Hollywood superstars: Start as a child star

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“Ang Lee~” The expression on Robert Egger’s face was a little tangled and complicated. “We recognize his ability. However, the market performance of “The Hulk” he filmed last year was relatively poor, and we are worried about his control. The ability of such a commercial film!”

Robert Iger’s words are not biased. “The Incredible Hulk” is Ang Lee’s transformation work and his first impact on major commercial productions. His previous art feature films, such as “Sense and Sensibility” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, have won considerable awards and reputation.

It’s just that his first commercial film “The Incredible Hulk” was not exciting. This made major film studios express concerns and doubts about his ability to direct commercial films, and they were afraid to use him immediately.

Claire is quite interested in Ang Lee. He can be said to be the ceiling for Chinese directors, having won the Oscar for Best Director twice. Claire thought, should I never see him again? Talk to him? See if he is suitable to be the director of this movie?

“Ahem, um…” Claire organized her thoughts and suggested to Robert Egger: “Don’t be too busy rejecting Ang Lee. I want to talk to him about the show first to see what his thoughts and understanding are. I’m in sync or not…”

“Hmm… That’s okay! I’ll help you date him! It’s good for you to chat.” Robert Egger thought for a moment and readily agreed to Claire’s request.

“Then I’ll trouble you, President Iger!”

After all, Claire has 60% of the investment, accounting for the majority, so she has absolute say in personnel selection. If he doesn’t agree, then neither does Disney. See, this is the power of money! You still have to work hard to make money!

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“Hello, this is Ang Lee’s house, I am Ang Lee.”

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“Oh? The producer of “Cat and Mouse Game” wants to talk to me in person?” “…

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“Yeah, okay. It’s convenient for me!”

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“OK! OK! I’ve written down the time and address! I’ll make the appointment on time!” ”

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“Honey! I just got a call from Disney, saying that the producer of the new movie wants to meet with me!”

Ang Lee has been unemployed at home this year. The performance of last year’s movie “The Incredible Hulk” was not good. Well, there are no jobs coming to me now. At present, he doesn’t want to make a low-budget feature film, but still wants to try to challenge commercial films.

“Guess who this producer is!” Ang Lee said quite mysteriously.

“Who is it?”

“Claire Dylan!”

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“Is it him? This is his new movie! It’s very good, very good! I like him quite a lot. He is a low-key, capable young man! Did he just win the film this year? He won the Oscar for Supporting Actor?”

“Yes, that’s him!”

“Then go and have a good chat with him! Since he takes the initiative to ask you out, it means there’s something for him!” ”

Yes, I think so too!” Ang Lee Rubbing his hands, he said expectantly.

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Claire made an appointment to meet Li An at a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant.

“Good afternoon! Director Ang Lee!” Claire ordered a lot of desserts. When she saw Ang Lee coming in, she quickly stood up and said hello.

“This…” Li An was surprised by Claire’s fluent Chinese. He had heard before that Claire grew up in Chinatown in San Francisco, but he didn’t expect his Chinese to be so good. You know, many second-generation Chinese Americans have difficulty speaking Chinese and have difficulty communicating smoothly.

“Haha, don’t be too surprised Director Ang Lee. My grandmother has been teaching me Chinese continuously since I was a child, so I can maintain the fluency of my Chinese!” Claire explained with a smile, and invited Ang Lee to sit down and talk in detail. As for the language issue, I left it to my grandmother who could only speak Hokkien as usual.

“Haha~ I was really, really surprised just now. It’s rare to hear such pure Chinese in Hollywood!” Ang Lee shook his head with emotion. Because of the language, the alienation between the two of them that they had just met disappeared a lot, and they became more casual and relaxed when talking, no longer so distant and polite.

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“Director Ang Lee, I heard President Robert Iger say that you took the initiative and recommended yourself to direct this movie?” “Yes,

I saw Disney’s public information, read the outline of the script, and thought it was a A very good commercial film script, very interesting!”

“Well, Director Ang Lee, how do you understand the liar in the movie? Do you think he is good or evil?” Claire asked.

“Well…” Ang Lee straightened up. This was a test of him, his ability to understand and interpret the script.

“Frank ran away from home, lied, and created different identities to start a glamorous life. He is a criminal with a superior IQ, but he is just a lonely child. On Christmas Eve, he called the detective Carl who arrested him. When he was arrested on Christmas Eve, he hugged Carl and said Merry Christmas. After hearing the news of his father’s death, he burst into tears. After seeing his mother’s new family, he told the police who came to arrest him, “Take me away.” He was just a child after all! ”

Frank said that the life of a liar is lonely because you can’t tell the truth to anyone else.” ”

…it later took FBI agent Carl four years to convince the FBI to let Frank’s forgery skills be used in The FBI’s Check Fraud Division had its place, and later major banks even paid large sums of money every year to use Frank’s check anti-counterfeiting technology. At the same time, the friendship between Carl and Frank took the film to another level…” Speaking of his love

for Ang Lee talked endlessly about movies and his understanding of characters. Contrary to his usual quiet and timid appearance, perhaps only Ang Lee who is immersed in the world of movies can release his true heart.

“Bah bang bang bang~” Claire couldn’t help but applaud, and he stretched out his right hand in front of Lee An, “I’m glad you can join our “Cat and Mouse Game” film crew! I wish us a happy cooperation!” “Uh

… .” Li An stared blankly at the palm in front of him, his thoughts stagnating. But, in the next moment, he held Claire’s outstretched hand tightly and shook it vigorously: “Thank you! Thank you for your trust! Claire! Then… uh, I wish us a happy cooperation! Good luck!” Once he

returned In actual communication, Li An’s originally fluent speech became arrogant.

“Hahaha~ Director Ang Lee, your feelings and understanding of the script are correct and true, and your thoughts are on the same channel as mine. I think this can reduce a lot of problems caused by different creative concepts in the subsequent filming process. The differences!”

“Thank you for your affirmation! Claire! I’m looking forward to the next work!”

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