Chapter 443: War and Peace

Every Oscars is not only a Hollywood event, but also a hot spot all over the world, and in terms of TV ratings alone, the Oscars have ranked second in the United States for several consecutive years.

Therefore, things that rub off on the popularity of the Oscars happen every year, such as environmental protection, women's rights, weather, land and children's rights and other organizations, often appear near the Oscars red carpet.

It is no exaggeration to say that every Oscars has a theme outside the venue.

The theme of the 75th edition is only one - anti-war.

Just a week before the awards ceremony, the US-led NATO organization launched the Iraq War, and the white leftists in the United States instantly exploded, and the white leftists in Hollywood poured out one after another, not only strongly criticizing the Washington authorities, but also loudly calling on the college to cancel the Oscars in protest!

The academy shouted the slogan of "love peace, oppose war", and the preparations for the awards ceremony did not slow down at all, anyway, including the academy as an organization, most of the white leftists in Hollywood are actually similar to Ronan, the slogans are loud and loud, but the actual action is very few.

Shouting slogans is for the sake of political correctness and keeping up with the general situation of mainstream society.

For a group of people who are tens of thousands of miles away to do something stupid, Hollywood stars are not so stupid.

To put it bluntly, everyone is the same kind of person, and there is no profit and no early age.

Let's talk about the academy, how much money will be lost if we really want to stop holding this Oscars according to the demands of those extreme white leftists? If nothing else, the advertising liquidated damages alone are astronomical.

The Oscars' copyright income is one of the most important sources of expenses for the academy, and without the income of this Oscars, will the various institutions of the academy go to drink the northwest wind in the next year?

Most of the white leftists are relatively rational now, but the future will be terrifying.

Not only will it fool its allies in Europe, but even a large part of the white left itself has been brainwashed by his long-standing rhetoric.

In fact, after careful analysis, it is not difficult to find that behind these white-left remarks, there is a faint smell of conspiracy.

The 75th Academy Awards ceremony has become a holy place for the white left, starting from two days before the award ceremony, the intersection of Highland Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard gathered a large number of demonstrators for and against the Iraq war at the same time.

Under the clouds of war, the style of Hollywood's annual film event is decidedly solemn.

By the afternoon of the ceremony, the ranks of the anti-war activists had nearly tripled in size, flocking not far from the Kodak Theater, where they held up anti-war placards with the words "Bush betrayed the United States," "Bush is a dangerous element," and "Oscar demands peace."

About half a block from the entrance to the Kodak Theater, the number of Americans supporting the war in Iraq far outnumbered the anti-war crowd, singing "America, America" and holding signs of solidarity that read "God bless America" to suppress the anti-war wave with even greater momentum.

Due to the special situation faced by the award ceremony, although the organizers of the award ceremony set up a red carpet, they canceled the red carpet and other entrance ceremonies, and some anti-war stars even wore brooches with anti-war slogans.

Although a few stars and film directors refused to attend the Oscars in protest against the ongoing war in Iraq between the United States and Britain, they were only a small minority, and the vast majority of those who received invitations to the academy showed up at the Kodak Theater on time.

Even a considerable number of Hollywood stars were interviewed in blatant support for the Washington authorities in unleashing the Iraq war.

A-list stars such as Bruce Willis and Harrison Ford are exponents of this.

The activities before the awards ceremony were almost all canceled, and Ronan walked briskly past the place where the reporters gathered at the door, and walked into the theater while greeting people.

The eyes of media reporters are focused on the stars in front of the scenes, and they have questioned their views on the war in Iraq, and producers like Ronan who are hiding behind the scenes naturally avoid racking their brains to tell lies.

Before Ronan could get to the theater, he met the Will Smiths, who came over and had a few words to talk to.

"Tom didn't come?" Will Smith asked.

Ronan said as he walked, "I was invited, but I didn't come." ”

Will Smith shrugged and said, "Nicole Kidman has a lot of noise, and I've been looking forward to it, what will Tom look like when Nicole Kidman wins Best Actress?"

Ronan couldn't help but laugh: "Poor Tom, there is a friend like you. ”

"Just kidding. Will Smith put away his smile and said seriously: "Can you win the best foreign language film this time?"

