Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 972 Warmly Welcomed
Cannon Pictures has changed hands, and Ronald's old friend Minahan is out.In accordance with Hollywood practice, the resignation of executives is usually officially announced after half a year.This is to fit the Hollywood workflow, and the resigning executives must complete the projects in hand before leaving.

Filming has begun on Minahan's massive sci-fi action flick, "Cyborg," which signed Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren to star.So for the time being, he still retains the title of Cannon, and the Italian Giancarlo Paretti is only acting as a shareholder in Hollywood for the time being.

However, this northern Italian is not someone who can wait patiently for half a year. He started to call himself the president and chairman of Cannon in Hollywood, and enthusiastically held many parties, attacking everywhere, chasing Hollywood female stars.

Much of the actual business of the cannon is in the hands of Minahan's cousin Yoram, who has a lot of opinions on Ronald's side with Minahan in the conflict between the two.Seeing that Daydream's overseas distribution channels are about to face unforeseen risks, Daydream's management team united to issue a warning to Ronald, asking him to continue looking for new overseas distribution channels.Otherwise, our low-cost movie strategy will be lame.

"Okay, what are your countermeasures? Is there anything I need to come forward?" Ronald looked at Michelle Cannold, Dolly Bernstein who had just finished buying the movie theater, and the production manager The three important subordinates of David Simkins knew that they must come forward to work on their own.

The three looked at each other and looked at Dolly Bernstein.Ronald has always been kind to women, and it is easy for her to speak out.

"We want you to go to Cannes."

"Why?" Ronald looked puzzled. This year, Daydream also participated in the Cannes Film Festival, but it was a non-competitive screening.It is "Boxing World" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Brooke Shields, which is purely for selling movies.

"After Minahan was driven away, we immediately temporarily increased our marketing investment in Cannes. Now we only need a famous person to go to the platform to attract attention."

"Why don't you let Brooke go?" Ronald didn't want to move, he flew across the Atlantic Ocean, ran to the country of hair, and then participated in various activities intensively. It was really tiring, and he didn't have a movie to participate in.

"Miss Brooke Shields is currently busy accepting various advertising endorsements, and we, Daydream, have also cooperated with her in several TV commercials. Her mother wants to put the movie 'Brenda Star' that was sealed two years ago. Er', bought it from the publisher and reissued it, but I heard it was still short of $20."

"Oh..." Ronald knew that the heroine of this movie, Brenda Starr, was a character like Superman's girlfriend Louise, a beautiful reporter who specialized in revealing secrets for the newspaper.In fact, this role is quite suitable for Brooke's transformation.

"She is still worth a lot now, and we need to increase her salary for TV commercials." Ronald mentioned that since Brooke still wants to be an actress, he should help her a bit.

"Besides, Brooke's charm in Europe is not as good as she is in America and Japan. So we still want you to go there. Chinese people prefer witty people to beautiful women."

"Hahaha..." Ronald felt very comfortable being flattered by Bernstein, so let's go there.It's like I'm on vacation in the country of hair.

Nisita learned of Ronald's journey and hurriedly asked Richard to accompany him throughout.The broker is in America, and people from CAA are helping to keep an eye on it. It is difficult for competitors like WMA to pry away customers.But when they arrived in Europe, they had to have someone to keep an eye on their two most important customers.

"Are you going on the Concorde?" Richard was now Ronald's personal assistant.

"No, let's rent a business jet, so my colleagues can have a better rest." Ronald still felt that the Concorde was too noisy, and such an expensive ticket was more crowded than an economy class on an ordinary flight.

"Limato called you, please call back," Richard said again.

"Go ahead."

"Hi, Ronald, I heard you're going to Cannes?" On the other side of the phone was Limato, a famous manager of WMA. Richard had to monitor the whole process to be at ease.

"Yeah, how did you make any progress?"

"Yes, Michelle (Pfeiffer) is filming in Paris. She told me that she reads the script of 'Steel Magnolia' every day and is fascinated. Can you visit the Paris crew once after you're done, she wants Talk to you about the plan to play Steel Mulan."

"Oh? That's fine, I'll arrange it."

Richard smiled beside him, and Limato didn't say anything superfluous, but he had to follow him when he arrived in Paris.In case Limato flew to Paris secretly, it would be troublesome to persuade Ronald to quit.

