Red velvet, golden arcades, black stage, navy blue trim, and creamy yellow halo. Entering the interior of the Kodak Theater, the opulent and luxurious retro scene comes into view, and with the footsteps forward, time goes back little by little, as if returning to the golden sixties of Hollywood, or the more distant thirties and twenties, reawakening the beauty and moving of the beginning of the birth of cinema.

The theme of the 84th edition of the Oscars is nostalgia.

Among the nine Best Picture nominees, "Midnight in Paris" takes a midnight trip back to the golden age of art in Paris in the twenties, "Hugo" recreates the magic and beauty of the beginning of cinema, and "The Artist" tells a Hollywood fairy tale in the form of a black and white silent film at the dawn of the age of sound films.

The leadership of the three works in the nomination stage, together with the "descendants", together constitute the first group of the awards season, and gradually stand out as the favorites to win the awards, which undoubtedly clearly demonstrates the value orientation of the Academy this year.

Everyone says that the academy is the most narcissistic, they love themselves deeply, deeply remember the golden age of Hollywood, deeply immersed in the glory years of movies, immersed in the emotions of self-pity, self-love, and self-encouragement, and cannot extricate themselves.

In the history of the Oscars, "Sunset Boulevard", "Behind the Scenes Lies", "Adapted Screenplays", "Floating Like a Dream", "Comet Beauty" and other works that tell Hollywood's own stories have always won special favor;

In this year's stage arrangement, the college has brought such a fine tradition into full play. It seems that tonight's best film should be the triumvirate of "Midnight in Paris", "Hugo" and "The Artist" - the speculation before the awards ceremony has been further confirmed.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of greetings, Lan Li saw Ryan Gosling in the crowd, "Hey, man!

In the past year, Ryan, who dedicated three masterpieces of "Crazy Stupid Love", "Presidential Killing" and "Death Driving", although he was not nominated for an Oscar, still attended the awards ceremony as a guest tonight. At this time, he jumped up with a smile on his face, waved his right hand high, and welcomed the arrival of Lan Li with great enthusiasm.

Lan Li stepped forward, and Ryan gave Lan Li a hug, "Just now, I texted Paul to guess if you won't be there tonight." It wasn't a simple greeting hug, but a heavy, tight hug, and I stayed for a while, and I really felt the concern and worry that Ryan was conveying.

Lan Li smiled dumbly, "Paul, when did you start contacting?" and patted Ryan on the back, thanked him, and responded: He's fine now.

"After the last time we met, we exchanged phone numbers. We're all worried that one day you're suddenly gone. Ryan didn't hide his worry, and after letting go of his embrace, he rolled his eyes and complained mercilessly, "Sure enough, you really disappeared." ”

Lan Li chuckled, "Next time Paul and I go surfing, you can join us." ”

Retracting his gaze, Lan Li looked back and forth, worried that the position where he was standing blocked the path of the other guests, but in the next second, Ryan patted Lan Li's shoulder, "Look at what, your position is here, next to me." ”

Following Ryan's line of sight, Lan Li saw a white piece of cardboard, hanging on the back of the seat, and it was written, "Lan Li-Hall".

This is an area in the center of the stage, with the first three rows in the spotlight. At this point, Lan Li was placed close to the aisle on the left, with Ryan Gosling on the left and Jessica Chastain, Emma Stone, and the main cast of the entire "Help" crew on the right.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep are in front of him, and behind him are Martin Scorsese, Asa-Butterfield and the entire "Hugo" crew.

Lan Li didn't sit down immediately, looking left and right, "Why didn't I see my fellow crew members?"

Tonight, the crew of "Love is Crazy" sent a total of three people to the awards ceremony, the other two being Drake Doremus and Jennifer Lawrence.

Since "Love Crazy" only received a nomination for Best Actor, the number of invitations was limited, only Lan Li and Drake were allowed to attend, while Jennifer was invited by virtue of her activity in the past year, and Felicity Jones regrettably missed the event.

As he spoke, Lan Li saw Drake, who was sitting on the right side of the fourth row.

Drake looked extremely nervous, pulled on his suit jacket nervously, and kept looking left and right, looking like a lost child in the noisy venue.

Lan Li and Ryan gestured, then took the initiative to walk over and say hello to Drake. The small gesture made Drake happy, and complained in a low voice, "The people here all look tall, I really don't feel comfortable." The complaining words made Lan Li laugh heartily.

