Chapter 1947 1949 [Pick up a big deal]
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Xiang Nan then arranged actors.
"Men in Black" is still starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, and the heroine is Dennis Richards.
Will Smith made his debut in 1985. He was a rapper at the beginning, and his record sales were very good. He even won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Group.
But it is a pity that after he got rich, he spent money lavishly, so before he was twenty-two years old, he had already bankrupted himself.
Fortunately, he was still well-known at that time, so he was invited to star in the comedy "Tea Pot Cousin" named after him. As a result, the show became an instant hit and lasted for six seasons.
Will Smith not only paid off the arrears, but also became a well-known TV star in the United States because of this, and thus entered the film industry. Last year, he just starred in "Bad Boys" with Martin Lawrence.
Although the movie has not been released yet, Xiang Nan has already seen the copy and thinks that the quality is comparable to the original, and it must be a big hit, so he plans to continue using him.
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"Air Force One", Xiang Nan is going to ask Tom Hanks to play the leading role.
Compared to Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks' acting skills are not weak at all, and his pay is more reasonable.
Because Harrison Ford likes to ask for a share of the box office, when he filmed "The Chase" in 1994, he took away 60 million US dollars directly.
The friendship between Tom Hanks and Xiang Nan is worth 15 million US dollars. After all, Xiang Nan discovered him single-handedly, without Xiang Nan, he would not be where he is now.
And every time he cooperates with Xiang Nan, he can improve himself to a higher level, so Tom Hanks is also willing to charge a friendly price. Just like many big-name stars like to cut their salaries to cooperate with big directors.
They know that all the salary they lost today will be earned back several times or dozens of times later.
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"Into the Deadly Island", a classic by Nicolas Cage. But the most brilliant in the movie should be the veteran British agent played by Sean Connery. He is elegant, calm, unrestrained, wise, and patriotic.
And General Hammer, played by Ed Harris, has outstanding military exploits and a strong sense of justice. In order to help his subordinates seek justice, he was forced to betray the motherland. He is a typical tragic figure.
Xiang Nan still plans to use them, after all, he can't think of any other replacements for this team.
"Ransom," starring Bruce Willis and Jennifer Connelly; "Broken Arrow," starring Kevin Costner, Sylvester Stallone, and Famke Janssen; Day, starring Tom Cruise…
As for "Wishing the City", Xiang Nan recommended Brooke Shields and Zhong Liti. As for Wen Bixia, Xiang Nan plans to let her play a role in "Independence Day".
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In February, Universal Pictures released the movie "Interview with the Vampire" starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman.
The lineup of this movie is absolutely luxurious. The two most handsome guys in Hollywood at the moment, and the most beautiful loli, are already worth the ticket price just by their looks.
What's more, this movie is not just a movie for selling face. It has twists and turns, refined lines, and constant twists and turns. It is a movie full of tension and touching emotions.
So after it was released, the movie gained a very good reputation. The box office performance is naturally even more impressive, with a North American box office of 105 million and a global box office of 230 million US dollars.
It can be seen from this that the beauty's box office appeal is great.
While Xiang Nan was busy preparing for a new project, James Cameron found Xiang Nan, hoping that he could invest in "Titanic".
After all, this drama is not only related to the survival of Fox Pictures, but also to the second half of James Cameron's life. If the movie ends here, so does James Cameron's career.
Sergio Leone, who filmed the trilogy of The Good Guys, was sent back to Europe to retire because of the failure of "Once Upon a Time in America" at the box office.
Sylvester Stallone is now reduced to playing the villain again because of the fiasco of "Water World". James Cameron caused a loss of 130 million US dollars this time. I am afraid that no company will dare to use him in the future, and he does not want to go back to driving a train.
Faced with Cameron's request, Xiang Nan pretended to hesitate, "James, we have feelings for each other, and I really want to help you. However, the project of "Titanic" is likely to cause me to lose money .
Well, if Fox Films is willing to sell this project to me at a price of 60 million US dollars, maybe I can consider whether to take it or not. "
James Cameron immediately relayed Xiang Nan's words to Fox Films.
Fox Pictures was also a little angry when they heard this.
Because of this movie, they have already invested 130 million US dollars. Now Xiang Nan wants to take over 60 million US dollars, which is really deceitful.
But if it is not sold to him, I don’t know how much money will be invested in "Titanic". It is also unknown whether the cost can be recovered after the investment.
After all, the fiasco of "Future Water World" is in sight, and no one can guarantee that "Titanic" will be a hit.
So after consideration, Fox Films decided to sell this project to Xiang Nan, but the price was 130 million US dollars.
Fox Films does not want to suffer losses, but wants to get all the money back.
Xiang Nan pretended to bargain with it, and finally set the price at 100 million US dollars. As a result, Fox Pictures lost 30 million US dollars and lost a hot potato.
Xiang Nan spent 100 million US dollars and picked up a huge bargain.
Subsequently, he injected $60 million to allow James Cameron to continue filming.
Cameron was already on the verge of despair. Whether the movie can be made here is directly related to his career, so he is worried every day.
Now that he finally had funds, he immediately summoned the crew to start filming.
"Charles, thank you very much." He said gratefully to Xiang Nan. Without Xiang Nan's help, his movie would be over.
"You're welcome, James, I've always admired you." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Make it well, I believe your movie will be a hit."
"Thank you." Cameron nodded.
Encouraged by Xiang Nan, his fighting spirit is even higher.
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In March, the Oscars ceremony opens.
Xiang Nan walked the red carpet with Nicole Kidman.
Nicole Kidman and George Clooney starred in DreamWorks's pioneering work "Doomsday Alert" the year before last.
This movie was released last year, but the word-of-mouth box office is very average. Nicole Kidman was attacked by the media because of this, saying that she couldn't even play a vase well. It made her very depressed.
So she can only go back to Xiang Nan for help.
(end of this chapter)