Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Gentlemen, I'm sorry we're late..."

Diane and Ronald finally arrived at the Chelsea law firm. The lawyers on both sides were just arguing over the various clauses in the prenuptial agreement, when suddenly the two main parties appeared and stopped to look at them.

"Diane, congratulations..."

Paula Wagner, Diane's agent, was also a woman who was naturally sensitive to the sparkling big diamond ring on her ring finger.

"Thank you, I feel so happy... Hehe", Diane happily showed her hand to Paula. It was a 10-carat sparkling cut top diamond, set in a platinum ring, emitting a dazzling light under the light.

"Wow..." Diane's lawyer Robert Cohen's eyes lit up. Such an engagement ring would probably cost more than $100,000, and then the property list in the agreement could be increased by another item.

"Haven't you guys agreed yet? Ronnie and I have decided to have a smaller wedding, inviting only some friends and relatives, and to do it quickly before the media finds out." Diane came over and politely asked the two lawyers to get the agreement done quickly. In this way, the two could get married at the chapel on Staten Island this weekend.

"Miss Lane, you can definitely delay the wedding. I think as a famous Hollywood star and director, your wedding must be grand..." Robert Cohen hurriedly persuaded. If the agreement was hastily signed, how would his value be reflected? Many times, prenuptial agreements are signed because the rich party can't stand the delay and finally agrees to many terms that would not have been successful.

"No, I've decided. What's not agreed? Just follow Ronnie's lawyer's ideas."

Diane interrupted quickly. She didn't want her wedding to be surrounded by gossip magazines and take a lot of ugly photos. She also didn't want to sell the wedding reporting rights to a certain media like some stars did.

She wanted the wedding to be intimate and memorable, surrounded by friends and family instead of reporters, marrying her beloved Ronnie.

Most importantly, she had to be able to afford it. According to American tradition, the bride's father had to pay for the wedding. Old Bert didn't have much money, and he couldn't afford the cost of a grand wedding. In order for everyone to find their place in the customs, this wedding was best to be small, and Ronnie agreed to this arrangement.

Diane quickly looked through the terms. Ronnie gave her a lot of extra assets, which was much more relaxed than what she had proposed. What else was there to be dissatisfied with? "Let's do it this way, draft it quickly, and I'll sign it."

Robert Cohen had to surrender. The various extra benefits he had originally planned to fight for and the various traps he had buried were completely ruined by this female star who was infatuated with love.

"Haha, congratulations, Miss Lane. Getting married is a happy thing. Just leave these little things to our lawyers. You should focus on the wedding, which is the most important thing for a girl..." Ronald's lawyer Jaffe was very happy. His client thought that the expensive ring was worth it. He solved the problem of asset division hundreds of times in one go.

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"Ronnie, congratulations..." Aunt Karen interrupted her scheduled round-the-world trip and returned home to attend Ronald's wedding. She couldn't wait to come to Ronald as soon as she got off the plane. Seeing him get married in person was an idea she had had many years ago.

"Aunt, I'm happy too. The wedding will be held in the Quaker church, and Diane's father Bert will also come today..."

"Okay..." Aunt chattered and asked a lot of details, fearing that she would forget something. But everything was handled properly by Ronald's agent team. Don't worry about anything.

Diane's father, Bert Sr., had saved enough money to make his daughter's wedding very grand. On the one hand, Ronald did not hold a big banquet, and on the other hand, Ronald had helped and worked with so many people, all of whom were in the acting circle, and everyone just stretched out their hands to handle many things. This not only satisfied Diane's parents, but also did not require Bert to spend much money.

Diane's bridesmaids included Donna and her best friend, Laura Dern, who filmed a female rock movie together. Ronald's best men included Tom Cruise and Cameron, who came specially.

These people are now in pairs, and if they are split up, they can form a group of four bridesmaids and groomsmen.

Ang Lee, who was filming V, brought the filming team to Ronald as wedding videographers. Carly Simon and the Manhattan St. Thomas Men's Choir, who did the harmony for him, just came to guest star as wedding singers and choirs.

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“Congratulations, Ronald. That’s what marriage is all about. Enjoy it and let us take care of the rest.” Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow got off the plane and rushed to Staten Island. As soon as they met, they shared some wedding experiences.

“Thank you, I didn’t expect that either…” Ronald laughed. Cameron was very experienced.

“Where’s Diane?” Bigelow asked Ronald.

