Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 865: Watching the fun and being in the spotlight

"Boss...Boss?"

Just as Hideki Hanyu was daydreaming about Sony and thinking about how to deal with the collaboration between Sony and Nintendo.

Fred Weber next to him seemed to have finished his chattering, and seeing that Hanyu Hideki did not respond, he could not help but call out to him twice in a low voice.

"what's up?"

Hideki Hanyu, who had come to his senses, asked Fred Weber.

"The award ceremony will begin soon."

Fred Weber warned quietly.

At the same time, I couldn't help but think that those stars would start preparing for Oscar night weeks in advance, and then be very cautious from the moment they walked on the red carpet, for fear that something might go wrong.

Unlike my own boss, who is still daydreaming when the live broadcast is about to begin. It is obvious that he does not take the Oscar seriously.

"It's finally started. It's so boring."

Hanyu Hideki said boredly.

If he hadn't seen the camera sweeping over from a distance, he would have probably stretched.

Looking around, the seats that were originally sparsely populated and empty were now basically full of people.

There was a white man sitting in the empty spot on his right side.

Although Hideki Hanyu didn't know him, he learned through Fred Weber that he was a producer of Ixtlan Corporation.

In China, it is generally translated as Eastland Company. It was mainly active in the 1990s, but then gradually declined. It mainly produced low-cost videotape movies, so it is not well-known in China.

However, at this year's Oscars, Eastland presented a hot award-winning film, "Born on the Fourth of July" starring Tom Cruise.

The film received five nominations at the previous Golden Globe Awards and ultimately won four major awards including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.

It was this movie that helped Tom Cruise win his first acting award, of course, assuming it wasn't a small award like the Kansas City Film Critics Association Award.

At the Oscars, "Born on the Fourth of July" performed equally well, receiving a total of eight Oscar nominations, making it the second-most-received film at this year's Oscars after "Driving Miss Daisy."

Therefore, before the start of the panel shop tonight, the media generally regarded these two films as each other's biggest competitors.

But what’s interesting is that the production company of "Driving Miss Daisy" is Cloud Pictures and the distribution company is Columbia.

Although the production company of "Born on the Fourth of July" is Eastland, the list of distribution companies also includes Universal Pictures, and the overseas distribution company includes Columbia Pictures.

I have to say that Hollywood seems big, but it is actually very small. Not only are they enemies, but they seemed to be competitors before, but now they have become a family.

After briefly greeting the producer of Eastland, Hideki Hanyu also exchanged a few pleasantries with Tom Cruise who was sitting next to him.

After winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, he has become a hot favorite for this year's Oscar for Best Actor.

Now he is in high spirits and looks determined to win an Oscar.

But Hideki Hanyu knew that Tom Cruise was destined to have no chance of winning an Oscar.

After all, until he traveled through time, Tom Cruise had won several Golden Globe Awards but had never won an Oscar for acting.

It can only be said that Tom Cruise, who became famous for his coolness, is really not liked by the old men in the academy.

It is basically impossible to be handsome and win awards at the same time.

Otherwise, why would Leo humiliate himself so much in order to win the award?

After exchanging pleasantries with Tom Cruise, Hideki Hanyu waited quietly for the award ceremony to begin and did not speak to anyone else.

However, while looking around, he actually saw quite a few familiar faces.

For example, Morgan Freeman, who later became a professional actor and was nominated for Best Actor for his role in "Driving Miss Daisy".

For example, the famous "Godfather" Marlon Brando.

For example, Julia Roberts, who has just become very popular, was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress for "Steel Magnolias".

However, after seeing Julia Roberts, Hanyu Hideki soon noticed other female stars, including one with whom he had had a relationship.

In the second row on the right sits Naomi Watts, whose life was changed by "When Harry Met Sally".

Nicole Kidman sits with the crew of "Driving Miss Daisy," first row, left.

Slightly further back, Sherilyn Fenn and Jennifer Connelly sat next to each other.

And right behind Hideki Hanyu, there was someone sitting there whom he had not expected, and that was the crazy French beauty, Isabelle Adjani.

After seeing her, Hanyu Hideki remembered that she would be nominated for Best Actress at this year's Oscars for her role in "Rodin's Lover".

It seems that it was this trip to Hollywood that allowed Isabelle Adjani to meet the new Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis.

But at this moment, this crazy French beauty was staring at Hanyu Hideki with burning eyes, and it was obvious that she had no intention of meeting anyone.

