Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1063 Tom Cruise wants to be a screenwriter

"Aren't you going to sleep? Is this script so beautiful?"

Diane wore silk pajamas, sprayed on the perfume sold by Cher Company, and twisted her waist and hips to come to Ronald.

"Well, it's really good, a work that reflects reality..." Ronald kept flipping through the script on the living room table with his uninjured left hand, twisting his body a little uncomfortable.He adjusted his sitting posture.

The weird name "3000" of this script is actually not the era commonly used in science fiction films, but the meaning of three thousand dollars.The script tells the story of Edward Lewis, a tycoon engaged in corporate mergers and acquisitions in Los Angeles, who happened to meet a street girl Vivian Ward on the street one day.

Vivian Ward is a red-haired beauty from the south. Her biggest wish is to go to Disneyland.But she has no money to save after being drugged.

The two reached an agreement that Edward Lewis would hire her for $[-] for a week, during which Vivian Ward would not touch drugs.

The two get along happily, and their personalities complement each other.But by the end of the week, life has shown its cruel side to two less virtuous people.

The money Edward Lewis used for mergers and acquisitions was mainly raised by Wall Street issuing junk bonds. He just encountered interest rate hikes and stock market crashes, and he faced business failure and bankruptcy.Annoyed, she found that Vivian was still using drugs secretly. She couldn't bear it, and drove her to the bus stop to Disneyland, and then kicked her out of the car.

At the end, Edward's sports car drove away.Vivian cut her hair, sat down and waited for the bus to the park, and smiled.

"Hey..." Ronald sighed and closed the script.The screenwriter is called J. F. Lawton, and I have to say that he is a bit talented.This is a story about the disillusionment of America.He didn't point out the fate of the two in the script, but anyone who has an understanding of American society can read the subtext.

Taking advantage of loopholes in the rules, financing with junk bonds, acquiring industries, and then selling them off, created many billionaires in the 80s.But as the 90s approached, most of these people were swallowed up by the dogs of the financial industry.

Hollywood has such victims, and Israeli Menahan Golan is one.The interest on junk bonds was high, and new bonds could not be issued. The tycoon Edward happened to be acquiring the largest shipyard on the west coast. His ending may be even more tragic than Minahan's, and it is impossible for him to escape completely.

And Vivian Ward is representative of another class of people. With the frantic urbanization of the 80s, a large number of young people from small towns came to big cities to pursue their dreams.But if one is bad, rent and living costs will swallow up their dreams. If drugs are involved, many people will be forced to betray themselves like Vivian.

The two poor people, by chance and coincidence, got close to each other at a certain moment, but they were separated by the cold wave of reality immediately.The most tragic thing is that neither of them knew that they had reached the point of no return, and they still thought that they might jump out of the whirlpool in the illusion of reality...

Diane was very happy to see Ronald's eyes fixed on her waist and hips, and slowly sat in Ronald's arms.

"Oh...", the warm body temperature on the man's body made Diane feel very comfortable, "Does your hand still hurt?" She gently touched Ronald's bandage.

"As long as you turn this way a little bit, I won't hurt..."

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Ronald's injury still took a toll on his energy, and an hour later, before ten o'clock in the evening, he fell asleep on his side on the sofa.Diane brought a blanket from the bedroom, covered him gently, then picked up the script and read it.

Early the next morning, while the two were having breakfast, Diane was still reading the script non-stop.

"Ring, ring, ring..." the phone rang.Diane picked it up and handed it to Ronald.

"Ah, Detective...how, have you found the suspect? Oh, that's good, have you found the one who attacked the woman jogging and the man on the bike? Want me to go back and identify people? That's no problem, but you It's going to take a few days, OK. Is the lady okay? What..."

"What's wrong with you, Ronnie?" Diane saw a sudden change in Ronald's expression, his entire face turned pale, and he was still sweating, so he hurriedly took the orange juice for him to drink.

"That lady may not be rescued. The inspector said that even if she is rescued, she may be in a vegetable state... I'm very scared..." Ronald hugged Diane, trembling a little.If I hadn't been so vigilant at the time, I might have..."

The two hugged and chatted for a while, and Ronald ate sandwiches and drank orange juice alternately with one hand, before slowly returning to normal.Fortunately, I hired a bodyguard. I don't want to do this kind of thing again.

"Why are you still reading this script?" Ronald realized that Diane was still holding the "3000" script in his hand.

"What do you think of the script?" Diane asked.

"It's a good script, but it's not suitable for the current market." Ronald didn't care, and said his true thoughts.

