Chapter 1963 1965 [Unbearable for ninjas]
The news of Xiang Nan's acquisition of MGM Pictures was sent back to Xiangjiang, but it did cause a wave of violent shock.
Because in the eyes of Hong Kong people, MGM was still the eight giants of Hollywood, a well-known big company.
So seeing that Xiang Nan has successively acquired Universal and MGM, they were naturally very excited, thinking that Xiang Nan has brought glory to Hong Kong people.
Even many mainland media reported on it, which raised Xiang Nan's status in the hearts of mainland audiences to a new level.
When Xiang Nan bought MGM, Zhang Ziyi still stayed in Hollywood, studying scripts and trying to figure out the characters with Michelle Yeoh, Zheng Peipei, Lang Xiong and others.
So when she learned that Xiang Nan had acquired MGM, she was also shocked and didn't know why. Such a big company, a well-known giant in Hollywood, was actually bought by him two times. It was really amazing, and it made her admire Xiang Nan even more.
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"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" officially started filming in the Mainland in June.
The film was launched and attracted many media from the Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe and the United States to interview.
"Mr. Ning, why do you suddenly want to make costume films?" A Xiangjiang reporter asked curiously.
Before this, most of Xiang Nan's films were urban action films. But now he suddenly started making martial arts films, which naturally makes people feel curious.
"Not suddenly, I have had this idea for many years." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Everyone knows that I have practiced martial arts since I was a child. Anyone who practices martial arts, who can't yearn for a knight who can rule the world and be at ease. See you Injustice, a life of chivalry."
"There are many martial arts novels, why did you make this novel?" asked a Taiwanese reporter.
"This "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is the work of Mr. Wang Dulu. Mr. Wang Dulu was one of the five great masters of the Northern School during the Republic of China. He was best at writing tragic martial arts novels. The so-called routine of boys and girls traveling together in the rivers and lakes was created by Mr. Wang.
Mr. Wang’s martial arts novels are better at depicting inner conflicts, struggles of human nature, and complex emotions of love and hate than magical skills and adventures, so they are more suitable for adaptation into movies. "Xiang Nan explained, "If you are interested, you can buy a copy and read it yourself, and then you will know the beauty of Mr. Wang's novels. "
"Mr. Ning, there are so many actresses in the Chinese entertainment industry, why did you choose Ms. Zhang to cooperate with?" A mainland reporter asked.
"The reason is very simple, because Director Li and I both think that Ms. Zhang is suitable." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Ms. Zhang is a student of Chinese opera. She is from a well-known family and has very solid basic skills. Her acting skills, lines, and body are all good.
Moreover, she has learned to dance since she was a child, and she can also participate in some fighting scenes in person. And he played well, without showing his fists and legs. This is very important for making martial arts films.
In addition, he also worked with director Zhang Yimou before. I have also cooperated with Director Zhang many times. I believe in his vision and his ability to adjust actors. "
Seeing Xiang Nan boasting about himself, Zhang Ziyi couldn't help but burst into laughter.
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After the opening ceremony, the filming officially started.
The difficulty of shooting "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is still very high.
On the one hand, there are many fighting scenes in movies, which often require actors to fight in person.
But for Zhang Ziyi, the spanking scene is really terrible. Although she has learned to dance and learned kung fu for two months, after all, she has never filmed an action scene before, so she can't grasp the strength and angle, so she either hurts or gets hurt.
After filming a few fighting scenes, she was covered in bruises, and there was almost no good skin on her whole body.
Xiang Nan couldn't help frowning when he saw it, "Why don't we let her rest for two days to recuperate properly."
Although these flesh wounds are not fatal, they are just like toothaches, and the pain is really unbearable.
Li An nodded.
Since the boss agrees, he has no reason to be a villain.
But Zhang Ziyi was determined not to back down, "Mr. Ning, Director Li, I can persist. Don't delay the progress of filming for me."
Seeing how tough she is, Xiang Nan couldn't help admiring her.
Unlike those little fresh meats of the later generations, a little flesh wound can scream like a pig.
"Miss Zhang, I know you can persevere. But sharpening the knife is not a mistake for woodcutters, so let's rest for two days." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "It won't be too late to catch up with the progress after you recover your health."
Seeing that Xiang Nan had said that, Zhang Ziyi had no choice but to nod.
But Xiang Nan said that she was to rest for two days to heal her injuries before turning on the machine, but Zhang Ziyi only rested for one day, and then found Xiang Nan, saying that she was fine and could continue filming.
Xiang Nan understood her desperate mentality, just like him back then. Young people with no background, no fame, and no status have no other way to rise to the top except risking their lives.
At the moment, Xiang Nan didn't force her to continue to rest, announcing that she would continue to start the machine tomorrow.
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During the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", in the United States, Universal Pictures successively released "Jumanji", "Enemy of the State", "Saving Private Ryan", "Rush Hour", "Peerless Heist" and " 007: Black Sun Crisis" and many other blockbusters.
Among these movies, "Rush Hour", the worst-grossing movie, has won a box office of 150 million US dollars in North America. "Saving Private Ryan", the best-performing movie, took in a box office of 240 million U.S. dollars in North America.
Therefore, in the second half of the year alone, Universal Pictures created a box office of nearly two billion US dollars, which is beyond the reach of other Hollywood giants.
However, other giants did not catch them without a fight, and they all made a series of actions to enhance their strength and expand their territory.
For example, Disney Pictures acquired ABC Television for US$19.6 billion. Just when people were shocked by the large amount of the acquisition, Viacom, the parent company of Paramount, swallowed CBS for another 37 billion US dollars.
In addition, Fox Films also has its own television network, the Fox Television Network. Warner Pictures also owns HBO and CNN cable networks.
Now that there are no TV station resources in hand, only Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures are left. As for the influential TV network in the United States, only NBC remains.
So the outside world is now waiting to see who will be the first to **** NBC TV station between Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures. After all, the trend of strong alliances is now.
However, Xiang Nan has no intention of acquiring NBC TV station, and it can even be said that he dismisses it. Instead, Sony has sent people to discuss mergers and acquisitions with General Motors, the parent company of NBC.
(end of this chapter)