"Isn't his income from The Godfather III not enough?" Diane also knew about some of Coppola's bad debts, including the unpaid bills from the filming of "The Godfather."
"His Apocalypse Now and Old Love and New Love were all invested with his own money, which really hurt his finances too much. In The Godfather Part III, he could only get the remuneration of the director and screenwriter, plus some more, you know...
...Income." Ronald admired Coppola's courage. If he had invested all the money, he would have done some small production at most.
"Hey, if it weren't for him..." Diane sighed all of a sudden.
Ronald knew what Diane meant. Although Diane made three Coppola movies in a row and did not become popular, the favor was quite big. He quickly said: "It's not that I won't help. I'm helping him contact him for new movies.
Investment and distribution, Coppola’s performance fluctuates too much, I can’t afford to invest alone..."
The once most powerful director in Hollywood is now in dire straits. Ronald can only help if he can. No one is optimistic about his new film. The subject matter is too fantasy. In the past few years, movies with this classic horror theme have been box office continuously.
I failed a lot of them.
Fortunately, Ronald found Frank Price, the president of Columbia, who was also a classical producer. After he read the early script, he saw that it was directed by Coppola, so he was very interested.
But Coppola's reputation was no longer enough to support the financing of a large-investment movie. So Frank Price forced him to find a popular star to star, otherwise he would not invest.
Of course, Ronald said some nice words in person, but behind the scenes he still asked Frank Price to insist on supervision. Coppola was only under heavy pressure and supervision from the producers in terms of production, casting, etc., but they also gave him full creative control.
Only when there is freedom can quality products be produced.
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The time has come to the third Monday in February. This weekend is Grand Commander's Day, a federal holiday established to commemorate all the great commanders in history. The first weekend coincided with the release of "Silence of the Lambs", which performed well.
, it immediately took in a box office of 14 million. If converted to a normal weekend, it would be around 10 million.
For a thriller that was shown in 1,500 theaters, this is a very good opening result. The normal single theater result would be more than 9,000 US dollars.
Although there are still sporadic protests from sexual minority groups in various places, which have a certain impact on the box office. However, the quality of The Silence of the Lambs is very good, and the word-of-mouth effect is very obvious. The box office on Sunday exceeded that on Saturday. Although Datong led the weekend
impact, but this result still makes the distributor Samsung Pictures very happy.
At the same time, director Jonathan Demme and the two leading actors went to Berlin to participate in the first international film festival after the merger of the two Germanys. East Germany was officially merged into West Germany in October last year, and after the reunification in December
In the first election, former Prime Minister Kohl received a higher vote share and became the first democratically elected Prime Minister to take office since 1933.
This Berlin Film Festival is very grand, and the breadth and number of participating films have also set a record. One potential reason is that the new parliament will discuss whether to move the capital from Bonn back to Berlin. After all, it is the temporary capital of West Germany.
It has existed in Bonn for many years, and whether it is necessary in Dublin is still awaiting a parliamentary vote in the summer.
Therefore, the Berlin government wanted to increase the momentum and add some influence to the vote. Therefore, it specially invited a number of Hollywood movies to participate, and also increased the quota for a large number of Eastern European movies, as well as trying to introduce movies with Arab culture, in an attempt to create a new German
Return to the European family and lead the image of reconciliation between the United States, Europe and Afghanistan.
However, things are unpredictable, and this large-scale expansion backfired.
A large number of Eastern European countries saw that the Soviet Union did not say anything after East Germany merged with West Germany. Therefore, they all clearly felt that the alliance's control was rapidly weakening. Although the alliance's military cluster in East Germany was still
They have not withdrawn from the country and are still stationed in Germany. However, people in these countries in Eastern Europe have become impatient and are starting to make moves.
Artists are the most pioneering group of people everywhere. Filmmakers from these countries ignored the original government quota controls and sent their films directly to Western European film festivals without domestic selection.
In the eyes of these people, the artistic standards of French and Italian films are obviously much higher than those of Germans. Therefore, they also choose to send to Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. There are only two pitiful films in Eastern Europe.
The film was sent to the Berlin Film Festival for competition.
This caught the organizing committee off guard, and they urgently contacted Ronald and included "Dances with Wolves", which was originally sent for the screening, into the main competition unit.
At this time, there were five Hollywood films participating in the main competition, and seven films were included in the investment. This caused extreme dissatisfaction among the participating European filmmakers, who threatened to boycott the Berlin Film Festival. The organizing committee was overwhelmed.
