Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Soon, Ronald knew the problem.

On the evening news, all major TV stations reported that at Dukakis’ campaign headquarters, a black woman, Deputy Campaign Director Donna Brazier (the campaign department responsible for communicating with voters on-site to solicit votes), suddenly appeared in front of a large group of people. A huge scandal was revealed in front of TV and newspaper reporters.

This is Donna Brazier, who blatantly exposed the extramarital affair of a hypocritical white politician and his long-time secretary, Jennifer Fitzgerald. And his tone was sarcastic.

"George needs to come clean and the people have every right to know whether Barbara will share a bed with her husband in the White House."

This time it was like poking a hornet's nest. In the history of America, there are countless candidates for leadership, and even commanders, who had extramarital affairs with women from all walks of life. However, the media all acquiesce in an unspoken rule. The commander-in-chief must also be a role model for America in terms of morality. It is enough for the political circles and the press to know about these things, but they must not be reported to the general public.

The revelation of this rumor dealt a huge blow to George Sr.'s campaign. The previous campaign ads that Ronald helped create featured him as a model husband and the most reliable of the candidates. The most recent advertisement used the words of Jeb's wife, saying that he was the best father-in-law and grandfather.

In addition, Barbara had really fought with this secretary Jennifer Fitzgerald for a long time before, and even after several ultimatums, she could not drive her away from her husband. In the end, it was because George Sr. wanted to run for president that he sent this time bomb away.

Unexpectedly, this time bomb finally exploded.

The intermediary whom George Sr. entrusted to negotiate was Ted Kennedy, the famous senior senator from Massachusetts and the younger brother of Commander-in-Chief Kennedy. He and George Sr. were old acquaintances. They had cooperated in nuclear disarmament negotiations with the Soviet Union, and they were both from political families. On the other hand, he was very familiar with Massachusetts Governor Dukakis.

The news that Ted came back from negotiations was also shocking. Dukakis himself did not know about this. Such attacks on white men do him no good either. He has always liked to associate with women in the entertainment industry, and he does not want to start a mud wrestling on this topic.

"This bastard Jesse Jackson is doing this!"

Dukakis, who launched an internal investigation, quickly came to a conclusion.

The organization level of the Donkey Party is higher than that of the Elephant Party. After Dukakis won the nomination at the national convention, many of the campaign managers who had participated in the primaries and made contributions to other candidates gathered under Dukakis and worked for him.

And this was not reported to the campaign headquarters,

Donna Brazier, who acted privately, was a black man who worked for Jesse Jackson, a pastor, politician, and leader of the black equal rights movement.

I am afraid that this fat black female manager of the land promotion is not entirely for Dukakis’s campaign, but to open up a gap for black politicians so that in the next election, Jesse Jackson will be among the non-black voters. obtain better support.

Nowadays, under the aura of white male politicians, it is not easy for a black man to rise to power. Maybe Donna Brazier is aiming not for short-term wins but for the long term.

"Damn it, you fucked me, didn't you?"

Michael Dukakis was also very angry. He was obviously attacked from three directions by his opponents and had a moral advantage. Being teased by this fat black girl made it seem like she was in the wrong. How could this happen?

"Immediately issue a statement, refute rumors, deny, expel..."

Dukakis was excited. Now he has a huge advantage in the election. Although the opponent is fiercely attacking his plan to protect the environment and felons go home for weekends, there are still signs of an increase in his support in major swing states. Voters on both coasts of the North, many of whom thought it was a Dixie slur, exposed their intellectual shortcomings.

But lying on the ground and rolling around to counterattack like this lowered his level.

"We will hold a press conference tomorrow and let him ferment tonight. Also, you can't fire Donna Brazier right away. This matter needs to be handled in a low-key manner."

Dukakis’ campaign advisers expressed mild disapproval. If Donna Brazier were fired immediately, the racial element would become too obvious.

…

"I heard that Dukakis' spokesperson denied the scandal about George Sr." A woman pushing a clothing cart was chatting with the makeup artist next to her.

