Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The call came from someone Ronald never expected: Maureen Tiffey, who plays Doris in "Famous."

Ronald was deeply impressed by Maureen and remembered that she was the director's "connected person" and directly selected the casting candidate. Director Alan Parker slapped another actor, Barry Miller, when he pursued her.

Maureen coyly spoke about her exclusion from Alan Parker's new film "Shoot the Moon" and expressed her desire to sit next to Ronald at the awards show. Ronald decisively refused.

Hollywood actresses may not be able to act, but they are absolutely sensitive to camera placement.

Ronald shook his head and hung up the phone. It was conceivable that someone would target this possible filming location in the future. If Ronald wins an award, standing up and giving him a kiss will be seen by tens of millions of viewers.

During the conversation, Ronald also learned some new information about director Alan Parker. He feels that the main reason for his fame and recognition by film critics is that he exposed the dark side of America's reality. The new film "Shoot the Moon" is a collaboration with Bo Goldman, who is also nominated for Best Original Screenplay at this year's Oscars. It tells the story of a cheating and domestically violent father and the psychological trauma he inflicts on his four children.

Is it because of this success that you are famous all over the world? Isn’t it a song and dance scene and a true portrayal of young people’s art school life?

It's hard to say. The former may be the reason why film critics say good things, and the latter is the reason why it can still earn nearly 20 million US dollars at the local box office without marketing resources. Although compared to the production cost of more than 8 million, this box office figure will at best allow MGM to not lose money.

The second caller was Demi Moore. She really wanted to be Ronald's female companion at the Oscars like she did at the last Golden Globe Awards. However, she has already found out clearly that people like Ronald, who are jointly signed by the Best Screenplay and nominated for the Music Award, usually only have one ticket, and there will be no extra votes allocated.

Although the seats in the Oscars award hall are much larger than the Hilton Hotel hall where the Golden Globes are awarded, there are many more awards and nominees than at the Golden Globes, and there is no room for cameras in the back row. Every available space was put up for sale by the Oscars.

So Demi Moore settled for the next best thing and wanted to go with Ronald to the Governors Ball after the Oscars. There were many big-name movie stars, producers and other powerful people there. As long as she could get a ticket...

"Demi, I heard from agent Eddie that you rejected the plastic wrap ad he found for you?" The job opportunity Ronald contacted Demi was passed by, and Eddie was not very happy either.

"You know, Ronald. Freddie didn't like me filming commercials, so he contacted me to audition for the heroine of the 3D movie 'Parasite'..."

"etc,

Are you and Freddy Moore back together? "

"He saw me on TV at the Golden Globe Awards dinner, so he came back to me. He said he was determined to divorce his wife...Ronnie, I still can't make up my mind...but I really want to play Movie"

"Congratulations, Demi. I'm not necessarily winning and I'm not necessarily going to the Governors Ball."

This woman is very good at using her own advantages. She and she are nothing more than a casual marriage, and the exchange gives her a chance. Unexpectedly, she actually took advantage of the opportunity of the Golden Globe Awards to appear on the show, and made her ex-boyfriend jealous, so he came back obediently and agreed to her entry into the entertainment industry.

It seems that Demi will succeed in Hollywood. But I don't have time to play this kind of bidding game with her. Ronald hung up the phone.

"Dududu..."

Hearing the busy signal from the phone, Demi Moore hung up the phone angrily, "I shouldn't have agreed to Freddy in such a hurry. I underestimated Ronald's ability. Didn't you say that being famous all over the world won't bring you success?" Oscar nomination?”

"I'm talking about acting awards, best film, and best director. I don't care about awards like best original song." Natasha Kinski answered innocently.

Demi moved back to the high-end apartment and chatted with Natasha who came back from the set to rest.

"Why don't you come with me and I'll take you to the Governor's Ball." Kinski was adding lipstick to her lips. There was a problem with Coppola's new film "Old Love, New Love" and it was withdrawn by Canadian funds invested in order to reduce taxes. .

As a last resort, he suspended filming and looked for financing. It is said that he wanted to mortgage his property and vineyard again like in "Apocalypse Now".

"Thank you, Natasha." Demi Moore hurriedly thanked her. Although if you go with Kinski, you can't surpass her in dress and makeup. If you go with Ronald, you can compete as much as you want.

At the same time, in another apartment in Los Angeles, Michelle Pfeiffer was having a heated argument with her agent, Limato.

"What do you think of me, Limato?" Michelle looked embarrassed. "I broke up with Ronald because he couldn't be with me, not because of the performance opportunity. Now you want me to do it for an Oscar Going back to him after the Governor's Ball? What would he think, Peter and I have been dating for months?"

"Don't be naive, Michelle. Who would remember these gossips before becoming famous? Which female star in Hollywood does everything she can to get the upper hand? Peter Horton himself is still a struggling actor, and his greatest achievement is He played a supporting role in two episodes of "The Grudge of the Rich Men".