, greeted Ronald here again and said that it seems that the Golden Bear Award will not be awarded to Hollywood movies.
This made Ronald scold the grass-roots team. The Germans who claim to be rigorous are really not good at art.
This made Ronald no longer interested in going to Berlin during the award ceremony. He called Jonathan Demi directly and said that he had other matters and entrusted him with all matters in Berlin.
Demi also regretted that Ronald could not go. He said that he met a group of filmmakers who represented Hong Kong in the competition. They sent a film "The Great Eunuch Li Lianying". Many mainland actors said they wanted to see Hollywood's special treatment of China.
The friendly legendary Director Luo. There was also a leading actor among them. He talked a lot about Director Luo and Bo Yuntian, and also brought him some delicious Poria cakes from the capital. Fortunately, this kind of delicacy is not bad and can wait.
Demi brought it back.
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The other thing Ronald mentioned was the editing of "Other People's Money". After taking a break for a while, he officially started the editing work. Within a few days of editing, he encountered a difficult matter.
During the filming of the shareholders' meeting, a young actor sitting below usurped the scene and was asked to leave the filming scene. This actor named William de Acutis passed away suddenly.
"Again...complications caused by the virus?" Ronald clicked his tongue. The person who came to discuss with him was a male staff member of the Hollywood Makeup Artists Guild, hoping that he could write a few words to William de Acutis
Eulogy.
This actor does not have any masterpieces. Apart from playing a supporting role in the movie this time, he only played a supporting role in "Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks" a few years ago and has also written some scripts.
"No wonder he stole the scene on the set..." Ronald is most annoyed by people who think that they know how to film better than the director because they have written a few scripts that no one wants.
"What, are you dissatisfied with our group of people?" The visitor looked displeased and asked Ronald directly what he thought of sexual minorities.
If he is satisfied, he should inform his comrades in the industry and spread the word.
There are indeed many makeup artists in Hollywood who have different orientations. Ronald is currently being attacked by them on Silence of the Lambs and doesn't want to cause any more trouble.
"Everyone in Hollywood knows that I have great respect for you minority groups and I have no discrimination at all. In fact, I have worked with many of them."
Ronald quickly lit a cigarette for this somewhat "enchanting" staff member, and then said, "Have you seen Boy Longwei?"
"I've seen it." The other party took the cigarette, lit it on Ronald's lighter, and took a deep breath. This kind of treatment from a famous director still made people feel good. He sat down and relaxed again.
Went back.
"Then you know James Crabbe, right? The director of photography, he is also..., I worked with him on two Longway Boys, and because of his unfortunate death, I finally found someone else to direct the third one. Hey, he is really a
A great partner and a great person.”
"Oh, my God, I know James's... male partner. He is a really good person. He also introduced me to jobs. It turns out that you didn't direct the third part because of his sudden death. No wonder you didn't direct the third part.
The level of the third part is much lower than the first two.”
"Hey, who says it's not the case? We added a separate subtitle in tribute to him at the beginning of the third film." Ronald smiled and poured him another glass of whiskey.
"Guess what? I have an idea. We could add a tribute to Willem de Acutis. You know, movies are being released on video tapes now, so the image of your friend will be available forever.
It stays in the minds of the audience.”
"Oh, you are really, I... I didn't expect you to be so kind to a minority group like us... You are such a good person." The other party pretended to hug Ronald.
"Hey, hey, don't do it." Ronald yelled in his heart, then indicated that the big table between the two of them was inconvenient, and gave up hugging him. "If there is anything else you need for his funeral, just ask.
"
"I have nothing more to say. Your proposal is much more important than writing a few eulogies for him. On behalf of all of us in Hollywood, I would like to thank you for your understanding of our group. Alas..."
This man was easily agitated, and when he got to the emotional point, he shed several tears.
"By the way, I actually don't know much about you. Zhou Tianna was interviewed recently. Is what she said true?"
Seeing that the other party was in a good mood, Ronald simply asked him what he thought of Zhou Tina's public relations.
"This Bichi, no one in the industry knows about her, and she is here to take advantage of our tragedy, hey..." The staff told Ronald their opinions within the industry.
It is true that Zhou Tianna is heterosexual, but the Chinese she cheated on is a man and woman. So what she did was tantamount to putting the tragic experience of their minority group on the head of a heterosexual herself.
Now their group is trying their best to use this virus to gain sympathy and become a group of people who are not discriminated against. This woman came to interfere, but in short, the attitude towards her in the circle is not good.
