Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1629: Oscars Ceremony Hosted by Black People
Amid rumors, the 68th Academy Awards ceremony was held as scheduled. The weather was very good and sunny, and various stars arrived at the awards ceremony at the right time according to their fame, on the red carpet outside Dorothy Chandler Hall.

Although the weather was good, the little stars who arrived early all seemed to have worries on their faces. Many of them showed a hint of embarrassment and tried to avoid the interview camera of ABC TV station.

As everyone has heard, in the past month, Hollywood has begun to erupt in various scandals targeting Oscar nominees, including discrimination against Jews, discrimination against the Irish, discrimination against alcoholics, and of course the most old-fashioned discrimination against women and blacks.

The last two items in particular made them a little scared, because the host who interviewed the red carpet stars off the field this year was also a big-name talk show host who is both black and female - Oprah Winfrey.

"Good evening, audience friends, I am now at the Oscars, which is my favorite day of the year. Since I was ten years old, I have watched the Oscars every year without missing a single one. And this year I have the best seat, right next to the red carpet, watching these stars with you..."

Oprah wore a dark blue dress. Her weight loss efforts rebounded. The specially tailored dress could not hide her belly. But she was very hardworking tonight. You know, big-name hosts like Oprah have a ticket to the Oscars every year, and they are in the important front row, where they can be scanned by the camera.

This year she condescended to come to the door and serve as the live red carpet host, which can be said to be an act of lowering her own status.

The reason why Oprah is willing to do this is very simple. This year's awards ceremony is hosted by the famous black record producer, Quincy Jones.

The very bad negative marketing that Harvey Weinstein started before is getting out of control. Especially the rumors of discrimination against a certain group of people, if not suppressed, will become a group of monkeys throwing horse manure at each other.

The CEOs of the eight major film studios could no longer sit still and held a meeting together. They reached a consensus that during the Oscars season, these black public relations activities must be banned. At least, weapons of mass destruction such as racial discrimination and sex discrimination cannot be used.

This meeting was actually a consensus reached after the bosses of the media groups behind the eight major film studios, including Redstone, Murdoch, Eisner, and Ronald, etc. Negative public relations for racial discrimination is a behavior that needs to be banned during the awards season.

After this meeting, which few people in Hollywood knew about, it was also informed to various production companies, independent producers, talent agencies and other related parties. The effect was significant, and the attack on discrimination ended immediately, leaving only negative rumors about the acting skills of competitors.

However, many of the celebrities who came to see Oprah were a little timid. If they could get an interview invitation from Oprah normally, they would be very happy, after all, her show has good ratings.

However, Oprah was very conscientious today and did not ask any questions that made them uncomfortable. She was diligent and sincere, and when she saw these little stars, she would mention the movies that made them famous before and ask about their predictions for the awards. Everyone had a five to ten second opportunity to show their faces, and it was a happy time.

After a long time, these little stars finished their performances, and the red carpet gradually became less and less starry. The real big stars were about to start walking the red carpet. Oprah made a gesture, and the photographer on the scene turned off the live camera. The assistant brought her a few small cakes to replenish her energy.

Oprah was eating the cakes one by one when suddenly a man who looked like a black pastor came over. When Oprah saw him, her face changed immediately. After swallowing the cake in one gulp, she jumped in front of him and pointed at him:

"You promised Quincy not to cause trouble... This is the most important moment for us black people at the Oscars."

The producer of this year's awards ceremony was suddenly replaced by Quincy Jones two weeks ago. The Irish, Jewish, Australian, and British people were all in a situation of attacking each other. After the coordination meeting of the eight major studios, this year's awards ceremony was simply handed over to black people.

In addition to the red carpet host Oprah, there was also the backstage host Whoopi Goldberg, and specially invited performers, including Savion Glover, who did a tap dance in tribute to Singin' in the Rain, and Vanessa Williams, who sang Song in the Wind, the theme song of the cartoon Pocahontas, all of whom are black.

"Hey, Oprah, how can you believe this? If you give the award ceremony to black people, will they respect black people? Look at the nominees this year, there is not a single black person."

