Life is like chocolate. You will never know what the next one tastes. Since the release of "Forrest Gump", this line has been spread throughout the world. But I have to admit that this sentence still makes some sense. The biggest fear in life is the unknown, and the greatest temptation in life is also the unknown. It is precisely because you don’t know what will happen next moment that people work hard to move forward in fear and expectations.

Winston Grum should thank Robert Zemegis and Paramount for his novel, although they adapted it beyond recognition, but left a classic line that was extremely memorable.

After all, there are many unexpected situations in real life. For example, a very young actor who just entered Hollywood a year ago became a TV actor from a newcomer and then a movie actor. Then, he was favored by an Oscar best director and became a male lead in his work, and had a scandal with the Oscar winner, one of the heroines.

This is not over yet. After the movie is completed, countless media mocked the director for playing the leading role with a newcomer and mocked the actor for wanting to play the Oscar for Best Actress. However, when the movie was released, it slapped these ridiculed people heavily. The actor shone in it, received countless praises, won countless popularity, and even became the most popular actor in Hollywood after the arrival of the Millennium because he was only 19 years old.

After the news first came out, many people didn't believe that the characters in the movie were at least twenty-five or six years old, and the feeling of his role was indeed twenty-five or six, forbearing and impulsive, worldly and unscrupulous. How could a young man who was only 19 years old and started to be an actor do it?

However, in the subsequent "Tonight Show", the actor confirmed this in person, which immediately caused a thunder. There were not many actors who showed acting skills above the age in front of the camera, but there were absolutely not many. At the age of 19, the performance was 25 or 6. It was no wonder that countless people were surprised and praised him. Some film critics even called him the second of the famous young movie star Rifan Phoenix who died of accidents.

So, he was called one of the youngest nominees in the Golden Globes, so "Genius Ripley" went upstream and finally topped the North American box office list on the weekend.

In any case, this is a legend. It only took a year and a half to go from a newcomer who is nothing to a dazzling movie star - and a movie star with particularly outstanding acting skills, not an idol actor - even Tom Cruise couldn't do it.

But if you think this is the end, you're a big mistake. Just when everyone thinks he's already eye-catching enough, the Oscar nomination list is released, and his name is on the nomination for Best Actor.

The media lost its voice for a while. This is an Oscar, not a Golden Globe, not a Union Award, or a Film Critics Association Award. It is one of the highest honors in North America and even the world's film industry.

No matter how European directors belittle the Oscars or Hollywood's film industry system, they cannot avoid the fact that with the support of the media group, the world's film industry is now the dominant Hollywood. Although the three major European film festivals are very popular every time, they cannot conceal the fact that they are on a downward trend. Perhaps in the so-called art, they can still pretend to behave, but in other aspects, they have basically been crushed by Hollywood.

Therefore, for an actor, even if he just got an Oscar nomination, it is a very great honor, let alone an actor under 20 years old

The Oscar Best Actor is not a precedent for being nominated at the age of a teenager. Even the youngest nomination record is 9 years old, while the second youngest nomination record is 19 years old and 143 days, which is even younger than him.

But the problem is that there are only two cases, so he is now the third youngest in the ranking of the youngest nominations. More importantly, the first two cases were decades ago, when the Oscars were first established.

At that time, the rules were not complete, and there were many loopholes to take advantage of. For example, Mary Bickford invited the judges to their home for a meal, and then directly got the Little Golden Man. Similarly, the jury at that time was more bold and radical, and all of them had the youngest nomination record.

But with the development of time and Hollywood, the entire system gradually improved, and seniority began to rise. No one was nominated for the best actor at the age of a teenager.

Therefore, it is not surprising that this male actor, who has only been in a year and a half since he started acting in a movie, was shocked. If he won the award for it, he would be the youngest winner. There were no winners in his teenagers at the time, but never had a teenager.

"There is no doubt that the School of Film Arts and Sciences is demonstrating their determination to become younger with practical actions. I believe that more Sean Don will appear in the future." The Hollywood Reporter interprets this list in this way.

