Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Here are all the stills of Melanie Griffith. I have numbered them according to each scene." Robert Greenhart, Fox's production manager, carefully brought all the stills of the female lead. Organize and archive.

Ronald looked over it and nodded in satisfaction. This is because the next plot will enter into Tess discovering Catherine's conspiracy to keep her ideas as her own. Tess fought hard for her own future. While Catherine was recuperating in Switzerland with a broken bone, she "borrowed" Catherine's expensive clothes, "occupied" her office, pretended to be another manager, and started looking for Jack on her own. Traynor sold him the idea.

If successful, Tess can break out of the circle of secretaries and use this qualification to find a job that truly suits her. If it doesn't succeed...then at the age of thirty, she will give up her career dream like other secretaries and find someone to marry.

This is a door for the whole movie to enter the second act. Ronald likes this so-called "transformation" plot. It not only makes the audience like the heroine more, but also has an emotion of fighting with her, tending to From Tess's perspective, I hope she succeeds in the end and gains career and love.

In order to prevent any omissions, we have to reshoot the previous scenes of Tess, and we need to archive all the appearances of Melanie Griffiths. In the next scenes, she will become no less sexy than Catherine. Women in the workplace.

Arriving at the rented two-story mansion, Ronald watched the prop team making final arrangements. In general, the house remains the same as the owner, who himself is a very tasteful person. However, Catherine is a single woman, so the prop team bought some exercise bikes and other fitness equipment, put in a state-of-the-art computer, and some women's clothes and shoes to fill the wardrobe.

"Be careful, this painting cost me tens of thousands." Watching the prop team hang the Andy Warhol painting that Ronald photographed on the wall, he was still a little afraid that these people would think it was a bargain. Tough hands and feet.

"You have the final say, director." The workers in the props team didn't believe it. They were obviously cheap advertising prints, but they cost tens of thousands?

"Please give way... The big guy is coming down..." Another person from the props team pressed the button and lowered the large crystal chandelier on the roof. The light inside was refracted by many crystals, which was particularly beautiful. It slowly descended to the first floor, and finally stopped at a height of more than one person.

"This is half an antique. Clean it carefully. You don't know if there may be problems with the connection after such a long time." The man told a lady, holding a feather duster, and carefully wiped away the dust. In fact, this electric device that can move the chandelier up and down is installed for cleaning.

"It's so beautiful, so beautiful." Donna said next to Ronald with a sign of an assistant. Many little girls have heard fairy tales since they were young. There is always a crystal chandelier in the prince's castle.

"Really? Let's add this scene." Ronald felt that female viewers like Donna would also like it.

"Oh...what is this lifting chandelier for? It's so beautiful." Joan Cusack stood on the stairs, facing the camera lens, and said to Griffith beside her. The chandelier slowly descended from top to bottom, and the camera captured the admiration in the eyes of the two girls from poor families through the chandelier.

"This lift function is specifically for cleaning, can you imagine?" Tess, played by Melanie Griffiths, also opened her eyes wide. This is the dream of many girls in America since childhood.

"cut!"

Ronald stopped, and the performance of the two was as good as ever, "r /\u003e"Of course, if you want others to take you seriously, you have to take your hairstyle seriously. "Melanie Griffiths is not afraid to cut her real hair short for this scene. She has already thought about it. If this movie is successful, she will also receive more offers from professional women. For role invitations, this kind of short hair above the ears is just right.

"a!"

The camera was placed in the bathroom and repeatedly placed so that the half-length bodies of Tess and Sheen appeared in the mirror opposite them. And the speed can reflect Tess's face, but it just doesn't shine into the camera lens from the side and rear.

"a!"

"Have you really made up your mind?" Joan Cusack said to Melanie Griffiths who was sitting.

"Of course, if you want others to take you seriously, you have to take your hairstyle seriously." Griffiths said the lines in front of the mirror, as if the character Tess was speaking, but also as if he was speaking from his own heart.

Joan Cusack, who was standing behind, pulled up a bunch of Melanie's hair with her hands, and then cut it off with scissors.

"cut!"

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the hair cutting scene, Ronald quickly asked a professional hairstylist to come over and cut Melanie Griffith's hair on the spot. Not long after, a very good ear-cut hairstyle appeared on Melanie Griffith's head.

