Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Michael Gottlieb is the director of "Spirit", his first directing work. Received the attention of Fox executive producer Joseph Farrow.

The so-called executive producers mean that they are at the top of the studio, so unlike ordinary producers, they have an executive prefix in front of their names. With this prefix, it is the executive class of the company.

The executive producer doesn't care about the specifics, but can decide all the details of the filming, from casting to framing. It's their credit for making it good, but they don't take much responsibility if it's bad.

The producer is Hollywood's newest hit director Ronald Lee. He didn't come to the scene very often, and most things were communicated by his agent Nisita.

It has become a common practice for agents to intervene in production affairs. Many stars have various requirements, and their interests are best represented by their producers. Besides, it is caa, a brokerage firm known for stuffing people into the crew.

Joseph Farrow took the male lead, Ronald Lee took the female lead. The rest of Michael Gottlieb has to find some connections for himself.

The supporting actress, who played the male protagonist's ex-girlfriend, was given to Carol Davis, a black mixed-race actress, whom he knew well.

The supporting actor, an eccentric boss who is always trying to oppose the hero, gave it to James Spader, who was stuffed in by an unknown executive.

After the cutscene casting, today is the first day for all the main actors to do the script reading.

"Ronald is here!"

An assistant hurried in and greeted everyone.

Kim Cattrall wanted to stand up and greet him on a conditioned reflex, but he thought of the main point explained by his agent, never being too intimate with Ronald on the set, and sat back in his chair again, watching everyone move.

James Spader stood up first,

Go meet Ronald.

"Hello, Ronald. We haven't seen each other in a while."

"Ah, James, yes. Long time no see." Ronald recognized the actor, who played Brooke Shields' brother in Tom Cruise's "Endless Love" starring Brooke Shields. Since then, I have been wasted on supporting roles. The most recent role is John Hughes' "Pink Lady", playing a villain rich second generation. Against Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald's love affair.

This is the second time the two have played lead and supporting roles in a movie in a short period of time.

Shaking hands with Ronald first, and then sitting down, Spader looked at the actors with a smug look. Ronald is unquestionably the top two on this movie's power list. Being able to act like he is familiar with him, others won't bully him too much and rob him of his own play.

"Ronald, Jim Cameron asked me to say hello to you."

Supporting actress Carol Davis, came up to hug Ronald.

"Where is he now?"

"Also promoting Alien 2 across the country. Second only to your two films at the box office."

The supporting actress is also very scheming. She met Cameron because she played a major female role in "Piranha 2", in which Cameron was cheated and had a fever.

She and Cameron are only limited to acquaintances, so speaking out in public is just to shock other people and not to steal the show. Anyway, Ronald just heard it, it is impossible to really confirm with Cameron whether he has contacted him.

"Hi, Andrew."

The actor, Andrew McCarthy, was treated better, and Ronald greeted him first.

As a member of the brat pack, it is now synonymous with fashion in the minds of teenagers across the United States.

McCarthy mainly lives in New York, and doesn't usually like to go clubbing, pick up girls, etc. like Emilio Estevez does, so his relationship with Ronald is a good one. He also filmed a Pepsi commercial directed by Ronald.

"Ronald, your Top Gun is a masterpiece, I've watched it five or six times in a row."

"Michael Gottlieb is a very good director, he's very talented, you have to listen to him more."

Ronald didn't talk to him much, but pulled over director Michael Gottlieb to back him up.

Although the director is older than himself, the director of the debut film has encountered the following actors who are all old actors, and the youngest has five or six years of film experience.

As a producer, Ronald's first priority is not to pick up girls, but to try to keep the crew running as normal. Although I don't have much hope for the box office, Ronald also doesn't want the filming to be bad and the editing can't be made.

Michael Gottlieb looked at Ronald gratefully. Now that he stood firm in front of the male protagonist, his authority in the crew was guaranteed. At least in the preparatory stage, the actors would not challenge themselves.

"Jin, we meet again."

Ronald finally shook hands with Kim Cattrall. Sit down and watch their first meeting.

The supporting actress Carol Davis saw that the two did not embrace, and she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, as if it was not the same as the legend.

The director asked everyone to sit down and read the opening scene.

Today is just a symbolic reading, mainly to allow everyone to meet and get acquainted with each other. The real script reading will be officially held in more than a month.

The cameraman sent by Twentieth Century Fox captured a few shots of the actors around the table, and then deliberately shot Ronald in. After all, he is the most important person in the announcement of the film.

The next step is to take pictures of the main actors one by one. For the makeup and hairstyle of the crew, they began to put makeup on each actor, arrange their hairstyles, and take dozens of photos in front of the camera one by one, and choose the ones for publicity.

"Wait a minute, Kim, I found a special makeup artist, costumer, and hair stylist."

As soon as Ronald waved, the professionals he had recruited filed in, and they began to tinker around Kim Cattrall.

Make-up and hairstyle were managed separately, while the costumer pushed a carload of beautiful clothes and drew them on Catroll.

"Huh..."

The other actors found out about this unique treatment and all made noises of envy and jealousy.

Kim Cattrall was even more surprised. She was well served by professionals, and her hair was made into a very elegant and sexy style. She tried on a dozen suits in rotation, making her feel like a princess.

While Catrol was content to be treated as a heroine, Ronald chatted with director Michael Gottlieb.

"Where are the location preparations? Have you found the key department store in the movie?"

"I found it, and we're going to shoot in Philadelphia. The black mayor there welcomes us to film in Philadelphia. There are very few Hollywood crews to film there, and he personally picked the oldest department store to contact.

We negotiated with the department store to shoot every night, and restore it to the mall at 6:00 the next morning.

