Chapter 295 The queen of water is gone?
In Los Angeles in February, the sun is shining.
Monticito in the north, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.
At the gate of a manor surrounded by lush trees, a group of children stopped and looked around like a mobile phone signal. When a familiar vehicle came into their sight, the boredom of waiting for a long time suddenly turned into excited anticipation.
"Hello, Uncle~" an African-American with a bull nose yelled at the handsome guy who got out of the car.
"Hello ~ Xiou~" He took off his sunglasses, stretched out his hand kindly, with an unreserved smile, with the warmth of spring, "Wow! I haven't seen you in half a year, and you have grown so tall? I remember you only reached my waist last summer, Now…"
"Tsk tsk tsk... Does your dad have any secret recipe for growing taller? Why didn't he use it for me back then? Huh?"
The action of gesticulating height combined with the extremely surprised words made the African-American named Xiou laugh non-stop. While denying the man's question, he also dodged to push his sister in front of the man.
"Hello, Uncle." The African-American with dreadlocks was a little timid.
"Oh! Isn't this Mikaela?" The little round face with her mouth pursed was really cute, "Hello~"
Seeing the man's protruding right hand, the chubby little girl dodged a little.
The man didn't force it either. After saying hello, he turned his attention to the two brown-haired boys beside him, one tall and one short.
Compared with the timid little girl, this pair of little radish heads with similar looks but different heights showed excitement, and they licked a pinch on their heads, and said in surprise: "Hey! Sawyer You've lost weight!"
"Not bad, not bad, even more handsome!"
"Dest! Although you have lost weight, but—"
"Why do you wear glasses like your dad?"
It seems that they are used to men's hair pulling, so the two didn't dodge, but after hearing the other party's question, the bespectacled Dest immediately showed bitterness, shrank back, and wanted to hide behind my brother.
Such behavior was also predicted by the elder brother Sawyer in advance. As soon as he moved his footsteps, he exposed his younger brother to the other party.
Not only that, he also sold the other party directly, "Uncle! Dest is short-sighted because he is disobedient!"
"When you gave him the game, you clearly stated that you can only play for one hour a day at most."
"But he played secretly! Then one day he suddenly told his mother that he couldn't see clearly."
"After Dad came back, we found out that he not only played and cleared all the games you gave him, but also often went to Dad's game room to play games in the middle of the night. The record of "Space Invaders" kept by Dad is all It was broken by him!"
"Oh! Is it so powerful?" The man was startled.
Although Sawyer is complaining about his younger brother’s playful behavior, but for the man—
"Dest, you are much better than your father!"
"Just right, I brought you a new game this time, let's play it..."
While speaking, the man turned his head to look at the woman beside him.
Getting his signal, the beauty with blond hair and shawl handed the gift box in front of the youngest carrot head.
Sawyer, who complained, opened his mouth wide because of his flowing movements, and Dest, who felt that his "uncle" might criticize him, was even more surprised. His wide-open eyes were full of surprise, but the action that he instinctively took over did not. Showed his true heart.
While he accepted it, Kate Capshaw, who was holding her daughter and watching the whole process with a smile, said, "Why don't you say thank you?"
"Ah...thank you sister..." The little guy who hadn't reacted instinctively replied.
The next second, feeling that something was missing, he said to the man again: "Thank you uncle..."
‘What? '
The man's smile froze on his face, looking at the kid who was full of joy, he asked suspiciously, "What are you calling me?"
"Uncle!" Little Luobotou didn't think there was anything wrong.
"Then what are you calling her?" The man pouted.
"Sister!" Death replied again.
"Don't you think there is a problem?" The man wanted to give him another chance.
However, before Dest scratched his head in doubt, the beautiful woman beside the man had already given away all the presents he was carrying.
Listening to the sweet "Thank you sister", she smiled and took the man's arm and said, "Do you think there is a problem?"
"No..." The awakened man has already noticed the 'danger' appearing in his head.
"Oh! So you think they should call me auntie?" the beauty asked with a smile.
The man desperate to survive quickly shook his head like a rattle.
"You are so young, how can you be their aunt?"
The unscrupulous words fully reflected his family status, and also made Kate Capshaw, who was hugging her daughter, pursed her lips and said happily, "Roland, do you sleep on the sofa every day at home? Steven and I are different. I want to be the godparents of your children!"
"If you do this, when will our wish come true?"
'Grass! ’ Roland’s face darkened.
The next second, there was a sharp pain in the arm.
Thinking with the soles of his feet, he also knew that Kate was pinching himself!
As for the reason...
