Hollywood is a very interesting place, living in Hollywood is equivalent to living in the spotlight, almost the same as not having your own private life, and every aspect of your personal life will be exposed to the public - even the law does not support the personal rights of "public figures". But, this is conditional!

The condition is: famous!

No one cares about the private life of a nobody, and no one cares about the hard life of a third-tier actor, but if it's a top director like Steven Spielberg, a top soundtrack artist like John-Williams, a top photographer like Roger-Deakins, whether they work in front of or behind the scenes, there are countless people who want to care about their private lives – especially the gossip.

Lancelot-Strello, which is an unfamiliar name to Hollywood - because before that, he was only a producer, almost no publicity, and his works did not win the Oscar for Best Picture, so naturally there was no exposure; Even after "City of God" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, there was little interest in him - independent directors like this one come out a few a year, but people only know their work, not their names; Then he threw himself into the busy shooting of "The Day After Tomorrow", spending almost all of his time in the distant cold of Montreal, away from the bustling and noisy Los Angeles.

So, when the list of Oscar nominees came out, the first reaction of many people was ...... What does Lancelot-Strello really look like?

However, I believe that after today's Oscars, people will not forget the name "Lancelot-Strello" - even if the awards ceremony has not yet begun, the award is still unknown, but the stunning audience on the red carpet is enough to make it unforgettable!

A black suit precipitated a deadly charm, like a dark king, stepping on the Hell Red Lotus, step by step towards his throne.

It's not just Nancy. The audience at the scene also fell into a state of sluggishness, and many people whispered to each other, "Who is this man"; Even many reporters were stunned for a moment - it was obviously difficult for them to connect the man on the red carpet with the laughing Lance on the "Tonight Show".

Javier had seen Lance in full gear on the Sundance red carpet, but that time Lance was walking side by side with Jessica Alba. The focus is quite distracted; Today's situation is completely different, Lance, who stepped on the red carpet alone, put it mildly, firmly controlled everyone's attention in his hands, and the powerful aura of his gestures made the noisy and boiling red carpet become a stage for one person - a stage exclusive to Lance.

Even the crowd-surrounded Johnny Depp, even the smiling Keira Knightley, even the old and sturdy Clint Eastwood. also completely reduced to a foil.

Javier involuntarily shook his head slightly, and the turbulence in his heart made the smile on the corner of his mouth carry a hint of helplessness and a hint of playfulness. Over the course of a year, there have been countless opportunities to learn more about Lance, or at least to get to know Lance, but fate seems to have played a little joke, and in the midst of all the twists and turns, Lance has never been able to get real attention, and then to this day, when the eyes of the world are focused on the Oscars, and then in the eyes of thousands of viewers, in the eyes of tens of millions of television viewers, Lance has a real shining debut.

If you don't, it's enough. Blockbuster!

It wasn't until this moment that Javier really understood what he meant. Looking back at the riots on the red carpet, like the wind blowing wheat waves, with the appearance of Lance and slowly fell silent, not screaming, not shouting, not fanatic, but far more shocking than those out-of-control shouts, the doubts, stunned and amazed in everyone's eyes have become the best embellishment of this grand stage. Even the fiery and bloody sunset was reduced to the background.

Many years later, when Nancy Black was a guest at Today to promote her autobiography, she recalled the day, "It was a feeling that is hard to describe in words. The man appeared at the end of the red carpet calmly and quietly, unlike other stars, who appeared in the screams, he just walked on the red carpet without arrogance, without waving or stopping. There was no polite greeting, just unhurried steps like that, but ...... But your gaze is involuntarily locked on him, as if the light of the whole world is condensed on him. Then, you will remember that scene fondly, and you will never forget it. ”

Nancy closed her eyes as she said this, "I can still recall that scene to this day, it is vivid. This is the memory of Nancy's generation, and decades, hundreds of years later, people can only look back at this historical moment in the annals of history, and the man called "Lancelot-Strello" appeared in public for the first time in a real sense. Then, Nancy opened her eyes again and smiled brightly, "You all know the rest of the story, so I'm here today." ”

One of the most noteworthy photos of the 76th Oscars is from Nancy.

