Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"What kind of look do you want her to have?" makeup artist Alan D'Angelio asked Ronald, pointing at the heroine Melanie Griffith.

"In the first half of the secretary role, I want a typical Wall Street blue-collar worker. Full of fighting spirit, still have dreams for the future at the age of 30, but the aesthetics are not good, so I can only follow the trend. Leather jacket, the higher the better the hair, a little dry and yellow..." Ronald said to Alan.

"Hehe..." Melanie sat in the chair and laughed nervously. She didn't know what she would look like. She had filmed two movies that were praised by critics but failed at the box office. She was just over 30 in real life and had high hopes for this movie.

"Let's see what we can dress her up like."

Alan D'Angelio is of Italian descent. He quickly made Melanie Griffith's hair into the most popular style among secretaries nowadays, with high perm. The top is fixed with styling gel, so it can stand up in the strong wind in New York in winter. The sides are hanging down, which can be casually made into a shawl or tied up for work.

On the one hand, secretaries like to dress themselves up. Many of them do not want to be professional women for life, but to work for a few years to meet a boyfriend, get married and take care of the family. On the other hand, the work pressure on Wall Street is very high, and this hairstyle that can be maintained with a little time every day is very popular with them.

"Very good, very good," Ronald liked this makeup and hairstyle very much, and asked someone to take a photo of the final dress.

"What kind of manager do you want?" Alan D'Angelio continued to ask.

"I want a traditional Hollywood blonde beauty, mysterious, sexy, and smart. It's hard for me to describe it to you, but I know whether it's good or bad when you make it. I'm looking for a... a..." Ronald really doesn't know much about women's hairstyles, but he still knows when he sees a good one.

"Hitchcock girl?" Alan D'Angelio said.

"That's the feeling." Ronald thought, isn't it the famous blonde style of Hitchcock?

"No problem, I'll give you a hairstyle like the heroines in "The Birds" or "Marionette", and the heroines in those two movies are also secretaries." Alan D'Angelio lifted Melanie Griffith's hair with his hands and began to think about the design.

"Hehe..." Griffith laughed again.

"Why, honey, don't you like it? I have to bleach your hair a little and then put it up. Your hair quality is most suitable for a bun, which will definitely make you extremely sexy." Alan D'Angelio began to explain his design because Griffith didn't like this style.

"No, Alan, the heroine in the Hitchcock movie you like is Melanie's mother." Ronald knew that her mother, Tippi Hedren, was the heroine of those two movies.

"Oh my God, it turns out that you are her daughter. I said you have the mystery of your mother..." Alan D'Angelio was so happy that he called an assistant and started to wash Melanie's hair, preparing to do a good hair style next.

"Melanie, have you seen "Pygmalion"?" Ronald stood behind Griffith and watched the assistant carefully remove her makeup.

"Of course, director. I've seen it many times."

"I'm not talking about the Broadway musical, nor the movie adaptation of Audrey Hepburn's 'My Fair Lady'. I'm talking about the original movie from 1938. To become Tess, you must first become her in appearance and makeup. Your appearance will have two states, secretary and manager, which is the key to the success of the movie."

"Hehe... Don't worry, I have really seen it many times. My mother collected a lot of videotapes of old movies, and she recorded them when they were played on TV."

Ronald waved his hand. These actor families have been influenced by them since childhood, and they have really inherited a lot of acting knowledge, which he himself cannot compare with.

The movie "Pygmalion" is actually about a street flower girl who was adopted by a professor, who taught her all the knowledge of upper-class conversation, accent, makeup, and clothing, and finally turned the flower girl into a lady.

The Greek name Pygmalion refers to a sculptor who created an ivory statue based on his ideal female image and fell in love with his work. In the end, the gods gave her life. Later, it was also called the Pygmalion effect in psychology.

Specifically, it means that if you want to become a certain kind of person, you must first imitate the appearance. This is exactly the mental journey of Tess in the movie. She always wanted to be a manager but failed. In the end, she met the female boss Catherine. She unconsciously imitated her in speech, clothing, distribution and other details to deceive the banker Jack Traynor.

"Director, how do you want to deal with my hairstyle?" Sitting next to her was Joan Cusack, who played Tess's best friend and also a secretary, Cynthia.

"How are you going to deal with it?" Ronald asked Allen D'Angelio.

"I plan to make Joan beautiful and fashionable..." Allen D'Angelio picked up Cusack's hair again, touched it with his fingers, and felt her hair texture.

"Hehe... Oh, thank you." Joan Cusack was a Chicago theater actress. She was not very pretty and had a protruding chin. She was a little excited when she heard that the makeup and hair director wanted to make her beautiful.

"What did you say? Jersey girl? I'm going to turn you into a Jersey girl..."

