Ronald is working together with editor Eric in the editing room to edit the version for the television station.
The ratings of TV stations are similar to movie ratings, but more stringent. Public TV broadcasts over the air, and usually a family watches a TV in the living room. In this case, except for some large-scale programs in the late night slot, other
All times must be G-rated.
The MCA Group, to which Universal Pictures belongs, has Universal Television Network as a subsidiary, and most of Universal Pictures' studios and staff are also producing TV programs for NBC. Therefore, the "fast-paced" special version for the TV station has no worries about sales.
, just cut two versions during the editing stage.
After the theatrical release is over, it will be sold to a TV station for broadcast. This kind of transaction is priced according to the number of broadcasts by the TV station, and Ronald, as the director, will also have a certain residual dividend.
"These explicit scenes, as well as these lines involving love, abortion, etc., must be cut. What stories are you going to use to fill this time?" Eric asked.
"I don't want to have to reorganize the structure of the story again. We were tired enough the previous week." Ronald pointed to the cards on the whiteboard on the wall, "See if there are any storylines for other supporting characters and fill them in a little bit."
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"You are the boss, you have the final say." Editor Eric got up to get the shot log and picked out a lot of shot numbers with mainly supporting characters.
"These two have good acting skills. We can add more scenes with them." Eric looked at the two boys on the monitor screen, pressed pause, and pointed it out to Ronald.
"Nick Coppola and Eric Stoltz." Ronald smiled, "They gave me a lot of trouble on the set. How can you go out of your way to do a scene with only two sentences?
There were several pages of actors’ notes. Stoltz also wanted to imitate Sean Penn and ask people to only call him by his character’s name on the set.”
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"It's a good thing for actors, but not necessarily for directors." Ronald rewound the film and played it again.
"Look at this rivalry scene. Nick's performance is very real, but his emotional intensity far exceeds that of Judge Reinhold, who plays opposite him. This makes the audience feel problematic."
Ronald pointed it out to the editor, "There are many problems like this in this movie, which made me understand that the higher the performance, the better. What is needed is to match the role and the opponent."
"It's true." Eric also watched the playback. "Fortunately, Spicoli's character is already crazy, and Sean Penn's performance fits the character perfectly."
"I hope the audience will like him. I have already made an agreement with his agent. As long as the host and Brooke Shields have reached an agreement on the guest appearance, he will come back from Chicago to reshoot the final scene of the day."
"We also added some scenes to Brad's girlfriend. She is very beautiful, and the audience prefers to see beautiful women."
"Ring ring ring ring..."
The phone in the editing room was ringing. Ronald picked it up and said, "It's me, Ronald."
"Hi, Ronald, I'm Lin Sen. David Letterman is very interested in guest starring in your movie and asked you to get a copy of the script. His agent wants to read it."
"No problem, do you have a copy there?" Ronald became more energetic. The morning show now hosted by David Letterman is very popular, and he was also nominated for an Emmy Award as the host. If you can invite him
It will be very topical to make a guest appearance and host the scene where Spicoli won the award for surfing.
"Yes. But I have to remind you, Letterman's agent is very difficult to deal with. He originally had the opportunity to star in "The Big Apple", but his agent screwed him up."
"Try it first. If he doesn't work, who else is on our list?"
"You can try the host of the "Tomorrow Show", but he is much less popular than Johnny Carson and David Letterman."
Producer Lin Sen switched the receiver to another ear and asked, "How is your progress in contacting Brooke Shields over there?"
"Brookey's mother, Terry, offered an appearance fee of 500,000 yuan. I explained to her that this was just a cameo, and I also mentioned the help I had given her before, but she was only willing to reduce it to 400,000 yuan.
Brooke is very popular now, and shooting a product advertisement requires this price, so her mother has little room for negotiation.
How much budget can we request for reshoots?”
"If you can hire Brooke, the maximum is 300,000. If you can't hire Brooke, then it will be around 100,000." Lin Sen replied, "They don't think your reshoots are necessary. If there is no promotional marketing like Brooke,
If the effects star cameoed, they would rather put in subtitles the ending of Spicoli.”
"Okay, I will try my best to get it below 300,000." Ronald put down the phone.
Spicoli's performance will resonate with the audience, and I have to give him a sensational ending no matter what, so that the audience will spread the word, "Spicoli saved Brooke Shields."
Since her mother is unwilling, it is better to talk to Poji herself. She is already sixteen years old, and it is not surprising that she has her own ideas. As long as Poji is willing, Terry will also consider reducing the price.
Ronald thought for a while, picked up the phone and called his agent.
