The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 337: Breaking Oscar viewership records! Winning Best Director!
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This year's Academy Awards ceremony was broadcast live on ABC.

It is broadcast on television and online in more than 225 countries and regions around the world.

With broadcasts from so many countries and regions, the viewership numbers should be very impressive under normal circumstances.

But for the Oscars committee, the viewership of the awards ceremony was just over 3600 million, a 16% decrease from last year!

Compared to the 5500 viewers that year for "Titanic", this is a direct drop of almost 2000 million!
It's simply terrible.

Just one more look and my heart will explode!

After all, times are progressing, and television and the internet in countries around the world are becoming more and more advanced. Under normal circumstances, the number of viewers should be increasing.

However, the actual situation is quite the opposite.

This only proves one thing.

The Oscars' global influence has been declining year after year.

As a result, the Oscar committee also conducted a thorough self-reflection.

After reflecting on their actions, they plan to make a big splash this year and see how it goes.

After all, the viewership ratings for the Oscars are also very important.

Except for a very limited number of years, product placement during the Oscars can bring ABC huge revenue!

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At the Oscars ceremony.

This year, the organizers definitely did it on purpose.

The crew of "Godzilla: Monarch" and the crew of "Interstellar" were seated next to each other.

Originally, Lu Zhiyuan, as the director, and Christopher Nolan should have been at the center of their respective teams and should have been placed in relatively central positions.

However, the organizers deliberately placed the two of them together.

Clearly, this is a little trick to boost ratings!

During the Oscars ceremony, the cameras repeatedly panned across the two world-class science fiction directors.

Although there are many science fiction directors in the world, it is clear that Lu Zhiyuan and Christopher Nolan are among the best.

They are hailed by countless movie fans around the world as the two sci-fi stars of this era.

Just like Spielberg and James Cameron in the 90s.

The two have completely different styles.

Lu Zhiyuan excels at grand narratives, exploring the sublimity of life and humanity's loneliness and resilience in the universe.

In addition, Lu Zhiyuan is particularly adept at using natural lighting effects to create epic visuals.

Even if you removed all the dialogue from his movies, children would still enjoy watching them.

In a sense, Lu Zhiyuan's movies are like Transformers—simple, easy to understand, and deeply appealing to teenagers.

However, upon closer inspection, one can discover that Lu Zhiyuan has infused his own artistic thinking into the construction of the film's visuals through lighting effects and composition.

This perfectly showcases the skills and unique characteristics of an art student!

In contrast, there is Christopher Nolan.

This great director is more adept at starting from human emotions and using them as a link to explore the interaction between humanity and the world, humanity and the universe, and humanity and time and space.

His non-linear narrative and exploration of the characters' complex emotions and contradictions are quite unique in the film industry.

Both are undisputed masters of detail, meticulously designing every scene and plot, and their films often subtly incorporate the unique charm of mathematics and physics.

Everyone who has seen their films can invariably perceive the unique charm of their movies.

Although the two films seem completely different at first glance, upon closer examination, one can find that they share a common characteristic.

That is, to bring the audience an unprecedented immersive experience.

And it's very fresh.

It is filled with personal visual labels.

This has made them the directors with the most die-hard fans in this era!

“Lou, I never make bets with anyone, but today I’m betting with Jonathan that you will definitely win the Best Director Oscar this year.”

"Besides you, this year's Oscars should create a lot of hype and make countless people the first in history, in order to reverse the Oscars' decline."

Christopher Nolan sports a slicked-back blond hairstyle and a serious, unsmiling expression, making him appear to be the kind of eccentric, unapproachable Englishman.

But in reality, he and Lu Zhiyuan are the same kind of people.

He always wears a cold face and remains silent when dealing with people he's not interested in, like an old man living in the last century.

But when they meet people they are interested in, they become very talkative and become the kind of humorous, social butterflies.

They adjust their emotional intelligence entirely based on their mood.

