The business jet returned Paula and soon picked up other VIP guests. After a brief stop, the plane refueled and took off, flying to Nashville, Tennessee.
The plane was landing, and in the lounge at the airport, Ronald and many people were waiting for the business jet to land.
Ronald, who left New York to attend the Kansas Film Critics Awards, did not take a commercial flight directly to Kansas City. Instead, he headed to Tennessee, not far from Kansas.
"Is this your first time in Nashville?" Ronald looked at the tall man wearing a formal suit next to him. It was Ed Bastian, the new partner-designate of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"Honestly, yes, I dreamed of being a rock star when I was young, and this is my dream place." Ed Bastian was excited and danced a few times.
The "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack from RCA Records actually ranks first in sales in the United States. Michael Jackson's "Bad" album is far behind the sales of his miraculous album four years ago.
It's just that the original album didn't receive much attention from the record industry, and Ronald took the initiative to lower the public sales figures, which allowed MJ to return to the top of the sales list.
In addition to the nearly 8 million sales in the country, the record's overseas sales are also scary. Canada, Australia, and other English-speaking countries have ranked first in sales, and Britain has sold more than 2 million copies.
In fact, what is even more surprising is that the sales of records in non-English speaking countries, such as China, Germany, and Nordic countries, have also broken records. In China, a country where almost everyone can speak English, but no one recognizes it, it has also sold 100 copies.
Sales volume of more than 10,000.
Germany even surpassed Britain in sales figures, not counting the number of pirated copies flowing through underground channels to East Germany, Poland and other places.
Even the origin of mambo dance, Latin American countries also have very good sales. Brazil has even sold gold records. For a mambo record from America and sung in English, it can sell well in Brazil.
It can be said to be the highest compliment.
As the end of this year approaches, it is the second time that RCA has shared record sales revenue with Ronald. The sales figures this time around have doubled compared to last time. Although the share of overseas sales revenue is much less than that in China, it is not worth it.
Sales volume is very high.
Therefore, this time Ronald's income was around 20 million again, which surprised PricewaterhouseCoopers. A random client who came to the accountant actually contributed the largest client income in the entertainment industry when he joined the accounting firm.
Ed Bastian unexpectedly became a client manager, bringing a large amount of income to PricewaterhouseCoopers. He also successfully passed the annual partner selection and will soon become a new New York office partner.
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After Ed Bastian finished handling the accounts and helped Ronald put the check into his account, he was captured by the happy Ronald and flew with him to Nashville, the mecca of the southern record industry. There were still some things for him to deal with here.
"Ronald!"
Ronald and Ed Bastian were dancing happily in the terminal. On the business jet that had already landed, a single-eyelid male star with a great figure stepped out. He greeted Ronald immediately and then quickly
Step forward and hug him.
"Patrick...hi, how are you doing?"
What Ronald received was none other than the actor of "Dirty Dancing", Patrick Schwytz. This time Ronald called him and asked him to pick up the dividend check. Patrick Schwytz and his wife were preparing to buy
I don’t want to come because I don’t want to go to the ranch.
Of course Ronald refused, threatening to give him a check until the New Year if he didn't come, and then asked a business jet to pick him up and forcibly "kidnapped" him to Nashville.
When he arrived at the hotel, Ronald took the account from the accountant Ed, then attached a check and handed it to Schwyz.
"Oh, thank you, Ronald." Patrick Schwytz read the number on the check and whistled happily.
"Lisa (his wife) is a little upset that you insist on me coming to Nashville, but with this check, she'll be happy too. We've been planning to buy a ranch for a long time. With this money, we can
Buy a better ranch. Ranches with good water sources in California are very expensive. You know, the previous dividends were not enough for us, and we are hesitating whether to take out a loan or start with a small ranch."
Patrick Schweitz became interested when he talked about ranching. He grew up in Texas. After making money from making movies, he always hoped to buy a ranch of his own with his wife Lisa and run it.
"Are you trying to attract vacationers from New York?" Ed Bastian has also handled accounts for ranch companies. He knows that if a small ranch is run by a movie star, most of them will turn to vacation ranches.
Development. Cattle, sheep and horses are more just props to make tourists happy.
