King of Hollywood

Chapter 390: Chapter 112 Stupid Practice

“God, you’re finally back,” Laverne breathed a sigh of relief after Adrian had taken his seat again. “If it were a few more minutes, I wouldn’t know how to arrange the camera for the introduction of the Best Original Screenplay nominees.”

“Sorry,” Adrian smirked insincerely and then, adjusting his bow tie, looked towards the stage, “Have they reached Best Original Screenplay yet?”

The presenter had already started reading the list, with Adrian’s “Braveheart” being the first mentioned. His face appeared on the big screen, and he smiled and nodded to the camera amid the applause, pretending as though he had been seated there all along and hadn’t briefly run off to the restroom for a semi-forced intimate moment with Sophie.

It was another of his works, “The Usual Suspects” that had won Spacey the Best Supporting Actor, and the applause erupted again. It was exceedingly rare for someone to receive two Best Original Screenplay nominations at the Oscars, and nearly everyone believed he had the Oscar statuette in the bag.

However, the unexpected occurred when the name announced was: Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone, “Nixon”!

Even the presenter himself seemed stunned as he opened the envelope, pausing for quite some time before applause finally filled the room and the orchestra began playing the score of “Nixon.” However, the surprising and awkward sensation couldn’t be shaken off, even if the Film Academy favored biographies, but wasn’t this a bit much?

This awkwardness also affected those who went on stage to receive the award, Christopher Wilkinson and Oliver Stone, who continually expressed that it was all luck, and they passed most of their praise to the Film Academy.

Below, Adrian clapped casually for them as if he didn’t mind that the award, which should have been easily his, was given to someone else, but in truth, he had raised his eyebrows the moment he heard the name. He was well aware that his prominence and relative youth meant that the Film Academy had to suppress him somewhat, or else how could the older generation stand it?

It was one thing for Best Director to be taken away, as “Braveheart” was good but not top-notch, but losing on both Best Original Screenplay nominations was rather… Considering the earlier awards presented, a possible thought suddenly popped into his mind.

But now wasn’t the time to ponder too much, as results would surely reveal themselves with the progression of the awards. Besides, during the speech above, Sophie had already returned to her seat. She looked as elegant and proper as when she left, showing no traces of the passion in the restroom, only giving him a fierce, hidden glare as she sat down.

Adrian couldn’t help but laugh quietly and shake his head subtly, then recalled her resistance, wildness, and anger in the restroom.