At the party after the award ceremony, Xiang Nan once again accepted everyone's congratulations and finalized two projects.

One is "Titanic" directed by James Cameron. This movie was originally invested by Fox Pictures.

They took a fancy to Cameron's amazing box office appeal in "Terminator 2" and "True Lies," so they decided to invest in him for this movie.

What I never expected was that the originally planned investment of 80 million US dollars was all used up just after the start of the project. For this reason, Fox Pictures had to make additional investments one after another, and as a result, it reached 130 million US dollars.

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At this time, Fox Pictures really couldn't support it anymore. After all, unlike Universal Pictures, which has Xiang Nan, it almost never loses money on the movies it produces every year.

However, only 20% of Fox Pictures' movies make a profit every year, 30% of the movies maintain break-even, and the remaining half of the movies lose money, so the amount of funds is far less than that of Universal.

One hundred and thirty million US dollars is actually an astronomical figure for it. Seeing that after investing so much money, "Titanic" is still half-finished, Fox Pictures regretted it so much that their intestines turned green.

Determined to go bankrupt, it went around dragging people into trouble, hoping that other companies would share the risk, but those companies were afraid to avoid it.

On the one hand, any scene involving water, animals and children is inherently difficult to film. The disastrous failure of "Water World" is the most vivid example.

On the one hand, "Titanic" is only halfway through filming and has already spent US$130 million. We don't know how much it will cost for subsequent filming.

You must know that although James Cameron can always create box office miracles, his expenses are also very high, and the final production cost of each movie far exceeds expectations.

Moreover, his movies are not very cost-effective. An investment of hundreds of millions of dollars can often only get a box office of 300-400 million US dollars. In comparison, many of the movies invested by Xiang Nan cost 300-400 million US dollars in exchange for 200-300 million US dollars in box office.

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Therefore, in terms of return rate, James Cameron is actually not that high. Therefore, major film companies have no confidence in it and have expressed their unwillingness to invest.

So, Fox Pictures found Xiang Nan.

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"I have to think about this film. The cost of 130 million US dollars is really beyond my expectation." Xiang Nan considered.

He didn't want to rush in and take over as soon as he came on, as that would only make people think he was taking advantage. After all, his reputation as a gold medal producer was so resounding that many people were waiting to follow him and pick up the slack.

"Okay." Seeing that Xiang Nan did not refuse, Fox's boss was already very satisfied.

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The second project that Xiang Nan finalized is the American drama "Watching the City".

This TV series tells the story of four best friends trying to find true love in a materialistic city.

This drama is extremely well-known in the United States, and its ratings remain high, making it a cultural phenomenon. After that, two movie versions of this TV series were released, both of which achieved very good box office results.

It is worth mentioning that Xiang Nan’s previous girlfriend Kim Cattrall is one of the starring roles.

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In January, Universal Pictures released the film "Beauty," written and directed by the Wachowski brothers, starring Monica Bellucci and Sophie Marceau.

This movie tells the story of a heroine who is a gangster lover. She is tired of the fearful life, so she hooks up with the female repairman next door. The two then make a plan to instigate gang fighting, embezzle two million US dollars, and prepare to fly away.

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But I didn't expect that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. In the end, the plan got out of control and headed in a direction that no one could predict...

In this movie, there are a lot of intimate scenes between Monica Bellucci and Sophie Marceau, which is definitely a big bonus for the audience.

Moreover, this drama is not only charming, but the story is also full of ups and downs, with constant climaxes, and is fascinating. Therefore, it has been unanimously recognized by the audience after it was released.

In the end, the box office in North America was 50 million US dollars, and the global box office was close to 100 million. Especially the DVD released later, the sales volume reached one million copies, setting a record for similar movies.

Universal Pictures naturally made a lot of money, and the Wachowski brothers' first movie had such results, which made them the focus of the industry's attention.

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In January, Xiang Nan also started a new project.

"Men in Black," "Air Force One," "The Island," "Ransom," "Scream," "Independence Day," "Broken Arrow" and "The Matrix."

"Men in Black" was originally a long-standing urban legend in the United States. It is said that every time a UFO sighting occurs, the Men in Black will immediately arrive at the scene to investigate, and warn all those who have witnessed UFOs, and they will not be allowed to spread it anywhere.

There are many similar urban legends in the United States, and many stories in "The X-Files" are based on them.

Cartoonist Lowell Canning adapted it into a comic, which was subsequently published by Canadian Aircel Comics. Aircel was subsequently acquired by Marbury Comics, which in turn was acquired by Marvel Comics.

So the copyright was transferred to Marvel. Naturally, Xiang Nan would not waste such good resources and immediately decided to make it into a movie.

"Air Force One" tells the story of the commander-in-chief of the United States whose flight was hijacked by criminals, but instead of surrendering to them, he used his familiarity with Air Force One to fight the criminals alone.

"Air Force One" is a very typical American theme movie, portraying the American leader as brave and fearless, righteous, loving his family, and uniting his colleagues...

In fact, everyone has an idea of ​​what they are like in person.

"The Island", "Atonement", "Independence Day" and "Broken Arrow" are all typical commercial blockbusters with stories, scenes and characters, and their box office and reputation are first-rate.

They represent the highest level of production in Hollywood. To be honest, they are much better than the Marvel movies of later generations. Those superhero movies have almost nothing except special effects.

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"Scream" is a low-budget horror film about the sudden appearance of a masked killer in a small town, and the students, reporters, and police officers in the town are all involved in this crisis.

This movie is a typical example of America making a big deal out of a small investment. It only had an investment of 15 million US dollars, but it has achieved a box office of 100 million US dollars in the United States alone, and the global box office has exceeded 160 million US dollars.

It was rated as the most popular horror film by many media and won the MTV Teen Choice Award, so much so that a "Scary Movie" was later created to parody it.

You know, a movie that isn’t quite popular doesn’t even qualify as a spoof.

Needless to say, Xiang Nan is going to star in "The Matrix", which is not only a box office hit, but also ushered in a new era of Hollywood science fiction action films.
Chapter completed!