Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 427 Becoming the Absolute Focus

"Is it possible to win an Oscar for Best Actor at the age of 21?" asked the CNN reporter.

"It's too difficult, not to mention the many veteran actors who are waiting in line to win the Best Actor award.

"Even from a profit perspective, how long will a 21-year-old actor hold onto the top spot? If he's already occupied that position so early, everyone might be suffering for decades," another New York Times reporter replied.

"Yes, the youngest actor who won the Best Actor award at the age of 29 was able to get to the top entirely by taking advantage of others. Lin Yuan doesn't have that status, he's of Chinese descent, and he's too young. It's too difficult for him to win the Best Actor award now. If he were 30 years old now, the possibility would be greater," said the CNN reporter.

The Oscar winner they were discussing was Adrien Brody. In 2002, at the age of 29, he became the youngest winner in Oscar history for his role in "The Pianist."

Adrien Brody is an American of Polish Jewish descent.

"The Pianist" tells the story of a pianist who escaped exile after going through hardships during the Nazi invasion of Poland, regained his freedom with the help of a German officer, and continued to pursue his musical dream.

This BUFF is almost fully stacked.

From the leading role to the subject matter, the film hit all the right spots and, in a semi-cheating way, helped Adrien Brody win the Best Actor award.

Although "The Pianist" is a good movie, aren't there enough good movies every year?
At least this movie is far from being a classic.

"But winning Best Actor is unlikely, but is Best Picture possible? The Best Picture Oscar is the highest recognition given to all films of the past year.

"It's not just about box office performance, but also artistic achievement, and even whether it can guide the direction of future films," said a New York Times reporter.

"Yes, the Oscar for Best Picture has never been awarded to this kind of action commercial film. No matter which award is given to Lin Yuan, it will break precedent." The CNN reporter replied.

"But this happened. It's incredible. I'm looking forward to tonight's awards ceremony," said a New York Times reporter.

They are right, the Oscar for Best Picture has never been awarded to an action movie or a special effects movie.

In the previous life, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won the Best Picture, but in the hearts of European and American audiences, this movie is not a special effects film in the eyes of Chinese people.

To Chinese people, it may just be a fantasy special effects movie, and many people even think it is a popcorn movie.

But for the European and American world, Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" is the concrete manifestation of the cultural matrix and a "masterpiece handed down from generation to generation" unanimously praised by the mainstream literary circles. With sales of more than 2 million copies, it has become one of the best-selling books in history.

Therefore, the "Lord of the Rings" series of films based on "The Lord of the Rings" is a profound work with cultural core, and it is no surprise that it won the Oscar for Best Picture.

But Lin Yuan's "King of Spy War" does not have this advantage.

The reporters chatted and wasted this useless time.

As time passed, there was suddenly a commotion coming from the front.

"Lin Yuan, it's Lin Yuan here!"

"Hurry up and get your camera ready. I want to take the best pictures tonight."

I saw the tall and handsome Lin Yuan walking down the red carpet with a female companion.

The woman next to him had blonde hair and a tall figure. When she wore high heels, she was over 1 meters tall.

She was wearing a white dress, walking lightly, and her demeanor revealed a noble temperament, like an elegant swan.

A pair of straight and slender legs are faintly visible at the slit of the hem, and the "I-shape" can be clearly seen at the low-cut chest.

Men who understand women know that the Y-shape is often a forced scam, and only the I-shape is the real god.

When the Chinese reporters at the scene saw this woman, a series of idioms immediately came to mind: "having room for XX", "XX surging", "uproar of XX", etc.

Lin Yuan's female companion was perfect in appearance, temperament and figure, and the reporters present immediately became very curious.

"Who is this beautiful woman? Why have I never seen her before? Is she a celebrity?"

"What's her relationship with Lin Yuan? Isn't it said that non-nominated film production staff can't walk the red carpet?"

"I know her!" suddenly said the CNN reporter.

"Who is it? Tell me!"

"She's Betty Adams! She's listed as a co-producer and co-producer on 'The King's Avatar,' so she's considered a member of the production staff and qualified to walk Lin Yuan down the red carpet."

"Who cares? Is it that Adams Family?"

The reporters didn't care about Betty's identity as a producer. The keyword Adams immediately caught their attention.

"Yes!" the CNN reporter answered affirmatively.

"Hiss~" The reporters around immediately understood and gasped in surprise.

"That legendary eldest daughter of the Adams family? She truly is a truly beautiful and wealthy woman."

In later generations, there was also a female actress in China who was called the most beautiful woman in the world, but compared with Betty, she could only be regarded as a little white flower.

But Betty is definitely a gorgeous blooming peony, with a beautiful and fragrant appearance.

Not to mention that Betty's family background and wealth are completely incomparable to others.

"Wow! The Source God is the Source God. He can actually let the eldest daughter of the Adams family walk the red carpet with him? I heard that he usually wears neutral clothes." A reporter who knows some inside information said.

"That's nothing. I heard from a rich friend of mine some even more outrageous things about them," said the CNN reporter who recognized Betty.

