Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 257: Pool Flirtation and Best Foreign Language Film
The temperature in Los Angeles was pleasant at the end of February. In the afternoon, the temperature of the swimming pool reached nearly 2 degrees due to direct sunlight.

This was Liu Yifei's first time staying at the Roosevelt. She wore a swimsuit and a bathrobe and walked into the unique swimming pool of this top luxury hotel.

The hotel's swimming pool is surrounded by canopied beds and white cabanas, exuding a retro atmosphere of the old times, making people feel as if they have returned to the golden age of Hollywood and can experience the style and charm of that time.

As he approached the pool, Xiao Liu was attracted by the unique bottom of the pool.

Judging from her recently brushed-up art knowledge, it was beautiful, but to put her finger on what made it beautiful...

Oh shit, it’s so beautiful.

"Why are you just standing there and not getting in the water?"

Boss Lu, who had just put out his cigarette outside, walked over lazily. The warm afternoon sunlight made him feel sleepy.

There is a beautiful woman by my side, but it’s a pity that I can only accompany her to swim.

Xiao Liu looked back and saw that his upper body was lean and strong. He didn't expect that even though he drank and smoked all day long, he still had a good figure.

Boss Lu pulled in his belly and said, "How is it? No more belly fat, right?"

"You might as well just pull your belly button into your stomach. You can't even speak smoothly anymore."

Concubine Liu Yi teased him with a sweet smile, feeling that her ability to insult others had improved a little.

"But you're right, I need to exercise more. Thinking back to the past..."

Boss Lu changed the subject and said, "Thinking back to when I was on Mount Mao, I had to fetch water, sweep, and cook. It was all done by myself. It was very hard!"

Xiao Liu pulled him to the edge of the pool and said, "Lu Kuan, look quickly. Isn't there a painting at the bottom of this pool?"

Boss Lu poked his head out.

"Yes, this is what British painter David Hornick painted for the Roosevelt Hotel in 1988. It's taken from his famous painting 'The Big Splash'."

“When you jump off the edge of the pool, it feels like you’ve jumped into a painting.”

"Wow! Really!"

Xiao Liu held Lu Kuan's arm tightly with one hand and paddled the water with his tender toes.

Ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the swimming pool, looking very much like a moving picture in later generations, and then returned to static.

The little girl played in the water next to him without any precautions. Boss Lu watched her big white legs swinging delicately from a close distance, his eyes a little wide.

"oops!"

Concubine Liu Yi was pushed into the swimming pool unexpectedly, and before she could even curse, she swallowed a mouthful of pool water.

She poked her head out viciously: "The road is wide! Get down right here!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"I should have taken a picture of you just now, so your millions of fans could see how miserable Sister Fairy is."

Xiao Liu was helplessly furious in the pool: "Ahhhh!"

"Can't you get off?"

"No, I can't swim."

"If you don't come down, I won't care about what you just talked about, Mytube, YouTube."

Boss Lu's face darkened and his laughter stopped abruptly.

"Okay, then you have to keep an eye on me. I can't swim."

"Come down and talk."

Liu Yifei clenched her fists in the water, ready to push the bastard's head down and make him drink a few sips of her foot washing water.

Durant: Why would you reward him?
Before she could react, she saw Lu Kuan dive into the pool like a big white stripe, and when he looked up again, he was already 5 meters away.

The little girl wanted to cry but had no tears. She knew she had been tricked again, so she dived into the water and tried her best to chase after him.

Nonsense, my PR company boss is not good at water, so how did he attend the Hai Tian Sheng Yan in his previous life?

You chase me, I run away, and he can't escape even if he has wings.

Lu Kuan's smoking damaged his lungs, so he was a little out of breath after swimming 50 meters. At the other end of the pool, he saw Liu Yifei rushing towards him like a little shark.

Xiao Liu knew that he would be able to keep himself steady, so he didn't slow down. Fortunately, the pool water provided a buffer, and the two of them emerged from the 2-meter-deep water.

"Run again? Why don't you run anymore?"

The water in the pool was too deep. Concubine Liu Yi grabbed Lu Kuan's neck ferociously, stepped on his knees to steady her body, and stuck her entire upper body out of the water.

This posture...

Lu Kuan's face was facing her chest.

Seeing him staring at her, the little girl was stunned for two seconds, feeling both shy and happy. She stepped on his thigh and used the reaction force to move to the edge of the pool.

"Stop looking!"

"Haha, small ones are also cute."

Concubine Liu Yi was puzzled: "What?"

"Nothing, Xiao Liu, you have really long legs. It would be a shame if you didn't ride a tricycle."

