The Best Director

Chapter 203 Do I understand? ! (Please recommend tickets!)

On March 12th, the annual Oscar nominees luncheon was being held at the Hilton Hotel, which naturally attracted the attention of many entertainment media and journalists from all walks of life; nearly a hundred Oscar nominees also attended the event in beautiful clothes.

The luncheon hadn't even started yet, the nominees were all gathering and chatting in twos and threes, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger in black coats and dresses, Diane Lane were laughing, Martin Scorsese and Nicholas- Cage said something, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was about to give birth, took a photo in front of the Statue... Wang Yang was also talking with Robert Downey Jr. in the corner of the lunch hall at this time. For this traditional lunch, The crew of "T-21-Team", which still has a few days to finish filming, has a day off.

"Robert, I'll go and have a night." Seeing Meryl Streep walking in from the door of the banquet hall, Wang Yang said to Downey, and turned to Meryl who was wearing a white V-neck female suit. Going forward, when she finished taking pictures in front of the statue according to the procedure, Wang Yang greeted her with a smile and said, "Hello, Ms. Streep." Meryl glanced at him, with a charming smile on her face , Said: "Hello, Miracle Yang."

The two had already talked several times at previous awards events, including the 1st Golden Globe Awards at the beginning of the year, so they knew each other.

Meryl Streep was born on June 22, 1949. She is a master of drama at Yale University. Since her debut on the big screen with "Julia" in 1977, Meryl has shown her amazing acting talent all the way. The Deer Man, Kramer's fù, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Sophie's Choice, The Bridge of Madison County... She has won 13 Oscar nominations in total, the most in history. Leading Actress and 3 Best Supporting Actresses, each of which won once.

There are also 18 Golden Globe nominations, 2 awards for Best Drama Actress, 2 Best Supporting Actress awards; In addition, various film festivals such as the Screen Actors Union, British Academy Awards, Cannes, etc., she almost put an actress Get all the awards you can get. Meryl is regarded as the greatest actress in film history by many media filmmakers, and her status as an evergreen tree in Hollywood and world film circles is unshakable.

And in terms of personal life, she is an impeccable good woman. I met my first love, John Keizer, when I was filming "The Deer Hunter", and the relationship was so good that I quickly got engaged, but John Keizer suffered from bone cancer during the filming, and he died shortly after the film was completed; Meryl After coming out of the shadows, she fell in love with the sculptor Tang Gumo and married. They have 3 daughters and 1 son. There has never been any scandal in the years of marriage, and she can be described as a model of a good wife and mother.

But even so, she realized that Miranda, the demon woman in "The Devil Wears Prada", played almost perfectly. Wang Yang came to say hello, and he was planning to invite her to play this role. He was also determined to try to impress her. , because he couldn't think of anyone else who could act better than Meryl?

"Ms. Streep,

I recently bought the screenplay rights to a novel called The Devil Wears Podala. "Wang Yang smiled, he respected Meryl from the bottom of his heart, and invited: "I am going to direct and shoot it, and I very much hope that you can play the heroine in it, Miranda. "He didn't say anything about auditions, and Meryl's treatment was that no auditions were required.

Too many movies lined up to invite this 53-year-old charming woman to play the role. She can play any kind of role, just to take care of the family. Her principle is that she can’t be separated from her family for two weeks at most, and she only shoots 1-2 movies a year. Movie. And this year's "The Hours" and "Adapted Screenplay", the former was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe Awards and Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, and the latter was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Golden Globe Awards.

"Oh?" Meryl was slightly taken aback, "The Devil Wears Prada"? She immediately thought of the book, and said with a smile, "I've read that book, it's very interesting."

Wang Yang couldn't help but wow, it would save a lot of time, but he wasn't worried at first. Meryl chose to play Miranda in the future, which showed that she was very interested in that story and character. He smiled and said: "It seems inappropriate to say these things on this occasion. In fact, I just mention it now, because the script has not been finalized, so I didn't invite you formally before."

