Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Popular recommendation:

"It's the countdown to the New Year. Look at that ball. It's the first time this year that it's dressed up in the shape of an apple. On the red apple, there's a green stem. Look, it's falling!"

Fox's OB van, right next to Ronald et al., broadcasted the traditional New Year's Eve 1984 New Year's Eve in New York, with a ball drop in Times Square.

In previous years, it was a white metal ball with a diameter of six feet. This year, it was dressed up as New York City's nickname "The Big Apple" for the first time. Under the attention of all the people, it slowly fell from the square flagpole.

The hostess was very excited and started shouting loudly.

"Three...two...one...happy new year!"

With a bang, the countdown ended, the Big Apple fell to the bottom, and the display below printed the number 1984. Confetti began to pour down from the eight surrounding high-rise buildings, and fireworks began to be set off at the tops of the surrounding buildings.

"Happy New Year!" Donna hugged Ronald, wearing a woolen hat with a certain red and white pattern. She didn't go to Club 54 last time, which was very unpleasant. This time, she finally pestered Ronald to watch the countdown at the Times Square scene.

"New Year's Block!" Ronald didn't expect New York to be so cold tonight. He was wearing only a leather jacket, and he was a little bit inarticulate from the cold.

The Fox broadcast in the square began to switch to the stage in the square, where veteran singer Andy Williams and a few young people were singing "Friendship Lasts Forever".

"How can I forget my old friends, and how can I not think about it in my heart

How can old friends forget each other, friendship will last forever. "

The background ad for the center stage was bought by Disney, and the set became the look of the Disney Castle. Fireworks began to be set off under the castle, like a waterfall erupting upside down, turning into a galaxy of light.

Donna watched from a distance and was very happy. She picked up the toy and blew it with a "toot...". The rolled up toy was pulled straight.

"Hahaha..." Donna jumped and jumped very happily.

Ronald looked a little sad next to him. It was the first time my cousin came to participate in this kind of grand ceremony. If she likes it in the future, take her out to play more.

"Come on, let's take a photo together." Ronald took out his Polaroid camera, stretched out his hand, and took a photo of himself and Donna from a distance. After a while, a mugshot of the two of them developed on the photo, with the Milky Way and Disney Castle in the background.

"Look over there, look over there," Donna happily pointed to the cruise ship on the Hudson River in the distance, the fireworks above forming the words "Happy New Year, America", from the horizontal and vertical 45th Street exposed.

A louder cheer erupted in Times Square.

"Are you happy?" Ronald shouted in Donna's ear.

"Happy! It's a pity that Diane is not here. She went back to reunite with her father." Donna looked around, "Let's go first, it is estimated that it will be blocked later."

The two squeezed out of the crowd and walked east along Forty-fifth Street.

The roadside is a mess, and all kinds of garbage are thrown all over the floor. Others are emitting everywhere.

Ronald smiled. The glamorous center of capitalism has such a scene behind it. When he and Donna came over at night, the square was already blocked. They parked far away and walked over.

Having learned his lesson, Ronald drove Donna by himself. The two walked all the way, and finally came to the parking place, where Ronald's Honda Accord was parked under the empty building.

"I'm going to the bathroom" Donna walked into the hall, leaving Ronald alone.

"Something is wrong," Ronald wandered around the door. This is the New York Performing Arts College who did not lend a place to the filming of the "Famous in the World" movie. Opposite is the location where they filmed that year, which has been abandoned and remodeled.

The TV series "Famous in the World" did not have good ratings and was originally canceled. But in early 1983,

The series was syndicated to national television networks by producer Da Silva.

The story, which was originally unwatched in New York, unexpectedly achieved bursting ratings nationwide and was renewed for another season this year. I heard that they will also be sold to Britain and Europe.

As the prototype of "famous in the world", the Academy of Performing Arts is very popular. The number of applicants has increased year by year, and a large amount of donations has been obtained. This year, the construction of a new school site will begin.

Ronald looked at this dilapidated campus and felt very melancholy.

The years of youth and innocence have passed, and I have become more and more considerate of interests, rather than based on passion and impulse.

"Let's go." Picking up Donna, Ronald started the car and drove home.

Not far from Ronald's sight, at the other end of Times Square, two fat men were hugging and crying.

"Ah...why is it so hard to make a movie in America, ahhhhh..."

"Woooo...we Israelis are discriminated against here. Although Hollywood is full of Jews, most of them don't want to contact Israeli Jews."

