Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"What would you like to drink?" Ronald, who had already returned to the hotel, asked Demi Moore who was also here.

"Champagne would be nice. Congratulations on your Golden Globe," Demi replied.

Ronald placed the award certificate neatly on the table, then called the room service and ordered a bottle of champagne, some strawberries, and two sandwiches.

He loosened his tie, took off his award-winning dress, hung it up, and put on a light jacket. Ronald asked Demi, "What happened? How come you don't have a place to live?"

Demi Moore chose to leave with Ronald after rejecting Timothy Hutton's party invitation. This made Ronald very happy. He maintained his image in front of his enemy Hutton without losing his status.

However, he did not make an appointment with Demi and then find another place to party. She said she had an appointment with him at that time, which made Ronald feel that Demi seemed to be asking for something from him. In addition, in the taxi, I asked Demi where she lived to take her back. Demi said that she had no place to stay...

"Freddie is unwilling to find a job for me in the film and television industry. If I don't have the opportunity to appear, no agent will sign me. Without an agent, there will be no new job. In addition, he is unwilling to divorce his wife. I don't even have my last name." Change it to his, you bastard."

"I am staying with Natasha for a while, but she will join Coppola's set the day after tomorrow, and Polanski will no longer pay her rent, so I have no place to stay."

Demi liked the warm hotel room very much. She sat on the sofa and took off her high heels to soothe her toes, which were a little uncomfortable from walking at night.

It seems that it is still an old problem. Ronald remembered that when the audition photos were taken, Demi's boyfriend, the rocker Freddy Moore, was unwilling to pay because he didn't like Demi as an actress.

But without a job, there is no money. Demi, who wants to live independently, can't even pay the rent.

Ronald didn't ask why Demi didn't find her family. The divorce rate in America is very high these days. Since she didn't find her family, Demi must not have come from a warm family.

"You know, Demi. I live in New York now. My script has been bought by Universal, but filming has not started yet. At this stage, I have no power to find you a job on the crew..."

"Hey, do you think I came with you for a job?" Demi's face changed when she heard this, thinking that Ronald was trying to shirk, so she put on her shoes and was about to leave angrily, "You are also a bastard , Ronald. If I had known I..."

Ronald didn't expect Demi to react so strongly. It seemed that she had received a lot of looks recently, so he quickly stepped forward to stop her, "Please give me some confidence Demi. We are friends, right? I just want to help as a friend." you."

"Ding dong..." The waiter who just happened to deliver the food came in with a trolley and helped them open the champagne and pour it.

Taking out a note and dismissing the waiter, Ronald closed the door.

Demi took a glass of champagne and sipped it, then said no more about leaving, "I remember you are a member of the Directors Guild. Why are you now a screenwriter? Can you find me a chance to be an actor?"

"The director's job is very small..." Ronald smiled, "A movie has dozens or hundreds of actors, but there is only one director. Now I can only direct some commercials and write scripts for the movie."

"Advertising director, that's pretty good too. You also won a Golden Globe. When will your script start shooting?" Demi said.

"We are currently negotiating with David Lynch about directing." Ronald replied, "Listen, Demi. David Lynch has other offers, and I guess he wants to wait until the Oscars are up for grabs at the end of March. , I can find you a job as a temporary actor, but you also need income during this period..."

A smile appeared on Demi's face, and her curved thin eyebrows made the lines on her face soft when she smiled, not as strong as usual.

"I have an agent in charge of my advertising business, and I can ask him to find you some advertising opportunities in Los Angeles, enough for you to rent a small motel until you find an opportunity."

"It's not bad, it's better than actually going to qui magazine to take adult photos."

"No, if you want to shoot, you have to shoot at the Playboy level, Demi." Ronald joked, "My agent Eddie has business in this area, but to be honest, this is not a good shortcut to enter Hollywood. Go, like Stratten who was killed by her husband.”

"I know that if I hadn't been desperate, I wouldn't have considered this step. Being able to appear in an advertisement is already a rare opportunity for me."

Demi Moore is more or less disappointed, after all, Ronald is not a popular star like Timothy Hutton. The level of resources is not high, and it is impossible to support Natasha Kinski as the heroine in one go like Polanski did.

However, Ronald's resources can be given to her alone, while Hutton has to compete with many people, and she may even have to play some multiplayer games with him. Besides, she was already standing by Ronald's side at the time. Hutton just wanted to humiliate Ronald. Even if he defected on the spot, he might not give her any chance.

Demi took off her shoes, walked up to Ronald, and raised her head to look at Ronald's face. The looks are worth it, much better than Freddy's.

