Several streets near the University of Southern California have been under traffic control since 8 a.m., but even so, the surrounding major parking lots are filling up quickly, and before lunchtime, the hot air is boiling over the entire area, and countless people from all corners of the North American continent have flocked to the buzzing atmosphere of the annual Super Bowl.

There's only one reason for all this: the Oscars.

The 70th edition of the Oscars will be held tonight in the Holy Auditorium - a stone's throw from the University of Southern California, and this night is not only the most prosperous and noisy occasion of the year in Hollywood and even the entire entertainment industry, but also a wonderful night that carries the changes of the entire era and condenses the transformation of the entire industry.

Due to the strong momentum of the "Titanic", tonight's Oscar has become the most high-profile moment in the past 20 years, especially when last year's "Independence Day" came out but was not able to occupy a place in the Oscar, the "Titanic" won 14 nominations, which made people even more excited.

Not to mention, the powerful opponents of "Titanic" are also not weak, from "L.A. Confidential" to "Perfect" to "Soul Catcher", the appeal of these three works alone is enough to make this night a hot topic comparable to the night of "Forrest Gump" three years ago.

According to incomplete statistics, in the three days before March 23, the number of non-resident people pouring into the urban area of Los Angeles has skyrocketed by more than 600,000, and the number of media officially registered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reached an incredible number of more than 1,100 -- the most outstanding performance was the 68th Oscars two years ago, in order to witness the scene of Hugo becoming the best actor, more than 700 media registered, and this time it has increased by nearly 60 percent. The sheer magnitude of the influence shocked the whole of Hollywood.

You know, as the site of the Oscars for the past two decades, the media center of the Holy Auditorium can only accommodate a maximum of 1,000 people. Two years ago, ABC Television, which was in charge of broadcasting and logistics of the ceremony, had to temporarily lease two conference rooms next to the media center to make the ceremony a success.

This time, there were more than 4,000 journalists on the register alone, which led ABC to start preparations two weeks in advance, leasing the entire floor of the media center and the entire upstairs floor and transforming it into eight temporary media centers – more than double the size of the 68th Oscars and expected to accommodate 5,000 journalists working in the field.

But even so, ABC TV was frightened by the surging crowds in Los Angeles in the last two days, and many media paid special attention to the Oscars this time and sent a large force. At the moment, it appears that at least more than 5,500 journalists will need to stay at the media center.

The prelude to the Oscars has just begun, and people have already clearly felt the surging heat wave.

What's even more amazing is that a large number of fans came to Los Angeles in person to experience the charm of the Oscars up close. Many businesses have spotted the opportunity in time and launched the "Oscar Night Package", from hotels to motels, from gift shops to clothing stores, from restaurants to bars, providing the greatest convenience possible for fans to enjoy the carnival of Oscar nights.

This move also became the prototype of the "Oscar effect" in later generations, which further enhanced the huge influence of the Oscars, and really promoted the process of Oscar commercialization - which is complementary to the blockbuster era, and is also closely linked to the awards season, public relations strategy, etc.

Against this backdrop, it's no surprise that there was a traffic jam and a frenzied crowd around the University of Southern California on March 23.

The red carpet that was originally scheduled to start at six o'clock was uncertain because of the traffic jam, and it was less than two miles from Santa Monica to the Holy Cathedral, but the traffic jam was already three miles away.

The enthusiasm of the people has made the City of Angels completely boiling.

As a result, there was a strange situation on the Oscars red carpet, the first third of the actors were very scarce, and even directors like Curtis Hansen, who were not too topical, were interviewed for five minutes, which is really too rare on the Oscars red carpet with an average interview time of only two minutes; But when it came to the interruption, the number of actors suddenly began to increase, and the reporters and audiences standing on both sides of the red carpet were dizzying, often too late to cheer for this one actor, and the next actor appeared on the stage.

Fortunately, there were 1,000 fans gathered at the entrance of the Holy Auditorium tonight, plus more than 300 media reporters gathered at the scene, which also made the atmosphere of the scene always lively, there was no room for cold at all, and even the time to complain could not be squeezed out, which prevented the red carpet from becoming a disaster.