"roll!"

The young man and woman were so busy playing in the water that they didn't notice they were being photographed by unsuspecting American paparazzi.

The Roosevelt Hotel is a regular hotel for Hollywood stars, and these American paparazzi often do their work here.

They swam for a while, then lay in their bathrobes under a parasol, sipping iced lemon drinks.

Xiao Liu lay on the bench and looked at him, enjoying the warmth of the moment.

"Why are you looking at me? It's not the first day you know how handsome I am."

"cut!"

"Lukuan, you are so abominable sometimes."

Xiao Liu smiled and wrinkled her nose: "But sometimes...it's okay."

Boss Lu thought she was both cute and funny.

Girls of this age are easy to please because they don’t want a penny from you, as long as you provide enough emotional value.

But a stubborn little donkey like Liu Yifei is hard to coax, and the older she gets, the harder it is to control her.

Hey!
But while she is happy, we can talk about Mytube promotion and traffic generation.

"Sister Fairy, I heard from Xue Xiaolu that Bad Genius will wrap up filming in April, right?"

Concubine Liu Yi gave him a naive look and said, "Remove the word 'goddess' and just call me sister."

Boss Lu got straight to the point: "How about helping me make a show?"

"Are you talking about the drainage video you just talked about?"

"Correct!"

Liu Yifei asked excitedly, "Is it the eating show?"

"What do you mean by eating? That's called 'A Bite of China'."

Lu Kuan said with a smile, "It's not that one, it's another program, which is also the core of the cultural promotion program, which just happens to be in line with your current role as the China-France Cultural Ambassador."

"Oh~~~"

Concubine Liu Yi said cunningly, "Talk to me after August 8th! It's not convenient now!"

It's not convenient to control you.

"Oh! What's so inconvenient about it? After you finish filming 'Bad Genius', you can start filming the second season of 'Zhu Xian' in advance. There's a gap of one or two months in between."

The little girl calmly put on her sunglasses and lay down comfortably: "Did you see my posture?"

"Lie down! I decided to lie down and rest for two months, read some books, learn some painting. It's pretty good!"

Lu Kuan said seriously, "Xiao Liu, I want to talk about you now!"

"How can you lie down at your age?"

It looks even smaller when lying down.

"Young people! Seize every opportunity at work to improve yourself!"

"Just listen to me first, maybe you'll be interested."

Without waiting for her to refuse, Boss Lu began to describe the scene of the "Li Ziqi character creation" program.

"The theme is traditional Chinese rural life and cultural heritage."

"In the video, you play the role of a hands-on heroine, preparing traditional delicacies, demonstrating handicrafts, and recording bits and pieces of rural life."

Boss Lu moved the bench towards her: "Let me give you an example."

“For example, the first video asks you to make a brown sugar ginger tea.”

"Let's choose a kitchen in a rural setting and decorate it in a pastoral style."

"Then you wear traditional clothing and show off in front of the camera, chopping ginger, boiling brown sugar and so on."

"Then the program's narrator went on to hype up the benefits of brown sugar ginger tea, such as its ability to warm the body, dispel cold, and relieve menstrual discomfort."

"Those foreigners have never seen this before, I guarantee they will be overwhelmed by Holly shit!"

He was talking so enthusiastically that Concubine Liu Yi's focus had strayed.

"You know a lot, don't you? You even know this stuff can relieve menstrual discomfort?"

"Are all of you great directors gynecologists?"

Boss Lu attentively replaced her bitten and scarred straw with another one: "I heard, I heard, it's all heard!"

"I heard? You're pretty good at it, right? Then next time, help me...make one for my mom!"

Liu Yifei wanted to say it herself, but felt a little shy, so she simply brought up her mother to ridicule him.

Does she still need it?
"But can foreigners understand what you're talking about?"

Can I see it?
You, Liu Yifei, just don’t know how popular Li Ziqi is on YouTube in later generations.

Even after a three-year hiatus, he still gained 500 million followers, and after his comeback in 2024, his YouTube subscriptions exceeded 2000 million.

The latest videos "Lacquerware" and "Forest Cloakroom" have been viewed over 24 million times across the entire network within 5 hours, and nearly 1300 million times on YouTube.

Of course, it is impossible for Liu Yifei to replicate her personality and model. After all, this is just a side job and a traffic-generating tool.

But she also has her own advantages.

She is a proud daughter of a big star, and looks ethereal and unattainable on the big screen.

The contrast of farming and handicrafts being done by hand is also welcomed by the audience.

Many celebrity reality show variety shows follow this approach.