When a woman dislikes her man, she doesn't need a reason.
What should I do at this time...
That is admitting mistakes.
Of course, in the public, no one will let Roland admit his mistake, and after seeing Roland's helpless smile, Kate Capshaw, who made a joke, also stopped appropriately, saying: "Since you are here, we Let's go."
"Steven left after breakfast, saying that today he must treat you to the fish he caught."
"But I think, at his level, he is lucky if he doesn't fall into the lake."
After reaching an agreement with Henry Rumsfeld, Roland had nothing to do.
Now that the biggest crux of my mind has been resolved, the next thing I should do is of course to enjoy life.
It's not—
"Spider-Man 2 and 3" just had a three-day holiday because of the interior decoration. When he turned his head, he received Spielberg's picnic invitation and brought his daughter-in-law here slowly. It really does seem like a waste of time, but working hard to make money is just for having fun, isn't it?
Do the twenty-six people who own half the world's wealth work for themselves?
Get out, you will die of exhaustion if you do it yourself!
So, upon hearing the suggestion of relief, Roland couldn't wait to answer.
Seeing the other party and the five children board the car one by one, Roland turned his head suddenly, pecked Kate's red lips quickly, and then pushed Kate into the co-pilot while the other party was confused. .
Although he was hit twice on the arm, the smile on his face did not diminish in the slightest.
And when he slapped his daughter-in-law on the seat belt, he asked desperately, "Are you unhappy?"
"You must think I'm an aunt in your heart!" Kate pouted.
"How is it possible!" Roland refused to admit it.
"Hmph!" Kate rolled her eyes at Roland, "Just keep your mouth shut~"
"If you are really capable, you will be as hard tonight as you are now!"
'The amount of drops is amazing! '
'Listen! listen! What kind of tiger-wolf word is this! '
Turning his head and glanced at Kate, seeing that her expression did not seem to be fake, Roland made this request in his heart.
'OK! I must let you call me daddy tonight! '
'snort! Am I the kind of person who is afraid of sleeping with me? '
Start the car, step on the accelerator, and the clear push back made Kate glance at her man.
When she saw the corners of Roland's raised mouth and the spontaneous confidence, she bit her red lips with her expectant white teeth.
The picnic site chosen by the old man is the San Bernardino National Forest northeast of Los Angeles.
The distance of 100 miles can be completed in just over an hour along Highway 10.
As a resort at an altitude of 7,000 feet, from December to February of the next year, it will be affected by the winter rainy climate, and there will be a lot of snow, but because of the climate, there are actually no other places here. The ski resort is so cold, so wearing a T-shirt to ski is not a question of judgment in a cultural desert, but a real reality.
Of course, as long as you are an individual, you will not go to the ski resort for a picnic. After walking around the mountain road with nine twists and eighteen bends for half a day, the 2.1-mile-long large reservoir, which the locals call Big Bear Lake, appeared in front of them. before.
Although she was punched, she still put on a windbreaker for Kate. After getting out of the car, she threw the luggage of the vehicle to the accompanying staff, and went straight to the pier. Everyone saw the big sand sculpture sitting on the ice fishing at a glance. .
The children saw their father and ran over in a swarm, but Roland...
After repeatedly asking the administrator next to him to confirm that the ice would not collapse, he took Kate and carefully moved over there.
"How old are you, are you still afraid of falling?"
Look at this situation, the old man is full of disgust.
"How old are you, don't you still worry about trouble?"
Submissive in front of Kate, he punches hard in front of the old man.
Hearing what he said, the old man who was still smiling suddenly pursed his lips and said, "Hiss..."
"I asked you to come and relax! I didn't ask you to disturb me!"
"No way! Who told you to call me out with the reason of 'avoiding trouble'?"
"If I don't know the situation, can I eat your fish?"
Roland spread his hands, squatting beside the fish basket with an innocent face.
It seems that they don't think there is any problem with mutual hatred.
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That’s right, if you can come out and relax during this embarrassing time in February, when you don’t go to the village or go to the store, there is no other possibility except to avoid trouble, and the thing that can make the old man feel troublesome is naturally Oscar.
Different from last year's hugely popular "Titanic", this year's most popular "Saving Private Ryan" has no movement at all, not to mention the Olympic promotion, and even the normal public relations dinner in previous years was not held.
At the moment, the loudest shout is naturally "Shakespeare in Love", which tells the story of Shakespeare's love romance.
Following the list is "As Good as It Gets", which was squeezed out by "Titanic" last year and had to be postponed for a year.
