Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 556 Jodie Foster Wants to Come Back
"Jennifer?"

When Ronald approached, he recognized this mulatto beauty as Jennifer Beals, the heroine of "Lightning Dance".After "Lightning Dance", she turned down all invitations and came to Yale to study in college.

This beautiful woman knew what she wanted very well, so she left as soon as she said it. After the movie was released, she declined all movie invitations, and advertisement invitations, and devoted herself to studying.

Unlike Elizabeth Sue who went back to Harvard after filming "Kids of Dragon", Sue often accepts some commercial invitations, such as the recent Burger King commercial, in which she and another beautiful woman who replaced Leigh Thompson starred together.

"It's really a coincidence. I came to Yale for some other things. I didn't expect to meet you."

"This is?" The short, blond-haired, blue-eyed beauty next to her looked at her good friend Biers.

"Isn't this the famous director you were talking about this morning?" Jennifer Beals twisted her friend's waist.

"This is my friend Ronald, who was a co-producer on 'Lightning' and helped me a lot on set. Ronald, this is..."

"Hi, Miss Jodie Foster needs no introduction." Ronald held out his hand.

This child star, who became famous with an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Scorsese's "Taxi Driver", and then became involved in Hinckley's assassination of the Grand Commander, is already a fourth-year student at Yale.

Jodie Foster made her debut at a young age, and she was considered to be two or three years younger than Ronald. She used her hands to brush the hair on her forehead that was blown by the wind behind her ears, and then hugged Ronald affectionately.

"I saw two new films directed by you, very interesting."

"Thank you."

"Let's go to the Java Cafe." Jodie Foster took the initiative to invite, and Ronald just wanted to ask about the details of their alumni association, so the three went to the cafe near the Tourist Reception Center, sat down and chatted .

Since Jodie Foster was implicated in the Hinckley case, she turned away from the reporters without making any excuses. The college students in Yale wanted to chat with her, but they were often rejected by her.

This is the first time that I actively talk to people like this.

"Although I haven't made a movie in Hollywood, I will go abroad to make a movie every year during the holidays. I want to keep my feelings. I hope to return to the film industry after graduation next year."

Jodie Foster talked about the "New Hampshire Hotel" filmed in Quebec, Canada last year, and "Confusion" which was filmed in New Zealand this summer and just shut down.

Ronald hadn't heard of any of them, but only heard some anecdotes from her about the filming. Natasha Kinski and Rob Lowe, who were filming together, were mutual acquaintances of the two, so they could chat for a while.

"Do you have any new film projects recently?" Foster brought the topic to Ronald.

"I'm not sure yet. I'm on vacation now." Ronald answered honestly.

……

"Ronald has a deep understanding of movies, and you can talk to him directly." Seeing Ronald's confused face, Jennifer Beers had to gently stroke her friend's back, and then reminded her.

"I saw the Hollywood Reporter today, and there was an interview with you. It talked about a new film from Cannon Pictures, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, with a script by Akira Kurosawa."

Seeing this, Jodie Foster had no choice but to express her thoughts directly.

During her four years in college, her film selections were mainly traveling, taking into account the pay and the quality of the film.Unexpectedly, the shooting got worse and worse, and the "New Hampshire Hotel", which was just released this year, has already fallen to the bottom.

With a production budget of 700 million, two actresses, Natasha Kinski and myself, and the well-known youth film actor Rob Lowe starred, only got two weeks in theaters, and ended up at a huge loss.

Hollywood is cruel. People who were chased before can no longer receive good scripts.There are also those reporters who followed me back then and could write a whole report with just a few words, and they are nowhere to be seen.

The agent has already warned that if he doesn't make movies that are recognized for box office or artistry, he can realize his dream of [-] years, quit the film industry, and become an ordinary college graduate.

Jodie Foster majored in literature. This major is very helpful for her film career, but as an ordinary graduate, she has no employment prospects.Many of the students of the same major are from rich families, and they learn a little literature and art to improve their conversation.

At that time, I wanted to leave Hollywood and hide in Yale. On the one hand, it was because of the severity of the Hinckley case. On the other hand, I also had the ignorance and stupidity of seeing many actresses in the circle. I didn’t want to repeat that kind of life.

But when she was about to graduate and gained knowledge and vision, she began to miss the things she wanted to get rid of at that time-movie appointments, fame, fans, and reporters.

"Ah, that's right." Ronald frowned, "Is it so difficult for an actor to return to the film industry after he graduated from college? Has the former Oscar-nominated actor also had to take the initiative to fight for a role in a second-rate company like Cannon?" ?”

He tilted his head and looked carefully at Jodie Foster's delicate face.

Foster knew that this was a professional behavior, so he didn't take it seriously, and turned his head from side to side, brushing up his hair, so that he could see enough.