At this time, the red carpet stretched from the entrance of the Holy Great Hall all the way to the side of the street, and the crowds who came to watch the ceremony stood on both sides of the red carpet, stretching along the street in a mighty way, almost filling all the gaps on both sides of the street with the strategy of crowding. What's even more terrifying is that on the other side of the street, after the street facing the Holy Auditorium has turned a corner, all kinds of luxury cars have completely clogged the road.

ABC TV also had to be cautious in its on-site scheduling, because now that at least twenty actors had gathered on the red carpet, the cameras and spotlights were already a bit stretched, and if the actors behind them were uncontrollably let go in one go, the red carpet would be a complete disaster.

For example, now that Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are being interviewed on the red carpet, they must not be let go easily; Jim Carrey also signed autographs for fans at the end of the red carpet, and the screams next to him were incessant; Mel Gibson had just walked the red carpet, and less than ten steps ahead of him were Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who had received numerous accolades this year.

ABC TV has already had to shorten Kim's interview time in order to take care of the overall situation, and Ben and Matt's interview time is bound to not be too long...... No, it can now be officially determined that Ben and Matt's interview department was canceled, because a car stopped at the entrance to the red carpet, and the security guard stepped forward, looked through the window, and then used the walkie-talkie to notify the red carpet live broadcast director, "Red, red!" Just this simple word made the entire red carpet TV broadcast crew start to run wildly.

The door of the black sedan was opened, and a pair of classic vintage oxford shoes with black glossy five decorations stepped on the red carpet, and the pair of dark blue Scottish dark check stockings could be faintly seen, but they were immediately covered by the well-cut trousers, which would cover the ankle part, no more, no less, just right; Immediately afterwards, you can see the delicate smoky gray pure wool houndstooth mono-provincial suit pants, the straight and straight lines outline the slender and strong leg lines little by little; The long legs stepped on the red carpet, and after gaining a firm foothold, the whole person got out of the car door and stood in front of everyone generously.

The upper body is a dark gray single-lapel houndstooth dark pattern double-button suit, the cut at the shoulders is bold and novel, the complete reverse pleats and piping modification outlines the stiffness and straightness of the shoulder line a little bit, extending down the strong and powerful arm, and finally revealing the white shirt cuffs two finger wide, and the iron anchor-shaped cufflinks can be faintly seen.

The off-white small pointed collar shirt is outlined by the narrow black tie, and the off-white buttons of the same color extend the shirt along the body line as if there is no embellishment. The pair of slender fingers lifted up, neatly buttoned the first button of the suit, the beautiful waistline was immediately strangled, outlining the inverted triangle figure in one fell swoop, the well-proportioned figure became more and more slender thighs and broad shoulders, and the seemingly thin chest at this time filled the upper body suit full, as if you could feel the moaning sound of the shirt buttons being stretched to the extreme, making people worry about whether a slight lift of the hand would make the whole dress explode.

But the whole does not have the slightest feeling of tightness, just feel that it fits, fits perfectly, and there is no fit without the slightest deviation, except for me, it is impossible to reflect such an effect by anyone to wear it, and the almost perfect line reveals an indescribable tranquility, as if the hustle and bustle of the world has disappeared in the neat and cold lines, that is like a mirror lake-like tranquility, but in that amber eye refracted an endless light, as if there is an endless story, There is a faint hint of rock 'n' roll rebellion and youthful wantonness.

The man in front of him stood quietly like this, without any movement, without any expression, not even a special smile, but everything was so harmonious, reaching an incredible perfect harmony, and the golden sunset made him look like a god from another world, and the temperament in the sharp lines was unpredictable, but it made people eager to explore...... Independent? Lonely? Dispirited? Revolt? Publicity? Wanton? Sunlight? Psychedelic? Hazy?

Even if it is just the simplest gray with white, but it completely shows the gloom and depression of negative emotions in gray, and the gentleness and tightness of positive emotions. In an instant, the breath stopped.

It's Hugo, Hugo Lancaster!