"Shirley Lansing has officially become the president of Paramount. I'm going to get what I should get from her..."
"You should have gotten it long ago..."
Diane kissed Ronald, and he was going to find Shirley Lansing to get the reward she had promised for supporting her in taking the position, the filming rights to the "Forrest Gump" movie.
After taking office, Shirley Lansing accepted interviews from many media. In what is known as the "Year of the Woman" in elections (more than a dozen female politicians were elected to important federal positions), women also took over the corporate world.
a symbol of.
She suddenly got on the bandwagon and became a new popular figure in Hollywood. While constantly giving interviews, she also conducted various tours within Paramount. All the projects she is currently working on have received her approval.
Reassess.
On the way to Shirley Lansing's house, Ronald also made a point of flipping through interviews with the second female leader to run a major studio in many years (she was also the first, having served as a second-in-command director in the early 1980s).
President of Tenth Century Fox).
Because she has managed two major studios, the media still treats her with high respect. This achievement can only be achieved by a few leaders, such as Michael Ice, who has been successful at both Paramount and Disney.
Na.
The reason for this interview is that former CEO Brandon Tartikoff publicly resigned a few weeks ago.
"I have been offered this type of position several times but I have always turned it down. This time there were several factors. The first was Stanley. We have worked together for 10 years. For the past two years I have, on my own,
I miss that partnership."
Ronald looked at the Los Angeles Times and saw that the Stanley Shirley Lansing was talking about was her long-time partner Stanley Jaffe, who is now the president of Paramount Communications, Paramount's parent company.
.
The fired Brandon Tartikoff, who previously held a position at NBC, was also the one who gave Ronald's recommendation to "Seinfeld" more opportunities. After resigning from NBC, he only stayed at Paramount for one year.
, he failed in the political struggle with Stanley Jaffe and was kicked out of Paramount.
But this quick dismissal also made Paramount Communications look bad, and its stock price dropped a few dollars. Because Tartikoff's predecessor, Frank Mancuso (the one who greenlighted Top Gun), also
Those who were eliminated in the political struggle.
Therefore, Wall Street expressed doubts about whether Chairman Martin Davis could control the overall situation. Shirley Lansing stood out because she was one of the few executives who could continue to cooperate with Stanley Jaffe.
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"Shirley...Congratulations...Look who is on the cover story of Variety Magazine? Hey? The wind of the Year of Women has hit Hollywood, the new Tartikoff..."
Ronald was invited to Shirley Lansing's office by his secretary, and he waved at Shirley Lansing with the "Variety" magazine. Her picture above was a bit like Catherine's dress in "Working Girl", wearing red and tall
’s shoulder pads, a strong woman in a male-dominated industry.
"Oh, Ronald, Ronnie, when these words come out of your mouth, I believe you are sincere. I have heard too many insincere compliments in the past two days, especially after the interview. Please sit down... But
My job is not to replace Brandon Tartikoff..."
Shirley Lansing was indeed very happy. After hugging Ronald, she personally brought him a cup of coffee.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was surrounded by joy after your appointment was officially announced. Everyone knows that I like to shoot female subjects. Will I have a special channel with you in the future? Can you give priority to my project?" Luo
Nader was a little confused. Aren't these all CEOs?
"You have my promise that for any project of yours, I will personally read the script. And Tom (Cruise)'s... It's not like that. My CEO is from the film business department, which is a newly created title... They don't want to
I don’t want to see any political struggle again, at least in the next two years.”
"I see, now you and Kerry McClurg are in charge of each other?" Ronald liked the taste of this coffee very much, much more than Diane. Sure enough, he was loved by Jaffe.
"Yeah, I don't make TV shows, he doesn't make movies, and none of us step on each other's toes. We all report directly to Stanley Jaffe."
"That's a good thing. When people talk about Paramount, they always think of its movie business first..."
"Do you really think so?" Shirley Lansing was actually a little dissatisfied. As a CEO, her scope of power was significantly reduced compared to her predecessor. She tapped her hand on the table a few times and said
I took a look at Ronald's coffee and thought I made it for you in vain.
"Of course, Kerry McClurg's Law and Order and Miami Cop are very popular TV series. But when it comes to exposure, Paramount's movies are much better..."