However, Isabelle Adjani was not the only one staring at Hanyu Hideki with burning eyes.

At the edge of the first tier of seats, a beautiful woman in a golden evening gown also fixed her gaze on Hanyu Hideki, her eyes full of resentment and unwillingness.

It was not someone else, but Brooke Shields, who was killed by Hideki Hanyu and then ignored by her.

Even with the help of Hideki Hanyu, the other party did not repeat the tragic experience of his previous life and successfully starred in several movies.

But perhaps due to their own lack of ability or just bad luck, these films either didn’t even have a chance to be released or received mediocre responses after their release.

So even though Brooke Shields made a comeback, her popularity is getting lower and lower. She can only watch a bunch of newcomers become popular and leave her behind.

But the way she looked at Hanyu Hideki at this moment, she didn't know whether she was dissatisfied with Hanyu Hideki for not looking for her for so long, or she felt that Hanyu Hideki didn't give her enough opportunities.

However, a mere "attack" with eyes is naturally of no use to a scumbag.

Besides, at this moment, Brooke Shields was not the only woman who stared at Hanyu Hideki from time to time, so a little bit of resentment was nothing.

The Hollywood tycoon and the world's richest man personally attended the Oscars. I don't know how many women who are chasing fame and fortune were so angry that their eyes were almost burning with anger, and their minds were full of thoughts about how to approach Hideki Hanyu.

Just at this moment, accompanied by a burst of music, the 62nd Academy Awards ceremony officially began.

Academy President Carl Malden, dressed in a black suit, took the stage first, delivered an opening speech, and welcomed the guests.

At this time, the camera kept scanning the stands.

Regardless of whether these scenes would be broadcast live or not, everyone sat up straight. Even Hideki Hanyu, who had been daydreaming just now, became serious at this moment.

After all, even if he didn't take it seriously in his heart, he wouldn't lose his composure in front of everyone.

After Karl Malden's speech, the host of this year's Oscars came on stage, who is also an acquaintance of Hideki Hanyu.

Billy Crystal, the actor who played the lead role in When Harry Met Sally.

This person is not only an excellent actor, but also very successful as a host.

Although this is Billy Crystal's first time hosting the Oscars, he has actually hosted the Grammy Awards three times before.

And Hideki Hanyu vaguely remembers that after hosting this year's Oscars, because of his outstanding performance, he hosted eight more Oscars ceremonies.

Billy Crystal looked around the room and then spoke with a smile.

"It's such a coincidence today. Not only did my ex-girlfriend come to the scene, but even my former boss came. I have to say, he is the richest of all my bosses."

The moment the voice fell, the camera lens filmed Naomi Watts and Hideki Hanyu sitting in the first row.

At the same time, knowing smiles were heard from the audience.

After all, people in the industry can all hear what Billy Crystal meant.

Last year, the movie "When Harry Met Sally" grossed over $100 million worldwide. Naomi Watts played Billy Crystal's girlfriend in the movie.

Not to mention Hideki Hanyu, this movie was jointly invested and produced by Castle Rock and Cloud Pictures, and Hideki Hanyu is the boss of these two companies. He also recently became the richest man in Forbes magazine.

So Billy Crystal's last sentence about the richest boss naturally refers to Hideki Hanyu.

However, as an excellent host, Billy Crystal knew how to stop at the right time. After using this topic to stir up the atmosphere, he immediately changed the topic to the award ceremony.

The first award presented was the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

The award was presented by the winner of the Best Supporting Actress award in the previous session.

Geena Davis.

Many domestic movie fans may not be familiar with this actress, but Hideki Hanyu is definitely a household name.

Because the movie "Cutthroat Island", which caused Carloco Pictures to go bankrupt and was one of the biggest box office failures in Hollywood, was starred by this person.

In another time and space, Renny Harlin, the director of "Cutthroat Island", was Geena Davis' next husband.

It was Renny Harlin's bold move that, in order to help his wife gain fame, he turned "Cutthroat Island" into a female-led movie.

Although Geena Davis is somewhat famous, she has always played supporting roles and has no box office appeal.

This disastrous choice is also one of the important reasons why "Cutthroat Island" failed.

The couple, Renny Harlin and Geena Davis, paid a heavy price for their choice.

The former's directorial career was basically ruined.

The latter's rising path in Hollywood was aborted.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu felt that a guiding light of this level was worth his attention, and it would also make it easier for him to take action against Carloco Pictures in the future.

