Birth of an actor

Lance leaned on the recliner, with his fingers forming a tower, pressing on his lips, and from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the bookshelves on the entire wall in front of him from time to time, but he had no interest in reading for the time being.

The phone was buzzing nearby, and he took it out to take a look. It was William who had sent a text message.

boarded the plane.Help me take care of Kim Kexie. ——WB

When does the trip end? ——LR

a week later?I will fly to three European countries to promote "Blood Together", and I will also attend the BAFTAs awards ceremony in the UK by the way.Jesus Christ, I hope Barbara doesn't schedule too many interviews. ——WB

If you are not religious, God cannot hear your prayers.I'll start training Kim Cauchy for exercise and dieting habits. ——LR

Don't be too cruel with it. :->——WB

The expression is so silly. PS: It is you who fed it too much canned food, made it fat and had to lose weight. ——LR

I just can't stand the begging look in his eyes. ;-) - WB

:-/--LR

I see your skepticism and ridicule.Voila, you're a young man who knows how to use emoji too. ——WB

Wait, are you rolling your eyes?Tell me you're not rolling your eyes. ——WB

no i have. ——LR

It's a pity that I didn't stand in front of you with a camera. I really want to take a picture and use it as good evidence to blackmail you in the future.The plane has taken off, goodbye. ——WB

goodbye. ——LR

:-D - WB

Lance closed the phone and wanted to continue thinking about the problem he was thinking about before, but found that he could not concentrate at all.

His thoughts couldn't help drifting back to a few days ago, when he overheard the conversation between William and Goffman, the shame caused by William's stammering accusation of eavesdropping was far less than the ensuing anger—although Lan Si really wanted to stress that it wasn't eavesdropping, it was just that the two had an appointment to have dinner together and try a new vegetarian restaurant in the city, and he happened to be there more than an hour early - he almost couldn't hold his own. Feng Feng began to yell, angry at the despicable behavior that was about to be done to William, and angry at William ten years ago and himself.

Lance was annoyed that William didn't ask for help, and didn't sell the expensive gift he gave to each other when he was in trouble-did Will really think that in the first few years, he gave him a solid gold Rolex watch on his birthday and Christmas every year? Something like that, is it because his taste is really that bad? ——I also hate that I didn't pay attention to the economic problems of my friend's house earlier.

Well, in fact, Lance also knows that it is unreasonable to be angry with his young self or William. Regardless of the fact that both of them were underage at the time, no matter how rich Roderick is, there is no reason to support his friends No matter how poor Bradley is, he can't live on other people's charity.

Perhaps he should not be angry, but should be grateful, thanking William for maintaining the foundation of their equal friendship after all—if he had ever sent a check with sympathy and mercy, if William had relied on him for relief, then Their friendship had probably rotted long ago.

So after figuring this out, his anger at himself and William finally disappeared, and it logically shifted to Michael and his dead uncle, and the Weinstein brothers.

In the United States, Roderick wanted to investigate and settle a person, which was more efficient than hiring a private detective. Soon, photographer Michael’s personal file, his high school transcript and driver’s license ticket records were all found out, including He had just spoofed a medical marijuana prescription from the doctor last week with the excuse of a migraine.

It is even easier to intimidate a greedy and timid man.

In the end, the photos were brought back, and there were quite a few of them. Michael signed the non-disclosure agreement honestly and got a hush money that satisfied him. For the rest of his life, if he dared to reveal to anyone, With the slightest bit of news, the top law firms in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York will join forces to sue him for bankruptcy.

After that, William Lance thanked Robin Hood behind the scenes, and good intentions should be rewarded.If the young man was intimidated by it, it was his fault.

A brown shadow silently appeared by the door, and then stepped in deftly.

The sudden intrusion of the Himalayan cat interrupted the contemplation of the occupants.

"Hello, Kim Cosey."

The Himalayan cat, which was about to jump onto the bookshelf, stopped gracefully. Its two light gray-blue round eyes were shining, looking at the human who called its name, and its long tail swept lightly on the carpet.

"Come here, Kitten."

At the call, Kim Cosey leaped onto Lance's lap, then lay down on his lap.

Lance stretched out his hand and scratched the hair behind Jin Kexi's ear. Jin Kexi's ear moved, but he still lay obediently.

The last rays of the setting sun disappeared in the sky, and the stars flickered for a while before being completely covered by the neon lights in the city. Enjoying the scenery of New York from the highest point in Manhattan is extremely beautiful no matter day or night.

