Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Is your aunt in New York? I know she is your closest relative. This is for you. There are several tickets. You can share them with her and her friends." Bruckheimer gave Ronald an envelope with several movie tickets on the plane to New York.

The second preview was in New York, and Ronald could still take time to go home.

"Thank you." Ronald took the tickets, opened the curtain, walked to the economy class at the back, found Little Bud, took out three tickets from the envelope and kept them for himself, and handed the rest to Little Bud.

"These are the preview movie tickets. You can arrange for your family and friends."

"Thank you, Ronald." Little Bud showed a row of white teeth. After he worked for Ronald, Ronald did not treat him badly in terms of income. However, he had a mother and three unmarried sisters, and a lot of money was sent back to subsidize the family.

But thinking about the future, he was still very happy. Ronald was a good employer, and his job was also easy. He drove, helped with some chores, kept Ronald's secrets, and then ran with him.

After the three sisters get married, and the mortgage loan for the house he and his mother have paid off, he can start his own family. The future is promising...

The plane landed in New York, and Ronald returned to Staten Island and had dinner with Aunt Karen. Aunt Karen was very happy to see Ronald. After Donna went to IT, she spent most of her time on veterans' charity. She was very happy that Ronald came back.

"This is Eric, my friend. He helped me a lot with the local veterans association. I want to invite him to watch your movie." Aunt introduced him to a retired sergeant Eric, who had many photos with aunt.

"Is he a Marine?" Ronald asked his aunt.

"Yes, he and your uncle were in the same group. We talked about literature and cooked with him when we had nothing to do. Eric is a good cook."

"Of course, we will go to the preview together tomorrow." Ronald agreed readily, "And Bud's family will go to see it together."

"Fortunately, you hired him. Their family's income is limited now, and they rely on the money Bud sent back to pay the mortgage."

"Why? Her mother and sisters..." Ronald wanted to ask why they didn't move to the new factory in southern Los Angeles together. Thinking of Bud's skin color, he said "oh" again.

The new factory in southern Los Angeles is mainly inhabited by whites and Latinos. A black family with companions on Staten Island really had a lot of difficulties when they got there.

Although there is no racial discrimination in America now, in fact, implicit discrimination is everywhere. Not to mention anything else, it is a problem for a black family to rent a house in a white or Latino community.

Fortunately, several of Bud's family members were good at sewing machines, and they kept the Manhattan rtkd leg warmer retail store for Ronald, and they could also change the style of leg warmers for customers and make a little money.

"I will find a way to increase his salary." Ronald smiled and agreed to his aunt's unspoken request.

Aunt Karen's friend Eric still had a Marine-style buzz cut. He greeted Ronald generously, and the three of them drove to the cinema together. Bud temporarily became the driver of his family today, and brought his mother and three sisters to watch the preview.

Entering the preview theater, my aunt didn't care much at first, but when she saw the plot of the Lone Ranger's comrade, Dad, who was willing to sacrifice himself to save the Lone Ranger, she began to get excited.

She held Ronald's arm tightly, wiping tears.

In the Vietnam battlefield, her late husband Steve and Bud's father, Old Bud, covered each other like this and wanted to retreat from an ambush encounter. If the two had not retreated to a place very close to their own support troops and died, they might not even get a death notice in the end and be classified as missing.

Ronald gently patted his aunt's arm to comfort her. Eric next to him also whispered to comfort her.

Ronald looked around. The composition of the preview staff in New York was more reasonable than that in Los Angeles, and more representative of the target customers of the film.

In addition to some young people, there were also some people who obviously looked like retired veterans, and more families came to watch. Among them, fathers and children came more.

Of course, the majority of the audience were young people around 20 years old.

Although there were fewer whistles for Instructor Charlie played by McGillis, the patriotic sentiment of Americans still made the applause come on time as the Lone Ranger shot down the MiG-28 twice.

"Way to go!" Ronald saw a father who was more excited than the son he brought, and clenched his fists and shouted hard.

It was like the first time the son saw his father so excited. He was soon infected by the plot in the plot where the Lone Ranger's third missile hit the enemy plane. The father and son celebrated with a high five.

Ronald smiled. The two shots of the Sidewinder missiles approved by the Navy were not enough. Fortunately, Industrial Light and Magic made a realistic model based on the scene of the real missile launch. The explosions of the launch and the hitting of the enemy plane were edited together, and it was almost indistinguishable from the real scene.

Finally, the Lone Ranger's F-14A landed on the deck of the Enterprise. "Hollywood", who was picked up by the helicopter after being shot down, and the "Werewolf" crew came up and hugged the Lone Ranger and thanked him.

Iceman also got off the damaged plane and reluctantly came up to tell the Lone Ranger that he could be his wingman.

"You're more like my wingman." The Lone Ranger hugged his rival. He had always looked down on his iceman in flight school, and the two settled their differences.

The audience burst into applause again. New York audiences are even more fond of this plot of good American boys uniting. It is worthy of being the number one gathering place for elites in America and knows the value of win-win cooperation.

Ronald began to think wildly. The audience in Los Angeles is well-informed and obviously loves Ronald's dazzling aerial combat.

Audiences in New York are influenced by Broadway and have been influenced by various drama clubs starting in middle school. They understand the growth of characters and the logic of the story. They were obviously more fond of the plot in which the Lone Ranger grew from a young man who only cared about his personal performance to a mature pilot who was willing to give up his performance for the safety of his companions through the sacrifice of his partner.