"Very good, very good. You go and take a rest." Ronald looked around at her new hairstyle. She was completely transformed from a tasteless secretary to a very elegant manager. Such sexy charm attracts Jack Traynor, played by Harrison Ford, and it makes sense for the audience to fall in love with her.

If he was still dressed in the same rustic style, a top broker on Wall Street, a successful man with the appearance of Harrison Ford, it would be difficult for the audience to understand how he could fall in love with Tess.

"It's Harrison here." Donna, who was beside her, was the first to spot the popular star.

"Hi, Ronald, I heard that the scenes this morning were very good?" Harrison Ford came over to greet Ronald, "Is this your cousin? Donna, right?"

Seeing Donna in red clothes next to him, Harrison signed for her politely, and the two took a photo together.

"Thank you, Donna and her mother are my only relatives." Ronald also felt Harrison Ford's kindness. If he wanted to show his affection to someone, it would be difficult for him to resist, regardless of whether he was a man or a woman, old or young. This may be the charm of a big star.

"I heard that the previous scenes were very good?" Harrison repeated the sentence after taking a photo with Donna.

"Melanie is ready and has cut her hair. I think she is looking forward to acting against you." Ronald felt Harrison's careless appearance\u003eDirecting a star is a very troublesome thing, and Ronald felt that he had a handle.

"I am also looking forward to acting against her." Harrison said as he took out the script. His first scene in the crew today was a love scene with Melanie Griffith.

"When do we rehearse?" Harrison Ford began to look around at the layout of the scene and walked along his route.

"No rehearsal," Ronald smiled.

"No rehearsal?" Harrison's eyebrows tilted. If it were in a movie, his character would have come up with some good ideas.

"I want to capture the improvisation of the first rehearsal. When Melanie comes out, I'll turn on the camera and you can do it according to the specifications of the formal shooting. I won't say a, so you can collide with some inspiration."

"Oh, that's it, very good, I'll go get ready." Harrison Ford hurried to his resting place to brew his emotions. Ronald's approach of doing it right away made him a little nervous.

His wife, Melissa Matheson, heard a lot of news from the crew. Inside 20th Century Fox, it was rumored that the acting skills of the two leading actors, Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith, had exploded, and it was destined to be a masterpiece with the potential to impact the Oscars.

So Melissa Matheson repeatedly urged Harrison Ford to prepare seriously. This scene was also a good opportunity for him. He should not let the audience feel that his acting skills were outdone by the female stars.

In this scene, Tess and Jack agreed to go to Jack Traynor the next day to tell him about their merger and acquisition plan.

That night, Jack Traynor would attend a cocktail party. Tess was a very calculating woman. She put on her boss Catherine's high-top black dress worth $6,000, put on Catherine's fur coat, went to the cocktail party, pretended to meet Jack Traynor "accidentally", seduced him, and impressed him.

In this way, when they met the next day, Jack Traynor would be impressed by her, and it would be easier to promote his plan.

However, the plan went wrong. Tess was frightened and overly anxious because she saw the $6,000 price tag. Xin found her a sedative. After taking it, Tess had an attack of the drug at the cocktail party and slept in a taxi. Jack, who was chased out, saw her and sent her back to his home.

"Bang..." The door was opened, and Harrison Ford carried Melanie Griffith upstairs. He acted very carefully, not letting Melanie hit the narrow stairs, and not letting the camera capture the place where the sexy black skirt might be exposed.

On the second floor, Harrison Ford gently put Melanie down and helped her hang up her fur coat very gentlemanly.

Looking back, he saw that Melanie had fallen asleep, her head tilted to one side, and went up to help her straighten it, and then asked, "Do you... do you want a nightcap?"

Jack Traynor saw Tess's messy hair, and his girlfriend Catherine would definitely use a nightcap in this case to prevent it from falling down when sleeping, and the curled hair the next day would ruin her hairstyle.

"I think you may not..."

The last shot was fixed on Harrison Ford looking at Melanie affectionately.

Ronald did not call a or cut, but the director of photography reminded him whether to stop.

"Ah... OK, OK, very good, Harrison, very good." Ronald, who had reacted, quickly took out his praise skills and went up to praise Harrison Ford's first shot.

Melanie Griffith also giggled. Ronald's daily praise was very familiar to her. Today he didn't give out toys or his baked cookies. Maybe he was not very satisfied with this shot.

