Exploiting Hollywood 1980

“A!”

The New York street shooting, which was secured by the NYPD, continued on Saturday.

At 28 Wall Street, where the statue of George Washington, the founding president, stands, there is an old building, the Federal Conference Hall. At the intersections on the left and right of Wall Street, the NYPD controlled the traffic and pedestrian flow, allowing the crew. Extras pretend to be hurried pedestrians on Wall Street.

This was the first time that the Ghost crew really worked overtime. There was no other reason, because Wall Street could not be closed for filming during working hours. The people coming and going on the street were either bankers or people working for bankers.

Their biggest feature was that they walked very fast, as if they would lose a billion-dollar order if they walked a minute slower.

Therefore, the extras that Ronald found also walked faster than ordinary people. However, the number of people was much smaller than that of a real Wall Street working day.

The camera was aimed at the Federal Conference Building across the street, sweeping down from above, and finally pulled to a close-up, and Patrick Schwitz and Whoopi Goldberg entered the camera from the left.

"Four million dollars! How should I spend it? I want to buy this building. Wait, I want to send my sister to a weight loss center. She's too fat."

Whoopi Goldberg plays Oddme, wearing a purple suit and a hat with feathers on her head, looking like a lady.

Oddme was found by the ghost Sam, pretending to be the name of the account owner used by the bad guy Carl to launder money. She emptied Carl's money laundering account accumulated for many years from the bank where they worked.

"Wait, wait, you want to use this money?"

"Yeah? It's better to buy a building, it's good to buy a building..."

The camera follows the two people on the laid track. Whoopi Goldberg is an actress who has very good control over her body. The Oddme she plays can hardly walk in a suit, and the uncomfortable look is very realistic.

"You have to take out the check, Odeme."

"Yes, I have to take it out and sign it to prevent it from being lost." As he said that, Whoopi Goldberg took out the check for four million dollars from the high-end-looking handbag, folded it in half and stuffed it into his chest.

"Wait a minute, you have to endorse the back of the check...", Sam's ghost said to Odeme.

"Endorsement? If someone picks up my check after endorsing it, can't they cash it immediately?" Odeme looked puzzled, thinking that Sam was wrong, not endorsement but signature.

"Endorsement, this is not your money, Odeme, I never said you can take the money. There is blood on this money, and I was murdered by them because I found this money. If you cash the money into your own account, they will definitely find you. Only by donating the money can you keep yourself safe."

Wubi Goldberg's expression was very wonderful, with a look of disbelief. Sam's reason was very sufficient, and Odeme would not give up his life for the huge sum of four million. But this was four million in 1989, and Odeme couldn't accept it emotionally.

Her expression was like a black woman who won the Powerball lottery and was told that the ticket was fake when she went to claim the prize.

"What do you want to do with the money?"

"Look to your right..."

"Cut!"

After the call to stop, the camera quickly began to move and filmed the charity fundraising booth opposite.

This is a church fundraising booth. Charity activities on Wall Street need approval. Ronald spent a lot of time thinking about which organization to give this charity to. In the end, it was given to the church with the longest history, the most recognizable uniforms, and compatible with the plot of the movie itself.

Two nuns in nun costumes stood there and smiled at the crowd. The words behind them said that this was a fundraising event for the homeless poor.

If it was for other unfortunate people, Ronald was worried that he would be directly involved in the current very tense election campaign in New York City, so he simply chose a homeless person who would not have any objections from both sides to raise funds.

Most of the right-wingers are homeowners, and the American wealthy have a long tradition of caring for the unfortunate. In addition, this is a church fundraising, which is one of the most successful charitable organizations.

As for the left-wingers, many of them are recipients of donations. Even if there are political demands, there is nothing wrong with choosing nuns.

"Bless you, God will bless you, child." An elderly nun was very happy when she saw the other party take out the check. The close-up of the actor showed a smile from the heart.

The other nun was played by a younger actress with a pretty face and a good temperament. She was wearing black and white clothes and a headdress, and she had a holy temperament.

Both of them smiled and blessed Odeme, but Odeme's hand just refused to let go. After all, it was $4 million.

"A!"

Ronald pointed the camera at the hands of the nun and Odeme. The two were like athletes, pulling a check and pulling it into their arms. Both actors have some talent in action, so the pulling and tugging are very realistic. If you watch from the camera, the audience will definitely think that the two are really pulling.

