Exploiting Hollywood 1980

When I saw John G. Ivelson again, he put on a white Polo shirt, light gray trousers, and patterned soft-soled shoes. He was dressed like he was going to the golf course, looking more elegant. .

"I heard you want to see me?" Avelson was leaning on the sofa in the cafe, looking very relaxed.

"A cup of coffee," Avelson turned to the beautiful waiter and said, "Hey, today is my lucky day to meet such a beautiful girl, Laura, right?"

Avelson was still the same as before. When he saw the name on the nameplate on the waiter's chest, he started teasing the beauty.

"Weintraub wants me to take over 'The Kid,' and I want to know if you have already made a decision, John. I don't want to be the kind of substitute who watches the crew and is ready to come on at any time." Ronald also He took a sip of coffee and nodded to the handsome old guy Avelson.

Avilson and the beauty smiled, then turned back to Ronald and said, "I am indeed ready to give up this project. Weintraub dislikes Pat Morita very much, and I can't convince him, so I have to leave this project.

I actually like the story you wrote. It is a warm story, full of humanistic care for the people at the bottom. The weak defeats the strong, the lonely old man educates the fake child, and he himself is comforted.

pity……"

"Besides, are there any other reasons why you gave up directing?" Ronald felt relieved. He could direct the script he wrote. It was another medium-sized production with a budget of "up to" 8 million, said It's impossible not to be moved. However, curiosity still made him ask one more question.

"I made a fatal mistake, flirting with Weintraub's secretary, Susan. I didn't expect that Weintraub would come for real this time. It wasn't just a matter of fun with Susan. She might want to start a family with him."

"Huh? Isn't his wife the singer Jane Morgan?"

"I don't know about that." Avelson shrugged. "You are a good screenwriter, Ronald... and a handsome guy. You have to learn from my lesson. This is not the first time I have lost a good project because of my talk. ”

"Huh?" Ronald was surprised.

"In the entertainment industry, people are often complicated. The people you see entering projects may have different backgrounds.

In 1977, I was the director of Travolta's Saturday Night Fever.

But one day I asked one of my assistants on the set out on a date, and you know I was single at the time.

Who knew she was actually the girlfriend of a producer, the owner of RKO Records, and the boyfriend of Robert Sternwood.

boom! The casting, setting, and rehearsals that I had already done were all gone. My only legacy from that movie is the colorfully lit floor in the disco where Travolta dances. "

"Just a date?" Ronald knew Sterwood and had written sequels to "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever" for him.

"Just a date." Avelson nodded.

"Fuxk", Ronald cursed secretly, "This is such a mess." The boss’s boyfriend’s girlfriend lost her job after just one date. Moreover, he didn’t know what Avelson meant when they dated.

There are many such ignorant people in the film industry, but they have achieved great success.

"But your choice this time...Master Miyagi..." Ronald was dubious about Avelson's judgment of the reason for his dismissal. Weintraub did have an abnormal relationship with Susan, but he said that he would fire the director because he made a few jokes... Moreover, Weintraub also gave a solution, as long as Avelson agreed to change someone to play Master Miyagi. That’s it.

"Of course, I have other choices. But Pat Morita is indeed the best person to play this role. After you take over the director's job, I suggest you meet Morita first to know that what I am telling is not a lie."

Avelson was very free and easy, and even recommended the actors he saw to Ronald.

"Oh, can you tell me why?" Ronald's curiosity arose again.

"Morita was recommended to me by a friend of mine. I had a conversation with him and he told me some of his childhood experiences. After I listened, I felt that the role of Master Miyagi must be his."

Avilson changed into a comfortable position and continued to explain to Ronald.

"Morita has a sense of humor, explosive acting skills, and can perform in daytime sitcoms. As for the character you portray as Master Miyagi, you need an actor who understands both American culture and Japanese culture and history.

And... Pat Morita himself was imprisoned in a concentration camp as a child. When World War II broke out, he happened to be in middle school and grew up in a concentration camp. He had first-hand experience of this period of history, which allowed him to portray the pain of the lonely Japanese-American veteran.

