Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Ronald, I heard Cruise talking about you. Are you familiar with each other?"

"Yes, we have a good relationship. What, you want to ask him to act in a movie? Marty? What role? I can introduce you to his agent Paula Wagner, who is also one of my agents."

Ronald was at home that day when he suddenly received a call from his mentor Martin Scorsese. Since his last movie failed at the box office and he divorced Isabella Rossellini, he has not made any noise for a long time.

When he called suddenly, Ronald thought he was going to come back to film and was happy for him.

"No, she keeps pestering me and wants me to direct Tom. I heard that Cruise has a list of big directors he wants to work with, and I am also on it."

"What, do you really have the right project?"

"I'm just asking, how is his acting skills?"

"The emotional outburst was very strong. I don't know much about the rest. I only saw him play a supporting role in 'Endless Love' live. I don't know if his acting skills have improved since then."

"Okay, thank you". Scorsese hung up.

Directors often talk about an actor's actual acting skills. Unlike a drama that has no pause and is repeated every day, a movie is a process of slowly shooting, then selecting the best clips, and editing them together.

Many actors who perform very well on the screen may also perform poorly on the real shooting scene, just because he is the protagonist, and we accompany him to shoot over and over again to catch a good one.

Or maybe a supporting character performed very well on set, but in order to match the best performance of the protagonist, only the worst one was retained.

So many directors have an underground communication network where they can check an actor's real acting skills with each other.

"A strong emotional outburst? Really? Did you just say this good thing about me in front of Mr. Scorsese?"

After Tom Cruise heard that Ronald was asked about his acting skills, he brought his girlfriend Rebecca to find out the news.

"Communications between directors must be frank, and I also have my credibility to maintain." Ronald replied. If you make an exception and say good things for a certain actor, then your reputation in the circle will spread, and other directors will not be able to do so in the future. I will trust your evaluation.

"Okay, you're right.

But you should say more nice things about me next time. "Tom Cruise picked up a drink and drank it. A female fan next to him waited for a long time, took the opportunity to come up to let Cruise sign his autograph, and then left with satisfaction.

"I have not directed you, I am talking based on your performance in your debut film 'Endless Love'." After Ronald said, he picked up a piece of veal with a knife and fork and put it into his mouth. The food here is still good. of.

After hearing this answer, Tom Cruise smiled evilly, "Are you jealous, Ronald? I put Scorsese on my list of directors I want to work with, and you are worried that your name is not on it." in?"

His girlfriend, Rebecca De Mornay, touched Tom's arm and told him not to talk like that.

"Don't worry, Ronald. I have told Paula a long time ago that I want to cooperate with you. But she said that what you are good at is high business concepts, and we still need to wait for a suitable script."

"You can be really annoying sometimes." Ronald looked at Tom Cruise with a smirk on his face and shook his head very confidently. Maybe great actors need to have a certain degree of narcissism. Tom happens to be very good at this.

"What's wrong? I really think so. When I first signed a contract with Paula, I told her a list. I really want to work with all the big directors in America, so that I can improve my acting skills. .”

"Ronald is right, you are really annoying." Rebecca also couldn't stand Tom's habit of being super narcissistic and self-confident, and asking everyone around him to listen carefully to what he said, so she slapped her coquettishly. Give him a look.

"I hate it, I hate it..." Tom Cruise heard his girlfriend say this, tickled her, and then the two kissed passionately.

"By the way, Ronald. Rebecca got the heroine of 'Baseball Player's Wife' that Helen competed for." Tom and De Mornay kissed firmly, and in turn confessed something to Ronald.

"They were about to sign a contract with Helen, and they suddenly called me." Rebecca De Mornay smoothed her hair and said to Ronald. She also felt very sudden and didn't know what happened.

"Fair play, besides, Helen may have some contract troubles." Ronald finished the last bite, "By the way, what role does Marty want you to play?"