"But I think the role of Miranda is very suitable for you to play." Wang Yang nodded as he spoke, looked at Meryl, whose expression remained unchanged and made people unpredictable, and continued: "You know that in novels, Miranda's inner world has not been explored enough, there is no doubt that she is a queen-like figure, Andrea said she is a mean and ugly devil, but in fact she also wants to take good care of her family and work..."

Listening to his simple understanding, Meryl hummed, the character in the story was indeed very attractive to her, and she tried to act it out while reading; and as the youngest best director, The 6 movies have never failed, and "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" also proved that he can handle such a subject, so she didn't have many director concerns about this invitation.

"I'll think about it after I see your script." Meryl looked at the young director in a suit and leather shoes, smiled and said, "But Yang, if I cooperate with you, my daughter Mami will be very happy, she I like your movies very much, I am the most ordinary fan."

"Ah, I really have to thank her." Wang Yang also smiled. He hadn't heard Meryl mention this before, but it would be nice to have one more fan.

Wang Yang chatted with Meryl Streep for a while, and then the two walked away. The matter of "The Devil Wears Prada" will naturally be discussed in detail later. Wang Yang talked with Jack Nicholson, Nicole Kidman and others, and the lunch officially started. Ci's speech.

Jill Gates is the producer who has obtained the live broadcast rights of this year's Oscar Awards Ceremony. It’s good to start, the broadcast of the awards ceremony will not be affected, we will insist on live broadcasting and we hope everyone can attend, war is war, Oscar is Oscar, don’t let war affect everything we have.”

What he said was exactly a question that the media is most concerned about. Will the 75th Oscars be held as scheduled? Will it be held live on TV?

As early as after the September 11 incident, US President George Bush declared war on terrorism, and listed Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the "axis of evil", believing that once these rogue countries possess weapons of mass destruction, they will cause global terrorism. move dang. Beginning in the second half of 2020, the Bush administration announced that Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction to support terrorists, claiming to have evidence, and demanding that the Saddam government step down.

However, after several months of investigations by the United Nations Nuclear Monitoring Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the three reports all showed that there was no evidence that Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction. The United Nations Security Council also rejected the proposal of the United States to send troops to war, but the United States still insisted on going its own way. Continue to demand that Saddam's government disarm, enter the third report, the situation becomes more and more tense, and war is imminent at any time.

March 23rd is the day for the Oscars. If war really breaks out, all newspapers will be full of war, and TV channels will also broadcast the battle live. For the time being, no one will pay attention to entertainment, and entertainment is also out of date. So for this year’s Oscars What is the final fate of China, the media and the public have different opinions, just like treating this foreseeable war.

Since the Bush administration expressed its intention to attack Iraq, there has been a wave of anti-war waves in the United States and around the world, such as appeals, demonstrations, etc.; and most people choose to believe in the Bush administration, but no matter what, the entire country is now All were enveloped by the tense atmosphere of war.

"Yang, if there is a fight, will you come out or not?" Hearing Donnie next to him ask with a frown, Wang Yang looked at Jill Gates on the stage with a calm expression, raised his glass and took a big sip, and said: " Yes, but I will not walk the red carpet." He has three opportunities to accept the award on stage, and he has already thought about it, if he can walk on the podium at that time, he will call for peace and scold him in front of the global live broadcast camera. Wouldn't it be nice to scold George Bush?

But he really wanted the war not to start, for many, many reasons, especially because it was an illegal war, a wrong war.

"Let's not give up this traditional film event because of the war. It is strong and independent." Jill Gates kept making speeches on the small stage to appease the emotions of the nominees. If there are no celebrities present at the time, then the ratings of the Oscars, which have lost attention, must be very bad. He continued: "The movie is to make people forget the sadness of war..."

Jill Gates talked for a long time before leaving the stage, and then Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and other nominees took turns to express their expectations for the Oscars. Everyone temporarily avoided the depression of war. There are laughs; Catherine laughed at herself and said that her big belly will become a unique accessory of the Oscar red carpet. She said, "I don't just carry a handbag, but also other things." "When you have two nominations, you can have a double failure," Moore said with a laugh. …

Wang Yang didn't go up to say anything, but concentrated on eating and drinking with a smile.