In terms of image and temperament, Concubine Liu Yi has a classical and friendly appearance, and the fresh and natural oriental beauty she displays is very unique.

This match in image and temperament can make it easier for the audience to feel involved when watching cultural programs, just like the previously popular "Hanfu Yaji".

The more down-to-earth Fairy Sister may have a stronger ability to attract fans.

"What you said sounds interesting. We can give it a try."

Liu Yifei held her chin in her hand and thought: "Then let's try filming one episode."

"As for the rest, we'll discuss it after August. You know what I mean."

Xiao Liu stood up slowly, gave him a look that said you understand, and walked away with his long white legs.

Boss Lu shook his head helplessly.

The child is older and not good at CPU anymore.

Liu Yifei looked through the reflection of the glass door at the entrance, and saw Lu Kuan watching her like a fool, feeling secretly proud of herself.

Little guy, I can’t charm you!

Boss Lu: This girl’s chest is a bit flat, but she still has some charm when viewed from behind!

It seems that the squats were not in vain, I am almost getting peach buttocks!

Tomorrow is the Oscar Awards ceremony. In the evening, Jiandan had a meal with Harvey, Leonardo and others, and then Lu Kuan returned to his room to handle official business.

Feeling the inconvenience of all-paper office work these days, he asked Zhuang Xu to find the top IT team of Blog.com to write an OA office software, which started trial operation during this year's Spring Festival.

Everything seems to be going well at the moment. Some minor bugs are being updated every day, but overall it meets his office needs.

Suddenly, several announcements within the company caught his attention.

Starting from 2005, within less than three months, the tax authorities conducted three audits on the original Wenjie Culture Media and the newly established group company.

These include tax registration inspections, bookkeeping and voucher management inspections, tax declaration inspections, and...

"Inspection of business dealings with affiliated companies?"

Boss Lu's temples were throbbing with anger, and he immediately called the financial director Li Shanshan.

"boss?"

It was 10 pm in Los Angeles, which was 3 pm Beijing time, when Li Shanshan answered the phone in the office.

"Why are tax audits so frequent recently?"

"Boss Lu, it's not so bad. It's mainly because a new deputy director took over after the New Year, and he's not as easy to talk to as the previous leader."

The tax affairs of the industry are absolutely clean, but there may be someone deliberately making trouble and trying to make a fuss about it.

Therefore, both Wenjie and Blog.com maintain a very "appropriate" relationship with the tax authorities.

"Please pay special attention to the business dealings of this affiliated company. Have we settled all the loans we made to Blog.com in 02 and 03?"

"No problem, it's legal and compliant."

"it is good."

Lu Kuan put down the phone, walked to the terrace and lit a cigarette.

Tax audits generally go back three years, and unpaid or underpaid taxes and late payment fees can be collected within three years.

There is certainly no problem with routine audits, but if it is a deliberate target, any mistake in these trivial figures can be picked out and the 02 accounts can be reviewed openly.

From 2002 to 2003, Wenjie Culture Media and Lu Kuan frequently provided financial support to Blog.com through loaning money. Although the accounts were balanced through the loan relationship, there were still some clues.

This thing is not very useful in the hands of ordinary people.

But in the hands of powerful people, it may be exaggerated and demonized and become a bombshell.

But these are all his guesses, nothing has been concluded yet.

Before I finished smoking a cigarette, a strange phone call came in.

After watching for a few seconds, Lu Kuan pressed the answer button, vaguely feeling that it might be related to the tax investigation storm.

"Xiaolu, it's me. Is there anyone around?"

Dong Shuangqiang's tone was a little anxious. He was an old hand and rarely felt so urgent.

"You mean Brother Dong."

"Zhou Jun...Zhou Jun is arranging people to investigate Jie's accounts."

Boss Lu pretended to be ignorant: "Oh? Is that true? Let him investigate. We are innocent, so why should we be afraid of investigation?"

"Xiaolu, you should take it seriously."

"He's not someone you can easily get rid of. He's here to check the accounts, but no one knows his true purpose."

"Okay, Brother Dong, thank you very much."

Lu Kuan hung up the phone and looked at the unfamiliar number on the phone screen that Dong Shuangqiang had deliberately changed, thinking that he was really cautious.

I am quite cautious, but there might be someone hiding somewhere and finding fault with everything.

If the actual control of the blog network is exposed, the consequences will not be that serious.

At most, there will be a few more mutual benefit network companies in his competitor camp, and the publicity of the industry may be blocked on their websites in the future, and public opinion may be biased.

But if the conflict with Liu Zeyu last year and the final erotic video are brought up again, there will be a lot to do with this.