But Jin Kexi obviously didn't have much leisure time to appreciate the neon night scene, he soon became impatient, broke free from Lance's grasp, shook the cat on his body, and then jumped onto the wooden book ladder in front of him, It lightly landed on the bookshelf two meters away, and began to explore the shelves one by one.It probably prefers the small cubicles on the bookshelves to the other overly large spaces in the room.

Not long after, there was a muffled sound and a short "meow!".

Kim Kexi is not a meowing cat. When he is angry, he will make a purring sound. He is usually very quiet. When he is clingy, he just jumps on his knees quietly. After a while, he gets tired and then quiet jump away.The cry generally only occurs when it is frightened or has something new to discover.

Lance immediately turned his head, thinking that Kexie had accidentally landed on the ground, but found that the muffled sound came from the sound of books falling on the carpet, and Kexie was still staying on the bookshelf, stepping on a few books crookedly under the pad. upside down book.

A copy of "King Lear," one of Lance's favorite plays, fell on the rug.He admired tragedy more than comedy.

Lance picked up the book, flipped through it to make sure it wasn't damaged, then took out a photo from the second act, looked up at Jin Kexi, sighed, and said, "Do you have a dog's nose? The only one You found all the hidden photos."

He pasted the photo on the cover, and carefully stroked the edge, which was already a little yellowed.In the photo, William was ten years younger, lying lazily on the edge of the bed, with a few feathers stuck to his chest, as if he had just finished a tiring pillow fight. His milky white skin and black hair formed a strong color contrast. Although the outline is perfect, only those eyes are truly God's creation.

When handing over the photo box to Lance, the photographer Michael once said something very annoying. He said that his uncle actually labeled all his photographic works, and gave William's group Photo, with the hashtag #ganymede.

Not Adonis or Narcissus, but Ganymede who was captured by Zeus in the form of an eagle on Mount Olympus.

And Lance's expression at that time seemed to have brought great shock to the photographer Michael, and he immediately disappeared as if someone had strangled his throat.

Lance did not like the metaphor, very much.Michael should be thankful that his uncle passed away early, otherwise they would have seen what is called the anger of Ares.

Of course, the box was handed over to William. Lance didn't ask William what he was going to do with these photos, but he thought that they would have to be burned, so before handing them back, he secretly intercepted a photo and put it in the last place. among favorite books.

Unexpectedly, Kim Kexi knocked the book to the ground, as if he had seen how Lance secretly hid the photos.

Thinking of Kim Cosey's love for bookshelves, Lance decided to move the photos. He took a framed picture from the closet and stuffed it in the mezzanine - the picture in the frame was of him and William at Calgate Secondary School At that time, they just had a little boyish shadow - looking at the group photo, Lance lost his mind for a while, until he felt something was staring at him.

It is a Himalayan cat with round and bright eyes.

While it's possible that Kim Cosey was just staring at another moving object in the room out of feline curiosity, Lance did feel a pang of guilt.

"This is a secret, Kim Cosey, a secret between the two of us." Lance shook the photo frame in his hand and said in a negotiating tone, "I'll give you canned food—no, I'll give you some catnip as a treat." Bribe. Deal?"

After Kim Kexi stared at Lance for a while, he lowered his head and began to lick his fur.

Lance took it for granted.

……

Royal Albert Hall, London, England.

The British Academy Film Awards ceremony is underway, and it is time to present the Best Actor award, and William Bradley has already received the Golden Mask trophy from the presenters.

"—Finally, I would like to express my sincerest thanks to the organizers of the BAFTAs Awards Ceremony. One of the most prestigious awards because I can already feel the best director and best picture nominees rolling their eyes."

In the laughter that ignited the atmosphere of the audience, the camera shot from Ron Howard, Peter Jackson, Baz Luhrmann and several other best director and film contenders, as well as Judi Dench, Nicole Kidd, etc. Man and other actress nominees were swept away.

"Looking at the golden mask trophy you awarded me, the different expressions on both sides represent sadness and joy respectively. Two extreme emotions are presented on the mask at the same time, symbolizing the great works from ancient Greek and Roman dramas to modern movies. The essence is the same, it is a blend of opposites between tragedy and comedy. For thousands of years, the origin of drama remains unchanged, but the society in which the audience lives has been changing. In the Middle Ages 500 years ago, mentally ill people were often seen by people. As being possessed by demons, they will be subjected to cruel exorcism rituals by priests, and they will also be expelled from the towns where people live. Near modern times, when people's fear and fear of mental patients began to change, Van Gogh, Munch, Nash Waiting for many great characters to shine. The meaning of the existence of films such as "A Beautiful Mind" is the same. Maybe a film cannot change the status quo of curiosity, ridicule, and fear in the entire society, but at least it eliminates some misunderstandings, discrimination, and prejudice. Bringing a little more care, compassion, empathy, that's progress."

