From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Hollywood always has surprises.

This year, it was the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which rarely showed such obsequious and amiable smiles, enthusiastically inviting an actor to be a presenter at the awards ceremony.

However, since the person in question was Anson, perhaps it wasn't so outrageous after all.

Ultimately, power speaks louder than words.

With Anson's current influence and stature in Hollywood, he was indeed unique, sweeping through everything, and everyone avoided his sharp edge.

Just look at Sony Columbia; they hadn't even had time to make any substantial moves before they were already disgraced and humiliated.

Compared to Sony Columbia, the Academy didn't have any advantages.

Moreover, from another perspective, the Academy's move of retreating to advance demonstrated their wisdom and experience—

They immediately lowered their stance, opened their arms in a courteous and enthusiastic manner, and displayed their magnanimity and style. After easily reversing their reputation and image, Anson would obediently accept the invitation to attend the Oscars, and the Academy would have the final say on everything that followed, with a hundred and one ways to make Anson suffer in silence.

The order of appearance on the red carpet, the waiting order in the photo zone, the awards that the presenter was responsible for, the location in the banquet hall, the amount of screen time during the live broadcast.

Things like that and so on.

At the Oscars, there were countless stars, and Anson was nothing special. The Academy could silently make Anson disappear into the starlight.

This was Hollywood, and no one was foolish enough to throw punches and curse. Those street brawling methods were too childish. If they could kill without shedding blood, why dirty their hands?

That was the situation at hand.

The Academy adopted a posture of settling the matter peacefully. If Anson continued to make trouble, the reputation of being a "prima donna" would spread like wildfire inside and outside Hollywood, and the general public's impression of Anson would inevitably be affected—

After all, Anson was just a pretty face; he had no right to act pretentiously.

Therefore, the Academy believed that Anson was a smart man and should cooperate with the performance, not only accepting the invitation but also kneeling down more actively. Anson had better accept the invitation with joy and shock, bringing this farce to an end.

As for the Recording Academy?

The overt and covert struggles between the two academies were another matter altogether, and they would settle their scores later.

However.

An accident occurred.

After the Academy publicly extended the invitation, Anson's side did not respond immediately.

Generally speaking, there was no need to respond solemnly. The general public assumed that no one would want to miss the Oscars, and no response meant confirmation of attendance.

However, the media faintly sensed a subtle anomaly in the air. Anson's silence seemed to be brewing something, but no one could see through it.

The scene was like a grand social occasion in Vanity Fair.

A legendary figure, high above and highly respected, who also happened to be the host of the party, made a brilliant appearance, proactively welcoming guests, not only showing a smile but also politely extending his right hand, as if offering an olive branch.

But the young guest did not react, neither reaching out nor speaking, but mysteriously slowed down his pace, sizing up the host while slowly approaching. The air cooled down, freezing there directly.

Onlookers vaguely noticed the strangeness of the atmosphere, but no one knew what was going on.

Wait, could it be…

No way!

A hidden undercurrent surged in Hollywood. Originally, only a few media outlets paid attention to this matter, and others naturally assumed that the Academy's invitation had brought the matter to an end; but slowly, slowly, more and more people noticed the anomaly.

Then, Anson's side finally responded—

Eve did not respond directly but gave the Academy a private response.

Just like last year.

Not only Anson but also Reese Witherspoon would miss this year's Oscars.

Hollywood: …

Media: …

Silence.

Because it was too shocking and too unexpected, the powerful impact made everyone lose their voices.

No one expected, absolutely no one expected, that Anson would actually miss the Oscars again!

When everyone thought that Anson was trying to transform, trying to embark on the road to pursue the Little Golden Man, just like Tom Cruise and Will Smith, going to the Oscar awards ceremony at all costs to show his face, and fawning over the Academy to lay the foundation for his transformation.

However, Anson played by his own rules.

Last year was one thing, but he actually missed it again this year?

Shock!

The Academy was directly dumbfounded: You… you! All of this was premeditated! Anson Wood, you did it on purpose! You leaked the information to TMZ, didn't you!

However, Eve had already anticipated this scene and arranged everything properly.

First, there was the time to adjust and mediate, showing the efforts and hard work of Anson's team.

Then, there was Eve's private visit to the Academy, lowering her stance to show sincerity.

Inside and out, everything was arranged properly, showing that Anson really, really longed to attend the Oscars but had to regretfully miss it, even wiping away a tear, heartbroken to the point of being unable to breathe.

Acting out the whole play, everything was perfect.

Now, the Academy was trying to accuse Anson of setting a trap, saying that Anson had not prepared to attend the Oscars from the beginning, and all those detours were just performances.

However, no one believed it—

Even those old foxes in Hollywood realized that things might not be that simple, but there was no evidence or trace.

Moreover, if it was said that Anson had tricked the Academy, making those white-haired, high-ranking old guys suffer, it was estimated that half of Hollywood would be willing to applaud Anson. There were more than one or two industry insiders who didn't like those old guys, but they just didn't dare to expose them in person.

So, a magical scene appeared.

TMZ: Due to schedule conflicts, Anson Wood regrettably misses the Oscars for the second year in a row.

Hollywood industry insiders and news media surprisingly said in unison: Oh, what a pity, it's really too regrettable, the awards ceremony without Anson will be dim.

Turning around, one or two couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Before the Academy could react or think of a countermeasure, the entire tone of public opinion was settled, and the Academy could no longer reverse the situation.

Academy: You! You! You are all in cahoots to trick me!