Chapter 504 The Last Dinner at the White House sdu777.net
"God forbid your brother sue poor Don Marsh, he's just an ordinary news anchor in St. Louis..."
"My mother Barbara scolded him. This time it was my father who personally vetoed his nonsense, hehehe..."
A month after "Hidden Dragon" was released, the old Georges and his wife, who had failed in the election, finally got around to rectifying the history of rogue actors who, in their (especially Barbara's) opinion, had ruined their affairs before the election.
Steve Segel and publisher Warner Bros.
Barbara directed her youngest son to preside over the prosecution of the film producers for using their news footage as footage in the film without permission.
But George Jr. is a fund director who has achieved success in Hollywood investments. He knows that such a thing will make the Hollywood collective launch a more violent attack on George Sr., who is about to step down, so he persuaded his mother not to sue.
He also specifically consulted Ronald for his opinion for Barbara's reference. Ronald proposed to adjust the scope and direction of the lawsuit...
There are two key points. The first is that the film uses news clips, which is the industry's default scope of fair use. If you want to sue, it is best to seize the news clip of Qianlong ascending to the sky. It has not been exposed to ordinary people in the mass media.
Audience playback, thereby biting does not fall within the scope of fair use.
The second is not to target Hollywood, but to target the Naval Information Service, which provides news footage to the studios that should not be released. Hollywood and the media are very hungry to defend the First Amendment. This is theirs.
Lifeline, if you sue over this, it will be equivalent to pushing all Hollywood studios into a hostile situation.
But Barbara hesitated. Originally, her husband's defeat had a lot to do with the military's betrayal. Now he wants to point the finger at the Navy. As a commander who still has one or two months left in his term and has already formed a handover team,
It's not necessarily a good choice.
So Barbara found another punching bag, an innocent local news anchor who dubbed the news video.
Of course, in the end, this attempt was persuaded by Ronald. George Sr. personally vetoed this approach of his younger son Jeb, called Ronald to express his gratitude, and invited him to officially serve as an official guest before he resigned.
Visit the White House.
Barbara also warmly invited Ronald to have a special trip when she was still the hostess. Last time Ronald went, he was not the guest of honor. Being able to go to the White House this time will become an official record of the White House Press Office.
guests, recorded in history.
After Ronald agreed, he put down the phone and reported to George Jr.. They talked a lot, but Jeb was still immature. This matter was clearly the Navy's intervention to embarrass George Sr., which could be seen from several signs.
The military is determined to teach anyone who advocates cutting military spending a lesson.
First, the leading actor Steve Seagal has always been famous for his iconic ponytail, but he cut it off in this film to comply with the navy's hair length limit of four inches.
Second, the radio conversation in the movie about F/A-18 fighter jets flying over the battleship Missouri was actually a real radio conversation in 1989 when two F-14 fighter jets intercepted and shot down two Libyan MiG-23 fighter jets (in the real world
Top Gun Battle Example).
Of course, George Sr. was very aware of this. Before leaving office, he began to make personnel adjustments to the national security team and economic team. This kind of personnel adjustment is usually not made by the commander-in-chief before leaving office.
This kind of adjustment is meaningless, because the incoming commander-in-chief is from another party, and he will have to be replaced when he comes up. It is clearly some public humiliation of internal traitors.
However, I heard that George Sr. had suffered a severe mental blow and that he was showing signs of being moderately depressed. George Sr. said that Barbara called him a few days ago and told him that his father cried every night and his whole body was filled with tears.
I was in a very bad mood.
Only when meeting some old friends did George Sr. return to his normal state as a great commander, so George Sr. also hoped that Ronald could visit the White House as a guest to bring some good memories to his father's last years in the White House.
After promising that it would get over, Ronald went back to edit "Sugar-coated Trap". There was a lot of material in this movie, and when it was cut to three hours, a bottleneck appeared. If it was cut any further, it would be difficult to choose, and I didn't know what to cut.
Which part is difficult.
To this end, Ronald specially invited Walter Murch to help. Hearing that his editing disciple Ronald had encountered technical difficulties and received a remuneration equivalent to three times the market price, Murch came to Los Angeles happily.
