Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

"Inspector Claire..."

This female FBI detective has been promoted to become the detective of the FBI New York Office, presided over the behavioral psychology laboratory, and has become an authority in the industry on the study of serial killers.But she still wore the FBI vest, maintaining a simple true color.

"Ha, Ronald, we meet again. I watched your new film Working Girl, and I really like it." The inspector is also a person who agrees that women and men have the same opportunities in career development. Germany's film was greatly appreciated.

"Do you remember her?" Ronald moved Diane from behind.

"Oh, you are the Diane rescued by Ronald..." Inspector Claire had a good memory and hugged Diane.She observed people very carefully, and immediately knew the relationship between the two of them, so she dragged her to talk for a while.

"This is Mr. Jonathan Demme, the director of the new movie with an FBI agent as the heroine. We are here to visit this time, and we would also like to ask you to act as a consultant for the movie and provide some details about the work of the FBI to make the movie more realistic. " Ronald introduced Demi again, and quickly chatted about the details of FBI training and promotion, especially how women stand out in this male-dominated working atmosphere.

"I think you're right..." Demi agreed with Ronald after chatting with the real FBI elite. Jodie Foster's temperament is better than Michelle Pfeiffer's. More like a daughter raised by a father who died in a disciplinary unit.

"Very well, Judy has heard the news of Michelle Pfeiffer's withdrawal. She called me several times and introduced herself... It would be great if you could agree to her audition."

Jodie Foster's life has changed a lot since she won the Oscar.The first was that she had moved out of the McGillis house, ending their years of cohabitation.The diminutive actress, who has gone through the assassination and the years without filming after graduating from college, is extremely determined.

She turned down four or five scripts that her agent found for her, refused to play roles that were easy to get money, and had to decide for herself which role to take.She liked the script of "The Silence of the Lambs" at first, but when she heard that there was a change in the casting, she used all her connections to publicize Ronald in order to win the role.

"Have you finished chatting with Inspector Claire?" Ronald looked at Diane saying goodbye to the Inspector, and took her hand, "Jonathan, Diane and I have something to do. We are going to Staten Island. I asked Richard to book a commercial flight for you, and I won't send you back this time."

"What are you going to do? Don't mind me asking, I've always wanted to see the Godfather's filming location, I know it's on Staten Island."

"It's my aunt who is getting married..." Ronald was not at all disgusted that Jonathan Demi wanted to participate. Definitely self-struggling, sure to get along with Aunt Karen.

"Of course you are welcome, come over anytime..." Demi's home is in Manhattan, and she must be happy to have more personal friends to attend her aunt's wedding.

……

"Oh, Ronald, you're finally here. I was afraid you were late and couldn't catch up with the speech of the former commander..." Aunt Karen was chatting with Donna at home. Her wedding would be a small private event. Wedding, for her in her middle age, wedding is a ceremony, and she actually values ​​the speech that former Grand Commander Ronald and his wife promised to come to Tottville to give.

"I won't miss it..." Ronald replied with a smile, "I'm glad you can marry Eric, he is a good Uncle."

"I'm very happy to be blessed by you and Donna..." Aunt Karen showed Diane the diamond ring on her hand. It was put on by her boyfriend when he proposed that day. Although it was not big, the aunt felt very happy.

"Oh, it's so beautiful..." Diane let out a huge exclamation, talking non-stop with Donna around Aunt Karen.

The family dressed up and went to the auditorium of Hansen's house in Tottville Township in the van driven by little Bud. The town's entrepreneurs, engineers, sales executives, and worker representatives all sat neatly to welcome the former The Grand Commander's post-retirement speech tour.

"This is a photo of me and Nancy visiting Huaguo after taking office. Hey, there are so many people there..." The former commander's energy was visible to the naked eye, and his humorous eloquence was gone. He just looked at Microsoft's PowerPoint software Photos on the Internet to recall, and sometimes reminded by Nancy around.

"Thank you so much... We all really hope to see you give a speech on TV again, and today we finally got our wish." After the half-hour speech, the former grand commander and his wife were about to catch a flight.Aunt Karen hurriedly went up to thank them on behalf of the residents of Tottville Town and gave them gifts. The photographers below were busy taking photos as souvenirs.

"Ronald, it's a pleasure to meet you..." Mrs. Nancy shook Ronald's hand to express her thanks.Such a speech can bring the couple hundreds of thousands of dollars.They don't have much savings, and they don't have too many positions. Before the people have completely forgotten them, they can save a little money for retirement.

