"Mr. Ning, why are you so successful? Can you teach me some secrets?" Xia Wenxi asked curiously.

"There is only one secret to my success, and that is to be alert." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "As a person, you must be alert. You must know what you have and what you want, so that you can use what you have to get what you want.

Many people just don’t know what they have or what they want, so they live in confusion and waste their time.”

After hearing this, Xia Wenxi thought for a moment, then nodded, "Mr. Ning, I understand, thank you."

"You're welcome." Xiang Nan smiled, "Do you know what you want now?"

Xia Wenxi was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Then do you know what you have now?" Xiang Nan asked again with a smile.

Xia Wenxi nodded again.

"In that case, let's take action." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "It's better to retreat and build a net if you are in the deep water."

Xia Wenxi nodded, then took off her clothes and walked in front of Xiang Nan...

…

Suddenly, when Xiang Nan returned to the city, he received a call from Zou Wenhuai.

"Awei, good news, the test screening of "Ghostbusters" was very successful, and the response from the audience was very enthusiastic." He said excitedly.

Golden Harvest also had a stake in the movie "Ghostbusters", so Zou Wenhuai was naturally concerned about the results of the test screenings.

"I expected it a long time ago." Xiang Nan smiled.

"You really can keep your composure." Seeing Xiang Nan so calm, Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but smile, "I was so worried that I didn't sleep all night."

"Actually, I didn't sleep all night." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Okay, congratulations to Mr. Zou, you are going to make a fortune again this time."

"It's right to say that we share the same joy." Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "Awei, you are indeed a rare talent. I was not wrong about you."

"Thank you, Mr. Zou." Xiang Nan smiled.

…

In July, "Food Truck" was officially released.

The total box office is 21 million Hong Kong dollars, which is a very good result. If you include the income from other places, Golden Harvest can not only recover the cost, but also make a lot of money. Overall, it is also very good.

Therefore, Golden Harvest is willing to delegate more power and invest more in Sammo Hung and others.

After Sammo Hung gained confidence, he immediately began to prepare for the filming of "The Five Lucky Stars". The idea of ​​​​this drama was already thought of when they were filming "Food Truck" in Europe.

The popularity of "The Best of Us" made Sammo Hung realize that urban action comedies have great potential.

However, their individual box office appeal is far less than that of Xiang Nan, so Sammo Hung thought of playing the combo card. Get a bunch of stars to make movies, and with everyone's combined efforts, I don't believe that he can't beat Xiang Nan alone.

So the idea of ​​"Five Lucky Stars" came up.

…

In July, Xiang Nan also finished his role in "The Best of Us 2" and then went to the United States to participate in the promotion of "Ghostbusters".

Because his movie is scheduled to be released in July, when Xiang Nan was filming "The Best Partner 2", he first filmed scenes related to himself in order to grab the schedule.

This is also a preferential treatment for big-name stars. If you only have a small role, even if you only have a few scenes, you may have to come to the set every day to wait for orders.

Coming to the United States to promote "Ghostbusters" was already a familiar path for Xiang Nan.

Going on shows to promote, accepting exclusive interviews with newspapers, and hyping up scandals with Phoebe Cates...everything is already familiar to me.

While promoting the movie, Xiang Nan submitted the "Die Hard 2" project to Warner Pictures.

Warner then began a review.

"Die Hard 2" tells the story of John McClane who accidentally encountered a terrorist attack when he was picking up his girlfriend at the airport.

It turns out that a drug lord was extradited to the United States for trial. In order to evade sanctions, he hired a group of international mercenaries to hijack flights and force the government to make concessions.

Because his girlfriend's plane was also among them, John McClain had to step forward and deal with the gangsters...

The story of this movie takes place at an airport, and there are also scenes of a plane crash. It can be said that the scene is much bigger than the first movie.

Therefore, the investment increased from the previous 15 million U.S. dollars to about 40 million U.S. dollars. This was already considered a very large undertaking in the American film industry at that time, so Warner, with its deep pockets, had to act with caution.

…

At this time, "Ghostbusters" was officially released.

This fantasy horror film has grand scenes and amazing special effects. It is different from other horror films that wantonly exaggerate the horror atmosphere. It only scares the audience without crying.

This movie is lively, exciting, fresh and fun, and many scenes are not only not scary, but also very funny. Even the big boss at the end is a marshmallow baby more than ten stories tall, which even makes people feel a little cute.

But it was such a fantasy horror film full of comedy that was well received by the audience after its release, causing the box office to explode.

The box office on the first day exceeded 5 million U.S. dollars, which was much higher than the box office of "So Far" starring John Travolta, which was released at the same time.

You know, John Travolta is known as the King of Dance. Even the White House invited him to be a guest. His starring roles in "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever" both achieved box office miracles that year.

And "Flowers" is the sequel to "Saturday Night Fever", and it was directed by Sylvester Stallone. The two forces joined forces, but they didn't beat Xiang Nan and a bunch of newcomers, which shocked Hollywood.

What shocked them even more was that the box office of "Ghostbusters" soared and remained high. In the end, it took in a box office of US$110 million in North America alone.

This movie even caused a craze among teenagers.

"Come on, devil's nemesis!" became the mantra of the children; the Ghostbusters members wore team uniforms and became one of the best-selling costumes; the slightly embarrassing team logo of the Ghostbusters sold tens of millions of copies...

Obviously, this movie, like "Star Wars", has become a phenomenal movie. It can be said that this movie will continue to create amazing benefits before this generation of Americans dies.

Just like the tin frog, as long as those born in the 1980s are still alive, this toy will never lack buyers.

…

In the end, "Ghostbusters" took an astonishing box office of $240 million worldwide.

Xiang Nan has also become a super first-line movie star on par with Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone, and Al Pacino, and his voice has been greatly increased.

Moreover, with the box office success of "Ghostbusters", Warner also quickly passed the review of "Die Hard 2" and decided to invest 40 million US dollars to make this movie, and Xiang Nan's salary increased to 800 million dollars.

At the time, this was considered the top salary in Hollywood. However, it was not as good as the box office dividend Xiang Nan received from the "Ghostbusters" movie.

The rule he set with Warner is a 3% box office share, which is more than 3.3 million US dollars in the United States alone. Including overseas box office shares, Xiang Nan earned more than 10 million US dollars from this movie alone. .
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