October 4th, night.

James Shams, who already has a tendency to go bald, stood at the door of the restaurant in an earthy yellow suit, looking out at the busy street, trying to discern all the parking vehicles, trying to get as much visibility as possible of every customer who entered, while beside him, Ang Lee, in a white shirt, stared blankly at the statue in the distance.

The goddess of victory, holding an ear of wheat and pointing forward with her arm raised, seems to be a deity that everyone reveres, but in AngLee's eyes, William Sherman, who rides a horse and heads forward, is the only one in the world.

"What are you looking at?" Looking around, James Shams finally noticed the anomaly.

Following AngLee's line of sight, when he saw the work of Augustus St. Gaudens, the greatest sculptor of the 19th century America, the helplessness suddenly appeared, "It's over, don't think about it!" ”

The endless words surprised the doorman who had been watching them for a long time, but when it got into AngLee's ears, it turned into a slightly agreeing smile, "Okay, good, good, I don't want to, I don't want to......"

Although he nodded in reply, his gaze on the statue was withdrawn, and he followed his companion to look around for someone, but the absent-minded appearance was still easily captured by James Shams.

Looking at the guy who shook his head mechanically by the direction of his voice, and glanced at him out of thin air as if he had completed a task, James Shams, who was wearing glasses, rolled his eyes and said, "If you're not in a good state, then go back first?" ”

"I translated the script, so I could explain the idea of the film to them."

As soon as he heard this, AngLee, who was still separated from man and god, shook his head again and again, "No, I'm fine." ”

"Are you alright?" James Shams looked skeptical.

"Of course." AngLee, who wanted to stay, nodded vigorously, not only that, but also forced a smile and said stiffly: "The main thing is that it's too boring to wait, and when they come, it'll be fine." ”

"Rest assured, I won't ruin my project."

When it came to this, James Shams didn't force it, but just as he was thinking about how he should remedy what he should do if AngLee made a mistake, with Roland and Kate getting off the bus, the state of the old friend really changed.

"Oh~Kate~We're meeting again~" AngLee, who was still there before, came to his senses.

With a smile, he took the initiative to greet him, "Compared with before, your figure is better!" ”

"Really? Director, your vision is still so good! Kate pursed her lips and smiled, while shaking hands with AngLee, she also glanced at the man next to her, and complained: "No way, I don't care, but someone cares!" ”

Women are the ones who please themselves.

AngLee, who understood the meaning, smiled even more happily, took the initiative to reach out to Roland, and said: "When I was working with Kate, I was thinking, who will pick this beautiful English rose, you know, when filming, she also posted your poster in the room where she lived temporarily, this kind of strong and straightforward is not something that others can do, and the guy who pursues her will inevitably pass you first, but I didn't expect it...... In the end, you smoothed the barbs on her body, so at a glance, she got her wish? ”

'Huh? James Shams glanced vaguely at his old friend.

That touting made him feel a lot of emotion.

"No, for us, it's all a wish......" Roland didn't care, after all, AngLee was telling the truth, but he added, "I've always liked the most beautiful one." ”

"And when I saw her file, I knew I had found it."

"Oh~" AngLee laughed and hugged Roland.

"Haha~" James Shams also took the initiative to reach out.

Kate happily showed her crescent-like eyes and grabbed Roland's arm.

And Roland himself......

He had caught the inquiring gazes of those around him.

"Let's go inside." Not wanting to be exposed, he proposed.

"Okay." The two people in charge of the reception nodded repeatedly, led the way, and led them into the private room to sit down.

After ordering the food, they chatted briefly, and Roland, who didn't want to waste time, motioned for the two to go straight to the point.

"That's the project I told you on the phone."

AngLee pulled out a notebook from his handbag and pushed it in front of the two.

On the white cover, there is an obscure English written - "CrouchingTiger, HiddenDragon"

Kate's eyebrows instinctively frowned at the sight of the title, and she couldn't guess the general content of the script just by literally, but for Roland, this thing was all too familiar.

