Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"The beginning of this script is too dull. I had to find the opening theme song (from the dream), and then paired it with the helicopter aerial shot, looking at the center of New York, Manhattan Wall Street from the direction of Staten Island. It directly shocked the audience. New, and hold on tight..."\u003c/p\u003e

"The relationship between Tess and Mick Dugan, a chef who wants to open a restaurant, has been going on for a long time. Their breakup needs to be properly paved. The two are not spiritually compatible, and Dugan even angered by his excessive cheating. Tess, in this way, the audience can rationalize the plot of Tess breaking up with him and refusing to get back together, and not offend this secretary who is working hard to climb up."\u003c/p\u003e

……\u003c/p\u003e

Ronald used a pencil to write down the various inspirations he derived from reading the script on yellow sticky notes, and then posted them on the pages that needed to be modified. \u003c/p\u003e

Kevin Wade's script is good at narrative and foreshadowing, but its shortcoming is that it does not break out of the structure of a stage play. The characters and plots are arranged in several concentrated scenes to facilitate the switching of the scenery on the stage between acts. \u003c/p\u003e

But after all, movies are different from dramas. You can use editing to break away from the limitations of the setting and fly freely to the limits of the audience's imagination. Therefore, some hidden plot lines can be laid out and then jumped away. When necessary, a shot can be cut away so that the audience will not feel clueless. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald didn't mind giving Wade a little help. Anyway, if he was the director, there was no need to sign as a screenwriter. He could just contribute without signing his name. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dingdong..."\u003c/p\u003e

"Who is it?" Ronald asked unhappily as his thoughts were interrupted. \u003c/p\u003e

"Um...it's me, Helen."\u003c/p\u003e

"Oh, wait for me, I'll come." Ronald put down the pencil, got up and opened the door to the apartment\u003c/p\u003e

"Ronnie," Helen Slater came back from the set of "Sticky Fingers" specifically to meet her lover. As soon as he entered the door, he hugged Ronald and gave him a deep kiss. \u003c/p\u003e

"I thought you would come tomorrow. How was your rehearsal?" Ronald was very happy that Helen came back to see him. She is currently preparing for the movie directed by Kathryn Bigelow and has just started rehearsing before filming. . \u003c/p\u003e

"Catherine wants us to rehearse for two weeks.

I have memorized the lines of the script by heart. You are here this time. I asked her for leave and said I would spend the weekend with you. She couldn't refuse this excuse. ”\u003c/p\u003e

"What should we have for dinner?" Ronald happily went to get his coat. Donna had a handsome guy to date, so she no longer wanted her old brother. Fortunately, Helen could come and finally have someone to accompany her to dinner at night. \u003c/p\u003e

"It doesn't matter, we can just find a place to eat in the building."\u003c/p\u003e

"Okay, I'll call Little Bud and tell him he won't need the car tonight." Ronald walked to the living room to make a phone call. \u003c/p\u003e

"Okay, I'll sit for a while." Helen sat on the chair next to the desk where Ronald was working just now. A wave of heat left by the man passed through the chair. Helen felt that it was ironed very properly, and she began to open the book. Things on the table, "Hey, what is this?"\u003c/p\u003e

A thick script of "Working Girl" appeared in front of her. Helen saw many post-it notes posted on the side of the script, and her curiosity led her to open the cover. \u003c/p\u003e

"Helen, Helen! Shall we go?" Ronald had already finished making the phone call and saw that Helen hadn't come out yet, so he came over to call her. \u003c/p\u003e

"Wait a minute, this script is very good, I have to finish it." Helen was fascinated by the story of "Working Girl" and her encounter with Tess, and she quickly flipped through the pages one by one. \u003c/p\u003e

"Uh..." Ronald put down his coat, wondering why he forgot to put away the script. \u003c/p\u003e

Helen saw Tess's disappointment after discovering that she had been betrayed by her direct manager Catherine and took the merger idea she came up with as her own. She was disappointed to find that there was a very wide gap between people with or without family backgrounds and those without a first-class university education. \u003c/p\u003e

After discovering that Catherine had deceived her, Tess returned home in despair, and happened to see her chef boyfriend Mick Dugan having an affair with a dark-haired beauty in bed. Suffering a double blow to her career and relationship, she suddenly lost her direction. After spending a night at the beach, looking at Manhattan opposite her home, Tess was unwilling to be a secretary forever, so she and her friend Xin came up with the crazy idea of ​​posing as a colleague of her boss Catherine, and taking advantage of Catherine's absence to complete the project. \u003c/p\u003e

