Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 137 Oscar Ceremony
The Oscars officially announced that due to the start of the Iraq War, there will no longer be a red carpet at this Oscars Awards to adapt to the current war atmosphere.

This is the first time in Oscar history that this has happened, catching many people off guard.

As a result, the prices of clothing worn by many celebrities have dropped, and many fashion brands have simply withdrawn from the competition. Only those established brands remain strong.

However, reserve candidates for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director and other awards are still hot commodities, while Best Cinematography films like Tang De have little room for decline because their prices are already low.

On the day of the awards ceremony, Tang De, who flew to Los Angeles and arrived at the last minute, took the organizer's vehicle to the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

As soon as he got off the car, he saw a golden man placed outside the door, and the ground was covered with purple carpet.

Tang De walked into the door of Oscar alone. There were no acquaintances around him, only Will Smith was being interviewed by reporters.

"Hey, man." When Tang passed by him, he stopped him.

"Hello, Smith." Tang De wondered why he called him.

But the next moment Will Smith smiled and explained: "I've seen your MV, man, let's go in together."

For example, the illegal occupation of houses by homeless people is actually allowed by law. The original owner can neither evict them nor make them compensate. If they are occupied for too long, they will lose the ownership of their houses.

Tang De raised his eyebrows. Although his bastard son is not a good person, Will Smith still gives people a relatively friendly and lively feeling, which is in line with the feeling he showed in the movie.

"Of course." Will Smith nodded, then looked at Tang De and Scarlett looking familiar, and asked doubtfully: "Do you know each other?"

After Will Smith left, Scarlett glanced at Tang De slightly, and said with a charming look: "Mr. Grand Knight, guess what color underwear Miss Saint is wearing today?"

Now those photos have been developed and remain in the locked darkroom at home.

As soon as these thoughts passed through her heart, Scarlett had already finished chatting with Will Smith. He directly gave up the seat next to Tang De to Scarlett, and then went to the sofa in the infield alone.

"Of course." Scarlett admitted openly and said with a smile: "Tang De took a photo of me."

Tang and De turned their heads and found that it was Scarlett Johansson.

"wrong."

"That's it." Will Smith suddenly realized, only Tang De was holding back a smile in his heart.

After the two people walked into the Kodak Theater, just when Will Smith was still planning to chat with Tang De, a woman's voice suddenly sounded next to him: "Sorry, can I join you?"

"Together, so you still sing now?"

Today she was wearing a black bare-shouldered long dress with the hem swinging around her calves, and a pair of diamond-encrusted high heels shining brightly under the light.

Tang De behaved seriously, pretending to chat about work while walking with her, but he kept guessing: "Black?"

"I won't sing anymore." Will Smith shrugged: "To be honest, I really have some ideas, but I have a lot of dramas to shoot now and I'm too busy."

The establishment of this law also caused many homeless people in later generations to directly and deliberately search for those mansions that had been uninhabited for a long time and illegally occupy them, just like bandits who occupied the mountains and became kings.

He is also considering when to buy a house specifically for storage, but he cannot buy a villa because the various laws in the United States in the future will be too magical.

"Purple?"

"wrong."

The photos he took of Scarlett were all inappropriate for children, especially in the hotel where Tang De took a lot of photos with a Leica camera.

Therefore, in order to prevent his house from being illegally occupied, Tang De still plans to buy a high-rise apartment as his photo storage base.

Tang De tapped his fingers on the seam of his pants and suddenly stood still: "You're not wearing any clothes, are you?"

Scarlett pursed her lips, clamped her legs together, and exuded a hint of charm: "Mr. Grand Knight really understands Miss Saint."

Damn it, Tang De suddenly felt as if a fire was burning in his heart.

It's just that the current stage is not suitable for him to have an attack.

"Miss Saint is so bold."

"Are you bold? I don't think it's enough. If Mr. Knight wins the prize tonight, there will be something more exciting."

"Very well, I'll look forward to that."

Tang De nodded to Scarlett, then quickly walked away, heading towards the sofa with his name on it.

In Scarlett's eyes, this was Tang De's embarrassment as he couldn't stand the teasing and fled in a hurry. But in the eyes of Anne Hathaway, who had been paying attention to Tang De not far away, this was his polite departure after a polite chat.

Only Tang De knew how thrilling the scene just now was. Fortunately, he didn't stare directly at Anne Hathaway when he caught sight of her out of the corner of his eye. Otherwise, that little Scarlett girl would definitely have discovered the clues. After he sat on the sofa, he saw Scarlett walking towards the front row without paying attention to him, and then he pretended to scan and spotted Anne Hathaway.

He waved his hand and said hello, and after receiving a smile, his butt finally calmed down.

