Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 813 New York Party
"Well, do you value the box office of movies so much?"

Helen hugged Ronald with one arm, and curled up into a ball, snuggling into Ronald's arms.She finds this position very comfortable.

Ronald's ecstasy just now made Helen very happy.She also likes the movie "Dirty Dancing" very much, but Ronald is always talking about how good the box office is, how much the box office multiplier is multiplied in the first weekend to get the total box office, and what is the Cinema Score score.

This made Helen a little uninterested. She felt that a good movie would definitely be loved by the audience.This movie made by Ronald is so good, the culture of Jewish girls is conservative, but the mentality of pursuing progress is very real.

Baby's pursuit of true love does not depend on Johnny's social background or poverty. The love between the two is completely an instinctive attraction, and there are like-minded places in their hearts.Helen appreciates this view of love very much.

And Baby's father, Dr. Hausmann, is rich, has social status, is upright and graceful, and treats his daughter equally. This is the collection of all the beautiful imaginations Helen had for her father Gerald.If only the father could love his wife so much when his daughter grows up like Dr. Housman.

The Dr. Hausmann in this movie represents the complete, loving family that Helen can enjoy the protection of her father and the childhood she didn't get.This made her really appreciate Jerome Aubach's acting skills as Dr. Hausmann in the movie.

As for the box office, such a good movie actually doesn't need to pay attention to these things, why would the audience not watch it?How pretty!Helen couldn't imagine that there would be women in America who wouldn't like to watch this kind of movie.

"No, I just had an unexpected surprise." Ronald touched his nose, did he seem to value money too much?

But in the world of Hollywood, no movie can be made without money.If you want to achieve some ideal, you want to promote your own idea, or to be more vulgar, you want to win awards to prove your status.You have to spend a lot of money.

"What surprise? This movie is very good. I think anyone from New York will like it." Helen really liked this movie in her heart, and felt that Ronald was just a fan of the authorities.

"Of course I also thought the movie would have a good box office, but I didn't expect it to be so good." Ronald explained to Helen.

The movie's box office on the first day gave Dirty Dancing a solid foundation for its box office prospects.

But American movies have always been a two-point market.New York, Los Angeles, these big cities on the east and west coasts, the audience's preference for some plots, and the audience's preference for the Midwest, the Deep South, and the vast rural small towns have always been different.

Take musicals as an example. The performance of "Footloose" directed by Herbert Ross in big cities was mediocre.The film's pace is a bit slow and the plot is old-fashioned, but relying on the audience in the central and southern regions, it finally got a high box office.

And Ronald's "Breakdance," the top-grossing territory, was a frenzy on the east and west coasts, led by Los Angeles and New York.Such unorthodox dance, graffiti and stories of the urban poor are only recognized in big cities.In the vast area in the middle, the contribution to the box office is relatively limited.

"Dirty Dancing," the story of a New York Jewish family vacationing in the nearby Catskills.Such movies, logically speaking, should be more popular on the east and west coasts.Based on previous experience, Ronald deduced that the box office for the three-day weekend would probably be around 500 million.

But suddenly "Dirty Dancing" became the No. [-] box office. It seems that women on both coasts love this movie very much.Especially the enthusiasm of those grown women caught Ronald off guard.

Of course it feels good to make money, but making more money than expected is the reason why Ronald feels happy.

Typically, a movie has the biggest opening weekend, then falls week by week, all the way down to less than $100 million at the box office, and theaters start to slowly replace it with new movies.Therefore, the higher the box office of the opening picture, the longer the stay of "Dirty Dancing" in the cinema.

The longer the time, of course, the more money you make.This is the reason why "Top Gun" was able to get the first box office of the year last year.

"Stop talking, what are we going to do today?" Helen chatted with Ronald for a while about her favorite acting analysis, and then stopped.

"I've received invitations to many parties. How many will I attend? Do you have any programs?" Ronald put his arms around Helen and asked where she wanted him to go.

"I originally wanted you to meet the actor community that Helen (Hunter) and I set up together, and chat with them. But since you have so many invitations, of course I will accompany you."

"Let's all go, let's pick those invitations together, I'm not familiar with you in the New York circle. You help me see which ones are worth going. We will go to your actor community when we go down, and pick two parties to meet at night. about there."

