As Ronald got closer, he recognized this black-and-white beauty, who was none other than Jennifer Beals, the heroine of "Flashdance". After "Flashdance", she turned down all invitations and came to Yale to study at college.
Already.
This beautiful woman knew what she wanted very well and left immediately. After the movie was released, she declined all movie invitations and advertising invitations to concentrate on reading.
Unlike Elizabeth Shue, who went back to Harvard after filming "The Kid", Sue often accepts advertising invitations, such as the recent Burger King commercial, in which she starred together with another beauty who replaced Leigh Thompson.
"It's really a coincidence. I came to Yale to do some other things, and I didn't expect to meet you."
"What is this?" The short beauty with blond hair and blue eyes next to her looked at her good friend Bills.
"Isn't this the famous director you were talking about this morning?" Jennifer Beals twisted her friend's waist.
"This is my friend Ronald. He is the co-producer of "Flashdance" and helped me a lot on the set. Ronald, this is..."
"Hello, Miss Jodie Foster needs no introduction." Ronald stretched out his hand.
This famous actress, who was born as a child star and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" and was later involved in Hinckley's assassination case, is already a fourth-year student at Yale.
Jodie Foster debuted at a young age and was two or three years younger than Ronald. She pushed her wind-blown hair behind her ears with her hands, and then hugged Ronald cordially.
"I watched two new films directed by you and they were very interesting."
"Thanks."
"Let's go sit at the Java Cafe." Jodie Foster took the initiative to invite, and Ronald happened to want to ask them about the details of the alumni association, so the three of them went to the cafe near the tourist reception center and sat down to chat.
.
Ever since Jodie Foster was implicated in the Hinckley case, she has been polite to reporters and walked away. College students at Yale who want to have a chat with her are often rejected by her.
This is the first time that I have taken the initiative to talk to someone like this.
"Although I have not made a movie in Hollywood, I will go abroad to shoot a movie every year during my vacation to maintain my sense. I hope to return to the film industry after graduation next year."
Jodie Foster talked about filming "Hotel New Hampshire" in Quebec, Canada last year, and "Bewildered" which was filmed in New Zealand this summer and just turned off the camera.
Ronald had not heard of any of them, but she only told some interesting anecdotes about the filming. Natasha Kinski and Rob Lowe, who were filming together, were mutual acquaintances of the two, so they could chat for a while.
"Have you any new film projects recently?" Foster directed the conversation to Ronald.
"I haven't decided yet, I'm on vacation now." Ronald answered honestly.
…
"Ronald has a deep understanding of movies. You can talk to him directly about your matters." Seeing Ronald's confused look, Jennifer Beals could only gently stroke her friend's back and then remind her.
"I saw the Hollywood Reporter today, and there was an interview with you. It mentioned a new film from Cannon Pictures, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, with a script by Akira Kurosawa."
Seeing this, Jodie Foster had no choice but to express her thoughts directly.
During her four years in college, her film selections were mainly based on travel, taking into account both the pay and the quality of the film. Who knew that the filming would get worse and worse, and by the time "New Hampshire Hotel" was just released this year, she had already hit rock bottom.
With a production budget of 7 million, starring two actresses herself and Natasha Kinski, and starring the famous youth film actor Rob Lowe, it only had two weeks in theaters and ended up with a huge loss.
Hollywood is cruel. The people who were originally chased can no longer receive good scripts. There are also no traces of the reporters who followed me in the past and could write a large report with just a few words.
My agent has warned me that if I don't make a movie that hits the box office or is artistically recognized, I will realize my 80-year dream, quit the film industry, and become an ordinary college graduate.
Jodie Foster studied literature. This major is very helpful for her film career, but as an ordinary graduate, she has very no employment prospects. Many students in the same major are children from rich families.
A little literature and art improves conversation.
At that time, I wanted to leave Hollywood and hide in Yale. On the one hand, it was because of the seriousness of the Hinckley case. On the other hand, I also saw the ignorance and stupidity of many actresses in the industry, and I didn't want to repeat that kind of life.
But when she was about to graduate and gained knowledge and perspective, she began to miss the things she wanted to get rid of at that time - film appointments, fame, fans, and reporters.
"Ah, that's right." Ronald frowned, "Is it so difficult for an actor to return to the film industry after going to college? Do former Oscar-nominated actors also have to take the initiative to fight for a role in a second-rate company like Cannon?
?”
He tilted his head and took a closer look at Jodie Foster's delicate face.
Foster knew this was a professional behavior and didn't take it seriously. He turned his head left and right and lifted his hair to let him see enough.
"I can't guarantee anything. Konchalovsky is a director trained by the Soviet Union. Directors there have strong autonomy over the use of actors, so he attaches great importance to the casting of 'Runaway Train.' I have
The recommended actors were also immediately rejected by him.”
