Exploiting Hollywood 1980.
Chapter 573 Chapter 203 The Navy Refuses Assistance
Chapter 573 Chapter 2 The Navy Refuses Assistance
After signing the contract, the two producers continued to live in Ronald's new home, and the three began to discuss how to fill the script to reach the level of shooting.
"In short, there must be a beautiful Air Force instructor to date our hero." Bruckheimer first proposed the romantic part.
"Of course, what kind of beauty do you want to play?" Don Simpson deliberately tested Ronald's thoughts.
"I want to find an older actress who has the charm of a mature woman to play." Ronald thought of the long legs in the dream, wearing retro stockings and enchanting short skirts, which was the back of a mature beauty.
"Oh, why?" Don Simpson obviously felt sympathetic.
"Our audience is mainly teenagers. Which high school boy hasn't secretly admired that beautiful female teacher? Isn't the purpose of making movies to realize their dreams that are difficult to realize in real life?"
"And what about the female audience?" Don Simpson asked another question.
"So I chose Tom Cruise, he's handsome, and he's always in a tense state of mind, like he's going to blow up for his girlfriend the next moment, and beat up bad guys. I think the female audience must have fantasized about having sex in high school. Such a handsome hero to save himself."
"Damn it, did you often use this mentality to get you in high school?"
Don Simpson saw that Ronald said so clearly, and suspected that the young director must have had many beautiful friends in high school.
"No, I'm on a boring wrestling team, nothing like those football teams."
"Very good, now I regret that I didn't immediately ask you to direct 'Lightning Dance' back then. It's rare for me to see a director who has enough understanding of the audience's psychology."
The more they talked, the more speculative they became. Don Simpson was also a daydreamer.He has a unique insight into the audience's taste.
"We've got to have a beautiful girl, fighter jets, dog fights, so the male audience can come to see it. We've got to have Tom Cruise, and a lot of handsome guys, and let them go topless, so there's a lot of female audiences to watch. .”
"Topless?" Ronald thought of the beach volleyball scene.
"Yes, that's what you should think about. Think about the plot, let them show their fit body, the more the better. Many people don't understand that women are also an important audience in the American market now. Now women only look at families. The days of soap operas are over and they want to be pleased too, you understand?"
"Okay," Ronald jotted down the point of showing the male body.
"You know why we thought of you in the first place? It was that Saab fighter commercial you shot." Bruckheimer continued.
"Saab cars, right?" Ronald wanted to refute, but he kept silent when he thought that Saab fighter jets also put his image in the company's promotional video.
"Yes, very few people can make fighter jets so attractive. After I watched it, I felt that the director must be you." Don Simpson was still as excited as ever. He simulated the plane shot by Ronald with his hands. scene.
"This is actually a helpless choice." Ronald talked about the scene of shooting in Stockholm at that time. "The speed of modern jet fighters is too fast. The time disappeared from the screen in less than a second. It is likely that the audience did not find out where the plane was."
"So I focused on shooting the aircraft moving forward on the ground, turning, and the engine before takeoff. I used these powerful images to make up for the lack of high-speed flying shots."
Ronald also simulated an airplane with his hands, quickly passed the two producers, and explained the truth.
"Yes, modern aircraft are too fast, going supersonic at every turn. That's why we must get the assistance of the military. Otherwise, without aerial combat shots, it would be impossible to make a blockbuster movie anyway."
The three filled some plots into the plot.The protagonist is a navy fighter pilot, who was selected to train in the navy's combat skills school called "Top Gun" because of his excellent flying skills.
After some training, the protagonist gradually becomes the elite who scores first.In a simulated fight, his plane was caught in the exhaust of an imaginary enemy and fell into a spiral.The weapon crew in the rear seat were unfortunately killed during the ejection.
After psychological reorganization, the protagonist cheered up again, and finally, in the real air combat confrontation, he shot down the MiG fighter patrolling the Caribbean Sea, defending the safety of the aircraft carrier and his comrades.
Ronald typed the filled story on the computer and printed a copy.After going to the copy shop to bind it, I sent the script to the Pentagon to ask for assistance.
At the same time, Tom Cruise is still playing the tune. In short, Paula Wagner said that he can talk. Cruise is very interested and looks forward to chatting with the producer and Ronald, but he just doesn't talk to death.
Ronald privately learned through Nisita that Paula Wagner wanted to get Cruise a million-dollar paycheck, trying to get into the million-dollar payroll club.If successful, in the future Tom's movie invitations will be negotiated on the basis of 100 million yuan.It was a great boost to his career.