Seeing that the agent's contract will expire next year, Ronald has no intention of starting negotiations here. Both Nisita and him have made up their minds to serve Ronald well. Even if the dividend ratio is reduced next, they must Keep this great Buddha.

"By the way, you are helping me with something. I am here in Los Angeles and I want to buy a big house. Not on the hills, it's better to be closer to the center of Beverly, the privacy is better, and the price doesn't matter too much. Pay attention Don't let people know that I intend to buy a house."

"No problem, Beverly Hills Park happens to be developing a new luxury residential area, and Ovitz has a very good relationship with their developer."

Ronald only has two apartments in Los Angeles, and he doesn't live comfortably enough.Especially where privacy is required, apartments are never enough.You have to borrow a big house to hold a party.A new record dividend has arrived, and it's actually not much less than last time.Apart from buying Coca-Cola stock, Ronald really didn't know how to spend his money, so he might as well buy a house, similar to the one on Fifth Avenue in New York, as his old home.

The problem of not having a proper place to live in Los Angeles has come to the fore recently.In particular, the big beauty Kim Basinger finished filming and officially proposed to date him.The two chatted happily on the phone, but when she heard that Ronald was staying in a hotel in Los Angeles, she laughed out of control, making Ronald a little embarrassed.

Basinger said that he would go to her house to watch the unedited film of "Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks", and then he would ask Ronald more about editing.

"No, you really asked me about editing?" Arriving at Kim Basinger's big house, Ronald saw that she was setting up a projector. Really interested in technical issues.

She was wearing a dark blue silk coat, bent over and fiddled with the projector, as if she couldn't find the switch for the projection.

Ronald sat on the sofa, looking at his heart burning, why hasn't it been done yet?He stood up directly, stood behind Basinger, wrapped his hands around it, and gently stuck the film head on the film reel, then closed the film box, and pressed the projection switch next to it.

Kim Basinger smiled back and tossed her hair, wavy blond hair brushing Ronald's face, pushing Ronald slightly away, giving him a little space.After being winked at by her, Ronald felt that her naturally charming eyes might not be so coquettish behind them, and there were some serious elements behind them.

It's just that it was captured on film, which makes people think about it involuntarily.

"Did you really teach her to edit?" Ronald felt that he was about to create a record.

"Did you know? In fact, the film we shot is enough to cut the length of three or four movies." Kim Basinger closed the curtains, then jumped over quickly, curled up on the sofa like a sexy Like a Persian cat.

"Really?" Ronald looked at the dimmed light in the room, and the last ray of sunlight that came through the curtains just shone on Basinger's body.This projector was designed for wealthy families to show 35mm film in a large living room.

Ronald had watched the movie a long time ago. She was a female manager of a gallery. After her divorce, she was spotted by a Wall Street banker. She used various psychological control methods to firmly hold the heroine played by Basinger.

In the end, because of his love for the hero, the female character played by Basinger did not hesitate to give up all her self-esteem. One by one, she tried all kinds of outrageous behaviors according to the requirements of the hero.

The leading actor is played by Mickey Rourke.The actor is quite masculine, but not tall.Although it wasn't visible in the movie, Ronald knew that when the two were filming each other, the camera kept avoiding them from appearing in the middle shot at the same time.

Black stockings, leather goods, flirting with fruit, dressing up as a man, and indulging on the balcony, all kinds of outrageous behaviors unfolded one after another.Basinger purchased far more unedited footage than was released to the public.At the end of the released version, the heroine breaks free from the man's control and returns to a normal life.The original script is actually the reverse, with a dark ending of sinking into desire.

Ronald was very uncomfortable to watch, especially when the heroine was by his side.

"What do you think if, I mean if, you were going to edit it into a long version, how would you go about it?" Basinger was still asking about the editing.

"Come on, you have acted like this, you can cut it however you want, all the men in America will buy tickets to see it."

Ronald put his arms around Basinger, pressed his hands into his arms, and kissed him.

"Hmm..." Basinger made a loud noise in her nose. She let go of her hands and hugged Ronald tightly.Such a handsome and strong man was exactly what he had dreamed of.And there is the most important strength in Hollywood.

She left one foot on the sofa, and rubbed the other actively in front of Ronald.

Ronald was furious, and with one effort, he hugged her up.

