Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ronald knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to dodge, so Diane hit him dozens of times to vent her anger.

Then Diane ignored Ronald, sat on the folding chair with her name on it, and began to sulk.

Ronald walked over and sat next to him with a smile, "Diane, you already have a special chair in the crew."

"Humph!" Diane pulled her black skirt, crossed her legs, turned her head away and ignored him.

"Diane, look at those black dancers," Ronald pointed at a black man who was tap dancing in the Cotton Club, "Do you know why they dance so well?"

"Why?" Diane was a little curious and turned her head to ask him.

"Because God messed up their hair, so he gave them a sense of rhythm to compensate."

"Puff..." Diane couldn't help laughing, "Ahahaha... Don't be like that. That's Gregory Hines, the second male lead in the crew."

Ronald smiled and took Diane into his arms.

Black people's hair is always fluffy involuntarily. If they don't take care of it, their hair will become explosive. Gregory Hines' hairstylist is applying a lot of hair oil to his hair to make it a smooth hairstyle.

"The character he plays is in love with the second female lead, Lila, in the movie." Diane whispered in Ronald's ear.

This is very strange. In the United States in the 1920s, how could a black male dancer openly live with another white dancer?

At that time, there were still laws prohibiting interracial marriage.

Ronald couldn't figure out Coppola's thinking. If this movie was a "parody", he required the costumes and figures to be restored very well.

"Why do you dress so hard... No, retro? I mean your lipstick, hairstyle and skirt..." Ronald put one hand on Diane's shoulder and asked in her ear.

Diane Lane was very surprised, "It was like this in the 1920s. At that time, waterproof cosmetics did not appear, and lipstick was very bright. This kind of hat, slightly plump figure, and exaggerated clothing style were also the fashion at that time."

"But it is not popular now. Even if the style of the time is restored, your audience may not appreciate it? They still like the looks and dress of the 1980s..."

"Hey, hey...what's wrong?"

Halfway through, Diane started to hit Ronald's arm again, "The looks of the 1980s...the looks of the 1980s..."

Ronald saw Diane's angry eyes, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"The looks of the 1980s, hum. Don't think I haven't read "Vogue" magazine." Diane twisted Ronald's waist hard.

"Ah..."

Ronald reacted and Brooke Shields was on the cover of "Vogue", with the title "The Look of the 1980s".

"That photo was taken before...with you, and she said it was a misunderstanding. I happened to be there to take the photo." Ronald pinched the flesh on Diane's shoulder with his hand to comfort her.

"Wow, I've gained a lot of weight." Ronald secretly complained, and the feedback made him feel the truth.

"Huh!" Diane no longer cared, she hung one leg on Ronald's thigh and began to rub it back and forth.

"I think this is my seat."

A magnetic voice came, Ronald looked back and saw that it was the leading actor Richard Gere.

"Sorry," Ronald stood up. The chairs with names written on the backs of the chairs on the set were a kind of power ranking. Ronald did violate Richard Gere's "sovereignty" in name.

Diane also stood up and glanced at Richard Gere. Holding Ronald's arm, the two walked to the side together.

"Don't pay attention to him, he is the most difficult person in the crew." Diane quietly complained to Ronald.

"Hi, Ronnie." Francis Coppola saw him and took the initiative to greet him.

"Francis," the two hugged each other warmly, "the trick you taught me last time worked, and the casting producer really chose the one I wanted."

"Hahaha..." Coppola laughed.

"When will you finish the movie? I see all the costumes and sets are carefully crafted?" Ronald pointed to the surrounding sets, many of which looked like real 1920s furniture.

"Of course, there are a lot of them here, all of which I borrowed from the warehouse of United Artists." Coppola took him to visit the entire scene.

"We are still waiting, and the money is running out. We can only hold on until Christmas. After the Christmas and New Year holidays, I will ask Orion Pictures to invest an additional 16 million. About one-third of the content has not been filmed."

"Oh," Ronald made a sound of admiration. This movie has cost almost 30 million, and there is still a need for additional investment?

"Does Diane have any more scenes today?" Ronald saw that the Swiss band had not arrived yet, so he wanted to ask Diane for leave to go out and play.

"That won't work. She still has to film an important rival scene with Richard. Diane's Vera Cicero is going to separate from Richard's Dixie. They are ready to leave each other in case Vera's boyfriend, the gangster boss, finds out about their relationship."

Ronald wanted to tear up those pages of the script so that Diane could leave with him. Besides, Roger Corman always said that if the budget doesn't allow for the filming of all the scenes, then tear up the unimportant scenes.

"Wait until the filming is finished in the next few days, and you can go and have fun during your vacation." Coppola's directing style has never liked actors asking for leave midway.

Ronald had no choice but to say goodbye to Diane.

"When I finish taking the photo, I'll go stay with you." Diane kissed him on the face, "Oh, lipstick."

She forgot that old-fashioned lipstick would fade, and quickly wiped her hands on Ronald's cheeks.

Valley Turtle

"Well, it doesn't stop you from acting opposite Richard."

"Well, he's so difficult to deal with. He has to improvise every time. I'm so annoyed." Diane complained to Ronald.

Richard Gere and Diane Lane didn't follow the script at all, they just started improvising on the spot over and over again. Coppola didn't stop Richard Gere from wasting film and time like this.

