Save the Bachelor of Heaven

  Chapter 2016 2018 [First Consideration]

  In January, Universal Pictures released the movie "Spider-Man 2" starring Tobey Maguire and Jessica Alba, telling the story of Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus falling in love and killing each other.

   "Spider-Man" was very popular when it was released the year before last, making Tobey Maguire famous overnight, and Jessica Alba became a representative of Hollywood actresses.

   Now "Spider-Man 2" is coming as scheduled, with more exciting stories, more realistic special effects, more grand scenes, and deeper themes, making "Spider-Man 2" naturally more popular.

  The final North American box office was 300 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was 850 million U.S. dollars. Such a result also made a good start for Universal Pictures.

  …

  In January, Xiang Nan took his family home to visit relatives, and then went to Xiangjiang to handle official business.

   Entering 2008, Hong Kong films have further declined. In contrast, mainland films have gradually risen. Over the past few years, there has been a surge of blockbuster movies in the mainland, such as "Golden Armor in the City", "The Banquet", "Assembly", "Certificate of Fame", "If You Are the One", "King of Kung Fu"...

  The production is getting better and better, and the box office performance is getting better and better. The gap with Hong Kong movies is getting smaller and smaller, or even worse.

  In this case, Hong Kong film practitioners must either go north or quit, and none of them can stick to Hong Kong.

  Xiang Nan knows that the decline of Hong Kong films is inevitable. Because with the rise of the mainland's economy, the entertainment and cultural undertakings must be more and more developed.

  It will have a strong suction force on the surrounding areas, absorb capital and talents, and then use the advantages of capital and talents to crush the surrounding areas and form a unique market.

   In this way, Hong Kong films will naturally decline.

  Like Hollywood, by absorbing talent and capital, it keeps growing. Successively conquered the European market, South American market, East Asian market, African market, etc.

  So Xiang Nan didn't plan to act against the sky and try to turn the tide. Instead, he suggested that ATV and real kung fu should lean towards the mainland. Even if you don't do business with Hong Kong people, it's okay. With a population of several million, it's not as big as a third-tier city in the Mainland, so if you give up, you just give up.

   "The mainland is the first priority. Only by grasping the wings of the mainland's entertainment market can we, ATV and Real Kung Fu Pictures, become bigger and stronger.

   Otherwise, to become the largest in Hong Kong, the market is only more than a billion Hong Kong dollars, and it is not as high as the box office of a movie in the Mainland. "Xiang Nan told Wang Jing and Shanshan.

  Wang Jing and Shanshan nodded.

  …

  Xiang Nan then asked Zhang Yuqi to meet.

  Zhang Yuqi was born in 1987. In 2006, she gained attention in the circle for her role in Zhou Xingchi's new film "Yangtze River No. 7".

   On January 30 this year, "Yangtze River No. 7" was officially released.

  Although the word-of-mouth was mediocre, the box office performed well, and finally earned 200 million yuan at the box office. And Zhang Yuqi also became a famous star with this movie.

   Because of this, director Xu Ke favored her and invited her to star in his new film "Women Are Not Bad", which tells the story of three urban modern girls looking for true love.

  "Hello, Mr. Ning, it's an honor to meet you." Zhang Yuqi was very excited to see Xiang Nan.

   Zhou Xingchi is already a well-known star, but compared with Xiang Nan, no matter the fame, power, status, or talent, they are far behind.

  She cooperates with Zhou Xingchi and can become a red star in the mainland. If he had the opportunity to cooperate with Xiang Nan, wouldn't he become an international superstar. Thinking of this, she was naturally very excited.

   "You're welcome, please sit down." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Miss Zhang, you are more beautiful than on the screen, not bad."

  Zhang Yuqi is a beauty with thick face, gorgeous features, protruding figure, wild sex, very attractive to men. No wonder so many men followed her.

   "Thank you, Mr. Ning, you are also more handsome than on the screen." Zhang Yuqi smiled, "Can you tell me how you take care of yourself so that you can keep it so good?"

  Zhou Xingchi is a few years younger than Xiang Nan, but he is already unshaven, wrinkled, and gray-haired, making him look like an old man.

  In comparison, Xiang Nan has black hair, firm skin, and smooth jade. It is not an exaggeration to say that he looks like a young man in his twenties or thirties, let alone a fifty-year-old man.

   "I practice kung fu every day to strengthen my body, guide qi and blood, and regulate viscera. Naturally, I can improve my appearance and prolong my life." Xiang Nan laughed.

   "Is it really so magical?" Zhang Yuqi asked in surprise.

   All along, she thought it was a lie. What kind of kung fu, what kind of qigong, it's just juggling. Now is the era of prosperous science, how can there be such a thing.

  Xiang Nan smiled and didn't explain much, "Ms. Zhang, in my new movie "007: Quantum of Solace", I need to use a Chinese beauty. Are you interested in acting?"

   "Of course." Zhang Yuqi nodded immediately.

  The 007 series is well-known and the box office is also high. Every Bond girl has attracted much attention and has become popular. If she can play, she will be the second Chinese Bond girl, enough for her to play for several years.

  Xiang Nan also nodded, "Okay, let me explain in advance, before shooting, I need you to receive at least one month of fighting training, because you want to act as a killer who can compete with Bond."

  The most criticized point of "007: Quantum of Solace" is that there are too few action scenes and too many literary dramas, so that the audience is a little drowsy when watching it halfway through.

  So Xiang Nan rewrote the script and added many action scenes, trying to make the plot of "007: Quantum of Solace" more popular and more enjoyable.

  The female killer played by Zhang Yuqi is a new character added by Xiang Nan.

  The reason why she was chosen was because she was beautiful and glamorous enough to attract attention; second, Xiang Nan also had some unreasonable thoughts about her.

   "Fighting training?!" Zhang Yuqi was taken aback for a moment, never expecting to take this drama so hard.

   "What, are you in trouble?" Xiang Nan glanced at her and said.

   "Oh, no." Zhang Yuqi quickly waved his hand.

  In 2008, the mainland entertainment industry was not completely dominated by capital, and employees still had a certain degree of self-discipline. If in another ten years, when capital is king and traffic is king, it may be impossible for popular stars to spend a few more months preparing for the role.

   "That's good." Xiang Nan nodded.

   "But Mr. Ning, I still have a film in progress." Zhang Yuqi said again, "Can you give me more time, I will adjust the schedule."

   "I'll wait for you in the United States for half a month, half a month, if you still can't arrive, I'll consider changing to someone else." Xiang Nan thought for a while.

  Seeing what he said, Zhang Yuqi had no choice but to nod.

  (end of this chapter)