Xiang Nan and Cong Shan had a lot of fun during Christmas.

In order to welcome the arrival of the baby, Xiang Nan personally cut down a cypress tree, stood it in his yard, and made very beautiful decorations.

It is worth mentioning that in **, the U.S. real estate industry collapsed due to the savings bank crisis, and real estate prices plummeted.

The original asking price of a mansion of tens of millions of dollars dropped to one to two million dollars, and the selling price dropped by 70 to 80%. Therefore, Xiang Nan bought the rented mansion at a low price.

In addition, he also bought several luxury houses before and after him. It was both an investment and a trick.

Xiang Nan knows that the location of Beverly Hills is quite advantageous.

It is close to Hollywood, so celebrities and big names buy properties here.

In addition, Los Angeles is the most prosperous city on the West Coast of the United States, and many wealthy people in the city choose to settle here. Therefore, it has become one of the well-known luxury residential areas in the United States, attracting wealthy people to rush to purchase properties here.

However, the area of ​​Beverly Hills is limited, and each of the luxury houses covers an extremely large area, at least several thousand square meters. Therefore, there is not much room for a large number of people here. Just like the mid-levels of Xiangjiang, no matter how much land is sold, there are still lots suitable for building houses. There are only a few places, so land prices and housing prices are getting more and more expensive.

So don't look at the luxury houses in Beverly Hills now. Prices have plummeted due to the real estate crash, but in one or two years, house prices will recover. In another two or three years, house prices will surge.

So buy a few more units now. When the time comes, it will be a good choice for investment or self-occupation.

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Xiang Nan once again attended the Golden Globe Awards ceremony held at the end of January.

However, although "The Last Days", "Lies, Videotape" and "Goodfellas", which he co-produced, were shortlisted for many awards, the winners were all won by others.

Xiang Nan came back empty-handed. He didn't win the Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay or Best Film awards. It's really a pity.

Xiang Nan also felt very depressed. He originally thought that he could at least win an award, but he didn't expect that the Golden Globe Awards didn't give him face this time. It was really embarrassing.

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In February, "Pretty Woman" starring Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman was released.

This classic romance film caused a sensation as soon as it was released. The industry praised it very highly and believed that it was as good as last year's "The End of Love".

The audience voted with their feet, and the box office in the first week exceeded 30 million U.S. dollars, which was even stronger than the momentum of "The End of the World". In the end, the film took in 220 million U.S. dollars in the North American box office, breaking the record of " The box office record of "The End of Love".

Tom Hanks continues to consolidate his status as a superstar, and Nicole Kidman also contributed outstanding acting skills in the film. From then on, she truly got rid of her status as a vase and became a well-known star in Hollywood.

Nicole Kidman was naturally overjoyed and called Xiang Nan specifically to express her gratitude to him. If it hadn't been for his arrangement, how could she have starred in such a good movie, let alone achieved such results.

Therefore, she was very grateful to Xiang Nan and hinted on the phone that in order to express her gratitude to Xiang Nan, she could do whatever Xiang Nan asked for.

Although Xiang Nan was very moved, Cong Shan was about to give birth, so he couldn't let her wander around outside, so he could only decline Nicole's kindness first, and then make an appointment to go to Wushan together.

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In March, "Police Academy 6" was officially launched. It still has the same cast, still follows the comedy route, and the plot is novel and interesting. However, the box office has shrunk to 20 million U.S. dollars. It is no longer a blockbuster, but just a revival.

This is it.

However, Xiang Nan still released "Police Academy 7" because in Hollywood, there are actually only a few movies that can make back the money.

Most movies in Hollywood cannot make money at the box office. They usually make money by releasing video tapes, selling television rights, or developing peripheral products.

For example, "Stargate" is the most famous movie in the history of American dramas. Its movie was released in 1994, with a production cost of US$55 million, and the North American box office was only over US$70 million.

No way, 1994 was a year of frequent masterpieces in the global film industry. "Shawshank Redemption", "Forrest Gump", "The Lion King", "True Lies", "Ashes of Time", "

"Alive", "Eating Men and Women"...

As a result, "Stargate", an originally good science fiction film, was buried among the classics and could not stand out. However, the American TV series adapted from it became very popular in the following years.

The main series plus spin-offs have more than a thousand episodes, and it has become one of the most classic and charming IPs in the field of science fiction and American dramas. The economic value created has more than made up for the losses caused by the movie.

In comparison, "Police Academy 6" can make back its money, which is already very good.

Next, you can sell video tapes, then sell TV rights, and then produce some cartoons, games, toys, figures, etc., and you can make a lot of money.

Therefore, "Police Academy 7" naturally has to be put on the schedule.

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At the end of March, Cong Shan successfully gave birth to a son at St. Mary's Hospital in Los Angeles.

Xiang Nan named him Jingjing, which means "without tranquility, there is no way to go far". The English name is David. This name comes from the Bible. It is said that he was the second generation king of the Hebrews. He was not only handsome but also strong.

Brave and versatile, everyone admires him.

Xiang Nan also hopes that his son can inherit his talents and family business in the future and live a happy life.

Cong Shan was also very satisfied with Xiang Nan's name, so she settled on it.

Ning Wei and Cong Shan's parents heard that they had a baby and wanted to take a look. However, it would take some time for them to apply for visas, which was not very convenient.

Because Cong Shan was about to give birth and Xiang Nan had to accompany her in the hospital, Xiang Nan did not attend this year's Academy Awards.

There are rumors that he is not going to attend the Academy Awards because he was frustrated at the Golden Globe Awards.

Xiang Nan did not respond to these rumors.

Whether or not to attend the Academy Awards is his own decision, and no one has the right to comment.

He doesn't care what others say. He has lived for two hundred years, and he has never heard of any flattery or disparagement. It has long been forgotten.

However, although Xiang Nan did not go, he still won the Best Original Screenplay Award for "The End of the World". This is the third Academy Award that Xiang Nan has won, which is quite good.

And winning the Best Original Screenplay Award twice fully demonstrates his talent. Therefore, more and more people want to collaborate with him.

In addition, Whoopi Goldberg won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "The Last Day", and Joe Pesci won the Best Supporting Actor Award for "Goodfellas". This can be regarded as regaining the lost time at the Golden Globe Awards.
Chapter completed!