How did I become famous?

Chapter 352 Oscar's Rise to Power and the System! (The End) (Bonus Chapters to follow)

"My dear Fang, you've finally arrived."

This is inside the Dolby Theatre, and the person speaking to Fang Bie is Tom Smith, who is wearing a suit and has his hair slicked back.

As a competitor for several awards for "Joker," he would naturally be here as well.

However, this time his attitude was much more moderate than before.

Perhaps it's because he didn't come alone this time?

"Fang, let me introduce you to my family."

"This is my niece Sylvia, and my son-in-law Locke."

Sylvia is a beautiful woman with long chestnut hair, probably around twenty-four or twenty-five years old.

Westerners tend to look more mature, so she might only be in her early twenties.

Locke was a tall, gray-haired man.

In short, these two can be described as a handsome man and a beautiful woman.

Upon his uncle introducing him, Locke quickly extended his hand: "Director Fang, I'm Locke, Locke Knight. Uncle Tom often mentions you to us."

Sylvia, who was standing next to her, also bowed and greeted them.

After Fang returned the greeting, Tom looked at Su Mulin with a curious gaze.

"Fang, this lady has been following you around many times, could it be..."

Fang Bie smiled broadly, took Su Mulin's hand, and the rings on their middle fingers were extremely eye-catching: "Her surname is Su, and she is my fiancée."

It has to be said that neither of them checked the size, resulting in the rings being a bit too big on each other's ring fingers.

But it fits perfectly on the middle finger.

Anyway, wearing the middle finger signifies being deeply in love, so there's nothing wrong with it.

Anyway, this ring is a treasured possession for the two of them, and they'll buy a new one when they get married.

Tsk, I'm going to be scammed again by diamonds, another example of a marketing fraud.

"Oh?! That's a pleasant surprise," Tom laughed. "I thought a young genius like you wouldn't be getting married so early."

There are precedents for this.

For example, many of the celebrities from Fang Bie's previous life.

Of course, this doesn't mean they have personality problems or anything; it's simply that they don't want to be tied down by marriage too early.

Those people have changed partners quite a few times.

For example, a certain "supermodel harvester".

"So when are you planning to get married?"

"We made a joke on the plane here." Fang Bie took Su Mulin's hand and gently kissed the back of it. "If we win the Oscar for Best Feature Film this time, we'll get married."

It was indeed a joke, but it was also a serious joke.

Just consider it setting a goal for myself.

Anyway, Fang Bie won't be like some e-sports player from my previous life who said he would get married after winning the championship.

Then they did win the championship, but they also broke up.

Then, not long after the breakup, he found another girlfriend.

Yes, that was exactly what I expected.

The conversation continued, and the two talked about the nominated films.

Tom became more and more excited as they talked.

Clearly, although he admired Fang Bie's abilities, he was still unconvinced in his heart.

This is just like what Jiangbao, a former professional DOTA2 player from Fang Bie's past life, said:

"Does OB accept defeat after losing to Black? Of course not! If they did, they'd lose their fighting spirit, which is why professional players are never satisfied. If they lose, they're definitely going to get their revenge!"

Tom Smith is the same.

As a great director, isn't it shameful to have your box office performance thwarted?

It's not shameful.

Are you convinced?

Of course they're not convinced!

If you give in, wouldn't that be admitting that you're inferior to Fang Bie?

What's the point of making a movie then! Might as well just go home and take care of the kids!

But when he saw Fang Bie's eyes, his boiling blood gradually cooled down.

Because he saw no hint of competition in those eyes.

Not only that, Fang Bie didn't even have the look a director should have in his eyes at that moment.

In fact, there wasn't even a hint of anxiety about whether he would win an Oscar in his eyes.

There was only calm in his eyes.

It was as if the competition with oneself did not exist at all.

It was as if the Oscars had nothing to do with him.

That was the look of a complete "outsider".

"Fang, you..."

Fang Bie smiled faintly and said, "Tom, I have absolutely no interest in movies anymore."

As I've said many times before.

Fang Bie is someone who hates the entertainment industry.

It's not just that I hate the entertainment industry, but also the capital behind those "tools".

In his previous life, there was a Weibo Night event online. A certain e-sports player received the most votes, but his name was not mentioned at all during the final Weibo Night event.

Fang Bie wasn't exactly a fan of his, but he did understand a bit of it.

