After Diane's father, Bert, learned about this, he called Ronald to express his gratitude.

"Ronald, thank you!

Diane has not listened to me for a long time. I made an agreement with her before not to take roles that affect the image before becoming a star. Such as strippers, call girls, etc. We had an agreement at that time, but

I can't control her now."

"Hi..." Ronald scratched his head, it was such a big deal, as if he really stopped Diane from reshooting those scenes because of Bert's request.

"Actually, let Diane decide some things by herself, otherwise she will hate you or me." Ronald thought for a moment and replied, "This time it was actually the producer who made a bad movie in order to improve it.

The box office deliberately deceived Diane, so I stepped in to stop it."

"That's right... I don't understand Hollywood at all now. Please help her more... Diane is a good actor."

Bert's old experiences learned from history and experience received a huge impact after entering the 1980s.

It is no longer an iron rule that a famous director can make an actor popular. He has secured many opportunities for Diane to collaborate with famous directors, such as several films with Francis Coppola. Not only did Diane not successfully enter the front line, but

As a result, two blockbuster movies that looked like exploitative plots were rejected... "It's Crazy" and "The Mermaid".

Not playing negative or childish roles is no longer an ironclad rule for female stars to become popular. The two call girls after Diane's rejection and the animated mermaid roles were respectively chosen by Rebecca De Mornay and

Starring with Daryl Hannah, their status in Hollywood is now higher than that of Diane Lane, who became famous at a young age.

Luck may have replaced regularity as the biggest factor in success in the 1980s when the audience structure was changing rapidly.

Let's put this aside for the moment, Ronald still has more things to deal with. The original soundtrack record of "Dirty Dancing" has been produced and is being prepared to be sent to the factory for pressing.

However, Weintraub had already left the record industry, and the record company he introduced offered very expensive quotes. Jimmy Lehner, who was in charge of record production, came to Ronald to complain.

"The price is too expensive. Compared with the market price, it is not lower at all. MGM does not take Weintraub seriously now. He used to work with Columbia Pictures and had some connections at Columbia Records, but now they and Weintraub

Traub also did not cooperate, and there was no reason to give face to an outgoing president of MGM. We did not get the internal price."

"Why is the quote given to me so expensive? Is this the same price when they cooperate with record companies?" Ronald brought the cost form given by Jimmy Lehner and felt something was wrong.

If it is produced at this unit price, the gross profit is really too low. These gross profits have to be distributed to retail channels. With such a small estimated sales volume, it is enough not to lose money.

"Maybe it's not because we were bullied because we were newbies, or because we just didn't have any connections. The record factory doesn't care about that, they just take orders when they come in.

The problem is that the production volume of record companies is large and stable, and the production cost of a single album can be kept very low. Our production volume is not accepted by larger factories. It is completed in half a day after starting work, and it is not enough to replace the mold.

Yeah." Jimmy Lehner explained.

"It's better to wait and let me find connections. Even if we don't make money this time, we still need to learn a little bit about publishing movie soundtracks." Ronald made up his mind. Besides, if the movie can be a hit, he is very optimistic that there will be many people.

I will buy records and go back to learn this hot dance.

"If anyone is willing to help, we can actually join the queue at the record factory. Many best-selling records require a long time to switch between productions, and the free time can be used to jump in the queue to produce our records."

"Okay, I'm going to see MJ soon anyway to see if his manager Dario can help."

"Do you know him? Well, he has a lot of connections. It would be best if you are willing to help. When can we make a decision?" Jimmy Lehner became interested. Although this boss is not a director, he also knows many big names in the record industry.

ah.

"Don't worry, I have to attend the premiere of Universal's new film 'The Secret of Success' first. My other film MJ has requested to see the rough cut, so we can make a request together then."

Let Jimmy Lehner calm down. MJ is busy with the release of his new album, so it's not easy to find him. It's better to wait until the rough cut of the demo for "Boys Rent Girls" comes out and talk things over with him at once.

The time has quickly come for the Universal release of "Secret of Success" starring Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater.

"Helen, how could you not come to the premiere? This is a movie in which you are the protagonist. Universal has made great efforts to promote it. Universal has booked the premiere at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Theater in Beverly Hills.

.Why didn’t you come? I didn’t know until Michael (J. Fox) called me.”

If Helen does not attend, Universal will have to ask Fox, who is busy filming a TV series, to come to the rescue in order to avoid the embarrassment of not having the lead actor attend the premiere.

"Well, I was in New York with Helen (Hunt) and several other like-minded actors, and we had a great time talking about acting and drama. Is this kind of distribution and marketing thing really so important?"

"Hey..." Ronald thought Helen Slater was a bit childish and cute.

"Universal has high expectations for this movie, and they chose the best cinema close to Beverly Hills for the premiere. There will be many movie stars coming because it is close to home. You don't always expect to have the opportunity to work with established movies.

Stars exchange acting skills? Isn’t this a good opportunity?”

Ronald knew Helen's hobbies and deliberately talked about it.

"Huh? You're right. I'm going to buy a ticket now. Anyway, I just miss you a little bit."

