Many people in the industry knew about Ronald's endorsement of Melanie Griffith's Accident. Director Jonathan Demme, who had directed Melanie, called to express his gratitude. He knew Melanie's potential.
, not the sexy doll that people think of.
However, Ronald's agent was a little frustrated. Niceta arrived in New York in the evening and hurriedly went with Richard to visit Ronald.
"I won't disturb you, will I?" Niceta knocked on the door of Ronald's room. He knew that the director was very busy during filming, and he didn't know if it was appropriate to come here today.
"Come in, I have a very professional team for this big production, and I just have to make decisions on many things. But I still have to go to bed very late at night, and I have to change the script with Cameron (Crowe)."
Ronald put in the two cautious agents and poured them some whiskey, "Drink some. The people from Fox gave it to me today. Are you here because of Melanie's affairs?"
"I don't want to interfere with your decision, Ronald. Today, Mr. Michael Ovitz called me specially while he was on a business trip. I want to know what you think. Of course, if you particularly like Melanie, that's fine too.
." Niceta joked.
"I really like her..." Ronald also joked, watching his agent frown, "I like her ability as an actor." Now he has been nominated for the best director at this Oscar.
, many times the respect of people in the circle for oneself increases a lot.
Ronald explained. If this movie is successful, it will be mainly because of the success of Melanie Griffiths, not Harrison Ford's face. Because this is not a simple commercial type film, but
A film that reflects the major changes in contemporary society.
This is what Ronald has always wanted to make, the kind of movie that can still stand up thirty years later. So he hopes to use the most suitable actors.
More and more professional women have entered the workplace management in America, but the traditional idea that women should go home is still very stubborn. When Ronald was handling the performance, he paid great attention to everything and not to cross the audience.
bottom line.
For example, Tess made a lot of common sense mistakes as a blue-collar worker at the beginning. She tied the folder with a rubber band instead of holding a valuable leather bag. She put stuffed toys on her desk instead of a family photo, and she didn't know how to meet Jack.
· Traynor’s open bar doesn’t require you to pay for your own drinks.
With these foreshadowings, Sigourney Weaver's quickness was also portrayed as a bad guy in the traditional sense, taking away the credit from her subordinates.
Finally, the plot of Jack Traynor, played by Harrison Ford, was also modified. In the end, he chose to believe in Tess rather than betray her for personal gain.
All of this requires an actor whose performance can be recognized and invested by the audience, and at this point in time, no one can do it better than Melanie Griffiths.
"Your understanding of movies has deepened, and we will fully support your decision. This matter has been spread by many people, and we have to come to you to clarify it personally." After hearing this, Niceta's expression relaxed a lot.
It's not for personal reasons, but for very convincing artistic reasons, which will surely quell the doubts of some people at 20th Century Fox. Some people saw that Ronald was nominated because they wanted to see him because of his personal relationship.
It fell down by mistake.
After relaxing, the two agents had dinner with Ronald. Ronald had to continue preparing for tomorrow's shooting. The two were about to say goodbye and leave.
"You guys can rest in this hotel for one night, and I'll ask someone to book a good room for you." Ronald was very satisfied with the two agents. Filmmaking is a large-scale social activity involving tens of millions of investments. Communication, compromise
, excuses, and even deception are all necessary to be able to complete the shooting.
Niceta and Richard were always on his side, which saved him a lot of trouble.
"By the way, help me bring this check to Director John Waters."
Before leaving the house, Ronald remembered and handed Richard a check.
"Is it about Divine?"
Seeing Ronald nodding, Richard expressed his understanding. If he would not return to Los Angeles tomorrow, he would act as a personal representative to help Ronald get this matter done that was best handled privately.
After Divine's death, there was a lot of excitement in the media. All the news reporting on him would mention his posthumous work. Dinvine also personally made the final contribution to the box office of the movie "Hairspray".
But Divine, who was buried next to his grandmother's grave in Baltimore, was still very controversial after his death. His gender and attire aroused protests from many people, and the funeral became a focus of controversy for both progressives and conservatives.
In addition to some fans sending flowers, some particularly conservative white southern organizations also came to cause trouble. In the end, the wreath sent by black actress Whoopi Goldberg became the last straw for the funeral.
The wreath read "See what happens when you get good reviews?" The two groups began to attack each other, making the priest who presided over the ceremony very embarrassed. That night, the tombstone was vandalized with spray paint and many words were written on it.
