The entertainment empire began with Liu Yifei's premarital pregnancy.

As Lin Bufan and Scarlett Johansson entered, the 80th Academy Awards ceremony soon began.

The host for this season is Jon Stewart.

The awards given out at the beginning were all small awards, or rather, peripheral awards, and none of them had anything to do with Lin Bufan.

For example, he wasn't very familiar with films that were nominated for Best Original Score, such as "Atonement," "The Kite Runner," and "Ratatouille," and ultimately the award was won by "Atonement."

Next up were Best Sound Effects and Best Sound Editing, both of which were won by "The Bourne Ultimatum".

Best costume design went to "Elizabeth II: The Yellow Turban Era", and best makeup went to "La Vie en Rose".

Best Production Design went to "Sweeney Todd," Best Visual Effects went to "The Golden Compass," and Best Editing was once again won by "The Bourne Ultimatum."

The film that won Best Cinematography, "There Will Be Blood," was also Lin Bufan's competitor at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Best Live Action Short Film: Mozart the Pickpocket; Best Documentary Feature: Taxi to the Darkness; Best Documentary Short Film: Free Space; Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille.

Best Animated Short Film: Peter and the Wolf; Best Original Screenplay: Juno; Best Adapted Screenplay: No Country for Old Men.

Lin Bufan sat in the audience, watching the awards being presented one by one.

"Next, we will present the award for Best Foreign Language Film. The nominated films are..." Just then, the host on stage announced the next award.

"They're here!"

Lin Bufan roused himself.

He himself didn't care about winning the Best Foreign Language Film award.

After all, for someone who already holds an Oscar for Best Director, a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, and a Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival, a Best Foreign Language Film award is at most icing on the cake.

"The nominated films are Beaufort, The Counterfeiters, Katyn, Mongol, 12 Angry Men, and Lust, Caution."

As the host announced the nominations, classic clips from the nominated films began to play on the big screen.

If Lin Bufan remembers correctly, the Best Foreign Language Film of this year's competition was won by Austria's "The Counterfeiters".

It remains to be seen whether, given the unexpected turn of events with "Lust, Caution," it will be replaced by "The Counterfeiters" or another film, as has happened before.

Actually, what Lin Bufan was most interested in was the Russian film "12 Angry Men," which was later remade in mainland China as "12 Citizens."

When Lin Bufan first watched the movie "12 Citizens", he was slightly shocked.

However, after careful consideration, he found that the remake of "12 Citizens" was actually not good, as many of its logical elements did not conform to the realities of China.

It's almost a complete copy of "12 Angry Men," mainly because the two have different cultural backgrounds, so the feeling it evokes is naturally different.

"Congratulations on 'Lust, Caution'..."

Just as Lin Bufan was pondering this, the host on stage suddenly announced that the final winner was "Lust, Caution".

"Did you really get it?"

Lin Bufan paused for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips.

Before this, although he told Han Sanping that he was 70-80% sure, he actually wasn't that sure at all.

The film "Lust, Caution" has never won Best Foreign Language Film before, let alone this year's competition is very fierce.

None of the characters in "Lust, Caution" are simple.

It's fair to say that no matter who receives this award, there's no question about it; it just depends on who the academy chooses to award it to.

"Thank you so much……"

Lin Bufan walked onto the stage, gave his usual prepared speech, and then returned with the Best Foreign Language Film trophy.

"congratulations!"

When Scarlett saw Lin Bufan return, she immediately stood up and tried to give him a kiss.

Since Scarlett was so generous, Lin Bufan responded naturally.

The awards ceremony had been going on for almost an hour, and it was mostly small and peripheral awards, so everyone was getting bored. But then, Lin Bufan and Scarlett kissed in public, which suddenly made the scene lively.

Applause and whistles filled the air.

……

Right after the Best Foreign Language Film award was presented, only the last and most important awards remained.

The Best Supporting Actress award went to Tilda Swinton for her role in "Michael Crichton"; the Best Supporting Actor award went to Javier Bardem for his role in "No Country for Old Men".

The Best Actress award went to Marion Goliath for her role in "La Vie en Rose".

The Best Actor award went to Daniel Day for his role in "There Will Be Blood".

The Coen brothers won Best Director for "No Country for Old Men," and even Best Picture went to "No Country for Old Men."

Ultimately, No Country for Old Men naturally became the biggest winner at the 80th Academy Awards.

……

After the ceremony, Lin Bufan and Scarlett attended a dinner party before returning to Beverly Hills.

Scarlett, that little vixen, has finally recovered in the last few days. Not only are she more agile, but she also understands Lin Bufan's thoughts better.

With just a gesture from him, or even a light pat on the bottom, she knew what to do.

The next morning, Scarlett opened her eyes and saw Lin Bufan getting dressed.

"You're leaving today?"

Scarlett looked at Lin Bufan with some reluctance.

From Berlin to today, Scarlett has found herself becoming increasingly attached to her partner.

"Tomorrow is Jessica's due date, I definitely have to go back!"

While Lin Bufan was getting dressed, he didn't hide anything from Scarlett.

"Oh well!"

Hearing Lin Bufan say this, Scarlett could only sigh.

I deeply admire Jessica.

She admired him, but she wasn't jealous, because she knew she couldn't be like Jessica.

"Alright, I'm going now!"

After Lin Bufan finished dressing, he bent down and kissed Scarlett before turning and leaving.

However, just as Lin Bufan touched the doorknob, he paused, turned to Scarlett, and said, "If you encounter any difficulties and can't contact me in time, go find Carter Dennis. He'll take care of it for you!"

Today, Carter Dennis, the CEO of Extraordinary Film Company, enjoys an increasingly prominent position in Hollywood.

"I see!"

Scarlett nodded obediently. At this moment, she did not yet have the aura of the "Black Widow".

"Let's go!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly, then opened the door and left the room.

Half an hour later, Lin Bufan's car stopped at the airport, and he took Bai Bing and Zhang Tian'ai and boarded a private plane bound for Beijing.

"System, check-in!"

Lin Bufan only remembered after boarding the plane that today was Monday, a day for weekly check-ins.