Chapter 1892 1894 [Sky Price]

  When Xiang Nan went to the Caribbean to film, both Ning Wei and Cong Shan's parents came to the United States from the mainland to visit Cong Shan and their precious grandson.

  With their company, Xiang Nan doesn't have to worry about Cong Shan being lonely.

  …

  In June, "Speechless Asking Heaven" starring Robin Williams and Nicolas Cage invested by Xiangnan participated in the Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Award.

   This also made the film famous internationally and became a rare masterpiece of literary and artistic films this year. In addition to the awards, the Cannes Film Festival is also a place for film transactions.

  "Silence Asking the Heaven" can win the jury award, which is enough to prove its quality. Coupled with the participation of two popular stars, Robin Williams and Nicolas Cage, it also has a certain appeal at the box office.

   As a result, this film received a lot of orders and recovered most of the cost.

  …

  In July, "Dances with Wolves" starring Kevin Costner and Sophie Marceau was officially launched. This movie, which reflects the history of the pioneering history of the American West, caused a sensation once it was released.

  On the one hand, Kevin Costner has established himself as a first-line star in Hollywood through films such as "Ghostbusters 2", "The Untouchables", and "A Million Dollar Arm", and has a good box office appeal;

  On the one hand, the movie "Dances with Wolves" is also a rare epic work, which integrates the themes of history, humanities, race, and peace, and it is so popular.

  In the end, the film earned a box office of 180 million US dollars in North America alone, and the global box office reached 420 million.

  The cost of it was only 18 million US dollars, so it can be said that it made a lot of money. One movie brought Xiang Nan hundreds of millions of dollars in profit.

  Kevin Costner also made Hollywood see his outstanding talent because he directed and acted in this movie. As a result, his status has directly caught up with top stars such as Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Robert De Niro.

   And Sophie Marceau, because of her outstanding performance in the film, became famous and became a well-known figure in Hollywood.

  …

  August.

  Xiang Nan's acquisition of Universal Pictures has made progress.

  Universal Pictures offered a purchase price of 6 billion US dollars, which made Xiang Nan feel a headache.

  Panasonic and Sony are barbarians, and they have inflated their prices.

  When Sony acquired Columbia Pictures, the price per share of Columbia Pictures was only $12. They insisted on paying $27 per share, and ended up spending more than two billion dollars.

   That's why Universal Pictures saw the wealth of the Dongying Consortium, and insisted on asking a sky-high price of 6 billion US dollars. You must know that MCA Universal Pictures is definitely not worth that much money.

   On the one hand, it is now 1990, and the value of the dollar is still very high, not as cheap as it will be 20 or 30 years later. The purchasing power of 6 billion US dollars is equivalent to 60 billion 30 years later.

  Thirty years later, Disney acquired Fox for only $71.3 billion. At that time, Fox had well-known IPs such as "Titanic", "Ice Age", "X-Men", "Night at the Museum", "Avatar", and "The Simpsons".

  So, the current Universal Pictures is by no means worth as much as six billion U.S. dollars.

   But Xiang Nan also knew that Universal Pictures dared to charge such a high price, obviously because of Panasonic's high price.

   These Japanese consortiums, because of the sharp appreciation of the yen after the Plaza Accord, are at the time when they are rich and powerful. At that time, there was even a saying that "sell the real estate in Tokyo, and you can buy the whole of the United States".

  So the Dongying Consortium is naturally willing to pay a high price and buy it all over the world.

  But Xiang Nan knew that the economic bubble in Japan was about to burst soon. In 1991, in view of the severe real estate bubble, the Dongying government began to raise interest rates and prohibited banks from reducing the scale of lending...

  As a result, the funds of real estate speculators are cut off and unsustainable. Those who want to buy a house have no money to buy it, and those who want to flip a house have no one to take over.

  The real estate market that was in full swing was immediately doused with cold water, and the fire was extinguished in an instant. In just three months, Dongying real estate prices plummeted by 65%.

  Many multi-millionaires became multi-millionaires in the blink of an eye, and countless people went bankrupt. What's more terrible is that these people can't repay their loans, which leads to a lot of bad debts in banks, which leads to bank failures.

  From 1991 to 2002, as many as 180 banks in Japan went bankrupt, many of which were well-known banks such as Pacific Bank, Bank of Hyogo, and Metropolitan Bank, which triggered a major earthquake in the financial world of Japan.

   Because of this, Xiang Nan knew that as long as he could delay the transaction until next year. At that time, even if Panasonic wanted to acquire Universal, it would not have that much money.

  So he asked the third-party company to continue negotiating with Universal Pictures and try to delay the time.

   Anyway, when acquiring such a big company, it is normal to be slow. It seems that Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures was not completed in those few days.

   Prior to this, Sony had been operating for more than a year, and it took more than half a year to convince the shareholders of Columbia Pictures.

  …

  In September, the crew returned to the Hollywood set from the Caribbean to continue shooting.

   At this time, Ning Wei and Cong Shan's parents had already returned home.

   After all, they are not used to staying in the United States. They couldn't get used to the house, the food, and even the people, so after staying for two months, they went back because they were too homesick.

   Now Xiang Nan just came back, so he can continue to take care of Cong Shan.

  At the same time, "The Hunt for Red October" starring Sean Connery and Mel Gibson was officially launched.

   This is a movie that combines politics, military affairs, and action. There are almost no female characters in the film, and all the leading actors are male, so it looks extra masculine.

   In addition, its story is adapted from a well-known novel, and the storyline is also guaranteed. Therefore, it has become very popular after its release. It has a box office of 120 million US dollars in North America, which is quite impressive.

  By relying on his superior performance in this film, Sean Connery realized the turnaround of the salted fish, the dead tree bloomed, and the second spring of his career was rejuvenated.

   And Mel Gibson also benefited a lot. With this film, he also successfully established his position in Hollywood. Let people also notice his potential.

  …

  In October, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" was officially launched.

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, released the year before last, cost only tens of millions of dollars, which was considered a mid-range production, but it took in a box office of 130 million dollars.

  Such a hit, a sequel is naturally indispensable.

   "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2", the script was created by Xiang Nan, and it also tells the story of four ninja turtles smashing the villain Schneider's big conspiracy to rule the world.

  The routine is a bit old, but compared with the previous work, the special effects technology of this work is more exquisite, and the fighting design is more gorgeous. Coupled with the gags of the four ninja turtles, frequent golden sentences, and the glamorous Nicole Kidman, this movie is still very interesting.

   Therefore, it still sold more than 80 million US dollars at the box office. Although it was not as popular as its predecessor, it was still a successful commercial entertainment film.

  (end of this chapter)