Chapter 1940 1942 [Toy Story]

   In March, the Academy Awards opened.

   "Philadelphia Story" was shortlisted for five major awards including Best Actor, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Original Song, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Makeup, which is very fierce.

  Xiang Nan happily participated, and also brought along the beauty Dennis Richards he just met.

  Dennis Richards was born in 1971. He started working as a model in 2009, and then starred in some film and television dramas one after another. Although many of them are supporting roles, her beauty still gradually attracts the attention of the industry.

   In 1994, she starred in "The Ever-changing Jurassic", which was her first relatively successful work, which attracted Xiang Nan's attention.

  For such a beautiful woman, five or six years of making bad movies, such a beautiful youth and perfect face, are all so wasted. Xiang Nan can't help feeling the abundance of talent in Hollywood.

  Such an alluring beauty has not attracted attention. If it were Hong Kong, with Dennis Richards' appearance, he might be a heroine in his debut.

  Just like Wang Taoxian, Guan Zhilin, Lin Qingxia, and Qiu Shuzhen, there is no chance of being buried.

  …

  Dennis Richards was able to walk the red carpet with Xiang Nan, which also made her very excited, with a smile on her face and a bright look.

   As the saying goes, redness nourishes people, she was already beautiful, but now that she is lucky and in high spirits, she is naturally even more beautiful. Therefore, it has killed a lot of films in seconds.

   "Charles, this beautiful lady walking beside you is..." the host asked with a smile.

   Seeing him asking this question, although Dennis Richards still had a smile on his face, the light in his eyes was a bit dim. It has been six years since she debuted, but she was still unknown in Hollywood, and even the host didn't know her, it was really a failure.

   "This is Miss Dennis Richards." Xiang Nan introduced with a smile, "She will play a very important role in my new film."

   "I see. Congratulations to her." The host laughed.

  Being able to walk the red carpet with Xiang Nan, this girl's future is limitless. Because Xiang Nan is not only a gold medal producer, but also very nostalgic. Many artists are supported by him and have long-term cooperation.

  …

  The Oscars ceremony will be held immediately.

   Various awards were awarded in turn, and soon it was the best original screenplay award and the best adapted screenplay award.

  The Usual Suspects and The Philadelphia Story written by Xiang Nan were both shortlisted for this award, so the probability of winning the award is still very high.

   But it is a pity that in the end the best original screenplay award was taken away by Joss Whedon and others with "Toy Story". This made Xiang Nankong happy.

  "Toy Story" was released in 1995. It was the world's first fully computerized CG animation. After its release, the global box office totaled 360 million US dollars, which was higher than the box office of most movies starring artists.

   Therefore, the big sales of this movie have also aroused the vigilance of Hollywood.

  Many pessimists said that maybe in another ten or twenty years, with the advancement of science and technology, movies made by computer CG may replace real people. These entertainers, photographers, lighting engineers, makeup artists, etc. may all lose their jobs.

   Therefore, everyone's feelings about the success of this movie are extremely complicated.

  But Xiang Nan knows that computer CG can never replace live performances.

  On the one hand, it is because of human micro-expressions, which are difficult to achieve with CG. Stars with superb acting skills can change multiple expressions in a second, which is absolutely impossible for characters produced by computer CG.

  On the one hand, according to the uncanny valley principle, when a robot or humanoid object is closer to humans in appearance and actions, the favorability of humans for it will drop significantly, resulting in feelings of disgust and fear.

   Therefore, computer CG is only suitable for making some cartoon characters, but it is difficult to replace real people.

  …

   "Charles, it's really a pity~" Seeing that Xiang Nan missed the Best Original Screenplay Award, Dennis Richards immediately comforted him.

   "It's okay. It's just a miss, it's nothing." Xiang Nan smiled and waved his hands.

  He has won this award several times, and it doesn't matter if he misses it once.

   Seeing him speak so easily, Dennis couldn't help being a little envious.

  Indeed, Xiang Nan has won the best screenwriter several times, but once he missed it, it was really nothing to him.

  Unlike me, if I was shortlisted for Best Actress and lost in the end, I would be sad for a long time.

   Subsequently, Tom Hanks won the Best Actor Award for "The Philadelphia Story". But it is a pity that the best director and best picture still missed one after another.

  The best director was won by "Death Row Walking" directed by Tim Robbins, and the best picture was won by "Sense and Sensibility" directed by Li An.

  …

  At the party after the awards ceremony, Xiang Nan congratulated Li An.

   "Congratulations, Director Li, you are really good, and you almost won the best director." He said with a smile.

   "Thank you, Mr. Ning." Li An said with a reserved smile.

  He has developed really well in the past few years, "Pushing Hands", "Wedding Banquet", "Eating and Drinking Men and Women"... every movie has box office and reputation. Not only won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, but also received recognition from Hollywood.

   This "Sense and Sensibility" was invited by Columbia Pictures to shoot, with an investment of 15 million US dollars, which is Li An's largest investment in the film.

   And he did a good job. The global box office of "Sense and Sensibility" is close to 100 million US dollars, and it won the Oscar for Best Picture. Li An can be said to have become famous in Hollywood in one fell swoop, and the future development can be expected.

   "I hope we have opportunities to cooperate in the future." Xiang Nan smiled and said to Li An, "I just have a few scripts, I believe they are very suitable for you."

   "Okay." Li An nodded naturally.

  Xiang Nan is the most talented screenwriter and producer in Hollywood, and he also likes to support Chinese filmmakers. Jackie Chan, Xu Ke, Chen Musheng, Qian Xiaohao, Qian Jiale...

  Hollywood doesn't know how many people want to cooperate with him, but they can't find the opportunity, so naturally he won't miss it.

   "Then it's settled." Xiang Nan also laughed.

  …

   Then he finalized two more projects.

  One is "Tornado", which tells the story of a group of scientists who put themselves into the eye of a tornado and conduct research on it.

  One is "Life and Death", which tells the story of a military officer who was ordered to investigate the death of a soldier. I thought it was an ordinary incident, but I didn't expect that with the in-depth investigation, the truth is so shocking...

   These two films are relatively unpopular themes. Although the story is good, the box office prospects are not good, so no company dares to invest. So the producer specially found Xiang Nan, hoping that he could help.

  Xiang Nan hasn't watched these two movies, but after listening to the story, he thinks it's worth investing in. Although there is a risk of losing money, there are many movies that make money, but few good movies. So it is worth it to lose some money and make a good film.

  (end of this chapter)