Ronald knew that what this female CEO liked most was not movies, but the various fame and fortunes that movies brought her. When he saw that he had said the right thing, the other person's face relaxed a lot, and even the lines on her forehead were smiling.
It came out. Ronald immediately added:
"No one compares Kerry McClurg to the new California Senator..."
"Oh, hahaha... Ronnie, you really flatter me. Would you like some brandy and cigars? I have both. Did you smoke cigars and drink brandy like this before when you were chatting with Michael Eisner and the others?
?”
"Of course, this is my first time drinking brandy and smoking cigars with a female CEO of a major studio..." Ronald took the initiative to cut the cigar, poured the brandy, and clinked glasses with Shirley Lansing.
"Ahem... I don't know what's so good about this thing..." Lan Xing still choked.
"But it feels good, like I have the power of life and death for all the studio's projects..." Ronald also blew out cigarettes. This was the hobby left over by those white tycoons back then.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I have bought your novel from Warner Bros., keep it here for a few months, and then transfer it to circulation. You will prepare two more and yours."
It doesn’t matter if the company sells it, we can prepare to start shooting..."
The two drank for a while, and Shirley Lansing knew Ronald's purpose and took out the adapted script of "Forrest Gump" from the drawer and threw it to Ronald.
"How many more months will it take?", Ronald remained silent, opened the script and read it for a while. This satirical novel was adapted into a script with a strong comedy color, and he was not very interested.
, and pushed it back, "I just want an adaptation right. As for the script, it's not too important. Let's look at it when the transfer is officially transferred..."
"What, you just want to disgust Warner Brothers and Ovitz?" Shirley Lansing is no stranger to this kind of behavior. She has done it before.
"That's not true. My aunt is the widow of a Vietnam War veteran. She has always wanted me to make one, but you know, the box office potential of Vietnam War movies now is not what it was a few years ago. A new group of audiences are interested in the Vietnam War.
I have no impression at all.”
Ronald knew that Shirley Lansing's agent was also Michael Ovitz. It was Ovitz who helped negotiate the power and salary of this position. Although she seemed dissatisfied, she was also
There is no need to show your trump cards.
"OK, I'll keep it for you..." Shirley Lansing put the script into the drawer with an expression of "Really? I don't believe it."
Ronald suppressed the urge to take it from her now and continued, "I've almost finished editing Tom's new film. Are you interested in seeing it sometime?"
"How was it? How was the effect?" When Shirley Lansing heard about Tom Cruise's new movie "Sugar-coated Trap", her interest was greatly increased.
"I see good potential at the box office, and Tom's performance has improved a lot. Can Paramount do some PR efforts for his acting award?"
"Of course, as well as your director award, I will directly ask Paramount's public relations team to fully cooperate."
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That afternoon, I watched the rough cut copy that Ronald had transferred and the final score and subtitles had not yet been completed. Shirley Lansing kept smiling on her face.
Although her skills in producing and selecting scripts are not very good, she still has good vision. Tom Cruise's performance in this movie really gives people a refreshing feeling.
One of the biggest problems when a star transforms into an actor is that he likes to use various acting techniques. He wants to shout to all the film critics and judges, come and see, come and see how good my acting is.
But a true acting master knows when to put away his acting skills and not fully mobilize his performance.
In his previous movies, Tom Cruise has always been able to show off but not stop, but this movie is actually able to achieve so much restraint, which is simply eye-opening.
"That's great, that's great. I will increase public relations funding. This year, Paramount... So what, Ronnie, will you still cooperate with Tom on your next project?"
Shirley Lansing had just officially taken office and was in the stage of revenge. She then inspected several ongoing projects of Paramount and fired everyone who had offended her ten years ago. She also used the excuse that there was no potential in business and awards.
The project involved driving away several of Stanley Jaffe's old connections at Paramount's film division.
This time Ronald brought him the film "Sugar-coated Trap" starring big star Tom Hanks. It has high box office potential and critical award potential. With this starting point, he dealt with a few internal people.
It's like having an extra baseball bat in your hand.
