Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 148 Arrested

   Ronald let go of the male agent, the man was a little scared, and immediately jumped a few feet away, and whispered with the female agent who looked like his wife.

   "What's going on? Why are they forcing you to be a vegetarian?" Ronald asked Pfeiffer.

   "Michelle, you finally got rid of the addiction to tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. Eating animal products will make you fall into it again." The female agent said to Pfeiffer in a persuasive tone.

  Ronald looked at the two sides, and he couldn't figure out if the relationship between Michelle Pfeiffer and these two people was compulsive, or if he was strict with her in order to quit bad habits, it was actually for her good.

   "Are you willing to go with them? If not, you can stay and I will arrange a place for you to live, don't worry. They are just your agent, not your guardian..."

"No, Ronald, they're not a registered broker, I don't have one, they force me to be a vegetarian, and I have to buy the high-priced vegetables they offer, $50 for a can of vegetable juice." Michelle Pfeiffer suddenly Holding Ronald's arm tightly, he loudly revealed the true colors of the two so-called "brokers".

"I'm very grateful for the alcohol and tobacco addiction they helped me get rid of, but they took all the money I made from filming TV shows." .

   "I think I have to ask you to leave, you two." Ronald stepped forward and said to the two charlatans selling vegetable juice.

   "Need me to work the NYPD?"

"Is that Ronald? We'll meet again, Michelle, that's all for today, we'll come back to you later, don't forget that God taught us to be vegetarian." The man said something yin and yang, turning his head and saying The women left together.

"It's not over yet, but if it's true that they help you get rid of the addiction, it's a little troublesome to get the money back. I can ask my lawyer for you." This kind of thing is actually quite difficult to define clearly. The liar couple took advantage of the Philippines Buddha was alone in Los Angeles, and at first he pretended to be her, and even if he went to court, it would be difficult to tell clearly.

  Michelle Pfeiffer seemed to have just woken up from a nightmare, grabbing Ronald's arm and reluctant to let go.

   "I still have work to do. You can go there to rest for a while and have something to eat. I'll come to you later." Ronald pointed to the secretary at the front desk, who would come over and take Pfeiffer over to rest.

   Ronald resumed his professional smile, "I'm sorry for delaying your time, Miss Brooke Shields, we can go in for the audition."

   "Oh, your skills are very good, is that the kind in the TV series "Kung Fu"?"

   Brooke Xiaosi looked at Ronald with a smile, Ronald simply subdued the man just now, which made her feel very cool.

   "Cough cough", Terry reminded next to him.

  Borgy Xiaosi's smile immediately converged into a wry smile, the smile in her eyes quickly faded, and her nose began to wrinkle, as if she was saying, "Look, my mother doesn't even care what I say."

   "Come this way, Brooke."

   The two CAA agents, Paula and Richard, who were just waiting at the front desk, saw the reality drama just now.

   "Ha, our Ronald is still an amorous man," Paula said to Richard.

   "He just has a sense of justice." Richard felt that Ronald was very angry with him.

  …

   After busy with the heroine audition in the morning, several people who have the power to decide the candidates stopped talking.

   Regardless of Brooke Xiaosi's reputation, just from her audition results, she seems to be a little better than other candidates.

   "After all, I am a model, and the camera sense is unique." Director Zeffirelli said.

   "Don't you think about the Pfeiffer recommended by Ronald? Although he is a little older, he looks very small." Guber mentioned Michelle Pfeiffer's name, "What do you think, Ronald?"

   "The director is right." Ronald has become a lot smoother after his famous audition. "Considering the commercial value, Brooke Shields will undoubtedly bring a lot of box office."

   "I'll go first, and I'll have a meeting with my colleagues at Polygram to discuss this in the afternoon. Okay, let's have some lunch. You guys will continue to audition for the male lead in the afternoon."

   Ronald took a dime of Domino's pizza from takeout, walked to the desk behind the front desk, and handed it to Michelle Pfeiffer. She rested here for a long time.

   "I'm also going to take pictures of the actor's audition in the afternoon. When I'm done, I'll prepare a place for you. Don't worry. You've been a vegetarian for a long time, and you can't eat too much meat at the beginning. I brought you a piece of pizza."

   "Thank you, Ronald."

   Paula winked at Richard when she heard the arrangement.

   "My aunt has a place in Manhattan. She lives with Donna, my cousin. You can live with them, no problem in the short term."