As for the above, a person who was once suspected of opposing senior state officials now controls both Blog.com and Travel Channel.

It is something that is very worthy of scrutiny and consideration.

美国西部时间2005年2月27号晚7点，第77届奥斯卡颁奖典礼在洛杉矶柯达剧院举办。

Many stars, directors, film practitioners and others attended the event in their best attire, showing off their style on the red carpet in front of the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, and posing for photos and interviews with the media.

This is the prelude to the award ceremony and one of the focuses of global audiences.

Unlike the three major European film festivals and most other film festivals in the world, the Oscars red carpet has two lanes.

One is the celebrity channel, which is crowded with big and small stars, and you will be subjected to extremely intensive shutter attacks along the way.

This red carpet passage will pass through the media area, making it convenient for media to conduct interviews and filming.

The other is the guest passage, which is for photographers, lighting technicians, screenwriters, producers and others who do not like to be in the spotlight. The team is loose and sparsely populated.

The crew of "Foreign Land" was ready to go, but some minor problems arose before departure.

Xiao Liu can't get used to the stiletto heels that were just delivered yesterday, and her ankle is a little sprained...

This pair of high heels is a custom-made Jimmy-Choo, which is the hottest custom-made high heel brand in the UK in the past two years and a favorite of Princess Diana.

Jimmy-Choo is the standard for top actresses in Hollywood and the Oscars nowadays. How popular is she?
Madonna wore shoes from this brand on the red carpet when she walked down the aisle;
Sarah Jessica once screamed "Don't take my shoes" in Sex and the City;
Oscar-winning actress Reese wore 2 pairs of Jimmy-Choo shoes in the pink movie "Legally Blonde 60".

The custom-made pair of shoes worn by Liu Yifei cost $5, and it was Anna Wintour who made the recommendation.

The founder of Jimmy-Choo once worked for the British version of Vogue.

"Is it okay?"

Liu Xiaoli has already entered through the guest channel. Leonardo and his girlfriend Gisele Bundchen are in the lead, leaving only the two of them lagging behind.

Concubine Liu Yi felt it for a while and said, "Well, it's much better. This is the first time I wear such thin heels. I'm not used to it."

Unless it's a red carpet occasion, she always wears natural and comfortable flat shoes.

Lu Kuan squatted down and gently rubbed her ankles. The heat from his palms made Liu Yifei feel a little itchy.

Well, luckily she’s not Yang Mi, otherwise she would be so suffocated by the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor.

The little girl patted him shyly and said, "Come on, let's go. It should be fine. I'll just carry you and walk slowly."

"Looks like I should have tried it on yesterday."

Boss Lu smiled and said, "It's the same thing the second time, it's the same thing the second time. Don't worry about it, just focus on me."

"OK."

The Chinese audience waiting in front of the video saw Zhang Ziyi walking by, but the crew of "Foreign Land" only waited for Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend.

"Where's the washing machine and my Sissi?"

"I have a bad feeling!"

"I'm coming!"

Liu Yifei, carrying Lu Kuan, approached the editorial team of Wenjie Video and stopped to pose for photos.

"Director Lu, why did you just come out?"

"Yi Fei's foot is a little sprained, and she can't stand on her own, so you can only take a group photo."

The sound was integrated into the picture, and the amount of comments on the screen skyrocketed.

"You, you, you, washing machine, what did you do to Sissi?"

"The heel is too thin. No wonder you sprained your ankle."

"I have a bad feeling!"

The two walked across the red carpet with difficulty. Liu Yifei had half of her body hanging on the young director, and sweat was oozing from her forehead.

"Does it hurt?"

"Yeah, I feel like it's going to swell up in a while."

Boss Lu is being extra gentle today, perhaps because he wants to seize the opportunity to show his affection first so that he can continue to take over later.

"Just sit still for a while, and I'll carry you out through the work corridor when this is over."

Xiao Liu's eyes lit up: "Really?" She looked so worthless, she didn't look like a female star in the domestic entertainment industry with millions of fans. If Su Chang saw it, he would complain again.

At the end of the red carpet, Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend were being interviewed by reporters.

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has a top-notch figure. When she saw Liu Yifei and the other person coming over, she smiled and blew them a kiss.

She and Xiao Liu became familiar with each other after meeting several times, and they had a lot in common.

European and American actresses also have a very cool daily style, comparable to Liu Yifei.

It’s just that both of them have good looks or good figures, so they are not afraid of wearing ugly clothes.

"Giselle, your 25th birthday is coming soon. What gift do you want? A little golden man?"

