Chapter 356 Chapter 307 Shut up! fat boy

   "Tom, how is the shooting of the new film going?" Ronald walked into the CAA office where Tom Cruise and two agents, Nisita and Wagner, were located.

  Tom has just finished filming the movie "Good Guys Are Crazy", and the baby fat he ate to play the leading role is still there. If he wants to shoot "Full Body", he will have to lose this fat.

   "Everything is fine, except that the scene by the lake in Highland Park in Chicago was a bit cold, and I had to make a pensive expression during filming, and I almost shivered from the cold."

   "The performance is like this. Sometimes when shooting summer scenes in winter, you have to splash water on your face to simulate sweat. Tom is very dedicated." Paula Wagner is very satisfied with Cruise's performance.

   Several people chatted about their respective experiences after the "Naughty Urchin" broke up. Paula Wagner suddenly asked Ronald:

   "Ronald, is this one full of energy, a good role for Tom?"

"If I follow my script, it's actually similar to Tom's 'Crazy Boys'. It's also a story about a teenager growing up and taking responsibility. There's also Tom dancing solo. Girls will go crazy for him. "

   "Oh, yeah?" Tom Cruise was interested in Ronald's introduction.

   "But Shirley Lansing doesn't seem very interested in my ideas. If she finds someone else, that may be another story."

   "Why? She doesn't like you? But you just made 'Fast Tempo', and she has no reason not to trust your ability." Paula Wagner said in amazement.

   "Ms. Lansing prefers movies with strong drama." Nisita interjected.

"Yes, the last time she used Timothy Hutton and Tom's 'Lights Out', the box office was only moderate. With a budget of more than 13 million, the box office is not as high as Ronald's 'Fast Tempo'. I still have lingering fears about such a high-concept script."

  Paola wanted to win more good roles for Tom. She saw that Tom wanted to work with Ronald. If the script was right, they might also be able to create a miracle at the box office.

   "When Ms. Lansing asked me for a leading actor, my first choice was Tom. If I finally got the directorship, I mean if, the schedule in March and April next year..."

   Several people chatted about the strategy when going to see Shirley Lansing again.

   "How does it feel to be a protagonist, Tom?" Ronald asked Cruise's feelings, "Good boy is also crazy" is the first time Tom Cruise has played a leading role.

   "The salary is much higher than that of Coppola's 'Outside the World'." Tom smiled happily

   "Hahaha... What did you do with so much money in the account?" Ronald understood the feeling of getting a check for more than $100,000 for the first time.

   “I paid off college tuition for one of my older sisters and bought another a car for her work.”

   "Oh, you're so nice to your family. What did you buy for yourself?"

   "I didn't buy anything, Paula took good care of me, I didn't need anything."

  The two agents left at this time to attend to other matters. Tom Cruise suddenly approached Ronald mysteriously and said to him.

  “I met a **** the set, she was three years older than me, we were dating. She was very mature, she was very nice.”

   "Oh yeah? Congratulations. Who's that lucky girl?"

   “It’s the lead actress, Rebecca De Mornay, and maybe I’m the lucky one.”

   Ronald knew this woman, she had auditioned for "fast-paced Richmond High."

   "Did she play a supporting role in Coppola's 'Old Love, New Love'?"

"Yes, this is what bothers me. Rebecca and Stanton, the supporting character in that movie, are boyfriend and girlfriend, but the old man is thirty years older than her. I suspect that she was blackmailed by Stanton to get That supporting character had to submit."

   Ronald scratched his head, he didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing. Unlike cheating with married people, America treats things like boyfriend and girlfriend very lightly. They can be called boyfriend and girlfriend after a night of sleep and engagement.

  But since the man is 30 years older than the woman, the possibility that Cruise said is not small, so I wish Tom true love first.

  Besides, since De Mornay is older than Tom and more mature, it is still uncertain who is the leader in this relationship.

   "I think you are true love, I wish you well."

   "You know, Ronald. I was raised in a Catholic family. It's immoral to have a boyfriend and girlfriend like them. Rebecca and I don't count as sins in the Bible. We're not adulterous."

   "No, they are not married."

   "Yes, you are right."

   "Does Paula know about you?" Ronald asked Tom. As long as the agent is clear about this kind of thing, it is not a big problem, which shows that Wagner does not regard this matter as a threat to Tom Cruise's acting career. "

   "I didn't tell her, but she saw Rebecca come to my trailer a few times. She didn't say anything."

   "Well, then congratulations. I think this is some kind of blessed relationship."

   "Oh, yeah? That's great." Nineteen-year-old Tom Cruise is still relatively devout. Since Ronald also agrees with this kind of thing, there is no big problem.

  …

   A few days later, Ronald was summoned by Shirley Lansing, and this time he and Nisita came to her office together.

   "What is he doing here?" Ronald saw a familiar face in the waiting area at the door. It was Fat Michael Cimino, the street director who said Ronald had no director talent when he was interviewed.

