Chapter 319 After the game party

   "Forty to thirty, McEnroe's serve is about to get the match point."

  NBC is broadcasting the US Open third round match between John McEnroe and Vincent Van Patten. McEnroe won two consecutive games in the first two sets. Ronald's friend Van Patten was two-nil behind.

  Ronald is sitting in the stands wearing aviator-style sunglasses, with Helen Slater on the left, old friend PJ Sauls on the right, and her husband Dennis Quaid. Two pairs of men and women made a special trip to cheer for the hero of "Rock High School".

However, in the face of McEnroe, the world's No. 1 genius for two consecutive years, Van Patten seems to have no luck in defeating him in Tokyo last time. In addition to the big score of 0-2 behind, the third set was also three-to-one. Five behind.

   "Out of bounds!" The referee judged that McEnroe's first serve was out of bounds.

   "Okay!" Ronald saw that he still had a chance to catch up to the tie, and began to applaud.

   "This is Ronald Lee, a famous local young director in New York." The NBC commentator is still a movie buff. He saw the camera pointing at Ronald and Helen, and announced his name.

   "He's directing 'Richmond High,' which is hitting theaters right now. Looks like he's a fan of Van Patten, the tennis player who used to be a movie actor."

   "Who is the beauty next to him?" Another guest commentator asked, "Is it also an actor in the fast pace?"

"Um, I don't know her. She's a beautiful woman, but she's definitely not the two heroines in Ronald's new movie." Jennifer Jason Lee and Phoebe Cates, whose posters have sold like crazy, this Beauty is certainly not one of them.

   "Oh, out of bounds again, double fault. The two sides have come to a tie, can Van Patten save this point?" Another host took over.

   McEnroe came to the referee cursingly, pointed to the opposite baseline, and said that his serve did not go out of bounds.

  His fiery temper is as famous as his golf skills.

  The game was suspended for a long time, and the audience booed. Ronald took the opportunity to blow a loud whistle to express his contempt.

   "Come on, come on, beat the beat, yeah." Helen shook Ronald's hand beside him, and McEnroe lost his temper and fell the beat again.

   "With such a bad temper, maybe Van Patten has a chance." Ronald thought to himself.

   McEnroe returned to his seat and took out a new tennis racket. Then he went to the serve line, looked at the opponent's position, tossed the ball with his right hand, and slammed the ball with his left hand.

   "Ace!"

  Ronald silently put down his hand that wanted to applaud. This serve is so powerful that it hit the baffle with a loud bang.

   "Crack." Another serve, Van Patten quickly moved over and returned the ball.

   McEnroe had been waiting in front of the net long ago, and a volley from the net ended the game.

   "Three to zero. McEnroe, the No. 1 seed of this year's US Open, defeated former movie star Van Patten and broke into the top 16."

   Ronald put on his sunglasses again, and clapped his hands casually a few times. This time the old friend did not work miracles.

  …

"McEnroe's one-handed backhand is too confusing and very strong. When I won him in Tokyo last time, I was like playing in a field (Playin the Zone), and I played on the spot. Today I don't have that status."

  In the evening, a few friends went to the place where Ronald's agent Eddie found and had a party.

"What do you mean by playing in the field?" Ronald was very interested. Van Patten's singles level was actually a level behind McEnroe. Today's game showed it clearly, but last time He beat McEnroe to win the title in Tokyo and seemed to be in particularly good shape.

   "I don't know, it's like everything is in slow motion, and the audience's shouts become very light, as if..." Van Patten described the state at that time to Ronald.

   "It's like a membrane is separated? You seem to be watching a movie?" Ronald felt that the state described by Van Patten was a bit like his own feeling of dreaming about movie clips.

   "Yeah, that's it. But I don't know how to get there."

   "Will you come to make movies in the future?" Helen asked this handsome guy.

"No, I have feelings. My talent for playing tennis is much better than being an actor." Van Patten shook his head, "I realized when I filmed 'Rock High School' that my acting skills are far behind PJ's. It's not like you have a talent for directing, Ronald."

   "Hahaha..." PJ Sauls laughed when he saw this.

   "Are you the actor in the Burger King commercial?" Van Patten recognized Lea Thompson who came to the party together, and asked her.

   "Yeah." Thompson had a rare opportunity to attend a gathering of insiders. Her advertisement had just aired on TV, and she became famous for a while.

  Broker Eddie took her to the party, hoping that she could get acquainted with people in the circle and have some chances in the future.

   "How much is your movie's box office now?" The main purpose of PJ Sauls is to meet Ronald, who was the assistant and temporary director of the crew at the time, and has now become Universal's best-selling director.

   "Twenty-eight million. However, Universal will not print additional copies in the future. It is estimated that the growth rate of the box office will slow down."

  One month after its release, Ronald's movie box office has exceeded 28 million. Compared with the box office of more than 2.5 million in the first weekend, the box office multiplier of the first weekend has reached more than ten.

  Although there was a reason why Universal did not release this number nationwide at the beginning, but seeing that there is still a lot of room for growth in the box office, no one dares to underestimate such a young director who made a blockbuster Sleeping Beauty movie.

