Chapter 2027 2029 [Three idiots making trouble in Bollywood]
The Oscars just happened.
Xiang Nan and Natalie Portman participated in this year's Oscars.
The biggest hit of this year's Oscars is "Slumdog Millionaire" produced by Universal Pictures.
This film has already won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture in the Drama category. This time, the Oscars are also shortlisted for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound Effects, Best Film Score, and Best Original Song Waiting for nine awards, it can be said to be a very successful work.
In addition, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by Warner Pictures, "The Dark Knight of Batman", "Conversations with Nixon" directed by Ron Howard, "The Reader" produced by Weinstein Films, and "Robo" by Pixar They have also been shortlisted for many awards, which should not be underestimated.
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"Charles, can you predict the best picture award?" The host asked with a smile.
"Of course I hope the best is given to me." Xiang Nan laughed, "But if possible, I hope it can be awarded to "The Dark Knight of Batman", because I think this movie is really good, in my opinion Definitely eligible for the Oscar for Best Picture."
Warner launched "The Dark Knight of Batman" directed by Christopher Nolan last year. This superhero movie is simply perfect.
No matter from character creation to story arrangement, from screen composition to line polishing, it can be called perfect, and it is the most outstanding and sophisticated superhero movie.
It's a pity that the current Oscar judges don't even care about commercial films. No matter how good the filming is, it is impossible to win the best picture award. I have to say it is a great regret.
"So, you don't agree with the choices made by the Oscar judges?" the host challenged.
"I absolutely respect the professional opinions of the Oscar judges. I just expressed my personal opinion." Xiang Nan laughed, "There is no other meaning."
Although the Oscar judges were somewhat unfair, he really couldn't afford to bombard them in public.
Because the Oscar is an awards system, there are as many as 4,000 to 5,000 judges alone, covering many industries such as producers, directors, screenwriters, art, film critics, and all of them are industry leaders.
Unless Xiang Nan is crazy, he will offend so many people at once.
Besides, the Oscar judges don't appreciate commercial films, not for Universal Pictures, but for all Hollywood film companies.
If Xiang Nan can't get it, neither can others, so it's actually quite fair, and Xiang Nan feels more balanced.
Seeing that Xiang Nan didn't play tricks, the host also smiled.
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At the subsequent Oscars, "Slumdog Millionaire" successfully won the Best Picture Award.
It's a pity that the best director award was taken away by David Fincher for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", which really made Xiang Nan feel sorry for Aamir Khan.
But "Slumdog Millionaire" can win the Oscar for Best Picture, Aamir Khan is already very happy. After the awards ceremony, he held Xiang Nan's hand, reluctant to let go for a long time.
"Charles, you are really kind. Thanks to you, there is such a good movie." He said gratefully.
"You're welcome, if you need it in the future, just come to me again." Xiang Nan smiled, he knew that Aamir Khan was a very good filmmaker, and he also had plans to develop in India.
On the one hand, India has a population of more than one billion. Although its scale is temporarily smaller than Hollywood, Japan, China and other markets, its potential is unlimited.
According to statistics, in 2016, India had 2.2 billion moviegoers, making it the country with the largest number of moviegoers in the world. In comparison, the number of movie viewers in the Mainland in 2016 was only 1.3 billion, a 70% difference.
On the one hand, India also strongly supports the film industry. It not only relaxes controls, but also provides financial subsidies and facilitates loan financing, so the Indian film industry can develop rapidly.
Another reason is that due to India's large population and large number of film practitioners, the film salary is relatively cheap.
A national treasure actor like Aamir Khan only pays half a million dollars. In Hollywood, this price can only hire third-tier artists.
In the future, with the infiltration of capital in the mainland entertainment industry, the remuneration will become higher and higher. Even for second- and third-tier artists, the remuneration may reach tens of millions.
Under such circumstances, investing in the production of film and television dramas in the Mainland will become an increasingly uneconomical business. Therefore, Xiang Nan plans to cast more nets, so that the east will not shine and the west will shine.
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"It just so happens that I have a new play. If Mr. Charles likes it, he can help invest in it." Aamir Khan said immediately.
"Okay, let's listen." Xiang Nan was very interested.
Aamir Khan then told the story again.
His story tells the story of three classmates who reunited ten years after graduation to find the mysterious classmate of the year, and kept recalling their school experiences in the process of searching...
As soon as Xiang Nan heard it, he knew that he was going to shoot "Three Idiots Havoc in Bollywood". Although the title of this movie looks like a bad movie, it is actually a magical movie, full of inspirational and reflective themes.
"This story is very good, I am willing to invest." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Amir, how about we set up a company to invest in film and television dramas, how about it?"
"Of course." Aamir Khan nodded in agreement when he heard it.
Although Indian films have received government policy support in recent years, they still face many difficulties in financing. It is not easy to find funds for many projects, and even in order to film, they have to cooperate with gang forces.
If you cooperate with Xiang Nan to start a company, you can not only guarantee sufficient funds, but also use Xiang Nan's distribution channels to spread Indian movies to all over the world.
"Then it's settled." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.
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In April, "Mission Impossible 5" was officially filmed.
At the same time, filming of "Three Idiots in Bollywood" in India also started to be filmed.
Fable Films, jointly established by Xiang Nan and Aamir Khan, was also formally organized.
The company was jointly invested by Xiang Nan and Aamir Khan. Xiang Nan injected 10 million US dollars, accounting for 60% of the company's shares. Aamir Khan injected 5 million US dollars, accounting for 40%. In addition, he also serves as the company's creative director and is responsible for leading the company's investment projects.
This company will become a cornerstone for Xiang Nan to set foot in Bollywood. Through this film company, Xiang Nan will gradually expand his influence in the Indian film industry. Time to make more and better movies.
(end of this chapter)