Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Exploiting Hollywood 1980 Text Volume Chapter 88 Introducing a new girlfriend to Ronald "How is your relationship with Ronald? Isn't he about to propose to you?" Helen Slater's mother Alice Come and get some information.

"Why do you have such an idea?" Helen Slater felt very suddenly, "We just feel good together, so... we have no idea of ​​getting married."

"You have an unstable relationship, and he invested so much money in your movie?" Alice was a little confused.

"No, he is good to talented people. If you look at the directors of several movies he has invested in, they have nothing to do with him before. He is such a person. When he sees a good movie, he is like an impetus to make it.

Besides, even if he proposes, I won’t agree. "Helen Slater clarified to her mother that Ronald's investment in movies does not mean that he will propose.

"Why?"

"It's hard for me to live with him every day. We would quarrel every day when we see him. We see each other every once in a while until we can tolerate each other."

"Oh...my poor daughter..." Alice realized that Helen Slater might have been too deeply influenced by her own free thoughts.

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"He will not transfer for Helen Slater. I asked someone to check, and he did donate money to build a small church on Staten Island. It was not very expensive." Michael Ovitz, visited in New York Kirk Douglas on vacation to recuperate. One of the most authoritative old men in Hollywood Jewish circles.

"Do we still have girls like Helen? Men who meet Ronald's aesthetics will long for the warmth of family when they reach an age. As long as they meet his aesthetics, have a gentle personality, and have a firm identification with Jewish tradition. We can all find a way to introduce him to Ronald.”

"He has worked with many Jewish girls, such as Jennifer Gray and Jennifer Jason Leigh, but his taste in women is..." Ovitz has also learned about Ronald's love history, they are all models and The top beauties in the film industry have shown no special interest in Jews.

"Hey, it's a pity that the biggest problem of our ethnic group is that there are not many beautiful girls. Helen is already the top Jewish person in Hollywood."

"I'm afraid he won't look down on ordinary girls. Jennifer Gray is already the most popular actress in our ethnic group. It's a pity that Deborah Winger is already married and has children..."

"Damn it Tim,

Not only did it ruin his career, it also dragged down Deborah. Try to create opportunities for Ronald, and all the beautiful girls in the industry try to arrange meetings with him..."

"Today's beautiful actors all have boyfriends, and they are also very important assets to us..."

"I don't care about that, Ovitz. I heard Michael say that Ronald is a rare genius. This kind of person knows how to do it in this industry. Those male actors now have self-destructive tendencies, all of them Beauty resources should all lean toward Ronald, just like we lean toward Steven.

By the way, Steven, how is your search going? Steven likes beautiful women who look like foxes. "

"I've got a few suitable people auditioning for his new Dr. Indiana Jones movie."

"Be more careful this time and identify with the traditions of Judaism." Old Kirk Douglas combed his meticulous hair with his hands, and then nodded to Ovitz. These are the methods that Jews have used to constantly try to monopolize the entertainment industry and have been effective for decades.

Give more opportunities when you enter the industry, seize key positions in large companies, win over young artistic talents, and then create a virtuous circle, allowing young people from the ethnic groups to have great success from the beginning when they enter this industry. Advantage.

"This old bastard..." Ovitz left Kirk Douglas' retreat. This ruthless man who was a representative of the Jewish gang in Hollywood in the past and who could withstand the pressure of the McCarthy blacklist and fish out good left-wing screenwriters to work for him is definitely not a fake gangster like Frank Sinatra. comparable.

Nowadays, marriage is no longer recognized by the public as a contract that must be observed as it was in the past. For Hollywood stars, let alone divorce, even if they cheat within marriage, they are not as scorned by the audience as they used to be. Everyone is used to celebrities being such emotional playboys.

Only those who respect marriage themselves will be bound by this form. Judging from his interactions with himself, Ronald was not a person who wanted to get married so quickly.

But love is hard to say. What if he falls in love with a Jewish girl at first sight? Being one of our own people is of great benefit to CAA's business. It doesn’t hurt to try.

