Chp 48 : Another Awards?

The Academy Awards organizer then led Al to go backstage after they called him.

He will be doing the opening performance and everything has been prepared by them.

Al has done the preparation a few days ago and he was satisfied with Academy's work.

On the backstage, he met with Jack Lemmon the host, and other honorary guests such as Michael Douglas, Jeff Bridges, etc.

"Oh, so this is the young actor who has become a talk in Hollywood." A 60ish years old guy suddenly appeared and talked to Al, Al saw the man and he knew who it was.

"Good evening Mr. Douglas, it's an honor to meet you, I really like your play in <Spartacus>," Al replied to him politely, this is Kirk Douglas the senior actor and father to Michael Douglas.

"You have good manners than those newborn 'stars', maybe that fame still yet get into your heads, I hope you keep your head in your place boy. Hollywood is a place where we elders rule from time to time, I remember when I was in your position...." The old one spoke so coldly to Al until his son came and interfered.

"Dad, not this time please." Michael Douglas gave a nod to Al.

"Very well boy, pleasant to meet you." Kirk rose his chin and left with his son. The Douglas father and son duo then went to the waiting room to wait for their role in the Academy Award opening.

"Rude old man." He whispered.

"Yes he was, he is one of the old bunch who thinks that they ruled the Hollywood." Suddenly a beautiful woman that looked in her prime age appeared and spoke beside him.

"Ah sorry, I haven't introduced myself, my name is Kathleen Turner, just call me Kate is fine, Alphonse." She smiled and shook hands with him.

"Call me Al, Kate, I like your performance in <Romancing the Stones>, Robert said he admired you very much, just be careful around him. He usually takes a beautiful woman like you to dinner and he is persistent." He tried to melt the cold situation caused by the Douglas duo.

Kate wasn't sure whether he warned him about Robert or he just flirted with her, but she smiled because he called her beautiful.

"Such a tease, I need to warn my husband then so he won't be defeated by a handsome boy like you." She said while showing her wedding ring.

"Too bad then, I will tell Robert he was too late." Al diverted his attention again to Robert.

She laughed and continued talking about the Douglas family, "Kirk has been an actor since forever, so he and the older generation still think they own the Hollywood, it even runs in the family. You know when I worked with his son Michael right? He thinks that he's the king on the set and even interferes with the director's work."

"What? Why Robert never tell me about it?" He was surprised about how Robert could be pressured like that. Didn't he just get a name for himself after directed <The Sixth Sense>?

"What's on the set, stays on the set Al. That's the basic rule of Hollywood. Including the unwritten rules."

"You mean THE rules?" He whispered.

She just smiled then sigh, she shook her head and patted Al's shoulder.

"You are kind boy Al, I hope Hollywood won't change you." She smiled bitterly, Al just stared at her with a blank gaze.

"Maybe Hollywood truly shows persons what they really are, and everyone is just wearing a mask all this time to cover their desires. People like Douglas are tired of wearing their mask and show their desire openly. Maybe I'm wearing this mask all the time to cover my true self." He said bitterly as if he was trying to mock himself.

She was surprised that this boy could be saying things like that, but she agreed with him. How many times she pretended to like it and entertained those zombies just to get her a chance to shine in Hollywood.

She then looked at his eyes for a while and said, "But I hope you stay the same like this, I've seen that kind of eyes you have Al before she knows how cruel this reality is."

Al knew she was talking to herself then he decided to end this conversation with light jokes. "Looks like we take this too serious Miss Kate, I hope your husband won't get mad at me because I'm going too deep."

She laughed and said good luck to him for his performance later.

"Mr. Brandt? You are needed on stage in half-hour." The organizer screamed at him.

"I'm coming Mr. Lance!" He then followed him to do the soundcheck.

After Jack Lemmon saying an opening speech, followed by the chairman of the Academy this year who announce that finally, they could air the award in countries such as China, Denmark, and few countries in Asia.