"The Oscars really need to change. Their decision not to award this year's Best Picture to Interstellar was absolutely the biggest mistake in history."

In Lu Zhiyuan's opinion, Nolan's later film Oppenheimer is no match for Interstellar.

What's so great about making a biographical film like Oppenheimer?

Because the framework of the story has already been set.

Oppenheimer's life has now been definitively concluded.

If a director wants to film a person's entire life, at most they'll dig up some gossip and put it on screen as a gimmick to attract some viewers.

As for the storytelling aspect?
Biographical films have virtually no story to speak of.

What a director can do is to select some representative moments from the subject's eventful life and focus on portraying them in a specific way.

Because the other person's life has long since become history and the past.

As we all know, the past cannot be changed in the dimension of time.

of course.

This idea is merely Lu Zhiyuan's personal prejudice.

Perhaps some people simply enjoy biographical films, finding them to be highly artistic.

For example, these Oscar judges.

"Lu, I think so too!"

"Best Picture belongs to Interstellar, and Best Director belongs to you!"

While Interstellar may not be as good as Real Steel 3, Nolan believes he definitely made a better film than Birdman.

What is this movie about?

If abstract art can win big awards, he can keep doing abstract art forever.

Is this difficult?

But never mind.

Investors' money shouldn't be spent on this kind of movie.

Moreover, he felt that filming time loops or fragmented memories was much more interesting than making these mystical allegorical stories.

Even if we take a step back, the allegorical story of "Birdman" is not as memorable as "Real Steel 3".

The intertextuality between the director and the characters in the film "Birdman" is not as frenzied as that in "Art Students," which is filled with philosophical debates about truth and falsehood!

Normally, if "Birdman" were to win awards, Lu Zhiyuan would have already won so many awards he couldn't keep up with them!
"Chris, thank you for your kind words. If I win Best Director, I will name my unborn daughter Chris. I hope she will grow up to be as smart, noble, and elegant as you."

In the Western world, the English name Chris means "messenger of Christ," which implies an elegant and charming little angel.

"Lu, that would be my honor."

Christopher Nolan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

Whether from media reports or his interactions with Lu Zhiyuan in real life, he was quite certain that Lu Zhiyuan was a very proud and arrogant person.

After all, as an internationally renowned director, Lu Zhiyuan's historical box office has accumulated to 62 billion US dollars. Although he has been temporarily surpassed by Peter Jackson, he believes that it will not be long before Lu Zhiyuan becomes the second highest-grossing director in history.

Such a super director, praising himself as elegant and noble?
This is simply the highest form of respect between men.

After all, in Christopher Nolan's eyes, Lu Zhiyuan himself was very elegant and full of artistic flair, like an artist from the East.

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The camera repeatedly focused on close-ups of Lu Zhiyuan and Christopher Nolan.

The two people were sitting together, talking about something.

But as long as this scene is broadcast, the audience will definitely be very interested.

Whichever of them sparked the inspiration during their conversation, they will definitely create a very exciting science fiction film.

That's the true meaning of the Oscars.

Bringing these world-class directors together to create an artistic exchange will bring more wonderful works to the world.

Aside from occasions like the Oscars, these two great directors are kings in their own worlds and are unlikely to meet often.

The audience was indeed very interested in the interaction between the two.

"Are there any lip-reading experts here? Could you help me decipher what Nolan and Master Y are talking about?"

"They seemed to be having a great time chatting, as if they already knew they were going to win an award."

“I can read some lips, let me take a look. Master Y seems to be saying that he wants to marry his daughter to Nolan!”

"Get lost, you upstairs. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand! Master Y is clearly saying that he wants to name his daughter Chris in memory of their friendship."

This answer is fairly reliable.

The above is pure nonsense.

How could Lu Zhiyuan possibly marry his daughter to Christopher Nolan?

While netizens were boasting and joking, they waited to witness a historical miracle.

Of the 3600 million viewers who watched the live stream, at least 1000 million were fans of the Real Steel series!

