After Xiang Nan returned to Xiangjiang, he lived in Ning's mansion in the middle of the mountain.
As for Shanshan's mother and daughter, they also settled down in the middle of the mountain, and they were only one kilometer away from each other, and they walked there.
Regarding Xiang Nan's return, Xiangjiang's business, political, media, and entertainment circles were naturally sensational.
Invitations to parties, events, and interviews came in an endless stream.
But Xiang Nan refused all of them.
He returned to Xiangjiang for retirement, and he didn't want to be too tired. Moreover, he has no interest in politics, business, or the media, and he doesn't want to get too close to them.
Xiang Nan's daily activities are to eat, sleep, drink tea, practice qigong, take a walk, and treat himself as an ordinary retired old man.
His low-key approach surprised the outside world.
They didn't expect Xiang Nan to retreat so simply.
You must know that many celebrities have announced their retirement, but most of them are just hype.
For example, Chen Jing, who became popular in "Love Ye Pu", once announced that she had quit the entertainment industry due to depression. But after announcing his retirement in August, he announced his comeback in November.
The so-called retreat has become a means of hype.
So now seeing someone like Xiang Nan who really quit the circle, everyone is not used to it.
Actually, Xiang Nan didn’t really quit the circle, he still had a “Fast and Furious 8” that he didn’t make yet.
Moreover, he is now serving as the honorary chairman of Universal Pictures, responsible for finalizing the filming plan for the new year.
He just wants to be clean and clean, and doesn't want to worry about too many things.
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In November, Universal Pictures released "X-Men: Kang the Conqueror".
The fifth part of the new X-Men universe has been filmed so far. The box office and word-of-mouth of the previous four films are very good, thus laying a good foundation for the release of the fifth part.
"X-Men 5: Kang the Conqueror" has at least seven points in terms of story, because Xiang Nan made the outline himself, and the storyline, refreshment, and freshness are guaranteed.
Coupled with the gorgeous special effects and the huge popularity accumulated, this "Kang the Conqueror" immediately attracted fans' enthusiasm once it was released.
In the end, the North American box office was 350 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was 960 million U.S. dollars. The results are quite good.
But to be honest, the current new X-Men, in terms of profundity, is actually far inferior to the old X-Men.
The old version of X-Men explored the survival issues of a very small number of groups, alluding to social issues such as racial discrimination, **** discrimination, homosexual discrimination, and AIDS discrimination.
The new version of the X-Men, although the special effects are more realistic, the scenes are more grand, and the box office is higher, but it is just a series of popcorn movies.
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Johnny Depp has been deeply involved in the family violence scandal in the past two years, so that during the filming, many groups hoped to kick him out of the "Pirates of the Caribbean 6" crew, and even a large number of viewers threatened to boycott the film.
However, Xiang Nan still withstood the pressure and insisted that Johnny Depp play the role, and also offered him a salary of 50 million US dollars, plus 5% of the box office.
His reason is that Amber claimed Depp’s domestic violence, but there is neither convincing evidence nor certification from an authoritative department. He cannot sentence a person to death in his career based on the words of Amber’s family.
He also used himself as an example. During the Mitu movement, he was also slandered for having harassed others. At that time, the Internet and the media also lashed out at him and asked him to withdraw from Universal Pictures.
But he withstood the pressure, resolutely called the police, and took the initiative to sue the rumormonger. As a result, after the police investigation, he was not only innocent, but also won the lawsuit in the court, suing three rumor makers, as well as many media and online platforms to bankruptcy.
So he hopes that everyone will not be partial to one side, and not to arbitrarily judge anyone [guilty] before the court pronounces the sentence.
Xiang Nan's righteous words made Depp very grateful.
Because after Amber Heard slandered him for domestic violence, many film companies believed her words indiscriminately and stopped cooperating with him.
Many film projects originally wanted to invite him to act, even the script was sent to him, and the letter of intent was signed, but in the end he was still rejected.
Compared to this, at this time there is still Xiang Nan who will never leave him, and still supports him to play Captain Jack, and the remuneration is so high, which really makes him tearful.
Looking back on the past, it was Xiang Nan who invited him to star in "The Princess Bride" that made him famous in Hollywood. Now it was him again, who extended a helping hand when he was most unlucky.
Johnny Depp is a very loyal person. People respect me a foot, and I respect others. He has a deep impression on Xiang Nan and regards him as a lifelong friend.
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After "Pirates of the Caribbean 6" was released, although Depp was still scandal-ridden, the movie still achieved very good box office results.
On the one hand, although the Mitu movement is in full swing, there are not many people who really care about it. Most people still have to live their own lives and have no time to care about so many bad things.
Furthermore, the Mitu campaign has been in operation for two years. At the beginning, it was quite a boom, attracting countless netizens and media to support it.
But after that, the movement got bigger and bigger, and it became more and more outrageous. Many celebrities were innocently involved, and many ordinary people were also attacked.
Many people are becoming more and more dissatisfied with this movement, thinking that it is a modern [witch hunting movement], and it is very unfair to sentence people to death with just one mouth.
On the one hand, Depp's original image is not too positive. He has a lot of love history before, as well as scandals such as alcoholism, drug abuse, and fights. He is a typical bad boy in Hollywood, so fans have a relatively high tolerance for him.
Unlike some female celebrities who flaunt themselves pure and innocent, like a white lotus. In the end, a corrupt love history broke out, and the character design completely collapsed.
Or some male stars, boasting that they are affectionate and loyal, loving and doting on their wives, but it turns out that they are hooking up outside and stepping on a few boats.
Fans have very low tolerance for such stars. Once the character design collapses, the popularity will decline at least, and the coffee status will plummet. If it is more serious, he will directly withdraw from the circle and find out that there is no such person.
Coupled with the popularity of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, after the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean 6", the box office results are very good.
In the end, the North American box office was 350 million US dollars, and the global box office was nearly 1.1 billion US dollars. Johnny Depp's box office appeal is still there, and the fans who support him will still support him.
However, "Pirates of the Caribbean 6" is already the last of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and Xiang Nan does not plan to make a sequel. He originally thought that Henry Turner and Carina Barbosa could hold up the new "Pirates of the Caribbean", but it turned out that they couldn't at all.
In that case, don't bother.