Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 208 This is already a promise!

"This award is the result of the efforts of all the screenwriters."

Gu Bei took the Oscar from Harrison Ford and held it high. "The story is the original form of the movie. I am very grateful to all the screenwriters for creating the story. It is your story that led me into the world of film."

Finally, I still want to thank my investors; without them, this story wouldn't have become a movie.

Gu Bei waved the little golden figure in his hand again.

He'd given three acceptance speeches so many times he was practically numb to it all.
Even the Best Original Screenplay award, the most prestigious of the four awards, only stirred a slight excitement in him before he returned to a state of detached composure.

Before Gu Bei could go to the photo studio from backstage,
Oscar staff stopped him: "Bruce, it's too late. Your Best Director nomination comes right after the Best Actor award."

alright,

It's really become a race against time!

Gu Bei reluctantly walked around and returned to his seat.

At that moment, Daniel Day-Lewis had just won his second Academy Award for Best Actor and was giving his acceptance speech.

"How about I hold it for you first? Maybe we can win another award?"

Liu Yifei was already holding three golden statuettes in her arms. She looked at Gu Bei expectantly, hoping that Gu Bei might be able to win another one.

"It's basically impossible."

Gu Bei placed the little golden statuette into Liu Yifei's arms and smiled faintly.

After missing out on the Directors Guild Awards, a highly influential indicator of market trends

Gu Bei knew that the chances of winning the Best Director award this time were slim.

After all, in the 59 years since the Directors Guild Awards were awarded, only 6 years have they chosen different people than the Oscars.

If nothing else,

This year should be the Coen brothers' stage.

Sure enough, Martin Scorsese, the winner from the previous year, called out the Coen brothers' names.

"Clap clap clap!"

Gu Bei clapped his hands.
I was somewhat prepared, but I was still a little disappointed.

He watched the Coen brothers walk onto the stage.

As soon as Ethan Cohen stepped onto the stage, he said calmly into the microphone, "As I said before, there's nothing to add this time."

Depend on!
That's quite a show-off.

The Coen brothers had already won the Best Adapted Screenplay award, which is why Ethan Coen was showing off like this.

However, the reason Ethan Cohen can act so pretentious is...
It's because his older brother, Joel Cohen, also won an award.
Joel Cohen filled the vacancy and began speaking into the microphone.

After Best Director
The grand prize winner for Best Film has been announced.
It's still "No Country for Old Men".

"Pity!"

Gu Bei looked at Liu Yifei beside him.

If they win an award, the two producers, Liu Yifei and Qiao, will be the ones to go on stage to accept it.

That concludes this year's Oscars.
The elderly have no one to rely on, and they have won three out of eight nominations, all of which were major awards.

Whiplash received 5 out of 7 nominations, the most awards, but only the Best Original Screenplay award can be considered a major prize.

The next two awards were There Will Be Blood and La Vie en Rose, both of which were for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively.

As for atonement,

This would become a laughing stock of this awards season.

He received 2 out of 14 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards and 1 out of 7 nominations for the Oscars.
Of the four favorites for awards season, only Atonement failed to win a single major award, and its numerous nominations could not mask its inherent mediocrity.

"It's a bit of a pity, I had even prepared my acceptance speech."

Liu Yifei winked at Gu Bei and handed the little golden figure back to him.

Gu Bei asked with a smile, "You trust me that much?" "Yes, yes!"

Liu Yifei nodded slightly.

The movements were small, but the determination in his eyes was very strong.

She said confidently, "Although not today, you may be able to win the award you want most someday in the future!"

"Right!"

Gu Bei smiled.

His inner turmoil vanished instantly.

The most important thing for a director is their work, not these awards.

So many film masters won the Best Director award late in their lives, but that doesn't stop them from being regarded as film masters by countless people when they were young.

Gu Bei looked at the three people on the stage.
He smiled and said:

"Someday in the future, when people look back on the 80th Academy Awards, they will not only see No Country for Old Men, but also Whiplash."

Because this is where I started, and this is the path I came from!

"I believe you!"

The firmness in Liu Yifei's voice
Gu Bei heard it clearly.
He turned his head and looked into her clear eyes, which revealed nothing but sincerity.

Gu Bei couldn't quite remember.
This is the umpteenth time I've heard Liu Yifei say she believes in herself.

But I will never forget the moment I first heard Liu Yifei express her confidence in herself in the sound engineer's concert hall, and the emotional value she conveyed.

"Row!"

Gu Bei raised his hand and gently patted Liu Yifei's head.

Putting everything else aside, just based on Liu Yifei's confidence in himself, he's determined to win the Oscar for Best Director; he simply can't let that confidence go to waste.

This is already a promise!

Gu Bei's head-patting gesture towards Liu Yifei was captured by the final camera panning across the room and included in the closing scene of this year's Oscars.

For North American audiences,

They persevered for four hours and finally watched the awards ceremony; it was almost midnight.
When you finally see this scene, you'll only feel that it's a very heartwarming and lovely picture.

And in China,

The Chinese people watching the live broadcast were about to erupt in excitement.

"???"

"I do not agree to this marriage!"

"Gu Bei, where are you putting that hand? Put it down!"

"Sissi, my Sissi! Could they really be talking about it?"

"Actually, I don't think it's impossible. Gu Bei is only one year older than Qianqian. They are about the same age and their professions complement each other. Isn't this the best match?"

Compared to the widespread lamentation on Liu Yifei's fan website,
Most netizens just watch it for fun, spend a little money on it, and then move on.

However, given Liu Yifei's popularity in China, this sudden scandal caused related search terms for Gu Bei and Liu Yifei to immediately rise to the top of the Baidu Index.

As for the editors of internet media,

They spent four hours painstakingly watching before finally summarizing the winners of this year's Oscars.
As a result, it was completely overshadowed by the scandalous article written by a colleague in five minutes, and the number of views was not even in the same league.

But there's also good news.
At least my colleagues mentioned the location where the head pat happened.
Furthermore, the word 'Oscar' is set as a hyperlink, so interested readers can jump to the special webpage for the 80th Academy Awards with just one click.

The number of views on the entire special webpage is increasing at an extremely rapid pace.

No matter the time, scandals are always the most powerful tool to ignite the internet.

Gu Bei and Liu Yifei, completely unaware of the situation,
On their way to the after-party for the Oscars.

(End of this chapter)