Heads Up Hollywood

Tang En wanted Ann Lee to direct "Mulan" after many considerations.

First of all, you need to know enough about Chinese culture.

Secondly, because a large number of Chinese actors need to be used in the film, and to communicate with Chinese staff, knowing Chinese is also an important factor.

In addition, this is, after all, a commercial blockbuster with huge investment and dominated by Hollywood. The director must be proficient and master enough of Hollywood's industrial processes.

Those who can achieve the above three points are probably Ann Lee and John Wu.

John Wu's set is not suitable for delicate films like "Mulan" where the protagonist is a woman, so the remaining candidate can only be Ann Lee.

In fact, when Ann Lee heard that there was a "Mulan" project, he once rejected it, and did not want to make this movie.

Because the possibility of failure is great!

A work of art is nothing more than a work of art. Once a commercial film makes a mistake...it will affect his film career.

His last commercial blockbuster "The Chronicles of Narnia 2" ended in failure. He was once disheartened and thought of retiring. If Tang En hadn't helped him again and given him the opportunity to film "Brokeback Mountain", he would really have no choice but to leave Hollywood in despair.

However, Tang En's face was big enough, and after a few times of persuasion, An Li agreed.

Unexpectedly, Tang En got Ann Li out of the way, but the Chinese side had different opinions.

"Brother Xie, Director Ann Lee... is the most suitable director for "Mulan"! Since it is a Sino-American co-production, it is best for the director to be proficient in both Chinese and American cultures. Apart from Ann Lee, I don't know who else Who is there?" Tang En frowned.

Leader Xie sighed, and said sincerely: "Brother, I understand what you said, and I understand the truth. But...but you have to consider our difficulties."

"Difficulties?"

Tang En was puzzled.

Leader Xie said: "If it's the second or third co-production film, it's fine, but "Mulan" is the first real Sino-US co-production blockbuster, and we hope to create a benchmark..."

"Brother Xie, you have already said these words. Is this related to the selection of the director?"

"Of course it is relevant! Since it is a benchmark, we must take into account various factors, especially political factors! I am not afraid of your jokes. The current cross-strait situation is a bit complicated. Ann Lee's nationality... We hope to shoot a film about the Chinese people. Republic movies, movie directors, we'd rather use Americans than people over there, you know what I mean?"

Tang En understood.

I was speechless.

Is this force majeure?

Very fucked!

However, Tang En has lived in this environment for decades, so he can understand what the leaders mean. In the past few years, Baodao has danced very hard and arrogantly. It cannot affect the overall situation because of a movie.

"In that case, let's change." Tang En sighed, but did not insist.

Leader Xie said with relief: "My brother, thank you for your understanding. You have really helped us a lot! Otherwise, it would be very complicated to deal with this matter."

Tang En just shook his head, feeling a little bored in his heart.

He could think that the movie "Mulan" would not achieve much success, but he was still full of fighting spirit, and planned to push it forward with all his strength and come up with the highest software and hardware facilities, which can be regarded as a contribution to the development of Chinese movies. help.

Unexpectedly, full of enthusiasm, met a basin of cold water.

No wonder in the previous life Blizzard vigorously promoted the production of the "Warcraft" movie and made great ambitions, but later withdrew from the project due to the continuous participation and intervention of Chinese capital. As a result, the filming of "Warcraft" became nondescript.

"What do you mean, who should be the director?"

"Old schemer!"

"Ah?" Tang En was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise, "Isn't he preparing his own movie? It's adapted from the drama "Thunderstorm", I know."

Leader Xie said with a smile: "So what, we must obey the overall situation. His movie can be shot at any time, and "Mulan" is more important."

Tang En pondered for a while, and said awkwardly: "Brother Xie, to be honest, Lao Mouzi can call the wind and rain in China, and he is an iconic figure in Chinese movies. But if he wants to make a Hollywood blockbuster, I'm afraid it's not enough. Don't say Insufficient ability is due to lack of experience and thinking mode. He still does not understand English, and it is very inconvenient to communicate."

Leader Xie said casually: "Then continue to change people, hehe. As I said, apart from Ann Lee, even if you send an American director, it's fine. Of course, it's best to be our own Chinese director."

Chinese director?

Tang En thought for a while, it was very unrealistic.

Director Feng?

It's okay for him to make comedies with little film skills and philosophical depth. This kind of director from Yeluzi lacks sufficient theoretical knowledge.

"Tangshan Earthquake" and "1942" are such profound and realistic movies, they should be the sharp weapons for winning awards, sweeping various international awards. As a result, in his hands, it became a complete "feature film". All the shots are telling stories, and there is hardly any pursuit of film language, and there is no artistry.

"Mulan" is not a pure popcorn movie, it is mainly based on Disney's cartoon "Mulan". It can be seen from cartoons, in which warm scenes, charming colors and touching plots need to be carefully created.

Director Chen?

This is even worse, he should still be busy making "The Promise" now. Even if there is administrative power to intervene, it will not work. He is a well-known director who was valued by Hollywood in his early years. He made an action thriller "Kill Me Softly" for MGM. The film is completely European and lacks Hollywood style. It was able to be screened, and it was released directly in the form of videotape and dvd.

"Europe and America" ​​is not a whole, American movies and European movies are very different.

The main market for director Chen's film style should be Europe.

As for the filmmakers of the Hong Kong government, Tsui Hark, Zhou Xingchi, Yuan Heping and others have all suffered serious failures one after another.

Who will the director choose?

Tang En had a headache.

"Okay, the candidate for the director... I'll think about it later. Go ahead, what else should I pay attention to?"

"The rest is the script review. This... our review system is quite special. On the surface, it is dominated by the General Administration, but in fact, many related departments are also exercising the review power. If the police are involved, the Ministry of Public Security will be invited to review; If it involves the People's Liberation Army, the General Political Department will be invited to interrogate it; if it involves overseas, it needs to be interrogated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...Of course, "Mulan" is a historical drama and will not involve these things, but it will involve minors. A review by the Ministry of Education is required."

Tang En rubbed his temples: "Okay, I'll ask them to finish the script as soon as possible later, and fax a copy to you."

Really troublesome!

. Nine Heavens Emperor