The preparations for "Back to the Future" were carried out simultaneously with the filming of "Ghostbusters".
"Back to the Future" tells the story of young Martin who accidentally travels back thirty years ago to match up with his parents and change the fate of his family.
Although the time-travel theme was not new at the time. But Back to the Future was so popular mainly because it tapped into America's nostalgic mindset.
Entering the 1980s, the U.S. economy was growing slowly, unemployment remained high, and inflation was very serious. Under such circumstances, it is easy for people to miss the good old days.
Just like there are so many bad mainland movies now, fans miss the Hong Kong movies of the 1980s and 1990s.
The year 1955 when Martin traveled back in time was the golden age in the hearts of the American people. The movie unintentionally fit this psychology, which is why it became a phenomenal hit.
It was as if "Wolf Warrior 2" tapped into the patriotic sentiments of the Chinese people, and the box office exploded, exceeding everyone's expectations.
Xiang Nan will not star in this movie himself.
After all, as a Chinese-American, it was a bit embarrassing for him to star in this movie. Americans probably don’t want to see Xiang Nan, a Chinese, taking them back to the golden years of the 1950s.
Just like the Chinese people don't want to see a blond foreigner participating in the war on behalf of the Chinese people in "Wolf Warrior 2". Once the skin color changes, the taste changes completely.
Therefore, Xiang Nan only plays two roles: producer and screenwriter.
In order to ensure the quality of the film, he basically used the original cast.
For example, the male protagonists are Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, the female protagonist is Leigh Thompson, and the director is Robert Zemeckis.
At this time, most of them were unknowns, second or third-tier at most, so after receiving the invitation, they were very happy to appear.
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In April, "Ghostbusters" officially wrapped.
In fact, there is not much shooting content, mainly the special effects production is time-consuming. It is estimated that the special effects for those few minutes alone would have cost nearly 15 million U.S. dollars. It is a gold-eating beast.
After the movie was completed, Xiang Nan said goodbye to Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage, Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey and others, and then took a flight back to the mainland.
He has not returned to the mainland for nearly a year since he returned to the mainland in July last year.
After returning to the mainland, I first went to see my parents.
Qi Aihong has retired, and Ning Weiguo is still in office, but is no longer responsible for specific work.
They usually just take care of their children, raise cats, feed fish, and live a leisurely and comfortable life.
The only thing she worries about is her youngest son's marriage.
"Xiaowei, you are not young anymore. When will you get married?" Qi Aihong asked with concern.
"Mom, don't worry about this. Are you worried that your son won't find a partner?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"I'm afraid you'll be spoiled for choice." Qi Aihong explained, "Actually, Cong Shan is a pretty good kid. During the days when you were away, she often came to visit us, cook for us, talk to us... I'll tell you Dad likes her, so you two can go through the formalities."
"I say so." Ning Weiguo nodded, "You two have been together for almost six years. You know each other well, so why are you delaying?
Don't you think you don't want to admit your fault? I'm telling you, if you dare to do that, I'll give you a discount on my legs. We, the old Ning family, cannot do such immoral things. "
"Dad, where are you talking about? How could I do such an immoral thing?" Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "I absolutely love Shanshan, but I am only twenty-five this year. It is my career." In the golden period of development, I don’t have time or energy to run a family. When my career is stable, of course I will marry her, so you don’t have to worry about it, I know it well."
"You know, you know, you are going to let such a good girl down, don't you think I will break your legs." Ning Weiguo said angrily.
"Okay, my son is finally back, so don't be angry with him all the time." Qi Aihong quickly advised.
Xiang Nan nodded, "Okay, I'll go find Shanshan now."
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Xiang Nan then went to find Cong Shan.
"I'm sorry. I've been really busy this year and haven't taken time to see you. It's all my fault." When we met, he apologized first.
"Okay, I don't blame you." Cong Shan waved her hand and said, "You must have been very hard this year. Your face is tanned."
Xiang Nan nodded, "No, I'm really tired because I'm busy filming. By the way, how are you doing now? Have your relationships with teachers and classmates eased?"
"Well, your teaching method is really effective." Cong Shan nodded.
Previously, she was ostracized by her classmates and teachers because of her filming of "The Wrangler". After that, she used money to clear the way according to the method taught by Xiang Nan. She bought a dinner today, a snack tomorrow, a drink the day after tomorrow...
It is said that the one who takes advantage of others is short-handed and the one who eats others is soft-mouthed. Especially in the early 1980s, when material resources were very scarce, the power of money was naturally greater.
Therefore, within a few days, Cong Shan had gathered a large group of friends, forming a small circle with her as the core. In this way, not only would she no longer be ostracized, she would even have no problem ostracizing others.
Fortunately, she was kind-hearted and didn't do that. However, those who once ostracized her now no longer dare to explode. Otherwise, they will be the unlucky ones.
"That's good." Xiang Nan nodded, "You have one year left to graduate. After you graduate, I will give you a big gift."
"Okay." Cong Shan nodded.
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Xiang Nan then returned to Xiangjiang.
At this time, "The Couple" starring Wang Jing, Guan Zhilin, Chan Niu, etc. is being released.
This horror film has done well at the box office. With an investment of less than 1 million Hong Kong dollars, it has already earned more than 4 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office.
It is estimated that it will not be a problem to win 7 million in the end.
For a horror film, this is not a bad result.
The popularity of this movie also made Guan Zhilin successful and won the favor of many film companies.
But she was choosing between east and west, and she really didn’t know which movie to choose.
"Just choose this one." Xiang Nan helped her choose "The Frog Prince."
It is a new work that Wang Jing is preparing. It tells the story of Chen Lipin, the son of a rich man, who switches identities with his friend Rolando to go undercover in the company in order to investigate the corruption of the branch manager, and ends up falling in love with a company employee.
It is still a romantic comedy, but the story is lively enough and I believe it will do well at the box office.
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After returning to Xiangjiang, Xiang Nan also began to prepare for the filming of "The Best Partner 2" to be released during the Spring Festival.
"The Best of Us 2" tells the story of King Kong being chased by White Gloves' brother Black Gloves, which is hilarious and exciting. In real life, this movie once again made more than 23 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office. Although it was not as good as the first movie, it was still the box office champion of the year.
The preparation process for "Best Partner 2" was relatively smooth. Almost all of the original cast members, except for Kwan Chi-lin, are back, except for one beautiful heroine.
