Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 931 Encounter at the dinner party

  Diane said a lot of interesting things about filming "Big". The actor Tom Hanks' excellent comedy skills often inspire her acting skills. Director Penny Marshall understands the state of mind of an actress, and a look can elevate her performance.

  Ronald has just been flying and participating in various activities in the past two days, and he has gradually been unable to keep up with Diane, unable to react immediately to her excited narration. Soon, the eyes became more and more difficult to open, Ronald's breathing gradually became heavier, and he fell asleep...

   "Ronnie, Ronnie..." Diane noticed something strange about Ronald, and pushed him but he couldn't wake up. Diane rubbed her forehead, "I forgot you just finished filming the movie, it happened to be when you were tired." She straightened Ronald upright, then picked up the quilt and covered him.

   Ronald, who was exhausted by many things, slept until ten o'clock the next morning.

   "Well, are you awake? Do you want to go down to have brunch with me?" Diane put on her casual clothes and looked at Ronald on the bedside. It was a deep sleep.

"Well, why did I fall asleep? I'm sorry, I was probably too tired last night. I didn't sleep well on the plane." Ronald rubbed his eyes and stretched himself. Sufficient sleep made his whole body seem to be repaired automatically for a moment.

   "You're just too tired. You work more than ten hours a day to make a movie, and you have to attend the announcement afterwards..." Diane pressed his finger on his nose. The work intensity of a director is actually much stronger than that of an actor.

   "Let's go, I'll take you to a restaurant with a mix of Japanese and Chinese cuisine..." Ronald took a quick rinse, came out to change into a polo shirt, put on a navy jacket, and took Diane's hand out for dinner. While waiting for the elevator, he even kissed Diane on the mouth.

  I have dated a lot of beauties, but there are not many who can sleep late like this casually, and go to dinner hand in hand. Ronald enjoyed this feeling very much.

  Dian wears light makeup, a simple white shirt and jeans, and a white sailor's cap tilted on his head, just in line with the dress requirements for ladies in high-end restaurants.

  High-end restaurants have a rigid and simple dress code for men. T-shirts can only be worn with polo shirts, and crew neck pullovers are not acceptable. Leather shoes are at most relaxed to boat shoes, open-toed sandals are not acceptable.

  The requirements for women are more vague. It is not allowed to wear jeans, but Diane's white shirt has a wide collar embroidered by hand and that very elegant sailor cap, which can be regarded as meeting the requirement of "taste".

   "Ronald Sang, please try the appetizer of this Chinese chicken salad."

   This restaurant is called Chinoison Main, and the founder and head chef is Roy Yamaguchi, a Japanese-born chef from Hawaii. Ronald's "Longwei Kid" series let more people know the history and culture of Japanese descent in Hawaii. Chef Yamaguchi respects Ronald very much and introduces every dish he serves.

   "Thank you, it tastes good." Ronald took a sip. The sauce made from sesame paste, oyster sauce, and vinegar, served with chopped chicken and lettuce, tasted unexpectedly good.

   "Please use it slowly..." Roy Yamaguchi backed out with a smile. There is a small circle of Japanese chefs in America, and everyone communicates with each other. This Ronald-san and Sony's president Norio Oga can eat alone at the most upscale sushi restaurant in New York. Satisfying him and that lady is the most important thing today.

   "Spicy shrimp and tuna tartare, using French cuisine, mixing ingredients from southeastern China and the west coast of California..."

   “Grilled Lamb Chops with Cilantro Mint Vinaigrette…”

   "Marinated yellow cod in miso sauce..."

  For each dish, Chef Yamaguchi personally introduces the ingredients and methods. Ronald and Diane were satisfied with the meal. The last staple dish was fried rice with scallions, **** and eggs, served with Thai hot and sour sauce. All kinds of dishes in this restaurant are based on ingredients and seasonings from all over the Pacific Rim, with European dishes. It is cooked in a good way and tastes good.

   "I wish you great success at the Oscars", Chef Yamaguchi knows exactly what to say at this time.