Anyway, if the filming continues, there will be a lot of money in it that can be subcontracted to his related accounts, and his bank account is still in alarm status.

Ronald had a realization. These expensive clothes, furniture, and musical instruments strive to perfectly restore the style of the 1920s. In fact, they are using art as an excuse to increase the overall budget.

He looked around. After all, Coppola still had a lot of debts to repay.

"Here comes the band," an assistant from the crew opened the door, and finally a pair of jazz musicians filed in. Ronald saw them entering the dressing room and expected that filming would start soon.

Diane also has to go over to touch up her makeup and move on.

"Bye!" Ronald gave Diane a kiss.

"Bye!" Diane also smiled sweetly and returned the kiss.

When Ronald returned home, he saw the red light flashing on the phone recording and pressed the play button.

"Ronald, this is Minahan, can you come out and have a chat? I heard from Yoram that you are also in New York. I live in the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan..."

It was Minahan's husky voice, which sounded tired.

Ronald found Minahan in his room wearing pajamas with messy hair. It was the first time Ronald had seen this Israeli madman so decadent.

"I'm desperate. You have to help me, Ronald."

"Why?"

As soon as Ronald learned, it turned out that Minahan's masterpiece "Sahara", which was intended to compete for the Oscars, was rejected by the distributor MGM.

Not only will this fail to achieve its goal of being released in America this year and participating in next year's Oscars, Brooke Shields will also use this as a reason to refuse to participate in the marketing activities of "Sahara".

"Why is this? Don't you have a distribution agreement with Columbia?" Ronald thought to himself that the new president of MGM would not be so xenophobic.

"They, they said the quality of the films was too bad and rejected three films including Cannon Company's 'Sahara' for release."

"Isn't that true?" Ronald felt that even though Minahan's talent as a director was limited, his filming wouldn't be so bad...well...

Ronald recalled the past when he was hit with rubbish by the audience at the Montreal Film Festival in Canada, maybe.

"But there's nothing I can do to help?"

"No, you can help me." Minahan quickly regained his energy. "You and Brooke Shields have an old relationship. Can you persuade her to attend the film's marketing event, so that MGM will definitely resume distribution. Her charm No one can match the look of the 1980s!”

"That's not possible. How can I persuade her?" Ronald refused flatly.

"No, no, you don't need to persuade her. Just say a few words to her and I'll do the rest. Her mother said that Brooke was going to Princeton, so she couldn't participate in the marketing of a movie without a distributor, but this is a first-timer. The chicken or the egg comes first..."

Minahan was afraid that Ronald would leave, so he immediately jumped up and called Brooke Shields at her home in New Jersey, "Hello, Terry? This is Minahan. Don't hang up. Ronald is here and I can allow him to talk to you." My daughter, would you like to say a few words?”

Reluctantly, he accepted the call from the sleazy Minahan, "Hello, Terry? This is Ronald. No, I know nothing about the movie and have no inclination. I just came to chat with Minahan. , right here with him.”

"Do you think his movie can really be released? If Brooke goes to participate in marketing, will it..." Terry felt relieved when she heard what Ronald said. In turn, she felt that Ronald was professional. I am neutral and want to hear his opinion.

"I have no position, whatever you want is fine. Box office, I'm sorry Terry, I haven't seen the whole movie, so I can't make any judgment."

"Who is it? Ronald?" Poji had just finished taking a shower, wrapped the towel on her head, and hurried over, "Ronnie, have you finished filming the movie? I haven't answered the call for so long. I got your call. Are you back in New York?"

Ronald thought to himself, this tone is wrong. Don’t you like men who give you romantic feelings? "I just finished my work. Minahan wants you to do marketing for the new film. Give Terry the phone number."

"Oh..." Brooke handed the phone back to her mother. She felt something was wrong. Why was Ronald so cold on the phone? Could it be that the public denial of the scandal made him unhappy?

But he is a Catholic and a beauty idol, and his mother Terry has publicly stated in interviews that she wanted him to save his innocence until the wedding night. Is Ronald afraid of getting married? In fact, the two of them can quietly advance... huh huh.

Brooke hugged her knees and thought about something on the sofa. Thinking that she had just taken a shower like this, a blush crept onto her cheeks.

"Okay, Ronald, I'll wait and see. Minahan was great on Brooke, and I don't want to see his movie not be released in America. Well, can you help me see this movie?" Then tell me what you think?"

Terry, who took the call, asked Ronald for his opinion on whether Brooke should participate in the marketing of the movie.

"Please... I know you are interested in the movie..."

With a snap, Brooke grabbed the phone, "Ronald, please do me a favor. I am very busy with my studies at Princeton now. I hope you can give me some advice. I will go to New York to meet with you after Christmas. That's it. Bye, thank you."

"You still know how to ask Ronald for help," Terry hung up the phone happily, "I will go with you then."

Ronald also hung up the phone. After all, Brooke had helped him a lot. Even if they couldn't be lovers, they could still be friends.

He saw Minahan looking at him eagerly, "Okay, find a place and play 'Sahara' for me."

Minahan laughed out loud, "Thank you, Ronald, I will never forget all this."

"By the way, show me your other movie that was rejected by MGM."

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