Since it is not a film in competition, the premiere of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not large, and it appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, more for publicity and promotion, and to find a suitable distributor.

In the past few days, Ronan has learned a lot of relevant information.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a typical financing film, the project is produced by Xu Ligong's Zongheng International Film and Television Company, and the larger investors include Anle Film Production Company, Good Machine International Film and Television, Classic Co-Production Company, and Ang Lee himself.

Just like the movies prepared by Shahai Entertainment, these small companies exist as investors, and it is Xu Ligong and Ang Lee who really play a leading role in the film.

According to media news, when Ang Lee was interviewed, he claimed to smash pots and sell iron to raise money to shoot "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

It is impossible to tell whether it is true or false, but Ang Lee invested a lot of money in the project.

The film's fundraising process was fraught with difficulties, and the nature of the martial arts film made it difficult to attract investors from the Western world.

I'm afraid that no one outside the crew knows better than Ronan that this martial arts film is not made for Orientals at all, Ang Lee is for Westerners.

In his previous life, Ronan had seen the relevant news, and in order to make the film more in line with the taste of Westerners, the first version of the script was written in English and then translated into Chinese.

When the film first came out, Ronan went to watch the video, but he was drowsy, and he couldn't understand what such a boring film was about.

It wasn't until he went into society after graduation and watched it again that he gradually understood that Ang Lee was not filmed for Chinese people at all.

Ronan's goal was to get the North American distribution rights to the film as much as possible.

When he came to the door of the premiere venue, he happened to see Ang Lee taking a photo with Michelle Yang and International Zhang, and took a special look at it.

didn't want to have too much contact with the characters over there, in order to avoid some indescribable horrors, Ronan went directly into the front hall of the theater and saw Brother Xiaoma, although he had long lost the worship psychology of his student days in his previous life, he still went over to say hello,

After all, "The True Color of Heroes", "Bloody Heroes", "Hot Hand Detective", and "Across the Seas" are all films that have been watched many times.

It's also a feeling.

Of course, Ronan was just saying hello.

For Ronan, this Mr. Zhou does not have much commercial value in the future.

Then, Ronan sees several unwanted figures in the antechamber.

"Hi Chris. Ronan saw it, it was impossible to pretend not to see it, and he had to test the other party's thoughts, and went over to say hello: "I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

Chris smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet you here. ”

"Are you interested in this film?" asked Ronan.

Chris looked at the poster in the front room and said, "I don't know about this kind of film, Sony Entertainment's Classic Pictures has a little investment in this project, I can only come and see it." He said enough to look at Ronan, "Are you interested?"

Ronan didn't answer directly, and said, "This is a martial arts movie." ”

Chris is an American, and he can't figure it out: "Martial arts movies?

"It's not. Ronan shook his head: "Jack Chen's is called kung fu movies, and martial arts movies are another genre." ”

"You know what you know?" said Chris.

Ronan thought for a while and said: "I've seen some of the Oriental, it's this type of martial arts, what do you say about the heroes in it?" He couldn't find a suitable word for a while, and after a while, he said again: "It's a bit like a cowboy who punishes evil and promotes good in Westerns." ”

Chris felt that he was a master of watching movies in the world, but he couldn't fully understand what Ronan said, and asked, "Can North American audiences accept this kind of film?"

Of course, Ronan will not tell the truth, and deliberately said in a very certain tone: "It's difficult, where is the cultural barrier so easy to break." ”

Chris nodded, "yes." ”

Ronan turned to ask, "How's the talk about Dancer in the Dark?"

"Got it. "It took a lot of money," Chris said. ”

Ronan said cryptically: "It seems that the competition is not very fierce. ”

Chris is a smart person, he heard the meaning of Ronan's words, and said: "Don't worry, I'm not interested in this kind of film, and I don't understand martial arts films, Classic Pictures just invested a little money, and it can't affect Sony Entertainment." ”

Ronan shrugged: "This kind of film has a limited audience, and if you don't get it right, you will lose money, and I am also very hesitant." He shook his head: "Let's talk about it after watching the film." ”

The crew is busy giving interviews and doing various promotional activities, Ronan didn't look for the past, now is not the time to talk about things.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has long been sold in many countries and regions, especially in East and Southeast Asia, and Ronan vaguely heard someone nearby discussing in Chinese that the film would be released in these markets in July.

Ronan's goal is to distribute the rights in North America, and he doesn't care much about the situation overseas.

In his memory, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a martial arts film, but the real revenue is mainly in North America.

