Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 491 Returning to the 54 Club

Diane's temper came and went quickly, and the two got tired of being together again the next day.

But both Ronald and she avoided discussing film careers, concentrating on the smacking of youthful pleasures.Diane's personality is a bit fiery, and every time Ronald meets her, it is like dry wood meeting a fire, which is very exciting and interesting.

Ronald felt that such a straight-talking girl had a cute personality and would not cause misunderstandings.It's just that the two of them don't have many common hobbies except movies, so they don't feel like a couple communicating too much, but it's a bit like "friends with interests".

On the 26th, Coppola finally received an additional investment check, and Diane also went back to shoot.The two met when she was busy with filming and were looking for time to get together.

Two days later, Ronald waited at home for a call from Minahan Golan, planning to ask him to help solve the issue of "Sahara".

Soon Brooke's mother Terry also called. She and Brooke Shields came to New York and invited Ronald to negotiate with Minahan at the hotel where he was staying.

Ronald promised to go right away. This kind of negotiation has demands from both sides, and it is basically certain that a good result can be negotiated, so it is not difficult.

In the hotel room, Brooke was nervously combing her hair with a bristle comb in the bathroom, and she started muttering to herself, It's been a while since I've seen Ronald, and today is just the chance.When the conversation is over, the parties will go to celebrate together. At that time, mother Terry will not stare at herself like this.

"Boji, are you really not going to Club 54 tonight?" Terry asked outside.

"I'm a bit tired and don't feel like going."

"Well, anyway, you've been there many times, but tonight there will be many celebrities coming to the New Year's party, which is an annual reserved item of Club 54."

"Ding dong..." The doorbell rang.

"I'll go and see", Brooke dropped the comb and went to open the door.

Ronald and Minahan happened to meet each other on the elevator, and they walked up together. Minahan stepped forward and rang the doorbell of Brooke's room.

"Ronnie," Brooke opened the door hopefully, only to see a smile on Minahan's plump face.

"Boji, I came with Ronald."

"Come in," Brooke let them into the living room without saying anything.

Terry just came out of the inner room, refreshing her spirits with a small glass of whiskey in the morning.This is the dose the daughter agrees to, keeping her head above water while negotiating.

"Ms. Shields" Minahan made a contrived hand kiss, "About the marketing plan for the Sahara film..."

Terry held up his hand to stop Minahan's flattery, "Minahan, the movie was slammed by the critics during the test screenings. Brooke doesn't want to participate in the premiere and marketing tour of the movie. She Now the main focus is on her studies at Princeton, and I don’t want the bad film she made before entering school to have anything to do with her.”

"How can you say it's a bad movie?" Minahan rubbed his hands awkwardly, "Ronald, tell me, my 'Sahara' always has something to offer."

Ronald looked over, and Terry raised his eyes to see what he would say.The eyes of Brooke next to him looked over, and they waited intently for Ronald to express his thoughts.

"Terry, Brooke, I think this movie is definitely not what we imagined when we started shooting, Lawrence of Arabia and blue coral reefs..."

"But..." Minahan was anxious.

Ronald patted him on the shoulder and stopped Minahan from continuing, "But to say that this movie does have a benefit to Brooke's image..."

Terry's eyes lit up immediately, turning from suspicious to serious.

"When Minahan first set up the project, there was a consideration. In the Paris-Dakar Rally last year, Mark Thatcher, the son of the British Prime Minister Margaret, disappeared for a week in the middle of the rally. This film will interested the British audience."

After speaking, Ronald poked Minahan.

"Ah, yes, we have already contacted the British distributor, Starlight Cinemas. They are very interested in the plot of the desert off-road rally in this movie, and they can attract enough audience. Put Mark in the desert comfortably After drinking for a week, the scandal involving the imperial army’s search was exposed again. It happened that the workers there were very dissatisfied with the Prime Minister..."

"Boji..." Ronald saw that Minahan still talked about movies, so he had to take over the conversation, "Boji is known as the look of the 80s, but she has not been recognized by the public in the British fashion industry. This is a good opportunity, America Honey is visiting Britain..."

"Ah, that's right..." Minahan came to his senses, and began to talk about his plan for Brooke's trip to England in detail, "We are now making the name of this movie in Britain, and then we will come back after taking advantage of the popularity of media reports. America shows.

"That's fine. Brooke just happened to be invited by several magazines to go to England to shoot the cover. Also, if Brooke wants to attend the premiere in London, I have to make sure that there are famous stars there, and I have to get MGM. The distribution guarantee of..."

