In the 8G studio on the eighth floor of the RCA Building at the NBC headquarters in New York, Brooke Shields is being interviewed by NBC's flagship program "Today", which is broadcast on time from 7 to 9 o'clock in the morning Eastern Time.
"There have been new rumors about your romantic love recently. The National Enquirer said that you and Ronald Lee, the director of two blockbuster R-rated films, are dating. Is this report true?"
After chatting about Brooke Shields' college life at Princeton, and the plot and release schedule of the new movie "Sahara," the host broke down the most eye-catching news about Brooke Shields.
"Well...Ronald and I are good friends. He shot my first CK jeans advertisement..."
The host smiled, everyone knew the slogan about Brooke and Calvin having nothing to do with each other. Although it was banned in New York for a period of time, all teenage fans knew it.
"Later, when I was filming 'Endless Love', he was also director Zeffirelli's assistant and helped me a lot in my acting."
"So you're just friends?"
"Yes, we are friends." Brooke Shields showed her charming smile and nodded in affirmation.
"Don't you have a date at Princeton?" The host continued to ask the questions that had been communicated in advance.
"No, his new movie was shot in Princeton, and we happened to meet each other. We had dinner with the crew, and he took me back to the dormitory." Brooke Shields denied with a smile. A very cute dimple appeared on her right cheek, and the one on the left
The dimples are not obvious.
"Anyway, Ronnie and I are dating later, so that's not a lie..." Bo Ji thought.
"What qualities do you find attractive in men?" The host did not follow a list of questions, but improvised a question on the spot that high school and college boys across the United States wanted to know the answer to.
Brooke Shields was a little nervous, her throat began to tighten, and she couldn't help but raise her voice, "I think it's that romantic quality, uh... uh..." This is the standard that her mother and the public relations company discussed to deal with this kind of problem.
Answer.
Brooke used the method she had learned when she was a model. She pressed her abdomen with one hand to minimize the discomfort of lying. Then she moved her other hand away from her chest and slightly corrected her answer, "Having romantic qualities... Then
attracting me."
"A romantic man..." the host repeated.
"Well..." Poji adjusted her sitting posture, "On the other hand, I think it is also important to feel comfortable with him. I hope he can treat me as an ordinary person...
"Ordinary people...?"
"Yes, many times I have the opportunity to meet many people, but I feel that sometimes it is difficult to communicate with them... There are many barriers to communication. It makes me feel that he is a real person and laugh with him,
This is very important to me."
Bo Ji seemed to be thinking of someone, her eyes blinked rapidly, and her long eyelashes glowed under the light.
"Pfft... Hahaha..." She couldn't help laughing.
"In other words, do you hope that man really forgets that you are 'Brooke Shields'?"
"I think so." Brooke Shields kept smiling and ended the interview.
Three hours later, Ronald turned on the TV in Los Angeles to watch the recording here. The "Today Show" is guaranteed to be broadcast from seven to nine every morning in America's time zone.
"We are just friends, not dating..." Ronald looked at Brooke Shields chatting on the TV, feeling a little bitter in his heart. It was one thing for the two of them to communicate in private together, but on a live TV show, in front of millions of viewers
Denying his relationship with her is another matter.
"I hope he has romantic qualities... Hahaha..." Ronald felt even more uncomfortable. Romantic qualities, he just treated Brooke to a salad and a burger, and then asked her to take a shower in the hotel, and
Romance seems to have nothing to do with it.
"Bang bang bang bang..." Suddenly the music of NBC News started playing, and the TV cut to the news anchor, with a line of special effects font "Breaking News" underneath.
"Dear viewers, we interrupt the original program schedule to give you a real-time news break. Korean Air Flight 007, which took off from Alaska to Seoul, flew over the Bering Strait early in the morning local time.
Fell into the sea next to Sakhalin Island.
The plane carried 240 passengers and 29 crew members, including American Congressman Larry McDonough. He was scheduled to attend the 30th anniversary ceremony of the signing of the U.S.-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty...
There is news that No. 007 was shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter with a missile, NBC will continue to report for you."
"Ah? Is this going to be a world war?" Ronald was shocked.
If there was a real world war, would he, a young man of the right age, be drafted into the army? Thinking of the nuclear weapon sword hanging over the heads of the people of the world, Ronald couldn't help but have the idea that he would be drunk now.
"Forget it, let's go see Diane filming 'Streets of Rage'." For some reason, Ronald was thinking of Diane Lane at this time.
He put on a leather jacket, a helmet and sunglasses, rode his high-powered Honda motorcycle, and arrived at the "Streets of Rage" studio. After searching twice, he found the filming location.