In addition, although "Life is Beautiful", "The Thin Red Line", and "Elizabeth" are all competing for the Olympics, but—
These movies seem to have not inherited the competitive spirit of the predecessors in previous years who fought to the death for an award. Instead, it is more like being stripped of their underwear and grabbing the key point.
Except for a few beeps, there was nothing else.
Such a situation also surprised Roland who returned to Los Angeles from New York.
Although he has the memory of his previous life and knows that this year's Oscars will have abysses, what he didn't expect is that "Shakespeare in Love", which was promoted by Harvey Weinstein, has no opponent from the very beginning!
This special code makes him feel strange!
Because he clearly remembered that after the outbreak of the 'Metoo Movement', Harvey defended himself, saying that he had never dived into Pepper, and that it was purely an accident that she won the Oscar. "Love History"?
But no matter how he works, it is impossible to block the mouths of all opponents at the same time, right?
If "Saving Private Ryan" was not announced because the old man wanted to nominate his goddaughter, then other movies that have nothing to do with Miramax are not announced, which makes people a little confused.
Because of this, after receiving the old man's picnic invitation, Roland readily accepted it.
In addition to relaxing, he also really wanted to know what happened here during the six months he left California.
If nothing happened, why did the old man tell him on the phone—
‘Don’t mention Saving Private Ryan in front of anyone’?
"Nothing happened!"
When the old man took all the lunch and asked his wife to take the children to go hiking and skating, and Roland asked his wife to help take care of them, they dragged the fish to find a place to deal with, and they also beeped softly while working. beep.
"I ask you not to mention "Ryan" on any occasion, because this movie has to be handled in a low-key manner this year." The old man said.
"Why? Make way for Gwyneth?" Roland asked.
"That's one of the reasons, but...it's not important." Upon hearing the goddaughter's name, the old man felt a bit of a toothache, "I just hope that she can be like you, have a quiet relationship, get married and have children soon That's enough, as for winning the prize?"
“I never thought it was going to happen.”
Not wanting to waste time on that troublemaker, the old man straightened the topic after making a complaint, "The reason why I told you not to mention "Ryan" is because it got mixed up with the "Infinite Extension" operation..."
"You see what I mean?"
"Oh~" Roland, who was wearing gloves to scrape fish scales, knew it.
It turned out that "Saving Private Ryan" didn't win the Oscar, it was really because the old man didn't want to make a fuss about sensitive topics!
As I said before, "Saving Private Ryan" is a movie that was released under the banner of anti-war, but happened to encounter a war during its release, and then turned into a patriotic propaganda film inexplicably.
Its success is related to the film itself and the main creative team, but it is also related to the general environment in which it was located at that time.
So many people died in the embassy bombing, and the blatantly provocative behavior of international organizations made American hawks hype "Saving Private Ryan".
Because they can accuse and criticize one thing or one object, but they cannot directly support some sensitive topics.
Because even if the object of accusation and criticism is innocent, it will be something later. As time goes by, it may have an impact on them, but it will not be strong, but if the object of support is wrong, then over time With the passage of time, those who once supported them will become executioners in people's eyes, and will even become the targets of some people's attacks and curses.
The most typical example is George Clooney.
Running wildly on the issue of South Sudan, calling on all walks of life to donate for their independence.
But after they became independent, successive civil wars and ethnic conflicts broke out, making the already poor country worse.
And George Clooney himself?
With America's abandonment of South Sudan, he also became the abandoned son of the big boss who wanted to take an official career.
Although the subsequent "Murder in Mystery Town" still spoke out for racial issues, he has already suffered a lot, and now he only criticizes sensitive issues and will not support them, because—
Even if the spray is wrong, it will be returned with a bunch of excuses such as 'lack of knowledge', 'need to understand', 'angry attack', or even cold treatment, but if the support is wrong, then it is really a bad ass!
A bunch of real-life cases tell us that being a troll is far better than proposing politics...
In this way, giving "Saving Private Ryan" a platform is really a brain bag.
Because standing against the war is always safer than standing against the war!
"Okay, I see."
With a knife, Roland cut open the scaled belly of the fish, took out the internal organs, and then threw it in warm water for a quick rinse.
"What about the other movies? Are we the only ones with problems?"
"If this is the case, then you will not be at a loss?"
While speaking, Roland, who cleaned the fish body briefly, handed the processed ingredients to the old man.
He often takes care of the children at home, while taking the ingredients, he also picks up the kitchen paper to absorb the moisture from the fish.
"It's not just us, "Life is Beautiful" and "The Thin Red Line" also have the same problem."
"If there wasn't Schindler's List, I think I'd be rooting for Life Is Beautiful."
