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Chapter 489 22 years old

Reese Witherspoon, 33 years old, is an American actress.

Although she has not produced many works since her debut, she won the Best Actress Award at the 30th Academy Awards at the age of 78 for her role in the music biographical film "Walk the Line", making her an Oscar-winning actress.

Previously, she also starred in the famous Hollywood film "Legally Blonde".

Reese Witherspoon stood in the center of the stage, following the prepared script and using the teleprompter, she seriously "bragged" about the profession of director.

This is the most glorious moment for the five nominated directors.

"Everyone in front of the TV can understand them as CEOs, powerful bosses, and ultimate bosses."

"On the set, they can also become your brothers, parents, or therapists."

"They may even become negotiation experts if an actor stays in the nanny car and refuses to come out."

"That person is definitely not me."

“Everyone knows who it is.”

"Ben Stiller."

Everyone on the scene burst into laughter.

“A director must be able to collaborate with others, find inspiration from artists in various fields around him, combine them into one, faithfully present the screenwriter’s creative intent, work with the photographer to transform it into images, and help each actor understand how to interpret his role.”

“Every shot is designed so that everything that appears on the screen is relevant to the story.”

"And to supervise all the components of the film, so that the overall artistic effect is sublimated."

“Of course, there are some exceptions.”

"They are the screenwriters themselves, so they need to faithfully present their own creative intentions."

“Being faithful to the creative intent.”

When the audience heard Reese Witherspoon repeat these two words, they immediately understood and burst into laughter.

This is a veiled statement that the director who wrote and directed the film suddenly modified the script in the middle of filming, and then euphemistically claimed that the modified script was his creative intention.
Wang Shu couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

This is quite common in the domestic entertainment industry, which is director-centered. It is common for directors to modify the script in the middle of filming.

Hollywood is a producer-centered system, and ordinary directors do not have this right at all. They have to modify the script according to the requirements of the producers and investors.

Of course, Wang Shu's scripts were all stolen, so he generally would not modify the scripts, so as not to annoy the actors.

There is no actor who doesn’t hate a director who suddenly changes the script during filming.

Not only will this approach destroy the actors' previous preparations, it will also require the actors to re-figure out how to adapt to the roles, which simply increases their workload.

It would be fine if the schedule was sufficient, but if the schedule was tight, the actors would definitely be very resentful.

Reese Witherspoon stood on the stage and read these, took a breath, and then said loudly: "The nominee for Best Director is..."

“Wang Shu, The Wolf of Wall Street.”

As she thought of this, a close-up shot of Wang Shu himself suddenly appeared on the big screen on the stage.

Monica, Christine and others were sitting next to him.

Wang Shu had already anticipated that there would be a close-up shot in this segment, so he managed his facial expressions. Apart from a slight smile on his young and handsome face, no other expressions emerged.

As his name and "The Wolf of Wall Street" were completely pronounced by Reese Witherspoon, Matt Damon, Monica, Kristen, Stone and others immediately applauded excitedly, and some even cheered.

“Who do you think will win the Best Director award?”

In the audience, Nicole Kidman felt the atmosphere and couldn't help but ask the person next to her.

“If The Wolf of Wall Street hadn’t won a small award, and if Slumdog Millionaire hadn’t been so popular, I would most likely think it was Wang Shu.”

"Right now, it's probably Danny Boyle."

"I heard that the academy likes this movie very much."

The person next to him gives his analysis.

"The college likes it?" Nicole Kidman was surprised.

If the Academy likes it, then even if "The Wolf of Wall Street" has the highest chance of winning, it will be in jeopardy now.

The person next to him nodded, looking like he didn't want to elaborate.

Seeing this, Nicole Kidman didn't ask any more questions and looked at the stage.

On the stage, Reese Witherspoon then read out the nominated directors including Danny Boyle for "Slumdog Millionaire" and Stephen Doldry for "The Reader".

When all five nominated directors were mentioned, Reese Witherspoon opened the envelope with a smile, took a look, and shouted deafeningly: "Wang Shu, The Wolf of Wall Street!"

There was a burst of warm applause at the scene.

Nicole Kidman was stunned for a moment, then immediately joined in the enthusiastic applause.

Just now I was analyzing that Danny Boyle would win the award, but I didn't expect that Wang Shu would win the award in the blink of an eye.

It seems that even if the Academy likes "Slumdog Millionaire" very much, it cannot compare to "The Wolf of Wall Street", which is highly favored to win the award.

She looked toward the stage.

At this moment, the world's youngest Oscar winner for Best Director was born.

Create records and make history.

When Wang Shu heard that he had won the award, he stood up immediately.

Matt Damon, Monica, Kristen, Stone and others who were sitting next to him stood up and applauded him at the same time.

