Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 309 Shuttle Roadshow
The plane landed at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in the morning.The rising sun's light was soft, and the faces of the group walking out of the airport shone with light.

This airport is shared by the two major cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, so the name is also a combination of the two.Fort Worth is the sixth largest city in Texas. There are many military bases there, and many people work for the three armed forces.

Universal’s accompanying PR staff is a blonde beauty, she is very capable, she has already booked the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, and Universal sent a van from the local distribution office to pick up the group of film crew participating in the road show to the hotel.

"The executive suite is reserved for interviews, and everyone else lives in standard rooms. We only stay in the local area for less than a day, and everyone should take the time to rest. In the morning, we will be interviewed by the newspaper media. 10 minutes."

The marketing roadshow of a movie is like this. After arriving at a place, newspapers and media from several major cities around will come to interview it, just like a wheel battle.It was the first time for the two heroines to undergo such a test, and the public relations beauties went to tell them some common sense about being interviewed.

“If you get a question you don’t like, answer it as best you can, and match the reporter’s interview assignment. They will appreciate you for skilfully bypassing the question, but if you refuse to answer the question, they will escalate to the next question.”

"Of course, if it is a personal question that does not belong to the scope of the film, you have the right to refuse to answer. I will always be by the side during the interview. If you have any doubts, you can raise your hand and ask me for a bottle of mineral water, so that I have Opportunity to talk and discuss with you.”

The accident of Vic Morrow, Jennifer Jason Leigh's father, is not over yet.The two children who died together, one of Vietnamese descent and the other of Chinese descent, were both illegally employed, and the two families are suing director John Landis.

The public relations beauty estimated that there would be unsightly small local reporters who would ask Jennifer related questions, so she chatted with her alone, how could she refuse such malicious questions.

"Ronald, I'm sorry. These two are rookies at dealing with reporters. I have to ask them more." The public relations beauty finished the course for the two heroines and came to greet Ronald.

"It's okay, I understand. After all, the audience likes to see the actors behind the scenes, and interviewing them can make our films attract more audiences in Texas and the southern United States."

"Oh, that's great. You don't know how hard it is for me to meet a reasonable director. Many people even fell out with the stars of the same crew because of the length of the interview."

Ronald smiled and accepted all the beauty's flattery.

“You’ll be interviewed in the morning by the Dallas Observer, they’re a film and arts outlet. They always cover the director. In the afternoon you’ll be interviewed by Bobbie Wygant on NBC Five.

She is a well-known talk show host in Southwest China. She is good at interviewing celebrities. Generally, celebrities are willing to appear on her show before a new movie is released. In addition to being very influential in Southwest China, her show will also be broadcast on syndicates nationwide. .

She is also a film critic and one of the founders of the Radio and Television Film Critics Association.

But her main interview objects are two girls, your interview can only be on the local channel in Dallas, and the two heroines can only be on the program broadcast by her national syndicate. "

Ronald nodded in agreement. During filming, the director was the center of the crew.But when it came time to promo, it was the actors who were the focus of the spotlight.I can only be left in the leftovers and accept interviews from some fringe media.

In the morning, he accepted an exclusive interview with the Dallas Observer and ate a little lunch provided by Sheraton. Ronald took a nap and was going to see Bobby Wygant, a well-known talk show host and film critic in the Southwest.

Her team is setting up the cameras and lights for the interview in the executive suite.Barbie is sitting there in a red top, putting on her makeup.

She is a little old lady about 55 years old, with short hair and two red earrings, she looks very kind.

"Don't be fooled by her looks. Barbie has a reputation for hiding the needle and she's good at cutting into interviews with a sweet angle at first, but if you have something she finds newsworthy, she doesn't mind when you let your guard down. Give you a gentle knife."

The public relations beauty is in the back room, giving science to the two actors about Barbie Wygant.

Ronald listened for a while, then went to the suite outside, and looked at the little old lady curiously.

