And for this year's Oscars, there is a strange phenomenon, that is, the best movies seem to be concentrated at the end of the year, it is already December, and there are still three unreleased movies - "Slumdog Millionaire", "Rejuvenation", "Batman - The Dark Knight" in the "Oscar Series" is estimated to score more than 90 points! This is the first time the Wall Street Journal has published this column.

This is very strange and exciting for other people, but there is a person who is really complicated, when Li Xiaole saw this "Wall Street Journal", he could only show a helpless smile, alas, in the history of his memory, this year is by no means an Oscar year, and only "No Country for Old Men" and "Atonement" are stronger.

But now, he has to face the extra opponents "Slumdog Millionaire", "Rejuvenation", and "Batman - The Dark Knight", which are the three Oscar favorites at the same time.

I can't blame anyone else, it's all because of himself...... The filming of "Sadek Bale" led to the development of special effects CG, allowing "Rejuvenation", which was originally unable to overcome the problem of computer CG, to start early, "Iron Man" created a superhero storm, allowing Warner to start "Batman - The Dark Knight" a year ahead of schedule, and as for "Slumdog Millionaire", it was simply his own mess and given to Sony......

In the face of this situation, if it seems to be someone else, I am afraid that I will be annoyed, but at this moment, Li Xiaole's mood is completely different, he neither regrets nor is he nervous, but more excited!

He has been so excited that he can't sleep for several nights in a row~! Yes~~ Finally...... He was finally able to compete with so many top directors~ Compared to last year, as a spectator, watching Martin Sexes and Eastwood compete for supremacy, finally~~ This year's stage belongs to him~~!

At night, Li Xiaole lay on the soft bed and couldn't fall asleep excitedly, his mind was always the shot of him standing on the Oscar podium, and under the stage sat the Coen brothers, known as the kings of cults, David Fincher, a genius in genre films, and Christopher Nolan, who represented the light of Britain, Danny Boyle...... At that moment, he will face off against the strongest directors of this era!

Whether he wins or loses, it will be the most glorious moment of his directorial career~~ He leaned on the bed, his ears were still echoing the sound of the waves of the Indian Ocean swaying, squinting his eyes at the brilliant night scene of Los Angeles outside the window, those lights were dimly transformed into fireflies~~ Flashing a little light in the night sky, he seemed to be lying in this galaxy city, fluttering, wandering, as if as long as he stretched out his hand, his childhood dream was about to reach ~~~

The corners of Li Xiaole's mouth were raised, hugging the sweet galaxy and sea and slowly falling asleep......

As the morning light rose in the sky, the much-anticipated day of December 7th finally arrived, while "The Golden Compass" chose the "Chinese Theater" and "Atonement" as the premiere venue at the AMC Center Theater, the largest theater in New York, attracting most of the media, "Life of Pi" chose to be low-key and chose the Fox Theater in Los Angeles, a small old-fashioned theater, as its premiere location.

Li Xiaole chose this theater for a reason, because it has the largest seat pitch, as well as the best IMAX screen, and the best Dolby 7. 1. Surround sound, so that the audience can experience the best viewing experience.

The premiere of "Youth Pi" this time is far from the scenery of "Iron Man", there is no red carpet, and there are no big-name starring stars, because this premiere is private, and people are invited to participate in the form of free tickets, Black Pearl Company not only invited almost all the well-known directors in the circle, as well as media reporters and film critics, but also invited the senior management of the six major studios in a provocative manner.

This kind of behavior caused a stunned look in the industry, is he so confident in his "bad movie"? actually invited competitors to attend the premiere, or did Li Xiaole want to canvass for the Oscars in advance? Yes, this is more likely, because a considerable number of these people he invited are eligible for the Oscars.

This makes many people cry and laugh, a "bad movie" is still so high-profile and humiliating, it is really funny, but most people still chose to attend, the directors are to support Li Xiaole, the media critics are for tomorrow's press releases and film reviews, and the senior executives of the six major studios are to see how their opponents slowly fall in front of their eyes, and the eradication of the cancer of black pearl is the thing they are most willing to see at this stage

In the evening, when the top executives of Black Pearl, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, and Wagner walked into the Fox Theater from the VIP passage, they saw that the closed theater was already crowded, waiting for the movie to open Hundreds of people were in the theater lounge, and celebrities from all circles of Hollywood gathered at the scene, like a large circle party.

Tom Cruise and George Clooney, as representatives of the Black Pearl Company, constantly greeted the people around them, "Steven~~You're here~~Long time no see~~" "George~~Oh my God~~!" George, how can you have time to come~~ I'm so honored. "Martin, I'm sorry, I didn't go because I wasn't available at the time for Gangs of New York, Xie Lu, thank you for coming."

