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Chapter 487 Winning the Prize
When the U.S. financial crisis broke out, anyone who shorted the U.S. housing market was investigated.

Wang Shu is no exception.

Even if he hired an agent to do it, it would be impossible to hide it from the CIA.

Fortunately, he just drank some soup instead of eating meat, so there was no problem.

Otherwise the consequences will be serious.

of course.

If he didn't come to the United States to work in Hollywood, then there would naturally be no problem.

But as long as you come to the United States, you have to consider these things.

"So, in this financial crisis, Wang Shu not only did not lose anything, but also made money?" Julie opened her mouth in disbelief.

Pete was also quite dumbfounded. He had lost a lot in the financial crisis, and he thought Wang Shu had done the same. Unexpectedly, he not only did not lose any money, but he actually made money. He instantly felt unhappy.

"What else?" the man asked back, "If it weren't for this, how could The Wolf of Wall Street be so popular after it was released?"

"I have to admit that this movie came out at a very good time."

"However, many people watch the movie to learn from it how Wang Shu made money in the stock market."

Julie pondered over these words, and suddenly asked in surprise: "Do you have such an idea?"

The man replied without comment: "Of course."

Then he said disappointedly: "But those skills don't exist in the movies, so it's useless to watch them."

“It’s not completely useless. After reading it, I still realized that if I want to make money in the stock market, I need a vision far beyond that of ordinary people.”

"Otherwise, it all depends on luck."

When Julie learned this, she felt very upset. She thought Wang Shu had only made the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street", but she didn't expect there would be such a story in it.

I couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder Wang Shu was able to make "The Wolf of Wall Street" into a movie in a short period of time. It turns out that he not only understands it, but is also very good at it."

The man continued to be noncommittal: "The stock market follows the rule of big drops followed by big rises. I don't know when the financial crisis will end, and I don't know when the stock market will start to rise."

Julie blinked and said, "Wang Shu, you should have some judgment on this, right?"

The man nodded and said, "Since Wang Shu was able to make money by short selling during the financial crisis, there is a high probability that he will be able to make money again after the big drop and big rise."

“It’s just that no one knows how long the financial crisis will last, or whether it will rebound.”

"At this stage, many people are afraid and no one dares to go out."

Jolie and Pitt looked at each other and looked at the king tree not far away.

It is a well-known fact that a big stock market crash is followed by a big surge.

But right now, no one dares to act rashly.

This "who" probably does not include Wang Shu, who made money instead of losing money by shorting the stock market during the financial crisis!
Julie pursed her lips. Her assets had shrunk significantly due to the financial crisis.

Since Wang Shu is so talented, if possible or if Wang Shu has related business besides his work as a director, perhaps we can ask him for cooperation and agency.

While she was thinking quietly, the award ceremony had already begun.

After the opening ceremony, the first award presented was the Best Supporting Actress Award.

Five previous winners of the Best Supporting Actress Award took the stage at the same time to describe the nominees for this year's Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress one by one.

The interior layout of this year's Oscars is really "simple". The stage is only one step away from the front row, and is surrounded by a semicircle.

Wang Shu was sitting in the second row in the middle. He could clearly see the previous winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award walking onto the stage by looking up.

Although they all wore long skirts, most of them were chest-hugging or low-V long dresses.

There happened to be a person on the stage with a fuller figure. Wang Shu was sitting very close to the front. In addition, the stage was very close to the audience. Wang Shu could clearly see the rise and fall of the other person's chest when he was describing the nominee.

It can be said that the part where five previous winners describe this year's nominees one after another is the most glorious moment for the nominees.

All the filmmakers in the audience, as well as the TV audience, watched the former winners stand on the stage and brag about this year's nominees.

As past winners finished boasting about the five nominees, the winner of the 80th Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Tilda Swinton (The Ancient One), announced: "The winner of this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress is..."

"Penelope Cruz."

As the name was announced, the audience burst into warm applause. Penelope Cruz, who was sitting in the front row, stood up and walked onto the stage with an excited and happy look on her face.

Penelope Cruz was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at this year's Academy Awards for her role as Maria in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

As the leading actress of this movie, Black Widow was not even nominated.
Penelope Cruz stood in the center of the stage and was so excited that she cried as she gave her acceptance speech.

Next up, the Best Original Screenplay award will be presented.

Among the five nominated scripts, "The Tuner" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" are not included.

This is inevitable.

Even though the Hollywood version of "The Piano Tuner" is also directed by Wang Shu, it is still a remake.

The Wolf of Wall Street is also adapted from an autobiography. The scripts of these two movies cannot be considered original scripts.

