Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Helen?"

Ronald and his bodyguard Dan came to Helen Lane's small office, which was the small apartment she bought with her own salary. It now serves as the office for the new film "Happy Together" that she produced and starred in.

"She's not here, Ronald."

In the office, only screenwriter and director Nora Ephron was present. She was writing and scratching on the script with a ballpoint pen in her hand.

"Nora, it's nice to meet you. We will go to the premiere together tonight. There will be many viewers who will have many questions for you."

"OK!" Nora Ephron threw the ballpoint pen on the table, let out a long breath, then stood up and stretched.

This "Happy Together" script is really head-scratching. The male protagonist Christopher is a nerd who is trying to become a writer. He was assigned a roommate named Alex.

Because Alex's name is unisex, an error occurred in the computer system assigning dormitories, and Christopher's roommate was a girl. Alex is a party animal who studies acting and art, and the two are incompatible...

This movie is a very ordinary romantic comedy. It tells the story of two men and women who hate each other, break the ice and discover each other's strengths, and finally overcome the obstacles to be together.

What's unusual is that this movie tells the story of two college freshmen. This is something that almost no one has ever done in the history of Hollywood.

This is also easy to understand. Many of the scenes are focused on high school students, which is very interesting and dramatic. But when it comes to college students, it feels very awkward. For example, it is difficult for you to imagine the scene of two college students... for the first time.

College students are a group of people with higher average IQs, and they are more stressed and more mature than high school students. Therefore, Nora Ephron invested a lot of energy in revising the script in order to become a director for the first time.

On the one hand, we need to think of some plot points that seem reasonable to audiences who have gone to college. On the other hand, we have to take care of those audiences who have not gone to college. It should not be too difficult to understand. In other words, the dialogue between the characters and the progression of the plot must be told in language that high school students can understand, describing the unique experiences of college students.

Of course, Ronald knew the difficulty of this adaptation. Helen Slater's image and temperament were special, and it would be inappropriate for her to play a high school student. So it was wise to leave the headache to Nora Ephron, who wrote "When Harry Met Sally". Anyway, she can write the dialogue of a New York white-collar couple that satisfies the audience.

Ronald picked up the script from the table and started reading it. Sure enough, she has a good eye. Nora Ephron replaced many unreasonable plots in the original script with very touching plots.

For example, Alex's performance class did not score well, and Christopher's writing class assignment was said by the professor to be uninspiring. They were all asked by their professors to experience more real life, and this gave them the opportunity to change their views.

In the end, the two had a conflict, which was adapted into the story of Christopher missing his studies because his arm was broken by Alex's ex-boyfriend and put in a cast. When preparing for the exam, the weird Alex came up with a bad idea to let him Cheating by writing answers on plaster.

In the end, Christopher was caught cheating and was almost expelled from school. Once again, the two had a fierce conflict as the final climactic scene.

"Not bad, really good. I didn't see the wrong person." Ronald was very happy. These plots are written with a college feel, which is completely different from the learning state in high school, but they cleverly avoid advanced learning content and instead use some commonplaces that everyone can understand. The audience immediately understands that this is college, not high school, and understands the difficulties they encounter.

"God, I was fooled by you. In order to change this script, I even took out the diary I wrote in college..." Nora Ephron said while waving her hands.

"Nora, the crew members I arranged for you are all experienced people..." Ronald understood that this was Ephron's asking price, and smiled and said the benefits he gave.

In order to arrange a suitable movie for Helen, in addition to the screenwriter and director Nora Ephron, who has great potential to express female psychology, Ronald also hired a very experienced director of photography who has been shooting love and romantic dramas for many years. As well as technical staff who are good at managing the crew, someone with twenty years of crew experience will serve as the first assistant director.

In this way, rookie producers and directors only need to focus on artistic creation and performance on set, and others will help them with the rest.

"It's more or less the same." Nora Ephron knew that the first movie was very important. Ronald gave him opportunities, remuneration, creative freedom, and a very high-quality creative team. She finally got it. Very good protection.

"By the way, where's Helen?" Ronald came to see Helen for a date. He and Ephron chatted for a while, but Helen didn't come back.

"Ronald, Ronald..." Nora Ephron divorced her ex-husband because she had been cheating on him during their marriage. She was very disgusted with Ronald's behavior. But he is the boss, so it’s hard to say anything.

Now Ronald blatantly asked his lover Helen's whereabouts, and she couldn't help it. The New York literary young woman got excited and asked, "Who is Helen to you?"

"Uh, he's my friend."

"We won't interfere with what our friends do, right? This is their personal privacy. Whether they work, go to a restaurant to eat, or go on a date, we will only talk to them about the situation afterward, unless they are women. Only a friend would ask for so much personal information, right?"

"Oh, Nora, I'm ashamed of you for saying that."

Nora Ephron is a direct and critical person. Ronald couldn't argue with her, so he had to admit defeat and said the fallacy of "I know I was wrong, but if I end this relationship, more people will be hurt."

"I..." Nora Ephron was also speechless for a moment, but it was what they wanted anyway, "I like Helen very much, I hope she won't be hurt..." Then she curled her lips and packed her things and left. For the premiere tonight, she had to do her hair in advance.

