"Movie love is a dividend that is not for sale. Why did you buy it out?" Steve Bannon, who often invests in Ronald's projects, brought some Japanese specialty semi-finished food to visit Ronald. I don't know where he came from.
I found out that Diane liked to cook for Ronald, so I gave him some food that could be cooked by just heating water to please Diane.
"If shareholders want to withdraw, let's just ask little Doug to give him a discount..." Ronald looked at Diane who was happily trying to make hot soup. He was also very grateful to Bannon for his considerate behavior. The newlywed wife had
Let her enjoy whatever she is interested in, as long as she doesn't make food that offends her taste buds.
"The shareholder you are talking about doesn't happen to have something to do with the current first family in the White House, right?" Bannon took a sip of the coffee made by Diane, frowned, and said nothing.
"This shareholder did not want to disclose his identity, so he chose a company registered in Delaware..." Ronald was noncommittal. It was impossible to share such a strong relationship with Bannon casually.
"Oh, have you seen the new TV series I invested in? My pilot episode has been filmed and I am currently negotiating pilot agreements with many TV stations. Let me tell you, the guy who came up with the theme of this TV series must be a genius.
"
Bannon failed to test and immediately changed the topic.
"What TV series? What is the theme?" Ronald asked him. Although he has never filmed a TV series, he also knows that the production methods of TV series and movies are very different. TV series will be looser and need a theme for the audience to remember.
Watch every week.
"It's called The Seinfeld Chronicles, and it's a sitcom." Bannon proudly showed Ronald the promotional stills made for the pilot. It showed a man with a very low-profile career and a somewhat Jewish appearance.
"Sitcom? When I heard the name, I thought it was a historical drama." Ronald looked at a few stills and didn't understand what this sitcom was about. Today's TV series are based on families, detectives, and courts.
, it’s popular for wealthy families to fight for power. I can’t tell what this Seinfeld is about.
"That's the genius of this guy. The theme of this TV series is that it's not about anything..."
Bannon explained his thoughts. The so-called "nothing about anything" is because current TV series try to add too many themes to comedies, such as family ties to promote the neoliberal values of the Elephant Party, and Growing Pains, in turn, try to promote the Donkey Party.
traditional values.
Therefore, the main creator of this TV series, Jerry Seinfeld, designed this comedy. It is just a simple laugh without any preaching or any profound meaning. It is just a New York Jew and a group of idle friends.
daily life.
"I don't understand..." Ronald was confused. Does anyone watch such a comedy? There is also Jerry Seinfeld, who regarded his name as the name of the male protagonist in the TV series.
It is also questionable whether this approach of retro 1970s TV series is still effective today.
"Production company, Castle Rock?" Ronald flipped through the promotional materials and unexpectedly discovered at the end that the production company of this TV series was Bob Reiner's Castle Rock.
"Ask him for advice then." Ronald thought about it.
"Why, you also have the idea of producing a TV series? How about you concentrate on the production and pitch it to the TV stations and leave it to me? I have been meeting with creative geniuses from Hollywood every day in my office in Los Angeles recently. I just need to tell them that Rona and I
When director De. collaborated with "Love Is Not For Sale," everyone would exclaim, and then everything would be easy to talk about." Bannon saw that Ronald had an idea and immediately seized the opportunity...
"I do have an idea. My Daydream Company needs some continuous shooting projects such as TV series to maintain the director and technical team... In addition, I have a lot of film copyrights and have been contacted by several TV stations. I want to
Let me adapt the TV series based on the plot of the movie."
"Very good, you are absolutely right not to sell the adaptation rights to them. After all, who can understand the connotation of those movies more deeply than you? Let's work together again. You will produce, and I will negotiate terms with the TV station. I will definitely
To be able to copy the success of Love Is Not for Sale..."
After finishing speaking, Bannon rubbed his hands and looked at Ronald, wondering which movie he would adapt? Is it "Love Is Not For Sale" that he and he made, or the "Top Gun" that was a big success that year...
"I'm thinking about turning Working Girl into a TV series." Ronald has done some homework. This kind of story with workplace plot, romantic love between men and women, and power struggle in the office will be better than those with only one person.
Movie adaptations of the theme have a much greater chance of success.
Bannon grinned happily. He has established a Bannon Company this year and has begun to act as a bridge between Hollywood and Wall Street full-time. He not only helps Wall Street acquire Hollywood companies, but also helps Hollywood obtain Wall Street financing.
Ronald's name is very valuable both on Wall Street and in Hollywood. If he can carry the name of this project, his company will be more successful on both sides.
