Exploiting Hollywood 1980

David Da Silva, the producer of "Fame", dismissed Diane Lane's father Bert with a few words, walked out of the Ziegfeld Theater quickly, and greeted Brooke Shields.

"Fame" is a realistic youth film. Although the reviews of the preview were good, the senior executives of MGM did not want to invest large-scale resources in marketing and publicity, and made marketing arrangements similar to "The Deer Hunter".

The film was shown in the two largest theaters in New York and Los Angeles for one week respectively to arouse good word of mouth. Then it will be shown on a small scale to continue to spread word of mouth.

If the word of mouth is still good after a month of such a small-scale screening, and the box office of a single theater is satisfactory, it will be released nationwide. If the word of mouth is not good, there will be no more.

David Da Silva did not get the marketing budget, so he had to do it himself and think of some ways to get free media coverage. Inviting some young stars to attend the premiere is a good way.

In Los Angeles, David Da Silva plans to find Jodie Foster. New York hopes to invite Brooke Shields, who is the most popular among young audiences. Her appearance at the premiere will definitely be on the entertainment news, and it would be even better if she could be guided to say a few good words about the movie.

Terry, Brooke Shields' mother, is not an easy manager to deal with. Not only did she ask for a high appearance fee, she also put forward a lot of rules, a list of questions that are not allowed to be asked, and she cannot be in the same frame with the leading actors, etc., which is very difficult to deal with.

However, all this was solved after Diane Lane's father Bert took the initiative to contact the crew and agreed to attend the premiere. Brooke Shields did not make any more trouble. After learning that Diane Lane would attend the premiere, she also readily agreed to attend.

It seems that only competition is the weapon to deal with poor supply quality.

David Silva still values ​​Brooke Shields, who is currently invincible. "The Blue Lagoon" will premiere in June. The media reports on this movie far exceed "Famous", a dark work that reflects many real problems in America.

"The last question." Brooke Shields' mother Terry announced to the reporters who were gathered around, and then she pointed to the familiar reporter from "The Hollywood Reporter".

"What is your relationship with Christopher Atkins, the male lead of Blue Coral Lagoon, in real life?"

"We are good friends and often call each other to say hello. I heard that he will also come to the premiere today. I am very happy to meet him again."

After mechanically answering the pre-prepared answer, Brooke Shields turned around and walked towards the theater door.

"Brooke! Some people say that you and Atkins are also lovers in real life. How do you respond?"

Terry was dissatisfied with her daughter's blunt answer, which was far from the correct attitude she taught to treat reporters firmly but gracefully. But she still stayed to respond to the reporter, "These are all boring rumors. My daughter is a Catholic and has vowed to remain chaste before marriage..."

Brooke Shields was angry. The director of "Blue Coral Lagoon", Randall Kleizer, was probably mentally ill. He felt that he had to make the male lead Atkins really fall in love with her in order to act realistically. Before Brooke Shields joined the group, he filled Atkins' room with her posters, trying to use this method to make Atkins fall in love with her.

Christopher Atkins was a gamer before he became an actor. Although he did not fall in love with Brooke Shields because of this, he also coveted her beauty. With his mother Terry watching closely at the scene, Atkins still repeatedly "pursued" him under the pretext of the director's request.

Although he was not polite to him, Atkins still did not give up. In an interview with the Huffington Post after the filming was turned off, Atkins said, "Brooke Shields and I had some very romantic and very immature love when we were on the set. We are still very, very close friends now." It's really disgusting.

Producer David Da Silva came up to welcome Brooke Shields. The two chatted for a while at the entrance of the theater and waited for their manager and mother Terry to chase them.

"Brookie, smile." Terry whispered behind her.

Brooke Shields squeezed out a fake smile, said a few perfunctory words to David Da Silva, then threw him to her mother to deal with, and continued to walk in.

"She was a little angry because I didn't let her wear the clothes she liked today." Terry explained to David Da Silva. Brooke Shields wore a white tube top and a white linen jacket today. She was tall and looked very beautiful when she walked.

Atkins saw Brooke Shields coming in, and he went up to her and hugged her and greeted her. They were the male and female protagonists of "The Blue Lagoon", so it was not easy to fall out. Brooke Shields had no choice but to hug him and say a few words.

This left Diane Lane, who was chatting with Atkins, aside. Ronald, who was chatting with Diane's father Bert, saw Diane's disappointed look, so he turned the topic to her.

"Bert, can you introduce Diane to me and my friends? We are all her fans."

"Of course." Bert saw Ronald's good intentions, walked over with a smile and pulled Diane over, "Diane, this is Ronald I met at the airport. I told you about him. He is not only helping the crew with casting, but also an advertising director."

"Nice to meet you, Diane. I have seen "Bridget." Several actors in the crew and I are all your fans."

"Really? What do you think of my performance in "Bridget?" Diane was still a little angry about being left aside.

