Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 403 This body suits me well

  Heimdale's office is on the edge of West Hollywood, and the company is not big. The secretaries work together in the outside world. In the depths of the big room is a small office for the producer.

  In the afternoon, the secretaries still kept the British habit of drinking afternoon tea. Several secretaries drank black tea and coffee together and chatted about gossip.

   "Bang!" There was a loud noise from the gate, and the locked door was kicked open. Several secretaries were frightened. One secretary's hot drink splashed on her hand, and she cried out in pain, "Ah ah..."

   A tall man walked in, his straight hair stood up, and a pair of large aviator-style Ray-Ban sunglasses covered most of his face. He was wearing a leather jacket and trousers, with a pair of leather boots underneath, and he was bouncing on the floor.

   He approached the secretaries step by step without saying a word.

   The secretaries shrank their screams back in fright.

  The person walked slowly to the middle of the room, looked at everyone, and then sat down on the sofa, his back still straight.

   The producer, who heard the loud noise, walked out of the small room to open the door to check. He happened to see the person sitting on the sofa with his sunglasses-wearing eyes kicking at him, which made him shiver a little too.

   "Sir, please... Please don't hurt us, what do you need? I have some cash here..." A bolder secretary asked him what he wanted.

  I saw this guy take off his sunglasses and have a nice face. . He was silent, glanced around at everyone, and then pointed to the door.

"Ladies and gentlemen, how are you", I saw a man and a woman walk in outside the door, and the woman reached out to the producer first, "Hello, sir, I'm Gail who called to make an appointment. Hurd, this is Jim Cameron, we're here to talk about the Terminator project."

   "He, he...is that the Terminator image you prepared?" The producer finally understood that this was a door-to-door promotion of the movie project. It's just that this way of appearing is unexpected.

   "Yes, this is a friend of ours. He plays the image of Terminator, a killing machine from the future. What do you think, sir, may we go in and talk more?"

  The producer and two visitors entered the office and took another look at the weirdo before entering.

  Ronald has taken off his sunglasses, apologized to the secretaries, and thoughtfully sent some discount coupons for Vans shoes, and movie coupons as gifts.

   The secretaries suddenly realized, and then burst into laughter, and hurriedly brought him a cup of black tea and a few fragrant butter biscuits, and Ronald ate with them.

After more than half an hour, Ronald had become good friends with the secretaries, and chatted a lot about the Heimdall Company. This company started by evading taxes for British stars, and did not seek special commercial success. Instead, I like to invest in some art films that star actors like.

   "Pop", the office is opened, and the producers send Cameron and Gale out.

"Very good, your idea is very good, I will give Orion's... call, we will make an appointment to chat together, I like this project very much. However, the actor has to be replaced by a famous one." The producer on I looked up and down Ronald, who was chatting, and confirmed that this person was not a famous actor.

   "Fantastic!" The three walked out of Heimdale's office and sat down in a cafe.

"Heimdale was also willing to match three million, and they agreed with Cameron to be the director. Today's presentation was so successful, and he was amazed at Jim's conception." Gale was very happy, and a total of six million dollars was raised in this way. , and then find a few small investors, and you can start shooting.

"It was mainly Ronald's kick in the door, which frightened the secretaries and impressed the producers. The image of the Terminator is too realistic." Jim patted Ronald on the shoulder. , "Why don't you play the male lead."

   "Hey, you can spare me. I almost sprained my foot today, but fortunately I pretended to be mute, otherwise, looking at my nervous appearance, I would definitely not be able to speak."

   "Didn't you have a good cameo in 'High School of Rock'?" Cameron asked.

   "That's a cameo. The protagonist needs to act. I'm very nervous. I'm afraid that I won't act well and I'll miss your business."

  Jim hugged Ronald, but didn't say a word. The two good friends knew what they knew and didn't need to thank him verbally.

   "Then who are you looking for to play the male lead? I think the producer is looking for a star?" Ronald is very sensitive to others' scrutiny of himself, and captured the scrutiny of the producer at the final farewell.

   "I don't know. In short, we don't have a big budget, and we have to spend most of it on special effects. We can only find actors with low pay, but with a certain reputation, and they must be strong men."

   "In that case, isn't that the ones looking for celebrity-turned-actors from other industries?" Gale said.

   "When you say that, I think of someone." Ronald put down his coffee cup. "Have any of you seen that orange juice commercial? It's the former football star whose initials are OJ, the same as orange juice."

   "OJ Simpson?" Cameron asked, seeing Ronald nod, he also touched the beard on his chin and thought about it.

   "Well, he can act well, and he also played the police detective in the movie "Cassandra Bridge" a few years ago." Gale interjected.

   "But his image is too healthy, a former NFL All-Star, and a TV commentator after retiring. No one will believe that he can play a killing machine, right?" Cameron thought about it and denied it.

   "Indeed, just think about it slowly, the rest is up to you." Ronald drank his coffee, "Let me wear this, I think it suits my temperament."

   "Okay, you're going to buy a Harley motorcycle." Cameron has a soft spot for Harley.

   "No, I ordered a Honda 250, it's not easy to break. I'm not as good at repairing cars as you are."

"what ever."

   "By the way, call me when you set up your project for an interview, and I'll do an interview. When my movie is released, come and help each other." Ronald said to Gale.

  Gail made an OK gesture to him, bowed his head and began to count the financing and distribution of the project.

   said hello and left, Ronald went to the Honda motorcycle store to pick up the car.

  The company of Dongying people pays great attention to customer experience. They greeted the sales with a smile and brought him a cup of tea. The last time I came to order a car, I knew that Ronald liked tea.

