Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Exciting air combat with modern aircraft."

"Exciting aerial combat, and a shallow romantic love story between a man and a woman."

"Highly recommended, the best movie in recent times."

There are many more newspapers in London than in New York, and the film review sections in various major newspapers and tabloids are also more open than in America. All kinds of exaggerated stories and gossip are published on the same page as the film reviews, which makes people feel It looks like reading a story from another world.

Ronald flipped through the movie reviews. The response to the premiere in Britain was pretty good. The box office performance also pleased distributor Paramount.

The movie theaters here are mainly traditional halls. Ronald secretly went to stay at one. The proportion of family members attending movies here was higher than in America. So his box office expectations for Britannia are good.

"Ronald, where have you been? Paula has been looking for you for a long time." Tom Cruise looked at Ronald as if he had known him for the first time.

"What's wrong? Something happened in Hollywood?"

"No, it's the Queen who wants to summon you." Paula Wagner came over and handed Ronald an invitation to attend the grand ball. The text on it invited him to attend the Queen's gathering of literary and artistic people.

The Queen is going to receive Ronald at a dinner party for the literary and artistic circles.

"Can I not go?" Ronald felt a little sudden, and he didn't know the Queen.

"Why don't you go? This is a great opportunity? If the crew still wants to be in the newspaper, it's up to you." Producer Bruckheimer was unhappy and quickly urged Ronald to attend.

"Okay, actually I only brought one dress." For the premiere, Ronald specially prepared the dress. He can no longer wear it to attend the dinner, otherwise it will be rude.

"It's okay, I asked my colleagues in the London office of CAA to take care of it." Paula also hoped that Ronald would attend the dinner. Of course, it would be better if he could bring Tom Cruise with him, but unfortunately there was only Ronald on the invitation. .

In the entire "Top Gun" crew, only Ronald received the invitation, allowing Tom Cruise, McGillis, Paula Wagner, and the producer Brusselsheimer who came with him to interview Ronald. Nader was a little surprised.

Although Americans and Britons speak the same language and look down on each other, most people still have a natural respect for the noble family. Being interviewed by the Queen is a special honor, and this kind of news can be widely reported in newspapers.

It’s a different kind of royal marketing.

For the sake of the movie's box office, Ronald stayed and waited for the Queen's summons.

"Why did the Queen summon you?"

"I do not know either?"

"Did you help Princess Diana in the White House?"

"Nothing."

"Are you Princess Diana's long-missing cousin?"

"You're so funny. Actually, I don't know. Maybe Her Majesty the Queen was going to meet many people from the literary and art circles, and suddenly she heard her son say something about Top Gun, which was a good one, and it reminded her of me."

Not only did these crew members not believe that Ronald was summoned by the Queen for no reason, but his manager Niceta also didn't believe it. He made a transoceanic call from Los Angeles. Under not very good call conditions, the two of them shouted loudly and completed the interview without any reason. Nutrition call.

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The next day, Ronald wore a dress and bow tie sent by CAA and came to the venue of the dinner. In fact, men's clothing looks similar, but the details have to be distinguished, so this time the collar style of the casual dress has been changed to a new style.

"Ronald!"

"Minahan?"

"Why are you here too?"

"You were also received by the Queen?"

In the hall outside the room where he was waiting to be received by the Queen, Ronald unexpectedly met his old friend, Israeli Minahan Golan.

"Quack...what a surprise. This is my good friend, Ronald Lee. Hey, do you know him? His 'Break Dance' was filmed for our Cannon Pictures."

Minahan, wearing a tacky purple dress, introduced Ronald to the surrounding British film community.

Ronald came up to shake their hands and say hello. In fact, on this occasion, being with Minahan Golan, the chairman of Cannon Pictures, is not good news.

Ronald felt that these people in the film industry who were waiting to be interviewed looked down upon him, and they all knew what it was like to be with the upstart Minahan.

No wonder they were dissatisfied. Minahan Golan acquired the famous British cinema owner Kenneth Reeve's Carnival Cinemas, and successfully merged with the original Cannon Cinemas to become one of the top five cinema chain owners in Britain.

Coupled with the five-year exclusive distribution agreement he signed with the UGC Cinemas in China, Cannon's distribution strength in Europe and Britain has instantly become the number one in Hollywood.