Isn't it "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?

In fact, after receiving a call from AngLee and learning that the other party had a ChineseKungfu book to show him, Roland had already guessed this project, because AngLee had made this martial arts film all his life!

It seemed to see Kate's doubts, but it was more like an inspiration to sell herself, so when Kate curiously took the book and opened it to read, AngLee, who was sitting opposite Roland, also explained, "This is an oriental martial arts story, similar to a martial arts movie like "Jingwumen", but the time in the story has to be pushed forward. ”

Hearing this, Kate's hand paused.

Because she doesn't know much about the history of the East, she doesn't know if she can understand it.

And just as she hesitated, AngLee's next sentence made her face show surprise.

"However, you don't have to be embarrassed because this is an oriental story, if you have to analyze it, this is actually the oriental martial arts version of "Sense and Sensibility", in which the heroine Jade Jiaolong is based on the Mariana you played before, and the other heroine is written according to Emma Thompson's Eleanor......"

“What？”

Hearing this, Kate's eyes widened, "Isn't this a skin?" ”

Yes, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is, to put it bluntly, a skin movie.

Back then, when AngLee returned to his hometown to shoot "Eating Men and Women", he read "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" because his father's trilogy was about to end, and he wanted to make a martial arts without a project plan.

So, he asked his boss Xu Ligong to help negotiate copyright.

But no one expected that when preparing for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Sony suddenly came to the door and asked him to shoot "Sense and Sensibility".

Although AngLee hadn't seen Jane Austen, no one wanted to miss this rare opportunity, so he took "Sense and Sensibility" and postponed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" backwards.

When communicating with Emma Thompson, the screenwriter of "Sense and Sensibility", the copyright of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was also successfully won, and after the filming of "Sense and Sensibility", "Ice Storm", which was regained because of the success of the box office, asked AngLee to continue to postpone "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" until about 98 years before he had time to write the script.

If it weren't for this accident after accident, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" might have been put on the filming schedule a long time ago, but it was precisely the plan that couldn't keep up with the changes, so AngLee's creative ideas changed again and again.

Compared with the movie version of the story, it has actually been changed beyond recognition.

, the heroes Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian do not have many scenes.

The core protagonist is the jade dragon that everyone is afraid to avoid.

But under the inspiration of Eleanor and Mariana, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has changed from a single-heroine drama to a double-heroine group drama, with the jade Jiaolong of the outer yin and the inner yang and Yu Xiulian of the outer yang and inner yin becoming the branches of the movie plot, and from them, the story of Li Mubai and Luo Xiaohu is derived, and in the end, the whole movie is becoming fuller.

It is no exaggeration to say that if "Sense and Sensibility" had not been filmed, AngLee might not have adopted the format of a double heroine, and it is precisely because he referred to Jane Austen's that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" would have achieved a good result of 200 million in Europe and the United States.

Because crooked nuts can be understood, and they still feel fresh!

The chivalrous who flies the eaves and walks on the wall is the superhero of the East for them, and the emotional core under the coat of martial arts can still set off the popular culture of the global 'Austin fanaticism', in this case, this movie will be rejected by Crooked Nuts It is a hell, but at the same time that Crooked Nuts are popular, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was also scolded as a sieve in the ancient Eastern countries.

When "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was released, the best evaluation was 'There is no Li Lianjie's handsome fight, there is no elegant artistic conception of Xu Laowei, there is no natural feeling of Cheng Long, the story is deliberate, hard and reasonable, the bridge is bloody, and the ...... is delicate'

As for the score on Douban?

That's after that.

And this is actually the cultural invasion caused by Hollywood after the rapid development of the Internet.

Why did a movie that was sprayed to shreds turn over?

Was it because people at the time couldn't understand it?

No kidding.

It's been fifteen years since "Wuji", and no one can still understand it.

But "Hero", which was also scolded as back then, slowly rose back.

