Chapter 225: See through

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Los Angeles Chinatown, a busy day is coming to an end.
In an old-style bookstore, Li Zi frequently went to look at the quartz clock on the wall, and occasionally looked at the door of the store. On the street outside the store, a girl of his age had been waiting for a long time.
The shop owner found that the plum was abnormal and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Li Zi scratched his head embarrassedly, and said, "Boss, can I go early today?"
The boss looked serious: "I have something to say."
Li Zi had no choice but to say: "My girlfriend asked me to go to the movies..."
"Go." The boss didn't feel embarrassed, and waved his hand: "Come early tomorrow morning."
Li Zi hurriedly packed his things: "No problem." He looked at the martial arts book by his boss, and said before going out: "Boss, I'm going to watch a martial arts movie. You love watching martial arts so much. You can go and watch it when you have time on weekends. , The congee Rin-fat and the appearance are poor.
The boss is a bit strange: "Can martial arts movies also be shown in American theaters?"
This is very rare.
Li Zi glanced outside, did not rush out, pleased to pull out a "Premiere" magazine from the shelf, pointed to the porridge Runfa and Qianqian on the cover and said: "This film is very publicized. The newspapers, There are advertisements everywhere in magazines and TV."
The boss took the magazine and nodded: "Yeah."
Seeing the boss reading the magazine seriously, Li Zi greeted him, went out of the shop, met his girlfriend, and rushed to Hollywood.
This is the old Chinatown. Most of the Chinese have moved away, and some of them are doing business. There are more and more Vietnamese and Koreans, but the number far exceeds the Chinese.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not shown nearby, and Li Zi is going to Hollywood to attend the premiere.
"you are too slow."
Sitting in the car, Li Zi’s girlfriend Lina complained: "I waited for you for almost an hour."
Li Zi glanced at his watch, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can't delay watching the premiere."
Lina was a little puzzled: "This kind of film is very good?"
Compared to Li Zi, Lina's family has already been completely Westernized, and she is a little stranger to martial arts and the like.
"Do you know that the congee Yunfa and the appearance are poor?" Li Zi roughly introduced: "This time it is not only the two of them, but there is also a heroine from China who is said to be the queen actress of the national teacher over there."
Lina immediately remembered some rumors of Hollywood directors: "Queen's use? How to use it? Is it used like that?"
Li Zi was quite helpless with his gossip girlfriend, so he simply stopped talking about actors: "Do you know who the director is? Ang Lee! Hollywood's first Chinese director! Recently, many newspapers and media have praised Ang Lee as the light of Chinese."
"Hollywood's No. 1 Chinese Director?" Lina couldn't help refuting: "It should be John Wu? The gun action he designed for Tom Cruise is so cool!"
Li Zi disdainfully said: "Twenty years, I still only play handsome, not grow up."
The two talked about being noisy and quickly rushed to Hollywood's Walk of Fame. At this time, a large number of movie fans had gathered in front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and there were shouts from time to time.
"It seems that the red carpet has begun." Lina picked up the plum and ran over there.
Li Zi comforted: "It's probably a hot spot, it hasn't started yet."
The two squeezed into the crowd on the side of the red carpet, surrounded by mostly Chinese. There were thousands of people gathered. It seems that all the Chinese on the Walk of Fame gathered here at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
"It's rare for a pure Chinese film to have such a big premiere."
Li Zi heard the people around him talking.
"I haven't seen a martial arts movie in theaters in many years."
"It's all Chinese in the film, not like Jack Chen and Jet Lee, to please those old ghosts."
"Ang Lee is amazing. Recently, many media have said that he is also a top director in Hollywood."
"Have you not heard? "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has already declared an Oscar! It is said that it is very likely to win several Oscars! It is amazing that Chinese films can win Oscars!"
Listening to the messy discussion, Lina asked Li Zi: "This movie seems to be very popular?"
Li Zi leaned into her ear and said, "I don't know the old ghosts, but they have a great influence among the Chinese. Recently, many people in Chinatown are discussing this film, discussing who is the best in Hollywood, Ang Lee and John Wu. Chinese director."
Lina asked: "Who gets more support?"
Li Zi shrugged: "Of course it is Li Ang! The media are all touting Li Ang."
As a gossip party, Lina is not stupid, she immediately understood: "This is the film company promoting "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"!"
Anyway, she felt that John Wu was more handsome than Li Anqiang, and the heroes in the film were so handsome.
The premiere of the red carpet kicked off at this time, and Ang Lee stepped onto the red carpet as the first guest.
Cheers broke out on both sides of the red carpet, and even the voice of "Chinese Light" continued to come over.
