Chapter 1892 1894 [Sky Price]
While Xiang Nan went to the Caribbean to film, the parents of Ning Wei and Cong Shan came to the United States from the mainland to visit Cong Shan and their precious grandson.
With their company, Xiang Nan no longer has to worry about Cong Shan being lonely.
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In June, Xiangnan-invested "Speechless" starring Robin Williams and Nicolas Cage participated in the Cannes Film Festival and won the Jury Prize.
?This also made the film famous internationally and became a rare masterpiece of literary and artistic films this year. In addition to award judging, the Cannes Film Festival is also a place for film trading.
The fact that "Speechless" won the Jury Prize is enough to prove its quality. Coupled with the participation of two popular stars, Robin Williams and Nicolas Cage, it also has a certain appeal at the box office.
As a result, the film received a lot of orders and recovered more than half of the cost.
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?In July, "Dances with Wolves" starring Kevin Costner and Sophie Marceau was officially launched. This film, which reflects the pioneering history of the American West, caused a sensation upon its release.
On the one hand, Kevin Costner has established himself as a Hollywood A-list star through films such as "Ghostbusters 2", "The Untouchables", and "Millions of Dollars" and has considerable box office appeal;
On the one hand, the movie "Dances with Wolves" is also a rare epic work that integrates themes such as history, humanities, race, and peace into one, which is why it is so popular.
??In the end, the film earned a box office of US$180 million in North America alone, and a global box office of US$420 million.
? And its cost was only 18 million US dollars, so it can be said to be a huge profit. One movie brought Xiang Nan hundreds of millions of dollars in profits.
?Kevin Costner also directed and starred in this movie, allowing Hollywood to see his outstanding talent. As a result, his status is catching up with top stars such as Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Robert De Niro.
?Sophie Marceau also became famous for her outstanding performance in the film and became a well-known figure in Hollywood.
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August.
Xiang Nan’s acquisition of Universal Pictures has made progress.
?Universal Pictures offered a purchase price of US$6 billion, which gave Xiang Nandu a headache.
Panasonic and Sony are both barbarians and have raised the prices.
?When Sony acquired Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures'' ticket price was only US$12 per share. They forced the acquisition price to US$27 per share, resulting in an extra cost of more than US$2 billion.
?That’s why Universal Pictures saw the Japanese consortium’s deep pockets and offered a sky-high price of US$6 billion. But you know, MCA Universal Pictures is definitely not worth that much money.
On the one hand, it is now 1990, and the value of the U.S. dollar is still very high, not as cheap as it was 20 or 30 years later. The purchasing power of US$6 billion is equivalent to US$60 billion thirty years later.
Thirty years later, Disney acquired Fox for only US$71.3 billion. At that time, Fox had well-known IPs such as "Titanic", "Ice Age", "X-Men", "Night at the Museum", "Avatar", and "The Simpsons".
So, Universal Pictures today is definitely not worth as much as $6 billion.
But Xiang Nan also knew that Universal Pictures dared to charge such a high price, obviously because of the high price offered by Panasonic.
?These Japanese consortiums have a lot of money because of the sharp appreciation of the yen after the Plaza Accord. At that time, there was even a saying that "if you sell real estate in Tokyo, you can buy the entire United States."
So the Japanese consortium is naturally willing to pay high prices and buy them all over the world.
?However, Xiang Nan knows that the Japanese economic bubble will burst soon. In 1991, in view of the severe real estate bubble, the Japanese government began to raise interest rates and prohibited banks from reducing lending... As a result, the flow of funds from real estate speculators stopped and they could not continue. People who want to buy a house have no money to buy it, and people who want to flip houses have no one to take over.
?The raging real estate market was suddenly poured a ladle of cold water on its head, extinguishing the fire in an instant. In just three months, real estate prices in Japan plummeted by 65%.
??Many multi-millionaires have become multi-millionaires in the blink of an eye, and countless others have lost their entire fortune. What''s even worse is that these people can''t repay their loans, causing banks to have a lot of bad debts, which leads to banks going bankrupt.
?From 1991 to 2002, more than 180 banks in Japan collapsed, including many well-known banks such as Pacific Bank, Bank of Hyogo, and Metropolitan Bank. This triggered a major earthquake in Japan''s financial world.
For this reason, Xiang Nan knows that as long as the transaction time can be postponed to next year. By then, even if Panasonic wanted to acquire Universal, it would not have that much money.
So he asked the third-party company to continue negotiating with Universal Pictures and try every means to delay time.
In any case, it is normal to be slow when acquiring such a large company. It seems that Sony''s acquisition of Columbia Pictures was not completed in just a few days.
Sony had been in operation for more than a year before this, and it took more than half a year to convince the shareholders of Columbia Pictures.
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In September, the crew returned to the Hollywood set from the Caribbean to continue filming.
By this time, Ning Wei and Cong Shan’s parents had gone home.
After all, they are really not used to living in the United States. They couldn''t get used to living in the house, couldn''t get used to eating, and couldn''t get used to seeing the people. So after staying for two months, they went back because they missed home so much.
Now that Xiang Nan is back, he can continue to take care of Cong Shan.
At the same time, "The Hunt for Red October" starring Sean Connery and Mel Gibson was officially launched.
??This is a movie that combines politics, military, and action. There are almost no female characters in the film, and the leading actors are all men, so it looks particularly masculine.
In addition, its story is adapted from a well-known novel, and the story quality is also guaranteed. Therefore, it has been very popular since its release. It has a box office of 120 million US dollars in North America, which is quite impressive.
With his outstanding performance in this film, Sean Connery achieved a turnaround, a dead tree blossomed, and a second spring in his career.
?Mel Gibson also benefited a lot, and with this film, he successfully established his position in Hollywood. Let people also notice his potential.
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October, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" was officially launched.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, released the year before last, cost only 10 million U.S. dollars and was a mid-range production, but it grossed 130 million U.S. dollars at the box office.
?With such a hit, a sequel is naturally indispensable.
? ? "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2", the script was created by Xiang Nan, also tells the story of four ninja turtles smashing the villain Schneider''s conspiracy to rule the world.
The routine is a bit old, but compared to the previous game, the special effects technology of this game is more sophisticated, and the combat design is more gorgeous. Coupled with the gags of the four Ninja Turtles, frequent golden sentences, and the charming Nicole Kidman, this movie is still very interesting.
?As a result, it still sold more than 80 million US dollars at the box office. Although it was not as successful as its predecessor, it was still a successful commercial entertainment film.
(End of this chapter)