Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 729 Thanks to Kim Cattrall
Michael Gottlieb is the director of "Smug," his first directorial effort.It got the attention of Fox executive producer Joseph Farrow.

The so-called executive producers mean that they are the top executives of the studio, so they are different from ordinary producers, and there is an executive (Executive) prefix in front of their names.With this prefix, it is the executive class of the company.

The executive producer doesn't care about the specifics, but can decide all the details of a movie shoot, from casting to framing.It's their credit for the good filming, and they don't really take responsibility for the bad filming.

The producer is Hollywood's hot new director Ronald Lee.He doesn't come to the scene very much, and most of the things are conveyed by his agent Nisita.

Now it has become a common practice for agents to intervene in production affairs.Many stars have various requirements, and it is best for their producers to represent their interests in this regard.What's more, it's CAA, a brokerage firm known for stuffing people into the crew.

Joseph Farrow took the leading man, Ronald Lee took the leading lady.The remaining Michael Gottlieb has to find some connections for himself.

As the supporting actress, the one who played the actor's ex-girlfriend, he gave it to the familiar Carol Davis, a black mixed-race actress.

The supporting actor, an eccentric boss who always had to fight against the actor, was given to James Spader who was plugged in by some high-level.

After going through the casting process, today is the first day for all the main actors to do script readings.

"Ronald is here!"

An assistant hurried in to greet everyone.

Kim Cattrall had a conditioned reflex and wanted to stand up to greet him, but he remembered the key points explained by his agent, never being too intimate with Ronald on the set, and sat back on his chair, watching everyone in action.

James Spader stood up first to meet Ronald.

"Hello, Ronald. We haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Ah, James, yeah. Long time no see." Ronald recognized the actor, who played Brooke Shields' brother in Tom Cruise's "Endless Love" starring Brooke Shields.Since then, I have been wasting in supporting roles. The most recent role is John Hughes' "Pretty in Pink", playing a villainous rich second generation.Against the romance of Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald.

This is the second time they have played the leading and supporting roles in a movie in a short period of time.

After shaking hands with Ronald first, and then sat down, Spade looked at the actors with pride.On the power list of this movie, Ronald is undoubtedly the top two.Being able to act like he is familiar with him, others will not bully him too much and steal his show.

"Ronald, Jim Cameron asked me to say hello to you."

The supporting actress, Carol Davis, came up to hug Ronald in a relay hug.

"Where is he now?"

"Still pushing Alien [-] across the country. It's second only to your two movies at the box office."

The supporting actress is also deeply scheming.She met Cameron because she played a main female role in "Piranha 2", in which Cameron was cheated and had a fever and lived abroad.

She and Cameron are limited to acquaintance, so speaking out in public will just shock other people not to steal the show.Anyway, Ronald just heard it, and it was impossible to really go to Cameron to confirm whether he had contacted him.

"Hi, Andrew."

Lead actor Andrew McCarthy was treated a bit better, and Ronald greeted him first.

Being a member of the Brat Pack is now synonymous with fashion in the minds of teenagers across America.

McCarthy mainly lives in New York, and he doesn't usually like clubbing, picking up girls, etc. like Emilio Estevez, so he has a good relationship with Ronald.He also took a Pepsi commercial directed by Ronald.

"Ronald, your Top Gun is truly a masterpiece. I've watched it five or six times in a row."

"Michael Gottlieb is a very good director, he is very talented, you have to listen to him more."

Ronald didn't talk to him too much, and pulled director Michael Gottlieb to support him.

Although the director is a bit older than himself, the actors who made his debut as the director are all old actors, and the youngest one has five or six years of film experience.

As a producer, Ronald's first priority is not to pick up girls, but to try to keep the crew running normally.Although he doesn't have much hope for the box office, Ronald also doesn't want the filming to be so bad that the editing can't cut it out.