"Yeah, I will always remember that Mr. Datong gave me a voice, and I won the director of Top Gun." Ronald is still very grateful to the couple.

"Old Ronald's Memorial Library, I thank you on his behalf." Nancy was very grateful to this young director whose astrology and husband were very compatible, and always wanted to say a few more words to him.Ronald not only made this speech, but also donated a large sum of money to the Memorial Library.

Stanford University, which had promised to build a library named after her husband on campus, canceled the construction plan last year because of protests from teachers and students.Partisan politics is deeply affecting universities. Now university teachers and students are more and more inclined to the donkey party, and they have no way to really care about Stanford.

Fortunately, the beneficiaries of the old Ronald Economics of the Elephant Party quickly found a new site in Simi Valley, 40 miles away from Los Angeles, and started the construction of the new museum with donated money. The opening of the library, which could be built after Ronald leaves office, has to be postponed.

Moreover, the federal government did not allocate funds for the General Commander Memorial Library, and the previous construction costs were not taken from the Hoover Institution at Stanford. The new building relied entirely on donations.Fortunately, among old Ronald's old friends, there is also the Hollywood tycoon Lou Wasserman, who came out to solicit donations from many old friends and has raised 3000 million US dollars.

But many of Hollywood's new generation didn't donate.Ronald also quietly made a donation in the name of Douglas Jr.Nancy understands that the new Hollywood doesn't like the couple, and it feels good to meet the newcomers in Hollywood who are friendly to the couple.

During the two terms of Ronald Sr., the economy developed rapidly.However, the intellectual circles did not have a good impression of him, and he was still cheered and thanked by workers and white-collar workers who made money in Tottville, a new production base of the film and television industry.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." Surrounded by the crowd, old Ronald shook hands with them one by one, regaining some feeling, "Nancy, Nancy..." Feeling tired, he turned around and called out wife.

"Sorry, he gets tired easily now"

"I'll let them drive you..." The retired Grand Commander still has the protection of the guards, but it has been reduced to a minimum. Ronald specially rented a long luxury car to make the retired Grand Commander sit more comfortably.

……

"Karen Parker, would you accept... as your husband?"

"I would like to..."

"Now the groom can kiss the bride." The newly built Quaker church belongs to the traditional Quaker church in Pennsylvania.Unlike the Evangelical Quaker Church to which Richard, another former general, belonged, this New England Quaker Church actually has no pastor. Every Sunday, members spontaneously come to the church to pray silently, and no one speaks. remain silent.

But the wedding is too monotonous without a pastor.Anyway, everyone is not that devout Quaker believers, so Donna specially invited a priest from Manhattan to preside over the wedding.The pastor named Robert Castle is very open and doesn’t mind coming over to officiate the wedding ceremony for Aunt Karen. In fact, on the east and west coasts, this kind of wedding ceremony has gradually become a commercial operation rather than a traditional religious ceremony. .

Aunt Karen and her new husband kissed passionately, and everyone played fireworks beside them.The two couples thanked everyone very happily, ran outside the church, boarded the aunt's former SUV, and went on their honeymoon.

Empty cans rattled in the back of the SUV, and the words "Just Married" were written on the back of the van.Ronald and Donna couldn't help embracing. The aunt used to drive this car as a waitress to support two young people.

"Oh, they are so happy. Have you watched the videotape of the proposal? It's so romantic." Diane yelled from the side, and Donna hugged her, and went to the side to mutter about some content shared by her girlfriends. up.

Ronald and Doug Jr. looked at each other, both of them were thinking about their own thoughts.

Little Doug was thinking about when to propose to Donna. His grandfather found out about Donna's investment in funds with his own money, so he looked at her again and urged his grandson several times.But Ronald didn't know how to answer Diane's endless hints, so he had to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

"Bobby, is that you?" Jonathan Demme looked at the pastor presiding over the wedding, and the more he looked at him, the more familiar he looked, and he couldn't help calling out.

"Cousin Jonathan?" The pastor was also stunned for a moment, and recognized his cousin Demi, who was very close back then.

Unexpectedly, the two were still relatives, but they lost contact when they grew up.Ronald felt amused, and quickly arranged for the two of them to find a place to catch up.

