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The news of Xiang Nan's acquisition of MGM Pictures was sent back to Xiangjiang, but it really caused a wave of violent shock.

Because in the eyes of Hong Kong people, MGM was still the eight giants of Hollywood, a well-known big company.

Therefore, they were naturally very excited when they saw that Xiang Nan had acquired Universal and MGM successively, thinking that Xiang Nan had brought honor to the people of Hong Kong.

Even many mainland media have given reports, which has raised Xiang Nan's status in the hearts of mainland audiences to a new level.

When Xiang Nan bought MGM, Zhang Ziyi was still in Hollywood, working with Michelle Yeoh, Zheng Peipei, Lang Xiong, etc. to study the script and figure out the characters.

So when she learned that Xiang Nan had acquired MGM, she was also shocked and didn't know why. Such a big company, a well-known giant in Hollywood, was actually bought by him two times. It was really amazing, and it made her admire Xiang Nan even more.

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"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" officially started filming in the Mainland in June.

The film was launched and attracted many media from the Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe and the United States to interview.

"Mr. Ning, why do you suddenly want to make period films?" A reporter from Xiangjiang asked curiously.

Prior to this, most of Xiang Nan's films were urban action films. But now he suddenly started making martial arts films, which naturally makes people feel curious.

"Not suddenly, I have had this idea for many years." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Everyone knows that I have practiced martial arts since I was a child. Anyone who practices martial arts, who can't yearn for a knight who can rule the world and be at ease. See you Injustice, a chivalrous life."

"There are many martial arts novels, why did you make this novel?" asked a Taiwanese reporter.

"This "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is the work of Mr. Wang Dulu. Mr. Wang Dulu was one of the five great masters of the Northern School during the Republic of China. He was best at writing tragic martial arts novels. The so-called routine of boys and girls traveling together in the rivers and lakes was created by Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang's martial arts novels are better at depicting inner conflicts, struggles of human nature, and complex emotions of love and hate than magical skills and adventures, so they are more suitable for adaptation into movies. "Xiang Nan explained, "If you are interested, you can buy a copy and read it yourself, and then you will know the beauty of Mr. Wang's novels. "

"Mr. Ning, there are so many actresses in the Chinese entertainment industry, why did you choose Ms. Zhang to cooperate with?" a mainland reporter asked.

"The reason is very simple, because Director Li and I both think that Ms. Zhang is suitable." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Ms. Zhang is a student of Chinese opera. She is from a famous family and has very solid basic skills. Her acting skills, lines, and body are all good.

Moreover, she learned to dance since she was a child, and she can also participate in some fighting scenes in person. And he played well, without showing any flamboyance. This is very important for making martial arts films.

In addition, he also worked with director Zhang Yimou before. I have also cooperated with Director Zhang many times. I believe in his vision and his ability to adjust actors. "

Seeing Xiang Nan boasting about himself, Zhang Ziyi couldn't help but burst into laughter.

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After the opening ceremony, the filming officially started.

The difficulty of shooting "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is still very high.

On the one hand, there are many fighting scenes in movies, which often require actors to fight in person.

For Xiang Nan and Michelle Yeoh, this kind of fighting is not considered hard. After all, they have been shooting action movies before, often throwing, beating, and shooting all kinds of dangerous actions. When Michelle Yeoh was filming "The Royal Sister", she was even kicked to the bone by Qian Jiale.

But for Zhang Ziyi, slapping scenes are really terrible. Although she has learned to dance and learned kung fu for two months, after all, she has never filmed an action scene before, so she can't grasp the strength and angle, so she either hurts or gets hurt.

After filming a few fight scenes, she was covered in cuts and bruises, and there was almost no good skin on her whole body.

Xiang Nan couldn't help frowning when he saw it, "Why don't we let her rest for two days to recuperate properly."

Although these flesh wounds are not fatal, they are just like toothaches, and the pain is really unbearable.

Li An nodded.

Since the boss agrees, he has no reason to be a villain.

But Zhang Ziyi was determined not to back down, "Mr. Ning, Director Li, I can persist. Don't delay the progress of filming for me."

Seeing how tough she is, Xiang Nan couldn't help admiring her.

Unlike those little fresh meats of the later generations, a little flesh wound can scream like killing a pig.

"Miss Zhang, I know you can persevere. But sharpening the knife is not a mistake in chopping firewood, so let's rest for two days." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "It won't be too late to catch up with the progress after you recover your health."

Seeing what Xiang Nan said, Zhang Ziyi had no choice but to nod.

However, Xiang Nan said that she was asked to rest for two days to heal her injuries before starting the machine. However, Zhang Ziyi only rested for one day, and then found Xiang Nan, saying that she was fine and could continue filming.

Xiang Nan understands her desperate mentality, just like him back then. Young people with no background, no fame, and no status have no other way to rise to the top except risking their lives.

At the moment, Xiang Nan didn't force her to continue to rest, announcing that the machine would continue to work tomorrow.

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During the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", in the United States, Universal Pictures successively released "Jumanji", "Enemy of the State", "Saving Private Ryan", "Rush Hour", "Peerless Heist" and " 007: Black Sun Crisis" and many other blockbusters.

Among these movies, "Rush Hour", which has the worst box office performance, has won a box office of 150 million US dollars in North America. "Saving Private Ryan", the best-performing movie, took in a box office of 240 million U.S. dollars in North America.

Therefore, in the second half of the year alone, Universal Pictures created a box office of nearly two billion US dollars, which is beyond the reach of other Hollywood giants.

However, other giants did not catch them without a fight, and they all made a series of actions to enhance their strength and expand their territory.

For example, Disney Pictures acquired ABC Television for US$19.6 billion. Just when people were shocked by the large amount of the acquisition, Viacom, the parent company of Paramount, swallowed CBS for another 37 billion US dollars.

In addition, Fox Films also has its own television network, the Fox Television Network. Warner Pictures also owns HBO and CNN cable networks.

Now that there are no TV station resources in hand, only Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures are left. As for the influential TV network in the United States, only NBC remains.

So the outside world is now waiting to see who will be the first to snatch NBC TV station between Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures. After all, the trend of strong alliances is now.

However, Xiang Nan has no intention of acquiring NBC TV station, and it can even be said that he dismisses it. Instead, Sony has sent people to discuss mergers and acquisitions with General Motors, the parent company of NBC.