Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Why, am I not suitable to be here?"

The next day, Demi Moore arrived at the audition room of 20th Century Fox. She wore a low-cut black dress with diamonds, her black hair spread out, and her body slowly leaned against the desk, twisting her shoulders slightly, making a seductive gesture.

Demi Moore had not dyed her hair blonde to fit the role of Tess. Her eyes were shining, and she was 120% electric to Ronald, who was acting opposite her.

"No, no, I'm sure you are first-class no matter what you do, ace." Ronald hurriedly read the script, and he forgot a little bit of the words.

Even though Ronald had also experienced her charm, he couldn't stand the natural coquettishness of this woman today. As she got older, she had more of the charm of a young woman.

"I have a brain that can do business, and a body that tempts people to commit crimes... Is there anything wrong with this?"

Demi Moore moved her body a few inches towards Ronald, and then said the lines to Ronald in her hoarse voice.

"Of course,...ah...there's nothing wrong..." Ronald's nose was getting closer and closer to Demi Moore, and he almost smelled the good smell coming out of her mouth. Ronald, who was indeed dazzled by the beauty, was acting like himself.

In the script, Tess went to the bar to meet Jack Trainor, the investment banker who would pretend to be a manager to sell her merger plan tomorrow.

Because she was going to meet her in the bar on purpose, Tess was fully prepared and used a lot of tricks to seduce men, which made Ronald, who was acting opposite her, feel unbearable.

"Great, Ronald, I didn't expect your acting skills to be so good. Have you ever considered playing a role?" Casting director Julia Taylor deliberately praised Ronald to relieve the awkward situation.

"Hey, Demi is still better. Your acting skills have improved amazingly." Ronald looked at Demi Moore. This woman spent all the money she earned from shooting commercials on acting school and buying beautiful clothes. She was not stingy with her investment.

"We will call your agent when the time comes." Seeing that Ronald was still in deep thought, Julia Taylor said this on his behalf, meaning that you can leave.

Demi rubbed the back of Ronald's hand with her hand, then used two fingers to simulate the way a little man walked, and tapped Ronald's arm. "Okay, I'll be filming here with Bruce these days, and you can also find me upstairs."

Then she stood up and walked out twisting and turning.

"So what do you think?" Ronald sat motionless on the audition chair and asked the casting director Julia Taylor.

"The part of the white swan is very good. She has the temperament of a professional woman. She is very smart and sexy." Julia Taylor wrote a comment on the audition form. "But the part of the ugly duckling before seemed too young. She seemed to have a bad time when she was young, so when she played the bullied secretary, she borrowed emotional memory, and she didn't seem as sophisticated as a working girl who was about to turn 30."

"Do you think she can play it well?" Ronald asked.

"She has talent. She is the best actress among the stars."

Julia Taylor began to pack up her audition materials. She will meet several female stars in Los Angeles in the next few days, such as Michelle Pfeiffer, Mel Streep and others.

"Where are you going next?" Julia Taylor asked Ronald.

"I'm going to attend the premiere of Spielberg's new film. Many old friends I know in China will also come."

"Okay, let's split up. I'll call you when I see a star who is suitable for the role of Tess."

This is also one of the few times Julia Taylor participated in the casting of stars, rather than choosing based on which actor is most suitable for the role. She is also learning some things.

After Taylor left the audition room, Ronald stood up, covered the placket of his pants with the script, and moved to the door. Demi Moore is really charming, but she has a boyfriend. It will be troublesome if something goes wrong.

The premiere of "Empire of the Sun" was premiered at Lu Shanji's Westwood Cinema. There were many stars present here, and Ronald also saw the young and somewhat shy leading actor, the boy Christian Bale.

"Chris, are you here alone?" Ronald was very happy to see the young actor and stroked his head.

"Mr. Li, I had agreed to come with Mr. Spielberg, but he had something to do."

"Oh, let's take a photo." Ronald and the young actor were about to take a photo and then go inside to watch this epic movie shot in Jiading.

"Photographer, you come and take a photo for us first!" A tall man, about the same height as Ronald, with a ponytail, shouted for the cameraman to take a photo of himself and a beauty.

The beauty was Kelly LeBrock, the leading actress of the erotic comedy "The Lady in Red" that sold well two years ago. She wore a black and white plaid top today, which looked very fresh.

"Kelly?" Ronald greeted the beauty.

"Ronald, I'm so glad to see you here..." Kelly LeBrock hugged Ronald tightly, and her good figure went straight into his arms.

"Hey, hey, don't get in the way here." The man with the ponytail came over and spoke. He called the photographer and prepared to take a photo of himself and Kelly LeBrock.