"Not bad?" Harrison Ford looked at Ronald.

"Very good, let's take a break. I'll ask the director of photography to adjust the light. Your face needs better side light to set off."

"Ha..." Harrison Ford smiled. It seems that his performance is okay.

...

"It's terrible, it's terrible. How come Harrison Ford doesn't have the aura of a star at all? Han Solo, Dr. Indiana Jones, have all disappeared from him..." Ronald pulled the director of photography Michael Ballhaus and ran to the small lounge next door. Ronald locked the door and began to complain in a low voice.

"Is it my fault, or do you feel the same way?" Ronald couldn't say it to the director of photography in public, so he had a clean answer.

"Harrison was not in good shape. When I took a close-up of his face, I didn't feel his unique charm..." Michael Ballhaus felt the same way.

"His soul is no longer there, no longer in that body. It seems to be somewhere else. Did he stay on the set of Star Wars?" Ronald vented a few words, "What do you think?"

Compared with the three actresses, Harrison Ford's performance was terrible. Ronald stood beside the camera and looked over. It seemed like nothing happened to Harrison Ford's body, face, and mouth.

Isn't this just an ordinary blue-collar worker reciting his lines without enthusiasm? Where are all his charming shots hidden?

Ronald even fondly remembers Alec Baldwin's performance when he auditioned for Jack Traynor.

"Take a few more shots, so that there will be enough material that can be used." Michael Ballhaus thought about it, and the only way was the oldest method, which was to take more shots and put them together during editing.

"This time, Harrison, you can add a little bit of your own feelings, such as asking Tess if she would like some coffee? I think this is a good time for you to show off your acting skills. The audience likes to see the kind of performance you show to beautiful women. gentleman."

Back outside, Ronald went into Harrison's lounge and made up some excuse to get Harrison to take one more shot.

"Are you sure? I have no problem, I can act the way I usually speak." When Harrison Ford heard this, Ronald respected himself very much and decisively decided to meet the director's request.

"Tess, would you like some..." During the second shot, Harrison Ford added some actions. He took Melanie's hands away, placed them on her abdomen, and then helped her tidy them up. He touched the hem of his skirt... "Well, I think now is not the time to drink coffee."

"cut!"

Ronald changed his angle this time, standing behind the camera, adjusting the director's viewfinder to the same focal length as the camera, and watching Harrison's performance.

"It's still the same, Harrison Ford seems to have lost his soul, and he doesn't show any of his star qualities..."

As Michael Ballhaus looked at him, the director of photography shook his head slightly.

Ronald had no choice but to step forward, "Very good, very good. Your performance was unexpected. This improvised line was excellent. Harrison, I didn't expect your improvisational skills to be so good..."

"Ha...this is nothing..." Harrison Ford was praised by Ronald, and the corners of his mouth began to rise with laughter.

"However, I think we can try some new things..." Ronald saw the corners of Harrison Ford's mouth begin to drop again, "You inspired me, Harrison, you inspired me, usually When you see your female friends, what do you give them to drink?”

"Drink some medicinal tea, my wife often makes it for me..." Harrison Ford felt that Ronald's statement made sense.

"a!"

In the third article, Harrison Ford came forward and sat opposite Tess. He put his hands between his knees and rubbed them vigorously, as if he was a little unaware of this beautiful woman wearing a sexy custom-made skirt worth six thousand dollars. At a loss.

"Would you like some herbal tea? But I don't have any here. If I drink too much and someone gives me a cup of herbal tea, I will feel very good..."

"Cut!" Ronald shouted, "Uh...wonderful, you did a great job." Ronald took the lead in applauding, and all the technicians present were led by him to applaud desperately.

"Thank you, thank you..." Harrison Ford also stood up and performed a ritual to thank everyone.

"You're amazing..." Melanie Griffiths stood up and kissed the other person.

"Um...thank you"

Ronald exchanged glances with the director of photography. This one was even more ordinary. Even a kid from the high school drama club could do it better than him.

Among the people present, only cousin Donna, who was close to Ronald, saw the clues, "Is there something wrong? Ronald?"

"I have to let him do one more before he loses his celebrity temper." Luo teased into Donna's ear.

"Harrison..." Ronald stepped forward.

"Don't tell me you want another one?" Harrison Ford said half-jokingly.

