Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"This last speech was very high-level. It's been a long time since I've seen a movie that depicts business society so accurately. In fact, I don't usually watch movies. Every time they portray rich people and entrepreneurs as bad guys, I don’t know why…”

Copies of Ronald's cut of "Other People's Money" were produced. He took a set back home and asked a personal friend to see if there were any omissions.

Warren Buffy and His Family , which was screened exclusively for him. After reading it, Warren took out a handkerchief and wiped his glasses. The two speeches by Gregory Peck and Tom Hanks at the end made him deeply moved.

"I don't know. It's probably because the gap between the lives of the people and the rich today is too big. There are many dissatisfactions in life. Setting some people who are unkind to the rich as villains can let their depression vent a little. "Ronald handed Warren a can of cherry-flavored Coca-Cola.

"Garfield's speech at the end about a failing industry, the company that finally fails is the best company, really said it very well, much better than what I said. Can I use it in my speech this year? In the letter to shareholders?”

Warren Buffy strongly agrees with many of the philosophies in this movie. He feels that the business principles told in this movie are not only stronger than those business war scenes in movies, but also more thorough than many business school textbooks.

"Of course, this was originally inspired by your letter."

"Peter, you're doing a great job. I ignored you before. You have a very high talent. Anyone who can reach the top in any field has a very good talent. Whether you are willing or not, you can try investing. , I have prepared a fund for you guys, you and Mary can do whatever you want."

Peter Buffy also composed the film's score. Warren also took a closer look at his son's Oscar trophy, and had a meal with his son Peter, his daughter-in-law and her two daughters, enjoying a rare moment of family happiness.

After sending Buffy's family away, Ronald was also inspired. He found the movie yearbook of the past ten years, selected some commercial films in the top fifty box office, and watched them one by one. He really discovered some problems.

Many important villains are white Puritans or Latino Catholics. Jews also have villains in many plots, but most of them are low-level employees or professionals who are coerced into doing bad things...

As for Italians, I don’t know whether it’s because they love making gangster movies, or someone is deliberately adding fuel to the flames. All plots involving gangsters must be Italian gangs.

Closing the file, Ronald felt a little scary.

Movies are the most powerful form of communication. Obviously, according to a survey released by the FBI, the proportion of Italians involved in black crime is smaller than the national average, and much smaller than that of Latinos and blacks. However, several powerful movies have Rendering, they have become synonymous with gangsters.

The soft power brought by the media is, to put it bluntly, the way the bottom class of society views this society. And Hollywood, which is filled with Jews, now glorifies Jews and belittles whites and Latinos. It is becoming more and more obvious.

This "other people's money" was nothing special in the 1950s. Many old movies had this plot. There are also special filming scenes inside commercial institutions. There are movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" that reflect the reality of small businesses and small town life being squeezed by big corporations, and there are movies like "Executive Suite" that tell the story of the political struggles within big companies.

The entire film industry is no stranger to the business world. Unlike now, because of the younger audience, business wars have been simplified to the simplest range that even middle school students can understand.

The gradual shrinking of the overall market has limited Hollywood movies to a very narrow scope of subject matter. This time "Other People's Money" has a narrower target market. Ronald will find all the resources he can find and do something about marketing.

In the next few days, Ronald hosted some bankers in the West led by Bannon in batches. They all enjoyed watching this movie that was specifically about their story. Especially in the end, Diane played Kate, whose heroic appearance was completely consistent with the temperament of some female lawyers in their industry.

Such a woman, even a Wall Street banker, is very dignified to marry. She is much more respected in the industry than just finding a beautiful woman from the entertainment industry to be a "trophy wife."

This at least shows that you are not only rich, but also very charming and naturally popular with women. That's exactly what most Wall Street bankers are missing. Most of them can't tell whether the beauty is with them for their money or... eh, excellent sense of humor?

