Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 692 You Faxed the Script to Me

Ronald looked at the square-jawed man who was dressed meticulously, like a banker, and he was looking at himself expectantly.

Then he glanced at the middle-aged handsome guy hiding behind.That's right, it was Tom Mount, the former vice president who had bullied him many times at Universal and wanted to replace him.

"Dream on! (Dream on)"

Ronald smiled slightly, turned his back and walked into the bathroom.

"You!" Tom Mount was still wearing a hand-stitched suit and his hair was combed meticulously.But he had reached the embarrassing limit of rage.

Ronald, who snatched the directorship from a small crew under his command back then, would still be a young screenwriter begging for help now if he hadn't been backed by Spielberg and Simberg?

Who would have thought that now his own Mount Films wanted to get some investment from Japan, but would actually have to kiss his ass in order to have a chance to meet the rightful owner.

As soon as Mount shook his hand, he snorted and was about to leave this high-end place.

"Tom, do you still want to finance your movie?" The man named Bannon was very dissatisfied with Mount's performance.It seemed that he had some "history" with Ronald, and the two fell out as soon as they met.

But in the eyes of an investment banker from Wall Street, this is not a setback at all.On the contrary, this is still a very good opportunity to take the opportunity to make friends with Ronald.

"This kid hates me to the bone, he won't help me." Tom Mount was so ashamed and angry that his face had turned red.He ignored the request of Bannon, the financing manager he hired, and went out by himself after saying a word.

"Young Master, Mount is just not good. If you want to make money, you still care about being slapped in the face? If you are yourself, you can go up and hug the opponent's thigh, kneel down and beg for forgiveness." Bannon looked at his partner and sighed .

He still decided to stay and wait for the opportunity. He and Ronald had no problems.Besides, I also have ways to impress him.

After a while, Ronald came back.Bannon saw the opportunity and stepped forward to stop him.

"Well, Director Ronald, I'm Bannon, a Wall Street banker. My partner may have had some troubles with you, and he has left with shame. I don't comment on his character.

But here I still want to say something, Director Ronald, we are all American, we should not kill each other in this place, and show jokes to the Japanese people.

The root cause of why they can beat us in automotive, consumer electronics, etc. is that they are always very united.When dealing with the American market, we can let go of internal conflicts and keep going externally.

If you and other Hollywood practitioners are still like the auto industry, it is easy to be defeated by those Japanese people who are united. "

"Hahaha, then what do you want to do. Anyway, I will not give Mount Rong a chance to succeed."

Ronald saw that Bannon's speech was very interesting, and he put aside his relationship with Tom Mount when he came up, and gave Ronald a high hat from a big point.

Although this is all nonsense, but he can insist on waiting for himself to come, just for the opportunity to meet the capitalists in the Japanese film industry, and he is still a person with a lot of spirit.

"Leaving Mount aside, now that the yen is appreciating and money is loose, this is an opportunity for Wall Street to introduce capital from Japan. You also need financing to make a film in Hollywood. I have operated a fund for the film industry on Wall Street. banker.

We can just help each other, can't we?this is my name card. "

"You are an interesting person. If you have anything to do, you can call my agent. I will call you back." Ronald also took out a business card with only the agent's contact information and gave it to the other party.

This is the way Nisita taught him. If anyone wants to deal with him on certain matters, but he doesn't want to get too close to him, and if he is chased up for cooperation resources, give him a card with an agent. Business card with people contact details.

In this way, they can only find the agent, and the agent tells Ronald the matter.If there is a need to communicate, Ronald will use the temporary phone to call this person.

Bannon took the business card, flicked it lightly, and whistled.Although there is only the contact information of the agent, it is also a great improvement for his new film career.In the future, I can brag to people and discuss projects with Director Ronald Lee.

This is the director who made "Top Gun". Now who is the hottest person in Hollywood, who hasn't heard of or seen his movies?To discuss financing with those crocodiles on Wall Street, Ronald's name is much easier to use than the former vice president of Universal Pictures who has resigned for several years.