   "Ronald-san, we have prepared this car for you. Please come with me." He bowed and saluted Ronald, then extended his hand to invite Ronald to enter the hall.

A jujube red motorcycle is parked there, with strong horsepower, shining headlights, and the handlebars are slightly downward. Unlike ordinary Dongying motorcycles, which are light and light, the center of gravity is different from the front. The center of gravity of this large-displacement motorcycle is relatively backward. , but not as far back as the Harley, almost lying on the seat.

  Ronald rode it up and tried it, it was very suitable.

   The salesman offered the key with both hands, "Try it?"

   Ronald inserted the key, turned it half a turn, then held the handlebar with his right hand and turned the accelerator twice. Land on the ground with your left foot, press the start lever with your right foot, and press down with one foot.

   "Boom..."

The sound of the    motor made Ronald feel it, and he released the brakes and drove out.

   After a few laps outside the door, Ronald returned to the sale, offering up a helmet, "and one in the back box."

  Ronald nodded, put on his sunglasses, then pressed on his helmet and adjusted the straps. As soon as you hit the accelerator, you're on your way.

   Arrived at CAA's office, Ronald parked his car and entered the office with his helmet in hand, which also successfully caused a commotion. The secretaries all came to say hello to him, so that they could squeeze Ronald's muscles and take advantage of it.

   It seems that this body is really suitable for me, and the more gentle temperament is virtually removed, highlighting Ronald's figure and masculinity. Coupled with a beard and a wide chin, he is the favorite sportsman of these female secretaries.

   Ronald crossed the hall to Nisita's office, where he had invited Catherine Bigelow and Willem Dafoe to talk things over.

   "Oh, don't you think about trying to be an actor?" Katherine Bigelow stood up and looked Ronald up and down, as if she regretted not letting him do the last movie.

   "Hey, does it really work so well?" Ronald thought to himself, or rely on this style of clothing in the future.

"Speaking of business, your movie 'Loveless', I have shown the poster to Yoram from Cannon Films, he is interested and willing to chat with you, then he can be your distributor and go to the Cannes Film Festival Give it a try. He said that Chinese people prefer some movies that reflect the dark side of America, and maybe there will be a market in Europe and East Ying.”

   "Thank you so much" Bigelow stood up and hugged Ronald, and Willem Dafoe was also very happy.

"Don't thank me, they originally hoped to buy some movies to sell in Cannes, which is your movie poster, maybe with Bo Derek and Faye Dunaway's two pornographic films, I don't know if you will accept it. "

   "It's no problem" Bigelow doesn't care about these subsections in order to sell the movie.

   "No, has Faye Dunaway been reduced to making **** films?"

"No," Ronald took off his sunglasses, and it's a little weird to wear them indoors, "That's right, Cannon's Minahan always adds **** content to movies, so he will make supporting characters play. His hobby is a bit weird, I I told him that your movie has been filmed for a long time, and it is impossible to add content."

"The idea of ​​these people is really strange. Why do female characters have to play male playthings on the screen, goals? Without a little personality and pursuit of their own?" , but she, a new director who can't sell a movie, has no ability to change this.

   "You got me down." Ronald spread his hands.

   "Anyway, thank you." The two thanked, took the Minahan business card that Ronald gave, and went to Cannon to discuss the details.

"To be honest, have you tried being an actor? A lot of directors are part-time actors, like Sidney Pollack, who you voted for best director at the Oscars, who himself played a supporting role agent in 'My Fair Lady'. "

   Broker Nisita took out a glass and handed Ronald some brandy. Today's appearance made his eyes shine. Ronald might be better suited for this blue-collar look, but he might be able to play certain roles if he tried it out.

   "I voted?"

"Yes, you voted for 'My Fair Lady' for best picture, Sidney Pollack for best director, Dustin Hoffman for best actor, Merrill Hoffman for best actress. Streep..."

   "Oh, yes", Ronald remembered that he gave CAA a vote to help him exchange media exposure opportunities, "Are they all your clients?"

   "Yes, do you want to think about it? Our CAA is also very good at promoting actors."

   "Let's talk about it later, I'm very nervous today, for fear of ruining the business. It seems that my acting skills are not enough."

   "Ring, ringing, ringing..." The desk phone rang. Nisita picked up the phone. "Who? Good."

   "Looking for you" He handed Ronald the phone.

   "I'm Ronald, who?"

A girl's voice came on the other end of the phone, "I'm Diane, I'm in Los Angeles, are you in CAA? I'll go look for you, then you'll accompany me to the set, director Walter Hill is busy there. It's been half a month."

   "Okay, how long are you going to shoot this time?" Ronald waited for Diane Lane, who hurriedly arrived in the office. She was still dressed like a rock star, and seeing Ronald was wearing a leather jacket and trousers today, her eyes lit up.

   "It's quite long, and musicals are said to be difficult to shoot. Yeah? We all wear the same style today? Um, can you take a group photo for us?"

  Nisita said yes, took out a camera and took a few pictures of Ronald and Diane.

   "Yeah? Do you still have a motorcycle? I want to ride, I want to ride." Diane saw Ronald's new Honda 250 after he went out, and his eyes lit up.

   "Can you ride a motorcycle? Or sit behind me." Ronald looked for it and pressed it on the storage box in the back seat. The box opened, and inside was a red helmet.

   He handed it to Diane, then got in the car and started the motorcycle. Diane put on his helmet, straddled behind Ronald, and wrapped his arms around Ronald's waist.

   "Let'sGo!" Ronald turned the accelerator and drove to medium to high gear. The motorcycle roared and galloped towards the studio.

   (end of this chapter)