Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"What does the First Lady want to see me about?" Ronald was sleepy and didn't understand.

"James Baker didn't say, but he is the White House Chief of Staff, the fifth, if not the fourth, most powerful person in that house. You decide whether to go or not." Nicita said on the other end of the phone.

"Okay, I'll ask Little Bud to take me to the airport. You will buy the ticket for me, right?"

"No, someone will cover all the expenses. You just need to come to the airport. Several of your old acquaintances have also received invitations."

"You guys? Why are you going to the White House this time? Teach the President to breakdance?" Ronald met the three main actors of "Breakdance", Buffalo Shrimp, Sabado, and Lucinda Dickey, in the special waiting hall at the airport. And Minahan Golan also came with him.

"Don't you know either? We were just notified."

"Ladies and gentlemen, please follow me." A White House Secret Service agent wearing a black suit and sunglasses came to invite them to the business plane.

"An, is this Air Force One?"

Boogallo Prawn had never seen it before and asked a stupid question. This is a small business jet, not a big one like Air Force One.

"No, this is a private jet lent to us by a friendly entrepreneur. This flight is not for official business." The Secret Service answered politely.

Ronald got on the plane and felt a sense of familiarity. Sure enough, the producer of "The Karate Kid", Weintraub and his wife Jane Morgan came out.

"Take a break. We are in Washington and there are still many things to do." Weintraub gestured to Ronald and his agent Niceta to sit in the front seat and rest first.

Ronald put on an eye mask and earplugs and tried to fall asleep again. It's not easy to dream about a movie once, so why not keep trying.

"Have you seen the finished film of the sequel?"

"No, I don't want to mention that movie."

"Don't be like that, at least the dance is still pretty exciting."

"Are you talking about the dance of those nurses?"

"Hahaha..."

Ronald slept and felt refreshed, but he never dreamed about anything again. He heard the three main creators of "Breakdance" in the back row discussing something, so he took off his eye mask and earplugs and turned his head.

"Hey, Ronald, why didn't you continue to direct the sequel of Breakdance?" Sabado asked dejectedly when he saw Ronald wake up.

"I think the story I wanted to shoot was all shot in the first part." Ronald replied.

"Alas, the sequel was made into a monster. I cried when I saw the movie was finished." Sabado's expression didn't seem to be lying.

"It was terrible. The director also built a rotating cylinder and asked me to perform the shots of dancing on the walls and ceiling in it, saying it was a tribute to Fred Asdale." Buffalo Prawn also started to complain.

"Why don't you say that in the scene in the hospital, all the nurses suddenly took off their coats, put on sexy short skirts, and started breakdancing." Lucinda Dickey also starred in the sequel and laughed.

"I really cried, Ronald. Your first film is such a great work, reflecting Los Angeles and the street dance circle very realistically. He did what the Secretary-General of the United Nations could not do, making people of different races and skin colors unite and dance together...

This second film is simply... they even let us breakdance and fight gang members."

"Yes, it was Minahan who asked the director to add it. Street gang fights, using breakdance and karate moves. He said he wanted to learn from your The Karate Kid."

"Shh, be gentle," Lucinda Dickey pulled the boogaloo prawn and pointed at Minahan who was dozing off at the end of the plane.

"Chiu... huh..." Fat Minahan was sleeping soundly.

"It seems that his old problem has come back again, always wanting to cram all the elements into the movie..."

After arriving at Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC, several cars took everyone to the White House.

"Sorry, you can't go in." At the door of the living area, the Secret Service questioned Minahan Golan and refused to let him in.

"Why?"

"You are not an American citizen."

"Me? Ronald, if you have anything to say, come out and we can talk." Minahan's face flushed, as if he had been greatly insulted. In the eyes of everyone, he silently walked to the tourist viewing area outside the door.

"Hello," said Nancy, the first lady who was dressed very Hollywood-style and had a good temperament, wearing a white suit, and walked from the inner room to the reception room where Ronald and others were.

"Mrs. Nancy, you are so radiant today." Ronald stepped forward to greet her.

"Ha, I have been away from Hollywood for a long time. Your arrival makes Ronald and I feel a little bit like the old days are back." Nancy shook hands with several "breakdancing" creators one by one, especially Lucinda Dickey. The two shook hands and talked for a long time.

"I invited you here this time because I want you to come and teach me how to breakdance."

"Ah...!?"

Ronald shouted in surprise. Really let them teach Nancy to dance? Isn't it enough to just find a breakdancer as a teacher?

"Don't be surprised, I also made musicals in my time." Nancy smiled gracefully.

"I am recently helping to promote a youth action to eliminate the trend of drug abuse and advocate a healthy lifestyle for young people. I need to shoot a promotional video, so I want to borrow your power and the unparalleled popularity of break dancing among young people. Promote this good thing that benefits the country and the people.”

“You are the most Hollywood star-like First Lady and it’s as simple as having a cup of coffee and Lucinda figuring out some dance moves with you.

When the time comes, Boogaloo Shrimp, and Sabado will be able to choreograph a dance with you. I will fulfill my duties as a director and find the most photogenic angle for you.

