Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1315 Jennifer, where is your nose?
"What, you have something else and can't come?"

"I'm sorry, Ronald, I haven't been feeling well lately, and the doctor told me to rest..."

"Oh, well, you take some rest. I'll find someone else. Don't get too tired..."

Ronald called several celebrities he was familiar with. Sister Act and Buffy the Vampire Slayer were not big productions with many big stars, so the celebrities invited were of relatively ordinary status, who would be remembered by the audience but not too difficult to invite.

However, these celebrities who usually would come when called, this time seemed to have made an agreement and turned down Ronald's invitation with various excuses.

An angry Ronald went to Richard to ask about the situation. The two of them carefully checked the list and found that these were all stars under CAA, and more than half of them were Jewish.

"It's impossible that they all dislike me? Are they jealous that I won the Oscar?" Ronald felt that it was unlikely to be an emotional problem caused by the Oscar statuette.

"There are also stars signed by our agents here. It's not right to see them so neatly..." Richard also shook his head. Ovitz's influence is not as strong as it was when he swept the Oscars in the past two years. His words do not have the power within the company.

"I don't believe it anymore..."

Ronald contacted several more high-ranking stars, all of whom were actresses he had made famous. He couldn't just ignore them.

"I don't know, Ronald, I've had some health problems lately, I've had the Epstein-Barr virus, I've had chronic fatigue syndrome, my concerts have been suspended, I don't know..."

"Oh, okay, I understand..."

The first person Ronald contacted was Cher, the leading actress of "Moonlight". After winning the Best Actress Oscar for this film, Cher began to become a leading star in the film industry, and she built a project with herself as the top star.

But after all, she is not Ronald, and the scripts she chooses have big problems. After the recent "Sex Mom and Daughter" suffered a box office failure, she could not get the leading role in a good script. She simply left Hollywood temporarily and returned to the record industry to release a hot-selling record.

"No, no, no, don't get me wrong. It's not that I don't want to go. I'm saying that I might not be in good shape by then, and I won't look good on camera, so you can't count on me..."

"Okay, you should rest more..." When Ronald heard this, it seemed that this person was really sick, which was different from the previous stars who had just given him a perfunctory response.

"Count me in, but if I'm not in good shape that day, you have to make sure that all the photos published by the reporters are reviewed by you..."

"That can……"

Ronald got one, and he found that it wasn't that the big stars didn't buy his account. On the contrary, there was no conflict between him and the big stars. To be honest, they were looking forward to working with him again.

"What is chronic fatigue syndrome?" Ronald asked Richard.

"It's just that people get tired easily and have low energy..."

"Is there really such a disease?" Ronald wondered if it was just being too tired.
"That's not the case. She must have a professional conclusion from a doctor's examination..."

"Okay, I don't understand."

Ronald was still happy in his heart. No matter what the disease was, no matter how serious it was, as long as he said he would come, it meant that he, Ronald, had not been forgotten. Whether he came or not was secondary. Then he called another female star he made famous, Jennifer Grey, the heroine of "Dirty Dancing".

"Jennifer..." Ronald mentioned the invitation to the premiere.

"Okay, Ronald, you finally remembered me. I will definitely go, but what about the time?... No, of course I will go, but I have another movie in which I have a cameo to premiere, okay... I'll ask my agent to help me set the time..."

"Finally it's done..." Ronald thought to himself that it would be okay as long as two female celebrities who were popular in the past few years are here.

However, before the premiere of his own film, another famous director Robert Altman also invited him to attend the premiere of his new film "The Player".

"Why did you find me?" Ronald thought to himself that I am not familiar with this "author" director who is good at shooting group portraits and is the most admired director in Hollywood by Europeans.

"His new film is having financial difficulties..." Richard reminded.

"Oh, let's go and have a look." Ronald also has an investment mentality towards this kind of film that has the potential to win awards. He made a lot of money from commercial films, and he could give it back to the film industry, that is, to support some directors who have good creative talent but not particularly strong commercial prospects, or to support some new directors.

"This is the movie in which Jennifer Grey makes a cameo appearance... maybe you can meet her..." Richard explained that "The Player" is actually a movie that tells a Hollywood story, and many stars play themselves in it.

"Hi, Ronald. I loved your acceptance speech at the Oscars." Robert Altman had a bit of a hippie vibe and immediately hugged Ronald like an old friend.