Bad words.
What's even more annoying is that the IRS, which is responsible for taxation, seized all of Divine's property after the funeral, including his wigs and costumes in "Hairspray", and will hold an auction the next week to make up for his previous tax evasion debt.
of hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes.
Seeing that Divine worked very hard during the filming and subsequent promotion of the movie, Ronald took action and wrote a check to make up for most of the debt. This allowed this controversial actor to get
Eternal tranquility.
"Ring ring ring ring..." Ronald in the room picked up the phone receiver.
"Mr. Lee? Mr. Buffy from Washington, D.C. called."
"Thank you, please take it over." Ronald finally waited for the investor's call back.
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! "Ronald, I can help you with what you want. Catherine agrees that you can use their real newspapers as movie props. I heard that the heroine is in the workplace
She will give you this important tool to turn defeat into victory without any authorization fee, and the authorization letter will be faxed to you."
"Thank you so much, Warren. I owe you one. I wanted to add some realism to the movie. Those newspaper props are so fake."
What Ronald said was that the one Tess saw made him think of the newspaper that asked Tesco to acquire the radio station. Hollywood usually uses a fictional newspaper with a common name in order to avoid copyright disputes, and the content on it is general.
All are fixed, except for the headline where the director writes news related to the plot.
But the "Working Girl" newspaper was not an ordinary prop, but a newspaper that played a decisive role in Tess's fate. After Ronald saw the prop newspaper, he wanted to replace it with a real newspaper.
After contacting the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and being immediately rejected, Ronald had no choice but to find his old friend, Mr. Buffy, an investor from Omaha, and his confidante Mrs. Graham, the owner of the Washington Post.
"You're welcome, it's a pleasure chatting with you. I always feel like I'm back when I was young. Don't forget to come and chat with me next time you come to Washington, D.C., or go to Omaha. Can you play bridge? If so.
You can play with me, it’s not easy to find a capable partner now.”
"Then it's settled, thank you, bye."
Ronald put down the phone. Of course, Buffy didn't call because it was fun to talk to him, at least not entirely.
Ronald did his homework very early, and not long after the stock market crash, he put Niceta in touch with his youngest son Peter, who was engaged in music.
Peter Buffy was engaged in music work, but failed very much in San Francisco. After that, he returned to Milwaukee, which is close to his hometown, signed with a small record company, wrote some light music and released records.
Daydream found Peter a small job as a soundtrack for a campaign commercial, and he got good reviews. Last month, he was appreciated by John Barry, who did the soundtrack for the 007 series of movies, and asked him to work with him to score Daydream's new film "
Sticky Fingers" as the soundtrack.
John Barry is also an unlucky guy. He composed the soundtrack for George Lucas's long-running masterpiece "Howard the Duck", and then he didn't get many opportunities. In the past two years, he only wrote the soundtrack for the new 007. Ronald this
The first time I gave him the soundtrack, he was happy to help a young man get familiar with the real film soundtrack production process.
Although Buffy doesn't care much about her children, her youngest son can finally do better than ordinary people in a certain industry, which makes him very happy.
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After filming continued, everything went smoothly. Jack Traynor, played by Harrison Ford, had many scenes opposite Tess. After "borrowing" Catherine's clothes, Tess acted like a real investment manager, letting Jack
Traynor has complete confidence that she is a professional.
Today's scene is when Harrison Ford comes to the company where Tess works, and the two of them discuss ways of cooperation.
Tess is a very smart person. She invited the other party to come with the intention of dispelling doubts. Wall Street is a place where there are many scammers. Catherine's colleague who said she was on the phone also came to visit with a rubber band.
The bundled document package exposed the secretary's flaws.
Tess can only ask Jack to come to Catherine's house and watch him work in Catherine's office to eliminate her suspicion.
"Oh, Mr. Traynor, Miss Tess McGill is waiting for you. I'll take you there."
Sheen, played by Joan Cusack, was pulled to the rescue by Tess. She took on Tess's position and became the secretary to Tess McGill's manager, sitting in Tess's usual position.
When she saw Jack Traynor walking into the office, she was afraid that Jack would reveal his secrets when talking to others, so she immediately went up to hold Jack Traynor's hand and dragged him into Catherine's office.
"Miss McGill, Mr. Traynor." Joan Cusack opened the door in the office and said to Tess, who was sitting in Catherine's seat pretending to be.
