Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Chapter 1030 A Man Like Ronald Needs Competition

"You can rest for a while, I will stay here with you more." Diane came in and wiped Ronald's sweat with a hot towel.

"Why did you come back suddenly? Didn't Donna go to Washington, D.C. with you?" Ronald felt much more comfortable.

"I was at the Memorial of the Dead in Washington, DC. I saw many people mourning their loved ones and friends who died of AIDS, and they all felt sad... Later, I heard the CDC expert say that this year's flu is very serious, so I came back to see you." Diane shared what she had seen and heard at the Memorial of the Dead, and added some more black tea to Ronald's cup.

"Um...", Ronald took a sip, why did Diane also talk about this disease? He had no choice but to say, "The director of photography of the third production team of my Longwei Boy suddenly died of AIDS. Richard and Nisita thought I was...you are ridiculous."

"Hey, you're definitely not, I've read the popular science brochures they distributed..." Dian thought that Ronald was fully protected every time, it must be the flu.

"You sleep more, I read your Merck manual here, get more rest and replenish water." Diane put down the thermos, turned off the TV, and asked Ronald to close his eyes and rest.

After a busy job, he suddenly felt free, and Ronald also felt good. Simply don't think about the pile of work, close your eyes and rest up.

The Memorial... Ronald had seen this place before, a white obelisk-like monument rising into the sky, officially known as the George Washington Monument. There are no buildings around to overwhelm the guests, only the quiet lawn and a square cistern opposite the monument.

In fact, federal legislation stipulates that no building in Washington, D.C., can be taller than the monument named after the founding father. And that pool is called the Capitol Hill Reflecting Pool, which is specially used to set off the monument's facilities.

There are only slight waves on the quiet water, which makes the monument more solemn. Looking behind the monument, it is the Lincoln Memorial built of white marble.

This is the heartland of America, and the designer hopes to give any citizen who comes here a great feeling of religious nature.

Perhaps it was the warmth brought by the sun on his face, or perhaps he was more focused after being ill. Ronald clearly figured out the relative positions of the monument, the pool, and the Lincoln Memorial in his mind.

The best angle should be at one end of the pool, shooting a panorama at a height higher than the human eye. The white monument happens to appear on the other side of the pool in the camera, and the Lincoln Memorial can be seen again when you shake it.

Ronald felt that this scene appeared very vividly in his mind, and he was smiling, as if his director level had improved again.

"Coax..." Suddenly,

The picture in the head was stuffed into a sea of ​​people, and the big speakers at the scene played fierce and noisy rock music of the 1960s. Crowded people around the pool, all holding various placards, it seems that if there is more than one, they will be squeezed down and fall into the pool.

A high platform was set up nearby, with four side-by-side microphones on it, and many anti-war people came to the stage to give speeches against the Vietnam War.

Ronald snorted, this shot is quite level, who directed it? Vietnam War movies are not very popular now. If you have seen this scene yourself, you should have an impression. Could it be the new film by Oliver Stone?

"No..." Ronald looked at the camera zooming in, and it was not Tom Cruise, the star of Stone's new film, who walked up to the podium, but another Tom, Tom Hanks who had filmed "Growing Up" with Diane.

"Tell me about this war! Big brother!" Seeing Hanks seemed a little cold, a hippie wearing a national flag jacket came over and whispered something to him.

"The war in Vietnam?" Hanks seemed a little silly.

"That war in the fucking South!" The hippie took the opportunity to add a curse word, and the crowd below were instantly excited.

"About the war in Vietnam, there is only one thing I can say..." Tom Hanks looked very nervous, and paused for several seconds, waiting for the crowd to quiet down before he spoke.

The sound of the scene changed to Hanks' narration, the camera zoomed out a little, and a man with the appearance of an officer entered the camera, turned his head to check that there was no one around, and quickly unplugged the microphone.

Soon another female hippie wearing a steel helmet came over and noticed the officer's small movements. She beat him away with a baseball bat, and connected the microphone with her companion, but unfortunately only heard the last sentence.

"That's all I have to say about it..."

It's a pity that the soldier played by Tom Hanks only said one sentence at the end, what is his position, and the movie cleverly avoided him.

"Well, this director is interesting..." Ronald also felt that this kind of treatment was very effective. Regardless of whether you are left or right, you can interpret meanings that conform to your own values.

Tom Hanks was about to go down, when suddenly in the picture, a woman in white clothes jumped off the shore from the reflection pool of Capitol Hill and walked towards the podium.

In fact, the reflection pool is deliberately made only to the height of a person's knees. This kind of reflection can reflect the reflection of the monument and make the monument more majestic.

"Jenny!" Hanks yelled and jumped off the pool. The two embraced in the reflection pool, and the people around burst into applause...

"Hey..." Ronald shuddered. The design of this lens made people's skin crawl. After waking up from a dream, he almost rolled out of bed, and quickly stretched out his hands to pull the bed board.

"Ring ring ring ring..."

