Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

"Are you going to see the ballet performance?" After watching the premiere, Princess Diana and her sister-in-law, Princess Ferguson, chatted with Ronald in the lounge.Unlike the Queen, Diana couldn't express her liking for a certain movie. The Princess had always liked to live like a middle-class woman.Being able to chat with Hollywood directors and stars is also a way for her to prove herself.

"I won't go to see it. I have to go to Paris to attend the premiere there." Ronald declined.

"Ronald, I remember that you also sponsored a dancer. You know, in the European royal tradition, this is the same as keeping her as a mistress... Hahaha..." Princess Sarah Ferguson is a celebrity Hair, speaking more bluntly, directly told the story about Ronald.

"Hahaha, that's a good friend of mine. She was very nice to me when I was an assistant on the set..." Ronald changed the topic without leaving a trace.

When Princess Diana heard this, her expression changed a bit. She was very dissatisfied with this tradition of nobles keeping mistresses, and said to Ronald, "I heard that your wife is pregnant..."

"Ah, yes, we will have a baby next year..."

The conversation then shifted to parenting and Diana's two adorable children.

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"Thank you. Mr. Michel Cannold will continue to discuss cooperation with you here. I still have promotions to do in Paris. If you have any questions, you can call my agent Richard directly..."

After staying in London for two days, Ronald relied on Minahan Golan's help to meet several principals of the British Starlight Cinemas that Cannon had acquired. He wanted to establish his own distribution network in Europe. Channels, and then get the funds from theaters to buy pre-sales of movies, which can greatly reduce the cost of Daydream's movie shooting.

It just so happens that the person in charge of Starlight Cinemas is also undergoing changes. The Italian banker Giancarlo Parretti, after acquiring Cannon Pictures, wants to continue the acquisition through leverage and open another wallet in Europe.

The European banking industry feels that the better collateral they have is Starlight Cinemas.A large part of Giancarlo Parretti's money for acquiring EMI Pictures came from the mortgage of Starlight Cinemas.

Giancarlo Paretti himself has no interest in actually making movies. He prefers to use the aura of movies to play financial games.In this way, Starlight Pictures' originally fixed purchase channels for Hollywood B-level movies have gradually dried up.

They were very happy after watching the video tapes of several action movies that Ronald brought.Now martial arts has begun to revive in Europe and Britain, and the annual karate championships are quite popular.

Ronald's movies are either karate, taekwondo, muay thai, and this hodgepodge of Asian martial arts.It's just that The Dragon King 3 was a bit fantasy-like and they weren't quite sure. The other movies were very happy and they bought [-] copies.

With this kind of international pre-sale theater order, Ronald's B-level film shooting business can reduce a lot of risks, and the output is expected to reach ten films per year.

Leaving Cannold in London to discuss the details, Ronald prepared to board a plane to Paris.

In the waiting room of the business jet, Ronald was reading the newly published "Times", which also began to report on Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures.

"Some Americans are sad that their cultural soul is being sold as Sony buys Columbia Pictures, the company behind thousands of movies from 'Lawrence of Arabia' to 'When Harry Met Sally.'

As a result, they forgot that this was just a business activity, and various arguments about Japanese invasion of Hollywood also appeared in large numbers.Just two years ago, when Sony acquired Columbia Records, there was no such accusation..."

"Yeah..." Ronald slapped his thigh.Magazine reports are indeed of a much higher level than newspapers.Give them time to investigate slowly and then write a more in-depth investigation report.Ronald watched with great interest and wished he could chat with the reporter face to face.

It was also Japanese capital that acquired cultural industries in America. Why didn’t anyone say that the Japanese were invading when they acquired Columbia Records?
It seems that Hollywood movies do have an influence beyond ordinary commodities. It is not as Ronald thought before. Selling movies is the same as selling Coca-Cola.

In addition to being a commodity, movies also have a more important role.Otherwise, matters involving the opening up, mergers and acquisitions, and distribution of the film industry would not require interviews from the government or government-like organizations every time.

