Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 893 Poverty is as Unconcealable as Pregnancy

David Geffen's party was basically a prelude to next week's Andy Warhol auction.Celebrities from all walks of life in New York were invited to see the posthumous work of the late eccentric.Unlike the more recent Impressionists, the classical artists, Warhol produced a surprising number of works.After all, the "production efficiency" of screen printing is much higher than that of brushes.

Ronald and David Bowie hid in a corner and smoked. Bowie spoke bluntly and had a sense of humor. He spoke with a British accent, which was very attractive.Ronald also switched his accent to a new concept English style that is more British.

"Hey, job, how can you speak our language?" Bowie started to be funny after finding out.The favorite joke of the Britons is to laugh at the rustic expressions of American cousins.

"I thought we spoke the same language. Maybe I was wrong. The rebels should change the name of the language to American." Ronald joked about the independence of the colonies.

The two laughed for a while, and Ronald explained, "Actually, my grandmother is British, and I only recently found out..."

Bowie, a rare New Yorker with a great sense of humor, who was not at all arrogant, and who knew a lot about Britain, was about to press on with great interest.There was a sudden noise at the entrance, as if some big star had come.

"MJ, MJ..." Several high-society young female fans couldn't wait to shout, ready to step forward to ask for the idol's autograph.

It turned out that Michael Jackson was here. Ronald smiled and stepped forward with David Bowie. They were both familiar with MJ. Since they met by chance, they should say hello.

"Hi, Ronald..." Michael Jackson came up to say hello when he saw his tall and tall old friend in the crowd.He had just returned from Australia, the first part of a world tour for his "Bad" album.This time I was invited by Geffen to come and see modern art.

MJ's album sales have been overwhelmed by Ronald's "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack, and after he was greeted, he ranked first in the sales figures reported to the RIAA.This makes music genius MJ a little jealous. Compared with "Thriller" five years ago, his record sales are much worse, and he actually lost to a movie episode...

MJ's outstretched hand didn't immediately get an enthusiastic response from Ronald. He froze for a moment, then looked at Ronald, and seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then he reacted and hugged him.

"Hi, David." MJ hugged and greeted David Bowie again. He turned to the right and let out a very tall blonde beauty behind him. "You all know each other, hahaha, Brooke."

"Of course... we meet again..." Ronald suddenly felt that Brooke standing next to MJ was a bit dazzling.They are all old friends, but their own helping hand was rejected, MJ...

"Hi, Ronnie..." Brooke Shields panicked for a second.But she quickly hid this emotion, and then generously hugged Ronald, played her social instinct, and chatted with everyone about Andy Warhol's artistic creation.

"I love this work. Dave, Dave, can you pre-sell me a copy..."

"Of course, you can do whatever you need." David Geffen flashed out from the side. Anyway, there are many copies of Warhol's works. Selling a set to MJ can improve the style of the auction and attract more collectors. It will not reduce the number of works put up for auction.

MJ points to Warhol's screenprints of Diana Ross, a set of four.He was in full swing, and he didn't want to waste time going to the auction, he wanted to pre-bid, "This is the picture, let my manager write you a check."

"Ronald, do you want to have one too? This opportunity is rare..." Geffen saw the scene just now. Male hormones can often create miracles for art dealers at auctions.

"I..." The rationality in Ronald's heart told him that this was just a male creature showing off, but the hormonal stimulation still made him a little bit overwhelmed.

"Andy's paintings are very interesting. When the 54 Club became popular, his paintings were collected by many collectors and artists who often went there. Andy also gave me a pair of Poinsett flowers (Poinsettia) .But I know that Ronald may prefer classical works. In the advertisement he shot for me, someone told me that the composition is close to the classical painters of the Renaissance, hahaha.”

Brooke Shields hurriedly interjected, not only admiring the vision of Michael Jackson who bought the painting, but also pointing out her status as an American idol in the past, and finally asking Ronald not to be angry with her.

"Investment in art requires some advanced appreciation. Van Gogh was not understood by people during his lifetime." Geffen said again at this time.

"Well said, this reminds me of something," Ronald said of the paintings on display. "I'd like to buy these two if it's convenient. I'm going to use them as props in my next movie. Ronald pointed to two strange paintings that were also based on photos of female stars.

Although his ears were turning red from hormone stimulation, Ronald did not forget to find a reason, not to compete with MJ head-on for the strength of male animals.

