Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1111 Misunderstanding and catching rape

"Helen?"

Ronald and bodyguard Dan came to the small office on Helen Lane, which was the small apartment she bought with her film salary, and now serves as the office for her new film "Happy Together" where she produced and starred.

"She's not here, Ronald."

In the office, only the screenwriter and director Nora Ephron was there, and she was writing and drawing on the script with a ballpoint pen in her hand.

"Nora, it's great to meet you. We're going to the premiere tonight. There are a lot of audiences who will have a lot of questions for you."

"OK!" Nora Ephron threw the ballpoint pen on the table, breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up and stretched.

This "Happy Together" script is a real head-scratcher, starring Christopher as a nerd trying to be a writer.He was assigned a roommate named Alex.

Because Alex's name is unisex, the computer system that assigned the dorms went wrong, and Christopher's roommate was a girl.Alex is a party freak who studies acting and art, the two are incompatible...

This movie is a very common romantic comedy. It tells the story of two men and women who hate each other, discover each other's strengths through the ice, and finally overcome obstacles to be together.

What is unusual is that this movie tells the story of two college freshmen.In the history of Hollywood, almost no one has ever filmed it.

This is also easy to understand. Many plots are placed on high school students, which is very interesting and dramatic conflicts.But when it comes to college students, I feel very awkward.For example, it is difficult for you to imagine the scene of two college students... for the first time.

College students have a higher average IQ, and they are more mature than high school students, so Nora Ephron put a lot of energy into revising the script for the first time as a director.

On the one hand, it is necessary to think of some audiences who have studied in college that seem reasonable, and on the other hand, it is necessary to take care of those audiences who have not attended college, so it should not be too difficult to understand.In other words, the dialogue between the characters and the advancement of the plot should use language that high school students can understand to tell the unique experiences of college students.

Of course Ronald knew the difficulty of this adaptation. Helen Slater has a special image and temperament, and it doesn't look like her playing a high school student.So it's wise to give the headache to Nora Ephron, who wrote "When Harry Met Sally", anyway, she can write dialogues of New York white-collar couples that satisfy the audience.

Ronald picked up the script from the table and started reading it.Sure enough, she has a good eye. Nora Ephron replaced many unreasonable plots in the original script with very touching plots.

For example, Alex did not score well in acting class, and Christopher's writing class assignment was also called uninspired by the professor.They were all suggested by the professor to experience more real life, and only then did they have the opportunity to change their views.

In the end, the two had conflicts, which were also adapted as Christopher's arm was broken by Alex's ex-boyfriend, and he missed his study because of a plaster cast. When preparing for the exam, the eccentric Alex gave him a bad idea. Cheat by writing answers on plaster.

In the end, Christopher was caught cheating and was almost expelled from school. Once again, the two had a violent conflict as the final climax.

"Not bad, it's really good, I didn't see the wrong person." Ronald was very happy.These plots are written with a college feel, which is completely different from the high school learning state, but they cleverly bypass the advanced learning content and use some commonplaces that everyone can understand.Viewers can see that this is college, not high school, and can understand the difficulties they encounter.

"God, I was fooled by you. In order to change this script, I even took out the diary I wrote in college..." Nora Ephron said while waving her hands.

"Nora, the crew members I arranged for you are all experienced..." Ronald understood that this was Ephron's asking price, and smiled and said the benefits he gave.

In order to arrange a suitable movie for Helen, Ronald not only used Nora Ephron, who has the potential to express women's psychology, as the screenwriter and director, but also hired a very experienced director of photography who has been shooting romantic dramas all year round.As well as technicians who are good at managing the crew, someone with 20 years of crew experience will serve as the first assistant director.

In this way, rookie producers and directors only need to focus on artistic creation and performance at the scene, and others will help them.

"That's about the same." Nora Ephron knew that the first film was very important. Ronald gave the opportunity, the salary, the creative freedom, and a very high-quality creative team. She got it Good guarantee.

"By the way, where's Helen?" Ronald came to find Helen on a date. He chatted with Ephron for a while, but Helen didn't come back.

"Ronald, Ronald..." Nora Ephron divorced her ex-husband because her ex-husband had been having an affair during their marriage. She hated Ronald's behavior very much.But he is the boss, so it's hard to say anything.

Now that Ronald blatantly asked the whereabouts of his lover Helen, she couldn't help it, and the energy of the young literary and artistic women in New York came up, "Who is Helen to you?"

"Um, it's my friend."

"We don't interfere with what our friends do, right? This is their personal privacy. Whether they work, eat at a restaurant, or go on a date, we will only talk to them afterwards, unless it is a woman. Friends, will ask to know so many private privacy, right?"

"Oh, Nora, I'm ashamed of you for saying that."

Nora Ephron is direct and critical.Ronald couldn't argue with her, so he had to admit defeat, saying "I know I was wrong, but if I end this relationship, I will hurt more people."

"I..." Nora Ephron was also at a loss for words, anyway, they were willing, "I like Helen very much, I hope she won't get hurt..." Then she pouted and packed up her things and left.For the premiere tonight, she will have her hair done in advance.