"Is that so?" Ronald heard a lot of inside stories about minority groups that he couldn't possibly know. These people are miserable. Recently, many people with their orientation have died in the Hollywood circle. It's all the sequelae caused by the virus.
.Because they themselves are discriminated against, some family members of the deceased, in order to avoid being criticized, have to change the common causes of death from viral complications to some normal diseases.
People within these groups unite to turn bad things into good things, and use the sympathy of the people to gain general sympathy in society and assert their equal status.
Therefore, they actually don't like interviews like Zhou Tianna's telling that even a heterosexual person can be infected.
"I want to express my sincere condolences to you. I don't know where I can donate?" Ronald thought, although this group of people were pushed in the front row by the Jews, they were not their dogs. The Jews could take advantage of them, so why should I?
Can't use it?
"Oh, you are so kind. We are so happy to have a friend like you. If you want to do something kind for our community, in fact, the veteran star Elizabeth Taylor is the best. She really loves us.
This group of people are just like you...hey..."
"Hey, how could I forget her?" Ronald yelled at this. He was a very high-profile supporter of minority groups and comfort to those infected with the virus.
Elizabeth Taylor's close friend in the industry, the male star Rock Hudson, died of illness in 1985. He was actually the first celebrity to die from this disease that Americans witnessed.
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Ronald sent away the union members and immediately contacted Elizabeth Taylor by phone and expressed his intention to donate 100,000 yuan to her foundation.
Ms. Taylor wanted to continue holding fund-raising events to arouse society's attention because of Tina Chou's incident. The previous commander-in-chief did not have high scientific literacy and was indifferent to this. The current commander-in-chief complied with public opinion and instructed the National Institute of Allergy.
Dr. Qi is responsible for federally funded projects to study viruses.
Ronald's donation made her very happy, and Taylor also asked Ronald to continue to donate some props from the movie and sell them at auction, and the proceeds will continue to support research.
"That's no problem, but I have a small request. I wonder if Ms. Taylor can condescend to pass a message for me." Ronald immediately pleaded.
"What are you talking about? Just say it." Elizabeth Taylor still liked Ronald quite a bit.
"I would like to tell the minority groups that our Silence of the Lambs is indeed not aimed at them. On the contrary, among our main creative staff, there are people with the same orientation as them. For sensitive reasons, I cannot say more.
"
"Ha, you are really a gentleman. I know a lot about female stars who like women." Elizabeth Taylor did not expose it. She agreed to spread the word and reassured Ronald that she would publicize it well.
"Ha..." The difficult problem was solved. Ronald was very happy. He looked at the wine glasses and ashtrays on the table, and then called the assistant, "Please ask the cleaning staff to clean it up."
"These cups must be thoroughly disinfected." Ronald looked at the black cleaning lady with a disgusted expression on her face. "Forget it, just throw it away. Go and help me make up some of the same cups.
Here comes the ashtray."
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Elizabeth Taylor's message was effective, and the Silence of the Lambs has not been subject to more protests since then. Those minority groups have to say that they still have a clear distinction between love and hate.
They noticed that Ronald showed kindness to them, gave face and donated money, and even specially organized people to come to support the screening of Silence of the Lambs. This was regarded as rectifying Ronald's name in their small circle.
own people.
"Inspector Claire, when are you going to see The Silence of the Lambs? Our marketing department has prepared a special press conference and will introduce your prototype of Starling in the movie to the audience."
The weekend came again, and Ronald was very happy to see that the box office of "Silence of the Lambs" dropped very little. However, the FBI's Detective Claire did not come to Los Angeles to participate in the promotion. Originally, Daydream had already followed the example of "Working Girl"
" marketing strategy, we found female police detective officers from various places to support the film, telling the story that women can also make achievements in male-dominated disciplinary departments.
"I'm a little busy with my case and I don't have time to go there recently. Please forgive me." Detective Claire's voice was a little tired. The serial killer who committed crimes in Michigan and Wisconsin may have appeared in Milwaukee recently.
For a new crime, the FBI has to rush there and organize a joint investigation team with local forces. This case has now spanned three states. If the criminal cannot be caught as soon as possible, it will become a real version of Buffalo Bill.
The actions of this serial killer were also very horrific. Not only did he punch holes in the victims' brains and pour hydrochloric acid into them, but there were also signs of cannibalism at some crime scenes, which was like Hannibal's actions.
Although Silence of the Lambs is scary, if such a serial killer appeared in real life, it would be a hundred times scarier than the movie.