Chapter 322: Washing Machine: I want to give you a major blow right now

The first meeting of the Olympic team was originally supposed to have a dinner.

But some artists were absent today, for example, Lin Ying from the original Wenjie was busy designing the plan in the United States and had to ask for leave.

Coupled with the awkwardness of the meeting scene in the afternoon, Old Mouzi decided to set a banquet when everyone gathered next time, and also give Zhang Jigang, Chen Weiya, and others time to go back and digest and adapt to today's events.

In terms of artistic attainments and strength, Lu Kuan's level is above yours;

In terms of methods of doing things, the two sides have also fought this round in the afternoon, and the outcome has been decided.

Whether you will cooperate fully or disobey in the future depends on your own choices and awareness.

If you are obsessed and make any more moths, you can only bear it yourself if the leaders blame you.

But on the surface, this Olympic team, which gathered top Chinese artists from all over the country and even the world, truly established the authority of the two leaders, Lu Kuan and Old Mouzi.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that you guys below should just accept it!

The junior brother and senior brother are getting along well, supporting each other and giving strength. Those who want to take the position should rest early, there is no drama!

As for which of the two general directors behind is responsible for the opening ceremony and which is responsible for the closing ceremony, it is obviously a matter of seeing the real chapter under the hands, and it is also the consideration of the higher-level leaders.

"Little Lu, your creativity today is really great. I estimate that after the Olympics, you will have a lot more insights in movies."

Boss Lu smiled: "This is one of my purposes for participating in the Olympics. Large-scale evening parties and movies have many similarities, and artistic forms are connected."

"By the way, Director Zhang, your "Curse of the Golden Flower"?"

Old Mouzi slapped his thigh: "Just thinking about your scroll during the meeting, I forgot to inform everyone!"

"The scenes in the Beijing studio are estimated to be finished before the end of the month, and then we have to go to Hengdian."

"At that time, I will have to trouble you to take a trip with me. I have already arranged for the crew to prepare logistics work for everyone in Hengdian."

This arrangement was exactly the same as in the previous life. Lu Kuan nodded: "These are all no problem. Olympic program creativity is a very boring thing."

"When I was filming "Tangshan" last year, I was also brainstorming while filming. It's not bad to change my brain occasionally."

Zhang Yimou thought of his new movie: "Has the new script been filed? I heard from Zhuangzhuang and President Han that there is a big change from before?"

"Yes." Lu Kuan nodded: "Some things happened in North America in the past two months, and I have some new insights."

"Originally it was a relatively simple single-line narrative of Ms. Zhang Chunru writing books and establishing theories. Now I want to mix in the content of "Rabe's Diary" and "Vautrin's Diary"."

"The whole movie has become analyzing and looking back at that unbearable history through Ms. Zhang's perspective, showing its truth to the world."

Old Mouzi was surprised: "This is a big scene, big effort! From scene restoration and construction to tens of thousands of extras, and all kinds of historical figures."

"If it's really filmed, I think the scale is comparable to "Schindler's List"!"

The young director stood under the Olympic Building with Old Mouzi smoking, sighing: "Casting is underway in North America. The main supporting roles are Vautrin and Rabe, and it is also quietly proceeding in the country."

"If the crew is formed, I estimate the scale will not be much smaller than "Schindler's List"."

Old Mouzi shook his head and smiled, his eyes full of appreciation for him.

"Schindler's List" has more than 120 roles, 30,000 extras, more than 30 outdoor locations in Poland, and more than 140 sets.

The film cost $23 million in 1993, and the behind-the-scenes team alone was conservatively estimated to have hundreds of people.

Lu Kuan's ambition is very big.

Meeting Zhang Chunru in Berlin in 2002, at that time it was just to give her a thought, a concern, so as not to let this heroine die young.

But at the beginning of the new year, after experiencing so many difficulties and obstacles, he instead wanted to painstakingly film this historical art film into a masterpiece that would go down in film history!

