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Chapter 648 Re-election
Off the stage, when Wang Shu finished his acceptance speech, although Kathryn Bigelow was also applauding, she felt quite disappointed and unwilling in her heart.

From the Golden Globe Awards to the British Academy Film Awards to the Academy Awards, he missed all three major awards for Best Director.

Although the Best Picture award is the biggest award, the Best Picture award recognizes the entire crew.

For a director, the Best Director Award is the highest personal honor.

Catherine sighed in her heart. Now that things have come to this, she can only hope to win the Best Picture Award next time.

"The Hurt Locker" won the British Academy Film Award for Best Picture, and she felt she had a chance to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

With the Best Director Award having been presented, the next step is to present the biggest award, the Best Picture Award.

Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks walked onto the stage, interacted with the audience, and then said loudly: "The movie that won the Best Picture Award this year is..."

"The Hurt Locker!"

There was a sudden burst of warm applause from the audience.

Catherine also stood up in surprise at this time, hugged the people around her, and led the "The Hurt Locker" crew onto the stage.

The Best Picture award is an award to recognize the entire crew. Although the acceptance speech will be delivered by the producer Catherine, other crew members will also appear on stage.

Wang Shu was sitting in the audience, also applauding.

He was not surprised that "The Hurt Locker" won the Best Picture Award.

The Academy Awards is an American award after all, and "The Hurt Locker" is a film that praises American soldiers, so winning the award was expected in the eyes of many people.

As long as the Oscars don't change like the Golden Globes, The Hurt Locker will definitely win the Oscar.

It would be impossible for Cameron to say he wasn't disappointed.

Although "Avatar" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, the Oscars have a greater influence.

The little golden Oscar is what we pursue.

However, the Oscars, like in previous years, do not favor commercial films.

Commercial films may be nominated for Oscars or win some small awards, but they cannot win the grand prize.

Cameron looked at Katherine who was walking onto the stage to give her acceptance speech, and couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart: "Wait, she won't come to comfort me later, will she?"

At the Golden Globe Awards, Katherine missed out on the Best Director and Best Picture awards. After Avatar won the Best Picture award, Cameron went to comfort her, and a lot of related news came out at once.

Now the two levels are reversed.

Cameron had anticipated that there might be news that Catherine comforted him in the audience.

Thinking of this, Cameron felt more and more uncomfortable.

Compared to Cameron, Katherine, who won the Best Picture Award, was finally able to hold her head high. She stood on the stage with her head held high and gave her acceptance speech.

With the completion of Catherine's acceptance speech, the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony came to an end.

Next, there will be a cocktail party after the award ceremony.

"Shu, congratulations on winning another Best Director Award."

At the cocktail party, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Kate Winslet and others came over to congratulate Wang Shu.

"Haha, I'm lucky." Wang Shu said modestly.

Matt Damon patted Wang Shu on the shoulder and said happily for him, "I said you could win another Oscar. It turns out I was right, right?"

After that, he immediately asked, "How are the preparations for the film project you are working on with Paramount going? Have you chosen the actors?"

When Robert Downey Jr., Kate Winslet and others heard this, they all looked at Wang Shu, obviously very interested in this matter.

Wang Shu said honestly: "We have almost finished selecting them. It shouldn't be long before we can start filming."

Matt Damon heard this and tapped Wang Shu on the shoulder, saying, "Did you really recommend Matthew McConaughey to Paramount?"

Wang Shu responded without comment: "Of course!"

Matt Damon heard this and joked, "How am I worse than Matthew McConaughey?"

"Let me recommend you to him instead of me."

He didn't care whether Robert Downey Jr., Kate Winslet and others were here or not, he just spoke out.

"Uh..." Wang Shu opened his mouth and said, "When I was changing the script, the actor I thought of was Matthew McConaughey."

After hearing what Wang Shu said, Matt Damon didn't know what to say.

He was indeed unwilling to not be able to participate in the movie that Wang Shu collaborated with Paramount.

Not to mention that Wang Shu is now a famous director who has won two Oscars, the film that Wang Shu collaborated with Paramount is a science fiction film, which is Wang Shu's specialty, and it is worth participating in.