  After dinner, Ronald and Diane went to the boutique shopping street at the foot of Beverly Hills.

   "Ronald, here is the dress you ordered for the award show." Armani's custom shop is also here, and they took out the dress that had been prepared a long time ago.

  Diane, like a costume assistant, smoothed out the wrinkles on the back of Ronald's coat, looked at Ronald in the mirror, "It's so Oscar-like for the best director..."

"Hahaha, I'm just running with you." Ronald looked at the mirror with a smile. Although it was unlikely, he still wore the award ceremony dress. Then he would be photographed in close-up by the camera, and tens of millions of viewers would see it Myself, besides, what if?

   "What color is your girlfriend wearing?" Diane asked.

   "Black..." Ronald gestured to the staff, and after a while he took a black V-breasted sleeveless dress over...

   "Oh, it matches your dress very well." Diane happily stepped forward to take a look. There were a lot of hand-embroidered embroidery on the low-key clothes, which couldn't be seen if you didn't get close. She learned about Ronald's investment in Helen Slater's filming from a good friend. Compared with the project that she just recommended to go to other people, the status of the two in his heart seems to have been divided.

   "Why, don't you try?" Ronald said with a smile as he watched Diane step back.

  A surprised, sweet, and jealous look stared at him, "For me?" Diane hesitated, but went to the fitting room.

  Ronald rubbed his head, he saved Diane's body size here, this dress has been made for a while, and it happens to be for Diane now.

  Helen’s thinking is strange, and she doesn’t want to wear a custom-made dress. She will wear second-hand or ordinary clothes if she wants to come. To be honest, it doesn't match Ronald's nomination this time. Fortunately, she was disgusted by the Jewish marriage proposal, so she didn't come to Ronald very often recently.

   Just finding Diane to be a female companion temporarily like this, seems to be a little contemptuous of her, and Diane has also noticed it a little bit just now.

   "Fortunately, I have a secret weapon," Ronald took a jewelry box from the assistant in the store.

   "Oh, you are so beautiful", looking at Diane who came out in the dress, Ronald exclaimed. The cut of this skirt can reveal Diane's typical curves of American women...

   "Does it look good?" Diane turned around happily, looking at herself in the full-length mirror.

"It's very beautiful, it's a bit like the school beauty in the urchin you filmed before..." Ronald picked some problems for Diane in his heart. The American woman's figure has a round shape on the plus side, but it has a housewife look on the downside. Temperament, unlike British women, is just the opposite, temperament is better than figure.

   "Adding this will make it even more perfect." Ronald took out jewelry, which was a pair of large earrings inlaid with broken diamonds.

  Diane took it over and put it on happily. This exaggerated earring just balanced some of her temperament and embellished the aristocratic temperament of the skirt very well. Ronald's eyes kept lingering on her body.

   "Thank you..." Diane slapped Ronald lightly, which was considered intentional.

   "Donna will come over tomorrow, and she has finished the clothes here." Ronald told Diane that his family members had come to cheer him up. As a result, Diane flew over with half-surprised and half-complaining eyes. It seems that she only thought of herself because of Donna's visit, hmph.

  The gown was changed to another dress suitable for ordinary occasions. Diane did not take off her earrings, and she seemed to like it very much.

   Ronald took her arm, and the two went to the dinner together.

   Before the Oscars, it is customary to have a banquet for those nominated by the crew. Ronald had two films selected, so he invited the old cast of Dirty Dancing and Moonlight to the upscale Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.

  This is the restaurant of the famous chef Wolfgang Puck, which has become more and more high-end in recent years. Many celebrities will choose this place for high-end banquets.

   Dirty Dancing stars Patrick Schwytz and Jennifer Gray attended with their families. They are going to be presenters at the Oscars and have arrived in Los Angeles.

   "This girl is also a movie actress, she is not the one we came to visit for Dirty Dancing..."

   Schwyz was gossiping about Ronald with Jennifer Gray.

