Exploiting Hollywood 1980.
Chapter 426 Submitting the Script
Chapter 426 Submitting the Script
After drawing the sketch, Ronald had a good idea, turned on the computer, called up the latest archive, and began to revise the ending. He held the two hands high in the shape of a crane on both sides of his body, and then used his left foot to fake a fake action, and finally used his right foot to make a fake move. The trick of kicking the opponent's head with the foot crane is described in detail.
After saving the file, Ronald was about to print it out when his heart suddenly moved.
He saved the document as "Karate Project New", then deleted the newly written part of the specific action description, and added back the original description at the end.
"Danny used a crane kick, took off with one foot with his uninjured right foot, flew up and kicked Johnny's head to score, and then landed with his right foot. After the silence, the audience seemed to be taken by surprise by this move. The killer move was shocked.
The referee declared Danny the winner, and then the audience suddenly erupted in the loudest and longest cheers in two days of competition...
Full text finished"
"Squeak...cheep", the dot matrix printer made a sound, stamping dense dots on the ribbon, and the last chapter of the "Karate Project" script was printed out.
……
The next day, Ronald and Nisita came to the office of producer Jerry Weintraub to submit the script.The Jew's office is also in a converted house he owns, not far from his home in Beverly Hills.
After entering the door, Ronald saw a huge desk with a young secretary sitting inside.
"Hello, we are here to find Mr. Weintraub. I am Ronald Lee. This is my agent. We have made an appointment to talk about the script."
"Oh, let me see." The young secretary seemed a little flustered, and began to find the notebook with the appointment arrangement on the table.Piles of magazines, documents, and faxes made the desk look a bit messy.
"Oh, I found it," the secretary-general let out a sigh of relief. "Ronald Lee, well, please hold on a moment, I'm going to get Jerry, I mean Mr. Weintraub."
Ronald smiled at the red-haired secretary and motioned her to ask for instructions first.She looks a little clumsy.The secretary is good-looking, but there is a kind of innocence in her temperament that is not often seen in the workplace.
"Susan, who's here?" Jerry Weintraub asked from the large corner office when he saw his secretary, Susan Akins, the daughter of an old friend, enter.
"Here comes Ronald."
"Ronald, have a drink?" Weintraub greeted Ronald and Nisita, then waved his secretary Susan to sit down and listen to their conversation.
"Is it early in the morning? Well, I'll have a glass too." Ronald reached out for a glass of whiskey. The sun was shining this morning, and Weintraub was in a good mood, just like the sun.
"The Karate Kid"?Weintraub saw Ronald's name on the script.
"Yeah, I think it's so simple and clear. It can also arouse the audience's curiosity." Ronald took a sip of the wine, which tasted good. It seemed to be old Scotch whiskey, with a woody aroma and a grainy taste .
"Very good." Weintraub continued to read.
Secretary Susan sat aside, looking at Weintraub's tall figure and wise face, a look of admiration appeared on her face.Being able to decide the production of a film project is really a very attractive person.
"Very good, I am very satisfied."After a long time, Weintraub, who finished reading the script in one breath, seemed very excited, "This is the kind of movie I thought about in my mind. It has a sense of humor and a story. It's very good."
"It seems that you are satisfied with my script, Mr. Weintraub." Ronald felt that this singer manager and live performance organizer did not hide his feelings in front of others, and he could be regarded as a kind person.
"Of course, of course, after I make an appointment with Mr. Price, the president of Columbia, we will meet him and try to get the green light once. It's a pity that he will resign soon. He is a very insightful person."
Weintraub immediately called Columbia and set up a time with Price's secretary to go to Columbia.
In fact, because the filming budget of this film was all paid by Weintraub, Columbia was only responsible for distribution. Generally speaking, the script will not be rejected for no particular reason.
"Then it's settled. When the time comes, you come to my house and we go to Columbia together." Weintraub liked Ronald's script very much, and hugged Ronald.
"I don't know who the director is...?" Ronald asked tentatively.
"Well, I plan to invite an Oscar winner for best director to direct this movie. He is good at directing such stories of small people's counterattacks, and he is the best person to direct this story."
"Oh? I thought you would choose me, Mr. Weintraub." Ronald quickly recommended himself.
"Of course, Ronald. You are a very good director. I have seen two of your films. But this story of yours is a film that focuses on character development. The film you directed pays more attention to the story, more Group play.
