Yi Feiyang and Will Smith chatted freely for more than ten minutes. Both of them were still a little unfinished, but the time for the award ceremony was coming soon, so they could only reluctantly exchange phone numbers and agreed to find time to chat again if they had the opportunity in the future.
Walking into the auditorium, the place that could accommodate more than 2,000 people was almost full, and Yi Feiyang sat in the thirteenth row under the guidance of the hostess.
The budget for this Oscar ceremony is sufficient, not because the US economy has boomed after 2000, or because the real estate and automobile industries have recovered, but because the United States wants to establish the authority of the entertainment empire in the world. What about the West?
There are those Eastern cultures that refuse to surrender and completely surrender to the authority of their own culture.
In fact, the United States has been carrying out Hollywood cultural aggression for a long time. In the past, it was against the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it radiated this energy against the third world, such as North Korea, Cuba, and China. What is more interesting is that
After China introduced the first Hollywood blockbuster "True Lies", it fell in love with this obvious film culture, so much so that China's top officials had to limit the quota for the introduction of Hollywood blockbusters to prevent the proliferation of Hollywood movies and the country's generals.
country.
It can be said that Hollywood movies have done many things that the U.S. government cannot do, and have changed many people's views on the United States, and the crazy pursuit of stars has made the United States the most desired entertainment paradise in people's minds.
In view of the above reasons, this Oscar ceremony has become more solemn and grand than before. It has only one purpose: to let people all over the world see how peaceful and prosperous the United States is, where people live and work in peace and contentment, and are extremely happy.
As we all know, the beginning of every Oscar will be very special and memorable. This one is no exception. On the big screen at the beginning, the host Steve Martin played a thief and came to the ancient pyramid tomb.
To steal things, he experienced countless traps and disasters, including attacks by cold arrows, poisonous scorpions, cobras, and mummies. Finally, he opened the treasure box and took out...the Academy Award!
But just as he got the award, the earth shook, the sky collapsed, and the entire pyramid collapsed. A spaceship outside released a beam of light and sucked up Steve Martin, who was holding the Academy Award.
Then it flew above the earth, the hatch opened, and Martin was pushed directly down by the alien.
As Martin screamed, the screen went black and he "fell" onto the stage of the Oscars ceremony...
At this moment, the auditorium of the Shenandoah Theater was packed with seats in the vast auditorium. Under the thunderous applause of the crowd, Steve Martin, dressed in a black suit, walked to the center of the stage and said: "Thank you, thank you everyone!" behind him.
, stands a huge Oscar-winning statue.
Steve Martin is a famous American talk show host and an indispensable host of all Oscars. He is humorous, wise, and most importantly, very quick-witted. He is able to deal with many unexpected events.
For example, at a certain Oscar, a certain actor who won the award actually raised his middle finger towards the live broadcast screen while celebrating. Everyone was shocked at the time, and the actor who was extremely happy and sad also realized what a stupid mistake he had made.
But at this embarrassing moment, Steve Martin stepped forward and grabbed the middle finger of the actor, and then pretended to be surprised and said: "Ten thousand dollars, right? We made a bet. If you win
Movie star, just donate 10,000 US dollars to the Red Cross. Oh my God, you still remember this bet!"
Afterwards, the actor happily donated one million US dollars and praised Steve profusely. Of course, he was also praised by people and was hailed as the most conscientious actor.
Another time, a white actress who was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, after learning that she was unsuccessful and lost to a black actress, actually mocked the black actress's skin color in front of the camera...
You must know that racial discrimination is a taboo in the United States, especially in the entertainment industry. Although discrimination has always existed, for example, black people can only play supporting roles, this is all done secretly. On the surface, everyone is still "equal."
, so when the actress said such words, the entire award ceremony immediately fell into embarrassment and embarrassment. At this time, Martin came on stage again and skillfully turned the sarcastic remarks about the female star into a humorous one.
What a joke, this solved Oscar's crisis.
It can be said that Steve Martin is an indispensable fuse in the Oscars ceremony. With him hosting such a grand ceremony that attracts global attention, the organizers and Oscar backers are also relieved.
"We live in a wonderful country. If it were in the war-torn areas in the Middle East, this statue would have been blown up long ago." Steve Martin pointed at the statue behind him seriously and said, and there was a burst of laughter from the scene.
