Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

"Carly...'Let the Great River Flow' performed well on the charts, aren't you satisfied?" In Ronald in New York, I met Carly Simon, the songwriter and singer of the theme song of "Working Girl".

"Oh, Ronald..." Carly Simon hugged Ronald tightly as soon as she came up, with tears in her eyes, trying not to let it flow down.

This single, which was rejected by Alista Records, won the Oscar for Best Original Song. On the night of the awards show, Ronald saw Carly who was waiting for a taxi at the door without the support of the record company. In the car, it was finalized that Ronald made this song the title track of the soundtrack of the movie and charted the single.

Jimmy Reiner, the music director of Daydream, in addition to Carly's original singing as the first track on the record, also brought in the Manhattan St. Thomas Male Choir to make a harmonic version as the last track.As soon as the record came out, it immediately formed a wave of sales boom with the "Working Girl" video.Daydream is becoming more and more proficient in this method of selling movies, videotapes, and original soundtracks.

For this record, Ronald asked Columbia Records to release it in cooperation.The record company whose surname is Sony is very hard on Ronald's project, and directly pushed the song "Let the River Flow" into the top [-] of the chart, and the top [-] of the adult lyrical chart.If it weren't for the choral hymn form that is not very popular now, it is not impossible to enter the top ten of the list.

The sales of singles and albums of this song are also very good, directly breaking all records of Carly Simon since the 80s.The singer, who was already considered obsolete, turned around with an episode, so it seems that next year's Grammy will invite her again.

"I arranged for a very good director to shoot the MV." Ronald smiled and comforted Carly Simon who was overly emotional. Ang Lee's script has been written and officially sent back to his hometown for the competition.Now I just have time to free up my hands to shoot some MVs for Ronald, earn some money from commercials, and look up in front of my wife.

The MV is basically the same way as a typical movie interlude, let Carly Simon also get on the Staten Island ferry, shoot some scenes, and then with the movie scenes of Melanie Griffith and Joan Cusack in the movie Mix it up.

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In Daydream's offices in New York, Ronald listened to a project summary for the quarter. "The Reincarnated Pretty Man" was rushed to release in theaters in just five weeks.The box office performance was unsatisfactory, barely exceeding the $1600 million production cost line.

If it was placed a few years ago, this movie would definitely lose money, and Ronald's daydreams might hurt his muscles and bones.

But now that there's a videotape release, and the film has much-loved star Sybill Shepard in the lead, as long as it slowly collects money on the video rental market, it will pay off someday.

However, this can be regarded as a daydream and even Ronald's rare missed work. Fortunately, the distributor Samsung Pictures has borne a large part of the production costs, and Ronald at least will not lose a lot of cash flow because of this.

Ronald thought it over and over again, and after discussing with Ed Bastian, he concluded the project. Samsung Pictures bought out the distribution rights of the video tape, and Daydream left with a small amount of compensation.Although you will get more by slowly relying on the video tape to return the original, but the long-term capital occupation and interest, it is better to get some cash back quickly.

Think of it as cultivating Emile Adolino, Ronald is very open.Unlike other directors, Adolino is shy. He doesn’t want to deal with new producers anymore. He is at ease directing Ronald’s daydream. If someone asks him to make a film, he will be the first to talk to Ronald. Germany here to discuss.

And the heroine of the film, Sybill Shepard, also came to collect the last paycheck.

Sybill Sheppard took the check, flicked it with her fingers, and put it in her little purse.

"Ronald, I have a new project here. Are you interested in investing? I guarantee that you can earn back your losses this time."

"Um, what did you say?... Oh, new project, what project?" Ronald saw Shepard, and was so shocked that he didn't hear what the other party said clearly.

Sybill Shepard has obviously undergone plastic surgery. Her facial skin, as if being pulled back by someone on the chin and temples, so that the wrinkles have disappeared.

But this kind of plastic surgery obviously affects the muscle and fat distribution of the face. Ronald can no longer recognize the female star of the "Blue Moonlight Detective Agency". Only fans of the show will recognize Sybill Shepard.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something different about me?" Sybill Shepard deliberately asked Ronald who was staring at him.

