While the filming of "Police Story 2" was intense, "The Kid 2" was officially released in August.
Xiang Nan had to leave the crew of Police 2 first and go to Hollywood to promote.
The publicity strategy is still to hype up the scandal. When filming Dragon 2 before, Xiang Nan had already broken up with Michelle Pfeiffer.
At that time, this bloody love affair dominated the entertainment pages for almost a month.
Now, he is preparing to stir up rumors of getting back together with Brooke Shields.
This was also the publicity strategy that was originally planned.
As a result, photos of Xiang Nan and Brooke Shields going shopping together, dancing together, eating together, and playing together were soon published by the media.
"Charles and Brooke Shields are suspected of rekindling their love, and they went to the pet shelter to adopt pets~"
"Brooke Shields praised Charles for being smart, capable and graceful, and declared that he was her ideal type."
"Charles praised Brooke Shields for being beautiful, smart, and well-educated, and declared that he would choose her model for his future wife."
"Brooke Shields denies dating Charles, saying that he is just a close friend because he is too familiar with her to do anything."
"Charles denies that he broke up with Michelle because he cheated on Brooke Shields and denied that he was in a relationship with Brooke Shields."
Although these scandals are just the same old stories, the content of the news is not much different from the last time when "The Dragon King" was hyped.
Reporters took various intimate shots of Xiang Nan and Brooke Shields, and then Xiang Nan and Brooke Shields just refused to admit it. It was a routine, but the public paid attention to food and not to fight.
They will still fall into the same routine and the same trap one after another, despite repeated admonitions. This is the same everywhere and at all times.
For example, everyone knows that idols are fake characters, and there are many who have their houses ruined. But every time a new idol comes out, a lot of people are still crazy about it, and they can’t wake them up.
Therefore, these scandals still receive a lot of attention.
This is reflected in the box office, which is that after the release of "The Dragon King 2", the box office has been consistently popular.
On its first day of release, it took in more than five million US dollars at the box office. In its first week of release, it grossed US$15 million and topped the weekly box office rankings.
Seeing this, everyone can see that "The Kid 2" is another hit, and Warner is going to make a fortune this time, so it is naturally the envy of everyone.
Because of this, many companies have taken up the idea of Xiang Nan and have offered conditions, hoping to cooperate with him.
Although Xiang Nan was not prepared to change partners, since they were offering benefits, there was no reason to refuse. Therefore, he asked CAA to help him keep an eye on it to see if he could get the best conditions.
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After the ten-day promotion period, Xiang Nan returned to Hong Kong to continue filming "Police Story 2".
At this time, "Plan A" starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao was finally launched on the screen after more than half a year of production.
Although this action movie is also from the late Qing Dynasty, it is no longer the traditional kung fu movie routine of making enemies, practicing martial arts, and taking revenge. On the contrary, its story line is more complex, the content is richer, and the fights are more free-spirited and more enjoyable to watch.
Coupled with the tacit cooperation between brothers Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, "Plan A" became a huge hit as soon as it was released, no worse than "The Best Partner" which was released more than a month ago.
In the end, the film made 19.5 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, almost passing the 20 million Hong Kong dollar box office mark.
This is also the highest box office in Hong Kong film history except for "Police Story" and "The Best of Us" starring Xiang Nan, and is two million higher than the Hui brothers' "Modern Bodyguard".
It is precisely because of this that brothers Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao have become one of the most popular action stars in Hong Kong. In terms of popularity, they are only slightly behind Xiang Nan.
This also makes other companies envious. Why are all the outstanding talents leaving for Jiahe?
Luo Wei was even more regretful.
He has long known that Jackie Chan has the potential to become famous, so he has been praising him hard. It's a pity that such a valuable star was bought away for only one million Hong Kong dollars. It's really frustrating to think about.
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"Aaron, "Plan A" is such a hit, I really want to congratulate you." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Mr. Ning, this is all thanks to your well-written script, otherwise we would never have such a high box office." Jackie Chan waved his hand.
Script script, the basis of a play. Unlike other filmmakers in Hong Kong who do not respect scripts or screenwriters, Jackie Chan is a person who attaches great importance to scripts.
He has collaborated with the well-known screenwriter Deng Jingsheng for more than 20 years, and they are an excellent golden combination.
"No matter how good the script is, it still needs good actors." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Aaron, it's thanks to you that you acted in this film, otherwise it wouldn't be so good."
"You are too generous." Jackie Chan said with embarrassment.
"By the way, I also wrote this script. See if it works." Xiang Nan handed over the script again.
"You don't need to read what you wrote, it must be suitable for use." Jackie Chan said immediately after hearing it.
Xiang Nan's scripts are very successful in Hollywood, and this has been tested many times by the market. If he didn't look good, Xiang Nan wouldn't be so popular anymore.
"It's better to take a look first before talking." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Jackie Chan nodded, took it and took a look, and saw three big words on the script - "Food Truck".
He then read it carefully and felt that the story was quite good, especially since it was shot overseas. This is definitely very attractive to Hong Kong audiences.
However, "Plan A" was filmed in Hong Kong for half a year and cost nearly 10 million Hong Kong dollars. If we go overseas to shoot, the cost will definitely exceed 10 million in half a year. This seems a bit risky.
"Mr. Ning, your script is really good. But is it too expensive to shoot overseas? How about changing the script and setting it in Hong Kong?" Jackie Chan suggested.
The core of the story of "Food Truck" is that the three brothers protect the heroine and allow her to successfully obtain the inheritance. The identity of the heroine can be changed. It can be written as the illegitimate daughter of a count or the illegitimate daughter of a billionaire... It does not affect the main structure of the film.
"No, we still have to go overseas for filming." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Only in this way can you highlight your quality. Aaron, I want to promote you as my successor.
To be my successor, you must be bold and grand. Going overseas to shoot scenes can highlight your status and help you gain more popularity.
As for money, you don't have to worry at all, I'm here. "
Hearing what Xiang Nan said, Jackie Chan was very moved.
Xiang Nan is the number one action movie superstar in Hong Kong. Let him take over, let him be the number one star.
By then, the popularity, money, and status will be unimaginable.
To him, it was truly a great gift.
