After Xiang Nan arrived in the United States, he first joined the crew of "Cannonball Race" and met with the main actors.

Roger Moore, the leading actor of 007; Peter Fonda, a top Hollywood actor; Porter Reynolds, one of the most popular male stars in the United States in the 1970s; Philla Foster, the drama version of "Thunderbolt" The star of "Girls", a top sex idol in the 1970s... and finally his partner who plays opposite in the film - Brooke Shields.

The reason why Warner asked them to collaborate a second time was mainly because the image of the on-screen couple created by the two in "The Dragon King" was relatively recognized.

In addition, the offline cp frying between the two of them is also very popular. Although the heat has cooled down a bit now, it is good to return to the pot and use the remaining heat.

"Charles, I miss you so much." Brooke Shields was very excited to see Xiang Nan again, "Why didn't you give me a call after you went back?"

"I thought that our relationship would automatically end with the end of the publicity." Xiang Nan explained, "If I call you again, wouldn't it be harassment?"

"It doesn't matter, just call me." Brooke Shields smiled, "Not only do I not mind, but I welcome you."

"Okay, but I have to avoid your mother. I don't want to get a blank look." Xiang Nan nodded.

"I really wish I could leave her soon, I can't stand her anymore." Brooke Shields said with emotion when she heard this.

Her mother is very controlling. She has to obey her mother's arrangements in every move she makes from a young age. If she wants to take pornographic photos, she will take pornographic photos, if she wants to accept advertisements, she will accept advertisements, and if she wants to do R-rated movies, she will do so. In an R-rated movie, if she doesn’t let you fall in love, she won’t fall in love...

She felt like a Barbie doll, being manipulated at will by her mother. Although Barbie doll is very beautiful, very beautiful, and very popular, who likes this kind of puppet-like life.

"Then at least you have to wait until you reach adulthood to take back your custody rights." Xiang Nan reminded.

In the United States, guardians have great power. All civil rights of the ward are controlled by the guardian, including property rights, personal rights, health rights, and even employment rights, health rights, etc.

In particular, Terri Shields is also Brooke Shields' agent, responsible for representing all her acting activities. Therefore, her tentacles can penetrate into every aspect of Brooke Shields' life and control her in all aspects.

Before the custody rights were taken back, it was impossible for Brooke Shields to escape from control.

"Well, I really hope I can grow up soon." Brooke Shields nodded.

…

In March, the filming of "Cannonball Race" officially started.

At this time, Xiang Nan already knew about the box office hit of "Police Story."

This benefited him a lot and gave him more bargaining power with Jiahe.

Especially when it comes to investment in movies. Before it cost 12 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot "Police Story," Golden Harvest was still hesitant. Now that it's asking it to spend 12 million Hong Kong dollars to film, it guarantees that it won't say anything.

During the filming, Xiang Nan also came up with his carefully prepared script - "Die Hard".

"Die Hard" is a classic action film starring Bruce Willis in 1988. It cost 28 million U.S. dollars, but the total box office was as high as 140 million U.S. dollars, ranking first in the annual box office rankings. Seven people can be said to be making a lot of money.

As a result, Bruce Willis became an instant star and became a popular action movie star in Hollywood. And his role as John McClane was regarded as a synonym for a tough guy.

This movie was later imitated by Hong Kong films, and "A Hard Man" starring Jet Li and Jacky Cheung was based on this movie.

Xiang Nan believes that the movie "Die Hard" is very suitable for him. On the one hand, this movie is a hit at the box office, and on the other hand, it is also suitable for the image of an action tough guy that he has created.

However, his character needs to be changed.

Bruce Willis was already thirty-two years old when he starred in this movie, so he played McClane who went to the company to visit his wife and accidentally encountered a robber.

Xiang Nan is only twenty-two years old this year, so it would be inappropriate to visit his wife. It would be fine to visit his girlfriend instead.

…

After the script for "Die Hard" was submitted, Warner Pictures passed the review and expressed great interest and willingness to buy the script.

Xiang Nan agreed, but insisted on adding that the film must star him and cannot be changed.

Warner said it needs to be considered.

Because the scenes of this movie are relatively large, the investment requires at least 15 million US dollars, which is a large investment.

After all, Xiang Nan is of Chinese descent and has limited box office appeal. No one is sure whether he can create another miracle.

Therefore, it needs to carefully weigh the gains and losses.

Xiang Nan didn't push it either. Without Zhang butcher, he wouldn't eat pigs with hair on them.

There are many film companies in Hollywood, not just Warner.

He told his agent to send the script to several film companies, especially big companies like Universal, Fox, Paramount, and Columbia.

They will definitely be interested in this script. After all, a good script and a good story are like gold in the sand and cannot be hidden.

Sure enough, after seeing the script, major film companies expressed their willingness to invest.

Among them, Universal Pictures was the most active. Not only was it willing to finance the filming, but it also promised to star Xiang Nan and was given a salary of one million US dollars.

At that time, the salary was not too high, but it was definitely not low either.

After Warner heard the news, he couldn't sit still.

The script of "Die Hard" is a good one at first glance, the characters are vivid, the story is ups and downs, and thrilling. Unless a movie like this is stupid, it will be rejected.

The reason why it wants to consider it is just to get a grip.

Now seeing that this project was about to be snatched away by Universal Pictures, it was naturally unwilling to do it. So it immediately sent people to find Xiang Nan, hoping to keep the project.

Being experienced is worse than being experienced, so Xiang Nan finally decided to cooperate with Warner.

And caa also helped Xiang Nan obtain the best cooperation conditions. Not only did he get a salary of one million US dollars, but he also got a 2% profit share.

If "Die Hard" can make a profit of 100 million US dollars, then Xiang Nan can get a share of 2 million. Of course, this is under ideal conditions.

In fact, Hollywood film companies are quite thieves. Even a big-selling movie can be turned into a loss by them. Therefore, powerful superstars will ask for a share of the money based on the box office.

But no matter what, this condition is pretty good for Xiang Nan.

…

Preparations for "Die Hard" began immediately, and due to Xiang Nan's strong suggestion, Wood Heathrow, who had had conflicts with him before, was excluded from the list of candidate producers because Xiang Nan did not want to be involved again. Cooperate with him.
Chapter completed!