Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Ronald, what's going on? I heard you were stabbed?"

When little George came to New York, he immediately saw Ronald and noticed the gauze on his hand.

"Yes, the security in Manhattan is getting worse and worse. I was still attacked in Central Park, which is supposed to be a quiet and peaceful symbol of the city, and there are many mothers pushing their children..."

"Hey, that's not okay. America almost lost a great director." Little George is a good person. When you get along with him, you don't put on the airs of the commander's son.

"Where's your bodyguard? Don't have one yet? That's not possible. I'll introduce you to a security company..."

Without Ronald having to ask, little George handed Ronald the business cards of a security company run by two retired meritorious bodyguards from the Secret Service.

This retired personal bodyguard of the commander-in-chief, named Jerry Parr, was the hero who saved the life of the previous commander-in-chief Ronald Sr. It was he who pushed the commander-in-chief into the car and then immediately sent him to the nearest hospital.

After arranging to shoot an advertisement for the commander-in-chief, Ronald called this person's phone number. Although he was still frightened, he still wanted to insure his safety as soon as possible.

"My former colleague in the White House called me, Mr. Lee. I will send my most effective bodyguard to you." Jerry Parr has a cheerful temperament, and he finalized the candidate on the phone.

Soon, the capable bodyguards he sent arrived at Ronald's apartment on Fifth Avenue.

"Daniel Sullivan, usually my clients call me Dan..." The visitor was a six-foot-tall middle-aged man with dark hair cut short and wearing a pair of sunglasses. After entering, Dan quickly scanned all the entrances and exits before taking off his sunglasses and greeting him.

When Ronald saw this man, he felt that he was very professional. That very professional scanning movement is like a subconscious processing of dangerous factors. He doesn't talk much, speaks at a medium speed, and treats customers in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"I heard that Pal said you were his colleague?" Ronald asked, which meant that his interview had begun.

"I joined the Secret Service in 1975, and Jerry was actually my mentor. I performed well. First I was protecting the First Lady, and then I was also responsible for the protection of large events. I was responsible for the visits of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. security mission, I saw you in the White House that time..."

"Oh, then... I actually have a lot of work, and sometimes I have to go to the set to direct... or participate in the promotion of the movie..."

"You don't have to worry, Mr. Li. The style of our Secret Service is to always be responsible for your safety where the camera doesn't notice it. In fact, you will hardly feel my presence in your daily life... Unless danger arises, I I will warn you in advance. As long as you follow my instructions, there will be no problem..."

Dan recounted the details of their Secret Service VIP protection. Generally speaking, for a celebrity like Ronald, the danger is mainly from unknown sources. VIP protection means identifying possible sources of danger in advance and then taking countermeasures before they take dangerous actions.

Dan does not need to restrict his range of actions every day and prohibit him from doing this or that. He only needs Ronald's cooperation on certain occasions (such as fan meetings). The rest of the time, just pretend he doesn't exist.

"I don't understand. At your current age, you haven't retired yet, right?" Ronald didn't understand. Compared with Jerry Parr, who was in his sixties, this very capable Dan was only four years old. In your early teens, why didn't you work in the SWAT team?

"I would love to continue serving on the SWAT team, but my wife is in poor health and needs a long-term recuperation. My two children are in high school and the little ones are paying for college. I need a job with a higher salary." Dan He expressed his thoughts very frankly.

In fact, Jerry Parr has always regarded Dan as his successor on the special teams. But Dan puts family first and loves his wife very much, and he can't stop him. Instead, he recommended Ronald, a wealthy client in Hollywood, to him in the hope that he would get the job.

"Money is no problem. If your wife needs treatment, I can arrange for a check-up at the public hospital in Toteville, Staten Island. The environment there is nice, relatively quiet, and suitable for the patient's cultivation..."

Dan was overjoyed, "Mr. Li, thank you for your generosity. But I have one more request. I need an insurance. This job requires us to take bullets for our customers when necessary. I don't want my wife and children to be there." In extreme cases..."

"Just call me Ronald, there's no problem..."

After learning about it, Ronald quickly decided to use this bodyguard who had protected the commander-in-chief. After signing the contract and buying him high-value insurance, Dan officially started working as a probationary employee.

His first task was to visit Ronald's house, make a large shopping list, and then interview his driver, Bud. Dan was pleased with Bud's size, which could be used to block danger when necessary.

"Hi, Ronald..." Just as he was talking, the developer of the apartment came to visit Ronald.

