Hollywood What If Chapter 143

  "I would like to thank the entire produ crew, the cast, my father, and my brother. Without you, it's impossible for me to reach this stage. Thank you very much."

  Kazir smiled and the audience appuded. Kazir Grey looked like a rugged, handsome man. Over six feet tall, broad shoulders, and a dark short beard. A mase kind of handsomeness.

  He waved his hand ahe stage. The coordinator motioned for him to go backstage and Kazir Grey walked fidently... Hiding his awkwardness.

  'If I know I'm going to win, I should have prepared a speech.'

  He didn't think he would get the award. Especially when they didn't have any PR (Public Retions).

  "Sir, you go back to your seat when the ercial starts."

  The coordinator said while another presenter introduced the nominations for Best Actress.

  "gratutions, Directrey."

  Robin Williams reached out for a handshake.

  "Thank you, Mr. Williams." Kazir accepted his handshake.

  The two were at backstage waiting for the ercial. They were both holding Oscar statues.

  Holy, Kazir felt awkward because Robin Williams art of Good Will Hunting. Everyorongly believed that Good Will Hunting would wi inal Spy, but Kazir uedly won it.

  "Haha, you don't have to be embarrassed. These things happen sometimes. We 't predict the future."

  "That's right."

  Kazir Grey could not agree more. It seemed that his knowledge was slowly being useless against the uable flow of time.

  "By the way, gratutions in advaaken might get two awards tonight."

  "You mean the Best Actor award?"

  "That's right. Jaicholson is the stro tender, but the impact of Taken st year is enormous. It spread awareness about the dangers of human traffig. The movement it created caused a massive ge in society. It's so influencial."

  Kazir nodded. He khat an anization had beeed to help people suffering from this kind of injustice. Moreover, Liam Neeson had bee an ambassador for the movement. Maybe the members of the Academy would vote for Liam Neeson because of that. sidering that the Academy loves to shower itself with humanitarian work.

  "You know what they call Liam Neeson these days? They call him the Rescuer. Some call him Daddy Rescuer... So yeah, you get the gist."

  Well, Liam Neeson was famous for having roles that involved saving people. The Taken trilogy, Non-Stop, and Sdler's List. Just some of the movies he was in that were about saving people.

  "Holy, I'm skeptical about only getting three nominations. With the good influehat Taken has spread, I think you deserve a Best Picture nomination as well."

  Robert Williams added. He had ne against Kazir Grey or the Taken crew. In his opinion, making a e was better than holding a grudge. Making a good impression was the best choice. Maybe they could cooperate ime. After all, Kazir Grey was a great director.

  "I have only one answer: Paramount."

  "Uood, have a nice day."

  With one word, Robin Williams khe answer.

  Paramount was one of the iors in Titanic. It could not share its resources, especially for a movie like Taken. Taken was pletely owned by Grey Pictures, it would be pointless for Paramount to promote the movie.

  Besides, Kazir khat Titanic would win most of the awards this year, so he had no reason to waste his money on PR.

  'It is impossible to beat Titanic. So it's better to choose a better year to pete instead of fag a huge boat.'

  That was the best answer in this situation. However, Kazir didn't expect to win an Oscar without any PR.

  'I guess this is another achievement I be proud of.'

  Perhaps Kazir was not fident in his movie. He didn't expect that he would wihough Taken had a very strong influe year.

  A few mier, the audiearted g again.

  Helen Hu backstage. She saw Robin Williams and Kazir Grey talking. She smiled and greeted them, and they gratuted each other on the awards they had won.

  Unfortunately, Helen Hunt didn't have time to talk to Kazir Grey because the coordinator told them to return to their seats.

  Kazir Grey sat down and sighed. He was happy, of course.

  "gratutions, Kazir." Liam Neeson was happy for him.

  "Liam, I think yoing to wi Actor."

  At first, Kazir was skeptical about Liam Neeson's ces of winning the statue. But after what he experienced, he felt that Liam Neeson would win.

  Robin Williams was right, the impact of Taken was not just a simple aovie. It opened a lot of people's eyes. And for that, the Academy deserves to give them an award.

  'I regret that I didn't give Liam too maional ses. The Academy loves explosive ag.'

  "I hope so."

  Liam Neeson ughed nervously. He knew his role was too weak against Jaicholson's. But this was his sed ce to get nominated, and it would be foolish of him to pass up the opportunity.

  Luckily, CAA was great at PR and they helped him a lot.

  "Liam, let's set up a time to talk. I have something to tell you."

  "I hope it's not something bad, right?" Liam Neeson looked at him.

  "I don't think it is."

  "Of course. If I wi Actor, I'll take you to a nice restaurant."

  "Nah, I'm good with fast food restaurants."

  The two ughed.

  When the ercial ehe live broadcast resumed.

  This time, the Best Actor presenter, Frances Mand, smiled into the camera.

  She annouhe nominations. Five cameras were directed at the nominated actors.

  Liam Neeso his smile on and showed a calm expression. However, he was sweating on his babsp;

  Winning the Best Actor award was very important to him. He dreamed of getting one, especially after his nominations for Sdler's List. He wanted one, a proof of his achievement in the industry. And an Oscar statue was the best way to prove it.

  He ched his fists and hoped his prayers would be answered.

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