Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1062
"What's the matter, Ronald? I heard you were stabbed?"

Little George, who came to New York, saw Ronald for the first time and noticed the gauze on his hand.

"Yeah, the law and order in Manhattan is getting worse and worse. I was attacked in Central Park, which was supposed to be a quiet and peaceful city symbol, and there are many mothers pushing their children..."

"Hey, that's not okay. America almost lost a great director." George Jr. was kind, and when we got along with him, he didn't put on airs like the son of a big boss.

"Where's your bodyguard? Not yet? That won't work, I'll introduce you to a security company..."

Without Ronald asking, George Jr. gave Ronald the business cards of the security company run by two retired meritorious bodyguards from the Secret Service.

The retired commander-in-chief's bodyguard, Jerry Parr, was the hero who saved the life of the previous commander-in-chief, Old Ronald. It was he who pushed the commander-in-chief into the car, and then immediately sent him to the nearest hospital.

After arranging to shoot an advertisement for the Grand Commander, Ronald dialed the man's phone number. He still had lingering fears, but he still wanted to add insurance for his own safety as soon as possible.

"My former colleagues in the White House called me, Mr. Li. I will send the most capable bodyguards under my command to your place." Jerry Parr has a hearty temper, and he finalized the candidate on the phone.

Soon, the effective bodyguards he sent arrived at Ronald's apartment on Fifth Avenue.

"Daniel Sullivan, my clients usually call me Dan..." The man was a six-foot-tall, middle-aged man with close-cropped dark hair and dark glasses.After entering, Dan quickly scanned all the entrances and exits, and then took off his sunglasses to greet him.

When Ronald saw this man, he felt that he was very professional.That very professional sweeping action is like a subconscious processing of dangerous factors.He doesn't talk much, speaks at a medium speed, and treats customers neither humble nor overbearing.

"I heard Pal said that you are his colleague?" Ronald said, which meant that his interview had begun.

"I joined the Secret Service in [-]. Jerry was actually my mentor. I did a good job, first protecting the first lady, and then I was also responsible for the protection of large occasions. I was responsible for the visit of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. security mission, I saw you at the White House that time..."

"Oh, then... I actually have a lot of jobs, and sometimes I have to go to the set to act as a director...or participate in the promotion of movies..."

"You don't have to worry, Mr. Li. The style of our Secret Service is to always be responsible for your safety where the camera does not notice. In fact, in your daily life, you will hardly feel my existence... unless danger arises, I will I will warn you in advance, as long as you follow my instructions, there will be no problem..."

Dan gave the details of their Secret Service's key protection.Generally speaking, with a celebrity like Ronald, the danger is mainly from unknown sources.VIP protection is to identify possible sources of danger in advance, and then take countermeasures before they make dangerous actions.

Dan doesn't have to limit his scope of action every day and forbid him to do this or that, but Ronald needs to cooperate on certain occasions (such as fan meetings).The rest of the time, just pretend he doesn't exist.

"I don't understand. You are not old enough to retire yet, right?" Ronald couldn't understand. Compared with Jerry Parr, who was in his sixties, this very capable Dan was only four years old. In his early teens, why didn't he work in the Secret Service?

"I'd love to serve in the Special Service, but my wife is in poor health and needs to take a long break. My two kids are in high school and the little ones are paying for college. I need a job that pays better." Dan Expressed his thoughts very candidly.

In fact, Jerry Parr has always regarded Dan as his successor in the Secret Service.But Dan puts his family first and loves his wife very much, and he can't stop him.Instead, he recommended Ronald, a wealthy Hollywood client, to him, hoping that he would get the job.

"There is no problem with money. If your wife needs treatment, I can arrange an examination at the public hospital in Tottville, Staten Island. The environment there is good, relatively quiet, and suitable for patients to recuperate..."

Dan was overjoyed, "Mr. Li, thank you for your generosity. But I have one more request. I need an insurance. This job needs to protect our customers from bullets when necessary. I don't want my wife and children in In extreme cases..."

"Just call me Ronald, it's all right..."

After learning about it, Ronald quickly decided to use this bodyguard who had protected the Grand Commander.After signing the contract and buying him a high-value insurance, Dan officially went to work for a trial.

His first task was to inspect Ronald's house, bring up a lot of shopping lists, and then interview his driver, Bud Jr.Dan was happy with Bud's size, which he could use to fend off danger if necessary.

"Hi, Ronald..." Just as he was speaking, the developer of the apartment came to visit Ronald.

Looking at Ronald's injured hand, he quickly withdrew his right hand and wanted to come up to hug Ronald instead.

