I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1076 1071. Flowers fall...

The red carpet begins.

As for the specific order, Xu Xin observed for a while and found that it should be determined by the award category...or the order of the number of award nominations.

The people or crews with the least nominations go first, and those with more nominations or more famous names go later.

And the crews like "Perfect" that were only nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film were obviously the first batch.

As a director, Xu Xin had to take the lead, so he came to the front of the team.

Just about three or four minutes ago, "The Hunt" in front had already stepped onto the red carpet.

They should be next.

"It's like a dream."

Suddenly, he heard Liu Yifei's murmur.

Turning his head to look at her... Xu Xin asked:

"Nervous?"

The fairy sister pursed her lips.

After about a few seconds, she suddenly said:

"Xu Xin, do you remember the first time we met?"

"I think I remember. Hengdian, right? You came to visit the crew of "Golden Curse."

"..."

Liu Yifei's mouth twitched.

The eyes that were originally full of memories turned into helplessness:

"Can I ask you something."

"You say."

"What am I in your eyes?"

Pay attention.

She didn't ask "What am I in your eyes" or "What are we" or something like that... words with other meanings, but asked "what" very directly.

This "what" is quite essential.

Xu Xin was stunned when he heard it, and then answered in confusion:

"Good friends. What's wrong?"

"Then where did you and our black-hearted boss meet for the first time?"

"School, the audition site of "Not Drunk."

A pair of black silk legs immediately appeared in Xu Xin's eyes.

I have to admit...

Even if that woman has become more and more dog-like and less and less human in the past two years...more and more sitting on the ground sucking dirt. But, Xu Xin will never forget that first impression in his life.

Perhaps it was from that time that she completely entered his heart?

And looking at the corners of his mouth that unconsciously raised, Liu Yifei was silent.

Then he sighed:

"Alas... We first met in the gym in Hengdian."

"Who? You and Yang Mi?"

"..."

I don't know if it's Xu Xin's illusion.

I always feel that the fairy sister's face is bigger than before.

But looking at the doubtful look on the face of this hateful man, Liu Yifei knew... he really didn't remember.

That's right.

Maybe it's normal not to remember.

Because... he has never been a fickle person.

It's just...

"Where did you and Shishi meet for the first time?"

"Uh..."

At this time, Xu Xin's brows were completely frowned.

Yes.

How did you get to know Shishi?

So, Liu Yifei felt much more comfortable.

But at the same time, she felt a little emotional.

It's just that there is something mixed in the emotion... Maybe only she knows.

But taking advantage of this mood, she said to herself:

"You were training in the gym by yourself at that time, and I had several body shape teachers at that time... I actually knew you from Mimi, and we even said hello. At that time, I just knew that you were in Director Zhang's crew... Mimi didn't tell me much. Do you know what I was thinking at that time?"

"Want to curry favor with me?"

"Yeah."

Liu Yifei admitted without any disguise:

"But it's not entirely true. At that time, my attention was actually on Director Zhang..."

Xu Xin was interested and continued to ask:

"Then what?... In fact, it was not just you, but also Huang Xiaoming. I remember that you came to visit the crew of "Golden Curse"... In fact, the visit was proposed by the senior brother himself. You should have had the same idea at that time, right?"

"After all, that was Director Zhang."

Sister Fairy was a little emotional.

But no matter when this is said, it is actually reasonable to use it on the old man.

That... is really Director Zhang!

"Do you know why I'm telling you this?"

"Why?"

"Because... I never thought that one day, I would come here."

Looking at the stars taking pictures on the red carpet in front of her, her eyes gradually became empty.

"This is... the Oscars. Although we went to Europe, I was also nervous before stepping on the red carpet. But... my mood now is completely different. I don't know how to describe it to you..."

Xu Xin nodded:

"Normal, after all, you are an American. This is the highest honor in your country."

"..."

Instantly, the empty eyes regained focus.

Sister Fairy turned her head and looked at the dog in front of her, and suddenly showed a look of disgust.

"Mi Mi is right, you really have a mouth full of ivory. It's really disgusting!"

"Ha~"

Xu Xin chuckled.

Although he didn't know what his friend's mood was now.

But... he was not very happy to hear the satisfaction in Liu Yifei's tone.

"You shouldn't stop here, girl."