Holding the trophy in his left hand, William nodded to the audience one last time before turning around and returning the stage to the host of the BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards ceremony.

The moment William finished his acceptance speech, the guests in the stands of the Royal Albert Hall applauded unanimously.

Ron Howard even stood up from his seat, clapping his hands the hardest, and the sound was particularly loud.

The applause was thunderous, and it lasted for a long time.

Presenter Stephen Fry deliberately walked backstage twice before the applause was drowned out with laughter and the ceremony continued.

William returned to the stage, and he received many hugs and congratulations along the way, from friends such as Kate Winslet and Peter Jackson, and collaborators Baz Luhrmann, Colin Firth, Ian McLean, Orlando Bloom and others, as well as Nicole Kidman, David Lynch, etc. who know each other but are not familiar with each other, and even strangers who can't remember at all.

When William returned to his seat, Ron Howard was the first to congratulate him: "You deserve it, Will. Also, I liked your speech."

"Thanks. By the way, I'm dying to come up with something different for my acceptance speech."

"That's because you swept almost the entire award season except for the Golden Globes! I think you repeated every name on your thank you list at least a dozen times?"

The reason why the awards season can be called an awards season is that in addition to the last big meal of the Oscars, North America will also present dozens of awards, large and small, such as the Golden Globe Awards, the People’s Choice Awards, and the award ceremonies of various labor unions in Hollywood. There may be more than [-] Film Critics Association awards in various states and regions in North America, not to mention that at this time of year, influential newspapers, magazines and well-known film critics will also choose their own best.

In addition to the Golden Globe, William has indeed won the best actor honors in most award ceremonies. He has not counted the exact number, because not every award has a trophy, and some awards are just public awards.The feeling after winning the award has also changed from being excited at the beginning to being able to treat it calmly now. Hearing what Ron Howard said, he shrugged and replied: "My mother said that she was tired of hearing her own name."

"God, my daughter Bryce, too, she even asked me not to mention her name anymore." Ron Howard looked helpless: "I said I did it just because I loved her, but she felt that she hadn't made any contribution. , She was very embarrassed to hear my thanks, and she was afraid that she would be laughed at by her friends."

"Anyway, this is the last ceremony before the Oscars."

Ron Howard was particularly emotional: "Yeah, we only have one last stop left." Too many things happened this awards season, almost as many good as bad, so now for the Oscars, their expectations and thoughts The desire to end all this trouble is almost as urgent.

It is worth mentioning that the crew of "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings Reappearance" has so many members that it occupies two rows of seats just behind the crew of "A Beautiful Mind". Peter Jackson heard the whispered conversation between William and Ron Howard in front of him. Quietly lowered his head to the middle of the front seat: "I agree very much, we are a Hollywood expedition team, these days are more tiring than crossing Middle Earth - but thank God, we will soon reach the Doomsday Volcano."

That may sound a little pessimistic, but Peter Jackson is certainly the best to say it.

If the troubles of "A Beautiful Mind" are the ubiquitous gossip and sewage, then the trouble of "Lord of the Rings" is that the judges of the major award shows don't seem to know what to do with it.It seems that they clearly know that this is a movie that has never been seen in Hollywood before, and it should be called epic or phenomenal, but it is not the kind of award-winning movie that the judges would choose in the past, so they have to give the movie enough Nominated, then let it run.

In the previous award ceremonies, the "Lord of the Rings" crew played the role of accompanying runners. For example, the film received four nominations at the Golden Globes, but none of them won, not even the best soundtrack. It's really frustrating—the most depressing thing for the nominees is probably becoming a destined escort—but for this, William has long comforted the rest of the crew: "Good show In the back, guys. If we take the awards now, how are they going to give the awards when the next two movies come out?"

"The winner of the best picture is-"

On the stage, the awards presenters deliberately protracted the tone.

William was leaning back, chatting with Orlando Bloom and others in a low voice for a while, whether to find a bar to have a drink after the awards ceremony is over.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring!"