Allen D'Angelo said to another assistant next to him, and he explained a lot of details.

Jersey girl is a popular term that represents the fashion trend of girls from middle- and upper-class families in New York. It sounds similar to the "Valley Girl" that was popular in Los Angeles a few years ago.

Similar to the upper-middle class Valley Girls in Los Angeles, many wealthy people in New York also choose to buy property in New Jersey, live in large houses in the suburbs, and commute to work every day.

They are often trendy, out there, and are fans of Madonna. The disadvantage is that she is not very good at dressing up, and her popular makeup is more extreme than that of Valley Girls. The advantage is that Jersey girls generally go to private schools or high-level public schools supported by property taxes. The East Coast tends to reserve literature, drama and other courses, and their accents are completely passable, not as ridiculous as Valley girls.

"Dangdang..."

Without having to re-dye her hair, Joan Cusack's look was quickly completed, a very high-end blue eyeshadow that gave her the look of a Madonna fan. The specially selected large earrings of the same color can also show the influence of New York, a fashionable city, on her.

"That's the ticket for this role..." Ronald was very satisfied.

Two hours later, Melanie Griffith's hair was dyed a light blonde color, and her hair was tied up, leaving a few strands beside her ears. Putting on a pair of red glasses and CK's ready-made clothes, he looked like a Wall Street elite.

"Oh, my beauty." Joan Cusack also looked at Melanie Griffiths with admiration. Just a moment ago, the two of them were like colleagues, but now they have completely changed and become her boss.

"You are really a statue made by Pygmalion now." Cusack looked at Griffith and then at Ronald. With such a classic creation, the director wouldn't be like Pygmalion, right?

Melanie Griffiths stood up and walked for two movies, completely swaying. She was in the most mature and charming stage of a woman. She adjusted her glasses with her hands and tilted her head to look at Rona, who was looking at her. Virtue. "Is it true that Ronald is interested in me?"

"Very good, very good..." Ronald called Allen D'Angelo, "Very good, the manager's image is exactly like this, you can get more of these glasses, the same props as Joan's earrings . The secretary’s image, um... the hair could be a little higher.”

"Is it still higher?" Allen D'Angelo set up a position. If it were higher, the distance from the hair to the eyebrows would exceed the distance from the eyebrows to the chin..."

"No problem, the higher the better..." Ronald stood a few steps away and continued to look. This kind of secretary works far away from the boss, and has an exaggerated hairstyle, which also helps them be discovered by the boss. Especially an ambitious secretary like Tess needs to be taller.

"Ronald, can I call you Ronald?" Melanie Griffiths's mind was filled with Pygmalion. Being naturally full of emotions, she felt more and more that Ronald's vision was not all about the character. appreciate.

"Of course, Melanie, Joan, come here, I will introduce you to a teacher." Ronald saw the assistant next to him and brought in a handsome guy in a suit and ties with a wide chin. Waved for Griffiths and Cusack to come over.

"Hello, Mr. Li. I am Bannon's former employee and now work at Bear Stearns Investment Bank."

"Hello, Liam." Ronald shook hands with the visitor. This is the banker teacher Bannon recommended to the crew. Ronald needed him to give lectures to several major actors, telling them what cross-border mergers and acquisitions are, as well as some "terminology" often used by Wall Street managers.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Liam Dalton, the banker." Ronald introduced them to each other. After Liam Dalton gave the two of them his business cards and introduced his financial management business as if they were familiar, Ronald pulled him aside:

"It will take two days for Sigourney Weaver to arrive, but her father is an executive and has been exposed to a lot of financial knowledge on a daily basis. These two beauties are Melanie and Joan... They have been in the theater industry, There are some things you have to explain to them.”

"Understood, I am a very good salesman myself. Letting clients understand our investment methods is my specialty." Liam Dalton is handsome, speaks well, and knows how to deal with this kind of thing. , "I heard that Harrison Ford..."

"He is on vacation now. You have to wait until next month to see him. Whether he needs financial management services is beyond my control." Ronald and Bannon made it clear that this kind of class is free. , in exchange for giving Liam Dalton, the investment director of Bear Stearns, the opportunity to get in touch with wealthy celebrities.

"You are the boss, and I will listen to you." Liam Dalton is very sensible and knows that he needs to exchange good service for the opportunity to meet celebrities.

"Oh, this banker is going to teach us two idiots about cross-border mergers and acquisitions." Joan Cusack joked with Melanie Griffiths from the side. According to the genre classification, this movie will be a romantic comedy. But unlike ordinary romantic comedies, it is also a professional drama, and the performance must conform to the perceptions of Wall Street bankers.

"Oh, what about mergers and acquisitions? Look at Liam, how handsome he is..." Melanie felt that Ronald was not interested in her, but this banker... looked as good as in some movies A star.