Of course, being able to get a high income in North America is also related to a series of operations, including the Oscars.

"Let's go. Chris beckoned to Ronan, "Let's go into the theater." ”

Ronan followed him and walked forward, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a big fat man, his eyebrows unconsciously raised, why did this fat man come too?

Chris noticed Ronan, looked over there as well, and said, "Harvey Weinstein, a regular at the Cannes Film Festival. ”

Ronan looked unconcerned and said, "Let's go in." ”

This fat man is looking for films all over the world to release in North America, and he is proficient in cheating and abduction, so it is not strange to come to watch Ang Lee's films.

There have been ongoing problems between Miramax and the parent company, Disney, especially between the Weinstein brothers and Michael Eisner.

Under this kind of internal friction, Miramax's attraction may not be strong.

Entering the theater, under the arrangement of the staff, Ronan and Chris sat in the third row, and when the crew finally entered, they gave a standing ovation like the rest of the audience.

This is also the routine of some film festivals, including Cannes, where the main creative staff of the premiere will enter to the stadium with applause.

Before the screening, there was also a brief media event, Xu Ligong and International Zhang were not too well-known in the West, and the main targets of media reporters were Ang Lee, Michelle Yang and Xiao Ma.

Ronan looked at the flying country Zhang, who was born with a pleasing little face.

vaguely remembered that at the Berlin Film Festival awards ceremony in her previous life, the national teacher specially told her not to go on stage together, but she didn't listen, and followed the national teacher to the stage to accept the award, which made the national teacher quite unhappy and surprised the scene.

Because there are default rules in the world, in all major international film festivals, when the film wins an award, the director is on stage, and few actors are on stage.

Perhaps, it is this courage to seize every opportunity to show his face, as well as that great ambition, that has brought international fame.

Ang Lee began to be interviewed, and Ronan came back to his senses and listened carefully.

"I want to make martial arts films, in addition to fulfilling my childhood dream, it is actually a kind of fascination for classical China. The biggest attraction of the martial arts world to me is that it is an abstract world, and I can express and concretize many emotional scenes in my heart, and the action scenes are like dance design, which is a very free-spirited form of film expression. ”

Li An talked eloquently: "I yearn for Confucianism and beauty...... The chivalrous world, a world where Chinese people once placed their emotions and dreams. I think it's very bourgeois tasteful. ”

Chris asked Ronan suspiciously, "What is this martial arts? Why can't I understand?"

Ronan couldn't explain, and said, "I don't understand either. ”

The media event was very short and ended quickly, and the films began to be screened.

Ronan watched it for a while, maybe it was the increase in life experience, or maybe it was due to other reasons, and he could clearly feel that it didn't seem to be the same movie he saw when he was young in his previous life

It's not that the story of the movie has changed, it's that the people who watch the movie have changed.

At that time, he only had Yu Jiaolong and Luo Xiaohu in his eyes, only willful self-relaxation, for Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian's sitting arguments, it was really a scene, and he was quite impatient with Brother Xiaoma's non-standard Chinese, and he couldn't wait for him to finish reading those blunt lines quickly.

This movie is full of all kinds of coldness under the beautiful scenery.

Ronan has seen many of Ang Lee's films and knows that this is the consistent background of Ang Lee's films, and he adds all kinds of warmth, tenderness, and abrupt erotic and erotic projections to the films, but it can't stop everyone's eternal sadness under long-term self-repression.

For example, Li Mubai is depressed, he carefully suppressed his lust awakening due to Jade Jiaolong, and before his death, he could finally be released and liberated by confessing calmly.

For example, Yu Xiulian is depressed, she can only look at Li Mubai who is chasing Yu Jiaolong and must accept apprentices in shock, but she can't ask him like a silly white sweet American drama, "What do you mean by this?"

So the secret jealousy and resentment of the jade dragon bloomed vividly in that fight scene - only through the right reasons can it be possible to release the surging power under the mountain rocks.

Young in appearance but middle-aged in psychology, the movie Ronan watched, although very similar to his previous life, gave him completely different senses.

Perhaps, this film is Ang Lee's intellect and emotion.

"This is a science fiction movie, right?" Chris finally couldn't help it, and asked Ronan in a low voice: "People can fly around in the sky, this setting is too sci-fi." ”

Ronan smiled and said, "In a sense, it's also a science fiction film. ”

Isn't the light work of flying around enough science fiction?

At the end of the movie, the producer also had a reception, and Ronan naturally wouldn't miss it.