Chapter 1961 1963 [Zhang Ziyi]
Xiang Nan immediately began to prepare.
Director Li An was also very interested in directing this movie after reading the script of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Xiang Nan.
Because he already liked Wang Dulu's novels, he had always wanted to adapt them, and now he finally had the chance.
In terms of actresses, Xiang Nan recommended Yang Ziqiong and Zheng Peipei. They are absolutely suitable for starring in Yu Xiulian and Biyan Fox.
As for male actors, Li An recommended Zhang Zhen and Lang Xiong.
Zhang Zhen’s father is Zhang Guozhu, a well-known artist in Taiwan. He made his debut in 1991 and starred in "Happy Face", "Love Killing", "Seven Days of Love", "The Tang Dynasty Unrestrained Girl" and so on.
Zhang Zhen acted in the first movie "A Brighter Summer Day" with his father. Although he was filming for the first time, he performed very well and was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for this reason.
After that, Zhang Zhen successively acted in "Mahjong" and "Shocking Light", etc., and was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, so he gradually gained recognition in the industry.
Xiang Nan is very satisfied with the candidates recommended by director Li An, and Li An also approves of the candidates recommended by Xiang Nan. Now there is a problem, that is, the candidate for Yu Jiaolong has not been decided yet.
In the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Yu Jiaolong is the most important character. In the play, she is in a state of opposition to everyone, all conflicts are caused by her, and in the end, all conflicts are resolved with her death.
If the role of Yu Jiaolong is not well chosen, then this movie will be useless.
Regarding this, Xiang Nan and Li An naturally had to be cautious.
Li An recommended Taiwanese singer Xu Huaiyu to Xiang Nan. She is 21 years old this year. She was born as a singer. Since her debut, she has sold millions of records. She is now the most famous rising star in Taiwan.
However, Xiang Nan rejected Li An's proposal, "Our film is a Chinese film, and I hope there are actors from both sides of the strait and three regions. Now there is a shortage of a mainland actor, and I think we can consider it."
Seeing that Xiang Nan said so, Li An couldn't hold on, so he nodded.
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Subsequently, Xiang Nan recommended Zhang Ziyi to Li An.
She was still a third-year student of Chinese opera at the time, and she was filming "My Father and Mother" with Zhang Yimou.
Li An and Xiang Nan specially flew to Yanjing, and after interviewing Zhang Ziyi on the spot, Li An was very satisfied with Xiang Nan's recommendation.
Because he observed that Zhang Ziyi had a fierce look on his brows, which matched Yu Jiaolong's unyielding personality.
Then he made a decision and finalized Zhang Ziyi.
When Zhang Ziyi heard that he could cooperate with Xiang Nan, he was also surprised and couldn't believe his ears.
There are so many top superstars in the country who don't have such an opportunity. She never thought that this opportunity would fall on a newcomer like her, which is simply unimaginable.
"Mr. Ning, is this true, you really want me to work with you?" She confirmed again.
"Okay, don't think about it anymore. I'll give you the script, try to figure out the role." Xiang Nan smiled, "When you see Director Zhang, say hello to me."
Zhang Ziyi took over the script and left the hotel in a daze, feeling like a dream.
In February, Universal Pictures is releasing Mad About Mary.
This is a romance film, telling the story of two men chasing a woman. The original starred Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller and Matt Dillon.
This version, however, stars Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller and Hugh Jackman.
Hugh Jackman was originally an Australian stage actor, but he has just come to Hollywood to develop in the past two years. Although he has just arrived, he has already attracted the attention of the industry with his handsome face and burly figure.
"Crazy About Mary" is a humorous and funny romantic comedy. Jennifer Aniston has many years of experience in "Friends" and is naturally familiar with comedies.
And Ben Stiller has many years of experience in "Saturday Night Live", and it is also easy to star in comedies. As a stage actor, Hugh Jackman has won many professional awards for "Sunset Boulevard", and is known as the best stage actor in Australia.
Therefore, the acting skills of the three are absolutely fine. Coupled with the theme of romantic comedy, it is also the most popular among couples during the Valentine's Day schedule.
So in the end, "Mad About Mary" won a box office of 170 million US dollars in North America alone, and the global box office was as high as 360 million US dollars.
Both Ben Stiller and Hugh Jackman became instant hits with this movie. As for Jennifer Aniston, with this movie, she became a top actress in Hollywood.
The three of them have reaped a lot. As for Xiang Nan, he has reaped hundreds of millions of banknotes and is the biggest winner.
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In March, the movie released by Universal Pictures is the movie "Good Will Hunting" co-starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Robin Williams.
This movie has been filmed a long time ago, but it didn't find a suitable schedule, so it was postponed until now. It tells the story that although the male protagonist Will is a genius, he is very rebellious. He would rather be a cleaner than give full play to his talents.
The mathematics professor who took pity on his talent brought him a psychologist and tried to treat him psychologically. Under his enlightenment, the relationship between the two has also changed from the initial confrontation to a friendship that inspires each other...
This is a very touching and inspirational movie, the theme of which is very similar to "Dead Poets Society". Robin Williams, once again played the role of life mentor.
After it was released, it achieved a very good box office and reputation. In North America alone, it won a box office of 100 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office reached 230 million U.S. dollars.
The cost of "Good Will Hunting" itself is less than 15 million U.S. dollars, because neither Matt Damon nor Ben Affleck are considered stars when making this movie, so the salary is only tens of thousands USD only.
But such a small-budget movie has achieved such a huge success, which naturally makes these two people stand out and shine.
And Xiang Nan was once again admired by people in the industry because of his discerning talents, investing 15 million U.S. dollars in exchange for a box office of 230 million U.S. dollars.
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In March, the Academy Awards opened.
Xiang Nan invited Zhang Ziyi to walk the red carpet with him.
After receiving the notice, Zhang Ziyi was stupid again, hurriedly prepared dresses, passports, and air tickets, and rushed to Los Angeles in a hurry.
And on the day of the awards ceremony, Xiang Nan walked on the red carpet together.
It was the first time for him to participate in such an important occasion, and seeing those Hollywood bigwigs shining with jewels and jewels, Zhang Ziyi naturally felt a little ashamed.
"Don't be nervous, just tell yourself that you are the most beautiful woman tonight." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Hollywood, only you can accompany me on the red carpet. Isn't this opportunity not enough for you to be proud of?" ?”
Hearing what he said, Zhang Ziyi immediately puffed up his chest like a proud rooster, and proudly walked across the red carpet.
(end of this chapter)