America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 809 - 802: I Have Seen Your Secret

When Seth MacFarlane came on stage, Martin instinctively glanced at Charlize Theron.

Charlize asked softly, "What's wrong now?"

Martin said, "This comedian is known for his parodies, I wonder what he's got lined up."

Having seen "Ted," Charlize remarked, "At most he'll do an impression of Ted."

While they were whispering, Seth MacFarlane finished his monologue and moved on to the Oscar's traditional opening musical number.

In recent years, the most memorable opening was Hugh Jackman's "I'm Wolverine."

Tonight, Seth MacFarlane had a big surprise for the Oscars, all the guests present, and all the viewers across America.

Even twenty years from now, it would be a song people joyfully talked about.

MacFarlane pointed toward where the major female stars were concentrated and sang the first lyrics: "We've seen your secrets! In the movies, we've seen your secrets!"

What followed was a massive fan's ultimate movie-watching guide.

"We've seen Meryl Streep's in 'Silkwood', Naomi Watts's in 'Mulholland Drive', Halle Berry's in 'Monster's Ball', Nicole Kidman's in 'Eyes Wide Shut', and Marisa Tomei's in 'The Wrestler'."

"We saw Kristen-Stuart's secrets in 'On the Road', Charlize Theron's in 'Young Adult', Helen Hunt's in 'The Sessions', but Jennifer Lawrence's secrets we've never seen..."

Nearly every significant actress present had their moment in MacFarlane's song.

But the one with the most mentions was also the craziest in her roles.

"Kate Winslet in 'Little Children', 'Jude', 'Hamlet', 'Titanic', 'Revolutionary Road', 'The Life of David Gale', and 'The Reader'..."

Martin had experienced Kate's intense acting style firsthand, dubbing her the queen of dramatic roles among the Oscar-winning actresses.

The atmosphere in the Dolby Theatre lifted immediately.

Although many A-list actresses were clearly displeased, none were furious.

How can one be an actress and play the Oscar game if not willing to reveal or be exposed?

As the song ended, the audience broke into jeers and laughter abounded.

Charlize whispered fiercely, "This guy, I hope he gets hit by a car when he leaves!"

Suddenly, an idea popped into Martin's head, "Sally, didn't Stuart Townsend call you? Tell him to beat up MacFarlane first, using suggestive speech. I'll have Old Cloth prepare some technical tricks so that bastard doesn't record anything..."

Charlize turned to look at Martin, "Names might be confused in the industry, as many use stage names, but the widespread rumors are indeed correct."

Her hand suddenly rested on Martin's leg from under the chair, "Does this make you feel any better?"

Martin felt helpless, not wanting to engage with Charlize anymore, although he was sincerely trying to help her, she always found a way to bring it back around.

Charlize kept a cheerful smile, and whenever the camera panned to her, it failed to capture any frown, making her seem very magnanimous…

The distribution of the Oscar statuettes began.

Annie Hathaway, who won Best Supporting Actress that evening, made a point to thank Martin during her acceptance speech for his support during her career low.

The production team of "Life of Pi," despite their nominations, won nothing.

Affected by a mixture of bad and good publicity during the PR period, the film ended its Oscar run dimly.

Charlize Theron left her seat to go backstage at the Dolby Theatre, as she was one of the presenters that evening.

This ceremony, like others before it, had its long moments of nostalgia and tributes.

But this evening's tribute had more highlights.

Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster, representing the 'family' of heroes, spoke about Vin Diesel's presence in the crew and introduced a special segment in memory of Diesel.

As classic clips of Vin Diesel's films played on the big screen, a rising stage brought two singers, one black and one white, who began the tribute song produced by the "Fast & Furious" team for Diesel.

Just from the intro, Martin recognized it was "See You Again".

The theme song for the family heroes.

Listening to the song and seeing Paul Walker on stage commemorating the late Vin Diesel, Martin felt an odd sensation.

"Fast & Furious 6" would definitely be a blockbuster,

Martin was certain of this, as the various tributes to Vin Diesel had once again commenced across North America.

While Martin was distracted, "Escape from Tehran" crew had received their first Oscar of the night.

Dustin Hoffman and Charlize Theron presented the awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, with "Escape from Tehran" winning Best Adapted Screenplay.

Then, Sandra Bullock announced, "The Oscar for Best Film Editing goes to Bill Gordon."