"Isn't this place already demolished?" Ronald asked curiously as he watched the staff take him into the studio. This is a small studio used to film the concert of rock star Ellen Ann played by Diane.
The place.
"Ronald, you're here. This place was demolished, but it was rebuilt a week ago."
The person who spoke was the film’s music director Jim Steinman, “Bruce Springsteen, who originally used it as the theme song, canceled the authorization for the theme song of the same name, so I had no choice but to rewrite a song and reshoot it.”
"Oh why"
"He doesn't want his songs to be sung by women." Steinman smiled bitterly. Springsteen is known as the king of blue-collar singers, and he didn't want Steinman's female vocal band to cover his songs.
Ronald looked around and found that the crew had actually rebuilt the concert set.
"I remember this set, it cost a million dollars..."
"This song deserves a million dollars," said a backing singer brought by Steinman, holding a sheet of lyrics and music in his hand.
"Who are you?" Ronald remembered that it was another female singer named Laurie Sargent who sang the theme song.
"Holly Sherwood," the female singer introduced herself, "Steinman knew there was a problem with the authorization, so he wrote the song in one night." She looked at Steinman with eyes full of admiration.
"Holly will be singing Diane's voice today. Last time it was Sargent, and this time it's her turn."
Ronald looked over and saw the name of the song written on the score, "tonight is what it means to be young."
"Ronald, welcome." The producer next to him, Joel Silver, saw Ronald coming in and hugged him happily. Ronald is his favorite kind of director, and he has completed exploitation films with high quality and quantity.
piece.
"I thought you were done filming."
"There's a little problem. We have to reshoot the last concert. Wait a minute... I think director Walter Hill will start filming soon."
Ronald stopped talking and looked above the stage.
In a corner, Diane Lane and the actor Parr were looking at each other, and next to them was a camera filming them at close range.
"Action!" Walter Hill commanded, and the buzzing camera began filming.
Next to it was a band of four black people, who were performing a song. Ellen Ann, played by Diane, touched the cheek of the male protagonist Cody, played by Parr.
"That's it? Is it the end?" She said affectionately, and her lines were recorded by the microphone held by the sound engineer above.
Ronald looked over from a distance. Diane was wearing a red costume designed by Armani himself, with a deep V opening on the back that reached her waist. She wore red high-heeled shoes, and the diamonds on her clothes and shoes shone under the illumination of the red ambiguous light.
Glow.
"Diane is really sexy..." Ronald didn't look at Diane wearing this costume from behind last time. The white skin, mixed with the red lights, gave people a very tempting feeling.
"Listen, I'm not someone who goes to concerts with you." Parr showed off his 100% acting skills and looked cynical, "But if you need me in the future, I will definitely be there.
"
Then Parr held Diane's face and kissed it.
Their lips touched each other just lightly.
"Uh..." Ronald swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, cursed in his heart, and wished he could go up and replace him.
Diane closed her eyes, and she closed her lips tightly, not letting Parr kiss her deeply. After waiting for three seconds, Diane opened her eyes, and Parr had to separate her lips..., otherwise the shot would be in vain.
"Cut!" Director Walter Hill stopped the filming. The passionate kiss scene was finished. The two male and female leads had no chemistry on the set, so they could only shoot this scene in close-up to avoid capturing Diane before and after.
A look of disgust towards Parr.
"Move to the next scene." The director gave the order, and the crew began to move the camera and rearrange the lights. Next will be a shot of Diane playing a rock singer on stage and singing the song written by Steinman.
"Ronnie, are you here?" Diane touched up her makeup and saw Ronald standing in the audience, wearing a leather jacket and standing out from the crowd. She thought of the past when the two of them rode a motorcycle together.
"Yeah, if you need me, I will definitely show up." Ronald looked at Diane walking over. She used dark eyeshadow for stage makeup, and her eyebrows and eyelashes were also deliberately painted with thick makeup. Under the light
She looks very charming.”
"I knew you were coming..." Diane punched Ronald in the chest.
"I will be shooting for a long time today and then go to the packing party in the evening."
"I'm waiting for you……"
The shooting continued, and the million-dollar lighting engineer was invited back. The light he set on the ceiling shone through the layers of smoke, and there was an obvious light path, which was very much like the light leading to heaven.
"Get ready...action!" The shooting started.
The music at the beginning of "Dang, Dang, Dang..." was obviously deliberately designed by Steinman. The piano keys were pressed heavily, bringing a sense of holiness to religious music, with the sound of rock and roll drums, and it seemed strangely very harmonious.
A camera shoots a close-up of Diane's hand.
She slowly raised the old-fashioned microphone and put it to her mouth.
