Early the next morning, Ronald received the work samples and began to watch the dance clips repeatedly in the editing car.
So far, the most exciting part is the three scenes,
The first segment is Falcon's dance-fighting rival. The fusion of his robot dance and noodle dance is a brand new form of break dance. Falcon said to Ronald that this is called "pop robot dance pop"
locking”.
The second part is Motor, played by the Boogaloo prawn, who dances the broom dance so naturally that there is no trace of sluggishness. Moreover, his moonwalking skills are proficient, which is of great benefit to the ending I want to shoot.
The last section is the floor dance performed by the hand man. If you are not told in advance that he is a polio patient, many people may not be able to tell.
After cutting the three dances together, Ronald asked Minahan to send them to be transferred to videotape.
"It's urgent today, I need it tonight."
"Okay, I'll send someone to your house."
Ronald returned to the apartment, first called CAA's agent, then took a shower, shaved his beard, and had a good sleep. Full of energy, he got up just in time to be delivered by Minahan's assistant.
of two videotapes.
"Thank you." Ronald looked at the video tapes in his hands. One was in Sony beta format and the other was in VHS format. He put them in his bag. After putting on his handmade suit, Ronald drove out and went directly to CAA's
The office is open.
"Are you here?" Niceta was already waiting for him in a suit. "MJ signed a national promotion tour with Pepsi-Cola and became their product spokesperson. He arrived in Los Angeles yesterday and spent the night at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel today.
But he is very busy, and his album sales have broken many records. He is no longer the first-line singer he used to be, but is now a top-notch singer. I can only give you a chance to talk for a few minutes."
"No problem, I have something here that interests him." Ronald shook the leather bag in his hand.
"Okay, let's go." Niceta drove the car herself, and the two of them drove to the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.
Michael Jackson's ostentation is indeed getting bigger and bigger, and there are bodyguards guarding the door of his bedroom.
After checking inside, Ronald walked into the room.
"Hi, Ronald, it's nice to meet you. I heard that you have something to do with me?" MJ spoke softly, like a teenager who has not grown up, but his overall aura has been compared with the last time we saw him.
Big difference.
It seems that Pepsi-Cola's record-breaking celebrity endorsement fee of US$5 million has really made the pop star realize his own value.
"Sorry to disturb you, I always remember what you said, you are looking for a moonwalking dance instructor."
Ronald took out two videotapes and handed them to the assistant next to MJ.
There was a scene on TV of a Boogaloo prawn doing the "motor broom dance".
"What's his name?" MJ saw the light and rhythmic moonwalk and immediately stood up, "I want to know his name."
"His name is Boogaloo Prawn, and his real name is Michael Chambers," Ronald said the name to his assistant, "There is a paragraph later that you can also read."
Falcon's popular mechanical dance during the dance battle appeared on TV again. Different from ordinary mechanical dances, his version was elegant and unrestrained, and it was not completely sluggish like a robot.
Seeing MJ turning his head again, Ronald quickly said, "This is Bruno Falcon. He named this dance himself, called pop locking style."
"Have my agent call them." MJ told his assistant.
"Hey, they are filming a new movie on my set now." Ronald interrupted from the side, "It is a movie specifically about break dancing. Those are all scenes from the movie."
"A movie?" MJ became interested. He made a black version of "The Wizard of Oz" in 1978, but the box office and film reviews were mediocre. This time I saw that Ronald was filming a dance film, and I felt like it.
Be interested."
"Do you want to go and have a look? You can make a guest appearance then." Ronald said his true purpose with a smile.
"I'm afraid this won't work. My current schedule is all arranged by my agent." Michael Jackson is now the darling of all American little girls, and he knows very well that he cannot casually agree to guest appearance invitations.
"This is not a role, you just make a cameo to play yourself. Besides, you also want to ask them to be choreographers. You just go to my place and have a chat with them. It's like an interview."
"Is that so? Do I still have time on my schedule?" Michael Jackson is indeed eager for Falcon and Boogaloo Prawn's moonwalk, and he is also very interested in his rival, so it would be nice to meet him if he has time.
The assistant opened the schedule and said, "We have to rush to Los Angeles tomorrow and won't be back until next Wednesday."
"That's no problem. I'll let the CAA people arrange it. All you have to do is show up. The filming only takes five minutes, and you can have a good chat with them."
"Then it's settled, Ronald." After MJ finished speaking, he turned around and motioned to his assistant.
