Chapter 2090 2092【Indispensable】
Due to the epidemic in 2020, the shooting of many films was delayed, so in 2021, Xiang Nan did not help Universal Pictures finalize new projects.
After all, the epidemic is at the head of the epidemic, and Universal Pictures does not dare to make a film rashly. Otherwise, the film won't be able to be released, and in the end it will lose money.
Because of the production reduction of Universal Pictures and the lower-than-expected box office revenue, Universal's stock price fell by more than 10% again. Compared with the market value of Xiangnan when it was sold, the value of the world has depreciated by nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars.
At this time, those who regretted that Xiang Nan sold a chicken that could lay golden eggs, now all turned to praise Xiang Nan for his good luck. If he hadn't made an early move, he would have lost at least 20 billion U.S. dollars.
In 2021, Xiang Nan continued to enjoy life at home with Cong Shan and Shanshan, and donated his property to charitable organizations, such as Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Po Leung Kuk, and the Red Cross.
In 2020, he donated 5 billion US dollars, setting a record for Xiangjiang charitable donations. In 2020, he plans to make persistent efforts and donate another 10 billion US dollars.
In fact, the speed at which he donates money now is less than the speed at which he makes money. The reason is that when Bitcoin was first issued in 2009, he hoarded a large number of it one after another.
During the epidemic, in order to stimulate the economy and encourage consumption, the United States issued excessive currency, which led to a sharp increase in the price of Bitcoin. From a few hundred or a few thousand dollars before, it has risen to fifty or sixty thousand dollars, an increase of dozens or hundreds of times.
Therefore, the money Xiang Nan donated was much less than the money he earned.
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In 2020 and 2020, the United States gradually lifted the epidemic restrictions, and Hollywood regained its vitality.
Universal Pictures has also turned on the right track, starting to shoot new films and release old films. "Quick Chase 2, 3, 4" and "Fast and Furious 8" filmed by Xiang Nan have been released one after another.
In addition, "Avengers 3 and 4" have also been released one after another, and the follow-up "Thor 4", "Black Panther 2", "Spider-Man 4", "Deadpool 3", "Fantastic Four 2" and so on are also scheduled. on the agenda.
During this period, the relationship between Xiang Nan and Universal Pictures began to change.
Before he was in Universal Pictures, he was basically unambiguous. No one dared to oppose or comment on the projects he made.
But it’s different now, maybe the new boss wants to build authority, or maybe it’s the motivation of the new boss to doubt Xiang Nan, or maybe it’s a change in business strategy...
In short, several projects that Xiang Nan finalized were rejected by Universal Pictures. Such as "Interstellar", "Super Body", "Three Days of Dangerous Love", "Fate Planning Bureau", "The Conjuring" and so on.
On the contrary, several projects rejected by him were picked up by Universal Pictures, such as "Shang-Chi", "New RoboCop", "Men in Black: Global Pursuit", "New Ghostbusters", " Independence Day 2: Resurgence" and so on.
According to the analysis, Universal Pictures’ management is more conservative than before, and most of the investments are sequels or flops of classic works. This is indeed a higher probability of getting a good box office, but if the remake is not effective, it is easy to smash the brand.
Xiang Nan dropped these projects because the scripts were not written well enough, knowing that they would ruin the brand. Unexpectedly, the new executives of Universal took them as treasures and picked them up from the trash can.
Seeing that Universal Pictures insisted on going its own way and no longer obeying his own opinions, Xiang Nan stopped being infatuated and tried his best to help them draw up plans, and randomly arranged a few movies for them.
Because of the self-righteousness of Universal Pictures, in the past two or three years, five films of Universal Pictures have suffered huge losses. They are "New RoboCop", "New Ghostbusters", "Independence Day 2", "New Die Hard" and "New Back to the Future".
The predecessors of these films were all well-known blockbusters. They are one of the most treasured IPs in the Universal Pictures library, and they are also the most precious memories of countless Americans.
Universal Pictures wants to develop the value of these classic works, so they remake and shoot sequels one after another. However, due to lack of ability, each of these films produced was uglier than the last, and in the end, the word of mouth was poor and the box office was dismal.
Like "New Back to the Future", the original trilogy are all top ten works in the annual box office list, and each film has a box office of nearly one billion US dollars based on inflation.
But although "New Back to the Future" has more abundant investment, more amazing special effects, and more grand scenes, the story is a mess. It is completely incomparable with the original story that is meticulous, logical, and imaginative.
After the movie was released, fans were disappointed, and there was a lot of criticism on the Internet, accusing Universal Pictures of destroying classics and destroying IP. In the end, the global box office of this movie was only 80 million US dollars, compared with the investment of 150 million US dollars, it lost 120 million US dollars.
Other films also suffered a lot of losses, which eventually led to Universal Pictures’ first huge loss in 27 years.
And Universal's box office failure has further proved that Xiang Nan is indispensable. Lost his Universal, doomed to mediocrity, and become the most ordinary company in Hollywood.
As a result, Global lost investors' confidence, and its stock price fell for several consecutive days, and finally fell to 90 billion US dollars before it stopped falling. Compared with the market value at its peak, it has lost 150 billion US dollars.
Although Apple has a big business, the loss of 150 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to two years of total revenue, really makes it unsupportable.
In the end, the management of Universal Pictures was swept away, and capable people were reappointed and selected. And Xiang Nan has also been re-emphasized.
Xiang Nan let go of the old grudge, and helped Universal Pictures book several movies again, such as "Deadpool 3", "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 4", "Top Gun 2", "Crazy Rich Asians", "Sherlock Holmes" , "Bad Boys 3", "New Baywatch" and so on.
Several of these works are also sequels of well-known IPs, but they are also sequels, and Xiang Nan's actions are extraordinary. The stories, entertainment, and freshness of several films are all complete. After the release, the word-of-mouth has exploded, and the box office is naturally not bad. This has made Universal Pictures a lot of money, and the stock price has begun to rise.
In two or four years, after the contract expired, Xiang Nan resigned from Universal Pictures and no longer served as the honorary chairman. Despite Universal Pictures' repeated condolences, Xiang Nan did not agree again.
The departure of Xiang Nan caused the stock price of Universal Pictures to plummet again. The box office, which had rebounded before, fell back again this time.
This also proves that Xiang Nan is indispensable.
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After resigning as the honorary chairman of Universal Pictures, Xiang Nan had nothing to do, so he focused his energy on his family.
He has been a wanderer for half his life, he doesn't spend much time at home, and he doesn't spend enough time with his family.
Now they are all old. Cong Shan is already in her seventies, and Shanshan is also in her fifties, so Xiang Nan mainly spends time with them, drinking tea, shopping, dancing, traveling...life is leisurely and comfortable.
(end of this chapter)