Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Movie love is a dividend that is not for sale. Why did you buy it out?" Steve Bannon, who often invests in Ronald's projects, brought some Japanese semi-finished food to visit Ronald. I don't know where he found out that Diane likes to cook for Ronald, and he sent some food that can be prepared by heating water to please Diane.

"Shareholders want to withdraw, so let Doug give him a discount..." Ronald looked at Diane who was happily trying to make hot soup, and was very grateful for Bannon's thoughtful demeanor. If the new wife is interested, let her have fun, as long as she doesn't make food that hurts the taste buds.

"The shareholder you're talking about, doesn't happen to have something to do with the first family of the White House?" Bannon took a sip of the coffee Diane made, frowned, and didn't say anything.

"This shareholder didn't want to disclose his identity, so he chose a company registered in Delaware...", Ronald was noncommittal. It is impossible to share such a strong relationship with Bannon casually.

"Oh, have you watched the new TV series I invested in? My pilot episode has already been filmed, and I'm negotiating a trial broadcast agreement with many TV stations. Let me tell you, the guy who came up with the theme of this TV series must be a genius. "

Bannon tried unsuccessfully, and immediately changed the subject.

"What TV series? What's the theme?" Ronald asked him. Although he has never filmed a TV series, he also knows that the production methods of TV series and movies are very different. TV series will be looser and need a theme for the audience to remember, so that Watch it every week.

"It's called The Seinfeld Chronicles, and it's a sitcom." Bannon proudly showed Ronald the promotional stills for the pilot. The above is a man with a very backward hairline and looks a bit Jewish.

"Sitcom? I heard the name and thought it was a historical drama." Ronald saw a few stills and didn't understand what the sitcom was about. Today's TV dramas are based on the family background, detectives, courts, and power struggles among wealthy families are more popular. I don't know what this Seinfeld is about.

"That's the genius of this guy, the whole point of this show, is that it's not about..."

Bannon explained his thinking. The so-called nothing is about it, because the current TV series try to add too many themes to comedy, such as family bonds to promote the neoliberal values ​​of the elephant party, and growing pains try to promote the traditional values ​​of the donkey party.

Therefore, the creator of this TV show, Jerry Seinfeld, designed this comedy, just for laughing, without any preaching, and without any profound meaning, just a New York Jew and a group of friends who have nothing to do everyday.

"I don't understand...", Ronald was confused. Does anyone watch such a comedy? There is also this Jerry Seinfeld, who used his name as the name of the leading actor in the TV series. It is doubtful whether this retro TV series in the 1970s is still effective.

"The production company, Castle Rock?" Ronald flipped through the promotional materials, and accidentally found out that the production company of this TV series is Bob Reiner's Castle Rock Company.

"Ask him then, for advice." Ronald thought about it.

"Why, you also have the idea of ​​​​making a TV series? How about you concentrate on the production and sell it to the TV station and leave it to me? Recently, I have been meeting with creative talents from Hollywood every day in my office in Los Angeles. I just need to tell them that Rona and I De Director collaborated with Love Is Not For Sale, and everyone would exclaim in awe, and then everything would be easy to talk about." Bannon saw that Ronald had an idea, and immediately seized the opportunity...

"I do have an idea. My Daydream Company needs some continuous shooting projects like TV dramas to maintain the director and technical team... In addition, I have a lot of film copyrights and have been contacted by several TV stations. I want to Let me adapt the TV series based on the plot of the movie."

"Very well, it is absolutely correct that you don't sell the adaptation rights to them. After all, who can understand the connotation of those movies more deeply than you? Let's cooperate again. You will produce, and I will negotiate conditions with the TV station. To be able to replicate the success of love is not for sale..."

After speaking, Bannon rubbed his hands and looked at Ronald, wondering which movie he would adapt? Is it the "Love is not for sale" that I and him are doing very much, or the "Top Gun" that was so successful back then...

"I'm thinking about changing the working girl into a TV series." Ronald still did some homework. This kind of story with workplace plot, romantic love between men and women, and office power struggle, if it is adapted into a TV series, it will have a much higher probability of success than those with only one theme.

Bannon, grinning happily, has set up a Bannon Company this year to bridge the gap between Hollywood and Wall Street full-time. It not only helps Wall Street acquire Hollywood companies, but also helps Hollywood obtain Wall Street financing.

Ronald's name is very valuable no matter in Wall Street or Hollywood, and if he can bear the name of this project, his company will be even more popular on both sides.