He wanted to film this Holocaust movie into the Chinese version of "Schindler's List."

Whether it was the realistic significance of clarifying history or the exploration of his own film art, it was an excellent opportunity.

Even, after the Olympics and the Holocaust movie, he vaguely felt that he could try to touch the door of the master that Bergman said.

Inside the door is Kurosawa, Godard, Buñuel...

Old Mouzi patted his shoulder heavily: "I have ideas! I absolutely support you!"

"Since you decided to film it into an epic historical movie, I suggest you don't be too eager. The Olympics can be used as a practical tool for you to practice and understand scheduling."

Zhang Yimou looked at his little junior brother from the Beijing Film Academy with emotion: "I am looking forward to it too much. I look forward to seeing the Chinese version of "Schindler's List"."

"After filming this movie, I think you can truly enter the hall."

He laughed as he spoke: "The key is that what makes people most jealous is that you are not short of money!"

"We old guys who are worried about investment are very envious!"

Boss Lu listened with a smile, and then thought of Old Mouzi's breakup with Zhang Weiping in the later period and the over-birth incident.

It seems that he can help him eliminate it with a wave of his hand, and kick that not-so-loyal partner away.

Of course, these are all later words.

The two junior and senior brothers talked and laughed for a while, and Afei drove over to carry Boss Lu away.

Looking at the taillights of the Bentley Arnage, Old Mouzi, who had been in the film industry for 20 years, suddenly had the same idea as Gu Zhangwei, who watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" at the Cannes Film Festival last year.

China's new generation of film masters may appear under the eyes of their generation.

Just like he joked just now, the young director's biggest advantage is that he can experiment with his film ideas unscrupulously.

Sufficient funds, a perfect industrial chain, a very high fault tolerance rate, a cast that is almost chosen by him if cost is not counted, plus the high-level perspective of a reborn person.

The rest depends on the director's own understanding.

——

In mid-February, Boss Lu temporarily asked for leave from the Organizing Committee to go to the United States to handle all kinds of trivial matters.

The North American strategy is about to begin. The young director, who has never wronged himself in life, is thinking about whether to buy a plane to facilitate running between the two places.

Although this time he used the excuse of running public relations for "Tangshan" to get a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, he did not notify Harvey, Lionsgate, or anyone.

After flying to New York, he went straight to the Marriott Hotel, waiting for a giant crocodile he had "spiritually communicated" with for a long time.

Paulson.

In the afternoon, Lu Kuan, who had not adjusted his jet lag, was dozing off in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and was gently woken up by Afei.

He stood up and reached out to Paulson, who had a confused face: "A bit surprised, Mr. Paulson?"

Paulson was stunned for a few seconds: "Uh, didn't expect it to be you, Director."

"No, Mr. Mytube!"

Both laughed out loud at the same time. Boss Lu didn't expect this big short seller to be quite humorous.

After graduating from Harvard in 1980, Paulson entered Huaerjie and worked in well-known financial institutions such as Bear Stearns and Gao Sheng.

During his time at Bear Stearns, he mainly engaged in M&A business and accumulated rich financial transaction experience.

Later at Gao Sheng, he further expanded his professional knowledge and network resources in the investment banking field.

In addition to speculating on the subprime mortgage crisis, Boss Lu also thought about getting to know more North American investment banks and securities firms through him. It is always good to know the roots and the bottom.

"Lu, tell me your intention." Paulson looked around the top-luxury suite that cost $20,000 a night: "Fortunately, I am not a Hollywood actress, and you don't have a red sofa here."

"Otherwise, maybe I really wouldn't want to leave."

Boss Lu smiled very givingly and went straight to the topic: "I heard that you are raising funds to establish a fund for shorting COD?"

COD is an asset pool fund product including mortgage loans, credit card loans, and corporate bonds. The reason why Paulson seeks to short is also very simple—

He saw the bubble in the US real estate market and the potential risks of the subprime mortgage crisis.

"That's right, is Mr. Lu interested?"

