In their new house on Staten Island, New York, Ronald's aunt Karen laughed and cursed at her boyfriend Eric.
The relationship between the two developed very well. Eric let down his guard and when he was preparing to attend the premiere of Karen's nephew Ronald's new movie "The Kid 2", he accidentally let it slip that he had no military experience.
, he talked about working in restaurants since he was a child and dreaming of becoming a chef.
"I...as soon as I saw you, I felt that you were the person I would spend the rest of my life with. I heard from the neighbors that your husband is a Vietnam War veteran, and you usually volunteer at the Veterans Service Association, so I wanted to pretend to be a veteran.
I'll spend time with you." Eric was nervous.
"You don't have to be like this at all, Eric. It's also my dream to be a chef. When I was working as a waiter in an Italian cafe, I was envious that the chef's salary was higher than ours... hahaha"
The aunt patted her boyfriend on the arm and laughed, took the handbag from him, and the two drove to the Siegfried Cinema in Manhattan.
Although the center of the film industry is in Hollywood, the center of the media is in Manhattan, New York. Not only are most serious newspapers with national influence located here, but more and more television stations have also moved their studios from Los Angeles to New York.
America is divided into time zones. In many cases, in New York on the East Coast, breaking news can be caught earlier. Public television broadcasts nationwide, and the advantage of doing news programs in New York is growing. TV stations in the Midwest and West Coast
The media has a rapid tendency to move towards local programs.
Therefore, the premiere of the sequel to the martial arts movie that the children have been waiting for for two years, "The Kid 2", was also held at the largest cinema in Manhattan, the Siegfried Cinema.
"Hi Susan!"
Ronald found Weintraub's lover and assistant, Susan Akins, in the hall at the entrance. She was also named as the producer of the film, and they went to Oahu, Hawaii, to experience filming together.
"Ronald", Susan came up and gave Ronald a kiss, "I'm so nervous. This is my first time as a de facto producer. I hope it will be a big hit at the box office."
"You should have confidence in me."
"Of course, of course, what I mean is... I mean even if there is a problem at the box office, I shouldn't blame you. After all, you have made phenomenal movies except Top Gun. No... I don't want to say whether the box office will be OK...
"
Susan became more and more nervous as she spoke, and her face turned red.
"Ronnie, you're messing with Susan again." Weintraub saw Ronald coming and pretended to come up to relieve his lover Susan.
"There are a lot of media here today." Ronald looked around. Although it was not as good as a blockbuster movie starring celebrities, there were still many reporters coming to support him.
"A sequel to a blockbuster movie should have reporters. If I were in charge, it would be twice as many." Weintraub pointed out what would happen if he was in charge of the announcement.
Improve the work of publisher Columbia.
After all, he has already entered the high-level ranks of MGM/United Artists. The casino tycoon owner Kerkorian gave him a promise to take charge of the United Artists label first. If the performance is good, he can also become the manager of two labels.
General person in charge.
"I heard that you are preparing a romantic comedy? After filming teenagers, are you finally going to get involved in the more important part of life?" In the lounge, I asked him directly about Ronald's new film.
"Did Niceta tell you? We are old friends, and I will tell you what I have to say. MGM/United Arts suspended their production business some time ago, and you have resumed it now?"
"I'm dealing with it and will be back soon."
"I am currently interested in Paramount and Disney. I have given them two weeks to consider. If they say they give up, we can talk about it. As for which label to put it under..."
MGM and United Artists are now a joint venture, and both labels were acquired by Kerkorian. In fact, they share a distribution channel. Many of the distribution staff who were laid off were picked up by Fatty Minahan and reorganized.
Cannon distribution channels.
"Which label is up to you, you can put it in whichever one you want. I was busy with things in the past two weeks, and the merger matter was still a bit unfinished. It turned out that the top management of MGM was unwilling to give up power, and the negotiations took a lot of energy from me. That's right.
I will talk about everything that needs to be abolished or merged.
The boss's energy is mainly focused on the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas, so now the two companies have become de facto vassals, and I have to spend my energy dealing with them.