William saw with his own eyes the expression on Peter Jackson's face from surprise to disbelief, and then to great surprise.

"I love the British, they have damn good taste!" Peter Jackson began hugging everyone around him, aiming to make everyone laugh with a tickle in his cheek with his big Russian beard.

Although the favorite for best picture is "A Beautiful Mind", but now "The Lord of the Rings" won the award, and Ron Howard was not at all unhappy. He even congratulated Peter Jackson first with William, not to mention William An outsider, his seat today was almost assigned to the "Lord of the Rings" crew.

Then the members of the "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" crew stood up and started moving towards the stage.There were too many of them. The people who participated in the awards ceremony had been streamlined and streamlined, but they still occupied two rows of seats. They were even more conspicuous when they stood up, attracting onlookers from the entire hall.

"Come on, Will, you have to come on stage with us!" Peter Jackson found that William was still sitting next to Ron Howard before going on stage, so he simply grabbed his arm and dragged him over.

William only had time to refasten the first button of his suit before he was dragged onto the stage by Peter Jackson to stand with Viggo Mortensen, Hugo Weaving and others.

Peter Jackson received the Golden Mask trophy from the award presenter with a look of excitement, looked back at William and the others, and then began to deliver an award speech into the microphone.And when he spoke, it was surprising.

"——Thank you Will, you did a very risky thing four years ago. When most of Hollywood doubted that I was just a horror film director and couldn't make "Lord of the Rings" at all, you gave me Biggest support, it still makes me dizzy to think about the trust - you are the best person I've ever worked with, both as an actor and as a boss - thank you team in New Zealand and very much Fantastic actors, what a joy to work with - thank you Barry Osborne, great producer, you must say a few words too -"

This is another thing that William didn't think of tonight. When the camera snapped at him, he looked at Peter Jackson in the speech, happy and moved but also a little ashamed.He thought, 'No, Peter, I should thank you for creating a series that will last forever for Willot. '

……

"This is ABC's Oscars special, "Oscar Night," and I'm Jimmy, and this is our guest, Roger Ebert. Over the past few days, we've looked back at all the films nominated for this year's Oscars , actors, and also analyzed the predictions of the major media, tomorrow night, the much-anticipated Oscars ceremony will be held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, now let us connect with the reporters on the spot to see how the venue is set up."

In the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) TV station in Burbank, California, a program related to Oscars is being broadcast live. The broadcast fee has soared to more than 1976 million US dollars. In order to make money back, ABC has tried every means to expand the influence of Oscars, including producing various programs related to Oscars. "Oscar Night" will invite famous actors every year. Film critics, media, actors and even past winners will make analysis and predictions. Today, Roger Ebert, the first Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, was invited.

Following the words of the host Jimmy, the screen cuts to the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. Although there is still one day before the awards ceremony, it is already a busy scene. The signboard of the 74th Academy Awards is hanging high above In the lobby of the Kodak Theater, a giant gold statue that symbolizes the tradition of Oscars has also stood outside the theater door. At the same time, there are several small golden statues of Oscars standing aside, waiting to be placed on the red carpet passage that the stars are about to walk through.

In addition, the fan stands on both sides of the Avenue of Fame have been set up, hundreds of feet of red carpet is being laid, and there is a huge tent for the stars to take a rest and accept media interviews. Many media are setting up and debugging photographic equipment.

Live footage began to shift to the interior of the Kodak Theater.This theater, which has only been in use since November last year, will become the new venue for the Oscars in the future. Previous awards ceremonies were held in the Temple Auditorium.

"Wow! The stage of the Kodak Theater is really spectacular, almost three times the size of the temple auditorium! The environmental decoration is also very luxurious, gold and red, a perfect match."

"It is correct to change the venue of the college. The Temple Auditorium was opened in 1926. Big stages were not popular in that era. Apart from the small stage, the other equipment in the auditorium is not modern enough to meet the needs of modern TV broadcasting. " Roger Ebert said: "However, the Kodak Theater also has a place that is not as good as the Temple Auditorium, that is, there are only 3400 seats, and the Temple Auditorium can accommodate up to 6500 people."

"That means there's going to be a lot of people who in previous years have been able to get to the ceremony with ease, this year they're going to have to work a little harder to get tickets - did you get them, Roger?"

"No. In previous years, if I wanted to, I could get one or two tickets through my friends, but this year, when I proposed to watch the Oscars' first awards ceremony after changing the venue, I only got an email full of 'Sorry', My friend said that many of the biggest stars in Hollywood won’t get votes this year. If they don’t have a work shortlisted and they’re not an award presenter.”