The phone rang, and Diane picked it up in the living room outside, "This is Ronald's house, do you have anything to ask him?"

"I'm Jerry Weintraub. How is Ronald now? Is he feeling better?" Weintraub didn't show the slightest doubt when he heard that it was a woman, but directly cared about Ronald's physical condition.

"He's much better this morning", Diane felt that this kind of hostess feeling was very good.

"If he can answer the phone, please let me talk to him. His new film will soon...will not delay his news." Weintraub used his ability to deal with country singer client John Denver back then, and talked about Ronald and respect for Diane's mistress status, making Diane feel very comfortable.

"Oh, I asked him to answer the phone..."

"Jerry?" Ronald had already sat back on the bed and let out a sigh. He picked up the phone by the bed and started talking to Weintraub.

"James Creb's funeral, I helped his 'partner' arrange. I found an experienced veteran Steve Iaconelli to take over as the new director of photography. Director Tsui Hark's side is still stable, and the crew hasn't had any major incidents..." Weintraub recounted the details of the emergency.

"It's all up to you..." Ronald had no choice but to let Weintraub make the decision at this time.

"James Creb's death has had a lot of repercussions in Hollywood. He has participated in many projects before and has many friends and acquaintances in the industry. The reporter will definitely come to ask, what is your attitude towards him? We have to unify our caliber."

"Hey, what else can I do, express my condolences, and add a line of tribute subtitles to the title." Ronald remembered the mourning activities at the Washington Monument that Diane told him just now.

"No problem. I think this matter is probably caused by an insider. Otherwise, the media wouldn't get the news so quickly. If I find out about the insider here, I'll talk to you. We must catch this guy who ruined our good deeds."

"Well, keep in touch." Ronald also felt that there was a problem. How could there be rumors of him getting sick so soon?

"How is your flu? My wife Jane just came back from Washington, and I asked her to see you. I just happen to have some very useful ointments here. When a singer catches a cold at a concert, they all rely on this Indian ointment. Just wipe it on."

...

Soon, Jane Morgan also called. She asked Diane Ronald's specific address and said that she would be there soon.

Ronald answered several condolence calls, and friends in the circle called him when they knew the situation. It made Diane want to unplug the phone line, so he couldn't have a good rest.

"Let's pick up a few more, these are good friends..." Ronald told Diane, these are the closest circle of friends, Cameron, Gail Hurd, his daydreaming colleagues, and Minahan Golan who just called.

Diane motioned him not to talk for too long, and went out to wait for Jane Morgan by himself.

"Minahan, I'm fine, thank you for calling." Ronald said into the receiver.

"Damn it, Hollywood is a bunch of bastards, just spreading rumors about you. There are too many bastards in your country, and too few good people. If I were in Israel, I would have slapped you. These bastards use their debauched style to speculate on you. They also say that you have that kind of disease..."

"Hey, I don't know who is spreading the rumors about me, I just got the bad flu recently..."

"Flu? Isn't that just a cold? It's okay, drink more hot water and chicken soup. Quack..." Minahan Golan was still so rough, he lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "Actually, Ronald, let me tell you, it doesn't matter even if it's that disease, I have a secret recipe. As long as you finish your work, just wash it with brandy. It's very sterilized, there is no problem at all, and it can also boost a man's pride!"

"You're a fucking ignorant...that's a virus, and sterilization is useless!" Ronald was annoyed by him. This guy is so ruthless.

"Ding dong... ding dong..." The doorbell rang again.

"So fast?" Diane ran to open the door.

"Ronald...uh..." Outside the door was Helen Slater who ran back from Canada overnight, and there was a small bag containing a change of clothes in her hand.

"Ms. Morgan...uh..." Diane was also stunned.

"I heard that Ronald is sick, so come and see him." Helen didn't know what to do. She had never thought about such a thing, and she didn't know what she said.

"Come in. He is in the bedroom. He has the latest flu. The doctor said there is no major problem, but he is still weak and needs to rest. Don't talk to him for too long." Diane straightened his chest, not showing weakness in front of Helen. The fierce competitive spirit inherited from her father and mother emerged at this time.

"Oh, well..." Helen became even more flustered when she heard this tone. She walked into the room and met Ronald, and she didn't know what nonsense she said.

"I'm fine, take a good rest. I'll call Cameron Crowe and the filming will be suspended for a few days. It's too hard for you to come and go like this." Ronald didn't think about how to deal with this situation. Both women have a deep love for him. He himself was also in an automatic state, and only after he said a few words about the filming did he realize that something was wrong.

"No, that's not what I meant. You rest here, and I want to see you these few days. Diane also came back yesterday to take care of me. She doesn't live here... Er..." As soon as Ronald looked up, Diane stood at the door with hot black tea again.

"I didn't mean that...cough cough...", Ronald found that he couldn't speak clearly, so he had to cough.

"Are you okay..." Both women came to ask him with concern.

"Just a little cough, chest tightness, I need to drink more hot water, don't go, I need you..."

...

