Exploiting Hollywood 1980
Chapter 21 Dirty Dancing's Second 20 Million
The business jet returned Paula and soon picked up other guests. After a brief stop, the plane refueled and took off, flying to Nashville, Tennessee.
The plane was landing, and in the lounge at the airport, Ronald and many people were waiting for the business jet to land.
Ronald, who left New York to attend the Kansas Film Critics Awards, did not take a commercial flight directly to Kansas City. Instead, he headed to Tennessee, not far from Kansas.
"Is this your first time in Nashville?" Ronald looked at the tall man wearing a formal suit next to him. He was Ed Bastian, the new partner-designate of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"Honestly, yes, I dreamed of being a rock star when I was young, and this is my dream place." Ed Bastian was excited and danced a few times.
The "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack from RCA Records actually ranks first in sales in the United States. Michael Jackson's "bad" album is far behind the sales of his miraculous album four years ago. It's just that the soundtrack album didn't receive much attention from the record industry, and Ronald took the initiative to lower the public record. The sales figures allowed J to return to the top of the sales list.
In addition to the local sales of nearly 8 million, the record's overseas sales are also scary. Canada, Australia, and other English-speaking countries have all ranked first in sales, and Britain has sold more than 2 million copies.
In fact, what is even more surprising is that the record sales in non-English speaking countries, including China, Germany, and Nordic countries, have also broken records. In the country where almost everyone speaks English but no one recognizes it, more than one million copies were sold.
Germany even surpassed Britain in sales figures, not counting the number of pirated copies flowing to East Germany and Poland through underground channels.
Even Latin American countries, where the mambo dance originated, are selling well. Brazil even sold gold records, which is the highest praise for a mambo record from America that sings in English. It can be sold in Brazil.
This time around the end of the year, it is the second time that RCA has shared record sales revenue with Ronald. The sales volume settled this time has doubled compared to last time. Although the overseas sales revenue share is much less than that in China, it cannot withstand the very high sales volume.
Therefore, this time Ronald's income was around 20 million again, which surprised PricewaterhouseCoopers. A random client who came to my door turned out to be the accounting firm that contributed the largest client income in the entertainment industry.
Ed Bastian brought a large amount of income to PricewaterhouseCoopers because he unexpectedly became an account manager. He also successfully passed the annual partner selection and will soon become a new New York office partner.
Ed Bastian finished handling the accounts and helped Ronald put the check into his account. He was captured by the happy Ronald and flew with him to Nashville, the mecca of the southern record industry. There were still things for him to deal with here.
"Ronald!"
Ronald and Ed Bastian were dancing happily in the terminal. On the business jet that had already landed, a male star with a single eyelid and a great figure stepped out. He greeted Ronald immediately and then quickly Step forward and hug him.
"Patrick...hi, how are you doing?"
Ronald was approached by none other than the leading actor of "Dirty Dancing", Patrick Schwytz. This time Ronald called him and asked him to pick up the dividend check. Patrick Schweitz didn't want to come because he and his wife were planning to buy a ranch.
Of course Ronald refused, threatening to give him a check until the New Year if he didn't come. Then he asked a business jet to pick him up and forcefully "kidnapped" him to Nashville.
When he arrived at the hotel, Ronald took the account from the accountant Ed, then attached a check and handed it to Schwyz.
"Oh, thank you, Ronald." Patrick Schwytz looked at the number on the check and whistled happily.
"Lisa (his wife) is a little upset that you have to come to Nashville, but with this check, she'll be happy too. We've been looking to buy a ranch together for a long time. With this money, we can Buy a better ranch. Ranches with good water sources in California are very expensive. You know, the previous dividends are not enough, and we are hesitating whether to take a loan or start with a small ranch.”
Patrick Schweitz got excited when he talked about the ranch. He grew up in Texas. After making money from making movies, he always hoped to buy a ranch of his own and run it with his wife, Lisa.
"Are you trying to attract vacationers from New York?" Ed Bastian has also handled accounts for ranch companies. He knows that if a small ranch like this is run by a movie star, most of them will turn to vacation ranches. develop. Cattle, sheep and horses are more of just props to make tourists happy.
