Even with the white dove? Wu's relationship is not very good, not even familiar, Ang Lee still accepted the invitation to come to the Temple Theater to participate in the premiere of "Changing Face", although after coming to Hollywood, he has always wanted to try to integrate into this circle, but he was still rejected to a certain extent, even if the director of "Sense and Sensibility" won seven Oscar nominations, pushing him to the position of a first-line director in Hollywood, it did not bring fundamental changes.

Although he received an American-style education, his appearance determined his identity as a Chinese, and like other outsiders working hard in Hollywood, geography was the criterion for delineating circles in a certain way.

For example, the current Australian Gang, no matter how many internal contradictions, can always make the same voice at critical moments and fight for the interests of their compatriots.

Just as Ang Lee thought, this place is full of Chinese faces, even if some people used to have a relationship with the white dove? Wu was full of contradictions, and he still came over to cheer at this time.

While greeting people, he was looking for his goal, in fact, it was very simple to find the other party, the place where the young man was standing would definitely become the center of the entire venue.

Soon, Ang Lee discovers his target, Ryan? Jenkins is chatting with the top brass of several other studios, the young actor who is the film's writer, investor and producer, and is definitely the most powerful man on the crew of "Changing Face."

Strictly speaking, the two are almost parallel lines, their own literary and artistic filming style is very different from each other's completely commercial style, coupled with the relationship between skin color and bloodline, if there is no accident, there will not be much intersection at all.

However, he came here tonight just to communicate with the other party in person.

A few years ago, when he returned to Taiwan to shoot "Eating Men and Women". After reading Wang Dulu's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", I only liked it at the time, and I didn't feel too much, but when I was filming "Sense and Sensibility", I suddenly had the idea why can't this novel be filmed into a martial arts version of "Sense and Sensibility"?

After filming, while Ang Lee conceived "Ice Storm", he asked his friend and partner Xu Ligong to negotiate the copyright of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", who would have thought that as early as the early nineties. Copyright is called a pie? Insley's woman was bought and gone.

Send? Who is Kinsley, I'm afraid few people in Hollywood don't know, after all, she is Ryan? Jenkins' Agent and Agent!

Li Ang is a little puzzled, what does the other party do when they buy the copyright of Chinese novels? However, for several years. Ryan? Jenkins' acquisition of those novels and the adaptation of the movies were all big hits, which attracted a lot of attention. It is said that the other party is now buying the film adaptation rights of other works. The difficulty has become infinitely greater, the original author will often offer sky-high share contracts, and other film companies that are eyeing him will also wait for opportunities.

Could it be that this novel adaptation into a movie can become a hit? That's what he thought at the time.

Since he couldn't buy the adaptation rights, he had to start the idea of other works, but after a few years, he didn't have any intentions. I can't help but turn my eyes back to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

It just so happened that he received a white dove at this time? Wu's invitation simply took this opportunity to talk to the other party, not to mention that he also found a suitable introducer.

After entering the Grand Theater of the Temple, Ryan has been busy socializing. Many people took the initiative to come over to say hello, and many of them were Chinese, who seemed to have made a special trip to be white pigeons? Wu cheered.

For example, the actor surnamed Zhou, Nicholas? Cage's appearance in this movie clearly bears the traces of his beginning.

After the people around her disperse, Kate? Winslet came over with a middle-aged Chinese, and because of the filming of "Titanic", the two had some friendship.

"Hi Kate, you look so pretty."

Hear Ryan say that, Kate? Winslet rolled her eyes and said, "Come on, Ryan, everyone knows that I'm not the type you admire. ”

After speaking, she was the first to laugh and introduced, "This is Ann? Li ......"

"I know."

Ryan stretched out his hand, shook it with the other party, and changed it to a more accustomed title, "Mr. Li has unique insights in the field of art films, and "Sense and Sensibility" is a rare masterpiece. ”

"It's over." Ang Lee shook his hand, "In front of Mr. Jenkins, who dares to say that his movie is a masterpiece." ”

"Then you talk, I'll say hello to the others."

Kate? Winslet was very smart, and after making the introduction, she withdrew and showed with a practical attitude that she had nothing to do with what Ang Lee was going to talk about next.

Ang Lee had heard of Ryan's character before he came, and after greeting him, he went straight to the topic, "I heard that the adaptation rights of Mr. Wang Dulu's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are in the hands of Mr. Jenkins? ”

"That's right." Seeing Ang Lee and Winslet walking over, Ryan guessed his intentions, "Mr. Lee wants to adapt it into a movie?" ”

"Yes." Ang Lee nodded, he had long been accustomed to this kind of American-style directness, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a martial arts novel, in my opinion, it is more suitable for ...... Well, I don't mean anything disrespectful......"

