Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"What do you think of this kid?"

Cameron has secured the investment, but the biggest problem troubling him now is casting. The future savior, John Connor, will be played by an underage boy. In the script, his single mother was locked up in a mental hospital and taught her son various skills such as theft, firearms, motorcycle riding, and machinery repair.

And his foster home "parents" just want to use him to receive federal and state subsidies. Such a rebellious boy finally develops a father-son relationship with the robot T-800 played by Schwarzenegger, which is convincing.

This is also the reason why Cameron hasn't found an actor for so long. Most of the young actors who come to audition have experience in acting in film and television dramas or shooting commercials. The acting skills they were taught were all about expressing happiness, joy, and liveliness... and what this Connor needs is a wild and rebellious temperament...

"Looks good..." Ronald took a look. The child's name, Edward Furlong, was written on the back of the audition photo, but his acting experience was blank. It's just that his temperament matches the role very well. It seems that he is probably a child of a similar broken family in life.

"He made me angry;

But this kid, who was discovered by his agent from the after-school interest group, thought that he would definitely be able to rise to the top, and immediately started to go wild and brag everywhere, so

"I seem to have seen an actor who played a small role in a TV series. He has a very similar temperament to this guy named Fulong." Ronald touched his chin. He was alone in the hotel last night, watching the TV series boredly, and found that Director Coppola's "The Kid" was also made into a TV series.

He just wanted to see who played Diane's character "Cherry" in the TV series version. As a result, the TV series chose "Heather Sisters" and a supporting actress in "Love Deeply", which had no trace of Diane's agility.

It was an actor who played a kid fighting on the street who caught his eye. This actor has a very unique temperament. No matter who he is acting with, he has the ability to attract the audience's attention to his face.

"Naughty boy from outside the world,

"Did Denzel Washington agree?" Ronald asked Cameron, who was booked to play the former

"No, after this bastard won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he often made various demands. He said that this role is just to play a scared expression. I found a replacement. At worst, the role will be reduced." Cameron waved his hand. It seemed that he In fact, I was still looking forward to the Oscar winner's acting skills. Without him, the scene of the black scientist was simply deleted.

"Fullon is here..." the casting director came over to remind Cameron.

"Let's go take a look..." Ronald patted Cameron on the shoulder. In fact, the selection of actors in Hollywood for some roles is very narrow. In his heart, he must still hope that Edward Furlong will become serious.

"Mr. Cameron, Mr. Li?!" Edward Furlong behaved a lot this time. When he saw Ronald in the audition room, he acted very well and came up to express his admiration. In fact, he plays the character of John Connor. As long as he doesn't mess around, is willing to learn, and follows Cameron's training, it will not be too difficult for him to play this role.

"Very good. Go and talk to Mr. Schwarzenegger. He will tell you the motorcycle skills you need to learn..." Cameron felt much better after seeing Fulon's performance this time. I can still exert a strong intimidation force on such a young actor. I gave him a warning last time, and as expected, I was well prepared this time.

"Oh, yeah?" Furlong, who has a childish nature, immediately rubbed his hands. Being able to learn from a big star like Schwarzenegger, one of the top three paid Hollywood stars, is still very attractive to him.

"Kid, you sit in the back seat of this Harley model, let's try..." Schwarzenegger was still practicing the stunt of loading a shotgun with one hand, when the young actor came and showed him his hands.

"Crack..." Schwarzenegger put on his leather jacket and sunglasses, asked Furlong to sit in the back seat, then turned the gun with one hand and lowered the shotgun coolly.

"Ah!" Furlong screamed, and Schwarzenegger, still not very skilled, shot him in the face.

"Doctor..." Ronald felt funny and quickly called the doctor to come over and deal with it. Schwarzenegger knew he was in the wrong and was there to comfort Little Fulong. Furlong covered his face and told Schwarzenegger it didn't matter, it was just an accident.

