Chapter 639

Birthdays were always very important, and the importance was proportional to the time, whether it was a person, a festival, or an event. So far, the Oscars had been held for 70 years. How many 70 years could there be in a person's life? Therefore, it was no wonder that the organizers organized this award ceremony with such great fanfare.

Not to mention the situation outside, Adriaan couldn't be clearer on his way here. There were more fans, reporters, and guests than any other year. As for the inside, it was decorated even more magnificently, especially on the left and right of the stage, there were two wrapped busts of little golden men. As soon as the guests entered the door, they would immediately be reflected in their eyes, giving them an inexplicable impact.

There was also a large screen between the two statues, which was used to play movie clips and the nominees' faces. The previous screen was only half the size of this one, and it was placed next to the podium. As for the current one, it was suspended in the air and could be pulled back after the broadcast. It wouldn't affect the host, the presenters, or the performing orchestra.

"The effect is very good. This will definitely be an unforgettable award ceremony," Adriaan whispered to Gwyneth, who was sitting next to him.

"Of course." Gwyneth smiled very intimately, her hand tightly holding Adriaan's. Obviously, she wanted to make up for what she didn't do outside. If it weren't for the fact that she didn't dare to go too far, she might have already held his arm.

"I heard that this is the last time the L.A. Temple Theater will host the Oscars. The Film school plans to hold the award ceremony in a more luxurious theater in the future," Cameron interrupted, turning a blind eye to the intimacy between the two.

"Yes, the new Kodak Theater is about to be completed. I heard that they plan to hold the award ceremony there," Adriaan replied. If there were no accidents, it would be the only venue for the award ceremony in the future.

Patting Gwyneth's hand, Adriaan looked around and quickly found Blanchett. She immediately caught his gaze. Although there was some distance between them, Adriaan still noticed Blanchett's displeasure when she saw Gwyneth next to him. But … he didn't know if it was for himself or Gwyneth.

Julia and Monica were nowhere to be found. Although he knew their seats, the hall was, after all, so he found Richel's seat. It was at least five rows and nine seats away. She sat there quietly and occasionally spoke a few words to the people around her. Adrian liked her temperament very much, and he also liked to tear this temperament apart and tear it into pieces.

Zeta Jones was one row away from them. Just like before, the crew of "Titanic" and "Los Angeles Confidential" sat very close to each other. Although she chatted enthusiastically with the makeup artist sitting next to her, she would look up from time to time and glance at them. Adriaan chuckled and chatted more intimately with Gwyneth.

Soon, the lights dimmed. As Billy Crystal jumped onto the stage, the 70th Academy Awards Ceremony began. Adriaan recalled that this should be Crystal's seventh time hosting the Oscars. He had participated in every Oscars since 1993. Although the host that left the deepest impression on him was Whoopi Goldberg — anyone who saw her constantly changing outfits would be impressed — the best host was undoubtedly Crystal.

Basically, the Oscars were hosted by well-known comedians. Even though there were countless comedians in Hollywood, those with a certain level wouldn't be so despicable as soon as they opened their mouths. Even if there were despicable jokes, they would be very tactful, but not many. Crystal was undoubtedly one of the best. Otherwise, he wouldn't have hosted the Oscars for seven years.

Well, along with Crystal's gags, a video of how he was forced to host the Oscars was played. It was a video edited from the five best movies. In the video, he was spat all over by Leonardo, who taught Gwyneth how to spit. He was then pressed into the toilet by Krol and Rui Fan. He was also despised by Nicholson and brought the Heart of the Sea to be Leonardo's model. The entire hall was filled with continuous laughter.

After a while, the award ceremony began to award the first award. Unsurprisingly, the person on stage was Cooper Gu Ding Jr., who said "I love you" countless times in his acceptance speech last year and was ridiculed for almost a year. Hence, it went without saying which award would be presented.

"This is really difficult. If I say it out loud, I'll offend the other four women of different styles. It's really difficult." Little Cooper Gooding's mouth made a lot of laughter, but he finally said it out loud, "Well, I ask the other four to remember that I don't want to do this, but I have to announce that the winner of the Best Supporting Actress is …"

Adriaan narrowed his eyes and folded his hands in front of him. When he received the nomination list, he had already determined that someone had at least an 80% chance of winning the Best Supporting Actress award. So, he opened his mouth slightly and silently read out the name in Little Cooper Gooding's voice, "The Time, Kim Basinger!"

There was a warm applause from the audience. On the big screen, Kim Basinger's face occupied the entire screen. She could not help but cover her mouth while her husband, Alex Baldwin, hugged her and congratulated her. It was really interesting, wasn't it? Even though Adriaan had obtained the rights to adapt "LA City Confidential" and even though he had replaced Zeta Jones, Kim Basinger still won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 70th Oscars.

