In March, the Academy Awards kick off.
"Philadelphia Story" was shortlisted for five major awards including Best Actor, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Makeup, which is very impressive.
Xiang Nan happily participated, and also brought along the beauty Denise Richards, whom he had just met.
Denise Richards was born in 1971. She started working as a model in 1971, and then starred in some movies and TV series. Although many of them are supporting roles, her beauty has gradually attracted the attention of the industry.
In 1994, she starred in "Jurassic", which was her first relatively successful work, and thus attracted Xiang Nan's attention.
For such a beauty, five or six years of bad movies, her youth, and her perfect face were all wasted. Xiang Nan couldn't help but lament the abundance of talent in Hollywood.
Such a beautiful woman who has captured the hearts of all the people has not attracted much attention. In Xiangjiang, with Denise Richards's looks, she would probably be the leading lady in her debut.
Just like Wang Zhixian, Guan Zhilin, Lin Qingxia, and Qiu Shuzhen, there is no chance of being buried.
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Denise Richards was very excited to be able to walk the red carpet with Xiang Nan. She was all smiles and looking forward to it.
As the saying goes, red aura nourishes a person. She was already beautiful, but now that she is blessed with good fortune and is in high spirits, she is naturally even more beautiful. Therefore, it really kills a lot of films instantly.
"Charles, this beautiful lady walking next to you is..." the host asked with a smile.
Seeing him asking this question, although Denis Richards' face was still filled with a smile, the light in his eyes was somewhat dim. It has been six years since she debuted, but she is still unknown in Hollywood. Even the host does not recognize her. It is really a failure.
"This is Miss Denise Richards." Xiang Nan introduced with a smile, "She will play a very important role in my new film."
"So that's the case, so congratulations to her." The host smiled.
Being able to walk on the red carpet with Xiang Nan means that this girl's future is limitless. Because Xiang Nan is not only a gold medal producer, but also very nostalgic. Many artists have been guided by him and have collaborated with them for a long time.
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The Oscars will take place immediately.
Various awards were awarded in sequence, and soon it was the turn of the Best Original Screenplay Award and the Best Adapted Screenplay Award.
"The Usual Suspects" and "Philadelphia Story" written by Xiang Nan are both shortlisted for this award, so the probability of winning is still very high.
But it is a pity that in the end the Best Original Screenplay award was taken away by Joss Whedon and others for "Toy Story". Xiang Nankong was very happy.
"Toy Story" was released in 1995. It was the world's first all-computer CG animation. After its release, the total global box office reached US$360 million, which was higher than the box office of most movies starring celebrities.
Therefore, the movie's huge sales also aroused the vigilance of Hollywood.
Many pessimistic people say that maybe in ten or twenty years, with the advancement of science and technology, movies produced by computer CG may replace real people. Artists, photographers, lighting technicians, makeup artists, etc. may all lose their jobs.
Therefore, everyone has extremely complicated feelings about the success of the film.
However, Xiang Nan knows that computer CG can never replace live performance.
On the one hand, it is because human micro-expressions are difficult to achieve with CG. Celebrities with superb acting skills can change multiple expressions in one second, which is impossible for characters created by computer CG.
On the one hand, according to the principle of the uncanny valley, when the appearance and movements of a robot or humanoid object are closer to that of a human being, the human being's favorable impression of it will decrease significantly, resulting in feelings of disgust and fear.
Therefore, computer CG is only suitable for producing some cartoon characters, but it is difficult to replace real people.
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"Charles, it's such a pity~" Denise Richards immediately consoled her after seeing Xiang Nan miss the Best Original Screenplay Award.
"It doesn't matter. It's just a miss, nothing." Xiang Nan smiled and waved his hands.
He has won this award several times, so it doesn't matter if he fails once.
Seeing him speaking so easily, Dennis couldn't help but feel a little envious.
Indeed, Xiang Nan has won the Best Screenplay Award several times, and it really doesn't matter to him if he fails once.
Unlike me, if I was shortlisted for Best Actress and failed in the end, I would definitely be sad for a long time.
Later, Tom Hanks won the Best Actor Award for "Philadelphia Story". But it is a pity that the best director and best picture still missed one after another.
The Best Director was won by Tim Robbins for "The Walking Dead," and the Best Picture was won by Li An for "Sense and Sensibility."
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At the party after the award ceremony, Xiang Nan congratulated Li An.
"Congratulations, Director Li. It's really good. You almost won the best director." He said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Ning." Li An smiled reservedly.
He has indeed developed well in the past few years. "Pushing Hands", "The Wedding Banquet", "Eating Man and Woman"... every movie has a box office and a good reputation. Not only did it win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, but it was also recognized by Hollywood.
This "Sense and Sensibility" was filmed by Columbia Pictures, with an investment of US$15 million, making it Li An's largest investment in a film.
And he did a great job. "Sense and Sensibility" has a global box office of nearly 100 million US dollars and won the Oscar for Best Picture. Li An can be said to have become famous in Hollywood, and we can look forward to his future development.
"I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." Xiang Nan smiled and said to Li An, "I happen to have a few scripts, I believe they will be suitable for you."
"Okay." Li An nodded naturally.
Xiang Nan is the most talented screenwriter and producer in Hollywood, and he also likes to support Chinese filmmakers. Jackie Chan, Xu Ke, Chen Musheng, Qian Xiaohao, Qian Jiale...
There are so many people in Hollywood who want to work with him, but they can't find the opportunity, so naturally he won't miss it.
"Then it's settled." Xiang Nan also smiled.
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He then finalized two more projects.
One is "Tornado", which tells the story of a group of scientists who risk their lives and plunge into the eye of a tornado to conduct research on it.
One is "The Heroic Life and Death", which tells the story of an officer who is ordered to investigate the death of a soldier. I originally thought it was an ordinary incident, but with in-depth investigation, the truth turned out to be so shocking...
Both of these films are relatively unpopular themes. Although the stories are good, the box office prospects are not good, so no company dares to invest. So the producer went out of his way to find Xiang Nan, hoping he could help.
Xiang Nan has not seen these two movies, but after hearing the general story, he felt that it was still worth investing in. Although there is a risk of losing money, there are many profitable movies but only a few good ones. So if you lose some money and make a good movie, it's worth it.
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