As a rich girl, Helen had never considered issues from the perspective of those who were born without much privilege. She was moved by what happened to the protagonist Tess, and her eyes became a little wet. \u003c/p\u003e

"I never thought that people who work as secretaries and assistants would encounter so many difficulties in reality." Helen heard Ronald's footsteps, and she looked at Ronald, "Have you ever Are you often challenged by people with backgrounds like Catherine?"\u003c/p\u003e

"That's all in the past, it's nothing..." Ronald thought of all the difficulties he encountered when he entered the industry. This is considered a very normal thing in America. But one good thing about this country is that there is still a narrow upward channel for those who work hard. \u003c/p\u003e

"Oh, poor Ronnie," Helen touched Ronald's face, "Ah, I'm sorry, I read your script without your permission. I was just curious about those post-it notes you wrote, and then Once you see it, you can't put it down."\u003c/p\u003e

"It doesn't matter, I haven't finalized the director contract for this movie with 20th Century Fox. Don't tell anyone else yet," Rona replied. \u003c/p\u003e

"Then what happened to Tess? Did she defeat the evil-hearted boss Catherine, and did she and Jack Traynor get together?" Helen stood up and prepared to eat. \u003c/p\u003e

"Forget it, you can just read it here. I'll ask them to bring it to the room." Ronald gestured to Helen to sit back and read the script before he made a phone call to order a meal. \u003c/p\u003e

"This is a really good script, just like those classic Broadway plays."\u003c/p\u003e

After nearly an hour, Ronald called for dinner to be delivered to the apartment. Helen also finished reading the script. She seemed very excited. The script was very suitable to her taste. \u003c/p\u003e

"You seem to like this script very much?" Ronald didn't expect Helen to like it so much. This is a very good indicator. Girls like Helen who grew up in the city are exactly the audience for this movie. \u003c/p\u003e

"Yes, I have never seen such a wonderful script since I was a child. You must make it look better."\u003c/p\u003e

"Why?" Ronald wanted to know more about the audience's perspective. \u003c/p\u003e

"I grew up watching movies where the women were gentle, beautiful, caring about their husbands and taking care of their children. This was the first movie I saw where women could be just as good at work as men. You can get ahead in a place like Wall Street, but it’s not necessarily a position that men can do.”\u003c/p\u003e

Helen came up and hugged Ronald, and said slowly, "You know, the one I filmed with Michael (J. Fox) before; 'The Secret of Success', although she was also a working girl, she had very few scenes. That character has even fewer scenes involved in professional work. The key parts of the mergers and acquisitions in the movie were all thought of by Michael's character."\u003c/p\u003e

"I like Tess in this movie very much. This is the career woman I want to play. Unlike 'Secret of Success', she is actually a beautiful woman next to a man. She even became a manager because she had an affair with the boss. Personal affair."\u003c/p\u003e

"Broken", Ronald thought to himself, and Helen's feelings clearly indicated that she was attracted to this character. \u003c/p\u003e

But Helen Slater's acting skills are still not enough to handle such a complex role. Tess was just a female secretary who had no self-confidence at first, but hoped to get out of the bottom competition and strive for higher development through hard work. \u003c/p\u003e

Later, the fake became real, and he pretended to be an M\u0026A manager and was able to work with ease in the workplace. \u003c/p\u003e

Tess before and after, both in appearance and inner temperament, need to perform the feelings of two completely different people. \u003c/p\u003e

This kind of acting skill that convinces the audience requires a particularly strong imagination, so that you can first believe it and become the character, and then impress the audience and make them believe it. \u003c/p\u003e

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Helen, although her acting skills are also improving, she lacks life experience in the kind of life where a low-level person in the workplace, a secretary is irritated, and the temperament of a high-level person in the workplace, a senior manager. Ronald doesn't believe that she can act. good. \u003c/p\u003e

Sometimes this kind of thing can't be learned by relying on an acting teacher. \u003c/p\u003e

"Do you want to play this role? It will take a lot of time to prepare for your new play?" Ronald felt that this matter had to be said straightforwardly. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hey, if I hadn't been scheduled for the film 'Sticky Fingers', I would have auditioned anyway." Helen bit her lower lip, "I know I might not be ready to play such a role, but I’m always reluctant to see it. When I graduated from high school, my classmates all said in the guestbook that I looked more like a working girl on Wall Street than an actress."\u003c/p\u003e

