Chapter 837

"I love Russell Crowe. To me, he is one of the greatest actors in the world. I think all epic movies should be played by him. As long as it's about the past, as long as you want to make a movie about the past, you can't go wrong with Russell Crowe. For example, if you want to make a movie about something that happened three weeks ago, and you invite Russell Crowe, he will do a survey about what happened three weeks ago. He will cut his hair like it was three weeks ago, walk like it was three weeks ago, and talk like it was three weeks ago. Then, you close your eyes, and you will say, 'It sounds like it was three weeks ago.' "On the stage, Chris Tucker tried his best to show off his glib tongue.

Despite the occasional laughter and sporadic applause, Adriaan still shook his head slightly. From his angle, he could see the bearded Russell. Although he was smiling, it was a very perfunctory smile. This was Tucker's own problem. Even though he knew that he was praising and flattering him, his exaggerated tone and sharp voice seemed to carry a trace of mockery.

His words were not too bad. Previously, he had used the phrase, "There are only four celebrities present, and the rest are celebrities." He had made fun of quite a number of people, and the faces of those who were called out turned ugly. Only some of the black celebrities, such as Jamie Fox and Denzel Washington, understood his joke.

Therefore, it was not wrong to say that dog meat did not make it to the table. He really did not know what the academy was thinking when they chose the host. Of course, Adriaan could also guess the reason. It was nothing more than racial discrimination. For so many years, there had never been a black person who had been the host of the Academy Awards. Therefore, it was the right decision to get "Dance of a Condemned Prisoner" for Nicole's sake. Otherwise, even with Weinstein's help, they might not have been able to overcome the advantage of skin color.

Let's not bother about him for the time being. Since the host was boring, let's focus on the awards. For example, "King Kong" had won two technical awards for sound editing and sound effects at the beginning. It seemed like it would not be able to escape the Best Visual Effects award either. A movie that had been popular for decades and had been remade several times was still able to achieve such an achievement. Should we say that the technical power of the movie was unparalleled, or that people had an inexplicable feeling toward "King Kong"?

Then, Morgan Freeman won the Best Supporting Actor Award for "Million Dollar Baby." This was not a good signal. It was not that Adriaan thought that Freeman was not qualified to win this award. Even though he and Freeman had worked together ten years ago, the old man was a well-deserved golden supporting actor in Hollywood. He should have won an Oscar a long time ago.

However, this also meant that the black people would be very competitive tonight. It would not be easy for the Phoenix Brothers to beat Jamie Fox. Of course, it would not be easy. Although Johnny Cash had only passed away for more than a year, his influence had not subsided yet. In fact, he had even risen a lot because of the movie. However, biographical films had always been a regular at the Oscars, and a regular meant that there were many choices. However, the support behind Rui Fan was no less than that of the black people. The academy would definitely take this into consideration.

After the Best Supporting Actor Award, it was naturally the Best Supporting Actress Award. The result was not surprising to Adriaan.

"The winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award is Richel Wei Zi!" As the guest presenter, Tim Robbins, read out the name, Richel's surprised and a little confused expression filled the entire screen.

She was obviously in disbelief, but after calming down, it became a matter of course. She glanced at the crew of "Go Forth" and "Brokeback Mountain" with a longing expression. Adriaan chuckled. He had personally chosen the black gown with a hollowed-out shoulder for her. It complemented her classically wavy hair, diamond earrings, and plump figure.

"Thank you, academy, for presenting this award to me …" Richel, who came to the stage, began to give a speech. From the academy to the director to the producer, she did not miss a single one.

However, she was, after all, a top student at Cambridge University, so she added her blessings for those who fought against injustice and humbly said that what she had done was not worth mentioning compared to them. The movie "The Immortal Gardener" was about the conspiracy of multinational pharmaceutical companies. Her compliment just happened to scratch the itch of the audience, so they applauded.

Of course, Adriaan was among them. It seemed that it was not a bad idea for her to become a screenwriter. In fact, part of the script for "Death Girl", which Sophie had starred in, was written by Richel. Part of the script for Kyla's upcoming movie was also written by Richel. She had written it while being violated by Adriaan in bed.

"Alright, Chichi, don't be so upset. It's not like you haven't won it before." After the applause died down, Adriaan turned around and saw Kirsten's indignant expression, so he comforted her.

"I know." Kirsten put on a sweet smile. "It's just a pity."

She spoke in a reproachful tone, and did not avoid her eager gaze. The people around her, including Rui Fan, Jaquin, and Peter, all sat upright as if they had seen nothing. So did Natalie. Annie looked ahead, a little out of focus. Her chest was heaving up and down, and the fine beads of sweat on the tip of her nose did not lessen. Amanda, on the other hand, was trying to help.