However, compared to their praise for the film school, some other newspapers are much more direct. For example, the Los Angeles Times said that although Sean Tang's acting skills are excellent, they are even better and more worthy of nominations. The Chicago Tribune believes that the film school is bowing to public opinion and nominating based on popularity.

The big newspapers are like this, and the tabloids are even more unscrupulous. The New York Post simply declared that this was a victory in public relations and said alarmistly that the film school was losing its independence.

However, if someone opposes it, there will definitely be some support. Everything is always relative. When she called Sean Tang, she is likely to be the second film critic of Revan Phoenix, Melanie Haas, said that the film school's decision was wise.

"Shaan is a very good actor. He has done things that many people have not done. This Oscar nomination is what he deserves," Haas wrote in his column.

Variety Show magazine also believes that although the nomination is questionable, Sean Tang is not ineligible. He even gave an example that a considerable number of media that think the film school’s move is inappropriate, also recognize his acting skills.

In short, after the list of nominations for the 72nd Oscars came out, various media began to fight verbal battles around Sean Tang. For a time, this teenager who only took a year and a half to become a movie actor, and the first actor who played the role of the movie to be nominated for the Oscar once again became the focus of attention.

Those who should have occupied the headlines, such as Sam Mendes, the director of "American Beauty", who was also nominated for the first time, or Tom Cruise, who once again attacked the Oscars, and the unknown Hillary Swank, who won the Best Actress nomination for independent films, have given way to him at this moment.

At least at this moment, Sean Tang has become a phenomenon in Hollywood, but the happiest thing is not himself.

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Humming the song, Frederick parked the car in a position, took off his sunglasses, and walked out of the car. He walked out of the parking lot in the face of the situation and walked into the building he was going to. His face was filled with a smug smile, as if he would jump up at any time and dance.

"Hello, I'm the progressive Frederick Rogers, and I have a date with Mr. Regis Johnson." He came outside the office on the destination floor and said to the secretary sitting there.

"Please wait, Mr. Johnson is still meeting another lady." The secretary nodded after checking the boss's schedule.

Frederick then sat down on the sofa outside the office. Although he drew a magazine from the shelf next to him and looked it up, his mind was not on it.

If this was not a public place, he might have laughed out loud. In fact, this state has lasted for several days. It is understandable, because in just two days, he finally had his own independent office, a large and bright office.

It cannot be said that it was all Sean's credit. After all, Frederick is more than just a client, but Sean's performance undoubtedly played a considerable role in promoting it.

I love you, Sean, discovering you is the best deal I have done in my life, let's create more miracles. Just as the agent was thinking excitedly, the office door opened, and then he was stunned and his eyes widened.

"Thank you, Mr. Johnson, this is a pleasant meeting." Anna Gordon shook hands with the middle-aged man who looked almost fifty at the door.

"I'm glad to discuss things with you, Ms. Gordon." The other party smiled.

"Then I'll say goodbye." Anna said and walked out, looking at Frederick with a bit of provocation in her eyes.

Why did she appear here? Frederick only then realized. At the same time, a bad feeling came to his heart, so he stood up and moved forward without waiting for the middle-aged man at the door to go back: "Mr. Johnson, I am Frederick, I am very happy to see you."

"Well...ah, Fred, I'm very happy to see you too." The other party was stunned for a moment, then his face became a little embarrassed, as if he had thought of something. But after a few seconds, he became normal. He glanced at Anna who had already walked away, and then made a gesture of inviting him: "Come in."

After the two entered the office and sat separately, Johnson spoke first without waiting for Frederick to speak: "Sorry, Fred, the things we had negotiated before may be invalid."

"Is it invalid?" The agent looked at him in shock, but there were no surprises. When he saw Anna, he had already prepared his psychological equipment.

Even so, he cursed in his heart and clenched his hand under the desk into a fist.

"Can I know why?" Frederick asked in a calm tone.
Chapter completed!