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Chapter 486: It won’t fail, right?
Wang Shu recognized the person at a glance: Natalie Portman.

This little girl in "Léon: The Professional" went on to star in the Star Wars series.

In 2006, she starred in the flop movie "My Blueberry Nights" directed by Wong Ka Wai.

Wong Ka-wai is quite famous internationally, and with Annie Lee having won an Oscar for Brokeback Mountain, it was natural that My Blueberry Nights attracted Natalie Portman.

But I never thought that Wang Jiawei had some reputation in making Chinese films, but was completely incapable of making European and American films.

Even though "My Blueberry Nights" was adapted from a short film he made in his early years, it wouldn't work.

Since it doesn't suit the tastes of Europe and the United States, it's naturally a flop.

"Hi, Natalie." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

"Natalie." Anne Hathaway also greeted with a smile. Natalie was not nominated for this year's Best Actress Oscar and was not her competitor.

"Annie." Natalie responded politely.

Natalie Portman then turned back to look at Wang Shu and said with a smile, "Shu, I just heard your interview. It seems that you are full of confidence tonight?"

Wang Shu shrugged helplessly and said, "Everyone said I would win the award, so I can only have confidence."

The half-joking remark made Natalie and Anne chuckle.

What he meant was that he was now the popular choice, and even if he didn't know what the attitudes of the old men in the academy were, and even if he didn't know whether he could win the award, he still had to appear confident.

It was a general trend, and many people inside and outside the circle thought he could win the award.

As a party involved, it seems hypocritical to sing a different tune.

Plus he's young.
It is better to be free and easy for once. Even if you don't win the award, you can still win the support of the audience who are paying attention to this year's Oscars.

Natasha subconsciously looked at Anne and wanted to speak, but then swallowed the words back.

Although Anne Hathaway is a highly popular nominated actress for this year's Academy Awards Best Actress, Kate is more popular.

Wang Shu noticed this atmosphere and said at the right time: "I hope Annie can win the award this time."

Anne Hathaway may look like a perfect princess, but she is actually a funny person. Upon hearing this, she looked at Wang Shu, blinked and asked, "Shu, who do you think has a better chance of winning the award, me or Kate?"

She knew that Wang Shu knew Kate, and the more so, the more fun it would be to ask this question to his face.

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If Wang Shu hadn't known that this person was a troublemaker, he would have doubted her emotional intelligence.

Anne Hathaway has emotional intelligence, but she only shows it in front of people she knows.

When Natalie heard Anne Hathaway ask this, she thought Wang Shu would definitely answer Anne.

But Wang Shu said awkwardly: "I think both of you have a chance."

After that, he added, "Annie, I just met Kate in Berlin the week before."

"So, did you wish Kate well in winning the award today?" Anne Hathaway asked with a smile.

When Natalie heard this, she suddenly realized that Wang Shu knew both Kate and Anne, and Anne was doing this on purpose.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but feel happy.

This Anne Hathaway is really something.

"Do you want to hear yes or no?" Wang Shu threw the question back directly after hearing that.

Anne Hathaway pretended to curl her lips when she heard this.

"Let's go, let's go in first." Natalie said at the right time when she saw this.

Anne Hathaway was just joking at first, and then she smiled and walked into the theater.

The three of them talked and laughed along the way, and soon walked into the Kodak Theater. Following the guidance of the staff, they each found their seats.

Wang Shu's seat will not be next to Anne Hathaway and Natalie Portman. He will sit in the crew area of ​​"The Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Tuner".

Matt Damon, Monica and others will all sit in this area.

However, among the actors in the two films, only Matt Damon was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, while Monica, Black Widow and others were not nominated.

However, this is the Academy Awards ceremony after all, and they had to take advantage of the popularity, so they came with the crew.

As time went by, more and more people appeared around Wang Shu, including Matt Damon, Monica, Kristen, Black Widow, and Stone.

Several people arrived at the scene, first greeted Wang Shu, and then started chatting.

Stone, Monica and others clearly observed that other people in the theater looked towards the area where they were from time to time, and they were very clear about it.

