"Ronald, this is what happened. I have to withdraw my application. Please help me explain it to my friends in Berlin..."
"OK, I understand your thinking, but I don't understand why they would do this. I will tell you what you mean with my friends in Berlin..." Ronald hung up the phone with a snap.
"What's wrong? Does the coffee taste bad?" Diane sat next to Ronald, and the two were having lunch. Seeing that Ronald was so angry, she tried to persuade him.
"Ha, you are my angel, dear. Steven was forced by the Jews and had to withdraw from the Berlin Film Festival. This time it made everyone very embarrassed."
Ronald smiled and explained what happened on the phone.
Although Spielberg's "Schindler's List" is both artistic and story-telling, those conservative Jews are still very dissatisfied with him. They did not attend the premiere and did not give him the praise that this epic of Jewish suffering deserves.
, and rumors began to spread among the Jewish people that Spielberg was not that pious, and some young Jews were a little angry at him.
The biggest problem is that at the end of the movie, Spielberg tried to eliminate national hatred and attribute the tragedy to those extreme ideas. In the end, not only Jewish actors, but also actors who played Germans, also went to Schinder.
He placed a stone on Le's tombstone. This action was seen as disrespectful to Jewish customs, especially those Germans who believed in Catholicism also came to pay tribute.
"Sir...Richard is here," the nanny Wang Ma said in the living room, and Ronald's agent Richard walked in.
"Steven called, please help me contact Moritz de Haddelden, the artistic director of the Berlin Film Festival." Ronald drank the coffee in one gulp and said to him, "You haven't eaten yet, right?
I’ll ask the chef to cook whatever you want to eat.”
"Sandwiches or sushi are both fine..." Richard took out a stack of documents and showed them to Ronald.
These are some of the rumors he investigated through internal information as to why Spielberg was boycotted by the Jews.
Jewish agents throughout Hollywood have more or less received orders to ask their clients not to attend premieres. Adding up this information, naturally, a picture is drawn.
In addition to Spielberg himself thinking that the reconciliation at the end of the film offended some Jews who escaped from the concentration camps or had relatives and friends who died in the concentration camps, the more important reason was that those Jews in high positions did not want this
Hatred can be eliminated so easily.
With this tragic death of six million people, the Jews are in the position of being the biggest victims of World War II internationally. Needless to say, there are still some benefits in Europe and America. For example, the World Jewish Association is pursuing
Confiscated by the German Nazis during World War II, there are some former Jewish properties in Swiss banks.
"Is there another reason?" Ronald saw a title on the document and cast a questioning look at Richard.
"At least Kate Capshaw is going to be interviewed about how she converted to Judaism because she fell in love with Steven..."
"Humph, it's better to say it's the other way around..." Ronald shook his head. The Jews have been displaced for thousands of years, and their nation is scattered throughout Eastern Europe. In fact, what maintains this national identity is not blood, but religious belief. Now in
The Jews in Israel have immigrated from all over the world, including those from Britain, Eastern Europe, and the former Union. They look like different people, support different ideologies, and speak different languages. It’s hard to believe that they all belong to the same nation.
Therefore, they attach great importance to their belief in Judaism. Without Judaism, there would be no Jewish nation.
Spielberg happened to commit this big taboo. In Schindler's List, he used many German Catholics to play Jewish prisoners. This seemed normal in the eyes of film practitioners, but when it came to
In the eyes of orthodox Jews, it became a heinous act aimed at undermining the Jewish foundation.
There was no other way, Spielberg had to bow before the box office pressure. Universal started public relations for this matter, and he, an otaku who likes to play games, had to play the role of a devout religious couple with his wife.
Fortunately, the industry's evaluation of this movie is still very fair. Directors who have watched the movie have paid the highest respect to Spielberg.
Martin Scorsese actually temporarily took over Schindler's List, but later returned the project to Spielberg because he was not also Jewish. When Ronald chatted with him on the phone, Marty said very truthfully
This was not how he planned to shoot this movie, and the version now is much better than his own.
Billy Wilder, a veteran director, also expressed through his agent that he believes this is the greatest film in history that depicts Jews.
The most interesting thing is that Kubrick did not use his usual direct phone call to express his congratulations, but canceled a long-prepared film project that also reflected the Jewish Holocaust.
The photo was perfect, no need to take another photo.
"Ring ring ring ring..."
