Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 153 Hometown Was Copied

   Ed Limato met Ronald and Michelle Pfeiffer in the executive suite of the Peninsula Hotel, along with Lindsey Dole, the yawning lawyer lady. Ronald paid triple the consulting fee to get her to give up her weekend morning beauty sleep to work overtime to watch the contract.

"I noticed you early on, Michelle," Limato said to Pfeiffer, "but then you lost contact with everyone and I couldn't find you. I wanted to sign last year. You, make your official Hollywood debut at the Golden Globes and the Oscars. And Sly has so many ideas for his next movie, I didn't find you."

  Sly means cunning, no one will use this name as a nickname.

   "Sly?" Miss lawyer asked Ronald a question.

   "Sylvester Stallone, we call him Sly."

"I'll start with my original arrangements for Miss Michelle Pfeiffer. I've looked for a lot of ways to get Michelle to appear, including appearing as Richard Gere's girlfriend at the Oscars...for commercials, I don't recommend Michelle continue to waste time on TV, you made the right decision to move to film."

   Ronald frowned when he heard Ed was going to arrange for Michelle Pfeiffer and Richard Gere to appear together at the Oscars. He knows the name and starred in the movie "Days of Heaven" the year before.

   This film was greatly appreciated by the teachers of the photography class, and was also shown to the students. All photography was taken in natural light in the early morning or at dusk, and the photographer also won the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Richard Gere is the star, a handsome guy with long hair.

   "But now that the Oscars are over, we need to redo your plans." Ed Limato was unaware, still talking about his plans for Michelle Pfeiffer.

  Ronald felt that he might not have changed Pfeiffer's fate much. Limato valued her so much. As long as Pfeiffer returned to Los Angeles, he would sooner or later discover him.

  The lawyer has read the contents of the contract and indicated that it is ok. Pfeiffer signed his name and stomped his feet with Ronald in his arms to express his happiness. Ronald had to pat her on the back for comfort.

Ed Limato called the concierge and asked them to bring a bottle of champagne to celebrate, "Endless love is not a good choice for a heroine, and a heroine will be positioned as a vase and an ignorant girl, Pfeiffer is the most It's better not to debut in this role, otherwise the play will be limited."

   When there was no strong agent, of course, every opportunity had to be fought for. Now with the support of a strong agent from WMA, Pfeiffer can naturally choose a little bit of movie roles.

  The waiter knocked on the door, pushed the cart in, and Limato took a dollar and handed him a tip. The waiter happily asked if he wanted to open the champagne now. After receiving the signal, he skillfully took out the champagne from the ice bucket, opened it and poured it out for the four of them.

   "Cheers!"

Ed Limato then said to Ronald and Miss Lawyer: "After signing the contract, I will officially represent Miss Michelle Pfeiffer. I need to ask her about some private matters. Please give us some private time, you guys. You can watch TV here first."

   Pfeiffer motioned to Ronald, and then entered the room with Limato. Ronald turned on the TV bored, watching the entertainment news replay.

   "Did you also have this kind of conversation when you signed the contract?" The lawyer asked curiously.

   "No, I'm a screenwriter, maybe the actor has more privacy issues to deal with."

   "When Sylvester Stallone attended the premiere of the movie 'The Coal Miner's Daughter', he expressed his desire to take a break and has no plans for a new film."

  The news of Stallone, Limato's biggest client, appeared on the TV. The lawyer was tasting champagne while tasting the hottest action star. "His face really looks like a boxer, and he was beaten out of shape."

   "Pfft." Ronald laughed so much that he almost spit out the champagne.

   Limato, who was in the room, had no idea that the entertainment news was playing Stallone. He unplugged the telephone line, locked the door, and said solemnly to Michelle Pfeiffer:

"It's the moment of truth, Michelle. You've got to tell me all the dirty stuff in your closet. I'm your agent, your interests are mine, and I need to know in advance whether you'll let me Your embarrassing past, so that you can take precautions after you become famous and don't let the paparazzi dig it out."

   "I used to have a serious addiction to smoking and alcohol, and then I was swindled by a vegetarian liar in order to quit..." Michelle Pfeiffer recounted her experience of being cheated.

   "Let me handle this matter. God's children are now being targeted by the FBI. It's not difficult to deal with. What about the relationship between men and women? Are there any married couples, couples, etc.?"

   "No, I was strictly controlled by the two liars. For a long time, I didn't have the opportunity to develop relationships with people alone, and even had a deep conversation until I met Ronnie..."

   "Film screenwriters... Well, the combination of female stars and film screenwriters is quite common, but it's limited to past female stars and female stars who have given up their careers..."

