Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Aren't you going to attend the Golden Globe Awards? Minahan Golan called and extended a warm invitation. He said that without your recommendation, there would be no nomination for 'Runaway Train.'" Agent Niceta informed Ronald about the recent news. Hollywood news.

"No, it happened that the re-shooting version of 'Top Gun' was going to be previewed in those days." Ronald didn't want to go to the Golden Globe Awards.

Ronald said he wanted to attend the test screening, but the real reason was that he didn't want to meet Minahan Golan. The status of the two of them was a bit reversed in front of 300 million US dollars in cash, which made Ronald feel uncomfortable.

"I don't quite understand why Cannon Pictures can get the power to issue bonds in the open market? Spielberg's Amber Lin and Lucas' Lucasfilm don't have this ability." Ronald said sourly ask.

"That's because they have a very good business record."

Niceta replied sourly.

Three hundred million dollars can do a lot. Generally speaking, studios with distribution capabilities will be responsible for about half of the financing of new films, and the rest is open to directors, producers, or other investors. From this point of view, Minahan Golan's production capabilities have surpassed those of the established Universal and Paramount. As for the emerging Disney, they are far behind.

This week, everyone in Hollywood is discussing how Minahan's miracle happened. And what do you need to do if you want to get $300 million in investment from Wall Street.

"First of all, the number of movies they invest in each year exceeds twenty. And your Breakdancing series, which shows that they are capable of producing blockbuster movies." Nicita told the conclusion of the internal discussions of CAA these days with her fingers. Ronald.

"Second, they have also established their own distribution channels. Not only the distribution capabilities in America, but also the distribution capabilities in Europe. Although this distribution capability is still quite weak compared to the Big Seven, it can only be used in some old products. And find the right movie theaters and movie theaters and rural towns. But after all, this is the distribution capability."

"Thirdly, they also performed well in the video market. Breakdancing made a lot of money from the video release, which helped make up for the poor box office performance of their other films."

"Finally, and the most critical point. In Europe, Minahan was able to raise a large amount of pre-sale revenue before the film started shooting. In addition, there were bridge loans provided by banks. This became a complete closed loop. From project establishment to financing , production, distribution, as well as video and television channels, Cannon Pictures has become an all-round entertainment community.

Wall Street loves stories like this, and they don't know how to make blockbuster movies. But since the cannon can be independent in every aspect, they thought they could try their luck.

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"I don't know, can we get 300 million yuan in financing like this?" Ronald muttered, "Even Spielberg's production company can't do it, right?"

"Wall Street pays attention to business models. Cannon Pictures' business model is very convincing. Although no one knows whether it is really profitable. However, the bond market believed in his business model at that moment."

Niceta told Ronald the results of the research directly.

Ronald took a sip of the wolfberry black tea with envy.

In just a few months, Minahan's wealth reserves were two orders of magnitude larger than his own. The fat man who originally begged him to film became a tycoon who begged him.

From Minahan, Ronald tried to get Diane a suitable role.

But things are different now. Cannon has abandoned the production route of small-budget exploitation films and started to work with big stars, big directors and big productions.

In addition to the film "Duet" directed by Goncharowski and starring Julie Andrews, which is based on the real-life story of British cellist Jacqueline Dupre and her husband, conductor Barenboy, Minahan is also looking for distant places Roman Polanski of China shoots pirate-themed movies.

In addition to Jean-Luc Godard's "King Lear" and Zeffirelli's "Othello", Cannon's projects produced in 1986 include Shakespeare classics, realistic themes, and costume themes. With so many famous directors and stars to choose from, all the stars in Hollywood began to take the rise of Cannon Pictures seriously.

For such a big production, it’s not just a favor that can determine the heroine. Coupled with the fact that Minahan received 300 million in cash, he is now the target of many past stars in Hollywood. It is not as easy as before to make an appointment with him. You can just walk into his office.

Ronald was very unaccustomed to this change. He was originally a fat Israeli who made small productions, had a strange aesthetic, and relied entirely on his own guidance. He suddenly became the number one tycoon among the seven major studios.

It's a little uncomfortable to lower your face and beg him.

In order to fulfill his promise to Diane and Donna, Ronald had to travel elsewhere in Hollywood, visiting some friends in the industry, trying to find a role for Diane.

But Hollywood is cruel. Unless Ronald produces or directs himself, there are only a few openings for female characters in a movie. What resources does he have that he can use in exchange?

After going full circle, Ronald only got audition opportunities for a few project projects. This deepened his understanding of Hollywood's cruelty to actresses.

Compared with male actors who can act from their twenties to sixty, the golden period of actresses is very short. With so many people competing for a role, the competition is like a throat-cutting fight.

Finally, an unexpected person helped Ronald.

Chao Li, a Chinese actor who went to the other side of the Pacific with him last time, heard about Ronald taking Diane around. He came forward to unite the Chinese actor gang in Hollywood and recommended Diane to director John Carpenter in the upcoming film "The Devil in Chinatown".

This is a new film shot by 20th Century Fox, with an investment of 20 million US dollars. The story takes place in Chinatown, so all the Chinese actors in Hollywood were involved.

