Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ronald returns to the house that Master Miyagi built for him on the set of the first Dragon King movie. A year and a half later, no one lived here and it was in a dilapidated state. The set spent a lot of money to renovate it.

Tomorrow, Ronald will be in Los Angeles to start filming the American scenes of "The Dragon King Part 2".

"Ah ha ha ha ha..."

Noriyuki Morita, who plays Miyagi, is holding a bottle of wine in one hand and a beautiful white woman in the other, and is drunkenly visiting the filming location.

"Morita, you should drink less tonight. In the past few days, we mainly shot you catching flies with chopsticks. Your hands are shaking because you drank too much, so I will give you less shots for close-ups." Ronald and Oscar Best The supporting actor nominee cracked the joke.

"No problem, I'll take care of it, hahahaha...onboard!" Morita didn't quite hear the dissatisfaction in Ronald's words. He walked to his bedroom in the movie, sat down cross-legged, and started chatting with the beauty. An anecdote from the filming of the first film came up.

Ronald looked up to producer Weintraub and wanted him to remind Morita. With a local box office of US$100 million, the three leading actors of Long Wei Boy have all become celebrities. Elizabeth Shue has become the dream lover of thousands of high school students, and Ralph Mazio has become a potential star among young actors who is more responsible and has better acting skills than the Brats.

Noriyuki Morita's life has changed the most. From an actor who acted in TV series and commercials for a minimum wage, he suddenly became a star with both critical and commercial success. He used the image of Mr. Miyagi in many commercials and even appeared in Johnny. · Carson’s talk show went to tell jokes.

For this sequel, I heard that Weintraub gave him a salary of more than one million US dollars. It's on the same level as Ronald, the screenwriter and director of the first film.

Of course, the bigger change was in his personal life. He began a cold war with his second wife, the mother of his two daughters, and became close to several young beauties who wanted to be in Hollywood. Drinking heavily every day.

When the shooting started, these blonde beauties had to be driven away, Ronald made up his mind.

"No, my client must receive these treatments. This is a rising star in Hollywood. It is a breakthrough for him to receive these treatments."

Ronald finally found Weintraub, who was struggling with the agent of co-star Ralph Mazzio.

This time Ralph Mazzio broke through the previous film and received a salary of nearly 1.5 million US dollars. His agent also made a lot of requests, such as using his own makeup artist, hairstylist, and costume designer instead of sharing with the crew. Of course, these costs are still borne by the crew.

In addition, Ralph Mazio asked the crew to bear a latest model trailer, as well as his personal driver, personal assistant, and the most outrageous thing is that his mother and girlfriend also had to serve as an assistant producer on the crew title, of course, their job is limited to taking care of Ralph's life.

All of this is the main culprit that caused the budget of the sequel to double directly to more than 15 million.

"Oh, God, Ronald, it's great that you're here." Weintraub was very busy. His assistant Susan Akins had no experience in handling these matters, so he had to do it himself, which made things difficult. Dizzy.

"Why would Ralph Mazio want such a bunch of useless and shabby treatment? Are these things really useful? Can they help him perform better during filming?" Ronald didn't really understand. As a director, I didn't ask for anything, I just brought an assistant, Little Bud, with me.

"Sometimes, Ronald," Weintraub said, narrowing his eyes, "they do it because they can."

"Ralph Mazio asked for more benefits, but he didn't know what it was for. His agent told him that Tom Cruise didn't get any of these benefits. This is This is an unprecedented special treatment given to a young actor, and he must get it for this first place."

"Hey, I hope their acting skills won't be as inflated as their self-esteem." Ronald made a little joke.

"Is your lightning lamp ready?" After Weintraub saw the demonstration of the lightning lamp, he decisively asked Ronald to rent one and prepare to pack it up and send it to the Hawaii location in advance.

"Yes, it will be shipped from the warehouse in Los Angeles when the time comes. We will pack it up and send it out when the engineers come over." Ronald grinned. George Lucas also reserved one for his new film. This is already the third rental. Business is over.

"I don't understand why you put production on the East Coast and now when you rent equipment, you have to transfer people from New York."

"Jerry, among the movies you started shooting in Colombia this year, how many of them were still shot in Hollywood studios?" Ronald did not answer, but asked Weintraub.

"When you say that, it's really..."

Weintraub counted in his mind. Many of the movies that started shooting this year have already gone to various locations in the United States or even to Canada. Only one or two have actually started shooting in Hollywood.

There are constant strikes, and there are constant compromises to raise the minimum wage. Minimum wages for unions in various industries are rising rapidly. Producers began to vote with their feet. Anyway, the current audience is more accustomed to on-site shooting. They can save costs by going to places where labor unions are weak, so why not do it.

Besides, New Jersey, Georgia, and other states have also introduced preferential conditions for film shooting. Toronto, Canada, even offers large tax rebates. Hollywood studios are starting to go idle.

"Besides, my business is only for rent, not for sale. Anyway, business trips and expenses are inevitable."