However, Wang Shu’s candidate was Matthew McConaughey.

Kate Winslet smiled and replied: "Matt, the tree not only rejected you, but also rejected Leon."

When Matt Damon heard this, he looked at Wang Shu in surprise.

Wang Shu nodded without comment.

Matt Damon then took a deep breath and said, "It seems like you really have your eyes on Matthew McConaughey."

Wang Shu laughed and evaded the topic in this way.

After they chatted for a while, Robert Downey Jr. suddenly said, "Shu, if there is a suitable opportunity in the future, please contact me."

Wang Shu heard this and responded without hesitation: "Of course."

A verbal promise does not mean that Robert Downey Jr. will definitely be invited to work together.

When Robert Downey Jr. heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

Kate Winslet then added: "Trees, and me, don't forget me."

"No." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

Next, many producers came to Wang Shu, handed him their business cards, and offered him olive branches of cooperation.

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Wang Shu put all the business cards into his pocket, pretending to be considering it.

After the cocktail party, Wang Shu returned to his apartment.

As soon as he got back to his apartment, he threw the business card in his pocket into the trash can.

This scene happened to be seen by Tabu who came back with him, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

She also attended the cocktail party after the award ceremony, but no producer handed her a business card.

In contrast, Wang Shu was handed business cards by a lot of producers, but he just threw them into the trash can without taking them seriously.

People are more mad than people.

Tabu sighed in his heart. All his hopes for whether he could star in a Hollywood movie again in the future now rested on Wang Shu.

Thinking of this, Tabu couldn't help but walk behind Wang Shu, lean on Wang Shu's back and stretch out his hands to hug Wang Shu.

In China, it is already afternoon and major media outlets are reporting live from the Oscars ceremony.

Sina: Congratulations to Wang Shu for becoming the first non-American director in history to win the Academy Award for Best Director twice in a row.

Sohu: Wang Shu is the first Chinese director to win the Academy Award for Best Director for two consecutive years.

Teng Xu: Wang Shu, the first and third in history.

The first in history refers to the fact that Wang Shunai is the first non-American director to win the Academy Award for Best Director for two consecutive years.

The third in history refers to the third director to win the Oscar in consecutive years. In the original timeline, the third in history was Alejandro González Iñárritu.

He won the Best Director Oscar for two consecutive years, for "Birdman" in 2015 and "The Revenant" in 2016.

Now, Wang Shu has won the title again in 2010, and he has become the third.

Tianya Forum.

At this time, quite a few hotly debated posts have appeared.

Title: "Where are those people who said Director Wang couldn't possibly win the Best Director Oscar again?"

Content: "Didn't Director Wang say that if he won the Oscar for Best Director for two consecutive years, he would eat shit? Come out and eat it while it's still hot. Everyone is waiting."

1L: "Just wait for Brother Chi Xiang to show up."

2L: "The front row is full of melon seeds, spicy noodles and cola."

3L: “…”

4L: "I told you that Director Wang would probably win another Oscar, but you all didn't believe me. Do you believe me now?"

"Life of Pi's quality is there, plus it's adapted from a best-selling American novel, and it has a gimmick that's impossible to adapt into a film or TV series. It deserves an Oscar for Best Director or Best Picture."

"It turned out that my judgment was correct. Director Wang won the Best Director Award, and the movie "The Hurt Locker" won the Best Picture Award."

“As for Avatar…”

"Many people thought that Avatar would sweep the Oscars. Whenever I see such comments, I can't help but laugh."

"These people really don't understand the Oscars. How could Avatar, a commercial film, possibly win a big award?"

"Anyone who has even a little knowledge of the Oscars would not say that Avatar will sweep the Oscars."

"It's just a pipe dream."

"Did he really win another Best Director Award?"

At this moment, Han Sanping also learned the news that Wang Shu won the Oscar for Best Director again. He was happy for Wang Shu, but also a little sad.

The happy thing is that Wang Shu won the award, but the sad thing is that after winning the award, Wang Shu will most likely stay in Hollywood for a long time to develop his career.

In this case, it would be impossible to continue collaborating with Wang Shu on blockbusters.

