Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1612 Disastrous Interview
“Two years ago, Mayor Rudy promised to waive ferry fares from Staten Island to Manhattan if he were elected Mayor of New York City.

Now two years have passed, and we are asking the mayor to fulfill his promise. If he can't get those bureaucrats in New York City Hall to let us enjoy the $45 monthly reduction, so that we can have an extra $45 to buy more food for our family, a new toy for our children, or a monthly cell phone bill, then we, the people of Staten Island, will let Mayor Rudy taste our power in two years. "

A few days later, Ronald and Doug Jr. returned to Staten Island together. Doug Jr. had connections in New York politics and began to work hard in local politics. His goal was to control the Staten Island parliament and government and become a real local boss.

Asking the mayor to fulfill his campaign promises is a very good starting point.

However, this matter is not so easy to achieve. Doug Jr. is prepared for a long struggle. His trump card is the mayoral election in two years, when the Staten Islanders will be the most lethal.

In the New York City mayoral election, the votes for both sides were very close. Everyone in Staten Island wanted the ferry to be free, and they were willing to change their vote to achieve this goal. Such concentrated action could have a huge impact in local elections.

I guess Mayor Rudy would definitely compromise at that time.

Now, it is unlikely that he will directly order the ferry to be free. Doug and Rudy both have a tacit understanding that this matter does not need to be settled so quickly. Doug can slowly gain the support of local people around this big thing. When he runs for the head of Staten Island City Hall or as the leader of the city council, he will almost certainly be elected.

At the same time, Mayor Rudy can also have a bargaining chip with various people in New York City. If you don't listen to me, the country bumpkins on Staten Island will come to trouble you, and when I leave, the new mayor will definitely fire you all.

Both sides are happy to drag out the agenda of this matter and squeeze every drop of oil out of it.

Most people support someone to help them keep an eye on politicians and fulfill their promises. Doug and Donna shook hands with everyone and asked for their signatures. Donna's wealth far exceeded Doug's, so Doug also thought about becoming a local councillor, which would balance the status of the couple.

"Oh my God, I don't want you to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. If that happens, I'll be tired of shaking hands." Donna shook her hands. As an elite investor, she was not used to such things.

"Then let's have a baby as soon as possible so that I won't have to leave Staten Island and New York," little Doug suggested with a smile.

"Your approach is not bad, but what will you do if the ferry becomes free?" Ronald felt that his childhood friend was very motivated.

"I have already made up my mind. When the Staten Island ferry is free, I will call for an end to landfilling Manhattan's garbage on Staten Island. We are not a garbage dump for city dwellers. If this is also achieved, I will call for building a bridge here to connect Manhattan Island and Staten Island. I guess I will be happy if I can accomplish these three things during my service to the people of Staten Island."

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However, Ronald did not stay in New York for long. He soon returned to Los Angeles and, together with Diane and his son Roger Jr., chartered a large plane and flew to London with the crew to attend the premiere of GoldenEye.

Also flying on the same plane were two Bond girls, Famke Janssen and Isabella Scoluppo, the new 007 Pierce Brosnan himself, and Tina Turner, who sang the theme song. They were all very interested in attending the royal premiere, and after having two drinks on the plane, they all asked Ronald what they should pay attention to when dealing with the royal family.

"In fact, the royal family is very casual. We are not subjects of the empire, so it doesn't matter. Just shake hands. And they don't care too much about etiquette. Nobles and kings don't rely on these to prove their class. Their class is innate."

Ronald understood that most people had a natural curiosity about the royal family and were also worried about being disrespectful. But after dealing with them more, he realized that the royal family had long been accustomed to dealing with the media and artists in modern society, and simply regarded them as distinguished premiere guests.

"By the way, do we have to learn how to curtsy..." The two Bond girls were still a little worried, as this was the biggest ceremonial public relations event since their debut.

"It seems quite complicated, but if you can't do it, just nod and bow slightly."

"Can't do it?" They didn't understand the complexity of this etiquette.

"It's just putting one leg behind the other and then..."

