American fame and fortune

The main creators of the "Spotlight" crew, led by Thomas McCarthy, all came to the Oscar stage. Thomas McCarthy even took over the Best Picture Oscar from Warren Beatty on behalf of the crew.

Producer Steve Golin gave his acceptance speech.

Everything was normal, and it didn't seem to be an accident.

Martin looked at the director and the accountant from PwC without leaving a trace.

The former was wearing a headset and communicating with the group behind the scenes.

The latter was sitting next to the exclusive seat, sorting out the password box he carried with him.

In the third row of the guest seats in the hall, where the "Moonlight" crew was located, Jennifer Aniston looked at the "Spotlight" crew on the stage in confusion, always feeling that something was wrong.

Obviously, they all won in the two key weathervane awards, but they were upset at the Oscars.

Aniston muttered in her heart: "Is Martin's judgment wrong? It shouldn't be! The Academy is indeed promoting diversity."

The faces of several African Americans on the crew side... have always been very dark, and it is difficult to see anything.

The bespectacled director Barry Jenkins cursed in his heart. They had been making a fuss for several months, but the Academy didn't even give them any consolation?

He remembered Spike Lee's famous saying, and almost blurted out "I bought a watch last year."

At the backstage exit, the director saw that the acceptance speech of the Best Picture crew was about to end, and said to the headset: "Pay attention, the live broadcast will end and the countdown will begin."

The crew of "Spotlight" and the award presenter Warren Beatty walked towards the backstage.

The director said again: "Play the commercial in 20 seconds!"

At this moment, the accountant from PricewaterhouseCoopers took out an envelope and looked at the line of small words "Best Picture" on the envelope. He was stunned for a moment, then reacted and shouted loudly: "Wrong! Wrong! It's wrong!"

He grabbed the envelope and ran to the director like crazy: "The Best Picture is wrong! This is it, the envelope is wrong!"

The director looked at the accountant in disbelief, and he wanted to kill him. He snatched the envelope and looked at the name of the award marked on it. He didn't care too much. After opening it, he took out the card and saw that it had a film and the names of two producers.

Everyone present, including Martin, heard it and looked over there curiously.

Martin turned his head and looked at Warren Beatty. Didn't this guy confirm before opening the envelope?

The TV live broadcast began to insert commercials, and the director said to Mike: "Play the commercials for a while longer, wait for my instructions."

He immediately found Warren Beatty and took the envelope from Warren Beatty's hand. It was the envelope of the best director that PricewaterhouseCoopers had taken back before!

When the director told him about the situation, Warren Beatty was dumbfounded and thought, "You bastards made a mistake and let me go on stage to make a fool of myself?"

Even the slowest people knew that the situation of this Oscar would probably go down in history. When people mentioned this incident later, the first thing they thought of was that Warren Beatty mispronounced his name.

Warren Beatty felt like a huge black pot fell from the sky, hitting him so hard that he couldn't raise his head.

This kind of shit had never happened in the past 87 Oscars!

The director, the accountant and Kathryn Kennedy, who came at full speed, gathered together to discuss this matter.

There are two solutions: one is to make the best of the situation, and the other is to return to the stage to correct the mistake.

These people decided on the second option in a few words, but Warren Beatty refused to go on stage again.

The old man is almost 80 years old and can't afford to lose face.

Warren Beatty came to Martin, pretending not to see the three people, and whispered to Martin: "I will never attend this Oscar ceremony again. The shit they did is too shameful."

Martin could see that Warren Beatty didn't want to go on stage again, and said: "Pretend to know nothing."

At this point, there were so many people backstage, no matter which one they chose, there would be an uproar afterwards.

There was no way, Kathleen Kennedy, the accountant from PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the director of "Spotlight", Thomas McCarthy, and the producer Steve Golin, and the group returned to the stage.

The inserted advertisement ended, the live broadcast came back, and the group returned to the stage and announced that they had made a mistake just now. The best film was not "Spotlight", but "Moonlight Boy".

Whether it was the audience at the Dolby Theater, or the audience in front of the TV or computer, they were all dumbfounded.

