the honor, what do you think?"

Li Shengyao nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your affirmation. I believe that I can win the award. There is no doubt about it."

"for example?"

“Hildy is great, she could win best score.

And Phoenix is ​​also great and can win the best actor award.

And the movie is great, I hope it wins best picture. "

"Hahaha, these are all big prizes, Phoenix, are you confident?"

Phoenix was wearing a suit. When facing the interview camera, he looked very serious, "I have confidence, I believe in the director's words."

"Okay, let's wait and see."

The "Joker" crew then entered the theater venue. They were arranged to sit in the fifth row, surrounded by several other unknown crew members. To be honest, the seats were average and not as good as those of superstars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanswick, and Brad Pitt.

When Lee Seung-yew attends the three major European universities, he usually gets the best seats. Obviously, he does not get such treatment here.

He didn't care.

Emmerich was a little unhappy, "Joker is the most watched movie in 2015. These bastards are really blind."

He looked enviously at the superstars in front of him and felt that the lights here were much dimmed. Suddenly his face turned ugly. He paused and lowered his voice and said: "Li, we can't win the prize, so we are put in the back." ?”

Emmerich's voice was very low, but Phoenix, Hildy and the others still heard it, and their eyes lost a little color when they heard the words.

Not to mention Hildy, a "dodger", Phoenix, a Hollywood weirdo, has always despised awards and dismissed them in the past.

But after "Joker" was released, it has been hyped for nearly four months now.

Even though he didn't want to win the prize at first, now that the atmosphere has reached this point, he has an idea in his mind and wants to go further.

Li Shengyao smiled and shook his head, "I'm not sure."

"Are you nervous?"

"A little."

After sitting for about twenty minutes, at 2016 p.m., the 88 th Academy Awards ceremony officially began. The host was the black actor, director, producer, and talk comedian Chris Rock.

Chris is forty-nine years old, but he looks like he is in his thirties.

This is what black people are like. From the age of twenty to fifty-five, they all look like they are in their thirties.

He first performed a talk show, teasing many people, including DiCaprio, Phoenix, Donald, Hillary, and even Lee Sung-yao.

He said that Lee Sheng Yew disappeared for a few years, won several awards in Europe, and then came to compete for the Oscars with a lot of honors. After Chris finished speaking, the next step was the performance.

Beautiful Chinese singers such as Reddy Gaga, David Gru, Sam Smith and so on performed on stage one by one.

The singing session lasted about twenty minutes, and then the formal awards ceremony began.

Chris walked to the stage again, told some American jokes, and then announced the guests to come on stage to award the award.

As in the past, small prizes were awarded at the beginning, for Best Costume Design, Best Short Film, Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary, Best Song, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, etc.

"Joker" actually had several nominations, but none of them won.

Emmerich would clench his fists every time he heard the name "Joker". Later, when he found out that "Joker" had not won the award, he would curl his lips and comment in a low voice, "An insignificant little award."

After this bunch of small prizes, finally came the more important prizes.

"Now for Best Original Score, let's invite our presenters Margot Robbie and Kevin Hart."

The two award-presenting guests came on stage, exchanged a few words, told a couple of bad jokes, and then announced the nomination list.

"Bridge of Spies, Joker, Carol, The Hateful Eight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

"The winning film is - Hildy's 'Joker'."

Hildy wore a long skirt today. She is not a female star, and she is not used to wearing so little in such a cold weather. She was wearing a suit at this time. When she heard Hart's words, Hildy jumped up, and then I hugged other members of the "Joker" crew and hugged Lee Sing-yew for the longest time, a full three seconds.

She then trotted onto the stage to receive the award.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, I want to thank many people, my family and friends, my teachers, my partners, but the person I want to express my most solemn gratitude to on this stage is Li.

Many people know that my experience is like a cliche movie story. I was unknown and came to Los Angeles from Iceland. I stayed there for almost two years and didn’t get any opportunities. I didn’t know what to do or even become a Party girl.

But Li chose me, thank him, thank him for his attention and encouragement, I will always work hard to become the best version of myself. "

After warm applause, Hildy walked off the stage and returned to her seat with a blushing face. She hugged Lee Sheng-Yao again.

Chris waited for the applause to end and said a little funny: "I'm very curious, Li, how did you fall in love with Hildy? Is it because she is a beautiful girl?"

