Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Your coffee..."

After the filming resumed, Holly Hunter, still wearing the gaudy outfit, came to serve coffee to private detective Eddie and the protagonist Mitch. Eddie and Mitch's brother Raymond was a cellmate in prison and was very enthusiastic about this friend's brother. The two sat face to face and talked about their needs, and the secretary played by Holly Hunter just passed between the two, and her plump figure almost touched their noses.

"I'm leaving..." Secretary Tammy walked back twisting and turning.

"Pah, thank you, dear." Gary Busch, who played the private detective, patted Tammy's butt twice, signaling her to leave quickly.

"She is my secretary, she is very capable, but she married a crazy husband who thinks he is the reincarnation of Elvis. Guess what his name is, Elvis..."

"I came here to ask you to check something..." Mitch, played by Tom Cruise, had to interrupt the complicated story between the two unreliable detectives and the secretary.

"Cut!"

"Bravo" After director Ronald confirmed that the scene was shot, the crew began to cheer. This was Holly Hunter's last shot in Memphis, Tennessee. After the shooting was completed, there would be a small party tonight... The next time she would have a shot, it would be when she went to the Cayman Islands to shoot.

"Thank you, thank you director..." Holly Hunter deliberately acted like Marilyn Monroe and came over to give Ronald a kiss, causing everyone to scream.

Holly is still a very good actor. She always pursues movies and roles as the highest goal. Generally speaking, stars will find a stand-in to play this kind of shot, but Holly doesn't care at all. She goes into battle herself, just for the smoothness and unity of the shot.

"I heard you also played a role in Hidden Dragon?"

At the party in the evening, Ronald and Gary Bush, who played detective Eddie, got together to chat.

"Yeah, I play a boring villain, the deputy captain on the battleship Missouri, who is actually the terrorist's accomplice..."

This actor is born with uneven eyes, a slightly crooked mouth, thick blond hair and strong muscles, especially the light gold of his eyebrows, which is hard to tell at first glance. In the close-up, his face looks like a boxer whose facial features were damaged in the boxing ring, giving people a feeling of a beast.

"You were also there for the preview that day, right? I didn't watch the rest. I wonder what you think of the overall effect?" Ronald wanted to inquire about the subsequent modifications of the film "The Hidden Dragon".

"Don't mention it. The producer didn't even give us a chance to preview the modifications. Steve Siegel made it very mysterious. Hey, I felt particularly relieved that day. When I was on the crew, I wanted to punch Siegel. He often bullied the staff and stuntmen. Sometimes he used some kind of fighting technique to choke a woman, but I was afraid that I couldn't beat him..."

Gary Bush is an interesting actor. He looks rough on the surface, but he is actually very capable. Knowing what Ronald wanted to hear, he told him everything he knew about Qianlong Hongtian.

After the independent candidate Perot withdrew from the election, Warner Bros. seemed to have put the film on ice, and did not arrange any previews. Siegel was no longer the same as before, flirting with actresses everywhere, and he was not seen all day.

Ronald's rare temper and face-off on the spot made Gary Busch very fond of him. Whether it was mutual appreciation or deliberate flattery, the two of them had a good chat. Ronald also praised his wonderful acting skills and said that this film could better show his characteristics and would give him more close-ups.

Both of them were very happy and laughed happily.

...

But soon Ronald could not laugh anymore. Rob Reiner, the director of "A Few Good Men", suddenly flew to Memphis and asked Ronald to borrow someone.

"Rob, what's going on?" Ronald's face fell when he heard that he wanted to borrow Tom Cruise to go back for reshooting.

"Ronald, I'm not going to lie to you. I'm just telling you the truth. The Columbia lab ruined the shots of several scenes of courtroom debates. Not only Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Bacon, but everyone in that courtroom has to go back to reshoot. I've made a plan. It can be done in two days. It will only take you one day."

"That's bullshit. What do you mean by delaying a day? I've delayed a lot. It takes a day to fly to Los Angeles and a day to fly back. I have to get into the state of two movies. I've lost a lot. You should find another way..."

Ronald was not going to do it. It turned out to be a major scene. It couldn't be done by just shooting. The actors had to get into the state of the plot where there were few good guys. After returning, they had to exit the original plot and find the feeling of this sugar-coated trap again.

