The wonderful episode of Lin Mingyang and Charlize Theron's kissing brought the atmosphere of the whole venue to the highest point, and the public's excitement was released in advance, so that when the real highlight, the best director and best picture awards were announced, the reaction from the audience was not very enthusiastic.

Keira Knightley, who missed out on Best Actress, swaggered on the surface with an indifferent attitude, but her eyes still occasionally glanced at the glittering little golden figure in Lin Mingyang's hand. Her inner feelings at this time can be summed up by a classic line in the film "Three Fools": "Your friend failed, and you feel terrible; Your friend takes the first test and you feel worse. ”

Kate, sitting in front of the TV, should have been happy that she won the bet and Lin Mingyang became the Oscar-winner, which was the best of both worlds, but the episode after the awards didn't make her very happy. Although she also knew that it was a scene, she was still a little unhappy in her heart.

After losing the bet, Lin Mingyang had to promise her one thing unconditionally, and at this time Kate was thinking about whether to restrict this guy from being too intimate with other female stars in public. But when she thought about it, what would Lin Mingyang think if she made such a request, the two of them have no real relationship so far, does it seem a little selfish for her to do this?

Kate was so entangled in this question that she didn't have the heart to pay attention to the Oscars being broadcast live on TV. Tom Hanks took the stage to present the best director, announcing that Ang Lee had won the best director, and the audience cheered.

Ang Lee said in his speech: "First of all, I would like to thank a lot of people who were present and absent, like producer Annli, screenwriter Diana, Jack, etc., I think "Brokeback Mountain" belongs to me Ang Lee alone, if it is filmed by others, I will be very angry!" The film is not about same-name love, women, love, but love itself. Thank you all for your support, thank you to my wife and son, I love you and I will always be with you. Although my father passed away during this period, I would like to thank my mother at home, as well as my compatriots in Taiwan, Hong Kong and the mainland. Finally, thank you all for your concern! At the end, he also thanked his Chinese compatriots in Chinese.

After successfully winning the best director, it seems to be a sure fact that the film "Brokeback Mountain" will become the best picture. Because "Brokeback Mountain" has barely lost a city in all the previous outpost battles, the Producers, Writers and Directors Guild Award has won all the awards, not to mention the Golden Globes.

Just when many Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were cheering for Ang Lee to win the Best Director award without any suspense, Jack Nicholson announced with his wicked smile that the biggest winners of today's Oscar night were not the two handsome cowboys who died in the green hills of Wyoming, but the various races who lost and hoped in life on the streets of Los Angeles.

Producer Cassie Schulman, who won Best Picture "Crash," took the stage to speak: "Thank you all for your love for this film, this film about love, tolerance and truth. Before the other nominees, we're ashamed that you made this year one of the most exciting, exciting, and unique films in American cinema. Thank you! ”

After the host John announced, "The award ceremony is over, good night everyone", the three-and-a-half-hour award ceremony finally came to an end. The audience at the scene and in front of the TV experienced three hours of dreary "expected", and then in the final half hour of suspenseful suspicion, they witnessed two dark horses kill from the oblique spurs. Lin Mingyang won the crown of the actor, and the film "Collision" won the best picture. Some people are already saying that this can be called one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Oscars.

This Oscar, there are tears in the eyes of the winners, but also regrets in the hearts of the losers, but these will soon dissipate, only movies can bring everyone eternal memories, just like the lifetime achievement award winner veteran director Robert Altman said in his speech: "Castles built with sand on the beach must watch the waves wash them away." The process of making every movie is the process of building a castle on the beach, and beauty can only remain in memory. ”

――――A week later, Lin Mingyang was invited to the base of Hasbro in Rhode Island, and on the way he chatted with Spielberg, who was traveling with him.

"I had an interview after the Oscars that day, and I didn't have time to congratulate you." Spielberg stretched out his hand, "Congratulations, you have become the youngest actor in Oscar history!" ”

Shaking hands with him, Lin Mingyang did not have that proud and excited expression on his face: "Recently, I have also seen a lot of good news about you in the newspaper, you seem to have been inducted into the 'Science Fantasy Hall of Fame' recently, and I would like to congratulate you here!" ”

Spielberg smiled and waved his hand, "Do you know why I like science fiction stories so much? ”

"Because it's a space where you can push your imagination to the limit!"

Because of this answer, he was very satisfied with the answer, Spielberg decided to mention Lin Mingyang: "It was because of what you said that I showed a strong interest in the filming of the live-action version of "Transformers". There are a lot of directors who are good at making sci-fi films, but do you know why I chose Michael Bay over others? ”

"Because he has a very good sense for this type of story, he can rub fictional characters into reality and give them real surnames." In front of this world-renowned director, Lin Mingyang has no need to hide his clumsiness, he boldly said his thoughts: "And the theme to be highlighted in the live-action version of the story of "Transformers" is also the surname of the person, whether it is 'madness' or 'Bo faction', you definitely don't want them to be just a bunch of cold machines in the film, fighting for the sake of fighting." ”

Spielberg lifted his glasses and looked at Lin Mingyang with a very formal look, "If this movie is filmed in 5 years, you will definitely be the best director of the film!" ”

Lin Mingyang smiled: "But if you wait another 5 years, I don't think I can play the leading role at my age!" ”

This humorous answer amused Spielberg, who smiled and nodded, "Yes, what we need now is a young lead actor, but I still keep the idea just now, if the film shoots a sequel in the future, maybe I will really ask you to be the director!" ”

At first, Lin Mingyang just took that proposal as a joke, but now it seems that Spielberg is serious.

