After the filming of "Junior Brother Goes Out", Xiang Nan also helped Lin Zhengying, Ren Shiguan and others to help them create a drama - "Ghost Fighting Ghost" in order to thank Lin Zhengying, Ren Shiguan and others for their support.
When you are the boss of a team, you cannot only care about yourself. In that case, the brother's heart will soon fall apart and he won't be able to survive for a few years. After all, everyone wants to be famous, so why should you be the one to be famous while others can only watch?
"Ghost Fighting" was originally a fantasy kung fu film released by Sammo Hung in the 1980s. The fusion of horror, comedy, kung fu, etc. is unique in the world.
After the film was released, it did well at the box office, earning more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars, which laid a good foundation for fantasy films.
Lin Zhengying, Ren Shiguan and others did not expect Xiang Nan to be so interesting, so they came over to open a new play for them. This loyalty alone makes them grateful, and naturally everyone is brave.
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In "Ghost Fighting Ghost", Xiang Nan planned to ask Jackie Chan to be the protagonist, which was to compensate for the chance of his fame.
Xiang Nan offered a salary of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars for this. For Jackie Chan, this price was considered very generous.
At this time, Luo Wei's company happened to be running poorly and had not provided funds to Jackie Chan for several months. So when Xiang Nan asked him to film a movie, Luo Wei happily let him go.
His idea is that if the salary of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars is not earned, it will not be in vain. Moreover, if Jackie Chan becomes popular, he will still be an artist in his company. When the time comes, he will naturally benefit the most.
Jackie Chan was also very happy to be invited by Xiang Nan to film. He had not received any funding for several months and was extremely poor. Now someone offered him 100,000 yuan to film a movie. Although he could only get 50,000 yuan, it was enough to take him a while.
Moreover, Xiang Nan's movies have been very popular in recent years. "Drunken Master", "Snake-shaped Trickster", "Laughing Fist", "The Prodigal Son", one film was a hit and the other was a hit.
This "Ghost Fighting Ghost" may also become popular. By then, he would be able to take advantage of Xiang Nan's nobility. If it turns red, wouldn't it mean that the salted fish has turned over?
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Just as "Ghost Fighting Ghost" was about to start filming, Xiang Nan also returned to the capital to take the final exam.
After the exam, he went to see Cong Shan again.
"How long can I stay in the capital this time?" Cong Shan asked with concern.
"I'll stay for a week at most." Xiang Nan explained, "There are still many things waiting for me over there in Xiangjiang."
"Oh, I really want you to stay a few more days. Otherwise, it will be half a year before we can see each other again after you leave." Cong Shan said reluctantly.
"Don't sound so resentful. We are still young and we still have a lot of time in the future." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan persuaded with a smile, "Now is the period when my career is on the rise, so I can't relax too much. Let's do this, The most I can promise you is that I will stay with you in the capital for ten days, is that okay?"
"Yeah." Cong Shan nodded.
In the next ten days, Xiang Nan spent a good time with Cong Shan.
The two visited the Forty-nine Cities of Yanjing, including the Forbidden City, Jingshan, Xiangshan, Summer Palace, Old Summer Palace, Badaling...
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After accompanying him, Xiang Nan returned to Xiangjiang.
At this time, "Junior Brother Takes Action" happened to be released.
The plot of this movie is funnier, the fights are more intense, and it just happened to be released during the summer season, so it received a higher box office.
One month after its release, the box office reached HK$10.67 million. This is the first time that the box office of a Chinese-language film in Hong Kong has exceeded 10 million. After the results were announced, the whole Hong Kong was in an uproar.
Xiang Nan's status as the leading action star can be said to be irreplaceable from now on.
For a time, there were constant filming appointments, and the salary had risen to 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars. At that time, the luxury houses in Mid-Levels only cost 4 to 50 million yuan.
And the red aura nourishes people, making him more and more popular.
When you go to a bar to drink or dance in a dance hall, beautiful women will come up to you and strike up a conversation.
But Xiang Nan didn't go around trying to fool around. He was now obsessed with Miao Kexiu.
After cooperating in "Gui Ma Zai's Bewitching Moves" and "Junior Brother's Attack", the relationship between the two is closer than before. Especially after Xiang Nan showed up and pursued Miao Kexiu, the relationship between the two became increasingly close.
However, Miao Kexiu still has some concerns.
Because she is eight years older than Xiang Nan. Not to mention that it was still the 1970s, and the social atmosphere was still relatively conservative. Even now, there are so many differences between men and women, it is enough for people to talk about.
Xiang Nan was not discouraged.
For him, women are plentiful and he can get them if he wants them. The more you can't catch up, the more flavorful it will be.
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After "Junior Brother" became a hit, Jiahe began to think about promoting Xiang Nan to Hollywood.
Because Hollywood is the center of world cinema, with a box office of nearly three billion US dollars a year. In comparison, Xiangjiang's total annual box office is only HK$120 million, a difference of two orders of magnitude.
Therefore, Hollywood is like a gold mine in the eyes of Hong Kong filmmakers. Only by breaking into Hollywood can they gain the greatest benefits.
Therefore, a few years ago, Golden Harvest cooperated with Warner Pictures to produce "Enter the Dragon" starring Bruce Lee. After this movie was released in the United States, it achieved a high box office of more than 90 million US dollars, which benefited Golden Harvest a lot.
It's a pity that Bruce Lee died suddenly before the movie was released, causing Golden Harvest to miss the best opportunity to enter Hollywood. Otherwise, Jiahe might have a place in the world of film circles now.
It is precisely because of such regrets that Jiahe hopes to copy Bruce Lee's miracle.
Xiang Nan has now reached the pinnacle in Xiangjiang and even East Asia. Climbing further up, there is no way. The only way out is to break out of Asia and go global.
Therefore, Jiahe recommended Xiang Nan to go to Hollywood for development.
Xiang Nan didn't mind this.
Because he also has the idea of going to the next level, but he also knows that it is very difficult for a person with no foundation like him to go to Hollywood.
Just like when he came to Hong Kong last year, no one would take him seriously until he made a name for himself. He must act according to other people's rules and obey their arrangements in every move he makes.
And in that case, the probability of success is very low.
Because Hollywood doesn't understand Xiang Nan, it won't tailor scripts and characters for him, nor will it consider his opinions and ideas. It will just apply the methods that have been successful before to him.
But the successful methods of others may not be suitable for him.
Just like after Zhou Xingchi became famous, many people imitated him and made nonsensical comedies. Zhang Weijian, Zhang Jiahui, Ge Minhui, etc., but none of them can replicate Zhou Xingchi's success.
This is in line with the saying, those who learn from me will live, and those who resemble me will die.
If Xiang Nan had not launched a kung fu comedy before Jackie Chan, he would not have achieved what he has achieved now.
So Xiang Nan suggested to Zou Wenhuai that it was okay to go to Hollywood, but he hoped to use scripts written by himself.
After Zou Wenhuai considered it, he agreed to Xiang Nan's request.
In the past two years, Xiang Nan has proven his talent by writing, directing, and acting in works such as "The Strange Move of Laughing Fist", "The Prodigal Son", and "The Young Master".
Worth a try.