Besides, I'm not asking you to seduce Ronald. It's normal for old friends to be dinner dates in Hollywood, and Peter will understand. Besides, I got news that Ronald is also a film buyer who is one of the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. He probably has two tickets in his hand. If you can sit next to him..."

Agent Limato showed his trump card, picked up the phone and said to Pfeiffer, "Call him, kid. This is a rare opportunity."

"No, I can't fight. Peter is already using all his connections to give me the opportunity to find a big production in Hollywood. He has a good relationship with ABC's senior management, and he may also switch careers and become a director. I am very likely to be in As the heroine in several ABC TV movies."

Michelle Pfeiffer's expression froze for a moment, but she still refused.

"If you have such an opportunity, you must tell me as soon as possible in the future. Let's see what we can do together." Limato said.

In the following time, Ronald received more requests for actresses conveyed by CAA. After the publicist failed to sit in the front row of a man nominated for an acting award, Ronald, a dark horse in the back row, also became a good source of appearances.

This shows that they are optimistic that I will win the prize, and Ronald evaluates his own possibility of winning from a different perspective.

Richard from CAA began to urge Ronald to make a decision. If there is no female companion present, you should exchange your ticket for resources as soon as possible. After time, its value will decrease rapidly with the decrease of buyers.

Ronald began to think about those people who could attend Hollywood's annual event with him.

Aunt Karen made it clear that she didn't like this kind of occasion and would just watch TV at home.

Or find Diane Lane? She said that her agent arranged for her to be a female companion of a male star, but since she was a double nominee, she should be willing to have a better position.

Calling her aunt, Karen told her that Diane had gone to school to attend rehearsals for a drama extravaganza and would go home in the evening for a family dinner to celebrate Ronald's nomination.

Ronald thought that the relationship between Diane and Bert had eased. Taking her, a girl under 16 years old, to the Oscars would require her father's opinion, so he hung up the phone to Bert.

"Oscar? She said that her agent arranged a big-name male partner for her. Now she won't let me take care of her acting career, otherwise she will quarrel with me. When I meet her now, I only talk about some interesting things about school. I I don’t want to lose my daughter again. Ronald, you can ask her yourself.”

Bert also didn't know who Diane's male companion was.

Ronald thought it would be better to go to his aunt's house at night and ask him face to face. If Diane's seat is better than his, don't bring it up, it's embarrassing.

"Hi, Auntie. Hi, Donna. Where's Diane?" Ronald arrived at his aunt's house on time in the evening, and his aunt prepared a box of baked cookies for him to eat two cushions first.

"Diane hasn't come back yet. I called the school. The teacher said she left after rehearsal. Donna said she went to buy you a gift."

"This is my gift, Ronnie." Donna gave him a big box, wrapped in gift paper and a ribbon, "Diane and I are going to give you a big gift, and this is my part."

Ronald opened it and saw a long cardboard box inside.

Take the cardboard box apart and you'll find something like a typewriter keyboard, with the English words "orgmodore vic-20" written on it.

"What is this?" Ronald asked.

"This is Kangmaoda's eight-bit home electronic computer. You can use it to replace a typewriter." Donna took out another small box, which looked like a Walkman. It had a door that opened and closed with a tape, and there was a wire on it that could be connected to the keyboard.

"You connect it to the TV and you can type. If you make a spelling mistake, you don't have to retype it like a typewriter. You just need to modify it on the screen. Then store the document in this tape drive. Take it to the print shop and you can type it out."

"Then what did Diane go to buy?"

"Of course it's software, Wordstar from MicroPro. This is called hardware. You have to install the software before you can type."

Ronald looked at the keyboard and felt a familiar feeling in his heart. Put it on the table and start typing with your hands. The keyboard required much less force than a typewriter, and Ronald's keystrokes were much faster.

"This is shift, where is control?"

"Hey, how do you know the control? It's on the left hand side."

Ronald looked for it and found it on the left side of the letter a. He wondered, "Why is it placed here? Shouldn't control be under shift?"

"Okay, thank you Donna." Ronald really likes this gift. He won't need a typewriter in the future. This thing is more convenient and he seems to be more accustomed to it. He may have used it in his previous life.

"Wait until Diane buys the software first, and then I'll teach you how to use it. Our high school is equipped with it."

But after waiting for a long time, Diane did not come back. Aunt Karen became anxious and called Diane's father, Bert. Diane wasn't there with him either.

"Do you need to call the police?" Auntie was a little panicked, and Bert said to rush over immediately and look for her together.

"I'll call the lawyer first. She has some connections with the NYPD, so don't let anything really happen." Ronald was also a little panicked. Diane was lost, and this responsibility was huge. What else has been happening in the news recently about trafficking?

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