"You don't have to worry about it, I'll let someone take care of the air tickets and hotel."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Helen was in the Broadway environment in New York during this period, and she was like a fish in water.

There are so many actors who have no chance but love to talk. Helen has acted in blockbuster movies such as "The Evil Husband", and she stands out among those people. Everyone gathers around her to praise her, and they are so happy to talk about dramas that they almost almost

I don’t even want to come to the premiere.

Although there is no stipulation in the contract that Helen must attend the premiere, actors who can proactively cooperate with the publicity will definitely be valued by the studio. And being able to socialize with some big-name stars is very important for a young person who wants to produce his own film.

As an actress, is there any better opportunity?

Helen was still the same as before. She didn't like to wear branded or designer high-end dresses. She casually wore a leather jacket and a pair of overalls to the premiere.

However, natural beauty comes at an advantage, so wearing it casually gives you a masculine style.

Ronald always paid attention to this kind of marketing occasion, so he wore a dark blue navy-style jacket with double-branded copper buttons, paired with light-colored trousers, which perfectly matched Helen's blue-collar look.

Universal spent a lot of money to rent a movie theater affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It is very close to the mansion area of ​​Beverly Hills and is a place where celebrities often go to watch movies. This time, many established stars were invited to the mansion.

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As Ronald's friends, Cameron and Gale also showed up and chatted with Ronald for a few words. The two of them had no idea of ​​​​investing in the production of a new film immediately, but wanted to go further in special effects. Especially

It is a computer-generated special effect that has recently begun to gain prominence.

Ronald chatted with Cameron for a while, but didn't quite understand what he said. He had to wait until he got some clues and saw the real thing before he could understand more.

Ronald also met many familiar faces, including many big-name celebrities who lived nearby and stopped by to attend.

In particular, the popular rock star Bruce Springsteen also brought his wife Julie Phillips and drove two convertible sports cars to join in the fun.

Springsteen was surrounded by fans as soon as he got out of the car, frantically asking for autographs.

Julie Phillips is also a movie actress. Although she is not as famous as her husband, some fans still want her autograph.

Ronald and Helen were pushed aside by the crowd and observed the situation.

"Rock stars are more famous." Helen also compared the popularity received by famous celebrity couples.

"Not necessarily. Julie Phillips' achievements in the film industry are not comparable to Springsteen's influence in the rock circle." Ronald replied.

"Ronald!" Two beauties got out of the sports car behind. The one named Ronald was Bruce's sister, Pamela Springsteen. She was in Ronald's first directorial work "Fast Times"

He made a cameo appearance and dated Sean Penn, but he was deeply impressed by Ronald.

"Pamela, what is this?" Ronald looked at the dark-haired beauty who arrived with her, and she looked familiar.

"Don't you know? In my brother's MV, the audience member was invited to the stage to sing rock music with him..."

"Oh," Ronald remembered. It was the little girl in the MV who was also following the Springsteen family looking for opportunities.

"Hello, my name is Courteney, Courteney Cox..."

"Hello, let's go in." Ronald quickly invited them in to watch a movie.

Helen put her arm around Ronald and said happily in his ear, "It was a wise decision for you to ask me to come to the premiere. There are so many acting masters from the golden age. That is Tamar Hough

Siba, that’s..."

Helen ordered a lot of names of old men and women who came to the scene and dressed classically. For them, the premiere was a very solemn occasion, and they tried to dress appropriately.

Ronald really didn't know all these old stars as well as Helen, but he just felt familiar. Many of these old stars came to the premiere because of Michael J.

To act in TV series, and now Fox is the most popular TV star.

"Look, that's Carl Reiner."

"Who?" Ronald saw a bald old man with a straight suit, a red tie and light-colored trousers, who was dressed similar to himself.

"Carl Reiner, haven't you seen his 'Dick Van Dyke Show' and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'?"

Helen mentioned two TV series that were popular in the United States in the 1970s. The latter was a spin-off of the former. Both of them strangely put the real names of the leading actors in the TV series titles, which was a special marketing method in the 1970s.

"I'll go talk to him." Helen saw the acting idol in her heart and went over to chat with the old gentleman first.

"Ronald, I'm here."

Ronald was stopped by Bannon, who had finally managed to get through the crowd of Springsteen fans and squeezed in.

Bannon ran back from Arizona with the finished film negatives. He had just developed the samples for editing, then made a rough cut, and came to find Ronald. He was anxious to use the copies to get Michael Jackson.

recognition.

The song "Can't Buy Me Love" is a great marketing tool for the movie. As soon as the audience hears the name of the movie, they will think of the Beatles song. This saves a lot of money.

Marketing costs.

In addition to the fact that the name is easier to spread, and the name of the song is used as the title of the movie, the plot of the movie will be immediately understood by the audience who hear it, which saves a lot of things.

Bannon understood the huge opportunities inside. After finding Ronald, he started chattering about how good the movie was, how the performances of the two leading actors were well matched, and what strategies should be used to talk to MJ.

"You're too nervous. MJ has already promised to see the demo. He is so busy releasing a new record, but he can still find time to watch our movie. Doesn't that mean something?" Ronald laughed.
To be continued...