Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 431 Star Wars Celebration Party
Toshiro Mifune unfortunately failed the audition. Weintraub explained to him the problems of language and action scenes. Mifune had to endure the idea of ​​starring in a Hollywood movie and returned to Japan.

"Longwei Boy" had no choice but to continue looking for Master Miyagi, while Ronald temporarily let go of the preparations for the film.He had been invited by Spielberg and George Lucas to Lucas's Skywalker Ranch for a party celebrating the successful conclusion of the Star Wars trilogy.

Skywalker Ranch, in Marin County near the San Francisco Bay Area.A ranch covering [-] acres is located in a place called Lucas Valley.Of course, this Lucas Valley was named after a local landowner in the early twentieth century, and had nothing to do with George Lucas.

Lucas' plan to build the movie shrine in his heart was strongly blocked due to opposition from local residents.After getting off the airport, the driver who picked him up took Ronald for a circle around the protest signs that the neighbors put up to oppose Lucas's construction of the film production center.

"Hollywood moguls go back!"

"We don't welcome Skywalker!"

"Starfleet is the best!"

Entering the Skywalker Ranch through the main entrance, what Ronald saw was a large expanse of grass, with only one house completed on it, which was Lucas's own residence that was first built.

That is where his wife, Martha, cheated on the Renaissance glass craftsman.

George and Martha Lucas have announced their divorce in front of their colleagues at Industrial Light and Magic.Martha will return to Los Angeles with her adopted daughter, and the two will share custody of the child.

The driver spared no effort to gossip about the creator of Star Wars. According to him, Martha Lucas may take away George's $5000 million to $[-] million in cash at one time, as well as the high monthly maintenance of his daughter. fee.

George Lucas suffered heavy losses from California's law that divides community property equally.His cash was basically spent on divorce lawsuits, and even the studio construction work with Industrial Light and Magic was forced to slow down.

"George, congratulations on the successful completion of your trilogy." Ronald entered the lobby of the room and saw George Lucas standing there greeting the guests.But there was still a hint of sadness between his brows.

"Ronald, please be casual, as if you are in your own home." George Lucas also recognized Ronald, the young man he met at the dinner party when he won the Oscar in The Empire Strikes Back.Let him communicate casually with guests.

Ronald nodded and left, looking for someone he knew in the crowd.Back then at the Oscar dinner where he won the Best Original Song Award, George and Martha were still a loving couple. Unexpectedly, by the time Return of the Jedi was released, the two had become strangers.

The guests seemed to be praising each other for how great the last film of the trilogy, "Return of the Jedi", was. In fact, in their eyes, they were all inquiring about the most important divorce in Hollywood so far.

Ronald felt a little bored. The two loving couples did not continue because of various things. He didn't want to get involved in gossip.So he began to walk slowly down the hall, away from these gossip exchanges.

"Ronald, this way." A young man with glasses called out to Ronald.

"Chris, hi, long time no see, how are you?" Ronald recognized Spielberg's Amberlin studio screenwriter, Chris Columbus.Greet him warmly.

"I'm fine. My script is currently being filmed in Hollywood. I'm about to prepare the next script." Columbus replied excitedly.

"That's the one...?" Ronald couldn't remember what script Columbus was writing when he was in Amberlin.

"Yeah, when we met, I was writing 'Gremlins', and now Joe Dante is directing, directing that movie. I'm so excited now, looking at my script, it's going to be made into a movie , which is a good feeling.

Oh, I'm sorry, I said too much, Ronald, your movies are all written and directed by yourself, so you must understand this feeling better. "

"You can also say that, what is this movie about?"

"Talk about a kind of elf, called Little Goblin, who used to live in Chinatown, but was later given to his grandchildren as a toy..."

Chris Columbus gushes about his script, "Sorry, I'm talking too much. The heroine in this movie is Phoebe Kay in your 'fast-paced Richmond High' tz."

"Oh, yes? She's a pretty good actress."

"Hey, yes, I went to the set to see her, she is really a natural actor." Columbus is still in the stage of film production and shooting, full of passion for anything.

"So, will your new film be directed by yourself?" Ronald chatted with Columbus while walking.

"Mr. Spielberg said that I still need more training, so I will still be the screenwriter for the second film. I can try to direct a film when I have more experience." Columbus pushed his glasses and said.

Ronald frowned slightly, what preparation and experience do you need to be a director?If you don't become a director, you will never be able to learn the experience needed to be a director.

"Why don't you start with a small-budget exploitation film? Now there is a good chance of making a movie worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It should not be difficult for a talent like you who wrote a screenplay for Spielberg to find someone who is willing to take a risk on you. .”

"Stephen said that I still need more exercise. Besides, I signed three screenwriting contracts with Amberlin. After I finish writing the script and accumulate more experience on the set, I will start the adventure of directing."

"That's right." Ronald didn't like the Jewish way of doing business very much. They always try to take advantage of you, until he also took your last pair of underwear.Once your weakness is exposed to them, they will use it to keep hitting you.

Even if Spielberg is an artist with innocence, he is also a Jew.Columbus probably did more for Amberlin as a great screenwriter than he did as a director.

And Spielberg's assistant-turned-manager, Catherine Kennedy, an Irish-born woman, was not an easy woman to deal with.

Good luck to Chris Columbus.

"Ronald, come here."

Ronald looked up and saw that it was Francis Coppola's wife Elena.

He greeted Columbus, walked to a nearby house, and chatted with Elena.

"Ronald, Francis told me about your new film, I watched it once, it's very good."

"Thank you, Elena." Ronald found himself walking to the library without knowing it.

The ceiling is covered with colorful Renaissance church-style glass, forming a dome through which sunlight shines slightly.

"Here is it?" Ronald asked.

"Yes, that's the library." Elena smiled.This is the place where Martha and the glass craftsman got along day and night and fell in love with each other for a long time.

"What's the matter with the two of them? Is there no room?" Ronald looked at Elena. Fortunately, they were all close friends of George Lucas, so he began to gossip with confidence.

"It's too late. The last part of the trilogy that George chose was a bad director, and he had to fly to London himself to intervene in the filming. Left Martha and the baby in a fancy hotel in London. Lack of company, yes The main reason why Martha finally made up her mind.

Ronald, in the future, don't be so busy with work that you forget about the people around you. "

Elena is also an excellent documentary director. She looks at Ronald like her own nephew and likes it very much.

"Boom..." Suddenly in the hall, everyone's voice suddenly stopped.The crowd also began to separate, a woman came over, as if Moses parted the Red Sea, the guests automatically separated from both sides.

"Martha, come here." Elena waved to the woman.

"Elena." It was George Lucas' ex-wife, Martha, who came.

"Hi, hello, Martha." Ronald also hugged her and said hello.At the dinner after the award ceremony that year, Martha was very friendly to him.

"These people hide from me like the plague." Martha complained to Elena.

"No way, George said, I don't want us old friends to hang out with you too much, especially on one occasion." Elena said.

"But my social circle is basically the same as George's." Martha said angrily.

Ronald didn't know what to say, so he silently handed over a glass of champagne.

Martha took it and drank it down. "He is an ice cube. I used to be a professional woman. Since he filmed Star Wars, I have become a housewife who can't wait for her husband every day."

"you and him?"

"No, we're done. I've got a divorce lawyer, and Rodriguez loves me, and we're going to have our own baby."

Ronald was extremely embarrassed listening to him, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse to leave.

Fortunately, Elena saw his embarrassment, "Ronald, Martha and I want to talk about a woman's conversation, you go over there first."

"No problem," Ronald fled the library in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)