"All projects are on hold, and all projects greenlit by Eisner must be re-examined, even our projects. Is Frank Mancuso crazy?"
In the office of the president of Guber-Peterson Pictures, Guber's partner Jon Peterson watched his old partner Guber slap the script angrily.
Jon Peterson and Guber are complementary partners. Guber is known for his sharp words. He once went to Cuba to shoot a beach nature documentary. After being caught by the police, he convinced the other party that he was only there to promote Cuba. Beautiful scenery. In the end, I alerted my superiors all the way, and ended up chatting and laughing with Fidel, and successfully completed the production.
Peterson is a master of interpersonal relationships. He doesn't know much about movies. His first job was in a hair salon, dyeing hair in areas other than women's hair. Soon he became Barbra Streisand's personal hairdresser and supervised the production of Streisand's remake of "A Star Is Born" enters the film industry.
"I thought you didn't like the movie?" Peterson asked.
"Yeah, this has nothing to do with what I think, but how Paramount views us." Guber was angry that the new president disrespected him so much.
"Mancuso is an outsider, and he will not dare to re-evaluate these scripts until he hires a suitable production director. It is better for us to focus on the films that have been completed and are about to start filming."
Peterson knew that Gubel's dignity was being challenged and offered words of comfort.
"Steven (Spielberg)'s 'The Color Purple' will be finished soon, but he is in a hurry to hold a wedding ceremony. Didn't Mancuso claim to be good at marketing in an interview after taking office? We have to let him do more Get some resources."
"There is also the movie 'The Legend of Billie King' adapted from MJ's song. I urge them to cast and start filming as soon as possible."
"What's the story of this fighter jet?"
"Forget it, let's release it and put the script back into the rotation library. I don't want to be reviewed by an outsider like Mancuso. Anyway, after the 1950s, the audience didn't like watching fighter jet movies..."
…
"Ronald, you have to help Helen again. No one expected that the Mexican father and son producers would not release Helen's contract. I don't have as many contacts as you in Hollywood. I'm afraid she will be disappointed this time."
After Ronald arrived in Los Angeles, he received a call from Gerald Slater of PBS. His baby daughter's acting career suffered another misfortune. The producers of the Superman series, Salkind and his son, offered Helen the contract for three films. As an excuse, she was not allowed to film "The Baseball Player's Wife", but she saw that the heroine was about to become a prostitute again.
Gerald was afraid that his daughter would be stimulated and depressed again, so he quickly called Ronald, who had extensive connections in the film industry, and asked him to help find another movie to help him out.
"Why? There is no reason for Salkind not to let Helen go? Didn't they stop filming the second part of Supergirl? Did they find new investment?"
"It is said that Supergirl's test response at Samsung was good, and they are interested in continuing to film the Superman series. They hope that Superman and Supergirl will star together in 'Superman Part 4'."
"But this has nothing to do with Helen's starring role in 'Baseball Player's Wife,' right?" Ronald still wasn't sure.
"I heard that for her role in The Baseball Player's Wife, certain performances hindered the image of Superwoman, so Salkind Jr. ordered Helen to quit the cast on the grounds of the rules in the film's contract. Ronald, can you go and see it? Her? I'm worried."
"Well, remembering that he still owed Gerrard a favor, Ronald had no choice but to rope in his agent Richard to find out what was going on."
"Are you going out, Ronnie?" Little Bud lives in a corner of Ronald's newly rented large apartment, a single room, which is attached to the driver's room.
It was his first time living in a high-end apartment with a monthly rent of 4,000 US dollars. After Ronald took him to familiarize himself with the facilities, little Bud was now very dedicated. When he saw Ronald coming out with his coat, he would step forward.
drive.
"Get in the Mercedes, we'll pick up Richard first, and then go to Helen's apartment."
A gray-green Mercedes-Benz, the cheapest new model in the S-Class, was assembled in Malaysia and exported to America. After the dealer installed an in-car phone, it was sold to Ronald.
