Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 585 The most miserable Oscar ceremony, the counterattack begins

"Tuk!"

"Tuk!"

"Tuk!"

Lin Yuan limped out with the sound of his crutches tapping the ground.

Everyone present did not feel that the figure was small and fragile at all, but rather it seemed like a blazing flame about to erupt, containing unimaginable power.

The sound of the crutches hitting the ground seemed like the death knell for some people.

As Lin Yuan left, all the crew members of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" stood up and followed Lin Yuan out.

It wasn't until the cast members of "The Song of Tang" disappeared from everyone's sight that everyone realized what had happened:
The Oscar organizing committee, or rather its chairman John Donald, teamed up with Ernst & Young to trick Lin Yuan.

They first built up Lin Yuan with a blank check, and then demolished the bridge after crossing it, leaving him completely humiliated in front of the whole world!

Everyone knows that the biggest winners of this year's Oscars should be Lin Yuan and "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", but giving two major awards in a row to others is a slap in Lin Yuan's face.

What they didn't expect was that Lin Yuan did not choose to swallow his anger silently for the sake of so-called "dignity" and "considering the overall situation."

He didn't just leave the scene in anger, as that would only make him look incompetent and furious.

Instead, he received the most direct counterattack from Lin Yuan: he held an impromptu press conference right next door!
There is melon!

There is a shocking news!
Considering Lin Yuan’s current status and popularity, this may become the most explosive news in the history of the entertainment industry.

For media reporters who make a living by chasing hot news, this is an irresistible temptation.

Even if there was a bride waiting for her wedding night, they would choose Lin Yuan without hesitation.

The reporter from the New York Times stood up first and rushed out the door.

He had only one thought in his mind: to be the first to rush to the press conference, grab the best seat, and grab the first chance to ask questions.

Seeing his movements, everyone couldn't help but be surprised that such a "round" fat man could run so fast!
But soon, other media reporters also realized it.

So The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Post, NBC, CBS, ABC...

A group of reporters stood up and followed the New York Times reporter out of the stadium.

In an instant, more than half of the media personnel in the Dolby Theater disappeared.

The remaining reporters were also eager to try and leave, but they didn't dare...

Most of these are from media reporters like Fox News, whose corporate stance tends to be opposite to Lin Yuan, or CNN, which has strict restrictions on media personnel and does not dare to change their assignments at will.

They were afraid that if they acted on their own, they would lose their jobs and could only watch what might be the best news material of their lives slip through their fingertips.

This tangled mentality is driving them crazy.

Work? Or hot news?
Which one to choose?
This group of hesitant reporters didn't hesitate for long before they saw Chen Long, Director Eastwood and Director Spielberg talking privately for a few words and then also walking quickly towards the door.

This scene simply stunned the remaining reporters present.

With the departure of Chen Long and the two directors, everything did not end there.

Director James Cameron stood up.

Director George Lucas stood up.

Director Peter Jackson stood up.

Quentin Tarantino stood up.

Jerry Bruckheimer, the famous producer responsible for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, the "National Treasure" series and "Pearl Harbor", which have grossed over $160 billion worldwide, also stood up.

David Heyman, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise, Leonardo Dicaprio, Denzel Washington and a large number of other filmmakers representing the core of Hollywood also stood up.

They also walked towards the door without hesitation.

Under the leadership of these people, the remaining shadow people no longer hesitated and turned around and left together.

At this moment, the entire film industry expressed their support for Lin Yuan through their actions.

Everyone knows that the honor tonight should belong to Lin Yuan, which is absolutely what everyone wants.

Many of them were judges and cast their votes in support of Lin Yuan!

But it was blatantly tampered with!

This is not only a slap in Lin Yuan's face, but also a violation of their right to express themselves and digging up their roots!

They even felt more humiliated and angry than Lin Yuan:
There's something fishy going on! And it's someone from outside the film industry.

Even someone as prominent as Lin Yuan has to fall prey to shady dealings! What can others do?
We must support Lin Yuan. Such shady operations that blatantly violate the rules must not be allowed!

All the filmmakers present stood on Lin Yuan's side with their actions without hesitation.

In less than five minutes, the guest area that was originally packed with guests was completely empty, and only a dozen media reporters who had not left earlier were left in the venue.

This means that this year's Oscar Awards ceremony can no longer be held and has completely collapsed!

The CNN reporter looked around at the empty venue and had only one thought in his mind:
Is this year's Oscars a failure?