  "Diane Lane was Coppola's darling a few years ago. At that time, I could only audition for the supporting female student in Red Dawn. She has been the heroine of three Coppola films in a row."

  Jennifer Gray is already proud and elated, and the feng shui turns, and now it is her turn to be scrambled to shoot the heroine of a big production, and Diane can only audition for some supporting roles.

"Is Michael Dukakis really your cousin? Is he going to be Grand Commander?" Diane talks to the moonlit sultry Olympia Dukakis, who went to visit the class of the movie , so the actors are familiar with her.

   "Of course, he is doing well in the primaries now. A few days after the awards ceremony, it will be the Super Tuesday of the primaries. At that time, we will almost know whether he can qualify."

   "Remember to ask MGM for the documentary filmed at that time." Ronald was talking with his agent Nisita, and the Oscar Organizing Committee called him. This year's best director is not very well-known, and the chief planner of the awards ceremony is Samuel Godwin Jr., who wants to do something new.

  He wanted to give each nominated director a video of him manipulating the camera, which would be played during the awards ceremony. The name is to let the audience understand the status of the director's work.

  Ronald knows that this is more to find trouble for nothing, and it seems that the planning work is different, and he has developed an innovative concept.

   During the filming of "Moonlight Sultry", MGM sent people to shoot some material with the crew, intending to make sideshows and documentaries, but then MGM's high-level personnel changed, and the matter was dropped.

During the prize-winning stage, Ronald also mainly relied on his own agent and public relations company. The big boss of MGM, the casino tycoon Kerkorian, did not trick Ronald into Huaguo as the general manager of the joint venture company. In the market, things about hedging awards are not lukewarm. Thank goodness it didn't have the opposite effect.

  Ronald didn’t have many videos at work, and he didn’t want to shoot a fake one, so he asked them to go to MGM to adjust some video clips to get it done.

   "By the way, it is now said that there is something wrong with the crew of the Last Emperor. What's going on?" Ronald remembered that several people had reminded him.

"They are stunned now. The producer Jeremy Thomas borrowed and raised funds for the filming. Now the last emperor's box office is not good, and he is under great pressure. He wants to sell his investment share when he sees people. .The movie that has already been released is still selling investment shares, and he is also very creative."

   "Isn't it? They really failed at the box office?" Ronald thought of Spielberg's smile and realized a little. It's one thing to be nominated for an Academy Award, but quite another at the box office.

   "Too bad, The Last Emperor is the second film that never cracked the top five weekend box office, the first being Mozart."

"In the future, you should stay away from him. Now Hollywood knows that their financial situation is in serious trouble. Coupled with the enthusiasm of the media, it will be very troublesome. It will be even more annoying if you are encountered by reporters. Then you don't want to comment. For others, just talk about your own movies."

  Nisita also has a headache. Recently, due to the unusual nomination situation in Hollywood, there has been a lot of quarrels. Several hopeful and seeded candidates have all exposed and attacked each other in the media, making them a bit disregarding demeanor.

  Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" took six nominations, but was absent for best director. The "Last Emperor" has won heavyweight awards all over the place, but none of the Chinese-American actors who played the leading roles in epic films were nominated.

   "Fatal Attraction" is a thriller pornographic film in the eyes of the public, but both the male and female protagonists and supporting actresses have been nominated, and Adrian Ryan has also been nominated for best director and has become a big hit.

There is also James Brooks, the director of "Broadcast News", who was nominated for the best picture, but not the best director. Like Spielberg, he is considered to accompany the runners. Director won Best Picture. His male and female protagonists have all been nominated for acting awards.

Some people made irresponsible remarks on Ronald's selection, because the famous British director Kubrick, his "Full Metal Jacket" was not shortlisted for the best director, if he replaced Ronald, it happened to be the best director this year. Director nominations are all foreigners.

   Sighed, Ronald didn't want to get involved in a verbal fight. He called the waiter for the check, put a high number in the tip box, and handed it back to him.

