MTL - Exploiting Hollywood 1980-Chapter 872 Make up for it
Chapter 872 Remedy
The premiere in New York is better than the premiere in Los Angeles. There are more Italian residents in New York, and people are more likely to laugh at those Italian-related jokes in "Moonlight".
Perhaps more importantly, the residents of this city are more romantic than Los Angeles in their bones. This kind of romance is not the kind of superficial Hollywood-style romance, but the kind of true love that is full of yearning for life after recognizing that life itself is difficult.
In addition, most of the ethnic minorities in New York live together, and they retain their own cultural traditions better than Los Angeles, where they live together. Especially for the long shot at the end of the movie, the audience stood up and applauded excitedly.
It was a long shot of Ronnie's marriage proposal being accepted by Loretta, and the whole family celebrated at the dinner table regardless of any conflicts before. Even Ronnie's brother wanted to divorce Loretta, but was rejected The younger brother snatched Loretta, and the dejected Johnny was pulled up by the grandfather to drink together.
Finally, the camera zooms to the family portrait in the aisle, which is the first generation of immigrants, the family's ancestors, grandpa and grandma. New Yorkers love this kind of sensationalism. Who doesn’t have a few photos of their grandparents’ extended family, or memories of family reunions when they were young?
The audience in New York responded with more understanding and love for this movie named Romance, which is essentially family warmth. The applause continued for a few minutes, filling the movie theater of the Museum of Modern Art, and no one wanted to leave. go.
Ronald came to the stage, thanked the audience with several leading actors, and then answered several live questions. The enthusiastic audience took the star's signature and gradually left.
Ronald borrowed a large banquet hall in the hotel in the building where the Fifth Avenue apartment is located, and held the premiere party. All the participants were taken there by limousines, and the champagne and various foods prepared on the spot were opened by the waiters for the guests to enjoy.
"Bang..." The sound of opening bottles of champagne was heard one after another, Ronald raised his glass to congratulate everyone, "I wish you all a better future."
Cher and Nicolas Cage were very happy, and the reaction on the scene indicated that their value in the film industry is rising rapidly. As each movie was broadcast, their reputation in the film critic circle was slowly rising.
Several Broadway actors, especially Dukakis who played Cher's mother, were even more happy. For them, the good reviews of the film critics also provide an opportunity to make money, and soon high-quality and high-paying scripts will continue to be sent to their agents.
The acting skills of these actors are very good, but they lack a role that the audience feels familiar to them. This "Moonlight Sultry" seems to be a project that will be successful at the box office. Coupled with the praise in the industry, they can often appear in film and television dramas as character actors in the future. It is normal in Hollywood to get a job, but The envy of others' pay on Broadway.
At the party, Ronald was most concerned about the film critics of the New York Film Critics Association. They were not members of the major trade unions, but some of the senior film critics had the right to vote for Oscar nominations.
So Ronald's top priority tonight is to make them happy. Several leading actors were also urged by Ronald to chat with film critics.
"How is it, Ronald? My hairstyle and outfit, as well as my girlfriend, are they suitable for this occasion?" Nicolas Cage smiled wickedly, and he was instructed by his agent Limato He knew that Ronald was giving him a chance to become a star, so he followed Ronald's request one by one. Anyway, the marketing expenses of the crew paid the bill.
Especially the female companion Brooke Shields, which was specially designed by his manager Limato, and then he asked the Italian director Zeffirelli to set up a female companion. Brooke Shields has been out of the public eye for four years. She desperately needs to get the public's attention again.
Besides, she is a talented girl from Princeton. It is also a good arrangement for Cage to ask such a girl to attend the premiere of the movie in which he plays the leading role.
"Very well, you are doing well", Ronald patted him on the shoulder. Shields clearly knows how to deal with the media and how to socialize in places where celebrities gather. She is more mature, less immature than before, and her conversation is a little more mature.
It happened that Brooke Shields also looked over, and when their eyes met, they both smiled. Perhaps Cage was a little disdainful of this kind of occasion, so he didn't go up and pretend, and gave Brooke Shields the best social opportunity.
