Exploiting Hollywood 1980

More than ten elite pilots from the real top gun flying academy looked at each other, no one wanted to say anything.

The fighter pilots were members of the disciplined forces and were unwilling to admit publicly that they wanted to go. But who hasn’t thought about flying over the tower and startling the gentlemen inside?

They were neither willing to open their mouths and accept this action that actually violated discipline, nor were they willing to give up this opportunity. In the future, they would lose a perfect story to brag to their sons and grandsons.

"Still the old rules, let's draw lots." Peter Pettigrew grabbed a handful of straws from the refrigerator, took a pair of scissors on the table, cut one of them, aligned it, held it in his hand, and asked all pilots to draw lots .

"Bozo, you're here too, you're a pilot too." Peter specifically called Bozo.

"Uh..." The fool looked at the short straw in his hand, and everyone looked at him with envy.

Any qualified F-14 pilot can do this aerobatic maneuver of flying over the tower at low speed and shaking the people inside.

Everyone looked at the fool with envy, and one by one they came up and put the straw in his hand. After hugging him one by one, everyone pinned their desire to vent their anger on the superior men in the tower on the fool.

"Roger, I'm glad you could come."

Ronald happily hugged Roger Corman, his guide in the film industry, while the crew was preparing for the camera.

"Hey, you asked me to guest star as a naval officer, can I not come? Or are you interesting enough to ask me to play such interesting roles often?"

Roger Corman is very happy. Now he is working as a producer of low-cost exploitation films and is engaged in domestic distribution. His life is very comfortable, but after more than thirty years of work, It also seems boring.

The happiest moment for Roger Corman was when the young men who graduated from college invited him to guest star in movies.

"Here's your uniform," Ronald handed over an officer's uniform. "Here's the coffee. I let them cool down."

Coleman put on his navy uniform and looked in the mirror, feeling very proud.

"At that time, we will only prepare for one opportunity. Once the F-14a is launched, they will charge US$7,800, as well as those cameras and radio systems. If it is used one more time, I will overspend."

"Do not worry,

Jack Nicholson and I were classmates in an acting training class. "Roger Corman is very confident, and he is actually very good at playing small characters.

Ronald handed Coleman another cup of hot coffee, and the two chatted about some things in the industry.

"God Is Crazy" ended its long run, being released state by state, and achieved very good results, earning more than 30 million U.S. dollars in America.

Although Coleman's new company "Concord Pictures" does not get much commission from this kind of screening, it still gives him a bite.

Because the legal team that acquired New World tampered with the release of Coleman's new work and failed to fulfill the terms of the contract at the time of the acquisition, Coleman is suing New World, the company he founded.

Corman, on the other hand, failed to find a suitable distributor for low-budget films, and he couldn't help but get Concord Pictures into the distribution business.

"God Is Crazy" just gave him enough income and conditions to re-establish and maintain a low-cost national distribution network.

"In the future, we need to introduce more foreign films. American audiences still have demand for such wonderful foreign commercial films, but they must be English-language films. Today's young people are increasingly intolerant of subtitles," Coleman said. Movies are always gushing.

"Okay, the assistant director will tell you the timing of the performance, and he will count down in advance to remind you." Ronald saw the assistant director giving him a signal, knowing that the pilot idiot was ready, and hurriedly walked out of the tower.

A camera was set up inside the tower, facing Roger Coleman standing in front of the window, and shooting towards the blue sky outside the large glass window behind him.

Ronald walked to another high tower next to the tower, which turned out to be the naval confrontation center. "Attention all departments, prepare for real shots!"

Ronald's shot involved a large area this time, and he picked up the radio and gave the order.

The confrontation center's radio plugged into the headsets of each camera crew, and then also plugged into the bozo's microphone in the fighter cabin.

"Order received", the idiot heard the starting command, "My direction is 0-9-0, request to return to the tower and fly over the tower."

"You sob, you've been looking forward to this day for a long time." Consultant Pete Pettigrew mocked him over the radio, "Agree!"

"Camera ready!" Ronald then ordered.

Cameras in various places began to turn on the film winding motors, started the slate, and pointed in the direction where the F-14a was about to appear.

"Boom..." A low engine sound came. These F-14As have been equipped with GM's new engines. The tail nozzles are no longer black like Pratt \u0026 Whitney engines, but GM's white. The sound also makes people feel Full of motivation.

The F-14A piloted by an idiot in the distance had a variable wing automatically controlled by a computer. At low speed, the idiot flipped the switch to the forced retraction position, turning it into the shape of a delta wing.

The F-14a changed from a high-altitude raptor to a low-altitude, light swallow. After folding its wings, it returned to the airport at a very slow speed and flew toward the tower.

Ronald looked down from the large window. The fool flew the F-14A Tomcat very low. Looking down from the high-rise confrontation center, this big guy passed under Ronald.

What an amazing experience.

The rumbling engine shook the ground inside the room where Ronald was.

"Five, four, three, two, one..." In the tower, the assistant director counted down.

"start"

Roger Coleman picked up the intercom and said a line, "The traffic at the tower is very high, and the general request is rejected." Then he picked up the cup of cold coffee and pretended to drink it.

"Boom boom..."

The F-14a passed by the window behind him and turned, revealing the two engines under the belly.

Roger Coleman was holding a coffee cup. He was frightened by the rumbling engine and the shaking of the ground. His hand shook and a cup of coffee fell on him.

"This sob." Roger Coleman shook his coffee-stained hand and smiled helplessly.

