"Reminiscing about the glorious past." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Our generation has encountered the worst times, but also caught up with the best times. Brother Jiang, please find time to make it into a movie. I I think future generations will be interested."

When Jiang Wen heard this, he nodded, and then asked, "Then I want to film a movie, are you willing to invest?"

"You should finish writing the script first and then talk about it." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "At least I have to know what story I will get out of the money I invest."

"Okay, Brother Ning, you are waiting for me." Jiang Wen nodded.

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Xiang Nan stayed in Shaanzhong for a week, and even asked Zhang Yimou to treat him to several meals of Shaanzhong specialties.

Such as fried noodles, meat buns, mutton steamed buns, etc. Xiang Nan is very happy to eat.

The people in Shaanxi eat generously, coarsely and unobtrusively. They are not as good as the people in Xiangjiang who never tire of fine food and fine meat, but they have a different flavor. Drinking wine and eating meat in large quantities add to the aura of magnanimity.

Xiang Nan then returned to the capital and stayed with his parents for a few more days.

During this period, he was also urged to get married in various ways, which made him feel a little dizzy.

As a result, he left for the United States within two days.

After I returned to the United States, the movie "Brilliant" was released.

It tells the story of the male protagonist Jonathan, who calls himself an artist. One day, the plastic model he created actually came to life and helped him realize his dream of being an artist. The two also fell in love, but their union was met with disaster. To resistance from all sides...

This is a movie that combines elements of fantasy, comedy, and romance, starring Jim Carrey and Brooke Shields.

Jim Carrey has already gained a good reputation with "Ghostbusters" and "Spring Is Not a Day to Read", etc., and is especially popular among young audiences.

And Brooke Shields is even more beautiful, known as the eighth wonder of the world, and is still talked about today. In addition, she starred in the "The Dragon King" series, which was also very successful.

Moreover, this drama was written by Xiang Nan, and everyone was very confident in it. Therefore, after the release of "Spiritual", the box office performance was very good.

Ultimately, the North American box office reached US$45 million.

Although it is not as good as "Die Hard", "Ghostbusters", "Back to the Future", "Top Gun", "Lethal Weapon" and other movies, considering that the investment in "The Prestige" itself is only US$10 million, So you still make a lot of money.

This is already very enviable to the outside world.

You must know that among Hollywood movies, if you look at the box office alone, 50% lose money, 20% make no loss, and only 30% make money. Among them, the ones that can double their profits are not even 10%.

However, Hollywood movies do not only refer to box office. In fact, box office only accounts for one-third to one-fifth of movie revenue. Other major revenue sources include peripheral product development, video tape distribution, television rights, etc.

For example, after the "Star Wars" series became popular, novels, games, animations, figures, toys, etc. all emerged one after another, creating more than 50 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. In comparison, its box office was only more than 10 billion U.S. dollars. .

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Xiang Nan then took out the script "Ghostbusters 2".

When this movie was released the year before last, it created quite a craze. Even the children would shout "ghost busters".

Moreover, it received a total of 360 million U.S. dollars at the box office. Its peripheral products, such as games, toys, figures, etc., are even more popular, creating billions of wealth and benefiting Xiang Nan greatly.

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For such a successful movie, a sequel is naturally indispensable. Even if Xiang Nan didn't want to make it, Warner Pictures, which invested in it, wouldn't agree.

Therefore, two years later, Xiang Nan officially started the "Ghostbusters 2" project.

This story is different from the original story, which tells the story of the Ghostbusters becoming unemployed after the ghosts were captured by the Ghostbusters.

The team members can only earn a small amount of money by performing at children's birthday parties. The male protagonist is reduced to being the host of a supernatural show on a TV station, pretending to be a ghost, and he also broke up with the heroine from the first part.

The heroine married another man and gave birth to a son. Her son was possessed by an evil spirit and was about to appear in the world, threatening the world. At the critical moment, the hero and the team members gathered again to fight against the evil spirit...

This "Ghostbusters 2" failed both at the box office and in terms of reputation. The previous "Ghostbusters" had a global box office of US$360 million, ranking first in the annual box office rankings.

As for "Ghostbusters 2," it didn't even earn $100 million at the global box office, and it only ranked in the middle of the annual box office rankings. It was considered a failed sequel.

So much so that "The Big Bang Theory" used it as a joke. When Leonard, Howard, Sheldon, Rajesh and others bought a box of Hollywood props.

When they saw that there was a "Ghostbusters" script in it, they all couldn't help shouting the slogan, "ghost busters", and they were all excited.

But when they saw clearly that this was just a script for "Ghostbusters 2", they all threw it aside in disappointment.

Naturally, Xiang Nan would not use this failed sequel script again, and he re-wrote a script himself.

It is said that after thousands of ghosts caused havoc in the city, the existence of ghosts became known to the world. People began to study it. One of the organizations was the most ambitious, and they intended to control the power of ghosts.

In the end, the boss of the organization absorbed the power of the ghosts and became a big devil with the intention of ruling the world. The protagonist team had to go into battle again and start a fierce battle with the boss.

In this film, in addition to writing the story, Xiang Nan is more important to fill in the settings and explain the origin of ghosts, their power, types of ghosts, etc. In this way, the whole world is more complete and more

Expandable.

Just like "Star Wars", George Lucas has made a lot of settings for it, giving the Star Wars world its own race, its own language, its own culture, its own history... which greatly enhances fans' sense of immersion.

In this way, the Star Wars world will be more sticky for fans, and they will be more willing to buy a series of Star Wars peripheral products.

Moreover, once the setting is perfected, it will be easier to derive a series of works.

Just like "The Lord of the Rings", there is not only the original "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but also the previous "The Hobbit" trilogy, and even "The Silmarillion" has been adapted into a TV series.

In this way, the value of Lord of the Rings IP can be more fully explored.

It is also for this reason that Xiang Nan spends a lot of time and energy doing this kind of thing.

Fortunately, he has written online articles before, and online articles are very demanding, so he is no stranger to this aspect.

Preparations for "Ghostbusters 2" began immediately, but the previous team members may not all return.

After all, in the first film, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks and others were all unknown little artists. Being able to star in such a big production was a great achievement for them.

It's all an honor.
Chapter completed!