   "Lansing may have taken a fancy to him as the director." Nisita whispered into Ronald's ear, "We haven't heard anything about it. Don't get angry on the spot, Ronnie."

  Nisita knew that the two had grievances, so she reminded them.

   "Ronald, this is director Michael Cimino, I don't need to introduce him. Michael, this is Ronald Lee, the director and screenwriter of 'Fast Pace'."

   Ronald quickly shook hands with Lansing, then sat down separately. He was a little skeptical, did Lansing do this because he wanted to use the conflict between him and Cimino to lower prices?

   "I've decided to let Director Cimino take on the project..." Shirley Lansing cut to the chase.

  Ronald is a little confused. If Cimino is asked to direct, why ask him to do it? Purely bad news? I don't think I'm so free in Lansing.

   "Thank you for calling me and telling me the final result." Ronald stood up and wanted to leave.

   "No, no, Ronald, I also hope to give you a job as a screenwriter and continue to improve the script." Shirley Lansing felt good and raised her hand to let Ronald sit down.

   "Don't get angry on the spot," Nisita reminded softly from behind.

   "My answer is No", Ronald replied stiffly.

"Don't rush to refuse, listen to my conditions. Although there is no job as a director, you can sign the screenwriter, and we will also create conditions for you to observe in the crew. Michael is the best director of the Oscar, and he also agreed."

   "Calm down, calm down." Nisita regretted coming today, Lansing didn't understand the situation. She appreciates Cimino's directing ability and likes directors who can shoot with a sense of drama.

  But Ronald’s debut film had a box office of 40 million. Even if his director ability is not as good as Cimino’s, how could young people see the director who brought down United Artists, and the two still have old grudges.

   "Oh? Where are you going to ask me to modify the script? Which part does the Oscar-winning director have different opinions on?" Ronald smiled instead of anger, and glanced mockingly at the fat man Cimino.

  Cimino still looks chubby. It seems that the huge pressure of public opinion that brought down United Artists did not make him lose sleep.

  “The tone of the whole movie is not realistic enough. I hope to see a real southern town. This kind of conservative pastor who forbids the whole town to dance will not repent at the final stage and let the people stop burning novels.

  I wish there were some real, darker plots, this is a great story, it shouldn't be a musical, a tractor showdown with teenage hormones.

  Urban and rural, progressive and conservative, male and female, all these contradictions are entangled, and I knew it would be a great movie when I thought about it.

  The tone of the movie should be the unique depression and ultimate liberation in the man's small town.

  We're going to invite some great actors to join us...

  Like Bobby, Mel, come to serve as pastor and his wife"

   "My answer is NO!" Ronald still refused.

   "Ronald, can you tell me why?" Shirley Lansing looked at Ronald, which was a bit unexpected to her.

   "I don't like this story."

   "Hey, do you know what a good story is?" Michael Cimino got angry instead. What you wrote is a joke, not a story. I really don't know how you can write such a script that does nothing but stimulate hormones.

  The whole book is the way of those exploitation films, a truly great movie, not a movie that only cares about the audience's sensory stimulation. What's needed is a penetrating dramatic conflict..."

   "Shut up, fat boy."

   Ronald blurted out, pointed at Cimino with one hand, and took two steps forward.

  Cimino was overwhelmed by Ronald's tall body and didn't continue talking.

  Shirley Lansing did not expect the conversation to turn out like this. She looked at the body language of the two and seemed to be aware of it.

  Nisita could only cover her face with her hands, hoping not to continue arguing.

   "Don't slander my script, if you don't like it, you can write it yourself." Ronald lowered his arm and continued:

   "I know the tricks you played on the 'Deer Hunter' script, first discrediting the screenwriter Mr. Washburn's script, and then modifying it a little bit to try to take it for yourself.

  If I find in the final script that you have embezzled part of the plot and scene arrangement that I wrote, don’t say which side the Screenwriters Guild is on.

   I will sue you myself until you sell your **** for damages. My lawyer is the original MGM's "Grey Eyes Mickey", you can ask him. "

   "Goodbye, Ms. Lansing." Ronald finally nodded to Shirley Lansing and walked out of the office. Nisita shrugged at Lansing and followed.

   "Michael, what's the matter with you two?"

   "Nothing," Cimino replied lightly. "He gave a TV interview and said he didn't like my movies. I might have said that he didn't have a talent for making movies. His script really didn't show any talent for storytelling."

   "Okay, then you will write the script. Be careful not to copy Ronald's content."

   Shirley Lansing was also a little suspicious of Cimino's character after being told by Ronald.

   "Relax, these plots are not suitable for the story in my mind. I will go to the field to investigate the real scene there and the details of people talking, and I will definitely be able to write a satisfactory story."

   "Very good", the doubts in Lansing's heart eased slightly, "I will reimburse you for the reasonable expenses for your trip there."

  (end of this chapter)