"This is Rachel, boss, I'm telling you. She worked as the production director on the last 'Adventures in Babysitting' and was very serious and meticulous."
Ronald's script assistant, David Simkins, introduced Ronald to a slender young woman.
Simkins hopes to develop into a producer, and Ronald also needs a subordinate who can act as a producer, who can serve as his stand-in and supervise the filming progress of the crew in various crews.
This time, Ronald gave him an opportunity to work as a producer on Daydream in "Ecstasy," which was co-produced by Daydream and Roger Corman's company and was filming in Los Angeles.
Learn more skills from the veteran Coleman.
But at the same time, funds were raised and a new musical film "Hairspray" written and directed by John Waters was launched. In order to save costs, Director Waters proposed to shoot in Baltimore, Maryland, where the story takes place.
There was no union power there, and Director Waters was a native of Baltimore. He had many familiar connections there and could use many free extras from his former high school.
Ronald didn't worry too much about whether Director Waters would mess with the budget. This man had always been a director who made some super low-budget movies, and "Hairspray" was a dream story that he had always wanted to make.
In this case, the director will complete the shooting with high quality as the highest pursuit. As for falsely reporting some costs during shooting, Ronald can tolerate it as long as it is not excessive. Anyway, the entire movie only costs 2.5 million US dollars.
budget.
However, Waters is a lone ranger. In the previous ultra-simple movies that were made with hundreds of thousands of dollars, he did all the chores by himself. And the actors who made the movies with him even did their own makeup and makeup.
Bring clothing...
In such a formal film project, Ronald certainly could not allow this kind of thing to exist. Therefore, he asked Simkins to recommend a careful person who knew all the chores in film shooting to be the producer of the "Hairspray" crew.
Filmmaker.
Simkins recommended Rachel Talalay, the production director he met on "Adventures in Babysitting," to come over.
"Rachel, I think David has told you the main content of this job. In fact, it is similar to what you did when you were in Toronto." Ronald went up to explain the work to Rachel Talalay.
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"Is there anything I should pay special attention to?" Rachel wrote down the chores that Ronald told her. Although she was named a producer this time, she actually had the same job as the production director, helping the crew solve all the problems.
The problem is that unlike real producers, they don’t have the power to interfere with the director’s filming.
"It's nothing. You mainly want to gain experience. After one or two movies, you should be able to actually take on the role of producer. Just like David will do soon." Ronald smiled at Rachel, who was a little nervous.
said.
"OK!" Rachel immediately relaxed a little.
"This is my phone number. If you see any problems with the director on the first day of shooting in Baltimore, report it directly to me. If everything goes smoothly, you don't have to worry about the rest of the shooting.
After all, John Waters has more experience than you."
"He is indeed very experienced. Now I can only help him with some chores, such as arranging buses." Rachel felt that Ronald was right.
"What bus?"
"Oh, didn't Director Waters tell you? In order to save money, he decided to let the main members of the crew take the bus to Baltimore."
"Oh, what... there's no need, there's no need, let's change it to a plane. At most you can just take the economy class." When Ronald heard this, he thought that this Waters was too economical. What he was taking pictures of now was not
Those $250,000 pieces of junk, but a "big production" with a production cost of $2.5 million.
Ronald and Rachel rushed to the departure point of the big bus. Two buses were preparing to leave. One was full of actors and the other was some staff.
"Oh, Ronald, you are such an angel. The thought of me finally being in a big production and being squeezed into a bus like this makes me want to strangle that bastard John to death."
A bald and very fat actor inside was very excited. He got out of the car and thanked Ronald and hugged him tightly.
"This is our main actor, Divine." Rachel hurriedly came up and introduced Ronald.
"Ah, okay, don't worry. If you have any questions when you get to Baltimore, just tell Rachel." Ronald was a little strange. This Divine's voice and figure were a bit strange. He was a typical obese patient with all the upper body parts.
She's as fat as a woman.
"What role is he playing?" Ronald asked Rachel in a low voice. He didn't pay attention to the cast list and wanted to say something to encourage morale, but he couldn't.
"He plays the main character's mother, Edna."
"Oh, good. Edna is a very important role. Director Waters was able to find you to play it. He has a very good vision."
"Hahaha... John and I have known each other for a long time, and I'm in every piece of garbage he makes." Divine grinned widely, smiling very happily, finally able to make a normal movie.
"No, that's not right!" Ronald finally discovered what was wrong with Divine. She was obviously a middle-aged female character, so why did she find a man to play the role?
"Hahaha", Divine smiled proudly when she saw Ronald's look, "Do you think this is right?" As she said that, she took out a wig from her bag and put it on her bald head.
.I also tidied it up proudly and took two poses.
"Uh, boss, he's a Drag Queen." Rachel quickly whispered in Ronald's ear. She thought the boss already knew about director Waters' quirks. This Divine would appear in every one of his movies.
.
