Oscar

Hollywood is the holy city of global movies, the place that best reflects the recognition of the performing arts and the corresponding commercial value. Almost all world-class actors want to succeed and even become famous here. Chinese actors may have a particularly difficult time developing here due to racial issues. But even so, over the years, there are still batches of movie stars who have carved out a niche in Hollywood with their flexible skills, superb acting skills and star charm.

However, when most Chinese movie stars first entered Hollywood, they mostly played supporting roles or even minor roles with only one or two shots. There were some who were the absolute leading men right from the start like Lu Yan, but they were definitely few and far between.

With four heavyweight actor awards and a blockbuster that had been a global hit, Lu Yan was now well-known in China and had an absolute first-tier status. So at this moment, when the news of his going to Hollywood to make a movie broke out, the Chinese just discussed it enthusiastically, but were not too surprised. It seemed that no matter what kind of news about Lu Yan was revealed, people would not be too surprised.

Working in Hollywood was definitely not a pleasant experience. Although he played the leading role, Lu Yan did not receive the corresponding respect in the American land where racial discrimination is serious. His humility and aggressiveness did not work well here, and instead became a reason for others to mock him for being cowardly.

Of course there was no overt discrimination. On the surface, this country has clear regulations against racial discrimination. If you publicly state that you are a racist, you will definitely be condemned by everyone, but this also shows the severity of racial discrimination in this country.

There was always a lot of provocation behind the scenes. It was not until Lu Yan secretly gave a severe lesson to a white actor who provoked him the most, letting everyone know that this handsome oriental man was not easy to mess with, that the harassment gradually subsided. No matter when or where, the one with the stronger fist always has more say.

During the half year of filming, Lu Yan almost disappeared from the public’s view, with only a few occasional commercial endorsement activities proving his existence. Of course, there were still those loyal and lovely fans who have been thinking about his news. From time to time, someone would reveal the progress of the filming of the movie and the small tidbits of visiting the Hollywood set on the official website.

It was not until January when the news came that Homeland was nominated for multiple Oscars that Lu Yan and the crew of Homeland re-entered the public eye and became hot news in the entertainment industry until the Oscar Awards ceremony.

If Hollywood is the film mecca that all movie stars around the world aspire to be, then the Oscars must be the award that all actors most desire to win. It is not an exaggeration to say that in the minds of many people it represents the highest achievement of the world in cinema.

The Oscars red carpet has always been a “battlefield” for film. Not only do the actresses compete for beauty, some are gorgeous and noble, some are mature and elegant, and some are simple and sexy; the male stars are no less impressive, some are sunny and handsome, some are calm and reserved, and some are handsome and handsome. On this short aisle, the little golden man has been eclipsed and has become a foil, and the handsome men and beautiful women are the protagonists.

The Oscars ceremony over the years has always been a pain for the Chinese film industry. Only a few people can attend, and even those who walk the red carpet are mostly reduced to minor roles. There are very few people like Lu Yan and the “Homeland” crew who could be shortlisted to participate in the competition. Because of this expectation, there were many more Oriental faces on both sides of the Oscars red carpet this year, and many fans in the audience tried their best to get seats to participate.

When Lu Yan appeared on the red carpet with Li Ran in a fitted suit, the audience burst into applause and cheers, and his momentum was no less than any Hollywood star who had walked on the red carpet before. This once again proved the unbreakable truth that “Chinese people are everywhere”.

Before entering the venue, Lu Yan and Li Ran accepted interviews from Chinese media. The questions were nothing more than the usual questions about how they felt about being nominated for an Oscar and whether they were confident of winning. The two gave official answers, expressing their desire to win an award and their willingness to let it go if they didn’t. In short, they were flawless.

However, a reporter asked a brilliant question, “If Mr. Lu wins the award this time, can you solve the mystery and tell us who your lover is?”

Lu Yan raised his eyebrows, pursed his lips and smiled, and replied, “Maybe.”

The award-giving method that everyone is familiar with at major film festivals now is that the list of winners is sealed, and no one has the right to know the results before the award-giving guests open it; this originated from the Oscars. As the originator, it was natural to bring this tradition to its fullest, and the entire award ceremony was full of suspense.

