Chapter 1436 1438 [Hollywood Upstart]

  Besides Xu Qing, there are also quite a few actresses, who secretly flirt with Xiang Nan.

  Even Gong Li turned back and was willing to reunite with Xiang Nan in order to get the chance to go to Hollywood.

  Although there are plenty of horses in Xiang Nan's trough, ones as high-quality as Gong Li are still relatively rare.

  So he welcomed her to return to the team, and then recommended her to co-star in "Jurassic Park" with Xu Qing.

  Among them, Xu Qing played the heroine, a botanist who went through life and death with the hero.

  Gong Li, on the other hand, made a mistake and played only a small supporting role, that is, a biologist who copied dinosaur genes. The appearance time is less than five minutes, and the lines are just twenty sentences.

   Gong Li was naturally very dissatisfied. However, Xiang Nan promised her that if she performed well, she would consider promoting her role to be the leading role when filming the sequel.

  After hesitating, Gong Li agreed.

  …

  In July, Xiang Nan handed over Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to Random House for publication.

  In the same month, during the summer vacation, Paramount's "Ghost Love" was officially released.

  The investment in this film is nearly 20 million US dollars, and the publicity funds are as high as 15 million US dollars. It is Paramount's largest investment in the past two years. It also has high hopes for it.

   And the box office after its release was indeed worthy of its efforts.

  In the first week of its release, it earned 35 million box office, which is quite satisfactory. Film critics from various media also gave it high marks.

  This also made "Ghost Love" more and more popular, and the popularity continued to be high. Until September, the daily box office was still more than one million.

  In the end, the North American box office was 210 million and the overseas box office was 300 million. It was another blockbuster.

   Because of this, Xiang Nan's novels and scripts are becoming more and more popular in Hollywood. In addition to begging him for new scripts, Xiang Nan's "Harry Potter" series has also attracted more and more attention from Hollywood.

  The prices offered by various film companies are getting higher and higher, almost reaching tens of millions. But Xiang Nan still sticks to it.

  Because the current digital special effects are simply not enough to create a realistic and dreamy magical world, reluctantly filming it will only damage its reputation.

  However, Xiang Nan still sold scripts such as "Basic Instinct", "The Fugitive", "Speed", "True Lies", "Home Alone 2", and made a fortune.

  …

  In August 1990, directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Xu Qing, Shao Feng, Jiang Tan, etc., the police and robber love drama "A Romantic Affair" officially landed on Yanjing TV, and immediately attracted a frenzy of ratings.

  The lingering love, thrilling contests, and twists and turns of the bizarre plot made this TV series very popular once it was broadcast.

  The audience was fascinated by watching, worried about the protagonist in the play. In particular, Lu Yueyue, played by Xu Qing, is young, beautiful, smart, quick-witted, kind and affectionate, and is deeply loved by the audience.

   Because of this, Xu Qing became famous instantly. From an unknown female student in Beijing Film Academy, she became a well-known TV star and became a smash hit.

  Feng Xiaogang, who directed and directed this work, was also directed by a newcomer who was nothing, and became the backbone of the TV Art Center, and began to receive attention from the station. Even the China TV Drama Production Center offered him an olive branch, which made Feng Xiaogang quite proud.

   "Professor Cheng, I, Feng Xiaogang, will never be looked down upon again." He smiled and said to Xiang Nan.

  Xiang Nan nodded and said, "That's how it should be. As long as you work hard, you shouldn't be looked down upon."

  The so-called man is not for himself, heaven and earth will perish. What it really means is not teaching people to be selfish. But if a person does not take the initiative to cultivate and improve himself, he will be rejected by the world.

  Feng Xiaogang's hard work along the way, he has always seen in his eyes. Although the process was a bit bumpy and the road was a bit tortuous, he still climbed up. This is not easy!

  How many people have no enterprising spirit, spend their lives mediocre, and spend the rest of their lives. Compared with Feng Xiaogang, he is really not as good as him.

   "You are absolutely right." Feng Xiaogang nodded and said, "Professor Cheng, tell me, what should I do next?"

   "Of course we will continue to work hard and produce more new and good works, so that we can gradually improve." Xiang Nan nodded.

   "You are absolutely right, I think so too." Feng Xiaogang nodded, "Next, I want to adapt your "The First Building Under Heaven" into a TV series, what do you think?"

   "Yes." Xiang Nan nodded upon hearing this.

   "The No. 1 Building in the World" tells a story that happened in the Fujude Duck House during the Republic of China. The prototype of Fujude is the well-known Quanjude in Yanjing.

   "Then I would like to thank you first." Feng Xiaogang saw that Xiang Nan agreed happily, and immediately bowed to the ground, expressing his gratitude.

Xiang Nan's "The No. 1 Building in the World" has a solid script, vivid characters, and twists and turns in the story. It contains not only the intrigue in the shopping mall, but also the love and hatred in the love scene, coupled with the hatred of the country and family, and the vicissitudes of life. It is a very flavorful film. The play is enough to compare with Lao She's "Tea House".

   Because of this, after the play was released, it immediately caused a sensation. Even Renyi often rehearsed it and regarded it as a specialty play.

  With such a good script as a basis, Feng Xiaogang believes that he will be able to make a good movie.

  …

   Entering September, Zhang Yimou also cooperated with the well-known writer Liu Heng to start filming the movie "Ju Dou".

   This is a script adapted from the novella "Fuxi Fuxi" written by Liu Heng.

  Liu Heng has a high status in the mainland literary world, and he has written many books. His representative works include "The Happy Life of Zhang Damin", "Assembly", "The Young Emperor" and so on.

   There are also many collaborations with Zhang Yimou, such as "Ju Dou", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", etc., all of which were written by him.

   "Ju Dou" tells the story of a young woman Ju Dou who married Yang Jinshan, the master of the dyeing workshop, and fell in love with her husband's nephew Tianqing because she could not bear her husband's abuse, and gave birth to a son Tianbai, which eventually led to a tragedy of human relations.

  This kind of story is usually more controversial, and Xiang Nan doesn't like writing it too much.

  Because of his current status, it is more suitable to write some commercial, entertaining, and main theme works. Just like the skits in the Spring Festival Gala, all aspects are stable, and no one can make a mistake.

   After all, a well-known writer like him is so big that he always gets picked on. If you don't watch out, it's easy to be like Wang Yi.

  In the late 1990s, all film and television dramas bearing his name were not allowed to be broadcast or released. Let this smash hit, the most well-known writer in the mainland literary world, lose his helmet and armor overnight, and there is no such person.

  Xiang Nan didn't want to take such a risk.

   He also welcomed and supported the cooperation between Zhang Yimou and Liu Heng.

  Zhang Yimou is not his private property, and it is not necessary to only shoot his novels. Only when everyone gathers firewood can the flame be high and learn from others' strengths can he achieve higher achievements.

  The higher his achievements, the more Xiang Nan will benefit.

  (end of this chapter)