"Nicita, this is Ronald. Can you find Brooke Shields' itinerary for the past two days?"
"What, you want to date her? Her mother Terry won't agree. This woman is notoriously snobbish in the industry and only lets her daughter date people who are in the headlines of the newspaper. Your new movie was a hit after it was released, said
Maybe she’ll stick up to you again.”
"Don't be kidding, I'm serious." Ronald told Terry about the high price he offered and the refusal of his daughter's guest appearance.
"Okay, I will help you find out. But don't really kidnap Poji. Terry is famous for protecting his daughter. She will go crazy."
"I know better than you, Rick."
Two days later, the two guest guests had their results.
Lin Sen called and said that David Letterman's agent didn't like Spicoli's role and rejected the crew's invitation on his behalf. They could only do the next best thing and find the host of "The Tomorrow Show" to guest star. It was just right.
His ratings have been declining recently, so a guest appearance in a movie would be a good thing for him, and he probably has a high chance of agreeing to it.
Agent Rick Niceta spread word to entertainment reporters and found Brooke Shields' whereabouts. She has been in Los Angeles for the past two days to participate in the recording of CBS's "The Greatest Show."
Ronald got an internal pass to the CBS TV station's recording venue, which Niceta helped him get through connections.
The red pass has a high level of access and allows access to the recording backstage and dressing room areas, where Ronald waits for Brooke Shields, avoiding her ubiquitous mother.
"Celebrity Circus" is an annual CBS variety show that allows popular celebrities to imitate circus acrobats and perform a show for the audience.
Ronald was backstage looking at the various equipment in the studio, including walking on a tightrope and walking through a fire ring. He was worried about the stars who were participating. They were all risking their lives.
While he was thinking wildly, a staff member came over and reminded him, "Porky will come to adapt to the venue soon."
Ronald adjusted his leather jacket, stood in the aisle, and saw a tall girl in the passage leading to the dressing room in the distance.
She was seen wearing a white yoga-style costume with high slits, a purple silk flower dotted on her chest, and her long legs wearing stockings inlaid with stars and reflective ornaments like diamonds. She also wore a pair of silk stockings on her head.
A headdress like a cockscomb.
An acrobat girl walked towards me.
It was just that she was wearing a pair of white fur slippers, which revealed her girlish state of mind. It was Brooke Shields who was participating in "Celebrity Circus Show".
"Hi, Brooke." Ronald greeted her from a distance, "Isn't Terry here?"
"Oh, hi, Ronnie." Brooke Shields was surprised to see Ronald, "Why are you here? My mother is in the dressing room."
Then Brooke quietly leaned into her ear and said, "She drank two glasses of whiskey and is taking a rest. I now ask her to ration it every day and not drink more."
Ronald also whispered in Brooke's ear and replied, "Don't worry, I will keep this secret. I am here to invite you to guest star in my movie."
"Ha, really? Do you want me to make a guest appearance in your movie?" Brooke smiled, "Okay, what is the subject of your film, and what role do you want me to make a guest appearance in?"
"Just play yourself. I was filming a youth film. The last character won the surfing award. When you were giving him the award, you accidentally fell into the sea, and he rescued you. But there were doubles in those scenes where you fell into the sea.
When it’s done, you just need to take a shot of awarding him the award.”
"Ah, hahahaha..." Brooke Shields laughed wildly, "You are so bad, Ronnie. Make up this kind of plot for me. I agreed... but you have to teach me how to act." Endless love
'After I came out, the film critics were scolding me for my poor acting skills."
"No problem, but I think your acting skills are not bad, but they don't know how to appreciate it." Ronald quickly praised Brooke, "Your mother gave me a very high price, and my movie is a small budget.
, can it be lowered a little?”
"How much does she want?"
"Four Hundred Thousand"
"How much can you give?"
"ten"
Bo Ji thought for a while and said, "Forty is the price my mother offers to shoot product advertisements, but she can be flexible on projects with exposure, like this circus show. As long as the audience can see me, she is willing to compromise."
"There is no problem. The movie will be released in the summer, and teenagers across the country will go see your cameo. And Universal has instructed me to edit a TV version that will be broadcast on public television in the future."
"Then wait for me here. After I finish practicing, we can go find my mother together."
As she spoke, Brooke Shields stepped on her white fur slippers and walked to the middle of the studio.
There was already a professional acrobat waiting for her sitting on the trapeze swing.
"Brother isn't going to risk her life on the trapeze, is she?"
Ronald looked at Brooke and then at the high-altitude swing. Although there was a safety net below, he still felt a little panicked.
