"Ronnie, Mr. Bannon took me to visit all the securities firms, brokers, and investment companies on Wall Street." Donna called Ronald in the evening, and her voice sounded very excited on the phone.
"Have you decided? Which company will you choose for your internship?" Ronald motioned to the little man opposite to stop first, picked up the phone and chatted with Donna first.
"I will go to Goldman Sachs first, and then go to Morgan Stanley. After that, I will go to brokerages and investment funds. But I just came back from Renaissance Company in Long Island, and I had a very speculative chat with the founder, Mr. Simons. I
I think his investment philosophy is the most interesting.
However, Mr. Bannon said that when investing, you still need to understand different companies and investment styles, and only by comparing can you find your own strengths."
"Ah, that's very good. Mr. Bannon's arrangements are very appropriate. You must ask him for advice..."
I chatted with Donna about his work arrangements for a while. It is a very happy thing to be able to apply what I have learned and find a job that interests me when I graduate from college.
The investment company that Donna found has a very strange name, "Renaissance Technology Company". Their founder, Simons, is a mathematician. When investing, he also uses formulas to hedge bets instead of using gossip.
, or analyze a company's financial statements.
"Please continue, Detective McPike."
Ronald hung up the phone, and sitting opposite him was Frank McPike, the detective he had used in New York. He was wearing a pair of small round glasses, and his eyes were shrewd. His hair was thicker than last time.
When Nader saw him, he was bald again and simply shaved his hair short instead of combing the surrounding hair into the center.
"James Simons founded this Renaissance Technology in 1982. He once won the American Mathematical Society's highest award, Olympus, for the Chern-Simons form, a mathematical expression form of differential geometry, discovered in collaboration with Chinese mathematicians.
Swald Veblen Prize.
This mathematical form has good applications in the most cutting-edge physics fields, such as gauge field theory and Yang Mills theory. However, James Simons feels that his mathematical talent is much different than that of his partner Chen Shengshen.
It is difficult to win the Fields Medal and leave a name in the history of mathematics.
So he left academia and began to get involved in the investment field. He is a graduate of MIT and teaches at his alma mater and universities such as Harvard and Stony Brook. Therefore, many Ivy League school boards use the money from the school fund to invest part of it.
his fund.
He also stayed away from the hustle and bustle of Wall Street and concentrated on using mathematics and physics equations to make investments on Long Island. Most of the researchers he recruited were top students majoring in mathematics and physics."
Frank McPike spread out the investigation materials he had written and talked to Ronald about the key points. If his cousin went to this company, he should be able to perform and not be afraid of falling into the fast lane of Wall Street in Manhattan where he had to pay the price.
"Very well, thank you, Detective Frank McPike. Just stick to the old rules." Ronald handed over a large envelope.
Frank McPike picked it up, weighed it, and put it in his bag. "Still the old rules, we have never met, there is only one copy of the materials, please remember to destroy it. To be honest, I appreciate your protection of your family, so in advance
If you do your research well, there won't be any problems."
Ronald stood up and sent him out, and his agent Niceta and Daydream's general manager Eddie walked in from the outside of Daydream's chairman's office.
"Has it been dealt with?"
"Yes, okay, I can go to Cannes with peace of mind."
The two people closest to Ronald in his career knew that Ronald had to deal with his family's privacy, so they waited outside to see him finish before coming in.
"As for the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, the production factory in Columbia has agreed to start work for us first and produce 100,000 copies."
Eddie first reported on the production of the record.
"Mr. Dario is very helpful." Ronald looked at the progress report.
"Yes, if he hadn't found an opportunity to speak in front of MJ, we don't know how long we would have waited."
Columbia Records, the largest factory in New Jersey, has not started operations during this period, waiting for the final completion of MJ's new record.
Michael Jackson is now the most powerful money-making machine in the recording industry, and all resources must revolve around him.
The best lyrics, compositions, arrangers, harmonies, and backup dancers are all occupied by him. As soon as he makes the last small detail modification on the music, it can be recorded in the best recording studio immediately.
You don't know when this greatest genius will burst out with inspiration. The best way is for everyone to stay idle and wait for him.
As the new record has not yet been finalized, the factory is running idle to ensure that MJ can start production at full power immediately after the final completion.
Only MJ himself knows how far he is from that perfect state.
His manager, Dario, was one of the few people who could communicate with him about record production. After asking for Ronald, MJ said that he could let the factory record Ronald's new film first this week.
With the King of Pop's guarantee, Ronald's new film "Dirty Dancing" can at least stock up on a batch of goods before filming starts, and then adjust it according to the sales speed.