"Hello Tomita. How are you preparing for the role?" While chatting, Ronald saw the young actor Tomita Tan Ling who was confirmed as the heroine in the previous section.

"Hello, Ronald. I've made preparations. During the rehearsal, there were no problems with the lines." There was no problem with Tomita's English, with a slight Japanese accent, which was what Ronald requested.

"Well, very good, you will come with me tomorrow. Even though there will be no scenes, you can quickly familiarize yourself with film shooting."

Ronald is now the only young actor who can still be educated as a newcomer. She happened to be from Ryukyu and immigrated to America after she was born, so she was chosen to play the role and she acted in her true colors.

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Early the next morning, Ronald began filming the scene where Daniel and Ally had an awkward moment.

Ali's family wants to send her to a preparatory school early so that her promotion to the Ivy League will be guaranteed.

Danny thought that Ali disliked his family background, so there were some minor contradictions in their words, and they spoke a bit harshly.

"Daniel, why are you like this? I went to the preparatory school to broaden my horizons. They have many projects suitable for personal development. I didn't say I had to go."

"Okay! Then you go to your prep school and don't stay with a poor boy like me."

"Okay, go ahead. I thought you would be more mature after winning the championship."

"cut!"

When Ralph Mazzio heard Ronald calling a halt, he immediately went to the trailer to rest. Elizabeth Su, on the other hand, came over and asked Ronald how he was doing.

"Very good. Your performance is very natural. Have you taken an acting class?"

"Hey, yes, but I have auditioned for many movies now, but I have failed."

"You have been away from Hollywood for a long time, and there will be an adjustment period." Ronald comforted him. Now that all the resources in his hands have been released, besides, Su is not as close to him as Diane and Helen. Let’s talk about it later when we have a chance.

Su was a little disappointed, but she still gave him a nice smile and went to the trailer to prepare for the next shot.

Ronald looked at Ralph Mazzio. Ever since this kid was included among the more progressive ones in the gang, he has learned to look like a star. The passion during the performance was not as strong as in the first part, and it felt a bit step-by-step.

Fortunately, his body, more than a year later, still looks as thin as a child's without development. If you act in a teen movie like this, at least there will be no problem with your persuasiveness.

"Nisita, why do these actors act like this as soon as they become famous? Their investment in performances is not as good as before." After a few days of filming, Ronald felt a little angry. He dragged his agent Nisita and complained for a long time.

"Ronald, this is an American disease." Niceta explained to him.

"The market in America is big enough, and our audiences don't want to see actors playing different types of roles like audiences in Britain.

In contrast, what we want to see more is that the actor, as a star, keeps repeating the same type of role.

For example, Clint Eastwood has entered the top ten list of the audience's favorite stars again, breaking Burt Lancaster's record of fifteen times on the list.

But our audience only likes to see him play a western cowboy, or a fiery police detective, shooting first at two bad guys or something like that.

The same goes for Ralph Mazio. The audience wants to see him play the counterattack Daniel LaRusso. He has played this role many times, so it is normal for him to lack passion.

Let me tell you, I have seen many actors. In fact, they feel uncomfortable if they keep repeating themselves. But if they change to a different type of role, the audience will not buy it, and the box office is not good. They have to come back to play the role that made them become Similar roles to stars. "

"Hey, it's okay for him. I'll think of ways to mobilize his enthusiasm. Noriyuki Morita is even worse. He hangs out with his lover every day and drinks a lot. Today, I performed the scene of catching a fly with chopsticks several times. I I had no choice but to shoot a few short close-ups and solve them in post-production.”

"You have to understand that as an actor in his fifties who just got an Oscar nomination and made his mark, he must have accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction before. Now he is at the stage of life where he is satisfied with his ambitions. It is understandable that he can do anything. Many people who have just become famous Celebrities have this part.”

"Hey, I really didn't expect that everyone would be uninterested in making a sequel."

"Did you know? I heard Mr. Michael Ovitz tell a joke today. There are three types of Hollywood movies that can be released for more than two weeks. The first type is those that are shot with sincerity and are successful at the box office. The second type are those that are very sincere and successful at the box office. The film was shot with sincerity, but the box office performance was average. The third type was the film was shot without sincerity, but the box office performance was very good.

Sequel movies fall into the third category. There is a fixed audience group and expected stories. As long as you can complete it above the standard, it is not difficult to break 100 million again. "

Ronald heard a trace of fatigue in Niceta's voice, but felt helpless to continue chatting with him. He suddenly stopped talking.

"Are you still there? Ronald" Niceta asked on the phone.

"I'm here, Rick? Didn't I get any good news when I chatted with you? I just noticed that every time I come to you, there's always something wrong. Are you bothered by answering my phone?"

"Where did you go? This is my job. Richard and I will get a commission from every work you make. If you have any problems, you should talk to me."

"Okay, I understand. I'm paying for psychological consultation, but the fee is a bit expensive." Ronald made a joke, and then burst into laughter first.

"That's it, Niceta, I understand. I will try my best to make this movie no matter what. I hope the next time I come to you, it will be good news."

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