Save the Bachelor of Heaven

   Chapter 1856 1858 [Art Pursuit]

  The year before last, when filming "Ghostbusters 2", Kevin Costner recommended Michael Blake and his novel "Dances with Wolves" to Xiang Nan.

  Xiang Nan suggested adapting it into a novel and publishing it to see the direction of the wind. After all, the story of "Dances with Wolves" is a bit incorrect. After a year of adaptation, the "Dances with Wolves" novel is finally complete.

  Subsequently, under Xiang Nande's recommendation, Random House prepared to publish it.

  Random House is one of the largest publishers in the United States, and "Harry Potter" was published by it.

  The reason why it buys Xiang Nan's face is mainly because several of Xiang Nan's movies have been adapted into novels. Such as "Dragon Boy", "Die Hard", "Mermaid", "Spirited", "East Town Witch" and so on.

   This is also the basic operation of American movies. Best-selling books will be adapted into film and television dramas, and film and television dramas will also be adapted into novels. The two promote each other and benefit from each other.

  Xiang Nan's movie is a big hit at the box office and has a lot of fans, so after it was adapted into a novel, there are still many fans of the novel.

   After all, reading and watching movies have different feelings. Moreover, the adaptation of novels from film and television dramas will have richer content, more stories, and more details. This is good news for movie lovers.

  Random House has cooperated with Xiang Nan many times, and the two sides have a good friendship. It is naturally not difficult to help publish a book.

  …

  After the release of "Brave Chef", the box office is still good.

  On the one hand, the success of "Red Fan District" has given Jackie Chan a certain degree of popularity, and he is no longer an unknown person;

  Whether it's a horse-drawn carriage rampaging on the street, or a giant truck crashing into a villa, these are not common action scenes, and they all make the audience's blood boil.

   Therefore, the box office of "The Star of the Bravery" is also good, with a final box office of more than 47 million US dollars. For a Chinese actor, this result is very good.

  Xiang Nan congratulated him, "Aaron, congratulations, this result is very good."

   "Thank you Mr. Ning, I know, it's all because of you." Jackie Chan said gratefully.

   "Needless to say, although I gave the opportunity, you have to work hard enough to seize it." Xiang Nan patted him on the shoulder and said.

   "If you hadn't given me a chance, I wouldn't have been able to catch it even if I wanted to." Jackie Chan waved his hand and smiled.

   Seeing this, Xiang Nan nodded, and was very happy to hear him say that, which shows that he is still clear-headed and has not been overwhelmed by the momentary victory.

   "Okay, do you want to take a break next, or continue?" Xiang Nan asked again.

   "Of course continue." Jackie Chan nodded and said, "If you don't take advantage of your youth to shoot more, why don't you be busy when you are old and can't move anymore."

  Xiang Nan nodded with a smile, and then gave him a script, "Take it and read it, I think you will like it."

  Jackie Chan took it and looked at it, but it was "Flying Eagle Project", which told the story of Feiying accepting a commission and going to the desert to find a golden treasure.

   Jackie Chan fell in love at first sight.

  This movie not only has a good theme and a good story, but also has been filmed in many places around the world. It is a big production at first glance.

  In fact, he is very envious of movies like 007, which are frequently filmed around the world. It's no wonder that after filming so many episodes and changing so many roles as Bond, the box office is still good.

   "Mr. Ning, thank you, I like this script very much." Jackie Chan said happily.

   "As long as you like it." Xiang Nan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I will invest 20 million dollars in this movie, and make it well."

   Jackie Chan was even happier when he heard it.

  The higher the cost, the more he can keep improving. At that time, if a movie not inferior to 007 is made, the Asian Flying Eagle can get rid of the titles of copycat Indiana Jones and James Bond.

  …

   "Ghostbusters 3" filming continues.

   After a month of getting along, the relationship between Xiang Nan and Sophie Marceau became closer.

  Sophie is a very talented woman, and her boyfriend Andrei Zuraski is a well-known postmodernist director.

"Possession", "Devil", "Silver Planet" and so on directed by him are all masterpieces of postmodernist films. He has won nominations and awards at Cannes Film Festival, Locarno Film Industry, and Montreal Film Festival. The film industry has a great reputation.

   Because of this, eighteen-year-old Sophie Marceau fell in love with this man twenty-six years older than her when she collaborated with him in "Wild Love".

  To be honest, Xiang Nan was a little envious of him.

  However, although Andrei Zuraski has status and talent, but because his style is too radical, it is difficult to be accepted by the public, and the box office is getting worse every time, so he has no status in Hollywood.

  In fact, with the decline of European films in the 1990s, it was difficult for him to find someone to invest in films. Can only be engaged in drama directing and script writing.

  Because Xiang Nan is very talented, he has successively won the Berlin Golden Bear Award and the Cannes Jury Prize, etc., so he has also won the respect of Sophie Marceau.

   "Charles, I really think that your talent should not be wasted on those vulgar commercial films, you should pursue greater artistic films." Sophie suggested to Xiang Nan.

   "You're right, I've been thinking about this in recent years." Xiang Nan nodded, "Although I've made a lot of movies, none of them are very artistic.

  After a hundred years, my commercial films will be obsolete. By comparison, those art films are still remembered. So I am also making changes, such as "Fallen Angel", "Red Sorghum", "Ju Dou", and "Rain Man" are all my attempts. "

   "Well, I've seen all of your movies, and I think you should make more movies like this." Sophie Marceau nodded.

   "However, artistic creation is really difficult." Xiang Nan frowned and said, "I have written so many scripts, only a few of them are artistic."

   "Yes." Sophie Marceau nodded.

  She knows that artistic creation is really not easy. Like Andrei Zuraski, it took several years of hard work to complete an ideal script.

   "Sophie, can you do me a favor?" Xiang Nan asked for advice.

   "What's the matter?" Sophie asked curiously.

"I'm used to creating at night. If you don't mind, I hope you can accompany me to create, help me sort out my thoughts, and provide some advice." Xiang Nan explained, "Of course, if you don't have time, then I wouldn't mind either."

   "No, I'm very honored." Sophie waved her hands when she heard this.

   She is very happy to be able to participate in the creation. In fact, she herself is not willing to be an actor. She also hopes to be a screenwriter, a director, and make the movies she wants to make.

   "Okay, let's make a deal." Xiang Nan nodded and said.

  (end of this chapter)