Under the somewhat stunned expression of the fairy sister, he put his hands in his pockets and looked at the dazzling stars under the flash lights, and said slowly:

"This is just a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. I don't think you should have this feeling. After all, strictly speaking, this award has nothing to do with you. If you only feel satisfied by walking on the Oscar red carpet once Yeah... That's a bit too low. If you think Oscar recognition is important to you, you should go for Best Actress... It's not good to be satisfied too easily."

"You're farting here."

Looking at the bowl of poisonous chicken soup he brought out, the fairy sister didn't appreciate it at all:

"You said you will win if you win an award? Do you think I am Aunt Mei?"

"Look, look, I'm in a hurry."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes even more:

"If you don't try, how do you know you don't have a chance? Without dreams, what's the difference between a person and a salted fish?"

"Then you have to be down-to-earth. What's wrong? Are you so sure that your next film will be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director, or Film?"

"Of course I'm not sure. But the problem is... when "Perfect" was born, we were sitting together for dinner. Did I tell you that I wanted to win an Oscar for this script, or win some honor?"

Liu Yifei was stunned.

For no reason, I remembered the first time the two of them participated in the college student film exhibition that has now been renamed the "FIRST Film Exhibition".

What impressed her most about that time was actually the interview she participated in with Xu Xin.

In the interview, Xu Xin said that the director only needs to interpret the work well. The rest...whether it's box office or honors, is just the scenery along the way as we strive towards our goals.

Then, she understood what her friend meant.

turn out to be……

After all these years, you haven't changed at all.

Her eyebrows suddenly became gentle again.

"Xu Xin."

"Um?"

"Do you know what kind of men are most attractive to women?"

“A man who won an Oscar?”

"..."

I really can’t talk anymore today.

The corner of the fairy sister's mouth twitched as her Taoist heart suddenly collapsed again.

In Xu Xin's joking tone, he subconsciously murmured:

"Oh shit……"

This time it was Xu Xin's turn to twitch the corner of his mouth.

Isn't this just a joke?

Why are you still swearing?

At this time, a staff member walked over quickly.

"Perfect Strangers, the next one is coming to you soon, gentlemen and ladies..."

He wore headphones and looked into the distance in the noisy scene, waiting for a signal.

And everyone who heard this subconsciously calmed down...

The red carpet is also live broadcast, so you have to pay attention.

Naturally, we couldn’t continue chatting.

Very quickly, probably less than 2 minutes, the staff said:

"Okay, we're ready to go."

Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded, straightened his clothes, and walked forward.

He is at the front, followed by all the starring actors of "Perfect".

Including Liu Yifei.

It's dusk now.

The sunset was just right.

Xu Xin walked against the light, and there was still a bit of dazzling brilliance. The moment Liu Yifei stepped on the red carpet, she unconsciously fell on Xu Xin again.

At this time, the only thing left in her mind was the words she had not spoken just now.

"A man who has no distractions, sticks to his heart, and is not swayed by external things... is the most attractive."

Then, the words in his heart turned into a sigh with a bit of melancholy as he breathed through his mouth and nose.

well.

It's the charm.

Isn't it the greatest injustice to others?

For those other people...who are not even qualified to step into your eyes...

…

"Crack, click, click."

"Crack, click, click."

In fact, every time Xu Xin walks on the red carpet of such an event, she really wants to complain.

The person who invented the flashbang must have been inspired by the flashlight.

It was so shaking that he almost went blind.

In the basic process this time, there was finally no participation from Chinese students or fans.

Probably didn't squeeze in.

After all...there are quite a lot of people surrounding him on both sides.

but……

What to say.

Xu Xin and the others' red carpet walk was actually uneventful.

It was completely different from the bursts of cheers and screams that arose when some famous people in Hollywood walked by.

"Perfect" is like a few foreign guests.

When they waved to spectators along the way, everyone responded.

But very polite.

It didn't cause any big cheers.

no way……

Perhaps for people all over the world who yearn for Hollywood, the "Oscar" honor is an award worth being proud of.

But to the local people of "Oscar", "Perfect" is just a film that was nominated for the best foreign language film.

Behind and around them are well-known Hollywood directors, actors, producers, and stars.

And these stars are also stars around the world.

I don’t know where the popularity is higher than that of a best foreign language film.

The joys and sorrows on both sides are actually not the same.

To put it bluntly, except for the audience who stayed on the other side of the ocean and watched the Oscar live broadcast on the Internet at noon, and started to violently refresh the screen after Xu Xin and the others appeared, the entire "Perfect" crew did not even make a splash. .

the other side.