"Ronnie."
Ronald, who was about to go forward to chat with Brooke, was interrupted by a call from behind.
Turning around, it was my cousin Donna and Aunt Karen.
Donna looked very sad, her brows were wrinkled together, she really did something wrong this time. At the premiere, she ditched co-star Brad Pitt to confide in her aunt. Afterwards, Richard, Ronald's agent, also came over to explain to her that Pete might have leaked the undecided matter of Ronald, causing him some passiveness in the negotiation.
If this happened to a Wall Street investment company, maybe this mistake would cause Donna to be fired. Moreover, he claimed to be smart and had a superior IQ, but was taken advantage of by a low-level actor, and he was a little ashamed.
Aunt Karen, of course, accompanied her daughter to apologize to Ronald. Her philosophy is that the family must be honest with each other, and the tolerance in the family should not be abused just because they did something wrong.
"I'm sorry, Ronnie." Donna came up to apologize.
"Don't be stupid, you didn't do anything wrong." Ronald patted his cousin's head.
"I didn't ask you to explain things clearly. This business is very different from your Wall Street. Any insignificant words will leak the secret. There are many situations where Hollywood female stars steal the roles of girlfriends..."
Of course Ronald wouldn't blame Donna, and Brad Pitt alone couldn't make such a big splash in such a short time.
"But my boss, Mr. Simmons, said that people should be responsible for their own mistakes..." Donna didn't want to be treated like a little sister anymore, as if she made a small mistake when she was a student and could be forgiven quickly. In the business world, a careless remark may cause great losses.
Ronald looked at Donna. It seemed that she had slowly transformed from a college student into a qualified professional woman. He glanced at Aunt Karen, noticed her expression, and appreciated her daughter's courage to bear her mistakes. It's just that I was a little worried when I saw myself, and I didn't know how much impact it would have on Ronald's career.
"You also have a cousin Ronald who once said that people should not be responsible for mistakes they don't know about." Ronald said, looking at Donna was still a little depressed, he added, "But you did make mistakes. Wrong, I will give you a chance to make amends. Now I will take over the directorship of this movie. The main character in it is a secretary of a Wall Street fund company. When the time comes, I will determine the actress and arrange for her to train with the real secretary for a few weeks. Time, you want to..."
"No problem, I will take your heroine with me and let her get acquainted with the skills and manner of speaking that a Wall Street female secretary should have." Donna immediately picked up.
"Good girl", Ronald smiled and gestured with his aunt, expressing that this little incident had little effect on him.
"Who would you choose? Could it be Brooke? She is dressed in the style of a Wall Street professional woman today." Donna regained her cheerful state of mind and began to talk about her part-time job.
"Dress like a working girl..." Ronald rubbed his chin and looked at Brooke. More or less here, maybe there is her effort to win the role.
Boji seemed to pay special attention to Ronald, and suddenly noticed the look in his eyes, and smiled at Ronald again.
Ronald also responded with a smile, and then said to Donna, "Film casting is a very professional job, and the director also needs the help of the casting director to find the most suitable one. So everything is still inconclusive."
Ronald thought of his boss, Julia Taylor from the casting studio, when he was taking part-time audition photos. All the actors she chose for herself in "Moonlight Sultry" proved to be very suitable in the end, and she had to be called this time no matter what.
Besides being able to give yourself suitable opinions, there must be many people vying for Tess this time as the leading role. There is a professional casting director, so it will be more convenient to refuse.
Finally, the noisy after-screening party is over. Ronald stood at the door of the banquet hall, sending off the guests one by one.
"Let's go to rest first, don't be too tired yourself." Aunt Karen and daughter Donna got the room that Ronald had opened for them, and they will rest in Manhattan tonight.
They were the last few people to leave. Ronald felt a little tired immediately, so he picked up a bottle of mineral water and drank it. At this moment, manager Richard came over and whispered a report in his ear.