"Ha, baby, I'm still able to..." The old singer Tina Turner came over to make some funny remarks. Although she is over 50 years old, her figure is still very flexible.

"Typical Disney syndrome (watching too many Disney animations and having fantasies about princes)..." Ronald returned to his seat and smiled at Pierce Brosnan. Brosnan is Irish and has no good feelings towards the royal family. His girlfriend and son were on the same plane and had not spoken to each other.

"I'm not worried, but you'd better talk to them and don't mention Princess Diana. I know you Americans love her very much."

"Hey..." Ronald nodded. Brosnan's reminder made sense. Recently, the media started to hype up the affairs of Diana and Charles. After the two separated for several years, there was no improvement at all. All kinds of gossips were flying around, and the newspapers on Fleet Street would make up some gossip every now and then...

The three ladies laughed and joked for a while, then asked Ronald if he wanted to extend his hand for Prince Charles to kiss.

Ronald understood their excitement, but he had no interest in satisfying them. He pointed at his wife and said, "Diane attended the royal premiere more than a decade ago. You can ask her how to deal with Charles."

Then he took over the supervision of Roger from Diane. Fortunately, the little guy was not too naughty on the plane and started chatting with Brosnan's son Sean.

After a long time, Diane came back and saw that Ronald was doing a good job in managing his son, so she gave him an approving smile.

"You don't want to talk to them, so you let me go..."

"I think they don't know the sensation you caused when you filmed Love at Sunset Bridge, so they asked them to ask you."

Ronald told the three women about the time when Diane was on the cover of Time magazine and was called the new Grace Kelly by her co-star, Shakespeare actor Laurence Olivier. He knew that Diane must be secretly happy.

Charter flights are more convenient, and the noise and seat comfort are much better than commercial flights. Everyone doesn’t feel too tired when landing in London and can go straight to the hotel to sleep.

Ronald also checked the content of the royal premiere with his colleagues in the London office to ensure that there were no omissions.

After finishing his work, Ronald called Princess Diana to inform her that he had arrived and to make some arrangements to see if there was a chance for their children to meet and get to know each other.

Who knew that Princess Diana's phone call was never connected. Her secretary said she would pass on the message, but Princess Diana was busy with an important matter.

Ronald asked if there was a chance to meet at the premiere ceremony, but her secretary said that Diana and Charles were in a delicate relationship and they had rarely appeared together in public recently, the last time being at the opening ceremony of their two sons' school. However, she would ask the princess what she wanted and then make arrangements.

Diana did not show up until the day of the premiere, which was also "appropriately" hosted by Prince Charles' charity foundation.

Everyone lined up and took turns shaking hands with the prince. The ladies were very happy, and the photographer from United Artists took a lot of great photos, which they could use for their own public relations occasions or for their own collection.

Prince Charles still had the look on his face as if he was dealing with the public. He seemed to be troubled by something and did not smile much. It was not until he shook hands with Ronald's family that he smiled a bit like a normal person.

"This is..." Prince Charles asked, pointing at Ronald's son.

"Roger, this is Prince Charles..." Ronald reminded his son when he saw that his son looked a little confused.

"But why isn't the prince wearing a crown?" Roger still looked confused.

"Oh hahaha, you must have mistaken me for a Disney prince. You can call me Uncle Charles..."

"Uncle Charles," Roger hesitated for a moment, but finally called out, which made the prince very happy. He even took a brochure with the cover of the three main actors of 007 Golden Eye and took a photo with Ronald's family.

After the entire premiere, Ronald did not see Diana or any other member of the royal family show up, but Charles was there in person and had a harmonious relationship with the actors and creators, and he did not show any negligence, which made people puzzled.

Charles still talked about his favorite topic, environmental protection. Ronald happened to talk to him about the idea of ​​Staten Island refusing landfills, and won the prince's strong support, saying that landfills should be eliminated worldwide...

Ronald didn't ask him, if the whole world doesn't landfill, will it be dumped into the sea? Their protest on Staten Island was just to not bring the waste to the island, but to transport it to New Jersey or Connecticut...

