Hollywood Rhapsody

Chapter 19 Oscar Wonderful Night

The air froze for a moment. For two seconds, Sarah and Leonardo were stunned. They looked at each other directly, their eyes collided in the air, as if there was a "cracking" electric current explosion.

"Oh... I seem to have appeared at the wrong time. I was sleepwalking just now, and I didn't hear anything..." James scratched his ears and tried to back away, but his eyes never left Sarah and Leonardo , looking at this and that with interest.

"Oh, comeon! Put away your ambiguous eyes, we're just talking about movies!" Leonardo grabbed James and raised his chin proudly, "Do you still remember what you said? Am I not attractive enough? But look, in fact I have conquered even the most mysterious seer, admit it, Jim, are you nervous that I'm going to steal your lady?"

James laughed, ignoring Leonardo's childish provocation, and just carefully looked at Sarah who had finished dressing up, as if admiring a beautiful painting: "God, you are indeed my angel, look, if you can I knew you earlier, maybe my Ruth will be played by another person, this is the perfect 17-year-old noble lady in my mind, come on, let us amaze the world on the red carpet!"

James offered his arms while talking, and Sarah looked at Leonardo and then at James, put her fingers on her lips to make a difficult choice expression, and then laughed loudly when James was about to cry Laughing, wrapping his arms around the handsome uncle.

"What a naughty elf!" This time it was James' turn to proudly raise his chin to Leonardo, and smiled as he took Sarah downstairs, "Seriously, you look beautiful today, this dress Did you pick it? It really suits you."

"Of course I picked it, I was fascinated by this clean blue color at first glance, especially since I was reading articles about Hindu gods recently, and I was interested in the story of Vishnu, which symbolizes infinity and wisdom His dark blue skin is so mysterious and fascinating." Sarah pursed her lips and chuckled, obediently following James' footsteps.

"Hindu gods?" James' eyes widened obviously, and surprise flashed in his eyes: "I didn't expect you to be interested in Hinduism. What a coincidence, you are my best confidant. You know, I am currently planning to shoot a new movie, in which the characters are based on the legend of Vishnu. I hope to portray them as a kind and brave life form with blue skin, a kind of life that lives on another ancient planet. I hope to use the film to show the world a completely different and beautiful planet, and it is a real planet.”

"Sounds novel, blue skin all over the body? How do you achieve it? Do actors have their heads covered in blue paint? What would the aliens look like? Would they have horns on their heads? A long tail flicking behind the ass? If the actor is asked to wear a plastic model, the effect will not be very good, it will be very funny." Sarah secretly compared herself with a victory "V" in her heart, just as she knew In that way, although "Avatar" was released in 2009, its development actually started as early as 1994. Cameron originally planned to make this movie after Titanic, but the special effects technology is not yet mature enough.

"Remember the special effects of facial capture we discussed earlier? I want to use this method to create alien characters, but it seems that the feasibility is too low at present." James spread his hands, they have already arrived downstairs in the hotel, polite The car was coming slowly.

While arranging the tulle on the skirt, he said: "It would be easier to operate if it was a cartoon, but it seems that it has nothing to do with the real effect you are after... I understand, you want to build a 3D field of vision and achieve stereoscopic vision Producer, this is really a bold attempt, and it is worth looking forward to."

"I knew you understood me, how about it? Are you interested? Do you want to join?" James immediately became excited and invited Sarah to join his team again, "Look, I even gave the most handsome guy in the world is you."

"Hey! Jim, please pay attention, that young man is right next to you, he heard everything!" Leonardo, who had been silently listening to him, yelled strangely, and he threatened James with a gloomy face, "You're making me do it!" deal?"

"Ah! I thought you were enjoying it, didn't you?" James teased back without showing weakness, and then very gentlemanly asked Sarah to enter the limousine first.

Sarah waited for James to also sit in, and then looked at Leonardo who was still standing outside with his pocket in his pocket: "Aren't you coming in? Since Kate already has a male companion, you can join us."

"Well..." Leonardo shrugged, seemed to be struggling, but in the end he insisted on not getting in the car like a sulking boy.

"Young man!" James sighed and told the driver of the limousine to start.The two of them looked back in the car and could still see the stubborn boy standing alone.

After waiting for a long time, James brought his thoughts back to his alien movie, and frowned slightly: "I originally planned to start making this movie last year, and it will be released next year. Formed a partnership with Digital Domain (special effects company), but it turned out my idea was too perfect.”

"Dreams are full, but reality is skinny. All you have to do is slow down." Sarah also sighed and comforted her understandingly, but then her tone became lighter: "You know I've been I am very interested in film special effects and computer graphics, and I am considering going to university to do systematic study in this area. Maybe you can wait patiently and tell me all your demands for new movies and any unconstrained ideas. We will study and develop together. Trying, it's bound to be a long process, but I'm looking forward to it."