They helped Lu Zhiyuan gain a huge following online, and now it's time for them to reap the rewards.

Who wouldn't want to see what the fruits of their labor are like?
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Backstage at ABC's studio.

"Boss, the ratings are declining and have already fallen below 3000 million. If the Oscar committee doesn't show any sincerity this time and just sticks to their old tricks, I believe the ratings for next year's Oscars will be even worse."

The continuously declining viewership ratings mean that the Oscars' influence is steadily decreasing until it becomes irrelevant.

What is the point of an award that nobody cares about?
Amusing yourself?
As a world-class award, it must be fair, just, and inclusive.

If you close the door and do your own thing, and all the awards are pre-made, then what's the point of your existence?
Building a good reputation often requires decades of consistent effort, but its collapse can happen in a single moment of recklessness.

These people are going to ruin the Oscars!
The ABC production team, which broadcasts the Oscars ceremony live every year, was also in a very bad mood.

"Don't worry, stay calm. This year's data will definitely not be worse than last year's!"

"I've spoken with the members of the judging panel, and almost everyone is convinced that this year's Oscars will be full of surprises."

These members of the Oscar voting committee cannot disclose who they voted for.

However, they can give some clearly directional hints.

Full of exciting moments?

Who is the biggest bombshell this year?

Of course it's Lu Zhiyuan!

In just six years since his debut, he has grossed $6 billion at the box office. Most importantly, he's not even 30 years old.

What kind of genius is this?
In the realm of art, perhaps only Leonardo da Vinci, the most talented painter in history, could surpass Lu Zhiyuan in terms of talent.

Because, in addition to being a painter, Leonardo da Vinci was also a scientist, inventor, anatomist, musician, and even a military engineer!
This is a true all-rounder!

He excels in everything he does, and he is a master in everything he does.

Throughout human history, Leonardo da Vinci was a first-rate genius!

Many people may have heard the story of Leonardo da Vinci drawing eggs when they were young.

Leonardo da Vinci drew the egg more than 1000 times, from thousands of different angles... After hearing this story, many people often come to a simple conclusion.

With enough effort, one can become a genius like Leonardo da Vinci.

But in reality... Leonardo da Vinci drew eggs more than 1000 times, which honed his skills in perspective and lighting to the highest level in history!
Even if you opened a chicken farm and drew it 1000 million times, it wouldn't work for anyone else!
Without this artistic mindset and this imagination for light and shadow, you simply cannot learn it!

Hard work alone cannot elevate one's achievements to an artistic level.

Because it's pure talent!

Aside from the story of drawing eggs, most people have probably never heard of another story about Leonardo da Vinci.

As a young boy, Leonardo da Vinci mischievously drew an angel in his teacher's painting "The Received Christ".

How realistic is this angel?
His teacher, Verrocchio, the most influential artist of the second half of the 15th century, was so impressed that he stopped painting and changed careers.

This is Leonardo da Vinci, an ordinary life.

What is a genius?
Just by playing around, he managed to make another master announce that he was changing careers and would never paint again!
Some people may spend their entire lives just to witness the glory of another person.

A genius like Leonardo da Vinci could casually add a few strokes and leave even a master in awe.

The difference between people is sometimes like the difference between the vast Milky Way and a stream on the ground.

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"Keep the camera on Lu Zhiyuan and Christopher Nolan!"

"Nobody wants to see Verrocchio!"

"Everyone wants to see the Leonardo da Vinci and Picasso of this era!"

Perhaps it's because netizens are genuinely curious about what Lu Zhiyuan and Christopher Nolan were talking about.
The viewership ratings for the Oscars ceremony thus strangely stabilized.

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Lu Zhiyuan and Christopher Nolan chatted for a while.

The Oscars ceremony has finally begun.

The first award at the awards ceremony was Best Supporting Actor!

The award was given to J.K. Simmons, a supporting actor in Whiplash.

That was that incredibly strict mentor.

