Chapter 2013 2015 [Avatar]
In the same month, Xiang Nan received James Cameron's new script "Avatar".
This script was written by Cameron himself. It tells the struggle between humans and the natives of the planet in order to compete for resources on the distant planet Pandora.
James Cameron hopes that Xiang Nan can invest in this movie.
"Okay." Xiang Nan immediately agreed, "Then you don't think about Terminator 3?"
"After filming "Avatar", I will consider it." Cameron waved his hand.
"Terminator 3" he has never come up with a good script. Especially "Terminator 2" is so well shot, it is difficult for him to surpass the previous work.
Therefore, for Cameron, who is striving for a breakthrough, since he can't surpass, then don't shoot. He didn't want to waste time, and didn't want to waste his energy taking pictures of a pile of rubbish.
"Okay." Xiang Nan knew that Cameron was one of the most difficult directors in Hollywood, and no one could persuade him to change the things he decided.
The "Avatar" project started immediately.
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In September, Xiang Nan finished filming "Die Hard 4", and then he made an appointment with Natalie Portman.
Natalie Portman, thirteen-year-old with "This Killer Is Not So Cold", starred in "Interview with the Vampire", "Pokemon", "Star Wars", "The V Word" "Revenge Team" and so on, can be regarded as first-line actresses in Hollywood.
However, as a first-line actress, she is actually quite hypocritical.
Because after she became an adult, except for the "Star Wars" trilogy, most of the other films were literary films, and the box office performance was very average, which also made her not considered top-notch in Hollywood.
After all, the "Star Wars" trilogy is more regarded as the work of George Lucas than Natalie Portman's box office. To be honest, both R2D2 and C3PO have more presence than her.
Therefore, in terms of status, Natalie Portman is not as good as Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley, and Jessica Alba and other florets of the same generation, let alone Jennifer Kang Nelly, Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Meryl Streep and other predecessors compared.
"Natalie, long time no see, you have grown up so much." Xiang Nan smiled and hugged her.
When Natalie starred in "Ghost Horse Fairy" and "Interview with the Vampire", he personally made the final decision. Fast forward ten years now.
In fact, he and Natalie have had many opportunities to meet in the past ten years. For example, the Oscars, the two attend every year. That would be without drama, though.
"Charles, long time no see, I miss you so much." Natalie also smiled.
"How are you doing recently, what are you up to?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.
“Just finished Magrim’s Toyshop with Dustin Hoffman,” Natalie explained.
Xiang Nan nodded, "Being able to cooperate with Dustin shows that you are really good."
"Thank you." Natalie smiled, "Working with him, I really learned a lot."
"That's good." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I have a play I want to invite you to collaborate with. I don't know if you are interested."
Xiang Nan's movie box office and word-of-mouth are guaranteed. All actors in Hollywood hope to appear in his movies, and she is no exception.
"That's good." Xiang Nan nodded, and told Natalie Portman the story of "Mission: Impossible 5".
He hopes she can cooperate with him to play the female killer in the film.
When Natalie heard it, she was very interested.
First of all, the "Mission: Impossible" series are very popular, and they are classics of commercial action movies. And her achievements in the business field are not high, so that her first-line star status seems a bit weak.
Starring in "Mission: Impossible 5" can effectively make up for her shortcomings, allow her to have higher achievements in the field of commercial films, and also help her future development.
After all, in Hollywood, no matter how big a star is, once they fail at the box office, they may lose the favor of the film studio. For example, Al Pacino, Kevin Costner, Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie are all like this.
Secondly, although "Mission Impossible 5" has Xiang Nan as the protagonist, the role she plays is not completely a vase. On the contrary, she is agile, confident and tenacious, both good and evil, she is a very complicated character.
Such a character is also worthy of her challenge. Therefore, Natalie Portman immediately accepted the invitation.
"Okay, Charles, I am willing to take this role." She said to Xiang Nan.
"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded with a smile, "However, because you want to act as a retired agent who is proficient in guns, fighting, infiltration, and secret exploration, I hope you can accept it for at least three months. intensive training."
"Yes." Natalie nodded immediately upon hearing this.
As a professional actor, it is normal to make adequate preparations before playing a role. For example, Christian Bale has gained and lost weight many times for the role, so he is called "Rubber Man".
Most people can’t lose weight even once, and say that they have a fat-prone physique every day. In comparison, Bell can really be said to be dedicated.
Seeing that she agreed, Xiang Nan smiled too.
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Later, Xiang Nan went back to Xiangjiang to check the company's recent development.
Entering 2007, with the development of the Internet, there are more and more video platforms in the Mainland. Like Youku, Tudou, Liujianfang, PPLive, PPS and so on.
The film library resources of ATV and Real Kung Fu are naturally sold at a good price. ATV and Real Kung Fu can earn hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars every year just through video licensing alone, which can be said to be very cost-effective.
With the help of the Internet platform, ATV's drama series and variety shows can be better spread in the mainland, and it also makes mainland audiences fall in love with this novel, interesting and fun Hong Kong-made variety show.
Such as "Grandpas Over Flowers", "Sisters Over Flowers", "Invincible Youth", "Survivor", "Living Alone in the Wild", and "Runningman" have many audiences in the mainland.
The same culture, the same characters, and familiar stars make these Hong Kong-made variety shows easier to promote and popularize in the mainland than South Korean variety shows.
Moreover, higher investment and newer creativity also make these Hong Kong-made variety shows more sophisticated and fun than Taiwan variety shows.
Therefore, nowadays Hong Kong-made variety shows are more popular than mainland variety shows, South Korean variety shows, and Taiwan variety shows. Therefore, in terms of copyright, they can be sold for a good price.
"It is still necessary to deepen the inland market and strengthen cooperation with the inland network platforms." Xiang Nan suggested to Shanshan, "Our TV signals can only reach the Pearl River Delta, but through the Internet, our programs can spread throughout China."
Shanshan nodded.
(end of this chapter)