"The copy of Dirty Dancing has been sent to Paris in advance. Richard will go ahead and give you a preview. When you get there, just ask the Cannon people to help you determine the date and time for the premiere. Richard will do the rest.
I'll help you with it." Niceta handed Ronald a first-class ticket.
"The distribution manager of Daydream, Michelle Cannold, has also flown to China with his assistant. After the premiere is successful, we can try to see if we can find a buyer willing to buy it in Europe." Eddie
He also handed Ronald the contact information of the hotel where Michelle Cannold was staying.
"Ha, thank you. I feel you have taken such good care of me."
Ronald got up and left. Some of the details in Los Angeles had been taken care of. For other things, Niceta and Eddie could handle them. If they needed to decide, they could also use telegraphs and long-distance calls.
It’s time to attend the 40th Cannes Film Festival with Minahan Golan.
"Bud, let's go." When he got home, little Bud had already packed his luggage and was waiting for him. His girlfriend Lucy had come to Los Angeles and lived with him in a small apartment five minutes' walk away.
"Lucy, long time no see." Ronald hugged Little Bud's fiancée. She is now looking for a job as a receptionist. She is doing well in a computer company, has a fixed income, and can get off work on time.
"I carefully put your dresses and formal clothes into the big suitcase. When you register, you only need to take this suitcase with you." Lucy studied secretarial majors, and she took care of Ronald's luggage herself.
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"Thank you, Lucy Bard, let's go."
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"Ronald, Gaga...you're here, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Minahan Golan wore a tacky blue sportswear, sweatpants, and sneakers, and waited for Ronald at the airport.
Ronald hugged him, then took out his sunglasses from his pocket and put them on. He was wearing an Armani navy blue jacket and light gray trousers. He stood with Minahan, which was as contrary as possible.
and.
"Where's Yoram?" Ronald turned his head and didn't see his cousin Yoram, who was inseparable from him.
"He went to Paris first, where we still have a new theater ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held, so he went over to get busy. I'm waiting for you to go with me."
"Oh, okay", Ronald found the registration counter together with an Israeli guy dressed like a fruit seller.
The two asked for seats together and started chatting on the plane.
"This time, we have a great momentum in Cannes, and several films are doing large-scale promotion activities there."
"Is it the fourth Superman movie, or is it Masters of the Universe?" Ronald knew that Minahan had been talking about the two science fiction masterpieces.
The former one is the latest sequel to Superman. Clark Kent's opponent this time is all the nuclear weapons in the world. The latter one is an adaptation of the famous cartoon "He-Man", although it has not been authorized by He-Man.
But the stories are very similar at first glance.
"Quack..." Minahan ordered a glass of red wine and drank it to hide his embarrassment. "The post-production of the special effects took longer than expected, so we won't premiere it in Cannes this time."
Ronald glanced at him suspiciously. Minahan's behavior today was a bit abnormal. He used to talk endlessly about his movie ideas whenever he saw him. But today he seemed to be particularly quiet. Even when he asked him, he only responded lightly.
After chatting for a few words, we returned to the grand occasion of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
"This year marks the 40th anniversary of Cannes. The Chinese government and the organizing committee intend to expand its influence and also award a Lifetime Achievement Award to the British actor Sir Alec Guinness. There is also a special award for the Chinese director who unfortunately passed away.
Rufe, this time I also want to present an award to his widow Fanny Adante."
"Oh, it's so grand." Ronald knew that Sir Alec Guinness was the actor who played Mr. Obi-Wan in the "Star Wars" trilogy. And Truffaut was the only one in the country who insisted on art and box office.
Both New Wave directors.
In order to promote commercial films, he also participated in Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Most of his works are artistically and commercially successful masterpieces.
Compared with Godard, another leader of the New Wave who had a falling out with him, he would only make some incomprehensible short films, leaving the audience and actors confused as to how high he was.
Unfortunately, he died of brain cancer. After Taoguo, there were no directors who insisted on making commercial films.
Without Minahan's wordiness, Ronald felt that there was nothing to talk about and soon fell asleep.
After a long transoceanic flight, Ronald felt a little uncomfortable even in first class. He also felt that his face was swollen in his sleep, and his toes and fingers were a little swollen and numb.
"Do you want to know the secret to rejuvenating after a long flight? When you get to the hotel, take off your shoes and socks, put your bare feet on the carpet, and let your toes curl up like a fist. Repeat a few times and you will be fine in no time.
It can return to normal.”
"Like making a fist?" Ronald seemed to have dreamed of some movie, and a character was teaching him how to adapt to long-distance flights.
