Chapter 1819 1821 [Box Office Miracle]
"Die Hard 2" immediately started filming.
Many of the original cast will return. For example, the reporter who was quite beaten in the first part, the police officer who helped McClain in the first part, and of course Michelle Pfeiffer and others.
They were very excited when they received the invitation.
The hit show of "Die Hard" helped them make a name for themselves and contributed to their careers. Now "Die Hard 2" has more investment, bigger scenes, and a higher possibility of a big hit at the box office.
For them, it is naturally a good opportunity not to be missed. So, they chose to return.
"I thought you would forget me." Michelle Pfeiffer hugged Xiang Nandao excitedly.
After "Die Hard", although she made films such as "Grease Girl" and "Pink Panther: Strike Again", the response was not very good, which affected her stardom. "Die Hard 2" turned over.
"How could it be, how could I forget you." Xiang Nan laughed.
His memory is very good, especially for beautiful women. Michelle Pfeiffer is regarded as the most beautiful beauty in Hollywood, so it is even more impossible for him to forget.
Hearing what he said, Michelle Pfeiffer was naturally happy.
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Xiang Nan also arranged a role for Laura Fona as agreed, that is, the female reporter with a high appearance rate.
After Laura Fonn got the script, she couldn't help screaming excitedly when she saw that she had so many roles.
She originally thought that the role Xiang Nan arranged for her might be very small. Maybe it's just a cameo, just a few seconds of footage.
For a Hollywood newcomer like her, this is already rare.
But unexpectedly, Xiang Nan actually arranged for her to play the second female role. Not only did he appear in many scenes, but the characters are also brilliant, smart, courageous, and kind.
It is very easy to play this kind of role. Maybe she will be able to use this role to successfully open up the stardom in Hollywood, and she will become popular ever since.
Thinking of this, she was naturally excited.
In addition, Xiang Nan also arranged two roles for Benny Uquidez and Keith Vitali. Although they were all villain mercenaries, Binny and Case were already very satisfied.
If they had come to Hollywood to audition by themselves, they might not be able to get such a small role. Therefore, they are very grateful to Xiang Nan for his generosity.
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"Die Hard 2" then officially started filming.
Because the movie is going to be released in the Christmas schedule, less than five months away, so the shooting progress is still very fast.
As the leading actor, Xiang Nan is naturally busier, almost exhausted every day.
Even though there are two great beauties in the crew, Michelle Pfeiffer and Laura Fonner, each of them embraces him and takes whatever he wants, but he has no time for indulgence.
While filming "Die Hard 2", the first part of "Back to the Future" that Xiang Nan participated in the production was officially launched after the production was completed in October.
However, except for the fame of the producer Xiang Nan, the actors such as Michael Fox, Lee Thompson and Christopher Lloyd are not famous at all.
Therefore, the heavy responsibility of movie promotion should be placed on Xiang Nan.
As a result, in addition to filming "Die Hard 2", he also had to work part-time to promote "Back to the Future".
But there is no way, who made him the major shareholder of this project, and he has to share 15% of the box office. The so-called great power, great responsibility.
Fortunately, publicity is not difficult for Xiang Nan.
It’s nothing more than being on the show, accepting interviews, and sharing some interesting things about filming with you.
He hurried on, and finally managed to deal with this problem.
After "Back to the Future" was officially released, the box office performance made everyone very pleased.
Although the box office on the first day was not high, only more than two million US dollars, but the stamina is quite strong. Within a few days, with the ferment of word of mouth, its single-day box office has risen to 6 million US dollars.
The American people love this nostalgic film so much that they are crazy about it, especially the 34-year-old middle-aged people.
They didn't go to theaters often. For theaters, the main audience will always be young people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. But this film full of nostalgic elements has brought these middle-aged and elderly audiences back to the theater.
With their participation, the box office of "Back to the Future" is simply too good to resist. In the first week of its release, the box office has exceeded 20 million U.S. dollars, and it won the championship of the next week's box office rankings.
In the end, it won a box office of 210 million US dollars worldwide, and 120 million US dollars in North America alone.
Within a year, it created two consecutive box office hits. This is a miracle that even Steven Spielberg has not achieved. Such box office appeal, such screenwriting talent, and such production ability make Xiang Nan the hottest filmmaker in Hollywood.
It can be said that he only needs to beckon now, not to mention that top Hollywood stars are rushing to cooperate with him, even the six giants are flocking to him.
Because of this, Xiang Nan struck while the iron was hot, and immediately came up with three projects, "The Goonies", "The Mermaid" and "Police Academy", hoping to cooperate with Hollywood giants.
"The Goonies" is an adventure film released by Warner Corporation in 1985. It tells the story of a group of children who accidentally found a treasure map in the attic and worked together to find the treasure.
The filming was innocent and childlike, but also thrilling and exciting, so it was very popular after it was released. In North America alone, it won more than 60 million US dollars at the box office, which can be said to be a great success.
"Mermaid" is Tom Hanks' famous work. It tells the story of a mermaid who came to the world by accident and fell in love with a human boy, but was captured by scientists into the laboratory.
Recently, this is a story about a young man bravely breaking into the laboratory, saving the beauty as a hero, and finally living in the sea with his beloved mermaid.
This movie is not only romantic and touching, but also has many interesting scenes, so it became very popular after it was released. Starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah are therefore among the Hollywood red stars.
"Police Academy" is a classic representative of American nonsensical comedy, and it has also inspired many films of later generations.
For example, Xiangjiang's "Bawanghua" series, Taiwan's "Reporting Squad Leader" series, and even "Chinatown Detective 2", where Tang Ren and the motorcycle gang dance, are all tributes to its "Police Academy".
A total of seven movies were shot in this series, which shows how popular it is. Otherwise, one movie would be too much.
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Xiang Nan acts as the producer, participates in the investment, and asks for 15% of the box office dividends, as well as the corresponding peripheral product income, etc.
Although the conditions are a bit harsh, but because his films really make money, Hollywood giants are still scrambling to cooperate with him, lest they miss the opportunity to make a fortune.
(end of this chapter)