But at the moment JK Simmons won the award, the camera simultaneously panned to Lu Zhiyuan.

Before the awards ceremony, the media predicted that Lu Zhiyuan had a very high chance of winning Best Supporting Actor.

Even better than him winning Best Director!
Because his portrayal of Dr. Lee in the movie "Godzilla: Monarch" was truly impressive.

Perhaps, this is the most charismatic supporting male character in the history of science fiction films; who knows?

The female members of the judging panel might impulsively cast all their votes for him without considering the consequences.

Help him win Best Supporting Actor.

Then, help him win Best Director!
If true, this year's Oscars will be unprecedented!
It will surely be a topic of great interest for countless people!

Unfortunately, the Oscar committee didn't dare to go that far. Instead, like an old car from the last century, they drove steadily and calmly, making people drowsy.

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"Boss, just now, when Lu Zhiyuan and Christopher Nolan were chatting, the appearance of a lip-reading expert revealed a lot of their conversation, and the ratings kept rising. Just now, it even soared to 3800 million!"

"However, after the Best Supporting Actor award was given to J.K. Simmons, the ratings plummeted to 3200 million."

Backstage at the ABC Oscar live broadcast team, someone was constantly retrieving data and reporting it to today's chief director.

They were extremely anxious.

For television programs, ratings are everything!
Without viewership ratings, there are no advertising sponsorships.

Without advertising sponsorship, they cannot meet their KPIs.

The entire production team will be in trouble.

"I told you, a miracle will happen tonight. Don't rush, be patient."

The director knew some inside information, mainly because ABC exclusively bought the television broadcasting rights for the Oscars ceremony every year.

This fee is as high as $5000 million.

Who would joke around with $5000 million?

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Shortly after, the first minor bombshell of this year's Oscars occurred.

The Polish black-and-white film "Ida" won the Best Foreign Language Film award.

This is the first time Poland has won this award.

This film employs a great deal of minimalist aesthetics and explores the trauma of faith and history, which is a traditional flavor of European art films.

Most viewers are completely uninterested in this type of film.

Some artsy young people might enjoy this kind of film, which is full of trauma and scars.

But this group is, after all, very small.

"Boss, the ratings have gone up a bit, reaching around 3400 million. But it still hasn't recovered to the opening 3600 million."

Clearly, nobody cares that the Polish film won the award.

Although this film did make a small historical breakthrough, in the grand scheme of Oscar history, it's not even a dessert, at best a grain of rice.

"Continue to observe."

The director waved his hand impatiently.

I told you there would be big news tonight.

Why doesn't anyone believe in themselves?

"Boss, there are some strange comments appearing online."

Just then, ABC detected some negative public opinion that seemed detrimental to the promotion of this year's Oscars.

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"Guys, this year's Oscars are so boring. Our local country club is more diverse than this. The nominated movies are all obscure garbage. Don't try to fool me into watching these movies."

The hottest topics at this year's Oscars, besides whether Lu Zhiyuan can win Best Director, are whether the two popular films, "Gone Girl" and "Interstellar," can achieve something at the Oscars.

Many film fans believe that "Gone Girl" explores social issues far more profoundly than "Birdman."

The movie "Birdman" is purely a crazy person's self-indulgent entertainment.

What catches your eyes?

Ignore these irrelevant comments. They won't change anything.

The director felt that what the netizens said was very true: the Oscars were too chaotic, they just wouldn't give awards to popular films, and always liked to give awards to obscure and unconventional ones, making themselves seem very artistic.

It's all bullshit.

Just then, the Best Documentary award was given to Citizenfour, which sparked cheers, and the ratings soared at that moment.

The documentary "Citizenfour," which chronicles the Snowden affair, caused a huge uproar in the United States.

Oscar is quite courageous.

Awarding this documentary finally saved face and gave the audience confidence to continue watching.

Otherwise, tonight is just too boring.

Then, to the delight of the audience, Interstellar finally won an award, taking home the Best Visual Effects award.

