Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 431 The Biggest Winner of the 76th Academy Awards
Lin Yuan was naturally delighted by Clint Eastwood's invitation.

Recently, he has clearly felt that his company lacks directors. He has many good movies and has no shortage of funds or scripts, but he lacks good directors to realize them.

If I could take the opportunity to collaborate with him on an action movie and establish a long-term cooperation, it would be a huge profit.

Clint Eastwood's 74-year film career has not only accumulated rich acting experience, but also means countless personal connections. He is a walking gold mine of film and television resources.

Some people may dislike this old man because of his advanced age, but Lin Yuan knows that he can still fight for another 20 years.

He will release "Million Dollar Baby" next year.

Influenced by this movie, Japan produced a movie called "100 Yen Love", and China imitated it with a movie called "Hot and Spicy".

The quality of the last two films cannot be compared with "Million Dollar Baby". This is the accumulation of the old man's 74-year film career. Even if others learn from him, they can only imitate the form but cannot learn the essence.

Lin Yuan stood up from his chair and the staff immediately handed him the microphone.

He smiled and replied, "I'm very honored to receive your invitation. I also look forward to working with you. After the party, we will have a good discussion and see what kind of film we can collaborate on."

"Great! Tonight is perfect."

After receiving Lin Yuan's affirmative answer, Clint Eastwood was obviously very happy.

Annie grumbled quietly, "You really are the old man's nemesis. You are loved by old men in many ways."

Lin Yuan smiled and shook his head: "Because people grow old, they are unwilling to be lonely and they long to create new miracles to make their lives regret-free. I can bring them this hope."

This is true for Mr. Eisen and Clint Eastwood.

At this point, the important award for Best Director went to Clint Eastwood for "Mystic River".

There's only one award left at tonight's ceremony, and it's also the most important one: Best Picture.

On the stage, host Jim Carrey said with a smile: "It's time for the most anticipated part. The Best Picture award for this year's Oscar will be presented soon."

However, most of the guests present did not take it seriously because they had no expectations at all.

Everyone agrees that this award should belong to "The Lord of the Rings 3".

According to the convention of dividing the pork, since "Mystic River" won the Best Director, it is reasonable for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" to win the Best Picture.

"Please welcome the great director Steven Spielberg to present this award to us," said Jim Carrey.

When referring to the award presenter, Jim Carrey used the title "great director".

There are many famous directors in Hollywood, such as James Cameron, who filmed "Titanic", "Terminator" and the future hit "Avatar", and Quentin Tarantino, who filmed "Pulp Fiction", "Kill Bill" and "Dangerous Liaisons".

There is also Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood... a long list of well-known directors.

But if you ask which director has the biggest name and the highest status, it is undoubtedly Steven Spielberg.

Director Steven Spielberg has directed a series of classic films, including "Jaws", "Indiana Jones", "ET", "Jurassic Park", "Schindler's List", "Saving Private Ryan" and so on.

His films have become Hollywood's best business card to the outside world.

And he himself has become a concrete cultural symbol of Hollywood.

His status in the European and American film industry is even higher than that of director Zhang Mou in the domestic film industry.

Therefore, when referring to director Steven Spielberg, Jim Carrey lost his usual playful smile and respectfully used the title of "great director".

Amidst the enthusiastic applause of all the guests, director Steven Spielberg walked to the center of the stage.

和其它好莱坞导演身高1米8起步，1米85也稀松平常的高大身材相比，史蒂文.斯皮尔伯格导演只有1米7的身高，显得相当不起眼。

But in contrast to his slightly short height, he has a strong aura.

As he stood in the center of the stage, the place immediately became quiet.

Lin Yuan was surprised that director Steven Spielberg presented the final award.

Under normal circumstances, a director of Spielberg's stature rarely comes to present awards.

Generally, middle-aged film industry professionals who are around 40 years old, have achieved certain career achievements and are at the peak of their careers are the main candidates for award presenters.

Tonight, Tom Cruise will be the presenter of the Best Director award.

Nicole Kidman was the presenter of the Best Actor award.

The former youngest actor to win the Best Actress award, Adrien Brody, was the presenter of the Best Actress award.

You can see that the normal arrangement is roughly like this.

But suddenly director Spielberg was asked to present the Best Picture award?
Lin Yuan suddenly felt something was wrong.

Director Spielberg held the microphone and said steadily, "I'm very happy that the Oscars committee has allowed me to present this most important award."

"Let's first take a look at the films nominated for Best Picture tonight."

On the big screen, the list of nominees for Best Picture was immediately displayed:

The Lord of the Rings: Rise of the King

Lost in Translation

King of Spy

Mystic River

Pirates of the Caribbean 2

Seeing that his movie was ranked first, Peter Jackson, the director of "The Lord of the Rings", straightened his clothes and prepared to go on stage to receive the award.

The crew members around him were also excited and congratulated him in advance.

On the stage, director Spielberg had already opened the envelope containing the list of winners.