"I also love your Army Field Forces, my aunt is the widow of a Vietnam veteran."

"Oh, then why don't you make a Vietnam War movie? Tell me, is the legendary secret of your Oscar-winning secret true?" Altman winked at him.

"Send videotapes? I have done it before. If I hadn't done that, the judges would have forgotten about the movies that were released at the beginning of the year. I guess everyone will do that this year. It's not a secret weapon. We all know that it still depends on the excellence of the director and the leading actors..."

"Well, I think so. Those Hollywood rumors are exaggerated..." Altman, with his unkempt gray beard, bald head, and casually wrinkled jacket, looks much more like Ronald "the author" in a suit.

"What rumors?"

"Don't you know? The Jews are saying that you stole Barbra Streisand's nomination through tricks and snatched the trophy from Warren Beatty and Oliver Stone." Altman is a descendant of the Mayflower and was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He is also one of the few Hollywood directors who dislikes Jews, which is why many of his works are funded by Europe.

"Ward..." Ronald cursed. These people are just jealous, right? Have I broken your invisible monopoly on the Oscars? The Silence of the Lambs has no Jewish director or lead actor, and it is not produced by a Jewish-led studio. It is a project that "relies solely on" the descendants of early white immigrants.

"You see, these people are getting more and more excessive. If you don't follow their rules, you won't be able to make a movie. I think we should cooperate..." Altman took the opportunity to instill some ideas about the existence of an alliance of filmmakers in Hollywood that reflects the true America.

"Humph, you still want me to invest money..." Ronald knew in his heart that this was also a routine. However, the rumors spread by those people just took advantage of the more than a week when he was away from Los Angeles to ferment secretly, so he had to think of a way to deal with it.

"It's settled, will you also play a cameo role? In this movie, I asked Sidney Pollack to play a lawyer..."

"I'll ask my agent to find your agent..." Ronald did not comment. He neither agreed nor disagreed. He was already very familiar with the Hollywood language system.

"Ronnie..." Just as she was saying goodbye to Altman, Cher saw Ronald and ran over, hugged Ronald, and kissed him twice on the face.

"Cher, how are you?" Ronald saw that she did look a little haggard, which was indeed unusual for a Hollywood star who attached great importance to appearance.

"Don't worry, it's not contagious. I've already passed that stage. Now I just get particularly tired easily."

"That's not what I meant. Never mind. There are a lot of celebrities here today." Ronald saw familiar faces like Andie MacDowell and Whoopi Goldberg.

"This is a Hollywood story. It's always interesting when a director makes this kind of movie..."

"Oh, so you made a guest appearance as well?" Ronald asked Cher.

"A few scenes. Look, Julia is here too. He and Bruce Willis do a scene within a scene at the end..."

Ronald looked over and saw that Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis were also at the premiere. This kind of movie that tells Hollywood's own story is indeed easy to be popular. Looking at the concentration of stars at the scene, it is almost the same as the Golden Globe Awards.

After talking to the stars, Ronald saw a little bit of the problem. For big stars like Roberts and Willis, Ronald could give them a lot, good scripts, potential cooperation opportunities, invitations for future projects led by Ronald, so they were very enthusiastic about Ronald regardless of the rumors.

Especially those actors who are not famous but have good conditions, when they see Ronald, they also want to get to know him. They are still on the road to success, and having Ronald's support is better than struggling for three years. So the rumors about Ronald have little to do with them.

The ones who were indifferent to him were the mid-level stars who had made one or two movies that were box office hits or praised by critics.

The career paths of most of these people are tied to the favor of their talent agencies and major studios, so they are obviously more affected by the rumors about Ronald.

Especially for many so-called acting talents, they rely more on awards and film critics to gain better status and income. Ronald's so-called "Oscar thief" behavior has a very direct impact on them.

For example, an actress like Diane Ladd, who had finally earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for co-starring in a movie with her daughter Laura Dern, was snatched away the Oscar by Ronald using such a low-brow tactic as a videotape. How could these actors, who are neither particularly beautiful nor have particularly good acting skills, not feel unfair?
Not to mention that they are the largest group among Oscar judges, actors who have made one or two good works but have not become famous.

"Ward..." Ronald cursed inwardly again. This rumor was quite vicious. I did use the most effective videotape tactic ever, which I cannot deny, but I did not target you actors and judges.

