Chapter 22: Cooperation of "Batman"

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Shortly after "Chicago" was released, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee, Chow Yun-fat, Zhang Ziyi, and Michelle Yeoh was released on December 8. 16 cinemas opened and earned US dollars on the first weekend. This result was very good, and this Oriental Knight movie quickly achieved excellent response in North America. The number of screenings continued to increase, and finally expanded to 2,000 theaters. In history, this film achieved an astonishing $128 million in North American box office, an overseas box office of 8,500, and a cumulative global box office of 213 million. As a pure Chinese film, this result is amazing. The charm of Eastern martial arts and chivalrous films has completely convinced Westerners this time.

This movie is not pleasing to you in China. Many Chinese film critics believe that it is just a movie that is pieced together by a bunch of Chinese elements and then pleasing to the West.

However, Ike doesn't think so. In fact, he has carefully analyzed the movie a long time ago. Just imagine, if a film made just to please Western audiences, why is it so popular with the Oscars in history? Why did there be no similar Chinese movies to the Oscars after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? This itself shows the excellence of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The judges of the Oscars are not fools, and they were awarded the Academy Awards to a movie with no artistic value.

"Someone in history is so crouching tiger, hidden dragon" admires foreigners and uses Chinese elements to please foreigners, and loses China's face.

This statement is actually unreasonable. First of all, he talks about the theme of the movie. He talks about China's deep marrow. Can foreigners understand it? Foreigners have never experienced it. I guess after reading it, foreigners will think, well, this has a deep meaning, but it is really hard to understand. Then, talk about the action. Foreigners have never read martial arts novels, so they cannot understand the details of the fight in the movie. In their opinion, it is just two people fighting, and foreigners cannot understand "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

The beauty of it. Secondly, from aerial shots in the capital to traditional courtyards, to chases in the alleys, to a carved chair and a small pavilion in the bamboo forest, these things are just simple house chairs. Foreigners can only appreciate half of the benefits of the movie when watching "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a central idea to the surface packaging. After all, the movies of Chinese people belong to China, and only Chinese people can understand it. It is completely nonsense to say that Ang Lee admires foreign countries and fascinates foreigners!

In fact, it is very pale to criticize "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" for this reason. It is true that this movie is not a martial arts movie in the minds of many Chinese audiences. The martial arts movies in the minds of Chinese people are Tsui Hark's "Huang Feihong", "The Unbeaten of the East", "The Green Snake" or "One-Armed Knife", etc.

However, to be honest, the above-mentioned movies, whether from the atmospheric or the aesthetic, and from the actors' acting skills, cannot be compared with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". This is why martial arts movies have been filmed for so many years, and only this one has won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

The success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has given a lot of inspiration to Chinese filmmakers. They think it is necessary to vote for the American audience and still like the Oscar judges, filming some beautiful fighting movies with a large number of Chinese elements and the same as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to hit the Oscars. So later "Hero" appeared and "The Promise" appeared, but these movies failed the Oscar without exception. This fully demonstrates that movies cannot rely solely on certain elements, or some special effects, or more important stories of films.

Criticizing the story of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is pale, and it should be a good hero" and "The Promise", that is what the story is pale!!

No matter what, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was successful, Ang Lee succeeded. As a Chinese, Ike was also very happy. He also sent Ang Lee a text message - congratulations to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" for its big box office sales, your compatriot: Ike Lee!

This text message from the best director of the Oscar really made Ang Lee happy for two days, and he thought that his golden tomorrow in Hollywood had arrived.

"Sadly, we have not been able to win the North American copyright of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". You see, this oriental aesthetic movie is so popular now." Jeremy of the distribution department shook her head and said in Ike's office.

"Haha, don't say that." Ike said with a smile. He shook his office chair and continued, "You can't finish the cake in this world alone. The development of the film market is not the only one. The important thing is healthy competition. Moreover, most people would never think that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can be so popular, so we don't have to regret anything."

Hearing the boss' comfort, Jeremy nodded with a smile. "Okay, go and do your business." Ike smiled, "I want to go home early today."

"Okay, what's so happy?" Jeremy asked casually.

"Oh, nothing, Theron is back from filming." Ike smiled.

"Haha, then you should go back early." Jeremy finished speaking, leaving Ike's office with a smile.

