Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 640 Now the whole country knows it

   "The director's integrity will also be reflected in the film. My work is the best proof." Michael Cimino posed and started an interview with Los Angeles local TV station and CBS five TV stations.

   "What do you mean?" The host looked at Cimino's fat chin and couldn't see how honest he was when he was lying about his age.

"I mean, Year of the Dragon is a realistic movie. The Chinese are a good group of people. I have several Chinese girlfriends. I mean there are many Chinese female friends. They are in Chinatown. Besides, it is a group of people who are being discriminated against, I just show the status quo of being discriminated against..."

  Cimino is still insisting that his me is just an objective representation of the status quo, and I do not discriminate against a set of logic.

   "Let's put the Year of the Dragon aside for a while and talk about your recent confrontation with another young Hollywood director, Ronald Lee." The host put down the manuscript and changed the subject.

   "We're not actually hostile. When I filmed Deer Hunter and won the Oscar for Best Director, Ronald was also an audience member in an interview with your TV station."

   "Let's take a look at the video clips at that time." The host called up the clips found in the warehouse. Ronald yawned after watching the movie and commented on Cimino's deer hunter as an audience member. Then the TV station nicknamed him Sleepy Luo, and the movie that came out to make fun of Cimino made people sleepy.

"Sleepy Luo, Sleepy Luo, Sleepy Luo..." Many show hosts were repeating the scene of Ronald yawning, and finally gave it to Jane Fonda, who was on the show in order to win the Oscar for best picture. She also smiled. Said the nickname of the sleepy Luo.

   "He thought your movies were long and sleepy at the time? What do you think of his recent scandals?"

   "The same sentence, a director's integrity will be reflected in his films. As for his personal privacy and his views on my films, why don't you ask yourself?"

"Cimino is challenging you," Eva, the public relations manager, turned off the TV, "You have two choices now, ignore him, so that the public's interest in you will gradually fade, and no one will go out of curiosity. Watch his movies to increase his box office.

   The second option is to come out and respond publicly and expose Cimino’s lies. But you haven't had any movies coming out lately, so it won't do you much good. "

   "I don't want to quarrel with him and increase the box office for him. But he hinted on TV that I have a problem with me, and I don't want him to succeed."

"Yes, this kind of thing should not give people room for imagination. If you don't deny it this time, the next time Ronald is interviewed again, the reporter will find out these old things. As time goes by, the audience may leave a preconceived one. bad impression."

   Paula Wagner, who was hired by Nisitara as a staff officer, has a very good personal image of running a star. She insisted that Ronald should be interviewed to fight back.

   "You guys think of a way, let me not accept the interview so deliberately, and hit back Cimino by the way."

   Ronald ordered, and several team members began to discuss.

   "So we can look forward to the second part of Longwei Kid, going to Ryukyu to shoot?" ABC's Channel 7 in Los Angeles happens to be a competitor of CBS Channel 5. The host is a Japanese-American with a natural preference for Ronald, who made movies and voiced for Asians.

   "There will be some framing, and we will also shoot some shots in Hawaii, where the scenery is similar to that of the East, and there are many Japanese people who can do group performances."

"Then we are looking forward to Daniel's second adventure." The host knocked on the stage and asked the pre-arranged question, "There is an Oscar winner recently, Cimino has some comments on you. , did you respond to him?"

Ronald put on what he thought was his most handsome smile, then panned the close-up, waited until the red light turned on, and when he confirmed that he was being watched by millions, he gave his response, "I'm in the business. At that time, he was already an Oscar winner. I don't know why director Cimino said that, I still appreciate 'The Deer Hunter', it's just a little long. I agree with what he said, the director's integrity, will manifested in his films.

  The unprovoked attack on me is very inappropriate. We Americans pay attention to personal privacy. The attack on me involves all the actresses I have worked with. Do they think that the director chooses the heroine not based on her appearance, acting skills, and chemistry with other actors, but based on the director's personal relationship relationship?

   If that's the case, I suggest interviewing the people who made and believed these rumors. Ask them, is the heroine forced to be the director's girlfriend in their movie? Do you want to make up some plots and say that this is your own experience? Is it true that directors and producers will definitely use their power to coerce actresses? "

   "Okay, thank you Director Ronald, welcome to tonight's show..."

"Good question," Dino de Laurentiis watched the livestream, then he picked up the phone and dialed a number in New York, "It's me, Dino. Let our friend remember well, he was in the NYPD. Those footprints left in the archives."

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   "The cutting-edge director used a scandal to control the female star to be his girlfriend! She didn't escape the clutches until she met true love in Los Angeles."

   "The new director is actually such a person, suspected of kidnapping and intimidating female stars, and was detained by the FBI."

   "Shocked, Brooke Shields also had a relationship with him. The new director was photographed appearing in Princeton with America Jade Girl. Jade Girl later denied dating, whether it was because of his violent tendencies."

   "Bang bang bang!"