Those so-called awards and such, the capital has already divided them up in advance.

But they didn't expect this person to appear out of nowhere.

Of course, they didn't lose out either.

Anyway, this also generates traffic.

As for the reputation after this traffic is used up.

The ones being criticized are the young male celebrities and their fans. What does this have to do with the capital?

At worst, we can just promote a new batch of young heartthrobs in a while.

Then those fans will abandon the original young heartthrob and become fans of the new young heartthrob.

"Esports enthusiasts" are still the target of discrimination.

When SKY won two consecutive WCG championships, he ranked first in the "Person of the Year Best Non-Olympic Event Nomination" vote, and by a large margin over the second place.

The results of it?

On the last night, the second-place team suddenly overtook them.

I understand everything I understand.

A few years ago, WINGS was also hijacked in the same way.

So many years have passed and it's still the same.

It's time for "internet addicts" to wake up.

They are just using you to gain traffic, but deep down they still look down on you.

There are also so-called "traditional literature" and "online literature".

what!

So Fang Bie has actually remained unchanged from beginning to end.

He also admitted that he is a hypocrite.

And he has indeed benefited a lot from the entertainment industry.

But now, he doesn't want to play anymore.

This is the stage of the Oscars, which I performed on a long time ago.

That time, he wasn't the main character.

But this time, he will be the protagonist.

And this will only be the one and only time she plays the lead role.

All of these internal thoughts occurred within two hours.

Yes, the Oscars ceremony has already begun.

Joker received fourteen nominations.

Tom Smith's film only lost one nomination compared to other films.

To date, ten overlapping awards have been presented.

Among these, "Joker" won six awards, including Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, and Best Props.

Tom Smith's film also won four awards, including Best Music.

Now only the awards for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Feature Film Director remain to be presented.

Nie Fang and his group were already satisfied.

To be honest, this is even the second time some of them have won an Oscar.

Have we become accustomed to it?

No, they were still very excited.

But I didn't feel that kind of blank, country bumpkin-like excitement I had back then.

Instead, it was a restrained excitement.

After all, in their view, they now represent Fang Bie.

Fang Bie and his small film and television group are currently the strongest film team in China and even the world!

How could they possibly be so excited?

After that, Tom Smith's films won both the Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress awards.

There's nothing we can do about it; there are hardly any female characters with lines in Joker.

Arthur's mother and his imagined girlfriend are merely there to highlight his existence.

So when Tom Smith's film also won Best Supporting Actor, there was no reason for anyone to be surprised.

Strictly speaking, Joker is a one-man show.

So when Tom's film won Best Supporting Actor, the actor who played the lead role in the film looked bitter.

Because he knew that the Oscar for Best Actor was definitely not for him.

Sure enough, the actor who won the Oscar for Best Actor was Arthur Fleck!

Fang Bie stood up and applauded for Arthur.

I applaud myself too.

Because he helped Arthur, the world gained an Oscar-winning actor who played the Joker, but lost a real "Joker".

However, he soon went on stage to receive the award.

The Oscar for Best Screenplay truly belongs to someone else!

After he casually finished his acceptance speech and stepped off the stage, Tom whispered, "Fang, now it's seven to six."

Fang paused for a moment, then smiled nonchalantly.

Tom won six awards for his own film, while she won four.

Then Tom's movie won three awards, and his own movie won two more.

This also includes the most important awards: Best Screenplay and Best Actor.

Next up is the most important Oscar award—Best Feature Film!

According to Tom's theory, Fang Bie's film was nominated for fourteen awards, while Tom himself was nominated for thirteen.

Fang Bie has now won seven out of thirteen awards, while Tom himself has won six out of twelve.

Both of them lost six.

Strictly speaking, it's still a close call.

This last and most important award will determine the winner between the two.

While the two have had their share of box office successes, this is their first head-to-head clash at the Oscars.

But Fang Bie felt no pressure at all.

His heart had already flown to Hawaii.

That was the vacation spot he chose.

As for the honeymoon, of course it has to be a world trip!

Fang Bie continued to whisper with Su Mulin, oblivious to everyone else.

This can be considered a disguised official announcement.

Because the domestic viewers watching the live broadcast on their computers, TVs, and mobile phones had already noticed their hands clasped tightly.

There were also rings on the middle fingers of the two people.

But the media remained silent.

