Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Okay, so many revisions?" Ronald was in the Mercedes car, answering a call from the Navy's liaison officer Matthew, "Okay, I'm attending my agent's wedding now, and I'll wait until it's over. Can we discuss it in detail with you later?"

"Are you ready? We're going in to pick up Paula." Rick Niceta, wearing a dress and holding flowers in his hand, came outside Paula Wagner's apartment and stared at Ronald anxiously.

Embarrassed, Ronald quickly hung up the phone and said, "Okay, let's go."

"Let's go in." Niceta arranged her clothes and the bouquet in her hands.

Ronald and Richard, as Niceta's best men, accompanied him and knocked on Paula's door.

"Here we come", Paula's girlfriends opened the door and gathered out of Paula wearing a bridal gown.

Niceta and her smiled at each other, and walked down the stairs hand in hand amid the rice thrown by everyone.

Niceta divorced his first wife last year, and Paula became single again, so this Italian wedding was held in the form of an "elopement". The groom came directly to pick up the bride, and they went to the church together.

The two of them paid a huge price for love. Not only saying goodbye to her past marriage, but also having an open relationship in CAA means that Niceta is not trusted by Ovitz and will find it difficult to reach the final partner level. And Paula had trouble recruiting new stars.

However, several of their most important clients were present to congratulate them.

In the church, Tom Cruise, director Francis Coppola, and others came to watch the ceremony. Even if they don't continue to upgrade, the two agents can still live comfortably with their current clients.

"Amen, you may kiss the bride."

Catholic priests also adopted some customs in America. Niceta and Paula put rings on each other and kissed each other.

"Bravo!" Coppola took the lead in cheering. The wedding of the two was in Italian style according to Niceta's ethnic origin. Coppola handed over scissors, cut Niceta's tie into pieces, and distributed them to the unmarried male guests as a blessing.

The two brokers and their husbands got into a convertible car, dragged the cans hung on the back of the car, and drove away with a clank, leaving a group of guests to start the banquet.

"Your Cotton Club has a great marketing campaign, Francis." Ronald pulled Coppola and talked about his new film that was about to be released.

There are a lot of articles in newspapers saying that Director Coppola greatly encouraged actors to improvise.

Neither Richard Gere nor Diane Lane knew in the morning what they were going to cover in the afternoon.

Some tabloids also said that Richard Gere was extremely difficult to work with on the set. Not only did he not get along with the heroine Diane, but he also had difficulty getting along with the supporting actors and actresses. Coppola wanted to replace him several times.

Ronald didn't know whether this was intentional hype or a real conflict between the actors.

"Oh, the film critics reviewed the movie very well. They all said it was my best performance since 'Apocalypse Now.' We will also go to Europe, mainly to China to promote the film. You know, people in China are very fond of My films have always received good reviews.”

"Yes, yes," Ronald agreed, feeling a little bad in his heart. Coppola did not talk about the prospects of being released in America, but he only wanted to sell copies in the United States. It seems that the domestic box office prospects of "Cotton Club", which cost more than 50 million, are worrying.

"If it really fails at the box office, Diane will have to make three major productions in a row. Her future in Hollywood is worrying." Ronald thought of Diane Lane again.

The human heart always thinks of a specific person at a specific moment.

Helen seems to have gotten over the psychological shadow caused by "Supergirl" not being released. She is still happy on the set and does not put a lot of pressure on Ronald.

Brooke Shields is focused on being a college student at Princeton, while Ronald is busy in Hollywood, and his interactions with her are getting less and less. However, Brooke is very open to the decline of her fame. Perhaps being forgotten by the public is what she wants now.

Only Diane, who has no one to help her in her acting career, has struck out and is expected to be miserable next. Ronald feels that he has an opportunity to help this girl.

"Isn't it too selfish to think this way? After all, as a director, it is difficult to enjoy an ordinary love life like ordinary people. There is nothing I can do about it. I am all working for the art of film." Ronald comforted himself.

The agent couldn't enjoy a real honeymoon, so Niceta and Paula enjoyed a day of leisure life at Avila Springs outside Los Angeles, and returned to the battlefield of Hollywood the next day.

Paula accompanies Tom Cruise as he continues to learn to fly and take acting classes.

Niceta accompanied Ronald, gathered two producers, and met with the Navy's liaison officer Matthew to discuss the Navy's revisions to the "Top Gun" script.

The Navy gave a lot of suggestions for revising the script, and wrote more than ten pages of it densely. Comments fall into two main categories.

The first category is related to the navy’s military secrets and sensitive situations.

