"Carly...'Let the River Flow' did well on the chart, aren't you satisfied?" In New York, Ronald met Carly Simon, the songwriter and singer of the theme song of "Working Girl" again.
"Oh, Ronald..." Carly Simon hugged Ronald tightly as she came up, her eyes filled with tears, trying not to let them flow down.
This single, which was rejected by Alistar Records for release, won the Oscar for Best Original Song. On the night of the awards show, Ronald saw Carly, who was waiting for a taxi at the door without the support of a record company, and the two of them
In the car, it was decided that Ronald would use this song as the title song of the movie soundtrack album, and also make this single a chart hit.
In addition to using Carly's original song as the first song on the record, Daydream's music director Jimmy Lehner also invited the St. Thomas Male Choir in Manhattan to create a harmonized version as the last song. As soon as the record came out,
Immediately, the video tape of "Working Girl" created a sales boom. This sales method of linking movies, video tapes, and soundtracks, Daydream became more and more skilled in operating it.
For this record, Ronald found Columbia Records to cooperate with and release it. The record company, which has already been named Sony, worked very hard on Ronald's project and directly put the song "Let the River Flow" into the top two of the charts.
10. Top 5 on the Adult Lyrical Chart. If this form of choir hymn had not become so popular nowadays, it would not be impossible to enter the top 10 on the list.
The sales of this song's singles and albums are also very good, directly breaking all Carly Simon's record records since the 1980s. This singer who was already considered outdated has turned around with the help of a single song. From this point of view,
She will also be invited to the Grammys next year.
"I arranged for a very good director to shoot the music video." Ronald smiled and comforted Carly Simon, who was overly excited. Anglee's script has been written and officially sent back to his hometown to compete. Now he is free to give
Ronald can make some money by shooting some music videos, commercials, etc., so that he can look up in front of his wife.
The mv is basically a typical movie interlude, letting Carly Simon get on the Staten Island ferry, shoot some scenes, and then match the movie scenes of Melanie Griffith and Joan Cusack in the movie
Mix it up and cut it.
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In Daydream's New York office, Ronald listened to the project summary for this quarter. "The Reincarnation of the Pretty Man" was forced to be released by movie theaters in just five weeks. The box office performance was unsatisfactory and unsatisfactory.
It exceeded the production cost line by US$16 million.
A few years ago, this movie would have been a huge loss, and Ronald's daydream might have been broken.
But now that it has been released on video, and the movie stars Sybil Shepard, a star that many people like, as long as it slowly collects money in the video rental market, it will one day make its money back.
However, this can be regarded as a daydream and even a rare miss for Ronald. Fortunately, the distributor Samsung Pictures has borne a large part of the production cost, and Ronald will at least not lose a lot of cash flow as a result.
Ronald thought about it again and again, and after discussing with Ed Bastian, he settled the project. TriStar Pictures bought out the distribution rights of the video tape, and Daydream took the loss and left.
You will get more money by gradually relying on video recording, but the long-term occupation of funds and interest is not as good as getting back some cash quickly.
Just think of it as training Emile Adolino, Ronald is very open-minded. Unlike other directors, Adolino is shy and he is unwilling to deal with new producers anymore, so he can safely give Ronald
He daydreams about being a director. If someone asks him to make a film, he will discuss it with Ronald immediately.
And the film's heroine, Sybil Shepard, also came to collect her last pay check.
Sybil Shepherd took the check, flicked it with her fingers, and put it in her little purse.
"Ronald, I have a new project here. Are you interested in investing in it? I guarantee that you can make back your losses this time."
"Um, what did you say?...Oh, new project, what project?" Ronald saw Shepard and was so stunned that he didn't hear what the other person said clearly.
Sybill Shepard has obviously undergone plastic surgery. Her facial skin looks like someone has pulled it back hard on her chin and temples, so that the wrinkles have disappeared.
However, this kind of plastic surgery method obviously affects the distribution of muscles and fat on the face. Ronald can no longer recognize this female star of "Blue Moonlight Detective Agency". The whole face is obviously strange. He only often watches her movies.
Only fans of the show will recognize this as Sybil Shepherd.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Am I different?" Sybil Shepherd deliberately asked Ronald, who was staring at her.