"Really, I'm pretty good in Hollywood like this..." Ronald could only mutter to himself. "By the way, you haven't told me where she went? Nora, Nora?"

Ronald stuck his head out of the window, looked at Nora Ephron who had walked away below, and shook his head helplessly, "Hey, this is the attitude of these Hollywood women towards me..."

After closing the door, Ronald called Dan, the bodyguard waiting outside, to go with him. Little Bud's car was parked downstairs.

"Where's Helen?" Little Bud was already quite familiar with Helen Slater, and was a little surprised to see Ronald coming down alone.

"Who knows? Whether it's work, going to a restaurant to eat, or going on a date..." Ronald was embarrassed to say that he couldn't find Helen Slater, and repeated Ephron's words, "No, what?" Dating? Who are you dating?"

Ronald suddenly realized that Nora Ephron was actually talking about a date. Could this be tolerated? "Get in the car, get in the car, go to the salon where Nora Ephron gets her hair done, I want to find out."

Little Bud suppressed his laughter and was about to start the car.

"Wait a minute, the person opposite has been observing this apartment for a long time." Dan, the bodyguard sitting next to Ronald, suddenly stopped Bud and said to Ronald in a low voice.

The job of a bodyguard sounds complicated, but for a public figure like Ronald who has no particularly high-risk targets who are targeting him day and night, it is actually just a matter of protecting both ends and keeping the middle.

Security means that security cameras and other measures are arranged in the customer's home and office. Keeping the center means that the greatest exposure risk for customers is the period of travel between two destinations.

Therefore, bodyguard Dan would confirm the safety of the vehicle every time before Ronald got in the car and before getting off.

The curtains were closed inside Ronald's Mercedes-Benz, and the bodyguard pointed his finger at the peeper, but the other party unexpectedly noticed it. Ronald followed the gesture and looked over. The man poking his head in the opposite corner was a man.

"I know this guy...fucking bastard..." Ronald suddenly cursed when he saw the man's strong jaw and well-lined face.

"Hi, Ronald..." Seeing that his employer was about to get out of the car and face him directly, the bodyguard quickly dissuaded him.

"It's okay, this person is an actor..." Ronald had already recognized him. He was the young actor who deceived his cousin Donna in an attempt to get a role in his movie. What is this guy doing sneaking around here? This is not Hollywood. Apart from Helen's studio, there are no other industry insiders.

Unable to stop Ronald, Dan felt the anger contained in his employer's slamming of the door, and quickly winked at Little Bud, and the two of them protected Ronald in tandem.

"Hi, you..." Ronald pointed across the street with his hand, and then quickly stepped forward.

"Don't run away. What's your name? Who are you waiting for? Bastard."

The square-jawed actor, when he saw it was Ronald, immediately jumped into an old sports car next to him, hit the gas pedal and ran away.

"Fuxk You!" Ronald was so angry that he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it towards the other person's car.

Bang, the sports car started very fast, it probably didn't stall, and the stone didn't fall to the ground.

"Quick, quick, catch up with his car..." Ronald was very unhappy, and he happened to have a punching bag, so he immediately got in the car and let little Bud chase him.

"I'll drive..." At this time, Bodyguard Dan's driving skills are reliable.

“Richard, call Nora’s agent, ask her where she gets her hair done, and ask her to call me back. Where is Helen? Also, what’s the name of the slick guy who lied to my cousin last time? "

Ronald got in the car and made a lot of phone calls, and finally asked him that the actor with this strong square chin was called Brad Pitt.

"Yes, it's this bastard. Are you trying to find his whereabouts and where will he settle in New York?"

After all, Ronald's car is a luxury car that focuses on comfort, and it was quickly outrun by the sports car driven by Brad Pitt.

However, bodyguard Dan was very familiar with the routes in New York. Before he lost sight of the other party, he judged that the other party was driving out of the city.

The car was speeding towards downtown and was about to leave New York City and go to Newark, New Jersey. At this time Richard's call came back.

"I asked. He has a date in Bernardsville, New Jersey. His agent said he goes there every other day. I'll give you the address..."

"I know." When Ronald hung up the phone, he used too much force and the entire phone receiver was placed on the top of the stand, breaking the hook of the car phone.

"Hey, Ronald..." By the time Nora Ephron called from the hair salon, there was already a busy signal.

The Turnpike in New Jersey is very ordinary. After driving for an hour, the car got off Exit 9 and after asking two pedestrians, found the good address of Brad Pitt that Richard had inquired about.

Ronald was still angry, got out of the car and started looking for the red Ford sports car. The second-hand price is not expensive, but the power is not small, which is very suitable for young actors who don't have much money and want to maintain a macho image.

The address said it was a mansion. It is three stories high and covers a large area. Looking around, there are lawn tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool, and a small theater-like house on one side of the main building, which looks a bit like a screening room.

"Huh? It really is a residence for people from the film industry?" After Ronald got off the car and saw this building, he became even more angry.

