Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Thank you, I'm here." Ward arrived at the door of the apartment where he lived, took out a bunch of keys and shook them.

The sound of "ding-ding-ding-ding" made Ronald stunned for a moment.

Ward came up and hugged him goodbye, "Thank you very much for today, Ronald. You are a true gentleman." Standing on tiptoes, Ward barely reached Ronald's ear and softly thanked him.

"Would you like a cup of black tea?" Ward took his hands off Ronald's shoulders and looked up at Ronald.

"Okay", Ronald's body followed him into the apartment honestly.

"I hope to stay in Hollywood. After all, this is the world's largest movie market." Ward put down his bag in front of the sofa, took off his high heels, walked barefoot to the kitchen on the floor, and started preparing black tea for Ronald.

"But it's a pity that no one invites me to shoot movies anymore. Maybe it's my accent, maybe it's my figure."

Ward put the teapot on the gas stove, turned on the fire, and came out to chat with Ronald. She gestured to her breasts with her hands to show that she was not an American sex bomb.

"But you have a unique temperament. Not all beauties can maintain their beauty with short hair." Ronald looked at Rachel Ward who had a boy's haircut and admired it from a different angle.

"I cut it for a movie, so I have to stay there for a long time." Ward touched her hair with her hands, and she put her bare feet on the sofa and sat down. This Australian beauty is informal and has a bit of the wild child temperament in "The Thorn Birds".

"You said I have a unique temperament, what is it?" Ward raised his head and looked at Ronald curiously, "From the perspective of a director looking at an actor."

"You are more literary than American actresses, and more wild than British Shakespearean actors. Just like the Thorn Birds you play, a very independent woman who does not rely on men."

"Oh," Ward sighed. Unexpectedly, the man who knew him best was actually Ronald, whom he had only met a few times before.

"Then do you have a role suitable for me?" Ward came closer and asked Ronald.

"I'm sorry that I haven't decided on my next movie project yet. If there is one in the future, I will remember you."

"Really? You will remember me." Ward got closer and closer, leaning out of the sofa.

"Why not?" Ronald looked at Ward's collarbone exposed in his collar.

Her slender figure is not as outstanding as she claimed, it may just be that her frame is relatively small.

"Do you really want to be a gentleman to the end?" Seeing that Ronald had not made any move, Rachel Ward took the initiative to step forward and put her arms around Ronald's neck, "I am going back to Australia soon, please remember you."

Ronald's hands kneaded into Ward's short hair, and their lips finally touched each other.

Ward is very light, and it can be seen that his figure is well maintained, but when they are hugged together, they can feel the amazing heat.

"Oh," Ward cried out as Ronald kissed his ear.

"Woooooooooo..." The kettle in the kitchen boiled, and white steam came out.

"The water is boiling," Ronald tried to go to the kitchen.

"Pa", Ward hit Ronald's hand that was about to leave his body, "The gas stove in the kitchen has an automatic cut-off system."

"Puff, puff", boiling water flowed out under the steam, extinguishing the fire. The automatic protection system detected it and cut off the gas.

…

"I made breakfast." Ronald simply made two sandwiches using sliced ​​bread from Ward's refrigerator, cut them diagonally, and cut off the crust. He put the warmed milk on a tray and brought it to Ward's bed.

"Have you always been so good at taking care of women? I feel very respected." Ward picked up a piece and ate it. "It's comparable to the craftsmanship of the Beverly Hills Hilton."

Ronald smiled and helped her wipe the salad dressing from the corner of her mouth.

"Hmm," Ward reciprocated by giving Ronald's salad dressing-stained fingers a thumbs-up.

"I'm leaving first. I have to meet with the producer today. Next time you come to America, you can call me anytime. If I'm not here, you can call my agent to find me."

After the lingering, Ronald carefully wrote down his contact information on a piece of paper, folded it and placed it on the table.

"Well..." Ward waved to Ronald on the bed. I am going back to Australia soon, and maybe I will get married to my boyfriend. Let this be just a memory.

"The box office statistics for the second week are out, and they are basically the same as the first weekend." Weintraub was extremely happy in the office. He took the box office statistics table and said to Ronald, "This is a very good phenomenon. , Columbia says our movies have the potential to stay in theaters longer."

"The second weekend is the same as the first weekend?" Ronald was very happy, which shows that the audience's word-of-mouth effect is unexpected. If this continues, more than five million per weekend, it may not be much lower than "Break Dance".

"Ronald, congratulations. Mikhail Baryshnikov from 'White Nights' has asked you to meet on Thursday to discuss the details of the new film."

When he returned to his apartment, his agent Niceta called again, and it was a double happiness.

The movie received good reviews and the box office was unexpectedly strong. Now I am finally considered to be the number one figure in the film industry... maybe.

On Wednesday night, Weintraub called again and said, "Ronald, you really are here, and big stars are invited, eh? Doesn't this add another fire to our movie?"

"What big star?" Ronald was confused. His agent didn't arrange any stars to praise him.

