This finally made Yi Feiyang breathe a sigh of relief, it's my film!

In May, when Yi Feiyang created Iron Man, there was a strong oriental martial arts style in Hollywood. This strong storm came from the Chinese kung fu film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" produced by Fantasy Entertainment and directed by Li Yin!

That’s right, it’s this drama that was finally released in North America after almost half a year of filming!

Before it was released, both the Chinese-speaking region and Hollywood were not very optimistic about this drama from Fantasy Entertainment, thinking that this drama must be a "cannon fodder" for Fantasy Entertainment.

Asia: "The declining Chinese martial arts want to find a way out in North America. They are undoubtedly seeking death!"

North America: "The Chinese-speaking talents discovered by Fantasy Entertainment will severely discredit this amazing company!"

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But what no one expected was that this underappreciated cannon fodder movie caused a storm in North America after it was released.

People were surprised!

People were surprised!

Many people’s jaws dropped!

Maybe martial arts moves are the biggest selling point, maybe Oriental movies satisfy fans who are tired of Hollywood movies, maybe this is really a great movie, anyway, the U.S. box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has reached 94.5 million US dollars as of May 11

, breaking 100 million is just around the corner.

The Hollywood media here boldly believes that as the highest-grossing foreign language film in the history of the United States, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has opened the door for Americans to appreciate Asian films.

And those media in Asia said that the reason why this movie became popular in North America was entirely due to "good luck". So many Chinese martial arts movies before were not popular, but this one was the only one that had such bad luck.

In fact, only Yi Feiyang knows that there is a reason for the popularity of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and it is not just "luck".

First of all, in terms of taste. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a win-win situation at the box office and word-of-mouth, because once Americans and Europeans get tired of watching their own movies, they will look for exotic flavors, and "Orientalism" will prevail. And this will also be the future of "In the Mood for Love"

And one of the main reasons why Korean movies are popular in North America.

Secondly, in terms of technology, the Hollywood film industry has always had a certain sense of rejection towards works that are "obsessed with technology". For example, science fiction films, such as gunfights, are generally difficult to get into the eyes of Oscar judges, just because "technology" will always be

It will become obsolete. All "technology", no matter how beautifully presented or spectacular it is, will definitely become outdated in a few years.

Especially for the Oscars, what they want to select are masterpieces that can exist beyond time. The good thing about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is that it has many techniques, and these techniques are so moving, so novel, and so beautiful. For example, overhead shots

The flying eaves and walls, such as the confrontation in the bamboo forest, such as the sword chopping in the courtyard, will linger in people's minds no matter how long after watching it.

Is the technology of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" truly unprecedented and unprecedented? No, the Hong Kong martial arts films of the 1990s and even the 1980s had many more powerful things than it. But,

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has an atmosphere that "exists beyond time and space." Yi Feiyang didn't know how to describe it, so he reluctantly said that it is "an elegant atmosphere imagined by scholars." In order to preserve this elegance, Li Yian worked hard to

To show it, maybe he could use a blue screen or use more wires, but it didn't work.

Li Yin created a hallucination-like, dream-like picture of Chinese Kung Fu.

Chu Yuan tried it before, and Hu Jinquan tried it before, but only "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was successful.

Finally, there is the humanities aspect.

In Yi Feiyang's view, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is actually a very nihilistic movie.

The knight in it is running for an official. The reason for running is because of the wild and unruly children of officials, and because of the evil deeds of a teenager. This knight has to track down thousands of miles, and ultimately sacrifices his own life. Before his death, he

Only then did he desperately complete the level that his martial arts cultivation had never been able to break through. After completing it, he died. The teenager, ashamed of himself, also committed suicide.

The entire plot of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is actually nonsense plus nonsense. It is not to save the common people, not to resist violent power, not to protect loyal and good people, and not to demonstrate fairness and justice.

It is nothing.

It is a futile chase, an unintentional fight, and ultimately, a waste of life. But perhaps it is this new "nihilistic plot" that gives "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" a completely different viewing experience.

It doesn't matter if they are all dead, they have fought, so they exist. A brand new existentialist, Chinese philosophical martial arts movie, it can be said that the spiritual and psychological aspects explored in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are exactly what Hollywood lacks

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In short, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" produced by Fantasy Entertainment is so unbelievable that a fanatical Chinese hurricane is blowing in North America, Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Chicago!

The editor-in-chief of the most authoritative film magazine in the United States commented: "Popularity speaks for itself. Asian films may also be accepted by the American public, rather than being limited to the small circle of art films."

