Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1564 Who stole my skirt?
"Ms. Lane, we are extremely sorry. This is an unforgivable mistake. The person in charge who made the wrong choice has been fired by me. You all listen carefully. Diane Lane is the most important client of our Armani Haute Couture department. We cannot neglect her in the slightest."

Soon, Giorgio Armani's personal phone call had an immediate effect. Sometimes, multinational companies have this kind of problem. The Armani Privé business unit responsible for high-end customization did not know the real ranking of the above, and the new person in charge of the Oscars Awards Ceremony just came up with a "brilliant idea"...

He felt that it was better to flatter those tycoons who were about to take office than to flatter those who were already famous. Meg Tilly's new boyfriend, John Calley, was said to be going to Sony Columbia to replace Guber who left.

However, such a foolish decision will of course bring about the worst consequence, immediate dismissal.

Diane felt respected and happily tried on two dresses. One was a purple low-cut deep V backless dress, the fabric was very soft and fitted, showing off Diane's beautiful and plump figure. Ronald couldn't take his eyes off it.

The beauty of this suit is that there is a ruffle decoration on the chest, which is similar to the decorations worn by female stars at the Oscars in the past. There is also a slit on the side of the hem of the skirt, and Diane's beautiful legs are looming when she walks, which is very sexy.

The other set is a more classical style, with black and white colors, and a wave shape on the chest. The silver-white wave decoration turns into a floor-length skirt behind, and when she walks on the street, she looks like a female star in a black-and-white photo from the 1920s and 1930s.

Diane was obviously very satisfied with Ronald's gaze on her. She smiled constantly and turned left and right to look at herself in front of the large mirror. After giving birth to little Roger, her figure lost the immaturity of her teenage years and became more mature. Her waist was well maintained due to her yoga training, which made her every move very attractive without knowing it.

"Honey, if I had the body shape I have now, I would be suitable for the role in Streets of Anger and wear the red and black dress designed by Giorgio (Armani). Many people wanted the role of the rock singer back then, and I was lucky to get it." Diane looked at Armani's team and boasted that she was the first female star in Hollywood to enjoy custom-made Armani.

"No, I think the luck also belongs to the Armani brand. They found the most suitable Hollywood actress who can best represent their temperament the first time..." Ronald immediately offered the best words he could think of, "Of course, I am also lucky..."

"Hmm..." The two exchanged glances and then kissed sweetly. Diane felt particularly satisfied. This year she was already 30 years old, a critical age for Hollywood actresses. Fortunately, she had a husband like Ronald, otherwise she might have to act in some large-scale movies to get the female roles in those big studio projects.

"Honey, which one do you think looks better on me? Which one should I wear to the Oscars?"

"Ah, this..." Ronald compared the two dresses. He already had an idea in his mind. The purple dress was more suitable for Diane's figure, but it also exposed more... The black and white dress was very suitable for the identity of the wife of a Hollywood big director, especially on the night when he was likely to win the Best Director Award.

"I like..." Just as he was about to say what he was thinking, Ronald suddenly had an idea and changed his words, "It doesn't matter what I like. In my eyes, you look beautiful in any one of them. Honey, what's important is which one you like?"

"Hehehe..." Diane was in a very good mood. Brother Ronnie was really nice. "Actually, I like the purple one more, but this silver-white skirt with a black body is more suitable for you to wear to the Oscars."

"Actually, you don't have to make a choice. You can have both...right?" Ronald turned to the people in Armani's haute couture department. They just said that Giorgio Armani had ordered that all their needs be met. Now they must agree, right?
"Of course, I think this is the best compliment to Miss Diane Lane and the best result for Armani. A good dress is perfect only when it is worn by the most suitable person."

Ronald was very satisfied and said on the spot that he would call George to express his utmost satisfaction with the service of the new Armani Haute Couture customer.

Of course, this is also a big cost for Armani. During award season, dresses require manpower and time to make, so the number is limited. If Diane really bought two, then one of the female stars would have to seek a lower-grade dress.

