Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 153
Ed Limato meets Ronald and Michelle Pfeiffer in an executive suite at the Peninsula Hotel, accompanied by a yawning lawyer, Lindsay Dole.In order to persuade her to give up her beauty sleep on weekend mornings to work overtime to read the contract, Ronald also paid three times the consulting fee.

"I noticed you very early, Michelle." Limato said to Pfeiffer, "but then you lost contact with everyone, and I couldn't find you. I wanted to sign last year. You, making your official Hollywood debut at the Golden Globes and Oscars. And Sly has a lot of ideas for his next movie, I just missed you."

Sly means cunning, no one would use this as a name, presumably it is a nickname.

"Sly?" The lawyer lady helped Ronald ask a question.

"Sylvester Stallone, we call him Sly."

"Let me start with my original arrangement with Miss Michelle Pfeiffer. I found a lot of ways to get Michelle to appear, including appearing at the Oscars as Richard Gere's girlfriend...shooting commercials, I do not recommend that Michelle continue to waste time on TV, you are very right to switch to film."

Ronald frowned when he heard that Ed was going to arrange for Michelle Pfeiffer and Richard Gere to appear together at the Oscars.He knew the name, having starred in the movie "Days of Paradise" the year before last.

The film was raved by the photography teacher and shown to the students.All photography was shot in natural light in the early morning or at dusk, for which the photographer won an Oscar for Best Cinematography.Richard Gere is the lead, a handsome guy with long hair.

"But now that the Oscars are over, we need to rework your appearance plan." Ed Limato was unaware, still talking about his plan for Michelle Pfeiffer.

Ronald felt that he might not have changed Pfeiffer's fate much. Limato valued her so much. As long as Pfeiffer returned to Los Angeles, he would discover her sooner or later.

The lawyer lady read the content of the contract and indicated that it was ok.Pfeiffer signed his name, hugged Ronald and stomped to express his happiness.Ronald had no choice but to pat her on the back to express comfort.

Ed Limato called the concierge and asked them to send a bottle of champagne to celebrate, "The heroine of endless love is not a good choice for appearance. The heroine will be positioned as a vase and an ignorant girl. It’s better not to debut with this kind of role, otherwise the way of acting will be restricted.”

Before there was a strong agent, of course every opportunity had to be fought for, but now with the support of a strong agent from WMA, Pfeiffer can naturally choose a movie role a little bit.

The waiter knocked on the door and pushed the cart in. Limato took a dollar and handed him a tip.The waiter happily asked if he wanted to open the champagne now, and after getting the signal, he skillfully took out the champagne from the ice bucket, opened it and poured it for the four of them.

"Cheers!"

Ed Limato then said to Ronald and Miss Lawyer: "After signing the contract, I will officially represent Ms. Michelle Pfeiffer. I need to ask her about some private matters. Please give us some private time, you guys You can watch TV here first."

Pfeiffer motioned to Ronald, and then entered the room with Limato.Ronald turned on the TV in boredom, and watched the rebroadcast entertainment news.

"Did you have this kind of conversation when you signed the contract?" the lawyer lady asked curiously.

"No, I'm a screenwriter, maybe actors have more privacy issues to deal with."

"Sylvester Stallone expressed his wish to take a break when he attended the premiere of the film 'Coal Miner's Daughter' and has no plans for a new film for the time being."

The news about Stallone, Limato's biggest client, appeared on TV. The lawyer sipped champagne while appreciating the most popular action star, "His face really looks like a boxer, he was deformed by beating."

"Puff." Ronald laughed so hard that he almost spit out the champagne.

Limato, who was in the room, was oblivious that the entertainment news was playing Stallone.He unplugged the telephone line, locked the door, and said to Michelle Pfeiffer seriously:
"This is the moment of truth, Michelle. You have to tell me all the filth in your closet. I'm your manager, your interests are mine, and I need to know upfront if you'll let me Your embarrassing past, so that you can take precautions when you become famous, and prevent the paparazzi from digging it out."

"I used to have serious smoking and alcohol addiction, and then I was cheated by vegetarians in order to quit..." Michelle Pfeiffer recounted her own experience of being cheated.

"Leave this matter to me. The children of God are now being targeted by the FBI. It's not difficult to deal with. What about the relationship between men and women? Are there any married men, lovers, etc.?"

"No, I was strictly controlled by the two liars. For a long time, I didn't have the opportunity to develop relationships with people alone, and even had in-depth conversations, until I met Ronnie..."

"Movie screenwriter... Well, the combination of female stars and movie screenwriters is quite common, but it's only limited to female stars who have passed away, and female stars who have given up their stardom..."

