Oscar!
What a desirable and prestigious title!
In the original world, Lu Yuan always heard the word "Oscar"!
To some extent, the three words "Oscar" have come to symbolize the highest honor in the entire film industry.
After winning an Oscar, wouldn't he be full of boasting when he returns to China?
If you can win an Oscar, it would be like a great honor for your ancestors, right?
Of course... Lu Yuan is not very interested in the Oscar statuette.
nonsense!
Oscar statuette?
No matter how interested he is, he can't suddenly create such an award out of thin air, right?
so……
He didn't even really pay attention.
He was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Song. What does it have to do with the Oscar?
Hollywood in January is not as cold and solemn as China. Standing on Hollywood Boulevard, the wind blowing from afar is always accompanied by a faint sense of gentleness.
It's sunny.
Feel……
Very comfortable.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath. He felt the wind blowing from afar also had a faint fragrance, and even the exhaust gas from the cars...
Cough, cough.
Is there a sense of novelty that is different?
"Boss, this... I've asked the organizers. After walking the red carpet, you have to sign autographs. And you have to go on stage in person. You are not allowed to have others take your place or receive the award on your behalf. You are not allowed to go on stage wearing a mask. These rules are disrespectful to the Oscars, and they are not allowed by the Oscar organizing committee..."
“Real-name system?”
"Yes, the Oscars are not like the Venice Film Festival. If the person does not show up to confirm, then even if the award is won, it will be cancelled temporarily..."
“…”
After receiving a call, Forrest looked at Lu Yuan helplessly.
There was some regret in his voice, and within that regret was a hint of unspeakable embarrassment.
He knew his boss had good ideas.
But……
Ideas are just ideas after all, and there is always a big gap between them and reality.
After hearing what Forrest said, Lu Yuan fell silent.
Then he saw Zhou Shuai, who was jogging over from a distance and had specially picked out a monkey mask with an excited expression on his face.
He knew that Zhou Shuai's mind was now full of thoughts of meeting the world's top superstars, and he had prepared countless ways of taking candid photos as well as many ways and titles of writing stories based on the pictures.
pity……
Will all these things end up being nothing?
Lu Yuan shook his head.
At this time...
He looked at the majestic Dolby Theatre, and then at the bustling Hollywood Boulevard in the distance.
He suddenly felt that the smell on Hollywood Boulevard was not very pleasant...
It’s similar to Hengdian East Street.
At the same time, car exhaust is still...
Smells as bad as ever.
…
The awards ceremony was in the evening.
After Lu Yuan and the others followed Forrest to familiarize themselves with the environment and direction around the Dolby Theater, they got in the car and drove towards the Huaxin Brothers Company.
Zhou Shuai's mood plummeted.
The originally bright and cheerful expression instantly turned into a faint sense of melancholy.
He stayed awake all night yesterday, his mind full of the scenes on the Oscar stage.
He even felt like he was dreaming, with a strange sense of unreality.
It turned out that he was indeed dreaming.
The Oscars are not like other events. Lu Yuan has many good connections in China, so it is no problem for him to bring Zhou Shuai in. But after coming to Hollywood, Lu Yuan has no connections anymore.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Lu Yuan himself is a novice in Hollywood. At the same time, the number of places for the Oscars ceremony is very limited, and each unit and each company can only bring key people in.
People like Zhou Shuai went in purely to make a big news, and they are Chinese journalists who have not informed the authorities.
All right!
Under such circumstances, Lu Yuan couldn't bring him in...
"Mr. Handsome..."
"Hello, Director Forrest..."
"This is our company." Forrest patted Zhou Shuai on the shoulder, then pointed to the "Huaxin" brothers' sign, and his voice seemed meaningful.
"Yeah, I know." Zhou Shuai nodded. Although he didn't understand what Forrest wanted to say, the word "Mr. Handsome" did dispel some of the haze in Zhou Shuai's heart, making him want to look in the mirror.
Feel……
Much more comfortable.
"If our company becomes the ninth largest film company in Hollywood in the future, you will have every opportunity to enter the Dolby Theatre with us..." Forrest's eyes were deep, and his voice gradually changed from meaningful to an indescribable ambition.
The midday sun shone on Forrest's face, making Forrest's expression a little bit sacred.
"..." Zhou Shuai was silent.
He looked up at the sign of the Huaxin Brothers Company, and then looked up at the sky...
After hearing what Forrest said, Zhou Shuai thought of the year-end summary meeting two days ago.
At the summary meeting, Fatty Wei wantonly exaggerated the atmosphere of great ambition and did not hide his ambition at all.
He said that he not only wanted to be a well-known director in China, but also a top director in the world.
The way Fatty Wei spoke on the stage was so similar to that of Forrest at this moment.
We are all ambitious people...
And me?
Am I...
He found himself feeling unusually touched.
He let out a long breath and clenched his fists slightly.
"Mr. Forrest..."
"What?"
