Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 154: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is not for Chinese people! Private show for Yanxian!

"What's going on with that foreigner?"

"I don't know the details, but I think it has something to do with Li An."

"Ah? Did this famous director contact Columbia Pictures early in the morning?"

"That's probably the case, because he's already in the United States."

"So... Columbia originally didn't want it?"

"It's very likely, but we are just guessing."

"That's exactly what's going on. Jiang Zhiqiang is obviously a talent scout, but..."

"But our Director Li still wants to sell his movies to Hollywood companies."

Ma Xun's subsequent sentence made Sister Qing couldn't help but nod her head repeatedly.

Actually, there are still some things left to say.

It is very likely that Li An agreed to Jiang Zhiqiang's investment in him with one condition, which is that the film must be released in the United States.

That is, the copyright was sold to an American company.

This is a very reasonable guess.

Because from a normal perspective, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a movie adapted from a traditional martial arts novel, and the culture of martial arts is infinitely close to zero in the United States.

It is undeniable that people over there like to watch Chinese martial arts action movies. This type of movie is very popular in the North American video tape market.

But we can also be absolutely sure that the vast majority of Americans do not understand what martial arts are.

It is impossible for them to understand what "xia" means and what its connotation is.

Sister Hong is also very curious about this.

"Ma Xun, do you think those Americans can understand what 'knight-errant' is?"

"The best they can understand is 'Wu'."

"Ah? What about 'Xia'?"

"You've touched upon my intellectual excitement. Let me ask you a question first. Do you know what kind of countries Europe and America are?"

Can a country say this?
This time, she touched upon Sister Qing's blind spot in knowledge.

"What country? Isn't it a developed country? It's a very advanced country on Earth."

Ma Xun smiled, "What you said is on the surface. I admit that they are very advanced now, but these countries have a bottom line. In fact, they are all religious countries."

"Religion? Country?"

"They have been taking religious classes since they were young, and most of them believe in God or some other god, 99% of them do.

Now let's talk about the word "chivalry". Chivalry means helping others, right?
So think about it, in such a religious country, if you help someone who has nothing to do with you, what will he think? "

As for Sister Qing, she has never spent too much time thinking about this issue in her life.

Because to her, the answer is obvious.

"Be grateful, repay the kindness. You helped me, and I will help you. How simple it is."

"It's different in religious countries." Ma Xun smiled and shook his head. "I don't deny that there are people who think the same as you. But more people will think

You helped him, that was God's gift to him.

He only needs to thank God, not you, and then he won't have any psychological burden.

When you need help, he may completely turn a blind eye or even add insult to injury.

What's worse, they often repay kindness with enmity.

There are so many examples like this in history that I don’t need to cite them all.”

In an instant, Sister Hong felt that all her three views had been overturned!
But she had no way to refute Ma Xun. If she thought about it carefully, this was how it was in European and American countries.

In fact, this is reflected in many film and television dramas.

Ma Xun can also give the most obvious example, "Spider-Man".

Spider-Man has always been a chivalrous man and a good neighbor to the citizens of New York.

But look at how New Yorkers treated him. The media called him a criminal and the public had a deep misunderstanding of him.

Even Peter Parker himself is an extremely failed little man. He doesn't even dare to reveal his identity. Once it is revealed, it will bring crisis and disaster to himself and his family.

Later, when it was made into a movie, this point was difficult for us Chinese audiences to understand.

He has done so many good things, so why is he ending up in such a miserable state?

The logic of us Chinese is extremely clear. Good people should be rewarded.

Spider-Man is not like that. Anyone who has read the comics knows how miserable he is. Gwen was killed by her best friend, and he also ruined the Green Goblin’s child... This guy is so miserable, I won’t say much.

As long as you understand the truth about European and American society, you will understand it all at once.

Spider-Man deserves this!
There is no denying that there are many people supporting him.

Ma Xun was also very moved when he saw the little boy dressed up as Spider-Man and not afraid of the bad guys.