"Haha, I know it sounds weird, right? I've been doing this for nine years. Believe me, it's more effective than drinking hot coffee and taking a hot bath."
"Mr. Li, Mr. Li..."
"Uh...huh?" Ronald was woken up by the stewardess's voice, and the images and sounds in his dream disappeared.
"We are about to land at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Please open the sun visor of the port window..."
"Mr. Golan..."
Ronald rubbed his eyes and curled his toes like a fist. He still remembered the plot in the dream and tried it a few times wearing slippers, and it seemed to work well.
The two got off the plane. Minahan looked around and found his cousin Yoram, who was talking to the leaders of Cannon's country branch. They seemed to be waiting for some star to arrive.
"Yoram, Yoram, who do you think is here, Gaga?" Minahan quickly ran up and called Yoram to come over and see Ronald.
"Ah ha, Ronald. We haven't seen each other for a long time. How long will you stay in Paris this time?" Yoram was originally waiting for other publishers, but when he saw his cousin Minahan invited Ronald,
He quickly came over to say hello with a group of senior executives from the country who were surrounding him.
"I will transfer directly to Cannes. Minahan will stay here, right?" Ronald turned to look at Minahan.
"Gaga, I will stay in Paris for a few days, and we will meet in Cannes then. Yoram will arrange the premiere of 'Dirty Dancing'."
"Yes, yes, this is really a masterpiece. Your dance film is the best in the world in this era. I have rented the screening room and prepared the marketing for the premiere in Cannes. I will do it tomorrow
I will go to Cannes, and we will have a good chat then."
Yoram's waistline has a tendency to catch up with Minahan's. After EMI Group acquired Cannon, he gained even more praise from EMI's senior management. Now, most of the decisions in Paris and Cannes have been made by Yoram.
"Okay, I'll go over to transfer." Ronald chatted with Yoram for a few words, then said goodbye to Minahan, picked up his luggage and went to the transfer channel.
There were many people around who were transferring to Cannes, and the passage was a bit crowded. Ronald once again felt the appeal of the Cannes Film Festival to filmmakers from all over Europe.
"Ronald, Ronald..." It seemed like someone was calling Ronald's name.
"Ronald turned his head and took a few glances, but saw no one. He was dragged along by the crowd, so he continued walking forward.
"Ronald...", a thin figure waved to him from behind. Seeing that Ronald didn't see him, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
After finally finding an American who spoke English, he really wanted to chat with someone during his trip to Cannes.
"Shen Jing Bing, Shen Jing Bing, Ronald, I am Shen Jing Bing."
In desperation, he called out the Chinese he had learned in Xujiahui.
When Ronald heard the Chinese, he couldn't help but be surprised. Who is this? He loudly claimed to be Shen Jingbing in Paris.
"It's me, John Malkovich."
Ronald finally discovered this actor whom he met while filming "Empire of the Sun" directed by Spielberg. He played an American businessman in that film and learned a few words of Pidgin Chinese.
Sure enough, the effect of shouting about yourself in Paris is great.
"How about it? You haven't forgotten my Chinese yet. You will remember me as soon as you hear it."
Markovich is much thinner than when he was in Xujiahui. His hair is slightly thinner and combed from one side.
"Yes, you are very conspicuous in the crowd. There are few people in Xujiahui who are as brave as you and call yourself Shen Jingbing."
The two met together and boarded a plane to Cannes.
"Do you have a movie to be screened in Cannes this time?"
"The Glass Menagerie, in which I star, will compete for the Palme d'Or."
"The Glass Menagerie? Is it a famous play by Tennessee Williams?" Ronald had heard of this script, which is a classic play on Broadway.
"Yes, it has been adapted into a movie for the second time. This time, Joanna Woodward plays the mother Amanda and Karen Allen plays the sister Laura."
This story is about a small town in the south, where two siblings and their mother depend on each other. With no money and poor health, Amanda can only do odd jobs to make money. Her sister is disabled, so she relies on her brother Tom to make money to support the family.
The mother wanted to sell her sister Amanda out, and the brother's friend Jim came to visit. The mother arranged for him to go on a blind date with her sister, but she didn't expect that he was actually her sister's classmate. Finally, Jim confessed that he was engaged, and Tom said that he wanted to leave home and go out for a living.
Ronald discovered that the two heroines are both big-name movie stars. Joanna Woodward is the wife of Paul Newman and an Oscar-winning actress. Karen Allen played the heroine in the first Raiders of the Lost Ark and is also a celebrity in commercial films.
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They suddenly came to star in a dull drama adapted from Broadway. Is this their intention to compete for awards?
