Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 795 Smart Lazar's Party

   After the awards ceremony, many people moved to the official post-ceremony party, hosted by the Oscars, the party officially organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

   Ronald, of course, came home empty-handed without a trophy. He didn’t have a statuette to go to the official party to engrave on the plinth. Actually, he didn’t have to go. But Kelly McGillis would love to go there and talk to some directors, and agent Nisita also wants Ronald to participate in more networking events.

   Ronald joined them at the post-ceremony party with McGillis.

  Not far from the entrance of the official party is the place to engrave the trophy. Dozens of Oscar winners are waiting in line.

   Of course, the most popular and respected among them is Oliver Stone, who made two anti-war films, "El Salvador" and "Field Platoon".

   This screenwriter-turned-director finally became Hollywood's biggest winner last year with his low-cost "field platoons".

  Everyone surrounded him, proud of having a few words with the soft-spoken director.

  The Vietnam War was, after all, a war that did not benefit the people of America, and there was no moral burden to oppose it. At the time, Hollywood left-wing actors, such as Jane Fonda, went to North Vietnam to meet their soldiers. But over time, Hollywood has gradually forgotten the Vietnam War.

Suddenly, such a film fell from the sky. The people who participated in the Vietnam War and were injured in the battle wrote and directed an anti-war movie with strong authenticity and artistry. Everyone rekindled the passion of the year. , you and I chatted hotly.

  The closest to the center of the crowd are Jane Fonda and his wife, and Elizabeth Taylor. They are all left-wing in the traditional sense, they care about the bottom, and they are very opposed to social injustice and discrimination.

   Ronald's arrival made the little people around him automatically stand up and open a path for him and McGillis to come in and talk.

"Ha, Ronald, your opinion is very helpful to me." Oliver Stone is a tall man. It is said that when he directed "Field Platoon", he used to be an Army sergeant. Real experience, obedient to the actors' training. He even taught him how to hold a gun and how to move forward.

   But in contrast, Oliver Stone spoke softly and softly like a woman.

   "You are so kind, and thanked me on stage. I didn't make any contribution." Ronald hurriedly thanked the new best director. The general director's list of thanks rarely goes beyond the scope of the crew and family. However, Oliver Stone is more maverick, in addition to Ronald, who also thanked several people who contributed to the film but did not sign the subtitles.

   "No way, if it wasn't for your recommendation, I wouldn't have been nominated for an Oscar." Willem Dafoe, next to him, was giving Ronald a helping hand.

   "Ronnie, I thought you were only going to make conscription commercials for the Navy."

   was talking about Elizabeth Taylor. She had changed a lot from the last time Ronald saw her. Not only was she fat, but she was also a little darker, as if the sun had been too much.

   This big beauty actually doesn't pay much attention to her own maintenance, and has a somewhat careless personality. The large diamond ring on his hand also seems to have many scratches. Is a real person.

   She lit a cigarette and yelled at Ronald.

   "I just made a fun aerial combat film, I didn't think about whether it was anti-war or not. War is not the same as war."

  Taylor also said two words of his own values, and persuaded Ronald. Jane Fonda over there rescued him, "Ronald's first script just debuted was an anti-war movie about the Vietnam War. It's a pity that no one invested in the filming."

   "Now, aren't you just right? After Oliver, many studios have increased investment in this subject."

   "Oh, then I have to think about how to add a character to the script and invite you to play it." Ronald smiled and said to Elizabeth Taylor.

   "Ah, hahaha...your mouth is so sweet." Elizabeth Taylor was amused. He patted Ronald's arm hard.

"To be honest, Ronald, what do you think of this movie of mine? I think after the filming, my whole body is hollowed out. This is the movie I have wanted to make for more than ten years. I want to hear your truth. Opinions." Oliver Stone especially wanted to know Ronald's opinion.

   "I especially like the structure of the script. In the end, the scene where the two sergeants, representatives of the good and the evil, are in front of the helicopter is really good." Ronald praised sincerely.

The production cost of   6 million US dollars, scenes and dramatic conflicts were not downgraded, and the soldiers on the Vietnam War battlefield were well conveyed to the audience from childishness to maturity to numbness. If it weren't for Oliver Stone's talent and his own experience, I'm afraid no one would be able to shoot this feeling with such a small amount of money.

