Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Motor, motor, MJ has expressed his opinion on the originality of the moonwalk. What do you have to say in response?"

After spending a day in Chicago, the crew rushed to New York without stopping to continue their trip.

Niceta sent colleagues from the New York office to intercept Ronald and his party at the airport and told them that Michael Jackson had been interviewed to "clarify" the originality of the moonwalk.

"There is no doubt that MJ said that he is the original creator of the moonwalk and moonwalk. When polishing the dance steps, he asked two 'children' to give him some reference." A colleague of CAA said what MJ said in an interview The original words, a retelling of the Boogaloo Prawns.

"Is that what he said?" Boogaloo Prawn was very unhappy. It was one thing not to give a signature, but it was another thing to belittle one's contribution in such an understatement.

"You will definitely be asked this question when you go out. This is the answer Ronald entrusted us to prepare for you." He handed a piece of paper to the Boogaloo Prawn.

The "kid" Boogaloo Prawn, whose name was not even mentioned by MJ, was so angry that he almost forgot the standard answer when he came out for the interview.

"MJ is the pride of black people," Ronald came up and put his arm around his shoulders, reminding him in a low voice.

"Um...MJ is the pride of our black people. He is a great singer and dancer. He has also made extraordinary contributions to the introduction of break dance into mainstream culture. It is an honor for me to be compared with him."

After reciting his lines stammeringly, Boogaloo Prawn separated the reporter with one hand, slung his luggage bag over his shoulder, and walked out.

"Ronald, what do you think of the new movie 'Sixteen Candles' at the same time?" The reporter poked the microphone at Ronald again. Now your movie has fewer theaters than him, but it has better box office than him. John Hughes said he liked your movies very much. What do you think of his movies? "

"Really? What did he say?" Ronald pretended to be stupid.

"Hughes said that you helped him a lot during the preparation stage of the movie and helped him gain trust from the producers. This was a major boost for his first movie. He also said that although the box office is not as good as your movie now , but he's optimistic about the long-term box office success of 'Sixteen Candles.' What do you think of his movie?"

Nowadays, film critics seem to keep comparing Ronald to John Hughes. Both of their debut films are youth films about high school boys and girls, and both of them are screenwriters. Hollywood is optimistic about their futures.

"John Hughes was a friend of mine;

I got around to watching one of his films and I think I liked 'Sixteen Candles'...

Yes, this is his debut film, and his box office success cannot be called a failure by any means. If you don’t believe it, you can take a look at the box office charts of weekend ‘variety shows’. I will call and congratulate him..."

Ronald deceived him. Although his new movie had a higher box office than his opponent, there were two other movies that failed miserably at the box office. He didn't want to be caught comparing the box office of "Break Dance" and "Sixteen Candles" alone.

This is a reporter deliberately creating a contradiction. If he mentions the box office success, someone will definitely ask about the comparison between the two movies in terms of reviews.

"Hey, we have actually arrived at the home of hip-hop and rap on the East Coast." Shabadoo said with emotion after getting in the pick-up van and looking at the neighborhood scene outside the window on the road.

"Now break dancing will be based on your dance style as a fashion." Ronald continued with a smile.

No matter which break dance was considered orthodox on the East and West coasts, young people in America now dance in their style. Whether you learned it by watching "Break Dance" or watching MJ's concert MV.

"Look, the TV wall over there is playing break dancing clips." The Boogaloo prawn pointed at the large screens lined up with multiple TVs in the window of the roadside department store. The dance scene between him and Sabado is being played above.

Encouraged by the strong box office in the first week, MGM began to increase its budget and broadcast trailer clips repeatedly throughout the day on major television stations, especially channels where young people are concentrated.

"Oh yeah, Boogaloo Prawn, Sabado, you are our idol"

The black doorman at the door of the hotel, wearing a crimson hat, excitedly stepped forward to give them high fives when he saw the crew staying at his own Manhattan Hilton.

"Let me help you." The doorman also made two break dancing poses, took everyone's luggage and put it on the luggage cart.

"Thank you, here." Ronald knew that the two leading actors came from poor backgrounds and may not necessarily understand these "etiquettes". He stepped forward and hid a banknote in his hand and handed it to the doorman.

After checking into the hotel, Ronald saw the new newspaper lying on the bedside.

"Well, people in my hometown should be kind to me." Ronald flipped through the film review columns of various newspapers in New York, and all mentioned his "break dancing", and they all said good things.

"A musical that spans the ages..."

"It will be written into history as a symbol of popular culture..."

"Explosive movie..."

Looking further down, Ronald discovered that New York is still a multicultural city. Some Latino and black-reading tabloids also mentioned the film.

Although he couldn't quite understand the various slang words, proper nouns for hip-hop and the nicknames of seniors, the lengthy article occupied a large space.

Let’s look at the competitor “Sixteen Candles”. Unlike being a hit in Chicago, this movie was greatly criticized in New York.

