Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 730 History Was Created Like This
……

In their own territory, being rushed by a group of entertainment reporters to snatch business, let alone how depressed the sports reporters are.Fortunately, the richest man is considerate and has also provided them with enough material.

In front of everyone, Tang Huan unabashedly criticized the so-called "Jordan Rule" that has begun to appear in the NBA.

With the backing of Mr. Richest Man, the Golden State Warriors, whose achievements are lackluster, began to rise step by step, adding an additional landscape to the current NBA pattern of "East-West Yellow-Green War", that is, "Western Two Heroes Rush" - Jin The State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers are both in the Pacific Division. These two teams have been competing for the Western Conference championship in recent years.Only by bringing the opponent down, can one go further to compete for the honor of the championship. The intensity of the competition can be imagined.

The situation of the two heroes in the Western Conference has also exposed the problems in the rules of the NBA playoffs, that is, the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers, two teams that are at the forefront of the entire NBA, have encountered an unfair embarrassing situation-the loss Any side that loses, if it is placed in another competition area, is properly No. 1 that can enjoy various special event benefits.

It's a pity that reality is reality. In the recent playoffs, the result of the two-strong competition was that the thriving Los Angeles Lakers had the upper hand and were able to represent the Western Conference in the NBA Finals.

Although the Golden State Warriors lost, but in terms of personal development, Michael Jordan still has enough space to give full play to his talents and talents. In addition to the championship ring, he has received many honors. The nickname of "Flying Man" broke through early out.

Because of this kind of limelight, Michael Jordan received all kinds of "special care" from his opponents during the game.

I have to say that there are so many talents in the NBA. There is no need to copy the Detroit Pistons with the "Bad Boys" in the original time and space. The "Jordan Rule" begins Headed up.

As the saying goes, if you find a good employer and become famous at a young age, then the containment tactics will follow the trend, such as pushing, pulling, tugging, dragging and other informal movements, using all possible means. It just prevents you, a "flying man", from flying. Anyway, the NBA has not yet adopted a flagrant foul system.

Now, Michael Jordan's deliberate suppression on the basketball court is the same as Diego Maradona's reasonable infringement on the football field.At present, the other party has signed many important commercial contracts including EA and Nike. If they are unfortunately injured or make mistakes, it will be a big loss.

Therefore, Tang Huan had to speak out in person and first put pressure on the "Jordan Law" from the media.

You know, the Detroit Pistons, who are most familiar with this set of tactics, have swept almost all opponents in the Eastern Conference; while the Golden State Warriors, who have become more and more frustrated, have gradually gained an advantage in the competition with the Los Angeles Lakers, infinitely close to This year's Western Conference champion, and then broke into the finals, encountered the Detroit Pistons, which can be called the "nemesis".

Mr. Richest is attacking on two fronts, and the media immediately became lively.

Entertainment headlines: Hollywood tycoons support the movie "Mulan" overtly and secretly.

Sports headlines: Golden State Warriors owner is worried about his top star and blasts NBA.

It is conceivable that there will be a lot of verbal battles next.

Some people worry sourly: Hollywood tycoons like Tang Huan are helping to canvass votes for "Mulan", which may lead to unfair awards.

Some people retorted: Since the team that the richest man has piled up with a lot of dollars is soft and afraid of confrontation, then just raise your hands and surrender.

All these made Tang Huan, who no longer wanted to be in the limelight, a topic that people talked about again.

……

On April 1988, 4, at 11:18 Pacific Time and 21:60 North American Eastern Time, the [-]th Academy Awards Ceremony was held in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA, and ABC was responsible for the live broadcast to the United States.

The 60-year history naturally has extraordinary significance.

For this reason, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has really prepared carefully, and has steadily continued to use the previous team.Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., directed by Marty Passetta and hosted by actor Chevy Chase.

In addition, in order to accommodate more guests and allow the awards ceremony to have more space for rehearsals, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also decided to host the awards ceremony from Dorothy Chan, who has held nearly 20 awards ceremonies. Dele Hall, moved to a more spacious temple auditorium.

