"Dukakis won six states on Super Tuesday. Tennessee Governor Al Gore won five states, and Jesse Jackson, the leader of the black civil rights movement, won four states. The primaries will continue.
Keep fighting."
In the business jet lounge of the airport, Ronald and Diane were sitting there waiting, watching the political news on the TV.
The excitement about the Oscars has gradually passed, and now the focus of the national audience is the results of the new general election and the primaries of the two parties.
The Donkey Party was suppressed by the current leader for two terms. In the second term, only Washington, D.C., and Minnesota, the hometown of Donkey Party candidate Mondale, voted for the Donkey Party. Under this strong oppression, the Donkey Party emerged.
Due to the divisions, no one knows what political views they should hold to defeat the Xiang Party.
Generally speaking, by Super Tuesday in an election year, a candidate should basically be identified in the primary election. However, several popular figures in the Donkey Party continue to fight, and no one has an absolute advantage.
In contrast, the Elephant Party's Super Tuesday has announced that current deputy leader George Sr. has basically locked in the Elephant Party's candidate.
Bob Dole, Jack Kemp and others who are competing against him have publicly announced that they will give up the nomination for the leadership and congratulated George Sr. Next, he only needs to go through the motions and accept the nomination at the Elephant Party conference in August.
Can.
The business jet gave Ronald a good rest. After he and Diane were sent to the apartment on Fifth Avenue by Bud, Ronald still had the energy to deal with various things. Early the next morning, he summoned Bai Ri
Meng's staff spent the whole morning and the whole afternoon dealing with the company's affairs.
All the reports that he needed to read and the signatures he needed to sign were completed in a six or seven-hour meeting. The last task was for Ronald to sign and issue bonuses to employees, and everyone was very satisfied.
"Everyone has done a great job and done a great job. This fully proves that we can make money daydreaming in Hollywood." Ronald concluded, and the employees in the New York office cheered.
Amid cheers from his employees, Ronald went home to rest. On the fax machine in his apartment, there were box office figures for this weekend's "Moonlight" faxed from MGM.
"Moonlight's box office has indeed increased dramatically..." Diane had just finished meeting and chatting with her father, Bert, and when she returned to the apartment, she looked at the box office report faxed with envy.
After winning three Oscars, the box office this weekend has indeed started to skyrocket, and audiences want to go to the cinema to watch the performances of the best actress and supporting actress.
"Moonlight", which had been in theaters for more than ten weeks, had dropped to just over 1.3 million at the weekend box office. With the support of the Little Golden Man, it jumped to 3.2 million.
The total box office has just exceeded 50 million U.S. dollars. With this boom, it is estimated that it can continue to be screened for another two or three months, and it is hoped to reach 80 million U.S. dollars.
And "The Last Emperor", which won nine awards, is even more impressive. The weekend box office suddenly increased from less than 500,000 to 3.4 million. It ranked among the top five at the box office for the first time since its opening.
The one in front of the sultry Moonlight came to fourth place. The first place still belongs to the horror comedy "The Master of the Underworld".
"But this movie is difficult to understand. I guess it won't have as much stamina as "Your Moonlight". Of course, Diane is partial to Ronald, and hopes that "Moonlight" can overtake him next week. She played a small role in it, and this movie has a box office
The better, the more it will help her career. After all, the protagonist in a small movie is not as impressive as the supporting role in a big production.
"They are not bad and deserve such results. I just hope that Jeremy Thomas can make more money, otherwise no one will take pictures of this kind of subject," Ronald said.
The Last Emperor is a Chinese-themed movie. In order to avoid debts, producer Jeremy Thomas disappeared after winning the Oscar and did not attend the subsequent parties. If the box office can be higher, at least there will be people willing to shoot this kind of Chinese epic in the future.
Movie.
"I still think the movie you made is good-looking. The scene at the dinner table at the end was so complicated. Many of my friends said you were a genius for being able to shoot it." Diane is very knowledgeable about film shooting and knows that this scene is not easy.
"Hehe... That was an accident, not something I deliberately arranged." Ronald smiled happily, "But most of the great scenes in film history were shot under unexpected circumstances."
"I just like to see you happy..." Diane jumped behind the sofa and put her arms around Ronald's neck.
Ronald is indeed very happy, but only 10% of it is because of "Moonlight's" Oscar win and its boost to the box office.
What he really likes is the best original episode award at this year's Oscar, which was given to the theme song of "Dirty Dancing", the song "The Time of My Life".
Unlike the box office figures that most people know by checking the weekly recommendations in The Hollywood Reporter, the sales of the soundtrack behind the movie are unknown to outsiders.
