Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 401 Test Screening
"Ronald, you are great." Brooke Shields was lying on Ronald's right, she was hugging Ronald, with one foot hanging on Ronald's body, she said with a happy face, the blush on her face still hadn't subsided .

"Well, Brooke." Ronald kissed her too.

"Go down, it's my turn." On the left was Helen, who raised her leg and kicked Brooke's leg off Ronald's body, and then pulled Ronald over.

"Well, Helen, are you here too?" Ronald was surprised for a moment, but seeing that the two women were in the same place, he turned to the left, stretched out his arms to embrace Helen, and kissed.

"Sir, sir, we are going to the airport soon, please straighten the back of your chair."

The stewardess put her hands against Ronald's hands and fumbled, and her professional voice reached Ronald's ears.

After waking up, Ronald put down the hands holding the arms of the beautiful stewardess, "Sorry, I had a dream. How is the weather in Los Angeles today?"

"It's sunny." The stewardess went on to call the next passenger.

Since Brooke Shields escaped from his room, Ronald was a little embarrassed to see her.Brooke was also busy with filming and didn't have much time to face Ronald. .By the time Ronald departed for home, the two just hugged and wished each other good luck.

But this kiss made Ronald very unforgettable. When he was sleeping on the plane back home, he actually had a sexual dream.Anyway, there is everything in the dream, and there is no need to be responsible, Ronald still misses it a bit.

Back in Los Angeles, he slept for two days to relieve fatigue, and after finishing the jet lag, Ronald went to Atlantic Company to talk about the release preparations of "Night of the Comet".

Atlantic president Tom Coleman told him that "Girls of the Valley" was due to premiere in late April, and that, if all went well, promotional work for "Night of the Comet" could begin in May.

However, the specific release time depends on the box office revenue of "Valley Girl" and the box office of other movies.Small distribution companies have no way to set the release time a year in advance, because they always need new films at the theater box office.

This May has the latest installment of Star Wars, the blockbuster sequel rebranded from "Revenge of the Jedi" to "Return of the Jedi."There is also the latest episode of 007 "Octopussy" in June.It is estimated that his movie will be released in the gap between these two blockbusters at the earliest, and later it will hit the summer file, where the competition will be even more throat-cutting.

However, before the schedule is confirmed, Ronald still has to send the film to the MPAA for rating and do two test screenings.

Atlantic was in charge of submitting the trial, and Ronald made arrangements for the test screening.General screenings are divided into internal screenings for insiders and external screenings for general audiences.

With the help of the new tape, Ronald was able to use the working copy for two test screenings.Based on the audience's reaction, a little finishing touches were made, and then the negatives were edited and copies developed.

The first thing to do was an internal preview, and Ronald invited all the insiders he knew well to give him their opinions.

Cameron and Gale, Roger Corman are friends over there in the New World. Several leading actors of the "Fast-paced" crew, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, screenwriter Cameron Crowe, were all present.Catherine Bigelow and Willem Dafoe are friends in New York, who happened to be at the Los Angeles International Film Festival, and were also invited by him to watch the film.

Except for Tom Cruise and Diane Lane, who are busy with the new film, almost all the friends in the circle who can be invited come to watch "Night of the Comet".

"Kalala..." The last rewinding sound ended, and the film with traces of editing was finished. Ronald ordered his assistant to bring wine, drinks, and snacks, and he wandered among the crowd to ask for their opinions.

"The special effects part is very good. I think our 'Terminator' should also be in this style." Cameron and Gail praised Ronald's special effects performance.

"How much did you spend on that title?" Cameron was very concerned about these details. The title and subtitles seemed to cost a lot to make.

"It's free. I asked AMEX to do it. Their ADO special effects machine wants to enter the film market. If you are interested, you can talk to their representatives." Ronald pointed to AMEX who was inventing films on the set. said the sales representative.

"It seems to work well."

"Yeah, I heard from Helen that the opening title of 'Supergirl' is also special effects, and it will probably cost 100 million US dollars in production costs. Although the effect is not that good, it can be done at most tens of thousands of dollars."

Cameron also asked by the way, he has a much deeper understanding of special effects than Ronald.

"By the way, how's your 'Terminator' financing going?" Ronald asked them.

Upon hearing this question, Cameron and Gale began to smile wryly and shook their heads.They found more than a dozen companies for financing, but they still had the same problem. The scripts written by Cameron thought they were very good, but he couldn't be trusted as a director.They're still working on Jim's debut.

"Okay, let's find time to talk. I have an Israeli friend who owes me a favor. When he returns to Los Angeles, I will introduce you to talk to him."

