Chapter 208: Guest host

"Wang Yang won the best director!" When Harrison Ford shouted the name of Magic Yang, this news quickly appeared in every online live broadcast room, and Sina, Sohu, Netease and other places on the Chinese network were already full of joy, the first Chinese director to win the Oscar for Best Director!

When it comes to the achievements of Chinese people on the Oscar stage, the legendary cinematographer James Wong (1899-8-28 to 1976-7-12) is one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Cinematographers in Cinema" voted by the members of the International Association of Cinematographers, and has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won twice (1956, 1964).

Then in 1984, Wu Han (Haing-S-Ngor, Chinese-Cambodian mixed-race, 1940-03-22 to 1996-02-25) won the Best Supporting Actor Award for "The Last Emperor", and Su Cong, who won the Best Original Score in 1988 for "The Last Emperor", as well as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige's nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, and 1993's "Farewell My Concubine" won Gu Changwei the Best Cinematography Award.

and then to the nominations of Ang Lee's "The Wedding Banquet" and "Eating Men and Women", in 2001, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won 10 nominations, including Best Director, and finally won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction (Tim Yip), Best Cinematography (Bao Dexi), and Best Original Score (Tan Dun). That year, Ang Lee won the Directors Guild Award but failed to win the Oscar, making the Guild and the Oscars fail for the fifth time.

And today is the sixth time! Wang Yang, who is only 23 years old, won the best director, becoming the first director to win the award for a science fiction film!

Done what Stanley Kubrick (1972, A Clockwork Orange), George Lucas (1978, A Star Wars), Steven Spielberg (1983, A Wicker e.t.) didn't do back then!

"Netizens have gone crazy, constantly brushing the name of Magic Young, and we also want to see a photo of him holding the trophy for the first time, but now the news agency has not passed it on. In the Sina live broadcast room, the host Zeng Zihang looked at the message on the computer screen and said, he asked the other three guests: "There were two upsets in this year's Oscars, and the best actor and director both chose young people, why is this?"

"It's no surprise that The Pianist and District 9 are the closest anti-war and human films of the year. Cheng Qingsong was very happy and said: "The two awards were given to Adrien Brody and Wang Yang respectively, which shows that most of the judges want to show their anti-war attitude through such a choice, and it is understandable that they chose Magic Yang over Polanski." ”

Wang Lei nodded and said: "Polanski's suspicion of seducing little girls has always existed, if art is art, and it has nothing to do with anything else, then his nomination has already shown that he was not even nominated for the Golden Globe Award." Cheng Qingsong said: "The two youngest new records also show that the 75-year-old Oscar is not old, otherwise it would be Robert Downey Jr. and Roman Polanski." Zeng Zihang asked, "Director Wu, what do you think?"

"In fact, the Oscars have always favored young directors, and winning the Golden Globe in their 30s is basically the Oscar. Wu Shixian said: "Wang Yang is very popular in the United States, and many media fans have high expectations, and he is considered to be the new generation of Steven Spielberg. Cheng Qingsong nodded and said: "There is this saying, when "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" came out, it was also said that he was a new generation of Robert Zemeckis. ”…… At the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Avenue in Los Angeles, the audience and guests were amused by the new best director on the stage, and the loud whistle sounded throughout the venue.

"But......" and when everyone's laughter stopped, Wang Yang, who was not at all overwhelmed with excitement, looked at Harrison Ford who was smiling next to him, raised the little golden man in his hand, and said: "Although it is not a beauty award, I am very happy, everyone knows that Harrison Ford presented me with the award, this Oscar won by a science fiction movie, this is really significant!"

"Whew!" The venue suddenly resounded with thunderous applause, and the star guests such as Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeves laughed and stood up and applauded, Martin Scorsese, Rob Marshall and other candidates, as well as the guests of the blockbuster movie also stood up, and the applause even became like a rumble, and the audience shouted loudly: "Wow, hoo β€”β€”" and Harrison Ford on the stage also held the envelope and laughed and applauded.

These applause is not only to Wonder Young, but also many, many science fiction filmmakers, because Harrison Ford is none other than Han Solo, the actor of the Star Wars series, Rick Decard, the actor of Blade Runner, and Indiana Jones, the hero of the Raiders of the Lost Ark series directed by Steven Spielberg, who represents George Lucas, Ridley Scott, and Spielberg and others.

Now that he is presenting this award, it is like a sense of recognition and inheritance, and these science fiction masters jointly award the best director award to a promising young man, and put the future of science fiction in his hands.

The huge applause in the venue rang for a while before it gradually stopped, and more than half of the 45 seconds of the allotted speaking time had passed, Wang Yang looked at the crowd in the audience who had not all re-seated, and said again: "Harrison Ford presented me with the award, which makes me very, very happy." Maybe everyone has found ......" Under the smiles of everyone, he imitated Steve Martin's previous speaking gesture and said in an accentuated tone: "That's a clear message!"