In fact, just bring your script to me. You can use whichever label you want, with an investment of less than 10 million yuan, I will do it with just one word."
Ronald did not expect that Weintraub had such high confidence in him. Both Paramount and Disney needed to make an evaluation before making a decision. Weintraub seemed to be very wealthy.
Looking at Ronald's expression, "Are you rich?", Weintraub leaned his head closer and said, "Your screen fund inspired me. I also found connections on Wall Street and secured a fund.
It's called the Star Fund. They can fund any project I give the green light to..."
"Oh, are they willing to pay more than 10 million?"
This is the problem that Ronald encountered at Disney. Eisner came to explain to Ronald in person. The Screen Fund did market research before investing, and the average return on investment in Hollywood's low-cost productions was the highest, so they
Prefer low-cost (less than US$8 million according to 1986 standards) investment projects.
"As long as I invest, they can follow me on a one-to-one basis or even a one-to-two basis."
Oh, Ronald looked at Weintraub. It turns out that his way of playing is different from that of Screen Fund and Disney. Weintraub also had to invest real money himself before Star Fund would be willing to play with him.
Eisner's approach of having the Screen Fund be responsible for all financing is based on his successful record over the past decade. Weintraub has hit the jackpot in the past two years, but Wall Street is still a little suspicious of him.
"Okay, thank you for your trust, Jerry. I will receive their reply next week, and we will talk then."
"Okay, let's go out."
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"Director! You are here!" The heroine Tomita Tan Ling attended the premiere for the first time. She was very happy and nervous. She was wearing a kimono from the movie and came over to greet Ronald immediately when she saw him.
Next to him, Ralph Marzio was much more skilled. He and Noriyuki Morita dressed up as characters from the movie, sang in harmony with the characters in the movie, and chatted with reporters.
"Director Ronald, can you tell us about the content of the sequel? Which parts are you most satisfied with?"
"Will audiences like the sequel? What tricks do you have in store for Ralph?"
When the reporter saw Ronald, he left the two protagonists behind and came over to interview the director.
"I think instead of me answering, you should watch it for yourself. I won't spoil it.
In fact, the producer Mr. Weintraub and I started planning the sequel one month after the original film was released. I guarantee that this trick will be very exciting. Master Miyagi will also be very powerful in Ryukyu, and Daniel will be very successful in karate.
I will make further progress in my practice.”
"Ronald, now that Top Gun is still firmly in second place at the box office, surpassing the new film 'Spring Is Not a Day to Read,' and only behind Orion's 'Back to School,' your sequel to 'The Kid' will be released.
Are you worried about the box office conflict between the two?"
"I'm not worried. It's a great honor that the audience likes to watch our movie. I think only if they like both movies can we achieve good results. Besides, there will be no conflict at all when watching the movie. The audience can definitely watch Long Wei Boy first.
, let's watch Top Gun again. Hahaha... This is the premiere of the second part of The Dragon King, and it doesn't seem to be that good when it comes to other movies."
"Hahaha..." The reporters also cooperated and laughed at Ronald's not-so-funny jokes.
Everyone entered the screening room in cooperation, and Ronald stayed to receive Aunt Karen and her boyfriend. The family sat together and watched the premiere happily.
In the middle of the movie, Kumiko was asked by Daniel about her dream. Outside the electronics store, the two saw the scene of Antonia dancing solo in "Famous".
"Antonia", Aunt Karen recognized the ballet beauty and gave Ronald a deep look. Her boyfriend Eric noticed and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Auntie turned around and the scene had passed.
Daniel and Kumiko sat opposite each other in the cabin, drinking Japanese green tea. Daniel was obviously very impressed by the kimono Kumiko was wearing, and the two slowly came closer and kissed.
"Ronald, doesn't Daniel have an Ali in Los Angeles? Are you going to arrange for that girl to be his girlfriend?"
Aunt Karen couldn't help it anymore and tugged on Ronald's arm, asking her nephew to give her an answer.
"This is a movie. Each movie must have a separate heroine, otherwise it will be difficult to write a script." Ronald explained.