After the banquet, everyone stepped onto the stage and stood neatly and orderly under the banner of the "75th Academy Awards", lined up in four rows, with a nearly two-meter-high Oscar statuette in the middle. A traditional family portrait. Then the nominated actors and directors were all awarded honorary certificates from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and they came to the backstage press conference.

In the dimly lit newsroom, the chairs were full of reporters from all walks of life. They were holding telephoto cameras, microphones, etc., and there was a recording camera team behind them; On the microphone podium, behind were two statuettes holding swords. After Martin Scorsese left, Wang Yang came out from the right side of the stage. .

Wang Yang blinked his eyes, a hint of drunkenness flashed in his eyes, he came to the center, supported the podium with his hands, looked at the crowd below, and said with a smile: ", guys"

"Yang, this is your first director Oscar nomination, are you confident of getting it?" Before he could stand still, a white male reporter stood up and asked; Wang Yang glanced at him with a frown , with a white and chubby face like ua cotton candy, he laughed and said, "This is basically a necessary question, ok, if you have the confidence to get it, didn't I say that two years ago? I remember someone said 'children, go to sleep'"

The reporters in the audience suddenly burst into laughter, and Wang Yang also laughed a few times, and suddenly asked: "What are you laughing at? It's what you said." The reporters laughed louder, and there was another blond man The female reporter in the black suit stood up, and she asked the microphone in her hand, "Yang, if the war really happened, would you be there? What's your attitude?"

Although the organizers of the Oscars have made it clear that they do not support nominees talking about wars and do not allow movies to be involved in political situations, such issues are still hot topics at the moment.

"Huh? I will attend, but if there is a war, I won't attend the red carpet, celebratory dinner, etc." Wang Yang looked at the female reporter, and through the dim light, she could vaguely see some freckles on her face. It reminded him of Anne Darren; and when he heard the question about the war, his head was filled with a rush of emotions. In fact, he had been paying attention to this matter for more than half a year.

But he will not deliberately bother about it. Life continues to live, and work continues to work. It is impossible to worry about a war that may break out every day, and Saddam Hussein will not be like that. When asked similar questions before, he didn't express his views too much, he just said that he didn't want wars to happen, because talking too much would easily get him angry, not to mention that he is a Chinese.

But now, with the help of his drunkenness, he felt that he suddenly woke up, why didn't he even dare to say more about his true attitude? Taking into account the feelings of those crazy people who are clamoring for war The young Zhou royal family's martial arts, Qiankun general, night kills the gods and seals the throne, seeks the devil, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young Zhou royal family, the god-making general, night kills the gods, the gods, the throne, seeks the demons, proud of the world, the ninth heaven, the strongest abandoned young Zhou royal family? Or take into account their movie tickets? …***

"I am opposed to this war." Wang Yang took a deep breath, and a trace of anger slowly appeared in his eyes, and said, "I am opposed to this war. If there is evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction and secretly supports terrorists, then the war is It is necessary; but no, nuclear weapons, biological and chemical weapons, nothing. If there is a fight, then this is an illegal war, this is an invasion.”

He laughed a few times full of mockery, thumped the podium, and under the surprised eyes of the reporters, he said loudly: "Don't you feel embarrassed when the United States accuses other countries of what they have done and went to Swans to invade Iraq? ?”

"Oh..." The reporters in the audience buzzed in a low voice. They didn't expect Miracle Yang to speak so fiercely suddenly. Now they are recording the video. The golden female reporter, the fat white male reporter, the bald black male reporter... Their eyes lit up and they found the news

Taking advantage of the organizer's lack of opinion, the golden female reporter quickly asked sharp questions: "Many people say that Hollywood artists should not get involved in politics. De Schick said, 'You don't know more than the average person about politics and social issues.' What do you think about that?"

This incident has been going on for a long time. Since the end of last year, as the situation has become increasingly tense, Hollywood stars have become more violent in their anti-war actions. The most common thing is to take part in demonstrations in the streets. Artists Union", held a press conference, announced a series of anti-war TV commercials funded and produced, and bombarded the White House with a large number of e-mails, phone calls and faxes on the Internet...