"Forehead……"

"Harrison, can I call you Harrison? When you were making movies, you were really charming. I bet all the female employees on Wall Street would be moved to tears if they were treated like this by you." Donna stepped forward. He took over the conversation.

"Ha... I'm glad you said that... Before I came here, I hired an image consultant to imitate men on Wall Street." The corners of Harrison's mouth began to rise again.

"They are indeed very similar to the elites of Wall Street, no, they are very similar to you...just a little bit different..." Donna replied.

"oh?"

"They are not as gentlemen as you. Those male managers on Wall Street just want to buy me a drink..."

"Hey..." Harrison Ford was very happy when he heard that his image and dressing style were imitated by Wall Street managers. What celebrities care about most is their own image.

"What do you think? Would it be better to have a glass of brandy?" Ronald took the opportunity to put forward an idea.

"Uh... Okay... I'll do one more." Harrison Ford was in a good mood and rarely agreed to shoot a fourth shot with the same shot.

"How about... some brandy? I'm afraid I need some brandy..." Harrison Ford sat down on the chair again, looking at Melanie Griffith opposite him, and said the new version of the lines. "Oh, you're really beautiful..." At the end, Harrison Ford added another improvisation.

"Cut!"

Ronald stepped forward and wanted to come, "Harrison, what do you think..."

"Oh, come on, Ronald, do you really want me to shoot the first take many times? Let me recall the scene when George and we filmed Star Wars again?" Harrison Ford was already impatient. He was not the little actor that Lucas was back then. Just shooting several takes was enough.

"Ah... I just think that everyone hasn't seen enough of your performance..." Ronald didn't want to make things too awkward with the star on the first day, "Anyway, I have to make some delicious food to make you happy. Your acting talent always inspires me and other actors..."

Harrison Ford looked at Ronald, and he didn't believe the nonsense of this young director in his heart. He wouldn't know how to shoot, right?

Ronald went back and drank a sip of red tea. He also cursed Harrison Ford in his heart. Such a big star, taking such a high salary, what kind of acting is it? He can't even give a monologue well. It's dry and has no rhythm and charm.

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I don't know how to deal with the next shooting? Ronald is a little crazy.

"Where are you going to eat?" Donna came over, "I know there is a very delicious Chinese restaurant nearby. If you want to eat Chinese food, we have to call to make an appointment. The owner is my friend."

"Let's do it..." Ronald waved his hand and took Melanie Griffith, Joan Cusack, Harrison Ford and other main actors to eat delicious food regardless of the crew's next finishing work.

"I have to say, this Chinese food is completely different from what I have tasted in Los Angeles. It's very delicious." Harrison Ford has no resistance to food. After eating the two main dishes of roast chicken and roast suckling pig, his body and mind were greatly comforted, and the depression of being forced to shoot four takes by Ronald just now was also relieved a lot.

"It's really delicious, and it tastes comparable to what I ate in Hong Kong." Ronald was also conquered by the food. What should we do tomorrow with Harrison Ford, a star with a glamorous appearance? Let's talk about it tomorrow.

"Is it really that delicious?" Melanie and Joan, two actresses, had to control their diet and could only cut a small piece and put it in their mouths. The crispy skin of the roasted chicken, coupled with the tender and juicy muscles, several touches mixed with pleasant sounds in the mouth, melted together, it was really top-notch delicious.

...

Ronald, who returned to the hotel, first called the film delivery person to expedite the processing in the photofinishing factory. He wanted to see Harrison Ford's film developed early tomorrow morning.

He also called Martin Scorsese, a teacher who had trained big stars, to ask for advice, "Marty, what do you do when a star is not in good shape?"

"Oh, Ronald, this problem is best to determine the star's image and role at the beginning. I only contact stars who can cooperate." Scorsese uses stars to find those who are willing to abandon the false reputation of stars for performance.

"Hey, I understand, thank you..."

Ronald, who didn't get any advice, took out his phone and called Polly Pratt, the crew's artistic director.

"Polly, I need you to be there tomorrow, support me, and stand by me."

"Oh, God, is it Harrison? I'll go..." Polly Pratt knew it was a star issue. In a big production crew, if the director didn't suppress the star at the beginning, there would be endless tug-of-war and compromise afterwards, which was very energy-consuming and would also drag down the crew...