"Today I bought a variety of Chinese vegetable dumplings for breakfast. You can try them." In the morning, Ronald had already gone for a run and ordered a box of morning tea takeaway from a Cantonese restaurant. There were many steamed buns and dumplings with vegetarian fillings.
, anyway, Americans call it dumpling, which is just right for Helen who likes to eat vegetarian food.
"Well..." Helen, who was wearing silver silk pajamas, came over to have breakfast with some laziness. She was about to fly to British Columbia to film the remaining scenes of "To the Heart of Love", and her lover bought her the same things as before.
Had breakfast, which made her very happy.
Helen was like any girl who grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, full of advanced ideas. It was perfect for her to get together with Ronald every once in a while. Both parties slept soundly after the fierce battle last night, and both of them
There is a feeling of energy.
Under Ronald's influence, Helen gradually began to eat a small amount of meat, eggs, and milk, and her weight was well controlled. Her spirits were much better than those of the skinny Hollywood actors.
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Ronald said goodbye to Helen at the airport and returned to work at Daydream Pictures. His agent was waiting for him in the office. His first words were: "Miss Basinger invites you to watch a movie at her home again..."
Moving on to the editing choices for 'Nine and a Half Weeks to Love You.'"
"Oh, Richard, you are my acting agent, not...an agent..." Seeing that Richard was so interested, Ronald went too far.
"I'm just passing on a message. A good agent will tell the client all the appointment requirements. A better agent will screen them in advance... The best one will arrange in advance the people the client needs to meet..."
"Are you really..." Ronald shook his head and sat down.
"To be honest, I came here to find a celebrity for you to meet. The original owner of your small house who paid the down payment, Mr. Nicholson, wants to meet you and have a chat."
"Okay, you help me arrange it." Ronald heard that it was Jack Nicholson, the owner of the small house, who made the appointment, so he agreed. Hollywood movies and financing follow the stars, and he and these male stars
Seeing more is not a bad thing.
"He is hesitating whether to join Warner Bros.' Batman... Maybe he will talk about it when you meet." In the afternoon, Ronald finished his work, and Richard came again to remind Ronald that the evening's
During the meeting with Nicholson, Ronald needed to know some background to avoid awkward conversations.
"He plays Batman?" Ronald asked.
"No, he plays the villain Joker." Richard said something about the situation. Batman is played by director Tim Burton's friend, Michael Keaton, a former comedian. As for the villain Joker, Warner Bros. is strongly committed to casting a
Big stars come to play.
Jack Nicholson was a little hesitant about this, and Warner was vigorously promoting public relations. Director Burton found a substitute, another comedian Robin Williams. This one is much less well-known than Nicholson.
So even though the director liked him, distributor Warner still tried its best to sign Nicholson.
Except for some senior executives at CAA, this matter has not spread in the circle. Ronald understands these backgrounds and can appear to be well-informed.
"In addition, Miss Basinger is also trying her best to win the heroine..." Richard added another sentence after finishing the main business.
"Oh, for God's sake, Richard..." Ronald waved his hand.
Hi, I said I didn't want Richard to be too active. Ronald, who was sitting in the car, was thinking about Kim Basinger, that tall, blonde German-American beauty.
"Ronald...how long have we not seen each other?" Jack Nicholson is the kind of character who usually doesn't want to deal with people deliberately. But if he deliberately wants to leave a good impression on you, then few people
Can resist the charm of his Hollywood prodigal son.
"If we start talking, it was at Jane (Fonda)'s house seven or eight years ago..." Ronald also didn't expect Nicholson to be a very enthusiastic person.
"Ha... we should see each other more often. I always feel that you have the same smell as me..." After finishing speaking, Nicholson took a few breaths in a deliberately funny way.
"That must be because of Roger Corman. I worked in his company for a long time, and he even gave me a twenty-minute director training class."
"That's right..." Nicholson sat on the sofa in the living room of his Mulholland Drive house, leaning back on the cushions, and then pointed at Ronald with his hand, "I just said
You use the movie budget very wisely, and you are one of the rare directors in Hollywood who knows how to use money."
Speaking of Roger Corman, Jack Nicholson opened up his memory. He met Roger Corman in an acting training class. After that, he not only became an actor, but also worked as a screenwriter.
Coleman wrote several screenplays that were successful at the box office. Eventually, he also tried his hand at directing, and it was only after his success in "Easy Rider" that he established himself as an actor in Hollywood.