It's 10 o'clock noon, Chinese time.

Yang Mi looked at her husband walking on the Oscar red carpet through the computer and breathed a sigh of relief.

good.

This dress works well.

No one fell down.

But...

Did the guy surnamed Liu gain weight again?

A hint of coldness gradually appeared in her eyes.

Okay, okay.

Weigh yourself when you return home.

If you dare to gain weight, I will kill you alone!

I will make you remember to eat instead of fight!

At the end of the Oscars red carpet.

Liu Yifei shuddered unconsciously.

?

What's the matter with this ominous premonition?

Could it be that some indescribable existence has set its sights on me?

Want to develop me to be the downline of the ancient god?

With this doubt, she saw one of the hosts at the end of the red carpet, a bald black guy, who extended his hand to Xu Xin in front of him very enthusiastically:

"MY MAN~Xu, welcome."

Not to mention her, even Xu Xin was a little surprised.

Although this guy is a host... he doesn't know him.

It seems that he has never even seen him before.

Why is he so kind to me?

He said "MY MAN" right away, and then a set of black greeting procedures?

So social?

But he still followed his understanding. After the two of them clasped their hands together, they hugged, held each other's shoulders and patted each other's backs.

Standard black greeting.

Very COOL~

In the next sentence, the black guy explained the reason:

"Kobe sent me a special message, man, welcome."

Suddenly, Xu Xin felt at ease.

This is one of us.

Then, the guy pointed to a camera:

"Xu, look here."

As everyone turned their heads to look at the camera, he took the microphone and said in a very professional hosting style:

"Hey, let's see who this is. Everyone, Goethe Xu, the director of "Perfect Stranger", and all the leading actors. Welcome..."

"Hello."

Everyone greeted the camera.

"Xu, how about it, are you confident about the award competition tonight?"

Listening to the question from the black man, Xu Xin shook his head slightly:

"To be honest, not really. Because today's movies are great, I'm not surprised who wins the award. And, as a member of the big film family, I think no matter who wins, we will send our most sincere blessings."

"Wow, it's really a humble answer. Well, man, I wish you good luck."

"Thank you."

The short interview ended here.

Finally, after hugging this man and expressing his gratitude, Xu Xin heard the black man laugh:

"Xu, I wish you win tonight."

Xu Xin was stunned, then smiled and nodded:

"Thank you, man."

...

After leaving their own names on the autograph board, everyone was finally able to enter the inner field.

But the red carpet has not started yet. The first thing after entering the venue, regardless of men and women, is to find the bathroom.

Even Xu Xin is the same.

The average duration of the Oscars is about 3 hours, and the pace is very fast.

In addition, during the live broadcast, although walking around is not prohibited, it is obviously better if you can sit still.

It is actually quite troublesome for ladies to put on and take off their dresses, and some people need to touch up their makeup... There is even a long queue at the bathroom.

Xu Xin is also looking for the bathroom.

Planning to smoke another cigarette.

However, the design of Oscar is quite humane. Xu Xin also saw a sign for a smoking area.

When he walked over there, he just ran into an "acquaintance".

Dr. Hannibal was smoking in the smoking room.

After seeing Xu Xin, he was stunned at first, then smiled and waved.

"Hi."

Xu Xin walked in, came to him, and politely handed him a cigarette.

Dr. Hannibal was also an old smoker. After taking it, he directly used the cigarette butt that he had just finished smoking to light it, and then said:

"The next 3 hours will be very difficult to endure."

Xu Xin shrugged:

"For smokers, it is true."

Ding Dong.

His mobile phone rang.

I picked it up and saw that it was from Yang Mi:

"Are you nervous?"

"No, are you watching the live broadcast?"

"Yes, I just watched your interview. It felt a bit short, just such a simple question... Can't you ask two more?"

"Don't you think I am a nobody?"

Yang Mi didn't reply.

After Xu Xin put down his phone, he said:

"I like the story of "The Hunt" very much. Mr. Mickelson, you interpreted it very well."

"Thank you."

Dr. Hannibal smiled slightly:

"I also like "The Burning Sun". Especially the scene of the trial of SHIN in the interrogation room. I watched it with Thomas, the director of "The Hunt" at that time. Did you notice that the last scene of "The Hunt" where someone shot Lucas is very similar to the shot of SHIN looking at YI in the trial."

