"Um...ah" Ronald and Antonia kissed each other deeply and said goodbye. They watched Antonia walk towards the famous studio.
Antonia worked very hard and insisted on going to the practice room to practice every morning during the filming period.
In addition to picking up Antonia every day, Ronald is sorting out his income during this period. Today he made an appointment with his agent Eddie to discuss the agent contract.
Turning the car around, Ronald went to Eddie's office.
"Ah, Ronald, I heard that you have been very popular recently. Not only do you have a lot of influence on Alan Parker's crew, but you have also been appreciated by Woody Allen. How about it? I am lucky enough to sign you as a high-quality customer.
"?" After Eddie got the notice from the front desk, he came out personally to welcome Ronald into his office.
"I wrote two lyrics for the movie, and then I signed the script. I also got the pay stub for the extras. Well... I am also the lowest-level member of the Directors Guild. So you can act as my screenwriter and lyricist,
What are the businesses of acting and directing?"
"Wait, wait a minute." Eddie didn't understand Ronald's long list of financial transactions. "When did you start composing lyrics again? And became an actor?"
Ronald laughed, he had indeed done a lot of work in the past few months. He told Eddie about his experience on the crew in the past few months.
"Ronnie, you haven't signed with an agent before, have you?" Eddie thought for a while and asked a question.
"Yes, this is my first time signing with an agent."
"You know, although they are all called agents, the work content of agents in different industries is actually very different."
"Ah? I thought they were all agents."
"No, no, Ronnie. Let's put it this way, the main job of a screenwriter's agent is to sell the client's script to the producer, or to accept the work of revising the script from the producer to the client. So their main job every day is
One by one, I called the people in the producer’s directory.”
Ronald nodded in understanding.
"I mainly represent actors and models, and my main job is to find audition opportunities for them. I will keep in close contact with the casting director, and will also attend various social occasions to find out news about new films and new commercial shootings."
No wonder he has a good relationship with Julia Taylor from the casting studio.
"The directors' agents mainly find opportunities for them to direct planned films from the eight major studios. Or they take the scripts in the director's hands and go to investors."
"So you see, even though they are all called agents, their work content and social networks are very different. Generally, people in the industry who span multiple fields will find multiple agents to represent different businesses."
Ronald nodded, "Then what kind of business would you like to be my agent?"
Eddie sat behind the desk and laughed, "I'm just waiting for your words, Ronnie. I'm willing to represent your directing business. I have some models and I'm often called to audition for TV commercials, so I work with various
The commercial advertising departments of major TV stations are very familiar with it. They have always been interested in young people who are willing to direct TV commercials. "
"TV commercials? It's okay. It's better than directing without anything." Ronald thought he could give it a try. He is not well-known in the industry. Being an advertising director would not only exercise his directing skills, but also make money."
"Give me the contract and I'll let my lawyer take a look at it." Ronald agreed.
"So Lindsay Dole is your personal lawyer? My friend Bobby, the boss of Lindsay's firm, is very satisfied with her and has brought a lot of new business to the law firm."
"Yes, she has solved a lot of problems for me. My qualifications to join the Writers Guild are all due to her efforts."
As he spoke, Ronald reached for the agency contract in Eddie's hand.
"Wait a minute," Eddie retracted his hand before Ronald got the contract, "When you become a TV director, you must choose more of my actors."
"Of course it's no problem. Under the same conditions, I will definitely choose your person first." Ronald took the contract that Eddie handed over again and sent it to lawyer Ms. Lindsay Dole via fax machine.
Lindsay seemed to have brought a lot of new business to the law firm, and there were no more phone calls. After receiving the revised contract from the lawyer, Ronald and Eddie read it and had no objections, so they signed it.
Words. Ronald officially became Eddie Cohen's director client for a period of one year, after which the contract can be renewed for another three years.
Cohen was a typical Jewish surname, and Ronald asked Eddie if he was Jewish.
"You can say yes, but I don't go to synagogue very much anymore." Eddie is considered a liberal Jew. He retains his identity, but he has strayed far away from traditional Jewish customs.
"As long as you retain your Jewish shrewdness, I'll be satisfied."
"Hey, you're labeling people." Eddie protested jokingly.
"Then when will I receive the task of advertising director?" Ronald couldn't wait.
