Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 540 Compensation to Helen
"Gerard is talking about the heroine of a medium-sized production, huh?" Ronald complained to Nisita, "Mr. Ovitz asked me to contact the 'Purple' first, how can I arrange a role for Helen? "

In order to get Lucas the chance to appear on the talk show, Nisita agreed to Gerrard instead of Ronald. The price Ronald paid for this was to help Helen get the heroine in the next movie.

"Or a female supporting role in a big production. Don't worry, since I agreed to help you, there must be a way. Helen's movie has just been rescheduled for domestic release, and she is not that unknown. With your resources, you can use the 'purple 'Exchange resources with other people, find a suitable movie, arrange for Helen to play the role, and then you can explain the past to Gerrard."

Nisita knew that Ronald was unwilling to owe Helen's favor, so he decided to help him agree. This exchange of resources was not a big deal for Nisita.

Ronald shook his head, a beautiful girl, she has tasted the taste of making movies, she must not give up just like that.

Although I said I don't want to make movies anymore, I just want to be a Broadway actor.But Helen Slater heard that the newly established Samsung (TriStar, not Samsung) distribution company was willing to pick up "Supergirl" again, and arranged for it to be released on a large scale in the United States. .

"Supergirl" was eventually selected by the newly established Samsung company through Gerald, and it will be released at the end of the year.

Samsung (TriStar) is a distribution company jointly established by Columbia, HBO, and CBS.It will later replace Columbia, and the two telefilms' own theatrical distribution divisions.

"You might as well ask your friend, Minahan of the Cannon, he is very popular now." Nisita said, "Break dancing has made them famous, and now they are buying scripts in Hollywood."

"Aha, Ronald! You're here. The box office of our breakdance is not inferior to Columbia's 'Longwei Kid'."

Mina was so rare that Ronald was very happy, and handed over the box office statistics for this week.MGM is in charge, and the seven weeks with the highest share ratio have passed, and one more week, the theaters showing "Breakdance" nationwide are all handled by Cannon Distribution Company.

"There are still more than 500 million?" Ronald saw this week's statistics, the theater box office released by MGM only has 200 million and [-], and the rest is issued by Cannon.

"Send it to my accountant, he will come to you once a month to reconcile the accounts." Ronald put away the statement.

"What movie are you preparing now? I heard from Nisita that you are collecting scripts everywhere."

"Hateful, hateful!" Minahan's voice was still very hoarse, "We went to find famous screenwriters, and they all came up with some second- and third-rate scripts to perfuse them. No works by famous directors, no Oscar nominations, these damn things Writers...I don't mean you...they always think we can only do exploitation films."

"So you want to find a famous guide?"

"Yes, do you have any recommendations for candidates? Those who have won Oscars, or the highest awards in the three major European film festivals, and the leaders of the new wave are also fine."

"I really don't have one." Ronald shook his head after thinking about it. Those famous directors must go to a company like Orion that respects the director's artistic creation. Who will give you the cannonball.

"Well, I already know why you are here. You want you to find a suitable script, or find a famous director. I will immediately let your girlfriend be the heroine. How is her acting? Is there Natasha? Kinski level."

"Ex-girlfriend, ex-girlfriend." Ronald quickly distinguished, "Helen's acting skills are still good, and her superwoman, even if she plays with many movie kings and actresses, there is no problem."

"Fee Dunaway? Peter O'Toole?" Minahan's hobby of collecting famous actors came out again, "It's a pity that Samsung took the lead, otherwise I would like to release such famous works."

"Uh..." Ronald thought, if you buy it, you'll know that the movie is just an exploitation film with a higher budget, and has nothing to do with art.

"By the way, Minahan, I don't understand one thing. Why did Colombia set up Samsung in addition to its own distribution channels? Isn't this a waste of resources?" Ronald asked He didn't want to understand the question.

"What's so strange about this? When Yoram and I went to Hollywood and bought the Cannon, we re-established a new production department." Minahan looked at Ronald in confusion. Artists are still not suitable for managing the company.

"As an acquirer, we hope that talented people can work for us, but we don't want the original executives to stick together and only care about their own interests while ignoring the company's development.

But we can't fire them all, so we can only establish another independent organization, which does almost the same thing as the original production department, let capable people jump over, and then add loyal subordinates to control the power of the company . "

"So that's how it is," Ronald thought. This is probably the problem faced by the acquirer, and Columbia's new owner, Coca-Cola, is also the same, and they are smarter. They have won two TV stations to buy shares, and they don't have to pay all the money.

"Minahan, I've got it done, this script..." The little fat man Yoram walked in, saw Ronald present, and immediately stopped talking.