Military secrets include the early models of the F-14a. When attacking at a high angle of attack, the engine is prone to problems. There have been several accidents in which the aircraft entered a horizontal spiral and crashed. The script wanted to include this in. The Navy was worried that the Suwei Alliance would take advantage of this weakness to formulate targeted tactics, and strongly asked Ronald to modify it.

Parts of sensitive plots, such as the fight with Cuban MiG-21s in the Caribbean that came to monitor the US aircraft carrier. This kind of plot will do little good to stimulate the Eastern camp. The Navy does not dare to provoke the Soviet Union and its closest ally Cuba on this matter.

The second category is about character personality.

The Navy does not allow pilots to disobey the law, speed while driving, and use Navy documents to escape after being caught by the patrol. This is not in line with the good social image of the Navy.

The Navy also does not approve of romantic relationships between pilots and active female officers. Although love is not prohibited in the military, active duty soldiers are never encouraged to fall in love with each other. Such scenes of two people falling in love in movies are not good for the morale of the majority of male soldiers.

Ronald found both opinions absurd.

First of all, the f-14a's engine defects only appear under very specific circumstances. The chance of this problem being caught by Alliance pilots is extremely slim. Moreover, previous related accidents have been disclosed in the news. I am afraid that the other party has already caught the weakness.

The sensitive plot is even more ridiculous. This is an exaggerated heroic film. There is no specific enemy. How can it show the greatness of the hero? What's more, this movie will not be released in the Eastern camp. Why is the navy afraid of the other side?

As for the second type of opinion, it is even more ridiculous. This is a character trait and a plot for character development. Romance is not encouraged in the Navy, but Ronald is not making up the stories of pilots hunting for sex in the bars at the flight base on their off nights on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Is it possible that those ladies are all wanderers from outside?

As for speeding, this is what young people in America do. How come it affects the image of a naval pilot?

Don Simpson and Ronald had similar views, and they started to quarrel with Liaison Officer Matthew.

"I'm just a messenger. You can summarize the defense opinions and I will take them back to the Pentagon for review again." Matthew was unhurried and did not argue with the other party.

"I..." Ronald felt like he had hit an invisible wall.

"But Mr. John Lyman, Secretary of the Navy, promised..."

"If I were you, I would not handle this matter through the relationship with Mr. Minister." Matthew looked at Ronald and said sincerely.

"Why?"

"Hey," Matthew sighed, "you lack understanding of the Navy as an institution. What I'm going to say to you next, I won't admit except to this door. Because I like your script and story very much, I personally will Have some opinions."

Ronald made a gesture of invitation.

"The Navy is a huge machine that does not depend on the will of a certain officer. The civilian Secretary of the Navy may not necessarily be able to command a group of generals to do things they don't like, especially when making movies that are inconsistent with the Navy's budget. Related things.”

Matthew paused, and Ronald and both producers nodded in understanding.

"The problem is, we don't know what the movie you're going to make will look like. We don't trust Hollywood right now. So to solve the problem, you need someone that both parties can trust to act as an intermediary."

"I think you are very suitable." Ronald immediately felt that Matthew was a good middleman candidate.

"I can't. I'm still an active member of the Navy. I have to obey orders. It's best to be someone who has a deep connection with the Navy and has retired from active service."

Understanding Matthew's hint, Ronald discussed with Don Simpson and proposed the candidates proposed by Grumman engineers.

"How about Mr. Pete Pettigrew, a former top gun flight school instructor and retired Navy colonel? We feel he would be perfect for this role."

Matthew smiled, "I think you can apply according to the procedures, and I will forward it to the Pentagon. They also hope to have a trustworthy expert to be responsible for the filming of the movie without obvious technical errors."

Let Matthew submit the defense of the script and the application for the liaison expert. Ronald looked back at Niceta and suddenly felt embarrassed to pull him out on the second day of the wedding.

"It's okay, you don't need to feel embarrassed. Paula and I got married just for the two of us to have a common identity. We just moved our homes together. Everything else remains as usual."

"It seems that you really love each other." Ronald admired the love between the two of them, which could break through all kinds of worldly obstacles. In addition to the original marriage between the two, the union of an Italian and a Jewish person would have had an impact on the original family. Neither Paula's parents attended the wedding.

"However, you registered your marriage in California." Ronald didn't know whether to mention this.

"Is it the law to divide property equally? We are both married and there is nothing taboo about it. Paula and I signed a prenuptial agreement and we will both keep the income from our respective businesses."

"Oh," Ronald thought. Paula agreed to this kind of agreement.

"Hahaha", Niceta seemed to have read through Ronald's mind, "Paula has great confidence in Tom. She thinks that the money she earns may not be less than me."

"On your part, when you get married, don't forget to sign a prenuptial agreement. Don't forget about George Lucas. The director's divorce can bring huge financial losses."

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