"I had a dream about an angel on the beach, and perfect waves started to come
Golden ribbons fly out of his hair, and his touch has the power to stun people."
The high-pitched and ethereal voice was sung live by Holly Sherwood. Diane performed very well on stage. She followed the voice and acted like a rock star.
Ronald didn't have time to appreciate Diane's acting skills. He was completely attracted by Diane's appearance. If he hadn't known in advance that someone was singing on his behalf, he would have been really immersed in Diane's performance.
"But I saw no angels in the city,
I didn't hear any holy choir singing.
If I can't get an angel,
I can still get a boy!
The boy will be the best thing under the angel,
It’s the best thing under the angels!”
Diane held the microphone in one hand and stretched out the other hand backwards. Under the light, he looked like a mortal shouting to heaven. If no angel comes, why don't you give me a boy?
The lighting engineer specially created a silhouette effect. Looking from the direction of Ronald, the girl's face was shrouded in darkness, with only her hands and body, like a goddess exuding infinite attraction.
"Ting ting ting ting..." The drummer began to hit the cymbals rhythmically, and then the bass continued the rhythm of the drums, launching the climax of the melody, and then the lead guitar relay played the first part of the song.
Colorful.
Diane's hips began to twist, and the light illuminated her beautiful face.
Gu Lao
"Woo..." The synthesizer made a roar from low to high. Ronald's adrenaline was suddenly stimulated by this sound, and he was shaking with excitement.
"I had a dream about a boy in a castle,
He dances like a cat on the stairs,
There is a prince's fire in his eyes,
There was a thundering drumbeat in his ears."
Diane continued to sing, and the colorful neon lights in the background of the stage lit up, forming strange symbols.
She also felt something coming, and she kept twisting and turning on the stage. The hundreds of extra performers below were driven into a frenzy, and they began to keep in tune with the rhythm, raising their hands to their heads and applauding.
"I'm not an angel, but at least I'm a girl!
I have a dream that when the darkness is over, we will lie under the halo of the sun!"
The more Diane sang, the more excited she became. Her facial features seemed to be twisted together, and she let out the strongest roar!
"It will all end tonight,
Before you know it she starts.
That's all we really got tonight
Stop crying and hold on tight,
Before tonight is over...
Tonight is what being young is all about!”
Four black singers stood in a row and danced. They surrounded Diane and the stars held the moon.
Diane kept repeating, "Tonight is what it means to be young!"
She clenched her fists and began to punch the air again and again.
The lights on the stage began to flash in time with Diane's swing.
Suddenly, almost all the lights went out, leaving only a few lights from behind that shone from Diane's back, revealing her beautiful figure to Ronald's eyes like a paper cut.
Ronald couldn't help it and waved his arms together with the extras.
"You never know what it means
But you will know how I feel about you!
It will end!
Before you know it it’s started!”
The strong light flashed a few times, darkening the audience's eyes, and then returned to normal.
Ronald's eyes also went dark for half a second, and then he saw only the black people and the band on the stage, surrounding Diane again, and a beam of overhead light covering her, focusing on her, bringing her beauty to all the audience.
Ronald felt that all the music, the audience's shouts, and the sound of the big crane camera had all disappeared, leaving only Diane's almost violent shouting voice.
“Tonight is what being young is all about!
Tonight is what being young is all about!”
"Cut!" Director Walter Hill stopped the shooting, "Great! Perfect!"
Diane Lane's performance was beyond his expectations and was very immersive. Not only was she extremely powerful in the camera, but the audience was also moved by this scene. After dozens of seconds, they began to applaud in unison.
Come.
The filming was intermittently and continued into the evening. Diane, who had sung on stage more than a dozen times, was already very tired. She entered the state wholeheartedly, and she was even more exhausted than Holly Sherwood, who sang on her behalf.
But today's condition is very good, and all the understanding of the character of Alan An burst out today.
"Water", she reached out to her attendant Ma Lin.
"Slow down." When Diane looked up, it was Ronald who took over Marlene's responsibilities and handed over a large plastic water cup with a straw inserted.
"Thank you!" Diane and Ronald looked at each other and smiled.
"The filming of 'Streets of Rage' is all packed up. Here is the packing party. You can go to the studio next to it. It is already ready.
Ronald slowly lifted up Diane, who was a little exhausted, and tried his best for a long time. After the adrenaline wore off, Diane felt a little cold all over and started to tremble.
"You put this on." Ronald took off his leather jacket and put it on Diane, covering her naked back.
Diane felt a warmth, and the manly scent of Ronald came through the leather jacket and penetrated into Diane's nose involuntarily.
