Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 901 theme song

   "Michael Kors (Michael Kors women's clothing brand is named after the designer himself. Coles, a middle-aged man who is a bit fat, also came out to thank everyone after all the models who participated in the ready-to-wear catwalk filed out.

   Ronald sat in the front row of Michael Kors, the emerging women's clothing brand show, and applauded with everyone. Because it was a ready-to-wear show, not many big-name models came, and the most dazzling ones were Ronald's two familiar models.

The venue of the catwalk show is not very good, it is a modified basement of a large shopping mall, there are still various exposed pipelines on the ceiling, there is no catwalk on the ground, but the route of the catwalk show is crudely drawn with white lines, and the audience sits Folding chairs outside the white line.

  Cindy Crawford and Christie Turington both wore identical clothes, a large white lapel top, a wide belt, white reflective stockings under the short skirt, and white high-heeled shoes under their feet. Looks like a pair of twins.

  The two were behind, looking around, found Ronald, and waved to him happily.

   After the end, no one took photos for interviews. Ronald hugged the two models, and the three walked out of the basement together.

   "I came to you to have fun, do you need to be vegetarian now? Ouch..." Ronald almost bumped his head at the low door. Cindy and Christie bent over laughing.

The two models were wearing this white to shiny ready-to-wear from top to bottom, their high heels had long been taken off, and they hid barefoot on the sofa in Ronald's attic. All the takeaway restaurants that can order in the restaurant have ordered some dishes.

   "Aren't you afraid of getting fat?" Ronald wondered.

   "No one watches us eat, and we won't gain weight if we eat." Cindy Crawford said carelessly.

"We really want to eat, and we like to try everything when we have the opportunity. We only eat a little of each." Christie Turington said their true thoughts, and the models don't have the money to try expensive restaurants. German money.

   "You won't pay, right? Ronald?" Cindy put one arm around Christie, and put her knees on the sofa with the other.

   "Order whatever you want..." Ronald felt that being a model is not easy, "It will be fine when you become famous."

"Cindy is about to become famous, and she's going to Phuket next month to shoot a swimsuit feature for Sports Illustrated (SI)." Christie Turington took out a pack of women's cigarettes from her bag, lit it and smoked .

"You're coming soon, we will definitely show high-end clothing for big brands this year. This kind of low-end ready-to-wear show makes me sick." Cindy Crawford said, taking the cigarette from Turington's mouth , took a sip of himself, and sprayed it on Ronald's face, "You have to help us, especially Christie, right? "

   "Of course, if you want to develop in the film industry." Ronald reached for the cigarette and took a sip, which smelled like mint.

   "Nah, I don't want to be an actor", Cindy Crawford shook her head. She lived in an apartment with Christie Turington, and the two worked desperately to find opportunities in the modeling industry.

   If you want to talk about developing in the film industry, you have to lose some of your hard-won connections and reputation in the modeling industry, especially since Crawford has already got the opportunity to shoot for Sports Illustrated. In addition, the two of them have made guest appearances in movies and commercials, and they both know that they are not actor material.

   "Don't say that, when you become famous, Cindy. The film producers will come after you, offering a lot of dollars, please play the leading actress." Ronald said with a smile.

   "Why?" Turington took the cigarette over again. Her reputation is not as good as Cindy's. The opportunity to appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special will give Crawford a lot of help. She has not yet had such an opportunity. So Turington was more moved by Ronald's proposal.

"Film is a very desirable industry, but producers only like stars who are already famous to act in movies, rather than creating a star." Luo explained that movies need stars from other industries to perform across borders, so that earned money.

   "Oh..." Turington took a puff of smoke, and she was a little discouraged.

"This time my movie is about professional women on Wall Street, so I want to know what brand of ready-to-wear women's clothing is more suitable for them. If you want, you can also play a small role in the movie." Ronald knew how to let The models are happy.

   "Well...thank you..." Crawford was happier than Turington, and put his face next to her.

  Giving a double tip to the waiter who delivered the food, Ronald pushed the dining car to the two beauties by himself, "Seriously, what clothes do you think are suitable for working girls?"

"Actually, today's MichaelKors is pretty good. Most people can buy these clothes in the right size, and they won't look too fancy in the office." Crawford and Turington stood up happily, tiptoed, and gave Rhona Germany show.

"anything else?"

