Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Porky, Porky?"

"I'm here, Mom." Brooke puts on her makeup backstage at NBC's Late Show.

"Oh, great. Where are we?" Brooke's mother Terry's alcohol addiction became more and more serious, and she was drunk every day after noon.

"On NBC, I'm about to be on the Late Show with David Letterman."

“Isn’t it Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show?”

"It's because I guest-starred on 'Richmond High,' and host Letterman also guest-starred in that movie, and he invited me to come on the show with the crew this time."

"Oh, who is the director?"

"It's Ronald."

"Okay, you have to be careful, the host might ask you about your sex scene with Hewitt, who plays David, Barbara Waters is very cunning."

Brooke frowned, and Terry was already drunk and confused, confusing several movies and several talk shows.

"Dick, help me keep an eye on her." Brooke called her driver and asked him to look after her mother Terry.

"Miss Brooke Shields, it's your turn." The assistant came to urge her to leave.

"Just come."

After glancing at her mother who was drunk on the sofa, Brooke Shields put on a white suit jacket over a black bottoming shirt and walked onto the stage.

"Hi, Brooke. When the time comes, you'll come on from here. Just like we did on the set." David Letterman warmly welcomed Brooke Shields.

The cover of "Time" magazine once again published a photo of Brooke Shields, and gave her the title of "the new look of the 1980s". Now she is the most beautiful girl in America and the world. Letterman has now invited Brooke Shields to appear on his show, which is a sign of his reaching a high level.

Under normal circumstances, Brooke Shields would have gone to "The Tonight Show" hosted by Johnny Carson an hour earlier.

But who made him and Brooke guest star in the "fast-paced" movie that has recently become popular throughout the West Coast and is as popular as "ET the Extraterrestrial" in the minds of young audiences?

David Letterman is very proud of his decisive appearance. Brooke Shields' appearance has greatly boosted the ratings of his show.

"When the time comes, you will sit in the first seat near the table, and then I will invite Sean Penn, who plays the role with you. He will sit in the outer seat."

"Isn't Ronald here?" asked Brooke.

"Directors generally don't go on my talk show. They usually go to Dick Cavett's show. That talk show is relatively long and has a tradition of inviting film directors as guests."

Letterman explained to Brooke that his talk show focuses on current affairs, celebrities, and lighthearted comedy. It is not long, and the average interview time for a guest is only about ten minutes.

"But he came tonight and is talking to the actors in the audience."

"Ronald, Brooke is here, and she wants you... to come up." Letterman rolled his hand into a loudspeaker and said to

Several staff members whistled after hearing his funny statement. The band who was debugging the equipment also played a soundtrack on the spot.

"Hi Brooke, long time no see. Thank you this time."

Universal's temporary media roadshow was too tight and there were not many opportunities to appear on TV stations at once. But they worked very hard to make up for their previous work mistakes.

After learning that Brooke Shields and Letterman were guest-starring in the movie, they were interested in appearing on the Late Show. They immediately mobilized resources and arranged for Brooke to appear on the show in the shortest possible time.

"It's okay." Brooke Shields hugged Ronald and said hello, and took the opportunity to say in his ear, "If I have something to do with you later, can I ask the driver to pick you up at the door?"

"I'm about to take a night flight to Dallas, Texas for a road show. How about you talk to me in Letterman's office later?" Ronald's schedule was very tight and he didn't have time to accompany Brooke to talk to other places. .

"Okay, you can go there and wait for me later. I have something to ask you."

"Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome the most beautiful girl in America, the new look of the eighties, the high school boy's dream girl, Brooke...Shit!"

With the soundtrack of "Dang Dang Dang Dang", Brooke Shields walked out from the backstage and walked onto the talk show stage. After hugging Letterman, she sat down on the sofa.

"I just forgot to introduce Brooke's identity. He is the female lead opposite me in my recent movie "Fast Richmond High."

"We're guest stars, David," Brooke Shields corrected with a smile.

"Aha, is this a guest appearance? Why do I think my acting skills are so good?"

"Hahaha..." The audience laughed under the direction of the on-site director.

After a drumbeat from the band, Letterman continued to ask.

"Would you be friends with a guy like Spicoli in real life?"

"If he saves me, of course he will. In fact, my fans send me emails asking for autographs and photos, and I always sign the replies myself."

“Let’s welcome Sean Penn, who played Spicoli in the movie!”

"Hi Sean. Long time no see."

Following the well-rehearsed routine, the two greeted each other and then told some anecdotes about the filming.

"Oh, our director is really strict and lets me go surfing in the winter..." Sean Penn pretended to complain

"Me? I don't have to go into the water. The shot of falling off the podium was actually taken in the studio. I just fell on the mat." Bo Ji made a happy expression.

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"Brooke, the American audience would like to know when to see your next movie." Finally, the topic returned to Brooke Shields.

"I haven't decided yet, maybe next year?"

