Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 618 Regain Dominance

   "Hi everyone, I'm Jane Fonda. I'm standing in front of AM's studio in Hollywood, and at the end of January this year, a great thing happened here..."

   "Cut!" Ronald shouted to stop filming, and this monologue was still directed by him. It's a public welfare project anyway, so it's good to leave a subtitle on it.

   "Jane, you are such a great actor, I don't need any guidance at all." Ronald sighed. This kind of big bull actor who came from a family of actors is very worry-free when shooting. Any random narration can achieve perfect lines and perfect emotions.

   After filming her monologue, Jane Fonda sat down on the side chair and chatted with Ronald.

   "The business of leg warmers is very good. I have asked them to find a factory in Southern California and plan to move here as a whole in advance."

   "Except for the New York State Department of Revenue, I think everyone is satisfied." The Coca-Cola stock that Ronald sold his business and bought rose well, and Jane Fonda's business became more profitable after the integration. Both were satisfied.

"Actually, it's really good for you to shoot this kind of short video. The cycle is short, the price is good, and your strength can also be responsible. You can consider yourself as your own business." Jane Fonda drank the vegetable juice, yes Ronald mentioned.

   "I do have this idea, but Jane, your aerobics video tape was shot and edited by your own company. I can't compete with you for business."

"Hahaha..." Jane Fonda laughed, "My friend Debbie Reynolds, you know it too. She's going to shoot an elderly version of fitness aerobics, and she's looking for the right person, you Go ahead."

   "Why, aren't you worried about her competition?" Ronald blurted out, how could Jane Fonda introduce producers to videotape competitors?

   "Maybe in another 20 years, I'll be worried. Debbie is targeting the elderly aerobics market. Her videos are selling well and will only improve the entire aerobics market."

   "Oh", Ronald was taught a lesson, "I'll go talk to her right now."

  …

   "Oh, my lovely little Ronnie." Debbie Reynolds happily made Ronald tea in her dance studio.

   "This is a set drawing I drew. If I wasn't an actor back then, I would probably have gotten a set job in Hollywood. Let's see."

   Ronald took a look, it was an ancient Roman-style hall with several columns in it. Debbie Reynolds wanted to do the older version of aerobics here.

"When the time comes, you can find me some young and beautiful beauties, and I'll teach them to dance. I'm not used to dancing when Jane comes up like that. I have to tell jokes and chat with the girls so that I can keep up, you know. ?"

   "No problem, what kind of girl do you want to set off for you?"

   "At my age, it's past the time to compete with young girls. You can find it as you like, you don't need to have a foundation in dance, we can learn to dance while we dance, and maybe the effect will be better."

   "Then I recommend my people?"

  Ronald and Debbie negotiate a business for an older version of aerobics. His partner, Douglas Hansen Jr., flew in with his New York agent Eddie to take part in the filming of Daydream's first feature film of more than 30 minutes.

   "Debbie Reynolds has a wide range of friends, and the price we give her is guaranteed not to lose money." Eddie has a good calculation. He has also accumulated a lot of experience in shooting company promotional videos in New York, and is regarded as a competent project manager.

   "Great, can you invite her daughter Princess Leia to shoot?" Little Douglas also wanted to break into Hollywood and meet more female stars.

   "I'm afraid this won't work. Carrie Fisher is now in transition to become a screenwriter." Ronald actually also has plans to let Debbie, a **** idol-level daughter, appear. However, the old lady refused, saying that her daughter had begun to transform behind the scenes.

"Good morning, good noon, good evening...I don't know when you're watching this video. I never thought I'd make a video like this, but I bought Jane Fonda's aerobics and I found that I didn't Can't keep up with her.

  Maybe I've... come to like my own rhythm, so I called on Ronald Lee, the director I worked with on 'Breakdance', hi Ronald. You may not know, he is the scene of the break dance fight in my dance studio..."

   Debbie Reynolds was very lighthearted, improvising a line on the spot.

   "This video, Debbie, may have more components to exercise the tongue than the whole body." Little Douglas did not see the beautiful women, and many of the people who appeared with Debbie were older women, and began to complain.

   "Doug, if you're not convinced, you can put on your gym pants and leg warmers and dance with me." Debbie had more experience in Hollywood and flirted with little Douglas on the spot.

   "I'm not...I don't...I mean you're in great shape."

   One day's work, Ronald took a picture of aerobics. In the future, if there is such a simple business, he will not take the photo himself.