"It is the sequel to 'The Hustler' starring Paul Newman in 1961. It tells the story of a prodigal who finds a new person to inherit his legacy when he grows old."

Tom Cruise was very proud, "But the film process is now suspended because Fox has a new owner and all production has been stopped."

When Ronald heard this, he felt sympathetic. This major reshuffle involved three of the seven major studios, and everyone's projects were in trouble.

"By the way, Rebecca, do you mind starring in that scene?" Ronald thought of the scene Helen couldn't act in.

"Do you mind?" Rebecca looked at Cruise.

"I don't mind. The exposed scene we had in the kitchen of 'The Kid Is Crazy' wasn't the reason why we fell in love with each other?"

"But I'm not acting with you this time." Rebecca kissed Tom, then wiped the corners of his mouth to wipe off the lipstick that was accidentally printed on him.

"Actually, I'm quite jealous." After dinner, Rebecca went to an acting school to practice her acting skills and prepare for a new film. Tom Cruise got into Ronald's Ferrari and the two went to visit the cast of "St. Elmo's Fire," written by Cameron Crowe and directed by Joe Schumacher.

"Rebecca and I are playing a couple," Tom Cruise's long hair was blown by the wind outside the car window. "But I can't stop her because I was in 'Step by Step' before." There was also a nude sex scene with Leigh Thompson."

Ronald also sighed. To a certain extent, they both felt the same way. Looking for an actress as your girlfriend has this special trouble. On the big screen, countless men watch your woman being intimate with other men, and you still have to smile and say that their acting skills are good.

"How did you meet Emilio Estevez and Rob Lowe?" Ronald originally said he was going to visit the cast, but Cruise said he and the two male leads were old acquaintances and would go together. .

"We were classmates in high school," Cruise frowned, "or we were classmates for a few days. I went to fifteen schools in fourteen years, always transferring with my father or mother. I was in Los Angeles I went to Santa Monica High School with them for a few days. They were all Hollywood star kids.”

"You are a big star now, Tom. The kind that someone wants an autograph for." Ronald hugged Cruise's shoulder to comfort him. He understood that Tom went there to visit the team deliberately to make these second-generation Hollywood people jealous.

"St. Elmo's Fire" is a group performance known as "Little Cold". Various friendship and love stories among several college graduates as they first enter the workplace.

"I say Andrew, Andrew McCarthy, you have to be more proactive. You have a crush on Ally Sheedy, and now she is hurt by her lover Judd Nelson. This is a once-in-a-century opportunity for you, be more proactive. That is You have a crush on the goddess."

Director Joe Schumacher, holding a big speaker, sat on the director's chair in the distance, and judged the performances of several actors, and then each person sent a paragraph to give their own performance guidance.

Every director has his own method. Ronald is not very used to specifically instructing actors how to act, but Schumacher may be able to convey what he wants to the audience in this way.

Most of the actors here are familiar, Andrew McCarthy has starred in Ronald's Pepsi and Burger King commercials. Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, just returned from filming "The Breakfast Club."

The remaining Emilio Estevez has a "history" with Tom Cruise and himself since he was a "naughty boy outside the world".

The other actors were outside watching the two actors perform. They were all young people in this play, and they didn't have much qualifications or care.

Demi Moore saw Ronald and Tom Cruise, walked over and took Ronald's arm generously, "Director, it's Ronald who is here to visit."

"Oh, Ronald, you're welcome to come." Joe Schumacher was worried about the quality of the performances of these young actors. When he saw Ronald and popular young actor Tom Cruz coming to visit the class, he simply threw away the guide and let everyone take a rest. .

Relaxing your mind might do wonders for your performance.

"You all know these guys, this is Mel Winningham, she plays the wife of Rob Lowe." An actor who was slightly older than the rest came over to say hello.

Mel is a Catholic, and despite her young age, she is already a mother of two children. She is very convincing as a not-so-pretty girl who falls in love with Rob Lowe.