"There are not many copies of these two paintings. If it is convenient, it is best to be on the spot at the auction..." David Geffen is not so attentive to Ronald. MJ buying paintings can become news, Ronald Do you want to buy paintings...

"Hi, Come On..." Ronald was dissatisfied with Geffen's behavior and asked him to cheer up.

"David, Ronald is a very interesting person, you won't be disappointed if you sell him." Bowie also said a few words in Geffen's ear.

"Okay, I'll let the assistant come and hand over to you, please continue to visit..." Geffen let go, waved a female assistant over, and asked MJ's manager Dilio to hand over.Ronald didn't have an accompanying assistant, so he had to go there himself.

"One pair is $1500..." The female assistant showed Ronald with a picture album of Andy Warhol, "We accept checks and bank cards."

"Let's write a check..." Ronald thought to himself that it was not expensive, so he took out his checkbook and wrote a check for $3000 with the pen Donna gave him.

"Uh, sir, here are eight..." The female assistant pointed to the paintings of Marilyn Monroe and another blonde tall actress in the album, and said to Ronald.Andy Warhol's paintings are all screen-printed in CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) four main colors, divided into the main colors of four four-panel comic-style side-by-side paintings.

"Ah..." Ronald yelled angrily, David Geffen, you profiteer, can these four fucking paintings be counted?But now to return the goods, it was obviously written stingily, Ronald gritted his teeth, tore up the check, and then wrote a new one for 1 US dollars, and left his own address.

"Huh..." Ronald put away the checkbook, turned his head and left.This broken party, broke money, and angry, he doesn't want to stay anymore.

"Ronnie, Ronnie..." At the door, the sound of Brooke Xiaosi running on her high heels came together with her anxious cry.

"Pocket? You're not inside..." Ronald pointed his finger at MJ surrounded by a group of fans in the hall.

"Hee hee hee... I will accompany MJ to attend some appearances, so as to be exposed." Brooke Shields smiled awkwardly, holding a bag bought five years ago with both hands in front of her, trying to cover her belly as much as possible .

Seeing that Bo Ji is trying hard to maintain the relationship with himself so as not to break down, he glanced at her attire today, and they all looked familiar, as if he had seen her wear them before.

Ronald shook his head secretly in his heart, Brooke Shields seemed to have a big financial problem.Poverty is like pregnancy, no matter how you hide it, it is easy to be discovered.She's also not progressing with her weight control, which, as an actress, is nothing short of a disaster.

"Truth time, what happened?" Ronald pulled Brooke aside. Although he was very angry at Brooke for releasing Paula Wagner's pigeons, he was an old lover after all, and he didn't want Brooke to become a courtesan. .

"I have nothing to do, I'm still waiting for a good script." Brooke Shields smiled wryly, and then pulled herself together so that Ronald wouldn't see the clue.

Ronald, without speaking, just stood opposite her and looked at her.The two were close in height, and Ronald could feel Brooke's chest rising and falling, and his heart rate and breathing were obviously speeding up.

"Well, forget it, I won't be ashamed to tell you anyway." Brooke was overwhelmed by Ronald's powerful manly smell, and raised her hand to hit Ronald a few times like a little girl.

The two made their way to the deserted part of the foyer, where Brooke began to talk about her plight.

Since neither she nor her mother has a sense of financial management, all the money they earn is spent on real estate in New York, and the loans on several properties are still being repaid. There is no cut, and millions of dollars in cash have been burned and wiped out.

After Brooke Shields came back, she realized that going to college was a devastating blow to her reputation.Her comeback after graduation did not start from zero, but from a negative number.

Brooke's mother, Terry, doesn't have any professional ability, and can't find a reliable script to pave the way for her daughter's comeback.Bank deposits have bottomed out, and if Brooke doesn't make money, her house loan will be overdue.There will also be a chain reaction of loans on multiple properties, and soon all the wealth will disappear.Brooke may file for bankruptcy.

In order to make money, Brooke has even started accepting advertisements for cheap products such as shampoo, hair dryer, and stockings.Although there is cash income, it further destroys the public's memory of her previous high-end image.

In order to break this vicious cycle, Brooke urgently needs exposure, so she had to attend events with big stars like Michael Jackson.