The call was answered by Moritz de Hadelden, artistic director of the Berlin Film Festival...
"Mr. de Hudelden? Ronald is here...are you in Berlin?"
"Aha, it's my friend Ronald. You can call me Moritz, or you can call me Lao Mo like Yimou."
Moritz de Hadelden was a Swiss who had long served as artistic director in Berlin. It was under his rule that the mainland film and European film festivals were started.
Ronald told him about Spielberg's embarrassments and expressed Spielberg's personal apology. If Moritz de Huddledon agreed, he would remove Schindler's List from the next one.
Withdrew from competition and screening at the Berlin Film Festival.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I don't understand why Mr. Spielberg didn't tell me this himself?" Moritz was still a little unhappy.
"I'm just a mutual friend between you and Steven, and I'm here to have a private communication with you. The official document is that he and Universal are in official contact with you..."
"Thank you, Ronald, I appreciate it. This is a big event, and if we wait until next year to notify you, there will be big problems with our awards. Did you know that our other mutual friend Yimou will also be notified this time?
Come to the Berlin Film Festival to be a judge.”
"Oh, then you need to hire a translator for him...his foreign language is very poor..."
As soon as the words were said, Moritz no longer hated Spielberg. The various organizing committees of the Berlin Film Festival had moved back to Berlin from their original locations in Bonn. Moritz also understood that screening a film in this old capital
The sensitivity of Holocaust cinema.
Finally, Moritz also asked Ronald to send more masterpieces. The Berlin Film Festival needs good films from all over the world.
Of course, Ronald was very happy. He mentioned "The Wedding Banquet" that Ang Lee had just filmed as an entry film. Moritz de Haddelden had the name of this film in mind, and Ang Lee filmed this kind of culture.
The film is very good at creating separation and fusion, so it is estimated that it will have no problem entering this year's main competition.
Thinking that Yimou had just won the Golden Bear Award at the "West Berlin" Film Festival a few years ago, it was natural for him to be invited back to be a judge, but his speed was much faster than that of ordinary directors. Mainland movies, recently
It is still very competitive in major film festivals. Crossing national borders and appreciating completely different foreign cultures is still a major "hobby" in Western film festivals.
Next, Ronald helped Yimou with a translator and adjusted the marketing budget and plan for Ang Lee's "wedding banquet". These things were all written on slips of paper and placed in a bamboo basket. By the afternoon,
Assistant Yang Yanzi will come to pick it up, and then go to each department one by one to implement it.
Such matters related to Chinese-language films and international cooperation are all handled by Chinese-American Yang Yanzi. And related marketing matters are handled by Claudia Wells, the heroine of Back to the Future who was forced out of Hollywood by the Jews.
.
Ronald is currently busy with the post-production of "Forrest Gump", and these assistants and consultants are helping to handle the company's affairs.
On Saturday, he only had an extra half day off and worked in the editing room in the afternoon and evening.
"Diane? Aren't you asleep yet?"
After finishing his work, Ronald returned home and was surprised to find that Diane was still awake, sitting on the sofa in the living room with Madam Wang, Little Bud and his wife, bodyguards, maids and others, watching
television.
"Sir, you are back. Little Roger has gone to bed. Would you like to bring you some sweet soup?" Mother Wang stood up to prepare some drinks for Ronald. She knew that Ronald usually had to work for a while at night.
After saying that, Wang Ma stood up and walked to the kitchen, but she kept turning her head to look at the TV.
"Don't go. Hey, Wang Ma, don't go. I think the LAPD is about to go in. Come on, let's watch together, Ronnie, come on..." Diane seemed to be watching something very interesting on TV there.
Show, pulling Wang Ma to prevent her from leaving.
"What?"
"These bastards are going to destroy MJ. They got a personal search warrant and want to arrest our MJ." Little Bud couldn't stand it anymore. He pointed at the reporter on the TV reporting at the gate of Neverland and said to Ronald.
"No way?" Ronald was shocked and sat down to watch TV.
Generally, this kind of search warrant is issued only after obtaining very solid evidence. Coupled with Michael Jackson's popularity, there must be a high degree of certainty that something will be found. Otherwise, the judge who issued the warrant will be questioned by the news media.
Is there any racial prejudice?
