director of the millennium

Wu Yuan looked at the award ceremony stage with slightly dazed eyes.

Why didn’t Warner Bros. make “Parasite” in the original time and space?

It shouldn’t be!

If we say that the Warner of the original time and space, after various public relations efforts, still failed to surpass "Parasite" and let this movie win the Best Picture.

Does that also mean that even if Disney works hard for "Bruce Lee", it does not necessarily win the Best Director award, and it may even fail like Warner did?
To be honest, Wu Yuan's heart was indeed shrouded in a shadow.

After all, "Bruce Lee" is a movie that is almost original to him and did not appear in the original time and space.

So even though he felt that he had taken very good photos, he still felt a little lacking in confidence when it came to competing for awards.

Especially when he knew clearly that this year's Best Director award was given to "Parasite", his insecurity became even more uneasy.

Jovan said he directed very well and would definitely win the Best Director award.

Chen Guokun said that he was the most amazing director he had ever worked with and that he would definitely win the award.

Emma Stone also said that he is a great director and she hopes to work with him again next time and looks forward to him winning this year's Oscar for Best Director.

Everyone recognized him, but Wu Yuan himself was always worried.

As the announcer announced, guest presenter Spike Lee walked onto the stage to present the Best Director Award.

This great man is amazing. He is an extremely rare black elite in Hollywood. He is a famous black director, producer, screenwriter, and actor in the United States. He also won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.

Looking around the world, he is a legendary black director in the film industry, and can even be said to be the first person on the pyramid.

If Wu Yuan remembers correctly, Spike Lee will become the first black jury president in Cannes' history next year, and the first president to appear on the main poster.

Well, maybe this has a lot to do with the zzzq movement in Europe and the United States, but it is undeniable that he is indeed an outstanding and excellent black director. His own hard power is indeed high enough. He is not a shoddy person who is carried away by political correctness.

"I am honored that the Academy has invited me to present this award."

“Best Director is such a wonderful award and the highest recognition for a director.”

“I am very envious of those who receive this award because I have never received this award in my life.”

"So, let's take a look at the films and directors nominated for the 92nd Academy Awards this year."

As Spike Lee's rhythmic opening remarks began, VCRs of the nominated films began playing on the big screen on the award stage.

Leonardo Dicaprio and Brad Pitt, arm in arm, in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

In "1917", two British soldiers went against the flow to deliver a message, a tragic figure that transcends life and death.

The classic scene in "Joker" where Arthur walks down the stairs, laughing and crying, dancing.

The desolate figures of a family of four stacking pizza boxes in a crowded slum room in "Parasite".

There are also Bruce Lee's fast and fierce fighting scenes in "Bruce Lee".

The highlights of each movie were edited together to form this VCR. One highlight scene after another ignited the enthusiasm of the guests and the audience.

Voices of support came one after another, but the embarrassing thing was that the voices supporting "Parasite" were the lowest, completely overshadowed by the voices of support for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and "Joker". The former has many fans of the actors, and the latter is a popular movie in North America.

However, the fans' shouts don't mean anything.

As the on-site camera moved back and forth, the five directors of the shortlisted films appeared on the big screen in five equal parts.

Some were waving to the audience with a relaxed expression, some were looking directly at the camera with a serious expression, some were looking at the stage with a grin, and some were whispering with their companions.

When Wu Yuan appeared on the big screen, the cheers from the audience were the loudest.

There is no way. Among this group of directors who are either fat or old, Wu Yuan is indeed the most handsome. Even if his handsomeness is more popular with Asian aesthetics, it is still much better than those old and fat directors.
In comparison, Bong Joon-ho is the most embarrassed.

Because "Parasite" is not well-known in the United States, CJ cannot get North American media giants to promote it, and it is even more impossible to control the discourse power in Hollywood. Therefore, before the Oscars, ordinary Americans actually didn't know about this movie at all.

After all, you can't expect Americans, most of whom don't pay attention to foreign countries, to pay attention to a Korean movie. Even if this movie won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, its influence is limited to the film industry.

Most of the audience who come to every Academy Awards ceremony are ordinary movie fans who come to see the actors and stars. They are purely there to create an atmosphere, not professional film critics.

In comparison, because Wu Yuan himself is very famous in the United States and has starred in many popular movies in North America, his face is still very familiar, at least the audience can cheer and applaud for him.

"So, the winner of the 92nd Academy Awards for Best Director is——"

As the faces of the five directors are frozen on the big screen.

Spike Lee opened the award envelope he had been holding, took out a card and looked at it, then raised his head and glanced at the five nominated crews before saying in a steady tone, "Congratulations!"

"Wu Yuan's Bruce Lee!"

As always, when applying for important foreign awards, Wu Yuan will still register under his real Chinese name.

The word "yuan" was also difficult for Spike Lee to pronounce, but Wu Yuan could understand it completely.

"Haha, I told you you can do it!" Jovan burst into laughter immediately and patted Wu Yuan's shoulder hard with his hand.

Chen Guokun was even more excited than he was. He jumped up and waved his fists vigorously in the air, "Director, we won the award!"

“Best Director!”

Emma Stone also stood up and applauded with a smile, "Want a hug?"

"Of course!"

Wu Yuan, who had come to his senses, also laughed out loud, and heartily hugged everyone in the crew one by one, then strode towards the podium.

Goal achieved!
He had no time to think about anything else at the moment. He had only one thought in his mind, that is, his Oscar journey tonight was complete and he got what he wanted!
Even though they keep saying that the Oscars are a public relations award, and that they don't care that much, everything is just to maintain popularity and status.

But when he really received the little golden man from Spike Lee, Wu Yuan was still very happy and excited.

"Thank you!"

"I've been to the Oscars several times, but this is the first time I've received the trophy in person."

Wu Yuan faced the guest seats, smiled and held up the trophy, and said with a smile: "Oh my God, this little golden man looks so beautiful!" (End of this chapter)