This kind of script that exposes the dark side of society and has some exquisite design, if it was in the 67s, it might have been the nominated winner of the Oscar for Best Screenplay.A script that explores the relationship between men and women under extreme conditions is also a strong contender for the acting award.

But now, the film industry has begun to attract a large number of young audiences again. If you want to be famous, you must change to a bright ending.

"Oh..." After listening to Ronald's analysis, Diane continued to read the script again.

"You are not... This script is not suitable for you..." Ronald suddenly understood, this is the script that Diane liked, and wanted to get an Oscar nomination?He reached out to take the script back.

"Why..." Diane hugged the script into her arms and turned her back to protect it, preventing Ronald from taking it away.

"Huh? This is a story about a street girl, you can't act it..." Ronald was a little anxious, did he really like it?Not to mention that Diane acted in this script, it is very difficult to win an award at the moment, so what if he wins an award?
This kind of movie has to have some sex scenes, and it also destroys the image.If she acts well and gets praise from film critics, Diane will be stereotyped as this type of actor in the future, and the audience will think of her masterpiece when they talk about it, which is not good...

"Why don't you let me act? Do you want someone else to act?" Diane's eyes widened. Actresses would not shrink back when encountering this kind of situation.

"No..." Ronald was so anxious that he broke out in sweat, "I'm not...then what...that's right...didn't your father tell you not to play this kind of role?"

"What are you afraid of, haven't I acted in the TV series Lone Pigeon Town?" Diane ignored Ronald and continued to follow the script.

"That's different, it's a western movie, and it's mainly an emotional drama..." Ronald tried to explain that the scale of the TV series is very small. Although the character is also a bar girl, many viewers didn't see it. Thought Diane was playing Robert Duvall's character's girlfriend.

"I don't care, I'll go find Paula..."

"No..." Ronald tried to grab the script back by tickling, but his injured hand couldn't break through the defense of Diane's two arms.

"Forget it, let Nisita settle the matter and let his wife find a way to dispel Diane's thoughts..."

It's time to get some good scripts for Diane and Helen to play. Although many directors' girlfriends are not very lucky, there are always a few who are different.

Ronald understood that Diane's true nature was an actress after all, not those beautiful girls who broke into this circle because of fame and fortune.

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"Ding dong..." The doorbell rang, and Diane took the script to the intercom to open the door.She really took a fancy to this role and wanted to play it.Ronald's status is getting higher and higher, and the gap between himself and him is getting bigger and bigger. Moreover, after so many years, Ronald has not publicly confirmed his relationship with her, which makes Diane feel very insecure.

What if he could act in this script and get an Oscar, even a nomination?Or become a first-line female star, and the relative status of Ronald will be more equal in the future.

"Kevin, it's you..." Diane heard Kevin Costner's voice on the intercom, and after confirming with Ronald, he put him up.

"I saw the ABC morning news this morning. It seems that the mob who attacked you has been caught?" Kevin Costner made a special trip to visit the injured Ronald.

"Yeah, yes, the NYPD called me, and they arrested twenty suspects, don't know if any of the people who attacked me were among them. They invited me to New York for identification. Most pity is that poor lady.

I heard from the Inspector that she was identified as a secretary working for Salomon Brothers.Her skull was shattered and she lost three-quarters of her blood.Most likely won't make it through.

When I heard this, I was very scared, if I did something wrong at that time, maybe that person was me, or..."

After listening to the phone call in the morning, Ronald was terrified and had psychological shadows.Seeing Costner as the first friend in the circle to see him, I wish he could be treated as a psychiatrist...

"Ronnie...cough cough..." Diane saw that he was talking endlessly, and Costner obviously had something else to do, so he reminded him.

"Ah..." Ronald realized that he couldn't talk about Helen in front of Diane, and immediately shut up, "Kevin, I'm glad you can come to see me, what else can you do?" He secretly glanced at Diane, as if he owed the other party in his heart.

"Forget it, let her act if she wants to. I asked Paula to come forward to negotiate and change the script of that movie. Those inappropriate sex scenes and dark plots were all replaced... just keep the parts that can show acting skills It's..."

Costner, of course, came to discuss the "Dances with Wolves" thing.After discussing with screenwriter friend Michael Black, he was willing to make some concessions for Ronald.

They hope that Ronald will find a more professional director to direct, and Costner will retreat and concentrate on being the leading actor.They are also willing to let Ronald's people be stationed on the crew as on-set production directors to control the budget.

