Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Why?" Ronald complained to his agents Niceta and Richard in confusion.

"I didn't mess with him. He messed with me again and again. At best, I beat him in table tennis on the set of 'The Kid'. He always wanted to be the leader of the young people, but he really Not that piece of material.

Even without me, he wouldn't have been able to compete with actors like Tom Cruise and Sean Penn. These actors have star quality and are the center of the crowd wherever they go. Can Emilio do it? He doesn't have this ability. "

"Is the information reliable?" Niceta frowned. This eldest son of Martin Sheen wanted to drag his biggest client into trouble. What information did he have in his hand that he could reveal?

"Very reliable. I can't tell you the specific informant, but her information is first-hand."

Niceta nodded, Ronald used her, the hint was already obvious.

"I went to the public relations company to inquire about the information, and then made a plan, and then contacted his father Martin Sheen through Coppola. You know, Latinos usually have large families, and the fathers discipline their children better than those from ethnic groups such as British and Germans. Be more responsible. If Martin is willing to discipline his son, it can be resolved before the news is revealed."

"However, I have one thing to ask you. You have always been the best kind of customer. There is no negative news, so I will only ask once." Niceta came closer and looked directly into Ronald's eyes. "If, I It means that if Emilio still wants to expose your privacy, is there anything you can’t say to the American public?”

"Uh... no." Ronald thought for a few seconds. Apart from the secret of his life experience, it seemed that his only association with the popular idol Brooke Shields would make the public a little disgusted.

"Very good." Niceta didn't really believe what Ronald said. He still made up his mind and hired public relations expert Eva to make a plan just in case. "Martin Sheen and Coppola have been friends for many years. I will Give Coppola a call and ask him to take a message and let’s talk first.”

"That's it?" Ronald felt that the agent was very calm. When dealing with an actor like Emilio, there shouldn't be any big noise and the matter could be settled within Hollywood.

"That's enough. Emilio is just a stupid kid. He won't act so quickly." Niceta closed the notebook. "Richard will send you to Messner's acting training class. I will take care of it." .”

"Messner is one of the top three acting coaches in America. Like Stella Adler, he was a young man who learned experiential techniques when the Russian dramatist Stanislavsky visited the United States.

Later, after Stella Adler challenged the emotional mnemonics of Actors Studio manager Lee Strasberg,

Messner also left the Actors Studio and opened his own 'Neighborhood Theater Acting School' to teach acting techniques. "

Richard began to popularize the CAA's experience with Ronald to find an acting coach for him.

"Unlike Stella Adler, who has no education, Meissner's fees are not cheap. Originally, his training classes were all held on the Bahamas island in the Caribbean, and only this year he started to open new classes in North Hollywood. To serve people like you who have money but don’t have time to go overseas.”

"Someone like me?" Ronald thought what Richard said was funny.

"Yes, many of Stella Adler's students are young theater actors with talent but no money. And many of Messner's students are already successful in other industries and want to change careers or learn acting techniques. people."

Richard parked in North Hollywood.

"Who are those people?"

"There are models who want to become actors, and there are also directors or screenwriters like you. You know, many people come to learn acting, not to perform in the theater, but to better understand actors."

Richard led Ronald into a red door in the middle of a black wall, where Messner's acting school is located.

"For example, the famous Hollywood director, Sidney Pollack, who directed 'My Fair Lady' and '72 Hours of the Condor'. There is also Sidney Pollack, who directed 'Twelve Angry Men' and 'Hot Afternoon' N. Lumet, both Messner’s students.”

"Well..." Ronald was very satisfied when he heard the names of the two great directors. Since they all studied under Messner, it seems that this master has something real.

"The playwright Arthur Miller, who wrote 'Death of a Salesman,' and David Mamet, who wrote 'The Tycoon Game,' were also his students. There are more well-known actors, such as Grace Kelly, Gregory Peck, and Robert Duvall. Tom came to study, too.”

"Mr. Messner, this is my client, Director Ronald Lee."

"Hello, Mr. Messner, I have long admired you. Thank you for accepting my registration. Due to time constraints, I may not be able to come to class on time every week."

Messner is already an old man. He wears tortoiseshell glasses and uses a cane. "I don't care why you come to the training class. I will teach you according to the requirements of an actor. And when you get here, you will also You are not a director or screenwriter, now you are an actor like all students.

Acting is not a mind game, it is a skill that requires constant practice. Can you complete class exercises as seriously as an actor? "

"Of course, Mr. Messner." Ronald had a good impression of this old man. He was still serious and responsible at such an old age. If he only wanted to learn acting knowledge instead of learning like an actor, it would have an impact on other students. "

"Very well," Messner smiled. "Welcome, Ronald. My daughter likes your 'Break Dancing' very much, although there is nothing worthy of praise there."

Messner had surgery on his throat, and now his voice is soft and a little hoarse. Listen carefully to understand what he is saying.

"Yes, this is exactly what I came here for." Ronald was focused. He came here to learn.