Since it's already failed, then it wouldn't be considered as acting on my own if I rushed to attend Lin Yuan's impromptu press conference, right?

As soon as this idea appeared in his mind, it sprouted uncontrollably.

So he immediately ran out the door.

When the CNN reporter left, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The remaining reporters and media also reacted and ran out the door.

Now the entire Dolby Theatre was completely empty.

Less than ten minutes had passed since the Best Director awards ceremony began, and the whole situation had collapsed like this. The staff backstage couldn't believe their eyes.

"Director, what should we do? Stop the live broadcast?" asked the staff.

"Director, the boss called you but you didn't answer, so he called me. Can you answer it?" asked another staff member.

The director's face turned pale. He had never expected that the Oscar Awards Ceremony he was in charge of would become the biggest farce in film history.

That mean boss? He calls me now, what can you say? Are you planning to make me take the blame?

He chose not to answer the phone, but instead asked, "What are the ratings now?"

"83%!" the staff replied immediately.

"Everyone, do you know why the ratings are still so high?" asked the director.

"All the audience are closely following the development of this matter. Before Lin Yuan's press conference starts live, we are the best source of information." A staff member replied.

"Yes! The scene just now must have made the audience feel relieved. What do they want to see now?" the director continued to ask.

"Want to see how miserable we are?" the staff member said uncertainly.

"Yes! Such a shameless thing happened, and this is what the audience wants to see most." The on-site director said: "If the audience wants to see it, we will show it to them."

"Isn't this a bad idea?" the staff member hesitated.

"If we don't cut ties with the organizing committee now, we'll be splashed with shit every time we go out!" the director said decisively.

At the director's request, the camera lens began to zoom out and look around the entire Dolby Theater.

The inside of the theater was in a mess at this time, with guests' discarded invitations, program schedules and other items scattered everywhere.

Combined with the empty venue, the scene was desolate to the extreme.

This was probably the saddest Oscars ceremony ever, before or since.

The camera lens captured all of this without any reservation and showed it to audiences around the world.

"Director, the comment section exploded!"

"Let me see what the audience said."

The on-site director who had been scolded bitterly before was actually looking forward to it at this moment. After all, I was already prepared to make the cut, and it wasn't me who was scolded.

I saw that the comment section suddenly surged with 100,000 comments. I have to say that the server's ability to withstand pressure is really strong.

"It's so disgusting! The Oscars ceremony was so shady. I really feel sorry for Lin Yuan!"

"Hahaha, this is truly satisfying. The shady scheme has finally been thwarted!"

"It's refreshing to see all the guests and reporters run away! Look at this scene of garbage all over the ground, it's really a disaster."

"Do you think this will be the last Oscars?"

"Speaking of which, everyone has left, and it's so miserable, but they didn't cut off the signal and continued the live broadcast? I have to say, the on-site director knows exactly what we want to see."

"Haha, the director is pretty good. He even showed us a close-up. That list of names with Chen Long's footprints on it was so cool to watch!"

"Huh? Why is the picture gone? Was it cut off? No, I want to see more."

At this moment, the director, who was reading the comments, suddenly heard a staff member's voice: "The TV station has cut off our signal. I guess the webpage and comment section will be cut off soon."

The director immediately posted a message in the comment section: "I am the on-site director of this awards ceremony. The TV station has cut off the signal. The website and comment section may be unavailable for a while."

After doing this, the director clapped his hands and said, "I want to go to the other side to continue watching the fun. Does anyone want to go with me?"

"I!"

"I am coming too!"

The staff on site raised their hands.

"Let's go!"

The director led the way out, followed closely by the rest of the staff.

Just as everyone reached the door, a figure suddenly poked its head in: "Excuse me, is anyone else here?"

"Director Cameron?" the on-site director asked in surprise.

"I want to ask you for a favor," said director James Cameron.

"Of course!"

……

...2005 p.m. on February 2, 28, Karen Hotel.

After an hour of intensive preparations, the impromptu press conference finally began.

Lin Yuan was the only one sitting on the stage. He looked at the dense crowd of reporters and film guests below. The hall, which could only accommodate 700 people, was now crammed with probably 900 people. This made Lin Yuan feel a little emotional.

To be honest, he didn't expect so many people to come and express their support for him.

Not only the guests who participated in tonight's Oscars ceremony came here one after another, but even some veteran actors like Morgan Freeman, who originally did not attend tonight's ceremony, came here at the last minute.

