Chapter 559

"Some people might say that Adriaan has won an Oscar compared to last year, when he didn't win a single award. Not many people can win the highest honor in the film industry at the age of 25. But the problem is that almost everyone knows that with his outstanding performance, he can win more awards.

Well, let's not talk about Best Director. Although he has two nominations, Clint Eastwood's performance is really good. There are not many people who can be as good as him, be it an actor or a director. "Unforgiven," like "Dances with Wolves," interprets the declining Westerns from another angle, so it's acceptable for it to win Best Director and Best Film.

But the problem is that, with the amazing directing and production techniques of "Pulp Fiction," especially the circular narrative method, and the interesting setting where the main characters in other stories are minor characters in other stories, even if they can't get the original screenplay, they can still get the Best Editing Award, right?

Once again, the Oscars are lacking in fairness. Although we all know that it's impossible to be absolutely fair, it's inevitable that everyone will be biased. But both times, it happened to Adriaan. I can't help but wonder if the Film School judges don't like this young director.

Fortunately, compared to last year, Adriaan won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award. In addition, he successfully helped Al Pacino win the Best Actor Award, and helped Emma Thompson win the Best Actress Award. John Travolta was nominated for Best Actor, and Samuel Jackson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. And it's three different movies. God, I suddenly want to act in Adriaan's movies!

Speaking of which, although Adriaan suffered another misfortune at this year's Oscars, you really don't need to take it to heart. He is so young, so talented, and he still has a lot of opportunities. He's already very dazzling, and it won't be difficult for him to shine even more. Well, that's it for today. Thank you for watching Joe Kaufman's program. I'll continue to explain tomorrow at this time. "

The above content was from an afternoon program on CBS. The host, Joe Kaufman, was famous for his commentary. Although his analysis of this year's Oscars wasn't very good, it was still average. On the other hand, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" was much more sarcastic. In that episode, one host and one guest played the role of Adrian, while the other played the role of an Oscar judge. Whenever the person playing the role of the presenter read out Adrian's name on the list of winners, he would find all sorts of excuses to give the trophy to someone else, and the person playing the role of Adrian could only look depressed and helpless. The comical appearance of the two made the audience at the scene and the audience in front of the TV burst into laughter.

All in all, as mentioned before, all the media stood on Adrian's side and felt that the Oscars were unfair. They all admitted that "Unforgiven" was a good film and was worthy of the Best Film Award. However, the Best Director Award was still up for debate. As for the Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, it was obvious that "Pulp Fiction" was better.

This time, the Film School's judges couldn't sit still like last year. First of all, Adriaan had used three different films to win more than ten nominations, and several of them were repeated nominations. Second, they really didn't have a better reason to win the Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing Awards.

Soon, a spokesperson from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the selection was basically fair. Of course, this statement couldn't satisfy the media. So, the spokesperson revealed in private that according to the accounting company's statistics, the Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Director Awards were almost the same. Therefore, Adriaan's defeat was indeed due to luck.

Most people agreed with this explanation. After all, the accounting company had a good reputation, and the Oscars were basically fair. However, there were still some people who continued to mock and ridicule.

Obviously, this further proves that the Oscars' judges are biased. Adriaan is too young, but he is so talented. The aging Film School will naturally not like him.

There were many such mockery. Although the Oscars were often unfair, it was rare for them to treat the same person unfairly for two years in a row. Besides, if the person had been treated unfairly in a certain award, it wouldn't have been a big deal. At most, it would have just said that the Oscars' judges didn't like his work. But for someone like Adrian, who had been nominated for several Oscars and whose films had a good reputation, to only get a consolation award, it seemed like … the only explanation was that the Oscar judges were biased against him?

The reporters were naturally ecstatic about this possibility. Think about it, even when the Film School was first established, it was rare to see such a blatant display of bias. How could it not be sarcastic? This was a rare opportunity! It didn't matter if they were trying to sow discord, or what the truth was. What mattered was how much attention their inferences and guesses could attract.