"Let me tell you, Roger allowed me to be a screenwriter and actor for ten years, and he, a bastard, refused to pay me even one cent higher than the union minimum wage. Fortunately, later on, Peter (Fonda) and Dennis (Holland)
I snatched the movie 'Easy Rider' from Pu)..."
Jack Nicholson also talked about a past incident that few people know. The movie "Easy Rider" that opened up the history of the New Hollywood movement was first decided to invest in Roger Corman's New World Pictures.
AIP Pictures, which was responsible for the distribution afterwards, did not trust Peter Fonda and added a lot of additional terms. It happened that Jack Nicholson was familiar with the people at Columbia Pictures and secretly contacted Columbia and asked them to poach Peter.
·Fonda.
Roger Corman could have been a producer and enjoyed box office and critical success. In the end, Jack Nicholson, who had been paid minimum wage for ten years, pried the project off, and lost the opportunity to leave a mark in film history.
I know that Easy Rider is largely imitating Coleman's previous film "The Wild Bunch".
Jack Nicholson not only achieved success as an actor, but also made a lot of money. In addition, he also replaced Bruce Dern, the original supporting role candidate, stealing Dern's luck and making a fortune in Hollywood.
It was successful and has been popular to this day (Bruce Dern has always been half-popular...).
This was the first time for Ronald to hear the details of this public case from the parties involved. It seems that after all, one should not treat artists with the same attitude towards the cost of serving Hua Dao. If one blindly squeezes manpower, he may lose much more.
"I'm here this time, and I also want to ask you, what do you think about whether to pay remuneration and use ex-post income sharing instead? Is this a good idea?" Nicholson saw that Ronald was a little distracted and poked him.
.In fact, what Nicholson wanted to know most was this.
The crisis of delays has also affected Warner Bros.. The "Batman" project has been delayed for more than half a year, and the budget has been ridiculously overrun. The publisher Warner is trying to cut the biggest cost, the stars' salaries.
This time, I turned my brain to the biggest star, Nicholson, and proposed a plan to exchange the remuneration for a share.
Nicholson was a little undecided. He had struggled on the poverty line for ten years, and if Coleman hadn't often given him minimum-wage projects, he might have given up on acting.
Such people are very sensitive to money. Previously, Nicholson wanted to change to a larger house and wanted to buy another one in Hollywood Park, which is closer to the business district. But due to the sudden tightening, he smelled something wrong and immediately
Stop loss and run away.
Sure enough, now the "Batman" crew can't even pay his salary. They have to pay him after the movie is released and after receiving a share of the box office.
"If the quality of the movie is good, sharing is a better choice. It depends on your expectations for the quality of the project."
"So..." Nicholson is very confident in his acting skills. There are rumors in Hollywood that Ronald made a lot of money through the independent release of "Dirty Dancing". Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken over.
Your own house. What this person says deserves respect.
"It seems that I still have to talk to Warner Bros. If the heroine is suitable, the movie may be a big hit." Nicholson is now inclined to accept it.
"Who did you choose as the heroine Vicki Vale?" Ronald also felt that the huge sales of the Superman series actually indicated that American audiences were interested in this kind of comic book adaptation movie. I just wanted to help others ask the heroine.
.
"I'm looking for Sean Young, the girl in Blade Runner..." Jack Nicholson's interest greatly increased when he talked about female stars.
"God, how dare you choose this crazy woman?" Ronald was shocked. This actress was very nervous. The last time I met her during the casting, she was not normal.
"Oh yeah?" After hearing this story, Nicholson frowned slightly and twisted his mouth. There was actually a crazy woman who kept forcing the director to reshoot because she felt the filming was not good.
Playing opposite this kind of actor, wouldn't it mean that you would go home very late every day?
Do you want to exert some small influence on the film crew? "I'll see what I can do..."
"Hmm...", Ronald thought to himself, wouldn't Kim Basinger have a chance? He went to her house to watch a movie, and he spoke tough... Huh? Why did he think of this again? It's all Richard's fault.
I keep mentioning her name in front of me.
Ronald and Nicholson hit it off because of Coleman and drank a lot of beer.
"You and I have a good temper. Money should be spent wisely, and don't spend it frivolously. For a fool like Stallone, Cannon will not make movies for him, and his cash will be in trouble.
I originally wanted to build a second home in Hollywood Park, but now there are many houses around Mulholland Drive that have been sold at significantly reduced prices. I plan to buy the neighbor's house and expand it..." Nicholson took Ronald
After going up to the rooftop and looking around, you can see Marlon Brando's house not far away.