"Sorry for you, sincerely. Now we are looking inside the Kodak Theater venue, look at the seats, there are no name tags on them, but they are 'occupied' by the staff with large pictures of stars, William Bradley, who is highly regarded as the best actor, was arranged in the first row in the center below the stage-it seems that the person in charge of arranging the seats for the actors is really nice to see him win the award, and William's seat is almost facing the stage Now, if he really wins the prize, he probably only needs to walk a few steps to get the statuette—”

The Kodak Theater filled with photos appeared in the live broadcast for several seconds, and the TV viewers watching "Oscar Night" could clearly see that many actors who were most likely to win the championship were arranged in good positions that could be easily captured by the camera In terms of location, Nicole Kidman and Sissy Spacek are sitting in the first row, although Denzel Washington is in the second row, but the seat is next to the aisle, so it is very convenient to walk on the stage.

Then the picture returned to the studio of ABC TV station. The host Jimmy sat with Roger Ebert. He took the opportunity to ask: "Roger, what do you think of this year's Oscar awards?"

"There is a lot of suspense, I have to say."

"This answer is too perfunctory, so I'm going to ask directly—in terms of acting awards, who do you think will win the best actor?"

"If I had to make one prediction, it would be Denzel Washington."

"Why not William Bradley? Not that Denzel has anything to criticize in "Training Day," it's just that William's performance in "A Beautiful Mind" is admittedly amazing. And, last week The biggest entertainment news is that he won the British Academy Award for Best Actor, and he was greatly thanked by Peter Jackson in his speech."

"The BAFTAs are indeed full of surprises. In fact, what surprised me the most was not Best Actor, but Best Director and Best Picture - the two most important awards that the BAFTAs gave to Lord of the Rings." However, "The Lord of the Rings" was originally a novel written by the British, so it is understandable for BAFIA to do so. However, the situation of the American Academy and the British Academy is different. It is unlikely that Oscar will award such an important award to a non-realistic commercial film. "

"But you haven't told us why you prefer Denzel Washington?"

"William Bradley is too young, and the Academy would not make such a risky choice, awarding the best actor to a young man under 30 years old? That would be too shocking." Roger Ebert said with emotion Shaking his head, he said firmly, "And it's been almost 40 years since the Oscars have not had a black actor."

……

"Shit. After all, I didn't judge actors by their works. It's still the same age, qualifications, skin color and nationality."

Also watching the live broadcast was Jonathan Bates, the founder of Hollywood News Online (HSO.com). This young talent who graduated from Harvard was watching the TV program while browsing the homepage of the website. European media reports, of course, are all about the recent award ceremony.

"It seems that "Sight and Sound" is right. The biggest difference between the British Academy Awards and the American Oscars is that the latter considers more political factors."

When the British Academy Film Awards ceremony ended, the focus of the global media naturally focused on the awards for best picture, best director and best actor, especially William's best actor and "The Lord of the Rings: Demons". "Quiet Reappearance" won two top awards, which immediately aroused widespread discussion among the media and movie fans.

Many media have pointed out that the BAFTAs list of winners is fairer than the American Golden Globe Awards some time ago, especially in the selection of the best actor, William Bradley is expected by all.

Of course, the comments are not all positive, and there are also many media criticisms. BAFTAs awarded both awards to the fantasy commercial film "Lord of the Rings", isn't it a bit too bold?Is it because this is Tolkien's novel and there are many British actors in the film that the best is given to "Lord of the Rings"?

Of course, the British refused to admit this accusation. Half of the British media were discussing how charming William Bradley was when he wore Alexander McQueen on the red carpet, and how he fit with this British luxury brand. As soon as the criticism came out, even fashion magazines turned their guns and fired at the other side of the ocean. Anyway, Britain and the United States have always been very close, but at the same time they always dislike each other, right?

And the British media has always dared to say that the "Daily Mail" and "Empire" responded ironically: "The 'British Oscars' awards are open to films from all countries, and the selection criteria are more stringent than the 'American Oscars'. It is much more tolerant, and the 'Best British Film' and 'British Newcomer Awards' are specially set up so that the judges can exclude the factor of nationality and treat all films equally."

Although it was not published in black and white, the British media could not have expressed more vividly the meaning of "the British Academy Awards are much fairer than the American Oscars, and the ones selected by BAFTA are the best in the world in the true sense".