Back then, Ronald witnessed the negotiations between the MPAA Film Association and the Minister of Culture of the Republic of China on the opening of the American and French film markets, which involved the presidents of the two countries speaking out. It seems that movies are indeed involved in a country's fundamental problems.

"Is that you, Ronald?" Ronald, who was reading with great interest, heard a woman saying hello to him.

"Huh? It's me, you are..." Ronald looked up and saw a very thin woman, wearing a hat and large-framed sunglasses, completely covered up. She looked very much like a movie star.

"Uh, Miss Irving..." Ronald recognized the person who was Spielberg's ex-wife, the film actress Amy Irving.

"Call me Amy..." Amy Irving sat down opposite Ronald generously, and the two started chatting like old friends.

Perhaps because he was in a foreign country, Ronald felt that Amy Irving's enthusiasm for him exceeded the scope of ordinary Hollywood acquaintances.Doesn’t he remember that he helped the great director’s ex-wife?
"You helped me a lot, Ronald..." Amy Irving seemed to understand Ronald's confusion and took the initiative to talk about the reason.It turned out that she thought she could get hundreds of millions of dollars in property in the divorce lawsuit, and Ronald's honest testimony played a big role.

Her lawyer told her at the time that the judge's decision was largely based on his interpretation of the law. If there were strong testimony or evidence at this time, it would be difficult for the judge to declare the premarital information hastily written on a tissue. If the agreement is invalid, Amy Irving will not be able to get so much property.

"I just told the truth..." Ronald thought to himself, it doesn't have much to do with me.I don’t dare to commit perjury in court. There is no need to take such a big risk for Spielberg’s property.

Amy Irving has a huge fortune, but she doesn't have many opportunities in Hollywood.Although Spielberg did not completely block his ex-wife's career prospects like George Lucas did, there are only some independent productions for Spielberg's sake. I will ask her to star in a movie, get some investment and get some Spielberg popularity...

She is also looking for an opportunity to come back. The country is another important town in the world film circle, outside of Hollywood.She also wants to see if there is a chance to star in an art film to rekindle the memory of the audience and critics.

Because her plane was delayed, Ronald saw the hint in her words and invited her to take his business jet.

"Guess who I met at the London airport?" Ronald called Diane and reported that he was safe...

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When he arrived in Paris, Ronald also chatted with the theater manager of EMI about some business matters.There is not much difference between Parisians and Londoners when it comes to making money selling copies. It's just about writing contracts and payment terms.

Ronald's Daydream is not expensive to copy, and it fits well with the current craze for kung fu movies in Europe.Like Hong Kong's kung fu movies, Daydream's kung fu movies also have hard-hitting fighting scenes like those of Hong Kong's martial arts instructors, making it easier for the audience who are spoiled by Hong Kong's kung fu movies to tolerate them.

And unlike Xiangjiang's kung fu movies, the protagonists in his movies are all white.This is completely different from the situation in Jackie Chan's movies where white people can only be the villains at best.Having a Chinese star like Jean-Claude Van Damme defeat the martial arts of other countries has also allowed the young people of the country to find confidence on the screen.

However, they were not as polite to Ronald's artistic achievements as the British.With the existence of the Cannes Film Festival, the largest film art center outside of Hollywood, the Chinese people actually don't care much about film directors like Ronald.

Their cultural circles worship film directors and like directors who are authorial and have their own philosophy on art.But for box-office successes like Ronald, only theater managers support him.

In fact, it is not only Hollywood directors like Ronald, but also the country's own national treasure director Truffaut. Because in his later period he was keen on commercial production and focused on box office success, the country's literary and art circles gradually did not regard him as a new wave. The pioneer of the era.

This time, Ronald's old friend Andrei Konchalovsky no longer lived in Paris, and no one introduced him to the Paris film circle. After staying for two days, Ronald was bored and missed him. Wife, as soon as Michelle Cannold arrives, he will go back to Los Angeles.

"Ronald, meet again?" This time it was a coincidence that Ronald met Amy Irving again at the Paris Airport.