"Well, indeed, both are backlit and full of symbolic meaning."

"But you handled it better than us."

Dr. Hannibal said bluntly:

"After watching your part, Thomas told me directly that you handled it better than him."

"Wow, this is really an incredible compliment."

Although they just met and met for the first time, Xu Xin had to admit that it was actually very pleasant to communicate with him.

The two chatted for a cigarette, and when they saw that the time was almost up, they parted ways.

As usual, both parties sent blessings to each other at the time of parting.

After Xu Xin came out of the smoking room, he waited at the entrance for a while, and the leading actors of "Perfect" came over one after another.

Everyone entered the venue together.

At the door, the staff found the seating map of the "Perfect" crew and guided them to sit at the door.

And this time everyone's position is actually quite marginal.

This Xu Xin is not unfamiliar.

Lao Qian also said that the seats for the best foreign language films are actually in the "boxes" on both sides of the theater.

It's called a box, that's the position during the Dolby Theater performance.

It's the kind of semi-terrace at the edge of the hall.

At first glance, it's a VIP seat, but in fact, from the perspective of the live broadcast effect, it belongs to marginal figures.

The real Hollywood bigwigs must sit in the middle.

After all, the host still has to interact with them, and there will be a lot of frequent shots given to them.

No one wants to see the camera given to a group of "NOBODY".

For those who want to be famous and want more shots, Xu Xin's box position is very bad.

But... to be honest.

It's very comfortable to sit.

Not crowded at all.

In fact, Jasmine's first reaction after sitting down was:

"If I had known I would sit here, I would have brought some snacks."

Everyone felt strange when they heard her comments that were similar to those of the spectators.

But... it should be said that the view from this edge position is really good.

It can almost be said to be "overlooking the whole scene".

Xu Xin, who was here to make the best of it, took out his mobile phone, took a picture of the scene and sent it to his wife who was watching the spectators in real time.

And shared it in the WeChat group.

The WeChat group was very lively, and everyone was discussing the Oscars.

With Xu Xin's photos, the group suddenly became lively.

【Mei Changsu】: "【Picture】"

【Married Woman Wang Laoji】: "Why is Lao Xu's position so remote?"

【Hundred Billion Girl Subsidy】: "Lao Xu, have you seen Angelina Jolie? I like her very much."

【Shishi will give it a try】: "Where is Leonardo? Take a sneak shot for me to see if he is as handsome as the rumors say."

【Master Lanchen of Changsu】: @Shishi will give it a try, little slut! Don't think that this master doesn't know what you are up to!"

【Shishi will give it a try】: "You said it just as if you don't like it!"

【Master Lanchen of Changsu】: "I have my Xu Sanjin, and I have nothing else to ask for in this life."

【Mei Changsu】: "Hehe, woman."

【Married Woman Wang Laoji】: " @Mei Changsu, are you nervous?"

【Mei Changsu】: "No, my position is very good, a single room, not crowded. It's quite comfortable. ”

[Billion-dollar girl subsidy]: "Lao Wang asked you if you were nervous, who asked you if you were nervous about your position?"

[Married woman Wang Laoji]: " @Billion-dollar girl subsidy, I can't tell, he's obviously nervous."

[Married young woman Jiaduobao]: "Husband, I woke up, I'm thirsty, bring me a bottle of water."

[Mei Changsu]: "You two have unique names. What's the matter? He Qizheng will be out in a few months?"

[Married woman Wang Laoji]: "It's much better than your gay name."

[Mei Changsu]: "Get out! This was changed by Yang Mi! What does it have to do with me?"

[Married woman Wang Laoji]: "Then change it back."

[Changsu's Lan Chen Shaoye]: " @Married woman Wang Laoji, do you want me to kill you offline?"

[Married woman Wang Laoji]: "Lao Xu, come on, bring back a prize! ”

[Mei Changsu]: "Young Master is asking you a question, why don't you answer it quickly?"

[Shishi will try]: " @It will fly away with the wind, have you gained weight again? Hahahaha!"

Seeing Liu Zhishi's words, Xu Xin turned his head and glanced at the fairy sister whose mobile phone screen was also on, and sneered.

Then he saw Liu Yifei turn off the screen of her mobile phone, her eyes looking at her nose, her nose looking at her mouth, and her mouth looking at her heart, looking like a weak and cowardly person.

He shook his head.

Tsk tsk.

"Ding Dong."

