The call came from someone Ronald never expected: Maureen Tiffey, who plays Doris in "Famous."
Ronald was deeply impressed by Maureen and remembered that she was the director's "connection" and the direct choice for casting. When another actor, Barry Miller, pursued her, director Alan Parker dumped him.
slap.
Maureen implicitly talked about her exclusion from the filming of the new film "Shoot the Moon" by Alan Parker, and expressed her desire to sit next to Ronald at the awards show. Ronald decisively refused.
Hollywood actresses may not be able to act, but they are absolutely sensitive to the position of the camera.
Ronald shook his head and hung up the phone. It is conceivable that someone will target this possible photo location in the future. If Ronald wins an award, standing up and giving him a kiss will be seen by tens of millions of viewers.
During the conversation, Ronald also learned some new news about director Alan Parker. He felt that the main reason why he became famous and recognized by film critics was because he exposed the dark side of reality in America. The new film "Shoot the Moon" Kazuya
In collaboration with Bo Goldman, who is nominated for the best original screenplay at this year's Oscar, it tells the story of a cheating and domestically violent father and the psychological trauma he inflicts on his four children.
Is Famous a success for this reason? Isn't it the song and dance scenes and the true portrayal of young people's art school life?
It’s hard to say. The former may be the reason why film critics say good things, and the latter is the reason why the film can still earn nearly 20 million U.S. dollars at the local box office without marketing resources. Although compared to the production cost of more than 8 million, this box office figure is
At most, MGM won't lose money.
The second person who called was Demi Moore. She really wanted to be Ronald's female companion to the Oscars like she did at the last Golden Globe Awards. However, she had already found out that Ronald's reputation for best screenplay
Co-signers and music award nominees generally only have one ticket, and no extra tickets will be allocated.
Although the seats in the Oscars award hall are much larger than the Hilton Hotel hall where the Golden Globes are awarded, there are many more awards and nominees than the Golden Globes, and there is no room in the back row for the camera. Every free space is occupied by Oscars.
The party is priced for sale.
So Demi Moore settled for the next best thing and wanted to go with Ronald to the Governors Ball after the Oscars. There were many big-name movie stars, producers and other powerful people there. As long as she could get a ticket...
"Demi, I heard from agent Eddie that you rejected the plastic wrap advertisement he found for you?" The job opportunity Ronald contacted Demi was passed by her, and Eddie was not very happy either.
"You know, Ronald Freddy didn't like me filming commercials, so he contacted me to audition for the heroine of the 3D movie 'Parasite'..."
"Wait, you and Freddy Moore reconciled again?"
"He saw me on TV appearing at the Golden Globe Awards dinner, so he came back to me. He said he was determined to divorce his wife...Ronnie, I still can't make up my mind...but I really want to play
Movie"
"Congratulations, Demi. I don't necessarily win, and I don't necessarily go to the Governors Ball."
This woman is very good at using her own advantages. She and she were just a casual marriage, and she was given a chance in exchange. Unexpectedly, she actually took advantage of the opportunity of the Golden Globe Awards to appear on the camera, and made her ex-boyfriend jealous, obediently
She came back and agreed to her entry into the entertainment industry.
It seemed that Demi would definitely succeed in Hollywood. But he didn't have time to play this kind of bidding game with her. Ronald hung up the phone.
"Dududu..."
Hearing the busy signal from the phone, Demi Moore hung up the phone angrily, "I shouldn't have agreed to Freddie in such a hurry. I underestimated Ronald's ability. Didn't you say that being famous all over the world won't bring you success?"
Oscar nomination?”
"I'm talking about acting awards, as well as Best Picture and Best Director. I don't care about awards like Best Original Song." Natasha Kinski answered innocently.
Demi moved back to the high-end apartment and chatted with Natasha who had returned from the set to rest.
"Why don't you come with me and I'll take you to the Governor's Ball." Kinski was applying lipstick to her lips. There was a problem with Coppola's new film "Old Love, New Love" and it was withdrawn by Canadian funds invested in order to reduce taxes.
.
As a last resort, he suspended filming and looked for financing. It is said that he wanted to mortgage his property and vineyard again like in "Apocalypse Now".
"Thank you, Natasha." Demi Moore hurriedly thanked her. Although if you go with Kinski, you can't surpass her in dress and makeup. If you go with Ronald, you can compete with her to your heart's content.
At the same time, in another apartment in Los Angeles, Michelle Pfeiffer was having a heated argument with her agent, Limato.
"What do you think of me, Limato?" Michelle looked embarrassed. "I broke up with Ronald because he couldn't be with me, not for the opportunity to perform. Now you want me to do it for an Oscar?"
Going back to him after the Governor's Ball? What would he think after Peter and I started dating for a few months?"
