Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 253 Chapter 2 Tear!
"Ah...ah...!"

"Ah...you bitch."

Ronald and the three of them heard the louder and louder voices outside, and quickly got up and walked out of the room to see what happened.

In the rest area, two women were scolding each other.

One of them was Melanie Griffiths, who Ronald met, auditioning for "Endless Love". I haven't seen her in a year. conspicuous.

"You little bitch who seduced my father, you came to my house with your bitch mother at the age of 20 and refused to leave." Another girl pointed at Melanie's nose and cursed.

"You lousy bitch dating Nigger." Melanie was not to be outdone, and imitated him with a childish tone, "M...J..., when will you come to my house, I have something good to show you .”

"How old were you then, huh? Sixteen?"

"You bitch, you actually eavesdropped on my conversation with MJ at my house."

"Ah...I'm going to kill you." Another girl rushed over, grabbed Melanie's hair, and pulled it down forcefully.

Melanie was in pain from being pulled by him, and she lowered her head, and the girl took the opportunity to scratch her face with one hand.

Melanie's face was scratched by her, and she yelled "Ah...", which hurt the actress the most.Relying on being taller than the opponent, she also grabbed the opponent's hair with one hand, and then slapped him with the other hand.

"Snapped!"

A slap was crisp.

"what……"

The other party yelled, and then exerted all his strength, pulling down a lot of Melanie's hair, which was grabbed by his hand.

"what……"

Melanie Griffiths let out a miserable scream, rushed up and pushed her down, rode on her and raised both hands, and slapped her both left and right with two slaps.

"Oh... oh..." Ronald stepped forward quickly, and the casting director Don Phillips each grabbed one and separated them.

The two were hugged and tried to take off and kick each other.Ronald had to separate them and find comfort with the person who accompanied them to the audition.

Ronald is holding the girl who quarreled with Melanie. He found out that the well-known singer Cher (Cher) accompanied her to the audition. He used to be on Staten Island and often saw her and her ex-husband Sonny Bono. Performed the male-female duet "I Got You Babe" on TV.

"Is this your daughter, Ms. Cher?" Ronald asked.

"Oh, no, this is Ryan O'Neal's daughter, Tatum. She lives in my house." Cher replied, "Thank you just now, are you?"

"I'm the director Ronald Lee." Ronald thought to himself, so this girl is the little girl in the movie "Paper Moon" directed by Bogdanovich. With this role, she won over her father. Ryan, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. (Ryan played the leading actor but was not nominated)

Why does someone else's daughter live in your house?It seems that the relationship is quite complicated.

Ronald looked at Tatum O'Neal, and saw that she was fine except that her face was a little red and swollen from the slap.I asked them to sit down and rest first, and asked her if she needed an ice pack and if she would go to the hospital for an examination.

When Tatum heard that Ronald was the director, he immediately straightened his hair and tried to smile, but unfortunately he touched the injured cheek, and a burst of pain made her grin.

"You are not suitable for the audition today. I will ask the casting director to choose another time so that you can stagger the audition." Ronald first made a promise to reassure the little girl.

Xueer comforted Tatum, took the ice pack from the assistant, and asked her to apply it.

Taking the opportunity, Xueer and Ronald quickly explained the whole story.

Turns out Tatum O'Neal had a personal feud with Melanie Griffiths.Melanie lived with the O'Neills for a while in the 70s and had an affair with her father.

I saw it at the audition scene today, I don't know who provoked each other first, and it developed into two people revealing each other's bottom, cursing each other's privacy, and finally turned into a fight.

"Then why did you send her here today?" Ronald asked.

"Her father moved in with Farrah Fastett two years ago. He left her alone and took care of her brother. We used to be on a TV show together, and she would come to me if she needed anything."

Ronald was speechless, and could only let them go first, and then make an appointment for an audition.

"Is there anyone here..." Cher asked while hugging Tatum O'Neal.

"They are all employees of Universal and understand the rules." Ronald knew she was asking if anyone would tell.The news media doesn't know how to do it. People here know what's important, but it's inevitable to spread rumors in private.

Go back and watch Melanie Griffiths.Her injuries were more serious, she lost a few strands of hair, and was scratched a few times on her face, but fortunately she was not disfigured.

Also persuaded to leave Melanie and her boyfriend, Ronald went back to continue the audition.Actresses are no worse than ordinary girls fighting when they tear up.I heard that Melanie Griffiths lived with a lion when she was a child, and this wild power is still more powerful.

Next, the audition for Kelly Preston was still an old problem. Her appearance was beyond standard, but her acting skills were not enough, and she couldn't play the kind of innocent girl's yearning and fear in the face of love.Ronald had to let her go back and wait for the news.

Before leaving, Preston made a phone call gesture to him, which caused Hekelin to look over.

What is this?Didn't eat it and caused gossip?

In his heart, Ronald sentenced this beautiful actress with low IQ to audition to death.

"Princess Leia" Carrie Fisher is still as beautiful as ever.The line skills and acting skills are also sufficient.

But Ronald was a little uncertain.On the one hand, her age has irreversibly increased. She was born in 56 and is already 25 years old, which is too far behind a high school student.

On the other hand, she will also participate in the future Star Wars, and she may not be able to accept nudity scenes, maybe she will have to let George Lucas rule.Although there are certain marketing benefits that can promote her brand, but this kind of scale constraint may in turn force the crew to change the script.

"What do you think?" Ronald asked the opinions of the three.

“Did it ever occur to you that audiences remembered her Princess Leia too well?” whispered Don Phillips.

"You're right, Don." Ronald understood that an image that is too impressive to the audience will often limit the actor's performance.

If the audience screams Princess Leia as soon as they see Stacy on the screen, then the movie will not go on.

