"Thank you, I'm here." Ward arrived at the door of the apartment where he lived, took out a bunch of keys and shook them.
The sound of "ding, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong" made Ronald stunned for a moment.
Ward came up and hugged him goodbye, "Thank you very much for today, Ronald. You are a true gentleman." Standing on tiptoes, Ward barely reached Ronald's ear and softly expressed his gratitude.
"Would you like a cup of black tea?" Ward took his hands off Ronald's shoulders and raised his eyes to look at Ronald.
"Okay", Ronald's body followed him into the apartment honestly.
"I hope to stay in Hollywood. After all, this is the largest movie market in the world." Ward put down his bag in front of the sofa, took off his high heels, walked barefoot to the kitchen on the floor, and began to prepare black tea for Ronald.
"But it's a pity that no one invites me to shoot movies anymore. Maybe it's my accent or my figure."
Ward put the teapot on the gas stove, turned on the fire, and came out to chat with Ronald. She gestured to her breasts with her hands to show that she was not an American sex bomb.
"But you have a unique temperament. Not all beauties can maintain their beauty with short hair." Ronald looked at Rachel Ward who had a boy's haircut and admired it from a different angle.
"I cut it for the movie, so I have to leave it for a long time." Ward touched her hair with her hands. She put her bare feet on the sofa and sat down. This Australian beauty is informal and a bit "thorn bird"
That kind of wild child temperament.
"You said I have a unique temperament, what is it?" Ward raised his head and looked at Ronald curiously, "From the perspective of a director looking at an actor."
"You are more literary than the American actresses, and more wild than the Shakespearean actors in Britain. Just like the Thorn Birds you played, she is a very independent woman who does not rely on men."
"Oh," Ward sighed. Unexpectedly, the man who knew him best was actually Ronald, whom he had only met a few times before.
"Then do you have a role suitable for me?" Ward came closer and asked Ronald.
"I'm sorry that I haven't decided on my next movie project yet. If there is one in the future, I will remember you."
"Really? You will remember me." Ward got closer and closer, leaning out of the sofa.
"Why not?" Ronald looked at Ward's collarbone exposed in his collar. His slender figure was not as prominent as she claimed. It might just be that her frame was smaller.
"Do you really want to be a gentleman to the end?" Seeing that Ronald had not made any move, Rachel Ward took the initiative to step forward and put her arms around Ronald's neck, "I am going back to Australia soon, please remember
you."
Ronald's hands kneaded into Ward's short hair, and their lips finally touched.
Ward is very light, and it can be seen that his figure is well maintained, but when they are hugged together, they can feel amazing heat.
"Oh," Ward cried out as Ronald kissed him on the ear.
"Woooooooooo..." The kettle in the kitchen boiled, and white steam came out.
"The water is boiling", Ronald tried to go to the kitchen.
"Pa", Ward slapped Ronald's hand that was about to leave his body, "The gas stove in the kitchen has an automatic cut-off system."
"Puff, puff", boiling water boiled out under the steam, extinguishing the fire. The automatic protection system detected it and cut off the gas.
…
"I made breakfast." Ronald simply made two sandwiches using the sliced bread in Ward's refrigerator, cut them diagonally, and cut off the crust. He took the hot milk and put
It was on a tray and carried to Ward on the bed.
"Have you always been so good at taking care of women? I feel very respected." Ward picked up a piece and ate it. "It's comparable to the craftsmanship of the Beverly Hills Hilton."
Ronald smiled and helped her wipe off the salad dressing from the corner of her mouth.
"Hmm," Ward reciprocated by licking Ronald's salad dressing-covered fingers.
"I'm leaving first. I have to meet with the producer today. Next time you come to America, you can call me anytime. If I'm not here, you can call my agent to find me."
After the lingering, Ronald carefully wrote down his contact information on a piece of paper, folded it and placed it on the table.
"Well..." Ward waved to Ronald on the bed. He was going back to Australia soon, and maybe he would get married to his boyfriend. Let this be just a memory.
"The box office statistics for the second week are out, and they are basically the same as the first weekend." Weintraub was extremely happy in the office. He took the box office statistics table and said to Ronald, "This is a very good phenomenon.
, Columbia said our movies could potentially stay in theaters longer."
"The second weekend is the same as the first weekend?" Ronald was very happy, which shows that the audience's word-of-mouth effect is unexpected. If the number of more than five million per weekend continues, it may not be much lower than "Break Dance".
"Ronald, congratulations. Mikhail Baryshnikov from 'White Nights' has asked you to meet on Thursday to discuss the details of the new film."
When I returned to my apartment, my agent Niceta called me again, and it was a double happiness.
The film received good reviews and the box office was unexpectedly strong. Now I am finally considered the number one figure in the film industry... maybe.
On Wednesday night, Weintraub called again and said, "Ronald, you really are here, and big stars can also be invited, eh? Doesn't this add another fire to our movie?"
"What big star?" Ronald was confused. His agent didn't arrange any stars to praise him.
