Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 426 The sudden interruption of the Oscar ceremony
"Lin Yuan, I was going to tell you that I'm sorry to interrupt your filming.

But this is a good thing, so I can only congratulate you on your sweet misery." Mr. Eisen said on the phone.

"What's so important? Why did you call me so late at night to inform me?" Lin Yuan asked.

It is now twelve o'clock noon in Yanjing time, which corresponds to eleven o'clock at night in New York time.

If it wasn't an emergency, Mr. Eisen would have fallen asleep long ago and would not have called Lin Yuan.

"The day after tomorrow is February 2th. Do you remember what day it is?" asked Mr. Eisen.

"The last day of the leap February that occurs once every four years?" Lin Yuan couldn't remember at all, so he asked jokingly.

"The 76th Academy Awards! As a filmmaker, can you pay a little attention to this annual event?" Mr. Eisen complained.

Lin Yuan then remembered that the 76th Academy Awards ceremony was indeed approaching.

Since the filming of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" started at the end of January, he and the crew members have been working hard for almost a month.

He was so busy with other things during this period that he had no time to care about anything else and had no energy to pay attention to this year's Oscars ceremony.

The reason why he didn't pay much attention was mainly because he thought the possibility of winning the award was slim.

Last year, he released a total of three movies, namely "The King of Spy", "Lin Yuan and His Wife", and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2".

Although these three films took the top three spots at the annual box office, the Oscar organizing committee has never paid much attention to commercial performance, and his three films are the least popular action films, so Mr. Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen had previously agreed that the possibility of winning was slim.

The reason for this judgment is that the number of nominated awards is too small and too important...

"Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is a Disney movie and won some marginal awards. It has nothing to do with Lin Yuan, so I won't go into details.

"The Lin Yuan Couple" did not win any prize. Even though it ranked second in the annual box office, it did not receive any nominations.

Although this film has been improved by Lin Yuan, it is still strongly opposed by professionals, just like its prototype "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".

As for last year's most popular movie "The King of Spy", it received two highly valuable nominations:
Best Picture and Best Actor.

If it were another nomination, Mr. Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen still believe that it might have won the award.

It is almost impossible for the film to win these two nominations. The Oscar organizing committee has made it clear that they are planning to use "The King's Avatar" as a runner-up to keep up appearances.

Lin Yuan had long forgotten about this year's 76th Academy Awards and did not take it seriously at all. Instead, he was concentrating on filming "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" in China.

"I received the confirmation letter, the confirmation letter for "The King of Spy Wars." Mr. Eisen said.

"What?" Lin Yuan was also surprised when he heard Mr. Eisen's words.

The so-called confirmation letter is a leak hint given to the winning crew in priority to ensure that the winning crew will be present to receive the award.

(See Chapter 256 for a detailed explanation, which will not be repeated here)
Lin Yuan still remembers this time last year when Director Zhang Mou was so worried and restless because he had not received the confirmation letter yet.

Now that Mr. Eisen said that he had received the confirmation letter, it meant that "The King's Avatar" had won at least one of the two nominations.

This is the Best Picture and Best Actor award!
If we were to ask which of the four core Oscar awards carries the most weight, it would undoubtedly be Best Picture.

Next is Best Director, then Best Actor, and then Best Actress.

Of course, this is the judging standard within the industry.

From the audience's perspective, the ranking may become Best Actor first.

Next comes Best Picture, Best Actress, and finally Best Director.

But no matter how you rank them, Best Picture and Best Actor are the two most important awards.

Should it really be awarded to "The King of Spy Wars"?

"Are you sure? As far as I know, the confirmation letter will be sent out later, right?" Lin Yuan remembered the time was the day before.

"I received a private notice from the chairman of the organizing committee. Since your vote was a foregone conclusion, there is no need to wait for the final result from PricewaterhouseCoopers," said Mr. Eisen.

"There's no need to tell you informally a day in advance," Lin Yuan said.

"Because they found out you were filming in China! If they hadn't notified you earlier to attend the awards ceremony, you would have missed the time!" Mr. Eisen replied.

After hearing what Mr. Eisen said, Lin Yuan understood everything.

The Oscar organizing committee made some "flexible" adjustments to ensure that I could be present.

Who says Europeans and Americans only follow rules?

When necessary, the means are still quite flexible.

It seems that it is certain that "The King of Spy Wars" will win a major award.

In this way, Lin Yuan must attend the award ceremony.

The Oscar organizing committee is very respectful, so he cannot be ignorant of etiquette.

"Then I'll buy a plane ticket now and rush to Los Angeles immediately." Lin Yuan said.

"The filming of 'The Legend of Tang Dynasty' will be affected a little, but there's nothing we can do about it," said Mr. Eisen.

"It's okay, I'll just be away for a few days. The crew can skip my scenes and shoot other scenes first. I'll discuss it with Director Nolan." Lin Yuan said.

Mr. Eisen knew it wasn't that simple.

After all, the shooting plan has already been arranged, which involves personnel arrangements, and any changes will have a significant impact.

If Lin Yuan leaves for a few days, it wouldn't be surprising if the entire crew's filming schedule is delayed by two weeks.

"In that case, Miss Liu definitely won't be able to come with you to the award ceremony, right?" Mr. Eisen asked.