The next step is for him to read out the names of the winners.

However, Director Spielberg did not do so, but changed the subject and said:
"As a director, I have won this award several times, and I would like to talk about my understanding of this award."

After hearing what director Spielberg said, the guests at the scene also felt that something seemed to be wrong.

Is this paving the way for the subsequent award ceremony?

Doesn't it belong to "The Lord of the Rings: Rise of the King"?

Everyone has already expected this, so is there any need for groundwork?
Director Spielberg continued: "Best Picture is often awarded to the film with the best overall quality and the highest artistic achievement in the past year."

"This is the usual standard, but there is actually a higher standard above this standard."

"That is to be able to lead this industry and lead the film industry to open up a broader space."

"Our best film award tonight will go to a film like this."

After hearing what Director Spielberg said, the guests at the scene began to discuss:
"Wait! From what I hear, there's a change in the best picture of the night?"

"It seems that the Best Picture title for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' is in danger?"

"It would be terrible for director Peter Jackson if he lost the Best Picture award."

"What's so tragic about it? After all, 'The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King' won 3 awards. 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' only won 6 awards and even had a higher box office than it. I don't feel wronged at all."

"How can it be compared? 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' is a pure popcorn commercial film. The nomination for Best Picture is just for the sake of numbers."

"Stop arguing and see the final result."

Seeing this scene and hearing everyone's discussions, director Peter Jackson's face turned pale, and the members of the "Lord of the Rings" crew also became uneasy.

On the stage, director Spielberg smiled and said, "Let's watch a clip of the final winning film."

After that, a video was played on the big screen:
"Huhuhuhu~"

The first thing the guests on the scene felt was not the visuals, but the sound of violent airflow.

The huge sound of airflow makes people feel as if they are in a level 14 typhoon or behind the engine of a jet plane. Such a loud sound is frightening to listen to.

Lin Yuan in the picture is falling at high speed. This is the picture and figure recorded by the camera he carried with him.

"Crack!"

Lin Yuan's mask shattered.

All the guests present clearly saw that Lin Yuan's face looked like he had been hit hard by a punch, and the muscles on his face were shaking violently.

His eye sockets instantly became red and bloodshot, and blood kept flowing out of his nostrils and ears. The blood was instantly blown away by the strong wind, leaving his head and face covered in blood, which looked extremely terrifying.

Many of the guests at the scene immediately covered their mouths and screamed, and the whole scene became quite noisy:

"F*CK! This is the first time I've seen Lin Yuan in such a mess!"

"Is this an unreleased scene from the filming of 'The King of Spy'?"

"Is explosive decompression so terrifying? The temperature was so low! I saw Lin Yuan's blood mist instantly freeze into blood slag." "Lin Yuan is really trying too hard! It's a blessing that his body can withstand it. If I tried to fight, I would only end up dying."

Lin Yuan looked at the image on the big screen. It was part of the information submitted for the Oscar review, recorded by the camera he carried with him.

The version that was finally released in theaters used only a small portion of the footage he filmed on the go, probably less than 5 seconds in total.

Because the picture is too shaky and the quality is a bit poor, adding too many edits to the film will affect the viewing experience.

Therefore, in addition to being used for future documentary filming, these videos are also used in the Oscar awards judging.

Unexpectedly, the organizing committee actually played it directly tonight.

Video clips that would be inappropriate for use in theaters, when played at the party, have an unusually strong sense of reality and immersion.

As the video played, every guest at the scene felt as if they were there in the slightly blurry and constantly shaking picture.

It was as if at this moment, he was Lin Yuan, falling from a height of ten thousand meters, experiencing decompression, lack of oxygen, and hypothermia.

I felt the hailstones hitting my helmet, making a sound like pots and pans hitting each other...

Experience the lightning that is so close to you, the huge thunder that makes your teeth and bones chatter, and your ears buzz...

Being torn and tossed about by the strong wind, I felt like a broken doll in a washing machine...

A large amount of water vapor filled my mouth and nose, and I was almost drowned at an altitude of ten thousand meters...

After all the guests at the scene experienced everything, many of them found themselves in tears without realizing it.

It's really shocking. The footage captured by Lin Yuan's body camera is far more shocking than the version seen in the cinema.

When the video finished playing, a subtitle was displayed:
"Lin Yuan's selfless performance brought us an incredible visual miracle. This is a masterpiece that our descendants will still talk about and revisit again and again even a hundred years from now!"

"The audience did not let his efforts go to waste, and 'The King' achieved an astonishing box office of 24 billion US dollars!"

"This is a groundbreaking work. 'King of Spy' has broken the upper limit of box office records and opened up broader space for the entire film industry."

"therefore……"

"What do you think is the best film of the year?"

The subtitles stop here and no answer is given.

There's really no need for subtitles to give the answer.

All the guests at the scene spontaneously stood up from their chairs and shouted in unison:
"The King of Spies!"

"The King of Spies!"

"The King of Spies!"