"Okay, let's go to the party." Diane smiled and took Ronald's arm, and the two of them walked to the party venue next door.
At the party next door, many large bottles of champagne had been opened, and everyone was toasting to celebrate. The filming of the last scene was obviously like a miracle, and all the creators were very happy. It was an epic ending to the movie.
Ronald accompanied Diane and watched her chat with everyone. The protagonist tonight was undoubtedly this beautiful goddess who had successfully transformed from a child star.
Only the male lead Parr was a little dissatisfied. He didn't have many scenes tonight. Except for the kissing scene, he didn't have many scenes.
Moreover, after filming for so long, Diane always treated him politely and indifferently, which made Parr, who regarded himself as a romantic and talented person, a little unhappy. Seeing that Diane had become the focus of the party and the most beautiful woman in the room, he began to get ready to leave again.
Go forward and congratulate.
"Diane, you are so beautiful tonight. Our kiss scene will leave something in the history of movies."
"Pfft..." It was Ronald who couldn't help but laugh next to him. Diane was obviously perfunctory in the kiss scene. Ronald, who was a little annoyed at first, saw Diane's refusal to be thousands of miles away, and his heart was filled with anger.
I understand that there is no spark between them at all.
"What, you're not satisfied with what I said?" Parr heard Ronald's laughter, and he came up and pushed Ronald.
"Hey, don't be impulsive." Ronald took a half step back, not sharing his common understanding.
"What's wrong with you!" Diane was dissatisfied and pushed back hard.
"Hi, Diane. I send you flowers every day, but you don't accept my invitation. As soon as this director comes over, you take the initiative to post him. Do you think I don't have the power as him, or do you think I don't have the grace?"
Parr drank a few too many drinks, and may have smoked something he shouldn't have done before, so his words became impulsive.
"You said it yourself..." Ronald took half a step forward and stood between him and Diane.
"Yeah, aren't you just a freeloader?" Diane felt relieved when she saw Ronald protecting her. In addition, the filming was over, so she accidentally spoke out what was on her mind.
Parr looked around and saw the people next to him, all looking at him with contempt, as if they all agreed with Diane's assertion.
He became angry all of a sudden, took out the butterfly knife in his pocket, flicked the knife for a while, then took the handle of the knife and leaned towards Diane, "You Bichi
, I rely on my acting skills... ahem..."
When Ronald saw that the other party had used a knife, he was afraid that he would make some dangerous move while drunk, so he grabbed the wrist of Parr holding the knife and twisted it back.
Palm immediately made a very awkward posture, his arm was twisted behind his back by Ronald, and with a clang, the butterfly knife fell to the ground.
Ronald snapped his foot and kicked it sideways. Then he sent Parr forward.
Parr pushed back a few steps and sat down on the ground.
"Let's go first..." Ronald and Diane whispered. They greeted the producer and director and left the party first.
"You really came here on a motorcycle?" Diane smiled like a flower.
"Yours," Ronald took out a red helmet from the trunk and handed it to Diane, and then got on the Honda motorcycle first.
Diane stepped up from behind and put her arms around Ronald's waist. The leather jacket on her upper body made her feel warm, and she couldn't help but press it against Ronald's back.
"Where to go?"
"Go to my hotel, Beverly Hilton." Diane buried her head on Ronald's shoulder and hugged him tightly.
Ronald started the motorcycle and drove slowly. A gust of autumn wind blew up, causing Diane's skirt to fly up.
The two came to the room at the Hilton Hotel that the crew had booked for Diane.
Ronald put down his helmet, turned around and closed the door.
Diane swooped up, hugged Ronald's head, and kissed him fiercely.
"Ugh..." Ronald was stunned by the attack for half a second, and then struck back violently.
He put his hand under the leather jacket that Diane was wearing. Under the deep V backless performance costume, Diane's smooth skin was visible.
"Well..." A cry came from Diane's nose.
The lyrics she lip-synced on set appeared in Ronald's mind.
“Tonight is what being young is all about!
Tonight is what being young is all about!”
His mind was filled with the rhythm of this song, asking Diane for more time and time again.
"Wait a minute, this skirt is very expensive,...um"
Ronald didn't want to let go of Diane, so he personally helped her get rid of the expensive evening dress. Then with a deep squat, he picked up Diane and walked to the bedroom.
The two of them kissed and released the rest, and Ronald closed the bedroom door. Under the dim light at night, Diane's white skin glowed with a mysterious shimmer like an ivory sculpture.
Ronald gave him a deep kiss and the two hugged each other tightly.
The record "Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young" seemed to be playing in the room, and Diane roared like a rock star, following the rhythm of the song.