Chapter 284: A Blessing in Disguise

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Zhou Xiao was stupid, what he thought would take through a lot of hardships to challenge was given to him for the first time?

In the cry of surprise, the broadcaster's camera pushed over, and Zhou Xiao appeared in front of the camera with his mouth wide open and a surprised face.

"Mine? Is it really mine? Zhou Xiao hadn't reacted yet.

"Zhou Xiao! We've got it! That's great! Uncle Inoue on the side didn't expect it, he pushed Zhou Xiao and shouted excitedly.

At this moment, in the Kodak Theater, almost everyone applauded, Zhou Xiao's stunned, Uncle Inoue's excitement, and ...... The madness of the Japanese media.

The Oscars awards party is broadcast live in Japan, but the live TV station is not the five private enterprises but a pay TV station that focuses on European and American programs, especially TV dramas and movies, so not many people see Zhou Xiao's award-winning picture. But there are not many ordinary people, at least the people from the five major TV stations will get the news soon, originally at this Oscar, Miyazaki has already won an award, but this award is an animation award after all, this Miyazaki's Spirited Away won the animation award, and it is as ordinary as a child who has to go to school when he reaches age.

And Zhou Xiao is different, the Japanese have not won awards in the field of movies for too long, last year's Venice Golden Lion Awards, everyone thought it was quite powerful, but I didn't expect it to be just the beginning, the real award is here!

Didn't get the Golden Globe? I'm afraid no one cares about this kind of thing anymore.

Best Original Screenplay, which is second only to Best Picture in the Oscars, the director's award, its importance is similar to that of Best Actor and Actress, such a big award was actually won by Zhou Xiao?

"Big news! Find me the picture! What's going on right now? Pause the news! "The night in Los Angeles was the morning in Tokyo, and in just a few minutes, four of the five major television stations had already started news reporting about Zhou Xiao winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Kindness...... Only Tokyo TV continues to show food programs.

After the news was transmitted back to Japan, it was so crazy, but Zhou Xiao's reaction at the scene was very thin. If it was a variety show, Zhou Xiao might jump up and down, after all, the reaction on the variety show was exaggerated, but now that he was frightened, he couldn't show a suitable expression. So what the audience on TV saw was just a paralyzed face.

The American audience may not feel much after watching it, they simply think that this teenager is amazing and ordinary, but when the Japanese audience sees it, most of them will have a sense of ridicule, and everyone's thoughts are: "You also have today?" ”

"It's time to go up and claim the prize!" Zhou Xiao and Uncle Inoue are paralyzed and crazy. It was Bo Tian who reacted first, pushed Zhou Xiao and said, "Boss, go up to receive the award." ”

"Claim the prize? Oh! Award! Zhou Xiao reacted at this time, quickly stood up and began to walk towards the stage.

Before the awards, Zhou Xiao had almost no expectations for winning the award, but no expectation does not mean that he doesn't care, the Oscar is the dream of all filmmakers, and for him, it is very exciting to win an award in the most professional profession of screenwriting. He wanted to walk to the stage when he crossed Hata, but he didn't expect to ignore his feet, and almost didn't trip under one foot in the air, and there was a chuckle after seeing him at the scene. Everyone didn't laugh at Zhou Xiao, but felt that this should be the normal appearance of a 2O-year-old boy, he was young and he was a genius, but if he even had a mature personality, he looked like a sixty-year-old man. Then this person is a little too wicked.

Zhou Xiao, who was a little staggering, quickly retracted his figure, and in the light laughter of the audience, he straightened his body from the beginning. After a long breath, he slowly walked onto the stage again.

While walking up, Zhou Xiao, who had already reacted a little, thought of one thing, he didn't prepare any award speech at all.

If he knew that he would appear this time, he didn't know when he would be able to come back next time, even if the hope was slim, he would have prepared an award speech, but Zhou Xiao had a successful movie in his head, not to mention anything else, just the "The Undertaker", which had won the best foreign language film, as long as it was filmed, it could win the award, in this case, Zhou Xiao really didn't think much about how to say the award speech, especially the biggest of the three shortlisted awards.

went on stage, took the trophy, stood in front of the microphone, and looked at the big stars who were once only seen on TV and were household names all over the world, Zhou Xiao felt that his head was big.

After the long "forehead ......", Zhou Xiao paused for several seconds, and in these few seconds, the entire Kodak theater was quiet, and the atmosphere at the scene was so embarrassing that it exploded.

"I ...... I...... I ......" Zhou Xiaolian said three me, among the three me, the first one I said in Chinese, and the second one was in Japanese, and Zhou Xiao, who paused for a while, said the third English pronunciation.

"I really didn't expect it...... Yes...... I can get this award. Zhou Xiao said.

