Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 924 Dukaski's Cousin

Ronald's endorsement of Melanie Griffith's accident is known to many insiders.Director Jonathan Demme, who had directed Melanie, called to express his gratitude. He knew Melanie's potential, not the sex doll that people recognize.

However, Ronald's agent was a little frustrated. Nisita arrived in New York in the evening and hurried to visit Ronald with Richard.

"I won't disturb you, will I?" Nisita knocked on the door of Ronald's room. He knew that the director was very busy during filming, so he didn't know if it was appropriate to come today.

"Come in, I have a very professional team for this big production, and I just need to make decisions on many things. But I still can't sleep until late at night, and I have to change the script with Cameron (Crow)."

Ronald put in the two cautious agents and poured them some whiskey, "Drink some, the people from Fox gave it to me today, and you are also here for Melanie's affairs?"

"I don't want to interfere with your decision, Ronald. Mr. Michael Ovitz called today when he was on a business trip. I want to know what you think. Of course, if you really like Melanie, you can ’” Nisita joked.

"I really like her..." Ronald also joked, watching his agent's eyebrows wrinkled, "I like her ability as an actor." Now he has been nominated for the best director of this year's Oscar , Many times people in the circle have a lot more respect for themselves.

Ronald explained.If the movie succeeds, it's mostly because of Melanie Griffith's success, not Harrison Ford's face.Because this is not a simple commercial film, but a film that reflects major changes in contemporary society.

It's what Ronald always wanted to make, the kind of film that still holds up 30 years later.So he hopes to use the most suitable actors.

Professional women have increasingly entered the management of the workplace in America, but the traditional idea that women should go home is still very stubborn.When Ronald is handling the performance, he pays attention to various places, not to cross the bottom line of the audience.

For example, Tess made a lot of common sense mistakes as a blue-collar at the beginning, and tied the folder with a rubber band instead of holding a valuable leather bag.There are stuffed animals on the desk instead of family photos, and no idea that you don't need to pay for drinks at the open bar where you meet Jack Trainor.

With these foreshadowings, Sigourney Weaver was quickly shaped into a bad guy in the traditional sense, taking credit from his subordinates.

Finally, the plot of Jack Trainor, played by Harrison Ford, was also revised.In the end, he chose to trust Tess instead of betraying her for personal gain.

All of this requires an actor whose performance can be recognized and invested by the audience, and at this point in time, no one can do it better than Melanie Griffiths.

"Your understanding of the film has deepened again, and we will fully support your decision. Many people have been spreading this matter, and we have to come to you to clarify it in person." After hearing this, Nisita's expression relaxed a lot.

Not because of personal reasons, but because of very convincing artistic reasons, it must be able to quickly calm the doubts of some people at [-]th Century Fox.Some people saw that Ronald was nominated, and they really wanted to see him fall because of personal affairs.

Relaxed, the two agents had dinner with Ronald, and Ronald continued to prepare for tomorrow's shooting.The two are about to say goodbye and leave.

"You guys just rest in this hotel for one night, and I'll have someone open a room for you." Ronald was very satisfied with the two agents. Filmmaking is a large-scale social activity involving tens of millions of investment.Communication, compromise, justification, and even deceit are all necessary in order to be able to complete the shoot.

Nisita and Richard were always on his side, which saved him a lot of trouble.

"By the way, you can help me bring this check to Director John Waters."

Before going out, Ronald remembered and handed Richard a check.

"Is it about Divine?"

Seeing Ronald nodded, Richard expressed his understanding.He will not return to Los Angeles tomorrow, but as a personal representative, he will help Ronald complete this matter that is best handled privately.

After Divine died, there was a lot of excitement in the media. All the news that reported on him would mention his posthumous work. Dinvine also personally made the final contribution to the box office of the movie "Hairspray".

But Divine, who is buried next to his grandmother's grave in Baltimore, remains contentious.His gender and attire sparked protests, and the funeral became a bone of contention for both progressives and conservatives alike.

In addition to some fans sending flowers, there are also some particularly conservative southern white organizations to make trouble.In the end, the wreath sent by the black actress Whoopi Goldberg was the last straw that broke the funeral.

The wreath read "Look what happens when you get a good review?" The two factions turned against each other, much to the dismay of the priest presiding over the ceremony.That night, the tombstone was damaged with spray paint and many bad words were written on it.

