Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1337 Ronald's New Testament
"Why are you interfering in Robin's career, Sean?"

"Why the hell should I explain this to you? This is our private matter."

Sean Penn made his debut in the filming of Ronald's directorial debut, "Richmond High". His eccentric style is also well-known in Hollywood. He did not put away his rebelliousness just because he was an old acquaintance with Ronald (or he may have put away a lot of it).

After learning that Robin Wright had turned down the casting, Ronald was very dissatisfied and he and the casting director Julia Taylor called his home directly.

The way this guy speaks gives people a feeling of being mentally retarded. When Ronald was working for Julia Taylor, he discussed this actor. I didn't expect that now, more than ten years have passed, this guy still speaks without thinking.

In addition, Madonna had divorced him before, and there were many rumors that Sean Penn had committed domestic violence, which made many of his fans disappointed in him. After entering the 1990s, invitations to commercial films almost disappeared.

However, he is still very popular with women, from Susan Sarandon and Barbara Hershey of the previous generation, to Madonna who is about the same generation as Ronald, and then the younger Robin Wright. Not only are they beautiful, but they are also well-known.

"Because if you keep interfering with Robin's career like this, I will never let you star in a movie in Hollywood that costs more than 10 million to produce." Ronald was so angry at this stupid guy that he cursed back.

"Oh yeah? You can make me... Damn, you really can... I won't do big productions if I don't want to. I'm not interested in those big productions anyway." Sean Penn is not really stupid. He doesn't think before he speaks, but he is also familiar with the power situation in Hollywood. Ronald is in such a position. If someone spreads the word that he is hindering his girlfriend's acting career, he will probably have a bad reputation in Hollywood.

"Let me speak, Sean." Robin Wright took the receiver, "Director, I really want to play this role, but I have more important things now..."

"Who asked you to be the female lead? Spielberg or Lucas? Who is the male lead? Are you more attractive than Tom Cruise?" Ronald couldn't help but scold this brainless woman. With such a good opportunity, if you really had a better opportunity, you wouldn't have been silent for so many years after becoming famous.

"No, Director, I'm pregnant with Sean's child and I want to keep the baby..."

"Ah..." Ronald couldn't help but hit his head with his fist. It was hard to talk about this matter. It's not like there haven't been actresses in Hollywood who gave up their children for roles, but this matter could never come out of his mouth.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Well, congratulations, I'm happy for you. Give the phone to Sean... Damn, you're such a lucky guy. Congratulations for messing up the progress of my project..."

"Hey, Ronald, I've always been a fan of yours. You must understand the plots with women in your movies, right?" Sean Penn laughed on the other end of the phone. Of all the girlfriends he had, only Robin gave birth to a daughter for him, and now the second child might be a son.

"Get lost, lucky bastard..." Ronald hung up the phone with a smile. Sean Penn was married to Madonna but had no children. Now he is still not married to Robin but has children one after another.

"Being pregnant is a good thing, but for her career..." Julia Taylor also heard the conversation. She could only smile bitterly and put a cross behind Robin Wright's audition photo.

"That's not something I want to consider. Let's talk to Tom..." Ronald had no choice. The next two candidates, Bridget Fonda and Jane Tripplehorn, would ask Tom Cruise to audition again before making another selection.

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"Which one do you like more?" Tom Cruise came for the audition, and Nicole Kidman also came. Many Hollywood couples stare at their partners. However, Cruise and Kidman did it more decently. After greeting Ronald and others, Nicole Kidman made an excuse to go shopping in a nearby boutique.

"I have to ask you this question. I don't have a preference between the two, but your chemistry with them is very important."

"I don't care..." Tom Cruise shrugged and gave a smile that drove the female audience crazy.

Ronald was a little surprised. After the news of his angry rebuke of Steve Siegel at the Warner Bros. preview spread, the attitude of actors in the industry towards him seemed to have changed. It was no longer the relationship between directors, producers and stars in the past.

Sean Penn, who I hadn't seen for many years, was like this, and Tom Cruise, who I often see today, was like this. It was as if the psychological contract between himself and his peers had been replaced. Everyone was a little afraid of him.