"Hahahaha......" Everyone at the scene laughed, and spoke in three languages in a row to highlight his panic, if it is a small award at a small film festival, a person can only say that he is not strong in resisting pressure, but the Oscar is not this kind of small award, on this stage, no matter how crazy the table is born, not to mention that Zhou Xiao won the award so magical, so unbelievable.

"I want to thank the crew, a movie is not my credit alone but everyone's, "Ju Day" is really a good film, if it is not for everyone's wonderful shooting, no matter how good the story is, it is not enough.

I also want to thank the judges, even though I scolded you behind my back. Zhou Xiao said that this caused a burst of laughter again, his tone was not strong, it sounded as if he was joking.

"Just now Mr. Martin asked everyone what they were doing when they were 2o years old, I don't think it can be counted like this, I won the Oscar at the age of 2o, but this does not negate the efforts of those who have not made achievements at the age of 2o, I think that whether it is 2o years old or 8o years old, as long as he succeeds, then he is successful, and his efforts before the age of 2o or 8o are worth it, no matter in any way." Zhou Xiao's words caused a round of applause.

In fact, his words were a bit of a change of concept, but no one would mind this kind of thing, and no one was offended by what he said, and at the same time, he also praised the elders present, which can also be seen that although he is not ready to testify. But the reflexes are quite fast.

After saying this, Zhou Xiao paused, and now that his head was empty again, he didn't say anything, took a step back, bowed deeply to the audience, and then walked off the stage under the leadership of the emcee girl behind him.

The applause rang out again, and everyone knew that Zhou Xiao's award would become a legend that has been talked about this year and even for many years to come, and his first participation. His $200 million box office, and his magical first participation in the award.

Zhou Xiao, who walked to the backstage, first had to deal with the swarming media, among them, he saw several reporters from Chinese and Japanese media, Zhou Xiao walked to a good position for everyone to take a few photos and then answered two questions, and then got out of the way and integrated into the venue where the winners gathered backstage.

"Look who's coming! Isn't this our little screenwriter! The screamer was Chris Cooper, who had already won the award for Best Supporting Actor in the opening stage, but he didn't return to the audience and stayed here.

"Bang Bang!" Almost everyone present applauded. It's not so much that these people are appreciating Zhou Xiao, it's better to say that they like to see Zhou Xiao's slightly embarrassed appearance after being welcomed with applause.

"Thank you, thank you! I'm a junior, you don't have to worry about me. Zhou Xiao hurriedly said. Now, staying in front of these people backstage is more nervous than being watched by ordinary audiences in front.

After being dragged to greet this group of actors who were actually not familiar with him, Zhou Xiao finally got rid of everyone. Because the Oscars are over.

This Oscar, Zhou Xiao actually didn't have a particularly big feeling, except for winning the award. He is not particularly familiar with the actors and directors, he knows that this is not good, and secretly thinks in his heart that he must study more European and American films when he goes back, otherwise even if he has a plug-in, it will be difficult to guarantee that there will be jokes in the future, Zhou Xiao after the award ceremony did not stay in Los Angeles for a few more days, and his focus is still Japan at this stage after all, so he just stayed in Los Angeles for one more day, and after accepting some interviews, he returned to Japan.

It was another more than ten hours of flight, Zhou Xiao thought that letting Uncle Inoue and Botian go to business class and sit in first class by himself would make him watch and disturb a lot, but he didn't expect that an Oscar award not only made the flight attendants on the plane flock to him, but even the usually calm business elites and bigwigs in the first class also instantly turned into star chasers. But if you add the previous name of the often heavyweight extraordinary, it is a little scary.

And in the first class, Zhou Xiao also saw another person who flew back to Japan with him.

The snow-white bearded Hayao Miyazaki had an inexplicable smile on his face, looking like a kind KFC grandfather, but Zhou Xiao didn't think he was really kind.

Miyazaki, the old man, although he has healed the whole of Japan and even the world, has established an animation of the outlook on life and the world for countless people, but his own character is not the kind of healing character, the so-called genius is like this, most of the geniuses' personalities are quite weird, Miyazaki is like most other geniuses, he has a more mean character, in fact, he is not mean to a certain person, but the standards for things are stricter than others.

And his character is also very straightforward and impulsive, which can be seen from the fact that he posted a lot of critical remarks in 13 and 14 when Japanese public opinion was right-leaning.

Such an old man can be worshipped, but to say that working together or as a friend, the other party needs to be a little more generous.

"Hello, senior." Zhou Xiao walked over and said hello.

"Don't say that, I'm an animation, you're a movie, not a senior." Hayao Miyazaki said a little hard, but the latter sentence made Zhou Xiao a lot happier: "Your "Ju Day" is very good, and Japan is very lacking in this kind of movie that has a market and connotation at the same time. ”

Yes, Japanese films tend to be too small and fresh to ignore the market, or in other words, there is almost no mature local market for commercial blockbusters in Japan, and the market in this area is almost completely eaten up by Hollywood.