"My God, are you really only 17 years old? Are you going to start your own special effects company?" James widened his eyes and looked at Sarah seriously, as if he was looking at an alien. Do angels exist? Dear Sarah, are you sent by God? You appreciate my movies, understand my ideas deeply, and even share my interest in Hindu gods. Now, in order to realize my Movie idea, plan to start your own company? God, amazing Sarah, how many more surprises will you bring me. No, I want to ask, why do you have such confidence in me? You know, not even my wife support me!"

Sarah just pursed her lips and smiled, and the real reason was destined to never be said - how she told James Cameron that she knew everything about "Avatar" very well.Could she tell James the real experience of his previous life?After getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science, he chose to join the study of 3D computer graphics because he was attracted by "Avatar"?It's a pity that "Avatar" had already been completed at that time, otherwise she might have the opportunity to join the great special effects production team.So, of course she has confidence in Cameron, just like she has confidence in Leonardo, she should be the most staunch Cameron supporter in the world!

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The limousine slowed down slowly, and the presence of the main creative team of "Titanic" brought the red carpet scene to a new climax. The girl standing next to James Cameron obviously got special care from the flashlights. The reporters quickly He recognized the girl: "God, Cameron really brought that girl named Sarah to the red carpet!"

"What a lucky girl! And beautiful!"

"Hey beautiful seer, give me a smile!"

Sarah wrapped Cameron's arm with a decent smile, and her eyes were already blind. These hundreds of flash lights definitely have a lethal force that cannot be underestimated. No matter how other stars deal with it, at least Sarah is now Already seriously injured.

"God, look who is this? Sarah, the prophet who predicted that Titanic could create another Oscar miracle!" The host showed an exaggerated expression, perhaps because she received the director's instructions, she was very interested in Sarah, "James, In order to make this little angel's prophecy come true, do you decide to kidnap the angel to threaten God?"

"Yes, I hope God will give us a few more statuettes for Sarah's sake." Cameron nodded noncommittally. Sarah once again expressed her confidence in Titanic in an interview with the "Los Angeles Times" the day before yesterday , after she successfully predicted the nomination, this time she said that Titanic can not lose to any handed down classic in terms of award performance. What does this mean?

"Sarah, I heard that your prophecy website was paralyzed yesterday because of too many visits? Now facing the camera, do you dare to repeat that miraculous prophecy to the whole world?" The host's tone already With a bit of aggressive meaning.

Sarah nodded without hesitation, she even cleared her throat, and then said with a sweet and confident smile: "Of course, why not? I believe in Titanic, and I believe in the masters of the Oscar judges. Will lose to any handed down classic, tonight we are destined to become witnesses of the great success of this film. If you believe me, then welcome to the prediction network to light the crystal ball, if you don't believe it, well, the hammer of the prediction network is in There……"

Sarah seized every opportunity to advertise her website. This was the Oscar scene with the highest attention, and she never let go of the opportunity to save sky-high advertising fees.

"James, if Sarah's prophecy succeeds again this time, what reward will you give her? Has Leonardo kissed him yet? Is he going to sacrifice himself this time?" The host glanced around, but there was no Find that handsome Jack.

"No, Leon is unable to complete this difficult task today, but I have prepared a bigger gift for the cute little angel." James winked at the host, obviously not wanting to mention Leon, this stubborn The young man was impulsive after all.

"What gift? It sounds very mysterious!" The host cooperated with an expectant expression.

And at this moment, at the starting point of the red carpet, there was a scream that could overturn the sky, and the air seemed to be ignited by the enthusiasm of movie fans at this moment.

This sudden change attracted the attention of the audience, and then, Sarah was surprised to hear the shout, that impossible name—"Leon! Leon!"

"Wow, it seems that our little angel has successfully cast magic again!" James was also surprised, but then he whispered to the shocked Sarah.

And Sarah obviously didn't hear this ridicule clearly, because she was completely shocked by that familiar figure. This was the first time she changed the established history of her previous life, because her few words changed the history of others.Obviously there is Leon's halo, she has completely forgotten about the fact that she snatched Michelle's role and Google's shares, and now she only has one thought in her mind - Leon!She actually changed the history of Leonardo DiCaprio!

The host immediately put on an excited smile after being dazed for two seconds. She looked at Sarah and teased: "It seems that it is not impossible for the little angel to get Leon's dedication! However, I am still very curious about James' magical gift. What is it? I and the audience in front of the TV are going crazy!"

