Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 968 Chapter 108 Endorsement

  In the last year of their term of office, the Grand Commander and his wife also began to reduce their leadership over state affairs, and began to plan to visit various places, leaving memorable footprints (going to places they have never been to).

  They have visited allies such as Mexico, Belgium, and Finland before. At the end of the month, I will go to Moscow, the capital of the biggest enemy alliance, and have a summit meeting with General Secretary Mikhail. Immediately afterwards, they will go to Britain, the largest ally, to meet the Queen and her partner, Prime Minister Margaret.

  The same is true in China. The schedule of the Grand Commander and his wife is full. They just went to the National Radio and Television Union to speak to persuade the strike to reconcile, and then went to the International Expo Organizing Committee and the National Strategy Forum.

  In short, their wish is to see more activities held by non-governmental organizations and large companies, and get familiar with retirement life in advance.

  Similarly, the frequency of various informal dinners held in the White House has also begun to increase. Just find a chamber of commerce and an excuse, and you can be received by the commander-in-chief and the first lady at the White House, and take a group photo or something.

   "Ryan, welcome to the White House." The first lady Nancy has long known Ryan O'Neal, a star who became famous in the 1970s.

   "Ronald..." Nancy came to shake Ronald's hand again.

   Today, under the title of "Salute to Broadway Classics", Nancy also invited a large group of famous Broadway actors to the White House to reminisce about the past. Ronald and Ryan O'Neill also received invitations from Barbara to participate as representatives of Hollywood adaptations of Broadway plays.

  In fact, these stars are all famous actresses of "Annie", "Chorus Line", "The Sound of Music", "Cats" and other famous dramas. They didn't have much respect for Nancy, who is also a second-rate female star in Hollywood. But now, the name of the first lady makes them all surround Nancy with stars.

   Ronald and Ryan O'Neill are on the periphery to accompany a group of female stars immersed in the glory days of the past. The two handsome guys are also very popular with these female stars, and everyone chatted happily.

  Ryan O'Neill's "famous name" is outside, and his girlfriends are all big beauties and big stars. Ronald didn't have his popularity, so he gradually moved away from the center of the conversation, serving them coffee by the way.

   Today Ronald's task is to let these male and female stars hold up Nancy as much time as possible, and create opportunities for Barbara to communicate with the commander.

  Recently, she and the commander-in-chief have always stayed together, and it is inconvenient for Old George to discuss some things with the commander-in-chief in private. And Barbara, who can complain as a wife, is hated by Nancy, and she will be driven away by her bullying within a few minutes in the White House.

   "It's a pleasure meeting you here..." Nancy chatted for a longer time than the scheduled time, and began to talk about the scene. According to the logic, everyone should leave at this time.

  "Mrs. Nancy, we have been discussing that the protagonist of The Sound of Music is also very suitable for you." Ronald quickly interjected, and the topic returned to Nancy's interest.

   "Ha... you are really..." Nancy made a "can't stand you" expression, and the Broadway stars around began to compliment again.

   "I think your temperament is more like a tutor who was born as a nun", Ryan O'Neal took the opportunity to flatter. He hadn't enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by so many heroines for a long time, and everyone was vying to talk to him. It's just that the heroines are older.

  In the crew of "The World of Yin and Yang", Sybill Shepherd was completely fascinated by Robert Downey Jr., treated him well on and off the screen, and gently taught him the secrets of getting into the show. Disappointed Ryan O'Neal who once enjoyed this kind of treatment.

   Just like that, whenever Nancy showed an expression that was almost done, Ronald added a compliment at the right time, and a group of people could chat around the first lady for a few minutes, take more photos, and report it tomorrow.

   Only one black female star was not squeezed in. She was always squeezed out by the white circle, making her face sullen, and Ronald hurried up to appease her.

   "Ms. Holliday, how long is your 'Dream Girl' on Broadway? My aunt loved it and I'm going to take her to see another one."

   This is Jennifer Holliday, the lead actor in the musical "Dreamgirls (Dreamgirls based on the personal experience of black singer Diana Ross. Ronald didn't want her bad.

"Really, this rerun of my show will continue for a while." Jennifer Holliday plays the protagonist Effie, and her solo line "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (AndIAmTellingYouI'mNotGoing) once appeared on the It has been on the top of the list. Several leading actors are like a rocket, and they have become famous and received more opportunities.

"At that time, I will ask my agent to send you some front-row tickets. I didn't expect you to come to my performance, Ronald." Jennifer Holliday is the one who has benefited the most from these actors, and she is depressed Suddenly, a big-name Hollywood director asked him to talk, and he was pleasantly surprised, and his voice became much louder.

