Chapter 1907 1909 [The Joy Luck Club]

  In December, the long-awaited "Home Alone 2" was officially launched.

  The "Home Alone" released the year before last set an astonishing record of 530 million US dollars at the global box office, and made movie fans all over the world fall in love with that naughty, cute, brave, and alert little boy.

   Because of this, they have been strongly looking forward to the release of "Home Alone 2".

Now, Xiang Nan finally fulfilled their wish, so on the day of its release, almost all major theaters were packed with audiences, which also made the box office of "Home Alone 2" reach 15 million US dollars on the first day, which is quite astonishing. .

  The quality of "Home Alone 2" has indeed lived up to the expectations of movie fans.

  Although the cast is still the same, the routine of the story is also similar. But it can still make people laugh out loud, thinking that this trip is worthwhile.

   Therefore, in the end, the North American box office earned 170 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office earned 380 million U.S. dollars. Although Cheng Ji is far behind the first film, it is still quite a successful film.

   It's a pity that "Home Alone 3" will no longer exist.

  Because with the big sales of the "Home Alone" series, Macaulay Culkin's parents are so proud that they can't find the north.

  The conditions they offered became more and more stringent, and they directly told Xiang Nan that if Macaulay Culkin was to be used in "Home Alone 3", then several other children of his family would have to appear in the film.

   Moreover, it was even proposed to change the protagonist to two people. One is Macaulay, of course, and the other is his sister or brother. In this way, their family will not only get a few more paychecks, but will also produce another red star.

   Xiang Nan was naturally very dissatisfied with their greedy behavior, and bluntly said that there would be no more "Home Alone 3", cutting off their greed.

   The behind-the-scenes turmoil of "Home Alone 2" has attracted many media reports.

  After the audience watched it, most of them scolded Culkin's parents for being too shameless and treating their children as cash cows. In doing so, they can ruin a child's life.

   And Xiang Nan's statement that he is not going to make "Home Alone 3" also made many viewers feel very regretful. They think that Home Alone is a very good comedy, and it would be a pity if it was stopped like this.

  …

   Entering 1992, January is the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony.

   Xiang Nan once again became the favorite to win the championship with "The Silence of the Lambs", "Instinct", "Assassination of Kennedy", "Thelma & Louise" and "Robin Hood".

   Especially "The Silence of the Lambs", it was shortlisted for five heavyweight awards including Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Actress, Best Film, and Best Director, and each award has strong competitiveness.

   "Thelma & Louise" was also good, nominated for four awards including Best Actress, Best Film, and Best Screenplay. Among them, Demi Moore and Michelle Pfeiffer were shortlisted for Best Actress at the same time, which is not easy.

  On the one hand, there are fewer movies with two heroines; on the other hand, there are even fewer high-quality movies. So based on this alone, Xiang Nan won.

   On the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards, Xiang Nan walked with Li Jiaxin.

   This made her feel very honored. Because before this, there were very few Xiangjiang movie stars walking the red carpet, except Jackie Chan, Lizhi and a few others.

  So she was naturally very proud, holding Xiang Nan's arm, and she was reluctant to let go.

   And she also enjoys being photographed and photographed by media from all over the world. For her, this is the highlight moment of her life, and she is much happier than other movie stars in Xiangjiang.

  …

   "Charles, this beautiful lady beside you is..." the host asked curiously.

   "Michelle, the heroine of my new film." Xiang Nan introduced with a smile, which made Li Jiaxin very happy.

  She has been in Hollywood for three months, but she has never been assigned a job, and she is actually looking forward to it in her heart. But Xiang Nan never made arrangements for her, and she had no choice but to be anxious.

  Now hearing what Xiang Nan said, she is naturally very happy. After three months of waiting, it finally came to fruition.

   "Can you tell me, what kind of story will the new film be about?" The host immediately asked curiously.

"Of course, the new film is a literary film, which is adapted from "The Joy Luck Club" written by the well-known Chinese writer Ms. question."

   "Will you write the screenplay yourself?" the host asked curiously.

   "Of course." Xiang Nan nodded.

   "Then I believe it will be very good-looking, and I will look forward to it." The host nodded.

   "Very well, thank you." Xiang Nan also smiled.

   "Mr. Ning, I've never heard of "The Joy Luck Club." Li Jiaxin asked suspiciously.

   "This is a novella that is very popular in the United States..." Xiang Nan explained.

"The Joy Luck Club" was published in ** and became very popular after it was launched. It sold more than 200,000 copies. It was listed on the New York Times bestseller list for nine consecutive months. Award, the Commonwealth Club Book Award, the California Book Review Award for Best Novel and the Best Novel Award in America, among others.

  Xiang Nan also bought the right to adapt the novel early on, planning to adapt it into a movie.

   "Why didn't you tell me earlier, I can buy it earlier, in that case, I can figure out the characters better." Li Jiaxin complained.

  Her acting skills were not good at all, but now that she is sharpening her guns before the battle, her acting skills will not be able to be displayed even more.

"It's useless to tell you earlier, what I want is your strangeness." Xiang Nan explained, "Your current state of ignorance is the most natural, don't destroy it. Otherwise, you will fail to play the character gone."

   Li Jiaxin nodded after hearing what he said.

  …

  At the subsequent Golden Globe Awards, Xiang Nan successfully won the Best Screenplay Award for "Thelma and Louise", which is also his third Best Screenplay Award at the Golden Globe Awards.

   This also made everyone present admire. For an ordinary screenwriter, if he can win it once, he is already proud of it. Xiang Nan took it three times, he is really talented.

Subsequently, Oliver Stone won the best director award for "Killing Kennedy", Anthony Hopkins won the best actor award for "The Silence of the Lambs", and Demi Moore won the best actor award for "Thelma and Louise". Best Actress Award.

  Unfortunately, the best picture was snatched away by "Love and Love", so Xiang Nan could only express regret in vain. But despite this, he is still the biggest winner of the Golden Globes tonight. After all, the films he participated in won four awards.

  So at the follow-up party, Xiang Nan once again became the object of all the stars.

   Countless investors, producers, directors, and celebrities surrounded him, hoping to cooperate with Xiang Nan. This made Li Jiaxin envious after seeing it.

  (end of this chapter)