As soon as he returned to Los Angeles, Ronald saw attorney Lindsay Dole, who had arrived first to meet attorney Mickey Kanter. She waved a piece of paper in her hand, which was exactly what Capcom had issued to Ronald.
Reply to lawyer’s letter.
Mickey Kanter is familiar with the entertainment industry and is also very involved in transnational intellectual property litigation. After receiving the commission from Lindsay's lawyer, he immediately sent a lawyer's letter to the other party by international telex. The main demand was to admit that "street fast"
The plot and characters of "Fight" were borrowed from the movie creation of "Streets of Rage", and then a certain fee will be paid based on sales.
As for the amount of the fee, it can be discussed. After all, it is well known that the execution of cross-border cases is difficult. Even if you win, you often cannot get money. Reconciliation between the two parties is the best solution.
"A city gang kidnapped a beautiful young woman. This is a plot found in many Hollywood movies..." Ronald read the reply and refused to admit plagiarism.
"Do you still want to continue?" Mickey Kanter asked Ronald, squinting his gray eyes.
“What are the chances of winning?”
"It depends on how determined you are..." Lawyer Kanter is always honest with his clients. Once he is involved in litigation, the battle for jurisdiction may last for more than a year. There are also implementation issues. If it weren't for the huge industry
Supported by interests, even Hollywood can only watch helplessly as the Japanese exploit them.
"My determination is to keep fighting. This is not just a matter of money..." Ronald did not consider the return on investment of this single case, but took a long-term view and represented Hollywood to fight for reasonable interests from the Japanese people.
This is a big deal for actors, directors, and other union members.
He wants to establish an image in their minds of fighting for them and fighting for their interests. After all, once a legal precedent is formed, these people will have the opportunity to receive the remaining dividend checks from Japan.
"Okay, you're the boss..." Although Mitch Kanter was a little surprised by Ronald's decision, cases like this are the law firm's favorite...it's long-lasting and requires a lot of work time. Jurisdiction must be fought before prosecution.
, and then there are appeals and enforcement...
"Dear, Ronnie, why are you so persistent about this movie?" Back at the hotel, Diane seemed to like Ronald's statement very much. She picked up the menu and ordered a lot of Italian dishes, and then personally pushed the dining cart over.
Put the tableware for Ronald. Anyway, she can only scramble eggs, so she can barely fulfill her duties as a housewife.
"This is the common interest of people in Hollywood. I am relatively lucky and can be considered a successful person, so I must represent those colleagues who are less fortunate to pursue the rights we deserve..."
"Um...what else?" Diane smiled sweetly with her big eyes. She looked at Ronald and didn't believe this reason. Brother Ronnie sometimes doesn't like to express sweetness directly, but he likes to hear it.
He said so.
"And?" Ronald immediately thought of what to say, "And the copyright of this movie is a gift from me to you. I don't want anyone to tarnish this gift..."
"Well..." Diane happily kissed her, making the woman feel like the happiest person in the world.
It was also on the set of "Streets of Rage" that Ronald discovered Diane's sexy charm for the first time. The kiss between the two also brought back memories, which was very sweet.
"Donna told me that Aunt Karen's boyfriend seems to be preparing to propose..." Diane finally recovered her breath from the long passionate kiss and told Ronald this little secret.
"Really? I'm really happy for her..." Ronald was very happy. His aunt is living a happy life now. The Quaker chapel that he and little Doug donated is almost completed and can be used for
Hold a wedding.
"Huh?" Diane found that Ronald was unresponsive again. Hey, did he really not have this idea?
Ronald didn't notice Diane's expression. He himself was shocked by the news on TV. In the British FA Cup, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, in the semi-finals held at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, many people
Fans poured into the stands and were squeezed into the barbed wire fence set up to prevent football hooligans. More than ninety fans suffocated to death.
The most frightening thing is that at this time, the Sun newspaper in London's Fleet Street also accused the fans and added three headlines to the news: 1. Some fans stole the victim's wallet, 2. Urinated on the heroic police officer, 3. Chased and beaten
Police officers providing first aid.
News fabricated for the sake of sales cannot even be tolerated by other media. It has been mentioned and criticized a lot on TV news these days. Especially the media in America, which claims to be the conscience of society, is very critical of this kind of news.
Of course I can't stand the behavior of the tabloids.
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The next day, Ronald accompanied Diane to see the costumes made for her. This was worn by Vivian Ward, the heroine in the movie "3000", because she had to accompany her boss Edward Louise to the opera.
A set of haute couture skirts.
Diane was as obsessed with the script as a hen protecting her chicks. Ronald had no choice but to ask Disney to find the original screenwriter Lawton and ask him to modify the plot so that Diane would not be exposed too much and his
The character becomes annoying.