"It's all luck." Zhou Xiao said modestly.

"There is indeed some luck, and the judges must also think that it is a little inappropriate to give you only three shortlisted, after all, your movie is not a blockbuster like The Lord of the Rings, and the box office of 200 million is almost all because of the wonderful plot. That's what got you the big prize in the end. You don't know, from the announcement of the shortlist to the award a few days ago, there was a lot of discussion about you in the American media, and many people complained about you. Miyazaki said to Zhou Xiao.

"So that's it?" Zhou Xiao was surprised, but he didn't expect that the three finalists would become his advantage.

"Don't be too confident, I think that although the Americans gave you the award this time, the next time you come back, I'm afraid it won't be so simple, and I even guess the next time you come back. Even if the work that could have won the award, they may not give you the award again. Miyazaki said.

"Yes, I seem to understand when you say this, I am tantamount to overdrawing the support for me in the next few times."

"It's good if you understand, keep a good attitude, you're not like me, I'll just be in this circle for a few more years at most, and you, you can stay longer." Hayao Miyazaki said that the old man actually had the idea of retiring for a long time, but Ghibli really couldn't do without him. This is the repeated drama of the performers quitting and making a comeback.

In fact, Zhou Xiao was a little puzzled, with his understanding of this old man, Miyazaki should not be interested in saying these words to himself, what made him open his mouth to mention himself?

Zhou Xiao's seat happened to be next to Miyazaki. After he sat down, he didn't pull Miyazaki to talk and disturb the other party, but the old man Miyazaki seemed to be talking well, and after sitting for a while, he turned his head and said to Zhou Xiao: "The entertainment industry is very tiring to do. This circle gives you social status and money, but at the same time, it also puts a lot of pressure on you, like me. I haven't wanted to do animated films for so many years, but many external environments don't allow you to retire at all, not only my company but also the animation industry, even the government people want to rely on me to retain the country's cultural influence in the world...... So after you came out, I actually felt a lot more relieved, because from now on, there is someone in this position who can share with me, and I am alone, in fact, I am tired and bored for a long time. ”

Only then did Zhou Xiao understand why the old man was interested in telling him so much.

It turns out that he is treating himself as a kind, or someone who can replace his influence in this area, and with him, Miyazaki can retire a little early.

But this kind of words, Zhou Xiao listens to it, as for whether this old man can retire normally, Zhou Xiaoke feels that it will be so relaxed, on the one hand, it is the hope and pressure of the society and the company, on the other hand, the old man himself is not the kind of person who can live idlely, in the 14 years that Zhou Xiao has traveled over, the old man has indeed announced his retirement again, but Zhou Xiao feels that he may come out again, even if it is not as a director, maybe he will come out as a consultant or something.

It's just that this kind of consultant may be better than the director, and its essence may not be any different from the director.

A dozen hours of flight is not sad for first-class passengers, chatting, eating something good, drinking two glasses of champagne, and getting some sleep, the plane is already flying to Tokyo.

After getting off the plane, he walked out of the waiting hall with Uncle Inoue and Hata, and Zhou Xiao said goodbye to Miyazaki.

As soon as he came out of the exit of the passage, Zhou Xiao saw the waiting hall full of people.

"It's out!" I don't know whose screams pierced the entire departure hall.

Zhou Xiaoyi frowned, why is he so rude, the waiting hall usually listens to the excitement, but such a loud shout is rare.

But this was the beginning, and with that sound, even louder cheers rang out.

"What's going on?" Zhou Xiao looked over in wonder.

"Zhou Xiao, this seems to be ...... Picking you up. Uncle Inoue pointed to the people holding all kinds of Zhou Xiao signs not far away.

Zhou Xiao looked at it fixedly, and now among the people who picked up the airport, in addition to many people holding his name tag, there were also hosts of several TV stations who were reporting on the scene with their backs to him!

"Too ...... That's an exaggeration, right? Zhou Xiao said.

"Come on! It's your glory! Uncle Inoue pushed Zhou Xiao from behind, while he and Botian stopped, letting Zhou Xiao meet those who picked him up alone.

In fact, not only them, but even many of the people who originally came out together behind them also bypassed Zhou Xiao or even stopped altogether.

Zhou Xiao walked over, thought about it halfway, took out the Oscar trophy from his luggage, and then held the trophy and beckoned to the people who were greeting him, as well as the cameras of major TV stations.

While the cheers resounded in the hall, the flash and camera lens also recorded this very special shot for the Japanese entertainment industry and the film and television industry.

And this shot also became the front page headline of almost all Japanese newspapers in the second day.

This honor once again brought Zhou Xiao to the top of the Japanese entertainment industry, and the various influences brought by this honor are also fermented together.

This unexpected success helped Zhou Xiao inadvertently achieve a lot of things. (To be continued......)