American Scandal King

Chapter 178 Oscar Awards Ceremony
2002, April 3.

The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles is brightly lit.

Tonight is the Oscar Awards ceremony, and this grand event has attracted countless wealthy families and celebrities.

A black Rolls-Royce appeared at the entrance of the theater. Ian got out of the car, followed by the beautifully dressed Shawna.

Nowadays, Shawna is more famous than Jessica Alba and others. Not long ago, she starred in an anti-war and anti-terrorist movie, which was not a movie in her previous life. No one knew how it would perform, so Ian did not invest in it.

At this moment, holding Ian's arm, Shauna waved excitedly to the people around her.

They made their way through the crowd and even saw several celebrities from China who had come to join in the fun.

Ian didn't care about it and just went into the theater with Shauna.

As he arrived at the theater lobby, he heard someone calling him, "Ian!"

Looking back, I saw Halle Berry waving to Ian, with Helen Berry beside her holding her aunt's arm.

Ian walked over with a smile: "Hi, Mrs. Bennett."

Halle Berry smiled and said, "Just call me Halle. Ian, you're still so handsome. Helen keeps mentioning your name in my ear. Honestly, I can't stand her anymore."

"Who says our Ian Carr is a hero? He saved more than 200 United Airlines passengers and five poor little girls." Xiaona said with a smile.

"Less one, there's also a little girl who was rescued from the fire."

A fashionable and beautiful woman appeared not far away and responded with this sentence.

Anne Hathaway!
Her Princess Diaries just premiered this year and it became a huge hit. She is a new generation of female star in Hollywood and has been receiving many film offers.

But even so, when facing Ian Karl, she had to flatter him.

The business circles in the United States are not much different from those in China. If you are the boss, I will get close to you. If there is any difference, it is that Americans are more direct!
A bunch of big guys just came up to flatter Ian and gave him all kinds of worthless compliments.

Otherwise, why do people say that if you become a big boss, you will become arrogant?
It is true that in this kind of environment, you cannot hear any opposition - no matter how harsh the criticism from the public is, it cannot reach your ears.

Ian smiled and said, "Ms. Hathaway, it's a pleasure to meet you. It's my honor."

Anne Hathaway said: "It should be my honor! Mr. Carl, you are a hero of the United States!"

As she spoke, she shook hands with Ian and gently stroked his palm with her fingers.

interesting!

As expected, people in this circle are very direct.

But Ian is in no hurry.

Anne Hathaway is already famous, and dating such a famous girl is bound to be costly.

Ian got Ivanka by cheating, got Jennifer Connelly by taking advantage of established facts, and got Olivia by relying on his status. He doesn't have such conveniences for Anne Hathaway at the moment - he can be sure that Anne Hathaway will make conditions to him at this time.

But he currently has too many goals that require investment, so he doesn't have that much energy and money to squander.

Of course, if she is willing to learn from Olivia to be obedient, then maybe she can be given a chance.

Ian smiled and shook his head: "Sometimes the reputation of a hero is a burden. Once you carry it, you have to carry it and keep moving forward."

Helen Berry looked at Ian with an obsessed look: "You are such a good person."

Ian muttered, "In China, this is an insult."

The two Ms. Berrys were both amazed: "It really is a barbaric and backward country."

Ian: "..."

I seem to have done something to let my country down?

The party hadn't started yet, and everyone was just gathering outside and chatting casually.

Someone asked Ian: "Mr. Carl, who do you think will be the winner of this Oscar?"

Ian laughed and said, "No, no, I'm not predicting that. As the broadcaster of the Oscars, it's not appropriate to say that."

"But I heard that you have reserved at least one best supporting actress?" At this moment, a sharp counterattack came from not far away.

Ian was slightly startled and looked back.

He saw a blond young man standing behind him, holding a wine glass and sneering disdainfully.

His secretary, Ida, reminded him in time: "Georgia Boyce, son of Chairman Uhtred Boyce."

Ah!
It turns out that he is the second generation of ABC!

Ian chuckled.

He could understand the other party's anger.

After all, the Oscar broadcast was originally an ABC program, but was intercepted by CBS.

ABC must be furious.

But so what?

Ian Carr is no longer the same person he used to be. He controls a media empire worth tens of billions. Don't even mention that you are a second-generation rich kid. Even your father is an equal to me.

The business circle also has levels, which are clear and complete.

Ian has an extra halo thanks to his title as an American hero.

In this case, the only people in the media industry who are more powerful than Ian are probably people like Murdoch, Sumner, and Eisner.

The only explanation for Georgia Boyce's attitude towards Ian is that he is a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.

Looking at the young man at this moment, Ian walked over happily and said, "I don't know where you got this information from, but this is pure rumor. CBS will not interfere with the selection process. The Oscars are fair and valid!"

Georgia Boyce chuckled. "Really? Then I hope you'll remember what you just said."

Ok?
Ian was stunned.

Could it be that something is going to go wrong?
Fuck!
Hard to say.

Many media outlets are now keeping their eye on Ian, and they might even do something untoward and take away the Best Supporting Actress award that should have gone to Jennifer Connelly.

