Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Jimmy Lehner, who was responsible for the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack, was not at home or in the office, and Ronald failed to find him. I probably went to the cinema to watch "Dirty Dancing" too.

A large number of guests are still in the lounge, waiting for Ronald to premiere, and the premiere party afterward. As a last resort, Ronald immediately returned to the Twin Theater with Diane.

As soon as Ronald arrived in the green room, everyone started clapping loudly to encourage the producer and director. The guests didn't know what was going on outside, and they only saw that the audience was not very enthusiastic.

"Open the champagne!" Ronald waved his hand, and the waiter brought the champagne, opened the seal and handed it to Ronald.

"Bang!" When Ronald shook, the cork flew out, and everyone cheered again.

"Bang, bang..." The champagne in the waiter's hand was opened one after another as if he heard a trumpet, and then was divided into champagne glasses arranged in a pyramid shape. Then the waiters filed in and gave each of the guests a glass.

As members of Hollywood, the guests all had the art of speaking. They came up to congratulate Ronald loudly, and lined up one by one to hug him and say a few words.

As everyone has seen, the audience for previous movies did not react as strongly as Ronald's previous movies. Looks like a profitable mid-level hit. Ronald left the mature production system of other studios and handled all production and distribution work himself. It seems that he still lacks a lot of experience.

Reviews for the film that was released yesterday were mixed. There were female film critics who said good things and praised Ronald for his performance of the social issues of women's liberation in the 1960s, and there were also Jewish film critics who criticized him.

But who knows? Even if Ronald's movie fails, he can still work for the seven major studios and continue to be a director. Now when he is most depressed, he comes to congratulate him. If he fails, Ronald will be impressed and he will have more opportunities in the future. .

"Ronald, this is a masterpiece."

"Good movie, very good movie."

"I haven't seen such a touching masterpiece in a long time. I wish you good luck at the box office."

"thanks, thanks"

Contrary to these hypocritical people, Ronald was truly grateful to these people.

I went through the process from anxiety to relief just now. He thought these guests were very cute and respectable.

They had no intuitive feeling about the crowd of spectators outside who went straight to the box office.

The person who comes to congratulate me now is not my good friend. He really likes this movie and comes up to say these warm congratulations like this. He is a close friend.

"Ronald, your movie is really good. I wish my father could be as rich as Dr. Hausman, but also respect his daughter."

This time, a woman whom Ronald didn't recognize came over. She looked about thirty-five or sixty-six years old. She was wearing a white dress with red and blue pinstripes, and a small backpack crosswise. She didn't look like a celebrity, but more like a celebrity. staff member.

Ronald looked at Cannold and he shook his head, indicating that he was not an employee of the company.

At the moment of embarrassment, Richard, the agent next to him, appeared behind him at the right time and reminded in a low voice, "Sidney Bedell Barrows, she is the 'Madam' of an escort agency."

Ronald's expression changed, why did such a person get to the premiere? Ronald held her hand and prevented her from coming up to hug her, but he still kept saying, "Sidney, thank you for liking my movie."

"She was caught by the LAPD in 1984 for using her advertising and marketing business. Later, a big shot protected her, and she only paid a fine of US$5,000 before pleading guilty. She also wrote an autobiography, 'Lady Mayflower', last year."

Richard quickly told the background of Mrs. Mayflower. The last time the Secretary of the Navy, who had helped with the "Top Gun" project, came to Los Angeles, it was the escort service that Richard entertained.

He is quite familiar with these "ladies" who are hidden in high-end communities such as Hollywood and move between power, beauty, and capital.

The top management of America is lubricated by these people and can quickly monetize various resources.

"We won't have such a lady tonight..." Ronald asked Richard in shock.

"No, no, her autobiography was purchased by a television station and made into a TV movie. Her role was also played by the famous actor Candice Bergen. In a sense, she is also a Hollywood insider. "Richard quickly said that he would not invite these people to Ronald's premiere.

"Hi, it's a good movie. How are the box office prospects?" Cameron came up and hugged Ronald again.

"I don't know. Some viewers outside have bought tickets for the second show, which is a good sign. The specific prediction depends on Cinema's questionnaire that will be released tomorrow."

