What puzzles Joshua Hayes is not that he doesn't know that Lu Yanhe is very powerful now. Even an Asian actor who did not grow up in the United States is still loved by many American audiences.
However, a group of actors like this appear in Hollywood every year, and Hollywood is the place that is most in need of fresh blood.
People from all over the world are flocking to this place.
For top agents like Darren, they may be optimistic about Lu Yanhe, but when it comes to everyone wanting to compete for him——
Why?
Darren smiled mysteriously and said: "Hollywood is arrogant and arrogant, but the more arrogant and arrogant a person is, the more he cares about other people's evaluation of it. Behind Lu Yanhe, he controls a huge power of critics, just like you We spent millions of dollars to get this nomination this year Jin went to public relations, what is public relations? Isn’t it just trying to make these influential critical voices talk about your performance?”
People often compare the public relations between Hollywood and the Oscars season in China? The word "public relations" is equated. In fact, their public relations is actually a kind of lobbying. One is to get many people who may not have seen the movie to watch the movie (even sending it directly with the projector), and the other is to constantly promote and emphasize the movie. good. It has very strict and detailed prohibitions on bribery - at least in name, but privately, it is the same in every forest.
What Darren said is public relations in name only.
Joshua was shocked and asked: "He looks not much older than me. Why does he have so much power?"
"Because he was introduced by the International Film Festival He is an actor, and he also has the support from the media circle and the Chinese circle. "You should be very clear that the current Oscars are constantly being squeezed by people from these three factions, from international film festivals, media circles and Asia. There are more and more films about ethnic groups.”
Joshua curled his lips in dissatisfaction.
"Joshua, if you want to get a second Oscar nomination before you are thirty, you should stop showing the expression you just had." Darren said.
"Do I need to look at his face if I want to get a second Oscar nomination before I'm thirty?" Joshua's tone became a bit harsh, the kind of sharpness unique to teenagers.
Darren said: "If you have his support, I guarantee you, your hopes will be much greater."
"Then why didn't he get a nomination this year? When " When "The Mist" was released, weren't there still some people who said he deserved a nomination?"
Darren said: "The Mist was released too late and did not participate in the awards season. Of course, the most important thing is that this is a commercial horror movie, although it is shot in a very personal style. You should ask, How come an actor from a commercial horror movie suddenly received an invitation from the Oscars to be an award presenter? This signal means more than whether he was nominated this time."< br>
“Isn’t it that he relied on his own public relations manager to get the award guest?”
“As far as I know, so far, he does not have any cooperative agents in Europe and the United States. Public Relations Manager." Darren's eyes were filled with determination and warmth, "Do you understand now why I said that everyone wants to fight for him?"
Joshua looked in disbelief. .
“Actually, he had another film that tried to go through the awards season before. He had an independent film called "Path of Glory". That time, he relied entirely on the momentum and praise from the critics to win the award. Nominated for many awards and invested in public relations with other competitors. Compared with the resources, his investment is nothing," Darren said confidently, "Joshua, you can get an Oscar nomination at the age of twenty-one. This is something you should be proud of for a lifetime, but if you If you want to reach new heights, don’t forget what I said.”
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“I don’t know much about Chinese movies.”
Here, in the conversation with Olivia, Olivia turned out to be quite real and not fake. Pretend to be a boaster.
Lu Yanhe: "I hope I have the opportunity to introduce Chinese movies to you in the future."
Olivia nodded and said, "Actually, I will see your movie soon."
She smiled slightly at Lu Yanhe and blinked as if pointing.
Lu Yanhe was a little confused, "Huh?"
Olivia said: "If there are no other scheduling conflicts at the Jose Film Festival this May, I will be in the main competition section. The judges, they have told me that this year’s finalists The films in the competition include your work."
"Oh?" Lu Yanhe showed a surprised expression, "I haven't received the official notification yet."
Olivier. Ya: "Will you go to Jose?"
"Yes."
"Then we will meet in Jose then." Olivia said.
Lu Yanhe: "Okay."
He added: "I wish you a prize tonight."
"Thank you."
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Olivia Turman is a strong contender for this year's Best Actress. In this year's competition, she and Jane Coster were inseparable and evenly matched.
For these two actresses, Lu Yanhe admires Olivia Turman more.