"Well...actually, I want a child."

The Victoria's Secret supermodel blinked her big KISS ME eyes and looked at Leonardo DiCaprio, who stammered for a long time and replied, "I hope everyone has a nice night."

"hiss!"

Boss Lu felt a sharp pain in his arm.

"Give me a reason?"

Xiao Liu had a blank expression on his face: "There's no reason. I can't stand scumbags."

"You and your cronies are all the same kind of people!"

When it was their turn to be interviewed, the off-stage host, Chris Rock, who was also today's opening host, had an exaggerated expression: "Wow, Lan Yue and Lu, how are you feeling today?"

"You don't look well?"

He gestured at Concubine Liu Yi's left ankle.

"Yes, I just sprained my ankle."

Xiao Liu openly showed off his red and swollen ankle: "Jimmy-Choo, your shoes are very good and I like them very much, but my feet don't think so."

"It looks like it'll take me some time to tame it."

Locke laughed out loud. He was a famous American comedian and recognized the humor of this little oriental beauty.

He turned to Lu Kuan again and said, "Genius, tell me, how do you feel about winning the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award?"

Boss Lu smiled and took off the host corsage on his chest: "I feel like maybe I can guest star in your job today and play the role of a host."

"Oh! Come on, Lu, you've already taken Leo's job, don't do this to me."

"Hahaha! Good luck to you, Lu."

Young men and women "staggered" into the Kodak Theater lobby, and the barrage of comments was full of praise.

Seeing our directors and actors chatting and laughing in the world's top entertainment shows is a very fulfilling thing in the hearts of today's domestic entertainment audiences.

He is graceful, humorous and generous, without any cultural barriers or deliberate flattery.

The infamous washing machine in domestic entertainment has temporarily maintained a glorious image on the Internet.

Watching the handsome man and beautiful woman walking away chatting and laughing, Liu Yifei's fans thought that the two of them were quite a good match...

Right?
Bah! What's the match? Washing machine, get out of here!
Praise is temporary, criticism is forever.

The award ceremony officially began, and the host Locke criticized Bush Jr. on the stage. When talking about anti-war justice, he mentioned Boss Lu.

"Can you please give the camera to our Berlin Film Award winner?"

"I find it hard to believe that Fahrenheit 911/, a film that even that idiot Eisner didn't dare to release, was bought by Lou."

"What? Is justice for us Americans going to be handed down to an Asian?"

The audience burst into laughter and Sean Penn stood up and applauded. As an avid politician, he never lacked such excitement.

Boss Lu cooperated with this politically correct American humor in Hollywood on the surface, but he was cursing it in his heart.

He doesn't want to have anything to do with these things.

If you hold an important position, you must know how to avoid suspicion.

Don't give the outside world the wrong impression that you are passionate about wisdom.

Not only in China, but also in foreign countries, Mytube was used by Ao Guanhai during his election campaign during its heyday.

As the boss behind the scenes, it would be better for him not to have his own clear opinions.

Otherwise, he would be like Musk in 2025. If it weren't for the final ending, he would have joined the party on the spur of the moment.

Locke called on the audience to applaud the oriental director, and Boss Lu wanted to crawl under his chair.

Fortunately, I had asked the director in advance to cut out all such shots.

But no matter what, Boss Lu, who entered Hollywood through "Alien Land", has gained a certain degree of fame in the North American market.

There was Harvey's recommendation, friendship with Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, and collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise.

Even if he can't make it in the country now, he can still start working in Hollywood.

Rock left the stage and Beyoncé came on stage to perform a French song "Vois sur ton chemin", which is also the theme song of "The Chorus" in which she participated.

In the audience, Liu Yifei looked at the calm young director beside her.

"Why aren't you excited at all?"

"If 'Alien Land' hadn't been released, I would have been worried. It's already been released and I wouldn't have been able to make any more money at the box office."

The commercial value of the Oscars benefits from nominations. One nomination brings about a box office bonus of approximately $3000 million, and winning the award doubles that.

If he had a choice, he would rather submit "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" to the Oscars and let Harvey get a nomination, so that he can easily reap a wave of box office revenue.

However, considering Lao Han’s political achievements, it would be safer to report "Foreign Land".

Lu Kuan glanced at the little girl's ankle and said, "Winning the Best Foreign Language Film award is definitely a good thing. It won't be a waste of your time today."

Liu Yifei looked at Leonardo DiCaprio and Jesselle Bundchen in the front row, who still had a bit of a strange aura, and whispered in Boss Lu's ear: "I now kind of believe that you are a little god."

"what?"