"Ah, ah... As expected, as expected, this is much more pleasing to the eye."
Let the actors get in the car and drive to the airport. Ronald also told Rachel in the car behind, "When you arrive in Baltimore, for the first few days, you have to call the company every day to report on the filming situation. Do you understand?
?
Simkins said you don't need to fight, and you can stop reporting every day."
Ronald felt a cold sweat. Director John Waters actually used a Drag Queen to play the heroine's mother. He didn't know what kind of mess would happen.
"Well, well, don't worry, boss, I will report every day until you approve my work." Rachel thought she was approving the actor's bus trip, which made the boss feel that there was a problem with her work ability and he had to
Assessment every day.
"John, John, look, Ronald is a generous boss and let us fly to Baltimore."
When they arrived at the airport, Rachel took Ronald's credit card and went to buy tickets for everyone on the spot. Divine got a flight with director John Waters. He happily hugged Waters who was waiting at the airport.
, leaving him speechless.
"Hi, Ronald, I just want to save some money on filming." Waters finally broke free from Divine's arms and explained his thoughts to Ronald.
"It's okay, these costs still have to be spent. If you take the bus, the actor's fatigue will take a long time to adjust."
"It doesn't matter, these are the partners I have worked with many times. Besides, I can also get free accommodation in a high school in Baltimore."
Ronald felt a little better. It seemed that Director Waters still wanted to make a good movie. After all, it was his semi-autobiographical work.
"Hi, Sonny. My agent has contacted you, right? Unfortunately, Cher didn't agree to appear on Letterman's show this time."
Ronald went back and talked to a middle-aged man with a mustache next to the director.
This is Cher's ex-husband, Sonny Bono. This time, he also got a role on the set. Because of his fame, only the director and him could enjoy flying to the filming location.
"It's okay, I'm already very grateful." Sonny looked like a gentle-spoken man. "Actually, it's not for myself this time. It's because of my and Cher's daughter, Chastity. She is a lesbian in New York.
I go to Guardia Performing Arts High School, and my daughter is very talented in singing, so I want Cher to help us make her debut."
"Oh, I don't know..." Ronald thought to himself, I didn't know your brother had this idea. If I had known, I would have played this card when I persuaded Cher to appear on the show.
"It doesn't matter, Cher and I have a very tense relationship, but she is a good mother." Sonny Bono said good things about his ex-wife, "If there is a chance, I mean if, I hope you can give my daughter Chester
She has no chance in the acting circle. She majored in singing and acting at the same time in the performing arts college, and the theme song of your 'Famous' is her favorite."
"Aha, she majored in singing and acting at the same time. Just like the character CoCo played by Erin Kara who sang the theme song of "Famous", your daughter has talent, opportunity, opportunity..."
Ronald was busy all morning before sending everyone on the crew away.
"What time is my appointment with Joel Silver this afternoon?"
Daydream's secretary, Ms. Zhang, took out her appointment book and asked him to be in his office at three o'clock in the afternoon. We would have some lunch and go there in time.
"Okay, feel free to order some Burger King. Speaking of burgers, theirs is indeed better, although the stock price is not as good as McDonald's."
"The Dow Jones Index continues yesterday's downward trend..."
When we arrived at Joel Silver's office, he was reading the financial news.
"Ronald, are you here?" Silver muted the TV. "Now we have two options. The first is to find other male stars to replace Bruce Willis. The second is to postpone the filming to next year. Bruce
In the summer, when TV dramas are off-season, you can take time to shoot."
"What replacement do we have?" Ronald nodded. TV stars are often free from late spring to summer. American TV series usually run over the New Year, and there will be several months of rest every summer.
Michael J. Fox is like this now, taking a break from TV series every summer to shoot two movies.
"The best candidate is Harrison Ford. I have contacted his agent, and he is also thinking of ways to transform. He just happened to be reading new scripts from various parties recently."
"Well..." Ronald pondered for a moment. Harrison Ford is actually a good candidate. His temperament is similar to Bruce Willis, and he is the kind of ordinary person who is a bit bad. He was previously in "Star Wars"
Han Solo played in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and Dr. Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" are both the kind of heroes who are likely to fail.
But this is also his shortcoming. The images of these two characters are too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If John McClane, the male protagonist of this movie, is played by him, will the audience be able to recognize him?
"Let's get in touch first. We actually don't have much confidence that Harrison will agree. Besides, he is a big star, which will help with the marketing of the movie." Joel Silver seemed to agree with this casting choice.
"Let's get in touch first." Ronald was a little worried. Such a popular star would definitely have to fight for power in the crew. How to film and who to listen to would be a problem.
"Huh..." Ronald returned home, took out the frozen food in the refrigerator, and started to make himself a quick dinner.
I'm going to discuss the work of "Ecstasy" with Roger Corman tomorrow.