Lin Yuan picked up the microphone and said, "Welcome everyone, I would like to express my sincere gratitude."

There was immediate thunderous applause from the audience.

The applause lasted for a long time. It was obvious that everyone was using this way to express their support for Lin Yuan, who suffered injustice tonight.

It was not until more than two minutes later that the applause gradually subsided at Lin Yuan's signal.

Lin Yuan continued, "I know what everyone cares about and what they want to know, so I won't beat around the bush and talk nonsense anymore."

"Before this Oscar awards ceremony, I received a promise from four senior judges who, on behalf of the Oscar jury, would reveal the voting results to me in advance. The results were based on a joint letter of support from more than 5500 judges," said Lin Yuan.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion in the media area.

They didn't expect that Lin Yuan would be so direct?

From the very beginning, the most sensitive part of the whole incident was laid bare before the public.

But this is what Lin Yuan had to do, because the premise for him to prove that he was treated unfairly was that there must be a shady deal going on.

And pointing out the existence of this joint letter of support is the best way.

Mentioning this joint letter of support can also effectively illustrate that there is no shady dealings, no insider decisions, and no voting fraud. It is the result that 6000 out of 5500 Oscar judges actively expressed their support for him.

At this point, Director Spielberg raised his hand.

The staff immediately handed the microphone to him.

Director Spielberg stood up and said, "I can testify that I personally voted for Lin Yuan and 'The Legend of Tang Dynasty'. At least 300 of the judges who are close to me voted for Lin Yuan."

Director Lucas also stood up and took the microphone from Director Spielberg and said, "I can also testify. I can represent the 200 judges. We all voted for Lin Yuan."

Then, Director Cameron also stood up and said: "I will also testify, but what I want to show you right now is this."

Director Cameron was holding a golden envelope in his hand.

Everyone present knew at a glance that this was the envelope used to contain the list of winners at this year's Academy Awards ceremony.

"This is the last award that has not yet been presented, the list of winners for Best Picture. After everyone left, I specifically went to the on-site staff to ask for it. Do you want to see the results?" Director Cameron said.

"We want to know! We want to know how far the shady dealings can go!"

"I'm 100% sure the result won't be 'The Song of Tang Dynasty'! No matter who the award is given to, it won't go to Lin Yuan!"

The guests at the scene spoke one after another.

So, director James Cameron opened the envelope and showed the list to the public.

The reporters present immediately turned their cameras to focus on the list.

There was a large inscription on it:

The 77th Academy Award for Best Picture - "Sideways"

Seeing this result, the whole audience was shocked.

No one expected that this year's Oscars ceremony would be so shameless!

What is the movie "Sideways"?
This is an R-rated film. It tells the story of two middle-aged people who are frustrated in life and travel to a red wine base. They originally want to drown their sorrows in wine, but they find a new meaning in life.

It’s not that the movie “Sideways” is bad, otherwise it wouldn’t have been nominated for Best Picture.

But this movie is a thoroughly commercial film, without any profound ideological ideas or artistic expressions. If we compare it with a domestic movie, maybe it would be "Lost in Thailand"?
Can a movie like this beat "The Legend of Tang Dynasty"?
Even Million Dollar Baby can’t beat it!
Everyone immediately understood that although the Best Director Award was not given to Director Nolan, it was not unreasonable to give it to Director Eastwood. Moreover, due to the relationship between the old director and Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan had no choice but to bear it.

Only in this way can he slap Lin Yuan in the face in front of the whole world when the Best Actor award is presented.

When it came to the last award, Best Picture, they stopped pretending and were even unwilling to give it to "Million Dollar Baby", but directly gave it to "Sideways".

This is simply not even pretending.

At this time, Director Eastwood stood up, holding up the Best Director trophy he had just won, and the golden figure was shining in his hand.

"I used to be proud of this trophy, but today I am ashamed of it!"

After saying that, the old director threw the trophy to the ground.

"when!"

A crisp sound seemed to strike everyone's heart.

The trophy slammed heavily on the ground and then bounced back up.

A large area of ​​the golden plating fell off, revealing the black alloy material inside, as if foreshadowing that Oscar would soon be nothing but a beautiful facade.

"Crack! Click!"

Media reporters at the scene frantically pressed the shutter buttons of their cameras to record this moment.

It’s so exciting!

The reporters couldn't imagine how big a sensation the news tonight would cause around the world.