"Relax, my friend. You haven't officially enrolled in NYU yet. Once you do, you can add another line of competitive qualifications to your resume."
"I've seen Rock High School that you participated in. Please recall which sections were directed by you. I will mark it and send it to the advertising production directors on Madison Street for review."
Ronald nodded and began to recall his directorial moments in the released version of the film. Then he wrote them down and let Eddie run them.
"Actually, your most promising career is as a pop music lyricist, Ronnie." Eddie said after reading all his information.
"Michael Gore has a very high opinion of you. I still remember his sister Leslie, who was the number one singer in the charts back then. His evaluation will not deviate too far from the real level. If you take the opportunity to enter the industry, you will
It’s a good starting point.”
"No, my dream is to be a movie director, you know, Eddie." Ronald shook his head. He just copied the lyrics in the dream. He doesn't know when he will dream of a new movie next time.
The lyricist is completely unreliable.
"Well, the entertainment industry does need to focus. You know what? Rock 'n' Roll High School is very popular right now. Since the two film critics on PBS Chicago praised Rock 'n' Roll High School on the TV show two days ago, the movie is now being watched in Chicago.
Teenagers are crazy about it.”
"I haven't seen it yet. Do film critics also have TV shows?" Ronald didn't expect that someone would come out to help and make Rock and Roll High School popular in New York. It seems that he is expected to get dividends.
"Yes, they are from the Chicago Herald Tribune. They opened a column called Sneak Preview on PBS Chicago. They review movies every week and the ratings are good. PBS is planning to start showing this column in its partners across the country.
If PBS hadn't been a public education channel, the ratings of this program would have been even higher and it would have become a nationally syndicated program."
"You probably haven't seen it yet, right? I have my secretary record it every week. It's a good column to observe the trend of word-of-mouth in the film critic circle." Eddie asked Ronald about some common knowledge in the industry.
"I'll ask the secretary to make a copy for you. You can take it back and watch it yourself. By the way, you have a VHS format video recorder, right? The programs recorded by VHS are longer than Betamax tapes. You can buy one and you can learn it in college later.
Useful."
Taking the VHS-style JVC video recorder he bought at the electronics store, Ronald connected the cables according to the instructions and put in the video tape Eddie gave him. After a snowflake, there was a piece of music accompanied by the two program hosts.
The first person who appeared on the screen was a bald host, who began to educate the audience about what a cult film is: "There is a unique type of movie, we call it a cult movie. When they were first released,
They often didn't do well at the box office. But over time, they became popular with a certain segment of the audience, often young people. They would occupy midnight screenings, run for several years, and accumulate a considerable box office total."
"I recommend this movie to everyone. It has all the characteristics of a cult movie, rock music, beautiful girls, and finally blows up the school. This is simply the dream of all American high school students. This movie has a bit of Grease temperament, but is better than Grease
Closer to life. It’s a good choice for you to watch midnight movies.”
Next, the camera panned to another fat man wearing glasses, "Sisko expressed his opinion and recommended Rock High School. All I can say is that originally it was a little bit closer to my recommendation. I like this movie very much.
I was very excited to watch it, and I particularly liked the heroine."
"Soles, PJ Soles is the heroine's name, Albert." Sisko reminded his partner.
"PJ Soles acted very well. The whole movie is full of energy. He will never let you fall asleep. In addition, I have to remind the audience of one detail. At the end of the movie, the subtitles specially thanked a man named Rona.
De Lee's person, according to my confirmation from Roger Corman, the boss of New World Productions, he is the sleepy man who fell asleep during the screening of "The Deer Hunter". He participated in the film's direction and performance
, and post-editing.”
"Viewers, please note that there is a scene in the film where a man proposes to his girlfriend in a phone booth. The man who proposed the proposal is Sleepy Luo."
"Although he fell asleep while watching 'The Deer Hunter', it seems that the movies made by Sleepy Luo never make people feel sleepy. Because of his contribution, I changed my view of Rock and Roll High School, and I decided
I also recommend this movie. Children in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and even all over the country should go see the midnight show, you will be satisfied."
As he said this, the fat man with glasses named Albert and the bald guy named Cisco both gave a thumbs up to recommend Rock and Roll High School.
"Fortunately, this show is not simulcast, otherwise the nickname would be spread everywhere." Ronald thought, "It seems to have good reviews?"