Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ronald called the phone, and it turned out to be PJ Soles, who played the heroine in "Rock of Ages." She and her husband Dennis Quaid came to New York to attend the premiere of the new film "Private Benjamin" and invited him to the hotel to chat.

Ronald was happy to see his old friend again. The working hours of the actors are limited to the filming phase, while the post-production staff such as director and editor have to work longer hours to complete the film. During this time, the actors have invested in new projects. In fact, cast and crew members of the same crew don't have many opportunities to get together again after turning off the phone.

Like Jane Fonda’s new film On Golden Pond . Although they were both stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, her father, Henry Fonda, and Katharine Hepburn had never worked together before, so they did not know each other. This was the first time they met on the set.

After pj soles finished filming rock 'n' roll high school, he joined the crew of "golden girls" and played a supporting role for the popular movie star goldie hawn. Goldie Hawn is not only the heroine of "Little Girl", she is also one of the film's producers.

On the day of the film's New York premiere, Goldie Hawn, as the natural candidate, accepted a joint interview with many media in the executive suite on the best executive floor of the hotel.

Ronald crowded into the elevator with a large number of media reporters and heard them chatting.

The New Yorker, Newsweek, Life Magazine, and the New York Times film review column. New York has always been the media base of America. These media are all major newspapers distributed nationwide. Goldie Hawn will give each of them 20 minutes of interview time.

For the exclusive interview programs of the three major TV stations, each company has 30 minutes, because they have brought their own filming teams to prepare for filming.

Reporters from other tabloids get 10 minutes.

The schedule was very full. Ronald was at the far end of the elevator and was taken to the executive floor first. Outside Goldie Hawn's room, there were reporters queuing up everywhere waiting for interviews. Ronald looked at the heads and estimated that the interview would have to continue until the New York premiere in the evening.

The supporting character PJ Soles actually lives on the lower common floor, and Ronald takes the elevator down. Compared with the protagonist's bustling family, apart from a small media interview, only Ronald, an old friend, visited her here.

PJ's husband, Dennis Quaid, also took the opportunity to come to New York to be with his wife, and the two introduced Ronald to the door.

"Dennis and I heard your news, Ronald. So happy for you." PJ Soles was talking about Ronald writing the screenplay for Jane Fonda.

"It's a pity that director Bridges didn't let me continue to participate in the follow-up film.

Let me buy out. You know I'm interested in everything about filmmaking. "Ronald replied.

PJ Sowers and her husband looked at each other and said, "Yeah, at that time in 'Rock and Roll High School' you were also the second unit director and our stills photographer. We still have the photo you took of me and Dennis." Leave it at home..."

Old friends got together and talked about the situation of the seniors in the cast of "Rock of Ages".

The other heroine, Dai Yang, who plays the good girl, went to film a TV series.

Vincent Van Patten, who plays the leading actor Tom, temporarily retired from the entertainment industry to focus on his ATP professional tennis career. This time he came to Flushing, New York to compete in the US Open, but was eliminated in the first round. .

Director Alan Aikush began a long period of recovery and battle with drug addiction. I heard that his family gave him a lot of support.

Another unnamed director, Joe Dante, officially directed his first medium-production film, the horror film "The Howling".

PJ Soles' career is going well and he has several film projects lined up. However, his husband Dennis Quaid has not made any progress and is still bouncing around in different crews, doing extras and supporting roles.

Ronald felt that PJ also had the idea of ​​​​finding opportunities for her husband, but after learning that Ronald did not get real power in Jane Fonda's crew, the two did not mention it.

PJ seems very happy. She said that she might retire from the film industry and focus on filming some TV series in Los Angeles close to home. PJ, who is nearly 30 years old, wants to have her own baby with Dennis.

After returning from the hotel, I sent the revised draft of the script to CAA and a gift from Aunt Karen to Jane Fonda. Ronald began perusing Cameron Crowe's again.

Reading this book slowly, Ronald found that there were so many characters and plots in more than 200 pages. If he wanted to adapt it into a 90-minute movie script, he didn't know how to start.

So he wrote the names of each character on a 3x5 classification card, and then added the stories and plots that happened to them below, and then spread them out on the table, constantly arranging and combining them, trying to find one that could Put in a 90-minute story mix.

