"It's the New Year's countdown soon. Look at that ball. It's decorated in the shape of an apple for the first time this year. There's a green stem on the red apple. Look, it's falling!"
The Fox TV broadcast truck, right next to Ronald and others, broadcast live New York's traditional New Year's Eve ceremony of 1984, the ball dropping in Times Square.
In previous years, it was a white metal ball with a diameter of six feet. This year, for the first time, it was dressed up as the "Big Apple", nicknamed New York City. As the time came to 11:59, we came to the square to see this ball live.
Under the grand spectacle of everyone, it slowly fell from the flagpole in the square.
The female host was very excited and started shouting loudly.
"Three...Two...One...Happy New Year!"
With a bang, the countdown ended, and the Big Apple fell to the bottom, with the number 1984 printed on the display below. Confetti began to pour down from the eight surrounding tall buildings, and fireworks began to set off from the tops of the surrounding buildings.
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"Happy New Year!" Donna, wearing a woolen hat with a certain red and white pattern, hugged Ronald. She was unhappy because she didn't go to the Cheng 54 Club last time, so this time she finally pestered Ronald to watch the live countdown in Times Square.
"New Year's Day!" Ronald didn't expect it to be so cold in New York tonight. He was only wearing a leather jacket and no hat, so he was a bit slurred from the cold.
The Fox broadcast in the square began to switch to the stage in the middle of the square, where veteran singer Andy Williams and several young people were singing "Auld Lang Syne."
"How can we forget our old friends without thinking about them in our hearts?
How can old friends forget each other? Friendship lasts forever."
The background advertisement on the center stage was bought by Disney, and the setting looked like a Disney castle. Fireworks began to be set off under the castle, like a waterfall erupting upside down, turning into a galaxy of light.
Donna watched from a distance and was very happy. She picked up the toy and blew it with a "beep..." sound. The rolled up toy was suddenly pulled straight.
"Hahaha..." Donna jumped up and down very happily.
Ronald looked on and felt a little sad. This was the first time for his cousin to attend such a grand ceremony. If she likes it, he can take her out to play more.
"Here, let's take a photo together." Ronald took out his Polaroid camera, stretched out his hand and took a photo of himself and Donna from a distance. After a while, the two people's mugshots were developed on the photo.
The background is none other than the Milky Way and Disney Castle.
"Look over there, look over there," Donna happily pointed to the cruise ship on the Hudson River in the distance. The fireworks above formed the words "Happy New Year, America." From the horizontal and vertical 45th Street
Revealed.
Times Square erupted into even louder cheers.
"Are you happy?" Ronald shouted in Donna's ear.
"I'm happy! It's a pity that Diane is not here. She went back to reunite with her father." Donna looked around and said, "Let's go first. There will probably be a big traffic jam later."
The two squeezed out of the crowd and walked east along Forty-fifth Street.
The roadside is in a mess, and all kinds of garbage are thrown all over the ground. Some people are also discharging it everywhere.
Ronald smiled, and there was such a scene behind the glamorous center of capitalism. When he and Donna came over at night, the square had already been blocked off. They parked their car far away and walked over.
Having learned his lesson, Ronald drove Donna here by himself. The two of them walked all the way and finally reached the parking place. Ronald's Honda Accord was parked under an empty building.
"I'm going to the bathroom." Donna walked into the hall, leaving Ronald alone.
"Things are different and people are different," Ronald wandered around the door. This is the New York Performing Arts Academy that did not let them borrow the venue when they were filming the movie "Famous". Opposite is the location where they filmed that year, which has been used. Abandoned and remodeled.
The "Famous" TV series did not receive good ratings and was originally canceled. However, in early 1983, producer Da Silva put the TV series on syndication on national television networks.
Originally a story that no one watched in New York, it unexpectedly achieved explosive ratings across the country and was renewed for another season this year. I heard that it will also be sold to Britain and Europe.
The Academy of Performing Arts, as the prototype of "famous all over the world", is very popular. The number of applicants has increased year after year, and it has received large donations. This year, construction of a new school site will begin.
Ronald looked at the dilapidated campus and felt very melancholy.
The innocent years of youth have gone, and I have become more and more considerate of interests rather than based on passion and impulse.
"Let's go." After picking up Donna, Ronald started the car and drove home.
Not far away that Ronald didn't see, at the other end of Times Square, two fat men were holding each other's arms and crying.
"Ah... why is it so difficult to make a movie in America? Alas..."
"Ugh...We Israelis are discriminated against here. Although there are Jews everywhere in Hollywood, most of them are unwilling to contact the Jews in Israel."
