Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 319 After the Game Party

   "Forty to thirty, McEnroe's serve, we'll get match point soon."

  NBC is broadcasting the third round match between John McEnroe and Vincent van Patten at the US Open. In the first two sets, McEnroe went down two cities in a row. Ronald's friend Van Patten trailed 0-2.

   Ronald sat in the stands wearing aviator-style sunglasses, with Helen Slater on the left, old friend PJ Sowers on the right, and her husband Dennis Quaid. Two couples of men and women made a special trip to cheer on the hero of "High School of Rock".

However, in the face of McEnroe, who has been ranked No. 1 in the world for two consecutive years, Van Patten does not seem to have the luck to beat him last time in Tokyo. In addition to being behind by a big score of 0-2, the third set is also three-to-one. Five behind.

   "Out of bounds!" The referee ruled that McEnroe's first serve was out of bounds.

   "Okay!" Ronald began to applaud when he saw that he still had a chance to tie the score.

   "This is Ronald Lee, a famous local young director in New York." The NBC commentator was also a movie lover. He saw the camera on Ronald and Helen and quoted his name.

   "He directed 'Fast-Paced Richmond High School' which is now in theaters. It appears he is a supporter of Van Patten, the tennis player who was a former movie actor."

   "Who is the beautiful woman next to him?" asked another guest commentator, "Is it also an actor in a fast pace?"

"Well, I don't know. She's a big beauty, but she's definitely not the two heroines in Ronald's new film." Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Phoebe Cates, the posters of the two have sold crazy, this Beauty is definitely not one of them.

   "Oh, out of bounds again, double fault. The two sides came to a tie, can Van Patten save this game point?" Another host continued.

   McEnroe came to the referee cursingly and pointed to the bottom line on the opposite side, indicating that his serve was not out of bounds.

   His fiery temper is as famous as his game.

  The game was suspended for a long time, and the audience booed. Ronald took the opportunity to blow a loud whistle in contempt.

   "Come on, come on, beat the beat, yeah." Helen shook Ronald's hand beside him, McEnroe got angry and fell the beat again.

   "With such a bad temper, maybe Van Patten has a chance." Ronald thought to himself.

   McEnroe returned to his seat and pulled out a new tennis racket. Then he walked to the tee line, looked at the opponent's position, tossed the ball with his right hand, and slammed the ball with his left.

   "Ace!"

  Ronald silently put down his hand that wanted to applaud. This serve was amazing, and he slammed the flapper loudly.

   "Pop." Another serve, Van Patten moved quickly and returned the ball.

   McEnroe had been waiting in front of the net for a long time, and a net volley ended the game.

   "Three to zero. McEnroe, the No. 1 seed in this year's US Open, zeroed out former movie star Van Patten and entered the round of 16."

   Ronald put on his sunglasses again and gave a few random clappings. This time the old friend did no miracles.

  …

"McEnroe's one-handed backhand is so confusing and powerful. The last time I beat him in Tokyo, it was like I was playing in a zone (Play in the Zone), and it was on point no matter what, today I don't have that. status."

   In the evening, a few friends went to the place where Ronald's manager Eddie was looking for a party.

"What do you mean by playing in the field?" Ronald was very interested. Van Patten's singles level was actually a step worse than McEnroe's. Today's game showed it very clearly, but last time He beat McEnroe to the title in Tokyo and seemed to be in great shape.

   "I don't know either, it's like everything was in slow motion, and the audience's shouts became very light, as if..." Van Patten described the state to Ronald at the time.

   "It's like being separated by a film? You seem to be watching a movie?" Ronald felt that the state described by Van Patten was a bit like his own feeling of dreaming about a movie clip.

   "Yeah, that's it. But I don't know how to get to that state."

   "Will you come to make movies in the future?" Helen asked the handsome guy.

"No, I have feelings. My talent for playing tennis is much better than being an actor." Van Patten shook his head, "I knew when I was filming 'Rock High School' that my acting skills were far from PJ's. It's not like you have directing talent, Ronald."

   "Hahaha..." PJ Sowers laughed when he saw this.

   "Are you the actor in that Burger King ad?" Van Patten asked her, recognizing Leigh Thompson, who had come to the party.

   "Yeah." Thompson has a rare opportunity to participate in a gathering of insiders. Her commercial has just been aired on TV, and she also has some nicknames for a while.

  The agent Eddie took her to the party, and also wanted her to get acquainted with the people in the circle and have some opportunities in the future.

   "How much is your movie box office now?" The main purpose of PJ Sols was to meet Ronald, the assistant and temporary director of the crew at the time, and now he has become the best-selling director of Universal.

   "Twenty-eight million. However, Universal will not print copies in the future. It is estimated that the growth rate of the box office will slow down."

   One month after its release, Ronald's film box office has exceeded 28 million. Compared with the box office of more than 2.5 million in the first weekend, the box office multiplier in the first weekend has reached more than ten.

  Although this number was initially not released nationwide at the same time, but seeing that there is still a lot of room for growth at the box office, no one dared to despise such a young director who made a blockbuster Sleeping Beauty movie.

