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Chapter 242 Harvest
"Pulp Fiction, congratulations Jerry Wong."

"Oh ha!" Huang Ze stood up with his hands clenched.

I feel very happy.

Although it is far behind the Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture and other awards, at least it did not go home empty-handed.

For me, who is participating in the Oscars for the first time and is still a foreigner in the United States, this result is completely acceptable.

It can even be considered the best result of participating in this Oscars.

Huang Ze knew that the Best Director and Best Picture awards, especially Best Director, were not something he could possibly win at the moment due to the influence of many factors.

"Congratulations, Huang!" Jennifer Connelly took the initiative to hug Huang Ze, letting Huang Ze feel her embrace for the first time.

"Thank you."

"Congratulations……"

After hugging everyone, Huang Ze took a deep breath again and walked onto the stage with a beaming face.

"Congratulations, young Huang." The guest gave his blessing as he handed over the little golden man.

"Thank you!"

Huang Ze held his first Oscar statuette in his hand, facing the audience, and said, "Thank you to the judges for choosing Pulp Fiction."

"In fact, this film contains many shadows of movies I have seen before. They gave me creativity, so I also want to thank the many works since the birth of the film."

"Thanks to Warner's investment, this work has been turned into a finished film."

"And I want to say thank you to everyone who worked on the show, Quentin, John Travolta... all of you."

"Without everyone's joint efforts, the script will always be just a script and will never become a film. And relying on a script that has not been made into a film will get you nothing."

"Thank you guys!"

It was a best original screenplay award, and Huang Ze had been talking about the names of the people for a long time, so he didn't want to waste any more time and walked back to his seat with the trophy.

After sitting down, Huang Ze carefully studied the little golden man in his hand.

At the same time, I felt a little emotional. How great would it be if I won the Best Director award?

What a pity. What a pity.

To win this kind of award, it is not enough to have a good enough film quality, but one also has to consider the international situation and so on. The right time, place and people are all essential.

There are only a few chances.

Whether or not they can be caught is another matter.

Shaking his head slightly, Huang Ze showed the trophy to John Travolta, who didn't win the award after not believing in evil, and then focused his attention back on the stage.

After several more awards were presented, it was the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement.

There are two very famous award presenters, one is Steven Spielberg and the other is George Lucas.

The award was given to Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.

After the winners were announced, there was prolonged applause from the audience.

The two big directors looked like fanboys.

It can only be said that Kurosawa's influence on Hollywood is indeed not small. The box office may not be high, but his influence in the industry is definitely top-notch. The reference of "Star Wars" is Kurosawa's "Sengoku no Higashi", the opening wedding scene of "The Godfather" was learned from "Sweet Dreams", and the violent aesthetics of "Seven Samurai" came from "Seven Samurai".

Of course, the most exaggerated one is "Red Dead Redemption", which directly copied the storyboards of "Yojimbo".

“I don’t know when I will be able to have this kind of influence!”

Huang Ze clapped his hands and couldn't help but fantasize.

Of course, only influence is included.

If possible, Huang Ze still wants to win an Oscar for Best Director, rather than wait until he is eighty years old to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.

After Kurosawa Akira left office, Huang Ze no longer paid much attention to awards.

Best Director and Best Picture, no chance.

that's the truth.

The Best Director award went to Oliver Stone for "Born on the Fourth of July," and the Best Picture award went to "Driving Miss Daisy," a film about interracial friendship among white people.

At this point, all of tonight's Oscar awards have been presented.

"Huang, are you still going to the Oscars dinner?" Jennifer Connelly came over and asked in a low voice.

"Go ahead!" Since we are here, it would be a waste if we don't eat. Huang Ze muttered to himself, and asked, "What about you?"

"I'm so hungry that my stomach is growling."

Jennifer Connelly gave a wry smile.

"Oh, I see!"

Huang Ze had heard that the Oscars were the nightmare of female stars.

In order to maintain their figure and look stylish in their dresses, and also to avoid having to go to the bathroom halfway and then having to struggle with the extremely difficult-to-wear dresses, most female stars start not eating or drinking water half a day in advance.

In comparison, male celebrities are affected much less.

"Then let's go eat something together later."

"Okay!" Jennifer Connelly nodded happily. As Huang Ze stood up, she put her arm around Huang Ze's arm.

Huang Ze had his arm held so many times that he didn't take it seriously.

But it’s a bit strange to stick it so close.

Huang Ze always feels something strange in his elbow.

The touch was good. Huang Ze couldn't help but frown, realizing that things were not simple.

