In August, Universal Pictures released Now You See Me .
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Lan Yan, Mark Ruffalo, Melanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman and many other big names.
It tells the story of a group of highly intelligent robbers who use cutting-edge technology and a gorgeous stage as a cover to complete the theft in full view of the public.
This kind of high-intelligence crime movie focuses on leaving the suspense until the end.
For example, in the classic robber blockbuster "Ocean's Eleven", it was revealed at the end how the male protagonists took away the money from the casino; "The Usual Suspects" was revealed at the end who the real murderer was; and "Seven Deadly Sins" did not reveal the audience until the end how the murderer did it. Two crimes...
And as long as it can arouse the curiosity of the audience, solve the suspense at the end, and be unexpected and reasonable, then the movie will be considered a success.
"Now You See Me" does exactly that. It grabbed people's attention right from the start. And as the story continues, the suspense is maintained very well.
When the truth was finally revealed, the audience felt an unexpected and unexpected feeling. Therefore, "Now You See Me" has received good reputation and box office.
In the end, the North American box office was US$150 million and the global box office was US$360 million. Compared with the investment of US$75 million, this movie was definitely a hit.
And Lan Yan also relied on this movie to make a comeback, from an actress who was looked down upon to a well-known Hollywood movie star. While its popularity has greatly increased, its image has also been flipped.
According to her own words, film companies in the Mainland and Hong Kong have already sent her film offers, and the pay and roles are very generous.
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In September, "Life of Pi" was released.
It tells the story of Pi, a young man who encountered a shipwreck and lost his entire family. He and a Bengal tiger drifted on a lifeboat for more than two hundred days. Man and tiger established a strange relationship, and finally overcame the difficulties together and were reborn. s story.
This is a one-word movie, full of metaphors and suspense. However, although the story is confusing, the pictures are beautiful, so it is still very friendly to the audience. Unlike some brain-burning movies, the plot has bizarre twists and turns, and the pictures are shot in such a mess that it makes people dizzy.
Therefore, on the one hand, Li An uses brain-burning stories to attract viewers who like to use their brains; on the other hand, he uses beautiful and stunning pictures to attract viewers who like to watch fun movies, achieving the perfect fusion of commercialism and artistry.
Because of this, the movie is very popular. In the end, it cost $120 million and earned a staggering box office of $600 million.
This is Li An's highest-grossing film since his career, and it has also made him one of the top directors in Hollywood.
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In October, Xiang Nan completed the filming of "Fast and Furious 6", and then organized a film crew to produce an instructional video for "The Forty-Eight Movements of Daoyin" and released it on DVD.
It turns out that when he appeared on Jimmy Fallon's show in July, his performance of the channeling technique caused quite a stir. But he didn't explain it in detail, and he didn't talk about the methods of meditation and breathing, so many people don't know how to practice it, or they feel that the effect is not obvious after practicing it.
Therefore, an American fitness company came to Xiang Nan to cooperate and jointly launch DVDs for fitness.
More than ten years ago, Xiang Nan released video tapes of "Tai Chi" and "Ba Duan Jin", which sold tens of millions of copies around the world, and many people still follow him and learn from them.
Therefore, if Xiang Nan releases another fitness video now, it will definitely be very popular.
Xiang Nan thought that since he was producing a fitness video, rather than cooperating with others, he might as well produce it himself. Anyway, he has the ability, the filming team, and the distribution channels, so why bother letting others do it?
Therefore, he released the DVD of "Daoyin Shu" by himself, which included the breakdown of Daoyin Shu movements, breathing and meditation methods, etc., and named it "Charles's Health Kung Fu 2".
After the release of this set of DVDs, as expected, it was naturally very popular. Sales exceeded 10 million copies in the first week, which was higher than the sales volume of the previous video tape.
However, this guidance technique can also have the effect of strengthening the body, purifying the body and mind, and extending life. It is simply impossible to crush stones with one hand like Xiang Nan.
Compared with Xiang Nan's advanced Qigong practice, Daoyin Technique is not even an entry level skill. In simple comparison, Daoyin Technique is equivalent to mathematical addition and subtraction, while Xiang Nan's Qigong is at least calculus level.
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In October, the movie released by Universal Pictures was "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2."
This movie continues to tell the story of four cute ninja turtles fighting crime and protecting citizens. The enemy they face this time is Lange, the famous boss in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" animation.
Lange was originally the supreme ruler of the different-dimensional world, but he was kicked out of the different-dimensional space and came to the earth. In order to regain his own territory, Lange decided to cooperate with Schrader to plunder the earth's resources in order to build more war machines to launch a counterattack into other dimensions.
At the critical moment, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arrived, defeated Lange and Schrader, and protected the safety of the earth.
The original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" also told the same story, but the story was too cliché and immature. Basically, after reading the beginning, you have already predicted the ending.
In addition, the appearance of the four Ninja Turtles is really ugly, and they are known as the ugliest superheroes in history. Even if the audience wants to ignore the plot, the pictures are difficult to catch, and naturally it will fail at the box office.
Therefore, Xiang Nan learned the lessons from the failure of the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2". Not only was the story rearranged to be exciting and exciting, but the four Ninja Turtles were also designed to be as beautiful and cute as possible just like the first film.
After such transformation, the quality of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" is completely different from the original version, and it is also very popular with the audience. The final box office in North America was US$150 million and the global box office was US$450 million.
Although the box office dropped slightly compared to the previous film. But compared to the investment of 120 million US dollars, it is already very good.
After all, in Hollywood, there are not many sequels that are more popular than their predecessors.
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In October, Xiang Nan made an appointment with Margot Robbie.
Margot Robbie was born in Queensland, Australia in 1990. She made her debut in 2008 and starred in her first film and television series. Yi YiYi rose to prominence in Hollywood with the American drama "Pan American Journey".
Unfortunately, although the TV series had a good reputation, its ratings were not as good as expected. In the end, it only aired for fourteen episodes before it was canceled by ABC. Even so, Margot Robbie has gained a certain degree of popularity in the American entertainment industry.
Xiang Nan knew that her acting skills, appearance, and figure were all top-notch, so she was specifically chosen to play Mystique in "X-Men: First Class."
The original version starred Jennifer Lawrence, but Xiang Nan just didn't like her.
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