Chapter 829 Dirty dancing is Ronald's word-of-mouth guarantee

   "Hi, Ronnie. Is the journey going well?" Helen Slater drove more than two hours from her mother's house in Long Island to Tetboro Airport, the closest business airport to Manhattan, to pick up Ronald.

"Very good, the business jet flew to the airport in New Jersey, very close to Manhattan, and the noise on the plane is very light, I finished reading a novel." Ronald shook his hand to Helen, "Nothing lasts forever" , smiled and hugged Helen.

"It would be great if you stopped at JFK Kennedy Airport, it's very close to Long Island. My car was troublesome to drive over, and it almost stalled on the way." Helen wanted to help put Ronald's suitcase into the trunk of her car , and then personally drove Ronald to the hotel.

   "Business jets are parked at commercial airports, and the parking fee is too expensive." Ronald said in his heart that I am not your father Gerald, and I have the backing of PBS TV station to pay for it.

"Miss Slater, I have arranged a pick-up car for Ronald. You can give me the car keys, and I will have someone drive it back to your home or hotel tomorrow." Little Bud, who came on the same plane as Ronald, Said to Helen with a smile. He took Helen's car keys and sealed them in an envelope.

   "Oh, Bud, you've helped me a lot. I've been worrying about what to do if the car stalls on the way back." Helen cheered up.

  A black Lincoln stopped in front of several people, and a driver got out of the car to help Ronald put his luggage.

   "You go back to Staten Island to stay for a few days, and we will take you with you when we go back." Ronald smiled and waved to Little Bard, and got into the Lincoln luxury car with Helen.

   "Bye...Little Bud", Helen is very kind to everyone.

   "You come back this time..."

   "You've been…"

   The two people in the back seat of the car spoke to each other at the same time.

"You speak first…"

"You speak first…"

  Ronald shook Helen's hand and smiled, "I'm back this time to work on the videotape factory, and at the same time I'm looking for the next project. In addition, I have a small task to help select the leading actress for Paramount's new film.

   "Why? Do you want to direct?"

   "No, they said that the female characters I filmed have characteristics, just trust my vision."

  Ronald talked about the selection of the heroine for "Robbery of Ewha".

   "This role seems to sound very interesting." Helen Slater heard that it was a movie advocating for women's rights, and began to make indirect remarks.

   "The script is in my briefcase", Ronald smiled and took out the script and handed it to Helen.

   "What have you been up to in New York lately?"

   "Well, Helen (·Hunter) and I are busy with the drama club, and the film project needs more time. Eh... this is... a victim. One two three four... ninety".

  Helen turned on the reading light in the back seat and couldn't wait to read the script, but she soon lost interest.

  There are a total of more than a dozen scenes in the script about the flashbacks and memories of the crime scene. The movie is aiming for an R rating, mostly for these scenes. It would take five minutes to film all of them.

  Helen is not against appropriate exposure scenes, but such heavy-handed performances are psychological difficulties for any actress.

   "If you direct, I can still act, but..."

   "Why?" Ronald was quite happy to hear Helen say that. Not to mention Helen's acting skills, in fact, it is not enough to support the role in this movie. Moreover, even if Ronald directed, it would be too...

   "You are a director who treats actors very well. Our actresses won't worry about being cheated by the director and being cut in a mess."

   Ronald and Helen smiled at each other.

  The situation she said is not uncommon in Hollywood. Many directors coaxed actresses to shoot explosive shots, such as Phoebe Cates, the "fast-paced" actress Ronald had worked with before.

In her debut work, she was coerced and lured by the director and producer to make her feel like she was acting in a lot of clips that "wouldn't be edited into the finished film", and all of them were cut into the final copy, making it look like an X-rated film .

   As for the **** scenes in Ronald's "Fast-paced", Phoebe was allowed to make her own choice, and there was no extra display of hue in the final scenes, and they were all within the scope of the plot. After the performance, Phoebe Cates received praise from the film critics and the audience, and finally got the leading actress in two of Spielberg's films.

  So shooting **** shots, in Hollywood, is something that actresses need to face every day. At this time, having a trustworthy director is one of the biggest reasons for the actress to agree to act.

  Lincoln drove into the Essex Hotel adjacent to Central Park in Manhattan. This was specially selected by Ronald's agent. It was a very old hotel with many business people and no entertainment reporters.

