Chapter 1888 1890【Tranquility】
Xiang Nan and Cong Shan had a lot of fun during Christmas.
To welcome the arrival of the baby, Xiang Nan personally cut down a cypress tree, set it up in his yard, and decorated it very beautifully.
It is worth mentioning that in **, the U.S. real estate industry collapsed due to the savings bank crisis, and real estate prices plummeted.
?The original asking price of a mansion worth tens of millions of dollars has dropped to one or two million dollars, and the selling price has actually dropped by 70 to 80%. Therefore, Xiang Nan bought the rented mansion at a low price.
?In addition, he also bought several luxury houses in front and behind. It is both an investment and a trap.
Xiang Nan knows that the location of Beverly Hills is quite advantageous.
?It is close to Hollywood, so celebrities and celebrities all set up properties here.
?In addition, Los Angeles is the most prosperous city on the West Coast of the United States, and many wealthy people in the city choose to settle here. Therefore, it has become one of the well-known luxury residential areas in the United States, attracting wealthy people to rush to buy properties here.
But the area of ??Beverly Hills is limited, and each of the luxury houses covers an extremely large area, at least several thousand square meters. Therefore, there is not much room for the population here. Just like in the mid-levels of Xiangjiang, no matter how much land is sold, there are only a few sites suitable for building houses, so land prices and housing prices are getting more and more expensive.
So don’t look at the luxury houses in Beverly Hills now. Prices have plummeted due to the real estate crash, but in another year or two, house prices will recover. In another two or three years, housing prices will surge.
So buy a few more units now. When the time comes, it will be a good choice for investment or self-occupation.
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Xiang Nan once again attended the Golden Globe Awards ceremony held at the end of January.
? It’s just that although “The Last Days”, “Lies, Videotape” and “Goodfellas”, which he participated in the production, were shortlisted for many awards, the winners were all won by others.
? Xiang Nan came back empty-handed. He didn’t win the Best Original Screenplay Award, Best Adapted Screenplay Award or Best Film Award. It’s really a pity.
Xiang Nan also felt very depressed. He originally thought that he would at least get an award, but he didn''t expect that the Golden Globe Awards would not give him face this time. It was really embarrassing.
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In February, "Pretty Woman" starring Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman was released.
??This classic romance film caused a sensation as soon as it was released. It was highly praised by the industry and considered to be as good as last year''s "The End of Love".
The audience voted with their feet, and the box office in the first week exceeded 30 million U.S. dollars, which was even stronger than the momentum of "The End of the World". In the end, the film took in a box office of US$220 million in North America, breaking the box office record of "The End of the World".
?Tom Hanks continues to consolidate his status as a superstar, and Nicole Kidman also contributed excellent acting skills in the film. From then on, she truly got rid of her status as a vase and became a well-known star in Hollywood.
??Nicole Kidman was naturally very happy and called Xiang Nan to express her gratitude to him. If it hadn''t been for his arrangement, how could she have starred in such a good movie, let alone achieved such results.
So she was very grateful to Xiang Nan and hinted on the phone that in order to express her gratitude to Xiang Nan, she could do whatever Xiang Nan asked for.
?Although Xiang Nan was very moved, Cong Shan was about to give birth and he couldn''t let her wander around outside. Therefore, he could only decline Nicole''s kindness first and then make an appointment to go to Wushan together.
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In March, "Police Academy 6" was officially launched. It still has the same cast, still follows the comedy route, and the plot is novel and interesting. However, the box office has shrunk to 20 million US dollars. It is no longer a blockbuster, but just a return to the past. This is it. However, Xiang Nan still launched "Police Academy 7". Because in Hollywood, there are actually only a handful of movies that can make back their money.
?Most movies in Hollywood cannot make money at the box office. It usually makes money by releasing video tapes, selling TV station rights, or developing peripheral products.
?For example, the famous "Stargate" in the history of American dramas. Its movie was released in 1994 with a production cost of US$55 million, and the North American box office was only over US$70 million.
?There is no way around it. 1994 was a year in which excellent films were produced frequently in the global film industry. "The Shawshank Redemption", "Forrest Gump", "The Lion King", "True Lies", "Ashes of Time", "To Stay Alive", "Eat Drink Man Woman"...
?So much so that "Stargate", an originally good science fiction film, was buried among the classics and was unable to stand out. However, the American TV series adapted from it became very popular in the following years.
The main series plus spin-offs have more than a thousand episodes, and it has become one of the most classic and charming IPs in the field of science fiction and American dramas. The economic value created more than made up for the losses caused by the film.
Comparatively, it’s pretty good that “Police Academy 6” can make back its money.
??Next, you can sell video tapes, then sell TV rights, and then produce some cartoons, games, toys, figures, etc., and you can make a lot of money.
So "Police Academy 7" is naturally on the schedule.
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At the end of March, Cong Shan successfully gave birth to a son at St. Mary''s Hospital in Los Angeles.
Xiang Nan named him Jingjing, which means "without tranquility, there is no way to go far". His English name is David. This name comes from the Bible. Legend has it that he was the second generation king of the Hebrews. He was not only handsome, strong and brave, but also versatile and admired by thousands of people.
Xiang Nan also hopes that his son can inherit his talents and family business in the future and live a happy life.
? Cong Shan was also very satisfied with Xiang Nan’s name, so it was decided.
Ning Wei and Cong Shan’s parents heard that they had a baby and wanted to take a look. However, it will take some time for them to apply for a visa, which is not very convenient.
?Because Cong Shan was about to give birth and Xiang Nan had to accompany her in the hospital, Xiang Nan did not attend this year''s Academy Awards.
It is rumored that he is not going to attend the Academy Awards because he was frustrated at the Golden Globe Awards.
Xiang Nan did not respond to these rumors.
?Whether he goes to the Academy Awards or not is his decision, and no one has the right to comment.
?He doesn’t care what others say. They are all people who have lived for two hundred years. He has never heard of any flattery or disparagement, and it has long been forgotten.
?However, although Xiang Nan did not go, he still won the Best Original Screenplay Award for "The End of Love". This is the third Academy Award that Xiang Nan has won, which is pretty good.
He won two awards for Best Original Screenplay, which fully demonstrates his talent. Therefore, more and more people want to cooperate with him.
?In addition, Whoopi Goldberg won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "The End of the World" and Joe Pesci won the Best Supporting Actor Award for "Goodfellas". It can be regarded as saving the face lost at the Golden Globe Awards.
(End of this chapter)