"Bud, don't be angry. I feel like MJ is not completely one of ours anymore." Bud's wife is also an old acquaintance of Ronald. She used to be an extra. She looked at Ronald, fearing that he would
As a white man, he was not happy. Little Bud could afford to buy a house, raise children, and the working income of her and Bud's two large families all depended on this kind employer.
"What's going on?" Ronald couldn't understand, so he had to call Richard to ask about the situation.
"Oh, you finally came home. I knew you would work late in the editing room, so I didn't bother you. The LAPD got tangible evidence, and this time it's a stud..."
Richard explained to Ronald the origin of everything on the phone.
The breakthrough came from last week's big news. In September, she appeared on many TV programs to speak out for her brother Michael, saying that he would never be the kind of person who was slandered.
Suddenly she retorted, saying that her brother Michael was the kind of person Jordan Chandler's family accused him of.
LaToya said that Michael had been abused by his father since he was a child. After he grew up and became famous, he wanted to find the lost childhood happiness and changed from an abused person to an abuser.
LaToya said she had personally seen Michael and his lawyers write checks to parents of several children. She appeared on the show with her husband, Jack Gordon, and said that Michael Jackson had tried to kidnap and kill him while trying to get out.
She tells the truth.
"I do know that he always had boys over and they would stay in his room for days. And then they would come out... there would be another boy and he would bring others, but never two at the same time.
.”
This sister LaToya's speech on TV immediately aroused a great response, and the situation that had gradually subsided was once again pushed to the headlines.
Although Michael Jackson immediately refuted the rumors, saying that LaToya Jackson was very estranged from other siblings in the family. She had liked to lie since she was a child. After running away from home and living with her boyfriend, Michael had helped her financially to get out of trouble several times.
, but after some unreasonable demands were not met, LaToya threatened to fabricate some lies about Michael to destroy him.
But this is a red line in American society, and LaToya said it has both nose and eyes. The pressure on the LAPD and prosecutors instantly increased.
Later, Latoya said she was willing to sell the relevant stories and evidence for half a million dollars. Immediately, tabloids in Britain and America began bidding fiercely.
But a few days later, Latoya had no evidence or stories to disclose to the media, and kept turning to hearsay.
The tabloids in both places were very frustrated, thinking that either LaToya was trying to make a fortune out of her brother's scandal, or that MJ had given her sister a large amount of hush money and signed a confidentiality agreement, so she couldn't speak out.
This farce between siblings has caused a lot of trouble, but the LAPD and prosecutors don't think so. Their doubts are why there is such a big gap between LaToya's statements within a few days. It is most likely that MJ intervened
caused.
In addition, the dentist father of the suspected victim Jordan Chandler submitted another testimony at this time, which was a recording made by his son after the tooth was extracted, indicating that Michael Jackson was indeed in Neverland and allowed him to touch him.
own private parts.
And what is very detrimental to MJ is that Jordan Chandler clearly pointed out some of MJ's characteristics, such as vitiligo on the skin of his private parts, and circumcision that is only practiced by certain religious beliefs.
With these testimonies, the LAPD and the prosecutors felt that as long as they obtained the court's personal search warrant and saw if it was consistent with the testimonies, there would be a major breakthrough in this case.
This time District Attorney Tom Snedden personally went out to deliver the search warrant to MJ's home, which was a major signal that the prosecutors and LAPD were very confident and had a final say.
"Ronald, what do you think? I really didn't expect that it had only been so long since the riots in Los Angeles that these people came again? We black people have an idol, and they will destroy him. Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm
X, and MJ are all like this, do you think this is the case?"
Little Bud has a deep affection for MJ. After all, he has liked his music and hip-hop moves since he was very young. This kind of affection makes it difficult for him to rationalize this incident.
"Don't get excited, Bud. The search warrant is not necessarily against MJ. If the search conditions are inconsistent with the testimony, it is also evidence of his innocence. The evidence is the same for both parties..." Ronald comforted
, he was also shocked by this incident. Regardless of the outcome, MJ's image will have a huge change. Is he still the outstanding singer, mature businessman, and friendly child-like friend he knew?
"Yes, yes, Ronald, you are right. I was just too stupid. I didn't expect this to be a good opportunity to clear MJ's name."
"Yeah, yeah..." Ronald murmured to himself. Whether it is immigrants mainly Jewish and German, or conflicts between traditional whites and blacks, they have tended to intensify recently. His own Arab
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