Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"I failed, Brother Ronnie, can you let me stay for a few days?"

"Of course, come anytime. I can accompany you except for the acting training class. But why didn't Lucas choose you? Didn't he see the rock star look you played in "Streets of Fire"? "

"I don't want to talk about it. Let's talk about it when we get there." Diane reported her flight number.

Ronald picked up Diane Lane wearing sunglasses. She was rejected by the director in the second round of auditions for George Lucas from San Francisco. Diane, wearing a white shirt, seemed to be in a good mood, but her slightly red and swollen eyes under the sunglasses betrayed her inner pain.

"Why don't you ask me why I failed? Who did I lose to?" Diane returned to Ronald's house and ate some cookies that her aunt baked for Ronald before she left, and regained some energy.

"When you want to say it, you will say it yourself." Ronald stroked Diane's hair. The little girl suffered a heavy blow.

"Hey, I can't sing. Director Lucas asked me if I used a stand-in in "Streets of Fire" and asked me to sing a part myself..."

Ronald laughed dumbly. He remembered the ending clip of Diane singing in the movie "The Magic Stains" by herself. It was really the level of an amateur punk band lead singer.

Diane was lying on the sofa, looking like she was not sitting properly, but lying in the arms of Brother Ronnie, she was still very comfortable.

"Hmm..." She took a bite of the biscuit, one eyebrow kept rising, and winked at Ronald, "My singing is like a cat's meow, but Lea Thompson's singing is at a semi-professional level. Do you have to be able to sing to play a singer?"

"This is a philosophical question." Ronald increased the strength of stroking Diane's hair. Some directors don't mind using lip-syncing, but some directors are more strict about the actors' real singing in order to get a real performance.

For example, Sissy Spacek, the lead actress in the movie "Coal Miner's Daughter" two years ago, sang the entire time when she played the country singer Lolita Lynn. She also released an album that made it into the top 20 of the country music charts and won the Oscar for Best Actress for this film. If she hadn't sang herself, she wouldn't have been eligible for the Best Actress award.

For example, Jerry Zucker, the director of "The Wicked Husband", also tends to use actors who can sing to play the rich man's daughter in the play, a singer who gave up halfway.

"Oh, I'm done. Now I can only go back to selling health food." After Diane was struck out, she failed the audition for the first big production and was very discouraged.

"Don't say that, you have a good talent. I will ask you to audition when I have a suitable project." Ronald took acting lessons himself and felt that Diane's acting talent was quite good.

In "Swinging Bridge", the 14-year-old's acting was very natural and unconventional. At that time, Laurence Olivier praised little Diane as the new generation of Grace Kelly, which was not entirely an exaggeration.

"I'm not in your new movie again," Diane pouted. "The Wicked Husband" asked Helen Slater to play the second female lead, and also asked Madonna to play the first female lead. She no longer has a suitable role.

"Ah, I can't blame you. I chose to concentrate on preparing Lucas' new movie. I will be a health food salesman in the future, so you should buy more."

"Don't invest all your money again. By the way, Japanese advertisers will ask you to shoot Max Factor ads this year. They are very satisfied with your endorsement ads last year. You wait for opportunities in Hollywood. I will help you find one or two medium-sized movies here, and you will be popular soon."

"You said it!" Diane was happy again, "I will call to remind you when the time comes."

The next day, Ronald brought Diane to the audition site of "The Wicked Husband". Madonna was surrounded by a large group of assistants and wore sunglasses. Ronald went up to her and hugged her.

"Madonna, this is Diane Lane." Ronald introduced Madonna and Diane, who were preparing for the audition outside the audition room.

Diane pestered him to watch the audition and preparation of "The Evil Husband". Ronald knew that the girl didn't want to give up her acting career, so he took her to meet director Jerry Zucker.

On the other hand, Ronald also helped Zucker contact Madonna to audition for the heroine of "The Evil Husband", a kidnapped rich evil girl.

"Remember? Many years ago, I auditioned for "Famous", and you also told me outside the audition room." Madonna touched Ronald's face and fell into memories.

"Yes, you just need to play yourself this time. Director Zucker personally asked you to audition."

Times have changed. Madonna is now a rising star. As long as she participates in the movie, there will be enough topics for the media to report for free. So Director Zucker said that as long as the appearance is suitable, acting skills can be slowly trained.

"Oh..." Diane felt as if Madonna and Ronald also had a "history".