"Even more outrageous? What's going on? Tell me now!"

"Not long ago, at a dance party in the Adams Family estate, Miss Adams was originally wearing a neutral suit as usual. But when she saw that Lin Yuan did not bring a female companion, she changed into a skirt and took the initiative to invite Lin Yuan to dance," said the CNN reporter.

"F*CK! Is this outrageous? It's even more ridiculous than the story!"

"What's even more outrageous is that Lin Yuan rejected her invitation to the first dance because her female companion arrived," the CNN reporter continued.

"If I were Miss Adams, I would have wanted to kill Lin Yuan. I treated you with such kindness, yet you embarrassed me in front of everyone."

"Only novels need logic. Reality is so unreasonable. After being rejected, Miss Adams was not angry at all and continued to invite Lin Yuan to dance with her for a second time." The CNN reporter said with envy.

"F*CK! Why do I have to hear such a story? Jealousy makes me ugly!"

"This is not over yet! There is still a sequel to this matter!" the CNN reporter continued.

"What the F*ck! I feel like my heart is going to explode if you continue, but I still want to know what happened next."

"According to the grapevine, the two of them secretly went to India together to conduct an investment survey. Miss Adams even went so far as to live with him in India's largest slum, 'Dharavi.' What do you think walking the red carpet tonight is?" The source of the CNN reporter's gossip was indeed incredible.

"OH! NO!"

"Is this some kind of modern fantasy love story? No, it's practically science fiction!"

"Love story? That's not right. Lin Yuan has a real girlfriend! Miss Adams can't possibly not know that, right?"

"F*ck! Why did you say that? It makes me feel that life is even more boring. Can all the lovers of the Source God reach this level?"

"There's no evidence for this information, so just listen to it. I won't be responsible if it causes any trouble." The CNN reporter began to stack armor on himself.

"No! I'm going to get into trouble and drag you down with me. It's you who made me see how unfair this world is!"

"Yes! Why did you let me see this side of the world? You completely shattered my peace of mind."

"Okay, okay! Take the photo quickly, otherwise you won't be able to complete your work assignment." The CNN reporter knew they were joking and changed the subject.

"Click! Click!" All the reporters were pressing the shutter buttons of their cameras frantically, vying to take the best photos.

Under the bright flash, the red carpet was overexposed, giving it an unreal sense of color difference.

Betty held Lin Yuan's arm, and the two walked on the red carpet at a moderate pace.

They don't need the traffic of the red carpet to attract attention, so they won't dawdle like many "carpet stars" and be reluctant to move forward for a long time.

They will not walk too fast, so that the reporters can take satisfactory photos. This is also a kind of social etiquette.

Finally, the two walked the red carpet and came to the autograph wall.

As the last crew to appear, the stars passing by have already filled up the prominent positions on the wall.

Lin Yuan didn't mind the center position, he just found a corner and signed his name: Lin Yuan.

Chinese characters are used.

Betty Adams walked up to him and signed her name: Betty.

Chinese characters are also used.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yuan was stunned: Betty signed in Chinese characters?
Did it feel a bit like "marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog"? He remembered that Betty had said before that she wanted a child.

After signing her name, Betty drew another circle, circling the two names together.

"If I wasn't worried about causing you trouble, I would have drawn a heart." Betty said with a smile.

"Are you worried that you're still drawing circles? Wouldn't that also cause trouble?" Lin Yuan said.

"It's different. Drawing a heart is too obvious, but a circle gives you wiggle room," Betty explained. "Drawing a circle is enough to make a lot of people think about our relationship. You can save yourself a lot of trouble."

After hearing this, how could Lin Yuan not understand Betty's good intentions.

It is the most difficult to accept the favor of a beautiful woman. He gently put his arm around Betty's waist, and they walked into the cinema side by side.

The two of them were seated in the first row, in the very center. To his left was the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew, and Anne was sitting right next to him.

Betty sat on Lin Yuan's right, and to the right were director Cohen and other members of the "Lord of the Rings" crew, and further to the right were the seats for the "Lord of the Rings" crew.

The Oscar organizing committee has clearly put a lot of thought into this arrangement, which also means that these three crews will be the absolute focus of tonight.

Lin Yuan recalled that at the last Academy Awards ceremony, he was sitting in the second row.

This class is not only in the first row, but also in the absolute center.

This shows how great his achievements were in the industry last year.

At this point, the award ceremony officially began.

"Welcome everyone to the 76th Academy Awards!"

The announcement came from the on-site loudspeaker.

"Now, please welcome tonight's host: Jim Carrey!"

As the red curtain with gold edges opened, a tall man, whose presence made people want to laugh, walked to the center of the stage.

He is tonight's host, Jim Carrey, known as the "King of Comedy".

Lin Yuan was quite surprised by this host. In his previous life, tonight's host should have been the veteran actor: Billy Crystal.

But in this life, it was Jim Carrey.

It can be seen that the butterfly effect caused by his rebirth has indeed caused a lot of impact. It seems that tonight's awards will be very different from those in his previous life, which makes Lin Yuan look forward to it.

