Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1541 Three Different Humorous Remarks
Sophia Loren was very elegant, and she walked onto the stage gracefully accompanied by her son. The audience stood up and applauded, giving her the highest honor.

But what’s a bit funny is that the person in charge of stage operations underestimated the star’s height. She is 5 feet 9 inches tall and had to have the microphone adjusted before she could give her acceptance speech.

"I was very moved to see you guys applauding for me. My son told me not to cry...oh..."

As expected of the film queen, Sophia Loren made an expression as if she was trying hard to hold back her tears. Her rhythm and demeanor were just right and extremely beautiful.

"I've been very fortunate to work with some of the best colleagues in the industry, especially the four of you who are here to present this award to me today, Tony, Chuck, Bob, and Gregory. Each of you holds a piece of my heart."

"Forehead……"

Ronald was very impressed with Sophia Loren's performance at the moment. Her speech was very elegant. Moreover, at this age, she was still flirting with her four dates back then in the spotlight. Presumably, they would never forget this woman.

The atmosphere at the Golden Globe Awards was relatively relaxed. The presenter had to go up and announce the name of the award himself, and soon it was the Best Actor in a Drama award.

"Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption; Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump; Paul Newman, Nobody's Fool; Brad Pitt, Legends of the Fallen; John Travolta, Pulp Fiction..."

Of the five nominees mentioned, only Paul Newman felt that he had no chance of winning and did not come to the scene. The other four were shown in close-up on TV. Everyone was calm and relaxed. This kind of award was not particularly useful to them. As an already famous actor who had been nominated for an Oscar, only Brad Pitt was very nervous. When the camera panned over him, he made a strange expression to pretend to be relaxed. However, when he was in front of the camera, he swallowed his saliva and betrayed his inner feelings.

Harvey Weinstein was staring in Ronald's direction. He and his partners had reached an agreement to jointly compete for the award, but Ronald seemed very confident. Was he so sure that the award would go to Forrest Gump?

When the names of the five nominees were read out, there was applause from the audience. This gave us a glimpse of their chances of winning. This has been demonstrated many times in previous Oscar ceremonies. Among the five nominees, Brad Pitt undoubtedly received the most applause. As for Tom Hanks, it sounded to him like some polite applause.

Weinstein glanced at Ronald smugly, then returned his gaze to the faces of the supermodels on the table. Now you know who is the protagonist of today's Golden Globe Awards?
However, Weinstein seems to have forgotten that the Oscar voting is very large and the applause can represent their voting tendencies to a certain extent, while the Golden Globe Awards are voted by less than a hundred foreign journalists.

"The winner is Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump..." As the award presenter Sharon Stone announced, a smile quickly appeared on Tom Hanks' face, but was immediately covered up by his acting skills. He covered his mouth with his hands, looking surprised.

"Uh..." Weinstein's expression was not fake, but genuine surprise. He originally thought that the award would definitely go to John Travolta. The director Quentin Tarantino and several other actors beside him all seemed to be frozen in place by something from the enthusiastic applause they had just given.

Only John Travolta was experienced, this was his fourth Golden Globe nomination, but he returned empty-handed. He knew that this was the time for the audience to applaud, and if the applause in one corner became a trough, it would quickly attract the attention of others, and it would be very embarrassing if it was captured by the broadcast camera.

So he immediately stood up and applauded, causing his stunned companions who felt cheated to start applauding. Everyone's expression was a little awkward. Travolta's wife Kelly Preston was relatively happy. She would soon participate in the filming of Ronald's new movie Mr. Jerry. She was the only one in the group who was not afraid of the bad relationship with Weinstein, Quentin and Ronald, which would bring problems to their crew.

"Let me tell you, in mid-1993, our crew spent days, a full days, shooting this film in cities across the country. A full days...

First of all, let me thank Ms. Shirley Lansing of Paramount, that’s a lot of overtime confirmation…”

"Hahahaha..." The whole audience burst into laughter. In order to shoot Forrest Gump, the actors suffered a lot, whether it was the actual shooting at the beginning or the special effects shooting later, it was very hard.

Ordinary actors will receive double or even triple wages when working overtime. These need to be confirmed by the second assistant director and then reported to Paramount. After approval, they will receive generous overtime pay checks.