"Ronald, let's find someone to ask. I don't think Helen would come here without telling you." Seeing that the situation was not right, Little Bud mustered up the courage to speak to Ronald.

"Why did you say that?" Ronald turned around and glared, which made little Bud's heart skip a beat. This boss is no longer as approachable as he used to be. He has hundreds of millions of assets, is protected by bodyguards, is his own driver, and is not very talkative...

But after all, Helen Slater was an old friend who played with him in the leg warmer store. It should be said that little Bud had to bite the bullet and said, "Ronald, think about it, Helen waited specially for this time." You are here to accompany you, I don’t think she would be so stupid to come here on the second day after you arrive, right?”

"That's right..." Ronald was reminded and found that he was also allergic. Helen came to work in the morning, and there was no one there when she went to visit the class at noon. After Nora Ephron said that she was wronged, she became even more suspicious.

"Call Richard again and ask..."

"Hey..." Little Bud ran to pick up the car phone and dial a number, only to find that the phone had been damaged by Ronald.

"Hi, Richard, this is Bud, is there any news about Helen?"

"God, you finally answered the phone. I thought you guys had an accident. I couldn't get through to the phone for more than an hour. Ephron said that Helen went to her Naked Angels actor group to select some people to audition for the movie. .”

"Ronald was very angry just now and broke the phone. I called you from the phone booth. We are fine... Just find him."

"Ronald..." Little Bud hurried back to tell Ronald the news.

"You fucking adulterer and slut...you could sleep with seventeen or eight people half an hour before I came back."

At this moment, a loud sound came from the mansion, as if someone had kicked the furniture and broke it.

Immediately afterwards, a man's voice came out. This man seemed to have a big tongue, his speech was a little unclear, and he was a little leaky.

"Fuxk, Fuxk you. I have divorced you. Do you come here to eat fast food every day? Who do you think I am?" A woman screamed next.

"Robin, don't go too far. We are not divorced yet."

"You idiot, if I give you my indictment, I can sleep with anyone. Do you care?"

"Ah...", the man roared like a beast, and then there were sounds of breaking glass in the room, as if he was looking for the adulterer.

"Bang..." A side door of the mansion opened, and a man hurried out carrying clothes, pants and shoes, wearing only a pair of white underwear.

Ronald looked around and saw that it was Brad Pitt. This guy also had a problem with Donna, and he was sneaking around Helen's house for unknown reasons.

"Hey, Brad, you're here again..." Ronald stepped forward and drank Brad Pitt's bag.

"God, be gentle, be gentle, do you want me to be beaten to death?" Brad Pitt seemed to be under the influence of drugs and was a little delirious.

"Wade, so you are here." The man inside heard what Ronald said and rushed out.

"Thank you, neighbor. You're my neighbor, right? I haven't seen many neighbors since I moved here. Thank you for helping me catch this bastard."

He had a big head and a sinister face. He looked like a very dangerous man. With dark skin and short stubble, and the fact that he was not wearing a shirt, his bare upper body was full of strong muscles.

One hand grasped Brad Pitt's collar, and the other hand clenched his fist.

"Hey, friend, don't do this..." Ronald saw the fist, which was not much smaller than Brad Pitt's face, and was so frightened that he quickly advised him.

If this punch is carried out, it might be settled. Even if pretty boy Pete is not dead, he will probably be disfigured.

"Oh, you bastard, why did I marry you, this bastard?" The woman inside also ran out and quickly advised, "Your lawyer is already negotiating with my lawyer about alimony, and I didn't refuse you to come to my place for fast food. Ah, I’m free now, if you hit him, don’t come to my place again.”

"Holy Shxt, that's boxing champion Tyson." Little Bud had already reacted from the shock.

"who?"

"Heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson."

"Huh?" Ronald glanced at Brad Pitt, whose face was ashen with fright. This guy is so perverted and daring, even the wife of a boxing champion... no, it's his ex-wife... the wife who hasn't completed the divorce, even ordinary people don't dare.

"Hey, aren't you Ronald? Why are you here?" Robin Givens, wife of boxing champion Tyson and an actress, discovered Ronald here.

"No, I'm a neighbor." Ronald quickly got in the car. If someone recognized him, the gossip media would be in trouble. What do you say to yourself? Why did he appear at the scene where boxing champion Tyson was caught raping?

"No, Ronald..." Robin Givens didn't bother to comfort Tyson and plead for mercy to the adulterer. There were not many opportunities to meet great directors.

"Ugh..." Ronald ran all the way, quickly got into the car with everyone and left.

"What's wrong, I'm not embarrassed. Why are you running away?" Robin Givens looked at the car that sped away in confusion.

"Woooo..."

Looking back, Givens saw the boxer throwing Brad Pitt to the ground and driving away.

"Brad." Givens stepped forward and helped Brad Pitt up with the thought of not wasting it.

"Wow, it's too scary..." Brad Pitt escaped death and did not dare to stay here any longer. What happened today? I went to Nora Ephron to introduce myself and was caught by Ronald. I came to Givens to seek comfort, but was caught by Tyson again. New York is too scary, so I might as well go to Los Angeles.

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