Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Why is the dream different this time?" Ronald lay on the ground and began to think of something on his mind.

Not only did the Americans speak Chinese, but they also dreamed about the friends they played with in their previous lives.

He was so focused on thinking that he didn't hear Diane speaking to him.

"Ronnie, are you okay?" Diane didn't expect her kick to be so powerful, so Ronald kicked him under the bed, "Why don't you say anything?"

Diane wrapped herself in a quilt and jumped out of bed to see if Ronald was okay.

"Ah..., it's okay, I had a dream, you should go to sleep first." Ronald put on his clothes, went to the bathroom and took a hot shower, completely sobering himself up.

I looked at my Casio watch and saw that it was already past four in the morning. Ronald simply stopped sleeping. He found the letterhead and ballpoint pen from the hotel room, and began to write down several scenes in his dream in Chinese on the paper.

Not writing Chinese for a long time made him forget about writing, and mixed some English words in it. For example, he couldn't remember how to write the word "break dance", so he had to use the English word "breakin dance" instead.

After writing a few scenes, Ronald tried to string together the plot. The dancer played by Lucinda Dickey should be a jazz dancer from the bottom of society. She first studied in a jazz dance classroom, but was harassed by her boss Franco, who tempted her to submit to him by selecting her to participate in a dance competition.

Kelly, who couldn't bear the humiliation, met two street dancers, Black Motor and Latino Tornado, through the introduction of her friend Eton, and began to learn break dancing under their influence.

In the end, Kelly was spotted by her manager (the man in a suit with blond curly hair). After watching Motor and Tornado dance, she recommended them to participate in a dance competition together.

Franco obstructed them and prevented them from participating. After explaining the freedom of America, the three were able to participate in the competition.

In the end, the judges were so moved by their wonderful dance that they couldn't help but sway with their rhythm. Finally, despite the objections of industry insider Franco, they ranked the group first and allowed them to enter Broadway musicals and star in new dance dramas.

"Eh... this plot is a bit familiar." Ronald, who was busy writing, suddenly remembered that this was the "Flash Dance" he had participated in. Was it the final plot?

How about changing the ending?

Although the three performers performed wonderfully,

However, they could not tolerate the stereotypical jazz dance. The last few people denounced it as a forbidden dance and returned to the streets, dancing happily on the streets with the dancing boys.

After writing two versions of the ending, Ronald made another cup of instant coffee and began to continue revising.

He had a long-lost creative impulse for this movie in his heart. This movie must have been very important to him in his previous life. Maybe it was the dubbing by actors from the translation studio that helped me understand the story of America, or maybe it was an opportunity for me to learn break dancing?

There is also the little Fa Xiao in the previous life, just like the little Douglas in this life, the two seem to be very familiar friends. Ronald thought that maybe by following the clues, he could find out who he was in his previous life?

And now America, driven by Michael Jackson's moonwalk, has gradually started to develop a breakdancing trend. Maybe after "Flashdance", another movie about breakdancing will be made, which will greatly increase its popularity. The sales volume of leg warmers is also uncertain.

The original film was shot very crudely, but it was actually distributed to the other side of the Pacific and dubbed into Chinese. This film must be a huge hit.

Ronald's heart flashed with excitement. This is a good opportunity. This time he must share more with the publisher.

Unknowingly, Ronald drank the instant coffee provided by the hotel and began to sort out the stationery on the table.

"Squeak..." The curtains were opened, and the sunlight shone in through the inner lace curtains, shining on Ronald's table.

The brightness of the lamp on the table suddenly became dim. Compared with the sunlight, the brightness of the artificial light was as dim as a candlelight in the dark night.

Diane had been awake for a while. She saw Ronald working hard to write and didn't notice herself at all. She jumped out of bed and helped open the curtains.

"Ronnie..." Diane called sweetly, this time even more impressive than the last time.

Ronald was so absorbed in writing that he did not hear.

"Ronny brother..." Diane came closer. Ronald was looking at the letters and making marks on them.

"Ronnie!" Diane was angry, always turning a blind eye to herself. Has she become so unattractive?

Diane reached over and patted Ronald on the shoulder.

"Hey...ah..."

Ronald was suddenly tapped on the shoulder. He subconsciously grabbed his hand and used a little force.

As soon as he got started, he realized something was wrong. Such a fat wrist belonged to Diane.

Ronald quickly put down Diane's hand and rubbed it for her, "Sorry, I was thinking about something. You know I have practiced wrestling and it's subconscious. Don't attack me from behind in the future."

"You..." Diane pouted, feeling aggrieved. How come Ronald didn't care about him overnight.

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"Why are you so strong?" Diane slapped Ronald twice with her other hand.

"Do you really think my look for the Cotton Club photo shoot doesn't look good?" Diane sat on Ronald's lap. She was still very concerned about her acting career. She never had any scruples about her best friend's brother and asked him directly.

