Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"What did I tell you? Don't mess with others, don't mess with others. Do you think your father is an omnipotent person? You have made such a big mess. Do you want to kill your father and ruin your brother's acting career?"

"I didn't..."

Martin Sheen didn't expect Emilio to lie to him. He was so angry that his heart began to ache and his hands began to tremble slightly.

"Martin, sit down first." The woman was Emilio's mother Janet, also a former actor.

She asked Laurentius for a glass of water and asked her husband to take a pill.

Then she stood up and twisted Emilio's ear.

"Emilio, what made you angry with your father? You dared to provoke...? Want to expose his secrets? You don't know that Coppola called to warn you today. If it weren't for your father's face, you would have been ruined now."

"Sorry, Mr. Laurentius, this is how we Latins teach our children, don't be offended." Janet found that this was the office of the big producer Laurentius, and Dino was watching the three of them with interest, and hurriedly apologized for her untimely outburst.

"It's okay, Mrs. Sheen, in the eyes of us Naples people, this is a good mother who loves her children and a good wife who loves her husband." Laurentius stood up and hugged Janet, and then let their family use the conference room next to them.

Martin Sheen took the medicine and felt much better. He sat in the conference room and taught this useless eldest son a lesson word by word.

"Who gave you the bad idea to expose Ronald's private life? Do you know his status and connections in the industry?"

"I didn't..." Emilio wanted to be stubborn.

Janet next to him came over to pull her son's ears again.

"Stop it, give me some face, Mom. I haven't taken any action yet, how do you know?"

"You idiot, don't you know that the PR company you found is often used by Tom Cruise and Ronald Lee?"

"They have no professional ethics!" Emilio turned his anger to the PR company.

"How could I have such a stupid son like you? I have told you many times that Ronald is a director, and he is not in competition with you."

"I feel uncomfortable when I see his arrogant look."

"You have to be patient, my son. If the person you exposed was Tom Cruise or Sean Penn, I would still look up to you."

"I..." Emilio looked confused.

"You don't understand this yet, Emilio. Listen to me, go and apologize to Ronald in person right now, don't make excuses, put away your stubbornness, and apologize to him sincerely and admit defeat. Otherwise, it is very likely that no one will ask you to act in the next two years."

"You are an actor, you should have this acting skill." Martin Sheen thinks highly of this eldest son. He can be said to be an important part of his Estevez family, which continues to be an important Hollywood actor family like the Douglas family.

"Oh, of course", it turned out to be acting, Emilio let go of half of the awkwardness in his heart, thinking that if he apologized, he would continue to get script invitations, it didn't seem so difficult to accept.

"It is common for an acting career to have ups and downs. I remember when your mother and I just had your brother, we moved around in the slums of New York and were often driven out because of insufficient rent. Later, we found a cheap house on Staten Island.

All of this was greatly improved after I played "Catch-22". I was able to gain a foothold in Hollywood, move to Los Angeles, and you and your brothers and sisters could afford to go to Santa Monica High School.

The honor and disgrace of the moment are nothing. You are already on the threshold of success. As long as you take one step forward, you can become a star. Now when people talk about my displacement in New York, they can only regard it as an anecdote of my hard work. Once you become famous, who will know in the future that you once bowed to a young director?"

Emilio was moved by his father's description. He looked up at Martin Sheen's earnest eyes and nodded hard.

"You didn't tell others about your plan to expose Ronald and attract the media, right?" Martin Sheen was still a little worried about this stupid son.

"I only told my agent, they won't say anything. And Carlos... I didn't even tell Demi." Emilio still confessed his brother, Carlos is Charlie Sheen's real name.

"That's good, don't mention this to anyone in the future." Martin Sheen felt a little better, his eldest son was not stupid enough to be desperate.

"Oh, okay..." Emilio's mind was filled with the previous conversation, I didn't say Ronald's name, it shouldn't count... right.

"Well, have you thought about how to apologize to Ronald in person?"

"I..." Emilio was speechless for a moment.

Martin Sheen looked at him, knowing the self-esteem of young people, and couldn't stand this kind of bowing to peers.

"Hey, I don't have much to teach you about acting, listen, son, I say one sentence, you repeat it."

"Ronald, I'm sorry... I formally apologize to you for my stupidity"

"Ronald, I'm sorry..."

"Stupid, you have to look into his eyes", Martin Sheen looked at Emilio who bowed his head and gently hit his head.

"Say it again, Ronald, I'm sorry..."

"Ronald, I'm sorry..."

...

"Very well, Ronald, you and Pfeiffer go up and show everyone one more time."

Messner asked all the students to practice. Some students who were models did not have sufficient understanding. Through the microphone, he simply called Ronald and Pfeiffer, who were the best and had the best understanding.

"This time, Ronald, you speak first."

Ronald stood two steps away from Michelle Pfeiffer, which was just the right distance for a theater performance. If it's a film performance, you can shoot over-the-shoulder dialogue shots.

He looked at Pfeiffer, who also looked at him with a smile.

