Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 410 The Grand Premiere of Lightning Dance

  On April 15th, Ronald came to the Hollywood Chinese Theater in a dress to attend the grand premiere of "Lightning Dance".

  As the co-producer of the film (Co-Producer), he wants to take a photo with the two producers, the director and the main creator. Of course, with the honorary title of co-producer awarded for his special contribution to the film, Ronald also had the opportunity to be interviewed, and by the way, hitchhiked to talk about his new film.

  Don Simpson, and Jerry Bruckheimer stood in front of the theater, very proud. Don Simpson, a former Paramount executive who was fired for dozing off at an executive meeting, and Jerry Bruckheimer, a film layman who only knows financing, are being surrounded by reporters and peers , enjoy the feeling of the peak of life.

   The flashes in the hands of the photojournalists kept illuminating their faces. One by one, the main creators and colleagues who came to the premiere kept coming forward to take pictures with them.

   Ronald also, with the help of his assistant, walked to the photo area in front of the Chinese Theater and greeted the two producers.

   "Hi Ronald, here you are. Great, why didn't Oscar see you four days ago?" Jerry greeted him warmly.

   "Haha, Ronald, look at our movie, the preview was very successful." Don Simpson pulled Ronald over and asked him to take a photo together.

   "I didn't have a nomination, and I had a script to write, so I watched TV at home." Ronald smiled and stood side by side with the two producers, allowing reporters to take pictures.

   This time, CAA had its ups and downs at the Oscars. Director Sidney Pollack was only nominated for Best Director. He shared the same affliction with Spielberg, and the two Jewish directors still did not win the award.

  The big winner is "Gandhi Biography", Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor are all included. Only the queen fell on "Sophie's Choice" Mel Streep. CAA-led "My Fair Lady" won the best supporting actress, and Jessica Lange won the cup.

   "See you later." Ronald left the reporters and entered the theater. The flashlights of these reporters are even brighter than the headlights on the set. It's really not easy for actors to deal with. Only actors are good at capturing beautiful poses without blinking their eyes on such occasions.

  There is also a bunch of text reporters in the theater, grabbing the beautiful heroine, interviewing Jennifer Beals.

   "Jennifer, this is a movie with a lot of dance performances, and you don't have a dance background, how did you practice dancing?"

   "Thank you, the producer has arranged a very good teacher for me, I did a lot of training before shooting"

   "Jennifer, what brand is the T-shirt you have on the poster? Was this design with a neckline cut on one side specially designed by the designer?"

"It was a coincidence. It was my own T-shirt. It shrank after being washed in the washing machine. When I was shooting an indoor scene in Los Angeles, my head got stuck and I couldn't get out. I had no choice but to cut it open. Said it worked well, so I kept it.”

   "Jennifer, are you really a student at Yale University?"

   "Jennifer, have you really never made a movie before?"

  The reporter asked all kinds of questions around the heroine.

   "Hi, Cynthia, nice to see you here. You look good, how are you, has the agent handled it for you?"

  Cynthia Rhodes also came, and Ronald asked about her afterward. Stallone's younger brother did not pester her again, it may be Stallone's order. Her agent is also looking for new movie opportunities for her, but the feedback is not optimistic. Maybe she's going to start small, or start over on TV.

   "Hi, Adrian", Ronald saw director Adrian Lane standing by again, he didn't seem very happy and didn't go out for an interview.

   "I'm afraid that after I go out, I can't help but scold Paramount, and they will kill them." Adrian Lane said a joke with a wry smile. He was so dissatisfied with Paramount's request that he was forced to cut about an hour of film, leaving only a simple story for the entire film.

   "I heard that the test screening was very good. Now all the producers are compressing the duration, and there is no way to do it."

   Ronald comforted his old friend Ryan, found his seat, sat down quietly and waited for the opening.

The    Chinese Theatre is huge, but very full. Paramount was very satisfied with the effect of the test screening, so it invested a lot of money to organize the premiere ceremony, not only to find the most famous movie theater in Hollywood, but also to invite many audiences to watch it.

   After the movie started, the whispers of the audience in the backcourt never stopped, and the show-stopping dances were preserved. The male audience kept exclaiming, and occasionally one or two people whistled.

Adrian Lane's anger is justified. Throughout the film, the protagonist Alex, and many of the off-line scenes with her boyfriend Nick have been cut almost, not to mention the plot lines of the other supporting characters are almost cut. Finish.

   All the characters, except for the heroine Alex, have no character development, what kind of person is at the beginning and what kind of person is at the end.

  Only Alex was put in the spotlight, from a person who was not confident in himself to a blooming dance academy student.

   However, this dramatic weakening did not disappoint the audience. The multiple dances are very beautiful, cutting out the branches of the story and not preventing the audience from understanding the main body of the whole story. The most important thing is that the movie always has a breath, and the audience does not have a minute to give up going to the bathroom.

  Ronald doesn't know how to do this, is it the director's editing skills? Or is the actor's performance convincing? Maybe it was when the actors were filming that they all breathed a sigh of relief, wanting to be famous, wanting to be good.

   In this movie, most of the actors are newcomers to the film industry. They all wanted to become famous with this movie. Director Ryan was very good at letting them play, and everyone performed 100% of the effect.

