Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Brooke Shields came over for a day of filming. She didn't do any underwater scenes, and the intimacy scenes were limited to hugs and a kiss on the cheek."

Ronald sat at the mixing desk and introduced Brooke Shields' guest appearance to Cameron Crowe and his girlfriend Nancy Wilson who came to help.

"Hey, that's Brooke Shields. If we can invite her to make a cameo, will we make a lot of money at the box office?" Cameron Crowe was very excited. As the author of the original work, he could not have imagined the character Spicoli in his novel. It actually ends with saving Brooke Shields.

"The negotiated price is US$150,000. Whether we make a profit or lose money depends on the final box office results."

"One hundred and fifty thousand a day? This appearance fee is not much different from that of the most popular band Van Halen." Nancy Wilson was surprised.

"We also invited the Van Halen band to make guest appearances, but they have been busy touring in the past few years and have not even had time to release records. Fortunately, Azoff got the rights to use the video footage of their concert and will edit it into The scene at Spicoli’s birthday party.”

"Oh, so he spent a lot of money?" Crowe had been a columnist for a rock magazine and knew that the right to use the video of such a popular rock band was not cheap.

"Yes, it will cost about three hundred thousand dollars in total." Ronald nodded, "And the host of NBC's Tomorrow Show has agreed to make a friendly guest appearance, so our movie may be raised to a higher level."

"When I started discussing the script with you, I didn't expect this movie to be shot on such a scale. Well done, Ronald!" Crowe came up and high-fived Ronald. "If Amy Heckerling had If I become a director, I won’t be able to hire Brooke Shields.”

Ronald grinned, "But the soundtrack she chose for us is still good. The ending song "good bye, good bye" is very suitable for explaining the ending of each protagonist. "

"Where is she now? I haven't seen her for a long time." Crowe's girlfriend Nancy Wilson was unaware of Ronald's competition with her for director, and Heckerling was just an ordinary associate producer.

"She said she was writing a script and was going to write a comedy that would be a parody of a gangster movie, imitating 'All the Time'."

While Ronald and Crowe were chatting, the sound engineer was nearby and wrapped oingo boingo's single tapes on each reel and started playing. The ending scene of each character is matched with the rhythm of the four-bar music, and the explanation is short and powerful.

The level of the singing is adjusted according to the recording,

When the volume is right, mix it into the live sound track.

"Ronald, give me some advice." The sound engineer asked Ronald after listening to the mixed music. "You are the Oscar winner for Best Original Song. I know you are also an expert."

"I trust you, I have no objection to this paragraph." Ronald himself knew that this Oscar was a copied word, and it did not mean that he had any musical professionalism.

"Okay, if you have any ideas, tell me already." The sound engineer put on the monitoring headphones again, "By the way, haven't you finished the Led Zeppelin IV album yet?"

"No, this is their best-selling album. Producer Azoff put in a lot of effort, but the price they asked was too high. In the end, they sold Cameron Crowe's face and agreed to authorize us to use another album. First single 'Cashmere' instead."

"You are the boss." Ronald high-fived Crowe again.

Cameron Crowe glanced proudly at his girlfriend Nancy. Nancy Wilson also glanced at Crowe with admiration and adoration.

Ronald watched the couple look at each other affectionately, and felt a little ripple in his heart. He seemed to think of a girl, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"This is the list of copyrights purchased for the TV version. You replace these songs in the TV edit. Cameron, please take a look at it for me. I'll go find the producer, Mr. Lin Sen." Ronald took a list Handed it to the sound engineer, got up and walked.

The copyrights for each soundtrack purchased by Azoff can only be played in theaters. TV stations are unwilling to buy the broadcast rights of so many songs, so in some places, the soundtracks are replaced by commercial products with low copyrights or no copyrights.

Ronald came out of the mixing room and took a walk. I walked to the office where producer Lin Sen was located, and before I even knocked on the door, I heard Lin Sen talking on the phone inside.

"What? When did it happen? What if he agreed to our guest appearance?"

"What's going on?" Ronald opened the door and entered.

"Tom Schneider, the host of The Tomorrow Show, was fired from NBC this morning because the ratings were not up to standard. His agent gave me a call."

"What should we do?" Ronald was also stunned for a moment. Is it such a coincidence? As soon as he agreed to make a cameo, he was fired by his employer.

"Let's go to the entrance of NBC's studio to find him." Lin Sen picked up the coat on the hanger and put it on.

NBC's Universal Pictures has extensive cooperation, and many NBC TV programs are shot in Universal's studios.

Ronald Linson came outside the studio of "Tomorrow Show", and the host who had just been fired walked out of it. Reporters waiting outside immediately stepped forward to ask questions.

"Tom, what do you think about NBC firing you?"

"No comment."

"Will you continue your career as a talk show host on another TV station?"

"Yes, but I need to rest for a while first."

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"What questions do you have?" The host finished answering several reporters' questions and saw Ronald and Lin Sen standing behind. There were no photographers following them. Maybe it was the newspaper media?

"Mr. Schneider, we are from Fast-paced Richmond High School, and we would like to ask you to guest star as a host in the movie."

"Oh, I remember you. I was very depressed today and just wanted to find a pub to get drunk. But thank you for remembering me."