Brooke took off her two white slippers, climbed up from the nearby rope ladder, and then sat on a swing.
She is very calm and performs at the "Celebrity Circus Show" every year. Moreover, she has a foundation in gymnastics and yoga. These moves may look scary, but they are actually not difficult to do.
Then she grabbed the acrobat's hanging arm and let go of the swing herself.
"Oh my god, it's so awesome." Ronald didn't expect Poji to be serious.
Then Brooke hooked the swing with the crook of her legs and let go of the acrobat with both hands. Brooke, who hooked the swing with only the crook of her legs, opened her hands to greet the audience.
"This is so exciting." Ronald had a certain respect for the acrobats.
Then Brooke gradually lowered one leg, using only one leg to hold her whole body weight.
Ronald felt his heart beating faster. Should he fight so hard?
Brooke Shields did it very easily. She then hooked one hand and one foot on the swing and posed in various poses.
Only then did Ronald realize that Brooke had a good foundation of flexibility and might have learned gymnastics when she was a child.
Finally, Brooke picked up a rope loop and put it on the back of her neck. She raised her head and let the rope pull her. She turned her hands on the swing, put her hands in front of her chest, and started spinning quickly.
Ronald was beside him and couldn't help but applaud Brooke's wonderful performance.
"Hahaha..." Bo Ji heard Ronald's applause, stopped the rotation of the rope loop with her hands, then stood on the swing and saluted Ronald.
She jumped off the swing and fell on the safety net, then moved to the edge and looked around for her slippers.
Ronald stopped applauding, went to the rope ladder to pick up two fluffy white slippers, walked over and gently helped Brooke put them on, then grabbed one of her hands and let her use his strength.
Brooke held Ronald's hand firmly and jumped off the safety net, "My skills are pretty good, right?"
Ronald felt that Brooke was a little rounder than the last time he saw her on the set. Her frame was originally big, but now she looked like an adult woman, no longer the skinny little girl she used to be.
"Of course, you are the best."
The two walked to the dressing room, and Brooke shook her mother Terry awake.
"Oh, Brooke. Are you done practicing?"
"Yes, Ronald is here and he wants to ask me to guest star in a movie. I agreed to him."
"Ronald, promise?" Terry stood up and saw Ronald standing next to him. He yanked him to the side and started to question Ronald.
"What did you tell my daughter that she would promise you?"
"I just invited her to make a cameo, and then said that our budget is limited, but the film has been sold to the wireless station, and she will have a good chance of exposure."
"Wireless station? Are you serious?"
"Yes, movies produced by Universal are guaranteed to be broadcast on the Universal Television Network. You know that Universal has a good relationship with NBC. If the film is successful at the box office, it is not impossible to sell it to NBC."
"Mom, I want to play this role. Ronald will inspire my performance, and he has helped us before."
Terry looked at her daughter and Ronald suspiciously. Ronald's height was one of the few men in the film industry who could match Brooke's height. She continued to pull Ronald and whispered:
"Don't let me catch you talking nonsense with Brooke, do you understand?"
"It's just a half-day cameo shot. I didn't mean anything else. This is the first movie I directed. I wanted to invite Brooke to make a cameo. I hoped she could come, so I gave a price that Universal could afford, one hundred thousand, and she agreed.
That’s it.
Besides, Po Ji also likes acting, so it would be good for her to get more familiar with various roles."
"She is my daughter, and what I do is to consider her future. Are there any mothers in the world who don't consider their daughters?" Terry was a little excited after hearing these words about her acting skills and roles.
"I have no other intention, I just hope that Brooke can make a guest appearance." Ronald repeated his purpose. It seems that Terry is also a bit sensitive about acting skills.
"That's it. Since Bo Ji promised you, let the producer come to me. After all, you are helping me."
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Ronald happily said goodbye to the two of them and left.
"Mom, I just love acting. Ronald is very good at inspiring me on the set."
"I know you like acting. We will have plenty of time to make progress in the future, daughter. Now you are still a child, the most important thing is to perform in your true colors and perform happily.
As for improving acting skills, we need to find an experienced and older director, not a newcomer like Ronald.
When you grow up, there will be roles suitable for you. Now you still play a girl, and your true performance is the best. You are the most beautiful girl."
"I know, Mom." Brooke turned around. She had been playing a little girl for four years and had never tried a real role.
Terry closed the door of the dressing room and helped her daughter take off her headdress. Brooke was already sixteen years old and had her own ideas. She had never expressed her ambition to be an actress before. Could it be that Ronald told him
What?
When Brooke makes a guest appearance in Ronaldo's movie, we'll take a closer look.