"Attention all departments, these are million-dollar lenses, the two most expensive lenses in this film. Please check the equipment again."
Ronald was sitting in the back seat of the F-5s driven by "Idiot Bozo" and gave the final inspection order to the two fighter jets equipped with cameras.
One on the left and one on the right, one in front and one behind, two aircraft surrounded the F-14a that fired Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Not far ahead was a Navy target drone.
After many layers of approvals from the Navy, today’s shooting was finally released.
Two missiles, two target drones, the fuel consumption and depreciation of several aircraft, and the help of several top Navy pilots, Ronald will "waste" more than one million US dollars in the sky today.
"Charlie Five Confirmed."
"Charlie Six confirmed."
Confirmation sounds came from the pilots and photographers on the two shooting planes.
"action!"
After giving the order, Ronald stared closely at the missile under the wing of the Tomcat fighter jet. Suddenly, a burst of white smoke appeared there.
A Sidewinder missile detached from the launcher and flew forward.
In the cockpit of the plane, Ronald could not hear any sound, and only saw the tail of the missile surrounded by white smoke, drawing a trajectory in the sky.
"boom……"
Ten seconds later, a ball of flame burst out from the target drone and was blown to pieces.
"Charlie Five, Charlie Six reports." Ronald started calling again.
"Normal, Charlie Five."
"Normal, Charlie Six."
Finally, the Navy's generosity was not in vain. Half an hour later, the fighter jet took off again. This time it was the turn of the F5s, playing the role of MiG-28, to launch the mounted air-to-air missiles.
The Navy only granted permission for two missile launches for filming. So the "good guy" Tomcat and the "bad guy" MiG each had one launch.
Half a day later, the expedited development of the film arrived. Ronald looked at the footage on the screen for just over a minute. He spent a lot of money on these two real shots.
In the final fighting scene in the movie, several missiles were launched, some hit the enemy aircraft, and some missed the target. It seems that such a small scene must be carefully planned to connect with the model special effects produced by Industrial Light and Magic.
Only then can you produce good editing effects.
"You have to find other ways to shoot horizontal spirals. The Navy believes that this maneuver is too dangerous. The price of an F-14A is too expensive, and the cost of training pilots is even more expensive."
Pettigrew told Ronald that the basic shots here had almost been shot. After the Navy gave the missile launch permission, they shot the actual shot of the horizontal spiral.
"I understand, it is indeed too dangerous. Even if the Navy agrees, I don't want you to take risks." Ronald shook hands with the pilots who participated in the aerial photography one by one. After working together for a long time, everyone has become friends, and he doesn't want anyone to
Something went wrong while filming a spiraling shot of just a few seconds.
"Ronnie, who are you taking to the Oscars this year?"
When Ronald returned home, he received a call from Demi Moore.
"Aren't you and Emilio..." Ronald thought that Demi wanted to take advantage of his quota again. Didn't she have an enemy, Emilio Estevez? Ronald saw them together in the entertainment newspaper.
Photos from attending the premiere of "The Breakfast Club."
"Forget it, I regret it. Emilio said it nicely, but in fact he couldn't even get two tickets to the Oscars. In the end, he had to ask his father, Martin Sheen, for it." Demi's magnetic voice made Luo
"Okay, I just came to ask. Who is the lucky woman? Brooke Shields? Or Helen Slater."
"No, I'm looking for Diane from the Cotton Club. You know, I have a lot of director skills, which I learned from Coppola. This time, his film was only nominated for two minor awards, and there weren't enough tickets.
, I’ll help lead an actor.”
"Okay, it's really a pity that you didn't come to the premiere of The Breakfast Club. Director John Hughes also specially thanked the reporter for your help."
"I saw the interview," Ronald recalled the entertainment channel he saw two weeks ago. John Hughes specifically mentioned Ronald and helped him find the legendary Hollywood editor Mrs. Dee Dee Allen.
Didi's early intervention helped edit "The Breakfast Club" beautifully, as smoothly as a poem.
"Don't worry, this movie has been a huge success at the box office and with reviews. You will soon become a new female star. When the time comes, you will have movie dates, beautiful clothes, and everything." Ronald comforted her.
"Hahaha... I think so too. You must come to the next premiere of St. Elmo's Fire."
Demi would call Ronald regularly to chat. On the one hand, she would talk about the current situation of Emilio and his group of friends, and if she had any hotheads to target Ronald. On the other hand, she would also half-show off her gradual stardom.
