Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"All projects are on hold. All projects greenlit by Eisner have to be re-examined, even our projects. Is Frank Mancuso crazy?"

In the office of the president of Guber Peterson Pictures, Guber's partner Jon Peterson watched his old partner Guber slap the script angrily.

Jon Peterson and Guber are complementary partners. Guber is known for his sharp words. He once went to Cuba to shoot a beach nature documentary. After being caught by the police, he convinced the other party with one mouth that he was only here to promote the beauty of Cuba. scenery. In the end, I alerted my superiors all the way, ended up chatting and laughing with Fidel, and successfully completed the production.

Peterson, a master of relationships, didn't know much about movies and got his first job at a hair salon, dyeing hair in areas other than women's hair. He soon became Barbra Streisand's personal hairdresser and entered the film industry by overseeing Streisand's remake of "A Star Is Born."

"I thought you didn't like the movie?" Peterson asked.

"Yeah, it's not what I think, it's what Paramount thinks of us." Guber was angry that the new president disrespected him so much.

"Mancuso is an outsider, and he won't dare to re-evaluate these scripts until he hires a suitable production director. It's better for us to focus on the movies that have been completed and are about to start shooting."

Peterson knew that Gubel's dignity was being challenged and offered words of comfort.

"Steven (Spielberg)'s 'The Color Purple' is about to be produced, but he is in a hurry to hold a wedding ceremony. Didn't Mancuso claim to be good at marketing in an interview after he took office? We have to let him do more Get some resources.”

"There is also the movie 'The Legend of Billie King' adapted from MJ's song, urging them to cast and start filming as soon as possible."

"What's the story of this fighter jet?"

"Forget it, let's release it and put the script back into the rotation library. I don't want to be reviewed by an outsider like Mancuso. Anyway, after the 1950s, the audience didn't like to watch fighter jet movies..."

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"Ronald, you have to help Helen again. No one expected that the Mexican father-son producer would not release Helen's contract. I don't have as many contacts as you in Hollywood. I'm afraid she will be disappointed again this time."

After Ronald arrived in Los Angeles, he received a call from PBS's Gerald Slater. The acting career of their precious daughter suffered another misfortune. The producers of the Superman series, the Salkinds, used the excuse that Helen had signed a three-film contract to prevent her from filming "The Baseball Player's Wife."

The heroine who saw her hand was about to become obscene again.

Gerald was afraid that his daughter would be irritated and depressed again, so he quickly called Ronald, who had extensive connections in the film industry, and asked him to help find another movie to help him out.

"Why? There is no reason for Salkind not to let Helen go? Didn't they stop filming the second part of Supergirl? Did they find new investment?"

"It is said that Supergirl's test response at Samsung was good, and they are interested in continuing to film the Superman series. They hope that Superman and Supergirl will star together in 'Superman Part 4'."

"But this doesn't hinder Helen's appearance in 'Baseball Player's Wife,' right?" Ronald still wasn't sure.

"I heard that for her role in The Baseball Player's Wife, certain performances hindered the image of Superwoman, so Salkind Jr. ordered Helen to quit the cast on the grounds of the rules in the film's contract. Ronald, can you go and see it? Her? I'm worried."

"Well, remembering that he still owed Gerald a favor, Ronald had no choice but to rope in his agent Richard to inquire about the situation."

"Are you going out, Ronnie?" Little Bud lives in a corner of Ronald's newly rented large apartment, a single room, which is attached to the driver's room.

It was his first time living in a high-end apartment with a monthly rent of 4,000 US dollars. After Ronald took him to familiarize himself with the facilities, little Bud was now very dedicated and would step forward as soon as he saw Ronald coming out with his coat. drive.

"Get in the Mercedes, we'll pick up Richard first, and then go to Helen's apartment."

A gray-green Mercedes-Benz, the cheapest new model of the S-Class, is assembled in Malaysia and exported to America. After the dealer added an in-car phone, it was sold to Ronald.

The new electric heated seat function is basically useless in Los Angeles, which has pleasant temperatures all year round. Instead, a small table like the one behind an airplane seat that can be pulled out and tipped was installed, and Ronald used it a lot.

He took out his notebook and started recording his inspirations in it.

The "Breakfast Club" filmed by John Hughes in Chicago was packed, and Hughes, who returned to Los Angeles, privately asked Ronald to see the dailies.

Ronald was surprised by the large number of shots in each shot and the actors' free improvisation, and felt that there was a lot of experience and inspiration that could be learned.

Especially the "psychopath" played by Ali Sheidi, who originally had messy hair, dark circles under his eyes, huddled up and refused to communicate with others. After five high school students got to know each other, the "princess" played by Molly Ringwald suddenly transformed into a very beautiful girl after re-makeup, which attracted the attention of Emilio Estevez. "Athlete" favorability.

Ronald was deeply moved by the plot of an ugly girl suddenly becoming beautiful after being put on by a friend. Isn’t this the dream of thousands of teenagers in America? Ugly men and ugly women suddenly become more handsome than quarterbacks and more beautiful than cheerleaders through a miracle.

Isn't this a good subject for a movie story?

"Such a good subject matter, I have to think about it carefully. Although I haven't dreamed of making a movie, I don't believe that I can't make a blockbuster movie if I create it myself."

"Ronald", when they arrived at CAA, little Bud went to the front desk to call someone. Richard came down and knocked on Ronald's car window.

Ronald woke up from his reverie, quickly opened the car door and let Richard in.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something. What happened to Helen's script?"

Richard got into the car carefully. Ever since he knew that Ronald influenced the departure and stay of heavyweights like Eisner, Richard felt more and more that Ronald was a bit mysterious. When dealing with him, I became more careful.