"Rick (Nisita) called me back, he got an assistant, got her phone records, made several calls to a New York phone number and used a fax machine two days before the leak, An unplanned star list was sent to New York.
She refused to admit that she did something wrong and resigned. Rick is trying to track it down, but it will take more time. "
"This is a call from my private detective, Mr. Frank McPeak. He has a lot of connections in New York. You asked Rick to contact him and find out. I wonder if this is a coincidence or if someone is targeting me.
By the way, that Brad Pitt's, it is estimated that he also has a 'contribution' here. "
Nisita finally found out some leak clues. Someone leaked the star list that Ronald received to others. Here, Brad Pitt heard the wind of Ronald's casting from Donna again.
I don't know if it was an unintentional leak, or someone deliberately watched Ronald's every move from behind. If it was the latter, then Ronald would have to make more preparations.
"Ronald, I have to go first", Nicolas Cage finally enjoyed a bit of stardom, and he stayed until late before coming to say goodbye.
The last movie "Peggy Sue Is Getting Married" with her leading actor was very unhappy with the leading actress Catherine Turner on the set.
Cage insisted on using a nervous husky voice and a very exaggerated acting method to interpret the leading actor, which often didn't match Katherine Turner. Had he not been the nephew of director Francis Coppola, he might have been replaced midway.
Catherine Turner's first-line female star, the result of her anger is that there is nothing about Cage in the film's promotion and award competition.
So this is the first time that Cage has enjoyed the due treatment of a leading actor in a commercial film from seven major studios. In addition, he found Brooke Shields, the darling of the media a few years ago, as his girlfriend. Today, the media surrounded them and asked a lot of questions, which felt very good.
"Okay, are you feeling like a star today?" Ronald said to Cage with a smile. He spent huge sums of money on hairstyles, and clothing, so that Cage finally has a bit of star style. It also made the media reporters who came here really treat him as a celebrity who respects him.
"Indeed...hahaha" Nicholas couldn't help but laughed. He didn't have this kind of awareness before, and he went to participate in the promotion of the movie after making a chicken coop. Now he finally understands that he is not a rock star, and the reporters have expectations for his image. A person who respects himself will be respected by others. This is especially true in Hollywood.
"I won't see you off. I'll live in the building and don't need to get off the elevator." Ronald was really tired, and waved his hand to say goodbye to Cage.
"See you later...", Cage left happily. He looked around and saw that his female companion, Brooke Xiaosi, was still chatting with the last few reporters at the door, so he went over and said to Brooke.
"We are the last few, do you have an appointment later? How about I take you back, it's hard to find a car here at this time..."
Anyway, Brooke Shields came here in the car he rented, so she just used this excuse to send her back.
"Thank you, Nick." Brooke was still smiling, "I've made arrangements..." Brooke turned her head and glanced in Ronald's direction, "Actually, I found a place to live in the mansion, and New York is always busy at night. Difficult to find a car, like you said. You have to take the elevator to the lobby first..."
Boji pointed to the elevator outside the hall...
"Okay, I'll go first, bye", Nicolas Cage walked to the elevator disappointed.
With a sound of "ding...", the elevator door opened, and Cage pressed the floor button to the hotel lobby. The lobby of this hotel and luxury apartment is not on the ground floor, but in the middle of the building, and he has to change to another elevator to go to the downstairs parking lot of the shopping mall on the bottom six floors.
"Pa...", Cage suddenly realized something, and slapped himself, "I'm so stupid..."
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"Boji..."
"Ronnie..."
After everyone left, Ronald went over and put his arms around Brooke Shields's slender waist, and accompanied her to the elevator and to the lobby.
The two then changed to a private elevator that went directly to Ronald's apartment above.
Ronald opened the door with the key, then turned on the light, and please enter Brooke Shields. "any drinks?"
"Water is fine." Brooke looked around. It was a duplex attic house, with a huge living room with bronze decorations inside, a large floor-to-ceiling glass window behind the leather sofa, and a balcony outside. There is also a staircase leading upstairs.