"Ahh......h

Although it is hilarious, and Magic Young has always had a stand-up comedy-style stage style, the organizers have begun to be vigilant, they don't want another Michael Moore incident, and the staff will start to beat the music at any moment to rush him down.

However, Wang Yang had no intention of going overboard, he adjusted the atmosphere back to ease up, and said with a smile: "The charm of science fiction movies is that the world it shows is full of imagination and infinite possibilities...... So thank you sci-fi, I hope that in the near future, I can bring it here again, stand on this stage again. ”

The guests and the audience gave him another round of applause, and some reporters couldn't help but light up their eyes, this is a good news topic, and Magic Yang wants to make another sci-fi film to hit the Oscars!

"Yes, I'll make science fiction movies again. Wang Yang looked at the smiling faces of everyone in the audience, and spread his hands like Steve Martin with the trophy, and said: "I think everyone will support me to shoot, except for France and Germany, of course." ”

"Hahaha!" There was another burst of laughter in the room, louder than Steve Martin had said at the beginning, and in addition to the double effect of this double effect, the atmosphere had become very brisk after a party, but there were also some Republicans who booed a few times without grace. Jessica smiled and applauded gently, but there was also a feeling that she was walking a tightrope in her heart, don't get excited, it's good to be humorous!

The timing light over there has been lit, indicating that it's time to speak, a fun talk show is helpful for the clip ratings, and it's not a big deal for the best director to speak for a few more minutes, but Jill Gates and others are really full of apprehension, and it's better to end safely than to risk letting him continue!

"The lights are on, but I haven't started to thank you yet, what's going on?" In the chuckle, Wang Yang ignored the lighting timer light, and said with a puzzled expression: "Everyone seems to be wearing a Rolex tonight, and the second hand turns around for tens of thousands of yuan." The audience burst into laughter, and he shrugged his shoulders slightly, saying, "Although you are." The laughter suddenly turned into laughter that resounded throughout the room.

Wang Yang made a gesture to look at his watch on his right wrist, looked at it and said, "It's less than 4 hours, no wonder my mind feels so good." The laughter continued to ring, Jack Nicholson, Halle Berry and others all opened their mouths wide with laughter, Wang Yang raised his fists again, and said seriously: "But we should protect the 9-hour tradition of the Oscars!"

"Hahaha-" The Kodak Theater's crazy burst of laughter suddenly broke tonight's record, and almost all of the celebrity guests in the front rows were smiling and smiling, Nicole Kidman, who had just said that she wanted to protect tradition, smiled and lowered her head to avoid the camera, waving her palm "Don't joke with me." Jessica smiled and covered her mouth with one hand, leaning back naturally, while Donnie and the others next to her laughed and applauded.

The longest time in the history of the Oscars was 4 hours and 16 minutes at last year's 74th edition, but the 9 hours were a famous self-deprecating joke by the previous organizers, and that footage was also shown in tonight's revisit of the classics.

"I don't know what's in the back, but everybody's so eager to go over there, maybe there's some surprise. Wang Yang pointed sideways in the direction of the backstage, and in the midst of everyone's uncontrollable laughter, he spread his hands and said, "Maybe you can see Steve Martin eating the trophy for Best Picture there." ”

The deafening laughter almost reached its peak, and the wartime Kodak Theatre was even more joyous than usual, and at the beginning of tonight, Steve Martin had a joke about licking all the trophies backstage. Seeing that Wang Yang was about to end this talk show and said "thank you", the audience suddenly burst into warm applause, as well as the shouts and whistles of the upper audience, and the timing light has entered the red of complete warning, and the music of the band will sound at any time, although as long as Magic Yang does not talk about politics, the organizer will not really rush him down, after all, he is not in such a hurry, but it is a very moment, and he has used it for almost 3 minutes.

"I want to thank my parents for this award, I love you very much!" Wang Yang held the little golden figure and looked at the audience, officially entered the thank you link, and in a light applause, he said quickly: "My friends, colleagues from Flame Films, and all the cast and crew of "District 9", Valey Pfister ......" After reading many names, he looked at a position in the front row and said with a smile: "And my baby Jessica, without your encouragement, support and care, without this moment, I love you." ”

The venue burst into applause, many female guests and female audiences applauded from the bottom of their hearts, and the camera swept Jessica again, she pursed her lips and smiled, her two big eyes were a little red, and her heart was filled with a real happiness, muttering: "I love you." ”

"Wait a minute!" Wang Yang raised his hand to stop the live band that was about to play music, he agreed to give an anti-war speech, the joke just now did not count, and said: "When we were filming "District 9" in '01, we went to Johannesburg, South Africa, that city is very strange, the city center is very prosperous and beautiful, but in Soweto, 6 miles to the south, it is poor and broken, like two worlds. ”

The camera swept over the celebrity guests in the front row, only to see that they all listened calmly, and the audience was also silent, Wang Yang continued: "We are fortunate to live in the world in the center of the city, but at this moment, there are many people who are suffering, especially the war has made more people face difficult days. I hope that one day, the two worlds can truly become one, sharing peace, freedom and happiness. Anyway, let's get it over quickly!

