Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ronald still underestimated the number of people Shirley MacLean had offended. After she won the award, every time she was interviewed or attended a party, she kept talking about her past life and aliens, UFOs, and soon she had no friends.

It seems that the Oscar curse will not let a victim go just because of an unprecedentedly confident acceptance speech.

"Ronald, you promised me, you must come." MacLean's 50th birthday party couldn't be deserted without people from the circle to support her. She called Ronald and asked him to come. . "

"I will," said Ronald, who is preparing for a post-release marketing tour for "Break Dance." Minahan contacted movie theaters and disco nightclubs in major cities across the country, and the three leading actors would perform break dancing throughout to promote the film.

Ronald only needs to attend meetings in several major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. When the time comes, it will be inevitable to jump a few times.

"Where will your party be held?"

"At the Spotlight Club in New York."

"Huh?" Ronald didn't expect that Shirley MacLean was so "famous" that she had to avoid Hollywood and go to New York to hold a party in order to find enough celebrities to attend.

Well, even if I go home and see my aunt. Ronald also wanted to meet people from the film industry there.

The day before MacLean's birthday, Ronald flew back to New York. Had a lovely dinner with Aunt and Donna.

Donna finally applied to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), choosing this university with a strong engineering atmosphere. Although the admission rate here is higher than that of Harvard and Yale, the average SAT scores of students are better.

Ronald promised Donna that he would send her to MIT for the fall semester.

The next night, Ronald put on his handmade suit and went to the Limelight club on Sixth Avenue. This place just opened at the end of last year. It was originally a church and was transformed into a nightclub.

As a nightclub focusing on disco and rock music, it combines with the interior of the church to create an indescribable strange feeling.

Ronald found that he didn’t know much about the people in the film industry here. Although he studied at New York University Tisch College, he didn't have much contact with the so-called New York film circle. Most of the filmmakers here like to make art films with even lower budgets than Ronald's exploitation films.

Many times it's thousands of dollars,

Went on with a 16mm camera. Of course, they don't care much about the box office, but they care more about winning one or two awards at some film festival.

"Ronald," Shirley MacLean herself stood up to welcome Ronald to celebrate her fiftieth birthday.

"Happy birthday, Shirley," Ronald kissed the actress.

"I'll introduce you to people in the New York film community," Shirley MacLean said, grateful for Ronald's visit.

"This is Robert Downey Jr.," Shirley first introduced a director with a beard. "He is about to shoot his first Hollywood film, which is funded by MGM/United Arts."

"Oh, Downey Jr. is your son-in-law, right? I met him in Hollywood." Ronald remembered that Robert Downey Jr. had also auditioned for "The Kid".

"That's my son." Old Downey was still very proud of his talented actor son.

"This is Andrei from the Soviet Union." The second guest introduced by MacLean was Andrei Konchalovsky, a film director who defected from the Union.

"Nice to meet you!" Ronald knew this name. He had done a lot of work as a screenwriter for Tarkovsky. He was also a director and had made the movie "Uncle Vanya" adapted from Chekhov's famous work.

"Hello, I heard from Shirley that you are also a director?" Konchalovsky is a tall man with good English and a slight Russian accent.

"Yes, I make Hollywood exploitation films."

"Andre," Shirley MacLean secretly told Konchalovsky about Ronald's background, a blockbuster director about to take off.

"Ha, I came to America just to make the movie I want to make. You know, there are always various restrictions there..." Konchalovsky immediately started chatting with Ronald enthusiastically.

"Are you filming in Hollywood now?" Ronald asked.

“I’ve made my first feature film in America now, but no distributor is willing to release it yet.”

"What kind of movie is it?" Ronald felt a little strange. For such a successful and famous director, someone would definitely be interested when he comes here.

“Maria’s Lovers,” Konchalovsky replied, stars Natasha Kinski.

"Oh," Ronald nodded. Kinski is indeed an actor that European directors love to use. After Coppola's "A New Love" completely failed at the box office, she is probably doing well in America and is unable to receive scripts from major mainstream productions.

"Natasha, Natasha!" Konchalovsky turned to the other side and shouted, "come and meet the young Cossacks of Hollywood."

Konchalovsky was spotted in this film by Kinski while she was having dinner, and she tried her best to persuade Konchalovsky to make it first. She was willing to cut her salary to play the heroine Maria.

"Hi, Natasha," Ronald smiled, hugged Natasha Kinski, and replied to Konchalovsky in her surprised eyes, "We have known each other for a long time."

"That's great. Natasha is also the promoter of this movie. We can just talk to him about whether it can be released in America."

"You...can control the distribution channels now?" Natasha Kinski looked at Ronald. The boy who took audition photos for himself back then has now climbed to the upper echelons of Hollywood. Even Konchalov Sky is trying to please him to sell the film.

"Misunderstanding, I'm just a director who makes exploitation films." Ronald said modestly. Distributing a movie is not something he can handle. The most he can do is talk to Minahan and let him see if it's worth releasing. .

"Can I exchange a business card with you? I asked a friend to invest part of this movie. It is a good movie that reflects the devastation of war on human nature and love. Ivan came back from the battlefield of World War II with mental trauma , marries his lover Maria, but cannot be humane...

