"Well, this makes it more comfortable." After chatting with Aunt Karen, Ronald took the Bible she gave him back to the bedroom. He put the cloth-covered book on the bookshelf. Then he picked up "The Dragon King 2"
I read the first draft of the script while lying on the bed.
The story follows the end of the first part. Master Miyagi and Daniel took the trophy to the parking lot and prepared to go home with their girlfriend Ali and their mother. Chris, the coach of the "Cobra" gym opposite, and his apprentices
There was a conflict.
Chris believed that he lost to Daniel in the end because his disciples did not abide by his teachings, did not adopt a "take no prisoners" attitude, and beat Daniel's legs so that he could not continue the competition. Several of his disciples turned against him.
Master Miyagi stepped forward to stop Chris who wanted to hit his apprentice, subdued him with a few blows, and then pretended to hit Chris hard on the nose. In the end, Master Miyagi, who believed that karate was not to bully others, just
Chris got a hard pinch on the nose.
Everyone burst into laughter. Chris was even more ashamed than being beaten, and his character was instantly destroyed. He had no choice but to walk away in despair.
Ronald yawned. This was the ending of the first part that was not filmed, and was flexibly moved to the beginning of the second part. This move is very good, and it is in line with Miyagi's Eastern style of defeating his opponent by first defeating the opponent's heart.
philosophy.
Ronald, who was getting sleepier and sleepier, began to close his eyes involuntarily. He had a busy day today and had a long chat with his aunt and her new boyfriend in the evening.
"Master Miyagi, look what Ali did to my car."
A sound came, and Ronald felt like he was dreaming about the scene of "Dragon Boy 2" again.
Daniel's convertible car was damaged and he came to Master Miyagi's house to complain. His girlfriend Ali switched to the star quarterback of the football team and even damaged his car.
"We need to make some changes here, otherwise the transition will be too abrupt." Ronald was dreaming more clearly this time, and he saw that Elizabeth Sue did not appear in the final film of "The Dragon King 2".
At this time, Miyagi received a letter from Ryukyu. His father was seriously ill, and his childhood sweetheart Yuki asked him to go back to see his father for the last time. Daniel bought a plane ticket with the college tuition money he had prepared, and went to Ryukyu with Master Miyagi.
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"Kumiko, where is Yuki?" Teacher Miyagi returned to Ryukyu's home and asked a young beauty who opened the paper sliding door.
"You must be Mr. Miyagi, Aunt Yuki is taking care of your father."
In the dim night scene, there was only a yellow light in the door. Against the light, this Ryukyu beauty looked very beautiful. Daniel looked a little silly looking at her.
"Well, this romantic encounter (meet cutes) is really good." Ronald commented after seeing that the filming of "Dragon Boy 2" was not difficult, and he still had time to spare.
The romantic love line requires a romantic encounter that makes the audience feel that the hero and heroine are a perfect match. It was handled well here, and it would have been nice if there was a little more shy eye contact between Kumiko and Daniel.
Ronald thought to himself that maybe the original director did not have a deep understanding of Eastern people's thinking.
Teacher Miyagi's father passed away, and he and his old lover Yuki rebuilt their old relationship. Then Miyagi put aside his worries and introduced Daniel to the situation in the village on Ryukyu Island. The two visited the founder of Ryukyu Karate and the ancestor of Master Miyagi.
Miyagi Shinho's ancestral hall.
Miyagi decided to teach Daniel more profound karate skills. The two came to the ancient dock of the fishing village and untied the anchor. Miyagi stood on the spot where the anchor must pass, turned around on his own, and passed the huge
Anchor.
Miyagi also took out a rattle and taught Daniel this advanced technique. He didn't need to move forward or backward to avoid the opponent, but only used the rotation of the waist to avoid the opponent's attack and counterattack at the same time.
"It seems that this is the trick at the end of the second part." Ronald thought to himself, how should this technique be used in filming?
Then Daniel became good friends with the little beauty Kumiko, and they went shopping together.
Kumiko was asked about her dream by Daniel, and she took Daniel to an electrical appliance store.
"Is this your dream, to sell TV sets?" Daniel asked the new little beauty, not knowing why.
"No, I'll show it to you."
Kumiko said something in Japanese to the salesperson in the window. It seemed that she came here often and was familiar with the salesperson.