The sales volume in the first quarter of this year was amazing. It has already surpassed the five-platinum total sales volume, but the sales speed has not slowed down. As soon as the Oscars were awarded, records became popular again, and RCA began to fully activate the production line again, "Dirty Dancing"
"'s original soundtrack is expected to exceed sales of 10 million copies in China.
Coupled with the price of each CD of 15-20 US dollars, the domestic retail sales have steadily exceeded 100 million US dollars. Coupled with the sales in Europe and Asia, Japan and Korea, Ronald can make music from this soundtrack alone.
Harvest totaled more than $40 million.
In short, since Ronald entered Hollywood, this soundtrack album has made the most money from a single business.
In order to reward Jimmy Lehner for getting the music copyright for himself and coming up with the idea, Ronald officially gave him the music director job he had been dreaming of and also wrote a very fat check as a reward. It was better than his previous job as a broker.
The total income for many years is much higher.
With such a majestic boss, Jimmy is full of energy. Watching the release of the second chapter soundtrack album at RCA, there are a few interludes that were not squeezed into the first chapter album, and a few similar 1960s-style songs were added. Jimmy...
Reiner, together with RCA, made it compulsory to put on the second soundtrack album "More Dirty Dancing".
The sales effect of the album was also very good last month. The title song of the album, "Do You Love Me", a duet between Patrick Schwytz and Cynthia Rhodes, also rushed to the charts due to the release of this album.
The third position is higher than when it was first released in 1963.
Compared with the booming record business, the second income that "Dirty Dancing" brought to Ronald was the sales of video tapes. However, the characteristic of this movie's video tapes is that the sales speed does not decrease, and it continues to grow every month.
Almost 60,000 boxes can be sold in the retail market.
Since its release last Christmas, more than 600,000 boxes have been sold in video rental stores. When he came to New York this time, Daydream's distribution director Michelle Cannold told him that the number would be exceeded by the end of the month.
Millions of boxes of numbers.
The price of each video tape is about US$40, plus a US$6 subsidy from sponsor Coca-Cola, the video tape can earn Ronald almost US$20 million, and it is still growing at a rate of about US$1 million every month.
The more sold, the lower the production cost of a single box. The dividends given to the leading actors, screenwriters and other creatives are as much as the money Ronald earned. Several leading actors have become rich men and women, Patrick Schwytz
I have the copyright to a song in the record, and I am already looking for a bigger pasture with my wife, and are looking for famous horses to participate in competitions.
Jennifer Gray also started to change into haute couture evening wear from various brands, and her popularity in the circle began to improve dramatically, and everyone was happy to talk to her.
In Daydream, Michelle Cannold, assistant director Emile Adolino and others who participated in the production of "Dirty Dancing" were all given a lot of money, and the morale of the first batch of employees was very high.
Of course, Ronald is the one who has earned the most. He now has nearly 60 million in cash at his disposal. The Sony stock invested in the early income from records and video tapes has also increased significantly due to the successful acquisition of Columbia Records.
In short, if Ronald uses all the money to make movies, his financial capabilities alone can be comparable to those of the seven mid-tier companies in Hollywood. As for Cannon, Orion, Heimdall and others who rely on financing and loans to make movies
Medium-sized production companies simply cannot compete with Ronald in terms of available cash figures.
However, you still have to listen to the old Hollywood saying, don’t use your own money to make a movie. Ronald took a gamble and used his wealth to shoot "Dirty Dancing". After getting such good results, there is no need to take another big gamble.
Anyway, that's how Hollywood is. The more you make money, the more money will come to you. Only directors and producers who continue to be successful can continue to get other people's money to make movies.
"Why are you so happy? Is there something good that I don't know about?" Diane noticed that Ronald couldn't stop laughing today.
"My movie won an Oscar, can't you be happy?"
"I don't believe it. You haven't been like this in the past two days..." Diane straddled Ronald who was sitting on the sofa and combed his soft hair with her hands.
"Okay, I can't hide it from you. I've made some money from my video and record business, and I'm going to take a good vacation. Will you come with me?"
"Really? Okay, where are we going?" When Diane heard that she could go on vacation, she immediately became interested.
"I haven't decided yet, where do you want to go?"
"I don't know. I haven't been to many places since my debut. Where do you want to go?"
"We still have time to think about it..." Ronald was attracted by the smell of Diane's new perfume. He didn't know what brand it was, but it smelled tempting.
"Well..." Diane was fascinated by his kiss, her legs were wrapped around Ronald's waist, and her mind was a little unclear, "I want you...Ronnie."
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"How about we get a yacht and go out to sea for fun?" Ronald hugged Diane and talked while lying on the bed.
