Exploiting Hollywood 1980

At this time, Ronald was already attending the first movie premiere ever held on Staten Island at a newly opened movie theater in Toteville, a town on the southern tip of Staten Island.

The ferries and traffic were extremely crowded, and Ronald arrived by helicopter. He didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Although Staten Island belongs to the administrative division of New York, it is a place with extremely backward cultural communication.

Not to mention that it is far behind Manhattan, which is across the river. It can't even catch up with some normal small towns. Maybe there will be one or two places next to such an international metropolis.

"Desert", all outstanding talents have been sucked away by neighboring Manhattan. The movie theaters in Staten Island are not even as good as those in New Jersey.

Always one to two years behind New York, or even the rest of the country. You can only catch up with the second screening.

Played in the original old movie theater on Staten Island, they were all still

"Top Gun," and

A copy of "Dirty Dancing" had been screened many times and was riddled with scratches before it finally made it to Staten Island.

But the manufacturing of leg warmers and movie equipment brought by Ronald gradually made the town of Toteville in the south of the island prosperous.

Both population and income have grown significantly. Some food chains, such as McDonald's, have also opened chain stores here.

A new Wal-Mart store is also opening. These businesses are all opened in the new Toteville shopping center built by Douglas Jr.'s family.

Large swaths of service industries have slowly grown because of these high-paying employees. The shopping center's standard feature is a state-of-the-art multiplex cinema.

Douglas Jr. contributed part of the money, plus part of Ronald's own investment, and the New Jersey fortune-teller

The young owner of the "Hollywood Cinemas", Thomas Stephenson Jr., sent people to manage and operate a new multiplex movie theater, which opened in the shopping center of Toteville.

Theresa Kate, Ronald's partner in the leg warmer business, was already a mother of one. She ran the remaining leg warmer business very well. The store in Manhattan has also become a popular place for many dancers. It is a place that must be visited on pilgrimage.

Theresa Kate is the secretary representative hired by the Staten Island premiere. Everyone here knows her. She used to be a secretary on Wall Street and commuted to work by ferry every day.

Now facing many Wall Street secretaries in the audience who came specially to watch the premiere, she was extremely excited.

After stammering out his feelings, Ronald came on stage and hugged her. right

After the opening scene, Tess takes the ferry to work, wearing sneakers, and only changes them when she arrives at the company. This detail resonates strongly with female secretaries who work in Manhattan and live on Staten Island.

There are very few movies made for them in Hollywood. For example, Hitchcock especially liked filming secretaries. The secretaries in his movies all acted as playmates for the male protagonist.

In such a story, the secretary plays the protagonist, like Cinderella, facing the sister brought by the stepmother and turning over, so that they almost rush to kiss Ronald a few times to express their gratitude.

They cried over Tess's experience. Which secretary has not been bullied by her boss? In particular, the plot of Tess being used as a free servant by her boss Catherine aroused great resonance with them.

Later, Tess's thoughts were occupied by Catherine, and she became a little person to be played with. For a while, the cinema was filled with soft sobs.

When Tess pretended to be the manager of the company and, together with Jack played by Harrison Ford, cleverly met the big boss of the merger and acquisition company and persuaded him to accept their plan, the secretaries were so proud that they almost jumped to their feet.

Finally, in the elevator of the World Trade Center, Tess used her own creative source to convince the big boss and reversed Catherine's success. She won a big victory and the audience began to applaud.

From the beginning there were only a few people, to later everyone applauded. This was the applause they gave themselves. Although most of them will still have to go back and be bullied by their bosses after the holiday, it is really good to have a movie like this that can give them a sweet dream.

At the end of the movie, Tess is hired by the big boss and unexpectedly learns in the new office that she is a manager, not a secretary.

The real ending after the false ending, with three sighs, made the audience experience a reversal of emotions from highs to lows to highs, and the secretaries were so shaken that they could no longer sit firmly on their chairs.

Like Joan Cusack's Sheen in the movie, they stood and cheered loudly as Tess broke through the glass ceiling.

"This is the charm of movies. The first day you enter the movie industry, I have been looking forward to this day..." Ronald and his aunt, Donna, watched this scene together.

My aunt was very excited. She was very touched that Ronald could make such a movie.