"Isn't it you? So he said it spontaneously? When Stallone was being interviewed, he praised 'The Kid' vigorously, saying that it was simply the youth version of 'Rocky'. 'Rocky' was a box office hit in China at the time, but
Over 100 million."
Ronald felt something was wrong. How could Stallone say good things to him?
Sure enough, not long after, another one of his agents, Paula Wagner, called to break the bad news.
"Ronald, have you offended Stallone?"
"How? What did he say about me on TV?"
"I asked Richard to drive to pick you up. This is a bit troublesome."
Ronald and the three agents rushed to CAA's office, and everyone watched the evening talk show tape.
"Sly, how are your Rocky IV and First Blood II progressing?" Stallone's face with one side stiffened appeared on the TV.
"It's all in progress... I invited John Avelson, the director of the first Rocky movie. In fact, I also participated in the screenwriting of the second movie of First Blood."
Paula reminded everyone, "It's right here."
"So among the movies made this year, are there any that you admire?"
Sylvester Stallone smiled with his innocent half face, which was a pre-arranged question.
"I think "The Kid" that is being released now is good. It is a teenage version of "Rocky." When I watched it, it was like watching Rocky again, except that the director changed boxing to karate, and in the end Rocky
The heavy punch was changed into a flying kick."
"What you mean is that 'The Dragon King' is just like following the story of 'Rocky', except that the characters are changed from adults to teenagers."
"More or less, I think this is a movie full of Italian style. In fact, I know a little gossip about the crew," Stallone pretended to be mysterious, "This movie was originally supposed to be directed by my old friend, Rocky director Avril
It was directed by Mori, but he didn’t change until the start of filming was approaching. Fortunately, I was able to ask him to come back to direct the fourth Rocky movie.”
"Is there a high-level struggle in Hollywood?" The host felt that he had caught big news and quickly asked.
"You can see, whether it is the plot or the final battle, there is a shadow of Rocky. In fact, the final episode was all made of leftover materials from Rocky. At that time, there were two episodes competing for the theme song of Rocky III.
, I finally gave up the song 'You Are the Best' and chose 'Tiger Heart'."
Stallone did not answer the follow-up question, but instead talked about the use of the "Rocky III" episode by "The Kid".
"Humph!" Ronald slammed the table.
"An interview of this level should not affect the box office of the movie." Richard said from the side, "Maybe it can be improved..."
Niceta poked Richard, and Ronald next to him looked very unhappy.
Paula Wagner spoke from the side, "This is not right. This is a shameless slander and questioning of Ronald's directorial ability."
The studio executives who originally favored Ronald had doubts about Ronald's directorial ability because of this accusation of plagiarism, and they had to find a way to fight back.
Paula knows very well that in Hollywood, trust is everything.
In this way, it would be better not to let Ronald participate in the competition for Tom Cruise's new film until he can effectively counterattack. After all, Ridley Scott is a famous director, and he can be responsible for that project.
Satisfy Tom's requirements for cooperation with famous directors.
"Damn, this stinky Italian guy", Ronald felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly. However, in this level of interview, Ronald did not seem to be accused of plagiarism, but every sentence hinted that Ronald was in the story.
, action, music and all other aspects are imitating Stallone's 'Rocky'.
It may be difficult for him to say that Stallone has slandered him, but if he clarifies it publicly, will others think that he is making a fuss out of a molehill? Ronald rubbed his forehead, this soft knife move is very difficult, how can he fight back?
"I think you need a public relations consultant to deal with these issues." Paula Wagner suggested from the side.
"You're right, I do need one." Ronald felt a little unclear about the direction.
"I will find the best one for you, and it will be there the day after tomorrow at the latest." Wagner promised.
The next day, Ronald made an appointment to interview the famous ballet dancer and former principal of the Leningrad Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov.
"Hello, Mr. Baryshnikov, how are you doing recently?" Ronald shook hands with him.
"What is good? What is bad?" Baryshnikov spoke slowly, but the content was very cold.
"I think the studio also hopes to be able to shoot live in Leningrad. They are negotiating with the Soviet Union."
"How can I go back to Leningrad? Do you want me to be detained there like the protagonist of the movie?" Baryshnikov was furious.
"I didn't mean to let you go, I just wanted a team to go there to shoot the location." Ronald explained.
"I think you need to add some common sense to the alliance, instead of taking it for granted that America's thinking is added to the alliance." Baryshnikov said very unpleasantly, "Also, according to Russian custom, you should call
I am Mikhail Nikolayev Baryshnikov. I hope that the Russian language in this movie will be spoken according to the real Russian language, not the English Russian language used in previous Hollywood movies.
"
Ronald held back his temper and said goodbye to him.
"Your Longwei Boy is a very successful imitation of Rocky, so I hope you will also watch another ballet movie I starred in before, 'The Turning Point', hoping it can bring you some inspiration." Barisiniko
My husband added this as he stood at the door and said goodbye.
"Shxt!" Ronald closed the car door fiercely and ordered Richard, "Go to Paula's place and urge her public relations consultant. This matter has begun to have a very bad impact on my career.