Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Why?" Ronald complained inexplicably to his agents, Nisita and Richard.

"I didn't mess with him, he messed with me over and over by himself. At best I was on the set of 'Out of the World' and beat him at ping pong. He always wanted to be the head of the young man, but he really Not that piece.

Even without me, he couldn't have competed with actors like Tom Cruise and Sean Penn. These actors have star quality, and they are the center of the crowd wherever they go. Can Emilio do it? He doesn't have this ability. "

"Is the news reliable?" Nisita frowned. The eldest son of Martin Sheen wanted to drag his biggest customer into the water. What information did he have to explode?

"Very reliable, I can't tell you the specific informer, but her information is first-hand."

Nisita nodded, and Ronald used her, the implication was obvious.

"I went to the PR agency to inquire about the news, then made a plan, and then contacted his father, Martin Sheen, through Coppola. You know, Latinos are usually big families, and fathers discipline their children. Be more accountable. If Martin would discipline his son, it would be resolved before the revelations."

"However, I have a question for you, you have always been the best kind of customer, and there is no negative news, so I will only ask once," Nisita leaned closer and looked Ronald in the eyes, "If, I That is, if Emilio is still going to reveal your privacy, is there anything you can't say to the American public?"

"Uh... No." Ronald thought for a few seconds. In addition to the secret of his life experience, it seemed that he only had contacts with the popular idol Brooke Xiaosi, which would make the public a little disgusted.

"Very good", Nisita didn't believe Ronald's words very much, he still made up his mind and asked public relations expert Eva to make a plan just in case, "Martin Sheen and Coppola have been friends for many years, I will Give Coppola a call and let him have a message to talk first."

"That's it?" Ronald felt that the agent was very calm, and he shouldn't have to make a big deal when dealing with an actor like Emilio, and he should take care of it within Hollywood.

"That's it, Emilio is just a stupid kid, he won't act so fast." Nisita closed the notebook, "Richard will send you to Messner's acting training class, I will take care of it. ."

"Messner is one of the top three acting coaches in America. Like Stella Adler, he is a young man who learned experience-style techniques when the Russian dramatist Stanislavsky visited the United States.

Later, after Stella Adler challenged Lee Strasburg's emotional memory method, the manager of the actor's studio, Meissner also left the actor's studio and opened his own 'Neighborhood Theater Acting School', Teaching performance techniques. "

Richard to Ronald began to popularize the caa's resume of finding an acting coach for him.

"Unlike Stella Adler, who has nothing to teach, Messner's fees are not cheap. It turns out that his training courses are all held on the Caribbean island of the Bahamas, and this year he also started new classes in North Hollywood. Serving people like you who have money but don't have the time to go overseas."

"Someone like me?" Ronald thought Richard was amused.

"Yes, many of Stella Adler's students are talented young theater actors who have no money. And many of Messner's students are already successful in other industries and want to change careers or learn acting skills. people."

Richard parked in North Hollywood.

"Who are those people?"

"There are models who want to become actors, and there are directors like you, or screenwriters. You know, many people come to learn acting, not to perform in theaters, but to better understand actors."

Richard led Ronald through a red door in the middle of a black wall, where Messner's acting school was located.

"Like famous Hollywood directors like 'My Fair Lady' and Sidney Pollack in '72 Hours of the Condor'. And Sidney in 'Twelve Angry Men' and 'Hot Afternoon' Nee Lumet, all of Messner's students."

"Well..." Ronald was very satisfied when he heard the names of the two great directors. Since they both studied under Messner, it seems that the master is something of a real thing.

"And Arthur Miller, the playwright who wrote 'Death of a Salesman', and David Mamey, who wrote 'The Tycoon Game', are also his students. There are more famous actors, such as Grace Kelly, Gregory Peck, and Robert Duvall. Tom also came to study."

"Mr. Messner, this is my client, Director Ronald Lee."

"Hello, Mr. Messner, I have long admired my name. Thank you for accepting my application. Due to my time constraints, I may not be able to come to class on time every week."

Messner is already an old man, wearing tortoiseshell glasses and leaning on crutches, "I don't care why you came to the training class, I will teach you the requirements of an actor, and when you get here, you also Not a director or a screenwriter, now you are an actor like all students.

Acting is not a mind game, but a skill that requires constant practice. Can you complete classroom exercises as seriously as an actor? "

"Of course, Mr. Messner." Ronald had a good impression of this old man. He was serious and responsible at such an old age. If he just learned about acting skills instead of learning like an actor, it would have an impact on other students. "

"Very good," Meissner smiled. "You're welcome, Ronald, my daughter loves your 'breakdance,' although there's nothing to praise there."

Messner had surgery on his throat, and now his voice is low and hoarse. Listen carefully to understand what he is saying.

"Yes, that's exactly what I'm here for." Ronald was engrossed, he came to study.