   And the Oscar has won several awards in a row, which is also a big boost to the box office. It's a rare and well-received film.

  Stone is very happy, this is the evaluation of people who really know what to do. With my own resources and these actors, I can finally achieve the effect I want, and let the civilians of America truly experience what is going on on the battlefield of the Vietnam War. It all depends on the structure of the script.

   The communication between directors is actually relatively rare, and the two chatted for a while. McGillis couldn't help but get involved, too, giving some of his thoughts on Stone's film.

  Oliver Stone took a high look at this beauty who can talk about acting, and the two started chatting. Ronald bid farewell to Jane Fonda, who did not win the award and was about to leave. The conversation circle of this Oscar party was originally divided according to individual industry status.

   "Why didn't you come and talk, Minahan?"

   Speaking of industry status, Ronald looked around and found the figure of the Israeli fat man. He seemed to have just sent the little golden man to the engraving office, and he stayed by himself and no one communicated with him.

   "Ronald, nice to meet you. Have you seen my best foreign language film statuette? My dream has finally come true. Hahaha.

   In New York that year, I was in New York with Yoram because the box office failed, and it was very painful. We both swore to get an Oscar, now, now..."

   As he spoke, Minahan began to burst into tears, looking like he was about to cry. There was no one around to talk to him. He has a small gold person, and it is not as good as a few years ago when there was no small gold person, and people would talk to him in order to attract investment.

   won the award today, but everyone at the party avoided him like the plague.

   "Just a few words with him, now he is the public enemy of Hollywood." Nisita appeared behind Ronald and reminded in a low voice, "He gave Stallone a record salary and offended everyone."

   "Oh..." Ronald was reminded like this, and immediately understood the reason why no one chatted with Minahan.

  The studio disliked him for giving too much, and an action star gave 12 million. Not only did he bring up the salary of action stars like Schwarzenegger, other stars also began to use this reason to bargain, "Even Stallone's facial paralysis can make 12 million, we are so good at acting, are you embarrassed to give 5 million?"

   And the actor disliked him for his poor eyesight. Is this Israeli blind, so many stars with acting skills will not give it, but give 12 million to Stallone, who has only one muscle and can't even laugh? Do you despise us for acting?

  Ronald pulled Meinahan aside, this dude's happy event can also turn into a tragedy, which is simply wonderful. Passing a glass of champagne over, Ronald asked the fat man Minahan, "I said, did you really pay Stallone 12 million for a movie? Didn't you tell me it wasn't that high?"

   "No...no...hehehe, he and I are a package of cooperation plans. The media said a total price, but it's not actually the salary for a movie."

  Minahan Golan also felt uncomfortable. He gave Stallone such a high remuneration, but as a result, his agent also went around looking for the media to release the news that Stallone had become the highest paid male star in Hollywood.

   Coupled with the box office failure of "Leap to the Peak", the prospects for cooperation between the two parties are gloomy.

   "What movie is Stallone going to make with Cannon? Rocky's fifth, or First Blood's third?" Ronald saw that Minahan was dodging, and he simply revealed the matter.

   "No, no... This plan, Stallone and I, are other... cooperation." Minahan Golan, rarely hesitating.

Ronald still doesn't know, this fat man must have paid an unprecedented high price in Hollywood in order to make Stallone like a fire. The so-called package plan is just for his own money, lest others say that he bought Stallone at a high price. A lousy film.

   "You...you're crazy." Ronald slapped Minahan on the shoulder, the Hollywood Producer Union, everyone is probably cursing him as a big "beep..."

  “Woo…”

  Meinahan was shot by Ronald, as if he had returned to the time when he was down and out and was saved by Ronald's "Break Dance" at that time. Still an old friend...

   "I'm so disappointed with the Oscars. They're all Vanity Fair folks who vote for their own benefit, not the best art." Minahan began to scold the Oscar organizing committee.

   "The jury at Cannes is the one that can truly select the best works of art. Ronald, when you go to Cannes with me this year, you'll know, that's the holy land of film art."

   "Hi..." Ronald coughed a few times. After Minahan was left out in the cold, he was a little out of balance. At the official Oscar party, why did he spray Oscar? You have to stay away from him.

  "Ronald", Nisita appeared right next to him, "Smart Lazar's party is about to start, you have the sponsorship of the brand's formal clothes, you must show up there."