   "Ring, bell, bell..." The phone in the living room rang, and Limato didn't pick it up for a long time. Ronald knocked on the door, "Mr. Limato, it's your number."

   "Ask me who?" Limato replied.

Attorney    Lindsay Dole picked up the receiver, "Hey, this is Ed Limato's room."

   "Are you his assistant? Tell him I'm Sly and ask him to answer the phone."

   "Oh, Mr. Stallone, please wait a moment, I'll go call him." The attorney winked at Ronald, and it seemed that she was very excited to talk to the star on the phone.

   "Mr. Limato, Sly is calling."

   "Sly?" Ed opened the door and said to Ronald, "I'm listening inside."

   "Sly, I'm Ed, are you looking for me?"

   "Ed, I'm very reluctant to tell you this, but whether it's procedurally or in terms of our friendship, I have to tell you: I won't renew your contract with you."

   "What? Sly, we're all Italians, since you were a penniless little screenwriter. You're leaving me now? You forget what I always say, we're a big family?"

  Ed Limato became anxious, involuntarily put his fingers together, and made an emphatic gesture with his palms up.

Stallone on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, seemingly moved by Limato, and then began to say, "Of course I haven't forgotten, but at this stage of my career, what I need is to broaden my acting career, and you always don't. Let me try the drama route. As long as I can break through on the stage, I can become the No. 1 actor in Hollywood, not the No. 1 action actor."

   "Sly, if you really want to, we can try to start with a mid-production comedy, or a comedy action movie... Drama is not your forte."

   Stallone was silent for a while, and then interrupted Limato, "It's all too late, I don't want to waste this most precious time on boxers, I have to try a new role."

  Ed Limato was suddenly alert, "Who are you with? Sly."

   "Which Motherfuxxker is teaching you how to speak? Stand up, coward."

   "Well, Ed, I didn't want to confront you head-on..."

   "Ron Meyer? You, the Motherfuxxker of CAA, sent a little fox to show his favor yesterday, and surprise me today."

   "What little fox? Listen Ed, it's a foregone conclusion, you better accept it, Sly and CAA can bring out his greatest star value."

   "What star value? You wait for the lawyer to sue, this **** boy, he has forgotten the history of our common struggle in the Rocky period, and wants to leave our Family, woo woo..."

  Ed Limato hung up the phone fiercely, a man in his 40s actually covered his face and cried in the room.

  Ronald and lawyer Lindsay, and Michelle Pfeiffer, the three of them looked at each other, no one could have imagined such a plot.

   Ronald poured a glass of champagne and approached Limato, "Ed, come and have a drink, Hollywood stars come and go often."

"Thank you," Ed Limato took the glass, "No, you don't understand. I treat my clients like my own family, Sly is like my brother, and I've always been a member of my Family. , losing him was like losing a family member, and it represented a failure of my philosophy."

   As he spoke, Limato tore a handkerchief from his suit jacket pocket and wiped away tears.

   "Marlon Brando was also tempted, but he still chose to stay in this warm big Family. I don't know why Sly was tempted by the evil CAA and betrayed the Italian tradition."

After crying a lot, Ed Limato immediately started packing, "Michelle, when I go back, I will help you contact Zeffirelli and win you a supporting role of endless love, but I will follow It will be very busy, and I need to fight against CAA with all my strength, so I will postpone the matter of those two liars."

   Ronald called the concierge and got a car to the airport for Ed.

   "You wait patiently for the audition results in New York first, and I will give you the opportunity to arrange the commercial shooting." Ed patted Pfeiffer's hand to reassure her, and then quickly ran to the elevator, ready to go to the airport.

   "So this crying Italian is really a big broker in the industry?" asked Lindsay Dole.

   "It should be, I think he is sincere to the client, and also very sincere to the concept of Family." Ronald shook his head and replied, "Perhaps Italians are more emotional?"

   "Ronald, I..." Michelle hesitated.

   "I know, the liar, I was going to help you. But you already have an agent, do you want me to help?" Ronald nodded and looked into Pfeiffer's eyes.

"Yes, Ronald. I owe you one more time. I have to stay in New York until the endless love starts, can't pin my hopes on Limato, he must be focusing on Stallone now. And those two A liar is looking for me now." Pfeiffer was very firm, she knew who to rely on now.

   Ronald looked at Miss Lawyer.

"The promise of the police attorney Rudy was very shallow, and the Manhattan police stopped when they couldn't find them. We still started with Assistant Attorney Helen Gable." Lindsay Dole replied, "But you have to do it well. Be prepared to pay some price."

   (end of this chapter)