Then I frantically recalled what the age limit for adults is in the United States.

There is also California's law regarding minors and what the age limit is.

But this really stumped Huang Ze, as he had never studied the regulations in this regard before!

Call a lawyer now?
That seemed too much.

Am I really that crazy?

Got it!
Huang Ze could only use strategic suppression.

Safety first. I don’t have many connections in the United States. If something goes wrong and I end up in jail, that would be a big joke.

Even if he didn't go to jail, Huang Ze couldn't bear it if he had to bleed heavily.

It is better to control yourself and keep yourself useful, so that there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

As long as your films have higher box office sales and win more awards, you will have plenty of opportunities like this.

After all, everyone wants to make progress so much.

No matter where you are, the fastest way to get ahead is to exchange interests. If you want to be a big star, have no background, are good-looking, and want to take shortcuts, it goes without saying that you can exchange interests.

All you need to do is pick and choose.

"Director Huang, has your next film started?" Jennifer Connelly asked after Huang Ze made a quick decision.

"I have already started preparations. I will start shooting after I return from the Oscars. It is a martial arts film." Huang Ze said.

"Martial arts?"

"Kung Fu!" Huang Ze made a gesture.

"Oh, I see." Jennifer Connelly nodded, "I've seen it, Bruce Lee?"

"Almost, but my film is set in ancient times."

“Aren’t you making movies in Hollywood anymore?”

"Next time I might make a modern commercial film." Huang Ze paused and said, "If you are interested, we can work together on another one."

"Okay!" Jennifer Connelly agreed readily, and then asked curiously, "By the way, can I really win the Best Actress award?"

"To be honest, you have a chance with your talent!" Huang Ze organized his words, "But you need opportunities. There is only one Oscar winner each year, and there are too many talented actresses. Some actresses can win several Oscars."

“I can only say that you can work towards that direction.”

"I see." Jennifer Connelly took a glass of red wine and clinked glasses with Huang Ze. "If there is a chance in the future, can we work together again?"

"There will be opportunities in the future!" Huang Ze did not agree immediately, but gave a vague answer.

After the dinner, Huang Ze returned to the hotel to rest.

……

When Huang Ze was dreaming, media around the world had already started preparing the news.

["Driving Miss Daisy" became the biggest winner. ]

[My Left Foot emerged as a dark horse and won the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards. ]

[Pulp Fiction: 2 out of 7, Huang Ze won the Best Original Screenplay! ]

The media in the United States were somewhat surprised that Huang Ze won the Best Original Screenplay award, but this cannot be compared with major awards such as Best Picture, so it did not cause much sensation among the public.

In addition to Huang Ze’s movie and music fans, those who already liked Huang Ze felt more and more that they had made the right choice in their idol.

But in Hong Kong Island and the Mainland, the situation is different.

At this moment, Hollywood films have not yet begun to conquer the film markets one by one, but they simply do not have that overwhelming advantage. They still have influence in countries around the world.

It is a great honor to win an award at an Oscar in the United States, which has Hollywood, and a Chinese citizen personally received the award.

The impact on the industry is no less than dropping a bomb.

In a villa in Hong Kong Island, Jackie Chan, who was temporarily not filming, sat in front of the TV and watched this year's Oscars.

When he saw Huang Ze receiving the trophy on the live broadcast, he suddenly felt regretful.

At the same time, he also felt a little dissatisfied with his godfather, Ho Kwun-chang.

For him, whether he is filming for Golden Harvest or Xinghai, he can get tens of millions in remuneration, not a penny less.

But Huang Ze is a director who can make it into Hollywood.

He had been dreaming about Hollywood and had made several attempts but all ended in failure!
Once he breaks in, it means that he has entered the European and American film industry and become an actor with global influence.

But He Guanchang actually refused.

He could understand his godfather, but when he saw Huang Ze holding the golden statue, he still wondered, "If I work with Huang Ze on a film, will I really be in Hollywood?"

"Since he still wants to make a sequel, it means he has the confidence to do it, right?"

There are some things you can't think about. The more you think about them, the more uncomfortable you will feel.

Jackie Chan gradually felt that his godfather, Ho Kuan Sheung, was only caring about the interests of the company and not considering himself at all.

Of course, this idea was very weak. Thinking about the ups and downs of the cooperation with Golden Harvest over the years, it could not be compared at all and was quickly suppressed by Jackie Chan.

But some things, once they appear, will take root and break out of the ground at the right time.

Jackie Chan didn't know if he could suppress this idea if Huang Ze could bring another yellow actor into Hollywood.

(End of this chapter)