Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Secretary, I'm grateful." Ronald said sincerely on the phone to Secretary of the Navy John Lyman.

This time I was able to get the support of the Navy, thanks to little George in Texas, who asked his mother Barbara to call Secretary Lyman's mother Constance and tell a commonplace about the lack of patriotism among today's young people.

Later, after Minister Lehmann received a concerned call from his mother, he once again inquired about Ronald's filming process of "Top Gun" and expressed satisfaction with Ronald's casting and filming progress.

"Hahaha, do your best, young man. In fact, I also have a deep relationship with Hollywood. Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco is my cousin. Well, we have been friends for years. When I went to California, you You want to introduce me to some female celebrities in Hollywood."

"Of course no problem", Ronald hung up the phone.

This time, a lot of connections were used to nip problems in the bud. George Jr. also called Navy Liaison Officer Matthew directly through his father's secretary and asked him to make a strong statement.

Everyone in the Navy expressed their support for Ronald, and directly nipped the plan of replacing Mancuso in the bud.

Of course, all this doesn't come without a price.

"Richard, how are the arrangements for entertaining Minister Lyman?"

"You'd better leave this matter alone. I'll arrange it. You don't know anything about it from beginning to end." Richard was very cautious and did not discuss any details with Ronald.

"Thank you," Ronald patted his agent on the shoulder. Among his agents, Richard was the most loyal.

"What did Mr. Eisner say?" Richard asked.

"He wanted me to be a director at Disney, and he said I could choose the script. But my cooperation with Paramount is quite pleasant now. Mr. Tanin and I have an old relationship, and I just recommended a ready-made movie to him."

When Ronald called Little George for help, he also heard a piece of news.

George Jr. complained about Eisner's sluggishness. After the $200 million from the second phase of the Screen Fund was given to Eisner, he made no move. As a director of the fund, George Jr. was questioned by some investors.

Ronald took advantage of the two-pack preparation time for the crew's transition to call Eisner to deliver a message to little George. Eisner took him very seriously and made a special appointment with him to have a private chat in a high-end Japanese restaurant.

The chef serves sushi and eel rice.

He exited the box, leaving the two of them to chat.

Eisner's power has been greatly reduced compared to when he was at Paramount. He respects potential directors very much and meets with them in person whenever possible. He didn't know how to use chopsticks, so he simply rolled up a napkin, folded it in half, inserted the chopsticks into it, made a big pair of tweezers, picked up the eel and swallowed it in one bite.

"Ronald, I know you are a screenwriter. If you have any new scripts, or if there are any good filmmakers who want to make a production with box office potential, be sure to come to me." Eisner's current attitude towards Ronald Much more equal.

He explained that Disney currently does not have a good reputation in the field of live-action films. It has only made a few medium-invested youth films before. They are not approached for large projects, and Eisner is not sure about small projects.

"Mr. Eisner, you actually have a very good movie in your hands." Ronald picked up a piece of eel with his chopsticks. The sauce had a strong flavor. He thought of Walter Murch.

"Walt, I know him," Eisner pondered for a moment, "I understand that you recommended the 'Return to Oz,' but that movie was established during the Ron Miller period. Do you understand what I mean? ?”

Of course Ronald understands. Walter Murch's movie "Return to Oz" was developed by the former head of Disney, but he was almost fired. Now that Eisner is in charge, it is inappropriate for him to succeed or fail in this project, so he is left alone.

Now Murch's movie is in a strange situation where no one is paying attention. Funds for subsequent special effects production have not been secured, and early marketing work has not been carried out.

"Walt's film still needs clay stop-motion animation, and if you're willing to support it, then this movie is in your hands to bring it back to life."

"Huh? Interesting idea." Eisner wiped his mouth with a handkerchief. In fact, he didn't care much about this movie that was approved by his former CEO.

"Walter Murch is a good friend of George Lucas. When he was fired by Ron Miller, I asked George for help. George personally flew to Britain to intervene and vouched for Murch, allowing him to stand up to Ron Miller. Miller's pressure, we finished the movie." Ronald told the story of the situation, but Eisner didn't know the inside story.

Ronald liked the taste of eel very much and ate a big piece of it.

"Cheers", Eisner clinked glasses with Ronald. He was very interested in the news revealed by Ronald. George Lucas was preparing a big production. Legend has it that the special effects were further than Star Wars. The Seven The studios are chasing it. With this news, Eisner felt a little more confident.

The next day, Walter Murch came over in person to thank him, and Eisner gave him a special amount of production and marketing money.

Clay animation is to put a doll made of clay into a certain pose, take pictures frame by frame, and put twenty-four photos together into a one-second animation. With Eisner's personal intervention, the progress of "Return to Oz" will be greatly accelerated.