Sean Penn visited Baghdad, Iraq for three days last Christmas, and was listed as the number one anti-war fighter; Jessica Lange, who won the 67th Oscar for Best Actress, and Ethan Hawke and other anti-war fighters Went to the United Nations Security Council headquartered in New York, submitted the anti-war signature petition collected by tens of thousands of people through the Internet in the past 5 days, and criticized George Bush at the press conference for ignoring the majority of anti-war public opinion, and implored the United Nations to stop The atrocities in the United States, and various anti-war rallies, etc...

However, they have not won widespread support from the public. Many media have commented on these things in a sarcastic tone, describing them as unlearned and ignorant; Many movie fans criticized them for being unpatriotic, not doing business properly, meddling in their own business, and threatened to boycott their film and television works. For a while, these anti-war people became the target of public criticism.

"What?" Wang Yang's eyebrows frowned suddenly, and when he heard her mentioning this matter, his anger surged up. He doesn't care what others do, but when Jessica participated in a public welfare event two days ago, when she was asked about war, she said: "I don't support war, and I don't want to see innocent people die because of war."

Originally, such remarks were kind and normal, but in the end, some newspapers ridiculed him for not pretending to understand, so he planned to attend the Oscars even if the war broke out, and he would pretend to understand on the podium. . But let's take this opportunity to talk now

"What's wrong with this country? Everyone has the freedom to express their opinions." Wang Yang looked at the reporters below who were scribbling with a pen, then glanced in the direction of the camera, and said, "Hollywood has some influence, but now it doesn't go to Is it wrong to support violence, killing, but peace? Go to jail? Be the first to arrest me"

The reporters smiled softly, and several organizers standing on the side of the stage were all talking solemnly, should they take the exciting and magical Yang away? The stars who were waiting in line to be interviewed looked at each other in amazement. Miracle Young was about to become an anti-combatant. Thumbs, they heard the sound of thumping the podium again: "There are enough reasons to oppose this war. Civilian casualties, including children fù women and the elderly; military casualties, illegal, wrong..."

Wang Yang stopped talking, glanced at the faces of the reporters with different expressions, suddenly smiled, twisted the microphone rod, and gradually said in a serious voice: "I don't know if I am ignorant, but let me I, a person who has not graduated from university, let me tell you the result of this battle."

God, what else did he say? The female reporter with golden freckles and the others were really a little surprised. What about the result of this war? Like a military analyst? But they are also very interested in it. What can the youngest best director say? How is it different from ordinary celebrity entertainers who chanted slogans?

"First of all, let me state my position, otherwise some people will say that I am a terrorist, or that I have weapons of mass destruction hidden in my house." This is such a serious topic. Can't help but be provoked by his irony, Wang Yang continued to say loudly solemnly: "I absolutely don't like Saddam's government, I don't like any revolutionary regime, they should all go away"

He roared, held his breath and said in a deep voice: "If I saw God, I would really ask him to get rid of all those corrupt and corrupt countries in the world, and then the whole world can enjoy democracy and freedom, which is fine." No? But America is not God, and many of us think America is God."

Everyone listened to his words, and many people gradually began to think about it. Wang Yang organized a little, thinking about the military situation he knew before, and said: "There is no doubt that there will be no difficulties in this war itself. It doesn’t take a month, the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad will be overthrown, and the casualties will not be too great, because in terms of armament technology, the Allied Forces are 99, and Iraq is 1.”

"I think the allied forces will definitely adopt a lightning strategy, using bombs and missiles to gain air supremacy, and then the ground troops will divide into several groups, attack those important cities from all sides, and then form a siege to Baghdad, and then push the allied forces at night. With air dominance, network and electronic power, aircraft carrier, heavy firepower armored force... how to fight Iraq? It can’t be fought.”

Immediately, some reporters smiled and seemed to be very proud. This is also the reason why many people support the Bush administration. To overthrow a regime like Saddam Hussein is just and can protect the interests of the United States in the Middle East. Isn't it great?

"But what is terrible about this war is not the war, but what happened after the war." Wang Yang shook his head with a smile on his lips, and sighed: "Do you think it's over after entering Baghdad? The country is very complicated, and it does not mean to establish a new regime, and you can be free if you shout for freedom. Many people have no idea how many tribes there are in Iraq? How many religious sects?"