What's even more exasperating is that after the funeral, the IRS in charge of taxes seized all of Divine's property, including his wig and clothing in "hairspray", and an auction will be held in the next week to make up for his previous tax evasion. $10,000+ in unpaid taxes.

Seeing that Divine worked very hard during the filming and promotion after the filming, and died because of the publicity, Ronald took the initiative and wrote a check to make up most of the debts.Let this controversial actor get eternal peace.

"Ring ring ring ring..." Ronald in the room picked up the phone receiver.

"Mr. Lee? Mr. Buffy from Washington, D.C. calling."

"Thank you, please take it." Ronald finally waited for the investor's call back.

"Ronald, I've done what you asked for. Catherine agrees with you to use their real newspapers as movie props. I heard that it is an important prop for the heroine to turn defeat into victory in the workplace. She will give you without licensing fees." Use it, and the power of attorney will be faxed to you."

"Thank you so much, Warren. I owe you one. I wanted to add some realism to this movie, those prop newspapers are so fake."

What Ronald said was that it was the one Tess saw that led him to the newspaper that allowed Tesk to buy the radio station.In order to avoid copyright disputes, Hollywood generally uses what is commonly known as a fictitious newspaper. The content on it is generally fixed, and only the headlines leave a director to write news related to the plot.

But the newspaper of the "working girl" is not an ordinary prop, but a newspaper that plays a decisive role in Tess's fate.After Ronald saw the prop newspaper, he wanted to replace it with a real newspaper.

After contacting the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and being rejected immediately, Ronald had no choice but to find his best friends, Mr. Buffy, an investor from Omaha, and his confidante, Mrs. Graham, who is the owner of the Washington Post.

"You're welcome, it's been a pleasure chatting with you, I always have a feeling of returning to my youth. Next time you come to Washington, DC, or Omaha, don't forget to chat with me. Can you play bridge? Yes You can play with me, it’s hard to find a capable partner now.”

"That's a deal, thanks, bye."

Ronald put the phone down, and of course Buffy didn't call because it was fun talking to him, at least not entirely.

Ronald did his homework early on, and not long after the stock market crash, Nisita got in touch with his youngest son, Peter, who was engaged in music work.

Peter Buffy was engaged in music work, but failed in San Francisco, and then returned to Milwaukee, which is very close to his hometown, signed a small record company, wrote some light music and released records.

Daydream got Peter a small job on the soundtrack of a campaign ad, which was well received.Last month, he was also appreciated by John Barry, who made the soundtrack for the 007 series of films, and asked him to work with him to make the soundtrack for Daydream's new film "Sticky Fingers".

John Barry was also unlucky. He wrote the score for George Lucas's long-running blockbuster "Howard the Duck", and then he didn't get much chance. He only wrote the score for the new 007 for two years.Ronald handed over the soundtrack to him this time, and he was also happy to bring a young man to familiarize himself with the real film soundtrack production process.

Although Buffy doesn't care much about his children, he is still very happy that his youngest son can finally do better than the average person in a certain industry.

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Once filming continued, everything went smoothly.Harrison Ford's Jack Trainor and Tess have a lot of scenes opposite each other.After "borrowing" Catherine's clothes, Tess acts like a real investment manager, convincing Jack Trainor that she's a professional.

Today's scene is that Harrison Ford came to the company where Tess worked, and the two had an interview to discuss some ways of cooperation.

Tess is a very smart person, and when she invited the other party, she also had a mind to dispel doubts.Wall Street is a place where there are a lot of scammers. On the phone, Catherine’s colleague said that when she came to visit, she held a document bag tied with a rubber band, revealing the secret of the secretary.

Tess can only let Jack come to see him work in Catherine's office, to dispel the other party's suspicion.

"Oh, Mr. Trainor, Miss Tess McGill is waiting for you. I'll take you there."

Joan Cusack plays Shin, who is pulled to the rescue by Tess.She took Tess's place, became secretary to Tess McGill's manager, and sat in Tess's usual place.

Seeing Jack Trainor walking into the office, she was afraid that Jack would reveal his secrets when talking to others, so she immediately went up to hold the other's hand, and dragged him into Catherine's office.

"Miss McGill, Mr. Trainor." Joan Cusack opened the door of the office and said to Tess who was pretending to be sitting in Catherine's seat.

"Thank you, Xin..." Melanie Griffiths recovered well, and she also passed the daily routine blood test, and nothing happened again.