"Hmm... um..." Helen writhed in Ronald's arms. This arrangement made her feel very appropriate.

"It's Princess Lee Radziwill's party. She's a celebrity, and the people who go are boring people. In addition, JFK may also go."

Helen flipped through Ronald's invitations one by one, and she took out one and held it in front of Ronald.

"Which country is she from? Why is JFK Jr. going? Is he dating this princess?" Ronald had no interest in JFK. It wasn't too pleasant either.

"Hahaha, don't you know who Princess Lee Radziwill is?" Helen laughed wildly when she heard the talk of dating.

"Tell me, don't make fun of me, a country guy from Staten Island." Realizing that he might not know enough about these upper-class circles in New York, Ronald said something ridiculous.

"No, you are not from the country...you are one of the best directors in New York..." Helen turned around and held Ronald's face, and said solemnly.

"Then who is she?"

"Caroline Lee Radziwill, the New York social circle often calls her a princess, she is the former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy's younger sister, that is, JFK Jr. . . . "

"It turned out to be his aunt." Ronald understood.This family is the "nobility" of America.Even the nickname is taken as "princess".

"Then do you want to go?" Ronald asked Helen.

"Actually, I don't like these people very much. They are always on top, and they like to talk about boring topics at parties, who bought new jewelry, who married who. They are the greatest grandparents in the history of America. The descendants of Kennedy, one of the leaders, turned a blind eye to the most important issues in the world today, nuclear disarmament and environmental protection."

"Ah, that's it...then let's take a look." Ronald thought of Helen's mother, who was a progressive person who liked to do free defense work and devoted herself to anti-nuclear, disarmament, and environmental protection.

"But..." Helen held the invitation card in her hand, unwilling to let it go, "Princess Lee Radziwill's parties often have some very interesting guests. She especially likes to associate with people in the entertainment industry, singers, writers, etc. I want to see if there are any artists."

"Okay, listen to you. I will meet your partner Helen (Hunter) in the afternoon, and go to Princess Lee Radziwill's party in the evening." Ronald moved the other plots aside, and hugged Helen to his side forward.

……

"You look so beautiful, what foundation and blush do you use?" Helen Hunt, holding Slater's hand, asked her good friend in surprise.

Helen Slater this afternoon has surprisingly good skin.There was a hint of blush on the white cheeks.There seemed to be a glow in the skin, as if someone had used a close-up of a movie with stockings on Helen Slater's film.

Ronald and Helen Slater went to an abandoned factory on West Seventeenth Street in Manhattan.This is where two actors named Helen, together with some other actors and directors formed the actor association "Naked Angels (Naked Angels)".

"That's not all." Slater smiled and hugged his good friend, and then introduced Ronald to some young actors present.

Everyone was very excited that Ronald could come to this small place, gathered around him, and asked him to talk about some requirements for actors in filming.

Usually here, the biggest names come here, that is, Helen Slater, the heroine who has already made two blockbuster movies.They have never dared to think of a blockbuster director like Ronald.

"I'm not an actor like some directors. It can be said that your acting skills are better than mine." Ronald came up with a joke.

Everyone laughed heartily.Helen Slater looked at her lover with a light in her eyes.

Helen Hunt next to her saw the way, and it turned out that it was not due to the foundation and blush.

"I can only talk from a director's point of view, what I hope the actors in the movie will be like. I hope that the actors in my movie will not rehearse excessively, and save the most emotional and passionate moment for camera.

I know that you are all used to the theater stage, such a reduction in rehearsals does not match your experience.But a movie doesn’t need every performance to be of a certain level, and in the end I might just need one shot that works best… well, maybe two or three shots edited together. "

"Hahaha..." The actors present, after hearing this, laughed out of politeness.They found that Ronald not only had a great sense of humor, but also said plain words, which were very important summaries of experience, without a single nonsense or clichés.

Who wouldn't love a speaker like this?

"Catch him, Helen, and put a small circle around him." After hearing this, Helen Hunt secretly said to her good friend and best friend Slater.

"Ah, that's too far away. I haven't thought about it yet. Besides, I'm not suitable for living with people for a long time. We will quarrel after a long time, or get together for a short time. We all love each other more."

