In March, the Academy Awards kick off.

"Philadelphia Story" was shortlisted for five major awards including Best Actor, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Makeup, which is very impressive.

Xiang Nan happily participated, and also brought along the beauty Denise Richards, whom he had just met.

Denise Richards was born in 1971. She started working as a model in 1978, and then starred in some movies and TV series. Although many of them were supporting roles, her beauty still gradually attracted the attention of the industry.

In 1994, she starred in "Jurassic", which was her first relatively successful work, and thus attracted Xiang Nan's attention.

For such a beauty, five or six years of bad movies, her youth, and her perfect face were all wasted. Xiang Nan couldn't help but lament the abundance of talent in Hollywood.

Such a stunning beauty has not attracted much attention. In Xiangjiang, with her looks like Denise Richards, she would probably be the leading lady in her debut.

Just like Wang Zhixian, Guan Zhilin, Lin Qingxia, and Qiu Shuzhen, there is no chance of being buried.

…

Denise Richards was very excited to be able to walk the red carpet with Xiang Nan, and she was all smiles and looking forward to it.

As the saying goes, beauty nourishes a person. She was already beautiful, but now that she is lucky and full of energy, she is naturally even more beautiful. Therefore, she has really killed a lot of films instantly.

"Charles, this beautiful lady walking next to you is..." the host asked with a smile.

Seeing him asking this question, although Denise Richards still had a smile on her face, the light in her eyes was a bit dim. It has been six years since she debuted, but she didn't expect that she is still an unknown person in Hollywood, and even the host does not know her.

She really failed.

"This is Miss Denise Richards." Xiang Nan introduced with a smile, "She will play a very important role in my new film."

"So that's the case, then I really have to congratulate her." The host smiled.

Being able to walk on the red carpet with Xiang Nan means that this girl's future is unlimited. Because Xiang Nan is not only a gold medal producer, but also very fond of old friendships. Many artists have been guided by him and have collaborated with him for a long time.

…

The Oscar Awards ceremony will be held immediately.

Various awards were awarded in sequence, and soon it was the turn of the Best Original Screenplay Award and the Best Adapted Screenplay Award.

"The Usual Suspects" and "Philadelphia Story" written by Xiang Nan are both shortlisted for this award, so the probability of winning is still very high.

But it is a pity that in the end the Best Original Screenplay award was taken away by Joss Whedon and others for "Toy Story". Xiang Nankong was very happy.

"Toy Story" was released in 1995. It was the world's first all-computer CG animation. After its release, the total global box office reached US$360 million, which was higher than the box office of most movies starring celebrities.

Therefore, the movie's huge sales also aroused the vigilance of Hollywood.

Many pessimistic people say that maybe in ten or twenty years, with the advancement of science and technology, movies produced by computer CG may replace real people. Artists, photographers, lighting engineers, makeup artists, etc. may

All are unemployed.

Therefore, everyone has extremely mixed feelings about the film's success.

However, Xiang Nan knows that computer CG can never replace real-life performances.

On the one hand, it is because human micro-expressions are difficult to achieve with CG. Stars with superb acting skills may change multiple expressions in one second, which is absolutely impossible for characters produced by computer CG.

On the one hand, according to the principle of the uncanny valley, when the appearance and movements of a robot or humanoid object are closer to that of a human being, the human being's favorable impression of it will decrease significantly, resulting in feelings of disgust and fear.

Therefore, computer CG is only suitable for producing some cartoon characters, but it is difficult to replace real people.

…

"Charles, it's such a pity~" Denise Richards immediately consoled her after seeing Xiang Nan lose the Best Original Screenplay Award.

"It doesn't matter. It's just a miss, nothing." Xiang Nan smiled and waved his hands.

He has won this award several times, so it doesn't matter if he fails once.

Seeing him speaking so easily, Dennis couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Indeed, Xiang Nan has won the Best Screenplay Award several times, but it is nothing to him if he fails once.

Unlike me, if I was shortlisted for Best Actress and failed in the end, I would definitely be sad for a long time.

Later, Tom Hanks won the Best Actor Award for "Philadelphia Story". But unfortunately, he still missed the Best Director and Best Picture one after another.

The Best Director was won by "The Walking Dead" directed by Tim Robbins, and the Best Picture was won by "Sense and Sensibility" directed by Li An.

…

At the party after the award ceremony, Xiang Nan congratulated Li An.

"Congratulations to Director Li, you are really good. You almost won the Best Director." He said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Ning." Li An smiled reservedly.

His development has been really good in recent years, with "Pushing Hands", "The Wedding Banquet", "Eating Man and Woman"... every movie has a box office and a good reputation. Not only did he win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, but he also received recognition from Hollywood.

This "Sense and Sensibility" was filmed by Columbia Pictures, with an investment of US$15 million, making it Li An's largest investment in a film.

And he did a great job. The global box office of "Sense and Sensibility" was close to 100 million US dollars, and it won the Oscar for Best Picture. It can be said that Li An became famous in Hollywood in one fell swoop, and we can look forward to his future development.

"I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." Xiang Nan smiled and said to Li An, "I happen to have a few scripts, I believe they will be suitable for you."

"Okay." Li An nodded naturally.

Xiang Nan is the most talented screenwriter and producer in Hollywood, and he also likes to support Chinese filmmakers. Jackie Chan, Xu Ke, Chen Musheng, Qian Xiaohao, Qian Jiale...

There are so many people in Hollywood who want to work with him, but they can't find the opportunity, so naturally he won't miss it.

"Then it's settled." Xiang Nan also smiled.

…

He then finalized two more projects.

One is "Tornado", which tells the story of a group of scientists who risk their lives and plunge into the eye of a tornado to conduct research on it.

One is "The Passion of Life and Death", which tells the story of an officer who was ordered to investigate the death of a soldier. He originally thought it was an ordinary incident, but he did not expect that with in-depth investigation, the truth turned out to be so shocking...

Both of these films are relatively unpopular themes. Although the stories are good, the box office prospects are not good, so no company dares to invest. Therefore, the producer specially approached Xiang Nan, hoping that he could help.

Xiang Nan has never seen these two movies, but after hearing the general story, he thinks it is worth investing. Although there is a risk of losing money, there are many profitable movies, but there are only a few good ones. So losing a little money can help
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