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In the same month, Xiang Nan received James Cameron's new script "Avatar".

This script was written by Cameron himself. It tells the struggle between humans and the natives of the planet in order to compete for resources on the distant planet Pandora.

James Cameron hoped Xiang Nan could invest in the film.

"Okay." Xiang Nan immediately agreed, "Then you don't think about Terminator 3?"

"After filming "Avatar", I will consider it." Cameron waved his hand.

He has never come up with a good script for "Terminator 3". Especially "Terminator 2" is so well shot, it is difficult for him to surpass the previous work.

Therefore, for Cameron, who is striving for a breakthrough, since he can't go beyond, then don't shoot. He didn't want to waste time, and didn't want to waste his energy taking pictures of a pile of rubbish.

"Okay." Xiang Nan knew that Cameron was one of the most difficult directors in Hollywood, and no one could persuade him to change the things he decided, so there was no need to say that.

The "Avatar" project started immediately.

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In September, Xiang Nan finished filming "Die Hard 4", and then he made an appointment with Natalie Portman.

Natalie Portman, thirteen-year-old with "This Killer Is Not So Cold", starred in "Interview with the Vampire", "Pokemon", "Star Wars", "The V Word" "Revenge Team" and so on, can be regarded as first-line actresses in Hollywood.

However, her first-line actress is actually quite hypocritical.

Because after she became an adult, except for the "Star Wars" trilogy, most of the other films were literary films, and the box office performance was very average, which also made her not considered top-notch in Hollywood.

After all, the "Star Wars" trilogy is more regarded as the work of George Lucas than Natalie Portman's box office. To be honest, both R2D2 and C3PO have more presence than her.

Therefore, in terms of status, Natalie Portman is not as good as Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley, and Jessica Alba and other florets of the same generation, let alone Jennifer Kang Nelly, Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Meryl Streep and other predecessors compared.

"Natalie, long time no see, you've grown up so much." Xiang Nan smiled and hugged her.

When Natalie starred in "Ghost Horse Elf" and "Interview with the Vampire", he personally made the final decision. Fast forward ten years now.

In fact, in the past ten years, he and Natalie had many opportunities to meet each other. For example, the Oscars, the two attend every year. That would be without drama, though.

"Charles, long time no see, I miss you so much." Natalie also smiled.

"How are you doing recently? What are you up to?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.

"Just finished Magrim's Toyshop with Dustin Hoffman," Natalie explained.

Xiang Nan nodded, "Being able to cooperate with Dustin shows that you are really good."

"Thank you." Natalie smiled. "Working with him, I really learned a lot."

"That's good." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I want to invite you to work together in a play. I don't know if you are interested."

"Of course, it is definitely my honor to work with you." Natalie nodded immediately upon hearing this.

Xiang Nan's movie box office and word-of-mouth are guaranteed. All actors in Hollywood hope to appear in his movies, and she is no exception.

"That's good." Xiang Nan nodded and told Natalie Portman the story of "Mission: Impossible 5".

He hoped that she could cooperate with him to play the female killer in the film.

When Natalie heard it, she was very interested.

Firstly, the "Mission: Impossible" series are very popular, and they are classics of commercial action films. And her achievements in the business field are not high, so that her first-line star status seems a bit weak.

Starring in "Mission: Impossible 5" can effectively make up for her shortcomings, allow her to have higher achievements in the field of commercial films, and also help her future development.

After all, in Hollywood, no matter how big a star is, once they fail at the box office, they may lose the favor of the film studio. For example, Al Pacino, Kevin Costner, Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie are all like this.

Secondly, although "Mission: Impossible 5" has Xiang Nan as the protagonist, the role she plays is not completely a vase. On the contrary, she is agile, confident and tenacious, both good and evil, she is a very complicated character.

Such a character is also worthy of her challenge. Therefore, Natalie Portman immediately accepted the invitation.

"Okay, Charles, I am willing to take this role." She said to Xiang Nan.

"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded with a smile, "However, because you want to act as a retired agent who is proficient in guns, fighting, infiltration, and secret exploration, I hope you can accept it for at least three months. intensive training."

"Yes." Natalie nodded immediately upon hearing that.

As a professional actor, it is normal to make adequate preparations before taking on a role. For example, Christian Bale has gained and lost weight many times for the role, so he is called "Rubber Man".

Most people can't lose weight once they lose weight, and they say that they have a fat-prone physique every day. In comparison, Bell can really be said to be dedicated.

Seeing that she agreed, Xiang Nan smiled too.

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Afterwards, Xiang Nan went back to Xiangjiang to check the company's recent development.

In 2007, with the development of the Internet, there are more and more video platforms in the Mainland. Like Youku, Tudou, Liujianfang, PPLive, PPS and so on.

ATV and Real Kung Fu's movie library resources naturally sold for a good price. ATV and Real Kung Fu can earn hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars every year just through video licensing alone, which can be said to be very cost-effective.

With the help of the Internet platform, ATV's drama series and variety shows can be better spread in the mainland, and it also makes mainland audiences fall in love with this novel, interesting and fun Hong Kong-made variety show.

Such as "Grandpa Over Flowers", "Sister Over Flowers", "Invincible Youth", "Survivor", "Living Alone in the Wild" and "Running Man" have many audiences in the mainland.

The same culture, the same characters, and familiar stars make it easier for these Hong Kong-made variety shows to be promoted and popularized in the mainland than South Korean variety shows.

Moreover, higher investment and newer creativity also make these Hong Kong-made variety shows more sophisticated and fun than Taiwan variety shows.

Therefore, nowadays Hong Kong-made variety shows are more popular than mainland variety shows, South Korean variety shows, and Taiwan variety shows. Therefore, in terms of copyright, they can be sold at a good price.

"We still need to deepen the mainland market and strengthen cooperation with the mainland's network platforms." Xiang Nan suggested to Shanshan, "Our TV signals can only reach the Pearl River Delta, but through the Internet, our programs can spread throughout China."

Shanshan nodded.