"Oh, hold on tight, Helen," Hunter said in his mind, while he was still infatuated with you.

At the end of the lecture, the actors frantically surrounded Ronald, asking questions and asking him to leave his contact information.

The name Naked Angel comes from the book of the same name by author John Tettle, who first told the story of the "Beat Generation".These actors all believe in freedom, professionalism, and rock music. They don't have much respect for authority, but they are still crazy about a director who is capable and talkative like Ronald.

"Helen and I are going to another party, let's go here today." Ronald answered a few questions, rejected their invitation to stay and drink beer, and went to Manhattan with Helen Slater An upscale venue for Princess Lee Radziwill's party.

"Cynthia?"

Surprisingly, in Princess Lee Radziwill's place, Ronald also met Cynthia Rhodes, the second female actress in the movie, and her boyfriend, rock singer Richard Marks.

"Ronald", Cynthia was also a little surprised, and then introduced Ronald and his female companion Helen to Richard.

"It's really pleasant to meet acquaintances here. I don't know these New York celebrities very well." Ronald was very happy to have a few more friends with him, so as not to be confused with those long-established society.

"Ha... Princess Lee Radziwill always invites people from our rock circle, let me introduce you. This is Ronald, the director of Dirty Dancing. This is Carly Simon, the best singer in New York .”

"Hahaha, you don't write songs for Barbra Streisand, she is the best singer in your mind?"

Carly Simon looks good, but unfortunately her teeth are a bit round, so she is not a big beauty.Her father was Richard Simon, one of the founders of the Simon & Schuster publishing company.Influenced by her part-time pianist father since she was a child, Carly Simon went very smoothly in the field of music.

In the early 80s, Carly also had several top ten albums on the best-selling list, and the style of music was very popular with white listeners.

However, when people mention her now, what they think of is not her singing, but the endless rumors of drug abuse, alcoholism and so on.

"Ah, hello, I think I saw your name at this year's Golden Globe Awards, are you composing music for a movie now?"

Ronald has heard the name of Carly, who recently made her comeback for an episode of Michael Nichols' film "Heartfire" (starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep), Do well on the leaderboards.

"Yeah, in the future, we can also cooperate in your movies." Carly Simon's comeback journey was very difficult, but after her successful comeback, she was much more cheerful than before.

"There must be a chance."

Ronald fell into a state of speechlessness after chatting with them.Those celebrities were all superficially polite, but before they could say a few words, they left and said they had other things to do.

Afterwards, they'd sneak around Princess Lee Radziwill and chat with the power brokers from DC.

Especially after JFK appeared at the party, they flocked away.

"Junior, let my aunt come to see you." Princess Lee Radziwill went up to greet her nephew JFK, with Daryl Hannah beside him.

"When do you take the New York State bar exam? Don't say I didn't remind you. It's hard."

"You don't have to worry about it. Our law firm will give all interns the opportunity to take the exam in their second year."

Little JFK and his aunt are not so harmonious, and they have to ridicule each other when they are together.

"Are you still sticking with that little mermaid?" Princess Lee Radziwill pouted at her nephew when she was free. "My sister will never promise you to marry an actress."

"It's none of your business. Aren't you having a fling with that film director, Herbert Ross?"

"Ha, they all call me a princess, and you're a prince, how can it be the same."

In the corner on the other side, Ronald could only chat with Helen, Cynthia Rhodes, and Richard Marks, and they also felt strongly unable to blend in.

None of them were Jewish like Barbra Streisand, nor did they have the Irish heritage of the Kennedy family, and they were marginal figures at Princess Lee Radziwill's party.

Of course, if Lee Radziwill's boyfriend, the famous director Herbert Ross, also came, Ronald could still have a word with him.

"Ronald, the box office results seem to be very good?"

These few people had nothing else to talk about, and Richard Marks took the initiative to bring up the box office of "Dirty Dancing".

"Yes, very good, unexpected. I got a call from my colleagues in the distribution department this afternoon. In Cynthia's hometown of Tennessee, the box office was unexpectedly strong. Even some of the distribution managers of the seven major studios, called Asked if we agreed to buy a box office in the southern states.

