"Motor, motor, mj has expressed his opinion on the originality of the moonwalk. Do you have any response?"
After spending a day in Chicago, the crew rushed to New York without stopping to continue their trip.
Niceta sent colleagues from the New York office to intercept Ronald and his party at the airport and told them that Michael Jackson had been interviewed to "clarify" the originality of the moonwalk.
"There is no doubt that MJ said that he was the original creator of the moonwalk. When polishing the dance steps, he asked two 'children' to give him some reference." A colleague of CAA quoted the exact words MJ said during the interview.
, a retelling of Boogaloo Prawns.
"Is that what he said?" Boogaloo Prawn was very unhappy. It was one thing not to give a signature, but it was another thing to belittle one's contribution in such a light way.
"You will definitely be asked this question when you go out. This is the answer Ronald entrusted us to prepare for you." He handed a piece of paper to the Boogaloo Prawn.
The "little friend" Boogaloo Prawn, whose name was not even mentioned by mj, was so angry that he almost forgot how to say the standard answer when he came out for the interview.
"MJ is the pride of black people," Ronald came up and put his arm around his shoulders, reminding him in a low voice.
"Well...MJ is the pride of us black people. He is a great singer and dancer. He has also made extraordinary contributions to the introduction of break dance into mainstream culture. It is an honor for me to be compared with him."
After reciting his lines stammeringly, the Boogaloo prawn separated the reporter with one hand, slung his luggage bag over his shoulder, and walked out.
"Ronald, what do you think of the new movie 'Sixteen Candles' at the same time?" The reporter poked the microphone at Ronald again. Now your movie has fewer theaters than him, but the box office is better than his. John
Hughes said he liked your movies very much, what do you think of his?"
"Really? What did he say?" Ronald pretended to be stupid.
"Hughes said that you helped him a lot during the preparation stage of the movie and helped him gain trust from the producers. This was a major boost for his first movie. He also said that although the box office is not as good as your movie now,
, but he is optimistic about the long-term box office success of 'Sixteen Candles.' What do you think of his movie?"
Nowadays, film critics seem to always compare Ronald and John Hughes. Both of their debut films are youth films about high school boys and girls, and both of them are screenwriters. Hollywood is optimistic about their futures.
"John Hughes is a friend of mine, and I took the time to watch his movies, and I thought I liked 'Sixteen Candles'...
Yes, this is his debut film, and his box office performance cannot be called a failure in any way. If you don’t believe it, you can look at the weekend box office list of Variety Show. I will call to congratulate him..."
Ronald deceived him. Although his new movie had a higher box office than his opponent, there were two other movies that failed miserably at the box office. He didn't want to be caught just comparing the box office of "Break Dance" and "Sixteen Candles".
This is a reporter deliberately creating a contradiction. If he mentions the box office success, someone will definitely ask about the comparison between the two movies in terms of reviews.
"Hey, we have actually arrived at the home of hip-hop and rap on the East Coast." After getting on the pick-up van, Shabadoo said with emotion while looking at the neighborhood scene outside the window.
"Now break dancing will be based on your dance style as a fashion." Ronald continued with a smile.
No matter which break dance was the orthodox one on the east and west coasts, young people in America now dance like them. Whether they learned it by watching "Break Dance" or watching MJ's concert MV
Come and learn.
"Look, the TV wall over there is playing break dancing clips." Boogaloo Prawn pointed at the roadside department store, where there were many TVs lined up on the big screen in the window. The song he and Sabado performed was playing on it.
Fighting dance scene.
Encouraged by the strong box office in the first week, MGM began to increase its budget and repeatedly broadcast trailer clips throughout the day on major television stations, especially the MTV channel where young people concentrated.
"Oh yeah, Boogaloo prawns, Sabado, you are our idols"
The black doorman at the door of the hotel, wearing a crimson hat, excitedly stepped forward to give them high fives when he saw the crew staying at his own Manhattan Hilton.
"Let me help you." The doorman also made two break dancing poses, took everyone's luggage and put it on the luggage cart.
"Thank you, here." Ronald knew that the two leading actors came from poor backgrounds and may not necessarily understand these "etiquettes", so he stepped forward and hid a banknote in his hand and handed it to the doorman.
After checking into the hotel, Ronald saw the new newspaper lying on the bedside.
"Well, the people in my hometown are good to me." Ronald flipped through the film review columns of various newspapers in New York, and all mentioned his "break dancing", and they all said good things.
"A musical that spans the ages..."
"It will be written into history as a symbol of popular culture..."
"Explosive movie..."
Looking further, Ronald discovered that New York is still a multicultural city. Some tabloids with mainly Latino and black readers also mentioned this movie.
Although he couldn't quite understand the various slang words, proper nouns for hip-hop and the nicknames of seniors, the lengthy article occupied a large space.
Let's look at the competitor "Sixteen Candles". Unlike the movie that was well-received in Chicago, this movie received great criticism in New York.
