On the day he returned to the hotel, Ang Lee carefully read Anne Purux's collection of short stories, especially one of them, pure love, and read it several times, as if his soul had been cleansed.

True love knows no age, true love knows no region, and true love knows no gender......

Ang Lee is a director, and the content echoes in his mind several times, gradually evolving into a picture.

In Wyoming on a hot summer day, in a simple tent under the bright starry sky, two young cowboys burst out with a spark of true love, and the emptiness and loneliness made two 19-year-old young people fall in love with each other.

Since then, one person cooks, the other herds sheep, long conversations around the campfire, love in the tent, and same-sex love accompany the two to spend the best summer time of their lives.

Love is all the same, just with different faces.

Li An didn't know how long he thought about it, and suddenly looked up at Lin Huijia, his wife was reading the book, and the years had left a mark on her face.

As a director, Ang Lee is a very emotional person.

Looking back on the content, and then looking at his wife, I suddenly had a feeling, if I can't spend my life with the person I love the most, what is the difference between rich and poor, and what is the meaning of responsibility and faith?

Everyone has a brokeback mountain in their hearts that leaves the best memories!

In other words, everyone has a place where they can't go back.

Compared with Ronan, a rough man who treats movies simply, roughly, and infinitely pursues profits, Ang Lee's delicate heart is full of the cells of film art.

Probably because of fate, and like a river that inevitably flows into the sea, when Ang Lee met Anne Purux's "Brokeback Mountain", that strong urge to adapt the movie seemed to make him return to the passionate era when he created "The Wedding Banquet".

"I'm going to make this movie!" A voice in Ang Lee's head shouted strongly, "I have to make this movie!"

This impulse flowed through the whole body, and the whole person seemed to have undergone a soul cleansing, and the restless emotions after the tragic failure of "The Hulk" were inexplicably quieted, and the psychology of losing balance was like adding a suitable weight, and the balance was quickly restored.

Ang Lee is an artist, not a film businessman, and the cells full of film art flow out of his heart and soon spread throughout his body.

At this moment, Ang Lee finally realized: I am an artist, suitable for making literary films, not commercial films!

The failure of "The Incredible Hulk" was really self-inflicted!

Ang Lee almost decided to shoot "Brokeback Mountain" as quickly as possible, to shoot a touching and pure love story! Men and men can also love beautifully!

Making a decision, Ang Lee instantly relaxed and came back to his senses.

Lin Huijia saw that Li Ang had finished thinking, put down the collection in his hand, and asked with a little doubt: "Is this "Brokeback Mountain"?"

The husband and wife have the same mind, and when I saw Ang Lee turning the tables back and forth before, I had a guess in my heart.

Ang Lee said without hesitation: "I want to make it into a movie." ”

"This ...... This is about homosexuality!" Although Lin Huijia received a Western-style education, she was still influenced by Eastern culture after all, and she felt that she couldn't accept it at all: "Ang Lee, you want to make a gay movie? Do you think that homosexuality is not only in the East, but also in the United States, how much controversy will this cause?"

Ang Lee took a deep breath and said, "I know. ”

Lin Huijia looked at Li An: "Are you sure you want to do it?"

Li An nodded seriously: "Sure." ”

"Okay. Lin Huijia is not an ordinary woman: "Since you have decided, I can only support you." ”

Ang Lee walked over, patted his wife's arm gently, and said: "It's not as exaggerated as you think, this is the project recommended to me by Ronan, Ronan's grasp of movies is the top level in Hollywood, since he recommended it to me, there must be no problem with this project." ”

In fact, at this stage, what good choice can he have? With the support of Relativity Entertainment and Ronan, he still has hope of turning over.

Besides, he really liked this one very much and wanted to adapt it into a movie.

Beverly Hills, the future world estate.

"You recommended a gay film project to Ang Lee?"

In the lounge, Scarlett Johansson held a pillow, looked at Ronan with a shocked face, and asked, "Do you have a grudge against Ang Lee?"

Ronan sat across from her and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Scarlett Johansson nodded heavily: "If there is no hatred, why would you recommend a gay film project to him?"

Ronan spread his hands: "Because this project is for him." He waved his hand: "It's not what you think, I have cooperated with Ang Lee, and we will continue to cooperate for a long time." ”

Scarlett Johansson shrugged: "A gay project, be careful to push Ang Lee into the pit." ”

"Is there still less homosexuality in Hollywood?" Ronan asked rhetorically, looking at her.

