"Reminiscing about the glorious past." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Our generation has encountered the worst times, but also caught up with the best times. Brother Jiang, please find time to make it into a movie. I I think future generations will be interested.”
When Jiang Wen heard this, he nodded, and then asked, "Then I want to film a movie, are you willing to invest?"
"You should write the script first and then talk about it." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "At least I have to know what story I'm going to get out of the money I invest."
"Okay, Brother Ning, you are waiting for me." Jiang Wen nodded.
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Xiang Nan stayed in Shaanzhong for a week and asked Zhang Yimou to treat him to several meals of Shaanzhong specialties.
Such as fried noodles, meat buns, mutton steamed buns, etc., Xiang Nan is very happy to eat.
The people in Shaanxi eat generously, coarsely and unceremoniously. They are not as good as the people in Xiangjiang who eat fine and fine food, but they have a different flavor. Drinking wine and eating meat in large quantities make people feel heroic.
Xiang Nan then returned to the capital and stayed with his parents for a few more days.
During this period, he was also urged to get married in various ways, which made him feel a little dizzy.
As a result, he left for the United States within two days.
After returning to the United States, the movie "Spiritual" was released.
It tells the story of the male protagonist Jonathan, who calls himself an artist. One day, the plastic model he created actually came to life and helped him realize his dream of being an artist. The two also fell in love, but their union encountered resistance from all sides...
This is a movie that combines elements of fantasy, comedy, and romance, starring Jim Carrey and Brooke Shields.
Jim Carrey has already gained a good reputation with "Ghostbusters" and "Spring is Not a Day to Read", etc., and is especially popular among young audiences.
And Brooke Shields is even more beautiful, and the name of the eighth wonder of the world is still talked about today. In addition, the series "Longwei Boy" in which she starred was also very successful.
Moreover, this drama is also written by Xiang Nan, and everyone has great confidence in it. Therefore, after the release of "Spiritual", the box office performance was very good.
Ultimately, the North American box office reached $45 million.
Although it is not as good as "Die Hard", "Ghostbusters", "Back to the Future", "Top Gun", "Lethal Weapon" and other movies, considering that the investment in "The Prestige" itself is only US$10 million, So you still make a lot of money.
This is already very enviable to the outside world.
You must know that for Hollywood movies, if you look at the box office alone, 50% lose money, 20% make no loss, and only 30% make money. Among them, those whose income can be doubled are less than 10%.
However, Hollywood movies are not just about the box office. In fact, box office accounts for only one-third to one-fifth of a movie's revenue. Other major revenue sources include peripheral product development, video tape distribution, television rights, etc.
For example, after the "Star Wars" series became popular, games, animations, figures, toys, etc. all emerged one after another, creating more than 50 billion US dollars in revenue. In comparison, its box office revenue is only over 10 billion US dollars.
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Xiang Nan then took out the script "Ghostbusters 2".
When this movie was released the year before last, it created quite a craze. Even the children would shout "Ghost busters".
Moreover, it grossed a total of $360 million at the box office. Its peripheral products, such as games, toys, figures, etc., are selling like hotcakes, creating billions of wealth and benefiting Xiang Nan a lot.
For a movie as successful as this, a sequel is naturally indispensable. Even if Xiang Nan didn't want to film it, Warner Pictures, which invested in it, wouldn't agree.
Therefore, two years later, Xiang Nan officially started the "Ghostbusters 2" project.
This story is different from the original story, which tells the story of the Ghostbusters becoming unemployed after the ghosts were captured by the Ghostbusters.
The team members can only make a pittance by performing at children's birthday parties. The male protagonist was reduced to being the host of a supernatural show on a TV station, pretending to be a ghost, and he also broke up with the female protagonist in the first part.
The heroine married someone else and gave birth to a son. And her son is possessed by an evil spirit and is about to appear and threaten the world. At the critical moment, the hero and the team members reunited to fight the evil together...
This "Ghostbusters 2" failed at the box office and critically. The previous "Ghostbusters" had a global box office of US$360 million, ranking first in the annual box office rankings.
As for "Ghostbusters 2," it didn't even earn $100 million at the global box office, and it only ranked in the middle of the annual box office rankings. It was a failed sequel.
So much so that "The Big Bang Theory" made fun of it. When Leonard, Howard, Sheldon, Rajesh and others bought a box of Hollywood props.
When they saw that there was a "Ghostbusters" script in it, they all couldn't help shouting the slogan, "Ghost busters", and they were all excited.
But when they saw clearly that this was just a script for "Ghostbusters 2", they all threw it aside in disappointment.
Naturally, Xiang Nan would not use this failed sequel script again, and he re-wrote a script himself.
It is said that after thousands of ghosts caused havoc in the city, the existence of ghosts became known to the world. People began to study it. One of the organizations is the most ambitious, and they intend to control the power of ghosts.
In the end, the organization's BOSS absorbed the power of the ghosts and became the big devil, intending to rule the world. The protagonist team had no choice but to go into battle again and start a fierce battle with the BOSS.
In this film, in addition to writing the story, Xiang Nan is more important to fill in the settings and explain the origin of ghosts, their power, and their types. In this way, the entire world will be more complete and more expandable.
Just like "Star Wars", George Lucas has made a lot of settings for it, giving the Star Wars world its own race, its own language, its own culture, its own history... which greatly enhances fans' sense of immersion.
In this way, the Star Wars world will be more sticky for fans, and they will be more willing to buy a series of Star Wars peripheral products.
Moreover, once the setting is perfected, it will be easier to spin off a series of works.
Just like "The Lord of the Rings", there is not only the original "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but also the previous "The Hobbit" trilogy, and even "The Silmarillion" has been adapted into a TV series.
In this way, the value of the Lord of the Rings IP can be more fully explored.
It is also for this reason that Xiang Nan spends a lot of time and energy doing this kind of thing.
Fortunately, he has written online articles before, and online articles are very demanding, so he is no stranger to this aspect.
Preparations for "Ghostbusters 2" began immediately, but the previous team members may not all return.
After all, in the first film, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks and others were all unknown little artists. It is an honor for them to be able to star in such a big production.
But now that they are all A-list stars, they probably don’t want to compose music for others. Moreover, even if they are willing, the schedules may not be able to be coordinated.