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"His schedule is very tight, so..." The assistant ejected the videotape and gave it back to Ronald
"Then I won't bother you anymore," Ronald said goodbye knowingly.
"Yeah!" After walking downstairs and getting into Niceta's car, Ronald couldn't hold back and clenched his fists and shouted.
"Hahaha, it seems your share will increase greatly." Niceta smiled and drove off.
"Yes, your share will also be greatly increased."
Ronald informed Minahan of the good news overnight, asking him to prepare to set up the dance competition venue on Wednesday, and then ask Falcon to attend on time.
Then Ronald began to rewrite the ending.
Tornado is Latina and Mada is black. It is unlikely that such ethnic groups will enter Broadway and play the lead role in a musical with a white girl like Kelly.
Ronald still allowed the trio to win the dance competition, but in the end they did not recommend the trio to go to Broadway. They were busy and struggled, but in the end they got nothing but a trophy.
Kelly still returned to work as a waitress at the burger restaurant, while Ma Da and Tornado still worked in convenience stores.
The only change is that the trio often go back to Venice Beach where they met to dance.
Perhaps break dancing is not a dance that inherently belongs in a high-end place like Broadway. Audiences need to spend money to buy tickets before they can come in and enjoy this kind of street dance.
Break dancing should belong to the streets and to the poor. All enthusiasts can enjoy it and learn from it. These people will selflessly share their skills.
The trio happened to be at the beach that day, teaching Latino, black, and white children the basic moves of break dancing from scratch.
A tall, thin black man walked up to the beach. He approached the dance venue and looked at their wonderful dance scene. He took off his sunglasses and asked, "You are dancing very well. Can we join you?"
After Ronald finished writing, he read it several times, laughed a few times, and fell asleep with satisfaction.
This is his second attempt at a Billy Wilder-style ending. The original climax was to win the dance competition, but in reality it was impossible to realize his dream of entering Broadway.
The plot is reversed here, and the audience will feel excited and a little bitter. Real life is like this. Where can there be a big gift that can reach the sky in one step, but it will fall on one's head every day.
The three of them stuck to their true nature and refused to give up because they loved break dancing. In the end, they found joy in the streets and were accidentally noticed by the superstar.
The movie can end abruptly here, leaving ample room for the audience's imagination. Were they spotted by MJ and joined the dance troupe? Or became MJ's choreography coach? Or they just met by chance and danced according to the rules of street dancers.
After a fight, they parted ways.
On Monday of the second week, the crew resumed filming.
Already knowing that they would have the opportunity to meet Michael Jackson, several of the leading actors were a little excited. Although they did not show it on the surface, Ronald could see during the final filming that everyone was trying to use all their abilities.
come out.
This actually helped Ronald a lot. He is a very energetic actor who can often improvise very difficult dance moves on the set. Some moves are not easy for them to succeed when they usually practice. For no reason, the dance in the movie
The quality has improved a lot.
On this day, the filming moved to Debbie Reynolds dance studio.
"Ronald, be careful. I have just finished the renovation and will be recruiting students and opening next month." Debbie Reynolds still appeared on the set and gave Ronald a few words of advice.
"No problem, Ms. Reynolds, I've arranged everything." Ronald showed Reynolds his arrangements.
In order to prevent the decoration of the dance studio from being damaged, the props used wooden boards to cover the mirrors on the four walls, and then brought several large mirrors of their own.
Another common shooting plan is to use fake walls instead of real walls, so that after the shooting is completed, it is easy to dismantle and restore the dance studio to its original appearance.
"Well, I'll be relieved if you do this. Are you filming a musical?" Debbie Reynolds looked at the set and asked.
"Yes, Debbie. This is a film about street dancing. I loved your film 'Singin' in the Rain' and I hope my film can be as successful as your masterpiece."
"Hahaha, very few people make musicals now. At that time, musicals were the most popular type of film." Debbie Reynolds recalled her youth.
"At that time, there was a group of technicians who specialized in filming musicals. They worked non-stop every day. As soon as the A-level blockbusters were finished shooting, B-level small productions would move into the sets and continue shooting. It was like an assembly line, and bang! One movie was finished."
"Singin' in the Rain was my first movie. I practiced that dance, and after a whole day of filming, my dance shoes were filled with blood from the torn soles of my feet."
Debbie Reynolds looked at Ronald and said, "I didn't expect anyone to make a dance film now. I hope you succeed, Ronald."
"This young man is good-looking. It would be great if my daughter's boyfriend, Paul Simon, was as talented as him. Singers are still unreliable. They always cry."