On March 25, the 73rd Academy Awards officially kicked off, which will be the last time the awards ceremony was held in the Holy Citizens Auditorium. The School of Film Arts and Sciences has confirmed that from next year, the Kodak Theater, which is still under construction, will become a fixed venue for the Oscars.

A few days ago, it attracted the attention of many reporters. Hundreds of young women who drove across the North American mainland gathered in advance in the preset stands. They were dressed beautifully, dressed in various luxury brands, and held a banner full of names supporting Ryan. They took turns singing and dancing here every day, becoming a landscape before the award ceremony.

These female fans from New York's Upper East Side are enthusiastic and crazy. In interviews with the media, in addition to supporting Ryan's remarks of winning the best actor, they also openly clamored to embarrass Charlize Theron on the red carpet.

Perhaps it was these fanatical women, or perhaps the college had already considered this. The day before the award ceremony, the organizing committee raised the guardrail in front of the preset stands and increased the number of security personnel, which gave the atmosphere a hint of tension.

News soon came out. Just a few days ago, Russell Clow, who was the guest of the award, attracted dissatisfaction from a criminal group in South America, and the other party claimed that he would kidnap him in the near future in revenge.

Although the Australian movie star came to the Holy Citizen Auditorium, there were several FBI agents behind him. The red carpet was always darkened from beginning to end, and it was not until the interview area that he could barely squeeze out a smile.

Ryan walked behind Russell Clowe with Charlize beside him, and two big men were right in front of him. From the outside alone, these agents from the FBI were more like professional boxers.

Because of active weight gain, Charlize chose a white dress that would not highlight his figure. He walked on the Oscar red carpet with his favorite person for the first time. He was naturally very happy.

"Let's go through the interview area sooner." Ryan said to Charlize while waving to the stands. "I don't want to deal with those reporters."

"I don't want to deal with them either." Charlize immediately accelerated, "Didn't George wait in the interview area?"

Russell Clow is the focus of media attention now. When Ryan walked into the interview area, the reporter from the broadcaster ABC was blocked in front of him. As if he was cross-examination, he asked various questions. If it weren't for the FBI on the other side, he might have been able to pounce on him.

The appearance of Ryan and Charlize shared a lot of firepower for him.

Regardless of whether the reporter asked "Is there any confidence in winning the best actor" or "Is Pixar's shareholder ready to transfer the shares to Disney?" or "Why did Miss Theron suddenly gain weight and is she pregnant?", Ryan and the two remained silent. Under the escort of George and others who had been waiting for a long time, they walked all the way into the auditorium.

"God, what are they thinking?" Charlize whispered in a low voice by holding Ryan's arm. "They actually asked me if I'm pregnant?"

"Just ignore them."

He patted her hand comfortably, and hello came from behind, "Ryan, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Hi Stephen."

Hearing a familiar voice, Ryan turned around, shook hands with the bald head who was walking over, and joked, "You are our biggest opponent tonight."

"The Gladiator and the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon teamed up to win 22 nominations." Stephen Soderbergh looked very humble, "Ryan. Your biggest opponent is yourself. I hope you will win the Best Actor."

The three of them walked forward together. Ryan put away his smile and whispered, "I'm also optimistic that you will win the best director."

Although "Irene Brockevich" appeared early, Stephen Soderbergh still won two best director nominations for "Drug Network" and "Women's War". If nothing unexpected happens, the best director should fall on him.

Not only that, the heroine of the movie "Women's War" that Ryan had never seen before was Julia Roberts, and she was nominated for the second best actress in her life for her tenacious and persevering role.

In fact, Ryan's vote for Best Actress was voted for Big Mouth Zhu, even though he hadn't even watched the trailer.

Well, he has inherited the most fine tradition of Oscar judges and became a member of the vote with his feet.

The seats of both sides were far apart, and they separated after entering the theater. Ryan looked at the shiny bald head. The other party and his movie were definitely the biggest opponent of "Gladiator".

Although filming has always been strong in personal style and has even been criticized as being too experimental, Stephen Soderbergh seems to have found a balance between art and business in "Drug Network", and the film is both well-known and popular.

This year's Oscar, "Gladiator" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" have both direct relationships with Ryan, and the organizers also arranged seats of the two crews together according to tradition.

