Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1422 Shadow of Childhood

"I want to be buried with my parents, Ronald."

Although Emil Adolino received the experimental treatment used by Dr. He at the UCLA research center in Los Angeles, he unfortunately passed away because the disease progressed too quickly.

After Ronald learned the news, he immediately rushed to Zion Medical Center. In Emil Adolino's last days, his partner also left him, and only paid caregivers were taking care of his life.

Finally, Emil Adolino's last will was to be buried in Maspeth, an Italian community in Queens, New York, where he grew up.

In accordance with his will, Emil Adolino was cremated after a Catholic mass and then transported to New York. Some Italian filmmakers, colleagues who had worked with him, and a few fans who had heard the news attended his funeral at St. John's Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens.

"Merciful Lord,
We gather here today to pray for the soul of your child, Emil Adolino, a brilliant artist who enriched the lives of many through his work in Hollywood, showcasing the unique gifts you blessed him with.

Lord, you created each of us with our own unique qualities and purpose. Emil has found love and belonging in his own way, despite the challenges and misunderstandings in his life. We believe that your love is infinite and beyond our human understanding.

Dear God, we pray that you will receive the soul of Emil Adolino in your mercy. May he find peace in your kingdom and may his works continue to inspire others and convey hope and beauty.

We also pray that you comfort his family and friends and give them strength to get through this difficult time.

We ask all this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen

The priest in Queens, New York, was also relatively "progressive." This funeral prayer satisfied all the participants.

Ronald touched his sunglasses with his finger. This time, because of the unfortunate death of Emil Adolino, he changed the long-term dividends from "Sister Act" that originally supported his treatment to Elizabeth Taylor's foundation, which was specifically designated for the treatment and life support of patients among Hollywood practitioners.

"Although Adolino passed away unfortunately, his influence and spirit will always be with us." The priest came over and shook hands with friends and fans one by one. The movie "Sister Act" has greatly revived the cause of the Catholic Church. In particular, the practice of reinterpreting choir hymns with modern pop music has been loved by more people.

This not only encouraged believers to attend Sunday Mass more frequently, but also some believers who did not come to church before returned to God's arms because of the improved hymns.

"Thank you, Father..."

Ronald said hello and left with the group. It was a good opportunity to go back to Queens and reunite with Helen and her daughter, who were taking care of their children peacefully at her mother's house.

……

"Oh, Linda, Linda..."

Ronald saw his daughter and smiled from ear to ear. The baby was a little tired and was sleeping in the cradle, and Helen was happy to be by her side. Helen's mother was happy to cook Ronald a meal, of course most of the dishes were takeout she ordered.

"Alice Joan... I hope I didn't make you feel too embarrassed by coming here..." After dinner, Ronald chatted with the anti-nuclear fighter's "girlfriend's mother" for a while. Not giving Helen a name, and even giving birth to a daughter, such a famous social activist and lawyer must have felt disgusted.

"No, I'm very happy for Helen... and my granddaughter Linda, she's a little angel..."

Surprisingly, Alice Joan Citrin (who restored her maiden name after divorcing Helen's father) was not unhappy about this. Perhaps as a progressive activist who called for the reduction and prohibition of nuclear weapons, she had seen too many confusing relationships between men and women in the left camp, so she was very satisfied with this arrangement, but also very acceptable.

After all, Ronald was very good to Helen. He bought her a house and released a record. Apart from other things, his daughter would definitely not have to worry about anything in her life for the rest of her life. There are many people in the left-wing camp who have children with their girlfriends and then run away with the excuse of different ideas.

Her radical thoughts and actions when she was young also led to her divorce from Helen's father. When people reach a certain age, they will yearn for family warmth again. Now that the Cold War is over, the sword of Damocles hanging over people's heads has gradually disappeared. Alice Joan is not so opposed to the current life now. During this period, her relationship with her daughter Helen has become more harmonious due to the existence of little Linda.

Ronald also felt it was amazing when he saw Alice Joan chatting with his daughter. This "girlfriend's mother" didn't look particularly stunning, and Helen's father, Gerald, also looked very ordinary, but the genes of the two, after being mixed in a certain way, produced a very wonderful effect.

You can see the marks of her parents on Helen's face, but her ordinary facial features have become very harmonious on her face, and her overall appearance is several levels higher than that of her parents and brothers.

