Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"We want fairness, not discrimination..."

At the entrance of the Beverly Hills Cinema, two major protest groups were holding flags and shouting unified slogans. Two leaders were in front of the crowd and were being interviewed by reporters on the scene.

"What's going on?" Ronald and Diane saw that there was no star at the scene, nor were there any entertainment reporters who were common at the premiere. The host of the social news column of Los Angeles Channel 8 came.

Looking around, there was no familiar person nearby. Ronald felt that if he appeared at the scene, he would be forced to express his position by the live news broadcast. He hurriedly took a few steps back and summoned his bodyguard Daniel.

The latter quickly stepped forward and opened his arms to protect the two from being discovered by the photographers. The three of them retreated to the corner of the street in embarrassment.

Daniel quickly called Little Bud to cover Ronald and his wife to get in the car.

After that, Ronald picked up the car phone and called Mike McDavoy of TriStar Pictures, Michael Douglas, the male lead of "Basic Instinct", and others.

The two were hiding in a place, and Ronald's car then arrived at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel where they were hiding, and went up to a suite, where the two men were sitting there in frustration.

In addition to them, there was also the Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, and a bright actress, Sharon Stone, who shot the exploitation film plagiarism version of "Indiana Jones" for Menahan Golan.

"What's going on?" Ronald was confused.

"Ah, Ronald, you're here. We called your family and said you were out, and we were still worried that you would be photographed by reporters..."

Michael Douglas said when he saw this, and he introduced Ronald to several people present.

This was just a coincidence. Just after Ronald went out, Douglas and others called to inform him that there was a large group of people protesting at the scene, and Ronald walked slowly, catching up with the moment when the two major protest groups launched.

"It seems that I have to take a car to go out in the future..." Ronald thought to himself, the lifestyle of ordinary people now is really inconvenient.

The protests were from two major groups, one against gender discrimination against women, and the other against the stigmatization of a minority group.

"What is the content of your movie? Is it so explosive?" The incident with Barbra Streisand was a hot topic before, so what happened today? Ronald, Douglas and Medavoy chatted for a while, only to find that they didn't really understand where they had offended the two powerful groups.

"Oh, what about my clothes?" Everyone was ready to cancel the premiere tonight, and Sharon Stone sat there dissatisfied. She had been preparing for today for a long time.

"You will be arranged to appear on important TV shows in the future..." Douglas and Medavoy had to promise her. This woman didn't use her brain much. If she complained like Sean Young that she didn't have a premiere to show herself, it would be bad.

Ronald was also very curious about this movie that had caused protests before it was released. What kind of story was filmed that made the two conflicting groups unite to protest?

Two days later, Madavoy sent a copy so that Ronald could enjoy it.

"Oh, Shxt..."

After watching it, Ronald made a sound that all men would make. If the projectionist was not his own man, he might not be able to resist asking him to rewind and replay a few erotic scenes.

Director Paul Verhoeven's level of shooting this kind of erotic drama is no worse than Adrian Lane. I believe that many men will buy a copy of it and keep it at home after the videotape goes on sale. Maybe their demeanor is not much better than George Duzza, who plays the detective in the movie.

"This movie really doesn't need marketing, and there is no need for a premiere..." Ronald knew after watching it that this kind of movie can be sold well just by word of mouth from male audiences.

"Oh my God, what if Sharon's future children see this scene of her? I won't shoot this kind of scene..." Diane, who was watching it together, exclaimed. She thought that this kind of scene would hurt the actress too much. But this outfit looks good. Ronnie looks a little tempted. I'll go get one to wear...

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"My next guest is the most talked-about female star recently, the controversial thriller Basic Instinct's heroine, Sharon Stone! Welcome to the Late Show. Did you come to my show last time?"

"Oh, yes, two years ago"

"You were a female star, an actress at that time, but now you are a famous female star... Everyone is talking about you..."

"Ahahahaha..."

On David Letterman's talk show, Sharon Stone didn't have the same concerns as Diane. She was in a state of ecstasy. She seemed to be very serious about Letterman's fake compliments on her becoming a big star and possibly being nominated for next year's Oscars.

"What changed after Basic Instinct was released? The sudden fame was like going to space?"

"Yes, on Friday I was just an okay actress who might get a leading role, but on Monday I walked down the street and people were shouting my name..."

