It is by no means an easy task for an artist who has been out of the industry for 20 years to come back.
On the one hand, it is whether you have the ability to come back. After all, he has been out of the industry for twenty years, his acting skills have deteriorated, his figure has gone out of shape, his popularity has faded, and he is basically just an ordinary person. You can imagine how difficult it is for ordinary people to become celebrities.
On the one hand, it is whether the market is willing to re-accept it. Capital is for profit. It does not consider how popular you were twenty years ago, but how valuable you are now.
After you have been out of the industry for twenty years, no matter how long-lasting your fans are, they may forget you, and your commercial value will be almost zero. Under such circumstances, there is no chance of a comeback.
But Cong Shan's comeback is just a matter of one sentence.
Because Xiang Nan has unlimited resources to help her prepare.
It doesn’t matter if your acting skills deteriorate, the most outstanding acting teachers in Hollywood will come to assist you with your directing skills immediately; it doesn’t matter if your body is out of shape, the best fitness teachers in the United States will immediately help you build your body; it doesn’t matter if your temperament is ordinary, the best fashion team in the United States will immediately come to design modeling……
There were no scripts suitable for Chinese Americans in Hollywood, so Xiang Nan immediately took action; what if he had no capital and was willing to invest? Xiang Nan had money himself; and he had so many friends in Hollywood, including top directors and big-name stars, he could pick and choose whoever he wanted... Cooperate with whomever you want.
Therefore, under his operation, Cong Shan's first comeback work "The Instant Universe" was promoted with great fanfare.
"The Instant Universe" was originally written by Yang Ziqiong and Guan Jiwei in 2022, telling the story of a Chinese mother traveling through the multiverse to rescue her daughter and protect her family.
After this movie was released, it received very high reputation and box office. Xiang Nan plans to use this movie as the launch of Cong Shan's comeback.
After Cong Shan read the script, she was really interested and quickly prepared for it.
The original version starred Yang Ziqiong. Yang Ziqiong is a kung fu actress. There are many fighting scenes in the film, so Cong Shan also needs to undergo a period of fighting training. No matter how good you are at playing, at least you have to be passable.
In addition, physical fitness and acting skills must also be improved. After all, filming is different from doing housework, it is also physical work. Many times, in order to catch up with the show, you may have to work overtime and shoot, which is very taxing on the body.
Cong Shan has not been tired for half her life, so she naturally needs to be fully prepared for her comeback.
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Just as Cong Shan started preparing for "The Instant Universe", Xiang Nan also took the crew to Morocco, London, and Vienna for filming.
Because he is a top international superstar, he is still very popular with audiences wherever he goes. Various countries and municipal governments are also very willing to cooperate, so the filming process went very smoothly and the progress was faster than planned.
In April and May, Universal Pictures released "Underworld 4" and "Australia."
The "Underworld" series has reached its fourth installment. The first three installments have grossed around US$100 million at the global box office, but they have not lost. However, its DVD sales are very good and it is also very popular on online video platforms, so Universal Pictures has continued to invest.
Only starting from the third part, "Underworld" has been transferred to the subsidiary MGM Pictures for production and distribution.
"Underworld 4: Awakening" has an investment of US$70 million, the highest investment in the entire series. It continues to tell the story of the battle between vampires, werewolves, humans and super werewolves.
Compared with the first three works, this movie has larger scenes, more gorgeous special effects, and better production, so it has been very popular since its release. It ultimately grossed US$160 million at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing film in the series.
Seeing this, MGM was interested in filming the fifth installment of "Underworld."
"Australia" tells the story of a sentimental love story between a British aristocratic girl and an Australian country cowboy in Australia during World War II.
This film was invested and produced by DreamWorks, and most of the crew are Australians, especially the leading actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
The film's script somewhat imitates "Gone with the Wind," and the film was promoted as the Australian version of "Gone with the Wind." It's just that Nicole Kidman's performance is not as stunning as Vivien Leigh's.
The media criticized her for her exaggerated acting skills, declining appearance, and out-of-shape figure, saying she was completely unworthy of the role.
In addition, Americans are not interested in Australian history, so the film only received US$55 million at the box office in North America, and the final global box office was US$210 million.
Its cost was as high as US$130 million, resulting in DreamWorks Pictures losing at least US$100 million. Such a huge loss left Xiang Nan speechless.
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In June, Universal Pictures released "Bad Boys 2," a movie starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. There is a gap of ten years between this sequel and its predecessor.
The reason why there was such a long gap was mainly because the two parties could not agree on the salary.
Will Smith has developed very well in recent years, including "Rivals", "Hancock", "Men in Black", "Shark Tale", "Seven Pounds", "I Am Legend", etc. A blockbuster movie that received both critical acclaim and critical acclaim.
Therefore, this also gave him the confidence to speak loudly. He not only demanded a salary of 50 million US dollars, but also demanded a 10% box office dividend.
And because this drama is a two-hero drama, Martin Lawrence also demanded the same conditions from Will Smith. But his development in recent years has been far less than that of Will Smith.
In recent years, he has filmed "The Jungle Book", "Into the Wild", "The Ride", "Welcome Home", "College Trip", etc., all of which performed poorly at the box office.
And his performance was also criticized for being too stereotyped, with only a few tricks repeated over and over again, and they ridiculed him for being an old dog who can't come up with new tricks. Martin is now clearly out of date and does not deserve the salary he was offered.
Therefore, the negotiations have been in a stalemate stage.
Until last year, things turned around.
First, Xiang Nan promised Will Smith a salary of 30 million US dollars and a 10% profit share, but he only signed him and Jaden Smith as father and son. Because he is preparing to film "The Dragon", which is "Kung Fu Dream" starring Jackie Chan and Jaden.
After thinking about it, Will Smith felt that this deal was still a good deal.
"The Dragon" is Xiang Nan's famous work. Now that the series is restarted, Xiang Nan must attach great importance to it, and the box office will definitely not go wrong.
His son Jaden stars in the film and is likely to become an instant hit. At that time, the money lost now can be easily earned back, so he agreed to Xiang Nan's conditions.
Second, Xiang Nan told Martin Lawrence that his salary was only five million US dollars. If he refuses to agree, then replace him with Chris Rock.
Chris Rock is also a comedian and talk show actor. He is very popular in the United States, much more popular than the outdated Martin.
After thinking about it, Martin Lawrence decided to accept Xiang Nan's conditions, and filming of "Bad Boys 2" began.
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