Xiang Nan then took out the script of "Longwei Boy".

This story tells the story of a young boy named Daniel who came to New Jersey with his mother. He met a cute girl at school, but was also bullied by a group of bad classmates.

Later, he met the gardener Mr. Miyata and learned karate from him. Through continuous hard training, Daniel strengthened himself and not only defeated his inner fear, but also gained a happy love.

This movie was very successful that year. Not only did it rank fifth at the North American box office in 1984, but the series also ranked fourth at the North American box office in 1986. It can be said to be a very successful work.

Twenty years later, this movie was also adapted into "Kung Fu Dreams", starring Will Smith's son Jaden Smith and Chinese kung fu superstar Jackie Chan, which also achieved good box office results.

It can be seen that this story is very good.

However, Xiang Nan still made some slight adjustments.

The protagonist changed from learning karate to learning Jeet Kune Do. The gardener's name was also changed from Miyata to Lee.

On the one hand, it is to capitalize on Bruce Lee's popularity. Although he has passed away now, his influence is still there and he is still very famous in the United States;

On the one hand, Xiang Nan is from China and is good at Chinese Kung Fu, so using Jeet Kune Do will help establish his image.

When he learns kung fu such as karate and taekwondo, his image will be blurred and people will not be able to tell whether he is Chinese, Japanese or South Korean.

…

Xiang Nan handed the script to Zou Wenhuai.

After Zou Wenhuai read it, he felt that the script was feasible.

Xiang Nan is only nineteen years old this year, so it is quite suitable to play a middle school student.

However, Xiang Nan went to Hollywood to cooperate with Warner Pictures.

Although Golden Harvest will also contribute capital and have a certain say, it is Warner who makes the final decision.

Therefore, whether this script is suitable or not ultimately depends on Warner's opinion.

Zou Wenhuai then sent the script to Warner Pictures.

While waiting, Xiang Nan began to prepare for the filming of "Master Dragon".

Because Zou Wenhuai knows that things in Hollywood are very clumsy.

It takes several months to review the script, another few months to establish the project, and several more months to officially shoot. By the time the final filming is completed, it may take a year or two.

If you just wait, a lot of time will be wasted.

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Xiang Nan started preparing for the filming of "Master Dragon" in September and officially started shooting in October.

At the same time, "Ghost Fighting" starring Jackie Chan, Lin Zhengying, Yam Shiguan, etc. was officially completed and subsequently handed over to Golden Harvest for distribution.

This fantasy kung fu film combines elements of kung fu, horror, and comedy. It has novel themes, exciting stories, suspense, and climaxes. Therefore, it has been very popular with the audience since its release.

At that time, due to the emergence of a large number of kung fu movies, the audience was actually a little tired of the aesthetics. After all, in any theater, there was just punches and kicks. No matter how exciting the fighting was, the audience was tired of it.

Just like when "Mr. Zombie" became popular, the Hong Kong film industry released nearly a hundred zombie movies within three years, which immediately turned the audience off.

So now that I see this "Ghost Fighting", although there are still fighting scenes, the audience still gets a different visual experience because of the addition of fresh elements such as ghosts, zombies, Taoism, and fighting techniques.

As a result, "Ghost Fighting" became a hit at the box office. It eventually earned nearly 5 million in box office, and Jackie Chan, who had always been depressed, finally tasted the taste of becoming popular.

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This also made Jackie Chan very happy.

At the celebration party for the box office success of "Ghost Fighting", he raised a glass to Xiang Nan and said, "Mr. Ning, I really want to thank you for your appreciation, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today. I dedicate this glass of wine to you!" "

"There's no need to thank me, Aaron. Your achievements today are all due to your hard work. I'm just doing a little favor for you. Don't take it to heart." Xiang Nan quickly waved his hand.

To be honest, he only needs to thank Jackie Chan.

"Mr. Ning, I also want to follow you, are you willing to accept me?" Jackie Chan asked again.

He didn't want to go back to Luo Wei. Although he worshiped Luo Wei as his godfather, Luo Wei was not very kind to him.

Because all the movies he had invested in before had huge losses at the box office, financial constraints caused him to temporarily stop paying Jackie Chan's salary.

Moreover, the movies he made were not in line with Jackie Chan's acting style.

He always wanted to make Jackie Chan the second Bruce Lee, so he asked Jackie Chan to film "Fist of Fury" and also asked him to imitate Bruce Lee's movements. But the key point is that there is only one Bruce Lee, and there cannot be a second one.

When the road of imitating Bruce Lee failed, Luo Wei also asked Jackie Chan to star in "Flying Over the Juanyun Mountain" and "Swords and Flowers in the South" to copy Ti Lung's acting style.

The result was also unsuccessful. Jackie Chan did not have as beautiful a face and cool temperament as Ti Lung, and he looked very silly wearing a hood and costume, so naturally he was not popular.

It also corresponds to the saying, those who learn from me will live, and those who resemble me will die.

However, this time he starred in "Ghost Fighter", which finally gave Jackie Chan a taste of becoming popular.

That's why Jackie Chan thought of defecting to Xiang Nan.

On the one hand, Xiang Nan understands him better and can make movies that suit his acting style, so he can become famous by following Xiang Nan; on the other hand, Xiang Nan is more generous, does not default on his salary, and usually takes them to play. With such a boss, he It’s not easy to suffer a loss.

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Hearing Jackie Chan say that he wanted to defect to him, Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment and then laughed.

I have to say that he was still in a happy mood. However, if he wanted to take in Jackie Chan, he would have to confront Luo Wei.

Although Xiang Nan is not afraid of Luo Wei, even getting rid of him is just a matter of one palm. But it is really not worth killing a life just to steal an artist.

And if you don't want to kill him, you have to fight with him.

After all, Luo Wei is a senior in the film industry and has become famous many years ago. Moreover, I heard that he has connections with gangs.

Therefore, after accepting Jackie Chan, it will inevitably cause trouble. With Xiang Nan's current power, it is still impossible to fight without bloodshed.

So after thinking about it, he still smiled and waved his hand, "Aaron, I am very grateful for your thoughtfulness. However, a gentleman does not take away what others like.

After all, you are Director Luo's employee. If I just sign you, it will be difficult for me to explain to Director Luo. If I cooperate with other companies in the future, people will be wary of me.

In this case, you should go back first. When your contract with Director Luo expires, if you come back then, I will definitely accept you."

Jackie Chan was quite disappointed when he heard this, but he still nodded.

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Although he did not accept Jackie Chan, Xiang Nan still asked him to film another movie "Scary" for 300,000 Hong Kong dollars.

It is also a fantasy kung fu movie. Compared with "Ghost Fighter", the plot of this movie is more twists and turns, and it also adds more horror elements. I believe it will be a very attractive movie for the audience.

Jackie Chan is also very grateful to Xiang Nan.
Chapter completed!