Chapter 1866 1868 [Wisdom Eye Bole]
Just as "Speed" was being prepared, news came from the Berlin Film Festival.
"Rain Man" successfully won the Golden Bear Award, which added another highlight to Xiang Nan's resume.
When the news came back, Cong Shan was happy for him.
She didn't understand the previous Golden Globe Awards, and she didn't know what kind of award it was. But she has personally participated in the Berlin Film Festival, so she naturally knows how authoritative it is.
Xiang Nan's "Rain Man" actually won the Golden Bear Award, that's really amazing.
"Ning Wei, you are amazing~" she said admiringly, including this one, he has already won two Golden Bear Awards.
Zhang Yimou is the best director in the mainland, and he is not as good as him.
"It's average." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "The main thing is that everyone is willing to show respect. If Director Zhang didn't want to compete for the Venice Golden Lion Award, I might not even be able to win the Golden Bear Award."
Zhang Yimou has always wanted to win the awards of the three major European film festivals, so "Raise the Red Lantern" can obviously participate in the Berlin Film Festival, but he insisted on dragging it to the Venice Film Festival to participate.
And if he participates in the Berlin Film Festival, with the quality of "Raise the Red Lantern", he will be a strong contender for "Rain Man".
Cong Shan smiled and nodded.
She participated in "Raise the Red Lantern", and I know Zhang Yimou's filming is also very good.
"However, even if "Raise the Red Lantern" wins the award, it is you who win the award. Don't forget, you wrote the script and invested in it." She laughed again.
"I haven't forgotten." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I mean, if Director Zhang doesn't participate, I can win two awards."
…
In March, "Speed" officially started filming.
At the same time, "Flying Eagle Project" starring Jackie Chan also officially began to be released.
Xiang Nan invested nearly 20 million U.S. dollars in this movie, which is the largest investment since Jackie Chan's film career, equivalent to about 150 million Hong Kong dollars.
Such a large sum of money made Xiangjiang colleagues feel overwhelmed.
You know, the movie that Xiangjiang has invested the most in is "Oriental Condor" directed by Sammo Hung. The film was shot in the Thai jungle for most of the time, and it was quite difficult to shoot, so it took more than half a year to shoot.
And you should know that even for masterpieces such as "Lucky Stars", "The True Colors of Heroes", and "God of Gamblers", the filming period is only two or three months.
Therefore, the total cost of "Oriental Condor" exceeded 30 million Hong Kong dollars. However, this movie, which gathered all the elites of the Hong family, as well as the two superstars Sammo Hung and Yuan Biao, only had a box office of more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars. It's not as good as "Food Truck" they co-produced with Jackie Chan three years ago.
The unsatisfactory box office also marks that Sammo Hung's era has begun to pass.
The production cost of "Flying Eagle Project" is five times that of "Oriental Condor". If its box office is not high, Jackie Chan will also be unlucky.
So he was very nervous and asked Xiang Nan, "Mr. Ning, what if the box office is not good?"
"What else can I do, cold salad~" Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "Aaron, don't worry too much, you are not a newcomer now, you are a star with two blockbuster works. One failure doesn't mean you are finished , at most it will setback your stardom, it's no big deal."
Hearing what he said, Jackie Chan nodded.
"Really?!" Jackie Chan's mood suddenly improved a lot.
…
After the release of "Flying Eagle Project", the box office performance is really good.
On the one hand, this movie is written by Xiang Nan, and the story is wonderful. And the treasure-hunting element itself is eye-catching. Starring Jackie Chan, the fighting design is also very innovative. Especially the fight at the German base, which was both funny and thrilling, made the audience hooked.
On the one hand, March is the off-season for North American movies, and big-budget movies are often released in Christmas and summer time slots. Most of the films released at the moment are independent films with low investment, and their box office appeal is limited.
Compared with them, the "Flying Eagle Project" with an investment of 20 million US dollars and the blessing of two superstars Jackie Chan and Xiang Nan is simply a giant.
Therefore, the box office performance is naturally good, with more than 8 million US dollars in the box office on the first day, showing the momentum of a blockbuster.
Universal Pictures, which participated in the distribution, saw the situation and also increased the scale of screenings and publicity.
Jackie Chan brought three actresses Zheng Yuling, Brooke Shields and Dongying actress An Tian Chengmei together, and frequently appeared on American TV programs for promotion.
In the end, thanks to everyone's unremitting efforts, "Flying Eagle Project" earned a box office of 64 million US dollars in North America, becoming the highest-grossing movie in North America in March.
Jackie Chan also became an action superstar in Hollywood for a while. Although he cannot be compared with Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Xiang Nan for the time being, he is already at the end of the first line and the head of the second line.
The remuneration has also increased from the previous two million US dollars to four million US dollars. And began to have film companies, inviting him to play the leading role in first-line productions.
His stardom has slowly opened.
…
Jackie Chan was naturally very happy, and specially cast a gold medal for Xiang Nan, with four large characters written on it - Huiyan Bole.
"What is this for?" Xiang Nan asked puzzled.
"Mr. Ning, I know that this gold medal cannot repay you for everything you have done to me." Jackie Chan explained, "But I still want to express my heart."
"Okay, Aaron, I have received your wish." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "In the future, I will continue to be your backing, you just go for it, and I will help you out if you lose."
Hearing what he said, Jackie Chan was even happier.
He wanted to venture out, but he was afraid that if the film failed, his status would decline and his popularity would decline, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
Now that Xiang Nan is willing to help him out, he will have the confidence to break through.
"Mr. Ning, thank you very much." He said sincerely.
"You're welcome. It's so easy to cultivate a Chinese star, I won't let you fall down casually." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.
Jackie Chan is now the benchmark of Chinese action stars, and the hope in the eyes of countless Xiangjiang filmmakers. Xiang Nan will not allow him to fail.
In real life, many celebrities are suddenly promoted by the power of capital. Xiang Nan didn't like it at first, and felt that those celebrities were unworthy of virtue and incompetent.
But now that he has become a capital, he has to praise his own people. Which song to sing on which mountain, everything is for profit.
"I won't fall down casually." Jackie Chan nodded when he heard it.
He himself is also a person with great self-esteem and fighting spirit, so he naturally doesn't want to fail.
(end of this chapter)