Chapter 343
New achievement: Oscar for Best Actress
At the end of March, many Hollywood stars gathered at the Dolby Theatre.
As a hot candidate for Best Actress, Ling Suisui received a lot of attention on the red carpet. As soon as she appeared, the number of security personnel on the scene increased significantly to prevent overly enthusiastic fans from rushing in from outside the boundary line.
There was no need for reporters in front of the live camera to explain, just by listening to the cheers from the audience, everyone knew that Ling Sui was here. Besides her, who else could create such a fierce heat wave?
Ling Sui was radiant on the red carpet. Wherever she went, there were applause and screams, and the sound of flashes and shutters never stopped.
For this event, Chanel took out its best-kept antique couture pieces. The dress Ling Suisui is wearing is from the 1988 Spring/Summer Haute Couture Show. The dress is older than she is.
This show was once regarded as a classic in Chanel fashion history and the white moonlight in the hearts of countless people. Ling Suisui wore a white satin dress with a camellia bow tie on her chest, and the overall look was accessorized with layered pearl necklaces and a black lace shawl.
The black and white color combination is timeless, the fluttering skirt is sparkling, and every move of Ling Suisui perfectly interprets the retro and elegance of Chanel.
This dress has no exaggerated train and no complicated layers of elements. It is just like the feeling that Ling Suisui gives people on the red carpet, elegant, calm, and neat.
She is indeed the hottest and most controversial candidate for Best Actress tonight. American audiences' fanatical love and disgust for her are directly proportional. Online, comments praising her and criticizing her can be seen everywhere. The latter were even screenshoted by black fans and posted on the Chinese Internet, trying to brainwash netizens into believing that "all Americans hate her." However, none of these seemed to affect Ling Sui's mood.
——When the focus of tonight’s topic could only be “Ling Suisui won the award” or “Ling Suisui did not win the award”, she is already the uncrowned king, isn’t she?
She said the same thing when she chatted with Richard.
In the backstage, Richard was not surprised at her good attitude. He firmly believed that a woman with a strong inner strength like Ling Suisui would not be easily trapped by other people's opinions.
Judging from the psychological qualities required by their line of work, she truly is a "natural born superstar" - this was a joke that Ling Suisui taught him.
Before the live broadcast started, Richard wanted to chat with Ling Suisui for a while. Although their seats are arranged together, once the live broadcast moves from the red carpet here, they will definitely be treated to multiple cameras shooting their faces all the time.
"Do you want to... hype or cooperate with me?" Richard asked her seriously, "How did you say that word before? I forgot."
Ling Sui pondered for a moment and had to admit that it was difficult for him to accurately translate the meaning of "麦一下cp" into English. It seemed that his English level still needed to be improved.
No, this is clearly a cultural barrier - in the Chinese context, only some netizens can understand it.
Tonight she and Richard are both candidates for the Best Actor Oscar. As the creators of the same work, it is normal for him to ask this question.
After all, the CP of Monica and the Knight was truly beautiful last year, and this year there is still a steady stream of new secondary creative works being produced.
She explained it another way: "The specific words are not important, we just deliberately do some intimate actions to satisfy the audience who like the character CP. But this kind of thing is very deliberate. Everyone knows that we are acting, and we just want to satisfy the wishes of fans."
Richard was thoughtful. He asked, "Should I kiss you later?"
Ling Suisui: ...
She wanted to say that there was no need to use the microphone to this extent, but it was also her fault for forgetting the social etiquette of an American entertainment star. Many interactions that are considered big deal in the domestic entertainment industry are just greetings in Hollywood.
"It's fine if we just get along normally." Ling Suisui declined, "But we can shoot Douzi together after the show, I mean Titok."
However, can the domestic and overseas versions be co-created? She hasn't tried it yet.
Richard gladly accepted the offer, but he also made one request:
"Can you stab me with your spear? It's the video of Yun Zheng. I want to film this!"
ah? ah?
Ling Sui was shocked and retreated tactically.
Richard was still excited and said: "You have no idea how many people like this action! When you draw your gun, your eyes are fierce, your movements are fast, accurate and ruthless, and the camera also gives you an upward angle. No matter how many times I see it, I can't take my eyes away."
"This video is very popular on the Internet. Many Internet celebrities are imitating you. There is also an Asian blogger who became a new Internet celebrity because he imitated you very well."
Ling Suisui knew that Ru Meng Ling was also doing well overseas. When Harvest Media sold the online broadcasting rights, Antenna Video also wanted to package the overseas rights together, but its business in this area was mediocre, and its market share was not on the same scale as that of Netflix, Dyland+ and other platforms.
Therefore, "Ru Meng Ling" was finally sold to Netflix. Although the entire series has not been aired yet, judging from the current trend, the number of views of this work is fully worth its price.
She already has two movies that have topped the global box office, so what's so surprising about her having another TV series that has the highest annual viewership?
Of course, it’s only March now, so it’s too early to brag about the annual results. Let’s just wait and see.
What Richard just said is the most popular clip of "Ru Meng Ling" in North America. Because this work was recently aired, it even increased support for Ling Suisui's Oscar for Best Actress - although this is only a private vote and cannot affect the official results.
Ling Sui shrugged: "It seems that no matter where you are, fighting scenes are always a universal eye-catching point."
There is a language barrier, but there is no such barrier when it comes to fighting or being cool.
“The literary drama is also very interesting.”
Richard was most likely, or definitely, a fan of Ru Meng Ling. He first praised her a lot, and finally asked her, "Did Yun Zheng deliberately let the enemy plunder the capital? This is very important to me. I have already quarreled with several friends."