"If you have a B+, you can make a lot of money. Generally, for a movie with a B+ rating, the multiple of the total box office to the first weekend box office is 3.8." Cameron has also experienced the premiere of two movies and knows Cinema's ratings. , which is very accurate for box office predictions. "

"In fact, Director Cameron is right. Our Cinema scores are not consistent with the reviews of film critics and the film's awards success. But we are very proud of its accuracy in predicting box office prospects. It's pretty high. Especially for a big release movie like Dirty Dancing that's showing in over 1,100 theaters at the same time."

The manager of the Cinema came over to interrupt and took the opportunity to once again promote his company's business in front of many directors and stars at the scene.

"However, there is one thing I disagree with. Just like the science fiction horror film directed by Cameron, the musical romantic comedy directed by Ronald is also a very special type of film. In Cinema's rating system, these two film types, Generally, the ratings will be low. Therefore, if you can get a B+ score, it will have a box office multiplier of more than 3.8. Our experience says that the average total box office can reach more than 4.2 on the first weekend."

"You are an expert." Gale Hurd came over to raise a glass and chat with him deeply.

Ronald turned to Cameron, and Columbus, and several other directors. They were chatting on the side.

"So, we can roughly estimate the total box office of the movie just by looking at Cinema's ratings and the first weekend box office?"

Chris Columbus did some mental math on "Adventures as a Babysitter," and it was pretty much what the Cinema manager said.

"What he said about the low ratings of horror movies and musicals is similar." Cameron agreed while drinking champagne.

The few people chatted for a while, and Columbus and his wife said goodbye and left.

Ronald pulled Cameron aside, "What's going on with you and Gail?"

The two were good friends since they were assistants, so they didn't mince words when talking, so Ronald asked directly. During the welcome just now, Gale and Cameron behaved abnormally.

"Well," Cameron stroked his beard and smoothed his long hair, "What can I say? Her producer side is now beginning to surpass my wife's side."

It turns out that since the success of the two movies "Terminator" and "Alien 2", Gale Heard's idea is to continue to work hard and make more commercial films.

Cameron felt that his previous accumulation was exhausted, and model stunts gradually reached a bottleneck. He feels that with current model technology, it will be difficult to surpass the previous two movies. He hopes to delve more into the booming computer special effects technology.

The couple had differences between pursuing technology that surpassed the past and pursuing more commercial films under a mature model under existing conditions.

"Well, I hope you won't quarrel. You are all good friends I made in the new world..."

"Relax, I won't call you to ask for arbitration." Cameron laughed and toasted with Ronald.

"Hey, that's really great, that dance scene." After dealing with many fans, Tom Cruise brought his wife Mimi Rogers over to chat with Ronald.

"Thank you", Ronald hugged Tom sincerely. Today, Cruise shouted "Dirty Dancing" in front of the TV media for his own box office. It is worth watching. With his current influence, after the TV news is broadcast, There must be many of his fans who bought tickets because of this sentence.

"To be honest, the dancing in this is the most expressive among all the musicals I have seen. Speaking of which, you should work together again, maybe make a musical. Tom was in 'Good Boy' The crazy dance was well received."

Mimi Rogers twisted her mouth and started working as an agent.

Ronald glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Cruise's real manager, Paula Wagner, staring at him in the corner. Paula's belly is already very big, and she is expected to give birth in a month or two. However, when encountering such an occasion, as an agent, she still has to appear at the scene and stay silently, not to overwhelm the guest, but also to prevent other agents. People take advantage of opportunities to poach people, which is very hard.

"Paula." Ronald couldn't stand it, so he went over to greet her and asked her to sit down on the sofa on the side.

"Sorry, I sent Rick to New York to prepare for the premiere there. He can't come to accompany you." Ronald waved to the waiter to bring a glass of water to Wagner.

"Don't do this, it makes me seem like I can't work." Paula felt grateful in her heart, but she still wanted to pretend that she wasn't unable to work. As an agent in Hollywood, you can't relax for a while.

"Let's take pictures together." Ronald called to the on-site photographer invited by Daydream, pulled Cruise over, pushed him next to Paula Wagner, and then, with Richard, Diane and others, Everyone gathered around and took a photo with Paula as the center. "

"What's your name? This is my business card." Paula pulled the photographer to explain to him.

