Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The test screening of "Dragon Boy 2" went smoothly. Those audiences selected by the theater had long guessed that they were going to watch the sequel to "The Dragon King", so they were all movie fans who came to watch the preview.

Ronald sat in the back and counted the spots where the audience clapped excitedly. It is consistent with several points of my own design.

Especially the role of Tam Ling Tomita, although not as beautiful as Elizabeth Shue, is in line with the recent fashion of Asian beauties in America. In addition, her character Kumiko is more assertive than Ari in the first film. In the end, she was slapped by the villain Chang Shan for Daniel.

The emotional scenes between the two made the audience more enjoyable to watch. The final trick, the "rattle"-style continuous hit, is more philosophical than the crane kick in the first part, and the movements are more professional and beautiful than the crane kick.

The main reason is that Ralph Mazio's own kung fu is very poor, and he can't stand firmly when the crane kicks. "Rattle", on the other hand, has both feet on the ground, and with the camera's framing and editing, he can defend Chang Shan's attack with one hand, and naturally hit the opponent's weakness with the other hand.

After the test screening, Ronald observed outside the bathroom again. Many boys began to practice hitting each other.

"Ha...Hi..."

Watching the two boys who looked like junior high school students playing rough and tumble and muttering, "Rattle!" Ronald was basically convinced.

"Stable!"

The box office of the sequel movie was already more stable than that of the first movie, and Ronald and Weintraub laughed.

"I have decided to accept Mr. Kerkorian's invitation to serve as president and CEO of the newly independent United Artists."

Weintraub finally got the management rights from United Artists after the good test screenings of the sequel of The Dragon King.

"Congratulations!" Ronald stepped forward to hug.

"Of course, your exploitative...commercial films can still cooperate with my Weintraub Pictures and be distributed by Columbia." Weintraub is ready to restore the tradition of art films at United Artists and put his own controlling stake in Weintraub Film Industry became an independent production company.

"I haven't found a suitable script yet. We'll discuss it in detail when we have an idea." Ronald was evasive. He also wanted to be a production company, so there was no need to cooperate with Weintraub's company. And he has his own touchstone, Paramount, a company helmed by two old friends rushing to release his next film.

The new management of Twentieth Century Fox and Universal also expressed their willingness to cooperate with CAA.

Ronald has no intention of striking while the iron is hot. When his Top Gun and The Last of Us 2 are released and achieve high box office, his bargaining chips will be much higher. During this time, I still asked my script assistant David Simkins to submit more good scripts and start preparations in advance.

"I will invite Barbara and George Sr. They usually hold a family gathering in their hometown at Christmas. But during the following holidays, they will come to Los Angeles to spend time with their grandchildren. Will you come with me then?"

Weintraub once again played the deputy leader's family card. If Ronald wanted to get closer to the second family, this would be an opportunity to tie him into his company's warship.

"No, I have to go back to Staten Island, New York, to spend time with my aunt and cousin. I haven't seen them for a long time. If I don't go back for Christmas this time, she will be very unhappy and won't give me more cookies to bake. "

Christmas in America is a time for family reunions. Weintraub patted Ronald on the shoulder. This kind of request to go home could not be forced.

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"Donna!"

"Hey, Ronnie!"

Donna, who was driving her car back from Mit for Christmas, hugged Ronald and kissed him passionately.

After attending MIT for one year, Donna's whole person became a bit rustic. Her hair was casually tied in a bun and her clothes were casually dressed. It was completely different from the carefully dressed up look when she went to school.

"Don't mention it. Time at MIT is very tight. Study, social, and sleep are three S's. Most people can only do two."

Ronald quickly helped move the luggage, and the two walked into the new house on Staten Island.

Little Bud, his mother, and three sisters all came over to help.

The two families, who were both veterans' widows, have become increasingly close. Little Bud's sisters all found jobs in the new lightning lamp factory, carefully assembling the accessories shipped there. Then when someone rents it, I help out with some help.

"Donna, you go and rest for a while. My biscuits will be ready soon." Aunt Karen saw her daughter coming back and happily pushed her to go to bed after driving for several hours.

The two families had a reunion dinner the night before Christmas Eve. Little Bud will go home tomorrow to spend Christmas Eve with his family.

"My classmates don't know you are my cousin. They all like your movies." Donna happily told Ronald a lot about her college experiences. I would say that MIT is indeed a top-notch school, with many smart people in it. The evaluation of Ronald's movies is better than some film critics said.

They especially like "Longwei Boy". Maybe there are many academic nerds who have had similar experiences in high school.

"Ding dong..." The doorbell rang.

Little Bud's mother went to open the door, and a courier in purple clothes delivered a large box of small cakes.

"It's a Christmas gift from Tom." Ronald signed with a smile.

And half of it was given to Little Bud and his family.

"Oh, this is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted. It was a gift from the big star Tom Cruise."

Lucy, whom little Bud liked, was also invited to dinner. She was feeling a little emotional as she ate a small cake specially sent by Tom Cruise.

Little Bud hugged her, knowing that Lucy was still missing her career as an actress.

After sending Little Bud and his family out, the taillights of an SUV came on in the darkness, and Ronald waved. This kind of dinner for the lower class people and the conversation of little Bud's sisters are a bit far away from the successful Ronald. He still misses those days very much.

"Ronnie, let me tell you something."

Donna dragged Ronald into the house.

"What's wrong?"

"Diane wants to come to our house tomorrow for Christmas."

"Okay, where is her father, Bert? Will he come too?"

"No, she came alone. Her father has a new girlfriend."