James was in a good mood: "This is a secret, let's keep it until the end of the awards ceremony!"

……

The theater played the theme song of the Oscar Awards Ceremony, and Robert Rhyme, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said humorously: "It's been a long wait. After 70 years, Oscar finally has its own theme song, but the wait is definitely worth it. In the future The whole world will be familiar with its melody, and every time it hears it, it will know, oh, the new Oscar is finally here!"

Sarah sat down and pursed her lips with a smile. She witnessed a historic moment with her own eyes. It felt so wonderful!

Under the introduction of Cooper Gooding Jr., the actors nominated for Best Supporting Actress appeared separately. The 87-year-old Gloria Stewart is undoubtedly the most eye-catching. People guess that this award should be hers, otherwise it will be hard work It is unkind for the old man to run so far and return disappointed, but the facts have proved that the Oscar judges are so capricious and unkind.When Kim Basinger, who won the statuette with "LA Confidential", stood in front of the microphone, she was excited and even a little guilty. She felt a little tangled in winning the trophy from an 87-year-old man, even though She felt she deserved it.

The award-winning "Titanic" lost its first battle, and audiences here and around the world have different thoughts. Let's see if they will win the Oscars in the end, or they will be silent like the real giant ship Titanic. Wait and see There are not a few people who make jokes.

However, tonight is destined to disappoint them. Since Elizabeth Sue awarded the best costume design to Titanic, this ceremony has completely become a Titanic show. Three awards for best audio editing, the fourth award for best visual effects, the fifth award for best original soundtrack for drama, the sixth award for best editing...

When Celine Dion sang "My Heart Will Go On" affectionately, when Madonna awarded the best original song award to Titanic, all the people were counting silently with their fingers, God, this is already the seventh gold medal for "Titanic" people!

"Who do you think will be the best actor? I checked your prophecy website, but there is no such prophecy." Leonardo lowered his voice and said to Sarah, and now he is about to present his favorite award. And he was staring at the five candidates on the big screen, apparently a bit worried about Sarah's prophecy.

"What do you think? Is it Jack Nicholson in "As Good as It Gets"? Or Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting"?" Sarah asked without answering, "As an actor, I think you have more words than me. right."

"..." Leonardo curled his lips slightly, because of the live broadcast, he had to keep smiling, especially when awarding the best actor, there was no guarantee that any cameraman would give it to him on a whim One shot, so he could only maintain a smiling face and gritted his teeth at Sarah, "You know? You're really not a cute girl."

"But you still have to smile at me, don't you?" Sarah tilted her head slightly and gave Leonardo a sweet smile.

"You..." Leonardo almost died of anger, no girl has ever treated him like this before!

At this time, Francis McDormand announced the final award, and Jack Nicholson excitedly took over the statuette, but I don’t know why the director gave Leonardo the award during the acceptance speech. A scene, even though it lasted less than two seconds, was exclaimed in front of the TV: "Look! Poor Leonardo, he didn't even get a nomination. He must be very disappointed now, right?"

"Who said that! He was clearly smiling in the camera just now... But who is the beautiful girl whispering to him? It's not Kate Winslet, this girl is much prettier than Kate!"

"Jesus! Blind my eyes! That's Sarah, that nasty prophet, Sarah Stern! Why, why can she sit next to Leon? It seems that the two have a good relationship, It's disgusting, she smiled so proudly!"

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Sarah didn't know that because of the less than two-second shot, Leon's brain-damaged female fans had formed a group to hate her. At this time, she was congratulating James for winning another award, Titanic's ninth statuette—— Best Cinematography Award.

"My angel!" James suddenly held Sarah's hand, and there was already a thin layer of moisture in the palm. He looked at Sarah's smile carefully, wanting to confirm whether there were signs of wavering and uncertainty in that confidence. , "My God, I'm like a fanatical believer now, it's finally coming to an end, it's finally time for the best director award."

Warren Beatty has already stepped onto the stage, and the best director award is about to be announced. At this time, the cameraman specially stayed on James Cameron's face for two more seconds, and even gave Sarah a shot, because in the next few When the awards were announced, the guests would jokingly say "the prophetic angel of Titanic", which made Sarah really dumbfounded. What about the script for the award speech?Don't add content randomly!

"The winner of the Oscar is..." Warren Beatty slowly opened the envelope, and then exhaled softly, "Is there really an angel sitting here tonight? James Francis Cameron, "Titanic"!"

Amidst the cheers, Warren Beatty's last voice was drowned out, because she didn't need to say her name, everyone knew who the angel was sitting next to!James was so excited that he almost jumped out of his seat. He is 43 years old this year, and he is under tremendous pressure to shoot the most expensive movie in history. Now, he has not only proved the success of the movie to the world, but also won the award as a director. highest recognition.

