Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 410 Lightning Dance Grand Premiere

On April [-]th, Ronald came to Hollywood's Chinese Theater in a formal dress to attend the grand premiere of "Lightning Dance".

As the film's co-producer (Co-Producer), he will take photos with the two producers, the director, and the main creator.Of course, with the title of co-producer and honorary title awarded for his special contribution to the film, Ronald also had the opportunity to be interviewed and hitch a ride to talk about his new film.

Don Simpson, and Jerry Bruckheimer stood at the door of the theater, very proud.Don Simpson, a former Paramount executive who was fired for dozing off at an executive meeting, and Jerry Bruckheimer, a film industry layman who only knows financing, are surrounded by reporters and peers , Enjoying the feeling of the pinnacle of life.

The flashlights in the hands of the photographers kept illuminating their faces, and the main creative staff and colleagues who came to the premiere kept stepping forward to take pictures with them.

With the help of his assistant, Ronald walked to the photo area in front of the Chinese Theater and greeted the two producers.

"Hi, Ronald, you're here. Great, why didn't Oscar see you four days ago?" Jerry greeted him warmly.

"Haha, Ronald, look at our movie, the test screening was very successful." Don Simpson pulled Ronald over and asked him to take pictures together.

"I have no nominations and I have a script to write, so I watched the TV broadcast at home." Ronald smiled and stood shoulder to shoulder with the two producers, allowing the reporters to take pictures.

This time CAA has gains and losses in the Oscars. The director Sidney Pollack only got the best director nomination, and Spielberg has the same disease, and the two Jewish directors still did not win the award.

The big winner is "The Biography of Gandhi", Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor are all included.Only Best Actress fell to "Sophie's Choice" Mel Streep. "My Fair Man" led by CAA won the best supporting actress, and Jessica Lange won the trophy.

"See you later." Ronald left from the reporter and entered the theater.The flashlights of these reporters are even brighter than the headlights on the set. It is really difficult for non-actors to deal with it.Only actors are good at such occasions, allowing them to capture beautiful poses without blinking an eye.

There are also a bunch of journalists in the theater, who are interviewing the beautiful heroine, Jennifer Beals.

"Jennifer, this is a movie with a lot of dancing, and you have no background in dancing, how did you practice dancing?"

"Thank you, the producer arranged a good teacher for me, and I did a lot of training before shooting"

"Jennifer, what brand is the T-shirt you have on the poster? Is this cut neckline design specially designed by the designer?"

"It was a coincidence. This is my own T-shirt. It shrank after being washed in the washing machine. When I was shooting an indoor scene in Los Angeles, my head got stuck and I couldn't get it out. I had no choice but to cut it. I didn't expect the costume designer Said the effect was very good, so I kept it.”

"Jennifer, are you really a Yale student?"

"Jennifer, have you really never done a movie before?"

Reporters surrounded the heroine and asked all kinds of questions.

"Hi, Cynthia, nice to meet you here. You look good, how are you doing, did your agent take care of it for you?"

Cynthia Rhodes came too, and Ronald asked her how things were after that.Stallone's brother didn't bother her again, probably on Stallone's orders.Her agent is also looking for new movie opportunities for her, but the feedback is not optimistic.Maybe she's going to make it small, or start over on TV.

"Hi, Adrian", Ronald saw the director Adrian Lane standing aside again, he seemed unhappy, and did not go out for an interview.

"I'm afraid that after I go out, I can't help but scold Paramount and get killed by them." Adrian Ryan said a joke with a wry smile.He was so dissatisfied with Paramount's demands that he was forced to cut about an hour of footage, leaving the entire film with a simple story.

"I heard that the test screening was very good, and now all the producers are compressing the time, and there is no way."

Ronald comforted his old friend Director Ryan, found his seat, sat down and waited quietly for the opening.

The Chinese theater is huge, but it is full.Paramount was very satisfied with the results of the trial screening, so it invested a lot of money to organize the premiere ceremony. It not only found the most famous movie theater in Hollywood, but also invited many audiences to watch it.

After the opening of the movie, the whispers of the audience in the backstage never stopped, and the sex dance after scene was preserved. The male audience kept tsk-tsk admiring, and occasionally one or two people whistled.

Adrian Lane's anger is justified. In the whole movie, the protagonist Alex and his boyfriend Nick's scenes outside the main line are almost cut, not to mention that the plot lines of other supporting characters are almost cut. over.

All the characters, except for the heroine Alex, have no character development, what kind of person they are at the beginning and what kind of person they are at the end.

Only Alex was put in the spotlight, from a man who was not confident in himself to a blooming dance academy student.

However, this dramatic weakening did not disappoint the audience.The multi-stage dance is very beautiful, and cutting off the branches of the story does not prevent the audience from understanding the main story of the whole story.The most important thing is that the movie always has a breath, and the audience does not have a minute to give up going to the bathroom.

Ronald didn't know how this was done, was it the director's editing skills?Or is the actor's performance convincing?Maybe it was when filming, the actors all breathed a sigh of relief, wanted to be famous, and wanted to shoot well.

In this film, most of the actors are newcomers to the film industry.They all want to become famous in one fell swoop with this movie, director Ryan is very good at letting them play, everyone performed [-]% of the effect.

