Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 689 Is it easy to play mentally handicapped characters?
The three female models were very excited to know that they could appear in Universal's theater movies.They were tipped to star as a street model in the opening scene of a movie starring Michael J. Fox, one of the biggest stars of the moment.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you", the three models took Ronald's hand and thanked him endlessly.Tom Pollack was very measured and made it clear to the agents of the three models that they had been chosen on Ronald's recommendation.

"You don't need to thank me at all. The famous director Herbert Ross took over the film. He is the final decision maker. You should thank him."

Ronald doesn't want to take credit, but Herbert Roth, who directed "All In" is an ideal candidate for this kind of small-town youth story.

And he is famous for using actors as props when shooting, rigidly and faithfully completing the work according to the shooting schedule.If it weren't for the outstanding strength of the three models themselves, they would look like they belonged to the New York modeling circle at first glance, and they would cause trouble for him.

Veteran directors are very strict about this kind of thing, and they pay attention to a group performance that must also conform to the character's identity.

"But our agent said that it was your recommendation that we were able to guest star in the movie." Paulina Poviskova was the most straightforward, she only accepted the agent's message.In the modeling industry, the most important thing is to see who is the noble person who can support you.

"If I hadn't heard that you were the director, Ronald, I wouldn't have wanted to come, and I didn't want to get up in the morning." Linda Evangelista has a variety of styles, and she is also favored by major international brands. She is I really want to participate in a movie like "Top Gun" and open up a new battlefield for my modeling career.

"Anyway, thank you for being selected." Cindy Crawford had the best temperament among the three, and she had the character of a free-spirited and indifferent American girl.She is the youngest of the three, and she doesn't have a big name at the moment.

Fortunately, her face is a bit like Gia Caranji, who was praised as a supermodel by the media two years ago, and her face is more American. Coupled with her unique catwalk kung fu, she will soon be favored by big names.

The three performed a model catwalk in the audition room just now, and Herbert Ross invited Ronald to watch it together.After watching it, the old director smiled and decided to use the three of them on the spot.

The cat walks of the three are all of a high standard, among which Cindy Crawford is the most natural, her steps meet the highest requirements of fashion models, but she also has a kind of freedom that others cannot walk out of.

Just now Ronald looked at her resume. She was once admitted to the Chemical Engineering Department of Northwestern University with an academic excellence scholarship, and then dropped out to pursue a modeling career.

Ronald was still waiting for Helen Slater, who was auditioning the heroine, and he was happy to chat with the three beauties.

"Don't your models have to get up early every day, then exercise, and live a very healthy life?" Ronald has seen many media interviews with well-known models, and always feels that they all lead a boring life.A little surprised to hear that Linda Evangelista is still up at noon.

"It's all a lie. We walk so hard on the stage, how can we not eat enough? At most, we don't touch steak and desserts, and eat more pasta." Paulina Povitskova is from the Czech Republic. Liga doesn't like the hypocrisy of being interviewed.

"That is, I don't even bother to get out of bed if the day's work doesn't cost more than five thousand dollars." Linda Evangelista also has a very natural spoiled pretty girl character, in her own life Dare to say it in front of you.

"We all rely on sports and do yoga. Being a model is very hard, but if you get fat and can't fit into a size 2 dress, you will be eliminated." Cindy Crawford seems to be the most motivated of the three, and every day Constant movement.

The three models didn't want to go, they wanted to spend more time with Ronald.Their respective agents have reminded that Ronald's ex-girlfriend is the former American Sweetheart, the most famous fashion model ever, Brooke Shields who made CK jeans the best-selling jeans brand in one fell swoop.

Moreover, that commercial was filmed by Ronald. If they are lucky enough and Ronald reveals something, they seize the opportunity, which will greatly improve their career, popularity, and enter the film industry .

"Ronald, I finished my audition, I feel..." Helen came out and interrupted the chat between Ronald and the three beautiful models.

"Okay, let's talk about it in another place." Ronald interrupted Helen's idea of ​​talking about the audition situation at the door of the audition room, and said goodbye to the three models.They all embraced Ronald very intimately with the etiquette of the fashion industry, then kissed each other three times, and kissed him again.

Helen was no stranger to this common etiquette in the entertainment industry. She smiled and said goodbye to Ronald, then put her hand on Ronald's arm, deliberately walked on the side of the models, and went out together.

"Hey..." The three models sighed at the same time, but they didn't get Ronald's contact information.

"Keep it away. I asked Ronald's agent for the business card. It has Ronald's private phone number on it. Keep it away and don't let others see it."

