The literary era since 1979

July 1, 28pm.

It is a bit inappropriate to say it is late, because the sky in Los Angeles is still clear, without a trace of gloomy twilight.

In front of the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, the media and fans have lined up on both sides of the long red carpet.

The Golden Globe Awards are broadcast live on television every year. The initial partner was CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System). Later, a scandal of bribing judges was exposed, and the organizer turned to NBC (American Broadcasting Corporation), and they have been cooperating ever since.

"Welcome everyone, I'm Nancy O'Dell."

At this moment, on the outside of the red carpet, a tall blonde woman was broadcasting live to the camera.

As a famous American TV host, she was invited by NBC to serve as the live emcee.

"Here we are at the Golden Globes Red Carpet Special, and what a great way to start the best party of the year! Over 300 stars are on their way, and anyone who says Hollywood has lost its luster has no idea of ​​the most cameras in the world!"

The reason I say this is because in 1988, last year, Hollywood screenwriters went on a collective strike.

Moreover, it lasted for as long as 153 days, causing many TV series to be suspended and variety shows to be shifted. Many people were gloating, especially European film colleagues who claimed to be artistic, all waiting to see Hollywood make a fool of itself. As the precursor to the Oscars, the Golden Globe Awards naturally had to take the responsibility of being slapped in the face.

About ten minutes later, a limousine finally pulled up to the scene, and TV star Shirley MacLaine was the first to walk onto the red carpet.

With screams from both sides, tonight's big show officially began.

In addition to the shortlisted candidates, the award presenters, performers, and guests who ate and drank together were all big names, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Carrie Fisher, etc., with three generations of people gathered together.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

The fans were so excited that their voices were at their highest level. Reporters were busy taking photos, emcees were busy interviewing, and countless stars arrived one after another. The red carpet was so crowded that people lined up and chatted in groups.

Nancy O'Dell was quick to spot Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, the golden boy and girl, who had just got off the car.

He took a quick step forward, approached, and said jokingly with a smile on his face:
"I wonder when I can expect to receive your wedding invitations?"

"Haha."

Nicole Kidman just laughed it off. At that time, she was still a nobody in Hollywood and her eyes were on Tom Cruise, who was at the peak of his career.

Tom Cruise said to his girlfriend, "If that day comes, I will definitely give you one."

"Wow!"

Nancy O'Dell didn't expect to find such explosive information. "Thank you, God bless you."

Then he asked, "Of course, congratulations on your first Golden Globe nomination for Rain Man. How does it feel?"

"Oh, great! Being nominated for Best Supporting Actor, I can feel that everyone recognizes my acting skills!"

Tom Cruise spoke politely.

Seeing that she couldn't get any more explosive information out of them, Nancy O'Dell stopped in time and turned around to look for her target.

After glancing for a few seconds, his eyes suddenly lit up.

I saw an extended limousine slowly stop, and then Fang Yan and a group of beautiful women got out of the car one after another.

Yes, it looks good.

Each of them has different poses and styles. Gong Xing, dressed in white, looks dignified and elegant; Lin Qingxia, dressed in black, looks heroic and dashing; Zhu Lin, dressed in a long flowing skirt, looks graceful and elegant, with the aura of a queen; Wang Zuxian, dressed in a pink feather skirt, looks pure and beautiful, like a princess from a fairy tale.

Nancy O'Dell has been in the industry for many years and has seen many stars wearing dresses, but few can wear them to such an effect.

What's more, she has an oriental face. Such a beauty with unique charm is rare in Hollywood, and she immediately attracted a large number of media.

Before Gong Li, Zhang Guorong, Jiang Wen and others had adjusted to the noisy scene, they saw a 177cm tall foreign horse running over.

Everyone knew they were going to interview someone, so they deliberately put Fang Yan and Gong Xing in the foreground, while the others consciously stepped back.

"Good evening, this is the Golden Globe Awards red carpet, I'm with Fang and Gong. Not long ago, their film Farewell My Concubine won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and now it's nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and many other awards."

"Fang, this time 'Rain Man' has also been nominated for several awards and is your biggest competitor. Are you confident that you can beat it?"

Nancy Odell deliberately provoked and poked the microphone in front of her.

"Whether it's Rain Man or Farewell My Concubine, they are both rare good movies. It's an honor for us and Farewell My Concubine to compete with such excellent movies." Fang Yan smiled, "Of course, it's a good thing no matter who wins the award."

Nancy O'Dell obviously refused to let go and kept pursuing:

"When The Last Emperor was a huge success in Hollywood, do you think Farewell My Concubine, which is also about Chinese culture, can continue to shine?"