Finally, the lights came on and the audience applauded spontaneously.Then Irene Cara, the singer of the theme song, took the stage again and sang "What a Feeling" live for everyone.Two years later, she has a new song to perform on variety shows.

After the screening ended, the audience began to leave.Ronald also stood up and was about to leave. At this moment, a man and a woman rushed forward, shouting with the two producers and directors.

"Why? Why isn't my name on the subtitles?"

From his Chinese accent, Ronald recognized that it was Marlene Jahan, the dance stand-in of the heroine Jennifer, and she desperately wanted to distinguish herself from the producer. Next to her was her husband, Peter Tram, desperately pulling looking at her.

"Where's my bodyguard?" Don Simpson yelled, and two burly men approached, trying to fork Marlene Jahan out.

Ronald stepped forward quickly. It was too ugly to be staged in front of the news media that hadn't left yet.

Jerry Bruckheimer also came up to stop the bodyguard.

Ronald pulled Marlene Jahan and said a few words.Marlene fell silent, silent.

It was a power scene in Hollywood, and she and her husband had no place here.Ronald was giving her a chance to leave with dignity for her and her husband.

Several people walked to the lounge on the side, leaving the reporters who had discovered the problem.

"Why isn't there my name, even the 'Crazy Legs' that only did a backspin, why don't I have a name for most of the dances for Jennifer?" Marlene Jia who entered the lounge Han loudly condemned.

"I'm sorry, Marlene. This is not a decision between the two of us. In the end, Mr. Eisner from Paramount made the decision. We can give you a certain amount of monetary compensation." Jerry Bruckheimer was more reasonable, and Marlene explain.

"But it's not about money. I need this resume endorsement. My agent has already found me an audition for a supporting role in a movie. Now the experience on my resume is different from the subtitles. I will be regarded as a liar." Marlene leaned uncomfortably against her husband.

"I can't do anything about it. Either you take the check and leave, or you can find a lawyer to sue." Don Simpson said very arrogantly, and took out an agreement from his bag. On it, Marlene Jahan gave up because of the subtitle problem and sued Agreement between Paramount and the producers.

Jerry Bruckheimer took out the checkbook, wrote a number, and handed it over together.

"I don't want money, I just want what I deserve." Marlene was still angry.

But Ronald had seen her husband Peter Tram's eyes light up at the number on the check.It seemed that sooner or later he would help the film crew and persuade Ma Lin to accept it.

"Well, if you have problems with your resume, I can write you a certification letter as a co-producer, so that you will have no problem going to the audition." Ronald offered to help.

"That's fine, I can also give you a signature certificate." Director Adrian Ryan also said.Jerry Bruckheimer also nodded, and now Marlene's most urgent problem can be solved.

"Okay, thank you." Marlene thanked Ronald and the director, bowed deeply, then signed and walked out, not taking the check that lost her signature.

Her husband, Peter Tram, bent over to collect the check in a hurry, and chased him out.

"What's going on here? Why is Mr. Eisner so persistent and won't let her sign it?" Ronald asked.

"All the marketing of this movie is based on the fact that the beauty Jennifer Beals can dance. If this point is exposed, it will cause a lot of damage." Don Simpson raised his chin and answered.Because Ronald helped him persuade Marlene away, he was willing to explain.

"Okay, I see. So CrazyLegs who did her backspin, and Sharon Shapiro who did her gymnastics double, can all be credited, because they do very little double, which is okay with the audience. Allowed.

But Marlene danced almost all of Bills's dance moves, and if she signed her, Bills's propaganda of dancing beauty would be punctured. "

"Correct." Don Simpson snapped his fingers.

Ronald left and went out, and saw Marlene and her husband Peter still at the door, Peter kept persuading his wife Marlene, and finally slowly made her smile a little, and didn't want to tear up the check.Peter smiled too, folded the check and put it in his pocket, and the two of them were happy again.

"Marlene, I'm leaving. If you have any problems with the audition and you need me to prove it, you can ask them to call my agent." Ronald handed over a business card. This kind of effort can help or help.After all, Ma Lin was treated unfairly.

"Thank you, Ronald." Marlene Jahan replied with a Chinese accent, "I know you and Adrian are good people, but the producer Tang really is...he didn't even want to notify me in advance."

"If I inform you, it will be a bad thing, and you can sue." Ronald thought to himself, Don Simpson looks arrogant, but he is actually calculated.Make things happen first, and then use money to get it done. Anyway, you still have to hang out in Hollywood, so you can't afford to offend Paramount.

"With a little effort, what role are you auditioning for?"

"It's just a showgirl role, much like Cynthia Rhodes played in 'Lightning Dance'. After I knew her, I received the starring role in Stallone's new film. In fact, my dancing is not worse than her. This time I can play As a supporting role, next time you may have a chance to play the leading role."

"This is my husband, Peter. He is also a dance stand-in, and he got a job recently." Marlene began to introduce his husband to Ronald again, hoping to leave an impression and think of them when she had the opportunity.

"Yes, Mr. Ronald. I'm Peter Tram, and I'm currently on the set of 'Big Body', acting as a dance double for the lead actor Kevin Bacon."

Ronald said hello and left quickly. This husband seemed to be a man who was good at making money, and being entangled with him was a waste of time.

But "Full of Strength" was also filmed with a dance stand-in?It seems that it is not easy to find people who have both acting and dancing skills when making musicals.

(End of this chapter)