Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 363 The Third Party

   "Hi PJ, it's a pleasant surprise that you are here."

  Ronald arrives at Mary Voronoff's home in Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly finds "High School of Rock" heroine PJ Sowers there.

"What movie are you doing now? Are you interested in a cameo role in one of my films?" Ronald was very happy to see his old friend. It's been months since he last saw the PJ couple at the New York Open. .

"Ronald, it's time for the truth. Did you make it easy for Dennis at the last Open?" Mary Voronoff sat Ronald down and stared at Ronald. , waiting for an answer.

   "What's convenient? You're confusing me, Mary." Ronald asked inexplicably. "Where's Dennis? Why didn't you see him?"

   "He's going to divorce PJ for the girl who sells hamburgers."

   "Huh? Divorce? Who's the hamburger girl?"

  Ronald looked at PJ Sowers, she looked calm when she entered the door, but after listening to the news and looking closely, it seemed that her eyes were a little different.

   "PJ, you and Dennis?"

   Seeing that the other party was uncomfortable and nodded, Ronald stepped forward and hugged PJ Sowers.

   "Tell me what happened?" Ronald looked at Mary Voronoff, who had calmed down.

   Mary Voronoff briefly explained why Dennis and PJ broke up.

  Dennis Quaid's acting career has not been as good as that of PJ Sowers. PJ is also recommending her husband to the big crew in many ways.

   Finally this year, the two starred together in Philip Kaufman's "Space Pioneers," which tells the story of America's first astronauts.

  Dennis played the second male lead for the first time and was well received. After that, various movie appointments began to increase. A few months ago, he also accepted the male lead of "Jaws 3D".

   It was at the party after the last New York tennis match that Dennis Quaid met Leigh Thompson, the girl in a Burger King commercial. Under the introduction of Dennis, Leigh Thompson also played a water ski girl in "Jaws 3D".

   Then there is the old-fashioned story. The husband got the male lead, fell in love with the young and beautiful actress, and in turn filed for divorce to the wife who had been supporting her husband's acting career and used her relationship to find roles for her husband.

   "I really don't know, PJ. I'm sorry. I didn't know Lea Thompson was a marriage breaker, being a third party... ugh."

  PJ wiped his eyes with his hands, lowered his head and said, "Ronald, she's not a marriage breaker. I had a hunch that Dennis would leave me one day, but I didn't expect it...

  I don't know what happened between Dennis and Li, anyway Dennis filed for divorce, or it was our marriage itself. "

   "Ronald!" Mary Voronoff always said quickly, "Don't say that about PJ, she's sad enough."

   "What did I say?" Ronald didn't know what he had done wrong.

   "Why do you say that PJ is a third party? She just wants a child. PJ is thirty-two years old. She has always wanted her own child, and then quit the show business to rest. Dennis is unwilling."

   "No...why do you think I'm talking about PJ? I'm talking about Leigh Thompson."

   "Um...hey..." PJ finally couldn't bear the two friends discussing her unfortunate marriage in front of her, and started to cry softly.

   "Oh, PJ." Mary Voronoff stepped forward and hugged PJ, comforting her gently.

   "PJ, I mean, no matter what, you shouldn't destroy someone's marriage. Both Dennis and Leigh Thompson should be morally reprimanded in this matter," Ronald said.

  Voronov gave him a look, as if to say, "That's about it."

   comforted PJ, Ronald didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing, so he could only listen to Mary comforting PJ, and PJ sobbed softly from time to time.

   During the communication with them, Ronald knew that he had made an own goal. It turns out that in America, people do not call women who destroy marriages a third party, but generally use the term "marriage destroyers".

   And between two couples or boyfriends and girlfriends who do not have true love, if one of them finds true love, the original partner will sometimes be called a "third party" or "superfluous person".

   Praise true love, of course, is a very good value. But Ronald doesn't quite believe Dennis Quaid is a PJ who ditched for true love.

   Just starred in the leading actor of a big-budget movie, and immediately filed for divorce from his original partner. Ronald doesn't really believe in the claims of finding true love. Otherwise, the timing would be too coincidental.

   He thought that PJ might also know what Dennis Quaid was like, and he should know the real reason for the divorce.

  Hey, marriage in the entertainment industry, and finding true love, may it be really a bit more difficult than other professions?

   Ronald also hung up the phone to his agent Eddie, who was also Leigh Thompson's agent.

   Eddie told Ronaldlee Thompson's economic contract that he had already resold it to a big brokerage company. Now Thompson has entered the entertainment industry and is supported by others.