"Oh..." Kim Basinger let out a satisfied encouragement from her throat.The man hugged him tightly, and a heat radiated from his young body, directly ironing his lonely heart.

Basinger's hands were weak, and he could only cater to Ronald's passionate kisses.The dark blue coat is made of silk, kneaded and spread out silently...

Ronald probed inside with his hands, and it turned out to be extremely thin stockings. He didn't notice it in the dimly lit room. Moving up, it was a lace garter belt...

Understanding Basinger's intentions, Ronald took off the silk belt on the jacket, followed the plot in the movie, and blindfolded her.

Thinking of the shots on the film that she would watch when she was lonely, Kim Basinger's face turned red,

"Hmmmm..." Basinger felt more relaxed than ever when he was still filming 'My Stepmother Is an Alien' because of Plaza Syndrome.She hugged Ronald tightly, and shed tears that she didn't know why.

"Will you still come to see me?" Basinger still held the idea of ​​a dewy marriage in exchange for more resources, but the psychological security and deep physical release made her feel huge. Lost, is it impossible to relive this beautiful feeling again in the future?

"Of course I will..." Ronald hugged Basinger tightly. This woman is actually full of enthusiasm and is very dedicated to acting. Some little girls are a little childish, and it may be that her appearance is too in line with everyone's stereotypes, so she has to act A sexy and charming bad woman, the contrast between inside and outside is too great, which makes her psychologically crushed and collapsed.

"Can you teach me how to edit?" Basinger curled up in Ronald's arms again.This woman is very interesting. She really wants to learn a little about editing. The more an actress knows, the better she will know how to act in order to keep a few more seconds of close-up on the screen.

"Hahaha, look here... At this time, Mickey can't appear in the middle shot with you at the same time, otherwise your height will be exposed. You have to put more effort into the over-the-shoulder shots and express emotions..."

Ronald actually mentioned a few words to her.Saying this, he seemed to have stepped on something.

"Ah... don't look, don't look..." Kim Basinger slapped Ronald lightly with his hand, and then quickly kicked the torn cloth on the floor to the bed on the other side of the carpet, "Ah..." She covered her face with her hands and lay on top of Ronald, not wanting him to see.

The mental state of the big beauty is still a bit strange.

"Ah..." Don't look at it, "Ah..." Basinger felt the vitality of the passionate young director again, and let out bursts of exclamations.

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"This time, when you come to Cannes, you have some old friends to meet. The Russian-born director Andrei Konchalovsky is directing a stage play in Paris, and he will also go to Cannes to participate in the film festival. Another German woman , Natasha Kinski is the judge of the competition section of the Cannes Film Festival. She proposed to meet you through her colleagues in the European branch of CAA. There are also many film buyers who have crossed paths with you..."

On the plane the next day, Richard pulled out his schedule.This time try to arrange as many old friends as possible for Ronald, so that Limato can take advantage of it.

"Okay, see you all...I'm mainly going to stand for them," Ronald said, pointing to Cannold and Bernstein behind him.They are the protagonists of this trip and the main force to open up the European market.

The pleasant and long-lasting exercise yesterday restored the balance of Ronald's body hormones. He slept soundly on the plane. The engine noise of the business jet was relatively light, and he soon fell into a deep sleep.

"You mean you're pretending, and there's no difference between it and the real thing? Men can't tell the difference?" A close-up shot appeared in the dream, a man and a woman eating in a restaurant.The man was comedian Billy Crystal, whom Ronald knew.

"Can't tell" the camera cuts to the other side, which is Meg Ryan, who plays the wife of the guide goose in "Top Gun" directed by Ronald.

"Uh...uh..." Meg Ryan began to make a low voice, and brushed her long blond hair by the way.

"Huh?" Ronald became puzzled. He was very familiar with the voice and expression. It was like this before Kim Basinger broke out last afternoon and night.

But the scene of this shot is in a hotel, what is Meg Ryan going to play?
"Are you okay?" Billy Crystal found out what was wrong with the other party and thought she was sick.

"Uh... ah..." Meg Ryan continued.

Billy Crystal figured it out, the heroine played by Meg Ryan, this is the scene to give him a fake show.A little embarrassed, he looked around.

"Ah... ah... God, Yes, Yes..." Meg Ryan yelled louder and louder, and began to slap the table hard with her hands.

The entire restaurant turned to watch her perform.

