Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 817 Hello, beauty

   "This is Miss Demi Moore, this is Ms. Darcy Maguire, Creative Director. This is Mr. Mellett, Marketing Director of Coca-Cola."

   The next day, Ronald brought Demi Moore for an interview. Coca-Cola director Mellett happened to have seen Demi Moore's movie "The Fire of St. Elmore" and had an early impression of Demi, and the interview went well.

  Demi wore a black dress similar to yesterday, and found a special hair stylist to make the hairstyle of the veteran female star Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind". She did her homework and knew that Coca-Cola's headquarters was in Atlanta, where the "Gone with the Wind" story took place.

  As a marketing director, interviewing female stars is one of their few privileges. Demi knows how to impress these old men, and she used a three-point method to make Merlet very satisfied with her.

   "Ronald, what do you think? Does Miss Demi play this role, does it fit the temperament?"

   "There is no doubt that you have a good eye, Mr. Merlet. I am considering whether I should hire you as my casting director."

   "Hahaha, you know what, Ronald, when I graduated from college, I worked as a casting assistant in Hollywood for a while."

   "No wonder, I said that you are very accurate in looking at people."

   Ronald's flattery made Coca-Cola's marketing director Mellett happy. Demi Moore sincerely watched him express his artistic opinions about the advertisement, and the right admiration and sudden realization made Merlett feel that he was a Hollywood director.

   Ronald looked at Demi's acting skills and was really impressed. Compared with when she first entered the industry, it was much smoother.

  Demi seemed to have noticed Ronald's eyes. Taking advantage of Mellett's inattentiveness, she looked at Ronald with a dash of style, and made a "thank you" mouth. With his white teeth and red lipstick, Ronald was excited.

   Ronald looked at Demi wrapped in that black skirt and coat, and couldn't help but see those pictures of "getting acquainted" with Demi yesterday. Actresses are always passionate, and their performances can make you feel like you're really deeply loved.

  The gentle touch, the warm eyes, the snow-white skin and the black stockings are intertwined in the picture, Ronald couldn't help but be aroused by enthusiasm again and began to lose his mind.

   If you look at it any longer, it will be revealed. Ronald picked up a magazine and put it on his waist, covering it with a Coke in the other hand.

   "I'm going to see the situation on the other side." Ronald saw that something was wrong, said hello to Darcy Maguire, and slipped to the other side to see the situation of the male version of the advertisement.

  …

   "What's the difference between making a TV series and making a movie?" Diane has arrived, talking to a comedy star with a high hairline.

"Actually, movies give you more opportunities. For TV dramas, you want to complete the required shots on the day of shooting. TV directors rarely give you a second chance." The answer to her question was "Blue Moonlight" The actor Bruce Willis. He just made his first film, "Blind Date," starring **** star Kim Basinger.

   Since 1985, TV stars have tried film projects one after another, with success and failure. "Ghostbusters", "Back to the Future" are examples of great success. Others, like TV comedy star Bill Cosby, lost tens of millions of dollars.

  "Diane", Ronald went over to greet Diane Lane and the two embraced and kissed.

   "Mr. Willis."

  "Call me Bruce", this comedy star has a very different style, often with a smile on the corner of his mouth when he speaks.

   "Okay, Bruce. You can call me Ronald."

  The two shook hands tightly, Ronald saw that Bruce Willis seemed to have to try his hand, so he also exerted a little force, and the two were tied.

"I like your movie very much, is there a chance for me to play your movie?" After Ronald let go, Bruce Willis hugged him warmly and started talking to Ronald. joke.

   "Everything is possible, I just heard that you are going into movies now?" Ronald recognized that Bruce Willis was the hero of the literary film he dreamed of on the plane to Cannes. He may want to make an award-winning movie, which is not necessarily the right way for him.

"Yeah, I know. Everyone said that I already had a TV series with good ratings and it wasn't worth the risk of doing a movie. But I just wanted to be in a movie, and the 'Blind Date' movie made me think, only Film is the best performing art for me.”

   "I don't think anyone can deny this, and I also think you have the potential to act in a movie."

"Oh yeah, really? You didn't perfunctory me, did you?" Willis began to turn up the corners of his mouth again. This kind of small gesture was placed on his muscular appearance. There was no sense of power and wisdom. Suitable for certain types of tablets.

