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Chapter 290 Influence

Chapter 290 Influence
Wu Yuchen's acceptance speech was met with cheers and applause from everyone in the theater, while outside the theater, his Oscar win for Best Director had already caused an even bigger sensation.

The Oscars are broadcast live by ABC, but due to the Oscars' influence, many television stations around the world have purchased the broadcasting rights. For example, TVB has been broadcasting the Oscars since 1969 without interruption, attracting many viewers in Hong Kong and Taiwan every year.

When they heard on television that Wu Yuchen had won Best Director, many people found it hard to believe, followed by gasps and jubilation:

"Best Director?! Wu Yuchen won Best Director!"

"Best Director! The best director among Chinese people!"

“Honey, come and see God!”

"What are you yelling about?"

"Best Director! I've been watching the Oscars for over 30 years, and every year the Best Director award goes to a white foreigner. Wu Yuchen is the first Asian to win! It's a miracle!"

Due to historical reasons, Hong Kong Island was once ruled by white people, so the people of Hong Kong are actually more eager to achieve success and prove themselves in front of foreigners. So, Wu Yuchen's groundbreaking achievement of becoming the first Chinese director to win an Oscar naturally drew loud cheers from the entire Hong Kong Island audience, who spread the news far and wide.

The reaction on the internet was slightly slower than those watching the live stream, but it was only a few seconds later, and then it exploded.

"Best Director! Wu Yuchen! Ahhhhhh!"

"Holy crap! They really won Best Director!"

"Oh my god! Am I dreaming?! Wu Yuchen really is the best director!"

"This is an Oscar-winning director! I'm going crazy! I'm going to climax!!!"

"Director Wu, I love you! I'll love you forever! Hahahaha!"

"Director Wu is awesome! The number one director in China!"

Many people started sharing this phrase. However, it was quickly refuted by another post:

"Bullshit! Today, Director Wu is the world's number one director! Brothers, follow me: "
Director Wu is awesome! The world's number one director!

"Director Wu is awesome! The world's number one director!"

In an instant, the number of posts on many forums exploded, with a large number of people posting to vent their emotions and express their excitement.

This time, even the Sixth Princess's side, which usually experiences delays, was much faster than before. Just seconds after the results were announced, the host's face lit up with excitement, and he exclaimed loudly:

"Wu Yuchen! Best Director! Our Chinese Oscar-winning director has been born! He is also the first Chinese person to win an Oscar for Best Director! And the first person of Asian descent to win Best Director! Let us congratulate Director Wu Yuchen! Congratulations to China!"

When the Sixth Princess transmitted the news to all parts of the country via television, the whole nation was in an uproar.

This is the Best Director award, one of the most important awards in the entire Oscars. Now Wu Yuchen has broken history and won it. He is not only the first Chinese to win it, but also the first non-white person to win the Best Director award at the Oscars. He has set a record in every aspect!

For ordinary people, this brings a simple and genuine sense of national pride and honor. Our China, in front of the entire world, has won the most prestigious Oscar for Best Director!
At this moment, a large number of people online simultaneously started posting:

Congratulations, Director Wu! Congratulations, China!

If these ordinary people are already so happy, then the people around Wu Yuchen must be even happier.

Upon receiving the news, Jiang Qinqin and Fan Bingbing, who were watching together, excitedly hugged each other and screamed, "Ahhhhh! Best Director!"

"My brother-in-law won Best Director! Best Director at the Oscars! Brother-in-law, I love you!"

Li Xiaoran was at Wu Yuchen's house at that moment, and she grabbed Wu Yuchen's mother's arm: "Auntie! Chenchen is an Oscar-winning director! He even thanked you for raising him!"

Mr. and Mrs. Wu were also beaming with joy.

Gao Yuanyuan excitedly rolled around on her bed, hugging a pillow, at home: "Brother Chen is an Oscar-winning director! Brother Chen is so amazing!"

