Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1285 The Queen's Appointed Movie

"Ah, the last time you came on my show it was your sixteenth birthday."

"Yeah, I'm very nervous."

"I was also very nervous. I even called your name wrong in front of such a beautiful girl."

"Hahaha, I had to re-record and edit it later. My dad was so excited when he was watching TV, so he took the opportunity to record it when it was replayed."

Before Johnny Carson retired, Ronald brought Diane back to his show. Now that Carson has announced his retirement next year, with less than a year left, he has invited many famous guests back then to return to the show. Ronald supported David Letterman in the competition, which indirectly vented his anger at being attacked by Jay Leno's agent, so he arranged Diane's show very well this time, and even took out the little mistakes from the past as jokes.

Carson's hosting skills are extraordinary. As long as he is serious, he can really make the audience laugh while achieving the guests' goals without making a fuss. For this promotion, the crew also invited Alvin Sargent, the screenwriter of the adapted stage play, to help complete the task of praising Diane's acting skills.

The point of praise is that Diane Lane has been acting on Broadway since she was a child, and she could act with Meryl Streep at the age of four. Therefore, she is not unfamiliar with stage performances and can perform dialogue-based scenes very well.

In this film adapted from the stage play "Other People's Money", this quality is well translated into acting on the screen. There are many short dialogue passages, and her performance can convey a lot of deep subtexts besides the lines.

Whether it is with Gregory Peck or Tom Hanks, Diane's rivalry makes it impossible for the audience to ignore his presence.

The capable and sexy outfit, as well as her straightforward and humorous manner, also made the audience like the role of such a female lawyer. It is reported that many high school students have also started collecting posters of Diane in this movie this year. This is the second time she has become an idol in the hearts of young men since she starred in "Under the Throne" when she was under 20 years old.

"Honey, how was my performance?" Diane was very excited to be on such a talk show and to have the playwright praise her performance as being no less than that of the actress in the original stage play.

"Very good. There are also several TV shows. You should use them as promotional opportunities. Our movie is released relatively early, and this is the perfect time to intensively and powerfully bombard the media with the idea that you are an excellent actor."

The key to public relations is to focus your firepower and stir up heat in a short period of time, so that the audience will remember the impression you want to promote. When the time comes to nominate the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, the first person that pops up in your mind is Diane Lane. As for other details, they are not important.

"Well, it's a pity that I can't accompany you to London this time." Diane looked at Ronald with sweet eyes. The two will go their separate ways next. Diane will go to Boston, Chicago, and other places to participate in TV review programs for dramas and movies and continue her public relations journey.

Ronald will go to London to join Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Demme and Jodie Foster, to attend the royal premiere of "The Silence of the Lambs".

"Is this your plane?" Jodie Foster saw Ronald's business jet and looked around for a long time. She is obviously a person who has high standards for quality of life.

"Yes, my investment in Terminator 2 was overspent three times, and finally Carloco mortgaged the plane to my company." Ronald smiled and took her and Jonathan Demme up together, "How do you feel? Carloco used purple color, and Ronald changed it to a simple combination of white, black and gold.

"It's good, but the words are too simple." Jodie Foster pointed to the logo on the front of the plane and said to Ronald. Carloco's logo is a maze, which is quite interesting. But Ronald's daydream is just a simple line of words.

"Hahaha, you don't understand. Simplicity is better than complexity."

"Hmm..." Jodie Foster made a sound of disgust. She had already decided to set up a production company and become a director. When it comes to naming taste, Foster thinks she is much better than Ronald. Her new company is going to be called "Egg Pictures".

The plane took off quickly. The biggest advantage of Gulfstream is the comfort and noise control brought by the air pressure control system during flight, which far exceeds that of civil aviation. Ronald, Demi, and Foster can still talk in normal voices.

“How was your directorial debut?”

Ronald and Demy both knew that Jodie Foster had just finished filming her directorial debut, "Little Man Tate," which tells the story of a seven-year-old boy with an extremely high IQ, who encounters conflicts and contradictions between his mother and teacher over his educational methods. In the end, he falls off a horse, his IQ returns to normal, and he finds the joy of a normal child.

"Oh, I feel that being a director is very interesting. I am very divided on the set. I have to communicate with the director of photography and the actors. Finally, before filming starts, I have to immediately get into the role of the actor."

