Unfortunately, Toshiro Mifune failed to pass the audition. Weintraub explained to him the problems with language and action scenes. Mifune had to endure the idea of starring in a Hollywood movie and returned to Japan.
"The Dragon King" had no choice but to continue looking for Master Miyagi, while Ronald temporarily let go of the preparations for the film. He received invitations from Spielberg and George Lucas to go to Lucas's paradise.
Walker Ranch, attend the celebration party for the successful completion of the Star Wars trilogy.
Skywalker Ranch is in Marin County near the San Francisco Bay Area. A large ranch covering an area of 4,700 acres, located in a place called Lucas Valley. Of course, this Lucas Valley was established in the early 20th century.
Named after a large local landowner, it has nothing to do with George Lucas.
Due to the opposition of local residents, Lucas's plan to build the movie holy land in his heart was strongly blocked. After getting off the airport, the driver who picked him up also took Ronald for a tour. The surrounding neighbors posted objections to Lucas
Protest signage at the Sri Lanka Film Production Center.
"Hollywood tycoons go back!"
"Skywalkers are not welcome!"
"Starfleet is the best!"
Entering the Skywalker Ranch from the main entrance, Ronald saw a large expanse of grassland, with only one completed house on it, which was the residence Lucas first built.
That's where his wife, Martha, cheated on her with the Renaissance glassmaker.
George and Martha Lucas have announced their divorce in front of their former colleagues at Industrial Light and Magic. Martha will return to Los Angeles with her adopted daughter, and the two will share custody of the child.
The driver spared no time in gossiping about the creator of Star Wars. According to him, Martha Lucas may have taken away George's cash of 50 million to 100 million US dollars in one go, as well as his daughter's high monthly salary.
alimony.
California's law on equal division of marital property caused George Lucas heavy losses. Most of his cash was spent on divorce lawsuits, and the construction of Industrial Light and Magic's studio was also forced to slow down.
"George, congratulations on the successful completion of your trilogy." Ronald entered the hall of the room and saw George Lucas standing there greeting the guests. However, there was still a trace of sadness between his eyebrows.
"Ronald, please be casual, just like you are at home." George Lucas also recognized Ronald, the young man he met at the dinner when he won the Oscar for The Empire Strikes Back. Let him be casual.
Communicate with guests.
Ronald nodded and left, looking for someone he knew in the crowd. At the Oscar dinner where he won the Best Original Song award, George and Martha were still a loving couple. They didn't expect that they would wait until Return of the Jedi was released.
, the two of them have become strangers.
The guests seemed to be praising each other for how great the final part of the trilogy, "Return of the Jedi," was, but in fact, in their eyes, they were all asking each other about this, the most important divorce in Hollywood to date.
Ronald felt a little bored. The two loving couples stopped continuing due to various things. He didn't want to get involved in gossip about this kind of thing. So he began to walk slowly along the hall, leaving the place where these gossips were exchanged.
"Ronald, this way." A young man wearing glasses stopped Ronald.
"Chris, hey, long time no see, are you okay?" Ronald recognized Chris Columbus, the screenwriter of Spielberg's Amblin Studio, and greeted him warmly.
"I'm fine. My script is currently being filmed in Hollywood. I will prepare the next script soon." Columbus replied excitedly.
"That's that one...?" Ronald couldn't remember what script Columbus was writing when he was at Amblin.
"Yes, when we met, I was writing 'Gremlins', and now director Joe Dante is directing that movie. I'm so excited now, seeing that my script can be made into a movie
, This is a good feeling.
Oh, I'm sorry, I said too much, Ronald, you wrote and directed all your movies, so you must understand this feeling better."
"You could also say, what is this movie about?"
"It talks about a kind of little elf, called a gremlin, who originally lived in Chinatown, but was later given to his grandchildren as a toy..."
Chris Columbus gushed about his script, "I'm sorry, I said too much again. The heroine in this movie is Phoebe Kay from 'Fast Richmond High' that you directed.