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And he has no resentment towards that period of history, because he was still a child at the time, so that memory will not be filmed as hatred, but as guilt.

So he was able to express Master Miyagi's love for Danny very well, and it felt real without having to act. Then he can project this emotion onto Danny, who lacks fatherly love in a single-parent family, so that he can perform the father-son relationship between the two.

And your script is actually about family relationships and the relationship between father and son. It is not about fighting or martial arts, nor is it a game for children to pick up girls. "

"Really? I seem to have just written a composition." Ronald thought for a moment.

What Avelson said actually makes sense. Ronald didn't write the script in a direct exploitation-movie manner. The love between Danny and Ali only accounts for a very small part.

As for the story of Danny learning karate, Ronald tried his best to make it popular and philosophical, and did not put much emphasis on the fight itself.

As for the relationship between father and son...

Ronald was silent. Maybe it was because he didn't have a father figure in his memory in this life, so maybe... maybe... he subconsciously projected his regrets onto Danny, right?

"So, which new project will you go to?"

Avelson smiled and said, "I may return to the 'Rocky' series. Work with Stallone again."

"Oh, who will Rocky hit this time?" Ronald asked. In each episode of Rocky, the competition objects are different, which is also a topic that people in America talk about.

“This time it’s against the boxing champion of the Suville Alliance.” A smile appeared on Avelson’s face.

After Avelson directed the first "Rocky" and won the Oscar for Best Director, he was unwilling to direct the sequel due to some ridiculous vanity.

Stallone repeatedly requested and even wrote an affectionate handwritten letter asking him to come out, but he still refused to direct his favorite niche art film.

After that, Avelson never made any achievements at the level of Oscar nomination. Later, when he thought about rejecting Stallone, he regretted it. There is a sequel to "Rocky" that can be made, and you should definitely make it. After the filming is completed, you can make the art movie you want to make. Maybe you can get Stallone to invest.

Fortunately, the two movies directed by Stallone this time, "Rocky 3" and "Dragon Dance", were both given very low marks by critics. Two Chicago film critics, Ebert and Sisko, gave both films the lowest score.

Stallone suddenly felt that his ability as a director was being questioned, and he even began to doubt himself. Through CAA's agent, he re-invited Avelson for an interview.

The two put aside their past grievances and began to work together to prepare for "Rocky 4". They also talked about the sequel to "First Blood".

But it seems that Stallone has nothing good to say about the young writer-director Ronald. His first drafts of the scripts for "Dragon Dance" and "Rambo 2" were criticized a lot by Stallone.

In short, this time Stallone wants to take advantage of the tense relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the general will launch an offensive against the Soviet Union. At the juncture when the people of the country begin to regain confidence in the victory of the Cold War, he is preparing to write the sequel to Rocky and the Soviet Union Heavyweight Boxing Champion. of war.

When Rocky wears American flag shorts and fights Suwei soldiers, it will be exciting to think about it.

"Mr. Avelson, you also said that Pat Morita was the best candidate to play Master Miyagi. So how did you originally plan to convince Weintraub?"

Ronald's question interrupted Avelson's recollection.

"I haven't figured out a way yet. These producers are very obsessed with their own ideas. You have to find ways to make them think it's their own idea before they can change their minds." Avelson actually admires Ronald. The story he wrote about a small character's counterattack is very much to his taste.

"I have no clue at all." Ronald frowned. Now the obstacle to being a director has been removed, but it was such a big problem at the beginning.

"Hahaha, that problem is your trouble now." Avelson laughed and took a sip of coffee.

"Haha, that's right." Ronald thought well. Now that he has taken over the director's position, Avelson no longer has the obligation to help him with ideas.

"To give you a hint, you should know Coppola. When he was filming 'The Godfather', he also encountered similar troubles. You should ask him."

"The Godfather? Coppola?" Ronald silently remembered it in his mind.

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