This is an award smaller than a mosquito bite.

For best visual effects, Lu Zhiyuan gets nominated for every film he makes.

He didn't expect that the Oscars would treat him and Christopher Nolan equally, awarding Interstellar this obscure minor award as well.

"Chris, congratulations!"

Lu Zhiyuan said something polite.

Christopher Nolan simply clapped and made no move to get up and accept the award.

Because this is the credit of the technical team.

Christopher Nolan is quite different from Lu Zhiyuan... Lu Zhiyuan personally handled all aspects of post-production.

Under normal circumstances, most directors will at most offer suggestions for revisions, rather than personally taking action.

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"Boss, the ratings have dropped again. What are they doing? Can't they give 'Interstellar' a big award too?"

Interstellar is also very popular in North America.

Although many viewers criticized Interstellar as just a low-budget version of Real Steel 3.

But at least it's a low-end version.

Even a low-end configuration is better than nothing, right?

"Damn it. Stop talking to me about the numbers. I've told you so many times, tonight's ratings will definitely meet our expectations."

The director was in a very bad mood because his subordinates were constantly giving him negative advice.

Because if the ratings are too low, he can go back and write his resignation letter.

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The awards ceremony, which lasted all night, was coming to an end.

Finally, we arrived at the grand finale: the four major awards.

"First of all, we would like to announce the Best Actress of the Year. Congratulations to Julianne Moore for 'Still Alice'."

Julianne Moore is a very obscure actress for Chinese audiences.

However, she did act in a science fiction film, "Jurassic Park 2".

But for American audiences, Julianne Moore is an award-winning machine.

Because, before today, she had already won the Best Actress award at the three major European film festivals: Cannes, Venice, and Berlin!

And now, Julianne Moore has won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

This means that she has completed a Grand Slam.

Moreover, she is the first person in history to win Best Actress in all four major awards!
"Congratulations Julian Moore, this is a historic moment!"

As the host recounted Julian Moore's record...

Those in the audience unfamiliar with Julian Moore, as well as the guests present, applauded, expressing their congratulations and respect for him.

Whoever makes history and becomes number one deserves everyone's respect.

"Brother Baoqiang, do you know this actress?"

When Zhang Ruonan heard someone next to her say that this was the first super strong woman in history to win the Best Actress award in all four major awards, she was completely stunned.

Because, before today, she didn't know Julian Moore at all, and had never even heard of the name.

As an actress, Julia Moore is almost the pinnacle of acting skills among actresses, as exaggerated as the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains!

However, Zhang Ruonan had hardly ever heard of her.

This stirred up a deep sense of emotion in Zhang Ruonan's heart.

"It seems that not everyone who achieves the greatest feat in history can be celebrated by the whole world."

Julian Moore truly made history.

But you wouldn't know all this unless you searched carefully.

Unlike Lu Zhiyuan, everyone knows that he wants to challenge Spielberg and become the highest-grossing director in film history.

He never promoted any of this himself.

But for some reason, everyone knows it.

This shows that Lu Zhiyuan's influence has reached all over the world.

This is what history should be like!
How does he resemble Julian Moore?
Despite winning so many awards, few people know her.

"Awards, achievements, popularity, and fans are all indispensable. This is the true nature of the entertainment industry."

Zhang Ruonan was only 19 years old and had no one to teach her, yet the moment she saw Julianne Moore, she figured out the real workings of the entertainment industry.

Julian Moore is a typical example of someone who has awards and achievements, but lacks popularity and fans.

She may be considered an artist by others, but she probably won't earn much money.

This is not the kind of person Zhang Ruonan wants to become.

As a Wenzhou native, what are awards, achievements, fans, and online traffic?

Only the money you actually receive is the best standard for evaluating your own value!
Thinking about it this way, Zhang Ruonan's idol is still Dilraba.

Although Dilraba doesn't have any awards, she has achievements, popularity, fans, and a director who is considered one of the best in history to help her soar.