Of course, with such a concession, what they expected was Ronald's permission for the length of the film, which would be at least three hours.

To be honest, Ronald would also like to see the great hunting scene in his dream being filmed. Without this majestic scene of galloping bison, Hollywood would be missing a classic scene.

But it is not easy to shoot this scene. Now the bison is on the verge of extinction, so I have to consult with the bison breeders in the south.Shooting on location there will cost a lot more than in Mexico.

Ronald finally decided to go along with Costner's idea, subject to the presence of staff and auditors.Make a big scene.He put forward two additional requirements. The first is to continue to improve the script and limit the scene to three hours.

The plot of the original novel is too rich to be filmed in one movie, and Costner needs to make a trade-off.The final ending must also give hope, so that the audience will not leave the theater sad.

The second requirement is to use unknown actors as much as possible.Most of the film's budget has to be spent on live-action shooting.Ronald had this estimate. There are horses, buffaloes, and many extras. If you look for a star, the budget will definitely exceed the budget, and the star's schedule is not easy to determine.

In the end, Ronald personally acted as the producer, and the front-end and the set-up set aside $100 million as an up-front fee for Costner to find bison, horses, actors with Indian faces, and Sioux language coaches.

This is one of Daydream's biggest investments in [-]. Ronald specially asked David Simkins, the director of screenwriting, to go to the scene as an executive producer.On the one hand, he wants to try to transform, and on the other hand, Ronald also wants to cultivate heroes.

"Ding dong..."

After Costner left, another old friend came to see him.

"Tom..." Diane hasn't co-starred in a movie with Tom Cruise since the filming of "Urchin". The two greeted each other and brought him a cup of coffee.

"Hmm..." Cruise took a sip and found that it was instant, knowing that Diane was not very good at taking care of people.But he continued to finish the drink indifferently, and then chatted with Ronald about the accident.

Ronald came to express his desire again, bragging about how he calmly used his coat to resist the opponent's dagger when he was frightened and calm in danger.

"You know what? If I had made a mistake, or been slow to react for a second, I could have been knocked down like that poor lady, and then dragged and thrown into the ditch like a wild dog on the ground. My companions were not spared either...

Cough cough, Diane..."

Ronald started to talk, and seeing Diane looking at him again, he quickly changed the subject, "Tom, thank you for coming to see me, it's much better for me to see my friends... Is there anything else you can do with me?"

"Hi, I'm relieved to see that you're fine. Anything else... There's one thing I want to ask you..."

Tom Cruise rarely showed an embarrassed expression, "I want to start learning how to be a screenwriter, so I want to ask you, how should I start?"

"Huh?" Ronald asked in embarrassment. You are a dyslexic, and you still want to be a screenwriter?
But maybe his wife, Mimi, used Scientology to help him treat his dyslexia?

"The most important thing is, don't try to write all the content at once. Writing a script is more like writing a paragraph scene first, and then assembling it like assembling a car. I often use a tape recorder to dictate, and then Let the secretary sort out what I said."

"Well, I'm using it like this now..." Tom Cruise said as he took out a small tape recorder, and pressed the red record button to record what Ronald said just now, "When the time comes, Paula will Help me tidy up..."

"When I write the first draft, we'll get together with Paula and Nisita to have a party, and then please give me some comments on my first script..."

Cruise seemed to be serious, and set a time to ask Ronald to meet again after he came back.

"Of course, no problem..." Ronald noticed that Cruise did not mention his wife Mimi Rogers, but Paula Wagner, but seeing that Cruise's expression was the same, he had to let it go .

"Among so many actors who were urchins in the world back then, I really didn't expect him to develop the best..." Diane began to think about the past.

In that Coppola film, the actor C. Thomas Hall was unknown.Ralph Mazio made a big hit with The Dragon Boy, but other movies didn't work out either.

At that time, Matt Dillon, the most promising actor in Hollywood, could only play the leading role in B-level movies because of the audience's aesthetic changes.

After Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore broke up, his ex-girlfriend sued him and paid 200 million in child support.Now on the brink of bankruptcy.

Because of the video tape scandal, Rob Lowe's not-so-good acting career was completely suspended. He is still raising money to fight the video tape lawsuit. If he is convicted, he can be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

Only Tom Cruise and Patrick Schwitz, who were the most unremarkable back then, are now big stars, and this is all because they played the movie of Brother Ronnie in front of them.

Thinking of this, Diane hugged Ronald's arm tightly, such a man must be caught.

(End of this chapter)