“Homeland” received a total of eight nominations. In addition to the most important Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, there were also five other nominations, including Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects. Among the first five nominations, it finally won the Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. For a movie that had such a high box office in the world, it was not surprising to win these three awards, and the truly important awards were still to come.

When presenting the Best Actor Award, Lu Yan remained calm and still had a smile on his face, but he secretly clenched his palms. Su Mo, who was sitting next to him, felt his nervousness and quietly held his hand. Lu Yan tilted his head and smiled at him softly. In fact, Su Mo was just as nervous as he was, and Lu Yan could already feel that his palms were slightly wet.

Su Mo was invited to attend as one of the sponsors of the award ceremony, but he did not walk the red carpet.

The award-giving guest on the stage had already opened the sealed letter. Lu Yan tightened his grip and held Su Mo’s hand tightly, while also feeling the strength coming from the other’s hand.

The award presenter read out a person’s name in an unusually slow voice. It was a bit long. Obviously, it was not Lu Yan.

In an instant, Lu Yan’s heart was filled with many emotions, he felt sad but also relieved.

As the audience applauded, a British actor rushed to the podium with excitement and passion on his face. Lu Yan and Su Mo also applauded along with the crowd.

It would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed. Even though he knew in his heart that it would take more than a miracle for him to win this award today, he still couldn’t help feeling frustrated when he was sure he missed it. Maybe it was because he won the awards too smoothly in the past. If he could win an Oscar, to be honest, he would think it would be too amazing, not just others. So, it was better to take it easy. He was still young and there were still many opportunities.

Su Mo secretly held his hand again, leaned over to his ear and whispered comfortingly, “It’s okay, there will be next time.”

Li Ran, who was sitting next to Su Mo, also gave him a comforting look.

Lu Yan smiled slightly and nodded to indicate that he was fine.

The next person to be nervous was Li Ran, because the Best Director Award was to be presented next.

Lu Yan, who was reborn ten years later, knew better than anyone that Li Ran would become one of the most famous directors in China and even in the world in the future. He also knew that Li Ran was one of the very few Chinese directors who had won the Best Picture at the Oscars. However, the film he won the award for was definitely not “Homeland”. This movie was the product of the butterfly effect after Lu Yan’s rebirth.

Therefore, Lu Yan could not judge whether Li Ran could win the Oscar for Best Director here in advance. As Lu Yan got more and more involved, the development of this world had become more and more different from what he originally knew, and more and more changes had occurred. But for Lu Yan, this was definitely a good thing. This showed that he had truly integrated into this time and space, and he would rather think of his rebirth as a long and slightly real dream. And reality was a hundred times better than dreams, which was really great!

When the award presenter read out Li Ran’s name, this future world-class young director jumped up excitedly, turned around and hugged Su Mo who was sitting next to him tightly. Su Mo also hugged him back happily, patted him on the back and said congratulations. Lu Yan also stood up and clapped his hands. At this time, he was only concerned about being happy for Li Ran, and he didn’t mind that he was hugging his lover so intimately. After a while, Li Ran let go of Su Mo, turned around and hugged Lu Yan, but this time it was much shorter. After that, he shook hands with his colleagues in the film industry one by one, and then stood up and walked towards the award podium. When he turned around, Lu Yan also noticed that there was a little moisture in the corners of his eyes.

Today, Li Ran attended the event in formal attire, which was rare. His messy hair was finally tamed by the hairstylist, and he looked energetic and handsome. In fact, although Li Ran was a director, his appearance was quite good, but it was hidden by his usual unkempt appearance. If he usually looked like a normal person, there would be no need for any unspoken rules, and there would definitely be a large number of male and female actors who would want to throw themselves into his arms.

Li Ran walked up to the stage and received the little golden man, which symbolized the highest honor in the film industry, from the award presenters. After greeting each other, he began his acceptance speech with a pure English accent and pleasant pronunciation. “As a Chinese director, I feel very proud to be standing on this award podium today. First of all, I want to thank the movie “Homeland”, thank you for this story full of romantic passion, thank you for the protagonist and those lovely residents in the story, although they do not really exist. So, I should say thank you to us filmmakers for our rich imagination that makes them exist. I would also like to thank the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for giving me this honor, thank everyone in the production team, thank every member of the crew, especially Lu Yan. He is both the producer of this movie and the protagonist of the movie, as well as the copyright owner of the movie script. It can be said that without him, there would be no birth of this movie, and there would be no me standing here at this moment. When we decided to make this movie together, he said that we would succeed. Now, we really succeeded! Finally, thank you to my family, my friends, and all the fans who have watched this movie and supported us. Thank you, I love you!”