The salesperson put a cassette of video tapes into the VCR.
"This...this is my dream, I want to be a dancer", Kumiko pointed at the TV screen
A shot of a ballerina dancing solo under dim lights appeared on the screen.
"Oh...it's you."
Ronald felt a warm current in his heart, and his whole body felt very warm, except that his nose was a little sore.
What was playing on the TV was actually the movie "Fame" that he participated in the filming of in New York in 1979. It happened to show Hillary, played by Antonia Franceschi, in the dance classroom.
A shot of dancing in it.
Under the dim light, the dance studio was filled with smoke from incense. Ronald seemed to have returned to the time of filming six years ago, picking up ice cubes and stuffing them into a bag, and covering the back of Antonia's neck after the filming was completed.
Antonia's skin was very white, and the tiny blond hair on her neck was noticed by Ronald, and she looked very cute.
"Ronnie, should we continue our careers separately, or get married and live together?" Antonia turned around and asked Ronald what his choice was.
"I...I want to be with you. Have a few children. I will go to work every day and you will go to the laundry to get me clothes."
"But you still want to be a film director, and I still want to be the principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. Let's separate."
Antonia pushed him away, then went to the carpet in the middle of the dance studio, and then danced a ballet solo, an Arabesque, spreading her wings in the wind, and flying away like a swan.
"Antonia!...Listen to me, I don't want to be a director anymore. I can start a leg warmer business and earn more than two hundred thousand dollars a year. I can also sell it to Jane Fonda. We don't have to worry about money and
Career, you can continue to be a ballet dancer, and I will be a businessman in Manhattan and a donor to your ballet company."
"Antonia... Antonia..." Seeing Antonia continue to go away, Ronald hurriedly tried to follow, "Ah..."
"Ronald, Ronnie, what's wrong with you?"
Aunt Karen and her boyfriend Eric came in wearing pajamas to check on Ronald who screamed.
I saw my nephew lying on the ground, rubbing his head desperately. It seemed that Ronald fell from the bed and hit his head on the corner of the script that fell to the ground.
"Ronnie" Aunt Karen rubbed his head distressedly, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine, it looks like I need to change to a big bed." Ronald was still a little hurt from the collision this time, and he burst into tears.
"Hey," the aunt sighed softly. She pretended not to hear Ronald's voice calling Antonia. What this nephew wants is not a big bed, but a girlfriend. If Antonia is still in charge of this brat,
Enough.
"Antonia is the best...well, Helen is actually more beautiful and has a better family background...Donna's good friend Diane is actually also good, and she knows everything." The aunt thought of Ronald's previous girlfriends, and they were all pretty good.
, blame this damn director and actor profession, there will always be problems if we are separated in two places for a long time.
If Ronald could find an ordinary girl and get married earlier, maybe he would have children by now.
"You go on to sleep." Auntie suddenly felt that Ronald in her arms was a bit annoying, so she pulled Eric away.
"Hey", Ronald had no choice but to rub his head and go back to sleep.
The interrupted dream did not pick up, and early the next morning, Ronald got up for a long run as usual.
"Ronnie, your phone number."
Auntie prepared breakfast at home and handed the phone receiver to Ronald, who had just returned.
"Hello? I'm Ronald."
Ronald took the receiver and sat at the dining table, eating the baguette made by his aunt's new boyfriend, paired with freshly fried bacon, vegetable and fruit salad, and a serving of milk.
As a chef, he can make simple breakfast delicious.
"Ronnie, it's me, Helen."
On the other end of the phone is Helen Slater.
Jerry Zucker kept his promise and sent an audition invitation to Helen Slater. He also specifically stated on the phone that it was producer Ronald who insisted that she play the role of a female kidnapper.
"Thank you, thank you, Ronald. I didn't expect you to recommend me, I..."
Helen Slater has been in the industry for a long time, and she has begun to understand the preciousness of opportunities. Especially the second chance for losers.
His own Supergirl failed miserably at the box office, and the Superman film series was cut in half by the producers.
Her second movie, "The Legend of Billie King," will be released next month, and the test screening results were not very good either. Gerald didn't have any extra connections to give her a third chance.
Helen, who was ready to return to New York and look for opportunities in TV series, suddenly received an audition invitation from Jerry Zucker. The two movies she starred in in a row did not do well at the box office. Now she still has the opportunity to star in the movie directed by Zucker's trio.