Because they were waiting for a signal, a signal from the Su Group.

With that signal, they knew how to write the report.

Soon, they knew how to write it.

Because at the same time as the Oscar for Best Feature Film was being awarded, all the editors-in-chief of well-known domestic entertainment media received the same message.

"Increase the effort!"

Do you prefer boys or girls?

Su Mulin's cheeks flushed as she gently scratched Fang Bie's palm.

"A girl, I guess." Fang Bie said seriously. "Boys require a dowry and all that stuff, so it's better to have a girl. Besides, we're both open-minded, so we definitely won't ask for a dowry from each other, nor will we need each other to have a car or a house, right?"

But whether a child is a boy or a girl is not something I, Fang, can decide.

"Anyway, I don't discriminate against boys, really, it's the same whether you have a boy or a girl."

Su Mulin raised an eyebrow: "Are you really willing to let your daughter run off with some wild boy?"

"Of course!" Fang Bie declared righteously, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you! I've already experienced this pain myself, and I can't let the same thing happen to my child!"

Su Mulin was about to speak when she suddenly covered her mouth and gagged.

Fang Bie was immediately startled: "Xiao Lin? Are you alright? Should we go to the hospital for a check-up right away?"

I've been using skin smoothing filters every day lately, so if I really am pregnant, it's not impossible.

"It's possible," Su Mulin waved her hand, then asked, "If it really is a girl, you really won't make things difficult for your son-in-law?"

"I'll make him die! No one will take my precious daughter away!" Fang Bie gritted his teeth, as if Su Murin really was carrying a daughter.

Su Mulin looked at him with a half-smile and said nothing.

Fang Bie said in a low voice, "I pretended to be generous before because I didn't have a daughter. Now I might really be going to have one."

You want me to donate 100 million? I'd definitely donate!

But you want me to donate 10,000? Dream on!

Why?

Because I really do have ten thousand.

"I was just kidding, I'm not actually pregnant." Su Mulin rarely acted coquettishly. "I'm only twenty years old, I don't want anyone to break up our world as a couple so soon~"

Fang playfully flicked her nose: "Well said!"

Children are merely an unexpected product of their parents.

At least, that's how it would be for the other party, unless they told Su Mulin.

Just as things were getting sweet and saccharine, Fang Bie suddenly sensed something was wrong.

He smelled a sour odor.

He looked up and found that everyone was looking at him.

Almost all the cameras on set were pointed at him.

Liu Mang, reeking of lemons, said in Mandarin, "Old Fang! Aren't you going up to accept your award? The Oscar for Best Feature Film is yours!"

Fang was stunned for a moment.

Then he stood up and looked around.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

The spotlights shone all around him.

Cameras, and audiences around the world, are watching him through various electronic devices.

Fang Bie took a deep breath and looked at the dazzling stage in front of him.

Today, that place belongs to him alone.

He took a step.

One year later—

On a beach on a private island in the Pacific Ocean.

Wearing a bikini, Su Mulin took off her sunglasses and tossed her phone to Fang Bie, who was huddled with her on a beach chair.

"The news here has already started reviewing your directing career, talking about it like you're giving someone a final farewell."

"But are you really not making movies anymore?"

Fang took off his sunglasses and chuckled, "What's the point of making movies? To be honest, all I can think about right now is porn."

"Hmph~~" Su Mulin, who was only twenty-one years old, wrinkled her nose. "Are you sure you can do it? I know that when they delivered the supplies yesterday, you had Liu Mang secretly bring you a few boxes of kidney tonics, right?"

She was skeptical of the other party.

"A man can't say no!" Fang Bie picked her up and then, losing his balance, they both fell onto the beach. "That kidney tonic was leftover from Liu Mang! I thought it was a waste, so I had him bring it to me."

"hehe."

"!!!"

Faced with such ridicule, how could Fang Bie tolerate it?

He grabbed Su Mulin and started walking towards the villa!

The next moment, he froze on the spot.

Because a cold, emotionless electronic voice suddenly appeared in his mind:

The All-Powerful Movie Director System is binding to its host.

[Binding successful]

[First Host: Fang Bie]

[Second Host: Fang Bie]

[Please read the User Guidelines. After reading, please silently repeat "I fully understand and agree" in your mind, and then unlock the next feature.]

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There will be an extra chapter in a couple of days.

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