My Online Dating Partner Is a Celebrity - Vol 15 Chapter 318

“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” tells an uncomplicated story with a very complicated plot.

A generation of hero Li Mubai determined to retreat from the arena, so he entrusted the confidant Yu Xiulian, who had invaded the history of 400 years and killed countless people, to her confidant Yu Xiulian, and asked her to give the Qingming sword as a gift to the collection of Lord Belle.

However, that night, the Qing Ming Sword was stolen, and most of the plots after that were nothing more than tracing and searching for the Qing Ming Sword.

Very simple martial arts detective film.

However, if this movie only tells such a detective story in search of the Qing Mingjian, then “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” will never become the most classic martial arts movie, let alone when it was released that year, it still hasn’t been won in North America. A Chinese-language film surpassed the box office of 128 million dollars and became the first Chinese-language film to win an Oscar for best foreign language film.

If you can get the best foreign language film just by flying high in the air, there are too many martial arts films in China that can compete with “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.

The fact is that “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” won the best foreign language film, and other martial arts films did not even enter the eyes of the Americans.

The classic of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” lies in its ups and downs plot and excellent action design. These action designs are not just high and high. When director Li Ang asked the action director Yuan Heping to design the action, he clearly told Yuan Heping that every fight in the film must have its own thoughts and artistic conceptions. Li Mubai’s tactics and Yu Jiaolong’s tactics must reflect the mood of the characters at the time.

This kind of request from Party A is really no different from “I want colorful black”.

Fighting is fighting. What kind of fighting can reflect the character’s mood?

This is undoubtedly a kind of embarrassment and a challenge to Yuan Heping.

But Yuan Heping did it.

The fighting scenes in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” are all very classic. In particular, the battle between Li Mubai and Yujiaolong in the bamboo forest is not only beautiful to the point that every frame and every second is full of poetry, but it also reflects the psychological changes between the two main characters.

And this is the second and most important reason why “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is called a classic-it is both East and West. It has both the implicit beauty of the East and the Westerners’ pursuit of love and sex. .

Sex.

Some people may not understand why a martial arts film can involve this topic, but in the eyes of Westerners, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” does have many metaphors.

For example, the feelings between Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian. For us Chinese, we can see that Li Mubai likes Yu Xiulian, but Li Mubai has always maintained the reserved orientalism. The most “explicit” contact between the two is only Li Mubai holding on. Yu Xiulian’s hand and Li Mubai’s words to Yu Xiulian when he died.

In the eyes of Westerners, the relationship between Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian is very “Oedipus”—that is, the taboo-like ethical Oedipus complex—in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, Yu Xiulian The forbearance and deep love between Li Mubai and Li Mubai is an extension of this complex.

Another example is the bamboo forest battle between Li Mubai and Yujiaolong. From the perspective of the East, the philosophy of this battle is “reason”. It is Li Mubai’s “chivalrous demeanor” as a hero, admiring and cultivating younger generations, which is a punishment and persuasion for Yu Jiaolong, a martial arts wizard.

However, in the eyes of Westerners, this battle is about sex, delusion, and provocation and fighting between men and women…

In fact, since “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” was born to the present, there have been many criticisms on the Internet. Quite a few people believe that “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is a “Western film dressed in martial arts”, and that “Crouching Tiger” Hidden Dragon is not a Chinese movie at all.

This argument is normal and correct, because the core of the story of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is that there are Western factors.

But it must be said that there are many Chinese-language films that have won awards worldwide, such as “To Live” or “Farewell My Concubine”. These Chinese-language films are simply soft to win awards, no worse than “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.

However, the reason these films can win awards is largely related to the fact that they “excavate the roots of the Chinese nation” to please the judges of Western film festivals.

Only “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” took a different approach, placing the story in ancient times and combining Eastern and Western cultures.

The success of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is precisely because director Ang Lee shot such a story that can be understood by both the East and the West.

Westerners don’t understand what “the great man” is, and why the great man becomes tuned when he sees a talented junior. In their philosophy, masters will not provide help for free, or even teach each other.

