How did I become famous?

The red carpet in front of the Dolby Theatre was lined with reporters carrying cameras and microphones, as well as movie fans.

Upbeat music was playing at the scene.

Actors and Hollywood professionals, both famous and unknown, walked the red carpet in suits.

They would stop every now and then to exchange a few words, as if the sea of ​​reporters and fans around them didn't exist.

Only when the red carpet reaches its end will everyone pause briefly in front of the GG sign to pose for photos.

It's a pity that it's hard to see any Chinese people here today.

After all, there are no Oscar invitations that can be bought with money yet.

Even if you wanted to crash the red carpet, you couldn't.

For example, the official live broadcasts in China invited several respected veteran filmmakers to chat as guests.

As for those Chinese superstars who were qualified to go to the Oscars, they were not invited because they did not release any new films last year.

They also declined the request to be guests on the live stream and chose to rest at home.

"The actors appearing on screen right now don't have a very good reputation in Hollywood." Xu Kuangfu, a fourth-generation Chinese director, adjusted his glasses and read from his script. "This man is Trevor, and he was originally a child star. Unfortunately, Hollywood child stars have a long tradition of going astray, and this one is no exception."

"Yes, I heard he was an alcoholic, got into fights, and was even found to have drugs and guns in his car. He's only in his forties and he's already out of acting roles. I never thought he'd be able to go to the Oscars."

The directors' tone was dripping with sourness.

"This is Tom Smith, known as the 'Hollywood Tyrant,' the first director in the world to achieve a total box office of five billion US dollars. He has been nominated for an Oscar five times and won twice. Today is his sixth nomination for Best Director. I wonder if he can become the first director to win three Oscars this time."

"I think there's a good chance. Last year, I had the privilege of attending a director's salon hosted by Mr. Tom. His film 'The Great Hero' last year, in terms of box office, word-of-mouth, and depth, was aiming for the Oscar. However, he's too arrogant and might offend the senior members of the Academy. Moreover, he publicly stated that commercial films are the future of the film industry, which I personally don't quite agree with."

Zhang Luo and Fang Bie also discussed Tom, but their conclusions were exactly the opposite.

"Director Tom is right; the future of film lies in commercial films. Only by not losing money can the film industry continue to develop. However, I also agree with another point Mr. Tom made: commercial films cannot simply be popcorn movies."

Zhang Luo spoke eloquently, and standing beside him, arm in arm, was the leading lady of his film—Yang Yu, an internationally renowned actress.

The actress arrived in the United States early to attend an event and also took the opportunity to meet him here.

Meanwhile, the female supporting character in his film is linked arm-in-arm with Su Kai.

Fang Bie, who was being escorted by a young lady dressed in an elegant purple evening gown, listened to Zhang Luo's words with a completely bewildered expression.

Why are you making this so complicated? Don't you care whether I can understand it or not?

"Fang Bie's choice is definitely the right one." The young lady's expression was calm. "Even if he makes art films, he will still be a critical and commercial success."

She could tell that Zhang Luo still wanted to persuade Fang not to give up on making art films, and that focusing on making commercial films was the right path.

But her confidence in Fang Bie was much stronger than Fang Bie's own.

No, actually, strictly speaking, both of them were very confident.

Su Mulin was confident that Fang Bie's next film, even if it was an art film, would be a huge hit.

Fang Bie is confident that his next art film will definitely be a critical and commercial flop.

They all seem to be about confidence, and there doesn't seem to be any difference between them.

Zhang Luo posed for the camera flash while whispering a reminder, "Xiao Fang, watch out for the cameras! This is being broadcast live simultaneously in hundreds of countries around the world. No matter what, just being able to attend the Oscars already elevates your status in China."

Fang shrugged: "I don't know anyone here, and I don't understand English. Anyway, we're just here to go through the motions and have some fun."

As he spoke, he pulled the young lady along and quickly walked into the venue, showing no intention of lingering on the red carpet.

Just kidding! He'll go back to his hometown and become a landlord after the next movie.

If I become famous, how will I ever rent a house again?

