Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"This is our new heroine, Tomita Tanling."

"This is the new villain, Yuji Yiben."

"Who are these two..."

"No need to introduce these two, Miyagi and Daniel, hahaha, I took my granddaughter to see the first part."

Ronald accompanied the Deputy Commander George, who was temporarily staying in Hawaii, and his wife Barbara to visit the filming site, and introduced the main creative staff.

"Cheese!"

The crew's photographer took a group photo of the two protagonists, Ronald, Weintraub, and the Deputy Commander and his wife.

The Deputy Commander did not come to Hawaii on a special trip, but went to Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Nakasone as the special envoy of the Grand Commander.

It turned out that the White House Chief of Staff James Baker and the Secretary of the Treasury Donald Reagan exchanged positions. James Baker, who has always advocated a tough stance against Japan, did a big thing immediately after taking office.

He convened the finance ministers of the five major Western industrial countries to discuss the depreciation of the US dollar against other currencies, such as the yen, franc, and mark, and the British pound.

European countries have actually been prepared for this agreement, and America has been blowing the whistle at the G5 meeting.

The country that is really dissatisfied with the depreciation of the US dollar is Japan. As an emerging industrial country, they have always occupied a large market share in trade with the United States. If the US dollar appreciates significantly against the Japanese yen, it will have a relatively large impact on Japan's economy.

Although on the other hand, the appreciation of the Japanese yen is beneficial to people's consumption abroad, the purchase of foreign imported goods, and entrepreneurs' purchase of foreign assets. But for Japanese entrepreneurs who have long occupied the American market with high-quality and low-priced products, this is undoubtedly a very big change.

James Baker is more like a politician than a finance minister who needs professional ability. He was too tough on Japan, which caused a great backlash within the Japanese government. In particular, the head of the Ministry of Finance has a tendency to break down the negotiations.

The deputy commander went this time to ease relations and strengthen communication.

As one of the few deputy commanders in American history who has some real power. Old George has a lot of autonomy. This time he stayed in Hawaii temporarily and asked the Marine Corps for a helicopter to take them from the airport to the set.

After the visit, the Vice President and his wife sat inside the studio and drank coffee with Ronald and Weintraub.

The couple dressed casually. Without the news media, they wore ordinary clothes. Barbara wore a light-colored dress, a T-shirt and jeans, and her husband, who wore glasses, looked like an old couple running a farm.

"Ronnie, I heard about the 'good things' you did at Camp David, hahahaha..."

Barbara had a head full of white hair and laughed so hard that she fell backwards.

"I'm just doing Spielberg a favor," Ronald knew that Barbara was talking about the embarrassing and angry First Lady Nancy when she saw the name of the President's ex-wife mentioned when Back to the Future was shown at Camp David.

"Did you see her face at the time?" Barbara felt really relieved. This little Ronald really knows what's good. Nancy is always proud of being a Hollywood actress and supporting the President. This time, let's reveal a little bit of the scandal of the President divorcing his wife and marrying her. Let's see how she can still act like a socialite in the White House in the future.

"Barbara," George stopped his wife, "Ronald, I don't have much time. How many times do you need the helicopter to fly?"

"Four at most, no...three." Ronald saw the look from Weintraub and immediately lowered the shooting requirements of the helicopter borrowed by the deputy commander.

"George, Ronnie just wants to take a few more shots. It won't delay our trip to Tokyo. Just let him take good pictures." Barbara looked at Ronald as if she was looking at her own nephews, and was very fond of him.

"Our wives are the ones who really give orders." George muttered.

"Hahaha..." Ronald and Weintraub hurried to join in the fun.

The second couple had a busy schedule. After coffee and snacks, Barbara specially pulled Ronald over and took two photos with her and her husband, and then they turned around to take the helicopter.

"After all, she is still a woman." Ronald looked at Barbara's back and whispered.

Although Barbara was born in a prominent family, well-educated, very graceful and well-mannered, she was the most popular wife of the vice commander.

But Barbara was a woman after all, a woman who was bullied by the first lady for many years, and a woman who had to swallow her anger for her husband's future.

So in front of Weintraub, especially Ronald, who was so close to her, she completely exposed her disgust for Nancy.

"Attention, all departments, we only have three chances, everyone get ready."

The helicopter that the vice commander took was the Marine Corps No. 2. The propeller began to accelerate, and the helicopter slowly flew up.

"A!"

The two cameras of the camera crew began to shoot at the helicopter.

"Marine Corps No. 2, the shooting is very good. In the second lap, I need you to speed up and fly over our heads."

Ronald contacted the helicopter pilot by radio and gave him an order.

"Marine Corps No. 2 received, over."

"Boom boom boom..."

The helicopter quickly flew over the crew's head, and the director of photography gave Ronald a thumbs up, and the second lap was also very good.

"Marine Two, I need you to lower your altitude and circle around us. Uh...over."

"Marine Two, read it, over."

On the third lap, the helicopter lowered its altitude and flew around the camera not far away.

"Ronald, tell them to slow down. The camera can't pan and can't keep up." The director of photography, Crabbe, shouted.

"Marine Two, Marine Two, can you reduce the speed by half and do another lap?"

"Mr. Vice President?" The special agent on the helicopter asked George Sr.'s opinion. The three laps promised had been completed.