Schwarzenegger often plays a gentleman in life, and Furlong idolized such a muscular star and regarded him as a father substitute. Two people

"Very good, I still had doubts..." Cameron also laughed. The chemistry between the two was extraordinary... Most of the touching plots of this script are based on the father-son relationship.

"Mr. Cameron, I found it. The boy actor who played the gang fight is called Leonardo DiCaprio..."

"No need, we have already appointed him to play."

"Ouch..." Fulong was still being treated by the doctor for his bruised nose. When he heard the good news, he jumped up and touched the wound again and screamed.

"Hahaha..." Ronald liked the actor who was so dedicated. He touched the back of Fulong's head and told him to cherish the opportunity...

…

"The box office has increased again. Last week's new film 'Goodfellas' did not do well at the box office. More than 200 theaters were added, but it fell by 7%..."

Richard came to the hotel to report industry news to Ronald. Marty Scorsese's new film "Goodfellas" stars several actors he is familiar with, including Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and others, plus Ray Leo discovered by Jonathan Demme Tower, tells a typical Scorsese Italian gangster story.

But this routine is so old-fashioned that even Ronald's hit song "Then He Kissed", which was given to Scorsese, could not save the box office decline. Only some loyal viewers of gangster movies go to the theater again and again to support, but if they try to convince their friends to watch it, the success rate is very low.

As the economy develops, ordinary people don't like such dark stories. Coupled with Rudy's strong anti-triad campaign in New York, the five major families were all lying obediently under the Japanese Act. If we were to tell a story about a gangster picking up a beautiful woman, it would lack the sense of reality for the audience.

"The Love of Ghosts" still maintains its status as the second best in a thousand years. All weekly champions can only stay at the top of the list for one week, and then they are stepped on by the love story of Sam and Molly. The schedule of Ronald's movie has not been slowly reduced in theaters like any movie that has been released for ten weeks. There are still audiences to watch and relive such a strange love story.

No movie theater is willing to reduce the number of screenings, and no one will have trouble with money. "The Endless Love Between Ghosts" is released

The new box office champion is the newly released "The Tenant from Hell," a film starring two of the most popular actors last year and the year before, Melanie Griffiths and Michael Keaton, about a bad tenant. , a story about blackmailing landlords by relying on laws that prevent them from evicting signed tenants.

The director made the movie look very malicious. Michael Keaton, who plays the villainous tenant, had his eyebrows trimmed into low eyebrows by a makeup artist. Under the lighting, he looked a bit like Jack Nicholson, Batman's rival and the actor who plays the Joker. style.

This kind of movie will definitely not be loved when the audience generally wants to see the sequel to "Batman". If nothing else, this is another movie that will be ranked first in the first round.

"I'm afraid that the relationship between people and ghosts is still over, and it will last until Dances with Wolves is released on a large scale. Then it will be succeeded smoothly." Richard also started to flatter.

"Hahaha, I'll give you some good advice, I'm not that optimistic..." Ronald said to be honest, his expectations for "Dances with Wolves" are not as high as those of "The Last Love".

"It's hard to say. I'm going to Washington, D.C. to hold the premiere this time. I think there will definitely be some news." Richard continued to flatter him. Anyway, the boss would be happy after hearing these words. Even if the box office is not good by then, he will still be happy. I don’t blame myself for not being so.

"Hahaha, you..." Ronald accepted the flattery happily, picked up the box and walked out of the room. Little Bud was already waiting at the door, took the box and left. After turning the corner and arriving at the elevator hall of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, a familiar voice came.

"Tanii-san, this is included in the agreement. You handle it this way, which makes me very disappointed."

Ronald took a closer look and saw that it was Akio Tanii, CEO of Panasonic Corporation, and Michael Ovitz, president of CAA.

Ovitz immediately fell silent and stared at Ronald and Richard next to him.

"Michael..." Ronald smiled and went up to shake his hand. There was no need to make things so tense.

