Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Ronald is at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles, watching the live broadcast of the MTV Music Awards. On the one hand, the script has not progressed, and on the other hand, Antonia has no news, Ronald feels bored. It happened that Emile Adolino wanted to find a big name to sing in the episode, so Ronald asked his manager Richard for a ticket to meet his old friend Michael Jackson.

Now MJ is not just a pop singer. He owns the record copyright of many big-name singers including the Beatles. "Album tour concert, as if he has the status of the world's number one pop singer. This time he sang "Bad" live at the MTV Music Awards, marking his return from Europe and continuing his concert in America.

   MTV's awards show, made it more like a concert. In addition to MJ, there is also the rock star of his country, Lord Stewart, and the British singer Elton John who sang via video link in Miami. The award presentation is more like a break between each singer's singing.

After the Best Video Song Award (MTV awards the best music video, not the song) to the legendary Latin singer Ricky Vallance's "LaBamba" for the film, a familiar figure stepped onto the stage. stage performance.

"you are my true love…

   When you call,

   My heart sets sail,

   Feet reject dust...

you are my true love…

   Neighbors say so,

  Mother also knows your name..."

  Cher wore a rock-style leather jacket and sang a song from her new album - "Main Man" on the stage, crying like she was crying, as if she was recalling a beautiful love when she was young.

   Ronald, who was aroused, bowed his head and remained silent. After the award ceremony, he found Xue'er through his agent.

   "Your song is very nice, but why don't you sing rock and roll now, and change back to guava style?" Ronald asked Cher for a single, and this song resonated strongly in his heart.

   Xueer turned around and asked the assistant to bring over a CD, "This is the memory of a beautiful love. Many people have a relationship. It seems that you are no exception..."

   "Hey...", both artists sighed. Xueer's little boyfriend, Camilletti, is really far from her status. Since he didn't break out in the film industry, the two are basically separated and broke up.

   "I would like to ask you to sing an episode for my movie..." Ronald said what he wanted to do. Anyway, Cher is also a famous singer, and her singing of the episode must have enough publicity effect.

   "I've been lacking in physical energy recently, why don't you find someone else?" In addition to being frustrated in love, Xue'er also has some physical problems. When she gets tired, she tends to become weak and have a fever. "

   "Listen to the story of this movie before you decide," Ronald said about the plot of "The Reborn Pretty Man", a mature woman in her early forties who fell in love with a young man who was eighteen years younger than herself.

   This happens to be very similar to the situation with Cher and his little boyfriend. "Oh, it turned out to be such a story, why didn't you ask me to act in it?" Cher thought, if her little boyfriend Camilletti could act with her, then maybe it wouldn't be..."

   "Don't forget to sign the CD for me...", Ronald took the CD and asked Cher to sign her name.

  Xue Er became interested in this story, and agreed to go to the director Emile to watch the samples to find some inspiration. Ronald entrusted Cher with all the episodes. She didn't thank herself at the Oscars, and now it's tantamount to paying back the favor.

   "Ronald, Ronald..."

  Richard hurried into the backstage to find Ronald, "There is news."

   "Any news?"

   "Antonia has news..."

  …

   "You said she went to London first?" Ronald asked anxiously how reliable Richard's news was.

"Yes, our colleagues in the London office also represented an actor with a ballet background. According to his client, an Italian girl from New York had interviewed in several London ballet companies a few months ago. ...but none of them passed.

  We found the temporary agent who represented the girl at the time, and they confirmed that it was Antonia Franceschi. "

   "Very good... Isn't it just a position in the ballet company, I just pay for it. Also, where is Antonia now? Is she still in London?"

   "She auditioned for the Royal Ballet in London and the English National Ballet, and then she didn't go to those smaller dance companies. Our colleagues in London are still trying their best to find her."

   "Very well, you are fine", Ronald patted Richard on the shoulder solemnly. "Book me a plane ticket to London as soon as possible, and I'm going to see Antonia."

   "I'll arrange a business charter flight, I'll go with you", Richard was both happy and worried. Ronald's trust in himself has obviously reached a new level. But this kind of trust showed that the woman named Antonia held a very important position in his heart, which made Richard feel that he must go with Ronald.

