Chapter 1838 1840 [Project Resurrection]

"It's hard to recall the past." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Our generation has encountered the worst time, but also caught up with the best time. Brother Jiang, find time and make it into a movie. I I think younger generations will be interested."

  Jiang Wen nodded when he heard it, and then asked, "Then I want to make a film, are you willing to invest?"

   "You can write the script first and then talk about it." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "At least I have to know what kind of story the money I invested is going to be filmed."

   "Okay, Brother Ning, you wait for me." Jiang Wen nodded.

  …

  Xiang Nan stayed in central Shaanxi for a week, and asked Zhang Yimou to invite several meals of special delicacies in central Shaanxi.

  Such as oil-splashed noodles, meat buns, mutton steamed buns, etc., Xiang Nan is very enjoyable to eat.

  Shaanzhong people eat boldly, rough, and not particular about their meals. It is not as good as Xiangjiang people's food, but they have a special flavor. Drinking alcohol and eating meat in large mouthfuls will add a kind of heroic spirit to people.

  Xiang Nan then returned to the capital and stayed with his parents for a few more days.

  During the period, he was also urged to marry in various ways, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.

   As a result, he left for the United States within two days.

  After returning to the United States, the movie "Spirited" happened to be released.

  It tells the story that the hero Jonathan is a self-proclaimed artist, and one day the plastic model created by him actually came alive and helped him realize his dream of being an artist. The two fell in love because of this, but their union was opposed by all parties...

   This is a movie that combines elements of fantasy, comedy, and romance, starring Jim Carrey and Brooke Shields.

  Jim Carrey has already gained a good reputation with "Ghostbusters" and "Spring Is Not a Day to Study", especially among young audiences.

  Boji Shields is even more beautiful, and the name of the eighth wonder of the world is still talked about. Coupled with the "Longwei Boy" series starring her, it is also very successful.

  Besides, Xiang Nan wrote the screenplay for this film, and everyone has great confidence in it. Therefore, after the release of "Spirited and Brilliant", the box office performance was very good.

  In the end, the North American box office reached 45 million US dollars.

Although it is not as good as "Die Hard", "Ghostbusters", "Back to the Future", "Top Gun", "Lethal Weapon" and other films, considering that "Spirit" itself has an investment of only 10 million US dollars, So it's still a big hit.

   This is already the envy of the outside world.

  You must know that for Hollywood movies, if you just look at the box office, 50% of them lose money, 20% break even, and only 30% make money. Among them, the income can be doubled, not even a cent.

   However, Hollywood movies do not only point to the box office. In fact, the box office accounts for only one-third to one-fifth of a film's revenue. Other major sources of income include peripheral product development, distribution of video tapes, TV rights, and so on.

  For example, after the "Star Wars" series became popular, novels, games, animations, figures, toys, etc. have emerged one after another, creating a revenue of more than 50 billion US dollars. In comparison, its box office is only more than 10 billion US dollars.

  …

  Xiang Nan then took out the script "Ghostbusters 2".

  When this movie was released the year before last, it caused quite a stir, and even the children would shout the phrase "Ghostbusters".

   And, it grossed a total of $360 million. Its peripheral products, such as games, toys, and figurines, are even more popular, creating billions of wealth and benefiting Xiang Nan a lot.

   Such a successful movie, the sequel is naturally indispensable. Even if Xiang Nan didn't want to make it, Warner Pictures, which invested in it, would not agree.

  So two years later, Xiang Nan officially started the "Ghostbusters 2" project.

   This story is a departure from the original story, which had the Ghostbusters lose their jobs after the ghosts were captured by them.

  The players can only earn a meager amount of money by performing at their children's birthday parties. The male protagonist was even reduced to being the host of a supernatural show on a TV station, pretending to be a ghost, and even broke up with the heroine of the first part.

  The heroine married someone else and gave birth to a son. And her son was possessed by a demon, and he was about to appear in the world, threatening the world. At the critical moment, the hero and the team members regrouped to fight against the evil together...

  This "Ghostbusters 2" failed at the box office and word of mouth. The previous "Ghostbusters" has a global box office of 360 million US dollars, ranking first in the annual box office list.

   And this "Ghostbusters 2" didn't even get 100 million US dollars in the global box office, and it was only in the middle of the annual box office rankings. It was a failed sequel.

  So much so that "The Big Bang Theory" played with it. When Leonard, Howard, Sheldon, Rajesh and others scoured a box of Hollywood props.

  When they saw the script of "Ghostbusters", they all couldn't help shouting the slogan, "Ghostbusters", and they were all excited.

   But when they saw clearly that this was just the script of "Ghostbusters 2", they all threw it aside in disappointment.

   Naturally, Xiang Nan would not use this version of the failed sequel script, he re-wrote a script himself.

   It is said that after all ghosts haunt the city, the existence of ghosts is well known to the world. People started doing research on it. One of the organizations is the most ambitious, and they intend to control the power of ghosts.

  Finally, the boss of the organization absorbed the power of ghosts and became the Great Demon King, intending to rule the world. The protagonist team had no choice but to go into battle again and start a fierce battle with the BOSS.

  In this part, apart from writing the story, Xiang Nan is more important to fill in the settings, explaining the origin of ghosts, their power, and the types of ghosts. In this way, the whole world is more complete and more expansive.

  Just like "Star Wars", George Lucas made a lot of settings for it, so that the Star Wars world has its own race, its own language, its own culture, its own history... greatly strengthened the fans' sense of substitution.

  In this way, the world of Star Wars will be more sticky for fans, and they will be more willing to buy a series of peripheral products of Star Wars.

   Moreover, after the settings are perfect, it will be easier to derive series of works.

  Like "Lord of the Rings", not only the original "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but also the previous "The Hobbit" trilogy, and even "The Silmarillion" has been adapted into a TV series.

  In this way, the value of Lord of the Rings IP can be more fully tapped.

  Xiang Nan is also based on this reason, so he spent a lot of time and energy on this matter.

   Fortunately, he has written web articles before, and web articles are very difficult to set, so he is no stranger to this aspect.

   "Ghostbusters 2" began preparations immediately, but the previous members may not all return.

  After all, in the first film, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks and others were all unknown little artists. It is an honor for them to be able to star in such a big production.

   But now they are all first-line stars, and they probably don’t want to make soundtracks for others. Besides, even if they are willing, the schedule may not be able to coordinate.

  (end of this chapter)