Chapter 1810 1812 [Status rise]

   "Mr. Ning, I really don't know how to thank you." Jackie Chan said gratefully.

  He believes that Xiang Nan's letting him take over is not empty talk, otherwise, there is no need to use him so much.

  "Scary People", "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts", "Tiger Shaking Their Teeth", "One-and-a-half Ways to Enter the Rivers and Lakes", "Plan A"... all of them have arranged for him to be the protagonist.

   To be honest, even his own father would not treat him so well. It seems that Wang Jing's daughter is also an artist, but he didn't praise her as the heroine.

   "You don't need to thank me, you just do things with your heart." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.

  He praised Jackie Chan because he made money, just business. Of course, Jackie Chan's movies have also brought him a lot of happiness, which can be regarded as a kind of reward.

   "Don't worry, I will work hard." Jackie Chan nodded.

  …

  The "Food Truck" project passed the review immediately.

  Although it would cost more to shoot overseas, Golden Harvest and Xiang Nan are both willing to give it a try.

  After all, since Bruce Lee's "Raptors Crossing the River" created a precedent for filming overseas, there are no action superstars who only film in Xiangjiang.

  However, considering overseas filming and filming, the cost will indeed increase a lot. So after they calculated, they finally chose Spain as the filming location.

   On the one hand, since the mid-1970s, Spain's economic growth has slowed down, and the inflation rate was as high as 14%. In comparison, the inflation rate in the United States is only 8.5% even though everyone is complaining about it.

  Inflation, rising prices, and currency depreciation have strengthened the purchasing power of Hong Kong dollars, so going to Spain to film a movie can save a lot of money.

  On the one hand, there are actually quite a few Hong Kong films that have gone overseas for filming in recent years.

Bruce Lee's "Way of the Dragon" went to Rome for filming; He Fan's "Spring in Denmark" went to Denmark for filming; Wu Siyuan's "Hungry Tiger and Dragon" went to Dongying for filming; Luo Wei's "Little Hero Raises Chinatown" Went to the United States to film...

   If "Food Truck" is to shine first, you can't go where others have been. Otherwise, it is just picking up people's wisdom and imitating others. No one has ever been to Spain, and its style is different from that of Western European countries.

  Thus, after comprehensive consideration, it is really a good choice to go to Spain to shoot scenes.

  …

  The "Food Truck" project began preparations immediately.

  Xiang Nan continued to film his own "Police Story 2".

  The filming is expected to be completed in December, and it will be released at the end of January, just in time for the Spring Festival.

   Just as he was working **** filming, "Longwei Boy 2" also ended its hit.

  In the end, the movie grossed 80 million U.S. dollars at the box office, ranking sixth on the annual box office list in the United States.

  Such a good result not only consolidated Xiang Nan's position in Hollywood, but also allowed CAA to help him fight for better treatment.

   In terms of remuneration, share, and even film production, they have a higher right to speak.

  For example, Paramount Pictures paid Xiang Nan a film salary as high as five million US dollars. Even in Hollywood, such a salary is considered top-notch.

  Xiang Nan also took advantage of the opportunity to launch a new project "Ghostbusters", and asked CAA to help promote it to see which film company is willing to invest.

"Ghostbusters" was released in 1984. It tells the story of three university professors using science and technology to catch ghosts. It was a huge hit at the box office of $10,000.

   Afterwards, the film released three sequels, as well as peripheral products such as toys, animation, comics, and games. It is one of the most famous IPs in American film history. The American drama "The Big Bang Theory" paid tribute to this.

  Xiang Nan also hoped to make more money with this movie, so he not only proposed to be the producer of this movie, but also got 3% of the box office share.

   Special emphasis is on the box office share, not the profit share, to prevent the film company from making troubles and turning the movie profit into a negative number.

  Although "Ghostbusters" requires a lot of special effects, resulting in a huge investment, and the conditions offered by Xiang Nan are harsh enough, there are still many film companies willing to cooperate with Xiang Nan.

   After all, the success of "Dragon Boy", "Die Hard", and "Dragon Boy 2" is there. Xiang Nan's current commercial credit value is high enough for the film company to invest in him.

  Finally, under the operation of CAA, Columbia Pictures took over the project. Preparations began in September, and shooting is expected to start in January next year.

  …

  In October, "Modern Cinderella", directed by Wang Jing and starring Chen Baixiang and Liu Lanxi, was officially launched.

  Liu Lanxi is a singer from Baodao. She looks pure and sweet, and has a beautiful song and sweet songs. Therefore, she became popular after her debut and was invited by New Art City to film "Chasing Girls".

  With an investment of less than one million, "Chasing Girls" took home more than nine million Hong Kong dollars at the box office. Not only did New Art City make a lot of money, but it also made the pure, sweet, playful and lovely Liu Lanxi a hit.

   Therefore, Wang Jing also chose her as the heroine when directing "Modern Cinderella". Sure enough, Liu Lanxi is very suitable for this role, and he performed very well.

   Coupled with Chen Baixiang's invincible funny skills, this movie is very exciting and beautiful, and the box office is naturally good.

  In the end, the investment of less than 800,000 Hong Kong dollars was exchanged for more than 6 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office. Although not as popular as "Best Partner", it is still very profitable.

  After "Modern Cinderella", Xiang Nan helped Wang select "The Negotiator", which is a horror movie just by the name.

  Xiang Nan knows that Wang Jing has a lot of experience in making "Chasing Girls" type movies. As long as he invests, he can definitely make money, but the market's ability to bear is limited after all.

  A large number of chick-picking comedies come out at the same time, and the audience will definitely not be able to accept it. The final result is that this type of film hits the street, just like the zombie films back then.

  So it is necessary to change the pattern occasionally and let the audience change their taste.

  Wang Jing also agreed with Xiang Nan's point of view, so he prepared to shoot this "The Negotiation Man".

  …

   The movie "The Negotiator" tells the story of the clerk Ling Zhaoxiang who, after moving to a new house, encounters the beauty Ice Cream. He thought it was an affair. It turned out that the ice cream family wanted to use the Ling family as a substitute. Fortunately, the master took the shot, and finally slayed the story of demons and demons.

  Wang Jing felt that if the film wanted to be successful, it had to find a glamorous and moving beauty, so that this affair happened reasonable and reasonable, and it would be even more scary if it turned out to be ugly afterwards.

  So he thought of Guan Zhilin who had worked with him before. In terms of glamorousness, all the beauties in Xiangjiang combined may not be as good as her. So he sent Guan Zhilin an invitation to cooperate.

  After filming "Best Partner", Guan Zhilin was raised by Xiang Nan, with no worries about food and clothing, wealth and happiness. So I have no interest in filming.

   After all, filming is not fun, you get up early and stay late, and stay up late to film. When rushing to work, it is not uncommon for a few days and nights to go unfinished. You also have to memorize lines, memorize positions, and practice facial expressions. If you are not a person who loves acting, you will not be able to persevere at all.

   Therefore, Guan Zhilin rejected Wang Jing's invitation.

  (end of this chapter)