For example, Spielberg's Jewish wife, Amy Irving, didn't respect Jewish traditions very much. So now that there is a gap in their relationship, everyone is trying to find him a girlfriend who respects traditions more.

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"Ronald, what did I tell you then?"

Helen's father Gerald Slater, the president of PBS, also saw Ronald again in the office.

"This is a misunderstanding..." Ronald is no longer the fledgling screenwriter he was back then.

"Misunderstanding? I thought you and Helen... I have already prepared all the money for the wedding." Seeing that Ronald's momentum was not overwhelmed by him, Gerald sat down angrily. I am too busy, why is Ronald not as easy to scare as before?

"I remember that you wanted to start a family before? You and Helen have been very close since then. I thought, can you tell me what stopped you?"

"It's true that I have seen too many marriages break up in the past two years..." Ronald replied.

In the past few years, I have seen the marriages of many Hollywood directors break up due to the busy schedule of filming. As far away as George Lucas, as recently as my good friend Cameron, the celebrity couple Madonna and Sean Penn even started a family. Violent scandal.

In his heart, he still longs for the warmth of family, but in this vanity fair, he can't tell who can live with him for a long time. Rather than causing a lot of trouble by getting married and divorced, it is better to take things slowly. Anyway, it’s good to be free like this now.

"Hey..." Gerald threw a cigar to Ronald, and then took out the brandy. He himself had nothing to say on this point. He also divorced Helen's mother and started their own families.

"I can't ask for more from you. It's still what I told you at that time. Don't make Helen sad."

"I won't..." Ronald raised his glass and drank some with him.

"Is PBS greatly affected by the strike?" Ronald changed the subject.

"It's very big. Our business has increased by more than 200%," Gerald said with a smile. "PBS is one of the few TV stations in Britain and Europe that has cooperative projects. We have introduced BBC documentaries and several political satires. , 'Yes Minister', and its sequel 'Yes Prime Minister' both broke television records in terms of viewership share.

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"Today's TV shows are really boring. All the TV stations are showing animal documentaries." When he returned to Staten Island to see his aunt and check on the progress of the garden, Ronald heard Aunt Karen complaining about not having a TV to watch.

"Only reruns of old movies during the TV drama period, you see, even the ones from my childhood were picked out." Aunt Karen was very dissatisfied with the writers' strike, which deprived her of her favorite movies, "Growing Pains" and "Family Ties". Family dramas are her favorite, and she has no new movies to watch now.

The remote control was adjusted to abc, and a very old TV series appeared on the TV. Ronald thought the first few edits were pretty good. He selected the photos of the team members one by one with his hands, and placed them on the table after selecting them.

That hand put away the selected photos of the members and began to explain the details of the mission. This is a 007-style spy TV series.

Then a match was struck, and a white line on the screen was burned short by the match, accompanied by very nice music.

TV dramas in the 1960s and 1970s all had theme songs. The music was exciting from the beginning, as if some mysterious and dangerous action was about to be carried out. It was in the style of jazz, and the themes were laid out layer by layer. They were all 007-style gambling, shooting, unlocking, and masks. The screen of other elements was quickly edited, and finally stopped at the red title.

"Mission impossible".

"The level of TV dramas at that time was not low..." Ronald watched the beginning with relish. In fact, except for the small TV screen at that time, which caused too many close-ups, the plot and performance editing were very high-quality.

"I liked watching it very much at that time. Before Steve went to Vietnam, he often watched it with me." The aunt thought of her husband who died in Vietnam.

"Oh, now I can watch it with you." Ronald hugged his aunt and watched an episode with her.

"Dongdong, Dongdong, Dongdong, Dongdong..." Ronald hummed the theme song of Die Hard. This song is very magical and will never be forgotten once you hear it.

"I've been approached and asked to do a low-budget movie," Dirty Dancing's assistant, Emile Adolino, told Ronald the good news in Daydream's New York office.

"Oh, congratulations. It's not easy to have a legitimate script in this day and age. I'm happy for you."

