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? Since it is not a film participating in competition, the premiere of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is not large. It appears at the Cannes Film Festival more for promotion and finding a suitable distributor.

In the past few days, Ronan learned a lot of related information.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a typical financing film. The project producer is Xu Ligong's Zongheng International Film and Television Company. The major investors include Anle Film Production Company, Good Machine International Film and Television, and Classic Co-production Company. And Ang Lee himself.

Just like the films prepared by Shahai Entertainment, these small companies exist as investors, and Xu Ligong and Li An are the two who really play a leading role in the film.

According to the news in the media, when Ang Lee was interviewed, he claimed that he was selling everything to raise money for the filming of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

It is impossible to tell the truth from the fake, but Ang Lee invested a lot of money in the project.

There were many difficulties in the film's financing process, and the nature of martial arts films determined that it was difficult to attract investors from the Western world.

I am afraid that no one outside the production team knows better than Ronan that this martial arts film was not made for Easterners at all, but Ang Lee was made for Westerners.

In his previous life, Ronan had seen related news. In order to make the film more suitable for Westerners, Ang Lee wrote the first version of the script in English, and then translated it into Chinese.

When the movie first came out, Ronan went to watch the DVD, but fell into a drowsy sleep, completely unable to understand what such a boring movie was about.

It wasn't until I stepped into the society after graduation and watched it again that I gradually realized that Ang Lee was not filmed for Chinese people at all.

Ronan's goal is to get the North American distribution rights of this film as much as possible.

When he came to the gate of the premiere venue, he happened to see Ang Lee, Michelle Yang and International Zhang taking a group photo. He took a special look at it. International Zhang, who was once covered in dust and dust, still had a pure face now.

Not wanting to have too many connections with the characters over there, in order to avoid some indescribable horrors, Ronan went directly into the front hall of the theater and saw Brother Xiaoma. say hello

After all, The True Colors of a Hero, Blood Heroes, Hot Detective, and Across the World are all films that have been watched many times.

It can also be regarded as the place of emotion.

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Ronan was just saying hello.

For Ronan, this Mr. Zhou does not have much commercial value in the future.

Then, Ronan saw a few characters he didn't want to see in the front hall.

Hi, Chris. Ronan saw it, and it was impossible to pretend not to see it. He also wanted to test the other party's thoughts, and went to say hello: I didn't expect to meet you here.

Chris smiled and said, I didn't expect to meet you here either.

Are you interested in this film? Ronan asked.

Chris looked at the poster in the front hall and said, I don't know this kind of film. Classic Pictures under Sony Entertainment has a little investment in this project, so I can only come and have a look. Xiang Ronan: Are you interested?

Ronan didn't answer directly, but said, This is a martial arts movie.

Chris is an American and can't figure it out at all: Martial arts movies? The Jack-Chen kind?

No. Ronan shook his head: Jack Chen's is called kung fu movies, and martial arts movies are another type.

You know it well? Chris said.

Ronan thought for a while, and said, I've seen some in the East, and they are this type of martial arts. What about the heroes in it? : It's a bit like the cowboy who punishes evil and promotes good in western movies.

Chris felt that he was a master at watching movies well understood in the world, but he couldn't fully understand what Ronan said, and asked, Can North American audiences accept this kind of movie?

Of course, Ronan would not tell the truth, and deliberately said in a very definite tone: It's difficult, such things as cultural barriers are not so easy to break.

Chris nodded: Yes.

Ronan turned to ask: How's the discussion on Dancer in the Dark going? Has it been taken down?

I got it. Chris said, It cost a lot of money.

Ronan said cryptically: It seems that the competition is not very fierce.

Chris is a smart man, he understood the meaning of Ronan's words, and said, Don't worry, I'm not very interested in this kind of film, and I don't understand martial arts films. Classic Pictures just invested a small amount of money, so it won't affect Sony. entertainment.

Ronan shrugged: This kind of movie has a limited audience, and if it doesn't work out, it will lose money. I am also hesitant. He shook his head: Let's talk about it after watching the movie.

The crew was busy with interviews and doing various promotional activities, but Ronan didn't look for him. Now is not the time to talk about things.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has already been sold in many countries and regions, especially in East and Southeast Asia. Ronan vaguely heard some people nearby talking in Chinese, saying that the film will be released in these markets in July.

Ronan's goal is to distribute copyrights in North America, and he doesn't care much about the overseas situation.