   "Okay, I'll go right now." Ronald just used this excuse to get rid of Minahan.

   "Swifty Lazar" is a nickname whose real name was Owen Paul Lazar. A veteran broker born in 1907.

   used to hold Cary Grant and the agent contract with the former commander Richard. Moreover, this Lazar has a detached status in the industry. Many times, he is not the agent of the star, and he can also introduce business to the star. The agent of the star is not angry and will give him a share.

   However, the old man finally stopped working two years ago. He was diagnosed with kidney disease and had to undergo dialysis every week. He also gradually put down the economic business, and began to hold various parties for the stars together with his wife.

  After the Oscars, in addition to official parties, it was these private parties. Among them, Smart Lazar's party is the most popular.

One reason is that Lazar knows the minds of celebrities very well. In addition to inviting Oscar-winning celebrities to attend, he also invited many rich people who have never been in contact with celebrities to attend. In addition, there are some top fashion designers in the industry. division.

  Celebrities and fashion designers have always needed each other, and the rich talk to them, ask for an autograph, and have the opportunity to discuss cooperation with celebrities. It is a good place for everyone to get what they need.

  Nisita gave Ronald a detailed account of the party in the car. McGillis wanted to communicate with Oliver Stoned, so Ronald drove to the Spago restaurant opened by Hollywood celebrity chef Wolfgang Parker by himself to attend Lazar's party.

  The exterior of Spago restaurant is white, and the building inside is made of red bricks. Under the light of spotlights, it looks very elegant. With black dining table and white tablecloth, it looks very clean and high-end.

  Spago's food is more general, the main one is California style. Ronald knew that in this fashionable and celebrity restaurant, a good-looking photo was more important than the delicious food.

   When he came in and looked left and right, he saw an old friend who was scheduled to meet.

   "George!" Ronald stepped forward to hug the famous Italian designer and gave a face-to-face salute.

   "Ronaldo, you are still so good. Do you really not consider being my model and go to the catwalk?"

  Giorgio Armani sponsored Ronald's clothes for the Academy Awards for several years. He came to America this time and was very happy to meet Ronald, whom he met on the "Rage Streets" crew.

  I haven’t seen him for a few years. The young director of the year is now world-renowned. There are also many young people in Italy who pretend to be fighter pilots when they have nothing to do, with large toad sunglasses and short haircuts.

   "Hahaha, I can't do that." Ronald was very impressed with Armani. When Diane was filming "Street of Rage", the two red costumes worn by him really make people remember them now.

   "Where's your little friend Diane? Why didn't you see her?"

   "She's off to shoot a new movie. It's a big production, and she doesn't have time to come to the Oscars." Ronald replied.

  "You guys should walk for me together", Armani looked at Ronald wearing a suit handmade in his studio in Los Angeles, a very American-style body, and Italian men dressed in another style.

  Giorgio Armani is a circle of fashion designers and models chatting together. There are also many ordinary rich women who can also chat with them.

   This is probably the only chance for these ordinary rich people to chat with big-name designers like Armani at the end of the year. They were all very happy, seeing Ronald and Armani chatting happily, thinking that Ronald was a male model, and came up to wink at him.

  Giorgio Armani pulled them apart and dragged Ronald to meet his friend. All kinds of big-name clothing brands, such as Kevin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren and other local designers of new fashion brands, Ronald can have a chat with them.

"He is a waste of talent. He should try to be a model. If he is my YSL model, I will design better men's clothing." Eve Saint Laurent, a big-name designer of Algerian descent, also said that Ronald is more Has modeling talent.

  This designer also has a lot of fate with the film industry. His muse includes Catherine Deneuve, the star of the hair country, and his design inspiration has borrowed a lot from the traditional costumes of China.

  The most famous shoulder pads in the fashion of the 1980s were the ones he first used in men's clothing and became popular all over the world.

   "Let me just say, he is different from the male models in the hair country and Italy, and he has the majesty of an American male." Armani looked Ronald up and down.

"No no, he is more like a Chinese, with that kind of refined feeling, and the temperament of Mister Zhao is exactly the same as the Chinese artist I saw in Paris. Next year's Oscar, you give him to me and let him wear YSL brand men's clothing Bar?"

   "Go dream."

   Ronald could not understand the French they talked to each other, or the Italian. He was looking around for an acquaintance when he heard someone calling him next to him.