"You're right. None of Leonardo's girlfriends are over 25 years old."

Lu Kuan knew she was joking, so he retracted his left arm, fearing that the girl would get angry and empathize with him again.

My arm is in trouble again.

Concubine Liu Yi gave him a veiled look: "Virtue."

After Beyoncé finished her song, she sang another one called "Learn to be lonely", which is the theme song of "The Phantom of the Opera".

"By the way, when will you shoot your next movie? Is there a role for me?"

"Want money?"

"want."

"No."

Concubine Liu Yi was furious: "Isn't my current popularity worth that little pay?"

Boss Lu said righteously: "Isn't our deep feelings worth that little pay?"

"Tsk, where's the depth? You're just using me."

Xiao Liu has now let it go. There is nothing to be sensitive about. He is just that kind of person.

"I won't allow you to say that about yourself! What do you have that I can use against you?"

"Sigh~~~"

He was answered by his own low cry of pain.

This old man... this little girl is so cruel!

The training has already failed, and he needs to be disciplined after he turns eighteen.

Beyoncé finally finished singing three songs and the Oscars began.

Lu Kuan looked around and began to look for his target.

He wants to use this trip to the United States to bring back some teachers for commercial and genre films for the Pan Asia Film Academy.

This year's hit "Million Dollar Baby" got off to a great start, with veteran black actor Morgan Freeman winning the Best Supporting Actor award, receiving thunderous applause from the audience.

Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" won the Best Costume Design award, which is not a good sign.

Lu Kuan knew that he had high hopes for "The Aviator" and was aiming for the Best Director award.

Then Cyrus's "The Motorcycle Diaries" won the Best Original Song. This director was one of his goals, but he was a little too busy and might not have time to go to Peking to teach a class for several months.

The list of nominees for the first nomination award for "Alien Land" - Best Visual Effects - began to be announced. Looking at Zhang Ziyi on the stage in a black see-through outfit, Boss Lu had an epiphany.

Giving Zhang Ziyi this small award is obviously targeted.

"Best Visual Effects Nominees: John in Spider-Man 2, Tim in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Williams in Alien Land."

Zhang Ziyi glanced at Boss Lu and smiled brightly, "The winner is Williams from 'Exotic Land'. Congratulations!"

"yeah!"

The number of comments before the video "Ask the World" also skyrocketed. Who would have thought that a Chinese film would one day win this award?

Winning a special effects award in Hollywood?

This is simply a fantasy, and it seems to be even more difficult than winning the Best Director award.

Williams, who was from the world's top special effects team, hugged Lu Kuan on the side of the aisle, and excitedly went on stage and approached the microphone.

“Honestly, when I first received Lu’s invitation, I thought he was an Asian salesman in the community, and I wanted to refuse!”

"After I figured out the situation, I still wanted to refuse."

"I think it would be more reliable for a Chinese director to teach me how to make special effects than for me to teach him how to make Kung Pao Chicken!"

There was a burst of laughter from the audience.

"But I was soon stunned by his wild imagination. This guy is definitely a genius. His eyes can see many things that we cannot see."

Harvey: Totally agree!
Quentin: He can draw talismans!
"Well, thank you to the academy, thank you to my team, and thank you to the Butian Film Team in China. Your growth rate simply amazes me."

"Of course, Director Lu Kuan also has unparalleled imagination and aesthetic design capabilities. It has been a wonderful journey working with you. Thank you!"

The Oscars are the Oscars, the world's leading top entertainment show. Whether it is the domestic Wenjie Video or Mytube, the number of viewers has reached a recent peak.

Wenjie Video has 660 million views, and Mytube has 820 million views.

At this rate, it might not take Chen Shijun 20 months like in his previous life to cash out.

Domestic audiences were looking forward to the various awards that followed, but the film lost everything from Best Cinematography to Best Art Direction and Editing.

Is this our swan song for visual effects?
When it came to the highlight of the Best Director competition, the big-mouthed beauty Julia Roberts, who just gave birth to twins this year, took the stage.

"Let's take a look at the shortlist."

"Million Dollar Baby" by Eastwood, "The Aviator" by Martin Scorsese, "Soul" by Taylor Hackford, "A Foreign Land" by Lu."

The TV broadcast camera quickly swept across several nominated directors, and everyone looked calm and composed.

The calmest person was Boss Lu, as he knew in his heart that there was no hope of winning the award.

It would be a great success for "Alien Land" to compete in the Best Foreign Language Film category through domestic submission. It is too difficult for non-purebred Hollywood films to win these heavyweight awards.

Julia Roberts drawled, "Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood!"

