When this list was announced, the media seemed to be even more excited than when "The Talented Ripley" was just released, and their restless restlessness was like a microcosm of not too big or small, planting a faint seed in the hearts of many fans who pay attention to Hollywood, slowly breeding a vague feeling, making them feel as if they were at an inexplicable turning point - it seems to ...... They are happy to see the existence of such a dark horse in the awards season.

Whether it's because of the topicality attached to the dark horse itself, or whether they genuinely want to see someone willing to break the shackles of Hollywood's decay, it doesn't make any difference to Theolod. He has experienced a harsh gay winter that is even more terrible than this world, and has also witnessed the birth of a more controversial masterpiece than "The Genius Ripley" - yes, he only dared to "witness" at that time, while secretly sighing and admiring in his heart, while paying lip service to the crowd and watching coldly.

Although the film was well received by a large number of people, and was worthy of a statuette from any point of view - except sexual perspective, in the end it could not even get a consolation nomination, and for a long time afterward, Theolod did not hear a single word about the creator of that movie, and the reason for this was that he knew it as early as when he saw that movie, otherwise he would not have been so embarrassed and regretful.

Therefore, compared to that movie, "The Genius Ripley" is already too lucky.

However, the restlessness of the outside world seems to affect the people around him, and at the moment when the nomination was announced, thanks to his good popularity, countless phone calls flew from all over the United States, and the mobile phone rang again, but this time, perhaps because he was no longer the fledgling rookie he used to be, and those calls were so many that even a good-natured and polite person like him didn't want to pay attention to them.

He only took a few calls from his closest friends, such as Norton, tossed the phone to Nattell, left it to him — it was time for his assistant to do his part — and turned to give Marshall, who was grinning with excitement, a comforting hug.

Natel saw Theolod turn to look at him, and thought he wanted to have a joyful hug with him, in fact, he instinctively opened his arms slightly at that moment, but the next second it was not his Theo who threw himself into his arms, but his Theo's mobile phone, as for the person he thought would hug a full bosom, he turned around directly without saying a word, calmly and almost domineeringly grabbed the idiot who was almost grinning to the root of his ears into his arms, and patted his back hard with (loving) love.

Immediately, Natel had the urge to shove the vibrating thing in his hand (because of the phone) into the idiot's mouth.

"Look at your excited look, my agent, this is only the Golden Globe, and it's still a nomination, you act like I've already held the trophy in my hand, standing on the stage to give you a speech, how do I remember when I won that Golden Globe, you weren't so excited?"

Theolod didn't mind giving this old friend in every sense of the word a soothing hug, his stupid look vaguely reminded him of the last world when he won the first actor under him, and even worse, after all, although that Marshall was very happy, his achievements at that time were much greater than this Marshall, and his mentality towards awards was different.

Maybe it's been a long time, Theolod now rarely thinks of the former Mr. agent, and now once again unveils the veil of memory, for some reason, there is less depression, but the nostalgia and emotion are getting heavier and heavier, and the feeling is like an old man recalling his embarrassing young and frivolous old man.

"It's not the same, kid, you were a supporting actor at that time, and now you're the leading actor! There is no comparison between the gold content of these two trophies!" Marshall tightened his arms with a smile, then let go of Theolod, and looked at him with laugh lines, as if he was looking at the young man who ran to him to recommend himself, nearly five years have passed, and the other party's eyes that contain the whole star, that indifference and pride, as before.

The years have not left any shadow on his soul, and his calmness and self-confidence, which can be described as the quiet years of time, are still imperceptibly influencing his "old friends". Marshall gradually retracted his smug drift and shook his head: "That's right, it's just the Golden Globe Awards, and our goal is the Oscars." ”

As he spoke, he looked down at his phone again, and the smile on his face that had just faded resurfaced: "But, look, I'm right, the gold content of Best Actor is more than a star and a half higher than that of a supporting actor, my lovely Theo, guess who is calling now?"

"Just pick a name from those well-known production companies and tell me, and I think these familiar names will be reported on your phone in the future. Theolod shrugged helplessly and pointed to the grandmother sitting with Helen in the living room, "I'm going to see Maggie." ”

Marshall's gaze circled between the old man and his grandson, and then made a "you go" gesture.

Theorod, who left this sentence and walked towards Maggie, probably didn't see Marshall's expression, but Nattel, who had been dealing with the phone, could see it clearly. He put away his cell phone, which had been beaten to no battery, and said to Marshall, "I know you wanted Theo to move out alone when he became more and more famous, and you think that he has been living in an elderly neighborhood with his grandmother is not good for his 'image'." ”

Marshall was in a conversation with a certain producer on Paramount on the other end, so he had to take the time to cover the microphone and look at Nattle with a frown: "Seriously? Are you really going to talk about this at this time?"

"I advise you to dispel this thought. Nattle shrugged, "For his sake, don't you see that the only thing he cares about is acting and his family compared to the Oscars you are looking forward to?"

Marshall's good mood was lost by this obvious hostile and repulsive remark, he said something to the person on the other end of the phone, hung up the phone hurriedly, looked at this "one of the people that Theorod valued the most", and loosened his tie: "...... Okay, now you're questioning my sincerity and sincerity to that child? Do you think that my lust for profit is desperate for the interests I see?"

