Manhattan, New York.

The black Mercedes-Benz sedan stopped in front of the funeral home, and Ronan, who was dressed in a black suit, pushed the door and got out of the car, regardless of the flashing lights around him and the voice of the reporter loudly requesting an interview, and walked into the funeral home with a serious face.

This is a memorial service for Heath Ledger's family, and then Heath Ledger will return to his hometown for burial with the assistance of the Australian Consulate.

Ronan first placed a bouquet of flowers in front of Heath Ledger's portrait, and then shook hands with Heath Ledger's parents and sister.

"Condolences change. ”

At this point, anything is superfluous, and Ronan doesn't have much to say.

Heath Ledger's parents suppressed their grief: "Thank you. ”

Ronan was led by Heath Ledger's sister to the break room next to the mourning hall.

"Thank you, Mr. Anderson. Heath-Ledger's sister whispered, "I heard Michelle say that you tried to persuade Heath several times, but unfortunately he didn't listen to ......"

Ronan said again in a low voice, "Mourning." ”

With tears in her eyes and a silent nod, Heath Ledger's sister led Ronan into the break room before returning to the mourning hall alone.

There were already quite a few people sitting in the lounge, most of whom Ronan knew, such as Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Michelle Williams, Jack Gyllenhill, and Ang Lee.

The crowd was grim-faced, and they were all silent.

Ronan came to Michelle Williams: "Misha, mourning. ”

Michelle Williams immediately said: "He's too stubborn, too stubborn. ”

Ronan didn't know what to say.

"I told him, but it didn't work. Michelle Williams said hoarsely: "Ronan, you also persuaded him, and he didn't listen." ”

It was so quiet in the lounge that all eyes turned to Michelle Williams.

Michelle Williams said: "I divorced him because of drug abuse, but he still hasn't changed, and what happened?" she seemed extremely angry: "Matilda has no father!"

Everyone here has worked with Heath Ledger and knows a little bit about it.

Jack Jaylen Hill walked over and said, "Misha, don't complain about Heath. He, gorgeously turned...... took away our love for drama and our thoughts about him. ”

Soon, there was silence in the lounge again.

Footsteps sounded again, and Heath Ledger's sister walked in with someone again, a very young woman.

Ronan took a look, also a well-known figure in the entertainment industry, the sister of the former Red Witch Ao Mei, Mary Olsen.

Mary Olsen's eyes lit up when she saw Ronan, but she didn't say anything, and now is really not suitable for talking on this occasion.

About Heath Ledger and Mary Olson, it has also been one of the hot spots in entertainment media coverage recently.

The first person to discover Heath Ledger was a masseuse who came to her door, and after she found out that Heath Ledger was dead, she did not call the police at the first time, but called Mary Olsen four times in succession.

It was even rumored that Heath Ledger had died in Mary Olson's apartment.

Mary Olsen has publicly denied being boyfriend and girlfriend with Heath Ledger.

In the current situation, any news about Heath Ledger will become a hot topic, and real and fake news will run rampant.

That's what Warner Bros. and DC Comics wanted.

Today was just a more intimate memorial service, and near noon, Heath Ledger's family came over to thank them, and then Ronan, including Ronan, said goodbye one after another.

Ronan ignored Mary Olsen, who gave him frequent hints, and invited Ang Lee into his car.

The current situation, involving Mary Olsen, is simply asking for trouble.

As for the little sister of the Ossen family, she has just come of age, and Shahai Entertainment will only contact her in a few years.

Ronan is going to the airport to rush back to Los Angeles, and Ang Lee is also going to the airport to return to Asia, just by the way.

Ang Lee watched the funeral parlor getting farther and farther behind the car, and said: "When filming "Brokeback Mountain", you persuaded him, and I persuaded him, but I didn't expect ......"

"Radically changing other people's values is one of the hardest things in the world," Ronan said. ”

"yes. Ang Lee is also very clear about this: "It was originally a well-intentioned persuasion, but in the end it was treated as a bad person, there are too many such things." ”

He asked instead, "Warner Bros. is planning to use this for marketing purposes?"

Ronan looked calm: "Warner Bros. has taken the lead, otherwise it would be Sony Columbia Pictures hyping it now." ”

According to what he got from Chris, Sony Columbia Pictures also wanted to use Heath Ledger for hype, but reacted a few beats slower and finally acquiesced to the situation created by Warner Bros.

Because the clown is so loud that Sony Columbia Pictures will have to invest a lot of resources if it wants to reverse it, but the production cost of the film "Magic Fantasy" is only 30 million US dollars, which is really not worth investing too much publicity money.

