Chapter 2004 2006【Online Video Platform】
The crew of "Mission: Impossible 4" shot on the island for half a month, then moved to India to continue filming.
?During filming in Baodao, the crew encountered many obstacles. In addition to harassment from reporters, there were also obstructions from local gangs who extorted high land fees, otherwise the crew would not be allowed to film.
?The Baodao police are colluding with the gangs, and their protection of the crew is very poor, which affects the daily filming of the crew. Therefore, it was originally planned to shoot for a month, but in the end it was canceled after only half a month.
Before leaving, Xiang Nan accepted an interview with the media and expressed his disappointment at the ferocity of local gangs and the incompetence of the police. He also announced that all movies under Universal Pictures would never be filmed on the island again.
?This move also disgraced Baodao and became a big joke internationally.
It is worth mentioning that during filming in Baodao, Xiang Nan also dated Zeng Kaixuan.
?Zeng Kaixuan was born in 1981 and debuted as a model in 2002. Because of her pure appearance and sweet smile, she quickly became popular and shot many advertisements and covers.
Xiang Nan likes her Rejoice commercials very much. She has flowing black hair and sweet smile. She is really a goddess.
?So when she came to Baodao to film a movie this time, Xiang Nan arranged for her to play a small role in the movie and took advantage of the opportunity to win her over.
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??The crew traveled to India and continued filming.
Xiang Nan is widely welcomed in India, and his films are also very popular here. Three of India''s most famous movie stars, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, are all his fans.
??Aamir Khan also accepted the invitation of the crew and played the role of an Indian telecom tycoon in the film.
Shooting in India is much smoother than shooting in Treasure Island.
There was neither harassment from reporters nor blackmail from gangs, and the Indian government also gave the green light and provided a lot of convenience for filming, so the filming went very smoothly.
During the filming of the film, Xiang Nan also bought the film and television adaptation rights of Indian writer Vikas Swarup''s novel "Q&A" and invited Aamir Khan to co-produce the film, which later became famous Slumdog Millionaire International.
??Aamir Khan was also very interested in the film and decided to direct it himself. Xiang Nan also invested US$5 million in it. Such a cost is considered a large-scale production in India.
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In October, "Mission: Impossible 4" was announced to be completed.
Xiang Nan took a trip back to Xiangjiang and took a look at Shanshan.
She is now busy expanding ATV''s territory, setting up satellite TV channels in North America and Southeast Asia to serve Chinese audiences there.
This has added millions of viewers to ATV, and the results are quite good.
??It’s just that with the rise of the Internet, TV stations’ ratings will inevitably be affected. Today, both ATV and TVB have lost a lot of viewers.
Because in order to win over young people, ATV and Wireless are also looking for ways.
"It''s better to cooperate with online platforms to broadcast movies and TV series online and charge based on the number of episodes." Xiang Nan suggested to Shanshan, "I happen to own YouTube, which is an online video platform. You can try to cooperate with it. "
Upon hearing this, Shanshan nodded.
She also noticed that the Internet has developed very rapidly in recent years. Before, computers were still a rarity, but now they have become widespread in Xiangjiang and have become a common household appliance.
?The bandwidth has also been expanded a lot. It used to be tens of KB, but now it is easily up to one megabit. This has also laid a good hardware foundation for the rise of Internet video platforms.
ATV has many TV series, documentaries, and variety shows, but unfortunately there are not enough platforms to broadcast them. Just upload them all to the Internet, which not only facilitates the audience, but also effectively utilizes ATV''s backlog of resources. It can be said to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.???…
Xiang Nan then made an appointment with Huang Shengyi to meet.
?? Huang Shengyi was born in 1983. He was admitted to Beijing Film Academy in 2001. He starred in "Red Apple Paradise" in 2003. In 2004, he became famous as a mute girl in "Kung Fu".
Xiang Nan knows her because of this movie.
"Ms. Huang, I''ve seen "Kung Fu" starring you. It''s really good." He smiled and said to Huang Shengyi, "It''s very imaginative and groundbreaking."
"Thank you, Mr. Ning." Huang Shengyi smiled quickly, "Mr. Ning, I also like your movies very much. I like them all, such as "Die Hard", "Lethal Weapon", "Mission: Impossible", etc. You are really talented~”
"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded, "If we have the opportunity, we can cooperate."
When Huang Shengyi heard this, his eyes immediately lit up.
?So many of the world''s top stars were made famous by Xiang Nan. Although he is now famous for "Kung Fu", he has not developed well after "Kung Fu".
So if you want to maintain the popularity, it is a great choice to cooperate with Xiang Nan. Maybe through this cooperation, I can successfully enter Hollywood, and then I will be prosperous.
"Really, Mr. Ning, thank you!" Huang Shengyi said immediately.
"Hey, there''s no need to thank me in a hurry. Take a look first and then talk." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "When I praise people, I look not only at their image and acting skills, but also at whether they are obedient. Your image is good, and your acting skills are also impressive. I just don’t know if I’m willing to obey.”
"Of course. Mr. Ning, what do you want me to do?" Huang Shengyi said immediately.
Xiang Nan smiled and waved his hand, "Don''t be in a hurry, take your time."
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Xiang Nan stayed in Xiangjiang for half a month, and then left Xiangjiang and returned to Hollywood.
Before leaving, he promised Huang Shengyi that he would arrange a role for her in a subsequent movie.
??When Xiang Nan returned to Hollywood, Universal Pictures was releasing "King Kong" directed by Peter Jackson and starring Jack Black, Adrien Brody and Naomi Watts.
The total investment for this film is US$200 million, which is considered a rare large-scale production in recent years.
The plot is basically the same as the 33-year-old version of "King Kong", but the previous "King Kong" was shot with stop-motion animation and models.
?This time "King Kong" was produced with computer special effects, so it is more realistic and vivid, and even the hair on his body is clearly visible.
? Weta Special Effects Company, owned by Peter Jackson, has accumulated a lot of experience when producing special effects for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, so it is now fully utilized.
?After Peter Jackson directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he also accumulated valuable experience in directing blockbusters. Therefore, although the story of "King Kong" is old, under the direction of Peter Jackson, the plot is still compact, the story is smooth, and the climax is repeated. The audience was thrilling, unable to turn their eyes away, and did not dare to breathe.
As a result, the film achieved very good box office results, with a final North American box office of US$210 million and a global box office of US$550 million.
Compared to the cost of US$200 million, there is actually a bit of a loss. However, coupled with DVD sales, peripheral product development, and advertising fees collected in advance, this movie will definitely still make money.
So Xiang Nan is not angry at all. It is a pity that Peter Jackson failed to create another box office miracle because of this movie, so he failed to become the number one director in Hollywood. It is a pity.
(End of this chapter)