Of course, this advantage did not come in vain. I used real money to raise an additional investment of 10 million for "Dances with Wolves", which was being filmed in South Dakota. Speaking of the investment in that movie
It has swelled very much, could it be...
It's okay, Bannon comforted himself, Ronald hasn't missed many mistakes in Hollywood.
"Ronald, should we go to South Dakota together to see the progress of the filming? Costner is also a new director after all. Sometimes he doesn't know how to shoot and has to figure it out on his own. If you go, you can help him with a few words of guidance.
It saves a lot of shooting time and budget.”
After thinking about it for a while, Bannon was still worried and wanted to take Ronald with him to supervise the work.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A bowl of hot soup came out over there, and Diane, who wanted Ronald to have a taste, had already pricked up his ears. Hubby is going to South Dakota.
Ah? Do you want to go with me? Oh, I still have the audition for "3000" to do...
"I'm not going. I'm still on my wedding honeymoon. I want to accompany my Wifey. I just want to be a nine-to-five worker and see Diane every night when I go home..."
"Hahaha, okay, I'll go there myself and report back to you." Bannon laughed and left.
Ronald's sweet words made Diane's face turn red. She smiled and brought the hot soup to Ronald. Brother Ronnie hadn't spoken so sweetly before, hadn't he?
Ronald took the hot soup. Well, it tasted better than the coffee Diane made herself. Looking at Diane's red face, Ronald hugged her and sat on his lap, and the two shared a bowl of soup.
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"Bob, so you're not particularly optimistic about this Seinfeld Chronicles?"
In the afternoon, Ronald hung up the phone with his "When Harry Met Sally" co-star Bob Reiner and asked him about Seinfeld.
This Jerry Seinfeld has been working hard in New York, doing a lot of stand-up comedy, and also appeared on Letterman and Johnny Carson's show as a parody show. This TV series is his first attempt at a TV series.
Reiner's Castle Rock Company has invested a lot in such TV series. Because these series are subject to the challenge of pilot episodes, the production costs are actually not high, and they only need to cover one or two episodes.
Bob Reiner is actually more optimistic about another TV series they invested in, The Angeline Show, created by actress Angelion.
"I just gave it a try. NBC currently lacks programs in its evening prime time slot. I recommended several pilots to them. Anyway, it's not a hassle."
"Oh, thank you, I understand." Ronald put down the phone and was almost deceived by Bannon. These bankers from Wall Street have really good sales skills. They didn't tell a single lie, but the story came from their mouths.
It tastes completely different when it comes out.
Sometimes Ronald suspected that this kind of person would be a good person if he came to Hollywood to develop a career, starring as a villain in a movie, or hosting a talk show, and Bannon would say that there is no problem if he doesn't do the same thing for an hour.
In the afternoon, Diane took Little Bud's car to continue talking about the movie script with director Penny Marshall.
Ronald stayed alone in the hotel and made some food using Japanese ingredients brought by Bannon. This kind of semi-finished food would not taste bad as long as there was some cooking skills. In the evening, Diane had not come back yet, Ronald
Suddenly, I felt like I had become a stay-at-home husband, looking forward to the return of my wife who was working full time.
If this happened, Ronald immediately called Richard and his personal accountant Lawrence and asked them to recommend some chefs and maids... They felt good during the trial period, and they can be hired full-time after the new house is completed.
After getting married, everything becomes a long-term consideration, and Ronald begins to get used to everything.
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Diane stayed with Penny Marshall all afternoon. When she returned to the hotel, Ronald was still on the phone in the back room. She quietly watched Ronnie working and felt very handsome. But she was suddenly attracted by Ronald
The rising voice startled me.
"What the hell is going on? Joel? I didn't care about any special effects in the first Die Hard movie. Why is the new director so much worse than John McTiernan? What's the deal?
Difficult? Airport explosion, put more explosives, more gasoline, if the new director doesn't know how to do it, just change it."
"I have asked all the famous special effects experts in Hollywood. It is true that this shot cannot be shot. It is not a technical problem. Is it better to find a real airport to shoot it?"
"Do you know how much it will cost to shoot a real shot? Where can I find an airport that can park a Boeing 757 to shoot the explosion scene? Is there no need to take off and land a plane during the shooting? Or do you want us to go to the wilds of Minnesota and build one ourselves?"
Ronald was a little dissatisfied with Joel Silver's approach. You can't make a movie by piling up money for everything. All these scenes were shot in real life, and even a budget of 100 million couldn't afford it.