"Next up is the award for Best Actor..."

The Best Actor award went to Eddie Redmayne for *The Theory of Everything*.

In this film, he played the famous scientist Stephen Hawking, and even received high praise from Hawking himself.

Chinese audiences may be unfamiliar with this actor's name.

However, you should be very familiar with his nickname, "Little Freckles".

After all, Eddie Redmayne starred in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," and his freckles are still very memorable.

Unfortunately, Lu Zhiyuan won the Oscar for Best Actor before Eddie Redmayne, preventing Redmayne from becoming the first actor born in the 80s to win the Best Actor award.

"Boss, just as you predicted, the ratings have started to skyrocket. They've already surpassed 4000 million."

Only the last two grand prizes remain.

Best Director and Best Film awards.

Normally, Best Picture, which should be the top prize at the Oscars, should be announced last.

But at that moment, after the host came on stage, he directly announced the Best Picture winner.

There are no surprises.

The movie "Birdman" won Best Picture at this year's Oscars!
"Boss, the ratings are skyrocketing! The number of viewers has already surpassed 5000 million!"

What is the reason?
As the awards ceremony was nearing its end, the viewership ratings began to skyrocket.

Although the people at ABC didn't know the specific reason, they could roughly guess it.

That's because the Best Picture award was given out first at this year's Oscars.

That means the Best Director award will carry more weight than the Best Picture award.

Just like back then, when Lu Zhiyuan won the Oscar for Best Actor, the Best Actor award was also announced last.

It surpassed the awards for Best Director and Best Film.

That's because Lu Zhiyuan's status far surpasses that of the best director and best film of that year.

The situation this year will probably be similar.

"Next, we will be presenting the Best Director award. First, please welcome our presenter, director Alfonso Cuarón."

As the host announced Alfonso Cuarón's name.

The crowd erupted in cheers.

Because Alfonso Cuarón won the Academy Award for Best Director last year for his science fiction film "Gravity".

During the awards ceremony, he said, "Thank you that Real Steel 3 was not released this year."

The implication is that if *Real Steel 3* and *Gravity* were released at the same time, Lu Zhiyuan would undoubtedly win the Best Director award.

Alfonso Cuarón didn't have any films released this year, yet he became the presenter for the Best Director award.

This is so interesting!

Oscars really know how to play the game!
At that moment, the guests present and the viewers watching the live stream all felt in unison that this year's judges were not so inflexible.

That's quite an idea!
"Hurry up and give the Best Director award to Master Y. Stop talking nonsense. I bet $100 on Master Y on the betting website."

"Upstairs, you're really something. You're playing with odds of 1:1.2?"

"The betting website keeps sending me money, what can I do? I'm helpless! You guys aren't betting on the director of 'Birdman,' are you?"

The odds of the director of "Birdman" winning Best Director are 1:3.

The odds look very high.

But as anyone who frequently gambles knows, this is an odds trap. High odds often mean a higher probability of losing money!
At this moment, director Alfonso Cuarón, standing on the awards stage, began with his opening remarks: "Film is the sculpture of time, and the director is the hunter who captures the soul. Tonight's nominees have sculpted the complexity of humanity and the brilliance of the starry sky with light and shadow."

As soon as he said that, the crowd erupted in cheers.

Aside from Lu Zhiyuan's films, who else at this year's Oscars made a film about the brilliance of the starry sky?
Alfonso Cuarón's opening remarks were practically a blatant declaration to everyone.

Lu Zhiyuan will definitely win the award this year.

Following the usual procedure, director Alfonso Cuarón first commented on the works of the five directors one by one.

Finally, when he commented on the movie "Godzilla: Monarch", his tone suddenly slowed down.

"The universe is vast and boundless. Just like the art of film, it has no limits."

Everyone present understood that director Alfonso Cuarón's words were a reflection on Lu Zhiyuan!

After filming "Real Steel 3", Lu Zhiyuan directed "Godzilla: Monarch", a groundbreaking epic monster disaster film.