"Marc Jacobs is too flashy. I see that the female executives in the magazine are very conservative in their clothes. Calvin Klein's trouser suits are good..." Turington said a few brands that they thought could be worn to the office. "Unfortunately, there are no clothes here." , otherwise we’ll know if we wear it for you.”

   Speaking of fashion, the two are as confident as any model.

   "What's so difficult?" Ronald picked up the phone and called the housekeeper of the apartment, asking several women's clothing stores in the building to deliver the new season clothing of the brand they both talked about. "Well, all the brand's new spring products, number two."

  Crawford put down the coiled hair, and the hair swayed from side to side. Turington also pulled a clothes rack on the spot, took off the old clothes and hung them up. The two were like giving Ronald a private fashion show.

   "Well, Ronald pressed the Polaroid, and then wrote down the brand and model of the clothes. These models are all clothes racks. It is very helpful for the clothing designer to refer to them.

   "Ahahaha..." Crawford, who was tired of posing, sat down on the sofa all at once. Christie Turington also sat down, and they were exhausted before eating.

   "These photos?" Crawford and Turington flipped through each other's photos and started fighting again.

   "I'll point these photos to the costumer. I'll look at them for reference, and they won't be leaked." Ronald put the photos away...

  …

   "Can I ask you a question?"

   Two hours later, after finishing her work, Cindy Crawford sat next to Ronald, wrapped her hands around Ronald's neck, and whispered questions in his ear.

   "Sure, what..."

   "You Hollywood, what about the stars? Are they as funny in private, with a sense of humor as they are on screen? Well, and do they have a bad temper?"

   Seeing that the question was so specific, Ronald probably guessed what was going on.

"Male stars, I mean the ones who are really famous, all have very good income. If it is a commercial film with a high investment, the name above the title on the movie poster is a star recognized by Hollywood. Wealth and exposure rate can be.

  As for privately, in fact, most of the celebrities themselves are relatively introverted, and their personalities may be similar to the screen image, or they may be completely different, it's all possible. "

"Hmm... I don't know, what if it's not a big production? His name seems to be on the top of the poster..." Cindy Crawford looked at Ronald, and smiled in a rare embarrassed way, which was the same as her usual generous and confident It looks different.

"Is that so?" Ronald rubbed his chin, "Actually, there is a way. If a star, especially a male star, has a particularly bad temper on the set, refuses to accept the instructions of the producer and director, and has all kinds of strange requests If it is not, then it is a real star. You will understand when you visit the class."

   "Oh..." Crawford remembered Ronald's words firmly, "Thank you, Ronald."

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"It's the clothes in these photos. I think they are all good. They belong to the ready-to-wear fashion, suitable for professional women, and I think they are sexy." Ronald spread out the photos on the table one by one, and gave Watched by Ann Ross, the crew's costume director.

   "Aha, Crawford and Turington." Ann Rose looked up at Ronald, who seemed to have a lively social life.

   "Is this dress a size two?" Ann Rose's eyes were burning. "Well, among the current models, only a few of them have a relatively normal figure. I'll show Sigourney Weaver to try the same brand size four."

   "Ah...okay...", Ronald accidentally mixed up a photo that shouldn't be taken out, and quickly put it away.

"Hold on, this one's pretty good, I think it could be worn for Melanie Griffiths and Harrison Ford's intimate scene, white lace, it's fine." Ann Rose slapped the photo in place, and then I took a closer look at the brand and wrote it down to ask someone to buy it.

  …

   "I need a female voice similar to that in an opera. The theme is to sing Manhattan into a new Babylonian style... Do you think it is better to find someone to write lyrics and sing in this style?"

Ronald finished the costumes, and found Jimmy Reiner, who was in charge of the music in his daydream. The theme song he dreamed of in his dream was very emotional, but he couldn't recognize who it was from the sound, so he just Tell Jimmy the quality of the singing and let him find the right one.

"This kind of song needs to be written by a well-educated composer with literary background, which cannot be written by ordinary pop songwriters. It is also best for singers to find someone who has a background in classical music to sing. This kind of song is actually closer to Church music, not pop. A hymn-like interlude that needs power."

  Jimmy Reiner thought about it, and determined the search direction very knowledgeably.

   "Is there a candidate?"