Not because of anything else, he doesn’t know much about Jane Coster, but he has watched "Inspector Grace" starring Olivia Tuman, which is a British drama with a total of three seasons. . At that time, Lu Yanhe was amazed by Olivia Tuman's performance. Her performance in it reminded Lu Yanhe of an actress he liked very much, Yan Ni.
They all have a solid foundation in acting, but their acting is unconventional. They have their own style and rhythm. They can retain their own style while playing the characters to perfection.
Watching her act, you will only feel two words: skill.
Excellent acting skills.
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On the corridor from the backstage to the scene, Lu Yanhe met Jane Coster.
He took the initiative to say hello.
Jane Coster glanced at him with a smile, her eyes paused slightly, then smiled and greeted him, but immediately started joking with the people next to her.
With just one glance, she made Lu Yanhe realize that she was deliberately alienated from him. Although he didn't know the reason, Lu Yanhe just made a slight adjustment and put the matter behind him.
His seat is in the sixth row.
Sitting next to him is Scott Harris, CEO of D19 Film Company.
The two of them met for the first time tonight.
"Hi, Lu, long time no see." Scott Harris also beamed with joy when he saw Lu Yanhe, even though Lu Yanhe's team had just gotten a sequel contract from him that made him heartbroken.
Lu Yanhe saw him and laughed, "Scott, have you read the script I gave you? It's been almost a month. If you're not interested, give me an accurate word quickly. I I still need to contact others.”
He was talking about the script of “Buried Alive” that he had written before.
Scott Harris immediately said: "Of course we are interested, but your request is somewhat special and we need to discuss it. If you agree to sell the script to us directly, we can sign it tomorrow "Contract."
Lu Yanhe: "If it is just to be made into a movie, I can make this movie by myself, and its cost is very small. Scott, you know why I want to work with you. Cooperation.”
Scott Harris said: "Lu, we all know that the situation of shooting this movie yourself is completely different from that of leaving it to us with D19."
"Of course , otherwise I wouldn’t come to you to cooperate.”
The two people were talking, when a familiar voice sounded behind Lu Yanhe.
“Yan He!”
Lu Yanhe turned back in surprise, and unexpectedly met Hua Ruzhen here.
"Sister!" Lu Yanhe stood up excitedly.
Hua Ruzhen was in the row behind him, wearing a formal dress with flashing eyes.
“So you’re here too, why didn’t you tell me in advance?” Lu Yanhe asked in surprise.
Hua Ruzhen said: "I also decided to come at the last moment."
She held Lu Yanhe's hand and said enthusiastically: "I have been looking for you just now."
Lu Yanhe explained: "I have been backstage just now."
Hua Ruzhen nodded.
"Will you go to the party held by Vanity Fair after the award ceremony?" Hua Ruzhen said, "If you go, there are a few people I want to introduce to you."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said yes.
At this time, he caught sight of another familiar figure from the corner of his eye.
"Sister Yuqian." Lu Yanhe saw Jiang Yuqian in gorgeous clothes. She was joking with the people next to her. Lu Yanhe asked Hua Ruzhen: "Sister, do you know Jiang Yuqian?"
"Oh, We met twice." Hua Ruzhen followed Lu Yanhe's gaze and asked, "Do you have a good relationship with her?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded, "She recommended me to the director for my first play."
"Oh, yes, "Squid Game" was written by you." Hua Ruzhen laughed, " Because you didn't act in this drama, I always forget this easily."
At this time, Lu Yanhe saw Jiang Yuqian's eyes and looked over.
She saw him too.
Lu Yanhe waved to her.
Jiang Yuqian said something to the person next to her and came over with her skirt in hand.
Lu Yanhe introduced Jiang Yuqian to Hua Ruzhen and Scott Harris.
Although Jiang Yuqian has been very popular in the past six months, Scott Harris does not recognize her.
I didn't know who she was until I found out she starred in "Squid Game".
Of course, Scott Harris has not watched "Squidward Game", but the show is quite popular, so he knows about it.
When Lu Yanhe introduced Jiang Yuqian, he specifically mentioned that she was nominated for this year's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Sure enough, Scott Harris didn’t know either. He even went to the Golden Globe Awards. However, there were too many people accepting awards that night. Not only were they divided into movies and dramas, but the dramas were also divided into several categories. If you hadn’t actually watched all these popular dramas, how could anyone remember so much in one night? Multiple people.