While everyone was rubbing their noses and cheeks in disinterest, Wang Yang spread his hands and asked blankly: "Who will be in charge of the new government in the future? Shiites or Sunnis? Don't underestimate its situation, we Even the problem in Afghanistan has not been dealt with well. How can we say that it can be dealt with by opening another battlefield? Factional strife, Saddam’s old ministry... They will all create a large number of suicide terrorist attacks, and countless innocent people will die , Iraq will produce a large number of refugees, and the entire economy of the country will collapse”

"And I'm going to say this, the U.S. economy will also decline and collapse."

The reporters looked at each other, and some frowned. Wang Yang grinned, leaned forward leaning on the podium, looked at them, and said with a smile: "I have read a lot of newspapers these days that you think you understand very well. The military expenditures are 100 million, 100 million...the idea is too beautiful. , at least 1 trillion and the situation in Iraq has not been resolved, the United States will always withdraw its troops, and the huge military expenditure cannot afford it, and it will only leave a mess for the Iraqis.”

"Have you ever thought about it? Without 1 trillion yuan, what will the Bush administration use to fill the deficit? It can either increase taxes or cut domestic spending. What do you think? Does he not want to be president?"

Wang Yang clenched his fist and thumped the podium, looked at the startled reporters, and said: "Guys, there is another way to borrow money. The United States will issue a large amount of national debt, and then let the whole world pay for it, thereby dragging down and destroying the entire world. Don't forget about Iraq, if George Bush is for oil, then he made a mistake, I am afraid that Iraq's oil production will collapse by then, causing oil to soar, inflation, and the global economy will be dragged into the quagmire."

"In the end, the Bush administration will roll down amidst a lot of scolding. But first, this war was fought too easily. Many people will think that he is a super hero. The Democratic Party will be in danger in next year's general election; but after a few years, the consequences will come out. The new government will take the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, rebuild the economy, reduce unemployment, and improve people's livelihood as the campaign platform, let's see."

"Are you ready?" Wang Yang looked in the direction of the camera, with drunkenness and anger in his eyes, and he said through gritted teeth: "UA spends 1 trillion, 2 trillion, 3 trillion military expenditures to fight a battle that will cost countless Civilian deaths, horrible wars that turn the world into chaos, that's what george bush is going to do now they're either taking iraq too easy, or they want world war 3, or they're being manipulated by the oil companies gone."

"Because in this war, the only beneficiary is the oil company's oil price will soar to a record level." Wang Yang supported the microphone, looked at the silent audience, and laughed: "I understand I don’t understand? I don’t know. It’s just an inference based on common sense. I don’t understand why Mr. Bush can’t think of it? George, I want oil, so I’ll buy it at the gas station. Buy more now and keep it at home as a guarantee for your future retirement. gone."

The reporters were all stunned, not knowing how to respond. Applause? It seems to make sense, it's like some kind of international expert, not many celebrities and entertainers can say that on the spot, it is worthy of the magic Yang... boo? Everything he said was just pessimistic speculation, which was totally untenable. Everyone just let out "Oh, uh, uh..." in a chaotic voice.

The stars on one side of the stage were also a little stunned. The media said that the artists were ignorant. After Mi Yang's fierce remarks appeared in the newspapers, what did they say? But they knew that Amazing Young could surpass Sean Penn and become the number one anti-war fighter.

The staff of the organizer finally did not allow the best director nominee to continue talking. He made the Oscar too political, and he is one of the trump cards to attract ratings, but now many viewers will treat him like this. Angry... Two security guards hurried out, trying to pull Miracle Yang back into the tunnel.

"I don't need you..." Wang Yang shook off their hands vigorously, his head suddenly felt a little dizzy, he took a deep breath, and it seemed that he spoke a little too much, but it was really comfortable... As he thought about it, he walked towards the passage.

※※

ps: Wow, I am trying my best to vote. I can’t make it to the category recommendation list, and the category monthly ticket list has also fallen out of the top ten. It’s really crying. I don’t know what to say. Please give me some energy, thank you