"I think it's a pity. Chichi did a good job, but don't worry too much. There will definitely be more opportunities in the future." She was good at smoothing things over, but her eyes were also eager when she looked at Adriaan.

When she thought about how Richel still inadvertently looked at her when he came down from the stage, there were really a lot of choices tonight. Maybe they should just do it together? Well, that would be too much. It would be too eye-catching if several people were not present at the same time, and they could not come back together. Not to mention that they had already chosen their opponents tonight.

In fact, Adriaan had hoped to try it out with Charlize. After all, because of him, she was supposed to be one of the most dazzling stars on the red carpet at the Oscars. Of course, she still shone brightly on the red carpet tonight. As the most famous sexy female executive in the media industry, she had become the deputy CEO of ABC because of her successful planning of shows such as "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars." She had also obtained a certain amount of shares, and her ambiguous relationship with the big boss attracted a lot of cameras on the red carpet.

Unfortunately, Charlize only told him the news when he was about to leave for the Kodak Theater. There was no doubt that Ivanka had helped him hide it, or else he would have known. At that time, he had already set his goal, and it was too late to change it. But it did not matter. If Charlize could do it once, he could do it again. Besides, today's opponent was not bad.

"I really like your mouth, Annie. It's almost better than Jolie's." In the small storeroom, Adriaan was sitting on a small table against the wall, enjoying the service of the woman in front of him.

"I'll surpass her." Annie smiled seductively as she combed her hair behind her headphones. Her legs were straight and wide apart. Her evening gown was rolled up to her waist, and her curves were very obvious in his eyes.

"I like what you said. Of course, you have to do it too." As Adriaan spoke, he waved the two small things in his hands and pushed down the biggest gear. Each of them had a long line that linked to Annie's back.

Immediately, her gently swaying buttocks suddenly became wider, and the water on the ground began to increase rapidly. The woman, whose mouth was occupied, could only make rapid breathing sounds through her nose, and the beads of sweat became denser.

"You're so excited … It seems that you like it very much, right?" Adriaan teased.

"Yes … Yes …" Annie's eyes were unfocused, and there was only a flattering smile on her face. "Especially … in the hall … I felt … I felt … I was …"

Shameless words kept coming out of her mouth. She spoke intermittently, mostly because the two things behind her were vibrating too fast, not because she was still struggling. She seemed to have polished everything — dignity, shame — away. Adriaan was very satisfied with her performance. This was what he wanted. He wanted her to completely throw everything away in front of him. What could be more exciting than walking on the red carpet of the Oscars with her things stuffed in front and behind her?

Of course, Adriaan did not go too far. For example, he kept the things running at full power, and he did not let her go on stage as a guest presenter. He did not want to ruin Annie's reputation. He had not had enough fun. But now it seemed that it was time to give her a collar.

After completely relaxing, Adriaan returned to the hall. So far, among the five films nominated for Best Film, "The Aviator" had gained the most. It had won Best Editing and Best Art Direction. Unfortunately, the costume design award, which was originally very advantageous, had fallen into the hands of the crew of "Memoirs of a Geisha."

What a pity. Watching the guest presenter, Pierce Brosnan, announce the names, Adriaan thought to himself. Of course, he was not feeling pity for "The Aviator." If he remembered correctly, "Memoirs of a Geisha" should have won Best Editing and Best Art Direction. Unfortunately, "The Aviator" was also a biographical film, and it was about Americans themselves. It was already very good that "Memoirs of a Geisha" could snatch food from the tiger's mouth and grab Best Costume Design.

It did not matter. Anyway, the film's box office had greatly improved. It did not matter whether it won an award or not. The only regret was that Yoshii did not get a nomination for Best Actress.

The organizers had tried their best to increase the ratings. For example, when the Best Costume Design award was given out, two guest presenters appeared. However, Brosnan was not paired with a real person. Instead, he was paired with Madame Yi, who designed the costumes for the superheroes in "Superman." Of course, in the live audience, they could only see Brosnan talking to the air. There was a voice but no image. However, the audience in front of the TV could see the animated image.

It was very attractive, wasn't it? Therefore, "Superman" also won Best Animation. Pixar maintained their own record in this category. They had never let down Adriaan, who had given up his power and let them do as they pleased.

