Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ronald and Diane's agents confirmed that Diane Lane had indeed signed with Coppola. His latest work, "The Cotton Club," is written by Mario Puzo, the author of "The Godfather" and the screenwriter of the "Godfather" movies.

Coppola hopes to take this opportunity to cooperate with his old partner and make a comeback. His peep show company and vineyard were mortgaged to the bank and needed to be repaid.

This movie has been rolling around in Hollywood for a long time, and many veteran movie stars have been rumored to collaborate with the movie. Including Al Pacino, Stallone and others, but in the end no project was approved.

Just the last time Ronald went to consult Coppola, he had been selected by independent producer Robert Evans to shoot this blockbuster with a budget of 20 million US dollars. Evans promised to give Coppola a salary of three million US dollars and let him rewrite the script. Once the filming of "Streets of Rage" is completed, Diane can almost enter the "Cotton Club" to prepare for rehearsals.

Ronald, who knew he couldn't compete with him, waited for Donna to go back with him. However, Donna decided to go back to the hotel to sleep with Diane. The two best friends had not spoken in private for a long time.

Leaving Donna on the set to wait for Diane to leave with him, she was also very curious to see how the crew worked on a daily basis. Ronald took a taxi home alone.

As soon as he entered the house, Ronald seemed to hear Helen's whimpering coming from the room. .

"Helen? What's wrong?" Ronald asked loudly, walking towards the bedroom.

"I'm, oh, Ronald, something bad happened to your girlfriend today."

Another girl with blond hair came out of the bedroom.

Ronald was surprised to find that this was another Helen, Helen Hunt, who auditioned for the role of the heroine Ali in "The Dragon King".

"I am a good friend of Helen. Our parents have known each other since we were children. At that time, we also participated in the drama club together." Helen Hunt also grew up in New York. Her mother is a theater director. He went to the same school as Slater when he was a kid on Long Island.

"Okay, thank you. I just came back from the set. What happened to Slater?"

"She...well, her 'Supergirl' movie was canceled by Warner Bros."

"Ah?" Ronald was shocked when he heard the news. How could such a big production be canceled just because it was canceled?

He hurried into the bedroom,

In the bedroom with no lights on, Helen was sitting on a chair, sobbing quietly and slowly wiping her tears with her hands.

"Helen, this is Ronnie. Are you okay?" Ronald followed the light from the living room, walked into Helen, and hugged her slowly.

"No, I have something to do." Helen pushed Ronald away, feeling even more sad, "Let me be alone."

Helen Hunt sighed, walked into the bathroom, took a towel, washed it with hot water, and handed it to Slater.

Then she pulled Ronald out of the room and said to him, "Helen is in a bad mood. Please let her be quiet first. I called Gerald. His secretary said that he would be notified as soon as possible. Wait a moment. Will call you back.”

"Do you know what's going on?" Ronald remembered that Slater went down to accept an interview arranged by "Superwoman" and said that he was going with a friend, which seemed to be this other Helen.

"I accompanied her to the press conference, but the press conference there was temporarily canceled. I heard that the producers Salkind and his son wanted to release it during the Christmas period next year to avoid the Los Angeles Olympics in the summer.

The distributor, Warner Bros., was still dissatisfied with the version that was shortened to 120 minutes. They believed that only in the summer season could they win back some box office, and the two sides had a dispute. In the end, Warner was willing to lose money and canceled the distribution contract. "

The Salkinds informed Helen's agent that the film might be aborted. Tragically, Slater's debut film as a heroine was not only suspended from release, but also signed a three-film contract with the Salkinds. Now it's unclear when the last two will be filmed.

"Beep, this is Ronald's home. I'm not at home right now. Please leave a message after the beep." The automatic answering machine began to play the recording.

"Ronald, it's me, Gerard, answer the phone."

"Hello, Gerald, I'm Ronald."

"My secretary said that a girl named Helen came to me and said something was wrong with my daughter. What happened to her? Why wasn't you calling?"

"Oh, that's Helen Hunt, Helen's good friend when she was a child. You should remember her. I went out in the afternoon to work on the project preparations, and it was Hunt who brought her back. The 'Supergirl' movie was canceled by Warner Bros. , Helen was very sad.”

"Hunter is at your place too? Can I talk to her?" Gerald was silent for a while, and then asked Helen Hunter to find out the situation.

"Well, that's it. It's almost the same as when I was a child, just a little autistic and depressed. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. She just can't accept it all of a sudden... Well, okay." Helen Hunt said to Slay on the phone Special situation, and then gave the phone to Ronald.