   "I'm serious. Your temperament is more suitable for movies than TV dramas." Ronald thought, anyway, you still want to make movies in the future, and it doesn't take much effort to say a few good words.

"You know what? You just helped me make a big decision." Bruce Willis' face seemed to turn a little more serious, "My agent, the director and producer of the TV series have advised me not to try again. The movie. The box office and reviews of the 'Blind Date' were mediocre.

   But I still want to act in movies. When I first entered the industry, I just wanted to act in movies. Since you can say that, and I believe you, I'm still looking for a chance to make a movie. "

   "Uh..." Ronald felt in his heart that the comedy star seemed to have too much personal Ego, and his IQ was a bit low. Why is he being polite, he seems to take it seriously. Besides, in Hollywood, there is no one who does not follow the words of the other party.

  Hollywood is a place where verbal inflation is worse than the Fed under former commander Jimmy Jimmy. The promises of many stars must be lowered to at least five gears before understanding, which is the real meaning.

  "This is a masterpiece, I really want to participate, but I have to confirm the schedule with the agent", which may mean "get this garbage script out of my eyes".

   "I really want to work with you once, your XXX made me cry" the real meaning may be "What kind of garbage are you playing, how can I film with you?"

   Ronald also follows the industry code and praises the works of the stars he meets. The opinions of the other party are always applauded.

  Why does this Bruce Willis seem to not understand his own subtext? Oh, by the way, he started his career in TV dramas and has only acted in one movie, so he may not be quite used to his Hollywood-style rhetoric.

   "I mean..." Ronald didn't want to mislead the star actor who seemed to respect him the first time they met, and was about to reword his words.

"I'll contact my agent now, I want to act in a movie. So I can't participate in this commercial. Movie stars don't advertise, right? They are afraid that their image will be seen too much by the audience. , is stereotyped on an image, so try to keep it in the film as much as possible."

  "Whatthefxck", Ronald didn't expect to be polite, and actually let the star that Coca-Cola fancy quit the advertisement. You can't carry this pot yourself.

Ronald and Diane Lane looked at each other quickly. The two had a tacit understanding, and both consciously kept their mouths shut about Bruce Willis' decision. Don't let the Coca-Cola staff not far from the scene see any clues. .

   "Hi Darling, are you here?"

   At this moment, Demi Moore's hoarse voice came over. She completed the audition and got a contract with Coca-Cola. She was holding the hand of Coca-Cola marketing director Mellett and walked into the audition room here.

   "Hi, Demi" Ronald waved to her. Just as he was talking, he found that his other arm was sinking, and when he turned his head, he was held tightly by Di An, and the whole person was still leaning up.

   "Diane."

  Demi Moore approached, looked at Diane Lane, and called her name. This is a unique demonstration method for female stars.

   Ronald is feeling bad, what's the matter? Demi and herself are very clear about the exchange of interests. She renews the relationship with him, and then gives her a chance. Why did she feel jealous when she met Di An?

   The instinctive reaction of these female stars is really terrible, like two female animals seeing a tall and robust male fighting to decide the winner. Ronald thought to himself that he had to learn a lesson from such a thing in the future, and he couldn't let the female companions meet together so unprepared.

   And Demi Moore's aura is obviously stronger than Diane's. She gestures a bit like her real girlfriend, holding the hand of her father (Old Merlett's hair is just gray), to demonstrate to her empathetic self.

  Ronald hurriedly drove this terrible thought out of his head, and lightly patted Diane on his arm, making her relax.

Diane, who got Ronald Reinsurance, finally had the aura to stand against Demi. She also adjusted her posture so that her chest and buttocks were slightly protruding. The whole body seemed to be attached to Ronald, and she lifted it to the opposite side. jaw:

   "Demi."

   "Hahaha... Nice to meet you." Demi falsely hugged Diane, and both of them called out "Bichi!"

   "Mr. Merlet, I'm sorry, my mind has changed just now, and I can't accept this advertisement."

   "Huh..." Ronald let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Bruce Willis, an extremely arrogant fool, interrupted him, so that there were no bigger problems on the scene.

  Melette's focus immediately came to the fact that the male star of "Blue Moonlight" refused to appear in the advertisement.

   "Can I ask why?" Merlet took a few steps to communicate with Bruce Willis. Demi Moore followed her, and when she missed Ronald, she gave him a deep look and stuck out her tongue to add a little to her lips.