   At the end, the lights came on and the audience applauded spontaneously. Then the singer of the theme song, Erin Carla, took the stage and sang "Whata Feeling" for everyone. Two years later, she has another new song to perform on variety shows.

   ended the show and the audience began to leave. Ronald also stood up and was about to leave. At this time, a man and a woman rushed to the front and shouted loudly with the two producers and directors.

   "Why? Why isn't my name on the subtitle?"

Ronald recognized from his hair-haired accent that it was Marlene Jahan, the dance double of the heroine Jennifer. She desperately wanted to distinguish it from the producer, next to her husband Peter Tram, who was desperately pulling. following her.

   "Where's my bodyguard?" Don Simpson yelled, and two burly men came over, trying to fork Marlene Jahan out.

   Ronald stepped forward in a hurry, this episode was staged in front of the news media that had not yet left, but it was too ugly.

  Jerry Bruckheimer also came up to stop the bodyguard.

   Ronald pulled Marlene Jahan and said a few words. Marlene fell silent, silent.

   This is a Hollywood power scene, and she and her husband have no place here. Ronald was giving her a chance to get her and her husband out of the game with dignity.

   Several people walked to the adjacent lounge and left the reporters who had discovered the problem.

"Why don't I have my name, even the 'Crazy Leg' that only did a back spin is subtitled, why do I dance most of Jennifer's dances without a name?" Marlene Jia who entered the lounge Henkel exclaimed.

"I'm sorry, Marlene. This is not the decision of the two of us. In the end, Mr. Eisner from Paramount made the decision. We can give you a certain amount of money." Jerry Bruckheimer is more reasonable, and Marlene explain it.

"But it's not about money. I need this resume endorsement. My agent has already found me an audition for a supporting role in a movie. Now that the experience on my resume is different from the subtitles, I will be treated as a liar." Marlene leaned on her husband miserably.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Either you go with the check, or you can find a lawyer to sue." Don Simpson said very arrogantly, and took out an agreement from his bag, which stated that Marlene Jahan gave up the lawsuit because of the subtitle problem. Agreement between Paramount and the producer.

  Jerry Bruckheimer took out the checkbook, wrote a number, and handed it over together.

   "I don't want money, I just want what I deserve." Ma Lin was still angry.

   But Ronald had seen her husband Peter Tram's eyes, and after seeing the numbers on the check, they shone. It seems that sooner or later he will help the film and persuade Ma Lin to accept it.

   "Well, if you have problems with your resume, I can write you a letter of certification as a co-producer, so that you can go to the audition, there will be no problem." Ronald offered to help.

   "That's fine, I can also give you a signature certificate." Director Adrian Lane also said. Jerry Bruckheimer nodded, too, now that Marlene's most pressing problem could be solved.

   "Okay, thank you." Marlene thanked Ronald and the director, bowed deeply, and then signed and walked out without picking up the cheque for which she lost her signature.

  Her husband, Peter Tram, hurriedly bent over to collect the check and chased it out.

   "What's going on here? Why is Mr. Eisner so persistent in not letting her sign?" Ronald asked.

   "All the marketing of this movie is based on the fact that the beautiful Jennifer Beals can dance. Breaking this point will cause a lot of damage." Don Simpson raised his chin and replied. Because Ronald helped him persuade Marlene away, he was willing to explain.

"Okay, I get it. So CrazyLegs for her back spin, Sharon Shapiro for her gymnastics stunt double can sign because they do very little double doubling, which is okay in the audience Allowed.

   But Marlene danced almost all of Beales' dance moves. If you sign her name, Beales' dance beauty promotion will be smashed. "

   "Correct." Don Simpson snapped his fingers.

   Ronald left and went out. Seeing Marlene and her husband Peter still at the door, Peter kept persuading his wife Marlene, and finally slowly made her smile a little, and didn't want to tear the check. Peter laughed too, folded the check, put it in his pocket, and the two were happy again.

   "Marin, I'm leaving. If you have any questions about the audition and you want me to prove it, you can ask them to call my agent." Ronald handed over a business card, this kind of effort, can help or help. After all, Marlene was treated unfairly.

   "Thank you, Ronald." Marlene Jahan replied with a hairy accent, "I know you and Adrian are good people, but the producer Tang is really... He didn't even want to inform me in advance."

   "If you are notified, it will be a bad thing, and you can sue." Ronald thought, Don Simpson looks arrogant, but he is actually calculated. Get things done first, and then use money to get them done. Anyway, you still have to be in Hollywood, and you can't afford to offend Paramount.

   "Hands up, what role did you audition for?"

"It's the role of a showgirl, very much like Cynthia Rhodes played in 'The Flash Dance'. After I knew her, I received the starring role in the new film directed by Stallone. In fact, my dance is not worse than her, this time I can play As a supporting role, I might have a chance to play the leading role next time."

   "This is my husband Peter. He is also a dance double and recently got a job." Marlene began to introduce his husband to Ronald again, hoping to make an impression and think of their husband and wife in the future.

   "Yes, Mr. Ronald. I'm Peter Tram, and I'm on the set of 'Full Body' now as a dance double for lead actor Kevin Bacon."

  Ronald said hello and hurriedly left. This husband looked like a man who was good at digging into camps, and being entangled with him was a waste of time.

   But "Full Body" was also shot with a dance stand-in, right? It seems that it is not easy to find people with both acting and dancing skills to make a musical now.

   (end of this chapter)