Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Of course." Michelle Pfeiffer put her hand on Ronald, the two smiled at each other and walked into the party crowd.

"Michelle," agent Limato followed behind, "You can't do this."

"Ronald, I admire you too, but you have to understand that what Ms. Pfeiffer needs now is exposure."

Ronald stopped, "Ed, remember? I persuaded Michelle to sign with you at that time. If you don't want her to have any intersection with me, maybe I can let her talk to Michael Ovitz of CAA."

"What? How do you know Ovitz?" Limato stopped persuading Pfeiffer, but followed the two closely to keep his precious assets from being stolen.

Ronald found Diane Lane and said that he was going to withdraw first, and asked Diane if she would go with them.

"Michelle, you are here too, it's nice to see you here." Diane was very happy to see Pfeiffer there, "Mr. Robert Redford is leaving too, there is no interesting conversation here, I will leave too. I left my luggage with the waiter."

Ronald found Ovitz and expressed his intention to send Michelle Pfeiffer and Diane Lane back to the hotel first.

Ovitz glanced at Limato who was following Pfeiffer, and whispered to Ronald: "Don't tell anyone about the script before signing, especially those who have connections with other agents. You don't know what will happen."

Ronald nodded in agreement. He also remembered what happened to Zinnemann just now, and was a little worried that Zinnemann would say bad things in front of Disney President Ron Miller.

"I'll let Richard drive you. It's hard to get a taxi here. I'll pick you up at the hotel tomorrow. I've made an appointment with Disney President Mr. Miller through my connections. We have to hurry."

"Thank you, Mr. Ovitz."

"You're welcome. This will be our first successful packaged sales project at CAA. Let's work together."

At this time, Diane Lane came over with a suitcase, followed by the hostess Jane Fonda.

"I heard from Diane that you were going to leave first? Have you found the right girl?" Jane Fonda glanced at Michelle Pfeiffer who was standing with Ronald.

"Let me introduce you to Miss Michelle Pfeiffer, she..."

"She is my client, and she will be on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show soon. I arranged a supporting role for her in the movie Charlie Chan." Ed Limato took over the conversation and took the initiative to introduce Jane Fonda.

"Ed", Jane Fonda and Limato are old acquaintances. Before signing with CAA, she was also a client of WMA.

"Ed is a very good agent, he always considers the interests of his clients." Jane Fonda said a good word for Limato, "Girl, you are lucky."

Ronald and Jane Fonda hugged and said goodbye, and took the two girls to find their main agent Richard Lovett and prepared to leave.

"Oh, oh... Ronald, you really surprised me." Matt Dillon abducted a beauty from somewhere, and couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the two beauties beside Ronald.

"Matt, I'll contact you after I get back to New York."

"Okay, man. If you don't look for me, I will look for you. I want to see the filming of Endless Love."

After saying goodbye to everyone, Ronald and the other two waited at the door for Richard to pick up the big car driven by Niceta and Paula, send them back to the hotel first, and then drive back here to exchange for their own car.

Limato pulled Michelle Pfeiffer aside and whispered, "I will ask about Ronald's relationship. Are his parents big shots?"

"As far as I know, he is an orphan. He has only one aunt among his relatives. She runs a small shop in Manhattan, New York."

"That's impossible. This is Hollywood. Would Jane Fonda treat a fledgling screenwriter so seriously? Maybe he is a friend of his parents... You should also ask carefully. Having such connections will be of great benefit to you."

Richard drove Niceta's BMW. Ronald helped to carry Diane's luggage and let the two women sit in the back seat. He opened the passenger door by himself, got in the car and left the Hollywood party full of extravagance.

"Tim, do you think our movie Ordinary People will be a hit?" Elizabeth McGovern, who had some baby fat, asked while holding Timothy Hutton, who played her boyfriend in the movie.

"Of course, honey. Jane just said that the preview was well received by critics." McGovern in his arms was a fat girl. Hutton looked at the BMW speeding away with some envy. Whose son was that screenwriter? His two slim girls were more suitable for his appetite.

