"The Screen Actors Guild declared a strike, and three movies shot in New York were shut down because the leading actors did not show up."
Ronald looked at the cover title of "Backstage" magazine on the newsstand, bought it, rolled it up with "Variety" and "Hollywood Reporter", and took it back to his apartment.
The strike did not end at the last minute as Brooke Shields' mother Terry had hoped, but broke out. Each TV station began to report the news that happened in their own home, and the language was relatively restrained.
Newspapers and magazines are not so cautious, and all kinds of gossip and interviews are flying all over the place. Perhaps because it is far away from Hollywood, the studio's control over the media is not in place. Three big-budget movies here in New York have been suspended, and they have been picked up.
.
The worst thing was "Rich and Famous". This movie starred two beauties, Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen. It happened to start shooting the day before the strike started.
The two beauties did not show up on the set. The famous director Robert Mulligan was so angry that he resigned on the spot.
I heard that Jacqueline Bisset also invested in the movie, and she was willing to lose her own money in order to go on strike.
Fortunately, he didn't join the Screen Actors Guild because he didn't want to be an actor. Ronald secretly rejoiced and ate a sandwich with scrambled eggs he bought from McDonald's while watching Good Morning America.
Dining with him was agent Eddie Cohen. The two were going to meet up with Calvin Klein first to contact Brooke Shields to discuss the commercial shoot.
"Are these people really crazy? Are they willing to pay themselves in order to go on strike?"
"That's not it, Ronald." Eddie put down his knife and fork, took a sip of water, "The strike is temporary, Jacqueline's so-called investment only accounts for a small proportion, and the bulk of the money loss is still made by the system.
Film studio.”
"But isn't this irresponsible for the filming? How much money will the crew lose if it is shut down for a day? Moreover, the strike is still far away, and we don't know when it will end."
"It's not your own money anyway. If you don't abide by the union's regulations, the only result will be to quit the union or be expelled from the union. Even a star cannot bear such consequences. The actor's insurance, calculation and acquisition of subsequent remuneration are all controlled by the union.
Helping to take care of it.
There will be great restrictions on the hiring of actors and crews who are not members of the union. For a movie, it will increase the trouble of future artistic career. There may be only one person in Hollywood who can do this."
"Who is it?" Ronald asked curiously, wanting to get to know this awesome man.
"Who else? George Lucas. He was dissatisfied with the Directors Guild's rule that the credits must be placed at the beginning of the film. He insisted that the opening credits of Star Wars should not have credits, so he quit the Directors Guild. But that's because he
With the copyright of Star Wars, I have nothing to fear.”
Gee, powerful people can do whatever they want in Hollywood. Ronald thought as he and Eddie drove to Calvin Klein's studio.
…
"I'm afraid Brooke Shields' mother is not so easy to give in. I asked friends in the industry. Terry is known for being greedy and protecting her daughters like a hen." Calvin Klein sat on a chair and faced Ronald.
said to Eddie.
Calvin's studio maintains his consistent style, which is mainly simple. The large floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the interior decoration and furniture made of steel bars and wooden boards look very modern and Bauhaus style.
The only problem was that it wasn't comfortable to sit on. Ronald adjusted his sitting position and it really didn't feel as good as his own sofa.
"Yes, but I have received inside information that the strike will last for at least a month. Terry will have to face reality. She will panic. She will reduce her daughter's salary. This gives us an opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity.
Later, he persuaded her to shoot some commercials for her daughter.
I'm afraid if Brooke Shields' advertising remuneration is reduced to your psychological expectations, this is the only chance. After filming Endless Love, her worth will probably go up all the way."
Calvin pondered for a moment, "You're right, Ronald. In the beginning, there will be a large number of actors who lowered their prices to accept advertisements, but as time goes by, the advertising companies will realize that the ones who really have appeal are still the original ones.
Those few who are suitable for shooting commercials. At that time, Brooke Shields's net worth will recover or even increase."
"We will all go to greet her and her mother later. Terry cares about being respected." Eddie added.
"Good morning, Ms. Shields. Good morning, Brooke." Ronald stood at the door, welcoming Brooke Shields and her mother.
"Hello, we meet again." Terry recognized Ronald, "Are you still going to direct the commercial?" It seemed that Ronald didn't have enough of a role.
"Yes, I am Ronald. If you agree with Brooke to shoot the Kelvin jeans commercial, I will be the director of the commercial." For fear that Terry would forget his name, Ronald quickly introduced himself to him again, "
I also directed the Hershey's Chewels gum commercial."
"Hello Terry." Calvin Klein came over to greet Terry and Brooke. They were doing the fashion industry's kissing ceremony.
Ronald looked at his hands. Should he change his habit of shaking hands in the future?
An hour later, the two parties had no objections to the creativeness of the advertisement and the shooting schedule, but Terry refused to lower the price. She and Calvin were still discussing Brooke Shields' net worth alone.
Ronald and Brooke were waiting outside. Brooke Shields picked up various fashion magazines on the table, flipped through them and put them down again. It seemed that the girl had grown again recently. She had two long legs according to her mother's teachings, like a lady.
Sit with your knees together.
None of the chairs in Calvin are suitable for tall people. Brooke could never find a comfortable position. After changing it a few times, she still returned to her old position. Today she was wearing a white silk shirt, and her lower body was mixed with hemp.
The beige trousers made of natural materials, paired with flat sandals, are a very tasteful combination.
