Save the Bachelor of Heaven

   "Fast and Furious 7" started shooting immediately.

  But not long after the filming started, Xiang Nan received the news that the old man was gone.

  Xiang Nan had to suspend filming first, and then returned to the mainland with Tranquility and Cong Shan.

  It turned out that the old man had a headache and was sent to the hospital for treatment. At first I thought it was a minor ailment, but after infusions, injections, and medicines, I was fine.

  Unexpectedly, two days later, his condition suddenly deteriorated sharply. It took only four hours from the onset of the illness to his death, and it was too late to notify Xiang Nan to come back and see him.

   "Brother, brother, I'm sorry. I thought Dad was fine, so I didn't notify you. I didn't expect..." Ning Yong regretted.

   "Brother, don't say that. It's better for Dad to leave quickly, so as not to suffer." Xiang Nan comforted Ning Yong, "Besides, I'm mentally prepared."

   When spending the New Year with the old man two months ago, he saw that the old man's condition was not as good as before. It's no wonder, after all, he is nearly ninety years old.

  Ning Yong nodded.

  …

   After helping his father with the funeral, Xiang Nan returned to the set of "Fast and Furious 7" and continued filming.

  In June, "The Martian" starring Matt Damon was released, telling him about growing potatoes on Mars.

   This film is based on Andy Weir's novel of the same name, directed by Ridley Scott, the father of "Alien".

  He was very happy after seeing this script, and thought it was a rare and good work in recent years, so he took it immediately. The shooting of "Prometheus 2" was even postponed in order to shoot this movie.

  This movie is based on science fiction, and it mainly promotes the optimism of [Man can conquer nature]. Because of its optimistic, positive, and humorous plot, it has won the support of many fans.

  In the end, the North American box office was 200 million US dollars, and the global box office was 620 million US dollars. This movie is also regarded as one of the movies with the best reputation and the most worthy of entering the theater in the first half of the year.

  …

  In July, "Mission Impossible 7: Deadly Reckoning (Part 1 starring Xiang Nan was released.

   This movie continues to tell the story of Ethan Hunt's grievances with the Syndicate.

  The story is written by Xiang Nan himself. Compared with the previous work, the story is more exciting, the scenes are more grand, and the action design is more exciting. Before that, Ethan Hunt already had thrilling actions such as rock climbing, diving, picking up planes, climbing skyscrapers, and skydiving at a height of 10,000 meters.

  In this part, the action design is even more thrilling.

For example, Xiang Nan had to kidnap the President of the United States in order to lure the Syndicate; to capture the liaison officer of the Syndicate, he had to climb a snow-capped mountain thousands of meters away; to destroy the headquarters of the Syndicate, he had to go deep into the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ruins…

   It is precisely because of this that this movie can achieve thrills, ups and downs, and magnificent waves, bringing the audience a refreshing feeling beyond the past.

   And this is actually one of the reasons why Xiang Nan wants to terminate "Mission: Impossible". For every movie to be a blockbuster, the sequel must be better than the previous one in order to satisfy the appetite of the audience.

  But the "Mission: Impossible" series can't think of too many tricks. Ethan Hunt has gone through fire and water, his imagination has basically reached its limit, and he will not have amazing ideas if he barely shoots it.

   At that time, the word-of-mouth of the audience, the evaluation of the industry, and the box office of the movie will all decline. It's better to just accept it as soon as it's good, rather than continue with the dog's tail.

  It's like the "Fast and Furious" series, it's already very reluctant to film the eighth part, and the ninth part is basically nonsense. Driving a car into space, beyond the boundaries of physics, made many viewers complain.

  In the end, "Mission: Impossible 7: Deadly Reckoning (Part 1 had a North American box office of 350 million US dollars and a global box office of 1.1 billion US dollars. This is currently the best-selling movie starring Xiang Nan.

  …

  In August, Xiang Nan finished filming "Fast and Furious 7", and then he announced to the public that the "Fast and Furious" orthodox series, and the last one is coming to an end.

  In the future, extra episodes starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham will continue to be produced. The main actors of the "Fast and Furious" series may also appear in extra chapters. However, Xiang Nan will not star again, at most he will show up at the end of the film.

   For the end of the "Mission: Impossible" series, fans are already very sad. After all, such a cool action-adventure movie is really rare.

   Now that the "Fast and Furious" series is about to end, the fans are naturally even more reluctant, and have sent condolences to Xiang Nan, hoping that he can continue filming, and they will continue to support him.

  However, Xiang Nan's decision will not be easily changed.

  He knew in his heart that the "Mission: Impossible" series and the "Fast and Furious" series had already reached the extreme, and it was impossible to produce fresher stories. Continue to shoot, just go on and on.

  Also, don't look at what the fans are saying now, claiming that they will continue to support it. But in fact, as long as the filming of "Mission: Impossible 8" is not good, fans will be lost quickly.

   This is a very common thing in the global entertainment industry.

  …

  In August, the movie "Pacific Rim 2" was released.

   This movie still tells the story of the war between humans and alien monsters.

  The original version of "Pacific Rim 2" lost both box office and word-of-mouth. On the one hand, it was because the story was not exciting enough, the characters were too flat, and the plot was too boring. There was no interest in continuing to watch it.

   On the one hand, it is because the mecha has lost its original flavor. The reason why boys love mechas is actually the desire for power and destruction in their bones. Therefore, the mecha must be designed to be strong and textured.

  In the original version of "Pacific Rim 2", although the mecha looks good, it lacks the authenticity of the previous work, which makes people unable to feel a sense of substitution.

  Just like the costume movies shot in the mainland in recent years, no matter the protagonist, supporting role or even a secondary role, the clothes are basically clean.

   But watching "Game of Thrones", most of the civilian clothes in King's Landing are dirty, and their faces and bodies are covered with dirt. It seems that they have not been cleaned for a long time.

  Although the costume movies in the mainland look better, it is obvious that "Game of Thrones" is more real and more immersive.

   Therefore, the original "Pacific Rim 2" lost both box office and word-of-mouth. Xiang Nan also knew about this, so he adjusted the plot and reshaped the characters.

   And when shooting, the crew is required to use a combination of computer special effects and model special effects to shoot. When shooting the interior of the mecha, use the model to shoot, and use special effects when shooting the exterior of the mech.

   In this way, the actors will appear more real when operating. If computer special effects are used entirely, and actors rely on imagination to operate the mecha, the effect will definitely not be ideal. After all, not many people can perform completely without physical objects.

  Compared with the original version, this version of "Pacific Rim 2" is a few floors higher than the original version. After its release, the box office is naturally good. In the end, the North American box office was 230 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was 760 million U.S. dollars, which is very ideal.