"Uh...uh..." Meg Ryan stopped, and then gave Billy Crystal a wink, indicating that it's not a problem to pretend.

The surroundings were very quiet, leaving only the sound of knives and forks touching the plates. Everyone was embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Only the old lady on the other side of the aisle said to the waiter who came to order, "I want a dish for her..."

"Hmm..." Ronald was very surprised. Are all beauties so good at pretending?Was Kim Basinger real or fake all yesterday afternoon and night?

"Mr. Li...Mr. Li, Ronald..." A flight attendant softly called his name beside Ronald.Paris is almost here, Ronald is still sleeping soundly, and the corners of his mouth seem to be drooling.

"Ah... are you real or fake?" Ronald yelled, waking up from the chair, the seat belt preventing him from falling out of the chair he had put on.

"Ah, this is the training of our Transatlantic business jet company. When waking up customers, we must speak softly. It's not my pretending, sir." The flight attendant explained to him.

"Ah, what, thank you. I fell asleep." Ronald apologized softly, and then said, "Bring me a glass of lemonade, please. I'm thirsty."

"What kind of movie is this? It's starring Billy Crystal. Nora Ephron doesn't have this part in the script? But the casting of the hero and heroine is a bit similar. When did Meg Ryan act so well? ?” Ronald thought to himself.

"Ronald, are you awake? We'll be in Paris soon, and the director Andrei Konchalovsky will come to pick him up." Seeing that he was awake, Richard immediately read him the next itinerary.

"Oh, what are you going to do next?" Ronald had slept soundly, and now he was feeling refreshed.

"If you're not tired, Konchalovsky arranged a welcome salon. Many actors in his play will also go to Cannes, and they all want to get to know you."

"Okay, no problem." Ronald admired the "Rage Train" directed by Konchalovsky back then. The Russian-style heaviness and grandeur made him like it very much as an artist. Maybe Konchalov may Ski also wanted to make a movie in Hollywood, and I happened to chat with him.

"Andre," Ronald hugged Konchalovsky enthusiastically, "how have you been in Europe these past few years? Hollywood is lonely without you."

"Ronald", Konchalovsky also embraced this friend who recommended himself to Minahan Golan and successfully directed two Hollywood movies, and then used Russian etiquette to bang on his cheek Lian kissed three times: "It's the same everywhere. Capitalists only think about the return on investment, and no one thinks about the artistry of movies."

"Ah, ha ha ha...", Ronald sneered, "It's not because of your last film "Duets in the Spring", with Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music actress), von Sydow ( Bergman's Virgin Spring, Woody Allen's Hannah and his sisters, and all-round actors who can play in the commercial film Victory Escape), this kind of big star starred, and the final box office did not exceed [-] US dollars!
"How is Minahan now? He didn't come with you this time? Where's Eric Roberts? I haven't heard from them for a long time." Konchalovsky asked all the people who worked together in "Runaway Train" back then. old friend.

"It's a very long story to tell." Needless to say, Minahan, Eric Roberts, an actor who was nominated for an Oscar, has slipped rapidly in recent years, and no one has asked him to film.

"Ha... Where is my etiquette?" Konchalovsky knew that there might be something wrong with the two old friends, so he quickly took Ronald's hand and walked outside.

"I am now directing Chekhov's masterpiece 'The Seagull' at the Odeon Theater in Paris. Unlike Hollywood, the critics here have more respect for theater directors. If I want to direct a movie, I must first get good reviews here."

"If you can play seagulls in Odeon, you have succeeded." Ronald was on the plane and read the Paris travel guide.The Odeon Theater was built in 1782, where the plays of Hugo and Alexandre Dumas premiered.

"Let me introduce to you, this is the heroine of the Seagull, Juliette Binoche," Konchalovsky introduced to Ronald, pointing to a young and beautiful lady outside.

"I know you, I saw Teresa in your new 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' on Walter's [Murch] editing table."

Ronald recognized the high-nosed actress with the air of an American beauty.

"Nice to meet you, too." Binoche smiled, stepped forward and hugged Ronald with Chinese etiquette.

"Uh, let's go first?" Ronald regretted a little, the movie didn't do well at the box office, and he had seen a lot of nude scenes of Juliette Binoche on Murch's editing table.Doesn't this opening statement seem a little too urgent?
Regardless, this is the country of hair anyway.

(End of this chapter)