Cultural creation is a very private thing, and if you have a reputation for results, the reputation will slowly rise after all, because people will watch it many times because of the results, and want to dig out the reasons for the big sales, and when all kinds of speculation are persuaded by their own thoughts about learning, then they will naturally feel that it is good.

But if the results are not good, it is normal to follow the trend.

Because of this, after AngLee finished explaining and the waiter served the dishes to the table one after another, Kate, who was eating and watching, was quickly attracted by Jade Jiaolong's choice, and when she found out that Jade Jiaolong was hesitating between family and love, the twisted feeling of playing Mariana suddenly came to her heart.

"Okay...... Sure enough......"

Kate smiled and said, "Family, love...... These are two things that are difficult for everyone to choose......"

"If I'm not mistaken, Yu Jiaolong should also like Li Mubai, right?"

"Luo Xiaohu in the script is Willoughby? And Li Mubai is Brandon? ”

Although it is only a quarter of the way around, Kate has already guessed the plot of the future.

AngLee and James Shams didn't hide it either, nodding their heads and saying, "Almost." ”

"Slightly modified feelings."

Hearing this, Kate, who had a bottom in her heart, did not continue to read, but looked at her man.

After finding that the other party was immersed in hardship and didn't seem to be ready to make an investment decision on the spot, Kate, who was in control of the initiative, asked again: "Although it's a skin, the Big Six shouldn't mind, right?" ”

"At the same time as "Rush Hour" is being released, shouldn't you look for the Big Six to seek investment?"

Kate is not a good man and a woman, after learning the script, she has already smelled abnormalities when she grew up in the circle.

The Big Six never mind the leather script, or rather, their favorite is the leather script.

Because the skin is covered, it means that the core under the skin has at least been successful.

And with a successful precedent, it is more reassuring to invest.

After all, Hollywood's pursuit is film industrialization.

If they make money by borrowing from functions, then they will not take the initiative to innovate.

Therefore, Kate felt that Ang Lee's behavior of coming to her man with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was problematic.

According to the normal situation,This book must pass the hands of the six major first.,And after the hands of the six majors,This book shouldn't appear in front of you.,Because the six can also assess the probability of success of the book.。

As she asked, AngLee, who wanted to continue to introduce the script, looked embarrassed, and after making eye contact with Kate, he turned his gaze to look at Roland, and when he found out that Roland was fighting with food, the anxiety of waiting for others before reappeared.

With a helpless smile on his face, he nodded slightly, not knowing how to answer.

And after discovering that Kate didn't mean to change the subject, he lowered his eyes even more, staring at the plate in front of him.

It's as if there's a beautiful flower on it.

This situation also gave James Shams a headache, because he knew that if he didn't come forward to tell the truth at this time, then this negotiation would be a bad one, "In fact...... The Big Six are reluctant to invest in us. ”

“Why？” Kate was confused again, "Can't they see that this is the Oriental version of "Sense and Sensibility"?" ”

"Or do they think only a funny movie like Rush Hour can succeed?"

"It's not ......" Since his friend stopped talking, James Shams spoke in place of Ang Lee, "Before you came, Ang Lee and I waited at the door, he had been looking at the statue of William Sherman. ”

"You should know who William Sherman is, right?"

"A graduate of West Point, he was a famous general in the Union Army during the Civil War."

"And when people talk about civil war, the biggest impression is the motives of both sides."

"In the beginning, the North fought to preserve the unity of the country, but later, it turned into a revolutionary war to eliminate slavery."

"For the vast majority of people, the victory in the North is a great, world-historical, progressive and revolutionary one, but Ang Lee has just finished making a film called Riding with the Devil, in which he doesn't portray the big wars, but starts with the small people and makes a point ......"

"For the people, this war is a meaningless ......"

When James Schamus brought up the Civil War, Kate wondered how the guy was off topic.