Paulson was extremely surprised. His shouting and selling were not very smooth at present.

Truth is always in the hands of a few. He swaggered and claimed that the subprime mortgage crisis would inevitably come, but there were few responders.

In later generations, until July 2006, Paulson exhausted his entire net worth of $30 million, and only raised a shorting fund of less than $150 million.

"Yes, I am interested." Lu Kuan pretended to show off. He had to let this Huaerjie wolf know that he was not easy to be fooled.

Even if it was just the surface of donkey dung.

"I was preparing to invest in real estate in New York last month. A local Chinese female designer, Lin Ying, you've heard of her, right?"

Paulson smiled: "Of course, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is her work."

"Hmm, she told me that the current housing prices in New York are far higher than the trend line, and there is a serious bubble risk, advising me to buy later."

"I hired an expert to investigate. He proposed that the proportion of subprime mortgages in the United States in 2005 had reached a new high, inferring that future housing prices would fall by at least 40%!"

Paulson's eyes lit up, as if he had found a confidant: "Very distinct point of view, I approve."

"In fact, the survey results given by my team are that current subprime borrowers are highly dependent on borrowing new to pay back old, and the loan model has huge risks."

"Especially in areas with high housing price increases such as California and Florida, the default rate may be covered up by refinancing. Once housing prices fall, the default rate will inevitably soar!"

Paulson, who had been a Huaerjie stockbroker, looked at this Chinese young man holding a huge sum of money: "Mr. Lu, I urgently hope to serve you. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

As for why he knew Boss Lu was holding a huge sum of money?

The more than 2 billion sold by Mytube not long ago were still in his hands. Even less, it was better than his embarrassed fund manager.

Boss Lu's face became solemn: "Tell me your plan."

"Starting from the second quarter, I am prepared to start purchasing detailed data on subprime default rates and reports from non-performing loan investigation companies."

"Once the timing is ripe, the team will make a fuss about subprime mortgages in four states: California, Florida, Arizona, and Nevada."

"Directly insure these assets by purchasing Credit Default Swaps (CDS), use the loopholes of collusion between investment banks and rating agencies, buy two-A or even three-A level CDS, and achieve high-leverage operations!"

Paulson was quick-witted and deliberately blurted out a lot of professional vocabulary, staring at this Oriental director, trying to create a feeling of "don't know why but feel awesome" for him.

At the same time, he was also observing whether this investor, whose main business was a director, really understood. Maybe he had a chance to take advantage of it?

This paragraph sounded complicated, but in the eyes of Lu Kuan, who had done his homework in advance, it was very simple.

In short, CDS is insurance bought for houses.

Before the Paulson team predicted that housing prices in these four states would plummet, there could be two choices.

Directly buy short RMBS. In this way, housing prices fall, and he can get the money for shorting.

Another way is to buy CDS insurance. There is a hidden rule of trading in this:

That is, Paulson can collude with insurance companies and investment banks to mark houses with high risks as houses with low risks.

It is equivalent to insuring a product with a high compensation amount with very little premium.

In this way, the premium is reduced, plus leverage, once the housing price collapses, it is a huge windfall.

Jews are cunning, but Boss Lu is more cunning.

He had done his homework in advance and immediately pointed out the black-box operation means of the big short seller: "It can be considered a perfect use of loopholes, but you have to pay attention to the rating problem of competitors!"

"Their ratings fall, the price fluctuation of your CDS intensifies, and there may even be situations where trading counterparties require increasing margin, and the capital pressure will be huge!"

Paulson looked at this Oriental director in surprise, and only then did he really treat him as a "high-above" investor, not "stupid money" from Asia.

"Mr. Lu, I see Oriental wisdom in you, just like what you said at the Larry King scene."

Boss Lu waved his hand and ignored his rainbow farts: "Before the third quarter, I will give you 1 billion US dollars to help me establish a COD separately. Listen well, it is separately!"

"The investor of this fund will contact you, and it has nothing to do with me, whether in reality or on the surface, understand?"

