"I think the question itself is unfair because it injects too much of an emotional element into the discussion of policy issues."
The next day, on NBC News, two political commentators began arguing with each other over Dukakis' controversial question and answer during the televised debate.
Because of the principle of fairness, every news commentary program must have guests with different political leanings to represent different views. Therefore, the expert who supports the Donkey Party began to relieve Dukakis, hoping to restore the influence.
"However, I think Dukakis's answer lacks the normal emotions that normal people should have when talking about the rape and murder of their loved ones." The expert who supports the Elephant Party is confident and firm. No matter what he says, he is right.
"I think our consensus tonight is that Vice Commander George won last night's debate." When summarizing, the host must give a neutral and consensus conclusion. This is the best he can do.
Because the more discussions continue, the worse it will be for Dukakis.
"How do you feel? Do you want to drink some more black tea? Go to bed early." Diane held the black tea beside the bed and added a little more to Ronald's cup.
"This is the last debate of the general election. As a producer, Ronald must pay attention to this kind of social news in order to grasp the changes in people's tastes." On the other side of the bed was Helen, who turned down the sound of the TV slightly.
, and adjusted the pillow behind Ronald.
"Do you want to rest?" Diane looked at Ronald and asked.
"Do you want to watch Tom Brokaw's (NBC's famous news anchor and evening news editor-in-chief) analysis for a while?" Helen also looked at Ronald.
"I, I have a headache..."
"Humph..." The two women turned their heads at the same time and walked out of the bedroom, leaving Ronald inside.
I don’t know who she discussed it with, but Helen took the initiative to participate in the competition this time and stayed at Ronald’s house. She didn’t argue with Diane, she just competed with him for Ronald’s attention.
Just as Diane used her clumsy cooking skills to prepare food for Ronald, Helen also used her own way to give Ronald some comfort.
Ronald took the new medicine sent by Barbara, and his symptoms began to subside quickly. The only side effect was an increase in migraine. Helen played the piano for half an hour, and the gentle jazz music made Ronald fall asleep unconsciously.
Had a very comfortable nap.
Diane fired her mother's cooking consultant and turned to Aunt Karen to learn how to make chicken soup. Finally, after Ronald woke up, he made a large pot of chicken soup and finished it when he woke up.
But such tenderness cannot be enjoyed at the same time. Just like now, Ronald, who cannot make a choice between the two, gets the one that is disliked by both women.
"You're all gone, what should I do? Ahem..." Ronald covered his head with his hands. His migraine seemed to have really gotten worse.
"And I'm here..." Richard poked his head out. He also arrived in New York late last night. Today, in order not to disturb Ronald and the two ladies, he had to sit in the living room outside and divide time.
He spared no effort to see what Ronald wanted, and if the two women couldn't handle it, he would take over.
"Shxt!", Ronald looked at Richard and glared, what does this have to do with you?
"Uh..." Richard, who realized he was in trouble, ran away.
Diane and Helen both stopped for half a step, then looked at each other's movements, and when they saw that the other had no intention of stopping, they refused to give in. They walked out of the apartment door one after the other.
The two of them snorted at each other, feeling that they couldn't show weakness in front of each other. When they arrived at the gate, they had to take two elevators to go downstairs.
"This won't work, I don't want to do this. I'll come tomorrow and you come back the day after tomorrow." Diane stared at the floor instructions above the elevator, facing the elevator door that was wiped so clean that it could be used as a mirror, and looking at the reflections on the door.
Another woman said.
"Tomorrow, after the weekend is over, I have to go to Canada to film... We agreed not to slander each other in front of Ronald, fair competition, okay?" Helen also looked at the reflection of the elevator door and said fiercely. She has been protected since she was a child.
She is very good, but she doesn't know how to compete with others. She can only come up with this high school student's competitive declaration.
"Deal..." When Diane heard that Helen was going to film a movie, she felt that the opportunity had come. She was afraid that she would burst out laughing, so she hurried into the elevator.
"Ronald..." Richard watched the two women get off the elevator and came closer, "You still have to go to the hospital for an AIDS screening..."
Hollywood made a big fuss over the death of James Crabbe. His same-sex partner was also a professional in the film industry, and many people began to feel insecure.