I don’t know which aspect of the plot the Chicago audience prefers?

"A+, a, a+, a", Ronald read the audience's comments one by one in the lounge after watching the movie.

"This is the embodiment of the American spirit. I hope Hollywood can make more patriotic movies like this. Don't always oppose the Vietnam War and belittle veterans. We did not go to Vietnam voluntarily. Now we are facing the huge Soviet empire. The threat requires a good movie like this.”

This was clearly written by a Vietnam War veteran.

"It's so beautiful, I like it so much. If the Navy can really fly such a wonderful aircraft, I would rather join the army after graduating from high school."

This was written by a high school student audience member.

"I rarely watch movies with my children. We seem to have no common language. This is the only movie since E.T. that my children and I can talk about together."

This was an audience of fathers bringing their children to the screening.

"Little Bud, why didn't you let Ronald show his face to you?" Ronald raised his head. Little Bud's three sisters were also very excited and asked in the lounge. The shooting scene. There was a girl next to him, holding little Bud's arm and smiling happily.

"Karen, this movie is great. It reminds me of my days in Vietnam." Eric and Aunt Karen were sitting together, and they were talking softly about Ronald. The aunt was happy when she heard Eric praise her nephew.

"Let's go have dinner." Ronald looked at his relatives and friends and had some thoughts in his mind.

After dinner, Little Bud sent Ronald to stay at the hotel.

"Is that Lucy?" Ronald asked little Bud.

That girl seems to be the little actor in "Famous", and somehow she ends up with little Bud.

"Yes, Lucy's acting career has not developed. After she graduated from high school, she tried for three years, but could not get a small role like "Famous". There are too few black roles in the entertainment industry. She is now in She was working as a salesperson at a leg warmer store in Manhattan, and I introduced her to it.”

Ronald nodded. The elimination rate in this industry is too high. Most of those who are eliminated can only be drama teachers, or do some behind-the-scenes work in the industry, or they can only change careers like Lucy.

"Are your sisters still there to change leg warmers on the spot?"

"Yes, Aunt Karen is very nice. She introduced our family to do this odd job. Many people need to modify their ankles, otherwise they will slip off easily."

"I will stay in New York for a few days this time. You can send me to the Donnell and Dole Law Firm tomorrow."

Ronald originally wanted to propose a salary increase for Little Bud, but after seeing today's situation, he had another idea.

"Lindsay," Ronald hugged attorney Lindsay Dole, who was now more capable. Her blond hair was neatly coiled on her head.

"Congratulations on becoming a named partner."

"I deserve it. Last year my income accounted for more than half of the law firm's income." Lindsay Dole said proudly.

"I thought you were very capable back then." Ronald thought of the small law firm that couldn't afford the lights and phone bills at that time. Now it has been renovated and Lindsay also has a second-largest office.

"I always remember that you gave me the first business, so we had money to pay the phone bill, hahaha."

After the pleasantries, Ronald proposed the main purpose of his visit.

"I want to register another company to produce tapes for film editing. The owner of the patent is Walter Murch. I will be responsible for funding, and he will provide the intellectual property. You can help me work out a suitable ratio. Then the factory will be placed on Staten Island. ”

"A very good small business, professional market, no large-scale marketing costs, sales are guaranteed."

"I have two purposes. First, my own company will shoot a large number of low-cost films, and Murch's hand workshop cannot meet the requirements. Second, I want to maintain good relationships with major studios. My tape pricing , only a little higher than their original 3, but the performance and effects are much better, and their director will like it, and the purchase will not be too difficult.”

"Yes, the amount is not big, but every movie needs it. Your business acumen is very good."

Lindsay Dole looked at the patent document that Ronald brought, kept highlighting the key points, and agreed with Ronald's idea.

"What, is there anything else?" Lindsay Dole asked, looking at Ronald's hesitant expression.

"Do you know any reliable private investigators?"

"What do you want to do? Find out if your girlfriend is committing adultery?"

"No..." Ronald whispered his thoughts to lawyer Lindsay.

"Okay, I have a candidate here. He turned out to be a detective from the NYPD. He recently resigned."

"Hello frankcpike, Lindsay told me you needed a private investigator?"

That afternoon, a slightly bald middle-aged man met Ronald in a cafe.

"Have you ever been an actor? I seem to have seen you in several movies?" Ronald looked familiar to the other person.

"No, some friends just said that." Frank McPike was helpless about the Hollywood actor who looked a bit like himself. It was best not to be recognized as a private detective. He took out a pair of small round glasses from his pocket and put them on, "It doesn't look like this."

"Okay, sorry." Ronald took out a photo of his aunt and Eric, "I want you to check this person's background."

"What, you want to break them up? Is this yours?"

"My aunt, no. I think they are still very affectionate. But there is something about this Eric that makes me uncomfortable. Some of his actions are too actor-like. You know I am a Hollywood director. If he doesn't have any big lies My aunt's place and I wasn't going to tell her.

But if he has any evil intentions, then I have to tell him to get out. "

"I don't accept checks, only cash or bearer money orders. We don't need to contact you by phone. I'll let Lindsay inform you after I find out the results."

"Very good, this is the salary Lindsay said." Ronald quickly took a thick envelope from his pocket and handed it over.

"Very well, this is the rule. I will contact you if anything happens. If you need anything else from me, just let Lindsay take care of it." McPike quickly slid the envelope full of cash into his bag.

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