In January, Universal Pictures released the movie "Spider-Man 2" starring Tobey Maguire and Jessica Alba, telling the story of Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus falling in love and killing each other.
"Spider-Man" was very popular when it was released the year before last. It made Tobey Maguire, who has always been half-famous but not black, famous overnight, and also made Jessica Alba become the representative of Hollywood's sexy actresses.
Now "Spider-Man 2" has arrived as scheduled. A more exciting story, more realistic special effects, more grand scenes, and a deeper theme make "Spider-Man 2" naturally more popular.
The final box office in North America was US$300 million and the global box office was US$850 million. Such results also gave Universal Pictures a good start.
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In January, Xiang Nan took his family home to visit relatives, and then went to Xiangjiang to handle official business.
Entering 2008, Hong Kong films have further declined. In comparison, mainland films have gradually risen. In the past few years, there have been a surge of blockbusters in the mainland, such as "The Golden Armor", "The Night Banquet", "Assembly Number", "Sign Up", "If You Are the One", "The King of Kung Fu"...
The production is getting better and better, the box office performance is getting better and better, and the gap with Hong Kong films is getting smaller and smaller, or even worse.
In this case, the film industry practitioners in Hong Kong will either go north or quit. Only one out of ten people who can stick to Hong Kong will survive.
Xiang Nan knows that the decline of Hong Kong films is inevitable. Because with the rise of the mainland's economy, the entertainment and cultural industries will definitely become more and more developed.
It will exert a strong attraction to its surroundings, absorbing all capital and talents, and then use the advantages of capital and talents to crush its surroundings, forming a market in which one dominates.
As a result, Hong Kong films will naturally decline.
Just like Hollywood, it continues to grow and expand by absorbing talent and capital. Successively conquered the European market, South American market, East Asian market, African market, etc.
Therefore, Xiang Nan was not prepared to go against the will of heaven and try to turn the tide. Instead, he suggested that ATV and Zhen Kung Fu move to the mainland. Even if you don't do business for Hong Kong people, it's okay. The population of several million is less than that of a third-tier city in the mainland, so just give up.
"Mainland is the first priority. By seizing the wings of the mainland entertainment market, we, ATV and Zhen Kung Fu Pictures, can grow bigger and stronger.
Otherwise, if we were to be the largest in Hong Kong, the market would only be over a billion Hong Kong dollars, which would not be as high as the box office of a movie in the Mainland. Xiang Nan told Wang Jing and Shanshan.
Wang Jing and Shanshan both nodded.
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Xiang Nan then made an appointment with Zhang Yuqi to meet.
Zhang Yuqi was born in 1987. In 2006, she gained attention from the industry after starring in Zhou Xingchi's new film "Yangtze River No. 7".
On January 30 this year, "Yangtze River No. 7" was officially released.
Although it received a mediocre reputation, it performed well at the box office, eventually earning 200 million yuan in box office. And Zhang Yuqi also became a famous star with this movie.
Because of this, she won the favor of director Xu Ke, who invited her to star in his new film "Women Are Not Bad", which tells the story of three urban modern girls looking for true love. It looks like the domestic version of "Bathing in the City".
"Hello Mr. Ning, it's an honor to meet you." Zhang Yuqi was very excited to see Xiang Nan.
Zhou Xingchi is already a famous star, but compared with Xiang Nan, his fame, power, status and talent are all far behind.
If she cooperates with Zhou Xingchi, both of them can become popular stars in the mainland. If there is a chance to cooperate with Xiang Nan, wouldn't he become an international superstar? Thinking of this, she was naturally very excited.
"You're welcome, please take a seat." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Ms. Zhang, you are more beautiful than on the screen. Not bad."
Zhang Yuqi is a beautiful woman with strong facial features, a bulging figure, and a wild nature. She is very attractive to men. It's no wonder that so many men fall in love with her.
"Thank you, Mr. Ning, you are more handsome in person than on the screen." Zhang Yuqi smiled, "Can you tell me how you maintain it so well?"
Zhou Xingchi is a few years younger than Xiang Nan, but he already has an unshaven beard, wrinkles, and gray hair, making him look like an old man.
In comparison, Xiang Nan has black hair, firm skin, and smooth jade. It is not an exaggeration to say that he looks like a young man in his twenties or thirties, let alone an old man in his fifties.
"I practice kung fu every day to strengthen my body, guide my qi and blood, and regulate my internal organs. I will naturally be able to maintain my appearance and prolong my life," Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Is it really so magical?" Zhang Yuqi asked in surprise.
All this time, she thought it was a lie. What kind of kung fu and qigong are just juggling. This is an era of prosperous science, so there is no such thing.
Xiang Nan smiled and said without further explanation, "Ms. Zhang, I need to use a Chinese beauty in my new film "007: Quantum of Solace". Are you interested in starring in her?"
"Of course." Zhang Yuqi nodded immediately.
The 007 series is well-known and has high box office. Every Bond girl has attracted much attention and become a hit. If she can play the role, she will be the second Chinese-American Bond girl, which will be enough for her to boast for several years.
Xiang Nan also nodded, "Okay, let me explain in advance, before filming, I need you to receive at least one month of combat training, because you have to play a killer who can compete with Bond."
The most criticized thing about "Quantum of Solace" is that there are too few action scenes and too many literary scenes, so that the audience became drowsy halfway through the movie.
Therefore, Xiang Nan re-wrote the script and added many action scenes, striving to make the plot of "007: Quantum of Solace" more exciting and entertaining.
The female killer played by Zhang Yuqi is Xiang Nan's new character.
The reason why I chose her was, firstly, because she was beautiful, glamorous and eye-catching; secondly, Xiang Nan also had a certain crush on her.
"Fighting training?!" Zhang Yuqi was stunned. She didn't expect that it would be so hard to take on this drama.
"What, are you in trouble?" Xiang Nan glanced at her and asked.
"Oh, no." Zhang Yuqi waved her hand quickly.
In 2008, the mainland entertainment industry was not completely dominated by capital, and practitioners still had a certain degree of self-discipline. If in ten years time, when capital is king and traffic is king, it will be impossible for popular stars to spend a few more months preparing for their roles.
"That's good." Xiang Nan nodded.
"But Mr. Ning, I still have a movie that I'm filming." Zhang Yuqi said again, "Can you give me more time and I can adjust the schedule."
"I'll wait for you in the United States for half a month. If you still can't arrive in half a month, I will consider changing to someone else." Xiang Nan thought for a while.
Seeing what he said, Zhang Yuqi had no choice but to nod.
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