Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"What would you like to drink?" Ronald, who had already returned to the hotel, asked Demi Moore who was also here.

"Champagne would be nice. Congratulations on your Golden Globe," Demi replied.

Ronald placed the award certificate neatly on the table, then called the room service and ordered a bottle of champagne, some strawberries, and two sandwiches.

He loosened his tie, took off his award-winning dress, hung it up, and put on a light jacket. Ronald asked Demi, "What happened? How come you don't have a place to live?"

Demi Moore chose to leave with Ronald after rejecting Timothy Hutton's party invitation. This made Ronald very happy. He maintained his image in front of his enemy Hutton without losing his status.

However, he did not make an appointment with Demi and then find another place to party. She said that she had an appointment with him at that time, which made Ronald feel that Demi seemed to be asking for something from him. In addition, in the taxi, I asked Demi where she lived to take her back. Demi said that she had no place to stay...

"Freddie is unwilling to find a job for me in the film and television industry. If I don't have the opportunity to appear, no agent will sign me. Without an agent, there will be no new job. In addition, he is unwilling to divorce his wife. I don't even have my last name." Change it to his, you bastard.”

"I am staying with Natasha for a while, but she will join Coppola's set the day after tomorrow, and Polanski will no longer pay her rent, so I have no place to stay."

Demi liked the warm hotel room very much. She sat on the sofa and took off her high heels to soothe her toes, which were a little uncomfortable from walking at night.

It seemed that it was still an old problem. Ronald remembered that when the audition photos were taken, Demi's boyfriend, rock singer Freddy Moore, was unwilling to pay because he didn't like Demi as an actress.

But without a job, there is no money. Demi, who wants to live independently, cannot even pay the rent.

Ronald didn't ask why Demi didn't find her family. The divorce rate in America is very high these days. Since she didn't find her family, Demi must not have come from a warm family.

"You know, Demi. I live in New York now. My script has been bought by Universal, but filming has not started yet. At this stage, I have no power to find you a job on the crew..."

"Hey, do you think I came with you for a job?" Demi's face changed when she heard this, thinking that Ronald was trying to shirk, so she put on her shoes and was about to leave angrily, "You are also a bastard , Ronald. If I had known I..."

Ronald didn't expect Demi to react so strongly. It seemed that she had received a lot of looks from her recently, so he quickly stepped forward to stop her.

"Please give me some faith Demi. We're friends, right? I'm just trying to help you as a friend."

"Ding dong..." The waiter who just happened to deliver the food came in with a trolley and helped them open the champagne and pour it.

Taking out a note and dismissing the waiter, Ronald closed the door.

Demi took a glass of champagne and sipped it, then said no more about leaving, "I remember you are a member of the Directors Guild. Why are you now a screenwriter? Can you find me a chance to be an actor?"

"The director's job is very small..." Ronald smiled, "A movie has dozens or hundreds of actors, but there is only one director. Now I can only direct some commercials and write scripts for the movie."

"Advertising director, that's pretty good too. You also won a Golden Globe. When will your script start shooting?" Demi said.

"We are currently negotiating with David Lynch about directing." Ronald replied, "Listen, Demi. David Lynch has other offers, and I guess he wants to wait until the Oscars are up for grabs at the end of March. , I can find you a job as a temporary actor, but you also need income during this period..."

A smile appeared on Demi's face, and her curved thin eyebrows made her face look soft when she smiled, not as strong as usual.

"I have an agent in charge of my advertising business, and I can ask him to find you some advertising opportunities in Los Angeles, enough for you to rent a small motel until you find an opportunity."

"It's not bad, it's better than actually going to qui magazine to take adult photos."

"No, if you want to shoot, you have to shoot at the Playboy level, Demi." Ronald joked, "My agent Eddie has business in this area, but to be honest, this is not a good shortcut to enter Hollywood. Go, like Stratten, who was killed by her husband.”

"I know that if I hadn't been desperate, I wouldn't have considered this step. Being able to appear in an advertisement is already a rare opportunity for me."

Demi Moore is more or less disappointed. After all, Ronald is not a popular star like Timothy Hutton. The level of resources is not high, and it is impossible to support Natasha Kinski as the heroine at once like Polanski.

However, Ronald's resources here can be given to her alone, while Hutton's has to compete with many people, and she may even have to play some multiplayer games with him. Besides, she was already standing by Ronald's side at that time. Hutton just wanted to humiliate Ronald. Even if he defected on the spot, he might not give her any chance.

Demi took off her shoes, walked up to Ronald, and raised her head to look at Ronald's face. The looks are worth it, much better than Freddie's.