"I hope I haven't caused you too much trouble, Tom. I know the idea of ​​changing the leading actress candidate at the last minute is crazy."

"It's not your fault. If Nicole and I had a child, I would definitely not let her act."

Sure enough, this feeling of deliberately trying to please was not an illusion, Ronald smiled. He asked his colleagues to help him get the camera ready, and the two female stars were waiting outside to act with Tom Cruise.

"Jane..." Ronald remembered that when he was an assistant, he found that Tom Cruise had not yet changed his dentures. He became interested, so he went out with Julia Taylor and called the two actresses in to see if it was possible to discover a new star.

"Ronald, Julia..."

Jane Tripplehorn stood up with a smile. She deliberately dressed like JFK's wife Jacqueline. In her opinion, the character of Abby was a template for a New England housewife in the old Thirteen States, and Jacqueline was the most classic New England housewife.

Ronald smiled and didn't point it out. This understanding of the role is not too outrageous. If Tom Cruise and her have a good chemistry, it doesn't matter. He can slowly adjust it during rehearsals.

Jane Tripplehorn also came with her boyfriend today. Her agent was even more nervous than she was, waiting for Ronald to force out an exaggerated smile. One hand was still behind to block Jane's boyfriend who was eager to try.

This person has been very excited ever since Ronald showed up. The agent is afraid that this reckless guy will recommend himself to Ronald, which will make the director have a bad impression of his client Jane.

"Ronald...it's me, it's me"

As expected, what you fear will come true. The boyfriend called Ronald's name directly, waved at him, and made faces to try to attract Ronald's attention.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" Ronald saw this face and remembered that this was the American refugee who was with the little boy played by Christian Bale when Spielberg filmed Empire of the Sun in Qingpu five years ago. The expression on his face was indeed unforgettable.

"I'm Ben, Ben Stiller, formerly of..."

"Empire of the Sun, why are you here?" Ronald called out the name of the movie he acted in. If he hadn't introduced himself, I would have never remembered the actor's name.

"Yes, yes, Jane and I came together..."

"You wait here, it won't be long..." Ronald shook hands with him and turned into the audition room.

"Oh, God, Ronald shook my hand."

Jane Tripplehorn was almost hurt by her unreliable boyfriend, who made Ronald say that it wouldn't be long. Fortunately, Ronald didn't ignore her after the audition began. She and Tom Cruise also had a good chemistry, and their appearance was very consistent with the image of a newlywed couple of Harvard graduates in New England.

"Okay, thank you, Jane. We'll inform your agent when we have news." Ronald smiled and said goodbye to her.

"How do you feel?" Ronald asked Julia Taylor.

"It's a good performance, but a little too good." Julia Taylor meant that the performance was rather urbanized, and Jane Tripplehorn was such a good actress, her stage play acting skills made her know exactly what reaction to give and when.

"Hmm..." Ronald nodded. Although she and Tom Cruise looked very good together, they were still a little out of place. After Julia Taylor said this, he understood that it was a common problem in stage plays. The reaction was not entirely based on the stimulation given by the opponent, but there were already some psychological responses.

"Let's invite Bridget..." Ronald hoped that this girl from an acting family would know better how to act in movies.

Bridget Fonda was more simple, and her appearance was not too much prepared for the role of a New England housewife. She came with her agent with short hair and a simple outfit.

"Can you put your hair up?" Ronald said to Bridget in the audition room.

Many married housewives would choose a bun hairstyle to look more mature.

"Oh, okay..." Bridget Fonda was a little panicked. She took a hairpin from Julia Taylor and put her hair up in a few seconds.

"Comb the bangs in front back as well..." Seeing Bridget being clumsy, Ronald had no choice but to stand up and help Julia Taylor show her how to get a housewife's hairstyle.

"Bang..." The door of the audition room was opened at this moment, and a tall man ran in rashly.

"Bridget, why didn't you listen to me and make a commercial film? You should stick to your artistic pursuits and not sit on the red sofa for a role..."

