Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The Empire Theater is located in Leicester Square, London. In 1920, this theater was converted into a cinema, which was still a new form of entertainment at the time, and was specially used to show movies.

The business district near Leicester Square is civilian-oriented, with cheap rents and attracting many cultural undertakings. Charing Cross Street next to it is famous for its second-hand bookstores. Here are some of the most important cinemas in London and even in Britain. In addition to the Empire Theatre, there are also several theaters such as the Odeon Theater and Leicester Square Theatre, which often serve as movie premieres.

However, since it is a royal premiere, members of the royal family usually choose the "Imperial Theatre", a theater whose name is full of the glorious afterglow of the empire in the last century.

Ronald, wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, joined the creators in welcoming the royal family in front of a large "Top Gun" poster.

As soon as he got off the plane, he hung up a long-distance call to Hollywood and asked Daydream to immediately win the filming rights to the "Dirty Dancing" script.

But what made him a little anxious was that the screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein had not waited for his call and had already connected with the original producer Linda, and they began to contact the company that shot the R-rated video tape. .

I wonder if this phone call will come in time to find Eleanor and grab the script before she signs a new production deal?

No one has dared to make a musical film for four or five years. Since I am willing to take action, the possibility of getting the filming rights is still very high. Eddie also thought so on the phone. The worst outcome would be to co-produce with the female producer and everyone would share the profits equally.

Putting his thoughts back, Ronald stood solemnly outside the screening room. The flash lights and the footsteps of reporters had already announced the arrival of the royal family members in advance.

The eldest prince looks a bit strange, and his pair of striking ears perfectly inherit the appearance and characteristics of the prince's husband. He spoke softly and said a bunch of nonsense to reporters. Ronald didn't even understand whether he was praising or belittling the movie.

Princess Diana in the back has a more civilian temperament in comparison, although she is also the youngest daughter of the upper-class noble Earl Spencer.

The Queen seems to be very satisfied with her. The diamond necklace and earrings around her neck are said to be jewelry given by the Queen.

"Good afternoon, Princess."

Ronald stood at the end of the creative staff, and members of the royal family came to shake their hands one by one.

The eldest prince and the second prince just nodded arrogantly, even as they said hello. Princess Diana held Ronald's hand cordially and chatted with him for a few words.

"Just call me Dai, that's what my friends call me. I can't bring the children to watch this time, so don't forget to bring me the video tape."

"After the video tape is produced, I will ask the producer to send it to Buckingham Palace as soon as possible."

Ronald smiled at the princess. It seemed that she had not forgotten the encounter in the White House.

"Click, click." Reporters were busy taking pictures nearby. Ronald pretended to be serious and bowed slightly, showing that he respected the princess very much.

The last time a photo of her dancing with John Travolta in the White House came out, the British media actually didn't have a good impression of the princess. Of course, they would not express their dissatisfaction publicly.

The British media ridiculed Nancy, the hostess of the White House, for her lack of taste. Instead of Baryshnikov, a ballet dancer who defected from the Union, he asked John Travolta, a tap dancer on Broadway.

So this time, the princess did not have too much contact with the actor Tom Cruise. Instead, she spoke a few words to Ronald, who looked a bit old with a beard, and allowed the media to take photos.

Talking to a movie director will definitely produce some flattering words such as the princess understands art.

"I would like to introduce you to a new friend. This is my distant cousin, Sarah Ferguson." Before Princess Diana could leave, she continued to pull over a young beauty with blond hair and introduce her to Ronald.

"Hello, Miss Ferguson." Ronald didn't know this person's background and didn't dare to neglect him. He had no choice but to continue acting as a mature and steady artist who also had great respect for the British royal family.

"She will soon be my sister-in-law, she is engaged to my husband's brother Andrew and there will be a royal wedding next month."

Diana whispered the secret about Sarah Ferguson to Ronald.

"It turns out she is also the future princess." Ronald didn't know how to salute, so he bowed slightly.

"Hehehe, at most she is the Duchess of York." The red-haired girl covered her mouth and smiled.

Ronald didn't understand the complicated titles and hierarchies of the royal family at all, but it didn't matter. In the eyes of Americans, they were all the wives of princes. This is how Disney cartoons are made.

Everyone entered the screening hall, and Ronald walked to his own seat slightly behind.

The royal family members all sit in the front row, but that's not the best place to watch the movie. However, the British royal family has strict rules, and there is a huge gap between nobles of all levels and civilians. Ronald also followed the Romans, leaving a row with them and sitting in a seat belonging to the "commoners".

"I heard you speak with a British accent, and I thought you were of British descent, but you don't know anything about the titles of the royal family. Do all your Hollywood stars speak with different accents?"

Sarah Ferguson is not yet married. She is also a close friend of the Queen and comes from the aristocratic Spencer family. She and Diana are distant cousins ​​with a relatively weak blood relationship.

Her family runs a polo field business. She has known the two princes, Charles and Andrew, who love polo, since childhood. She only met Diana after she became an adult.

Because of her business, Sarah has a wide range of social contacts. She is quite interested in movies, so she sat next to Ronald and asked questions before the movie started.

"No, I'm from New York. It's just that I had a car accident when I was a teenager and suffered from aphasia. After that, I used British English teaching tapes to regain my ability to speak, so I have a little English accent.

But you are right, many actors who came from Broadway have different English accents."