Of course, I won't treat you badly.My first production film, it needed to be an instant hit.We can also have more cooperation opportunities.Besides, that director seems to be paying attention to his own interests, so I may not be able to invite him.If he refuses, we'll have a good talk about it. "
"Okay, you are the boss. I wonder who you plan to invite?" Seeing that he made the point clear, Ronald had no choice but to not mention it for the time being.
"John G. Evelson is the director of 'Rocky'. Is 'Rocky' also a typical ordinary people's counterattack movie? Or it can be said to be the greatest ordinary people's counterattack movie. Since I When I saw the story in the newspaper, I thought he would be the most suitable director."
"But the story of this 'Longwei boy' is not very similar to Rocky in essence, right?"
"Oh, why do you say that? I think what I asked you to write is a counterattack story, isn't it a teenage version of 'Rocky'?"
"That's not the case, 'Rocky' is actually a story about a person who gave up his career, was looked down upon by others, and with the encouragement of his lover, regained his courage and fought for his future and complete personality.
And "Longwei Boy" is essentially a hero's adventure film. The teenager is bullied, meets an expert as a master, teaches stunts, and finally defeats the opponent and embraces the beauty.It's actually a 'Star Wars' kind of story. "
"But Danny is essentially an ordinary person who counterattacks. Don't be like this, Ronald. My reputation is well known in the record industry. As long as I promise something, I will do it. You can rest assured that this After this time, my company is on track and will definitely give you the chance to be a director."
"I think I have a right to give it a shot, Jerry. Why don't you give me a chance? I can go into a lot of detail about what kind of movie I would make if I directed this movie. I think as As a screenwriter, I know the core of the story better, and I know better how he should be filmed."
"You are such a stubborn young man. Well, it's not a bad thing to listen. Then you come to my house earlier, and I will listen to your statement at noon, and I will go to Price in Columbia in the afternoon."
"Thank you for your generosity." Ronald shook hands with him, left the script, and left with Nisita.
"Susan, send them off for me."
"Oh, okay, Ronald, please follow me." Susan Akins with fiery red hair stood up quickly, and hurriedly led the way to send them out.
"What an interesting young man." Jerry Weintraub began to open Ronald's "Dragon Boy" script again, and started to read it from the beginning.
"Unfortunately, for my own company, if the first film needs to be released well, it must either find a famous director or a famous actor, otherwise, it will be the same as the last 'Dinner' that I was the producer of. It's doing well at the box office, but it doesn't get the tilt of Colombia's resources."
Jerry Weintraub looked at the script, and the more he read it, the more he liked it, and the more he admired Ronald. He decided to give Ronald at least one chance to direct, and maybe he could bind the young man to direct the next film.
"Looks like you really like the script, Ronald," Nisita asked as he sent Ronald home. "The last time Stallone asked you to write 'Flying and Flying', and then you have to make a big change to your script. You handed it over without any resistance, and this time you have to hold on much more."
"Of course, this story is very interesting. I think American audiences may have never seen this type of movie before. In the past martial arts movies, like Bruce Lee, the main character is a master as soon as he appears on the stage. Our expectations are high." On how he defeated those fierce enemies.
But this story is different. Danny boy was weak and bullied at the beginning.The audience is watching him from a weak side, through the guidance of his master Miyagi, and gradually relying on hard training, he becomes stronger.Then he defeated Johnny who couldn't beat him before.
I think the previous movies of this type were like "Star Wars", where the protagonists all had a kind of super power.And this karate movie, what the audience can see is that Danny is struggling.It's a story that could happen in the real world, and they're sure to love it. "
"Do you know? I think you have a special magical ability to perceive what kind of stories the audience likes to watch." Nisita said with emotion, "When the script of Night of the Comet came out, I didn't feel what the story was about. Attract the audience. After it was released, I discovered that the audience likes it everywhere.
Some people love that popular episode, some people like sci-fi elements, some people like zombie horror movies, and some people like stories about girls who are independent.It seems that at that point in time, you kneaded all the popular elements together and presented them to everyone.
I don't know what others think, but a director who has this ability to grasp what the audience wants to see will often achieve a career. "
"Integrate the popular elements?" Ronald thought of another aspect, "Is it because the popularity has passed, and no audience will like to watch this movie in the future?"
"It's possible, but you've succeeded, haven't you? The box office has exceeded 700 million."
"Yes", Ronald stopped talking. His dream is to make a movie that people will still remember 20 years later. It would be even better if people still remember 40 years later.