"There are actually two, one is a black singer, Whitney Houston, she sang in the church choir since she was a child, and also has personal creative experience and team. The other is Carly Simon, a daytime singer, her father is Simon That Simon from Schuster, the guy who taught his daughter how to play Chopin at home...was also a church choir boy."

   "Okay, send invitations to them all."

   Soon, Carly Simon quickly accepted the invitation and invited Ronald to her studio for a talk. Whitney Houston, on the other hand, was just in time for the release of a new record, and had various announcements and marketing activities. He didn't pay much attention to Ronald's invitation, and no one took the initiative to reply.

   "Hello, Carly." Ronald arrives at the studio of Carly Simon, the bucktoothed songstress who became famous in the seventies. Ronald had seen her before at a party in New York. This obvious facial feature reminded him immediately.

   "Ronald, I'm glad you're here. I'm working on my greatest hits collection (GreatestHits), here are all my old songs, which one do you like?"

  This is why Carly Simon was so concerned about Ronald's invitation. She signed with MJ's legendary record two years ago, but her career suffered from Waterloo. She released Legend last year and signed to Alistar Records.

  For Carly Simon, being able to write lyrics, compose music and sing the theme song in Ronald's movie is a good opportunity to turn around.

   "Oh, oh, you have done so many movie episodes before?" Ronald found the movie episodes that Simon had composed and sung in a large pile of records. Although they are not very famous, but seven or eight songs are composed by Simon himself, and he must have a deep understanding of the requirements for the creation of movie episodes.

"That's right, this is the script. It tells the story of Tess, a blue-collar secretary in the office, who worked hard to become a manager and win love." Ronald handed the script to Simon, and then described himself in detail. requirements.

"In short, I wanted an epic, choir-style interlude. Staten Island is the country, and Manhattan, separated by a river, is the center of the world. The opening ferry from Staten Island to Manhattan Island is a metaphor for Tess' fate, As long as you work hard, you can succeed regardless of your family background.”

   Ronald told Carly Simon carefully about his idea, and he almost told her the picture and melody in his dream.

   "I think it's a hymn to New York, in the middle of the city, with a modern jungle beat." Carly Simon quickly understood Ronald's thinking.

"That's right, that's the style I want." Ronald heard her hum a few melodies, which seemed to be very similar to the one in the dream, and Carly's voice was also very similar to the one in the dream. Among female singers, it is power The big kind.

   "Who do you think... this hymn was written by?"

   "What do you mean?" Ronald was puzzled.

   "Which poet does the lyrics look like? Shakespeare? Yeats?" Carly Simon likes to start with her favorite literary works and determine the style first.

   "Neither? Whitman?"

   "Whitman is very similar." Ronald remembered that the poet had many poems describing life in Manhattan.

   "Very well, very well, Whitman...

   I lived too, and the hills of Brooklyn were mine.

   I have also walked the streets of Manhattan Island and bathed in its surrounding waters. "

  Simon immediately began reciting Whitman's poem, looking at Ronald as if expecting his response, and chanting with her.

   "Eh... when can I see the first draft?" Ronald couldn't bear this kind of female literary youth.

   "Come back in a week." Carly Simon ignored him, sat down on the edge of the piano, played a few notes, and then opened the script to read, writing and scratching on the paper while reading.

   "Then I'll go first, tell Jimmy what progress you have made." Ronald thought to himself that this person would get into the mood immediately.

   "Goodbye..." Carly Simon waved his hand and said goodbye to him.

  Ronald walks outside with Jimmy Renner.

   “Carly just got a divorce and she’s not in a good mood. She’s not usually like this, but you can trust her creative skills.”

   "It's okay, artists are like this..." Ronald didn't take it seriously, and when he was about to step out of the stage, the TV news at the studio entrance attracted his attention.

  “Sony announced the acquisition of Columbia Records at a price of 2 billion. The two parties stated at a press conference today that after long-term negotiations, the deal will be completed in the new year.

  The current general manager of Columbia Records Yetnikov told our reporter that the company's management and main talent pool will not change. Including Michael Jackson, who is now the hottest, will stay in the new company. Columbia's other record labels will also maintain traditional partnerships with the new label.

   It is reported that this transaction will break the record and become the largest merger and acquisition case for Dongying Company to acquire American Company. "

   "Do it so quickly? It seems that it is useful to have a thorough understanding of the East and the West..." Ronald watched the news with a smile.

  (end of this chapter)