Chapter 2021 2023 [Restart "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"]

   "Yes, you are more beautiful than I thought." Xiang Nan smiled and nodded after seeing Megan Fox.

   "Thank you." Megan nodded, "Mr. Charles, you are much more handsome than I imagined."

   "Then you imagine how ugly I must be." Xiang Nan said with a smile when he heard it.

   "No, no, I didn't mean that." Megan quickly waved her hand. She just wanted to praise Xiang Nan for being handsome, but unfortunately she didn't notice and said the wrong thing.

   "Don't be nervous, it's just a joke." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "I invite you to come here today, there is a movie, I hope you can act in it."

   "Really, thank you!" Megan said excitedly.

   It's been nearly ten years since she debuted. Up to now, she hasn't starred in a drama, and she hasn't tasted the taste of popularity. Thinking about it, she is really aggrieved.

   "Don't get excited, I haven't said which project it is yet." Xiang Nan waved his hand.

   "Yes, please tell me." Megan asked quickly, but she was willing to accept any project. After all, even a small role in Xiang Nan's movie is easy to become popular.

For example, Alessandra Ambrosio only played the role of a female killer in "Mission: Impossible 4". She played for less than ten minutes in total, but it still made her a top supermodel and won several luxury brands. invitation.

  Xiang Nan then talked about the project, which was the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" he had filmed before.

   "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" started to be filmed in the 1980s, and three films have been filmed in succession, making Qian Jiale, Qian Xiaohao, Yuan Hua, Dong Wei and many other artists popular.

  After that, the project of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was stopped, but the right to adapt the film and television is still in the hands of Universal.

  So now Xiangnan is going to restart this IP.

  On the one hand, the cartoon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has been remade in 2003, and the ratings are very gratifying, and it has also accumulated a large number of new fans;

  On the one hand, there was a time limit when purchasing the film and television adaptation rights of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

  Megan Fox was very excited when she heard that she was asked to play "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

  "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoons have always been very popular. The four little turtles who are proficient in ninjutsu are very popular in the United States.

  The heroine April of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is also very good. She is a witty, brave, beautiful and generous person with a strong sense of justice.

  Being able to play this kind of role is also very good for boosting her popularity.

   "Mr. Charles, I am very willing to play this role, and I will definitely work hard." She said immediately.

   "Very well, I like your attitude." Xiang Nan nodded with a smile.

   After Megan Fox was settled, preparations for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began.

  The estimated cost of this film is 80 million U.S. dollars, which is a medium-to-high-cost production.

Except for April, other people like the Turtles, Teacher Splinter, Schneider, etc. do not need to show their faces, so Xiang Nan is not going to invite first-line stars to play, and all of them will be replaced by third- and fourth-tier artists. will be greatly reduced.

  After the news of the reboot of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" came out, Universal Pictures immediately received a lot of resumes, and many stars were very interested in starring in this movie.

  Because comic superhero movies have been very popular in recent years, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are also superheroes, and their popularity is no worse than that of Marvel and DC superheroes, so starring in this movie is likely to be popular.

  Especially the heroine April, because she was the only one who showed her face, so she received more favor. Among them are many big-name stars, such as Scarlett Johansson, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba, Emma Stone and so on.

  Seeing this, Megan Fox was very flustered, afraid that Xiang Nan would replace her.

   After all, those actresses are no worse than her in terms of appearance, figure, or fame, and even surpass her. It's not surprising that Xiang Nan changed her.

   For this reason, she took the initiative to approach Xiang Nan, asking for whatever she wanted.

  Although Xiang Nan didn't want to replace her, he wouldn't be foolish enough to push her out if she was offered to her, so that's it.

  …

  In September, Universal Pictures released "I Am Legend" starring Will Smith, telling the story of the male protagonist struggling to survive alone in the city after a zombie riot broke out around the world.

  Its original novel was published in the 1950s, and was adapted into movies in the 1960s and 1970s. After that, the copyright was removed to the hands of Universal Pictures.

  Universal Pictures originally thought of remaking it in the 1990s, and also invited Schwarzenegger to star in it, directed by Ridley Scott.

  After discussion, it was found that the investment was too large. The zombies all over the mountains required the use of thousands of extras and a large amount of money, so the project was finally shelved.

  But now with the development of special effects technology, zombies all over the mountains are no longer a problem. Using special effects technology, copy and paste, you can easily create a boundless army of zombies.

  At the beginning, Peter Jackson used this special effect technology when he filmed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the war between humans and orcs. So now filming "I Am Legend" no longer requires huge funds.

  In the end, the investment in this film was 150 million, of which one-fifth was Will Smith's salary. In other words, his film salary is 30 million US dollars, which does not include his profit sharing.

  Actually, this is why Xiang Nan stopped filming "Bad Boys 2" and "Men in Black 3".

   "I Am Legend" is the first film in the series, the box office is unknown, and Will Smith asked for 30 million US dollars.

   And "Bad Boys" and "Men in Black 1 and 2" have all proved to be blockbuster works. Will Smith even dared to ask for 50 million US dollars, plus 10% of the box office.

   In this way, the money earned by Universal Pictures is not even as much as that of Will Smith. Spending a lot of money and working so hard to make a film, but the result is to make wedding clothes for others, Xiang Nan naturally won't suffer this boring loss.

  So he would rather shelve the two projects of "Bad Boys 2" and "Men in Black 3". Anyway, Universal Pictures has no shortage of good projects to make money.

  …

  In September, Xiang Nan went back to Xiangjiang.

  At this time, ATV and Real Kung Fu Films are developing very well, and they can be regarded as giants in the film and television industry in Xiangjiang and the Mainland.

  Because both companies have decades of history, have talents, funds, and huge production experience, they are able to continuously release good works.

  In comparison, the film and television companies in the mainland may lack talents, funds, or production experience, and their development is not as good as these two companies.

  Now ATV and Real Kung Fu Films have a market value of more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, with an annual profit of more than one billion Hong Kong dollars.

  Xiang Nan was also very satisfied with this, and specially promoted Shanshan to become the new president of ATV.

   "Miss He Jianing has worked hard and worked hard since she became the assistant to the president, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of ATV. Therefore, from now on, she will be promoted to the president of ATV." Xiang Nan announced at the board meeting.

  (end of this chapter)