   Ronald and Helen entered the hotel. The front desk professionally helped Ronald check in under a pseudonym. The concierge doorman in a tuxedo took them to the suite on the top floor with their luggage.

   "Well, how is your new film preparation going? Are there any difficulties?" Ronald hugged Helen and kissed him as soon as he entered the door. Helen has been trying to produce her own film recently, and has not accepted any new scripts.

   "I have tried it myself, and I know that it is really difficult to attract investment in movies. I admire you even more. It seems that everyone is rushing to make movies with you."

  Helen put her arms around Ronald's neck. When approached by several investors arranged by her father, Gerrard, they all hinted or expressed that if Helen could get Ronald into the game, then money would not be a problem.

   "But I want to handle all the problems before and after a movie by myself, so I don't want you to help me with this matter."

   After all, with a well-connected father in the TV station, it is not impossible for Helen to accomplish the feat of producing her own film. It's just that without Ronald's intervention, she still has to conduct a lot of discussions and negotiations with investors. Their trust in a slightly famous female star is limited.

"If, I mean, if you need any help, don't forget to call me." Ronald knew that Helen Slater had her own views on movies, and it was not good to persuade this kind of thing. reality to teach her.

   "I won't forget", Helen smiled and kissed Ronald, which felt really good.

   "By the way, do you think Helen (Hunter) has any hope of getting this role? She doesn't have much acting right now?"

  After a happy reunion, the two of them dissipated some of their lovesickness, and Helen suddenly remembered the heroine of the movie "The Robbery of Pear Blossoms", and began to think about her best friend.

   "Of course, but I'm worried..." Ronald rubbed Helen's blond hair. Helen's point of view just now is indeed very representative. Any promising actress would be reluctant to take such a role.

   "Let me ask her, when are you free?"

   "I have to go to the videotape factory tomorrow morning to deal with the videotape production contract for my movie. Well, the day after tomorrow. If she is interested, come and talk."

   "Okay, how about we go see Broadway tomorrow night?"

   "OK, what's new drama?"

"There are a lot of good ones, just listen to me." Helen is very familiar with the new Broadway plays, and she is quite familiar with the actors on the theater stage. The actor troupe she is busy with also often goes to watch Shakespeare. Company and other first-class theater company performances.

   "I'll follow your arrangement..." Ronald's hand started to wander around Helen's waist again.

   "You are great..." After this time, Helen relaxed her whole body and mind, Ronald was still as obsessed with her body as before, and the two didn't feel alienated because of the separation between the two places, and they still needed each other so much when they met.

   "Which actor do you want to meet this time?" Lying in Ronald's arms, Helen reconfirmed their feelings for each other. Helen was not so careful anymore, and directly asked the question she wanted to ask.

   "Rosanna Arquette, who was in a movie with Madonna before. There's another Kristin Davis..."

   "It's Roseanne?" Helen laughed.

   "Why, do you know each other?"

   "Her mother is Jewish. I know her and her sister well. Would you like me to call for you?"

   "Alright, I asked Richard to make an appointment with them. If you can chat with me in private, everyone may tell the truth."

   "That's right," Helen got up from the bed and dialed Roseanne Arquette's phone, "Hello, Roseanne, I'm Helen.

   I heard you're auditioning for the lead actress in Paramount's new movie? Who did I hear it from? Hee hee, it's Ronald. He wants to meet with you for a chat, and I happened to be talking about our relationship.

  He...he is right next to me, do you want to..."

   "Hi, Roseanne, I'm Ronald." Ronald picked up the phone receiver that Helen handed over, "Okay, let's meet and talk when the time comes, and we can talk about whatever we think." "

   "Do you know this Kristen Davis?" Ronald looked at Helen.

   "The name is familiar, maybe it's a newcomer to the troupe? Let me ask for you."

   "Okay, I'll go to bed first, and I have to go to the VCR factory tomorrow."

  …

   "Very well, Michelle, our video tape has started, packaging and printing, and I am very satisfied with the quality of the video tape."

  Early the next morning, Ronald arrived at the videotape factory in New Jersey very early by car, and his distribution manager Michelle Cannold was already waiting for him in the factory. This used to be the videotape production base of Weston Pictures where he worked. Recently, Weston entered the theater market, and the production capacity of this factory has been vacated a lot.

"For our profitability this time, it is not a problem to acquire this medium-sized videotape factory. For videotapes, the most important thing for cost control is not to stop the production line. If we can achieve full production, the cost will be OK. down by more than 15%.