This voice made Li Ang a little nervous. Fortunately, he had been in Hollywood for many years. It was not a problem to deal with this kind of occasion. No matter what the fans shouted, they just smiled and waved frequently, and looked like a good old man.
"Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts films rarely have any connection with real emotions and culture. They have remained at the level of sensory stimulation for a long time and cannot be improved."
When he came to the media area, Ang Lee accepted the media interview: "But martial arts films and kung fu action films have become the new generation of Westerners and overseas Chinese — including my son, the best way to understand Eastern culture, and even the only way. , But they are exposed to the vulgar and inferior parts of Eastern culture."
He said: "I have always been upset about this, but I can't do anything about it. Therefore, I decided to make a film that reflects Eastern culture."
Ronan was standing not far away, and was quite satisfied with Li Ang's words. In the pre-screening publicity of this film, the reason and emotion of the Eastern style have been highlighted.
Li Ang’s words were carefully drafted by public relations and propaganda staff. The core of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is here. Li Ang said that this film reflects Eastern culture, and the easier it is for some people to think that Eastern culture should be like Li Ang. , To learn the essence of the West...
After all, this is a film that pleases Westerners, and it can also please the Chinese in North America.
Ronan did a survey. No matter how Chinese Americans in North America miss their motherland, after living here for many years, their thinking has actually been Westernized.
Such publicity can not only please the Chinese audience, but also help the film win awards.
Ang Li approached him at this time, stood next to Ronan, and said, "The light of the Chinese dare not be."
Ronan smiled and said, "Propaganda needs." He reminded Ang Lee: "This is America. We are fighting for Oscars. We don't even have confidence. How can we compete?"
Ang Lee is a Westernized person after all, nodded and said, "Yes."
Ronan added: "Oscar encourages public relations and encourages competition. Now is the time to be high-profile, Director Li must be high-profile."
"I understand." Ang Lee is not a newcomer to Hollywood either.
He knew what Ronan was saying was true. If he didn't even show his competitive attitude, how would the judges know that you are fighting for the Oscar? How do you know that you value Oscars?
This is not what it used to be after all, no public relations, no awards.
Ronan smiled and said, "Come on, we will gain something."
Other cast members came over one after another. Ronan, as the representative of the distributor, didn't wait much, went straight into the theater, and the crew stayed in the media area for a group photo.
The film crew has long known that the goal of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is the Oscar. For them, this is a very rare opportunity. As long as the film can gain something from the Oscar, its value will increase immediately.
Ronan entered the theater, met David Villa, and asked, "Is the publicity going well?"
David Villa whispered: "I have reached an agreement with The Hollywood Reporter and Variety Show. Since Christmas, there have been more than four pages covering "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" for three consecutive weeks."
"Variety Show" and "Hollywood Reporter" are the most influential entertainment magazines in the industry, and the award season publicity effect is excellent.
Ronan reminded: "Don't save money when it's time to spend."
Oscars not only fight for movies and interpersonal relationships, but also fight for investment and financial resources.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Oscar competition is also a money war.
To paraphrase a phrase from the football circle, those who throw money may not win the prize, but the winner must be the money.
David Villa was a little worried: "There will be no problems with Ann Lee, right?"
"Don't worry." Ronan is least worried about this part of Ang Lee. Compared with other Chinese directors, Ang Lee who lives in the United States knows Hollywood rules very well. He said to David Villa: "Ang Lee is a smart man and will fully cooperate with our work."
Ang Lee studied film in the United States, and studied entertainment films, and from beginning to end, he did not give himself a position as a "master of art".
He understood very early that the films he made looked like Asian content, but were actually Western ideas.
Ronan and Ang have talked several times~EbookFREE.me~ Ang Lee has said more than once that if you sell films in the United States and sell pure oriental films, 90% of them will have a dead end.
Undoubtedly, Ang Lee had already seen through this point.
Moreover, Ang Lee's films also have an advantage. They are not very artistic, let alone obscure, and can be interpreted by ordinary audiences, and they are not difficult to understand at all.
This is commendable.
In fact, Ang Lee can be regarded as proficient in the American movie set.
Otherwise, there would not be such a "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
Although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has the shell of martial arts, famous swords, heroes, landscapes, martial arts, grudges and children, and even introduces Zen Taoism, it is not a real martial arts movie.
Ronan remembered that he had read a short commentary on "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in his previous life: How many people dream of being a wanton Yu Jiaolong, but accidentally became Yu Xiulian who had endured it for a lifetime. When he died, he sighed like Li Mubai, "The whole life has been wasted." Of course, there are still some people like Luo Xiaohu, even if they are removed, it will not affect other people's stories.