Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"So in the karate match in the movie, is the move that Daniel won with one blow legal in the match?" Bobbi Wygant asked the last question before the visit ended.

"Oh, that's legal. There are no uniform rules in karate. The movie makes it very clear that above the waist, it is legal to avoid blows to the throat and back of the head. If you focus directly on the head, you will get three points and end the game. "

"Okay, thank you, Morita." Bobbi Wygant began to pack the headphones.

“This will be played on Barbie’s show the weekend the movie comes out,” Ronald paused the tape and told Weintraub, who was watching with him.

Senator Inoue did not come forward directly, but Sony took the initiative and placed an advertisement for Bobbi Wygant's film review program. Barbie reciprocated the favor and immediately filmed an exclusive interview with Noriyuki Morita, the main actor of "The Kid" while on a business trip to Los Angeles.

"Very good, this way our movie will have a good foundation during the weekend of release. I approached the Columbia Distribution Department and urged them to increase the number of theaters it will be released in from just over 900 to more than 1,000. Then add additional theaters in all theaters A cardboard poster of a real person.”

Weintraub also mobilized all resources to compete for the summer season.

"What do you think of the box office prospects?" Weintraub was a little anxious. He didn't expect that in the summer season, two dark horses that were originally not expected to suddenly emerge and have great potential to enter the top three of the year.

"I have confidence in the movie," Ronald replied. "The money and resources spent on movie marketing can only buy the theaters when it is released. After that, the box office will drop by a certain percentage every week. How long can it be released in theaters? It’s all a matter of word of mouth.”

"Hopefully you're right, we've done everything we can and just keep our fingers crossed."

"Yeah, pray."

Ronald returned home, changed into light clothes, drove to pick up Cameron and his girlfriend Gail, who were about to start living in the editing room, and went to Dan Aykroyd's house for a party.

Now that he knew his lack of social interaction, Ronald immediately made up for it and called up some Canadian gang members he knew who were working hard in Hollywood to party together.

Ronald also approached John Candy, who invited him to watch football.

He called his friend Michael J. Fox and they all went to the party together.

Canadian parties are relatively quiet, where everyone listens to music and the wife and girlfriend prepare food and eat it together.

"I heard Ronald say that the movie you are directing is a special effects spectacle?" Aykroyd pulled Cameron and started chatting. His fame skyrocketed with "Ghostbusters," and now he's trying to get more directorial collaborations.

"When are we going to watch football again? NFL or college is fine." Ronald was gnawing on chicken wings and asked the fat comedian John Candy.

"I have recently taken on several dramas and will be busy until the beginning of next year." Candy opened his mouth wide and ate faster than Ronald.

"What kind of show, a movie?"

"Yes, there is a movie that went to Thailand to shoot, and I worked with Tom Hanks." Candy grabbed a napkin and wiped his mouth.

"Thailand? What's the theme?"

"It's a spoof comedy in which a rich boy joins a volunteer operation and accidentally ends up on the battlefield in Vietnam." Candy said, "I didn't expect that Hanks also has a very good comedy talent. We worked well together during the audition."

"What movie projects do you have next?" Michael J. Fox asked.

Foxx's reputation has soared recently when he played the eldest son Alex in "Family Ties", an Elephant who is incompatible with the current leader's parents who are followers of the hippie Donkey Party and believes in the economics of the leader.

Just since last year, inflation has been successfully suppressed to 3%, and economic growth has reached more than 5%, which has not been seen in many years. More and more people are beginning to like the current commander-in-chief. The role played by Fox is also Be liked by more and more people.

"Not recently. I am still in preliminary contact with some projects. I may contact Mr. Spielberg to make a detective movie."

"Is there a role suitable for me?" Although Fox became famous in TV series, he still wanted to make a movie. When he heard that it was Spielberg's project, he immediately asked.

"I don't know yet. His Amber Lin has been in the limelight recently. Let's see how the discussion turns out. But your role in the TV series is so important. Isn't it difficult to arrange your time for filming?" Ronald asked him.

"I still like movies. If there is a suitable role, I can do both." Michael J. Fox put out the cigarette under his shoes and put it in the ashtray.

"Here comes the beef," said Aykroyd's wife, Gail, and Fox's girlfriend Nancy, holding out the food together. There were French fries next to the beef patties. Ronald and others were so appetized that they opened their cheeks and started eating.

"We Canadians will have to gather more often in the future, and we will have to give Ronald, the organizer of this event, the title of Honorary Canadian." Aykroyd is excited to expand his circle of friends.

"You're right. Ronald is actually more of a Canadian and not as arrogant as an American."

"Hahaha, actually, my mother's ancestors seem to have Chinese ancestry, maybe they immigrated from Quebec."

Everyone left happily.

"A TV actor filming a movie part-time? That's not easy." The next day, I came to Spielberg's Amblin Pictures and was chatting with an old acquaintance, Chris Columbus, the screenwriter of "Gremlins". Speaking of Michael J. Fox’s wish.

"The filming of TV dramas is very busy. Their sitcoms have to release one episode every week. They are already very busy, unless they are filming during the break between TV dramas in the summer vacation."

"So that's how it is." Ronald recalled that Tom Hanks was in the same situation back then. Because he had no skills in TV dramas, he declined Ronald's invitation to shoot a "fast-paced" one.

"Ronald, you're here!" Steven Spielberg walked out of the room, with his assistant Catherine beside him.

"Hello, Steven." Ronald stepped forward and hugged him. "Your little monster is really good. Phoebe Cates is very suitable for that movie about Chinese myths and legends." Phoebe Cates was originally Just a quarter of Chinese descent.

