Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Carly...'Let the River Flow' did well on the chart, aren't you satisfied?" In New York, Ronald met Carly Simon, the songwriter and singer of the theme song of "Working Girl" again.

"Oh, Ronald..." Carly Simon hugged Ronald tightly as she came up, her eyes filled with tears, trying not to let them flow down.

This single, which was rejected by Alistar Records for release, won the Oscar for Best Original Song. On the night of the awards show, Ronald saw Carly, who had no record company to support her and was waiting for a taxi at the door. The two of them In the car, it was decided that Ronald would use this song as the title track of the movie's soundtrack album and give it a chart-topping single.

In addition to using Carly's original song as the first track on the record, Daydream's music director Jimmy Lehner also brought in the St. Thomas Male Choir in Manhattan to create a harmonized version as the last track. As soon as the record came out, it immediately created a sales boom with the "Working Girl" video. Daydream is becoming more and more proficient in this sales method of linking movies, video tapes, and soundtracks.

For this record, Ronald found Columbia Records to cooperate with and release it. The record company, which already had the surname Sony, was very committed to Ronald's project and directly put the song "Let the River Flow" into the top 20 on the charts and the top 5 on the adult lyric chart. If it weren't for the fact that this form of choir hymn is not so popular nowadays, it would not be impossible to enter the top ten of the list.

The song's single and record sales were also very good, directly breaking all Carly Simon's record records since the 1980s. This singer, who was already considered outdated, has turned around with her one-stop singing skills. It seems that next year's Grammy will invite her again.

"I arranged for a very good director to shoot the MV." Ronald smiled to comfort Carly Simon, who was overly emotional. Ang Lee's script has been written and officially sent back to her hometown to compete. Now I just have my hands free to shoot some music videos and commercials for Ronald to make some money, so that I can look up in front of my wife.

The MV is basically a typical movie interlude, letting Carly Simon get on the Staten Island ferry, shoot some scenes, and then match the movie scenes of Melanie Griffith and Joan Cusack in the movie Mix it up.

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In Daydream's New York office, Ronald listened to this quarter's project summary. "The Reincarnation of the Pretty Man" was released by movie theaters in just five weeks. The box office performance was unsatisfactory, barely exceeding the production cost line of US$16 million.

A few years ago, this movie would have been a huge loss, and Ronald's daydream might have been broken.

But now that it's been released on video, and the movie stars Sybil Shepherd, a star that many people like, it will eventually pay for itself as long as it slowly collects money on the video rental market.

However, this can be regarded as a rare miss for Daydream and even Ronald. Fortunately, the distributor Samsung Pictures has borne a large part of the production cost, and Ronald will at least not lose a lot of cash flow as a result.

Ronald thought about it again and again, and after discussing it with Ed Bastian, he settled the project. TriStar Pictures bought out the distribution rights of the video tape, and Daydream took the loss and left. Although you will get more by gradually relying on video tapes, the long-term occupation of funds and interest is not as good as getting back some cash quickly.

Think of it as training Emile Adolino, Ronald saw it very openly. Unlike other directors, Adolino is shy and does not want to deal with new producers. He is content to direct Ronald's Daydream. If someone asks him to make a film, he will contact Ronald immediately. Let's discuss it here.

And the film's leading lady, Sybil Shepard, came to collect her last pay check.

Sybil Shepherd took the check, flicked it with her fingers, and put it in her little purse.

"Ronald, I have a new project here. Are you interested in investing in it? I guarantee that you can make back your losses this time."

"Uh, what did you say?...Oh, new project, what project?" Ronald saw Shepard and was so shocked that he didn't hear what the other person said clearly.

Sybill Shepard had obviously undergone plastic surgery. Her facial skin seemed to have been pulled hard back on her chin and temples, so that the wrinkles disappeared.

However, this kind of plastic surgery method obviously affects the distribution of muscles and fat on the face. Ronald can no longer recognize the female star of "Blue Moonlight Detective Agency". The whole face is obviously strange. He only often watches her movies. Only fans of the show will recognize this as Sybil Shepherd.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Am I different?" Sybil Shepherd deliberately asked Ronald, who was staring at him.