He said that tonight Oscar could be watched by at least 1 billion people around the world! So today's performance could enhance Al's popularity further in eyes of the foreign audiences.

Then Jack Lemmon once again introduced the presenter for each award and guest of honor.

"Well, tonight is a bit special. We have this young boy who conquers the hearts of the American people through his gut-wrenching short film. Even my daughter begs me to buy her a puppy!"

The audience laughed at him and themselves, they also asked to get a pet from their children.

"I know, he took a camera and made himself a film just like his Godfather did! We can see a bright future for this boy, and we hope to see his other creation in the future but now, let's see his performance for tonight as his film theme song he writes by himself... ALPHONSE BRANDT!!"

Everyone gave him the applause, the curtain opened and showed Al in his glorious appearances.

Almost a billion heads from all over the world were questioning who this handsome man was. In an instant, almost the hotlines were ringing, asking the information about this man.

Then <I Lived> song for the first time was heard live and the audience all over the world finally could see who the one who sang it were.

Al's voice may not the best they ever heard, maybe because of his puberty period, but it could be called better than most people.

The audience in English speaking country let out tears and felt motivated after they heard the lyrics, it also occurred to the audience in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

"Stevie? Wazzup man? You okay?" A man asked his friend.

"Yes, I'm fine, brother. This song is beautiful, if I died today I will be satisfied. I have struggled and took a harder way because I'm blind. But I did it all brother, I'm still alive!" Then he wiped his tears that fell from his blind eyes.

"Of course you are brother! You are Stevie Wonder! Your effort is never in vain!" Both of them then continued to listen to this boy's performance.

Even Prince felt intimidated by Al's songwriting skill. He felt if this kid joined the competition for the best original song score, he would have a lower chance of winning.

Al's finally finished his performance and the audience in the theatre and all over the world were cheering and applauding him.

Then the Academy Awards continued, Al won the best live-action short film and he went to stage again to give a speech.

"Thank you Academy judges for giving me awards, my father and mother in heaven, my mom Mrs. K and my big sister Mary, Steven Spielberg my Godfather, Drew, Jodie, all the crews and also our lovely angel Bella." The audience laughed after heard Bella's name that brought them trouble.

"I was inspired to make this film when I saw all of my siblings in the orphanage playing with our two dogs. So I think that why not make a short film about them. Also, I was inspired by those who won't give up even though they have their own drawbacks and keep moving forward." He suddenly was having a flashback when he stayed in bed and struggled each day to keep alive until his body failed him.

He said the next words in a sad tone, "I know it's not my place to said this, but there are many people out there who have been struggling with cancer, sickness, lost their home, have disabilities and I wish we can help them together. They need support to pass through it and I hope I can give a little hope through this film and song." The audience was mourning in silence after heard what Al had just said.

They didn't know that currently Al really became depressed after remembered his past life.

They didn't expect this boy was so mature and wise to care about it. Then they remembered how Al was always scorned by the supermarket's tabloids because they always reported the news about Al's charity as fakes.

Well maybe only they could smell when and how Al was doing charity like donated to orphanage, homeless, cancer treatment foundation, but if they were thinking about it, Al never promoted himself that he was doing the charity to the media.

He did it in secret until got caught by those tabloids. Then everyone in the theatre saw him in brighter lights, for the audience at home and his fans, they always knew Al was a good guy although he never really doing any fan activity with them.

After Al finished his speech and left the stage, they gave him standing applause, he hurriedly gave the Oscar Statue to his assistant Jessica and ran to the restroom, and locked himself in one of the closets.

'Damn, why am I so edgy all of sudden?' He sat in silence and let his emotion back in place. He leaned in and let out a breath. He wiped a slight tear that appeared on his eyes and covered his face with his hands.

Moments later he got out of the restroom and meet with Jessica again.

"Al? You okay?" She asked in concerns.