CDC expert Fauci said on TV that AIDS has become rampant in America. In addition, the cloth rally in Washington, DC was repeatedly reported by TV stations. A leader from a mutual aid association in San Francisco said in a TV interview that in the 1980s, everyone
For one person who dies of AIDS, eight people died of the same disease in the 1990s.
This estimated number was recognized by CNN, which took the lead in changing its attitude and reporting on the disease caused by a new virus in the same manner as normal diseases.
And among Hollywood artists, who have always been at the forefront of progress, the proportion of people with different orientations and people with corrupt private lives is many times higher than in other industries. The testing appointments provided by the authoritative hospitals in Los Angeles have been scheduled for six weeks.
"No, I need to rest tomorrow..." Ronald felt that he needed to rest and could not do this kind of test out of the blue, otherwise he would have another migraine tomorrow.
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"I'll play you another piece of music, which I wrote some time ago..." Early the next morning, Helen came to accompany Ronald. She couldn't cook and could only order takeout, but she also had her own advantages. Helen
In addition to playing the piano and singing, she also read some poems to Ronald.
"Your voice is so nice..." After listening for a while, Ronald felt that all his worries were gone.
"Do you like it?" Helen was very happy and read all the Tang poems translated into English that Ronald had at home.
"Yeah, it's like a bedtime story that a mother tells her children..." Ronald just listened to Helen's clear voice and lay comfortably.
"Well..." Helen stopped and smiled sweetly.
"Huh?" Ronald opened his eyes and saw that Helen was still thinking about what Ronald said just now about mothers telling stories to their children."
"Oops, I have a headache..."
"I have to go. The crew is still waiting for me in British Columbia. I can't be too selfish..." After spending a day with Ronald, Helen still had to leave to finish the movie.
"Call me when you get there, and I'll ask little Bud to take you..." Ronald was mid-sentence when he woke up and realized that little Bud had contracted the flu. His symptoms were worse than his own. He lay at home and let his three sisters and girlfriends take care of him.
at the mercy of.
"I'll take you off..." Richard came over and helped Helen hold the suitcase. He now took over from Little Bud and became Ronald's driver.
Helen k
, you can only use your own advantages to make him forget it.
Diane came over the next day, and she began to experiment with a new recipe. This was not a simple scrambled egg, but a very complicated pork pie. When the pie was finally fried and served, Ronald's face turned red.
It's going green.
"Uh... Bah..." Diane took a bite herself, knowing that she had put too much seasoning, so she quickly dumped Ronald's portion into the trash can.
"I'm going to get some beef patties and vegetable salad. You wait for me here..."
"Um...I have a headache..." Ronald felt like what was going on? Both women were actors who became famous very early in Hollywood. Why are they both playing the role of wives now? One is responsible for cooking,
One is responsible for telling bedtime stories to the children. If this continues, it seems that his migraine will never get better.
"Hey, please send three beef patties and vegetable salad to Fifth Avenue..."
Fortunately, Diane also understood that her cooking skills could not be improved in a short period of time, so she called to order takeout.
"Huh..." Ronald took a deep breath and called his agent outside, "Richard, Richard..."
"What do you want me to do?" Richard remained on call. He was the one who needed to provide real services.
"Quickly, make some arrangements for me. I'll go to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow."
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"ah……"
At the Presbyterian Hospital affiliated with Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, Ronald had a tube of blood drawn by a nurse.
"This is a preliminary screening. We can get the results as soon as four days to see if you have antibodies in your body. If so, it is positive. If not, the risk cannot be ruled out. We need to do detailed testing again. This requires
It takes a long time, and the results will be available after one month.”
An expert doctor is explaining the testing procedure to Ronald.
"Is it so slow?" Ronald held the place where the blood was drawn, it still hurt a little.
"If Congress and the White House don't allocate funds, our researchers won't be able to make breakthroughs. Maybe things will turn around after the new leader comes to power..."
The doctor said casually.
The current commander-in-chief is actually not very scientifically literate. After he heard about the transmission route of this disease, he stopped talking about it in public, as if the disease would cause him to die of shame because it was unethical.
"Yes, it will be fine when the new commander-in-chief takes office."
A week later, Ronald's test results were faxed to CAA's Niceta. He would show the test results to the agents of female celebrities who had close relationships with Ronald as needed. They could only be viewed in the office.
, are not allowed to be taken away, copied or photographed.
This matter cannot be explained to those people, nor can it be responded to publicly, as both will attract unnecessary attention from the gossip media.