"What about your third film? Daniel will eventually return to China. I think Kumiko will also come to America to pursue her dream of ballet. Which one do you think will be arranged to be with Daniel at that time?"
"I haven't thought about this yet. Maybe it's a new heroine? It depends on how the screenwriter writes it and who has the schedule in the end."
Ronald didn't expect that Aunt Karen was a die-hard fan of the "Dragon Boy" series of movies and was so concerned about the love life of the protagonist Daniel Sang.
"Woo..."
A strong wind blew on the screen, and a typhoon was coming. The plot quickly entered the third act. Aunt Karen no longer bothered with the emotional entanglements of the protagonist, and turned back to watch with interest. There was bound to be a big battle soon, and in the end
Daniel used his unique skills to defeat his powerful opponent.
Teacher Miyagi reconciled with his childhood friend Sato, but his apprentice Nagazen couldn't accept it and challenged Daniel. He even slapped Kumiko on the stage who was in love with an American.
"Oh...why do you even hit girls?" Aunt Karen exclaimed.
Daniel accepted the challenge and had a battle with Changshan.
Daniel had only learned karate in the ring, and was obviously not as good as Chang Shan, who practiced karate for actual combat purposes.
In order to defeat his opponent, Daniel also used the unique trick in the first part, "Crane Kick!"
As a result, Changshan, who was prepared, caught Daniel's crane kick with his hand, threw him to the ground, and kicked him twice.
The embarrassed Daniel rolled over and climbed up, looking at Teacher Miyagi. Every time Daniel had no confidence, Teacher Miyagi was his biggest source of confidence.
Miyagi looked serious. Once the opponent is on guard, the trick cannot be used unexpectedly, otherwise it will not be a trick. He took out a rattle, held it with both hands, and started shaking it.
Sato, a childhood friend, also joined the group, took out a rattle from his clothes and started shaking it. Suddenly everyone followed suit, and a group of people were shaking the rattles, making a neat thumping sound.
The sound reached Daniel's ears, and he remembered Miyagi's teachings. In Yin-Yang style karate, the waist should be the axis like a rattle, and the two arms are like the two drumsticks of the rattle, driven by the waist to defend and attack at the same time.
As soon as the "continuous punch" trick came out, Daniel could use one hand to defend Changshan's punch, and at the same time, the other hand was driven by his waist to counterattack.
Daniel was the first to break Changshan's ferocious attack, and finally knocked Changshan to the ground in anger.
Changshan was beaten unable to fight back and lay on the ground. Daniel prepared to attack and punched him in front of him.
"Do you want to live or die?" Daniel asked.
"Just beat me to death." Changshan closed his eyes and waited for death.
"That's wrong, martial arts is not for bullying others." Daniel changed his fist into a finger and scratched Chang Shan's nose hard.
Kumiko came up and hugged Daniel.
"Oh oh oh..." The audience was moved by the climactic ending, the wonderful action scenes, the exquisite exotic scenery and costumes, and finally a philosophical thought.
They started to stand up and applaud.
Peter Setra's song "Glory of Love" sounded at the right time.
The end of "the end" appeared on the screen, then turned black, and subtitles began to appear upwards again.
The lyrics, music and lead singer of this theme song are the lead singer and bassist of the original band "Chicago".
The band disbanded last year and he began to pursue a solo career. This song was originally going to be used as the theme song for Stallone's "Rocky 4", but at the request of the film's music director Bill Conti, it was used for "The Kid Part 2".
"I made the theme song.
The Chicago band has been famous in America for a long time, and many parents who came to watch the movie are their fans.
As they watched the subtitles slowly rise, they even started singing together.
"It seems the effect is very good." This was the first time for Ronald to see such a lively audience at a premiere. He said hello to Aunt Karen and went to the bathroom to secretly listen to the audience's reaction.
"Please help us fill in the rating."
"Please help us fill in the rating."
The audience was blocked at the door. It turned out that the "cinemascore" company hired by Colombia was conducting an exit score survey.
"Are you conducting random sampling across the country this time? When will the results be available?" Ronald asked the staff member.
"Hello, director. Yes, this is also a random sample survey in cities across the country. The results will be available after the weekend."