The entire movie has changed its flavor. It is no longer a noir film that reflects reality, but has become a customized movie centered around the heroine. Ronald actually doesn't like this kind of adaptation. The focus of the plot has been artificially shifted.
Ronald is no longer optimistic about box office results.
However, it is Diane who likes it anyway, so just treat it as another gift for her, and the box office of this low-cost movie will not be much worse. Relatively speaking, this movie is even better than the previous "Steel Mulan" Dai An
It's better if An is just a supporting role.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "This suit is very beautiful..." Ronald looked at Diane walking in a skirt, with a low-cut upper body, which revealed her figure a little bit
Obviously, coupled with two long white gloves and red high heels...
Ronald recalled that she also wore a red strapless dress in "Streets of Rage". She just changed the black rock-style gloves to white aristocratic style. There was also tenderness in her eyes.
"Really?" Diane turned around happily. She was very happy that Ronald liked this outfit.
"But something seems to be missing..." Ronald put his hand on his chin and looked up and down.
"What? I rarely wear this kind of dress..." Diane looked around.
"Here..." Ronald took out a blue velvet jewelry box and placed it in front of Diane's eyes.
"Oh, My God", Diane saw the jewelry box and her breathing became rapid. Did the hint last night work? This is a major event in her life, what should she do? Will Brother Ronnie kneel down? Oops
, there is no photographer now...
With a bang, the jewelry box popped open, and inside was a very expensive Cartier necklace. The main stone was twelve sapphires, each of which was inlaid with diamonds, sparkling under the light.
"This is the dress you wore when watching the opera. I took it upon myself to give you a necklace."
This is the jewelry that Ronald asked his agent to help order, and it cost him a total of US$250,000. Ronald understands Diane's thoughts, but Cameron's divorce case makes him have doubts. Maybe it will stay like this
Only if the relationship is good, the two of them will be happier.
After all, he is no longer the screenwriter who just entered the industry. The wealth gained from Coca-Cola and the dividends from various successful movies that are still coming in have made Ronald's worth fluctuate around US$100 million.
Even if he didn't consider the various financial risks that marriage would bring to him, his agents began to instill in him various precautions. For example, signing a prenuptial agreement with his fiancée like Spielberg did.
Recently, Spielberg seems to be in a hot relationship with Kate Capshaw, the heroine of the last Indiana Jones movie. Richard and Niceta have heard a lot of rumors. If it weren't for the signing of a prenuptial agreement, the two would be divorcing.
If you marry in a state that divides property, you will lose a lot of money.
"It's so beautiful, thank you, Ronnie..." Diane was slightly disappointed when she saw it was a necklace instead of the ring she was expecting. But she was quickly attracted to the necklace again, Brother Ronnie
Gifting such expensive jewelry seems to have a very stable position in his heart.
Diane continued to change several outfits, and Ronald was very happy as if he were watching a private model performance. Finding an actress as a girlfriend has many disadvantages, but the advantages are also exciting. Different outfits, wearing
Andu wears different styles, sometimes pure, sometimes sexy, some look like professional women, some look like southern socialites. With them, it seems difficult to lose interest because they feel too familiar.
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Diane knew her own strengths very well and wore different clothes, making Ronald as interested as if he were taking an acting class every time.
The two of them stayed in the hotel until noon of the next day, before Ronald was free to continue his business.
"Has your revised draft been written?" Ronald received "Silence of the Lambs" screenwriter Ted Tully in the hotel.
"Yes, I have refocused the drama according to your request. The female FBI agent Starling will become the central figure in the overall situation. However, in this way, more scenes will take longer to explain clearly."
Ronald turned to the last page, which was already page 135. According to Hollywood's pace of one page per minute, this script has exceeded the maximum time that an average thriller can withstand.
Audiences like someone to scare them, but if it exceeds the time limit, they will feel uncomfortable due to emotional overload. Therefore, excellent thrillers are restrained, and Hitchcock's movies are the best examples.
"Stay here with me for now. I'll give you an answer after I think about it carefully..." Ronald thought for a long time, but he didn't know whether to reduce the number of scenes or increase the duration. He was a little undecided.
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Also undecided was Twentieth Century Fox's new executive producer. Cameron's "The Abyss," the final cut of the film, was two hours and fifty minutes long, a length that prompted strong resistance from the department responsible for distribution.
Although the results of the test screening were good, with such a length, the cinema's film schedule will be greatly affected.
It just so happened that Goldberg had received a golden parachute and was about to leave 20th Century Fox, and the new management team just used this movie to implement their will to power.
They ordered Cameron to reshoot the ending and cut the film to a standard length of 120 minutes for a science fiction film. Even Ronald's call to Goldberg was deliberately ignored.
"You have to be fucking responsible to the end. This is your project. I've made so much money for you and 20th Century Fox, and you're turning your back on me? You guys are just..."