Tom Hanks spoke from the perspective of an ordinary actor, which made all the guests and the TV audience feel a sense of identity. Big stars are just like us, calculating overtime pay. Their boss, Shirley Lansing, was also very good, as she reimbursed all the overtime pay.

The camera immediately scanned Shirley Lansing, Hanks' wife Rita Wilson, and Diane, who were sitting at the same table. The three women were having a great time.

You know what, NBC's broadcast director understands the audience's thoughts very well. On the one hand, all three of them are beautiful women, and on the other hand, looking at the expressions on their faces after hearing the jokes about themselves, they are still very popular among ordinary people.

Ronald was also laughing beside him, his head vaguely visible in the camera frame.

"This is a big production, with helicopters, tanks, and everything except aircraft carriers. Of course, Ronald is the only one in our crew who has played with an aircraft carrier..."

"Hahaha……"

There was another burst of laughter, and the camera was also turned to Ronald. The only people in Hollywood who have filmed aircraft carrier dramas and are still alive and active are the ones who filmed "Top Gun" with Ronald.

"Ronald Lee is the hardest working person in this industry. Just look at his position on this year's Forbes Rich List..." Tom Hanks performed very well today and made fun of Ronald again.

"Any actor who's thinking about directing, please work with Ronald once, especially when he's filming on the Paramount effects studio. I guarantee you'll give up any thoughts of directing, I did.

I think my current job is good enough, so I don’t want to do something so challenging…”

Now the camera is focused on Ronald and Diane again. Ronald is very pleased with Tom Hanks' extremely accurate flattery. Among all his titles, he is most proud of director.

However, his acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Drama was so funny that one wonders if he will not be able to win the Best Actor in a Comedy category.
Although the nominees for Best Actor in a Comedy include comedy kings such as Jim Carrey in The Mask and Terrence Stamp in Queen of the Desert, there are also Schwarzenegger who was nominated for Junior and Johnny Depp who was nominated for Ed Wood.

The two of them don't actually rely on excellent dialogue skills to act in so-called comedies. Schwarzenegger relies on the contrast of his image and the help of the plot and supporting roles, while Johnny Depp... no one knows why he was nominated for a Golden Globe for a comedy. Is it because his awkward acting makes people laugh?
The film was a box office failure, which was actually worse than the real Ed Wood. Ed Wood's films were all low-budget B-level films, and if they lost money, they didn't lose much. However, this Ed Wood film was forced to be withdrawn after three weeks of release, earning only 5.8 million at the box office, while his filming cost more than 18 million.

"The winner is... Hugh Grant... Four Weddings and a Funeral..." Patrick Schweitzer announced the winner as the presenter. He was the guest because he starred in Dirty Dancing directed by Ronald. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series should actually be Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical. However, no one makes musicals anymore, so this award has become exclusive to comedians and actors who pretend to be comedians to get nominated and win awards.

Hugh Grant still appeared on stage in the manner of a character from the movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral", with unkempt curly hair, stuttering and blinking frequently.

However, his acceptance speech also made the broadcasters feel relieved. Hugh Grant's comedy talent is still very talented, and his award is much better than Johnny Depp's.

"Oh God, I'm so excited about this award, I'm enjoying it, but it's definitely a very wrong feeling, very tragic..."

With the energy of the leading actor in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hugh Grant turned into a master of joke telling, amusing the audience at the scene and in front of the TV.

"It's not cool to feel very happy about winning an award. You know, you should feel that winning an award is an enviable thing. Being nominated has already proved you, and winning the award is redundant. But now I feel that this trophy is as sweet as heaven..." Hugh Grant made a gesture of hugging the trophy tightly, and everyone at the scene was delighted.

There is a morbid etiquette in Hollywood for award shows. One of the most important things is that when the winners are announced, the winners must remain humble and say in their acceptance speeches that they are on par with the other nominees and that their win was just luck.

Nominees who did not win the award also had to applaud the winners and smile to the camera as if saying, "Although I didn't win the award, I am happier to see him win than I was to myself."

Hugh Grant's acceptance speech poked fun at this kind of false modesty that bordered on arrogance, and it resonated widely among industry insiders at the scene.

"But I feel so good right now, and that's what I want most...Reporters from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, I can't tell you how much I admire you..."