The marketing expenses have also been increased by 50%. Murch's directorial debut will be treated like a normal medium-sized production.

"It's nothing, I've been waiting to watch your movie for a long time." Ronald said it was nothing, picked up the drink and took a sip.

"Are you worried? I heard that the filming of your new movie went very well." Walter Murch always had a worried look on his face when he saw Ronald was worried.

There is nothing Ronald can't say about Murch, "Now the senior management of Paramount have opinions about me. Although they have the support of the Navy during the filming stage, they can't trouble me, but I am worried that there will be unexpected things in the post-editing process." Difficulties."

"That's it..." Murch was silent for a moment, "Did you know that in the golden age of Hollywood, some directors didn't shoot the main shots? It was just to compete for their own power in editing."

"I know that if you don't shoot the main shots, they won't be able to randomly edit your movie and turn it into another story."

"Actually, in addition to this method, John Ford, who was highly artistic at the time, also invented some other tricks..." Murch mentioned some tricks that were privately circulated among senior Hollywood directors and editors to prevent producer interference. All told to Ronald.

"If you do this,... don't say they can't change your story, even if you change someone to edit it, they may not be able to do it."

"This is the metaphor that you have repeatedly emphasized that editing is the audience's dream, right? People's minds jump when they dream. If others don't know the dream I had, they can only see a bunch of fragmented pictures..."

After discussing with Walter Murch, Ronald made up his mind to keep an extra hand. The Navy's support can only be guaranteed until the filming is completed. Editing is the final creative step of the film. If you want to maintain the initiative, you have to hold a few trump cards.

…

At the Los Angeles airport, Ronald and the main members of the film crew and several actors playing pilots were waiting for the flight to the Philippines.

The last cooperation unit provided by the Navy was the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise. This USS Enterprise is the second generation aircraft carrier with this name. It once circled the earth without refueling, demonstrating the superiority of nuclear power.

It has participated in all the military confrontations since its launch, such as the Cuban Crisis, the Vietnam War, the India-Pakistan War, etc. It is a veritable darling of the American Navy.

The aircraft carrier is now deployed to cruise in the Indian Ocean. The Navy will first take the crew to the Subic Bay Air Force Base, then fly to Diego Garcia Base, and then transfer to a transport ship to join the fleet in the Indian Ocean.

Because the aircraft carrier's mission assignment is confidential, the crew does not know the specific location of the Enterprise.

"Didi..."

Richard, who came to see him off, received a pager, "I'm going to answer the call."

"Richard, I have found the right candidate you asked me to find. Your VIP client is guaranteed to be satisfied. Her girls are the best in Los Angeles."

"It can't be Mrs. Alex, right? Didn't I ask you to be as low-key as possible?"

"It's not her, it's a woman named Heidi Fleiss, an unknown person in the industry. She used to be Mrs. Alex's assistant. She is very young. There are no big consequences for her, unlike Mrs. Alex's famous name. If your head is too noisy, you will easily be targeted by the police and tabloids.”

"Listen, the people you have to serve are very..."

"I understand, I understand, don't ask, don't tell, cash transaction in advance, the customer doesn't need to worry about anything, and we have never made this call."

After Richard finished the phone call, he came back and gave Ronald a look of accomplishment.

"Okay, let's go..."

A group of people pushed heavy equipment towards the boarding gate.

The American Navy came to Manila to pick up the crew in a transport plane. Everyone was sitting in the transport plane. The pilots of the Navy were much more aggressive than those of the civil aviation. They took off and landed very violently.

After transiting at Subic Bay, the crew arrived at the Diego Garcia base after a long flight. They then transferred to a transport ship and after several hours of sailing, they arrived at the mission location of the aircraft carrier formation.

On the vast sea, there is no reference, only the sunset, sea water, and a huge aircraft carrier.

The aircraft carrier was painted gray, and a helicopter took off from the transport ship and took the crew to the aircraft carrier. Ronald looked down from the helicopter. The two numbers 65 were painted in white paint on the deck of the aircraft carrier. This was the hull number of the Enterprise.

After landing, a sergeant came to greet everyone, and the main crew members would have dinner with the captain and flight commander in the evening.

Ronald, Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and several actors playing pilots got off the helicopter and saw the F-14A Tomcats parked on both sides of the aircraft carrier deck. On the deck, they all put their aircraft on The wings are folded into a triangle to save deck space.

There are some soldiers wearing yellow, green, purple and other helmets and vests who are busy on the deck. Together with the metal-colored deck, the fighter jets and the sunset form a beautiful picture.

"It's so beautiful," Ronald couldn't help but sigh.

"I will take you first to your assigned bedrooms, which the officers and NCOs have made available for you."

"Thank you, maybe you can find a place for my photography equipment first."

"No problem, we have prepared several cabins for you to store equipment and photograph the flight control room."

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