The most ingenious rumor is this kind of half-truth and half-falsehood, a combination of facts and groundless accusations.

"If I really don't, I won't play with you anymore, damn it." Ronald thought for a long time, but there was no good solution. If he no longer expected to win the Oscar for Best Director, he would only work with big stars, or invest in some small productions and use newcomers, and he would not have to deal with these outdated actors anymore.

But, after all, that is the highest compliment Hollywood can give to a director... and I deserve it.

When Ronald was sulking, a beautiful actress with golden curly hair waved at him...

"Ronald..."

"Hello, nice to meet you, but I'm about to go in to see a movie. If you have anything, please talk to my agent." Ronald pointed at Richard.

"Miss, is there anything I can do for you?" Richard went up to help Ronald get rid of him.

This actress is pretty good-looking, with harmonious facial features, a straight nose and curved eyebrows, and looks like a girl next door. In the Hollywood circle, she is considered to be 70 or 80 points.

But his client Ronald is not a fledgling director. What kind of top beauties has he not worked with? His appearance, figure, and style are still different from those of his "girlfriends".

Since Ronald has no interest, getting rid of such actresses becomes the agent's daily routine.

"Ronald, it's me, it's me, Jennifer..." The beauty was anxious and waved at him desperately.

"Jennifer, do you have an agent? If you do, you can ask him to make this call. We have a suitable opportunity and will invite you to audition."

"Damn it, it's me, Jennifer. Don't you recognize me? Didn't you come to see Ronald when we were filming Dirty Dancing? We met on the set. I'm Jennifer, Jennifer..."

"Jennifer Grey!"

Richard seemed to be very frightened and suddenly shouted the other person's name loudly.

The voice was so loud that Ronald in the front could hear it. He turned around and asked Richard, "Where is Gray? Didn't she say she also made a cameo appearance in this movie?"

Richard said nothing and silently pointed at the curly-haired beauty.

"Holy Shxt!" Ronald was also shocked. Is this still his heroine in the movie "Dirty Dancing", the Jewish girl Jennifer Grey?
"Where's your nose?"

"My nose? I had it done. Does it look good? I can never get a leading role in Hollywood because my Jewish nose is too conspicuous. Now I can finally show my true strength..."

"..."

"..."

Ronald and Richard looked at each other.

If Jennifer Grey had not starred in the youth musical "Dirty Dancing" that sells countless videotapes every year, plastic surgery would indeed be a good choice. She would be able to choose more roles now than before with a big Jewish nose.

but……

Not to mention the general audience, even people like Ronald and Richard who had worked with her in movies could not recognize her. And because of the change in her nose, even her voice has changed a lot. If someone hadn't reminded him, Ronald would not have recognized her at all.

This means that no audience knows her as Baby in Dirty Dancing anymore, and Jennifer Grey has become a completely new person again...

"Who asked you to have plastic surgery?"

"Who else, isn't it my boyfriend, and the directors and producers who rejected my audition?"

"My dear Jennifer..." Ronald was speechless. A promising acting career was ruined.

……

Sure enough, not only Ronald felt that way, Robert Altman also noticed something was wrong, and deleted all of Jennifer Grey's scenes in the movie "The Player". Anyway, the audience wouldn't recognize her as Baby in "Dirty Dancing", and the effect of using a star to play yourself was completely unattainable. Only a few seconds of footage of Jennifer's father Joel Grey was cut in, and Jennifer was mentioned verbally.

"Should we invite her to the new film?" Richard looked at Daydream's production plan, which included many musicals and action films. Originally, Jennifer Grey was a candidate.

"Forget it. We can't afford to hire a celebrity that the audience can't recognize, and there's no way she'll accept minimum wage."

Ronald and Richard and others held a meeting to discuss how to deal with the rumors about him. After thinking about it, there was no better solution, so they could only use Daydreams and Ronald's project to attract some actors and dispel the rumors.

I guess by the time the next Oscars come around at the end of the year, everyone will have forgotten Ronald's tricks. By then, no one will be reluctant to send in videotapes...

Ovitz really had his ways, but he was still careless. This Jew was like a poisonous snake, silent and silent, and when you were careless, he would catch you in an opportunity, and take advantage of your absence of more than a week to spread the rumor to a scale that you would not have time to refute.