"Let go, let go, Odme." Sam's ghost urged beside him. These are all close-up shots to be retaken later.

Mammy was puzzled, why was this woman so sad when donating.

Whoopi Goldberg's acting skills are also very good here. The fake smile at the beginning, and the real distress later, are all fully expressed on that ugly face.

Of course, the so-called reality and pretending are the feelings of the audience. In fact, it was all performed by Whoopi herself, but her expressions are so interesting that they can make the audience think that one is fake and the other is real.

"Oh, oh..." Odeme finally let go. She looked sad, turned around and left.

The camera was still focused on Grandma's hand, and the actor seemed really surprised. After Whoopi Goldberg suddenly let go, he made an excessive forceful movement backwards.

"Cut!"

After re-shooting several reaction shots of the main characters, Ronald filmed Odme's annoyed back gradually walking away. The next step is to reshoot the scene with the grandma.

"Ah..." After opening the check, the older grandma was startled. She almost fell down with a cry, but luckily the young grandma next to her caught her.

"Cut!", Ronald took the lead and applauded the two actors who played Mammies.

"That's great, Mrs. Rubin, Faye..."

Ronald stepped forward and gave flowers to the elderly nun.

"I hope it's not too much of a delay..." Mrs. Rubin, who plays the elderly nanny, is actually screenwriter Bruce Rubin's mother, Sandra Rubin.

Sandra Rubin is an actress who also played the heroine in the critically acclaimed musical "Mary Popps" on the Detroit stage.

Bruce Rubin mentioned this to Ronald, who, after interviewing her mother, found that she was indeed a very good actress. And since she was of the right age, I agreed to let her play a guest role.

"Oh, I like your performance very much, Mrs. Rubin. Especially the natural reaction of asking for a check. I think most actors are not as natural as you." Ronald naturally added the compliment. This may be Sander This is the biggest role in the old lady's life, and it can be seen that she is well prepared.

"Oh, thank you, thank you, director." Sure enough, Mrs. Sandra was filled with joy when she saw that her rehearsed moves were praised by Ronald.

"Fei, you are also very good. Have you ever considered officially becoming an actor?" The young nanny was played by Ronald's recorder, Fei Brenner.

Her work is serious and meticulous. The film Ghost has very high requirements for scene notes due to special effects. Thanks to her efforts, there were no irreparable mistakes.

In addition, she had acted in high school, so Ronald asked her to make a guest appearance. The work of making movies is hard, the working hours are long, and the pay is not high. It allows them to appear on the scene once, then join the union, and add a line of work experience that can be mentioned on their resumes. This is the extra bonus Ronald gives to the crew members who perform well. remuneration.

"Oh, I feel my heart is still pounding now." This is the first time that Faye Brenner has a close-up shot of a few seconds in a large-scale production such as a theatrical movie. Although she had no lines, she was already very satisfied.

"Okay, let me know if you have any ideas later." Ronald saw that she was still excited, and it seemed that she was not suitable for being a full-time actress.

"Thank you, director, please wait for a few minutes while I go change my clothes..." Fei Brenner still had the job of being a scene recorder, so she quickly ran to the trailer to change out of Mammy's costume.

"Wait, Fei."

Whoopi Goldberg grabbed two extras and asked Patrick Schwytz to take a photo with them. This is the star who has been asked to take photos with the most people.

Then she came over to Ronald, pretending to be dissatisfied, "And me? Why didn't my performance get praise from the director? Huh? Don't you like my performance?"

"What, you want my praise too?", Ronald took the nun's hat from Fei's head and put it on Whoopi Goldberg's head. If you play a nun, I will give it to you too. Appropriate praise. "

"Oh, okay...come on..." Whoopi Goldberg covered the nun's hat with one hand and started to act weird.

"Huh?" Ronald suddenly discovered that Whoopi Goldberg also had a very interesting effect when wearing a nun's costume. A nun is peaceful, reserved, and kind. But Whoopi has a self-confident, outgoing, impulsive temperament that refuses to be mediocre. The two contradictory temperaments in her have a strange comedic effect.

"Maybe you should consider playing a nun..." Ronald touched his chin.

"Really?" Whoopi Goldberg was amused.

…

The main exterior scenes in New York were almost all filmed. The bank scenes were also filmed in a bank with an old business hall through Bannon's relationship. In addition, Rudy arranged to open the NYPD office to the crew, which can be regarded as the most realistic police drama.

