Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 326 Reception

   "A huge fireball appeared in the sky, people on the ground had no warning, and half of the buildings were destroyed. A group of girls in the valley who were educating about nuclear war survived by hiding in the nuclear shelter.

  After the catastrophe, the valley girl rode a motorcycle and came to Los Angeles with the base's researchers. With few survivors left in the city, they found ham radio stations and reached out to survivors in California's sprawling countryside.

  The girls in the valley used the knowledge they learned from the TV series to restore civilization, and they began to broadcast the pop music of the past on the radio, so that other survivors knew that America still existed, and took the initiative to contact their own survivor group..."

   After typing the last word of the plot synopsis, Ronald took the manuscript, went to the photocopy shop to make a few copies, and sent it to his agent, asking them to help contact the studio to see if any producers would be interested in further discussions.

   Then Ronald took the remaining script outline and put it in his pocket. When he meets young people at the age of high school students, he will tell them stories and collect their reactions. See if they are interested in those plots and want to know more. And those who are not interested in those plots are distracted.

   But today he didn't have time to find someone to tell a story, Ronald was invited by Minahan Golan to attend the "Sahara" movie reception in New York. Brooke's mother, Terry, also called and specially invited him over.

  Helen was busy taking acting class, Ronald decided to go to the reception, maybe he could get to know some producers in the circle and expand his network.

  The movie was held at a Holiday Inn in New York. Ronald came to the hotel to look for a long time before he found the fat Minahan in a remote business hall.

"Aha, Ronald. I'm so glad you're here. I'm going to hit America with this film, a remake of a forty-year-old film of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart. And this time Plus a lot of new popular elements."

  Meinahan pulled Ronald in and introduced him to his thoughts.

   "Of course, I believe this must be a masterpiece."

  Ronald perfunctory, how come the wine meeting that was approved is placed in such a place? It is estimated that there is nothing delicious. Before coming, you should eat some pads.

  Ronald glanced around, and all came were some unknown media reporters, as well as a few suspiciously dressed guests, who didn't look like the actors who wanted to keep their bright looks anyway.

   He began to regret coming to the reception today.

  Ronald looked around, but didn't see Brooke and his daughter. If I had known that it was such a low-end reception, it would be better to enrich the details of the script at home.

   "Ronald, please help me. Terry is not satisfied with the script, we need a mature screenwriter to revise the script."

Minahan invited Ronald into the interior of the press conference. There was a small lounge with a few sofas. His cousin Yoram was also there. After closing the door, Minahan asked Ronald to join the "Sahara" crew. .

   "She's dissatisfied with the script?" Ronald asked casually. Terry wouldn't have commented on the script before?

   "Yes, Terry made a lot of good comments. For example, she said that the script did not conform to the values ​​of mainstream American audiences, and that the heroine played by Brooke should not be with the Arab sheikh in the end."

   "Uh..." Ronald took a sip of champagne, the taste was ordinary, "Isn't that what I said at the time?"

   "What do you think?" Ronald asked.

"I think she has a point, but part of the funding for the film came from pre-sales in the Middle East market. And Sahara-themed films were made in the silent era, and Arab sheikhs as positive characters were very popular at that time. theme.”

   Yoram rarely interjected to give his opinion.

   "I'd love to work with you, Minahan, but now I have another script going on."

   "What is the theme? Is it also a youth film?"

   "No, I want to try a new field." Ronald shook his head in denial.

"If you want me to say it, Ronald. You'd be out of luck if you didn't get involved in this movie. It's like 'Lawrence of Arabia' plus 'Blue Reef'. I've got big investments and waves With Ji Xiaosi in the role, we will succeed.

   I told you when I met you in Montreal that my dream is to win an Oscar. This time we will have a chance. You, Best Original Screenplay Oscar, I, Best Picture Oscar, Brooke Shields, Best Actress Oscar, hahaha…”

   "I already have an idea for the script, and I can't participate in this project this time." When Ronald heard about Lawrence of Arabia, plus the blue coral reef, he immediately hid away.

   These are all terrible ideas, a desert war epic, plus a Fiji scenery romance, and I don't know what freaks will come out.

   "Well, I can't say you're thinking wrong, Ronald. We'll definitely have a chance to work together in the future." Minahan and Ronald hugged and turned to chat with the other guests.

  Ronald turned around again, there were some unknown cats and dogs, and he was about to run away.

   A young girl came over to greet him, "Hey, are you the fast-paced director Ronald? I heard Minahan say you'd come."

   "It's me." Ronald turned to the beauty, but he didn't expect anyone to recognize him at the reception.