In a high-end apartment on New York's Upper West Side, the staff of "When Harry Met Sally" were also talking privately about the sudden scandal.

"Who knows? It doesn't surprise me that these people have lovers." The makeup artist is also a woman, and she doesn't like the hypocritical and aloof look of old George.

"Ahem... when can we get it done?" Ronald was dissatisfied with everyone focusing on gossip, and the make-up and costumes on the scene took a long time.

"Director, it takes a lot of time to make tears. You don't want to have the effect of a B-level movie."

"Okay, hurry up..." Ronald didn't blame these professionals too much. They are all the top teams in Hollywood. Today is Meg Ryan's crying scene. She has to show her crying naturally. , but also rely on these experienced female teams.

"Director, should I use this or this for the stickers on the refrigerator?" The prop came over to ask Ronald for his opinion.

"Well, this one is more elegant and fits Sally's personality." Ronald thought for a moment and chose a wood-colored sticker with a week's schedule on it.

Sally is a reporter for a major newspaper. With this status in Manhattan, New York, it is also the best place to live in the Upper West Side. Although she couldn't afford to buy a house, the reporter's social connections were very good, and finding a high-end apartment with rent control was not a problem for Sally, a senior reporter.

The decoration here is of very good quality. Ronald had to consider the integrity of the character.

“Do the Kleenex wipes need to be on the table?”

"Well..." Ronald took a few steps back and gestured with the viewfinder a few times. "It's still too much of an obstacle in the camera. I'll ask Meg to mention it in the lines. You put it on the bedside table in the bedroom. Bar."

The Kleenex tissue was a product placement found by Daydream's Michelle Cannold, who needed to be given a second of footage. But putting a tissue in the entrance hall of the living room is not common sense, and it is very distracting in the camera. After much consideration, Luo Yu decided to let Meg Ryan mention the brand name and then give another shot in the sex scene. Keeping tissues on your bedside table just makes sense.

"Ronald," Meg Ryan walked out in her white pajamas and socks.

"Meg," Ronald nodded to her. Today is a crying scene that requires a coherent emotional outburst. Meg Ryan has been preparing emotionally before, and coming out now means that she is ready.

Billy Crystal and all the staff immediately stopped talking, and everyone moved away, carefully making way for Meg Ryan. This scene required her outburst to be contained, and not to disturb the emotions that had been brewing for so long.

Harry and Sally had been friends for several months. Neither of them has gotten over their emotional pain yet. In a previous scene, Harry and Sally went to a wedding shop to find wedding gifts for Mary and Jess.

In the store, Harry met his ex-wife Helen, who was very sweet with her current tax accountant. This situation made Harry collapse. He had always thought that Helen would be unhappy if she left him, but what he saw on his ex-wife's face was a sweet and satisfied smile.

Harry insisted that there was something wrong with his ex-wife and was just pretending that everything was going well in front of him. This wishful thinking caused him to lose his temper in the new home of his friends Jess and Mary. Finally it was Sally who came to comfort her.

And Sally also has her own destiny, which is her ex-boyfriend Joe, whom she has been with for more than five years and broke up with him at the beginning of the year.

Although Joe had broken up with her, Sally, who was more traditional and romantic in nature, collapsed and cried bitterly at home after receiving a call from Joe.

Just a few months later, Joe decided to marry a newly graduated paralegal at a law firm. This made Sally very sad and she had no one to talk to except Harry.

After receiving Sally's call for help, Harry immediately came to Sally's house, lending a shoulder to his good friend and being a good listener.

When he saw Meg Ryan making a "I'm ready" expression and nodding to herself to send a secret signal, Ronald didn't shout "a" loudly, but used his eyes to signal the recording team and camera team to turn on the camera immediately.

"Katcha", the white apartment door opened, Meg Ryan tried to squeeze out a smile to welcome Harry who came specially to comfort her, "come in... woo..."