Soon, the filming part of "Ghost" was packed up, the last day's film was sent away, and the crew was disbanded on the spot.

For cast and crew members who want to return to Los Angeles, Luo Jian will provide reimbursement for their air tickets. But before leaving, everyone went to the Rainbow Room on the 65th floor of Rockefeller Center for a party under Ronald's arrangement. There are delicious food there and a night view of the city. In short, it just suits Ronald's taste. It's not too ostentatious and there is no mess.

After Ronald showed up and took photos with everyone, he hurried to the apartment on Fifth Avenue to seize the time to reunite with Helen.

The two had not met for long, but they were together every day. Ronald especially liked Helen playing and singing for him at the piano. Her jazz skills were not good enough for public performances, but a beautiful woman playing for you alone in a private environment was a kind of enjoyment that many wealthy people did not have the opportunity to do.

"I feel very relaxed, without any pressure at all." After listening to two songs, Ronald sat quietly chatting with Helen in his arms.

"Well, I am also relaxed." Helen leaned her head closer, "Will you endorse Rudy's mayoral campaign? I see that you and Douglas Jr. seem to appreciate his policies very much."

"No, I will not publicly endorse a politician, of course I do appreciate his policies. If he was the mayor, we would not have encountered such a thrilling situation in Central Park." Ronald silently stroked Helen's hand.

"Well, what you said makes me admire him too. Maybe this time, I will vote for him."

"Hahaha..."

...

Ronald was interviewed by the Daily News, which was also published the next day. Rudy had already made preparations there, and cooperated with Douglas Jr. to quietly discuss safety in the New York media.

In recent years, the public security in New York has been sliding towards a worse direction. High property taxes cannot bring a safe environment. Many people have complaints.

Some media with good intentions have counted the number of murders in New York in Hollywood movies and TV series, which has shown a straight-line upward trend in recent years. The reputation of New York's deteriorating public security has been treated as a default fact by film and television dramas.

Not only the wealthy people in Manhattan are prone to being robbed when exercising in Central Park. Tourism, a pillar industry in New York, is also full of complaints. There are frequent robberies against tourists near many shopping areas.

Although Ronald did not say anything bad about New York in the interview, nor did he mention the candidates. But he achieved the effect of determining the topic. Suddenly, the most important thing in the New York mayoral election is not racial discrimination, but the countermeasures to the deterioration of public security.

All candidates will be asked this question, and the media is no longer satisfied with simple statements. They want to ask deeper questions. If elected, what measures will be taken to improve the increasingly poor public security environment.

Dinkins of the Donkey Party is more passive as the media hypes up the topic of public security. He can only swear again and again that he will make public security the first major thing to be improved. Then he immediately changes the topic and criticizes the oppression of black people, the arrest rate of blacks and Latinos by the NYPD, and the phenomenon that the rate of stopping black and Latino drivers on the road is much higher than that of white people.

As for Rudy, there is no better topic than this. Without the media asking questions, he took action first. As a prosecutor, he joined the NYPD to launch a special "law and order" operation in Manhattan, especially in the problematic Central Park and tourist destinations.

Words are powerless, but actions are powerful. Rudy just wants to use his power as a prosecutor to let the citizens of Manhattan have a taste of what good things will happen after he is elected mayor.

"Ronald, are you going back to Los Angeles? Okay, we'll see you at the mayoral election... Will you come back to vote for me then? Hahaha..." Rudy's support rate is rising rapidly, and he is very happy.

Dinkins has always had strong support from Brooklyn and the Bronx, where black people vote for him. Rudy also has strong support from Staten Island and Queens.

The biggest variable is the middle voters in Manhattan. Now that public security has become the most central issue, he has a chance to turn the tables here.

"Haha, OK, I'll rush back to Staten Island." Ronald smiled and promised Rudy, and hung up the phone. His voting registration address is still the old house on Staten Island.

"Ding..." The doorbell rang, and Helen went to open the door. It was Bud's car.

"Ronnie, you have to go to the airport... Huh?" Helen saw Ronald frowning and watching TV, and turned around to look at the TV.

"After the recess, Congress passed the first legislation, the Star-Spangled Banner Act. The Senate and the House passed it with more than two-thirds of the votes, so it does not need the signature of the President and automatically becomes law.

But at the same time that the Star-Spangled Banner Act was passed, two people who were dissatisfied with the legislation came to the steps outside Capitol Hill and burned the Star-Spangled Banner.