"No, I want to raise horses. I don't want to receive tourists, they are too troublesome. I have loved horses since I was a child. I want to run the business slowly with Lisa. When we have money, we can buy an Arabian horse and let him participate in horse racing.
, if you win the prize, you can also breed them to make money."
"Is an Arabian stallion expensive?" Ronald didn't understand, so he asked Schwyz.
"Fortunately, those with bloodline certification are more expensive. If they are descendants of famous horses that have won the bid, they will be very expensive. Including specially built stables, jockeys, trainers, etc., the total expenditure will be more than 500,000.
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Patrick Schwytz is as passionate about horse breeding as he is about being an actor.
"Of course, the income of successful horses is no less than that of our movie actors. I plan to make a few more movies. I will slowly accumulate money and start buying my first Arabian stallion. Once I can win in state competitions,
You can use breeding to pay for it.”
"Hahaha... Actually, you don't have to wait." Ronald took another check from Ed Bastian and handed it to Schwytz, "The one just now was yours. He was like the wind."
'The share of lyrics, music and singing, this is the share of the entire record that you, as the main creator of Dirty Dancing, enjoy. It can just meet your expectations of buying an Arabian horse."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "This..." Patrick Schweitz looked at the check in his hand, then turned it over, and then turned it over again. There are six digits after the number 1 on it, "
This is so surprising..."
"You deserve this. Maybe you don't know that our movie soundtrack sales are higher than MJ's new album."
Ronald brought a record over, unwrapped it and handed the case to Schwyz. Then he picked up a signature pen from the table and handed it over, "Get ready, you're going to sign a lot of names."
of."
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Ronald walked into a small local community center. The place was decorated very enthusiastically by fans of the "Dirty Dancing" fan club. Many people attended in costumes, and there was also a local high school girl band to cheer up.
In the middle of the podium is a large basket of flowers with the number 100 in the middle.
"Kathy, congratulations." Ronald recognized Kathy, the founder of the club at the time. As the president of the fan club today, she had to certify a total of seven movie fans for the number of times they had watched 100 movies. After connecting with them, they had already
Become a 100 Game Club member with more than 10 spectators.
"Girls, let us give the omnipotent Director Ronald a little applause..."
The fan club, all women, clapped and stamped their feet happily to welcome the director who had brought them countless joys to the stage.
"Thank you... Thank you... No matter where I travel, I will always think of you. You are my best fans. The 100 movie viewing figures are very touching. To commemorate entering the 100 movie club today
As a new member, I specially brought a gift..."
Ronald waved his hand, and the assistants pushed in a fully loaded dining cart with pink balloons surrounding it, and a bunch of things covered under a cloth with the word 100 written on it in the middle.
"boom!"
Among the colorful strips flying all over the sky, Ronald unveiled the cloth. Inside was the first batch of video tapes of "Dirty Dancing" that had not yet been released on the market. The hardcover version shipped to Nashville this time, in addition to the video tape, there are also bonuses
A movie poster and many stills of the main creators.
Ronald unfolded the poster, with Patrick Schwytz at the back and Jennifer Gray at the front. The two embraced each other passionately. Above them, there was a squiggle title of "Dirty Dancing".
"Oh..." The girls in the fan club started cheering again.
Ronald presented gifts to them one by one. Those who entered the 100-game club received special signed editions with the signatures of the main creative staff.
The last person to receive the gift was Chairman Casey, "Ronald, you haven't fulfilled what you promised us last time."
"Which promise did I make?" Ronald pretended not to know. "Didn't I bring the signatures of the main creators, the video tapes, and the posters as soon as possible? The video tapes will not be available nationwide until after Christmas. You are the whole world.
The first people to get the hardcover video tape of 'Dirty Dancing'.
"We want Patrick Schwitz, we want Johnny, and we want to dance with him." The last time Casey saw Ronald, she specifically proposed that she would dance with Johnny like Baby in the movie.
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"You all want to dance with Johnny?" Ronald asked the remaining members.
"Oh, yeah...we want Johnny, we want Johnny..." The girls started to make noises, Ronald said this, is it true...
"The moment of my life..." The Dirty Dancing theme song suddenly sounded, the lights suddenly dimmed, and a spotlight found its way to the entrance.
