In Chinatown, Los Angeles, the busy day is about to end.

In an old-style bookstore, Li Zi frequently went to see the quartz clock on the wall, and occasionally looked at the door of the store. On the street outside the store, a girl of similar age was waiting for a long time.

The owner of the shop found that Li Zi was abnormal and asked, "Are you okay?"

Li Zi scratched her head embarrassedly and said, "Boss, can I walk a while earlier today?"

The boss looked serious: "If you have something to say something."

Li Zi had no choice but to say, "My girlfriend asked me to go to the movie..."

"Go." The boss didn't make any embarrassment and waved his hand: "Come on tomorrow morning for a while."

Li Zi quickly packed up his things: "No problem." He looked at a martial arts book next to his boss and said before going out: "Boss, I'm going to watch martial arts movies. You love watching martial arts so much. You can go and watch it on weekends. Zhu Runfa and Yingwei acted poorly."

The boss is a little surprised: "Can martial arts films be screened in American theaters?"

This is very rare.

Li Zi looked outside and did not rush to go out. She took out a "Premiere" magazine from the bookshelf, pointed to the cover of Zhu Runfa and looked nanny and said, "This film is very well promoted, with advertisements everywhere on newspapers, magazines and TV."

The boss took the magazine and nodded: "Yes."

Seeing the boss reading the magazine seriously, Li Zi greeted him, left the store, met his girlfriend, and rushed to Hollywood.

This is the old Chinatown, and most of the Chinese have moved away, and some people who stayed behind are also doing business. There are more and more Vietnamese and Koreans, and the number is far greater than that of Chinese.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not screened nearby, and Li Zi is going to Hollywood to attend the premiere.

"You're too slow."

Sitting in the car, Li Zi's girlfriend Lina complained: "I've been waiting for you for almost an hour."

Li Zi glanced at her watch and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I can't delay watching the premiere."

Lina was a little confused: "This kind of film is very good?"

Compared to Li Zi, Lina's family has long been completely Westernized and is a little unfamiliar with martial arts and other things.

"Do you know that Zhu Runfa and Yingwei are poor?" Li Zi introduced roughly: "This time it's not just the two of them, but also a heroine from China, who is said to be the official actress of the national teacher there."

Lina immediately remembered some rumors about Hollywood directors: "United States? How to use it? Is it used that way?"

Li Zi was quite helpless about gossiping her girlfriend, so she simply stopped talking about the actors: "Do you know who the director is? Ang Lee! The number one Chinese director in Hollywood! Recently, many newspapers and media have praised Ang Lee as the glory of Chinese."

"The No. 1 Chinese director in Hollywood?" Lina couldn't help but retort: ​​"It should be John Wu, right? The gun-holding action he designed for Tom Cruise is simply cool!"

Li Zi said disdainfully: "It's been twenty years, but I'm still good at playing and not making any progress."

The two of them talked and quarreled, and soon arrived at the Avenue of Stars in Hollywood. At this time, a large number of movie fans had gathered in front of the Hollywood Chinese Theater, and there were bursts of crying from time to time.

"It seems that the red carpet has begun." Lina pulled up plums and ran over there.

Li Zi comforted: "It's probably a hot field, and it hasn't started yet."

The two squeezed into the crowd on the side of the red carpet, surrounded by Chinese people, with thousands of people gathering. It seemed that all Chinese people on the Avenue of Stars gathered at the Hollywood Chinese Theater.

"It's rare for a pure Chinese movie to have such a big premiere."

Li Zi heard people around him talking.

"I haven't seen a martial arts film in the theater in many years."

"The video is full of Chinese people, unlike Jack Chen and Jet Lee, who are trying to please those ghosts."

"And Lee is amazing. Recently, many media have said that he is also a first-class director in Hollywood."

"Have you heard of it? "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has already applied for an Oscar! It is said that it is very likely to win several Oscars! It is amazing that Chinese movies 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 much about those ghosts, but they have a great influence among Chinese people. Recently, many people in Chinatown have been discussing this film, discussing who is Ang Lee and John Wu, who is the number one Chinese director in Hollywood."

Lina asked, “Who has received more support?”

Li Zi shrugged: "Of course it's Ang Lee! The media are praising Ang Lee."

As a gossip party, Lina was not stupid, and immediately understood: "This is the film company promoting "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"!"

Anyway, she thought that John Wu was better than Ang Lee. In the films she filmed, the male protagonists were so handsome.