In his memory, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is indeed a martial arts film, but the real big revenue is precisely in North America.

Of course, the high income in North America is also related to a series of operations including the Oscars.

Let's go. Chris greeted Ronan: Let's go into the theater.

Ronan followed him and walked forward, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a big fat man, his eyebrows raised unconsciously, why did this fat man come here?

Chris noticed Ronan, looked over there, and said, Harvey Weinstein, a regular at the Cannes Film Festival.

Ronan looked indifferent and said, Let's go in.

This fat man has searched all over the world for movies to be released in North America, and he is proficient in all kinds of tricks and tricks. It is not surprising that he came to see Ang Lee's movies.

Miramax has been having issues with parent company Disney, particularly between the Weinstein brothers and Michael Eisner.

Under this kind of internal friction, Miramax's attraction may not be that strong.

Entering the theater, under the arrangement of the staff, Ronan and Chris sat in the third row. When the crew finally entered, they gave a standing ovation like other audiences.

This is also a routine procedure of some film festivals including Cannes, where the main creators of the premiere will enter the venue with applause.

Before the screening, there was a brief media event. Xu Ligong and International Zhang were not very well-known in the West, and the main targets of media reporters were on Ang Lee, Michelle Yang and Xiao Ma.

Ronan looked at the flamboyant Guo Zhang, who was born with a small face that was pleasing to the camera.

I vaguely remember that at the award ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival in the previous life, the national teacher specifically asked her not to go on stage together, but she didn't listen, and followed the national teacher on stage to accept the award, which made the national teacher very unhappy and surprised the audience.

Because there are default rules in the world, in any major international film festival, when a film wins an award, it is the director who is on the stage, and few actors are on the stage.

Perhaps, it is this kind of courage to seize every opportunity to show his face, as well as that great ambition, that has brought International Zhang's reputation.

Ang Lee began to be interviewed, and Ronan came back to his senses and listened carefully.

I want to make a martial arts film. In addition to fulfilling my childhood dream, it is actually a kind of fascination for classical China. The biggest attraction of the martial arts world to me is that it is an abstract world. I can express many emotions in my heart. It is superficial and specific, and the action scenes are like choreography, which is a very free and unrestrained form of film expression.

Ang Lee talked eloquently: What I yearn for is the chivalrous world of Confucian heroes and beauties... a world where Chinese people once placed their emotions and dreams on. I think it is very bourgeois.

Chris asked Ronan suspiciously: What is this martial arts? Why can't I understand?

Ronan couldn't explain, and said, I don't understand either.

The media event was very short and wrapped up quickly, and screenings of the film began immediately.

Ronan watched it for a while, maybe because of the increase in life experience, or maybe because of other reasons, he could clearly feel that it was not the same movie as he saw when he was young in his previous life

It's not that the story of the movie has changed, but the people watching the movie have changed.

At that time, he only had Yu Jiaolong and Luo Xiaohu in his eyes, and he only had willful self-relaxation. For Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian's confrontation and discussion, it was really a cutscene. Get through those blunt lines quickly.

This movie is full of all kinds of chills under the beautiful scenery.

Ronan has seen many of Ang Lee's films and knows that this is the consistent background of Ang Lee's films. He adds all kinds of warmth, tenderness, abrupt lust and lust projection in his films, but he can't stop everyone in the film. Eternal desolation under long-term self-repression.

For example, Li Mubai is repressed, he carefully suppresses the arousal of his lust caused by Yu Jiaolong, and before he dies, he can finally be released through a frank confession.

For example, Yu Xiulian is depressed, she can only look in shock at Li Mubai who is chasing after Yu Jiaolong and must accept him as an apprentice, but she can't ask him What do you mean?

So the secret jealousy and resentment towards Yu Jiaolong bloomed vividly in that fight scene-only through legitimate reasons can it be possible to release the surging power under the rock.

Young in appearance, but middle-aged mentally, the movie Ronan watched, although very similar to his previous life, gave him completely different senses.

Perhaps, this film is Ang Lee's reason and emotion.

Is this a sci-fi movie? Chris finally couldn't help it, and asked Ronan in a low voice: People can fly around in the sky, this setting is too sci-fi.

Ronan smiled and said, In a sense, it's also a science fiction movie.

Isn't the light work of flying around not enough for science fiction?

After the movie ended, the producer also had a reception, and Ronan naturally wouldn't miss it.