Although there are many directors in China, we can also invest in others.

But...Han Sanping feels that it is basically impossible to cooperate with other directors.

But working with Wang Shu on a blockbuster is different.

"Wang Shu has really been defeated?"

Huayi, Wang Daxiao and Feng Xiaogang were discussing the special effects blockbuster. After hearing the news reported by the secretary, they were all shocked.

Feng Xiaogang also found it hard to understand, and subconsciously muttered: "When did the Oscars become so open-minded?"

In their perception, Wang Shu is a Chinese-language film director who is young and has no experience.

Although he won the Best Director Award last year, that award was won amid the global economic crisis.

Now, Wang Shu doesn’t have such a strong momentum, so it’s impossible for him to win the championship consecutively.

As a result, he really won the lottery.

Feng Xiaogang and others were puzzled.

"That's right." Wang Zhonglei responded, "Logically speaking, Wang Shu can't win consecutive championships. What's going on?"

If there is anyone who doesn’t want Wang Shu to get better and better, Wang Zhonglei is one of them.

Back then, he asked Zhang Hanyu to invite Wang Shu to dinner, but because Wang Shu had just debuted, he didn't take him seriously.

Today, Wang Shu has transformed himself. Not only is he worth hundreds of millions, he is also the Oscar-winning director for two consecutive years.

The better Wang Shu does, the more arrogant he seemed then and the more of a clown he seems now.

Feng Xiaogang also didn't want Wang Shu to get better and better, because the better Wang Shu did, the more he would look like a loser.

He just said: "It is certain that the movie "The Hurt Locker" will win a big award, but it is hard to understand why Wang Shu won another Oscar for Best Director."

"Judging from all aspects, it is impossible for him to win the award."

"result……"

Wang Zhongjun thought for a moment and said, "Do you think the Oscars are indeed different from the awards we have in China?"

"Relatively speaking, it is indeed more fair and just."

"I have seen the play Life of Pi, it is indeed very successful and has high artistic value."

"If the Academy Awards uphold the principles of fairness and justice, it is possible that they would give a grand prize to Wang Shu."

"What do you think?"

Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang looked at each other, and Wang Zhonglei said, "It seems that this is the only explanation that makes sense."

The three of them analyzed the situation and found themselves getting further and further away from the truth.

Although the Oscars have their own set of criteria for judging, as long as it is not judged by AI, it is not impossible to change the winning rate by off-field means.

Feng Xiaogang nodded and replied with some disbelief: "Maybe...it's true."

Wang Zhongjun took a deep breath and said, "No matter what, Wang Shu has now won the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards for two consecutive years."

"If I remember correctly, Wang Shu should be the first non-American director in history to win consecutive Oscars."

After saying that, he glanced at Feng Xiaogang and then added, "This kind of honor may be touted as the number one director in the country in the future."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhonglei looked at Feng Xiaogang and said nothing.

Feng Xiaogang smiled and replied: "No. 1 is No. 1, I don't have any international awards."

"If we talk about suffering, it must be Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and others who are suffering more."

"They both have international awards, and no one was willing to give in to the other."

"Now that Wang Shu has won the Oscar for two consecutive years, he has basically left them behind."

Wang Zhonglei laughed when he heard this and said, "I don't know what others think, but I know Director Chen will definitely be unhappy when he hears this news."

Wang Zhongjun was also amused and said, "Don't tell me, it's really like this."

Feng Xiaogang laughed and said, "It is inevitable that Director Chen will be unhappy."

"I used to rely on the fact that I had won the Palme d'Or and looked down on everyone."

"Now that Wang Shu has won two Oscars for Best Director, he will definitely not be happy."

Wang Zhonglei nodded: "I also think that the most unhappy person is Director Chen."

"Now Wang Shu has two Oscars, while Director Chen only has one Palme d'Or."

"One Palme d'Or is not enough, which is equivalent to Wang Shu now being above Director Chen."

……

Just as Wang Zhong, Da Xiao Wang, and Feng Xiaogang had expected, Director Chen learned that Wang Shu had won the Oscar for the second time...

(End of this chapter)