Of course Ronald would not ruin her business, so he also pretended to call Tom, and arranged to discuss with him when he came back from London after reshooting the remaining shots of "Legend".
In this way, everyone waited for the results of the Pentagon at the house of Ronald's aunt on Staten Island.The two producers ate all the dishes cooked by Aunt Karen, drank all the red wine in Ronald's stock, and then howled ghosts and wolves in the building.
Because Ronald did not allow them to engage in petty actions at home, Don Simpson couldn't stand it all day, clamoring to return to the free world in Los Angeles.In desperation, he and his partner, Bruckheimer, had no choice but to open another room in the town hotel to satisfy their cravings.
Aunt Karen couldn't stand these two hippies, and when she waited for Simpson to go to the hotel, she discussed with Ronald about the use of the proceeds from the factory transfer of more than 60 US dollars.
Aunt Karen's life has shifted from being busy with her daughter and her career to fighting for a better standard of living for the Vietnam veterans and widows on Staten Island.
Ronald called the accountant Lawrence. After discussing with his aunt, the two decided to use the old method to buy Coca-Cola stock, and then live on dividends every quarter, and then they still have spare time to help the unfortunate veterans and widows.
On the third day, Jerry Bruckheimer broke into his aunt's house suddenly, "Ronald, the Navy officially rejected our application."
"Why?" Ronald frowned and took the reply letter sent back, signed by the Department of Foreign Relations of the Ministry of the Navy.
"After consideration, the navy believes that the film cannot truly reflect the training and life of the navy. While expressing our gratitude to you, we regret to inform you that the navy is unable to cooperate with the completion of the filming of this film."
Ronald frowned. This kind of rejection was something he hadn't expected.When we make a movie about the Navy, we are helping the Navy create the image of a hero pilot. Why should the other party refuse?
The two producers were hit, and Don Simpson screamed and kicked the railing of Ronald's house desperately to vent.But Bruckheimer was calmer, "Ronald, you stay here to continue revising the script and preparing for filming. We will go back to Los Angeles, and inside Paramount and Hollywood, we have some old friends of the commander in chief. "
"I think, maybe I can write a letter to the deputy commander. He was also a pilot in the Navy when he was young." Ronald thought of Barbara's hospitality and believed that she would do him a favor, right?
"We split up." In fact, the two producers didn't believe that Ronald's letter could play any role. It's better than nothing.
"Dear Vice-Commander,
I take the liberty of writing to you, hoping for your assistance.
I'm currently working on a film that will reflect the training and life of a Navy pilot and keeping our country safe at sea.It's tentatively titled 'Top Gun' and has some modern aerial combat footage.
From my professional point of view as a film director, if this film can get the help of the navy, it will be more realistic.We have every reason to believe that this movie can bring back the American people's love for the military, especially the navy..."
Barbara saw the letter from Ronald in the vice-commander's mansion.This is what she asked the Secret Service to add to the list of contacts of special interest.All Ronald's calls and letters will be immediately put into the pile of files waiting to be processed.
"What do we need to do with this matter? Shall we inform Mr. Vice President?" The secretary came in and saw the letter in Barbara's hand, opened the notebook, and prepared to record the next arrangement.
Barbara is different from the first lady. She is the internal speaker of this big family. She takes care of many affairs that the deputy commander has no time to deal with.
"No, don't tell my husband about this. The most important thing for him now is to prepare for the TV debate with Geraldine Ferraro, the deputy leader candidate of the Donkey Party. You are not allowed to disturb his and his staff's preparations with anything. "
Barbara pressed Ronald's letter.
The first televised debate of the grand commander did not perform well, and audiences across the United States are looking forward to this round of the vice-presidential debate of their husbands.If you want to stand for election in four years and live in a bigger house, this debate is the best time.Maybe voters will realize that they might have chosen another Elephant Party candidate four years ago, and that's not bad either.
At this time, don't bother him with such insignificant things.Barbara put away the letter and told the secretary, "Before the debate is over, all the transactional work will be sent to me."
"Hello, I'm Ronald Lee. I'm calling to ask if the letter I sent to the deputy commander yesterday has been received?"
Ronald did not receive any feedback at home. He called to ask, and the staff at the official residence only said that they had received the letters. Since there were too many letters sent by the people across the country, the vice-commander would read them all, but he would only select some of the replies. , ask him to wait patiently.
"You can't believe the words of these politicians!" Ronald said angrily.Or in the business field, people in high positions speak more wisely.A few days ago, politicians were still saying that they could come to find them if they had any problems, but now they treat themselves as passers-by.
