Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"My dear, help me choose. Which ones do you think are more suitable?"

Back in the temporary office in the small apartment, Helen Slater suppressed her laughter and showed Ronald a lot of audition photos she had obtained from the actor group, asking him to choose the man she would be paired with in the movie. Protagonist selection.

Ronald made a big mistake, and the news reached Helen's ears. She was a little angry and a little happy. During this time, she also had a strong sense of crisis.

Ronald gets married and Diane soon becomes pregnant, which is a crisis moment for Helen's own charm. Back then, Katharine Hepburn's life with Spencer Tracy was not always smooth sailing. Tracy once had the idea of ​​completely severing ties with Hepburn and returning to his family... In the end, it was because of their common interest in drama that they experienced a long companionship.

Ronald's crazy performance today proves that his jealousy is still very full. Helen was also relieved. Ronald was very similar to the old-school Hollywood directors. He was much more nostalgic than the new Hollywood people...

"Well, you found Patrick Dempsey?" Ronald turned over and saw a handsome face, the male protagonist of the movie "Love Is Not For Sale" jointly produced by him and Bannon.

"Yes, we felt that his image in that movie was very nerdy. And he is very handsome in person, so the difference before and after the transformation is convincing." Nora Ephron commented.

"Very good..." Ronald smiled, which was also a sign of respect for him. Helen is the heroine. In a romantic drama, the male lead must be approved by her boyfriend.

Patrick Dempsey is also a relatively well-behaved person in life. He would not be too worried when filming some intimate scenes with Helen.

After looking at a few more photos, Nora Ephron suddenly pulled out an audition photo from underneath, "What about the ex-boyfriend who plays Alex? He looks like he has violent tendencies. Look at this chin, he's strong. Like a criminal... one punch could break Dempsey's arm."

"Huh? Anyone can consider it, but he can't." When Ronald saw that it was Brad Pitt, he immediately threw his photo to the other side of the table.

Ronald's face turned a little red. He lowered his head and continued to flip through the pile of photos. One by one, he pretended to look at the resumes of the actors at the back carefully. This incident made him a little embarrassed, and he had to pretend that nothing happened.

"Why? I think he's good at playing a villain. He's stupid and handsome." Nora Ephron suppressed a smile in her heart and pretended to go get the photo.

"Ahem, this guy once asked out my cousin Donna for a role. As a result, when he got a new role, he brought other actresses to the party. I don't want to see him in any of my crews." Ronald had to ask his cousin Donna moved out as a shield.

"When are we leaving? Are you all ready?"

At this time, Donna and Douglas Jr. walked in outside the door. They were dressed very formally today and were attending the premiere of "When Harry Met Sally" as relatives and friends of Ronald.

"We were discussing the casting of the new movie, and Ronald said this actor was terrible and couldn't be cast. He also dated you and let you go..." Nora Ephron suppressed a laugh.

"Ah, it's him. He's a bastard, but I've forgotten about him a long time ago. The characters in the movie and the real person are completely different things. I didn't know at first, and I thought that what a star looks like on the screen is what he looks like in life. You want to If you use it, just use it.”

"Pfft..." Nora Ephron couldn't bear it any longer, picked up the photo of Brad Pitt, and burst into laughter.

Then, Ronald's old friend Julia Taylor in New York, who came specially to help, also laughed. In the end, Helen couldn't hold back her laughter and burst out laughing. Only Donna was a little confused and didn't know where the laughter was.

"You bastards..." Ronald also reacted. They had already known the details of his own embarrassment. He cursed and laughed himself.

Anyway, there was no one else in this room. The director Ephron, the heroine Helen, and Julia Taylor who came to help with the casting. Several female artists were all old friends of Ronald. These Hollywood women have seen too many scandals of handsome men, and they will comment on all kinds of men when they are together, and they are very tough. Ronald also had nothing to do with them.

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"Thank you. Miss Meg Ryan went to Hawaii for the filming of her new movie. However, I will record your praises for her and send them to her by FedEx. When she left, she specifically asked me to listen to the fans. First-hand review.”

The New York premiere was, of course, hosted by actor Billy Crystal. He himself is very humorous, and he can handle such small scenes easily. Think of it as conditioning training for the Oscars.

