Ronald saw Jeremy Thomas off and went on a date with Minahan Golan in the evening.
Minahan chose the largest cinema and the largest screening room in his newly acquired Carnival Cinemas chain, and started the London premiere of the opera film "Othello" directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
His Cannon was not influential enough to invite royal family members to the premiere, but the influence of the two main creators in the upper class was enough to make up for some shortcomings. The audience at the premiere were all gentlemen and gentlemen in casual clothes.
Lady.
"Ronald, this is Plácido Domingo who plays the leading role of Othello, and this is Katia Ricciareli who plays Desdemona."
Ronald hugged the two costumed heroes and heroines and made a kiss.
Domingo is a Spanish opera tenor, while Ricciareli is from La Scala in Italy and has collaborated with Domingo on stage for many years.
"Hello, nice to meet you," Ronald said hello to the two opera singers. He couldn't help but think of Pavarotti, the Italian opera tenor who gave him the award at the Oscar party that year. These tenors and sopranos,
They all look very strong.
"I wish your movie success."
"Ronald!" The person who came to hug him this time was director Zeffirelli. The two old friends hadn't seen each other for a long time, but Zeffirelli was still very enthusiastic.
"Did Minahan give you enough money? He promised me at that time that he would give you full creative freedom, so I called you. If he cheats, I will get into trouble with him," Ronald joked.
"Don't tell me, Ronald Minahan is the greatest producer I have ever seen. There has never been a producer who can completely trust my artistic judgment. After I finished filming Othello, I even felt that I
We will never make such a good movie again."
The two of them walked inside arm in arm.
"I heard that you and Brooke were together? I could tell at that time that she was very dependent on you." Zeffirelli had no news after quitting Hollywood. The last time he saw news about Ronald was in the newspaper.
of gossip.
"She focuses on her studies and may not return to the entertainment industry in the future."
"That's such a shame."
This "Othello" was shot in a very strange way. It used an operatic method to shoot the movie. In addition to replacing the stage scenery with a more realistic real scene, the entire movie's shots, lighting, and even rhythm are all in the style of an opera.
It is equivalent to putting the entire "Othello" in the Opera House on the screen. This kind of shooting method has never been seen by Ronald in Hollywood.
However, it was beyond Ronald's own expectations. When he watched this opera film adapted from Shakespeare's play and listened to Domingo and Ricciareli's arias, he became very emotional.
When Iago sows a wedge between Othello and his wife Desdemona, Ronald becomes emotional and hates the actor.
At the end, when Othello suspected his wife of cheating and killed her, Ronald felt very uncomfortable and realized the huge tragic power of jealousy.
Finally, when Iago was exposed, Othello knocked him to the ground, and then looked at his wife's body and committed suicide. Ronald could not hold back tears and wanted to shed tears.
"Oh, I didn't expect this movie to be so powerful. I almost cried while watching it." Ronald took out a handkerchief and wiped his eyes. After the lights came on, he stood up and hugged director Zeffirelli.
"A masterpiece, perfect. No wonder you like it so much. It is an exquisite work of art."
"It seems that you are also a passionate person." Zeffirelli was also moved to tears again by his movie.
"Opera is an art form that people with a sensitive nature are naturally fond of, while people with a naturally slow nature will not be moved no matter how hard they study. I know that an artistic genius like you will definitely understand me. Wow.
Woo..."
"Quack, Franco, please go up and say a few words to the audience." Minahan came over and invited the director to come on stage.
"This is a businessman with no sensitive nerves." Ronald laughed, but Minahan didn't look like he was moved by the plot at all.
"Ronald, I plan to release this film on a small scale in America, and then send it mainly to Europe and Asia. As a famous opera director, Zeffirelli is very famous in those two places."
Ronald glanced at Minahan and then at the very excited Zeffirelli on the stage.
"Hey, it seems that Minahan also knows that this kind of slow-paced, exquisite, but lacking visual impact movies are no longer liked by mainstream audiences. He found director Zeffirelli, which is nothing more than finding John Carter.
Like people like Saweetie and Jean-Luc Godard, they do it to improve their status when selling films at film festivals.
Use the films of these outdated famous directors to raise the prices of other exploitation films you shoot. Let those outdated movie buyers know that they are the 'big shots' in Hollywood."
But isn’t Zeffirelli taking advantage of this madman? Perhaps only this kind of madman can give him a sufficient budget and artistic freedom without interference.
"Wow wow wow..." Ronald also applauded with everyone.
"Ronald, I'm about to start shooting the third episode of The Raptors, the third episode of Vietnam War, our Ninja series, and the American Ninja series. Now is the time when Cannon Pictures is booming.
, do you want to think again about shooting Stallone’s next movie?”
"He and I really can't be on the same set." Ronald shook his head and refused, "You're shooting so many movies at the same time?"
"It's not too much. I still have to personally handle the script for the fourth Superman movie. This year, we will start shooting at least 25 movies. We also need to acquire more theaters. In the second half of the year, our Cannon TV Network will
The network in America will also be a national syndicated cable television network."