At this time, his mobile phone rang.

He looked down and found that it was a private chat.

It was sent by Lin Gou.

"Old Xu, keep calm, come on! "

Xu Xin smiled slightly.

Yes.

He looked around.

More and more people were sitting down.

Everyone had a calm expression on their faces.

He gave Lin Gou an "OK" gesture, muted his phone, and reminded others.

Then he sat in his seat and was in a daze.

As for who will win tonight...

Well.

Just be calm.

...

The host of the Oscars tonight is a white-haired female host.

She's called Allen.

According to Liu Yifei, she is a very famous talk show host in the United States.

Not to mention...quite humorous.

From the moment she appeared, her short opening remarks caused many people to laugh.

Unfortunately, to be honest, Xu Xin couldn't get her funny point.

For example, she told a joke about the weather at the beginning.

What...in today's rainy weather...it caused laughter from the audience.

But Xu Xin was confused.

I didn't know what she meant at all.

But I have to admit that the other party's hosting skills are still very solid.

That kind of control ability made the atmosphere of the whole scene lively.

Then, under her hosting, awards began to be presented one by one.

The first to come on stage was the Best Supporting Actor presented by Anne Hathaway.

Not to mention, the order of Oscar awards is quite interesting.

The Best Supporting Actor was presented directly at the beginning...

And the final winner of the award was Jared Leto, who contributed a disfigured performance in "Dallas Buyers Club".

Then the second award was for costume design, and the third was for Best Animated Short Film...

The awards came one after another, and there were also some song performances in between.

Time began to pass slowly.

In fact, Xu Xin had not looked at his mobile phone since the Oscars began.

He maintained a polite smile, stood up when he should stand up, and applauded when he should applaud, like a drop of water blending into the sea, not noticeable at all.

And I don’t know when, from the beginning when Anne Hathaway, the first to come on stage, appeared, Matt, Giuseppe and others who were still chatting and sighing at each other’s beauty also became quiet.

The crew of "Perfect" enjoyed the edge box alone. With the awarding of one award after another, everyone's mood... including Xu Xin, has undergone some subtle changes.

Especially after the award for Best Documentary was presented, everyone subconsciously sat up straight.

Because...

The award for Best Foreign Language Film... has arrived.

But before that, there was also an Achievement Award, which was presented by Hollywood veterans Kevin Spacey and Tom Hanks.

Unfortunately, Xu Xin had no time to care about this link.

After standing up and clapping numbly... he didn't even know who the award was given to in the end.

Then after sitting down, his heart inevitably beat violently.

Soon, with Allen hosting, Xu Xin vaguely heard her say that she wanted to order pizza for others...

What time is it, and still eating pizza?

In this absurd thought, with a round of applause, the award presenters Ewan McGregor and Viola Davis began to take the stage.

At this moment, Xu Xin felt two hands holding his hands at the same time.

Turning his head, he saw…

One was the Fairy Sister.

The other was Jasmine who was sitting next to him.

The hands of both of them were icy cold.

Not even a trace of warmth.

And Xu Xin had no time to care.

Because he had seen Ewan McGregor holding the envelope representing the movie that won the award.

To be honest, he suddenly felt that he was a little bit hypocritical.

When he talked to Lin Li about the Oscar "rules", he looked nonchalant.

But when it came to the matter, when he thought that he might become the second Chinese director to win the award after Li An...this honor made his blood flow faster unconsciously.

So much so that the compliments from the two people such as "the best in global film" seemed noisy.

Finally, the two finished their speeches for the award ceremony.

At the same time, the screen on the scene began to play the clips of the 5 shortlisted movies among the 9.

"The Great Beauty", "The Hunt", "Perfect Stranger", "The Broken House", "The Incomplete Image"...

The trailers of the five movies were finally captured on the spot, with close-ups of the five crews.

In the picture, Xu Xin's expression froze, staring at the direction of the stage, his eyes unblinking.

At this moment, far away in China, including his relatives and friends around him, as well as countless fans who were paying attention to this awards ceremony, were holding their breath, waiting, watching, and staring at Ewan McGregor who was opening the envelope.

Finally, he pulled out the list of winners from the envelope.

After taking a look, he handed it to Viola Davis.

After taking a look at the names on it, the dark-skinned Viola smiled.

He said word by word to the microphone:

"The movie that won the "Best Foreign Language Film" is..."

"Perfect Stranger"!

"Congratulations!"