"Ronald, what can I say? Congratulations! I voted for you. I watched the video several times at home. It's great."
"Thank you, Michael, I'm really encouraged, sincerely, that so many people like this movie, it shows that we are on the right path..."
The backstage after the award ceremony was chaotic. Many award-winning stars were being interviewed, and some stars who were not nominated also came to get close to their good targets.
The taste of the media is similar to that of the audience. They are not very interested in the winners of the Best Picture and the producers. They mainly ask questions around the winners of the Performance Award, directors, and several screenwriters who have become famous in one fell swoop.
But the actors in Hollywood are very eager to talk to these neglected producers. Especially producers like Ronald, who are really rare animals in Hollywood. People who want to talk to him are surrounded by people.
They circled around, but no one could step forward and surpass the big stars in the inner circle.
Michael Douglas and Tom Hanks could only wait until these big-name stars had finished talking to Ronald before they could push them forward. I hope Ronald would still be interested in listening to their dry congratulations, and I hope he would still remember him tomorrow.
After the award ceremony, they were the first few to come up to congratulate me.
Unlike previous years after the success of "Rain Man", Ovitz was wary and alienated by major studios and celebrity groups. Ronald's success has instead attracted the attention of these people.
The reason for this is actually very simple. For major studios, Ronald is a collaborator rather than a competitor. And Ovitz monopolizes the cost of packaging projects arbitrarily, demanding more from his clients.
The unreasonable high salary, the inclusion of casting that the director and the studio didn't like, and the fact that Ronald seemed quite willing to cooperate.
Some requests from the studio and some related parties can be accepted at their own discretion. And Ronald seems to have a magical power. He can find gold from the garbage heap. He took over two projects from Orion that no one wanted.
That's clear evidence.
Isn't this kind of producer a guarantee of performance for the top executives of major studios? If you can win over him, who doesn't have thousands of shelved old scripts in the script library waiting for him to save?
Of course, the top managers of these studios are not in a hurry to talk to Ronald at this time.
Star actors are another story. They don't have that many script projects for Ronald to choose from. If you leave a good impression now, it will be much more advantageous for them to work together in the future.
Speaking of which, when celebrities reach a certain level, they will try to change careers as directors or producers. And their ambitions are not small. Many stars have dissatisfaction with the shooting methods and editing methods of directors in other movies they participate in.
Where they are satisfied, they always feel that as long as they take action, it will definitely be different.
Therefore, a producer like Ronald is very valuable. His final acceptance speech made it clear...
He will adhere to the United Artists' idea of not interfering with artists' creations that started with Chaplin, and giving them space to create. Isn't this the most precious thing that star actors want from big studios but can't get?
Free?
United Artists went bankrupt, and Orion, founded by United Artists' elites who left, also went bankrupt. Now in Hollywood, only Ronald's daydream can continue the actor's dream of making the movies he wants to make...
"You know, Ronald, I have a project that's about to start... but the release..."
"Michael, wait for me to rest for a few days. I'm so happy right now that I can't think at all...call me then..."
Sure enough, Michael Douglas found Ronald not for anything else, but because of the influence of distribution channels brought by his good record. Moreover, TriStar Pictures has distributed so many of his profitable movies, so this is one that he really wanted to complete.
There has been no distributor interest in a movie about a middle-aged white man whose dreams are shattered. If Ronald doesn't help, he will have no choice but to sell it to HBO and turn it into a TV movie.
"Of course, of course, congratulations again...Wow...that's great..." Michael Douglas had already signed up and stopped mentioning the matter, gradually giving up his position to Tom Hanks behind him.
"That's great, did you hear the applause from the audience? That's great..." Tom Hanks came to Ronald for a similar thing.
"Hi, Tom, I'm very happy for everyone's recognition...I also admire the performances of Anthony and Judy..."
"I also have something to ask of you. Your reputation among actresses can help me get out of this predicament, but... let's talk in two days?"
"Okay, Tom, okay, let me slow down..."
Everyone was about to go up and seize the opportunity, but Ronald had already turned to look at Diane who was being interviewed over there. She was wearing a black evening dress, sexy but also a little intellectual, and the statuette she was holding inexplicably added a bit more
Confident, the whole person feels like he has been reborn.
"Hi, Honey..."
"Thank you everyone, I have to go back to see the kids with Ronnie, hahaha..."
"Ronald, kiss Diane..."
"Ronald, Diane, you all pick up a statuette..."
"Pah, pah, pah..."
After posing for the photographer to take enough pictures, Ronald and Diane walked back with smiles on their faces.