Ronald was angry and had no choice but to hang out with his old friend Douglas Jr.The two wrestled again at the wrestling club, then showered for a massage from a personal trainer.
The two of them were like being on the high school wrestling team. After the fight, they sat together watching TV, drinking and eating meat, and chatted about film investment.
"I can't fully place my hopes on the projects of big companies. They can invest 500 million to 2000 million per movie, but the projects are limited by many constraints, and they are likely to be stranded."
Ronald drank the whiskey that Douglas Jr. dug out, "My income from break dancing is not bad, except for buying most of the stocks of Coca-Cola and McDonald's, the rest are invested in Daydream Films.
We set up the equipment on Staten Island, and then we found some good students from NYU to shoot some exploitation films by ourselves, and released them through the second round of theaters.This way at least there is a way out. "
"Great, you are finally going to start making your own movies." Little Douglas was very happy, "Do you have any ideas?"
"I was invited by Madonna to direct her MV. I want to start with the MV and commercials first, shoot them first, train technical talents, and then find a suitable script and director, and then I can start making low-cost movies. This road will sooner or later. Let's go, it's better to open it first."
"The first question is for His Excellency the Vice Commander," the live broadcast of the second round of the Grand Commander's election debate came from the TV.
"These politicians are crooks, don't watch." Ronald was switching to NBC, and it happened to be Miami Vice (Miami Vice) for the weekend, and the hero drove the streets of Miami in a huge and crazy Ferrari.
……
"Honey, how was my performance yesterday?" The deputy commander finished the debate and returned to Washington, DC on Air Force Two.
In the mansion, Barbara was waiting for him in the study.
"You did a great job."
"Yes, are you satisfied with the answer to my question about the woman's work?"
"Honey, all I can do is watch the handsome guy on TV."
"Hahaha...", the deputy commander kissed his wife who had been married for nearly 40 years.
"Here's your first priority," Barbara pulled out a stack of letters and papers. Ronald's letter was first. Business is temporarily suspended. Now that you have finished your work, it is time to help the children with their problems."
"Okay, let's deal with these issues." The deputy commander took out his glasses and put them on, and began to open the first letter on the desk.
"The bureaucrats in the navy are still as usual, more things are worse than less things. Let me talk to Lehman about this matter." He picked up the phone as he said, "Please answer the Secretary of the Navy for me."
(End of this chapter)
After signing the contract, the two producers continued to live in Ronald's new home, and the three began to discuss how to fill the script to reach the level of shooting.
"In short, there must be a beautiful Air Force instructor to date our hero." Bruckheimer first proposed the romantic part.
"Of course, what kind of beauty do you want to play?" Don Simpson deliberately tested Ronald's thoughts.
"I want to find an older actress who has the charm of a mature woman to play." Ronald thought of the long legs in the dream, wearing retro stockings and enchanting short skirts, which was the back of a mature beauty.
"Oh, why?" Don Simpson obviously felt sympathetic.
"Our audience is mainly teenagers. Which high school boy hasn't secretly admired that beautiful female teacher? Isn't the purpose of making movies to realize their dreams that are difficult to realize in real life?"
"And what about the female audience?" Don Simpson asked another question.
"So I chose Tom Cruise, he's handsome, and he's always in a tense state of mind, like he's going to blow up for his girlfriend the next moment, and beat up bad guys. I think the female audience must have fantasized about having sex in high school. Such a handsome hero to save himself."
"Damn it, did you often use this mentality to get you in high school?"
Don Simpson saw that Ronald said so clearly, and suspected that the young director must have had many beautiful friends in high school.
"No, I'm on a boring wrestling team, nothing like those football teams."
"Very good, now I regret that I didn't immediately ask you to direct 'Lightning Dance' back then. It's rare for me to see a director who has enough understanding of the audience's psychology."
The more they talked, the more speculative they became. Don Simpson was also a daydreamer.He has a unique insight into the audience's taste.
"We've got to have a beautiful girl, fighter jets, dog fights, so the male audience can come to see it. We've got to have Tom Cruise, and a lot of handsome guys, and let them go topless, so there's a lot of female audiences to watch. .”
"Topless?" Ronald thought of the beach volleyball scene.
"Yes, that's what you should think about. Think about the plot, let them show their fit body, the more the better. Many people don't understand that women are also an important audience in the American market now. Now women only look at families. The days of soap operas are over and they want to be pleased too, you understand?"
"Okay," Ronald jotted down the point of showing the male body.
"You know why we thought of you in the first place? It was that Saab fighter commercial you shot." Bruckheimer continued.
