After figuring out that "Footloose" was for young people in small towns, Ronald revised it very quickly.
He himself spent several years in high school in the small town of Toteville on Staten Island, New York, and is very familiar with the psychology of high school students in those small places. Their understanding of popular culture in big cities is limited to TV programs, and many of them are familiar with the popular culture of big cities.
Popular ideas are specious.
Anyway, the general principle is to write about the "popular fashions" in the eyes of young people in small towns and let them enjoy the victory of rebellion. Therefore, the male protagonist Lun from the big city of Chicago cannot be too powerful.
He finally won in the small town and made the pastor change his mind. He relied on the education and help of the young people in the small town. Young people in big cities had to go to the vast fields of the small town to study in order to finally achieve success.
With the guidance of principles and some reference to dream scenes, Ronald seemed to be inspired and spent a day changing some unreasonable plots and wrong script writing formats in the script.
"Ronald, you are really a genius. You changed it so quickly?" Niceta was in the CAA office. When she saw the script handed over by Ronald, she decided to praise it first.
"You know, when I have inspiration, my hands are very fast. When I am not inspired, it takes a long time." Ronald took a sip of the coffee made by Niceta's secretary. It tasted great. Bigger office, better
The female secretary, Niceta, has performed very well in the past year.
"Tell me, why did you write it like this? It seems that the rhythm of this script is very different from the 'fast-paced' script you wrote? You changed this script to be a bit like the classic Hollywood movies of the golden age. Isn't it too slow?
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Niceta quickly read the script and felt a little doubtful, so she immediately asked Ronald this question.
"I remember you told me the definition of a high-concept movie. This movie is a high-concept movie for millions of young people in small towns. Give them a "fast-paced" plot density, and they won't be able to accept it."
"Young people from small towns, I haven't heard this term for a long time." Niceta leaned back and pressed the fingers of her hands together.
The values of Hollywood used to be based on small-town youth. Jimmy Stewart was once an excellent choice to play small-town youth. Capitalists and politicians in big cities are bad people, and simple small-town youth are America's
spine.
His performance in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" was about a young man from a small town who by chance acted as a senator for a few days. He recited the Declaration of Independence in the Senate to filibuster, reserved a river beach for the Boy Scouts, and refused to allow greedy capitalists to build a dam.
However, with the rapid rise of urbanization, big cities are like water pumps, constantly pumping young people from small towns to work in small towns. The changes in population distribution have caused Hollywood movies to focus more and more on the stories of urban youth.
Looking at Niceta's doubts, Ronald said, "Trust me, Rick. I grew up in a small town. The youth there are very bored, and the movie theaters there don't have the money to rent copies of new movies.
They can only watch the "new movies" from two years ago, old movies from the 1950s, or some low-quality 16mm copies. Most high school students in small towns still accept the old-fashioned movie language.
Our entertainment was driving around town, from church to market, and back home from the hardware store. Life is so boring, and the point of this movie is to give them a little bit of a dream, to make them feel like they are in the big city
Teenagers in New York and Los Angeles are equally 'trendy'.
Moreover, according to the 1980 census, the young population of the town was still 20 to 30 million. It is definitely a neglected market. I think the screenwriter of the script is a genius..."
"You convinced me." Niceta stood up and put on her coat. "I will submit the script to the producer, and they will make an appointment to talk to you. Mr. Eisner has a good impression of you."
"By the way, 'Variety' is going to do a report on this year's box office growth. They want to ask you for an exclusive interview. When are you free?"
"Exclusive interview? This is my first time being interviewed by a newspaper. What should I do?"
"Don't get too excited, Ronnie. It's just a small report, the main story is that Hollywood box office is up this year. The tapes are coming, last year's box office slump scared everyone.
Fortunately, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this year dismissed Sony’s case against Universal. Those Japanese pirated machines can finally be banned from being sold in America.”
"Thank God," Ronald replied. He himself used a video recorder to record many classic old movies shown on TV stations. If video recorders became popular, I'm afraid the audience would be even less willing to go to the cinema.
"The Japanese people have already appealed to the Supreme Court. These people still have a lot to learn. You must know that the current Supreme Court has a six to three advantage."
"So you're leaning toward Hollywood?" Ronald didn't quite understand these things.
"Yes. And the current commander-in-chief came from Hollywood. How could he watch the great Hollywood be destroyed by piracy?"
Niceta actually doesn’t quite understand, but most people in the industry are optimistic about this verdict and will continue to support the outcome of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of Hollywood.
If the Court of Appeal's decision is upheld, the burden of proving piracy will be thrown to the Japanese video recorder manufacturers. As long as Hollywood studios discover pirated video tapes, they can sue the video recorder manufacturers for compensation.
Once such a case is opened, the last fortress of Hollywood can be defended. If a piracy case like "ET" happens again, Universal can sue the manufacturers of video recorders and video tapes, seeking huge compensatory and punitive damages.
…
Soon, a reporter from "Variety" came to interview Ronald.
I am "Harr from Variety Show?" A middle-aged male reporter introduced himself to Ronald.
"har?" Ronald wondered what the name was.
"You don't watch 'Variety Shows' very much?" the reporter laughed, "Variety show reporters all have nicknames. My name is Jim Harwood, or har for short, and my signed articles all have this nickname."
"Sorry, I really didn't pay attention to this. I just read the reports." Ronald smiled, adjusted his sitting posture, and coughed.
"I like your 'Fast-paced Richmond High' very much. Can you tell me about your creative ideas?"
"I read Cameron Crowe's novel and thought it was very real. Later, when I met him, I found out that he had been an undercover agent in high school for a year..."
“Why do you think ‘Fast Time’ was so popular with audiences?”
"Not everyone likes it. I heard that some film critics accused the nudity scenes of being too sloppy and ruining the actors. In my opinion, this is a movie that truly reflects the state of high school life in a big city.
High school students in many Hollywood movies are either mainly funny or naive. In fact, high school is the last time in many people's lives to think carefully about the huge issues of human society.
They are all very thoughtful young people, no worse than adults. And don’t think too simplistically about today’s young people. The information they see on TV is richer than the generation that grew up reading newspapers.
They are also a generation rich in imagination and social skills."
"You yourself are very young, do you feel more identified with the young cast?"
"No, I grew a beard when I was on the set. I hope I will be more mature. The director is the leader of the set and needs to convince the staff and actors."
"What do you think of the actor's performance?"
"They gave very good performances. In fact, I am very optimistic about their future in Hollywood. Even actors with small roles may achieve success in Hollywood."
…
The interview went very quickly, and reporter har still had a few questions to finish the interview.
"What movie are you planning to make next?"
"I'm negotiating some scripts, which should mainly be youth films, or maybe science fiction."
"The last question is on behalf of movie fans, what are your hobbies in life?"
"I was on the high school wrestling team and I like sports. Recently I am a fan of the San Francisco 49ers and I like their quarterback Montana."
"Our photojournalist will take a photo of you to use in the interview. Just by the window, yes, that's good."
"Click..."
Over the weekend, Ronald happily watched his exclusive interview published in the newspaper. Wearing a fancy coat, he sat in front of the window and looked deeply into the distance. Below is the content of his exclusive interview.
"It's just a little short." Because there was an advertisement for the release of "First Blood", Ronald's interview was cut to a long strip with only one-eighth of the page.