Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Chapter 232 Finding the Leak Channel

Exploitation of Hollywood 1980 Text Volume 232 Finding Leak Channels James Cameron is worthy of being the top mechanical special effects expert in Hollywood. He saw the storyboard of the bison hunting scene, immediately drew a sketch, and then found a special effects expert he knew to introduce it to Ronald.

"This is not a difficult model, Mr. Li. But it is more laborious... Because different scenes require different special effects, for one bison, we probably need to make eight fake bison models made of mechanical devices."

Two special effects experts with beards who look like outdated hippies immediately gave a plan. Each bison must have a model of different sizes for filming.

For example, some bison can be equipped with engines, move quickly on the guide rails, and then reach a stop point and be knocked over by the slider. This is for shooting close-up hunting shots.

Some bison have mechanical devices inside that can control the movement of the limbs, which are controlled by a wire-controlled console. This is for shooting the dying struggle of the bison after being knocked down and dying on the grassland.

There are also several bulls of different sizes, which are mixed in with the high-speed moving cattle. This is used when shooting large panoramic shots.

In Cameron's special effects studio converted from a large warehouse, Ronald watched two special effects experts manipulate the ready-made bull model and expressed satisfaction. Then he gave them a deposit check and asked them to work overtime to make the fur and appearance models of the bison, install them on these big cattle, and then transport them to South Dakota.

"In fact, you can just call me for this kind of thing. Do you have to come in person? Why, don't you believe in my feelings about the special effects model?" Cameron was in a hurry to go back to accompany his girlfriend Kathryn Bigelow, and joked to Ronald.

In fact, these models, as long as you pay enough money, there is no problem. They are all Hollywood Western movies that drive cattle. It is a long-standing traditional practice. As long as the appearance of the bison is similar, it will be fine. With the photos of real bison obtained by Costner, it is indeed not difficult.

"No, I haven't shot special effects shots of this kind of animal. I'm just curious." Ronald and Cameron smiled and said, "Ask Catherine for me!"

Ronald didn't tell the truth. He didn't come to meet Cameron because he was worried. He was afraid that his phone would be tapped again, causing a leak.

In the past period of time, Ronald has encountered several leaks, including the leak of Helen Slater's script "Sticky Fingers", which attracted many CAA-signed male stars to recommend themselves as the male lead.

There are also rumors about Ronald and Helen, which attracted gossip media to find evidence of their relationship.

The most serious one is this "Dances with Wolves". There are several shooting scenes that require wild animals. What to shoot and how to shoot, except Ronald and a few people in the crew don't know. Who leaked it to the Animal Protection Association?

Private detective Frank McPike, who has been using Ronald's funds, has been searching for a long time and ruled out several possible leak channels.

The first thing to rule out is the possibility that Helen herself leaked it to the media. The reason is very simple, because Helen did not further gain more benefits because of these two leaks. She did not take the opportunity to ask Ronald for anything, but only wanted to make movies and run her actor's theater.

McPike felt that Helen's agent was also very suspicious, and he followed Helen's agent for a while. However, he did not find that the agent had contacted tabloid reporters, nor had he met with anyone who had grievances with Ronald.

Finally, his suspicion focused on telephone wiretapping leaks, and he carefully investigated the offices of Daydream Pictures in New York and Los Angeles. He checked the numbers that the office fax machine had sent, and squatted in the trash can outside the office, but did not find anyone collecting shredder scraps.

McPike has exhausted legal channels for stealing secrets. Tracking, rummaging through the trash, paparazzi stalking and taking pictures, these are all done in public, so according to the law, the means taken are legal.

After eliminating these problems, McPike had to apply to Ronald to launch an internal investigation of Daydream.

He used two weekends to carefully check the telephone lines and indoor conditions of the two offices. No signs of any telephone lines being tapped were found.

After communicating with several senior executives of Daydream, he also gave a security lecture to employees as a security expert, interviewed several employees who had the opportunity to access the script, and found no suspicious signs.

David Simkins, who was originally responsible for the script, was very rigorous. Every copy of the script in the company was strictly managed, with numbers and distribution records. After checking one by one, no missing cases were found.

The legal means of investigation that civilians can use have been exhausted. If they want to go deeper, law enforcement agencies must intervene. Ronald did not want to notify the law enforcement agencies in both places now and make a big fuss. After reporting this kind of thing to the police, it would attract the attention of the gossip media, and the professionalism of the person who stole the secrets was probably not something that an ordinary PD could find out.