"Then you don't have any British blood at all?" Sarah Ferguson asked with her head tilted. She has red hair, which is actually quite discriminated against in England. When she was in school, many people called her "ginger head". This kind of discrimination against red hair of Celtic descent is a daily routine in modern Britain.

"To be honest, it's not that there isn't. My grandmother is said to be a well-educated lady from a British family. But after my grandfather died in an air battle with the German devils over the Atlantic during World War II, they sent my father back to America, and I never met any relatives from my grandmother's side."

"Oh, is that why you made this air combat movie?"

"Maybe, I don't know. I really admire my grandfather's courage and heroic sacrifice..."

The girl who owns the polo field is really outgoing and direct. She chats with Ronald non-stop, causing the second prince Andrew to look at her several times.

"Dang...Dang...Dang..."

The title of the film with black background and white letters appeared on the screen, and the familiar theme song began to sound again.

Ronald had seen the finished film countless times, which was a novel experience for Sarah Ferguson. She stopped chatting with Ronald and focused on watching the movie.

In the dark, a figure slipped from the front and sat next to Sarah Ferguson.

It was Princess Diana with short blond hair and a flannel dark brown dress. She didn't want to sit with Charles in boredom, so she slipped to the back and chatted with Sarah like a pair of ordinary sisters-in-law.

"Dai, I just talked to the director. He said his grandmother was the daughter of a respectable British family, and his grandfather was a fighter pilot in America, and he might be an illegitimate child..."

When it came to the air battle later, the princess and the future princess were not very interested. They began to whisper and looked at Ronald from time to time.

Ronald was puzzled and didn't know why this plot on the screen aroused such great interest in the two.

However, he couldn't ask questions out of courtesy, so he had to turn slightly to face Sarah and Diana, so that if there were any questions, he could answer them immediately.

This basic etiquette for facing the royal family was taught in the short course before departure.

One of the biggest taboos is that you can't face the main members of the royal family with your back.

"You can be my wingman!" The movie reached the last air battle, and the Lone Ranger returned to the Enterprise aircraft carrier.

"Nonsense, you can be my wingman."

The two pilots hugged each other tightly.

Soon, the lights in the projection room gradually lit up. This kind of classical projection room still retains the old-fashioned lighting system. If it is a blockbuster that lasts more than two hours, a still picture can be projected during the break, and the lights can be dimmed to make it convenient for everyone to go out to rest and go to the bathroom.

"Is your grandmother really a British aristocrat?" Diana came over and asked Ronald gossipingly.

"To be honest, I don't know. There is no description of this grandmother in my family's documents, but judging from the way they sent my father back to America, she is very likely to be from the upper class." Ronald told the truth.

"What an interesting story, will you make it into a movie?"

"To be honest, this story has little artistic value, and I don't know many specific details." Ronald began to shirk. If these two princesses let it slip, Hollywood would think that they were going to make a World War II air combat movie, and it would be troublesome to just refuse.

"What's your full name? I know there were many families like this at that time. Maybe I can help you find it." Sarah Ferguson's polo lady spirit came up again, and she offered to help Ronald find his relatives.

"My full name is Ronald Will Lee, but I'm afraid there is no hope. I know nothing about my grandmother's situation."

"Will, how do you spell it?" Diana frowned.

"Vaille, the men in our family all use this middle name."

"Oh, this is also the practice of the nobility. Is your grandfather's family aristocracy?"

"Haha, to be honest, it's not. We Americans are more focused on self-struggle and don't pay much attention to the family background of our ancestors."

"Vaille, Vaille... I think I've seen this name somewhere." Princess Diana was even more confused.

...

"Mother, today Hollywood stars have started their best hype again."

After the premiere, Prince Charles went to meet his mother. Today, the media gave Diana more exposure, which made him dissatisfied.

"Charles, the dignity of the royal family lies in respecting traditions..." Her Majesty the Queen has long disliked this son. She prefers her second son Andrew who looks like her.

"The royal tradition does not include the Princess of Wales becoming a socialite and showing off everywhere. This time she sat with a handsome Hollywood guy to watch the premiere."

"Charles, close relationships need to be maintained..."

"Good night, mother."

After saying goodbye, the Queen rang the bell to call a butler-like, middle-aged man with a very sharp temperament.

"Who is the young director Charles mentioned?" the Queen asked him.

"It's Ronald Lee. The Princess of Wales and the Duchess of York mainly talked to him about his life experience. It is said that his grandmother was British. He gave birth to his father with his grandfather during World War II and was sent back to America when he was still a child. Miss Ferguson suspects that his grandmother is a member of the Spencer family."

"Oh, she is the orphan of a pilot." The Queen remembered the past when she fulfilled her military obligations in World War II on behalf of her father. At that time, she drove an ambulance to rescue the wounded on the streets of London. It was a period of nostalgia in the royal career.

"Go and investigate. If that director is really a descendant of the Spencer family, is there any vacancy in my honors list this year?"

"Oh, my dear." The husband walked in and just heard the queen's words, "The barbarians from the American colonies have invaded our film entertainment. Do they also have to invade the annual honors list?"

"Hehe..." The queen was amused by the husband's very direct sense of humor, "Then add him to the list of people to be received this year. I remember that I was going to meet several outstanding people in the film industry. I will give him a title and medal when I have the opportunity in the future."

After the decline of the empire, the queen did not have as many obligations to fulfill as before. The twice-yearly honors ceremony is now one of her biggest hobbies.

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