   Ronald was woken up early in the morning, and his agent, Nisita, rushed in.

   "The tabloids over there in New York are full of scandals about you today."

  Clap, a stack of faxes from the tabloid pages was left on the table.

  Drowsy-eyed Ronald picked up a copy and looked at it. New York time is three hours faster than Los Angeles. The CAA colleagues there found that a lot of entertainment news was full of Ronald news, and some copies of NYPD's case reports. After some key parts were crossed out, they were printed as they were. on newspaper.

   "Pfft, are they crazy? It was I who rescued Pfeiffer from those vegetarian extremists, how could it be written that I threatened her?

   And this scandal with Bo Ji Xiaosi, why was it turned up again? And this candid photo of me and her in Princeton. "

   "And this story, what does it mean? I went to Georgia to save Diane, how did the police interviewed seem to call me a kidnapper?"

  Ronald looked at the story in the fax and wrote as much exaggeration as he could, describing him as a person who relied on power to squeeze actresses and force them to be his girlfriends.

"So what happened to Michelle Pfeiffer?" Nisita knew about him and Diane and Brooke, but what about Pfeiffer's kidnapping before he signed Ronald? , by Miss Lindsay Dole, and prosecutor Helen, with the "kidnapped" Pfeiffer himself, to the FBI to be resolved.

"Of course it wasn't written like this. At that time, Pfeiffer was controlled by a group of vegetarians and defrauded her of her savings. I helped her escape. Later, the FBI was a misunderstanding. Someone deliberately framed me and said that I kidnapped Pfeiffer. . Richard and Paula knew it at the time, you can ask them."

   Ronald couldn't help but worry. The documents of a powerful department like the NYPD have good credibility in the hearts of the public. Anyone who sees it will inevitably doubt themselves.

"I'll call them right now. The people who helped you solve this matter at the time, as well as the insiders, called them all and told them to fly to Los Angeles as soon as possible. I'm afraid we need a press conference." Nisita Started making phone calls to get back his wife, who was reading the script with Tom Cruise, and then called Richard.

"We still have a bit of time to make a statement before the Los Angeles media publishes it." After Paula arrived, she told Nisita about the situation at that time, and then patted her head, I asked Eva to deal with it urgently. .

"The best way is to let the so-called victims stand up and speak for you, so that all doubts will be dissipated. You are not the boss of the studio, they don't need to talk about you to please you in this situation. If you're good, the public will immediately believe you and reverse their perception of you, you're a hero, a hero who blocks bad guys for female stars, just like the protagonists in those movies you've made."

  Eva, the public relations manager who arrived urgently, immediately proposed the best solution for now.

   "Is that so?" Ronald stood there a little dumbfounded.

   "What's the matter with you, Ronald?" Eva handed Ronald a glass of water.

   "I'm a little worried about Brooke, Diane, and Pfeiffer. They all have their own lives, especially Pfeiffer. It may not be good for them to reveal the privacy of these past romances now."

"Are you still thinking about them now? It's time for them to do something for you." Paula Wagner was a little dissatisfied with her husband, the most important customer. Ronald is good in everything, but his character It's a bit of a face, and I'm still thinking of others at this time.

   "No, what he means is that others may not be willing to come out and clarify for him." Eva has been engaged in public relations for many years, and she has a better understanding of the psychology of all parties involved in this kind of thing. Michelle Pfeiffer's star path is relatively smooth now, and there is nothing to beg Ronald now. On the other hand, Brooke Shields has nothing to do with her acting career, and her mother Terry made a promise to the public to keep her chastity before the wedding.

   At this time, when he came out to stand for Ronald, he would hesitate to give testimony that might not be so favorable to his own image. It was Diane, who happened to be out of luck right now, who was most likely to come out and speak for Ronald.

   "No, I haven't had any malice towards them, and they probably won't see me being wronged."

   Ronald sat on the chair and said calmly.

   "What I don't understand is, why would my opponent take these obviously questionable documents to frame me?"

   "Hahaha..." Eva smiled, she picked up the fax of the newspaper. This time, unlike the previous scandal report, which was still chasing the wind, some so-called NYPD archival evidence was also brought up. There is a newspaper that has begun to mention Ronald by name. "

"In the eyes of those people, it's possible to be a film director and producer, isn't that what you do? Seize the actors and threaten them to make films at a low price. With this file, it's natural to think of it. , you and him are on the same road. In this way, you can't help but take your role."

   "It seems that my opponent is someone who is accustomed to using evil methods." Ronald also had a more certain guess about the opponent's candidate.

   "Don't take this matter lightly. It is very likely that what they have obtained is a copy of the arrest warrant file issued to you by the lunatic detective of the NYPD, which is used as a bargaining chip with you."

Richard was at the scene at the time, and for those vegetarian extremists, who used a mad fellow in the NYPD to illegally issue an arrest warrant, which led to Ronald being involved in the serial killer case, and the matter of being arrested by the FBI is still pending. fresh in memory.

