Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"The script of Paramount's 'Out of Heaven' is quite good and very sincere," Niceta said to Ronald.

"But plot-wise, how should I put it, it's like a b-grade exploitation film version of 'et Alien'."

Ronald shook his head. I don't really want to make this kind of movie. You know, my aunt called me to congratulate me after watching "The Kid". Breakdancing's first-week box office was higher than that of Dragon Boy, but she didn't even say that.

I hope to make more movies with real emotions. "

Niceta smiled and said, "What Richard saw that day has been confirmed to be Barry Diller. He may be negotiating to work at 20th Century Fox. So now that I'm contacting you, Eisner and Carl have a certain relationship. Sunberg and his team may take over Paramount.

Therefore, they will inevitably invest more to ensure the success of the first batch of films after taking office. This movie is topical. The third space shuttle, Discovery, is about to fly for the first time, and the public's interest in space exploration is strong.

This is another science fiction genre that you are good at. "

"Unless the script is drastically changed, real emotions can be produced. But in this case, the investment will have to be at least doubled. I don't want to make this kind of low-cost exploitation film that the audience will know is fake before entering the theater."

"You think your movie will still be remembered thirty years from now, huh?" Niceta smiled. It's a good thing that Ronald has ambitions, but I'm afraid he doesn't.

"What about this White Night?" Niceta asked.

“I actually don’t have much interest in the content of the Cold War between great powers.”

"This movie has a lot of investment and will be shot on location."

"Going to Leningrad?" Ronald became a little interested. If he could go to the Soviet Union for on-site filming, it would naturally arouse a lot of topics. American audiences were still very interested in the old capital of Tsarist Russia under the Iron Curtain.

"Yes, so they may invest a filming budget of 15 to 20 million, and also ask the character prototype Mikhail Baryshnikov to play the leading role.

Also starring is tap dance master Gregory Hines. The two of them signed a contract in 1982 after the adaptation rights were sold. "

"It's a topic composition." Ronald was a little uninterested again.

This Hines was a tap dancer in the "Cotton Club" with Diane. Ronald was completely uninterested in the difficulty and skills of those dances. His dancing shoes struck a certain rhythm on the floor to distinguish the winner. , why not use drums? It may be difficult for modern viewers to understand.

"There is another actor who is also the designated target, whom you are familiar with."

"who?"

"Isabella Rossellini."

"she?"

Ingrid Bergman, the ex-wife of Martin Scorsese, his teacher at New York University, and the daughter who is most like him, is also going to make a movie?

"Who recommended her?" Ronald heard that she had remarried, but did not know who her current husband was.

"No one else, this is an opportunity earned by her own strength."

Niceta explained. After Isabella Rossellini divorced Scorsese, she debuted as a graphic model at the age of thirty.

Just after taking a few magazine photos, she was selected by the cosmetics Lancôme to become the spokesperson. A few months later, she replaced the original spokespersons in America and Europe, unifying the face of Lancôme around the world.

Now the streets of New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and London are full of her large posters.

The producers of "White Nights" obviously also wanted to ride on the popularity of this suddenly rising supermodel.

"Then I still have to talk to a few of the scheduled starring actors." Ronald agreed to the agent to continue the negotiation.

"Very well, I'll ask Richard to take you to the party."

Richard drove Ronald to Mulholland Drive, an old house built in the 1940s.

Ronald saw Mia when he entered the door.

"Welcome, Ronald. Big stars will be arriving soon." Mia picked a glass of champagne for Ronald, "First of all, I wish our cooperation a success."

The copies of "God Is Crazy" have been sent to Cannon and Corman's Concord Company respectively. Both of them are very optimistic about the film and are preparing to integrate resources and distribute it regionally outside the distribution scope of 20th Century Fox. The two are now considered a partnership.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Ronald kept seeing faces of obviously different ethnic groups. This party, just like what Mia said, was a party hosted by people from various small countries wandering around Hollywood.

Even so, the party was clearly divided into several centers. Ronald looked up and saw that the protagonist in one circle was the one he had met once. He had accompanied Toshiro Mifune to the audition. Kurosawa, the son of the famous Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Hisao Sawa.

"Li Sang", Kurosawa also saw Ronald and quickly stepped forward to say hello.

"Long time no see, Kurosawa-kun."

They were discussing director Akira Kurosawa's current project. Since the success of "Kagemusha", people are now investing in him to make movies. Currently being filmed is "Random," an adaptation of Shakespeare's "King Lear."

Hisao Kurosawa is now in America and is actively looking for opportunities to promote this work everywhere.

"This work is a combination of Shakespeare's drama, traditional Chinese stories, and the three-arrow lesson of Maori Yuanju..."

"Hey", looking at Hisao Kurosawa's enthusiastic recommendation, Ronald couldn't help but sigh that a master like Akira Kurosawa did not make a movie in America.

"What, Ronald, do you have any unique thoughts on this movie?"

Ronald expressed his thoughts.

"Actually, Hollywood once invited my father to shoot a movie about trains. However, due to the heavy snowstorm in America that year, it was impossible to shoot, so it didn't take shape. Now the script is still with me, waiting for one day , there will be directors who will be interested.”

"What's the subject?"

"A desperate train was hijacked by gangsters and installed a bomb. The train will explode as long as it falls below a certain speed. There is an innocent mechanic on board, and the police are following behind."

"What a wonderful script." Ronald nodded in appreciation, and then left immediately to prevent Kurosawa from selling the script to him.

