Chapter 237 CEO Mancuso is about to have a heart attack
"It's very good. It seems that letting the actors adjust the camera in the air is feasible." The fighter jet just stopped on the runway. Ronald took off the oxygen mask and said to the pilot in the front seat of the F-14a, "Idiot."
(bozo)" said.
In order to shoot the scene in the cockpit, Ronald first sat in the radar officer's seat of the Tomcat, turned on the camera in the air, and filmed a scene facing his face. He wanted to determine whether the actor could remain calm at high altitude and complete the scene.
Board and switch camera operation.
"You are different. Those weaklings who get airsick are not necessarily the same," "Idiot" replied with a smile.
"Don't be too harsh on them... When it comes to my shooting, the rent to the Navy is not cheap." Ronald also laughed.
"Ronald, Ronald", Niceta ran over anxiously as soon as she got off the boarding ladder, "Quick, come with me."
"I'll come as soon as I go," Ronald said goodbye to the pilot calmly and got into Niceta's BMW parked next to him.
"What's wrong?" Ronald asked.
"Paramount CEO Mancuso suddenly called a meeting with all key people on the production team."
"What's he going to do again? Is Val Kilmer going to complain again?"
"It's unclear. Producer Don Simpson, Bruckheimer, and Vice President of Production Ned Tanin were all summoned to a meeting by him. We suspect that he has some secret plan, otherwise it is unlikely that he would summon all the key
Character, I will accompany you to this meeting this time. If you have any questions, just look at my eyes and act."
Ronald still trusted Niceta's experience, and the two quickly arrived at Paramount's top executive conference room.
A small projector is assumed to be in a conference room, with a small screen set up on the wall on the other side of the room.
Ronald slid into the seat at the end of the conference table and nodded to Simpson and Bruckheimer who were already sitting there. He found that Paula and Val Kilmer's agents were also sitting there.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."
Frank Mancuso and Ned Tanin came through the door of the adjacent CEO's office and announced that the screening of "Top Gun" samples would begin.
On the screen were scenes of female instructor Charlie giving a lecture at the airport, her date with Tom, etc. Seeing the camera arrangement of Ronald deliberately shooting McGillis' legs from a low angle, all the men present smiled knowingly.
Then what appeared on the screen were four muscular men, Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Rosovich, playing beach volleyball with their upper bodies bare. Their bodies were coated with olive oil,
It emits a glow of male hormones in the sun, which is impressive.
Ronald found that Mancuso's secretary, a middle-aged woman, was looking at it with gusto, opening and closing her mouth as if applauding.
Finally, there are some shots of F-14 fighter jets taking off and landing in the sunset, shot on an aircraft carrier. Ronald hummed the theme music of Top Gun secretly in his mind, dubbing these shots in his mind, a very powerful combination of music and video.
The film was finished, leaving a piece of white on the screen. After seeing these selected samples, Ronald liked it very much. Judging from the pictures, these films had achieved his intention. He turned to look at the person convening the meeting.
CEO Mancuso, what is he going to say?
Mancuso leaned forward, put his hands on the conference table, like a bird trying to spread its wings to scare its kind, and he said:
"What kind of garbage are you photographing?"
"Huh?" Ronald immediately sat up straight, staring at Mancuso, watching to see what truth he could tell. Why is it garbage? Take a picture of this "garbage" and let me see.
"Look at McGillis here, with this makeup, this posture, these high heels and stockings. Is she a Navy flying expert or a street girl on Hollywood Boulevard?"
"How the hell do I know what the girls on Hollywood Boulevard look like? You seem to be very familiar with her?" Ronald stood up suddenly and wanted to just scold him back.
Niceta pulled his sleeve hard from underneath. He knew that this client really wanted to go all out, and an old-school guy like Mancuso couldn't stand it, which would completely jeopardize the relationship.
Ronald glanced at Niceta and saw that his mouth seemed to be saying "calm down", and then slowly sat down.
"With these four male actors, is it necessary for Beach Volleyball to be made like a low-budget soft porn film? Or is it a male-only version? Do you only make low-budget exploitation films?"
Ronald stopped cursing now. He ignored Mancuso and turned to look at the two actors' agents. Paula looked shocked, while Val Kilmer's agent seemed prepared.