"The character Long Da Diao is not funny at all. It is potentially offensive to Asians and a stereotype. It seems that they only speak broken English and have never had a girlfriend. What is wrong with America?"
They all made a fuss."
This is the New York Times criticism.
"The plot of this movie disgusts me. Does he directly condone date rape? Even though there is no actual act, whether it is consensual or otherwise, after the party scene, the male protagonist Jack actually tells Ted that his
Girlfriend Caroline is now in the bedroom, unconscious.
If you wanted, you could violate her ten different ways. Is this the message John Hughes was trying to send to his teenage audience?"
This is the New York Post's criticism.
Compared with Chicago, which has more conservative folk customs, the atmosphere in New York goes further towards female independence and equality of all ethnic groups.
In Manhattan office buildings, women can also climb to middle management positions. When commuting to get off work, there is an endless stream of working girls on the subway and on the street.
In Chicago, going on a date with alcoholic beverages at the age of 18 means losing your virginity. If your friend's girlfriend doesn't want it, you can give it to him. This may still be the thinking of many boys from white families.
The employment rate of women is not as high as in New York. Many white women often find husbands and become housewives at home as soon as they graduate.
“Let us welcome, Boogaloo…Prawn, Sabah…Du, and Lucinda…Ditch”.
When it came to the audience meeting, it was obvious that the organization here in New York was better than that in Los Angeles and Chicago. MGM's money spent had results. In addition to several leading actors, a local Manhattan street dance troupe was also hired to perform.
Ronald sat obediently below. There were obviously fewer white people here. Many in the audience were very familiar with break dancing. More than half of the people could dance. The interaction on and off the stage was more in-depth. Several audience members even asked about the creator.
How should their dance movements be performed, and then live teaching begins on and off the stage.
"Why did you choose this movie theater?" Ronald asked Minahan strangely. This place is located on the edge of Little Italy in Manhattan, next to a neighborhood with many Puerto Rican immigrants. The movie theater was built a long time ago and is already a bit dilapidated.
"We made some attempts. When we were in Chicago, we put the premiere in the North, where many white, wealthy and middle-class people live. For our movies, the larger audience comes from blacks and Latinos."
"Yeah?"
"Of course I have not forgotten the traditional white audience. Next, the trio will perform multiple break dancing performances at nightclubs such as Club 54 and the New Spotlight Club. Those places are popular meccas for teenagers.
, whatever is popular there, they will follow it.”
"Then they can still have a lot of outside money?" Ronald asked, this is also an opportunity to make money for the three leading actors who are from the lowest background.
"They still have a lot of opportunities. Starting from New York, they will first go to New England in the northeast, then south to Florida, back to Texas and Nevada from the south-central part, and finally return to California." Minahan said about the trio's upcoming promotional itinerary.
"And we," Minahan pointed at Ronald and himself, "will fly to Paris, then transfer to the seaside town of Cannes, and meet up with Yoram who arrived there first. This time we must
'Break Dance' was sold all over the world."
"Okay." Ronald had long been looking forward to going to the film festival. Cannes is one of the three major film festivals in Europe. There are no good movies and interesting people waiting for him there.
In the evening, the three main creators, Ronald and Minahan, toasted and drank in the hotel bar. A successful movie can change everyone's destiny.
Boogaloo Prawn and Sabado have become vaguely leading figures in the industry. This time in New York, many hip-hop masters treated them with respect, and they no longer talked about being friends with each other like they used to.
Lucinda Dickey has also received many movie offers, but she still has to finish filming "Break Dance 2 - Electric Boogaloo" with her two male partners.
"Has the director been found yet?" Ronald asked Minahan.
"I found someone from my hometown in Israel, but it's a pity that you can't continue directing."
"Has your script been written?"
"Yes, it's still the story of Motor, Tornado, Kelly, and their rival Falcon. This time the two sides fight together to deal with the common enemy and use break dancing to defeat the evil capitalist's conspiracy."
"Huh, interesting." Ronald didn't want to worry about the sequel. He just wanted to go back to his sweet home and have dinner with his family.
"Ronnie, you're a day late, Diane just left." After finishing her aunt's dinner, Donna said to Ronald.
"Where has she gone?"
"Her movie 'Streets of Rage' is finally going to be released on the 1st of next month. Will you go to the premiere?"
"I don't know about that. I'm going to attend the Cannes Film Festival soon." Ronald took a sip of the coffee prepared by his aunt. "Have you made arrangements for your admission to MIT? Is there anything else you need my help with?"
"It's no problem. If you hadn't insisted on going, I would have planned to drive there by myself."
"You can go now, I gave it to you." Ronald took out a key and threw it over. "It's parked outside downstairs."
"Is this the car for me?" Donna looked out the window happily.
"I made an agreement with my aunt that that Honda is too big for you. This time it is the new Honda City. Although it is small, it has turbocharging, good horsepower and internal space, and is suitable for girls to drive. Tomorrow
Just go and try it during the day."
"Thank you!" Donna came over happily and kissed Ronald.