Spielberg, George Lucas, Martin Sicorsese, these big directors came to cheer, which made Tom Cruise and George Clooney very excited, but not everyone was happy to appear, and the executives of the six major studios obviously made people feel very unhappy.

Tom Cruise: They inevitably saw Cork and Canon of MGM, the notorious capital hunters in the circle, and Brad Gray, the president who fired him from Paramount two years ago, these three guys are really disgusting.

"Tommy~~Hey~Tommy~~Congratulations~~" The chubby Brad Gray came over and gave Tom Cruise, who was swept away from Paramount, a warm hug with a smirk.

"Mr. Gray, why are you here~~" Tom Cruise could only squeeze out a smile, trying to suppress the anger in his mind to avoid his fist from smashing into the old guy's face.

"Tommy, the Black Pearl Company is fantastic, and we're always ready to welcome you to the big leagues." Brad Gray had a victorious grin on his chubby face and squeezed Tom Cruise's shoulder.

"Paramount is also very good, "Transformers" has also become popular recently, and we also welcome you to join our Black Pearl Pictures Alliance~" Tom Cruise said without showing weakness.

"Tom~~Director Coppola over there is looking for you~~Sorry everyone~" Seeing that the situation was not right, George Clooney came over and pulled him away with a smile.

Seeing George Cruise come over and pull Tom Cruise away, Canon couldn't help but look at his back and snorted coldly: "The company is going down, but the temper is not small." ”

"Ignore him, don't forget what we're here for." Cork grinned like his trademark old fox.

The premiere of "Life of Pi" is not an ordinary movie premiere, to a greater extent, it is a dark war between the Hollywood League and the emerging Black Pearl Film Alliance, both sides are striving for greater support from each other in the industry, and the Hollywood League led by the Big Six currently occupies an absolute advantage, at this time, the Black Pearl Film Alliance is about to collapse, Brad Gray Fat and Cork The two bigwigs want to start accepting his resources before the Black Pearl falls.

And for the people of the Black Pearl Film Alliance, "Life of Pi" is their last hope, although this hope is almost invisible......

Both sides anxiously wait for the start of the movie with their different moods.

Finally, as the electronic clock number at the entrance passed 20:05, the anxious people all stood up and began to enter the arena one after another, and Tom Cruise entered the arena and saw Lei Ting, who was in charge of arranging the position.

"Miss Lei~~What about Li~~Why didn't anyone see him~?" Tom Cruise and George Clooney asked eagerly, their nervous hearts were about to jump out now, but why didn't the protagonist disappear today?

"Huh~~ Over there?" Lei Ting pointed to the sound speaker next to the theater, and the two followed his fingers to look over, only to see Li Xiaole, who was wearing blue overalls, holding a screwdriver and several theater technicians to adjust the audio and video system.

Li Xiaole saw them come in, put down the life in his hand, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and led the two to sit in the middle seat with a smile: "Hey, you guys are here~~ Come here to sit." ”

"Lee, you're really laid-back......" Tom Cruise and George Clooney were a little crying and laughing, the great director was still in the mood to be busy arranging the sound of the theater at this time...... He's so confident.

Only Lei Ting knew in his heart that the real most nervous person at the scene was Li Xiaole, if he didn't distract himself from the sound system now, he might not be able to hide his anxiety.

For Li Xiaole, this film will be the biggest bet of his career, and whether he wins or loses will affect the fate of his life.

Li Xiaole looked at it, he saw Spielberg, George Lucas, Coppola, and Martin Sicorsese, these director masters, his chest couldn't help but stir, he finally wanted to show his works in front of these great directors, the only pity is that James Cameron, who was busy filming "Avatar", did not come...... Maybe he thinks he doesn't need to watch his "bad movie", right?

As the lights on the scene slowly dimmed, Lei Ting quietly turned her head and asked Li Xiaole, who had a stiff smile on her face and her hand firmly grasping the bench cushion, "How is it, do you need me to tell you a joke to relax now?" ”

"Alas...... I feel like I'll die at my movie preview sooner or later, and now I'm going to have a heart complication and hang up with my heart, and the end of my life should be in such a place~~~~~" Li Xiaole touched his chest and pretended to be "no", pouting at Lei Ting: "Now, only the artificial respiration of a beautiful woman can save me~"

"It's still a joke at this time~" Lei Ting glared at him and said coldly, but from his eyes, he could see that the two strong emotions of excitement and nervousness were intertwined...... couldn't help but reach out and clench Li Xiaole's damp palm.

"Don't worry, you have to believe in yourself, just like I believe in you~~" Lei Ting comforted him in a soft tone, Li Xiaole looked at the rare calm and gentleness in Lei Ting's eyes, then put away his smile and nodded, and his mood slowly calmed down from anxiety and excitement......

As the quiet and mysterious black pirate ship on the screen roared out of the waves, everyone's eyes were on the big screen~~~~

"Black Pearl's trump card is about to debut~~!"