"For my personal career choice, I will accept the invitation of the movie, so that I can't play this Coca-Cola, and I will definitely make the advertisement into a TV commercial of fast-moving consumer goods that everyone in America knows. I hope you can understand. ."

  Bruce Willis is not a complete fool, and he gave Merlett a lot of face in his words.

   "Well, I understand, I wish you success in your film career." Of course Mellett knew what the film actor's rejection of advertisements was for.

   "Ooh, hello, beauty" Bruce Willis was about to call his agent to settle his affairs with Coca-Cola when he saw Demi Moore's ecstasy lick just now.

   He seemed to suddenly light up. This beautiful woman dressed up with the characteristics of a southern girl has a superb temperament and is very feminine, and she looks like the kind of beauty who is very sweet and gentle, with a special literary temperament. Much better than her "Blue Moonlight" partner, Sybill Shepard.

   That vixen would quarrel with himself every day for his role in the show. He was getting old and thought he was the peerless beauty who broke up the marriage of the famous director Peter Bogdanovich. In fact, in old age, she can only date a chiropractor.

   The beauty in front of her is different. It is the stage where the youthfulness of the girl has subsided, and the female charm is the most outstanding. The eyes seem to be able to talk, and at a glance, the whole person seems to be overcharged. I don't know what happened, Bruce Willis stepped forward and said:

   "Have you the honor to invite you for a drink?..." Willis raised Demi's hand.

   To talk about beautiful women, they are still beautiful in the movie circle, and the quality is much better than that of actresses in TV dramas.

   "Demi, Demi Moore"

  Demi happily let Bruce Willis kiss the back of her hand, "Of course, I'd love to."

"Mr. Merlet, Ronald, you don't mind if I leave first." Demi smiled at the two of them, and even winked at Ronald, and walked out generously holding Bruce Willis' hand. room.

   "Bichi!" Now it was the turn of Coca-Cola's marketing director Mellett to curse. I just signed the contract, and I can't turn my face right away.

   "What about our hero?" Ronald asked Merlet.

   "Let's go back and find our actor from last year. He is also the hero of the TV series 'Remington Steele'. We used him as a candidate."

  "OK", Ronald was careful not to let the other party find out that he screwed up Bruce Willis' participation.

"Detective Remington Steele" is a detective film, Remington Steele is a fake, and the real detective is the secretary behind Laura Holt, because in this male occupation, the client Neither believed a woman could do a good detective job, so she recruited a man as a cover.

  This TV series was tragically unsubscribed last year, which is not comparable to the popularity of "Blue Moonlight", which has just won multiple Golden Globe Awards.

  …

   "Mr. CoreyYuen, this is Ronald Lee."

  JackieChan's team has arrived in Los Angeles. Ronald received them from the airport in his office. A team of six people, led by a man and a woman. In addition to CoreyYuen introduced by JackieChan, there is also a good-looking female stunt performer.

   "Corey, hello, call me Ronald." Ronald went up and shook hands with them tightly, without hugging, for fear of frightening the female stand-in.

   "You can call me YuenQiu, I have also acted in Hollywood movies before." The female stand-in took the initiative to speak English.

   "The hotel has been arranged. I'll let Little Bud take you there. Let's talk after you get over the jet lag?" Ronald saw that the two martial arts stand-ins could speak some English, and he had a bottom line.

   "Just now, we know that your time in Hollywood is precious. For this opportunity introduced by Brother Long, we are here to make money, not to rest. We all slept enough on the plane." The female stand-in named YuenQiu spoke straightforwardly.

   Ronald looked at Corey Yuen and found that he had no objection. Knowing that the two really wanted to work and not being polite, he asked the company's assistants to bring two contracts and asked them to sign.

"This is your contract. The daily price is calculated according to the price of a medium stunt double in Hollywood. If you live in a hotel near the studio, the room fee will be covered by the company. Your martial artist status, I will follow the same standard of the Hollywood Stunt Actors Union. to treat.

   In addition, you have to buy personal accident insurance, plus daily special allowances, which are written in the contract. This is Miss Chen from our company. She can speak Mandarin and will explain every clause to you. "

   Ronald followed the Hollywood rules and specially invited a Chinese college student to act as an interpreter.

   "What Brother Long introduced, we believe in you, Director Luo." Yuen Qiu signed his name with satisfaction after only reading a few figures of wages and allowances.

