Chapter 992： Indian film culture

Manhattan, New York.

A black Mercedes-Benz car parked in front of the funeral home, Ronan in a black suit pushed the door and got out of the car. Regardless of the flashing lights around and the voice of reporters asking for an interview, he walked into the funeral home with a serious face.

This is a memorial service held by Heath Ledger’s family for him, and then Heath Ledger will return to Australia for burial with the assistance of the Australian Consulate.

Ronan first put a bunch of flowers in front of Heath Ledger's portrait, and then shook hands with Heath Ledger's parents and sister one by one.

"Sorrow and change."

Anything is superfluous at this time, and Ronan can't say much.

Heath-Ledger’s parents suppressed their grief: "Thank you."

Ronan, led by Heath Ledger’s sister, went to the lounge next to the mourning hall.

"Thank you, Mr. Anderson." Heath Ledger's sister whispered: "I heard Michelle talk about it. You have persuaded Heath several times, but he didn't listen..."

Ronan said in a low voice, "Sorry."

Heath-Ledger’s sister with tears in her eyes, nodding silently, led Ronan into the lounge, and then returned to the hall alone.

There are many people sitting in the lounge, and most of Ronan knows them, such as Christian Bell, Christopher Nolan, Michelle Williams, Jack Gyllenhill, and Ang Lee.

Everyone looked heavy, and they were all silent.

Ronan came next to Michelle Williams: "Misha, sorry."

Michelle Williams immediately said: "He is too stubborn, too stubborn."

Ronan didn’t know what to say.

"I tried to persuade him, it doesn't work." Michelle Williams said hoarsely: "Ronan, you tried to persuade him too, but he didn't listen."

The lounge is too quiet, and everyone's eyes are turned to Michelle Williams.

Michelle Williams said: "I divorced him because of drug abuse, but he still hasn't changed. What happened?" She seemed extremely angry: "Matilda has no father!"

Everyone here has worked with Heath Ledger, and they know something about it.

Jack Jelenhill walked over and said, "Misha, don't complain about Heath. He, turned around splendidly... took away our love for drama and our miss of him."

Soon, the rest room fell into silence again.

Footsteps sounded again, and Heath Ledger’s sister walked in again with someone, a very young woman.

Ronan took a look. He was also a celebrity in the show business, and the sister of the former Red Witch Omei, Mary Olsen.

When Mary Olsen saw Ronan, her eyes lit up, but she didn't say anything. It's really not suitable to talk more in this kind of occasion.

About Heath Ledger and Mary Olsen, it is also one of the hot spots in the entertainment media recently.

The first person who discovered Heath Ledger was a door-to-door masseuse. After she discovered that Heath Ledger was dead, she didn't call the police immediately, but made four consecutive phone calls to Mary Olsen.

There was even a rumor that Heath Ledger died in Mary Olsen’s apartment.

Mary Olsen publicly denies that he is a boyfriend with Heath Ledger.

In the current situation, any news about Heath Ledger will become a hot spot, with true and false news rampant.

This is the effect that Warner Bros. and DC Comics want.

Today is just a more private memorial service. Towards noon, Heath-Ledger’s family came to thank you, and then Ronan, including Ronan, left one after another.

Ronan did not care about Mary Olsen, who frequently hinted to him, and invited Ang Lee to get in his car.

The current situation, being involved with Mary Olsen, is simply asking for trouble.

As for the younger sister of the Osson family, she has just grown up, and it will take a few years for Shahai Entertainment to contact her.

Ronan is going to the airport to rush back to Los Angeles, and Ang Lee is going to the airport to return to Asia, just on the way.

Li Ann watched the funeral home getting farther and farther behind the car, and said: "When you filmed Brokeback Mountain, you persuaded him and I persuaded him, but I didn’t expect..."

Ronan said: "To completely change the values ​​of others is one of the most difficult things in the world."

"Yes." Ang Lee also knew this point very well: "It was a kind of persuasion, but in the end it was regarded as a bad person. There are too many such things."

He turned to ask, "Is Warner Bros. planning to use this for promotion?"

Ronan seemed very calm: "Warner Bros. was a step ahead, otherwise it's Sony Columbia Pictures that is hype."

According to the news he got from Chris, Sony Columbia Pictures also wanted to take advantage of Heath Ledger’s hype, but the reaction was slow for a few shots, and finally it defaulted to the situation created by Warner Bros.

Because the clown's momentum is so great, if Sony Columbia Pictures wants to reverse it, it will inevitably invest a lot of resources, but the production cost of "Magic Fantasy Show" is only 30 million US dollars, which is really not worth investing too much publicity funds.