In order to show the authenticity, the accountant from PricewaterhouseCoopers took out two envelopes and faced the live camera.

But these were not enough to calm the uproar at the scene and in front of the live camera.

Even the "Spotlight" crew, who were very excited before, were shocked and at a loss.

What happened in reality was even more outrageous than what was played in the movie!

The main creators of the "Moonlight Boy" crew who came on stage were like wooden men, and they did not show any joy of winning the award.

Even the two producers, Aniston and Barry Jenkins, did not even say a speech for the award. They took the Best Picture statuette that was passed by the "Spotlight" crew and went directly to the backstage.

This Oscar Awards ceremony ended in a farce.

Aniston went backstage and refused the routine interview. When she saw Martin, she walked over quickly.

Seeing her depressed face, Martin said, "Honey, no matter what, you won the Best Picture, be happy."

Aniston glanced at the statuette in her hand and said, "I feel indescribable discomfort. I feel that this trophy is second-hand."

This incident was too outrageous, and Martin didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only comfort him: "After all, he won the Best Picture Oscar."

Aniston looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she lowered her voice and asked: "Is it intentional?"

Martin told the truth: "I don't know."

An assistant director came over at this time and called Martin and Aniston to take a photo with the Oscar winners.

Because of the oolong incident, the photo was hastily ended, and the winners all refused to be interviewed.

Someone from the Academy came to communicate and asked the people who were present backstage at the time not to talk about what happened in public, especially in front of the media.

Martin agreed casually.

He left the Dolby Theater and got into Nicholson's extended Lincoln. The two bastards were already waiting for him in the car.

All three of them needed to show up at the "Oscar Night" party.

Martin, the winner of the Best Actor, also needed to appear on the red carpet of the party as soon as possible according to the agreement with the sponsor.

In the car, Leonardo asked curiously: "What happened?"

Martin described the details of the incident and asked Nicholson: "You have experienced enough, is the college deliberately making trouble?"

Leonardo said: "The college wants to attract attention in this way?"

Nicholson was browsing his phone and turned the screen to show the two: "Public opinion has exploded."

On social media, related discussions are flooding the screen.

"The biggest blunder in Oscar history!"

"This is the most fake Best Picture in Oscar history, in every sense."

"It's so fucking exciting that the Best Picture made such a joke!"

"The Academy is so crazy that they actually used this method to create topics and attract attention!"

Leonardo retracted his gaze and asked, "Is it really the Academy?"

Nicholson said, "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, the Oscars have become a hot topic of public opinion again."

Martin does not reject conspiracy theories: "Is there a possibility that those African Americans forced the Academy to carry out the so-called diversity reform, but the core strength of the Academy is basically people like us, how could we be willing to let those blacks... jump up and down and coerce."

Leonardo understood the meaning of this: "The Academy is unwilling to be forced, and it has also taken on the huge pressure of social diversity, so it gives They have won the most important Oscar award, and deliberately created the current situation, making the black gay film the most controversial best film in Oscar history. "

Martin said with a smile: "Did they win the Oscar for Best Picture? If black people make trouble again, there is something wrong with them."

"No one will admit this kind of thing." Nicholson continued: "And I feel that this is not a deliberate plan, but a result that is naturally reached in the tacit understanding of some people."

He pushed his sunglasses: "No matter how good the quality of "Moonlight" is, after such a fuss, the most controversial Oscar best film in the future will no longer be "Shakespeare in Love", but this one."

Leonardo said: "When people mention "Moonlight" in the future, the first thing they think of is always controversy."

The car stopped in front of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, waiting to enter.

Martin changed the subject and reminded Leonardo: "Dude, remember to solve the math problem later."

Leonardo knew what the bastard was talking about, and raised a middle finger to Martin directly.

Nicholson was unforgiving: "We three have seven Oscars, how many does each of us have?"

Leonardo said angrily: "This time next year, we three will have eight Oscars! I swear!"

Someone opened the car door outside, Martin got out first, and walked on the red carpet with Leonardo and Nicholson.