  Although the dishes here are not as delicious as those at noon, they are all high-end places. If Ronald is stingy with tips, it will soon spread to Hollywood.

  Everyone got into the car and left in the front hall, with Ronald and Diane staying at the end.

   "Ronald, Ronald...you are here too..."

  A voice with an Italian accent came from behind.

   "Roberto?" Ronald turned around and saw that it was Italian actor Roberto Bernini talking to him. Dancing happily, "Let me introduce to you, this is our Italian left-wing national treasure director..."

   "Mr. Bertolucci, I saw you filming in the Forbidden City..." Ronald smiled and chose this expensive restaurant with the director of the last emperor.

"Ah, they are really very good people. I am very grateful to the Huaguo people for letting me take the scene..." Bertolucci saw Ronald and talked about how good the Huaguo people were, John Lone, and Joan Chen, how dedicated the two actors are, and so on.

   Ronald waved to the two Chinese actors behind him. The Academy of Film has also been under a lot of pressure. Many people accuse the Academy of racial discrimination, either explicitly or implicitly. As a last resort, the organizing committee of the awards ceremony invited John Lone and Joan Chen to be the honorable guests. Among the actors who won the award this year, it is a very unusual move, which can be regarded as a gesture.

   "Director Ronald..." Joan Chen came over to greet Ronald. Her English is not very proficient, but this kind of oriental accent is just right for playing the role of a Chinese female.

"It's a pity that you didn't get nominations. According to the logic, epic films use the protagonist to present the world in his eyes and describe the scene at that time. It seems unreasonable not to nominate the protagonist." Ronald looked at John Lone, he did not It's even more unjust to be nominated, and the Golden Globe was given to him.

   "Ronald, is it convenient to have a chat?" Producer Jeremy Thomas came and interrupted, asking for a private chat with Ronald.

   "Um, actually I'm going back soon." Ronald didn't want to be taken advantage of.

   "It won't take long, you can also see that our momentum is very good..."

  The producer Thomas, who was about to make a long speech, suddenly saw two people in suits and sunglasses running over from a distance.

   "Then what, I'll go first, we'll talk later." He hurriedly turned his head and went back to the restaurant, disappearing into the kitchen.

   "God..." Bertolucci took out a small bottle from his pocket after seeing this scene, poured out two small pills, and swallowed them into his mouth.

   "Are you okay?" Ronald asked in surprise and concern.

   "It's okay, the medicine I often use is like high blood pressure..." Bertolucci smiled wryly and changed the subject. Where is his high blood pressure? It's because the box office is really not good, and there have been some controversies about the leading actor not being nominated for the Oscars. If he can't get those heavyweight statuettes at the Oscars, it will be difficult for anyone to trust him to make big productions in the future.

  Bertolucci was already depressed. The doctor prescribed antidepressants for him. He took antidepressants for several weeks, and only recently did he get better.

   "Bernardo, Ronald, look here, look here, take a group photo for us."

  Photographers are waiting outside the restaurant. There has been a lot of news about the "Last Emperor" recently, so they are here...

   "Moonlight Sultry and the Last Emperor privately formed an alliance, how many awards do others have to share?" The reporter clicked the shutter, calculating in his mind that with such a sensational title, it could buy hundreds of dollars.

   "Hey, don't take pictures. Bernardo and I ran into each other in a restaurant. We just talked about our experience of filming together in Huaguo."

   "Stop peddling, let's make a price." Nisita went up, he understood the process of these gossip reporters, took photos to sell to the media, and then asked the star who was photographed if he wanted to take it back.

  However, film directors who are usually not newsworthy, have recently become the subject of photos that the media likes against the background of calls for injustice at the Oscars.

  Nisita negotiated the price and asked them to take out the negatives and expose them. After finally finishing it, I got into Ronald's car.

   "How much is the total?" Ronald asked the price and asked Nisita to charge it to his expense account.

   "It seems that no matter who wins the Oscars this time, there will be a lot of controversy..."

  (end of this chapter)