"It's from our company. The photos and negatives will be sent to you carefully." Ronald knew that on the one hand, Paula wanted to prevent the unsightly photos taken by Tom Cruise from being spread to the media. On the other hand, The agent requested to keep a low profile and try not to appear in the media.

Ronald understood the meaning here, so he ordered the photographer to be careful. In the end, this photo will be kept as a private collection, witnessing the friendship of several practitioners, and will be carefully placed in the offices of several agents in the future.

"Ronald, it's great to see you making a movie with a female protagonist in the 1960s. Baby brings back so many memories."

Julie Coleman, Roger's wife, came over to continue chatting with Ronald.

"I hope you like this movie. I originally thought only high school girls were interested." Ronald smiled and clinked glasses with her, looking aside to see Roger Corman reminiscing with the Camerons.

"What is the expected box office?" Julie is also the main producer of New Century. She is as discerning in reading scripts and selecting directors as her husband Roger. Martin Scorsese's first theatrical movie "The Human Torch" was produced by Jolie.

"It's hard to say, it depends on Cinema's ratings and the box office statistics coming out on Monday." Ronald let out a sigh of relief and said.

The scene outside just now made Ronald feel relieved. At least his movie would not lose money. And it looks like there's a good chance of making a fortune.

I just don’t know how many there are?

"Is it a matter of making more or less? As a producer, this is the happiest time, right? You know this movie will make money, but you just need more imagination to imagine how much you can make in the end."

"Who says it's not?" Ronald raised his glass and took a sip of champagne.

Anxiety and excitement alternate, and a large amount of adrenaline is secreted in the body. This feeling is very exciting.

It wasn't until the movie he invested in was actually released, and he saw good signs, that Ronald finally understood why Cannon's Israelite, Minahan Golan, was so obsessed with making movies.

There are two kinds of movie success. One is artistic success, with good reviews and awards, but not particularly profitable.

The other is commercial success, with good reputation from the audience, but critics don’t like it, and the awards are ignored.

These two kinds of success have completely different feelings for the director. Ronald has never been favored by film critics, but commercial success is common.

However, it is a movie produced and distributed by other companies after all. Now it was Ronald's turn to release his own movie. Only then did he realize that his wealth would increase significantly in half a year. How would he feel?

Of course it's very cool.

Julie Coleman is right, this feeling is like knowing that something is going to happen with a beautiful woman, but before it happens, the joy that a man will have is mixed with the expectation of the future. Feel.

Amplifying this feeling ten times is how Ronald feels now.

"Ronald, have you figured out how to count the money?" Roger Coleman came over and started teasing Ronald.

"It also depends on Cinema's rating..."

"Nonsense. When I was a producer and in the distribution business, there was no Cinema company. Distributing movies relies on intuition. Sometimes when you see the reaction of the audience for that movie, you will know that you have hit it. Hit the jackpot.”

"Oh, I'll borrow your blessing, but this is my first time doing publishing. I don't know."

"Trust your feelings, Ronald." Roger Coleman put his hands on Ronald's shoulders and said to him.

"How many theaters is your movie showing in across the country?"

"1175 Houses". Ronald was familiar with the number.

"Did you know? With this momentum, you can hit 7 million in your first weekend."

"Oh yeah?" Ronald raised his eyebrows at Coleman's estimate. Is it too optimistic?

Ronald was a little unsure. How long can these middle-aged audiences maintain their popularity? How many people will come to watch?

And there are many professional women in big cities like Los Angeles and New York. Maybe they are more sympathetic to Baby's independent thinking and Penny's brave actions.

But what about female residents in the south, central China, and some smaller cities? In the south and central part of the country where conservative ideas are very strong, what will the female viewers think?

It would be great if Coleman's estimate comes true. B+ will bring about a 4.2 times multiplier effect. If it grosses 7 million in the first weekend, the domestic box office of the entire film will exceed 30 million.

Calculating conservatively, this amount of money can allow Ronald to recoup his capital and earn a little more.

If the film can reach the top three in the domestic box office rankings, overseas film buyers will enthusiastically place orders for copies. Another one with a box office of 30 million is very likely.

In this way, adding the two together, Ronald may have a considerable return.