Of course, this place has become the most concentrated place for Chinese people in the theater. In addition to the main creators of the movie, the people Ryan knew were Tan Dun and Yo-yo Ma, and a female singer who spoke in a coquettish voice when she said hello.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won ten Oscar nominations, which will undoubtedly attract the attention of the Chinese-American community in North America. This year is definitely the most popular Chinese performers invited to attend the event. Not only are there many guests sitting nearby, but there are also joint interview delegations from both sides of the Far East, as well as Chinese-American audiences who tried every means to enter the venue in order to witness the historical footage.

"Hi, Ridley." After shaking hands, Ryan took the initiative to open a little distance and deliberately looked at Ridley Scott, "You look dark."

"The Moroccan sun is so terrible." Ridley Scott just rushed back from the set in Africa. "I should have put the set in Nedahua."

"Have the Black Hawk Down finished shooting?" Ryan asked with concern.

"It will take at least two months."

Hearing Ridley Scott's words, Ryan sighed inwardly that the fate of this movie was really destined.

He greeted the other crew members one by one. Ryan came to his seat, first hugged Leonardo DiCaprio, nodded to Giselle Bonchen, and then sat down after Charlize shook hands with them.

However, he still has no peace. Many celebrities who have entered the theater have chosen to come and say hello to him.

"It seems that there are not many guests here today."

As time went by, fewer and fewer people were active in the theater. Ryan chatted with Charlize for a few words, "Do you feel this way, Charlie?"

"Didn't you read the relevant news?" Charlize was puzzled first, then laughed, "I forgot that you have been busy with work recently. It is said that the total number of guests and performing artists invited to attend this year reached more than 2,800, the most in history."

"The fashion and jewelers in Los Angeles are going to make a fortune." Ryan sighed slightly.

Every Oscar, the stars who compete for beauty on the red carpet will always bring huge income to Los Angeles merchants.

It’s okay for male celebrities, such as Ryan, who has participated in so many Oscars, has always been traditional dark dresses and bow tie, while female celebrities often spend a lot of money to show off on the red carpet.

It’s okay for a popular female star like Charlize. Generally, sponsors or well-known designers provide sponsorship, and ordinary stars can only pay out of their own pockets.

These expenses range from dresses to jewelry to RVs that take place often cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Although the award ceremony has not officially begun, more than a dozen cameras of ABC TV will sweep through the venue from time to time to capture the expressions of celebrities, especially those who have received the nomination, before the ceremony.

Ryan is naturally the focus of attention, and there is even a camera that obviously stayed on Charlize's face for a long time, which caused a lot of complaints from the South African American Diamond.

"God, my image is completely ruined."

Although she only looks a little plump, the woman is particularly concerned about her figure and beauty. "I really hope to finish filming "The Devil" tomorrow and then seize the time to lose weight."

"Dear." Ryan deliberately used a joke to comfort her, "I have to remind you that the movie will only start three days later, and it will take at least one and a half months to finish the filming."

"Why did Christina be chosen? Ritchie plays Hillby?" Charlize didn't answer his words at all.

"The candidate Drew recommended." Ryan made a gesture you understand and continued, "Director Jekins also thinks her audition is OK."

Hearing the recommendation of the other party's friend from Ryan, Charlize had to shrugge, leaned against his ear, and whispered, "I have a better choice, she must be better than Christina Ritchie."

"Who?" Ryan's mouth trembled subconsciously.

"I've talked with Hillby several times. She's a very complicated person." Charlize suddenly turned to the role, "Your script is set in this way. Dear, don't you think Natalie Portman is the most suitable person?"

Seeing Charlize crossing his mouth and retreating with a smile, Ryan glared at her invisible eyes, the South African American Diamond blinked mischievously, and then focused on the little golden man standing up on the stage.

Ryan would only treat this proposal as a joke and would never agree. He and Natalie finally formed a tacit understanding and did not mention the names of Nicole and Charlize. If these two women with quite personality face each other and play a same-sex couple, what kind of unpredictable risks would it bring?

It is estimated that this movie, which has invested 30 million US dollars, may not be able to be finished by today next year.

With his eyes slanted, and seeing Charlize's lip line pursed into an upward arc, Ryan simply threw the words she said behind his head, staring at the Mr. Oscar set standing on the stage, waiting for the start of the award ceremony.
Chapter completed!