Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Martin Scorsese is a well-known director in Hollywood. He likes gangster crime movies the most, which has something to do with his Italian identity.

"Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull", "The Color of Money", "The Last Temptation" and so on directed by him are all classics in film history and have been borrowed and imitated by countless younger generations.

He met Xiang Nan and was set up by Joe Pesci.

"Charles is a very talented person, Martin, I think you can cooperate." Joe Pesci laughed.

Xiang Nan agreed with his idea.

Gangster movies have always been one of the most important genres in Hollywood. Not only do they have a considerable box office, but they also have an advantage in the competition for awards.

Such as "The Godfather" series, "Once Upon a Time in America", "Goodfellas", "Casino", "The Departed", "L.A. Crisis", "Scarface" and so on, are all immortal works in this regard .

However, most of the gangster films in the United States are shot by Italian-born filmmakers.

Because the era presented in American gangster movies is often the period of alcohol prohibition in the 1930s, when Italian gangs were the strongest. If you want to make a gangster movie, you cannot do without their stories.

But today's Italian gangs, although not as strong as in the 1930s, are still very powerful. If it is a non-Italian filming, there may be retaliation from them.

Just like McDonald, who has always been daring, when filming "The Lame", he deliberately added at the beginning of the movie, "This film was shot without the consent of Mr. Wu Xihao. I apologize to Mr. Wu for any inconvenience."

Although Laihao has been in prison for more than ten years at this time, and his gang has long since disappeared, Mai Dangxiong still dare not neglect.

"It is my honor to be able to cooperate with Mr. Scorsese." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "I am looking forward to it."

"I'm looking forward to it too." Martin Scorsese also laughed.

Hollywood gangster movies have been made for decades, and frankly, audiences are getting a little tired. He very much hoped that Xiang Nan could bring him something new.

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At the party, Xiang Nan also met Winona Ryder.

This girl looks really spiritual, no wonder the great director Francis Coppola would invite her to star in "Four Hundred Years of Surprise".

It's a pity that the girl's love is not human, she fell in love with Johnny Depp, a prodigal son, and she was destined to be deeply hurt. There was even a theft scandal in 2001, so that his career plummeted. It wasn't until more than ten years later that he turned around with the American drama "Stranger Things".

I have to say, it's really a pity.

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After the Oscars ceremony, Xiang Nan's acceptance speech was widely reported by American media.

Sure enough, as he expected, American capital hopes to make him a successful example of the American dream in order to attract more talents and capital to the United States.

And this wide-ranging report has made Xiang Nan's reputation and image in the United States better and better, and even those conservatives have begun to like him a little bit.

As a result, Xiang Nan strengthened his contacts with American political circles. For this, they paid a lot of money. Just donating money for them, they donated a small million.

No way, as a movie star, he really doesn't need to deal with the political circles, he just needs to make his own movies well. But if he wants to become the boss of a Hollywood giant in the future, he will have to deal with the political world.

After all, Hollywood was originally the mouthpiece of American capital, and has a close relationship with the political, business, and military circles. Without good dealings with them, it will be difficult for him to run a giant.

At that time, with all kinds of open and dark arrows, he will probably be kicked off the stage before his chair is warmed up. Moreover, his investment may not be recovered.

But having watched "The West Wing," "Yes, Minister" and "House of Cards," he also knows that political circles are difficult to deal with. Those people are greedy and despicable, good people are limited.

So he will keep a certain distance from them to ensure that he will not seek skins from tigers.

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In April, Xiang Nan continued filming "The Speed ​​of Life and Death".

At the same time, "Police Academy 4" was launched.

Compared with the first three works, the box office of the fourth part has shrunk again, and the box office in North America is only more than 30 million US dollars. Although it is still considered a blockbuster, it has fallen by a large margin compared to before.

But Xiang Nan didn't care, and immediately started filming "Police Academy 5".

Because although the box office is affected, this series of movies is very popular in the video market, ranking at the forefront of the rental and sales list all year round.

This has brought tens of millions of benefits to Xiang Nan, so he will not give up this cash cow easily.

Just like "The Overlord Flower", its box office was only over 10 million Hong Kong dollars when it was released, but the video tape sold for more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which is even more popular than Jackie Chan's video tape.

Therefore, the "Overlord Flower" series has now filmed the fourth part.

Just like the saying in Xiangjiang, booger is delicious, and the nostrils are dug through.

At the same time as "Police Academy 4" was released, preparations for "Lies, Video Tapes", "Beetlejuice", "Sweet Family" and "Cosmic Veyron" began one after another.

Xiang Nan recommended Nicolas Cage and Kim Cattrall to star in "Lies, Videotape", recommended Winona Ryder to star in "Beetlejuice", and recommended Bruce Willis to star in "Hot Home".

Because he is an investor, he still has more say.

During this period, Schwarzenegger also expressed his interest in "Cosmic Veyron". He had been approached for this project before. After reading the script, he felt that it would definitely be a hit, so he intended to take over.

However, he couldn't come up with thirty million dollars to invest.

And Carolco Films doesn't believe in his box office appeal.

Because in the 1980s, although Schwarzenegger starred in a large number of action movies, such as "Conan the Barbarian", "Breakthrough", "Fringe Warrior", "Predator" and so on.

But the box office of those movies is only about 30 to 40 million US dollars. Although they are blockbusters, they are still not top-notch, not much different from Jackie Chan's coffee status.

The investment in "Cosmic Dragon" is as high as 60 million U.S. dollars. Schwarzenegger can't afford such a large investment and is likely to lose it. Therefore, Karoco Pictures naturally dare not use him.

In addition, Caroco Films originally considered Sharon Stone as the heroine of "Cosmic Dragon". But when Xiang Nan heard about it, he directly kicked her out.

He wouldn't cooperate with such a disgusting woman.

Xiang Nan finally recommended Halle Berry to play the role. Although she has gained some fame due to her participation in the "Lethal Weapon" series in the past two years, she still hasn't received a good role, which has made her development not very smooth.

Xiang Nan wanted to give her a hand.

This naturally made Halle Berry very grateful and determined to repay.