Cindy Crawford's agent came out to quickly find her client, covered it with her hand, and quickly slipped a business card to her.

"Oh..." Crawford immediately shut up, found his handbag, took out the makeup mirror to pretend to touch up makeup, and quickly slipped the business card into the handbag.

"Bye, Cindy."

Paulina greets Linda and Cindy Crawford.The smiles on both of their faces also seemed to show that the manager had also gained something.

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"I feel that I did well in the audition, and Director Ross praised my natural performance." Helen was very happy in the car, and kept talking to Ronald about the details of the audition.

"It doesn't matter if you don't get selected, your 'A Wicked Husband' will be released soon, and there will be no shortage of script invitations after that."

"I think my hope is quite high. I have to start preparing and find the feeling of a professional woman."

"Well, that's fine too."

Herbert Ross is a Broadway and Hollywood amphibious director with a long "history" in the industry.Ronald knew that this kind of person often had many connections, and Helen, as his connection, actually had little hope.

Ronald has a psychological barrier to actresses who have mentors and intimate relationships.I always feel that I can't guide their acting skills objectively to achieve the desired effect.

If it is an actress who is only acquainted with and has worked with, Ronald can let go, guide when it is time to guide, and get angry when it is time to get angry.

But now that the director has changed, Ronald felt that there was no need for any bad news, so he told Helen from his own mouth.It would be the old man's fault if Herbert Ross chose someone else then.

Whenever Helen had any ideas, she liked to tell herself. The two chatted in the car, and soon arrived at the office of CAA.

"I'm going to talk to Nisita about the new script, are you waiting for me here, or?"

"I'll go to the acting teacher Messner first, and he promised to let me join the class..."

"Go." Ronald rubbed Helen's short hair. After playing Supergirl, she dyed her hair blonde all the year round.Helen still attaches great importance to her acting skills, but it's a bit too much.

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Entering Nisita's office, Ronald asked about the script written by Barry Morrow.This movie is a low-concept movie, and the story told is very moving. Ronald found it very interesting to watch. He has made many high-concept exploitation films. He really wants to try this kind of movie with a winning plot and challenge himself .

"The script of this movie is quite interesting, and it doesn't have a traditional three-act structure, but I have a feeling for this story. Now, what is CAA's plan and which studio is it going to package and sell to?"

Nisita brought out the various Italian snacks as before, and poured Ronald a glass of brandy.

"President Michael Ovitz attaches great importance to it. This time he not only wants to package, but also wants to be a real producer behind the scenes."

"Oh? What did Mr. Ovitz say? He is going to promote the star starring?"

The script is called "Rain Man" and it's a very interesting story.It tells the story of Charlie Babbitt, who always thought he was the only child in the family. After his father died, he found that he had an intellectually challenged brother Raymond.

In order to seize the inheritance left by his father to his brother, Charlie stole his brother from the foster hospital and drove all the way.The two brothers finally understood each other, and Charlie finally reconciled with his brother who actually loved him very much, and his father who showed that he didn't love him.

The film was favored by Michael Ovitz, the president of CAA. He felt that the film had the potential to hit the Oscars, so he decided to promote the film project himself.

"He has now found a pair of brothers to talk about, Randy Quaid, and Dennis Quaid. Presumably their chemistry is even better. And the eldest brother Randy is a Broadway actor, his acting skills are enough to deal with the mentally handicapped big brother role."

"Oh? It's them?"

Ronald pouted.

He didn't feel good about Dennis, the younger brother of the two brothers. This person originally used Ronald's friend, PJ Souls, the heroine of "Rock High School", to enter the mainstream attention of Hollywood.

After acting in "Jaws 3D", she lured Ronald to choose to shoot a Burger King commercial, and admired her acting skills. Lee Thompson kicked PJ Sauls away and divorced her.

Ronald admired Leigh Thompson and planned to be the heroine in his own movie.

But she was in a relationship with a married man, Dennis Quaid, and Ronald was a little uncomfortable.After that, Thompson's own career development was as good as Ronald expected.

This feeling is as if I have found a good thing on the street stall.Just when he was about to withdraw money to buy it, Dennis Quaid came over and secretly took it away.

"So Ovitz is going to play Randy as his brother Raymond?" Ronald asked, frowning.

"Yes, why? Randy's acting skills are much better than his younger brother Dennis, and he is also an older brother. You want to use Dennis as your older brother? I thought you didn't like him a little bit." Nisita was surprised.

"No, I really don't like Dennis very much, he treats my friend PJ very badly..."

"And stole your Lee Thompson?"

"Yeah, I thought I could make some really good stories with her."