Coupled with the money earned from video tapes and movie soundtracks, Ronald estimates that this adventure on "Dirty Dancing" can double his wealth.

…

"I'm going to take a shower first. I'm so tired today."

After returning to the hotel, Ronald felt that his body's energy had been consumed a lot. After letting Diane sit down, he went to take a shower first.

After 10 minutes, the hot water took away the sweat and fatigue, and Ronald regained his sense of relaxation.

"Ronnie, I have your phone number."

"Hello, who is it?" Ronald walked out of the bathroom in his pajamas, lay down on the big bed in the bedroom, and answered the phone.

"It's me, boss, Jimmy Lehner."

It turned out to be Jimmy who was in charge of the acoustic record.

"I just came back from the cinema. The audience's reaction was very strong. I think it will be reprinted soon."

"Yes, I think so too, what do you think?" Alas, Ronald yawned and sleepiness began to come over him.

"Columbia Records is currently working hard to produce MJ's new album 'Bad'. If we want to print more, we must find other manufacturers and pay a high price to jump in."

Ronald listened to Jimmy Lenner's thoughts for a while, and his eyes began to darken, "You know what, Jimmy, I can't accept any more bad news or good news today. If you have any ideas, I'll find them tomorrow." Eddie reports.”

"Okay, boss, I will give you the plan after discussion."

"Well..." Ronald hung up the phone and fell on the bed, touching the high-thread-count sheets. The comfortable feeling made him never want to leave.

"Ronnie..."

Diane came out of the bathroom and put on sexy stockings, underwear, and a pair of very high and very sexy high heels. The outfit she was wearing today was the one she was originally going to wear in Casino Hustler. The dress studded with diamonds gave her a coquettish aura.

"Ronnie, Ronnie?"

Diane made several poses, but Ronald lay on the bed and did not respond.

When he walked in, Ronald's eyes were closed, he was holding the pillow with both hands, sleeping sideways on the bed, snoring slightly from his nose.

Diane pouted. It was a carefully prepared surprise, but the actor fell asleep.

"Hmm..." Ronald moaned comfortably in his sleep.

Diane held his hand and scratched it a few times, but there was no reaction at all. Ronald seemed to be sleeping very deeply.

Diane thought for a while, started to take off her makeup, took off her earrings and necklace, put on comfortable pajamas, lay down next to Ronald, curled up into a ball, and then squeezed into Ronald's arms .

She forcefully placed Ronald's hand touching the sheets on her body, wrapping his hands around her, and her body temperature made her feel warm and comfortable.

"Well, Diane..." Ronald muttered in his sleep.

"Hehe", Diane laughed, "Ronnie, Ronnie..." She leaned over and kissed Ronald, then turned off the lamp.

…

The next morning, Diane woke up from her sleep and found that the warm body was no longer around. There was nothing on the bed anywhere.

Diane opened her eyes and found that Ronald was no longer in the bedroom.

"Ronnie? Brother Ronnie?" Diane got up and put on her slippers and walked out.

"I ordered breakfast and it will be served in a moment." Ronald was answering the phone, covering the receiver with one hand as he said to Diane.

Seeing Diane nodding to express understanding, Ronald went back to communicate with the person on the phone.

"Well, keep talking..."

"The ratings from Cinema have come out, and the rating is A-, which is better than expected."

"Great!" Ronald made a gesture to himself with a fist, and then blurted out, "Yes!"

"The box office statistics are not complete yet, but last night's national box office, there is no big problem with exceeding $2 million."

"It's all good news, all good news. I'll fly to New York in the afternoon. "

"Diane", Ronald put down the phone, looked at Diane who had just taken a shower, went up and hugged her.

"Hahaha..." Diane was very itchy by Ronald's beard and twisted around in his arms.

Ronald smelled the nice scent of shower gel coming from Diane's hair and took a deep breath, "Let's have breakfast first. I have half a day today. Where do you want to go?"

"Oh, Ronnie, it's like I'm here with you."

"Um……"

Ronald kissed her deeply, and the good smell of Diane's body also spread to her.

"What is this?" Ronald carried Diane into the bedroom and found the clothes she took off last night.

"Hehe, do you want me to wear it for you?"

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