Ang Lee announced that he would shoot the movie "Bruce Lee" at the end of 2022, but the choice of the person to play the role of Bruce Lee has caused widespread controversy.
This actor is none other than Ang Lee's son - Li Chun.
Although Li Chun is an actor, there are no works that can be mastered. It is a bit far-fetched for him to play the screen hero in the minds of the Chinese people.
Ang Lee has experienced many setbacks, especially the 6-year time of "eating soft rice", which made him deeply insightful.
Many people are worried about whether Ang Lee, the director who became famous in one fell swoop, will damage his reputation because of the movie "Bruce Lee".
Was Ang Lee a deliberate decision to let his son play Bruce Lee, or was it out of special support for his son?
Perhaps we can find the answer from Ang Lee's life experience.
When Ang Lee was young, his family was very wealthy. Before he was born, his father made a big decision: to move to Taiwan.
Before leaving, he was worried that he would not have enough money, so he borrowed a gold ring weighing more than two grams from a neighbor. The neighbor didn't intend to ask Ang Lee's father to pay him back, but 20 years later, Ang Lee's father sent $200 to the other party.
Although the price of gold fluctuated greatly at that time, at least more than 20 grams of ** could be purchased with 200 US dollars.
Ang Lee's father profoundly influenced Ang Lee with his character of keeping his promises and knowing how to repay his kindness.
Ang Lee received a good education from an early age, as his father was a secondary school principal. At the age of 19, he was successfully admitted to Taiwan University of the Arts and officially embarked on his artistic career.
In 1978, Ang Lee traveled to the United States to study at the University of Illinois, where he met a girl who had a profound impact on him.
Shortly after arriving at the school, he went to a football game with a group of international students, and the girl sitting next to him caught Ang Lee's attention.
At that time, Ang Lee was still a shy young man, but the girl sitting next to him was lively and generous, and talked decently. The main thing is that the confidence exuded from her whole body fascinated Ang Lee.
Ang Lee boldly asked for the girl's *** because they were alumni. Subsequently, the two gradually increased their connection and eventually developed a romantic relationship.
Five years later, they had their wedding in the United States, which Ang Lee described as a chaotic event.
The wedding also gave Ang Lee a lot of creative inspiration, and many scenes in his film "The Wedding Banquet" were based on the portrayal of this real wedding.
At the time, Ang Lee was studying for a master's degree at New York University, while his wife, Lin Huijia, was working as a teaching assistant at the University of Iraq and pursuing a Ph.D. at the same time.
This is why some people say that Lin Huijia is married to Ang Lee.
Because Lin Huijia was busy with studies and research at the time, while Ang Lee was focusing on filming his graduation work "The Dividing Line", neither of them had time to prepare for the wedding.
Lim never complained, despite the mess on the wedding day.
Mother has always felt guilty, when Li An and his wife knelt down to worship her, the mother burst into tears, clasped her daughter-in-law's hand and said, "Our Li family is sorry for you and made your marriage so unbearable." ”
Lin Huijia comforted her mother-in-law and said: "For me, the relationship between the two is more important than any external performance, and I don't care about superficial things. ”
What Lin Huijia said is not false, and the truth is as she said. She doesn't care about superficial utilitarian things, and her relationship with Ang Lee is also sincere and deep.
When Ang Lee was filming "The Dividing Line", Lin Huijia used his savings to support him.
Ang Lee encountered a lack of funds in the post-production process while filming the film, so he swiped $8,000 from his wife's salary card.
When Ang Lee told his wife the news, she just whispered "oh" and didn't react much.
Lin Huijia would rather pay for her husband's dreams than complain about the simplicity of the wedding.
This time, Ang Lee started the mode of "cutting first and then playing", thus opening a new chapter in his "eating soft rice".
In 1985, after graduation, Ang Lee planned to return to Taiwan for development. At that time, the luggage was ready, and the night before the luggage was checked in, the accident happened.
Ang Lee's graduation film, The Dividing Line, was a huge success at the New York University Film Festival, winning two awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
Ang Lee, an up-and-coming director, quickly attracted attention, and soon after he was contacted by an agent, praising his promising future in the United States and offering to sign with him.
coincided with the downturn in Taiwan's film market, and even his friends in Taiwan did not approve of his return to China. In addition, his wife will be able to obtain a doctorate in half a year.
So, after careful consideration, Ang Lee decided to stay in the United States, but he found that life in the United States was very different from what he had expected.
Despite Ang Lee's fame, the American film industry is thriving, and the competition in the field of directing is so fierce that few would risk handing over a film project to a foreign director.
In the initial stage, Ang Lee could only do some work on the script.
It takes months to revise the script back and forth, and you may end up with the fate of being scrapped, so you can't get paid.
