Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 130

He had been active in the US and had starred in a movie that was released last year.

In other words, he was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which had the voting rights for this years Academy Awards.

He did this every year, so he thought, I just have to vote for the works and actors that I like this year.

Josh Macton had always voted for white actors since he got his voting rights, so he planned to do the same this time. 

But things started to go weird.

The Academy Awards were an American ceremony. They didnt target the whole world. 

More than 70% of the voters were white. Thats why there was a constant controversy over racial discrimination, called Oscar So White.

Even so, it happened every year, so Josh thought it would be the same as last year. 

If it werent for that advertisement.

He was having breakfast with his family when he saw the news and opened his mouth wide.

The advertisement that drew the attention of the world to the Golden Globe and the Academy Awards.

It was not only in New York Times Square, but also in shopping malls in each state of the US. 

And famous places in other countries.

He was astonished by how much money Whale Studio had spent on advertising.

Is this an Oscar campaign?

The scale was different.

The situation didnt end with advertising.

[Actor Lee Seo-jun, Oscar campaign begins!]

[Over The Rainbow, Oscar race begins!]

[The world is paying attention to Lee Seo-juns Oscar campaign!]

[Will he be the youngest and first Asian winner?]

Whale Studios article announcing their challenge for the Oscars spread all over the world.

People who were interested in the Oscars, and those who werent, started to pay attention to the Academy Awards.

Most of them had seen Lee Seo-juns movie.

[Gray Viney, who goes after his dream! What will be his end!?]

[Gray Viney, will Lee Seo-juns end be a happy ending?]

-I hope Gray wins!!

-It would be really nice if Lee Seo-jun or Gray wins the award!

-I dont usually watch the ceremony, but I really like Gray so I have to watch it this time.

=Me too lol

The audience participation movie continued until the ceremony.

Josh! Did you vote?

He ran into his neighbor on his way out for a walk. 

Josh smiled awkwardly and answered.

Not yet. Its not voting day yet.

Really? Im going to watch the Oscars this time. The movie was really good. Im really curious who will win!

The neighbor said that and went into his house. 

Josh wiped his face. 

He had told them that he was voting at a barbecue party with his neighbors a few weeks ago while drinking alcohol, so they all knew.

This was already the fifth time.

They didnt ask him about who or what he was going to vote for, but he felt their subtle gaze. 

It wasnt just his daily life. 

It was the same on SNS. 

Not only him, but everyone who had voting rights received such attention.

It was an unprecedented global interest in the history of the Academy Awards.

The academy sighed heavily at the pouring interest from all over the world.

Marine

It all started with the advertisement and article that spread worldwide.

And soon after, something happened that drew the attention of the world to the Academy Awards.

[Golden Globe, Lee Seo-jun wins Best Actor!]

[Golden Globe, youngest winner of Best Actor 12-year-old Lee Seo-jun!]

[Second Asian winner! Lee Seo-jun!]

Lee Seo-jun won an award at the Golden Globe Awards. 

The worlds attention, which had been divided into two directions, focused on one place. 

The Academy Awards sighed again.

***

Richard Bowen smiled contentedly as he looked at the articles on the internet.

The Academy Awards had always been racially biased. 

There were controversies, but they were buried and nothing changed much. 

But they were changing.

But too slowly.

So he decided to speed up the process from this side. 

Richard Bowen chuckled evilly.

Thats a villainous laugh, Vice President.

Ahem.

But Phelan Park also chuckled. Not only them, but also the staff of Marinesa and Whale Studio must have been giggling and laughing.

Mission accomplished!

Phelan Park, who was reading the articles that came out today with a proud face, opened his mouth.

It cost a lot of money, but it seems to have gone better than expected.

The reason why Marinesa, or rather Whale Studio, expanded their Oscar campaign to the whole world with their domestic advertisements.

They told Lee Seo-jun and Kings Agency that it was because of the overseas awards, but that wasnt all.

Richard Bowen clicked his tongue.

Weve barely leveled the playing field.

They wouldnt have done such a global advertisement in normal times. 

The reason why Marinesa did it was to gather the attention of people who were interested in movies or Lee Seo-jun to the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards.

They hoped that the interest of many people would prevent the discrimination of the voters based on their race.

But I didnt expect him to win in one go.

[Lee Seo-jun, who debuted as Shadowman, wins Golden Globe Best Actor!]

There was a picture of Seo Jun smiling brightly with his trophy.

Shadowman, Marinesa, Whale Studio. 

The words that appeared in almost every article made Richard Bowen smile with satisfaction. 

The stock price wouldnt go down for a while!

Thats right. I thought he had a higher chance of winning at the Golden Globes than at the Oscars, but I didnt expect him to win in one go. I thought he would win in his next work, but his acting must have left a deep impression on the judges.

Phelan Park smiled as he recalled Seo Juns acting.

Well, there are some opinions that they had no choice but to vote for Seo Jun because of the advertisement, but thats nonsense.

If they could win an award with such an advertisement, they would have done it a long time ago.

There were many production companies and distributors in the US that had a lot of money. 

If they could pay that much for advertising and win an award, the worlds billboards would have been full of movie posters all year round.

But the Oscars are still impossible, right?

Probably.

Richard Bowen nodded at Phelan Parks words.

Unlike the Golden Globes, where the winners nationalities and races were diverse, the Academy Awards were a place where racial discrimination persisted despite the annual controversies.

