Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The date and two pieces of good news cured Ronald of his ordinary life syndrome and he became energetic again.

After sending the admission confirmation letter, Ronald also wanted to let a few high school friends know where he was going. He went to a tourist shop and bought a lot of postcards. After returning to the apartment, he wrote postcards to his high school friends. He found his high school graduation yearbook.

On the cover was the gold-plated Totville High School, CSS 1978. There were also headshots of each classmate, most of which were taken by himself. Because of these headshots, the graduation yearbook is also commonly known as "Facebook"

Ronald turned to the last "Destination" page, copied down the address of the university they were admitted to or the address of their work, wrote a paragraph to a few familiar classmates, and sent postcards with Los Angeles scenery printed on them.

"I have ended my wandering and returned to New York. Destination: New York University.

- Greetings from Los Angeles, love you Ronald."

"Ring, ring, ring..." Ronald heard the alarm clock he set go off. Unknowingly, it was already the time agreed in the evening, and he was going to call Mara.

Young men and women in America, if they seriously consider developing a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with each other, generally use three dates to test each other and understand each other's temperament. If both parties still have a good impression of each other by the third date, then they will go to home plate. It is said that this will make the relationship last longer.

Ronald did not want to have just a short encounter. He was very satisfied with Mara's hot body and gentle personality. Thinking about the date arrangement on the weekend, how about going to the beach to swim? A smile appeared on his face.

The other party answered the phone quickly, "Hi, Mara, it's me, Ronnie."

"Ronald Lee! You sleepyhead, is it so boring to be with me?" Mara scolded him.

"What's wrong, sweetheart, what is a sleepyhead? How about we go to Venice Beach to swim tomorrow?" Ronald invited. The winter in Los Angeles is warm, and many people surf and swim on the beach at noon.

"You and your sleepyhead go! You made me look like a fool in front of my classmates tomorrow. They all saw me get into your old car at the school gate! How could I be so stupid to believe your nonsense?" Mara shouted angrily.

"What happened? Mara? You're confusing me."

"You yawned in front of so many TV viewers. Do you feel so sleepy when you're with me? Tomorrow, everyone in the high school will know that I dated a yawning fool. You also talked nonsense about Oscar-nominated movies. I will definitely be ridiculed by Chrissy tomorrow. Her boyfriend brought her into the official crew of MGM!"

"What yawn? What Oscar nomination? What Chrissy? Mara, I don't understand what you are talking about?"

"Go watch TV. You've killed me." Mara said and hung up the phone.

Ronald quickly turned on the TV and turned the channel knob, looking for the question Mara asked.

After tuning to CBS-2, Ronald found the female host who interviewed him yesterday.

I looked at the column information at the bottom of the screen, and the entertainment news at 7 o'clock was replayed.

"Hello, we are reporters from CBS-2 in Los Angeles, and we are interviewing viewers who have watched "The Deer Hunter."

"We noticed that you yawned. Do you think this movie is boring?"

The camera cut from the female host to himself. Ronald opened his mouth wide on TV, squinted his eyes, yawned, and then clapped his hands.

It was yesterday's interview, how did they film my yawn? Ronald was a little angry, and he didn't show his handsomeness at all.

"I have never been to the Russian community. The wedding scene lasted nearly an hour, which was a bit long. Then I went to Vietnam and was captured in less than a minute? I was waiting to see some battle scenes, but I only saw Russian roulette."

This?

This damn TV station edited my words!

I clearly said a lot of good things about "The Deer Hunter". I also praised the director for creating an atmosphere and setting the environment! I also praised watching this wedding, just like growing up in a Russian community! Ronald was stunned. I was saying something nice, how come it was edited to pure criticism?

"So what do you think of the actors' acting skills? In your opinion, are the three acting nominations for this film appropriate?" the hostess asked again. This year, "The Deer Hunter" was also nominated for many acting awards.

"Well, I think compared to the two male leads, Robert De Niro, and that, that... Christopher Walken, I still prefer the bridesmaid at the wedding, called..., called..., yes, Meryl Streep. I think she is also of high level."

The camera cut back to Ronald's face, "Hey... oh."

He yawned again and rubbed his eyelids with his fingers.

Shameless! Bastard!

Ronald cursed in his heart.

Another black photo of me yawning.

Also, I clearly said that they deserved the nominations, why did it seem like I denied their acting skills and said that they were not as good as a new actress?

"Last question, what's your name and what's your occupation?"

"My name is Ron, I'm a freshman in college this year, and I plan to study film."

"Wow, no wonder your comments are so professional. Okay, thank you Ron, the audience from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. This is the female host...bringing you live reports from the Kodak Theater, and now the time is returned to the studio."

This is misleading, this is slander!

Ronald was so angry that he slapped the table.

"Bang!" He shook his hand in pain.

"You made me look so ugly, and I just saw me yawning!"

The camera cut back to the studio, and the two hosts, a man and a woman, smiled.

"Wow, this may be the most professional evaluation we have received from the audience interview. What do you think of Sleepy Ron? Does it make sense?"

"To be honest, I think his complaints about the length of the wedding and the lack of war scenes may have hit the hearts of many ordinary audiences who came to see the film. But this movie is an 'author's film', and we can't judge it with ordinary eyes. Such foil and elaboration are necessary for the director's unique way of telling the story..."

"Well, this is a criticism from Sleepy Ron, who not only represents the general public, but also future Hollywood professionals. Anyway, his opinion is interesting, isn't it? That wedding that lasted for 1 hour, one-third of the entire movie..."

Sleepy Ron? And he gave himself an ugly nickname?

Ronald subconsciously slapped his palm on the table again, hitting the same place as last time.

"Ouch, ouch... it hurts!"

"Let's take a look at Jane Fonda from the "Coming Home" crew. We are interviewing her in a studio in Los Angeles now..."

"Have you seen Sleepy Ron's review of "The Deer Hunter", Jane? Do you agree with his opinion?"

"It's not convenient for me to criticize other people's movies, but he obviously represents the views of many ordinary audiences. I still insist that "Coming Home" is the better movie that was nominated this year and reflects the Vietnam War..." Jane Fonda smiled and talked freely.

"What do you think of the criticism of Vietnam War veterans and religious people that you had an affair with your wedding ring in the movie "Coming Home"?"

"No, I don't think it is an immoral act. In comparison, our great leader ordered the bombing of thousands of civilians in North Vietnam, which is more immoral..."

"Pop", Ronald turned off the TV, depressed.

Being given a nickname and being used as a joke, it was played everywhere.

The next day, the news unexpectedly began to spread faster.

The Hollywood Reporter reprinted the CBS-2 interview and published Sleepy Rowe's comments criticizing the wedding scene for being too long, adding fuel to the already fierce Oscar trophy battle.