"No, I want to raise horses. I don't want to receive tourists, they are too troublesome. I have loved horses since I was a child. I want to run the business slowly with Lisa. When we have money, we can buy an Arabian horse and let him participate in horse racing competitions. , if you win the prize, you can also make money by breeding.”
"Is an Arabian stallion expensive?" Ronald didn't understand, so he asked Schwytz.
"Fortunately, those with bloodline certification are more expensive. If they are descendants of famous horses that have won the bid, they will be very expensive. With the addition of specially built stables, jockeys, trainers, etc., the total expenditure will be more than 500,000. "
Patrick Schwytz is as passionate about raising horses as he is about being an actor.
"Of course, the income of a successful horse is no less than that of us movie actors. I plan to make a few more movies and slowly accumulate enough money to buy my first Arabian stallion. Once I can win in the state competition, I can charge for breeding."
"Hahaha... Actually, you don't have to wait." Ronald took another check from Ed Bastian and handed it to Schwitz. "The previous one was your share of the lyrics, music and singing of "He's Like the Wind". This one is your share of the entire album as the main creator of Dirty Dancing. It can just meet your expectations of buying an Arabian horse."
"This..." Patrick Schwitz looked at the check in his hand, then turned it over and looked at it again. There are six more digits after the number 1, "This is so surprising..."
"You deserve it. Maybe you don't know yet, our movie soundtrack sales are higher than J's new album."
Ronald took a record, unwrapped it and handed it to Schwitz, then he picked up a pen from the table and handed it over, "Get ready, you will sign a lot of names next."
...
Ronald walked into a small local community center, which was decorated very warmly by the fans of the "Dirty Dancing" fan club. Many people dressed up and attended, and there was also a local high school girl band to cheer.
In the middle of the podium, there was a large flower basket made of bouquets, with the number 100 in the middle.
"Kathy, congratulations." Ronald recognized Kathy, the initiator of the club at that time. As the president of the fan club today, she had to certify 100 viewings for a total of seven fans. Including them, more than 10 viewers have become members of the 100-view club.
"Girls, let's give a round of applause to the omnipotent director Ronald..."
The fan club is full of women, clapping and stamping their feet happily, welcoming the director who brought them countless joy to the stage.
"Thank you... Thank you... No matter where I travel, I always think of you. You are my best fans. The number of 100 viewings is very touching. In order to commemorate the new members who entered the 100-view club today, I specially brought gifts..."
Ronald waved his hand, and the assistants pushed in a fully loaded food truck, which was surrounded by pink balloons and a cloth with the word 100 written in the middle
"Bang!"
Among the flying colored strips, Ronald unveiled the cloth, which contained the first batch of videotapes of "Dirty Dancing" that had not yet been released. The hardcover version shipped to Nashville this time, in addition to the videotape, also came with a movie poster and many stills of the main creators.
Ronald unfolded the poster, Patrick Schweitzer was behind, Jennifer Grey was in front, the two hugged each other warmly, and above them was a cursive title of "Dirty Dancing"
"Oh oh..." The girls in the fan club started cheering again.
Ronald presented them with gifts one by one. Those who entered the 100-show club received a special autographed version with signatures of the main creators.
The last person to receive a gift was the chairman, Casey. "Ronald, you haven't done what you promised us last time."
"Which one did I promise?" Ronald pretended not to know. "Didn't I bring the signatures of the main creators, the videotape, and the posters as soon as possible? The videotape will be available nationwide after Christmas. You are the first people in the world to get the hardcover version of the "Dirty Dancing" videotape.
"We want Patrick Schweitzer, we want Johnny, we want to dance with him." The last time Casey saw Ronald, she specifically asked to dance with Johnny like Baby in the movie.
"Are you all going to dance with Johnny? "Ronald asked the remaining members.
"Oh, yeah... we want Johnny, we want Johnny..." The girls began to make noises. Ronald said that, is it true...
"The moment of my life..." The theme song of Dirty Dancing suddenly sounded, the lights suddenly dimmed, and a spotlight found the entrance.