Minahan and Yoram were dealt a heavy blow this afternoon. Although their film "Sahara" had already received a distribution contract from Starlight Cinemas in the UK, MGM once again rejected them.
If Brooke Shields doesn't participate in America's marketing, they won't arrange for its release. A bad movie without the exposure of a popular heroine, and large-scale distribution means losing money.
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The two suffered a major blow and kept wandering on the street, and finally followed the flow of people to Times Square.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..." Minahan cried more and more sadly, almost crying out all the grievances he had accumulated in the two years since he came to North America.
Yoram pulled Minahan, "What should we do? Should we go back to Tel Aviv?"
"No, I will never admit defeat. I must make a name for myself in Hollywood." Minahan wiped his tears with his hands, and the ambition to fight returned to his heart.
"I swear, Yoram, today, January 1, 1984, our cannons will definitely capture Hollywood, and the movies we produce will be recognized by American audiences!"
"We must make the hit "Cigarettes", so that we can continue to sell movies to Europe and the world," Yoram added.
"Yes, if MGM doesn't want to, we will set up our own distribution department. We are doing very well in film distribution in Europe and Israel. There is no reason why we can't do well here."
"We must make a movie with a box office of more than 100 million."
"Yes, we also need to win an Oscar and make everyone in Hollywood respect us."
The two fat men wiped away their tears, hugged each other and chanted slogans again. This made the people next to them think they were suffering from a mental disorder and quickly stayed away from them regardless of the crowd.
The two ignored the sideways glances of passers-by and continued their discussion after returning to the hotel.
"We must find a big-name director to make a movie and turn it around." Minahan reflected on himself that he was not good at directing and wasted the Brooke Shields who had tried his best to hire him.
"Yes, we must find a director who is famous all over the world. This way, we can both have a topic and guarantee our quality."
After much deliberation, the two of them listed all the big-name directors they knew and discussed the possibility of inviting them one by one.
Polanski? He has a wanted warrant and cannot come to America to film.
Kurosawa? He can't make English films.
David Lean is currently filming and producing his new film "A Passage to India".
Godard, the go-getter of the New Wave, was unwilling to make films for capitalists.
Kubrick? He had regular investors.
Tarkovsky? He mainly relied on funds from his country to make his films.
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After a round of calculations, the two of them fell down on the sofa dejectedly. Big-name directors are not so easy to invite. They either have their own ideas or have fixed partners. If they are invited rashly, they will not succeed.
After much deliberation, the two of them decided that they could only find directors who were not yet well-known and had the potential to make blockbuster films. As long as one film was successful at the box office, they would be recognized by the industry. If they continue to hire these big names to film, they may be nominated for Oscars.
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"Why don't you invite Ronald?" The two of them suddenly came up with an idea. This young director has helped them several times, and the box office of several movies has been very strong. Anyway, inviting him is not to win an Oscar, but to win an Oscar.
Use box office to attract big-name directors.
"He told me that break dancing might be the next favorite theme of the audience." Minahan made up his mind to invite Ronald, so he started thinking of themes.
"Break dancing? But I heard that Orion has already planned a break dancing movie."
"What?" Minahan turned around, "What did you say? Orion has already planned a movie with the same theme?"
"Yes, should we discuss with Ronald to find another subject?"
"Are you crazy? Since a studio like Orion, which exists specifically to shoot Oscar-winning movies, is also interested in breakdancing, let's hurry up. As long as we film it before them..."
On the morning of New Year's Day, the two started making phone calls to inquire about the situation of the Orion movie.
Through some low-level Jews working at Orion Pictures, they learned the latest status of the film.
The film Orion is planning to project is called "Beat Street", which tells the story of the Manhattan hip-hop group "Beat Street" and the "Bronx Rollers" who competed and finally won the title of "Beat Street" at the New Year's Eve event in Times Square.
Qualifications for performance.
The movie has already started shooting in New York and went to Times Square for filming yesterday. The shooting is expected to be completed at the end of January and will take another two months to edit. Orion will then treat it as a small production and promote it to theaters at the film booking conference.
"This..." Yoram felt it was a bit tricky. They had already started shooting, so it would be almost impossible for them to shoot it before Orion to seize the market.
"No, this is the opportunity!" Minahan ignored this, "They started shooting in early December and it will take another month to finish. Believe it or not, I can let Ronald finish shooting and even edit before them.
"How do you shoot this? After one month of shooting and editing? How do you ensure the quality of the movie?"
"You don't know Ronald," Minahan said to his cousin. "Ronald is a quick buyer who can guarantee quality. All we have to do is get him interested in this project."