Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 279 Private meeting Brooke Shields
Ronald is in the editing room with editor Eric working on the TV version.

Television ratings are similar to movie ratings, but stricter.Public TV stations are broadcast wirelessly, and usually a family watches a TV in the living room.In this case, except for some large-scale programs in the late-night file, all other times must be rated G.

MCA Group, to which Universal Pictures belongs, has Universal TV Network as its subsidiary, and most of Universal Pictures' studios and staff are also producing TV programs for NBC.Therefore, the "fast-paced" special version for the TV station will not worry about selling, and two versions will be cut during the editing stage.

After the theatrical release is over, it will be sold to TV stations for broadcast.This kind of transaction is priced according to the number of broadcasts on the TV station, and Ronald, as the director, will also have a certain amount of residual dividends.

“The revealing scenes, and the lines with the love affairs, the abortions, all that stuff had to be cut. What story are you going to fill that time with?” Eric asked.

"I don't want to do it again and reorganize the structure of the story. We were tired enough the previous week." Ronald pointed to the card on the whiteboard on the wall, "See if there are any other storylines of supporting characters, fill in a little bit .”

"You are the boss, you have the final say." The editor Eric got up to get the shot log, and picked out a lot of shot numbers with supporting roles as the main characters.

"The acting skills of these two people are good, we can add a little more shots of them." Eric looked at the two boys on the monitor screen, pressed pause, and pointed to Ronald.

"Nick Coppola, and Eric Stoltz." Ronald smiled. "They caused me a lot of trouble on the set. Nick made a special scene for a scene with only two sentences. Pages of actor notes. Stoltz also wanted to be like Sean Penn and be called only by his character name on set."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"It's a good thing for the actors, but not necessarily for the director." Ronald rewound the film and played it again.

"Looking at this opposite scene, Nick's performance is very real, but his emotional intensity far exceeds that of Judge Reinhold, who plays opposite him. This makes the audience feel problematic."

Ronald pointed to the editor, "There are many such problems in this movie, which made me understand that the higher the acting skills, the better. What is needed is to match the character and the opponent."

"Indeed," Eric watched the replay, "fortunately, Spiccoli's character is already crazy, and Sean Penn's interpretation just fits the role."

"Hope the audience likes him. I've already negotiated with his agent that as long as the host and Brooke Shields agree to make a cameo, he will come back from Chicago to film the end of the day."

"Also add a little shot to Brad's girlfriend. She is beautiful, and the audience prefers to see beautiful women."

"Ring ring ring ring..."

The phone in the editing room rang, and Ronald picked it up, "It's me, Ronald."

"Hi, Ronald, I'm Linsen. David Letterman is very interested in cameoing in your movie and asks you to get a script, his agent wants to see it."

"No problem, do you have a copy?" Ronald came to his spirits. David Letterman is now hosting a morning show with very high ratings. He has also been nominated for an Emmy as a host.It would be very topical if he could make a cameo and host the award-winning Spicoli surfing scene.

"Yes. But I have to remind you that Letterman's agent is very difficult to get. He had the opportunity to star in 'Flying All Over the Sky', but his agent screwed him over."

"Try first, if he doesn't work, who else is on our list?"

"Letterman can't do it. You can also try the host of "Tomorrow Show", but he is much less popular than Johnny Carson and David Letterman."

Producer Lin Sen replaced the receiver with another ear, "How is your contact with Brooke Shields going?"

"Boji's mother, Terry, paid 50 yuan for an appearance. I explained to her that this was just a guest appearance, and I also mentioned that I helped her before, but she was only willing to drop it to 40 yuan.

Now Bo Ji is very popular, and shooting a product advertisement also requires this price, and there is not much room for negotiation on her mother's side.

How much budget can we request for reshoots? "

"With Brooke, the maximum is 30. If you can't hire Brooke, then it's about [-]." Lin Sen replied, "They don't think your reshoots are necessary. If there is no such promotion as Brooke star cameo, then they would rather subtitle the ending of Spiccoli."

'Well, I'll try to get under 30. "Ronald put down the phone.

Spiccoli's performance will resonate with the audience, and I have to give him a sensational ending, so that the audience will spread word of mouth, "Spicoli saved Brooke Shields".

Since her mother is unwilling, why don't she talk to Bo Ji herself, she is already 16 years old, it is not surprising that she has her own ideas, as long as Bo Ji is willing, Terry will also consider reducing the price.

Ronald thought for a while, picked up the phone and called his agent.