Ronald had no choice but to cross Fisher out of his heart.When encountering two actresses who are tearing each other up like this, there is no suitable candidate for the roles of Stacy and Linda.

"Is there anything else we could audition for?" Ronald asked.

"Paramount's big production 'An Officer and a Gentleman' happened to be auditioning, and many female stars went there to try their luck first, and it was a female show, we are a girl show.

Actresses between 18 and 22 are actually more inclined to "officers and gentlemen". After all, if they become famous in one fell swoop, they can continue to act until they are 35 years old without changing their acting career. "

"Who are the candidates?" Ronald asked.

“Debra Winger, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay…”

Don Phillips reported the names of a string of actresses.

"Okay, let's send them audition invitations."

Universal's executives found out about the actresses tearing each other up at the audition scene.The next day, the president, Tom Mount, and the two producers called Ronald and Heikelin to a meeting.

"You guys are behind schedule, you need to speed up the audition for the heroine. Those two actors who fought each other at the audition scene, I can't have it, what should I do if I fight with other people on the set?" Tom Mount put pressure on Luo when he came up. Nader.

"Mr. Mount, we still have some scheduled auditions for actors in the next few days, and I believe we can find suitable candidates." Ronald handed over the prepared list of priorities.

"Your information is not well-informed, Ronald." Tom Mount flipped through the pages, "Jennifer Jason Lee is very likely to win the heroine of 'The Officer and a Gentleman', you have to find another one."

"Okay, we will speed up the process." Ronald didn't know what hidden plans Mount had, he always felt that he had another purpose for calling him, and the actresses were tearing each other up outside the audition office, but he couldn't blame him , It is normal for audition actresses to have other choices.

"How about we jump out of this box and think of different solutions?"

"Here we come, here we come," thought Ronald, before replying to Mount, "I don't know what kind of solution it is?"

"How about we try an actress the same age as a 12th grader? Like Brooke Shields?"

"We can't afford her salary, and if she participates, her mother Terry will not agree to a frontal nudity scene."

Ronald replied.Then I thought, with Brooke's acting skills, she must not be able to play the two heroines well.Also, if she participates in the show, she has to abide by the 6 hours a day working time without overtime, which will further delay the shooting progress.

"I think it can be considered. After all, she is a popular star, so it is not impossible for us to modify the script for her." Heikelin is a little excited. If a popular star participates in the film, the scale and budget of the movie will be expanded accordingly.

Ronald looked at Heikelin and thought to himself, "Then the script must be revised and the schedule must be postponed. Of course, I may not be able to be the director of this big production, and maybe you won't be able to either." What do you think.This kind of production hell, he doesn't want to do it again.

"I can consider an additional $100 million, as long as Brooke Shields can be hired. The script can also be revised. Didn't she also participate in Blue Coral Reef and Endless Love? With a double, we can do the same."

"I'll contact Brooke's mother, Terry." Ronald agreed. He knew that Terry was extremely greedy, and the price offered here would not satisfy her.But Brooke may just be an episode, what is Tom Mount really thinking?
"Now let's discuss the choice of the leading actor."

"It turns out that the real purpose is the leading actor." Ronald thought to himself.

Screenshots of several candidates' auditions were shown on television.

"I think this Judge Reinhold is good." Heklin commented.

Judge Reinhold is her best friend's boyfriend, a secret no one on set knows.Originally, she wanted to recommend her best friend who worked at the Film Academy (AFI) to be a casting director.

Although the position is currently held by the friend of the producer Lin Sen, she still wants to recommend someone of her own as the leading actor, so that she can rely on her own ability to squeeze out Ronald, who is related to him, after the start of the film.

A film screenwriter who just turned 20 just sold Jane Fonda a script by luck.How can the professional knowledge of a director compare to myself, a talented student who has a bachelor's degree in New York University and a master's degree in AFI?I also made a documentary and an excellent graduation short film, which was appreciated by Mount.

"He's good at acting, but he's a little older. Why don't we try Nicholas Coppola?" Ronald said Nicholas' last name, implying that he could sell face to director Francis Coppola.

Tom Mount smiled. This kid actually has a good idea. If Coppola's new film "Old Love, New Love" hadn't been canceled by Paramount executives after seeing the sample, this face could also be sold to he.

Paramount was dissatisfied with the daily samples taken by Coppola and was about to abandon the release of Coppola's new film.

Coppola is carrying tens of millions of high debts from Chase Bank. If the new film cannot sell well, it is likely to go bankrupt.Now the top executives in the circle are wondering whether Coppola has exhausted his talents.

The producer who still had confidence in him didn't want to reach out to rescue him, so he might as well wait for him to go bankrupt, and then sign multiple film contracts with him at a low price to pick up a bargain.

"No, we can't use him."

"Why? Because his performance is too 'dark'?" Ronald was startled. It was Mount who directly denied his choice. On the leading actor Brad, both of his choices failed?
"Because he's underage."

"But his audition materials say he is 18 years old?" Ronald remembered Nicholas Coppola's materials, obviously already an adult.

"He made a fake, we have confirmed with Francis. He admitted that Nicholas is only 17 years old and can only film 6 hours a day."

"But Brooke..." As soon as Ronald said the words, he knew he had made a mistake, and he shouldn't have agreed to invite Brooke.

"Yes, Brooke is a star. If she is willing to come, we can modify the script for her, and then we can see if an actor with the same acting status as her can be hired to cooperate."

If Brooke is willing to come, the budget will be increased, and the leading actor will also need to change to a big name.If Brooke doesn't come, there is a high probability that she won't come, so Nicholas is not suitable for this small production movie because he is not old enough.

"Hmm..." Ronald sulked, looking at Heklein and Mount, how should he deal with this casting problem?

(End of this chapter)