Ronald turned around and looked at little Linda again. Whether a girl is pretty or not is obviously more important than a boy. Linda's facial features are more like her mother's, and her hair is also brown and black, with just a little bit of yellow.

Well, no matter how pretty she is, she doesn't have to rely on her looks to get into Hollywood. If she wants to make movies, she can make them. If she doesn't want to make movies, she can do other things she likes. Even if she is not pretty enough when she grows up, it is not difficult for her to make movies with her own connections...

Thinking of this, Ronald went to tease the baby again with a smile on his face.

"How are you feeling lately? Energy and strength?"

"It's fine, but Linda needs care, so she can't sleep well... What do you want? Hehe... The doctor said it will take about six weeks, how about I give it to you..."

Helen thought Ronald was interested in her and hugged him to express her sweetness. Ronald actually wanted to know how many days it would take for white women to recover after giving birth to cope with activities such as filming.

"Ah, no, I'm just worried that you're too tired from taking care of the children..." Ronald felt that he was a little confused.

"Well... Linda actually has a very regular feeding and sleeping pattern. I just have to get up and feel a little tired when I feed..."

The nurses and servants Ronald hired made Helen's life much easier, and she has recovered a lot. When I think of Robin Wright marrying Sean Penn, she will have all the same things. Looking at Helen's current spirit and state, it is estimated that after she gives birth, she will also recover before the filming starts.

“Tick-tick…”

After a burst of electronic music, Ronald's latest Motorola flip phone rang.

"Hello, I'm Ronald..."

"Hi, it's me, MJ..."

Michael Jackson's very light and thin voice came over. It was hard to mistake this voice, but MJ obviously didn't have the mood to make prank calls like before, and he got down to business right away.

He thanked Ronald for helping him find a house in Manhattan, which allowed him to stay there with his friends in a quiet environment away from the media to recuperate his body and spirit.

The second round of MJ's "Dangerous" tour is about to begin, and the entire Boeing 737 cargo plane loaded with equipment will soon be shipped to Cardiff, Wales.

Previously, he was falsely accused of competing with a dentist and an amateur screenwriter for his son. Several weeks had passed and no real news had been uncovered. MJ was almost done with his rest, so he called Ronald to thank him.

"It's okay. The developer of that house is my friend. He admires artists very much. Last time, he specially lent the hotel to the crew of Home Alone 2. I just want a chance to make a cameo appearance..."

"Oh, then I have to save some good seats for him at my next show in New York... You want tickets too? Ronald, I know you're busy filming a new movie, hahahaha, I'll save some for you..."

Evan Chandler, the dentist who accused MJ in the media and alienated him from his son, and even preferred to live with MJ rather than with his father, finally proposed to build a house for his son Jordan and himself in MJ's dream manor... This shameless request was of course rejected by MJ...

But it is difficult for the wealthy to avoid all kinds of people coming up to spend money on you. MJ also plans to build a house for the dentist who is about to go bankrupt to spend money to avoid disaster.

Ronald put down the phone. Fortunately, he was not a star and did not have such a requirement to be close to the people. He had fewer opportunities to deal with messy people. Otherwise, he would have accumulated a lot of legal lawsuits and threats over the years.

However, MJ always liked to invite a group of children to his dream manor to play and stay overnight, which always made people feel that he was still a child. I wonder if it was because when he was a child, he was forced by his father to participate in the tour of his family band Jackson 5, and his childhood happiness was deprived and left him with a trauma?

This pop music genius does some things that are very childish.

“Tick-tick…”

The phone rang again, this time it was Ronald's agent Richard calling.

"Did you promise MJ anything?" Richard asked him as soon as he answered the phone.

"No, he called to thank me. I just asked him to give me some tickets for the tour... What happened?"

Richard let out a sigh of relief, and told Ronald that MJ had just called him and asked him to connect with Ronald. He was a little suspicious, so he asked around in the agent circle. Finally, he found a very unusual sign.

The blackmailing dentist Evan Chandler suddenly began contacting Barry Rossman, a well-known compensation lawyer in Los Angeles, seeking a risk agency contract (if he did not win the case, he would not pay, and if he won, a large proportion of the compensation or settlement money would be given to the lawyer).

This person has a big appetite, and it's probably not a problem that can be solved by a house. Richard knows that these people are like sharks, and they won't let go once they bite, and they are all deadly charges. Often, celebrities are concerned about their reputation, and no matter how ridiculous the evidence and accusations are, they will choose to settle out of court to avoid more negative exposure.