Michael Gottlieb looked at Ronald gratefully. Now that he stood up in front of the male lead, his authority in the crew would be guaranteed. At least in the preparation stage, the actors would not challenge themselves.

"Jin, we meet again."

Ronald shook hands with Kim Cattrall one last time.Sit down and watch their first meeting.

When the supporting actress Carol Davis saw that the two did not hug, she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, as if it was different from the legend.

The director invited everyone to sit down and read the opening scene.

Today is just a symbolic reading, the main thing is to let everyone meet and get acquainted with each other.The real script reading will be officially held in more than a month.

The photographer sent by [-]th Century Fox captured a few shots of the actors gathered around the table, and then deliberately photographed Ronald.After all, he is the most important person in the announcement of the film.

The next step is to take pictures of the main actors one by one.Makeup and hairdos for the crew, began to make up and arrange hairstyles for each actor, took dozens of photos one by one in front of the camera, and selected the best ones for publicity.

"Wait a minute, I've found a professional makeup artist, costume artist, and hair stylist."

As soon as Ronald waved his hand, the professionals he found rushed in one after another, and began to tinker around Kim Cattrall.

The make-up and hairstyle were in charge of each other, and the costume designer pushed slowly a load of beautiful clothes and made gestures on Cattrall's body.

"Huh..."

The other actors found out about this unique treatment and made sounds of envy and jealousy.

Kim Cattrall was even more amazed. She was properly serviced by professionals, her hair was made into a very elegant and sexy style, and she tried on more than a dozen suits in rotation, making her feel like a princess.

While Cattrall was content to enjoy the leading lady treatment, Ronald chatted with director Michael Gottlieb.

"Where is the location preparation? Have you found the key department store in the movie?"

"We found it, and we are going to shoot in Philadelphia. The black mayor there welcomes us to make a movie in Philadelphia. There are very few Hollywood crews to shoot, and he personally picked the oldest department store to contact.

We negotiated with the department store to shoot every night and restore it to the mall at [-]:[-] the next morning.

Anyway, the story happened at night..."

Ronald felt that Michael Gottlieb was well prepared, so he relaxed.It also reminded him of his fast-paced shooting, and he also used department stores to shoot at night and restore them during the day.

All of a sudden the two got closer.

"Have you encountered any problems? I can find a way to help you solve it."

"Yes, I have to find a better sculptor for Kim. One of the keys to whether this movie can be accepted by the audience is the wooden head of the heroine. We have to make the wooden model look like Kim. , so that they would accept the story of a beautiful woman who turned into a model by day."

"What are you doing now?"

"Bring up the wooden beauty."

Ronald saw that the several models moved out were all modified from the existing clothing models. Their figures and faces were indeed far from those of Kim Cattrall.

"Tsk... Let me figure out a way." Ronald took over the matter, just because he had something to do with it.You can also help your friends make some money.

"Are you ready? Come with me, I'll find you a sculptor to make some models for you."

Seeing that Cattrall had finished taking the photo, Ronald beckoned her to come over.

Cattrall came bouncing over, then followed Ronald's buttocks, and the two walked out.

"Bitch" actress Carol Davis swears angrily.

Get into Ronald's Mercedes and sit in the back seat.Kim Cattrall tapped on the front seat and asked the driver to raise the fender.

Then she put her arms around Ronald, got into his arms, and buried her head in Ronald's lap.

"What's wrong with you?" Ronald felt that the beauty in his arms seemed to be crying.

"This is the first time I have enjoyed the treatment of a heroine," Cattrall really cried. She shook her whole body for a while, then raised her head and turned her back to wipe away her tears.

"I'm talking about the real heroine. I used to play the heroine, but she was actually just a vassal of the hero. This is the first time I have my own hair stylist, makeup artist, and also the first time a costume artist has so many good-looking clothes, let me choose slowly..."

"Don't get too excited, this is your costume from the movie. You and the leading actor are in a department store, and there is a drag show, dressed as various characters." Ronald patted Cattrall on the back.

