Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Chapter 442: Big box office success on the first weekend

The Twin Theater in New York is smaller than the one in Los Angeles, and can only accommodate 500 spectators without a screening room. This is because it was the first twin cinema built in 1971, with two identical screening rooms.

The designer is Drew Eberson, a famous designer who designed the University of Florida. He is most famous for the dozens of cinemas in New York that have different shapes but are all very artistic.

This is because he worked as an assistant director in Hollywood when he was young. I still have feelings for movies in my heart.

The Twin Theaters in New York are located on the corner of Sixty-fourth Street and Second Avenue. They look like an old theater and have a neoclassical portico.

The photographer was desperately taking pictures at the entrance to the porch. The continuous flashes illuminated the entrance as if it were daytime, and it didn't even get dark for a moment.

"Patrick, look here, look here."

Patrick Schwytz attended the New York premiere of "Dirty Dancing" with his wife, Lisa Niemi.

Ronald and Helen Slater hurried up to greet them, and the four of them posed for Daydream Pictures' own photographer to take photos.

"Helen, it's nice to see you again." Lisa Niemi once visited the cast during the filming of "Dirty Dancing" and cut off the heroine Jennifer Grey's delusions. It happened that Helen also visited the crew, and the two hugged happily.

"Are you okay?" Ronald stood nearby and chatted with Schwytz. He looked at their two female companions, who were all dressed in fancy and colorful clothes, which were very eye-catching.

Lisa Niemi wore a black hollow lace dress with no other jewelry except for a turquoise and gold amber necklace. She is also a dancer and has outstanding temperament. Her thin golden curly hair flows naturally on her shoulders, and she has a sweet smile.

Helen, on the other hand, went against Ronald's expectations and adopted a neutral and tough style. Her hair was combed upwards and pulled into a loose bun. Two exaggerated star-shaped pendant earrings gave her slightly childish face a hint of boyish temperament.

The upper body wears a masculine gold and silver patterned and decorated vest. Wearing a gray men's windbreaker, it has high shoulder pads and an exaggerated neckline.

"Ah...fortunately you reminded me," Patrick Schwytz made a weird face at Ronald. "Those film critics were so enthusiastic that they lined up to dance with me at the afternoon party."

"Ahem..." Ronald almost couldn't hold back his laughter. Schwytz's dancing in the movie was so sexy and powerful that those female film critics, when they spoke well of their movies, booked them for the premiere. When the time comes, you must dance with the male protagonist Schwyz and enjoy the "benefits" that only babies can enjoy.

"Lisa comes with you, so you can save yourself a lot of troubles." Ronald patted Schwytz's arm, reached out and took Helen's arm, and let the Schwytz couple go in.

"Patrick, say something, say something..."

Seeing that the hero was about to leave, Schwytz shouted loudly.

"Tell me what?" Schwytz was confused and seemed to have a big question mark in his mind.

"Say that - 'No one can put Baby in the corner.'"

"Uh..." Schwytz suddenly had two wrinkles on his forehead. Ronald also found it funny when he heard this request.

At the end of the movie, Johnny came back from the field and danced a dance with Baby that he had promised her. He walked to the table where the Hausman family was sitting, and Baby was sitting in the corner seat.

"Nobody Put Baby in the corner." As soon as he said this, Baby's eyes lit up visibly, and he happily stood up and accepted the invitation to dance.

"Say, say..."

This line has been widely publicized in film reviews by female film critics such as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Journal, and Los Angeles Times. The audience already knew that there was such a touching line before even watching the movie.

Ronald was obviously a little embarrassed to see Schwytz. This kind of reenactment of a movie scene was too shameful for a person with self-discipline as an actor.

"" Ronald saw that he was fine and went over to hold Schwytz's shoulders and whispered in his ear, "This is part of your job, Patrick. If you don't say anything today, it seems they won't let you go." of."

"Okay, okay." Schwytz also felt that he had to say it again. He took two steps and stood in front of the audience and the TV host, and then he became serious.

"Nobody Put Baby in the corner. (Nobody Put Babythe er.)"

"Yeah... He said it, he said it..." The audience shouted happily, and the two middle-aged female audience members in the front row covered their faces with their palms and were about to cry.

"Dear viewers, we are now at the entrance of the Twin Theaters. Today is the premiere of the movie 'Dirty Dancing'. Just now the actor Patrick Schwytz repeated his classic lines in the movie to all the audience gathered at the entrance. ,Should not be missed."

