Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 664 Tom Cruise's Christmas Cake
The test screening of "Longwei Boy 2" went smoothly.Those audiences who were selected by the theater guessed early on that they were going to watch the sequel of "Longwei Boy", so they were all moviegoers who came to watch the trial screening.

Ronald sat in the back, counting the places where the audience applauded excitedly.It is very consistent with several points of my own design.

Especially the role of Tomita Tan Ling, although not as beautiful as Elizabeth Su, but it is in line with the recent fashion of Asian beauties in America.In addition, the character of Kumiko she played is more assertive than Ali in the first part, and she was slapped by the villain Changshan for Daniel in the end.

The emotional drama between the two makes the audience more enjoyable to watch.The last trick, the "rattle drum" type combo, is more philosophical than the crane kick in the first part, and its movements are more professional and beautiful than that crane kick.

The main reason is that Ralph Mazio's own kung fu is very bad, and he can't stand still when the crane is kicking.The "rattle drum" has both feet on the ground, and with the help of the camera's framing and editing, he used one hand to defend against Changshan's attack, and the other hand naturally hit the opponent's opening.

After the test screening, Ronald was watching from outside the bathroom again.Many boys have started to practice matchmaking with each other.

"Ha... hi..."

Seeing the two boys who looked like junior high school students punching hard, they were still muttering, "Rattling drum!" Ronald basically had the bottom line in his heart.

"Stable!"

The box office of the sequel movie was already more stable than the first one, Ronald and Weintraub laughed.

"I decided to accept Mr. Kerkorian's invitation to serve as the president and CEO of the newly independent United Artists."

Weintraub finally won the management right of United Artists after the good reputation of the sequel of Long Wei Kid.

"Congratulations!" Ronald stepped forward to hug.

"Of course, your exploitative...commercial films can still be co-operated with my Weintraub Films and distributed by Columbia." The film industry became an independent production company.

"I haven't found a suitable script yet, and we'll talk about it in detail when we have ideas." Ronald said hesitantly, he also wanted to be a production company, and there was no need to cooperate with Weintraub's company.And he has his own touchstone, a company helmed by two old friends from Paramount scrambling to release his next film.

Twentieth Century Fox, and the new management of Universal also approached CAA to express their willingness to cooperate.

Ronald didn't intend to strike while the iron was hot. When his Top Gun and Dragon Might 2 were released and achieved high box office, the bargaining chip in the negotiation would be much higher.During this period of time, I still asked my script assistant David Simkins to submit some good scripts and start preparations in advance.

"I'll have Barbara and George Sr. They usually have a family party at home for Christmas. But then they'll come to Los Angeles for the holidays to be with their grandkids. Will you come?"

Weintraub once again played the card of the deputy commander of the family. If Ronald wants to get closer to the second family, this is an opportunity to tie him to his company warship.

"No, I have to go back to Staten Island, New York, with my aunt and cousin, who I haven't seen for a long time, and if I don't go back for Christmas this time, she will be very upset and won't give me more cookies. "

Christmas in America is a time for family reunion.Weintraub patted Ronald on the shoulder, this kind of request to go home cannot be forced.

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"Donna!"

"Hey, Ronnie!"

Donna, who came back from MIT for Christmas in a small car, hugged Ronald and kissed him bitterly.

After studying at MIT for a year, Donna's whole body is a bit rusty, her hair is casually tied into a bun, and her clothes are also casual. It is completely different from the well-dressed look when she went to school.

"Don't mention it, MIT's time is very tight, study (Study), social (Social), sleep (Sleep), three S, most people can only do two."

Ronald quickly helped carry the luggage, and the two walked into the new house on Staten Island.

Little Bud, his mother, and three older sisters all came to help.

The relationship between the two families, which were originally widows of veterans, became closer and closer.Little Bard's older sisters all found jobs in the new Lightning Lighting Factory, carefully assembling the accessories shipped over there.Then when someone rents it, they help to make some moves.

"Donna, go and rest for a while, my biscuits will be ready soon." Aunt Karen saw her daughter coming back, and happily pushed her to sleep after driving for several hours.

The two families had a reunion dinner the night before Christmas Eve. Tomorrow little Bud would go home and spend Christmas Eve with his family.

"My classmates don't even know that you are my cousin. They all like your movies." Donna happily told Ronald a lot about her university experience.To say that MIT is worthy of being a top prestigious school, there are many smart people in it, and the evaluation of Ronald's film is better than some film critics.

They especially like the "Longwei Boy". Maybe there are quite a few nerds who have learned a lot and have had similar experiences in high school.

"Ding dong..." Someone rang the doorbell.

Little Bud's mother went to answer the door, and a courier in purple clothes delivered a large box of small cakes.

"It's Tom's Christmas present." Ronald smiled and signed for it.

And gave half of Bud and his family.

"Oh, this is the best cake I've ever eaten. It was given by the big star Tom Cruise."

Lucy, who little Bard likes, is also invited to dinner.She ate a small cake specially sent by Tom Cruise, feeling a little emotional.

Little Bud hugged her, knowing that Lucy was still missing her acting career.

After sending the little Bud family out, the tail lights of an SUV lit up in the dark, and Ronald waved his hand.This kind of gathering of the people at the bottom and the conversations of Little Bard's sisters are a bit far away from the successful and famous Ronald. He still misses the time back then.

"Ronnie, I have something to tell you."

Donna dragged Ronald into the house.

"what happened?"

"Diane wants to come to our house tomorrow for Christmas."

"Well, where's her father Bert? Come too?"

"No, she came alone. Her father has a new girlfriend."