In the photo, Lance just stepped down from the stretch car, standing on the red carpet, bowing his head and reaching out to button the suit, the bloody sunset behind him sprinkled down, like soft wings covering the broad shoulders, the slender and thick eyelashes cast a shallow shadow, hiding the thrilling eyes, can only vaguely capture a touch of lonely fragility between the delicate eyebrows, like an elf dancing on a ray of sunshine.

It's not the moment when Lance smiles, it's not the moment when Lance gets on the stage at the Kodak Theater, it's not the moment when Lance is interviewed, it's not the moment when Lance shows elegance in stride...... Rather, it officially appeared on the Oscars red carpet in the first footsteps.

Lance, who appeared on the Oscars red carpet for the first time, could not be regarded as a media darling, more than three-quarters of the media at the scene were surrounded by Johnny, Clint, and Kayla, Lance just stopped, had a brief conversation with Javier, and then talked to the female reporter named Nancy twice, and then took another step and walked towards the Kodak Theater with a smile.

The live host of ABC TV was interviewing Johnny, laughing and constantly discussing the "Pirates of the Caribbean" that was booming last summer, Johnny noticed Lance passing by, and the two people's eyes collided unexpectedly, Johnny politely accepted his jaw, which was considered to have said hello; Lance also nodded politely in return.

Kayla held at least a dozen radio microphones in her hands, and the reporters in front of her piled up like peacocks opening the screen, standing high and low in front of Kayla, intently interviewing the British rose who became popular on a rocket. Lance saw the spikes in Kayla's vision from a distance, watching his every move defiantly, but Lance directly ignored Kayla, his footsteps did not stop at all, and his eyes did not turn, he passed Kayla and continued to walk.

Lance could feel a blade-like gaze coming from behind him, but his expression didn't change, and he politely gestured to "Old Cowboy" Clinton. Clint stood with two cameras next to him, and behind him more than thirty reporters, and he saw Lance, but he didn't say hello—he didn't know if he was concentrating on the interview, and he didn't notice anything else; Or for other reasons.

Lance's footsteps still did not pause, and he went straight forward, and soon caught up with Albert and the others before him.

This is Reims's first Oscar red carpet, there is no imaginary tsunami, no imaginary interview frenzy, no imaginary anticipation, as if the turnaround of the "City of God" in the nomination stage is just a dream.

However, if you think about it, "City of God" is a Portuguese-language film, and winning six nominations is already an incredible victory, and no one believes that the film can really challenge the supremacy of "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King", no one. It is not surprising, then, that Lance received the treatment on the red carpet.

At this point, Colin Simonson, who was sitting in the monitoring room, was about to say nothing - he was the same veteran movie lover who had gathered fans to watch "City of God" at the Sundance Film Festival, and he was actually a program assistant at ABC TV, but only an assistant.

After much hesitation, Colin still spoke, "Director, the director of 'City of God' has appeared, are you sure not to interview on the red carpet?" ”

"Yes, of course." The director took off his headphones, "What about others?" "Generally speaking, if there is an important person on the red carpet, the on-site staff will temporarily stop the important person, and then notify the host through the director guò to end the previous interview and turn around to continue the interview with the important person. Obviously, though, Lance wasn't that important.

Colin pointed to the camera in the upper left corner, where Lance had just walked into the Kodak Theater. The director glanced at it, "Got in?" Forget it, it's just a Brazilian film anyway. ”

Colin clenched his fists in frustration, trying to say something, but finally let out a long breath like a deflated ball.

Lance naturally didn't know about this little episode, and he quickly entered the Kodak Theater and looked at the star-studded banquet hall, with a simple buffet and drinks next to it. In preparation for tonight's awards ceremony, most artists will not eat to ensure that they will be in the best shape at the ceremony, but to avoid the embarrassment of having low blood sugar or being hungry enough to make a sound, a buffet will still be prepared on the spot - but the symbolism is far greater than the actual meaning.

The arrival of Lance and the crew of "City of God" didn't attract any attention - it wasn't Sundance, and Lance didn't mind, patted Alexander on the shoulder, and said to his friends, "I think we can go to the award hall first." There wasn't much time left until the awards ceremony. ”

The 76th Academy Awards, a thirty-minute countdown. (To be continued.) )

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