Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 553 New Home Completed
"Ronald, I love you and hate you." Debbie Reynolds, a veteran movie star who opened a dance classroom, embraced Ronald, smiling happily from ear to ear.

"What? I think your business is very good, why do you still hate me?"

"Since your break dance was released, the number of people who come here to practice dance has increased several times. Everyone wants to see the place where the dance is fought in the movie. But the people who come here are not learning the tap dance I plan to teach, but this new style of tap dancing. dance." Reynolds stretched out her hands and twisted them twice, her dance skills are very good, and break dancing has a special flavor.

"Ah, hahahaha..." Ronald knew that the other party was joking.

"Seriously, no one does that classic Hollywood dance anymore, when I was young, young women were doing it to keep fit and keep their waists so their husbands would come home on time for dinner. "

"Hahahaha..." Ronald liked to talk to this open-minded veteran star.

"Your friend is waiting for you."

Ronald walked into the small room in the dance studio that Helen Slater had rented to practice her vocals and piano.Also, exercise your body.

"Hey, Helen, have you made up your mind?"

"Ronnie, yes, I still can't bear to have long hair." Helen wore a hair tie and Jane Fonda-style high-waisted bodybuilding pants, looking very sexy.

Helen Slater's piano and singing skills allowed her to get the lead actress in "The Baseball Player's Wife". "The Legend of Billie King" still asked her to cut her hair and not wear a wig.

Her beloved long hair has been dyed blonde after Supergirl, and finally chose the former.

The two chatted for a while, and Helen was very excited about being able to act in this kind of drama adaptation.

Ronald was delighted to fulfill his promise to Gerrard.His work in Los Angeles came to an end temporarily, and he took the evening flight back to New York with Bud Jr.

"Little Bud, your mother will be very happy to see you."

Aunt Karen left little Bud at home for lunch, telling him to announce the good news to his mother first, and to go back to Staten Island to reunite with his mother and family tomorrow.

His big family has all become employees of the leg warmer factory, and they live in workers’ apartments on the island. Their dilapidated house in the Bronx has been sold, and their younger sister’s school has also been transferred to the Tottenham School at the southern tip of Staten Island. Tver Public Secondary School.

"Let's go back to Staten Island with little Bud tomorrow. It's been a long time since you old friends and neighbors." Ronald encouraged Aunt Karen to go back together.

"Okay, it's time for me to go back and tidy up the old house. Donna is going to MIT soon. I'm lonely here by myself. I still have old friends on the island. I can go back and chat with them on weekends, here in Manhattan It’s hard to make new bosom friends.”

"Then it's settled. I'll drive you off at that time." Ronald was delighted in his heart, and asked himself that the new house bought by Douglas Jr. had been completed, and he could surprise his aunt tomorrow.

Little Bud went back to his old neighborhood in the Bronx in the afternoon to meet his old neighbors.Come back and tell Ronald that the blacks there are very fond of "Breakdancing" directed by Ronald. Many people have watched it twenty or thirty times in a row, which is much more popular than "Hot Street Kid".

Ronald also drove out for a stroll afterward. In many mainstream theaters, "Breakdancing" has already been released, leaving some old mill theaters (big screening halls), and second-tier small theaters with five or six shows every day. play.

It is said that many viewers will come to the box office to inquire about the release time of the sequel after watching it.That ad that Minahan made in the credits at the end of the film tickled the hearts of breakdancing fans.

However, the box office of "Longwei Boy" is still as stable as ever.It has already been released for the ninth week, and the attendance rate of each show is still very high.The total weekly box office is still more than 600 million US dollars, and the total box office has exceeded 6000 million. From this posture, it seems that this movie will continue to be popular.

According to usual estimates, the box office of a movie is always the highest in the first two weeks, and then gradually declines.When the average box office of a single hall drops to a certain level, it will be replaced by new films.

But "Longwei Boy" doesn't seem to follow this rule very much.There was no big hit at the beginning, and there was no big drop afterwards. It always remained at more than 600 million US dollars on weekends, then another 600 million US dollars, and then another 600 million US dollars...

In the two weeks when Ronald and Stallone had a war of words, there was a small rebound.

Most of the people who watch the movie are parents and their children, and most of them are recommended by relatives and friends. After watching the movie, the children have obvious changes in the quality of bravery, so they watch it again.

Anyway, the four films that Ronald made as a director did not quite conform to the general box office rules, which made him wonder whether those summed up experiences really worked.

The yellow ferry can ferry cars, Ronald bought a car ferry ticket, and the family went to Staten Island with little Bud.

He and his mother hugged at the door of Little Bard’s new apartment, and the sisters were very happy, and came out with delicious food to share with everyone.

The family finally did not repeat the mistakes of Bud's father, and the boy returned home safely after joining the army.Ronald and his family ate some lobster chips that Bud's sisters fried with fresh shrimp, and said goodbye and went home.

"You're going the wrong way, Ronnie." Aunt Karen slapped Ronald on the arm with a smile. She didn't return to Staten Island for a long time. I don't know anymore.

"That's right, our new home is over there." Ronald drove onto the road in the wealthy area where the Douglas Jr. family lived, and drove along the concrete road until they reached a large open space on the edge.

There is a new house above, built with old-fashioned building materials, red brick and gray stone.There are three floors up and down, with tall chimneys, a small courtyard and a lawn.

"This is a gift from me, Aunt Karen." Ronald pulled his aunt out of the car, pointed to the small building and introduced to her, "This is the parking garage, here is the kitchen, and there is an oven. This is the servant's room." And the driver's room, the first floor is the living room with a fireplace, the second floor is two bedrooms, the third floor is a loft and a guest bedroom, and there is a lawn in the front yard, where you can have parties with veteran families at any time, without waiting for the annual veterans Went to Hansen's house on Memorial Day."