Ronald and several others were shocked. It turned out to be Eric Stotts, the teenage star who was fired halfway through the filming of "Back to the Future".

This guy's debut film was "Fast and Furious 2", directed by Ronald, in which he and Nicolas Cage played a pair of idiots.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I..."

Seeing that Ronald and Tom Cruise were in the group, Eric Stotts immediately nodded and bowed. Although he and they were both newcomers back then, times have changed and they are no longer on the same level.

Besides, there have been rumors in Hollywood recently that Ronald is so powerful that even Warner Bros. has to avoid him. If he offends him, his future in Hollywood will be even bleaker.

"Do you two have anything to say? Don't take too long..." Ronald saw that the two were in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship and teased with a smile.

"Aren't you living with Helen Hunt?" Bridget Fonda looked resentful, as if she had eaten a sour lemon.

"Bridget, I'm worried about you... Of course, Ronald is not that kind of person. I only became worried after hearing the news..." Eric Stotts stepped forward and shook Bridget Fonda's hand.

"My goodness, this guy is also a romantic..." Ronald shook his head helplessly. There are some male stars like this in Hollywood. Their acting skills and careers are very poor. They talk about art every day, and their only skill is to keep changing beautiful stars.

Eric Stotts was the boyfriend of Jennifer Jason Leigh, the heroine of Ronald's first movie, and his previous girlfriend was Ally Sheedy from Brad's gang. After he deceived the younger generation of the Fonda family, Bridget, he hooked up with Helen Hunt.

I guess Helen Hunt dumped him after she got the lead role in that TV series, and now he's back to pretend to be a good guy and wants to win back Bridget Fonda.

"Ahem..." Ronald cleared his throat.

"Hmph...you wait for me outside first..." Bridget Fonda changed her anger into joy, revealing a charming smile, looking at Eric Stotts with love.

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside. Sorry, Ronald, I'll be right out."

Ronald and Julia Taylor looked at each other. Bridget Fonda's smile was very similar to Abby's mood in the plot when she found out that her husband Mitch was cheating on her, and after being hurt, she forgave him because of love.

"Well..." Tom Cruise also saw the smile with many layers of meaning, turned around and looked at Ronald.

"Let's audition first, Bridget..."

……

"You go back first, we will contact your agent when we have news..." Ronald asked Bridget Fonda, who had finished the audition, to go out first.

Bridget Fonda has issues with her acting maturity, but her similar state of mind to the character made her audition much more natural than before.

It can be imagined that when Bridget Fonda and Tom Cruise looked at each other, they must have replaced that handsome face in their minds with that silly boy Eric Stotts.

"What do you think?" Ronald asked Tom Cruise.

“I think both have their merits…”

"Think about it...let's watch the audition film again after it's developed." Ronald patted Cruise on the shoulder and ended the audition.

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"Jane, what's going on with your niece? Is Eric Stotts her boyfriend, or is he?"

After the audition, Ronald went home and called Bridget's aunt Jane Fonda.

"Ha, we in the Fonda family are very devoted to love..." Jane Fonda did not take it as an offense. Instead, she thought it was a good thing that Bridget was willing to sacrifice herself for love.

"Never mind, I'm just asking..." Ronald understood that this family had some problems in their love life.

"The Donkey Party formally selected the nominee for president at a meeting held in New York today. The former governor unexpectedly nominated the governor of Tennessee, who is also from the South, as the candidate for vice president."

The news on TV was broadcasting today's breaking news. After Perot withdrew from the race, the governor's prospects immediately became bleak. The current president also won the nomination at the meeting yesterday, limiting the votes of all his competitors to single digits.

After all, after Perot withdraws, it will be very difficult for him to face off against the current president who won the Cold War and the Gulf War.

“I thank the voters of my party for their support. I promise that if I am elected, I will bring a new covenant to America and work hard to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor left by the previous two presidents.

I am committed to solving real problems, not just empty slogans. Starting tomorrow, my partner, Al, and I will be working together to..."

The former governor of Arkansas put his arm around his partner's shoulders and said, "I will take a bus with my partner Al to every state in America and listen to your problems..."

(End of this chapter)