The box office of Basic Instinct was amazing. In this off-season, the first weekend box office reached 15 million without a premiere and almost no marketing...

A few days later at the Oscars, this movie became a topic of discussion for most guests.

"You know, I was originally chosen to be the leading actor in this movie..." Kevin Costner wore a tuxedo with a red ribbon on his chest, tied in a knot, and then

After accepting the letter of opinion signed by Ronald, the organizer, the Academy, officially agreed to give the composer who died because of... the qualification to enter the Best Original Song Award. This actually determined the winner of this award.

As for this red ribbon, it is an ornament worn by all the audiences this year as a symbol of prevention and treatment of... I have to say that the Academy is quite empathetic. Anyway, this time there is a moment to award an award to an artist who unfortunately passed away, so why not just use it as a theme to reflect Hollywood's forward-looking attitude on various progressive issues.

"Yeah, I heard that they also found Richard Gere and Mel Gibson." Ronald also wore a red ribbon, and the two friends chatted in a corner of the award hall. This time, Costner, as the winner of the previous year, will present the Best Director Award.

"Oh my god, this movie is really... so exciting... did you see the protesters outside?"

The two protest groups finally sat down with the producer Carloco and the distributor TriStar to discuss a solution. The organization against discrimination against women was easily satisfied. Director Verhoeven personally explained that this was a feminist movie and the heroine was a symbol of women who were not willing to be housewives in a male-dominated society.

After the distributor and producer donated a sum of money to them, the feminist organization gave up the protest.

But the minority group was unmoved. The main reason was that they had no reason to begin with. There was no minority group in this movie. The protesters protested after reading the original script.

But the screenwriter Eszterhas (the screenwriter of Flashdance) had already quit the crew because he protested Verhoeven's decision to delete the plot and scenes of women's love. After that, Verhoeven deleted all the scenes related to the minority groups.

It was equivalent to that when "Basic Instinct" was released, there was no plot for them to protest. The film company had no way to deal with this empty protest and had to explain again and again. But a few groups did not buy it (perhaps the donations did not meet expectations) and insisted on protesting.

TriStar Pictures and Carloco also became popular. If protesting against a plot that was not in the movie at all could get money, then there would be no peace in the future.

Ronald also felt very strange when he heard about this. Where did they get the script before it was modified? Later, Mike McDavoy told him that the protest group admitted that someone had sent them the information...

The two sides did not reach a compromise, so this time they all ran to the Oscars ceremony to protest.

Fortunately, the Oscars' security work was excellent, and Ronald and Diane did not encounter protesters when they walked the red carpet. Otherwise, Diane was hungry for a whole morning and did not dare to drink water since last night, so the effort to wear the black backless evening dress perfectly might have been in vain.

"Hi, Michael, you look energetic!"

Ronald and Costner both greeted Michael Douglas who walked in. This guy can create a box office miracle by shooting an R-rated movie.

"Hahaha..." Douglas laughed and hugged them.

"You know? They also asked me to play the leading role..."

In the open space on the other side, Diane was chatting with Demi Moore.

Demi Moore told her that the Basic Instinct crew had also asked her at the beginning.

The two showed a strange expression, a little envious of Sharon Stone's popularity now, and a little weird.

The popularity and popularity of this female star among the audience have surpassed Julia Roberts, who ran away from her marriage last year, and has subtly snatched the title of "the most beautiful female star in the world".

"This is really a good opportunity, but I don't dare to act. What should I do when little Roger grows up and sees his mother shooting this kind of scene?"

"I'm talking about it too. My two children can't see their mother shooting this kind of scene..." Demi Moore made a cross-legged gesture with her fingers.

"Christ Jesus..."

"Sharon doesn't have children? After I had children, I felt very weird watching some of the movies I shot before..." Diane said to Demi Moore.

"That's right, I guess she doesn't have a child, so she can take the risk of filming this kind of scene..." Demi Moore said this, but she actually felt a little regretful in her heart. Anyway, if she were to do this kind of scene, the scale of the filming would definitely not be so large. If she agreed, she would be the one who became famous...

"In fact, I don't dare to accept it if I don't have a child..."

Another female star joined their discussion, it was Michelle Pfeiffer.

"You also accepted it?" Demi asked.

"Yes, my agent said that they also asked Julia Roberts, Kathryn Turner, Kim Basinger..."

