Ang Lee, Jen Yu, the elegant swordsman of the bamboo forest, Wang Dulu's novel—without a doubt, the film was "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Adrian initially had no interest in it, but since he had Lin Zhiling by his side, and she was quite compliant, he thought it appropriate to consider her for a role. Relatively speaking, it was harder for Chinese actors to make it in Hollywood compared to their Japanese counterparts, and finding a suitable role for Lin Zhiling was more difficult than finding one for Yukie. After much consideration, Adrian set his sights on "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
Although at that time, the producer Xu Ligong, who often collaborated with Ang Lee, had already obtained the novel rights, Wang Dulu had written a total of five novels, and there was also a Taiwanese film titled "Jen and Tiger," so with Adrian's support, Bossworth managed to acquire a portion of the rights, then bought the rest from Xu Ligong through various means.