"That's fine, I haven't seen her for a long time." Ronald said with a smile, "But why didn't she call me?"

"She said she was sorry for you and wanted to ask me to see your attitude. If you are willing, she can come again."

"I'm sorry?" Ronald frowned, "Why is she sorry for me?"

"You can ask her yourself tomorrow. She is my best friend anyway. You must not let her come."

"Uh, okay." Ronald felt a little strange after being told by Donna. How could Diane Lane be sorry for me?

On Christmas Eve, Diane Lane drove to her Aunt Karen's house in Staten Island in the afternoon.

"Diane, you haven't seen me for a long time."

Aunt Karen liked this girl who had watched her grow up very much. Seeing Diane who was still a little hesitant at the door, she quickly led her in.

"Diane, you're here." Donna dressed up and looked heroic again. She took her childhood friend's hand and pulled her upstairs.

"Ronnie, Diane is here." Then he pushed Diane into the study where Ronald was.

"Diane", Ronald looked at Diane Lane.

Today, Diane wore a floral shirt, jeans and sneakers, which were very everyday. A black woolen coat covered her body to protect her from the cold.

Diane Lane was a little reserved. She looked at Ronald and was a little afraid to talk to him.

"Drink some black tea, I brought it from China." Ronald looked at Diane's appearance, and every detail of the past few years came back to his mind. He poured her a cup of wolfberry black tea, served it to her, and touched her hair.

Then Ronald lowered his hand again. Diane has matured and has her own ideas. She shouldn't be so selfish. After all, the two of them are not an exclusive couple.

"What new movie did you find?" Ronald picked up his cup of tea. If Diane could come to the house to apologize, she still recognized him as her brother. The relationship between the two goes back to six years ago when he first returned to New York. She was also his cousin Donna's best friend, so it was okay to get along with her as a younger sister.

"No? There are no new movies for me right now." Diane was confused. She took off her coat and hung it on the hanger.

"Ronnie, do you have any suitable roles there? Can you help Diane?" Donna chatted next to her.

Ronald didn't answer. Diane had an idea of ​​her own, which should be a new plan for her career.

"Don't be like that, Donna. Ronald doesn't have the final say on every movie. He already recommended George Lucas' new movie for me, but I was eliminated just because I can't sing."

"Are you ready to enter television?" Ronald heard that Diane has no new movie roles. Could it be that her new boyfriend is a TV series director or producer?

"No, I don't have any role now, and my green food business has failed, and I lost a lot of money. So I'm a little afraid of coming to see you."

When Diane saw Ronald touching her head as before, she felt warm in her heart and simply told her story.

"Oh, my God," Ronald realized that he had gone astray, "You're not going to lose all the money you spent on advertising in Japan, are you?"

"I only lost a little bit," Diane gestured with her hand, "I remember your words, I will keep this money for my retirement."

"That's okay. It's not easy for you to become a child star by yourself. If you can go to Japan every year to shoot commercials, at least your life will be fine, and you can take your time with the role. I'll help you keep an eye on it."

Ronald felt relieved. Diane Lane had been tricked many times and finally gained some wisdom.

"Hmm...well..." Diane felt that Ronald's hug was extremely warm, and she finally let go of the extremely worried things in her heart.

It turns out that the so-called green food that Diane made was a variety of dietary fiber nutritional supplements produced by a company called America United Sciences.

Its president is former Assistant Attorney General under President Richard Nixon, Jerrys Leonard, who claims that dietary fiber nutritional supplements can prevent cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and even new diseases like Rock Hudson. .

The company's monthly sales are close to $8 million. The only requirement is that to become a distributor, you must first purchase a certain amount of nutritional supplements. The more you buy, the greater the discount.

In order to get a discount, Diane bought more than 100,000 US dollars in goods. With her contacts in Hollywood and New York, she was able to sell well. Through Bert's connections, some were sold to established stars on Broadway in New York.

But Christmas hadn't come yet, and Allied Science's commission check suddenly bounced. Diane suddenly received many calls from Bert's old friends complaining that they no longer had commissions on the goods they sold. Only a small half of the nutritional supplements are left, and they have to be sold as ordinary commodities.

Diane was more responsible, and she didn’t want to default on the debt, so she paid all the commissions from her father’s friends, Bert, with her own money. This is a bit of a stretch.

Thinking of Ronald's repeated instructions to save money to protect his life, he felt ashamed to see Ronald for a moment.

"It's okay. Fortunately, you woke up early. This is called multi-level marketing, and it's easy to explode. If you do some math, you'll know it won't last long." Donna was listening, and it was the first time she knew that her best friend had eaten it. Big loss.

"It's okay. If you can't sell it, you can sell it to me. I'll eat it when I exercise." Ronald tickled Diane to make him happy.

"Cruise also brought a cake. You can try it. It tastes good. I will help you pay attention after the New Year. Your talent is still in acting. There are not many actresses who act naturally like you." Ronald looked at Diane, who was clumsy in every other aspect of her life, smiled and scratched her nose.

"You sleep here tonight, and ask Ronald to accompany you for a walk in Manhattan, New York tomorrow. Girls, don't do jobs that seem to make a lot of money. There are often many traps." At the Christmas dinner, Aunt Karen also pulled Diane's hand comforted.

"Tuk...Tuk..."

Late at night, Ronald suddenly heard a knock on the door.

When the door opened, it was Diane standing at the door in her pajamas.

Ronald pulled her in and said, "It's very cold today. You go and warm yourself up first."

The two held each other gently on the bed, and could hear each other's breathing. Both Ronald and Diane felt that Christmas Eve was peaceful and joyful.

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