"I understand." Ryan interrupted him, "It's hard for the West to understand the martial arts culture of the East, right?" ”

After seeing the other party nodding, Ryan couldn't help laughing, in a way, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is just a Western film dressed in martial arts.

"Is it possible to transfer the right to adapt it? Mr. Wang Dulu's side is not a problem. Li An asked tentatively.

"Transfer?" Ryan shook his head, and just when Ang Lee was disappointed, he continued, "If Mr. Lee is the director, Jenkins Films can invest, and I will ...... Ahem......"

Usually said something smooth, almost habitually jumped out, Ryan quickly coughed in disguise, what could be more absurd than a person who grew up completely under Western culture to adapt a martial arts script from the East?

"This ......," Ang Lee said with some hesitation, "I'm working on 'The Ice Storm,' and the date of this movie may be a little later." ”

"These are minor issues." Ryan looked at his watch, not far from the start of the movie, "I'll have people contact you for specific matters." ”

He only needs to reach an agreement, and the detailed contract will naturally be negotiated by someone from Jenkins Films and the management team.

Looking with Kate? Winslet laughed and disappeared into the hall of the young man, Ang Lee was a little surprised, he didn't expect things to be surprisingly smooth, the other party's attitude was just like what Winslet said, sunny and gentle, without the arrogance of other Hollywood studio executives towards Chinese.

Leaning on the seat with his chin propped up, Ryan was also quite surprised, in the original plan, he wanted to wait a few years before going to find Ang Lee, but he didn't expect him to take the initiative to find him so early.

It's good that this way, it can always save a lot of trouble, and let people talk about it slowly, except for the funds, he doesn't plan to meddle too much.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can be regarded as a very special movie, with a distinct imprint on it, and in some ways, without director Ang Lee, it is likely to turn into a disaster.

It would be unimaginable to have a Western director or a director who grew up in an Eastern background - such as Xu Laowei or Wu Baige - to direct this film.

A yellow-skinned and white-hearted director like Ang Lee is the best choice.

How could Ryan let go of something like this that could not only make money but also get honor?

With the opera-like soundtrack, on the big screen, "Changing Face" officially kicked off.

The plot of the film is very simple, but it is the perfect combination of Wu's style and Hollywood's zuò, full of trench coats and sunglasses, churches and white doves, and never-ending bullets, as well as almost poetic romantic showdowns.

Nicholas? Cage's Case? Troy vs. John? Detective Sean played by Travolta? Arthur is a sworn enemy, and in a duel, Caesto accidentally shoots Theon's five-year-old son and ties the knot.

In another arrest, Keith was in a coma and turned into a vegetative state, and his brother was also imprisoned, Sean accidentally learned that they had planted a biobomb in Los Angeles, but Keith's brother refused to confess, so the police had to take a risky move - let the plastic surgeon change Sean to replace Keys's face, and change his body shape, voice, etc., so that Sean secretly infiltrated the prison to play the tone of Keith's brother.

Unfortunately, the unconscious Keith woke up, and he forced the plastic surgeon to replace him with Sean's face, and killed everyone who knew about the secret operation, and the criminal turned into an honest policeman, not only freeing his brother from prison on the pretext of arraignment of secret witnesses, but also backed by huge government resources.

Sean escaped from prison by chance, and the first thing he did after being released from prison was to find a way to get justice, he asked Keith's girlfriend for help as Keith, and tried to prove to his wife that he was Sean, which led to an alternative showdown between good and evil.

The scene at the end is definitely a white dove? Wu Congying's masterpiece, the battlefield between good and evil, is chosen in the church where he is best at, in the almost opera-like hymns, white doves fly by frequently, and the bullets fired are not only full of violent beauty, but also carry the romance of a poet.

Even if there is "Broken Arrow" first, this kind of picture can still bring great excitement to the audience, as for the plot and logic or something, it is all floating clouds.

John? Travolta and Nicholas? Cage's superb acting skills also played a considerable role in it, Hollywood's sophisticated production zuò and big investment scenes, so that the white pigeon? Wu is like a fish in water, this is definitely his pinnacle work.

Looking at the falling subtitles, Ryan knew very well that after this movie, the white dove? Although Wu will become Hollywood's first-rate commercial film director, it is difficult to become the mainstream, if he continues to succeed, then it is good to say that if he fails, there is no chance of turning over.

Unlike Ang Lee, it's hard for Hollywood to understand Ang Lee's East-meets-West mentality, but there's never a shortage of violent and commercial directors. (To be continued......)