Being polite in such a sad situation fits Sally's role as America's ideal "sweetheart". Meg Ryan didn't know whether it was because her personality was similar to the role, or because she was emotionally prepared, but Ronald was very satisfied with her performance.

"Sorry for calling you so late... ugh..." Meg Ryan's performance of not forgetting to be polite in extreme sadness was very successful in the following scenes.

"Ugh... I want Kleenex." After being polite, Sally began to feel sad again when she saw Harry. She balled up a ball of used tissues, threw them to the side, and ran into the bedroom. Get new tissues. Don't burst into tears when you're sad, it won't be good for others to see.

"He first called and asked me about my situation as usual. Then he answered a big call, blah blah..."

Billy Crystal was sitting on the bed. He saw the Kleenex tissue box under the quilt, picked it up, held it up, and handed it to Sally for her convenience. It seemed that Sally was crying in bed before she came.

Snap, Meg Ryan quickly took out a piece of Kleenex, then wiped her eyes, wiped her nose, and threw it aside.

"As I listened to the phone call, I said to myself, I don't miss him anymore, and I have no interest in hearing what he said." Meg Ryan turned her back to the camera and walked to the TV, crying on her back. He was twitching one after another, and his whole body seemed to be arched.

Ronald cheered from behind the camera. When people are very sad, they often don't like to face anyone, even if they are good friends who come to listen to you. Moreover, when a person is crying very sadly and is affected by the breath, he will crouch like this.

Ronald looked over from behind the camera. When Meg Ryan turned around, her whole back shrank, as if she were hunched over.

"Then, he said he was getting married. They just met! She works in his law firm and is an assistant! Her name is Kimberly..."

Billy Crystal handed over the tissue.

Meg Ryan snapped another one, wiped it and dropped it on the floor.

"He just met her, she should be a transitional character, she shouldn't be that person!" Meg Ryan's right hand hit her left hand hard to emphasize.

There was another tissue, which Sally took to wipe her tears and then threw it on the ground.

This performance is very good, it is simply rare and hard to find. It expresses the mentality of a woman who has not waited for her boyfriend to propose to her at the level of visiting a friend. Ronald felt that he was very lucky. The right place, right time and right people came together to capture such a touching shot.

It's just... the scene for Kleenex was a little too long, several times longer than the time agreed upon in the contract. There should be more money...

Ronald expelled these boring thoughts from his mind. This long shot is best done in one go. Editing afterwards will inevitably greatly reduce the appeal.

Sally, played by Meg Ryan, had consumed too much emotion with her previous accusations. She was tired of crying, so she walked to the bed and sat next to Harry.

"I've been trying to convince...tell myself that Joe doesn't want to get married...ugh..." Meg Ryan's mood eased a bit when she spoke. Normal people are like this in life too. They vented and cried. After reaching a certain point, I started to speak rationally.

"But the truth is, he just doesn't want to marry me..." In the close-up of Meg Ryan's face, Sally no longer had too many accusations and sorrows, but at the moment of truth, she saw clearly what Joe meant to her. Feel.

"Uu...uu...he doesn't love me..." Sally's tears were no longer sad for Joe, but for herself, "Uu..."

"Then if you could make him come back to you, would you?" Harry gently stroked Sally's back and asked the most important question.

"Ugh... no! Ha..." Sally, dumbfounded by Harry's question, fell on the pillow, "Why doesn't he marry me? What's wrong with me?"

"There's nothing wrong with you...", Harry fell down as well and he stroked Sally's hair.

"I'm difficult..." Meg Ryan began to list Sally's shortcomings.

"Challenging...", comforted Billy Crystal.

"I'm too rigid and keep myself to myself."

"In a good way."

"No, no, I drove Joe away... I'm going to be forty soon..." Sally, played by Meg Ryan, couldn't stand this kind of Harry who said good things about her, and sat up from the pillow again. .

"when?"

"One day..."

"There are still eight years left..."