He smiled warmly at Jessie, "Yeah, just a little bit emotional remembering some kid in the cancer treatment a few years back." He lied and Jessica clearly saw through it.

Then Al was surprised by Jessica who suddenly hugged him and rubbed his back. Al felt better after received her hugs.

"Take your time Al, it's okay." Jessica didn't know what troubled Al but when her boss in bad mood, maybe the assistant could help.

Then Al hugs back Jessie and said, "Thanks Jessie, you are the best assistant ever."

They stopped hugging and she said, "Soo, can I get a rise?"

Al just laughed, "Anything for you Jess."

She threw a fist to the air and Al went back to the audience seat.

The Awards continued, the film <Amadeus> took almost all of the trophies. One surprise came from the best original song winner.

Stevie Wonders who won the award then gave a speech, then he continued to say something that surprised Al.

"This award also for you, brother, Alphonse. That song you sang reminds me so much of myself, so thank you, brother Alphonse. Everyone, I SWEAR I LIVED!!" The audience gave him applause.

The camera also turned to Al's way. For Al himself who has been praised by one of the music's legends is on cloud nine.

He stood up and gave him applause like children, everyone smiled and remembered that Al was still 14 years old boy.

His mood became much better after being praised by Stevie Wonder, he will greet him at the after Oscar party later.

The 57th Academy Awards gone successfully, <Amadeus> won the best film and the Academy Awards was closing down and giving everyone a farewell.

Al accompanied by Drew went to the party held by <Amadeus> crews on Fours Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills.

Over there he met many Hollywood celebs who congratulated him for winning the best live-action short film.

He met with Stevie Wonders and had a fun talk with him, even Al made some prank suggestion to him so that he could use for everyone else, turned out Stevie was such prankster and funny person.

In the party banquet, Al was giving Drew a lot of food and hoped she could be chubbier. In his last life, Drew was taken to many parties by Jaid and there she tried various forbidden things like alcohol and cocaine. But in this timeline, he won't ever let Drew touch it.

"Al!! I'm going to get fat now!" She said with a grudge because he kept filling her plate from the buffet.

"Of course you will, you are my piglet, you will be so cute. You stopped wearing onesie a few months back, I got to find another way to make you cute." He then pinched both of her cheeks

"Hi, Al!" Suddenly, a girl's voice was heard behind him.

"Oh, my Jolie! It's been so long. I haven't seen you since last year, I thought you would come to visit me in the orphanage." He put the plate on the table and came to hug Jolie.

She gladly received the hugs from him and said her reasons, "Humph, it's all because mom and dad, they're so hateful."

She saw Drew who ate a lot of food from her plates.

"How about I ran away from home like Drew and live in the orphanage with you?"

"No! Orphanage is full and no more place for more girl anymore!" Drew suddenly said.

Drew knew she was the same age as her and came from an acting family.

Drew saw her position threatened and was having arguments with her. Al was sure that they will become a best friend in later years after seeing they were having a catfight. But now? Nope, not now.

Al saw this opportunity to escape, then he asked Jessica to watch over them and fled the scene, he just said to her that this is her new assignment before getting a raise.

Jessica didn't have a chance to say anything before he disappeared.

"Excuse me, Mr. Brandt?"

"Yes, that's me."

"My name is Bob Geldof also a musician, I just heard your winning speech and performance in Academy awards and it was amazing."

"Thank you, Mr. Geldof, I really appreciate it. So what do you want from me then?" He smiled.

"Ah, you are a direct type of person then." He said.

"I knew you have some business when you approach me, some people have a habit when they approach someone."

"And also a smart one." He nodded at Al.

"Hit it, Mr. Geldof." He then told him to state his business.

"I wonder how would you feel if you get a chance to sing in stages in front of more than 80,000 live audiences, almost 2 billion people over 150 countries?" He smirked at him.

Al stunned after heard his proposal.

To Be Continued...

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