"A huge fireball appeared in the sky. People on the ground had no warning. Half of the buildings were destroyed. A group of valley girls who were doing nuclear war education survived by hiding in a nuclear shelter.
After the catastrophe, the Valley Girls got on their motorcycles and came to Los Angeles with the base's scientific researchers. There were not many survivors in the city, so they found an amateur radio station and contacted survivors in the vast countryside of California.
The Valley Girls used the knowledge they learned from the TV series to restore civilization. They began to use the radio station to play popular music from the past to let other survivors know that America still existed, and proactively contact their own survivor group..."
After typing the last word of the plot summary, Ronald took the manuscript, went to the copy shop to make a few copies, and sent it to his agent, asking them to help contact the studio to see if any producers were interested in further discussions.
Then Ronald took the remaining outline of the script and put it in his pocket. When he met young people around the age of high school students, he would tell them stories and collect their reactions. See how they reacted to those plots.
Interested and want to know more. But not interested in the plot and distracted.
But today he didn't have time to find anyone to tell stories. Ronald was invited by Minahan Golan to attend the reception of the "Sahara" movie in New York. Brooke's mother Terry also called and specially invited him to come.
Helen was busy taking acting classes, and Ronald decided to go to the reception, maybe he could meet some producers in the industry and expand his network.
The movie was held in a Holiday Inn in New York. Ronald came to the hotel and searched for a long time before he found the fat Minahan in a remote business hall.
"Aha, Ronald. I'm so glad you're here. This movie of mine is going to be a hit in America. It's a remake of the movie of the same name forty years ago, starring Humphrey Bogart. It's going to happen again this time.
Plus a lot of new popular elements.”
Minahan pulled Ronald in and introduced his ideas to him.
"Of course, I believe this must be a masterpiece."
Ronald hesitated for a while, why would the planned wine be placed in a place like this? There probably wouldn't be anything delicious, so he should eat something to fill his stomach before coming.
Ronald glanced around and saw that there were some unknown media reporters and a few guests who were dressed suspiciously. They did not look like members of the acting industry who must maintain a glamorous appearance no matter what.
He began to regret coming to the cocktail party today.
Ronald looked around but didn't see Brooke and her daughter. If he had known it was such a low-end cocktail party, he might as well have enriched the details of the script at home.
"Ronald, please help me. Terry is not satisfied with the script. We need a mature screenwriter to revise the script."
Minahan invited Ronald into the back room of the press conference. There was a small lounge with several sofas. His cousin Yoram was also there. After closing the door, Minahan invited Ronald to join the "Sahara" crew.
.
"She's dissatisfied with the script?" Ronald asked casually. Terry had never expressed any opinions on the script before?
"Yes, Terry made a lot of good suggestions. For example, she said that the script was not in line with the values of mainstream American audiences. The heroine played by Brooke should not end up with an Arab sheikh."
"Um..." Ronald took a sip of champagne, which tasted ordinary. "Isn't this what I said at the time?"
"What do you think?" Ronald asked.
"I think what she said makes sense, but part of the money for this movie comes from pre-sales in the Middle East market. And movies with the Sahara theme have been made as early as the silent film era, and the Arab sheikhs were very popular as positive characters at that time.
The subject matter.”
Yoram rarely intervened to express his opinion.
"I'd love to work with you, Minahan, but right now I have another script in the works."
"What subject is it? Is it also a youth film?"
"No, I want to try a new field." Ronald shook his head in denial.
"Let me tell you, Ronald, it would be a mistake for you not to participate in this movie. This movie is equal to 'Lawrence of Arabia' plus 'The Blue Lagoon.' I found a big investment, and there are waves."
With Ji Xiaosi participating, we will succeed.
When I met you in Montreal, I told you that my dream is to win an Oscar. This time we will have a chance. You, the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and I, the Oscar for Best Picture, Brooke Shields,
Oscar-winning actress, hahaha..."
"I already have an idea for a script, and I can't participate in the project this time." When Ronald heard about Lawrence of Arabia and the addition of the Blue Coral Reef, he immediately hid far away.
What kind of terrible idea is this? A desert war epic film and a Fijian scenery romance film, who knows what weird results will come out of it.
"Well, I can't say that your idea is wrong, Ronald. We will definitely have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." Minahan and Ronald hugged each other and turned to chat with other guests.
Ronald turned around again, and all those who came were unknown cats and dogs, and he was about to leave.
A young woman came over and greeted him, "Hi, are you Ronald, the director of Fast Pace? I heard Minahan said you were coming."