   "I really have to go, everyone, my husband is still waiting for me." As if awakened by Holliday's loud voice, First Lady Nancy said goodbye to everyone gracefully, and walked to the aisle to find her husband.

"I'll go with you..." Ronald felt that he didn't want to regret talking to Jennifer Holliday, and hurriedly stretched out his arms for the first lady to hold, and walked towards the side hall like a Marine Corps guard of honor. go.

"Thank you, Ronald. I feel that you are the one who treats our couple sincerely." Nancy was very emotional, holding Ronald, who had done the job that the Marine Corps boy should do, the new general election is about to start again, like As quickly as a black hole absorbed all the attention, reporters started chasing the first couple less enthusiastically and headed toward the campaign.

"I think my husband, George Sr., deserves your endorsement. He has earned it. He has respected you for eight years. The scandal at Portsgate is firmly on your side. This primary is his own. The success of his hard work, as a colleague of the same party, I think he deserves this endorsement."

  In the side hall, the silver-haired Barbara was communicating with the commander in private. This kind of thing is more appropriate for her. As a wife, there is room for advancement and retreat when speaking out about the unfair treatment encountered by her husband.

   "Huh? Barbara? Why are you here? Where's Nancy? I'll endorse..." The commander looked puzzled, not knowing why he was here.

   "Ronald..." Nancy heard her husband's voice, and hurriedly walked into the side hall. Ronald was secretly crying from behind, and he also heard Barbara's voice.

   "Nancy... where are you?" The commander heard his wife's voice and began to look around.

   "Here I am, Darling." Nancy hurried over and took his hand.

   "Barbara is here too..."

   "I think old George deserves your endorsement." Seeing that Nancy rarely lost her temper immediately, Barbara repeated her request. Today the commander-in-chief seemed very confused. After talking to himself for a long time, he always took out his pocket absent-mindedly.

   "Old George, he was your primary opponent in the 1980 election, remember, dear. You always said he was your biggest opponent and colleague." Nancy spoke softly in her husband's ear.

   "Huh... I still remember that microphone. No problem, Barbara, I was going to announce it at the party convention, and since George needs support, I'll find an opportunity to announce it next week. Remind me to prepare my speech, dear."

  The commander-in-chief was supported by his wife, as if he suddenly regained his humorous cowboy image and was reinfused with energy.

"Ronald... you met the Grand Commander today", Nancy held her husband's hand, the two passed by Barbara, and walked out, she glanced at Ronald when she passed by, and said softly .

   "The commander-in-chief is still so energetic. It's a pleasure to see you again, sir." Ronald smiled and bowed his head.

  The commander-in-chief nodded to him, and then walked out slowly with his wife.

  The rest of Ronald and Barbara looked at each other, wondering what happened.

   The two of them stopped thinking about this weird episode, anyway, they got what they wanted. This time Ronald went out with Barbara on his arm and chose another side room without Nancy. Barbara was relieved and started to get some snacks to fill her stomach.

   Ronald poured her a cup of coffee and stood aside to watch. This one is not easy either. For her husband's career, she endured Nancy's bullying and unreasonable abuse for several years, so she had to keep her mouth shut. Today I can finally feel proud.

   "Ronald..." A southern accent came from behind.

  "Mr. Buffy?" Ronald was pleasantly surprised to find that it was the investor Buffy, who came to the White House to socialize with his girlfriend, Mrs. Graham.

   "How are you doing?"

   "I am still the same, and I have started to learn from you to buy some stocks. I bought the stocks of Berkshire Hathaway, and I read your letter to shareholders carefully every year."

   "Today is the actor's night. I never discuss the stocks I bought on this occasion. Do you have any new projects?" Buffy waved his hand and firmly rejected the topic of stocks. This is his principle.

   "Now the screenwriters are on strike, and I'm in a mess."

“Strikes are always a problem for American companies. When I bought Berkshire Hathaway, I kept the shirt textile business, and it was disrupted by strikes and unions for nearly a decade... I’ve been paying special attention to finding those Entrepreneurs with leadership."

   "Isn't it, the screenwriters' strike is so bad because they lack leadership..."

   Ronald chatted with Buffy while watching Barbara talking to the owner of the Washington Post, Catherine Graham with old hair. A wife who looked like a party politician was talking affectionately with the newspaper owner of the donkey party, and Ronald was also amazed.

   "Not surprising," Buffy seemed to see through Ronald's mind, "Barbara's husband founded an oil company in Texas when he was young, and Catherine invested $100,000."

   "Oh..." Ronald finally understood that these upper-level figures, regardless of their political opinions, still help each other in other affairs.

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   Two days later, the White House held another dinner, this time an event for Elephant Party donors. When the commander-in-chief was delivering his speech, he suddenly changed the topic and said to the guests:

   "I will do my best to make George the next President of America."