"Saab cars, right?" Ronald wanted to refute, but he kept silent when he thought that Saab fighter jets also put his image in the company's promotional video.
"Yes, very few people can make fighter jets so attractive. After I watched it, I felt that the director must be you." Don Simpson was still as excited as ever. He simulated the plane shot by Ronald with his hands. scene.
"This is actually a helpless choice." Ronald talked about the scene of shooting in Stockholm at that time. "The speed of modern jet fighters is too fast. The time disappeared from the screen in less than a second. It is likely that the audience did not find out where the plane was."
"So I focused on shooting the aircraft moving forward on the ground, turning, and the engine before takeoff. I used these powerful images to make up for the lack of high-speed flying shots."
Ronald also simulated an airplane with his hands, quickly passed the two producers, and explained the truth.
"Yes, modern aircraft are too fast, going supersonic at every turn. That's why we must get the assistance of the military. Otherwise, without aerial combat shots, it would be impossible to make a blockbuster movie anyway."
The three filled some plots into the plot.The protagonist is a navy fighter pilot, who was selected to train in the navy's combat skills school called "Top Gun" because of his excellent flying skills.
After some training, the protagonist gradually becomes the elite who scores first.In a simulated fight, his plane was caught in the exhaust of an imaginary enemy and fell into a spiral.The weapon crew in the rear seat were unfortunately killed during the ejection.
After psychological reorganization, the protagonist cheered up again, and finally, in the real air combat confrontation, he shot down the MiG fighter patrolling the Caribbean Sea, defending the safety of the aircraft carrier and his comrades.
Ronald typed the filled story on the computer and printed a copy.After going to the copy shop to bind it, I sent the script to the Pentagon to ask for assistance.
At the same time, Tom Cruise is still playing the tune. In short, Paula Wagner said that he can talk. Cruise is very interested and looks forward to chatting with the producer and Ronald, but he just doesn't talk to death.
Ronald privately learned through Nisita that Paula Wagner wanted to get Cruise a million-dollar paycheck, trying to get into the million-dollar payroll club.If successful, in the future Tom's movie invitations will be negotiated on the basis of 100 million yuan.It was a great boost to his career.
Of course Ronald would not ruin her business, so he also pretended to call Tom, and arranged to discuss with him when he came back from London after reshooting the remaining shots of "Legend".
In this way, everyone waited for the results of the Pentagon at the house of Ronald's aunt on Staten Island.The two producers ate all the dishes cooked by Aunt Karen, drank all the red wine in Ronald's stock, and then howled ghosts and wolves in the building.
Because Ronald did not allow them to engage in petty actions at home, Don Simpson couldn't stand it all day, clamoring to return to the free world in Los Angeles.In desperation, he and his partner, Bruckheimer, had no choice but to open another room in the town hotel to satisfy their cravings.
Aunt Karen couldn't stand these two hippies, and when she waited for Simpson to go to the hotel, she discussed with Ronald about the use of the proceeds from the factory transfer of more than 60 US dollars.
Aunt Karen's life has shifted from being busy with her daughter and her career to fighting for a better standard of living for the Vietnam veterans and widows on Staten Island.
Ronald called the accountant Lawrence. After discussing with his aunt, the two decided to use the old method to buy Coca-Cola stock, and then live on dividends every quarter, and then they still have spare time to help the unfortunate veterans and widows.
On the third day, Jerry Bruckheimer broke into his aunt's house suddenly, "Ronald, the Navy officially rejected our application."
"Why?" Ronald frowned and took the reply letter sent back, signed by the Department of Foreign Relations of the Ministry of the Navy.
"After consideration, the navy believes that the film cannot truly reflect the training and life of the navy. While expressing our gratitude to you, we regret to inform you that the navy is unable to cooperate with the completion of the filming of this film."
Ronald frowned. This kind of rejection was something he hadn't expected.When we make a movie about the Navy, we are helping the Navy create the image of a hero pilot. Why should the other party refuse?
The two producers were hit, and Don Simpson screamed and kicked the railing of Ronald's house desperately to vent.But Bruckheimer was calmer, "Ronald, you stay here to continue revising the script and preparing for filming. We will go back to Los Angeles, and inside Paramount and Hollywood, we have some old friends of the commander in chief. "
"I think, maybe I can write a letter to the deputy commander. He was also a pilot in the Navy when he was young." Ronald thought of Barbara's hospitality and believed that she would do him a favor, right?
"We split up." In fact, the two producers didn't believe that Ronald's letter could play any role. It's better than nothing.