The audience stood up and applauded, sending their blessings to the 75-year-old director.

This veteran director also turned director after his acting career. In 1964, he starred in "A Fistful of Dollars," the first of the "Dogs and Dollars" trilogy, followed by "A Fistful of Dollars" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."

The famous films "Unforgiven" and "The Bridges of Madison County" are also his directorial works.

Boss Lu looked at Martin, who had a calm expression, and saw the loss in his heart.

When will this film sociologist win the Best Director and Best Picture awards?

Perhaps he himself would not believe that his dream finally came true because he bought the remake rights of "Infernal Affairs" last year.

He finally won the Oscar in 2007 for "The Departed", ending his reign as the uncrowned king of Oscars.

"Now we're going to present the winners of this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Please welcome our presenters, Quentin Tarantino and Sean Penn!"

Hearing Quentin's name, Liu Yifei suddenly looked at the man next to her.

Is this a hint from the academy and the organizing committee?

Boss Lu, who said he didn't care but was very honest with his body, also became a little nervous.

The Golden Globe Award is in hand, the weather vane is in place, and all the public relations and lobbying work is in place. It all depends on this final step.

Quentin is the best presenter for the Best Foreign Language Film award because he is the director in Hollywood who likes foreign language films the most.

Whether it was Italian westerns, Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers kung fu films, or the French New Wave, there was no foreign language film he didn't like to watch.

"Amanba, the Deep Sea Sleeper, and the Foreign Land Road!"

As expected of a good friend, he emphasized and paused when reading this part. Boss Lu in the audience made eye contact with him and had already made up his mind.

"Baradei from The Chorus, Hanny from Paradise Now, and Christian from Merry Christmas."

Sean Penn took the envelope and opened it: "The winner of the 77th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is!"

"'Foreign Land', Road!"

The whole audience burst into applause. Only Xiao Zhang, who was wearing a black see-through outfit, stopped being arrogant. The most desperate thing happened to her.

Another mainland actress has followed her path and made it into Hollywood through the Best Foreign Language Film Award, and she has a younger and more powerful backer.

She was so tired that at that moment she thought it would be better to force Mr. Huo to marry her so that she could live as a wealthy wife.

The director of "The Big Sleep" Amanbar looked lonely, as he unfortunately lost at the Golden Globe Awards.

Although I had expected it, I still felt disappointed when the answer was revealed.

In sharp contrast, Wenjie Video, Blog.com, Douban, and major film forums have gone into a frenzy!
"Lukuan is awesome! You deserve your own name today!"

"Fuck! The honor that Lao Mouzi has been dreaming of is right within your reach. You're truly the chosen one!"

"Washing machine, I just want to ask you for one favor. Can you please stop hugging Concubine Liu Yi?"

Unfortunately, the masses’ appeals did not work.

This time, Xiao Liu took the initiative to throw himself into his arms!
If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to it!
"Lukuan, you're awesome!"

Boss Lu was a little dazzled by the delicate fragrance of young girls on her body, which sounded similar to the effect of "Honey, you were so great just now."

Helping Liu Yifei, who had sprained her ankle, to sit down again, Lu Kuan walked all the way to the stage, stopping several times along the way.

Williams, Leonardo, Tom Cruise, Harvey and others took turns to appear in the film.

Even on the stage, there was his wolf friend Quentin and Sean Penn, who was treated differently because of "Fahrenheit 911/".

"Lu, congratulations!"

"Thank you!"

In front of the microphone, Lu Kuan weighed the little golden man in his hand in a funny way.

"It's over 30 centimeters tall and weighs less than 4 kilograms. If you had told me earlier that it wasn't pure gold, I wouldn't have come."

There was laughter and applause from the audience.

Hollywood is a showplace. If actors and directors of different skin colors and cultures want to fit in, one of the easiest ways is to show their sense of humor.

In the future, Lukuan’s business focus will inevitably be partially placed in North America.

From a public relations perspective, he also needs to maintain his humorous and casual personality, which will make it easier for movie fans around the world to accept him.

"Okay, it's just a little joke. I hope the judges of the academy don't mind. If they do..."

"I might follow the example of Michael, the director of Fahrenheit 911/, and make a documentary about you!"

The laughter in the audience was even louder. The black host Rock showed his big white teeth, and even Martin Scorsese, who had just been feeling lost in the front row, raised the corner of his mouth.

Harvey nodded secretly in his heart. From the previous lobbying and public relations activities for the Best Foreign Language Film, he could see Lu's familiarity and superb rhetoric skills.

If Martin Scorsese is a film sociologist, Lu is a film social activist. So interesting!

