Chapter 3159 Chapter 3161 [Iron Man]


    In December, after getting married, Xiang Nan and Mary went to Xiangjiang for their honeymoon.


    In January, the second album "wefoundlove" was officially released.


    Xiang Nan has also started his second round of global tour, with more than 40 performances in the United States alone.


    ?The remuneration for each performance is US$2.45 million. It is estimated that Xiang Nan''s income will reach about US$200 million after the entire tour. It is a real money-making tool.


    The "The Notebook" starring him will be released on Valentine''s Day.


    Xiang Nan was promoting "The Notebook" while holding his own concert.


    February, "The Notebook" was officially released.


    ?This movie tells the story of a pair of lovers who went through ups and downs and finally came together. After the original novel was published that year, it topped the New York Times bestseller list for one year.


    The producer also spent seven years hiring people to write the script in order to put this film on the screen. Therefore, although the investment in this movie is not large, it is actually a very careful work.


    Xiang Nan also acted very carefully, playing an affectionate, young and brave boy to perfection. As a result, it won widespread recognition from producers, directors, cast members, and audiences.


    "The Notebook" received rave reviews after its release, with many viewers saying it was the most touching romance film they had ever seen. Because of this, the box office of this movie is also rising.


    ??The final North American box office was US$150 million, and the global box office was close to US$300 million. For a small-budget movie with a production cost of 26 million US dollars, such box office results can be said to be quite astonishing.


    Xiang Nan has also become more and more favored by Hollywood because she has starred in three consecutive movies, all of which achieved several times the box office revenue. More and more film companies are sending her invitations, including large-scale productions worth hundreds of millions of dollars.


    ?For example, Warner''s "Superman Returns", Fox''s "The Day the Earth Stood Still", Kingfisher''s "Terminator 2018", Universal Pictures'' "Doom" and so on.


    ?These movies all offered Xiang Nan very high salaries. For example, the salary for "The Day the Earth Stood Still" has reached the level of tens of millions of dollars, which can be said to be very generous.


    ?However, Xiang Nan’s final choice was Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man.”


    This once again went beyond the expectations of agent Charles and the outside world.


    Because in recent years, Marvel’s comics and movies have not developed well.


    ??Marvel has become independent and popular in the film industry after 2009, becoming an invincible money-grabbing tool, and even affecting the entire Hollywood ecology.


    But in the 1990s, it did not do well at all and was always on the verge of bankruptcy, so it sold off its IP.


    ?For example, "Fantastic Four" and "X-Men" were sold to Fox, "Spider-Man" was sold to Sony, and "Ghost Rider" was sold to Columbia...


    Later, due to the popularity of the "Blade" series of movies, Marvel gradually recovered. Coupled with the "X-Men" series and the "Spider-Man" series, they have made a lot of money in the past two years, so Marvel wants to make their own movies again.


    ??And "Iron Man" is the pioneering work of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.


    They hope to find an actor with certain acting skills and box office appeal, but a low salary. Xiang Nan has acting skills and box office appeal, and his salary is really not high compared to those of superstars, which fits Marvel''s requirements very well. .


    ??Moreover, Xiang Nan also actively proposed not to pay for the film, but only to get a share of the box office, which made Marvel even happier.


    Because they don’t have too much money, if they give Xiang Nan a large salary, they won’t have much money to make the movie, so they are also willing to get a share of the main actors instead of a salary.


    In the end, Xiang Nan successfully won the role of "Iron Man", which made him very happy.


    Xiang Nan knows how popular this character will be in later generations. It can be said that it is comparable to Johnny Depp''s Captain Jack Sparrow, Bruce Willis'' John McClane, and 007 James Bond... ? ? ? Robert Downey Jr. is exactly With this movie, he transformed from a bad boy in Hollywood to a top star and a box office legend.


    It can be said that Xiang Nan definitely missed this role.


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    In May, "The Butterfly Effect" was released.


    ??This very brain-burning suspense and science fiction movie has received rave reviews since its release.


    ?Although it was produced for only 13 million US dollars, its quality is enough to surpass many blockbusters costing over 100 million US dollars.


    ?Especially its story, which is tightly integrated, echoes back and forth, and turns over again and again, bringing endless freshness to the audience.


    Coupled with Xiang Nan''s box office appeal, the final North American box office was nearly 100 million US dollars, and the global box office was close to 200 million US dollars. The producer once again gained several times the profit, and Xiang Nan''s title of "box office star" became more and more firmly established. .


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    In September, Xiang Nan finished his global tour, and then took Mary to Greece to enjoy the sunshine, beach and sea breeze there.


    The two of them returned to New York only in October.


    Subsequently, Xiang Nan temporarily joined the cast of "Shu Lai Bao".


    ?This movie was originally starring Jake Gyllenhaal, but when filming was about to start, he had an accident and broke his leg while skiing.


    Hunting your muscles and bones for a hundred days will delay your progress for at least three months. And the other actors and staff of this movie were all here, so it was really awkward to wait for him to start the movie alone.


    After all, waiting for one day is a day’s loss, and the film company cannot afford to lose money. So in the end, after deliberation, Gyllenhaal had to resign.


    The film producers then urgently looked for a replacement, and they happened to find Xiang Nan.


    Xiang Nan has good acting skills and strong box office appeal, and the salary is not high, only 12 million U.S. dollars, which is far behind superstars such as Keanu Reeves, Tom Cruise, and Brad Pitt. , so he was invited to star.


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    In February 2006, the filming of the film was completed.


    ? Xiang Nan, Mary and Irina also attended the Grammy Awards together.


    In the end, he won the Best Producer of the Year, Best Pop Male Singer, Best R&B Song, etc. for his album "We Found Love". Even Ariana won the Best Pop Song Award for "Call Me Maybe", establishing her position as a little queen in the music industry. .


    In April, Xiang Nan officially joined the crew of "Iron Man" and started filming.


    ?Marvel Studios invested US$140 million in this movie, and Xiang Nan’s salary was US$10 million. However, he gave up collecting cash and chose to collect a share of the box office.


    Proportionally, when the movie is released, he will receive 5% of the box office share.


    Xiang Nan knows that "Iron Man" finally earned a box office of US$580 million, and a 5% share is equivalent to US$29 million, which is much more than the mere US$10 million salary.


    (End of this chapter)