Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1069 Still using the original team

Ronald's firm support for Cameron played a key role.No matter how tough the new executives are, they are no match for the pressure from the top.They gave Cameron unprecedented loose conditions, and the length of the movie was relaxed to two hours and 10 minutes, and he didn't have to worry about the movie not being able to tell the story it should have.

Science fiction movies are different from other themes and require more space to pave the way for a worldview.What kind of science is feasible in this world needs extra time to tell the audience.For example, in this "Abyss", it takes at least 5 minutes to lay the groundwork for the key breathing liquid that can be provided in advance, so that the protagonist relies on it for survival at critical moments so that it will not make people feel awkward.

Ronald feels that his influence is still in place.One of the big reasons is that "Die Hard" produced by him and Joel Silver has achieved unprecedented success.Starring Bruce Willis successfully transformed from a TV star to a movie star, Rupert, the big boss of Twentieth Century Fox, hopes that Ronald can continue to create miracles...

"How's the preparation for the sequel?" Ronald understood the truth and found Joel Silver, who had been working on the sequel of Die Hard.

"I've found a very good novel, let's continue the adaptation of the first one..." Silver still had the same scribbled face, wearing pajamas, smoking a cigar, and hugging a blonde beauty, he came to the table Pick up a novel and throw it to Ronald.

"58 Minutes," Ronald flips through, is the story of how a police officer at an airport stops a terrorist attempt to hijack his wife's flight.

This novel was published by Walter Wager in [-], and the first original novelist, Roderick Thorpe, was not written by himself.But the story is very exciting, and it has a similar structure to the original. It is the story of a police detective facing his family members at the scene of the crime, and finally saving them and other hostages with his own ingenuity.

Anyway, the movie only needs to replace a few key elements in the novel and change it to the mighty John McLean.

Joel Silver was delighted to see the novel that Ronald agreed to adapt.He patted the beauty's ass and told her to go away so as not to hinder him from discussing confidential matters with Ronald.

"The protagonist must still be Bruce Willis, but we have replaced all the supporting actors, so it will definitely be cheaper..."

"For her?" Ronald pouted at the beautiful woman's back?
"How about it? Pamela Anderson, the Canadian Meatball. Cheerleader for the Canadian pro soccer team. Recently in Los Angeles. I recommended her to Playboy. She's going to be the cover girl of the month..." Joel Silver laughed wildly. After Die Hard, the quality and quantity of beauties who threw themselves into his arms increased linearly.

"Are you out of your mind?" Ronald pointed to his own head, "The success of the first film largely depends on the harmonious chemical reaction between Bruce and those supporting actors. This is not a competition. The muscular traditional action movie, without the heroine Bonnie Bedelia, the black supporting actor Reginald Veljohnson, Bruce's magic will fade half!"

"Are you serious? Is that so?" Joel Silver nearly dropped his cigar.Regardless, what Ronald said must make sense anyway. "And what about Alan Rickman? Critics say he's one of the most charismatic villains in Hollywood history. Shall we call him back?"

"Damn it, it's okay if you don't say it. I regret it when I say it. The first film made him so deadly. Who would have known that he would be so popular with the audience...Forget it, A-level productions can't be played. The trick of the twin brothers..."

Ronald regretted that the first film killed Alan Rickman's character completely, leaving no room for it.Otherwise, let him continue to compete wits with Michael in the sequel, and it will definitely make a lot of good plots, and the announcement will be much easier.

"Where's the director? John McTiernan?" Joel Silver felt that the job of this producer was the easiest since he entered the industry. He listened to Ronald for the big things, and he could do the small things as he pleased. .

"He's gotta go..." Ronald was upset to hear McTiernan's name, cheating the producers into taking unnecessary risks for the male lead.He likes to make his own decisions so much, why not be a producer and take risks. "

Anyway, this kind of action film does not have high requirements for the director. It is enough to have action shooting experience and know how to respect producers and stars.The performance has a stable team formed in the first film, Ronald checks the special effects, and the rest are jobs that many people can do.

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After finishing work on the lucrative sequel to "Die Hard," Ronald went back to discussing his role with Bruce Willis.

Sure enough, Willis was delighted to hear he was back working with the original cast, especially those who played McClain's wife and black sidekick.This star actually relies on intuition for acting.In his opinion, working with an old partner is another group of relaxed and happy jobs.

Amy Hecklen's "Look Who's Talking" has done his voice work.After completing the work in five days, you can get a dividend equivalent to the salary of your first film Die Hard.Bruce Willis felt that Ronald was his lucky star.

"My salary, you have to discuss it with my agent, this A-level production is a reflection of my worth, you can't give me too low..."

Ronald laughed secretly, this star whose career line is gradually rising, actually speaks like an ordinary blue-collar worker.

"Of course, I will give you the treatment of an A-list star...Fox also hopes to set you up as an example of a TV star who has successfully transformed, and will not treat you badly..."

