Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1480 Waving a pair of little golden men
The Oscars are also a very important award. Farewell My Concubine participated in too many second-rate European film festivals, and in fact it was a bit disrespectful of the Best Foreign Language Film Award. In addition to the Best Foreign Language Film, Changwei Gu also did not win the Best Cinematography Award. This is in stark contrast to the big win of Farewell My Concubine at the Golden Globe Awards.

Since the Weinstein brothers sold their company to Disney, they have more budget for the awards. It is obvious that they are making fun of the mainland film producers. The difficulty and cost of the Golden Globe Awards is much less than that of the Oscars.

The Golden Globe victory was deliberately used to give Kaige Chen and others an illusion that they had a chance of winning an Oscar and could compete with Yimou. In order to achieve this "artistic" goal, a relatively large concession was made in the distribution contract.

Originally they thought it was a question of fairness to the Chinese in the Oscars, but after hearing Ronald's words, they began to point their suspicion to Harvey, the big mouth. Maybe the Oscars are not that easy?
"Yimou and I are a rival. Am I a bit too competitive with him? It would be better if we could ask Director Luo to handle the distribution in America this time... Director Luo, Director Luo?"

Kaige was regretting that he should not compete with Yimou in everything and should seek cooperation with Ronald who was truly friendly to Chinese people. But when he looked up, he saw that Director Luo had already walked into the center of the crowd and was chatting with Spielberg who had just been interviewed.

The big director of Hollywood commercial films, holding two golden statues in his hands, one horizontal and one vertical, makes people feel very jealous. If I also have a Best Foreign Language Film, can I also go in and talk to them on an equal footing?
Kaige was jealous when he saw the two little golden men in Spielberg's hands. It was as if he saw Dian Wei, Cao Cao's general in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, holding two human-shaped gilded bronze halberds and waving them. All the bigwigs around him had to retreat.

When he first entered the awards hall, Spielberg was just a mediocre director who made commercial films, but now he is regarded as a master of film art and a great director who has left his name in film history.

Ronald chatted with Spielberg for a few words, then turned to the interview seat next to him, greeted the new Best Actor Tom Hanks and Best Actress Holly Hunter, then stepped out very leisurely and gave the stage to the real protagonists of the night, the lucky ones who were holding the little golden men tightly in their hands.

Ronald and Holly Hunter happened to have a good relationship. Holly Hunter was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in his film "The Trap". Unlike other losers in "The Piano Lesson", Holly Hunter did not "hate" Ronald. Other losers in the "The Piano Lesson" awards may not be so friendly. Harvey Weinstein may portray Ronald as a capitalist crocodile who specializes in snatching the little golden man from independent film artists.

Holly Hunter deserved the Best Actress award. Although she did not win the Best Supporting Actress award, she only appeared in the final film for a total of five minutes and fifty-nine seconds, which is the shortest appearance time among all the actresses nominated for acting awards throughout history.

These two results will be repeatedly broadcast in major newspapers and television interviews starting tomorrow to prove that Holly Hunter has extraordinary strength in the Academy Awards and is a leader among all film queens.

In contrast, although Emma Thompson, a British independent film force promoted by Harvey Weinstein, was nominated for two awards, she lost miserably and will be portrayed as a loser in interviews.

"Aren't you going to take a photo with them?" Elton John also squeezed out and came to talk to Ronald.

"This is not my time this year... With your fame, don't try to steal the spotlight, right? Every family in America is listening to your new song for The Lion King right now..."

Ronald smiled and talked to Elton John about the next arrangements. After they met up with Spielberg, Tom Hanks and others, they would go to Elton John's small party to support the newly established Elton John... Foundation. This was a foundation he established in imitation of Elizabeth Taylor.

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An hour later, all the guests who had finished the interview went to the small party hosted by the foundation.

The venue here is relatively small, and it cannot be compared with the luxury of the parties held by variety shows, but if someone is invited here, he will definitely turn down the variety show party and jump in the car to come here directly.