"Have you earned so much? Can you afford a yacht?" Diane asked in surprise. Are movie soundtrack records and video tapes so profitable?
"Hahaha, I don't like to drive my own boat, just rent it." Ronald smiled and said, there is no need to buy a house just to go to the beach for vacation, just live in a hotel. Although I don't have the financial resources to buy a yacht, but
The annual maintenance, crew, and docking fees did not interest Ronald very much.
"Oh, let me just say..." Diane thought, Ronald is not a big star like Warren Beatty, who owns a yacht.
"What brand is your perfume? You smell good today." Ronald remembered and kissed her.
"Hahaha, it was given to me by Xue'er, her own brand." Diane jumped off the big bed, took out a bottle from her luggage and handed it to Ronald.
"Fragrance Uninhibited", Ronald looked at the perfume bottle that looked like a female body. The label on it was indeed very romantic.
"You smell so good..." Ronald buried his nose between Diane's hair and neck, and the two started a new round of fighting.
The next day, Diane went to get together with her father Bert again. After many years of cold war between father and daughter, there were signs of easing. Diane's acting career was originally designed by her father Bert, but she continued to shoot with Coppola.
After all three films failed to hit the market, Diane ignored her father and took charge of the film by herself.
But her own luck was not very good. Starting from "Streets of Rage", a series of movies did not perform well at the box office, and the production costs of the scripts she received became cheaper and cheaper. In the end, it was Ronald who gave her several opportunities, starting from
Starting with supporting roles, he gradually returned to mainstream Hollywood movies.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This time "growing up", Diane finally served as the heroine of a medium-to-large-scale production by seven major studios. Her father, Bert, was very excited about his daughter's return.
People are taken back to the old days when Diane was in her dad's taxi and the two were discussing acting and movies.
Ronald had other things to do. He and Douglas Jr. went to congratulate the deputy commander's eldest son, George Jr..
"Congratulations, your father won the nomination, right?"
George Jr. has been traveling back and forth between Washington, D.C., and New York recently. He has become close to Roger Ailes, who is on the campaign team, and he contributed a lot to his father's campaign ads.
"There are only formal issues left. The primaries are about to be completed in each state. Voters in every state want to see my father." George Jr. spoke with pride.
"Hasn't the commander-in-chief endorsed your father yet?" Ronald asked little George without reading the political news comments.
"There is a bit of a rift between them...my mother and Nancy are also a bit..." Little George smiled honestly, "But my father has already talked about this matter with the commander-in-chief, and it will probably be announced after the primary election."
"That's great. The general's popularity is still very high. With his endorsement, your father should win. Everyone wants to continue this good life."
"Roger Ailes said the same thing, but another campaign consultant, Lee Atwater, and my brother Jeb didn't think so. Their voters wanted a little freshness."
"This..." Ronald did not expect that his two brothers were still competing with each other, "I still like your idea and I support you..."
"Very well, I'm here today to ask for your help..." Little George said the reason for his visit today.
It turned out that George Sr., under Roger Ailes' strategy, focused on telling his story of fighting for America, and the family card of family harmony and children's future, and won over many female voters.
After qualifying for the primary election, he still has to continue this campaign advertising strategy. George hopes that his daydream will give him more shots in the new version of the advertisement, allowing him to be among his children.
, appears the most outstanding.
"I think there is no problem. The director of the last shooting, Emil Adolino, wants to be the director himself. Before the script is finalized, it is not a problem to let him direct an advertisement for you."
"He is great. I like his style very much, so thank you." Little George achieved his goal and started chatting with the two about other things.
"What have you been busy with recently? I heard from little Doug that you are having some problems with your new house?" asked little George.
"People from the New York Parks Department thought that the garden I built was close to a natural wetland, which is a migration ground for migratory birds, so they stopped my project. I am preparing to go to court, but it would be best if I could get an understanding.
After all, there is a lake close to the wetland in my land."
Ronald knew that the next most important decision for Deputy Commander George Sr. was to decide on his running partner. New York Congressman Jack Kemp, who was in the primary election, was very interested in partnering with Sr. George.
So at this time, little George is very popular in New York. Many politicians have taken the initiative to contact him, hoping that he can say a few good words in front of his father, especially in front of his mother Barbara. Everyone wants to make it possible for him to help
George Sr., who aspires to the White House, has a favor.
And Ronald helped little George a favor, and little George was able to help those people. It would be great if someone who knew the park department was willing to help Ronald a favor. It would save him the trouble of going to court.
Delayed for a long time.
"Alphonse D'Amato, the senator from New York State, is from our side. He will also face an election this year. He will endorse my father's participation in the election over the weekend. When you come, I will introduce you to him.