"The character Long Da Diao is not funny at all. It is potentially offensive to Asians and a stereotype. It seems that they only speak broken English, have never had a girlfriend, and are not interested in anything about America." What a fuss.”

This was criticized by The New York Times.

"The plot of this movie disgusts me, does he directly condone 'date rape'? Even though there was no actual act, consensual or otherwise, after the party scene, the lead actor Jack actually tells Ted that his Girlfriend Caroline is now in the bedroom, unconscious.

If you want, you can violate her in ten different ways. Is this the message John Hughes wanted to convey to his teenage audience? "

This is the criticism of the New York Post.

Compared with Chicago, which has more conservative folk customs, New York has taken a step further towards independence for women and equality for all ethnic groups.

In Manhattan office buildings, women can also climb to middle management positions. When they go to and from get off work, there is an endless stream of working girls on the subway and on the streets.

In Chicago, going on a date with alcoholic beverages at the age of eighteen means losing your virginity. If your friend's girlfriend doesn't want it, you can give it to him. This may still be the thinking of many boys from white families.

The employment rate of women is not as high as in New York. Many white women often find husbands and stay at home as housewives as soon as they graduate.

"Let us welcome, Boogaloo...Prawn, Saba...Doo, and Lucinda...Dickey".

When it came to the audience meeting, it was obviously better organized here in New York than in Los Angeles or Chicago. MGM's money spent has paid off. In addition to several leading actors, it also hired a local Manhattan hip-hop troupe to perform.

Ronald sat obediently below. The proportion of white people here was obviously smaller. Many in the audience were very familiar with break dancing. More than half of the people could dance, and the interaction on and off the stage was more in-depth. Several audience members even asked the creators how their dance moves should be, and then live teaching began on and off the stage.

"Why did you choose this movie theater?" Ronald asked Minahan strangely. This place is located on the edge of Little Italy in Manhattan, next to a neighborhood with many Puerto Rican immigrants. The cinema has been built for a long time and is already a bit shabby.

"We made some attempts. When we were in Chicago, we put the premiere on the North Side, where many white, wealthy, middle-class people live, and our movie has a larger audience from blacks and Latinos."

"Yeah?"

"Of course I have not forgotten the traditional white audience. Next, the trio will perform multiple break dance performances at nightclubs such as Club 54 and the New Spotlight Club. Those places are popular meccas for teenagers. , whatever is popular there, they will follow.”

"Then they can still have a lot of outside money?" Ronald asked. This is also an opportunity to make money for the three leading actors who come from a low-level background.

"They still have a lot of opportunities. Starting from New York, they will go to New England in the northeast, then south to Florida, back to Texas and Nevada from the south-central part, and finally return to California." Minahan said about the trio's next promotional trip.

"And we," Minahan pointed at Ronald and himself, "will fly to Paris, then transfer to the seaside town of Cannes, and meet up with Yoram who arrived there first. This time we must 'Break Dance' sold all over the world."

"Okay." Ronald had long been looking forward to going to the film festival. Cannes is one of the three major film festivals in Europe. There are no good movies and interesting people waiting for him there.

In the evening, the three main creators, Ronald and Minahan, toasted and drank in the hotel bar. A successful movie that changes everyone's destiny.

Boogaloo Prawn and Shabadoo have become vaguely leading figures in the industry. This time in New York, many hip-hop masters treated them with respect, and they no longer talked about their peers as before.

Lucinda Dickey has also received many movie offers, but she still has to finish filming "Break Dance 2-Electronic Boogaloo" with her two male partners.

"Have you found a director?" Ronald asked Minahan.

"I found someone from my hometown in Israel, but it's a pity that you can't continue to direct."

"Has your script been written?"

"Yes, it's still the story of Motor, Tornado, Kelly, and their rival Falcon. This time the two sides fight together to deal with the common enemy and defeat the evil capitalist's conspiracy with break dancing."

"Huh, interesting." Ronald didn't want to worry about the sequel. He just wanted to go back to his sweet home and have dinner with his family.

"Ronnie, you're a day late, Diane just left." After finishing her aunt's dinner, Donna said to Ronald.

"Where has she gone?"

"Her movie 'Streets of Rage' is finally going to be released. It will be on the 1st of next month. Will you go to the premiere?"

"I don't know about that. I'm going to attend the Cannes Film Festival soon." Ronald took a sip of the coffee prepared by his aunt. "Have you made arrangements for your admission to MIT? Is there anything else you need my help with?"

"It's no problem. If you hadn't insisted on going, I would have planned to drive there by myself."

"You can go now, this is for you." Ronald took out a key and threw it over. "Just park outside downstairs."

"Is this the car for me?" Donna looked out the window happily.

"I made an agreement with my aunt that that Honda is too big for you. This time it is the new Honda City. Although it is small, it has turbocharging, good horsepower and internal space, and is suitable for girls to drive. Tomorrow Just go and try it during the day.”

"Thank you!" Donna came over happily and kissed Ronald.

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