Chapter 1873 1875 [Bench player]

   "Mr. Ning, hello~" Qiu Yueqing greeted with a smile, "It's really an honor to meet you, I'm your fan~"

   "Well, please sit down. Don't be restrained, just call me Charles." Xiang Nan laughed, "I'm not a few years older than you, so call me old for no reason."

"Yes, Charles." Qiu Yueqing immediately changed her words, and then complimented with a smile, "Of course you are not old. Looking at you now, you are exactly the same as when you were filming "Drunken Master" ten years ago. You are really beautiful Can you teach me some secrets?"

   "There is no secret, just a regular life, a healthy diet, plus moderate exercise." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

   "Well, I am practicing all the fitness textbooks you have published." Qiu Yueqing nodded and said, "If you have time, please help me to see if I am practicing properly."

   "Okay." Xiang Nan nodded.

  He launched the fitness video "Charles' Healthy Kung Fu" in 1984. It has been selling well for so many years, with a cumulative sales volume of more than 20 million copies, and it has also been played on hundreds of TV stations.

   This also brought him hundreds of millions of profits and tens of millions of fans. Overall, it's still quite valuable.

  …

   "Miss Qiu, with your quality, I think you have great potential to become popular." Xiang Nan said with a smile again.

  Qiu Yueqing has gorgeous facial features and a graceful figure, which is very suitable for taking the sexual route.

  If someone is praised, they will not be worse than Li Zhi, Ye Zimei, Ye Yuqing and others, at least they are also stars at the end of the line and at the top of the second line.

   But it is a pity that she has been unpopular, so her acting career has been lacklustre. Apart from a few large-scale movies, she has left no traces.

   "Really?" Hearing what Xiang Nan said, Qiu Yueqing was very excited.

  She also feels that she is of high quality, otherwise she would not have won the Asian Miss Championship. But it's a pity that no one appreciates her, which makes her useless as a hero.

   Now Xiang Nan praised her personally, which made her feel a little elated.

   "Well, come to our company later." Xiang Nan laughed.

  Real Kung Fu Films currently has Qiu Shuzhen, Ye Zimei, Chen Yalun, Li Zhi, Li Saifeng and others.

  Xiang Nan plans to sign some more in order to increase the thickness of the bench.

  Shaw Brothers had more than 300 artists under its umbrella at that time, known as [Shao Brothers Stars, as many as stars in the sky]. It is precisely because of this that Shaw Brothers can produce more than 40 films a year, known as Eastern Hollywood.

  Nowadays, although this big studio system has died out, it is always good to have more stars. The more pressure of competition, the harder everyone will work.

   Otherwise, with just one or two celebrities, anyone will play big.

   "Really? Thank you, Ning Xian... No, Charles!" Qiu Yueqing smiled immediately after hearing this.

  She has been waiting for the company to sign her for almost a year, but there is no news. Now that the most powerful company in Xiangjiang wants to sign her, it's like rain after a long drought.

   "You're welcome." Xiang Nan waved his hands and smiled, "By the way, I want to go dancing tonight, would you like to go with me?"

  Qiu Yueqing was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "Of course."

  Xiang Nan smiled with satisfaction.

  …

   Turning around, Xiang Nan signed Qiu Yueqing to the banner.

  The contract is for six years, with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan, plus film remuneration, until the term expires.

  Qiu Yueqing is very satisfied with this condition. The monthly salary of 20,000, although it cannot be compared with top stars, is much better than her previous photography model.

  So she was very grateful for Xiang Nan's support, and in the next few days, she did her best to repay Xiang Nan.

   This also made Xiang Nan very satisfied.

   To raise a child, don't spend money and drown silver, just see the scene and make love. It's really nice to be accompanied by someone who is knowledgeable, interesting, and grateful.

   During Xiang Nan's stay in Xiangjiang, the Venice Film Festival was officially held.

  Zhang Yimou's new work "Raise the Red Lantern" was screened as the opening film. Once launched, it immediately caused a sensation.

  Its amazing use of colors, gorgeous camera scheduling, profound allegorical symbols, and gloomy and heavy themes amazed the judges and audience, and received countless praises.

   Therefore, in the end, the film won the Silver Lion Award and the Female Theme Film Award at the Venice Film Festival. Cong Shan was also nominated for Best Actress, but unfortunately lost to the famous French movie star Isabelle Huppert.

  Although "Raise the Red Lantern" failed to win the Golden Lion Award, the Silver Lion Award is considered very good.

  In this way, Zhang Yimou achieved a small slam in the three major European film festivals, becoming the first person in the entire Chinese-language film industry, and making him one of the most influential directors in the world.

  For him who has just debuted for only four years, this is simply a miracle, even quite rare in the history of world film.

  Zhang Yimou knew that the reason why he was able to create such a miracle was not only his own strength, but also his own strength.

   Without his support, he didn't know how long he would have to wait to become a director. And without his script and the wonderful stories he created, it would be difficult for him to make such an excellent movie.

  So he was very grateful to Xiang Nan, and asked Cong Shan to express his thanks to Xiang Nan.

  …

  Xiang Nan stayed in Xiangjiang for half a month, and then returned to the United States.

   At this time, "When Harry Met Sally" is in theaters.

   Starring Tom Hanks and Michelle Pfeiffer, the movie tells the emotional journey of the hero and heroine from breaking up, to reacquaintance, to falling in love.

  Feng Xiaogang's "See You There or Be Square" was modeled on this movie.

  The film was released at the end of August, and the box office performance is quite good.

  On the one hand, Tom Hanks and Michelle Pfeiffer are both top Hollywood artists, and their box office appeal is very good;

   On the one hand, the story is also quite good. It portrays love in every detail, with both sharp banter and romantic and touching warmth.

  With Tom Hanks and Michelle Pfeiffer's wonderful performances, it is even more infectious, so it is popular.

  In the end, the film earned $92 million at the box office in North America. Compared with the $20 million investment, it can be said to be a great success.

  But the outside world no longer finds it strange. After all, for so many years, Xiang Nan's movies have been so successful that they can't accept it.

  …

  After returning from Xiangjiang, Xiang Nan began to plan new projects.

   One was Goodfellas, a true-life film about gangster celebrity Henry Hill in the Mafia.

  Through his legendary experience from being a gangster who was not considered a formal establishment, to becoming a gang leader, and finally reversing the gang, he exposed the ruthlessness, cruelty and ruthlessness of the gang.

  This movie is the masterpiece of Martin Scorsese. Although it is not as influential as "The Godfather", it is still a masterpiece of gang crime movies.

   If Coppola's "The Godfather" series is an epic of gang romance, "Goodfellas" is a documentary literature about gangsters.

  (end of this chapter)