McPike received a big check for "security and confidentiality training consulting fees" from Ronald. He finally told Ronald that after excluding most of the impossible factors, Ronald was most likely monitored by the powerful department and people with special eavesdropping equipment. As for whether the powerful department had targeted Ronald or someone was using public power for private work, he didn't know.

Ronald felt that he had never done anything illegal, and he would not have attracted the attention of the powerful departments due to any minor problems. You must know that in order to take action against a famous director in America, it must be submitted to a certain level of prosecutors and approved by the court.

The private lawyer went to law enforcement agencies to get information, but found nothing. I also called New York prosecutor Rudy, who assured me that no investigation had been conducted against him, and that it could not have been done by someone from the prosecutor's jurisdiction of the Southern District of New York.

Rudy reminded Ronald that there are many people in law enforcement departments who will be bribed to do private work. Unlike his own iron-fisted rectification, no one dared to do this. This may not be the case for police stations in other places...

From this point of view, it is probably someone who is secretly watching you illegally and making money by selling your privacy. It's really not good to feel like someone is holding back and trying to do something to you in private.

Ronald made a cup of wolfberry black tea and drank it slowly. He called Little Bud and his bodyguard Daniel, and decided to go to the construction site of the new house in Beverly Park to see the progress of the decoration.

"It seems that the progress is very fast, and the main living area will be completed soon..." Richard, who accompanied us here, is very satisfied with the house that has been quickly completed.

"Let's go inside and have a look..." Ronald walked inside. There were many places doing carpentry work inside. The level of Hollywood carpenters was pretty good. The on-site construction was done in a stylish way, including electric saws and electric... The grinding sound is very noisy.

"Dan, you come too." Ronald said, pointing to the bodyguard Daniel.

The three of them chatted about safety issues amidst the noisy sound of chainsaws.

"That's the thing, Daniel, is there any way to find out which channel has been monitored and leaked without alerting the other party?"

"This is a bold and reckless act that will cost you your job or even go to jail. No matter who did it, he was too brave." Richard was surprised. Fortunately, he and Niceta had already passed McPike's investigation. .

"Without alerting the other party, I really have an idea..."

Daniel had worked in the Secret Service, and he had also served in the FBI before. He quickly gave Ronald an idea...

"Polly, Kevin, your mechanical bison is ready. I'll ship it to you right away. But you still have to find fresh game for those close-up flesh and blood, otherwise it won't look like it in the camera at all?" The next day Early in the morning, Ronald was in Daydream's office, calling the crew in South Dakota.

"There are many pastures here, and it is not difficult for us to find fresh beef blood and meat." Kevin Costner was very excited, rubbing his hands and waiting for the arrival of the good stuff. "

"I remember that you still have a few wild deer scenes, so be prepared. Don't let the animal protection organizations get caught again this time." Ronald continued to ask.

"Don't worry, Polly has made preparations. We have sent out all the assistants. It's not difficult to get some fresh stupid deer..."

"Okay, pay attention to safety when shooting." Ronald hung up the phone.

"Why did Ronald arrange this call? And he called beef that was normally slaughtered in the slaughterhouse game?" Kevin Costner asked Polly Platt. He was a little confused. The assistant he sent was not Have you gone through all the details?

"This is an old Hollywood trick. Don't worry about it. It has nothing to do with us." Pratt, who had been warned by Ronald in advance and told by his assistant Fat Girl Lake who flew in overnight, knew what he was doing.

"Hey, honey... If Richard Gere rejects the script of '3000', don't blame me..." Ronald went to the living room of Diane's rented apartment at noon to discuss moving with her. .

"This has nothing to do with you, right? He just said he wasn't very interested in the script, what? Did you say anything to him?" Diane ran out of the bedroom and tilted her head to look at Ronald. She was organizing her wardrobe. She was barefoot and only wore a Ronald shirt with the hem

"It has nothing to do with me. It's his personal issue. Her girlfriend came to me through her agent and proposed to visit the set frequently. She seems to be very jealous of your previous cooperation with Richard. She may not have confidence in herself." Ronald held up his hands to show his innocence.

"Oh... I didn't even know he had a regular girlfriend." When Diane heard that this was the case, she had no choice but to open her hands and ask Ronald for a hug. Hey, I don’t know which ugly woman Richard Gere has found as his girlfriend, so he’s not confident.

"Well, she's a model. I'll accompany you to the set tomorrow and talk to Director Penny to see which male stars are suitable to play with you." With that said, Ronald picked up the phone in the apartment and dialed Directed by Penny Marshall.