Therefore, there is no chance that "The Tuner" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" will win this award.

As the award presenter walked onto the stage, just like in the original timeline, the award was won by Dustin Lance Black "Milk".

After the winners' acceptance speeches, Steve Martin and Tina Fey presented the Best Adapted Screenplay Award.

At this stage, Monica, Matt Damon, Kristen and others who were sitting next to Wang Shu all looked at him at the same time.

5 nominated film scripts, two of which were written by Wang Shu.
Compared with other nominees, Wang Shu has a two-fifths chance of winning the award.

Tina Fey stood in the center of the stage and spoke first: "The great writer Charlotte Brontë once said, 'A writer of genius has talents that he cannot fully control.'"

Steve Martin added: "This year's selected playwrights have mastered the art of adaptation brilliantly, turning imagination into reality."

He turned his head to look at Tina Fey, and seeing her eyes looking at him, he said righteously: "Don't fall in love with me!"

This little interaction caused the audience to burst into laughter.

Tina Fey was shivering for a while, then she continued: "But maybe someone has mastered more than just the art of adaptation."

Steve Martin was surprised when he heard this: "Could it be that he has mastered the art of adapting his own original scripts?"

As these words fell, there was another burst of laughter at the scene.

Although Tina Fey and Steve Martin didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew who this interactive conversation was referring to.

Among the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay, only Wang Shu's "The Tuner" was adapted from his own original screenplay.
Even though it was only a minor adaptation, it is still a remake no matter how minor.

Feeling the joyful atmosphere around him, Wang Shu also smiled.

Who would have thought that after adapting his own original script, he would not be nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Award at the Oscars, but only for the Best Adapted Screenplay Award?
See you soon.

At this moment, scenes from five movie scripts began to appear on the big screen on the stage in turn.

After the descriptions of the five adapted screenplays were finished, the award presenter Tina Fey announced: "The winner of the Oscar is"

"Wang Shu, The Tuner."

Wang Shu was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but then he heard the warm applause around him and quickly stood up and walked towards the stage with a smile on his face.

Logically speaking, one of the Best Adapted Screenplay or Best Original Screenplay will be paired with the subsequent major award.

In the original timeline, the Best Original Screenplay "Milk" did not win major awards such as Best Director and Best Picture, but was only associated with the Best Actor Award.

"Slumdog Millionaire," winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay, took home the Best Director and Best Picture awards.

Now, the Best Adapted Screenplay Award is won by "The Tuner".

So much so that Wang Shu was a little confused.

Could it be possible that the grand prize will be won by "The Tuner"?
He thought about it over and over again, but always felt that something was wrong.

"The Piano Tuner" is certainly excellent, but this year's edition has "Slumdog Millionaire", which is loved by the old men at the American Film Institute.

Even if this movie wins a major award, it won’t be “The Piano Tuner.”

Only "The Wolf of Wall Street" can shake the position of "Slumdog Millionaire" with its unstoppable attitude.

But now, the Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay awards that go with the grand prize have nothing to do with "The Wolf of Wall Street."

Wang Shu suddenly felt something was wrong.

"We can only wait and see who will win the next few small prizes."

Wang Shu sighed in his heart, walked onto the stage, and gave his acceptance speech to the many Hollywood filmmakers in the audience.

"Well, to be honest, I originally wanted to enter the Best Original Screenplay competition, but they said that The Tuner was not my original script."

"I was a little confused at the time. The Piano Tuner was my original script, so how could you say it wasn't my original script?"

"You know I'm new to Hollywood and I don't know anyone here, so I don't dare to ask or say anything."

The moviegoers in the theater knew that Wang Shu was joking, and they all laughed out loud.

The time for acceptance speeches for small awards is limited. Wang Shu interacted with the audience for a few words and then began to express his gratitude for the award.

The content of the acceptance speech was nothing more than thanking the American Film Academy, thanking this, thanking that, and thanking a bunch of people.

When he returned to his seat, Monica and others congratulated him one after another.

Matt Damon has also won an Oscar for Best Screenplay, but that was 11 years ago at the 70th Academy Awards, when he won the Best Original Screenplay Award for "Good Will Hunting."

As a nominated actor, Matt Damon sat in the first row. He turned around and looked at Wang Shu and said, "Shu, if The Tuner was the first to appear in Hollywood, it should have won the Best Original Screenplay Award."

Although both are screenplay awards, the Best Original Screenplay is created from scratch, while the Best Adapted Screenplay is an adaptation from a second creation, so there is ultimately a difference in quality.

In comparison, the Best Original Screenplay Award is more valuable.

(End of this chapter)