   "Thank you, Ronnie, for your assistance. My husband finally got what he deserved..." Seeing the video clip on TV, Barbara called in person to thank Ronald.

"I admire you, Barbara. You are a role model of an American wife..." Ronald really admired Barbara's courage to stand up for her husband, even though she is a housewife, but for her husband and children , That is extraordinary courage, guarding the family like an old hen.

"I can break the neck of anyone who dares to say that my husband and children are not good." Barbara has done a great job for her husband, and she also smiled happily... Originally, the public opinion was always against the commander-in-chief not to endorse the old George. The situation felt strange.

  The results of this primary election have come out, but there is still no movement. Many media have begun to speculate, and some rumors have become more and more outrageous. Some people also found out the background of Hinckley, the murderer who shot the general, saying that his family was the old George's perennial campaign sponsors...

  The statement this time officially ended all the rumors about the feud between the two.

   "Ronnie?"

   After making the phone call, Ronald saw his aunt appearing at the door in very formal clothes.

   "Come on..."

  Jennifer Holliday delivered VIP seat tickets for the "Dream Girl" musical as promised. Ronald had to stay in New York for a few more days to watch a play with his aunt.

  This "Dream Girl" is very popular on Broadway. It was first staged in 1982 and has always been a musical with a high attendance rate. Two national tours in 1983 and 1985, and another rehearsal in 1987.

   But after this summer, the show will be discontinued. Michael Bennett, the director of "Dream Girl", died of a debilitating disease that intensified. The members of the troupe were very afraid that they were infected, and everyone's thoughts were not on the performance. Jennifer Holliday also gradually began to lose the role to the B angle, which may be her last time playing Effie.

   "Jennifer Holliday sings so well, I love this play." Aunt Karen took Ronald's arm and walked down the steps of the Candy Box Theater.

   "I think so too." Jennifer Holliday plays Effie's top card. Her aria is the highest pitched. Ronald, who doesn't understand music, thinks she is the most powerful.

   "Hi Ang? Is that you?"

  Ronald saw a group of Chinese couples walking in front of the steps, and their backs looked like his classmates at New York University.

   "Huh? Ronald?" AngLee turned around and said in surprise.

   "Go talk to him more..." His wife poked him beside him.

"This is my aunt, this is my college classmate Ang, a very talented Chinese director, and this is his wife..." Ronald introduced each other to them, "It's just a coincidence, why don't we find a place to sit sit?"

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"What? Your new film has been cancelled? Why?" Ronald asked about Ang Lee's recent situation, and found out that the project promised by Samuel Godwin Jr., the new film about the prostitute witnessing murder starring the new star Julia Roberts has been cancelled. made a bid.

   "The strike delayed the shooting, and Godwin didn't get an exemption. He didn't want to do it anymore, so he withdrew the capital." AngLee was a little disappointed, he just had a chance to direct a theater production...

   "Is the impact of the strike so great?" Ronald asked, "But yes, Godwin may be under a lot of financial pressure." This is the master who came back to make money while the market was good. Back then, my father, the three old Godwins of MGM whose initials formed the company name, were stabbed in the back by his son and robbed the company's management power.

  Later, the company did not manage well, and the father came back to save the situation. This guy can do backstabs depending on the direction of the wind, but his filmmaking skills are terrible.

   "So what's your new project?"

  AngLee was a little embarrassed. After this movie fell through, there was no new movie. It is so difficult for a director who has not yet produced a work to get a director's ticket in Hollywood.

   "Trust problem, my husband has no endorsement, those producers prefer directors with successful experience..." AngLee's wife, Jane Lin, is a biological scientist, and she has a clear understanding of her husband's situation.

   "I know Ang's artistic level, I will endorse him. If there is a project, let the producer come to me." Ronald immediately patted his chest and promised to help.

"However, I have to be honest, this is the rule in Hollywood. It is easier for a producer to give you a chance to direct a film project if you have a work. military regulations.

  I just searched for a low-budget movie, and first got the director's resume... If Ang is willing to start with a low-cost, as long as he comes up with a script, my company is very willing to support a capable new director. "

   "The script?" AngLee was moved, and his old classmates helped. This is a great opportunity.

  However, my English level is not good enough, and the English script is really hard to meet people.

   "Can the Chinese script work?"

  "Chinese?" Ronald mused. Not many people watch Chinese movies in America. But the words have been spoken just now, "Chinese is also okay, but I have to pass the script meeting of the company. The Chinese film market here is very small, and I have to be responsible for the board of directors."

   "No problem, I'll bring it to you when I get back..."

  (end of this chapter)