"Hahaha..." Helen laughed so hard when she saw this scene. "Did screenwriter Eleanor deliberately write this sentence just like Patrick? It's really cool for him..."

"Not only that, Eleanor also danced the mamba with Patrick for a long time while talking."

Today, Schwitz wore a stand-up collar shirt and a dark grey coat, and looked polite, unlike the character in the movie whose testosterone was about to overflow the screen.

But those audiences were obviously die-hard fans. They had watched the "Dirty Dancing" shows in advance on Friday and Saturday, and now they came to the premiere just to interact with their dream lover Schwitz.

"Crazy, crazy..." Ronald also saw the first time that female audiences were so enthusiastic about their movie's leading actor.

Unlike Tom Cruise's female fans, Patrick Schwitz's female fans are older, and many of them are about 30 years old like him. These fans who are already mothers are crazy, which is even more shocking.

"Hello, Cynthia. This must be Richard."

The second pair of actors who came was Cynthia Rhodes, who played Penny. She wore a black velvet dress with silver plant patterns on her shoulders today. Her light blond hair was particularly energetic.

Behind him was a man much younger than Cynthia, wearing a leather suit and looking very coquettish. The middle part of his hair was combed high, the sides of his forehead were shaved short, and he still had long hair at the back.

It was Richard Max, a singer who pursued Cynthia Rhodes.

"Hello, Ronald," Richard Max came up and hugged Ronald.

"Richard is now writing songs for Barbara Streisand." Cynthia looked at Richard with admiration in her eyes. It seems that after making up her mind, Cynthia and his relationship are progressing well.

"That's amazing." Ronald took a photo with them and then personally sent them in.

"Cynthia seems to be very happy with him." Helen watched the two walk in with their fingers intertwined, and came over to gossip with Ronald.

"Yeah, being able to write songs for Barbara Streisand shows that he is very powerful in the industry." Ronald had to agree from this perspective.

He also took Helen Slater's hand. Today, her heroic temperament was completely different from her previous gentle appearance.

Several main characters have arrived, only the heroine has not arrived yet.

"Is Jennifer coming today? Will she bring a male companion?" Helen still remembers that during the filming, she heard that the heroine Jennifer Grey was obsessed with Patrick Schwitz, and was almost angry with Schwitz's wife Lisa who came to visit the set.

So, seeing the other two leading actors going out in pairs today, Helen's gossip heart was aroused, and she wanted to see who Jennifer Grey would bring.

"Don't look, her boyfriend Brodick is still in the hospital, and it's not easy to heal two broken legs." Ronald smiled.

After a few days of recuperation, Jennifer's neck can finally take off the protective cover today, put on beautiful clothes, and attend the New York premiere of the most popular movie she has starred in.

Her father Joel Grey called Ronald personally. Worried about his daughter's health, he and his ex-wife, who had already divorced, came to attend his daughter Jennifer's grand appearance.

"Ronald, thank you so much."

Joel Grey pulled his daughter over and hugged Ronald as soon as he came up. It was not easy for his daughter to escape the accident this time.

"Look at you, I really regret not forcing you to play Baby's father."

Joel Grey is a veteran movie star who has won the Tony Award. He plays the father in the play, and his acting skills are actually no problem. Ronald said this deliberately to make the three of them happy.

"Thank you, I'm so happy today."

The family of three took a few rare photos together. Joel and Jennifer's mother walked into the theater, leaving their daughter at the door to continue to be visited by reporters.

Today is Jennifer Grey's night. She turned her body and let the photographers take enough pictures.

Jennifer Grey wore a bright red dress, revealing her shoulders and neck, with a slightly naturally curly messy hair. Grey was the most beautiful star tonight.

After finally showing off her figure, Jennifer Grey came over to hug Ronald and Helen, and apologized and thanked him.

"I'm sorry, I almost couldn't participate in the film's marketing activities this time. Thank you."

Ronald saw that she dressed up very carefully today, so he didn't mention the past unpleasantness. He stretched out his hand and asked her to show some beautiful figures to reporters and TV cameras again.

"Is your neck okay?"

Ronald saw that Gray's neck was still a little stiff and unnatural, and saw that she was wearing a one-shoulder dress that exposed her beautiful neck, so he asked with concern.

"It's okay, as long as you don't...ah..."

"Jennifer, why are you alone? I'll protect you."

A tall male actor, who seemed to be drunk, rushed behind Jennifer Gray, hugged Gray's chest with both hands, and then arched his mouth on Gray's neck.