This is very rare.

Many directors, after reaching their peak and having poured out all their inner desires for expression, find it difficult to return to that peak.

This is why Spielberg's box office records are so difficult to break.

Many directors become complacent after achieving success and stop eagerly pushing their limits.

After filming Star Wars Episode III, George Lucas sold his company for $4 billion and has begun to enjoy life.

After that, he only had some screenwriting credits, and he hasn't directed a film since 2005. At most, he's given the title of producer.

The Real Steel series is a sci-fi masterpiece that can be compared to the Star Wars series.

Countless people hope that Lu Zhiyuan will continue filming and make it a classic.

Instead of doing what George Lucas did, abandoning his children to others to raise and never caring for them again.

Before Alfonso Cuarón could even finish his acceptance speech, the cameras were already focused on Lu Zhiyuan.

The answer is already very obvious.

"The winner of this year's Oscar for Best Director is... Lu Zhiyuan, for *Godzilla: Monarch*!"

When Alfonso Cuarón announced Lu Zhiyuan's name, the entire audience erupted in applause.

A Chinese man won over a group of foreigners in a foreign land!

Lu Zhiyuan himself didn't have any particularly strong feelings about it.

Because he had already sown enough sweat and seeds while filming the movie.

In his view, reaping the rewards and achieving success is only a matter of time.

He doesn't need the Oscars' approval.

All he needs is a global audience who can vote with their money.

Because awards can be manipulated, and some people will question them, while box office revenue is real and tangible.

But not everyone is as calm as Lu Zhiyuan.

At that moment, the viewership ratings for the Oscars ceremony skyrocketed!

"Boss, the ratings are skyrocketing! It's at 8000 million now!"

"We broke the record! And by a huge margin!"

The highest viewership rating for an Oscar was the year Titanic won.

The entire Oscars ceremony was watched by 5530 million people.

At that moment, the number of viewers surged by 3000 million!
If nothing unexpected happens, most of these viewers will be from East Asia!

After all, China has a population of 14 billion.

With tens of millions more, it would be a piece of cake for Lu Zhiyuan to win the Oscar for Best Director.
As Lu Zhiyuan won Best Director, highlights from the film "Godzilla: Monarch" continuously appeared on the big screen behind the awards stage.

What's most surprising is that... Lu Zhiyuan won the Best Director award, but the most exciting scenes in the film are all famous moments of Dr. Li, played by Lu Zhiyuan.

This may be the most unique Best Director awards ceremony in history.

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"thank you all."

At this moment, under the watchful eyes of countless people, Lu Zhiyuan calmly stood up and waved to those around him.

He has already won many Oscars and is very familiar with the process.

"Brother, I know you are the best. Sooner or later, you will become the greatest director in history."

Zhang Ruonan, who was sitting next to Lu Zhiyuan, suddenly stood up excitedly, put her arm around Lu Zhiyuan's neck, and gave Lu Zhiyuan a big hug in front of the whole world.

In fact, she really wanted to give Lu Zhiyuan a deep kiss.

However, she had never kissed anyone before, and was feeling quite shy.

Zhang Ruonan looked at Lu Zhiyuan's face and really wanted to kiss him.

After all, when foreigners are happy, it doesn't seem like a big deal for them to kiss each other on the cheek.

But in the end, Zhang Ruonan still didn't have the courage.

Because if this gets back to China, she'll definitely be bombarded with insults by many people.

Everyone knows that Lu Zhiyuan and Dilraba are a couple.

Zhang Ruonan has just made some money; it's not time for her to get cocky.

Becoming a super-rich woman gave her enough confidence to be a little willful!
"Xiao Nan, it's good that you didn't do anything foolish."

Lu Zhiyuan gave Zhang Ruonan a gentle hug.

A hint of relief appeared in his eyes.

Zhang Ruonan is still very well-behaved.