It was only at this time that Lu Yanhe truly realized why everyone was so enthusiastic about participating in parties, gatherings and such activities.
Because here you can meet the most people who can help your career.
Come to the Oscars and have people see you in person. If there are any roles in the future that require an image like yours, you will definitely have an advantage over choosing from resumes and audition videos.
Jiang Yuqian has been flying overseas for more than half a year, visiting various vanity fairs, actually just to gain face.
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However, no one expected that at this Oscars, the host’s opening performance would include such an expression——
"When I came to host the Oscars ten years ago, there were not so many people with yellow skin and black hair in the audience. Since when did we black people not only have to fight for our rights from the white people, but also from the yellow people's rights? To protect our eroded survival resources?”
Lu Yanhe almost thought he heard wrongly and showed an expression of disbelief.
They were not the only yellow people at the scene.
Even though it was a rap with music, the scene still caused an uproar.
Lu Yanhe heard Scott Harris sigh, shook his head, and said, "This poor Harvey."
Nearly half of Harvey's opening performance was spent rapping in an angry performance. The atmosphere was very lively, but it also frequently caused some uproar and surprised reactions. There is even a paragraph at the back where he lists the beautiful figures of the nominated actresses, which is just a little bit short of being blatantly pornographic.
The mentioned Jane Coster immediately blackened her face and gave him a middle finger.
This was also captured by the live broadcast camera.
Lu Yanhe didn't even have to think about it. This opening performance would definitely cause great controversy on the Internet.
He was also very dissatisfied at this moment.
Such a person was chosen to be the host of the Oscars - even though he is extremely famous. Yes, Harvey is one of the most famous hosts in the United States.
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The awards presented by Lu Yanhe were awarded in the first half.
So, he was soon called away and went backstage to prepare.
Backstage, he met another award guest who was about to appear, Spanish actress Julieta Pedraza.
"Hi, I'm Julietta." This young and beautiful actress has a different style from most European and American actresses, with a gentle and affectionate light in her eyes.
She is also the most popular Spanish actress in Hollywood in recent years. "Hello, I'm Lu Yanhe."
"I know you." Julieta said with a smile, "It's nice to meet you. I have always wanted to know you after watching "Late Spring"."< br>
“Thank you.”
“What Harvey said on the stage just now was too much for you.” Julietta said seriously, “He is really a nasty guy, right? ”
"He will pay for what he said." Lu Yanhe said, "In such an era, no matter how famous you are, you have to control your mouth and don't talk nonsense."
Julieta did not seem to expect that Lu Yanhe would Such strong words to say.
She glanced at Lu Yanhe in surprise and nodded.
“Of course, I believe that after the award ceremony, many people will express their protest and dissatisfaction with the organizing committee. He must apologize for today’s performance.”
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When Lu Yanhe walked up to the podium with the accompaniment of music, he stood in front of the microphone and looked at everyone in the audience with a smile.
“I hope I’m not here because I took someone’s opportunity.” Lu Yanhe said with a smile in standard American pronunciation.
He is handsome, and he knows how to smile so that others don’t feel aggressive, but rather kind and humorous.
So, after he said this in a relaxed and joking tone, everyone knew that he was replying to Harvey's discriminatory expression against Asians in the opening performance. smiled.
"Fortunately, I'm not here to receive the award, I'm here to present the award, which eliminates such suspicion." After everyone's laughter ended, Lu Yanhe said another sentence, which once again caused the whole audience to burst into laughter. .
Lu Yanhe spread his hands and expressed his helplessness. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he showed a look of enlightenment and said, "Oh, so that's why there is not a single yellow person in the nomination list for this year's performance awards, right? ”
He looked at everyone in the audience with a curious and humbly asking expression.
This time, the jokes he made were not as loud as the laughter he caused twice before, which was somewhat sensitive.
Lu Yanhe smiled and waved his hand, "Please, everyone, don't be so serious. I was just joking. I know, like everyone here tonight, movies are diverse and tell different stories. It can represent different stories about countries, different cultural backgrounds, and people of different skin colors. Expressing colorful themes. And good costume design can help actors become more like that character. For an excellent movie, excellent costume art is also indispensable for this year's Oscar nominee for Best Costume Art. And the designer has——"
The VCR starts playing.
