Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The latest website: After watching their filming all afternoon, director Rush's level is not bad, and he is skilled, including common Hollywood techniques such as one master and two yokes, which are all done very well.

In the evening, Ronald also went to watch some samples of their previous filming. The cheerleader and coach played by Amanda Jones trained other cheerleaders. The youthful vigor was full of appeal.

Ronald feels that there must be many boys who are not so popular in school in this movie. When watching it, they will substitute the mentality of the male protagonist. The nerds have social barriers and use the money from part-time jobs to help the cheerleaders buy new clothes. In the end, you can pretend to be true, and embrace the beauty, isn't it a good story?

It can be used to test the trend of romantic comedy. Is it true that all American high school students can tease their girlfriends, and they don't need to fantasize at home.

At least Ronald feels that the real society is not like those depicted in those campuses and movies. There are still many young boys who feel unattainable for the girl they like. So dare not go up to pursue.

And isn’t film a tool to help audiences realize their dreams? Like Ronald's company name, during the day, strangers sit together, turn off the lights, and have a sweet dream together in the dark.

Now that the crew was back to normal after the troublesome union representatives left, Ronald stopped showing up on set.

He deeply remembers the teachings of Roger Coleman. Producers, especially strong producers, appearing on the shooting scene is a kind of strong pressure on the director. And under pressure, not everyone can withstand the pressure and relax, and exert 100% of their strength.

"Ronald, why are you still practicing this girly game?"

Bannon, who returned to the motel where the crew lived with him, was surprised to find that Ronald had laid a mat on the carpet in the room and started practicing yoga.

"Is it okay? When I practiced wrestling in the past, the coach said that I should stretch myself frequently and do a good job of flexibility. Moreover, you didn't find that the actresses who practiced yoga are more mature than the party queens. much better?

Although some have not undergone plastic surgery, there is no sign of sagging in terms of face or figure. And their temperament is very healthy and young.

I think a little practice helps to keep you young. "

"Oh yeah? It seems that I have to try it too. You said it can keep you young? Is it also effective in that regard?" Bannon became interested.

"I don't know, I'm very young myself.

"

Of course, Ronald couldn't say that it was because he wanted to dream, so he had to talk about the benefits of staying young and looking good. As for what Bannon will understand, it doesn't matter.

In the evening, Ronald made his bed and went to sleep. He didn't pick pillows and bedding, except that little Bud was asked by Aunt Karen to help him bring a good wool thin blanket when he was on a business trip, Ronald usually used the bedding in the hotel.

After practicing yoga breathing for a while, Ronald gradually fell asleep.

"What do you mean? My friend is talking to a girl in your 'turf' in the cafeteria, and you are going to give him a good look?"

With a loud bang, Ronald was startled. He seemed to have just entered the state of separation of consciousness and body, and suddenly dreamed of a scene of "a boy renting a girl".

Patrick Dempsey's main character, Ronald, smacks the dinner table with a baseball bat. He scolded the top boys baseball team in the school's social circle.

"Don't pretend to be another person. When you fell from a tree and broke your arm when you were a child, it's Kenneth who scared you and took you twelve blocks to the hospital. We used to be friends, why did you Want to pretend to be someone who isn't you?

It's hard work for us to be ourselves. "

"Hey, it seems to be successful. It seems to be the reason for breathing exercises?" Ronald was overjoyed.

On the other hand, Patrick Dempsey, an actor, is a bit talented. He hit the table with a baseball bat just now, which scared the actors next to him. Good explosiveness and empathy.

Because he began to think rationally, Ronald's breathing became short again. The picture in the dream began to dim slowly, and it was about to disappear.

Ronald immediately gave up thinking, and began to focus on the method of yoga breathing, trying to find the long, slow breathing rhythm just now.

Sure enough, the screen slowly brightened up again. But it seems like a lot of time wasted, the movie is almost at the end.

