Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 403 This suits me well

Heimdale's office is on the edge of West Hollywood, and the company is not big.The secretaries work together outside, and in the depths of the big room is a small office for a producer.

In the afternoon, the secretaries still kept the British habit of drinking afternoon tea.Several secretaries drank black tea and coffee together and chatted about gossip.

"Bang!" There was a loud noise at the gate, and the locked door was kicked open.Several secretaries were frightened, and one secretary's hot drink splashed on her hands, and she cried out in pain, "Ahh..."

A tall man walked in, with straight hair standing upright, a pair of big aviator-style Ray-Ban sunglasses covering most of his face.He was wearing a leather jacket and leather pants, with a pair of leather boots underneath, bouncing on the floor.

He approached the secretaries step by step without saying a word.

The secretaries shrank back their screams in fright.

The visitor walked slowly to the middle of the room, looked at everyone, and then sat down on the sofa, his back still straight.

Hearing the loud noise, the producer opened the door of the small room and came out to check, just in time to see someone sitting on the sofa with eyes wearing sunglasses kicking himself, which made him tremble.

"Sir, please... please don't hurt us, what do you need? I have a little cash here..." A secretary who was a bit more courageous asked him what he wanted in fright.

I saw that this person took off his sunglasses, and he still had a good-looking face. .He kept silent, glanced around at everyone, and then pointed to the door.

"Ladies and gentlemen, hello", I saw a man and a woman walked in outside the door, and the woman reached out to the producer first, "Hello, sir, I'm Gail who called to make an appointment Hurd, this is Jim Cameron, and we're here to talk about the 'Terminator' project."

"He, he...is the image of the Terminator you prepared?" The producer finally understood that this was a door-to-door sales pitch for the film project.It's just that this way of appearance is unexpected.

"Yes, this is a friend of ours. He plays the image of the Terminator, a killing machine from the future. What do you think, sir, may we go in and talk in detail?"

The producer and two visitors entered the office, taking one more look at the strange man before entering.

Ronald has already taken off his sunglasses, apologized to the secretaries, and thoughtfully sent some discount coupons for Vans shoes, and movie exchange coupons as an apology.

Several secretaries suddenly realized, and then burst into laughter, and quickly brought him a cup of black tea and a few baked butter biscuits, and Ronald ate with them.

After more than half an hour, Ronald had become good friends with the secretaries, and chatted a lot about Heimdale Company. Instead, I like to invest in art films that some star actors like.

"Crack", the doors of the office were opened, and the producer sent Cameron and Gale out.

"Very good, your idea is very good, I will give Orion... a call, let's make an appointment to chat together, I like this project very much. However, the actor has to be replaced by a famous one." Producer on He looked up and down at Ronald who was chatting, and confirmed that this person was not a famous actor.

"Great!" The three walked out of Heimdale's office and sat down in a cafe.

"Heimdale is also willing to match 300 million, and they agreed to Cameron to be the director. Today's presentation was too successful, and he was amazed by Jim's concept." Find a few small investors and start shooting.

"It was mainly when Ronald kicked the door in, which scared the secretaries and impressed the producer very much. The image of this Terminator is too realistic." Jim patted Ronald on the shoulder. , "Why don't you play the leading role."

"Hey, please forgive me. I almost sprained my foot today. Fortunately, I was pretending to be dumb. Otherwise, if you look at how nervous I am, I won't even be able to speak."

"Didn't you have a good cameo on 'High School of Rock'?" Cameron asked.

"It's a cameo. The main character needs acting skills. I'm very nervous. I'm afraid I won't be able to make things happen to you."

Jim gave Ronald a hug, but he didn't say a word. The two good friends knew it well and didn't need to thank them verbally.

"Then who are you going to cast as the male lead? I think the producer is looking for a star?" Ronald was very sensitive to other people's scrutiny, and he captured the scrutiny of the producer at the final farewell.

"I don't know. In short, our budget is not much, and we have to spend most of it on special effects. We can only find actors who are low-paid but have a certain reputation, and they must be strong."

"In that case, wouldn't that be the ones looking for celebrity-turned-actors from other industries?" Gail said.

"When you say that, I think of someone." Ronald put down his coffee cup, "Has any of you seen that orange juice commercial? It's the former football star whose abbreviation is OJ, which is the same as the abbreviation of orange juice."

"OJ Simpson?" Cameron asked, seeing Ronald nodding, he also stroked the beard on his chin and pondered.

"Well, he's good at acting, and he played the police detective in the movie 'Cassandra Bridge' a few years ago." Gail interjected.

"But his image is too healthy, a former NFL All-Star, and a TV commentator after retiring, no one would believe that he can play a killing machine, right?" Cameron thought about it but denied it.

"It's true, you think about it slowly, the rest is up to you." Ronald drank the coffee, "Just let me wear this outfit, I think it matches my temperament."

"Okay, if you want to buy a Harley motorcycle, it's the best match." Cameron has a soft spot for Harley.

"No, I ordered a Honda 250, and it doesn't break easily. I'm not as good at repairing cars as you are."

"what ever."

"By the way, call me when you start your project for an interview, and I'll hold an interview. When my movie is released, you all come too and help each other out." Ronald said to Gail.

Gail made an OK gesture to him, bowed his head and began to calculate the financing and distribution of the project.

After saying hello and leaving first, Ronald went to the Honda Motorcycle Sales Store to pick up the bike.

Dongying people's company is very particular about customer experience, and the salesman greets him with a smile. He greeted him and bought him a book of tea. When he came to order a car last time, he knew that Ronald likes to drink tea.