If you frequently see news like, "Shocking! Former box office superstar director now lives on rent! Is it a loss of morality or a distortion of humanity? What's wrong with the Chinese entertainment industry?!" online, don't be afraid you'll have a heart attack.

The young lady was completely out of the loop, or rather, she was still young. Although she appeared aloof and rational, she actually had a bit of passion and a touch of childishness inside.

She felt that to walk the Oscars red carpet, one had to do it with dignity, meaning one had to be nominated for awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, or Best Supporting Actor.

So she didn't have any other thoughts and just followed Fang Bie inside.

"Hey! Xiao Fang! Stay a little longer before you leave!" Zhang Luo called out twice, but Fang Bie just waved his hand and continued walking inside.

Yang Yu, who was standing next to him, frowned slightly: "Director Zhang, isn't he being a bit too rude?"

She had also heard of this young director.

He did indeed make a film that was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

However, the film received mixed reviews within the film industry.

At least from the perspective of those who currently control the discourse in Chinese-language cinema, this film is not a qualified war film.

The idiom "unconventional and unorthodox" is perfectly suited to describe this movie.

She originally thought that this young director would, like most emerging directors in the past, give in to those big shots and let the matter drop.

But Director Fang seems to have no such idea at all.

He completely ignored those people.

When making movies, he recruited a group of people who had been suppressed and pushed out of the industry; even the actors were outsiders and former marginal figures.

It seems like he's detached from the film and television industry.

Those who challenge the rules are destined to be crushed by them.

So she didn't really want to get to know this young director.

Because she was also afraid of offending people.

Zhang Luo smiled but didn't say anything.

He understood Yang Yu's thoughts, but he wouldn't enlighten the woman.

Is Fang Bie being suppressed?

It's already good enough that he doesn't suppress others.

Behind him stands the behemoth Su Group, with Su Shi, a leading figure in the cultural circle, and Su Zhe, a bigwig in the industry.

The cultural circle has always been an area that the film and television industry needs to curry favor with, since a large number of excellent scripts come from that circle.

Furthermore, Fang Bie even got involved with Tom Smith... and this guy even said he has no interest in the film industry...

Thinking about this, Zhang Luo also felt his teeth starting to ache.

............

"Fang Bie is indeed an unconventional director, but arrogance has its limits. This is the Oscars! What's he doing putting on airs here? Ultimately, he's still young, and I don't have high hopes for his future."

This is a sarcastic remark made by a famous director guest in a domestic live broadcast room.

This was simply because the domestic media had been constantly focusing their cameras on Zhang Luo and Fang Bie.

Zhang Luo walked the red carpet normally, but Fang Bie rushed into the theater without looking back.

Some media outlets have calculated that it only took him a little over five minutes from stepping onto the red carpet to completing the entire process.

In the past, the shortest time to walk the Oscar red carpet was fifteen minutes.

Fang shortened this record by a full two-thirds...

Netizens online were amused.

These big-name directors are really sarcastic!

"Director Xu! Director Xu! Why are you watching the live stream? Why aren't you walking the red carpet with Director Fang?"

"Yeah, Director Xu! Watching the anchors is so boring, why don't you go up and walk the red carpet too!"

"Yeah, yeah! My director Fang's English isn't great, so you could be his translator!"

"So here's the question: why doesn't Director Tsui walk the Oscars red carpet?"

"You're asking such a stupid question? Of course it's because Director Xu's new film was crushed at the box office by Director Fang, and he wasn't invited by the Oscars! (doge)"

"Hahaha! No wonder he's so sour..."

Looking at the cheerful chat in the live stream, Xu Kuangfu's face turned as black as an African's.

He became withdrawn.

P.S.: To write this Oscars scene, I watched through the proceedings of the previous Oscars ceremonies.

It didn't seem very interesting. I don't know if the jokes from the hosts and award presenters were too lame or just American jokes.

Anyway, I didn't find it funny at all; it was actually quite embarrassing.

However, the different emotions and expressions of the award winners were quite interesting.

By the way, this week there are only six channels on the webpage so far, and the growth in bookmarks is not ideal.

The number of recommended votes has also fallen out of the top 100.

I need a recommendation vote... The new book chart is coming up in a few days, and I don't want to fall out of the top ten...