...In the end, Ivan killed Clarence, who was having an affair with Maria, and adopted Maria's illegitimate son. In the end, love defeated the trauma of the war, and the two were able to live together again. "

"No problem," Ronald and Natasha Kinski exchanged business cards. Kinski's friend invested a lot of money, but now no publisher is willing to publish it, and she is a little panicked.

But do these people just start shooting their movies without finding distribution channels in advance? The ideas of these Europeans are really different from those of Hollywood. And the plot of this movie...well...only Europeans will like it.

"Well, I will be in Los Angeles next month. We will meet and chat then." Natasha Kinski looked at Ronald again and again. In less than two years, how could he have changed so much?

Ronald turned around again. Many people in the New York film industry are very good at saying that they can just chat with him regardless of his identity. But they can't get much money. The film industry is not big in New York, and many low-level directors and actors lack opportunities.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang..." A bell rang, a big cake was pushed out, Shirley MacLean gave a brief speech to everyone, and she blew out the candles as everyone sang happy birthday to you.

"Congratulations!" Ronald stepped forward and kissed Shirley goodbye.

"Don't go, why is there no girl you like here? I think you and Natasha are having a good conversation."

"We are old acquaintances. I have taken audition photos for her before." Ronald smiled.

"That's just right. She doesn't have a big Hollywood star now, so she's out." Shirley MacLean hinted, "Do you have plans for your next movie? I think you two may have been destined in a previous life."

"Not yet, I have two movies coming out this summer, so it all depends on the results."

"Ha, don't you like European beauties? Come, let me introduce you to an American beauty."

Shirley MacLean pulled Ronald to prevent him from leaving early, and I will introduce you to another beauty, "This is another heroine of Coppola, dangdang... the new era Grace Kelly, Diane Lane.”

"Why are you here?" Ronald looked at Diane's big eyes and was stunned.

"I came here with Bert, thank you Ms. McLean, Ronald and I are old acquaintances, and his sister is a good friend of mine."

"Ahahaha...Then I won't disturb you." Shirley went to greet other guests.

"Are you not happy?" Ronald saw Diane wearing a blue shirt and black skirt. She looked mature and beautiful. It’s just that the make-up still has some remnants of the Cotton Club style, which makes it look a bit classic.

Diane had actually seen Ronald a long time ago, but she had always been with her father Bert. Now Bert went to drink and chat with other people, and she came over.

"Nothing," Diane flipped her hair.

"Tell me, what happened?" Ronald thought that something was wrong with her, so he pulled Diane aside and questioned her carefully.

It turns out that Diane's movie "Streets of Rage" has been postponed again. The just-finished "Cotton Club" has come under a lot of pressure. Even Orion Pictures was forced to issue a statement, saying that even if "Cotton Club" fails at the box office, it will not affect the company's cash flow.

Although there is still a chance before the movie is released, the producers and distributors are talking like this, which is obviously not optimistic about Coppola's finished film.

Ronald mentally pulled his fingers, "Betta", "Rage Streets", "Cotton Club", Diane is obviously afraid of being like Natasha Kinski, striking out and being abandoned by the mainstream of Hollywood.

"It's okay, I think your angry street photos look great." Ronald comforted her quickly and touched Diane's head.

"You just don't like the Cotton Club," Diane read between the lines. It seems Ronnie still likes his appearance in "Streets of Rage." He raised his hand and hit Ronald twice.

"But Streets of Rage hasn't been cut yet." Diane was troubled again.

"Ah? It's been packed for almost a year, right?" Ronald was surprised. The filming of "Streets of Rage" was almost finished at this time last year, and the subsequent scenes were just a set of reshoots. How come it hasn't been edited yet?

"I heard that the story couldn't be connected. They tried many ways but couldn't cut it into a complete story."

"Don't worry, you won't be asked to act. I think you are a very good actor." Ronald suddenly felt that Diane was so miserable. Her father Bert's idea of ​​​​selecting films was still too old. Quasi-directors and producers don’t seem to be very useful now.

"I'm not worried. In the worst case, I will quit the film industry. Anyway, over the years, I have earned more than two million, and Bert has helped me keep it in my bank account. It doesn't matter if I don't work in the future."

"Don't say that, you are born to be an actress, the new generation of Grace Kelly. If you don't act, the American film industry will suffer great losses." Ronald heard this again from a girl who wanted to quit the film industry. Give the other person encouragement right away.

Unlike Brooke Shields, Diane has really developed her extraordinary acting skills since childhood. It would be a big loss if she didn't act in movies.

"Diane", Burt came over from the side with a blushing face. He asked his daughter to go home with him.

"Burt," Ronald hugged him, "Are you okay? I'll take you back."

"Okay, thank you," Bert agreed, having drunk a little too much.

When he arrived at home, Bert asked his daughter to go in first. During this time, Diane returned to her old self, living with him.

"Ronald, I made a mistake. I didn't listen to you and asked Diane to play Tom Cruise's 'It's Crazy'. Now there's something wrong with the few movies I picked. Hey, maybe it's me. She is old and cannot keep up with the times. From now on, Diane will make her own decision about film selection.

If you have any chance in the future, please don't forget her.

vomit……"

Ronald quickly patted Burt on the back to make him feel better.

"Don't worry, Diane's acting skills have been cultivated very well by you. I will take care of her when I have the right opportunity."

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