"Twenty-five?" Ronald glanced at Minahan and thought, has this person gone crazy? Acquiring movie theaters and establishing a TV network are both very expensive business activities. More than 20 movies are shot a year, even if
On average, a film costs two million, which means a shooting budget of fifty million.
Can his current pre-sale business cover the entire shooting budget?
Madman!
But having said that, anyway, he has 300 million in cash, and a European bank has given him a bridge loan. This madman is going to break into the circle of Hollywood's top production companies. Anyway, next he wants to set up his own distribution network, and even acquire
I wouldn’t be surprised to see the movie theater chain in America.
"How about I give you full artistic decision-making power? Think about it, if you don't want to make a movie with Stallone, then we'll change the star.
You don’t have to worry about big production, I will intervene for you. Who in Hollywood doesn’t know that you have the best vision?
Even for the outdated director John Cassavetes, I promised him not to interfere with his artistic decisions, so I won’t interfere.
His movie was two hours long. I thought it was too long, so I asked him to cut it by 15 minutes to facilitate distribution. He wholeheartedly agreed, but the final version that Cassavetes got back the next Monday was half an hour longer.
, became a two and a half hour feature film.
He has his reasons, and this is the best way to present the movie, so I agree with him.
I also want to invest in a movie with Faye Dunaway and Mickey Rourke, they are both popular stars..."
Ronald looked at Minahan talking eloquently, and felt more and more that he was a madman. In the past, he was just trapped by the situation and could not show his crazy side.
Even the most important power of the production company, the duration of the film, is given up. This is tantamount to letting the director play as he pleases. From the producer's perspective, this is a very bad decision.
However, this may all be mutual use. A movie starring Mickey Rourke, who became famous because of "9 and a Half Weeks", can force him to tie up three American Ninjas, or the Vietnam War
For an exploitation film like Pioneer, maybe after all is said and done, Madman still makes a lot of money?
After bidding farewell to his old friends, Ronald flew back to New York alone.
"This is yours, this is for Donna." Ronald took a scarf made of high-end cashmere and gave it to Diane.
Diane Lane was in New York during this time, and "The Monster in Chinatown" was about to be released, so she was hiding in New York waiting for the premiere.
When this movie is released, if it can have some impact, Diane's agent will receive the movie script again, and she is looking forward to it. When she heard that Ronald was back, she came to Staten Island alone to see him.
"I also have a gift for you." Diane took a small box and handed it to Ronald.
Ronald opened it and saw that it was the latest version of WordStar software.
"Hahaha, you still know what I need." Ronald recalled that the first software he used to write scripts on a computer was given to him by a joint venture between Diane and Donna.
"Hehe..." Diane made a lot of money from Japanese commercial shooting. In addition, the Japanese yen has been appreciating since the Plaza Accord was signed last year. Now she has earned 50% more for no reason.
, you can buy clothes and jewelry, you can hire a hairstylist, a bodybuilding teacher, and an acting teacher, and you can still have some money to give Ronald some small gifts.
"Thank you, are you not doing that healthy dietary supplement?" Ronald asked Diane. The two had known each other since she was very young, and it was not out of the ordinary to ask some intimate questions.
"It's okay. I have completely stopped using the United Scientific products. I also returned the remaining goods to recover some of the cost.
But they don’t seem to be scammers, there are really people who are making a lot of money selling their products. Did you know? They have now hired William Shatner, who plays Captain Kirk, as a spokesperson.”
Diane said as she turned on the TV and tuned to the direct marketing channel, which happened to be showing an advertisement for United Scientific Corporation.
William Shatner's fat face happened to be promoting nutritional supplements from United Scientific Corporation.
"Since the beginning of human history, plants have provided us with the nutrients we need and beneficial trace elements for a long time. This is an important difference between us humans and other animals.
I strongly recommend that you start using United Scientific's dietary supplements extracted from various plants starting today, including pumpkin, apple, oats... vegetarianism is the healthiest way to live.
You can buy in large quantities and then sell them to friends who have the same concept as you, and then use this healthy food to earn a reasonable income for yourself while promoting our concept of healthy living.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if you only buy a little and eat it yourself. Remember to tell your friends and relatives that you feel more energetic and less sick after taking this dietary supplement.
No matter how much or how little you buy, you can promote our concept of healthy living.
United Scientific Corporation, your dietary companion for healthy living concepts.”
"So Captain Kirk said, you are not required to buy a lot. Those who have money can buy products worth thousands or tens of thousands of dollars to sell, and those who have no money can just buy a little for your own use, as long as you don't forget to promote the concept.
If I really didn’t know how to sell things... well, even if I knew how to sell things, I wouldn’t do it. Now I just want to get some roles again, and I can support myself as an actor, which is already good.”
Diane saw Ronald's brows furrowed and his face not looking good, so he quickly promised that he would never do this again. If he didn't get the role, the money he earned from Japan would have to support him through the next day.
year time.
"No, I didn't mean to accuse you, that's not what I meant. But this William Shatner sounds like a producer I met in London."
Sure enough, these people all talk in the same way. No matter how much money they spend, we welcome them. We just want to promote our own ideas (culture). It seems that these liars all talk in the same way, and we feel that they are right.