Chapter 1954 1956 [God of Movies]

   Sure enough, in the next few days, the box office performance of "Titanic" was very stable, and there was a trend of increasing instead of decreasing.

  The box office has risen to $35 million in the second week, and word of mouth is also turning around.

  Before it was ridiculed by film critics because of its high cost and unfavorable box office performance. Therefore, the audience also echoed what others said, which had a certain impact on the word-of-mouth of this movie.

  But the dark clouds cannot cover the sun after all, and the high quality of "Titanic" has gradually won back the reputation that should belong to it. Many movie fans claim that this is the most touching love story they have ever seen.

   With the recovery of word of mouth, its box office also began to gradually recover. By the third week, the weekly box office had reached 50 million U.S. dollars, becoming the weekly box office leaderboard, and the cumulative box office had reached 111 million U.S. dollars.

  Such results, although not enough to pay back, but enough to stop many people's mouths.

  Because anyone with insight can see that the box office potential of "Titanic" is being released, and this movie may earn 200 to 300 million U.S. dollars at the box office in North America. Coupled with overseas box office, the movie probably won't lose money.

  And a movie that can earn more than 500 million US dollars worldwide is a phenomenon-level movie.

  A film like this has great potential for commercial development. It is no exaggeration to say that all kinds of peripheral products can at least create an output value of more than one billion US dollars.

   Therefore, not only will "Titanic" not lose money, but it may help Universal make a lot of money. Under such circumstances, if you dare to sneer again, you are asking for trouble.

  …

  In the end, "Titanic" was released in North America for 281 days, and it won the weekly box office chart for nearly four months.

  In North America alone, it has won a box office of 600 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office has exceeded 1.2 billion U.S. dollars. With an investment of 200 million US dollars, Xiang Nan received a box office of 1.8 billion US dollars, and the faces of those who watched the joke before were all swollen.

   At this time, no one dared to laugh at him, instead, there was deep respect and fear.

   It is a miracle that such a film that is almost doomed to fail has achieved the highest box office in film history, and Xiang Nan is naturally a god-like existence.

  Since his debut, none of the films he has produced have missed his mark, and almost every time he can earn several times or ten times the profit.

  Chaplin, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Spielberg, Francis Coppola, Woody Allen, these film masters all failed to do this.

  Therefore, Xiang Nandan's achievements in business are already unrivaled.

What's more, he also has "Forrest Gump", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Ruthless Earth", "Scent of a Woman", "Seven Deadly Sins", "The Burning Years", "Edward Scissorhands", "Philadelphia "Story", "Heart", "Goodfellas" and many other box office and word-of-mouth films, and even won several Oscars for Best Picture.

   His achievements in art are also impeccable.

   Therefore, such a person is not enough to be matched by the four characters of "Movie Master". He can be called "God of Movies" and is worthy of study and respect by all filmmakers.

  …

  Xiang Nan's prestige was second to none in Hollywood.

  The stock price of Universal Pictures also rebounded rapidly following the big sales of "Titanic". Up to now, it has risen by 50%, and the market value has risen to 45 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to the sum of the four giants of Fox, Paramount, Columbia and MGM.

  Fox Films, which had a great reputation before, has become a joke at this time. The fat pigs that were delivered to the door were sold cheaply after half of them were bred, and in the end they let others pick the peaches, which is really stupid as a pig.

   Fox Films CEO Bill Kelmaker, who was praised by the media before, is now also kicked out by angry Fox Films shareholders.

   As the so-called feng shui turns, this scene made Xiang Nan feel funny.

  …

  In March, the Oscars ceremony opens.

  Xiang Nan attended this year's Oscars and invited Liv Tyler to walk the red carpet together.

   Liv Tyler was born in 1977. His father is Stephen Taylor, the lead singer of the famous Aerosmith band. His records have sold 150 million copies worldwide.

  In comparison, Queen's record sales are 130 million copies, which shows how popular the Airsmiths are.

   Although Liv Taylor's parents divorced very early, but after growing up, she still became famous in the circle by virtue of her father's relationship.

He became a leading actor in the second year of his debut. In 1996, he starred in Bernardo Bertolucci's masterpiece "Stealing Fragrance". magazine as one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world.

  Xiang Nan also found out through "Stealing Fragrance" that Liv Tyler had already debuted.

  Xiang Nan has seen her play the elf princess in The Lord of the Rings before. I have to say, it is really beautiful, fresh and refined, so I invited her to walk the red carpet together.

  After Liv Tyler received Xiang Nan's invitation, she immediately chose to accept it, because Xiang Nan agreed to let her be the heroine of the new film.

   Stephen Taylor was very depressed after hearing the news.

  It is said that there is no impenetrable wall in the world, so many love stories of Xiang Nan will always be known. Moreover, Stephen Taylor was also full of five poisons back then, and had played all kinds of tricks. Xiang Nan's tricks can't be hidden from his eyes at all.

  What invited his daughter to attend the awards ceremony, what invited his daughter to be the heroine, what made a script tailored for his daughter... These are all routines he has played before.

  Of course his excuse for picking up girls is not making movies, but music. For example, asking Niuer to shoot a MV, writing a love song for Niuer, taking Niuer to a party, etc. This approach works for all girls.

   As a thousand-year-old fox, he naturally knew Xiang Nan.

  So seeing his daughter approaching the fire pit, of course he was not happy.

   But he wanted to object, but he couldn't stop his daughter from being happy.

   After all, all Hollywood actresses want the heroine of Xiang Nan's movie. Now that this opportunity was in front of her eyes, she would not refuse it unless she was crazy. So she finally chose to accompany Xiang Nan on the red carpet.

  Walking on the red carpet with the elf princess, Xiang Nan was in a very happy mood.

  …

   "Charles, you and Liv walked the red carpet together, do you want to cooperate?" the host asked with a smile.

  Xiang Nan nodded, "Yes, I have a play that is very suitable for Miss Taylor, so I specially invite her to cooperate."

   "That's really great." The host smiled and congratulated, "I hope to see your new work come out soon."

   "Thank you." Xiang Nan smiled.

   "By the way, Charles, now that the box office of "Titanic" has rebounded, do you have anything to say?" The host asked curiously again.

   At that time, "Titanic" had just won its first weekly box office champion. The box office has not decreased but increased for three weeks after its release, which is rare in Hollywood.

   "I just want to say, it's just the beginning." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

  (end of this chapter)