American fame and fortune

In front of the gate of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, hundreds of reporters gathered, waiting for the first-hand Oscar news.

The Hollywood awards season lasts for several months and there are so many awards, the climax is undoubtedly the Oscars.

The Nominators Luncheon is the final touches.

Hundreds of celebrities arrived one after another, and Martin was caught among them, and seemed to be just an ordinary member.

In the banquet hall, he sat at a table with Leonardo, Nicholson and Scorsese.

Few people are interested in the exquisite dishes for the luncheon.

Martin poked Nicholson on the left and said with a look: "Your favorite."

Nicholson saw it, and Blanchett, the heroine of the "Babel" crew, said, "I heard from Meryl, were you there last time she had a conflict with this woman?"

Martin took the initiative to ask for credit: "Without me, Meryl would suffer." Then he asked for benefits: "You thank me?"

Nicholson picked up the wine bottle, poured a glass of wine, and handed it to Martin: "Thanks."

Martin shook his head: "Sure enough, you are shameless."

Leonardo on the right answered: "You should thank Meryl's husband in New York."

Martin said seriously: "Yes, let him thank the famous Jack Nicholson..."

Nicholson didn't care: "You think he doesn't know? Tang En Gumo knows more than you think."

Martin asked, "Is that Meryl's husband?"

"A sculptor," Leonardo explained, "and a famous artist."

Martin said, "I see."

Those who engage in art are really extraordinary, and art is also a very profound knowledge.

Sacrifice is essential to success in art...

Nicholson lowered his voice, leaned over and said, "Next weekend, let's go to Venice Beach together."

"You two bastards, aren't you afraid of being shot to death?" Martin silently calculated the time.

Leonardo said: "That's why I called you."

Martin shook his head: "I don't have time. A friend is going to hold a birthday party, and I promised to be there."

"Girl friends?" Nicholson asked.

Martin casually said, "A girl I saved at Burbank High School, sister of the Olsen sisters."

Leonardo paid attention to it and asked, "In the Coca-Cola commercial last year, the one next to you who was the saint of Coca-Cola?"

Martin nodded: "That's her."

Next to Natalie Portman, who is also under the WMA flag, passed by and took the initiative to say hello to Martin.

While Martin turned his head to talk to someone, Nicholson gave Leonardo a look.

The bastard and the bastard had a tacit understanding, and Leonardo immediately understood what he meant.

When Martin turned his head, he said, "Can you count me in for your friend's birthday? I'll join in the fun."

Nicholson raised his head: "Count me in."

Martin's first reaction: "You don't want to make trouble, do you?"

Nicholson shook his head: "Martin, you have a problem with your thinking."

Leonardo ran on Martin: "Every time there is a fun party, I will take you, where is your brother's loyalty?"

Thinking of those two bachelor parties, and Martin wasn't too worried about the two messing around, and said, "I'll ask the master first."

Before the luncheon started, he sent Elizabeth Olsen a text message.

In less than two weeks, it will be her eighteenth birthday, and the Olsen sisters will hold a grand birthday party for her.

Stars on the level of Leonardo and Nicholson used to be able to add color to the party.

Elizabeth Olsen's text message was sent back quickly. Martin glanced at it and said, "The master agrees. Remember to prepare a birthday present for him."

Nicholson responded, "It's a small thing." He pointed to Leonardo: "The task of preparing the gift is entrusted to you."

Leonardo narrowed his eyes: "Why me."

"You know the mind of a young girl," Nicholson said.

Scorsese glanced at the three bastards and secretly thanked that he didn't cause trouble on his crew.

That cow...forget it, I don’t want to worry about the cow, and when the Oscars are over, I’ll just kill it and make steak, skewers, and goulash!

Luncheon host Maggie Gyllenhaal and academy president Sid Ganesh appeared on stage.

Scorsese reminded: "It's about to start."

Martin, Leonardo, and Nicholson stopped talking and listened to the list of nominations with three pairs of ears.

After Sid Ganesh's speech, Maggie Gyllenhaal first announced the winners of the Science and Technology Award.

Although the academy is called the Academy of Arts and Sciences, the latter is not valued very much, and several awards related to this cannot even be entered into the official award ceremony.

Next, the nominees for various awards will be announced.

Nicholson looked relaxed and at ease, looking at the three staring sand sculptures at the same table, the more he looked at it, the more amusing he became.

He whispered: "There are four people sitting at this table, and they have won three Oscar statuettes in total. Who are the winners?"

Martin and Leonardo gave him the middle finger at the same time.

Scorsese was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.

But the three of them are also very helpless, they have three statuettes!

Martin withdrew his middle finger, but felt relaxed. Nomination is not difficult, and winning is a no-brainer.