Theron has finished filming "Sweet November" and has returned to Los Angeles from New York. He then rejected all other film appointments, and she has carefully prepared "Yuan Moment".

After Ike and Theron met, they naturally had to be intimate. "Your "Chicago" is really good. It's the most popular movie right now." After that, Theron snuggled in Ike's arms and said.

"Haha, that's OK." Ike said lightly.

"Oh?" Theron raised his head and smiled, "Wow, have you reached a certain level now, that is, that is, that ordinary people cannot understand, that is too successful?"

"Haha!" Ike laughed, and he gently pinched Theron's nose with his hands, "You are so interesting, how could that happen?"

"That's how I feel." Theron also said with a smile.

"Is that?" Ike said as his cell phone rang at the head of the bed.

Is Mr. Russo really? Now?" Ike looked at the clock at the bedside - at 7 o'clock, "Well, let's have a meal together, and I'm talking during the meal."

After Eck said that, he hung up. "Who? Are you going out?" Seron asked, rising up.

"Get up and clean up, let's go out for dinner together, and Warner's Russo." Ike said to Theron on the bed while wearing his own clothes.

"Is it appropriate for me to go? You want to talk about business." Theron asked.

"You are my girlfriend, of course it's appropriate, and there's no business anymore. It's just a simple intention to cooperate. Let's go." Ike said with a smile.

Theron nodded, got off the bed, and began to dress up.

Ike led Theron to meet at a high-end steakhouse in Beverly Hills. "Miss Theron, you are so beautiful tonight." As soon as Russo saw the two, he smiled and praised Theron.

Theron looked elegant and noble in a light blue dress. "Oh, thank you, Mr. Russo." Theron responded politely.

After a greeting, the three of them did their best to a card room. After a while, the waiter brought the delicious steak.

"Did you say on the phone that Warner is planning "Batman" and working with 3D?" Ike said while cutting the steak with a knife.

"Yes." Russo picked up the wine on the table and took a sip. "We invest together, yes, you can be a director. If you don't want to direct, you can also be a producer. You can choose the director and actor. How about it?"

When I heard Russo say this, Ike smiled and thought to himself, it's really good! Is this the reward for saving Russo and not turning him into a data person?

"I hope we can work together in a series." Ike said while chewing beef. Theron, who was standing beside him, was also eating and listening to the conversation between the two.

"Of course it will be a series," Russo said. "We have discussed this matter with Warner's senior management. Director Ike can rest assured. After seeing your "Chicago" successful again, Warner strengthened his confidence in working with you. You are amazing, Director Ike."

"Oh, thank you so much." Ike said as he picked up the glass and said happily, "Thank you for doing this, Mr. Russo, let's have a drink together."

"Okay." Russo smiled, held the wine glass, touched Ike lightly, then raised his head and took a sip.

Ike really didn't expect this to suddenly become so smooth. Theron on the side also saw the smooth meeting between the two. She also raised the glass and said to Russo, "Mr. Russo, I'll give you a glass too."

"Oh, this is my honor." Russo also clinked the cup with Theron happily.

"Now both of our companies have already felt that they have cooperated. Does Director Ike have any specific plans?" Russo asked. "Warner hopes to implement this cooperation as soon as possible, and we can sign the contract as soon as possible."

Ike nodded, then smiled, "Well, you can't be too anxious for this movie. We need to prepare in detail. First, we have to find someone to write the script well. This story must not be the same as the previous "Batman" and it must give people a refreshing feeling. In this way, the audience will enter the cinema."

"I can understand this, well, then Director Ike should worry more about this matter." Russo said.

"Okay." Ike nodded, "We are doing scripts, directors, and actors. Well, in terms of promotional and distribution, Warner can play, what do you think?"

"Very good, I agree with your suggestion." Russo replied with a smile.

Ike didn't expect that Russo agreed to his request so happily, and he couldn't help but smile. He suddenly found that the steak in front of Russo didn't move at all, and said, "I think our cooperation will definitely succeed! Oh Russo, isn't this steak as good as your taste?" Ike shrugged.

"Oh." Russo heard Eke say this, and quickly shook his head and said, "No, the steak is delicious, but I'm not very hungry now."

When Eke and Theron heard Russo say this, they looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
Chapter completed!