Paulson stood up excitedly: "My God! What a great Oriental investor! Don't worry!"

"We are a professional investment team. Both offshore companies and trust structures have dedicated personnel to provide help."

The big short seller swore: "Mr. Lu, your friend can put a hundred hearts."

Boss Lu nodded with satisfaction: "According to the situation, there is a possibility of adding funds. Please work hard."

"If possible, maybe in the future I can find someone to write a movie called "The Big Short" to promote your genius operation!"

Paulson naturally felt that he was joking, but he also stepped forward to shake hands very supportively: "Lu, can I ask you a question?"

"You speak."

"How did you think of finding me to do a shorting fund?"

The young director shook the "Huaerjie Journal" in his hand: "Your American newspapers write about the China Threat Theory every day."

"Why, I am a Chinese, is there anything strange about coming to short the United States?"

"Hahaha! See you again!"

The big short seller returned fully loaded, and Boss Lu was also waiting for this huge sum of money to seize the opportunity to acquire high-quality assets in North America.

Paulson in later generations used 1 billion principal, used 10 times leverage, bought low-risk CDS at a 1:80 odds, and earned a default compensation with a total value of about 15 billion US dollars when the subprime mortgage crisis broke out in 2007-2008.

The fund he managed earned about 20 billion US dollars, and his personal income was nearly 4 billion US dollars.

Except for the first bucket of gold in the Korea-Japan World Cup, Lu Kuan in this life has little interest in speculative opportunities such as betting on football or low-priced Chinese concept stocks.

If you want to play, play big. There are too many places to spend money in the future, so you must plan ahead.

After meeting Paulson secretly, Boss Lu rested for a night, and then rushed to Los Angeles without stopping.

Preparing to meet with one of the male leads of the film at Taylor's casting studio.

"Hello, Tom!"

In the studio, a tall Hollywood top star stood up and curiously looked at this Oriental director: "Lu! You are more handsome than I imagined."

"Haha, thank you!" Boss Lu accepted his kind joke calmly: "Since you said so, then I must also return a sentence to you."

"You have much more temperament than the other Tom in Hollywood!"

Tom Hanks laughed out loud: "I've heard too many people talk about you in Hollywood."

"Especially Martin and Leo, those two guys, De Niro, and of course your good friend Harvey."

Boss Lu's face turned black: "Hmm... actually, Harvey and I are just ordinary friends, ordinary friends!"

"Haha! Don't mind, you are different from him." Tom Hanks looked very talkative: "You are a guy who can pick up girls without money, he can't!"

"By the way, "The Da Vinci Code" premieres in May. If you are in North America at that time, I hope you can come to show support."

Tom Hanks smiled: "You are now one of the most famous Oriental faces in North America, and you have a great appeal among Chinese!"

This Oscar winner lowered his salary by $2 million in "The Da Vinci Code" in exchange for box office share, which was equivalent to an investor in the film, so he was very attentive.

The two talked for a while, Taylor knocked on the door and came in, together with Tom Hanks' agent, Ms. Jennifer from CAA.

"Hello, Lu, long time no see."

"Please sit down, let's talk about the script and the role?"

Tom Hanks put on a pair of glasses, entered the play instantly, and took the character script he had received before: "Lu, I want to ask a few questions."

"Can."

"What is the investment and scale of this movie? I noticed that Rabe is just a character in the branch shots of the movie."

Boss Lu exaggerated a bit: "There are more than 100 characters with shots, more than 10,000 extras, and the total investment is about 45 million US dollars."

Tom Hanks is an old filmmaker and also runs his own company.

He was still a bit surprised that such a 100% art film could have such a large production scale.

"Aren't you worried about profitability and cost recovery?"

The young director smiled: "I have accurate profit forecasts and assessments, and I am sure to do the project well, but..."

"Tom, I want to talk about your salary first."

Obviously, if calculated according to the salary of ordinary commercial films, the figures of Tom Hanks, this Hollywood giant, are all open cards. He had long been a member of the $25 million club.