Ten minutes passed quickly, and Letterman heard the band's time reminder music, "Okay, let's thank Brooke Shields! Remember to go to the cinema to watch the movie "Fast and Furious Richmond High" that Brooke and I co-produced."

Brooke Shields walked off the stage, she refused several fans' requests for autographs, saying that she had something else to do and asked them to wait for her to come out before signing for them.

"Let's welcome Jennifer Jason Leigh and her friend Phoebe Cates." Letterman's welcome came from behind, and Brooke followed the assistant to lead the way and walked into Letterman's special office backstage.

There she met Ronald who had come to wait in advance.

"Ronald, I received another invitation from Coppola. He wants me to play the leading role in his next movie."

"Is this a good thing?" Ronald replied, "Is that what you want to ask me?"

Brooke nodded, "Yes. My mother is drunk again, and I don't have anyone to discuss with. I don't discuss my acting work with my father very often."

"My opinion is the same as last time on "The Outdoor Kids". If you want to be an actor as a career, Coppola's project is a good stepping stone. He can let an actor learn to act quickly."

Coppola's ability to train actors is very powerful. During the filming of "The Outdoor Kids" in Oklahoma, Ronald saw Diane Lane's acting skills with his naked eyes, which were growing at a visible rate every day.

"I don't know. I like being an actor and I also like modeling. But what I want most is to go to college. I want to experience what an ordinary American girl has experienced.

I often imagine myself studying in an Ivy League school, where the teaching building has old and mottled walls covered with ivy.

On the road under the wall, there are well-dressed teachers and students holding books in their hands."

"You think too much about college, don't you?" Ronald laughed. Brooke's vision of college seems to be the passing scenes in Hollywood movies.

"But my SAT score is just over 1,000, I'm afraid I can't go to Princeton." Brooke was a little distressed, "I will probably go to Vassar College or Brown University, where admissions are more comprehensive, not based on SAT. My extracurricular activities can add a lot of points."

"If you really want to go to Princeton, why don't you try it? Just like whether you will go to Coppola's crew in the end, you still have to follow your heart in the end."

Ronald felt that Brooke, the most beautiful girl in America, might not be a very happy person in life. Many people have put too many ideas on her, and they all want to use her fame to achieve their own goals.

However, if I say so, do I also use Brooke?

At least I didn't instill any values ​​in her.

"Can I really try?" Brooke seemed surprised that someone supported her.

"I asked a lot of friends, and they all said that Princeton is not suitable for me. It is a gathering place for people with high IQ."

"Why? I think you are a very smart girl."

"I don't know, anyway, they all say that I... just look beautiful."

"There is no connection. Is the beauty and wisdom given by God a constant? Anyway, I don't think you are a fool." Ronald smiled.

"If you don't have an answer, you might as well ask your heart," Ronald raised his hand and pointed at Brooke's chest, "see what decision makes you feel comfortable. If you really want to go to Princeton, why don't you try? At most you will be rejected."

"Thank you, I will try."

"I can't give you too much advice on acting, the same is true, you ask your heart and see what decision makes you feel happy and at ease."

"Yeah." Brooke nodded vigorously. She has been photographed as a model for many years, posing according to other people's instructions, and trying to pose beautifully in movies. Brooke actually rarely has the opportunity to follow her heart and do something she likes.

"I will go to Princeton first, and then Brown University. Kennedy invited me to go. Are you at New York University? I want to go there too." Brooke decided to visit several universities before making a decision.

"It's New York University, but you will be disappointed. There are no old houses with ivy trees there, and there are no walls."

"Ronald, we should go." The staff outside the door knocked on the door.

"I'm going to Dallas soon, then Chicago, and New York."

Ronald and Brooke walked out of the office together.

Ronald met up with the two heroines, while Brooke was surrounded by fans and had to sign for them.

"I will also go to New York, and I will contact you in New York when the time comes." Brooke said to Ronald and waved to him.

"Brookie, there is your phone number." The driver Dick came over and handed her an extension phone.

"Hello? Brooke. This is Michael. I just saw you on the Late Show. You look stunning. I will release a new album in New York at the end of the year..."

"Michael, I'm glad to receive your call. Thank you for your compliment." Brooke regained her social pro side.

"Director, do you know Brooke Shields? I see you two are very familiar with each other?" Several people from the crew caught the plane.

Phoebe Cates, who was on the same plane to participate in the roadshow, sat next to Ronald and asked Ronald enviously.

"I have shot one of her commercials, you should have seen it." Ronald pointed to his jeans.

"Oh, I know, CK jeans. Between me and Kelvin..."

Phoebe was still excited at midnight for the first time to participate in the roadshow promotion of the movie. Jennifer Jason Lee has been busy recently and has fallen asleep in the back seat.

"I wish I could have as many fans as her."

"That's not enough. Brooke only had so many fans after she shot several hit movies. But you are also fast, and I guess you will be recognized by fans on the street and asked for autographs like her soon."