Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 156 Chapter 1 Revelation of Script Naming

"So we belong to the Quakers?" Ronald drove Aunt Karen and Donna to church.

"Yes, Ronnie. Your mother's family and mine belonged to the Quaker parish of Staten Island, and your father was from the Quaker New England area. Don't you remember? Maybe because the church over there used Another name for the sect—Quakers."

This was the first time Ronald knew what denomination his parents belonged to.After Aunt Karen lost her husband, she was very busy earning money. She often went to work on Sundays and seldom went to church.

The leg warmer business started to take off in the past two months, Donna went to a key high school, and Aunt Karen finally had the opportunity to resume the tradition of going to church on Sunday.

"Before Little Bard, there were a few veteran wives from the Quaker Association who also came to make leg warmers. They told me that there was a small Quaker church in Manhattan. A new priest came to preach today. I heard that His presentation was excellent."

"I remember going to church when I was a child. Didn't there not be a priest, everyone was silent, did they communicate with God?" Donna still had some memories of going to church.

"Maybe it's a different way to approach God. I heard that this priest is from the south."

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"Dear friends, I hope you all close your eyes, close your eyes and pray, and pray with me for a miracle in your life..."

"Have you heard the good news? It's the Gospel of God, spread among our brothers and sisters in our congregation... What I'm going to tell today is 'Genesis' 4:1-4:16, the story of Abel and Cain... ..."

"Church people, we are all brothers and sisters, and we are My Brother's Keepers, which means you are a trustworthy, godly person who takes care of others in their time of need or struggle. This Very heartfelt statement with a strong message...

That is you show a lot of courage, responsibility, and a willingness to put others before you. "

"God created this world 5500 years ago, He created it all in six days and rested on the seventh day..."

"Former Governor of California, now Elephant Party presidential candidate, has won 36 state primaries. He is God's man for America. Let's pray for him to beat Jimmy in the presidential election at the end of this year. , to lead America to prosperity and security..."

This pastor from the south, his sermons are very attractive, his voice is magnetic, and his speeches are very rhythmic, but Ronald has no feeling for religion, he just finds it a little strange, "Isn't the current grand commander a southerner? Why? This pastor from the south supports the ex-governor of the Elephant Party?"

My aunt looked at him, dumbfounded, the question was beyond her knowledge, "Perhaps the ex-governor was more religious, amen."

Aunt Karen went off to socialize with the other veteran wives, and she didn't forget to bring the cookies she baked.Donna secretly said to Ronald, "I don't like this priest. He said that the earth is only 5500 years old, and that the theory of evolution is wrong. Turn a blind eye to the dinosaur fossils..."

"Yes, but you said that there was no priest in the church before, so what happened to everyone praying in silence?" Ronald had never heard of such a custom in the church before.

"I don't know. Although that church is also owned by the Quaker Association, everyone is silent for half an hour, no one speaks, and communicates with God by themselves. Then there are social occasions. It doesn't matter if you don't need a priest to preside over it."

"Then let's go to that church in the future." Ronald felt that this priest was quite capable of brainwashing, and he didn't like his family being brainwashed.

"No, I remember when I was in middle school, it was closed because there were very few believers."

"Girl, you must be talking about the liberals of the Quaker Society." Next to him was a man who looked like a college student, with a big beard and long hair, and he looked very spiritual.

Seeing Ronald looking over, he introduced himself, "I'm from the Department of Anthropology at Yale University. I deliberately grew a long beard and hair to investigate churches in various places." As he spoke, he took out his university library card. The photo has the trendy slightly longer hair and is clean-shaven, looking normal.

"What do you mean by liberal?"

"After the First World War, many religious institutions went bankrupt, and no one believed in God." The college student discussed with Ronald in a low voice, "At that time, the church also began to lean towards the liberal side, and did not deny scientific research findings, such as your sister said Lifespan of the Earth, evolutionary issues. Tend to see the Bible as an ancient story rather than a sacred scripture."

"Some conservative organizations use more conservative views to attract right-wing believers. They are fundamentalists. They think that every word in the Bible is the truth, not a metaphor or description. For example, Moses parted the Red Sea, or Christ’s return to the world is a real thing.”

"However, these claims seem too bizarre in modern society, so starting 30 years ago, a southern priest, Billy Graham (Billy Graham, Billy Graham) began to promote evangelism in America. The evangelical dress Bickey is more of the center, but against the liberal approach to the Bible."

"Have you heard the good news? This sentence is their incision. When they preach, they often start with this sentence."

"But we are Quakers, why did we invite an evangelical priest?" Ronald asked.

"This is a misunderstanding. Evangelicalism is not a sect, but a kind of evangelical movement. It includes all denominations. For example, the Baptist Church, which is the most extensive and has the largest number of believers in America, is divided into liberalism, evangelism pie, and fundamental pie."

"Liberal believers tend to embrace science or doubt the existence of God, so there are fewer and fewer believers. Fundamentalists are too extreme. Now Puritan churches with better development basically belong to evangelicals. They It has also reconciled with the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and it has great momentum in the world."