Zeng Yu grabbed her sister Zeng Li's arm and shook it repeatedly: "Sister! Brother-in-law won Best Director! The first Chinese Oscar-winning director!" Zeng Li was being shaken by her sister, but she was still beaming with joy and wanted to take out her phone to call Wu Yuchen right away.

Many people want to talk to Wu Yuchen, such as Han Sanping, who just slapped his thigh so hard it almost swelled up!
Han Sanping was really excited this time! He originally thought that Wu Yuchen would just win Best Foreign Language Film and that would be the end of it. He was already pleasantly surprised when he saw Gong Li win Best Supporting Actress, but he didn't expect that she would also win Best Director!
Actually, Wu Yuchen has won major Oscars before. Last year, he won Best Picture for "A Beautiful Mind," but "A Beautiful Mind" is about American history! Although Wu Yuchen directed it, it's not ultimately a Chinese film. No matter how good someone else's film is, it's not your own!

But this time it's different. "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is a genuine Chinese-language film! Directed by Wu Yuchen, with Chinese actors, and telling a Chinese story, it's absolutely a Chinese production! Moreover, it's a film that reflects the suffering history of China, making it of rare significance to the Chinese nation.

This film has now won the Oscar for Best Director! And it's the first Chinese director to win the Oscar for Best Director, breaking all previous records!
Han Sanping understood all too well the enormous impact this would have on China; he needed to get this straight to the Emperor!
And Han Sanping, who led Chinese cinema to such achievements during his tenure, will certainly be rewarded.

When Wu Yuchen returns, there will be no shortage of awards ceremonies and such. Without exaggeration, for the next few years, even decades, this film, *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas*, will become a benchmark for Chinese cinema, with all sorts of study sessions and seminars revolving around it.

As for his younger brother Wu, Wu Yuchen, Director Wu, the word "national hero" even popped into Han Sanping's mind. After he returns, he'll definitely enjoy treatment comparable to a "national hero"! And it will be officially recognized!

Of course, not everyone was so happy.

At this moment, Chen Kaizi watched the news on TV, feeling completely numb. A sense of despair welled up inside him; the gap was too vast—how could he possibly catch up?
Rationally speaking, ever since his failed Hollywood trip last year, Chen Kaizi already knew that he most likely wouldn't be able to reclaim China's top director title from Wu Yuchen. However, Chen Kaizi is a proud man, and he didn't want to admit it.

But now, seeing Wu Yuchen win the Oscar for Best Director, Chen Kaizi has to face reality. He is well aware of the immense impact this award has had in China, and he also knows that he can no longer compare himself to Wu Yuchen.

With a long sigh, Chen Kaizi shook his head. He even felt a sense of relief, relieved that it was Wu Yuchen, not Zhang Yimou, who won Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director today.

He could accept that Wu Yuchen was ahead of him in line, but Zhang Yimou was his "good friend" from school for many years. If Zhang Yimou was going to ride on his head, how could Chen Kaizi survive?
It's good as it is now; Wu Yuchen has even trampled Zhang Yimou underfoot. Putting Wu Yuchen aside, Chen Kaige remains the leading figure of the Fifth Generation directors!

Having figured this out, Chen Kaizi felt completely refreshed, both physically and mentally. The weather seemed to improve, the scenery became more beautiful, and even his wife, Chen Hong, appeared even more stunning.

……

"idiot!"

While the whole of China was celebrating, the right-wing forces in Japan were furious.

When Ryuichi Sakamoto won Best Original Score, they started cursing and hurling insults, calling him a traitor and a collaborator with Japan. When Gong Li won Best Supporting Actress, they became even more enraged, and when the film won Best Foreign Language Film, they were furious.

They thought that was the end of it, that this was the worst that could happen, but then "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" brought them a big surprise. Not only did it win Best Original Screenplay, but Wu Yuchen also won Best Director!
This is something these right-wingers certainly didn't anticipate! They are well aware of the immense influence of the Oscar for Best Director!
Seeing that "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" won so many awards, and thinking about how much influence this film would have internationally under the halo of the Oscars, how many people would learn about the crimes committed by their Japanese predecessors, and how their decades of whitewashing and beautification efforts would be greatly diminished, these Japanese right-wingers became so angry that they started smashing things and televisions.

