Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 723 Michael Douglas Brings Words

The small town of Montecito in Santa Barbara is about an hour and a half drive from the center of Hollywood.Ronald was invited to meet Hollywood star and producer Michael Douglas there.

Little Bud drove and sent Ronald to a mansion on a hill in the town.

Outside the two large iron gates on Hot Spring Road, Little Bud pressed the call button, and after a conversation, the security guard opened the electric gate.Ronald's car drove into the large house on seven acres.

"Good house", Little Bard couldn't help but exclaimed as he drove towards the house in the depths of the main road boulevard.

"It's really a nice house with a nice view and a lot of privacy."

Ronald agrees, the gate is less than a mile from the house, all the reporters are blocked from taking pictures, and there are tall trees in the middle that block the view of the telephoto lens.

The big trees on both sides of the main road in the mansion are tall and strong. Ronald thinks that they are at least 50 years old.

There are also very few places to build houses on hills.This mansion is in the best location on the mountainside, with a view of the coastline, the town, and the hot springs.

"Diandra and I bought it after we got married in 1979. We also hired a designer and remodeled the swimming pool. It happened that the hot spring water here is very good, so we brought him into the house."

Michael Douglas, standing at the gate of his Mediterranean-style mansion, and his good friend Daniel DeWitto greeted Ronald at the door together, and introduced him to the origin of his house.

"I didn't know that you and Danny were friends." Ronald saw the master standing with the male protagonist of "A Wicked Husband".

"Ah, we have a long history. We went to theater students together in Connecticut, and then we shared an apartment in New York." Michael Douglas hugged his friend.

No wonder he's going to the premiere of "The Wicked Husband," Ronald thought to himself, to support friends.

"Ronald, you need to go to some more Hollywood parties. My relationship with Michael is no secret in Hollywood." DeWitto also came over to joke, and welcomed Ronald into the big house with a smile.

"Cameron, this is the Uncle Ronald you want to meet very much, the great director of Top Gun." A little boy ran in, heard Michael Douglas greet him, and came up to ask Ronald for his autograph.

"This autograph book is really good", Ronald signed for Douglas' son, and there are many other directors and stars in the autograph book.

"Thank you!"

Sending his son away, Douglas ushered Ronald into the convivial part of the house.

As soon as you enter the party hall, which is far from the quiet domestic part of the house, there is a burst of noise.

Ronald has the illusion of walking into the "Great Gatsby" set, which is too much like the special ball hall in the golden age of the [-]s.

"Be happy and enjoy the fun that Hollywood should have." Michael Douglas handed over a glass of wine, and Danny DeWitto was also a companion.

Ronald had been invited by Michael Douglas during the day.The other party said that there are some things about the movie that I need to talk to him face to face.

Having met Douglas several times, Ronald felt good about the most promising actor of the second generation in the famous Jewish acting family in Hollywood, so he agreed to invite him to his home.

There are many handsome and beautiful men and women in the party, talking loudly.Ronald also quickly became the center of the crowd, and people kept coming up to introduce themselves.

"Is it a bit noisy?" De Wito is Italian. Ronald is familiar with several Italian directors and actors, and his main agent, Nisita, is also Italian.

He has a bad look as an actor and always plays supporting roles.So he quickly found out that Ronald didn't like this kind of noisy occasion.

"Everyone, Ronald and I have something to talk about, you guys have fun."

Michael Douglas got a signal from his friend and put his arms around Ronald's shoulders. The three of them walked into an aisle together and went to a small room on the side to chat about business.

"Ronald, we have only met a few times. I heard from Danny that you are a director who knows the balance between art and business..." Michael Douglas praised Ronald first.

"Michael, can I call you Michael? I also like watching your movies. On the phone, you said you have something to do with me?" Ronald smiled.

Michael Douglas also understood that Ronald was a man who could discuss issues directly.

"It's like this. In Hollywood, my father, Kirk, is a good friend of many Jews. This time you have found several studios and want to sign a distribution contract. Several people in trouble called me to tell you about this matter. my father.

He wanted to talk to you in person.But I happened to go to see him that day, so he asked me to bring you the attitudes of those friends. "

"What do you mean? What do they want you to say?" Ronald seemed to understand, and the content of the discussion still had to revolve around the movie "Dirty Dancing".