"It's so difficult to shoot a train. Once a shot is taken out, at least an hour has passed. No wonder Kurosawa didn't make it. What about the snow disaster? I think it's because I'm afraid that the shooting budget will exceed the budget and turn into a disaster." Ronald didn't believe that. Excuse.

Ronald turned to another circle, which was filmmakers from countries in the southern hemisphere, including Mia from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and several people with Latin American looks.

"Rachel!" Ronald discovered an acquaintance, the Australian actress Rachel Ward who had flown with him.

"Ronald, nice to meet you." Rachel didn't doubt his identity this time. After all, he was already a cutting-edge director who was highly praised by film critics.

"Are you in Hollywood? I thought you were still in New York...and..." Ronald remembered that she was with Robert from the Kennedy family.

"Robert? He is just a little boy who longs for maternal love." Ward smiled and stepped forward to hug Ronald. "Look at Me Again (agastallodds)" failed miserably at the box office in the United States. If there was no other chance to stay in Hollywood, he would have to return to Australia and marry his engaged boyfriend.

"What are you talking about?" Ronald looked around and saw everyone speaking with an Australian accent.

"The house we are talking about originally belonged to Errol Flynn, the first generation Australian to work in Hollywood."

A man with long, middle-parted hair and deep-set eyes spoke to Ronald with an Australian accent.

"This is an Australian actor, my fellow Mel Gibson." I took Ronald's arm and introduced them to each other, "This is Ronald Lee, the director of Dragon Boy and Break Dance." "

"So you're the guy who caused Rachel's movie to be released early." Mel Gibson's accent changed to an American accent, with a slight Irish accent, and joked with Ronald.

"Hahaha, that's not bad." Ronald liked this kind of straightforward person.

"Speaking of which, there is a legend about Errol Flynn. The glass in his bathroom was two-way, and he would often spy on female guests who came."

Gibson pretended to be mysterious and said to everyone.

"Really? I want to take a look." The person next to him believed it.

"It was before, but the current owner has renovated it." Gibson explained, "Ronald, have you seen Flynn's movie?"

"I watched a few movies in college, and I heard Orson Welles gossip about him." Ronald also started to brag.

"Do you know Orson Welles?" Several audience members really began to look at him with admiration.

"I heard that he was a boxer before he became an actor. One day, he got into a fight with director John Huston at the house of producer Wozniak. It was said that the fight was very exciting. All the boxing happened in Wozniak's backyard. It's also the most exciting fight," Ronald began.

"What was the result?" Gibson asked with interest, "We Australian boys are not the kind of fake people."

"Whose boxing skills are you talking about?" A familiar voice came from behind.

Everyone looked back and saw that it was the big Hollywood star, the symbol of American boxer, Sylvester Stallone.

"Is this the big star that Mia was talking about?" Ronald and Rachel, who was holding his arm, stepped back slightly. He had not been very happy with Stallone the previous two times, and he did not want to communicate with him this time.

Rachel Ward saw Stallone and remembered his arrogant attitude at the last party, so she glanced at Ronald again.

"We are talking about Errol Flynn." Gibson welcomed Stallone. "Ronald just said that Flynn once fought with John Huston. We are discussing who won."

"Ronald." Stallone glanced at Rachel Ward next to him, skipped Ronald directly, and said to Ward, "Rachel, did I remember correctly? When did you dump your wife?" Boyfriend? Why didn’t you call me? I remember giving you my business card.”

Ronald turned to look at Rachel Ward, who looked embarrassed. A self-respecting woman will always refuse such a rude attack.

Ward was a little panicked. Last time, Stallone openly told her to dump her boyfriend and call him in front of her boyfriend. If an Australian insider did it again this time, it might not end well and would spread his bad reputation. .

"Because I like to decide things by myself, and I don't like men telling me what to do," Ward grabbed Ronald's arm and said, so that everyone could get off the ground.

"Hmph, have you fallen in love with this boy Ronald? I have to remind you that he is not as talented as the movie reviews say."

Stallone came up and tried to push Ronald away.

Ronald leaned sideways to release his strength, but Stallone staggered instead of pushing.

"Hi, hi!" A tall bodyguard with long hair tied in a bun rushed up and separated Ronald and Stallone.

Ronald raised his hands to indicate that he didn't do it.

Then the bodyguard approached Ronald, grabbed Ronald's wrist with both hands, and was about to exert force.

Ronald was shocked. This was practiced.

His right hand automatically escaped from Ward's arms and slapped him.

"Snap", the other party stepped back, slapped his wrist, and the two separated.

Ronald has practiced wrestling for many years. Grabbing people and wrestling is like a physical instinct. This was also beyond the expectation of the other bodyguard. The two stepped on each other and were on guard without saying a word.

"Stephen, let's go." Stallone stopped the bodyguard, and the two turned around and went to another room together.

The bodyguard named Stephen also made a few threatening gestures to Ronald before leaving with Stallone.

"Are you all right?" Rachel Ward came up to show concern.

"It's okay. Sly and I have some 'history'."

"Hey, brother, you're brave enough to almost repeat the fight with Flynn." Mel Gibson came up and patted Ronald, and his attitude towards him became much closer.

"Do you still want to be here?" Ronald asked Ward, "I'd better leave first."

"I'll go with you." Rachel Ward stood firmly with Ronald.

"Okay then," the two greeted Mia and left first.

"Call Mayer of CAA, I'm going to be on a talk show next week," Stallone called his assistant and asked him to call his agent.

"This young man has repeatedly ruined his plans to pick up girls. His nickname is Sly (cunning), not just because of the homophony of his name Sylvester, and he is not a bull who will act recklessly. It's time to let Ronald taste the power of Hollywood's top male stars."

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