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In a teahouse renovated from a square courtyard, Zhang Baimao put down the newspaper in his hand and sighed that the Chinese people are not confident enough now. Even professional commentators of such big newspapers need to use American recognition to find confidence.

Bang

The door opened, and a cold current rushed towards him, and the national master with a ravine on his face entered the room.

"Close the door quickly!" The two of them have worked together for many years, and Zhang Baimao is not polite: "It's cold!"

The national teacher took off his hat, took off his big coat, went to the tea stove and baked it. Then he pulled open the chair and sat down, saying, "Did you read the reports about the Oscars? The bellboy guy got eleven Oscar nominations!"

Zhang Baimao first poured him a cup of hot tea, then pushed the newspaper over, and said, "This Wanwan guy is making a fortune!"

The national teacher did not read the newspaper, picked up the hot tea and took a sip. He felt his body gradually warming up and said, "It is possible to win the best director."

Zhang Baimao glanced at the national teacher. As a partner, no one knew better than him what kind of obsession the national teacher had about the Oscars.

I just thought that the Chinese people lack confidence and need Americans to find confidence, and even the national teacher cannot avoid the common people.

"Xiao Zhang is going to show off this time." Zhang Baimao said.

The national teacher did not respond and said, "Old Zhang, I heard from American friends that the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is likely to exceed 150 million US dollars in the end."

"No big problem." Zhang Baimao thought of the green US dollar bills and felt envious and jealous: "I remember this film was sold out of copyright in North America, and the real money was the North American distribution company."

The national teacher thought that Ang Lee was about to touch the Oscar trophy, and asked anxiously: "Which company is it? The six majors? Or Miramax, who is good at winning awards?"

Zhang Baimao shook his head: "None of them. The publisher is called Embassy Films, which belongs to the Relativity Entertainment Group. This is a group company that has been established for only two years. I heard from Jiang Xiaojun that at the Cannes Film Festival last year, a young producer named Ronan Anderson bought the North American copyright of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" from Ang Lee and Xu Ligong for $8 million."

"Ronan Anderson?" The national teacher remembered this name.

Zhang Baimao continued: "I specifically asked my friends in Los Angeles to inquire that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can get so many Oscar nominations, all of which are Ronan Anderson behind the scenes!"

The national teacher felt aroused: "Xiao Zhang should know him, right?"

Zhang Baimao said: "Xiao Zhang has participated in so many activities and is always in Los Angeles. I will definitely know each other."

The national teacher calculated in his mind that he had another cup of hot tea and said, "Old Zhang, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" gave me some inspiration, and I have a new filming plan."

Zhang Baimao relied on the national teacher and immediately said, "No matter what plan, I will support you."

"The success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will inevitably trigger a wave of martial arts craze internationally." The national teacher seemed to have a lot of ideas: "I also want to make a martial arts movie."

Zhang Baimao was a little stunned: "This... you have never been exposed to this type, have you?"

The national teacher was quite confident: "Making martial arts movies was a dream when I was a child." Seeing Zhang Baimao silent, he said again: "Lao Zhang, I'm not kidding. I decided to use the story of Jing Ke assassination of Qin to make a new packaging for martial arts."

Zhang Baimao said: "Have you considered it? Someone will say you follow the trend."

For the sake of Oscars, the national teacher didn't care at all: "The North American embassy film industry and Ronan Anderson, operated "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" so successfully, and it was unprecedentedly successful. No matter how much I do, I can't escape the suspicion of following the trend. But I also think that the influence of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is profound. How many years do I have to wait? I will still be told if I take it out and I will follow it later. It's better to shoot it now. If I say I follow it, I'm the first one in the mainland."

Zhang Baimao asked, "Are you planning to transform into a martial arts director?"

The national master shook his head and said, "Since the movies, my strengths are art films. This kind of mainstream commercial film is not my strengths, and my butt will not really sit in martial arts in the future. My opinion is that martial arts is a spiritual sustenance created by people and does not exist at all. Since it is a dream for everyone, don't standardize, fix, and make it the same, so I want a special martial arts."

Zhang Baimao thought for a long time, considering the status and appeal of the national teacher, as well as the huge influence that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has brought in the international community, he finally made a decision: "Photo! We also shoot martial arts!"

"Old Zhang, I knew you would definitely support me." The national teacher's expression then became a little strange: "This movie may be larger in scale, and the investment will not be less than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"."

How much is the public production cost of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? $15 million? Or $16 million?

