Chapter 2011 2013 [Invitation Letter]
In January, Xiang Nan went home to visit relatives as usual.
After the Spring Festival, I went to Xiangjiang for a while, dealt with official business, and made an appointment with Lu Jingshan by the way.
Lu Jingshan was born in 1985. Her father is also a member of the entertainment industry. His name is Roy Holland. He worked with Xiang Nan in "The Serpentine Hand". However, he didn't stay in the showbiz for too long, and he went to teach at Hongkong University of Science and Technology, so he is not well-known.
Lu Jingshan learned karate, taekwondo, archery, horse riding, etc. from her father since she was a child. After she grew up, she worked as a model and shot commercials.
After graduating from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK last year, she returned to Xiangjiang to participate in the beauty pageant of the Asian sister, and finally won the Asian sister championship and made her debut.
Xiang Nan's "Die Hard 4" is in urgent need of a beauty star, and MaggieQ was supposed to play it.
However, Xiang Nan has cooperated with her too many times, such as "Fast and Furious", "Mission: Impossible 3", etc., there is no novelty in cooperating again, so Xiang Nan hopes to find someone else.
Lu Jingshan has good skills and a very good image, so she is suitable for this role.
Receiving the invitation, Lu Jingshan was naturally very happy, and happily agreed.
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In the same month, the movie released by Universal Pictures was "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" starring Will Smith.
This is a very touching and inspirational movie, adapted from real people and stories, telling the story of a divorced single father who takes care of his son while working, and finally succeeds in his career through his unremitting efforts.
This kind of inspirational movie will never lack audiences. Just like those "Chicken Soup for the Soul" in bookstores, there will never be a shortage of readers. In this world, things are often unsatisfactory, so you need the support of strength.
This kind of inspirational movies and inspirational books, although they can't solve the real troubles, they can provide people with the support of faith, so they will never go out of date and will always be popular.
"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" has achieved a global box office of 350 million US dollars, and its cost is only more than 50 million US dollars, so it is quite profitable.
What's even more rare is that this movie is also very popular in the disc market. The rental income was 50 million U.S. dollars, and the sales income was more than 90 million U.S. dollars. Universal Pictures made a small profit of nearly 200 million U.S. dollars.
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In February, when Xiang Nan returned to Hollywood, Universal Pictures was releasing DreamWorks' film "Delicious Love" starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart.
It tells the story of a perfectionist suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, chef Kate of a three-star Michelin restaurant, and a new star in the culinary world, a highly creative, free-spirited, unconstrained second chef. After a series of frictions, a love story was born.
To be honest, this kind of routine of rejoicing with friends is really not new in romance movies. It's just that the combination of food and love is quite novel.
In addition, although Catherine Zeta-Jones is nearly forty years old, she is still beautiful and quite attractive. So in the end, the North American box office was 43 million US dollars, and the global box office was close to 100 million US dollars.
For a film with an investment of only 28 million US dollars, such a result is already quite good.
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After returning to Hollywood, Xiang Nan trained fighting skills with Lu Jingshan, Gong Li and others to prepare for the upcoming movie.
Mrs. Zi in the movie is of Japanese origin and is proficient in swordsmanship and fighting skills, so Gong Li had to learn some skills in order to play this role well.
"Miss Gong, I have admired your name for a long time." Xiang Nan said to Gong Li with a smile.
"Mr. Ning, don't say that, you are my role model." Gong Li said modestly.
Before she became famous, Xiang Nan was already the most outstanding entertainer, screenwriter, and writer in Xiangjiang and even Hollywood. "Red Sorghum", "Old Well", "Ju Dou", and "Raise the Red Lantern" that he collaborated with Zhang Yimou are all classics of the mainland film industry.
"In short, I'm very happy to work with such an excellent actor as you." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I hope the movie "Young Hannibal" can achieve the same success as "The Silence of the Lambs."
"I hope so too." Gong Li nodded, and she also wanted to take this opportunity to formally enter Hollywood.
Before that, although she already had films such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Miami Vice", those two films were only small productions with little investment and insufficient marketing efforts, resulting in poor box office and word-of-mouth. Failed to help her make a name in Hollywood.
But this "Young Hannibal" has an investment of nearly 40 million US dollars. Although in Hollywood, this movie can only be regarded as a medium-cost movie, but it is still the movie starring her and the largest investment.
She hopes to make a name for herself with this film and officially open the Hollywood market. After all, in China, she has reached the top.
"Then let's work hard together." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
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In March, the Academy Awards ceremony was held.
"Brokeback Mountain" directed by Li An is undoubtedly the biggest hit of this awards ceremony. In addition, "Letter from Iwo Jima", produced by DreamWorks and directed by Clint Eastwood, was also shortlisted for Best Picture, Best Director and many other projects.
Xiang Nan invited Gong Li to walk the red carpet with him.
To be honest, although Gong Li is 42 years old this year, his face and figure are still very good. And it also has the style of a mature woman.
In comparison, although Lu Jingshan is young and beautiful, and has a good figure, she is a little green. On Fengyun is much worse than Gongli.
In Xiang Nan's view, Gong Li is like a ripe peach, sweet and delicious, plump and attractive. And Lu Jingshan is a black Brin plum, smooth and delicate, and looks very good, but it is easy to make people sore when bitten.
Therefore, on the red carpet of this awards ceremony, Xiang Nan still invited Gong Li instead of Lu Jingshan.
Gong Li naturally happily accepted the invitation, and thanked Xiang Nan, "Mr. Ning, thank you for giving me this opportunity."
"You're welcome." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "Next time, I believe Miss Gong will receive the invitation alone."
The Oscars are held every year in the Kodak Theater, which can only accommodate 3,500 people. There are no less than 100,000 film practitioners in Hollywood, so only well-known entertainers, directors, screenwriters, producers, etc. will receive invitation cards.
Gong Li is in Hollywood, to put it bluntly, she is not even considered a second-tier, so she will not be invited alone, she may only be taking advantage of others.
However, Xiang Nan believes that after starring in "Young Hannibal", she will be eligible to receive an invitation next year. If it doesn't work, he will continue to help her arrange roles, and he will always make her a Hollywood star.
After all, Hollywood needs such a Chinese acting school.
(end of this chapter)