   "Very good, I can already imagine the scene of the video being sold." Debbie Reynolds watched the rough cut video and liked her performance very much.

   "Wish us success."

   "Very good, I will also ask you to shoot the second and third episodes. Hollywood can't find a production company with such a high cost performance."

   "Isn't that why I hired film students from the university to work part-time?" Ronald sent cheques to several college students who came for internships and signed the internship records. They work here not only to earn money, but also to get school credits.

  …

   "Ronald, Mancuso called us, he couldn't bear it anymore." Don Simpson called Ronald.

   "Fantastic, looks like we're going to take back the dominance of the movie."

   "This is what you edited?"

  Ned Tanin saw a rough cut of "Top Gun" by two editors. The pilot communicated with other people on the radio for a while, and then the two fighter jets passed by. The screen switched to a real shot of the Navy launching an air-to-air missile. A burst of white smoke and a loud noise caused the MiG-28 to be shot down.

  The two editors were very nervous, and it took them a lot of effort to put together this aerial combat scene.

   "We picked some shots that were long enough, this is just the first cut... We can still revise..."

Frank Mancuso waved his hand to stop Tanin from further questioning, "It's not just about editing, I think the shooting is flawed." After a period of adjustment, he finally caught Ronald and the two arrogant The producer has a sore foot, and now he is too lazy to argue with the two editors.

   "At least Ronald won't cut the air battle like this." The lack of logical relationship between several shots made Tanin look unhappy.

   "Uh, the material is not enough," the editor explained carefully.

"Then let them come back and participate in the editing. If there are places that need to be supplemented, you can also approve... However, we have other projects that are currently funded, and this 'Top Gun' cannot have an additional budget, let the three of them try their best to be in the original. Some are within the budget.”

   "This...?" Ned Tanin was discouraged for a while, and Mancuso had blocked the gap in his additional budget in advance. With these materials, can he make a good-looking movie?

   "Don't worry, the audience won't expect too much from this movie, seeing missiles launch and enemy planes explode, that's enough for them.

  Mancuso was very satisfied with the footage, those short shots ranging from three to five seconds were difficult to stitch together. The editors did a great job, but barely managed to pick up the story in two long shots of the missile launch over ten seconds.

  The two male and female protagonists, without any foundation, fell in love with each other inexplicably. The previous paragraph was still scolding each other, and then the good brother's wife said a word, and the two kissed on the motorcycle. The audience will not buy it.

"Just throw the **** back to Ronald and the two producers and let them deal with it. When the box office fails, I have an excuse to clean up Ned Tanning and the others. At that time, I didn't make the producers myself. Take power."

Mancuso smiled all over his face, "Ronald, this kid, made a fool of himself with all the money at the top of the company, and he must thank him properly. And those two arrogant producers Don Simpson, and Jerry Bruckheimer.

   These two people have made two blockbuster movies in succession. Now, when they are facing themselves, the games they play can no longer applaud employees and bad employees. It's bad employees and worse employees. This time, it happened to give them a taste of greatness.

  "This clip is too rough", Ronald also watched the first cuts of the two editors Chris and Billy.

   "You didn't give us the script and the storyboard, that's the best we could do." The two editors now believe that Ronald has a secret storyboard.

   "We have nothing to hide from you", Ronald smiled, in fact, he just didn't draw the detailed scene-splitting drafts in his mind, and they were all made into belly drafts.

  The two editors didn't quite believe Ronald's statement, but they were just taking a job, and Ronald would soon become their boss and the leader of editing, but let's see what secret weapon he has.

   "Now we're going to do two things." Ronald read all the first cut versions and couldn't use one.

   "First, ask the lab to send a copy of the work, and I'm going to edit it from scratch." Ronald took the thermos cup, poured a cup of tea and started drinking. He likes to use a thermos when he edits.

   "Second, it's time for the creators of those episodes to hand in their manuscripts. Before editing, I have to see the episodes first, and then confirm the rhythm of the editing based on the music."

   "Set the rhythm of editing based on music? Are you going to shoot an MV?" The two editors, Chris and Billy, looked at Ronald. Few filmmakers do this? The common practice now is to add soundtracks and interludes after the film is completed. If there is a rhythm problem, let the composer modify it.

  "Bingo!" Ronald had a "you guessed it right" expression on his face. He and the two producers had agreed very early on to use the fast pace of the MV to edit "Top Gun".

   (end of this chapter)