Chapter 1768 1770 [Viagra, I want to talk to you]
Xiang Nan then took out the script of "Longwei Boy".
This story tells the story of a teenager named Daniel who came to New Jersey with his mother. He met a cute girl at school, but he was also bullied by a group of bad classmates.
Later he met Mr. Miyata, a gardener, from whom he learned karate. Through continuous hard training, Daniel strengthened himself, not only overcame his inner fear, but also reaped a happy love.
This movie was very successful that year. It not only ranked fifth in the North American box office in 1984, but also ranked fourth in the North American box office in 1986 for the series. It can be said to be a very successful work.
Twenty years later, this movie was also adapted into "Kung Fu Dream", starring Will Smith's son Jaden Smith and Chinese Kung Fu superstar Jackie Chan, which also achieved good box office results.
It can be seen that this story is very good.
However, Xiang Nan still made some fine-tuning.
The protagonist changed from learning karate to learning Jeet Kune Do. The gardener's name was also changed from Miyata to Li.
On the one hand, it was to catch Bruce Lee's popularity. Although he has passed away now, Yu Wei is still there, and he is still very well-known in the United States;
On the one hand, Xiang Nan is from China and is good at Chinese Kung Fu, so using Jeet Kune Do will help establish his image.
While learning karate, taekwondo and other kung fu, his image will be blurred at that time, making it difficult for people to distinguish whether he is Chinese, Japanese or South Korean.
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Xiang Nan handed over the script to Zou Wenhuai.
After reading it, Zou Wenhuai felt that the script was feasible.
Xiang Nan is only nineteen years old this year, playing a middle school student is quite suitable.
However, Xiang Nan went to Hollywood to cooperate with Warner Pictures.
Although Golden Harvest will also contribute capital and have a certain right to speak, it is Warner who really makes the final decision.
Therefore, whether this script is suitable or not depends on Warner's opinion.
Zou Wenhuai then sent the script to Warner Pictures.
While waiting, Xiang Nan started filming "Master Dragon".
Because Zou Wenhuai knows that Hollywood does things very well.
It will take several months to review the script, several months to set up the project and prepare for shooting, and several months to officially shoot. By the time the filming is finished, maybe a year or two will pass.
If you wait, you will waste a lot of time.
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Xiang Nan started filming "Master Dragon" in September, and officially started filming in October.
At the same time, "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts" starring Jackie Chan, Lin Zhengying, Ren Shiguan, etc. was officially completed and then handed over to Golden Harvest for distribution.
This magical kung fu movie combines kung fu, horror, and comedy elements in one, with novel themes, exciting stories, suspense, and climaxes. Therefore, after its release, it was very popular with the audience.
At that time, due to the advent of a large number of kung fu movies, the audience was actually a little fatigued. After all, any theater is full of punches and kicks. No matter how wonderful the fight is, the audience will get tired of it.
Just like when "Mr. Zombie" became popular, the Xiangjiang film industry released nearly a hundred zombie films within three years. It directly turned the audience's appetite.
So now I see this "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts", although there are still fighting scenes, but because of the addition of fresh elements such as ghosts, zombies, Taoism, and fighting skills, the audience still has a different visual experience.
As a result, "Ghost Fighting Ghost" became a hit at the box office. In the end, nearly 5 million box office was harvested, and Jackie Chan, who had always been depressed, finally tasted the taste of popularity.
This also made Jackie Chan very happy.
At the celebration party for the box office hit of "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts", he raised his glass to Xiang Nan and said, "Mr. Ning, I really want to thank you for your appreciation, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today. I respect you for this glass of wine!" "
"Don't thank me, Aaron, your achievements today are all due to your hard work. I'm just helping you a little, so don't take it to heart." Xiang Nan waved his hands quickly.
To be honest, he should thank Jackie Chan.
"Mr. Ning, I also want to follow you, are you willing to accept me?" Jackie Chan asked again.
He didn't want to go back to Rowe. Although he called Luo Wei his godfather, Luo Wei didn't treat him well.
Because of the movies he cast, he suffered huge losses at the box office. Due to financial constraints, he stopped paying Jackie Chan's salary for a while.
Moreover, the movies he made did not conform to Jackie Chan's acting style.
He always wanted to make Jackie Chan the second Bruce Lee, so he asked Jackie Chan to shoot "New Fist of Fury" and asked him to imitate Bruce Lee's movements. But the key point is that there is only one Bruce Lee, and it is impossible to have a second one.
After imitating Bruce Lee's path failed, Luo Wei also asked Jackie Chan to star in "Flying Over the Rolling Cloud Mountain" and "Sword Flower Misty Rain Jiangnan" to copy Ti Lung's acting style.
The results were also unsuccessful. Jackie Chan doesn't have Dillon's pretty face and unrestrained temperament. Wearing a hood and wearing ancient costumes looks very silly, so he is naturally unpopular.
It also corresponds to that sentence, those who learn from me live, those who resemble me die.
But this time he starred in "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts", which finally gave Jackie Chan a taste of being popular.
That's why Jackie Chan thought of defecting to Xiang Nan.
On the one hand, Xiang Nan understands him better, and the film he made fits his play style, and he follows Xiang Nan to be popular; With such a boss, it is not easy for him to suffer.
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Hearing Jackie Chan said that he wanted to join him, Xiang Nan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.
I have to say that he is still quite happy. However, to take Jackie Chan in, he has to confront Luo Wei.
Although Xiang Nan is not afraid of Luo Wei, even getting rid of him is just a matter of one palm. But it's really not worth killing a life just to grab an artist.
And if you don't kill him, you have to pester him.
After all, Luo Wei is a senior in the film industry and has become famous many years ago. Moreover, I heard that he has connections with gang forces.
Therefore, after accepting Jackie Chan, it will inevitably cause trouble. With Xiang Nan's current power, he still can't fight without bloodshed.
So after thinking about it, he still smiled and waved his hands, "Aaron, I am very grateful for your kindness. It's just that a gentleman doesn't take what others like.
After all, you belong to Director Luo. If I just sign you like this, I will not be able to explain to Director Luo. In the future, when I cooperate with other jobs, people will be on guard against me.
In this way, you should go back first. When the contract between you and Director Luo expires, if you come back then, I will definitely accept you. "
Jackie Chan was quite disappointed when he heard this, but he still nodded.
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Although Jackie Chan was not accepted, Xiang Nan still invited him to film "Scary People" at a price of 300,000 Hong Kong dollars.
It is also a fantasy kung fu movie. Compared with "Ghost Fighting Ghost", the plot of this movie is more twists and turns, and it also adds more horror elements. I believe it will be a very attractive movie for the audience.
Jackie Chan is also very grateful to Xiang Nan.
He really doesn't want to go back to Rowe Films now, because he is under control and poor. On the contrary, staying in Real Kung Fu Films, with suitable filming and high salary, really made him a little bit reluctant to leave.
(end of this chapter)