"Oh, God..." Ronald touched his frowning brows with his fingers. He didn't expect Brooke's mother Terry to be such a stupid woman without judgment.

"Do you remember what I told you last time? Call me if you have any questions." Ronald looked carefully at Brooke Shields. Although she was a little fat, this was also a common rule of American white girls.What she needs now is a movie that reminds audiences of her and establishes a new image.

"I..." Brooke was about to burst into tears when Ronald said.She used to be the most beautiful girl in America, and was sought after by so many people. The note with Ronald's agent's phone number had already been rubbed many times.With her remaining self-esteem and dreams, she would rather find other people to gain exposure than ask Ronald for help.

"I have a low-budget movie here with a heroine similar to the comic book character you did last year, Brenda Starr, who is also a reporter. If you want, I can ask you to play it. But you are going to Asia. For Xiangjiang filming, I will pay you according to your [-] figure, not because of our past relationship, but because of your participation, which is of great benefit to the film's publicity."

Brooke Shields stared blankly at Ronald, hugged Ronald's generous body suddenly, and stopped talking.

Ronald patted Brooke's back to comfort him. He put his arms around Brooke and went to the public phone in the hall. After dropping a coin, he dialed his office number in Daydream.

When the producer Rachel Talalay heard that Brooke Shields had agreed to participate in her first film "Fighting the World", the laughter even shocked Ronald here.

"Boss, you are really good. Brooke Shields is still famous in Dongying, Xiangjiang, and other Asian regions. People here are full of admiration for her. You won Brooke's movie contract for 50, which is really too cheap. Is there a chance..."

"On this one, Brooke doesn't have an agent. It's very troublesome to make multiple film appointments. You know her mother is very difficult."

Ronald, who hung up the phone, looked at the corner of Brooke's mouth with a wry smile.Brooke heard Ronald's evaluation of her mother, and to be fair, she couldn't get a reliable script, which had a lot to do with her mother's ignorance.

"Pirke, your mother did a lot for you, and you gave her back. Now is the time to think for yourself."

Brooke looked at Ronald, and this sentence was like a heavy blow, which made her feel like a big bell was ringing loudly in her heart.She needs to think things through.Just like her mother Terry cannot do without herself, Brooke has actually been dependent on her mother since she was a child, and has never left her wings for a moment.

"I need some time to think about..."

"There's no rush, it's a very important thing." Ronald helped her push back the messy hair he had just hugged himself behind her ears.

"Boji, where are you, Boji?" MJ's shrill voice came from the hall.The sound is not loud, but the penetrating power is very strong.

"I'll go there first. How long are you staying in New York? I'm coming to see you?" Brooke came to the event with MJ, and it wouldn't be right to disappear with Ronald immediately.She kissed Ronald on the mouth, then laughed, and helped him wipe away the sticky lipstick.

The two made an appointment to audition in Los Angeles, and Ronald told her Rachel's contact information, and the producer would arrange the itinerary.Then Ronald hugged her goodbye.

Went back to my Fifth Avenue apartment for a night of sleep.David Geffen, a Jew, was very dark in his business, but he was quick to do things. Two, no, eight paintings had already been sent outside the apartment.Ronald let them move to the living room on the lower level, and lined up to admire them.

During the day, when there is enough light, it looks more like a promotional advertisement for some product.Ronald felt that he had been fooled by the Jews again, and shook his head.

But he stood up and stood back to look at it. This kind of paid vulgar art print that conforms to the current fashion trend is very in line with the style of Catherine, the second female villain in "Working Girl".A rich girl like her can afford such an expensive piece of art to decorate her home and it suits her taste.

"Hey, I actually hit the mark with my random words." Ronald laughed.

Immediately to determine the director of photography, and art director, Catherine's dress, props and furniture, must be matched according to the temperament of these two, no, eight works of art.

It was the actors who came to New York before the important members of the crew.

Ronald invited Demi Moore, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, and Joan Cusack, who had just flown in, to visit his home.

Here they have been assigned as trainees.Theresa Kate will teach Joan Cusack and Demi Moore how to be a Wall Street secretary.Then it was Donna who came to teach Demi Moore and Sigourney Weaver how to be a Wall Street investment manager.

Then the three actresses will have a few weeks of close training with two real investment managers and a senior secretary respectively.Alec Baldwin will train with an old friend of Steve Bannon's, a male Wall Street investment manager.