Suddenly, Barbie, who felt being watched, opened her eyes, "You must be the director Ronald Lee. Directors always have a special kind of eyes, good at observing objects."

"Am I bothering you, Ms. Waigant?" Ronald nodded and admitted that he was the director.

"No, it's okay, you just need to stand behind the camera." Barbie looked Ronald up and down, "As a director, you are very young."

"Yes, I entered the industry early and did a lot of chores on the set. I am also one of the screenwriters of this movie."

"I'm done here." The lighting engineer said to Barbie Waigant, the lighting was done, and the two beauties in the room came out and sat on the two chairs opposite Barbie.Get ready for an interview.

"Jennifer, your appearance in the movie is so beautiful, congratulations on playing such an unforgettable role as Stacy." Bobby Waigant first asked Jennifer Jason Lee.

"Were you picked by director Ronald Lee at first glance? Or did he have other options?"

"Well, my mother actually knew Amy Heckling, an associate producer on the film, and she invited me to audition.

I heard that the crew was in contact with Brooke Shields at the time, and I could only pray that I would be selected. Fortunately, the director's call came two days later. "

"Oh, so you beat Brooke Shields to get the role? In your eyes, what kind of person is the director?"

"Ronald is a very talented director, he is the legendary 'director of actors'. Very patient and meticulous with us, always allowing us enough time to find ourselves."

"You're at Perry's Pizza, and the shot of you baking pizza in the oven is very real, and I don't see that real performance in movies very often. How do you do it?"

"Before the filming started, I worked as a part-time waiter at Perry's Pizza for a month. When Ronald came to see me before the filming finally started, I was already a qualified pizza clerk."

"Phoebe, you have beautiful hair. How did you get into this business?" Bobby Wygant asked Phoebe Cates next to her. "

"I was a model and I was drinking juice at a bar one day and a guy came up and handed me his card and asked me if I wanted to do a movie.

No, he didn't know I was an actor and model and thought I was just a little roadside girl. "

Phoebe's thick black hair also looks great in the lights, and the cameraman loves to give her extra shots.

"We know you had some really nice shots in the film, did you have any trouble shooting those shots?"

Phoebe knew that she would be asked intensively about the pool scene. She cleared her throat, "The director is very gentlemanly and patient. In fact, these scenes are not the problem itself, but what he wants to express."

"Of course, it's a fantasy of one of the characters, right?"

"Yeah, compared to the nudity of the previous film, when this film was actually filmed, I was very relaxed and happy. The director Ronald is indeed a gentleman. I see myself on the screen. It's also beautiful."

……

The interview was quickly over, and Barbie said to the cameraman, "Now it's me?"

The cameraman moved the machine across from Barbie Wygant, "It's time to start."

The lighting for the TV show was relatively simple, and now the camera crew started filming Barbie asking questions.

"Jennifer, you look amazing in the movie, congratulations on playing such an unforgettable role as Stacy." Barbie repeated her question again, this time the camera was on her.

"Okay, we can take over the next game."

Ronald began to sit in a chair and receive makeup.

"Director Ronald, I am very glad that you can accept the interview on our program, welcome to Dallas." Barbie began to ask questions.

"Thank you, I love it here. Thank you for having me on your show."

"I noticed that the valley accent of girls in public high schools in Southern California in the movie has become popular among high school students in Dallas. Did you do this on purpose? Are you worried that people in other places won't understand it?"

"In fact, I want to show a little bit of the real-life image of high school students in Southern California. In order that people in other places will not understand, I have weakened the valley cavity a lot, but kept a little feature.

Real valley girls, they say every declarative sentence in an interrogative intonation, with every rising intonation.I was also surprised when I first heard it.

Cameron Crowe has done a great job, and our scripts are basically characters and plots taken from his novels. "

"So there are still many characters and plots that have not been filmed? It sounds like it can be made into a TV series."

"Yeah, I think so. If the American audience would like to see more of their story, someone would make the rest of the novel a TV show."