For a long time, the movies Ronald made were business-first, and there were many scenes of ice cream. Aunt Karen was reluctant to blame her nephew, but she also didn't praise him very much.

Today's scene made her truly feel the overwhelming influence of a film director.

"I didn't know they would love this movie so much..." Ronald looked at the audience and raised their hands, following Carly Simon's

The secretaries in the audience who danced "Let the river flow" were also in a very excited mood. The sense of satisfaction that making a movie affects the audience and brings to the director is really intoxicating.

Maybe all the troubles and dissatisfactions can no longer be obstacles because of this moment.

"What kind of night school did Tess go to? I think her courses are very good. I don't know much about mergers and acquisitions. Like us, Tess has never gone to college. It seems that the night school really taught her a lot of real things. thing."

"I feel like it's a night school in Manhattan. You can see that she only goes back to Staten Island for her birthday party after finishing her classes."

"Well... you remember wrong, it was a lecture. There are many industry-shared lectures in Manhattan, many of which are free. But her night school should be on Staten Island, and only the night school here can have tuition as cheap as a Secretaries can also afford it..." After the subtitles ended, the secretaries were still reluctant to leave the screening room where they could realize their dreams on the screen, and they all asked about night school courses.

"Hello everyone, I'm from Daydream Company. Please come to the door. There is a 20% off coupon for night classes at Stanton Community College. With today's ticket stub, we have a chance to draw a lucky winner. You can take a one-year business course for free." A staff member stood up and announced the good news.

When the secretaries heard about such a good thing, they began to walk quickly out the door. Killing two birds with one stone, there are still secretaries who came over after working overtime and are waiting to watch the second scene.

"Oh my God, they like this movie so much?" Donna was also surprised. In her opinion, who graduated from IT, those secretaries were not talented enough and could only do some simple clerical work.

In fact, they were so inspired by the movie that they all decided to take night business classes like Tess in addition to their daily work and family life.

Unless you have Tess's firm determination to get ahead, persevering is not an easy task.

Ronald, who took a break from college, understood them very well. These people view movies differently from the Wall Street executives Sigourney Weaver met at the airport.

They simply rely on the courage that the movie brought them, and feel that their struggle will definitely have a good result, whether it is career or love...

"Ronald, the helicopter has arrived..." Richard came over to urge him. The celebration party in Manhattan had already begun, and many people called to urge him.

Ronald quickly walked to the helicopter, closed the hatch, and lifted off the ground with force, flying towards the Ritz Club in Lower Manhattan.

"Where is Ronald? I want to congratulate him..." The Ritz Club has an ice rink, enough champagne for a water fight, and the best hot dog supply, but in the twentieth century Fox president Barry Diller was unable to find director Ronald.

"My dear, don't be so loud. Ronald's family is in Staten Island, New York. I heard from their people that he will be back soon." Barry Diller's wife, to her husband who spoke loudly exhortation.

"I just can't wait to congratulate him, what a masterpiece!" Barry Diller's nose became even redder after drinking wine.

It is not easy to achieve such audience evaluation in New York. New York is also a center for national media, and film critics also have a great influence.

Barry Diller has already begun to imagine himself on the cover of magazines after the success of several major investment projects by Fox this year.

"Are you the screenwriter of the movie?" Next to her was veteran movie queen Shirley MacLean. She met Kevin Wade, who was wearing a name badge, and congratulated him loudly: "Do you know what happened in the theater?"

"The audience seems to like it."

"They not only liked it? That's a pretty high praise. You know, the New York audience is the most difficult audience in the world. This is the intersection of Melanie Griffith and the character of Tess, how amazing it is." ”

"I...I really..." Kevin Wade was surrounded by big shots for the first time, saying good things about him, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

"I like this movie very much..." Shirley MacLean continued to say, but her attention was suddenly attracted by a commotion at the door.

It turned out that it was Ronald who walked in.

"I'm very happy. I have a script here. If you're interested... um..." Kevin Wade was halfway through his words. Shirley MacLean was gone. She and a group of stars also flocked to the scene. At the entrance, go talk to Ronald.

"Good boy, this movie is really exciting." Although everyone wanted to talk to Ronald. But one of Fox's bosses, Barry Diller, was here, and everyone was waiting for him to come first.

