Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"So is Jane Fonda really coming to CAA this morning to discuss the script with me?"

"Of course, Ronnie."

This is the third time the same conversation has occurred between Ronald and his agent Richard. He asked Ronald when he picked him up from the hotel, and asked in Richard's car. When he got to the elevator of CAA Company, Ronald asked again.

He was about to meet the double Oscar winner, but Ronald still felt like it was all a dream. Why did Jane Fonda take notice of her just after she wrote her second independent screenplay? Is it because I really have talent or just luck?

Putting aside these messy thoughts, Ronald entered CAA. The front desk secretary greeted him. Rick Niceta hugged him in a light suit. Paula Wagner was dressed beautifully today, but Ronald didn't. Care, there is only one thought in my mind, will Jane Fonda come?

If Ovitz had lied to him, or had not persuaded Jane Fonda, she would not have fallen out with him. She would have forgiven him gently, and then asked him to work harder to sell his script, except for "my brother's "Protector", I also have a book called "Intersection", which is also very popular.

Ovitz may be ashamed of his bragging yesterday. No, the word "shame" is not in the dictionary of these agents. Yesterday they were bragging in front of a newcomer. You must remind yourself of lying and put some pressure on them.

But you can't blame it too much to prevent the president of a brokerage company from stepping down. The balance must be grasped. Ronald secretly thought about the lines and Ovitz's reaction in his mind.

Niceta opened the door. There were three people sitting in the executive conference room yesterday. Ovitz, the official CAA president on the left, smiled and asked the man and woman opposite, "So I can treat this as your participation in the show." Promise, Jane?"

"Of course, I promise to participate."

Ronald looked over and saw that the person speaking was a middle-aged beauty with huge gold earrings on her ears and her hair casually combed into a bun on the back of her head. Wearing a brown vertical striped shirt on the upper body and a khaki skirt on the lower body, it is Jane Fonda who was crowned the heroine for the second time in "The Return".

"Can you walk on water like Jesus?" Ronald blurted, looking back to Ovitz.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

Ovitz smiled particularly happily, stood up and said to Jane Fonda, "Jane, this is the screenwriter of the script, Ronald Lee. I believe you have been friends for a long time."

Jane has recognized Ronald as Sleepy Luo, who supported her in the TV interview.

He was also interviewed by a television station and asked what he thought of Ronald's comments about The Deer Hunter. The competition for the Oscars was very fierce that year, and this uninvited audience comment gave him some extra boost in his bid for the post-Best Actor crown.

So Jane Fonda stood up and hugged Ronald. "Ronnie, it's nice to meet you. It seems that you are not only good at criticizing, but also good at creating."

Although she is already in her early 40s, Jane Fonda still has an amazing figure. Ronald and Jane kissed each other twice to say hello, and then greeted her producer Bruce Gilbert.

The fact that a white actress can still maintain such a figure and temperament at the age of 40 is the result of a lot of exercise and a moderate diet. No wonder her ex-husband Vadim gave up European beauties such as Catherine Deneuve and Brigitte Bardot for her and was willing to come to America to marry her.

"So, tell me, how did you come up with the idea of ​​writing such a Vietnam War-themed script?" Jane Fonda took Ronald's hand and asked him to sit next to her, looking at Ronald with her beautiful eyes , asking questions that people can’t refuse to answer.

This is the charm of stars. They can make people fall in love with them in an instant. No matter on or off the screen, the audience will always think that the stars are their friends. A star with this kind of charisma can control the emotions of the audience and make them loyal and dedicated.

Ronald took a deep breath and replied, "Actually, you inspired me, Jane. My aunt is a Vietnam War widow. She saw you return home and said to me, Ronnie, you have to write a book." The script of the Vietnam War allows Jane Fonda to play a happy ending, falling in love with a Vietnam War veteran and living happily together."

"Hahaha, she is really a lovely woman with great vision." Jane Fonda smiled, "So did you hear all the details of the Vietnam War stories from your uncle's former comrades? "

"Yes, I interviewed more than 50 Vietnam War veterans and their wives." Ronald reached for his briefcase, took out a large interview notebook, and handed it to Jane Fonda.

"This is my interview record. In fact, they have many true stories, but sometimes you have to buy them a drink before they tell the truth, otherwise they will always use urban legends to fool children."

Jane Fonda took Ronald's interview book and flipped through it a few times. It was filled with various shorthand notations, as well as typewritten notes that were later added. Then he quietly winked at his companion Bruce Gilbert and handed the notebook back to Ronald.