Where some are happy, others are unhappy, like Meg Tilly, who has now moved into John Kelly's house.

John Kelly was born into a poor single-parent family during the Great Depression. He lived with his mother. To make a living, he worked in a button factory when he was a child. When he was in high school, he worked as a cleaner in his school.

He is also very hardworking and is a well-known workaholic in Hollywood. His ex-wife Olga Shoberova and ex-girlfriend Sandra Hodes (the widow of director David Lean) both had marriages and children before being with Kelly.

This also made John Kelly lack some real family warmth. He did not enjoy everything that ordinary people enjoyed. Meg Tilly, the mother of three children, was very suitable for him and attracted him.

Funny, after Meg Tilly moved into John Kelly's mansion in Los Angeles, she discovered that the old man had never eaten McDonald's French fries and fried chicken wings. She was very surprised and bought them for John Kelly several times. He praised them highly and thought they were the best food he had ever eaten since he was a child.

Meg Tilly, who takes care of the three children, also seems to feel that she is more like a mother to John Kelly, even though he is 30 years older than her...

"husband!"

"Wife!"

After leaving Ronald's house, Armani's team went to John Kelly's house and found that the couple was playing a game of Cosplay as a middle-class couple.

"I'm so glad to see you, honey." John Kelly seemed to sense his lost youth. He drove the car to the gate and honked to notify Meg Tilly.

Then, like something out of an old movie from the golden age, Meg Tilly came out of her room, walked out onto the balcony, and waved to herself in the car.

The two kept waving and calling each other until John Kelly parked the car. When he returned home, he first kissed his wife, then handed the briefcase to Meg Tilly, and finally put on the slippers prepared by Tilly, sat on the sofa, took off his glasses, and enjoyed the relaxation of returning home.

"Honey, what did you prepare for me today?"

"McDonald's fried chicken wings and fries, of course!"

"You are the best wife in the world, thank you."

"You're also the best husband in the world, John." Meg Tilly felt that her acting skills seemed to be easy to deal with Kelly.

"By the way, the Armani dress I ordered is late today. You have to talk to them. We could have had dinner together, but now I have to try on clothes."

"Honey, let me tell you, the most important costume for a Hollywood actress is the dress she wears to the Oscars. Let me help you choose one."

Sure enough, John Kelly's words and deeds are not like those of people of this era. As a witness to the Great Depression, he inevitably has the views of that generation on women, such as that they are not smart enough to understand what they need...

"Mr. Kelly, Ms. Tilly..."

Soon, Armani's people unfolded this year's dress pictures for her to choose from. This selection is based on rounds, and the clothes picked in the previous round will not appear on the menu of the next round of stars.

A few days ago, when John Kelly specially arranged a shopping session for his wife, Meg Tilly still thought she was the first one to choose.

"This? Where's that black and silver dress that I liked last time, very Katharine Hepburn style?"

Of course, Meg Tilly also wanted to wear clothes similar to those of classic Hollywood actresses as a headline for her announcement of her return to Hollywood.

"Katharine Hepburn's dress looked stunning on Meg Tilly, who was more popular at the awards show than her nominated sister Jennifer."

"Sorry, this dress has been picked up..." The people from Armani were a little surprised that the two female stars picked the same dress.

However, looking at Tilly's figure, she is somewhat similar to Diane Lane, and her face shape is also a bit similar. No wonder they both like these two skirts that can particularly highlight the breasts and buttocks and show the thin waist in the middle.

"I thought I was the first one to be picked, husband." Meg Tilly looked at Kelly. Since you want to play the husband-wife game, then I'll let you see what it means for a housewife to nag her husband.

"Look at the others, wife..." John Kelly knew what was going on. If Ronald really wanted to compete with him for this position, he would not be able to compete with him. It turned out that he just wanted to see Ronald not care so that he could use his influence to take advantage of it. After all, Ronald had not cared too much about the first place for many years.

