Chapter 1448 1450【Kilin Pictures】
“Why did you ask me to play a peasant woman?” Gong Li asked dissatisfiedly, turning over the script.
“Do you think it’s so easy to win the award?” Xiang Nan smiled and said, “If you don’t go out of your way to break the judges’ inherent impression and impress them, how can you make them vote willingly?”
DiCaprio suffered enough in "The Revenant" in order to win the Oscar. Unkempt, braving the wind and snow, suffering from hunger...he contributed disfigured acting skills, which satisfied the judges.
In order to win the Academy Award, Charlize Theron also sacrificed a lot in "The Devil Wears Prada". Not only did she gain thirty pounds, but she also went without makeup throughout the entire film, dressing herself up to look ugly and unrecognizable. It turns out that the ugly woman on the screen is Charlize, who is turning all living beings upside down.
After hearing this, Gong Li nodded, not so resentful anymore.
"Qiu Ju''s Lawsuit" was subsequently prepared for filming in the land of Sanqin.
Xiang Nan invested 8 million yuan in this project, which is not much, but definitely a lot.
??He also specially sent Ouyang Fenqiang to be the producer of "Qiu Ju''s Lawsuit" and be responsible for controlling the funds.
In 1988, Ouyang Fenqiang was admitted to Jinling Academy of Arts, majoring in drama and performance.
?However, after a year of taking the job, he felt that he had not made much progress in terms of acting.
?On the one hand, he has a baby face and is too short, so his acting skills are limited; on the other hand, his acting skills have been fixed.
During the three years of filming "Dream of Red Mansions", his acting career was all directed to Jia Baoyu. Apart from this character, he doesn''t know much about any of the other characters. But Jia Baoyu, who has lived for five thousand years, is only one person. It is impossible for him to meet such a suitable role again.
So when he was a sophomore, he changed his major to directing, intending to work hard in this area.
In 1992, after graduating from university, he was assigned to work at Jinling Film Studio. However, he finally went to sea and chose to come to the capital to make a living.
Because state-owned factories such as Jinling Film Factory are now based on seniority. As a young man who first entered the factory, if he wanted to take his turn to film, he would have to sit on the bench for at least ten years.
Therefore, after Ouyang Fenqiang thought about it, he decided to come to the capital to try his luck.
By chance, Xiang Nan’s Qilin Pictures had just opened and was recruiting people, so he immediately came to join him.
Xiang Nan asked him to be the producer of "Qiu Ju''s Lawsuit" because he also wanted him to learn more from Zhang Yimou. Even if he learns a few things, he will be able to work in the mainland entertainment industry.
?In addition, Chen Kexu joined the People''s Arts after graduation, and Yuan Mei was hired by the China TV Drama Production Center after graduation. Both are considered good jobs.
Deng Jie and Zhang Guoli got married in 1991 when they were working together on "Prime Minister Liu Luo Guo". Now we are floating together in the capital.
?After Xiang Nan founded Qilin Pictures, he planned to gradually bring these talents under his wing, so that they can make money together.
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?In August 1993, Feng Xiaogang made a comeback and continued his efforts by directing the film "Forever Lost My Love" adapted from Wang Tie''s novel. Wang Zhiwen stars as the lead, and Xu Fan and Ju Xue serve as the heroines.
This film was invested by Haima Film and Television Company in cooperation with Wang Tie, Ma Weidu and others. The script is a fusion of Wang Tie''s two novels "The Stewardess" and "Forever Lost My Love".
It tells the story of Su Kai, a young man with enthusiasm and humor, who falls in love at first sight with stewardess Lin Gege. But just when the two were passionately in love, Su Kai suddenly learned that he was suffering from ALS. In order not to cause trouble to Lin Gege, he reluctantly broke up with her.
??Gege’s friend Yang Yan was very upset with Gege at first, until later she learned the truth and fell in love with this brave and kind-hearted man...
Overall, this script is still very vulgar. Terminal illness, love triangle, and amnesia in a car accident are the three major Korean drama clichés. However, Xiang Nan is rather optimistic about this movie. After all, there are so many superficial people nowadays, and those who have that kind of affection and love must be popular.
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?In October 1993, "Jurassic Park", written by Xiang Nan, directed by Spielberg, starring Sam Neill, Xu Qing, and supporting role by Gong Li, was officially released.
Since the investment in this movie is 60 million, in order to recover the cost, Universal Pictures did not hesitate to spend a lot of money on publicity before it was officially released.
Newspapers, magazines, TV, station posters, theater posters, and all major platforms are creating public opinion to let everyone know that the Tyrannosaurus Rex is coming!
The overwhelming publicity created quite a momentum. Therefore, when the movie was released, a large number of viewers flocked to the theater to find out.
The high quality of the movie is indeed worthy of everyone’s expectations.
The story of "Jurassic Park" is thrilling and exciting, with climaxes one after another, making people''s adrenaline soar at any time. In particular, the dinosaurs produced with computer special effects are all lifelike, giving the audience unparalleled audio-visual enjoyment.
Because of this, all the audiences who watched it cheered and cheered, and therefore its box office soared. The box office in the first week exceeded US$70 million, breaking the box office record set by "Terminator 2".
In the end, it grossed US$340 million at the box office in North America alone, and US$850 million at the overseas box office, making it the highest-grossing movie in history.
?Although in the movie, dinosaurs are the real protagonists. But the botanist played by Xu Qing and the biologist played by Gong Li still gained a certain amount of exposure.
?This also allowed them to start receiving some Hollywood film offers. But to be honest, most of them are supporting roles, and the characters are not outstanding. What''s more important is that even for such a role, they still need to audition and compete step by step.
Therefore, Xiang Nan directly refused for them.
"You can''t afford to be so humble, being picked over and over for a small role." He advised Gong Li and Xu Qing, "If you want to film in Hollywood, just come to me directly."
The box office explosion of "Jurassic Park" has made him now the most sought-after screenwriter in Hollywood. If he wants to stuff a few people into a movie, it''s relatively easy. Those movie companies are willing to sell him this face.
Hearing what he said, Gong Li and Xu Qing were very excited.
In the whole of China, Xiang Nan is probably the only one who has the ability to say this.
Subsequently, with the help of Xiang Nan, Gong Li joined the crew of "Dumb and Dumber" and collaborated with talented comedians Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
??As for Xu Qing, he joined the cast of "Seven Deadly Sins" and collaborated with top Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.
This satisfied them both very much.
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In December 1993, Feng Xiaogang''s "Forever Lost My Love" was officially released.
I don’t know whether it was his bad luck or Wang’s misfortune. On the day the movie was released, the Hollywood blockbuster "The Fugitive" also happened to be released. This is the first foreign film released in the Mainland to be distributed at the box office.
?Hollywood blockbusters, action suspense themes, starring Harrison Ford... With so many BUFFs added together, it is obviously more attractive than Feng Xiaogang''s "I Will Never Lose My Love".
Because of this, "Forever Lost My Love" failed miserably at the box office, and finally achieved a box office of less than RMB 2 million. After deducting costs, it suffered a net loss of RMB 4 million, which made Feng Xiaogang cry again.
(End of this chapter)