"Ah..." Gray hadn't reacted from the shock and hurriedly tried to escape the other's stinky mouth, which affected the injury of her neck and she cried out in pain.

"Hey, you're drunk."

Ronald was angry, grabbed the back of the other's hand, twisted it and turned it half a circle.

The actor was taken away from behind Jennifer Grey and fell down, making even louder pig noises than Grey just now.

"Ronald, Ronald, it's me...it's me, Eric."

Ronald looked carefully and recognized the long-faced actor. It was Eric Roberts who played the supporting actor in "Runaway Train" directed by Konchalovsky, a defector from the Soviet Union, and written by Akira Kurosawa, which was produced by Cannon at the time.

He was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globe Awards, but how could he be so drunk?

Ronald relaxed his hands to make Roberts less painful. Then he reached out to pull him.

"Well... how much did you drink?" After Ronald pulled Eric Roberts up, he covered his nose and shouted.

A stench that seemed to have not showered for a few days and drank two bottles of rum hit him in the face.

"I came here to see my sister. She didn't want to see me, so she drank two more glasses, hiccup..."

"Take him away and send him to the hotel to wake him up." Ronald ordered a daydreaming staff member to carry away the drunk Roberts.

"Oh..." A woman walked up to Ronald and made a vomiting gesture.

"Hello, Cher. Long time no see." Ronald recognized the heroine of "Moonlight" Cher at first glance. He hadn't seen her for several months. Today, Cher didn't wear those see-through, leather, and strange clothes. She came to the premiere in a normal low-key dress.

"Long time no see." Cher hugged Ronald and took a photo.

"Is this her boyfriend?" Helen's gossiping mentality came again.

"Yes, it's the baker who makes alkaline bagels."

Ronald shook his head. The power of love is really great. Cher, who is so fashionable, actually dresses like a housewife for her boyfriend.

More and more actors from New York came, as well as various stars and socialites.

Ronald's movie showed incredible signs in terms of momentum, and the reputation of the media and the audience began to explode. Turn on any TV station or open a newspaper, and you will see news reports about "Dirty Dancing".

This is how Hollywood is. If someone is going to be famous and become super rich, many people will come immediately and ask about it.

“Fortunately, you are here. You saved me a lot of flirts and people who asked me to invest in their movies.”

After the New York premiere, the audience also went back to buy tickets for the second show. Ronald was in a good mood. He did not stay too long at the premiere party this time. He took Helen to the large suite booked at the Waldorf Hotel.

“Haha…I really want to do this. Will you also invest in my movie?” Helen took off her coat, wearing a white shirt, and hugged Ronald.

“I don’t need to worry about your film financing.” Ronald knew that her father was a big boss in the television industry and there was no worry about no one investing.

“I just want to hear you say that.” Helen was also very happy to see Ronald, and rubbed her nose on Ronald’s face.

“Of course, if you need me again, I will always be there.” Ronald touched Helen’s hand, and Helen’s little gesture made him feel very happy.

“Ring, ring, ring…”

The phone rang.

Ronald knew that it was a report call from Cannold who stayed in Los Angeles, and made a shushing gesture to Helen.

"How is it?"

"Saturday's momentum is also very good, with a single-day box office of more than three million. With Sunday, we expect to know the box office figures tomorrow morning. In short, the first week was a great success. Congratulations, Ronald."

"Congratulations to you, Michelle. This is the huge success of our daydream."

"Hahaha...", the two began to laugh on both sides of the phone. The sweetness of success is really more exciting than the appreciation of film critics.

"I'm so happy," Ronald hung up the phone, hugged Helen and kissed her.

"Ring ring ring ring..."

"Ring ring ring ring..."

On Monday morning, the phone in the room rang several times, and finally Ronald reached out from the quilt and answered the phone.

"Hello, it's me, Ronald. You'd better wake me up if you have something important."

I had a crazy time with Helen last night. Ronald looked at his watch and it was still early, so he was a little unhappy.

"The box office broke 6 million in the first weekend and is expected to rank first. We won."

"Who's calling?" Helen stretched out her hand and rubbed her eyes sleepily.

"Hahaha, I made money." Ronald jumped onto the bed and kissed Helen.

"Hahaha..." Helen was tickled by Ronald's stubble and stretched out her white arms to tell him not to act so silly.

For a moment, the room was filled with Ronald's ecstatic laughter:

"I'm rich!"

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