"Bye, good night." Diane Lane smiled wickedly and pulled the suitcase to her room.

After helping Diane check in, Ronald and Michelle returned to their rooms. After a long separation, it was naturally another dessert on page 73 of the script.

After a long time, Pfeiffer hugged Ronald's shoulders and told him that he had signed a Lux advertisement and the opportunity to perform in the latest Charlie Chan movie under Limato's attack. Ronald was very happy and felt that Pfeiffer had finally made it.

"Will you stay in Hollywood?"

"Not yet. I'm going to San Francisco to learn editing. If the script is picked up by the studio, I'll have the opportunity to support myself as a screenwriter. Then I'll suspend my studies at New York University and look for opportunities in Hollywood."

Ronald told me his plan. What was more annoying was that Aunt Karen was very opposed to him suspending his studies, and he had to convince her.

"I'm very lonely in Los Angeles. I don't have much to do in the apartment I share with the girl. Every day I just take acting classes, read each other's lines, and then wait for Limato's call." Pfeiffer began to complain, "By the way, why are you If you don’t call me more, sometimes I can’t find you when I call New York.”

"It's time to find a way to solve the communication problem." Ronald quickly comforted Michelle Pfeiffer and massaged her shoulders flatteringly.

"ATap;T's answering machine now costs 1,000 US dollars. I will install one when I go back. In the future, the screenwriting business will be busy and I will need one. In addition, I will buy a machine that beeps. You can give it to me." I'm calling."

After Ronald massaged for a long time, his hands began to become less trustworthy and gradually moved towards the front of Pfeiffer's shoulders. He could feel the girl's breathing gradually getting heavier in his arms.

Looking over his shoulder, he saw that Pfeiffer's face had begun to turn slightly red, and there was also some redness on her fair neck. Pfeiffer has some slight freckles, but they look even cuter against her snow-white skin.

Ronald stared at Pfeiffer's face for a long time, feeling that the baby fat on her face had faded a little, and her slightly thin face was more in line with her slender figure. Her blond hair was scattered on her shoulders and her closed eyes. , the eyelashes are trembling slightly.

Perhaps he felt Ronald's hands on his waist, and the heat was transmitted to his body through his palms and clothing. Pfeiffer recalled that Limato had repeatedly hinted that he wanted to get rid of the boy and get to know the real powerful people in Hollywood. He couldn't help but feel It's a bit embarrassing.

Ronald discovered this embarrassing expression on Michelle Pfeiffer's face again. Usually people's facial expressions don't look good when they are embarrassed. But even if Pfeiffer is a little embarrassed, her face is very beautiful, and when shown on the big screen, it will be a very delicate expression.

"What's wrong?" Pfeiffer's long-awaited kiss didn't come. "He opened his eyes and took the initiative to kiss the boy and asked, "What are you thinking about? Ronald. "

"I'm thinking that maybe you should act in a drama. Your face is a little thinner. From a professional perspective as a photographer, your face is more suitable for dramas with strong dramatic conflicts. It can bring out the emotional level and richness of the heroine. The performance was outstanding.”

"Maybe Limato shouldn't have let you take on a role like this in Charlie Chan," Ronald concluded.

"I also want to act in a drama, but you know the audition candidates for drama roles, you can film from here to the entrance of the studio." Pfeiffer chuckled.

"Have I really lost weight? I exercise a lot."

"Yes, you won't go back to being vegetarian, will you?"

"No, I just ate very little."

The two chatted for a long time and fell asleep together.

…

"Very good, you'd better get up early." Ovitz said to Ronald, the co-pilot, in the Jaguar sports car. "Hollywood's life of luxury only belongs to the successful."

"And we're on the road to success?" Ronald asked. The benefits of gradually returning to wrestling and physical training are reflected. After last night's party, I have no problem with energy when I get up early.

Ovitz came to pick up Ronald, and the two first went to Disney's headquarters in Burbank to talk to President Ron W. Miller about the script.