Ronald looked at producer Don Simpson and Bruckheimer again. The two people's eyes were also shocked when they answered. They didn't expect that Mancuso would completely degrade the sample footage to this level this time. This is
If you find something, do you want to replace the upper management of their crew?
"And these, all the shots were shot with backlighting under the setting sun. What is this? A music video? Or an advertisement?" Finally, Mancuso began to criticize the shots on the aircraft carrier again.
"You are so good at shooting commercials and music videos, why don't you focus on shooting those in the future? Big Hollywood productions need complete plots and performances that promote character growth. So far, all I have seen of the sample films you have shot is a large music video.
"
"And you," Mancuso turned his fire on the two producers.
"When you were about to shoot, you told me that this is the inheritance of the golden age, it is patriotism, and it is the reappearance of the spirit of John Wayne's great western films in the air. Now look at it, what is it?
Director John Ford, who filmed a documentary for the U.S. military on Midway Island in World War II, braved Japanese air raids to capture the scene of the aircraft carrier being attacked. It was a great spirit of sacrifice. It is not such a sissy scene, with men and women, I want
What I saw was a Western, not a Western pornographic film."
Ronald looked at Ned Tanen next to Mancuso. He should come out to defend himself at this time. He gave the green light to the movie. If Mancuso was allowed to deny it, he, as the head of production, would have to
Be responsible.
Tanin shook his head invisibly at him, signaling Ronald not to have an attack on the spot.
Ronald frowned, he was confused, what kind of leverage did Mancuso get? Tanin didn't even say a word?
"The aircraft carrier, beach volleyball, and some important scenes of the heroine must be reshot." Mancuso came back and pointed at Ronald.
"Mr. Mancuso, this movie is rated PG and there will be no excessively erotic or violent scenes..." Ronald couldn't help but stand up and defended himself.
"Sit down!" Mancuso yelled.
"This is Paramount's glorious tradition. If you don't want to shoot, you can replace it. Paramount has many mature directors who can shoot these scenes. They will know how to use classic Hollywood protagonists like Van Kilmer as actors.
The centerpiece of the movie is the real way to make it.”
Ronald sat down angrily and glanced at Val Kilmer's manager who was sitting next to him. The other person looked at him a little triumphantly.
Ronald looked at Ned Tanin across from him again and motioned him to speak with his eyes. He is his person, shouldn't you say something at this time?
Seeing that he avoided his gaze, Ronald decided to go in on his own and stood up to argue again.
"Union, two-thirds."
Niceta desperately pulled Ronald and softly said two words.
"snort!"
Ronald suppressed his anger, he understood what Niceta meant.
The main scenes of the movie have been shot, and what is left are some aerial combat scenes. Ronald has already mastered the technical aspects, and it does not necessarily require a director with special talents to follow suit.
If Mancuso hires another director to shoot those scenes, kick him out. Then reshoot some important scenes and retain the difficult aircraft carrier scenes that he shot. This will easily allow the new director to outperform the overall number of scene shots.
More than two-thirds of the shots were taken.
At that time, he can justifiably remove his name from the director column. Even the entire film's shooting technology, shooting logic, and the most difficult rivalry scenes were all handled by himself.
At this time, Don Simpson spoke up. He was defending Ronald and himself.
"I don't agree with some of your points, Mr. Mancuso. Today's new generation of viewers don't like old-fashioned preaching, but like the fast-paced editing of music videos and commercials.
Ronald's camera scheduling is in line with the lighting of classical oil paintings, and is also the tone and temperament that a new generation of audiences like. This is a typical feature of John Ford's western films."
Ned Tanin breathed a sigh of relief. Someone put the conversation into the rhythm of a normal technical discussion and he could talk.
"Frank, what Don said makes sense. Today's Hollywood is not the golden age. You don't necessarily have to rely on actors to advance the story and develop the characters. This is a high-concept big production, just like Spielberg's ET
With Alien and Jaws, the audience is more likely to see a big scene and a big spectacle."
Don Simpson continued, "Yes, today's audiences can watch TV series at home, and there are all dramas there. They go to the cinema to see those unprecedented scenes of aircraft carriers taking off and landing, flying air battles, etc."