Moreover, these shark lawyers like to file serial lawsuits, using one case as a benchmark to blackmail other celebrities involved in it. Richard was afraid that Ronald would fall into it, so he called to remind him.

Hearing that Ronald had no involvement in MJ's affairs, he felt relieved.

"Should we remind MJ?" Ronald still remembered that when he was performing "Breakdance", MJ, who was already very famous, helped him and made a cameo appearance at the end. He wondered if he should remind him.

"He is now surrounded by lawyers and people around him. He is no longer the MJ you could talk to directly about art. But if you want to do it, you can try it. Remember not to have any direct contact..."

Ronald thought for a while and asked Richard to try to get through to MJ. As he expected, someone close to MJ replied that he had already devoted all his efforts to the next stop of the "Dangerous" tour and would mention the matter to him when there was a suitable opportunity.

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"Robin..."

After that, Ronald returned to Los Angeles and began auditioning the remaining actors.

Robin Wright also came with a big belly. She was in good spirits. Although she was bloated due to pregnancy, her temperament was still cohesive and she gave off a young feeling.

Ronald even found a copy of Robin Wright's performance in "The Princess Bride" and watched it. At that time, she was a very innocent girl.

But in recent years, she has been able to stand out from all competitors around a great lover like Sean Penn, and make this playboy stay with her. She is not a simple person either.

Ronald saw a close-up of her face through the camera. The innocence in her eyes, which had lost its purity but retained a sense of complexity, was very good. In the movement of her eyes, there was the complexity of having experienced the vicissitudes of life, but occasionally she would reveal a moment of simplicity again.

"Ronald, what else do I need to do?" Robin Wright struck many poses in front of the camera. Ronald seemed to be in a good mood. He took the camera himself and watched it for a long time behind the camera.

"Nothing more, I've found what I want...By the way, how is Sean doing recently?" Ronald still kept one eye on the viewfinder and chatted casually with Robin Wright.

"Him? He's fine..." Robin Wright's expression suddenly changed rapidly, and Ronald found a hint in her eyes that he hadn't seen before.

"What is that? What is that?" Ronald raised his hand and asked Robin Wright to sit next to him and rest, while he was trying to recall what emotion the look he had just seen contained.

You can say it is love, that's fine, you can say it is disdain, there is a little bit, and it seems there is also a little jealousy, and my own sadness... but none of them are the emotions that suddenly move people.

"Are you okay? I'm more comfortable sitting down now..." Robin Wright said as she took off her flat shoes and placed them next to the sofa, then changed to a more comfortable position. It's always inconvenient for pregnant women to walk, sit or lie down, and she saw that her legs were a little swollen...

"Hmm?" Ronald noticed that familiar look again. What was this? This was... hatred!
It is hatred indeed!

Ronald suddenly understood that being with a playboy who lived by his bestial instincts was not so enviable.

In addition, she missed an opportunity at a critical moment in her career because of her pregnancy. When her pregnancy lasted for a long time, she was sure that something must have happened between Robin Wright and Sean Penn that did not meet her expectations.

As an actress, she must be very sensitive about her body shape and appearance. Regardless of whether Sean Penn has the opportunity to take over the role of Forrest Gump, she must take over Jenny. As a woman, she still needs her own career to stand firm.

This anger is exactly what the character of Jenny needs. The origin of her tragedy is that her shameless father molested her and her sisters, which caused Jenny to suffer psychological damage since childhood. Many of her choices after growing up are also based on her childhood tragedy.

The two sisters finally made their father drunk and killed in the cotton harvester he was driving, and was beaten to a pulp. After returning to her hometown in Alabama, Jenny was also very angry when she saw the house where she lived in her childhood again.

Next, Ronald had Tom Hanks and Robin Wright rehearse a few scenes together and found that the two had good chemistry, so Ronald decided on the actress.

"The next step is to select young Forrest Gump and Jenny. I give you full authority. If there are any suitable candidates, I will provide round-trip tickets and let their families accompany them to the audition..."

After that, it was time to select two child actors. Ronald looked at some of them but was not satisfied with any of them, so he simply increased the casting budget and asked Julia Taylor to help with the audition.

After the check-up, it turned out that there was nothing serious. It might be caused by gout and a cold.