"Really, it's great that I'm in Hollywood..." Ronald could only mutter to himself. "By the way, you haven't told me where she is? Nora, Nora?"

Ronald stuck his head out of the window, looked at Nora Ephron who had walked away below, and shook his head helplessly, "Hey, this is the attitude of these Hollywood women towards me..."

After closing the door, Ronald greeted the bodyguard Dan who was waiting outside to go with him, and Little Bud's car was parked downstairs.

"Where's Helen?" Little Bard was already quite familiar with Helen Slater, and he was a little surprised to see Ronald coming down alone.

"Who knows? Whether it's work, eating at a restaurant, or dating..." Ronald was embarrassed to say that he couldn't find Helen Slater, and repeated Ephron's words, "No, what Dating? Who are you dating?"

Ronald suddenly recalled that Nora Ephron was actually talking about a date, can this be tolerated? "Get in the car, get in the car, go to the salon where Nora Ephron gets her hair done, I need to ask."

Little Bud held back his laughter and was about to start the car.

"Wait a minute, the person opposite has been observing this apartment for a long time." Dan, the bodyguard sitting next to Ronald, suddenly stopped Bud, and then whispered to Ronald.

The job of a bodyguard sounds complicated, but for a public figure like Ronald who has no special high-risk targets to deal with him day and night, it is actually just a matter of protecting both ends and keeping the middle principle.

Security means that security cameras and other measures are arranged in the customer's home and office.Keeping the center means that the greatest exposure risk for customers is the period of travel between two destinations.

Therefore, the bodyguard Dan will check the safety of the vehicle every time before Ronald gets in the car and before getting off the car.

The curtains were drawn in Ronald's Mercedes-Benz, and the bodyguard pointed to the voyeur, but the other party found out.Ronald followed the gestures and looked over. The man who was poking his head in the opposite corner was a man.

"I know this man...fucking bastard...", Ronald suddenly cursed when he saw the man's strong jaw and lined face.

"Hi, Ronald..." Seeing that the employer wanted to get out of the car and meet him face to face, the bodyguard hurriedly dissuaded him.

"It's okay, this person is an actor..." Ronald had already recognized him. He was the young actor who deceived his cousin Donna in an attempt to get a role in his movie.What is this guy doing sneaking around here?This isn't Hollywood. Apart from Helen's studio, there are no other people in the industry.

Dan, who couldn't stop Ronald, sensed the anger contained in the slam of the employer's door, and quickly gave little Bud a wink, and the two protected Ronald together.

"Hi, you..." Ronald pointed to the opposite side of the street, and then stepped forward quickly.

"Don't run away. What's your name? Who are you waiting for? Bastard."

The square-jawed actor, seeing Ronald, jumped into an old sports car next to him, gasped and ran away.

"Fuxk You!" Ronald was so angry that he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it towards the opponent's car.

Bang, the sports car started fast, it probably didn't turn off, and the stone fell to the ground without knocking over.

"Hurry up, catch up with his car..." Ronald was very upset, he happened to have a punching bag, and immediately got into the car, letting little Bud chase him.

"I'll drive..." At a time like this, bodyguard Dan's driving skills are reliable.

"Richard, call Nora's agent. You asked her where she got her hair done, and asked her to call me back. Where did Helen go? Also, what's the name of the slippery guy who lied to my cousin last time? "

Ronald frantically made a round of phone calls when he got in the car, and finally asked him, the actor with this strong square jaw is called Brad Pitt.

"Yes, it's this bastard. Are you trying to find his whereabouts and where will he settle in New York?"

After all, Ronald's car is a luxury car with a focus on comfort, and the sports car driven by Brad Pitt disappeared in two or three strokes.

But the bodyguard Dan is very familiar with the route in New York. Before he lost sight of the other party, he judged that the other party was heading out of the city.

The car drove all the way down the city, and it was about to leave New York City and go to Newark, New Jersey.That's when Richard called back.

"I asked. He has a date in Bernardsville, New Jersey. His agent says he goes there every other day. I'll give you the address..."

"I see." When Ronald hung up the phone, he used too much force, and the entire phone receiver was placed on the shelf, breaking the hook switch of the car phone.

"Hey, Ronald..." By the time Nora Ephron in the hair salon called, the sound was already busy.

The toll highway in New Jersey is very common. After driving for an hour, I got off at Exit [-]. After asking two pedestrians, I found the address of Brad Pitt's acquaintance that Richard had inquired about.

Still angry, Ronald got out of the car and started looking for the red Ford sports car.The second-hand price is not expensive, but the horsepower is not small, which is very suitable for this kind of young actor who does not have much money and wants to maintain the image of a macho.

The address says it's a mansion.It is three stories high and occupies a large area.Looking at the outside, there are grass tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool, one side of the main building, and a small theater-like house, which looks a bit like a screening hall.

"Huh? It really is a residence for people from the film industry?" After Ronald got off the car and saw this building, he became even more angry.

"Ronald, let's find someone to ask. I don't think Helen will come here without telling you." Seeing that the situation was wrong, Little Bard mustered up the courage to speak to Ronald.