Because the participants of this party are all well-known figures in the industry, few additional people are invited from outside, and most news media are not invited in. Only Ronald's media and local serious media such as the Los Angeles Times can come in to take some photos and interview the participating guests.

"Did you really tell your high school teacher in advance? If not, it would be a huge shock..." Ronald saw Tom Hanks and his wife Rita who had arrived early, and immediately stepped forward to greet them.

"Yes, I called Mr. Farnsworth yesterday and I said I was your student. I have a ticket to the Oscars and if I win, I want to use your name in my acceptance speech for 'The Philadelphia Story.'

Mr. Farnsworth, who was sixty-nine years old, agreed immediately and said he was very happy..."

"That's good. To be honest, I was very excited listening to you. I was afraid that you were improvising on the spot..."

"Ah, hahaha, isn't that a movie plot?" Tom Hanks was still in a very excited mental state, as could be seen from the fact that he was holding the Oscar trophy tightly in his hand and refused to let go.

"Isn't it? The Oscar-winning actor revealed his high school teacher's sexual orientation in his acceptance speech. Overnight, the teacher faced pressure from the town. Can his upcoming wedding to his fiancée still go ahead?" Ronald laughed and jokingly recited the elevator sales pitch for the script, pointing out the script's biggest selling point in one sentence.

"Don't tell me, this script might have some potential, maybe it can win an Oscar, or at least be nominated..."

"Really?" Ronald didn't expect that his casual remark would actually be recognized by Hanks...

"Hi, you are here, let me introduce you to some friends in the music industry..." Elton John came over as the host to greet Ronald and others. He took Ronald and Diane and introduced them to Rod Stewart, his new girlfriend and other veteran singers...

"How are you?" Ronald shook hands and greeted several singers, all of whom came to the party for Elton John's sake.

"There's no need to introduce this one, hahaha..." The last one is Bruce Springsteen, who just won the Oscar for Best Original Song for "Streets of Philadelphia", an interlude in The Philadelphia Story.

"Everyone, I'm introducing you to the secret of Oscar. If Ronald hadn't talked to me once and convinced me to write the theme song for this movie, I would never have won the Oscar. This also shows that my music career has reached its peak..."

Bruce Springsteen was very considerate and took Ronald to introduce to people in the music industry the secrets of Ronald's collaboration with him at the time. He also introduced some other bands or singers that Ronald made famous through movies.

What surprised the singers the most was that a song written by Patrick Schweitzer, the male lead in "Dirty Dancing", could also become a top ten song on the charts.

For a while, everyone wanted to exchange contact information with Ronald. At this charity party for singers and movie stars, Ronald, a director, became the most popular person.

"Sometimes I can't help but be jealous of you movie-makers. You are much more popular here than I am..."

The person who came to talk was David Geffen, the former record company owner and now a music mogul in Hollywood as a producer. When he came, many people had to give up their seats to him and Ronald.

"That's because you are temporarily guest-starring as a Hollywood producer, hahaha. How about it, how does it feel to be a producer?" Ronald laughed and took over the conversation.

The two of them didn't have much business dealings, except for the four-panel pop art painting produced by Andy Warhol, which made Ronald a lot of extra money. Now seeing this money-giving boy, Ronald's face was still very good.

"Hahaha..." David Geffen was in a better mood. The artworks he bought back from Ronald had been sold back to the economic oligarchs in the former union region. They admired American art very much and were willing to pay a high price... They exchanged the money they earned in the former union region for artworks and placed them in warehouses in America.

"Ronald..."

As he was speaking, Spielberg, holding a pair of golden halberds, also rushed in... no, he jumped in happily.

"Steven, just like I said, you won't feel the weight of them until you wake up tomorrow... Congratulations!"

"Ahahahaha", Spielberg hugged Ronald with a pair of little golden men in his hands. He had been holding the pair of little golden men in his hands for nearly two hours... He was still full of energy and looked very happy.

