"Ronald, I'm glad to have a communication expert like you to help me at this time..."
George Jr. later called Ronald to discuss his father's failure in the election. The campaign team was divided into a communications group headed by campaign consultant Roger Ailes, and another campaign consultant, Lee Ewart.
The smear faction led by.
Roger Ailes believes that the reason why we lag behind is because George Sr.’s communication was not good some time ago. We should learn from the strategy that the current leader used to win the election eight years ago, and strengthen his propaganda to potential voters, focusing on
Issues they care about, such as tax cuts, dealing with illegal immigrants, focusing on the economy, etc...
And the young and outrageous Lee Ewert believes that the current backwardness is because the attack on the Donkey Party candidate Dukakis is not enough. We should increase our efforts to dig deeper into the opponent's dirty information, and distort and take quotes out of context.
, set a target, voters are more interested in these gossips than serious issues. As long as the attack is effective, the dirty things on Dukakis will become real and can no longer be shaken off...
George's mother, Barbara, is the de facto campaign manager. She requires all her children to contribute to their father's current unfavorable situation, and continues to attend various fundraising events in various places to obtain funds for advertising.
Now at a critical moment, little George and his younger brother Jeb are also facing the problem of taking sides. The political scene in America is very realistic. Although you are the former deputy commander, the election situation is worrying. Except for those action committees that put their ideas first, generally
Campaign sponsors have reduced their donation amounts or suspended donations to George's campaign.
The limited campaign budget can only focus on one direction, either to attack his opponent Dukaski or to strengthen communication with middle voters. In front of Barbara, who has always been rewarded based on merit, which son makes the right judgment will use the family's resources.
, will undoubtedly move in that direction in the future.
Little George himself couldn't think of the answer to such a complicated question, so he thought of Ronald. During the party's primary election, his father relied on Ronald's advertisement to gain a great advantage. Now he only needs to ask him,
Isn’t that enough?
"George, you really think too highly of me. Elections are obviously a very complicated business, and I can only do some creative work. And now that your father is the candidate of the Elephant Party, there is no shortage of advertising creativity.
Talents."
Ronald looked at Douglas Jr. who was beside him. This was the strategy the two of them had agreed upon. If they wanted money, they would give it to them. If they wanted some advice, they wouldn't have to talk to the team.
"On, Ronald, this is very important to me... Well, my father, I hope to get your help. My mother is a very fair person, as long as I... you can help with the campaign, you will be in the White House in the future
One of the most popular guests.”
"It's not that I don't want to help you, but I really don't understand the situation. If I give wrong advice, wouldn't it help Dukakis instead?" Ronald continued to evade.
"No, although I don't know anything about elections, I have pretty good taste. I know what good stuff is. Your last advertisement, Laura and I both saw it as good stuff at a glance... I know it will definitely appeal to voters.
Like, win their support..."
What George George said was very sincere. He is not a particularly smart person, but as an ordinary person, he is more able to empathize with ordinary voters. "Ronald, I know that you are not a member of our team and cannot give
Opinion. Let me ask you this, if it were you, who would you vote for my father more for, seeing ads attacking Dukaski or ads that directly communicate with voters?"
"Besides the fact that I respect your father's philosophy of governing the country and love your mother's people-friendly demeanor, is there any more important reason other than the fact that we are buddies who drink beer and eat barbecue together?" Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Ronald started to speak first.
Just a joke to relax little George's mood.
"Yeah, that's what I mean, buddy." Little George was also amused by Ronald.
"To be honest, I am not interested in Dukasky at all (because Dukasky strongly hinted that he will raise taxes and strengthen regulations on industries such as Hollywood and Wall Street), and your father promised to continue the current economic policy and continue to tax
With preferential treatment, more entrepreneurs can be cultivated, and with more entrepreneurs, there will be more jobs and stable families."
"Damn, you're so right...Ronald, I really like you." Little George on the other end of the phone strongly agreed. He spent every day in the campaign team and was put up by that Lee Ewart.
I was confused by the voter figures, analytical reports, and all kinds of Dukaski's black material. Discrediting an opponent can only make voters who are originally inclined to the opponent not to vote, but it cannot increase the number of potential votes on one's own side. And it is obvious that
, Old George’s current predicament is that his ticket holdings are shrinking rapidly.