"In this case, we need a lot of video tape sources, and we also need to know that the sales of those films in video tape rental stores are better." Ronald had the idea of ​​owning his own factory in his heart, but his success in "Dirty Dancing" was a one-off , What film sources will be relied on to maintain full load in the future?

  The video tape market is expanding year by year, and now the annual sales of video recorders worldwide have exceeded 10 million units. The video tape industry that followed also began to grow rapidly. America's studios now in the videotape business are growing like germinating corn.

  In such a market where many people are pouring in, being able to get some good-selling film sources may be a shortcut to success.

"I think we can find film sources from three sources." Michelle Cannold's main business in Weston is actually making direct-to-video films. A piece of business is actually more familiar.

   "One source is the films made by Daydream himself for the video tape market. They are not released in theaters, so we can use some low-cost equipment and scripts. As long as the genre is right, they can sell well."

  Ronald nodded. He also watched it at the video rental store these days. Many viewers came here because they wanted to pass the time with family and friends on weekends. Therefore, horror movies and comedies sell well, regardless of the quality.

  “The second source is some cult movies with fans. These fans just like some movies with a narrow audience, but they are very loyal. As long as the videotapes can be published, they will follow them spontaneously.”

   "Like the Rocky Horror Show?" Ronald remembered the scene-in-scene of "Fame." Indeed, a Cult classic that can be repeated for several years to see a midnight movie does not require much publicity, and fans will buy it themselves.

   "Like The Rocky Horror Show", Michelle Cannold is familiar with this movie, and he has also seen it in theaters. "The third source is the Sleeping Beauty movie with a good box office. At that time, many viewers hadn't seen the original version because of the schedule and publicity. Now they can see it in the video store. It is very cost-effective to spend three dollars to make up for it or to revisit it. of."

   "Very well, you make a proposal. After our Dirty Dancing video goes on sale, we will start preparing for this business line."

   Michelle Cannold agreed with a smile. He still has some old connections in Weston, and now he is buying an idle production line of Weston, and the price is just right. As long as he can find a suitable source, this piece will become a stable source of profit and power for him in Daydream Films.

  …

   Cannold was full of confidence to prepare for a big fight, while Ronald took the car back to Manhattan.

  Agent Richard came here early, contacted Kristin Davis, and chatted with Ronald about the "robbing the pear blossoms".

   "Director Ronald, can I ask, will you direct this movie?"

  Kristen Davis is an actress in her early 20s with little real film experience. However, she is a graduate of Rutgers University. After reading some of the scripts and analyzing the background of the heroine, in Ronald's opinion, she has a good skill.

  Plus her appearance is very good, suitable for film and television drama shooting. For the movie "Robbery of Pear Blossoms", if newcomers are used, it is also a good choice.

   "No, I'm just helping Paramount to have a chat with you. You know, this lead needs a special actor, and we're having some difficulty. If you want."

   "I'm afraid I can't. If you directed it, I think any actress would jump on the chariot without hesitation. But..."

   "Okay, I see what you mean. Good luck."

  Christine Davis has a superior family, and his stepfather is a university professor. And in the chat, Ronald also knew that after graduating from college, she had her own yoga studio in New York, and her income was good, which was not comparable to those actors who graduated from high school and worked as part-time restaurant waitresses.

  Another candidate, Roseanne Arquette, is the same. If Ronald is not the director, she is not willing to play such a role.

   "Dirty Dancing" is Ronald's word-of-mouth guarantee in front of all Hollywood actresses.

  For such a small production, there are a hundred reasons for female actors to play revealing scenes to attract audiences.

   But Dirty Dancing stars Jennifer Gray and Cynthia Rhodes were well protected by Ronald. There are only beautiful love scenes, no outrageous **** scenes. Now both of them are worth rising, and there are many film appointments.

  Hollywood actresses feel that the two have won the lottery. Such a movie not only staged the beautiful plot that the audience loves to watch, shaped the characters, and gained fans, but also did not have those revealing scenes.

  The viewers who love to watch are housewives and working girls. There are not many middle-aged male viewers who go to the movies specifically for the exposure shots of actresses.

   There is also Ronald's dividends to the actors and staff, which are also widely spread in the circle. Such a matter of gaining both fame and fortune, even if the actresses pay the money, they also pay for the people.

   But if Ronald is not the director, and he is not the producer, hey, isn't there enough repetitive stories in Hollywood? It's not bad to be tricked into taking some revealing shots. It's not that there are many actresses who have no money or money.