Just now, Lu Zhiyuan clearly felt that Zhang Ruonan had hooked her arms around his neck and wanted to kiss him, but Zhang Ruonan held back.

This relieved Lu Zhiyuan.

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Under the backdrop of countless lights.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people.

Lu Zhiyuan walked onto the Oscar stage to accept his award.

He received the Oscar for Best Director from director Alfonso Cuarón and held it high.

This scene was quickly transmitted back to Asia and reached China via television broadcast.

Almost instantly after the message was sent back, Weibo had already fixed the prepared article and trending topics on the top of the list.

Congratulations to director Lu Zhiyuan on winning the Oscar for Best Director! Making history!

[Congratulations to Yuan Ge for becoming the first person in history to win both the Oscar for Best Director and Best Actor.]

……

Trending topics on Weibo keep popping up.

Of the first 10 items, 8 are about Lu Zhiyuan and Oscar!
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At the same time, Lu Zhiyuan posted a photo on his Weibo account, which was quite rare for him.

It's a close-up of the Oscar statuette.

In addition, Lu Zhiyuan added a sentence.

—【Looking back at the place where the eagle was shot, a thousand miles of evening clouds lie flat.】

This poem is relatively obscure and is not one of the 9 Tang poems that are required to be learned in the nine-year compulsory education, so it is unfamiliar to most people.

However, this line of poetry sounds quite sophisticated.

Moreover, it was Lu Zhiyuan, the highly sought-after Oscar-winning director, who delivered his acceptance speech.

Suddenly, everyone was copying and pasting this sentence to show off on social media.

……

"Honey, Brother Yuan posted on Weibo. What does this sentence mean? Do you know?"

Naza has a secondary Weibo account that only follows Lu Zhiyuan.

As for her main Weibo account, Nazha doesn't log in at all; she leaves it to her studio to manage.

The big Weibo account only posts pretty photos and formulaic reposts all day long; it doesn't feel like a real person at all.

Naza's private Weibo account posts everything except her own photos.

She even openly declared that she liked Lu Zhiyuan! She casually asked netizens if there was any way for her to win Lu Zhiyuan's heart.

However, the most common response Nazha received was—【Go wash up and go to sleep, anything can happen in your dreams!】

"Sister Nazha, you're so silly, you can't even understand this?"

"Let's start with the first line, 'Looking back at the place where the eagle was shot.' Since it's about looking back, it means the eagle has already been shot. Since you have the mood to look back, it means you must have gained a lot. Otherwise, why would you have the mood to look back at the place where the eagle was shot?"

"As for the next line, it's even simpler: 'A thousand miles of evening clouds lie flat.' Regardless of its specific description, it's clearly using the scenery to express one's feelings. This is a characteristic of frontier poetry, giving it a unique sense of vastness and desolation, revealing a grand and ambitious spirit."

"As expected of a teacher, even after winning the Oscar for Best Director, he is still not satisfied and wants to continue to pursue his dream and become the best director among best directors!"

"Only by being number one in history can one be worthy of a teacher's breadth of vision and talent!"

Hanikezi's performance surprised Nazha.

Is this brat really studying at home every day?
However, upon closer reflection, Hanikezi is only 19 years old, which is the peak of a person's intelligence and learning ability.

Unfortunately, she is already 23 years old and a mature woman, so she can't compare to Hanikezi in terms of physical strength and intelligence.

But I also have my own advantages!
"Honey, my legs are longer than yours! My figure is better than yours! You look like you're 1.5 meters tall! That's what all the netizens think!"

Hanikezi was a little dumbfounded when she saw Nazha's reply.

What are they this time?

Sister Nazha, where did you learn this habit of replying randomly after reading someone's message?
However, Hanikezi felt that she was not someone to be trifled with either; she was the world's strongest woman, Artemis, the iron fist among iron fists!
So, Hanikezi delivered a fatal punch to Nazha: "Sister Nazha, I'm going to give my first kiss as a birthday present to my teacher this year!"

(End of this chapter)