“If one day I become a world-class journalist and my newspaper becomes a world-class newspaper, will I be eligible to enter the Oscars and even have a good position?”
"Yes, but... you are Chinese, and there has never been such a person..."
"I come, I see, and I believe I will conquer this land in the end!" Zhou Shuai suddenly laughed.
He turned his back to Forrest.
He looked at Hollywood in the distance like a middle school boy. He felt that Hollywood was so charming and intoxicating.
This moment...
The previous negative emotions of frustration, disappointment, and helplessness are completely gone.
This moment...
Deep in his heart, there seemed to be a long-lost ambition that was gradually growing.
Everyone in “remote” entertainment is ambitious.
He, Zhou Shuai, also needs a little ambition!
Even if he is a paparazzi, he wants to be a world-class top paparazzi!
I'll...
See you!
I conquer!
…
Lu Yuan didn't know that Zhou Shuai's ambition could no longer be suppressed and was gradually growing.
He just felt that when Zhou Shuai walked into the company, his face suddenly turned a little red, and at the same time he straightened his chest, looking like a confident and successful person.
This look actually dispelled a lot of Zhou Shuai's sleazy paparazzi temperament.
What's wrong with this person?
Although Lu Yuan felt something was strange, he didn't think much about it and followed Forrest into the company.
When the three of them walked into the company, a young man and woman came towards them...
"Hello, Boss..."
"Hello, Boss..."
When the couple saw Forrest, they immediately greeted him respectfully, and then looked at Zhou Shuai and Lu Yuan behind Forrest with curiosity.
The man was fine, there was nothing strange about his expression, but the woman was suddenly stunned when she saw Lu Yuan, and even wiped her eyes in disbelief!
As if...
It was like seeing something incredible.
"Boss, let me introduce you two artists from our company. They are Erica and Johns. They are the talented people I mentioned to you before. They are the male and female protagonists of "Paranormal Activity"... Although they are newcomers, their acting skills are very good... Erica, Johns, call me boss..." Forrest introduced the two artists in front of him to Lu Yuan with a smile.
Lu Yuan nodded at them.
He knows them.
Although this was the first time he met these two people, he had seen them in "Paranormal Activity" and their acting skills were pretty good.
"Ah? Call boss? Wait! Boss, you mean this company is..." After hearing what Forrest said, Johns was stunned.
"Some things are better left unsaid."
"ah……"
Johns opened his mouth.
He originally thought that the boss of the "Huaxin" brothers was Forrest, but...
He never dreamed that the real boss behind the "Huaxin" brothers was actually this young-looking Chinese man in front of him.
this……
It's really shocking.
So, could it be that the so-called screenwriter "Eleven" is also...
he?
What is the identity of this Chinese person?
"Ah, Mr. Lu Yuan? Wait! It's you, it's really you?"
Just when Johns was a little confused, Erica's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up and she excitedly walked towards Lu Yuan.
"Hello..." Lu Yuan smiled at Erica as he looked at her.
"Mr. Lu Yuan, I finally see you. Can I... can I, can I hug you?" When Erica came to Lu Yuan, her face suddenly turned red.
"ah?"
"Mr. Lu Yuan, I like listening to your songs, I like listening to your piano music, and at the same time, I like your movies. I am a member of the 'American Er Gou' Association... Mr. Lu Yuan, look... this is my membership card!"
"???"
Lu Yuan's smile gradually became dull.
Then……
He watched the tall blonde girl in front of him carefully take out a very well-made certificate from her red bag.
Lu Yuan took a look at the certificate and felt nothing else...
He just felt that.
The words "TWO DOG" are particularly bright.
Not only is it bright and colorful, but there is even a cute little dog head behind the words...
Lu Yuan widened his eyes!
"I... I've always wondered whether you would come to our company. I didn't expect that not only would you come to our company, but you would also be the boss of our company... Wow, I... I... I... God, I'm so happy, I, I..."
“Ahem…”
"Can you give me an autograph? I want your artistic signature..."
"Oh, that's... okay..."
“…”
Erica looked at Lu Yuan excitedly and was extremely surprised after he signed his name on his ID card!
Lu Yuan felt that the term "American Er Gouzi Fans Association" was really embarrassing.
He was about to say something when suddenly...
"Wow!"
"Are you here?"
"Wow! They're really here!"
"Oh my God, it's really him, oh my God, this... this..."
"Are we late?"
"yes!"
Suddenly there was a scream in the company...
Lu Yuan was stunned.
"Er Gouzi!"
"Er Gouzi!"
"Er Gouzi..."
"Er Gouzi!"
A burst of broken Chinese voices rang out outside the company...
After hearing the voice, Lu Yuan looked suddenly outside the company!
Then……
He was suddenly frightened.
Outside the empty company, a group of blonde girls suddenly appeared. They were all wearing blue clothes with the Chinese and English words "Er Gou Zi" on them. At the same time, they all held signs and, led by a girl wearing glasses, shouted the Chinese slogan "Er Gou Zi" in a clumsy way...
this……
What's going on?