Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Well, this makes it more comfortable." After chatting with Aunt Karen, Ronald took the Bible she gave him back to the bedroom, and he put the cloth-bound book on the bookshelf. Then I picked up the first draft of the script of "The Dragon King 2" and started reading it while lying on the bed.

The story follows the end of the first part. Master Miyagi and Daniel came to the parking lot with the trophy, preparing to go home with their girlfriend Ali and their mother. Chris, the coach of the "Cobra" gym opposite, had a conflict with his apprentices.

Chris believed that he lost to Daniel in the end because his apprentices did not abide by his teachings, did not use a "take no prisoners" attitude, and beat Daniel's legs so that he could not continue the game. Several apprentices turned against him.

Master Miyagi stepped forward to stop Chris who wanted to hit his apprentice, subdued him with a few blows, and then pretended to hit Chris hard on the nose. In the end, Master Miyagi, who upholds the concept that karate is not for bullying others, just pinched Chris hard on the nose.

Everyone burst into laughter, Chris was even more ashamed than being beaten, and his character was instantly destroyed. I had no choice but to walk away in despair.

Ronald yawned. This was the ending of the first part that was not filmed, and he flexibly moved it to the beginning of the second part. This move is very good and fits Miyagi's Eastern philosophy of defeating his opponent by first defeating his opponent's heart.

Ronald, who was getting sleepier and sleepier, began to close his eyes involuntarily. I had a busy day today and had a long chat with my aunt and her new boyfriend in the evening.

"Master Miyagi, look what Ali did to my car."

A sound came, and Ronald felt like he was dreaming about the scene of "Dragon Boy 2" again.

Daniel's convertible car was damaged and he came to Master Miyagi's house to complain. His girlfriend Ali switched to the star quarterback of the football team and damaged his car.

"We need to make some changes here, otherwise the turn will be too abrupt." Ronald was dreaming more clearly this time. He saw that Lisa White Su did not appear in the final film of "The Dragon King 2".

At this time, Miyagi received a letter from Ryukyu. His father was seriously ill, and his childhood sweetheart Yuki asked him to go back to see his father one last time. Daniel bought a plane ticket with the college tuition money he prepared and went to Ryukyu with Master Miyagi.

"Kumiko, where is Yuki?" Teacher Miyagi returned to Ryukyu's home and asked a young beauty who opened the paper sliding door.

"You must be Mr. Miyagi, Aunt Yuki is taking care of your father."

In the dim night scene, there was only a yellow light in the door. Against the light, this Ryukyu beauty looked very beautiful. Daniel looked at her a little stupid.

"Well, this romantic encounter (etcutes) is really good." Ronald commented in a leisurely mood after seeing that the filming of "The Dragon King 2" was not difficult.

A romantic love line requires a romantic encounter that makes the audience feel that the hero and heroine are a perfect match. It was handled well here, and it would have been nice to have a little more shy eye contact between Kumiko and Daniel.

Ronald thought to himself that maybe the original director did not have a deep understanding of Eastern thinking.

When Mr. Miyagi's father passes away, he rebuilds his old relationship with his old lover Yuuki. Miyagi then let go of his worries and introduced Daniel to the situation in the village on Ryukyu Island. The two visited the ancestral hall of Miyagi Shinho, the founder of Ryukyu Karate and the ancestor of Master Miyagi.

Miyagi decided to teach Daniel more profound karate skills. The two came to the ancient dock of the fishing village and untied the anchor. Miyagi stood on the spot where the anchor must pass, turned around on his own, and passed the huge Anchor.

Miyagi also took out a rattle and taught Daniel this advanced technique. He didn't need to move forward or backward to avoid the opponent, but only used the rotation of the waist to avoid the opponent's attack and counterattack at the same time.

"It seems that this is the trick at the end of the second part." Ronald thought to himself, how should this technique be demonstrated in filming?

Then Daniel became friends with the little beauty Kumiko, and they went shopping together.

Kumiko was asked about her dream by Daniel, and she took Daniel to an electrical appliance store.

"Is this your dream, to sell TV sets?" Daniel asked the new little beauty, not knowing why.

"No, I'll show it to you."

Kumiko said something in Japanese to the salesperson in the window. It seemed that she came here often and was familiar with the salesperson.

