Save the Bachelor of Heaven

   Chapter 1888 1890 [Tranquility]

  Xiang Nan and Cong Shan had a fun Christmas.

  In order to welcome the arrival of the baby, Xiang Nan personally cut a cypress tree, stood it in his yard, and made a very beautiful decoration.

   It is worth mentioning that in ** years, the U.S. real estate industry collapsed due to the savings bank crisis, and real estate prices plummeted.

  The luxury house that was originally asking for tens of millions of dollars fell directly to one or two million dollars, and the price dropped by 70 to 80%. Therefore, Xiang Nan bought the rented mansion at a low price.

   In addition, he also bought several mansions before and after. It is not only an investment, but also a cunning rabbit hole.

  Xiang Nan knew that the location of Beverly Hills was quite superior.

  It is next to Hollywood, so the stars and big names all buy properties here.

  In addition, Los Angeles is the most prosperous city on the west coast of the United States, and many wealthy people in the city choose to settle here. Therefore, this has formed one of the famous luxury housing areas in the United States, attracting rich people to rush to buy properties here.

  But the area of ​​Beverly Hills is limited, and the mansions all occupy a very large area, at least several thousand square meters. Therefore, there cannot be much population here. Just like in the mid-level area of ​​Xiangjiang, no matter how you sell the land, there are only a few plots suitable for building houses, so the land price and house price are getting more and more expensive.

  So don’t look at the luxury houses in Beverly Hills now. The prices have plummeted due to the real estate crash, but in a year or two, the prices will recover. In another two or three years, housing prices will surge.

  So buy a few more sets now, when the time comes, whether it is investment or self-occupation, it will be a good choice.

  …

   At the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony held at the end of January, Xiang Nan attended again.

   It's just that, although "Human Love is Unfinished", "Lie, Video Tape" and "Goodfella" which he participated in the production of were shortlisted for many awards, the winners were all others.

  Xiang Nanluo returned empty-handed. It is a pity that he did not win the Best Original Screenplay Award, Best Adapted Screenplay Award and Best Film Award.

  Xiang Nan also felt very depressed. He originally thought that he would at least get one award, but he didn't expect that the Golden Globe Award would not give him face this time, which is really shameful.

  …

  In February, "Pretty Woman" starring Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman was launched.

   This classic romance film caused a sensation immediately after it was released, and the industry gave it a very high evaluation, thinking that it is not inferior to last year's "Love is Unfinished".

  The audience even voted with their feet, and the box office exceeded 30 million US dollars in the first week, which was even stronger than the momentum of "Human Love Is Not Ended". In the end, the movie grossed $220 million at the box office in North America, breaking the box office record of "The Love Is Unbroken".

  Tom Hanks continued to consolidate his status as a superstar, while Nicole Kidman also contributed a very good acting skills in the film. Since then, he has really got rid of the position of a vase and has become a famous Hollywood star.

  Nicole Kidman was naturally very happy, and specially called Xiang Nan to express his gratitude to him. If it wasn't for his arrangement, how could she act in such a good movie, let alone achieve such a result.

  So she was very grateful to Xiang Nan, and hinted on the phone that in order to express her gratitude to Xiang Nan, she could ask Xiang Nan for whatever she wanted.

  Although Xiang Nan was very excited, but Cong Shan was about to give birth, and it was not easy for him to mess around outside, so he could only decline Nicole's kindness first, and then make an appointment to go to Wushan together.

  …

In March, "Police Academy 6" was officially launched, still with the original cast, still taking the funny route, and the plot is novel and interesting, but the box office has shrunk to 20 million US dollars. That's all.

  However, Xiang Nan still launched "Police Academy 7". Because in Hollywood, there are actually very few movies that can pay back.

  In most Hollywood movies, there is no money at all at the box office. It usually makes money by distributing videos, selling TV station rights, or developing peripheral products.

  For example, the famous "Stargate" in the history of American dramas. Its movie was released in 1994 with a production cost of 55 million US dollars, and the North American box office was only over 70 million US dollars.

   No way, 1994 was a year in which excellent films were produced frequently in the global film industry. "The Shawshank Redemption", "Forrest Gump", "The Lion King", "True Lies", "Evil and Poison", "Alive", "Eating and Drinking Men and Women"...

  So much so that "Stargate", an otherwise good sci-fi film, was buried in the classic works and couldn't stand out. However, the American TV series adapted from it became very popular in the following years.

  The mainline drama plus derivative dramas, with more than a thousand episodes, has become one of the most classic and charming IPs in the field of science fiction American dramas. The economic value created far made up for the losses caused by the film.

  In comparison, "Police Academy 6" can pay back, which is already very good.

   Next, sell video tapes, sell TV copyrights, and sell some cartoons, games, toys, figures, etc., and you can make a lot of money.

  So "Police Academy 7" naturally has to be on the schedule.

  …

  At the end of March, Cong Shan successfully gave birth to a son at St. Mary's Hospital in Los Angeles.

  Xiang Nan named it Tranquility, which means [Nothing can go far without Tranquility], and the English name is David. The name comes from the Bible. It is said that he is the second generation king of the Hebrews. He is not only handsome, strong and brave, but also versatile and admired by thousands of people.

  Xiang Nan also hopes that his son can inherit his talent and family business in the future, and live his life happily.

   Cong Shan was also very satisfied with Xiang Nan's name, so she decided on it.

  The parents of Ning Wei and Cong Shan heard that they had a baby, so they wanted to come and have a look. However, it will take some time for them to apply for a visa, which is not very convenient.

  Because Cong Shan was going to have a baby and Xiang Nan had to accompany her in the hospital, so Xiang Nan didn't attend this year's Oscars.

   It is rumored that he is not planning to participate in the Golden Globe Awards because of the frustration of the Golden Globe Awards.

  Xiang Nan did not respond to these rumors.

   Whether or not to participate in the Academy Awards is up to him, and no one has the right to comment.

  He doesn't care what other people say. They are all people who have lived for two hundred years. He has never heard of flattery or derogation.

   But even though Xiang Nan didn't go, he still won the Best Original Screenplay Award for "The Love Is Over". This is Xiang Nan's third Academy Award, which is pretty good.

   And won two Best Original Screenplay Awards, which fully demonstrates his talent. Therefore, more and more people want to cooperate with him.

   In addition, Whoopi Goldberg won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "The Love Is Still There", and Joe Pesci won the Best Supporting Actor Award for "Goodfellas". It can be regarded as saving the face lost at the Golden Globe Awards.

  (end of this chapter)