Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 449 Now That's Your Trouble

I saw John G. Everson again. He put on a white polo shirt, light gray pants, and patterned soft-soled shoes. He was going to the golf course and looked more refined. .

"I heard you want to see me?" Evelson leaned on the sofa in the cafe, looking very relaxed.

"A cup of coffee," Evelson turned to the waitress and said, "Hey, today is my lucky day to meet such a beautiful girl, Laura, right?"

Evelson was still the same, seeing the name on the nameplate on the waiter's chest, he began to tease the beauty.

"Weintraub wants me to take over 'Longwei Boy'. I want to know if you have already made a decision, John. I don't want to be the kind of substitute who is watching the crew and is ready to play at any time." Ronald also After taking a sip of coffee, he nodded to the handsome old man Evelson.

Evelson and the beauty smiled, turned around and said to Ronald, "I'm really going to give up this project, Weintraub doesn't like Pat Morita very much, I can't persuade him, so I have to leave this project.

I actually like the story you wrote very much. This is a warm story, full of humanistic care for the low-level people, the weak defeat the strong, the lonely old man educates the fake, and he himself is comforted.

pity……"

"Besides that, there are other reasons. Do you give up directing?" Ronald felt relieved. He could direct the script he wrote, and it was a medium-sized production with a budget of "up to" 800 million. He said no. Heartbeat is impossible.But curiosity still made him ask one more question.

"I made a fatal mistake by flirting with Weintraub's secretary Susan. I didn't expect Weintraub to come to the real thing this time. He and Susan are not just playing casually. They may start a family with him."

"Eh? Isn't his wife the singer Jane Morgan?"

"I don't know that," Evelson shrugged, "You're a good writer, Ronald. And a handsome guy, you've got to learn from me, this isn't the first time I've lost a good project because of gibberish .”

"Huh?" Ronald was surprised.

"In show business, a lot of times, people are complicated. The people you meet who come into the project, they probably all have different backgrounds. In [-], I was originally Travolta's 'Saturday Night Fever' 'Director.

But one day I asked one of the assistants on the set to go out on a date, and you know I was single at the time.

Unexpectedly, she turned out to be the producer, the owner of RKO Records, and the girlfriend of Robert Sternwood's boyfriend.

boom!The casting, the sets, the rehearsals that I had already done, all of a sudden it was gone.The only legacy I have left of that movie is the colorfully lit floor in the disco hall where Travolta dances. "

"On a date?" Ronald knew Sterwood and had written "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever" sequel scripts for him.

"Just a date." Evelson nodded.

"Fuxk," Ronald cursed, what a mess.The boss's boyfriend's girlfriend lost her job after just one date.And what Evelson meant, he didn't know when he was dating.

There are a lot of ignorant sticklers in the film industry, but they have achieved great success.

"But this time... the candidate for Mr. Miyagi..." Ronald was dubious about the reason for his dismissal judged by Avelson.Weintraub did have an abnormal relationship with Susan, but he said that he would fire the director for making fun of him... Besides, Weintraub also gave a solution, as long as Avelson agrees to play Master Miyagi with someone else That's fine.

"Of course, I also have other choices. But Pat Morita is indeed the best candidate for this role. After you take over the director's job, I suggest you meet Morita first to know that what I said is not a lie."

Evelson was very free and easy, and even recommended to Ronald the actors he had seen.

"Oh, can you tell me why?" Ronald was curious again.

"Morita was recommended to me by my friend. I talked with him once, and he told me some of his childhood experiences. After I listened to it, I felt that the role of Master Miyagi must belong to him."

Evelson changed into a comfortable position and continued to explain to Ronald.

"Morita has a sense of humor, explosive acting skills, and can act in daytime sitcoms. What you want to portray as Mr. Miyagi is an actor who understands both American culture and Japanese culture and history.

And... Pat Morita himself, was imprisoned in a concentration camp as a child.When World War II broke out, he happened to be in middle school and grew up in a concentration camp.He has first-hand experience of this history, so that he can act out the pain of the lonely Japanese veteran.