"Quack, quack," Minahan was completely unaware of everyone's contempt for him, so he pulled Ronald and started chatting.

"I said, you beat Stallone's movie. This week, your 'Top Gun' surpassed ours at the box office again and became America's No. 1 movie again."

"Paramount just added some additional copies." Ronald knew the box office results in the third week, and "Top Gun" returned to the first place.

Minahan's Stallone movie didn't have enough stamina, and its box office dropped rapidly after its release. Within a week, it gave up the number one spot and gave it back to Ronald.

"I'm still very convinced by you. Do you have any ideas about directing Stallone?" Minahan said the name of the popular Hollywood action star loudly, as if he wanted to say it to the people around him.

"You know, I have a bit of a feud with him." Ronald replied softly with a smile. He knew that the fat man wanted to use Stallone's name to shock the snobs around him.

"Seriously, you happen to be the director and you want him to obey your instructions?" Minahan also lowered his voice and stretched out his finger to Ronald, making a twenty-five sign.

"I signed a 25 million film contract with Stallone to make two or three movies. He is now our Cannon man. I must make a masterpiece. Stallone is not only a simple action star, but also has rich inner drama. .”

Minahan fully felt that Stallone had acting potential, and with a director like Ronald, the combination of powerful forces might win an Oscar?

At this year's Oscars, Konchalovsky's "Runaway Train," starring Jon Voight, was nominated for Best Actor, but lost to William Hurt of "Kiss of the Spider Woman."

Under the reign of Sidney Pollack's "Out of Africa," best actor was one of the few films at this year's Academy Awards to steal away from that monster.

It's a pity that the Oscars are not like the Golden Globes. Even though Minahan has a lot of cash, he can't buy the votes of the judges.

"I don't have the confidence to let him do another 'Rocky' movie."

Ronald smiled and didn't take it seriously. Maybe Stallone has potential, and his acting skills in "Rocky" are indeed not bad.

But now that he has been a star for a long time, does he still have the passion to challenge himself? Isn't it very comfortable to hide in the image of Rambo and Rocky and get high box office and high income by acting casually?

And after becoming famous, Stallone began to show off his temper and had a very bad temper. He has gone further and further away from the humble character of Rocky Balboa.

The box office of "Rocky 4" was not as good as its predecessor, and even John Avildsen, the director of the original "Rocky" that made him famous, was so angry with him that he no longer wanted to work with him.

"Okay, okay, no Stallone, what do you think of Kim Basinger in '9 and a Half Weeks'? Sex bomb, I ask her to come and let you direct one?"

"No, I don't have Adrian Lyne's pornographic skills."

The two were talking about the new film "Nine and a Half Weeks of Loving You" which was released in February this year. This is the new work of Adrian Lyne, the director of "Flashdance", who returns to direct Hollywood after a few years.

The male lead was someone Ronald had met, played by Mickey Rourke, the second male lead, in Coppola's black-and-white film "Betta" shot by Diane. The heroine is Kim Basinger, the latest sexy blonde in Hollywood.

Her sexy image is unrivaled, and her sacrificial large-scale performance in "Nine and a Half Weeks to Love You" also allowed her to gradually replace Kathryn Turner and close to the title of the sexiest woman in Hollywood.

"Hey, I really want to make another movie with you." Minahan sighed. Now Ronald is coming to film, and he is also going to film blockbusters with celebrities joining him. The past years when the two of them worked closely together on "break dancing" can no longer go back.

"I'm sorry, are you director Ronald Lee?" A fat man with a thick neck who looked somewhat similar to Minahan came over and introduced himself, "My name is Jeremy Thomas, and I'm here to attend the Queen's dinner today. I’m an independent producer.”

"Oh, hello." Ronald had never heard of this person's reputation.

In fact, he comes from a film family, and his father and uncle are both film directors. When he arrived, he became an independent producer and produced a series of movies starting in the late 1970s. Although he was not a big hit, some people in Hollywood had heard of his name.

"Hello, are you making any new films recently?" Ronald asked politely.

"I recently got an invitation and a shooting permit from there. I can go to that ancient country and the royal palace of the last dynasty to shoot real scenes, just like going to Buckingham Palace to shoot the history of the British dynasty."