As for Tom Mount, the distribution contracts he signed with Universal have not yet expired, so he still has some use value.Although it is unlikely to get financing in Dongying, the only way to return to China is to find other money for him.

The next day, President Haruki Kadokawa introduced a girl magazine under the banner, and took a photo of Diane Lane wearing a kimono for the cover and center poster of the next issue.

Ronald also took time to watch the filming.Diane's temperament in the kimono presents a very strange sense of dissonance.Although she is wearing the clothes of Japanese girls, she has the temperament of a typical New York girl, outgoing and confident.

However, the young people in Japan seem to like this kind of appearance of foreigners wearing kimonos by accident. The photographer applauds again and again, not sure if it is true or polite.

Under the Kadokawa Publishing House, there are many manga magazines that are very popular in Japan, and Ronald saw a lot of them at the scene.After looking through it, the Japanese market is now very segmented, some are dedicated to girls' comics, and some are for high school boys.

"Here, this is Dongying's afternoon black tea drink. It tastes very good." Ronald drank the drink from the magazine and handed it to Diane who was taking a break from filming. The unexpected taste was very sweet.

"Well, I can't drink too much, this dress is very complicated to wear, I will show you when I go back..."

……

"Ronald, I've been looking for you for a long time. Your script assistant David Simkins called you for a long time, as if there was something urgent."

Ronald, who returned to the hotel with Diane, saw Nisita waiting for him in the lobby.

"I'll call him back," Ronald and Nisita turned and went upstairs, and made an overseas call to Simkins in their room.

"David, what's the rush? It's already late at night, isn't it?"

Ronald put the phone through and answered it with Nisita.

"I got a very good script, the first screenplay written by a Broadway playwright."

"Your first work?" Nisita spoke from the side.

"Yes, Mr. Nisita. Although it is the first film script, the quality is very good. It can be said that we are very lucky. The author has repeatedly encountered obstacles in the seven major studios before submitting the script to a small production company like Daydream .”

"You say the quality is good, how good is it?" Ronald has never seen David Simkins praise a script so much.He is also a film screenwriter himself, so he must be really good.But how good is the question.

Hollywood studios' repositories are filled with scripts that are so good that no one wants to pitch them.A truly outstanding script will always be sent to the right producer.

"I can only say my own opinion. I think it's better than the script of Dirty Dancing. This is a very talented author named John Patrick Shanley, an Irish-born playwright.

This is his first screenplay, and I'm familiar with the feeling.Just like William Goldman's "Tiger and Leopard Boy", it is the masterpiece written by the author for the first time. "

Ronald felt that this evaluation was high.This is the screenplay that gold medal screenwriter William Goldman first wanted to write.This kind of script often includes the story that the author most wanted to write in the first half of his life, and it is also the accumulation of life experiences in the first half of his life.

Even talented playwrights rarely have the opportunity to write such masterpieces.Often after one book is written, it takes many years before another book comes out.

"Better than the quality of Dirty Dancing? Compared with Rain Man?" Nisita interjected.What Ronald's next movie will be is of great interest to Hollywood executives and actors.

"Personally, it's even better than your 'Rain Man' book. At least it's a classic traditional three-act play with a beginning, middle, and end."

"Hahaha", Ronald knew that his script assistant was complaining that "Rain Man" did not have a classic three-act structure.

"Since you admire it so much, wait for me to come back..."

"No, Ronald. I don't think we can wait until you come back. The news that this film has been sent to Daydream Films will be known. The screenwriter's agent may take our promise." to negotiate with other companies.

I don't want the 'Dirty Dancing' thing to happen again on this script called 'The Bride and the Wolf'. "

"You are so optimistic about this script? Do you think that as long as I express my interest, other companies can compete for it?" Ronald paid more attention to this.

"Yes, managers are shameless... Well, I'm not talking about you, Mr. Nisita."

"It's okay, I can take him as a compliment." Nisita spoke up, expressing that he didn't mind.If I were the manager of the screenwriter Shang Li, I'm afraid I would do the same in order to maximize my profits.