"Ronald, I am your admirer, and this is mine..." An unknown screenwriter seized the opportunity. He sneaked in after the show and tried to hand the script to the producer who knew the screenwriter best -
—Ronald’s. Whether he can also be on the podium for Best Screenplay at the Oscars in two years depends on this time...
"Hey...ah..."
Ronald's bodyguard Daniel and two other former colleagues quickly stepped forward to isolate the madman. The employer over there was discussing important matters with important people, so don't mess around.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Steven...George..."
"Ronald..."
Spielberg, as the award presenter, had just been interviewed by his friend George Lucas, and now he came over to congratulate Ronald with Lucas. They were also at the Oscars that year, and they still gave some advice as senior leaders.
Ronald, who has won two Best Picture Awards now, is already as much a gold medal producer in Hollywood as they are.
"What do you think, George?"
"Ah? No, no, he is not a Jew, but you can talk to him yourself." George Lucas came over and patted Ronald on the shoulder, holding the commemorative trophy in his hand, "Your movie
Very nice, we can chat if we have a chance..."
Ronald thanked Lucas. Lucas was now enjoying getting together with his children. He was anxious to go back to the Lucas Manor in San Francisco to share the happiness with his children, so he walked away first, leaving Spielberg and Ronald behind.
The two chatted privately, waiting to leave.
"I have a movie that tells the story of the Jews in Auschwitz, and I want you to direct it..."
"Me?" Ronald was confused. How could I photograph the greatest suffering in Jewish history?
"Why don't you take the photo yourself?" Ronald was very confused.
"This matter can't be explained in a few words. Let's make an appointment to discuss it in detail..."
"Okay, do you want to go to my place? You can visit my Chinese garden..."
"Ronald, Steven, George..." reporters were shouting again, asking Ronald to take a photo with the two new Hollywood leaders.
"Hahaha..." Ronald and George Lucas both waved the trophies in their hands and took a group photo with Spielberg in the middle.
Ronald and Diane walked out of the award show slowly with a statuette each. They were filled with jealousy and envy.
"I don't think Laura (Dern) will forgive me..." Diane whispered to Ronald. Laura Dern herself lost the Best Actress award, and her mother Diane Ladd also lost
Diane Lane.
After the show just now, Diane went to chat with Laura Dern, but she heard her mother saying some unfriendly words, such as Diane just found a good husband, and her ex-husband Bruce Dern
En really doesn't have any connections and can't help her at all.
"Don't take it too seriously..." Ronald smiled. Some people don't think about it for the time being. Later, for the sake of casting, they will take the initiative to repair the relationship, if you still want to be friends with her.
…
"Congratulations, Diane..."
"Laura..."
Sure enough, after a day of wild celebrations, Diane returned to her normal schedule and received positive feedback. Laura Dern still took the initiative to call and congratulate Diane on her award.
The two friends, who had been making movies together since they were girls, started chatting as usual.
"My mom is a little disappointed, but I'm okay. The Silence of the Lambs is really awesome..."
"Well..." Diane felt a little bored and fell into a situation where she had nothing to say.
"Where's Ronald? Now all the female stars in Hollywood want to work with him, hahaha..."
"He's talking to Spielberg...not available..."
"Oh, Spielberg..." Laura Dern also fell silent. This relationship was something she couldn't even get into even if she wanted to.
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"This story, at my age, I'm afraid I can't capture the core of it..."
Ronald was drinking hot tea with Spielberg in a pavilion in the garden. He got the outline of the movie that Spielberg wanted him to make.
This is a film adaptation of the 1982 novel "Schindler's Ark," and director Sidney Pollack, who is also Jewish, sent a review of the book to Spielberg.
Spielberg was very interested in the original story. He also met and discussed this matter with Mr. Boldeck Pfefferberg, who had always wanted to publish and film Schindler's story. Boldeck Pfefferberg
Pfefferberg was one of the Jews liberated by the officer Schindler.
He promised Pfefferberg that he would launch the project within ten years, and persuaded Sheinberg of Universal Pictures to buy the rights.
But Spielberg also encountered the same problem as Ronald. He is a young director who mainly shoots commercial films. He has a relaxed, cheerful and imaginative personality. This kind of film makes him feel that he is beyond his capabilities.
Therefore, he first found Roman Polanski, a Polish-Jewish director who had fled and settled in Poland. Because Polanski's mother died in Auschwitz, and he was good at films with black themes, it was precisely
The best candidate.
But to Spielberg's surprise, Polanski rejected the project.
After that, he tried to find Sidney Pollack, Brian De Palma and others to take over. Unsurprisingly, he was rejected again.
In the end, he found someone who was willing to direct, Martin Scorsese. But when Scorsese was about to take over, Spielberg regretted it again. He felt that if he did not direct this film, his family and future generations would suffer.