"Are you Sly's bodyguard?" Ronald recognized this person. He was Stallone's bodyguard when he was in CAA. Unexpectedly, he has now switched to being a bodyguard for Kelly LeBrock?

But he was obviously trying too hard. Kelly LeBrock obviously wanted to talk to Ronald about the heroine of the new movie that everyone in Hollywood is talking about.

"I now work for Mr. Michael Ovitz." The bodyguard immediately denied that he was not Kelly LeBrock's bodyguard. His clients were much bigger than hers.

"Okay, you guys are busy." Ronald wondered, could it be that Ovitz, the boss of CAA, wanted to keep a beautiful star? This female star is obviously too glamorous and does not suit Tess's temperament. But if Ovitz were her sponsor, he would definitely come to her door.

"No, you misunderstood, Ronald." Kelly LeBrock came over to explain, "This is my new husband, Steven Seagal."

"I not only work as a bodyguard for Mr. Ovitz, but I am also his Aikido coach. He has promised to invest in a movie for me, an action movie..." Steven Seagal walked closer to the two movies and looked at Ronald, as if To choose people to devour.

Ronald took half a step back and took a wrestling defensive stance. Is this guy mentally ill?

"Hey, Stephen, don't do this..." His wife Kelly LeBrock stopped him immediately.

"I just want to see how much he weighs..." Sigel was relatively gentle to his wife. Then two eyes looked at Ronald's footsteps with disdain.

Steven Seagal was actually very nervous about his wife's warm embrace of Ronald. This female star was the stepping stone for him to sneak into the upper class circles of Hollywood.

Kelly LeBrock's ex-husband is a restaurant owner and very wealthy. He invested in several of his wife's movies and worked as a producer.

As a result, Steven Seagal took advantage of the situation, took advantage of the situation, and made Kelly LeBrock pregnant with his child. Then they divorced quickly, and then married Sigel after giving birth to a daughter.

Because Steven Seagal is the one who wants to get the upper hand, he is very concerned about his wife's intimate behavior with other men. He is very proficient in this method of picking up girls. The reason why he was able to become the only Westerner to obtain a master's certificate in Japanese Aikido was because he took away his master's daughter and became his son-in-law to obtain the true teaching.

Ronald looked at the Aikido posture that looked more beautiful than actual combat, and he was not afraid at all. Although he had neglected wrestling practice in recent years, he would not be attacked if he was prepared.

"Hi, Ronald." While the two were confronting each other, CAA's Michael Ovitz came over, "I'm about to introduce to you, this is the future action star that our CAA values ​​very much, Steven Seagal. , he is a certified master of the Aikido Japanese Foundation Aikido school, and is the only Western Aikido master who can teach apprentices.

"We just met, excuse me." Ronald nodded politely and walked away.

"He..." Ovitz could clearly see that Siegel's old habit had returned. He's always teasing other people in the industry with half-truths like this. Some people would play tricks on him out of their mystery about Japanese martial arts.

But this time, he made the mistake of admitting it. This stupid boy has obviously offended Ronald, so he should be careful not to give this stupid boy too much budget.

"Wait a minute, don't take pictures of me." Ovitz stopped the photographer from taking pictures of himself and stepped away. As the boss of an agency, he keeps a low profile and never steals the spotlight from celebrities. "

After entering the screening room, Ronald separated from Little Bell and went to the back to find a seat next to the aisle where no one was paying attention and sit down, waiting for the screening of "Empire of the Sun".

This was Ronald's first time watching the full version of "Empire of the Sun." It was also a small-scale award-winning film released during the awards season, just like "The Last Emperor."

Spielberg's most admired film director is Britain's David Lean, and Lean's epic films are Spielberg's favorite.

Ronald could clearly see that some of the shooting techniques for this film were formally learned from David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia", "A Passage to India" and other films, and then integrated into Spielber's In Gertrude's unique movie tone.

"Tsk..." After seeing the back part, Ronald didn't like the movie a little.

The main plot of the movie is actually a child from a British family played by Christian Bale. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, he was sent to a camp by the Japanese army.

However, there is another implicit main line in this movie that Spielberg did not state clearly, waiting for experienced audiences to discover it on their own.

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This hidden main line is the journey of the protagonist Jamie Graham to find his father.

In other words, this is a process of finding a spiritual and spiritual father.

Britain was badly beaten in the Pacific War. The largest surrender since the founding of the country took place in Singapore in Asia.

So at the beginning of the movie, the protagonist Jamie gradually began to abandon British culture and began to get close to it, and even liked the neat military uniforms and shiny riding boots of the Japanese.