Patrick Schwytz, wearing the black shirt and trousers from the movie, walked in slowly to the beat.
He walked all the way to Kathy's side, then took her hand and said: "No one can let Baby stay in the corner..."
"Oh oh..." The whole venue went crazy, and the club members rushed to the front, surrounded Schwytz and their club president Kathy, and clapped happily to give Patrick Schwytz the rhythm.
Casey was the first to finish a song, then the second immediately followed, then the third...until Patrick Schwytz and all the 100 Club members had danced for a while.
Ronald picked up his camera and acted as a photographer, taking a few souvenir photos of everyone in the club dancing with "Johnny".
The girl from the South was enthusiastic but very polite. She saw that Patrick Schwytz was tired and skipped with a few lucky people, so she let him sit down.
Next, those members who had not watched 100 games came up one by one with video tapes and posters to ask Schwytz for his autograph. They also got some instant cameras of their own and were waiting to ask their idol to sign the group photo.
"Oh, they are really the best movie fans in the world..." Late that night, Patrick Schwytz, who was a little cramped after signing the autograph, was having supper with Ronald in the hotel restaurant.
He was still thinking about the movie fans who worshiped him crazily just now, as if they were worshiping him as a god.
"Yes, they are the best movie fans." Ronald also felt that they were really crazy and enthusiastic. Female movie fans who did very simple jobs in a small town actually became really popular in more than half a year.
Watched "Dirty Dancing" 100 times.
And these 100 times were all people who actually paid for the tickets to watch it. Patrick Schwytz even signed the book they collected the ticket stubs from. In total, they basically had to watch one show every day on average to achieve such an ambitious goal.
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Early the next morning, Ronald said goodbye to the girls in the fan club who were reluctant to leave, and Ronald continued his schedule for various awards at the end of the year.
This time I came to Kansas City, Kansas.
The reason why the name is so long is because the city with the same name as the state is located exactly on the border of Kansas and Missouri, and at the junction of the Missouri River and the Kansas River.
West of the river is Kansas City, Kansas, and the city of the same name on the east side of the river is called Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas Film Critics Awards, awarded at the end of each year in this city, are the second oldest Urban Film Critics Association awards in the United States after the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. The first awards were awarded in 1965.
It is a very important one among a series of pre-war small prizes before the prize winning season every year.
There are not many directors and actors who come here to receive awards in person, and Ronald is considered the most famous one among them.
"Best Actress, Moonlight is sultry, Cher", the awards organizer announced the results of the Best Actress.
Ronald went up to accept the award on Cher's behalf, "Thank you to the organizing committee for your love, and thank you to all the film critics who voted. This is a great honor. Cher could not come to receive the award in person due to her concert schedule, so she entrusted me to
Come and collect it on your behalf. Thank you all."
The film critics who are eligible to vote here all work in the media in the southern states. Therefore, having celebrities come is a sign of greater respect for them. They all understand that Cher has a busy schedule and cannot come to present the award in person, Best Supporting Actress
It was a great honor for the winner, Olympia Dukakis, to come and receive the award in person.
The rest of the awards, including Best Director Spielberg, Best Actor Michael Douglas, and Best Supporting Actor Sean Connery, all had their awards accepted on their behalf.
"Congratulations..." Ronald hugged Olympia Dukakis who came down to receive the award, "What's your number?"
"The second one wins, the third one is shortlisted." Dukakis waved the crystal trophy. Her national awards trip was sponsored by Ronald. She was on vacation with her husband, watching the film reviews.
As she won more and more awards, she began to dream of being nominated for a Golden Globe or even an Oscar.
There are more and more phone invitations from the agent, the basics are getting better and better, and the salary has begun to rise. The person Olympia Dukakis is most grateful to now is Ronald.
"Is it possible for you to be nominated for Best Director?" Dukakis now most hopes that Ronald will be nominated for Best Director. Winning is the best. Best Supporting Actress is not an impressive award.
If we can get a few more, when people talk about "Moonlight Sultry" in the future, they will also remember her supporting role.
"Ha, this may not be big," Ronald said angrily to Catherine, the manager who came to accept the award on Spielberg's behalf. "Now that Steven is starting to exert his strength, it may be him and 'The Last Emperor'