Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

The Oscars are different from the film and television awards in Hanxia.

As a prestigious award in the world of film, it was at least like that in the past.

They have always maintained a schedule of holding the event once a year.

In contrast, local awards such as the Hundred Flowers Award and the Golden Eagle Award in Hanxia are held every two or even three years.

This time, the Oscars made a big announcement that Xia Yuan and "The Treasure Hunt" would be on the list.

This is undoubtedly sending a frantic message to the public that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Xia Yuan is 1000% guaranteed to win an Oscar.

They were almost implying that they had already predetermined the awards; in any case, they were creating an exceptionally huge buzz.

However, public opinion went in the opposite extreme.

People don't buy it.

"Hahahaha, the Oscars? What's that? Please, I'm really not familiar with it. I only know about the Corinthians."

"Where did this third-rate award come from? Is it trying to ride on Xia Yuan's popularity?"

"Do Xia Yuan and 'Desperate Treasure Hunt' need this award? Let's not go too out of character, girls, you're really not as important as you think."

"The Oscars still don't realize where they went wrong, or rather, they probably never really thought about it. They may still believe that their decline over the years was simply because they didn't give the award to Xia Yuan back then."

"They don't really know what a good movie is anymore; they're just afraid of seeing themselves decline and gradually being replaced."

"What's the use of reflecting now? Not to mention they didn't even realize where the crux of the problem lay."

“I’d bet $10 that Xia Yuan won’t even go to this so-called award. Ha! A shoddy award that can’t even keep its own venue, who cares about you?”

Some netizens' comments were even more devastating.

Because the Oscars did indeed fail to retain their usual venue.

The Oscars have always been held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, which is owned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has always been synonymous with the Oscars.

It was once the Jerusalem of the world's film industry.

However, in recent years, the Oscars have become increasingly poorly managed, and the decline of the awards has led to a decrease in revenue. Many of the capital and companies that originally wanted to sponsor the Oscars have lost interest in investing and have instead turned to the Corinthians.

While the Dolby Theatre is open on weekdays, it also hosts performances by many large theater companies and hosts many high-end productions.

However, in recent years people have become more inclined to hold events at the Naxi Theatre, which holds the Corleone Award.

Without revenue, maintaining a large, high-end theater company like the Dolby Theatre, which even functions as a museum, requires a huge investment of money every year.

Unable to sustain such investment, they naturally had to sell the venue.

Unfortunately, the buyer of this venue was none other than the organizing committee of the Corinthians Awards.

In other words, the Dolby Theatre, which once belonged to the Oscars, now belongs to the Corian Awards and is the venue for the annual Corian Awards ceremony.

As for Oscar Benka?
They could only slink away to some obscure little corners.
This makes one sigh with emotion; indeed, there's a saying that goes, "The world changes like the sea turning into mulberry fields."

Time can change everything.

The Oscars are held in a very small, private theater.

The 'Hillbilly Theatre' is located in eastern Los Santos.

As you can tell from the name, this isn't a high-end theater. It's probably similar to the old John's Theater, which is now the Los Santos flagship location of He Ye Cinemas.

That's pretty high-class.

Now, Heye Cinemas is a large cinema chain with over a thousand branches across the United States, capable of competing with the entire American Cinema Alliance.

Its flagship store is naturally incomparable to any small private theater tucked away in some obscure corner.

What's more, it's a theater that rejected Heye's acquisition offer back then.

The owner later regretted it deeply. Subsequent losses forced him to file for bankruptcy. He was severely impacted by Heye Cinema. When the theater was finally sold to the Oscars committee, the offer they received was only one-fifth of the original price offered by Heye.

But this is the stark reality. Reality is never a happy fairy tale, and there's no going back.

This year, the Oscars also sent out invitations to major film and television companies and top stars to participate.

Time passed by little by little.

It can only be said that with Xia Yuan's incident, they did indeed gain some attention.

But just as they were eagerly awaiting Xia Yuan's arrival...

But they received a devastating message.

Xia Yuan went to the Corinthian Award ceremony.

That is, the Dolby Theatre.

It won Best Picture, Best Director, and Lifetime Achievement this year!
Yes, Xia Yuan has already received the Corinthian Award for Lifetime Achievement!
This means that Xia Yuan received an invitation.

An invitation to join the Corinthians Award committee!

Photos of Xia Yuan smiling as he accepted an award in a suit have spread across the internet around the world.

And the Oscars?

Nobody paid attention, and even the invitations they sent out all went unanswered. No big stars showed up, and the few guests who did attend were second- or third-tier actors who were only brought along by the organizers.

After all, these actors weren't really qualified to participate in the Corinthians.

In the end, the Oscar committee could only bitterly announce, holding the small statuette made of dyed stainless steel with reduced materials, "This year's Oscar for Best Director belongs to Xia Yuan."

"The Best Picture award goes to 'The Fugitive'!"

"At the same time, after deliberation by the organizing committee, we have decided to award another special honor this year: the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award, to Mr. Xia Yuan."

Unfortunately, this time, Xia Yuan's name was finally printed on the golden statuette, but the man no longer bothered to accept the award.

Just as netizens are mocking it now, the gold content of this little golden statue has completely disappeared.

The disappearance of more layers also signifies its transformation from gold plating to dyed stainless steel.

"Hahahaha, serves you right!"

"I hope you learn your lesson this time and don't do it again. And you won't do it again, hahaha."

"Its gold content is zero." (End of Chapter)