Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Ronald, you have helped me a lot. I want to thank you very much."

Jack Nicholson contacted Ronald through CAA on Thursday night, the second week after "Batman" was released, and invited him and Diane to his home.

"Why? I didn't do you any favors?" Ronald looked confused as he ate the weird snacks prepared by the chef at Nicholson's house.

"You guy, there is no one else here..." Jack Nicholson sat next to Ronald and whispered in his ear, "I listened to your suggestion and signed a contract to share the global box office share. Now I want to Got rich. Huh?"

Nicholson's agent and accountant have already had a meeting with him. According to Batman's box office trend, he will make a lot of money this time. This movie had an ill-fated fate. It started as a project initiated by PolyGram Pictures, then went through Universal, and finally Warner Bros. took over. With a production cost of more than 40 million, no one could guarantee that it would make money.

So at that time, they tried their best to get the leading actors to sign sharing contracts and share the risks. After Nicholson consulted Ronald, he finally agreed, and based on Ronald's suggestion, he signed a sharing agreement for all media channels.

Whether it's domestic box office, international box office, or video revenue, he can split the money.

"That's why you have to keep a low profile, man. I see that you also signed very high in the order of share distribution. If other investors know about it, you will cause unnecessary trouble." Ronald was also in Nicholson lowered his voice in his ear.

Next to her, Jack Nicholson's girlfriend Rebecca Broussard, who was chatting with Diane, had glanced over here. She is a model and wants to develop in the entertainment industry, but so far she has only played a small role in Die Hard. Otherwise, why would this young girl, who was only twenty-six years old, move to the home of Nicholson, who was more than twenty years older than her and already over fifty years old?

"That makes sense..." Nicholson bumped Ronald with his shoulder, "Honestly, did Dirty Dancing, which you produced yourself, make you tens of millions of dollars?"

"My film production costs are only a few million, which is only one-tenth of Batman's. Of course, I also provided the filming funds, so I earn a little more than ordinary directors." Ronald felt that Rebecca... Broussard's facial muscles were a little distorted, and he looked over with a straight look.

She clearly and intuitively felt that the two men were chatting about green... pieces of paper.

"You're right. I worked for Roger Corman for ten years, and I could only get the minimum wage of tens of dollars each time. Who would have thought..." Jack Nicholson has been acting for so many years , this is the first time he has made so much money from a movie.

"Roger is a good guy...", Ronald laughed.

"Yeah, if he hadn't given me the opportunity to play the leading role and be a screenwriter, I would have either starved to death or quit the acting profession. This stingy old man, if he was willing to pay me a little more, maybe He would have made a fortune long ago.”

"Haha...", Ronald managed to change the subject, and of course his "Dirty Dancing" made tens of millions of dollars... every year.

But this topic is too easy to arouse jealousy. It seems that Nicholson's girlfriend, the expression on her face has been distorted to the point that her mouth is crooked. It seems that she has made up her mind to earn a long-term meal ticket.

"Dear..." Rebecca Broussard had already come over, hugged Nicholson's arm tightly, and pressed her whole body against it.

"Where is the bathroom here?" Ronald saw the problem and left quickly, not wanting to get involved in this kind of thing.

"It's upstairs... Well, why don't you go to the one on the first floor? Just go forward and turn right." Halfway through, Nicholson changed the subject and pointed to Ronald on the first floor.

"This guy doesn't know what he put in his bedroom and bathroom..." Ronald heard the question, got up and walked to the corridor on the first floor.

"Dudududu..." Ronald whistled and thought in front of the mirror. From now on, his room should be based on convenience. Diane will not be able to move around for a while...

Suddenly, Ronald noticed in the mirror that a golden thing moved in the corner behind him. It looked like a very thick rope...

"Fuck...what the fuck is this...", Ronald was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. It was a snake...

After collecting myself, I took a closer look and saw that it was a golden python. Fortunately, this thing is not poisonous...

Ronald calmed down. It was probably Nicholson's pet. This bastard was holding back to scare himself... Fortunately, Diane wasn't here alone...

"Hehehe..." Sure enough, Nicholson looked at Ronald who came in from the outside and looked at him with a wicked smile, "Didn't you find anything interesting?"

"Jack, it's not a good idea to scare people with a python..." Ronald held Diane's waist and decided to leave early.

"Hey, you're a real person." Jack Nicholson always looked down upon guests who were not afraid of snakes. Those studio executives who have the power to shout around in the office will all scream in fright when they see their little pets.

