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On the day of returning to the hotel, Ang Lee carefully read Anne-Plux's collection of short stories, especially one of pure love, and read it several times, as if his heart had been washed.

True love knows no age, no region, no gender...

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

In the scorching summer of Wyoming, in a simple tent under the bright starry sky, two young cowboys sparked a spark of true love. The emptiness and loneliness made the two 19-year-old youths fall in love with each other.

From then on, one cooks, the other herds the sheep, talks by the bonfire, makes love in the tent, and same-sex love accompanied the two of them through the best summer time in their lives.

Love is all the same, just wearing a different face.

Li An didn't know how long he had been thinking, and suddenly looked up at Lin Huijia. His wife was reading with that book, and the years had already left marks on her face.

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

Looking back at my wife, I suddenly had a feeling that if I couldn’t spend my life with the one I love the most, then what is the difference between rich and poor, joy and anger, and what is the meaning of responsibility and belief?

Everyone has a section of Brokeback Mountain that left the best memories in their hearts!

In other words, everyone has a place they can't go back to.

Compared with Ronan, a rough man who treats movies simply, rudely and infinitely pursues profits, Ang Lee's delicate heart is full of cells of film art.

Probably due to fate, and like rivers inevitably flowing into the sea, when Ang Lee encountered Brokeback Mountain written by Anne-Pullux, the strong impulse to adapt the film seemed to bring him back to the The passionate age when The Wedding Banquet was created.

I want to make this movie! A voice in Ang Lee's mind shouted strongly: I must make this movie!

This impulse flowed through the whole body, and the whole person seemed to have experienced a soul cleansing. After the tragic failure of Hulk, the restless emotions calmed down inexplicably.

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

this moment,

Ang Lee finally realized: I am an artist, suitable for shooting literary films, not commercial films!

The failure of Hulk is really self-inflicted!

Ang Lee decided to shoot Brokeback Mountain almost as quickly as possible, to shoot a touching and pure love story! Between men and men, love can also be beautiful!

After making a decision, Li An instantly relaxed and came back to his senses.

Lin Huijia saw that Li Ang had finished thinking, put down the album in his hand, and asked with a little doubt: Is this Brokeback Mountain?

The husband and wife share the same mind. I saw Li An going back and forth to review this article before, and I had some guesses in my heart.

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

This...this is about homosexuality! Although Lin Huijia received a Western-style education, she was still influenced by Eastern culture and felt unacceptable: Ann Lee, you want to make a gay movie? Do you think so? Homosexuality is not only in The East is also discriminated against in the United States, how much controversy will this cause?

Li An took a deep breath and said, I know.

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

Li An nodded seriously: Sure.

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

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

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

Besides, he really liked this one and wanted to make it into a movie.

Beverly Hills, Future World Manor.

You recommended a gay film project to Ang Lee?

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

Sitting opposite her, Ronan asked, How do you say that?

Scarlett Johansson nodded heavily: If there is no hatred, why did you recommend a gay film project to him?

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

Scarlett Johansson shrugged: A gay project, be careful to push Ang Lee into the pit.

Are there still fewer homosexuals 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 mention you.

Scarlett Johansson said: There are many homosexuals in Hollywood, but few of them dare to make it public. Once they make it public, their careers will be seriously affected.

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

Scarlett Johansson pouted: How is this possible?

Ronan reminded: Twenty years ago, could you have imagined that black actors could be like today?

Scarlett Johansson couldn't refute, she simply scratched her face and said, I'm just an actor, I can't think so much, what should I do if I think so much.

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

Scarlett Johansson said: I'm going to change. Golf, I love it.

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

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

Of course, at night, Ronan received a call from Ang Lee, who made it clear that he wanted to adapt Brokeback Mountain into a movie, a pure love movie.

Naturally, Ronan expressed his full support, and even handed over the script to Ang Lee. He called together acquainted screenwriters to complete it. Anyway, the copyright is in the hands of Shahai Entertainment, and the script must be approved by him before the project can go ahead.

It will be 2004 soon, and the planning and filming of this project will be completed. Maybe it will be released in time at the end of 2004. If it is not possible, it can be put in 2005.

This kind of emotionally delicate movie must leave enough time for Ang Lee to polish it carefully.

Of course, the film will definitely encounter various difficulties, but considering the current social situation, there will be many supporters.

The power and influence of the white leftists are rapidly expanding.

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, anyway, he himself is a straight man of steel.

This point, many actresses in the circle can testify.

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

At that time, there were few critics for this film, and the film reviews were completely one-sided. Perhaps it was better than political correctness-the treatment of homosexuality in the United States is exactly the same as racial issues, and it is a hot potato that cannot be touched.

In fact, the biggest trouble comes from the screening.

It is conceivable that it is difficult to make Brokeback Mountain released on a large scale.

Therefore, this film still has to go for the award-winning route. When there are heavyweight awards, the troubles encountered in the screening will be much less.

From this point of view, it is inappropriate for Brokeback Mountain to be released next year. Even if Ang Lee can complete the film, it will be at the end of the year. Without the cooperation of pre-awards, it will definitely not be ideal to go to the awards season alone.

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

Embassy Pictures has already had this kind of operation experience, and Lost in Translation took this award-winning route.

Ronan vaguely remembered that Brokeback Mountain seemed to have won the Palme d'Or or the Golden Lion award, but he couldn't remember which one.

In any case, Ronan believes that Ang Lee has the ability to make such a masterpiece.

One of his colleagues once said that the same-sex emotion created by Brokeback Mountain has the power to cleanse the soul, so that at a certain moment of joy or gloom or melancholy thereafter, there will always be an impulse to break it up. Watch it again, and experience the touch of that penetrating love over and over again.

These words make it easy for people to think wrongly, thinking that guy is crooked.

By the way, there was still a lot of controversy about the hero 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 never been able to understand-love is that even if thousands of sails are gone, you are the only one in my eyes.

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

Ronan immediately called a meeting and communicated with Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures about Ang Lee and Brokeback Mountain.

This kind of award-winning film, the embassy film industry is very familiar with it.

Just at the beginning of December, Lost in Translation began to be screened in North America on a scale of 20 theaters. Twenty theaters in North America received a box office of 950,000 U.S. dollars, and the performance of a single theater exceeded 40,000 U.S. dollars.

Once, it was the best work of Sofia Coppola's two-decade directing career.

Sofia Coppola, a female director, has attracted much attention for a while.

At the same time, Dungeon Siege directed by Uwe Ball was released from North American theaters.

The success of this film was weak, and finally the North American box office stopped at 72.48 million US dollars. The overseas response was mediocre, and the current box office revenue is only more than 12 million US dollars.