"Don't guess, little girl," Madonna saw Diane next to Ronald, "I'm already in an exclusive relationship, I won't come to steal your good brother."

"Hey..." Diane stuck out her tongue, she didn't expect Madonna to be so straightforward.

"Is it Sean?" Ronald had heard about her relationship with Sean Penn several times, and the gossip pages were full of news about them.

"Yes", Madonna's face actually showed a rare shyness, "I think I have found the love of my life, we are very compatible in all aspects. We will hold the wedding in Los Angeles in mid-August, and I will send you an invitation then."

"Oh..." Ronald was really surprised. The two met when they were shooting the MV of "Material Girl". It has been less than a year, and they are getting married. And the woman he fell in love with at first sight is Madonna!

"Wish me good luck, Ronald, let's go", Madonna gave an order, and the makeup artists, hairstylists, assistants, managers, etc. around her surrounded her and surrounded her into the audition room.

"Well... so impressive." Diane looked at Madonna's formation and was very envious.

"Yes", Ronald did not expect that Madonna's new album could be so popular. With the blessing of several MVs, plus Madonna herself is very good at using the media, her high-profile love with Sean Penn frequently appeared in the headlines. Young girls in America seem to be out of date if they don't dress up like Madonna.

This makes it even more obvious that Madonna really loves Sean Penn. One is a darling who is being chased by the media and is about to rise to the top. The other is just a male actor who is a little famous in the industry. The two can be said to be a combination of a strong woman and a weak man to some extent.

"Hey, can you persuade her again, Ronald? Madonna is very suitable for this role. She is a bitch in her true colors." Jerry Zucker came out to whisper to Ronald after seeing Madonna off.

After the audition, Madonna simply refused the role. Ronald was a little surprised, and Zucker kept saying it was a pity.

"There is no way. I asked her, but she refused to play ugly."

"What's the matter? Didn't you say that her real dream before was to be an actor, not a singer?" Jerry Zucker still wanted to persuade Ronald to persuade her. After all, Madonna's participation in the show is equivalent to taking a marketing budget of five million for nothing.

"I won't go, Jerry. She's getting married in two months. Which girl would deliberately gain weight and look ugly before the wedding?"

"Oh my God," Jerry Zucker made an exaggerated fainting motion, "Is there anyone willing to give up the heroine of a movie just to look good?"

"Hahaha, don't you know that her new song, 'Crazy for You', is now No. 1 on the charts?" Now in America, the income of the top singers has far exceeded that of movie stars of the same position.

"Plan B, Plan B," Jerry Zucker said loudly and went to discuss with his partners.

After a few days, Diane gradually recovered from the blow. She was also going back to New York. The two spent the last night in the apartment.

"You are still sexy with a beard."

"I am still sexy with a beard."

Diane's father Bert is a famous former acting coach in New York. Diane is of course no stranger to Messner's techniques. She practiced with Ronald for a few times.

"I never understood why Messner asked us to repeat, but it seems that my ability to capture the emotions of actors has indeed improved." Ronald asked Diane for advice.

"Hey, this is very simple. Do you know Stanislavsky?"

"Yes, I know, the founder of the experiential school."

"The so-called experiential school (The Syste) is to turn yourself into that role, so that your emotions and reactions are not artificial, just like the reactions of real people encountering real things."

"Yeah, that's right." Ronald still didn't quite understand what this had to do with the Messner technique.

"Let me ask you..." Diane sat on Ronald's knees, wrapped her legs around him, and put her arms around Ronald's neck, "Do you think that in our daily lives, our attention is on ourselves or on others?"

"On others." Although Ronald clearly felt the changes in his body, his attention at this moment was on the lovely Diane.

"That's right, you have to act naturally and realistically, and focus on your opponent, so that his every move will affect your natural reaction. And your natural reaction will in turn affect the opponent's natural reaction, and finally achieve a result of one plus one greater than two..."

"Ah..." Ronald suddenly realized that Messner did not instill theory in them right away, but started with the simplest observation and repeated practice, encouraging students to focus on the outside world and their opponents. This is the master's technique.

"Focus, focus." Diane hit Ronald a few times in dissatisfaction. Wasn't it sweet when they kissed just now?

"Oh, yes. One plus one is greater than two."

Ronald lowered his head and focused on Diane. Various body and facial reactions were captured, and with deliberate feedback, the two soon reached an unprecedented level.

"It's worthy of Messner. The tuition fee is really worth it."