Chapter 1202 Money Is Not Easy to Earn

When Shen Long came in, he saw that he was a little familiar, and he was the one he guessed when he asked this question. Ang Lee is now studying at the Film Production Institute of New York University; there are two film centers in the United States, one is the famous Hollywood, and the other In New York, this is the site of art filmmakers represented by Woody Allen, and Woody Allen lives in Greenwich Village, so it is not surprising that Ang Lee appears here.

"This is my girlfriend Lin Huijia. According to the accent, are the two from the mainland?" Li An also introduced his girlfriend to them, and at the same time looked at them curiously.

"Yes, we used to work in the symphony orchestra in Beijing. I played the cello and she played the violin. We have only been in the United States for a month." Shen Long glanced at Lin Huijia. This is an amazing woman. It can be said that Li Anneng will have great achievements in the future , has an inseparable relationship with Lin Huijia's support for him.

Two years later, Ang Lee graduated from New York University with his graduation work "Boundary Line" and obtained a master's degree. The film won the New York University Wasserman Award for Best Director and Best Film; after that, Ang Lee stayed at home for 6 years. During this period, he read, watched movies, wrote scripts, and took care of all the housework, washing, cooking, and cleaning Sanitation and family expenses are independently borne by his wife Lin Huijia, who is still studying for a Ph.D. in biology at the University of Illinois.

In the past six years, Li An and Lin Huijia also gave birth to two sons, and the burden of the family fell on her. Many relatives and friends couldn't see it and said to her, "Didn't most Chinese students give up on themselves for the sake of reality?" Interested?"

Li An felt very sorry when he found out, and secretly learned computer science to find a job. Lin Huijia found out and cursed, "There are so many people who have learned computers, and Li An is the only one!" Li An was able to persevere.

Seeing the two of them, Shen Long remembered that he had met Chen Kaige in "The Ordinary World" and came to Greenwich Village a few years later. He also relied on his wife Hong Huang's support. Does it mean that if you want to become a great director, you have to have a soft meal for a while?

Guo Yan also felt cordial when she saw Chinese people, so she asked, "You two are from Taiwan? What are you doing in New York?"

"I am studying at the Film Production Institute of New York University, and Hui Jia is studying for a Ph.D. in microbiology at the University of Illinois." Ang Lee replied with a bit of shyness.

As a result, Shen Long was able to start from the perspective of movies, and chatted with Ang Lee. He had opened a movie company in Hollywood back then, and had worked with such big directors as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige. Soon, I chatted with Li An extremely speculatively.

Lin Huijia and Guo Yan also chatted very happily over there. They even invited Li An and Lin Huijia to their home as guests after dinner. Kudos to Ang Lee and Lam Hui Jia.

After the performance,

The four of them were sitting in the living room, chatting casually with beers in hand like those Americans, and talked about Ang Lee's latest work, "I like Chinese food culture very much, so I plan to make a short film about Chinese food , I have already written the script, it is called "I Love Chinese Cuisine".

Shen Long nodded slightly. Ang Lee also integrated his love of Chinese food culture into the movie. In the future "Eating and Drinking Men and Women" starring Lang Xiong and Wu Qianlian, Shen Long's mouth watered at the opening scene of cooking.

"A five-minute short film doesn't cost much. Schools have the equipment, but it's hard to find chefs who are good at Chinese food in New York. I found a few chefs, but they don't have time." Ang Lee these days He is worrying about this matter, he has not yet started the life of a house-husband, and he has not yet practiced his cooking skills.

"My wife knows this." He didn't say anything to himself, it's enough to deal with this kind of small film Guo Yan, and those who are alone must have some friends, and it's good to take this opportunity to make Guo Yan and Lin Huijia become best friends.

It took two or three days to help Ang Lee make this short film, and the relationship between the two families became closer. They finally had their first pair of friends in New York.

During the period, Shen Long occasionally revealed his understanding of movies and his familiarity with photographic equipment, which surprised Li An, and even joked, "Qi Ming, you didn't work in a film factory before, did you?"

I really don’t have this, I just learned a few things from Lao Mouzi, if you want to say that you can’t compare to him in photography skills, Shen Long smiled vaguely.

First they were looking for a house to move, and then they helped Ang Lee shoot a short film. By the time they came back to the performance venue outside the Lincoln Center for the Arts, a week had passed.

"My lord, I thought you were not coming!" Robert, Boris and others greeted them happily, then took out the cello and violin, and started another day of playing.

This kind of life lasted for another month, and at the end of this month, Guo Yan began to settle accounts according to her habits, and Guo Yan frowned.

"Qiming, our income this month is less than last month." Both of them used to get fixed salaries in the symphony orchestra, and Guo Yan was not used to the rhythm of this income change. "This month's total is barely three Thousands of dollars, just renting a house costs one thousand, and then adding Ningning’s food, utilities, etc., we can have less than one thousand dollars left, it’s impossible to continue like this.”

"Also, come here to check the account book. It was better at the beginning of this month. In the second half of the month, the income began to decline. If it continues to decline at this rate, it will probably be more than 2,000 points next month." Guo Yan felt that 800 dollars was a lot when he heard that 800 dollars was too much, but now he began to dislike the fact that 2,000 dollars was too little.

"It's quite normal!" Shen Long lay on the desk without looking up, and replied while writing something, "The reason why I made so much last month is because New Yorkers seldom listen to "The Butterfly Lovers" and "Jasmine". In the past few months, the novelty has long since passed, and the money they give is naturally less."

"Then what should we do? Shall we change to other songs?" Guo Yan was anxious, why is it so difficult to make money.

"What song to change?" Shen Long raised his head, "If Latschmann, Dvořák, Strauss, etc., our skills are no better than Robert's, we still can't attract the audience; if we play Chinese songs, To be honest, our own songs are still weak, and it is almost impossible to find something that can compare with "Blessings of Love."

"Then we can only change jobs?" Hearing this, Guo Yan panicked even more. It's only been a month, so is it coming to an end?