Next, the crew will go to New York to do a few test screenings and spread the news among the crowds in big cities that this movie, which is the most realistic reflection of business war, will be released in the second half of the year. This was the first link in the marketing plan that Michael Gray gave him.

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The plan is progressing steadily, and Ronald summoned director Emile Adolino again today.

The video tape of "Firebird" is on the market, ranking in the top 20 of the rental list, congratulations! "

Ronald gave Adolino a big check as soon as he came up. This was his reward for box office success.

"I'm very happy..." Adolino accepted it with a smile. After seeing the number on the check, the shy director couldn't help but whistle.

"What's the new project?" Ronald smiled and threw a bottle of mineral water over. Adolino's partner was relatively healthy and now asked him not to drink carbonated drinks.

"Yes, this is a project I have wanted to shoot for a long time." Adolino took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Ronald.

The Oscar he won was the Best Documentary Award for the documentary he shot in 1983, which told the story of a group of children learning to dance. This made him develop an indissoluble bond with dance. Even his long-term partner is a male dancer.

"The Nutcracker..." Ronald touched the cover of the document. , a version of the Nutcracker that was rehearsed by original dance director Balanchine for a changed dance film.

"I am very familiar with the new dance director of the New York City Ballet. Originally, a ballet would be broadcast on television every Christmas. But this tradition has declined a bit in recent years. I want to restore this tradition, America's Children not only need gunplay, violence, and love, they also need some exposure to classical traditions.”

It turns out that Adolino has been the second-most expert in modern dance films after Ronald for many years. The New York City Ballet, the trust foundation of the late old director George Balanchine, who had selected Antonia to join the company, came to visit. They knew they could not afford Ronald, so the main public relations target was Adoli. On Nuo.

It just so happened that he also liked the content, so the two parties hit it off.

"New York City Ballet, Balanchine,...", the past came to mind, and Ronald stopped trying to persuade Adolino not to accept such a movie. Because the performance forms of stage plays and movies are completely different.

Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director who made the Brooke Shields movie "Endless Love", was also determined to put the opera "Otello" on the screen. As a result, Minahan couldn't bear the loss.

But if children from ordinary families in America just watch these childish Hollywood videos, will they no longer have the ability to appreciate art and the soil for future geniuses?

Anyway, if you don't let him make a movie that is a director's hobby, he will eventually find other money to make it. Ronald just needs to be a good guy.

"I am willing to cooperate with Balanchine's foundation to make a movie, which makes a lot of sense. But in your current situation, I think you still need a commercially successful movie to consolidate your position in Hollywood. To You know the rules of Hollywood are like this. After you make a blockbuster movie, you can make a movie that you like that is not that blockbuster..."

Adolino's first two works, "The Return of the Pretty Man", lost money, and "Three Dads and a Baby II" were not very profitable. "Firebird" has made some progress. If he can get another blockbuster movie, then he will be considered a number one figure in Hollywood and can talk about some movies he wants to make on an equal footing.

"Is there any script?" Adolino is not Zeffirelli who only pursues art. His life and wealth have improved greatly in the past two years.

"There is a script from Disney that I was originally asked to do. I think you are more suitable for this kind of movie and recommend you to participate in the production from the beginning." Ronald took out a script from the drawer and threw it to him Front.

Adolino has not been very calm recently. He has his own ideas. Wants to follow Ronald's example and open his own production company. The artist's heart is always so strange. If Ronald didn't let him do it himself, there would definitely be contradictions.

But if you give me a hand, there are no everlasting artists in Hollywood. There will be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

"Sister Act?"

"Yes, this is a comedy about religion and music. Disney's Touchstone Pictures, which is mainly responsible for live-action films and television, initially found Bette Midler to star. But she thought twice and refused, so the project is now transferred to I’m here. If you’re interested, we can finish the movie first, and then you can shoot what you want.”

There are only two well-known white female stars in Hollywood who can act and sing. One is Bette Midler, who looks a bit ugly. The other is Sissy Spacek, a beauty far removed from Hollywood. This comedy could only use Bette Midler (because the lead character in a comedy cannot be too beautiful).