"I have to come over and interview you. What you said makes so much sense. I think what you said is more useful than Lee Ewart's hundred investigation reports." Little George still feels like this concept, which is easier to understand.
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"No, I'm going to Chicago to film a movie soon, and I won't be here even if you come." Ronald felt that he was not in a position to give any more advice. What if they really believed it and the old George still didn't improve after using it?
Wouldn't that be bad?
"It doesn't matter, then I'll go to Chicago. It just so happens that Jeb and I have to go to various fundraisers, so Laura and I will go to Chicago."
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"Attention all departments, camera? Recording? Action!"
A few days later, on Chicago's South Side, on the University of Chicago campus near Hyde Park, a film crew was filming beautiful autumn scenes.
"I love you……"
"I love you……"
Harry, played by Billy Crystal, was kissing a brown-haired beauty sweetly and passionately. Director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld directed the camera to quickly circle around the two people, all directions, 360 degrees.
Keep the audience full of ice cream.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The close-up shot focuses on the kiss between the two of them. The two actors are very devoted in their acting, and the audience's attention is focused here.
Ronald raised his hand to signal that a yellow SUV from behind quietly drove into the camera. The large trunk of the SUV was still empty, but there was a box firmly placed above it.
This was a very common carpooling arrangement in America in the late 1970s. When two college graduates went to look for opportunities in other cities, they often carpooled and took turns driving to their destination.
"Um...ahem...", the focus of the camera shifted to the cab glass of the car. Sitting there was Sally, played by Meg Ryan. She waited for a long time, but Harry and his girlfriend still hadn't finished kissing.
Sally couldn't bear it anymore and could only remind her loudly.
"Cut!"
Ronald stopped with satisfaction. The filming went smoothly beyond expectations. Billy Crystal played such a young man very smoothly. Harry, who was arrogant and moaning for nothing just after graduating from college, was played by him very well.
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It's just that he is a bit older and his hair is not thick enough, so the makeup artist gave him a messy hairstyle that he didn't pay much attention to. Coupled with a pullover, he has the image of a graduate who has just entered society, which completes his image.
And Meg Ryan is a credit to the casting. She is such a simple, sensitive, and even naive female college student who believes in various social "norms" and is well protected by her family (before becoming an actress)
, Meg Ryan is just months away from graduating college).
"Very good, this reservation, let's do it again...".
Ronald called again. In this kind of love and romance drama, the most important thing is that the male and female protagonists must have a chemical reaction. Shooting a few more scenes will help to try a variety of methods during post-editing, which is better than other movies shot by Ronald.
There are obviously more movies.
"What flavor do you want this time? Banana? OK, here you go..."
Billy Crystal was a gentleman. Before filming a kissing scene, he would offer chewing gum to the actress, and he would also take one for himself. He was a comedian, he wrote his own scripts, and he was very skillful in speaking. He didn't ask the other party if they wanted it, but asked.
What's the other person's taste?
Many celebrities don't have very good personal hygiene. It would be a relief for both parties to be prepared with some chewing gum, especially in a kiss scene that lasts for tens of seconds. If one of them has bad breath, it will be sour.
After the kiss scene was filmed, Harry's girlfriend introduced both parties. One was Harry Burns and the other was Sally Albright. They were both graduates of the University of Chicago and were going to New York to start a new chapter in their lives.
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This is what makes this romantic comedy unique. The male and female protagonists do not shy away from the suspicion that they have other partners. This is a fairy tale about the real world, two men and women looking for true love in the city. So it is normal to have other partners.
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"Action!"
The crew then set up the camera inside the Gothic architectural style gate of the University of Chicago.
The camera filmed the yellow SUV slowly driving out of the University of Chicago gate, and then the lifting device gradually raised, giving a meaningful movie shot.
Such a shot is given at the beginning of the movie. In addition to giving the audience some visual enjoyment, it also implies a metaphor that leaves an imprint on the audience's subconscious. This implies that the two have embarked on a journey of life.
The two drove out from the gate of the university, from the ivory tower of the university campus to the real arena of life.
"Cut!"
A few more scenes were filmed, and Ronald felt that it went very smoothly. He had good actors in his hands, and the scenes were familiar. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan felt as if they had performed hundreds of Shakespeare plays.
Like a Broadway actor, there is nothing dull about it.