That would be embarrassing.

A best supporting actress Ian didn't care, but it meant he had broken his promise.

Ha ha!

I said my eyes have been a little idle lately.

The second-generation rich have no background, speak without manners, and reveal their true identity with just one sentence without realizing it.

Ian looked at Georgia Boyce, his tone gradually becoming colder: "I want ABC's Super Bowl broadcasting rights." Huh?
Georgia Boyce didn't expect Ian to say this out of the blue.

He glared at Ian.

Ian said calmly and firmly, "If I want it, I must get it. I will!"

Georgia Boyce glared at Ian angrily: "What if you can't do it?"

Ian grinned. "Then I'll have lots of good news!"

………………

There are many distinguished guests tonight, and Hollywood celebrities are everywhere.

A bunch of celebrities including Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and many others came. After seeing Ian, they all gave him friendly glances and made friendly greetings... Many beauties almost devoured Ian with their eyes.

Tom Cruise's attitude towards him is average, mainly because of his relationship with DreamWorks.

At this moment, Ian and James Pelley were sitting in the front row, watching the two hosts, David Michael Letterman and Bernice Kraut, telling funny dirty jokes on the stage.

Originally, the host of this year's Oscars should have been Whoopi Goldberg, a famous black host.

But she is not from CBS, so after Ian changed history, it is naturally impossible to use her anymore.

David Michael Letterman is a famous talk show host on CBS, and Bernice Kraut is the beautiful host who interviewed Ian today.

Although Bernice did not make any requests at the beginning, the Carl family must repay the favor!

After all, Ian knew that this famous speaker did have a good mouth.

Ian didn't care about those shows, he just quietly thought about the Best Supporting Actress award.

The Oscar selection process has its own process. Nearly 5,000 Academy Award nominees each give their own best choices, and after counting the votes, the one with the most votes is selected. The selection is then handed over to a special notary company and delivered to the Oscar awards ceremony to be announced publicly.

Ian promised Jennifer Connelly that she would win the Best Supporting Actress award four days ago. At that time, the judges already had a target in mind, and there was not much point in continuing the public relations. Ian also did not think that the rich second-generation man Boyce would come up with tens of millions of dollars to deal with him - ten thousand dollars per judge might make them change their minds, and one thousand dollars might make them maintain the concept of justice in their hearts.

In short, the cost is too high to be worth it.

Especially since there is not enough time.

So Ian could basically conclude that the best place to tamper with the list was on the way to delivery, that is, to directly change the final result.

If it was Uhtred Boyce, he would definitely not do this, after all, it is illegal, but Boyce would... the young people's style of doing things, reckless and impulsive, simple violence!
Besides, even if it is exposed, isn't it because you Oscars didn't do your job well?
That is your scandal.

As long as the mastermind behind this is not me, it's fine.

As Ian said, "no matter which direction it goes", you can attack Ian Carl.

“Best Editing…Pierre Harper, Pearl Harbor!!!”

At this moment, with the loud cheers of the special guests, the first Oscar-winning project was successfully announced.

Pierre Harper stood up with a smile and accepted congratulations from all sides.

Then he walked to the front of the stage and began to express his gratitude in the same old way.

Ian sat in the audience, clapping his hands mechanically with a smile on his face, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

"Best sound effects... Black Hawk Project!"

"Best Costume Design…Moulin Rouge!"

As the awards came out one after another, the Dolby Theatre was immersed in a sea of ​​joy.

The sounds of singing and dancing are full of youth.

Ian just waited quietly.

Finally, it was time for the Best Supporting Actress award ceremony.

David Michael Letterman, who was in charge of presenting the awards, held up the list and said loudly, "Best Supporting Actress..."

All the female celebrities on the shortlist were staring at this scene nervously.

Ian looked into Letterman's eyes, and a hazy light and shadow appeared in his left eye.

Letterman was slightly stunned and did not continue reading.

Everyone looked at him in shock.

Fortunately, the next moment Letterman yelled, "Jennifer Connelly!!!"

Everyone applauded!

James Pelley laughed, "You actually solved it... Damn, you cried?"

He looked at Ian in surprise.

Ian rubbed his eyes.

Using magic to forcibly change Lightman's mind without any preparation, even a small matter was a heavy burden for him.

Fortunately, although his eyes have not been upgraded during this period, his skills themselves are improving... Economic news is also being reported.

Ian smiled slightly: "Excited."

He looked back at Boyce and saw that his face was ashen.

Ian sneered and turned around to look. Letterman on the stage wanted to take another look at the list, but Ian controlled him to put the list away and leave the stage.

Ian then headed backstage.

Backstage, Letterman had regained consciousness.

He stared at the list in a daze: "Oh my God, I read it wrong..."

Ian walked over and covered his mouth: "You read it right."

"Mr. Carl?" Letterman looked at him in surprise.

Ian took the list from Letterman and said, "You read it correctly, don't worry. You'll forget all this!"

He patted Letterman on the shoulder.

Letterman's eyes were dazed.

The people around looked over, and Ian's face darkened slightly: "Just do your own thing!"

Then he left with the list.

(End of this chapter)