   "Is it because of ET piracy?" PJ has been in the film industry for a long time and knows a lot of insider stories.

  Ronald nodded, "Yes, Universal doesn't want to print copies now, and plans to wait until the box office on the west coast slows down and transfer some copies to the central region."

   "The videotape is a diabolical invention, if the easterners in America were allowed to sell such machines. No one would want to go to a movie theater.

   In the future, the movies will not be released, and they will be made into video tapes after they are filmed. In the future, everyone will watch the video tapes at home. ' Eddie chimed in to take the blame for Ronald.

   "It's also because you can't see anything more in the cinema than on TV, so everyone watched it on TV," said a girl brought by Van Patten.

   "It can't be said that film performances are much more difficult than TV shows, and it is only on the big screen that we are moved by the actors' performances.

   And in a movie theater where the screen is completely dark, nothing else disturbs. We could have two hours to enjoy it in peace and think about nothing. In this way, we can appreciate the artistry of the director and actors even more. Instead of watching TV shows, you can watch while chatting. "

  Van Patten, who has made movies after all, points out the difference between film and TV.

   Ronald totally agrees with this statement. Movies are more difficult to act than TV shows. A little flaw on the big screen will be discovered by the audience. The TV itself is not big, and some details will be overlooked by the audience.

   However, the average appreciation level of the public is not as high as that of practitioners in the film industry, and many audiences just want to watch a story. Box office and artistry are sometimes contradictory.

   "So at the end of the day, you still have to show them something you can't see on TV," said PJ's husband, Dennis Quaid.

   Ronald agrees. Movies are rated more loosely than TV stations. The outright liberal X-rated box office failed, but R-rated movies are now making their way.

   The reason why the studio made R-rating with a smaller audience base is to attract more audiences to the cinema with more things that TV stations cannot see.

   "So talking about 3D movies is the weapon to save movies. Audiences can only see three-dimensional images when they go to the cinema."

  Dennis Quaid talked about his new film, he was selected to play "Jaws 3". The film was recently approved as a 3D movie by Universal. Spielberg's Jaws series reached its third episode, and it was finally starting to soften at the box office.

  Universal turned to 3D to save the blockbuster franchise.

  Dennis is a very masculine actor with a wide chin and looks very much the virtues and advantages of traditional American men.

  PJ Sauls looked at her husband very lovingly. After running several tricks in his own movie, Dennis finally had the opportunity to be the leading actor in a big studio movie.

   Also with bright eyes is Leigh Thompson.

   Ronald's commercial was just on TV, and a few high school boys recognized her.

   Her dream is to be on the big screen. The "Jaws" series is the beginning of America's summer blockbuster. If it can show its face in the movie, it will become famous in one fell swoop.

"Where will Jaws 3 be filmed?" Ronald is very interested in 3D technology. This technology that allows the audience to see three-dimensional images has risen for a while in the 1950s, and it is also for the audience to see a little bit. Unseen pictures on TV.

  The most typical early 3D movie is Hitchcock's "M Murder" starring Grace Kelly. The phone calls and murders are all expressed in 3D.

   However, this kind of gimmick is not very interesting, and the audience will lose interest after watching it a few times.

   This time Jaws 3, maybe the shark will open its **** mouth towards the audience three-dimensionally and bite? Ronald finds it interesting.

   "Filmed in Orlando, Florida, where Universal's water studio is located."

  Ronald said he knew, if you have a chance, you might as well go and see it.

   Several old friends of "Rock High School" enjoyed themselves, Ronald called a car for them and took them out.

   "PJ, you seem to have slowed down the pace of filming recently?"

   While waiting for the bus, Ronald asked PJ Sowers.

   "I'm thirty-two years old. When a woman my age, the importance of work will recede. I want to have a child with Dennis now."

"Oh."

   Ronald nodded in understanding.

   "Women will understand when they reach this age, and men may come later." PJ Sowers chatted with Ronald.

   "Your girlfriend Helen is also an actress, right? She talked a lot about her acting skills tonight."

   "Yes, she wants to be a movie actress and is still looking for opportunities."

  PJ talked to Ronald for a while, and the taxi arrived.

   "Where's Dennis?" Ronald let PJ into the car and turned back to see Dennis Quaid.

   "Dennis, your car is here" Ronald called back to PJ's husband.

   "Just come!"

In the darkness of the foyer of the bar where the party was held, Dennis and Leigh Thompson were exchanging phone numbers.

   "You skip the ballet, and your physical coordination is good. The crew still lacks a role of a water skier. I can recommend it to the director. You can water ski, right? There are also some cheerleaders stacking Arhats."

   "I will, I will, I was a cheerleader in high school, thank you Dennis." Leigh Thompson didn't expect to find a chance to appear at the party. She hugged Dennis and kissed each other on the cheek.

   "Call me." Dennis Quaid hugged Thompson, waited longer than a normal friend farewell, then released her and walked quickly to the taxi.

   "Come on, Honey!" Dennis and PJ's taxi drove away.

   "Eddie, do you know where you can learn waterskiing in New York?" Leigh Thompson pulled her agent Eddie and sounded.

   (end of this chapter)