The two girls stayed with Ronald for a while, but Helen still left. She always thought that she was able to handle the relationship with Ronald very well. The two were considered a special kind of friend, they fettered each other, but they didn't fetter each other. But at this time today, she still feels heartache.

She has never experienced strong competition, and she doesn't know why she left. After hailing a taxi and returning home, Helen called her best friend, Helen Hunt, "Helen, I'm done. I didn't know I loved him so much. What should I do?"

"Come on, Helen, didn't you say that you are satisfied with this relationship with him?" Helen Hunt didn't know what to say. Isn't Slater usually an independent woman?

"I, I don't know... what should I do?"

"You're a Hollywood actor, how do you get the part? Competition is an American virtue. Think how you beat other competitors?"

"Ah... I don't know how I got the role..." Slater was stunned.

"You have a good rest. I'll go to rest tomorrow. You can ask Donna... or Helen to change shifts." Diane refilled Ronald's cup of black tea, but he still didn't spare Ronald.

"Hey...cough cough...", Ronald didn't know what to do except cough. The weakness of the body made his will and mind start to fail.

"Ding dong... ding dong..." The doorbell rang and saved Ronald.

This time it was real Jane Morgan. The former singer not only brought the Indian ointment that Deweintraub asked him to bring, but also Barbara's greetings.

Barbara saw Ronald's idea and the video tape found by her eldest son George Jr. played a very important role, and she believed that Ronald was an indispensable auxiliary talent for her husband's governance.

As soon as she opened her mouth, she sent Ronald the special medicine against influenza A virus provided by CDC experts. This drug works very well, but it is still going through the FDA process. Ronald can only use it in a single case called sympathetic drug use.

"Thank you, thank you Barbara..." Ronald swallowed the pill with water and thanked Jane Morgan.

"Here's the ointment. I've seen many of Jerry's clients use it. It will make you feel better..."

"Send Ms. Morgan for me..." Ronald asked Diane for help.

Diane remained calm and nodded to send Jane Morgan out.

"It can be seen that you have taken good care of him..." Jane Morgan patted Diane's hand, and it could be seen that this was a loving girl, but she seemed a little awkward.

"Ms. Morgan, I'm a little perplexed to ask you, maybe a bit abrupt, and wonder if you could..." Diane looked at Jane Morgan, thinking of her special relationship with Weintraub, and wondering how she could put up with an open lover.

"You want to ask about Susan, don't you? Hollywood knows..." Jane Morgan smiled.

Seeing Diane nodding, Jane Morgan talked about how she met Weintraub.

Weintraub was Jane Morgan's agent at the time, and the morning after he saw her, he called her down and confessed his love to her in public in the hotel lobby. Morgan still had a boyfriend at the time, and Weintraub didn't care.

Jane Morgan liked Weintraub very much. Regardless of her age being ten years older than him, and the eyes of everyone, she resolutely married Weintraub. She also did not file for divorce after Weintraub fell in love with Susan.

She knew that Susan was not pretty, and Weintraub was probably really in love with her. But she was determined not to divorce, and she wanted to engrave the name of Mrs. Weintraub on the tombstone.

"Is it worth it?" Diane couldn't understand this old-school mentality.

"Oh, as long as you have experienced everything Jerry and I have, there is nothing unworthy. Those mornings, those nights, how passionate were we? Women need to be loved, and a woman who has truly been passionately loved by a man will know that I have not lived in vain in this life...

He and I both had regular boyfriends and girlfriends back then, but I knew he was different as soon as I saw him. A good man needs competition. I'm so lucky to win the competition, girl!

But love dies, and I can't stop Jerry from falling in love with Susan... The only regret between us is that we don't have children. ’ Jane Morgan had nothing to hide about that.

"Then if Mr. Weintraub and others..." Diane knew that Susan was not the only one in Weintraub.

"That's another matter. I once told Jerry that as long as the beauty he likes pays me one million dollars, he can get my permission..."

"Puchi..." Diane thought it was a joke, and wiped away the sorrow just now.

"Ronald..." Diane returned to the apartment, where Ronald was watching TV.

The third Grand Commander debate is in progress, and Dukakis' performance is not good. He is a little groggy and slow to react.

Just one of the pre-arranged questioners, reporter Bernard asked him, "If your wife, Katie Dukakis, was raped and murdered, would you support the death penalty?"

"No", Dukakis thought for a moment, and gave a negative answer, "The death penalty is actually statistically ineffective. Judging from the number of executions in the states that support the death penalty and the execution of the death penalty, and the incidence of violent crimes in each state, the death penalty does not shock and reduce the rate of vicious crimes..."

"Do you want to rest for a while... Are you still coughing?" Diane pushed the door open and asked.

"Hey, close it..." Ronald felt relieved when he saw that Diane was back.

On this sensitive issue, Dukakis gave the wrong answer. All TV viewers who watched the scene were impressed that Dukakis was an impersonal man, not like a real husband.

Old George's election is basically a certainty.

Today's network environment and production tools have some problems, so the update is late.