"But there it is, when women reach forty, it's a dead end. Unlike men, Charlie Chaplin can still have children at seventy-three...ah..." Meg Ryan continued to cry. Many women will always worry about their future when they realize the truth.

"But he is too old and can no longer hold his own child..."

"Ah...haha..." Sally was dumbfounded by Harry's humorous persuasion again.

"Oh..." Sally felt embarrassed and started crying again. Harry held her in his arms and patted her back to comfort her, "Everything will be fine..."

"Woooo..."

"It doesn't matter, just cry. Anyway, this dress is not my favorite..."

"Ugh...haha..." Sally was in pain from crying and laughing for a while, so she simply stayed in Harry's arms and wiped her tears on his sweater.

"Everything will be fine." Harry hugged Sally for a while, then kissed her on the mouth, "I'll make you a cup of hot tea."

"Harry..." Sally stopped him, "Can you hold me for a little longer?"

The two hugged each other for a while longer, and then Harry pushed Sally away and stood up to make hot tea.

Sally, played by Meg Ryan, feels very happy to have a friend by her side like this.

Sudden……

Sally didn't know why, but she moved up and down and touched Harry's eyes and lips. He took the initiative to kiss Harry on the lips.

After a gentle kiss, Harry paused for a moment before kissing him in return.

Sally kissed again, and Harry kissed back. Infinite love suddenly surged in their hearts, and the kiss gradually escalated. They tasted each other's lips, and the kiss became more and more intense and intense.

"cut!"

Meg Ryan took the assistant's hot towel and wiped her eyes. Then she looked at Ronald. She was completely exhausted from such an emotional outburst. If possible, she didn't want to do it again.

"Okay, this print..." After Ronald confirmed with the photography director, he designated this one. He didn't want to shoot anymore. If he could get the desired effect in the first shot, when the actors on both sides were at their most emotional and reacted most naturally, there would be no need for subsequent shots.

Starting from the second time, those emotional reactions will leave a mark on the actor's heart. By the second and third points, it is about acting as the main actor, not this natural reaction.

Unless, another 30 to 50 shots are taken, the previous impressions will be exhausted, and until the actors themselves are tired of the original acting method, only then can they have different natural reactions.

"Huh..." Meg Ryan took a deep breath and went back to rest.

Two hours later, the scene was relit and Meg Ryan returned.

"Ronald, can I..."

Ronald pulled her aside and the two chatted quietly for a while.

More and more, Meg Ryan called her boyfriend Dennis Quaid while she was resting. She was also afraid of losing this handsome boyfriend in her life, so she cared about Quaid's thoughts.

What follows is a sex scene, and Meg Ryan's contract guarantees that she won't be exposed. If Harry and Sally had sex for the first time, she had the right to hire a stand-in.

But even if it is a stand-in, it will have a certain impact after editing. The audience does not necessarily know who the naked one is.

So Meg Ryan came over and wanted to discuss with Ronald no nudity in the sex scene.

Ronald is not an easy person to talk to about this kind of thing. But this time, he decided to give Meg Ryan what she wanted.

Because he didn't plan to film any nude sex scenes.

Harry and Sally's first intimate encounter was not because they were physically attracted to each other, but because ten years after their first meeting, the two found themselves mentally and found the person they wanted. It is a kind of spiritual mutual agreement.

Ronald felt that in a movie like this, there was no point in showing naked sex scenes, but it would affect the audience's perception.

This "When Harry Met Sally" is an adult's dream come true, it is about lovers finally getting married. The emotional satisfaction of the audience far exceeds the satisfaction of watching ice cream.

"a!"

The camera looks down from its stand on the bed for a close-up.

Harry, played by Billy Crystal, is topless and looking blankly at the camera. He didn't understand why he fell in love with Sally?

Next to her is Sally, played by Meg Ryan, who looks satisfied and still has something to say.

This time she didn't need to pretend to be climatex, and Harry didn't lie. His personal ability was indeed very impressive.