Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"This is Ronald's home. I have something to do and I can't answer the phone right now. Please leave a message after the beep." Ronald installed the newly bought answering machine, put on the tape, and then recorded his own Welcome Message.

"Call me." Ronald picked up the new phone and dialed Richard, asking him to make a call to test the phone.

After the telephone company was broken up by the anti-monopoly, users no longer needed to rent the old-fashioned telephones from the telephone company, and a variety of new telephones began to be sold in electronics stores everywhere. When Ronald bought an answering machine, he also bought a Panasonic phone. It was very light and the buttons felt good.

"Beep beep beep..." The ringtone was no longer the harsh electric ringtone, but a crisp electronic sound. Ronald didn't answer. After the bell rang twice, there was a beep and Ronald's pre-recorded greeting began to play.

"This is Ronald's home. I have something to do and it's not convenient for me to answer the phone right now. Please leave a message after the beep."

"I'm Richard."

"It's me, fine." Ronald said a few words to him and then put down the phone.

Niceta saw Ronald playing with his new toy and reminded him, "Let's go to Jerry Weintraub's house. Don't delay the business."

"It doesn't matter. I've been rehearsing what I should say these days." Ronald took some storyboards of key plots that he had drawn and went to the appointment with Niceta confidently.

Arriving at the mansion in Beverly Hills, Ronald rang the doorbell.

"Hi, are you Ronald?" A girl wearing a narrow bikini opened the door. She had long blond hair, fair skin, and a well-proportioned figure, especially her two very strong thighs.

"It's me. Is Jerry here?"

She opened the door completely and let Ronald and Niceta in.

"Jerry is taking a shower. He said you would come back later. I didn't expect you to come so early."

Ronald saw that the girl had a close relationship with Jerry Weintraub and walked in without looking back.

"Who's here?" Jerry Weintraub's voice came from the bathroom inside.

"It's Ronald and his agent." The girl walked into Jerry's master bedroom and approached the bathroom door to tell Jerry.

"Ah...hmm..." The girl was hugged by Jerry who came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel.

The two kissed passionately.

Ronald and Niceta heard the sound, looked at each other, and felt a little embarrassed. Instead of entering the master bedroom, they retreated to the living room outside. This Hollywood tycoon is a bit unlucky about things.

"Boom..." A roar of the engine of a Porsche sports car came from outside the door.

"Oh, shxt!" Jerry Weintraub yelled, pushing the bikini girl away, "Quick, where are my pants?"

The bikini girl was not very nervous at all. Maybe she was used to this kind of habitual drama in Beverly Hills, "Is she your wife? What should I say?"

"Just say you came here to swim, right. Just say you are Ronald's girlfriend. If you are bored while listening to us talking, go swim in the swimming pool behind."

"Hahaha..." The girl was amused by him, "Are you so afraid of your wife?"

"Don't be ridiculous, it's too late."

Jerry Weintraub put on his clothes three times, and then while drying his hair with a towel, he took the girl to the swimming pool outside the living room. This is an outdoor swimming pool that he spent a lot of money to renovate. Natural stones line both sides of the heated swimming pool, which allows one to enter the water right from the doorway of the living room, which leads to the garden.

"Ronald, if you want to say Wendy, she is your girlfriend." Jerry grabbed the clothes the girl took off in the master bedroom and threw them on the carpet by the pool.

"Wendy, Ronald. Ronald, Wendy." Jerry introduced the two of them, then coughed twice, dried his little hair, rushed into the bathroom, took a set of bathrobes, and threw them away. To Wendy.

The bikini girl named Wendy smiled brightly, but her bathrobe was placed next to the carpet. Then he got into the water and swam out.

"Jerry, are you there?"

The voice of Weintraub's wife, the famous singer Jane Morgan, came from outside.

"Oh, are you talking about business? Jerry." Jane Morgan saw Ronald and Niceta standing up from the sofa to say hello to her.

"I happened to pass by the house and came back to change my clothes. I have to see Barbara later. After her husband was elected as the vice-general, it will be difficult for him to come to Los Angeles. I haven't seen her for a long time."

"Okay, dear. I'm talking to the talented director Ronald about things. You can go do your own thing."

"Oh, who is that girl?" Jane Morgan saw Wendy riding the waves in the swimming pool.

"That's Wendy, my girlfriend. It got too boring listening to Mr. Weintraub and I talk about the script, so I asked Jerry's permission to go swimming."

"Does your girlfriend always bring her swimsuit with her wherever she goes?" Jane Morgan saw Wendy resting by the pool, wearing a fiery red bikini that could barely cover her figure. Then asked Ronald back.

"Wendy is a model, and her agent told her to swim every day to stay in shape." Ronald said calmly.

"Wendy, this is Mr. Weintraub's wife, the famous singer Jane Morgan."

"Hello, Jane." Wendy waved her hand to Jane Morgan obediently.

"It's fun." Jane Morgan dispelled some of her suspicions, and then went upstairs to change clothes.

"Quickly, come and talk to me about your plans for the script."

"Mr. Weintraub, this is what I think. I plan to shoot this movie mainly in Venice, Los Angeles..."