Including Martin, the "Escape from Tehran" team erupted in applause as Bill Gordon high-fived Martin and David Fincher before going up to receive the award.

David Fincher was visibly excited as the wins for screenplay and editing significantly increased the chances for Best Director and Best Picture, with one of them almost at ninety percent.

A staff member came to remind Martin, and Martin left the group and entered backstage through a side door.

He was also a presenter tonight.

As last year's Best Actor, he was to present Best Actress this year.

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The director handed him an envelope, which Martin specifically checked the back label of to confirm it was for Best Actress and not mistakenly Best Actor.

Martin patiently waited a few minutes at the stage entrance and then stepped onto the stage on the music's cue upon the director's signal.

In terms of presenting, although he was not as experienced as Nicholson, he had done it a few times before.

As Martin walked toward the microphone, he deliberately glanced at Nicholson's seat, where the old rascal was sitting with Jennifer Lawrence, smiling in his direction.

That scoundrel had gone public with Jennifer Lawrence last year, and although never officially confirmed, he hadn't tried to hide it.

Jennifer Lawrence's achievement as the lead actress in "Silver Linings Playbook" owed much to Nicholson.

This awards season, aside from providing Martin the whistleblower Ralph Jackson for the email scandal, Nicholson hadn't meddled with him, focusing all his energy on supporting Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress.

After Martin finished his scripted lines, he turned towards the big screen and announced the nominees: "Emmanuelle Riva in 'Amour', Quvenzhane Wallis in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild', Naomi Watts in 'The Impossible', Jennifer Lawrence in 'Silver Linings Playbook', and Sally Field in 'Lincoln'."

Among these nominees, Martin didn't know three of them until he heard their names at the nomination luncheon.

The most famous was Naomi Watts, but she was the type of actress the Academy didn't favor much—blonde and beautiful, without taking sufficiently transformative roles.

Martin realized immediately, Nicholson had stolen his tactic, pitting Jennifer Lawrence squarely against the other nominees!

Because the real threats were dealt with during the nominations phase.

Martin snapped out of his reverie, deftly opened the envelope, and pulled out the card, announcing, "The Best Actress is Jennifer Lawrence!"

This result wasn't surprising since it matched the Screen Actors Guild's recipient for Best Actress.

Jennifer Lawrence cried tears of joy, hugged Nicholson tightly, and with applause all around, lifted the hem of her dress and walked towards the stage.

As the new Oscar-winning actress walked past, Natalie Portman's expression sullied. She was the first Oscar-winning actress born in the '80s and still the only one.

This honor had just begun to be enjoyed and even before she could brush the threshold of Hollywood's leading lady, the first Oscar-winning actress of the '90s was born.

Jennifer Lawrence hurried forward, then suddenly feeling that it wasn't enough to make headlines, looked up to see Martin on stage and remembered his advice from the Cannes Film Festival.

That time, following Martin's advice had made a big splash.

Because of Nicholson, Jennifer Lawrence trusted Martin immensely. As she reached the steps, her step slipped, and she fell forward.

Martin watched the whole time, even counting in his mind, "5, 4, 3, …"

But when he counted to 1, Jennifer Lawrence fell on cue, causing a gasp from the audience.

All eyes and all camera lenses turned to Jennifer Lawrence at that moment.

On account of Nicholson, Martin quickly descended the stage and helped Jennifer Lawrence back up.

Before they even returned to the stage, the internet was already buzzing with discussions about Jennifer Lawrence's fall.

Without a doubt, this first millennial Best Actress had stolen the real first headline of the night's Oscars.

No need to wait till tomorrow; within half an hour, images of Jennifer Lawrence's fall would flood YouTube, blogs, Twitter, and Instagram.

Back on stage, Martin took the Oscar statue from the presenter and handed it to Jennifer Lawrence.

Jennifer Lawrence smiled at him and whispered, "Thank you, Martin."

Martin stepped aside, gesturing towards the microphone for her.

The first Oscar-winning actress born in the '90s began her acceptance speech.

Jennifer Lawrence was extremely excited but had likely been cautioned by Nicholson to be cautious in her speech, just expressing a long list of thanks, rather than loudly thanking Harvey for eliminating her competition as she had done before.

Then, Daniel Day Lewis effortlessly took home Best Actor.