"Ronald, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Tanai, the CEO of Panasonic Electric."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Ronald, a film director." Ronald found him for Panasonic, the lobbying company established by Douglas Jr. He has not officially met with anyone within Panasonic except Chairman Masaharu Matsushita.

"Ronald San, your movies contain a lot of Japanese culture. We Japanese people like it very much. Please take care of me in the future." Akio Tanii bowed slightly. There is no obstacle to joining Universal. Ronald likes to make Japanese cultural movies. The director needs everyone to win over him.

"Hahaha, I also like using Panasonic video recorders. Your VHS is the best."

"Soga...that's really our honor. We can provide American consumers with our best electronic products..." After listening to the translation, Akio Tanai saw that Ronald was talking very well and immediately expressed his goodwill gesture.

"Yes, in fact, your video products are no less than Sony in many areas. They are even better than Sony. I have a small TV station in New York. For their cameras, I decided to buy your Panasonic."

Sony's betaca sp product line is good, but it is very expensive and has relatively delicate environmental requirements. Several of Ronald's TV stations often go out on location and need something sturdy and durable, unlike those that prefer to use Sony for indoor shooting.

Therefore, in this purchasing plan, Ronald approved the Panasonic II product line, which is cheaper, more durable, and can withstand crashes and bumps.

"Suga, you turned out to be our big client. Thank you for your choice..." Akio Tanii bowed a little wider this time and looked at the translator more intently. He realized that this was no ordinary movie director. It may have a considerable influence on Panasonic's business after it acquires Global.

Our acquisition of CA's film and record business is not only for the sake of some people's face, but also to sell more electronic equipment?

"I don't know which of Ronald's works Mr. Akio Tanii has seen. He is a client of our CAA..."

Ovitz, who was standing next to them, felt very uncomfortable watching the two talking. The agent wanted to monopolize the channels for clients to contact the outside world so as to earn excess profits. Artists should just lie in the comfort zone created by our CAA. It is not good to be an entrepreneur like this... Ronald, do you still want to win the Oscar for Best Director?

Fortunately, they were not very familiar with each other yet. Ovitz pretended to ask both parties and inserted himself in between them to translate for them. He did not want them to establish direct contact.

Ronald smiled. This was too obvious. Besides, he had an appointment with Akio Tanii's immediate boss, Masaharu Matsushita. He said goodbye to them and took Richard to the airport, flying directly to Washington, DC. The premiere of "Dances with Wolves" was held there.

…

“Congressman Lilly, Congressman Campbell, we are very happy to have you here for the premiere of Dances with Wolves.” At the Landmark Cinema, which is very close to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, the premiere of Dances with Wolves invited two of the few Indians in Congress.

Congressman John Lilly, from Oklahoma, is a descendant of the Cherokee. Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell, from Colorado, is a descendant of the Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho.

“It is our honor that you are here for the Indians.

Campbell is a member of the Donkey Party, and he is more comfortable in his position. He took Ronald and began to thank him. The premiere raised $500,000 in donations to Indians.

“This is all thanks to the generosity of Chairman Masaharu Matsushita. "Ronald smiled and greeted the chairman of Matsushita Electric, who was standing over there. He was the biggest sponsor of this event. In order to pass the review of the Foreign Investment Committee, he would go to any temple he saw. He would not miss such a suitable donation opportunity. In order to print

"Hi..." Matsushita Masaharu, who didn't understand what they were saying, knew that Ronald was helping him, so he had to smile there.

"Ronald, we meet again..." At this time, an old man stood up from his seat and gently stroked Matsushita Masaharu's back with one hand, asking him not to make a fool of himself again. Then he looked at the incompetent translator and cursed softly, "Baga...", asking him to come over quickly.

"Mr. Senator..." Ronald looked at the old man's other sleeve, which was empty. It was the one-armed Japanese senator from Hawaii, Daniel Inoue.