"Then let's see if there is any way to solve this problem. This airport explosion scene is the most important climax scene in the sequel. It cannot be omitted..."
"Honey, who are you talking to on the phone?" Seeing Ronald's unhappy face, Diane knocked on the door and came in.
"Honey, you're back. I'm on the phone with Joel Silver, the producer of Streets of Rage. This guy has a huge appetite for money. But the difficulty he said is not unreasonable. I'll go see it tomorrow.
one time."
When Ronald saw Diane, he felt that all his worries were gone. The two happily sat down to eat. Today Ronald ordered takeout, and tomorrow the chef recommended by Lawrence will come to try out the work.
If I had known that getting married was so fun, I should have gotten married earlier...
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When we arrived at the scene the next day, Ronald and Renny Harlin, the confirmed director of the Die Hard sequel, were the director who made A Nightmare on Elm Street 4. He was very good at special effects scenes and atmosphere.
Joel Silver selected him, and Fox confirmed that his directorial skills were on par. It was difficult to shoot the finale scene of the sequel to Die Hard, but it wasn't because his skills were not good.
But in the script, in order to surpass the rooftop explosion in the first film, this plot was made too huge. At the airport in Washington, D.C., McClain, played by Bruce Willis, had to grab a big car with both hands.
Instead of falling off the plane, the mailbox of the plane was opened, allowing aviation kerosene to be poured all over the runway along with the plane.
Then he had a fierce battle with the villain boss on the wing, and was finally knocked off the wing. Just when the villain thought he could fly away with the Nicaraguan villain leader, Mike Company used a lighter to ignite the fuel on the runway, and the fire was faster than the plane taking off.
At a faster speed, it caught up with the plane and finally exploded into a ball before taking off.
The flames on the runway were seen by the passenger plane on which his wife Holly had run out of fuel and had to make an emergency landing, landing successfully.
The whole scene is impeccable from a dramatic point of view, but the scene is too huge. The plane has to run thousands of meters on the runway to film the fight scene between the two people on the wing. To shoot such a long shot, any traditional
There are no special effects methods.
If you use indoor shooting, there is no way to find such a large studio. If you use real scene shooting, the cost of this scene is too high.
Ronald stared at the scenes. The live-action shooting would definitely not be approved by Fox. The effect of the indoor shooting would definitely be poor. The sequel would not have more exciting scenes than the first one, and the audience's reputation would definitely not be good.
This guy Joel Silver definitely wants to ask Fox for a higher budget, and Fox will definitely have to invest in an equal proportion of it. He is not willing to pay for the filming of this kind of scene. "Tomorrow I will ask the best actors in Hollywood."
Good special effects expert.”
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"Jim, do you think this scene can use computer-generated special effects?" Ronald had no choice but to find Cameron, who was helping Bigelow film the scene.
"No, this shot is too long, the scene is huge, and it is difficult for computers to process this kind of explosion scene. It looks fake to the audience." Cameron is the best special effects expert in Hollywood. He shook his head after watching it.
"What about using front-end projection in a studio?" Ronald asked again.
Front-end projection is a unique skill that Cameron started with. In the old Hollywood movies, when Grace Kelly and Cary Grant were racing, people would put cameras on the car to shoot the exterior shots, and then let the stars sit in
In the car in the studio, there is a screen in the back that shows the shot, which was shot twice.
This method of projecting behind the actors is called rear-end projection, and the perspective imbalance appears to be false. Cameron himself copied Kubrick's technique of the ape shot at the beginning of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and shifted the picture from the front of the actors.
Project it, and then shoot it again so that the perspective ratio is correct and the audience will look shocked.
Ronald actually came to ask Cameron for help with this front-end projection in mind.
"No, your scene is too huge and involves the sky. I don't know how much it would cost to do a front-end projection of this scale. Moreover, your scene has shots of airplanes running wildly, such long sports shots, and it's at night.
For dramas, front-end projection is difficult to handle low-light scenes..."
Cameron shook his head at this.
Ronald also sighed, could he just cancel the scene? Change the ending? Anyway, he definitely couldn't be taken advantage of and he was not a fool who didn't care about the return on investment for the sake of filming.
"Yeah, but maybe you can try a special effects technology that's older than projection photography." Cameron is a Hollywood special effects master after all, and he still came up with an idea.
"What technology? Older than Grace Kelly's time?"
"Projection is to re-project the film into the scene. Without this technology, how did Hollywood's special effects experts use to simulate the actual background in the studio?"
"What solution?" Ronald couldn't think of anything.