"Ah, yes. That was a successful attempt by Amber Lin, and Chris's contribution was indispensable." Spielberg patted Columbus on the shoulder.

"He is also the screenwriter of 'Young Sherlock Holmes' this time. You can talk to him first, and we can discuss further cooperation after your movie is released."

Ronald shook hands with Spielberg and said goodbye, feeling that he was no longer as close to him as he had been in the past. It seems that I need to keep in touch if I have the opportunity in the future.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​writing such a story?" Ronald asked a question after reading Columbus's script. This story tells the story of Sherlock Holmes solving his first case in college.

“When I was reading Sherlock Holmes, I always wondered why Sherlock Holmes didn’t have a girlfriend and ended up alone.

So I wrote a young story for him. In it, Sherlock was very emotional and met the love of his life. After the love was shattered, he began to become the detective we are familiar with. "

"Here is a shot of the knight on the mural coming to life. Why did a statue standing on the ground turn into a real person?"

Ronald is a little strange. If a statue becomes a real person, then just let an actor get into the armor and act like Lucas's Star Wars.

When such a mural comes to life, the whole person becomes a flat paper figure, which cannot be acted by a real person. Mechanically, it would be difficult to make such paper figures without being confused. "

"This is Steven's idea. He plans to experiment with computer-generated animation (CGI) in this movie, and his friend Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic will provide support."

"So that's it." Ronald also became interested. The music video he shot for "Girls Just Want to Have Some Fun" used computer-generated special effects lenses. I didn't know that Industrial Light and Magic's computers could do it. How realistic.

"Why don't you direct it yourself?" Ronald asked a few more questions and found that Columbus thought deeply, not only about the setting, but also about various plots and performances.

"Me the director?" Columbus seemed to have never thought about this question, "I have no experience."

"No one has experience from the beginning, right? The first step to becoming a director is to direct a thing, no matter the length or subject, so that you can understand where you are lacking." Ronald passed on his experience For a moment.

The subject matter of this movie is relatively old-fashioned and falls into the category of a fan movie. Moreover, there was not much room for development. Ronald felt that Columbus had talent. If he wanted to, he might as well recommend it to Spielberg himself.

"I don't know. I'd better continue to accumulate some experience. I will propose to Mr. Spielberg to participate in the filming of the next movie." Columbus adjusted his glasses.

"Ronald, hello!"

Just as he was talking, a man with a square face, big ears, and glasses came in from outside the door, grabbed Ronald, and hugged him tightly.

"Hello, Robert." Ronald recognized the person. It was Robert Zemeckis, the director of "Emerald," which had been a hit at the box office some time ago.

"Your emeralds are simply explosive. I haven't seen such a wonderful adventure movie since the Raiders of the Lost Ark series."

Ronald had just watched this movie not long ago. In it, Katharine Turner suddenly changed from a beautiful blonde to a dull, introverted otaku writer, and started a Central American war with Michael Douglas. Adventure trip.

This director's ability to break through the inherent image is very extraordinary and is also very popular among celebrities.

"Do you still remember that you helped me revise that script a few years ago? Because of the success of Emerald, they are now coming to me and asking for investment in filming."

"Back to the future?" Ronald thought of the adventure story about going back thirty years from now to his parents in high school.

"Yes, but Steven helped me last time. This time I came to him first." Zemeckis was very happy. He finally proved himself with commercial success and could film the script he wanted.

"That's what it should be." Ronald seemed to realize that there was a circle around Spielberg. Unless these people let his Amblin serve as the production company and then contribute scripts to him, it would be difficult for them to get Spielberg. Berg's favor as a producer.

"You have also changed the script. Who do you think is suitable to be the leading actor?" Zemeckis was in a happy mood and asked Ronald's opinion on the spot, a little eloquently.

"Isn't he ready-made Alex?" Ronald thought of the Michael J. Fox he had just met. He is a very good choice for such an eccentric character. Moreover, Foxx is not tall, and he is convincing as a high school student.

"He was our first choice, but he had a TV series to shoot, and the producers threatened to break our legs if we told him the news, because they knew Fox would regret not picking up the show. Movie."

Ronald shrugged. Scheduling conflicts are indeed difficult to resolve.

"We recently met with Eric Stoltz, and I heard that he made his debut as a director. What is your evaluation of him?" Zemeckis continued to ask.

Sometimes, it is difficult to tell whether an actor's performance is good or bad on the screen. That unforgettable shot is due to the director, the photography, or the actor's acting skills.

"I actually didn't give him a few scenes. He is an actor who is very willing to study, and he mainly uses methods." Ronald worded his words carefully. This kind of opportunity is very difficult. Don't overestimate the other party or overestimate him because of your own evaluation. Underestimating Stoltz's acting skills.

"He is currently filming Peter Bogdanovich's new film, 'The Masked Man'. I will ask him if I have the chance." Zemeckis nodded in agreement, "Thank you for your suggestion. If you have any questions about casting in the future, I will They will also come and ask you, who told you how to shoot teen movies? There are too few young actors nowadays."

"welcome any time."

After meeting Spielberg, Ronald and Niceta discussed it for another afternoon. The prospects for this "young Sherlock Holmes" are explored.

Ronald had not submitted a script to Amblin. According to Amblin's typical style of exploiting young directors and screenwriters, there was little chance of giving the directorship to Ronald.

"Let's take a look at 'Longwei Boy' first," Niceta said. Ronald's first three films were all out-and-out mid- to low-budget exploitation films. Although they have sold high box office, major studios may still have doubts about him.

Now let's see how good the box office results of "Long Wei Boy" with a production cost of 8.5 million yuan can be. That’s when the real big production comes, like when Ronald opens the door.

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