   "Ran...Ran...Ronald."

   Ronald turned his head to look, it turned out to be a model of a one-night relationship, Cindy Crawford with a mole on the corner of his mouth is very characteristic.

   "Cindy, why are you... eh... aren't you... Christy?"

Ronald took two steps and found that holding hands with Cindy, there was also a beautiful woman, the actor Chris who was the neighbor who knocked on the door in the Pepsi Diet Coke commercial for Michael J. Fox. Tee Durrington.

   "Christie is my good friend. We tried our best to get the qualification to come in. Can you introduce us to the designer?"

  Cindy Crawford, who was looking for opportunities to socialize, saw Ronald's figure, and pulled her best friend Kristy Turrington over to find opportunities together.

After    approached, and saw that Ronald was talking to Giorgio Armani and Eve Saint Laurent, the two models felt like they had won the prize.

   "I'll introduce you, George, Eve, these two are Cindy, and Kristy, who used to guest-star in my commercials, and the two American models of the movie. Both are born beauties."

  Ronald understands that when these models meet top designers, they may be in the same mood as a fledgling actor when they meet the best director at the Oscars.

  Following the rules of the party, I introduced the designers to two old and new friends.

   "Beautiful Lady", Saint Laurent lifted Christy Turrington's hand and kissed it.

  The two models actually look a bit different from typical flat models. Cindy Crawford has a mole on the corner of her mouth, and Kristy Turrington has slightly buck teeth.

   However, it is this imperfection that makes the two beauties more attractive to ordinary people.

  The designers are all geniuses. I saw the extraordinary temperament of the two models. They are not the kind of "typical models" who conform to the norms everywhere, and they also have the heart of love for talents. The two models successfully got the business cards of top designers. Very happy.

   "Where do you live? I'll thank you tonight."

  Cindy took a chance and whispered in Ronald's ear. Or the style of Illinois Midwest girls, pay attention to a quick word.

   "I'm at XXX in Beverly Hilton" Ronald quickly handed over a room card.

   "I'll give you a surprise then." Cindy Crawford gave Ronald a quick kiss, then left, took Kristy Turrington's hand, and went to socialize with the others.

   "What surprise?" Ronald touched his lips.

  …

   "Ronald, Ronald." It was close to midnight, Ronald, who had returned to the Hilton Hotel suite, was sitting in the living room watching TV. In the room where the lights were not turned on, only the TV screen shone dimly. The midnight news is still replaying the attribution of Oscar awards.

  The door was opened with a click, and a woman's voice came from the darkness.

  "Cindy", Ronald stepped forward and hugged her tightly. The enthusiasm of Illinois girls is still fresh in my memory.

   "Um..." Enthusiastic lips were sealed. Ronald felt that Crawford's long dress was very close-fitting, and the fabric felt very good, which fit on the bumpy body...

  Ronald's hand gradually swam to his leg and continued to go up.

  Cindy Crawford in her arms seemed to be about to say something, and tried desperately to drill into Ronald's arms, which made Ronald also enthusiastic and sealed her lips with force.

   "Uh...uh..." Cindy Crawford gradually softened under Ronald's offensive and stopped struggling.

  Crawford is different from other models. The weight of more than 110 pounds makes her closer to the figure of ordinary people. Ronald couldn't help indulging in it, and the palm finally arrived.

   "Huh?" A cold hand took Ronald's hand from the outside of Crawford's waist.

   Ronald was startled, and quickly pushed Crawford away, fumbling with his hands to turn on the light in the room. "you…"

   Ronald saw that it was Kristy Turrington who was hiding behind Crawford.

   "You're... sorry..." Ronald felt ashamed of his impatience.

"No... I'm the surprise that Cindy said." Kristy Turrington, with red cheeks, came up to hug Ronald, gave a deep kiss, and then gently teased in his ear, " I was ready to dedicate myself to you the last time I was shooting a commercial."

   "This..." Ronald was dumbfounded.

   "Don't be afraid, we live together, we have no reservations about each other, and we share any clothes." Cindy Crawford pocketed Ronald's back and said in his other ear.

  Ronald felt a burst of dampness creeping into his ears and the rest of his body.

   "Oh, this is really surprising...Ah..." Ronald, who had never felt this way before, couldn't help but exclaimed.

   (end of this chapter)