Exploiting Hollywood 1980

After dealing with Gene's problem, Ronald returned to the casting studio to update the actors' audition photos for them. Many actors who have files with casting directors have never played any major roles and are still struggling to make ends meet.

The income of many actors is extremely unstable. When there is a role, they can earn thousands of dollars, but they may not get any role for a year, and they have to bear the costs of various acting training classes, makeup artists, and hairstylists.

The annual update of audition photos is a big burden for them. Commercial photographers usually charge them $100-200 for a set of shooting fees.

At the casting studio, it only costs $50 to shoot a set of audition photos. If more copies are needed, just take the negatives and go to Kodak Photo Studio to print a few copies.

This is an additional service for Julia and others. It can update the audition photos to avoid the failure of the audition due to the big difference between the actor and the photo. It also makes the actors happy to interact more with the casting studio and cooperate better in the future. It is a win-win business strategy.

Of course, the other winner is Ronald. He can take several photos every week, and at most he can take more than 10 photos. The income of 40 dollars per photo is really good.

After taking the photos, Ronald stayed in the studio. There are many scripts accumulated in the studio. Ronald asked for some and flipped through them casually.

"Hi, young photographer, we meet again."

"Why are you here?" Ronald looked and saw that it was the big-headed taxi driver he met twice at the airport. "Oh, by the way, you are also a teacher in the acting training class. Are you here for class?"

"No, no, I came to see who is the lucky boy who plays opposite my daughter."

It turned out that his daughter is also an actor.

"I haven't formally introduced myself yet, Ronald Lee."

"Call me Bert, that's my daughter Diane Lane." The big-headed girl pointed in the direction of the audition room.

Ronald looked and saw a long-haired girl standing outside the audition room, chatting with a middle-aged man. It was the heroine of the movie "Bridget" he saw in Los Angeles last time. The little girl praised by Laurence Olivier as the new generation of Grace Kelly.

"So he is the father of the new Grace Kelly. No wonder he laughed so happily last time."

The middle-aged man opposite Diane had a director's viewfinder hanging around his neck, and he looked like the director of the movie.

"Is Diane going to act with a male actor?"

"No, the director is auditioning male actors. Several candidates will come today to shoot a film with Diane to see who will be a better match for her on the screen."

So Burt's daughter Diane has been confirmed as the heroine, and now he has to choose a male actor to match her. The new Grace Kelly is still extraordinary.

"Time magazine is also coming to interview Diane, and she will be the cover character in August." Burt was full of pride when talking about his daughter.

"Time magazine?" Ronald had seen this magazine. Those who can be on the cover of Time magazine are generally big figures in politics and business.

"Dad, Dad, the director said he wants the whole film... come here." Diane shouted over here.

"Let's talk later, Ronald." Burt walked over and started chatting with the director.

Ronald saw that they couldn't talk for a few words, and Burt quarreled with the director-like man. Bert was very excited and refused the director with a firm attitude, holding his daughter's hand and leaving.

Before leaving, the little girl made a face at the director, and Ronald couldn't help but smile.

"God, they will go to Fiji in the South Pacific to start filming in a few days. Now they want to change the heroine?" Julia began to lose her composure after learning that Diane Lane refused the heroine.

"That crazy director Randall Kleiser wanted the heroine and heroine to be naked during the filming. Diane was only 14 years old, he must be crazy." Margaret replied.

"The previous female lead, Jennifer Jason Leigh, also quit because of this. She was already 17 years old and couldn't accept full frontal nudity."

"Jennifer's father is actor Vic Morrow, she has no shortage of opportunities." Julia said, "The producer must be driven crazy, who else can he choose?"

"Find Terry, she will agree to anything to get her daughter in a movie, she was able to play a child prostitute in "Pretty Baby" at the age of 12."

"Brooke Shields? She's quite suitable, 5 feet 10 (1.77 meters), so she doesn't look like 14 years old, but the male actor needs to be tall. You can also try Jodie Foster (Jodie Foster) Foster), she is already 17, and has played a child prostitute, so maybe she can accept such a large-scale scene. "

"Anyway, as soon as possible, it is best to decide today, so as not to delay the filming in Fiji."

Julia called Terry, Brooke's mother and agent:

"...Okay, okay, no problem, the director can agree to this request."

"Terry agreed to her daughter's role in "The Be Lagoon", but required that the frontal nudity scenes be played by a stand-in."

"Did the director agree?"

"Does he have any choice?"

"If he had agreed earlier, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Diane Lane could actually be discussed."

"Don't think about it, this lunatic may not keep his promise completely. We still have hundreds of male actors to look at. All the previous ones with Diane Lane are invalid, because the height difference between the two is too big."

"Ronald, Ronald, you have to help us. There are hundreds of male actor's information to be moved here."

Ronald brought several large and small videotapes and audition resumes.

"The big ones are VHS, the small ones are BetaCa, you are also responsible for a video recorder, help us find the male lead." Margery assigned Ronald a task.

"What kind do we need?" Ronald asked.

"First of all, he must be tall enough. Brooke Stan is 5 feet 10 inches (1.77 meters), so the male actor must be about 6 feet tall. Then he must be like a wild man, the kind who left human society at a young age and lived alone."

"Like Tarzan?"

"Yes, like Tarzan."

"Ah...ah" Ronald yawned loudly. He watched many videotapes, but there were not many who met the requirements. Either they were not tall enough, or they were not wild enough. ”

“Click”, will you be surprised when watching the tape newly put into the VCR?

A man with a very wild temperament appeared on the screen, full of wildness, with lines on his face like a sculpture, and his eyes and nose looked slightly mentally retarded.

“This guy is good, he looks like a wild man.” Ronald took out the videotape and walked to Julia, “Look at this, Julia.”

Julia’s eyes also lit up, “It’s really good, what’s his name?”

Ronald picked up the attached resume, “Sean Penn”

Margery took it and looked at it, “It’s a pity, he’s only 5 feet 8 (1.73 meters), he doesn’t match Brooke Stan. ”

“Don’t you say to start from the characteristics of the character? I think his characteristics are very prominent. "Ronald was a little confused. When Gene was chosen, Julia and Margery both supported him.

"This time is different. This is a movie about a boy and a girl stranded on a deserted island at sea, living a primitive life, getting married and having children. There is no deep drama. Besides, the movie will be shot in Fiji soon, so the appearance is the most important thing."

Ronald nodded. It seems that not every movie focuses on personality matching. Come to think of it, what personality does the actor in "Rock High School" have? As long as they are cheap and good-looking, it's fine.

"How about this one?" Margery picked another one, and a handsome guy appeared on the screen.

Chrisher Atks, 5 feet 11 inches, tall enough. A New York actor and model, this is the surfboard advertisement he shot.

"He is very handsome, but he seems a little not wild enough." Ronald found fault.

"It doesn't matter. Let him curl his hair, and he will look like Tarzan. "Julia made the final decision and went to discuss it with the director.

Ronald and Margery sat at the table, eating the cookies Julia had stored for overtime and drinking coffee.

"You are actually tall enough, so curling your hair would be a good choice, Ronald. Do you want to go to Fiji to film with Brooke Snyder?" Margery joked.

"I have promised David Da Silva to keep an eye on Gene during the filming of Hot Lunch."

"Then you may have missed a chance to become famous."

"Well, do I really have a talent for acting?"

Ronald and Margery laughed together.

But the name of "Hot Lunch" really needs to be changed. Ever since I learned about that fake movie, it feels weird every time I say this word.