Lu Yanhe turned around and watched the video he had prepared in advance.
At this moment, he was calm and composed, not at all nervous, uneasy or even afraid because of the few words he just said.
He saw Harvey on the side of the stage.
His face was stern and he looked at him unkindly.
Lu Yanhe simply ignored him. When the VCR finished playing, he opened the envelope.
"The winner of this year's Oscar for Best Costume Art is——"
"Louis Verdon, "The Golden Compass"!"
The audience burst into applause and cheers.
Lu Yanhe handed the trophy to him, expressed his congratulations, and stepped aside to give up his position.
Louis Weldon nodded to him, he was also a black man.
He said with some excitement: "Thank you, Yan He. I'm glad to see you here. I'm your fan. I hope we have the opportunity to work together in the future."
Lu Yanhe smiled in surprise and said to He nodded and motioned to him again, asking him to give his acceptance speech.
He looked at Louis Weldon with admiration. At this moment, it was more or less a performance.
For people who are full of kindness, he will release greater kindness.
After Louis Weldon finished his acceptance speech and said thank you three times, Lu Yanhe came off the stage with him.
Louis Weldon is still in a state of excitement and excitement.
"That's great, congratulations." Lu Yanhe said to him.
Louis Weldon whispered to Lu Yanhe: "Among the nominees for Best Actor this year, I voted for you."
Lu Yanhe showed a surprised expression, not expecting Louis Weldon at all. Erden would say so.
"I mean it seriously. I hope we can cooperate if we have the opportunity in the future." Louis Weldon smiled at Lu Yanhe and said, "I like your play very much."
Lu Yanhe said thank you, and after stepping down, he exchanged contact information with him.
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Chen Ziyan was sitting in the audience, her cell phone still in her hand.
Lu Yanhe’s speech just now during the award ceremony, needless to say, will definitely explode.
A few sharp jokes——
Everyone laughed hard, but it did feel awkward when the awkward silence spread out.
Of course, no matter what, what Lu Yanhe said was very relieving.
Especially as an Asian who attended this Oscars and heard Harvey say this, his words will definitely be supported by Asians.
Without the sentence "So this is why there is not a single yellow person in the nomination list for this year's acting awards", his speech would definitely have received support from most Europeans and Americans - this sentence is undoubtedly like Some kind of irony, even if Lu Yanhe said it, he might not have meant it.
After the awards were awarded one by one, the award ceremony came to an end.
When Olivia won this year's Best Actress award, Lu Yanhe stood up and applauded her to congratulate her.
Many people stood up.
This actress with superb acting skills was already well-known for her acting skills before this, and has long won the respect of many people in Hollywood.
After the award ceremony, Chen Ziyan and Jiang Yuqian came to him.
"You are bold enough." Chen Ziyan whispered to Lu Yanhe, "You have now occupied the hot searches on various platforms on the Internet. Your speech is very popular on the Internet, not to mention the country. There will probably be many people coming to tell you about this later.”
Lu Yanhe: "Just say it. I didn't say anything wrong. I was already saying it in a very restrained manner."
"I know." Chen Ziyan nodded, "I didn't blame you for what you did. I mean, I just want to remind you that you will be in a lot of trouble later."
Jiang Yuqian patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder and said, "I show my respect to you."
Lu Yanhe smiled. .
"Let's go, we have to take a rest, there will be a "Vanity Fair" party later." Chen Ziyan asked, "Yuqian, will you attend?"
Jiang Yuqian nodded, "Yes."
She said: "I also want to change into a dress and style. I have to go. See you later."
"Yes."
Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan walked out together.
He noticed that many people passing by him cast doubtful, curious, and probing glances at him.
There is no doubt that what he said on stage just now made everyone remember him.
There is also no doubt that there are pros and cons to this matter.
Fortunately, this is not Lu Yanhe’s base camp, so he doesn’t need to worry about getting himself into trouble.
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As Chen Ziyan reminded, when Lu Yanhe left the venue and appeared outside, many media reporters and some fans who were squatting outside rushed to him. Surround him and ask him questions.
"Lu, what you just said at the Oscars, are you accusing the Oscars of discriminating against Asians?"
"Lu, are you publicly expressing your dissatisfaction with the Oscars?"