"Come on, we are about to introduce ourselves to the new class." Messner enthusiastically hugged Ronald and entered a classroom with a stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce the student who joins us. You may already know him, Ronald Lee."

Messner's daughter, who was also his classroom assistant, came over and helped introduce Ronald, the new student.

Messner sat down and put on a microphone so his voice could be better heard.

Everyone applauded and welcomed, and some beauties were very excited. They didn't expect that a famous Hollywood director would be a classmate.

Ronald got to know each other a little bit with his classmates, and he found that there was a familiar actress in this class.

"Hi, Michelle." Ronald recognized Michelle Pfeiffer and went up to hug her.

"What a coincidence. I didn't expect you to come to Messner's first acting training class in Hollywood."

Pfeiffer is still the same, thin and full of energy.

"Okay... Now that we are all here, I can't waste your tuition. Now let's start the first practice."

Messner's voice came over the loudspeaker.

Ronald didn't have time to catch up with Pfeiffer, so the two sat together and listened to Messner's lecture.

"We are going to do an exercise now, which is called I say something and you repeat something."

"We need two actors to come up and perform, and others below will observe. Are there any candidates who can volunteer?" Messner looked at Ronald and Michelle Pfeiffer, "Come on, I just need a boy and a girl. You guys have known each other before, just right."

Ronald and Pfeiffer walked onto the stage side by side and stood facing each other.

"Now Michelle, you say one sentence to Ronald, anything. And then Ronald, you repeat it exactly."

Michelle Pfeiffer pushed her blond hair behind her ears, thought for a moment, and then said, "You're handsome."

Ronald thought to himself, I know how to play this game, and said to Pfeiffer with a smile, "You are very handsome."

"No, no, no, Ronald, when you repeat, you have to change the title. Pfeiffer praised you for being handsome, so what you have to repeat is what she said, observe carefully, and then repeat the content. She It says Ronald is handsome, so you should answer?”

"Am I very handsome?" Ronald secretly thought, it was indeed not that simple.

"What do you say, Michelle?"

"Are you handsome?" Michelle Pfeiffer had heard of Meisner's unique teaching technique before, and it was also adopted by Hollywood as the Meisner Technique.

She caught the uncertain tone in what Ronald said, so she repeated it in a questioning tone.

"Then it's your turn, Ronald." Messner guided from below.

"I'm handsome..." Ronald was also quite perceptive. He heard a hint of nostalgia in his old lover's tone, so he said it with fond memories of the past.

"you are handsome!"

"I'm handsome!"

All the students could hear the two people repeating each other's words, and their tone became sweeter and sweeter. Messner grinned from below and laughed silently. This pair of students chose well...

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"Mr. Laurentiis, I would like to work with you, but Mr. Stephen King is a successful director, but he is not a successful director."

Emilio Estevez chats with independent filmmaker Dino De Laurentiis.

"Call me Dino. Everyone has a first time, right? And in your current situation, isn't this a great opportunity for me?"

"My situation? My situation will improve soon." Emilio was aroused by Dino De Laurentiis, and the thoughts of his brother's provocation began to fill his mind.

"Oh? As far as I know, your current schedule is not full." Dino De Laurentiis looks like a typical Neapolitan. What he is best at is taking advantage of others' danger.

"Look, within a week, the media will stop chasing me. There are more morally corrupt people in Hollywood than me, and they will chase the real playboy."

"Who are you talking about?" Dino De Laurentiis looked at Emilio with admiration. This character of revenge is very similar to the Neapolitans.

"Huh, you'll find out soon. He's not an actor, he's a young director. Let me give you a hint. He and I are about the same age. Recently, he was lucky enough to shoot two small-budget movies with a box office of over 100 million." Emily Ao proudly showed off his plan.

The Neapolitan is not stingy with the projects he likes. Although he really doesn't want to star in Stephen King's popular work, he has written and directed the script himself, and Dino may be a potential investor.

"Well, you have the right to keep it a secret before taking big action." Dino De Laurentiis shrugged, already guessing that it was Ronald. But I don’t seem to have heard of any scandals involving Ronald?

"However, please consider it carefully. We have more opportunities for cooperation."

Dino began to smile evilly. To deal with such fools, you must always make them feel that they are taking advantage. To deal with Ronald, the newly emerging director in Hollywood, we have to use another method to deal with smart people, and everyone spreads their interests and discusses.

It's a pity that I still underestimated the speed of Ronald's rise at that time. The "Year of the Dragon" may be in his hands and it will be better than Michael Cimino.

At least you won't be sending yourself so many bills for a "relaxing massage."

"Where's Emilio?"

"He is inside, discussing with Mr. Dino De Laurentiis."

Laurentiis' assistant was surprised to see Emilio's father and a middle-aged woman outside the office door, and ran over angrily.

"Take me to this little bastard."

"I'll take you in." The assistant was frightened by Martin Sheen's anger. He pressed the call button, "Mr. Laurentiis, Mr. Martin Sheen wants to see you. He seems to be very angry with Emilio."

"boom!"

The office door was pushed open by Martin Sheen.

He walked quickly to his eldest son and lifted him up from his seat.

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