He looked at Ronald's injured hand, quickly retracted his right hand, and turned to come up to hug Ronald.

Dan, who was wearing sunglasses and standing next to him, suddenly stood up and stared at the other person. Then he obviously recognized the other person, nodded and sat down.

"Oh, how did you get hurt?"

"I don't know either. I don't know those people at all. They don't know why. They are full of hatred towards me and use knives when they come up..."

Ronald was quite satisfied with Dan's reaction. As he said, he was not aware of his existence.

"You know what? This is all because our state has abolished the death penalty. These kids don't know what fear is..." The developer began to talk about his views, saying that strict laws should be implemented to improve public security. Then he boasted about the safety of his apartment building, including a private elevator, several layers of security protection, and no need to go downstairs for eating, drinking, living, traveling, and entertainment.

Ronald wanted to interrupt several times, but he didn't find a chance. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he shouted: "Hey, stop talking, hurry up and prepare my contract, I'll give you a check..."

The developer immediately got up and called the company, asking the female secretary to bring the contract down to sign.

While waiting, the developer still asked Ronald, "Where in Central Park were you attacked? I heard that a woman was also attacked..."

"I was on the north side of Central Park. The NYPD said that there were 20 to 30 black and Latino thugs who came from Harlem and beat up people who were exercising. They also robbed a lot of property.

But I don't know if they were the thugs who attacked the poor lady."

Helen did not accept the transfer of the house to her name. Ronald knew that the property tax would also be a big burden for her. Anyway, it was fine as long as she was willing to move in for the time being. Other things will be considered in the long run.

It's just that her bodyguards are not easy to find. 99% of the practitioners in this industry are men. Dan persuaded Ronald to recruit some people himself, and he could interview and train them.

Ronald, who was already very satisfied with Dan's work in the past two days, was happy to let him take charge of all his security affairs when he heard that he could also be an instructor.

Because Dan was a former special forces member, he also had a concealed gun license and a special vehicle driver's license that were common in all states, so there was no problem if he was checked by the NYPD on the road.

Ronald flew back to Los Angeles. Dan gradually taught Bud some security knowledge, especially how to drive safely and quickly when being chased by paparazzi. Both of them came from the disciplined forces, and they had a lot in common.

"This is another close friend of Ronald, an actress named Diane..." Bud introduced Diane who came to pick him up at the airport to Dan.

"Why are you so careless?" Diane hit Ronald hard a few times when she saw him.

"It's okay. This time we ran into a criminal gang. You can see on the news that the poor woman was beaten into a vegetable by them..."

"You still said... You still said... Woo..." Diane's eyes were red.

"It's okay. Look, I'm fine. This is Dan, the security consultant I hired. He used to be from the White House Secret Service... With him around, nothing will happen to me."

Ronald hugged Diane. This time, he really felt that he needed to pay more attention to the feelings of the people around him.

"Let's go to Beverly Park..." Ronald got in the car and asked Bud to drive to the two big houses he bought. He wanted to rebuild them as soon as possible and let Diane move in. The public security in Los Angeles has gradually become worse than in the past two years.

Illegal drugs and the large number of illegal immigrants from the south have had a great impact on the public security in both places.

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"The space here is very good. What you need to pay attention to is to minimize the routes of entry and exit. There are natural trees and hills here to block the peripheral vision. If the entrances and exits can be limited to one or two, and equipped with security facilities, it is easy to control all dangerous factors."

Dan Sullivan gave suggestions on the security design with a professional eye. Richard, the agent who accompanied him, was also very satisfied. Ronald should have lived in such a mansion a long time ago.

"Mr. Li, your Chinese garden design, I have also seen the layout of a courtyard in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which is not in harmony with the overall environment..."

The architect Ronald found looked at the schematic diagram drawn by Ronald himself and had some opinions on the prominent garden design. There is only a small bridge in and out of the entrance of the mansion on a very wide artificial lake.

"Ha, I just follow my own ideas, you just do it..." Ronald ignored the other party's hint. The garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is just a small courtyard, which cannot represent the essence of Chinese gardens. This designer has never seen the Zhanyuan Garden in Jiangnan or the Summer Palace in the north. They are all designs that are in harmony with the original landscape.

Anyway, he only needs to design his own house, and the garden will be left to Lao Wang of the Jiangnan Garden Institute.

