Chapter 288: As expected of Wu Yuchen, he has it as soon as he makes a move!

Hearing Gong Li on stage didn't look like a newcomer receiving an award at all; she was poised and graceful. After all, she was a woman who had conquered European award stages.

"I am very honored to receive this award for my performance in the film *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*. I remember my mother teaching me when I was 17 not to care about other people's gazes, to bravely be myself, and to strive to pursue my ideals. At this very moment, standing here, I think my mother would be proud of me!"

Friendly applause and cheers immediately erupted off-stage.

After it quieted down slightly, Hearing Gong Li continued: "This award does not belong to me alone, but also to many people sitting here. Thank you, Wu Dao Yuchen, thank you to every member of the crew, and to those who have helped me on my film journey. Thank you!"

Old Mouzi clapped hard. Without needing to ask, he knew that Hearing Gong Li's last sentence was said to him, which made him feel quite touched.

The moment Hearing Gong Li won the award, it had already spread to the land of China, ten thousand miles away, via the internet.

"Hearing Gong Li won! Best Supporting Actress!"

"Empress Gong has taken an Oscar. This makes it complete; she has swept through all the major awards!"

"Didn't Wu Yuchen predict five awards for the two Chinese films combined? There are already three now. I wonder if it will exceed five?"

Charlize Theron immediately said: "The following are the candidates for this year's Best Foreign Language Film..."

In Los Angeles, the Oscars were still ongoing. At this time, Hollywood's "Big Sister" Julia Roberts took the stage and said with a smile:

In this day and age, the reach of television was much stronger than the internet. The news that Hearing Gong Li had won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress spread throughout the country. Through word of mouth, it spread rapidly, attracting more people to turn on their televisions to watch.

John Lone opened the envelope, scanned the note, and announced into the microphone:

"Best Foreign Language Film... China, *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*!"

In the next award for Best Documentary, the winner was *Bowling for Columbine*, a documentary reflecting on American shootings and gun control. This wasn't the point; the point was that its director was quite fierce, directly spraying Bush on the podium:

"I love documentaries, I don't like fictional stories, I don't like living in fictional lies, let our fictional election elect a fictional leader, and he used fictional reasons to send us to the battlefield!"

"Bush, we oppose this war! We are ashamed of you! When you hear so many voices of opposition, you should know your days are numbered!"

Off-stage, Wu Yuchen and Old Mouzi both perked up; both *The Hours* and *Hero* were nominated for this award.

John Lone smiled and opened his mouth: "There are different films all over the world, and films in various languages will make people experience the great differences in the world!"

Clatter, clatter, clatter. Amidst a round of applause, Old Mouzi happily hugged a foreigner. Christopher Doyle was actually an Australian foreigner, but he grew up in Hong Kong to become a top cinematographer, basically sweeping all the Chinese-language cinematography awards.

On the other side, the *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* crew was already a ball of joy, with Huang Huang Xiao Ming excitedly hugging the people around him.

The five candidate films flashed by in turn, first the Chinese *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* and *Hero*, and the other three were Mexico's *The Crime of Father Amaro*, Finland's *The Man Without a Past*, and Germany's *Nowhere in Africa*.

At this time off-stage, the directors of several crews had already fully perked up. Old Mouzi was also a bit nervous now. Although he knew that Wu Yuchen's *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* was the most likely to win, it wasn't impossible for *Hero* either. After all, they had already won two awards earlier, which showed that quite a few judges favored *Hero*. And in terms of the film's theme, *Hero* ultimately expressed reducing war and pursuing peace under heaven, which was also anti-war!

At this moment, Wu Yuchen was the most composed. After all, he had attended the Oscars several times, and he had already won Best Foreign Language Film, so he could naturally remain calm.

To tell the truth, although everyone in Hollywood talked about being anti-war, no one dared to spray as fiercely and directly as this guy, so much so that the organizers had to hurriedly play the exit music to urge him to get off the stage, fearing he would shout out some even more outrageous things.

