Exploiting Hollywood 1980

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   Ronald and Diane's agents confirmed that Diane Lane had indeed signed with Coppola. His new work "Cotton Club" is written by Mario Puzo, the author of the "Godfather" novel and the screenwriter of the "Godfather" movie.

  Coppola hopes to take this opportunity to cooperate with his old partner and turn around in one fell swoop. His diorama company, and the vineyard are all mortgaged to the bank and need to be turned over.

  This movie has been rolling over in Hollywood for a long time, and there are rumors that many veteran movie stars have cooperated with the movie. Including Al Pacino, Stallone and others, but no project was approved in the end.

  The last time Ronald went to consult Coppola, he had been selected by independent producer Robert Evans to shoot the blockbuster with a budget of $20 million. Evans agreed to pay Coppola $3 million to rewrite the script, and when the "Street of Rage" filming was complete, Diane could almost enter the "Cotton Club" for rehearsals.

   Ronald, who knew he couldn't compete with him, waited for Donna to go back with him. But Donna decided to go back to the hotel to sleep with Diane, and the two best friends hadn't whispered to each other for a long time.

   Leaving Donna on the set and waiting for Diane to go with her, she is also very curious to see how the daily operation of the crew works. Ronald called a taxi home by himself.

   As soon as he entered the house, Ronald seemed to hear Helen's whimper coming from the room.

   "Helen? What's the matter?" Ronald asked loudly, walking towards the bedroom.

   "I'm, oh Ronald, something bad happened to your girlfriend today."

   Another blonde girl came out of the bedroom.

  Ronald was surprised to find that this was another Helen, Helen Hunt, who auditioned for the heroine Ali in "Dragon Power".

"I'm Helen's good friend. Our parents have known each other since we were children, when we joined the theater club together." Helen Hunter is also a girl who grew up in New York. Her mother is a theater director, and she He went to the same school on Long Island as Slater when he was a kid.

   "Okay, thank you. I just got back from the set, what happened to Slater?"

   "She...hey, her 'Supergirl' movie was cancelled by Warner Bros."

   "Huh?" Ronald was also shocked when he heard the news. How could such a big production be cancelled?

   He hurried into the bedroom. In the bedroom where the lights were not turned on, Helen was sitting on a chair, sobbing softly, slowly wiping her tears with her hands.

   "Helen, I'm Ronnie. Are you alright?" Ronald walked into Helen by the light from the living room and hugged her slowly.

   "No, I have something to do." Helen pushed Ronald away, even more sad, "Let me be quiet."

  Helen Hunter sighed, walked into the bathroom, took a towel, washed it with hot water, and handed it to Slater.

Then she dragged Ronald out of the room and said to him, "Helen is in a bad mood, please let her be quiet first, I called Gerald, and his secretary said he would be notified as soon as possible, later Will call back."

   "Do you know what's going on?" Ronald remembered that Slater went down to accept an interview arranged by "Supergirl", saying that he was going with a friend, and it seemed that this was the other Helen.

   "I went with her to the press conference, but the press conference there was temporarily cancelled. I heard that the producer Salkind and his son wanted to release it next year's Christmas schedule, so as to avoid the summer Los Angeles Olympics.

   And the publisher, Warner Bros., was still not satisfied with the shortened version to 120 minutes. They believed that only in the summer season could they win back some box office, and there was a dispute between the two sides. In the end, Warner was willing to lose money and canceled the distribution contract. "

  Salkind and his son inform Helen's agent that the film may be aborted. And the tragic Slater, not only was the heroine's debut film suspended, but also signed a three-film contract with the Salkind and his son. I don't know when the next two will be filmed.

   "Di, this is Ronald's home. I'm not at home right now, please leave a message after the beep." The answering machine started playing the recording.

   "Ronald, it's me, Gerald, answering the phone."

   "Hey, Gerald, I'm Ronald."

   "My secretary said that a girl named Helen was looking for me, saying that my daughter was in trouble, what happened to her? Why wasn't you calling?"

"Oh, that's Helen Hunt, Helen's best friend as a kid, you should remember her. I was out in the afternoon to work on the project, and Hunt brought her back. 'Supergirl' was cancelled by Warner Bros. , Helen is very sad."

   "Hunter is with you too? Can I talk to her?" Gerald was silent for a while, then asked Helen Hunter to find out the situation.

"Well, that's it. It's similar to when I was a child, just a little autistic and depressed. I don't think there's any problem, she just can't accept it all at once... um, okay." Helen Hunter said Slater on the phone situation, and then called Ronald.