Wearing sunglasses, Dan standing beside him suddenly stood up and stared at the other party.After that, he obviously recognized the other party, nodded and sat down.

"Oh, how did you get hurt?"

"I don't know, I don't know those people at all, and they don't know why, they are full of hatred for me, and they use knives when they come up..."

Ronald was quite satisfied with Dan's reaction. Indeed, as he said, he was usually unaware of his existence.

"You know? It's all because of the de facto abolition of the death penalty in our state. These little bastards don't know what it means to be afraid..." The developer began to chatter about his opinion, that strict laws should be used to rectify law and order, and then he bragged I took care of the safety of my own apartment building, with a separate private elevator, several floors of security protection, and no need to go downstairs for food, drink, housing, transportation and entertainment.

Ronald tried to intervene several times, but couldn't find the opportunity.I couldn't take it anymore, so I had to shout: "Hey, stop talking, hurry up and prepare my contract, I'll give you a check..."

The developer immediately got up, called the company, and asked the female secretary to come down with the contract and sign it.

While waiting, the developer still asked Ronald, "Which part of Central Park were you attacked? I heard that a woman was also attacked..."

"I was on the north side of Central Park. The NYPD said that there were [-] or [-] black and Latino gangsters who came in from the Harlem area. When they saw exercisers, they beat them and robbed them of a lot of property. .

But whether it was the mob who attacked the poor lady, I don't know. "

Helen did not accept the transfer of the house to her name, and Ronald knew that the property tax would be a big burden on her, anyway, she was willing to move in for the time being.Others take a long-term view.

It's just that her bodyguards are not easy to find. 99% of the employees in this industry are men.Dan persuaded Ronald to recruit some personnel himself, which he could interview and train.

Ronald, who was already very satisfied with Dan's work these two days, was happy to let him take charge of all his security affairs immediately when he heard that he could still be an instructor.

Because Dan is a former member of the Secret Service, he also has a concealed gun license common to all states, a special vehicle driver's license, and there is no problem being checked by the NYPD on the road.

Ronald flew back to Los Angeles again, and Dan gradually taught Bud some defensive knowledge, especially how to drive safely and quickly when encountering paparazzi tracking.Both of them were from the disciplined forces, and they were quite similar.

"This is another close friend of Ronald's, who is also an actor, called Diane..." Bud introduced Diane to Dan who came to pick him up.

"Why are you so careless?" Diane hammered Ronald a few times as soon as he saw him.

"It's okay, I ran into a criminal gang this time. Look at the news, that poor woman was beaten into a vegetable by them..."

"You still said...you still said...uh..." Diane's eyes were red.

"It's okay, you see I'm fine. This is Dan, the security consultant I hired, it turned out to be from the White House Secret Service...With him here, nothing will happen to me."

Ronald hugged Diane, and this time he really felt that he needed to pay more attention to the feelings of the people around him.

"Let's go to Beverly Park..." Ronald got into the car and asked Bud to drive to the two big houses he bought.He wants to rebuild it as soon as possible, and then let Diane live in it.The law and order in Los Angeles has gradually become worse compared to the previous two years.

Illegal drugs and the many illegal immigrants from the south have had a great impact on the security of the two places.

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"The space here is very good. What you have to pay attention to is to minimize the routes of entry and exit. There are natural trees and hills here to block the peripheral vision. If you can limit the entrances and exits to one or two, with security facilities, it will be easy. Control all risk factors."

Dan Sullivan gave advice on the security design with a professional eye.Richard, the agent who accompanied him, was also very satisfied. Ronald should have lived in such a mansion a long time ago.

"Mr. Li, the design of your Chinese garden, I have also seen a courtyard layout in the Metropolitan Museum of New York, which is not in harmony with the overall environment..."

The architect that Ronald found looked at the schematic diagram drawn by Ronald himself, and had some opinions on the outstanding garden design.On a very wide artificial lake, there is only a small bridge to enter and exit the entrance of the mansion.

"Ha, I'm just doing what I think, you just do it..." Ronald ignored the other party's hint.The garden of the Metropolitan Museum is just a small courtyard, which cannot represent the essence of Chinese gardens.The designer has never seen Zhanyuan in the south of the Yangtze River, or the Summer Palace in the north.It is a design that is in harmony with the original landscape.

Anyway, as long as he designs his own house, the garden will be left to Lao Wang of the garden institute in the south of the Yangtze River.