Minahan and Yoram were both hit hard this afternoon. Their film "Sahara", although they have won the distribution contract of the British Starlight Cinemas, MGM once again rejected them.

Brooke Shields doesn't participate in America's marketing, and they don't arrange distribution. A bad film, and there is no exposure of the popular heroine, large-scale distribution is equivalent to losing money.

The two suffered a major blow and had been roaming the streets until they came to Times Square with the flow of people.

"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Minahan was crying more and more and almost want to cry out all the grievances he'd accumulated in the more than two years he came to North America.

Yoram pulled Minahan, "What should we do, should we go back to Tel Aviv?"

"No, I will never admit defeat, I must make a name for myself in Hollywood." Minahan wiped a tear with his hand, and the ambition to fight returned to his heart.

"I swear, Yoram, just today, January 1st, 1984, our cannons will take Hollywood, and the movies we make must be approved by American audiences!"

"Be sure to make the best-selling cigarettes, so that the film can be sold to Europe and the world," Yoram added.

"Yes, MGM doesn't want to. We set up our own distribution department. We have done a good job in film distribution in Europe and Israel, and there is no reason why we can't do it well here."

"We must make a movie with a box office of more than 100 million."

"Yes, we have to get an Oscar, and we have to be respected by everyone in Hollywood."

The two fat men wiped away their tears, hugged each other and shouted slogans. The people next to him thought that they had encountered a mental disorder, so they hurriedly stayed away from them regardless of the crowd.

The two of them continued to discuss after returning to the hotel without looking at others.

"You must find a big-name director to make a movie and turn it over." Minahan reflected on himself, because he was not good at directing, and he wasted the Brooke Xiaosi that he had invited by all means.

"Yes, we must find a director who is famous all over the world, so that there is both a topic and a level of protection."

After thinking about it, the two listed all the big-name directors they knew and discussed the possibility of invitation one by one.

Polanski? He has a wanted warrant and can't come to America to film.

Akira Kurosawa? He can't make English films.

David Lean? He is now filming his new film, "Journey to India".

Godard? This new wave go-getter is reluctant to make movies for capitalists.

Kubrick? He has regular investors.

Tarkovsky? He mainly relied on the funds of the hair country for his filming.

...

After calculating for a while, the two collapsed on the sofa sullenly. Big-name directors are not so easy to hire. They either have their own ideas or have regular partners, and they will not succeed if they invite them rashly.

After much deliberation, the two felt that they could only find directors who were not well-known and had the potential to make blockbuster films. As long as one film was successful at the box office, they would be recognized by the industry. If they continued to invite these big names to film, they might be nominated for an Oscar. movie of.

"Should we invite Ronald?" The two of them suddenly had an idea. This young director who has helped them a few times, the box office of several movies is very strong. Anyway, he was not invited for the Oscars, but to attract big-name directors with the box office.

"He told me that breakdancing might be the next subject for the audience." Minahan made up his mind to invite Ronald, so he began to think about the subject.

"Break dancing? But I heard that Orion has made a movie about break dancing."

"What?" Meinahan turned around. "What did you say? Orion has already approved a movie with the same theme?"

"Yeah, shall we discuss with Ronald and find another subject?"

"Are you crazy? Since Orion, a studio that exists exclusively for Oscar-winning movies, also likes breakdance, let's hurry up, just shoot it before them..."

On the morning of New Year's Day, the two began to call around to inquire about the situation of the Orion movie.

They got an update on that movie through some of the underclass Jews working at Orion Films.

Orion's project is called "Beat Street", which tells the story of the Manhattan street dance group "Beat Street" and the "Bronx Roller" two street dance teams, and finally won the New Year's Eve event in Times Square. Qualifications to perform.

The movie has already started in New York, and yesterday went to Times Square to shoot. Filming is expected to end at the end of January, and it will take another two months to edit, and then Orion will use it as a small production and sell it to theaters at the pre-order meeting.

"This..." Yoram felt a little tricky and had already started filming, so it was almost impossible for them to shoot before Orion to seize the market.

"No, this is the opportunity!" Minahan said regardless, "They started filming in early December and it will take a month to finish, believe it or not, I can let Ronald finish filming and even editing before them.

"How do you shoot this? After a month of filming, plus editing? How can the quality of the film be guaranteed?"

"You don't know Ronald," Minahan said to his cousin. "Ronald is a fast-track player who can guarantee quality. All we have to do is to get him interested in this project."