Lin Yuan said, "Yes, the male lead has left. If the female lead also leaves, the entire crew will really come to a standstill. She will stay in China to continue filming the movie."

"I will notify other crew members as soon as possible and coordinate their time to attend the awards ceremony," said Mr. Eisen.

Since he was going to attend the award ceremony, it was definitely impossible for Lin Yuan to come alone.

Liu Yufei needs to stay in Fanyu Film and Television City to continue filming, so the remaining crew members should be gathered as much as possible.

Director Cohen, Vin Diesel, and Tyson should be fine. Depp, who played a key supporting role in "The King's Avatar," is a lead actor and will be with the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2," so he can't be counted on.

Looking at it this way, I feel a bit lonely.

And there is still one problem that has not been solved.

"Lin Yuan, what about your female companion on the red carpet?" asked Mr. Eisen.

This is indeed a problem in the absence of the female lead Liu Yufei.

"Can't I walk alone? I've seen many veteran movie stars walk the red carpet quickly alone." Lin Yuan said.

"You said it yourself, 'old' 'movie star', this is not a good example. If you can avoid it, don't do it," Mr. Eisen replied.

He pronounced the words "old" and "movie star" very clearly.

"But there's nothing I can do about it. Not everyone can walk the Oscar red carpet, and I can't just grab someone to walk the red carpet with me," said Lin Yuan.

The Oscar red carpet is actually two aisles:

The first is the star channel.

The "red carpet" people often refer to is the celebrity passageway closer to the press box. This passageway passes through the media area and is convenient for celebrities to be interviewed and photographed by reporters. It is guided and organized by dedicated personnel.

However, the requirement for walking through the star channel is that one must be a member of the crew nominated for this year's Oscars.

It is impossible to just bring a relative or friend to walk the red carpet to help him gain popularity.

The second is the guest channel.

The guest passage, which is farther away from the press seats, is outside the star passage and is the passage for guests invited to attend the awards ceremony.

Many domestic "carpet stars" in later generations took this passage when they were "invited" to participate in the Oscar Awards Ceremony by paying money.

Compared with the celebrity channel, this channel has received much less attention. The "carpet stars" who are riding on this popularity are just taking advantage of the domestic public who don't know the reason and creating the illusion that they are very popular internationally.

Because the Oscar organizing committee has strict restrictions on who can use the star channel.

So for a while, Lin Yuan really found it difficult to find a suitable female companion.

He thought for a moment and asked, "How about I go to the set of Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and borrow Annie to walk the red carpet with me?"

"Last year you chose Gao Yuanyuan instead of playing with her. This year you have no one to choose. Are you sure she won't laugh at you?" Mr. Eisen teased.

Annie is so cute, she wouldn't do something like this...right?

Last year, Lin Yuan did not choose Annie because he had to attend the award ceremony with the crew of "Hero".

Lin Yuan believed that Annie wouldn't care at all.

"Even if she is willing, it wouldn't be a good idea. After all, she is the heroine of the "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" crew. What's the point of running to another crew?" said Mr. Eisen.

This doesn’t work, that doesn’t work, what do you want?

Based on Lin Yuan's understanding of Mr. Eisen, he immediately realized that the old man was very bad and must have already had a candidate in mind.

So he asked, "Do you have anyone to recommend?"

"If you look closely at the list of distributors and co-producers, haven't they been chosen long ago?" said Mr. Eisen.

"You mean her?"

"Isn't she the most suitable candidate?"

……

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On the evening of February 2004, 2, Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Reporters from major media outlets around the world crowded the filming areas on both sides of the celebrity passage. Camera lenses of all kinds of guns and cannons continuously emitted bursts of dazzling flashes, making the evening seem as bright as day.

The three most popular and anticipated crews tonight are naturally:
The crew of "Lord of the Spy Games", the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", and the crew of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".

Most of the awards will be won by these three crews.

"It's so boring, it's garbage time now." said a reporter.

Just now, the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and the crew of "The Lord of the Rings 3" have walked the red carpet and entered the theater.

The reporters also began to relax and pressed the shutter buttons casually.

For those stars who are not very popular, they just give it a perfunctory treatment.

"Isn't there also Lin Yuan's crew for The King of Spy Wars?" another reporter replied.

"I heard that the organizing committee put him last. Before Lin Yuan showed up, this period was just garbage time."

"The Oscars think so highly of him? Isn't it said that the Oscars don't favor actors in commercial films?"

"Commercial film actors are different from each other. Someone as talented as Lin Yuan cannot be judged by common sense.

If you can sweep the top three box office hits of the year and boost the ratings of this awards ceremony by over 50%, then the Oscars committee will consider practical benefits.”

"I've seen the nominations for this year's Oscars. Do you think Lin Yuan's The King of Spy will win Best Picture or Best Actor?"

"I guess the best picture is more likely, but the best actor is less likely."

"Why do you say that? Isn't Best Picture more prestigious? Why is the chance of winning higher?"

"Do you know how old the youngest Oscar winner in history was?"

"It seems to be Adrien Brody, who was 2002 when he won the award in 29."

"Then how old is Lin Yuan this year?"

"I don't think I'm even 22 years old..."

(End of this chapter)