Ang Lee sighed and simply changed the topic: "In this year's awards season, Relativity Entertainment's films are the number one hits?"

Ronan said: "Mainly borrowing the advantages that Martin Scorsese has accumulated over the years, without Martin Scorsese as a director, 'The Departed' would not be one of the favorites of the awards season." ”

Ang Lee thought for a moment: "The Oscars should also give Martin Scorsese a best director statuette." He took the initiative to say: "I contacted a number of friends, and all of our votes will be for "The Departed". ”

After nearly two decades in Hollywood, Ang Lee also has an extensive network, and his success at the Oscars has a considerable amount to do with the carefully crafted network of contacts.

Ronan nodded slightly: "Thank you." ”

Ang Lee smiled and said, "You're polite, Ronan. If it weren't for you and Relativity Entertainment, would I be where I am now?"

Ronan smiled slightly, and instead said anything about the Oscars and awards season, instead asked, "How's your global travel and expanding your horizons going?"

"It was very smooth, I got to see the culture and customs from all over the world, and I learned a lot. Ang Lee said quite sincerely: "If it weren't for this incident, I wouldn't have returned to North America." ”

Ronan asked, "What's the biggest takeaway?"

Li An almost didn't think about it, and said directly: "The national has never been global. ”

Hearing this, Ronan recognized it and said, "Lee, no wonder you are the most successful in Hollywood among all Oriental directors." ”

It's very simple, but not everyone can understand it.

"Before, I just had such a vague idea. This time, I saw more cultural customs from all over the world and watched more movies from various countries, which became clearer and clearer. ”

Ronan nodded slowly: "It seems that you have gained a lot this time." ”

Ang Lee continued: "I have been in India for a long time recently, and I went to Bollywood to do an investigation, and Bollywood movies can be described as a typical example of this, their song and dance films are very popular in the Indian market, and even most of the mainstream Hollywood commercial films are not opponents, but once they come out of India, these song and dance films have very little audience, and even the professional film industry is difficult to recognize them. ”

Ronan thought of Indian movies and danced without saying a word, and said: "Others don't know very well, it's hard for me to accept Indian song and dance films." ”

Ang Lee said very seriously: "In fact, Indian films have merit in some aspects, and the culture also integrates many concepts from the East and the West. ”

Hearing this, Ronan remembered something and said, "That's right, Lee." Some time ago, the Indian branch recommended an Indian film to me, I think it's very good, it has the potential to adapt the movie, you can watch it if you are interested. ”

Thinking of the previous "Brokeback Mountain", Ang Lee said without hesitation: "Yes, I have been studying Indian culture recently. He asked, "What is it called?"

Ronan said: "Life of Pi seems to have been published in India around 2001, and I forgot the name of the original author, so I asked you to send the electronic version to your mailbox." ”

"Okay!" Ang Lee looked forward to it: "I will definitely study it carefully." ”

Ronan simply said directly: "I have a limited understanding of Indian culture, Lee, you see if there is any value and possibility of adapting it into a movie, and if it can be adapted, how should it be adapted." ”

Li An groaned slightly and said, "After I read the original book, I will write you a report specifically." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Yes." You know my work mailbox, send it directly to my mailbox when the time comes, or mail it to the Relativity Building. ”

"It may take months, or even more than half a year. ”

"There's no rush. Ronan waved his hand: "The adaptation copyright is already in the hands of Relativity Entertainment, and I have the final say on when the adaptation will be made." ”

On the Indian branch, after several contacts with the original author and the publishing house, he successfully bought the film and television adaptation rights of "Life of Pi" last year, similar to "Slumdog Millionaire", Indian literary works are difficult to sell at a high price, and Relativity Entertainment only spent $800,000 to get the film and television adaptation rights.

This also has to do with the difference between the markets and the economy between the two places, and $800,000 is a low price for Relatalistic Entertainment, which could be a huge fortune for India's middle class.

The initiative of this project is completely in the hands of Relativity Entertainment, so Ronan is not in a hurry, and let Ang Lee plan and operate it slowly.

Ronan roughly remembers that "Life of Pi" was Ang Lee's last commercial film, and the global box office seemed to exceed that of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Brokeback Mountain" combined.

Of course, if nothing else, this should also be the most budgeted film project produced by Ang Lee.

"Life of Pi" also does a good job of balancing business and art.

Arriving at JFK Airport, Ang Lee went to take a flight back to Asia, and Ronan took a private jet back to Los Angeles, and now the awards season is in full swing, and the competition for various awards has reached the most fierce stage.