Group dramas have this problem. If each character is given too little time, the audience will not be able to remember it. If given too much time, it will time out. After trying many times, I couldn't come up with a reasonable story, so I simply put the sorting cards away and put them in a shoe box, waiting for inspiration later.

Time flies by, and it’s the 22nd, the second live TV debate of the President.

Ronald agreed to go to Aunt Karen's place to watch the debate on TV. Then choose a candidate based on how you feel about the debate. Auntie had promised not to inquire about his voting preference, but Ronald had to vote then.

My aunt was very enthusiastic. It was only a week before the presidential election. Despite all the excuses, the current president still could not resist the pressure of public opinion that said he was afraid of debates, and agreed to participate in this TV debate in which only he and the former California governor participated.

After dinner and waiting for the lengthy pilot program, at nine o'clock in the evening, ABC finally started switching the signal to the Concert Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. The moderator begins to introduce the debate rules, and both sides will be asked the same 12 questions...

"Hey, Ronnie, you have to listen carefully to the rules of the debate. What are the 12 questions? Otherwise, you won't understand the content of the debate." The aunt reminded Ronald, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze.

"Okay, Auntie, I will pay attention to these issues related to inflation and social security." The TV is introducing 12 questioners. They are enthusiastic viewers who have been selected by the organizer to post debate questions and came to the scene specially.

Ronald was a little absent-minded. He had not yet received a response to the "Grease" script he sent. Agent Niceta had already made several trips to Universal Pictures to negotiate with president Tom Mount with producer Robert Sternwood.

The pace of the project has begun to slow down again, which Niceta said is not a good sign, indicating that Universal does not seem to be so eager to push forward with the entire sequel shooting plan.

Ronald, who was thinking, was interrupted by a phone ringing. With Aunt Karen watching, he walked into the room to answer.

"Ronald? I'm Hinton. Why did you offend Zinnemann? I asked him to invite you to participate in the script creation in the afternoon, but he rejected it very unhappily."

In Ronald's mind, Hinton, the author of "The Texan", had a chubby face full of concern. This small-town Oklahoma writer was cheerful, sincere to people, and somewhat chivalrous. the wind. No wonder I was able to write best-selling gangs right out of high school.

"This matter has some personal grudges. His girlfriend and I had some conflicts on the set of 'Famous'..."

"Meg Tilly? Zinnemann brought her here, hoping that she would play the heroine Jamie. What? Zinnemann stole your girlfriend?"

"Well, no. It was because of other things. She was not chosen as the protagonist at that time." Ronald admired Hinton's rich imagination.

"Hahaha, I knew there was something wrong with you." Hinton obviously interpreted the breakup because of other things as the breakup.

"Well, since it is a personal grudge, I won't force it. We will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, Ronald. I really like the movie Famous.

Now I want an honest answer, Ronald. "

"What is it?"

"You have participated in the casting, so you must have some understanding. Friends said privately, do you think Meg Tilly is suitable for the heroine of 'Texas'? Disney is urging me to sign a contract to transfer the adaptation rights, and I asked to have some control over the casting. Power of suggestion and veto.”

It seems that Hinton was very nervous about his first film adaptation, and all the castings wanted to be perfect. Moreover, she is a popular best-selling author, so the studio can tolerate her meddling like this.

"I don't know, Hinton. ...This is true. There is a lot involved in casting, not just the script, but also the director's consideration of the entire movie... She is qualified in terms of acting skills and can enter the audition for the heroine. , it’s just that another girl is more suitable for that role. ... Do you think her temperament is suitable? That is the most important thing..."

After sending Hinton away, Ronald went back to the living room and continued watching the debate on TV. The first question about the Soviet Union has ended, and now it is the second questioner's turn.

"I would like to ask the two candidates, when the President came to power four years ago, our inflation rate was 4%, and now our inflation rate is 12%. How do you plan to solve this problem after you are elected?"

The former governor answered first, "I appeal to all voters. Before you vote, ask yourself a question: Is your life better than it was four years ago? Is your income higher than four years ago? Your security More than four years ago?…”

Ronald was thoughtful and wanted to ask himself this question.

From a high school student from a poor family, he started working as a portrait photographer to make money, then entered New World Production to participate in film shooting, and finally became a member of the Directors Guild. Then he applied to New York University, participated in the filming of "Famous", and through struggle made his name as a screenwriter.