The award ceremony continues, followed by awards for Best Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Effects, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor and so on.

"Joker" also received several nominations, but none of them won.

Next is Best Actress, this award was awarded to Brie Larson.

Finally it’s the turn of Best Actor.

The presenters were Morgan Freeman and Julianne Moore. Morgan Freeman said slowly with his magnetic voice: "Best Actor. The nominated actors include Phoenix in "Joker", Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant", Matt Damon "The Martian", Michael Fassbender "Jobs", Eddie Redmond "The Danish Girl".

Before the awards ceremony, Tom Hanks, who was highly hyped, was not nominated.

Julianne Moore continued: "The winner is Phoenix for Joker."

This is the second award "Joker" has won tonight. It is a very important award. Emmerich is very excited.

Phoenix hugged everyone and then strode onto the stage.

“I’m very happy that I got this award, I should have got this award a long time ago.

Thanks to everyone, thanks to Lee, who is my most important friend. "

Phoenix said a few words briefly and then left. He looked very calm, but when he returned to his seat, he hugged Lee Sheng-yew tightly again.

Best foreign language film was awarded next, followed by best director.

This time the awards were given to Charles Theron and J.K. Simmons.

Charles Theron is a movie queen, and J.K. Simmons is a talented actor with a very good reputation in the beautiful country.

"Best Director nominees include: George Miller for "Mad Max Fury Road," Lee for "Joker," Thomas McCarthy for "Spotlight," Adam McKay for "The Big Short," and Ranald Arabhanson for "Room." 》.

Theron looked at the audience and then said loudly: "The winner is "Joker" Lee."

When the voice fell, there was thunderous applause. Emmerich shook his fist vigorously, then stood up and hugged Lee Shengyao.

Li Shengyao breathed a sigh of relief, finally not leaving empty-handed.

He hugged the rest of the "Joker" cast one by one, then strode onto the stage to hug Theron and Simmons.

Theron is 1.77 meters tall. She is an absolute goddess. Putting on high heels, she happens to be about the same height as Lee Sheng Yew.

Although he is five years older, he can really do it.

Taking back his messy thoughts, Li Shengyao continued: "Thank you very much to all the judges, Warner Pictures, and all the staff of the "Joker" crew. This is not just an honor for me, it is an honor for all of us.

I hope that I can make excellent movies in the future and be liked by more people. "

As soon as he finished speaking, he left the stage.

Next came the final award, Best Film, presented by Cate Blanchett and Eastwood.

Cate Blanchett was the first to say: "There are too many nominations for Best Picture, so let me tell you."

“The films nominated for Best Picture are: Bridge of Spies, Joker, The Revenant, The Big Short, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, Room, "The Martian," "Spotlight."

This is generally the case at the Oscars, with five nominations for other categories and eight or nine nominations for Best Picture.

Lao Dongmu glanced at the card in Cate Blanchett's hand, and then said: "The winning movie is "Joker"."

It's Joker again, winning Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture.

"Joker" is undoubtedly the biggest winner tonight.

Li Shengyao was also very happy. He stood up, opened his hands, and asked others to send them over. Then he hugged Emmerich, Phoenix, and Hildy.

After he took the trophy from Lao Dongmu, Li Shengyao came to the microphone.

Under the bright lights, the audience in front is like students in a classroom, and any small movements are very obvious.

The first row was all superstars or great directors. DiCaprio was smiling all over his face, but there was bitterness in his eyes.

Spielberg took off his glasses and was wiping them with his head down.

Scorsese, a small man, was applauding and smiling.

Li Shengyao withdrew his gaze, felt the weight of the trophy in his hand, and suddenly recalled the spring fifteen years ago, when he was writing scripts in the basement of Yanjing West Station.

He was still an extra at that time.

At that time, he had just traveled through time and was only twenty years old.

Fifteen years later, he has won two Palme d'Ors in Cannes, a Golden Lion in Venice, three Best Director awards in Berlin, Cannes, and Venice, and now has an Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture.

There are enough awards.

Even if he retires now, he can leave a strong mark in the history of world cinema.

He then thought of Chen Hao, Dong Xuan, the others, and his children, smiled, and said slowly: "Thank you to the world, thank you to everyone. I am very happy, very happy. I hope the world is full of love and peace forever."

(End of the book)

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