I saw Amanda Peterson jumping out of the jeep with his girlfriend. After hesitating a few times, he still felt that he should follow his heart and not consider that nerds were at the bottom of the social hierarchy. He jumped on his favorite actor Ronald Turn on the lawn mower.

Patrick Dempsey started the lawnmower and carried Amanda Peterson, like a girl sitting proudly on a sports car, regardless of the face, but respecting her heart, embracing each other with both hands, the two are under the sun, Sitting on the lawn mower and kissing.

"Can't Buy Me Love..."

As the scene of the two passionately kissing freezes, an old Beatles song "Can't Buy Love" plays, and the subtitles start to rise.

"Ah, this name is better than the original boy renting a girl." Ronald woke up.

The dream I induced by practicing my breathing was worse than the dream I didn't know how to dream.

In addition to fewer fragments, as long as I am distracted, the picture will soon disappear.

But no matter how you say it, it is always a good thing to have another channel to dream.

And, the good thing is that you won't roll under the bed when you wake up.

"Can't Buy Me Love...

i'll buy you a diamond ring

If you really want to..."

Ronald, who was in a good mood, hummed an old Beatles song while taking a bath.

"Steve, I thought of an old song, The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love, do you think it would be better to use that name. And we can buy their rights, Used as an interlude."

"To tell you the truth, the director also thought of this song, but the copyright of The Beatles is very expensive. We asked about the price, and it is impossible to get our hands on it."

Bannon looked at Ronald and thought, do you want to increase investment to buy the copyright and name of this song?

"It won't be very expensive, you haven't found the right person. Leave it to me, I know this well."

Ronald remembered that the broker Jimmy Reiner had done it quickly and well when he bought the copyright the last two times, so let him do it this time as well.

...

"Ha, the Beatles. Don't think about it, you can't get authorized without a million dollars."

Jimmy Reiner is busy working on the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack. The copyright of the song has already been obtained, and the original master tape of the record company still needs to undergo unified technical adjustments so that the sound can remain the same when it is recorded into a record.

He's been working on it recently with a record label in Los Angeles. The recording studio and equipment were rented to Ronald by Jerry Weintraub at a low price.

"No way, why is it so expensive? Aren't the other classic old songs you bought very cheap?" Ronald was taken aback.

"They are the Beatles, and they don't really like to use their copyrights in movies. I heard that there have been some unhappiness in the past, and some movie projects used their songs with some bad plots.

So it has always been a very expensive price, and they are willing to negotiate.

Moreover, since John Lennon's death, their copyright has changed hands several times, and now it is in the hands of a new buyer, so it is very tight. Haven't you noticed that their songs are rarely used in Hollywood movies now? "

"That's right," Ronald recalled. Although the songs of the Beatles are widely popular in America, only one person can hum the melody of "Yesterday". But there really aren't many movies that use their songs as interludes.

"I can't help it? One million dollars is too expensive? Who owns the copyright now, can you please contact me and I will talk to him."

Ronald felt that the price was too outrageous. The filming cost only 2 million yuan, and an episode cost 1 million yuan in licensing fees? I am well-known. In this year's Oscars, there were two movie episodes, both of which were nominated for the best original film song, and many movie episodes were on the charts.

As a master of MV shooting, he should give him some face. If the Beatles' songs become popular again, wouldn't it be possible for the copyright owner to earn a fortune?

"Others say that, so I advise them not to think about it. But if you come forward, it's really possible."

Jimmy Reiner looked Ronald up and down, "The current copyright owner of the Beatles song is your old friend Michael Jackson. Since you can ask him to make a guest appearance in your movie Breakdance, it must be him friend, you can talk to him."

"Yeah, I forgot if you didn't tell me."

Ronald remembered that when Walter Murch and Coppola filmed the three-dimensional short film of "Captain Io" for MJ, wasn't he buying the Beatles' song property right?

...

Back in Los Angeles, Ronald contacted MJ's manager Dario through his agent. It just so happens that MJ is preparing for a new album and shooting a series of promotional videos in Los Angeles.