It's a pity that the weather is not good. In 1988, the strike of the Writers Guild of America broke out, which brought a lot of trouble to the 60th Academy Awards Ceremony.

The Writers Guild of America did not give the so-called "[-]th anniversary" of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences any face at all, and refused to allow screenwriters to write lines for the awards ceremony. As a result, only a little more than half of the material was prepared for this year's Oscars ceremony.

In order to make up for this gap, in addition to the comedian Chevy Chase, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited John Candy, Billy Crystal, Eddie Murphy, Robin Many comedians, including Williams, played as they pleased.

This year's Oscars ceremony also encountered another somewhat strange blockage, Samuel Goldwin Jr. and Marty Passetta, who originally planned to take part in the previous 59 Oscars for best picture-winning films The footage of the actors walking the red carpet that year was edited together and played at the award ceremony. It was a good historical review, but due to traffic problems, some guests arrived at the scene late, which led to the temporary cancellation of the show. Intend.

Among the late guests was Tang Huan.Recently, he has been harassed by the media. He originally wanted to be quiet and take the time to show up, but he turned out to be the last one to show up.

Fortunately, he was not the only guest who was delayed. After Tang Huan casually apologized, he found his seat with peace of mind and sat down.

"I also guess that in order to continue to help the movie "Mulan", you will be there early." Ted Turner, who was sitting on the side, joked.

"In the past few days, I have been overwhelmed by the endless questions from the reporters, so I have to avoid the limelight for a while." Tang Huan answered while looking around.

The "[-]th Anniversary" of the Academy Awards was indeed extraordinary. Almost all the leading figures in the industry appeared here, including many who had quarrels with Tang Huan.

Of course, the most eye-catching is the film teams that have been shortlisted - "Wall Street", "Moonlight", "Fatal Attraction", "The Untouchables" and so on.The leading nominees, "The Last Emperor" and "Mulan", are undoubtedly the most popular.

In the seating area of ​​"Mulan", Lin Qingxia and Deng Lijun are twin sisters, and their demeanor is not weaker than any Western star. The calm and calm general style has become the spiritual pillar of the entire team.After all, even an old Jianghu like Li Hanxiang seemed a little embarrassed.

Slowly retracting his gaze, Tang Huan finally casually glanced at Jane Fonda, who was not far from Ted Turner. This two-time Oscar queen seemed to have a relationship with the media tycoon who was in the limelight. the meaning of.

Hollywood stars often maintain close ties with politics.

During the Vietnam War in 1972, Jane Fonda went to Hanoi to condolences to the children of North Vietnam, and shouted to the US military in Saigon, South Vietnam through the radio: "It is illegal to plant bombs on US military aircraft, and throwing bombs is a war crime."

Even Jane Fonda wore a steel helmet and took pictures next to an anti-aircraft gun in North Vietnam. She was called "Hanoi Jane" - "Jane of Hanoi", and became a very famous anti-war star.

However, purely from their respective standpoints, these shows were obviously too much, and even the anti-war people at the time didn't take it seriously. Most people simply called Jane Fonda treasonous.

Now, Jane Fonda was less childishly taken advantage of, but was still a radical supporter of the Democratic Party of America.

This year is the year of the U.S. general election, and Hollywood stars like Jane Fonda will inevitably wave their flags for their respective camps again.

Ted Turner analyzed with a keen journalistic eye: "This year's Oscar selection has many unprecedented events. For example, the five nominees for best director are not born in the United States."

Needless to say Li Hanxiang, the director of "Mulan", Bernardo Bertolucci, the director of "The Last Emperor", is Italian, and Norman Jewison, the director of "Moonlight", is Canadian. The director of Fatal Attraction, Adrian Lane, is British, as is the director of Hope and Glory.

In fact, at the Academy Awards, the British are often the big winners, while the Americans are the runners-up.