In addition, when the Best Song award was given out, it was also very interesting. Blanchett, who was the guest presenter, stood directly in the middle of the aisle to reveal the list, and the winner received the trophy from her in the aisle. Moreover, the academy was indeed working hard to promote the younger generation. For example, Kirsten and Silver jointly presented the Best Original Screenplay award, and Scarlett jointly presented the award with the previous Best Makeup winners.

Everything was very good, except for Chris Tucker.

"So, the Oscars are fair. I'm so happy to be standing here and hosting …" A sharp voice echoed in the hall, accompanied by perfunctory laughter. Adriaan was almost certain that the ratings tomorrow would not be good. Damn it, ABC was a TV station under his group. If the academy did not intend to compensate him, he would never agree to it.

Just as he was thinking about this, the climax came. This time, the academy had advanced the Best Director award to the Best Actor and Actress award.

"They control life, they direct life. From the moment the movie was born, the directors became the gods of the movie. They drew out a sad or happy story on the big screen." With the opening speech of Julia Roberts, the guest presenter, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly rose. After all, Best Director was one of the four most important awards at the Oscars.

"Clint Eastwood has created a story about strength and the pursuit of dreams. Martin Scorsese has shown us the most wonderful parts of Howard Hughes' life. Paul Haggis has brought us an intricate story about Los Angeles. Taylor Hackford has deeply excavated the inner world of Ray Charles, and Adrian Kewell has used simple strokes to depict a love that cannot be tolerated by the world." As Julia introduced, the five candidates appeared on the screen.

Even though he had experienced this scene countless times, Adriaan still couldn't help but shake his hand excitedly, especially since the results would determine whether his plan could get the most out of it. So far, among the five candidates' works, Scorsese's "The Aviator" had won the Best Editing and Best Art Director trophies. However, in terms of weight, Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" was the most important, followed by Paul Haggis' "Crash" for Best Original Screenplay, and Adriaan's "Brokeback Mountain" for Best Screenplay. Taylor Hackford's "King of Souls" was the only one that didn't win, but Jamie Fox was undoubtedly a strong contender for Best Actor.

However, this had nothing to do with Best Director. Ever since the academy had chosen this method of awarding awards, it was impossible to determine the winner until the last moment. Therefore, no matter how calm Eastwood, Scorsese, Hackford, and Haggis pretended to be, they all showed a trace of nervousness in different ways.

"So, the winner of Best Director is …" Julia smiled as she opened the envelope in her hand. Then, she opened her mouth in surprise, "Um …"

She looked up, and the surprise on her face was definitely not fake. Although she didn't read out the name, her gaze had already told everyone present the result.

"Adrian Kewell!" After Julia read out the name, the audience went into an uproar as the soundtrack of "Brokeback Mountain" played.

Consecutive titles! How is this possible! In the history of the Oscars, although there had been male actors who won Best Actor, no director had ever won Best Director! This was unbelievable! How could he do this! Look at Scorsese, he didn't even have a single trophy yet, but the academy had awarded Best Director to the same person two years in a row! And he was so young. Could it be that a media mogul could monopolize the Oscars?

No matter how surprised the audience was, no matter what they were thinking, they still applauded. In any case, this result could not be changed. No matter what, Adriaan had indeed broken the Oscars record.

"Congratulations, my man." After handing the little golden figurine to Adriaan, Julia smiled and kissed Adriaan's cheek out of courtesy. Although she maintained her composure, she still whispered in his ear. Her eyes were abnormally passionate. This was the best explanation for the saying, "successful men are more attractive."

"Thank you, my dear." Adriaan smiled, but his gaze didn't linger on her face for too long. Then, he stood in front of the microphone.

"It's impossible to say that I'm not surprised. Frankly speaking, I really didn't expect to win Best Director again. I didn't even think about giving a speech, but this great honor, which I've never had before, has fallen on my head. This is indeed a bit confusing. On the way up, I kept thinking about how to speak, who to mention, who to thank, but now that I'm standing here, I find that I don't need to. Yes, I thank the academy for giving me Best Director again. Yes, I thank Rui Fan and Brad, you guys have acted out an outstanding and sincere story. But what I want to say most is that I hope that everyone on this land can choose the life they want with their own free will. This is the most precious thing we have, and it's worth defending! Thank you! "At the end of his speech, Adriaan raised the little golden figurine and waved it.

Then, an enthusiastic applause that could flip the ceiling rang out. No one knew who started it, but everyone stood up to applaud his short speech, as well as … this unattainable record and achievement.

Then, after kissing Julia again, Adriaan walked off the stage. He walked very briskly. It was very perfect. Next year, the academy would definitely regret giving him the Best Director award. Unfortunately, they had no choice but to pinch their noses and accept it.