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But for Yi Feiyang, this joke is not funny. Why is it so funny?
Sometimes Western humor is not suitable for an Oriental like him.
Steve Martin held his hands and continued: "In January, they asked me if I wanted to be the host of this party. What I was most concerned about was, would I have enough time to recover after my shame?"
Everyone in the audience burst into laughter again, and Steve Martin made hand movements and said: "Anyway, thank you to those ruthless aliens. If they hadn't rescued me from the pyramid, I might be on my way.
Eat barbecue with Egyptian mummies...Also, if everyone likes immigration, I suggest they all move to space, because there are no strong taxes there!"
The audience laughed again.
"Aliens are watching us from an altitude of 30,000 feet, and now 800 million people around the world are watching TV. Everyone has the idea that I am more like a star than those big stars. Of course, this must be
After I have plastic surgery."
Steve Martin's tone continued to be serious, and the auditorium burst into laughter. After a few words, he continued: "There are many stars nominated for Oscars this year. They all have one thing in common, which is of course not one mouth or two eyes.
But... they are all very young, yes, really young, such as Mila Suvari, who plays 'Angela' in "American Beauty", she is only 20 years old..."
At this time, the live broadcast camera switched to Mira Suvali, and Mira was seen smiling with her mouth open, looking very happy.
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On the stage, Steve Martin kept showing off his eloquence and making jokes, making this award ceremony lively and interesting.
Then the main show began, and the Oscar-nominated films and actors began to express their own joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows. It can be said that in just over half an hour, everyone's moods were as fluctuating as the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
As someone who has been there, Yi Feiyang has a certain understanding of this year's Oscars. If nothing else, the biggest and most frustrating film at this year's Oscars is "The Green Mile" starring Tom Hanks. From the moment it was nominated
At first, the film was nominated for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture. Unfortunately, the old men behind the scenes at the Oscars seemed very unhappy.
Buy it... No one is buying it, it's not Tom Hanks's, but Stephen King's, the original author of this drama!
Why do you say this? Although the Oscars are a commercial film award ceremony, the best films selected in each session are almost all rich in "connotation" and are not ordinary commercial films.
But who is Stephen King? The leader in American popular novels, a commercial writer known as the "King of Horror". He has made hundreds of millions of dollars just by writing novels, and is extremely rich. If the Oscar judges consider this best
The novel awarded to him by the movie is undoubtedly telling everyone that we are all vulgar people! And we are full of copper odor and unbearable vulgarity!
Therefore, "The Green Mile," a highly anticipated movie, failed in the end, completely losing to the dark horse "American Beauty," which had no chance of winning any awards.
It can be said that the success or failure of this drama is not the same. Stephen King is unlucky. He only has box office success but no awards success!
Thinking of this, Yi Feiyang couldn't help but look at the lineup of "The Green Mile" that he vowed to do.
The entire crew there, from the director to the actors, were all sitting upright. Especially Stephen King, the original author of the play, was sitting upright, looking determined to win.
Yes, Stephen King really lacks everything now, but he lacks Oscar recognition. He has written novels for so many years, and they have been adapted into screens and adapted into movies. The box office and reputation are almost all good.
But every time I was nominated for an Oscar, I was rejected. It's like a student who does very well in exams and gets an A in every exam, but fails in the final exam. Don't you think this is irritating?!
Stephen's creative ability has not been as good as before in recent years. In the past, in order to support his family and drink milk and eat bread every time, he would create like crazy. When his creativity was at its strongest, he could write three or four horror stories a month.
Story, but now, I have a car and a house, I am no longer short of money, my life is comfortable and comfortable, and there is no economic crisis. Like an old cat nestled next to the milk dish, it likes to take a nap in the sun more and more, and no longer works diligently...
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Laziness is a terrible disease. Once you are infected, it will be difficult to eradicate it in the future!
Therefore, Stephen King attaches great importance to his play, because he is afraid that he will suffer from laziness and never write such a masterpiece again.
Stephen King has high hopes for his film "The Green Mile", but Yi Feiyang knows that his dream will soon be shattered. Of course, what is different from the previous life is that this Oscar has more "The Matrix"
2" and his "On the Dance Floor", but according to the aesthetic taste of the Oscar judges, Yi Feiyang believes that poor Stephen King's dream will come true again in eight to nine cases.