"Ring, ring, ring..." The phone in the living room rang, but Limato didn't answer it for a long time.Ronald knocked on the door, "Mr. Limato, it's your call."

"Ask who is it for me?" Limato replied.

Attorney Lindsay Dole picked up the receiver, "Hello, this is Ed Limato's room."

"Are you his assistant? Tell him I'm Sly and put him on the phone."

"Oh, Mr. Stallone, please wait a moment, I'll call him." The lawyer winked at Ronald, and it seemed that she was very excited to talk to the star on the phone.

"Mr. Limato, it's Sly calling."

"Sly?" Ed opened the door and said to Ronald, "I'm listening inside."

"Sly, I'm Ed, what can I do for you?"

"Ed, I don't want to say this to you, but whether it's the procedure or our friendship, I have to tell you: I won't renew your contract."

"What? Sly, we are all Italian, from when you were a penniless little screenwriter until now. Are you leaving me now? Have you forgotten what I always said, we are a big family?"

Ed Limato became anxious and involuntarily put his fingers together, palms up in a gesture of emphasis.

Stallone on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, seemingly impressed by Limato, and then began to say, "Of course I haven't forgotten, but at this stage of my career, what I need is to broaden my play, and you always don't Let me try the drama route. As long as I can make a breakthrough in the drama, I can become the number one actor in Hollywood, not the number one action actor."

"Sly, if you really wanted to, we could try to start with a mid-range comedy, or an action comedy ... Drama isn't your strong suit."

Stallone was silent for a while, and then interrupted Limato, "It's too late, I don't want to waste this most precious time on boxing, I have to try a new role."

Ed Limato was suddenly alert, "Who are you with? Sly."

"Which Motherfuxxker is teaching you to speak? Stand up, coward."

"Well, Ed, I didn't want to confront you head-on..."

"Ron Meyer? You Motherfuxxker of CAA, you sent a little fox to show your affection yesterday, and surprise me today."

"What little fox? Listen Ed, it's a foregone conclusion, you better accept that Sly is at his best star value with CAA."

"What star value? You wait for the lawyer to sue, this bastard kid actually forgot the history of our struggle together during the Rocky period, and wants to leave our Family, woo woo woo..."

Ed Limato hung up the phone violently. A man in his 40s actually covered his face in the room and began to cry.

Ronald, lawyer Lindsay, and Michelle Pfeiffer, the three of them looked at each other in dismay. No one could have imagined such a plot.

It was Ronald who poured a glass of champagne and approached Limato, "Ed, come and have a drink. Hollywood stars come and go frequently."

"Thank you," Ed Limato took the glass, "No, you don't understand. I treat my clients like my own family, and Sly is like my younger brother. I've always treated him as a member of my family." , losing him is like losing a family member, it represents a failure of my philosophy."

As he spoke, Limato tore the handkerchief from the pocket of his suit jacket and wiped away his tears.

"Marlon Brando was also tempted, but he still chose to stay in this warm family. I don't know why Sly was tempted by the evil CAA, betraying the Italian tradition."

After crying so hard, Ed Limato immediately started to pack his luggage, "Michelle, I will help you contact Zeffirelli when I go back, and get you a supporting role with endless love, but I will I will be very busy and need to fight CAA with all my strength, so I will postpone dealing with the two liars."

Ronald called the concierge and got a car for Ed to the airport.

"You wait patiently for the audition results in New York, and I'll give you a chance to properly arrange commercial shooting." Ed patted Pfeiffer's hand to reassure her, and then quickly ran to the elevator, ready to go to the airport.

"So this crying Italian, is he really a big agent in the industry?" Lindsay Dole asked.

"It should be. I think he is sincere to the client, and he is also very sincere to the concept of the family." Ronald shook his head and replied, "Maybe the Italians are more emotional?"

"Ronald, I..." Michelle hesitated to speak.

"I know, I was going to help you deal with the liar. But you already have an agent, do you want my help?" Ronald nodded, looking into Pfeiffer's eyes.

"Yes, Ronald. I owe you one more time. I still have to stay in New York until Endless Love starts. I can't pin my hopes on Limato. He must focus on Stallone now. And those two A liar is looking for me now." Pfeiffer was extremely firm, and she knew who to rely on most now.

Ronald looked at Miss Lawyer.

"The police's commitment to attorney Rudy was shallow, and the Manhattan police stopped when they couldn't find them. We still started with Assistant Attorney Helen Gable." Lindsay Dole replied, "But you have to do it well. Get ready, pay some price."

(End of this chapter)