Chapter 986 Thanks to CCTV
Charlize Theron glanced at the list of winners, looked at the crowded crowds in the audience, and announced with a smile: "Asia Gosman and Zhang Ran in the Future!"
The applause and screams came like a tide. The crew members of the "Future Apocalypse" stood up, cheering and applauding. Scarlett Johnson came over and gave Zhang Ran a big hug: "Director, congratulations!" Immediately afterwards, Robert De Niro and Matt Damon also came over to hug Zhang Ran, so excited that they seemed to be a child.
By defeating "Escape from Tehran" and winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Award, it will bring "Escape from Tehran" back to the same starting line, which means that the best film and the show are still there.
Ang Lee, who was behind him, also stood up, and the Chinese on the crew of "Pi" also stood up and applauded Zhang Ran. Although "Pi" was nominated for Best Picture, they knew that this award was a contest between "Escape from Tehran" and "Future Apocalypse". As Chinese, they undoubtedly tend to "Future Apocalypse".
After a brief celebration, Zhang Ran and Aziva Gosman stepped onto the podium with a smile and took over the trophy from Charlize Theron and Dustin Hoffman.
"Mr. Zhang, I am your loyal fan and I hope to have a chance to cooperate." Charlize Theron smiled and hugged Zhang Ran, then stepped aside with Dustin Hoffman and gave the stage to the two winners.
Aziva Gossman made an invitation move and signaled Zhang Ran to speak first; Zhang Ran also made an invitation move and signaled Aziva Gossman to come first; Aziva Gossman made an invitation move again; and Zhang Ran responded, "You should come first."
The guests and the audience laughed together. Are you performing pantomime?
Aziva Gosman did not give in any more. The guests had time limits on the stage. No one could give their speeches after pushing for it. He held the trophy and said excitedly: "Thank you for awarding this award to me. I especially agree with director Zhang Ran's point of view. The responsibility of the movie is to use light to illuminate the darkness in people's hearts. Thank you, the original author of the story, Han Wenxuan, he is there, thank you for providing us with wonderful stories. Thank you director Zhang Ran and the excellent actors for giving life to the text. Thank you for Tingfeng Entertainment, and thank you for all those who support "The Apocalypse of the Future". Finally, I want to say to my wife and children, I love you! Thank you everyone!"
After Aziva Gosman delivered his award speech, he quickly gave up his position: "Director, it's your turn!"
Zhang Ran stood in front of the microphone and smiled and said, "I am a very lucky director. I first won the Best Director Award for a foreign language film; today "The Apocalypse of the Future" has become the first science fiction film in history to win the script award. I think I should thank the God of Movies for giving me a very tolerant era. Movies should not always look back on the past, should not always be nostalgic, and should also think about the future. Only in this way can we cherish our current life, just like I cherish this hard-won award. Thank the Academy, thank everyone for everyone who supports "The Apocalypse of the Future", thank CCTV! Thank you everyone!"
The guests at the scene smiled and applauded, and everyone felt the same. In the past two years, the films that won the Oscars in the past two years were full of nostalgic movies such as "The King's Speech" and "The Artist". Many people think that the Oscars are a bit too emotional, and everyone gave sincere applause for this speech.
The Chinese guests in the audience laughed wildly after a brief moment of dazing, laughing so hard that they were so funny that they actually thanked CCTV at the Oscars ceremony. The foreign guests around were confused. What happened to these Chinese people? Why did they laugh like this? Is it so funny? The Chinese guests looked at them in surprise when they saw the foreign guests, thinking that you foreigners don’t understand this meme!
On Weibo, Tianya gossip, and on various posts, many fans and spiritual shareholders were laughing: "Zhang Ran is so fun. He actually thanked CCTV on the Oscar!", "I guess foreigners are confused, why should they thank CCTV!", "CCTV should pay Zhang Ran the advertising fee, and the advertisements have all hit the Oscars."...
The official CCTV News blog immediately announced the news that Zhang Ran won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay Award, and also mentioned: "At the award ceremony, Zhang Ran also thanked CCTV for his support for many years."
After seeing this Weibo post on CCTV News, netizens all squirted: "I didn't expect that, I didn't expect that CCTV, you, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, have also learned bad things and started to take advantage of the popularity!"
The award ceremony continues, and soon the big prize is coming! The Best Director Award! This is the award that countless directors have always dreamed of and one of the most valuable awards in the entire Oscar. The awards were presented by two heavyweight film masters, Scorsese and Francis Coppola. They are the two living directors in the history of film except Godard.
Scorsese faced the microphone and said, "The works these five directors bring us are as colorful as they themselves!"
Coppola took over the conversation: "Whether it was born in the United States or a foreign country; whether it was awarded or nominated for the first time, whether it was a fantasy, romantic comedy, waste comedy, future world, or a history lesson."
Scorsese continued: "They all have unparalleled talent, and those who have won the best director nomination..."
Accompanied by the melodious music, the narrator rang: ""The Fantasy Drift of Pi", Ang Lee!" At the same time, Ang Lee appeared on the screen. He was dancing forehands and talking to Sura, the actor of Pi. The applause was thunderous. At the award of Best Director, Ang Lee had many supporters.