Patrick Schwitz, wearing a black shirt and trousers in the movie, walked in slowly to the beat.
He walked to Casey's side, then took her hand and said, "No one can keep baby in the corner..."
"Oh oh..." The whole venue went crazy, and the club members rushed to the front, surrounded Schwitz and their club president Casey, and happily applauded to set the rhythm for Patrick Schwitz.
Casey finished a song first, and then the second one immediately took over Then the third one... until Patrick Schwitz and all the 100-show club members had danced for a while.
Ronald picked up the camera and acted as a photographer, taking a few photos of everyone in the club dancing with "Johnny" as a souvenir.
The southern girl was enthusiastic but polite. Seeing that Patrick Schwitz was tired, and after dancing with a few lucky people, she let him sit down.
Then those members who didn't watch the full 100 shows came up with videotapes and posters to ask Schwitz for autographs. They also got some instant cameras and waited for their idol to sign the group photos.
"Oh, they are really the best fans in the world..." Late that night, Patrick Schwitz, whose hands were a little cramped from signing so many autographs, was having supper with Ronald in the hotel restaurant.
He was still thinking about the fans who had just worshipped him like a god.
"Yes, they are the best fans." Ronald also felt that they were really crazy and enthusiastic. The female fans who did some simple jobs in the small town actually watched "Dirty Dancing" 100 times in more than half a year.
And these 100 times were all paid for tickets. Patrick Schweitzer also signed the book where they collected the ticket stubs. If you count them, basically you have to watch one show every day on average to achieve such a great ambition.
…
The next morning, after saying goodbye to the girls in the fan club who were reluctant to leave, Ronald continued his journey to various awards at the end of the year.
This time he came to Kansas City, Kansas.
The reason why the name is so long is that this city with the same name as the state is located at the border between Kansas and Missouri, at the junction of the Missouri River and the Kansas River.
The west of the river is Kansas City, Kansas, and the city of the same name on the east side of the river is called Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas Film Critics Award, which is awarded at the end of each year in this city, is the second oldest in the United States, second only to the New York Film Critics Circle Award. The first award was awarded in 1965.
Among the series of pre-awards before the annual award season, it is a very important one.
There are not many directors and actors who come here to receive the award in person, and Ronald is one of the biggest names among them.
"Best Actress, Moonlight, Cher", the award ceremony announced the result of the Best Actress.
Ronald went up to receive the award on behalf of Cher, "Thank you for the kindness of the organizing committee, thank you for the film critics who voted, this is a great honor. Cher cannot come to receive the award in person because of her concert schedule, so she entrusted me to receive it on her behalf. Thank you everyone."
The film critics who are eligible to vote here all work in the media in the southern states. So having a star here is a great respect for them. They all understood that Cher was too busy to present the award in person. They also understood that the Best Supporting Actress winner Olympia Dukakis could come to accept the award in person, which was a great honor.
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The rest of the Best Director Spielberg, Best Actor Michael Douglas, and Best Supporting Actor Sean Connery all asked someone to accept the award on their behalf.
"Congratulations..." Ronald hugged Olympia Dukakis who came down to accept the award, "Which one is it?"
"The second winner, the third nominated." Dukakis waved the crystal trophy. Her national award-giving trip was sponsored by Ronald. She was on vacation with her husband. Seeing that she was winning more and more film critic awards, she began to look forward to the Golden Globe Award and even the Oscar nomination.
The agent's phone invitations were increasing, and the basics were getting better and better. The pay was also starting to rise. The person Olympia Dukakis was most grateful to now was Ronald.
"Is it possible for you to be nominated for Best Director?" Dukakis now hopes that Ronald can get a Best Director nomination. Winning the award is the best. Best Supporting Actress is not an impressive award. If she can win more, people will also remember her supporting role when they talk about "Moonlight" in the future.
"Ha, it may not be a big deal," Ronald said to the manager, Catherine, who came to accept the award on behalf of Spielberg. "Now Steven has started to exert his strength. Later, it may be a competition between him and Bertolucci of "The Last Emperor."
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