Jodie Foster said a lot of things, she also played the role of a mother in the movie. But what she said were just some press releases for laymen. Ronald and Jonathan Demme looked at each other, thinking that this "Hollywood talent" probably didn't play a big role on the scene.

"How was your editing?" The two professional directors were tired of listening to this kind of stuff, so Ronald turned to ask her about the editing.

"Editing? I hired Lindsay Klingmann, the editor of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He will definitely be able to do it."

Well, Ronald almost rolled his eyes when he heard this. A so-called director who doesn't even go into the editing room? Treat editing as a professional job and entrust it all to him. This kind of director may have the director of photography making the decisions during filming, and the finished film is the embodiment of the editor's ideas, and she just has a name.

Ronald shut up, asked the flight attendant for an eye mask and a blanket, and went to sleep.

The plane's journey across the Atlantic Ocean was smooth until it began to lose altitude as it approached London.

In his dream, Ronald vaguely saw a small white plane flying forward on the huge screen.

It flew forward slowly, and a magnificent dam appeared on the screen. When the plane flew over the dam, it dived down, and the camera's perspective moved forward, passing over the dam. Suddenly, a large expanse of water appeared on the screen, which was very spectacular.

The scheduling and editing of this shot were great. Ronald was admiring it when suddenly he felt the weightlessness caused by the plane's descending altitude, which was perfectly synchronized with the picture.

"Are movies so advanced? Can they still have physical sensations?" Ronald woke up in confusion and remembered the beginning of the movie in his dream. It seemed that a gentleman with a pistol parachuted onto the dam to conduct an infiltration operation.

This movie is a bit like 007, Ronald thought to himself.

The last two 007 movies were in 007 and . Although the Bond girls are still as sexy and beautiful as ever, Timothy Dalton, who played , encountered a lot of criticism.

Coupled with the copyright issue of the original author's family members, the filming of the new film is nowhere in sight, and this series of films, which was once the most profitable for United Artists, is facing the risk of being aborted.

If this is really the new 007 movie that I dreamed of, then the opening scene is still quite shocking. It seems that there is a lot of funding to support it?
Ronald threw away many of his thoughts, and when the plane door opened, Ronald got off and hugged Elton John, who came to pick him up, and introduced him to the main members of the crew.

"Ah, Miss Jodie Foster, nice to meet you." Elton John is still quite graceful.

"I didn't expect you to be Ronald's good friend." Jodie Foster quickly smelled a similar scent from Elton John, and then looked at Ronald twice.

"Ronald and I had an adventure that gave me inspiration for my new song, and it became a big hit. So every time Ronald comes, I want to repeat the process of getting inspiration." Elton John knew that Foster was thinking in the wrong direction and corrected him with a smile.

After everyone checked into the hotel, Elton John went to the lounge and invited everyone to drink and chat. He also made a small request to Ronald.

"Why are you also doing this kind of charity event?" Ronald said in surprise after listening.

"Ms. Elizabeth Taylor is my good friend. Her wish is my wish. I also want to use this incident to call for tolerance towards minority groups."

Elton John is very disgusted with the increasing discrimination against minorities caused by this disease. In fact, discrimination in Britain is also very widespread. In addition to the theater and music circles, the general public and some politicians openly discriminate against minorities.

"Okay, I'll donate some money..." Ronald took out his checkbook...

Elton John waited for Ronald to sign his name, then took the check and said, "Actually, it's not just a donation. I also want to give these poor people a good name. It just so happens that the royal family's charity event this year hasn't been decided yet. I'll go with you to the premiere of "The Silence of the Lambs", and then you can ask the princess for help.

"Okay, I'm so happy. With your support, there will definitely be a lot more media coming to the premiere." Ronald remembered that Princess Diana did not wear gloves when shaking hands with patients, which played a very good role in dispelling many misunderstandings about the disease and discrimination against patients in society at that time.

"In fact, it's not just the marketing of The Silence of the Lambs, you also have a chance to promote your new film." Elton John took out a gold-rimmed invitation card, which was dated last year. It said "Please...attend the Royal Family Charity Annual Film Screening Event".

"What is this?" Ronald had never heard of this. The British people still loved the royal family very much, especially their queen and the young princess. Therefore, all kinds of activities were proud to be named after the royal family.

For example, if a member of the royal family is invited to attend a movie premiere in London, it will be named a royal premiere. Ronald thought that the royal annual charity movie was something similar.

