Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Unfortunately, Toshiro Mifune failed to pass the audition. Weintraub explained to him the problems with language and action scenes. Mifune had to endure the idea of ​​starring in a Hollywood movie and returned to Japan.

"Dragon Boy" had no choice but to continue looking for Master Miyagi, while Ronald temporarily let go of the preparations for the film. He received an invitation from Spielberg and George Lucas to go to Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to attend a party celebrating the successful completion of the Star Wars trilogy.

Skywalker Ranch, in Marin County near the San Francisco Bay Area. A large ranch covering an area of ​​4,700 acres is located in a place called Lucas Valley. Of course, the Lucas Valley was named by a large local landowner in the early 20th century and had nothing to do with George Lucas.

Due to opposition from local residents, Lucas' plan to build his beloved movie destination was strongly blocked. After getting off the airport, the driver who picked him up took Ronald on a tour of the protest signs put up by neighbors to oppose Lucas's construction of a film production center.

"Hollywood tycoons, go back!"

"Skywalkers are not welcome!"

"Starfleet is the best!"

Entering the Skywalker Ranch from the main entrance, Ronald saw a large expanse of grassland, with only one completed house on it, which was the residence Lucas first built.

That's where his wife, Martha, cheated on her with the Renaissance glassmaker.

George and Martha Lucas announced their divorce in front of their colleagues at Industrial Light \u0026 Magic. Martha will return to Los Angeles with her adopted daughter, and the two will share custody of the child.

The driver spared no time in gossiping about the creator of Star Wars. According to him, Martha Lucas may have taken away George's cash of 50 million to 100 million US dollars in one go, as well as his daughter's high monthly salary. alimony.

California's law regarding the equal division of marital property caused George Lucas heavy losses. Most of his cash was spent on the divorce lawsuit, and even the studio construction work of Industrial Light and Magic was forced to slow down.

"George, congratulations on the successful completion of your trilogy." Ronald entered the hall of the room and saw George Lucas standing there greeting the guests. But there was still a hint of sadness between his brows.

"Ronald, please be casual, just like you are at home." George Lucas also recognized Ronald, the young man he met at the dinner when he won the Oscar for The Empire Strikes Back. Let him interact with guests as he pleases.

Ronald nodded and left,

Look for people you know in the crowd. At the Oscar dinner where he won the Best Original Song award, George and Martha were still a loving couple. Unexpectedly, by the time Return of the Jedi was released, the two were already strangers.

The guests seemed to be praising each other for how great the last part of the trilogy, "Return of the Jedi," was, but in fact, in their eyes, they were all asking each other about this, the most important divorce in Hollywood to date.

Ronald felt a little bored. The two loving couples stopped continuing due to various things. He didn't want to get involved in gossip about this kind of thing. So he began to walk slowly down the hall, away from the exchange of gossip.

"Ronald, this way." A young man wearing glasses stopped Ronald.

"Chris, hey, long time no see, how are you?" Ronald recognized Chris Columbus, a screenwriter at Spielberg's Amblin Studios. He quickly greeted him warmly.

"I'm fine. My script is currently being filmed in Hollywood. I will prepare the next script soon." Columbus replied excitedly.

"That's that...?" Ronald couldn't remember what script Columbus was writing when he was at Ambergris.

"Yes, when we met, I was writing 'Gremlins', and now director Joe Dante is directing that movie. I'm so excited now, seeing that my script can be made into a movie , It’s a good feeling.

Oh, I'm sorry, I said too much. Ronald, you wrote and directed all your movies, so you must understand this feeling better. "

"You could also say, what is this movie about?"

"It tells about a kind of little elf, called a gremlin, who originally lived in Chinatown and was later given to his grandchildren as a toy..."

Chris Columbus gushed about his script, "I'm sorry, I said too much again. The heroine in this movie is Phoebe Kay from 'Fast Richmond High' that you directed. tz.”

