Chapter 42: The American Tiger Girl
Ang Lee walked into the party with a smile on his face, and saw that people were chatting and drinking with their female companions, but Ang Lee walked in alone.
Ang Lee didn't care about that, he cheekily asked the waiter to get a glass of wine and walked inside, to say that there are so many beauties in Hollywood!
Why do Hollywood movies dominate the world, the appearance of these beauties alone is enough for box office money.
Ang Lee continued to walk inside, and everything where Ang Lee passed would attract the attention of others, because in Hollywood, there were too few yellow people, Ang Lee turned around and found that today's master had not yet appeared, so he found a corner and sat down.
At this time, a tall and charming blonde beauty walked over to see what should be an Asian mixed race and greeted Ang Lee: Hello, hello.
Li An raised his glass and said, "Hello."
The girl said: You speak English very well, what nationality are you, are you an actor?
Ang Lee said: I am Chinese. I'm a director.
The girl smiled and said: I am of mixed Chinese and American descent, my father is Chinese, and my Chinese name is Situ Yuning.
Li An stretched out his right hand and said in Chinese: Your name is so good, it matches your temperament.
Situ Yuning smiled and said in Chinese: Thank you, my Chinese is not too good, don't laugh, Chinese is really difficult.
Li An said: I can't laugh, I can hear pure Chinese far away, I already feel very kind.
Situ Yuning, who looked like he should be an American girl, said with a big grin: Are you coming to the United States for the first time? Seeing that you didn't bring a female companion who came in by yourself, it was really embarrassing for us Chinese.
Li An smiled and said: I got off the plane this morning and came over in the evening, how can I find a female companion, and besides, I came here to talk about things, not to brag and hunt for beauty.
Situ Yuning said: Look at you for the sake of Chinese, I will be your female companion for half an hour, right?
Li An said: This is not good, you are my female companion, what about your male companion.
Situ Yu said with a worried face: You are so unhappy, like an old Chinese pedant, your thinking is too conservative, this can't be eaten in the United States, my male partner won't mind, if he minds me, I'll fire him.
Seeing that a girl in the family was so happy, Li An didn't hesitate, picked up the wine glass, saluted the girl and said: Thank you, I will invite you to dinner when the meeting is over.
Seeing Li An's performance, Situ Yuning said: Ask you how a Chinese is, he should be a singer, very famous. You should know this director who is also in the entertainment industry!
Ang Lee said hesitantly: I haven't been a director for too long, so let's tell me who it is! If I am famous, I should know him.
Situ Yuning said in a low voice: His name is Ang Li, he is a singer, and he should not be very old. Do you know each other?
Li An said with a confused face: What are you looking for him, don't you know him?
Situ Yuning said: That Ang Lee is a villain, he sang a song in Xiangjiang, and the hype is very strong, do you know him?
Li An said: I know there is such a person, but I don't know it well, what's wrong, do you need me to help you inquire?
Situ Yuning said: Forget it, I guess you can't find out, my Chinese friend said that this person was a loser, and he was kicked out of the house by his father, so he ran to Xiangjiang and sang a song and became popular. My grandfather said that people who can write this kind of song must have great feelings in their hearts, and they will become great things in the future, so they have to introduce him to me, and I don't dare to go home now, but I studied this person's past and found that he is a scumbag, and this song must have been written for him by someone else, and I must expose him.
Li An said in a cold sweat: But I heard that this person's character is not bad, and he worked hard after he was driven out of the house, and he knew how to be motivated!
Situ Yuning said quietly: So you were all deceived by him, think about it, that song is so classic, how can it be written by a person who can't learn well.
Ang Lee nodded approvingly.
At this time, a sunny and handsome man walked over, looked at Situ Yuning and said: Jenny, why are you here, let's go dance!
Situ Yu stared at him and said: William, you go find someone else to dance, I just met a fellow countryman, and I want to be his female companion.
William smiled and looked at Ang Lee, a flash of anger in his eyes.
Ang Lee said: This is your male companion, is he good?
Situ Yu said arrogantly: Of course, you don't look at who I am, go, dance.
The two men held hands and walked onto the dance floor and danced to the music around them.
Situ Yuning said: What are you doing here as a director!
Do you want to build a relationship and attract investment? Tell me about your movie? If it impresses me, maybe I will invest?
Ang Lee said: I am not short of money, I made a movie in China, and I planned to release it in the United States, but I couldn't find a way, so I took this opportunity to meet Paramount's family and ask him to help screen it.
Situ Yuning said: It's not me who hits you, fellow, you don't have much chance, it's very annoying to talk about work at this party that is obviously for pleasure.
Li An smiled bitterly and said: I don't want to either, isn't this forced?
Situ Yuning said with admiration: Okay, I bless you spiritually, and when you go to talk about work, you can go by yourself! I still have to play here for a while.
Li An nodded and said: I know, whether it is successful or not, I thank you.
Situ Yuning said: Thank you, everyone is Chinese.
Ang Lee smiled when he heard this.
After dancing for a while, Ang Lee saw Barry Diller, the leader of the party, walking out with a wine glass and a beautiful woman in his arms.
Came to the venue and gave a speech and finally said: Everyone had a good time tonight.
After speaking, he was surrounded by a group of successful people in the entertainment industry, and Ang Lee waited for more than half an hour to see the people around Barry Diller disperse.
Seeing this, Ang Lee straightened his suit and walked over and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, President Barry."
Barry Diller turned his head to look at a yellow-skinned young man and said politely, "Who are you?"
Ang Lee said: I am the director of the Chinese Ann Group, and we are planning to find a partner in Hollywood to distribute Chinese films, so I would like to ask when you have time to talk?
Barry Diller's face was visibly unhappy after hearing Ang Lee's introduction.
said in a cold tone: No interest, I wish you a good time. After saying that, he walked to another place.
Li An was anxious and hurriedly said. Does Mr. Barry know about Asia's Billion Bet?
Barry Diller stopped when he heard this and said, "You know, what's the matter, did you bet on someone?"
Ang Lee said: Yes.
Barry Diller was obviously interested, and said with a smile on his face: "Let's go, come with me to the study to talk."
After taking Ang Lee to the study, the waiter brought two cups of coffee, and Barry Diller said: You are from the Ann Group, which means that you are on the side of the mainland, right?
Li An nodded
Barry Diller went on to say, "You want your film to be released in the United States!" Tell me about your conditions, and if you're sincere, I'll consider it.
Ang Lee coughed and said: Paramount is responsible for distribution and publicity, and we pay for the publicity. The cost is about 50 million US dollars, and we only charge one point at the box office of the film. All the rest goes to Paramount.
The conditions given by Ang Lee cannot be said to be not generous, Paramount doesn't have to care about anything, and can get ninety percent of the box office just by being responsible for the release, which is almost the limit of the film's release, because if you collect a point box office, it takes 500 million to return to the cost, so the North American box office this time is almost accompanied.
Hearing Ang Lee's words, Barry Diller took a sip of coffee and said: If this is your sincerity, then you can go back!
Hearing this, Li An hesitated, stood up and walked out.
Just as Li An pulled the door, Bari Diler's voice came: Wait a minute, how can the young man not have a little heart, come and sit and talk, the coffee has not yet been drunk.
Hearing Barry Diler's relief, Ang Lee turned around and walked back, sat down in his chair and said, "The coffee is good."
Barry Diller said: Since you have come to the United States, it is because the United States is the largest vote bank in the world, and seeing that you are young, I will give you a few words, is it not good to be so impulsive, and you can talk about everything?
Li An nodded.