Why choose "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?

This is mostly due to awards and overseas box office considerations.

Zhang Yu wanted to take the opportunity to go international.

right!

With his second movie, he can't wait to go international.

In fact, he also has some other choices.

Such as "Kung Fu"!

The film's impact in overseas markets is also considerable.

Zhang Yu also likes this movie.

At least he likes it better than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

This was also where I hesitated before.

Feng Yongqing's words undoubtedly helped Zhang Yu make a decision.

"Kung Fu" actually performed well in terms of awards.

Or very good.

But compared with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", a blockbuster film at the Oscars, it is still a bit inferior after all.

In this world, Chinese-language films have yet to win any Oscars.

Not to mention winning, even being shortlisted is enough.

Another reason is that Wansheng Group has acquired Hollywood Dream Pictures.

This is of great benefit to participating in the Oscars.

Of course, without masterful directing skills, Zhang Yu probably would not have chosen this film.

There is a reference to the original version, but if the director is not good enough, the resulting film may not be satisfactory.

Who says standing on the shoulders of giants means you must be taller than giants?

Zhang Shisan has an appointment with Feng Yongqing, and we will see him at the Golden Dragon Award next year.

The popularity of this topic is still amazing.

As for why next year?

Both of them are just spectators to this year's Golden Dragon Awards.

However, both of them were invited to serve as award presenters.

Of course we won't be on stage together.

If the organizer puts the two together, wouldn't that be provoking trouble?

Zhang Yu is a proficient screenwriter, so it is not difficult to modify the script.

To this end, he also consulted a lot of relevant information and strived for perfection.

After the script was finalized, Zhang Yu flew to Los Angeles specially.

If Li Hua doesn't accept this film, then it's probably pointless to invite Zhan Zi.

"You're not going to use this video to date someone, are you?" Li Hua smiled and looked at Zhang Yu.

The last time Zhang Yu went on vacation with Yang Ruoxue, she happened to meet Li Hua's family.

The two chatted happily, not saying they had any friendship, but at least they were not strangers.

However, this little friendship was not enough for Li Hua to take over his role.

"Brother Hua also pays attention to domestic news?" Zhang Yu said with some surprise.

He had a fight with Feng Yongqing, which caused a stir in the country. Not only did everyone know about it, but everyone in the circle basically heard about it.

It's just that Zhang Yu didn't expect that Li Hua, who was in Hollywood, also knew about it.

"It is well known that the martial arts film market is sluggish," Li Hua continued, "and martial arts films have never seemed to achieve much in terms of awards."

This is indeed true.

There is really no director who has won an award for his martial arts film.

For this type of film, it is difficult for the director to win awards, and it is also difficult for the actors to win awards.

The best one to win the prize is probably the action director.

"Brother Hua, you can read the script first." Zhang Yu said with a smile, "This film is very different from traditional martial arts films. This film does not have the heroic spirit of ordinary martial arts films, but instead looks for the humanities of the world. A kind of deep contemplation and implicit connotation.”

"This film is not about martial arts, but about martial arts." Zhang Yu continued, "This film is more about literary drama than martial arts. I just want to find a way for Westerners to understand and accept our culture."

"oh?"

Li Hua looked at Zhang Yu, and he could feel Zhang Yu's ambition for this film.

For Westerners to understand and accept?

Is this preparing to open up the international market for Chinese-language films with a martial arts film?

Where did he get his confidence?

"How about I study the script first?"

I don’t know if I was infected by Zhang Yu’s sincerity and his confidence.

Li Hua did not refuse directly.

Zhang Yu smiled and nodded.

Research is not about looking.

In other words, after he reads the script, he still needs to think about it.

Zhang Yu was not surprised by this.

He didn't stay in Los Angeles for long either.

Zhang Yu went back, but after Li Hua read the script, he fell into a dilemma.

"What?" Mrs. Li Hua said with a smile, "This script is very good, but are you afraid that the director is unreliable? Do you think he is too young, or..."

There are many more directors who fear bad movies from good scripts than directors who turn bad scripts into good movies.

"The film he filmed, "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance", was very popular in China and the box office was amazing, but it was a nonsensical film." Li Hua shook his head and said.

He fell in love with the script.

As Zhang Yu said, this script emphasizes literary drama more than martial drama.

If Li Hua wants to make further progress in Hollywood, he must make a breakthrough in his acting skills.

This play has this possibility.

Moreover, he saw the Western style in the script.

It's not the style of the film, but the storyline.

It's hard to imagine that a martial arts movie could give him this feeling.

"What about other works?" Mrs. Li Hua asked, "Judging from the script, this "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not at all nonsensical, but rather has the style of an art film. This drama reveals a sense of depression and

Restraint. This suppression and restraint are not only the 'rules of the rivers and lakes' mentioned in martial arts movies, but also the emotions of Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian."

Naturally, she also knows what kind of style "nonsensical" is.

"He just directed this one." Li Hua shook his head and said immediately, "However, the films he wrote and invested in have a lot of styles."

"This person has great potential," Mrs. Li Hua said. "It would actually be good to make friends with him. No matter whether you return to China to develop in the future or he goes global."

"Going international?" Li Hua smiled and said, "He has chosen the most difficult path. If he takes the actor route, it may not be impossible."

What route did Zhang Yu choose?

director!

Or a director and an actor.

He even writes, directs, acts, and invests his own money.

This is much more difficult than being an actor directly.

However, this kind of person is indeed worth getting along with.

"how?"

Fang Zhengxian saw Zhang Yu's expression change after answering a phone call, and asked curiously.

"Li Hua did it." Zhang Yu said with a smile.

"Is this done?" Fang Zhengxian said with some surprise, "You don't want to think about it anymore?"

Chen Shan tried his best to get Li Hua.
To be continued...