Ronald spread out several storyboards and began to describe his plan. He wrote a script of more than 120 pages, with many complicated scenes. Ronald planned to use a warm tone to shoot the exterior scenes, giving a warm scene to a skinny little boy without a father.

"Well, very good. Do you have anyone in mind to play Master Miyagi?"

"I think we definitely need a Japanese actor, because his spoken English in the script is not good, so I might consider looking for an actor from Japan."

"Well, who are you going to use as the male lead?"

"I haven't thought about it yet," Ronald said. "Coppola has directed two teen movies, and I think all the actors in them can be considered."

Although Ralph Mazio has a similar temperament to the male protagonist in the script and was also the original candidate for the film in Dreamland, Niceta analyzed with him that Weintraub may need a star to support the distribution department's resource allocation. , so Weintraub likely already has a plan. Ronald just vaguely mentioned the name of the "naughty boy from this world".

Weintraub, clearly distracted, asked several questions, which Ronald answered.

Seeing that Weintraub had no other questions, Ronald stepped forward and asked, "Jerry, are you still satisfied with my idea? Can I direct this movie?"

"Are you blackmailing me?" Weintraub raised his eyebrows diagonally upward and asked Ronald quietly but firmly.

"Ahem", Niceta wanted to come out and smooth things over.

"Don't interrupt, let Ronald speak for himself. Do you want to use Wendy's incident to blackmail me into giving you the directorship?" Weintraub also stared at Ronald with his eyes, "Don't be afraid to say To be honest, it’s normal if you have such thoughts, is this what you think?”

"No, Jerry. I think I'm the best person to direct this movie. I have experience directing teen movies and know how to make them work. I also wrote the script. You said I have never directed such a through-line. It’s always a drama with a complete story, but I wrote the script, and I think I certainly know how to make it well.”

"Besides," Ronald glanced at Wendy in the swimming pool and lowered his voice, "Even if you don't choose me, I will keep this secret for you."

"Very good, that's it for today. Let's make another appointment to talk. I'll make another appointment with Columbia Frank Price later. We'll go to his place another day."

Jerry Weintraub breathed a sigh of relief, but it seemed he was also under a lot of pressure. Jane Morgan was not only his wife, but also the first famous client that launched his career. Jane Morgan divorced her ex-husband because of him, and because she was not Jewish, she suffered a lot from Weintraub's mother. It took three years before she took over the famous singer as her daughter-in-law.

If he had a falling out with Jane Morgan because he was caught eating, Weintraub would not be able to accept such a thing, no matter the past history or the relationship between the two of them.

Ronald snapped his fingers to Wendy, signaling her to come out quickly and leave with him first.

Wendy climbed out of the pool, soaked to the skin.

Ronald and the other two men swallowed at the same time.

Wendy knew it well, smiled sweetly, then put on a towel and bathrobe, then went to the dressing room and changed into her own clothes.

"Mr. Weintraub, Mrs. Morgan," Ronald said hello to Jane Morgan who had changed into party clothes upstairs, stretched out his arm for Wendy to hang on, and walked out with Niceta.

"Why, you like that girl too?" Jane Morgan came down from upstairs and said holding Jerry Weintraub's arm.

"How is that possible? That's Ronald's woman. He is the screenwriter of my new movie and he also wants to try to convince me to let him be the director."

"What, are you going to give him this chance?" Jane Morgan tested her husband with a half-smile.

"No, it's not that he's not capable enough, but I need a star director for my new film. I'm going to hire John G. Avelson, the director of 'Rocky'."

"Hey, to be honest, that girl is really beautiful. If you want to have sex with him, that's not impossible."

Jerry Weintraub's whole body tensed up and his scalp was numb. He quickly recalled his performance and found that there seemed to be nothing wrong with him.

"Don't be ridiculous, Jane."

"Seriously, if you ever want to have sex with that pretty girl again, just sign me a check for a million dollars and I won't stop you from messing around in your house."

"Haha, Jane." Jerry knew that he had passed the test for the time being. "You look so beautiful. When are you going to see Barbara?"

"She's coming to Los Angeles soon. This time it's about her son. Hey, I heard that little George started drinking again."

Jerry Weintraub hugged Jane Morgan, with whom they had no children. Just adopted three girls.

"Listen, Jerry. If you really fall in love with another woman and have a new love, I won't stop you, but you must confess it to me."

Jerry Weintraub kissed his wife deeply. In the entertainment industry, it is one thing to have fun, but love is another matter. Jane Morgan attaches great importance to the love between the two.

"Where do I put you down?" Ronald asked the beautiful Wendy sitting next to him.

"Just put me down in front, I still want to do yoga."

Wendy walked out of the car with a smile and blew a kiss to them before leaving.

"Hey..." Niceta let out a sigh of relief, "Fortunately you didn't threaten Weintraub."

"I saw your gesture," Ronald said, "I didn't want to blackmail him. Anyway, he didn't have the only option to hire me. If it pissed him off, he could withdraw funding at any time, or change it with a new screenwriter. I It’s not worth the loss.”

"More than that," Niceta said, "Jerry Weintraub has a wide range of friends in Hollywood and also has many friends in politics. Jane Morgan is even more popular with many conservatives in the Elephant Party. It is best not to use it against him. What special means."

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