However, the Film Academy had seen all kinds of storms, and they had already given a reasonable answer to the situation of this year's Oscars. It seemed to be a reasonable answer, and they had won the understanding of most people. So, even though there were still many such words, people were still arguing over this year's awards. For them, it was just scratching an itch.

As for the other protagonist of the aftermath, Adrian Kewell, who had already been called a miracle director, he had not done anything other than express his respect for the Film School's choice through a spokesperson. He was not stupid enough to think that he could jump out and fight against the Film School with the support of the media.

The media was also dissatisfied with his attitude, but after the award ceremony, Adriaan disappeared from the public's sight as before, and he declined all interview invitations. So, even if they were very dissatisfied, they could do nothing about it. Although the entertainment reporters were good, they were not omniscient. Even in the 21st century, there were more and more ways to secretly photograph and track people, and there were still people they could not catch, let alone in the early 1990s.

So, what was Adriaan doing now? Oh, he was doing something that had been planned for a long time.

"Hello, I am Adrian Kewell, and I have an appointment with Mr. John Bryce." Adriaan, who was in a suit and leather shoes, came to the office with Charlize, who was also in a suit, and spoke to the female secretary sitting behind the desk.

"I am very sorry, Mr. Kewell, but Mr. John is dealing with other things. Would you please take a rest over there?" The female secretary replied with a professional smile.

"Okay." Adriaan nodded and sat down with Charlize on the sofa next to him. The female secretary quickly brought two cups of coffee. After politely expressing his gratitude, he took the opportunity to chat with Charlize about some trivial matters.

After about ten minutes, the office door opened, and a young woman came out. Although she was dressed neatly, she subconsciously lowered her head when she saw the people outside. Her ears were still blushing, and the way she walked was different from ordinary young women. So, Adriaan could completely guess what had happened inside.

She really knows how to enjoy herself. Adriaan glanced at the young woman's back and thought so. She was tall and straight, and her figure was not bad. She also had a rare reddish-brown hair. But … He glanced at Charlize next to him.

This was a real blonde with very delicate facial features. Coupled with a suitable figure, she could not escape the word 'stunner'. Even though she was still very young, she still had a bit of baby fat on her. No wonder people liked blonde beauties.

"Hi, Eide, it's so nice to see you. I thought you would be here for a while." Two minutes after the female secretary entered the office, John Bryce, the director of Disneyland's TV program department, came out and gave Adriaan a warm hug.

"The newspapers have been full of news about you these days. Almost everyone thinks that you didn't deserve to lose this time. It's really time for those old guys in Film School to retire," Bryce said jokingly.

"It's okay. There will be opportunities in the future. As some people say, I am still young, am I not?" Adriaan smiled and then shrugged slightly.

"Of course, of course." Bryce laughed. "But you should say that to the reporters. They have been complaining that you refused to accept interviews."

"I answered a lot of their questions during the Oscars. Alright, John, I didn't come here today to talk about this," Adriaan reminded him.

"Yes, let's go now. The children have a party on the fourth floor, and then they have to go record a new song." Bryce nodded and then noticed Charlize next to Adriaan. His eyes suddenly lit up. "This is?"

"My personal assistant, Charlize Theron," Adriaan introduced.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Charlize. You are so beautiful." Bryce immediately extended his hand.

"Thank you." Charlize smiled and shook his hand gently. Before Bryce could react, she had already quietly pulled her hand back.

Seeing how Bryce was in a daze, Adriaan could not help but snicker in his heart. Even if he wanted to hold Charlize's hand, it would be very difficult for him to play with it. For some reason, Charlize seemed to be very good at dealing with this kind of situation. She would cleverly avoid some of the slightly intimate actions, and always gave people a feeling that they could not be caught. Especially after the Oscars, this feeling became even stronger. Therefore, it made Adriaan, who was already excited, feel that he wanted to get her even more.

"John?" Adriaan coughed and then raised his eyebrows at Bryce. This was equivalent to a declaration.

Of course, Bryce could see it. He shrugged with some regret, said a few words to the female secretary, and then made an inviting gesture. "Let's go."