Ronan said honestly: "It's not very likely. ”

Will Smith asked, "I've seen what you said about the life of Chris Gardner, it's very motivating, very good subject matter." ”

Ronan chimed in: "The American Dream of Reality. ”

"When's it going to start?" Will Smith asked, "I'm going to adjust my schedule ahead of time." ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "My screenwriting department is writing a script, and filming will definitely start this year, and the release time of this film is next year's awards season." ”

Will Smith said, "Awards season is the best! ”

Ronan patted Will Smith on the arm: "Hold on, I'll let you know when the project starts to prepare." ”

The film has an estimated budget of $40 million to $50 million, and the biggest support for this is Will Smith's salary.

The relationship between the two is not ordinary, there is no need to dwell too much on the salary, a $20 million salary in line with Will Smith's worth is a must.

Ronan's seat was not in the same area as Will Smith, and when he entered the main hall of the theater, he went to the not too far forward position on the left and found the area where the "Heroes" crew was located.

The organizing committee gave the "Hero" crew ten places, from the producer to the director to the main actors.

Ronan greeted the crew and sat alone on the outside, and after a while, Yu Jiaolong came over and sat next to him.

"Good evening, Ronan. Yu Jiaolong greeted politely.

Ronan nodded politely in response, "Good evening." ”

Yu Jiaolong was obviously looking for a topic: "When will you go to the East again?"

"I don't have that plan for the time being. Ronan smiled and said, "Wait until you go over, you have a treat." ”

Yu Jiaolong felt that Ronan had a good impression of her, and hurriedly said, "There is no problem." She deliberately lowered her voice: "If you go over there again, I can be your tour guide, and we will visit those world-famous scenic spots together." ”

Ronan said, "Yes. ”

This made him think of it, and it seemed that he still left the contact information of a tour guide volunteer over there, what is his name?

It seems that the business card and phone are in Connie's hand, and she will check them another day.

As for Jade Jiaolong, Ronan saw it very thoroughly, and the actress wanted to stay in Hollywood, but it was not easy for a Chinese actor.

Throughout Hollywood, there are really too few Chinese and even Asian characters every year.

Miss Gianna-Quan, who had a few nights of love with him, didn't have too good movie roles to choose from, but "Grey's Anatomy" had quite hot ratings on TV stations, which had more than doubled her salary when she returned to South Korea to take on the role.

Gianna Almighty saw the benefits brought by Hollywood, and although she temporarily returned to South Korea to make films, she expressed her willingness to become a resident actor in TV dramas early.

To a certain extent, Yu Jiaolong is also a bit out of time, if it is placed more than ten years later, she has the current popularity, and it is easy to get a heavyweight Chinese role.

There will even be Hollywood studios that create movies with her as one of the main characters.

In the midst of Ronan and Jade Jiaolong's chat, the award ceremony kicked off.

Entertainment and movies can never exist in isolation from social reality, so no matter how much the host Steve Martin gags and tries his best to liven up the atmosphere, every guest on the stage has the heavy theme of "war and peace" in their mouths.

When it comes to shouting slogans, Hollywood stars are all super masters of IMAX skills.

To have a demeanor, to have feelings, to have a position, each of them showed Oscar-level acting skills.

Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, the opening highlights, unsurprisingly fell to Chris Cooper and Katherine Zeta-Jones.

Compared to the characters in "Chicago", Mrs. Douglas has a big belly.

Since then, she never seems to have regained her previous figure.

Subsequently, Michael Moore took over the Best Documentary Golden Man from Diane Lynn, but the acceptance speech sparked a round of applause and boos that were louder than applause.

"We live in an era where sham elections elect sham presidents, we live in a time when a man asks us to go to war on false grounds. ”

He pointed the finger at the Bush administration and the war in Iraq, and others in the theater reacted mixedly, with some applauding, some standing salutes, and most boos.

The image of this fat director with glasses, Ronan had a vague impression, and after recalling it, he immediately thought of a documentary - "Fahrenheit 911".

If memory serves, Michael Moore is the director of Fahrenheit 911.

The documentary was a sensation and was later pushed into theaters by Lionsgate.

Fahrenheit 911, as a documentary, reflects some truth, but the film is essentially the same as Hollywood and the Washington authorities – and doesn't mind using lies for their own ends.

After the release of the film, Lionsgate as the distributor did nothing, and Michael Moore gradually disappeared, and few more works came out.