The new electric heated seat function is basically useless in Los Angeles, where the temperature is pleasant all year round. Instead, it is equipped with a small table that can be pulled out and tipped over like the one behind the airplane seat, which Ronald uses a lot.
He took out his notebook and started recording his inspirations in it.
The "Breakfast Club" filmed by John Hughes in Chicago had been packed up, and Hughes, who returned to Los Angeles, privately asked Ronald to see the dailies.
Ronald was surprised by the large number of shots in each shot and the actors' free improvisation, and felt that there was a lot of experience and inspiration that could be learned.
Especially the "psycho" played by Ally Sheedy, who originally had messy hair, dark circles under his eyes, huddled up and refused to communicate with others. After the five high school students got to know each other, the "psycho" played by Molly Ringwald
"Princess", after putting makeup on her, she suddenly turned into a very beautiful girl, which aroused the affection of "Athlete" played by Emilio Estevez.
This kind of plot of an ugly girl suddenly becoming beautiful after being put on by a friend's makeup made Ronald feel something. Isn't this the dream of thousands of teenagers in America? Ugly men and ugly women suddenly become more handsome through a miracle.
Wei, more beautiful than a cheerleader.
Isn’t this a good subject for a movie story?
"Such a good subject matter, I have to think about it carefully. Although I have never dreamed of a movie, I don't believe that I can't make a blockbuster movie if I create it myself."
"Ronald", after arriving at CAA, little Bud went to the front desk to call someone. Richard came down and knocked on Ronald's car window.
Ronald woke up from his reverie, quickly opened the car door and let Richard in.
"Sorry, I'm just thinking about something. What's going on with Helen's script?"
Richard got into the car carefully. Ever since he knew that Ronald influenced the departure and stay of heavyweights like Eisner, Richard felt more and more that Ronald was a bit mysterious. When treating him, he became even more
Be careful.
"I read the script, and there are indeed some inappropriate plots in the middle. Moreover, the character named Debbie is a blond rock singer, and she has a very outrageous sex scene with the male protagonist."
Richard handed over the script.
"Extraordinary sex scene?" Ronald suddenly felt annoyed. Although he didn't know what the scene was, he started to feel suffocated when he thought that Helen was actually going to perform such a scene.
Turning to page 73, there is no sex scene on it? Ronald turned to look at Richard.
Richard smiled and pointed to a page in the first half of the script that he had marked with tape.
"Yeah..." Ronald felt even more uncomfortable.
Although this scene, written by the famous screenwriter Neil Simon, is not too revealing, the plot itself is even more extreme than revealing.
Rock star Debbie and baseball slugger Daryl fall in love at first sight. In bed, Daryl tries to explain to Debbie the baseball scoring rules that she doesn't understand.
Daryl used the metaphor of first base, second base, and third base to let Debbie understand. When it came to third base, he got under the quilt and started servicing Debbie with his mouth, "This is third base."
"It really doesn't work. This scene will do too much damage to the image of Supergirl." Ronald closed the script and said seriously, "Producer Salkind's idea is correct. If Supergirl appears on the screen, the audience will
Thinking of third base, wouldn’t that ruin the atmosphere too much?”
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"Why do you have such a strange idea? This is a very well-handled scene. Debbie is a rock star and Daryl is a major league baseball star. They are originally from two different worlds. This scene is what makes it right."
We got to know each other better.”
Helen was preparing to participate in the second round of auditions for "The Legend of Billie King" in her apartment. When she heard the fallacies Ronald said, she felt very displeased, so she gave Ronald a lesson from the perspective of drama analysis.
class.
"Okay, okay, you can't participate in the show now because of contract reasons. Why don't you put the manager on this 'Billy King' first." Ronald glanced at Helen, she was nearby.
After sweating profusely during aerobics, a sense of youth came to my face.