She was treated the same as Ronald. This was a star who had appeared in various commercial films and became famous. The film industry in China had never been very accepting of this kind of actress.The two magic weapons she used to get involved in the project were Spielberg's ex-wife status and the fact that she knew many wealthy people who invested in the project. These were not easy to use in a country where the government subsidizes film shooting, so she left in frustration. .

"Let's take my plane together?" Ronald asked her with a smile. He would take her with him once and twice.

"I'm going to take the Concorde. I want to get back to Los Angeles as soon as possible. I don't want to stay here anymore..." Amy Irving is not afraid of spending money. She chose the Concorde, which can be reached in two hours.

"I'm afraid of the noise, so I'd better take my Gulfstream..."

For Ronald, it is important to maintain adequate sleep, and he will not miss a possible opportunity to dream on the plane.The huge noise of the Concorde and the small space make it impossible to fall asleep...

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Ronald was watching the French current affairs magazines "Le Point" and "L'Express" in the waiting room. These two magazines, similar to Business Week and Time, also reported on Sony's acquisition of Colombia.

Michel Cannold translated most of the French content for him. In fact, the attitude of the Chinese people is also very interesting. After criticizing the influence of capital on film art, he actually showed some jealous emotions, as if to say, why Why didn't Japan Capital propose to acquire the film company in Laoguo?Although our Ministry of Culture will certainly not agree.

"Ronald, Ronald..."

Just when he was about to take a rest, Amy Irving's voice came over again.

"Why, you still decided..." Ronald thought she had changed her mind and responded casually, but when he looked up, he saw that Amy Irving was not alone. There was a tall woman beside her who was crying bitterly.

"Huh?" Ronald was stunned for a moment:
"Why are you? Brooke?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...I abandoned my mother Terry..." Brooke Shields cried out of breath.

"What? Take a sip of water and speak slowly." Ronald thought to himself, what kind of plot is this?He asked Amy Irving, "What's going on? I think Brooke seems to be speechless..."

"Hey, I saw her crying alone on the Concorde. They are all Americans. I thought she had something sad. Who knows..."

Amy Irving told Ronald a hilarious story.

It turns out that Brooke Shields also came to the country to seek opportunities with her mother Terry.But Terry still controlled the position of Brooke's manager, and treated her as a girl who had not grown up. She refused any erotic scenes, and also sought a certain right to share shares and dividends.

Coupled with drinking every day, she was half-drunk during many negotiations, and she messed up a major Godard project.

Brooke Shields couldn't bear it anymore. She felt that if she continued to be under the control of her mother, there would be no chance of recovery.On the way to the airport, Terry drank heavily from a whiskey bottle and couldn't get out of the taxi at the airport.

Poky was so angry that she took both of their passports and wanted to leave and completely get rid of Terry as a burden...

But after all, she was a child who grew up with her mother, and she did not have such a real vicious drive. When Brooke arrived at the departure hall gate, she ran back and threw her mother Terry's passport and a roll of banknotes out of the car window. Got in.

"Mademoiselle, what are you going to do with your mother?" the taxi driver asked her.

"casual……"

Although leaving her mother in the taxi gave Brooke Shields a sense of freedom, her guilt soon overwhelmed her. After boarding the plane, she cried bitterly on the Concorde until she was picked up by Amy, who was also an American. · Owen recognized.

"My ticket has expired..." Amy Irving said to Ronald with a smile. She asked Brooke Shields on the plane if anyone could help her deal with this mess. Brooke hesitated and said Ronald. After hearing De's name, she smiled and got her off the plane, and the two came to Ronald.

"Take my plane and go..." Ronald shook his head. Brooke was still a child, but her weight told another story.Brooke Shields has gained at least [-] pounds since she was a model, and her face is no longer as cute as it used to be. Although she is still a beauty, she is obviously not in the same state as an American girl.

"I'll send someone to find your mother Terry. She will be fine in the taxi..."

"No, I don't want to take a plane with her..."

"Okay, let's find her first..." Ronald turned around and gave Richard a few instructions.

Seeing Poji looking at him, full of expectation, Ronald shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm going to make a phone call first..."

The call was connected to the mansion in Beverly Hills, "Diane, dear, guess who I met at the Paris airport?"