"The Wolf of Wall Street" and Wang Shu, as the film and director with the highest chances of winning this year's Academy Awards, will inevitably attract attention.

Thinking of this, several people were amazed.

Who would have thought that a young director from the East, who had just arrived in Hollywood, had not only won a Golden Globe Award, but now had a great chance of winning the Academy Award for Best Director.

The Academy Award for Best Director is the lifelong pursuit of countless Hollywood directors.

Now, it seems that this young oriental director is about to win the award.

Several people looked at Wang Shu with their beautiful eyes.

Especially Kristen and Stone, they have had contact with Wang Shu and know that Wang Shu is not only talented, but also very strong as a man.

He is ten or a hundred times stronger than their boyfriends, and every time afterward, they feel extremely satisfied instead of pretending to be satisfied.

While talking with a few people, Wang Shu's eyes fell on Christine.

This person is currently under 19 years old, only 18 years old.

But after all, this is America, and even though Kristen was only 17 years old at the time, she already had a boyfriend.

If Wang Shu remembered correctly, the two would break up this year.

Breaking up is inevitable.

Because, at a young age, Kristen has already become the Twilight Girl who is popular in Europe and the United States. Her identity has changed greatly, and the gap between her and her boyfriend is getting bigger and bigger.

In addition, the atmosphere between men and women in the United States is very open, so it would be rare for them not to break up.

As time passed, more and more people filled the theater.

The much-anticipated Academy Awards ceremony is about to begin.

In fact, judging from the scale of this year's Oscars ceremony, the scene design, and even the topics discussed by the host, the impact of the financial tsunami on Hollywood is obvious.

The Avenue of Stars before the ceremony was obviously much smaller in size.

As it is difficult to find sponsors, the conference did not hesitate to blatantly advertise for fashion designers and jewelry brands through celebrity interviews. This kind of condescending behavior was rarely seen in the past.

Now, the entire stage design and seating design of the Kodak Theater also avoid extravagance. The audience seats are only a few steps away from the award stage, giving the audience a feeling that the American film industry's front and backstage staff are not dressed up to watch a luxurious "award stage show", but a professional and emotional exchange between peers. However, this also shows that "The Wolf of Wall Street" winning the award is a general trend.

Unless the old men at the American Film Academy dare to take the risk of violating the law, the grand prize will most likely go to "The Wolf of Wall Street."

But there may be some surprises.

That is, the old guys at the American Film Academy only gave the Best Picture Award to "The Wolf of Wall Street" and did not give the Best Director Award to Wang Shu.

The Best Director Award is certainly the highest honor for a director, but the Best Picture Award is the biggest award of the entire awards ceremony.

So it's not impossible.

As the scene gradually quieted down, Hugh Jackman and Beyoncé came on stage and completed the opening performance by combining singing and dancing with the traditional teasing opening remarks.

Although the two styles are slightly mismatched, the lyrics are still quite humorous, and the filmmakers at the scene were very considerate, which drew applause from the audience.

After the opening performance, the host introduced the nominees who came to the scene for an interactive session.

Kate, Anne, Pitt, Matt Damon, David Fincher, Wang Shu and other nominees were mentioned.

When Wang Shu's name was called, there was a sudden burst of booing at the scene.

The booing was not a mockery, but because "The Wolf of Wall Street" was the film with the highest chance of winning the award. In addition, not only was "The Wolf of Wall Street" nominated, but "The Piano Tuner" was also nominated for the film directed by Wang Shu.

And, Wang Shu himself is the winner of the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival.

All these prove that although Wang Shu is young, he is indeed a capable director, and not just bragging.

Therefore, these boos were mocking voices, not mocking voices, as they were most likely to win the award.

There is a saying that if there is no comparison, there will be no harm.

Not only Wang Shu is nominated as the director, there are others as well.

But when Hugh Jackman mentioned other people, such as David Fincher, Stephen Dowley and others, there was not such a big reaction at the scene.

Only when Wang Shu was mentioned did the reaction on the scene become intense.

This makes it a bit embarrassing for fellow nominees such as David Fincher and Stephen Dowley.