Ronald came to visit with sincerity. Dario sat him down in the drawing room.

There is a cartoon style here, and Ronald found that there were many superhero figures in the comics, and there was a white skeleton. It seems undeniable.

Daario felt amused when he saw Ronald's expression, and nine out of ten guests who came here were shocked by this skeleton. He said, "It's true. It's legally allowed. MJ bought it from the hospital. Originally, he also thought of $1 million to acquire the figurative man (Joseph Merrick, who was made into a movie by David Lynch) of the London School of Medicine. ), but was rejected."

"Is that the character in that movie? Did MJ really buy it?"

"He has always had a strong interest in movies..."

Ronald and Dario have nothing to chat about, as long as they are interested in movies, maybe they can give themselves a cheap price.

"He's a bit troubled now. When you meet him, don't be surprised by his skin color." Dario knew that Ronald and MJ were old acquaintances. They were friends before MJ was not so famous. So I don't have too many taboos about Ronald, and I said the biggest taboo of MJ now.

"Oh, okay, what's the matter?" Ronald didn't care about MJ's news and didn't know what was going on.

"It's just...he's performing on stage now, and the powder is thicker. Some tabloids are rumoring that he has bleached his skin. It's all nonsense."

"Tabloids, they're like parasites, they feed on celebrities like MJ for a living, ignore them."

"Hi, Ronald." A soft greeting came, and Ronald looked up to see that it was MJ who came out of the lounge, in good spirits.

"Hi, MJ... ah..."

It's been a long time since I saw MJ. When I first saw him, Ronald couldn't help being a little surprised. MJ has changed a lot in the past two years. A small pit in the middle of the chin is very deep. It has changed from a chin type common to blacks to a vertical double chin that is more common in whites.

The facial features seemed to have become more three-dimensional. Much like those handsome men and women in Hollywood, they always have to make some small adjustments to make themselves look better. "

What's more, his skin seems to have been out of the sun all year round, and it has become a little paler than before.

"It's not really vitiligo, is it?" Ronald felt that his skin was indeed covered with a thick powder.

MJ still spoke very softly, motioning to Ronald to sit down, "I heard you want to buy Beatles songs for movie episodes?"

"Yes, it's that Can't Buy Me Love".

"I didn't want to, but Dario said it was your movie, so I have a request, as long as you can agree, I will sell it to you cheaply."

"What conditions?" Ronald cheered up.

"You have to show me your movie first, and I'll be satisfied, otherwise you have to follow the market price."

"That's no problem, you'll like it." Ronald actually didn't know what movies MJ liked, but he couldn't show his lack of confidence, so he started talking nonsense, "This is a romantic comedy for young people. Have a sense of inferiority, feel not worthy of the heroine.

Occasionally, the heroine needs a sum of money for an emergency. The hero sells his science equipment and asks the heroine to help him become more confident. In the process of getting along, she found that the hero is her true love...

Hey, are you listening? MJ, do you like this story? "

Ronald found that MJ put on his sunglasses as he listened, and he didn't know whether he liked it or not.

"Very well, I am very moved to hear you say that. You must let me be the first audience of your movie, promise me, Ronald."

"Uh, okay, I got the final copy, I'll contact Mr. Dario, and watch it with you, I won't watch it if you don't come."

Ronald added another sentence.

"Good, good, that's it. I'm a little tired." MJ got up to see off the guests.

Ronald rubbed his head, wouldn't it be that MJ had a similar experience, did he remember his own past?

...

"You work hard. MJ said that as long as he is satisfied with the film, he can transfer the Beatles song to the crew at a low price. Not only will he make an episode, but he will even authorize the name of the film."

Ronald immediately called the crew in Arizona.

"Low price? How low?" Bannon is most concerned about the price. His budget is only 2 million. The filming uses non-union actors, which saves a lot of money. It can be completed at about 1.7 million. The best copyright fee, It can be done within 500,000.

