After the Golden Globe Awards, Xiang Nan stayed in Los Angeles for three days and spent some time with Cong Shan.

In addition to working as a housewife at home, she is also studying art at university. On the one hand, she increases her knowledge and on the other hand, she passes the time.

After all, it was too leisurely and boring for her to live alone in such a big house. If she didn't find something to do and was lazy every day, she would soon become useless.

So Xiang Nan suggested that she enroll in a class at university.

"Ning Wei, let's raise a child." Cong Shan said to Xiang Nan.

She and Xiang Nan were not married before, so it was difficult to raise children. But now that they have been married for a year, it is time to think about children.

Moreover, having multiple children at home makes it more lively, so she is not at home alone. To be honest, at night, it feels a little scary to live alone in such an empty house.

"Okay." Xiang Nan agreed, "After I finish filming this movie, I can take a good rest to recuperate my energy and energy."

Cong Shan nodded upon hearing this.

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Because he stayed in Hollywood for such a short time, Xiang Nan didn't even have time to ask Winona for coffee, so he had to wait until next time.

Later, Xiang Nan and Halle Berry returned to Moxico City to continue filming "Mighty Dragon."

In February, "The End of the World" starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Demi Moore was officially released. The film caused a great sensation upon its release and was hailed as a Valentine's Day release.

, the most touching movie.

Especially the scene where the male and female protagonists make clay sculptures together has been repeatedly praised by movie fans and regarded as the most classic scene in love movies.

Because of its good reputation and word-of-mouth spread, "The End of the World" was a box office hit, with the highest single-day box office exceeding 10 million US dollars. In the end, it took in 210 million US dollars at the box office in North America alone.

This move also made Demi Moore one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood. Although Brad Pitt played a villain, he still gained popularity with this film, which is also very beneficial to his future development.

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In February, "Lies, Videotape" directed by Steven Soderbergh was exhibited at the Berlin Film Festival. After the exhibition, it gained a very good reputation.

Although this film is Soderbergh's debut, the filming was not jerky at all. On the contrary, Soderbergh controlled the film very well.

At ninety minutes long, there is almost no dull moment. The plot is compact, smooth and natural. Many film critics commented that this is a rare surprise film this year, and even praised Soderbergh as the most surprising newcomer.

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In the end, "Lies, Videotape" won the Golden Bear Award in one fell swoop. For his debut film to win such a high award, Soderbergh's future is promising.

The copyright of this film has also been favored by many film producers. In the end, the transaction volume at the Berlin Film Festival reached tens of millions of dollars.

And its cost was only US$1.2 million, so it made several times the profit. This also allowed Soderbergh to win the recognition of capital.

Because capital does not recognize awards, only profits. If Soderbergh can bring them profits, they will naturally win the favor of capital. Otherwise, if a movie wins a hundred awards and cannot even recover the capital in the end, then capital

It won't be approved either.

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A movie that was chosen by chance actually won the Golden Bear Award. Xiang Nan also admired his luck.

Halle Berry was even more envious.

This month, Xiang Nan can be said to have achieved both fame and fortune.

"The End of the World" was a box office hit, and "Lies, Videos" won the Golden Bear. All good things really happened to him.

"Could it be that he is really the Chosen One?" Halle Berry couldn't help but think, and became more determined to hug Xiang Nan.

Entering March, "Cosmic Dragon" has officially finished filming.

Xiang Nan and the crew were finally able to return to the United States.

To be honest, Moxigo City is beautiful, prosperous and lively, but it is also very backward.

The simplest example is that infrastructure such as water, electricity, and transportation are not in place. For example, the water from water pipes contains too many germs and cannot be drunk directly.

Many people in the crew got upset because of the unclean water quality, which even prevented the crew from starting work. However, Xiang Nan and Xu Ke were fine. It was not because they were in better physical condition, but because they were used to boiling water for drinking.

Boiling water can eliminate 80 to 90% of bacteria, thus greatly reducing the toxicity. Americans are accustomed to drinking raw water, so they naturally become infected.

Therefore, later on, the crew either switched to drinking mineral water, or followed the example of Xiang Nan and Xu Ke and drank hot water. In this way, the incidence rate dropped a lot.

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At the end of March, the Academy Awards are held.

Xiang Nan happily attended the meeting again. Many of his films have been shortlisted for Oscar awards.

For example, "When Harry Met Sally" was shortlisted for the Best Actress Award, "Speed" was shortlisted for the Best Editing Award, and "Legendary" was shortlisted for the Best Supporting Actor Award.

In particular, "Dead Poets Society" is in full swing and has been shortlisted for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. It is also the film with the highest demand for winning awards this year.

It is worth mentioning that "Raise the Red Lantern", which was a hit at the Venice Film Festival last year and won the Food and Beverage Film Award, was also shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this time.

This is also the first time that a domestic film has been shortlisted for this award, so Zhang Yimou flew to the United States from the mainland to attend this award ceremony.

Xiang Nan and Cong Shan naturally treated him warmly.

"Director Zhang, congratulations. You have made history again with your Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"Mr. Ning, you are too polite. It's all your scripts that are so good." Zhang Yimou said with a smile.

"It's your directing that's good. Otherwise, no matter how good the script is, it's useless." Xiang Nan also praised.

"Okay, you two, don't give in." Cong Shan smiled and said, "In my opinion, you are both fine."

Xiang Nan and Zhang Yimou both laughed when they heard this.

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March 29th, the day of the Oscars.

Xiang Nan held Cong Shan's hand and walked across the red carpet.

Although she has walked the red carpets of the Berlin Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival before, Cong Shan is still a little nervous when she walks on the red carpet of the Oscars.

Compared with the three major European film festivals, the Oscars' influence, popularity, and gold content in the industry are much higher. It can be called an annual event for filmmakers around the world, and it is also a carnival for movie fans.

In North America alone, there are tens of millions of viewers watching, so it can't be trivial.

"Ning Wei, is the zipper on the back of my dress not zipped up? Please help me check." She said nervously before leaving the red carpet.

"Don't worry, it's all tied up well." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Don't be nervous, you are still the most beautiful in my eyes even if you are wearing a sack."
Chapter completed!