And when the Japanese were beaten to pieces by the US military in the Pacific, Jamie began to look for a third father, America. Even his nickname was changed to the Americanized Jim (ji).

At the end of the movie, when Ronald made a meaningless tut, it was the protagonist "Jim" at the end of the movie who saw a strong flash of light from the Pacific Ocean in Xujiahui, which was the light of the atomic bomb exploding in Japan.

In the end, the protagonist Jamie Graham completed the spiritual adventure of finding his father and was rescued by the American army. He also received the beer and chocolate airdropped by the American army, which symbolized the wealth and fame.

"What, you really don't like the way this section was handled?"

Next to the dark aisle, a tall man with a baseball cap and unshaven beard asked Ronald.

"Stephen?" Ronald recognized the director Spielberg, who was also hiding behind him.

"Shh..." Spielberg gestured to Ronald. He had sneaked out to watch his premiere. He happened to see Ronald watching too, and wanted to chat with him after it was over. .

"Why weren't you at the door just now?" Ronald looked at Spielberg. The movie genius was wearing sloppy clothes, and he seemed to be wearing two pairs of socks.

"It's not convenient for me to be seen by reporters. They will ask me a lot of questions."

"Oh, ok", Ronald couldn't figure out what happened for a moment.

"Tell me then why you are not satisfied with that paragraph."

"I think it's okay, just a bit unexpected."

"So there is a problem? Tell me, what is our relationship? When I got married, you were still my best man." Spielberg was obviously in a bad state.

Ronald thought for a moment, then said it bluntly, "Actually, Xujiahui couldn't see the nuclear explosion over Hiroshima. Wouldn't it be a bit illusory to deal with it this way?"

"This is a boy's dream. I want to deal with it this way, maybe it can give a powerful ending like Lawrence of Arabia. It requires a giant to crack his whip, and the protagonist can discover that it is impossible for nomadic tribes like the Arabs to build an empire. Yes, the British can only look for spiritual ones..."

"Rely on (Dad) mentally..."

"Yeah, what do you think about it?"

"It's okay. I'm worried that if there are knowledgeable film critics, they will point out your minor flaw."

"It doesn't matter, my mind is very confused right now. This is the best ending I can come up with. Compared to David Lean, the epic ending is still a little bit worse."

Spielberg even muttered a few words, and David Lean went into semi-retirement after filming Journey to India in 1984. He really wants to replace him and become a top director of epic films, and then win the Oscar for Best Director.

After the movie ended, the two sneaked out of the back door. Ronald whistled and asked Bud to drive the car from the opposite side of the street.

"Shall I take you back?" Ronald asked Spielberg in the car.

“Do you have a beer somewhere?”

"Ah? That must be the case. Let's go to the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel

"Would you like to call Amy?" Ronald thought of Spielberg's wife, actress Amy Irving.

"Forget it, we're quarreling again." Spielberg picked up the beer the waiter brought and drank it in one gulp.

It turns out that after Amy Irving gave birth to Spielberg's son Max, she always wanted to return to the film industry and continue her career as an actress.

Spielberg believes that his son is still young and needs his mother's company.

The two have been having a bit of a quarrel recently. CAA's Michael Ovitz also wanted to help mediate their relationship, but Spielberg didn't want outsiders to interfere in his private affairs. Only Ronald, the best man invited at the wedding that year, , we can chat for a few words.

"It seems that directors have to be careful when marrying female stars." Ronald didn't expect to see two marriage conflicts today. Hollywood is really a place where people are obsessed with life and money, and the Puritan moral code of the coast where he grew up is very different. Quite a big difference.

Send Spielberg back to his mansion in Malibu, which Spielberg bought specifically for his wife.

Seeing Amy Irving instructing the servants to approach Spielberg, Ronald shook his head. This marriage must be done with caution.

Back at the hotel, Ronald was getting ready to wash up when the phone rang.

"Ronald, did you watch TV?" That's Julia Taylor over there.

"What's the matter? I haven't had time yet."

"NBC Channel 5, rebroadcasting entertainment news, your star candidate for the heroine has just filed for divorce."

"Ah? The news came out so quickly?" Ronald was shocked, "Can Amy play Tess?"

"What Amy, I'm talking about Madonna..."

Ronald found the rebroadcast channel. Many reporters and TV station helicopters were waiting anxiously at the door of Madonna and Sean Penn's house. A man who looked like a lawyer came out.

"Hi, after two tumultuous years of marriage, my client, Madonna Ciccone, has decided to file for divorce in Los Angeles District Court."