I learned to start some small businesses and let my family and friends live a better life. He signed a contract with the official agency caa, sold a script to Jane Fonda at a high price, and then received a script customization job to write a sequel to a popular movie. I also dated several lovely girlfriends.

From a secular perspective, I have undoubtedly been successful in the past three years. Being able to achieve these achievements at this age is more successful than most of my peers.

But the dream in my heart is still not fulfilled. I haven't gotten the chance to direct a movie yet, and selling the script has nothing to do with me.

The two films I participated in were both signed by two teams of directors, screenwriters, and lyricists. When people talked about it, they always talked about the wonderful performances of the actors or the high level of the directors. No one ever mentioned the screenwriters or writers. How wonderful the lyrics are.

Hinton's strength made him envious and inspired him. Now in the film industry, what he needs to pursue is an opportunity to participate in production. As for his own income, it is not that helpful to realize his dream.

To make a movie that people will still remember decades from now. Ronald cheered himself up again.

“Since I took office four years ago, I have been committed to implementing universal health insurance in America so that elderly retirees can enjoy efficient and cheap medical services, and social security income should not be taxed.

However, since he entered politics, Mr. Governor has always opposed the establishment of a universal coverage social security system, which is very important for elderly retirees and those who are unfortunate enough to be sick. Mr. Governor recently called for opposition to this proposal in Congress. "

The president suddenly attacked his opponent, the former California governor, while answering a question.

"What would you like to add to this, Mr. Governor?" the host asked.

"Ring, ring, ring..." The phone rang again, and Aunt Karen picked up the phone in the living room, "It's you, Ronald..."

"I'll go inside and listen..." Ronald couldn't face Aunt Karen's accusing eyes and ran in.

"It's me, Niceta of caa.

You were targeted by Timothy Hutton. After reading the script, he raised many issues with the Grease sequel script and made a request to Universal President Tom Mount to find another experienced screenwriter to take over the script revision. "

"What?!"

Ronald roared, "This is a fucking personal grudge. Timothy Hutton wanted to pick up Michelle Pfeiffer at a party, and I happened to show up at the time to ruin his idea. Isn't he the future golden boy of Hollywood?" You want me to get out of here just because of this nonsense?”

"Ronald is like this precisely because he is the future golden boy. He is spoiled. All setbacks are considered to be other people's fault. They can get all the girls they want and photograph them. The movie is about to be made.

We didn't have as much power on the set as he did, and Universal wouldn't have agreed to take on the sequel project if Timothy Hutton hadn't been interested in starring. "

"What the hell is going on with you? You are my agent, why the hell are you talking to Hutton? If you want to be his agent, we can terminate the contract... You just know how to lick the pussies of these garbage actors, He's a lucky kid who became famous after starring in a movie directed by Robert Redford, and he knows shit about scripts..."

One night, Ronald heard two bad news that he could not participate in the project because of his ex-girlfriend. He was so angry that he kept spraying dirty words at his agent Niceta.

Aunt Karen heard Ronald swearing, frowned, stood up and turned up the volume on the TV to drown out Ronald's voice.

"There you go again, T\u0026T students and some in the media, always take my words out of context... When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation in Congress that had the same problem. I happened to be in favor of it. Another piece of legislation and thought it would be better for seniors and provide better care than the legislation that ultimately passed..."

The Governor's rebuttal to the Commander-in-Chief on TV reached Ronald's ears as the volume was turned up.

"Ronald... Ronald, calm down... Please calm down first and listen to me finish explaining Universal's conditions..." Niceta advised him on the other end of the phone to calm down first and then discuss it later. After all, he is a 20-year-old young man. Niceta took the microphone away from his ear and shook his head helplessly.

"There you go again, fucxk you calm down. They all told me to calm down, so why not tell them to calm down? I don't want anyone to change my script.

In the future, if you want me to write a script or buy my script, I must have a say in the crew. Either let me be the director or the production director. I must ensure that my script is not spoiled by others.

Otherwise, I will not accompany you! "

Ronald hung up the phone angrily.

"Ring ring ring ring..." The phone rang again immediately.

"Hello!"

"It's me, Niceta. Don't hang up, Universal has an offer in exchange. It will grant you your wish."

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