Finally, after the premiere, the family played happily in the hotel. Although his wish to meet his two older cousins ​​William and Harry was not fulfilled, little Roger shook hands with Uncle Charles without a crown. He was very happy. This was the first time he was treated like a little adult...

"Oh my God, Ronald, look, BBC One is broadcasting an interview with Diana. No wonder Prince Charles came alone." After letting little Roger go to bed, Ronald had just taken a shower when he heard Diana calling him outside.

Diana on TV was much thinner than the last time Ronald saw her. Her two big eyes looked even bigger, and her messy short hair made the princess, who was originally criticized for being a little fat, look like a Hollywood actress with anorexia.

The host of the BBC was a Pakistani journalist named Martin Bashir. Ronald hated him the moment he saw his face. This man had a face full of conspiracy and intrigue, and spoke in a disgusting tone, as if he was always trying to get some explosive news from you.

But for some reason, perhaps because Diana was physically and mentally exhausted after the separation, she actually told her true thoughts to this guy who obviously had bad intentions.

In a very explosive interview, Diana, Princess of Wales, admitted that she wanted her marriage to work because of her parents' divorce. After giving birth to Charles and the royal family's eldest son, William, she felt relieved and that she had fulfilled her obligations.

But because of her postpartum depression, she suffered a great deal of neglect and prejudice, and was labeled unstable and mentally ill by Charles, which led to her condition worsening, with symptoms of anorexia and self-harm.

The crisis was exacerbated by the rekindled love between Charles and Camilla. The two dated openly and ignored Diana...

Ronald understood that the old people in the royal family did not take such things seriously. But Diana was essentially a modern person who cared about such things and had completely different values ​​from other people in the royal family.

She also said, under the deliberate guidance of reporter Martin Bashir, that because of Camilla's joining, there were three people in her and Charles' marriage, which was a bit crowded...

She then admitted that her love life was a bit difficult as a woman separated from the prince, and she also admitted that she loved James Hewitt, the riding coach of her two sons, and was very disappointed that he published the story of her affair with him.

Of course, the most important question was James Hewitt's question to Diana about the monarchy and whether Prince Charles was fit to be king.

Diana expressed doubts about whether Charles was fit to be king. She said: "I don't know if he feels he can adapt to that role. I do think there are some things that can change that will alleviate some of that doubt and the sometimes complicated relationship between the monarchy and the public..." This is not only an open questioning of Charles' personal ability, but also suspected of alluding to the monarchy.

Such words can be interpreted as doubts about Charles' future coronation, or as questions about the monarchy.

Ronald was frightened by Diana's behavior. Even if the monarchy was unreasonable, they were still the legal masters of Britain and an important part of the entire Commonwealth system. If this kind of doubt became mainstream, then...

Ronald immediately called Diana and told her secretary that he was very worried about the princess's condition. If she was willing, she could stay with Ronald in America for a while to avoid the inevitable storm of public opinion.

When he returned to the bedroom, he suddenly found Diane lying on the bed with her back to him. He called her several times but she didn't answer.

"There are three of us in our bed. Isn't it a bit crowded?" Diane blurted out after Ronald asked her too many questions.

"Ah, this..."

Ronald suddenly felt a little stupid. How could he take Diane's attitude for granted about what happened to him?

"I love you, Diane. I always have. Diane, please don't leave me. What will I do if you leave me?"

Ronald was a little panicked...

Ronald felt that leaving Diane would be a disaster due to her years of companionship and care for the children and family.

"Pfft, what are you talking about, I was talking about Roger..." Diane felt better.

"How about we have another child?"

"Asshole, wait till I finish filming the movie..."

On the way back, Ronald and Diane were very close to each other again, which made the ladies from the entertainment industry who were traveling with them quite jealous.

There were new newspapers on board, full of the storm that followed Diana's interview:

"The Queen Mother would rather die on the operating table than undergo an important surgery in advance..."

"Prince Charles refused to be interviewed... and would not confirm or deny his relationship with Camilla."

"BBC loses exclusive rights to produce royal Christmas album, royal family denies any involvement in interview..."

(End of this chapter)