"I think it's a bit too restorative. The movie is not only about the story and atmosphere, but also the personal image is also very important. There is a big difference between the audience watching the movie and the movie." Ronald thought for a while, but still directly addressed Diane explain.

Diane was born as a child star. She appeared on Off-Broadway when she was still losing her teeth and performed all over the world. I think I understand that I am analyzing this from a professional perspective.

"You mean my image is more important than the movie as a whole?" Diane touched her fingers, moved back into Ronald's arms, and then twisted her waist twice.

"That's not what I meant, but you have your own acting career after all. Of course I am speaking from your perspective." Ronald put his arms around Diane, feeling the heat coming from his legs.

Diane touched her chin with one hand, and started scratching Ronald's chest with the other hand.

"Then do you think my performance Streets of Rage will be a hit?"

"Hmm..." Ronald thought for a while. This movie seemed to have slipped from one end of the scale to the other. Although the actors' images were very eye-catching, and Diane was especially beautiful, the story was really illogical, and the audience really Do you want to go back to the cinema to watch a pure 90-minute MV?

"I feel like this movie lacks a good story again."

"Didn't you say that? My image is more important?" Diane scratched Ronald's chest harder and harder.

"These are two ends of the scale. Your image in Streets of Rage is good, but the story will make the audience lose interest. It is not good for attracting audiences. The story of the Cotton Club is good, but if it is shot like this, I am afraid that it will be mainstream audience……"

The more Diane listened to Ronald's analysis, the more impatient her eyes became. She stopped what she was doing and said, "You just don't like my movies anyway."

Ronald was shocked. Diane seemed to be under a lot of pressure. "What's wrong? Are you stressed?" Ronald held her in his arms and gently stroked her back with his hands.

"You know strikeout?"

Diane calmed down a little.

A strikeout is a baseball term for a batter who misses three consecutive strikes and is ejected.

In Hollywood, this term is also borrowed. Most producers don't know the secret to a blockbuster movie. Most of them use the simplest method to look at your past historical performance.

If a director, actor, or star fails to achieve the expected box office results for three consecutive films, then... within a few years at least, she will no longer be able to get script invitations from major studios.

Ronald continued to slowly comfort Diane's mood. He knew the cause of Diane's recent anxiety.

Starting with Coppola's "The Kid," her box office performance has been unsatisfactory. With a production cost of more than 10 million, it only received 25 million in box office in North America. It was struggling to break even, and the film critics didn't have any good words.

The subsequent "Fighting Fish" also cost 10 million to produce, but it was made into a black and white art film. Only two goldfish in the whole film were in color. Despite mixed reviews from critics, it only grossed $2.5 million, which was pretty bad.

Now Diane's expectations are on the just-finished "Streets of Rage" which cost nearly 20 million US dollars, and Coppola's "Cotton Club" which has a cost of nearly 50 million US dollars with various additional budgets.

If he were to change places, I'm afraid Ronald himself would feel uneasy every day.

"How about you come and shoot my next movie? A jazz dancer who is attracted by break dancing on the street and dances the story of his wonderful life." Ronald thought to himself, Diane happened to be in the "Cotton Club" I have practiced some dance basics here, wouldn't it be good to shoot the "break dance" I just dreamed of?

Shooting a movie with your girlfriend might even enhance your relationship.

"Your new movie?" Diane looked at Ronald, "What's the budget? What's the plot?"

Ronald explained the plot again, "As for the investment, this is a typical low-budget exploitation film. If I were to make it, I could keep it under one million dollars."

"Humph!" Diane was dissatisfied, "I have never made such a low-cost movie."

"I think this movie will be successful. I have a hunch that it will create a trend. Even if your next two movies don't do well at the box office, you can turn around with this movie. Hollywood is a place where dreams come true. "

Ronald is so confident that it can be distributed to the other side of the Pacific. It will definitely be a very famous movie.

"Brother Ronnie! I'm an adult and know how to manage my own career. Don't tell me these chicken soups." Diane stood up dissatisfied, put on yesterday's clothes, and left angrily.

"Diane, Diane", Ronald saw that Diane was angry and quickly chased after her. After coaxing him for a while, there was no result. Seeing that she insisted on leaving, I had no choice but to hand over yesterday's gift. "Don't forget your bracelet watch\

,""Humph!" Diane took the velvet gift box, calmed down a little, and left.

Maybe it's because the hormones of puberty haven't completely subsided, or maybe it's because of the recent bad news from the "Streets of Rage" crew. Director Walter Hill hasn't finished the first cut after five months of editing, which makes her feel extremely stressed. In short, it's like A volcano can be easily ignited.

With his father Bert not around, Diane's unknown anger could only be directed at brother Ronnie.

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