The two chatted and then left early.Ronald sent them away, and went back to the screening room to continue chatting with people for feedback.

Ronald approached his writing partner Cameron Crowe.Crowe was very excited after watching the movie, "Did you really make this movie for $120 million? Why do I look like I spent more money than fast-paced."

"Hahaha, of course there are some tricks. Spend enough money on certain scenes, and some scenes are more casual."

"It's great, I have the opportunity, and I want to learn to be a director. It's really interesting to turn the screenwriter into a video."

"What are you up to now?" Ronald asked Crowe.

"I'm still working on Art Linson's project. He still wants to make a fast-paced sequel, an independent story about high school students entering the society. This time he wants to be a director himself. Maybe he saw your directorial work , some inspiration and inspiration. I'm changing the script now."

"Good luck, what do you think of my movie?"

"That's right. I think your screenwriting skills have improved again. Several elements in this movie are actually very well combined by the stories of the two protagonists. It doesn't feel like the fast pace is not well connected."

"Nancy, what do you think?" Ronald asked Crowe's girlfriend, Nancy Wilson, a rock singer.

"I think this story is good, better than your last movie. These two heroines are cool, very rock and roll, very decisive in doing things, can punch, fight zombies, and can hold guns and fight evil Scientists fight, and there is romantic love at the end, I think it looks good."

Ronald laughed out loud. This is the feedback of ordinary viewers.

He went on to ask Jennifer and Phoebe, the two leading ladies of "Fast Pace."

"Well, I think the two protagonists don't have much room for performance, and the characters here are relatively flat." Jennifer Jason Lee opened her mouth with criticism.

"I enjoyed watching it." Phoebe Cates quickly pulled the hand of her good friend, "This is not the kind of drama, anyway, I was very absorbed in watching it from the beginning to the end, but there was no big explosion at the end. I feel a bit annoyed that those evil scientists were not severely punished."

"Hey, I don't have any money." Ronald laughed.Actors always look for the level of performance in advance, but this exploitation film is not a complicated performance, no wonder Jennifer, who comes from a family of actors, feels that it is not a challenge.

"Actually, there are still good performances. The scene where the two heroines reunite at home can still see a good rhythm." Willem Dafoe joined in, and began to chat with the two actresses about their acting skills. detail.

"Ronald, I have a script question for you."

"Please say."

Catherine Bigelow also came over, "When is the comet coming?"

"Huh?" Ronald didn't expect Bigelow to pay such attention to such details.

"In the radio station where the two protagonists go, the recording mentions that there are still eleven shopping days until Christmas. If we count Christmas Eve on the 24th as the last shopping day, it means that the comet will Someday." Bigelow counted to Ronald.

"Ah, yes," Ronald nodded in agreement.

"But when Regina convinced Samantha that everyone was dead, she said 'it's Saturday morning, where are the kids?', so the comet passed on Friday night."

"Ah, you're right." Ronald didn't pay much attention to this question either.

"But December [-]th this year is Wednesday, which means your movie doesn't take place this year?"

"Ah, how do you know what day is NO.14 in December this year?" Ronald wondered.

"I have a calendar at the back here." Catherine picked up the notebook, turned to the last calendar, found it and said to Ronald.

"It doesn't matter, does it?"

"Although you are a sci-fi film, it's better to try to be as accurate as possible in the details."

Ronald scratched his head, a bit puzzled by Bigelow's pursuit of details. The movie doesn't have to be so real, right?
However, he still asked someone to check it. December [-], [-] was actually a Friday. From this point of view, maybe the original film will be released next year?These two details were copied by him according to the lines in the dream.

"Ronald, Ni's movie is very good. When will you give me a role?" The person who came to ask him was the Chinese-haired Marine Jahan who acted as a dance stand-in for the heroine Jennifer Beals in "Lightning Dance" ).

"Haha, Marlene, when your Lightning Dance is released, you won't lack opportunities." Ronald chatted with her a few words.

The production of "Lightning Dance" is very fast, and the copy has been finished, and it is ready to be released in April.The two producers, Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, are both busy with releases, so they were not invited to see their film previews this time.

"I hope so too, are you coming back for the premiere?"

"Yes, I have the invitation. You will come too?"

"Well, my husband and I both went back. Many people in our crew became leading actors. Cynthia Rhodes, who played the bar dancer, went to star Stallone's project. We all envied her. the tall branch."

"Hey, as long as 'Lightning Dance' can sell well, you will definitely become famous, so don't worry about not having a chance."

(End of this chapter)