"The Time", which she starred in, was about the experiences of a wanderer in a small town in the north in the 1970s. It showed a series of events that happened in the 1970s and the impact on the small town, condensing the various changes that had occurred in the United States during this period. Because the director had a good grasp of the rhythm and the plot was very main, the film received four very heavy nominations: Best Movie, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay.

Basinger played a single mother in the film. Although it was not particularly outstanding, it was enough to get a nomination. Coupled with the experience and connections that she had accumulated over a long period of time, there were no strong opponents this year, so she won the Best Supporting Actress award.

Adriaan smiled and clapped his hands. He looked at Basinger, who was on stage to receive the award, with great interest. This film called "The Time" did not exist in his memory. Perhaps it was because he had not seen it before. However, a film that could receive four Oscar nominations, how could he not have any impression of it? Therefore, there was only one possibility. This change was caused by him, the butterfly.

Thinking of this, Adriaan smiled. The reason why the Chaos Theory was called the Chaos Theory was because the universe was unpredictable. From the moment he was reborn, his every move affected the changes in the world. Besides, did he not cause a lot of changes? Emma's parents, Kirsten's little golden figurine, or the two women who were supposed to be successful and famous, whether they were active or passive, why should he care too much?

After all, Hollywood was Hollywood. As the world's film factory, it was very normal for them to produce a film like "The Time", was it not? Just like in Japan, even though the three major workers' manga were in a mess because of him, in January, the elementary school library published a manga by a newcomer. This hot-blooded and funny manga was called "The Great Thief". Once it was published, it received a lot of good reviews and started selling like hotcakes. The author of this manga was called Oda Eiichiro!

Reality was always stranger than fiction. Fiction had to be reasonable, or at least logically self-consistent. Otherwise, the readers would not buy it. However, in reality, things that defied common sense always happened, and everyone could only accept it.

Therefore, Adriaan did not care about the consequences of these things. He only needed to hold on to the movies in his memory tightly, just like he had done before, and sell the adaptation rights of those popular novels in advance. Then, he seized all the opportunities that he could seize, and it would be enough for him to build a solid empire.

At this time, Basinger had already walked up to the podium and was ready to give a speech. Adriaan withdrew his gaze and turned to Zeta Jones in front of him. Although he had told Zeta Jones not to think about winning this time, and Zeta Jones himself knew this, he could not help but look disappointed at this moment. Unless one was heartless and desireless, he would not be indifferent to the possibility that something so close to him would fly away.

She quickly sensed something and turned her head to meet Adriaan's gaze. Adriaan smiled and gave her a comforting and encouraging look. There was no desire or playfulness in this look, only sincerity. Zeta Jones could not help but be stunned. A complicated look flashed in her eyes, but she quickly reacted, returned him a smile, and turned away.

Adriaan chuckled in his heart, and then he heard Gwyneth's voice. "Where are you looking?"

Her voice was full of reproach. He could totally imagine what she looked like now. He turned his head to look, and sure enough, she was biting her lip with a resentful look in her eyes. It seemed that she felt wronged and dissatisfied that he had turned his attention to another woman.

"What's wrong?" Adriaan asked in a relaxed tone.

"Nothing, I just want to know what you're looking at." Gwyneth pursed her lips. To be honest, with her temperament, it was not suitable for her to do this, but at this moment, it looked very playful.

"Alright, then I'll keep my eyes on you from the beginning to the end tonight. I don't have a single nomination anyway." Adriaan chuckled. He tightened his grip on her lower body, then let go again. Then, he sneakily reached the inside of her plump thigh and pinched it.

"Forget it, the awards are going to be given out soon." Gwyneth snorted and rolled her eyes at him. Then, she turned her eyes to Crystal, who was playing tricks on the stage again. However, when Adriaan was about to withdraw his hand, she grabbed it and pressed it on her thigh. She also understood in her heart that it was fine to just throw a tantrum. It was not like she did not know what kind of character this b * stard had.

Although their voices were not loud, it was impossible for the people sitting on both sides to not hear them. However, whether it was Cameron on Adriaan's side or the others on Gwyneth's side, they all treated them as air, sitting upright and looking at the stage.

The Best Supporting Actor followed closely behind the Best Supporting Actress. After the awards, Crystal continued to show off his glib tongue. Many people were ridiculed, including the one in the White House. The matter between Clinton and Lewinsky was now a hot topic, and everyone knew about it. According to Hollywood's habit of making fun of the president, how could he escape from it?

"… So, this lesson tells us to never touch an intern no matter what." Crystal concluded in a serious manner. It sounded like he was talking about "Luoyang City Confidential", but when the last sentence came out, everyone knew what he was talking about, and suddenly there was a burst of laughter.

"Did you hear that? Don't touch an intern." Gwyneth could not help but spit in his ear, half teasing and half mocking.