"What's the script? Is there a place for Helen?" Ronald thought Minahan had some good script, so he didn't let himself know.

"No, there is only one Vietnamese female character here." Minahan took the script, "Hey, don't ask, this movie is not suitable for your little Helen."

"Why?" Ronald thought that the other party was perfunctory to him, why didn't the break dance show come out, so he ignored him?
"Okay, okay, I'll show you." Minahan couldn't resist Ronald, "but don't say it."

Suspicious Ronald took the script and took a look. There were several names in the author column on the cover, but why was the last signature so familiar?

"Ronaldo James Golan?" Ronald glanced at Minahan. What the hell is this?

"Missing in Action 2", the name is also strange, about the Vietnam War?
Ronald, who opened the script, became more and more familiar with it.Quickly picked a few pages to browse, and then closed the script with a "snap", "You, you..." Ronald pointed at the two fat men.

"Hahahaha..." He couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha..." Minahan and Yoram also relaxed and laughed.

"Don't worry, I'll pay you and Cameron." Minahan closed the script, "I just don't want to make you feel weird, just to help you avenge Stallone."

It turns out that this "Vietnam War Pioneer 2", the plot and character settings, is a copy of Ronald Stallone's draft, which was later transferred to Cameron's "First Blood Part II."

But the plot was spoofed very badly. The role of Rambo, who originally belonged to Stallone, was choreographed very funny, and there was a scene where he was riding a motorcycle and firing rockets backward from the exhaust pipe of the motorcycle like farting.

"Who are you going to play the leading role?" Ronald thought it would be interesting to play a parody of Stallone's classic role.Anyway, this kind of follow-up exploitation film, after every blockbuster movie is released, there will be more than a dozen counterfeit ones, and very few of them can enter the theaters.

"I'm going to have Chuck Norris."

"Puff," Ronald laughed again, spitting out the coffee he just drank.

"Facial paralysis is opposite facial paralysis?"

Originally, Stallone was criticized for his expressionless performance, and now he has a more paralyzed Chuck Norris for this fake movie.

"I don't want your screenwriting fee, as long as you can make this movie funny and make Chuck Norris look reminiscent of Stallone," Ronald laughed.

"No problem, I'll let him wear a red hair tie too, hahaha..." Minahan also smiled happily, "Our new movie, 'Bolero' starring Bo Derek, will be released at the end of August Now, are you coming to see it?"

"It depends. I'm negotiating with Alice Walker, the original author of the novel, about the movie 'Purple'. I may start preparations by then. She still has a novel."

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"MJ, the Olympic Organizing Committee sent you an invitation to participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and dance your breakdancing moonwalk."

Quincy Jones, the veteran black musician who produced Michael Jackson's record-breaking "Thriller" in America, handed over an invitation to the place where Michael Jackson danced.

"Oh? I heard that this opening ceremony will introduce theatrical performances for the first time before the entrance ceremony, and ABC will broadcast live to the world."

MJ is actually very interested in this kind of opportunity where many people can see himself.

"I suggest you don't go, that Ronald Lee, who tricked you into a cameo in breakdancing, but made everyone question the source of your moonwalk, I don't recommend going." Quincy Jones hated that movie , fortunately it will be released soon.

"Oh, well. Now he's doing what his mentor Quincy Jones tells him to do, and he's made this record, every song is a masterpiece, making him a superstar of pop in America."

Michael Jackson exerted his strength and began to practice the spacewalk again. The reporter stared at the inventor of the spacewalk earlier, which annoyed him.In fact, this kind of dance has been done as early as the 50s, but it can be done so neatly, and the introduction of popular culture began with his song "Billy King".

"Very well, you still continue to practice dancing, and when the injury on your head completely heals, you can continue the Pepsi tour."

"Quincy," a black little old man walks in, "there's a chance, we black people are finally making our way into Hollywood. Alice Walker's novel is being adapted, and she's terrified that the movie will be made to mean the exact opposite of the novel. , was digested out of the suffering of black people inside.

She was smart enough to retain the veto rights of the script, and wanted to find an experienced black man as a producer to ensure that the film was faithful to the original. "

The speaker was Clarence Avant, who worked hard in the record industry with Quincy Jones in the 70s and [-]s and served as the general manager of the first black record company.

"Clarence, how much are you going to invest?" Quincy Jones narrowed his eyes.

"500 million. In addition, Alice Walker and producer Peter Guber negotiated that, in addition to black actors, more than half of the crew must be black, women, or from the third world."

"More than half must be black?" Quincy Jones narrowed his eyes even more. "You can arrange a time for me to talk. Don't worry, your share will be indispensable."

(End of this chapter)