"No, this is a charity event with decades of tradition. Every year, the Queen chooses the film..."

It turns out that this story dates back to before World War II. One day, the royal family held a charity event to raise money for orphans and screened a movie. Because the fundraising effect was very good, it became a routine event and was not stopped even during the war.

It has now become an important annual event attended by the Queen herself. The most interesting thing about this event is that the films to be screened are selected by the Queen herself. So this is very good for the box office in Britain and overseas.

"Oh, fine. If this matter can be settled, I will donate another sum to your charity fund..." Ronald thought that the local bosses in London knew the ropes. When doing marketing in Britain, anything with a connection to the royal family would be twice as effective with half the effort.

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"Beep..." A burst of music sounded. At the London premiere of "The Silence of the Lambs", Ronald, Forster, Demy, and Anthony Hopkins who had rushed back from Australia were all waiting here for the royal family to arrive.

"Ah, will the Queen and the Prince and Princess be attending this time?" Anthony Hopkins has gotten rid of the influence of Hannibal and now has the demeanor of an industry expert.

"Yes, I applied long in advance." Ronald looked at the change in Hopkins' temperament and was amazed. "What is your new film about?"

"The Efficiency Expert is about a car parts factory in Australia laying off employees. The factory owner wants to keep this factory that brings jobs and stability to the community, even though it is losing money. But the efficiency expert I play is the one who lays off employees."

Anthony Hopkins briefly talked about his new film. When he took on this film, the fame of "The Silence of the Lambs" was not so big, otherwise an Australian film might not have invited him.

"Hmm..." Ronald thought to himself, this plot is similar to my new film "Other People's Money". It seems that not only America, but the whole world has been influenced by the high-quality and low-priced Japanese cars.

"Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland..."

The band's music changed, and the Queen came to watch the movie in her casual clothes. Ronald hurried to greet her. The whole family of the Queen came out today, including the Queen's husband, the eldest son Charles and his wife, and the second son Andrew and his wife.

When the Queen saw an acquaintance, she greeted Ronald specifically, and Princess Diana behind her also nodded to Ronald in greeting.

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"This movie is so scary. It reminds me of the Hitchcock movies I watched before."

After the screening, the Queen made an exception and invited Ronald and Elton John, director Jonathan Demme and the two leading actors to chat and have tea together.

"Ha, Hitchcock also made thrillers. This kind of movie doesn't have too many scary scenes, but it still keeps people in suspense..." Ronald saw that the queen seemed to be in a good mood.

"Well? I agree to what you want." After listening to the ideas of Elton John and his secretary, the Queen nodded and agreed that this year's royal charity film will be used as a charitable fund for patients.

Elton John and Ronald were overjoyed. Princess Diana liked to do various charity activities, so she smiled and nodded to Ronald. The Queen may not attend the royal charity film screening, but she may take responsibility.

"Well, what movie should we play then?"

Unexpectedly, Her Majesty the Queen was in high spirits and started to choose movies herself. Royal life is not very interesting, with a lot of red tape. The Queen is still quite interested in watching movies.

"But let's not have such thrillers, let's have some comedies."

"Uh..." Ronald was about to say, my "Other People's Money" can barely be considered a romantic comedy.

"Don't make it too complicated, make it a light comedy movie." The queen continued to instruct her assistant.

"Uh...", Ronald thought, my movie is not that complicated.

"Also, it has to be G-rated. My grandchildren want to see it too."

"Uh..." Ronald was speechless. The Queen loved her grandchildren and wanted them to watch the movie. Now her R-rated movie would be out of the question. You couldn't explain to the Queen that there was no eroticism or violence in her movie...

"The assistant selected a few movies from the movie list and presented them to the Queen."

"Is this movie a comedy that imitates your Ronald's movies? Okay, this one. Ronald's movies are always good... I think this comedy that imitates you will be funny, right?" The Queen glanced at Ronald and circled one herself...

"Anti-Fighting Eagle"!
"Uh..." Ronald choked, "It's funny..."

"Okay, let's play this one then. G-rated ones are good." The British film rating agency actually downgraded this PG13 movie to G-rated. These people rigidly believed that there were no scenes in it that were unsuitable for children.

"Uh..." Ronald didn't know whether to laugh or cry. After all, the Queen of England's words were golden and could not be changed, right?
(End of this chapter)