Seeing that Lin Mingyang's expression was a little cramped, Spielberg patted him on the shoulder: "I agree with the point you emphasized in your Oscar acceptance speech, for a young person, too early and too high an honor is not only an incentive, but it may also stifle your potential and creativity, since you understand this truth, then don't worry, the future of Hollywood will eventually belong to you!" ”

――――At the entrance of the base of the Hasbro company, there is a model of Optimus Prime more than ten meters high, which can be seen from a long distance. When the car came closer, Lin Mingyang found that there was already a person standing under the model. When they got out of the car, the guy in the blue T-shirt and sunglasses was looking up at the giant Autobot model in front of him.

This person is naturally the Michael Bay that Spielberg talked to Lin Mingyang about on the road. Lin Mingyang is no stranger to this director who has shot many blockbuster commercial blockbusters. When the two sides met, Lin Mingyang and Michael Bay made the same gesture, took off their sunglasses, and hung them on the open collar.

"Looks like you've found common ground!" Spielberg noticed this detail and used it as a starting point for the topic, "You two should know each other, right?" ”

Michael Bay and Lin Mingyang shook hands amicably, "This should be our first meeting, but we should know each other." ”

"That's right!" Lin Mingyang nodded, "I've basically watched all the movies you made!" ”

"I've watched a lot of your movies, especially the "Blood Diamond", which is really good!"

"It should be my honor to be recognized by you!" Lin Mingyang smiled and said: "Most of the movies I used to act in were youth campus movies, and I always thought that a director like you would not like that type of movie. ”

"To be honest, I'm not really interested in that kind of movie, but I'm really interested in myself!" Michael Bay said frankly: "Actually, when I was preparing for my last film "Escape from Clone Island", I considered asking you to be the lead role of this film, and I watched most of your films carefully. Although most of your characters are a bit naïve, your acting style is very mature. Later, because of some other factors, I didn't go to you. It turns out that my judgment was correct, you have now become the Oscar winner, and I should congratulate you here! ”

Last year's "Escape from Clone Island" failed to be the expected success, attracting bad reviews and a box office fiasco, but Michael Bay didn't have too many taboos when it came to the film. For a director like him who has already become famous, people will not be completely denied his ability because of the failure of a film.

When the two met for the first time, they chatted about some topics that interested each other, and Spielberg watched that the two had a lot of common topics, and a stone hanging in his heart finally landed. After they chatted for a while, Spielberg brought the conversation back on track.

"Michael, I saw just now that you were watching the big guy at the door before us, do you have any thoughts on that?"

Michael Bey, of course, understood what Spielberg meant, but he shook his head and said regretfully: "There is nothing that inspires me yet!" ”

Spielberg was not discouraged, "Then let's go and visit first, I promise there will be a lot of you inside..." he first looked at Michael Bay, and then pointed to Lin Mingyang, "And you, childhood toys that are very familiar to you." You will find out how authoritative and serious this company is when it comes to producing toys. ”

-- When they entered the base of the "Hasbro" company, the staff inside was designing a new Monopoly game, and Lin Mingyang saw the drag doll "Mr. Potato" and the American GI doll in the "Special Forces", each toy here represents a childhood memory. Although Lin Mingyang did not inherit the memory of this body, he still has a natural sense of intimacy with toys. And Michael Bay has been silent since the beginning of the visit.

After the tour, they met Hasbro's CEO, Brian Goldner. The 40-year-old head of the company is like a child, and his words show an irrepressible excitement about being able to reinterpret a successful toy product in the form of a live-action film.

When Goldner came to Hasbro in 2000, the company was struggling to make ends meet and losing $144 million. This year, the sales performance of Lucas's movie "Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Crisis" and Nintendo's "Pokemon" game licensed toys were not too "smart". Hasbro is starting to wake up to the dangers of being overly superstitious about Star Wars mania and ignoring its own classic toy brand.

In the past three years, Hasbro has promised at least $590 million in royalties to obtain toy licenses for Star Wars movies such as Lucas's "Phantom Crisis", but the subsequent toy sales performance has not been as good as expected to turn a profit. They needed a young and creative mind to start a toy renaissance.

Godner, the new CEO, fits this condition, and he likes to go against the convention, which is that toy manufacturers lose both sides in order to win the license of movie toys, while Goldner starts to think backwards, turning passive into active, licensing existing toy brands to Hollywood studios to shoot movies, and using movies as the best marketing vehicle for toys.

In the context of this idea of dominating the company's operation, this is the action of Hasbro and DreamWorks teaming up to create a live-action version of "Transformers". "Transformers", as Hasbro's trump card product, has huge development potential in itself. Understandably, Goldner had a strong desire to protect every product of the company, so he asked to "oversee" the film as a producer.

In Spielberg's view, this request is not excessive, because Godner's understanding of "Transformers" is unmatched, and his participation will certainly provide a lot of effective help for the filming of the film. But Spielberg needs to take into account the feelings of the other person before agreeing to him.

(To be continued)