King of Hollywood

Chapter 329 - 329 56? Accident

?Chapter 329: 56? Accident Chapter 329: 56? Accident The glamorous hall, the noisy crowd, the melodious music, the boiling voices—this was not the Oscar ceremony, yet it was livelier than the awards themselves. Vanity Fair had organized the Oscar Night party for the third time, and the previous two had earned them substantial reputation. Besides, they had always maintained good relations with the entertainment industry and the threshold to enter was much lower than that of the award ceremony. Consequently, many industry heavyweights attended, making the party even more dazzling.

For instance, Tom Hanks and his wife, who had won Best Actor in a leading role for multiple years, were chatting cheerfully in a corner with another couple who shared the name—Tom Cruise and his wife. On the other side, Jessica Lange, the Best Actress winner, stood with a glass of wine loudly talking to her friends, her expression excited, clearly happy about having won both Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress.

As for Adrian, who had just been nominated youngest Best Director and had broken the record to become the youngest Best Director in Oscar history, he was now sitting on a couch in a small room, congratulating Laverne, the CEO of Bossworth Film Company.

“How does it feel to win Best Picture?” Adrian asked with a smile, adjusting his sitting posture.

“Not bad.” Laverne shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, completely different from his demeanor during the acceptance speech.

Forrest Gump had already secured Best Picture when Adrian won Best Director. As previously mentioned, unless under special circumstances, Best Director and Best Picture are rarely given to two different films. Besides, Forrest Gump perfectly encapsulated mainstream American values, so if there had to be a sacrifice, it would only be Best Director.

Since Adrian was the producer and Laverne represented the film company, they both went up to receive the award. Adrian knew Laverne had always wanted the company to own an Oscar-winning film, so he had handed the speech opportunity to him. Laverne had been genuinely thrilled then. Despite his calm exterior, don’t forget Adrian was right by his side. What was unexpected was that, just a few minutes into the Vanity Fair party after the ceremony had ended, Laverne seemed to no longer care about it.

“It’s normal,” Laverne explained, noticing his confusion, “When you dedicate a lot of time to something wholeheartedly, never giving up despite numerous failures and pains, aiming to prove yourself with it, you’ll feel particularly empty once it’s completed. The longer you hold onto the belief, the stronger the emptiness feels, like…”
“Like in movies or novels, those who spend their lives chasing a belief of revenge, and feel emptied once they’ve achieved it,” Adrian laughed as he chimed in.

“Um… well, that’s definitely more vivid, I was going to say, like those who strive hard and reach the top.” Laverne shrugged again, then sighed shortly after.

“Come on, Laverne, this is just the beginning,” Adrian patted his shoulder firmly, “believe me, before you leave, we’ll win many more Best Pictures.”

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