Jim Carrey smiled and said in his opening remarks: "Welcome everyone to the 76th Academy Awards."

"Honestly, as an actor, I don't want to stand on this stage and host the show at all. I want to... sit in the audience like Mr. Lin Yuan."

At this time, the camera lens gave a close-up of Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan also waved to the audience in front of the TV.

When the stars in the audience heard Jim Carrey's words, they immediately responded with good-natured laughter.

Going on stage to host means not receiving any nominations.

As an actor, of course I hope to be recognized by awards.

It is indeed better to sit in the audience than on the stage.

"As everyone knows, I actually had a movie released last year. It was 'Bruce Almighty,' but unfortunately it didn't do very well," Jim Carrey said. "I've always been confused. I think my movies are pretty good. So why didn't they do well?"

Amid the curious gazes of the guests, Jim Carrey continued, "It wasn't until I saw the three crew members in the first row that I suddenly understood."

The camera lens once again focused on Lin Yuan, Johnny Depp, Viggo Mortensen who played Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings 3", and Orlando Bloom who played the "Elf Prince".

"You guys are so damn handsome! No wonder the audience likes you! I love you too!" Jim Carrey shouted in an exaggerated tone.

"Hahaha~" The scene erupted in laughter again.

The King of Comedy is the King of Comedy. With just a few words, he has completely heated up the atmosphere on the scene. This is a manifestation of his skill.

At this moment, the backstage staff was reporting data to the on-site director of the evening party: "The opening ratings of tonight's awards ceremony are 20%."

"What? So high?" The director was a little incredulous.

Normally, the Oscars ceremony's television ratings are between 13% and 18%.

The ratings are generally low at the beginning and high at the end, which is easy to understand. When those popular awards are presented, they will definitely attract more attention.

Some people are not interested in the host's chatter at the beginning, so they may not watch it.

But tonight, it reached 20% right after it was aired, far exceeding the previous Oscars. How could the director not be surprised?

"Director, why are the ratings so high tonight?" said the staff member.

"because……"

An answer flashed through their minds at the same time: Because of Lin Yuan!

Lin Yuan had three blockbuster movies released last year, completing a film industry grand slam and being nominated for two major awards.

Although everyone knows that it is unlikely that Lin Yuan will win the award, it is full of suspense.

"Give Lin Yuan a few more close-up shots and see how it works," said the director.

"Yes!"

"Control the angle and include Lin Yuan and Miss Adams next to him. The audience loves the combination of handsome men and beautiful women."

"understand!"

As the instructions were conveyed, the cameraman on the scene immediately adjusted the lens and gave Lin Yuan several more close-ups.

"Director, it really works. The ratings have increased by another 4%." The staff observed the changes in the ratings in real time.

"Yuan Shen really is Yuan Shen. It seems the audience really came for him. No wonder he was able to win Time Magazine's Person of the Year for two consecutive years." The director sighed.

"I have a feeling that tonight's Oscars will be the most exciting one ever, and the ratings will reach an unprecedented peak," said the staff.

"That depends on the ratings performance at the two climaxes tonight, when Lin Yuan performs on stage and when the award recipients receive their prizes," said the director.

At this time, Jim Carrey on the stage said with a smile: "The director told me before that we should have a few performances to warm up the audience. I said that warming up the audience is something I can leave to me.

We're here to receive the awards. No matter how good the performance is, I'm not in the mood!
Um... Lin Yuan, I'm not talking about you. I'm really looking forward to your performance tonight."

Being called by Jim Carrey on the stage again, Lin Yuan had no choice but to smile and wave again, and greeted the camera in a close-up.

"It seems like everyone is paying special attention to you tonight." Annie, who was next to Lin Yuan, leaned over and whispered in his ear.

The soft breath, with a faint fragrance, made Lin Yuan's heart itch.

He and Annie hadn't seen each other for a while; everyone was busy with their own things.

Two people who haven't seen each other for a long time and whose relationship is not considered a couple may not be able to find the boundaries of their relationship in a short period of time.

For example, Lin Yuan might feel like going to her house for sex.

But we haven't seen each other for a long time. We are not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, and Annie is not like Betty Taylor and GAKKI, who have an intimate relationship that binds their lives together.

How could he be sure what Anne was thinking now, whether she still wanted to maintain an intimate relationship with him, or whether she would reject him?
At this time, Annie's behavior was to tell Lin Yuan in an implicit way: I miss you very much.

So, Lin Yuan also leaned close to Annie's ear and whispered, "That's not important. What's important is that I have nowhere to go after the awards ceremony tonight."

As Lin Yuan said this, he saw Annie's originally white ears turn visibly red.

"Come to my house after this. I'll be waiting for you there." Annie said softly.

Lin Yuan then nodded and turned away with satisfaction.

then……

He immediately met Betty's playful gaze.

Obviously, she saw everything that happened just now.

"I originally wanted to ask if you were free tonight, but it seems you just made an appointment?" Betty said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)