Seeing that the other designer tried to persuade him again, Ronald raised his hand to stop it. The most important thing is to design yourself comfortably.The exit of the Louvre Metro in Paris, which was just completed, is the glass pyramid designed by I.M. Pei.

After it was completed, the residents of Paris cursed, saying that I.M. Pei's pyramid was neither fish nor fowl, and destroyed the overall artistic atmosphere of the Louvre.

But they also said the same thing about the Eiffel Tower, which Parisians are most proud of.

Ronald didn't really live in the garden, it was just a barrier separating the outside and the inside.The house inside is still designed and manufactured according to the traditional neoclassical style.

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"Ronald, how are you? I saw what happened in New York's Central Park on TV. I heard that you were also injured in it. I'm worried..."

On the second day back to Los Angeles, CAA's Ovitz came to visit in person.

"Looks like Hollywood knows? The detectives from the NYPD called this morning to say that me and that unfortunate lady named Mellie were attacked half an hour apart. About 32 teenage thugs, from Harlem up north District sneaked into Central Park, attacking passers-by from north to south.

I was probably one of the first victims, they also took pizza from two poor kids, and a man on a bicycle was badly injured with a wooden club.It's just crazy..."

"Honestly, this scares me to death. I'm going crazy. These two days I've been frantically looking for the right security company to appease the anxiety of CAA's celebrity clients, especially when they hear that you're injured too. after……"

Ovitz, at least on the surface, showed concern for Ronald.He took out a business card and handed it to Ronald, "This is a security consulting company established by Clint Hill. He used to be the security captain of President Kennedy. He is the best bodyguard company I can find now.

do you know?If he hadn't rushed to the convertible car on the day of the assassination, he might have blocked the fatal third shot..."

"Thank you, but thank you anyway... I have found a security company that is also from the White House Secret Service, and they have equipped me with a very good security consultant..." Ronald waved to Dan.

Ovitz didn't realize the figure of the bodyguard standing in the dark of the room, and waved to him blankly.

Ronald felt amused. Ovitz didn't know what his relationship with that Clint Hill was, so he must have taken this opportunity to introduce some of his own people to serve as bodyguards for the star... The purpose was not so pure.

Besides, security measures, disciplined forces, special services, FBI, CIA and other powerful organizations have always been the preserve of the Xiang Party.The person introduced by Little George is the true Buddha who saved the old Commander Ronald. Isn’t it much better than the person you said you could save Kennedy if you were there?
Security personnel, what you need is to be present at critical moments, not to recall afterwards. If only... that would be fine...

"Oh, that's good..." Ovitz pushed his glasses, a retired member of the Secret Service, that's the target of the rich and famous.It was unexpected for Ronald to get an active Secret Service member to be his bodyguard so quickly.

"Dan, right? With you by Ronald's side, we feel more at ease..." Ovitz did not express his surprise, "Ronald, you just came back to take a good rest, I don't know if there is anything we need from CAA Something for you? Do you need my help with two of your projects?"

"Thank you, Nisita and Richard helped me deal with it very well..." Ronald showed a row of white teeth. Now that he is cooperating with CAA, Ronald's principle is to benefit his own people first.As for other people in Ovitz's company who want to steal the car, they have to pay the right price...

"Anytime, anywhere..." Ovitz choked again, "If you have any needs, no matter what, casting, script, director, or your friend needs a role, you can call me directly..."

"Well, you reminded me, Michael, I really have something to ask you..."

Ronald thought for a while, he didn't need Ovitz to intervene in his own business, but could Ovitz help solve Diane and Helen's next roles?
"This is a good thing. If you are interested in participating in the production or directing, you can tell me. Recently, Eisner's power in Disney has risen sharply. He happens to have a small and medium-budget romantic drama there, which is very suitable for your friend."

The recent "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "The Little Mermaid", which is under intense post-production, are all subordinates of Eisner, and Kazanberg supervised the production as the vice president of production.Such traditional cartoons are very popular with old Disney courtiers.

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" achieved good box office results, which also gave Eisner a great increase in the power of the series.Eisner and Kazanberg were able to pass a board resolution creating a new production entity, Hollywood Pictures, to increase the power of their faction.

The ostensible purpose of the establishment of this studio is to separate from Touchstone Films, and to shoot larger-scale R-rated movies for a more mature audience.

The just-opened Hollywood Films has many projects, and they are just asking CAA if there is a chance to package them up and form a usable crew for them who are weak.

"3000?"

In the evening, Ronald saw the script sent by Ovitz. This strange name attracted Ronald's attention from several scripts. "Is it a science fiction movie?"

(End of this chapter)