"What do you think? At least Oscar seems to have kept you busy for a long time. ”

"That's the necessary procedure and experience for him as an actor, if he wants to get more room to be willful!Fod'ssake, I've known him for five years, and as an agent and friend, I have to think about things that are different from normal friends. Of course, I can only care about everything that is good for him emotionally like a normal friend, but in addition to my friend, I am also his agent, and I must be responsible for him, and I do it for his good. ”

"Really?" Natle had a calm smile on his face that was rare in front of Theorod, maybe he was indeed an impulsive and irritable guy, but if it was just that, his roots in North Las Vegas could not have been shaken by now, "Your words are not unreasonable, but I only have one question, from Theorod's screen debut to now, how many of his movies have been selected by you, the agent?"

Marshall was dumbfounded.

"Maybe you should learn to understand him, if you really do good for him, otherwise you won't just lose my patience. Natel patted him lightly on the shoulder and walked out of the study.

Theorod, who was sitting next to Maggie in the living room, couldn't hear the conversation between Natel and Marshall, and he glanced in the direction of the two of them, and his intuition told him that the topic might not be pleasant, but Maggie was pulling him to reminisce with him at the moment—it seemed that the older a person is, the more he remembers the events of his early years, but he can't remember the recent events very clearly—he can't go over to see what happened, so he can only give him an inquiring look when Natel walks out.

Natel shook his head with a smile, then raised the uncharged phone in his hand, apparently he didn't want to reveal the topic: "Don't you want me to help you deal with these calls in the future." ”

"Nuttel, come on, I'm just talking to Theo about your stay in North Las Vegas. When Maggie saw Nattell, she immediately took his hand lovingly and asked him to sit next to Theorod, "At that time, Theo, this kid didn't want to be in contact with anyone but you, and now you are still a pair of good friends, this kind of relationship should be cherished, how many people in the world can find such a partner? Remember the time when he was off drugs? Whenever he was better, he liked to look out the window and look out the street on the street, maybe he was waiting for you." ”

"Oh, really, how did I not know Theo was so clingy to me?" Nattel listened, and immediately threw Theolod a teasing smile that made her heart flutter.

Theolod kept a faint smile at Maggie, then turned his face, which turned into a wry smile when he looked at Nattel, and squeezed his eyes at him, telling him not to take it to heart - no, he just wanted to look out the window and the blue sky to relax......

"Of course. Maggie looked serious, "When he came here alone to struggle, every time he called or wrote a letter, he would ask you about this old friend, but at that time...... It's a good thing you're still together, and Theo has become a big star! We, the Lecht family, have never had a big star. ”

"Oh—" Nattel lengthened his voice, the amusement in his voice that almost made Theorod reluctant to leave the couch that had somehow embarrassed him. Hell, even Helen sat on the side and covered her mouth and smiled.

"Isn't this kid the same? He has a box dedicated to the things Theo gave him, and Theo's limited-edition signed DVDs are not pulled. ”

Helen's act of selling her son without hesitation immediately turned the embarrassed man into Nattel, and Theolod elongated the "oh" in his tone.

"So, you two have to take care of each other, I can't take care of you for the rest of your life, Theo. Maggie touched Theolod's blonde hair lovingly, and her wrinkled face was full of the old man's love for her grandson, "In my life, I will be satisfied to see my grandson so dazzling." ”

“…… What do you say, grandma. Theorod was silent for a moment and put his arm around her shoulder, Maggie's words reminded him of his grandmother who had left him due to injury in his previous life, counting the time......

No.

"Do you want to see your grandson win an Oscar?" Theolod looked up and looked straight at Maggie.

"Of course, everyone wants their children to get the highest honors. ”

“…… Well, grandma, how many Oscars do you want to see? How can my grandmother Theorod be satisfied with just one statuette?"

A proud smile quietly bloomed on Theorod's face, which sounded like a joke, but his calm and relaxed tone was not as good as a joke, so that Marshall, who had just come out of the study, almost threw his phone out when he heard this.

Oscar? Or "several"? You are a little golden man on the side of the road, picking a handful of wild flowers! What about your disdainful posture of the Oscar Academy? Where did you throw it?

Fortunately, there are no outsiders here, otherwise if this sentence had been heard by the media who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, the next day the newspapers would have begun to hype Theorod's "wild words", and "The Genius Ripley" would be thrown mercilessly into a clammy corner where no one cares.

Maggie was amused by this, and she only thought that Theolod was joking to coax her. But Theolod really didn't say anything big, if he really aimed to go straight to the Oscars...... That's really not that difficult, and the only thing that bothers him at the moment is how to make those academics convince him to give the little golden man while allowing him to fully enjoy the fun of performing.

It seems that more attention will be paid to the selection of films in the future, but for now...... For the time being, let him see how these judges will react to "The Genius Ripley".

Yes, Theolod is holding such a playful mentality, wearing a casual suit like going to a nightclub club, to participate in his 57th Golden Globe Awards party.

"Hi, Best Actor nominee. Theorod, who was sitting leisurely in his seat, felt someone tap him on the shoulder, and he looked back at the other person and immediately smiled.

"Hey, Best Supporting Actor nominee. ”

"What a coincidence, how did I meet you here? ”

"yes, what a coincidence, oh, I remembered, a crew would sit together. ”

Theorod and Jude sang and sang together with a British humor, which made Kate on the side twitch the corners of her mouth: "I really want to paste the high heels on my feet one by one on your face." ”

A movie, contracting the best actor and supporting actor, is also quite powerful. 166 Reading Network