Adriaan chuckled softly, and the hand on her thigh suddenly slipped inside. Gwyneth hurriedly clamped her thigh and glared at him with some annoyance. Adriaan chuckled again and withdrew his hand.

When many people talked about this matter, they thought that Clinton was almost impeached because he had an affair with a White House intern, but in fact, this was not the case. As mentioned before, it was common for presidents or senior officials to sleep with political interns, just like Hollywood's one-night stands. The real reason Clinton was impeached was because he lied. When the judge asked him if he had an affair with Lewinsky, he gave a firm denial. Finally, after the matter with Lewinsky came to light, his political opponents seized the opportunity to think that since he lied about this matter, who knew if he lied about other things, which triggered a series of events.

Alright, these are all digressions. Next up was the technical award, and without a doubt, the Best Sound Effects Award was easily won by "Titanic". Then, the big ship began to sail like a hurricane, as if it had just sailed out of Southampton. The Best Sound Effects Award, Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction Award were all won by "Titanic".

Although many people had expected this result, they still couldn't help but swallow their saliva when it really happened. It was hard to describe the feeling when the presenter kept announcing that the same movie had won all the awards. Even Chrystal couldn't help but tease, "Well, maybe we can discuss this. How about giving some of the awards to other movies?"

"That's amazing. We've won all the awards so far," Gwenis said excitedly.

"Calm down, my dear. It's not the most important award yet." Adrian patted her hand. He had always been calm and composed. Every time after the announcement of the winner, he would lead the crew to stand up and congratulate the winner.

Adriaan patted her hand. He had always been calm, and every time after the announcement of the award, he would lead all the crew members to stand up and congratulate the winner. This is what Titanic deserves, isn't it? That's what Adriaan thought. He looked at Gwyneth, who was still a little excited, and shook his head gently in his heart. He wondered how disappointed she would be when the Best Actress Award was announced.

From the Best Supporting Actress Award, it could be seen that the Film School would not give too much consideration to "Titanic" for the Best Performance Award. Among the five nominees, the one who could threaten Kim Basinger the most was Gloria Stewart, who played Old Ruth in "The Big Ship." After all, "Titanic", which was moving toward the global box office of 2.1 billion, was more oppressive than the one billion box office in the awards ceremony.

Because of the unprecedented 15 Oscar nominations, "The Big Ship" was still teetering on the cinema chain. Many people wanted to know if it could break through to 2.1 billion after breaking through the 2 billion mark.

Unfortunately, Stewart had been in a semi-retired state for the past few years and did not take on too many movies. So, even though she had some good works when she was young, it was still a long way from now. Although Basinger had been less active in the past few years, he was undoubtedly doing better than Stewart.

In addition, the Oscars were not as extreme as the Grammys. They were either completely right or completely left. Film School was more concerned about balance. They believed that the special effects of the ship were the main reason for attracting attention, and the actors' performances were secondary. So, the Best Performance Award was given to someone else. In the end, Basinger won against Stewart.

Because of Adriaan's interference, Gwyneth did not take on as many movies in the past few years as she remembered. So, she was relatively inexperienced, and it was difficult for her to win the Best Actress Award.

However, there was an advantage to this, and that was that the Best Movie Award was most likely going to go to "The Big Ship". After all, the results were there. Then, Cameron was almost certain to win the Best Director Award. Most of the time, the Best Movie Award and the Best Director Award were given to the same movie.

Of course, there were no absolutes in this world. Just like how Eiichiro Oda could draw "The Great Thief" and Kim Basinger could win the Best Supporting Actress Award for "The Time", no one could make a 100% conclusion until the end. It was said that Old Pablo was also running around for his daughter. In his opinion, as long as Gwyneth won the Best Actress Award, she would naturally leave him, the b * stard, hehe …

In fact, it was not a bad thing for Gwyneth to win the Best Actress Award. After all, Adriaan hoped that "The Big Ship" could break the box office record, the nomination record, and the award record. He had been counting on his fingers since the start, and there was still a long way to go before he could get 12 Academy Awards.

After the song and dance, the awards ceremony continued. It was still a long list of awards for "Titanic." Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and several other important awards also fell into their pockets. The other crew could not help but feel sad. It was not easy for "The Six Heroes" to win the Best Musical and Comedy Soundtrack Award. That was because "The Big Ship" was not nominated, and they were relieved. Then, "Titanic" took the Best Original Soundtrack Award.

"Alright, I must be dreaming. How could they take away so much? Hey, wake up." Crystal said as he rubbed his face a few times. His comical appearance attracted a lot of laughter.

The crew members of "Titanic" were especially loud. No matter how depressed the other crew members were, they were extremely happy. What could be more delightful than collecting the little golden figurines? So far, they had won eight consecutive awards. Moreover, the next award was basically going to be theirs — Best Song!