Unfortunately, there are too few scenes like this.

And coming back...

"Chivalry has no basis for existence in European and American society."

Superheroes are always translated as '侠', but their original names are 'man' or 'woman', which means just a person.

Ma Xun summed it up with this sentence. Sister Hong was very surprised, but at this moment she also agreed with it very much.

That fell on Li An...

"Director Li, isn't this just a blind man lighting a lamp in vain?"

Sister Hong’s meaning is very clear and absolutely correct.

When Li An made "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", wasn't he just telling a martial arts story in a country that has no soil for martial arts?
To put it bluntly, this is bullshit!

But Ma Xun smiled, and there was helplessness and contempt in that smile.

"Li An is a talented director. He actually knows that there is no martial arts in the United States, and it is difficult to produce any martial arts culture.

But if you watch his previous films, you will understand that he actually understands the differences between Chinese and American culture very well.

He studied in the United States for many years, and he knows better than anyone how big the differences and conflicts are between Eastern and Western cultures.

Therefore, Li An wants to find the balance point between Eastern and Western cultures.

He even wanted to influence American culture through movies.”

When Chen Hong heard this, he was really shocked and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Will he succeed?"

Ma Xun shook his head, "It's all in vain!"

This answer was so resolute that it made Sister Hong laugh.

"What if it succeeds."

"It's impossible. It's just Li An's wishful thinking."

“So you still invested in this movie?”

"We are talking about cultural issues, but those Americans actually like to watch martial arts action movies. Besides, I have bought the Chinese copyright."

Sister Hong suddenly realized, "I understand. If this movie is successful in the American market, then according to the habits of mainland movie fans, it will definitely be sought after."

"That's it."

This is indeed the case.

But Ma Xun couldn't help but think of the finished film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

To be honest, he really couldn't like director Li An.

The movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is actually for Americans to watch. It was not originally intended for us Chinese to watch it.

Anyone who has seen this film will probably find it strange, especially the scenes set in the palace.

Why do Lord Beile, Yu Jiaolong and others talk like that?

Even a third-rate screenwriter in our country couldn't write that kind of dialogue.

That's all written according to the dialogue habits of European and American film and television dramas!

What’s even more interesting is that Li An later wrote a book similar to a memoir about this movie.

"A Ten-Year Movie Dream".

In the book, he is really proud and elated about the lines in this Chinese martial arts movie with a very European and American style.

Li An is so good at flattering Americans that Ma Xun can't do anything about it.

Tell him: Stop licking, it’s useless.

As long as the movies you make don't make money for the Americans, they will treat you like dogs!
By then, all the big international directors will be nothing but broken-back dogs!

If you say these things, Director Li will definitely get angry with you.

This movie is sure to be a hit and will definitely make money.

If others can make this money, why not let me make it!
Besides, this is the best bait.

It's the best way to catch big fish like Columbia.

As for Sister Hong...it’s better not to tell her for now.

Unexpectedly, Sister Hong mentioned Bianxian.

"I've been waiting for you."

……

Click click click~
The sounds of camera shutters intertwined into one.

Wang Yunxian returned to the spotlight and showed a maturity and confidence that he had never had before.

Of course, many reporters also praised her, saying that she is more beautiful than before.

Just dealing with these reporters.

Wang Yunxian always used very mature coping skills to deal with it.

You must be careful with the media in Hong Kong.

This may seem like a routine matter, but it can also gain important coverage in many newspapers and magazines.

This is what happens when you become famous.

Wang Yunxian was popular before, and we can say that we have seen and tasted it. This time, he is popular again.

It's really cool.

But I have also let go of many things.

Now, she plans to be willful again.

After dealing with those reporters, it was already late at night.

Tsung-hsien drove to a cinema in Kowloon.

Of course, he wore sunglasses and other concealing props.

But as soon as I got here, I took it off.

Because there is no one in this cinema.

After she came in, the only staff member there also closed the door of the cinema.

There was a closed sign outside.

How strange!