After he finished his speech, there was another round of warm applause.

People who were familiar with Li Ran would know that this was the most emotional and touching acceptance speech he had ever made. It could be seen that he was really excited.

After coming down, Li Ran waved the trophy at Su Mo and Lu Yan, and hugged them gently again.

Soon, the time for the Best Picture announcement would come, and all the people involved in this award were getting nervous. This was the last award at the ceremony and also the most important one.

When the award presenter slowly opened the sealed bag, everyone’s heart was lifted. Finally, he smiled and announced the winner of the most important award of the night. When the English translation of “Homeland” came out of the award presenter’s mouth, the scene was silent at first, and then all the crew members cheered in warm applause. Lu Yan and Li Ran, who were sitting closest, hugged each other excitedly, and then they hugged Su Mo who was sitting next to them.

When receiving the award, all the crew members present walked up to the podium. The leading actor and producer Lu Yan and director Li Ran stood in the front, and the others stood in a row behind them.

As a representative, Lu Yan received the golden statue from the award presenters. The award presenters shook hands and hugged them one by one to express their congratulations, and then left the stage to them.

Lu Yan stood in front of the microphone, took a deep breath, and then smiled and said, “Thank you! This is a huge honor. I want to say to everyone standing beside me and behind me that you are all heroes. We interpreted the story of “Homeland”. And now, this story has been recognized. The best narrator of this story and the biggest hero is director Li Ran.”

Li Ran took the microphone and said, “Thank you to everyone, especially Lu Yan. Without him, this movie would not have been born, let alone meet all the audiences. Thank you to everyone who worked hard, and thank you for this movie.”

The microphone then passed through the hands of everyone standing on the stage, and finally returned to Lu Yan’s hands. The smile in his eyes deepened, “For me, this film winning this award is not only the greatest honor, but also has a more important meaning. Because now, I can finally say that I have some qualifications to stand by someone’s side. I always feel that I am a very lucky person, because in the best years of my life, I met the most important person in my life. We met, got to know each other, fell in love, and now we are going to be together forever. It is like the most perfect romantic story in the world. I think even the most brilliant director can’t make such a beautiful story. I am grateful for his tolerance and understanding of me, especially his unreserved love for me. And now, I want to say to him something that I have buried in my heart for a long time”

At this point, Lu Yan paused. His eyes, through all obstacles, fell firmly on Su Mo who was sitting in the audience. He was infinitely affectionate and lingering. Then he smiled and spoke slowly in Chinese, word by word, “I am so lucky to have your favor! My love, Su Mo!”

After finishing speaking, Lu Yan was the first to walk down from the award podium. Holding the golden man trophy, he stared at Su Mo opposite him, and walked towards his lover step by step without hesitation.

Su Mo was stunned for a moment. When he realized what Lu Yan wanted to do, he stood up from his seat, walked to the aisle, stood there, and waited for his lover to approach with a smile.

In the eyes of surprise and admiration from everyone, under the blessing of spotlights, Lu Yan walked up to Su Mo and handed him the trophy with both hands. Su Mo lowered his eyelashes slightly, smiled and took over the trophy, and Lu Yan took him and the trophy into his arms.

Lu Yan put one hand on Su Mo’s waist and the other on his shoulder, lowered his head slightly, and kissed him on the lips. Su Mo didn’t struggle at all, and when Lu Yan came closer, he naturally closed his eyes and greeted him, just like they had done countless times before.

It wasn’t a very lingering kiss, nor was there any deeper movement. It was just the lips pressed tightly together, looking so pure, so beautiful, just like everyone’s yearning for love.

Applause, laughter, cheers, whistles, and the “pop” of flash lights kept ringing around them, but they remained unmoved, immersed in a world with only each other.

This moment was definitely the climax of the entire award ceremony. Fortunately, the award that had just been presented was the last one, otherwise it would have been a very difficult challenge for the host to present the next award in such a heated atmosphere.

This year’s Oscar Awards ceremony came to an end in such an unexpected and extremely romantic situation.