Ronald continued, "When the movie starts, I will find a way to solve your union qualification problem. Now that the minimum wage for actors has increased, based on the average shooting time of eight weeks, you can get..."

Demi's carefully groomed face is very beautiful. From this angle, she looks a bit like Vivien Leigh, the heroine of the classic movie Gone with the Wind.

Recalling what the New York prosecutor had told him about the relationship between urban men and women, Ronald kissed her, wrapped his arms around Demi's waist, and looked for the button.

"Let me do it myself. This is my most expensive dress." Demi hit Ronald's chest and laughed.

"Bang!"

At the same time, Timothy Hutton, who was at a crazy party, was so angry that he smashed the champagne glass.

"Natasha Kinski, this bitch, actually left under the pretext of joining Coppola's crew. Bitch, she can't walk when she sees Coppola."

His agent reminded him, "Don't say bad things about the first director in Hollywood here."

"Fuxck! And that Natalie Wood said I was a boy. Do you think I am a boy?" Hutton asked the beauties at the party.

"No, Tim, you are a man among men." Several girls who stayed behind quickly complimented him.

"That's it. I played a boy in 'Ordinary People', but everyone thought I was a boy."

"But this is the first step in your acting career, Tim. You've already won the Golden Globe. If you can be nominated for an Oscar and win it, you can get better scripts and roles..."

"Well, if? Didn't you promise that I would definitely get the nomination?" Timothy Hutton drank another glass of champagne. "I won't play the role of a high school student again. You can help me turn down the sequel to Grease. I think the reboot script 'Taps' sent to me a few days ago is good. Military cadets fight against real estate developers to rebuild."

"Soldiers, I want to play soldiers, manly "Hutton became more and more excited, "Do you think it's good for me to play a soldier?"

"Oh, Timothy, you will offend Universal Pictures. They fired the original creative team for you to play the role, and they are willing to invite David Zucker to direct it."

"I don't care, I won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor! And Oscar, hahaha..."

"Have you heard? Timothy Hutton quit the sequel to Grease and chose the military school comedy "Lights Out" by 20th Century Fox. The sequel to Grease was shelved. Fortunately, you chose to jump out and adapt "Fast and Furious". "

A few days later, Ronald, who returned to New York, received a call from his agent Richard and learned the news.

"Yes, things are unpredictable." Ronald also lamented that Hutton's film selection was like a child's play.

"In addition, Spielberg sent a message through his assistant Catherine, saying that he personally thanked you for your revisions. Now he is busy with the post-production editing of the new film and cannot thank you in person. He hopes to have the opportunity to work with you again in the future."

"Is he sincere? Will I have the opportunity to work with him?" Ronald was very excited when he heard Spielberg's message.

"Spielberg has always liked to support newcomers in the industry, but he has been very busy recently. This time, maybe your script revisions will satisfy him. At least you will receive other script evaluation requests from him."

"You know, Ronald. The Oscar nomination voting will end tomorrow. I hope you can get a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. That will add a heavy weight to your career."

"Really? When will the nomination be announced?" Ronald felt that he was constantly getting good news.

"February 17th..."

"Ronnie, the replay is here."

Aunt Karen is calling. Today is the replay of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony. Ronald and his family will appreciate his heroic appearance when he received the award.

"The winner of the Best Original Song is..."

Uh, Ronald was a little embarrassed. Michael Gore took up most of the shots, and his own shots were cut to just a few seconds. Fortunately, he didn't miss the part where he thanked his family.

"It has to be cut to less than 2 hours, so many nominees don't have shots." Diane Lane understood the broadcasting rules of the Golden Globe Awards and explained to Aunt Karen.

"It doesn't matter. I just need to see Ronald go on stage to receive the award. Did you record it for me?" Aunt Karen asked Donna.

"It was all recorded." Donna replied.

When thanking Irene Cara, the camera really gave a close-up of the singer Irene in the audience for two seconds. The little girl's smiling face was finally shown to the TV audience.

Demi Moore also appeared in the shot, which was an unexpected surprise.

After returning to New York, Ronald asked Eddie to introduce Demi to several advertising opportunities. She had good conditions and appearance, so she shot several print ads. After a furniture manufacturer saw her photo, he gave her a TV commercial opportunity. With the cash I gave her, she could live for a few months and overcome the initial difficulties in her acting career.

Now that she has appeared on national television, I believe she can get more advertising business.

"Ring, ring, ring..." The phone rang, and Diane Lane picked up, "Hello..."

"Looking for you, Ronald." Diane handed over the microphone.

"Hello, I'm Ronald."

"Ronald? I'm Zeffirelli, you must help me again this time..."