Fangyan knew very well that she was setting a trap. "The Last Emperor" swept the Oscars with 9 nominations and won all 9 awards, and also won numerous awards at the Golden Globe Awards. It was obvious that she wanted to make a big fuss so that these media outlets could make a big fuss and fan the flames.

Lin Qingxia, Gong Xing, Wang Zuxian and others looked at him anxiously, and his calm and composed voice came to their ears:
"If not, I hope God can bless me; if I can, I hope God will still bless me."

When Nancy Odell heard an answer like "Joan of Arc", she was speechless for a moment. After all, "God" was brought up.

He is truly worthy of being a world-famous writer, and his words are full of culture!
………………

The Golden Globe Awards is a dinner-style event, which is much more relaxed than the Oscars. Each crew sits at a table, and those who know each other can switch seats.

The space on site was very small, filled with dozens of round tables, and even the aisles were narrow.

The stage in front is even more plain, not as grand as some companies' annual meetings.

It is this positioning as the "Hollywood Spring Festival Gala" that makes the Golden Globe Awards stand out and become the second largest film festival in the United States.

The crew of "Farewell My Concubine" was arranged in the front row on the right, with a bunch of TV actors in the middle. On the left was the crew of "Rain Man", which was as popular as "Farewell My Concubine" this year. It was obvious that the organizers were deliberately setting up a competition to make everyone see a river of blood.

Soon after everyone took their seats, the waiter poured champagne and brought out the appetizer, which was a salad with shredded apples, celery and grapes, topped with a sauce made from raw egg white and lemon juice, and topped with toasted bread and drizzled with walnut oil.

Zhu Lin picked up a piece with a fork and put it in his mouth. He chewed for a long time but still couldn't guess the ingredients. The world of Western food is really difficult to understand.

In a blink of an eye, it was seven o'clock and the award ceremony officially began.

After the host's nonsense, Michelle Pfeiffer came on stage to present the first award: Best Supporting Actress.

The Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress are divided into "Drama" and "Musical Comedy" categories. The more cake you make, the more you get.

There is no such division for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor, so compared to Zhang Guorong who is competing with Dustin Hoffman for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Jiang Wen, who is nominated for "Best Supporting Actor", will face greater competition pressure as he competes against Tom Cruise.

Jiang Wen, Zhang Guorong, Gong Xing and others all thought so, but Fang Yan did not think so.

"Why do you think Jiang Wen has a better chance of winning?"

Zhu Lin asked the question that everyone present wanted to ask.

"You don't know this, this is also the unspoken rule of Hollywood."

Fangyan smiled and said that although the Golden Globe Awards is the private domain of the Americans, those old white male judges exclude actors of other ethnicities, but they also hate "handsome boys" like Tom Cruise. Even though he is regarded as "Hollywood's money cow" and "the hottest star" in Hollywood, he will not be favored by the Hollywood media, Oscar judges, etc., and will be regarded as a "male vase" with no acting skills.

Even if the box office is a big hit, I will either not be nominated or will not win the award even if I am nominated.

Leonardo will also encounter this kind of situation in the future, because they all regard him as a "traffic star" at the bottom of the Hollywood contempt chain.

"is that so!"

Lin Qingxia, Wang Zuxian and others were skeptical and all turned their eyes to the award presenter on the stage.

"How about it, have you prepared your speech?" Fangyan asked half-jokingly.

Jiang Wen looked fearless and said, "No! Why do I need a speech to receive this award? I can just write the words without a script!"

After the awards for "Best Film Score" and "Best Original Song" were presented, it was soon the turn of the "Best Supporting Actor in a Film" award.

Mel Gibson briefly described the nominated roles, opened the envelope and said, "The winner is, Farewell My Concubine, Jiang!"

"Wow!"

When these words were spoken, most people present were surprised.

I never thought that a Chinese actor could win the award. The chances are even lower than winning a lottery ticket!

More importantly, competing with him for the Best Supporting Actor is not only the extremely popular Tom Cruise, but also an old veteran like Martin Landau!

But then I thought again, this script was written by Fangyan, I gradually let it go. After all, his works have always won one or two major awards!

At this moment, everyone's eyes sometimes looked at Tom Cruise who was feeling lost, and sometimes looked at Jiang Wen who was excitedly hugging Fang Yan, Gong Xing and others.

"Clap clap clap."

Accompanied by bursts of applause, Jiang Wen walked quickly to the stage, his face full of excitement, holding the trophy in one hand and reaching for his speech with the other.