The premiere red carpet kicked off at this time, and Ang Lee walked onto the red carpet as the first guest.

Cheers burst out from both sides of the red carpet, and even the "light of Chinese people" kept coming.

This voice made Ang Lee a little nervous. Fortunately, he has been living in Hollywood for many years and dealing with such occasions is not a problem. No matter what the fans shout, he just smiled and waved his hands frequently. No matter how he looked, he looked like an old and good uncle.

"Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts films rarely have connections 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 an interview with the media: "But martial arts films and kung fu action films have become the best way to understand Eastern culture, including my son. However, they are exposed to the vulgar and inferior part of Eastern culture."

He said: "I was always worried about this, but I couldn't do anything about it. So, I decided to shoot a film that reflects Eastern culture."

Luo Nan stood not far away and was quite satisfied with Ang Lee's words. In the promotion before the film, the rationality and emotions of the Eastern Style have been mentioned.

Ang Lee's words were carefully drafted by public relations propagandists. The core of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is here. The more Ang Lee said this movie reflects Eastern culture, the easier it is to make some people think that Eastern culture should be like Ang Lee, learning the essence of the West...

This is a film that pleases Westerners and can also please the Chinese in North America.

Ronan conducted a survey and said that no matter how Chinese people in North America miss their motherland, after living here for many years, their thoughts have actually become westernized.

Such publicity can not only please Chinese audiences, but also help the film win awards.

Ang Lee came over at this time, stood next to Ronan, and said, "I dare not take the light of Chinese people."

Ronan smiled and said, "Propaganda needs to be done." He reminded Ang Lee: "This is America. What we are going to compete for is the Oscars, and we don't even have confidence. How can we compete?"

After all, Ang Lee was a Westernized person, nodded and said, "That's right."

Ronan said again: "Oscars encourage public relations and competition. Now is the time to be high-profile, and Director Lee must be high-profile."

"I understand." Ang Lee is not a newcomer to Hollywood either.

He knew what Ronan said was true. If even the competitive attitude was not revealed, how did the judges know that you were going to compete for the Oscars? How did you know that you value the Oscars?

This is not the past after all, there is no award if you don’t have public relations.

Ronan smiled and said, "Come on, we will gain something."

Other cast members came over one after another. As the representative of the publisher, Ronan went directly to the theater without waiting for a long time, and the crew stayed in the media area to take a photo.

The main creators of the crew have long known that the goal of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is Oscars. This is a very rare opportunity for them. As long as the film can gain something at the Oscars, its value will immediately increase by a lot.

Ronan entered the theater and met David Villa, and asked, "Is the publicity going smoothly?"

David Villa whispered: "I have reached an agreement with The Hollywood Reporter and Variety Show. Since Christmas, there have been more than four pages of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" on three consecutive weeks."

Variety Show and Hollywood Reporter are the most influential entertainment magazines in the industry, and the promotional effect of the awards season is excellent.

Ronan reminded: "Don't save money when it's time to spend it."

Oscars not only compete in videos, interpersonal relationships, but also in investment and financial resources.

It is no exaggeration to say that Oscar competition is also a money battle.

To put it in the football circle, those who spend money may not necessarily win the award, but those who win the award must have spent the money.

David Villa was a little worried: "There won't be a problem with Ann Lee, right?"

"Don't worry." Ronan's least worried about Ang Lee. Compared with other Chinese directors, Ang Lee, who lives in the United States, knows the rules of Hollywood very well. He told David Villa: "Ang Lee is a smart person and will fully cooperate with our work."

Ang Lee studied films in the United States, entertainment films, and from beginning to end, he did not position himself as a "art master".

He understood very early that the movies he made seemed to be Asian content, but actually Western ideas.

Ronan talked to Ang Lee several times, and Ang Lee said more than once that if you sell movies in the United States and sell pure oriental films, 90% of them will be dead.

There is no doubt that Ang Lee has seen through this point long ago.

Moreover, Ang Lee's movies also have an advantage, they are not very artistic, nor are they obscure. They can be interpreted by ordinary audiences and are not difficult to understand at all.

This is valuable.

In fact, Ang Lee can be considered a perfect match for American movies.

Otherwise, there would not be such a movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a martial arts shell, famous swords, heroes, landscapes, martial arts, grudges, and children's feelings, and even introduced Zen Taoism, this is not a real martial arts movie.
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