"Cruise? He's not very suitable for this movie. It's difficult... Besides, don't you want him to continue filming commercial productions? Tom usually makes a film aimed at reviews and awards, and then makes a big commercial production.
conducted interactively.”
Ronald thought to himself, although this "Forrest Gump" is also a fool, this fool is only a little bit dumber than normal people. It is completely different from the abnormality that can be seen at a glance in "Rain Man".
.
I was about to carefully plan my sense of proportion in acting and production, but Tom Cruise actually still starred in commercial productions, which was more suitable for his appeal.
"Okay, you have the final say. I always have some communication problems with his former agent..."
Shirley Lansing is talking about Cruise's current business partner, Paula Wagner. It's normal for two middle-aged beauties to compete for a handsome young star and dislike each other.
"His new film A Few Good Men is about to be released. Are you interested in chatting with them?" Ronald was talking about the previous director Bob Reiner, Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, and Dai.
A Colombian commercial film starring Mi Moore and others.
"You sly little bastard, am I going to the Columbia premiere to support Peter Guber?"
Shirley Lansing's words are already a bit frivolous, and it seems that she really took to her feet during her time at Paramount.
"Okay, I'll talk to him. By the way, what methods will your public relations team use to publicize the Oscar nomination?"
"You are a cunning businessman. Who in Hollywood doesn't know that you are an Oscar public relations expert? We will definitely use your public relations service to send the videotape, hum..."
"I'll have Michael Gray contact you..." Ronald didn't have any award-winning movies this year, so he was happy to get more business from his public relations consultant.
…
"There are so many celebrities here tonight..."
At the premiere of A Few Good Men, Ronald waited for Diane to be interviewed while observing his surroundings.
Gossip reporters are now chasing their wives with much more enthusiasm than chasing him. After all, the winner of the Oscar last time, this year's "Pink Alliance" has gained a lot of attention, and is also involved with California's two new female senators.
relationship.
Maybe relying on the momentum of the Year of Women, this year will also be a favorite for a series of film awards such as the Oscars and the Golden Globes?
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ronald, will you support Diane to win the award?" A tabloid reporter noticed that Ronald seemed to be doing nothing next to him, and dropped the question with a barb.
come over.
"What kind of nonsense is this? Of course I support any performance of Diane. In my eyes, she is a perfect actress." Ronald scolded the reporter, and then hugged Diane in a gesture of affection, which was convenient.
Everyone takes photos.
"Why are you distracted? Did the reporter just ask me questions and left you out in the cold?" Diane also hugged him and teased in Ronald's ear.
"I just wonder why there are so many has-been stars. Look, that's Val Kilmer (a supporting role in Top Gun), that's Kiefer Sutherland (Julia Roberts's dumped ex-boyfriend), and that's
I can’t even name some of the older ones.”
This Colombian premiere was a big one, and in addition to the main creators, people who had some relationship with me, including Nicolas Cage and Val Kilmer, were also invited.
"I heard that Columbia, 20th Century Fox, Universal and other companies have increased their investment this year to expand their budgets for award-winning films. Your behavior of sending videotapes last year started an arms race..."
Richard came up and answered Ronald's question.
"Those old actors I can't even name..." Ronald said to a female star with a wrinkled face and a male star with a cane beside her.
"Yes, Barbara Eden - the protagonist of the TV series I Dream of Jane, Matt Latanzi - Olivia Newton-John's husband..."
"I've never heard of it... Hello Barbara, I like you so much. I dreamed of Jenny. His wife didn't come and he came to fuck her?...Matt, how is Olivia doing recently, is she still touring and performing concerts? I
I haven’t seen her for a long time. You must come see me when you come to Los Angeles..."
After finally dealing with these has-been stars with the help of Richard, Ronald finally saw Bruce Willis and Demi Moore and could take a breather.
"Bruce, Demi, what are you doing?"
"Damn it, the scripts I've been looking for recently are all police, LAPD, NYPD. Recently I had to switch to marine police for a change. Do you have any characters who are not police officers?"
"Uh..." Ronald was about to speak, but was embarrassed again when Willis said it.
"Forget it, I understand, the damn police in Hollywood want me to play the role. This is another Die Hard on a boat..."