"I read the script, and there are indeed some inappropriate plots in the middle. Moreover, the character named Debbie is a blond rock singer, and she has a very outrageous sex scene with the male protagonist."

Richard handed over the script.

"Extraordinary sex scene?" Ronald suddenly felt annoyed. Although he didn't know what the play was, he started to feel suffocated when he thought that Helen was actually going to perform such a play.

I turned to page 73. There is no sex scene on it? Ronald turned to look at Richard.

Richard smiled and pointed to a page in the first half of the script that he had marked with tape.

"Yeah..." Ronald felt even more uncomfortable.

Although this scene was written by the famous screenwriter Neil Simon, there is no too explicit plot. But the episode itself is even more egregious than exposure.

Rock star Debbie and baseball slugger Daryl fall in love at first sight. In bed, Daryl tries to explain baseball scoring rules to Debbie that she doesn't understand.

Daryl used the metaphor of first base, second base, and third base to make Debbie understand. When it came to third base, he got under the quilt and started servicing Debbie with his mouth, "This is third base."

"It really doesn't work. This scene will do too much damage to the image of Supergirl." Ronald closed the script and said seriously, "Producer Salkind's idea is correct. If Supergirl appears on the screen, the audience will Thinking about third base, wouldn’t that ruin the mood too much?”

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"Why do you have such a strange idea? This is a very well-handled scene. Debbie is a rock star and Daryl is a major league baseball star. They are two people from two different worlds. This scene makes it right." Got to know each other better.”

Helen was preparing to participate in the second round of auditions for "The Legend of Billie King" in her apartment. She felt very disliked when she heard the fallacies Ronald said, so she gave Ronald a lesson from the perspective of drama analysis. class.

"Okay, okay, you can't participate in the show now because of contract reasons. Why don't you put the manager on this 'Billy King' first." Ronald glanced at Helen, she was nearby After sweating profusely during aerobics, a sense of youth came to my face.

"Actually, it's a very good opportunity to be part of Neil Simon's drama. His previous roles in 'The Goodbye Girl' and 'California Suite' both earned the actor nominations and awards.

Helen wore a hairband on her head, a high-cut exercise suit on her lower body, and a pair of leg warmers on her ankles. She was practicing to Jane Fonda's video tape.

"The Legend of Billie King" required the female lead to be blond, and in the opening scene, she had not yet cut her hair short.

So Helen's long hair was tied into braids and coiled on her head. Sweat soaked her neck and seeped out, soaking the fitness clothes on her upper body. The front of her chest and the back of her waist were all wet, and the colors were obviously different.

Ronald withdrew his eyes and quickly flipped through the script of "The Legend of Billy King", focusing on page 73. Fortunately, there are no exposed plots or scenes.

"But this script is also very good. I have always wanted to play Joan of Arc like Ingrid Bergman. This movie is a modern American version of the story of Joan of Arc."

Helen finally stopped exercising out of breath and came over to look at Ronald who was flipping through the script. The sunshine outside the window shines through the window and shines on his golden hair, which is very beautiful. Ever since Supergirl, Helen has always been seen as blonde.

"What, this script...?" Seeing Ronald looking at her without moving, Helen smoothed her hair and looked at Ronald with two big blue eyes without saying anything.

"It doesn't matter. I called the executive producer Mr. Guber. He is very optimistic about your acting skills. I think as long as there are no problems in your second round of recall auditions, then most of this role will be yours. Your wish to play Joan of Arc It can be achieved.”

"Thank you." Helen kissed Ronald on the cheek, then got up embarrassedly and stretched out her hand to wipe the sweat that accidentally stuck on his face.

Ronald raised his hand to wipe it too, and their hands met in the middle.

"Do it yourself..." Helen's face turned red, "I'm going to take a shower."

"Salkind is Mexican. If he were American, he would always approach Gerrard. You won't miss Neil Simon's play."

Guber, the executive producer of "The Legend of Billy King," received a request from Ronald and came to watch the audition in person. After watching the audition, he chatted with Helen.

He gave director Matthew Robbins a gesture.

"How was Helen's audition performance?" Gubel asked the director's opinion in front of Helen and Ronald.

"I'm going out first." Helen felt that it was inappropriate for her to be there, so she took the initiative to go out first.

"It's great, he and Christian have great chemistry."

Director Matthew Robbins is also a member of the New Hollywood generation. When he was at the University of Southern California, he was a classmate with Walter Mersey. He also worked as a screenwriter for Spielberg's Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Since then, I finally got the opportunity to direct alone.

"This Christian's surname is also Slater. Are he related to Gerald and the others?" Ronald discovered that the actor who played the role of Helen's brother in the movie also had the surname Slater.

"Actually, it doesn't matter. It's a coincidence."

Ronald saw that Gubel came forward in person, which was no problem compared to the heroine.

"Mr. Gubel, that fighter jet movie you told me about last time?"

"I have released the script, and I will wait for other Paramount production teams to pick it up. The new CEO has to re-examine the movies that have not entered the preparation and shooting stage. I am mainly paying tribute now, and I can only put it in this comparison. Likin, and Steven’s purple top.”

Ronald heard that the other party was not very optimistic about the movie, so he stopped talking.

"You go back and wait for the notification. It's basically decided for you." Ronald went out and said to Helen.

"Really? I felt pretty good when I auditioned."

For the audition, Helen changed her hair, tied it into a big ponytail, and had a small braid on her forehead, which looked very playful.

"That's good. I'll take you back to your apartment first. I'll have something to do later."

Little Bud drove the car over, got out and opened the door.

"Thank you, Ronald." Helen pushed her braid to her ear and gave Ronald a firm hug. "If it weren't for you, I would have said goodbye to the movie. I never thought I could play the heroine."

"You deserve it." Ronald took the car door and asked Helen to get in.

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