Ronald took a glass of sparkling water and poured it into the glass for Brooke,
"What do you think of my outfit today? Does it look like a working girl?" Brooke Shields walked towards Ronald with the professional steps of a model, took the water glass, and took a sip slowly. Then she fixed her eyes on Ronald, as if expecting an answer.
Ronald didn't follow Brooke's words, he took another bottle of old classic Coke from the refrigerator, opened it and took two sips to quench his thirst.
"I know you're preparing for a new film, Ronnie, do you think my outfit is appropriate today? I found out a suit on purpose, this year's latest trendy style, Eve Saint Laurent's." Brooke Shields tidied up her coat. In the past, my figure was not as good as when I was young, but I could still be on the cover of magazines in professional clothes.
"Pocket, Brooke..." Ronald sighed, "Who taught you to say these things today? Your manager? Or your mother?"
"Huh?" Brooke Xiaosi was caught off guard, everything she prepared carefully, but she didn't get the expected answer, "I...I have no one to teach me. I don't have an agent yet..."
"Sit down, Brooke." Seeing her flustered, Ronald softened his heart, and went to help Brooke sit down.
"We have been friends for a long time. If you need anything, or want to return to the film and television industry, just give me a call."
"I..." Brooke was a little flustered, "I just want to..."
"I know..." Ronald patted Brooke's hand. He knew that Brooke Shields didn't want people to feel that she was asking for something. It's really embarrassing to have to call your ex-boyfriend for a role...
"Today's affairs are a bit complicated. The fact that I directed this movie was leaked intentionally..."
"Huh? I, I don't know." Brooke Shields covered her mouth with her hands. If Ronald misunderstood that she was actively seeking information and came to him to ask for a role, Ronald would probably have a bad impression of her.
"You don't have a full-time manager, I know it's none of your business..." Ronald saw that Brooke said there was no manager, thinking that she and his mother couldn't organize such a conspiracy.
"How much do you know about this movie?"
"Me? I just heard that you are going to direct a film about professional women on Wall Street. I think, the appearance must first meet the requirements." Brooke Shields blushed a little.
"Oh, Brooke." Ronald could only shake his head and smile wryly. It seemed that she really didn't know the story of this "Working Girl" script, and thought it was the kind of workplace drama that was often seen on TV.
"Boji, this is the 'Tess' of modern New York, the story of the ugly duckling." Ronald could only sigh, "What I'm looking for is an actress who can play ugly. The audience thinks you're ugly..."
"Hee hee...", Brooke Shields laughed when she heard Ronald say that. She also knew that the title of the most beautiful girl in America was still there, so how could she play an ugly girl?
"Are you listening to me?" Ronald felt that Brooke Shields' focus was wrong again. This show is not really looking for an ugly girl to play, but the makeup must convince the audience. Tess was not such an amazing type at the beginning.
Boji Shields, in every move, is always professional and automatically finds her most beautiful side, and shows her most beautiful movements. This kind of acting skills cannot play ordinary Tess. And after all, she is well-known, and the audience can't believe that she is an ordinary secretary when they see her.
"It doesn't matter, you are always very good, as long as you are the director and guide me, I will always understand the requirements very quickly." Brooke Shields recalled the past when she couldn't find the feeling when acting in a **** scene, and Ronald tickled her feet , His "persuasion" is very strong.
"Are you listening to me, Brooke?" Ronald saw that Brooke Shields still didn't understand that he was refusing, "You'd better find an agent first, I'll find the casting director to have a meeting with you, let's talk first .According to the rules, I can't bypass the agent and talk directly to the actors about casting."
"I... I can't find an agent yet."
"Why?" Ronald asked in surprise. According to Brooke Shields' beauty and her previous fame, finding an agent would not be a problem.
"My mother doesn't want an agent... She said that I just need to find the role of my own girl. There is no need to find an agent at this stage, and I don't need to practice acting..."
"Eh..." Ronald held his forehead, how could Brooke become stupid when he mentioned his career choice and her mother Terry?
(end of this chapter)