"I feel like the characters in the play, getting married is a difficult process. It's hard to find the right person. Sometimes you have to take risks, just like jumping off a cliff. If the two of you are suitable, you will be safe. The net will catch you below..."

Playing the supporting role of Sally's best friend is Star Wars' Princess Leia - Carrie Fisher. Her appearance and figure have lost a lot in recent years, but she doesn't go for plastic surgery or skin care, she just does it like this. At the premiere in New York, as a representative of female actors, she also answered many questions from the audience.

This movie is based on Nora Ephron and many of her friends in New York, and uses many real love stories that happened in New York as materials. So, back to the premiere in New York, where the story took place, the audience also particularly recognized the film.

Scenes such as Yankees baseball team games, the red leaves in Central Park in late autumn, museums, and the New Year's countdown in Times Square are all shown on the screen one by one. The story of Harry and Sally is particularly real, just like what happened around them. Friends stories.

And there's something about this movie that's particularly relevant to New York audiences.

Last year, the average age of first marriage in America was 26.1 for men and 23.9 for women. But in New York City, especially Manhattan, both ages are about 3-5 years higher than the national average.

So Harry and Sally wasted many years. Harry got married and divorced, and Sally broke off their engagement. They finally got married when Harry was 35 and Sally was 32.

This phenomenon of postponing marriage does not resonate much with many small-town audiences. Only in big cities like New York can a large number of women remain unmarried after their thirties due to career development, financial status, etc.

Just like the female audience here tonight, many are elites in the workplace. A large proportion are single, divorced, or single mothers.

They are particularly satisfied with the fairy tale-like happy ending in stories about older urban men and women like "When Harry Met Sally". After all, which single man or woman doesn’t long for such an ideal situation to happen to them?

A man and woman who have loved each other for many years finally broke through all the obstacles of reality and bravely jumped into marriage. Is this a dream that many women in Manhattan have at night?

In a big city like New York, if a man kneels down to propose in public, onlookers will also send blessings. This is a true reflection of this common sentiment.

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After the audience meeting after the premiere, Ronald continued to communicate with a large number of film critics from the New York media. These film critics have high hopes for him as a New York director and are very partial.

This "When Harry Met Sally", like the previous "Working Girl" directed by Ronald, is a story about New York. Moreover, he made the professional women in New York so independent, smart, beautiful, and romantic, and finally gave the heroine a good man.

This really captured the wildest dreams in the hearts of a largely female group of film critics. The film critic who said Ronald was a younger, more romantic, and more optimistic Woody Allen wanted to praise Ronald to the sky.

Ronald did not dare to neglect, and asked his assistant to provide many coupons, including family tickets for Yankees games suitable for taking family and children to watch, and all-in-one package coupons for beauty, manicure, massage, and hot spring spa suitable for film critics to enjoy alone. .

These are the Gods of Wealth who can further amplify the film's good reputation. In addition to material rewards, Ronald also has to properly praise their contribution to New York films.

This work lasted very late, and the main creative staff all went home. Ronald and Helen, who was still waiting for him, both felt a little hungry, so they ate together in the mall where the movie theater where the premiere was located was located.

"I haven't had pizza and Coke in a long time." Helen smiled and ate a small piece of pizza with only tomato and other vegetarian toppings, and then took a sip of Diet Coke.

This cinema, with its oasis palm tree as its symbol, was invested by the Saudis. Located near Midtown, the busiest area in Manhattan, the land here was rezoned during the reign of the previous commander-in-chief and a new shopping mall was built.

There is also a chain of high-end pizza restaurants on the top floor of the mall. Ronald dealt with a meal right here.

"Well, it feels right to eat here." Ronald ate much more aggressively, stuffing a slice of pizza into his mouth and drinking traditional cane sugar cola. This is what we New Yorkers want when we eat...

"Well, hurry up, hurry up, we have to make it to the midnight show, which starts in a quarter of an hour. It's hard to buy tickets for this movie."

"Romance film, there are only a dozen theaters in Manhattan showing it now. It was made by the director of "Last Time Working Girl"... Of course it is popular. I still found the secretary of the marketing director, Linda, to get the tickets. Right, Linda ?”