"Thank you, Xin..." Melanie Griffiths is recovering well. She also passed the daily routine blood test and has no further problems.
Tess wore red fashion glasses "borrowed" from Catherine and signaled to Xin that she could go out.
"Do you want anything else? Mr. Traynor." Joan Cusack was unwilling to leave at the door. She played Sheen as a pure secretary who didn't have too many pursuits. She saw a handsome guy like Harrison Ford.
, eyes shining and reluctant to leave.
"Coffee, tea, or me?" Xin, with a lioness hairstyle, asked funny at the door.
"Hahaha...my secretary is a little over-excited." Tess signaled with her eyes, half pushing and half pushing Xin out.
"Cut!"
The shooting returned to normal. Ronald was very satisfied and the progress was progressing as planned.
At the usual lunch time, Ronald took Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith, Joan Cusack and others to eat Italian food this time.
The chef prepared the food with great care and some of the ingredients were flown in from Italy. The four people ate in this restaurant were full of praise.
"This job makes me feel like a woman, like a celebrity cheerleader, giving the audience eye candy..." Harrison Ford started complaining to Ronald about the lack of his role.
"Whenever he walks into a room, all the female extras will ogle him." Joan Cusack, who plays the secretary, knows the situation of some extras. The actors and staff all talk about this experience.
Think of it as an opportunity to hang out with one of the most handsome male stars in Hollywood.
"Do you want to play a more complicated role? How about we change the ending of Jack Traynor? Then you will have some challenging scenes to play." Ronald suggested.
In the original script, Jack Traynor was not such a pure good guy. In the end, he learned that Catherine had stolen Tess's ideas and kept them as his own. However, in order to save his job and future, he did not testify for Tess.
The creativity is hers.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But Teske, the boss of Teske Company, is an entrepreneur who started from scratch. He saw at a glance that what Tess said was true and was testing her and Catherine.
From now on, I believe that Tess is the real initiator and promoter of the project.
Jack Traynor has no big project, and finally has to go home to reflect on his life. There is no finale with Tess.
"I'm not talking about that... I mean, give Jack some scenes that suit my image..."
Harrison Ford was not fooled, he would not play such a bad guy. Stars play heroic images, and there is no need for character transformation. He is a positive hero from the moment he appears, always cool, always handsome, and always winning until the last moment.
"Yeah, I'm just saying." Ronald then tasted the sizzling pizza.
Many things are compromises. Although Harrison Ford made Jack Traynor's character less three-dimensional, there were still many people who walked into the theater for him, right? The women on the set started to commotion in the past two days, which is proof of this.
Besides, there is a happy ending at the end of the movie, so there is nothing wrong with having Tess and Jack become a couple. Ordinary audiences will be more satisfied. The picky and knowledgeable metropolitan audiences also know that couples may not have a happy ending... Don’t be too outrageous in commercial movies.
, it’s also a good thing to be careful not to touch everyone’s cultural taboos.
The afternoon shooting also went well. Melanie Griffiths held a Washington Post, which was a prop spliced with real newspapers and prop newspapers. The correct date, and the front page headlines, and the plot on the other side
Related content, news about the daughter of the owner of Teske Enterprises engaging in charity activities.
Melanie Griffiths clipped out the newspaper's content about Teske's daughter and put it in her clipping book.
"Cut!"
After Ronald finished taking this picture, he waved to Melanie to bring over the clipping.
"Oh...why does the Washington Post still have entertainment news?"
He flipped through it and found that it was indeed the Washington Post. It also had Cher's face on it.
It turns out that the Post today is a special feature reporting on the Oscar nominees. Every year, it is divided into several weeks to serialize some historical and background information on each nominee. This is the tradition of the Post's film review section.
"The new adventure of an old singing star..." The title tells the story of Cher.
"Hey, why is there still Olympia Dukakis?" Ronald looked down and saw the content about Dukakis's guest appearance in this movie.
“Are Olympia Dukakis, the actor most in demand for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and Michael Dukakis, the governor of Massachusetts and the leading politician in the Donkey Party primaries, related?”
"You won't cheat, will you?" Ronald put the cut newspaper on the newspaper, folded it twice, and gestured with it in his hand.
"Well..." Ronald was relieved. Dukakis's content would not appear in front of the camera. Otherwise, a character who appeared in the movie would appear as an Oscar nominee in the prop newspaper. The audience who discovered this detail would be shocked.