Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 492 Times Square Countdown

"The countdown to the New Year is coming soon. Look at that ball. It was dressed in the shape of an apple for the first time this year. There is a green stalk on the red apple. Look, it has fallen!"

The OB van of Fox TV, right next to Ronald and others, broadcast live the traditional New Year's Eve ceremony in New York in [-], and Times Square dropped the ball.

In previous years, it was a white metal ball with a diameter of six feet. This year, it was dressed up as the nickname "Big Apple" in New York City for the first time. As the time came to 59:[-], I came to the square to directly witness this grand occasion Under the eyes of everyone, it slowly fell from the flagpole of the square.

The hostess got very excited and started yelling.

"Three...two...one...Happy New Year!"

With a bang, the countdown ended, the big apple fell to the bottom, and the display below displayed the number [-].Confetti began to pour down from the surrounding eight high-rise buildings, and fireworks began to be set off from the tops of the surrounding buildings.

"Happy New Year!" Donna hugged Ronald wearing a woolen hat with red and white patterns.She didn't go to the Cheng 54 Club last time, and she was very unhappy. This time, she finally pestered Ronald to watch the live countdown in Times Square.

"New Year's Day!" Ronald didn't expect New York to be so cold tonight. He only wore a leather jacket, and without a hat, he was a little slurred in the cold.

The Fox broadcast on the square began to switch to the stage in the square, where veteran singer Andy Williams was singing "Auld Lang Syne" with several young people.

"How can you forget your old friends, and how can you not miss your old friends?"

How can old friends forget each other, friendship lasts forever. "

The center stage background advertisement was bought by Disney, and the set became the appearance of Disney Castle.Fireworks began to be set off under the castle, like a waterfall erupting backwards, turning into a galaxy of light.

Donna watched from a distance, very happy, picked up the toy and blew it "beep...", the rolled toy was pulled straight at once.

"Hahaha..." Donna jumped up and down very happily.

Ronald looked a little sad, it was the first time for my cousin to participate in such a grand ceremony.If she likes it in the future, take her out to play more.

"Come on, let's take a photo together." Ronald took out his Polaroid camera, stretched out his hand and took a photo of himself and Donna from a distance.After a while, the headshots of the two people appeared on the photo, with the Milky Way and Disney Castle in the background.

"Look over there, look over there", Donna happily pointed to the cruise ship on the Hudson River in the distance, the fireworks on it formed the words "Happy New Year, America", from the horizontal and vertical No. showed up.

A louder cheer erupted in Times Square.

"Are you happy?" Ronald yelled in Donna's ear.

"Happy! It's a pity that Diane isn't here, she went back to reunite with her father." Donna looked around, "Let's go first, I think there will be a big blockage later."

The two squeezed out from the crowd and walked east along No. 40 Fifth Street.

The roadside was in a mess, and all kinds of rubbish were thrown all over the ground.There are also people who emit everywhere.

Ronald smiled, and there was such a scene behind the glamorous center of capitalism.When he and Donna came over at night, the square had already been blocked.They parked far away and walked here.

Having learned his lesson, Ronald still drove Donna by himself.The two walked all the way, and finally came to the parking place, and Ronald's Honda Accord was parked under the empty building.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Donna walked into the hall, leaving Ronald alone.

"Things are right and people are wrong," Ronald wandered around the door.This is the New York Performing Arts Academy who did not lend the venue when the movie "Famous" was filmed.Opposite is the location where they filmed that year, which has been abandoned and remodeled.

The "Fame" TV series did not receive good ratings and had already been cancelled.But at the beginning of [-], the TV series was promoted by the producer Da Silva to the syndicate broadcast on the national television network.

The story that no one watched in New York unexpectedly achieved explosive ratings across the country, and it was renewed for another season this year.It is said that it will be sold to Britain and Europe.

As the prototype of "famous all over the world", the performing arts college is very popular, the number of applicants has increased year after year, and it has received large donations. It will start construction of a new school this year.

Looking at the dilapidated campus, Ronald felt very melancholy.

The years of youth and innocence have gone, and I have become more and more concerned about my interests, rather than based on passion and impulse.

"Let's go." After picking up Donna, Ronald started the car and drove home.

Not far away from what Ronald didn't see, on the other side of Times Square, there were two fat men hugging each other and crying.

"Ah...why is it so difficult to make a movie in America, alas..."

"Woooo... We Israelis are discriminated against here. Although Hollywood is full of Jews, most of them don't want to have contact with Israeli Jews."

