Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 566 Jealousy

   "Ronald, I heard Cruise talk about you, are you familiar?"

   "Yes, we have a good relationship. What, you want to ask him to play a movie? Marty? What role? I can introduce you to his agent Paula Wagner, who is also one of my agents."

   Ronald was at home that day when he suddenly received a call from his mentor, Martin Scorsese. It's been a long time since the last film failed at the box office and went through a divorce from Isabella Rossellini.

   suddenly called, Ronald thought he was going to come back to film, and was happy for him.

   "No, she keeps pestering me and wants me to direct Tom. I heard Cruise has a list of big directors he wants to work with, and I'm in there too."

   "What, do you really have a suitable project?"

   "I just asked, how is his acting?"

   "The emotional outburst was very strong. I don't know the rest very well. I only saw him play a trick in 'Endless Love' on the spot. I don't know if his acting skills have improved later."

"Okay, thank you". Scorsese hung up.

   Directors often talk about an actor's real acting skills. Unlike dramas that are repeated every day without pauses, a movie is a process of taking it slowly, picking the best pieces to play, and editing them together.

  Many actors who perform well on the screen may also perform poorly in the real shooting scene, just because he is the protagonist, accompany him to shoot over and over again and catch a good one.

   There may also be a supporting role, who performed very well at the filming site, but in order to match the best performance of the protagonist, only the worst one was kept.

   So many directors have an underground communication network, and they can check with each other about an actor's real acting skills.

   "Strong emotional outbursts? Really? Did you just say this good thing about me in front of Mr. Scorsese?"

  Tom Cruise specially brought his girlfriend Rebecca to inquire after hearing that Ronald was asked about his acting skills.

"The communication between directors must be frank, and I also have my credibility to maintain." Ronald replied that if he made an exception to say good things for an actor, his reputation in the circle would spread, and other directors would not I will trust your review.

   "Okay, you're right. But you should say more about me next time." Tom Cruise took a drink and drank it. A female movie fan next to her waited for a long time, seized the opportunity to come up and asked Cruise to sign, and then left with satisfaction.

"I didn't direct you, I said it based on your performance in your debut movie 'Endless Love'." Ronald said, he used a knife and fork to fork a piece of veal and put it in his mouth. The dishes here are still good. of.

After listening to this answer, Tom Cruise smiled evilly, "Are you jealous, Ronald? I put Scorsese on my list of directors I want to work with, and you are worried that your name is not there. in?"

   Girlfriend Rebecca De Mornay touched Tom's arm and motioned him not to talk like that.

   "Don't worry, Ronald. I told Paula long ago that I want to work with you. It's just that she said that you are good at high business concepts, and we still need to wait for a suitable script."

  "You are really annoying sometimes", Ronald looked at Tom Cruise with a smirk and shook his head very confidently. Possibly good actors need to have some level of narcissism. Tom excels in just this one.

"What's wrong? I really think so. When I first signed with Paula, I told her a list, and I really wanted to work with all the big directors in America so I could improve my acting skills. ."

"Ronald is right, you are really annoying." Rebecca couldn't stand Tom's super narcissism and self-confidence. At the same time, he asked everyone around him to listen to him carefully, so he slapped him coquettishly. him.

   "Hate, hate...hey", Tom Cruise tickled his girlfriend after hearing what she said, and the two kissed passionately.

   "That's right, Ronald. Rebecca got the heroine of Helen's competition 'The Baseball Player's Wife'." Tom and De Mornay kissed firmly, and in turn explained something to Ronald.

   "They were going to sign with Helen and suddenly called me." Rebecca De Mornay smoothed her hair and said to Ronald. She also felt very suddenly and didn't know what was going on.

   "Fair competition. Besides, Helen may have some contract troubles." Ronald took his last bite. "By the way, what role does Marty want you to play?"

   "It is the sequel to 'The Hustler' starring Paul Newman in 1961. It tells the story of a prodigal son who finds a new man to pass on when he grows old."

  Tom Cruise is very proud, "But the film process is now suspended because Fox has a new owner and all production has stopped."

   Ronald felt pity for each other when he heard it. This big reshuffle involved three of the seven major studios, and everyone's projects were in trouble.

   "By the way, Rebecca, don't you mind being in that scene?" Ronald remembered the scene where Helen couldn't act.

   "Do you mind?" Rebecca looked at Cruise.

   "I don't mind. Isn't that revealing scene in the kitchen of 'Nice and Crazy' the reason we fell in love with each other?"

  "But I'm not playing with you this time." Rebecca kissed Tom, then wiped the corner of his mouth and wiped off the lipstick that was accidentally printed on.

   "Actually, I'm quite jealous." After dinner, Rebecca went to the acting school to practice her acting skills and prepare for the new film. Tom Cruise got into Ronald's Ferrari, and the two went to see "The Fire of St. Elmore," written by Cameron Crowe and directed by Joe Schumacher.

"The good boy is also crazy, it's me and Rebecca acting as a couple", Tom Cruise's long hair was blown by the wind outside the car window, "but I can't stop her, because I was in 'Going to the Sky' before. And there's a naked **** scene with Leigh Thompson."

   Ronald also sighed, and in a way, they both had the same problem. Finding actresses as girlfriends is such a special trouble. On the big screen, countless men watch your women make out with other men, and you have to laugh about their acting skills.

"How did you meet Emilio Estevez, and Rob Lowe?" Ronald originally said he was going to visit the class, but Cruise said he and the two leading actors were old acquaintances and also went together. .

"We were high school classmates," Cruise frowned, "or a few days ago. I went to fifteen schools in fourteen years, always with my father, or with my mother. I was in Los Angeles. They went to Santa Monica High School for a few days. It was the children of Hollywood stars."