The salesperson put a cassette of video tapes into the VCR.

"This...this is my dream, I want to be a dancer," Kumiko pointed at the TV screen

A shot of a ballerina dancing solo under dim lights appeared on the screen.

"Oh...it's you."

Ronald felt a warmth in his heart, and his whole body felt very warm, except that his nose was a little sore.

What was playing on the TV was actually the movie "Famous" that he participated in filming in New York in 1979. It happened to show Hillary, played by Antonia Franceschi, in the dance classroom. Dancing scenes.

Under the dim light, the dance studio was filled with smoke from incense. Ronald seemed to have returned to the time of filming six years ago. He picked up ice cubes and stuffed them into the bag, covering the back of Antonia's neck after the filming was completed.

Antonia's skin was very white, and the tiny blond hair on her neck was noticed by Ronald, and she looked very cute.

"Ronnie, should we continue our careers separately, or get married and live together?" Antonia turned around and asked Ronald what to choose.

"I... I want to be with you. Have a few children, I'll go to work every day, and you go to the laundry to get me clothes."

"But you still want to be a film director, and I also want to be the principal dancer of the New York City Ballet, so let's separate."

Antonia pushed him away, then went to the carpet in the middle of the dance studio, and then danced a ballet solo, an arabesque, spread her wings in the wind, and flew away like a swan.

"Antonia!... Listen to me, I won't be a director anymore, I can do the leg warmer business, and I can also make more than 200,000 US dollars a year. I can also sell it to Jane Fonda, we don't have to worry about money and career, you can continue to be a ballet dancer, and I will be a businessman in Manhattan and a donor to your ballet company."

"Antonia...Antonia..." Ronald saw Antonia continue to go away, and hurried to catch up, "Ah..."

"Ronald, Ronnie, what's wrong with you?"

Aunt Karen and her boyfriend Eric, both wearing pajamas, came in to check on Ronald who screamed.

I saw the nephew lying on the ground, rubbing his head desperately. It seems that Ronald fell off the bed and hit his head on the corner of the script that fell on the ground.

"Ronnie," Aunt Karen rubbed his head distressedly, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine, it seems that I need to change to a big bed." Ronald was still a little hurt this time, and tears came out.

"Hey," Aunt sighed softly, pretending not to hear Ronald calling Antonia. This nephew doesn't want a big bed, but a girlfriend. If Antonia is still in charge of this bad boy, it would be great.

"Antonia is still the best... Well, Helen is actually more beautiful, and her family background is also good... Donna's good friend Diane is actually OK, knowing everything." Aunt remembered Ronald's previous girlfriends, in fact, they were all good, it was all because of this damn director and actor profession, long-term separation will always cause problems.

If Ronald could find an ordinary girl to marry earlier, maybe now they have children.

"You go back to sleep." Aunt suddenly felt that Ronald in her arms was a bit annoying, and pulled Eric away.

"Hey," Ronald had to rub his head and went back to sleep.

The interrupted dream was not continued. The next morning, Ronald got up for a long run as usual.

"Ronnie, your phone."

His aunt prepared breakfast at home and handed the phone receiver to Ronald who had just returned.

"Hello? This is Ronald."

Ronald took the receiver and sat at the dining table. He ate the baguette made by his aunt's new boyfriend, with freshly fried bacon, vegetable and fruit salad, and a glass of milk.

As a chef, he also cooked a simple breakfast very deliciously.

"Ronnie, it's me, Helen."

It was Helen Slater on the other end of the phone.

Jerry Zucker kept his promise and sent Helen Slater an audition invitation. And he specifically pointed out on the phone that it was the producer Ronald who insisted that she play the role of the female kidnapper.

"Thank you, thank you, Ronald. I didn't expect you to recommend me. I..."

Helen Slater has been in the industry for a long time, and she gradually began to know the preciousness of opportunities. Especially the second chance of losers.

His own Supergirl failed miserably at the box office, and the Superman series of movies was directly cut short by the producers.

His second movie "The Legend of Billy King" will be released next month, and the results of the preview are not very good. Gerald no longer has any extra connections to give her a third chance.