Ang Lee sighed and simply changed the topic: "This year's awards season, is the movie under Relativity Entertainment the number one hit again?"

Ronan said: "The main reason is to borrow the advantages that Martin Scorsese has accumulated over the years. Without the director of Martin Scorsese, "Infinite Walker" would not become one of the hottest awards season.

Ang Lee thought for a moment: "Oscar should also give Martin Scorsese the best director of the Golden Man." He took the initiative to say: "I contacted many friends, and all of our votes will go to "Infinite Walker." "

Having worked hard in Hollywood for nearly two decades, Ang Lee also has a fairly extensive network of relationships, and his success at the Oscars has a considerable relationship with the carefully constructed network of relationships.

Ronan nodded slightly: "Thank you."

Li Ann smiled and said, "You are polite, Ronan. If you weren't entertaining with the theory of relativity, could there be me now?"

Ronan smiled slightly, did not say anything about the Oscars and awards season, instead asked: "How is your global travel and expanding your horizons?"

"Very smoothly, I have seen cultures and customs from all over the world, and have some experience." Li Ang said quite sincerely: "If it weren't for this, I would not return to North America."

Ronan asked: "What's the biggest experience?"

Li Ang barely considered it, and said directly: "The national, never the world."

Hearing this, Ronan was quite recognized and said, "Li, no wonder you are the most successful in Hollywood among all the Oriental directors."

The truth is very simple, but not everyone can understand it.

Li Ann said: "Before, I only had such a vague concept. This time I have seen more cultures and customs from all over the world, and watched more movies from various countries, and it became clearer."

Ronan nodded slowly: "It seems you have gained a lot this time."

Ang Lee continued: "I have been in India for a long time recently, and I went to Bollywood to do an inspection. Bollywood movies are typical in this regard. Their song and dance movies are very popular in the Indian market, even most of Hollywood Mainstream commercial films are not rivals, but when they come out of India, the audience for these musicals is very small, and it is difficult for the professional film circles to recognize them."

Ronan thought of Indian movies and danced without saying a word, and said: "Others don't know it well. It's hard for me to accept Indian musicals."

Li Ang said seriously: “In fact, there are some merits in Indian movies, and the culture also integrates many ideas from the East and the West. If it can be reflected in movies, there is no market.”

Hearing this, Ronan remembered one thing and said: "Yes, Lee. Some time ago, the Indian branch recommended me an Indian novel. I think it is very good. It has the potential to adapt the film. If you are interested You can take a look."

Thinking of the previous "Brokeback Mountain", Ang Lee said without hesitation: "Yes, I have been studying Indian culture recently." He asked, "What is the novel called?"

Ronan said: ""The Fantasy and Beauty of the Youth School" seems to be published in India around 2001. I forgot the name of the original author. I will ask someone to send the electronic version of the novel to your mailbox."

"Good!" Li Ann is looking forward to it: "I must study it carefully."

Ronan simply said directly: "I have limited knowledge of Indian culture, Lee, you see if there is the value and possibility of being adapted into a movie. If it can be adapted, how should it be adapted."

Li An pondered a little, and said, "After I read the original novel, I will give you a specific report."

Ronan nodded slightly: "Yes. You know my work mailbox, you can send it directly to my mailbox at that time, or post it to the Theory of Relativity Building."

Li Ann said: "This may take several months, or even more than half a year."

"Don't worry Ronan waved his hand: "The adaptation copyright of the novel is already in the hands of Relativity Entertainment. I have the final say when it will be adapted. "

At the Indian branch, after several contacts with the original author and publishing house, last year, he successfully bought the film and television adaptation rights of "The Fantasy Drifting of the Boy School", which is similar to the "Slumdog Millionaire", Indian literature It is difficult to sell high prices for works, and Relativity Entertainment only spent 800,000 US dollars to get the right to film and television adaptation.

This is also related to the market and economic differences between the two places. US$800,000 is a low price for relativistic entertainment and may be a huge wealth for the middle class in India.

The initiative of this project has been completely held in the hands of Relativity Entertainment, so Ronan is not in a hurry, let Ang Lee slowly plan and run it.

Ronan roughly remembered that "The Fantasy Drifting of the Youth Pie" was Lee Ang's last commercial performance film, and its global box office seemed to exceed the sum of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Brokeback Mountain".

Of course, if nothing else, this should also be the movie project with the highest production budget for Ang Lee.

"The Fantastic Drifting of the Youth Pie" has a good balance between business and art.

When I arrived at JFK Airport, Ang Lee went to take a flight back to Asia, and Ronan took a private jet to return to Los Angeles. Now the awards season is in full swing, and the competition for various awards has reached the most intense stage.

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