"Actually, it's a very good opportunity to take part in Neil Simon's drama. His previous roles in 'The Goodbye Girl' and 'California Suite' both earned the actor nominations and awards.
Helen wore a hairband on her head, a high-cut exercise suit on her lower body, and a pair of leg warmers on her ankles. She was practicing to Jane Fonda's video tape.
"The Legend of Billie King" requires the female lead to be blonde, and in the opening scene, she hasn't cut her hair short yet.
So Helen's long hair was tied into a braid and coiled up on her head. The sweat soaked her neck and seeped out, soaking the fitness clothes on her upper body. The front of her chest and the back of her waist were all wet.
The color is obviously different.
Ronald withdrew his eyes and quickly flipped through the script of "The Legend of Billy King", focusing on page 73. Fortunately, there were no exposed plots or scenes.
"But this script is also very good. I have always wanted to play Joan of Arc like Ingrid Bergman. This movie is a modern American version of the story of Joan of Arc."
Helen finally stopped exercising out of breath and came over to look at Ronald who was flipping through the script. The sunlight outside the window shined through the window and shone on the tips of his golden hair, which was very beautiful. Ever since Supergirl, Helen has always been known for her blonde hair.
The image meets people.
"What, this script...?" Seeing Ronald looking at her without moving, Helen smoothed her hair and looked at Ronald with two big blue eyes without saying anything.
"It doesn't matter. I called the executive producer Mr. Guber. He is very optimistic about your acting skills. I think as long as there are no problems in your second-round recall audition, then most of this role will be yours. Your wish to play Joan of Arc
It can be achieved.”
"Thank you." Helen kissed Ronald on the cheek, then got up embarrassedly and stretched out her hand to wipe the sweat that had accidentally stuck on his face.
Ronald also raised his hand to wipe it, and their hands met in the middle.
"Do it yourself..." Helen's face turned red, "I'm going to take a shower."
"Salkind is Mexican. If he were American, he would always contact Gerald. You won't miss Neil Simon's play."
Guber, the executive producer of "The Legend of Billy King," received a request from Ronald and came to watch the audition in person. After watching the audition, he chatted with Helen.
He gave director Matthew Robbins a gesture.
"How was Helen's audition performance?" Gubel asked the director's opinion in front of Helen and Ronald.
"I'm going out first." Helen felt that it was inappropriate for her to be there, so she took the initiative to go out first.
"It's great, he and Christian have a great chemistry."
Director Matthew Robbins is also a member of the New Hollywood generation. When he was at the University of Southern California, he was a classmate with Walter Mersey, and he also worked as a screenwriter for Spielberg's Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Since then, I finally got the opportunity to direct alone.
"This Christian's surname is also Slater. Are he related to Gerald and the others?" Ronald discovered that the actor who played the role of Helen's brother in the movie also had the surname Slater.
"Actually, it doesn't matter. It's a coincidence."
Ronald saw that Gubel came forward in person, which was no problem compared to the heroine.
"Mr. Gubel, that fighter jet movie you told me about last time?"
"I have released the script, and I will wait for other Paramount production teams to pick it up. The new CEO has to re-examine the movies that have not entered the preparation and shooting stage. I am mainly paying tribute now, and I can only put it in this comparison. Likin, and Steven's purple top."
Ronald heard that the other party was not very optimistic about the movie, so he stopped talking.
"You go back and wait for the notification. It's basically decided for you." Ronald went out and said to Helen.
"Really? I felt pretty good when I auditioned."
For the audition, Helen changed her hairstyle and tied it into a big ponytail, and also had a small braid on her forehead, which looked very playful.
"That's good. I'll take you back to your apartment first. I'll have something to do later."
Little Bud drove the car over, got out and opened the door.
"Thank you, Ronald." Helen pushed her braid to her ear and gave Ronald a firm hug. "If it weren't for you, I would have said goodbye to the movie. I didn't expect that I would still be able to play the heroine."
"You deserve it." Ronald took the car door and asked Helen to get in.