, to solve problems for Ronald.
"This is what I'm talking about. When making Italian steak or Hungarian cabbage soup, you have to reduce the heat to reduce the juice. Most of the things you filmed before were commercial productions with intense dramatic conflicts and relatively clear plots in three acts. This
This movie has to slowly pick up the juice this time... Look here..."
Walter Murch is very happy. Ronald is finally no longer a purely commercial film director. This film has the style of some European directors. Some details are just the tip of the iceberg, revealing a deep-seated representation of real society.
tendency.
If it were to be shot in depth, the film might have been shot in four hours, but there were certain parts that Ronald just didn't hit, leaving an aftertaste. This gave him a strong desire to help Coppola edit The Godfather or Apocalypse Now.
Feel.
Ronald's movie is no longer a movie that closely revolves around the core plot, but each subplot may be extended and made into another movie. Many plots can be understood this way, and they can be understood that way...
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This kind of extensibility and ambiguity in performance is obviously a manifestation of the director's creative ability. Of course, this also brings about the difficulty of editing, how to choose various details without damaging the rich connotation of the film, and even more
Test your editing skills.
"Oh, this demonstration is really interesting..." Ronald felt that Walter Murch was teaching him a lesson again. He cut off a second here and a dozen frames there, slowly grinding, slowly
Soaking is like a sauce for cooking, slowly becoming just the right rich flavor.
The only disadvantage is that it takes a long time to adjust. Ronald feels that his creative ideas are also opened up by this editing method.
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"Jean Claude...Cindy..."
At the same time, the new film produced by Ronald, "Street Fighter" has also completed its preview and is rushing to be released during the Christmas period.
The film was advanced two weeks in advance and screened on a small scale in Los Angeles and New York, hoping to attract enough gaming fans to improve critical acclaim from the first audiences.
This year is a small year for the artistic achievements of Hollywood films, but the box office achievements are not small. Last year, many films rushing to be released at the end of the year did not happen again. Instead, two films in a row exceeded the $30 million mark in the first weekend.
Off, which brought a rare boost to the box office at the end of the year.
One is the earliest released "Bram Stoker's Dracula". Coppola finally found the overlap between his artistic orientation and the audience. It was released in 2,400 theaters in the first week and grossed 30 million box office.
score.
Since entering the 1980s, he has been known as a box-office poisoner for many years, and there is a tendency to take it off.
Film critics also specifically mentioned the unique picture style in this movie, especially the combination of lightning and thunder with a strong impressionistic style, which made audiences who like Gothic style extremely happy. Tim, who previously directed two Batman movies
·Director Burton has really cultivated a group of movie lovers of this style. Therefore, this movie set a record for the first weekend box office of a movie opening in November in history.
The other one is "Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York" which will be released a week later. Poor Kevin accidentally got separated from his family at the airport on a special flight because he didn't want to go to Miami with his family to spend a Christmas without a Christmas tree and snow.
, a person went to New York to spend Christmas, and met the two stupid thieves from the first part.
After helping the store owner defeat two stupid thieves who were trying to rob the toy store, Kevin's family also rushed to New York. Knowing that Kevin liked Christmas trees, the family found Kevin effortlessly under the largest Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center.
This sequel movie immediately broke the short-lived record of "400 Years of Mystery". With only 2,200 theaters, it broke the box office record for a movie opening in November with 31 million.
With such a box office king occupying the screen, the box office of "The Bodyguard" released at the same time seems to be relatively average. The box office of more than 10 million yuan is not bad.
Fortunately, the stamina of "400 Years Old" is not enough. Only "Home Alone 2"'s second-week box office remained strong with 28 million, giving "Street Fighter" produced by Ronald Company a little potential.
"Street Fighter, the first movie adapted from a game, is loved by fans, and supermodels helped dazzle everyone at the premiere..."
Fortunately, real money and money were invested in marketing, and all the guest models and protagonists were present. The premiere in Los Angeles became a big gathering for comics and cosplay enthusiasts.
Outside the premiere venue, Daydream also applied for a special area for them to show themselves. At one time, seven or eight Chun Li, and three or four Long and Ken were all posing there, showing off the premiere
The momentum is very hot.