"But I can't just buy the script based on your evaluation. By the way, how much do you think I can buy the 'Bride and the Wolf'?"

"Now is the time when the film company is willing to pay a lot of money to reserve the script. I estimate that it can be won under 20 yuan. And your reputation can guarantee that the film can be produced and then distributed by the Seven." Nisita thought for a while ,Reply.

He is also very interested in this matter. As long as Ronald likes it, he can complete a package project and stuff it with many favorite actors.

"What kind of story is this?" Ronald decided to understand the situation first.

"It's an Italian story, but it's not like Coppola's gangster story. It's about family, love, and the history of immigration into America."

"So I still can't decide, why don't you explain it in more detail."

"David," Nisita grabbed the conversation, "I'm going to find a fax machine, and you send a fax across the ocean and send the entire script."

Regardless of the expensive fax fee, Ronald and Nisita stood in front of the fax machine in the business center, waiting for Simkins to send the fax.

"Squeak...cheep...", the fax machine rang, and the scripts of "The Bride and the Wolf" were spit out from the fax machine one by one.

When one came, Nisita sorted it out and handed it to Ronald.Ronald sat looking at one.

The screenplay is really well written and has similarities to "Dirty Dancing".It's an Italian story, but it's nothing like the stereotypes of Italians in traditional Hollywood Italian stories.

They no longer engage in "traditional occupations" of Italian descent in Hollywood such as boxers, gangsters, and pimps.Instead, he did what ordinary Americans would do.Open a grocery store, open a hardware store, and more.

But the Italians in it also have some stereotypes that Americans recognize.Such as superstition, low education level, emphasis on family and so on.Viewers definitely don't think of this story as a story about other races.

"It is indeed a good story, but it may not be suitable for you."

Nisita also likes the story of the script, but... a little bit of a problem.

He and Ronald went back into the room and continued calling David.

"David, do I think Ronald should buy it and find another director? This script tells a love story of middle-aged people, and Ronald may not be suitable."

"But this screenwriter is not very old," David Simkins said, "he is only a few years older than Ronald. These plots and details are definitely not his own experience, but what he saw through his ears and eyes.

Moreover, the author is not Italian, he is Irish.This is a script written by the playwright with careful observation and years of accumulation.I can't be wrong.I have been reading scripts for the past few years. This kind of playwright's genius bursts out, and a script full of genius is only seen once every few years in Hollywood. "

"This is exactly the problem. Why is there no Qida willing to try such a talented work? It shows that the market potential is worrying. The audience of this script is the audience who watched 'The Sound of Music'. It is difficult for us to We are sure to let them go to the cinema."

Seeing Nisita and Simkins arguing on the phone, Ronald told them to stop first.

"Let me think about it, and I'll call you back tomorrow to make a decision."

I read the script myself, and then I hope to dream of the finished film, so that I can predict the quality and success or failure of the film.

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"Ronnie!"

Diane, who had been waiting for her in the room for a long time, was still wearing a kimono, with a wooden hairpin on her head.

The lively and enthusiastic body is not at all like the reserved and shy Japanese people.But the material of this kimono was very good, and the texture of silk slipped through Ronald's hands, making Diane hum comfortably.

"Hmm...huh?" After a long kiss, Ronald began to look for the button or zipper of the kimono.Wearing a solid kimono, he couldn't find a place to start.

"Hahaha, I want to be here..."

Diane's hand guided Ronald, untied the wide belt, stretched in from the slanted collar of the collar, and untied the other belt.

It was very late, and the silver-white moonlight shone into the window, shining lightly on the bed, like weeping.

Ronald was lying sideways on the bed and hugged Diane from behind. There seemed to be a faint scent of kimono incense left on her body, which made Ronald feel very relaxed and fell into a deep sleep soon.

The watery moonlight continued to shine on the two young souls, as if it also shone into Ronald's dream.

He vaguely saw a big bright moon high in the sky, shrouded in clouds and mist.

A deep voice sang a beautiful love song.

"When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza, that's love.

when the world seems to sparkle

Like you've had too much wine, that's love. "

(End of this chapter)