Looking at his watch, the shooting ended more than an hour early. Ronald took out the light meter and measured it against the sky a few times. The cloudy weather today was very nice. Under the same lighting conditions, he could still take a few shots inside the car.
lens.
"Bring the big monster over here..."
Ronald waved his hand and asked the people below to drive a car over. At first glance, this car looked very similar to the yellow SUV that Meg Ryan drove just now.
In addition to the front and sides of the car, extended steel stands are installed, making it easier for the camera crew to squat on them to shoot shots inside the car. Because they look like the kind of monster trucks that compete in racing tracks and can crush each other, so
Ronald gave the big monster a name.
"Action!"
This time the filming crew moved outside the University of Chicago. The camera team squatted on the steel frame in front of the big monster and started shooting towards the cab.
Because for this kind of in-car shot, you have to vaguely see the spire of the University of Chicago behind through the rear window of the SUV, so the scene had to be shot at the entrance to Hyde Park on Chicago's South Side.
Ronald's crew applied to the Chicago City Hall for filming in advance. However, the area where Hyde Park is located is the South City, the most chaotic area in Chicago. Chicago specifically reminded not to stray too far from the University of Chicago campus, otherwise there will be dangers.
Danger.
Sure enough, after leaving the short road of a few hundred meters at the school gate and crossing a crossroad, we arrived at a dangerous area where black people live. There were many black people wearing various old clothes donated by charities, walking on the road.
Watch the excitement from the opposite side.
A tall black man wearing a US military M65 jacket, and several short and stocky black men, were whistling over there and looking at the beauties in the crew.
"Shh..." Ronald made a silent gesture to them.
As a result, these people whistled even more unscrupulously.
Ronald also wanted to go over and give them some benefits, asking them not to interfere with the crew's simultaneous sound recording. Little Bud, who was holding Ronald's thermos cup next to him, grabbed him and said to Ronald, "Look over there.
On the telephone pole..."
Ronald looked up and saw a pair of sneakers hanging on the wire.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "This is a signal from the black gang that someone died in the fight. This is the same as Harlem in New York, it is not a good place."
"Okay, the worst thing is the post-dubbing." Ronald stopped insisting and asked the assistant director to negotiate with the police officer who came to maintain order.
The other party said that as long as the filming was within a cross-street area, there would be no danger. The gangs here are very particular about the division of power. They know that the University of Chicago is the most respectable area in South City. If they cross the line to cause trouble and harass the crew, it will become a national crime.
The scandal may lead to an iron fist purge by Mayor Daley's family.
Ronald told the driver of the "Big Monster" to slow down. The car started slowly.
Meg Ryan pretended to stretch her hands forward, as if she was driving the vehicle, but it was actually a performance. The real driver was a professional driver, who was in the driver's seat installed in front.
When an actor is performing, he must pay full attention and receive signals from his opponent's actors at any time. If he is still distracted while driving, it will affect the performance and even cause safety problems.
"Action!"
Ronald called on the car, and Meg Ryan pretended to hold the steering wheel, shaking it by herself while talking to Billy Crystal.
"We will drive 18 hours along the way. I have already made a plan to switch to six shifts, each driving three hours. Or we can also switch shifts based on equivalent mileage... huh?"
Sally, played by Meg Ryan, was explaining the carpooling situation. Harry, played by Billy Crystal, stood up and turned 180 degrees, and his big butt squeezed into Sally's side.
Meg Ryan's look of disgust is very real, and it looks like Billy's acting is also very real.
"Want to eat grapes?" It turned out that Harry turned around and went to the seat at the back to get the fruit he had prepared.
"No, I don't like to eat between meals." Meg Ryan raised her chin as she spoke. Her confident, well-bred, and good-living female attitude was fully demonstrated. She looked like Sally.
Not eating snacks is an attitude that is more responsible for one's own life than Harry.
"Well..." Harry, played by Billy Crystal, has a "don't eat your own loss" expression.
"Pfft..." Harry didn't stop there. He spit out the remaining grape seeds and stuck them on the car window.
This vulgar and careless behavior immediately shocked Sally. She did not expect that there were such vulgar men in the world.
Meg Ryan's performance is very layered. She looked away at first, as if to avoid the stained glass window. Then her eyes moved from side to side, not knowing what to say. Good upbringing made the role of Sally, in this
I was speechless at this time and didn't know how to condemn this behavior.
"I'll roll down the window..." Harry rolled down the window nonchalantly.