The pastor is a famous human rights leader, Jesse James. He hosted a rainbow coalition protest to protest the fact that no black people were nominated for this year's Oscars. The so-called rainbow coalition also includes many other minorities, such as Latinos and Asians, who were all pulled into the protest coalition.

"Come on, didn't Diane Houston get the nomination? You promised Jesse that you couldn't protest on the red carpet outside Dorothy Chandler Hall. If you want to protest, go to KABC-TV as agreed..."

Dianne Houston is the only black person nominated this year, but she was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film. If you are not a professional journalist, you would not be impressed by such an award.

Jesse James wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve his political goals and appear on nationally broadcast television. He wanted to represent not only black people, but also other minorities, such as Latinos and Asians.

However, people who really have a say in the entertainment industry, such as Quincy Jones, Oprah, and Whoopi, attach great importance to the right to host this award ceremony and will not tolerate such a politician to disrupt it and give white people an excuse to criticize them.

So, they pushed Jesse James to the broadcast of KABC-TV, Channel 7 of ABC in Los Angeles. In other words, Jesse James' protest could only appear in the reports of local TV stations, and other viewers across the country could not see his rainbow flag protest.

Of course Jesse James was unhappy. He brought his team over to try to get a shot on Oprah's camera, but was ruthlessly rejected. He had to go back in frustration. After all, he had an agreement with Quincy Jones.

However, he also said that people like Oprah would not be accepted by white people, and she was still the inferior person who played jazz to entertain white people at the Cotton Club in New York.

"These black people have become corrupt... There is no way out with them. This is a problem that permeates all over the country. Discrimination exists in every aspect of the United States..." Jesse James preached to the people of other ethnic groups under the rainbow flag on his way back. This year, Latinos and Asians also suffered. The only Latino composer Luis Bacalov was nominated for Best Original Score, and the only Asian was Lu Le, the photographer of Yimou Zhang, who was nominated for Best Photography.

"You don't even know how to play the game in show business." Oprah looked at the back of the human rights pastor and politician with disdain, laughing in her heart at him for wanting to get a spot in the camera.

She doesn't care about black people being discriminated against. What's important is that at this year's Oscars, TV viewers will only remember two black people during the live broadcast: her and Whoopi Goldberg!

"The nominee for Best Picture, Apollo 13 director Ron Howard... and his daughter are here..." Oprah's assistant reminded. Ron Howard didn't get a Best Director nomination, so he had to be introduced in this awkward way. Oprah knew what was going on, so she went up to do a brief interview and mentioned Howard's daughter's performance in the movie, which made the family very happy.

Speaking of stars, directors are actually much more important than actors, at least for Oprah herself. The only time she got an important performance opportunity in Hollywood and was nominated for an Oscar was when Spielberg directed The Color Purple.

"Are you going to give up the crown? Do you feel a little sad?" Oprah put her arms around the neck of last year's Best Supporting Actress winner Dianne Wiest and interviewed the camera.

Oprah's greatest ability is to quickly see through the interviewee's level of acceptance. Dianne Wiest is a well-known good person in Hollywood. She is 47 years old and has no influence in Hollywood at this age. She can ask offensive questions at will.

The Oscars are not the World Cup. The trophy should be returned to the next winner. Every year, the Oscar winner has a trophy with his or her name engraved on it. Such questions are purely bullying old women.

"Ah, no..." Diane West was well-mannered and didn't argue with her. But there was no need for her to argue, so she simply denied it.

"Passing the torch? Are you happy about passing the torch?" Oprah is very good at creating topics, and immediately used a more pleasant way of saying, "Do you have any predictions?"

"No, I haven't!" Diane West's face suddenly changed. She immediately denied it and was about to leave.

This is a very sensitive issue. The actress Harvey Weinstein is promoting this year is Mira Sorvino, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

As the initiator of the previous negative PR, the Weinstein brothers have a real chance of winning this year. But her competitors are not easy to deal with. Joan Allen has the support of New York Broadway people, and Kate Winslet has the help of Britain. Asking her who she is optimistic about is going to offend people...