"'Outlander' is my first co-production and I'm very honored to be working with an actor like Leo and to have Tom as my producer."

“We are also very grateful to Mr. Gustav and Harvey for their efforts in publishing.”

"By the way, remember to transfer the profit share of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" monster derivatives to me as soon as possible."

Locke, who was standing next to the stage, smiled and shook his head. He now believed the interview at the entrance where the Oriental director said that he was not joking about replacing him as the host.

He is really good!
Harvey stood up and whistled at him. He didn't expect that the Best Foreign Language Film award ceremony would have more pictures than the Best Picture award, which caused the number of comments on Wenjie Video and Mytube to increase dramatically.

"This Chinese director acts like he grew up in the United States. I hope he will host the Emmy Awards and Oscars next year."

"This Asian director is nothing like my group leader at school, who was a nerd!"

"Oprah has a rival now. I look forward to seeing Lou and Oprah bickering!"

Domestic audiences are also proud of this. Previously, the Oscars seemed like an unattainable hall of honor for movie fans.

Now I suddenly realize that it’s nothing special!
As a young director who has only been in the industry for four years, we were able to handle it smoothly, speak fluent English, tease the judges with every word, and chat and laugh happily.

It's so cool!

Liu Yifei in the audience had stars in her eyes, and had now forgotten the washing machine's wanton evil deeds.

Similar to men's possessive mentality towards beautiful women, the girl was filled with admiration when she saw her ideal man performing in front of the public on the stage of a top show.

The better he is, the more you want to monopolize him. This is a normal mentality.

Boss Lu on the stage was still talking.

"Getting back to the point, I'd like to thank Beijing Film Academy, our investors China Film Group and Eagle King, and our entire cast and crew. It's a true honor to work with you."

"Of course, there's also my leading lady Crystal, Ms. Liu Yifei, who sprained her left ankle to attend today's awards ceremony."

"When this is over, I'll see if anyone wants to buy my little golden man. I'll use the money to buy you a pair of Jimmy Choo high-end custom shoes with thicker heels."

"Thank you everyone, thank you!"

Applause and whistles welcomed him back to his seat, and Liu Yifei took the little golden man from Boss Lu.

"It looks good, but it's mine now!"

"what?"

"You just said that, you'll buy me some high heels?"

Boss Lu felt very regretful. He should have said that he was giving it to you as a gift for your 18th birthday, so that he could just make it a perfunctory birthday.

He's not bragging. He could easily use this little golden man to find other female stars and have sex with them.

The two were "flirting" here, and a wave of condemnation and verbal abuse had already been set off before the live broadcast of the Wenjie video.

"You're not even going to act like a washing machine anymore, are you? Your wolfish ambitions are clearly revealed."

"I hate you, washing machine."

"The above, you don't hate the washing machine, you hate yourself for not being a washing machine."

The 77th Academy Awards ceremony officially came to a close as Eastwood of "Million Dollar Baby" still won the highlight Best Picture award.

The news of the Best Foreign Language Film award was spread virally by the video on Wenjie, and various Chinese and foreign media also sent out their articles prepared long ago.

Variety Show highly praised Boss Lu's aesthetic taste:
Even though the hurricane of "Alien Land" has passed for more than half a year, it still attracts enough attention when it appears in people's vision again.

It is incredible that Director Lu Kuan has a unique oriental perspective and profound cultural heritage, but he is miraculously able to fit in with the aesthetic tastes of Western audiences.

The Hollywood Reporter focuses on the personality that made him successful:

After seeing Lu's humorous speech at the Oscars, we know that he is a "world citizen" who is well-versed in both Chinese and Western culture. He seems to have a strong ability to adapt to the cultural customs of different regions and assimilate the locals.

We can see that whether it is Leo, the genius Quentin, or the villain Harvey, they are all good friends with this oriental director.

Well, everyone loves Director Road!

Domestic media praised it to the utmost.

Yangcheng Evening News: Golden Bear Award, Berlin Film Award, and Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. If someone had told me before tonight that these three honors would belong to the same person, I would have thought he was "fooling" me. But now it has come true. Congratulations!

"China Film Report": He is the second Chinese director to receive this honor after Ang Lee. He is our pride!
"Movie Channel": He broke the cultural barriers between the East and the West. He is the commercial film director who understands art the most, and he is also the art film director who understands business the most!
"Xinlang Entertainment": The front-line editing team asked Quentin, what do you think is Director Lu Kuan's most valuable ability?

The genius answer: romance, spontaneity, debauchery, and constant self-evolution.

totally agree.

(End of this chapter)