Monica, Christine, and Stone were the closest to Wang Shu, and they gave Wang Shu a hug one by one.

At this year's Oscars, the stage was too close to the audience seats, so Wang Shu walked up in just two or three steps.

After receiving the golden statue from the award trophy, Wang Shu stood in front of the microphone in the center of the stage and gave a speech. "I am very happy that the college can give me this award. Thank you."

It is a rule to thank the American Film Academy when accepting an award at the Academy Awards. You can say it at the beginning or at the end of your acceptance speech, but you must not forget it.

Although it is okay to forget to thank the college, it will make the college think you are arrogant. As long as the college has prejudice, it will be difficult to win awards in the future.

After Wang Shu finished speaking, he paused for a moment and continued, "To be honest, I have to thank Gong Li for coming to Hollywood and winning an Oscar today."

"In 2007, I worked with Gong Li on a movie."

"At that time, she asked me if I was interested in developing in Hollywood?"

"Then, she introduced me to Mr. Dino."

“Then there’s the movie ‘The Tuner’.”

“Working with Matt on The Piano Tuner and then The Wolf of Wall Street.”

"So, in addition to thanking Gong Li, I also want to thank Mr. Dino and his team, as well as Matt, Monica, Kristen and other actors and staff of the "The Tuner" crew."

"Finally, here are the actors and crew of The Wolf of Wall Street."

"Matt, Scarlett, Emma."

“Without their hard work, I wouldn’t be standing here today.”

"So. Thank you very much."

“This award belongs to everyone.”

"Thank you."

After saying that, he bowed towards the audience.

The entire theater then erupted in warm applause.

Reese Witherspoon watched Wang Shu walk off the stage, and the shock in her heart has not subsided until this moment.

She won an Oscar at the age of 30.

But this young director from the East won the Academy Award for Best Director at the age of 22.

It's even possible to win the Best Picture award at the final ceremony!
Being young may not be a big deal.

But it is incredible that a young Eastern director came to Hollywood and won the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards.

The difficulty is simply an impossible task.

When Chinese directors come to Hollywood, they can't win awards just by making excellent movies. Winning awards is not in line with American political correctness.

It’s not 100% impossible to win an award, but it’s not the case that you can win an award as soon as you first arrive.

It will take at least ten to eight years, which shows how difficult it is to win an Oscar.

Under the stage, many people were whispering to each other.

Penelope Cruz, who had won the Best Supporting Actress Award earlier, said to the person next to her: "Wang Shu looks so young, how old is he?"

The person sitting next to her answered: "22 years old."

"I heard your birthday is in May. After May of this year, you will be 5 years old."

Penelope Cruz exclaimed when she heard this: "A 22-year-old Oscar-winning director?"

The person next to him shrugged, as if to say, "What do you think?"

Penelope Cruz has become autistic. She is 35 years old and just won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is already overjoyed.

But at the same Oscars as her, there was a 22-year-old who won the Best Director award.

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I only heard the person next to me say: "Don't underestimate Wang Shu because he is young. He really has the ability to win the award."

"You know, his debut film went to Berlin and won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award."

"Then I went to Cannes and won the Best Screenplay Award and the Best Actress Award."

"Then there was the Venice Film Festival, where he won the Best Director Award."

"It is natural for directors to win Golden Globe Awards and Oscars nowadays. It is not a matter of luck that directors suddenly emerge."

“He is a genuine and talented director.”

"Cannes Best Actress?" Penelope Cruz didn't pay attention to this and didn't know much about it, so she exclaimed when she heard it.

"Hmm." The person next to him shrugged again, "It's the movie 'The Piano Tuner'. Wang Shu chose the heroine in the original movie, and she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival."

"Our Hollywood version of The Piano Tuner was invested by Dino, and Wang Shu came here to remake the movie."

"The actor was not chosen by Wang Shu."

Although this was not said explicitly, Penelope Cruz understood the meaning.

She looked towards Monica and whispered, "If I perform well in The Tuner, I'll have a chance to be nominated for Best Actress?"

"Of course." The man nodded confidently, "For a role that has won the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award, even if she can't win the Oscar for Best Actress, she should have no problem getting nominated."

Penelope Cruz was silent for a moment and said softly: "Monica may not have performed well."

"Alas~" the person did not refute, but said with regret, "If that role was played by someone else, she might have been nominated for an Oscar and would soon be competing for the Best Actress."

Penelope Cruz was infected by her emotions and felt a little regretful.

Good movie roles are hard to come by.

Since the heroine of the original "The Piano Tuner" has already won the Cannes Best Actress Award, then if this role is played well, she can indeed be nominated for an Oscar, and it is even possible to win the Oscar for Best Actress.

Monica wasn't even nominated. It was such a waste of an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)