(End of this chapter)
After drawing the sketch, Ronald had a good idea, turned on the computer, called up the latest archive, and began to revise the ending. He held the two hands high in the shape of a crane on both sides of his body, and then used his left foot to fake a fake action, and finally used his right foot to make a fake move. The trick of kicking the opponent's head with the foot crane is described in detail.
After saving the file, Ronald was about to print it out when his heart suddenly moved.
He saved the document as "Karate Project New", then deleted the newly written part of the specific action description, and added back the original description at the end.
"Danny used a crane kick, took off with one foot with his uninjured right foot, flew up and kicked Johnny's head to score, and then landed with his right foot. After the silence, the audience seemed to be taken by surprise by this move. The killer move was shocked.
The referee declared Danny the winner, and then the audience suddenly erupted in the loudest and longest cheers in two days of competition...
Full text finished"
"Squeak...cheep", the dot matrix printer made a sound, stamping dense dots on the ribbon, and the last chapter of the "Karate Project" script was printed out.
……
The next day, Ronald and Nisita came to the office of producer Jerry Weintraub to submit the script.The Jew's office is also in a converted house he owns, not far from his home in Beverly Hills.
After entering the door, Ronald saw a huge desk with a young secretary sitting inside.
"Hello, we are here to find Mr. Weintraub. I am Ronald Lee. This is my agent. We have made an appointment to talk about the script."
"Oh, let me see." The young secretary seemed a little flustered, and began to find the notebook with the appointment arrangement on the table.Piles of magazines, documents, and faxes made the desk look a bit messy.
"Oh, I found it," the secretary-general let out a sigh of relief. "Ronald Lee, well, please hold on a moment, I'm going to get Jerry, I mean Mr. Weintraub."
Ronald smiled at the red-haired secretary and motioned her to ask for instructions first.She looks a little clumsy.The secretary is good-looking, but there is a kind of innocence in her temperament that is not often seen in the workplace.
"Susan, who's here?" Jerry Weintraub asked from the large corner office when he saw his secretary, Susan Akins, the daughter of an old friend, enter.
"Here comes Ronald."
"Ronald, have a drink?" Weintraub greeted Ronald and Nisita, then waved his secretary Susan to sit down and listen to their conversation.
"Is it early in the morning? Well, I'll have a glass too." Ronald reached out for a glass of whiskey. The sun was shining this morning, and Weintraub was in a good mood, just like the sun.
"The Karate Kid"?Weintraub saw Ronald's name on the script.
"Yeah, I think it's so simple and clear. It can also arouse the audience's curiosity." Ronald took a sip of the wine, which tasted good. It seemed to be old Scotch whiskey, with a woody aroma and a grainy taste .
"Very good." Weintraub continued to read.
Secretary Susan sat aside, looking at Weintraub's tall figure and wise face, a look of admiration appeared on her face.Being able to decide the production of a film project is really a very attractive person.
"Very good, I am very satisfied."After a long time, Weintraub, who finished reading the script in one breath, seemed very excited, "This is the kind of movie I thought about in my mind. It has a sense of humor and a story. It's very good."
"It seems that you are satisfied with my script, Mr. Weintraub." Ronald felt that this singer manager and live performance organizer did not hide his feelings in front of others, and he could be regarded as a kind person.
"Of course, of course, after I make an appointment with Mr. Price, the president of Columbia, we will meet him and try to get the green light once. It's a pity that he will resign soon. He is a very insightful person."
Weintraub immediately called Columbia and set up a time with Price's secretary to go to Columbia.
In fact, because the filming budget of this film was all paid by Weintraub, Columbia was only responsible for distribution. Generally speaking, the script will not be rejected for no particular reason.
"Then it's settled. When the time comes, you come to my house and we go to Columbia together." Weintraub liked Ronald's script very much, and hugged Ronald.
"I don't know who the director is...?" Ronald asked tentatively.
"Well, I plan to invite an Oscar winner for best director to direct this movie. He is good at directing such stories of small people's counterattacks, and he is the best person to direct this story."
"Oh? I thought you would choose me, Mr. Weintraub." Ronald quickly recommended himself.
"Of course, Ronald. You are a very good director. I have seen two of your films. But this story of yours is a film that focuses on character development. The film you directed pays more attention to the story, more Group play.
