Two consecutive films have grossed over 100 million in North American box office, making Xiang Nan a Hollywood legend.
Steven Spielberg, Francis Coppola, and George Lucas did not have such achievements as him, so that Xiang Nan's reputation in Hollywood has almost reached its peak.
Hollywood is the center of film and entertainment in the world. After Xiang Nan became famous in Hollywood, he naturally gained a high reputation in other regions.
For example, the Australian media is now surrounding him almost every day, reporting on his new film shot in Australia.
Colleagues in the Australian film and television industry also visited Xiang Nan, hoping to cooperate with him. For example, ask him to film, ask him to invest, ask him to support, etc.
Xiang Nan is not someone who has been taken advantage of, so naturally he will not respond to requests.
But he still invested in a movie project called "Crocodile Dundee."
This is a comedy film about Dundee, a crocodile hunter who lives in the wilderness and suddenly comes to a modern city, causing a series of jokes and conflicts.
Xiang Nan thought the script was interesting, so he invested US$5 million and promised to help distribute it to the United States.
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Xiang Nan was very popular in Australia, and Nicole Kidman also benefited greatly. She gained a lot of exposure and became a rising star in Australia.
This also made Nicole very excited. For this reason, she took the initiative to show her favor to Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan, adhering to the principle that if there is a flower, it must be folded, and if there is no flower, it must be folded, so he smiled and accepted it, and reciprocated the favor by agreeing to take her to Hollywood for development.
Anyway, with her looks, even if he doesn't take her, sooner or later she will be discovered by others.
Just like Wang Zhixian, who is so beautiful and became the heroine as soon as she debuted. After filming her first film, she was picked up by Shaw Brothers and brought to Hong Kong for development. Although Shaw Brothers closed down afterwards, she still did not lack for filming, and her career became more and more prosperous.
This is the advantage of beautiful women.
Many celebrities call themselves great beauties, but they are not great beauties. You can tell by looking at their resumes. A real beauty cannot hide even if she wants to. Not to mention that the acting career will be smooth sailing, at least there will not be too many twists and turns.
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In August, the action movie "Lethal Weapon" starring Xiang Nan, Danny Groff, and Halle Berry was officially released.
As Xiang Nan's new work, Paramount Pictures naturally promoted it vigorously.
Xiang Nan made a special trip back to the United States for this purpose.
Fortunately, at that time, the filming of the Australian part of "The Best of Us" had already been completed, so the crew did not need to wait in Australia for his return.
In this case, you can save a lot of location fees.
After "Lethal Weapon" was released, the box office performance was still good.
It is especially popular with African-American audiences.
Previously, Xiang Nan's movies mostly used white people. In "Ghostbusters", all four team members are white; in "Spring Is Not a Day to Study", the three leading actors are all white; in "Police Academy", among a large group of trainees, there are only two black people...
This time, the blacks finally had the upper hand.
Not only does he serve as the second male lead, but he also serves as the number one female lead, which is very encouraging to the African-American audience.
As for this movie, because of its solid story and grand scenes, white audiences also bought it. Therefore, the box office performance has been good since its release.
The final box office gross was over US$63 million. Although it is not as good as "Top Gun" and "Back to the Future 2", it is still at the top of the annual box office rankings.
Moreover, what surprised the industry is that although Xiang Nan played police officers in "Die Hard", "Lethal Weapon" and even "Police Story", the three characters have their own strengths and will not let each other down. The audience is confused.
This also reflects Xiang Nan's acting skills to a certain extent.
To be honest, before this, he had already filmed many movies that were hits at the box office. But in the eyes of film critics, he is not considered good at acting.
They believe that the reason why Xiang Nan is successful is that the script is well written and the kung fu skills are good. As for the acting skills, they are just mediocre, not outstanding.
In "Lethal Weapon", Xiang Nan showed a hysterical state so vividly and accurately that the industry finally recognized his acting skills.
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After promoting "Lethal Weapon", Xiang Nan returned to Hong Kong to continue filming "The Best of Us 4".
Finally, at the end of September, the film was officially wrapped.
At this time, "Overlord Flower" directed by Wang Jing was officially launched.
Starring Hu Huizhong, Feng Tufan, Wu Junru, Hui Yinghong, Lou Nanguang, etc., this movie is mainly about comedy, supplemented by kung fu, and it is lively and beautiful. Therefore, it has been very popular with the audience after it was released.
The final box office was more than 16 million Hong Kong dollars, which is a pretty good result compared to the production cost of more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars. Wang Jing also regained his confidence.
He is ready to take advantage of the victory and make another film "The Supremes". Gambling movies are what he is very good at, and with the addition of action, gunfights, picking up girls and other elements, he believes that the box office will be good.
Xiang Nan also expressed support for this.
"Okay, you should think about innovation instead of repeating yourself." Xiang Nan encouraged, "No one is making gambling movies now, so you are the right one. Remember, you have to be able to have something when others have nothing." Excellent, then you will never worry about being eliminated by the market."
After hearing this, Wang Jing nodded in agreement.
Xiang Nan's movies always achieve the goal of having what others don't have, and what others have, and what I have.
When everyone started making serious Kung Fu movies, Xiang Nan made comedy Kung Fu movies; when everyone started making comedy Kung Fu movies, Xiang Nan started making modern action movies; when everyone started making modern action movies, Xiang Nan started making stunt action movies... …Always be at the forefront of the public.
People say that someone who is one step ahead is a madman, someone who is half a step ahead is a genius, and Xiang Nan is a genius.
"Mr. Ning, I took note of it." He said solemnly.
"Come on, I'm optimistic about you." Xiang Nan patted him on the shoulder.
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At the end of September, after filming "Best Partner 4", Xiang Nan took some time to return to the mainland.
At this time, "Red Sorghum" directed by Zhang Yimou was still filming in central Shaanxi.
Xiang Nan specially flew to Chang'an and met Zhang Yimou, Cong Shan, actor Jiang Wen and others.
After not seeing each other for more than half a year, Zhang Yimou and Cong Shan were both tanned several times. Especially Zhang Yimou, he was a rough guy to begin with, and he became even rougher after being exposed like this.
"Director Zhang, thank you for your hard work." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"You're welcome, Mr. Ning, this is what I should do." Zhang Yimou waved his hand.
Being a director is already a rare thing for him. If he continues to complain about hard work, he will get an advantage and behave well.
"Mr. Ning, I have admired you for a long time." Jiang Wen also came over and said, "You may not remember me, but I know you. I subdued the little bastard at the age of nine and am now powerful in the 49th city. You are the one~" He raised his eyebrows Thumbs up.
Xiang Nan smiled.
It happened more than ten years ago. If Jiang Wen didn't mention it, he wouldn't be able to remember it.
"I met you at the Beihai skating rink before, and you skate like this..." Jiang Wen gave another thumbs up.
Xiang Nan smiled.
He knew that Jiang Wen was considered a disciple of the Great Courtyard, and there was no one who did not admire him but the disciples of the Great Courtyard. Even Li Yuanchao's generation was no exception.