"David...huh?" Ronald turned around and saw that David Geffen had left quietly. He didn't know why he didn't congratulate Spielberg, as if he was deliberately avoiding suspicion.

Regardless of all that, Ronald coaxed the happy Spielberg and invited him and his wife Kate Capshaw to a small booth with him. Elton John deliberately arranged the scene to be more civilian. He wanted to create an image of a foundation that uses most of its donations on charitable objects, so today's charity party was simple, even a little shabby.

Ronald and Diane sat together, leaving the main seat for the Spielbergs. Elton John also came to join them at the table, snapped his fingers to call the waiter, and opened a large bottle of champagne to pour for everyone.

Then at Ronald's signal, photographers from newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News also came over to take usable photos for them.

"Pa pa" Finally, Spielberg put the two little golden men on the table for the first time after receiving the award tonight, picked up the champagne and took a sip, and then touched the little golden men with his hands, and he couldn't touch them enough.

"How is it? Is there any difference compared to yours?" Spielberg proudly motioned for Ronald to come and feel it too.

"There's not much difference in appearance, but the feeling is definitely different..."

"What's the difference?" Kate Capshaw didn't quite understand, so she asked Ronald.

"This is the little golden statuette for Best Director..." Diane saw Ronald carefully reading the words on the base and knew that Ronald was jealous of the Best Director Award. The gold medal on the base is now engraved on the spot, which is a great improvement compared to ten years ago.

Although they are all little golden statues, the base has the names of various awards. As a director, this little golden statue is obviously much more important psychologically than the others.

"I have another one here..." With another clatter, Tom Hanks arrived with his wife, raised his hand and slapped the third little golden man on the table.

Ronald picked up the little golden statuette of Best Actor and weighed it in his hand. Then he picked up the Best Director award and compared it with the Best Picture award. "Sure enough, if three people win Best Picture, the gold will be lighter if we share it..."

"Hey?"

The two Oscar first-time winners, Tom Hanks and Spielberg, were fooled by Ronald and reached out to take it. They were spotted by a photographer who took a classic photo.

In the picture, Ronald is sitting at the far end, Spielberg and Tom Hanks are reaching out to grab the little golden man, and Elton John and Bruce Springsteen are watching and laughing. The whole photo is very dynamic.

After the photo shoot, everyone separated. Ronald was holding a glass of champagne in a corner of the venue. Naturally, someone came up to talk to him and Diane. The bodyguard Daniel was watching the scene quietly to make sure no threatening people approached.

"Tom, Nicole..." After a while, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman came over from the variety show. Ronald started chatting with them.

"Being nominated is a sign of strength, winning is a sign of luck..." Of course, this is all Ronald and Tom Cruise can talk about.

"This is the second time I've returned empty-handed..."

"Oh, me too..."

Like him, Ronald was nominated for the Best Director Award in his own profession many times but never won it.

"Isn't he?" Nicole Kidman asked Diane puzzledly.

"Ronnie has always believed that only the Best Director Award is the highest honor for his profession. Besides, the Best Picture Award is usually given to the producer, and several people may win the award for a film, unlike the Best Director Award where only one person can hold up the golden statue. You don't know, he cares a lot about this..."

"Oh..." Nicole Kidman rolled her eyes. She understood it after hearing this. Just like an actor, if they can't win the Best Actor or Best Actress, then the Best Supporting Actor or Best Actress is just a consolation. But in the circle, everyone still thinks that the protagonist's trophy is more important.

"Cheers... to our better luck..."

Ronald and Tom Cruise toasted, then took a big sip of champagne. Then he put his glass down and glanced casually...

Hey, why are Spielberg and David Geffen talking together again? And the two of them were deliberately separated from other people. The photographer had just finished his mission and left...

"There must be something going on between them..."

Then he turned his attention back to Tom Cruise. It was normal for them to work together. David Geffen spent a lot of money on Cruise to make Interview with the Vampire, which was a famous big production last year and cost a lot of money.

Maybe he wants to invest in Spielberg's new film again this year?