Chapter 1436 1438【Hollywood upstart】
In addition to Xu Qing, there are also many actresses who secretly make eye contact with Xiang Nan.
? Even Gong Li was tempted to turn back and was willing to get back together with Xiang Nan in order to get a chance to go to Hollywood.
??Although there are many horses in Xiang Nan''s stall, horses of such high caliber as Gong Li are still relatively rare.
?Hence, he welcomed her to abandon the dark side and return to the team, and later recommended her to star in "Jurassic Park" with Xu Qing.
Among them, Xu Qing plays the heroine, a botanist who goes through life and death together with the male protagonist.
Gong Li, on the other hand, is one step behind and plays only a supporting role, that is, a biologist who copies dinosaur genes. The screen time is less than five minutes, and there are exactly twenty lines.
Gong Li was naturally very dissatisfied. However, Xiang Nan promised her that if she performed well, she would consider upgrading her role to the protagonist when filming the sequel.
After Gong Li hesitated, he agreed.
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In July, Xiang Nan handed over "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" to Random House for publication.
In the same month, during the summer holiday season, "The Love of Ghosts" produced by Paramount was officially released.
??This film has an investment of nearly 20 million U.S. dollars and a promotional fund of 15 million U.S. dollars. It is Paramount''s largest investment in the past two years. It also has high hopes for this.
The box office after its release was indeed worthy of its efforts.
In its first week of release, it received a box office of 35 million, which is quite satisfactory. Film critics from various media also gave it high scores.
?This also made "The Love of Ghosts" become more and more popular, and its popularity continued to rise. Until it was released in September, the daily box office was still over one million.
??In the end, the North American box office was 210 million, and the overseas box office was 300 million. It was another hit.
For this reason, Xiang Nan’s novels and scripts are increasingly favored by Hollywood. In addition to numerous requests for new scripts from him, Xiang Nan''s "Harry Potter" series is also receiving more and more attention from Hollywood.
The prices offered by various film companies are getting higher and higher, reaching almost tens of millions. However, Xiang Nan still clung to it.
Because the current digital special effects are simply not enough to create a realistic and dreamy magical world, forcing it to film will only ruin its reputation.
?However, Xiang Nan still sold scripts such as "Instinct", "The Fugitive", "Speed", "True Lies", "Home Alone 2" and other scripts, and made a lot of money.
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?In August 1990, the police romance drama "A Romantic Affair" directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Xu Qing, Shao Feng, Jiang Kui, etc. was officially launched on Yanjing TV Station, and immediately attracted a wave of ratings frenzy.
?The lingering love, thrilling battles, and twists and turns of the plot made this TV series very popular once it was aired.
The audience was fascinated by the play and worried about the protagonist in the play. In particular, Lu Yueyue, played by Xu Qing, is young, beautiful, smart, kind and passionate, and is deeply loved by the audience.
Because of this, Xu Qing became an instant star, from an unknown female student at Beijing Film Academy to a well-known TV star.
?Feng Xiaogang, who directed this work, also became a backbone of the Television Art Center from a new director with nothing, and began to be taken seriously by the station. Even the China TV Drama Production Center extended an olive branch to him, which made Feng Xiaogang quite proud.
“Professor Cheng, I, Feng Xiaogang, will never be looked down upon by others again.” He smiled and said to Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan nodded and said, "That''s how it should be. As long as you work hard, you shouldn''t be looked down upon." As the saying goes, if people don''t serve themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth. The real meaning is not to teach people to be selfish. But if people do not take the initiative to cultivate themselves and improve themselves, they will be rejected by the world.
He has always seen Feng Xiaogang’s efforts along the way. Although the process was a bit bumpy and the road was tortuous, he still climbed up. This is not easy!
How many people have no ambition and spend the rest of their lives in mediocrity. Compared with Feng Xiaogang, he is really not as good as him.
“You are absolutely right.” Feng Xiaogang nodded, “Professor Cheng, what should I do next?”
“Of course we must keep up our efforts and produce more new and good works, so that we can gradually improve.” Xiang Nan nodded.
"You are absolutely right, I think so too." Feng Xiaogang nodded, "Next, I want to adapt your "The First Floor" into a TV series, what do you think?"
"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded after hearing this.
"The No. 1 Building in the World" tells a story that happened in Fujude Duck Tower during the Republic of China. The prototype of Fujude is the famous Quanjude in Yanjing.
"Then I''d like to thank you first." Seeing Xiang Nan''s joy in agreeing, Feng Xiaogang immediately bowed to the ground and expressed his gratitude.
Xiang Nan''s "The First Floor in the World" has a solid script, vivid characters, and twists and turns in the story. It includes intrigues in the shopping mall and love and hatred in love, coupled with the hatred of the country and the family, and the vicissitudes of life, it is a very interesting film The play is comparable to Lao She''s "Teahouse".
Therefore, after this play was released, it immediately caused a sensation. Even people and artists often rehearsed it and regarded it as a specialty play.
?With such a good script, Feng Xiaogang believes that he will be able to make a good film.
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In September, Zhang Yimou also collaborated with the well-known writer Liu Heng to start filming the movie "Ju Dou".
This is a script adapted from the novella "Fuxi Fuxi" written by Liu Heng.
Liu Heng has a high status in the mainland literary world and has written numerous books. His representative works include "The Happy Life of the Poor-tongued Zhang Damin", "Assembly", "The Young Emperor" and so on.
He has also collaborated with Zhang Yimou on many projects, such as "Ju Dou", "Qiu Ju''s Lawsuit", "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", etc., all of which were written by him.
"Ju Dou" tells the story of a young woman, Ju Dou, who, after marrying Yang Jinshan, the owner of a dyeing workshop, fell in love with her husband''s nephew Tian Qing because she could not bear the abuse by her husband and gave birth to a son, Tian Bai, which eventually led to a moral tragedy.
Such stories are usually quite controversial, and Xiang Nan doesn’t like writing them very much.
Because with his current status, he is more suitable to write works that are commercial, entertaining, and in line with the main theme. Just like the sketches in the Spring Festival Gala, everything is smooth and no one can make mistakes.
After all, a well-known writer like him always attracts criticism and is always picked on. If you don''t take precautions, you can easily become like Wang Tie.
At the end of the 1990s, all films and TV dramas bearing his name were not allowed to be broadcast or released. Let this popular writer, the most famous writer in the mainland literary world, lose his armor overnight and no one can be found.
Xiang Nan doesn’t want to take such a risk.
He also expressed welcome and support for Zhang Yimou''s cooperation with Liu Heng.
Zhang Yimou is not his private property, and there is no need to only film his novels. Only when everyone adds firewood and learns from everyone''s strengths can he achieve higher achievements.
The higher his achievements, the more Xiang Nan will benefit.
(End of this chapter)