Chapter 1866 1868【Intelligent Eyes Bole】
??Just as "Speed" was being prepared, news came from the Berlin Film Festival.
"Rain Man" successfully won the Golden Bear Award, which added another highlight to Xiang Nan''s resume.
When the news came back, Cong Shan was happy for him.
She didn’t understand the previous Golden Globe Awards and didn’t know what level of award it was. But she has personally participated in the Berlin Film Festival, so she naturally knows how authoritative it is.
Hang Nan''s "Rain Man" actually won the Golden Bear Award, that''s really amazing.
“Ning Wei, you are so awesome~” she said with admiration. Counting this film, he has already won two Golden Bear Awards.
Zhang Yimou is the best director in Mainland China, but none of them are as good as him.
“It’s average.” Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, “The main thing is that everyone is willing to reward me. If Director Zhang didn’t want to win the Venice Golden Lion Award, I might not even be able to get the Golden Bear Award.”
?Zhang Yimou has always wanted to win all the awards from the three major European film festivals, so "Raise the Red Lantern" could obviously participate in the Berlin Film Festival, but he insisted on dragging it to the Venice Film Festival.
??And if he participates in the Berlin Film Festival, with the quality of "Raise the Red Lantern", he will be a strong contender for "Rain Man".
?Cong Shan smiled and nodded.
She participated in "Raise the Red Lantern" and knew that Zhang Yimou was also very good at it.
"However, even if "Raise the Red Lantern" wins the award, you will also win the award. Don''t forget, the scripts were all written by you, and you also invested in it." She laughed again.
"I didn''t forget." Xiang Nan smiled, "I mean, if Director Zhang doesn''t participate, I can win two awards."
…
In March, the filming of "Speed" officially started.
?At the same time, "Eagle Project" starring Jackie Chan has also officially started to be released.
?Hang Nan invested nearly 20 million US dollars in this movie, which is Jackie Chan''s largest investment since he started making movies, equivalent to about 150 million Hong Kong dollars.
?Such a large amount of money makes all colleagues in Xiangjiang feel disappointed.
You should know that the film with the largest investment in Hong Kong right now is "The Oriental Condor" directed by Sammo Hung. Most of the film was shot in the jungles of Thailand, which was quite difficult to shoot, so it took more than half a year to shoot.
You should know that even for masterpieces such as "Lucky Star", "A Better Tomorrow" and "The God of Gamblers", the shooting period was only two or three months.
?Hence, the total cost of "Eastern Condor" exceeds HK$30 million. However, this movie, which brought together all the elites of the Hung family, as well as the two superstars Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, only had a box office of just over 20 million Hong Kong dollars. It''s not as good as "Food Truck" they co-produced with Jackie Chan three years ago.
The unsatisfactory box office performance also marked the beginning of the passing of Sammo Hung’s era.
The production cost of "Eagle Project" is five times that of "Eastern Condor". If its box office is not high, then Jackie Chan will also be unlucky.
So he was very nervous and asked Xiang Nan, "Mr. Ning, what should I do if the box office is not good?"
"What else can we do, cold salad~" Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "Aaron, don''t worry too much, you are not a newcomer now, you are a star with two blockbuster works. One failure does not mean you are finished. , it will only cause some setbacks in your stardom, it’s no big deal.”
Hearing what he said, Jackie Chan nodded.
“Of course, if this movie is a big hit and the box office can exceed 60 million US dollars, then you will be considered to be on the front line.” Xiang Nan encouraged him, “I feel very confident.”
“Really?!” Jackie Chan’s mood suddenly became much better.???…
After the release of "Eagle Project", the box office performance was indeed good.
On the one hand, this movie is written by Xiang Nan and has a wonderful story. The treasure hunting element itself attracts attention. Jackie Chan stars, and the fight design is also very innovative. Especially the fight in the German base was both funny and thrilling, and the audience was hooked.
On the one hand, March is the off-season for North American movies, and large-scale movies are often released in the Christmas and summer schedules. Most of the films being released now are independent films with low investment and limited box office appeal.
?Compared with them, "Eagle Project" with an investment of 20 million US dollars and the support of two superstars, Jackie Chan and Xiang Nan, is simply a giant.
?Hence, the box office performance was naturally good, with a box office of more than 8 million US dollars on the first day, showing the momentum of a blockbuster film.
· Universal Pictures, which participated in the distribution, saw the situation and also increased the scale of screening and publicity offensive.
? Jackie Chan even took three actresses, Cheng Yuling, Brooke Shields and Japanese actress An Tian Chengmei, to frequently appear on American TV programs to promote.
In the end, thanks to everyone''s unremitting efforts, "Eagle" earned a box office of US$64 million in North America, becoming the highest-grossing film in North America in March.
? Jackie Chan has also become a Hollywood action star for a while. Although he cannot be compared with Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Xiang Nan for the time being, he has also been ranked at the bottom of the first line and the top of the second line.
The remuneration also increased from the previous two million US dollars to four million US dollars. And some film companies began to invite him to star in leading roles in first-line productions.
His stardom has slowly opened up.
…
Jackie Chan was naturally very happy, and specially made a gold medal for Xiang Nan, with four characters written on it - Huiyan Bole.
“What is this for?” Xiang Nan asked in confusion.
“Mr. Ning, I know that this gold medal cannot repay you for everything you have done to me.” Jackie Chan explained, “But I still want to express my feelings.”
"Okay, Aaron, I understand your thoughts." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "From now on, I will continue to be your backing. Just go ahead and try your best. If you lose, I will help you."
Hearing what he said, Jackie Chan became even happier.
??He originally wanted to go out and have a career, but he was afraid that if the movie failed, his status would decline and his popularity would wilt, so he didn''t dare to act rashly.
?Now that Xiang Nan is willing to help him find out the truth, he will have the confidence to break through.
“Mr. Ning, thank you very much.” He said sincerely.
"You''re welcome. It''s so easy to cultivate a Chinese star. I won''t let you fall casually." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.
? Jackie Chan is now the benchmark for Chinese-American action stars and the hope in the eyes of countless Hong Kong filmmakers. Xiang Nan will not allow him to fail.
In real life, many celebrities are promoted by force of capital. Xiang Nan couldn''t stand it at first, feeling that those stars were unworthy and incompetent.
But now that he has become a capital, he also wants to flatter his own people. Sing which song on which mountain, everything is for profit.
"I won''t fall down casually." Jackie Chan nodded after hearing this.
He himself is also a person with high self-esteem and fighting spirit, and naturally he does not want to fail.
(End of this chapter)