When it was time to open the envelope, the "South African Diamond" made a gesture of invitation to John Lone. She knew very well that the reason John Lone was arranged as the presenter for Best Foreign Language Film this time was precisely because of the existence of the two Chinese films, and they were very likely to win, so Charlize Theron deliberately let John Lone announce it.

On the other side, Wu Yuchen also friendly sent applause. There might be many things to pick on in the plot of *Hero*, but its visuals and cinematography really reached a very high level. Many beautiful shots were unforgettable, and it was indeed worthy of an Oscar award.

Suddenly, a sense of disappointment surged in Old Mouzi's chest, but it wasn't very strong. After all, he had already anticipated it before coming, and he was also clapping in his hands to congratulate his compatriot.

"According to on-site news, our country's actor Hearing Gong Li, thanks to her excellent performance in *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*, has won the 75th Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This is also the first actor from our country to win an Oscar acting award! Let us congratulate Hearing Gong Li!"

"I am very honored to present the award for Best Cinematography. I think this is an extremely outstanding honor, because without the lens, there would be no film!"

At the same time, many people were sitting in front of their televisions, watching the *Direct Hit on the Oscars* program specifically set up by the Sixth Princess. Television programs were definitely more delayed than the internet. A few minutes later, the host excitedly announced to everyone:

Subsequently, a handsome man and a beautiful woman took the stage. The woman was Charlize Theron, known as the "South African Diamond," and the man was John Lone, one of the representatives of Chinese actors in Hollywood. Since these two actors were presenting together, it was naturally the Best Foreign Language Film award!

"Wu Dao's prediction is relatively accurate. Five would be pretty good. Best Foreign Language Film has more hope, and I don't know which award the remaining one will be born from."

"The winner is... Christopher Doyle, *Hero*!"

At this time, Liu Qianqian was sitting in front of the television watching the live Oscar scene. Because SARS had fully broken out in China, schools had started to suspend classes, so Liu Xiaoli directly took her daughter abroad to "take refuge" and would go back after SARS ended. Therefore, Liu Qianqian could directly see the live Oscar scene on ABC.

Seeing Wu Yuchen stand up and hug the people around him one after another, and seeing her good friend Shu Chang at the Oscar scene celebrating with Huang Huang Xiao Ming, Liu Qianqian revealed an envious look. Changchang had actually stepped onto the Oscars!

Although *The Story of a Noble Family*, which she starred in, had already started airing and had achieved extremely high ratings because people were all at home watching TV due to SARS, could this compare to the Oscars?

A moment later, Wu Yuchen had already strode onto the podium. Charlize Theron took the initiative to hand the little golden man to Wu Yuchen. She wouldn't let John Lone have this opportunity to actively contact Wu Dao again.

Then the South African Diamond sent another hug: "Wu Dao, congratulations! This is really a very excellent film. I've watched it more than once, and I burst into tears every time!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and nodded at Charlize Theron, said thank you to John Lone who was congratulating him, and then walked to the microphone:

"I am really very happy to receive this award! This film is of extraordinary significance to me. It is a dirge that I and the crew send to my motherland and the Chinese nation, to all those who experienced suffering during that tragic war era. I hope no one will ever be hurt by war again!"

Wu Yuchen's words echoed in the hall, immediately drawing a round of applause and cheers. Everyone knew *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*, a typical anti-war film full of delicate emotions. At a time when the Iraq War had just broken out, winning Best Foreign Language Film was most appropriate.

"This award does not belong to me alone, but also to every member of the crew! Thank you..."

Subsequently, Wu Yuchen began various thanks in succession.

And at this time, the Sixth Princess had also received the news. The host excitedly shouted at the camera:

"*The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*! Best Foreign Language Film! Best Foreign Language Film, it's our China's!"

Subsequently, the host adjusted her emotions and returned to the official broadcast:

"The 75th Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film was won by our country's film *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*. This is also Wu Dao Yuchen's second time bringing home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film after *Love*! Let us congratulate Wu Dao Yuchen! Congratulations to *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*!"