The quiet audience immediately burst into strong applause, a large number of celebrity guests, audience reporters and others stood up with applause, as well as cheers and whistles, and at the same time the desolate soundtrack of "District 9" sounded, Wang Yang raised the trophy in his hand, and walked to the seat with Harrison Ford, who was supposed to go backstage to be interviewed and photographed by reporters from all walks of life, but the best film was about to be awarded, and he was the producer of "District 9".

The crowd greeted the youngest best director with a standing and crazy applause, and his humorous and affectionate and touching speech that expressed his position and views impressed many people, and that talk show made people see his eloquence again, because it was not possible to prepare the speech in advance by stringing together tonight's jokes in a playful way.

What makes everyone secretly sigh is that this guy has created a miracle record for winning the award, but he is not excited, and he has been controlling the emotional atmosphere of the entire venue, what a magical young man!

Martin Scorsese smiled and gave a thumbs up to the camera, Jack Nicholson in sunglasses laughed and shouted something, and as Wang Yang walked by, Nicole Kidman smiled: "If it takes 9 hours, it's really unthinkable." Cameron Diaz and others next to him also laughed and said, "You said awesome!", "Congratulations!...... Jill Gates and other organizers breathed a long sigh of relief, Michael Moore was just the winner of the best documentary feature film that didn't get much attention, and if the best director did it again, they would definitely get a lot of complaints and be held accountable by the TV station, but thankfully Wonder Young made a very perfect and timely speech.

And the thousands of viewers in front of the TV naturally listened to this sentiment throughout the whole process, and the fans who liked him were even more fascinated, such as Evelyn, who laughed and shouted repeatedly; many viewers who had previously said that they would boycott and hate him were also a little psychologically loose at this time, and Magic Young didn't seem to be so annoying, many people turned to treat him calmly, let's take a look at his war prediction first, he said that he would fight for a month, but the Allies had already driven straight into Baghdad in 3 days, only a few hundred kilometers away.

"Haha, he can make people laugh at any time......" Natalie on the sofa smiled, still breathless, she watched Wang Yang on the TV screen walk towards Jessica, holding her chin and sighing, there is no way, people know each other early, encourage and support early...... At this time, in a thunderous applause, Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas, dressed in black suits and bow ties, walked out, and Natalie suddenly shouted: "Oh, please, let me watch their kiss and then turn the camera!"

Looking at Wang Yang holding the little golden figure and walking back with a smile, Jessica's eyes were full of pride, she opened her hands and hugged him tightly, raised her face and kissed him; Wang Yang kissed her soft lips, then let go of her and sat down together, and said hello to Donnie who patted him on the shoulder "hey". Just like the trophy of the Golden Globe Awards, Wang Yang stuffed the Oscar statuette into Jessica's hand and said with a smile: "Thank you beauty, now I give you this award, take it!"

"Oh my, I'm the best director!" Jessica steadied her grip on the trophy, looked at it with a smile, and said in an accentuated tone, "It's a clear signal." Wang Yang spread his hands slightly and smiled: "Yes, your sci-fi movie should be shot well." At this time, the thunderous applause gradually stopped, and seeing that the Douglas father and son on the stage were about to start awarding the best film, both of them looked at the stage with a smile.

"Thank you, thank you!" the white-haired Kirk Douglas (1916-12-09) pressed his son's shoulder, and said with a proud look and a little slurred speech: "He is my son Michael!" He glared, stretched out two fingers in his right hand, and said, "I have won twice!" Michael Douglas (1944-9-25) stood up straight, looking helpless as if he had been taught by his father.

There was laughter and applause from the audience, Douglas Jr. won Best Picture in 1976 as producer of "One Flew Over the Asylum" and Best Actor in 1987 for "Wall Street", while Douglas Sr. was nominated for Best Actor three times.

"You know, the 75th anniversary...... Back to 75 again?oh boy!" said Douglas Sr. reluctantly, and under the laughter and the smile of his son, "we're here tonight to deliver tomorrow's headlines." Seeing that little Douglas picked up the envelope in his hand to open it, he hurriedly taught and reminded: "Be concise when you speak!" The venue was full of laughter and applause, especially little Douglas was very funny.

"Ahem, my father in the film industry. Little Douglas folded his hands solemnly, looked at the audience and introduced: "He will announce the final award of this annual film event, and his name is in this envelope." He handed the envelope to his father and said, "There are ...... shortlists for Best Picture."