But all they could do was rage helplessly; they couldn't do anything to Wu Yuchen. Moreover, they had no energy left to do anything to Wu Yuchen, because after this film, the left-wing groups in Japan would begin attacking them, and many civilians and children would undoubtedly be affected by the film.

They can't ignore these issues; they must minimize their impact as much as possible, otherwise revising the textbooks would be a waste of time.
……

Unlike the Japanese, there are also many people in South Korea who are happy and amazed by Wu Yuchen.

Koreans have a long-standing feud with Japanese people. Therefore, they really like this film, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," which exposes the crimes committed by Japanese people during World War II!
The fact that "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" won Best Foreign Language Film didn't surprise them. It was simply impressive that they were able to win this award for the second time, since South Korea had never won it before.

But when Wu Yuchen became the Oscar-winning director, the people in South Korea watching the live broadcast were truly stunned!

A person of Asian descent won the Oscar for Best Director? On the very soil of their colonial master, the United States, they snatched the Oscar for Best Director from the hands of the supposedly superior white people—is this something a person of Asian descent could actually do?!
But now, Wu Yuchen has broken the white monopoly and won the Oscar for Best Director!
Therefore, in an instant, even many Koreans had an orgasm!
"Wu Yu Chenxi! The pride of Asia! The glory of the yellow race!"

"The great Wu Yuchenxi!"

"All directors in our country should learn from Oh Woo-chen-hee!"

"With the level of South Korean directors, all they do is plagiarize Hong Kong and Japan. They're 100 years behind Wu Yuchenxi!"

"Ahhh! Wu Yuchen oppa! I love you, please choose me to be your leading lady! I'm willing to do anything for you!"

"Damn it! Why isn't Wu Yuchenxi a Korean?!"

"Is it possible that Wu Yuchenxi has Korean blood flowing through his veins? Look at him, he's tall and strong, with a straight back and long legs, and he's handsome—these are all characteristics of Korean men!"

"Damn... what you said seems to make a lot of sense! Maybe Wu Yuchen's ancestors were refugees from our South Korea who fled to China!"

As a result, South Korean netizens got more and more excited, and their stories became increasingly plausible. In a short time, they had even compiled a family tree of Wu Yuchen's family in the post! This greatly enhanced their sense of identification with the story, and they forwarded the post, shouting "Long live Wu Yuchen!"
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Wu Yuchen was unaware of the outside commotion. After accepting the Best Director award, he relaxed completely. Although the Best Film award was still pending, he frankly knew he had little chance of winning it and hadn't put much effort into it initially.

Now that he has already won Best Director and achieved his goal, that's enough to make him happy. As for Best Picture, he can just watch the show.

Wu Yuchen himself is relaxed, but many people are even more nervous than him. From the moment he won Best Director, expectations were raised significantly. If he can win Best Director, why can't he win Best Film?
It's worth noting that Wu Yuchen also received two nominations for Best Picture: "The Hours" and "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"!

In fact, it wasn't just the audience who thought this way; even Wu Yuchen's opponents were getting nervous. After all, this guy had already broken the record of the Best Director award being monopolized by white people, and who knows, he might break the record of the Best Picture award being taken by a foreign language film?
The camera focused on the group. Wu Yuchen watched with a relaxed smile, while Old Martin remained motionless; anyone could tell he was very concerned…

The award presenters were the famous Hollywood father-son duo, the Douglas and his son. Everyone held their breath watching the father and son work together; the son held the envelope, and the father pulled out a slip of paper:
"Best Picture... The Pianist!"

Wu Yuchen smiled. He knew this would be the outcome. The Jews were too powerful, and Old Martin still couldn't defeat them!
Wu Yuchen, who had no expectations to begin with, was not disappointed; he was already very satisfied with his results today!
(End of this chapter)