"Ah oh, you look extraordinarily radiant today...reminds me of your youth...ah, the beautiful face in 'The Last Movie'." Ronald almost missed it, female stars are the last people to say They are old.So he turned to the movie that made Sybill Shepard famous, and where she hooked up with Bogdanovich and broke up his marriage.

"It's okay, Ronald, now that I'm a mother, I don't shy away from hearing the word young..." Sybill Sheppard said insincerely. "Actually, this project has a lot to do with the last film, and the director who is best at filming me, Bogdanovich, came to film it."

"Ah? He... No, you got the investment?" Ronald felt that this was a strange thing.Bogdanovich's last film failed utterly.The movie starring Rob Lowe didn't even have a box office of 30, and it was released within two days of its release.And because of his video scandal, no one wants to release this movie on video now.It is really strange that such a person is still invited to direct a movie.

"It's Barry Spiegel, who brought everyone from the last film together to make a sequel, 30 years later..."

Ronald understood that someone was willing to gamble, and this person's name was quite familiar.But why does it sound so unreliable?

The final film is Young Flesh and Passion, the story of several high school students.The sequel tells that 30 years later, the youngest of the original cast, Sybill Shepard, is in her 40s.As the saying goes, watching pornography for middle-aged people is a kind of torture.Ronald was about to refuse.

"It's Barry Spikin, the producer of The Deer Hunter. He liked this script. It's a new adaptation of the author of the original novel in the last movie. I'm not saying it will be successful, but it will be very good at the Oscars. competitive."

"Thank you, but I don't want it anymore, thank you anyway." When Ronald heard that he was a deer hunter, he felt even more disgusted.Several street servants got together, and they didn't know what to make.The problem with some filmmakers is that they don't understand that they are no longer in line with this era, and they are still trying again and again.

"Diane, where have you been? Why haven't I seen you these two days?" On the morning of the third day, Diane came back to see Ronald again.

"I'll leave you some private space. Bert and I have a chat with the lawyer." Diane teased secretly to give Ronald some time to see Helen.

"Hi, you seem to be very busy. Is everything going well? Let me know if you need any help." Ronald quickly changed the subject.

"We'll have to wait here for a few more days before it can be done. I'll come to you when you're asked to appear." Diane continued to remain mysterious.

"Is Bert all right? How is he doing?"

"It's still the same. The taxi has already been leased to other people, so he will charge some rent. He likes teaching at the City University of New York, but he doesn't have much money." to Bert...

"What have you been up to these two days?" Diane asked back.

"I'm working on a movie, or I'm busy not getting into a movie..." After Sybill Sheppard, Peter Bogdanovich also called, asking if Ronald could invest This project, or help to get the release.

Ronald was wondering if he was too talkative, how could such a project be relied upon.Annoyed, he directly told Bogdanovich that his ex-wife Polly Pratt, who was stolen by Sybill Shepard, was working as a producer for him, and he would not invest to make Polly feel dissatisfied of the movie.

"Honey, you are really a very moral and principled person..." Diane came up and hugged him, with some admiration in his eyes.

"Hey, hey... I also took into account some forecasted box office. You know? Sybill Shepard also went for plastic surgery, and I can hardly recognize who she is. These middle-aged female stars are really doing it for their looks. I can do anything..." Ronald thought to himself that my morals are not much better, but slightly better than others, and I will not deceive people openly.

"Hmm..." Diane rubbed the corners of his eyes.

"You don't want to go for plastic surgery, do you?"

"what?"

"Listen to me, you are a very good actress, don't have plastic surgery, Shepard's face is already stiff, sometimes I can't tell whether he is laughing or sarcastic."

"Hee hee, no... I'm afraid when I think of using a knife on my face." Diane denied that she had such thoughts, but she touched the corners of her eyes again.

Ronald tried to persuade him again, but Paula Wagner knocked on the door.

"Paula? Why are you here?"

Wagner pointed at Diane. In addition to being Tom Cruise's agent, Diane was also her client.

"Oh, you guys talk first... I'll go outside for a walk." Rona left knowingly, knowing that the two of them wanted to chat about some private matters.

