In August, Universal Pictures released "Now You See Me."

Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Lan Yan, Mark Ruffalo, Melanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman and many other big names.

It tells the story of a group of highly intelligent robbers who used cutting-edge technology and a gorgeous stage as a cover to complete the theft in full view of the public.

This kind of high-intelligence crime movie focuses on leaving the suspense until the end.

For example, in the classic blockbuster "Ocean's Eleven", it was revealed at the end how the male protagonists took away the money from the casino; "The Usual Suspects" was revealed at the end who the real murderer was; and "Seven Deadly Sins" did not reveal the audience until the end how the murderer did it. Two crimes...

And as long as it can arouse the curiosity of the audience, solve the suspense at the end, and be unexpected and reasonable, then the movie will be considered a success.

"Now You See Me" does exactly this. It grabs people's attention right from the start. And as the story continues, the suspense is maintained very well.

When the truth was finally revealed, the audience had an unexpected and unexpected feeling. Therefore, "Now You See Me" received good reputation and box office.

The final box office in North America was US$150 million and the global box office was US$360 million. Compared with the investment of US$75 million, this movie was definitely a hit.

And Lan Yan also made a comeback with this movie, from an actress who was looked down upon by others before, to a well-known Hollywood movie star. While her popularity has greatly increased, her image has also been reversed.

According to her own words, film companies in the Mainland and Hong Kong have already sent her film offers, and the pay and roles are very impressive.

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In September, "Life of Pi" was released.

It tells the story of Pi who encountered a shipwreck and all his family members died. He and a Bengal tiger drifted on a lifeboat for more than two hundred days. Man and tiger established a strange relationship, and finally overcame the difficulties together and were reborn. story.

This is a movie that is difficult to explain in one sentence, full of metaphors and suspense. However, although the story is confusing, the pictures are beautiful, so it is still very friendly to the audience. Unlike some brain-burning movies, the plot has twists and turns. , and the picture was so messy that it made people dizzy.

Therefore, on the one hand, Li An uses brain-burning stories to attract viewers who like to use their brains; on the other hand, he uses beautiful and stunning pictures to attract viewers who like to watch fun movies, achieving a perfect fusion of commercialism and artistry.

Because of this, the movie was very popular. It ultimately earned a staggering box office of $600 million at a cost of $120 million.

This is Li An's highest-grossing film since his career, and it has also made him one of the top directors in Hollywood.

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In October, Xiang Nan finished filming "Fast and Furious 6" and then organized a film crew to produce a teaching video for "The Forty-Eight Movements of Daoyin" and released it on DVD.

It turns out that when he participated in Jimmy Fallon's show in July, his performance of the Daoyin technique aroused a great response. However, he did not explain it in detail, and he did not mention the meditation and breathing methods, so many people did not know how to practice it. Or you may feel that the effect is not obvious after practicing.

Therefore, an American fitness company came to Xiang Nan to cooperate and jointly launch DVDs for fitness.

More than ten years ago, Xiang Nan released video tapes of "Tai Chi" and "Ba Duan Jin", which sold tens of millions of copies around the world, and many people still follow him to learn from them.

Therefore, if Xiang Nan releases another fitness video now, it will definitely be very popular.

Xiang Nan considered that since he was producing a fitness video, rather than cooperating with others, he might as well produce it himself. Anyway, he had the ability, a filming team, and distribution channels, so why bother letting others split the production.

Therefore, he released the DVD of "Daoyin Shu" by himself, which included the breakdown of Daoyin Shu movements, breathing and meditation methods, etc., and named it "Charles's Health Preservation Kung Fu 2".

After the release of this set of DVDs, as expected, it was naturally very popular. Sales exceeded 10 million copies in the first week, which was higher than the sales volume of the previous video tape.

However, this Daoyin technique can also have the effect of strengthening the body, purifying the body and mind, and prolonging life. It is simply impossible to crush stones with one hand like Xiang Nan did.

Compared with Xiang Nan's advanced qigong practice, Daoyin Shu can't even be considered as an introduction. In simple comparison, Daoyin Shu is equivalent to mathematical addition and subtraction, while Xiang Nan's qigong is at least at the calculus level.

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In October, the movie released by Universal Pictures was "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2."

This movie continues to tell the story of four cute ninja turtles fighting crime and protecting citizens. The enemy they face this time is Lange, the famous big boss in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" animation.

Lange was originally the supreme ruler of a different-dimensional world, but he was kicked out of the different-dimensional space and came to the earth. In order to regain his own territory, Lange decided to cooperate with Schrader to plunder the earth's resources in order to build More war machines are coming to launch counterattacks in different dimensions.

At the critical moment, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arrived, defeated Lange and Schrader, and protected the safety of the earth.

The original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" also tells this story, but the story is too cliche and juvenile. Basically, after reading the beginning, you have already foreseen the ending.

In addition, the appearance of the four Ninja Turtles is really ugly, and they are known as the ugliest superheroes in history. Even if the audience wants to ignore the plot, the pictures are difficult to catch, and naturally it will be a box office failure.

Therefore, Xiang Nan learned the lessons from the failure of the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2". Not only was the story rearranged to be exciting and exciting, but the four Ninja Turtles were also designed to be as beautiful and cute as possible just like the first film.

After such transformation, the quality of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" was completely different from the original version, and it was also very popular with the audience. The final box office in North America was US$150 million, and the global box office was US$450 million.

Although the box office has dropped slightly compared to the previous film, but compared to the investment of US$120 million, it is already very good.

After all, in Hollywood, there are not many sequels that are more popular than their predecessors.

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In October, Xiang Nan made an appointment to meet Margot Robbie.

Margot Robbie was born in Queensland, Australia, in 1990. She made her debut in 2008 and starred in her first movie and TV series. In 2008, she rose to prominence in Hollywood with the American drama "Pan Am".

Unfortunately, although the TV series had a good reputation, its ratings were not as good as expected. In the end, it was canceled by ABC after only fourteen episodes. Even so, Margot Robbie still has a certain role in the American entertainment industry. popularity.

Xiang Nan knew that her acting skills, looks, and figure were all top-notch, so she was specially chosen to play Mystique in "X-Men: First Class."
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