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Recently, she has been praised by several film critics, especially Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, for her natural and smooth acting, and that she has begun to spend more time showing off than telling.
Ronald has been very busy recently and did not attend the premiere of "The Breakfast Club".
The movie was an unexpected success, with box office receipts of close to 20 million in less than four weeks.
Director John Hughes is on track to surpass Ronald in the media and become Hollywood's most proficient director in making teen movies.
With a total production cost of less than 1 million, it is estimated to have a box office of more than 40 million. Universal began to really take John Hughes seriously.
However, things in Hollywood are always very mysterious. When Ned Tanning was at Universal, the two movies that he strongly promoted, "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire", have now become the new CEO, Rona
An old acquaintance of Germany, thanks to Frank Price.
If he didn't jump to Paramount, Tanin might also be able to get a lot of independent production rights. The Breakfast Club has already been well-received and a box office hit. If Ronald's friend Cameron Crowe wrote Saint I
Ermo's Fire is also popular. It's hard to say whether Tanin's job change this time means he has more power or less power.
"That's it, I'm going to hang up. I'll see you at the Oscar ceremony then."
Ronald hung up the phone. Demi Moore is very good at sneaking around, and she is very familiar with the gossip in the industry. On the phone today, the names of Brooke and Helen were actually mentioned. It seems that some of her actions have fallen into the hands of thoughtful people.
In eyes.
She attended the Golden Globe Awards with Brooke, helped Helen with several auditions, and after winning "The Legend of Billie King," she even scared away the leading actor who wanted to pick her up.
Especially Brooke, her influence is still very powerful. If I hadn't been careful with her, my photos of her and myself might have appeared in the entertainment media.
Thinking of Brooke, Ronald sighed. This girl who was obsessed with getting a diploma from Princeton was now getting further and further away from her center of gravity.
Apart from taking vacations and participating in some public events in New York, Brooke immersed herself in campus and studied boring French courses. This did not help her acting career at all.
But this is Brooke's biggest wish, and it's hard for Ronald to say anything. Now his phone calls with her are gradually becoming less and less. This time, he originally wanted to invite Brooke to attend the Oscars, but she was too busy with her studies and wanted to study abroad.
, declined due to time conflicts. Her interest in Hollywood was gradually dwindling.
"How about I go to the Oscars dressed like this?" A few hours later, Ronald rushed to Diane's hotel. When she was trying to film the Cotton Club, the crew gave her several sets of costumes, matching two
A piece of mink shawl also from the set of the costume, asked Ronald.
"Want to hear the truth?"
Ronald looked at Diane and said, "You are a girl of the new era. You are not suitable for such ancient clothes. You should put away these antiques from the 1920s and 1930s."
"I know you don't like it, but the advertising money I got from Japan can't afford better clothes. You know, if an actress wears the same dress twice, she will be gossiped about by the newspapers. Fortunately, I still have it.
You can use the 'Cotton Club' costume as a excuse." Diane carefully put away the mink shawl.
Ronald smiled. This little girl who could rush to the Oscars in a dress and white sandals has now begun to be picky about dresses. The girl who was fearless at that time has now begun to be cautious.
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"Don't worry. I have made an agreement with Mr. Armani. You can go to his handmade custom clothing store. There will be clothes prepared for you. He will keep your size."
As he said this, Ronald looked at the girl. She gained weight because of the "Cotton Club" and now she has basically returned to the "Streets of Rage" period.
"Thank you, Ronnie." Diane came up and hugged Ronald's neck. She saw hope again from the dilemma of losing three consecutive movies, and she relied on this old man.
Could it be that Lucas's movies are just a lucky chance for his fortune to turn around?
…
"What? Ronald went to the White House to work as a projectionist and deliver copies?" Paramount CEO Mancuso found out the news after much hesitation.
It turns out that Ronald was mentioned by the Grand Commander by name at the conservative conference because he sent a copy of the Soviet Union film. It was not because he had any deep personal relationship with the Grand Commander.
I see, why am I so unlucky? During the live broadcast, I was frightened for no reason. In fact, there are usually many Hollywood people whose names were mentioned by the commander-in-chief. He even commended his old friend Cary Grant.
"Mr. Mancuso, this is your ticket to the Oscars." The secretary came in to deliver the invitation letter.
"Put it on the table."
Mancuso sighed. Now is not the time to dwell on these things. It would be nice if... he hadn't been frightened by him at that time. There is only a long time to come. He has to eliminate the influence of his predecessor and consolidate the power in the hands of Tanin and other vice presidents. He still has to wait.