"Oh, you look extraordinarily radiant today... reminds me of your youth... ah, your beautiful face in 'The Last Picture Show'." Ronald almost let it slip. Female stars don't like to be talked about by others.
They were old. So he turned to the movie that made Sybil Shepherd famous, and she hooked up with Bogdanovich and broke up his marriage.
"It doesn't matter, Ronald. Now that I have become a mother, I no longer taboo hearing the word young..." Sybil Shepherd said sincerely. "In fact, this project has a lot to do with the last movie, and it is
The director who is best at shooting me, Bogdanovich, will shoot it."
"Huh? He... No, you got the investment?", Ronald felt that this was strange. Bogdanovich's last movie was a complete failure. The movie starring Rob Lowe was also a complete failure.
It didn't even make 300,000 yuan at the box office, and it was released within two days of its release. And because of his video scandal, no one is willing to release the video of this movie. It's really strange that someone like this would still ask him to direct a movie.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's Barry Speikin. He called everyone from the last movie together to make a sequel to tell the story thirty years later..."
Ronald understood. This was someone who was willing to take a gamble. This person's name was quite familiar. But why did it sound so unreliable?
The last movie was about young bodies and passion, and the story of several high school students. The sequel tells the story thirty years later, when Sybil Shepard, the youngest member of the original cast, is already in her forties. As the saying goes, look at middle-aged people.
Pornographic movies are a kind of torture. Ronald will refuse.
"It's Barry Speikin, the producer of The Deer Hunter. He is optimistic about this script. It is an adaptation of the new work of the original author of the last movie. I am not saying that it will definitely be successful, but it will be very good at the Oscars."
competitive."
"Thank you, but no, thank you anyway." When Ronald heard that he was a deer hunter, he felt even more disgusted. Several street kings got together and they didn't know what they would create. Some filmmakers
The problem is that I don’t understand that I am no longer suitable for this era, and I am still trying again and again.
"Diane, where have you been? Why haven't I seen you in the past two days?" On the morning of the third day, Diane came back to see Ronald again.
"I'll give you some private space. Bert, I, and the lawyer will talk about something." Diane teased openly and secretly to give Ronald time to see Helen.
"Hi, you seem to be very busy. Is everything going well? Just let me know if you need any help." Ronald quickly changed the subject.
"We have to wait here for a few days to get it done. When I need you to appear, I will come to you." Diane continued to remain mysterious.
"Is Bert okay? How is he doing now?"
"It's still the same as before. The taxi has been rented to other people to drive, so he collects some rent. He likes teaching at the City University of New York, but he doesn't have much money." When Diane met her father this time, she also wanted to give him some money.
To Bert…
"What have you been busy with these two days?" Diane asked.
"I'm busy working on a movie, or busy not getting caught up in a movie..." After Sybil Shepherd, Peter Bogdanovich also called and asked Ronald if he could invest.
This project, or help with the distribution.
Ronald was wondering if he was so talkative that he could be relied upon for such a project. Angry, he directly told Bogdanovich that his ex-wife Polly had been stolen away by Sybil Shepard.
Platt was working as a producer for himself, and he would not invest in a film that Polly would not be satisfied with.
"My dear, you are really a very moral and principled person..." Diane came up and hugged him, with some admiration in her eyes.
"Hey... I also took some predicted box office into consideration. Did you know? Sybil Shepard also went for plastic surgery, and she almost couldn't recognize her. These middle-aged female stars really do it for their looks.
I can do anything..." Ronald thought to himself, my morals are not much better, I'm just slightly better than others and I won't lie to others openly.
"Hmm..." Diane touched the corners of her eyes.
"You don't want to have plastic surgery, do you?"
"ah?"
"Listen to me, you are an actress with very good acting skills. Please don't have any plastic surgery. Shepard's face has become so stiff that sometimes I can't tell whether he is smiling or sarcastic."
"Hehe, no... I'm scared when I think of having a knife on my face." Diane denied that she had such thoughts, but she touched the corners of her eyes with her hands.
Ronald tried to persuade him again, but Paula Wagner knocked on the door and came in.
"Paula? Why are you here?"
Wagner pointed at Diane. In addition to being Tom Cruise's agent, Diane was also her client.
"Oh, you guys talk first...I'm going to go outside for a walk." Rona left knowingly, knowing that the two of them wanted to talk about something private.