Amidst the laughter, Hugh Grant continued to deliver his humorous talk show slowly and in his unique, slightly shy way.

"I acknowledge the contributions of others with great reluctance. I assume that Richard Curtis wrote a very interesting script. I believe that Michael Newell did a good job directing under difficult circumstances... although with a very bad temper..."

He teased the crew and producers one by one, and the audience laughed like crazy, but Hugh Grant remained serious. This made Ronald feel that this British actor was indeed a good comedian. His sense of humor and appearance seemed to be very suitable for some beautiful actresses.

"Finally, I want to thank my girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley, who so easily put up with a grumpy, typically British actor for six weeks..."

At this time, everyone was still applauding, thinking that his final thanks were dedicated to his actress girlfriend.

"And then she came back to me, which was really nice..."

"Hahahaha..." The audience burst into laughter again, and the camera was still on Elizabeth Hurley's face. This actress is not well-known, but she is very beautiful and has a good figure.

She had caused a media sensation when she wore an Audrey Hepburn-style little black dress at the London premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral, and she was often reported as "Hugh Grant's girlfriend".

The Fleet Street press was merciless, saying she was more of a model than an actress.

Everyone thought that Hugh Grant's joke was very funny, and he also gave his girlfriend a close-up that would be seen by tens of millions of people, which shows that he is a very thoughtful person.

Only the supermodels at the other table, and Ronald, who had more experience interacting with supermodels, could sense that this might not be a joke from the way Hurley tried to open her mouth wide to pretend to laugh, the embarrassment in her eyes, and the way she glanced around to see if the people around her had noticed anything...

Ronald found it interesting and he touched his chin. It seemed that when Hugh Grant teased the crew members, such as director Michael Newell, he also covered most of his face with his hands. This might not be a joke.

Hugh Grant must have written this acceptance speech himself, which shows that this actor's ability is better than I expected. He can use humor to tease the people around him, while making people who hear his speech feel that he is praising these people. This British humor with hidden wit is indeed dry and cold.

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“The nominees for Best Director are…

Robert Redford, The Quiz Show; Oliver Stone, Natural Born Killers..."

Both of them have won the Oscar for Best Director, so they did not attend the Golden Globe Awards this time. On the one hand, they will not come again because the Golden Globe Awards are far less influential than the Oscars, and on the other hand, it also reveals that these two will not win the awards today.

This is a common practice of the Golden Globe Awards, which is only given to stars who attend the awards ceremony.

Then, the winner can only be one of the following three:
“Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction…

Ronald Lee, Forrest Gump…

Edward Zwick, Legends of the Fall..."

Ronald was also a little nervous, and Diane held his hand tightly. Quentin Tarantino on the other side was also sweating profusely from nervousness.

"And the winner is... Ronald Lee, Forrest Gump..."

"Oh, oh, oh..." The applause and screams from the audience reached the climax of tonight's award ceremony. Ronald is more than just a director, who wouldn't want to try hard to leave a good impression on him?

After a passionate kiss with Diane, Ronald took the stage and received a globe-shaped Golden Globe Award trophy. The trophy was hollow underneath and inlaid with marble, so it weighed only five pounds, much lighter than the Oscar statuette, and was easy to lift with one hand.

"I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for recognizing my work as a director..."

Ronald talked about his acceptance speech.

"Hahahaha..." There was laughter from the audience. We are all in the industry, and everyone knows that the Hollywood Press Association can't choose you.

"I want to thank Sherry Lansing at Paramount for her passion and belief in this story, for insisting on purchasing the script and choosing me to direct..."

"Hahaha..." Even Shirley Lansing, the person involved, laughed out loud. How could I choose you to direct?
"I want to thank our wonderful actors, Sally Field, Robin Wright... and the most talented of all, Tom Hanks, for choosing to be in this film..."

"Hahahaha..." The audience burst into laughter. Everyone applauded vigorously. Only Ronald could have said such a humorous thing. If another director had gone up to the stage, he would have just given a standard speech.

This also confused the TV viewers who didn't know Ronald. Was NBC using canned laughter? What was so funny about this acceptance speech?

"I want to thank my special effects team and my editor, who is also my teacher, Walter Murch. Finally, I want to thank my wife Diane. It was her and our children's tolerance of me that allowed me to complete this film, which required a lot of overtime work. I love you..."