Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 629 It's Only At That Time

"Well, it's more comfortable like this."After chatting with Aunt Karen, Ronald returned to the bedroom with the Bible she gave him, and he put the cloth-bound book on the shelf.Then he picked up the first draft of "Longwei Boy 2" and lay down on the bed to read it.

The story followed the end of the first part. Master Miyagi and Daniel came to the parking lot with the trophy, and prepared to go home with his girlfriend Ali and mother.Chris, the coach of the "Cobra" Gym opposite, had a conflict with his apprentices.

Chris believes that the final loss to Daniel was because the apprentices did not abide by their teachings and did not use the attitude of "taking no prisoners", and beat Daniel's legs so that he could not continue the game.Several apprentices turned against him.

Master Miyagi stepped forward to stop Chris who wanted to hit his apprentice, subdued him a few times, and then pretended to hit Chris hard on the nose.In the end, Master Miyagi, who upholds the idea that karate is not for bullying others, just gave Chris a hard twist on the nose.

Everyone laughed, Chris was even more ashamed than being beaten, and his character design was destroyed in an instant.Had no choice but to leave in despair.

Ronald yawned. This was the unfilmed ending of the first film, which was nimbly moved to the beginning of the second film.This move is very good, in line with Miyagi's oriental philosophy of defeating opponents first by defeating the opponent's heart.

Ronald, who was getting more and more sleepy, began to close his eyes involuntarily.Had a busy day today and had a long chat with my aunt and her new boyfriend in the evening.

"Master Miyagi, look at what Ali did to my car."

A sound came, and Ronald felt like he was dreaming of the scene of "Longwei Boy 2" again.

Daniel's convertible car was damaged, and he came to Mr. Miyagi's house to complain. His girlfriend Ali switched to the arms of the star quarterback of the football team and broke down his car.

"This has to be revised, otherwise the turning point will be too abrupt." Ronald had a more sober dream this time, and he saw that Elizabeth Su did not appear in the finished film of "Longwei Kid 2".

At this time, Miyagi received a letter from Ryukyu.His father was seriously ill, and Yuki, his childhood sweetheart, asked him to go back to see his father for the last time.Daniel bought a plane ticket with the college tuition he had prepared, and went to Ryukyu with Master Miyagi.

"Kumiko, where is Yuki?" Miyagi-sensei asked a little girl who opened the paper sliding door after returning to Ryukyu's home.

"You must be Mr. Miyagi, Aunt Yuki is taking care of your father."

In the dim night scene, only the door has a yellow light. Against the background of the light, this Ryukyu beauty looks very beautiful.Daniel looked at her a little silly.

"Well, this romantic encounter (Meet Cutes) is really good." Ronald saw that the filming of "Longwei Kid 2" was not difficult, and he still had leisure time to comment.

A romantic love line requires a romantic encounter that makes the audience feel that the hero and heroine are a good match.It's done well here, if only there was a little bit more shy eye contact between Kumiko and Daniel.

Ronald thought, maybe the original director didn't have a deep understanding of the thinking of Orientals.

Mr. Miyagi's father passed away, and he and his old lover Yuki rebuilt the old relationship together.Then, Miyagi put down his mind and took Daniel to introduce the situation in the village on Ryukyu Island. The two visited the ancestral hall of Miyagi Shinbo, the founder of Ryukyu Karate and the ancestor of Master Miyagi.

Miyagi decided to teach Daniel more profound karate skills. The two came to the ancient pier of the fishing village and untied the anchor. anchor.

Miyagi also took out a rattle to teach Daniel this advanced technique. Instead of stepping forward and backward to avoid the opponent, he only used his waist to turn and counterattack while avoiding the opponent's attack.

"It seems that this is the trick at the end of the second part." Ronald thought to himself, how should this skill be expressed in the shooting?
Then Daniel and the little beauty Kumiko became friends, and the two went shopping together.

Kumiko was asked about her dream by Daniel, and she took Daniel to an electrical store.

"This is your dream, selling TV sets?" Daniel didn't know why, and asked the new little beauty.

"No, I'll show you."

Kumiko said something in Japanese to the salesperson in the window. It seemed that she came here often and was familiar with the salesperson.

The salesman put a videotape into the VCR.