"Have you noticed that the roles of professional women are slowly increasing now. Whether it is in movies or TV series. There will be opportunities in the future." Ronald patted Helen on the back to comfort him, "Besides, this is a female secretary who is almost thirty years old. , if you do it, you can’t play the role of a girl."\u003c/p\u003e

"Ha..." Helen became happy again. Now she still looks like a girl. She can play a high school student or a college student. \u003c/p\u003e

"You will be the final director, right? I really want to see you direct this movie." Helen sat in the living room, chatting with Ronald while eating. \u003c/p\u003e

She is very happy. The movie she produced is about to start shooting. Director Kathryn Bigelow is very good to the actresses and has many inspiring tips for them, giving Helen a lot of room to play. \u003c/p\u003e

But it is a movie about two girls. This "Working Girl" contains classic drama elements such as business war, love, betrayal, conspiracy, etc. Helen was originally a drama fan, and Ronald's ability to direct such a classic drama movie was particularly to her liking. \u003c/p\u003e

She also likes to watch Ronald's previous commercial films, but as a girl who has received drama education since childhood, she still hopes that Ronald can one day direct a drama film, be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, and leave a mark in film history. This is the perfect boyfriend of my dreams. \u003c/p\u003e

"You know? When you say that, my desire to direct this movie becomes even stronger. I really want to direct this kind of urban fairy tale movie to give every female employee who works hard in the company a hope, even if it is in the movie That hope."\u003c/p\u003e

"Great, you will win an Oscar." Helen looked at Ronald lovingly. \u003c/p\u003e

"I will find a way. The original director Fox originally wanted was Mike Nichols. I will win the opportunity to direct."\u003c/p\u003e

"Who?" Helen was startled, "Is it Mike Nichols, the director of 'The Graduate'?"\u003c/p\u003e

"You should have more faith in me." Ronald wiped away the food sauce stuck to the corner of Helen's mouth with his hand, put it in his mouth, and added a mouthful. \u003c/p\u003e

Seeing this scene, Helen couldn't help but put herself in Ronald's mouth. \u003c/p\u003e

……\u003c/p\u003e

After all, Helen Slater came here on leave. Everyone in the crew was waiting for her to go to rehearsals, and she returned to the crew the next morning. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald also started to get busy and called his agent Niceta to name the director he wanted to compete for this script. \u003c/p\u003e

"What's the main conflict between Twentieth Century Fox and Mike Nichols?" Ronald asked Niceta. Brokers are always the first to know about these relatively secret conflicts. \u003c/p\u003e

"Nicholls' main conflict with 20th Century Fox was that he didn't want stars in the movie. To him, a repeat of 'The Graduate' would be best. He liked the idea of ​​a movie that he had complete control over. Star, Dustin Hoffman was just a fledgling boy, hanging out on Broadway.\u003c/p\u003e

Several of his recent films, such as Silkwood, used Meryl Streep and Cher. At that time, Cher didn't have much film experience, and Streep wasn't a star. \u003c/p\u003e

Last year, he directed "Heartfire", which used star Jack Nelson and his old partner Streep. The result was a failure at the box office. It cost just over 20 million US dollars, which is not even the high production cost. After all, Nicholson alone It takes up six million. \u003c/p\u003e

So for this year's new film "The Genius", he went back to find Matthew Brodick. He had just recovered from the fatal car accident in Northern Ireland. If anyone approached him to act, they would definitely listen to the director. ”\u003c/p\u003e

Sure enough, Niceta knew a lot of inside information. Fox's Goldberg had a big budget this year. Apart from the few movies Ronald was involved in, he had great ambitions when he took office and wanted to make some achievements. At the end of this year and the beginning of next year, it is expected that five to six major productions will be launched. As long as one is successful, he will be able to gain a foothold within Fox. \u003c/p\u003e

It is indeed a characteristic of 20th Century Fox that they like to bet big. Ronald smiled, each production company in the seven majors had different business styles. Paramount, which was previously helmed by Michael Eisner, was significantly more stable and knew how to make movies that had the best chance of achieving box office success. \u003c/p\u003e

He has now brought this style to Disney, but it is a bit unsatisfactory. Disney, which was originally the bottom of the seven major companies, actually needs a big gamble like Fox. \u003c/p\u003e