What happens tonight will inevitably be recorded in film history and even become an important event in human cultural history, and will still be talked about many years later.

Their news reports are no longer just about entertainment news, but about recording history!

This sense of accomplishment made every reporter excited.

At this time, Lin Yuan on the stage picked up the microphone and said: "Thank you to all my friends in the film industry for your support. What I want to say is that if we want to confirm whether there is any shady dealings, the easiest way is to count the votes again under public supervision.

If I really lost to other competitors in terms of votes, then I will sincerely apologize to the public and take due responsibility for my impulsiveness that caused the disruption of this year's Oscars ceremony."

"Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. I will be responsible for contacting this matter." Director Spielberg said.

Then he made the call in front of everyone.

When the call was connected, director Spielberg's face turned ugly after just a few words.

He hung up the phone with a sullen face: "I just received news that the building where the votes for this year's Oscars are being counted has caught fire, and all the ballots have been burned."

This immediately made the scene boil:
"Burned? Hahaha, how could it be such a coincidence? We just said we wanted to recount the votes, and they had a fire?"

"Are you afraid? Afraid that after the recount, the false statistics won't be hidden?"

"How shameless! Do you really think that if there's no evidence against him, we can do nothing?"

Director Spielberg said: "I can take the lead and re-organize a vote. The re-vote and the results can be completed within three days. We will also hire multiple notary agencies to be present to ensure the rationality and fairness of the process."

Director Spielberg's method is very direct and effective. Although the ballots were burned, the people who voted are still there. Can't everyone just vote again?

After hearing his words, the guests and reporters present nodded in agreement.

But Lin Yuan on the stage shook his head and said: "Thank you all for your support and love, and thank you all for your kindness in wanting to help me win the award legitimately.

But I want to say that there's no need for a re-vote. I believe everyone knows who will win the Oscars this year.

I said I would no longer participate in the award, so there is no need to bother with this matter."

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Director Spielberg picked up the microphone and was eager to persuade Lin Yuan.

Just kidding!
Lin Yuan is now leading the entire film industry to make the cake bigger, making him a cash cow so that everyone can eat more and more. He is also the big devil who crushes everyone with the quality of his movies.

If Lin Yuan were to suffer injustice, who knows what would happen next?

But Lin Yuan didn't give Director Spielberg a chance to speak. He said first, "What I want to say now is the second thing. That is, the black hand that tried to trip me up tonight is not the first time.

Yesterday on my way home from the Los Angeles airport, I was attacked in a carefully planned assassination attempt."

After hearing Lin Yuan’s words, the reporters at the scene went crazy!
They all knew that today's news would be explosive, but they didn't expect it to be this explosive.

Assassination?

Someone actually carefully prepared an assassination attempt on Lin Yuan?

You know, Lin Yuan is not an ordinary rich man.

Whether he is the world's richest man or a superstar, it is destined that anything that happens to him will be watched and discussed by the whole world.

Launching an assassination attempt on Lin Yuan is simply a crime that goes against the will of the world.

But it's ridiculous that this happened.

Lin Yuan continued, "The killer had access to my flight information and travel routes. The assassin used weapons including an MK19 grenade launcher and a Barrett sniper rifle."

There was another uproar in the audience.

This was obviously an organized, premeditated assassination with intelligence. There really was a mastermind behind the scenes. It seems that what Lin Yuan said about the same person who did the assassination at today's awards ceremony was not groundless.

"The most insane thing is that the killer also used Javelin anti-tank missiles to attack the vehicle I was riding in." Lin Yuan saved this most important information for the end.

When these words came out of Lin Yuan's mouth, everyone present went crazy!
Is this a movie?
Someone actually used a Javelin anti-tank missile to assassinate Lin Yuan in real life?

How could such a powerful weapon be obtained at will and used in the United States?

A series of thoughts flashed through everyone's mind.

An idea involuntarily emerged in everyone's mind: the identity of the mastermind must be very high, so high that he can cover the sky with one hand.

But another thought came to mind:

If Lin Yuan was attacked by a Javelin anti-tank missile, how did he survive?

You have to know that facing such a powerful weapon, let alone a bulletproof car, even if Lin Yuan was riding in a main battle tank, he would probably be in great danger.

Lin Yuan picked up the microphone and said, "Mr. Mastermind, I know you are watching TV right now.

I want to tell you that our story is not over yet! Are you ready to face my wrath? "

(End of this chapter)