Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1316: Call for Fair Play
"Your new film is very different from your past..."

"Yes, I want to bring something new to Hollywood. Different from the old-fashioned dramas, nor the latest and most dazzling special effects blockbusters, the audience needs to be moved, relaxed and laugh.

Sister Act is one such movie and I guarantee that the audience will get what they want. Yes, just go and watch it, you will be happy.”

"Thank you... Ronald, it's a pleasure to be interviewed by me." The reporter from The Hollywood Reporter put away the recorder. It was a big achievement to have the opportunity to interview this Oscar winner for Best Picture.

Ronald, who had been avoiding the media before, recently accepted interviews from many media for the first time for his two new movies.

He doesn't screen the questions, so such interviews are very interesting.

In the interview, Ronald not only reviewed his Hollywood career, but also talked about his experiences with his wife Diane. More surprisingly, he responded positively to some of the recent accusations in Hollywood that he used videotapes to win awards.

First of all, this does not violate the rules of the academy. In America, where the idea that the law is enforceable without regulations is deeply rooted in people's minds, this statement is very reasonable. You didn't think of this game, but I thought of it first, and it worked very well and defeated you all. What's the problem?

Those who accused him of using such a trick are nothing but idle talk. The Oscars are not absolutely fair. If sending videotapes is against the rules, then aren't those movies that are specially released at the end of the year to impress the judges also unfair?

"What I am doing now is to make the awards fair again, so that the judges can decide the winners based on the performance and the director, rather than the distribution ability of a distributor or agent during important periods and the memory of the judges..."

This kind of talk will surely cause a major discussion in Hollywood after it is published in the newspaper tomorrow. There really should be more producers like this, otherwise it would be too boring for the dull entertainment media to only report on things that flatter each other.

This leads to Ronald's second argument. What he did was not unfair competition, but made the selection fairer. The judges had the opportunity to re-evaluate the actors' acting skills and the directors' abilities before voting, and the awards returned to a fair basis.

"I even think that two weeks before the nominations and the final vote, it is necessary to hold a re-screening of this year's award-winning films at certain locations in Hollywood, where only the judges can attend. This will eliminate the unfair advantages of films released at the end of the year... Everyone can watch all the nominated films at the same time, and with comparison, there will be no memory errors, and this way, things like Barbra Streisand missing out on the Best Director nomination will not happen..."

As for the third point, which Ronald refuted most fiercely, it was a rebuttal to the attack on his wife Diane Lane winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

“I know that when she was 14 years old, her acting skills were praised by the great British actor Laurence Olivier. Several youth films that followed were also chosen by directors like Francis Coppola.

I hate those who say that she won the award because of me. In fact, because she wanted to better play the role of my wife, we didn't shoot a movie together for a long time. Also, because I was often shooting movies outside, I needed her at home, and she missed a lot of good scripts.

This statement is extremely unfair to her..."

"How did I answer?" Ronald asked his public relations consultant, Pat Kingsley.

"Very good, your answer is very contagious. I think it would be a good idea for you to be an actress. This would both respect independent women (support your wife's career) and satisfy traditional women (protect your wife from being attacked).

In general, you are still calling for fair competition, letting the quality of the film determine the winners, which will be recognized by most grassroots actors and audiences..."

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"Hahaha, you are really interesting. I think those Jewish people are going to be so angry about you..."

The next day, the interviews were published in various media outlets, and the first person to call was Jack Nicholson. This eccentric star laughed out loud when he saw someone talking, and he could make the Jews speechless with anger.

“I didn’t say anything bad about the Jews… Don’t say that…” Ronald knew that the film crew of Barbra Streisand’s award-winning movie “Prince of Waves” was Jewish, and Warren Beatty’s “The Boss” also relied on the support of Jewish executives. After all, the protagonist of this biographical film, “Bugsy”, was the most famous Jewish gangster in the early years of Hollywood.