"But because "Schindler's List" won an Oscar, so..."
"If I were a judge, I would definitely not vote for "Life is Beautiful"."
"As for "The Thin Red Line", it reproduced the key battle of the US military to contain the Japanese army in World War II."
“When the ‘U.S.-Japan trade war’ started, if this movie won an Oscar, wouldn’t it be fair to tell the world that Hollywood is supporting Zipperton? So…the possibility of it winning an award is also very low.”
After sucking up the water from the fish, the old man took out the seasoning he brought from home, and roughly rubbed it on the fish.
Hearing such words, Roland, who was squatting there processing the ingredients, also turned his head and glanced at the other party.
After he caught the helplessness emanating from the other party, Roland, who had straightened things out, shook his head.
have to…
He finally knew why "Shakespeare in Love" won an Oscar in his previous life.
It's not because the judges are too stupid, and it's not because the opponent is weak, but because the situation doesn't allow it!
The bombing of the embassy and the subsequent "infinite extension" operation made "Saving Private Ryan" an embarrassing beep;
'The U.S.-Japan Trade War' makes "The Thin Red Line" about the confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Japanese Army in World War II extremely uncomfortable;
And "Life is Beautiful" is not an American movie, so it does not have an advantage in itself. In addition, "Schindler's List" is in the front, and the movie that also shouts for the Jews suddenly falls into a disadvantage;
In this way, "Shakespeare in Love" has the upper hand when the three opponents can't fight at all.
As for Cate Blanchett's "Elizabeth"?
As a British film like "Shakespeare in Love", it lacks Harvey Weinstein.
In this case, that fat man who can only fool around can have room to play.
Of course, this was Roland's previous life, but in this life—
Because of his appearance, "As Good as It Gets" that was supposed to be released last year has become a contender for this year!
According to the current momentum, it is obvious that "As Good as It Gets" squeezed out "Elizabeth". In this way, can "Shakespeare in Love" beat "As Good as It Gets"?
Jack Nicholson, that can beat Joseph Fiennes!
And how could Gwyneth Paltrow beat Helen Hunt?
Will the prize after the water disappear?
Grab the grass!
Thinking of this, Roland asked interestedly after finishing the second fish: "Do you think it is possible for Shakespeare in Love to win an award?"
The old man rolled his eyes at Roland, "You have studied with me for so long, so you haven't even improved your aesthetics?"
""Titanic" can, "Shakespeare in Love" can't."
Such words made Roland chuckle, "What about "As Good as It Gets"?"
"I'd rather choose "Life is Beautiful." The old man shrugged, snatched the cleaned fish from Roland's hand, and said, "I called you here not to talk about work, but to tell you not to publish political opinions outside. of."
“As long as you don’t yell at the media — ‘We’re going to the Oscars!’”
"Then I thank you!"
"Haha..." Roland grinned when he complained so much.
"Okay, okay, since you begged me in a low voice, then I will let you go..."
‘? '
A question mark appeared in the old man's head. He felt that Roland was really special and felt good about himself.
'Who is so special please? '
‘I’m telling you not to make mistakes! '
Angrily raised his foot and kicked Roland, he threw the fish on the seasoning plate and said: "Speak less and do more, you handle it!"
The arrogant behavior made Roland laugh again and again, "Okay... I'll take care of it..."
"But while I'm taking care of it, can you trouble your old man to light a fire for the oven?"
Note: ①The cost of trolling people is indeed lower than the cost of support. George Clooney’s support behavior has become a negative example of Hollywood. , he has not received any good books. That's right, his failure to receive the book has nothing to do with the high price. When "Madden Murder" was released, the Charlottesville riots happened in Virginia, USA, and people's first reaction at that time was not "white supremacism" at all. The reporter' is doing things, but George Clooney is doing things, forcing the heroine Julian Moore to come out and say, "Actors should not be presidents", and draw a line with George Clooney directly, and George Clooney Also later responded 'I don't want to be in politics'. ②It is precisely because the cost of supporting something is too high, so "Saving Private Ryan" in 1998 did not do much promotion for the Olympics. It is an unspoken rule in the circle to stand in line through spraying. In 2010, "The Thin Red Line" was also influenced by external influences. It is precisely because these films do not make it clear that we support the present, so "Shakespeare in Love" took advantage of it. And this review was made by "Hollywood Reporter" after Harvey Weinstein complained of injustice after metoo. Of course, they didn't say that politics restricted the judges' hands, but they did say that "The Thin Red Line" and "Saving Private Ryan" left the judges at a loss.
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