Of course, this cheap price was not obtained in vain. I really brought in an additional investment of 10 million yuan for the filming of "Dances with Wolves" in South Dakota. Speaking of which, the investment in that movie has already inflated very much, will it be...

It's okay, Bannon reassured himself, Ronald hasn't missed much in Hollywood.

"Ronald, shall we go to South Dakota together to see the progress of the filming? Costner is also a new director. Sometimes he doesn't know how to shoot and has to figure it out by himself. If you go, you can help him with a few words of guidance. Save a lot of shooting time and budget."

After thinking about it, Bannon was still worried, and wanted to take Ronald to supervise the work.

A bowl of hot soup came out, and Diane, who wanted Ronald to taste it, had already pricked up his ears. Hubby is going to South Dakota? Do you want to go with me? Oops, there's still auditions for "3000" to do...

"I'm not going. I'm still on my honeymoon. I want to accompany my Wifey. Now I want to be a 9-5 worker, and I can see Diane every night when I go home..."

"Hahaha, okay, I'll go there by myself and report back to you." Bannon laughed and said goodbye.

Ronald's sweet talk made Diane's face turn red, and he smiled and brought the hot soup to Ronald. Brother Ronnie didn't talk so sweetly before, did he?

Ronald took the hot soup, um, it tastes better than Diane's own coffee. Seeing Diane's red face, Ronald put his arms around her and sat on his lap, and the two shared a bowl of soup.

...

"Bob, so you don't particularly like this Seinfeld Chronicle?"

In the afternoon, Ronald called "When Harry Met Sally" co-star Bob Rayner and asked him about Seinfeld.

This Jerry Seinfeld has been working hard in New York, doing a lot of stand-up comedy, and also doing parodies on the Letterman and Johnny Carson shows. This TV series is his first attempt at TV series.

Reiner's Castle Rock Company has invested a lot in such TV series. Because these episodes have to be challenged by trial broadcasts, the production cost is actually not high, as long as one or two episodes are covered.

Bob Reiner is actually more optimistic about another TV series they invested in, the Ann Gillian Show created by actress Ann Gillian.

"I'm just trying. NBC is short of programs in the evening prime time. I have recommended several pilot episodes in the past. Anyway, it doesn't take much trouble."

"Oh, thank you, I see." Ronald put down the phone and was almost tricked by Bannon. These Wall Street bankers are really good at sales, and they didn't tell a single lie, but the story changed completely when they came out of their mouths.

Sometimes Ronald suspects that this kind of person is also a good player in Hollywood, starring in a villain in a movie, or hosting a talk show, Bannon said that there is no problem with the same thing for an hour.

In the afternoon, Diane sat in Bud's car to continue chatting with director Penny Marshall about the script.

Ronald stayed alone in the hotel and made some food with the Japanese ingredients Bannon brought. This kind of semi-finished food tastes good as long as there is a certain level of cooking. In the evening, Diane hadn't come back yet, and Ronald suddenly felt that he seemed to be the husband of the house, looking forward to the return of his wife who worked full-time.

This situation is critical, Ronald immediately called Richard and his personal accountant, Lawrence, and asked them to recommend some cooks and maids... During the trial period, they felt good, and after the completion of the new house, they can be hired full-time.

After marriage everything would become a long-term consideration, and Ronald began to get used to everything.

...

Diane stayed with Penny Marshall all afternoon, and when they got back to the hotel Ronald was still on the phone in the back room. She quietly looked at the figure of Ronnie working, feeling very handsome. But she was suddenly startled by Ronald's raised voice.

"Fuck, what's going on? Joel? Die Hard, I didn't care about any special effects. How come the new director is so much worse than John McTiernan? What's the matter? Difficult? The airport exploded, put more explosives, more gasoline, if the new director can’t, you can change it.”

"I've asked all the famous special effects experts in Hollywood. It's true that this shot can't be shot. It's not a technical problem. Why don't you find an airport for real shooting?"

"Do you know how much it costs for a real shot? Where can I find an airport that can park a Boeing 757 to shoot an explosion scene? Don't you need to take off and land the plane during the filming? Or do you say we go to the wilds of Minnesota to build one ourselves?" Ronald was a little dissatisfied with Joel Silver's approach. You can't rely on piles of money to make movies. All these shots are shot in real life, and the budget of 100 million can't be met.