So I adopted this method that has been circulating in the industry for decades, only showing it to the agents in the industry, and then not acknowledging it, not clarifying it, and never talking about it again.
After showing it to everyone who should see it, Niceta found a lighter and burned the document. She watched the paper turn to ashes in the stainless steel trash can, and then flushed it into the toilet. It's not like CAA has never happened before, the paper shredder
The garbage was found and the contract amount was restored.
"Tuk tuk..." The secretary came in and knocked on the door, "Mr. Ovitz invites you to go to his office."
Niceta expressed her understanding, then opened the window to let in fresh air to blow away the smell of burning paper, and went to Ovitz's office with her notebook.
Ovitz had just finished the call when he saw Niceta come in, deliberately put the receiver on the landline, and then said, "Aha, Rick. Have you finalized the decoration plan for your new office?"
"Yes, I like the current style." Niceta didn't spend any time on decoration, so she moved the current business style to the new office building unchanged.
"That's why I like you, Rick, you can always make customers feel trustworthy." Ovitz stood up and pulled Niceta to the large form on the other wall of the room. "
"It's almost Oscar time. Who are your clients who are preparing to be nominated this time? We will coordinate yesterday and gather all the power of CAA to serve our clients."
“Best Supporting Actor for Tom (Cruise)’s Rain Man, Best Actor for Diane Lane’s Growing Up, and multiple award nominations for Ronald’s upcoming Working Girl, I and
Paula thinks they have hope of getting a nomination." Niceta sat down, signaled, took out a cigarette, lit it and started smoking.
What is the purpose of Ovitz talking to him about this matter at this time? The so-called co-ordination means concentrating CAA's resources and concentrating efforts on several awards, which is better than everyone fighting separately.
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I think Ronald should be nominated for the second consecutive best director, as well as his leading actress and supporting actress, and the best picture."
It should be given a nomination. And Tom’s interest in the Oscar is already known to everyone, and his career has reached the time to be affirmed by a nomination or even an award.”
"Of course, that's a no-brainer..." Ovitz wrote on a table on the wall the films Niceta told him he hoped would be nominated.
Niceta noticed that there were names of several other movies on the wall, including Rain Man and Dangerous Liaisons.
Ovitz was still very cautious and did not write down the nominations for the awards he wanted to fight for. He had to talk to each senior agent individually and did not write down specific awards. This would help him become the person with the most information and easily convince others.
Brokers, better allocate resources.
"Does Dangerous Liaison also need to compete for awards?" Niceta looked at this movie about Michelle Pfeiffer and Malkovich's scandal. It had just been filmed, so why should it be released this year?
"This movie is on a collision course with Milos Forman's Valmont. Warner Bros. doesn't want to compete head-on with the two-time Oscar Best Director movie in terms of awards and box office. So it's stepping up editing."
The two talked about the arrangements for winning the prize, and Niceta said goodbye and left.
Although Ovitz did not detail who among CAA's clients wanted to win every award, these films gave Niceta enough information that he would have a meeting with his wife Paula and Richard to discuss their strategies.
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After Niceta left, Ovitz removed the title of Working Girl from the table on the wall. Other agents only showed them the information they should see.
When Ovitz saw that all the secretaries were out, he put his feet up on his desk and loosened his tie. Such an image could not be seen by his subordinates.
Everything is under your own control. The profits from the platter projects you lead are all your own, so invest the most resources to support them. For ordinary customers, you can give at most one nomination.
As for customers like Ronald, firstly, they are not directly managed by him, and secondly, if he does not do more platter projects for CAA, then it is not worth investing more resources.
Besides, it will be of great benefit to your career to take control of Ronald this time.
Ovitz had done a lot of work for Sony's acquisition, but Mr. Ohga's revelation to him that he wanted to invite Ronald to be the head of the merged company deeply hurt him.
When it comes to making money by making movies, who has the ability to do so? Every time he leads a platter project, he not only earns enough money at the box office, but also wins major awards? Ronald's level of success is far from true understanding.
It's still very far up.
Fortunately, Ronald has something he wants, Oscar! So there is something he can use.
As long as he is out of reach of being nominated for an Oscar for Best Director this time, it will lead him to the path of pursuing an Oscar.
When the box office drops, Sony will know who is the Hollywood business genius who keeps quiet and makes huge profits every time he sells.