"Cut!" Ronald confirmed on the radio that the shooting was going smoothly and stopped the shot. At this point, all the scenes that did not involve fighter jets have been filmed. Next, the crew will contact the Navy and go to the aircraft carrier on mission to shoot the scenes that involve the aircraft carrier for a week.

…

"We will have a meeting here every weekend from now on to discuss the progress of each of Paramount's production groups."

Paramount Chairman and CEO Frank Mancuso held a weekly meeting. This is his new rule. Every vice president in charge of production must attend this meeting. At the meeting, he must check the progress of each preparation and filming crew to keep everything under control.

"Ronnie, Mancuso really wants to discuss the filming progress of Top Gun. I will wait for his call outside the conference room. We will argue with each other when the time comes."

Many producers of the film crew were snooping outside the door of the executive conference room on the top floor of the Paramount Building, including Bruckheimer and Don Simpson.

Bruckheimer found a phone to inform Ronald. There were several payphones in the corridor in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows. Opposite were the executives in the high-rise building. They were literally on the highest floors. office.

"How is the filming of Top Gun going? Did Val Kilmer suffer unfair treatment on the set again?"

After more than an hour, Frank Mancuso finally addressed the filming schedule of "Top Gun." At the beginning, he wanted to show that he knew the details of the crew's filming, and told the details of Val Kilmer's filming on the crew.

"There is no unfair treatment. Ronald's shooting schedule and budget are in compliance with the requirements. The crew is progressing smoothly. We are negotiating with representatives of the Navy and will go to the Indian Ocean for filming next week."

The person who answered him was Ned Tanning, the vice president in charge of the "Top Gun" project. He knew from Ronald that this would happen, so he mentioned the value of Ronald's warranty and not overspending.

"But I heard that Ronald did some unfair things on the crew. At such a young age, could he shoot such a complicated scene as an air battle? We have some old directors at Paramount who worked with John Ford back then. If we have news documentaries about the Battle of Midway during World War II, wouldn't it be better to let them check the momentum of the navy?"

Frank Mancuso started picking on Ronald's inexperience again.

"His ability to photograph modern jet fighters was recognized by Don Simpson and Bruckheimer."

"They have made two blockbuster films, but one is a musical and one is a comedy action film. For a special drama like aerial combat, we still have to respect experience." Mancuso gave another reason.

Ned Tanning cursed in his mind. Mancuso had a strong ability to seize power. By intervening in the filming, he wanted to gradually gain control of the production power. In this case, it would be better to find himself in charge of production. What does that mean?

This person is very boring. He is afraid that his production skills are not good enough, but he also refuses to delegate power to producers. He is always vacillating between delegating power and losing control, and taking it back and failing to make good movies. He is bored.

"This is not only the consensus of the two producers, but also the consensus of the Navy." Ned Tanning said neither softly nor hard.

"People from the navy?" Mancuso lowered his head and looked at Tanin from above his glasses. His brows were furrowed, as if he was questioning the credibility of Tanin's words.

"Matthew, the navy's liaison officer, is here. We are about to discuss the details of shooting in the Indian Ocean. We might as well ask him to talk about the navy's ideas." Tanin pushed the matter to the navy.

"Okay, please call the gentleman from the Navy." Mancuso pressed the intercom and asked his secretary to invite Matthew in.

"Matthew, hello. I am CEO Mancuso of Paramount. Can you tell me what the Navy thinks of Director Ronald? Is he qualified to shoot the Navy's fighter jets? Is he experienced enough?"

Matthew was wearing a white tuxedo and sat upright at the far end of the conference table.

"Sir, Secretary of the Navy John Lyman, and the Pentagon generals, unanimously agreed that only Ronald would be allowed to shoot fighter jets and aircraft carrier footage, and he was the only candidate unanimously approved by the Department of the Navy and the Pentagon.

Only he can produce fighter flight effects that the Navy is satisfied with. If you want to replace him, we will consider and evaluate this cooperation project separately. "

"Ah..." Mancuso took a sip of coffee, "Ah hahaha... It seems that the Navy has full confidence in Ronald. This is also our hope. We hope that Paramount and the Navy can reach a long-term cooperative relationship. .”

"Sir, I am only responsible for liaison between the Navy and the crew, and explaining the Navy's position to outsiders. As for the long-term cooperation you mentioned, it does not fall within my scope of authority. I will report it to my superiors."

"Um, okay, okay...thank you Matthew, please go out and take a rest, we still have to delay a little time."

Mancuso was in a bad mood and quickly ended the remaining project evaluation hastily. He picked up the phone and wanted to call his friends in the political circles to inquire about the situation.

"Frank, don't play Ronald's mind. This time the Secretary of the Navy got a hint from the Vice Admiral to support this movie project."

"Vice Commander", Mancuso was stunned. America's Vice Commander actually took charge of this matter? It seems that it will be very difficult to get involved in Top Gun this time.

However, the deputy commander does not have any real power in the American system. He is just a symbolic backup, responsible for some ceremonial visits. It is the commander-in-chief who truly wields the power.

Mancuso thought for a while, then picked up the phone and called the leader of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra. He is of Italian origin like himself, and he is also one of the great friends and best friends in Hollywood.

"Hey...Frank, it's me Mancuso."

…

"Hey, it's me, Ned." After the meeting, Ned Tanin returned to his office and dialed Ronald. "Let me tell you, I'm going to the Indian Ocean."

Tanin took out the brandy and poured himself a glass. Ronald gave himself the opportunity at the right time, and Mancuso's efforts to intervene in the production were officially pushed back. As long as his intervention is ineffective this time and the projects he leads can be successful, he will gradually dominate the production decisions of all future Paramount movies.

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