"Isn't it you? So he said it spontaneously? When Stallone was being interviewed, he praised 'The Kid' vigorously, saying that it is simply the youth version of 'Rocky'. 'Rocky' was a box office hit in China at the time, but Over 100 million."

Ronald felt something was wrong, how could Stallone say good things to him.

Sure enough, not long after, another one of his agents, Paula Wagner, called to break the bad news.

"Ronald, have you offended Stallone?"

"How? What did he say about me on TV?"

"I asked Richard to drive to pick you up. This is a bit troublesome."

Ronald and the three agents rushed to CAA's office, and everyone watched the evening talk show video together.

"Sly, how are your Rocky IV and First Blood II progressing?" Stallone's face with a stiff face appeared on the TV.

"It's all in progress... I invited John Avelson, the director of the first Rocky film. In fact, I also participated in the screenwriting of the second film of First Blood."

Paula reminds everyone, "It's right here."

"So among the movies made this year, are there any that you admire?"

Sylvester Stallone smiled with the good half of his face that was the agreed upon question.

"I think "The Kid" that is being released now is good. It is a teenage version of "Rocky." When I watched it, it was like watching Rocky again, except that the director changed boxing to karate. In the end, Rocky The heavy punch was changed into a flying kick."

"What you mean is that 'The Dragon King' is just like following the story of 'Rocky', except that the characters are changed from adults to teenagers."

"More or less, I think this is a movie full of Italian style. In fact, I know a little gossip about the crew," Stallone pretended to be mysterious. "This movie was originally supposed to be directed by my old friend, Rocky director Avril Mori was the director, but he didn’t change the person until the start of filming was approaching. Fortunately, I was able to ask him to come back to direct the fourth Rocky movie.”

"Is there a high-level struggle in Hollywood?" The host felt that he had caught big news and quickly asked.

"You can see, whether it is the plot or the final battle, there is a shadow of Rocky. In fact, the final episode used Rocky's leftover materials. At that time, there were two episodes competing for the theme song of Rocky III. , I finally gave up the song 'You're the Best' and chose 'Tiger Heart'."

Stallone did not answer the follow-up question, but talked about the use of the "Rocky III" episode by "The Kid".

"Humph!" Ronald slammed the table.

"An interview of this level should not affect the box office of the movie." Richard said from the side, "Maybe it can be improved..."

Niceta poked Richard, and Ronald next to him looked very unhappy.

Paula Wagner spoke from the side, "This is not right. This is a shameless slander and questioning of Ronald's directorial ability."

The studio executives who originally favored Ronald had doubts about Ronald's directorial ability because of this accusation of plagiarism, and they had to find a way to fight back.

Paula knows that in Hollywood, trust is everything.

In this way, it would be better not to let Ronald participate in the competition for Tom Cruise's new film until he can effectively counterattack. After all, Ridley Scott is a famous director, and being in charge of that project would also satisfy Tom's requirement of working with a famous director.

"Damn, this stinky Italian guy", Ronald felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly. However, in this level of interview, Ronald did not seem to be accused of plagiarism, but every sentence hinted that Ronald was in the story. , action, music and all other aspects are imitating Stallone's 'Rocky'.

It may be difficult for me to say that Stallone is slandering, but if I also publicly clarify it, will others think that I am making a fuss out of a molehill? Ronald rubbed his forehead. This soft knife move was very difficult. How could he fight back?

"I think you need a public relations consultant to deal with these issues." Paula Wagner suggested from the side.

"You're right, I do need one." Ronald felt a little confused about the direction.

"I will find the best one for you, and it will be available the day after tomorrow at the latest." Wagner promised.

The next day, Ronald made an appointment to interview the famous ballet dancer and former principal of the Leningrad Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov.

"Hello, Mr. Baryshnikov, how are you lately?" Ronald shook hands with him.

"What is good? What is bad?" Baryshnikov spoke slowly, but the content was very cold.

"I think the studio also hopes to be able to shoot live in Leningrad, and they are negotiating with the Soviet Union."

"How can I go back to Leningrad? Do you want me to be detained there like the protagonist of the movie?" Baryshnikov was furious.

"I didn't mean to let you go, I just wanted a team to go there to shoot the location." Ronald explained.

"I think you need to add some common sense to the alliance, instead of taking it for granted that America's thinking is added to the alliance." Baryshnikov said very unpleasantly, "Also, according to Russian custom, you should call I am Mikhail Nikolayev Baryshnikov. I hope that the Russian language in this movie will be spoken according to the real Russian language, not the English Russian language in previous Hollywood movies. "

Ronald held back his temper and said goodbye.

"Your Longwei boy is very successful in imitating Rocky, so I hope you will also watch another ballet movie I starred in before, 'The Turning Point', hoping it can bring you some inspiration." Barisiniko The husband added as he stood at the door to say goodbye.

"Shxt!" Ronald closed the car door fiercely and ordered Richard, "Go to Paula's place and urge her public relations consultant. This matter has begun to have a very bad impact on my career. .”

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