"Ronald-san, we have prepared this car for you. Please come with me." He bowed to salute Ronald, and then extended his hand to invite Ronald to the progress hall.

A big maroon motorcycle was parked there, with powerful horsepower, shining headlights, and slightly downward handlebars. Unlike ordinary Dongying motorcycles, which are lightweight and have a center of gravity in the front, this large-displacement motorcycle has a center of gravity in the rear. , but not too far back like Harley, almost lying on the car seat.

Ronald tried it on and it fit.

The salesman offered the key with both hands, "Try?"

As soon as Ronald inserted the key, he turned half a turn, then held the handlebar with his right hand, and turned the accelerator twice.Put your left foot on the ground, step on the starter lever with your right foot, and step down with one foot.

"Boom..."

The sound of the motor made Ronald feel it, and he let the brakes go.

After riding a few laps outside the door, Ronald returned to the sales place, and he presented a helmet, "There is another one in the back box."

Ronald nodded, put on his sunglasses, put on his helmet, and adjusted the straps.Hit the gas pedal and hit the road.

When he arrived at the CAA office, Ronald parked his car and entered the office with his helmet in hand, successfully causing a commotion.The secretaries all came over to say hello to him, so as to take advantage of Ronald's muscles.

It seems that this body really suits me very well. It virtually removes those more refined temperaments and highlights Ronald's figure and masculinity.Coupled with a beard and a wide chin, he is the favorite handsome man of these female secretaries.

Ronald walked across the hall to Nisita's office, where he had asked Katherine Bigelow and Willem Dafoe to talk.

"Oh, don't you consider trying to be an actor?" Catherine Bigelow stood up and looked Ronald up and down, as if regretting that he was not allowed to shoot the last movie.

"Hey, is it really that effective?" Ronald thought to himself, whether he should stick to this style in the future.

"Seriously, your movie 'Loveless', I have shown the poster to Yoram from Cannon Films, he is interested and willing to chat with you, then he can be your distributor, go to the Cannes Film Festival Let’s try it online. He said that Chinese people prefer movies that reflect the dark side of America, and maybe there will be sales in Europe and Japan.”

"Thank you so much." Bigelow stood up and hugged Ronald, and Willem Dafoe was also very happy.

"Don't thank me, they originally hoped to buy some movies to sell in Cannes, that is, your movie posters, they might be with Bo Derek and Faye Dunaway's two pornographic movies, I don't know if you will accept it. "

"That's fine," Bigelow didn't care about the nitty-gritty in order to sell the movie.

"No, could it be that Faye Dunaway has been reduced to making pornographic movies?"

"No." Ronald took off his sunglasses, and it's a bit strange to wear them indoors. "That's right, Minahan from Cannon always adds pornographic content to movies, so he let the supporting roles add to the show. His habit is a bit weird, I think I told him that your film has been in production for a long time, and it is impossible to add content."

"These people's thinking is really strange. Why do female characters have to play male playthings and goals on the screen? Don't they have a little personality and pursuit of their own?" As a female director, Bigelow has long been a little disgusted with this atmosphere. , but she is a new director whose films cannot be sold, and she has no ability to change this.

"You confused me." Ronald spread his hands.

"Anyway, thank you." The two thanked, took the Minahan's business card given by Ronald, and went to Cannon to discuss the details.

"To be honest, did you try to be an actor? Many directors are part-time actors, such as the Oscar best director you voted for, Sidney Pollack, who also played a supporting agent in 'My Fair Lady'. "

The agent, Nisita, took out a glass and handed some brandy to Ronald.Today's appearance made his eyes shine.Ronald may be more suitable for the appearance of this blue-collar worker, and he may be able to play some specific roles if he tries the mirror.

"I voted?"

"Yes, you voted for Best Picture for 'Tootsie', Best Director for Sidney Pollack, Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman, and Best Actress for Merrill Pollack. Streep..."

"Oh, yes," Ronald remembered that he handed over to CAA to vote for him in exchange for media exposure opportunities, "Are they all your clients?"

"Yes, do you want to think about it? Our CAA is also very good at promoting actors."

"Let's talk about it later. I'm very nervous today, for fear of ruining my business. It seems that my acting skills are not enough."

"Ring, ring, ring..." The phone on the desk rang loudly.Nisita answered the phone, "Who? Good."

"Looking for you" he handed the phone to Ronald.

"I'm Ronald, who is it?"

A girl's voice came from the other end of the phone, "I'm Diane. I'm in Los Angeles. Are you at CAA? I'll go find you. Then you can accompany me to the set. Director Walter Hill is busy there. It's been half a month."

"Okay, how long are you going to shoot this time?" Ronald waited in the office for Diane Lane who came in a hurry.She was still dressed as a female rock star, and her eyes lit up when she saw Ronald wearing a leather jacket and pants today.

"It's quite long. Musical and musical films are said to be difficult to shoot. Huh? We all wear the same style of clothes today? Well, can you take a group photo for us?"

Nisita said yes, took out a camera, and took a few pictures of Ronald and Diane.

"Yeah? You still have a motorcycle? I want to ride, I want to ride." After going out, Diane saw Ronald's new Honda 250, and his eyes lit up.

"Can you ride a motorcycle? Sit behind me." Ronald searched for it and pressed on the storage box in the back seat.The box popped open, revealing a red helmet inside.

He handed it to Diane, then got in the car and started the motorcycle.Diane put on the helmet, sat across Ronald's back, and hugged Ronald's waist with both hands.

"Let's Go!" Ronald turned the accelerator and drove to the middle and high gears. The motorcycle roared and sped towards the studio.

(End of this chapter)