Chapter 2060 2062【Exchanging life for money】
In June, Universal Pictures released the movie "Kung Fu Dream 2", starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. It tells the story of Parker, who has learned kung fu, but failed to learn how to use his power. As a result, he not only got into trouble, but also offended dangerous people.
Finally, under the guidance of Master Han, he defeated the enemy, solved the troubles, and understood the purpose of martial arts, which is to strengthen the body and purify the soul, not to be aggressive and aggressive.
After the release of "Kung Fu Dream" in 2011, the global box office was 350 million US dollars, which was quite good. It also made Jaden Smith's popularity soar and he became the hottest new star in Hollywood.
This "Kung Fu Dream 2" continues his growth story, from a troublesome boy who was in the rebellious period and causing trouble everywhere, to a promising boy with responsibility and bottom line.
A story like this is in line with the mainstream values of society. And the fighting scenes in the play are also very popular among young people. Therefore, after the release, the box office is still good.
The final North American box office was 150 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was 320 million U.S. dollars. Although compared with the previous work, the performance has dropped slightly, but it is still considered a blockbuster film. Therefore, Jaden Smith's shaky stardom was also saved.
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In July, the movie released by Universal Pictures is "Fast and Furious 6", which continues to tell the story of Tang Boss and his gang fighting against criminal groups.
To be honest, the story of "Fast and Furious 6" has become more and more ridiculous until now.
Boss Tang and his group, from small thieves at first, just engaged in illegal racing and secretly transporting cargo trucks, and turned into fighting against international criminal groups. Swapping shotguns for guns is not enough to describe the magnitude of this transformation.
Moreover, its plot has also changed from realistic to more and more sci-fi. Newton's coffin is becoming more and more unbearable.
But even so, this movie is still popular, and the box office is getting higher and higher.
The reason for this, in Xiang Nan's view, is that the plot is exciting enough. Regardless of whether they are facing big drug lords, mercenaries or international criminal groups, they should just fight hard and never admit defeat.
Secondly, in recent years, apart from the "Fast and Furious" series, Hollywood has not had a well-known racing movie. And the desire for speed is rooted in every man's heart, so it fills this gap.
So although its story is getting more and more ridiculous, as long as there are no more popular racing movies on the market, the "Fast and Furious" series will always have a high box office.
"Fast and Furious 6" is the same. In the end, the film's North American box office was 270 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office reached 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, breaking the billion-dollar mark for the first time.
Such an astonishing result also made it a masterpiece that entered the top ten box office in the world, which attracted the attention of the industry.
However, in fact, the box office of the original "Fast and Furious 7" is higher, with a global box office of 1.53 billion US dollars. But that was in exchange for Paul Walker's life.
Because of his death, many movie fans went to the theater to support him out of feelings, which made the movie a phenomenal hit at the box office.
But Paul Walker was fine this time. When Xiang Nan was filming, he also reminded him many times to pay attention to personal safety, not to drive fast, but to take the fast train, so although the box office exploded, it didn't explode.
But Xiang Nan thinks it's worth it. He is not so cruel to exchange his life for hundreds of millions of dollars.
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In August, the filming of "Taken 2" was completed.
Internal entertainment is now flourishing on the surface, and the fire is cooking oil. The investment in movies, the price of drama series, the remuneration of stars, and the number of employees seem to have increased significantly. It is a prosperous scene.
But behind the prosperity is chaos, disorder and filth. Illegal capital, shoddy film and television productions, celebrity jack-ups, directors playing with the rules...
In such a harsh environment, it is difficult for both Kungfu and ATV to survive alone, and to some extent they have to follow the trend. Fortunately, Xiang Nan still has a bottom line, and has warned the company's top management several times.
So at most they just make bad movies and play with the rules, not to the point of violating laws and regulations or breaking the criminal law.
"It is still necessary to strengthen the company's internal management and not involve illegal activities." Xiang Nan instructed, "Otherwise, one will investigate and deal with the other, and we will never cover up."
"I know." Wang Jing nodded immediately.
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Xiang Nan then asked He Hao to meet.
He Hao is also one of the Victoria's Secret supermodels. She was born in **. She started to walk for Ralph Lauren in 1111. She appeared on the Victoria's Secret runway in 1912. In the following years, her development has been relatively smooth and she has become one of the top supermodels in mainland China. mold.
"Mr. Ning, I'm so glad to meet you, I never thought you would ask me out." He Zhen was very excited to see Xiang Nan.
"Don't be so excited, calm down." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "I'm looking for you because there is a role that suits you. I wonder if you would like to play it."
"Of course, I am absolutely willing." He Hao nodded immediately upon hearing this.
Last year, Liu Wen participated in Universal Pictures' "X-Men: First Class", in which she played the flying mutant angel Salvador.
After the news came out, Liu Wen immediately won the favor of many big names. Many fashion magazines also took the initiative to invite her to be on the cover. It can be said that she was the most popular supermodel in the mainland last year, and she even ranked ahead of the international model list by a large margin.
After the release of "X-Men: First Class" this year, the global box office reached 560 million US dollars. Although there are many heroes in it, El Salvador starring Liu Wei is still eye-catching.
Not only has her popularity increased greatly, but the industry has also favored her more and more. Like this year's Victoria's Secret show, Liu Wen didn't participate in the selection and was hired directly. Moreover, it is said that a Hollywood film and television company has issued a film contract to her and invited her to continue to cooperate.
In this way, she is likely to successfully transform. Transforming from a supermodel to a star will bring more fame and fortune, so no one does not envy her.
He Sui naturally wants to be like Liu Wen, but unfortunately she has never been able to find the opportunity. Hollywood doesn't favor her, and she doesn't like mainland film and television dramas.
Unexpectedly, now, Xiang Nan handed her an olive branch. She really fell asleep and met the pillow, how could she be unhappy.
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"This character is also in "X-Men", and its name is Blink." Xiang Nan introduced, "Although she is not the main hero, she has played a lot of times, so she is more suitable for a newcomer like Ni."
He Hao was very happy when he heard this.
Liu Wen is a successful role model, and she can imagine how the media will rush to report after the news of her starring in "X-Men", how the capital will favor her, how the fans will support her, Even those high-ranking big brands will scramble to ask her to go on the catwalk and endorse her. It's beautiful to think about it.
(end of this chapter)