After the Academy Awards Ceremony, some people would also attend the Vanity Fair Dinner held at the nearby Sunset Tower Hotel.
However, a three-to-four-hour award ceremony left many guests famished. When Charles exited the Kodak Theatre, he saw Ang Lee holding his oscar statuette for best director in one hand, and devouring a hamburger with the other.
"Mom, do you want to get something to eat? You must be hungry too, right?" Charles kindly helped Evelyn and asked with concern.
Evelyn shook her head, "Have you ever seen a Lady who eats casually at this time? Your mom also needs to maintain her figure!"
After speaking, she glared at her son, "If you're hungry, go eat something first. There are reporters everywhere at the dinner, and few people will eat casually!"
Charles chuckled twice and said, "I already ate when I left the award hall midway. I'm not too hungry right now!"
Besides, Charles wasn't a celebrity, so why would he worry about being photographed while eating?
"Alright, I'll go back to the hotel to change first. Charlize and Scarlett should also be back at the hotel. They were both presenters tonight!" Evelyn said, then prepared to return to the hotel to change her clothes and makeup.
Ah, women, they truly love beauty!
After returning to the hotel with his mother, he indeed encountered Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johansson, who were preparing to change clothes to go to the Vanity Fair Hotel.
"Mom, it'll probably take an hour, right?" Charles asked Evelyn, who was sitting at the vanity table, as the makeup artist and stylist were working on her look.
Evelyn didn't respond but casually picked up a nearby cushion and threw it over, "If you have nothing to do, go ahead first. You need to spend more time on networking now!"
Charles smiled and nodded, then placed the cushion he caught back in its spot before leaving the room. Charlize, who was also getting her makeup done, laughed, "Charles only looks his age when he's like this!"
"Him, well, he's always been quite casual since he was little, but in recent years, perhaps because he entered Hollywood, he's become more serious in all aspects!" Evelyn's face was full of smiles. Now Charles was also one of the shareholders of LV, and many haute couture brands would automatically send items with just a phone call.
Charlize Theron replied, "Charles now seems more like a businessman than a filmmaker!"
Evelyn nodded and smiled, "I used to want him to enter the film and television industry as an actor, to go audition for other people's film crews. But he directly told me he didn't want to audition, that in the future he would be the one auditioning others, not the other way around!"
"And he has certainly achieved that now. He can directly decide the future of many actors. I have to admit, he is indeed a film genius; his vision has never been wrong!" Undeniably, although several of the films developed by Capet Pictures in recent years have been quite controversial, they have been extremely successful commercially and artistically.
"Look, he's going to release many of his own film works this year. Let's see how they perform. He was lucky last year, winning a lot of money in France, which allows him to play around like this!" Evelyn saying she wasn't worried would definitely be false. Film production can attract a lot of investment to share the risk, but distribution means throwing out real money for promotion.
High box office is fine, but if the box office isn't high, it takes a long time for the company to recover costs from DVD and other markets, and the company can easily face the risk of cash flow disruption.
On the other side, Charles arrived at Scarlett Johansson's room, where she was resting. The sexy Lady, who had taken off her high heels, was sitting on the sofa, drinking champagne!
"Hey, aren't you going to change your clothes before going to the Vanity Fair Dinner?" Charles also poured himself a glass.
Scarlett Johansson shook her head, "I think my current dress is very beautiful and perfectly matches my current makeup and hairstyle. I don't want to change it!"
A black Roland Mouret off-the-shoulder dress and a diamond classical crown headdress indeed made the 21-year-old Scarlett Johansson look incredibly beautiful.
"I heard you've been filming a new movie by Christopher Nolan recently?"
Scarlett Johansson nodded, "Yes, the movie is called 'the prestige,' and I'm working with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale."
"Is Christian Bale going to film your 'the departed' after finishing this one?"
Charles nodded. Film production requires selecting the most suitable combination from a series of arrangements, including actor salaries and schedules, to begin work.
"Christopher Nolan is a very extraordinary director. I've watched his two low-budget films, 'Following' and 'Memento,' and they are both very profound. Unfortunately, his production company has an exclusive cooperation agreement with Warner Bros., so his films will be led by Warner Bros." Charles, of course, thought very highly of Christopher Nolan, but any collaboration would have to be through Warner Bros..
Scarlett Johansson reminded him, "'the prestige' has Disney involved, with Touchstone Pictures co-producing and also getting the North America distribution rights. International distribution is still Warner Bros.'!"
Charles leaned back on the sofa and laughed, "I have too many of my own film projects right now. How could I have the energy to get involved in their movies?"
Scarlett Johansson put down her glass, leaned against Charles, and whispered, "I really like the new Ferrari 430 you gave me. It's very beautiful and perfect for a Lady to drive!"
Charles put his arm around the Lady, kissed her, and then explained with a smile, "It seems to be the successor to the 360. The car model is indeed quite good-looking, but don't you usually like to drive large SUVs? Like the Suburban or Mercedes G-Class?"
"Sometimes I like to drive small cars too. California has plenty of sunshine, which is perfect for convertibles!" Scarlett said, then offered a sweet kiss and began kissing Charles.
After they had been intimate on the sofa for a while, Charles pushed the Lady away and reminded her, "We still have to go to the Vanity Fair Dinner later, and then we'll leave early!"
Scarlett Johansson would probably need to touch up her makeup before leaving the hotel.
"Okay, then let's go as soon as possible. You still need to go celebrate with the 'brokeback mountain' crew and accept some media interviews," Scarlett Johansson was very understanding. According to Charles thoughts, he really just wanted to skip it.
However, 'brokeback mountain' also won three Oscar awards, including best director, the first Asian to win this award, which holds great significance!
Meanwhile, the Vanity Fair Dinner being held at the Sunset Tower Hotel was already a lively affair. Not to mention the Oscar nominees and winners, the addition of some big-name celebrities and models, fashion industry figures, and a large number of media reporters invited by Vanity Fair made the banquet hall sparkle with stars.
The winners held their oscar statuette while receiving congratulations and posing for reporters to capture this meaningful moment!