"I can't guarantee anything. Konchalovsky is a director trained by the Sowell Alliance. The director there has a strong autonomy in the use of actors, so he attaches great importance to the casting of 'Rampage Train'. I used to The recommended actors were also rejected by him immediately."

"Oh," the fire in Jodie Foster's eyes dimmed a bit.

"I can only arrange one audition. As for Andre's thoughts, no one can influence him. The boss of Cannon Films also values ​​his joining and hopes to attract more big-name directors to make films there, so this time he has the freedom Big."

"I'm overjoyed to be able to do this." Jodie Foster still has a little baby fat, which hasn't completely faded away. She smiled and twisted her body left and right. The little white T-shirt was bulging drum.

"Did you come here for something?" Jennifer Beers was very happy when she saw Ronald agreeing to help her good friend, and asked about Ronald's reason for coming.

"Well, I just found out recently that my great-grandfather used to be a Ph. I want to search to see if I can find any trace of him."

Ronald took a sip of his watered Americano, "So I would like to ask if any of you are free, you can take me to the alumni record department to look for it, maybe there is my great-grandfather's school record. If possible, I I want to make a copy and take it away as a souvenir.”

"You don't need to go to the alumni association to look for it. Yale's library has detailed records of student attendance. When was your great-grandfather..."

"He was a fighter pilot in World War I in [-] and was killed by the Germans. He probably graduated from Yale around [-]. It is not clear when he graduated with a Ph.D. It should not be earlier than [-]."

Ronald only had the name and year on a photo, as well as a few words, so he told the two beauties all together.

"Around [-], there were probably only a few hundred graduates, and even fewer doctors. It shouldn't be hard to find. What's his name?"

"Gilbert V. Lee."

"Okay, I'll take you there." Jodie Foster took the initiative to take Ronald to the library to check the graduate materials of that year.

The Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University is the second largest university collection in the United States, containing more than 200 million volumes.Facing it is a very old Gothic building with two towering spiers, and the more advanced one has constant temperature and humidity air conditioning.

There is no need to register to visit here. Ronald followed Jodie Foster to the Snow Area of ​​the School History Museum, which houses Yale's early graduates. A student's library card is required to enter.

On the index card to find the directory of graduates around the [-]s, Jodie Foster took Ronald to the microfilm department to check for a long time, and then said to Ronald regretfully, "Sorry, Ro Nader, I haven't found any information about your great-grandfather, it may be too old, and his information has not been properly collected and kept."

"Thank you", Ronald also knows that schools like Yale attach great importance to the information of alumni. Their main source of income is donations from alumni, and the proceeds from donations from operating and investing in the future.

The so-called age has not been properly kept, it is nothing more than an excuse.It's also possible that Ronald's great-grandfather was bragging, and perhaps falsely reported his resume.

"My grandfather James is also a graduate of Yale. He was studying in the 30s before World War II." Ronald announced his grandfather's name again, looking at Jodie Foster with hope.

"Okay, I'll find it for you." Jodie Foster went back to check the graduate directory in the 30s.

"James V. Lee, graduated in [-] with a bachelor's degree in engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering." This time Jodie Foster found the graduation materials as she wished, and she asked the administrator to copy a copy of the graduation record and handed it to to Ronald.

"Thank you, thank you," Ronald, who was overjoyed, hugged Foster vigorously and made her spin twice in the air.

"Hahaha, why are you so happy to let me down? Don't you keep any records of your grandfather?"

"I'm an orphan. I never knew the history of my father's family before. This is the first history I got about my ancestors." Ronald put her down and explained his situation.

"Oh, poor Ronnie." Jodie Foster touched Ronald's face.

"I'm so happy. Let me treat you to dinner. You have to tell me more details about your life at Yale, and let me know your thoughts on the role in the movie. I'll meet Konchalovsky when I return to Los Angeles. By the way, Give me a picture of your audition, too."

"Then go to the town of New Haven, where there is a very good hair country restaurant, and it is also very quiet and suitable for chatting."

Jodie Foster has recovered a little bit of the old days, and the good old days of men in Hollywood lining up to invite her to dinner are back.

"Wait for me, I'll put my things away, and we can ride a bicycle later, Yale is the most convenient way to use bicycles."

Speaking of which, Jodie Foster took out an old copper key and walked towards the student area of ​​the library.

"Wait a minute, please," Ronald felt that the copper key looked familiar, "Where is this key from?"

"This?" Jodie Foster picked up the big copper key in her hand. This is the key to the storage cabinet in the library. Not every student has it. Because of my background as an actor, I often read literature here. In order to prevent harassment by reporters, the school gave me a little preferential treatment. "

"Can I have a look?" Ronald asked for the copper key, and the one he got was really similar to the one in the relic box left by his father. There was also a cursive letter Y on it, and a series of small letter numbers. .

(End of this chapter)