Fortunately, Ronald is no longer a target for abuse. He has accumulated wealth and connections with non-Jewish stars in the circle. It is impossible to completely defeat him.

There is a lot of time left, just keep looking for opportunities to kill this poisonous snake.

"Governor Brown, do you think he has an electoral eligibility problem?"

The voice from the TV interrupted Ronald's thoughts. This was the primary debate for the Democratic presidential election.

"Sorry, most Hollywood stars are donkeys. If you don't want to watch it, I can go back and watch the video." Richard took the remote control and turned down the volume. He had to pay attention to some election news so that he could have something to talk about with those stars.

"No, no, I want to see it too..." Ronald took the remote control and turned up the volume.

"He has serious voting qualifications issues. On the cover of this issue of the Washington Post, I tell you that he sent state government money to his wife's law firm. This is the first thing..."

The former governor of California challenged the former governor of Arkansas. This is a very serious accusation. He was accused of not only outsourcing all the state's business to his wife when he was governor, but also helping her law firm's big client, the aquaculture company, to commit fraud. Let's look at another report from the Chicago Tribune, which says that 270 miles of river water is contaminated by feed and bacteria and is no longer suitable for human drinking or fish survival..."

Now the governor of Arkansas is leading in the southern states. Although Brown has come from behind in terms of campaign funds, the Democratic primary has adopted new rules this year, and the candidate who wins the latter states cannot get all the votes. So Brown wants to find his biggest scandal to attack him and make him question his integrity.

"Huh?" Ronald's face flushed red when he saw the governor of Arkansas on the right of Governor Brown. People who know a little bit about acting knew that he was touched in the sore spot by Brown, but he still tried his best to maintain a smile on his face, although his body language was already very tense.

"This situation is a bit similar to mine..." Ronald became interested and wanted to see how he would perform in a crisis.

"How do you respond to Brown?" the host asked.

"I am disappointed with Governor Brown, who came to me in the 1970s and asked me to endorse him for the presidency."

"Do you agree?"

"Of course not. Brown is a man who does not practice what he preaches. Every year or two, he would say something completely different. In 1990, he promoted a bill in California, hoping to eliminate the cap on political donations. His law firm received 175,000 taxpayers' money. I remind you that this was taxpayers' money, to promote this bill..."

"Hmm..." Ronald stroked his chin. This trick works well. If someone accuses you, does that mean they are innocent? What I have to do is point the finger back. Ovitz, didn't you rape the studios and actors with package contracts? Isn't it unfair for those actors who lost the audition opportunity because they were not CAA's clients?

Didn’t you steal the Oscars for those directors who didn’t work with you and didn’t receive full support even though they signed contracts with CAA?
"But just now Brown accused you of assigning state government business to your wife. Do you intend to respond to this?" The host was not so easily fooled and brought up what he had just said again.

"Honestly, Jerry, I don't give a shit what you have to say, you're such a chameleon, you reinvent your stance every year.

But you should be ashamed of yourself for what you did, especially for jumping on my wife's back and making up rumors about her! You don't deserve to be with me."

"This is what the Washington Post said." Brown was anxious...

"Does that make it true? I tell you, Brown, my wife served as governor for me at the expense of her business interests. How many three-dollar public interest lawyers did she give up and how many lucrative business?"

"That's a good trick. I have to learn it. Why do you say Diane doesn't deserve the golden statue? Did you know that she learned acting from her father since she was a child? Did you know that she acted opposite Meryl Streep at the age of six? Did you know that Laurence Olivier said she was the new Grace Kelly?"

"Look at you, Jerry, you care about this blatant disinformation. I care about ordinary people, the millions of ordinary people who have suffered losses in the LA riots, who need action, not incompetent promises.

I tell you, Jerry Brown just attacked my wife and her character. Every time I challenge these old politicians and seek real change, they jump out and make rumors about me and my wife. It's always like this, and let me tell you what happened next... I won, every time! Because I have the support of the people..."

"Fuxk... this guy is really good..." Ronald asked Richard, "Do you have a video? Okay, give me a copy when the time comes..."

Ronald felt that he had found a way to fight back. I am the innovator of Hollywood...

　I slept for more than ten hours last night, but my body still sends me a signal that I need to rest. I will only update once today, so I will adjust my schedule and write more...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)