Ronald turned on the TV and ate the tuna fish sandwich he had just made. He didn't have to cut off the sides to eat it himself.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The Dow Jones Index continued to fall by 57.61 points on Thursday, narrowing the decline to 2.39%. Compared with the highest point this year, the cumulative decline has been 12%. Analysts said that this
It indicates that the stock market has reached a periodic bottom, and fund managers said that the bull market is still continuing and the market outlook is expected to rebound."
"Well, I sold my stocks last year to make a movie. In fact, I still missed the bull market that rose by 50%." Ronald thought while eating. Fortunately, all the income from the movie "Dirty Dancing" was very good. I will wait for it to be recovered.
The box office and video tapes are on sale. Let’s take a look at the stock market to see if there is investment potential.
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"Ronald" Roger Coleman welcomed his students with open arms.
"Roger," Ronald stepped forward and hugged him, "Isn't this the first time we've made a movie together since Rock and Roll High School?"
"Hey, yes. It's been eight years."
Roger Corman couldn't help but lament that time flies so fast that he even sold his New World Company.
"Cassandra Peterson is a very good actress, and her script has great potential." Coleman was very fond of the joint venture project recommended by Ronald. "This is exactly the kind of horror film I like best.
, but also with this sense of humor.”
"Yes, it's the kind of movie you're best at. What do you think, do you want to direct it yourself?" Ronald asked his former boss.
"Hahaha, I do have itchy hands." Coleman laughed, "But let's wait until later. Now my energy is on production. I have to make about ten films every year. Small and medium-sized productions have recovered their costs, which has already occupied my mind.
All the time."
"This time I found James Signorelli. He has directed several episodes of Saturday Night Live and the sequel to the hit film Police Academy. He just has the right style."
"I have no doubt about your vision." Ronald agreed after looking at the director's materials that Corman found. There may be no one in Hollywood who has a better vision for selecting directors than Corman.
The two finalized the cooperation in a few words. The rest of the work was left to Coleman's wife, Julie, and Ronald's producer David Simkins.
Roger Corman still decided to shoot this movie in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He was very experienced in dealing with labor unions and was very credible in the industry. He was able to find various staff members who were of high quality but only paid the minimum wage.
"Your Dirty Dancing was quite profitable." Roger Corman was very sensitive to the box office of this kind of movie.
"It's not bad. I hope to get good box office results overseas." Ronald replied, "I'm also planning to release the video tape. I hope I can make a little more money this time so that I can continue to invest in other movies."
"You are very good. The producers who entered Hollywood at the same time as me all invested in real estate after success." Roger Corman has been in this industry for a long time. People like him who continue to invest in the film industry are not failed companies.
Going bankrupt means quitting after making a lot of money.
"However, you also have to invest in some other industries. This industry is becoming more and more profitable now."
"Hahaha, actually I also invested in some real estate." Ronald said with a smile.
"There is also the stock market. The stock market is also a good investment target. I think the recent stock market correction has been severe, and it is time to buy the bottom."
"Ah, really? You also invest in the stock market? Then I have to think about it too."
…
Unexpectedly, Roger Coleman was also investing in the stock market. Ronald thought that Joel Silver was also watching the financial channel yesterday. The stock market has really risen fiercely this year, and he has missed a big bull market.
When Ronald got home, he turned on the TV and tuned to the financial channel.
"The Chairman of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Kerkorian, today announced the issuance of bonds totaling $35 million to finance MGM's new business venture..."
Ronald ordered Domino's pizza delivery today and listened while eating. Kerkorian's financing did not go smoothly. He only raised US$35 million, and the interest was not low.
"The most powerful hurricane this year in the North Atlantic has hit coastal cities in Britain and France, causing dozens of casualties.
More than 15 million trees are expected to break in Britain, power company lines are severely damaged, and financial centers including the London Stock Exchange and the London Futures Exchange announced today that they will be closed due to power outages."
"Is it so powerful?" Ronald looked at the scene of the hurricane on the news, the scene from London, and the host of the outdoor program was so blown by the wind that he could not complete his words.
"On the New York Stock Exchange today, the Dow Jones Index continued to fall, closing at 2246.74 points, with trading volume hitting a record high."
"Has it fallen again?" Ronald picked up the phone and called Donna, who worked at a New York fund, to ask about the situation. Is it possible to buy the bottom?
"Hello? Donna, this is Ronald. The stock market fell again today? Can I copy..."
"Ronnie, I'm very busy right now. The London exchange is closed today. Some of Mr. Simons' procedural transactions were not confirmed by the London exchange. Our employees are all on the phone... I don't have time to chat now. Let's talk about it next week.
…”
"Oh...Okay, I love you. Bye!" Ronald felt very comforted when he heard that Donna had returned to Long Island to work and was now in a good mood.
"I love you too, Ronnie. Your BMW helped me a lot. I was able to end my internship early and go back to the company to participate in the company's main business of program trading... I won't talk about it anymore. I still have a dozen calls to make. Bye.