Mancuso interrupted them, "Of course I know this, but are we hiring Spielberg or George Lucas now? Apart from them, who else in Hollywood can make this kind of movie?"
Mancuso brought the topic back again, accusing Ronald of being off track in his directing work. He raised his hand and looked at his watch. The time was right:
"I would like to remind you that the Commander-in-Chief is about to give a latest keynote speech on the current situation in Hollywood. It's almost time."
As he said that, he turned on the TV and used the remote control to tune to NBC's live broadcast.
"Is this planned?" Ronald looked at the TV. The commander-in-chief had just met him. What could he say?
The Grand Commander was on a rostrum and was about to give a speech. On the wall behind him was a wooden title of "Conservative Political Action Conference." This is an event held every year by the conservative forces in America. This year the Grand Commander was
Invited to give a keynote speech.
"...I believe that those who are trying to overthrow the current government in Nicaragua are morally equal to our founding fathers. I once again call on Congress to pass the $14 million appropriation given to them..."
"Conservative values are the foundation of the United States, and they have now become the mainstream values of hundreds of millions of families. We have a responsibility to them, and we must cherish these conservative values."
The commander-in-chief spoke a lot of praise for the resurgence of conservatism in America. He stopped to take a sip of water and remembered the commission from his old friend Sinatra.
"We are an American nation, and our movies are our epics. I have noticed that in recent Hollywood, violence and pornography have become easier. Our ordinary American families are worried that their children have been affected by Hollywood movies.
.
We need to have more smart movies, like Alien, Star Wars before them. Hollywood should make more movies of this type, rather than those that are more controversial, violent or with adult themes."
After hearing this, Mancuso turned around and looked at the group of people below triumphantly, especially Ned Tanin. With the leader's speech on conservative values, he cleared Eisner's bad influence at Paramount.
Action is more righteous.
"Speaking of this, it reminds me of something. Two days ago, Nancy and I watched a movie shot by Sewell. This is one of our children. He has the same name as me and is also called Ronald. He has a unique vision.
"Introduced." The commander continued his speech.
Mancuso found that the two producers Simpson and Bruckheimer, as well as Ned Tanning, all focused on Ronald.
The young and outrageous director looked at himself with a smile, pointed at his nose, and mouthed as if to say, "Yes, that's me."
"Nancy and I both loved the movie and I regret that it wasn't made in Hollywood.
This kid is directing a movie about naval aviation funded by Paramount. We need more Hollywood-made heroes on the screen to relive the best qualities of America, leadership, and heroes on the screen.
doctrine, and the spirit of sacrifice.”
Mancuso's face quickly fell. His face turned from flushed with excitement, to an angry livid color, and then to a dead white color. He touched his heart, feeling faintly cramped.
He heard that he felt like he was about to have a heart attack.
The commander-in-chief continued his speech on television, "My dear friends of the Conservative Alliance, remember that we Americans are born to lead the world, and the sky - not the streets - is our limit."
"Nancy and I are already looking forward to the release of that kid's movie. There has never been a more exciting time than now, a time that inspires miracles and heroic achievements. Our space shuttles are sending ordinary people into space, and we are going
sky, we don’t need roads.”
The commander-in-chief personally appointed Ronald to direct "Top Gun" and wanted to watch it at the White House.
Mancuso shivered and took out a pill from his pocket, picked up the water glass and swallowed it in one gulp.
Everyone, everyone except Mancuso, was having a hard time holding it in.
Tanin spoke, "Mr. Mancuso, Ronald and the others still have more shots to complete, why don't we break up now."
"Pfft, hahaha", Ronald and two producers were laughing wildly at the gate of Paramount.
"It's really yours. When did you go to the White House? Is Nancy your aunt? Hahaha." Don Simpson couldn't stop laughing and hammered the front of his newly bought Ferrari. "It won't work anymore. I'm going to cry."
Come out, look at Mancuso's face."
Nicita pulled Ronald into the car, "Don't laugh at the gate of Paramount, Ronald. This is our experience as agents, someone will spread the word. We have to respect the CEO of Paramount... Pfft