While I was thinking about this, Geena Davis had already announced the winner of this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

That is the black actor who still looks very young today, Denzel Washington.

After seeing this result, Hanyu Hideki felt relieved for some reason, because this was exactly the same as the result in another time and space.

Next, the Art Direction Award was presented by Glenn Close and Mel Gibson. Hideki Hanyu didn’t pay attention to it in his previous life, so he didn’t know whether it was the same as in his previous life.

However, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who came on stage right after him, introduced a blonde girl with flaming red lips and a hot body, who instantly attracted the scumbag's attention.

Kim Basinger.

She entered the North American modeling circle at a young age and attracted attention as a Playboy cover girl at the age of seventeen. However, she quickly made a gorgeous turn and became a star after entering Hollywood.

Looking at all the female artists who came from Playboy, Kim Basinger is definitely the one who has developed the best.

Even Karen McDougal, who later played Charlie's Angels, couldn't compare to her.

It’s a pity that this woman was born in 1953 and is a bit old.

But although she is a little older, she is still a beauty, and her mature, beautiful and charming appearance makes the scumbag even more eager to collect stamps.

Kim Basinger took the stage to introduce "Dead Poets Society", which was nominated for Best Picture.

Although this is a recognized masterpiece, the scumbag is obviously more interested in the beauty than the movie, so he was only focused on looking at the person from beginning to end and didn't pay any attention to what was being said.

(Kim Basinger Photo)

After Kim Basinger left the stage after her introduction, Julia Roberts came on stage to introduce the Best Original Song performance.

This was the first time that Hideki Hanyu saw Zhu Dazui in this time and space, and at such a close distance.

However, even when Julia Roberts was young, Hanyu Hideki really couldn't appreciate her appearance, and he was not moved at all and didn't have any thoughts at all.

For the scumbag, the other party's niece Emma Roberts is more to his taste.

It’s a pity that at this point in time, the girl hasn’t been born yet.

After the original soundtrack awards were presented, the next few awards were small prizes that Hanyu Hideki didn't pay much attention to.

In particular, he was not familiar with the films nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and he didn't know any of the actors except Julia Roberts.

Fortunately, Fred Webber, a veteran Hollywood figure, was sitting next to him, and he would whisper reminders and explanations to him from time to time, so that he was not confused.

After the Best Supporting Actress award, the Best Foreign Language Film award was presented.

The award-winning movie has something to do with him.

"Paradise Cinema"

He invested in German-owned Europa Films in Italy, which is one of the producers of this film.

The old saying is indeed true, cast a wide net and catch more fish. I made a casual investment at the beginning and the harvest came immediately.

After a brief period of harvest, a series of small prizes were awarded.

What deserves Hideki Hanyu's attention during this period is that "Driving Miss Daisy" finally opened and won the first Oscar of the night, Best Makeup.

In addition, another French actress, Isabelle Huppert, appeared to introduce the newly established Science and Technology Achievement Award.

However, after this person appeared, Hanyu Hideki immediately looked at Isabelle Adjani sitting behind him. The grievances between these two in the French film industry made him look forward to what sparks they would create at the Oscars.

But unfortunately, even Isabelle Adjani, who is known as a crazy beauty, could not do anything out of line in an occasion like today.

At this point in the award ceremony, as many small awards were announced one after another, the heavyweight awards finally began to be presented.

The Best Actress award was won by Jessica Tandy for "Driving Miss Daisy". When this veteran Hollywood artist took the stage to accept the award and gave her speech, she specifically mentioned Hideki Hanyu.

He expressed his gratitude to Hideki Hanyu for recommending him for the role in the movie.

This is not Jessica Tandy trying to suck up to Hideki Hanyu.

Instead, after purchasing the adaptation rights, Hideki Hanyu directly designated the original creative staff from another time and space based on his memory in order to avoid complications.

So in this time and space, Jessica Tandy really got the award-winning role because of Hideki Hanyu.

Jessica Tandy's thanks once again made the camera focus on Hideki Hanyu.

The scumbag was dressed in a slim navy suit tonight, his hair was meticulously styled, and his gold-rimmed glasses highlighted his elegance. He smiled positively and clapped softly when he was captured on camera.

That nearly perfect face is simply the epitome of handsomeness, so handsome that the director was reluctant to switch the camera.

If it had not been introduced before, it would have been difficult for the audience to connect such an appearance with Hideki Hanyu's various identities.

After the Best Actress award, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg took the stage together as the awards for Costume Design and Visual Effects were presented.

