Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 684 Madman and Liar

Ronald saw off Jeremy Thomas, and in the evening he went to meet Minahan Golan.

Minahan chose the largest cinema and the largest screening hall in his newly acquired carnival theater chain, and started the London premiere of the opera film "Othello" directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

He doesn't have enough cannonball clout to get the royals to the premiere, but the two lead creators have enough high society clout to make up for it.The audience at the premiere was all gentlemen and ladies in casual dresses.

"Ronald, this is Placido Domingo who plays the leading actor Othello, and this is Katia Ricciarelli who plays Desdemona."

Ronald and the two well-dressed male and female protagonists hugged and kissed each other.

Domingo is a Spanish opera tenor, while Ricciarelli is from La Scala, Italy, and has worked with Domingo on stage for many years.

"Hi, nice to meet you," Ronald said hello to the two opera singers. He couldn't help but think of the Italian opera tenor Pavarotti who presented himself with the award at the Oscar party.These tenors, sopranos, all look very strong.

"I wish you success with your film."

"Ronald!" It was the director Zeffirelli who came to hug him this time. The two old friends hadn't seen each other for a long time, but Zeffirelli was still very enthusiastic.

"Has Minahan paid you enough money? He promised me at the time that he would give you full creative freedom. That's why I called you. If he cheats, I will get him into trouble." Ronald joked.

"Don't tell me, Ronald. Minahan is the greatest producer I have ever seen. No producer has ever been able to fully trust my artistic judgment. After I finished filming this Othello, I even felt that I I will never make such a good movie again.”

The two walked in arm in arm.

"I heard that you and Brooke are together? At that time, I could see that she had a strong dependence on you." After Zeffirelli quit Hollywood, the news was blocked. The last time he saw news about Ronald was in the newspaper gossip.

"She concentrates on her studies and may not return to the entertainment industry in the future."

"That's a pity."

The filming of "Othello" is very strange. It uses the method of opera to make a movie. Except that the scenery on the stage is replaced with a more realistic real scene, the lens and lighting of the whole movie, and even the rhythm, are all in the style of opera.

It is tantamount to putting the entire "Othello" in the Opera House on the screen.This method of shooting has not been seen in Hollywood Ronald.

However, it was beyond Ronald's own expectations. When watching this opera film adapted from Shakespeare's play, he became very emotional when he listened to Domingo and Ricciarelli's aria.

When Iago sowed a wedge between Othello and his wife Desdemona, Ronald also hated the actor emotionally.

At the end when Othello suspects that his wife is cheating and kills her, Ronald feels very uncomfortable and realizes the great tragic power of jealousy.

In the end, Iago was exposed, and Othello knocked him to the ground, and then looked at his wife's body, and when he committed suicide by suicide, Ronald couldn't hold back tears, and wanted to shed tears.

"Oh, I didn't expect this movie to be so powerful, I cried." Ronald took out a handkerchief and wiped his eyes, stood up and hugged director Zeffirelli after the lights came on.

"Masterwork, perfect, no wonder you like him so much, it is an exquisite work of art."

"It seems that you are also a man of temperament", Zeffirelli was also moved to tears again by his movie.

"Opera is an art form. People with sensitive natures are born to like it, while people who are naturally dull will not be moved no matter how hard they study hard. I know that an artistic genius like you will definitely understand me. Woo Woo..."

"Quack quack, Franco, please go up and say something to the audience." Minahan came over and invited the director to come on stage.

"This is a businessman without sensitivity." Ronald laughed, and Minahan didn't seem to be moved by the plot at all.

"Ronald, I plan to release this film on a small scale in America, and then mainly send it to Europe and Asia. As a famous opera director, Zeffirelli is very famous in those two places."

Ronald glanced at Minahan, then at Zeffirelli who was very excited on the stage.

"Hey, it seems that Minahan also knows that this kind of slow-paced, exquisite, but lacking picture impact movie is no longer liked by mainstream audiences. He found director Zeffirelli for nothing more than to find John Carter Savitie, like people like Jean-Luc Godard, is trying to raise his status when selling films at film festivals.

Use these movies of outdated famous directors to inflate the prices of other exploitation films I made.Let those outdated movie buyers know that they are the 'big shots' in Hollywood. "

But why isn't Zeffirelli taking advantage of this madman?Perhaps only this kind of madman can give him enough budget and the freedom of art without interference.

"Huh, huh, huh..." Ronald also applauded with everyone.

"Ronald, I'm about to start the third episode of Raptors, and the third episode of Vietnam War, our Ninja series, and the American Ninja series, and this is the time when Cannon Pictures is booming , do you want to think about it again and come to shoot Stallone's next movie."

"He and I really can't appear on the same set." Ronald shook his head and refused, "You are shooting so many films at the same time?"

"It's not too much. Now I have to personally handle the script of the fourth Superman. This year, we will start shooting at least 25 movies. We also need to acquire more theaters. In the second half of the year, our Cannon TV network will Networking in America will also be a national syndicate broadcasting cable TV network."