"Prime Minister Nakasone is still waiting for us in Tokyo. They have already filmed a lot." George Sr. put on his glasses and read the briefing from the Ministry of Finance.

"George, Ronnie finally borrowed the helicopter. Let Mr. Prime Minister wait a little longer. Do another lap as Ronald requested."

Barbara made a decision for George Sr.

"Whatever... tell them to hurry up."

"Boom boom boom boom..." The helicopter flew around again at a slow speed.

"Very good, very good, all caught. "Crab was very excited. The helicopter pilots were very skilled this time. They flew very neatly and neatly, very much like the American military.

"Good! Thank you for your help. Thank the Vice President and his wife for me." Ronald said to the radio.

Then he raised his hands and gave a thumbs up to express his gratitude to the helicopter.

"Bye!" Barbara waved to him on the plane.

...

"Tomita, the next scene is the kiss between you and Daniel. Daniel is an American boy who likes to complain, but he is not so confident in his heart. Facing the very beautiful Kumiko, he has ideas but dares not act.

So, in this scene, you are the one who knows the mentality of the two better. At the critical moment, you should show a little impatience. Hint Daniel to act as soon as possible. "

"I know", Tomita Tanling is very perceptive. She thought for a while and knew how to act later.

"It's a pity that it's a Japanese face. "Ronald thought to himself that there weren't many roles suitable for her in Hollywood.

This scene was Daniel and Kumiko in a small wooden house by the sea. Kumiko wore a traditional kimono and performed the tea ceremony for Daniel in traditional ways, and presented the tea bowl with both hands.

This etiquette is performed by wives to their husbands in Japan.

Daniel drank the tea and became fond of Kumiko. But he didn't know what the customs in Ryukyu were like, and whether young men and women also fell in love like in America.

The camera was now behind Ralph Mazzio, over his shoulder, taking a close-up reaction shot of Tomita Tanling.

Daniel put down the tea bowl, and Kumiko smiled happily. This American boy was not like the one in Hollywood movies. So passionate.

Tomita Tanling had a good grasp of the situation. She smiled happily at first. Seeing the other party put down the tea bowl, she thought the long-awaited kissing session was about to begin.

But Daniel just stared at Kumiko blankly, motionless as if in a trance.

Tomita Tanling's smile gradually disappeared. She waited for several seconds, then began to blink quickly to hint. The other party still had no reaction like a piece of wood.

Tomita Tanling's expression turned to anger, and her smile completely disappeared. However, it seemed that Daniel was not uninterested in her, but a little at a loss.

She was a little impatient, pouted her lips, stretched out a hand to gently take off the hairpin on her head, shook her body left and right, and her beautiful eyes seemed to speak, "What are you waiting for? Daniel-san!"

"Cut!"

Ronald was very satisfied. Seeing Crabbe's signal, he immediately instructed the assistant director, "Print this one. "

Ralph Mazzio was also inspired by Tomita Tanling's acting skills, and he looked at Ronald.

Ronald nodded to him in approval. The two had a good chemistry in front of the camera. To be honest, Daniel's personality is more compatible with Kumiko, an oriental and reserved girl played by Tomita. He and Ali, played by Elizabeth Shue, always have some personality conflicts.

The camera was repositioned next to the two of them, facing them, and filming the coconut trees and the beach outside the window.

"Are the blowers ready? And try the lightning machine."

After several hours of lighting and waiting, Ronald finally waited for a cloudy day under cloudy weather.

Ronald immediately gave the order to seize the opportunity to shoot this turning point of the whole film to the third act.

"A! "

The camera was steadily facing the two lovers. They slowly stood up from their kneeling position, gradually, gradually approached each other, and finally kissed each other.

The two people's heads were slightly tilted, and there was no direct kissing shot. This kind of teenagers kissing scene, if you want to get a PG rating, you still have to be careful.

Ronald gestured, and the camera gradually began to pull back. The faces of the two kissing were just covered by a hanging oil lamp.

The two kissed for one second, two seconds.

Ronald calculated the time, He gave the assistant director a gesture.

The assistant director immediately knocked on the intercom.

The blower outside the door began to blow at full force.

Several powerful blowers began to blow strongly at the coconut trees, creating a feeling of a typhoon day.

"Whoosh..."

The prop used a small fan to fan the oil lamp, and the oil lamp went out.

The assistant director immediately knocked twice on the intercom.

"Ka La..."

A very bright light flashed, and the sky outside the window was illuminated.

"Cut!"

"Very good!" Ronald was very satisfied.

The two actors performed very well, the typhoon created by the blower was in place, and the 80,000-volt lightning also gave the two leading actors a clear signal. The two acted as if they were frightened and suddenly separated.

The filming was getting better and better, and Ronald was getting more and more interested in the romantic love scenes of the two leading actors in the sequel.

"Will this be too... too 'subtle'?"

When watching the sample film, Weintraub secretly asked Ronald. American boys and girls have long stopped reading novels like Jane Austen, and they are afraid that they will not be able to understand such a subtle and passionate feeling.

"It doesn't matter. This kind of love model is also an exotic style. The audience will like Daniel to pick up beauties with different personalities. Anyway, the kiss scene and the final hero saving the beauty are still American style."