Aunt Karen was very happy. She touched the oven that was several times larger than her Manhattan apartment, and looked at a brand new Toyota SUV parked in the garage, as well as the wooden bed in the bedroom, and the sofa and TV in the living room.They are all the brands she is used to, but better and bigger.

"Thank you, Ronnie. It's like I'm retiring from the leg warmer factory right now, and then come back and party every day with old friends." Aunt Karen gently stroked Ronald's hair, as if returning to the time when he had just put his hair on. When he came back from the hospital.

"And here." Ronald opened the door of the living room on the second floor, and led his aunt and Donna to the balcony, where the lawn below was unobstructed.

"Look at the opposite side." Ronald pointed to an open space and said to his aunt, "Our leg warmer factory is big enough, and everyone's income is good. Douglas Jr. said that their family is going to develop a new residential community. Very close to the new home.

At that time, Teresa, the partner of the leg warmer factory, her husband David, the baby, and the little Bud family will all be able to live here. "

Little Bard's three sisters and mother, the wages at the factory can fully afford the monthly mortgage.He followed himself as a driver and would not treat him badly. In short, he was able to leave the low-income community and really buy a house in a place with good law and order.

"Ronnie, you really changed the life of Tottville Town on Staten Island." Donna looked at Ronald and said with emotion, "I read in history books that great people can change the lives of ordinary people, probably It's the kind of person you're talking about."

"Hahaha..." Ronald stroked Donna's hair, "I'm very happy when you say that, although I'm far from great, let's go to the restaurant where my aunt worked for dinner, this time I will rest in New York For a while, I will send you to MIT."

In the evening, everyone spent the night in the new home, and Douglas Jr. had all the furniture and utensils prepared.My aunt asked Ronald secretly, "Do you have enough money? Such a nice house cost you a lot of money, right? I like it very much, very much like when my mother took me to Manhattan when I was a child, she pointed it out to me. I got the family's old house, and I have savings in the past few years, if the money doesn't come together..."

"Don't worry, Auntie, Douglas Jr. gave me a favorable land transfer plus, and offered to help me find a builder. It didn't cost much. Besides, the 'Breakdance' I directed signed a sharing contract, see As a matter of fact, I can share at least 100 million dollars in income, so the money is not a problem, you should save it for Donna to prepare for college expenses."

The aunt hugged Ronald very happily, and now she only had the desire to watch Ronald get married and have children.A few days ago, she was at the entrance of the supermarket and saw the poster for the new performance season of the New York City Ballet. Antonia's name had already been listed among the main actors.

"Hey", my aunt sighed, Ronald must be very popular in Hollywood now, whether it's Antonia, Diane, or Helen, you have to choose one to go home.How beautiful it will be when the third generation is playing on the lawn.

In the evening Douglas Jr. came to visit with a gift, and he brought a coffee machine as a gift.Aunt Karen was off to bake cookies for him to take home as a present.

"Is there any prospect of our new movie? Is it possible to shoot a movie like 'The Dragon King'?" Douglas Jr. couldn't wait to pull Ronald and asked.

"It's still far away. With my money and yours, at this stage, I can only make some hundreds of thousands of dollars in exploitation films. Movies are a very expensive art."

"Didn't you earn more than 100 million again?" Douglas Jr. disapproved, "You take out 100 million, I will allocate 800 million, and then find investors. It is still very easy to make about [-] million."

"How can there be so much? My current income will first be taken away by the federal government, and then the state government, California and New York State both want to collect my taxes." Ronald handed a glass of whiskey to Douglas Jr. It was stuffed into the wine cabinet when the other party was decorating the house.

"Then I have to distribute 5.00% of my income to the broker, 5.00% to the lawyer, and [-]% to the accountant. Now I don't have a manager. If I hire one to take care of my daily affairs, I have to pay [-]% Give it to him. Finally, it is the PR company, they dare to talk even if they collect the money.” Ronald thought about the fees charged by the PR company in Los Angeles.

"These sharing ratios are all calculated on the basis of pre-tax income. I haven't smelled the smell of US dollars, and nearly half of them have been taken away. I can still use some cash to build a house, mainly relying on my previous lyrics, writing , Director, etc., the remaining quarterly dividends."

"You artists are too miserable, no wonder you often hear the news of the bankruptcy of popular stars." Douglas Jr. also felt that Ronald was miserable. "You should start the company as soon as possible. The corporate income tax is deducted from the expenses. Pay tax on the profit part. It is much more cost-effective than private income tax.”

"Then how about we make low-budget movies?" Douglas Jr. still wanted to be a producer, trying to have fun choosing actresses during auditions.

"I've asked Eddie and his agent in Los Angeles to collect the books, which mainly focus on teenage romantic comedies. There are suitable low-cost sci-fi films, and martial arts films are also collected. You can also collect scripts there." Ronald and He cheers.

In short, it is not a bad thing for the company to practice with low-cost small productions at the beginning.Especially in America, if you want to start various businesses, you have to find a lawyer to get a contract first. Ronald does not have much experience in this area, and Douglas Jr. is not familiar with the film production business. The two decided to consult their own lawyers first. detail.

Unexpectedly, before Ronald could consult with a lawyer, his personal lawyer, Miss Lindsay Dole, called and someone sued Ronald's leg warmer company.

"Ronald, someone sued your company. Said leg warmers caused the career end of a dancer."

(End of this chapter)