Following three cheers, Director Spielberg smiled and said, "It seems like it's a popular choice. That's right, the winner of this year's Best Picture Oscar is... 'King of Spy'!"

There was thunderous applause.

Lin Yuan was surprised by this result.

But after hearing director Spielberg's advance preparations, he no longer felt surprised.

The major Oscar awards are selected by thousands of judges one by one.

Although these judges may be subject to interference and their consistent aesthetic tends to be more inclined towards art films, it does not mean that commercial films have no chance at all.

Oscar judges will not look down on commercial films that do not break the limits and cannot create an absolute gap with other similar films.

But "King of Spy" has clearly broken through the limits of commercial action movies, pushing the upper limit of this type of film far higher.

The quality of the film was incredible, and the box office also set an unimaginable record, which made it a reality that "The King of Spy" finally won the Best Picture.

"Please invite the crew of "The King's Avatar" to come on stage to receive the award," said director Spielberg.

The recipient of the Best Picture award is usually the director or producer, and sometimes a leading actor.

Therefore, Director Cohen, Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen came on stage together.

Because they had never expected to win the award, the three of them had not prepared in advance and seemed a little flustered for a moment.

At Lin Yuan's signal, Mr. Eisen took the trophy from director Spielberg.

Director Cohen took the microphone and said, "I would like to thank the Oscar committee for their kindness in presenting such an important award to The King of Spy."

"For this success, I think I need to thank two people the most."

"The first one must be Lin Yuan. Without his hard work, there would not be such good results."

"Another person I want to thank is the chief action director Meng Tao."

After hearing Director Cohen's speech, the guests present were stunned.

They originally thought that Director Cohen would thank the producer, which was customary.

But he didn't expect that the person he was grateful to was action director Meng Tao.

In today's Hollywood film and television circles, Meng Tao has already gained considerable fame.

But he was completely overshadowed by Lin Yuan's halo. Everyone only vaguely knew that Meng Tao made a significant contribution to action scenes, but it was not clear what he did specifically.

Director Cohen went on to say, "If I were the director, then Meng Tao would be the de facto action director."

"The action design and shooting plan before each scene were carefully formulated by him before they could be executed. It can be said that if Meng Tao was not on the crew, everyone would feel uneasy when shooting each action scene."

"During the filming of 'King of Spy', Meng Tao overcame great difficulties and worked tirelessly day and night to ensure that every action scene was completed safely and with high quality."

"Therefore, I want everyone to know Meng Tao's contribution to this film."

Following Director Cohen's words, the camera zoomed in on Meng Tao sitting in the audience.

Seeing this, Meng Tao smiled and waved.

During the filming of "The King of Spy", Meng Tao experienced his wife's infidelity. Director Cohen's statement that he had overcome great difficulties was referring to this incident.

From then on, he, who was originally content with the status quo and a small fortune, began his journey of transformation.

While Meng Tao was numbing himself with work, he also became more motivated and full of ambition.

He climbed up step by step, and in fact has now become the third person in Linyuan Film and Television Company.

Second only to Mr. Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen, he has considerable say in the filming of the company's films.

This is also the reason why he can sleep with Miranda Kerr and Scarlett Johansson at the same time.

After Director Cohen finished speaking, he handed the microphone to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan took the microphone with a smile and handed it to Mr. Eisen.

He had already given a speech when he won the Best Actor Award tonight, so he wanted to leave this opportunity to Mr. Eisen.

This man has been helping me since I started my acting career.

Mr. Eisen said with a smile: "As a veteran producer, this is not the first time I stand on the stage and receive this award. But today I am particularly happy, even happier than when I first received the award 25 years ago."

"You may not know this, but I've been with Lin Yuan all the way. With the exception of his first three films, I've been a producer for every movie that Lin Yuan has starred in."

"I've witnessed him grow from a newcomer in Hollywood to the actor he is today, and he's made the best film. This sense of accomplishment makes me feel like I've experienced my life again."

"I often think of the first letter of self-recommendation Lin Yuan sent me, and I also often think of our first meeting in Douglaston. I am grateful to fate and to Lin Yuan! He allowed me to rekindle my passion for life when other people my age had already lost hope."

"So tonight I want to tell Lin Yuan that you have fulfilled the promise you made to me!"

"I hope that in the days ahead, we can continue to move forward and create an even brighter future."

"thank you all!"

The guests in the audience applauded to show their encouragement.

The three people on the stage bowed together to express their gratitude to the guests.

"Director, the ratings have reached 51% right now!"

The director smiled and nodded, but said nothing.

He was numb.

Tonight's Oscars ceremony created a ratings myth because of Lin Yuan.

He himself also reaped a lot of rewards. "The King of Spy" won two major awards in a row, namely Best Picture and Best Actor, becoming the biggest winner of the night.

As the Oscars ceremony came to an end, the guests left one after another.

After the ceremony, Lin Yuan quietly sneaked into Anne Hathaway's home.

(End of this chapter)