And this is not over yet, the authoritative film publication "Sight and Sound" sponsored by the British Academy of Film, Film and Television Arts is even more "vicious" and directly demolished Oscar: "If William Bradley finally regrets losing Oscar, then there is a high chance that he did not lose in acting skills, but in skin color."

Jonathan Bates is not willing to believe the words of the British media. Like all fans who yearn for Hollywood but are not in it, he always has a fair and just expectation for the academy, but Roger Ebert's A few words revealed the voting habits of too many members of the academy... This is a bit disappointing.

Even, Jonathan Bates suddenly remembered that the year when Sidney Poitier, Oscar's first black actor, was born was exactly one year after the rise of the African-American civil rights movement, and in that year (1964), the United States Under the pressure of the growing black struggle, the government passed President Kennedy's Civil Rights Act, which formally stipulated that blacks and whites had the same rights.The connection among them makes people reluctant to think about it.

"Mr. Bates." One of the editor-in-chief of the website knocked on the door and walked in: "Everything is ready, BOSS, HSO.com will synchronously update all the Oscar awards results and website comments tomorrow night. It's a bit embarrassing—" The subordinate showed a embarrassed look, "We can't know who the winner is in advance, and I'm afraid it will be a bit late to write a comment after the results are released. You know, the flow of information on the Internet is too fast, We have to stay ahead of other competitors."

"Just like the presidential election, prepare different drafts."

"An example?"

"If William Bradley wins Best Actor, of course, use the title of the youngest actor winner in history; if Denzel Washington or Will Smith wins, write 'Black Movie Stars Shine in Hollywood, Oscar compensates the African-American group—”

"Uh... Got it, Boss."

……

The corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue has become the focus of the world today. Whenever a luxury car stops, there will be countless pairs of eyes and lenses looking at it, waiting for a superstar to step out of the car door and step on the red carpet. .

When William stepped down from the stretched Bentley, what awaited him was a silver rain of countless flashing lights.

"The red carpet ceremony has not yet officially started, and the stars are resting and waiting in the tent—" With screams and shouts as the background sound, Oprah Winfrey tried to get close to the microphone amid the noise, jokingly said: "The big tent There are too many stars crowded here, the mess is like a middle school cafeteria, and now, the much-anticipated captain of the football team has appeared!"

Oprah Winfrey walks towards the entrance of the tent with a microphone in hand, and the camera lens follows her closely.

"Will! Will!" She called out loudly first, and after attracting the other party's attention, she shook the microphone.

William said hello to Baz Luhrmann, whom he met by chance, and walked over: "LadyO, are you going to be a guest host on the red carpet today?"

"Just came to the awards ceremony and collected some highlights for my show." Oprah Winfrey said: "You look so charming, although men wear similar clothes today, but I don't know why you look so different Shiny outside."

"Thank you." William smiled and pointed to the dress shirt under the black tie: "Probably because these buttons are made of gold?"

"Maybe. But I always think your legs look a bit longer than other people's, and your ass is more upturned."

"Thanks to my tailor."

"Let me ask a few questions? Just 1 minute."

William nodded and smiled: "No problem, O."

"How nervous are you right now?"

"What measure?"

"From playing passers-by to playing the president of the United States?"

"Probably as intense as playing first lady."

Oprah Winfrey giggled. "That's funny, Will." She looked around William. "I didn't see you had a girlfriend, so you're going to the Oscars by yourself today?"

"My mother said she was tired of walking the red carpet with me, there were too many flashing lights, but she should be sitting in front of the TV and watching the live broadcast." William had an invitation for Madeleine, but she finally decided to stay at home with her boyfriend Watch live.Lance didn't come either, excluding the factors of William's friends, the American media and the public pay no less attention to celebrities and billionaires than they do to Hollywood stars, and Lance tries to avoid the spotlight now.

Oprah Winfrey was about to continue asking questions, but some reporters around suddenly called out "Ruth" a few times. William immediately turned around and saw Kate Winslet in a long red dress who had just stepped out of the car .

"Excuse me." William nodded to Oprah and walked towards Kate Winslet.

The two hadn't met yet, and the surrounding crowd was already shouting "Carl" and "Ruth". The reason was probably to attract the attention of the two, but it triggered a wave of follow-up around the red carpet. The four names "Ell", "Kate", "Ruth" and "Carl" were intertwined in confusion, until someone yelled "Jack!", which caused everyone to boo and laugh.