At this very moment, many people trapped at home due to SARS were enthusiastically communicating online:

"Hahaha, Best Foreign Language Film won! As expected of Wu Yuchen, he has it as soon as he makes a move!"

"Congratulations to Wu Dao! One person has won two Oscar Best Foreign Language Film awards for our China. Just awesome!"

"Hahaha, adding this one, Chinese films already have five little golden men, reaching the goal Wu Yuchen said!"

"Sigh, it's just a pity for Zhang Yimou and *Hero*."

"What's a pity! With that plot of *Hero*, it couldn't win Best Foreign Language Film anyway! Being able to win Best Cinematography is already pretty good. What else do you want to hope for?

Although *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* hasn't been shown yet, just because it's an anti-Japanese film, I unconditionally support it! Congratulations to *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*! Long live Wu Dao!"

"I've already watched it in America. *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* is ten thousand times stronger than *Hero*! I cried to death! My Xixi and Xiaochun! Damn the little Japanese! Traitors and running dogs all deserve to die!"

"I'm so envious of you! I don't know when it can be shown domestically. SARS is raging right now, so cinemas definitely can't open!"

"There are already pirated versions online, but they are all filmed in cinemas, not clear. I don't recommend everyone watch pirated versions."

"Which master quickly upload the HD version to the internet!"

"Don't worry. Based on my experience, once it's shown on a large scale after the Oscars, especially in overseas regions, the HD pirated version will come out immediately. It's coming soon~"

In the *Direct Hit on the Oscars* program, at this very moment, a lot of information about *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* was being introduced, as well as many behind-the-scenes stories they dug up during filming. Although this film hadn't been shown yet, it really whetted everyone's appetite, fully!

After Wu Yuchen got off the stage, the next award still had something to do with him: Best Film Editing.

"The winner of Best Film Editing... *The Hours*!"

Wu Yuchen immediately led the *The Hours* crew to start clapping. Actually, he himself didn't care much about this award, but this was already the fifth nomination for *The Hours*, and it finally started winning, which counted as a boost for the crew.

After a performance, last year's Oscar Best Actress, Halle Berry, took the stage to present Best Actor.

As Wu Yuchen expected, this year's Best Actor was won by Adrien Brody of *The Pianist*. Putting aside the blessing of Jewish power, his performance was really great. At 29 this year, he also became the youngest Oscar Best Actor.

And at this time, Nicole Kidman, sitting next to Wu Yuchen, couldn't help but start to feel nervous. With the presentation of Best Song and a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Oscar for Best Actress, which concerned her and which she had worked hard for for several years, was coming!

Black Best Actor Denzel Washington walked up and didn't waste words: "The list of candidates for this year's Oscar Best Actress is as follows..."

Jennifer Connelly watched the big screen playing her performance clips and maintained an elegant smile. She knew she had no hope this year, so she could only show her demeanor at this time.

Wu Yuchen looked at the nominated Diane Lane and *Unfaithful*. This was also a very charming beauty, and she had a great figure. She really showed a lot in this *Unfaithful*, and her acting was great. Because of her, Wu Yuchen had watched this film more than once in his past life.

The playback ended, and the exciting moment arrived: "The Best Actress is... Nicole Kidman, *The Hours*!"

Nicole Kidman couldn't hold it together anymore, covered her mouth, and then immediately revealed a very brilliant smile. Facing the hug sent by Wu Yuchen, she directly performed cheek-to-cheek kisses on both sides of Wu Yuchen's face and excitedly whispered in his ear:

"Wu, thank you so much! I will never forget your help to me in my life!"

Wu Yuchen gently patted her smooth back and said with a smile: "Nicole, this is what you deserve. Go, now is your moment~"

And on the other side of Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Connelly, who had previously wrestled with Nicole Kidman in bed in private, immediately sent her a hug as well. Nicole Kidman also hugged her and said something with a smile. In the eyes of the audience, they looked like good sisters with deep sisterly love! ===== CHAPTER 289 =====