"Joanna Woodward actually made a comeback?" Ronald knew that this movie queen had stopped filming much since entering the 1980s.
"Guess who the director is?" Malkovich winked at Ronald.
"not?"
"Yes, that's her husband, Paul Newman."
"Oh," Ronald said. No wonder, Paul Newman got what he wanted and finally won the Oscar. Now he is finally on an equal footing with his wife in terms of artistic achievements. Now, successful actors are starting to do it again.
During this period, he changed his career to become a director.
Two people were in the crowd and squeezed in. A small plane is not as spacious as a transoceanic flight.
"Are you filming in Paris? What movie?" Ronald talked to Malkovich all the time. The two were just casual friends in Xujiahui, but in this place where most people speak French, the two spoke English.
People naturally become closer.
"Miles from Home, with Richard Gere."
Malkovich said.
"Ah, that must be a good movie."
The two found their seats, put down their luggage and sat down. Suddenly, an angry man with messy hair also sat in their row.
"Ronald, hey, I didn't expect you to come to Cannes too."
"Nick?" Ronald recognized Nicolas Cage, "How come your hairstyle has returned to the way it looked in Moonlight?"
"My movie is going to be on display here, 'Raising Arizona'..." Cage looked at John Malkovich.
"John, this is Nick, Nick, John."
"We have met." The three English-speaking people adjusted their seats and sat together.
"Raising Arizona" is still being released in North America. This time, the director and producer brought the leading actor Cage to Cannes, hoping to ride on the popularity and sell copies in Europe. This film by the Coen brothers is about Cage.
The criminal he plays marries a policewoman played by Holly Hunter, and later robs a tycoon's son and raises him as his own.
Ronald burst out laughing after hearing this. Minahan is still a bit good. Before Hollywood, he discovered Cannes, the best trading market for selling international copies. Now many Hollywood movies that were not very affordable in Cannes are now trying their best to come here.
Screening, participating, and trying to sell copies in the market.
My own "Dirty Dancing" has not yet been released and I came to Cannes to look for some marketing hot spots. Cage's "Raising Arizona" is currently being screened and I want to come to Cannes to get some hot spots to sell copies.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The three of them chatted for a while on the plane and fell into a deep sleep. When they opened their eyes, the plane was about to land.
When John Malkovich got off the plane, he said goodbye to Ronald and Cage, hurriedly went to the public phone, picked up the country's calling card, inserted it and started dialing.
Ronald felt that this man acted a little strangely. After saying goodbye to him, he and Cage went to wait for the luggage.
"Glen... I just arrived in Cannes." Malkovich saw Ronald leaving to pick up his luggage, and immediately pressed the last phone number, and then began to whisper to the other side. He was a little afraid of his wife, and every time he arrived
I have to call my wife Glenn every day.
"Ronald? We were a long time ago."
"So, will your movie be selected for the Palme d'Or? Or the Film Critics Award?" Ronald was bored waiting next to the luggage carousel, so he chatted with Cage. Cage resumed his expression.
The look of an angry young man seems to attract the attention of people around him.
"No, our films can only participate in screenings."
"It doesn't matter, movie buyers don't look at this. In fact, awards and audience potential are two different things." Ronald has experience in Cannes. Last time, "Break Dance" had to be screened in a tent outside the venue. The result was better than the one that won the grand prize.
The movie will sell much better.
"Ronald, is that you?"
Attracted by Ronald and Cage's chat in English, another American also came over and stopped Ronald.
"Jonathan?" Ronald took off his sunglasses and hugged him to say hello.
This is Ronald's senior brother, Jonathan Demme, a graduate of Roger Corman Film University.
"Hi, I came to the screening with Xandan Lulu."
"Ha, it seems that none of our movies are qualified to participate in the competition." Ronald laughed.
"Scattered Lulu" was released in America late last year, and Orion didn't know how to market this strange fusion of romance, thriller, action, and gangster genres.
As a result, it was released in four weeks and only earned 8 million at the box office.
"Now we, the Three Musketeers of Hollywood, are all alive together."
Ronald pointed at the two of them and said, "Your movie has been released, your movie is being released, and my movie has not been released yet. Nowadays, marketing in Hollywood is not easy, and small-budget movies have to get some press here.
of heat.”
"Hahaha..." The two of them also laughed bitterly.
The movies produced by American filmmakers, whether they are slow-paced dramas or fast-paced, high-concept commercial films, must consider the box office and the audience's preferences.
In this Cannes, where the chairman of the jury is dictatorial and only looks at the preferences of a few judges regardless of the audience's reaction, movies like theirs are niche.