Enter December.
The fantasy romance film "Grown Up" starring Tom Hanks and Kim Cattrall is released for Christmas.
The Christmas schedule is one of the most important schedules in the American film industry, as important as the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival schedules in the Mainland.
The quality of the movies that can be released in this period is very good.
For example, Stallone released "Rocky 4" and Warner Bros. released the spoof movie "Bachelor on a Business Trip", both of which are strong contenders for the box office championship.
But the combination of Tom Hanks and Kim Cattrall is not bad either. Tom Hanks previously starred in "Mermaid" and has already become a first-line movie star.
And Kim Cattrall also had a good performance in "Police Academy". More importantly, she is really beautiful, so she is still capable of fighting.
As for Hong Kong, Wang Jing also produced the gambling film "The Supremes" directed by him.
This movie stars Alan Tam, Andy Lau, Kwan Chi-lin, Chung Chu-hong, etc., and competes with "The Royal Sisters" produced by Sammo Hung and starring Michelle Yeoh, and "Merry Christmas" produced by Art City.
In recent years, although New Art City has been robbed of the cash cow "Best Partner" by Xiang Nan, its development is still good. Mainly, Mai Jia, Shi Tian, and Huang Baiming are all really capable people.
Even if an idea is robbed, it will not be a problem for them at all. Without "The Best Partner", they made "The Bald Detective", which was just as popular.
Coupled with Princess Jin's strong support, New Art City has been going smoothly in recent years and has become one of the three major film studios on par with Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.
However, Shaw Brothers announced its closure this summer, and Debao Pictures, supported by Dickson Poon, leased the Shaw Brothers theater chain. This also qualifies it to become one of the giants.
It's just that Sammo Hung is the boss of Debao, and he co-founded Baohe Film Company with Golden Harvest. It's more embarrassing because he has two sides. I heard that he recently wanted to quit Debao.
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Xiang Nan didn't pay too much attention to the box office of the two movies, because he knew that these two movies would definitely be a hit.
His main focus is still on the movie "Ghostbusters 2".
He gets along well with several other actors, especially Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson.
Because the three of them are relatively talented and creative people, they learn from each other and have a common language.
"I recently saw a script that I thought was very interesting." Kevin Costner said to Xiang Nan, "Charles, I think you can take a look."
"What are you talking about?" Xiang Nan asked curiously.
"It tells the story of a white officer and an Indian becoming friends." Kevin explained, "I read it and thought it was very well written."
Xiang Nan blinked and thought it was such a coincidence.
"What's the name of that play?" he then asked.
"Dances with Wolves." Kevin replied, "Charles, are you interested in watching it?"
Xiang Nan smiled slightly, "Since it was recommended by you, I will take a look no matter what."
"Great, I knew you would be interested." Kevin said happily, and then he brought Michael Blake, the author of "Dances with Wolves" to Xiang Nan.
Although Michael Blake tried his best to pretend to be calm, Xiang Nan could easily tell from his ill-fitting suit, cheap perfume, and poor dental condition that he was not living a good life now. good.
In fact, Michael Blake has really had a bad life these years.
He wrote the script for "Dances with Wolves" in the early 1980s and then came to Hollywood to promote it. Unfortunately, no film company was interested in the script.
The reason is also very simple. In 1980, the Western blockbuster "Heaven's Gate" produced by Michael Cimino at a cost of 36 million US dollars, failed miserably at the box office and only took in 420,000 US dollars. In one fell swoop, United Artists Pictures, one of the eight giants in Hollywood, went bankrupt.
After this incident, Westerns became taboo in Hollywood. No film company dares to touch this subject for fear of losing money. Therefore, Michael Blake's script naturally cannot be sold.
This also resulted in him having no income and living in poverty for a time.
In fact, in Hollywood, there are many down-and-out screenwriters like him. There are tens of thousands of screenwriters in the United States, of which more than 20,000 are registered.
There are more than 65,000 scripts registered with the Screenwriters Guild every year, and most of them go unnoticed. Not even one in a hundred scripts can be made into a movie.
Therefore, most screenwriters actually have a very hard life. They are unemployed most of the time and can only rely on other jobs to supplement their income.
For example, Michael Blake's usual job is as a car washer, and he and Kevin also met while washing cars. After all, Kevin also had a very unhappy life at one time. He and Michael Blake were both frustrated people in Hollywood, so they had something in common.
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"Charles, it's really an honor to meet you. I'm your most loyal fan." Michael said excitedly when he saw Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan smiled. This was not the first time he heard this sentence.
In Hollywood, the most important thing he lacks is fans.
After all, not everyone can be like him. He became famous when he first came to Hollywood. He released hit movies one after another and became the most powerful filmmaker in Hollywood within a few years.
It's normal for them to worship him.
"Have you brought your script?" Xiang Nan asked.
"I brought it, right here. If you like it, I can give it to you for free." Michael said immediately.
He doesn't ask for anything now. As long as Xiang Nan is willing to use his script, he will be happy even if he doesn't pay a penny for the copyright.
Because as long as Xiang Nan is willing to use his script, even if he does not pay copyright fees, as a screenwriter, according to regulations, he can still get a part of the share.
More importantly, if Xiang Nan uses his script, he will become famous in one fell swoop. At that time, other scripts in his hands will be useful.
"You don't have to say that. If your script is really good, I will pay you the compensation you deserve." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "I am also a screenwriter myself, and I will not take advantage of you."
He later added, "But before I read the script, I want you to sign an agreement. If I think the script is good, I ask for the right of first refusal."
He is now a famous figure in Hollywood and his status is extremely high. For projects that he is optimistic about, others will flock to invest in them.
Therefore, if he does not sign this agreement, Michael Blake may completely let him go, sell the script to other companies with higher bids, and even use him for promotion.
"This script is something that Charles likes."
Xiang Nan believes that he will definitely say that, and someone will definitely follow suit and invest. After all, what Hollywood doesn’t lack most is people who are only interested in profit.
"Okay, I'll sign." Michael nodded immediately.
If Xiang Nan was willing to buy his script, he would be happy to do so.