Comedies are countless times luckier than all Hollywood actresses of the same age.
"You don't need to thank me, you deserve it... No, it's a role that suits you." Ronald almost let it slip.
"No, you don't owe me anything. I will remember your help this time, Ronald." Helen didn't know how to express her gratitude for a moment, "Give me a chance. When we meet, I will thank you properly."
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After Helen finished speaking, she quickly hung up the phone. She felt as if she was making a deal for the role. "No, not counting Ronald. We used to have a very good relationship. He still thought about me and created opportunities for me."
"You silly girl, you forgot to tell me when and where we were going to meet." Ronald hung up the phone and took a bite of the baguette. The freshly baked baguette was very crunchy, and it was really good for breakfast.
"Ring ring ring ring..."
As soon as Ronald picked up the phone, Helen finally remembered.
"Have you decided when to thank me?"
"Ah, Ronald, thank you. Whenever you are free, I will fly to Los Angeles to find you. My agent said that this opportunity is very important. Although it is just a guest appearance, it will make the audience not forget my role.
alright."
"Ah, Elizabeth." Ronald choked a mouthful of milk, "Ahem, it doesn't matter, we are old acquaintances. This time is also to complete the plot. Maybe you will be the protagonist when the third film is made." It turns out that it is.
Elizabeth Shue is confirmed to be a guest star in "The Mighty Kid 2".
"Thank you, thank you!" Elizabeth Su thanked her very happily on the phone. This time she got Ronald's new phone number because she received Weintraub's invitation.
Su will graduate from Harvard next year. The closer she gets to graduation, the more she feels that the career of an actress is valuable. The career of an actress is not as long as that of an actor, and now is the most critical period.
Su saw the busy scene of the last class of graduates starting their school job fair, wearing suits and leather shoes, holding resumes and going around for interviews, and then realized that he had made a mistake in his choice. If he took advantage of the release of "The Dragon King" to become famous, he would continue to pursue new careers.
Just ask for the role.
Actresses can not only get high salaries that are difficult to achieve in ordinary professions, but also have many opportunities to meet senior people in various industries.
Producer Weintraub was very unhappy when he didn't go on a road show with the crew when "The Kid" was released last time. If Ronald hadn't strongly supported him this time, he wouldn't even have gotten the chance to make a cameo.
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"I'm not kidding, are you in Los Angeles during this period? I will fly over to see you during the press conference. I will thank you in person."
Elizabeth Su hung up the phone, held her chin in thought, "It would be great if I had such vision at that time. If I could have the support of a boyfriend like Ronald, Harvard graduate, billion-dollar box office heroine, are all unimportant titles.
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With just one word from Ronald, he could change the producer's opinion, and he truly felt the power of Hollywood.
"Thank you, Eric. I have to say, your cooking skills are the best I have ever encountered."
Seeing Aunt Karen looking at him, her face was not her face, and her nose was not her nose. Ronald didn't know that her ambiguous phone calls with several actresses had made her unhappy. He had to take a detour and patted his aunt's new face.
My boyfriend’s flattery.
"Eric is self-taught. He only went to a restaurant after retiring from Ma Run and started working as a cook at the lowest level."
Sure enough, my aunt's attention was diverted.
"Your craftsmanship can definitely gain a foothold in New York and Los Angeles." Ronald really thinks Eric's skills are good.
"Now I just want to travel around the country with Karen." Eric smiled stupidly and kept looking at Aunt Karen.
"I'll leave first and let little Bud accompany you where you want to go."
Ronald took advantage of his aunt's immersion in love and left quickly.
Now I am a powerful young director with a certain influence. Some things are really not like in the past. How many of these actresses who try to please me in disguise are sincere?
Ronald himself doesn’t know how to tell the difference, maybe he can’t tell the difference. He is a successful film director, which not only gives him an advantage, but is also part of his own charm. Identity and original quality are sometimes inseparable.
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If I had been more impulsive when I was young, I might have married an ex-girlfriend. The love I felt at that time was definitely from my heart.
But who can say for sure? Maybe by now, divorce is even a possibility. There are too many separations and reunions in the entertainment industry.
Ronald drove his beloved Ferrari and drove out the door. The sun shone down, and he took out his sunglasses and put them on. It was a new day.