   "I'll give Weintraub a call."

   Ronald explained the situation to Weintraub, then offered to borrow a private jet. Weintraub had set up the lease and was ready to take those insiders who were there at the fastest speed, lawyer Lindsey Dole, her prosecutor friend Helen, the female detective Claire in charge of the FBI at the time, and In addition, Aunt Karen, who was already anxious, came to Los Angeles to hold a press conference.

   "By the way, the private detective last time, Frank McPike, asked him to come along too." Ronald remembered Frank who had done the background check on his aunt's boyfriend last time. He was very efficient and called him in too.

   "It's Michelle Pfeiffer," Nisita connected Pfeiffer and handed it to Ronald.

"Michelle, it's me, I'm sorry, my affairs have turned your privacy over again, which is really inappropriate. The reporter will definitely go to interview you, and then you can push things on me, I'll come It will be dealt with uniformly. The matter will only involve the kidnapping case and it will be a misunderstanding to end. I have already found the detective who was in charge at that time to prove my innocence."

"Don't say that, I can't let you be wronged for me. It's nothing to show the public my stupidity. The people of America should know what kind of good person you are." Pfeiffer heard Ronald's words. , was very moved, and offered to clarify to the news media.

"Hey, Michelle, don't be silly, Ronald is the best way to deal with it, you can just listen to him." The Italian-American friend of Nisita, who accompanied Pfeiffer to answer the phone, and his rival's agent, E. De Limato quickly interrupted the client's emotion.

   "Ed, this is your client's own idea. We have already found a public relations agency. All we need is her to be interviewed by a news program and deny it."

   "Since it's an interview, I want a big one, how about the interview with David Letterman..."

  The two brokers simply found another phone to discuss the details.

   "Thank you very much, and I apologize to Horton for me. I know you are very private and don't usually give interviews to the media."

   "It's okay, I'd love to. Holden will support me too, after all, I owe you one time. If it wasn't for your help, I might have been controlled by those vegetarian extremists and drained all my money."

  "It's Brooke Shields", Paula Wagner called another ex-girlfriend of Ronald.

   "Borgy, I'm sorry I got you involved."

"Ronald, how did you promise me, you actually... Do you still have a conscience? As soon as I didn't pay attention to you, you would do such a thing behind my back. I was in front of all Americans and let Brooke made an oath."

  Ronald took the receiver away, and there was Brooke's mother, Terry, who became hysterical when she learned that her daughter and Ronald had a relationship.

"I'm here to talk to him." Brooke took the phone. Her mother was very controlling. This time, the scandal between herself and Ronald was in the newspapers, and there were other negative news about Ronald. The mother who was accompanying at home broke the defense and started talking drunkenly.

  The two quarreled for a long time in the morning, and Brooke simply had a showdown.

"Ronnie, my mother is in a very unstable situation now, and I don't plan to stimulate her emotions. This time I will tell the news media that we have dated a few times, but then because of the different places, we did not continue to communicate. I It will say that you are not that kind of person, and you will solve the rest by yourself, and I can only help you here."

   "I'm sorry to get you into this unnecessary trouble, but I didn't do those things, they made it up."

   "I know, be careful yourself, I'm going to prepare for an interview. The press conference is coming soon."

   "It's Diane", Paula found Diane who was resting at home in New York through her agent's network.

"Brother Ronnie? How did you get framed? Ask them to interview me, and I'll make it clear, Georgia police, because I finally fled across the state to Tennessee, which made them lose face, so I deliberately didn't say anything. If it really doesn't work, I'll force my mother to testify for you, otherwise I won't help her sell nutritious food."

   "Hey, don't mess around, I might just need you to clarify the situation at the time. Public relations consultant Eva will arrange the whole process, just listen to her."

   "Get ready, the reporters are here."

  Eva came over to remind her agent, Nisita. He tidied up his suit and read a statement to reporters outside the door, "My client Ronald Lee has always been a good law-abiding citizen, and he has been awarded by the NYPD for his bravery. This accusation , It is completely distorted and accused by some people with ulterior motives. My client will hold a press conference in the evening to further explain all the links. Answer everyone's questions. "

   "Is Ronald subpoenaed by the NYPD for allegedly kidnapping Michelle Pfeiffer?"

   "Is it true that the FBI arrested your client for 24 hours?"

   "May I ask if he is Brooke Shields' boyfriend?"

   "No comment, no comment, everything, we will announce it at the press conference."

   Everyone was watching Nisita's performance at the door. Only Ronald took a can of Coke and sat on the sofa without watching. He drank the Coke slowly by himself.

"Hey, now the private lives of myself and the female stars will be exposed, and the whole country will know about it." Ronald was not happy about this sudden and inevitable exposure, but a little scared. He thought of the paparazzi who hired helicopters to shoot at Madonna and Sean Penn's wedding. Could this be his daily life?

   (end of this chapter)