   "I can't wait, book me the nearest Concorde, don't worry about the money." Ronald was filled with an emotion that seemed to explode from his chest, and he didn't want to wait for a moment. "No, buy two, you go with me."

  Richard went to arrange the on-site purchase of high-priced tickets, while Ronald called Little Bard and asked him to contact the Mike Parker Detective Agency and tell him the new progress here. "

  …

   "What? Only one left?" Richard had a bad experience at the Concorde counter at the airport. Concorde has always been the first choice for many business people to cross the Atlantic Ocean. After all, it takes just over two hours to fly from New York to London.

   "Isn't there still space on your computer?" Richard stuck his head behind the computer to check the booking status.

   "That's the location at the New York airport, which has already been sold. At that time, customers will be like you, rush to New York first and then transfer to the Concorde."

   "Don't worry, I'll go there first, you find the fastest flight to come over, I also want you to help people from the CAA London office to check Antonia's residence..."

   Ronald didn't want to talk nonsense, and hurried into the boarding channel.

   At JFK Airport in New York, Ronald boarded the British Airways Concorde. This flight is the most popular route of the Concorde, and all the executives and businessmen of multinational companies are on board.

   After finding a narrow place to sit down, Ronald folded his legs and feet and rested on the chair in the small space, with nowhere to rest his legs.

   "Sorry..." Ronald accidentally touched the passenger next to him, "Hey, you are Elton..."

   Ronald recognized this, Elton John who had just sung on MTV.

   "You look familiar..." Elton John said slowly.

   "Ronald, Ronald Lee, film director."

   "Aha, you are Ronald? I saw your movie 'Dirty Dancing' in London, and many British girls can dance..." Elton John twisted twice. But the seat got in the way of his performance.

   "Are you going to London?"

   "I'm going to find someone...", Ronald blurted out. The singer was very friendly, and he didn't know how to tell the truth.

   "A special trip to London to find someone?" Elton John's eyes flashed from behind the sunglasses.

   "It's a long story..."

   "It's okay, we have plenty of time." Elton John is very interested in this kind of story.

  The noise during the flight interrupted and interfered with Ronald's storytelling. But at Heathrow Airport, while waiting for his luggage, Elton John still took Ronald to drink coffee.

  Hearing the news of an old friend, I decided to fly to London on the Concorde to find him. This is too similar to the plot of the movie. Elton had to ask Ronald to say it in full.

"The Royal Ballet is near my house. You can go to my place first, and I can accompany you to find it." After listening to Ronald's brief story, Elton was a little touched. He wanted to continue to accompany Ronald. , Maybe it can trigger inspiration, write a song or something.

"This...then I'd like to thank you very much." Ronald wanted to refuse at first, but then he thought that Richard didn't come with him, and there was a big singer who was familiar with the situation in the local area and everyone knew each other for help. He asked Antonia, and Arranging the sponsorship of the ballet company is very beneficial, so I agreed with the cheek.

  CAA's London office specially sent the agent who had inquired about the situation to accompany Ronald. After Antonia interviewed with two ballet companies, she learned that she would wait for the notice to decide whether there would be a second interview, so she took the opportunity to go to other places in the European continent to find opportunities first.

  Before she left, she only left the phone number of her temporary agent in the ballet company. We found the agent, and he said that he didn't know where Antonia had gone.

   "Why don't you know?"

   Ronald is a little anxious, what kind of work does this agent do?

"Actually, you understand, Ronald. Like a movie actor auditioning, the so-called waiting for news is tantamount to politely saying that you have not been accepted. We can only hope that when she returns to London after her tour of the Continent, we can Be the first to know the news."

"No, Antonia is a very good ballet dancer. When she arrives in Europe, she may get a chance in a ballet theater." Ronald said firmly, and then asked CAA to send faxes to all offices in Europe, Ask for their assistance.

   "Okay, I'll let the secretary draft." CAA's agent understood Ronald's thoughts very well. But Europe and America are different after all. The ballet troupe here is not maintained by various charitable donations like in America. In Britain and many parts of Europe, ballet is only a government-funded industry for facade.