When he returned to his position, the "Help" crew on the right hand side was basically seated.

Emma jumped up first, not hiding her excitement at all, and Ryan, who had been snubbed, complained bitterly, "Emma, I thought we were partners, not Lan Li." Everyone couldn't help laughing, and then there were photos and greetings, and the scene was so lively.

After chattering and busy for a while, everyone sat down one after another, but the guests who came to greet Lan Li were still in an endless stream, and they were busy until the lights on the scene slowly dimmed, and the scene slowly settled down and gradually quieted down, but the surging restlessness still lingered.

Jessica, who was sitting on the other side, adjusted her sitting position, and Lan Li could feel her uneasiness and nervousness. Although Jessica has been in Hollywood for seven or eight years, she only got her first chance to attend the Oscars this year, and "The Tree of Life" and "Help" really put her in the spotlight.

"Should we sigh that Hollywood events are all about virtue, or should we be surprised that even if they are the same, the Oscars can still make our hearts burn?" Lan Li lowered his voice and teased.

Jessica turned her head, and then she saw Lan Li's eyes shining in the dimness, flashing with a playful and teasing light. Involuntarily, Jessica chuckled and replied, "Who can see through it but Woody Allen?"

Even Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Charlie Chaplin were not able to shake off their deepest desire for the statuette.

Lan Li shrugged, "For example, me?"

Looking at Lan Li's serious expression, Jessica recalled: Last year, Lan Li was absent from the Oscars. But at this time, Lan Li clearly put on a self-selling and boastful posture, but instead set off the meaning of ridicule and banter, which caused Jessica to laugh out loud.

Immediately, Jessica realized that her voice was a little too loud, and the surroundings had quieted down at this time, and she quickly covered her mouth with her hands, but the smile in the depths of her eyes was still surging.

Raising his head, Jessica only saw a side outline of Lan Li's face, he had already turned his head to face the stage, waiting for the start of the award ceremony, that calm and calm demeanor infected Jessica, and the bottom of his heart was still up and down, but he calmed down a little. Jessica turned to look at the stage and let out a long breath.

The award ceremony began.

Tonight, the Academy revisits the unveiling of the awards ceremonies in the twenties and thirties: Morgan Freeman as the announcer and the introduction of host Billy Christo.

Billy Kristol, the comedian is undoubtedly one of the most successful and popular presenters in Oscar history, and this year marks his ninth Oscar appearance, the highest number of appearances in history in the era of televised awards ceremonies.

After the disastrous hosting of James Frank and Anne Hathaway last year, the academy had no choice but to invite Billy out of the mountain again, and Billy repeatedly declined, hoping to give others more opportunities, but the academy had no choice at all, and after many pleas, Billy reluctantly accepted the hot potato.

The opening scene is still typical of Billy Christo. With a short video, it mixes and cuts the popular works of the past year, not only Oscar-nominated works such as "The Artist", "Hugo", and "Posterity", but also "Harry Potter", "Mission Impossible 4", "Puss in Boots" and other works that have outstanding commercial box office performance.

What's special is that Billy will make a cameo appearance in one of these clips, such as the vegetative wife in "The Descendants", who staged a real ward kiss with George Clooney, and the ordinary man who looks at Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible 4" makes fun of all the works in a spoof and banter way.

The high/high in the short film comes from the appearance of Justin Bieber.

Billy makes a cameo appearance as the male protagonist played by Owen Wilson in "Midnight in Paris", who meets a horse-drawn carriage in the middle of the night and returns to Paris during the golden age. But, this time, it was Justin Bieber who sat in the carriage, and the two of them also complained about themselves.

Billy: What are you doing here?

Justin: Contribute to the ratings of 18 to 24 years old.

Billy:...... Did something happen to Ranley Hall?

The guests collectively clapped and laughed, teasing and bantering back and forth, walking between the movie and the award ceremony, reality and the script, which really caused the audience to burst into laughter, and even Lan Li couldn't help laughing.

Finally, at the end of the film screening, Billy imitated the standing posture of the little golden man, walked from the big screen to the real stage, the curtain fell, Billy really appeared in front of everyone, and the audience applauded.

Under the watchful eye, Billy walked all the way to the front of the stage and accepted the cheers of the audience, but his footsteps did not stop, but walked all the way off the stage;

Stood by Ryan and Lan Li's side.