"Why do you say that?" Ronald turned his head and stared, making Little Bard's heart skip a beat.This boss is no longer as approachable as he was back then. He is sitting on hundreds of millions of assets, and he is also protected by bodyguards. He is a driver, so some words are not very good...

But after all, Helen Slater is an old friend who played with me in the leg warmer store back then. It should be said that Little Bard bit the bullet, "Ronald, think about it, Helen specially waited for you this time." You are here to accompany you, I don’t think she would be so stupid to come here on the second day after you arrive, right?”

"That's right..." Ronald was reminded that he was also allergic.Helen came to work in the morning, and she went to visit the class at noon, but there was no one there. When Nora Ephron said that she was wrong, she became even more suspicious.

"Call Richard again and ask..."

"Hey..." Little Bud ran to pick up the car phone to dial, only to find that the phone was broken by Ronald.

"Hello, Richard, this is Bud, any news from Helen?"

"God, you finally answered the phone, I thought there was an accident with you, and I couldn't get through the phone for more than an hour. Ephron said that Helen went to her cast group of naked angels and was going to pick some people from it to audition for the movie .”

"Just now Ronald was very angry and broke the phone. I called you from the phone booth. We are fine... as long as we find it."

"Ronald..." Little Bard hurried back again, wanting to tell Ronald the news.

"You fucking adulterer and whore... You can sleep with seventeen or eight people just half an hour before I come back."

At this moment, there was a loud noise in the mansion, as if someone kicked the furniture and broke it.

Immediately afterwards, a man's voice came out. This man seemed to have a big tongue, his speech was a little unclear, and he was a little leaky.

"Fuxk, Fuxk you. My mother has divorced you. Do you come to eat fast food every day? Who do you think I am?" A woman's scream came next.

"Robin, don't go too far, we are not divorced yet."

"You idiot, if I give you my indictment, I can sleep with anyone. Do you care?"

"Ah...", the man let out a roar like a beast, and then there was a sound of glass breaking in the room, as if he was looking for the adulterer.

"Bang..." A side door of the mansion opened, and a man hurried out with clothes, pants and shoes, wearing only a pair of white underwear.

Ronald saw that it was Brad Pitt.This guy also had a feud with Donna, and he was sneaking around Helen's house without knowing what to do.

"Hey, Brad, you're here again..." Ronald stepped forward and drank Brad Pitt's bag.

"God, take it easy, take it easy, do you want me to be beaten to death?" Brad Pitt seemed to be under the influence of drugs, a little delirious.

"Wade, so you are here." The man inside heard what Ronald said, and rushed out.

"Thank you, neighbor, you're my neighbor, right? I haven't seen a lot of neighbors since I fucking moved here. Thanks for helping me catch this bastard."

The man came with a big head and a fleshy face. He looked like a very dangerous man.With black skin and short stubble, and he didn't wear a shirt, his naked upper body was full of strong muscles.

He grabbed Brad Pitt's collar with one hand, and clenched his fist with the other.

"Hey, friend, don't do this..." Ronald saw the fist that was not much smaller than Brad Pitt's face, and he was so frightened that he quickly persuaded him.

If this punch is carried out, it might be settled.Even if the little boy Pete didn't die, he probably would have to be disfigured.

"Oh, you bastard, why did I marry you, bastard?" The woman inside also ran out, and quickly persuaded, "Your lawyer is already negotiating child support with my lawyer, and I didn't refuse when you came to my place for fast food Ah, I'm free now, if you hit him, don't come to my place in the future."

"Holy Shxt, that's boxing champion Tyson." Little Bard had already reacted from the shock.

"Who?"

"Heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson."

"Huh?" Ronald glanced at Brad Pitt, whose face was ashen with fright.This guy is really daring, the wife of a boxing champion would dare... no, it's his ex-wife... a wife who hasn't completed the divorce, ordinary people would not dare.

"Hey, aren't you Ronald? Why are you here?" Robin Givens, the wife of boxing champion Tyson and an actor, discovered Ronald here.

"No, I'm a neighbor." Ronald hurried into the car. If someone recognized him, it would be troublesome for the gossip media to report.What do you say?Why did he appear at the scene of the rape of boxing champion Tyson.

"No, Ronald..." Robin Givens didn't care to comfort Tyson to plead with his adulterer, because there are not many chances to meet a big director.

"Woo..." Ronald trotted all the way, got into the car with everyone and left.

"What's the matter, I'm not embarrassed, what are you running for?" Robin Givens looked at the car that ran away in a hurry.

"Woooo..."

Turning around, Givens saw the champion throwing Brad Pitt to the ground and drove off himself.

"Brad." Givens stepped forward and helped Brad Pitt with the thought of not wasting.

"Woo, it's terrible...", Brad Pitt escaped from death, and he didn't dare to stay here any longer.What happened today? I went to Nora Ephron to introduce myself and was caught by Ronald. I came to Givens to seek comfort and was caught by Tyson again. New York is terrible, so I’d better go to Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)