"25?" Ronald glanced at Minahan, thinking that this person has lost his mind?Acquiring theaters and establishing a TV network are very costly business activities.More than 20 films are shot a year. Even if one film averages 200 million, it needs a shooting budget of 5000 million.

Has his current pre-sale business been able to cover all shooting budgets?
Madman!
But having said that, anyway, he has [-] million in cash, and European banks have given him bridge loans. This madman is going to rush into the circle of Hollywood's top production companies. Anyway, he wants to set up his own distribution network, and even acquire America's theaters, I will not be surprised.

"I'll give you all the artistic discretion, how about that? Think about it, you don't want to do a movie with Stallone, so we'll have another star.

You don't have to worry about big productions, I will intervene with you, now who in Hollywood doesn't know that your vision is the best?

Even the outdated director John Cassavetes, I promised him not to interfere with his artistic decisions, and I would not interfere.

His movie is two hours long, and I thought it was too long, so I asked him to cut it to 15 minutes for easy distribution.He agreed with all his heart, but on the next Monday, the final version that Cassavetes got back was instead extended by half an hour, becoming a two-and-a-half-hour feature film.

He has his reasons, and this is the best presentation of this movie, so I agree with him.

I also want to invest in a Faye Dunaway and Mickey Rourke movie, they are all popular stars..."

Looking at the eloquent Minahan, Ronald felt more and more that he was a madman.In the past, he was just trapped by the situation, unable to show his crazy side.

Even giving up the most important power of the production company, the length of the film, is tantamount to letting the director play as he pleases. From the perspective of the producer, this is a very bad decision.

Well, maybe it's all mutual use, a movie starring Mickey Rourke, who became popular because of "Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks", can make him compulsively sell three American Ninjas, or the Vietnam War Pioneer's follow-up exploitation film, maybe after all the calculations, the madman still makes a lot of money?
Saying goodbye to old friends, Ronald flew back to New York alone.

"This is yours, this is for Donna," Ronald took a scarf made of high-grade cashmere cashmere and gave it to Diane.

Diane Lane was in New York during this time, and "The Monster in Chinatown" was about to be released, so she was hiding in New York waiting for the premiere.

When the movie is released, if there is some influence, Diane's agent will be able to receive the movie script again, and she is looking forward to it.When I heard that Ronald was back, I came to Staten Island to see him alone.

"I have a gift for you too," Diane took a small box and handed it to Ronald.

Ronald took it apart and saw that it was the latest version of the software of Text Star.

"Hahaha, you still know what I need." Ronald recalled that the first text star software he used to write scripts on a computer was given to him by a joint venture between Diane and Donna.

"Hee hee..." Di An made a lot of money from Dongying's commercial shooting.In addition, the yen has appreciated all the way since signing the Plaza Accord last year. Now she has made 50.00% more money for no reason. She can buy clothes and jewelry again, and she can hire hair stylists, physique teachers, and acting teachers. A little money for a little present for Ronald.

"Thank you, are you going to stop making that healthy dietary supplement?" Ronald asked Diane. The two had known each other since she was very young, and it was not awkward to ask some intimate questions.

"It's okay, I have completely quit the product of the United Science Corporation. I also returned the remaining products, which can be regarded as recovering a little cost.

But they don't seem to be scammers, someone really sold their products and made a lot of money.do you know?They actually invited William Shatner, the actor who played Captain Kirk, as a spokesperson. "

Diane said and turned on the TV and tuned to the direct sales channel, which happened to be playing the advertisement of United Science Corporation.

William Shatner's fat face, just in time to promote the United Sciences nutritional supplements.

"Since the history of human beings, plants have provided us with the nutrients we need and beneficial trace elements for a long time. This is an important difference between us humans and other animals.

I strongly recommend that you start using the dietary supplements extracted from various plants by United Scientific Corporation from today. There are pumpkins, apples, oats... Vegetarianism is the healthiest way of life.

You can buy in large quantities and then sell them to friends who have the same idea as you, and then use this healthy food to earn a reasonable income for yourself, and at the same time promote our concept of healthy living.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if you only buy a little to eat by yourself. Remember to tell your friends and relatives that after taking this dietary supplement, you will be full of energy and feel less sick.

No matter how much or how little you buy, you can promote our philosophy of healthy living.

United Science Corporation, your meal companion for healthy living ideas. "

"That's why Captain Kirk said that you are not required to buy a lot. Those who have money can buy tens of thousands of dollars of products for sale, and those who have no money can only buy a little for their own use, as long as they don't forget the promotion concept.

If I didn't really know how to sell things... well, I wouldn't do it even if I could.Now I just want to get some roles again. As an actor, I can support myself, which is already very good. "

Diane saw that Ronald was frowning and his face was not very good-looking, so he quickly promised that he would not do this again.If he didn't get the role, the money he earned from Dongpu would support him through the next year.

"No, I didn't mean to accuse you, that's not what I meant. But this William Shatner, he sounds like a producer I knew in London."

Sure enough, these people talk in the same way, no matter how much money they spend, we welcome them, we just want to promote our own ideas (culture).It seems that these liars speak in similar ways, and I feel right.

(End of this chapter)