Save the Bachelor of Heaven

One is RoboCop 2. The previous work "Robocop" earned more than 50 million U.S. dollars at the box office in the United States, and the global box office is close to 100 million U.S. dollars.

Compared with an investment of 20 million US dollars, this movie can be said to be quite a blockbuster, so the sequel is naturally not to be missed.

Another one is "The New Father-in-Law". This is a family comedy, which tells the story of a father who is controlled by his daughter, who is entangled and anxious because his daughter is about to get married.

Americans actually attach great importance to family. It's not like in the legend that children will be kicked out of the house once they turn eighteen, that's just a very rare example.

Therefore, family comedies have always had a great market in the United States. Such as "Kramer and Mrs. Kramer", "Home Alone", "Meet the Father-in-Law", etc., are all like this.

In addition, Xiang Nan also invested in "The White Head 2" and "Crocodile Dundee 3". When investing in these two films, Xiang Nan signed priority investment contracts for sequels with them.

After these two films were released, they really sold well, and a sequel is naturally on the agenda. Xiang Nan also happened to use this preferential investment contract to continue to enjoy the benefits.

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After finishing it, Xiang Nan began to prepare for the filming of "Cosmic Dragon".

The film is based on the short story "Memory Inc" by science fiction writer Philip Dick, and the screenwriter is Dan Auban and Ronald Shusett, who once wrote "Alien".

After Karoco Films bought the script, it began to attract investment and find actors. Because the film is expected to invest 60 million U.S. dollars, such a high production cost has discouraged many film companies.

After all, the cost of Hollywood's top-grossing sci-fi film "Star Wars 3" is only 32 million. The reputation of "Cosmic Dragon" is far less than that of the "Star Wars" series, but the investment is twice as large.

In case of box office failure, even the Big Six may lose their money. After all, United Artists was forced to go bankrupt because of investing in "Heaven's Gate" and lost 40 million U.S. dollars. Naturally, no one wants to repeat the same mistakes.

Fortunately, Karoco Films finally found Xiang Nan, not only got the investment, but also let Xiang Nan act as the starring role. In this way, there is investment and box office appeal.

The project of "Cosmic Dragon" suddenly became the most delicious sweet potato in Hollywood from a hot potato that everyone feared.

Many actors want to be in this movie, and many directors want to direct this movie. After all, with a huge investment of 60 million US dollars, coupled with Xiang Nan's leading role, it is likely to create a box office hit.

At that time, all the filmmakers who participated in it will benefit, and naturally everyone will compete for it, making the boss of Karoco Films feel that the people in the circle are too realistic.

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But Xiang Nan didn't take advantage of outsiders in vain, he chose Halle Berry as the heroine,

Halle Berry is not only beautiful, but also has an attractive figure, and her acting skills are also very good. She has won the Oscar for Best Actress. And the relationship with him is also very close, so the so-called fat water does not flow to outsiders' fields, so he is naturally willing to support him.

As the director, Xiang Nan chose Xu Ke.

In March, he had already handed over the script to Xu Ke. Let him think for himself first, and then raise his opinion.

In the past six months, Xu Ke has not rarely raised opinions with him.

Xu Ke is different from Xiang Nan, he is a person with a strong desire to control. Even if he is not a director, but a producer, he will continue to intervene in film shooting.

Therefore, Xu Ke can be seen in all the films he produced under his name. Therefore, the director of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was originally Cheng Xiaodong, and the director of "New Dragon Inn" was originally Li Huimin, but they were all attributed to Xu Ke.

In comparison, Xiang Nan has no desire to control. Such a huge company, if they say let go, they will let go. Many of the projects he invests in are just nominal producers, and he does not intervene in the specific production.

Anyway, as long as the director shoots according to his script, the shooting should be perfect. So he doesn't allow any director to revise his script, not a single word. But other things, he can not ask, so it is quite easy to talk.

However, he was such a talkative person, and he was a little bit overwhelmed when facing Xu Ke.

On the one hand, Xu Ke's thinking is unconstrained, and he often has an idea today and an idea every day. For the same story, if he wants to shoot this way today, he wants to shoot another way tomorrow; if he wants to change here today, he wants to change there tomorrow, there is no suitable time.

On the one hand, Xu Ke stretched out his hands longer. Casting, setting, art, props, special effects... He wanted to get involved in almost every department and gave advice.

Xiang Nan felt a little regretful, and asked Xu Ke to direct the play. He has never had such a headache working with the best director of the Oscar. He patiently chatted with Xu Ke for half a year, and after mutual compromise, he finally came to a final decision.

Of course, Xiang Nan compromised more.

Because he really wanted to help a group of Xiangjiang directors, so in order to reach a smooth cooperation, he had to choose to back down. If it were any other director in Hollywood, he would have let them go.

And Xu Ke also met Xiang Nan, if it were other Hollywood producers, let alone they would not invite him to film. Even if he is allowed to take pictures, he will never let him dictate.

Because Hollywood is a producer-centered system, the director is just a tool for making movies, and he doesn't even have the power to edit movies.

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In September, the movie officially started shooting.

"Director Xu, let's just shoot as agreed. Don't make any changes. Otherwise, even if I can understand you, other people won't spoil you." Xiang Nan reminded Xu Ke.

Xu Ke nodded.

He has studied in the United States, learned directing courses here, and has also worked in Hollywood, knowing that the rules here are very strict.

As long as the contract is signed, not to mention the director, even the producer cannot be willful. Otherwise, trade unions at all levels, brokerage companies, and insurance companies will take turns to trouble him and let him know that power cannot be willful.

"Okay, I see." Xu Ke nodded.

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In order to save costs, the film was mainly shot in Mexico.

Prices, taxes, and extras' remuneration are relatively low there.

"Cosmic Dragon" has a lot of big scenes and needs a lot of extras. If it was filmed in the United States, the salary of the extras alone would be an astronomical figure.

However, Mexico is more chaotic than the United States, so the crew bought insurance for everyone in advance and reminded everyone to take precautions. Try not to act alone and do not go to dangerous areas to avoid danger.

And the Mexico City government also welcomed Xiang Nan and others to film, not only reducing some taxes and fees, but also assisting the filming as much as possible, which made Xiang Nan feel very valuable.