Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Bo, John, it's settled. The difference between me and those Hollywood producers is that I'm only interested in making movies, not playing golf, tennis, or fishing. Look at my figure. , not like a tennis player, hahaha.”

Minahan sent an old couple and a young couple out of the office and saw Ronald walking out of the elevator.

"Hi, Ronald, let me introduce you, this is Bo Derek, this is her husband, John, and this is Ronald."

"Bo, long time no see." Ronald greeted the sexy actress and her husband, who was thirty years older than her, watched them walk out of the office, and then said, "Minahan, do you have time to chat?"

"I'm negotiating with the couple to invest in a new movie directed by John and starring Bo. Guess what the name is? It's called 'Bolero', hahahaha..."

Ronald immediately understood that Bo Derek played a girl in the hit movie "Perfect", and when she went to bed with the male protagonist, she had to play the music of "Bolero" to cheer her up. This is a well-known meme, and she directly used it as the title of the new film to gain her own popularity. .

"I have something to ask you, Minahan. My new film has changed its domestic distributor, and we need to sign a new overseas distribution agreement. From New World to Atlantic, other terms remain unchanged."

Ronald saw Minahan's secretary taking out a big box for him, as if he was about to go out, and quickly stated his intention.

"I agree in principle, Ronald. I have never doubted your directorial ability and aesthetics. I have to catch a plane right away. Brooke Shields is filming in the Negev Desert in Israel. I have to watch it. What do you want? Just talk to Yoram.”

As he spoke, Minahan took the box handed by his secretary and left.

"But the new contract requires your signature." Ronald tried to make Minahan wait.

"Let Yoram sign, he can imitate my signature, it doesn't matter, we brothers are a family. I won't tell you more, I have to catch a plane, Bo and John wasted a lot of my time."

Minahan patted Ronald on the shoulder and walked into the elevator, "Don't forget, when I come back, you can go to Cannes with me and help me choose some good movies. Goodbye!"

“Yoram, this is my new contract, it’s the same as the original one, except that the publisher changed from New World to Atlantic.

"Ronald had to talk to Minahan's cousin Yoram.

"Ronald, what's the matter? Don't you like New World? Minahan once worked as the assistant to Mr. Roger Coleman, the boss of New World. He is a very easy to get along with. Why do you want to change publishers?" Yoram More carefully, I picked up the contract and read it.

"Didn't you read the newspaper? Coleman sold New World to three lawyers, and their new CEO had objections to my 'Night of the Comet,' so I found a publishing company that could appreciate and respect my creativity."

Ronald thought to himself that the two brothers had very little information. I'm afraid it's not that you two don't play golf or tennis, but that other Hollywood producers disdain these two Israeli brother producers. I didn’t even know about the news that New World was being sold and Remy was appointed CEO.

"Oh, okay. We are busy with the sequel to the Ninja movie and the filming plan for the sequel to Chuck Bronson's Rampage." Yoram signed Minahan's name on the contract and handed it to Rona De, "My accountant will write you a check."

Ronald thanked Yoram. Although these two brothers are not very accepted by the mainstream of Hollywood, they are indeed very efficient in making movies. Several movies went from preparation to shooting very quickly. Maybe it is true, as they said, that the two brothers People only care about movies, not the false fame in the vanity fair.

Having decided on one big thing, Ronald began to worry about another thing.

Nicolas Cage has been confirmed not to star in "Night of the Comet". He was selected to star in the new film "The Order" together with Sean Penn, and then joined Alan Parker's ambitious project after "Famous". Become a "birdman".

His "Night of the Comet" schedule was pushed back by Atlantic, but Cage was very lucky. The two films were connected at the back, and Alan Parker was famous for his slow work and meticulous work. If we had to wait for him, I might not be available until the second half of the year.

Ronald and Cage's agent Limato discussed whether they could combine "Night of the Comet" and "The Order of Love". Limato flatly refused. He considered it from Cage's point of view. He had just received a film contract from a major studio, and what he needed was to cooperate with the director and devote himself fully.

Ronald also thought about finding the actor in the dream, but in the dream he showed that his acting skills were not very good, so he was not required to act. Secondly, the actor has obvious Latino features.

Ronald felt that it would be better to find a mainstream white actor, who would gain greater recognition from the audience.

He arrived at Niceta's office and put forward his request, "Please find a typical American actor among the male actors contracted by CAA who is cheap and has a handsome appearance. It is best to have certain acting skills and have acted in theater movies."

"Oh, this is an impossible triangle, Ronald." Niceta looked at the basic requirements written by Ronald, "If you are handsome and have acting skills, you are not cheap. If you are cheap, if you are good-looking, you have no acting skills. Yes. If his acting skills are cheap, then his looks are average."