   Her contract sold for a high price. As for Thompson's personal privacy, he had no interest in it, and advised Ronald to leave it alone.

   "By the way, Burger King was very satisfied with your last ad, and now they are going to make a Christmas version, are you interested?"

   "If it's in LA, I can arrange it. You know I'm short of money, Eddie."

"Okay, I'll talk to them. I heard that Burger King's revenue has risen quite a bit after the commercials aired. In addition, the last time you did a placement advertisement that sold a million pairs of Vans shoes, they're a little superstitious about you. Advertising director level, hahaha.”

   "Then why didn't they put ads in my new film?"

   "Business is business. They heard that your new movie only had a budget of more than one million yuan, and they were unwilling. For Burger King, at least the average level of the seven majors is required, and they will only consider movies with about eight million yuan.

  Otherwise, the audience is too narrow. The fast pace is a miracle. Burger King's decision is not wrong in this regard. "

   "Hey, Vans shoes said the same. It seems that it is not so easy for a low-budget movie to pull in ads. They don't believe that I can make a box office miracle again."

  …

   Ronald, who returned to the CAA office again, saw the company's partner Ron Mayer wearing a Hawaiian shirt and hurried into the office with his luggage.

   "Hi, Ronald." Mayer turned to greet him suddenly.

   "Hello, Mr. Mayer."

   "Your script is very good, Sly has decided to direct." Then Mayer raised his drafting hat in greeting, and walked quickly to his office to change his clothes.

   Ronald looked back and saw a lot of employees coming out, as if he was going to welcome some big man, and there was his own agent Nisita, so he found Nisita and asked, "What's going on? Rick?"

   "Stallone doesn't like the script 'Beverly Hills Detective' recommended to him by CAA, and he is not interested in other scripts we recommended. It is said that he threatened Ovitz to fire CAA and return to WMA.

  Your script has helped CAA a lot. Whether he is the star or the director, he finally has a project he likes. Of course, thanks to the help of Mr. Eisner from Paramount, he personally called him to invite him. ' Nisita whispered in Ronald's ear.

   "But Rocky's director, I don't remember Stallone." Ronald touched his head and said something casually at the time.

   According to the experience and rules of film shooting, Patricia Birch, the director of "Grease II", is actually a good candidate.

  Ronald went to the theater to see "Grease II". In fact, the director's singing and dancing scenes were not bad. After all, Birch was a Broadway choreographer.

   It's just that the male lead's performance is rather disastrous, but the female lead, Michelle Pfeiffer, plays very well. Her old and somewhat awkward traits are more similar to the female lead.

  Thinking of his ex-girlfriend, Ronald began to think about it again. Could it be that when Pfeiffer proposed to break up, he couldn't feel the so-called "true love" between him and himself?

   "Ronald, Ronald..." Nisita's cry pulled Ronald back from his memory.

   "It's Mr. Stallone, he knows that you are the script modifier of the Dragon Dance." Nisita reminded in a low voice.

   Ronald came to his senses. Behind the two tall and mighty bodyguards in front was the hottest male star in Hollywood, Sylvester Stallone.

   "Hello, Mr. Stallone, I like your Rocky play very much." Ronald hurriedly said hello to Super Red Star. This person can't afford to offend him. Even Paramount's president, Eisner, invited him to go out in person.

   "My child, I was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor for 'Rocky'. John won Best Director, and he also thanked me for my script and performance, you know?"

   "Rocky's never-say-die spirit is our common wealth in America." Ronald looked at Stallone, wondering if he had heard what he said just now that he was not the director of Rocky.

   In fact, Rocky's second and third films were directed and acted by Stallone, and the box office was very impressive.

   But none of them repeated the grand occasion of the first film being nominated for an award. The director of the first film, John G. Ivelson, won the Oscar for best director for him.

   "You know what? I like your revised script story, but you don't know how to highlight the protagonist. Let me teach you how to write a hero."

   said that Stallone put on his sunglasses again, and two tall bodyguards, one white and one black, bumped forward, trying to knock Ronald away and make way for Stallone.

   Ronald dodged backwards, dodging the collision of the white bodyguard, which attracted the attention of the bodyguard with a ponytail.

  Ronald nodded and reached into the door, signaling them to go in first.

   "Humph..." The bodyguard uttered an inexplicable word, and protected Stallone into the CAA office.

   All the offices over there opened their doors, and several partners took the lead, with their employees standing on both sides of the aisle behind the front desk, applauding. Welcome Stallone to CAA like an emperor.

   His new film "First Blood" has exceeded 35 million at the domestic box office, and its overseas distribution has also been a great success.

   (end of this chapter)