Outside the Kodak Theater, everyone held their breath, there was no sound in the audience, and the suppressed surging emotions almost tore their hearts into countless pieces, as if they only needed a breeze to blow and fall apart. Lily Carter couldn't help but hold Emerson Carter's arm www.biquge.info hold it tightly, all the tension was concentrated on her fingertips, and the sound of her heart beating was amplified to the extreme.

Andy Isaac didn't hold back the powerful feeling of oppression after all, gasping for air, only to find that the air was so thin that his lungs were so hot as if they were about to catch fire, "Emerson, you say...... "Can Lance win the award?" But before the words could be spoken, everyone around made a "shhhh

Emerson subconsciously turned his head, his eyes were blank, the nervousness was slightly rippling in his eyes, the sweat on his forehead reflected in the night reflected a faint light, just glanced at Andy, and then raised his head again to look at the big screen in front of him, he didn't even feel the pain in his arm, the muscles all over his body seemed to have been numb, and all his attention was focused on the stage where the suspense was revealed.

More than 600 people gathered in the square, and the crowd of people blocked all around, but at this time there was no sound, as if even the sound of breathing had disappeared, and the whole square was empty, which more and more set off the noise from the big screen was extremely empty, and the loneliness echoed in the night.

"Horn", a car horn sounded suddenly, alarming the night, everyone turned their heads in unison, "shhh

A boy who looked like a college student in his early twenties was really startled by the sight in front of him. The red carpet on Hollywood Boulevard had been torn down, and traffic was back to normal, but at this time there was a long line of cars at the intersection, and at least a dozen cars were blocking him in front of him, and he looked up - it was a green light, but why didn't the traffic move? What's even more ridiculous is that there is no one urging in front? That's pretty unusual.

After all, the boy didn't hold back his curiosity, opened the car door and shouted to the front, "What the hell is going on?" ”

The driver of a car in front of him turned around and shouted, "The Oscar for Best Director is being announced." The boy's expression immediately brightened, "Martin or Lance?" He was obviously very concerned about the feast tonight, and understood at once, but the driver shook his head and did not answer.

The boy hesitated for a moment, but chose the latter between the car radio station and the live screen, and rushed forward at a trot. Immediately, many drivers followed suit, opened the door, and simply abandoned the car in its place - it was only a few minutes anyway, wasn't it?

At this moment, the number of viewers in the United States reached an incredible 56 million, officially breaking the record of the ceremony when the "Titanic" reached the top, setting a new high, and what is even more incredible is that this value is still rising, constantly refreshing its own data, 57 million, 58 million...... More and more people turned on their televisions, or switched channels, and turned their attention to tonight's Oscars, watching the tense moment when the best director was awarded.

Matt Owen's bar also fell into a deathly silence, obviously the whole bar was crowded, but there was no sound at all, even the bartender wiped the beer glass and stopped, paused for a moment, raised his head to look at the movement on the big screen, it seemed that the magic in the world of "Harry Potter" became a reality, and the entire North American continent was still, and every pair of eyes was staring at this moment.

If it was just to witness Martin Scorsese's ascent to the top, it would not have been spectacular because people realized that either Martin or Reims, whoever wins in the end, it will be a tragic victory, and it will be a moment of history. People expect to hear the name of Reims, and it will be a glorious moment that will go down in history; But emotionally, I hope that Martin can smile proudly and fulfill his long-cherished wish, how many 50 years can he live? Is Martin really going to win his first Best Director award after winning the Lifetime Achievement Award like Paul Newman? More likely, like Peter Otto, he will regret it for life!

Such mixed emotions, such a dilemma, and such a fierce confrontation are the fundamental reasons for people's concern.

Matt froze in place like a statue, holding the beer glass in his right hand, staying in the air, staring intently at the big screen, not daring to blink, lest he miss every moment. The voice of Francis introducing the nominees came over the television.