"You know, Ronald, I'm also a film critic. What do you think of some critics' criticisms of your films?"

"Sure enough, the spirit of hiding a needle in the cotton has come," Ronald thought to himself.After a few routine questions, Barbie really didn't let go of the recent controversial film review given to her by Alberto Glasses.

"I don't think they're right. In fact I suspect they haven't seen my film.

There is nothing in this movie that promotes high schoolers starting sex prematurely.You can see the main character in it, Stacy, and what her experience brings her is a painful experience.In the end, she returned to her love and was with Mark, who she had feelings for. Isn't this the traditional American high school sweetheart narrative?

As for the rest of the characters, they talk about boyfriend and girlfriend, but in fact they are just bragging without any action.Our movie is mocking the ethos of adoration for those who have sex in high school.This is also the tone of Crowe's novel.

Brad has been with his girlfriend for two years, and their relationship is limited to holding hands and hugging. The girlfriend has never even been to Brad's house, and Brad has been rejected many times.

Linda made up a boyfriend, and all the details were imagined, so the details never matched.

We just hope to reflect the real life of some California public high school students. "

"This paragraph is very good." After watching the video, Bobby Waigant was very satisfied with Ronald's reaction, and the program was very effective.

"I want to put your interview on the star interview program that is broadcast nationwide by the syndicate." Barbie proposed to put Ronald's interview on her national syndicate program.

"Isn't it only on the local station in Dallas?" Ronald looked at the public relations beauty.

The public relations beauty had some discussions with Barbie Wygant, and then she came back and said to Ronald, "Barbie thinks you are very photogenic, and your answers to questions are in-depth and topical, so I proposed it impromptu. I suggest you agree to her."

Ronald also watched the video carefully. Anyway, there were only a few questions in the interview, and there were no tricks to cut.

"It can be seen that you are very careful." Barbie said to Ronald when she saw that she had read it by herself.

"I have to be more careful. In the past, the Los Angeles TV station cut my interview randomly, and cut out all my praise for director Michael Cimino, so that I became his critic."

"Haha, fellow in LA. I assure you, we would never do that."

"Thanks, Barbie."

Repeatedly accepting interviews from different media until late at night.The last two heroines are exhausted.Early the next morning, the crew flew to Chicago, accompanied by a public relations beauty.

"How is your father's follow-up?" Ronald asked Jennifer Jason Lee on the plane.

"My sister got a lawyer and I decided to join her in suing the producers and director John Landis."

"The film studio?" Ronald felt it was inappropriate. Spielberg was also one of the producers. If the popular director was placed in the defendant's position, Universal and other studios would definitely intervene.

"I don't know the inside story, but if you still want to continue acting in Hollywood, it's best not to include the producer as a defendant." Ronald said his thoughts to Jennifer.

"You're right, Ronald. I'll call my sister as soon as I get off the plane."

I made a long-distance call back at the airport and argued with my sister. Finally, under the persuasion of her mother Barbara, Jennifer's sister finally agreed to withdraw Spielberg's name from the defendant.

"Our lawyer will contact Mr. Spielberg, which will also help to reach a settlement as soon as possible." Jennifer said to Ronald, "If you didn't remind me, the lawyer would still tend to make the lawsuit bigger, after all, Mr. Spielberg The pockets are deeper."

"But they can also get more legal fees, which is not good for your acting career." Ronald made a point.John Landis is already a dead dog, and Spielberg is Hollywood's box office savior.

A group of people checked into the Hilton Hotel in Chicago.Here, all similar interviews are repeated.Jennifer and Phoebe were drowsy when they were waiting on the sofa in the lobby to check in, and they hurried to catch up on sleep after completing the formalities.

Ronald ordered a cup of coffee at the coffee shop near the lobby and drank it.

"Look at this..." The public relations beauty walked over quickly with a solemn face, and handed him two newly published local newspapers in Chicago.

"The film review column is not very beneficial to us."

(End of this chapter)