"No matter what, I support you. You make me feel rare happy, Ronald. It's been a long time since anyone fucked them hard. Besides, you also let me indulge in my acting addiction. Don't forget me when you have a role in the future. It must be fun..."

Ronald put down the phone and thought to himself, you probably like money. You got five million after just two weeks of shooting. It only means I know what’s good and how to use you (this is what I saw in my dream).

This proactive approach of talking about their own ideas and methods has indeed had a very good effect. At least their base has become more solid. Those famous non-Jewish stars and all the grassroots actors have long been angry about the Jewish control of Hollywood and the inequality of opportunities they have created, but the Jews are powerful and if they don't follow their words, there will be no place for them in Hollywood.

Now someone has come out to advocate fairness, which is good news for these people. It doesn't matter whether Ronald's words are anti-Semitic or not, the most important thing is that they have a chance to choose.

Whether it is winning awards or making money, there is now a non-Jewish choice. And choice is the most important thing...

"Ah, he does have a point... When I was filming Bonnie and Clyde, I had the same idea as him. Hollywood can't continue with the old ways...

Winning an award? Oh, they are really great, I applaud them for winning. No, no, I think the judges are fair, I think we are great, but there is only one trophy..."

Warren Beatty was also interviewed, and his speech was not angry at all. Anyway, the award has been given out, so what's the point of talking about it now? It's a good opportunity to establish a good relationship with Ronald, and there will be more opportunities in the future.

Of course, the most important thing is that he had a son in his old age. Now he is in good spirits and feels happy to be a father. He is considering working harder and having a few more children. He has won the Golden Figure and other awards before...

Another big loser in the awards, Barbra Streisand, refused to be interviewed. She was the most depressed one.

Ronald didn't even win any awards, but he's still waving the banner of feminism and complaining about not being nominated for a director award. There are some things I really can't say.

Although this guy is young, he speaks very maturely, just like a politician who has been immersed in politics for more than ten years. He did not mention Jews in any sentence, but every sentence was ridiculing the unfairness of Jews. Why is this so awkward?
Her agent wanted her to come forward and point out that the tactic of sending the videotape to the judges was unfair, but after Streisand assessed the situation, she realized that if this matter was not handled well, it would be disadvantageous to her.

People have said that the videotape is to correct existing injustices. If I refute it, wouldn't that just be admitting that I have done a lot of injustices by virtue of the time of its release and my Jewish identity?

"Oh, I agree with Ronald's opinion. The Academy should seriously consider holding special screenings for judges in Hollywood and New York before deciding on the nominations. This way, everyone can compete on a fair level based on their performance...try to minimize the interference of other factors."

Martin Scorsese was the one who was most interested in Ronald's proposal. When he was interviewed, he singled it out and praised it highly.

For Scorsese, the biggest pain is that many of the judges are biased against his positions. For example, he is of Italian descent, he is a Catholic, and he is dissatisfied with the Jewish people banding together to pursue awards, which makes the judges unhappy.

When voting, they would intentionally or unintentionally shift their focus to Jewish-dominated films released that season. It would be great news for him if he could re-release the films before the awards ceremony, with screenings reserved for the judges.

Of course, not everyone likes Ronald's proposal. The college has raised many objections. The spokesperson who was interviewed by the reporter gave many reasons, but they all came down to two words: "tradition."

The Academy and the Oscars have traditions!
This award, which was not important before, has now become the biggest purpose of the Academy's existence. The reason why the Academy has so many resources and such a great influence is all due to the Oscar.

Therefore, any previous practices of the college are precious traditions and must be respected.

In short, Ronald's speech was very good. We have always taken fairness as the highest principle. Fairness for women and minorities is also the direction we have been working towards, and everyone has seen our progress.

As for the suggestions of the members, such as giving a certain number of nominations to black people each year, adding some new judges, and re-screening movies before nominations, these are all good suggestions, but they should be considered appropriately under the premise of respecting the profound traditions of the Academy...