"Don't be naive, Michelle. Who would remember these gossips before becoming famous? Which female star in Hollywood doesn't do anything to get the upper hand? Peter Horton himself is still a struggling actor, and his greatest achievement is
He played a supporting role in two episodes of "The Revenge of the Rich Men".
Besides, I'm not asking you to seduce Ronald. It's a normal thing in Hollywood for old friends to be your date for dinner. Peter will understand. Besides, I got news that Ronald is one of the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film.
Movie buyer, he probably has two tickets in his hand, if you can sit next to him..."
Agent Limato showed his trump card, picked up the phone and said to Pfeiffer, "Call him, kid. This is a rare opportunity."
"No, I can't fight. Peter is already using all his connections to give me the opportunity to find a big production in Hollywood. He has a good relationship with ABC's senior management, and he may change his career to become a director. I am very likely to be in
Acted as the heroine in several ABC TV movies."
Michelle Pfeiffer's expression froze for a moment, but she still refused.
"If you have such an opportunity, you must tell me as soon as possible. Let's see what we can do together." Limato said.
In the following time, Ronald received more requests for actresses conveyed by CAA. After the publicist failed to sit in the front row and was nominated for the acting award, Ronald, a dark horse in the back row, also became a good one.
Appearance resources.
This shows that they are optimistic that I will win the prize, and Ronald evaluates his own possibility of winning from a different perspective.
Richard from CAA began to urge Ronald to make a decision. If there is no female companion present, he should exchange his ticket for resources as soon as possible. After time, its value will decrease rapidly with the decrease of buyers.
Ronald began to think about those people who could attend Hollywood's annual event with him.
Aunt Karen made it clear that she didn't like this kind of occasion and just watched TV at home.
Or find Diane Lane? She said that her agent arranged for her to be a female companion of a male star, but she was a double nominee, so if she could have a better position, she should be willing.
Calling her aunt, Karen told her that Diane had gone to school to attend rehearsals for a drama production and would not go home until the evening for a family dinner to celebrate Ronald's nomination.
Ronald thought that the relationship between Diane and Bert had eased, and that taking her, a girl under 16 years old, to the Oscars would require her father's opinion, so he hung up the phone to Bert.
"Oscar? She said that her agent arranged a big-name male partner for her. Now she won't let me take care of her acting career, otherwise she will quarrel with me. When I meet her now, I only talk about some interesting things about school. I
I don’t want to lose my daughter again. Ronald, you can ask her yourself.”
Bert also didn't know who Diane's male companion was.
Ronald thought it would be better to go to his aunt's house in the evening and ask him face to face. If Diane's seat was better than his, then don't bring it up. It would be embarrassing.
"Hi, Auntie. Hi, where's Donna Diane?" Ronald arrived at his aunt's house on time in the evening, and his aunt prepared a box of baked cookies for him to eat two cushions first.
"Diane hasn't come back yet. I called the school. The teacher said she left after rehearsal. Donna said she went to buy you a gift."
"This is my gift, Ronnie." Donna gave him a big box, wrapped in gift paper and a ribbon, "Diane and I are going to give you a big gift, and this is my part."
Ronald opened it and saw a long cardboard box inside.
Take the cardboard box apart and you will find something like a typewriter keyboard, modore vic-20.
"What is this?" Ronald asked.
"This is Kangmaoda's eight-bit home electronic computer. You can use it to replace a typewriter." Donna took out another small box, which looked like a Walkman. It had a door that opened and closed with a tape, and there was a wire on it that could be connected to the
keyboard.
"You connect it to the TV and you can type. If you make a spelling mistake, you don't have to retype it like a typewriter. You just need to modify it on the screen. Then store the document in this tape drive. You can take it to the print shop.
type it out."
"Then what did Diane go to buy?"
"Of course it's software, Wordstar from Micropro. This is called hardware. You have to install the software before you can type."
Ronald looked at the keyboard and felt a familiar feeling in his heart. He put it on the table and started typing with his hands. The force required by the keyboard was much smaller than that of a typewriter. Ronald's
Keystroke speed is much faster.
"This is shift, where is control?"
"Hey, how do you know the control? It's on the left hand side."
When Ronald looked for it, he found it on the left side of the letter a. He wondered, "Why is it placed here? Shouldn't the control be under shift?"
"Okay, thank you Donna." Ronald really likes this gift. He won't need a typewriter in the future. This thing is more convenient and he seems to be more accustomed to it. He may have used it in his previous life.
"Wait until Diane buys the software first, and then I'll teach you how to use it. Our high school is equipped with it."
But after waiting for a long time, Diane did not come back. Aunt Karen became anxious and called Diane's father, Bert. Diane was not there either.
"Do we need to call the police?" Auntie was a little panicked, and Bert said to rush over immediately and let's go look for her together.
"I'll call the lawyer first. She has some connections with NYPD. Don't let anything really happen." Ronald was also a little panicked. Diane was lost. This responsibility is huge. What else is in the news recently?