Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 623 Someone else's premiere party

   "Eric only lied a little and lied to your aunt." Soon Mike Pike sent Ronald the background information for the investigation.

   "Which point?" Ronald took the envelope, which contained a lot of Eric's information, from his high school diploma to his resume as a chef. "

"He is not a veteran of the Marine Corps. He only spent a period of time in the reserve, probably to pursue your aunt, so he deliberately exaggerated. In addition, his wife died of an illness a few years ago, and the nurses in the hospital said that he took care of his sick wife very well. Thoughtful and a good man."

   "Then it's okay", Ronald put away the information, it turned out to be a little lie for love.

   "That's it, let Lindsay call me when there is business in the future."

   Ronald shook hands with him and returned to the Hilton Hotel room.

   "Sorry, Walter, he's an acquaintance of mine. I asked him to do something. Where did we just say?"

  Walter Murch's "Back to Oz" opened a week before, but it didn't do well at the box office. His directorial debut didn't go well, and he was a little disheartened. Taking advantage of the trip to New York to promote, he found Ronald, and the two chatted about the business of the new version of the editing tape.

   "You just said you're going to sell our clip tape to the major studios."

"Ah, yes. I've spoken to Columbia through Weintraub. They love your gizmo. Paramount I asked Tanin to help and showed it to the directors who signed up, and they were very good too. like.

   This time, when I go back to Los Angeles, I will also meet Disney's Eisner. By the way, does he support your new film enough? "

   "Actually not bad, but after the release, many viewers said their children were terrified, so the word of mouth was not very good."

  Walter Murch's "Return to Oz" adopted many of the horror plots of the original book, and it was also very realistic, maybe too realistic.

"I'm going back to the editing business for a while. The movie probably didn't make any money for Disney, and maybe my directing career is going to be pushed back. I've been working on this movie for years and haven't taken any new business. I have three children, a family, and now is not the time for me to be headstrong."

  Murch's thoughts now turn to reality. His directorial first shot didn't take off, and family burdens couldn't have allowed him to waste another two years in preparation for his next film. With a few kids on the verge of entering high school, it's time to spend.

   "It doesn't matter, our clip tape business will bring you stable profit and dividends." Ronald's factory is equivalent to giving Murch a stable income.

"From what I saw at the factory on Staten Island, you don't seem to make much money from this factory?" The reason why Walter Murch didn't open his own factory before was also because he calculated the ratio of investment and output, and did Not too much. He was a little worried about Ronald putting the plant into operation.

   “I don’t expect to be able to make more money than the original leg warmer factory, but to be able to solve some new jobs for workers who had relocated to the island because of their trust in me. They couldn’t move to Southern California because of their ethnicity.

   And we can go to the upper level of the studio, anyway, their procurement budget is so much, the original supplier 3M's price is only a little cheaper than ours, don't care about this small business. "

  Murch's invention, the amount of tape for each clip is only a fraction of the original. Although the retail price is more expensive than 3M's, the overall cost is cheaper.

   In addition to the studio, Ronald also supplied Hollywood camera rental stores through Roger Coleman's relationship, which is equivalent to making Coleman a wholesaler for the retail business of low-budget movies.

  With stable shipments, Ronald's factory is not afraid of losing money. Besides, through Weintraub's relationship, we can try to export to the East and Asian markets.

"So, hopefully I can ask you to edit my next movie?" Ronald heard that Murch was going back to work as film and sound editing, and he was also moved to win over the big cow. Recognized experts in the industry.

   "No, I don't think I need to edit your movie." Murch shook his head and said his thoughts.

   "Why?" Ronald was a little surprised. Could it be that his own movies are not in the eyes of Murch? Does he dislike it?

   "I've seen all your movies, including the latest 'Top Gun' preview, and your movies don't need any editors.