  Hollywood offered a high price this time, and he was already married, so it was a good opportunity for Aaron to call to introduce him, so he could save some money for his future children.

  Corey Yuen also signed his name, "As Aaron ordered, I chose the best female stand-in. Yuen Qiu is also a member of our Seven Little Fortunes, and me and Aaron were both trained by Master Yu."

  Corey was endorsed and recommended by JackieChan, and Ronald didn't know about YuenQiu's strength, so he strongly recommended his little sister to Ronald.

   "This is the storyboard of the two commercials. Let's see how to design special actions. Let's do a sub-shot."

  Ronald pushed the advertising plot and storyboard of the protagonist in two versions, one male and one female.

   He also wanted to see the strength of the two, and then decide how to cooperate.

"Well, the female version of the stunt shots are these two. One is that the heroine falls backwards and falls from the window sill. This shot has a close-up view of the actress's front. We can use the scene on the ground to solve it, but The heroine needs to be trained by Yuen Qiu in order to fall like the real thing.

   The second shot imitates the food truck falling from upstairs, bouncing off the canopy, and then falling into the sofa. The middle part of jumping from the building can be done by YuenQiu. In the long-range shot, YuenQiu wears a long hair set, and there will be no flaws. The last shot of falling into the sofa also requires YuenQiu to give the actor an adaptive training.

   We have shot this kind of footage many times without any problems. "

   "You can still edit and understand the director's audition language?" Ronald was interested. The Corey Yuen's speech contained a lot of knowledge about the director and editing, obviously not a simple action guide.

   "Yes, my face is not good-looking, so I keep going behind the scenes." Corey Yuen's face is old-fashioned, not suitable for the lead role or the second male lead, and often can only play supporting roles of some villains and ordinary people.

   "Very good, you come up with a plan, and we will find actors for adaptive training. What do you think about the male version of the advertisement?"

   "The fight on the train can be shot by a few of us wearing ninja costumes to shoot the scene on the top of the train. Anyway, this version of the male protagonist doesn't have too many action scenes and we need us to stand in for it."

   "Shooting directly on a moving train?" Ronald felt a little guilty, if he fell...

   "We are over there, and the moving bus is still photographed. The speed of the train on the track is predictable, and there is no problem."

   "Ah, Brother Kui, you and Director Luo said that life and death are destiny, and wealth is in heaven. We eat this bowl of rice, and if we fall to death, it is because we are not good at learning skills. If you have anything to say, don't ask him to compensate."

   The stuntmen behind saw that Ronald meant that they didn't believe that they could do the dangerous action on the top of the train, looked impatient, and went up and said.

   "Awei, don't interrupt." CoreyYuen glared at them, "Director Luo, they are all rude and uneducated, so don't have the same knowledge as them."

   Ronald admires the heroism of these action doubles. He doesn't know Cantonese, so he asked CoreyYuen to translate in English:

"I admire you very much. You must be confident before you do dangerous actions, and you must have all the protection you need. I believe in your strength. I will invite you to a big meal later. There are both Cantonese and Western food here. Do you want to? What to eat? My treat."

   "I want to eat abalone, I want to eat big crab, I want to eat steak...Is there any foreign wine?"

   When the substitutes heard the boss invite you to dinner, they would say what to eat if it was expensive.

   "Everything, everything, everything you said, hahaha", Ronald felt that these people were naive and lovely, and was very happy.

  …

   "You fall back when the time comes. There are very thick and soft cushions behind you. You won't feel pain when you fall down." Yuen Qiu is doing adaptive training for Demi Moore.

   "The only thing you have to overcome is your own psychological fear. We're professionals, back down, think about acting, and everything will be fine."

   The action of falling backwards is a human instinct to overcome. Most people will subconsciously shrink into a ball when they fall backwards, and what the plot needs is a stretched fall.

   "Do you trust us? Do you trust Ronald? He employs the most professional team. As long as you trust me, you can act very realistically." Yuen Qiu is doing psychological construction for Demi.

   "Trust me, Ronald has tested your movements himself beforehand, he has done it himself, there is no danger."

   "Okay, I believe in you." Demi Moore heard that Ronald had tried dangerous moves for himself beforehand, and he was no longer afraid. He fell backwards in one go, and slammed onto the sponge.

   "How is it?" YuenQiu hurried up to help her up.