How could this be?
And wait until she enters the screening room.

It's even more empty.

But what was even stranger was that a movie was still playing on the big screen.

It is her latest masterpiece, "The Aboriginal Story".

At this time, the best seat in the screening room was occupied by someone.

"coming."

"you……"

"What? Don't like it?"

"No, but you're wasting money doing this kind of thing!"

"Wow, this is... not romantic? I rarely do anything romantic."

"Ha...what's so romantic about this? Apart from the rich, I don't feel romantic at all!"

"Now that you've said that, it seems not bad. At least my Ma Xun character is preserved. Woman, I don't want to be romantic at all, I just want to be rich.

how about it? "

That’s right, this person is Ma Xun.

And today he even booked the entire cinema.

This is a very rich person's private booking of the entire place.

Anyway, the box office revenue is counted towards my own movie, so it’s not a big loss.

What’s interesting is Yung-hyun’s reaction.

She is really happy, look at her smile now.

The branches and flowers are shaking.

As for the question of whether it is romantic or not...she actually feels it is very romantic deep down.

But, you can't say it.

Uh-huh, just don’t say it.

Besides, hasn’t Ma Xun always been like this?

The man has a heart of iron and doesn't care about feelings.

If he's so romantic, wouldn't his character be ruined?
If it's not romantic, just think of it as helping him.

Of course, Xuanxian also understood that it must be his sister who conveyed the message.

"What do you do now?"

"Ah? You want to do that so much?"

Ma Xun's answer returned to his true character.

After hearing this, Xian couldn't help but feel angry and amused.

"Be more serious."

"I'm serious. There's no one here... Okay, okay." Seeing that the other person seemed to be getting even angrier, Ma Xun simply pointed at the big screen and said, "Watch your movie."

“This is your movie, too!”

Although he said that, Bianxian sat down regardless.

Once she sat down, she realized how good it was to book the entire cinema!

Not only is it the best seat in the house, but there's food all around.

Popcorn, Coke, potato chips... really everything.

"I also prepared barbecued pork rice."

"What are you preparing for that?"

Bong-hyun couldn't stop laughing.

Ma Xun just chuckled.

What to do?

Of course, you should replenish it when you consume too much.

But for now, let's just watch a movie.

In fact, there are still many things to watch in the movie "The Abbey".

It's not just the shocking twist at the end of the movie.

The heroine's family is full of ghosts.

Ma Xun also buried his own "original" in it.

That is to say, the heroine and her two children turned into ghosts.

But why do they linger here so much?

In the original movie, the three servants were there to remind the heroine.

They wanted to tell the heroine the truth, but it was of no use.

Among them, the male owner of this family also returned.

His behavior was even more bizarre. He said nothing and just stood there motionless.

In fact, the male owner was also dead.

Also a ghost.

He was devastated when he saw that his wife and children were also dead.

Nothing was said.

And now Ma Xun has made some modifications to this version.

The new owner of this house can be seen during the exorcism.

They are a group of Japanese.

And combined with the era in the movie, this is something!

The male owner of this Chinese family is indeed an ordinary businessman.

But he is dead!

How did he die?

It was not stated explicitly, but some things hinted that he was killed by the Japanese.

So, how did the hostess and her child die?

In that era, it would be really difficult for a family to survive without a male head!
So, it can also be said that it was the Japanese who killed them.

As a result, the hostess and her child turned into ghosts and did not leave.

This is a metaphor.

The Japanese came to invade our homeland, but we Chinese would not leave even if we turned into ghosts!

Of course, this is not clearly shown in the movie, but I believe any Chinese person can understand this metaphor.

At this point in time, there are still many compatriots in Hong Kong who are loyal to the motherland.

Ma Xun's filming of this movie actually has certain positive significance.

This is no ordinary ghost movie!

Can Xianxian see it?

"Ma Xun, I am patriotic too."

"Oh, I know that."

"But I am still different from the heroine in the movie."

"What's the difference? Aren't they all you?"