"It's me." Ronald turned to the beautiful woman, but he didn't expect anyone to recognize him at the reception.
"Aren't you that?" Ronald looked familiar to this pretty girl with a long face. Wasn't she the heroine of the movie "Apple" that was trashed by the audience at the Montreal Film Festival? She also participated in Cobo
Audition for the female lead in "The Naughty Boy".
"Catherine Mary Stewart, you can call me Catherine." The beauty took the initiative to introduce her name.
"Hello, I just came to meet Minahan, are you here?"
"Like you, I was tricked into attending this boring drinking party."
"Hahaha……"
Ronald was told something important by a beautiful woman, so he just chatted with her for a few words.
Katherine Mary Stewart has bounced back from the disastrous box office failure of Minahan's film "Apple" and is now starring in a TV series in New York.
"So you're acting in a TV show now?"
"I also recently acted in the film based on the murder of Dorothy Stratten, Death of the Girl in the Seam."
Unexpectedly, the story of this Playboy model would be made into a movie by Hollywood so quickly. Ronald had a deeper understanding of the industry spirit of Hollywood.
"Are you playing Stratten?"
"No, I play her sister. Stratten is played by Jamie Lee Curtis."
Katherine Mary Stewart seems to be quite talkative, and the way she talks is still the childish girl who impressed Ronald deeply in the movie "Apple".
"Ronald?" Brooke's mother Terry appeared, and she came over and asked Ronald to come over and talk.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Stewart." Ronald took the opportunity to escape.
"Isn't Brooke here today?"
"She is currently busy preparing for the Princeton admission interview. This time I want to ask you to be the screenwriter of this movie."
Ronald already knew that this so-called project establishment cocktail party was probably an opportunity for Minahan to use Brooke's name to continue financing. However, even the real owner was not present. Doesn't it matter to Minahan and Yoram?
Anyway, the two fat men were very eloquent, and he was no longer shocked by the series of messy operations of the two Israeli brothers.
"I have turned down Minahan and my new script has begun."
"Oh, Ronald. Can you help Brooke? After listening to you, I also feel that something is wrong with those plots. You are the best person to modify the script."
"I'm sorry, Terry."
Ronald took out the plot summary he wrote from his pocket, "I have started writing a new script. I must concentrate. This is a science fiction movie and my new attempt. I must go all out."
"Oh, okay. I still want to thank you, and I will let Minahan continue to revise the script." Seeing Ronald's firm words, Terry reluctantly got up and left.
Brooke Shields still wants to maintain her screen image, so she will continue to find new screenwriters to adapt it until she is satisfied.
"Do you mind if I take a look?" Catherine Mary Stewart came over again and pointed at the outline of Ronald's new script.
"Of course." Ronald handed over the summary of the script, "This is just a summary."
Anyway, his agent has registered the synopsis of the script for him and sent it to contact several major studios. Soon the synopsis will spread in the circle, and he is not afraid of others piracy.
"Haha...a very interesting story." Katherine Mary Stewart laughed after watching it. Some of the practices of the Valley Girls in the apocalypse were very interesting. In the surviving department stores in Los Angeles, the Valley Girls casually tried on those expensive clothes and regarded them as
A fashion show.
"Do you think it's interesting?" Ronald looked at Katherine Mary Stewart, who was only a few years older than a high school student, and asked her what she thought.
"I think it's very fun. It would be very interesting if I could play a role in it."
"If everything goes well, I will contact your agent and invite you to audition." Ronald thinks this beauty is a bit interesting. She doesn't speak as directly as the girls in Los Angeles or New York. She has ideas for finding roles, but she doesn't express them clearly.
Disgusting.
"You're not from New York or Los Angeles, are you?"
"No, I was born in Canada and later went to London to study. I was selected by Minahan to play the role of 'Apple' there. I actually went there with a friend..."
Ronald took Katherine Mary Stewart's contact information and left the boring reception. Finally, he gained something and found an actor to talk about her views on the plot in the new script.
…
When Ronald returned home, he started stretching and watching the news on TV.
Playing tennis had no effect again, and the dream was still so elusive. So he kept rotating his sports, hoping to achieve his favorite dream again.
"Spielberg denied plagiarism in his "ET". He said that he was still in high school when Rey's script was circulated in Hollywood. If there are similar plots, they can be attributed to coincidence."
It seems that Spielberg still did not plagiarize. He actually does not need to plagiarize. If he likes a Hollywood script now, it is not a problem to buy the adaptation rights. Maybe the problem lies with his screenwriter?
After stretching, Ronald took a hot bath, jotted down some ideas for a new script, and went to bed early.