"Then let's see if there is any solution. This airport explosion scene is the most important climax scene in the sequel, so we can't avoid it..."

"Honey, who are you calling?" Seeing Ronald's unhappy face, Diane knocked on the door and came in.

"Honey, you're back. I'm on the phone with Joel Silver, the producer of Streets of Rage. This guy has a big appetite for money. But what he said is not unreasonable. I'll go see it tomorrow. one time."

When Ronald saw Diane, he felt that all his troubles were gone, and the two sat down to eat happily. Today Ronald ordered takeaway, and tomorrow the chef recommended by Lawrence will come to try work.

If I had known that getting married would be so happy, I should have gotten married earlier...

...

Arriving at the scene the next day, Ronald and Renny Haring, the director confirmed for the Die Hard sequel, the director who filmed A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, have a good level of special effects and atmosphere.

Joel Silver selected him and was affirmed by Fox. The director's level is on the horizontal line. The Die Hard sequel's finale scene was difficult to film, not because of his skill.

But in the script, this plot was written too huge by the screenwriter in order to surpass the rooftop explosion in the first part. At the airport in Washington, D.C., McClane, played by Bruce Willis, had to hold on to a large plane with his hands so as not to fall off, and open the mailbox of the plane to let aviation kerosene pour on the runway with the plane. all over the place.

Then on the wing, he fought fiercely with the big boss of the villain, and was finally knocked off the wing. Just when the villain thought he could fly away with the leader of the villain in Nicaragua, Michael ignited the fuel on the runway with a lighter. Faster speed, caught up with the plane, and finally exploded into a ball before taking off.

And the flames on the runway were seen by the passenger plane that had to be forced to land by his wife Holly, who had run out of fuel, and landed successfully.

The whole scene is impeccable from a dramatic point of view, but the scene is too large. The plane had to run for thousands of meters on the runway to finish filming the fight scene between the two on the wing. To capture such a long shot, any traditional special effects method would not be able to do it.

If you use indoor shooting, there is no way to find such a large studio. The cost of this scene is too high if it is shot on location.

Ronald stared at the scene. It was impossible for Fox to agree to the live-action shooting. The indoor shooting effect was definitely not good. The sequel did not have any more popular scenes than the first one, and the audience's reputation would definitely not be good.

Joel Silver, this guy, definitely wants to ask Fox for a higher budget, and Fox will definitely increase the investment in proportion to himself. He is not willing to pay for this kind of scene shooting, "Tomorrow I will ask Hollywood's most Good special effects specialist."

...

"Jim, do you think this scene can use computer-generated special effects?" No way, Ronald found Cameron who was helping Bigelow film the scene.

"No, this shot is too long, the scene is huge, and it is difficult for computers to process this kind of explosion scene, so the audience looks fake." Cameron was originally the best special effects expert in Hollywood, and he shook his head after seeing it.

"What about using front-end projection in the studio?" Ronald asked again.

Front projection is Cameron's unique skill. In the old Hollywood movies, when Grace Kelly and Cary Grant were racing, people would hold a camera on top of the car to shoot the outside shots, and then let the stars sit in the car in the studio, with a screen behind them On the top is a good picture, which was taken twice.

This method of projecting behind the actors is called back-end projection, and the perspective imbalance appears fake. Cameron himself reproduced Kubrick's technology of the ape lens at the beginning of "2001: A Space Odyssey", projecting the image from the front of the actor, and then re-shooting, so that the perspective ratio is correct, and the audience looks very shocked.

In fact, Ronald came to ask Cameron to help him with this front-end projection.

"No, your scene is too huge and involves the sky. I don't know how much it will cost to make a front-end projection of this scale. And your scene has a scene of a plane running wildly, such a long moving shot, and it is nighttime. For movies, the front projection is difficult to deal with low-light scenes..."

Cameron shook his head.

Ronald also sighed, can this scene be canceled? Change the ending? Anyway, I definitely can't take advantage of it and make real shots, and I'm not a fool who doesn't care about the return on investment for the sake of filming.

"Well, but maybe you can try a special effects technology that is older than projection shooting." After all, Cameron is a master of special effects in Hollywood, so he thought of an idea.

"What technology? Older than Grace Kelly was?"

"Projection is to re-project the film into the scene. Without this technology, what method do Hollywood special effects experts use to simulate the actual background in the studio?"

"What way?" Ronald couldn't think of it.

"painting……"

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