"Oh, you look extraordinarily radiant today... reminds me of your youth... ah, your beautiful face in 'The Last Picture Show'." Ronald almost let it slip. Female stars don't like to be talked about. They are old. So he turned to the movie that made Sybil Shepard famous and hooked up with Bogdanovich, breaking up his marriage.

"It doesn't matter, Ronald, now that I've become a mother, I no longer taboo hearing the word young..." Sybil Sheppard said sincerely. "Actually, this project has a lot to do with the last movie, and the director who is best at shooting me, Bogdanovich, will shoot it."

"Huh? He... No, you got the investment?" Ronald thought this was a bit strange. Bogdanovich's last film failed spectacularly. The movie starring Rob Lowe didn't even make 300,000 at the box office, and it was released within two days of its release. And because of his video scandal, no one wants to release the video of the movie now. It's really strange that someone like this would ask him to direct a movie.

"It's Barry Speikin, and he's bringing together everyone who worked on the last movie to make a sequel that will take place thirty years later..."

Ronald understood that this was someone willing to take a gamble, and this person's name was quite familiar. But why does it sound so unreliable?

The last film is about young flesh and passion, a story about several high school students. The sequel takes place thirty years later, with Sybil Shepard, the youngest member of the original cast, now in her forties. As the saying goes, watching pornographic movies for middle-aged people is a kind of torture. Ronald was about to refuse.

"It's Barry Speikin, the producer of The Deer Hunter. He is optimistic about this script. It is an adaptation of the new work of the original author of the last movie. I am not saying that it will definitely be successful, but it will be very popular at the Oscars." competitive."

"Thank you, but no, thank you anyway." When Ronald heard that he was a deer hunter, he felt even more disgusted. Several servant kings got together and they didn't know what they would come up with. The problem with some filmmakers is that they don’t understand that they are no longer in line with this era, and they are still trying again and again.

"Diane, where have you been? Why haven't I seen you in the past two days?" On the morning of the third day, Diane came back to see Ronald again.

"I'll give you some private space. Bert, I, and the lawyer will talk about something." Diane teased openly and secretly to give Ronald time to see Helen.

"Hi, you seem to be very busy. Is everything going well? If you need any help, please let me know." Ronald quickly changed the subject.

"We have to wait here for a few days to get it done. When I need you to appear, I will come to you." Diane continued to remain mysterious.

"Is Bert okay? How is he doing?"

"It's still the same as before. The taxi has been rented to other people to drive, so he collects some rent. He likes teaching at the City University of New York, but he doesn't have much money." When Diane met her father this time, she also wanted to give him some money. To Bert…

"What have you been busy with these two days?" Diane asked.

"I'm busy working on a movie, or busy not getting caught up in a movie..." After Sybil Shepherd, Peter Bogdanovich also called and asked if Ronald could invest. This project, or help with the distribution.

Ronald was wondering if he was too talkative to be able to get a job like this. Angry, he directly told Bogdanovich that his ex-wife Polly Platt, who had been stolen by Sybil Shepherd, was working as a producer for him, and he would not invest to make Polly feel dissatisfied. of the movie.

"My dear, you are really a very moral and principled person..." Diane came up and hugged him, with some admiration in her eyes.

"Hey... I also took some predicted box office into consideration. Did you know? Sybil Shepard also went for plastic surgery, and she almost couldn't recognize who she was. These middle-aged female stars really do it for their looks. I can do anything..." Ronald thought to himself, my morals are not much better, I'm just slightly better than others and I won't lie to others openly.

"Hmm..." Diane touched the corners of her eyes.

"You don't want to have plastic surgery, do you?"

"ah?"

"Listen to me, you are an actress with very good acting skills. Please don't have any plastic surgery. Shepard's face is already stiff. Sometimes I can't tell whether he is smiling or sarcastic."

"Hehe, no... I'm scared when I think of having a knife on my face." Diane denied that she had such thoughts, but she touched the corners of her eyes with her hands.

Ronald tried to persuade him again, but Paula Wagner knocked on the door and came in.

"Paula? Why are you here?"

Wagner pointed her finger at Diane, who, in addition to being Tom Cruise's agent, was also her client.

"Oh, you guys talk first...I'm going to go outside for a walk." Rona left knowingly, knowing that the two of them wanted to talk about something private.