"Oh", the fire in Jodie Foster's eyes dimmed a little.
"I can only arrange one audition. As for Andre's idea, no one can influence it. The boss of Cannon Pictures also attaches great importance to his joining and hopes to attract more big-name directors to film there, so this time his
There is a lot of room for autonomy.”
"I'm overjoyed to be able to do this." Jodie Foster still has a little baby fat left and has not completely faded away. She smiled and twisted her body left and right. Her small white T-shirt was stretched out.
bulging.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What's the matter with you here?" Jennifer Beals met her good friend Ronald and agreed to help. She was very happy and then asked Ronald about it.
purpose of coming.
"Well, I just recently learned that my great-grandfather once had a PhD in engineering from Yale University. The first time I learned about this, I was very surprised. I was just an ordinary kid who went to high school in Staten Island, New York, so
I want to look for him and see if I can find any trace of him."
Ronald took a sip of his watered-down Americano, "So I would like to ask if any of you have time to take me to the department that records alumni. Maybe there may be my great-grandfather's school records. If possible, I
I want to make a copy to take with me as a souvenir.”
"You don't need to go to the alumni association to find this. Yale's library has detailed student attendance records. When did your great-grandfather..."
"He was a fighter pilot in World War I in 1918 and was shot down by the Germans and died. He probably graduated from Yale as an undergraduate around 1910. It's not clear when he graduated with his doctorate. It should be no earlier than
1914."
Ronald only had the name and year on the photo and a few words in his hand, so he told the two beauties.
"Around 1910, there were probably only a few hundred graduates at that time, and even fewer PhDs. It shouldn't be difficult to find. What's his name?"
"Gilbert V. Lee."
"Okay, I'll take you there." Jodie Foster took the initiative to take Ronald to the library to check out the graduate information of that year.
Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library is the second largest university collection in the United States, housing more than 12 million books. Facing it is a very old Gothic building with two towering spiers, which is relatively advanced inside.
There is air conditioning with constant temperature and humidity.
There is no need to register for a visit here. Ronald followed Jodie Foster to the snow area of the school history museum where Yale’s early graduates are collected. A student’s library card is required to enter.
After finding the directory of graduates around the 1910s on the index card, Jodie Foster took Ronald to the microfilm office to check it for a long time, and then said to Ronald regretfully, "Sorry, Ronald.
Nader, I did not find any information about your great-grandfather. It may be too old and his information was not properly collected and kept."
"Thank you." Ronald actually knew that schools like Yale attach great importance to the information of their alumni. Their main source of income is donations from alumni and the income from the donations in subsequent business investments.
The so-called age and lack of proper preservation is nothing more than an excuse. It is also possible that Ronald's great-grandfather was bragging and falsely reported his resume.
"My grandfather James also graduated from Yale as an undergraduate. He studied there in the 1930s, before World War II." Ronald reported his grandfather's name again and looked at Jodie Foster with hope.
"Okay, I'll look for it for you." Jodie Foster went back and checked the directory of graduates from the 1930s.
"James V. Lee, graduated in 1935, Bachelor of Engineering, majoring in Mechanical Engineering." This time Jodie Foster found the graduation materials as she wished. She asked the administrator to copy a graduation record and submitted it
To Ronald.
"Thank you, thank you." Ronald, who was overjoyed, hugged Foster hard and spun her around twice in the air.
"Hahaha, let me down, why are you so happy? Don't you keep any records of your grandfather at home?"
"I am an orphan and have never known the history of my father's family before. This is the first history about my ancestors that I have gotten." Ronald put her down and explained his situation.
"I'm so happy. I'll treat you to dinner. You have to tell me more details about your life at Yale and let me know your thoughts on the movie characters. I'll go see Konchalovsky when I get back to Los Angeles. That's right.
, give me one of your audition photos too.”
"Then we need to go to the town of New Haven. There is a very good Chinese restaurant there, and it is also quiet and suitable for chatting."
Jodie Foster has regained a little bit of her old state of mind, and the good old days when men in Hollywood lined up to treat her to dinner are back.
"Just wait for me. I'll put my things away. We can ride bicycles there later. Bicycles are the most convenient way to get around Yale."
As she spoke, Jodie Foster took out an ancient copper key and walked to the student area of the library.
"Please wait a moment." Ronald felt that the copper key looked familiar. "What kind of key is this?"
"Is this one?" Jodie Foster picked up the big copper key in her hand. This is the key to the storage cabinet in the library. Not every student has it. Because of my background as an actor, I often read literary works here.
, the school gave me some preferential treatment in order to prevent harassment from reporters."
"Can I take a look?" Ronald asked for the copper key, and the one he got was indeed very similar to the one in the relic box left by his father. There was also a cursive letter Y on it, and a series of small letter numbers.