   "Is it because of the piracy of ET aliens?" PJ has been in the film industry for a long time and knows a lot of inside information.

  Ronald nodded, "Yes, Universal doesn't want to print more copies now, and is going to wait until the box office on the west coast slows down, and transfer some copies to the central region."

   "Video tape is such an evil invention, if Japanese people are really allowed to sell this kind of machine in America, no one will want to go to the cinema.

  In the future, the movies will not be screened, and they will be made into video tapes directly after filming, and everyone will watch the video tapes at home in the future. ’ Eddie chimed in to complain about Ronald.

   "It's still because you can't see more in the cinema than on TV, so everyone watches it on TV." Said a girl brought by Van Patten.

  “It can’t be said that, acting in movies is much more difficult than on TV, and we are only moved by the performances of actors on the big screen.

   And in a movie theater where nothing bothers you except the black screen. We can enjoy it quietly for two hours without thinking about it. Only in this way can we better appreciate the art of directors and actors. Instead of watching TV shows, you can watch while chatting. "

   Van Patten has also made films after all, pointing out the difference between film and television.

   Ronald fully agrees with this statement. Film performance is more difficult than TV series. Every little flaw on the big screen will be noticed by the audience. The TV itself is not big, and some details will be missed by the audience.

  However, the average appreciation level of the public is not as high as that of practitioners in the film industry. Many audiences just want to watch a story. Box office and artistry are sometimes contradictory.

   "So in the final analysis, we still have to show them something that they can't see on TV." PJ's husband Dennis Quaid said.

   Ronald also agrees with this statement. The classification of movies is much looser than that of TV stations. The liberalized X-rated box office flopped, but R-rated movies are now taking off.

  The reason why the studio shoots R-rated movies with a smaller audience base is to attract audiences to the cinema with more things that TV stations can’t see.

   "So talk about 3D movies is the weapon to save movies. The audience can only see three-dimensional images when they go to the movie theater."

   Dennis Quaid talked about his new film, he was selected to play "Jaws 3". The film was recently approved by Universal as a 3D film. Spielberg created the Jaws series to the third episode, and finally began to weaken at the box office.

  Universal used 3D technology to save this blockbuster movie series.

  Dennis is a very masculine actor with a wide jaw and looks like the virtues and advantages of traditional American men.

  PJ Sauls looked at her husband lovingly, and after several appearances in his own movie, Dennis finally had a chance to make his debut and be the leading actor in a movie made by a major studio.

   Also with bright eyes is Lee Thompson.

  Ronald's ad was only broadcast on TV, and a few high school boys recognized her.

   Her dream is still to be on the big screen. The "Jaws" series is the beginning of America's summer blockbusters. If they can show their faces in the movies, they will become famous in one fell swoop.

"Where will Jaws 3 be filmed?" Ronald is very interested in 3D technology. This kind of technology that allows audiences to see three-dimensional images was developed for a period of time in the 1950s, also to allow audiences to see a little bit more. A picture that cannot be seen on TV.

  The most typical early 3D movie is "M Murder" directed by Hitchcock and starring Grace Kelly. The phone calls and murders in it are all shown in 3D.

   But this kind of gimmick is not very interesting, and the audience will lose interest after watching it a few times.

  Jaws 3 this time, maybe the shark will open its **** mouth towards the audience in three dimensions and bite? Ronald felt a little interesting.

   "Filmed in Orlando, Florida, on Universal's water set."

  Ronald said he knew, if you have a chance, you might as well go and have a look.

   Several old friends from "High School of Rock" had a good time, Ronald called a car for them and took them out.

   "PJ, you seem to have slowed down the pace of filming recently?"

   While waiting for the bus, Ronald asked PJ Souls.

   "I'm already thirty-two years old. When a woman reaches my age, the importance of work will recede. Now I want to have a child with Dennis."

"oh."

  Ronald nodded to show his understanding.

   "Women will understand when they reach this age, and men may come later." PJ Sauls chatted with Ronald.

   "Your girlfriend Helen is also an actress, right? She talked a lot about acting tonight."

   "Yes, she wants to be a film actress, and she is still looking for opportunities."

  PJ talked to Ronald one after another, and the taxi arrived.

   "Where's Dennis?" Ronald let PJ into the car, but Dennis Quaid disappeared when he turned around.

   "Dennis, your car is here" Ronald turned back and called PJ's husband.

   "Come on!"

  In the darkness of the foyer of the party bar, Dennis and Lee Thompson were exchanging phone numbers.

   "You dance ballet, and your body coordination is pretty good. The crew still lacks the role of a water skier, and I can recommend it to the director. You can water ski, right? There are also some cheerleading moves."

   "I will, I will, I was a cheerleader in high school, thank you Dennis." Lee Thompson did not expect to find a chance to appear on the scene at the party. She hugged Dennis and kissed him on the cheek.

   "Call me." Dennis Quaid hugged Thompson, waited for the time to say goodbye to a normal friend, then let go of her, and walked quickly to the taxi.

   "Here we come, Honey!" Dennis and PJ's taxi drove away.

   "Eddie, do you know where you can learn to water ski in New York?" Li Thompson pulled the agent Eddie and started talking.

  (end of this chapter)