Chapter 547： Love

On the day of returning to the hotel, Ang Lee carefully read Anne-Plux’s short stories, especially one of Pure Love, which was specially read several times, as if the soul had been washed.

True love does not distinguish age, true love does not distinguish region, true love does not distinguish gender...

Ang Lee is a director, and the content reverberates in his mind several times and gradually evolves into pictures.

In Wyoming in the scorching summer, in a simple tent under the bright stars, two young cowboys burst out sparks of true love. The emptiness and loneliness made the two 19-year-olds love each other.

Since then, one person cooks, the other herds sheep, talks by the campfire, loves in the tent, and love between the same **** accompanied the two to spend the best summer time in their lives.

Love is the same, just wearing different faces.

Li An didn't know how long he had been thinking about it, and suddenly raised his head to look at Lin Huijia. His wife was reading with the book, and the years had left many marks on her face.

As a director, Ang Lee is a very emotional person.

Looking back at the content and looking at the wife again, I suddenly felt that if I can’t spend my life with the one I love the most, then what is the difference between the rich and the poor? What is the meaning of the belief in responsibility?

Everyone has the best memory of Brokeback Mountain in everyone's heart!

In other words, everyone has a place they cannot go back to.

Compared with Ronan, who treats movies simply, rudely and infinitely pursuing profit, Ang Lee's delicate heart is full of cinematic art cells.

Probably due to fate, and just as rivers inevitably flow into the sea, when Ang Lee came across "Brokeback Mountain" written by Anne Plux, the strong urge to adapt the movie seemed to make him return The passionate age when "The Wedding Banquet" was created.

"I want to make this movie!" There was a voice in Li Ang's mind shouting strongly: "I have to make this movie!"

This impulse flowed through the whole body, and the whole person seemed to have experienced a soul washing. After the tragic failure of "The Hulk", the restless mood inexplicably quieted down, and the mentality of losing balance was like adding a suitable weight to quickly restore balance.

Ang Lee is an artist, not a film businessman, the cells full of film art flowed out of his heart and quickly spread throughout his body.

At this moment, Li Ang finally realized: I am an artist, suitable for shooting literary films, not commercial films!

The failure of "The Hulk" is really self-inflicted!

Ang Lee decided to shoot "Brokeback Mountain" almost at the fastest speed, shooting a moving and pure love story! Between men and men, you can also love beautifully!

After making a decision, Ang Li instantly relaxed and recovered.

Lin Huijia saw Li Ang finish thinking, put down the episode in her hand, and asked with a little doubt: "Is it this "Brokeback Mountain"?"

The husband and wife are connected. Seeing Li Ang back and forth over this article before, they had some guesses in their hearts.

Ang Lee said without hesitation: "I want to make it into a movie."

"This... This is the homosexuality of this story!" Although Lin Huijia received Western education, she was still influenced by Eastern culture, and she felt completely unacceptable: "Ang Lee, do you want to make a **** movie? Do you think it’s not just **** The East is also subject to discrimination in the United States. How much debate will this trigger?"

Ang Li took a deep breath and said, "I know."

Lin Huijia looked at Li An, "Are you sure you want to do it?"

Ang Li nodded seriously: "Yes."

"Okay." Lin Huijia is not an ordinary woman, "Since you have decided, I can only support you."

Ang Lee walked over, patted his wife's arm lightly, and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you think. This is a project recommended to me by Ronan. Ronan's grasp of movies is at the top level in Hollywood. Since he Recommend it to me, there must be no problem with this project."

In fact, at this stage, what good choices are there? With the support of Relativity Entertainment and Ronan, he still has the hope of turning over.

Besides, he really likes this article and wants to adapt it into a movie.

Beverly Hills, the future world estate.

"You recommended a **** movie project to Ang Lee?"

In the lounge, Scarlett Johansson hugged a pillow, looked at Ronan in shock, and asked, "Do you have any enemies with Ang Lee?"

Ronan sat opposite her and asked, "What do you say?"

Scarlett Johansson nodded his head: "If you have no grudges, why do you recommend a **** movie project to him?"

Ronan spread his hands: "Because this project suits him." He waved his hands: "It's not what you think. I have worked with Li Ang and will continue to cooperate for a long time."

Scarlett Johansson shrugged: "A **** project, carefully push Ang Lee into the pit."

"Are there few homosexuality in Hollywood?" Ronan looked at her and asked.

Scarlett Johansson said suddenly: "Why are you looking at me? I'm not gay, you know this best."

Ronan shook his head: "I didn't say you."

Scarlett Johansson said: "There are many gays in Hollywood, but few people dare to make it public. Once it is made public, the career will be seriously affected.