After calculating everything, the actors couldn't enter the shooting at 100% for at least four days. This is absolutely not possible.

"I have a solution, why should I beg you? Ronald, if I had even a little bit of a solution, I wouldn't make such an excessive request."

"You know this is excessive?"

"Damn Columbia, the management of Gubel is a mess, how could such an incredible mistake happen."

The film was overexposed due to the error of the developing chemicals. When Ronald first heard this reason, he thought that Director Huang was complaining to him about the quality accident in Xujiahui. Could such a problem occur in one of the seven major Hollywood developing factories?

"I carefully checked the negatives, and there were no problems before and after, so it is unlikely to be caused by the chemicals and temperature. The biggest suspect is that the film itself may have quality problems."

Rob Reiner was actually very angry. He encountered such a rare thing. Generally speaking, companies like Kodak can guarantee the consistency of quality of the same batch.

If the developer made a mistake, it would be difficult to explain why the previous and subsequent films were developed without problems.

This kind of thing that has no beginning or end and cannot be found by checking the work log is actually not uncommon for second- and third-rate directors. When Lea Thompson starred in "Fantastic", there was an accident that the only opportunity to shoot the famous landmark building was damaged by the film.

But for a director of Rob Reiner's level, and a movie of Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson's level, there has never been such an accident.

"I can let him go, but you have to wait until I finish this cycle and take a weekend off two weeks later, then you can borrow him again. You can ask Tom to work overtime on the weekend."

Ronald saw Rob Reiner begging him pitifully for a long time, so he had no choice but to let him go and let him pick a weekend to minimize the impact on the sugar-coated trap.

"Great, what do you want in return?" Rob Reiner was happy, and the New Yorker's tone of being open to everyone came out again.

"Reward? What do I want in return? How about you come to play a cameo role..."

"Bgo" Reiner happily agreed, and then immediately turned around to negotiate with Tom Cruise and Paula.

"Tom, you're going to have a hard time." After that, Tom Cruise came over and said that he had agreed to reshoot, and he would fly to reshoot on the next weekend off, and then fly back to Memphis on Sunday night. The schedule will not affect the filming of the movie.

"Actually, I would like to. Jack Nicholson will also play opposite me. I will show him my new understanding of acting and see what he thinks."

"Uh, okay."

Sure enough, directors are very good at selling. Rob Reiner went to Tom Cruise and did not raise his own requirements first. Instead, he watched his new sample film and praised his acting improvement. Then he packaged his reshoot as a good opportunity for Tom Cruise to test his acting improvement.

"Let's call Jack..."

Tom Cruise was like a little boy who just got a new toy and was about to play against an old player. He excitedly called Jack Nicholson in front of Ronald.

"Great, when, two weeks later, weekend? Weekend is no problem, I'll go..."

Jack Nicholson seemed very happy on the other end of the phone.

"Are you happy, Jack?" Ronald couldn't help but ask him out loud.

"Ronald? Hi, you don't understand me. I like acting. This opportunity is rare for me. You can reshoot or reshoot. Whatever you want, Tom also said he has new ideas for acting. I am looking forward to it."

Well, these people's attitude towards acting is no longer a question of professional attitude. They simply regard high-quality acting as their hobby. It's a pleasure to have a chance to act.

This accident was resolved through negotiation at the fastest speed. The next day, Columbia's CEO Gubel called in person to express his gratitude.

"Peter, how could such a low-level mistake happen? Which SOB is in charge of your current photofinishing plant?" Ronald also invested in the movie "Few Good People". He was a little unhappy with Columbia's affairs and did not give Gubel any face when he complained.

"Ronald, I'm grateful. Columbia is a big family. I don't want to blame anyone. I promise you that this kind of thing will never happen again in our cooperation in the future."

"You mean, this is a problem with the photofinishing plant?"

"It's hard to say, Ronald. We are tracing the work process at the time, but the waste liquid used to make the working copy has been processed, and it's hard to find out whether there is an operational error. As for Kodak, you know, we can't argue with them..."

Ronald knew that this matter was also difficult to deal with. Kodak would never admit that there might be problems with its batch quality inspection. This is news that may affect the stock price. And Columbia can't rule out its own operational problems.

Guber is the CEO of a big company after all, so coming to apologize in person for this matter is already a disguised admission of his mistakes.