"Nisita, this is Ronald. Can you find Brooke Shields' itinerary for the last two days?"

"What, you want to date her? Her mother Terry won't let it go, this woman is a notoriously snobby woman who only lets her daughter date people who are in the headlines. Your new movie is a hit when it comes out, say Maybe she will post it upside down."

"Don't be kidding, I'm serious." Ronald said again that Terry offered a high price and declined his daughter's guest appearance.

"Okay, I'll find out for you. But don't you really kidnap Brooke, Terry is famously protective of her daughter, she will go crazy."

"I know better than you, Rick."

Two days later, the two guest stars had their results.

Lin Sen called. David Letterman's agent didn't like Spiccoli's role and turned down the crew's invitation for him.They can only settle for the next best thing and find the host of "Tomorrow Show" as a cameo.It just so happens that his ratings have dropped recently, and it would be a good thing for him to appear in a guest movie, so the possibility of agreeing is high.

Agent Rick Nisita put a message to the entertainment reporter and found Brooke Shields' whereabouts.She is in Los Angeles these two days, participating in the recording of CBS's "Star Circus Show".

Ronald had been given an inside pass to the CBS studio, which Nisita had managed to secure for him.

The red pass is high-ranked to the backstage of the recording and to the dressing room area, where Ronald waits for Shields, avoiding her ever-present mother.

"Star Circus Show" is an annual variety show on CBS, allowing popular stars to imitate circus acrobats and put on a show for the audience.

Ronald watched the various equipment in the studio in the background, including tightrope walking and fire ring drilling.I've been sweating for the participating stars in my heart, it's all risking my life.

While he was thinking wildly, a staff member came over and reminded him, "Boji will come to adapt to the venue soon."

Ronald tidied up his leather jacket, stood still in the aisle, and saw a tall girl walking towards the passage leading to the dressing room in the distance.

She was wearing a white yoga costume with high slits, with a purple silk flower dotted on her chest, and her two long legs were wearing silk stockings inlaid with reflective jewels like diamonds.He also wears a headdress like a cockscomb on his head.

An acrobat girl approached her slowly.

It's just that she is dragging a pair of suede white slippers on her feet, revealing her girlish state of mind.It was Brooke Shields who participated in the "Star Circus Show".

"Hi, Brooke." Ronald greeted her from a distance, "Is Terry not there?"

"Oh, hi, Ronnie." Brooke Shields was surprised to see Ronald, "Why are you here? My mother is in the dressing room."

Then Brooke quietly leaned into her ear and said, "She drank two glasses of whiskey and is resting. I'm asking her to drink a certain amount every day, so she can't drink too much."

Ronald also whispered in Brooke's ear, "Don't worry, I'll keep this a secret. I'm here this time to ask you to be a guest star in my movie."

"Ha, is that right? You want me to be a cameo in your movie?" Brooke smiled, "Okay, what subject are you shooting, and what role do you want me to play in?"

"Just play yourself. I was filming a youth film, and the last character won the Surfing Award. When you presented him with the award, he accidentally fell into the sea, and he rescued you. But there are doubles for those scenes that fall into the sea. Done, you just need to take a shot to present him with an award."

"Ah, hahahaha..." Brooke Shields laughed wildly, "You're so bad, Ronnie. Make me up like this. I promise...but you have to teach me how to act." Endless Love ' After I came out, film critics scolded me for my poor acting skills."

"No problem, but I think your acting skills are not bad, but they don't know how to appreciate them." Ronald quickly praised Brooke, "Your mother gave me a very high price, and my movie is a small budget , can it be lowered?"

"How much does she ask for?"

"40"

"How much can you give?"

"ten"

Brooke thought for a while, and said, "Forty is the price my mother offered to shoot product advertisements, but she can accommodate for exposed projects, like this circus show, as long as the audience can see me, she is willing to compromise."

"There's nothing wrong with that, the movie is out in the summer, teenagers all over the country are going to see your cameo, and Universal instructed me to edit a TV version that will be shown on public television later."

"Then you wait for me here, and when I finish practicing, go find my mother together."

Said that Brooke Shields stepped on the white suede slippers, and walked towards the middle of the studio.

There was already a professional acrobat waiting for her on the trapeze trapeze.

"Pocky won't play trapeze life, will she?"

Ronald looked at Brooke, and then at the high-altitude swing. Although there was a safety net underneath, he was still a little flustered.

Brooke took off her two white slippers, climbed up to the sky from the nearby rope ladder, and then sat on a swing.