It's a process that almost all new directors have to go through, and the famous director Spike Lee has been through it. Unlike others, he was also able to rely on the Society's funding to make ends meet.
However, because Ang Lee was reluctant to apply for U.S. citizenship, he was unable to receive any grants.
As a result, for a long time, Ang Lee has relied on his wife's salary to make ends meet.
With no financial means of his own, Ang Lee took the initiative to take care of the family, including buying food, cooking, taking care of household chores, and taking the children to school.
Subsequently, the family ushered in the birth of a second son, which brought a greater burden to the family. Faced with this situation, Ang Lee realized that he could not continue, so he secretly began to teach himself computer and set out to find a job.
After his wife found out about this, she was rarely angry, she said: "There are so many people who learn computers, and you Li An is not the only one." ”
After losing his temper, his wife began to comfort Ang Lee again, persuading him not to give up his dream of filming.
It is precisely because of his wife's strong support and never abandoning him that Ang Lee was able to realize his dream.
In order to live up to his wife, Ang Lee worked harder. In addition to polishing the script, he took the initiative to find the crew and began to take on the work of "miscellaneous labor" in it. He picked sandbags and familiarized himself with the equipment, all just to find a chance in the crew.
In 1990, Ang Lee's play "Pushing Hands" won an award, proving once again that opportunity always favors those who are prepared.
Ang Lee successfully secured film funding for the award-winning screenplay, and subsequently adapted "Pusher" into a movie.
Due to financial constraints, Ang Lee used all the furniture in the house as props, and his wife firmly supported the decision.
There is a character in the film, a foreign daughter-in-law who takes care of her children at home and writes scripts, and her prototype is Ang Lee's family.
Ang Lee gave all his winnings to his wife, hoping that she could use it to improve her life, but her wife lent the money to Ang Lee's younger brother Li Gang, and his business failed.
Lin Huijia is an independent woman with her own opinions.
When Ang Lee described his wife, he used the term "a tough science and engineering woman" because there were too many "tough things" that happened to her.
Ang Lee and his wife welcomed the birth of their eldest son in the second year of their marriage, while Ang Lee was still busy with his graduation project.
Lin Huijia felt that her water had broken one night, so she drove to the hospital to give birth. The hospital asked her if she needed to inform her family.
Her calm answer led the hospital to mistake her for an abandoned woman.
When Ang Lee was born with his second son, he waited by him, but his wife said to him, "Why are you standing here?" You won't have children. ”
After the success of the film "Pushing Hands", Ang Lee went on to direct "The Wedding Banquet". Interestingly, the big red sheets used by the heroes and heroines in the movie when they got married were the same ones used by Ang Lee himself when he got married; At the same time, many of the movie plots are also based on Ang Lee's own real marriage experience.
Ang Lee won nominations for several international film festivals and eventually won the Golden Bear for these two films.
Lin Huijia reacted calmly to this, and seemed to have expected it.
Lin Huijia is indifferent to fame and fortune, and when Ang Lee won the Oscar, she was very calm and calm when she accompanied him on the red carpet, and this calm attitude made even Ang Lee very admirable.
Not long after, Lin Huijia accompanied Ang Lee out to buy ingredients, and happened to be recognized by a fellow countryman from Taiwan. The lady said enviously to Lin Huijia: "I really envy you, your husband can still find time to accompany you to buy groceries." ”
You're wrong, I deliberately took the time to accompany him to go grocery shopping"Lin Huijia said, not raising her head.
Mrs. Li was really caught off guard by this wave, and there is no doubt that Lin Huijia is an important person who supports this family.
Lim also has her own unique way of educating her sons, she is the maker of order in the family, but at the same time she is a casual person, so that both of Ang Lee's sons can grow up freely in a relaxed environment.
Ang Lee's eldest son is now a high-profile sculptor, and he built the boat in the movie Life of Pi.
Li Chun, the second son of Ang Lee, graduated from New York University, where he received a professional education and achieved a lot of success.
When The Hangover 2 was completed, the crew realized that Li Chun did not rely on his father when he first entered the showbiz, and this child with an Asian face was actually Ang Lee's son.
Lee Chun won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2017 for his outstanding performance, and his film "Witness" was played.
Ang Lee arranged for his son to play Bruce Lee this time, which is said to have been prepared for a long time, and Li Chun has been preparing for this for three years.
Maybe he doesn't necessarily surprise the audience.
Lim Huijia's appearance made Li ** feel lucky, because Lin is not a traditional virtuous helper, but her support and understanding have played a key role in Ang Lee's success.
Ang Lee has undoubtedly succeeded as a director, and Lim has also achieved commendable success in her own field of expertise.
Who is the one who pays silently behind the scenes, and who is it? It's really hard to tell, but it doesn't really matter. After all, as long as the relationship between two people is good, nothing else matters!