Chapter 200: No Surprises on Oscar Night

The 79th Oscars were held on February 25th at 5pm local time at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, with stars from all walks of life making appearances. This year's red carpet, the actresses gave up the traditional pace, have in their respective dresses on the ingenuity to do the article and which, rounded and beautiful hot shoulders, has become the overall clothing style tends to retro red carpet a charming scenery, so that the public reminisce.

Last year on the red carpet on the wind was stolen by others, this year's Nicole Kidman deliberately chose a red-hot color elegant slim long dress, when she walked on the red carpet at the moment, even picky fashion critics can not help but send out the sound of admiration. Silk texture slim long dress inadvertently outline Nicole's soft body curves, she from the neck down the floor bow is more colorful.

Of course, Nicole wasn't the only one to make a splash on the red carpet, as Anne Hathaway made her Oscar debut with a stunning black and white, lace-draped gown that was perfect for her. White embroidered texture of the paste body evening dress two-piece set, the upper body of the fitted vest rhinestone vaguely flashing, simple contains a noble and pure, full of princess-like elegance, and rounded shoulders, more pure and colorful sexy to make a new interpretation.

These two are real beauty, attract eyeballs naturally not in the words, but some usually in the media and not conspicuous actresses, in the red carpet also show unknown style. Jessica Biel is one of them.

It is said that her figure is somewhat plump, usually street photography in a low-key dress so that she is not very conspicuous, but on the red carpet dressed in formal wear, it is a good reflection of the Westerners respected seductive figure, this pink dress from the color to the category of the body have shown her advantages, peach strapless dress seems ordinary, in fact, but clever use of this year's very popular belt and see-through clothing, and slightly shrugged shoulders full of The slightly shrugged shoulders are full of power, which is a wonderful embellishment for her slightly bland look.

But the real highlight of the red carpet was the hand-in-hand appearance of Lin Ming Yang and singing diva Madonna. On one side is the hot young Hollywood movie star, on the other side is the everlasting diva of the pop world, the two of them walked all the way on the red carpet, and the cheers of the fans around them were endless, while the reporters even pressed the shutter wildly, and the flash of the scene almost became a piece.

Sister Mai's age can already be Lin Mingyang's mother, but at 50 years of age, her beauty is still the same, she wore a black tight-fitting dress today, black semi-transparent gown with radial streamlines to express the smooth and stretching feeling of the clouds rolling in, and outlined her unusually abrupt and plump breast curves, in the red carpet is very eye-catching.

Lin Mingyang was still dressed in a simple black gown, in the past he was the absolute protagonist of the camera every time he appeared, but today he was completely reduced to the accompaniment of Sister Mai. In the subsequent acceptance interview, the host asked him and Madonna together on the red carpet what kind of feeling, he jokingly complained, "surrounded by people are excited to shout, but those cheers are not for me, this feeling is very depressing!"

"So let's switch to a happier topic, you were nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the last Oscars, and this time you're shortlisted for Best Original Screenplay, do you think you'll be able to walk away with a trophy today?"

Lin Ming Yang shrugged, "Even though the other finalists are also very good...I don't want to go home empty-handed tonight!"

The host went on to ask, "Which movie are you most optimistic about tonight?"

Lin Mingyang said without thinking, "There are quite a few finalists this year that I haven't seen until now, but I think 'Infernal Affairs' has a better chance of winning."

The winner of the best film is the biggest suspense of this year's Oscars, every time to the previously diverse opinions, "Little Miss Sunshine" theory, "Tower of Heaven" theory, "Iwo Jima family letters" theory " have all been popular for a while. So far, "Infernal Affairs" was not the most favored grand prize winner, while Lin Mingyang's guess was very different from the crowd's, which made the hosts feel new, and he asked, "Why this film?"

"To be honest I haven't seen this movie until now..." the first half of Lin Ming Yang's sentence startled the host, if his expression wasn't a lie, the joke was a bit too big.

Luckily, Lin Ming Yang explained right after, "But I've seen another movie, 'Infernal Affairs' was adapted from that movie."

"I heard that was a Japanese movie?" After the host said this, Lin Ming Yang stood there frozen, he was now looking at the host's expression as if he was looking at an alien.

Seeing that he didn't say anything for half a day and his expression was still so strange, the host who was particularly unaware of this added, "What's wrong with me saying that?"

Lin Mingyang used his hand to block the lens of the camera on the opposite side of the room, then looked at that host with a serious expression, "That segment just now wasn't a live broadcast, was it?"

That host looked at Lin Ming Yang with a blank stare, "We'll selectively air a part of this interview before the awards ceremony..."

"Then cut that part just now, if you don't want to cause trouble and misunderstanding!" Lin Ming Yang put his arm around this host's shoulder, pulled him back and came together to whisper, "I can make a bet with you, 'Infernal Affairs' is definitely the biggest winner tonight, and you just got a basic fact wrong, I can tell you responsibly that this movie is adapted from a Hong Kong movie."