Maybe he won't be forgiven - because this is the epic of Jewish suffering.
With this wavering mentality, Scorsese went to film "Cape Fear", which was nominated for multiple Oscars, and the script returned to Spielberg's hands. At this time, he had another fear, fearing that the film would not work well.
I feel guilty for the entire Jewish community, and I am afraid that I will be depressed if I make this kind of movie.
He also felt that several of the films produced and shot by Ronald had an epic quality. Perhaps having him at the helm of this project, regardless of whether he directs it or not, would be the best choice. In the final analysis, perhaps a Jewish director is not suitable.
To make a movie like this, it would take someone who is not Jewish to make it objectively.
"I think you are just right. You can invite others to direct, but your grasp of epic movies is what I think is the best..." Spielberg's long-term hesitation about the film has become his
A debt of conscience, I just want to get rid of him.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Steven, don't you think that this kind of subject must be shot by a Jew?" Ronald also didn't quite understand. These Jews
The director occupies a small part of the world in Hollywood, so why doesn’t he want to film it?
"Hey, actually we Jews also have different views on this movie."
Spielberg also did a lot of research after Polanski rejected his invitation. In fact, the attitudes of Jews in Europe and America about Auschwitz are completely different.
Most European Jews have direct relatives or friends who have suffered bad luck. Their attitude towards Auschwitz is that this kind of thing is a past event that cannot be looked back on. No one should make a movie about this subject and let that sinful place remain silent forever.
Go down, don't turn it out again and poke the scars of the Jewish nation.
In America, many Jewish people had actually immigrated long before the war, and most of their relatives came here with them. Most of the victims were distant relatives, and they were not as shy about this history as their European cousins.
But Jews are also an ethnic group after all. The attitude of their European cousins is a huge psychological burden for them. If the filming is not good, then they will become the sinners of the Jewish people, and let a director of other ethnic groups do it.
If you shoot, there will be no such problem.
"With all due respect, this movie can only be made by a Jewish director. Anyone else who makes it will cause a huge public relations disaster. Not only the director of the film, but you Jewish directors will also be..."
"hiss……"
Ronald made it clear. Spielberg had never thought of it from this angle.
It was really Scorsese who filmed it, and it must have controversial content (there was originally a huge controversy within the Jewish community if they didn’t film Auschwitz), plus Scorsese’s Catholic identity, I’m afraid
By then, it won’t be just him that will be the target of public opinion. Also, why don’t you, a large group of Jewish people who occupy important positions in Hollywood, not film it?
"Then who will take the pictures? Mr. Wilder once approached me. He wanted to take pictures... Most of his relatives were killed in Auschwitz..."
"Billy Wilder?" Ronald was surprised. The old man is already eighty-six years old. When making a movie like this, aren't you afraid that he will die in the studio?
"Yeah, I feel the same way..." Spielberg also shook his head. Among other things, Billy Wilder hasn't made a good movie for many years, and his techniques are outdated...
"Since you have accepted this project, I'm afraid it must be you. This kind of movie must be made by the greatest, most powerful, and most powerful director of your ethnic group. Otherwise, the future generations of your ethnic group will
People will definitely have regrets, why didn’t the best Jewish director film it at that time?”
Ronald probably understood Spielberg's inner conflict, so he changed his mind and used the provocation method. As soon as he said these words, he looked at Spielberg with bright eyes.
"You're right..." Spielberg's chest puffed up when he was praised like this. He felt that it was me. If I wasn't the one to shoot it, who else would be able to shoot it? Who else would dare to shoot it?
But the pressure is too great. If you don’t get a good shot... you will be a national sinner.
Spielberg left with a heavy heart.
Tom Hanks is at it again.
"Ronald, this is the project I am currently involved in. This is a script that I like very much. However, it has experienced many delays and the main actress has repeatedly skipped the project. If we don't start work as soon as possible, my schedule will be gone.
I really love this movie and don't want her to have an abortion. Can you help and get the right distributor, and convince these actresses..."
Hanks and Ronald had a great time working together, and his co-star Diane also won a statuette, so I can speak frankly.
"Oh, this subject matter, well, there are indeed many distributors who like female subjects. I can ask Tristar Pictures... This is no problem..." Ronald took out the project book and flipped through it, preparing to give it to Mike.
Medavoy called.
As a result, when he loosened his grip, many audition photos of female celebrities fell out. Ronald quickly went to pick them up...
Brooke Shields,
Demi Moore,
Meg Tilley,
Diane Lane,
…
The last one is actually Madonna!
"What do you mean?" Ronald was shocked and looked at Hanks...