"I also made a request. If you think who is suitable, you can lower the requirements appropriately in terms of appearance. After all, this is a low-budget film, and it is important to shoot it quickly. If the acting skills are not good, there will be problems with the shooting progress."

"Okay, I'll let the word out, Ronald Lee needs a leading man."

Niceta took note of Ronald's specific requirements, then wrote a memo, pressed the intercom to call the secretary, sent it to the conference room, and posted it on the big whiteboard on the wall so that other agents in the company would have suitable candidates. Niceta will be notified.

"This is my role list. You can also take a look at it for me. If the actors contracted by CAA are interested, they will be selected first." Ronald handed over a supporting role form, which has the name of the character, a brief introduction, and the number of appearances. At the bottom were several copies of the script for Niceta to give to the actors to read.

"No problem, leave it to me." Niceta raised her hand to open the drawer and handed an envelope to Ronald.

"This is a performance ticket sent by singer Michael Jackson. He said that thanks to the break dancing professionals you introduced, he has practiced a new dance plan. At the 25th anniversary party of Motown Records, he will First time jumping.”

"March 25th." Ronald looked at the date written on the envelope. He opened the envelope and shook it. Two tickets fell out, as well as a handwritten note:

"Dear Ronald, thank you for being such an inspiration to me, the way Crazy Legs dances. Hope you come to the show, mj."

"Is he very popular now?" Ronald asked.

"It's not bad. The radio stations are promoting his new songs. Motown Records has many famous singers, and Diana Ross will also be there."

Ronald left CAA and drove to Cameron and Gale's residence. The next step was to modify the script to see if there was any way to reduce the budget and still produce the original effect.

Jim was painting a model, and there was a small full-body metal model on the table that he shaped and placed on the table.

"Is this the Terminator?" Ronald picked up the model and looked at it. The two red eyes looked very evil on the metal head.

"Yes, this is modified according to what I dreamed about in Italy." Cameron took out a sketch and showed it to Ronald. There will be several models of the Terminator, some for panoramic shots, some for medium shots, and a hand and a head for close-ups.

"Jim, I'm here to ask you, is it possible to use any method to not show the comet hitting the earth, but to make the audience feel the occurrence of a catastrophe?" Ronald watched Cameron put down the model and asked these questions. Questions that I keep thinking about.

"In this way, if you want to show a comet hitting the earth, it is actually difficult to fully find out this feeling." Cameron took a piece of paper, drew an exploding mushroom cloud, and then drew a circle around the outside.

"The key to making this kind of devastating explosion feel real to the audience is to make the shock wave felt by the audience." Cameron pointed at the circle and talked.

"Some firelight, thick smoke, and debris are not difficult to achieve, but this shock wave is difficult to simulate using model special effects. The air is quickly pushed out of the airflow, scraping across buildings and human bodies, and is destroyed in an instant. I feel like this That’s the key thing that makes the explosion feel real.”

"How much does this cost?" Ronald felt it was tricky. He couldn't simulate it cheaply, so he had to pay real money.

Cameron shrugged, "I figured it out after doing experiments recently. It's difficult to reproduce the shock wave with a miniature model, and those miniature houses are too light to show how the reinforced concrete was destroyed by the shock wave." A sense of reality."

"What do you do? I remember there was a big explosion in The Terminator."

"Only without shooting shock waves, small explosions do not require the feeling of shock waves. For the large explosion on the truck, I wanted to use a small model to replace it, and then shoot the parts of the truck that blew up and fell from the sky. In this way, the editing can make the audience feel the power of the explosion. ." Cameron chuckled.

"But it's impossible for a comet to hit the earth. It only blows up a car. The power is too small. The audience won't believe it."

"How about you change the way you express it? A comet doesn't have to hit the earth to kill people. It can emit a death ray and kill people." Cameron also felt that there was no good way.

"Hmm..." Ronald was also thinking about this method. In fact, there was no big explosion in the dream, but after the comet came, everyone turned into red ashes the next day. Only those hiding in basements or metal-clad rooms survived.

With a small cost, the money must be used in the most critical places. If such an explosion is not done well and the audience sees the drama, it may be better not to do it.

"No need for explosions, use death rays. Will the audience be unsatisfied?"

"In fact, if the explosion cannot make the audience feel real, then it is better to use a death ray. At least they can accept this logic." Cameron said.

"How should the death ray behave?" Ronald muttered to himself.

"Why don't you take a look at my storyboard?" Cameron handed over a drawing. On it were several lines outlining lightning, and next to it was a vortex with a naked man walking out of it.

"Lightning?"

"Yes, there is strong light that illuminates the background rhythmically, so that the audience will feel the strong light changes, which is also a visual experience."

"How do you usually photograph this kind of lightning?" Ronald asked.

"I haven't researched this. It's usually the responsibility of an electrician. You can ask someone."

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