"What about the script?"

Fangyan rolled his eyes in annoyance.

The girls all laughed, especially Zhu Lin and Gong Li, who were close to Jiang Wen. They were not willing to let him off easily:

"When he comes down later, we'll have to give him a good scolding!"

"Not bad!"

Fangyan raised his glass and toasted Alan Ryder and other Fox executives who were not far away. They smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.

And Jiang Wen "accidentally" won the "Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor", which set the tone for tonight's awards ceremony!

………………

The rest of the proceedings were rather boring, a series of TV drama awards.

All the movie fans present were distracted. Some were chatting, some were eating, and some simply stood up and took the opportunity to go to the bathroom to get some fresh air.

This shows the difference from Oscar. You don’t have to hold your urine, you don’t have to endure being hungry, and you can even smoke a cigarette if you feel bored.

"what!"

Wang Zuxian, Gong Li and others covered their mouths and yawned, trying to hold on. It was really difficult for her since she didn't know any of these people.

It lasted for nearly an hour, and six TV drama awards were presented, before the highlight came.

"Hello everyone, it's my honor to present the award for Best Screenplay..."

Johnny Depp appeared on stage with messy hair, glanced at the audience with a cynical look, and then opened the envelope.

In an instant, his previous unruly look changed, his face was full of seriousness and respect, and he said:

"Congratulations, Fang!"

"Whoosh!"

Applause broke out suddenly. Everyone was sitting at first, then a few people stood up, and then like waves, the whole audience stood up.

Fangyan looked in all directions, smiled and waved, while enjoying the congratulations from Lin Qingxia, Zhang Yimou, Zhu Lin and others.

After hugging Gong Xing, he did not forget Zhu Lin, Wang Zuxian and others, one after another, giving equal treatment.

Then, amid the cheers and applause of the crowd, he walked towards the stage step by step. People passing by on the way couldn't help but stare at him and say hello.

It's just like flattering someone, it doesn't cost any money anyway,

If I give Fang Yan a look and I really like him, maybe I can become the leading role in his next play.

Fangyan held up the trophy with no emotion on his face. After all, he had already won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, so the Golden Globe Award was naturally of no interest to him.

"Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for giving me this award!"

"I want to point out in particular that the screenwriters and scripts nominated with me are all very, very outstanding..."

After expressing his gratitude profusely, he walked off the stage with a calm step.

Seeing that the crew of "Farewell My Concubine" had already won two golden trophies, Tom Cruise frowned.

Nicole Kidman grabbed the back of his hand and said to him kindly, "Tom, you have done a good job. There will be more opportunities in the future."

"You misunderstood. I'm not sad because I didn't win the award."

Tom Cruise shook his head and said that "Farewell My Concubine" was the biggest competitor of "Rain Man", and he had naturally watched it.

In terms of acting skills alone, Jiang Wen is far better than himself. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he was not at all dissatisfied.

But based on the reputation and commercial performance of "Rain Man", it can win at least two of the Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor awards!
Dustin Hoffman and Barry Levinson thought the same, with confidence written all over their faces:

"The real show hasn't even begun yet!"

Afterwards, there were three more TV drama awards, and when the evening was halfway through, it was finally time for an award that everyone was paying close attention to.

Best Actress in a Drama Series!

Meryl Streep, the award presenter, finished her brief opening remarks and was about to read out the list of winners when she suddenly paused.

"what?"

Many people, including Fangyan, keenly noticed that she was obviously shocked by the winning result, to the point of being in a trance.

Lin Qingxia lowered her voice and said, "Look at her, there must be another accident!"

"Wouldn't it be like Jiang Wen?"

As soon as Zhu Lin said this, Gong Xing, Wang Zuxian and others all turned their eyes to Gong Li.

She was seen fidgeting with her hands clenched into fists. Suddenly, she felt a big hand grabbing her. She looked up and saw it was Zhang Yimou.

As their eyes met, Gong Li's anxious heart gradually calmed down under Zhang Yimou's gaze and comfort.

At this time, the candidates who were also shortlisted for Best Actress were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats, and finally the result came out.

"Congratulations to Gorillas in the Mist: The Adventures of Dian Fossey, Sigourney Weaver!"

"And Jodie Foster from The Untold Story. Congratulations to both of you!"

Suddenly, the whole room was in uproar. Double yolk! This year's drama actress actually has a double yolk!
After Jiang Wen became the first Chinese actor to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Awards were unexpected again! An unexpected incident! (End of this chapter)