Chapter 1881 1883 [New Project]


    “Ning Wei, you are so awesome.” Cong Shan said happily when she returned to the audience.


    Not only did he win the Best Original Screenplay Award, but he was also the winner, which is really amazing. To say that he is talented and talented is not enough to describe him.


    “Low-key, low-key.” Xiang Nan said with a smile, “No matter how powerful I am, I’m not as powerful as you.”


    “What’s so great about me?” Cong Shan asked in confusion upon hearing this.


    "You are great because you can marry me." Xiang Nan smiled, "I only defeated four opponents, but you defeated women all over the world."


    “Bah, you’re putting money on your face.” Cong Shan laughed and scolded, but she was very happy.


    Xiang Nan is right, she is blessed.


    …


    ?Subsequently, "Dead Poets Society" seemed to have lost its luck in winning awards. It lost out on Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture one after another.


    The best picture went to "Driving Miss Daisy", the best actor went to Daniel Lewis for "Unrepented", and the best director went to Herbert Robles for "Steel Magnolias"... This made everyone very sorry for the moment.


    ?But Xiang Nan doesn’t care. On the one hand, he won the award, and on the other hand, the movie made money. He doesn''t force anything else. If you can get a prize, get one. It doesn''t matter if you don''t get one.


    Although "Raise the Red Lantern" was shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Film, it ultimately lost to the Danish film "Pell the Conqueror".


    "Director Zhang, don''t be sad. Being shortlisted already shows your strength. There are many factors that affect whether you can win the award." Xiang Nan advised.


    The awarding of many Oscar awards is controversial. The criteria for awarding awards are not only based on strength, but also status in the industry, reputation, and the preferences of the judges.


    ?At the 1999 Oscars, "Saving Private Ryan" actually lost to "Shakespeare in Love", which is the best example.


    Zhang Yimou is still a newcomer in Hollywood, and it is rare to win an award when he first comes here. Xiang Nan has only won three awards in total after working in Hollywood for so many years, which shows that winning awards is really not easy.


    Zhang Yimou nodded, "Thank you Mr. Ning, it''s okay, I''m not sad. Being shortlisted is already a win for me."


    “Hey, you’re right to think so.” Xiang Nan smiled, “Continue to work hard in the future and look forward to better works from you.”


    Zhang Yimou nodded.


    …


    At the party after the award ceremony, Xiang Nan attended with Cong Shan and Zhang Yimou.


    "Come here, each of them will receive an Academy Award. Now you don''t have to leave empty-handed." Xiang Nan handed each of them an Academy Award chocolate and said.


    ?Cong Shan and Zhang Yimou were holding chocolates in the shape of the Academy Award trophy. They couldn’t laugh or cry, but they were relieved in their hearts.


    At the party, Xiang Nan is still the most popular favorite, surrounded by investors, producers, directors, and celebrities.


    On the one hand, his career is really successful. In the first three months of the year alone, his three movies, "The New Father-in-Law," "Lies, Videotape," and "The End of Love," have grossed nearly Three hundred million.


    Earning an average of 100 million US dollars a month, who can see it without being jealous, and who can see it without being a little happy.


    On the one hand, Xiang Nan rarely attends social occasions. There are parties almost every day in Hollywood. Investors, producers, directors, stars, anyone who is happy can have a party to celebrate.


    As long as you are keen on socializing, as long as you are somewhat famous, and your behavior is not annoying, you can attend parties all year round without stopping. At parties, people often finalize things while drinking and chatting. Don’t think that Americans don’t discuss business over a wine table.


    ?However, Xiang Nan rarely participates in such occasions. When he is not filming, he basically stays at home. You can''t see him if you want to. Therefore, everyone can only seize this limited opportunity to communicate with him.


    …


    “You and Director Zhang go over there to have something to eat first, and I’ll accompany you later.” Xiang Nan said to Cong Shan.


    ?Cong Shan nodded, she didn’t like being surrounded by so many people either. Although many of them are famous people in Hollywood.


    Xiang Nan then discussed business with those people and finalized two projects.


    One is "Speechless", which is adapted from a real person. It tells the story of a doctor who accidentally discovers a treatment method to cure a patient who has been suffering from dementia for decades. As a result, the patient has difficulty finding himself, and normality is worse than abnormal... Eventually this treatment failed and the patient returned to a state of dementia.


    Xiang Nan feels that this story is a bit like "Shutter Island" played by DiCaprio. The mentally ill patient finally returned to normal, but found that the reality was unbearable and eventually chose to have his brain lobotomized and became a real idiot.


    One is "The Hunt for Red October", which tells the story of a submarine being hunted. The film is adapted from the original work of the same name by the famous American writer Tom Clancy.


    ?After being published in 1984, the novel caused a sensation, so the film and television adaptation rights were quickly bought by producer Mace Newfield.


    Metz started to attract investment after that, but it was not too smooth. Mainly because the investment in this movie is a bit large. Thirty million US dollars was considered a major production at the time.


    ? And this movie may not be a hit. After all, if you make a movie about a pilot, you can still fly the plane. But it is difficult to take pictures of flowers on such a large submarine.


    ?Hence, many film companies rejected him, until now he found Xiang Nan.


    ? Xiang Nan knew that this movie was a hit, and it was Sean Connery''s comeback after 007.


    Sean Connery has basically become obsolete after resigning from 007. This was his first starring role, and it ranked sixth in the annual box office rankings. As a result, Sean Connery became famous again and became the representative of Hollywood veterans.


    Hence, it is impossible for Xiang Nan not to invest in such a successful project.


    …


    At the party, Xiang Nan also met Winona Ryder again and reconfirmed the plan to have coffee with her.


    After the Oscars, Xiang Nan proposed four major projects.


    One is "Dances with Wolves". This novel has been sold for two years, and its sales and reputation are both good. So Xiang Nan is ready to invest in it.


    One is "Home Alone". This comedy classic has sold 530 million worldwide. With such a gold brick, Xiang Nan would not take advantage of others.


    One is "Detective Airplane Head". Originally this movie was made famous by Jim Carrid, and it grossed more than 90 million US dollars at the box office, which was quite good.


    The last one is "Pretty Woman". The classic level of this romance film is no less than that of "The End of the World", and its box office is almost the same. Of course, Xiang Nan will not miss it.


    “Dances with Wolves”, Xiang Nan has designated Kevin Costner to direct and star, with Sophie Marceau as the heroine.


    He is now the darling of Hollywood. He has participated in "Ghostbusters 2", "The Untouchables", "Millions of Dollars", etc., which have achieved both word-of-mouth and box office success, so he is very favored by the industry.


    (End of this chapter)