Therefore, the scene in front of them is not enough to make the audience fuss.What is really special is that among those important nominations, there are two films with Chinese elements.

"Surprises come only when there are accidents." Tang Huan smiled slightly, "I remember that the Academy Awards ceremony has been in a dilemma for a long time, with less than 3900 million viewers watching it the year before last, and it dropped to just over 3700 million last year. Fortunately, the Nielsen ratings survey data is finally optimistic. Last year, the program performed better than the year before, attracting 27.5% of the family audience, and the ratings exceeded 43%.

"That's the truth." The shrewd Ted Turner smiled agreeably, "No matter how unexpected "Mulan" is, it will be reasonable."

Those who truly understand the rules of the game will naturally understand the meaning behind the words.

When Olivia de Havilland, one of the stars of the movie "Gone with the Wind" and a two-time Oscar winner for Best Actress, presented the Art Direction Award, kicking off the entry of "Mulan" into the account, "The Last Emperor" It became the most loyal foil.

Cinematography, Sound Effects, Editing...

It wasn't until the original soundtrack award that had no competition with "Mulan" that "The Last Emperor" was able to get rid of the situation of no success.

Next, the nomination for the best costume design fell into the embrace of "Mulan" without any suspense. Kevin Costner and Daryl Hannah did not forget to praise "Mulan" when presenting the awards. A deep impression on yourself.

Further down is the full weight of the director award.After the presentation of the five non-American best director nominations, the award presenter Robin Williams opened the envelope and slowly read Li Hanxiang's name.

Prompted by his daughter Li Dianxin, Li Hanxiang came to his senses and hurried onto the stage.

After all, he is an old Jianghu, and when he had to stand up, Li Hanxiang was free and easy. After thanking the people around him fluently, he still had time to humorously said, "Fortunately, the time limit for speaking was not exceeded."

One of Samuel Goldwyn Jr.'s big moves in his job as producer since the last Academy Awards was to cut the gala's duration to no more than three hours.

The simplification here is reflected in many places. For example, the winner’s acceptance speech time is set at 45 seconds, and a specific reminder is provided, that is, the light next to the camera will start to flash at 45 seconds, and it will stop at 55 seconds. will turn red.After 1 minute, the live TV either switches to an advertisement or enters another program.

Li Hanxiang, who was dealing with such an occasion for the first time, did it appropriately.

After the director award and the make-up award, there is the original adaptation award, which is presented by Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

While applauding his own "Mulan", Tang Huan looked at the classic pair on stage with great interest.

Ted Turner, who was standing next to him, smiled and joked: "You weren't born when "Roman Holiday" starring these two stars was released, right?"

Tang Huan shrugged, "Although I didn't catch up with the grand occasion like you, I watched "Roman Holiday" when I was still in China."

Ted Turner pretended to be emotional and said: "At your level, there are not many things to compare with—maybe you can only compare with your wife."

While whispering nonsense, the best foreign language film award has passed, and only the last two awards - best actress and best film - have not yet been announced, and the atmosphere of the party has also entered a climax stage.

The best actress nominees are Cher in "Moonlight", Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction", Holly Hunter in "Catch the News", Lin Qingxia in "Mulan", Meryl Streep in Asters.

Among them, Cher is the oldest, born in 1946, and her main career is a singer; Holly Hunter is the youngest, born in 1958, a professional American film actor who entered the industry in 1981; Glenn Close is the second The eldest, born in 1947, started her career in stage theater in 1974, and gradually achieved success in Broadway musicals, and stepped into film and television in 1982; Meryl Streep, the third eldest, was born in In 1949, although Lin Qingxia was active in the film industry only one year earlier, she had already been nominated and won many awards. She swept the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Emmys. It can be said that it is in full swing.

"As long as you dig carefully, there will naturally be many interesting things to compare with." Tang Huan replied casually, watching Paul Newman on the stage open the envelope, and after reading "Brigitte Lin", the corners of his mouth curled up, and he said in his heart: " History is created in this way, no matter which time and space."

(End of this chapter)