There were basically no fans here, only media reporters.

Walking up the steps in front of the hotel, a reporter from Vanity Fair, one of the organizers, stopped Martin and said, "Congratulations, Martin, you got your third Oscar and your second Best Actor. Can you tell me how you feel now?"

"Very excited and very happy." Martin has reached his current status and does not need to be prominent. Instead, he answered in a proper manner when facing the interview: "Thank you for the recognition of the Academy and my peers in the circle."

The reporter's focus was not here, and he asked, "You should be backstage before and after the Best Picture award was presented, right? Can you tell me what happened specifically?"

Martin said, "I went to the bathroom after entering the backstage, and I didn't know what happened until I came out."

The reporter wanted to ask more, but Martin waved his hand, caught up with Leonardo and Nicholson, and entered the hotel together.

Entering the banquet hall where the party was held, people came to congratulate Martin one after another.

Because the crew of "Split" was small, Jonathan Nolan, who had never won an award, did not come at all. The table belonging to the crew of "Split" was only occupied by the three bastards.

Occasionally, someone came to inquire about the news, but Martin evaded them all.

Nicholson made a phone call and said, "The college executive committee has held an emergency meeting and is trying to unify their statements. I estimate that there will be an official statement tomorrow morning."

Leonardo remembered what Martin said and continued, "I have given you the statement you wanted. Whether you accept it or not is your business. It has nothing to do with me."

Martin gave Leonardo a thumbs up: "Old buddy, you have realized the essence of this society!"

Nicholson said: "You two bastards are as shameless as those politicians in Washington."

Martin waved his hand: "We are far behind. Politicians never have a bottom line. At least Leo and I have a bottom line."

The three stayed for a while and decided to leave.

Martin received a call. Elizabeth and Lily prepared a celebration party at home.

Leonardo and Nicholson followed him there.

In addition, Martin also called to inform friends such as Mene, as well as members of the agency and public relations team.

When leaving, Leonardo took another look. The atmosphere of this Oscar night was not very good.

The controversy caused by "Spotlight" and "Moonlight Boy" has just begun.

Martin and the other two quickly returned to the North District of Sunset Boulevard.

During the day, Elizabeth specifically greeted the neighbors, nearby residents, and the management committee.

When Martin and the other two got out of the car, fireworks shot up into the sky.

The entire Davis Manor was brightly lit, and gorgeous fireworks kept flying into the sky to celebrate Martin's second Oscar for Best Actor.

There are only a handful of actors in Hollywood who can win three Oscars for acting.

Jack Nicholson, now the face and mascot of the Oscars, has the same awards as Martin: one Best Supporting Actor and two Best Actor.

The only person who has won three Best Actor Oscars is Daniel Day-Lewis, the Academy's top favorite.

Most people who come to celebrate will have a drink with Martin.

No matter how good Martin's alcohol tolerance is, he is a little drunk.

After the party ended and the guests were sent away, Martin sat on the sofa in the living room with a big horse and a golden sword, talking half awake and half drunk.

Someone once said that there are 55 kinds of people who sing and dance when they are drunk, and there is another kind of people who like to brag the most when they are drunk.

"I once thought about entering Washington, capturing the White House, and destroying America." Martin was not completely bragging: "Now I suddenly realize that I have become a vested interest class. The boy who dreamed of slaying a dragon has finally become a dragon!"

Lily curled her lips: "When you hooked up with my sister, I knew there was a dragon!"

Elizabeth raised her eyebrows at Lily.

The two of them had a tacit understanding, and Lily quickly shut up and stopped talking about the people and things in Atlanta.

Elizabeth poured a glass of water for Martin: "The previous goal was unrealistic, what is your current goal?"

Martin took the water, drank most of it in one breath, and said: "Become the first person in Hollywood, and achieve an achievement that all superstars and top directors have not achieved."

Lily had heard Nicholson say before: "Become the first person to win both the Oscar for Best Actor and the Oscar for Best Director?"

Martin stood up, holding Lily with one hand and Elizabeth with the other: "You want both, you are very greedy."