"However, Ronald, since Tom Cruise can come to reshoot, can we give him some more scenes? Can we let him and Demi Moore have more sex scenes?"

Sure enough, Guber is not a leader who will apologize specifically for the mistakes of his subordinates. He has a new idea. The negotiation between Tom Cruise and Paramount has spread. So he wanted to add some spice to it. If he could increase the performances of Cruise and Demi Moore, it would be equivalent to adding some marketing chips to "A Few Good Men" and would also force competitor Paramount to raise the terms of negotiations. Why not do it?

"No, and no...", Ronald gave negative answers to the two rude requests. How many days will this thing delay Tom Cruise's filming? Firmly refused!

"Ronald, don't you think... Hey?" Gubel wanted to use his eloquence that he had used to persuade Cuban leader Fidel to give him an American license to film Cuba to convince Ronald that adding a bed scene was a good idea, but he was hung up on the spot.

"What a big director's temper..." Gubel had no choice. His partner Jon Peterson was originally responsible for production, but he had to be replaced to take charge of other business, and printing was under his charge.

Ronald's questioning was actually very difficult to answer. But he was not a person who gave up easily. He picked up a pen and wrote a note to Ronald, asking someone to send it to Memphis on the weekend.

...

"Please introduce yourself."

During the weekend break, Ronald and casting director Julia Taylor were in a hotel room in Memphis, auditioning for the role of a sexy girl in the Cayman Islands plot.

The original candidate for this role happily gave up the opportunity to act in a TV series because she received an invitation. The filming time of the TV series is relatively long, and it is impossible to take many days to film in the Cayman Islands. Rather than playing a minor supporting role, she chose the leading role of the TV series.

This forced the crew to recast.

"My name is Halle Berry..."

It seems that this is the black actor introduced by Denzel Washington. Ronald and Julia Taylor looked at each other.

This girl is in her twenties, and her skin is not the typical black skin color, but rather a bit like mixed blood. When standing side by side with real black people, the depth of her skin color is very obvious.

Moreover, her facial features are more like white people than black people. She has big eyes, double eyelids, deep eye sockets and a high nose. If it is not explained in advance, it is not wrong to say that her skin color is formed by frequent sunbathing.

In addition, her skin is delicate, and she looks very good under the camera. More importantly, her figure is very hot. If she wears the right clothes, it will be very convincing to have a one-night stand with the young lawyer Mitch played by Tom Cruise on the beach without anyone knowing.

"Okay, Miss Berry, I'd like to ask, are your parents African-American?" Ronald asked.

"Yes, but most people still classify me as black because of my skin color, so..." The beauty didn't mind. Denzel Washington's face gave her a chance to audition with a top director, which was already very good. She also raised her hand to touch her skin and looked up at Ronald.

"Okay, Miss Berry, we will notify you when there is news."

"Another actress who hinted to the director will not be the first, nor the last..." Julia Taylor has been casting for many years, and she has seen many actresses who boldly hinted to the director.

"Don't you think her seduction is interesting under the camera? She still understands the benefits of caution and subtlety..." Ronald feels good. This traditional hint looks like a young lawyer will take the bait. It's not too direct, nor too obscure.

"It's not a big problem. Her skin color and appearance will not distract the audience because she is black."

Ronald nodded. The most important thing for this role is to be beautiful and sexy, and the audience should not be aware that Mitch is about to flirt with a black man because she looks too much like a black man. They'd better just think of this as a sexy beauty, not a black sexy beauty.

"Director, your letter was sent by Mr. Gubel from Columbia."

Ronald said, and took a small envelope with Gubel's signature on it. He opened the envelope and found a note with only one sentence on it.

"If Tom Cruise and Demi Moore don't plan to have sex with each other, then why is Demi Moore's role a woman?"

"Fuxck, what are these executives thinking?" Julia Taylor also came over to see it. After Ronald showed it to her, she complained. It seems that women in Hollywood can only be a sexy symbol, waiting for male stars to conquer them.

Ronald knew that this was not only the opinion of Hollywood executives and producers, but also the opinion of many viewers, but he was determined not to "lend" Tom Cruise for a longer period of time.

Finding a pen, Ronald wrote a reply at the bottom of the note:

"In addition to having sex with Tom Cruise, women can have other purposes."