director of the millennium

January 2020, 1, was a calm, cloudless day.

The Oscars' decades-long tradition of holding a nominees luncheon before the awards ceremony officially begins remains unchanged.

When it comes to the Oscars red carpet, most people's impression only stays on the red carpet ceremony on the day of the awards ceremony.

But in fact, before that, there was also a red carpet session at the nomination luncheon.

However, compared to the red carpet of the large award ceremony outside the Kodak Theater, the red carpet of the nomination luncheon is held indoors. Generally, a backdrop is set up in the hotel where the luncheon is held, allowing the stars attending the luncheon to stop and sign and take photos.

Of course, the number of invited media was much smaller than at a formal awards ceremony, and it was more like a backstage interview session.

But for most Hollywood stars, this nomination luncheon is also something they have to take seriously, and each nominated crew must send at least 1-2 guests to attend.

Of course, the "Bruce Lee" crew could not be absent.

Wu Yuan also led the male and female protagonists Chen Guokun and Emma Stone to attend today's luncheon.

At around 11 o'clock in the morning, they took the Oscar Organizing Committee's car and arrived outside the hotel where the lunch was held.

"Emma, ​​you look so beautiful today." While waiting, Wu Yuan said with a smile to Emma Stone who was sitting opposite him.

Although Emma Stone was not dressed very formally today, she wore a bright red dress, which was formal attire.

To be honest, Emma Stone cannot be considered a traditional Western beauty.

Before Hollywood's aesthetics were influenced by some organization, the definition of a traditional Hollywood beauty must be tall, plump, blonde and blue-eyed.

Like Marilyn Monroe.

And the likes of Megan Fox and English Rose Keira Knightley.

Emma Stone is also a great beauty of this type, which is very consistent with the aesthetic of the West, mainly white people in Europe and America.

However, in Wu Yuan's eyes, Emma Stone's appearance was not in line with his aesthetic standards.

For some reason, Wu Yuan always felt that she looked too tough. To put it bluntly, she looked like a boy.

Although she is an actress with blonde hair and red lips, Wu Yuan can always see some masculine charm in her face, so he has never liked her.

If Disney hadn't asked her to play the role, Wu Yuan would definitely not have chosen Emma Stone if he had chosen the role himself. He would have preferred Gwyneth Paltrow to play Bruce Lee's wife.

After all, she has more of the gentle and graceful aura of a wife.

However, after actually meeting Emma Stone and filming "Bruce Lee" with her, Wu Yuan had to admit that she was indeed a very good actor and acted very well, and he could not find any fault with her. It can be said that she brought positive blessings to the "Bruce Lee" crew.

So now Wu Yuan has a very good attitude towards Emma Stone!
"Thank you for the compliment. I think I look pretty today too." Emma Stone smiled and winked at Wu Yuan, joking with him.

However, compared to Emma Stone, who attended many Oscar nomination luncheons with a calm and composed look on her face, Chen Guokun, who was sitting next to Wu Yuan, was really super nervous. The knees of his suit pants were wrinkled by his hands.

"Guokun, don't be nervous." Wu Yuan turned around and looked at his leading actor, and said helplessly: "This is just a nomination luncheon, there are not many reporters here, and you are so nervous, what are you going to do at the awards ceremony?"

"Remember, you are Bruce Lee now. Bruce Lee would not get nervous in a situation like this."

As soon as the word "Bruce Lee" was mentioned, Chen Guokun's expression immediately stabilized a lot. He really didn't want to embarrass his idol and the image he had worked hard to create for half his life. He wiped his face with his hand and nodded: "I understand, Director Wu." Coincidentally, at this time the driver also received the radio message, and it was the turn of the "Bruce Lee" crew to appear.

Wu Yuan patted Chen Guokun on the shoulder, then took the two of them out of the car and walked into the hotel.

Because it was a nomination luncheon, there was no red carpet outside the hotel, and reporters were not even allowed to take pictures.

The three of them walked into the hall calmly. After following a waiter and turning left and right, they came to a corridor leading directly to the banquet hall, where a red carpet appeared.

At the end of the red carpet was the interview area with an Oscar backdrop, where more than a dozen or thirty reporters from the media were already waiting.

Wu Yuan, who was wearing a Tang suit today, quickened his pace and walked onto the red carpet with Emma Stone and Chen Guokun.

The reporters were all very well behaved. None of them took photos when they were walking on the red carpet. It was not until the three of them stood under the backdrop that the flashlights in the hands of the reporters started flashing like crazy.

Chen Guokun and Emma Stone are very used to this kind of scene. Even when facing the flash lights of more than 30 cameras, they can still keep their eyes wide open without blinking.

Wu Yuan is not like that. He really is not the kind of person who can face frequent and fast flashes without any eye problems.

So he was tactful enough to prepare a pair of sunglasses for himself.

It's not strange to wear sunglasses on the red carpet. Leonardo before them also wore sunglasses.

Or maybe it could be said that a big part of the reason why celebrities like to wear sunglasses in public is to avoid damaging their eyes from the crazy flash lights of reporters, rather than simply to look cool.

After all, actors are not like the "idols" in Japan and South Korea who sell smiles and have to be perfect. They don't have to practice or adapt to the flash. Actors have the right to say no to the flash of media reporters.

Well, Depp also often beats up paparazzi.

Closer to home.

Because it was a nomination luncheon, there was also a brief interview session.

These reporters are all related to the Oscars, and they were allowed to attend the nomination luncheon, so their questions were very tactful and all revolved around the Oscars.

These are the same old questions like how do you feel about receiving these nominations, what are your expectations for the final awards, what do you think of the films nominated for this year's Oscars, etc.

Faced with this kind of question, not to mention Emma Stone and Chen Guokun who are used to it, even Wu Yuan who seldom accepts interviews handled it easily. It was just some polite words like "hello, I'm fine, and everyone is fine."

"In fact, I really like Parasite, which is nominated for Best Picture. It is an excellent Asian film and I am optimistic that it will win the Best Picture award."

"As for me, I am very happy to be able to participate in this year's Oscars. I will just take things as they come."

Wu Yuan smiled a classic business smile and said some half-true and half-false compliments. He was satisfied, and so were the reporters at the scene.

About five minutes later, prompted by the on-site staff, the reporters finally finished their questions with reluctance, and the three main creators of "Bruce Lee" could leave for the banquet hall.

As he walked out of the interview area and headed towards the banquet hall behind him, Wu Yuan saw the next crew entering out of the corner of his eye.

With just one glance, he recognized which crew it was.

There’s no way. In this place full of Europeans and Americans, a group of Asian faces are too easy to recognize!
Yes, right after the Bruce Lee crew entered the venue, the most popular Oscar winner this year, his biggest rival - the Parasite crew! (End of this chapter)