Disney is not located together with several other major studios, but in Burbank, just north of Hollywood. When founder Walt Disney was in power, because his business was animation and Walt himself was anti-Semitic, he had little contact with Hollywood, which had a strong Jewish influence.

Simply build a factory with hundreds of painters in Burbank, far away from Hollywood.

After waiting in the reception area of ​​the president's office for a long time, Ovitz even looked at his watch impatiently several times.

A thin man in a suit and tie appeared in front of them.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ron Miller has something to do and can't come to see you."

"Thomas, it's the same thing when I see you. I'm glad to see you." Ovitz showed a professional smile and hugged the man.

Thomas L. Wilhite (Thoas L. Wilhite) is the vice president of production of Disney's live-action film department. This time he represents the company to discuss cooperation.

"I read the script that was sent to me in advance," Wilhite said calmly after the greetings. "I personally like this script very much, but under the leadership of Ron Miller, Disney's main focus is , is entering the youth live-action film market, and has no plans to shoot such adult dramas in the near future.”

"So this time, Disney won't bid for My Brother's Keeper. Even if you convince Jane Fonda."

Ovitz knew that Wilhite's appearance to meet them meant that there was little hope for this collaboration, so he put aside the script and chatted with him about the current situation in the industry and Disney's plans for live-action movies. "

When the 15-minute meeting time came, I said goodbye and left on time.

The two drove out of the gate. Ronald looked back and saw the iron sign directly above the gate of Disney's Burbank headquarters, and the Mickey Mouse logo with two small circles on top of a large abstract circle.

"So is it because I offended Zinnemann?" After leaving the Disneyland, Ronald finally couldn't help but ask Ovitz in the car the reason why he was rejected.

"It's hard to say, but it's possible. But it's probably true that Disney is focusing on live-action movies for teenagers."

"This momentum started at least before Ron Miller took over as president. I should have thought of it," Ovitz said to Ronald, tapping the horn on the steering wheel.

"In 1976, Ron Miller was the producer and filmed 'Freaky Friday', in which Jodie Foster played a story of swapping bodies with her mother. I had just established CAA at that time, and their box office was close to 40 million.

Ron Miller took power from his wife's cousin Roy Disney Jr. by relying on a series of hot-selling live-action movies."

"Jodie Foster, is she also your client? I like her performance very much."

"She was originally in ICM, but it is no longer important. She decided to retire and go to Yale University next month. Hollywood is cruel. Four years later, no one knows this talented girl."

...

In the afternoon, Ovitz and Ronald went to Paramount Pictures.

As the former boss of the eight major studios, Paramount is located on Melrose Avenue in the core area of ​​Hollywood, which is the heart of Hollywood.

This time they had an appointment to meet Jeffrey Katzenberg, who successfully revived the sci-fi classic in the minds of Americans last year and filmed the Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Captain Kirk, played by William Shatner, returned to the Enterprise and achieved a box office of 80 million, especially breaking the first weekend box office record of Superman in 1978. But Star Trek fans criticized it, thinking that it destroyed the classic image of Captain Kirk.

However, since the classic Star Trek series has been revived, Paramount is already preparing for the sequel, and Katzenberg has been promoted to Paramount's production president, second only to President Michael Eisner.

"We will bid. Jane is hot now. Paramount is willing to bid for any project she is involved in." Katzenberg also read the script in advance, and learned that Jane Fonda was willing to star in it, and was very happy to have the opportunity to take over this project.

"Young man, your script is very structured. Is this your first script?"

Katzenberg wore glasses and looked like a typical executive. His tailor-made suit fit him well and he looked stylish whether standing or sitting. His hair was a little thin and his hairline was very far back, which also showed the demeanor of an executive. After talking about business, there was still some time, so he asked Ronald a few questions.

"No, this is the second one. My first one was a romantic love story about the fusion of multiculturalism in New York."

"This is very interesting. The themes of your two scripts are different. Michael, ask your subordinates to send me that script as well."

He was interested in Ronald, so he talked to him a little more.

"So, what kind of person do you want to be in this industry?"

"I want to be a director and make a movie that people will remember decades later."