Ronald continued, "When the movie starts, I will find a way to solve your union qualification problem. Now that the minimum wage for actors has increased, based on the average shooting time of eight weeks, you can get..."

Demi's carefully groomed face is very beautiful. From this angle, she looks a bit like Vivien Leigh, the heroine of the classic movie Gone with the Wind.

Recalling what the New York prosecutor lady had told him about the relationship between urban men and women, Ronald kissed her and wrapped his hands around Demi's waist, looking for the button.

"Let me do it myself. This is my most expensive dress." Demi hit Ronald on the chest and smiled.

"boom!"

At the same time, Timothy Hutton was so angry at the party that he smashed his champagne glass.

"Natasha Kinski, this bitch, actually left under the pretext of joining Coppola's set. Bitch, she couldn't walk when she saw Coppola."

His agent reminded him, "Don't speak ill of the number one director in Hollywood here."

"Fuxck! And that Natalie Wood, said I'm a boy. Do you think I'm a boy?" Hutton asked the beauties at the party.

"No, Tim, you are a man among men." Several girls who stayed behind quickly complimented him.

"That's it. In 'Ordinary People' I played a boy, but everyone thought I was a boy."

"But this is the first step in your acting career, Tim. You have already won the Golden Globe Award. If you can be nominated for an Oscar and win it, you can get better scripts and roles..."

"Well, what if? Didn't you guarantee that I would be nominated?" Timothy Hutton drank another glass of champagne, "I will not play the role of a high school student again. Help me reject the Grease sequel. He, I think the reboot script 'Taps' that was sent to me a few days ago is good, in which military cadets fight against real estate developers for reconstruction."

"Soldier, I want to play a soldier, a manly soldier." Hutton became more and more excited as he spoke, "Do you think it's good for me to play a soldier?"

"Oh, Timothy, you will offend Universal Pictures. They fired the original creative team so that you could star in the movie, and they were even willing to ask brother David Zucker to direct."

"I don't care, I won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor! And the Oscar, hahaha..."

"Have you heard? Timothy Hutton resigned from the Grease sequel and chose 20th Century Fox's military academy comedy 'Lights Out.' The Grease sequel project was shelved. Fortunately, you chose to jump out and adapt 'Fast Times' .”

A few days later, Ronald, who returned to New York, received a call from his agent Richard and learned the news.

"Yeah, everything in the world is unpredictable." Ronald also lamented that Hutton's film selection was like child's play.

"In addition, Spielberg sent a message through his assistant Catherine, saying that he is personally grateful for your revision comments. He is currently busy with the post-editing of the new film and cannot express his gratitude in person. He hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with you again in the future."

"Is he sincere? Do I have a chance to work with him?" Ronald was very excited when he heard Spielberg's message.

"Spielberg has always liked to support those who are underperforming in the industry, but he has been very busy recently. This time, your script modifications may satisfy him. At least you will receive other script evaluation requests from him."

"You know, Ronald. The voting for this year's Oscar nominations ends tomorrow. I hope you can get a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. That will add a lot of weight to your career."

"Really, when will the nominations be announced?" Ronald felt like he had constant good news.

"February 17th..."

"Ronnie, the replay is coming."

Aunt Karen was calling. Today is the replay of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony. Ronald and his family appreciate his heroic appearance in accepting the award.

"Winning Best Original Song is..."

Well, Ronald was a little embarrassed. Michael Gore took up most of the shots, and his own shots were cut to only a few seconds. Fortunately, the part of thanking his family was not missed.

"It has to be cut to less than 2 hours, so many nominees don't have footage." Diane Lane understood the broadcast rules of the Golden Globe Awards and explained to Aunt Karen.

"It's okay, I just saw Ronald go on stage to receive the award. Did you record it for me?" Aunt Karen asked Donna.

"It's all recorded," Donna replied.

When I thanked Irene Kara, the camera indeed gave a close-up of the singer Irene in the audience for a full two seconds. The little girl's smiling face finally appeared in front of the TV audience.

Even Demi Moore made an appearance, which was an unexpected surprise.

After returning to New York, Ronald asked Eddie to introduce several advertising opportunities to Demi. Her condition and appearance were good, and she shot several print advertisements. After seeing her photos, a furniture manufacturer gave her a TV commercial opportunity. With the cash he gave her, she could live on for a few months, and it would not be a problem to overcome the initial difficult period of her acting career.

Now that he has a national TV appearance, there will surely be more advertising business.

"Ring, ring, ring..." The phone rang and Diane Lane picked up, "Hello..."

"It's for you, Ronald." Diane handed over the microphone.

"Hello, I'm Ronald."

"Ronald? I am Zeffirelli, you must help me again this time..."

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