The story happened at night anyway..."

Ronald felt that Michael Gottlieb was well-prepared, so he put in a snack. It also reminded him that when he was shooting fast-paced, he also used the department store to shoot at night and restore it during the day.

All of a sudden, the two got closer.

"Is there any problem? I can find a way to help you solve it."

"Yes, I have to find a better sculptor for Kim. One of the keys to whether this movie is acceptable to the audience is the wooden head of the heroine. We have to make the wooden model look like Kim. , so they'll accept the story of a beauty who turned into a model by day."

"What are you doing now?"

"Bring up the wooden beauty."

Ronald saw that several of the models that were moved out were all modified from existing clothing models. The figure and face were indeed far from Kim Cattrall.

"Tsk... I'll think of a way." Ronald took this matter, just because he had something to do with it. You can also help your friends earn some money.

"Are you ready? Come with me, and I'll find a sculptor to make some models for you."

Ronald saw that Catrol had taken the picture and beckoned her to come over.

Catroll came hopping, then followed Ronald's ass, and the two walked out.

"Beach" supporting actress Carol Davis scolded indignantly.

Get into Ronald's Mercedes and sit in the back seat. Kim Cattrall knocked on the front seat, asking the driver to raise the fender.

Then she wrapped her arms around Ronald, got into his arms, and buried her head in Ronald's lap.

"What's wrong with you?" Ronald felt that the beauty in his arms seemed to be crying.

"This is the first time I've been treated as a heroine," Cattrol really cried. She shook her whole body for a while, then raised her head and turned her back to wipe her tears.

"I mean the real heroine. In the past, when I played the heroine, I was actually just a vassal of the hero. This is the first time that I have my own hair stylist, makeup artist, and also the first time that a costumer has so many beautiful faces. Let me choose slowly..."

"Don't get too excited, this is the costume in your movie. You and the male lead are in a department store, and there is a drag show, dressed up as various characters." Ronald patted Catroll on the back.

"I appreciate it, Ronald. No one has ever lit me specifically, designed the angle to make it look better..."

Kim Cattrall has a mole on the corner of her mouth that wiggles when she talks, and with her new hairstyle and a low-cut red dress, she looks more like Monroe.

Ronald looked at Kim, who was about to cry again, and hurriedly put his arms around her, "Good girl, you will succeed."

He didn't expect that Kim Cattrall, who was in her thirties and took care of Diane a lot in the last movie, hadn't yet played a sexy idol that really matched her characteristics. Actually wasted so far.

After looking at her carefully for a while, Ronald couldn't help but marvel. Thirty years old left no trace on the Liverpool girl. The skin is still very good, and there is no sagging look.

Kim Cattrall misunderstood the meaning of Ronald's gaze, and fell on Ronald's lap again, reaching for the zipper.

"Don't be like this, don't be here." Ronald hurriedly stopped, and Bud was driving in front of him, which was not a good way to do it.

"You made me have a little more confidence in this film. The director is very dedicated, and Jin, you value this character very much. When you get to the sculptor, you have to cooperate well and try to make the sculpture resemble you. This is the success of the film. Great credit."

Putting his arms around Catrol, although he did not continue, Ronald had already felt the other's "kindness".

The car pulled into a studio in suburban Hollywood, and a woman in a canvas apron and plastic safety glasses came out to greet Ronald.

"Dai Young, the heroine of my first Hollywood job. Kim Cattrall, the heroine of my new film."

Ronald introduces the two of them to each other.

Yes, this female sculptor is Day Young who played the good girl in "High School of Rock". Originally, she had strayed into Hollywood and was approached by Roger Coleman to make that movie. She has continued to perform since then, although her main career has shifted to professional sculpture at the university.

"So, you want a puppet that can move your body and let the audience recognize that this is Jin at a glance, right?"

Dai Yang came over and took a few one-time imaging snapshots of Jin, front, back, left, right, and all directions. Then she watched for a long time and asked.

"I mean, how long do you think it will take?"

"If you're serious about similarity, then I recommend not doing one, but one puppet per pose. That way I can refine the details of the model in different poses, and let the lights and camera help you... …”

Day Young explained.

"Yes, I only have one requirement, that is, ordinary audiences will recognize it when they see it. This is Jin."

"About four to five weeks. I see that in your script, she turns into a puppet five or six times."

"Okay, then I'll hand her over to you. Do you have to come and know every day from now on? Cooperate well so that you can look like it."

"Actually, if you want to be like, in addition to puppets, actors should also start exercising." Day Yang looked at Catroll.

After all, it is already thirty years old, and the proportion of fat on Jin's body inevitably rises.

"Puppets have very hard lines. If you can keep exercising for a few weeks, the fat content will be reduced, the muscle lines will be more obvious, and it will look more like a puppet.

Of course, I am just a suggestion, fitness is very boring, and it is not easy to stick to it. "

"I can do it, I can get it. Whatever Ronald asks, I'll do it."

Seeing Ronald looking at him hesitating, Kim Cattrall agreed immediately. This is a rare opportunity to stand out. At my age, the balance of fate is not left a few times.

Day Young took some of Cattrol's body data and wrote them down in a small notebook. "Okay, come to the studio at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Where do you live, I'll take you there." Ronald asked Catroll.

"Can I go to your place?" Kim Cattrall felt that God was good to him, and at the age of thirty he finally stood in front of the door of opportunity.

At Ronald's house, Kim entered the room, closed the door, and continued with the unfinished business in the car.

"Oh, Ronald, you're so strong."

"Um... um..."

"You're so beautiful." Ronald looked at Catrol with dazzling blond hair, and couldn't hold back any longer, and threw her on the newly bought, two-meter-three-wide bed.