Ling Sui raised his eyebrows. The broadcast progress of "Ru Meng Ling" overseas is slower than that in China. It seems that Richard has just caught up with this episode.
This issue has been debated for several rounds on the Chinese Internet. The objective situation at the time was that Yun Zheng guessed that the enemy was going to divide its forces. Their attack targets were the basic areas that could supply her with food and grass, and the capital city where there were no checkpoints to defend and the enemy could march straight in.
The troops she had were not able to intercept on two fronts, so she could only give both routes to the enemy.
In the play, Yun Zheng acted as if "I really wanted to save both sides, but the enemy was too cunning and I couldn't save them", making it impossible for others to find reasons to criticize her. However, the audience with a God's perspective knew that the moment she decided on the battle plan, she had already given up on the capital.
It seems to be a trolley problem of choosing between two options, but this decision is very beneficial to Yun Zheng.
Only by holding on to her base can she maintain her position in the army and even in the entire dynasty. If her logistical lines were cut off, the imperial court would be able to easily strangle her, and then it would be easy to replace her as a general.
Moreover, the enemy's looting of the capital would not cause any loss to Yun Zheng, but would make the emperor and officials more clearly aware of her importance. Unless they are attacked at their doorsteps and face the risk of their lives at any time, these guys will not know how useless the Imperial Guards are and how indispensable Yun Zheng's existence is.
From a less loyal perspective, this is also a kind of threat to Yun Zheng. She was warning the court that if you continue to cause trouble for her, your life will not be easy.
Of course, the above content is all speculation by the audience, and Yun Zheng has never expressed this in the feature film. The audience all derived a series of imaginations based on her eyes. Because different people have different understandings, many people firmly believed that Yun Zheng had no choice, so they made a lot of noise.
Richard's dispute with his friend was based on this. He completely thought of Yun Zheng's motives from the worst and darkest perspective. He even asked, "Is this Yun Zheng leaving a way for himself to surrender to the enemy?"
"no."
The audience can be left to speculate on other issues, but not this one. Ling Suisui told him firmly: "Yun Zheng has been loyal to this country from beginning to end. She is not particularly loyal to the emperor, but she is loyal to this land and the people."
Richard said "oh" and continued to share his ideas. Because they didn't deliberately avoid people when chatting, many actors joined in when they heard they were discussing "Ru Meng Ling".
In fact, the overseas broadcast effect of "Ru Meng Ling" far exceeded Ling Sui's expectations. She thought that the ancient costume political theme would be unpopular abroad, but she didn't expect that foreigners watched it with gusto and asked her when she would shoot the second season.
Well... popular American TV series usually have many sequels, but Ling Suisui has indeed not considered the second part of "Ru Meng Ling". She thinks the ending of the 36th episode is already pretty good.
Ling Suisui’s main thought at this moment was that it was true that there were a thousand Hamlets for a thousand people.
She thought she had enough knowledge of her audience's thoughts based on her intensity in surfing the Internet, but today she heard more conspiracy theories that shocked her soul.
Ling Sui wanted to scratch his head. Is this talking about Yun Zheng? Is that how she acted? Could it be that there was a deviation in the translation process?
Well, maybe there are also differences in thinking due to cultural background.
Then again, why do they think the character she plays is so bad?
Richard looked at her silently - given Monica's image of playing with people's hearts, don't you have any idea?
In order to "clear her name", she needs a more explosive and glorious role.
I don’t know if the character Li Mo, played by her in the Dylan movie, can shoulder this responsibility.
Because the plot of "Ru Meng Ling" was the topic, the waiting time passed quickly. Ling Sui also switched from the casual state of chatting to the state of a smiling female star.
She knew that many people were watching her expression, trying to "guess" the outcome of tonight based on her every move. But I swear to God, Ling Suisui really doesn’t know, she is also waiting quietly.
If she smiled too happily, she would be interpreted as being complacent, and if she had a slightly cold face, she would be said to be depressed. She could only straighten her back and keep the arc of her smile unchanged.
Ling Suisui even had the energy to comfort Richard beside him: "Don't be nervous, relax, and take a deep breath with me."
Richard: "...I'm basically a runner-up. There are three people who are more likely to win than me. It would take a big upset to give me the award."
Unlike Ling Suisui, those who support her particularly support her, while most of the people who support other candidates do so because they do not support Ling Suisui.
Seriously, if the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted according to this logic, Ling Sui's share of the votes would probably be quite high, because those who don't like her would definitely split their votes.
Thinking of this, Richard was full of confidence in Ling Suisui again. He encouraged him a few words and said that he had dreamed of her winning the award before.
This has some supernatural elements, but Ling Suisui accepts it well. Before she set off, some netizens used various tools to tell fortunes for her and predict the outcome of her trip.
Ling Suisui didn't pay attention to these results. No matter what kind of psychological suggestion it produced, it would affect her performance tonight.
Yes, acting - receiving an award is one way of acting, and being a runner-up is another way of acting, and she has made full preparations for both.
She repeatedly told herself that this was just one of many international awards. She came to the scene just to dispel the enchantment. From the red carpet to the backstage, it was no different from any other place!
When the winner of the Best Actress award was about to be announced, Ling Sui sat calmly in the chair, staring straight at the camera that was shooting her face.
She had no expectations, nor did she pray. She just nodded slightly to the camera when the presenter read out her name and the highlights of "Dragon Slayer" began to play on the screen.
What kind of feeling is this? Perhaps she has transcended the mundane world and regards fame, wealth and power as nothing. An Oscar award is nothing. But since it was given to her, she should accept it.
——Tang Bing, who was watching the live broadcast at home, almost laughed out loud.
This is indeed a glorious moment. If Suisui wants to show off, let her do it.
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