"It was just a slip of the tongue, is the situation as serious as you say?" That host looked at Lin Mingyang with a puzzled expression.

Lin Ming Yang nodded his head seriously, "Don't forget, the Oscars ceremony is for the whole world, many Chinese people will also be tuning in to see this program, you described the movie they made as a Japanese work, what do you think they will think?"

Lin Ming Yang patted him on the shoulder before he left, "I forgot to tell you, most Chinese people hate the Japanese!"

In Lin Mingyang's memory, it was because of the host's slip of the tongue that made the Oscars bear the bad name of allegedly "insulting China". Soul as a Chinese, Lin Mingyang very disgusted with the insulting movie, undeniable Hollywood movies do exist in many such works, but this is never the mainstream of Hollywood.

The Oscars are really being people "wronged", this is just a host of a slip of the tongue, if Hollywood really "insulted China", Chinese kung fu never want to go to the American screen or appear in Hollywood movies, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Kung Li, Zhang Ziyi, Yuen Woo-ping, Ang Lee and so on can only stand aside. Ang Lee is pure Chinese blood, but he still won the Oscar for best director.

Lin Mingyang is also from the "Infernal Affairs" this movie before remembering this matter, did not expect this big host let him in advance to meet, so he by the way to the other side of a "preventive injection", it is estimated that in the awards ceremony, he will not make this kind of low-level mistakes.

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In the venue, Lin Mingyang met a lot of acquaintances, he first and Jessica Bale met face to face, after greetings and met Spielberg, the two stood together and chatted for a long time, and when he found his own seat, Lin Mingyang was surprised to find sitting next to himself is actually Natalie Portman.

Industry rumors of a cold and arrogant personality, do not like to interact with people Portman actually raised his head and smiled at him, Lin Mingyang blinked hard to make sure that this is not an illusion.

"The expression on your face exudes a psychological tendency to be surprised and unexpected." Portman saw through Lin Ming Yang's mind with a single glance and gave a very professional answer.

"Surprised indeed!" Lin Mingyang nodded. While Portman was observing him, he was also secretly observing the other party. To be honest, Lin Ming Yang's curiosity about this "school sister" was not just a little bit.

People can never forget George Lucas's noble and beautiful Queen Amidala in the Star Wars Prequels: The Phantom Menace, which was released at the end of the century and took the world by storm. Despite all the bad press, it's an undisputed fact that the movie grossed huge sums of money at the global box office. Natalie Portman's beauty is as well known to the world as Hepburn's was.

Just when everyone predicted that Portman would hit the big time, this independent girl suddenly announced that she would retire from the movie and enter Harvard to major in psychology. This high-profile departure allowed the world to see a different side of this "precocious girl".

"I've heard a lot of anecdotes about your time at Harvard, and I feel like your life is a lot more interesting than mine was back then." Natalie Portman's excitement when talking about her Harvard schooling experience was much greater than other topics, but she first began to pay attention to Lin Mingyang not because of Harvard, but because of her best friend Scarlett Johansson.

Lin Mingyang and Scarlett's movie "Baseball Girl" had a cooperation, during that time she often mentioned Lin Mingyang to Portman, but Portman did not think that at that time the reputation of Lin Mingyang was not prominent, but finally actually became alumni with her.

Portman was typically an overachiever who liked to socialize with people who were similar to her, which was one reason why she chose Harvard. To avoid the distraction of groupies, Portman used her grandmother's last name as her stage name. However, her attempts to avoid publicizing the name of the college she attended were less successful. Even though everyone knows she chose Harvard, she herself refuses to name it.

"I didn't want the fandom to visit. I heard that when Porgy Little was at Princeton, hundreds of people visited every year. I don't want to end up like that too, because I don't want to socialize with strangers. Some people may think it's not very polite of me, but I really don't need that kind of interaction."

The alumni status gave Portman a natural identification with Lin Mingyang, and the two began their conversation naturally centered around Harvard.

"But the people around me are all very brilliant. Take the people in my dormitory, one of them once performed with the famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and another has published a book of poetry. Also, I know some students who have participated in the Olympics. They are simply fantastic!"

"Hearing you say that makes me feel like I have terrible luck!" Lin Mingyang smiled with a "distressed" expression, "The roommate I shared a bedroom with dropped out of school, and in the other bedroom of the dormitory there was a gay literature enthusiast..."

"Your roommate who dropped out was Mark Zuckerberg, right?" Portman seemed to know a lot of things related to Lin Mingyang, "I think he's more successful than most current Harvard students."

"Who says otherwise?" Lin Mingyang shrugged.

Portman said without envy, "Your stories of attending Harvard are much richer than mine."

But the superficially glamorous Lin Ming Yang had his own difficulties, "I think your academic performance is probably better than mine... In fact if I continue in this state I'm in now, I'm worried if I'll be able to graduate from Harvard successfully. Almost half of the time I'm out filming again, and for that reason I've already fallen behind in my classes!"