"It's fine, I haven't seen her for a long time." Ronald smiled, "But why didn't she call me herself?"

"She said she was sorry for you, and wanted me to see your attitude. If you want, she will come again."

"Sorry for me?" Ronald frowned, "What is she sorry for me?"

"You can ask her yourself tomorrow. Anyway, she is my best friend. You must not let her come."

"Uh, okay." Ronald felt a little strange when Donna said that. How can Diane Lane feel sorry for me?

On Christmas Eve, Diane Lane drove to Aunt Karen's house on Staten Island in the afternoon.

"Diane, you haven't seen me for a long time."

Aunt Karen liked the girl who had grown up, looked at Diane who was still a little hesitant at the door, and hurriedly led her in.

"Here you come, Diane." Donna dressed up and looked heroic again. She took her childhood friend by the hand and pulled her upstairs.

"Ronnie, Diane is here." Then Diane was pushed into the study where Ronald was.

"Diane," Ronald looked at Diane Lane.

Today Diane wore a floral shirt, jeans and sneakers are everyday.A black woolen coat covered her body to protect her from the cold.

Diane Lane was a little reserved, she looked at Ronald, a little afraid to speak to him.

"Drink some black tea, I brought it from Huaguo." Ronald looked at Diane's appearance, and the bits and pieces of the past few years resurfaced in his heart.He poured her a cup of wolfberry black tea and served her, then stroked her hair.

Then Ronald dropped his hand again.Diane has matured and has her own ideas. She shouldn't be so selfish. After all, the two are not in an exclusive relationship.

"What new movie did you find?" Ronald picked up his own cup of tea, and Diane could come to the house to make amends, so he still recognized him as his brother.The relationship between the two dates back to when I first returned to New York six years ago, and she was the best friend of my cousin Donna, so it was okay to get along as a younger sister.

"No? I don't have any new films now." Diane was puzzled, she took off her coat and hung it on the hanger.

"Ronnie, is there any suitable role for you? Can you help Diane?" Donna spoke beside her.

Ronald didn't answer, and Diane had an idea, which should be a new plan for his career.

"Come on, Donna. Ronald doesn't have the final say on every movie. He already recommended George Lucas's new work for me, but I was eliminated because I can't sing."

"Are you going to enter TV?" Ronald heard that Diane didn't have any new movie roles. Could it be that her new boyfriend is a TV drama director or producer?

"No, I don't have any roles now, and the green food business has also failed, and I lost a lot of money. So I'm a little afraid to see you."

Seeing that Ronald was still touching his head as before, Diane felt warm in his heart, so he simply told his story.

"Oh, my God," Ronald realized that he was going wrong, "You won't lose all the money you spent on advertising in Dongying, will you?"

"I only lost a little bit," Diane gestured with his hand, "I remember your words, I will keep the money for my life after retirement."

"That's okay. It's not easy for you to become a child actor by yourself. If you can go to Dongying to shoot commercials every year, at least your life will be fine, and the role can take your time. I'll help you pay attention."

Ronald breathed a sigh of relief. Diane Lane had been tricked many times, and finally gained some wisdom.

"Hmm... um..." Diane felt that Ronald's hug was extremely warm, and the things that were so worrying in her heart were finally relieved.

It turned out that the so-called green food that Diane made was a variety of dietary fiber nutritional supplements produced by a company called United Science of America.

His president, Assistant Attorney General Jerry Leonard under former President Nixon, claimed that dietary fiber supplements can prevent cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and even new diseases like Rock Hudson. .

The company's monthly sales are close to $800 million.The only requirement is that to become a distributor, a certain amount of nutritional supplements must be purchased first. The more you buy, the bigger the discount.

In order to get a discount, Diane bought more than [-] dollars in goods.With connections in Hollywood and New York, she's selling well.Through Burt's relationship, he sold some to veteran Broadway stars in New York.

But before Christmas, United Science's commission check suddenly bounced.Diane suddenly received many complaint calls from Bert's old friends, and there was no commission for the goods she sold.The remaining half of the nutritional supplements had to be sold as ordinary commodities.

Diane was more responsible, she didn't want to default on her debts, so she paid all the commissions from Papa Bert's friends at her own expense.It's a bit of a pain in the ass.

Thinking of Ronald's repeated exhortations to save money to protect his life, he felt ashamed to come to see Ronald for a while.

"It's okay, it's a good thing you woke up early. This kind of marketing is called multi-level marketing, and it's easy to blow up. If you do the math, you know it can't last." Donna listened beside her, and it was the first time she knew that her best friend had eaten Big loss.

"It's okay, if you can't sell it, you can sell it to me. I eat it when I work out." Ronald tickled Diane to cheer him up.

"Cruise also sent a cake. You can try it. It's delicious. I'll help you pay attention after the New Year. Your talent is still in acting. There are not many actresses who act naturally like you." Ronald looked at Diane, who was otherwise clumsy in life, scratched her nose with a smile.

"Sleep here tonight, and let Ronald accompany you to Manhattan, New York tomorrow. Girls, don't do jobs that seem to make a lot of money, there are often many traps." At the Christmas dinner, Aunt Karen also pulled Diane's hand comforted.

"Tuk...tuk..."

In the middle of the night, Ronald suddenly heard a knock on the door.

When the door opened, it was Diane standing at the door in pajamas.

Ronald pulled her in, "It's cold today, go warm up first."

The two hugged each other gently on the bed, and they could hear each other's breathing. Both Ronald and Diane felt peaceful and joyful on Christmas Eve.

(End of this chapter)