Zhang Baimao is quite courageous in this regard and said, "We either don't do it! If we want to do it, we will make it bigger! Our investment must be higher than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"."

The national teacher is not a pedantic person, and asked: "Fund..."

What can I use to make a movie if I don’t have money? He knows that Zhang Baihu can’t afford so much money.

Zhang Baimao lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, I have a channel to raise money. The coal bosses have money. They are spending money and looking for investments in Beijing. I'll find someone to contact them."

The national teacher has not been in vain for so many years, so he came up with an idea: "Tell them that this is a movie that has hit the Oscars. Such a high-end honor should attract those nouveau riche."

"Good idea!" Zhang Baimao clapped his hands gently: "We'll go for the O'O too! Those old guys will definitely give money obediently! It's not a big deal to dig out 100 million from them."

When the national teacher heard that money was not a problem, his thinking became clearer: "As long as I have funds, I can gather the best crew. The cast lineup cannot lose to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it must be the top among Chinese! The behind-the-scenes production is to be the top foreign level. Yes, there is also that little neck, who is famous abroad now, and I will let her come back and not praise her for nothing."

Zhang Baimao and the national teacher were still on the honeymoon period, and waved their hands: "You make the decision on the movie!"

The national teacher said seriously: "Lao Zhang, I want to go to the O'Neo, too."

Zhang Baimao knew the national teacher's Oscar's knot and said, "I support you, but this matter needs to be planned well."

The national teacher thought for a while and said, "What do you think is to let Xiao Zhang contact Ronan Anderson first?"

Hearing this, Zhang Baimao did not answer immediately, but thought about it seriously. After a few minutes, he said: "It's better to do this. Let Xiao Zhang talk to Ronan Anderson first, and then find an opportunity to invite Ronan Anderson here. Since the Embassy Film Company can successfully operate "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it is not difficult to operate another martial arts film."

"Yes." The national teacher nodded repeatedly: "Yes."

Zhang Baimao is a businessman and said, "We can't put all the chips on Ronan Anderson. These Americans are very treacherous. Except Ronan Anderson, we will invite people from other American film distribution companies at that time."

The national teacher has doubts: "Will this affect the future Olympics..."

Oscar, a knot in his heart that can never be escaped in his life.

"You've heard of the names of Harvey Weinstein and Miramax, have you ever heard of them?" Zhang Baimao said slowly: "He is the real Oscar pusher. He once asked a romantic comedy to kill Spielberg's "Save the Private Ryan" on the Oscars, and we also invited him."

I dreamed about the Oscars' national teacher, how could I have never heard of the names of Harvey Weinstein and Miramax?

The national teacher nodded slightly: "Okay, just do what you said. This will not only guarantee our commercial interests, but also find a reliable publisher in North America."

Zhang Baimao looked at the time and said, "I'll take you to a place."

The national teacher was puzzled: "It's so cold outside, where are you going?"

Zhang Baimao said simply: "That Ronan Anderson's Embassy Film Company opened an office in Beijing, and we went to visit."

"This is fast enough." The national teacher was a little surprised: "We actually set up an office here!"

Zhang Baimao said: "I feel that Ronan Anderson is not simple."

As the outside world expected, just in late March, the North American box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" exceeded the threshold of $150 million. Before the Oscars, the total amount was as high as $157.45 million!

This also made "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" successfully squeeze out DreamWorks Film's "Behind the Lies" and ranked tenth in the 2000 North American box office rankings.

According to the calculation rules of the North American box office list, all box office revenues of films such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" that started previewing in December 2000 will be calculated based on the 2000 rankings.

This is also the first time in North American film history that a foreign language film has entered the top ten annual box office rankings.

It is no exaggeration to say that under the operation of Ronan and Embassy Films, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has broken all records of foreign language films in North America.

Almost all media, especially Chinese media, have made this video a hit.

"Ang Lee did not disappoint the Chinese. His first martial arts film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" shocked the audience. Although this film was made of traditional oriental martial arts themes, he was able to break the pattern of previous martial arts films and bring the aesthetics of oriental martial arts to the extreme. The martial arts movements designed by Yuan Heping, including light skills and sword-like competition, all break away from the previous Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts films. Not only are the moves solid, but they are also amazingly beautiful..."

""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the warm applause from American audiences, and also made Chinese compatriots feel extremely proud and honored. Director Ang Lee not only realized his beautiful fantasy of the martial arts world as a child, but also allowed the audience to enter the martial arts world to dance with him. He also used his own views and strength to fulfill the dreams of every Chinese at home and abroad."
Chapter completed!