Exploiting Hollywood 1980

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"Colombia's response was positive. I also reported in various local news channels that the attendance rate in various places is not bad. If your estimate is correct and word of mouth spreads, the box office on Saturday and Sunday will be better."

Weintraub called Ronald on Saturday morning, and he went through the frustration-excitement cycle several times last night, got feedback from Columbia early in the morning, and finally couldn't help but talk to him. Ronald shares the good news.

"I see, everything is as expected." Ronald replied perfunctorily.

"We're going to be on the screen a little longer this time, and Columbia's distribution department says it's probably more than 10 weeks," Weintraub continued.

"Um...um..." Ronald finally finished listening to the other party's nagging, and hung up the phone.

"Who's calling?" Diane, sleepy-eyed, hooked his arm around Ronald's neck, "Hee hee hee..."

"It's my producer. It seems that last night's box office feedback was good."

"Your movies always get high box office", Diane was stabbed in the eyes by the sunlight from Ronald's opened curtains, she plunged into Ronald's arms, "that is, the film critics are reluctant to say Hello."

"Hey, yeah." Ronald hugged the girl in his arms, and Diane came to Los Angeles last night to audition for a new movie. The two meet again, and they have a sweetness of their own.

I really don't like film critics. Except for the first "Fast-Paced" film, which received a few good words from New York film critic Pauline Carr, the film critics of the famous New York media were reluctant to comment on his film.

The two older brothers in Chicago, the bald Sisko and the glasses Albert, are always against themselves, always giving themselves very low marks, and then criticizing the plot.

Two of his exploitative films, even if they sold well, were not liked by film critics.

"How was your audition for the new movie?" Ronald asked Diane.

"Um...um...um..." Diane buried her head in Ronald's chest, reluctant to mention the failed audition.

"Rage Street" was released last week, and not only Diane, but the film's producer and director, have been hit hard by the market, and their prospects in Hollywood have dimmed. Although the casting director politely asked Diane to go back and wait for news, everyone understood that it was just a courtesy.

"I..." Ronald also shook his head, not mentioning his proposal to find Diane to act. After being rejected several times, he also understood that actresses who have received systematic acting education, as long as there is still a way to go, will not lower their status to act in low-cost exploitative films.

Even if these films are big hits, they don't do much for an actor's star career. Unless there is no way out, you can only start from scratch on the ladder of fame, or you have no pursuit of acting skills or anything, and you just want to make movies to make money, otherwise everyone tries to avoid getting caught in such movies.

This has nothing to do with the closeness of the relationship between the two, but is determined by a Hollywood format. Ronald slowly soothes Diane's short hair, allowing her to recover from her audition disappointment.

"Ah, I also had an appointment with producer Joe Silver. He said 'Rage Streets' might be suitable for the European market and asked me to go with him to sell copies in Europe."

After sleeping sweetly in Ronald's arms for a few hours, Diane suddenly remembered that she had a date today, and hurriedly got up and put on her clothes, "Where are my pants?"

"Here", Ronald found it from the floor on the other side of the bed and handed it over. The two of them were very hot last night, and their clothes were all over the floor.

"Honey, I'll go first." Diane hurriedly got into the bathroom to take a shower, and after getting dressed, said goodbye to Ronald and left first.

"Drive Carefully"

"Got it, Brother Ronnie."

The beautiful woman left in a hurry, leaving Ronald alone at home. Diane's ambition is still to be a female star, and for this goal she is unwilling to stay by her side for a long time.

Want an actress who has seen the position of Hollywood's first-line female star from afar,

She definitely doesn't want to give up her acting career and become a Trophy Wife who proves her husband's status.

In this case, maintaining the current relationship is not bad, maybe I can help her in the future.

"Ronald, look at today's New York Times."

Ronald, who was having brunch, was interrupted by Weintraub's call.

"I haven't gone out to buy a newspaper yet."

"No, I'll read it to you." Weintraub seemed very excited on the phone, and it seemed that the New York Times had a lot of good things to say.

"Janet Maslin, The New York Times," Weintraub clears her throat.

Much of "Longwei Kid" -- the best part, seems to be a fortune cookie motto.

In Hollywood-style Eastern Wisdom, a teenager named Daniel is taught lesson after lesson about life. His mentor is an old man named Mr. Miyagi, played by Noriyuki Morita (Pat).

Miyagi was trying to catch flies with a pair of tachyons when he was first seen. Throughout the film, Mr. Miyagi maintains an eye-catching, even hilariously weird style.

Mr. Miyagi is easily the perfect substitute father figure for Daniel, thanks to the old man's patience, understanding and seemingly limitless knowledge.

For Daniel, his amazing mastery of karate was another plus, as the boy, who had just moved to California from New Jersey, often found himself ravaged by big, blond bullies dressed like Michael Jackson. Mr. Miyagi taught him how to protect himself and become a man in the process. "

"Giggle..." It seems that the film critic doesn't like the style of MJ's Diamond Bling Bling. There are indeed many street teenagers imitating, Ronald smiled.

"The "Longwei Boys", which will be released simultaneously at the Ziegfeld Cinema and more than 1,000 other theaters across the country, may become a long-lost and truly heart-warming two-person drama. The young screenwriter and director Ronald, is not satisfied with Just get things done.

His films are chock full of extras, from impressive supporting characters in almost every way, to the unexpected finale of the final climax. Being able to remove some of the sunlight montages would make the film's pacing a bit more suitable for modern audiences.

The film is essentially a fairy tale, and Ronald Lee's wonderful directing technique often makes us forget this, and feel that the friendship between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi is so real. So much so that I fell for it. "

"Ronald, it's me, LA Times."