"Pfft..." With another mouthful, he spit out the grape seeds out of the car window.
"Cut!"
Sitting on a chair on the steel frame outside "Big Monster", Ronald watched the entire performance. He was very satisfied with the scene. The two people's performances were natural and layered.
Harry's slovenly attitude as a college graduate and Sally's refined attitude as a college girl are both performed very well.
"Let's change sides, go to Harry's side of the window, and take another shot." Ronald directed everyone to change the steel frame on one side and continue shooting.
"Director, how is my performance? Why don't you tell me about the scene?" Billy Crystal was surprised. Since the filming started today, Ronald has not said a word to him or discussed a single issue about performance.
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"Why do you want to talk about drama?" Ronald replied with a smile.
"You know, the director always wants to talk to the actors about how their performance was, where do you expect me to be more powerful, where do you want me to be less powerful, and what problems do I have... bah bah bah..."
Billy Crystal has never collaborated with Ronald, so why doesn’t Ronald do these things?
"You are an actor, and this is your job. My job is to remind you when there are deviations in your performance. Now that you have no deviations, let's continue..."
Ronald is a director who likes to shoot the first scene. He believes that the first scene is when everyone is most curious about the performance and is also the most unfamiliar with the play. The performance at this time is closest to the reaction of a normal person.
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Especially in this kind of romance drama, the first chemical reaction is always the best.
"Is there really no room for improvement in my performance?" This was the first time Billy Crystal saw a director who trusted him so much, and he was a little unconvinced.
"Of course, I'll let you know if necessary..." Ronald took off his baseball cap and scratched his head. It seemed that Billy Crystal was still doubting whether his last one was that good.
"There is still room for improvement..."
"Huh?" Billy Crystal said, "I'm all ears."
"Wait a minute when we get to the stand on your side of the big monster and take an over-the-shoulder shot of the other side. When you spit out grape skin seeds, remember to move forward a little so you don't spit on me..."
"Pfft...hahahaha..."
Both Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan were made to laugh by Ronald. The shooting scenes were all close-ups, and the tension between the two was relieved a lot.
"You know what? I like you, Ronald." Billy Crystal smiled and high-fived Ronald.
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"Ronald..." In the evening, little George and his wife Laura came specially from Highland Park, a high-end residential area in the north, to ask Ronald in person. It is adjacent to Lake Michigan and is a very wealthy satellite city. It is also an elephant party.
Supporters' territory.
"George, Laura..." Ronald welcomed them in, "I was busy shooting and didn't pick you up."
"Don't mention that, we are buddies." Little George waved his hand to indicate that the two of them should not use these red tapes. "I just want to ask you, how do you communicate with voters to get good results?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I don't know...", Ronald shook his head, he didn't want to get involved too deeply in the election.
"I just feel that the current commander-in-chief always makes us happy to listen to him. It seems that he is a wise elder of ours. With him here, we don't have to worry about anything."
"What do you mean?" Little George heard some subtext.
"It's good that you are like this. I think we trust you very much when you run for public office. Being with you feels like a good friend each of us has, or a relative at home, with whom we can drink beer and barbecue.
, I feel that when I am with you, I will feel that you are trustworthy."
The deputy commander, George Sr., lacks personal charm and likes to use rhetorical techniques like those of a literary figure. What a thousand glimmers of light are. The only people who are really likely to vote for him are small-town white people who don't understand them at all.
In those big cities, the rich, soldiers, and other interest groups who may vote for him will not vote for him because of his literary talent.
To be honest, it was not as refreshing as his saying, "Look at my mouth, I won't raise taxes." In the end, Ronald voted for him because of this sentence.
"I like you, Ronald." Little George smiled happily and took Laura's hand. "Ronald is like that. He can always use very simple words to explain very complicated things to me. No matter it is
Roger Ailes or Lee Ewert, I always don’t understand what they say, but when Ronald says it, I understand what it means.”
"Look at what you're talking about, George. Ronald is a great director. His talent is to make people understand his expressions in movies. I enjoy watching his movies and I don't think about what the director wants to express.
We all love 'Dirty Dancing'." Laura somewhat blamed her husband for speaking like this.
"It doesn't matter, we are good buddies..." Little George said and laughed to himself. Laura was right. Ronald didn't answer him directly, but he explained clearly with an example. He had already got him.