As for the director, Xiang Nan recommended Xu Ke from Xiangjiang.

Xu Ke is a technology geek and likes to delve into new film technologies.

"Cosmic Dragon" will use a lot of special effects technology, which is a good learning opportunity for him. After learning it, he can take it back to Hong Kong in the future and promote the development of Hong Kong film technology.

And Xiang Nan believes that with Xu Ke's directorial ability, directing this "Cosmic Dragon" will not be a problem. Like the "Once Upon a Time" series, "The Legend of Shushan", "Green Snake", "Di Renjie" series, etc. he directed,

They are all considered classics in film history.

His only problem is that he pays too much attention to new technologies and ignores the most basic story. If it is adapted from someone else's story and the story does not go too far, the quality of his movie can still be maintained.

For example, "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "New Dragon Inn" are adapted from Hu Jinquan's film, "Butterfly Lovers" is adapted from a folk tale that has been passed down for thousands of years, "Green Snake" is based on Li Bihua's original novel, and the "Once Upon a Time" series is based on

Folk tales from eastern Guangdong... With these stories as a foundation, Xu Ke's adaptation has rules to follow and will not make up random things.

On the contrary, once he wrote scripts independently and took the reins, they were basically bad movies where the special effects were bigger than the story. For example, "Black Man 2", "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", "Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings", "

"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and so on.

Fortunately, the story of "Cosmic Dragon" is pretty good, and Xiang Nan was watching during the filming, so there shouldn't be any big trouble.

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Xu Ke was very happy to receive Xiang Nan's invitation.

Last month, he co-wrote and starred in the science fiction film "Iron Maria", which he invested heavily in and produced, with a box office of only HK$5 million, ranking 77th in the annual box office rankings.

Such results directly depressed Xu Ke.

He didn't expect that the audience wouldn't like the work he worked so hard on, which is really sad.

Therefore, now that he was asked to direct such a big drama with a cost of 60 million US dollars, he was naturally very happy and immediately took a plane to the United States.

"Director Xu, you should think about the script first. If you have any opinions, we can discuss it later." Xiang Nan said to Xu Ke, "But once the opinions are finalized, they cannot be changed when filming begins."

He knew that Xu Ke was domineering and had a habit of being arbitrary. When he was filming "Swordsman" with Mr. Hu Jinquan, he almost made Hu Dao angry to death.

He and Wu Yusen were good brothers originally, but because he was always gesticulating during filming, the good brothers fell out.

So Xiang Nan wanted to get vaccinated with him in advance. Before filming, you can say whatever you want. But once filming starts, you can't change it.

First of all, Hollywood has its own rules. After the script is finalized, not to mention the director, even the producer cannot change it. Because almost every movie project in Hollywood is insured before filming starts.

If you modify a play without authorization, if the schedule is not completed or something dangerous happens, the insurance company will not accept the credit. Even the Screenwriters Guild, Actors Guild, and Directors Guild will come to find trouble.

Secondly, the cost of discussions before shooting starts is relatively low. Modifications after shooting starts are too expensive. "Mighty Dragon" is a big production, with a high investment of 60 million US dollars. One day's delay may cost hundreds of thousands.

, millions of losses are simply unaffordable to delay.

If Xu Ke quarrels with him again and delays the filming, the loss will be huge. Therefore, he hopes to finalize all opinions before filming. Be a villain first, then a gentleman, so as not to change it again when the time comes. go.

You know, the movie "The Swordsman" was filmed twice because of the disagreement between Xu Ke and Hu Jinquan. The original version starred Bai Ying as Yue Buqun, Yue Hua as Lin Zhennan, and Ye Qianwen as Ren Yingying... …

Later, due to a falling out between Hu Jinquan and Xu Ke, Bai Ying and Yue Hua also quit in anger. After all, they are Hu Jinquan's disciples. Ye Qianwen was also forced to withdraw due to overdue schedule, and was replaced by Zhang Min.

Also because a movie was shot twice, the cost of this movie was high. Although the final box office gross was 16 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking twelfth in the annual box office rankings, it was still not worth the cost.

Xu Ke nodded and agreed.

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In May, "Dead Poets Society" starring Robin Williams, Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves, Brooke Shields and others was officially launched.

This movie tells the story of how an excellent teacher soothes the students' souls and teaches them to enjoy life and enjoy life.

This is a very touching movie. It depicts an excellent teacher who is serious, responsible and kind-hearted, and truly cares about his students.

Teachers, preaching, imparting knowledge and solving doubts!

Teacher Keating, played by Robin Williams, is such an excellent teacher.

He abandoned rigid dogma, stale preaching, and rigid rules, and inspired students' enthusiasm and fighting spirit from the bottom of their hearts, allowing them to truly fall in love with learning, life, and themselves.

Xiang Nan had seen this movie before and was deeply moved.

However, he doesn't think the movie will be a hit. After all, it is a literary film, and Hollywood's box office for literary films is always a bit low.

Xiang Nan didn't plan to make much money. He invested in this movie mainly to win awards.

Unexpectedly, after "Dead Poets Society" was released, the box office was very good.

The box office on the first day was more than 3 million US dollars, which made Xiang Nan feel a little relieved.

The total cost of this movie is US$11 million, and as long as the box office reaches US$20 million, the cost can be recovered.

Looking at the box office data on the first day, as long as the box office does not drop too sharply in the next few days, it should be no problem to recover the cost.

But what Xiang Nan didn't expect was that in the following days, the box office of "Dead Poets Society" actually rose instead of falling, with the single-day box office gradually rising to more than six million US dollars.

Such results made him dumbfounded.

He originally thought that young people in the United States would like to watch action movies, comedies, and romance movies the most. These kind of dull literary and artistic movies should not be to their liking.

He didn't expect these people to be so sought after, which really surprised him.

In the end, "Dead Poets Society" grossed more than 95 million U.S. dollars at the North American box office and more than 140 million U.S. dollars at the global box office.

And more importantly, this movie has received a huge reputation, with the industry, media, and even the audience receiving unanimous praise.

"Hollywood Weekly" even predicts that Xiang Nan may win the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay awards next year. This has never happened in Hollywood. If it is true, it will make history.

Unless, there will be better works coming out this year.
Chapter completed!