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"Why do you want plastic surgery?" Ronald went to Daydream's office and met another actress Jennifer Gray who came to pick up the check.
The biggest winners of "Dirty Dancing", apart from Ronald, are the two male and female protagonists. They signed a video dividend agreement, and they can get video dividends from Daydream every quarter. Jennifer Gray, although the dividend ratio is not
The leading actor, Patrick Thwaites, is high, but among young actresses, she is already a rich woman who stands out from the crowd.
When she got the money, she didn't buy a ranch like Schwytz did, but bought a house in Manhattan, which was also the teaching of his father, Joel Gray.
However, having money can guarantee that Jennifer Gray will not make movies she doesn’t want to make just for money, but there is no way to guarantee that she will be able to make the movies she wants to make. The big reason, at least in her own opinion, is her appearance.
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"It's my nose..." Jennifer Gray is very distressed. This big Jewish nose has caused her to lose the competition for the heroine many times. If "Dirty Dancing" was not originally the story of a Jewish girl,
It is estimated that nothing will happen to her.
"Please don't have plastic surgery, God, I get angry when I hear the word plastic surgery. Aren't you quite beautiful? Otherwise, I wouldn't choose you as the heroine. Beauty should be in various forms, blonde, redhead
, black hair, slim, plump, long neck, short legs, you are all big beauties, wouldn’t it be better to have more different beauties? Why does everyone want to be one?”
"However, my nose is really a big obstacle. You don't know, now I can't find a handsome actor to star with me. Now I can only find Rob Lowe, who has just come back from a half-year hiatus due to a scandal, to act opposite me.
." Jennifer Gray said while looking at Ronald.
She is indeed disadvantaged in terms of appearance, and her complaints are true. But the purpose of her coming to collect the check in person is also to have a chance to meet Ronald. What if he wants to make a sequel to "Dirty Dancing"?
After waiting for a long time, Ronald did not respond. Instead, he frowned, as if he thought of something disturbing. Jennifer Gray did not dare to stay longer, so she had to say goodbye and leave.
"Hey, why do all actresses have appearance anxiety?" Ronald was actually thinking of some of Diane's actions, and he felt a little uneasy.
"Ronald, there are some young agents in CAA who are restless again, and our plan has more guarantees." Niceta called and reported to Ronald the progress of the plan to deal with Ovitz.
"Wait a minute, Rick, I want to ask you something. I hope you can tell me honestly."
"Whatever it is, just ask." Niceta adjusted her sitting posture. When the client said this, might he already have distrust in himself? This is terrible.
"Is your wife, Paula, helping Diane with something?"
"What?" Niceta didn't expect this turn of events. It wasn't what she imagined... However, Wagner seemed to have done something to offend Ronald.
"They are hiding something from me. I don't know what they are planning. Of course, they don't shy away from telling me what they are planning...Hey, do you understand what I mean?" Ronald was a little incoherent.
"I understand, you think Diane and Paula are planning something. They let you know what they are planning, but they don't let you know what they are planning."
"Yes, what has Paula been doing in Los Angeles recently?"
"There's nothing unusual. I just took Cruise's little girlfriend, Kidman, to the doctor for some minor repairs..."
"What, Paula is also having plastic surgery? No way? I don't want Diane to have plastic surgery."
"No, Kidman grew up in Australia and her teeth are a bit flawed..."
"I don't care, I don't like it very much... No, I mean it's better for Diane not to... Hi, you know, as a director, I don't like actresses having plastic surgery... I don't want to face a stiff face
.”
"Okay, don't worry, no plastic surgery or trimming. I think I can do this well."
"Why do so many people want to have plastic surgery recently? I don't want to use plastic surgery actresses." Ronald lost some of his anger.
"Recently, there are several new plastic surgery methods circulating in Hollywood. I heard that one of them involves injecting a highly toxic toxin into the face to make wrinkles disappear."
"Whether that will also make people's faces unable to express any expression, that would be too scary. I don't care. Please help me get rid of Diane. Don't do this..."
"Okay, I can help you manage the expectations of other customers." Niceta assured again.
"Well, and Helen..." After a while, Ronald thought of Helen again.
"Please, she's not my client."
"Ah... yes, I'm confused." Ronald put down the phone and began to worry about Helen again.