I hope that the directing methods I learned can keep up with your classic Hollywood performances. "

Ronald, who was originally dissatisfied with Nancy for calling the crew members with great fanfare just to shoot some promotional videos for her, saw that Nancy had made up her mind to do this, so he stepped forward to cater to her.

The Commander-in-Chief’s wife, since she has brought you here, it would be unwise and incompetent to not show some real skills so that she can get the desired effect to her satisfaction. It is better to use the abilities of the new generation of Hollywood directors to make this former Hollywood star happy.

"One, two, three, four...two, two, three, four..."

Accompanied by "break dancing" music found by the Secret Service agents, Nancy learned break dancing moves from Lucinda.

Nancy, like Lucinda, has a foundation in jazz dance, so it is most appropriate for Lucinda to teach her.

How to make the arms rise and fall like a snake, how to twist the hips forward, and how to create a strong sense of rhythm, Lucinda's teachings were very effective.

"Why don't you go quickly..." Ronald patted the two idiot actors and asked them to go up and dance with the first lady. "Don't make it too complicated. Everyone does the same movements and lines up to do the group dance."

Sabado and Boogaloo prawns woke up from their dreams and began to lead the dance in front of Nancy.

One, two, three, four, two, two, three, four...

Several people lined up and danced a few moves that Nancy had mastered.

Ronald stood aside and personally operated the installed video recorder to record the first lady and the actors dancing together.

"It doesn't look difficult." Nancy smiled happily.

"The main reason is that your jazz dance foundation is very good. If I had known Madam during the filming, I would definitely try my best to persuade you to guest star as the final dance judge."

Ronald's good words were praised as if they were free of charge.

"Oh hahaha... don't tell me, I have been a heroine before." Nancy put one hand forward and made a dance move.

"Can you?" Ronald gently took her hand, silently recalling the rhythm of the waltz in his mind, and danced a two-step waltz with her.

"Haha, you made me so happy today. I really want to go back to those days in Hollywood with Ronald, when we were good friends with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

This is how I attend banquets and dance every day. It's not like here in Washington, where everyone is rigid. "

"oops" the first lady pretended to be speechless, covered her mouth and laughed like a big star.

Ronald and several of the actors laughed in agreement.

Nancy pulled Lucinda again and asked her to teach her a few more moves. She will go to a public high school in Washington tomorrow to have fun with the children and practice break dancing in advance. For her, this is an important part of her people-friendly image.

Ronald returned the video recorder with the angle and lens adjusted to the SWAT team members. Quietly exited the room.

They went to great lengths to find them and did this little thing. It would be a lie to say that they were not unhappy at all.

"Ronald, why did you come out? Did everything go well?" Weintraub suddenly appeared in front of Ronald just as he disappeared.

“It’s going great, Nancy is learning some break-dancing moves from Lucinda, and I’m watching her skills, and now she’s filming a movie with Gene Kelly.

"Hahaha, old Ronald's first presidential campaign TV debate polls were not good, and she was eager to make some people-friendly moves to restore support." Weintraub quietly told the truth of the matter.

"No way, the economy of T\u0026T is doing so well, inflation is gone, the unemployment rate is at its lowest point, GDP growth has exceeded 5%, and the Olympic Games have been successfully held, and the alliance has taken a tough stance... I listen to TV It’s said in the news that there is no suspense about his re-election, right?” Ronald also whispered his doubts in Weintraub’s ear.

"But in the last TV debate, his performance was very poor and he often forgot things. Mondale, the candidate of the Donkey Party, took the opportunity to say that he was old and had poor memory, and said a lot of things he said back then but has forgotten now."

"Oh..." Ronald understood. No matter how many achievements he made, if the commander-in-chief became old and dim, I'm afraid the people of America would not vote for him. Who wants an old fool to be the commander-in-chief?

"Ronald...Ronald..." Nancy's voice came from the door.

Ronald opened the door immediately and went in. Several actors went to the side hall and stopped dancing with Nancy.

Nancy was the only one in the room talking to a middle-aged man, "What did Ronald say?"

"Madam, you should continue to prepare for your activities. Let me and his campaign manager handle the campaign."

"How can I not be worried? They are attacking my husband, saying he is too old and not healthy enough to continue leading the people of America. I have the right to question your response strategy."

"Oh, Ronald... Ronald, how do you think we should deal with this?" Nancy was very different from her elegant appearance just now, and her eyes revealed anxiety.

Ronald thought Nancy was asking for his opinion, and stepped forward and said, "Age is not necessarily a disadvantage, right? Shouldn't people trust those experienced leaders more?"

"Oh, little Ronald, I'm not talking to you, please wait for me in the side hall." Nancy turned around and saw Ronald, and instantly recovered her demeanor and explained to her that she was calling her husband's name.

"Wait a minute, what did you say just now?" The middle-aged man turned around and stared at Ronald, stepped forward and grabbed his arm with both hands, and then asked, "What did you answer just now?"

"I said age is not necessarily a disadvantage."

"No, the last sentence."

"I said people should trust those more experienced leaders." Ronald didn't know what was going on.

"Fuck, what's your name? Are you an intern here?"

"I'm Ronald, a movie director."

"James Baker, White House Chief of Staff, please come in and talk to our campaign team."