In the afternoon, Ronald went to Niceta's office at CAA, where he called Nora Ephron, the screenwriter and director in New York.

"Nora, when you come to Los Angeles tomorrow to attend the announcement of When Harry Met Sally, we can also talk in detail about the casting of the leading actor in Helen's new film."

"Well, why do you even care about the person Helen plays opposite?" Nora Ephron rolled her eyes. Ronald doesn't seem to be a good guy. He's already married to Diane, and he still has to worry about Helen's on-screen couple. Men are all the same...

"No, I have read the latest version of the script you revised. It is definitely not as profound as When Harry Met Sally, which you wrote yourself. It can arouse the resonance of the audience and have a word-of-mouth effect. So I am worried that the new film needs a bigger name. When a star comes to let the audience into the cinema, who do you want to play the leading role?”

"Hahaha, can I choose whatever I want?" Ephron was happy.

"That's not possible. The budget for the movie is not that big. We just want to choose the most famous ones in a limited range. I'll ask Easre to update the popularity of male stars. We'll talk about it in person when you come."

"Would you consider our stars?" Nicita smiled and handed Ronald a plate of Italian sausage as a snack, winking at him.

"Tom definitely doesn't have time to act in this kind of movie. If you have any suitable ones, please recommend them."

"It's not impossible. Tom is now transforming, and being able to act in romantic comedies is also a direction he needs to consider. Nicita smiled and replied. Now the couple and Ronald are more closely tied."

"Well, see if they are convenient tomorrow. I'll meet them here. Nora happens to be here too. I'll call Tom myself to ask him."

"Convenient, what's inconvenient? If you want to meet the actor, then you have to come no matter what." Nicita finished the conversation that had been agreed upon in advance, then made an OK gesture to Ronald, and the two turned around and went out together. He locked the office casually.

“Jonathan, how was the audition of Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs? How was their chemistry?” Ronald returned to the Beverly Hilton room he rented for a long time in the evening. Diane had already moved in with some clothes and was sorting them out. Ronald took the opportunity to call Jonathan Demme again.

“Very good. Although it is not a romantic love drama between a man and a woman, the thrilling atmosphere of this movie is largely reflected in the two people’s rivalry. The atmosphere when they read the script on the spot was very subtle. I think it is even better than Sean Connery’s.”

“Hahaha, that’s great. Where are you going to shoot? If you don’t have high requirements for the location, we can go to Canada to shoot. Many street scenes there are very similar to those in Pennsylvania and Virginia.”

Many scenes of this movie take place in old buildings with colonial architectural styles. Pennsylvania is one of the oldest colonial states, and the architecture there is very suitable. But compared to the old colonial-style towns in Canada, the cost of shooting there is much lower, and the public security is also good.

"If the location is suitable, I have no problem..." Jonathan Demme is looking forward to spending more money on what the movie should spend money on. He doesn't care whether this kind of building is American or not.

"Then it's settled... I'll go and talk to you in person."

...

"Didn't you say you're going to meet Penny tomorrow? Why did you arrange to meet Director Demme again?" Diane asked Ronald, who seemed to be worried, while eating a bite of sushi.

Just now at home, Diane wanted to ask Ronald this question, but Ronald put down the phone and hugged her and kissed her, and then forgot about it. Then Ronald took Diane to the best Japanese restaurant in Hollywood for dinner.

The sushi here tastes very good. Diane ate two and picked up the third one before she remembered this.

"Well... It doesn't matter. Let's go see Penny first. Jonathan and I are very familiar with each other. If I don't have enough time, I'll call him to change the time."

Ronald glanced at Diane's puffy mouth and wanted to say something but didn't say it.

"Hehehe... I'm going to go on a diet soon, and then find a trainer to lose weight to prepare for the role of Vivian. Today is the last indulgence..." Diane smiled and covered her mouth, eating the sushi.

After dinner, Ronald hugged Diane and took a walk in the commercial street near the new house. He pointed to the nearby Four Seasons Hotel and suddenly said to Diane. "I'm a little tired, why don't we stay here for one night? I don't want to go back to Hilton and face those luggage again. Wait for the maids who applied for the job to come tomorrow and let them try..."

"Okay, I don't want to tidy up either. After tidying up, I have to move in when the new house here is ready after a while." Diane looked at the gate of the Beverly Park luxury residential area not far away, and her heart was full of longing. By then, she could move in and be with Ronnie every day.

Exploitation of Hollywood 1980

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