Especially Yu Jiaolong, who was taught by his elders, was a person who didn’t cherish this kind of opportunity at all.

If “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” only shoots the elders and teaches the younger generation, then it cannot achieve such a high level of achievement; it is precisely because “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” portrays the relationship between Li Mubai and Yujiaolong “above the master and disciple.” Western talents say they like “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.

Zhang Yun has always felt that if China Film wants to go out and stand above the world, it must grow from a regional to a global one. However, the Huaxia film market is separated from the world. The best way to make Huaxia movies that Westerners can see is to establish a foothold in Hollywood.

Because Hollywood has a complete film industry that is in line with the entire world.

And Zhang Yun chose “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” because this movie can not only give him a foothold in Hollywood, but also make him famous in Chinese movies!

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Lin Xinyao: “How many days are there to come back? (Angrily

Zhang Yun: “Come on, we are already talking about cooperation.”

Lin Xinyao: “Is that American easy to get along with?”

Zhang Yun: “It’s easy to get along with, better than you (laughs).”

Lin Xinyao: Angry) Zhang Yun, you are becoming more and more presumptuous.”

Zhang Yun: “Just kidding, after talking about the business, I guess I will go back in a few days and wait for me.”

Lin Xinyao: “A few days after the talk? Can’t you come back earlier?”

Zhang Yun: “What’s wrong? Is there anything at home?”

Lin Xinyao: “It’s okay, I’ll wait for you to come back.”

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“Zhang Yun, what are you doing? Isn’t it active to sign the contract?” He Yubai’s voice sounded from the door.

Zhang Yun put away the phone, frowned and thought for a long time before standing up and following He Yubai’s pace.

“What’s the matter with you?” He Yubai didn’t seem very happy to see Zhang Yun, and asked in confusion, “What’s the problem?”

Zhang Yun smiled and shook his head: “It’s okay, what can be the problem?”

“I thought you changed your mind.”

“This kind of completely good thing makes a fool change his mind.”

Zhang Yun didn’t say much. He Yubai saw that Zhang Yun didn’t want to speak, so he didn’t follow up with interest.

The two went into the office of Mark, the vice president of Tulun Pictures, and did not know how many times they met Mark.

This time we met to discuss cooperation. Next, Mark will inject capital for Zhang Yun’s next film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” as an investor. “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” will be screened in Tulun Pictures’ theaters.

But this capital injection is only a nominal capital injection. In fact, for a total investment of 100 million dollars, Mark only took 10 million, and most of the rest was undertaken by the “New World” branch that Zhang Yun just established in the United States. .

The nominal main cast is “Tulun Pictures”, but the real main cast is “New World”.

This is the condition that Zhang Yun and Mark have already negotiated-Mark doesn’t mind, he only wants fame, and altruism has ways to get it.

Originally, Mark wanted to let Zhang Yun join the investment as an independent investor, but Zhang Yun thought about it and put forward his request to establish a branch in the United States.

The sooner you set up a company in Hollywood, the sooner you can integrate into Hollywood.

Mark had some opinions on this, but this opinion disappeared after knowing that He Yubai was Zhang Yun’s partner and seeing the outline of the script of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.

So, when I came to Tulun Pictures today, everything went smoothly. It only took ten minutes before the two parties signed an agreement to determine the shooting project of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.

“The business is over, as the West Road Master, I will take you to play in Hollywood for two days?” Mark looked very happy, and proposed to Zhang Yun and He Yubai, “Tomorrow I have another party, you must attend. .”

“I’m very happy.” He Yubai doesn’t matter, he often participates in this kind of party.

To the surprise of the two, Zhang Yun hesitated and declined Mark’s kindness: “I’m really sorry, I have to rush back to China as soon as possible.”

“What are you doing back to China in such a hurry?” Mark stunned.

“My wife may miss me.” Zhang Yun said.

Hearing this, Mark and He Yubai looked at each other and couldn’t understand.