Seeing that the negotiations were getting better, Ronald relaxed and looked around.

Just when Brooke's gaze was cast over, Ronald smiled at her.

"Quack, Terry, it's settled, I will arrange your first class and five-star hotel suites in London" He shook hands with Terry, making a deal.Just during the spring break, Brooke went to London to promote the premiere of "Sahara", and also took some photos for the British edition of "Vogue" magazine. interested.

"Very well, we have finally reached an agreement," Ronald got up to leave upon seeing this.

Minahan also packed up the new agreement and picked up the briefcase.

"Ronald, thank you." Terry deliberately came over and hugged him, "Thanks to you for being able to find the focus of satisfaction for all parties."

"It's nothing, Brooke has helped me a lot, and it's easy to do with a little effort." Ronald waved to Brooke, "Then I'll go first."

"Ronnie!" Brooke was in a hurry. She had hoped that Ronald would have another romantic date with her today, or even go one step further, but Ronnie didn't seem interested.

Ronald, Minahan, and Terry looked at Brooke with three pairs of eyes, waiting for her next words.

"I, I... I want to go to Club 54 with Ronald, he promised me last time." Brooke said more and more quietly.

"Are you finally willing to go? Great, Brooke, let's go tonight, Little John is there, and there are many celebrities going to the New Year's party at Club 54 tonight."

"By the way, Ronald, you're not their VIP, right? I'll put you on the guest list then."

"Um... okay." Ronald looked at Brooke's anxious eyes, as if she still had something to say to him, so he agreed first.

"I'll see you off", Brooke abandoned her reserve, and took the initiative to see Ronald and Minahan out.

After going out, Brooke avoided her mother's sight and quickly whispered in Ronald's ear, "Why didn't you call me after you were on vacation?"

Ronald was stunned, and looked back at Brooke's beautiful eyes, who were so close at hand, "I thought you liked romantic male companions." Didn't you already express your attitude in the interview last time?

"I..." When Brooke heard Ronald's words, her eyebrows twitched, and she was about to cry, "That's the answer that was negotiated for the effect of the program, didn't I say it later... "

Ronald was confused for a while, is there anything else to say?

Brooke understood after seeing Ronald's reaction, "Go find the video tape, I'll wait for you tonight...".

In the evening, Ronald took a taxi to Club 54 again. This time the doorman saw him approaching, "Mr. Ronald Lee, please come in here." The blond doorman opened a hole beside the queue. , let Ronald in.

"Thank you, do you remember my name?"

"Of course, your friend is upstairs." After Ronald entered, the doorman called the waiter inside.

Ronald walked through the lively dance floor, went up to the second floor, walked through the suspended corridor, and came to the balcony.

Brooke was waiting for him there, with light makeup on, her bulging brows slightly toned down, and her blonde hair thrown back in big waves.

She was wearing an off-the-shoulder black dress with a string of diamond-studded necklaces around her neck.Earrings inlaid with broken diamonds are worn on both ears, and there is a bracelet on the wrist of the right hand.

Brooke stared at Ronald with a pair of big glasses, and walked in slowly.

Ronald raised his hand to hold her hand, and put the other hand on it, "I found the interview video from that day."

"Hehehe..." Brooke smiled, revealing her dimples, "I will take advantage of the spring break to go to London, will you come too?"

"I'll try my best, and I still have a movie clip to deal with." Ronald calculated the time, maybe he could just catch up, and if there were some accidents, he might not be able to go.

"It's okay, I'm glad you're here today." Brooke gently pulled out her hand, then took Ronald's arm, and the two walked into the largest private room.

"Where's your mother?" Ronald looked around but didn't see Terry.

"She's in there and listening to Little John and his brother." Brooke accompanied Ronald into the room.

The lights inside were not on, and everyone was chatting in a slightly dark room, and Ronald couldn't get used to it.He blinked and heard two men arguing in his ears.

"In [-], which is about to pass, what do you think is the most important thing?"

Ronald's eyes adjusted to the darkness, and it was a handsome guy he had seen on TV, John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of the former Grand Commander and the darling of New York society.

"I think it was the Grand Commander's invasion of Grenada that prevented the leaders there from falling too far to the Souvier Alliance."

Little John asked and answered, and then looked at another handsome blond guy.

"In my opinion, isn't the most important thing is that the Australians beat us and won our 130-year-old America's Cup?"

The handsome blond guy replied, holding the hand of a beautiful woman next to him, laughing hard, as if the joke was very funny.