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"Why do you want plastic surgery?" Ronald went to Daydream's office and met another actress, Jennifer Gray, who came to pick up the check.

The biggest winners of "Dirty Dancing", besides Ronald, are the two male and female protagonists. They signed a video tape bonus, and they can get the video tape bonus from Daydream every quarter. Jennifer Gray, although the bonus ratio is not as high as the leading actor Patrick Swayze, but among young actresses, she is already outstanding. Rich woman.

She got the money, not to buy a ranch like Schwytz had done, but to buy a house in Manhattan, as his father, Joel Gray, had taught her.

However, having money can guarantee that Jennifer Gray will not make movies she doesn’t want to make just for money, but there is no way to guarantee that she will be able to make the movies she wants to make. The big reason, at least in her opinion, is that her appearance is not good enough. …

"It's just my nose..." Jennifer Gray is very distressed. This big Jewish nose has caused her to lose in the competition for the heroine many times. If "Dirty Dancing" hadn't been originally about a Jewish girl, nothing would have happened to her.

"Please don't have plastic surgery, God, I get angry when I hear the word plastic surgery. Aren't you quite beautiful? Otherwise, I wouldn't choose you as the heroine. Beauty should be diverse, blonde, red-haired , black hair, slim, plump, long neck, short legs, you are all big beauties, wouldn't it be better to have more different beauties? Why does everyone want to be one?"

"But, my nose is really a big obstacle. You don't know, now I can't find a handsome actor to star with me. Now I can only find Rob Lowe, who has just come back from a half-year hiatus due to a scandal, to star in a movie opposite me." ." Jennifer Gray said while looking at Ronald.

She is indeed at a disadvantage in terms of appearance, and her complaints are true. But the purpose of her coming to collect the check in person was also to have a chance to meet Ronald. What if he thought of filming a sequel to "Dirty Dancing"?

After waiting for a long time, Ronald did not respond. Instead, he frowned, as if he remembered something disturbing. Jennifer Gray didn't dare to stay longer, so she had to say goodbye and leave.

"Hey, why do all actresses have appearance anxiety?" Ronald was actually thinking of some of Diane's actions, and he felt a little uneasy.

"Ronald, there are some young agents in CAA who are restless again, and our plan has more guarantees." Niceta called and reported to Ronald the progress of the plan to deal with Ovitz.

"Wait a minute, Rick, I want to ask you something, and I hope you can tell me honestly."

"Whatever it is, just ask." Niceta adjusted her sitting posture. When the client said this, might he already have distrust in himself? This is terrible.

"Is your wife, Paula, helping Diane with something?"

"What?" Niceta didn't expect this turn of events, it wasn't what she imagined... However, Wagner seemed to have done something to offend Ronald.

"They are hiding something from me. I don't know what they are planning. Of course, they don't shy away from telling me what they are planning...Hey, do you understand what I mean?" Ronald was a little incoherent.

"Understand, you think Diane and Paula are planning things. They let you know they are planning, but they don't let you know what they are planning."

"Yes, what has Paula been doing in Los Angeles recently?"

"There's nothing unusual. I just took Cruise's little girlfriend, Kidman, to the doctor for some minor repairs..."

"What, Paula is also having plastic surgery? No way? I don't want Diane to have plastic surgery."

"No, Kidman grew up in Australia and her teeth are a bit flawed..."

"I don't care, I don't like it very much... No, I mean it's better for Diane not to... Hi, you know, as a director, I don't like actresses having plastic surgery... I don't want to face a stiff face .”

"Okay, don't worry, no plastic surgery or trimming. I think I can do this well."

"Why do so many people want plastic surgery recently? I don't want to use plastic surgery actresses." Ronald lost some of his anger.

"Recently, there are several new plastic surgery methods circulating in Hollywood. I heard that one of them involves injecting a highly toxic toxin into the face to make wrinkles disappear."

"Whether that will also make people's faces unable to express any expression, that's too scary. I don't care. Please help me get rid of Diane. Don't do this..."

"Okay, I can help you manage the expectations of other customers." Niceta assured again.

"Well, and Helen..." After a while, Ronald thought of Helen again.

"Please, she's not my client."

"Ah... yes, I'm confused." Ronald put down the phone and began to worry about Helen again.

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