The two top figures in the industry showed up, and naturally it was for important matters.

The Oscars presented the Honorary Oscar to the Neon Film Master Akira Kurosawa.

Perhaps because they are from the same country, when Kurosawa Akira went on stage to receive the award, the camera gave a close-up of Hideki Hanyu.

Hideki Hanyu just felt confused about this.

After all, although he invested in Kurosawa's new movie, he was actually not familiar with Kurosawa at all and had never even had a private conversation with him.

However, this stage did not last long, and "Driving Miss Daisy" won another important award, the Best Adapted Screenplay.

Playwright Alfred Urey, who delivered the acceptance speech, thanked Hanyu Hideki again.

“I am very grateful for the support of Yunshang Films and Mr. Seraphim. When my work had not yet been valued by critics and recognized by the Pulitzer Prize, Mr. Seraphim’s employees told me that my work was excellent and should be seen by more people.

......"

Then, the camera fell on Hideki Hanyu again.

Everyone suddenly realized that at tonight's Oscars, the newly-crowned world's richest man seemed to have received more screen time, more attention, and was mentioned more times by the hosts and other guests than any other star.

But this is not the end.

When the most important Best Picture award was announced to be won by "Driving Miss Daisy", the camera once again locked on Hideki Hanyu.

There's nothing we can do about it, since Hideki Hanyu is still the producer of this movie.

Although Hideki Hanyu did not go on stage to receive the award in the end, Fred Weber led the main creative staff of the crew to go on stage to give a speech.

But when Fred Weber opened his mouth, he raised the little golden man and spoke directly to Hideki Hanyu.

"Boss, without you, we wouldn't be successful!"

Hideki Hanyu held his forehead helplessly, thinking to himself, I just wanted to satisfy my curiosity and watch the fun, but who knew it would turn into a show of attention.

Now, I can’t keep a low profile in North America anymore.

How can he pick up beautiful girls now?
……

However, as the Oscars ceremony officially ended, Hanyu Hideki soon discovered that being famous is not always a bad thing.

Currently, the Oscar night party hosted by Vanity Fair magazine has not yet taken place, so after the Oscars, many stars do not have a unified place to go.

Some people choose to go home directly, while others organize their own party.

For example, Hideki Hanyu received an invitation from Gregory Peck, a veteran Hollywood star and former president of the Academy.

The reason why the other party invited Hideki Hanyu was not only because of his sufficient status and position, but also because he had a good personal relationship with Hideki Hanyu.

When Zhang Yimou won the Tokyo International Film Festival with "Old Well", Gregory Peck served as the chairman of the jury.

Hideki Hanyu and Gregory Peck knew each other at that time and got along very well.

After retiring from the film industry, Gregory Peck has actively participated in charity work. He serves as a director of the Los Angeles Library Foundation, of which Hideki Hanyu is also an honorary director.

The two have met more than once at the foundation's charity events.

So, among all the male stars in Hollywood, Gregory Peck is the one that Hideki Hanyu is most familiar with.

Gregory Peck invited Hideki Hanyu to the party simply out of personal friendship, courtesy and social interaction.

The party itself, held in Beverly Hills, was nothing special; Hanyu Hideki left after a short stay.

It’s just that he came alone, but left not alone.

The next day, Red Maple Manor.

At noon, Hideki Hanyu escorted a blonde beauty to a departing car.

The other party was none other than Kim Basinger, who had inspired Hideki Hanyu to become a stamp collector last night.

Last night, at Gregory Peck's party, Hideki Hanyu met Kim Basinger by chance. The other party found an excuse to get to know Hideki Hanyu and talked about "Driving Miss Daisy".

Hideki Hanyu took advantage of the situation and quickly became close to the beauty.

Then, the man fell in love with the woman, and they left the party together and went straight to Red Maple Manor. The fire burned so fiercely that the whole night passed, allowing the scumbag to successfully complete his stamp collecting.

The window of the departing sedan was rolled down.

Kim Basinger, a charming blonde beauty, said to Hanyu Hideki, "Last night was one of the best nights of my life."

The scumbag cooperated and said, "Me too."

"So when will we meet again?"

The blonde beauty asked, obviously wanting more.

But the scumbag just smiled and said, "Maybe tomorrow."

While speaking, he had already subtly signaled to the driver to drive away quickly.

What a joke, I have already succeeded in stamp collecting, why would I want to see it again?
He is not the kind of person who likes to keep ties with others and to pull things off.

(End of this chapter)