"Oh, you're in luck. We haven't even had a movie shot there yet. When will you start filming?"

"Just next month, I'm going there right away to join director Bertolucci. You know, it's all because of his identity that I can be the first filmmaker to shoot in the Forbidden City." Jeremy Thomas said proudly.

The two chatted about movies for a while.

It turned out that Bertolucci was a left-wing director in Italy who had always wanted to shoot a live-action film there.

Because of his status, he was given a lot of conveniences there. Bertolucci submitted two shooting plans. One is the adaptation of "The Fate of Man" which was a best-seller in China in the 1930s, and the other is the story of the last emperor of the last dynasty who lived in the Forbidden City.

Originally, Bertolucci and Jeremy Thomas both liked "Destiny of Man" and thought they would choose "Destiny of Man". After all, it was unlikely that the Forbidden City would be open to filmmakers for filming.

Unexpectedly, they were more optimistic about "The Last Emperor" and provided many conveniences. During the filming period, they even suspended tourists from visiting the museum transformed from the Forbidden City.

Jeremy Thomas, who was looking for money everywhere, was so desperate that he called everyone in the phone book to ask for money. With the approval and commitment from the government there, many people soon came to ask for money.

He raised US$25 million in investment within half a year and started filming this masterpiece.

"Do you still have financing? I like this story too." Ronald said half-jokingly. He was in Hollywood and didn't know much about Europe. Unexpectedly, this person had already gone to the ancient country to shoot on location before Spielberg.

"Hahaha, I will definitely remember to find you for the next project."

"Her Majesty the Queen has arrived..."

A man in costume, holding a scepter, walked into the hall and shouted.

A little old lady, well dressed and with a feathered hat, entered the hall. None other than Her Majesty the Queen of Britain.

"Your Majesty," Minahan Golan bent down and sneered.

"Thank you for your contribution to British cinema."

"Your Majesty the Queen," Jeremy Thomas also bowed and saluted.

"Thank u."

As the Queen walked along, she nodded slightly in return to every person in a dress in the aisle, so that she officially received the guests.

"Your Majesty the Queen." It was Ronald's turn, and he followed suit and bowed slightly to salute the Queen.

"Hello, Ronald. I heard that you are Annette's grandson? You are very nice." The Queen specially shook hands with him, patted Ronald on the shoulder hard, and said a few words in his ear. A whisper.

"Why?"

The Queen winked at him. Countess Spencer was her royal friend. Her Majesty was also very happy to hear that the descendants of her relatives had been found.

"Please follow me. Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince have some instructions."

A man who looked like a butler came up and invited Ronald inside to talk in detail.

"oh……"

The butler had a sharp temperament and took out a document and handed it to Ronald to read.

Ronald opened the document bag. Inside was a yellowed document and a copy. It turned out to be his father's birth documents.

Ronald's grandmother was a young lady from the Spencer family who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and fell in love with Ronald's grandfather James. The marriage documents of the two people may have been lost, or the wedding may not have been held, and the grandmother Annette became pregnant and gave birth to the father.

After his grandfather James was killed in battle, the child was raised for a while and eventually returned to America. The Jerome family also did not accept the unmarried child, Ronald's father.

"My husband, it is not convenient to grant you a title now because your father is an illegitimate son after all."

"It doesn't matter, this document?" Ronald didn't care about the so-called noble status. He more recognized the bloodline of his great ancestor Li Enfu who relied on his own efforts to make a living.

"You can take them away." The butler nodded, and the prince's instructions were almost completed. "The royal family and the British government do not want you to reveal your blood relationship to the media. After all, you and Princess Diana, and the future Duchess Sarah , it’s a cousin relationship separated by two levels.”

"I don't want you to reveal my grandmother either. After all, we Americans are about personal struggle and integrating it with the progress of the times. I don't want Hollywood to think that I am a Briton."

Ronald nonchalantly took out a copy of his father's birth certificate and returned the original to the housekeeper.

Hollywood really doesn't like people of British descent. Back then, Chaplin was so talented that he was driven away to Switzerland.

"As you wish," the butler smiled and took the original.

"He is still a young man with character. The bosses of MI6 will like it when they hear him say this. The dignity of the royal family is important, and the prince does not want to be associated with the illegitimate descendants of the princess's family."

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