Ronald couldn't help but think of Diane Lane, who was hooking her legs on the armrest of the sofa and watching TV at his aunt's house. They were also a single-parent family with an acting girl. They were about the same age, and the father and mother had the same way of disciplining their daughters.
no the same.
Bert gave Diane a lot of freedom, while Terry took charge of all the details of Brooke's life.
Perhaps Ronald's smile misunderstood Brooke, so the girl said, "What do you think about my jeans commercial? I heard that you are the director."
When her mother was away, Brooke's tone of voice was also different, a little shrill. Maybe Terry also had requirements for her daughter to speak.
Ronald looked at Brooke Shields, who was trying to act like a little adult, and replied with a smile, "My job is equivalent to an executor. I mainly realize Calvin's creativity in the camera. He is in charge of the entire advertisement."
"Of course, how to express your characteristics is also the focus of my work." Ronald looked at Poji's expression of listening to him carefully and added.
"If you were the one to shoot, what would your creativity be?" Brooke Shields obviously didn't want to let Ronald go, and began to seriously discuss advertising with him.
Ronald glanced at the conference room, the door was still closed, "Purely hypothetical discussion, if it were me, I would shoot some scenes of you engaging in various sports to show that CK jeans are close-fitting and modify women's curves.
And suitable for daily wear.”
"I like your creativity. If I see a jeans advertisement like this, I will buy a pair." Brooke Shields talked about her favorite issues, and instantly broke through, gave up her ladylike posture, and sat down next to Ronald.
He clicked and crossed one of his legs.
"Let me tell you, those advertisements were very uncomfortable to shoot. Some of the clothes were specially made and were different from the ones they sold in stores. I had to maintain a posture for a long time. Fortunately, I have been trained by my mother since I was a child. Those photographers
They all like to take photos of me.”
The door opened with a click, and Calvin and Terry walked out. Ronald turned around and saw that the two of them had no expressions. For a moment, he didn't know whether the negotiation was successful or not.
"Brush", Brooke Shields saw her mother and instantly returned to her ladylike state, sitting like a lady with her waist straight, her legs and knees together, and her feet tilted to one side.
"Ms. Shields, I will contact Brooke's agent and hope we can set a filming schedule as soon as possible." Calvin Klein hugged Terry again, this time saying goodbye.
"Ronald, it's nice to see you again." Terry took the initiative to reach out his hand, breaking Ronald's idea of changing it to a hug.
"Nice to meet you too, Ms. Shields." He politely shook hands with Terry and said goodbye, and several people watched the mother and daughter leave.
"How's it going?" Eddie was even more anxious than Ronald.
"She agreed, and I will find her agent to sign a contract. But the shooting schedule has not yet been decided, and Terry still has hope for endless love..."
It seems that dealing with such a celebrity mother will not be too pleasant. Ronald feels that Calvin's face is a bit ugly, and it seems that the price is not low.
…
The final exams at New York University have been completed, and Ronald thinks there is no problem. The school also offers many courses during the summer vacation. Those who want to get credits can choose not to take classes during the vacation. The course selection for summer courses is relatively easy, and you can take elective courses from other colleges.
However, Ronald was not interested. He had already made an agreement with Walter Mersey of the San Francisco Zoe Show Company to take real editing classes there in a while and work as his assistant.
That day, Martin Scorsese called Ronald and asked him to talk about his final homework.
"I didn't expect you to write a review like this, Ronnie. You surprise me. Hollywood generally praises Hitchcock's 'Psycho' for its groundbreaking work, but you actually think he imitated Orson."
·Welles's 'Touch of Evil'."
"Actually, I prefer to use the word plagiarism. The heroine is Janet Leigh. Welles's use of her obviously gave Hitchcock a lot of inspiration. And his use of black and white film light and shadow also
Inspired many of Hitchcock's most important moments."
"I'm not trying to argue with you, Ronald. I gave you this final paper A."
"Thank you, Professor."
"You have some original ideas. In this industry, most people follow what others say, and only a few people have their own ideas. Stick to it." Scorsese encouraged Ronald.
"How's your new movie going? Professor."
"Hey, the work is suspended and affected by the strike."
"What? Isn't your movie already in post-editing? Is there any footage that needs to be reshot?"
"No, I was targeted by workers' pickets."
It turns out that in addition to the two major actors unions, strike leader Ed Asner also mobilized the American Musicians Guild to participate in the strike. An important part of the post-production of film and television is the soundtrack. The strike by the Musicians Guild has caused many filming to be completed and transferred to post-production.
Film and television dramas were also forced to suspend production.
They also organized more than 500 musicians and "music staff" to form workers' pickets, patrolling the soundtrack studios of major studios, and stepping forward to stop anyone who was doing the soundtrack. Many studios had to remove the soundtrack.
Put the work abroad and let real musicians go abroad to score the music.
Scorsese didn't get United Artists' budget, and workers' pickets came to his home to stop the soundtrack and sound editing, so work had to be temporarily suspended.
"This is to force the employer to submit," Ronald said.
"Yes, we can't do post-production on completed movies. Asner and the others want all theaters to have no new movies to show in a month, forcing the Producers Association to make concessions."
"This guy is really a good fighter..."
"Yeah, my movie might have to be postponed for another year and it won't be able to catch up with the Oscars in 1980."
But in this case, doesn't "Blue Lagoon" want to make a lot of money? Ronald thought that since there are no new movies, the theater chain has to extend the time of the current movie release to save money.
It's a pity that "Famous" has already been released and has not reaped this wave of dividends.