Because Tess, played by Demi Moore, has a transition from a secretary to a manager, she has a hard time and has to follow both sides.Ronald specially found an assistant for her to take care of her daily life and diet.

After chatting about the next step, Ronald ordered takeaway from Mr. Chow's Chinese restaurant, opened a bottle of red wine, and had lunch with everyone.

Sigourney Weaver found Andy Warhol paintings in the living room. "Why are these paintings so weird? The colors are all wrong. This is a portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Who is this?"

"Haha, this is a prop I prepared for you, and it will be placed at your home in the movie." Ronald laughed.Weaver is going to start serving this uptown girl style.

"Oh, Jim, you slob." Sigourney Weaver stepped into Catherine's role, and pressed her hand on Ronald's arm naturally, "Do you want some steamed dumplings?"

Catherine is such a character who uses her beauty to gain benefits from many perverted clients and colleagues.Sigourney Weaver does a really good job with her Long Island accent.

"Very good, very good." Ronald nodded in appreciation.

"To be honest, I really want to order some steamed dumplings. Mr. Chow's snacks are very good..." Sigourney Weaver returned to her original accent and went to get the remaining steamed dumplings with a smile.

Ronald was also a little hungry after being taken by her, so he went to grab a few and put them in his mouth. Although it was a little cold, he still tasted delicious when he was hungry, but the meat filling was not hot enough, and his stomach would feel a little bit cold after eating. There is discomfort.

"Ouch, vomit..."

Demi Moore, who ate two steamed dumplings opposite, suddenly started covering her mouth, as if she was about to vomit, and then ran into the bathroom.

"Are you okay? Do you want me to take you to the clinic?" Seeing Demi Moore who hadn't come out for a long time, Ronald knocked on the door worriedly.

"I'm fine, just a little sick. It's always been like this recently. It will be fine in a while. Maybe it's the aftereffect of flying." Demi Moore returned to the dining table, indicating that she was fine.

"Uh, uh...", but when she smelled the steamed dumplings, she was about to vomit again.

"Ronald..." Sigourney Weaver came over and poked Ronald quietly.

"Is it food poisoning? Are you all okay?" Ronald was still worried that the steamed dumplings were broken.

In Ronald's ear, Weaver said in a voice that only two people could hear, "Your heroine seems to be pregnant?"

"No way?" Ronald turned his head and looked at Sigourney in surprise. The actors here are all single and have no such experience.

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"No way? How many months?"

An hour later, Julia Taylor, the casting director who heard the news, looked at Ronald in surprise.

"It seems like a little over a month, Demi hasn't had a baby before, Bruce (Willis) is on leave from Die Hard and is flying in on a business jet."

Ronald said that maybe he was not very clear about this, and the pregnancy test stick that he had just asked people to buy had already got the results.

"If it takes more than a month, we will be in trouble." Julia Taylor covered her face with her hands, "Why are you so careless? The actress suddenly became pregnant before filming a big production..."

"What's the trouble? Do you want to change?" Ronald looked at Julia Taylor.

"God, you don't have a child. Generally, the belly can't be covered up after three to four months of pregnancy. And our movie is expected to start in February...and pregnant women are not suitable for high-intensity shooting. Tess almost appeared in the movie. There's her in every scene."

"Um..." Ronald also covered his face.He roughly guessed that the two of them might have been unable to control their burning desires on the set during the filming of "Die Hard" last month, and the protection measures did not keep up.

He immediately called Joel Silver, the producer of "Die Hard", "What the hell is going on with you, such a high-budget movie, didn't you put protective measures on the crew?"

"Who the fuck knows, they're all living together, I thought they were taking medicine. But, are they really pregnant? Bruce has a high hit rate, hahaha..." Silver gloated, "You made Bruce After watching Demi, come back quickly, the production crew stopped working and waited for him today, the loss is huge, and there is also your investment in it."

"Get out!" Ronald cursed with a smile, and hung up the phone.

"What should I do?" Ronald looked at Julia Taylor.Originally, it was difficult to choose these two heroines, and they had to have acting skills, temperament and beauty, and they had to have a certain popularity among the audience.

"Let's talk about it when Bruce comes...go to the clinic for a test to confirm..." Julia Taylor fell silent.In fact, there are countless female stars in Hollywood who gave up their babies for the heroine of a big production. It depends on the choices of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis.

(End of this chapter)