However, just like domestic actors who lower their salaries or even perform for zero salary for the art films they like, Hollywood stars are even crazier in this regard.

Take Tom Hanks himself, he only took a symbolic $100,000 in the 1999 art film "Mulan."

Brad Pitt took $6,000 in "Thelma & Louise," George Clooney took $30,000 in the 2005 "Good Night, and Good Luck," which are all common.

Including DiCaprio, who is determined to take the art route.

In fact, if it weren't for the huge image gap, this role should have been given to him.

In 1937, Rabe, who was in Jin Ling, was 55 years old, and Tom Hanks is 50 this year. From the perspective of height, appearance, and acting skills, he is the most suitable candidate.

Of course, it is currently just Boss Lu's one-way "courtship." Tom Hanks is interested, but needs to know more.

"I admire Iris's anti-war behavior very much. The plot of this movie moved me. Before this, I indeed rarely heard of this history."

Boss Lu guided step by step: "Tom, I know you are an anti-war person and a member of the Anti-War Association of the Hollywood Actors Guild. This is also the reason why I invited you."

"To tell you the truth, my goal is to film this movie into the Chinese version of "Schindler's List." This history is very important to Chinese people."

"You are an American actor liked by many Chinese people. Your "Forrest Gump" DVD sold more than 20 million copies in China. I have been your fan since I was a child."

Jennifer, the blonde agent of CAA, couldn't listen anymore.

Looking at Tom Hanks' expression, if they kept talking about salary like this, they wouldn't be able to open their mouths wide.

"Lu! Such movies and roles will also offend Japanese audiences and companies, and even Columbia. We have to consider this point."

The young director shook his head: "You considered the feelings of Japanese audiences, why didn't you think about Chinese audiences?"

"The Chinese population is 13 times that of Japan. Rabe is a friend of the Chinese people. If Tom plays this role, he can gain great audience favor."

"Your Film Association President said that the Chinese film market is a diamond mine in the future."

"If Tom can have top popularity in the mainland, the possibility of Hollywood film merchants looking for him to be the male lead in the future will be greater, isn't it?"

Boss Lu was eloquent: "For example, the investment platter I signed with Disney will all be Tom's available options at that time."

Jennifer was speechless by him.

This is a sophistry. Population and film population are two different things.

In 2006, the film volume of the devils was about 1.7 billion US dollars, and the domestic volume in this life was barely 400 million US dollars.

With intention calculating without intention, the agent of CAA didn't know what excuse to use to raise the price for a while.

Tom Hanks took off his glasses: "Lu, I must admit that I am very interested."

"My father, Amos Hanks, has German and British ancestry. Let me play a German-descended anti-war person. There is nothing bad about this."

He ignored the fierce eye contact of the agent and reached out his hand: "I heard from Martin Scorsese that you are the only director received by Bergman in recent years."

"Swedish TV said that he thinks you are the next Kurosawa in Asia, looking forward to cooperating with you!"

Boss Lu's heart was settled. With the statement of the main owner, it was much more convenient to suppress the price.

According to the industry rules for Hollywood actors to appear in art films, it is not impossible to have about 2 million US dollars in ideal circumstances.

"Happy cooperation. I will have people send the subsequent shooting arrangements to your mailbox. If there is a time problem, we will coordinate again."

"Happy cooperation!"

Taylor watched Tom Hanks and the agent of CAA walk away and couldn't help but sigh: "Lu, the homework is done very well."

Indeed, Tom Hanks has been committed to anti-war since "Forrest Gump."

Or rather, anti-war is the iron law of Hollywood political correctness, plus the fame of the young director now, this is the possibility of recruiting him at a low price.

Hollywood actors lower their salaries only to bow their heads to top directors. At least they can look forward to awards in Europe and North America, otherwise what are they trying for?

Boss Lu was in a great mood: "Taylor, what about the heroine?"

Taylor smiled: "Julianne Moore agreed!"

