Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 528 Expanding the circle
"So the karate match you played in the movie, and Daniel's one-shot victory at the end, is it legal in the match?" Bobby Wygant asked the last question before the visit ended.

"Oh, that's legal. There are no uniform rules in karate. It's clearly stated in the movie. From the waist up, avoiding blows to the throat and the back of the head are legal, and hitting the head directly is three points and the end of the fight. "

"Okay, thank you, Morita." Bobby Wygant started to pack the headset.

"It's going to be played on Barbie's show the weekend the movie is released," Ronald said to Weintraub, who was watching alongside, as he paused the tape.

Senator Inoue did not come forward directly, but Sony took the initiative to approach and place an advertisement for Barbie Wygant's film review program.Barbie reciprocated, and immediately filmed an exclusive interview with Noriyuki Morita, the main actor of "The Dragon Boy", during a business trip in Los Angeles.

"Very good, so our film has a good foundation for the opening weekend. I went to Columbia Distribution and urged them to increase the number of theaters from the early 1000s to more than [-]. Then added it to all theaters. Cardboard posters of real people."

Weintraub also mobilized all resources to compete for the summer slot.

"What do you think of the box office prospects?" Weintraub was a little anxious. He didn't expect that in the summer vacation, two dark horses that were not expected to be expected would suddenly appear, and they would have the momentum to enter the top three of the year.

"I have confidence in the movie," Ronald replied, "The marketing, money and resources of the movie can only buy the theaters when it is released, and then the box office will drop by a percentage every week and how long it can be shown in theaters. It’s all about reputation.”

"Hope you're right, we've done everything we can, fingers crossed and praying."

"Yes, pray."

Ronald returned home, changed into light clothes, drove to pick up Cameron and his girlfriend Gail, who were about to start living in the editing room, and went to Dan Aykroyd's house for a party.

Now that he knew his social insufficiency, Ronald immediately made up for it, and called the Canadian gang he knew who worked hard in Hollywood to have a party together.

Ronald also found John Candy, who invited him to watch football, called his friend Michael J. Fox, and they all went to the party together.

Canadians have a relatively quiet party, that is, everyone listens to music, and the wife and girlfriend prepare food and eat together.

"I heard from Ronald that the movie you are directing is a special effects spectacle?" Aykroy chatted with Cameron.His fame skyrocketed with "Ghostbusters," and now he's trying to land more directorial collaborations.

"When are we going to watch football again? NFL or college." Ronald gnawed on a chicken wing, asking fat comedian John Candy by the way.

"I've taken on several plays recently, and I'll be busy until the beginning of next year." Candy opened his mouth wide, eating faster than Ronald.

"What play, movie?"

"Yes, there is a film in Thailand, and I collaborated with Tom Hanks." Candy grabbed the napkin and wiped his mouth.

"Thailand? What subject?"

"It's a spoof comedy. The rich boy participated in a volunteer operation and strayed into the Vietnam battlefield." Candy said, "I didn't expect Hanks to have a very good comedy talent. I cooperated well with him when he auditioned."

"Do you have any movie projects coming up?" Michael J Fox asked.

Fox's reputation has recently risen. He played the eldest son Alex in "Family Ties".

Since last year, inflation has been successfully reduced to 5.00%, and the economic growth rate has exceeded [-]%, which has not been seen in many years. More and more people have begun to turn to the current leader, and the role played by Fox has also been overshadowed. More and more people like it.

"Not recently. I'm still in preliminary contact with some projects. I may contact Mr. Spielberg. It's possible to make a detective movie."

"Is there a suitable role for me?" Although Fox became famous in TV series, he still wanted to make a movie in his heart. Hearing that it was Spielberg's project, he immediately asked.

"I don't know yet. His Ambrose has been in the limelight recently. Let's see how the talks go. But your role in the TV series is so important, it's not easy to arrange your time for filming, right?" Ronald asked him.

"I still like movies. If there is a suitable role, I can do both." Michael J. Fox pressed the cigarette out under his shoes and put it in the ashtray.

"Here comes the beef," Aykroyd's wife, Gail and Fox's girlfriend Nancy, held out the food together.There were french fries next to the beef patty, and Ronald and the others whetted their appetites, and started to eat with their cheeks open.

"In the future, we Canadians will have to gather frequently, and we have to give the organizer Ronald an honorary title of Canadian."Aykroyd is excited to expand his circle of friends a bit.

"That's right, in fact Ronald is more like a Canadian, not as arrogant as an American."

"Hahaha, in fact, my mother's ancestors seem to have Chinese blood, maybe they immigrated from Quebec."

Everyone broke up happily.

"A part-time TV actor shooting a movie? That's not easy." The next day, I came to Spielberg's Amberlin Films and was chatting with my old acquaintance, Chris Columbus, the screenwriter of "Little Monsters".Speaking of Michael J. Fox's wish.

"The filming of TV dramas is very busy. Their kind of sitcom has an episode every week, so they are already extremely busy, unless they rush to shoot during the break between each season of TV dramas during the summer vacation."

"It turned out to be like this", Ronald recalled that Tom Hanks was the same back then, because the TV series had no ability to double up, so he shirked Ronald's invitation and filmed "fast-paced".

"Ronald, you're here." Steven Spielberg came out from the inside, with his assistant Catherine beside him.

"Hello, Steven." Ronald stepped forward to hug, "Your little monster is really good, Phoebe Cates is very suitable for the movie about the myths and legends of Huaguo." Phoebe Cates was originally It takes a quarter of Chinese descent.

"Ah, yes. That was a successful attempt by Amberlin, and Chris' contribution was indispensable." Spielberg patted Columbus on the shoulder.