But Bette Midler thought twice and gave up on the grounds that her fans could not accept her playing a nun.

In fact, Ronald understood that this was the psychological struggle of an ugly star. There is no woman who doesn’t want to dress herself up beautifully. This kind of pretense is okay once or twice, but doing it too much will make you unhappy and may lead to mental illness.

As soon as Ronald saw the script being circulated, he thought of Whoopi Goldberg. When she was filming "The Ghost Story", she had no resistance to being a nun, and she even joked about playing a nun once.

Ronald found her and they immediately hit it off. However, Ronald himself felt that he did not have a good grasp of comedy, so he asked Adolino to play.

"This script is very interesting..." Adolino spent an afternoon in Ronald's office, reading the script carefully twice.

"If you are willing to direct, I will negotiate with Disney. The salary and treatment will be according to what you deserve... In addition, you can use the title of one of the producers..."

Adolino quickly contacted Disney and signed a cooperation agreement. Ronald also participated in some investment on behalf of Daydream.

The production of this movie was put on the agenda. Ronald was actually very optimistic about this movie. Christians have a broad foundation in America, and this movie is very interesting. Like Ghost, it secretly caters to the values ​​of the church.

So this kind of movie has potential audiences all over the country, not just in big cities. However, there are still some problems with the script, which is not commercial enough. Ronald wants to find a screenwriter to revise and completely change the rhythm and structure of the story. No one likes to preach, but likes to hide in interesting stories.

"What do you want, Ronald."

The screenwriter sitting in the CAA Niceta office is the actress Carrie Fisher who Ronald has worked with. That is, the goddess in the minds of many otakus, the actress who plays Princess Leia in Star Wars.

Because of her fat appearance and unrestrained life, she is no longer suitable to play the sexy and beautiful heroine. She also has the idea of ​​​​transforming behind the scenes and becoming a screenwriter.

Ronald was more in favor of some of her ideas, and the main characters of Sister Act were a group of nuns and a singer who performed in Las Vegas. It was most appropriate for Carrie Fisher, who came from a family of musical performers, to write such a story.

"Make it beautiful... not too profound..."

"Ha, I see..."

Carrie Fisher immediately understood, isn't it the Hollywood way? She had been listening to her mother Debbie Reynolds talk about musicals at home since she was a child. She was the heroine of "Singin' in the Rain", one of the greatest musicals.

"Yeah, that's about it. The original script wanted to express a lot of profound meanings, which was really not good. You can remove most of them and leave the one that religion makes people good and encourages people to stimulate their potential."

"I see..." Carrie Fisher also cooperated and copied Ronald's opinions into her notebook, saying that she would follow the script doctor's rules - to realize the boss's will in the script.

"Will Whoopi Goldberg come today?" Carrie Fisher asked as she put away the notebook. She liked Whoopi's stand-up comedy very much.

"Yes, but she's a star now, you have to wait..." Ronald replied with a smile. Whoopi Goldberg was half an hour late today. Ronald actually felt a little upset.

"Hi, Ronald, Carrie... So nice to see you." Just at this moment, Whoopi Goldberg rushed in and hugged Ronald.

"You must be scolding me in your heart, saying that I'm a star and I'm arrogant, right?" Whoopi Goldberg laughed heartily.

"Ha, you're a star now, being late is a privilege. As for today, this time is not considered late for a star..." Ronald couldn't stand the teasing of this comedy talk show master.

"I'm telling you, I actually left the house a long time ago. But the car was stuck for a long time on the way to CAA..."

"Has there been a traffic accident?"

Whoopi Goldberg walked to the window, opened it, and pointed outside the window and said to Ronald, "Look, that's why I'm late..."

Ronald and Carrie Fisher walked to the window together and looked intently. I saw a person in a Batwoman costume making a scene at the entrance of CAA...