"Oscar invitation You are the guest of honor and you say something like this in a global live broadcast. Are you worried that people will think you are a sharp and arrogant person?”
“Can you talk about what you said? Talk? ”
……
Lu Yanhe knew that he couldn't just walk away at this time, it would appear that he was a thief with a guilty conscience, or he would leave other impressions on others, and then be over-interpreted.
He smiled very seriously and said: "I respect the Oscars very much. It is a very influential award all over the world. As for what you said, I don't think so. I Those few words spoken on stage were not directed at Oscar, but at tonight's event. Host Harvey. He blatantly said something hurtful to us Asians on such an influential stage. I just responded casually without over-interpretation."
"As for what I said tonight. It is indeed wrong that there are no Asian nominees in the Oscar acting awards. I apologize first. In the current context, this sentence will obviously be mistaken by many people as an accusation - in fact, I was just making fun of Harvey's words about competing for survival resources. I want to say, at least in At this award ceremony tonight, we Asians have no competition. And I know it very well. , the Oscar will invite me to present awards, it is trying to expand its scope, it has been working hard to include the best filmmakers in the world, this is something I respect very much."
Lu Yanhe. This is basically explained in a very decent way.
"Will you want to win an Oscar in the future?"
"Of course I do." Lu Yanhe admitted unceremoniously, "I want to win all the valuable film awards in this world, but I must also say that I don't think Asians winning Oscars are competing for the survival of others. Resources - On the contrary, we Asians have dreams and ambitions about the Oscars and want to compete for this Awards just give the Oscars greater value. I especially want to ask Harvey, if we Asians don’t care about the Oscars in the future, will the Oscars at that time be more valuable than they are now, or will they be much less valuable? ”
Lu Yanhe’s answer shocked a group of media.
I don’t know how many actors and stars come out of the Oscar banquet every year. There are only a handful of actors like Lu Yanhe who dare to directly talk about the value of the Oscar.
In Europe and the United States, those who generally dare to disdain the Oscars are the big names who no longer need the Oscars to prove themselves.
Of course, Lu Yanhe’s words are not dismissive of the Oscars.
What he said was that he wanted to win an award and that an Oscar was his dream.
But the tone in which he said these words was completely different from those actors who dream of winning Oscars.
He feels like an Oscar, which is actually an award he wants to win, nothing more.
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“It’s so embarrassing that it makes people speechless.”
Domestically, many viewers who watched the live broadcast of this year's Academy Awards ceremony have already participated in the hustle and bustle of discussions on social media.
The Oscars are the biggest awards for European and American (especially American and British) films. Everyone knows that basically Asians and Asian movies are just an embellishment of this award. It's just that because Hollywood, which is closely related to it, is the largest film industry center in the world, it has great influence.
This time Lu Yanhe attended and presented the award alone. Because of Lu Yanhe's influence, everyone's attention to this Oscar has been unprecedentedly high.
After all, Chinese actors rarely appear on the Oscar stage - things are rare and valuable, not to mention that this thing itself is their "mascot."
in the country, many people actually have an ambivalent attitude towards Oscar.
On the one hand, everyone knows that the Oscars are just local awards, which are not so fair and do not involve Asians. However, on the other hand, other people’s films are great and their influence is greater than domestic films. This contradictory mentality makes many people dismissive of Oscar on the one hand, but unable to truly dismiss it on the other.
On the one hand, many people would like to see Lu Yanhe become a hit with the movie "The Fog" and be invited to attend the Oscars to present awards - this makes them feel honored, but on the other hand, On the one hand, they really don’t want to see their country’s top actors suddenly become inferior or become a green leaf when they get to the Oscars.
Lu Yanhe's performance tonight was like a reassurance, suddenly soothing everyone's hearts.
Especially the speeches he gave during the interview.
He does not deny his ambition for an Oscar, but in fact, he always puts his confidence and confidence as an actor first. He does not have the obsession that failing to win an Oscar will be a regret in his life.
"It's really not easy for Yan He to emerge in our Chinese film and television industry." Even Wang Zhong said with emotion, "Maybe there will be people who will achieve greater achievements than him in the future, but like him, he is famous all over the world at a very young age. It’s difficult to develop such a character and confidence to compete on the top stage.”
Lu Yanhe’s magnanimity is timeless and powerful. (End of this chapter)