The narration sounded again: "Apocalypse of the Future, Zhang Ran!" Zhang Ran appeared on a large screen. He stood on a tank, holding a horn and was talking about something. In front of him was a crowd of black people, including actors wearing power armor, actors wearing motion capture suits, actors wrapped in green cloth, and staff, as many as thousands of people. The entire Dolby Theater was in full bloom, and the applause and screams of the audience made people's eardrums hurt.
In the live broadcast room of Century Peak, the host asked Urshan, which director did you think has a high chance of winning the award. Director Urshan said without hesitation: "This award must be from Teacher Zhang. "The Future Apocalypse" not only has innovations in audio-visual language, but also has the most innovative structure of Song Ci, and the extensive use of ultra-low-altitude cruise lenses. This is a breakthrough in the language of movies. At the same time, it also reproduces many lost skills, one is Bondarchuk's tug-of-saw-like long shots, and the other is that Hollywood is fully dispatched. Hollywood was 5,60 years ago.
He is very good at shooting big scenes, and there are many very powerful directors. Overall scheduling is the masterpiece of Hollywood directors. But later, due to the increase in labor costs, Hollywood did not dare to shoot like that, so there was no panoramic war film, and overall scheduling was gradually lost. Teacher Zhang recreated this scheduling technique in "The Future Apocalypse", which is a reappearance of Hollywood's past glory. It is so amazing to be able to perfectly integrate so many things into a movie. If you don't win the Best Director Award, then the Oscar is a joke! "
In the studio of Phoenix TV, Li Shaohong also said with certainty: "If this award is nothing unexpected, it is Zhang Ran. Ang Lee's "Youth Pi" also made a breakthrough. Cameron said that Ang Lee perfectly integrates art and 3D, but Ang Lee's breakthrough is not as big as Zhang Ran. I won't talk about the structure of Song Ci. The ultra-low-altitude cruise lens shot with a drone is particularly powerful. Now many people are learning. Judging whether a director is particularly awesome is not how many awards he has won or the box office, but how many directors are learning about his works are not inspiring. How many directors are learning about him. Zhang Ran is particularly powerful in this regard. Many young directors at home and abroad are learning about his things and treating him as a spiritual mentor."
Just as the guests were talking, the introduction of the five award-winning movies was completed, and Scorsese began to unpack the envelope: "The one who won the Oscar for Best Director..."
At the same time, the screen was divided into six grids, presenting the audience with five nominees. Ang Lee smiled elegantly and looked calm, but he was very eager for this award. In an earlier interview, he said: "I hope to win the award because I am the captain of the 3,000 staff members on this ship. For this unique movie without a star halo, the meaning of the world."
"Lincoln" director Spielberg looked at the stage with a smile. He had no hope for this award. "Lincoln" is not very outstanding among all his works, nor has he made a breakthrough. For a director who has won two Oscars, it is almost impossible to win the third Oscar without a breakthrough; and this time, the directors of "The Future Apocalypse" and "Pi" have made breakthroughs, so the possibility of him winning is very small.
However, the award presenters were Scorsese and Francis Coppola, which made Spielberg feel that the award might be his own. In 2007, he and his friends Francis Coppola and George Lucas awarded the Oscar trophy to his old friend Scorsese, which became a legend in the film industry. Perhaps this time he could take over the third best Oscar trophy from his two old friends, otherwise why would the organizing committee let them appear at the same time?
David O-Russell, director of "The Happiness Line Behind the Clouds", probably knew that he had no chance of winning the award, and he didn't come to the scene at all; Bech Zetlin, director of "The Beast of the South", was only thirty years old, which was the first feature film he directed. He knew that his films were almost zero, and he was very relaxed; Zhang Ran looked at the direction of the stage with a calm face. Although he didn't care much about the awards now, he couldn't help but become nervous when he was in the awards ceremony.
The whole scene was as silent as death, and the tense atmosphere was like a mountain pressing on everyone, making people breathless. The crew members of the "Future Apocalypse" clenched their fists and stared at the envelope in Scorsese's hand, hoping that good luck would come. Chinese stars such as Zhang Ziyi and Fan Binbin were sweating. Although this award was a contest between Zhang Ran and Ang Lee, they were all their own people, they hoped that Zhang Ran could win from the bottom of their hearts.
In front of the TV, North American Chinese audiences in front of the computer were applauding and cheering. Zhang Ran and Ang Lee were both Chinese, and no matter who wins, they were the pride of Chinese. Audiences and netizens in Taiwan area were praying for Ang Lee. In their opinion, no one who lost to him could not lose to Zhang Ran, this dead Lu. In the mainland, fans and spiritual shareholders of "Future Apocalypse" were staring at the screen with all their concentration, silently chanting Zhang Ran's name in their hearts.
In a villa in the outskirts of Lin'an, Zhang Ran's parents stopped talking and stared at the TV screen. Zhang Jingchu was very relaxed. She was full of confidence in Zhang Ran and "The Apocalypse of the Future", touched her stomach and said softly: "Baby, Dad is going to win the big prize again!"
Scorsese handed the list of winners to Coppola and signaled him to announce who the winners were. Coppola took the list of winners and looked at them, then laughed.
Chapter completed!