Tess, wearing stylish red glasses "borrowed" from Catherine, signals to Sim to go out.

"Is there anything else you want? Mr. Trainor." Joan Cusack was unwilling to leave at the door. She played Xin as a pure secretary who didn't have much pursuit. She saw a handsome guy like Harrison Ford , eyes shining and unwilling to leave.

"Coffee, tea, or me?" Xin, with a lioness hairstyle, asked funny at the door.

"Hahaha...my secretary is a little overexcited." Tess gestured with her eyes, and pushed Xincha out halfway.

"Cut!"

Shooting is back to normal, Ronald is satisfied, and the progress is advancing according to plan.

When it was time for the regular lunch, Ronald took Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffiths, Joan Cusack and others to eat Italian food this time.

The chef cooks with heart, some of the ingredients are flown from Italy to this restaurant, and the four of them are full of praise.

"This job makes me feel like a woman, like a celebrity cheerleader, eye candy for the audience..." Harrison Ford began to complain about his lack of roles to Ronald.

"Whenever he walked into a room, all the female extras would wink at him." Joan Cusack, who played the secretary, knew about some of the extras. Those actors and staff shared this experience Consider it your chance to meet one of the most handsome men in Hollywood.

"Do you want to play a more complicated role? How about we change the ending of Jack Trainor back? This way you have some challenging scenes to play." Ronald made a suggestion along the way.

Originally, in the script, Jack Trainor was not such a purely good person. In the end, he learned that Catherine had stolen Tess's idea and kept it for himself.But in order to keep his job and future, Tess did not testify that the idea was hers.

But Teske, the boss of Teske Company, is a self-made entrepreneur who saw through what Tess said was true. After testing her and Catherine, he believed that Tess was the real initiator and promoter of the project.

Without a big project, Jack Trainor finally returns home to reflect on his life.Nor was it with Tess as the finale.

"I'm not talking about that kind of... I mean, give Jack something that fits my image..."

Harrison Ford wasn't fooled, so he wouldn't play this kind of villain. Stars always play heroic images, and there is no need for character transformation. He is a positive hero as soon as he appears on the stage. He is always cool, always handsome, and wins until the last moment.

"Yeah, I'm just saying." Ronald then tasted the iron pizza.

Many things are compromises. Although Harrison Ford made the role of Jack Trainor not three-dimensional, there are many people who walk into the cinema for him, right?In the past two days, the women in the crew have started to stir up trouble, which is proof.

Besides, the movie has a happy ending at the end, and there's nothing wrong with having Tess and Jack as a couple.Ordinary audiences will be more satisfied, picky and knowledgeable metropolitan audiences, and know that couples may not have a happy ending... Commercial movies should not be too out of the ordinary, it is also a good thing to be careful not to touch everyone's cultural taboos.

The shooting in the afternoon was also very smooth. Melanie Griffiths was holding a piece of Washington Post, which was spliced ​​by props using real newspapers and prop newspapers.The correct date, and the headline on the front page, and the other side is the content related to the plot, about the news that the daughter of the owner of the Tusk Enterprises is engaged in charity activities.

Melanie Griffiths cut out the newspaper about Tusker's daughter and received it in her clipping booklet.

"Cut!"

After Ronald finished filming this segment, he waved for Melanie to bring the clipping.

"Oh...why does the Washington Post still have entertainment news?"

He checked and it was indeed the Washington Post.There is also Xueer's head portrait on it.

It turned out that today's post is a special topic reporting on Oscar nominees, and every year it is divided into several weeks to serialize some history and background information of each nominee.This is the tradition of the Post's film review page.

"New Adventures of an Old Singing Star..." The headline tells Cher's story.

"Hey, why is there Olympia Dukakis?" Ronald looked down, and there was also the content of Dukakis who made a cameo in this movie.

"Is Olympia Dukakis, the most wanted actress at the Oscars, related to Michael Dukakis, the governor of Massachusetts and the leading politician in the Donkey Party primary?"

"You won't wear clothes?" Ronald put the cut newspaper on the newspaper, folded it twice, and gestured in his hand.

"Hmm..." Ronald was relieved, the content of Dukakis would not appear in front of the camera, otherwise a character who appeared in the movie would appear as an Oscar nominee in the prop newspaper, and the audience who discovered this detail would be It's out.

(End of this chapter)