Ronald didn't have much resentment towards his girlfriend who broke up, but he was more resentful about taking away an actress who was strong in acting and willing to work hard.

"Is there any problem with your cooperation with him? If not, I can ask Mr. Ovitz to replace him. He was a bit disgusted that the two brothers were not famous enough."

"I don't have such an idea. Since Mr. Ovitz is optimistic about them, it must be appropriate." Ronald thought for a while, and he and Dennis Quaid were cooperating, not really grabbing a girlfriend.

"Okay, I'll tell Michael." Nisita put down the notebook, "By the way, why do you think Randy is suitable to play the younger brother?"

"I think my younger brother needs more acting skills. Mentally handicapped older brothers are actually better at acting."

"Why? Isn't it supposed to be mentally retarded and difficult to act?" Nisita found Ronald's idea very interesting, and asked quickly.

He didn't know whether normal people were good at acting or mentally retarded people were good at acting, but Ronald must have some reason for saying this.

The reason why Michael Ovitz jumped out to contribute to this movie is that he took a fancy to the role of the mentally handicapped brother.This year's film that reflects deaf children, "Children Who Fall From God's Favor" has a very good test screening response, and it is rumored in the industry that it will be a big hit for the Oscars next year.

This makes Ovitz feel that the social trend has begun to turn to care for the disabled.Intellectual disabilities get less attention than physical disabilities, so it's something to bet on.

"I have been to Huaguo, and there is a saying there, it is easier to draw ghosts than to draw people. Intellectual disability is a very unusual role, so the audience tends to think that actors play well. And the role of the younger brother is a normal person, Therefore, the audience will be more familiar with this kind of performance, and if the performance is not good, it will be very dazzling."

"Good idea, I have to write it down." Nisita opened the notebook again.This perspective of looking at problems is lacking in most practitioners.

Only a genius director like Ronald, who has a supernatural intuition towards the audience, can have a very keen response.

He has seen so many actors, and when most of them heard about this mentally disabled character, their first reaction was that they needed acting skills and wanted to play brother Raymond.No one saw the normal brother, and under the direct comparison of the audience, he may have higher requirements for acting skills.

"If this is the case, we can't fully pin our hopes on this movie." After talking with Ronald, Nisita thought for a long time and expressed his thoughts to the most important customer.

"Ovitz is very ambitious. He led the 'Ghostbusters' before. Many people said that he is the real producer. On that project, CAA tasted a lot of sweetness.

But this time, he not only aimed at the box office, but also wanted to make a difference in the Oscars.That's why before we came to us, we went to Sidney Pollack who had just won best director for 'Out of Africa'.

I also said it just now.Brother Quaid isn't necessarily the last option.Maybe if they were in it, you'd be a really good choice.But if he wants to push more powerful male stars to play, things will be very complicated. "

"I understand that the big three in this movie are the two male leads and the director."

If Ovitz can attract big investment, then he has to rely on directors and famous stars.If you use a superstar, then you have to accommodate the other party's preferences.If two stars are invited, I guess I'm a bit too strong.

Among the Big Three, there can only be at most two real stars.

After all, the studio invests in this kind of movie that wins by plot and performance, mainly relying on the appeal of stars to attract audiences who usually don't step into the theater.

The story of a mentally handicapped brother, after all, is not as interesting as air combat.

A story that cannot be told in one sentence, how to promote and market it so that the audience knows that it is a good movie?That depends on the appeal of the lead actor.

After all, the appeal of the director in the minds of the audience is not as strong as that of the actors.There are still some viewers who don't know that "Top Gun" is directed by Ronald, but none of the audience who have watched "Top Gun" don't know that the leading actor is Tom Cruise.

"That's how we deal with it. If Ovitz has a new idea, we will adapt to it."

After the two discussed it, Nisita told Ronald about the next itinerary.

Soon the two are flying to Tokyo for the premiere of "Top Gun" there.

In addition, Ronald was also invited by some Japanese film and television organizations to discuss the possibility of cooperation there. "Top Gun" is a story that can transcend language and culture, and it must perform well in the Japanese market.

"Longwei Boy 2" tells the life story of Mr. Miyagi again.The big shots there are very interested in such a director who likes to shoot Asian stories.

Next, Ronald wants to make some Japanese-related movies, and they don't mind investing in projects.Making money in the American market is secondary. The key is the Japanese market. The market here is closed to Hollywood and Wall Street, and most of the movies produced are made by the major distributors in Japan.

"Will Diane come with us this time?" Nisita asked.

"She'll go on another flight, not with the crew," Ronald replied.

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