"Very low... MJ and I are good friends, haven't you seen my breakdancing film?" Ronald asked.

"Very good, but... how low is it? Is there 500,000... lower than that? 300,000...?"

"Use your imagination, Steve, do you think with my relationship with MJ, he can come in for free and charge me more than $100,000?"

"Okay, I'll let them take a good shot."

"Don't put too much pressure on it, just mention it. After the movie is finished, MJ will be the first audience to see it."

Bannon used the good news that big stars liked their movies to motivate the crew not to mention it.

Ronald began preparations for the Oscars at the end of the month. This year's awards ceremony was held earlier than the end of March.

This time Ronald had to attend, and was appointed a female companion to attend together.

In other words, it is the male companion of a female star.

She is the "Top Gun" heroine, the Kelly McGillis that Ronald hasn't seen in a long time.

This arrangement is mainly to continue to build momentum for the "Top Gun" video.

With the tape still a few weeks away, pre-orders continue to climb, and have now sold 1.9 million boxes.

That's already three times the peak sales of the original film's videotape. And, by the way, broke the sales record for Jane Fonda's workout video.

Paramount expects that after the sale, sales will continue to rise with the large number of spot listings. They are very optimistic, and finally sold more than 2.5 million boxes.

Ronald was really envious. He also decided that if the box office of "Dirty Dancing" is good and exceeds expectations, then he will also release a video tape and set the price at around US$30-40. This price has been tested by the market.

On this day, Ronald asked Kelly McGillis to try on clothes. The clothes of female stars have always been booked in advance, and they have to avoid collisions with other people. Ronald has always understood the needs of female stars, and arranged a luxury car in advance to accompany him on a special trip.

"Ronald's in there?" Kelly McGillis, in jeans, a leather jacket, and sunglasses, couldn't look star-like.

Little Bud muttered, "I'm on the phone."

"Why? Oscar is a very grand occasion. They want you to sing, why don't you want to come?"

Ronald was on the phone with Terri Nunn, frontman of the band Berlin.

She sang "Take My Breath Away," which was nominated for Best Original Song. Terri Nunn, who is on tour, was invited to the Oscars, but Terri declined the invitation to be there.

It's a pity for Oscar, this single won the first place in the singles list last year. If the original singer can sing at the award show, it will definitely increase the ratings a lot.

Another of Ronald's films, "Dragon Boy 2," was also nominated, and vocalist Peter Setra fit in nicely. Agreed to sing live. Ronald also felt sorry, so he called Terri Nunn to see if there was any room for redress.

"I'm on tour, I don't have time." Terri Nunn has no dissatisfaction with Ronald, and she will sing this song wherever she goes now, and it has become her first representative work.

"Can't even Oscar find time to perform live?"

"Hi, let me tell you the truth. I wanted to go too, but they said they could only sing one paragraph, and the other nominees could only sing the climax of tens of seconds. I don't want to lose my reputation. I am the lead singer of a Berlin band, When did it get down to this point?"

Oh, Ronald got it. The Berlin band is all the rage right now, and it's hard to get a ticket for any concert. Their most popular song "Take My Breath Away" was only able to get a part of the chorus at the party, and they must be dissatisfied.

"Don't look at it that way. I used to win an Oscar. Let me tell you, it's for my family. My aunt and cousin, they were very happy when they saw me win an award. Now every time we talk, they are still very excited .I think I can miss the smiles on their faces for a lifetime. You also want your family to see you win the award."

"Are you so sure that I can win the award?" Terri Nunn and her mother depended on each other for life. When Ronald said, she was a little shaken.

"It's about the same. Top Gun is so good at the box office, they can't justify not giving a small award."

"That's fine, I'll go."

Kelly McGillis had been watching for a long time. When this man talked about his family, the emotion on his face was not fake. She knocked on the door firmly.

Ronald put down the phone happily, and saw Kelly McGillis knocking on the door.

"Kelly, nice to meet you... hey... why did you cut your hair?"