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"Why do you have plastic surgery?" Ronald went to Daydream's office and met another actress, Jennifer Gray, who came to collect the check.

The biggest winners of "Dirty Dancing", apart from Ronald, are the two protagonists.They signed the videotape dividends, and they can get the videotape dividends from Daydream every quarter. Although Jennifer Gray's dividend ratio is not as high as that of the leading actor Patrick Svitz, she is already outstanding among young actresses. Rich woman.

She got the money, not to buy a ranch like Schwyz did, but to buy a house in Manhattan, which was also taught by his father, Joel Gray.

However, having money can guarantee that Jennifer Gray will not make movies that she does not want to make for money, but there is no way to guarantee that she can make movies that she wants to make. The big reason, at least she thinks, is that her looks are not good ...

"It's my nose..." Jennifer Gray was very distressed. This Jewish-style big nose has made her lose the competition for the leading actress many times.If "Dirty Dancing" hadn't been a story about a Jewish girl, it probably wouldn't have happened to her.

"Please don't have plastic surgery, God, I'm angry now when I hear the word plastic surgery. Aren't you beautiful? Otherwise, I wouldn't choose you as a heroine. Beauty should be in many ways, blonde hair, red hair , black hair, slender, plump, long neck, short legs, you are all big beauties, wouldn't you like more different beauties? Why does everyone want to be one?"

"However, my nose is really a big obstacle. You don't know, now I can't find a handsome actor to act with me. Now I can only find Rob Lowe who has just come back after half a year because of the scandal. .” Jennifer Gray said while looking at Ronald.

She is indeed at a disadvantage in appearance, and her complaints are true.But the purpose of her coming to collect the check in person is also to have a chance to meet Ronald. What if he thinks of filming the sequel of "Dirty Dancing"?
After waiting for a long time, Ronald did not respond, but instead frowned, as if remembering something bothering him.Jennifer Gray didn't dare to stay longer, so she had to say goodbye and leave.

"Hey, why do all actresses have appearance anxiety?" Ronald actually thought of some of Diane's actions, and he felt a little uneasy.

"Ronald, there are some young agents in CAA who are restless again, and our plan has some more guarantees." Nisita called and reported the progress of the plan to deal with Ovitz to Ronald.

"Wait a minute, Rick, I want you to tell me something honestly."

"What's the matter, you can just ask." Nisita adjusted her sitting posture. If the customer said such a thing, maybe he already had distrust in him?This is terrible.

"Is your wife Paula doing something for Diane?"

"What?" Nisita didn't expect this turning point, it wasn't what he imagined... However, Wagner seemed to have done something to anger Ronald.

"The two of them have something to hide from me. I don't know what they are planning, and of course they don't shy away from telling me what they are planning... Hey, do you understand what I mean?" Ronald was a little incoherent.

"Understood. You think Diane and Paula are planning things. They let you know they're planning, but they don't let you know what they're planning."

"Yes, what has Paula been doing in Los Angeles lately?"

"It's nothing unusual, just taking Cruise's little girlfriend, Kidman, to the doctor for some minor repairs..."

"What, Paula is getting plastic surgery too? No way? I don't want Diane plastic surgery."

"No, Kidman grew up in Australia, her teeth are a bit flawed..."

"I don't care, I don't like it very much... No, I mean Diane better not... Hey, you know, as a director, I don't like plastic surgery for actresses... I don't want to face a stiff face .”

"Okay, don't worry, no plastic surgery, no trimming. I think I can do this well."

"Why do so many people want plastic surgery recently? I don't want to use an actress with plastic surgery." Ronald calmed down a little.

"Recently, there are several new plastic surgery methods circulating in Hollywood. I heard that there is one that injects a highly toxic toxin into the face to make wrinkles disappear."

"Whether that will make people's faces unable to express, that's terrible, I don't care, you help me get Diane, don't do this..."

"Okay, I can help you manage the expectations of other customers." Nisita reassured.

"Well, there's also Helen..." After a while, Ronald thought of Helen again.

"Please, she's not my client."

"Ah... yes, I'm confused." Ronald put down the phone, and he started to worry about Helen again.