Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Don't cry, Tennessee girls are supposed to be strong." Ronald looked at Cynthia Rhodes who couldn't stop crying and took a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

"I didn't do anything wrong." Cynthia wiped to stop her tears.

"Yes, you didn't do anything wrong. But this is Hollywood, the movie industry. In this industry, you have to be careful of unwarranted favors."

Ronald saw that Cynthia, who had been threatened by Stallone, had returned to normal, "Go call your agent, he will help you handle this kind of thing."

"Will all my scenes be cut out?" Cynthia's eyes are still a little red, but she does have the unique toughness of a southern girl. She usually looks weak, but at critical moments, she is very independent and strong, just like "Gone with the Wind" Scarlett in this movie can pick up her mood and continue fighting after a curse.

"You are overthinking. The filming is coming to an end. Even Stallone can't find someone to reshoot all your scenes. At this time, your agent will help you to help you and try to reduce your scenes to be cut."

"Then will I be banned by Stallone?" Cynthia thought of Stallone's last words again.

"No, Stallone is a big star, and he doesn't have the energy to mess with a small actor like you. But it's inevitable that you won't have a chance in projects related to him or his friends in the future."

"I'm not afraid. I will definitely achieve success here. I won't go back to my hometown of Nashville without becoming famous." Cynthia Rhodes was not discouraged and got up to call her agent.

After persuading Cynthia to leave, Ronald went to say goodbye to Stallone. Although Stallone just scolded his brother, it is inevitable that Cynthia's role will be greatly reduced.

When something like this happens, Ronald doesn't know who is right and who is wrong. When he left the crew and went to CAA, he told his agent Niceta about this incident as a joke.

"If something like this happens in the future, you must tell me as soon as possible." After hearing this, Niceta picked up the phone and talked with a few people. "It's okay. Stallone didn't pursue it. His brother is also at fault for this matter."

"How should this kind of thing be handled? I feel like Frank and Cynthia don't have a consensus." It's common to hear about actresses swapping bodies for a role, but Ronald has never actually done it.

"How can this kind of thing be handled like this? Even if there is an exchange, it should be done through an agent. Otherwise, if the other party gets the evidence, they can sue you. Girls in this industry dare to think and do it. I think most of them are Mrs. Frank. I am overconfident and feel that no one can match my charm. If I give Cynthia a chance, I will automatically lean on her.”

Niceta was also aware of the fact that Italians are particularly confident in matters between men and women. She shook her head and said, "If you have similar thoughts, you must do it through me and don't make your own decisions."

"Hey, do I need this exchange to get a girlfriend?" Ronald laughed.

"Just remember, you can call me if you need it in the future." Niceta smiled, "Your publicity plan also includes a visit to 'Full of Energy' and a few premieres, right?"

"Yes, I'm going to attend Motown's 25th anniversary concert in two days, but I'm not the protagonist. Can you help me arrange interviews with reporters?"

"That is a star-studded occasion. If you are an actor, you can arrange it." Niceta shook her head and refused. This kind of occasion where first- and second-tier singers can come to twenty or thirty places, Ronald, a film director, cannot get much coverage.

"When you go to the Full Body Crew, you have to be special, so I will go with you." Niceta took out two passes and handed one to Ronald.

"how?"

"Herbert Ross is an orthodox theater director. He doesn't like people showing up on the set for no reason, so I have applied for visiting time for you."

Ronald took the pass and a piece of promotional material from the crew. He discovered that the heroine was Lori Singer, whom he had dreamed of, Helen's friend at the New York Performing Arts Academy. The male protagonist is an unknown name, Kevin Bacon.

"Why has the person changed? Didn't I hear last time that it was Rob Lowe?" Ronald heard Niceta say last time that after Tom Cruise declined the invitation, the male protagonist invited someone from "Outside the World" Rob Lowe who plays the middle brother Soda Soda in "The Kid".

"The superficial reason was that Rob Lowe had to take two months off due to a sprained ankle during dance practice and missed filming. The actual reason was that Herbert Ross was dissatisfied with him and thought he didn't respect him, so he proposed a substitution."

"Are you so strict?" Since Ronald's debut, all the directors he has come into contact with are relatively kind, good at inspiring actors, or cunningly inducing actors. However, he has never come across such a strict and hot-tempered director.

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"Are you so angry?" Ronald and Niceta came to the set of "Footloose" and looked at each other. As soon as they showed the pass to the guard and entered the studio, they heard the director's loud voice cursing inside.