"Really? That's great. I thought about it, she is the most suitable candidate."

Julianne Moore is 46 years old this year, similar to Vautrin in the movie.

Boss Lu chose her for two reasons.

One is the 2002 Venice Film Festival. The year his "Whiplash" won the Golden Lion, Julianne Moore won the Best Actress, and the two had an intersection at the banquet.

The second is that Julianne Moore had a "Still Alice" in later generations, in which she played a patient with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which was impressive.

And Vautrin in the movie experienced huge psychological pressure and mental trauma during the Holocaust, and died soon after returning to the country.

Julianne Moore's ability is enough to deeply portray Vautrin's complex inner world and emotional changes.

"What about the salary?"

Taylor smiled: "She received 4 million US dollars for "Children of Men" this year. This movie will have rival scenes with Tom's Rabe. I think it's not difficult to talk to less than 1 million."

Lu Kuan breathed a long sigh of relief. The casting difficulty of these two foreign characters is very great.

First, the salary of art films is limited, and second, in terms of character fit, Vautrin and Rabe are both older images.

Even if Hollywood's makeup technology is already very advanced now, the upper and lower can't exceed too much, otherwise it will be too discordant.

The last is the subject matter of this movie.

The influence of the devils in North America and Hollywood cannot be underestimated, and many actors still have scruples about this point.

From the sniper of the devils encountered when the movie was established, to the casting difficulty of three months, the follow-up will not be so smooth. Boss Lu also made sufficient psychological preparations.

Whether it is the alliance with Disney, the sniper of News Corporation, or the Twitter that is developing in full swing after the merger, as well as the speculative funds placed in the hands of the big short seller.

All are forward-looking preparations to protect this movie in the future.

——

After being busy in North America for a while and taking the "Tangshan" crew to run some publicity, on March 6, Lu Kuan led the crew to participate in the 78th Oscars.

Given the subject matter of the film, everyone did not hold any hope for winning the award.

This Best Foreign Language Film nomination "snatched" from "The Promise" was at best to rush sales for the DVD release two months later.

In addition, in today's awards, "Tangshan" indeed had a Best Visual Effects that was expected to impact, and the opponent was "King Kong."

But for actors like Song Jia, Zhou Xun, and Hu Jun, it was still very meaningful. After all, according to the development path of later generations, these few did not have the fate of "visiting here."

It was still a hot red carpet ceremony. Song Jia and Hu Jun, Zhou Xun and Lu Kuan walked on the red carpet as partners.

Along the way, they were basically reporters shouting for Boss Lu to stop and take pictures. The other three Chinese actors were considered to have rubbed some heat.

Zhou Xun carried a sense of relaxation whether acting or on the red carpet: "Xixi is also here, waiting for us at the hotel."

"Waiting for what?"

"Waiting for the end to eat hot pot. She said there is a Little Sheep in Chinatown in Los Angeles that is very good."

Boss Lu was speechless: "You are participating in the Oscars for the first time. It is better to run more banquets after the end. I will introduce you to some Western big directors."

Zhou Xun looked indifferent: "For my type, it's too difficult to break into Hollywood."

"They don't know how to fight, and they don't need Oriental faces for literary dramas. Only Zhang Ziyi has some ways now."

Before this sentence was finished, Zhang Ziyi in front of the signature wall walked over with a smile and greeted. She represented the "Memoirs of a Geisha" crew.

"Memoirs of a Geisha" won Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design in this session, but Zhang Ziyi herself had nothing, and didn't even get a nomination.

"Director Lu, Zhou Xun, long time no see!"

Zhou Xun smiled and hugged her ritualistically: "Hello Ziyi, it's great to see you abroad."

The relationship between the two was average, but they had cooperated in "Perhaps Love" in the New Year's Eve file last year, and they were both one of the four little flowers, so they naturally wouldn't be unfamiliar on the surface.

"Director Lu, I've long wanted to hear your guidance on my performance in "Memoirs of a Geisha"!"