The big screen on stage changed to a live nominee and a scene of the nominee and the nominee film at the same time, "Chicago, Martin Richards." Richards' face was calm, and the audience burst into thunderous applause, "District 9," Wang Yang and Stephen McCormie. The applause that stopped for a second erupted again, and Wang Yang smiled at the camera on the screen, "Gangs of New York," Erboto Grimody and Harvey Weinstein ...... "The Pianist," Roman Polanski, Robert Benmousa and Alan Saad. ”

With continued loud applause, Douglas Jr. continued to read out the last nomination: "The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers, Barry M. Osborne, Fran Welsh and Peter Jackson." ”

After the introduction, the TV camera returned to the stage of the father-son burlesque show, old Douglas clumsily opened the envelope, little Douglas made hand movements, reminding him: "Uh, you have to say that the winner is ......" Old Douglas looked disdainful, and in turn taught his son: "The winner is!" The audience and guests immediately laughed, the winner was the Oscar's initial statement, and then the academy felt that this seemed too narrow, after all, excellent movies can't simply be put together to compete, so it was changed to the winner.

"......" Old Douglas pulled out the letter and looked down with squinted eyes, and he suddenly tore the letter in half with an impatient face, and handed it half to his son in the laughter of the audience, and then the father and son put the letter together again, and laughed in unison, "Chicagoβ€”"

"Ahh......hhh

The main creators and stars of the "Chicago" guests hugged each other in ecstasy, and the gray-haired Martin Richards pressed his forehead and stood up and was already hugged. He hugged director Rob Marshall, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger...... "Bang-" The other people who were not nominated for the film also laughed and applauded, and the same is true for "District 9", Wang Yang, Jessica, Downey and others all stood up and clapped their hands, and they were naturally a little disappointed when they were defeated, but they didn't expect too much, because the anti-war "The Pianist" is the best among the candidates, and "Chicago" can represent peace, and science fiction, Cult movies have never won Best Picture, and Best Director is already a big breakthrough.

Jessica looked at Martin Richards, who was excited to walk on the stage, and applauded, while sighing with some sighs: "Wow, the musical and dance film won the best picture again." She glanced at Wang Yang, who clapped her hands next to her, and couldn't help but think of the phone call that invited her to audition, he said, "It's time, the song and dance film will be fully revived!" Thinking that she was the first heroine of this wave of revival, she smiled: "Amazing!"

"What a mess tonight's awards!" said Robert Downey Jr. with a laugh. This year's Oscars have a number of new records, the youngest actor and director, Meryl Strypp surpassed Audrey Hepburn's 12 with 13 actor nominations, science fiction returned to the Oscars after 20 years and won the director award for the first time, and after "Oliver" in 1968, another musical and dance film won the best picture...... "Oh God! In front of the microphone on stage, Martin Richards looked speechless with joy on his face, and director Rob Marshall also walked onto the stage, celebrating and hugging with the Douglas father and son. As the applause subsided, Martin Richards took the trophy and said, "It's been a long time! Mom and Dad will know I'm where I am today, God......!

Then, in the chaotic words, he thanked the main creators of the "Chicago" crew, the leading actors, some friends who supported him, etc., and he held the trophy in one hand and the base in the other, and said affectionately: "And dear Mary Lee and my late partner Robert Fryer......" He bent over and bowed: "I bless you! I bless everyone! Thank you!"

The audience burst into applause, Martin Richards, Rob Marshall, and Douglas and sons left the stage together, and the screen camera then switched to the front of the microphone podium on the right side of the stage, and the host Steve Martin clapped his palms a few times, and in the applause that had not stopped, he pressed his hands to the podium and said, "Okay, the award ceremony is finally halfway over!"

The applause from the audience was suddenly covered by everyone's laughter, and the camera quickly swept over Wang Yang, who had just said "9 hours", only to see him grinning; Steve Martin over there raised his hands, still with a faint serious expression, and said: "I want to thank many people tonight, especially Wang Yang! Why should I thank him? Because it doesn't matter if I thank him." ”

"Hahahaha-" The theater's laughter suddenly became louder, this is Steve Martin is "avenging" just now! The broadcast camera returned to Wang Yang, he raised his eyebrows and rolled his eyes to make a funny expression of "I don't care", and the laughter suddenly did not weaken but became louder and louder: "Ahahaha-" The audience and guests were amused by the host and the guest host.

"And all the young people who are watching overseas, all we are thinking about is you! I hope you enjoy this show, this festival is dedicated to you!" Steve Martin pointed to the camera and said a few words, and finally raised his hands and smiled: "Good night!"

In the thunderous applause, the venue played the joyful song of "Chicago": "Da Da Da, Da ......"

(To be continued)