"What kind of shit did your teachers teach you in school in New York? How can you use such acting skills to make a movie? Why don't you ask your agent to find an acting coach and learn from it?"

"Should we..." Ronald felt that he had come at the wrong time. With such a tempered director, it would be difficult for him to cooperate with his activities of grabbing news coverage.

"Keep it down, let's go out first." Niceta also found it difficult. Originally, she only heard that Herbert Ross often insulted actors on the set, but she didn't expect to meet him today.

"Who are you?" The director heard the voices coming from the door of the studio and pointed at Ronald and Niceta.

"We are here to visit the studio. We have reported in advance." Niceta held up her pass and showed it. I am Rick Niceta, the agent of CAA. This is my client, the film director...,.

"I don't care who you are, as long as you are not from my crew. How can anyone enter the studio? I will only shoot the interior scenes here for two days and then leave for Oklahoma. You can't even do this?" Herbert Ross scolded the second assistant director, who was responsible for issuing documents to all visitors.

"How can I shoot a film if you talk so loudly? Haven't you shot a studio scene before?" After scolding his men, Herbert Ross shouted at Ronald.

"I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Ross. Please continue." Ronald saw that Niceta was also scolded and got angry, so he quickly took over.

"Well... puff..." Several actors and staff who were scolded couldn't help laughing.

Herbert Ross's face flushed red, and he pointed at them, "Get out."

"Sorry, we'll leave now." Ronald thought that this guy's temper was really a bit bad, and he and Niceta turned around and left the studio.

"Don't blame him, Herbert is a drama director, and that job requires the actors to perform more accurately, because the drama cannot be repeated, and must be performed accurately from beginning to end. So drama directors are generally more irritable, and actors are not as strictly trained as Broadway, so it's understandable that they are a little angry."

Ronald smiled, "It's okay, we disturbed his studio work. It's just a pity that we didn't get the report."

"How could it be, I'll make a few calls." Niceta took out a few coins, found a phone, and called the producer.

A few minutes later, Niceta hung up the phone, "It's done, there will be an interview in the new film shooting section of the Hollywood Reporter tomorrow, and your new movie will be mentioned."

"Oh, it seems that we don't need to come." Ronald raised his eyebrows and thought, is this okay?

"I wanted to take a photo with you." Niceta smiled.

A few days later, a Hollywood Reporter, a Daily Variety, and an entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times. Three of the newspapers published news about Ronald visiting other film sets, and two of them also had photos of him and the director.

The news mentioned his resume, the name and type of his new film "Night of the Comet". I don't know how effective it is, but CAA still provided resources very well.

Ronald put down the newspaper and started to put on his dress. Today was the time to go to the 25th anniversary concert of Motown.

"President Ronald announced the launch of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), which can detect, identify, and intercept the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the Suvir Alliance in outer space. Our experts nicknamed it the "Star Wars Plan."

Following the speech delivered by the President at the beginning of this month at the Evangelical National Alliance, he accused the Suvir Alliance of being an evil empire and refused to admit that the United States and the Soviet Union were equally responsible for the Cold War. This is the second time in a short period of time that the President has taken an aggressive offensive posture against our biggest strategic opponent."

Ronald felt very novel when he heard the news on TV, and sat down to watch it. It turned out that this SDI system is composed of satellites, land-based anti-missiles, and sea-based anti-missiles. Experts calculated on TV that after it is completed, only one percent of the missiles that slip through the net can hit America.

"Why does it seem like science fiction?" Ronald muttered.

"Ring, ring, ring..." The phone rang.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Diane complained on the phone.

"Sorry, I've been watching the news for a while, I'll be right here."

Motown Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Almost all black singers since the 1960s have come from this record company.

Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, these two black superstars, also sang the theme song for Brooke Shields' movie "Endless Love".

Michael Jackson, who sent tickets to Ronald, and his four brothers formed the Jabsp;5 band, which also debuted in Motown.

Arriving at the hotel where Diane was staying, she had dressed up early, wearing a white dress and a black coat. She happily opened the door when she heard that Ronald was coming.

"Remember to come back early." Bert smiled from behind.

"It's okay, I hired a driver." Ronald held out his hand for Diane to carry. The concert was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Pasadena, a small town eleven miles north of Los Angeles. Ronald had never been there, so he simply followed the rules of watching a formal concert, dressed in a suit, rented a car, and a driver.

"Please, let's go to the concert." Ronald held out his hand.