"What python?" Diane couldn't help but ask after getting in the car.

"It's nothing. Nicholson had a pet and somehow escaped into the bathroom. Fortunately, you didn't go..."

"Oh my God, python?" Diane patted his chest, glanced at Brother Ronnie, and happily buried his head on his shoulder.

"The eccentricities of these actors are really quite big..." Ronald learned a lesson, and he respected his agent even more. These people are really powerful. They can serve any weirdo for their work.

…

"Ronald, do you want another group photo?"

At the Los Angeles premiere of the third installment of The Kid, Ronald and the other creators posed in various poses in front of the camera to satisfy the reporters.

Director Tsui Hark and heroine Rosamund Kwan, who came all the way from Hong Kong to attend the premiere, both speak fluent English and can be interviewed by reporters without any problem.

"Excuse me, Ronald, why don't you direct the third movie yourself?" The reporter, who is a fan of the series of movies, asked Ronald.

"The third part has added a lot of content about the origin of karate, and the action scenes have been greatly upgraded. In this regard, director Tsui Hark is the most suitable talent. When you see the movie, you will know how exciting it is. ”

Ronald replied with a smile. He certainly couldn't say it was because he didn't want to direct the third film, a work that suited the occasion.

"Ronald, will Diane take part in The Kid? Why not let her be the new girlfriend of Daniel LaRusso (the name of the male protagonist in the film)?" This was another reporter's question.

"Daniel is lucky enough. He has two girlfriends, Ali and Kumiko. Diane is mine..." Ronald hugged Diane to protect her, pretending not to let the man do it. Lead actor Ralph Marzio approached, causing a group of reporters to laugh.

"We arranged for Daniel a beauty from the East, this is Rosamund Kwan, to be his girlfriend in the third part. Let me tell you a secret, Rosamund Kwan's role as Amei, the level of karate is even higher than that of Daniel... She is the best fighter in the third part besides Master Miyagi..."

"Miss Rosamund, please give us a front view..." The reporters saw Ronald personally introducing them, and they were very considerate. They surrounded Rosamund Kwan and Ralph Mazio and asked them to do a lot of karate postures together, flashing lights. Non-stop.

"Director Luo... Luo Sheng..." Rosamund Kwan was very grateful and wanted to thank Ronald later. I was attracted by the wedding ring on his ring finger... Hey, I wonder if he can get more roles in Hollywood?

"Everyone, let's go in..." Ronald's personal assistant Fat Girl Lake came to urge everyone. Claudia Wells, the manager of the marketing department, was also greeting reporters, causing them to take photos, which made Wells still You need to explain to them that you have become a behind-the-scenes staff member and no longer an actor.

The movie is in the form of a prequel, telling the story of Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. When they went to Ryukyu during the next vacation, the yacht was carried into a fog by the ocean current. The two seemed to have traveled through time and arrived at a coastal city in southern China in ancient times.

They met the first ancestor of Master Miyagi, who worked as a sailor on a trading ship here. They were also brought here by the ocean currents. Several people encountered Japanese pirates. They were robbed of nothing and were driven into the sea.

Several people swam ashore desperately and were rescued by kind-hearted fishermen. They settled in a village on the coast of China and saw that in addition to fishing, the fishermen were also practicing a martial art that was very similar to karate, but different.

Several people also learned this kind of martial arts spread from Southern Shaolin. Finally, with the help of the village girl Amei, they learned the essence of this kind of martial arts - internal strength. After comparing and integrating it with modern Goju-ryu karate, The martial arts of several people improved greatly together.

The Japanese pirates took a fancy to this peaceful fishing village again and wanted to seize it as a pirate base. Due to the resistance of the local villagers, the pirates were defeated. After being released, they went to find the pirate army again.

When a large force of pirates arrived, the fishermen were outnumbered. No matter how powerful their martial arts skills were, Amei and the others could not defeat them. At the critical moment, General Zheng, the local commander-in-chief, led the navy to arrive and worked together to defeat the pirates.

Daniel, Master Miyagi, together with his ancestor, and Mei, hunted down the bad guys who were let go and then attracted pirates who wanted to slaughter the village, and together they used martial arts to defeat them.

Finally, with General Zheng's consent, they boarded the boat again and headed for Master Miyagi's hometown, Ryukyu.