"Then you have to be careful, the professors in Harvard's psychology department have always been known for their severity, falling into their hands is a tragic thing!" Portman looked at Lin Ming Yang with some sympathy, "But I'm curious, why did you choose psychology as your major course?"

"I think this subject is very useful to me, it can help me gain an in-depth understanding of the state of human mental activity, whether it's portraying a character or interpreting a character, knowledge of psychology is useful."

Natalie Portman's enthusiasm for the subject of psychology is more than Lin Mingyang could have imagined, even though Portman knows that her popularity will soon prevent her from pursuing a "normal" career. She is optimistic: "My experience as an actress will not be conducive to a career in clinical psychology, but I can still do research in this area."

Lin Mingyang laughed, "If you become a psychiatrist, I reckon that many people will go from being 'not sick' to 'sick', so your research will probably be greatly affected!"

"So I had to come back to acting." Portman sighed in annoyed helplessness.

"District 9 was a good movie, the area where the aliens were held reminded me of Jewish concentration camps, and I always used to try to avoid playing Jews...there were times when I got 20 scripts a month about the Holocaust, but I really hated the subject matter! But I also have to admit that your presentation is really unique and I really hope to work with you sometime!"

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In the Best Costume Design Award, "A City Full of Golden Armor", which cost 10 million RMB to create, lost to "The Greatest Showman". But a plain Chinese woman with black hair and wearing a black dress made a big splash at the Oscars: Yang Ziye, director of the documentary film "Children of Yingzhou" and winner of Best Documentary Short Film.

Coincidentally, the guest of honor who presented her with the award was none other than Lin Mingyang. Considering that he was both a nominee for the award and had to bear the burden of presenting the award, the Oscars organizing committee arranged for him to present the award, which was a bit ahead of its time.

Beforehand, Lin Mingyang didn't even know about Yang Ziye and had never paid attention to the movie, and when he realized that the one who walked onto the stage was a yellow-skinned, black-haired Chinese woman, he took the initiative to ask for an intimate embrace with the other party.

In her acceptance speech, director Yang Ziye talked about the experience of filming "Children of Yingzhou", which is about the real-life situation of children affected by AIDS in China. "We had physical contact with them, ate their dumplings, and when we went to their home, we were bitten by mosquitoes on both of our legs, which made us very scared. Even more than a year after filming there were people in the crew who were worried about whether they would be infected."

"But the filming of this movie brought us more moving, after all, those are just a little bit high children, see them cry we also can not help but shed tears, all the staff always silently shed tears while filming. Sometimes when we went to shoot some shots of the children going to their graves, we couldn't even bear to shoot any more. I had a hard time making choices when editing the film because there were so many upsetting shots that I had a hard time letting go of."

After giving her final thanks in Chinese, she bowed toward the stage. The award for "Ying Zhou's Child" touched Lin Ming Yang, who was slowly getting used to his identity as an American while forgetting where his soul belonged. The appearance of Yang Zi Ye made Lin Ming Yang suddenly realize that he should do something for.

Returning to his seat, Lin Ming Yang had been thinking about this problem, immersed in this reflection, he was ignorant of what was happening in the outside world. It wasn't until Natalie Portman beside him gently pushed him that Lin Ming Yang came back to his senses, and then he realized that the people around him were looking at him with a very strange gaze.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Portman whispered a reminder, "Felix, it's your turn to go up on stage to receive your award!"

Perhaps the question he had just pondered was too heavy, Lin Ming Yang didn't have much of an elated expression on his face after learning of the award, and was even teased by the host when he went on stage.

Holding the bright little gold man in his hand, Lin Ming Yang finally squeezed out a smile on his face, "To be honest, I'm not surprised that I won the award...I'd like to give special thanks to the movie's assistant director, Nick, who, in a sense, co-directed the movie with me."

Lin Ming Yang waved the trophy he was holding towards the stage, "Although the award is only for the script, I still want to thank him and all the people in the crew!"

The movie "Infernal Affairs" unsurprisingly won big at this year's Oscars, bagging four awards in one go. Director Martin Sicosis stood on the podium and said more than 10 "thank yous" in a row, one of which was for the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs", which he mentioned in his acceptance speech, "the original movie made in Hong Kong, China, is a very good Asian movie."

Looking at the stage of the spirited Martin, Lin Mingyang heart for the Hong Kong version of the "Infernal Affairs" feel sorry, when the film had also signed up to participate in the selection of the Oscars in 2003, but even the nomination has not been shortlisted. The reason for this, I am afraid, is because of the cultural differences between the two sides.

At the subsequent celebration party, Lin Mingyang specially found Yang Ziye, his idea is very simple, that is, he is prepared to set up a charity fund in mainland China, specializing in helping those who live in difficult life of AIDS children.