Pfeiffer was talking about famous female stars who had filmed passionate scenes. It seems that the director actually asked all the female stars, and no one accepted it, so he had to settle for Sharon Stone.

"That's right, my neck itched when I saw that scene, and I felt so embarrassed..." Diane was still quite honest, holding Pfeiffer's hand and chatting.

"What agency did you find to recover after giving birth?" Michelle Pfeiffer took the opportunity to ask about the secret of postpartum care. She is older than both of them, and she needs more time to recover after giving birth.

"You already have a boyfriend?" Dai An said bluntly.

"I'm going to be artificial... If I don't become a mother, the ship will leave..."

"Oh, Michelle..."

The two used exaggerated tones and began to empathize with Pfeiffer. Without being a mother, a woman seems to have not experienced a complete life...

"Beep, beep, beep..." The theme music sounded, and both Ronald and Diane got away from socializing and found their seats to sit down.

Today Diane is nominated for Best Supporting Actress, so she is the protagonist among the two. The carefully decorated makeup and hairstyle were carefully protected and not messed up at all when I was talking just now. Diane put away the small makeup mirror with peace of mind and put it in Ronald's pocket.

Today Ronald is sitting with the Silence of the Lambs cast, back left is Anthony Hopkins, right is Jodie Foster, past is Jonathan Demme, Diane only has one nomination because of other people's money , so I sat with my husband nearby. Tom Hanks and others were sitting across the aisle.

The crew of "The Greatest Love", which has received ten nominations and is the biggest hit, is sitting diagonally in front of them. Warren Beatty and Annette Bening lead the charge, also a large group.

"Everyone please take a seat, the live broadcast will begin soon..."

Staff members holding signs paraded around the venue, informing the stars to prepare for the TV broadcast with a smile...

"Three, two, one...start! Unit 1!

The on-site director began to relay the live signal to the line, and after a delay of a few seconds, it would appear on the TV sets of viewers around the world. Everyone made an expression of "I'm honored to be here today" and applauded to congratulate the start of the 64th Oscar Awards Ceremony.

The chairman of the Academy of Motion Picture Technology and Arts opened the ceremony as usual. He talked nonsense for five minutes. It was not until the smiles disappeared from the faces of the audience that the official awards process began.

"And now, welcome to your host tonight, Billy Crystal!"

The lights on the stage dimmed.

"Unit No. 2!" The on-site director arranged for a close-up shot of the auditorium, scanning the faces of the guests in the front row.

Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, the leading actors and actresses in tonight's most-nominated films, get the benefit of this opening shot

Annette Bening is also wearing an expensive Tiffany evening dress. She moves her ears and tries to maintain her emotions. Who would have thought that now I am also enjoying the first close-up!

The camera panned over the faces of the guests one by one. In addition to Ronald, Diane and other major film nominees, it also paid special attention to the previous oldest actress, Jessica Tandy. She was not in good health and lost a lot of weight, but she still filmed the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Out of respect, the last close-up of the opening scene was given to her.

The on-site director moved to the stage again, the lights gradually turned on, and Billy Crystal appeared.

"oh……"

Ronald, all the live guests, and the audience in front of the TV all exclaimed that after Billy Crystal rode on stage last year, he made another big trick this year.

I saw him making a look like Hannibal in "The Silence of the Lambs", wearing a mask, and being pushed into the venue by two men in white.

The audience burst into laughter, and the camera shot to Anthony Hopkins next to Ronald at the right time. He also smiled happily, took out his reading glasses and put them on, watching Billy Crystal's showmanship carefully.

Not to mention, Billy Crystal looks a bit like Anthony Hopkins, especially his hairstyle. After putting on the masks, the two really looked a bit alike.

Everyone burst out laughing, and Billy Crystal walked off the stage, walked straight to Anthony Hopkins, and shook hands with him...

"I have some statuettes left over for dinner, would you like to join me?"

Billy Crystal asked Anthony Hopkins in a Hannibal-esque voice. Everyone in the audience had seen this part of the movie, either in a movie theater or on videotape, and the laughter was even louder. .

"Of course, I'll be with you anytime..." Anthony Hopkins' accent was still so magnetic and dangerous... and the audience laughed even more happily.

Only Warren Beatty, who was in the front row, felt a little uneasy and muttered: "This doesn't feel right..."