"This is Andie MacDowell," Demi introduced another charming beauty to Ronald. She was originally a model for Yves Saint Laurent, and now she plays a beauty whom Emilio Estevez's character has a crush on and who graduated two years ahead of him.

Ronald and Cruz hugged and said hello to them respectively. Suddenly, the concentration of handsome guys and beauties on the set increased sharply, and everyone gathered in a circle to talk.

Cruise is clearly the favorite, Ronald is the director, and there are several dedicated actresses surrounding him.

Among the female protagonists, the most feminine one actually plays the object of love for both of them, Ally Sheedy.

She changed her psychotic image in "The Breakfast Club", dressed like a corporate white-collar worker, and looked capable with short hair. Her femininity is very strong, and she looks at you very intently while chatting.

It seems that men can hardly resist her charm, no wonder Joe Schumacher wants to give her the role that the two male protagonists compete to fall in love with.

Next to her is Andie MacDowell, a former model who has the charm of a catwalk. Maybe it's because he's of mixed British and French blood, but he looks like a Chinese man with a sense of mystery and a British saintly temperament.

Demi Moore next to her is a very exotic beauty. Her bloodline gives her rare black hair, and her pure face coupled with a sexy husky voice gives people a sense of misplacement.

Ronald looked away from her. He might have been too focused and thought of Demi's "thank you" to him for getting the audition opportunity. Andie MacDowell next to him was a little aware of it.

Ronald felt that something would happen if he stayed any longer, so he said hello to Tom Cruise and wanted to leave first.

Demi Moore didn't let him go, took his arm and wanted to send him out.

The two of them walked out first, and neither saw the jealousy in Emilio Estevez's eyes when he looked over.

"Ronald, I'm very grateful to you. This is probably the most suitable role I have ever gotten. She is simply me. I don't have to act at all. I just need to be myself in front of the camera."

Demi raised her head and looked at Ronald. Being able to play a major role in this major mainstream production, her acting career has officially started.

"That's good. I've always thought you have great potential."

"So, you can't help me anymore, right?" Demi heard the implication and pressed her chest tightly against Ronald's arm.

"I didn't say that. Maybe we will cooperate in the future. Besides, you don't need me now. I believe that after your movie is released, you will have many invitations."

Demi Moore looked at Ronald with gratitude and regret in her heart. If I could have seen this man's future and taken him down at that time, wouldn't she have become his queen heroine now?

"You know, in Hollywood, it's not easy for a single actress to get ahead. We always have to find a man..."

"I understand, so if you have a goal, of course I won't stop it." Ronald didn't have that strong possessiveness towards Demi, so he didn't feel jealous.

"The Great Luo of All Worlds"

"Okay, thank you." Demi came up and hugged Ronald hard, staying in his arms for a long time. Unfortunately, these warm and strong arms did not belong to her.

Of course, there are many people on the crew who pursue themselves, but they are inferior to Ronald.

Ronald patted Demi's arm and told her to work hard, then got into the Ferrari 288 GTO, turned the key, pressed the start button, and drove out of the set.

"Emilio", Demi Moore came back and saw Emilio Estevez waiting for her.

"Are you familiar with him?" Emilio curled his lips, indicating that he was talking about Ronald.

"Honey, he is the benefactor who introduced me to the audition. I have to give him a gift. Recently I heard that he had a hot relationship with an actress named Helen Slater and introduced her to two heroine opportunities."

"Directors always have some privileges. Fortunately, I am also working as a screenwriter now. My father said that if my script satisfies him, he will give me the opportunity to try directing in the next movie."

"Really, what's the name of the script? Will I be your heroine?"

"The script is called 'Wisdom' and the heroine needs a rigorous audition."

"Really? When will you arrange for me to audition?"

"Soon, why don't we wait until I get the Ferrari 308 I reserved, and we will discuss it in depth." After Emilio Estevez filmed two starring roles in a row, of course he would not immediately Let this entry-level Ferrari go.

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