"What a good idea..." Ronald also thinks this is a good idea. Buy more houses, expand the house, and then use the neighbor's house as an isolation zone. How about doing the same for your own new house?
Two buildings combined into one? When the sales share of the next video tape is received, you can find a designer.
"Do you have any other advice about remuneration and dividends?" Jack Nicholson had never tried this method of paying film remuneration before, and wanted to get more advice from Ronald.
"If possible, include video tapes and overseas box office." Ronald raised his beer and took a sip.
"Is the video tape really so profitable?" Jack Nicholson knew that the overseas market would bring him a lot of dividends, but the video tape... When his agent goes to negotiate, there will always be a balance between the two. If
If video tapes really make money, then the share ratio of this channel must be increased.
Ronald gave an expression that said, "Of course, I won't tell most people," "So where do you think I got the money to buy the house?"
"Hahaha..." Nicholson smiled so hard that the corners of his mouth were crooked, "You are a good friend, Ronald. Do you have any female partners who want to play Batman? Go to the audition, I can help you say a few words.
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"Huh?" Ronald didn't expect Nicholson to repay him like this.
"It seems that you are not quite used to the nightlife in Hollywood. Relax, Ronald. Hollywood is a city of dreams. As long as you help others realize their dreams, they will be willing to give you anything in return."
Jack Nicholson's nightlife has just begun. As soon as Ronald showed up at his party, he found that it was too decadent for his taste.
However, Nicholson's words still made sense, and Ronald decided to put it into practice. So he asked Richard to contact Kim Basinger and go to her house in the evening to discuss film editing techniques.
"Kim?" With a new mentality, Ronald came to Basinger's residence.
"Is it you, Ronald, come in, the door is open." Basinger's magnetic voice came from the intercom at the door.
"I'm coming in..." Ronald walked into the door and closed the door. The room was very dark, only the living room connected to the kitchen was lit.
"Gold?" Ronald asked.
"I'm here...baby", as expected, Jin's voice came from the living room.
Turning around the aisle, Ronald's eyes lit up. The white light shone brightly, the door of the refrigerator in the kitchen was opened, and a large bucket of ice was placed on the dining table. Not far away, there were strawberries in a large glass basin...
Next to it is a large bucket of milk and a bottle of high-quality honey.
Ronald couldn't help but swallow his lips. Isn't this a reappearance of the scene in "Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks"?
Basinger was wearing a white shirt, in a men's number, and the hem barely covered her... She was sitting on the kitchen table with her long legs spread apart.
The toenail polish painted on her toes, combined with her blond hair and red lips, is exciting.
Ronald understood that Basinger had heard the good news from Richard and that he had hope for the failed casting. He must repay Ronald well. Let him remember his enthusiasm and help him complete the job.
wish.
"Hmm..." With a coy voice, Basinger simply lay down on the kitchen table, with his two smooth long legs spread out, his chest raised, his head arched backwards, and his golden curly hair flowed like a waterfall.
When he came down, his hot body seemed to be trembling with excitement... "Come and conquer me..."
Ronald also saw a white strip of cloth, and Basinger was well prepared. Ronald picked up the strip of cloth and covered Basinger's eyes.
"Are you shaking?" Ronald suddenly discovered that Basinger was not excited, but was stimulated by the cold on the metal and marble cooking table.
There is really no need to replicate the movie 100%. Ronald hugged Basinger, put her arms around his neck, and put her long legs around his waist. One force... steady
He picked up Basinger and said, "Miss Basinger, it's time to go to the bedroom..."
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"What, you don't like..." Kim Basinger asked differently when she saw that Ronald didn't want to stay in the kitchen any longer. She had seen too many men and wanted to reenact every scene in "Nine and a Half Weeks to Love You."
For example, Jon Peters, who has a good relationship with Warner Bros.
"That's just a movie. I know it's definitely uncomfortable to shoot. I don't want to be the leading actor in the movie. I just want to be in a warm bed with you..." Ronald then reached out and asked Basinger to lean on his shoulder. Reply
Recording a movie and making yourself feel chilly is nothing compared to the comfort of a bedroom.
"Oh...god", Kim Basinger hugged Ronald comfortably. She is already over thirty, and it is not easy to keep a man's heart without using some tricks. Ronald is really a god.
The gift of not having to play the role in the movie made Basinger feel a lot more relaxed.
"Everyone wants to conquer me, but only you can make me happy. Let me repay you..." Kim Basinger smiled and stroked Ronald De's sculpted face.