Scarlett Johansson suddenly said, "Why are you looking at me? I'm not gay, you know that best." ”

Ronan shook his head: "I didn't say anything about you." ”

Scarlett Johansson said: "There are a lot of gays in Hollywood, but few people dare to go public, and once they do, their careers will be seriously affected." ”

"Times are evolving, and the social situation is constantly changing. Ronan said casually: "Maybe in another ten years, many people in the circle will be proud of being gay, and they will become a special group that ordinary people dare not provoke." ”

Scarlett Johansson pouted: "How is this possible?"

Ronan reminded, "Twenty years ago, could you imagine black actors being what they are today?"

Scarlett Johansson couldn't refute it, so she simply scratched her face and said: "I'm just an actor, I can't think so much, think so much about what to do." ”

Ronan stood up and changed into a pair of sneakers: "Let's go, let's go play golf." ”

Scarlett Johansson said: "I'm going to change my clothes. Golf, I love it. ”

This almost made Ronan laugh, it was too easy to relate to.

What is the most expensive golf ball, and how much does it cost?

Of course, in the evening, Ronan received a call from Ang Lee, who made it clear that he wanted to adapt "Brokeback Mountain" into a movie and make it into a pure love movie.

Ronan naturally expressed his full support, and even the script was handed over to Ang Lee, and he summoned familiar screenwriters to complete it together, anyway, the copyright is in the hands of Shahai Entertainment, and after the script is completed, the project must be approved by him before it can be completed.

It's about to be 2004, and the project is planned and filmed, maybe it will be released at the end of 2004, but it can't be put in 2005.

This kind of emotionally delicate movie must leave Ang Lee plenty of time to polish carefully.

Of course, the film will definitely encounter various difficulties, but in terms of today's social situation, there will be no shortage of supporters.

The power and influence of the White Left are rapidly expanding.

Also, I remember that Ang Lee once said a sentence that won the support of countless people - true love has nothing to do with gender.

Well, Ronan supports others doing this, anyway, he's a straight man of steel.

Many actresses in the circle can testify to this.

In fact, although the former "Brokeback Mountain" caused a lot of controversy, there were very few people who really stood up and scolded publicly.

There was little criticism of the film at the time, and the film reviews were completely one-sided, perhaps because of "political correctness" — the treatment of homosexuals in the United States was the same as the racial issue, and it was a hot potato that could not be touched.

In fact, the biggest trouble comes from the screening.

As you can imagine, it will be difficult to make "Brokeback Mountain" release on a large scale.

Therefore, the film still has to take the route of rushing for awards, and when there are heavyweight awards around, the screening will encounter much less trouble.

From this point of view, it is not suitable for "Brokeback Mountain" to be released next year, even if Ang Lee can complete the movie, it will be the end of the year.

The film can only be released in 2005, with the theme of "Brokeback Mountain", first go to the Cannes Film Festival or the Venice Film Festival, strive to get a heavyweight award back, and then cooperate with the awards season impact.

Embassy Pictures already has such operational experience, and "Lost in Translation" takes this route for awards.

Ronan vaguely remembers that "Brokeback Mountain" seems to have won the Palme d'Or or the Golden Lion, but I can't remember which one exactly.

In any case, Ronan believes that Ang Lee has the ability to make such a masterpiece.

A colleague of his once said that the same-sex emotions created in "Brokeback Mountain" have the power to cleanse the soul, so that in a moment of joy or gloom or melancholy, there will always be an impulse to rewatch it and experience the touching of that outright love over and over again.

It's easy to think crookedly that guy is crooked.

By the way, at that time there was still a lot of argument about the male protagonist Ennis, saying that Ennis was not strictly gay, he loved neither men nor women, only Jack.

Perhaps this is also the meaning of true love that Ronan has never been able to understand - love is that even if a thousand sails are over, there is only you in my eyes.

There are many masterpieces in film history, but to become a legend, it is often the artistic achievements of the work itself that interact with the external communication of public opinion.

Ronan immediately convened a meeting and communicated with Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures about Ang Lee and "Brokeback Mountain".

This kind of award-winning movie, Embassy Pictures is familiar with it.

At the beginning of December, "Lost in Translation" began to be screened in North America with the scale of 20 theaters, and the film received an excellent response, from the media to the film to the audience's reputation, and the commercial response was not bad, the film received $950,000 at the box office in 20 theaters in North America in the first weekend, and the single theater score exceeded $40,000.

Once, it was the best work of Sofia Coppola's twenty-year directorial career.

Sofia Coppola, a female director, has attracted much attention for a while.

At the same time, "Dungeon Siege" directed by Uwe Bauer dropped from North American theaters.

The film's follow-up was lackluster, and the North American box office finally stopped at $72.48 million, and the overseas response was mediocre, with only a little more than $12 million at the box office.