Hollywood box office expert Paul pointed out: "The performance of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is enough to encourage Hollywood to release more Asian films that were considered unmarketable in the past. After all, Asian films can also create a box office of 100 million US dollars in the United States. This phenomenon is worthy of further study.

Research."

Film critics here believe: "The film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" played a major role in opening up the U.S. market for Asian films."

British writer Lucidi pointed out: "If "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can win multiple Academy Awards in the future, it will further prove that the American market needs the stimulation of Asian films, and more diverse cultures will have its impact on the American film market.

Necessary, after all, Hollywood produces many dispensable 'bad movies' every year."

In addition, the actor Zhou Yunfa of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has also gained international fame and has become a target of foreign film producers.

The new film "Bulletproof Monk" starring him has not yet started filming, but it has already become a hot commodity for foreign film producers. In the recent "afm", the largest film market event in the United States, four of the eight major American film producers negotiated with them to purchase the film.

The U.S. distribution rights of "Bulletproof Monk" are available, and there are even film producers in France who are willing to pay eight figures to purchase the distribution rights of "Bulletproof Monk" in France.

Needless to say, in the eyes of many people, this Chinese superstar will replicate his good fortune in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and continue to exert his martial arts energy.

However, in Yi Feiyang's view, it is not a good sign for Zhou Runfa to do this. You must know that the "Bulletproof Monk" in his previous life failed both in terms of reputation and box office, which also made Zhou Runfa, who had only had a promising career in Hollywood, weaken again, and even became a Hollywood star.

supporting role.

"Maybe I should remind him!" As a proud figure in the Chinese entertainment industry, Yi Feiyang couldn't help but think this way.

Just do what you say. Yi Feiyang first made serious modifications to his original script. If you remember correctly, there were actually many Chinese elements in the previous "Iron Man". Because at that time, China had become the largest exporter of Hollywood movies.

market. In order to please the Chinese audience, the movie "Iron Man" has several very good Chinese characters. Of course, most of these characters are just soy sauce, and the roles are not very important.

After careful research and consideration, Yi Feiyang finally chose the role of Dr. Wu in "Iron Man 3" and perfectly inserted him into this new version of "Iron Man". Of course, the role of the character is not very important, but it is different.

Rather than being a soy sauce character who could be present or not in the previous life and it didn't matter if he deleted it, he is a key figure that affects the development of the plot. If deleted, the drama will be disconnected. Such modifications of course carry great risks.

However, for Yi Feiyang, making such an attempt in advance may not be a bold marketing strategy. If you remember correctly, there are hundreds of millions of blockbusters in the Chinese market today.

After revising the script, Yi Feiyang, as director and company boss, directly proposed to the company in writing that "Chinese actor Zhou Runfa needs to guest star as a Chinese character in "Iron Man"" in order to "further open up the booming industry."

China Film Market”.

This proposal was quickly approved by the company. Besides, Yi Feiyang is the director of "Iron Man" and the big boss. Now he wants to find someone to guest star in his movie. Who can object?

In addition, everyone also knows that during this period, the Chinese actor Zhou Runfa was very popular in Hollywood. The box office of the martial arts film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" he starred in has exceeded 100 million. It can be regarded as making a lot of money for Fantasy Entertainment, allowing him to

Making guest appearances is also a good publicity strategy.

In short, it has become a certainty that Chow Run-fat will guest star in "Iron Man", and this news immediately attracted the attention of many Hollywood and even major media in Asia.

Because in the eyes of many media, Yi Feiyang is purely "his own family helping his own family" and he is taking an adventure. There is nothing he can do about it, Chinese people just like to act emotionally!

As for whether it is the icing on the cake or a rat that spoils the soup in the end, we don’t know.

For Hollywood filmmakers, many people believe that Yi Feiyang's move is an olive branch extended by actors who are also Chinese and proves the characteristics of Orientals to help each other. Some people also say that as the president of Fantasy Entertainment, Yi Feiyang seems to have already planned it.

In order to prepare for the Chinese-language film industry in the future, after all, it is too difficult for Hollywood to compete for hegemony, and for the Chinese-language film industry, he is the unique king, and settling for second best may be the best choice.

For Fantasy Entertainment's old rival Columbia, Yi Feiyang is doing this to "accumulate popularity for his plays like a clown." He also said, "Our "Spider-Man" will never engage in such low-level guest appearances.
Chapter completed!