"So, no matter who wins the award, you will be happy to pass on the torch, right?" Seeing Dianne West was about to leave, Oprah immediately put her arms around her neck tightly, answered her own questions, and forced her to nod in agreement before letting her go.

"Bitch, you're too old to say which nominee you like. Do you still want to keep winning Oscars?"

"I knew her question was hard to answer. This bitch is targeting me. It's my fault that I have no power or influence."

After the interview, both women called each other bitches in their hearts.

After Oprah interviewed several stars, she felt unhappy. This year's stars seemed to have given her no face and gave perfunctory answers to her questions. Even Kate Winslet, the nominee for Best Supporting Actress, deliberately did not come and only accepted interviews from the British media on the other side of the red carpet.

"Ha, Nathan, how incredible, a few weeks ago you were happy that your movie The Birdcage was released, and today you're the box office champion, how does that feel?"

Oprah had no choice but to grab a little-known actor, Nathan Lane, who recently starred in the movie The Birdcage, which happened to be doing well at the box office. Maybe he could give her some face.

"Yeah, I feel rich and powerful, hahaha..." Nathan Lane is not easy to deal with. With good box office, he now enjoys some privileges. Black and fat female hosts like Oprah are no longer in his eyes.

"Sorry, I think I just saw Emma Thompson, Emma..." Nathan Lane ignored Oprah's next question, waved to another female star next to him, and hurried over.

The Birdcage was a film directed by Michael Nichols, starring Robin Williams and Gene Hackman, and Nathan Lane felt that he had the strength to work with an actress like Emma Thompson.

"Ah, uh..." Oprah was enjoying the pleasure of hugging and cuddling with the handsome guy Nathan Lane, but she didn't expect that the other party would be so disrespectful to her. "Puchi, haha..."

Unexpectedly, Nathan Lane was humiliated in front of Emma Thompson. The two of them just exchanged some pleasantries, and Emma Thompson quickly walked onto the red carpet.

"You deserve it. It's a disrespect to your mother Oprah..." Oprah gave the team a look, then rushed forward and asked Emma Thompson a question.

"Emma, ​​Emma, ​​you have been nominated in different categories tonight. Which award do you want to win more?" Oprah did not dare to act rashly with this popular star and playwright. She could only ask questions like an ordinary host, without any weird questions or the trick of hugging someone's neck to prevent them from leaving.

Emma Thompson has been nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. This year, she was nominated for Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. Oprah had to ask such a safe question to avoid angering the other party.

"Haha, I want them all, I want them all!" Emma Thompson stretched out her hands and made a fist gesture, expressing her ambition to have them all.

"Aha, here are Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Nicole, you will be the guest presenter today..."

This is another pair of stars that Oprah can't afford to offend. Kidman appeared more at the party this year, while Tom Cruise just came to accompany his wife.

"Yes, I will introduce the Best Picture nominee, Babe Piggy..." Kidman was still polite.

"Oh, Australia, what do you think of the Australian celebrity nominations this year?" Oprah set a trap for the interviewee again. Australian celebrities, led by Mel Gibson, have also been embroiled in many scandals this year, and there are rumors that Australians will unite to vote for their own people.

"I'm introducing Baby Pig, um, it's the cutest Australian star tonight..." Nicole Kidman has been through a lot in Hollywood and knows not to take the subject lightly, so she used the piglet star to fool Oprah. When Oprah wanted to ask more questions, Kidman was pulled away by Tom Cruise.

Oprah's assistant was getting anxious when she saw that her boss hadn't asked any interesting questions yet, and she saw that the next star on the red carpet was an Asian.

"Look, that's Jackie Chan"

"he?"

Oprah doesn't have much feeling for this Chinese action movie star. Last year, he starred in a movie that took place in the Bronx. Wasn't it a farce with fighting? But many black people like to watch it. Otherwise, she wouldn't know what movies this person has acted in.

"He and Ronald Lee are good friends..." the assistant hurriedly reminded.

"Oh, Shxt, what's the name of his movie?" Oprah heard it and rushed over.

"I don't know..." The assistant couldn't remember the strange movie name either.

"Oh, Jackie, you look so handsome today. We all love your movies." Oprah had to refer to him by "your movies."

(End of this chapter)