"You have a beautiful smile."

Messner asked not to think too much about the lines and to focus on the other person's reaction. So Ronald just said what was in his head.

"I have a beautiful smile."

Michelle Pfeiffer repeated, almost laughing.

"You have a beautiful smile," Ronald repeated. He liked Messner's acting class very much. This kind of practice is like a game, focusing on the tone of the other person's speech and then reproducing it exactly.

It's much more interesting than Lee Strasberg's emotional memory method, where all the students in a class burst into tears.

"I have a beautiful smile, ha." Pfeiffer also laughed at Ronald's deliberately imitated smile.

"You have a beautiful smile, haha."

"That's it, very good. You have to pick up the subtle changes in the other party's lines and the subtle changes in emotion at any time. Then repeat it again." Messner was at work.

"I have a beautiful smile." Pfeiffer saw all the students looking at her and Ronald, and her embarrassment returned. With her ex-boyfriend paired up like this and saying these ambiguous lines, she is already a married woman.

"You have a beautiful smile," Ronald heard Pfeiffer's embarrassment. Actors have to be emotionally invested in acting, which makes it more embarrassing, and Pfeiffer's nature is prone to embarrassment. He didn't put any embarrassment into his repetition this time.

"I have a beautiful smile." Pfeiffer sensed Ronald's kindness, otherwise the two of them would have become more and more awkward as they continued talking.

"Stop..." Messner interrupted the two people's repetition, "Ronald, you have lost a little of Pfeiffer's emotions here, do you feel it?"

"Ah, yes", Ronald was caught on the spot, "There is a little bit in Michelle's last repetition..."

"How does it feel?" Messner is very old, but when it comes to teaching students, he is full of energy and passion. He looked at Ronald and put on an expectant expression in his clothes.

"A little embarrassing."

"That's right. Very good. You all did a good job. Keep going..."

Messner waved his hand and took a lozenge and put it in his mouth. It is a real pleasure to teach students like this.

"That's it for today, see you next time." Messner summarized everyone's performance and then announced the end of get out of class.

"Michelle, it's really nice to see you today." Ronald went over to say goodbye to Pfeiffer.

"Me too, will you come here often in the future?"

"I'm a bit busy, so I might miss class. Is someone here to pick you up?"

"Horton will pick me up."

"Okay, that's it, goodbye."

"Oh...it turns out you know Ronald, and I've never heard of you talking about it." A classmate next to her named Jennifer pulled Pfeiffer's arm and praised him.

"I met him when I was in New York. He was just a screenwriter and crew assistant at that time."

"Oh..." Jennifer looked at Ronald, a little disdainful of Pfeiffer, why didn't you catch such a director? If it were me...

…

"Ronald, Martin Sheen called. He will personally bring Emilio to apologize to you. I hope you will show your respect."

The person who came to pick up Ronald at the door was agent Niceta.

"How did you wake him up?" Ronald asked.

"I asked Coppola to give him a message. Francis may have taken the matter a bit seriously."

"Ronald, I'm sorry...I formally apologize to you for my stupidity"

In CAA's office, Emilio was escorted by his parents and apologized to Ronald in person.

Except for Ronald and Niceta, the agent with the closest relationship and the communication channel between the two parties, no outsiders were present.

Ronald looked at Emilio, who was hunched over and cowering in fear, and felt something in his heart. Is my status enough to make the other party so afraid?

No, Ronald had just received training from Messner, and his ability to pick up the opponent's emotions had improved a little. Emilio's fearful look just now seemed inconsistent with his heart.

"Ronald, I also apologize to you. You know, when I had Emilio and his brother, I moved around in slum apartments in various districts of New York. Emilio often changed schools and never attended the same school for more than half a year. He went to school and later found a house on Staten Island to settle down.”

Next to her, Emilio's mother, Janet, was anxious when she saw her eldest son being so groveling and Ronald still not speaking. She ignored him for the sake of her son, and she also apologized to Ronald.

"There's no need for this, Mrs. Xin." Ronald couldn't bear to see a mother who knelt down for the sake of her children. When she mentioned Staten Island, she couldn't help but remind him of his Aunt Karen.

"I can forgive your recklessness, but I have conditions." Ronald said what he had discussed with his agent.

"First, stop the leaks you planned immediately." Nicita helped the client to explain the conditions. "Second, no matter how much you know about Ronald's private affairs, you can no longer spread them to any third party, not even in casual chats with friends."

"Third, if anyone else leaks and attacks Ronald, we will regard it as you not keeping your promise."

"I can do all of that, Ronald. No, I mean Mr. Li, I promise to do these things." Emilio promised immediately.

Ronald looked at Martin Sheen.

"I promise, I will keep an eye on him." Martin Sheen also nodded and promised.

"Well, I won't pursue this matter. Please ask Francis for me, what is he busy with now?"

"He is preparing his new film and is still looking for the male lead."

Ronald chatted with Martin Sheen for a few words and revealed this part. He ignored Emilio.