"'Tower of Babel', Alessandro González Iñárritu." The audience burst into applause, and the camera focused on the smiling Alessandro, who nodded politely to the camera, "'The Departed', Martin Scorsese." At this moment, the applause suddenly got out of control, and everyone in the audience cheered their hands vigorously, as if they couldn't wait to welcome Martin's registration moment, and the old Martin showed a bright smile, clapped his hands ceremoniously, and nodded lightly, such a simple action made the sound of the tsunami almost out of control, so that Francis's voice was drowned out.

Clint took the lead in clapping, then whistled and paid tribute to Martin, "'Letter from Iwo Jima,' Clint Eastwood." The picture is focused on Clint, but the old cowboy has an indifferent expression, and his eyes are cast in the direction where Martin is, which seems to hint at the direction of the award, "'Queen', Stephen Freys!" The applause was a little lower, and it was not at all comparable to Martin, but Stephen seemed very calm, nodded gracefully, and was not surprised.

"And 'Mad Max: Fury Road', Lancelot-Strello." Before Francis's words fell, the Kodak Theater immediately set off a storm of applause, which suddenly jumped up, and then suddenly calmed down, as if people had expected the result, so they affirmed and encouraged Lance in this way, looking forward to his continued efforts in the coming year.

Lance smiled a gentleman in front of the camera at hand, his sparkling eyes sparkling in the light, and the confidence of his ambition was flamboyant and powerful, not only did not flinch, but he met the challenge strongly. Raise his chin gracefully and proudly, and he will greet him with all his successes and failures.

Looking at the picture of Lance on the big screen, Gawain vigorously encouraged his hands, without hiding the excitement and excitement on his face, the muscles all over his body were tensed to the extreme, and the applause couldn't stop at all, as if as long as he paused for a moment, the feeling of suffocation would drown him.

Turning his head, Gawain looked at Ian and Theo, Ian did not applaud at this time, his hands tightly grasped the back of the chair, the slightly raised green tendons showed the tension in his heart, the usual strategy and calmness were no longer useful at this moment, he was even more nervous than Lance; Theo was also clapping his hands hard, a pair of eyes looked at the big screen firmly and deeply, the accustomed calmness had long since disappeared, turned into a crazy flame, burning, he seemed to perceive Gawain's gaze, couldn't help but turn his head, the two exchanged a look, but, the confusion of the eyes could not be explained in words, and then the two of them looked straight ahead again.

The applause stopped, but Theo still didn't give up, and continued to beat his hands and resounded alone in the Kodak Theater. Ian noticed such a detail, raised his head and pressed Theo's left hand, which made Theo stop and open his mouth, Ian wanted to say something, but found that his throat was very dry, his brain was blank, and he couldn't think at all. Watching the awards ceremony live, the real and turbulent atmosphere almost stopped the mind completely, and in the end, Ian and Theo could only exchange glances, and everything was silent.

They knew better than anyone what the little golden man meant to Lance. It has nothing to do with "Fury Road", it has nothing to do with Chaos Pictures, it just has to do with Lance, the person closest to them in the world, the person who was once desperate for his dreams, bruised and broken.

They were so urgent, so eager, so earnest, even more intense than Lance, that all reason lost its meaning in this moment. They don't care about Martin Scorsese, they don't care about making history, the only thing they care about is the man sitting in front waiting for their fate to be revealed, the guy they will always call "brother".

The heartbeat stopped at this moment.

Steven walked over to the microphone with the envelope, only to find Francis and George still standing where they were, and he spread his hands, "Get out of the way." This sentence made the scene laugh, the atmosphere seemed more and more enthusiastic, and the restlessness in the air could not settle down at all, and then I saw Steven standing in front of the microphone, opening the envelope, "The winner is ......" Then, he pulled out the card from the envelope, and Francis and George both stepped forward to glance at it.

The air seemed to freeze, and the tension gave the audience a momentary pause, not only in the Kodak Theater, but in the whole of North America, as if the world had stopped because of this moment, and the earth was silent in an instant, as if the whole earth had fallen below the sea level, and pure silence slowly permeated the air.

Puff, puff, puff...... The sound of his heart beating so slowly and so heavily echoed in everyone's ears, and Steven raised his eyebrows slightly, then pointed to the microphone and said in a loud voice, revealing the answer, "Lancelot-Strello!" ”