"Boy Ronald, I agree with Helen to date you, but I don't want to make her sad like this."

"Mr. Slater, I..."

"In this case, you ask my daughter to answer the phone, and I will make arrangements for her to return to New York to recuperate for a while. She needs a professional psychiatrist."

"This...that's good." Ronald remembered that he was still busy with the "Longwei Boy" project and really did not have the time or energy to take care of Helen.

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"Helen... Helen, it's your father Gerald calling."

Ronald picked up the telephone receiver in the bedroom, then stretched the cord and handed it to Helen Slater, who was still sitting in the darkness.

"dad……"

Helen heard her father Gerald's voice and her mood began to stabilize.

"I will arrange for my assistant to go to Los Angeles overnight to pick you up. You can recuperate at home for a while. I have made an appointment with the psychiatrist who has helped you. Then I will go and talk to the Salkinds. Well…hum, those Mexican tricks can’t be used in America.”

"Okay." Helen felt that she finally felt safe and no longer panicked.

The father and daughter chatted for more than half an hour, and Helen finally gradually returned to normal. Gerald hung up the phone with concern, and then started calling his assistant.

"Who is it? Are you still calling me back so late?" Gerald's new wife asked, turning over on the bed.

"It's Helen. I want her to come back and live at home for a while. She's a little depressed. This time her movie was canceled by Warner Bros. She can't accept it at once."

"Okay, I will tidy up the guest room tomorrow." The new wife is much younger than Gerald. She is a housewife and thinks about her family.

"Let her live here for a while, and I will also inform her mother that she will go to Long Island to recuperate for a while." Gerald looked at his new wife and a pair of young children, and he became even more dissatisfied with Ronald. If it weren't for This little bastard doesn’t care enough about Helen, huh!

Helen Hunter then stayed with Slater for a while. Seeing that she gradually calmed down, she picked up her bag and was about to leave. Ronald walked her to the door.

Before leaving, Helen Hunt still said to Ronald, "Stay with her. Slater had a similar experience when she was a child. At that time, her parents divorced and she was depressed for a long time."

"Thank you, I will discuss it with Gerald."

"By the way, my audition?" Helen Hunt couldn't help but ask about the result of her audition.

"Sorry, I don't actually have the power to decide who to use, so if your agent doesn't receive a call to recall the second round of auditions..."

"I understand, thank you..." Helen Hunt left first.

"Helen?" Ronald entered the dark room and saw Helen already sleeping on the bed. He quickly put her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, then sat on the chair and let out a long sigh.

Early the next morning, Gerrard's assistant knocked on the door. Ronald opened the door. Helen had already gotten up, greeted her assistant, and began to pack her luggage without saying a word.

Putting the clothes and her belongings into the box, Helen Slater fastened the buckles. The assistant took the suitcase and the two of them were about to walk out of the apartment.

"Ronnie", Helen turned around and gave Ronald a hug before going out, "I think we also need to take a break."

"No, what are you talking about? Pause?" Ronald's heart tightened.

"Me, you, between us, I have to go back to New York first... um... find a psychiatrist for treatment and figure out my own affairs."

Helen turned around and got into the car that the assistant ordered to park at the door, and then closed the back. A burst of exhaust gas was released, and I got on the driveway and drove out of the apartment.

"Let each other think carefully." Helen sat in the back seat of the limousine, thinking of the sense of security she felt when she was on the phone with her father last night.

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"Pah, pah, pah..." There was a kicking sound, and Daryl Vidal, who was holding a hand target, was almost done venting when he saw his friend Ronald.

"You are very angry today. This is both a good thing in fighting and can increase your strength and speed, but it is also a bad thing and can make you lose your cool."

"Pa", Ronald gave him another hard kick and then collapsed on the ground.

"Stop talking about this, are you interested in participating in the filming of the movie? I need an action assistant. Although Mr. Weintraub has his own ideas about action direction, it is very convenient for me to add an assistant.

I will also give you a position as a resident actor and let you play a small supporting role, so that you can enjoy the minimum wage of three hundred and twenty-eight dollars a day. With this, you can join the Screen Actors Guild in the future and play a karate master or something. not a problem.

If you don’t want to be an actor, if you have this money, you can find a job in a martial arts gym again in Los Angeles. After the movie is released and it becomes popular, you can realize your dream of opening a martial arts gym. "

Vidal stood up and bowed to him in a standard Japanese style, "Thank you, Ronald."

"Then you have to help me think about how to make the last trick of the crane kick beautiful and powerful."

Ronald quickly vented his dissatisfaction. He still had his own career to fight for.

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