James hugged Sarah, Leon and the other main creators, and then tried to be calm and calm, but he was still a little excited when he took over the statuette: "Well, I prepared my acceptance speech in advance, but the bad thing is that I was alone I don’t even remember the words!”

In the good-natured laughter of everyone, James quickly said one name after another to thank, as well as the production company. This is a very long list, and he left Leon at the end: "Leon, your The performance is excellent, without you, the movie would lose many female fans, and the angel who brought good luck to the movie because of liking you."

The camera was once again shown on Leonardo and the girl beside him. The award ceremony was still going on, but James' testimonial excited many paparazzi with keen sense of smell, Sarah?Like Leon?This seems like a good story too!

Because there is still the best picture next, James walked off the stage directly and returned to the seating area of ​​the main creators of Titanic.

"Will the record for the most award-winning film created by "Ben-Hur" be tied? Eleven statuettes can just form an Oscar football team, and "Titanic" seems to be short of this one in my hand. Sean Connery, the award presenter for the final finale of the goalkeeper, joked with a smile: "If James walks on the stage again, I think the little angel next to him will not be able to leave the scene safely tonight. Believe me, the Oscar judges will take it You were arrested for scientific research."

"Is this the award speech that was designed in the script?" Sarah realized the camera, so she widened her eyes and showed a terrified expression, and the audience was amused and laughed. Open, Sarah patted her heart lightly, "Am I here to rub the Oscars red carpet? No! I even got more shots today than those nominees!"

"Isn't that bad? Bet, a lot of female stars are already jealous of you." Leonardo smiled, and his tone was a little mocking, "I guess you should be very proud now? Oscar, let Your prophet altar is brighter."

"No, on the contrary, this is nothing to be proud of. In contrast, I hope to be noticed as a nominee or even an award winner." Sarah stared straight ahead, and the five best picture nominated films were being introduced one by one , her voice was so faint but extremely firm that it reached Leonardo's ears.

"..." Unexpectedly, Leonardo stared at his beautiful eyes and fell silent for a moment.

On the other end, when playing a clip of the nominated film, James murmured as if to himself: "Damn, we didn't get nominated for a screenwriting award!"

Then he turned his gaze to Sarah, expectant.

Well, Sarah said to herself in her heart, James has not become a great god yet!He needs encouragement!So she shrugged and made an indifferent expression: "SOWHAT!"

……

When the audience stood up and applauded "Titanic", James turned to Sarah and made an invitation to her. When Sarah shyly shook her head and waved her hands to refuse, he directly pushed the little girl into Leonardo's room. Boss: "Hey, knight, escort this little princess to witness the miracle with us!"

This scene was completely recorded by the camera, and the audience also reached the highest decibel of laughter at this time.

James Cameron and Jon Landau respectively took over the statuettes, and obviously Jon didn’t talk much, the biggest award acceptance speech was still given by James, he was obviously more excited than when he took over the best director, his voice was a little trembling, he He held up the little golden man, and almost shouted into the microphone: "A miracle happened, I am the king of the world!"

This seemed to be a cry that had been suppressed for a long time. The silent king finally stood on the peak, looking down on his people. Everyone responded with cheers and applause to this declaration. Tonight belongs to James and belongs to this king.

After venting, James finally found his calmness and long-lost humor with the help of a large thank you list: "I still remember the host's ridicule on the red carpet, and now, it turns out that I kidnapped the angel. I have to stand on my side. Just now I said to Sarah in the audience, damn, we are not nominated for the screenwriting award, and the little angel gave me a supercilious look, SOWHAT!"

The audience burst into laughter again, Sarah's face was already red like an apple, this feeling of acting as a magic wand relying on her memory was really weird, but she couldn't help but be excited when she became a witness or even a participant of the legend , James pulled her into this moment destined to go down in the history of the movie. Is this the surprise he said?

"I believe that someone will sneak away Sarah while I'm on stage to accept the award, so I told Leon to protect our little angel. With her, maybe your actor won't be far away." James looked at Leon, who was standing among the film's main creative staff, and then pretended to be angry and said to the microphone, "As a result, this unscrupulous young man has already stuck to my angel, and wants to take her luck for himself." Is there? No, dear Leon, I will invite her to be the heroine of my next movie, and unfortunately, the hero may not be you!"

"Why!" Leonardo once again showed his talent for acting. In order to express his protest against James, he stretched out his long arms and hugged Sarah into his arms in the next second, and then raised his chin provocatively at James. .

Cheers, laughter and whistles joined together, pulling down the curtain of the 70th Oscars.

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