However, Twentieth Century Fox is currently in poor operating condition. What it actually needs is a steady strategy and a step-by-step approach. However, their tradition and the unfamiliarity of the immigrant Australian bosses with America prevented Goldberg from acting in the best interests of the company and making a few big bets for his own future. \u003c/p\u003e

"So, the key for us is to find the right stars to participate?" Ronald asked Niceta. \u003c/p\u003e

"That's right. In fact, in your previous success, you have never worked with real big stars. They are very difficult to get along with. Sometimes on the set, you need to play a few rounds of shoulder-bumping games to figure out who is the boss.\u003c /p\u003e

So the key is whether you can find a star who is willing to work with you, so that your resistance will be much smaller. \u003c/p\u003e

Goldberg's idea was simple. He wanted stars to star in the film, which would add insurance to the box office. You have to pick one of the current A-list stars... It's a pity that Tom Cruise is not suitable for Jack Traynor in this movie. He might be able to play it ten years later. ”\u003c/p\u003e

"So Goldberg needed an A-list male star to star?" Ronald asked. \u003c/p\u003e

"One A-level male star, or two A-level female stars. There can be room for discussion. Goldberg prefers male stars. After all, they have more box office guarantees for theater managers and can sell out."\u003c /p\u003e

"Are there any A-level stars in Hollywood now? Send me a list and I'll take my time to pick them."\u003c/p\u003e

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"Squeak..." Ronald in the building business center waited beside the fax machine for a long time until all the long lists of names faxed from Los Angeles came out of the fax machine. \u003c/p\u003e

With a hiss, Ronald tore off the fax paper, folded it quickly, and returned to the apartment. \u003c/p\u003e

It seems that I will have to put a fax machine in the apartment in the future, otherwise I will always come to the business center to receive faxes, which will be troublesome if the secret is leaked. \u003c/p\u003e

CAA gives current male and female stars in Hollywood an internal ranking based on their status in the minds of fans. In addition, ema company also provides similar sample surveys. \u003c/p\u003e

However, the list sent to Ronald by the CAA agency was only divided into grades, and there was no ranking of individual stars. Because one-third of this list is CAA's customers, so we can't favor one over the other. \u003c/p\u003e

Sean Connery? \u003c/p\u003e

Number one is always the former 007, Sean Connery. He was the first star signed by CAA, and he will always occupy the largest office in the office building besides the partners. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald felt that Connery was not suitable for the role of a Wall Street banker. After all, he was a New Yorker, not a Scottish gentleman. \u003c/p\u003e

Pass.\u003c/p\u003e

Harrison Ford? \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald recalled that in order to force Bruce Willis to give up his privileges, he even held a party for Harrison. Harrison Ford expressed his desire to collaborate with himself once. This Jack Traynor character has a lot of romantic scenes, maybe he will give it a try? \u003c/p\u003e

Maybe.\u003c/p\u003e

Warren Beatty? \u003c/p\u003e

Maybe you can’t play a banker? \u003c/p\u003e

Jack Nicholson? \u003c/p\u003e

A bit too evil. \u003c/p\u003e

Michael Douglas? \u003c/p\u003e

Well, he's pretty good, but he just played a Wall Street banker. I wonder if he'd like to do it again? \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald looked down the list one by one, assessing each one carefully. There are fewer A-level male stars, but more A-level female stars. \u003c/p\u003e

Meryl Streep\u003c/p\u003e

Jane Fonda\u003c/p\u003e

……\u003c/p\u003e

Anyway, female stars can generally play roles that are more than ten years younger than their real age. These veteran female stars can also play roles like Tess and Catherine who have just reached their thirties. \u003c/p\u003e

Michelle Pfeiffer? \u003c/p\u003e

Well... the star status of female celebrities is actually quite a bit lower than that of male celebrities. Today's A-level female stars generally receive only one-tenth to one-fifth of the salary of male stars of the same level. \u003c/p\u003e

Therefore, actors who have played heroines in two or three successful movies will also be included in the list of A-level female stars. Of course, the threshold for this A-level is a little higher than that of male stars. \u003c/p\u003e

I didn’t expect that Michelle Pfeiffer, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time, would now be on the A-level list. \u003c/p\u003e

Names with beautiful faces and figures passed under Ronald's fingers. \u003c/p\u003e

"Huh? Huh..."\u003c/p\u003e

Ronald suddenly discovered a familiar name. She was also an A-level star? \u003c/p\u003e