"Aren't you going to stay here?" Liam Dalton looked at Ronald as if he was about to leave.

"I have other things to do, and I believe in your professional ability. I will come back to give them exam questions at that time." Ronald patted this person on the shoulder and walked out.

"Don't worry, boss." Liam Dalton turned back with a smile and passed towards the two actresses.

He knows well that the most profitable people in the film industry are stars, especially male stars. His main public relations target on the set is Harrison Ford. The two actresses could also take the time to bond, what if the movie becomes a hit? It is also a good target for selling financial products.

Ronald walked outside the gate and whistled. Little Bud drove the car over.

They were going to a new video rental store in Manhattan to attend the launch of the "Dirty Dancing" video.

"Hi, Patrick", Ronald met the leading actor Patrick Schwytz, who also came over this time to support the release of the video. You must know that his current autographs and photos are extremely attractive to female audiences.

"Ronald, my wife Lisa asked me to bring her thanks." Schwytz gave an inlaid horseshoe to Ronald.

"This is the first batch of Arabian horse shoes we bought at the horse farm in Los Angeles. Lisa said that I was able to fulfill my dream because you brought it to our family."

"Oh, it's really beautiful." Ronald accepted the gift and then looked at the photos of the ranch taken by Schwytz. There was a small stable built in the five-acre small pasture, and a beautiful stallion was playing with the Schwytz couple, looking very warm.

"This chain store seems to be opening everywhere... I have also seen many new stores opening in Los Angeles, especially in Hollywood. Walking two blocks away, you can see a new yellow and blue brand rental store." Schwytz When I arrived at the door of the video rental store, the name of the store "Blockbuster" was clearly written in a vulgar combination of yellow letters on a blue background.

"Ouch..." There were many female spectators queuing up in the store, holding the "Dirty Dancing" video in their hands, waiting for Schwytz to sign it.

Seeing the rightful owner coming in, everyone gathered around him happily. The store manager had to start maintaining order and let them line up to wait for autographs and photos. Soon the team was out of the gate and onto the street. Some women passing by saw the "Dirty Dancing" posters and gradually gathered around.

They were all fans of Schwytz, and none of them knew Ronald.

Ronald was able to chat with the female spectators in line.

"Do you all like this movie so much? The price doesn't seem cheap, it costs close to forty dollars, and renting it for a weekend only costs two dollars..." Ronald asked a woman who looked like a white-collar worker.

"No, no, you men don't understand. You can only have a copy of this kind of movie at home. Every time I feel down, I want to go watch it with my friends. Now that there is a video, I must buy it of."

"I don't quite understand. I thought you women only rented movies to watch." Ronald was very satisfied with the length of the queue. It seemed that there were quite a few female viewers who bought a copy and kept it at home.

"Other movies can be rented, but this one must be bought." Another audience member who looked like a middle-aged housewife in the team took over, "My friends and I like this movie very much. I can show it to them when they come over to my house on weekends." Look. We cry every time we see it…”

"Really? So beautiful?"

"Of course, it's not good-looking. Why are you lining up? It's really good-looking. Look at how handsome Schwytz is. If I could dance with him, I would really do anything..."

"Well, I thought only us men would drink beer, eat pizza, and watch the Star Wars trilogy and stuff together on the weekends." Ronald became more and more happy as he chatted. Looking at the enthusiasm, he couldn't make money from video tapes. few.

"This is our Star Wars. We women like this kind of movie. This director is very good at making movies. I haven't seen a director who understands our women's psychology so well in a long time. Maybe he is a female director..."

"It's a man. Look, the director's name is Ronald..." Ronald pointed to his name on the video tape box and said to the female audience member.

"Who knows, I heard that many directors in Hollywood are nominal. This movie understands women so much. I think this Ronald might have stolen the name of a female director who actually made a movie. Hmph...man! I like to steal the most. It’s all thanks to women…” the female white-collar worker in front complained.

"Pfft, maybe..." Ronald laughed out loud.

"Ronald, the sales situation on the first day is very good. It is estimated that more than 100,000 sales will be sold during the holidays." In the evening, Michelle Cannold, the director of Daydream, called to announce the good news.

"Very good. I see a high proportion of purchases among female viewers. What I saw in Manhattan today was that the number of people who bought a box of collections was more than twice the number of people who rented it for a weekend." Ronald felt like he had won another lottery , the purchase rate of this movie's video tape is unusually high.

"This is really great. Several stores in Los Angeles have similar phenomena. How much do you think our video tapes can sell? Is it possible to exceed one million sales?"

"Is it possible? It depends on how strong the purchasing power of the female audience is. In short, the higher the better... Hahaha."