"Thank you, Mr. Diller, and congratulations on our success!" Ronald shook his hand tightly. He has also collaborated with Fox on many projects, such as the sequel to Die Hard... and this one

"Working Girl", he also wants to try his best to gain Fox's award public relations resources.

"What I didn't say, New York's performance speaks for itself." Barry Diller's position is actually not the most concerned about the movie's box office.

He oversees Fox's film and television divisions, and the box office success or failure of a movie has little impact on him.

However, the film and television linkage strategy he leads is very concerned about films that have great potential in various awards.

Barry Diller's strategy is, to put it bluntly, simple: use TV stars like Bruce Willis to star in movies, and then

Films with the potential to become phenomenons like "Working Girl" are being adapted into TV series. The Australian tycoon didn't buy the Fox Group for charity.

This mutual relay creates a synergy, but it will save Fox a lot of marketing costs. Ronald chatted with him for a while, and the two quickly reached a consensus that both sides of the film needed to work together to win major awards.

"Ronald, Ronald..." Jodie Foster finally squeezed in from the surrounding female stars. She held Kelly McGillis with one hand and Ronald with the other, whispering in his ear. whisper,

"Where will you go later? We will go with you..."

"I'll go home in a minute. You and Kelly have a good time. This is Mr. Diller's arrangement." Ronald also responded in her ears, and the sound at the scene was very noisy.

"Going to your house?" Jodie Foster's eyes lit up. Wasn't this another step forward?

"Actually, I'm a little tired. I have to take a rest. You know my schedule is very tight these days..." Ronald politely declined Judy's kindness. Kelly McGillis was actually a little embarrassed.

On the one hand, she joined the female celebrities who consulted on the test results. After the agent got the exact news of the test results, she was very frustrated.

Most of the good foundation laid in the past has been lost. On the other hand, she was the one who lived with Judy, and now Judy was courting Ronald in front of her, and even wanted to involve herself too. It was simply...

"Oh, okay... But if you have a new role, you must find me. I like working with you very much..." Jodie Foster is small and exquisite, but has a very impressive figure.

She kept rubbing her nose at Ronald. After graduating from college, her return to the film industry was not going well. What does a big director who can make famous female stars mean to her? She didn't need her agent to point it out. This Yale graduate also clear.

"Of course, if there is a suitable role, I will contact you..." Ronald looked at her sad eyes and swallowed the word "agent" without saying it.

"And you, Kelly, can you recommend me any good scripts... You can even be a producer if you want..." Anyway, Kelly McGillis' position is still relatively high, she has to be willing If so, daydreaming is also a bargain.

"I'm glad you say that," McGillis turned cheerful. If you can mend the relationship, it's not impossible to go to his house...

"I really have to go, I have to go to Washington, D.C. tomorrow..." Ronald smiled, indicating that he had no other intentions.

"I'll see you tomorrow morning and go to DC. This is the guest list for the premiere." Richard sent Ronald to the apartment, and there were still various tasks for him to handle.

"You should go to bed early..." Ronald was really tired, and the impact of the flu on his body had not been completely eliminated.

"Tomorrow morning, I will bring the box office statistics."

"The weekend box office was $6.3 million..." Richard came the next morning with the latest box office statistics.

"It's less than seven million..." Ronald looked up and saw that the number was much less than he expected... Even the number released last week

"Rain Man," starring Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito

“Brothers Dragon and Rat have not surpassed me.

"Didn't easre give a-? How could this happen?" Ronald said to himself as he took the box office details.

"Except for New York and Los Angeles, attendance rates elsewhere are not ideal." Richard worded his words carefully.

“It will take time for the word-of-mouth of the two major influence centers to spread across the country through the media.”

"Hmm..." Ronald looked at the box office figures in the Central Region. The average box office in many places was only over 2,000 US dollars per show.

It's okay, maybe Richard is right, this movie just has shortcomings in the audience's appreciation level.

Many secretarial, M\u0026A, and Wall Street matters need to be slowly understood by outsiders. and

"Rain Man" and

"Dragon brother and rat brother" do not have this threshold of understanding. Let them go for a while first, wait

The reputation of "Working Girl" is slowly growing, and coupled with the news that it is competing for awards, it will definitely become a popular movie.