Ronald smiled, "You know, at the airport, I didn't know Bert was your father, and he asked me the same question."

"Oh, what did you say?" Diane felt a little recovered from the discomfort of being dumped. She was influenced by her father, an acting coach, and was very concerned about the evaluation of her acting skills. "What do you think of my performance now?"

"I repeated Sir Laurence Olivier's assessment at the time. He said that you were the new generation of Grace Kelly." Ronald said, "But now I feel that his view may not be correct."

"Oh?" Diane Lane stared at Ronald, wanting to know what he was going to do next.

"I studied at New York University and watched a lot of classic movies. Grace Kelly's image in the movie is actually quite repetitive. There is not much difference between her performance in the western movie "High Noon" and the musical "High Society"."

"You may be closer to Natalie Wood, the kind of actor who starts out as a child star and can continue to play until she is 70 years old. From an American child star, she can play an American sweetheart, a mother, and even a grandmother."

"Hahaha, Ronald, you are so funny." Diane smiled.

"If it's convenient, I want you to meet the famous actors. They all like your performance." Ronald introduced Diane Lane to Antonia, Erin Kara, and Jean ·A few actors that Ray knew well were also there, as well as Maureen Tiffey, who played the Jewish girl Doris.

"Hello, Diane." Although several actors have starred in "Famous", they have not tasted the taste of overnight fame. They are still a little reserved when they see Diane Lane, who has been on the cover of Time magazine.

"I heard that Barbra Streisand cried when she saw your movie. She took the lead in applauding for ten minutes after the screening. After the premiere today, you will soon be as famous as me."

Diane Lane was only 15 years old, but she was already an expert in creating atmosphere. She quickly dispelled everyone's restraint, and the few people chatted happily.

"Thanks, Ronald. I kind of blame Diane for not picking up 'Blue Lagoon.'"

"It can't be helped. Who knew that director Randall Kleiser would give up the requirement of full frontal nudity? The 'Grease' he directed before was quite normal."

"Hey, Hollywood doesn't give people many opportunities. You'll understand when you get into Hollywood." Burt was a little tired, "By the way, are you filming any new commercials now?"

"I'm in talks with a fashion designer, Calvin Klein, to shoot his jeans ads..."

"Oh, then which model did you find?" Bert was a little curious.

"Calvin is very insistent on his ideas. The reason why he asked me to shoot is because he doesn't want people from advertising agencies to 'contaminate' his creativity. He has to decide all the shooting content and casting himself." Ronald looked at it Looking at Brooke Shields not far away, Calvin Klein asked her to play the role.

"Does Diane also want to shoot a commercial?"

As soon as Ronald started talking, Burt shook his head and denied, "No, she will firmly follow the movie route and will not shoot commercials."

"Hahahaha..." Diane Lane and the leading actors burst into laughter again, attracting Brooke Shields' attention.

"This girl is my competitor and is very good at making friends. Unlike me who is always restricted by her mother, she cannot be like this or get too close to him..." Brooke Shields also has her own troubles.

"I didn't expect you and Antonia to be a couple, Ronnie." Diane asked Ronald to join their circle, "I heard that your cousin is in Stuyvesant High School?"

"Yes, she just passed the exam and will enroll in the second half of the year. She originally wanted to come to the premiere, but the movie was rated R and my aunt wouldn't let her come."

"I've always envied students who went to normal high schools. I didn't have the previous academic qualifications and couldn't go to high school." It turned out that Diane had been determined to develop into an actor since she was a child. She didn't graduate from middle school. To go to high school, she needed to take a test to prove that she had equivalent academic qualifications. Just fine.

"It's nothing. This exam is prepared for children who are educated by their parents at home. It's not difficult. If you study with my cousin Donna for a while, it will be fine." Ronald knew that America had a family in the 1970s. Regarding education, many parents do not send their children to school, but teach them at home.

But when a child grows up and exceeds the educational level of his or her parents, the child still has to attend school if he or she wants to continue education. So Congress legislated and passed the Family Education Act, stipulating that as long as they pass the equivalent academic examination, they can go to high school like children who have graduated from middle school.

"Really? Let's just say it, my dad also wants me to get a high school education." Diane Lane was not polite.

Ronald looked at Bert, who nodded, "Yes, we have decided that Diane should still receive a high school education. If there is a filming, she will just take a leave."

The hosts of the premiere began to take the stage and the lights were dimmed slightly.

Ronald and Antonia secretly changed places and sat down in the first few rows near the aisle, waiting for the movie to start.

After a brief introduction, the lights dimmed and MGM's famous lion's roar began to appear on the screen.

The screen went dark, and on the black background, a white title "Fa" appeared.

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Suddenly there was a sound from the projection room behind, a bang, like something flew out, and then the sound of hitting the wall. The subtitles on the screen also disappeared, and everyone turned around to see what happened...