   "You're a big star now, Tom. The kind someone wants to sign," Ronald reassured Cruise by hooking his shoulder. He understood that Tom went there to visit the class to deliberately make these second-generation Hollywood jealous.

   "St. Elmo's Fire" is a group play known as "Little Cold". A variety of friendship and love stories of several college graduates when they first entered the workplace.

"I said Andrew, Andrew McCarthy, you have to be proactive, you have a crush on Allie Sheedy, and now she is hurt by her lover Judd Nelson, this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, be proactive. That is You have a crush on the goddess."

  Director Joe Schumacher, holding a big loudspeaker, sat in the director's chair in the distance, and judged the performances of several actors, and then everyone sent a paragraph to give their own performance guidance.

  Every director has his own method, Ronald is not very used to instructing the actors how to act, but Schumacher may be able to convey what he wants to the audience in this way.

   Most of the actors here are acquaintances, and Andrew McCarthy has acted in Ronald's commercials for Pepsi and Burger King. Allie Sheedy, Judd Nelson, just came from "The Breakfast Club" after filming.

   The remaining Emilio Estevez has a "history" with Tom Cruise and himself since the "outer urchin".

  The other actors were watching the performance of the two actors outside. This play was all young people, and everyone didn't have much qualifications and attention.

  Demi Moore saw Ronald and Tom Cruise, came over and took Ronald's arm generously, "Director, Ronald is here to visit the class."

"Oh, Ronald, you're welcome." Joe Schumacher was worried about the quality of these young actors' performances. Seeing Ronald and Tom Cruz, a popular teenager, came to visit the class, he simply threw the guide tube and let everyone rest for a while .

  Relax your mind, maybe it will work wonders for the performance.

   "You know these guys. This is Mel Winningham, the wife of her role as Rob Lowe." A slightly older actor came over to say hello.

  Mel is a Catholic, despite being young, she is already a mother of two children. It's convincing for her to play a not-so-beautiful girl who falls in love with Rob Lowe.

  "This is Andie McDowell", Demi introduced Ronald to another charming beauty. She turned out to be a model from Yves Saint Laurent, and now plays the role of Emilio Estevez, a beauty who has graduated two years later.

   Ronald and Cruise, hug and say hello to them respectively. For a time, the concentration of handsome guys and beauties on the set rose sharply, and everyone spoke in a circle.

   Cruise is clearly the most popular, Ronald is the director, and there are a few thoughtful actresses around.

  Among the female leading roles, the most feminine is actually playing the person whom both of them fall in love with, Allie Siti.

   She changed her neurotic image in the "Breakfast Club", dressed like a white-collar worker in a company, and looked smart with short hair. The femininity is very strong, and she looks at you very intently when chatting.

  It seems that men can't resist her charm, no wonder Joe Schumacher wants to give her this role that the two male protagonists are vying for love.

   Next to her is Andie McDowell, who is a model and has the charm of a catwalk. It may be because of the mixed British and French blood, and he looks both mysterious and British.

Next to   , Demi Moore is a very exotic beauty. Her bloodline gives her rare black hair, and her innocent face is matched with a **** hoarse voice, which makes people feel dislocated.

  Ronald looked away from her, maybe he was too focused, thinking of Demi's "thank you" to him for getting the audition opportunity, and Andie McDowell next to him was a little aware.

  Ronald felt that there would be an accident if he stayed any longer, so he said hello to Tom Cruise and had to go first.

  Demi Moore didn't let him go, she took him by the arm and wanted to send him out.

  The two walked out first, but they didn't see the jealousy in Emilio Estevez's eyes when he looked over.

   "Ronald, I'm so thankful for you. This is probably the best role I've gotten for me, she's just me, I don't have to play it at all, just be myself in front of the camera."

  Demi looked up and looked at Ronald. Being able to play a major role in this seven major mainstream production, her acting career is officially on the road.

   "That's good, I always thought you had potential."

   "So, you can't help me anymore, can you?" Demi heard the implication and pressed her chest tightly against Ronald's arm.

   "I didn't say that. Maybe we will cooperate in the future. Besides, you don't need me anymore. I believe that after your movie is released, you will have many invitations."

  Demi Moore looked at Ronald with gratitude and remorse. If he could see the future of this man at the time and take him down, he would have become his queen now, right?

   "You know, in Hollywood, it's not easy for a single actress to get ahead, we always have to find a man..."

   "I understand, so if you have a goal, of course I won't stop it." Ronald didn't have that kind of possessiveness towards Demi, so he didn't feel jealous.

   "Okay, thank you", Demi came up and hugged Ronald and stayed in his arms for a long time, but unfortunately this warm and powerful arm did not belong to her.

   Of course, there are a lot of people who are pursuing themselves in the crew, but they are not as good as Ronald.

   Ronald patted Demi on the arm, signaling her to work hard, then got on the Ferrari 288GTO, twisted the key, pressed the start button, and drove off the set.

   "Emilio", when Demi Moore came back, she saw Emilio Estevez who was waiting for her.

   "Are you familiar with him?" Emilio pouted, indicating that it was Ronald.

   "Honey, he is the benefactor who introduced me to audition. I have to send him off. I heard recently that he had a hot fight with an actress named Helen Slater, and introduced her to two heroine opportunities."

   "Directors always have some privileges. Fortunately, I am also working as a screenwriter. My father said that if my script satisfied him, the next movie would give me the opportunity to try directing."

   "Really, what's the name of the script? Will I be your heroine?"

   "The script is called 'Wisdom', and the heroine requires strict auditions."

   "Really? Then when did you arrange for me to audition?"

"Soon, it's better to wait for me to get the Ferrari 308 I ordered, and let's discuss it in depth." Emilio Estevez, after filming two consecutive plays, of course not the first time Forget this entry-level Ferrari.

   (end of this chapter)