   "Boy Ronald, I agree with Helen to date you, but it's not that she is so sad."

   "Mr. Slater, I..."

   "In this way, if you ask my daughter to answer the phone, I will arrange for her to go back to New York to recover for a while. She needs a professional psychiatrist."

   "This...that's fine", Ronald remembered that he was still busy with the "Longwei Kid" project, and he really didn't have the time and energy to take care of Helen.

   "Helen... Helen, it's your father Gerald calling."

   Ronald picked up the telephone receiver in the bedroom, then stretched the phone cord and handed it to Helen Slater, who was still sitting in the dark.

"dad…"

  Helen heard her father Gerald's voice, and her mood began to stabilize.

"I will arrange for my assistant to pick you up from Los Angeles overnight, and you will have a good time at home. I have made an appointment with the psychiatrist who helped you. Then I will go and talk to the Salkind and his son. Um, that Mexican trick won't work in America."

  "Okay", Helen only felt that she finally felt safe in her heart and no longer felt panic.

  The father and daughter chatted for more than half an hour, Helen finally gradually returned to normal, Gerald hung up the phone with a heavy heart, and then began to call his assistant.

   "Who is it? Calling back so late?" Gerald's new wife asked, rolling over on the bed.

   "It's Helen, I want her to come home and live for a while. She's a little depressed, and this time her movie was canceled by Warner Bros. She couldn't accept it."

   "Okay, I'll tidy up the guest room tomorrow." The new wife is much younger than Gerald, a housewife, and she thinks about her family.

"Let her live here for a while, and I will also inform her mother that she will also go to Long Island to recuperate for a while." Gerald looked at his new wife and a pair of young children, and felt even more dissatisfied with Ronald in his heart. This little **** doesn't care enough about Helen, hum!

   Helen Hunt then accompanied Slater for a while. Seeing that her mood was gradually calming down, she picked up her bag and was about to leave. Ronald took her to the door.

   Before going out, Helen Hunter still said to Ronald, "You stay with her. Slater had a similar experience when she was a child. At that time, her parents divorced, and she was depressed for a long time."

   "Thank you, I'll discuss it with Gerald."

   "By the way, my audition?" Helen Hunt couldn't help but ask her audition results.

   "Sorry, I don't actually have the power to decide who to use, so if your agent doesn't get a call to recall a second round of auditions..."

   "I understand, thank you..." Helen Hunt left first.

   "Helen?" Ronald entered the dark room and saw that Helen was already sleeping on the bed. He hurriedly put her on the bed, covered the quilt, sat on the chair, and sighed a long time.

   Early the next morning, Gerald's assistant knocked on the door. Ronald opened the door, Helen was already up, greeted the assistant, and started packing without a word.

   Put the clothes and own things into the box, and Helen Slater snapped the buckles. The assistant took the suitcase, and the two were about to leave the apartment.

  "Ronnie", Helen turned around before going out and hugged Ronald, "I think we have to take a break (TakeaBreak

   "No, what did you say pause for a while?" Ronald's heart tightened.

   "Me, you, between us, I have to go back to New York first... um... seek treatment with a psychiatrist and find out about my own affairs."

   Helen turned to the car the assistant ordered to park at the door, and then closed the back. A burst of exhaust blew out, onto the driveway and out of the apartment.

  Helen sat in the back of the limousine, thinking of the security she felt last night on the phone with her father.

  …

   "Crack, snap, snap..." A kick sounded, and Daryl Vidal, who was holding the target, watched his friend Ronald almost vent.

   "You are very angry today, which is good in combat and can increase your strength and speed, but it is also a bad thing, it will make you lose your cool."

   "Crack", Ronald finally kicked hard again and slumped to the ground.

   "Stop talking, are you interested in participating in the filming of the movie? I need an assistant in action. Although Mr. Weintraub has his own ideas on action direction, it is very convenient for me to add an assistant.

I'll also give you a resident actor position for a small supporting role so you can enjoy a minimum wage of $328 a day, with which you can join the Screen Actors Guild and play a karate master or something is not a problem.

  If you don’t want to be an actor, with this money, you can also find a job in a martial arts gym in Los Angeles. After the movie is released, if it becomes popular, you can realize your dream of opening a martial arts gym. "

  Vidal stood up and gave him a very standard Eastern bow, "Thank you, Ronald."

   "Then you have to help me think about how to make the last trick of the crane kick beautiful and powerful."

   Ronald quickly finished venting his dissatisfaction, and he still had his own career to fight for.

   (end of this chapter)