Helen, who was ready to return to New York to look for opportunities in TV series, suddenly received an audition invitation from Jerry Zucker. The box office of two consecutive starring movies was not very good. She now has the opportunity to perform in a comedy directed by the Zucker trio, which is countless times luckier than all the actresses of the same age in Hollywood.

"Don't thank me, this is what you deserve... No, it's a role that suits you." Ronald almost let it slip.

"No, you don't owe me anything. I will remember your help this time, Ronald." Helen didn't know how to express her gratitude for a while, "Give me a chance, I will thank you when we meet."

After Helen finished speaking, she quickly hung up the phone. She felt like she was making a deal for a role. "No, it's not with Ronald. We used to have a good relationship. He still thought about me and created opportunities for me."

"This silly girl, she forgot to tell me when and where we were going." Ronald hung up the phone and took a bite of baguette. The freshly baked baguette was very crispy and was really good for breakfast.

"Ring, ring, ring..."

Ronald picked up the phone and Helen finally remembered.

"Have you thought about when to thank me?"

"Ah, Ronald, thank you. When you are free, I will fly to Los Angeles to find you. My agent said that this opportunity is very important. Although it is just a cameo role, it would be great if the audience would not forget my role."

"Ah, Elizabeth." Ronald choked on a mouthful of milk. "Ahem, it doesn't matter. We have known each other for a long time. This time it is also for the completeness of the plot. Maybe you will be the protagonist in the third part." It turned out to be Elizabeth Sue, who was confirmed to guest star in "The Karate Kid 2".

"Thank you, thank you!" Elizabeth Sue thanked him very happily on the other end of the phone. She got Ronald's new phone number because she received an invitation from Weintraub this time.

Sue will graduate from Harvard next year. The closer she gets to graduation, the more valuable she feels to have a career as an actress. The career of an actress is not as long as that of an actor, and now is the most critical time.

Su saw the busy scene of the last graduates starting the school job fair, wearing suits and leather shoes, holding resumes and going around for interviews, and then he realized that he had made a mistake in his choice. It would be great if he could continue to pursue new role offers while "Dragon Boy" is released and become famous.

Actresses can not only get high salaries that are difficult to achieve in ordinary professions, but also have many opportunities to meet high-level people in various industries.

Producer Weintraub was very unhappy when he did not go on a road show with the crew when "The Kid" was released last time. If Ronald hadn't supported him this time, he wouldn't even have had the chance to make a cameo. .

"I'm not kidding. Are you in Los Angeles during this period? I will fly over to see you during the press conference. I will thank you in person."

Yin Lisabeth Su hung up the phone and held her chin in thought, "I wish I had such vision at that time. If I could have the support of a boyfriend like Ronald, Harvard graduates and billionaire box office heroines are all unimportant titles. .

With just one word from Ronald, he could change the producer's opinion, and he truly felt the power of Hollywood.

"Thanks, Eric. I have to say, your cooking skills are the best I have ever encountered."

Seeing Aunt Karen looking at him with a face that was not his face and a nose that was not his nose, Ronald didn't know that her ambiguous phone calls with several actresses had made her unhappy. I had no choice but to move forward in a roundabout way and flatter my aunt's new boyfriend.

"Eric is self-taught. After he retired from Ma Run, he went to a restaurant and started as a cook at the lowest level."

Sure enough, aunt's attention was diverted.

"Your craftsmanship can definitely gain a foothold in New York and Los Angeles." Ronald really thought Eric was good at it.

"Now I just want to travel around the country with Karen." Eric smiled stupidly and kept looking at Aunt Karen.

"I'll leave first and let little Bud accompany you where you want to go."

Ronald took advantage of his aunt's immersion in love and left quickly.

Now he is already a powerful young director with certain influence. Some things are really not like in the past. How many of these actresses who try to please themselves in disguise are sincere?

Ronald himself didn't know how to tell the difference, maybe he couldn't. He's a successful film director, which gives him an advantage and is part of his charm. Identity and original quality are sometimes inseparable.

If he had been more impulsive when he was young, he might have married an ex-girlfriend. The love I felt at that time was definitely from my heart.

But who can say for sure? Maybe now, divorce is even a possibility. There are too many things going on in the entertainment industry.

Ronald got into his beloved Ferrari and drove out the door. As the sun shone down, he took out his sunglasses and put them on. It was a new day.