"Don!" Director Rob had just arrived at this time. The two of them were sitting together. When he saw Tang De, he immediately hugged him warmly.

"Rob, how are you? Are you nervous?" Tang De patted his arm.

"Of course I'm nervous. It's not just me, the rest of the crew are also nervous." He pointed behind him, and Tang De turned around and immediately spotted those acquaintances.

Screenwriter Bill Condon, art director John Mayer, and costume designer Colleen Atwood were sitting together, and they all happily waved hello after seeing Tang De.

After greeting them, Tang De came back to his senses and adjusted his suit.

Rob glanced at his watch and said in surprise: "What brand of watch is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

"Richard Mille, new brand, you know, more money."

Tang De touched the metal watch on his wrist. Under the transparent mirror was a complicated and exquisite mechanical structure. Every part was full of industrial beauty. This was the latest model to be launched this year. Tang De was the first to see it in the public eye. in the person who wears it.

Maybe not all men like watches, but most men will definitely like this kind of industrial precision style mechanical watch, and they feel happy just looking at it.

Rob was no exception. He looked at Tang De's wrist for a while, and finally put it down reluctantly: "This watch looks good. If it hadn't been released yet, I would definitely be interested in buying one."

Tang De did not focus on him, but looked at Martin Scorsese not far away in the front row.

The old man still didn't know what he would face in "Gangs of New York". It seemed that he had dreamed of Oscars last year, but he didn't expect that he would be sitting in an invited seat in just over a year.

This is really emotional. Tang De recalled what happened in the past year. There were many thrilling moments that only made him feel more lucky when he recalled them now. If he had made the wrong choice, he might have either been buried underground with Raymond, or he might still be alive. The profession of photo photographer is in vain.

Thinking of this, he put aside all these messy thoughts and put his hands together on his raised knees. Everything was just the beginning. Compared to the future he imagined, this was just a small step.

Not long after, the staff began to maintain order at the scene, all the stars and guests were seated, and this Hollywood ceremony was about to officially kick off.

When everyone was sitting in silence, the lights first lit up from both sides, and then converged on the stage.

Immediately afterwards, cello music played, and two doors with gold and silver strips opened on the stage, and host Steve Martin, with white hair and a black dress, walked out from behind the scenes.

"Wow!" The celebrities applauded collectively, and some even stood up and applauded.

The applause was deafening, and after standing up one after another, Tang De and the others had to follow suit.

It wasn't until Steve Martin nodded and said "ok" a few times that everyone's enthusiasm gradually waned, and then he made his opening remarks in front of all media reporters.

"It's great that this year's awards ceremony was held in an unpretentious manner."

"Hahaha!" Everyone in the audience laughed out loud, knowing what Steve Martin was implying.

"Perhaps everyone has discovered that the extravagant red carpet is gone, and the meaning is obvious!" However, Steve Martin still did not stop his bitter sarcasm, and continued: "Tonight's TV broadcast revenue, I think it is great, Because the profits will be divided among the big companies.”

As soon as this sentence came out, the laughter increased.

Afterwards, Steve Martin picked some celebrities to mention it. No matter they were black or white, they did not escape his ridicule. He did not continue to talk about the movie until everyone was amused.

"There were a lot of big movies this year, and I loved The Lord of the Rings: The Twosome, which was an amazing drama. The other one was Chicago, and frankly, Miramax worked really hard to make sure Chicago got a nomination, which is Let’s comment on whether their approach is fair or not.”

Steve Martin paused for a moment and said, "They made a movie that everyone will love to see!"

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed, and the camera immediately showed Renee Chigwe and Martin Scorsese. This arrangement was interesting, because everyone knew that the old man's "Gangs of New York" this time was for Oscar is here, so what does this mean?
Does it mean the final battle will be between "Chicago" and "Gangs of New York"?

No one knows, except Tang De.

After another long teasing, Tang De looked at the time on his watch. The foreplay of the awards ceremony lasted about fifteen minutes. Thanks to Steve Martin, a regular guest of "Saturday Night Live", usually The host really couldn't control the situation for such a long time and made everyone laugh.

After the teasing was over, the awarding process finally began.

Something went wrong with just the first award, because the first Academy Award to be awarded was for Best Animated Feature Film.

Under the introduction of the award presenter, several different films were displayed on the big screen: "Ice Age", "Lilo and Stitch", "My Little Pony King", "Starry Sky" and Tang De's childhood memories "Spirited Away" Chihiro".

When the award presenter said that the winners were "Spirited Away" and Hayao Miyazaki, the whole audience was excited, with endless applause and whistles. However, it was a pity that Mr. Hayao Miyazaki was not present at the award ceremony.

Because the old man strongly condemned the Iraq war launched by the United States, he declined Oscar's invitation.

(End of this chapter)