"This... this is my dream, I want to be a dancer", Kumiko pointed at the TV screen

A shot of a ballerina dancing solo in dim light jumped out on the screen.

"Oh...it's you."

Ronald felt a warm current in his heart, and his whole body felt very warm, but his nose was a little sore.

What was shown on the TV was actually the movie "Fame" that he participated in filming in New York in [-], and it happened to be played by Antonia Franceschi in the dance class of Hilary Scenes of dancing in the movie.

Under the dim light, the dance classroom was filled with smoke from incense.Ronald seems to have returned to the time of shooting six years ago, picking up ice cubes, stuffing them into the bag, and covering the back of Antonia's neck after the shooting.

Antonia's skin is very fair, and the thin blond hair on her neck is seen by Ronald, and she looks very cute.

"Ronnie, should we continue our careers separately, or get married and live together?" Antonia turned her head and asked Ronald what to choose.

"I...I want to be with you. Have a few kids, I go to work every day, and you go to the laundry and get me my clothes."

"But you still want to be a film director, and I still want to be a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. Let's separate."

Antonia pushed him away, onto the rug in the middle of the dance room, and performed a ballet solo, an arabesque, spreading its wings to the wind and flying away like a swan.

"Antonia!... Listen to me, I'm not a director anymore, I can be in the leg warmer business, and I can make more than 20 dollars a year. I can also sell it to Jane Fonda, we don't have to worry about money and career , you can continue to be a ballet dancer, and I will be a businessman in Manhattan and a donor to your ballet company."

"Antonia...Antonia..." Ronald saw Antonia continue to go away, and hurriedly followed, "Ah..."

"Ronald, Ronnie, what's wrong with you?"

Aunt Karen and her boyfriend Eric, both in pajamas, came in to check on Ronald who yelled.

I saw my nephew lying on the ground, rubbing his head desperately.It appears that Ronald fell off the bed and hit his head on the corner of the script that fell to the floor.

"Ronnie" Aunt Karen rubbed his head distressedly, "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine, it looks like I'm going to change to a big bed." Ronald was still a little hurt from the bump this time, and tears came out.

"Hey," the aunt sighed softly, pretending not to hear Ronald's voice calling Antonia.What this nephew wanted was not a big bed, but a girlfriend.If only Antonia was still in charge of the brat.

"Antonia is the best...Well, Helen is actually more beautiful, and her family background is good...Donna's good friend Diane is also good, and she knows everything." The aunt recalled that Ronald's previous girlfriends were actually good. It's all because of the damn director and actor professions, there will always be problems if the two places are separated for a long time.

If Ronald could have found a more ordinary girl to marry earlier, perhaps he would have children by now.

"Go on to sleep." The aunt suddenly felt that Ronald in her arms was a bit annoying, and pulled Eric away.

"Hey", Ronald had no choice but to rub his head, and then fell asleep.

The interrupted dream was not picked up. Early the next morning, Ronald got up for a long-distance run as usual.

"Ronnie, your phone."

My aunt prepared breakfast at home and handed the phone receiver to Ronald who had just come back.

"Hello? This is Ronald."

Ronald took the receiver, went to the dining table, and ate the baguette made by his aunt's new boyfriend, served with freshly fried bacon, vegetable and fruit salad, and a serving of milk.

As a chef, he cooks a simple breakfast that is delicious.

"Ronnie, it's me, Helen."

On the line was Helen Slater.

Jerry Zucker kept his promise and sent Helen Slater an audition invitation.And specifically stated on the phone that it was the producer Ronald who insisted on her playing the role of the female kidnapper.

"Thank you, thank you, Ronald. Didn't expect you to recommend me, I..."

Helen Slater has been in the industry for a long time, and she gradually understands the preciousness of opportunities.Especially second chances for losers.

Her own Superwoman failed miserably at the box office, and even caused the Superman series to be directly cut in half by the producer.

My second movie "The Legend of Billy King" will be released next month, and the results of the test screenings are not very good. Gerald has no extra connections, so he can give her a third chance.

Helen, who was about to go back to New York and look for TV drama opportunities, suddenly received an audition invitation from Jerry Zucker.The box office of the two starring movies in a row is not very good. Now she still has the opportunity to act in the comedy directed by the Zac trio. She is countless times luckier than all the actresses of the same age in Hollywood.