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"Hahaha..." Ronald was very happy watching the reactions to his attack while sitting at home. The governor of Arkansas was indeed a great man. His tactics were very useful in Hollywood.

When defending, you should be like a seal, leaving the opponent no room to attack. When attacking, you should attack and defend at the same time, making the opponent's counterattack disappear without a trace.

Others can only take the hits and cannot fight back, otherwise everything is wrong. If you hit one point of Ronald's speech, then other points will attack him in return.

Well, it's only this year, otherwise he might have won. But I heard that if a candidate loses the presidential election, his future political prospects will not be very good. Maybe it will take another 10 or 20 years before he can make a comeback.

Another good news is that "Sister Act" had a huge success in its first weekend.

The film opened in 1,500 theaters and grossed over 12 million dollars in its first weekend. Emil Adolino finally got the box office success he deserved.

Among the movies released over the weekend, only the third installment of "Lethal Weapon," starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, had higher box office than them.

But that was the sequel to two hit action movies, and Ronald's low-budget comedy musical was indeed hard to beat.

However, the sequel to another successful film series, "Alien: Episode 57," suffered a % drop in its second week, falling below "Sister Act."

"Why did the box office of Alien drop so much?" Ronald was puzzled when he looked at the box office report. This sci-fi film created by Ridley Scott was originally a low-budget horror film. But the sequel was transformed into a space action film with the blessing of his good friend Cameron. It is a rare movie whose reputation and box office are better than the first one, which is very rare.

This is also the movie that directly established Cameron's foothold. How come the third movie has become like this? It seems that it can only stay in theaters for three or four weeks.

"It's still Sigourney Weaver playing the role? The leading actress hasn't changed, what's going on?" Ronald originally thought that there was a problem with the casting, but now that he sees that it's still the original cast, how could the performance have plummeted so much?
In order to find out the answer, Ronald went to the cinema to watch the movie himself.

"Jim, have you seen the third installment of Straight Sex?"

After coming back, Ronald was unhappy and called Cameron immediately.

"No, I'm preparing a new script. Since I can't shoot Terminator 3, I'll just write some scripts. So, is it good?"

"It's terrible. It completely ruined your second movie. I'm so angry. Why did Fox hire such a rookie director to direct it?"

"It's not that bad, is it? I heard that Ridley Scott's schedule was not right, so they wanted to ask him to go back." Of course, Cameron's salary as a director has been increased, and Fox can no longer afford him.

"Be more tolerant, Ronald. Our first movie wasn't perfect either..." Cameron felt that Ronald was a bit too harsh. He heard that the director David Fincher used to make commercials and was very well received.

"You know what? Ripley, played by Sigourney, discovered that she had aliens parasitizing her body, so she jumped into the steel furnace and died with them..."

"Huh?" Cameron's face was long. This plot was too...

He finally turned Sigourney Weaver's character into a strong and great female warrior in the second film, but how come in the third film she was parasitized by an alien? She was even thrown into a steel furnace. Isn't this... a copy of Terminator 2?
I don’t know if they borrowed his ending because of the release of Terminator 2.

"And the little girl she rescued..."

"Oh..." Cameron thought to himself, I spent so much effort on the story of the second part, but it was messed up. Now he has no interest in watching it.

"Let's produce our own projects in the future, otherwise it would be a pity..."

This kind of thing is really hard to avoid under the big studio system. Only by firmly holding the film production rights in the hands of the director can this kind of thing be avoided...

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"Hey, Ronald, you've been making a lot of noise lately..."

"It's okay, what do you think?"

"Are you home? I have something to talk to you about..."

"You are not here to trouble me on behalf of the Jews, are you?"

"Jews have to eat too, Ronald. I want to discuss the new film with you..."

Mike Medavoy from TriStar Pictures called and asked to come visit him. His new project was in a bit of a crisis and he needed Ronald's help.

(End of this chapter)