"Okay, where's your purple one? I'll wear that one..." Meg Tilly turned to pursue another sexy dress. Although this one did not have the temperament of Katharine Hepburn's dress and the characteristics that naturally attracted Hollywood media reports, it was extremely sexy and maybe some media would be willing to use a whole article to report it.

"Meg Tilly showed off her sexy side in a completely different way than before, wearing a gorgeous purple Armani dress..."

"I'm sorry, Ms. Tilly, that set is also booked..."

"Who decided?"

"Uh..." The Armani people didn't want to say it at first, but now that it's like this, they can guess who ordered it. "It's the same person who ordered the black and white suit."

"Ah..."

Meg Tilly screamed. Was this a deliberate humiliation directed at her? She had been allowed to choose first, but now someone else had taken away the two items she had chosen. Or Ronald's current wife, Diane Lane!
This feeling of having something that could have been mine but was "snatched away" by someone else is really painful.

She was in no mood to choose the remaining clothes. She ignored everyone's suggestions and ran to her room, secretly wiping away her tears.

"It turns out that all of this is mine, all of this is mine..."

After crying for a while, Meg Tilly still had to come out to coax John Kelly, who was thirty years older than her. After all, the two of them had not yet gotten married, and her future life and career would largely depend on John Kelly.

"Honey, where are my fried chicken wings and French fries?"

"Chicken wings, French fries..." Meg Tilly angrily took the two foods out of the incubator and put them heavily on the plate. This old man was only interested in his own affairs.

"Honey, the reheated fries were a little soggy, and the chicken wings weren't hot enough... You can prepare better next time..."

"Okay, husband..." Meg Tilly endured the discomfort and waited for John Kelly to finish eating and then clear the dishes.

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Ronald knew nothing about this, but even if he knew, he would probably do the same thing. He is currently in a meeting with Richard to discuss the upcoming Oscars.

"Do you want to respond to these comments, Ronald?"

Michael Gray and Pat Kingsley, Ronald's two public relations consultants, took a stack of newspapers and magazines and highlighted many media reports in the past two weeks and showed them to Ronald.

"I can't think of any reason why Quentin would do this, and I can't think of any reason why Harvey would do this."

The reports were full of comments defending "Pulp Fiction." Most were written by film critics, and a few were written by journalists who usually wrote political commentaries.

The overall tone is very consistent. They all feel that "Forrest Gump" as a movie is a bit too kitsch. The core of Forrest Gump is too consistent with traditional American values, especially the Puritan values ​​that conservatives insist on.

This makes today's "intellectuals" feel dissatisfied. If mainstream values ​​win a big harvest of Oscars, it means that in the grand ensemble of various values ​​in the whole society, the Oscar-winning movies are actually the main theme that is promoted. This is too uncool.

Especially Forrest Gump's description of the Vietnam War. The muted speech at the anti-war rally in Washington Square is, to some extent, a metaphor for the entire movie.

Forrest Gump did not comment on the success that the progressives had achieved after decades of hard work, just the attitude of the American military officer who ripped off the speaker cable. In the end, the movie did not expand on so many parts that could be criticized, but only focused on family values ​​and childhood sweethearts' love... I have to say it can't be compared...

Well, they didn't really like Pulp Fiction, but they couldn't praise "The Shawshank Redemption," another major nominee. After all, in the eyes of some people, it was a movie that promoted religion.

The redeemed son in the title, the little hammer hidden in the Bible, and the ending where good and evil will eventually be rewarded...

The current hype about Pulp Fiction and Quentin Tarantino is, to some extent, a projection of the dissatisfaction with Forrest Gump.

"If I don't respond, I'm afraid it will attract more comments." Pat Kingsley knows these people's mentality very well. As long as there are readers and controversies, they will continue to report.

"What's your opinion?"

"Pick a media outlet to be interviewed, now it's a serious talk show in America, CBS's 60 Minutes..."