"It can be seen that you have done a lot of preparation work. I wonder why at your age you can know a lot of slang among Vietnam veterans, such as the nicknames they call various weapons. I went to Vietnam back then and heard some, and you It’s written to the letter.”

"Yes, they generally don't want to talk too much about the details of the battle, but they are very loyal to their weapons and give them various nicknames, such as calling the m16a4 rifle the musket. The M60 machine gun is called the pig..."

Ronald and Jane Fonda hit it off and had a pleasant conversation. The two talked about many creative ideas and discussed characters around "My Brother's Protector".

Time flew by during the conversation between the two. Michael Ovitz knocked on his watch, "Jane, Ronnie, as your agent, I have to remind you that you also need to sign a letter of intent for cooperation. With this letter of intent, , we can inquire from the eight major studios.”

Jane Fonda sat up straight and nodded, "I will sign it, as long as you meet one of my conditions."

When saying this, Jane Fonda looked at Ronald.

Ovitz also didn't expect this to be a troubling incident, and he was busy joking to adjust the atmosphere, "What are the conditions? I hope it won't embarrass Ronald too much."

“I asked Ronnie to change the protagonist of the script to me, change the platoon leader into a female officer from the Vietnam War, and then change the title accordingly to ‘her brother’s keeper.’”

Ronald was shocked. Is this the legendary star in Hollywood who forced the screenwriter to change the script? Regardless of story logic and character development, just to have more screen time and more scenes for yourself, forcing the character's personality to adapt to your own star image, instead of conversely adapting to the character's personality as an actor?

But Jane Fonda doesn’t seem to have such a bad reputation?

She played "Klute", "Homecoming", and even the earliest exploitation film "Barbara". They were all different characters, and Jane Fonda played them all brilliantly.

Her social image is mainly due to her many anti-war and peace actions with her current husband Tom Hayden, including going to Vietnam to engage in peace actions, and she was scolded as Hanoi Jane. It has nothing to do with screen image.

But when things come to an end, anything you say is superfluous.

Ronald hesitated for a long time and finally said, "During the Vietnam War, were there any female officers in the US Army?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Jane Fonda was amused and laughed, "got you!"

"I thought you could write such a mature script, and you are already very mature in other aspects. Now it seems that you are a real newcomer in Hollywood."

"It turned out to be a joke." Ronald said in his heart, wiping his sweat secretly.

"Ronnie, come to the party at my house tonight. I'll introduce you to some young people in Hollywood."

"Jane's parties are famous in Hollywood for being crazy and full of stars." Ovitz interjected.

"That's all in the past. Now the party at my house is mainly a dialogue between some creative geniuses. Will you come, Ronnie." Jane Fonda invited.

"Of course, I'm very honored."

"This is my home address. Let your agent bring you here tonight." Jane Fonda stood up, signed the letter of intent for cooperation, and handed it to Ovitz.

"Then I'm just waiting for good news from you, Michael?"

"Of course, I won't let you down." Ovitz and Jane Fonda hugged goodbye.

"I'll drive you to Jane's house tonight." Ovitz said to Ronald, then turned around and called Ronald's agent, Rick Niceta, "Rick, you're coming too."

After saying that, he nodded to everyone and returned to his office.

"How's it going? Are you very happy, Ronald?" Rick Niceta had the opportunity to go to the party at Jane Fonda's house. It was a good social opportunity. He came over and pressed Ronald's shoulders and asked him happily.

"I feel like I'm walking on water, and my legs can't touch the ground." Ronald has not yet recovered from the surprises one after another.

"Hahaha, you get used to it, this is Hollywood. You can go from nobody to somebody overnight."

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"Jane, so Ronald is really the author of the script?" producer Bruce Gilbert asked partner Jane Fonda on the way back in the car.

"There is no doubt that it is him. His interviews and ideas are very detailed. If it were someone else's script, he would not know such details as the nickname of the gun."

"But with such a script, can the audience accept you? After all, you have appeared as an anti-war image in the past. In order to please the majority of the audience, you risk destroying your anti-war persona."

"So I can't play a female officer like you think. I have to play a character who is far away from the war, whose family is hurt by the war, and finally falls in love with a retired officer who deeply reflects on his war behavior."

"But you have already won the Best Actress Oscar twice, and with another Vietnam War-themed movie in the short term, the possibility of the judges awarding you three Oscars is very slim."

"Yeah, that's why I need to get a big, guaranteed contract. I want to set an example of equal pay for men and women in Hollywood, Bruce."

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