Minahan and Yoram, both, were hit hard this afternoon.Although their film "Sahara" has already won the distribution contract of the British Star Cinemas, MGM once again rejected them.

Brooke Shields doesn't participate in America's marketing, and they don't arrange distribution.A bad movie, without the exposure of the popular heroine, large-scale distribution is equal to losing money.

The two suffered a major blow and have been wandering the streets, and finally came to Times Square with the flow of people.

"Well ... wow ..." Minahan cried and sad, and he cried all the grievances that he had accumulated in North America for more than two years.

Yoram pulled Minahan, "What should we do, should we go back to Tel Aviv?"

"No, I will never admit defeat. I must make a name for myself in Hollywood." Minahan wiped his tears with his hands, and the ambition to fight returned to his heart.

"I swear, Yoram, today, January [-], [-], our cannons will definitely conquer Hollywood, and the movies we make must be recognized by American audiences!"

"We must make blockbuster movies to watch, so that the movies can be continuously sold to Europe and the world." Yoram added.

"Yes, MGM is unwilling, so we set up our own distribution department. We have done a good job in film distribution in Europe and Israel, so there is no reason why we can't do well here."

"We must make a movie with a box office of more than [-] million."

"Yes, we still need to win an Oscar, and we must be respected by everyone in Hollywood."

The two fat men wiped away their tears, hugged each other again and shouted slogans.It made the people next to them think that they had encountered a mental disorder, and hurriedly stayed away from them regardless of the crowd.

The two ignored passers-by and continued to discuss after returning to the hotel.

"We must find a big-name director and make a film to make a comeback." Minahan reflected on himself. It was because of his poor director level that he wasted Brooke Shields, who had tried every means.

"Yes, we must find a director who is well-known all over the world, so that there are topics and the level is guaranteed."

After much deliberation, the two listed all the big-name directors they knew and discussed the possibility of inviting them one by one.

Polanski?He is carrying a wanted warrant and cannot come to America to make a film.

Akira Kurosawa?He can't make English films.

David Lean?He is currently filming his new film "Journey to India".

Godard?This new wave leader is unwilling to make movies for capitalists.

Kubrick?He has regular investors.

Tarkovsky?He mainly relies on funding from the Hair Country for his films.

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After a round of calculations, the two fell down on the sofa dejectedly.Big-name directors are not so easy to invite, either they have their own ideas, or they have fixed partners, so they can't be successful if they invite them hastily.

After much deliberation, the two felt that they could only look for directors who were not well-known and had the potential to make blockbuster films. As long as they were successful at the box office, they would be recognized by the industry. If they continued to invite these big names to film, they might be nominated for Oscars. movie of.

"Would you like to invite Ronald?" The two of them suddenly had an idea, this young director who has helped him several times, the box office of several movies is very strong.Anyway, he was not invited for the Oscars, but to use the box office to attract big-name directors.

"He told me that breakdancing might be the subject that the next audience would like." Minahan made up his mind to invite Ronald, so he began to think about the subject.

"Breakdancing? But I heard that Orion has already approved a movie about breakdancing."

"What?" Minahan turned around, "What did you say? Orion has already approved a movie with the same theme?"

"Yeah, shall we discuss with Ronald and find another subject?"

"Are you crazy? Since a studio like Orion, which exists exclusively for filming Oscar-winning movies, is also optimistic about Breakdancing, let's hurry up, as long as we shoot before them..."

On the morning of New Year's Day, the two began to make phone calls to inquire about the situation of the Orion movie.

Through some low-level Jews who work in Orion Films, they learned the latest situation of that movie.

The movie set up by Orion is called "Beat Street", which tells the story of the street dance group "Hot Street Boy" in Manhattan, and the two hip-hop dance teams "Bronx Rollers", and finally won the award at the New Year's Eve event in Times Square. Eligibility to perform.

The movie has already started shooting in New York, and yesterday it went to Times Square to shoot scenes.It is estimated that the shooting will end at the end of January, and it will take another two months to edit, and then Orion will treat it as a small production and sell it to theaters at the order meeting.

"This..." Yoram felt that it was a bit tricky, and the filming had already started, so it was almost impossible for them to shoot it before Orion to seize the market.

"No, this is the opportunity!" Minahan didn't care about this, "They started filming in early December, and it will take another month to finish filming. Believe it or not, I can let Ronald finish filming and even edit before they do.

"How do you shoot this? After shooting in one month, plus editing? How can the quality of the movie be guaranteed?"

"You don't know Ronald," Minahan said to his cousin, "Ronald is a fast-moving player who can guarantee quality. All we need to do is to make him interested in this project."

(End of this chapter)