   Richard gave Paula a slight smile.

   "Hello, Ronald. We are Paula and Richard from CAA Economics." The two introduced themselves to Ronald.

   "Hello. I'm sorry I'm busy here, I didn't notice you just now." Ronald shook hands with the two of them and greeted them warmly.

"Mr. Nisita asked us to come this time. It is a tradition of CAA to attach importance to customers. We have to interview each of the contracted customers many times, so that they can understand CAA's corporate culture and strive for maximum benefits for customers. ."

   Paula began to recite the words of CAA.

   "Mr. Li, do you have any new scripts for this time?" Richard asked Ronald's screenwriting works.

   "The 'intersection' that I sent the outline to Mr. Nisita has been completed, and I can ask you to bring it back to Los Angeles at that time."

   "In addition, my aunt watched CBS's Korean war drama 'Army Field Hospital (MASH)' every week, and she asked me to write a Vietnam War version of the Army Field Hospital."

"I'm currently thinking about writing a script that reflects the Vietnam War. You know my uncle is a veteran who died in Vietnam. I have a lot of Vietnam veterans around me, and their relatives can interview. I have accumulated a lot of interview material, Getting ready to write."

   "That's good. This is the agency contract we brought. According to the industry rules, we charge a 10% commission." Paula was actually a little impatient to listen to Ronald talking about his new script.

   "Okay, I'll have to show it to my lawyer. If it's all right, it'll be signed soon."

   "No problem, we'll be in New York for another day, and it would be great if you could sign today," Paula said.

   "I have to call my lawyer, there should be no problem." Ronald frowned, but agreed.

   Ronald contacted Miss Attorney Lindsay Dole. Lindsay is very busy now, but he still attaches great importance to his first client, and promised to work overtime at night to show him the contract.

"Ronald, can I call you Ronald?" Richard still has a lot of interest in the script, "Since The Return of the Year and The Deer Hunter the year before, Hollywood has been chasing the Vietnam War-themed movie script, if you have time If so, I would like to have an in-depth discussion with you."

   raised his wrist and looked at his watch, Ronald said, "No problem, my lawyer is free at night, why don't we all go to my apartment, I can chat together."

   After finishing speaking, Ronald wrote down his apartment address and phone number and handed it to Paula. How about we make an appointment at six o'clock in the evening? Good food in the East Village, right across from my apartment.

   "I know, Ukrainian restaurant. Then we'll see you then." Paula, Richard said goodbye to him.

   took Michelle Pfeiffer to the care of the front desk lady, Ronald went back to the waiting area and called the actors one by one to go in for the audition.

   "Where's your agent? Why didn't he come this time?" Ronald saw the handsome boy who auditioned for the famous audition last time, and this time he was the last in line.

   His teeth have been corrected, and the whole person is more sunny, but the dentures are obviously inferior products, and the color is plastic-colored. At first glance, it looks like the kind of crowns bought in the supermarket, and the color of the surrounding teeth is inconsistent.

   "Yes, he only gave me a contact number in New York, let me call this contact after I get the role, he will be responsible for signing the contract."

  Sunshine Boy is very motivated, "I have asked my family to read the novel to me, I recorded it with a tape recorder, and listened to it repeatedly. I think I have captured the characteristics of the male lead."

  How is it such an irresponsible agent, Ronald feels that he is quite lucky, whether it is Eddie or a few of CAA, at least they are very professional.

   "Okay, you come with me."

   After finishing the audition, Ronald sent Sunshine Boy out again, "The result will not be told to you at the scene. If there is news, we will notify your agent."

   "You can find me on this number. I'm staying with relatives in New York. You can ask them to call Tom."

  "Okay", Ronald understood Tom's situation, maybe his agent didn't like him at all, maybe he was on the verge of giving up on him. "Continue to work hard, your physical condition and level of effort, you will definitely succeed."

  God is sometimes not fair. Such a motivated young man can be seen from the audition just now that he has prepared a lot and is very photogenic. But the crew has basically decided on the heroine of Brooke Xiaosi, and the candidate is also Michelle Pfeiffer. The boy's height and their matchmaking make it difficult.

   With anticipation, Tom turned and walked out the door.

Paula and Richard just came in again, "Why are you so careless? You can forget your briefcase. The secret in an agent's briefcase can be worth millions of dollars, so don't forget it. ."