"I am very grateful, Ronald. No one has ever given me special lighting, special design angles, so that I can shoot better..."

Kim Cattrall has a mole at the corner of her mouth that wobbles when she speaks, and with her new hairstyle and low-cut red dress, she looks more like Monroe.

Ronald looked at Jin who was about to cry again, and quickly hugged her, "Good girl, you will succeed."

He didn't expect that Kim Cattrall was already thirty years old and took care of Diane a lot in the last movie, yet she hadn't acted as a sexy idol who truly fit her characteristics.Actually wasted so far.

After looking at her carefully for a while, Ronald couldn't help admiring. Thirty left no trace on the Liverpool girl.The skin is still very good, and it doesn't look sagging.

Kim Cattrall misunderstood the meaning of Ronald's gaze, and lay on Ronald's lap again, reaching out to undo the zipper.

"Don't do this, don't stay here." Ronald hurriedly stopped, the driver in front was Little Bud, it's not good to do this.

"You gave me a little more confidence in this movie. The director is very dedicated, and Jin, you value this role very much. When you get to the sculptor, you have to cooperate well and try to make the sculpture resemble you. This is the success of the movie. A great deal."

Holding Cattrall in his arms, although he didn't continue, Ronald already felt the "good intentions" of the other party.

As the car pulled into a studio in suburban Hollywood, a woman in a canvas apron and plastic safety glasses came out to greet Ronald.

"Day Young, the lead actress in my first Hollywood job. Kim Cattrall, the lead actress in my new film."

Ronald introduced the two of them to each other.

Yes, this female sculptor is Dai Yang who played the good girl in "Rock High School".Originally, she strayed into Hollywood by mistake and was recruited by Roger Coleman to make that movie.After that, she also continued to perform, but her main business has been transferred to professional sculpture at the university.

"So, you want a puppet that can move its limbs and make the audience recognize it as Jin at a glance, right?"

Dai Yang came over and took a few one-time imaging snapshots of Jin, covering front, back, left, right, and all directions.Then she looked at it for a long time and asked a question.

"That's what you mean, how long do you think it will take?"

"If you have high requirements for similarity, then I suggest not making one, but making a doll for each pose. This way I can refine the details of the model in different poses, and let the lights and cameras help you... ..."

Dai Yang explained.

"Okay, I only have one request, that is, ordinary audiences will recognize it at a glance, and this is Jin."

"About four to five weeks. I think in your script, she turns into a puppet only five or six times."

"Okay, then I'll hand her over to you. Will you come to know every day in the future? Cooperate well so that you can look like it."

"Actually, if you want to look like a doll, actors should also start exercising." Dai Yang looked at Cattrall.

After all, he is already 30 years old, and the fat ratio on Jin's body has inevitably increased.

"Puppets have very hard lines. If you can keep exercising for a few weeks, the fat content will be reduced and the muscle lines will be more obvious. This way, you will look more like a puppet.

Of course, I am just a suggestion. Fitness is very boring, and it is not easy to persevere. "

"I can, I can have it. As long as Ronald asks, I will do it."

Seeing Ronald looking at him hesitantly, Kim Cattrall immediately agreed.This is a rare opportunity to stand out. At my age, there are not many times left in the balance of fate.

Dai Yang recorded some of Cattrall's body data in a small notebook. "Okay, come to the studio at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Where do you live, I'll take you off." Ronald asked Cattrall.

"Can I go to your place?" Kim Cattrall felt that God had treated him well, and at the age of 30, he finally stood in front of the door of opportunity.

When they arrived at Ronald's house, Kim entered the room and closed the door, then continued with what he hadn't done in the car.

"Oh, Ronald, you are so strong."

"Um... um..."

"You are so beautiful." Ronald looked at the blond and disheveled Cattrall, and couldn't bear it any longer, and threw her on the newly bought big bed with a width of two meters and three meters.

(End of this chapter)