Chapter 1869 1871 [It’s all business]
Martin Scorsese is a well-known director in Hollywood. He likes gangster crime movies the most, which has something to do with his Italian identity.
The "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull", "The Color of Money", "The Last Temptation" and so on directed by him are all classics in film history, which have been borrowed and imitated by countless younger generations.
He and Xiang Nan met through Joe Pesci.
"Charles is a very talented person, Martin, I think you can cooperate." Joe Pesci laughed.
Xiang Nan agreed with his idea.
Gangster films have always been one of the most important genres in Hollywood. Not only do they have a considerable box office, but they also have an advantage in the competition for awards.
Such as "The Godfather" series, "Once Upon a Time in America", "Goodfellas", "Casino", "The Departed", "L.A. Crisis", "Scarface" and so on, are all immortal works in this regard .
However, most of the gangster movies in the United States are shot by Italian-born filmmakers.
Because the era presented in American gangster films is often the period of alcohol prohibition in the 1930s, when Italian gangs were at their strongest. If you want to make a gangster movie, you cannot do without their stories.
But today's Italian gangs, although not as strong as in the 1930s, are still very powerful. If it is a non-Italian filming, there may be retaliation from them.
Like the always daring McDonald, when filming "The Lame Man", he deliberately added at the beginning of the movie, "This film was shot without the consent of Mr. Wu Xihao. I apologize to Mr. Wu for any inconvenience."
Although Laihao has been in prison for more than ten years at this time, and his gang has long since disappeared, McDonald still dare not neglect.
"It is my honor to cooperate with Mr. Scorsese." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "I am looking forward to it."
"I'm looking forward to it too." Martin Scorsese also laughed.
Hollywood gangster movies have been made for decades, and to be honest, audiences are getting tired of it. He very much hoped that Xiang Nan could bring him something new.
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At the party, Xiang Nan also met Winona Ryder.
This girl looks really spiritual, no wonder the great director Francis Coppola will invite her to star in "Four Hundred Years of Surprise".
It's a pity that the girl loves someone who is not human. She fell in love with Johnny Depp, a prodigal son. She is destined to be deeply hurt. There was even a theft scandal in 2001, so that his career plummeted. It wasn't until more than ten years later that he turned around with the American drama "Stranger Things".
I have to say, it is really a pity.
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After the Oscars ceremony, Xiang Nan's acceptance speech was reported by American media one after another.
Sure enough, as he expected, American capital hopes to make him a successful example of the American dream in order to attract more talents and capital to the United States.
And this wide-ranging report has made Xiang Nan's reputation and image in the United States better and better, and even those conservatives have begun to like him a little bit.
Xiang Nan also strengthened his contacts with American political circles. For this, they paid a lot of money. Just donating money for them, they donated a small million.
No way, as a movie star, he really doesn't need to deal with the political circles, he just needs to make his own movies well. But if he wants to become the boss of a Hollywood giant in the future, he will have to deal with the political world.
At that time, all kinds of open guns and dark arrows will be used, and he will probably be kicked off the stage before his chair is warm. Moreover, his investment may not be recovered.
But having watched "The West Wing", "Yes, Minister" and "House of Cards", he also knows that politics is not easy to deal with. Those people are greedy and despicable, good people are limited.
So he will keep a certain distance from them to ensure that he will not seek skins from tigers.
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In April, Xiang Nan continued filming "The Speed of Life and Death".
At the same time, "Police Academy 4" was launched.
Compared to the first three works, the box office of the fourth part has shrunk again, and the box office in North America is only more than 30 million US dollars. Although it is still considered a blockbuster, it has fallen by a large margin compared to before.
But Xiang Nan didn't care, and immediately started filming "Police Academy 5".
Because although the box office is affected, this series of movies is very popular in the video tape market, ranking at the forefront of the rental and sales list all year round.
This has brought tens of millions of benefits to Xiang Nan, so he will not give up this cash cow easily.
Just like "The Overlord Flower", its box office was only over 10 million Hong Kong dollars when it was released, but the video was sold for more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which is even more popular than Jackie Chan's video.
Therefore, the "Overlord Flower" series has now filmed the fourth part.
It corresponds to the saying in Xiangjiang, the booger is delicious, and the nostrils are pierced.
At the same time as "Police Academy 4" was released, preparations for "Lie, Video Tape", "Beetlejuice", "Sweet Family" and "Cosmic Dragon" began one after another.
Xiang Nan recommended Nicolas Cage and Kim Cattrall for Lies, Videotape, Winona Ryder for Beetlejuice, and Bruce Willis for Sweet Home.
Because he is an investor, he still has more say.
During the period, Schwarzenegger also expressed his interest in "Cosmic Dragon". He had been approached for this project before. After reading the script, he felt that it would definitely be a hit, so he intended to take over.
It's just that he can't come up with 30 million US dollars to invest.
And Carolco Films doesn't believe in his box office appeal.
Because in the 1980s, although Schwarzenegger starred in a large number of action movies, such as "Conan the Barbarian", "Breakthrough", "Fringe Warrior", "Predator" and so on.
But the box office of those movies is only about 30 to 40 million US dollars. Although they are blockbusters, they are not considered top-notch, not much different from Jackie Chan's coffee.
The investment in "Cosmic Dragon" is as high as 60 million U.S. dollars. Schwarzenegger can't afford such a large investment and is likely to lose it, so Karoco Pictures naturally dare not use him.
In addition, Karoco Films originally considered Sharon Stone as the heroine of "Cosmic Dragon". But when Xiang Nan heard about it, he directly kicked her out.
Such a disgusting woman, he wouldn't cooperate with her.
Xiang Nan finally recommended Halle Berry to play this role. Although she has gained some fame due to her participation in the "Lethal Weapon" series in the past two years, she still hasn't received a good role, which has made her development not very smooth.
Xiang Nan wanted to give her a hand.
This naturally made Halle Berry very grateful and determined to repay.
(end of this chapter)