Ronald recognized the two of them, it was John Jr.'s cousin David Kennedy, and next to him was Rachel Ward, an Australian beauty whom he met on the plane.

Rachel Ward was very distressed. In order to avoid a quarrel with her boyfriend, she came to New York to meet David, her ex, just to avoid trouble.Unexpectedly, after seeing David Kennedy for several years, she became more and more wild and unruly. Her old worries did not fade away at all, but new ones were born.

"What do you think, Rachel?" Little John looked at the beautiful woman next to his cousin.

Rachel was not interested in this kind of empty talk about the son's pointing out the country. She raised her eyes and saw Ronald standing there, and Brooke Shields next to her.Strange, is this boy really the director?He came with Brooke Shields.

"I don't have any answers. I'm Australian. I want world peace. Why don't you ask Ronald, a Hollywood film director."

Ronald did not expect to be dragged into empty talk by Rachel.

"Ronald, Brooke, come, let me introduce you." Terry stood up from the sofa and introduced to everyone.

It was only then that Rachel Ward believed that Ronald was indeed a Hollywood director, and that he knew the socialite Brooke Shields, who presumably had a certain reputation.

Little Kennedy smiled at Ronald and made a gesture of invitation for Ronald to express his opinion.

"I think it should be that the commander-in-chief has implemented a new economic policy. This year's inflation has finally come down. We can all have a chance to breathe a sigh of relief."

"Hahaha, is that voodoo economics?" David Kennedy laughed wildly, and Little John also shook his head. This man doesn't understand political economy at all, as many film artists do. When it comes to economics and international politics Just idiots.

They ignored Ronald and continued to talk loudly.

Ronald felt a little bored and listened to the high-spirited talk for a while.It seems that the two brothers talked about the radical policy of the Grand Commander, whether it will cause the Sowell Alliance to retaliate, initiate a war, or even cause a nuclear war.

He was a little tired of this idea of ​​talking about the lives of hundreds of millions of people, so he got up and walked out quietly.Brooke saw him and followed him out.

"Why, aren't you used to this kind of salon chat?" Brooke asked.

"I just don't think I can understand what they're discussing, it's too far away from me." Ronald made a superior gesture with his hand.

"I know, you have your own ideas, laugh at them as naive." As a socialite, Brooke is very good at observing people's words and feelings.

"It can also be said that I am a film maker, and I am closer to the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of the people at the bottom." Ronald did not deny it.

"Then I'll stay here with you for a while." Brooke stood next to Ronald. The two were relatively speechless. For a while, they felt that it was good to look at each other like this. The closer they got, the closer they got.

Ronald's lips gradually approached Brooke, and the sound of her breathing was also heard by Ronald, and the hot breath with the smell of perfume entered Ronald's nose.

The two stayed for a while in a state that seemed to be a kiss but not a kiss, and Brooke still couldn't help the temptation and printed it.

"Boji..." Ronald and Brooke were taken aback, and hurriedly separated.

"Boji, are you here?" The brief sweetness between the two was interrupted by a soft voice.A young black man took the lead and led a group of people up to the second floor.

"Oh, Ronald, I didn't expect to see you here."

The two turned around and saw that it was the singer Michael Jackson who was adorned with broken diamonds.

Behind him were many assistants and bodyguards.

"Pocky," Jackson happily embraced Brooke, and kissed each other on the cheek.The two of them also had known each other earlier at the Oscars.

The three of them knew each other, and soon chatted temporarily on the balcony.

"Your single, Billie King, is a hit right now."

Ronald thought of MJ's performance at the Motown Memorial Concert. Since the TV station recorded this live performance a few months later, Jackson's albums began to sell very well. playing his songs.

"Yay, my first record in Columbia is selling well. By the way, the crazy legs that were introduced last time are going to make a movie now. I need a breakdance choreographer now, do you have any recommendations for talent ?"

"I only know them", Ronald shook his head, he just met them by chance while filming "Lightning Dance".

"By the way, I also know a dancer in Los Angeles, but... but he is disabled and can only do hand movements and floor dancing." Ronald thought of the "Handyman (Handyman) who danced with a cane on the streets of Los Angeles." ".

"His name is Eddie Rodriguez, and he can be found anywhere in Venice Beach."

"Then he must be wonderful, but the dancer I'm looking for is to improve the moonwalk..."

"Oh," Ronald expressed his understanding, "Why, do you still want to improve? I think girls in America are crazy about this dance step now."

"I think he's lacking a little power."