"
"Oh, really? She's a pretty good actress."
"Hey, yes, I went to see her on the set. She is really a natural actor." Columbus is still in the stage of just getting into film production and shooting, and is full of passion for everything.
"So, will your new film be directed by yourself?" Ronald chatted with Columbus while walking.
"Mr. Spielberg said that I still need more training, so I will still serve as the screenwriter for the second movie. Only when I have more experience can I try to direct a movie." Columbus pushed up his glasses and said.
Ronald frowned slightly, what kind of preparation and experience do you need to be a director? If you don't become a director, you will never be able to learn the experience needed to be a director.
"Why don't you start with a low-budget exploitation film? There's a good chance of making a movie that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars these days. With a talent like yours who wrote for Spielberg, it shouldn't be hard to find someone willing to take a chance on you.
."
"Stephen said that I still need more training. Besides, I have signed a three-part screenwriting contract with Amber Lin. After I finish writing the script and accumulate more experience on the set, I can start the director's adventure."
"That's right." Ronald doesn't like the Jewish way of doing business. They always try to take advantage of you, until your last pair of underwear is taken away by them. Once your weakness is with them,
If you are exposed in front of you, they will take advantage of this to keep attacking you.
Even if Spielberg is an artist with childlike innocence, he is also a Jew. As an excellent screenwriter, Columbus may have made a greater contribution to Amberlin than he did as a director.
And Spielberg’s assistant-turned-manager Kathleen Kennedy, an Irish woman, was also not an easy woman to deal with.
All I can do is wish Chris Columbus good luck.
"Ronald, come here."
Ronald looked up and saw that it was Francis Coppola's wife, Elena.
He said hello to Columbus, walked to a nearby house, and chatted with Elena.
"Ronald, your new film Francis told me about it and I watched it. It's very good."
"Thank you, Elena." Ronald found that he had walked to the library unknowingly.
The ceiling is covered with colorful Renaissance church-style glass, forming a dome, and the sunlight slightly shines through the dome.
"This is it?" Ronald asked.
"Yes, that's the library." Elena smiled. This is where Martha and the glassmaker spent time together and fell in love.
"What's going on between the two of them? Is there no room left?" Ronald looked at Elena. Fortunately, these were close friends of George Lucas, so he started gossiping with ease.
"It's too late. The director of the last part of the trilogy that George chose was not good. He had to fly to London by himself and intervene in the filming. Martha was left alone with her children in a high-end hotel in London. The lack of companionship was
Probably the main reason why Martha finally made up her mind.
Ronald, from now on, please don’t be so busy working that you forget about the people around you.”
Elena is actually also an excellent documentary director. She looks at Ronald like her nephew and likes him very much.
"Boom..." Suddenly in the hall, the voices of everyone talking suddenly stopped. The crowd also began to separate, and a woman came over. Just like Moses parted the Red Sea, the guests automatically separated on both sides.
"Martha, come here." Elena waved to the woman.
"Elena." The person coming was none other than George Lucas's ex-wife, Martha.
"Hi, hello, Martha." Ronald also hugged her and said hello. At the dinner after the award ceremony that year, Martha was very friendly to him.
"These people are avoiding me like the plague." Martha complained to Elena.
"No way, George said he doesn't want us old friends to have too much contact with you, especially on one occasion," Elena said.
"But my social circle is basically the same as George's." Martha said angrily.
Ronald didn't know what to say and silently handed him a glass of champagne.
Martha took it and drank it in one gulp, "He is just an ice cube. I used to be a working woman. Since he filmed Star Wars, I have become a housewife who can't wait for her husband to come back every day."
"you and him?"
"No, we're done already. I've already found a divorce lawyer, and Rodriguez loves me very much. We will have our own baby."
Ronald listened beside him and felt extremely embarrassed. He wanted to leave but couldn't find a suitable excuse.
Fortunately, Elena saw his embarrassment, "Ronald, Martha and I are going to talk about women, you go over there first."