In addition to Chao Li, there are also veteran actor Wu Hanzhang, who like him often plays Chinese characters, and the new generation Deng Gang.

The reputation of the Chinese gang is not well-known in Hollywood, but if the story involves Chinatown or Chinese stories, they are a group of professional actors who do their part.

These people were very grateful for Ronald's help in the "Year of the Dragon" matter, and they were very willing to make friends with this new generation of successful commercial film directors. So when the filming was about to start, we jointly recommended it to the director, and finally succeeded in getting Diane to play a major supporting role.

Director John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell both started their careers in exploitation films, and they naturally had a good impression of Ronald, who also had a background in exploitation films. Coupled with Diane's good looks and acting skills, it was more than enough to play an unimportant supporting role, so she naturally gave Ronald a favor.

Ronald, who breathed a sigh of relief, had finally fulfilled a promise and allowed Diane to start her career in Hollywood again.

"I have only one request. When The Devil Haunts Chinatown is released, you must come to the premiere and say something nice to us." John Carpenter is an interesting director.

His previous work "Moonlight, Panic" also included Ronald's old acquaintance PJ Soles. In the subsequent filming of "Escape from New York", Jim Cameron was also hired to do special effects supervision. The two are somewhat related.

"Of course, I will definitely go." Ronald calculated the time and should be able to attend the premiere.

"Goldie and I welcome you, too." Kurt Russell also expressed his kindness to Ronald.

He and movie star Goldie Hawn are live-in boyfriend and girlfriend.

"When my new film Top Gun is released, you are also welcome to attend the premiere." Ronald also extended an invitation to the celebrity couple.

After settling Diane's matter, Ronald also visited the set of "Monsters Raising Chinatown".

"This is the dungeon set in Chinatown. There is a hole here connected to the parking lot on the ground. The shooting will be here." John Carpenter stroked his beard and introduced the shooting set to Ronald.

"Hmm...very charming. I just like to see these mechanism designs."

Ronald was perfunctory.

A big question arose in his mind.

That's it?

With this level of scenery, Ronald believed that if it were given to Cameron, it could be done well for hundreds of thousands of dollars. He gave Carpenter a suspicious look.

We are all experts, isn't this guy starting to mess up and cheat the studio's money?

"Director Carpenter has just divorced. California is a fair state. In addition to dividing the property equally, he also has high alimony to pay." Agent Richard didn't see anything wrong and whispered in Ronald's ear.

"Oh," Ronald thought, wondering if it was a good thing that Diane was in this movie.

Anyway, she is a supporting role and if the box office is not good, I will give her another chance. The hero and heroine have always been the ones to take the blame for this kind of thing.

"Where's Diane?" Ronald was perfunctory and wanted to leave with Diane.

"I'm here." Diane pulled a blonde sexy bombshell, and the two chatted very speculatively.

"Hello, Ronald. I'm Kim Cattrall and I've been watching your movies for a long time."

Cattrall, who turned out to be the leading lady of the show, is naturally charming and has a great figure. Her lazy movements have a Monroe-like temperament.

When Ronald hugged her, he felt the other party's deliberate and low-key enthusiasm. What seemed like a gentle and polite hug was actually secretly lifting the chest and tightening the abdomen, letting Ronald understand the key point.

"I also watched your 'Police Academy'. That comedy movie was very successful." Ronald said hello with a smile.

Cattrall smiled slightly, and there were endless secrets hidden in the low-cut skirt. With a slightly hoarse magnetic voice and a mole of ecstasy on the corner of her mouth, she is a very typical Monroe-style beauty.

There are new actresses of this type emerging every year, but so far, there has never been a superstar like Monroe who captivated everyone.

Diane seemed to notice something and stayed with Ronald for a while before leaving with him.

When Diane arrived at the hotel, she quickly changed into a sexy outfit, wearing a black underwear, long black gloves, a tight black skirt, stockings, and high heels.

After changing her clothes, she held one hand on the door frame of the inner room and stretched out one leg from her skirt, revealing a charming profile.

She also began to acquire Monroe's lazy and magnetic voice.

"Brother Ronnie..."

"The commander-in-chief is expected to deliver this year's State of the Union address..."

Ronald is watching the news on TV. Seeing Diane's outfit, her eyes lit up.

He walked over to her, took her arm off the doorframe and put it on his shoulder. Getting closer, Ronald noticed that there seemed to be a small tear mole in the corner of Diane's eye.

Ronald turned the TV to a channel with soft music, held Diane in his arms and danced slowly.

Diane can be very mature and sexy if she wants to. Ronald looked at Diane's pretty face, and her earlobes were wearing pearl earrings that he bought on Fifth Avenue in New York. They were very charming. Their noses gradually came closer... and then stayed within a breath distance.

Diane was a little distracted by Ronald's hot breath. She couldn't help but kiss her lips that were less than half an inch away.

"Well..." She hugged Ronald tightly, lifted her chest and tightened her abdomen. Who couldn't do this?

"Hmm... Diane's is big too", Ronald felt the enthusiasm.

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