   Because when you shoot, you have an idea for the final cut. In other words, you have already shot the finished film in your mind before shooting. So in the end what you need is not an editing expert, but a few editing assistants to help you realize your ideas. "

   "Those big directors you've worked with, like Coppola, Fred Kinneman, do they edit differently?"

   Ronald didn't know whether it was good or bad when he heard Murch's comments. But what he said was very accurate, he had indeed dreamed of part of the film. He thought about it for a while and asked how the samples sent by other big directors to the editing room were like.

"Perhaps because of the subject matter of your shooting, your shots are usually shot only a few times, and you don't encourage different performances in your performances. Some famous directors pay more attention to performances, and they will use several methods to shoot the same scene. In this case, it's a good challenge for editing.

   I have had many experiences of stitching together good parts of different numbers through editing. And your movie doesn't need such brain-racking thinking at all, just put it together according to the script and the scenes.

   I say this by no means to say that your director is not wonderful, but every director has his own set of methods. And the subject matter of your movie just doesn't pay much attention to the performance of the actors. "

   "Hmm", Ronald was not unhappy when criticized by Murch. He knew that Murch was telling the truth, and acting guidance was indeed a shortcoming in his directing skills.

"What's going on with Disney now? Is there any progress on Eisner's live-action movie plan? You know, the people from the Screen Fund are calling me again." Ronald asked about Eisner's situation again, and George Jr. gave He called again, the Screen Fund hadn't put out a movie yet.

"Eisner's adult film strategy is actually inherited from the original chairman Ron Miller. So now it has also been resisted by Roy Disney, and he is trying to find a way." Walter Murch's film also did not get the To a lot of marketing resources, he knows the decline of live-action movies at Disney.

   "This is a nuisance," Ronald made up his mind to meet Eisner as soon as possible after returning. If you introduce yourself to the investment fund of the eldest son of the vice-commander, there must be some movement, otherwise it will become a deception of the second family.

   "What are your plans for your new film?" Walter in turn was concerned about Ronald's next film. This apprentice treats him very well, that "Top Gun" is about to soar into the sky, and now is his critical moment.

"My biggest possibility is to shoot the sequel to Longwei Kid, but I read Weintraub's script and didn't think it was too challenging. What I want most now is to rest for a while, I have a kind of exhausted Feel."

  Murch knows that Ronald's accumulation is limited, and many directors will encounter a bottleneck after shooting the first few movies. The reason is that the previous accumulation has been used in filming.

   Of course, you can also shoot one by one, but in that case, there will be no infinite possibilities for a higher level.

   "Film is a very old art form. At this time, you should watch more old classic movies."

  Ronald took over a dozen film lists from Murch, all of which he felt were very inspiring for the editing career.

   "Thank you, help me ask your wife, and the children."

   sent Murch away, Ronald lay in bed for a while. What Murch offers is a solution to the feeling of exhaustion, which is to find inspiration in the classics. And his agent, Nisita, gave another way to change his girlfriend.

  Many directors, every few years, need a new muse to inspire their creative enthusiasm and inspiration.

  Borgy Xiaosi and herself are separated from each other, and they are becoming more and more estranged. According to Hollywood standards, they are no longer a couple. Diane, on the other hand, is more like a good friend with interests.

   Maybe you should try it yourself, meet some new actresses, female models.

  Ronald put on his coat and got ready to go to the party.

  Demi Moore called yesterday to invite herself to the New York premiere party of "St. Elmo's Fire".

   In addition to his own return to his home in New York, Ronald refused to go to Chicago for the third test screening, and rested at home for a few days.

   "There doesn't seem to be a party venue here?" Ronald said when he came to Demi Moore's newly rented high-end apartment, looked left and right.

   "I'll put my home here, isn't it nice?" Demi smiled and led Ronald to visit his "mansion".

   This is a high-rise apartment developed by a young and promising New York real estate developer, named after himself. Demi rented a room in the highest attic. There are two large bedrooms, a room for shoes, and a large balcony.

  "Very good", Ronald also felt that it was very good to have such a house in Manhattan, even if it was rented, "Is the rent expensive?"