"Is there $700 million? Ronald, can you tell me the truth?" Bruce Willis pretended to discuss with Ronald in a low voice, but in fact he was showing off to his wife Demi Moore while returning it to her Squeeze your eyes.

"It should be more than this, and of course it won't exceed the film winner's salary..." Ronald gave a measure, the new best actor Dustin Hoffman, his agent desperately packaged the qualifications of the two-time best actor, and gave He offered a salary of 800 million, scaring away a lot of movies that wanted him.

"Ah, hahaha..." Willis rubbed his head and laughed.Laughing, he took out his wallet from his trouser pocket, took out two hundred-dollar bills and handed them to Demi, "Honey, I want to have a drink with Ronald, you go take care of the child, and I'll give you the money... "

"Papa..." This vulgar American blue-collar worker's style made Demi slap his arm hard a few times, and then turned to Ronald and said, "I'm going to prepare some food." Yes, you can chat with Bruce more here..."

Roughly on the sofa in the living room, enjoying a delicate meal of takeaway food, Ronald got up to say goodbye.In the end it was Demi who sent him out.

"Ronald, how did you think about what I asked you last time?" Demi Moore did not forget the role of asking Ronald last time.She was sure that Ronald was nostalgic, and under the same conditions, as long as she asked him frequently, she would definitely be given priority.

"I have a thriller novel, The Silence of the Lambs, and I'm rewriting the script. Would you consider Starling, the heroine who is in love with the perverted murderer Hannibal, and the FBI's trainee agent?"

Ronald asked her half-seriously, this role is a bit troublesome, and female stars are needed to play to dilute the theme, but female stars are generally unwilling to play such roles that will pollute their own image.

"Do you really think I'm suitable for acting? As long as you say a word, I will listen to you..." Demi brushed her hair behind her ears with her hands. Use your best capital.

"I'm just kidding, you're not suitable for this kind of role, you're too strong Demi..." Ronald looked at each other carefully, mature style replaced pure innocence and sexiness, Starling was a fledgling college graduate, Demi Mi's aura of rolling around in Vanity Fair, which is revealed from time to time, doesn't go well with her.

"Papa..." Demi was so angry that she slapped Ronald on the arm several times. "Don't forget me, Ronnie."

"No, what do you mean by that?"

"Don't forget that I'm also an actor..." Demi looked at Ronald with innocent eyes. She used her full acting skills, and for a while, Ronald felt as if his innocence had returned.

"I haven't forgotten that year..." But after one sentence, Demi revealed again, she is still the actor who can use any means to climb up for her career goals.

"I will remember, see if there is any opportunity for cooperation..." Ronald said goodbye to her.

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"You seem to attach great importance to this movie..." Richard was in the car and handed over a bunch of audition photos of female stars who offered to sell to Ronald.He has blocked more than 90% of the self-recommendations, but every week there are always dozens of recommendations from various powerful people, or those with special looks.

"I don't want to watch it... the sequel of Die Hard is obviously making money, and you can also sit and collect money, of course it is worth my energy." Ronald waved his hand to express that he would not look at the pictures of beautiful women.

"The Silence of the Lambs, have you decided? Did you direct it yourself?" Richard took the photo back and inserted the envelope back.It was one thing for Ronald not to look at it, quite another not to show it to him in accordance with the rules, and Richard was always very decent in that respect.

"Hey... I'm a little unconfident. This movie needs a lot of lens language design and some unconventional image tones. I don't have time to design it carefully. I'm too busy and I'm a little lost as a director. ..."

Ronald sighed. He expects the film to return its money at the box office, and the critics will not give too many good things about the subject matter.But shooting, as a director must be very enjoyable.

Historically, thriller (thriller) has been a field that only masters can shoot well.This script is a subdivision of psychological thrillers under thrillers. It pays attention to mobilizing the audience's psychological factors. There are no screams, no sudden monsters, and no demons like the chainsaw maniac. Instead, it only relies on mobilizing the audience's psychological suspense. Let them be scared enough to get a satisfying effect.

Those who have been able to shoot this kind of psychological thriller well are all famous characters in film history.For example, Hitchcock's "Rear Window" in his heyday, and Orson Welles' "Beautiful Woman" filmed by Orson Welles, who returned to Hollywood and let go of his hands and feet, he also wanted to put down other things and create with all his strength.

But with the gradual growth of fame and daydream business, it also brings a lot of responsibility. Ronald feels that he has dug a hole for himself for money. As a general manager, you can just focus on art.

"If you find someone else to shoot, do you have any good candidates now?"

Ronald asked Li Que that this film needs a person who is proficient in various types of films and has his own style of images to direct the tube.

"Why do you ask me, don't you know the most suitable candidate yourself?" Richard handed Ronald the latest newspaper that he had sorted out.

"Who?" Ronald couldn't think of any movie under his daydream that was suitable for this kind of movie.

"Did you forget the shotgun Lulu?" Richard smiled, Ronald is really confused now.

"Oh?" Ronald slapped his head, and Jonathan Demme, a senior at Roger Coleman University, was indeed the right candidate.