They are not only senior directors who have been working in Hollywood for many years, but also internationally renowned directors.

Right now at the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, he is not as popular as the young Chinese directors who have just arrived in Hollywood!
awkward!

Facing the booing in the theater, Wang Shu appeared calm on the surface, but he suddenly felt a little panicked in his heart.

According to metaphysics, the more people think he can win the award, the more likely he is to fail.

He is now the favorite to win the award.
Isn't it going to overturn?

I couldn't help but pray in my heart that the old guys at the American Film Academy should not be ungrateful and destroy the 80-year reputation of the Academy Awards.

Now that the financial crisis is raging, even the Academy Awards ceremony has been affected.

In this case, he deserves the award!

In the distance, Julie, who was sitting next to Pitt, looked towards where Wang Shu lived. In her heart, she also felt that Wang Shu had the greatest chance of winning the prize, but she didn't know whether Wang Shu could be so lucky.

Jolie and Pitt are not husband and wife yet, they are just boyfriend and girlfriend. They got engaged in 2012 and got married in 2014.

These two people are both very "Hollywood stars" and they like to have fun.

Julie is popular with both men and women.

Pitt, who is married, got together with Jolie while filming "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".

Although Jolie often fooled around with Pitt when they were together, in fact Pitt also fooled around outside, and Pitt even cheated on Jolie with his wife when he had one.

On the contrary, Jolie had already separated and divorced from her husband and was single.

Peter was sitting next to Julie. He followed her gaze and saw that Julie was looking in the direction of Wang Shu. He then smiled and teased, "Why, are you interested?"

Julie rolled her eyes when she heard that.

Pitt is a nominee for this year's Academy Award for Best Actor. Jolie, on the other hand, came to the theater with him and sat in the front row. Pitt, who felt superior to her, immediately joked: "You know what? Asians are smaller, not as big as us Europeans and Americans."

This is very American and very Hollywood, trash talking is just thrown around.

Since this was in a theater, not in private, Julie didn't want to continue the conversation, so she rolled her eyes and looked towards the stage.

The smile on Pitt's face did not diminish, and he added: "But then again, it is possible that he could win the Oscar this year."

"The Wolf of Wall Street, it came out at the perfect time."

Hearing this, Julie turned around and looked at him, and asked, "You said, since Wang Shu was able to make The Wolf of Wall Street, would he trade stocks?"

This question startled Pete, and he replied without hesitation: "Probably."

“If you don’t understand, how can you adapt your autobiography into a script and then make it into a movie?”

"He is likely to speculate in stocks and is interested in this area, and then he came across this autobiographical novel."

Julie nodded, agreeing with Pitt's analysis.

Then he asked the question in his mind, "So, how much do you think Wang Shu lost in this financial crisis?"

"How would I know that?" Pete shook his head, and then analyzed, "But as long as he threw money into the stock market, he must have lost money, maybe a lot."

There were other people sitting next to them. After hearing the conversation between the two, they couldn't help but interrupt and asked in confusion: "Don't you know?"

Seeing that Pitt and Jolie were confused, he thought it was true, and then explained: "Wang Shu has been investigated before."

“The reason for the investigation is because he shorted the stock market.”

"That is, when the financial crisis broke out, others lost money, but he made money."

"Although the amount is not much, he is one of the few people who can make money through financial means during the financial crisis."

“That’s why The Wolf of Wall Street is so popular.”

Without much explanation, Pitt and Jolie instantly understood the reason.

The fact that The Wolf of Wall Street was made by a man who made money instead of losing money during the financial crisis proves that he can make a good movie and give it a certain aura.

After the man finished speaking, he immediately sighed: "Fortunately, Wang Shu doesn't make much money, otherwise it would be counterproductive."

“This kind of small profit is not only not a big deal, but it also makes more people chase the movie ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’.”

"If you are greedy and want to make a fortune, it will be a big problem."

"Perhaps Wang Shu won't even be able to sit here today."

Pitt and Jolie were confused, so the man explained it in detail and they both gradually understood.

(End of this chapter)