Even Jean-Claude Van Damme, who attended the premiere, specially changed into camouflage clothes, wore a blue beret, and many actors, took photos with fans, and signed autographs on their bodies. Everyone had a great time.
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"The premiere of Street Fighter in Los Angeles has become a grand event for game fans..."
Ronald was happily watching the local news at home. This premiere surprisingly made it into not only entertainment news, but also social news. The LAPD didn't know that the land Daydream applied for was for cosplay, so it didn't
Provide adequate police force.
Daydream didn't know that there were so many enthusiastic game fans and movie fans, and there were also arcade game enthusiasts among the passers-by. Seeing this situation, they immediately blocked the road, forcing the LAPD to increase their strength, and then
Traffic was diverted and off-site activities ended early.
Because the content of the applied event did not match the actual number of people present, Daydream also received a fine from the LAPD. However, it was only a few thousand dollars in exchange for national TV media coverage. Ronald signed and paid the fine at home.
Sometimes, I even call it cheap.
"When it premieres in New York next week, you need to apply fully. The NYPD is much tougher than the LAPD." Ronald did not forget to tell Michelle Cannold.
"No problem, we have learned our lesson. The New York event will be held indoors. We have rented the largest indoor movie theater, and the Street Fighter Cosplay group from San Diego Comic Con will be indoors so that it will not cause traffic.
It’s clogged. We have enough media power in New York, and indoor activities can ensure that the four major newspapers in New York will report on this event the next day..."
Cannold was quite well prepared.
"Very good. I will go to New York on Saturday morning. After attending the premiere, I will also go to the White House for invited events."
"Commander George Sr. and Commander-in-Chief William met for the first time after the election at the White House. The meeting was held in the Oval Office to discuss the transition of power between the two commanders-in-chief. Vince Foster, William's friend,
Also involved in the meeting, he will take over the organization and management of the travel arrangements for the incoming Grand Commander-in-Chief and his entourage. This includes coordinating transportation, accommodation, security measures and itineraries..."
The TV station showed the scene of George Sr. and William shaking hands in the Oval Office. This is a reserved program after the results of each presidential election are announced and the White House has a new owner, symbolizing the smooth transfer of the highest power in the United States.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! No matter how the two people attack each other during the election campaign, they must show respect for traditions and customs at this time. The election is past
, now is a moment of unity.
"Starting today, the CIA's intelligence briefings and the National Security Advisor's briefings will also be open to the incoming commander-in-chief. America has officially entered the handover period..."
"Old George is really a little haggard. Little George said he was depressed, which may be true..." Ronald looked at the picture on the TV and said to Diane who was packing his luggage together.
"Isn't that right? I remember he was very elegant when he was elected four years ago. Why do he have so many wrinkles on his face now?"
Diane was also invited to attend the White House dinner. This may be the last formal White House dinner held by the current first couple. I heard that many old friends who have served the White House in the past twelve years will attend.
"General George Sr., Mexican President Carlos Salinas, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed the "North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)" in Mexico City, marking the conclusion of this important trade agreement
…The signed agreement then needs to be ratified by each country’s legislative body or branch of parliament before it can finally enter into force…”
Another day passed, and old George was still seizing the last moment, making a series of decisions, trying to accomplish more of what he originally wanted to accomplish in the second four years.
The "North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)" is an important agreement he plans to promote. In 1988, when he took office, he signed a free trade agreement with Canada. Later, when he negotiated a similar agreement with Mexico in 1990,
Canada was afraid that America's conditions for Mexico were too good, so it strongly requested to join and become a tripartite agreement...
After two years of negotiations, George Sr. no longer wanted to wait any longer. In the last two months of his term, he quickly made exchanges and compromises, striving to sign this agreement during his term and make it his political legacy.
"Aha, welcome, Ronald, Diane."
When Ronald and Diane dressed up and arrived at the door of the West Wing of the White House, they found little George already waiting for them there.
"George..." Ronald stepped forward to say hello to them.
"My father is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev. He will also have a phone call with Commander-in-Chief Boris in a while, but he specially asked me to come to greet you. He has something he wants to talk to you in private..."