Of course, I won't treat you badly.My first production film, it needed to be an instant hit.We can also have more cooperation opportunities.Besides, that director seems to be paying attention to his own interests, so I may not be able to invite him.If he refuses, we'll have a good talk about it. "
"Okay, you are the boss. I wonder who you plan to invite?" Seeing that he made the point clear, Ronald had no choice but to not mention it for the time being.
"John G. Evelson is the director of 'Rocky'. Is 'Rocky' also a typical ordinary people's counterattack movie? Or it can be said to be the greatest ordinary people's counterattack movie. Since I When I saw the story in the newspaper, I thought he would be the most suitable director."
"But the story of this 'Longwei boy' is not very similar to Rocky in essence, right?"
"Oh, why do you say that? I think what I asked you to write is a counterattack story, isn't it a teenage version of 'Rocky'?"
"That's not the case, 'Rocky' is actually a story about a person who gave up his career, was looked down upon by others, and with the encouragement of his lover, regained his courage and fought for his future and complete personality.
And "Longwei Boy" is essentially a hero's adventure film. The teenager is bullied, meets an expert as a master, teaches stunts, and finally defeats the opponent and embraces the beauty.It's actually a 'Star Wars' kind of story. "
"But Danny is essentially an ordinary person who counterattacks. Don't be like this, Ronald. My reputation is well known in the record industry. As long as I promise something, I will do it. You can rest assured that this After this time, my company is on track and will definitely give you the chance to be a director."
"I think I have a right to give it a shot, Jerry. Why don't you give me a chance? I can go into a lot of detail about what kind of movie I would make if I directed this movie. I think as As a screenwriter, I know the core of the story better, and I know better how he should be filmed."
"You are such a stubborn young man. Well, it's not a bad thing to listen. Then you come to my house earlier, and I will listen to your statement at noon, and I will go to Price in Columbia in the afternoon."
"Thank you for your generosity." Ronald shook hands with him, left the script, and left with Nisita.
"Susan, send them off for me."
"Oh, okay, Ronald, please follow me." Susan Akins with fiery red hair stood up quickly, and hurriedly led the way to send them out.
"What an interesting young man." Jerry Weintraub began to open Ronald's "Dragon Boy" script again, and started to read it from the beginning.
"Unfortunately, for my own company, if the first film needs to be released well, it must either find a famous director or a famous actor, otherwise, it will be the same as the last 'Dinner' that I was the producer of. It's doing well at the box office, but it doesn't get the tilt of Colombia's resources."
Jerry Weintraub looked at the script, and the more he read it, the more he liked it, and the more he admired Ronald. He decided to give Ronald at least one chance to direct, and maybe he could bind the young man to direct the next film.
"Looks like you really like the script, Ronald," Nisita asked as he sent Ronald home. "The last time Stallone asked you to write 'Flying and Flying', and then you have to make a big change to your script. You handed it over without any resistance, and this time you have to hold on much more."
"Of course, this story is very interesting. I think American audiences may have never seen this type of movie before. In the past martial arts movies, like Bruce Lee, the main character is a master as soon as he appears on the stage. Our expectations are high." On how he defeated those fierce enemies.
But this story is different. Danny boy was weak and bullied at the beginning.The audience is watching him from a weak side, through the guidance of his master Miyagi, and gradually relying on hard training, he becomes stronger.Then he defeated Johnny who couldn't beat him before.
I think the previous movies of this type were like "Star Wars", where the protagonists all had a kind of super power.And this karate movie, what the audience can see is that Danny is struggling.It's a story that could happen in the real world, and they're sure to love it. "
"Do you know? I think you have a special magical ability to perceive what kind of stories the audience likes to watch." Nisita said with emotion, "When the script of Night of the Comet came out, I didn't feel what the story was about. Attract the audience. After it was released, I discovered that the audience likes it everywhere.
Some people love that popular episode, some people like sci-fi elements, some people like zombie horror movies, and some people like stories about girls who are independent.It seems that at that point in time, you kneaded all the popular elements together and presented them to everyone.
I don't know what others think, but a director who has this ability to grasp what the audience wants to see will often achieve a career. "
"Integrate the popular elements?" Ronald thought of another aspect, "Is it because the popularity has passed, and no audience will like to watch this movie in the future?"
"It's possible, but you've succeeded, haven't you? The box office has exceeded 700 million."
"Yes", Ronald stopped talking. His dream is to make a movie that people will still remember 20 years later. It would be even better if people still remember 40 years later.
(End of this chapter)
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