"But they haven't figured out the distribution channel for the movie yet, and they came to me to see if Daydream has the ability to distribute it." Emil Adolino was still so reserved, and he would get nervous whenever he talked about his own affairs.

"This is a good thing. The Writers Guild strike has left all distributors with no movies to distribute. I think any distributor you send to will evaluate your movie with several times the enthusiasm before." Ronald chuckled. It's really not like before, when distributors had to beg for old scripted projects with filming permission.

"But I still want to daydream. I feel very safe here." Emil Adolino smiled shyly. This person is the quiet type and speaks softly.

"Of course, it's my honor. You invite him over, and I'll ask Michelle to take a look at the script and make an evaluation of whether we can distribute it independently or find other companies to jointly distribute it."

"Okay, I'll ask him to come over." Emile Adolino's mustache seemed to be curling up in joy.

"What's the subject?" Ronald was so happy watching Emile Adolino that he had no choice but to ask him what the movie was about.

"Look, I almost forgot. It's called Love in the Afterlife. It's a romantic love triangle. The man who just proposed to marry died in a car accident. After reincarnation, he fell in love with the daughter of his original fiancée. Suddenly he remembered the memories of his previous life...Anyway It's a bit complicated, but many female viewers like this kind of plot." Adolino briefly introduced the plot.

"It's complicated enough..." Ronald touched his chin. This kind of movie is actually very demanding on acting, but if it is shot as a low-budget movie, it should be acceptable to female audiences who go to video rental stores.

Anyway, if it’s under three million, it’s worth trying. Adolino's directorial skills have been verified in commercials and music videos. It's time for him to try a feature film. And since scripts are so scarce these days, this is a pretty good project.

The screenwriter who came with Adolino, Perry Hauser, also came from the name of Mulonade. After chatting about the intention of creation, Ronald felt pretty good.

This person is not a novice either. He has written several scripts and polished them carefully. The first film that became a film was the modern Cinderella that anglee modified for him. He seems to be a professional at writing romantic dramas.

I called anglee to confirm the quality of the script.

Angie said that the overall structure of his script is very good. He has seen the finished film of modern Cinderella and the filming was very smooth.

But the screenwriter's debut film, "Mail Order Maid," was a mediocre box-office hit and dashed Brats star Ally Sheedy's dreams of stardom. Therefore, it is up to Ronald to evaluate whether it is suitable.

"So it's a test of an actor's acting skills, right?" Ronald put down the phone to discuss with Michelle Cannold.

"Our small production actually has less stringent requirements for acting skills. The audience will generally forgive the performance flaws in small productions."

"I think so too. Anyway, I can practice my skills with Adolino's debut film. It really doesn't work because of the video market. This kind of plot is very similar to old TV series. I have watched some recently and it is actually very popular among housewives."

"Then we are sure to invest?" Michelle Cannold asked Ronald if he gave the green light.

"Look for other distributors to see if we can co-distribute, and we can save some money. New films are scarce during this period, and films like ours with legal scripts will be very popular." Ronald mentioned.

"Okay, I'll make a round of calls with the seven major and medium-sized companies in Hollywood."

"Do you just believe in Emil? Have you never cooperated with this screenwriter?" General Manager Eddie closed the door to discuss with Ronald after Cannold left. We met, chatted, and then gave the green light. Isn’t it too risky and a bit hasty? The production department of Qida will conduct at least three or four rounds of evaluation before shooting, and then finally make a decision.

"We are a small company, and we don't have the conditions to do scientific evaluation. Besides, the people doing the evaluation don't really understand. When I went to the company myself, I saw a lot of unprofessional people wasting good scripts." Rona De Xiaoxiao said that the hardship he had suffered back then had no effect, so there was no need to give it to the newcomer again.

"As for Adolino, he has been with us for a long time. The response to Vice Commander's series of commercials has been very good. I had enough time to determine his ability to shoot, coordinate people and resources, and complete the work under pressure. Ability.

Adolino gave very high marks to all the answers. I think the next step is to trust them and be as nice to them as possible within the allowable range, so that they can take care of us in turn and make our business good. "