With Leonardo next to him for comparison, he felt that his luck should not be bad.

Maggie Gyllenhaal read out the nomination list one by one, which was then displayed on the big screen behind her.

The Best Supporting Actor nominations soon arrived.

"Alan Arkin, Eddie Murphy." Then, Martin heard his own name from Maggie's mouth: "Martin Davis!"

Martin clenched his fists, the work during this time was not in vain!

Leonardo and Nicholson bumped fists with him successively to express their congratulations.

When the list was finished, Scorsese applauded and nodded to Martin.

Martin smiled, a little excited in his heart, after all, it was a rare achievement.

Just like Scorsese, Spielberg, and Leonardo next to him, when they entered this industry, apart from fame and fortune, they naturally also had the pursuit of gaining recognition from their peers.

What's more, Oscar itself is a way to gain fame and fortune.

Leonardo's name is included in the list of Oscar's Best Actors announced next.

He scored a nomination for "Blood Diamond."

Leonardo was just laughing, looking calm. He didn't forget to laugh at Martin: "Look at you, it's just a nomination, how excited you are."

"I'm not as good as you." Martin's knife was aimed at the bloody place, "You have many years of experience in running with you, but I don't."

Leonardo was about to stare, but just as the camera turned to this side, he could only keep smiling.

When he came back to his senses, there was another warm applause in the banquet hall.

It was Scorsese and "The Departed" who were nominated for Best Director and Best Picture, respectively.

The biggest winners of this nomination list are "The Departed" and "Babel".

The former got 5 nominations, and the latter got 7 nominations.

Subsequently, the host of this year's Oscars ceremony was announced-Ellen DeGeneres.

Martin didn't like her very much.

Nicholson is semi-retired and has nothing to do all day long. He is very gossipy and asks Martin: "I remember you were on her talk show, and it wasn't very pleasant?"

Martin said directly: "She couldn't afford it, she wanted to fuck me, but she didn't succeed, and said I didn't cooperate. I was just a young actor at that time."

Leonardo reminded: "How about the three of us go on her show together and fuck her?"

Martin shook his head: "That's to help her increase ratings, it's not worth it. She's gay, so it's not easy to deal with."

Leonardo said: "Since Brokeback Mountain won the best director award last year, the trend towards homosexuality in the circle has changed."

Nicholson continued: "As long as our white-skinned old men are alive, the core of Hollywood will not change."

Martin saw the academy chairman Sid Gannis coming to the stage again to prepare for a long speech, and said, "Old bastard, you are still idle, don't you want to compete for the academy chairman?"

"You don't think it's easy to compete for the chairmanship of the academy, do you?" Nicholson replied without needing Martin: "In recent years, the real power of the chairmanship of the academy has increased, and the competition within the academy has never been open and transparent. To tell you the truth, the competition for the chairmanship of the academy Much more intense than Oscar PR."

Seeing Scorsese nodding, Martin knew Nicholson was right.

Nicholson added: "Even if actors go to compete, they rarely succeed. As a result, actors often have limited time. Most of them are bastards like you and Leo. They eat, drink and have fun in their spare time."

He simply used two bastards as an example: "You are going to run for the chairman of the academy, how many people are willing to vote for you? There are 6,000 members of the academy, can you rest assured that this position will be given to you two bastards?"

Martin is self-aware: "I'm not qualified enough."

Leonardo said: "Aren't young female models fun? Go to the academy."

Nicholson further said: "Can an actor win votes in the college's internal elections, engage in public relations and interpersonal relations, can the actors surpass those who are producers? Warren Beatty and Annette Bening have competed several times. time."

He pointed to Sid Ganesh on the stage: "The result? This old guy has been re-elected as the chairman of the academy for the third time."

Martin said: "There are too few actors like Reagan and Schwarzenegger."

Leonardo joked: "You bastard don't want to run for president, do you?"

Martin still vaguely remembered the drunken words that day when he was too drunk, and said, "No, I want to lead an army of beautiful women into Washington, capture the White House, and dissolve the Union."

Scorsese suddenly said: "If you can do it, I guess you can win the Nobel Peace Prize."

The main meals for the luncheon were delivered one after another at this time. The academy has never been short of money, let alone save money on the front event Oscar. The dishes are quite rich.

The four of Martin were in a good mood, chatting while eating.

It's just that Scorsese has some headaches. The three sand sculptures at the same table are planning to bombard the dating sites of each studio.

This made him make up his mind that no matter what project he directs in the future, he will not allow three sand sculptures to gather in his crew.

It can really turn upside down.

After drinking and eating, everyone came to the lobby decorated as the background of the Oscars, and hundreds of people took a group photo for this year's lunch together.