“It is said that we shouldn’t meet before the wedding. She is with Nicole and Laura (Dern) and my cousin Donna.”

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman have arrived, and they are in love now. Cruise also brought his own customized delicious cake for the wedding.

“Okay, I’ll go find her…” Bigelow was also recruited as a member of the bridesmaid group and went to the bride’s house by herself—not to mention the mansion of Douglas Jr.

"Ronald..." Little Douglas ran over sweating and chatted with the popular star Cruise. He was kicked out of his house by Donna, so he had to come and spend the night with Ronald's best men.

"Hey, I heard you are the landlord? Tell me, are there any good striptease on Staten Island? Today is Ronald's bachelor party." Laura Dern's boyfriend, Kyle MacLachlan, came over and hugged little Douglas to tease him.

He and Laura Dern met when they were filming David Lynch's Blue Velvet. Now Lynch has turned to TV series and invited him to be the male lead in the TV series "Twin Peaks".

"You will be satisfied. Amy is a famous dancer on our island. My father invited her to the bachelor party before his marriage." Douglas laughed.

"Hahaha..." Kyle MacLachlan almost got a stitch in his side with laughter. How old is he?

Dancer Amy is already a mother of three children. Her figure has long been out of shape, but her dance is still pretty good. Several stars and directors were teased by her in return, and asked for several autographs for their children.

Staten Island is not as extravagant as Manhattan. Ronald took four groomsmen to the big house where Coppola filmed "The Godfather". Doug arranged for people to clean everything and prepare to welcome them.

Several people were fans of "The Godfather". As soon as they entered the door, they recognized the furnishings and furniture that Ronald had specially restored, and immediately started archaeology. It happened that the Godfather played by Marlon Brando was sitting in the study at the beginning of the film, and there was a TV playing the Godfather videotape.

Several people immediately started to compare one by one, "It's really restored..." Cruise and Kyle MacLachlan gave a thumbs up to Ronald's deal. Isn't this collection much more tasteful than those stars living in Beverly Hills?

What collects comics, sports cars, famous paintings, and most collects motorcycles, airplanes, etc. Ask Ronald what he collects? He collects classic movie shooting scenes.

"In fact, these locations where classic movies were filmed are rarely preserved so well. We should have more places like this, even as museums of the Godfather." Cameron has taken out his camera and started shooting.

"Have fun, I have to pick up some guests." Ronald asked them to explore the house more. He tried his best to restore the props and furniture inside 100%.

"Is anyone else coming?" Cruise asked.

"It's the mysterious guest..."

The last batch of guests who arrived were the creators of the movie "Street of Rage" where Ronald and Diane fell in love and found that they had the kind of affection between men and women.

Director Walter Hill has discussed with producer Joel Silver about shooting the sequel to the famous work "48 Hours" that year. This time Joel Silver brought him to meet Ronald, taking advantage of Ronald's happiness to see if there is any opportunity to get investment.

Silver himself just came from the set of the sequel to Die Hard, and he still has something to discuss with Ronald.

In addition to the two of them, there was also Jim Steinman, the music director at the time. He has now found a male singer at loaf who can fully interpret his songs and is preparing a new album.

After several female singers who dubbed Diane in the movie came down, they all went to the Japanese van prepared by Ronald to take a seat.

The last to come down was the team sent by Giorgio Armani, the costume director of "Rage Street". A whole set of elegant and simple, hand-sewn wedding dresses were randomly shipped from the Armani custom shop in Los Angeles, and there was also a team of tailors who could make adjustments. They got on another car and went to Douglas's house to try on the wedding dress for Diane.

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"Ding, Ding, Ding..."

The next morning, the Quaker church rang the bell. Many residents looked at the church from a distance and waved to Ronald, who brought them job opportunities and prosperity.

"Are you the groom?" A little boy, wearing a suit, ran out of the church secretly, pulled Ronald's clothes and asked.

"Yes, what's your name? Where are your family members?" Ronald saw that the boy had big eyes and looked very smart.

"My name is Macaulay, my father is from the St. Thomas Men's Choir, and he will sing harmony at the wedding today... By the way, do you have anything to eat? My father told me to find something to eat myself."

"Haha, come with me..." Ronald took the boy's hand and entered the church with a group of groomsmen.

The pastor was preparing the ceremony, and behind him was the choir brought by Carly Simon, wearing choir clothes.