"What did he mean by my brother's protector?"

"Hahaha, don't you read the Bible?"

Seeing that Ronald was a bit embarrassed, the college student explained, "This is the content in the fourth verse of Genesis. Cain, the son of Adam, only offered God the fruits of plants that fell on the ground. His brother Abel killed himself and raised him. cattle, and offered their flesh and blood to God. God favored Abel, and Cain killed Abel."

"God rebuked Cain, and Cain quarreled with God, saying that I was not my brother's protector. So to say that someone is my brother's protector afterwards is to praise him for having the virtues that Cain lacked, and to compare brothers and even strangers. Put interests before yourself."

"My Brother's Keeper, My Brother's Keeper" Ronald repeated this phrase from the Bible, feeling very suitable for the title of his new Vietnam War script.

A mentally retarded fool, on the contrary, understands the true meaning of God better than all the smart people.He doesn't know how to throw a grenade, and he doesn't know how to aim with a rifle. During training, he threw a grenade into the sky, which almost caused an accident. Fortunately, the platoon leader took him to hide in the explosion-proof ditch.

After being deployed to Vietnam, other people in the company disliked him and deliberately left him on Vietnamese land.After the fool was captured by the Vietnamese army, he took him to fight, seeing that he was a fool, he didn't abuse him.After encountering the original army, the ambushed Vietnamese army captured many of the original comrades-in-arms.

The original comrades-in-arms thought he was a traitor and deliberately brought the Vietnamese.The fool took care of the wounded among them, and secretly released the captives at night, gave them weapons, and let them go home to their mothers.The Vietnamese came to their senses and chased after them with fools.

The fool was playing with the grenade of his comrades. He didn't know whether it was on purpose or out of curiosity. He threw the secretly hidden grenade into the sky and blew himself up when it fell.In the chaos, the platoon leader and his comrades escaped and returned to America to reunite with their families. However, everyone said that the fool was the incarnation of Christ. He was not killed by the grenade. He was still on the battlefield in Vietnam and was the protector of all brothers.

Ronald took out his notebook, quickly jotted down the inspiration, and wrote dozens of pages of the plot in a flash.

Until Aunt Karen asked him softly, "Ronnie, have you finished writing? We should go back."

"Huh? Is it already noon?" Ronald saw that most of the believers in the church had already gone for lunch. "I'm sorry, Auntie, I was inspired to write a lot of plots."

Now there are not only brotherly friendship, controversial plots, anti-federal government war policies, but also religious plots. I'm afraid it will be a big hit.Ronald was happy with his inspiration.

"Shall we go to Burger King? Their burgers and French fries are delicious." Donna said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go."

I don't know what cooking method is used for Burger King's beef, but it is indeed better than McDonald's.Donna ate very enthusiastically, "Mom, I don't like this priest. What he said is different from what we read in our science textbook."

"That's right, don't delay Donna's studies, the Ivy League scholarship has no theological content." Ronald chimed in.

"Well, I'll go to veterans' and family's Sunday gatherings." Aunt Karen didn't really like the atmosphere of the church, and no one praised her for baking delicious cookies.

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"Crack, crack, crack..." Ronald spent the whole afternoon and evening at home frantically typing on a typewriter. When inspiration came, he had to hurry up and write more codes. If the inspiration left, he would not be able to catch it back.

From time to time, I took a sip of the red wine beside the table, lit another Marlboro, and while smoking, I looked for the notes made by my friend who interviewed Aunt Karen.

Sometimes he buried his head in typing, leaving the big beauty Michelle Pfeiffer aside.

Michelle Pfeiffer, in her bathrobe and head wrapped in a towel, sat next to him, looking at his typed papers and helping to sort them out.Pfeiffer knew that Ronald had entered a strange state. On the basis of the original dozens of pages of the first draft, Ronald wrote quickly, and the accumulated manuscript paper was almost 100 sheets.

Pfeiffer looked at the man who was two years younger than himself. His concentration was really attractive. Will he be Hollywood's next golden screenwriter?Like John Milius who wrote Apocalypse Now, or Billy Wilder who wrote and directed his own?

"You're done." Ronald finished typing the 96th page of the manuscript, and after more than 10 hours of continuous writing, the first draft was written in one go.

"Honey, I forgot the time when I wrote it." Looking at Pfeiffer who was holding his first draft with a smile on his face, Ronald stretched himself and took a sip of red wine.The urge to write quickly flowed to the manuscript paper, Ronald seemed to have not finished writing, and the energy in his body had not been released.

Michelle Pfeiffer gently pulled down the bath towel wrapped around her head, and her silky hair flowed down like a waterfall, pouring on the open-neck bathrobe, and also pouring on the snow-white shoulders and chest.

"Ronnie, you're really talented." Pfeiffer was hugged tightly, and whispered in Ronald's ear, "Ugh... ah..." Pfeiffer exclaimed in a low voice.

That is the man who has been encouraged expresses his gratitude with actions.

(End of this chapter)