Seeing that the other designer was still trying to persuade him, Ronald raised his hand to stop him, saying that the most important thing is to design for his own comfort. The newly completed Louvre subway exit in Paris is the glass pyramid designed by I.M. Pei.

After it was built, the residents of Paris cursed, saying that I.M. Pei's pyramid was out of place and destroyed the overall artistic atmosphere of the Louvre.

But they also said the same thing about the Eiffel Tower, which Parisians are most proud of.

Ronald did not really live in the garden, it was just a barrier that divided the outside and the inside. The house inside was still designed and built in the traditional neoclassical style.

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"Ronald, how are you? I saw the incident in New York's Central Park on TV. I heard that you were also injured there. I am very worried..."

The next day after returning to Los Angeles, Ovitz from CAA came to visit in person.

"It seems that Hollywood knows about it? This morning, the NYPD detective called and said that the unfortunate lady named Meili and I were attacked half an hour apart. There were about 32 teenage thugs who sneaked into Central Park from Harlem in the north and attacked passers-by from north to south.

I was probably the first victim. They also robbed two poor children of their pizza, and a man on a bicycle was seriously injured by them with a wooden stick. It's crazy..."

"To be honest, this scared me to death. I'm going crazy. I've been frantically looking for a suitable security company these two days to appease the anxiety of those celebrity clients of CAA, especially after they heard that you were also injured..."

Ovitz at least showed his concern for Ronald on the surface. He took out a business card and handed it to Ronald. "This is the security consulting company founded by Clint Hill. He was the head of President Kennedy's security team. It is the best bodyguard company I can find now.

You know? If he hadn't rushed to the convertible on the day of the assassination, the fatal third shot would have been blocked by him..."

"Thank you, but thank you anyway... I have found a security company that also came from the White House Secret Service. They have assigned me a very good security consultant..." Ronald waved to Dan.

Ovitz didn't even realize the figure of the bodyguard standing in the dark of the room, and waved to him blankly.

Ronald felt funny. Ovitz didn't know what his relationship with Clint Hill was. He must have taken this opportunity to introduce some of his own people to the stars as bodyguards... The purpose is not so pure.

Besides, security measures, disciplined forces, secret services, FBI, CIA and other powerful organizations have always been the preserve of the Elephant Party. The person George introduced was the real Buddha who saved President Ronald. Isn't he much better than the person you said that if he was there, he could save Kennedy?

Security personnel need to be present at the critical moment, not to recall that if only...

"Oh, that's good..." Ovitz pushed his glasses. Retired Secret Service personnel are the objects that rich people and celebrities are vying for. Ronald was surprised to find an active Secret Service member to be his bodyguard so quickly.

"Dan, right? With you by Ronald's side, we feel more at ease..." Ovitz didn't express his surprise. "Ronald, you just came back to rest well. I wonder if there is anything we CAA can help you with? Do you need my help with your two projects?"

"Thank you, Niceta and Richard helped me handle it very well..." Ronald showed a row of white teeth. Now in the cooperation with CAA, Ronald's principle is to benefit his own people first. As for other people in Ovitz's company who want to take a ride, they have to pay a suitable price...

"Anytime, anywhere..." Ovitz choked again, "If you have any needs, no matter what, casting, script, director, or your friend needs a role, you can call me directly..."

"Well, you reminded me, Michael, I really have something to ask you..."

Ronald thought about it, and his business didn't need Ovitz to intervene, but could Ovitz help solve the next role of Diane and Helen?

"This is a good thing. If you are interested in participating in production or directing, you can tell me. Recently, Eisner's power in Disney has increased greatly, and he just happens to have a small and medium-cost love drama, which is very suitable for your friend."

The recent "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and the "Little Mermaid" in the intense post-production are all Eisner's subordinates, and Katzenberg is the vice president of production. Such traditional cartoons are very popular with Disney's old servants.

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" has achieved good box office results, which has also greatly increased the power of Eisner's faction. Eisner and Katzenberg passed a resolution on the board of directors to establish a new production entity, Hollywood Pictures, to increase the power of their own faction.

The apparent purpose of establishing this studio was to separate from Touchstone Pictures and shoot larger R-rated movies for more mature audiences.

Hollywood Pictures, which had just opened, had a lot of projects and was asking CAA if there was an opportunity to package them and form a usable crew for them, who were weak.

"3000?"

In the evening, Ronald saw the script sent by Ovitz. This strange name attracted Ronald's attention from several scripts. "Is it a science fiction movie?"