Marinesa thought that Seo Jun had almost no chance of winning an Oscar even though they had spent a lot of money on advertising.

But they sent out advertisements and drew the attention of the world not for this time, but for next time. Richard Bowen smirked evilly.

Since Seo Jun won at the Golden Globes, the pressure must have increased. The chances of winning at the Oscars are low, so its enough to just throw a spark this time. Seo Jun will show his amazing acting someday. And if he doesnt win then, this spark will grow enormously.

The on and off of amazing acting that even ordinary people could recognize.

If Lee Seo-jun, who performed such amazing acting, didnt win an award several times, people would question the ceremony. 

And then the authority of the Academy Awards would slowly, or quickly, decline.

Well, if they have any sense, theyll give it to him before that happens.

And Ive prepared the scripts you asked for. Should I send them to Seo Jun right away?

The scripts that had been in Marinesas archive for a long time came out.

From synopses from decades ago to new scripts. 

He picked out the ones that were worth using and packed them neatly.

Yes. The most important thing is that Lee Seo-juns next work is our companys movie. It would be terrible if he won an award with another companys work after we prepared all this.

Richard Bowens words, which were calculated thoroughly, made Phelan Park nod his head. 

He suddenly opened his mouth with a thought that came to his mind.

By the way, Vice President. I heard you rented a ticket printer for commemoration

Ahem.

Richard Bowen coughed loudly, forgetting about his opposition to Seo Jun as Bell Natra and collecting Gray Vineys World Tour Tickets with a trick.

***

Oh! This years Golden Globe Best Actor winner!

Congratulations on your award!

I knew you would win!

The party was still far from starting, but his friends and acquaintances were already excited.

Catherine and Paul, who were surprised to see the Shadowman team and Greenwing. 

Benjamin Morton and Jason. And the Smith family and LA friends.

-Ahhh! Shadowman and Bell Natra, Greenwing!

-Thank you, Cocoa Enter! Theres such a YouTube live in the world!!

-Its an unimaginable combination!

-(Breaking News) Genius violinist, Gray Viney, revealed to be a superpower!

-Is he a buff type? Or does he control his emotions with his performance?

Anh Da Ho, who was sending Channel [JUN]s live broadcast to his phone, changed the direction. 

The figures of Redbone and Davis Garrett, who were just entering the garden, were seen.

Davis Garrett, who had heard that he would do a short live broadcast before the party started, waved his hand naturally.

-Ah! Theres Davis Garrett!

-Happy (dying message)

-ShadowmanAssembleOver The Rainbow!

-Redbone will buy you one of the worlds three best violins!

-He might even build you a concert hall just for you, Gray!

Seo-jun was the last one to stand in front of his phone. 

As soon as he appeared on the screen, more comments poured in than ever before.

-I cant see anything because there are too many comments! Mine will be buried too, but Seo-jun, congratulations on your award!

-Seo-jun, congratulations on your award!

-2222 Congratulations on your award!!!

Hello, this is Lee Seo-jun. Im so happy to share some good news with you. I won the Golden Globe for Best Actor! I didnt think I would win, but I was really surprised! This is the Golden Globe trophy! My name is engraved on it too.

Seo-jun held the trophy close to the camera. 

The trophy with Seo-juns name sparkled.

-I didnt notice it when I watched it live, but I can see Seo-juns surprised face when I watch it again

=When is the rerun? I missed it because of work

=2222 I want to see it on a big and clear television, not a small phone screen

=Right now, MBS is only showing the scenes where he receives the awards. They probably wont do any other broadcasts today. But its still good to watch

- His surprise is so cute

-Ah. I was making a trophy for himToo bad

Seo-jun continued with a smile.

A lot of people came to congratulate me. They are all really nice people, so I decided to broadcast and introduce them to you. Thank you for your concern. Im doing well. Im sure there are bad people out there, but I think there are more good people. Dont worry about me. See you in Korea!

Seo-jun waved his hand with a bright smile on the screen.

-Seo-jun is so nice

-He should be happy with the Golden Globe, why bother?

-Cant he just come back to Korea without going to the Oscars?

=The music-related awards are almost certain that Over the Rainbow will win at least one. Hell probably come back after that.

-Then we can give him an Academy trophy instead!

=It seems like they are making one from scratch, how far have they progressed?

=They just need to engrave his name!

=Thats fast.

***

A few days after the Golden Globe Awards, it was the day of the first round of voting to decide the nominees for the Academy Awards.

It was an annual vote, but this year was different. 

Unlike last year, when he voted for white actors without much thought, Josh Martin was racking his brain this year.

He had to pick five nominees, but who should he pick? If he picked as he did before, there would be more controversy as much as the worlds attention was focused.

Besides, the vote to decide the nominees was by name. 

His name would be revealed.

How many crazy people are there in this world

As many people were watching, some of them might try to find out who the voters were by shouting for justice.

Josh sighed inwardly as he thought about the future. 

The future was the future, but the biggest pressure was now.

Shh. Daddy is working.

Shh!

Shush!

He felt the eyes of his daughter and son who were stuck to the door and looking at him with round eyes.

Its about picking the best actor, right? Josh remembered his childrens voices and sighed again before voting for five actors after much deliberation.

As Marin had intended, the attention and interest of many people gave the voters a little hesitation, a little doubt, a little time to look back.

Thats how thousands of voters finished their first round of voting after much consideration.

At the end of January. 

The biggest awards ceremony in America, the Academy Awards announced their nominees.

Once again, Korea turned upside down.