"Come on, we are about to introduce ourselves to the new class." Messner hugged Ronald enthusiastically and entered a classroom with a stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here to introduce our trainee, you may already know him, Ronald Lee."

Messner's daughter, also his classroom assistant, came over to help introduce Ronald, the new student.

After sitting down, Messner put on a microphone so his voice could be heard better.

Everyone applauded and welcomed, and some beauties were very excited. I didn't expect a famous Hollywood director to be a classmate.

Ronald and his classmates got to know each other, and he found that there was a familiar actress in the class.

"Hi, Michelle." Ronald recognized Michelle Pfeiffer, and he went up to hug her.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect you to attend this Meisner's first acting training class in Hollywood."

Pfeiffer was the same old man, thin and full of energy.

"Okay... Since it's all here, I can't waste your tuition fees. Let's start the first practice now."

Messner's voice came through the loudspeaker.

Ronald didn't have time to catch up with Pfeiffer, and the two sat together and listened to Messner's lecture.

"We're going to do an exercise now called I say one sentence and you repeat one sentence."

"We need two actors to perform, and the others below to watch. Are there any volunteers?" Messner looked at Ronald and Michelle Pfeiffer. "Come on, I just need a man and a woman, You've known each other before, just fine."

Ronald and Pfeiffer took the stage side by side, standing face to face.

"Now Michelle, you can say a word to Ronald, anything. Then Ronald you repeat."

Michelle Pfeiffer pushed her blonde hair behind her ear, and she thought for a moment, then said, "You're handsome."

Ronald thought to himself, I know this game, and said to Pfeiffer with a smile, "You are handsome."

"No, no, no, Ronald, when you repeat, change your title. Pfeiffer praised you for being handsome, so repeat what she said, watch it carefully, and repeat it. She Said Ronald was handsome, so you should answer?"

"I'm handsome?" Ronald secretly said, it's really not that simple.

"What do you say, Michelle?"

"You're handsome?" Michelle Pfeiffer had heard of Meissner's unique teaching technique before, and it was also called the Meissner technique by Hollywood.

She caught the uncertain tone of Ronald's words, so she repeated it in a questioning tone.

"Then it's you, Ronald." Messner guided below.

"I'm very handsome..." Ronald's comprehension is also good. He could hear a hint of nostalgia in his old lover's tone, so he also said something with fond memories of the past.

"you are handsome!"

"I'm handsome!"

The repetition of the two of them was heard by all the students, and the tone of the two became sweeter and sweeter. Messner grinned from below and laughed silently, which was a good choice for the students...

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"Mr. Laurentiis, I would love to work with you, but Mr. Stephen King is a successful novelist, he is not a successful director."

Emilio Estevez chats with indie producer Dino de Laurentiis.

"Call me Dino. Everyone has a first time, right? And with your current situation, isn't my chance a good one?"

"My situation? My situation will improve soon." Emilio was agitated by Dino de Laurentiis, and the idea of ​​his brother's provocation began to fill his mind.

"Oh? As far as I know, your schedule is not full." Dino de Laurentiis looks like a typical Neapolitan, and what he is best at is taking advantage of danger.

"You see, within a week, the media won't be chasing me anymore. Hollywood has more people than I am morally corrupt, and they will go after the real playboy."

"Who are you talking about?" Dino de Laurentiis looked at Emilio with admiration. This kind of revenge character is very similar to the Neapolitans.

"Hmph, you'll soon find out. He's not an actor, he's a young director. Let me give you a hint. He's about the same age as me. Recently, he was lucky and made two low-budget movies with a box office of over 100 million." Emily Ao proudly showed off his plan.

This Neapolitan native is not stingy about the projects he likes. Although he really doesn't want to play Stephen King's play, Dino may be a potential investor in the script he wrote and directed.

"Well, you have the right to keep it a secret until you make a big move." Dino de Laurentiis shrugged, already guessing it was against Ronald. But I don't seem to have heard of Ronald's scandal?

"However, please consider it carefully. We have more opportunities for cooperation."

Dino started to smirk, and to deal with such idiots, it was necessary to make them feel like they were taking advantage of him all the time. And to deal with the newly emerging director Ronald in Hollywood, we have to use another way to deal with smart people, and everyone will share their interests.

Unfortunately, at that time, I still underestimated the speed of Ronald's rise. The "Year of the Dragon" may be better than Michael Cimino in his hands.

At least not bill yourself for so many "relaxation massages".

"Where's Emilio?"

"He's in there, discussing with Mr. Dino de Laurentiis."

Laurentiis' assistant, outside the office door, was surprised to see Emilio's father and a middle-aged woman, and ran over angrily.

"Take me to meet this little bastard."

"I'll take you in." The assistant was frightened by Martin Sheen's anger. He pressed the call button. "Mr. Laurentiis, Mr. Martin Sheen wants to see you. He seems to be very angry with Emilio."

"boom!"

The door of the office was pushed open by Martin Sheen.

He walked quickly to his eldest son and lifted him up from his seat.