"Don't get me wrong, I don't have a relationship with my dad. I just don't like people interfering with an artist's creative freedom. But those people have a lot of power, and I think I'm probably the best person to deliver that message."

Ronald's body relaxed, and anyway, those people found a suitable person to speak.That's a friendly gesture.

"So, what are they trying to say?" Ronald took a sip of his wine, "Wait, let me guess, does it mean that the Seventh University will not sign a publishing contract with me?"

"It was just an accident, Ronald. No studio executive can refuse you. They don't want to be charged with missing Ronald's movie." Douglas also sat diagonally opposite him relaxed.

"But I have to say that Hollywood is still occupied by a group of old men. In many cases, their opinions also have great influence."

"You want me to quit?"

"No, like I said, what I hate most is when someone interferes with my creative freedom, and I won't let them do that to you."

"So..." Ronald didn't know what Michael Douglas meant. He was not familiar with Hollywood's way of expressing "no" without saying anything, and turned his head to look at the Italian-born DeVito.

"Michael and those old antiques are not the same way. You can't imagine a producer who made 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' to do this." DeWitto lived up to Ronald's expectations and came out to speak, taking Michael Douglas' intention , explained in more detail.

"Michael hopes that you can tone down the controversial plot of the Jewish young woman in the script a little bit. This way, you can give those old-timers an explanation and bypass their complaints..."

Ronald roughly understood that there was a small circle of high-level Jewish people, and they were still very worried when they learned that Ronald was promoting the film everywhere.It is always possible for a popular blockbuster director to find a producer who takes risks regardless of unspoken rules.

And they didn't really want to have a deadlock with Ronald. After all, they were still waiting for Ronald to help them make blockbuster movies with other themes.

So, they found the leader of the Jewish gang in Old Hollywood, Kirk Douglas' son Michael, to pass the word.

They want to ask Ronald to slightly modify the love story between the Jewish girl and the poor Irish ghost in the script. Otherwise, after it is released, with Ronald's ability to sell, they may secretly encourage girls in the Jewish community to imitate this kind of drama. Behavior.

As long as Ronald can make concessions, they will not interfere with Ronald's plan.

"So as long as the audience doesn't think of a girl from a rich Jewish family hanging out with a poor Irishman, they won't interfere with my filming?"

"That's it."

"Then the distribution contract of the Seventh National Congress?" Ronald put forward the condition, hoping that the Jews would give him a distribution contract, so that the filming of "Dirty Dancing" could be approved.

"My father is just famous and fair, so some old friends remember him. You have to discuss the specific distribution contract with them."

"So I just didn't interfere, and I didn't say that I would take the initiative to take over this project." Ronald understood the other party's conditions in his heart.

"So, what do you say?"

Seeing that Ronald was lost in thought, Danny DeWitto asked for his good friend without speaking for a few minutes.

"I can promise not to promote the outrageous behavior of Jewish girls in the movie, and lower the audience's views on the love between Baby and Johnny. I also want to promise not to interfere with my affairs."

"Great," Michael Douglas drank from his glass, "now we can talk about real art."

"What real art?"

"Recently, I'm hesitating whether to take a new role in a movie. It's a movie about a married man cheating. I don't want to play the hero image in 'Emerald' again. I like this script very much.

The director is Adrian Lane, you worked with him on 'Lightning', what was he like? "

Michael Douglas was not very used to this atmosphere of spreading rumors. He was relieved to see Ronald nodding his head in agreement, and began to chat about the real movie.

"Adrian is a true visual master, he can shoot passion beautifully." Ronald thought for a while, and objectively evaluated Director Ryan, an old friend.

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"Are you really going to revise the script?" Nisita asked Ronald's plan after hearing the message Ronald received at the party.

"I have my own solution. I don't modify the script. Anyway, I just need to meet the needs of those Jews." Ronald has his own solution.

However, the premise of the Jewish Gang's promise not to interfere is that Ronald wants to tone down the impact of the film on young women from the Jewish community.Do I want to make a fake script, go to the top seven to deceive those high-level Jewish people, and then cheat them to invest?

In short, his own strength is not strong enough.It would have been nice to have enough money, or know the Wall Street tycoon who helped Minahan raise money.

Or better yet, any foreign capital willing to enter the Hollywood distribution pipeline so they don't have to do it themselves.

(End of this chapter)