Chapter 1840 1842 [Gift to the door]
Enter December.
The fantasy romance film "Growing Up" starring Tom Hanks and Kim Cattrall landed on the Christmas schedule.
The Christmas schedule is one of the most important schedules in the American film industry, just as important as the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival schedules in the Mainland.
The movies that can be released in this schedule are of good quality.
For example, Stallone launched "Rocky 4", and Warner Bros. launched the spoof movie "Bachelor on Business", both of which are strong contenders for the box office championship.
But the combination of Tom Hanks and Kim Cattrall is not bad. Tom Hanks has already been promoted to a first-line movie star after starring in "The Mermaid".
And Kim Cattrall also has a good performance in "Police Academy". More importantly, she is really beautiful, so she is still capable of fighting.
As for Xiangjiang, Wang Jing also produced the gambling film "Supreme Supreme" directed by him.
This movie starred Alan Tam, Andy Lau, Kwan Chi-lin, Chung Chu-hong, etc., against "Royal Senior Sister" produced by Sammo Hung and starring Michelle Yeoh, and "Merry Christmas" produced by New Art City.
In the past few years, although Xiang Nan took away the cash cow of "Best Partner", New Art City is still developing well. Mainly Mai Jia, Shi Tian, and Huang Baiming are all really capable people.
Even if an idea is robbed, it won't bother them at all. Without "Best Partner", they just made "The Bald Detective", which was also a hit.
Coupled with the strong support of Princess Jin, New Art City has been going smoothly in the past few years, and has become one of the three major film companies on an equal footing with Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.
However, Shaw Brothers announced its closure this summer, and Debao Pictures, supported by Dickson Pan, rented Shaw Brothers' theaters. And so it qualifies to be one of the giants.
It’s just that Sammo Hung is the boss of Debao, and he co-founded Baohe Film Company with Golden Harvest. It’s embarrassing to be on two boats. I heard that he recently wanted to quit Debao.
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Xiang Nan didn't pay much attention to the box office of the two movies, because he knew that the two movies would definitely be hits.
His main energy is still on the movie "Ghostbusters 2".
He gets along well with several other actors, especially Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson.
Because the three of them are relatively talented and creative people, they exchange ideas with each other and share a common language.
"I saw a script recently, and I found it very interesting." Kevin Costner said to Xiang Nan, "Charles, I think you can read it."
"What are you talking about?" Xiang Nan asked curiously.
"A story about a white officer befriending an Indian," Kevin explained. "I read it and thought it was great."
Xiang Nan blinked, thinking it was such a coincidence.
"What's the name of that play?" he asked afterward.
"Dances with Wolves." Kevin replied, "Charles, are you interested in watching?"
Xiang Nan smiled slightly, "Since it was recommended by you, I will take a look no matter what."
"Great, I knew you would be interested." Kevin said happily, and then he brought Michael Blake, the author of "Dances with Wolves", to Xiang Nan.
Actually, Michael Blake has really had a bad time these years.
He wrote the script of "Dances with Wolves" in the early 1980s, and then came to Hollywood to promote it. But alas, none of the studios were interested in the script.
The reason is also very simple. In 1980, the western blockbuster "Heaven's Gate" produced by Michael Cimino spent 36 million U.S. dollars. In one fell swoop, United Artists Pictures, one of the eight giants of Hollywood, went bankrupt.
After this incident, westerns became taboo in Hollywood. No film company dared to touch this subject, for fear of losing money. Therefore, Michael Blake's script naturally cannot be sold.
This also caused him to have no income, and his life was once poor.
Actually, in Hollywood, there are many down-and-out screenwriters like him. There are more than 100,000 screenwriters in the United States, of whom more than 20,000 are registered.
There are as many as 65,000 scripts whose copyrights are registered with the Screenwriters Union every year, most of which are ignored, and not even one in a hundred can be made into a movie.
Therefore, most screenwriters actually have a very hard life. They are unemployed most of the time and can only rely on doing other jobs to subsidize.
Michael Blake’s usual job is as a car wash worker, and he and Kevin also met while washing cars. After all, Kevin also had a very unsatisfactory life at one time. He and Michael Blake are both frustrated people in Hollywood, and they have a common language.
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"Charles, it's really an honor to meet you. I'm your most loyal fan." Michael said excitedly when he saw Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan smiled. This is not the first time he has heard this sentence.
In Hollywood, what he lacks most are fans.
After all, not everyone can be like him. He became popular when he just came to Hollywood. He released one hit movie after another. In a few years, he became the most powerful filmmaker in Hollywood.
It is normal for them to worship him.
"Did you bring your script?" Xiang Nan asked.
"Bring it, here it is. If you like it, I can give it to you for free." Michael said immediately.
He doesn't ask for anything now, as long as Xiang Nan is willing to use his script, even if he doesn't pay a penny for the copyright, he is happy.
Because as long as Xiang Nan is willing to use his script, even if he does not pay the copyright fee, as a screenwriter, he can still get a part of the share according to the regulations.
More importantly, Xiang Nan used his script, which would make him famous in one fell swoop. At that time, other scripts in his hands will also come into play.
"No need to say that, if your script is really good, I will pay you what you deserve." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "I am also a screenwriter myself, and I will not take advantage of you."
He then added, "But before I read the script, I want you to sign an agreement. If I think the script is good, I ask for the right of first refusal."
He is now in Hollywood with all his promises, and his status is extremely lofty. The projects he is optimistic about will be followed by others.
So if this agreement is not signed, Michael Blake may let him go, sell the script to other companies with higher bids, and even use him for publicity.
"This script is something Charles likes."
Xiang Nan believes that he will definitely say that, and someone will follow suit and invest. After all, the most indispensable thing in Hollywood is profit-seeking people.
"Okay, I'll sign." Michael nodded immediately.
If Xiang Nan is willing to buy his script, he can't wait for it.
(end of this chapter)