"This time 'Young Holmes' is also written by him. You can talk to him first, and we can talk about further cooperation after your movie is released."

Ronald shook hands with Spielberg goodbye, feeling as though he wasn't as close to him as he used to be.It seems that if there is a chance in the future, we have to step up contact.

"How did you think of writing such a story?" Ronald asked a question after flipping through Columbus' script.This story is about Sherlock Holmes cracking the first case in college.

"When I was reading Sherlock Holmes, I always wondered why Holmes had no girlfriend and died alone.

So I wrote him a young story, in which Sherlock is very emotional, meets the love of his life, so that after the love is shattered, he starts to become the detective we are familiar with. "

"Here is a shot of a knight on a mural coming to life. Why is a statue standing on the ground turned into a real person?"

Ronald was a bit weird, if it was a statue that became a real person, then just like Lucas's Star Wars, let an actor get into the armor to play it.

Such a mural came alive, and the whole person is a flat paper man, which cannot be played by a real person.It is also difficult to make this kind of paper man without wearing a bag with a machine. "

"It was Steven's idea that he was going to experiment with computer-generated animation (CGI) in this film, and his friend Lucas of Industrial Light and Magic would provide support."

"So that's how it is", Ronald also became interested. The MV of "Girls Just Want to Have Some Fun" shot by himself used computer-generated special effects shots. I didn't know that the computer of Industrial Light and Magic could do it. How realistic.

"Why don't you direct yourself?" Ronald asked a few more questions, and found that Columbus was thinking deeply, not only on the set, but also had his own thinking on various plots and performances.

"I'm the director?" Columbus didn't seem to have thought about this question, "I have no experience."

"Doesn't everyone have experience from the beginning? The first step to be a director is to direct a film, regardless of its length or subject matter, so that you can understand what you are lacking in." Ronald passed on his experience to for a moment.

The subject matter of this movie is relatively old-fashioned, and it belongs to the category of fan movies.And there is not much room to play. Ronald thinks that Columbus has talent. If he wants to, he might as well recommend it to Spielberg himself.

"I don't know, I'd better continue to accumulate some experience. I will propose to Mr. Spielberg for the next film and participate in the shooting." Columbus adjusted his glasses.

"Hello, Ronald!"

Just as he was talking, a square-faced man with big ears and glasses walked in, grabbed Ronald and hugged him tightly.

"Hello, Robert", Ronald recognized the person, who was Robert Zemeckis, the director of "Emerald", which had smashed the box office some time ago.

"Your emerald exploded. I haven't seen such a wonderful adventure movie since the Raiders of the Lost Ark series."

Ronald had just seen the movie, in which Katherine Turner, from a glamorous blonde image, suddenly becomes a dull, withdrawn nerd writer, and Michael Douglas embarks on a Central American saga. Adventure trip.

This kind of directing skill that breaks through the inherent image is very extraordinary, and it is also very popular among stars.

"Remember the script that you helped me revise a few years ago? Because of my success with Emerald, now they all come to me and ask for investment in filming."

"Back to the future?" Ronald recalled the adventure story of going back to 30 years ago with his parents in high school.

"Yes, but last time Steven helped me, this time I came to him first." Zemeckis was very happy, and finally proved himself with commercial success, and could shoot the script he wanted to shoot.

"That's what it should be." Ronald seemed to realize that there was a circle around Spielberg. Unless these people let his Amberlin serve as the production company and then contributed the script to him, it would be difficult to get Spielberg. Berg as producer of all ages.

"You also changed the script, who do you think is suitable to be the male lead?" Zemeckis was in a good mood, and asked Ronald's opinion on the spot, a little out of choice.

"Isn't it the ready-made Alex?" Ronald thought of the Michael J. Fox he had just met.He is a good candidate for such a weird role.Moreover, Fox is not tall, and he is convincing as a high school student.

"We thought of him when we were No. 1, but he had a TV series to shoot, and the producers threatened us that if we told him the news, they would break our legs, because they knew that Fox would regret not taking the TV series. Movie."

Ronald shrugged, the schedule conflict is indeed difficult to resolve.

"We recently found Eric Stoltz, and I heard that you directed his debut work. What's your opinion of him?" Zemeckis continued to ask.

Sometimes, it is difficult to see the good or bad of an actor's performance on the screen.I don’t know if it’s the credit of the director, the level of photography, or the acting skills of the actors for that unforgettable shot.

"I actually didn't give him a few shots. He is an actor who is willing to delve into it, and he mainly uses method." Ronald carefully selected his words. This kind of opportunity is very difficult. Underestimated Stoltz's acting.

"He is currently filming Peter Bogdanovich's new work, 'The Man in the Mask'. I will ask him when I have a chance." Zemeckis nodded and agreed, "Thank you for your suggestion. I have questions about casting in the future. I will come to ask you again, who made you have a way of shooting teen movies. There are too few young actors now."

"welcome any time."

After connecting with Spielberg, Ronald and Nisita discussed for another afternoon.The prospects for this "young Sherlock Holmes" are explored.

Ronald did not submit a script to Amberlin. According to Amberlin's typical style of exploiting young directors and screenwriters, it is unlikely that Ronald will be given the directorship.

"Let's take a look at 'Longwei Boy' first," Nisita said.Ronald's first three films were all out-and-out mid- to low-budget exploitation films.Although they all sold a high box office, the major studios may still have doubts about him.

Now let's see how well this "Longwei Boy" can achieve at the box office with a production cost of 850 million.Then it's time for the real big productions, like Ronald, to open the door.

(End of this chapter)