Weintraub was stunned. Every time there was a new film review, he called and read it to Ronald himself.

"Yeah, he's a bit of a silly fairy tale movie.

Yes, he has the cliché that all sports movies have, a frustrated kid who, under the guidance of a coach full of experience and wisdom, defeated a strong opponent to win a championship.

Yes, his romance is overly cautious like our first date in high school, to protect the PG rating.

But we just love it.

This movie, written and directed by up-and-coming Los Angeles director Ronald Lee, is so unpretentious, yet so intoxicating.

This isn't just a sports movie, it's a kid's heroic journey. A dream shared by all who have experienced being bullied by someone stronger than you in school. The weak conquer the strong, and the good conquer the evil. ...like a teenage version of 'Rocky'.

To all parents, if you haven't seen this movie, I suggest you go with your kids right away, they will feel this inner grit and strength. "

"Hmm..., I'm not Rocky!" Ronald was very happy, and saw others say that his story was like Stallone's "Rocky", what did it look like.

"Ronald...it's me, this time on Hollywood Reports and Variety Weekend."

"Surprisingly fascinating..."

"A great movie for the family, your kids will love it."

"Ronald..."

"I said Jerry, I still have dinner, can't we talk tomorrow?" Ronald got another call from Weintraub, who was really enjoying himself. The film reviews released today all praised "Longwei Kid". In fact, Ronald was also happy, but it was a little unbearable to be disturbed so many times.

"No, watch TV, the PBS channel, Sisko and Albert are talking about your movie."

"Oh?" Ronald turned on the TV, wondering what the two of them would say this time.

"Having seen Rocky, we knew the end of the movie. One notable problem was that the movie was too long, it was thirty minutes long, and the story was told too slowly.

It tells only a quintessential Hollywood heroic story of how a kid is accepted by his classmates when he transfers to a new school. Better not by dating the most beautiful girl.

I gave him a thumbs up and just crossed the line. "

"Sisko doesn't like our movies?" Ronald was watching and chatting with Weintraub. This was something he didn't expect. In the Chicago duo, Sisko always gave himself high scores. the one.

"His Tribune readers are middle-class, and of course they don't like the plot of poor boys soaking up their daughters." Weintraub is very clear about Sisko's thoughts.

"No no no, this isn't a movie about fitting into a new school, at least not exactly. I appreciate it a lot, two thumbs up." Fat Albert gave it a surprisingly high score.

"This movie is not like Rocky, where you can see the beginning and predict the end. I don't agree with you. The whole movie is not about the final game, but about teaching."

Albert pushed his glasses and continued to comment.

"This is the first time I've seen in a martial arts movie, fighting is not the point. The focus is on the philosophy of martial arts. This philosophy is not only in martial arts, but can be used in life."

"What happened? Did the sun rise in the west?" Ronald asked Weintraub in surprise.

"His Sun newspaper has a lot of blue-collar readers. Maybe their children are being bullied by children from wealthy families at school. Maybe they were also attracted to wealthy girls on the flight when they were young?"

"Who doesn't?" Ronald laughed. It turns out that film critics also depend on the composition of their readers. Only from the perspective of readers can they eat this bowl of rice for a long time.

Ronald hung up the phone, opened the pizza he ordered, and ate a piece while it was still hot.

"Ring, ringing, ringing..." The phone rang again.

"Hey, Jerry, I'm eating pizza, don't read me the review." Ronald thought there was a new review coming out.

"Ronnie, it's me." Aunt Karen's voice came from the microphone.

"Oh, Auntie. Hello, I thought it was someone else. Why did you call me tonight?" Ronald asked. Aunt Karen now rarely calls him outside of the usual weekend greetings.

"I called to congratulate you, and finally made a good movie. I asked Donna to buy a ticket right away.

I... I'm so touched, the movie seems to take me back to the days when I just lost Steve, when I was alone with Donna. "

"Auntie, it's all over. In fact, when I wrote the script, it was Daniel's mother who was based on you. She is very optimistic, loves her children, has a strong character, and works hard..." Ronald began to comfort the already choked up Aunt Karen.

This was the first time my aunt liked her movie so much, and Ronald was more excited than the praise from those movie critics.

"Ronnie, when you go back to New York next time, be sure to come see her, I have something to tell you."

"Can't you say it on the phone? I love hearing your compliments, Auntie. Your compliments are more important to me than all the critics say."

"Haha, you're doing a great job, Ronnie. I'm so glad you made a movie, like I used to watch Hollywood movies when I was a kid, to speak up for all ordinary people."

After chatting with his aunt, Ronald ended his busy day.

The opening weekend of "Longwei Kid" passed quickly, with a new box office release on Monday morning.

"Longwei Kid" earned $5.6 million. It came in fourth place after "Ghostbusters," "Gremlins," and "Legend of the Magic House," ahead of "Star Trek: Finding Spock", which fell rapidly at the box office.

Although the box office in the first week is not as high as the first week of "Break Dance". However, it was Ronald's first experience to be praised by film critics in magazines and newspapers.

"Ronald, Universal's Ned Tanin, Paramount's Katzenberg, are all calling to make an appointment with you."

Broker Nisita called.

"Huh? Why?" Ronald was surprised.

"All the film reviews on Long Wei Kid are good words. Your performance shocked the Hollywood seven executives. In their eyes, you are not only an exploitative film that can be auctioned off, but it has been upgraded to a mainstream Hollywood drama. The director of the film, they're starting to trust you."

"It turns out that film critics have the benefit of saying good things." Ronald muttered to himself as he put down the phone.