On the ship to Ryukyu, Daniel and Master Miyagi were very happy that their ancestor finally went to Ryukyu so that Master Miyagi would not disappear due to affecting history.

The ship encountered another burst of white fog, and several people felt sleepy and fell asleep. When Daniel and Miyagi woke up, they were back on the modern yacht. Those internal skills of flying to the sky and escaping from the earth were gone. They didn't know whether they had the same dream or whether they had really experienced an adventure.

Daniel went to the restaurant for a drink and met a girl from Xiangjiang who was also traveling. She looked exactly like Amei.

"Wow, wow..." Those who came to the premiere were all loyal viewers of the Longwei Boy series. They were very happy to see the upgraded karate moves and the unique scenery in South China that looked like an impressionist painting. .

Daniel LaRusso's kung fu is even better.

"It seems very popular?" Diane was very excited. It was also the first time for her to watch such a unique action movie, flying around in the sky in violation of scientific laws. It was completely different from the common sense of American audiences. When they saw this scene, they accepted it very well.

"It's so cool. These Southern Shaolin magicians are so powerful. It's a pity that Daniel returned to modern times and went to magic. How awesome would it be if he could bring this kind of magic and participate in karate competitions?"

"I think Master Miyagi still has some magic left. You see, in the first movie, he used internal energy to heal Daniel's ankle injury. Is it internal energy or a secret of the Miyagi family?"

"It makes sense. No wonder he is so powerful. It turns out to be the internal strength of Southern Shaolin."

Ronald went to the bathroom as usual to listen to the comments. These loyal viewers have grown from high school students to adults, but they still have a love for these characters, and some plots that are obviously unreasonable are made up by their imaginations.

"Are we going to have another big hit?" Weintraub came over and asked Ronald. He saw that the audience's reaction was the best among the three movies, and he was very excited. Could it be that he was in luck again and was about to turn over?

"Look at the box office and reviews... this is really an experiment." Ronald was not so optimistic. Those who came today are all loyal viewers. Whether the ordinary viewers will accept it is still a question.

"Batman continues to be a hit, breaking box office records for the three-day weekend."

After the weekend, the box office statistics were calculated, and Richard came to Ronald with the data to report.

"Thirty million..." Ronald was speechless. The results in the second week were also so good. Batman's total score has exceeded 100 million, and it only took ten days. It broke through the fastest domestic box office mark of 100 million in history.

"Is the movie adapted from a comic book so good?" Ronald thought of Superman back then, which also exceeded everyone's expectations and became a huge hit.

This kind of movie has a unique magic. Comic fans in America for so many years have longed to see the comic superhero images they saw as children on the screen.

"The third part of Dragon King... Well, it's not bad." Ronald scrolled down a line and saw the box office results of Dragon King, with eleven million, ranking third in the rankings.

This is the second best result in the trilogy, only slightly lower than the second one. However, the first part is a dark horse, and the third part may not have such strong stamina.

In particular, the reviews of the third part are obviously divided between good and bad. Some critics who liked this movie gave it high praise and fully affirmed Tsui Hark's directorial style.

There are also film critics who hate the third film. They are dissatisfied that the third film destroys the realistic and action style of the first two films that encourages teenagers to participate in sports. It can be expected that after watching the third part, there will be very few children who want to go to the karate temple to participate in training, because they will be told on the first day that karate cannot teach the kind of flying internal strength.

What about Ronald's own feelings?

Not bad actually. This is his attempt to introduce the style and aesthetics of Kung Fu movies from Xiangjiang, see the reaction of the American audience, and then talk about which direction to focus on in the future cooperation with Xiangjiang directors and action actors.

"Tsui Hark will definitely be able to gain a foothold in Hollywood. Rosamund Kwan has also been well received. Roger Ebert said she was the best among the three heroines. He likes a woman with a higher level of karate than Daniel." main character……"

After Ronald read the materials, he made a phone call with Weintraub at home. Both of them were very optimistic and prepared to make more movies involving Hong Kong action actors.

"Hey, Ronald, your phone couldn't be reached this morning."

When he hung up the phone, his lawyer Mickey Kanter called again.

"What's wrong? Is the blind actor willing to accept reconciliation?" Ronald thought it was something about the "Cyborg" crew.

"It's very possible, but that's not why I'm looking for you..." Mickey Kanter's voice was a little anxious, "The third part of your Dragon King movie was sued by the Hollywood Stunt Guild."

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