"You don't need to thank me, this is what you deserve... No, it's a role that suits you." Ronald almost missed it.

"No, you don't owe me anything, I will remember your help this time, Ronald." Helen didn't know how to express her gratitude for a while, "Give me a chance, when we meet, I will thank you well .”

After Helen finished speaking, she quickly hung up the phone. She felt as if she was making a deal for the role. "No, it doesn't count with Ronald. We used to have a good relationship. He still thought of me and created opportunities for me."

"You silly girl, I forgot to tell you when and where the appointment was." Ronald hung up the phone and took a bite of the baguette. The freshly baked baguette was very crunchy, and it was really good for breakfast.

"Ring ring ring ring..."

Ronald picked up the phone, and Helen finally remembered.

"Have you figured out when to thank me?"

"Ah, Ronald, thank you. When you are free, I will fly to Los Angeles to find you. My agent said that this opportunity is very important. Although it is only a cameo role, it will make the audience remember my role. alright."

"Ah, Elizabeth." Ronald choked on a mouthful of milk, "Ahem, it's okay, we've known each other for a long time, and this time it's for the sake of completeness of the plot. Maybe you will be the protagonist when the third part is filmed." It turned out to be It is determined that Elizabeth Sue will be the guest star in "The Dragon Boy 2".

"Thank you, thank you!" Elizabeth Su thanked very happily on the phone.This time she got a new call from Ronald because she received an invitation from Weintraub.

Sue will be graduating from Harvard next year.The closer she got to graduation, the more she felt that her career as an actress was more valuable.The career of an actress is not as long as that of an actor, and now is the most important period of time.

Su saw the busy scene of the previous graduates starting the school's job hunting meeting, wearing suits and leather shoes, carrying resumes and interviewing everywhere, and only then did he realize that he had made a mistake in his choice.It would be nice to continue to pursue new role invitations while taking advantage of the release of "Longwei Boy" to become famous.

Actresses can not only get a high salary that is difficult for ordinary occupations, but also have many opportunities to meet high-level people in various industries.

The producer Weintraub was very unhappy when I didn't do a road show with the crew when "Kids of Dragon" was released last time. If it wasn't for Ronald's strong support this time, I wouldn't even be able to get this cameo opportunity .

"I'm not kidding. Are you in Los Angeles this whole time? I'll fly over to find you when the press conference is launched, and I will thank you face to face."

Elizabeth Su hung up the phone, resting her chin in thought, "It would be great if I had such a vision at that time, and if I had the support of a boyfriend like Ronald, then Harvard graduates and heroines with a billion-dollar box office are not important titles." .

As long as Ronald said a word, he could change the producer's opinion, but he really felt what Hollywood power is.

"Thank you, Eric. I have to say, your cooking skills are the best I have ever encountered."

Seeing Aunt Karen looking at her, her face was not her face, her nose was not her nose, Ronald didn't know that her flirty phone calls with several actresses made her unhappy.I had no choice but to go in a detour and pat my aunt's new boyfriend's ass.

"Eric is self-taught. After he retired from Ma Run, he went to a restaurant and started as a kitchen assistant at the lowest level."

Sure enough, my aunt's attention was diverted.

"Your skills can gain a foothold in New York and Los Angeles." Ronald really felt that Eric's level was good.

"I just want to travel around the country with Karen now." Eric smiled silly and kept looking at Aunt Karen.

"I'll go first, let Little Bard accompany you to where you want to go."

Ronald left quickly while his aunt was immersed in love.

Now I am already a powerful young director with certain influence.Some things are really not like the past. How many of these actresses who please themselves in disguise are sincere?
Ronald himself didn't know how to tell the difference, maybe he couldn't.He's a successful film director, and that's part of his charm as well as giving him an edge.Identity and original quality are sometimes inseparable.

If I had been more impulsive when I was young, I might have married an ex-girlfriend.The love at that time, I was very sure that it came from the heart.

But who can tell?Maybe now, divorce is also possible.There are too many things going on and off in the entertainment industry.

Ronald drove his beloved Ferrari and drove out the door.When the sun came down, he took out his sunglasses and put them on. It was another new day.

(End of this chapter)