"Dear Vice-Commander,
I take the liberty of writing to you, hoping for your assistance.
I'm currently working on a film that will reflect the training and life of a Navy pilot and keeping our country safe at sea.It's tentatively titled 'Top Gun' and has some modern aerial combat footage.
From my professional point of view as a film director, if this film can get the help of the navy, it will be more realistic.We have every reason to believe that this movie can bring back the American people's love for the military, especially the navy..."
Barbara saw the letter from Ronald in the vice-commander's mansion.This is what she asked the Secret Service to add to the list of contacts of special interest.All Ronald's calls and letters will be immediately put into the pile of files waiting to be processed.
"What do we need to do with this matter? Shall we inform Mr. Vice President?" The secretary came in and saw the letter in Barbara's hand, opened the notebook, and prepared to record the next arrangement.
Barbara is different from the first lady. She is the internal speaker of this big family. She takes care of many affairs that the deputy commander has no time to deal with.
"No, don't tell my husband about this. The most important thing for him now is to prepare for the TV debate with Geraldine Ferraro, the deputy leader candidate of the Donkey Party. You are not allowed to disturb his and his staff's preparations with anything. "
Barbara pressed Ronald's letter.
The first televised debate of the grand commander did not perform well, and audiences across the United States are looking forward to this round of the vice-presidential debate of their husbands.If you want to stand for election in four years and live in a bigger house, this debate is the best time.Maybe voters will realize that they might have chosen another Elephant Party candidate four years ago, and that's not bad either.
At this time, don't bother him with such insignificant things.Barbara put away the letter and told the secretary, "Before the debate is over, all the transactional work will be sent to me."
"Hello, I'm Ronald Lee. I'm calling to ask if the letter I sent to the deputy commander yesterday has been received?"
Ronald did not receive any feedback at home. He called to ask, and the staff at the official residence only said that they had received the letters. Since there were too many letters sent by the people across the country, the vice-commander would read them all, but he would only select some of the replies. , ask him to wait patiently.
"You can't believe the words of these politicians!" Ronald said angrily.Or in the business field, people in high positions speak more wisely.A few days ago, politicians were still saying that they could come to find them if they had any problems, but now they treat themselves as passers-by.
Ronald was angry and had no choice but to hang out with his old friend Douglas Jr.The two wrestled again at the wrestling club, then showered for a massage from a personal trainer.
The two of them were like being on the high school wrestling team. After the fight, they sat together watching TV, drinking and eating meat, and chatted about film investment.
"I can't fully place my hopes on the projects of big companies. They can invest 500 million to 2000 million per movie, but the projects are limited by many constraints, and they are likely to be stranded."
Ronald drank the whiskey that Douglas Jr. dug out, "My income from break dancing is not bad, except for buying most of the stocks of Coca-Cola and McDonald's, the rest are invested in Daydream Films.
We set up the equipment on Staten Island, and then we found some good students from NYU to shoot some exploitation films by ourselves, and released them through the second round of theaters.This way at least there is a way out. "
"Great, you are finally going to start making your own movies." Little Douglas was very happy, "Do you have any ideas?"
"I was invited by Madonna to direct her MV. I want to start with the MV and commercials first, shoot them first, train technical talents, and then find a suitable script and director, and then I can start making low-cost movies. This road will sooner or later. Let's go, it's better to open it first."
"The first question is for His Excellency the Vice Commander," the live broadcast of the second round of the Grand Commander's election debate came from the TV.
"These politicians are crooks, don't watch." Ronald was switching to NBC, and it happened to be Miami Vice (Miami Vice) for the weekend, and the hero drove the streets of Miami in a huge and crazy Ferrari.
……
"Honey, how was my performance yesterday?" The deputy commander finished the debate and returned to Washington, DC on Air Force Two.
In the mansion, Barbara was waiting for him in the study.
"You did a great job."
"Yes, are you satisfied with the answer to my question about the woman's work?"
"Honey, all I can do is watch the handsome guy on TV."
"Hahaha...", the deputy commander kissed his wife who had been married for nearly 40 years.
"Here's your first priority," Barbara pulled out a stack of letters and papers. Ronald's letter was first. Business is temporarily suspended. Now that you have finished your work, it is time to help the children with their problems."
"Okay, let's deal with these issues." The deputy commander took out his glasses and put them on, and began to open the first letter on the desk.
"The bureaucrats in the navy are still as usual, more things are worse than less things. Let me talk to Lehman about this matter." He picked up the phone as he said, "Please answer the Secretary of the Navy for me."
(End of this chapter)
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