"Of course, my boss Larry had someone send him tickets. He just happened to be on a business trip to Miami, which made it easier for us."

Ronald, who was devouring his food, heard several women rushing into the pizza shop and asking the clerk to speed up... not to delay their movie viewing.

He turned his head and saw five or six women wearing exaggeratedly large earrings, relatively cheap work clothes, with their hair combed high and heavy makeup, stamping their feet to urge him.

"If you don't mind, I can give you the pizza I want first." Ronald saw that they were here to watch his movie. He was moved and took the already baked sausage and cheese fillings that he ordered. Give them the pizza.

"Oh, you are such a good person. You just watched Harry Met Sally with your girlfriend, right?" The leading woman, an acquaintance, came over and sat at the next table with Ronald, then said to He inquired about the plot.

"Is it a happy ending this time? Will Harry and Sally be together in the end? I saw the advertisement in the New Yorker, and it didn't say whether it would be a comedy or a tragedy in the end."

"The good ending was a bit tragic before, but in the end we got together. You see Sally crying. Don't think it's a tragic ending. Just keep reading. I won't say more to avoid spoilers. "

"Okay, thank you." The audience ate the pizza that Ronald gave out and thanked him one after another.

"Why do you come to watch such a late show?" Ronald asked them. It was almost midnight and there were no restaurants open in the mall except for pizza, McDonald's and Burger King.

"We are all classmates in business night school. Let me tell you, we all went to study business after watching the director of today's movie "Working Girl". We are both secretaries, and the heroine Tess is the same Yes, now Tess is the most successful idol in our secretary’s heart.

We all want to watch the movies he directs first. "

"Then do you know the director's name?" Helen glanced at Ronald. She had never expected that his influence in New York was so great.

"His name is Ronald Lee. Well, what's in the middle? We can't remember the middle name, but we all miss his movies. My boyfriend also likes his Top Gun, and I like Dirty Dancing even more. We all bought the tape and watched it again every weekend."

"Haha, then why do you want to watch this movie?"

"Hey, besides getting promoted, what we female secretaries want most is to have a boyfriend who loves us..." The secretary named Linda was also very direct. The "working girl" helped them smooth over their boss and get promoted. The dream of getting a job and a salary increase. "When Harry Met Sally" is here to create a dream for their desire for love.

"Linda, let's go quickly, we're going to be late soon." The remaining secretary called to Linda and asked her to bring the pizza and check the tickets first.

"Thank you for your kindness, and I wish you happiness." Linda said goodbye to Ronald and the others in a hurry, and ran to the cinema opposite. The secretaries were all wearing sneakers, and they ran very fast.

"I didn't expect these secretaries to really believe in the dreams you created for them and go to night school?" Helen covered her mouth, shocked. Movies in turn affect the lives of Americans. There are actually not many such movies in the history of Hollywood.

"The movies I direct have always been like this," Ronald laughed. He was in a good mood today when he met his die-hard movie fan. He began to boast to Helen.

From the earliest break dancing that caused a craze (break dancing has the widest influence, in addition to China, Europe and Asia have set off the trend of break dancing), to the Longwei Boy who made the business of karate clubs boom, to after Dirty Dancing, there are many all over the United States. There are many Latin dance studios, and after Top Gun, the number of Navy recruits increased sharply...

Ronald may not be the most artistic director, but when it comes to leading social trends, he must be the most accomplished one in the contemporary era.

"Your pizza..." The clerk who came to work brought a new pizza to Ronald.

"Thank you." Ronald quickly ate two pieces, drank all the Coke, put the remaining pizza back into the box, and then took Helen's hand. The two were like young high school students, happy after a date. Go home hand in hand...

It was another passionate night, and Ronald fell asleep again the next day and woke up naturally. He got up and finished his breakfast when he received a call from Ed Bastian, an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

"The New York Daily News is increasingly inseparable from your financial support. There are many things that require money other than money. Editor-in-chief James Wells has also begun to consult more with our team. It seems that you have taken over the newspaper. You won't be too hindered by them.

However, they called me again today and asked for our opinion on a matter. This matter is of great importance and we must listen to your opinion. "

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