Chapter 48: Red Carpet Interview
"The Pearl Harbor thing, I know it's Michael Eisner looking for a draw, and it has nothing to do with Ben [Affleck]. Sid waved his hand generously.
His words couldn't help but make Matt Damon breathe a sigh of relief: "If you don't blame him." ”
Just after Sid and Matt Damon had a few more conversations, several more figures walked in from outside, only to see three men in black suits and black sunglasses, even when they entered the tent, they did not take off their sunglasses.
"I'll go, are they cosplaying the Matrix?" Sid couldn't help but spit out.
"It's Russell Crowe. Matt Damon said, looking over there.
"What's going on?" asked Sid curiously.
Because he found that the two big men who followed Russell Crowe were not his entourage, they followed him step by step, but more like bodyguards.
"You don't know?" asked Matt Damon, surprised.
"You know what?" Sid shook his head in confusion.
"That's the FBI!" Matt Damon said in a low voice.
"FBI?" Sid remembered at this time, as if a certain actor at a certain Oscar did come with bodyguards.
"I heard that Russell offended a South American gang because he made an anti-terrorism action movie, and the gang said that they wanted to kidnap him. Matt Damon saw that Sid really didn't know, so he explained: "According to the police, his kidnapping ticket is worth $13 million. ”
The news also said that the gang said that if they caught him, they would cut off one finger a day before the film company lost money, and only gave him a maximum of 10 days. Matt Damon said with a pair of hands in his eyes shining with excitement.
"Wow, Russell Crowe is unlucky, why are you so excited?" Sid said as he glanced at Matt Damon, speechless.
"Hee-hee, this is not the first time I've seen someone kidnapped, it's fun. Matt Damon smiled.
After the two chatted a few more words, the guide also came to Sid and Matt Damon to tell him that the guests in front of him were finished. They can go on the red carpet, and Sid and the two Lindsay girls who came back walked through the entrance and officially walked on the Oscar red carpet.
As soon as a few people walked on the red carpet, they immediately attracted the "screams" of a group of young audiences on the high platform on the left side of the red carpet!
"Sid, Sid——!!!" "Matt, Damon, Damon——!!!" "Lindsay, Lindsay——!!"
Indeed, although the number of their small group is small, as soon as they are on the red carpet, they are quite eye-catching.
Whether it is the tall and handsome popular student Matt Damon, or the sunny and handsome "idol" director Sid, or Lindsay, who has made a strong presence in the past year with "Hannah Montana" and "Juno", they are all the best among the new generation of Hollywood members.
It's no wonder that the audience and fans on the high platform screamed "lost their minds" as soon as they saw them.
Sid smiled and waved to the fans, while looking at the stars on the red carpet.
"I'll go, there are really a lot of big names this year. After looking around, Matt Damon couldn't help but complain.
Jennifer Lopez, Tom Hanks, and Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and others who came from across the ocean were also interviewed by reporters in the middle of the red carpet.
"Well, it's huge. Even Sid, who was on the side, couldn't help but nod in agreement.
This year's Oscars can be regarded as an unprecedented grand one in recent years.
In addition to the star-studded stars and singers on the red carpet, on one side of the two wings of the red carpet are high auditoriums, on which are all enthusiastic hardcore movie fans specially screened by the academy. And today's starry red carpet can definitely make their screams pierce the sky.
On the other side is the Oscar press wall, yes, these media reporters from all over the world really form a "wall"!
They stand on the stepped platform, forming a huge flash wall, and each star will face their dense flash "attack" before entering the venue.
Fortunately, it's daytime, otherwise the stars would have to be blinded.
Although the current Oscar broadcasts do not pay attention to the red carpet show, in fact, the red carpet is full of excitement, whether it is the official reporter of ABC, the cinematographer of the film and the screaming high-stage audience. Only those who come here can truly appreciate that the so-called "Hollywood event" is indeed playing out in Los Angeles.
This is not only an unprecedented event in Hollywood, but also the essence of modern Western culture. Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire used the architectural wonders of the Colosseum to show the glory of the empire and unite the hearts of its subjects.
Hollywood and the Oscars are the great spectacle of the modern world, and the movie stars and music superstars who are marketed all over the world are the glory of the American empire and the light of civilization.
Or to put it another more modern term, "soft power"!
Sid, Lindsay and Matt Damon and others have greeted many celebrities along the way, and Lindsay has been amazed by many reporters along the road with a little sexy fairy dress.
And Matt Damon and his girlfriend were also separated from Sid because they were interviewed by reporters.
It's just that after Sid and Lindsay took a few steps forward, they were quickly stopped by the reporter on the right side of the red carpet and conducted an interview.
"Sid, this year's Oscars have added elements of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and Chinese culture, what do you think?" Although Sid can be regarded as the youngest group of guests on the red carpet, because of his dual identity as a genius director and the boss of the Fire Lion, media reporters from all over the world have thrown Sid with relatively more in-depth questions.
"I think that's a good thing. Sid smiled and said: "Just like Italy's "Life is Beautiful" two years ago, more excellent overseas films have entered North America, which is a great thing for both the local country and North America." ”
"The local film and culture can be better developed on the world stage through North America, just like the RB movies in the fifties and sixties, and the Hong Kong films in the eighties and nineties. ”
For North America, it is precisely because of these continuous influx of new cultures that North America's own culture can be reborn and grow. Any kind of stubbornly conservative culture will inevitably end up in exhaustion. Like the old Hollywood that was saved by French New Wave cinema. ”
Sid's words made a group of reporters nod their heads, although their primary targets today are those glamorous movie stars, but a popular "idol" director like Sid is also the focus of many media. Sid, on the other hand, is young and handsome, but he speaks a very insightful opinion, which makes many people secretly admire the fame.