"Don't believe the nonsense in the newspapers, it's all nonsense." Xiang Nan smiled and said to Zhong Chuhong, "The only one I like is you, how could there be other women? It's all hype, you know, don't take it seriously. ."
"Did you really not move into her house and live with her?" Zhong Chuhong said doubtfully, "I saw in the newspaper that there was a photo of you entering her house."
"I went in through the front door, but went out through the back door." Xiang Nan explained, "For publicity, there must be some explosive news before those reporters are willing to report it. Otherwise, who cares about you."
"Is this really the case?" Zhong Chuhong asked worriedly.
"Of course it is, how could I lie to you. If you don't believe it, come to the United States and see for yourself." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "I just miss you too, so come and stay with me."
"I can't leave now. I just took on a new drama, "The Hollow Young Master" directed by Chen Xunqi." Zhong Chuhong explained.
"Okay then." Xiang Nan sighed.
"How about I take two days off and come over to see you." Seeing that Xiang Nan was not very interested, Zhong Chuhong said quickly.
"Okay, if it's hard for you to ask for leave, then I'll go talk to Director Chen." Xiang Nan said immediately.
"No, no, I'll go." Zhong Chuhong said, "Then I'll see you in two days."
Xiang Nan nodded, and after hanging up the phone, he immediately rebooked a room and prepared to move back to the hotel.
He just lied to Zhong Chuhong on the phone, and he really moved into Phoebe Cates's house. After all, his advantage was not in vain.
Phoebe Cates has always maintained a high level of exposure through scandals and hype. This is a very important thing for her as a newcomer.
Just as she feared, there are so many beauties in Hollywood, and so many who dare to take off their clothes and show off their clothes. A sex idol like her can easily be eliminated once she loses her exposure.
Xiang Nan's fame helps her maintain high exposure. In return, she would naturally do something. This is the simplest exchange of interests.
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Two days later, Zhong Chuhong came to the United States.
"Let's go to the set of "Ghostbusters" first and see how Americans film." Xiang Nan went to pick him up in person. "Then we will go shopping on the famous Sunset Boulevard and buy you something."
"No, I'm just here to see you, nothing else is important." Zhong Chuhong waved her hand.
"I'm so lucky to have found such a good girl like you." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Let's go back to the hotel first."
Xiang Nan then took Zhong Chuhong back to the hotel.
After arriving at the hotel, Zhong Chuhong went to the bathroom first to see if there was a second toothbrush, women's hair, used towels, etc.
This was a post-checking technique she learned from her friends, but the result was of course in vain. A four-star hotel does a good job in terms of hygiene.
Furthermore, with Xiang Nan's sophistication, there will be no obvious flaws.
After settling in, Xiang Nan took Zhong Chuhong to the "Ghostbusters" crew and introduced her to Phoebe Cates and others.
"My girlfriend Cherry~" he introduced generously, without any concealment, "she came all the way from Xiangjiang to visit my class."
"Welcome, welcome~" everyone said with a smile, even Phoebe Cates's face showed no signs of surprise.
This open, transparent, and generous attitude eliminated Zhong Chuhong's doubts.
In her opinion, if Xiang Nan and Phoebe really had something to do with each other, she would never be so calm when seeing her. On the contrary, since she was so calm, it was really nothing.
So she felt relieved. After spending two days with Xiang Nan in the United States, she took the time to return to Xiangjiang.
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Filming of "Ghostbusters" continues.
At the same time, Xiang Nan also came up with a second movie project-"Back to the Future".
The "Back to the Future" trilogy is one of Hollywood's most classic IPs in the 1980s. It not only achieved box office results of nearly one billion US dollars, but most importantly, it has also become a part of American culture.
For example, the current auction price of each pair of Nike shoes in "Back to the Future 2" is 810,000; "Back to the Future 2" sets the future time as October 21, 2015. This day is also called [Back to the Future Day] by movie fans, and a very grand celebration was held.
Even the US presidential election used the lines of the characters in the film to promote it, which shows how successful this movie is.
Xiang Nan would not miss such an opportunity to make a fortune.
The "Back to the Future" project was quickly recognized by the industry, and even Disney Pictures wanted to invest in this movie.
You know, Disney is very prudent in its investments. If it is not fully sure of making money, it will never spend real money.
Throughout the 1980s, Disney did not produce a few movies. It always focused on making remakes of its own animation IP.
Although it missed many opportunities, it also avoided losses. Therefore, throughout the 1980s, Disney's financial situation was the healthiest.
Unlike Paramount, Columbia, Universal, Fox and other companies, they are almost bankrupt due to losses.
Xiang Nan finally chose to cooperate with Fox Pictures.
The reason is simple. Only Fox Pictures agreed to the conditions he proposed.
His condition is that he wants 15% of the box office share, and that videos, games, peripheral products, etc. also account for 10% of the revenue.
This kind of revenue ratio puts him almost on an equal footing with the six major film industry giants. Naturally, except for Fox Pictures, which is in the worst operating condition, no giant agreed to such bold conditions.
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In January, "Police Story 2" was released during the Spring Festival.
Although it is a sequel, "Police Story 2" is not inferior to the first one, and it does not seem to be a continuation of the past.
Moreover, because of his confidence in Xiang Nan, the investment in this movie was larger and the scenes were more popular. There are only two big explosion scenes, one blowing up a supermarket and one blowing up a factory. They are both rare big scenes in Hong Kong movies.
Therefore, its box office is still very good, reaching a total of 27 million Hong Kong dollars before stopping, almost breaking the record of 30 million Hong Kong dollars. This also makes other artists in Hong Kong envious.
Especially Liu Jiaban and Yuan Jiaban, who were pretty good before, were all dumbfounded when they saw Xiang Nan filming like this.
They all used to play kung fu movies like Xiang Nan. Because the investment is only a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, the scenes are very small, and the competition is nothing more than fists and kicks. Whoever can fight better will be more likely to get angry.
But now Xiang Nan is fighting for both fist and appearance. Even if you are better at fighting than him and the scene is not as big as his, it will not be easy to get high box office. Just like Liu Jialiang's hard-working "Eighteen Martial Arts", it didn't even win 5 million at the box office.
As a result, their life will be difficult.
The less popular their movies are, the less companies dare to invest money in them. The less money they have, the less they can make good movies and compete with Xiang Nan.
This becomes a vicious cycle.