"By the way, I'm going to shoot a Pepsi commercial soon. I know you are also the director of commercials and MVs. Do you have any advice for me?" MJ rarely had the opportunity to get along with film directors, so he asked.

"Advertising? Then you should pay attention to rest. Shooting commercials may be quite intensive, and it will take a day or two to complete."

"You know, there are many musicians making movies now, is there any chance for me to make a movie based on my own song?" MJ continued to ask.

"Movies based on songs? I've made a lot of them. For this kind of custom-made movies, Columbia Pictures, the same old owner as Columbia Records, can find someone to make them. Which single do you want to make?"

"It's The Legend of Billy Jean."

As Ronald chatted with Michael Jackson, Brooke reminded him, "Let's go in."

The three walked into the room, and the arrival of MJ caused the girls to scream.Come up around him and ask for his autograph.

Ronald looked at these girls who were usually considered socialites, and when he saw MJ, they turned into ordinary fans.He couldn't help but be a little surprised, seeing each other for a few months, MJ's influence seems to have broken through the ceiling of black stars.

But in the eyes of the two Kennedys, MJ is still the black musician who dances with women in places like the "Cotton Club".

Michael Jackson was out of tune with them and couldn't get along.After signing autographs and group photos for a few fans, I chatted with them about who is the most powerful manga hero.

Ronald looked at his watch. It was late, so he wanted to say goodbye to everyone.Brooke said she was going to go with her mother, Terry.Brooke lingered inside with the Kennedy brothers for a long time, and Ronald got a little impatient to be alone.

After a long time, Brooke finally came out with her mother Terry, and Michael Jackson also accompanied them. He clearly saw the attitude of those white elites towards him, and knew that Ronald and Brooke were not invisible to him. discrimination.

Terry was a little drunk again, and one of MJ's bodyguards supported her.In front of Ronald, Brooke felt a little embarrassed, "I have to deal with them, and then Terry was too drunk to walk, I asked MJ's bodyguards to help..."

"It's okay, I'll call a taxi."Ronald said.

At the door Ronald saw that there was no taxi at the door, went out, put his finger in his mouth, and whistled loudly.

But the yellow taxis passed by one after another without stopping.

Ronald pulled out another twenty dollars and waved it around.Now that business is good at night, Ronald didn't stop him all of a sudden.

"It's better to take you back in my car." Michael Jackson smiled. "It's late, and I'm worried about your mother. Ronald can take a taxi by himself."

Brooke looked at the situation and had no choice but to help her mother into the limousine driven by MJ's driver.

She walked over to say goodbye to Ronald, "My mother is a bit... I'll take MJ's car and go first. I'll call you when I get to the hotel. I'm going back to New Jersey to shoot a new magazine photo, next time we're in London..." Brooke leaned against Ronald.

Ronald regretted not driving his own car, but Terry staggered and nearly fell to the ground when he got in the car.Knowing that the most important thing now is to send her back.

"Okay, you know my phone number."

The two kissed again and quickly separated.

Ronald stood on the side of the road, watching Brooke in the luxury car wave to him, he raised his hand and waved, and then continued to call for a car. "We must find a driver in the future."

Terry slept well in the back of the luxury car.

Michael Jackson sat in the middle, next to Brooke Shields.He watched Brooke wave his hand, and the car drove a certain distance, he said suddenly, "Sometimes I think, only people like you who became famous at a young age understand me, we have a lot in common."

Brooke agreed with a smile, MJ is indeed like her, he has to face the pickiness of adults at a young age.She was still looking in Ronald's direction out of the window.

"I'm thinking, if I marry you and have two kids, we can hire a lot of nannies to take care of them and take care of the kids together at home when we're not busy."

"Huh?!" Brooke turned her head to look at MJ. This black boy with big glasses didn't seem to know how to get along with girls, and suddenly discussed his married life to himself.

Brooke chooses her words carefully, "You have me for the rest of your life, you don't need to marry me, MJ. I'm going to go ahead. Have my own marriage and my own kids... that's my private life, and you There will always be my friendship."

"Hehehehe..." Michael Jackson also relaxed, he really wouldn't discuss such things with girls.He has been the lead singer of the family band Jackson 5 since he was a child, and quickly became popular after flying solo. Now the girls who approach him all have various purposes.

Brooke's words made him very relaxed, and he would not feel a lot of pressure to get along with such a beauty who was also famous in America.

"Which one do you think is more powerful, Superwoman or Wonder Woman?"

"I think Wonder Woman is stronger...Superwoman seems to be a weakened version of Superman."

　Something is delayed today, two chapters in one.

　
(End of this chapter)