   "Aren't you that one?" Ronald looked familiar to this beautiful woman with a long face. Wasn't she the heroine of the movie "Apple" that was trashed by the audience at the Montreal Film Festival at that time? She also auditioned for the lead actress in Coppola's "Old Man."

   "Catherine Mary Stewart, you can call me Catherine." The beauty took the initiative to introduce her name.

   "Hello, I just came to see Minahan, are you here?"

   "Just like you, I was tricked by him to come to this boring party."

"Hahaha……"

   Ronald was told by the beauty about the central matter, so he also had a few words with her.

  Katherine Mary Stewart has recovered from the disastrous box office failure of Meinahan's "Apple," and she's now starring in a TV series in New York.

   "So you're acting in a TV show now?"

   "I've also recently acted in the film Dorothy Stratten was killed, Death of the Slit Girl."

   I didn't expect that the matter of this Playboy model would be made into a movie by Hollywood so quickly, Ronald had a deeper understanding of the industry spirit of Hollywood.

   "Are you playing Stratten?"

   "No, I played her sister. Stratten was played by Jamie Lee Curtis."

   Katherine Marie Stewart seemed to be very talkative, and the way she spoke, she was still the slightly childish girl who impressed Ronald in the movie "Apple".

   "Ronald?" Brooke's mother, Terry, appeared, and she came over and asked Ronald to speak.

   "Good to meet, Miss Stewart." Ronald took the opportunity to get away.

   "Didn't Brooke come today?"

   "She's been busy preparing for her Princeton admissions interview recently, and this time I'd like to ask you to be the screenwriter for this movie."

  Ronald already knew that this so-called project establishment reception was probably an opportunity for Meinahan to continue financing in the name of Brooke, but even if the main owner didn't attend, would it be okay for Meinahan and Joram?

   Anyway, the eloquence of the two fat men is very good, and he is no longer shocked by the series of messy operations of the two Israeli brothers.

   "I've turned down Minahan, and my new script has begun."

   "Oh, Ronald. Can you help Brooke? I heard what you said, and I feel a little wrong about those plots. You are the best person to modify the script."

   "I'm sorry, Terry."

  Ronald took out the synopsis he wrote from his pocket, "My new script has been written, I have to concentrate, this is a science fiction movie, it is my new attempt, I have to do my best."

   "Oh, okay. I still want to thank you, and I'll let Meinahan continue to revise the script." Seeing Ronald's resolute words, Terry got up and left.

  Borgy Xiaosi's screen image, she still wants to maintain, so she will continue to find new screenwriters to adapt it until she is satisfied.

   "Do you mind if I take a look?" Katherine Marie Stewart came over again, pointing to the outline of Ronald's new script.

   "Of course." Ronald handed over the script outline, "It's just an outline."

   Anyway, the agent has already registered the script outline for him, and sent it to several major studios to get in touch. Soon the outline will spread in the circle, and he is not afraid of piracy.

   "Haha...an interesting story." Katherine Marie Stewart looked at it and laughed, and some of the practices of the girls in the valley in the last days are very interesting. In the surviving department store in Los Angeles, the Valley Girls casually try on expensive clothes as a fashion show.

   "Do you think it's interesting?" Ronald asked Katherine Marie Stewart, who was also not a few years older than a high school student, how she felt.

   "I think it's fun, and it would be interesting if I could play a part in it."

"If it goes well, I will contact your agent to invite you to audition." Ronald thinks this beauty is a bit interesting. She doesn't speak as directly as girls in Los Angeles or New York. Disgusting.

   "You're not from New York or Los Angeles, are you?"

   "No, I was born in Canada and went to study in London. I was cast there by Minahan to play 'Apple'. Actually, I was there with a friend..."

   Ronald took Katherine Mary Stewart's contact information and left the boring reception. Finally, there is still some harvest, I found an actor to talk about her views on the plot in the new script.

  …

   Ronald, who returned home, began to practice stretching while watching the news on TV.

   Playing tennis has no effect again, and the dream is still as elusive. So he kept rotating his sports, hoping to achieve his favorite dream again.

   "Spielberg denies plagiarism in his ET aliens, saying that he was still in high school when Rey's script circulated in Hollywood. If there are similar plots, it can be attributed to coincidence."

   It seems that Spielberg still hasn’t plagiarized, he doesn’t actually need to plagiarize. Now, if he likes Hollywood scripts, it’s not a problem to buy the adaptation rights. Maybe the problem is with his screenwriter?

  After stretching, Ronald took a hot shower, jot down some inspiration for a new script, and went to bed early.

   (end of this chapter)