   "Eight thousand dollars a month." Demi looked at Ronald, "I will live here by myself in the future, and Emilio will have his own place."

  "Um..." Ronald felt a little pain in his heart when he heard the price. One year's rent could pay Bud's house loan or buy a new sports car.

  Demi was also discouraged when she saw that Ronald didn't respond to his suggestion. Ronald may have old-school morals, he's now a real boyfriend and girlfriend with Emilio Estevez, and he doesn't like that sort of thing.

  Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Demi was able to live in such a luxury apartment. In addition to the rave reviews of the new film "The Fire of St. Elmore", she also borrowed a lot of her boyfriend's strength. Emilio's "Breakfast Club" started, and two movies in a row were popular, and he was a hot young actor in Hollywood.

   "Let's go, the party is at The Limelight."

   Ronald remembers this club, where Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLean celebrated her birthday and introduced him to Natasha Kinski and Konchalovsky.

  Demi got out of Ronald's car and went first to find the group of young actors and actresses who had been fooling around all the time. Ronald entered slowly.

   "Tom? Why are you here?" Ronald saw Tom Cruise unexpectedly.

  His hair is now starting to grow long in preparation for Scorsese's new film, The Color of Money.

   "Rob Lowe and Emilio were my middle school classmates in Los Angeles, and this was their successful movie, so I'll go around."

Cruise's starship is not as brilliant as Emilio for the time being, but he has two movies that will be released next year. "Top Gun" has the strength of the top ten at the box office, and "The Color of Money" is a collaboration with famous directors Scorsese and The veteran actor Paul Newman collaborated.

   "Do you still get used to Marty's directing style? How are the preparations?"

   "I'm still trying to keep up, Newman is also a good opponent, and the script reading is very difficult for me."

   "Hey, look who's here", Emilio saw Ronald and Cruise come in together, and was very proud to show off in front of them.

  Rob Law didn't have such a big ill will towards Cruise, and pulled him to introduce the young people who came to play with him.

  Emilio is very disdainful of Ronald, and finally has two big-selling movies next to him, and he can challenge this competitor.

   "The fate of our actors is really not in our hands. With a word from the director, Spielberg replaced Eric with that dwarf."

  Emilio pointed to Eric Stoltz behind his back, trying to stir up the same hatred of the actors present.

   "That's right, fortunately we have survived the waiting hell." Actress Allie Siti, who rejected Ronald's "Top Gun" invitation, is also helping.

"It's not what you said, I don't have the power to replace the cast of someone else's crew. I just gave my opinion to Steven who is the producer, and 'Back to the Future' will premiere next month, we can all go have a look."

  Ronald did not continue the theory with them, and waved at the Lord Stoltz.

   "Hi, Eric!" Ronald walked in and shook hands with Eric Stoltz inside, "Hi, Jennifer."

   He found that Stoltz had stopped dating Cher, who was a teenager, and now his girlfriend was replaced by his acquaintance, Jennifer Jason Lee.

   "Ronald, you are being besieged by actors now." After Jennifer Jason Lee received huge compensation in the past two years, she concentrated on finding a role that suits her, and stopped filming for money. She lived a very comfortable life.

   But Stoltz still seemed to have some knots in his heart, and ran to other places without saying a word to Ronald. Jennifer Jason Leigh shrugged at him and went to accompany her boyfriend.

   "Actually, I shouldn't blame you. The movie is not a drama, and there is no need to follow the script completely." A woman came up to speak for Ronald, her voice was gentle and magnetic, very nice.

   "It's nothing, I'm still far from a first-class director in terms of directing skills." Ronald was very fond of this beautiful beauty, and took the initiative to reach out, "Ronald."

   "Andy, Andy MacDowell."

  Andie MacDowell, who plays Emilio's character's crush in the movie, is a few years older and more mature, and she's very happy to make friends with directors like Ronald.

   (end of this chapter)