"Ronald, Donna told me that little Doug might propose to him..." Diane ran over again, whispering in Ronald's ear.

"Ah... um... oh...", Ronald really didn't know what to say, and the divorce experiences of Spielberg, Lucas, Cameron and others came to mind again.

In the evening, the aunt and the new husband returned home.Their trip by car was just a formality. The two of them had already booked tickets for a round-the-world trip, and the first stop was Dongying.

"Aunt, what should I do?" Ronald went to Aunt Karen privately and told her about his troubles. It's not that he doesn't love Diane and Helen.It's just that after a person has achieved great success, he will always be suspicious and suspicious. You can't tell others about this kind of thing, you can only talk to your aunt.

"Ronnie, I remember you were not like this before. When Antonia came to the island, you really wanted to marry her."

"Hey, maybe I've changed, I've become complicated and sophisticated."

"Don't be like this, Ronald, you are still a good boy. Some things, when you should do it, God will reveal to you. I didn't want to get married at first, but he came to my house to bring me food that day, and my wife and I Knitting a sweater on the chair, suddenly a strange feeling came to my heart, as if my ex-husband came back, he said to me Donna and Ronald you have raised well, he is grateful for the memory and life with me Get off Donna, it's just that now is the time to move forward..."

"Really?" Ronald got a typical Aunt Karen's answer.

"Yes, God will enlighten you to do the right thing at the right time. At that time, you just need to follow your heart..." The aunt gently stroked Ronald's hair.

However, the revelation has not yet come. Ronald watched his aunt go to the airport the next day, and returned to Manhattan with Diane.

"I want your newspapers to stand by me in the election..."

In an Italian restaurant in Manhattan, Prosecutor Rudy, the mayoral candidate, once again met with Ronald and Doug Jr.

"Of course, the Staten Island Advance will support you," replied Doug Jr.

"No, I'm talking about the New York Daily News, don't tell me you're not their anonymous patron." Of course Rudy didn't care much about the Staten Island paper, which wasn't read much in Manhattan.

"It seems that we have no secrets in front of you?" Ronald muttered.

'Never mind, I have a busy election schedule right now and don't have time to beat around the bush. "

"Okay, but we are not the real owners of the newspaper, and we have no influence over the editorial team. At best, I can only connect you and let you talk to the editorial team...you know those reporters..."

"I know, the uncrowned king, freedom... shit..." Rudy burst into a curse, and the New York Times supported his opponent, the black candidate of the Donkey Party, Dinkins, not because of their advertising donors and readers The preference has nothing to do with freedom.

Another newspaper with a large circulation, the New York Post, supported Rudy.His base is disciplined forces such as the NYPD, firefighters, and correctional officers, all of whom are readers of the Post.

This year's mayoral election is different from previous years.Rudy, who participated in the primary election of the Elephant Party, unexpectedly did not embrace the right wing in accordance with the tradition, but chose the middle line.

In order to win the voters in the middle, Rudy abandoned the extreme views of conservatives and evangelicals, opposed to any abortion, opposed to affirmative action, opposed to same-sex rights, opposed to gun control, supported public school prayer, etc...

The election in New York is similar to the general election. Embracing the conservative extreme right may allow you to easily get the nomination, but in the mayoral election, if you lose the support of the middle voters, you will definitely lose.

Ronald was reluctant to meddle too much with the Daily News' editorial team, at least not yet.Now he wants to try his best to show that he respects the tradition of the newspaper and is a kind-hearted person who only wants the daily news to tide over the difficulties. He doesn't want to expose his ambition too early.

The distribution of the Daily News continues to lose money. Although the circulation is large, the more you distribute, the more you lose.It is estimated that when the mayor of New York is elected, if the advertising does not improve, it will really declare bankruptcy. At that time, Ronald will be able to use this good reputation to enter the daily news.

After arranging all the affairs, when Ronald was about to return to Los Angeles, he received a call from Sony's Norio Ohga.

"Ronald, I'm in New York, can we have an interview? We found the person who secretly contacted the small Columbia shareholders we gave up and wanted to intervene in the acquisition of their shares..."

"I asked Doug to come with me. The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is performing at Carnegie Hall." Ronald understood that it was Dahe who wanted to continue contacting little George. Sony, a company in Japan, was under suspicion. Insurance from the connector.

"Who is bidding with you for Columbia?" Ronald asked.

"Aussie, Christopher Scars, president of Qintex Group."