This is far from their cognition, and no one can understand why this movie about freedom and liberation is so popular in the conservative Deep South. "

"Then leave it to you and Cynthia to find out why, and you will go to her hometown of Nashville the day after tomorrow."

"Aren't you coming with us? I'll let the distribution department arrange it," Ronald said to Richard Marks.

This singer with an Indian hairstyle has a cool appearance, but he is actually a very nice person.

"No, Barbra Streisand wants to discuss the style of a new song I wrote for her, and I can't walk away. Sorry, Cynthia."

"My dear, it's nothing. Daydream's colleague takes good care of me."

"What about you, Helen, did you go to Tennessee and Alabama to promote?" Cynthia turned around and asked Helen Slater.

"I can't go, I have to discuss the plot of the new movie with many people here."

"Oh, it's your own movie, that's a really troublesome thing. I did Dirty Dancing, and the rehearsal dance made me a little bit unbearable. I do the same dance every day, six days a week, eight hours a day, it's too boring. Yes. While it looks good on screen, I doubt it's worth it.

Maybe I should try being a singer. "

Cynthia Rhodes heard that Helen was working on a film by herself. She didn't know whether it was envy or distress, and she talked about her fear of various trivial tasks in filming.

"Honey, you finally figured it out. You grew up in Nashville and you were born to sing. I called the band in New York and said you would like to be the lead singer?"

"Well, try it," Cynthia Rhodes replied.

"Yeah, I knew that you are definitely better as a singer than as an actor." Richard Marks was very happy, if Cynthia Rhodes agreed to develop in the music world, then he would have more time to spend with her.

"Hey, that's not polite to say. I'm still here, and I think Cynthia has talent as an actress."

Ronald joked and added fuel to the side.

"No, it's definitely more talented to be a singer."

"Actor is good, use her talent. Have you seen her performance in Dirty Dancing? What a genius? And as a movie star, the income is definitely not low."

"The income of being a singer is also very high. Like Michael Jackson and Barbra Streisand, their income as a singer is higher than that of an actor."

Helen Slater and Cynthia Rhodes, watching Ronald with seriousness pretend to argue with Richard Marks, laughed beside them, covering their mouths.

"Oh, you're Ronald Lee, aren't you?"

Princess Lee Radziwill, the host of the party, was attracted by the natural laughter and came over to say hello to Ronald.

"Yes, I hope you enjoy my movie."

"I like it very much. I can see that it's about Jews. Your technique is very clever, and the average audience may not realize it."

"Oh, you're an expert." Ronald didn't dare to underestimate Lee Radziwill. A socialite in the upper class must have something special.

"Haha, that's not difficult for me. My second husband is a Polish aristocrat, and he knows the details of these Azkenal Jews best. Are they troublesome for you?" Lee Radziwill At a glance, I can see Ronald's secret teasing of some Jewish mentality in the movie.

"Your wisdom impresses me." Ronald admitted in disguise, and was blocked by the Jews.

"They are always sensitive and troublesome, and they always feel that someone is oppressing them, as if suffering from persecution paranoia."

"Puchi..." Ronald laughed out loud.But she stopped right away, and it was inconvenient for Helen, who is Jewish, to know about it.

"Is it your girlfriend?" Lee Radziwill was very old-fashioned, and he knew what was going on at a glance.

"He's the daughter of the vice president of PBS. I've met her. Their family is actually okay. They belong to the Jewish liberals. It's already Christmas. If you're a conservative, you'll have to suffer."

"Is director Ross also a liberal?" Ronald asked Lee Radziwill's rumored boyfriend, Herbert Ross.

"And so did he, and his sadly deceased wife, the former ballerina Nora, or I couldn't stand him."

"Aunt Li?" Little Kennedy was calling his aunt's name over there.

"Ronald, it was a pleasure talking to you. My lovely nephew called me again. I'm afraid he wants to meet someone."

"Then I won't bother you." Ronald said goodbye tactfully.

"You're an interesting person, I think we'll meet again." Lee Radziwill patted Ronald with a smile, and turned back to the direction of Kennedy Jr.

"Let me introduce to you, this is the newly appointed New York City Hall Real Estate Development Agency... this is..."

"Ha, Junior, no introduction needed."

(End of this chapter)