No matter what conflicts there were before, Zhang Ziyi had always greeted Boss Lu with a smile, and was not stingy with flattery before she achieved such a high industry status.

She herself had the problem of liking to take advantage of small things, but her ability to judge the situation was very high.

For Zhang Ziyi, it was best to take down this man, followed by having a good time to exchange for some resources.

At worst, she had to be diligent in flattery. After all, his resources in North America were the strongest among domestic directors.

Just a big-shot figure in the Oscar public relations circle, Harvey, was enough for countless actresses to covet.

Boss Lu responded with a smile: "Your role in "Memoirs of a Geisha" got a nomination for Best Actress at the Golden Globes, so it's naturally not bad. I have nothing to guide."

"By the way, Ziyi, do you know Deng Wendi?"

Zhang Ziyi was shocked. She had dinner with Deng Wendi yesterday, and the other party introduced her to an Israeli billionaire, Vivi Nevo.

This was her second wish to become a wealthy wife after Huo Qishan.

"Hmm... know, Director Lu, but not very familiar."

Zhang Ziyi was not stupid. Deng Wendi made a fool of herself at Hong Kong Disneyland last week and had already become a laughingstock in the North American Chinese circle.

Not to mention the country, Liu Yifei's massive fans had already searched for enemies in the void, and some had climbed over the wall to go on an expedition.

Boss Lu smiled: "Okay, you have to keep your eyes open when dealing with her, be careful."

"Yes, Director Lu, I know."

Several Chinese people talked for a while. Zhou Xun followed him to the award scene, puzzled: "Why did you warn her just now, look at how scared Zhang Ziyi was."

The young director said casually: "Deng Wendi's joint venture in the mainland has invested in Yanda Huayi. She will inevitably have actions."

"If she wants to pull Yanda Huayi to shoot a co-production, considering the box office and North American popularity, she will naturally prioritize her based on the relationship between Zhang Ziyi and Deng Wendi."

"I just scared her casually just now. Maybe she will shrink back when she considers it. You are also an actor of Yanda Huayi, don't you have a chance?"

A chance to stand out, further increase in importance, increase in share allocation, a set of virtuous cycles.

Zhou Xun looked at him with emotion: "Xixi is right. When it comes to the heart, it has to be you!"

Boss Lu's face turned black: "I play the villain, isn't it to help you raise your status in Yanda Huayi?"

Zhou Xun covered her mouth and smiled: "The key is that I am very curious. Is your brain binary?"

"General artists don't know anything about these conspiracies, right?"

Zhou Xun thought of her ex-boyfriend named Pu Shu, who was talented but couldn't take care of himself in life, let alone think about these twists and turns.

Boss Lu smiled without saying a word: "You treat life as a movie, and you will understand."

Zhou Xun was confused and naturally didn't understand.

But Liu Yifei, who was waiting for them at the hotel, now understood a little.

"Director Lu!"

The guests at the award scene were chatting and accepting interviews, and another Chinese face came into view.

Ang Lee, who was in high spirits, walked over: "Hello Zhou Xun, your performance in "Tangshan" is very outstanding. When will there be a chance to cooperate."

"Definitely! Director Li, you and Director Lu talk, I won't disturb you first."

"Okay, okay, hehe." Ang Lee naturally didn't go to the Three Treasures Hall without anything, but first came a rainbow fart.

"Director Lu, I heard about the Olympic plan. It's ingenious! Beautiful!"

Boss Lu listened to him use two idioms wrongly in succession with a toothache, and didn't know how the Mandarin in Taiwan was taught.

"Looking forward to you returning to the country early to participate in our brainstorming!"

Ang Lee said embarrassedly: "Hey, you don't know, I resigned from the consultant position of the Olympics."

"Just took a movie, adapted from Eileen Chang's novel "Lust, Caution", the pressure is very high!"

Boss Lu smiled without saying a word. You are under great pressure, and your actors, especially Tang Wei, are also under great pressure!