Ronald and Lin Sen had no choice but to say goodbye to him, and now the host was gone again.

"What?" Ronald asked, "Are there any other candidates on your list?"

"It's true, but NBC is gone. It's very troublesome to find people from other TV stations. How about we find the host of their sports program?"

"Sports station hosts are only known by some teenagers who like sports, and the effect is not as good as talk show hosts."

"But Johnny Carson has already refused, David Letterman's agent has also refused, and together with Tom Schneider, these are the only three talk show hosts in the NBA."

"Wait a minute, you said Letterman rejected us because of his agent? Then what's his attitude?"

"He generally respects his agent's choice. Letterman is usually a very private person. We can't find him on the phone. Only his agent can be contacted."

"I remember you said that Letterman once had the opportunity to participate in "The Big Apple". After his agent turned it down, he regretted it?"

"Yeah, a lot of people know about it."

"Can we think of a way to talk to Letterman himself..."

Both Ronald and Lin Sen think this matter is promising. David Letterman is a man with a great sense of humor, and if you let him play himself in a movie, he might be happy to do it.

It's just that the host has to host the show every day, unlike movie actors who have rest time. Their daily affairs are usually taken care of by their agents. Otherwise, the daily live broadcast status will be delayed, which will be very troublesome.

So they disappear after finishing the show every day, go home and enjoy their private life, ready to face the challenges of the next day and make millions of viewers laugh again.

Therefore, the agent's preferences replaced Letterman himself and became Letterman's principle for attending other events.

Ronald and Linsen each looked for ways to contact Letterman himself and bypass his agent to attract his attention.

Ronald's first thought was his agent.

"Yes, Letterman and Mr. Ovitz himself are old acquaintances. But David is a very private man, and no one except his agent can find him during his breaks.

And recently, NBC is planning to change his program time from morning to evening, and create a new program "The Late Show" immediately after Johnny Carson's show. He may not be free to guest star in your movie. "

Niceta's voice came over the phone. He was familiar with Letterman's business. In CAA's office, there is a large whiteboard that tracks the recent movements of all stars in Hollywood and television.

"I'm not asking for your help in selling this attention to Letterman, I'm just asking for a chance to connect with him," Ronald replied.

"I don't think I can help you. The first person an agent is loyal to is his client. You don't want me to go against your will and tell others your phone number, right?"

Ronald thought about it and it was right. This was the basic ethics of an agent. If he made an exception and told him Letterman's call, his agent would probably be fired soon.

"Okay, I'll think of other ways."

"Here's a hint, before Letterman came to NBC to write jokes for Johnny Carson, he worked as a writer for CBS for many years and had a good relationship with many CBS hosts. They may have his contact information. ." Niceta still gave Ronald a hint.

CBS host? It seems like I know one myself.

The eldest daughter of movie star Ingrid Bergman, Pia is a host on CBS New York. But I don’t know her very well, and I can only talk to her half-sister Isabella Rossinelli, who is the wife of his teacher Scorsese.

This kind of thing is not necessarily convenient, after all, they are not born to the same father, and Bergman also abandoned Pia, who stayed in New York, for Isabella's father.

He should be acquainted with another person. Ronald thought of the figure of a girl and couldn't help but smile.

The first time I went to Pia's house, it was Helen Slater who took her there. They were all dumped at the door of Club 54 by their respective male and female partners. Later, Helen took out the invitation and went to Pia's mansion on the Upper East Side of New York.

After dialing the phone number Helen gave him, Ronald heard a female voice answer the phone.

"Hello, this is Alice Jean"

"I'm looking for Helen. Is she at home?"

"Helen, someone is looking for you." The lady covered the phone and called her daughter, "Who are you?"

"My name is Ronald. I once filmed an advertisement for Helen. I asked her to do a favor and introduce a host from CBS TV station."

"Oh, are you the director who shot her chewing gum commercial? I saw the version you shot where Helen sang Carpenter's song."

"Yes, that's me..."

"Hey, Mom, don't talk nonsense to my friends." Helen ran over and answered the phone.

"It's all your fault." Helen's mother patted her daughter and walked out of the living room.

"Helen, it's Ronald. I want to ask you a favor..." Ronald told Helen Slater his thoughts.

"It's no problem. I'll call Pia, and then you can talk to her yourself. Take note of her phone number."

"Thank you, Helen. How are you doing?"

"It's not bad. My agent arranged several auditions for me. But I wasn't selected at any of them. I wanted to listen to you and find another agent, but no agent was willing for a while, and my mother didn't have anything. resource."

"If you need, I can introduce my agency..."

"Forget it, I like theater, so I want an agent in New York who has some connections with Broadway."

"Then I can't help. I only know Eddie in New York. He's just an advertising model agent."

"Hehe, is he the one from the chewing gum commercial?"

"Yes, that's him. What auditions have you participated in recently?"

"They are all auditions for writing TV series and TV movies. What about you? Do you have any plans for a new movie? If there are new roles, don't forget about me."

"I asked Pia to find David Letterman to guest star in the movie. I heard that they were colleagues in the past."

The two chatted for a long time about each other's current situation, and then said goodbye.

Ronald looked at Pia's phone number on the paper with a smile and would call her later.

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