After hearing about Xiang Nan's unintentional success story, Hollywood couldn't help but envy Xiang Nan's good luck.
They wanted to make a blockbuster movie until their hair almost fell out.
Xiang Nan just walked around, invested some money, and made a hit movie. With a global box office of US$360 million, it’s like a myth.
"How he did it is incredible!"
"His luck is too good. It's lower than the chance of winning the lottery."
"I originally thought he was just relying on luck, but now it seems that luck is also part of his strength."
Everyone sighed with emotion.
Only Nicole Kidman mysteriously said to Xiang Nan, "Charles, I know, you must be feeling something again, right?"
Xiang Nan had told her before that he had some sense of which movie was likely to be a hit and which star was likely to become popular. She was still a little skeptical at first, but now she really believes it.
Because the facts are right in front of you. How else to explain the success of Crocodile Dundee? ! Even she didn't believe that a wild film produced in Australia could achieve such a high box office miracle.
Xiang Nan smiled and said with a secrecy on his face, "Don't tell anyone about this."
"I know, this is our little secret." Nicole blinked, smiled and nodded, "Then Charles, what do you think of my future stardom?"
"It must be a big hit and one of the top in Hollywood." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "You don't have to doubt this."
"Really?! That's great." Nicole laughed happily after hearing this.
"However, don't tell anyone. We in China are very particular about good luck. If you say this kind of good luck, it won't work." Xiang Nan reminded, "It is said that if other evil spirits know about it, it will interfere with your luck."
"I understand, I understand." Nicole nodded immediately.
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In February, "Red Sorghum", invested and produced by Xiang Nan, went to the Berlin Film Festival again to compete for the Golden Bear Award.
Xiang Nan couldn't leave because the movie "Ghostbusters 2" was being finalized at a critical moment, so he could only give his blessings from across the sea.
In fact, Xiang Nan didn't do anything except blessing. He also stopped Carole Bugey and Giuseppe Tornatore from participating.
"Fallen Angels" starring Carole Bugey and "Cinema Paradiso" directed by Giuseppe Tornatore have both been completed and were originally prepared to compete for the Golden Bear Award.
However, Xiang Nan knew that the quality of these two films was a bit high, and he was afraid that "Red Sorghum" directed by Zhang Yimou would be impacted, so he urged them to stop participating.
Fortunately, they all owed Xiang Nan a favor, so they all agreed to his request. However, Xiang Nan also owed new favors, and he would have to pay them back in the future.
Because of the elimination of two major rivals, "Red Sorghum" successfully won the Golden Bear Award.
Although Cong Shan did not win the Best Actress Award again, she was qualified as a finalist, which is considered good.
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At the end of February, "Ghostbusters 2" was completed and the Berlin Film Festival just ended, so Xiang Nan asked Cong Shan to come to the United States to play.
"Ning Wei, it's because of you that I almost won the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival." Cong Shan said with a smile.
"You're welcome. You are mine, and I am yours. We are indistinguishable from each other." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.
"Then when are we going to get married? My parents are starting to urge me." Cong Shan asked again.
Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Why are you so impatient that you want to marry me and give me a son?"
"Hate, who's in a hurry!" Cong Shan said shyly after hearing this.
"I don't think there's a rush to get married. Now is the period when your career is on the rise, and it's easy for you to achieve your current results. Once you get married, you have to return to your family, and your fame and status will be gone. All the suffering is in vain." Xiang Nan then advised, "
Do you still remember that when you were filming "The Wrangler", you went to the horse farm to experience life, took off your adobe for a month, and split your fingernails? Do you still remember that during the filming of "Old Well", you went to the countryside to experience life and cut your hands while cutting wheat?
Shanshan, everything you have now was obtained with your hard work. I really can't bear it, you give it up so easily. "
Hearing what he said, Cong Shan blinked and felt that it made sense.
"We are still very young now. I am only twenty-seven and you are only twenty-four. Why are you in a hurry?" Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Listen to me and wait for another two years. When our careers are stable, then , I will definitely marry you with all my glory."
Hearing what he said, Cong Shan nodded.
She believed that Xiang Nan would not lie to her. Xiang Nan has been very kind to her for so many years. I helped her review in high school, helped her make up classes in college, and helped her film movies after graduation...
She was just twenty-three years old and was already the winner of the Berlin Film Festival. Not to mention her classmates, even the seniors in the circle are incomparable to her.
Xiang Nan was so kind to her, so she naturally didn't believe that Xiang Nan would lie to her.
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Xiang Nan had a good time with Cong Shan in the United States, and did not send her back until March.
Before leaving, Xiang Nan handed the script of "Ju Dou" to Cong Shan and asked her to take it back to Zhang Yimou.
If he thinks it's suitable, he'll prepare to start shooting. If he doesn't think it's appropriate, he can talk about other things later.
In addition to the "Ju Dou" project, Xiang Nan also restarted the "Police Academy" series.
The first part of this series sold well at the box office, and a sequel should have been planned as soon as possible. However, after the drama became popular, the actor immediately took on a lot of filming, which made him unavailable for two consecutive years.
Fortunately, all of his movies were lost, and now he has become a second- and third-tier actor. He pointed to the reboot of the "Police Academy" series to make him popular again.
Therefore, Xiang Nan also took advantage of him this time and asked him to sign an agreement, stipulating that the subsequent schedules must be given priority to the "Police Academy" series. Otherwise, you will have to pay high losses.
The leading actor Steve Gartenberg had no choice but to sign the agreement first. Otherwise, Xiang Nan will consider changing the male lead in "Police Academy 2" this time.
And when he lost this project, he also lost the opportunity to turn around. Since then, he has been on the road to becoming a has-been star in the 18th tier.
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"Police Academy 2" filming began immediately. Xiang Nan also came up with three projects: "Witches of East Town", "Emergency Stalking Order", and "The Secret of My Success".
"Witches of Easttown" tells the story of three beauties using witchcraft to find true love. It is a fantasy and suspenseful romance film.
Not only was the film a box office success, it was adapted into an American TV series a few years later. It can be seen that the value of IP is still very sufficient.
"Emergency Tracking Order" tells the story of two police officers who were ordered to track the girlfriend of an escaped prisoner, but accidentally fell in love with her.
The movie is a comedy with an interesting plot, so it did well at the box office.
"The Secret of My Success" tells the story of an office boy who pretended to be an executive and gave orders, and finally succeeded in becoming rich and beautiful, and reached the pinnacle of life.
This is also a comedy. This type of film is also the easiest film to achieve high box office at a low cost with a small gain.