Ronald heard that his words were useless, so he scolded Goldberg opposite him for being heartless and unjust. In his excitement, he almost scolded the entire Jewish community.
"I'm sorry, Ronald. Now all I have to do is officially announce my resignation. The big boss Rupert's energy is mainly focused on the TV network, and the newcomers are focused on deliberately suppressing my project. This is all
It's a prescribed action, I can't do anything about it."
Goldberg shrugged, indicating that this was not something he could undo.
"Fart, stinky shit, you guys are all bastards. This movie has a budget of 45 million, and Jim spent so much energy and endured the pain of divorcing his wife to make the tsunami scene
, you want to cancel it with just one sentence? This is waste, this is murder!"
Ronald pointed at Goldberg's nose and continued to curse. He pointed at Cameron, who was sitting next to him, and roared at Goldberg, "Do you know how groundbreaking those scenes are? That's the future of Hollywood.
The direction is another huge breakthrough in special effects after Star Wars. The human face produced in sea water is purely computer generated. Do you understand the huge potential here? You need to delete this and then shoot a stinky dog.
The end of shit?”
People like Fox have obviously gone too far. Such a super picture that has been rendered with so much painstaking efforts is actually deleted and a boring ending is added? Forget about suppressing Goldberg. If you continue to toss like this, this movie will have another
The release was postponed, and reshoots would cost a huge amount of money.
"Actually, it's 58 million, and it's about to exceed 60 million, Ronald." Goldberg told the true cost of filming without changing his expression.
"What?" Ronald looked back at Cameron.
"I think if we continue filming, it may exceed 70 million." Cameron also complained that Fox executives said that the cost of the movie was too high, but their solution was to add an additional 10 million for production costs...
"Put Barry (Diller) on the phone, this is unacceptable..." Ronald was furious. Cameron is an artist and talented special effects engineer. He sometimes doesn't understand the strife at the top.
This is obviously an attempt to completely overthrow Goldberg's approach, first raising the production budget to an unprecedented and ridiculous number, then cutting out the interesting parts for the audience, and finally creating a mediocre version.
boom!
Once it fails at the box office, not only will Goldberg, who has led many successful projects, be in trouble, but Cameron will also suffer a cold reception from Hollywood.
Ronald had seen these tricks used by some Jews before on the former president of Columbia, Frank Price. Again this time?
Fortunately, Goldberg is also a Jew. He is not an honest person like Price who only reads scripts and works on projects. He also deliberately involved Ronald this time to challenge the small boss Barry Diller and even the big boss.
Rupert exerts influence.
Even if a person leaves his job, his legacy in the studio should not be destroyed by Xiaoxiao.
"Hello? Barry?" Ronald walked to the back room, picked up the receiver alone and told Barry Diller what he wanted.
"What do you want, Ronald?" Barry Diller quickly figured out the clues about this kind of bad thing. He asked Ronald directly where his demands were.
"Two bottom lines, first, my friend Jim cannot be thrown out as a scapegoat and responsible for the box office. Second, don't cut out those computer special effects scenes. That is the direction of Hollywood in the future. We need the audience's reputation and box office.
These possibilities are evaluated.
Look, Barry, this is a very important..."
"Okay, I promise you, Cameron will get the final editing rights, but the film market must be shortened. As for special effects shots, Ronald, you are also an expert. The most effective in this industry is beauty and violence, and a little special effects.
Nothing can be changed..."
"Do I have your guarantee? Barry? If they continue to make decisions that turn my friend's masterpiece into a pile of shit, I guarantee you that I will personally punch the shxt out of them..."
"You have my word, Ronald."
"They promised to keep most of the special effects shots, and you also have the right to make the final cut, but the length still needs to be shortened. I can only do so much, Jim..." Ronald walked out of the back room and faced Cameron and Gold.
Berg said.
"Hey, Ronald, I appreciate it, I really do...but don't actually hit them..." Cameron heard the last part where Ronald shouted that he was going to punch someone's shxt out.
, I was also very touched that Ronald worked so hard for his friends. Now that I have received most of the demands, I will delete some of the content that opposes nuclear war and calls for world peace. This will satisfy both parties.
Goldberg looked at him coldly, saying that Cameron was very lucky to have such a friend. Of course, his luck was not bad either, and the last project he hosted also had a good ending.
"I never said anything about typing out his Shxt... This is all slander..." A sentence suddenly came from the TV, startling the three of them.
"Then how do you explain the court's decision and the tape evidence cited by the judge in the decision?" The reporter chased a tall black man and asked.
"No means no, I will not threaten my wife Nicole..."
"Okay, OJ Simpson denied that he ever threatened his wife Nicole on the phone. He expressed no contest to the domestic violence charge filed against Nicole. However, the judge ruled that the phone recording can be used as evidence in court..."