"Dad," Macaulay called to a man above, who held his pocket tightly, and inside was a small cake given to him by Cruise.

"Oh, Macaulay... where did you go to make trouble again?" The man hurried down and said to Ronald, "My name is Kit, Kit Culkin. Macaulay's mother has to take care of his younger brothers and sisters today, so I brought him here."

Kit is the reunion of the choir. The couple has seven children in total. They rent a small apartment in Manhattan and live a tight life. Only Macaulay has outstanding acting talent, so he brought him here, hoping to meet Hollywood stars and seek some opportunities.

"Thank you. I hope Macaulay has found the food he likes." Ronald shook hands with him and then hurried to stand in front.

The Quaker church is relatively simple, with ordinary tables and chairs inside. The window facing Ronald was inlaid with the Tiffany stained glass donated by his great-grandfather's mother in his name.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang..." The music started and the choir sang beautiful harmony. The guests all stood up and looked back at the door of the church.

The two doors opened, and Diane was wearing a high-quality handmade white wedding dress with a lace veil. She was led by his father, Bert, and walked forward step by step.

Although the church is simple, its design is very skillful. The morning sun shone through the door, and the dark silhouette was tinged with gold, inlaying the bride's veil with a hint of gold from the back.

"Welcome everyone to today's wedding. We are gathered here today to witness the wedding of two newlyweds, Ronald Lee and Diane Lane.

Marriage is sacred, a covenant of love between two people. It is a commitment to live together, share joys and sorrows together, and face difficulties together.

Ronald and Diane, you are here today, standing in front of your friends and family, pledging to love each other, respect each other, and be loyal to each other, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad.

I now ask you to stand face to face and hold each other's hands. Do you have a ring? "

Ronald quickly reached behind, and Tom Cruise took out the gold ring from his pocket and handed it to Ronald.

Ronald gently took Diane's hand and gently put a wedding ring on her that was very simple and unpretentious compared to an engagement ring, and put it on Diane.

Diane also took the gold ring handed over by Laura Dern and put it on Ronald, and the two just held hands and smiled at each other.

"Ronald, will you marry Diane, love her, respect her, and be loyal to her, rich or poor, in sickness and in health, good or bad, forever?"

"I do"

"Diane, are you willing to marry Ronald, love him, respect him, and be loyal to him, rich or poor, in sickness or in health, good or bad, forever?"

"I do."

"I'm glad to hear your answer. Now, I declare you legally husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

After the pastor finished saying the oath, Ronald couldn't wait to pull Diane over, put his arms around her waist, and kissed her deeply.

A beam of sunlight passed through the stained glass and turned into colorful colors, covering the newlyweds.

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"Today is the wedding of my good friend Ronald, who I worked with as an assistant at Roger Corman's studio. We were making a rock movie about high school students, and he was into rock girls at the time... "

On the lawn outside the church, a buffet was being served. Cameron was giving the speech as best man.

"At that time, we were all full of dreams, hoping that we would have the opportunity to direct movies in the future. Soon after, Ronald got his first directorial opportunity, and then he got out of hand, and you all know what happened next.

But his other dream, to like rock girls, has not come true until today. I wish my good friend Ronald a happy wedding. "

Immediately afterwards, the band brought by Jim Steinman began to play the theme song of "Streets of Rage", "Tonight is what it means to be young."

Laurie Sargent and Holly Sherwood, the two rock singers who had served as Diane's stand-ins, picked up the microphone and sang.

"But I don't see any angels in this city

I didn't hear any sacred choir singing

If I don't get an angel

I can still get a boy

A boy would be the second best choice

The best thing next to an angel.”

Ronald and Diane waved to everyone, and they walked towards the Ferrari sports car that was specially flown in.

This time, Ronald was driving, and Diane was sitting in the passenger seat. With a push of the accelerator, the Ferrari roared, and the Ferrari slid lightly off the road inside the church.

"I had a dream about a boy in a castle

He dances like a cat on the stairs

His eyes sparkled with the light of a prince

There is a thunderous drum sound in my ears

I have a dream about a boy reaching the stars

He's out there alone dreaming about people like me

I'm not an angel but at least I'm a girl..."

The photographer directed by Ang Lee focused on Ronald and Diane's car. The Ferrari slowly drove towards the door. Behind the car were two large characters written in white spray paint: "Just Married!"

Exploitation Hollywood 1980