And he has no resentment for that period of history, because he was still a child at the time, so he would not film that memory as hatred, but guilt.

Therefore, he was able to express Master Miyagi's love for Danny very well, without having to act to have real feelings.Then he can project this feeling onto Danny, who lacks fatherly love in a single-parent family, in order to perform the father-son relationship between the two.

And your script is actually about family affection, and father-son relationship, not about fighting and martial arts, let alone a game for children to pick up girls. "

"Is there? I seem to have just written a propositional composition." Ronald thought for a while.

Evelson actually made a lot of sense.Ronald didn't write the script directly in the way of an exploitation film.The love between Danny and Ali only occupies a very small part.

As for the story of Danny learning karate, Ronald tried his best to popularize and philosophize him, and did not pay much attention to the fighting itself.

As for father-son relationship...

Ronald fell silent. Maybe it's because he doesn't have the image of his father in his memory in this life, so maybe...probably...he subconsciously projected his regrets onto Danny, right?

"So, which new project will you go for?"

Evelson smiled, "I may return to the 'Rocky' series. Re-cooperation with Stallone."

"Oh, who did Rocky hit this time?" Ronald asked.In each episode of Rocky, the object of the competition is different, and this is also a topic that the people of America love to talk about.

"This time it's against the champion of the Sowell League." Aiweisen smiled on his face.

Everson directed the first film of "Rocky". After he won the Oscar for Best Director, he was unwilling to direct the sequel because of some ridiculous vanity.

Stallone asked repeatedly, and even wrote a heartfelt letter asking him to come out, but he still refused to direct his favorite niche art film.

Afterwards, Evelson had no achievements at the Oscar nomination level. Afterwards, thinking of rejecting Stallone, he also regretted it.There is a "Rocky" sequel that can be filmed, and it should be filmed. After the filming, I can make an art film that I want to make, and maybe I can attract Stallone to invest.

Fortunately, the two films "Rocky 3" and "Flying Dragon" directed by Stallone have been scored extremely low by the critics.Albert and Sisko, two Chicago film critics, gave both films the lowest possible score.

Stallone suddenly felt that his director level was being questioned, and he even had some doubts about himself.Through CAA's agent, he re-invited Evelson for an interview.

The two let go of past unhappiness, and began to work together to prepare "Rocky 4", and also talked about the sequel of "First Blood" by the way.

But it seems that Stallone has no good comments on the young screenwriter and director Ronald.His first draft of "Flying Dragon" and "First Blood 2" was criticized by Stallone a lot.

In short, this time Stallone wants to take advantage of the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, the commander-in-chief to take the offensive against the Sowell alliance, and the people of the whole country begin to regain confidence in the victory of the Cold War, and prepare to write the sequel as the heavyweight boxing champion of the Rocky and Sowell alliance battle.

It's exciting to think about Rocky wearing American flag shorts and fighting the Souvier fighters.

"Mr. Everson, you also said that Pat Morita was the best choice to play Master Miyagi. So how did you plan to convince Weintraub in the first place?"

Ronald's question interrupted Evelson's memory.

"I haven't figured out a way yet. These producers are very obsessed with their own ideas. You have to find ways to make them think it's their own idea in order to make them change their minds." Evelson actually admired Ronald, The story of the counterattack of the little people he wrote is very suitable for his own taste.

"I have no idea at all." Ronald said frowning.Now the obstacles to being a director have been removed, but I encountered such a big problem from the very beginning.

"Hahaha, now that problem is your trouble." Evelson laughed loudly and took a sip of coffee.

"Haha, yes." Ronald thought well, now that he has taken over the position of director, Avelson is no longer obliged to help him with ideas.

"Let me give you a hint. You should know Coppola. He also encountered similar troubles when he was filming 'The Godfather'. You should ask him."

"Godfather? Coppola?" Ronald silently remembered.

(End of this chapter)