  Each city is just one or two dance troupes, which are also filled with candidates nominated by royal families, nobles, and politicians from various countries. Antonia is an American again, and the ballet here doesn't think much of the New World.

  In addition, it is said that the dancer is of Italian origin. In the world of ballet, white people are the most orthodox. Swan Lake doesn't accept a dark or brown swan very much. If Antonia's skin was slightly less white, there would be no chance.

  Of course, he wouldn't say this to Ronald in person. Afterwards he hung up on Nisita in Los Angeles and told him everything.

  …

   "What do you want to do?" Elton John felt that this was a performance art with a classical romantic temperament when he learned that Ronald had not found someone as he wished. Ronald's approach is simply too in line with the style of an artist.

“I would like to talk to two ballet companies, become their patron, and offer a position as a principal ballet dancer. Antonia is really talented. She was hand-picked by George Balanchine to be the last member of the New York City Ballet. A bunch of actors."

   Ronald put away his disappointment and decided to settle the sponsorship first. When Antonia left New York, she came to London first. It can be seen that she really hoped to dance in these two ballet companies. That being the case, let's help her get the seat first, which can be regarded as fulfilling the promise back then.

  As long as she is still looking for opportunities in Europe, sooner or later she will know that the London Ballet Company has a chartered position for her. It's nothing more than meeting later. At most, Ronald will go back first, and then we will meet again when Antonia returns.

"Okay, let's go. I'll make a few phone calls and find someone to help guide the way." Elton John felt that inspiration was bursting out of his body, and the two young people parted ways. Get old love back. how romantic...

  Elton's reputation in Britain was even more famous than in America. He quickly found a civil servant who had retired from the position of ministerial secretary of the Parliament, and led them to the ballet company to learn about the situation.

  “The Royal Ballet is the oldest dance company in London. This is the highest place of the British ballet art. It must have a commensurate character and morality to match the artistic achievements of highly skilled actors.”

   Ronald looked at the executor of the Royal Ballet, and said a bunch of long sentences with clauses within clauses, but he didn't understand. Is this to let him sponsor or not?

   "What does that mean?", Ronald asked Elton's friend.

   "He said that you are not a British citizen and have no title."

   "But I have money..." Ronald took out his checkbook, "How much does it cost a year to sponsor a major actor's position?"

"I appreciate Mr. Li's love for ballet art very much, but this is not a commercial act. The sponsorship is because of the appreciation of ballet and the noble behavior of the dancers who are willing to focus on honing their skills. To be the patron of our troupe, What we value more is the understanding of ballet art. I wonder which dance drama Mr. Li likes?"

  The executor is similar to the manager, he pouted secretly, is the Royal Ballet a place with little money? The word royal is not only an honor, but also a franchise. All kinds of gentlemen with titles, talents, subsidies from government departments, and honorary titles of retired parliamentarians and senior civil servants are the operating logic behind this patron game.

"A patron usually needs to have a passion for ballet dance and is willing to support and promote the development of the arts. In fact, becoming a patron does not depend on your career, status or wealth, but more on your love of art and Support for the dance troupe.”

   Seeing that Ronald couldn't speak, the other party hid his disdain even more, "I have this season's dance drama schedule here, and Mr. Li can start watching this season's Nutcracker."

   "Damn, I know Swan Lake", Ronald's knowledge of ballet is shallow, limited to some superficial understanding. He has neither seen many ballet plays nor is he an amateur. I have only watched a few NBC broadcasts during the New Year.

   "What about the English National Ballet?" Ronald felt that there was no play here, and asked Elton's friend, another ballet company with a shorter history, established in 1950. Isn't this one too demanding?

"In fact, it's almost the same. Our ballet is funded by the government. Compared with the New York City Ballet, the patron in London is just an embellishment of the source of funds. Therefore, this is more of an honor for people with high-ranking titles. Add title."

   "Do you know any high-ranking nobles in Britain?" Elton John knew a lot of them himself, but it was not easy for him to come forward in such a matter.

   "Senior noble?" Ronald said in his heart that I am not familiar with it, except...