   "I'm sorry, Paula, I can't anymore." Richard was a little depressed and asked the secretary at the front desk about the whereabouts of his briefcase.

   "Hallelujah! God, what did I see?" Paula looked up and saw the silhouette of the sunny boy Tom, and hurriedly chased out.

  Tom was quite satisfied with his audition, he ran excitedly out of the studio door and ran all the way to the subway station.

   "Wait, wait, don't run." Paula chased out with her high heels for a while. Seeing that she couldn't catch up, she turned over and entered the studio.

   "Richard, go to Ronald, I want to know who that sunny boy is?"

  …

  Ronald has asked Julia and director Zeffirelli to take time off to take Michelle Pfeiffer first.

   "I am not a nutritionist, but I have been a wrestler for a while. Eating a vegetarian diet for a long time may cause women to have amenorrhea and infertility." Ronald spoke to Pfeiffer in the co-pilot on the Honda Accord.

   "Athletes must have balanced nutrition. Don't believe that vegetarian food can help you lose weight or make your skin better. Only enough exercise can maintain your body and make your skin better, and drink more water."

  Michelle Pfeiffer looked at Ronald with eyes that seemed reluctant to leave his face. This boy saved himself today, out of the control of two vegetarian extremists.

   "Human evolution is not suitable for vegetarian food. In the evolution of the Paleolithic age for millions of years, human beings are suitable for eating meat, grain and fruit. All kinds of food are balanced, as long as they eat less industrialized food made of corn syrup."

  The car arrived at Aunt Karen's house. Ronald tells his aunt about Michelle Pfeiffer's condition. The aunt was very righteous and reassured Pfeiffer to stay until her family in Orange County could be contacted.

   Aunt Karen prepared some light food again, so that Pfeiffer's stomach could slowly adapt. At the dinner table, my aunt asked her about the ins and outs of everything.

  It turns out that after Michelle Pfeiffer participated in the beauty pageant, she wanted to enter the entertainment industry. He fell out with his father, who was in the air-conditioning installation business, and was alone in Hollywood, picking up a lot of bad habits.

  The two couples approached Pfeiffer in the name of helping Pfeiffer to quit his addiction. They belong to a religious group, the so-called God's Children Movement, that presents themselves as devoutly religious, and promotes vegetarianism and meditation to kick bad habits. To be honest, it helped Michelle Pfeiffer a lot when she was addicted to alcohol and drugs.

   But slowly, they began to control Pfeiffer's life, forcing her to be a vegetarian every day, not to eat artificially grown grains and vegetables that use pesticides and fertilizers, and only eat the expensive green food they provided.

  Because of his unsocial behavior and his mouth full of God, Pfeiffer and the TV production team gradually became estranged and did not receive a contract for a new season. The agent also terminated the contract with her. At this time, the two couples took over her acting career by pretending to be agents, in fact, they were gradually draining her savings from years of hard filming.

   After eating, Michelle felt better and cried while hugging Aunt Karen. Ronald arranged for her to rest at his aunt's house, and he made an appointment with lawyer Lindsay Dole to meet at the apartment for a contract, and drove back to the apartment.

   "Bell bell bell..." Someone was ringing the doorbell of the apartment, "Here, who is it?" Ronald didn't know whether it was the lawyer lady or the agent who arrived first.

  No one answered, Ronald opened the door and saw a leather-covered document.

   "Ronald Lee?" Several uniformed New York police officers, Ronald nodded.

   "You have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and imprisoning Miss Michelle Pfeiffer for her personal liberty. This is a search warrant."

"You have the right to remain silent, but every word you say can be used as evidence against you in court. You have the right to speak to a lawyer before your interrogation. You also have the right to have a lawyer present during your interrogation. If You can't afford a lawyer, the court can appoint a lawyer for you..."

   "I'm going to call my lawyer." Ronald said only one sentence, then kept his mouth shut.

   "You will have a chance, wait until the police station." said a plainclothes detective behind.

   "Oh, our new client is really hot." Paula and Richard just arrived and saw this scene.

   "Tell my lawyer", Ronald lip-mouthed Richard, hoping he would understand what he meant.

   "Pfeiffer doesn't seem to be here... We have to keep looking." The two followers of God's Children said in the shadows after watching Ronald, who was handcuffed, being escorted into the police car.

   (end of this chapter)