Ang Lee is an interesting director. From 1991 to 1994, he launched the family trilogy: "Pushing Hands", "The Wedding Banquet", and "Eat Drink Man Woman".

Since then, to put it exaggeratedly, it is one god, one ghost.

In 2000, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" exploded in reputation and box office, and in 2003, "Hulk" was a big flop.

In 2005, "Brokeback Mountain" won the Golden Lion and then the Oscar for Best Director.

But the next "Lust, Caution", saying it was a failure is definitely biased. After all, the height in artistry is widely recognized.

But the controversy caused was indeed more.

Lu Kuan understood what the pressure he said was.

"I've read "Lust, Caution". A patriotic youth falls in love with a traitor. It's indeed not a good subject to handle. You have to be psychologically prepared."

Ang Lee nodded: "This story is very outrageous, but it also seems very not outrageous."

"Wang Jingwei, who once drew a knife and became a quick one, not failing the young head, also rebelled, let alone a little woman in the floating world of troubled times."

"To tell you the truth, I am prepared to use a deeper and darker perspective to explore Wang Jiazhi's humanity, even more than the original work!"

"Lu Kuan, I want to hear your opinion?"

Boss Lu breathed a long sigh of relief, but was not too surprised by his words.

Ang Lee is gentle and elegant on the surface, but his film thoughts and images are extremely rebellious and dark. This is not a simple praise or blame, right or wrong.

In "Eat Drink Man Woman", it is an age-gap affair, a rebellion against traditional love and family relationships;

"Brokeback Mountain" is same-sex love, a rebellion against secular love;

The entanglement between Yu Jiaolong and Li Mubai in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a rebellion against Confucian ethics and Jianghu morality;

Including "Life of Pi", at a deep level, it is mutual cannibalism among relatives, a rebellion against the bottom line of human morality.

As for "Lust, Caution", it is simply the masterpiece of this old boy's rebellious thinking.

Patriotic youth Wang Jiazhi was physically conquered by traitor Mr. Yi, which is a rebellion against traditional values of nationalism, patriotism, and collectivism, which is thought-provoking.

So much so that Ang Lee cried when filming in later generations, and Tony Leung comforted him: "Director, you have to take care of yourself. What we expose is the body, what you expose is the inner heart."

Ang Lee wanted to hear the opinion of Lu Kuan, who had seen his idol Bergman, but what could the latter say?

Ang Lee in later generations was the one who achieved spiritual relief from his idol on Fårö Island under such extremely tangled mental pain.

Boss Lu pondered: "Chinese people pay attention to collectivism and advocate the spirit of sacrifice and dedication. This is an excellent quality passed down by us for thousands of years."

"But it cannot be denied that there is also a problem that can often be thought-provoking."

"That is, if the person chosen to sacrifice is me, and I am not willing to sacrifice, what should I do?"

The young director sighed: "If this movie is finished, it cannot be evaluated with universal values."

"Because your original intention is to expose rebellious human relations, uncover the hypocritical veil of human hearts, and show the darkest side."

"I still say that, the choice is in your own hands, but you have to consider the influence of the outside world. You may suffer a major blow."

If it has nothing to do with yourself, hang it high. Anyway, it's not yourself who is scolded after filming. It is enough to fulfill the reminder obligation to Ang Lee.

"Lu Kuan, you are right. What I am most tangled about in my heart now is where to put this degree."

Ang Lee in later generations adjusted this dark degree to the point where he couldn't see his fingers, and almost filmed himself to collapse.

"Oh, by the way, I am looking for a heroine now. I need a girl with elegant temperament, excellent figure, height between 164-168 cm, and visual age between 19-23 years old."

"You cooperate with Liu Yifei a lot. What do you think of her?"

Boss Lu suddenly turned his head and frowned at him, with the expression of a subway grandfather.

This old boy is a movie idiot, and he doesn't hear anything outside the window on weekdays. Asking this is a bit brainless.

Still what do you think?

I want to give you a major blow right now!

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 323 =====