But as soon as he said 'there is no right or wrong in this book,' Kate immediately pursed her lips and lowered her head to eat the food.

To say that the Northern Victory means nothing to ordinary people?

Aren't you looking for death?

In the country of America, things like the Civil War can only shoot the main theme!

The white ones are always the north, they will only be the victors, and they save the world in blue uniforms!

And the black ones are always the south, they can only be the vanquished, and the gray uniform is proof of being eliminated by the world!

The North has to be progressives and ideological avant-garde, while the South has to be stubborn and conservative!

That's right, people really can't be simply divided, and it is impossible for there to be two clear factions, but movies have to be made like this!

It is not the people of God who are killed in the North, but the outcasts of God who are stubborn in their minds and who want to continue to enslave the blacks!

And the South will only be the biggest obstacle to social progress!

Why?

Because history is written by the victors!

It's not good for you to scold those in power on someone else's turf?

While portraying the fierce and cruel image of the southern guerrillas, you also let those enlightened and kind southerners die under the butcher's knife of the northerners?

Don't flaunt yourself with the words that no one is a saint or a sage, no one listens!

Irony is sarcasm, no matter how you look at it, it's all sarcasm!

Using war to discuss human nature is something that many directors like to do.

But the premise of discussing human nature must be to take sides.

It's like "Saving Private Ryan".

Everyone can see that the final Star-Spangled Banner is the point, but no one can openly say that this sensationalism is too deliberate.

Not to mention, for Hollywood, which was controlled by the Jews, the victory of the North in the Civil War was of great significance, because the North liberated the blacks, and they are now watching these people speak out!

In this case, AngLee's ass is clearly not right.

And this kind of movie with a bad butt can only be taken on the road of failure.

The issue of stance has always been very serious, and now that AngLee has shown himself to be different......

Then, don't blame the others for isolating him together.

"So we're coming to you."

After James Shams finished explaining, AngLee, with his head down, finally spoke.

"The Big Six are reluctant to invest, and Sony, which has the best attitude, just said that it will be said after the release of "Riding with the Devil".

Although Ang Lee described her situation as miserable, Kate did not relent.

Even if the two have worked together before, she has a good impression of AngLee, and similarly, she also thinks that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can be profitable, and Roland has had several happy deals with AngLee before, but now-

She wasn't prepared to intercede for AngLee.

As far as she is concerned, AngLee's current situation is self-inflicted, even if Roland can vote for him, and Roland will come forward, those Jews will not die against him, but-

Why are they helping with this?

Roland is her man, and AngLee is an outsider.

She will go through her life with Roland, so why should she harm the interests of her own man at the beginning?

Isn't this a brain disease?

But just as she was about to swallow the food in her mouth and directly reject the project for Roland, Roland, who was still there with his head buried in hardship, suddenly kicked her secretly below.

Kate, who felt strange, glanced at Roland, and when she saw Roland's forked left hand pressing down, she smiled when she understood, and very naturally closed the script, put it aside, and said, "We also understand the specific situation." ”

"Whether to invest or not, we have to go back and read the script before making a decision."

Although Kate's response was very official, she didn't refuse.

The two of them didn't want to say much, so they nodded and agreed.

Because a very serious topic was discussed, the atmosphere in the box was quite dull during the meal, and each had their own thoughts, so after eating hastily, the two sides said goodbye to each other, went back to their respective homes, and found their own mothers.

Looking at the body that gradually moved away and finally disappeared, AngLee, who felt that his hope might be dashed, asked:

"Do you think they'll agree?"

"Difficult." James Shams told the truth, "Roland is a student of Steven after all, and he will only take Steven's side." ”

"Really?" AngLee nodded, sighed, and understood.

"Hey...... Then we're on our own......"

Before he came, AngLee was ready to be rejected, and now, it's just a matter of turning his fantasy into reality.

And just when he was ready to receive a rejection call a few days later, Kate, who returned to the hotel, couldn't wait to figure out Roland's thoughts-