She is very calm, and she comes to the "Star Circus Show" to perform every year, and she has a foundation in gymnastics and yoga. These movements look scary, but they are actually not difficult to do.

Then she grabbed the acrobat's upside-down arm and let go of the swing herself.

"Oh my god, it's so powerful." Ronald didn't expect Brooke to be serious.

Then Brooke hooked the swing with her legs, and let go of the acrobat on it with both hands.Brooke, who hooked the swing with only two legs, also opened her hands to greet the audience.

"It's too exciting." Ronald had a respect for acrobats.

Then Brooke gradually lowered one leg, using only one leg to hook the weight of her whole body.

Ronald felt his heart beating faster, why don't you work so hard.

Brooke Shields did it with ease, and then she hooked a swing with one hand and one foot, and posed in various poses.

Only then did Ronald understand that Brooke has a good foundation of flexibility, and she may have learned gymnastics when she was a child.

Finally, Brooke picked up a rope loop, put it around her neck, raised her head to let the rope pull her, turned her hands on the swing, put her hands in front of her chest, and spun quickly.

Ronald watched from the side, and couldn't help applauding Brooke's wonderful performance.

"Hahaha..." Brooke heard Ronald's applause, stopped the rotation of the rope circle with her hand, then stood on the swing and saluted Ronald.

She jumped off the swing, fell on the safety net, and moved to the side, looking around for her slippers.

Ronald stopped applauding, went to the rope ladder to pick up two fluffy white slippers, walked over to gently help Brooke put them on, and then grabbed her hand to let her use it.

Brooke firmly supported Ronald's hand and jumped off the safety net, "Is my technique not bad?"

Ronald felt that Brooke was a little rounder than the last time he saw her on the set. Her frame was already big, and now she was a bit like an adult woman, not a thin little girl in the past.

"Of course, you are the best."

The two walked to the dressing room, and Brooke woke up her mother Terry.

"Oh, Brooke. Are you done with practice?"

"Yes, here comes Ronald, and he wants me to make a cameo in a movie. I said yes."

"Ronald, promise?" Terry got up and saw Ronald standing beside him, pulled him aside, and began to question Ronald.

"What did you tell my daughter that she will promise you?"

"I just invited her to be a cameo, and then said that our budget is limited, but the film has been sold to TVB, she will have a good chance of exposure."

"Wireless station? Seriously?"

"Yes, a movie produced by Universal. It will be broadcast on Universal Television Network with a guarantee. You know that Universal has a good relationship with NBC. If the box office is successful, it is not impossible to sell it to NBC."

"Mom, I want this part. Ronald will inspire my performance, and he's helped us before."

Terry looked at his daughter and Ronald suspiciously. Ronald's height was one of the rare men in the film industry whose height matched Brooke.She continued to pull Ronald and whispered:

"You don't want me to catch you talking nonsense with Brooke, understand?"

"It's just a half-day cameo scene. I don't have any other intentions. This is my first film as a director. I want Brooke to be a guest star. I hope she can come, so I gave a price that Universal can afford, [-], and she agreed. That's it.

Besides, Brooke also likes acting very much, so it would be good for her to get acquainted with various roles. "

"She is my daughter, and what I do is to consider her future. Are there any mothers in the world who don't consider their daughters?" Terry was a little excited when he heard these acting skills and characters.

"I have no other intentions. I just hope that Brooke can make a guest appearance." Ronald repeated his purpose, and it seems that Terry is also a little sensitive about the acting skills.

"That's it. Since Brooke agreed to you, let the producer come to me. After all, you have helped us before."

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Ronald bid farewell to the two happily and left.

"Mom, I just love acting. Ronald is great at inspiring me on set."

"I know, you like acting. We will have time to improve in the future, daughter. Now that you are still a child, the most important thing is to perform in your true colors and perform happily.

As for the improvement of acting skills, we are looking for an older director with experience, not a fledgling like Ronald.

When you're an adult, there will be roles for you to play.Now you are still acting as a girl, acting in your true colors is the best.You are the most beautiful girl. "

"I see, Mom." Brooke turned around, she had been acting as a little girl for four years, and she hadn't tried a real role yet.

Terry closed the locker room door and helped his daughter remove the tiara.Brooke is already 16 years old and has her own ideas. She has never expressed her ambition to be an actress before.Could it be that Ronald said something to him?
When the time comes for Brooke to comeo in a Ronald movie, take a closer look.

(End of this chapter)