   "You're right, it doesn't hurt at all." Demi Moore struggled to get up and looked at Ronald who was watching the set over there.

   "How is it?" Ronald looked over.

   "Everything is perfect."

   "Ronald, can we chat alone?" Demi Moore pulled Ronald over and chatted aside.

   "What do you want to say?"

"I love you Ronald, but what I want is a guaranteed relationship. You know what I mean? Emilio or Bruce, they gave me what you couldn't, a promise ."

  "I understand, I understand", Ronald knew that Demi Moore was like looking for a powerful man in the circle to protect himself. I don't appreciate her attitude like this, but in Hollywood, a female star like her can still eat.

   "Bruce and you?"

   "He asked me out, we were like back in high school, I think he meant it."

   "Demi!"

   was talking when Bruce Willis' head over there entered the studio.

   "How could you do such a dangerous move?"

   "Why can't I? I was praised by the most professional female action stunt performers in Hollywood as talented." Demi stared, and Willis quickly apologized.

   "I'm just worried about you, Honey," said Willis, turning to the stuntmen present, "You all have to keep Miss Moore safe, I don't want her to suffer any harm."

  Clap, Willis snapped his fingers, and a row of florist staff filed in to bring Demi bouquets of flowers, all around her resting stool.

   "Oh..." Ronald covered his face, and this girl even came to the scene.

   "All irrelevant people, etc., all exit the scene, we are going to shoot."

   Ronald motioned to the assistant director to pick up the microphone to clear the scene. Then he looked at Bruce Willis, who was standing proudly beside him, and said nothing.

   "Me too?" Willis pointed to the door, "OK, OK, I'll go right away."

   Being looked at by Demi Moore, Bruce Willis immediately stepped backwards and walked out of the studio.

   "Action!"

  …

The    female version of the commercial was shot very quickly, borrowing the studio used to shoot movies in the early 20th century, and the commercial was shot quickly.

  YuenQiu's jumping off the building, and the stunt shot that bounced from the canopy, took three shots and got a satisfactory shot. Ronald is very satisfied with the efficiency of the JackieChan team.

  The film crew moved to the location and arrived at a large ranch on the outskirts of Los Angeles, which has a railway built by the farmer himself and an old steam locomotive engine. The trains are painted a bright red and are often rented out to film crews for fashion scenes.

   "Action!"

   Several dragon and tiger warriors, put on ninja costumes, jumped on the top of the train, then pulled out the samurai sword from the back, and quickly walked through the gap between the train and the steam. The shot is very beautiful.

   "Cut!" Ronald looked at Corey Yuen's command. In Hong Kong, many action films have such a clear division of labor. Action scenes let the action guide the on-site design, on-site rehearsal and shooting, and the quality of the completion is actually better than Hollywood's professional workflow from action design to scene splitting. The effect is even better.

   "This is a talent, I have to find a way to stay and use it in the future." Ronald was very satisfied with the quality of this set of high-speed shots.

   "Pierce, it's your turn." Ronald said to the actor Pierce Brosnan. Then it was his turn to direct.

   "They're amazing." Pierce Brosnan is also watching their team shoot, a shot that no one in Hollywood can do.

"let us start."

  It took half an hour for the train to get back to where it was. Ronald had Pierce Brosnan hang on the train, then motioned for the train to start.

   Another car shot, with a camera with a camera stabilizer, shot in parallel next to it.

  "Woo..." The whistle sounded, and in the window was Diane Lane in a red dress. Her face caught a glimpse of her face in the camera, looking very stunning.

   "Hello, beauty!" Pierce Brosnan said while hanging outside the train.

   "Cut!"

   "We're shooting a shot of two people cheering with Coke." Ronald asked the photographer, satisfied with the shot, and announced that he would move to the interior of the train car to shoot.

   "Are you British? Seriously, you're more suited to play James Bond than you are now."

  After the filming was completed, Ronald watched Pierce Brosnan's gentlemanly and polite performance, and felt that he could interpret the temperament of Britain's number one romantic agent better than the current Bond.

   "Actually they looked for me, but I was eliminated in the audition." Pierce Brosnan tilted his head, "So I had to go back to play Detective Steele.

   "They made a serious mistake, serious!" Ronald felt that the committee that held the property rights of the 007 series of films, descended from the author of 007, was simply blind. Such an actor is the spokesman for James Bond.

   (end of this chapter)