"Oh, really? She's a pretty good actress."

"Hey, yes, I went to the set to see her. She is really a natural actor." Columbus is still in the stage of just getting involved in film production and shooting, and is full of passion for everything.

"So, will your new film be directed by yourself?" Ronald chatted with Columbus while walking.

"Mr. Spielberg said that I still need more training, so I will still serve as the screenwriter for the second movie. Only when I have more experience can I try to direct a movie." Columbus pushed up his glasses and said.

Ronald frowned slightly, what kind of preparation and experience do you need to be a director? If you don't become a director, you will never learn the experience needed for directing.

"Why don't you start with a low-budget exploitation film? There's a good chance of making a movie that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars now. With a talent like yours who wrote for Spielberg, it shouldn't be hard to find someone willing to take a chance on you. .”

"Stephen said I still need more training. Besides, I have signed a three-part screenwriting contract with Amber Lin. After I finish writing the script and accumulate more experience on the set, I can start the director's adventure."

"That's right." Ronald doesn't like the Jewish way of doing business. They always try to take advantage of you, until he takes away your last pair of underwear. Once your weakness is exposed in front of them, they will use it to attack you all the time.

Even though Spielberg is an artist with childlike innocence, he is also a Jew. Columbus, as an excellent screenwriter, may have contributed more to Amber Lyn than he did as a director.

And Spielberg’s assistant-turned-manager Kathleen Kennedy, an Irish woman, was not an easy woman to deal with either.

All I can do is wish Chris Columbus good luck.

"Ronald, come here."

Ronald looked up and saw Francis Coppola's wife, Elena.

He said hello to Columbus, walked to a nearby house, and chatted with Elena.

"Ronald, your new film Francis told me about it and I watched it. It's very good."

"Thank you, Elena." Ronald found that he had walked to the library unknowingly.

The ceiling is covered with colorful Renaissance church-style glass, forming a dome, and the sun shines slightly through the dome.

"This is it?" Ronald asked.

"Yes, that's the library." Elena smiled. This is where Martha and the glassmaker spent time together and fell in love.

"What's going on between the two of them? Is there no room left?" Ronald looked at Elena. Fortunately, these were close friends of George Lucas, so he felt free to gossip.

"It's too late. The director of the final part of the trilogy that George chose was not good. He had to fly to London by himself and intervene in the filming. Martha was left alone with her children in a high-end hotel in London. The lack of company was Probably the main reason why Martha finally made up her mind.

Ronald, from now on, please don’t be so busy working that you forget about the people around you. "

Elena is actually also an excellent documentary director. She looks at Ronald like her nephew and likes him very much.

"Boom..." Suddenly in the hall, everyone's voices suddenly stopped. The crowd also began to part, and a woman came over. Just like Moses parted the Red Sea, the guests automatically parted on both sides.

"Martha, come here." Elena waved to the woman.

"Elena." The person coming was none other than George Lucas's ex-wife, Martha.

"Hi, hello, Martha." Ronald hugged her and said hello. At the dinner after the awards ceremony that year, Martha was very friendly to him.

"These people are avoiding me like the plague." Martha complained to Elena.

"No way, George said he doesn't want us old friends to have too much contact with you, especially on one occasion." Elena said.

"But my social circle is basically the same as George's." Martha said angrily.

Ronald didn't know what to say, so he silently handed over a glass of champagne.

Martha took it and drank it in one gulp, "He is just an ice cube. I used to be a working woman. Since he filmed Star Wars, I have become a housewife who can't wait for her husband to come back every day."

"you and him?"

"No, we're done already. I've already found a divorce lawyer, and Rodriguez loves me very much. We will have our own baby."

Ronald listened extremely embarrassed and wanted to leave but couldn't find a suitable excuse.

Fortunately, Elena saw his embarrassment, "Ronald, Martha and I are going to talk about women, you go over there first."

"No problem", Ronald quickly fled the library.

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