American Peanuts

Chapter 57 The Annual Oscars
Vanity Fair is always full of hypocrisy and polite but necessary communication, and the party is still going on.

Because they entered the venue later and stayed in an inconspicuous corner, these people in the fashion circle did not notice that the man drinking alone was the famous Charlie Rossi.

Charlie saw Madam Ji sitting on the sofa drinking alone, looking worried. From time to time, people would strike up a conversation, or come up to show concern, and they would often exchange a few words with Madam Ji and then leave.

This scene is not unfamiliar to Charlie. She was in the same state at Spielberg's party, quite a bit alienated.

But, she rarely gets angry like she did just now. She always maintains a calm expression and occasionally smiles. In fact, she could have left and not participated in these activities that she didn't like, but obviously some things don't happen. Develop according to her expectations.

To paraphrase a sentence, people in the world cannot help themselves.

It was not her alone, but all the girls present. Charlie saw with his own eyes that a certain senior executive was chatting and licking oil, while the model next to him, even though the expression on his face became more and more embarrassed, could not say anything, or even Leave voluntarily.

At this moment, Charlie saw several staff members pushing a vertical projection screen over in front of these people. The originally small group of people began to gradually gather in front of the big screen, including a group of big shots.

At this time, Gisele Bundchen got up from the sofa very pragmatically and gave up her position.

As the screen lit up, Charlie saw Ellen DeGeneres walking onto the stage. She is the host of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and is a household name in the United States.

Then came the regular talk show opening, where she teased DiCaprio and others in the audience one by one.This is an old tradition. Fortunately, Will Smith’s wife in the audience still has thick black hair.

It turned out to be the live broadcast of the 79th Academy Awards.

Charlie immediately took out his phone and sent several tweets.

[…This is my final prediction for this year’s Oscars. 】

He didn't have a great memory, but there were only a few major awards, and he could barely recall them all.

First award for Best Art Direction.

The new 007 Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman took the stage to present the awards.

Nicole Kidman wore a bright red dress that looked like a blooming rose.She was a little younger than Charlie thought.But it must be admitted that she has passed the peak of her appearance at this time.

But Charlie is still looking forward to meeting Nicole Kidman later.

Just as Charlie walked to the back of the crowd, he suddenly heard a man's voice coming from the front:

"Without a doubt, this year's best art direction goes to Pan's Labyrinth."

Fuck, someone is stealing the show?

Charlie followed the voice and looked over. He was a handsome man with carefully combed hair and an inexplicably confident smile on his face.

Tom Ford, the original creative director of Gucci, just founded the fashion brand with the same name three years ago. It is the famous TF brand, covering makeup and clothing.He became famous in Europe, but he was a true Texan.

There was something that he was actually fooled by.Considering that the other party comes from the fashion industry, it is understandable that he is sensitive to art.

Sure enough, as Nicole Kidman opened the envelope, the winning film was none other than Pan's Labyrinth .

Everyone looked sideways. Tom Ford smiled slightly and suddenly raised his phone.

"That's not me, but Charlie Rossi's Oscar predictions that just came out."

"Oh~" There was an exclamation from the crowd, and someone immediately picked up their mobile phones.

Charlie began to quietly adjust his clothes, then cleared his throat.

"Cough cough~"

Unfortunately, no one noticed him.

Charlie was a little embarrassed and could only speak quietly.

"I seem to hear my name."

In an instant, dozens of people turned back in unison, with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

"I can't believe my eyes, when did you come in?!" Tom Ford shouted the loudest, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Thanks to...a certain model." Charlie secretly glanced at Gisele Bundchen, who was looking back in the crowd, and deliberately did not publish her name.After all, it's a little non-compliant.

Gisele Bundchen nodded her thanks to Charlie.

Then Charlie unsurprisingly became the focus of the crowd, and he was invited to the middle of the crowd.Tom Ford was the most enthusiastic, almost putting his arm around Charlie's shoulders.

"I said, Charlie is my idol!"

As for the other big shots, they silently exchanged glances and did not take the initiative to step forward, especially VOUGE editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who was almost ashen-faced.

Why would a bunch of fashionistas turn out to watch the Oscars, when the movie based on her was a big hit last year and a major award will be handed out later, so that's a compliment.

It was Vouge magazine that hosted the party, and she was certainly not happy to have the boss of her competitor come here.

But it’s not easy to just blow Charlie away, so he can only swallow his anger.

On the other hand, the Oscars continued, and after a few boring little awards, began to give out the best animation award.

"Charlie predicted "Cars", oh, it seems that our big hero also makes mistakes sometimes." Tom Ford said with some embarrassment.

Charlie remembered it wrong, and next he saw the beautiful Anne Hathaway walking on stage.

She and her partner presented the award for Best Costume Design. The other nominees that year were "The Devil Wears Prada", but unfortunately they lost to "The Devil Wears Prada". In fact, Charlie felt that "The Devil Wears Prada" was also nominated. The golden armor deserves more awards.

After that, Mr. Fuyuki took the stage to present the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Then, Charlie's eyes lit up. Gwyneth Paltrow, wearing a pink gauze dress, walked up to her, twisting and turning like a princess in a fairy tale.

At this time, Gwyneth Paltrow was still at the peak of her beauty. She was extremely beautiful in the picture. Her hair was slicked to the left, and the gorgeous and exaggerated diamond earrings on her right ear were very conspicuous.

She was exactly what Charlie was looking for.

Gwyneth presented the award for Best Cinematography. She was also the only presenter to present the award. As the Oscar-winning actress 8 years ago, she still had some cards.

Robert Downey Jr., with his signature scrawl of hair, was then seen taking the stage with another striking woman.

Her hair style is wavy and her eyes are very bright.

"Who is this?" Charlie couldn't recognize it for a moment.

"Naomi Watts, from Kent, England, previously starred in the heroine of "King Kong"."

Now Charlie remembered it and silently wrote down the name to see if there would be any chance of cooperation in the future.

Next up is the Best Foreign Language Film Award, presented by Cate Blanchett and another actor.

"To be honest, I think the probability of "Eavesdropping" winning is very low, very low. This year's competitors are too strong." Tom Ford explained.

"Pan's Labyrinth" received thirteen nominations that year and was hailed as the biggest hit.

But soon, as the awards were announced...

"Oh, just pretend I didn't say anything just now." Tom Ford was a little embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)