"The times are developing, and the social situation is constantly changing." Ronan said casually: "Maybe after another ten years, many people in the circle will be proud of me as a gay, and they will become an ordinary person. A special group that dare not provoke."

Scarlett Johansson curled his lips: "How is this possible?"

Ronan reminded: "Twenty years ago, can you imagine black actors can be like today?"

Scarlett Johansson couldn't refute, so she scratched her face and said, "I'm an actor. I can't think about so much, so I think about what to do."

Ronan stood up and put on a pair of sneakers: "Let's go, let's go golf."

Scarlett Johansson said: "I'm going to change clothes. Golf, I like it."

These words almost made Ronan laugh, and it was too easy for people to associate.

What is the most expensive golf ball? How much does one cost?

Of course, in the evening, Ronan received a phone call from Ang Lee. Ang Lee made it clear that he wanted to adapt "Brokeback Mountain" into a movie and make it into a pure love movie.

Ronan naturally expressed his full support, and even the script was handed over to Ang Lee. He summoned the screenwriters he knew well to complete together. Anyway, the copyright is in the hands of Shahai Entertainment. After the script is completed, he must approve the project before it can go.

Soon in 2004, the filming of this project is planned and it may be released in time for the end of 2004, but it can't be put in 2005.

Such an emotionally delicate movie must leave Ang ample time to polish it meticulously.

Of course, the film will definitely encounter various difficulties, but in today's social situation, there will be many supporters.

The white leftists' power and influence are expanding rapidly.

Also, I remember that Ang Lee once said a word that won the support of countless people-true love has nothing to do with gender.

Well, Ronan supports others to do this, because he is a straight man of steel.

Many actresses in the circle can testify to this point.

In fact, although the previous "Brokeback Mountain" caused a lot of controversy, few people really stood up and shouted publicly.

At that time, there were few criticisms in this film, and the film reviews were completely one-sided. Perhaps the victory was "political correctness"-the treatment of homosexuality in the United States was exactly the same as racial issues, and it was an untouchable hot potato.

In fact, the biggest trouble comes from the screening.

One can imagine the difficulty of getting "Brokeback Mountain" on a large scale.

Therefore, this film still has to take the award-winning route. When there are heavyweight awards, the trouble of the screening will be much less.

From this point of view, it would be inappropriate for "Brokeback Mountain" to be released next year. Even if Ang Lee can complete the film, it will be the end of the year. Without pre-award matching, just going to the awards season, the effect is definitely not ideal.

The film can only be released in 2005, with the theme of "Brokeback Mountain", first go to the Cannes Film or Venice Film Festival, and strive to get a heavyweight award back, and then cooperate with the award season impact.

Embassy Pictures has already had such experience, and "Lost in Tokyo" took this award-winning route.

Ronan vaguely remembered that "Brokeback Mountain" seemed to have won the Palme d'Or or the Golden Lion award. I don't know which one to remember.

In any case, Ronan believes that Li An is capable of making such a masterpiece.

A colleague once said that the same-sex emotions created by Brokeback Mountain have the power to wash the soul, so that in some subsequent moments of joy, gloom, or melancholy, there will always be an impulse to rush to it. Look again, and experience the emotions conveyed by that deep love over and over again.

This makes it easy to think that the guy is crooked.

By the way, there was still a lot of controversy about the actor Ennis at that time, saying that Ennis was not strictly gay. He loved neither men nor women, only Jack.

Perhaps this is also the meaning of true love that Ronan has been unable to comprehend—love is that even if thousands of sails are exhausted, you are the only one in my eyes.

There are many excellent works in film history, but to become a legend is often the interaction between the artistic achievements of the work itself and the spread of external public opinion.

Ronan immediately convened a meeting to communicate with Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures about Li Ang and Brokeback Mountain.

This kind of award-winning movie is familiar to Embassy Pictures.

At the beginning of December, "Lost in Tokyo" began to be screened in North America on the scale of 20 theaters. The film received excellent response from the media to the film to the audience’s reputation. The commercial response was not bad. Twenty theaters in North America received 950,000 U.S. dollars in box office, and individual theaters scored more than 40,000 U.S. dollars.

Once, this was the best work of Sofia Coppola's two decades of directorship.

Sophia Coppola, the female director, attracted attention for a while.

At the same time, Uvi-Bauer's "Dungeon Siege" was released from North American theaters.

The film’s succession was weak. In the end, the North American box office stopped at 72.48 million U.S. dollars. The overseas response was mediocre, with only more than 12 million U.S. dollars in box office revenue.