The director is proficient in using genre films, and the image and sound design are full of texture.Most importantly, his films are instantly recognizable, a very important quality in a psychological thriller like "The Silence of the Lambs."

And Jonathan Demme has two great abilities. The first is that all the supporting roles have a good appearance, which is the standard for masters.Any supporting role in the master's movie can stand up to the characters.This is different from a commercial film like "Die Hard", where you will always find some flaws when you watch it repeatedly.

Second, and perhaps more importantly, director Demi has a knack for blending various genres.His Shotgun Lulu starts off as a romance, turns into a psychological thriller halfway through, and ends up as an action movie.

This is exactly what a thriller like The Silence of the Lambs needs, and psychological thrillers often need other renderings to lead the audience into the designed track.Dialogue alone is definitely not enough.This kind of ability is actually very strange, not every great director has it.Neither did Ronald. He made romance movies, which were romance movies, and musical movies were musical movies.The audience will not have a strange exclamation of "how did you get here".

"What project is he working on now?" Ronald asked Richard, fearing that his brother would not have time to make his film.

"I'm out of work now..." Richard laughed.This Jonathan Demme is also a director with great personality. When he makes a movie, he needs a script that he is interested in, and he also has greater artistic decision-making power.

However, although his first two films "Shotgun Lulu" and "Married into the Gangster" received a lot of praise from the director circle (many innovative techniques), the box office was not very convincing. There is no such confidence as Ronald.

"Then invite him here, let's have a good chat..." Ronald thought that the directors who graduated from Coleman University are weird, but they are undoubtedly very capable.They may have received too much favor from Coleman. Their own imagination can be used freely, and Coleman did not interfere, which cultivated the confidence and character of these people.

Francis Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, including Jim Cameron, are all people who have broken through the existing Hollywood territory and explored a new world for latecomers.

"The media in America are the same as the counterparts in Fleet Street in London that they laughed at..." Ronald browsed through the newspapers, and the media in New York started arguing. Their positions were no different than those of the London Sun. How much better.

The news coverage of the Central Park jogger's case has grown to ugly proportions.

The New York Times, displeased with its arch-rival New York Post in New York City for its barrage of attacks on black suspects, published a warning editorial against the use of labels and questioned why these "well-adjusted young men" committed such crimes "Brutal" crimes.

The statement that the upper-class community around Central Park where the victim lived did not fulfill their social responsibilities instead of pursuing the suspects angered the "New York Post" with a larger circulation. This newspaper exposed five black people. The name of the only adult, unprotected black person among the suspects, Carrey Wise.

This incident brought the black community together and gathered to speak out angrily under the leadership of their black pastor.Two newspapers with black readers in Brooklyn and Harlem, the "City Sun" and "Amsterdam News", retaliated by publishing the name of the victimized woman Teresa Meili...

It is said that the publication of adult black suspects is permitted by law, while the protection of the names of victims of rape and violent assault is stipulated by law.The black newspaper fouled first, but this matter was involved in the mayoral election to be held in the second half of the year.

The leader of the Donkey Party primary election was the black candidate Dinkins. Instigated by him and many black church pastors, no one dared to condemn this matter.

The reporters of the New York Times did not have the courage to expose such an obviously illegal matter, which made many people who are not familiar with the law think that it was black people.

This cowardice eventually caused a counterattack from the wealthy white community.A stylish tabloid based in Long Island and Queens, Newsday fired back in fury, revealing the truth about the injuries suffered by victim Theresa Mayley, who suffered 21 fractures to the head and a shattered eyeball. Detached, and in addition to bleeding profusely, she was dragged for a quarter of a mile on the ground, her footprints clearly visible in the grass at the scene.

Unprecedented racial antagonisms began to emerge, and everyone took sides because of their identity background, not right and wrong.

Certain religions and Latino communities have also sided with blacks because of the Latino and religious backgrounds among the suspects.However, the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans sided with the whites because of their complaints about order and security.

New York deserves to be the place where the media and law firms are densest, and all parties have begun to discuss what ethnicity the jury should be composed of to be fair.

"Fuxk, why does this New York Daily News also hint about my matter?" Ronald turned to a tabloid "Daily News" with a large circulation, which hinted that the famous Hollywood director born in New York also suffered attack, whether there is a possibility of a common suspect in the two cases, whether the director also needs to testify in court..."

"Call Rudy, what's going on?" Ronald's voice split in anger, didn't he promise that he wouldn't get involved?How did Rudy do things?
"Shxt! This is a newspaper published in New Jersey...how can it report on Ronald's affairs..." Richard thought that he had neglected his duty, but he didn't find any news that was unfavorable to Ronald. He hurriedly searched for a long time, and it turned out that It was the newspaper that competed with the New York Post.Since it was published in New Jersey and distributed in New York, Rudy's restraint on the media as the prosecutor of the Southern District of New York had no effect on this newspaper, and was drilled in by their reporters.

(End of this chapter)