"I'm sorry, Kelly. I've talked to both of them, but they are both unwilling. In the past two days, I will also meet with an actor named Helen Hunt. It is said that he also has certain acting skills. He is from the actor's theater company on Broadway in New York. people.

  Hmm, don't be too discouraged, everything will turn around. "

  Ronald called Kelly McGillis to inform him about the progress of contacting the actress candidate. The disappointment of the other party on the phone was still palpable, but Ronald was unwilling to direct this kind of movie, and McGillis also understood.

  …

  "Helen", Lincoln's special car drove to the vicinity of Helen's father's house in Central Park, where Ronald and Helen Slater made an appointment to go to Broadway to watch a new play by the British Royal Shakespeare Company.

  Beside Helen Slater is her best friend Helen Hunt.

   "Let's talk first", Slater met in a coffee shop, and she asked Ronald and Hunter to discuss the movie first.

   "How is it?" Within ten minutes of chatting, Ronald came over and took Slater away. They were going to the famous Music Box Theater at the intersection of Broadway and Forty-fifth Street.

   "It's the same old way." Ronald was already discouraged. I'm afraid no sensible actress would agree to this kind of movie plot.

   "Let's go to the drama first."

  Helen Slater didn't regret that Ronald didn't agree with Hunter. Seeing Ronald looking a little frustrated, he quickly introduced a new play she had chosen.

   "Wait a minute, the gift I arranged should come." Ronald pulled Helen Slater, and smiled at Hunter who was watching a play together.

   "What gift? Is it for me?" Slater smiled happily. Today is not an anniversary, and Ronald can still think of giving a gift.

  "Richard", Ronald saw a BMW car driving up, and his manager Richard got out of the car, so he hurried forward to say hello.

   "The keys and documents are in the box in front of the co-pilot."

   "Thank you", Ronald patted the other person on the shoulder, thanking him for the arrangement he made for himself.

   "Oh, this is your gift?" Hunter walked up, walked around the red BMW, and looked at Slater with a different look.

"Yes, Helen went to pick me up at the airport yesterday. The car almost broke down on the highway. I think I should buy a new car for safety." Ronald took Helen Slater's hand and handed over the keys to She, put her in the driver's seat.

   um...

  As soon as Helen turned on the ignition, the engine gave out a soft and steady roar. Then Helen lightly shifted into gear, and the car started smoothly.

   "Very well, the documents and insurance are here. Just go through the formalities." Ronald opened the drawer in front of the co-pilot and checked that the documents were complete.

   "Sit still," Helen stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped up.

   "Oh, be careful." Ronald was startled by the pressure from the backrest.

   "Hahaha, I'm a New York girl, and we all drive like this." Helen happily turned the steering wheel. Under the driving habits of everyone in New York scrambling for traffic lights and parking spaces, having such a German imported car is indeed an advantage.

   "Here we are", Helen slammed on the brakes, and the car just approached the precious parking space on Broadway.

   "Look, this is the play" The three got out of the car, and Slater pointed to the large poster at the entrance of the theater and said to Ronald.

  I saw a still photo of a man and three women wearing ancient aristocratic costumes and wigs.

   "What is this about?" Ronald didn't expect that Helen would take him to watch a classical play.

"This is written by the playwright Christopher Hampton. It is adapted from a Chinese novel in 1782. After it was staged in the West End of London, it was widely acclaimed and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. On Broadway, they’re all the same cast.” Helen knows all about the drama.

   When Ronald heard that it was a Chinese hair drama, he felt a little disapproving. The Chinese movies he saw didn't have any good drama traditions. Don't be the kind of post-modern drama in Cannes, it would be embarrassing if you feel drowsy watching it.

   "What's the plot?" He asked quickly.

"It's about a Don Juan-style playboy, the Count Valmont, who, under the arrangement of the Marquise de Metelil, seduces the fiancée of the Count Bastide, a lover who abandoned her, and destroys her reputation in order to avenge his discord with him." married lover."

   "Huh? It sounds good, and it fits the three unities of drama." When Ronald heard that it was such a plot of conspiracy and polyamorous love, he was worried that it would look boring.

   "By the way, what's the name of this play?"

   "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", Helen said a sentence in French.

   "What?" Ronald felt his knowledge level was challenged again.

   "It means a dangerous relationship." Helen came to her senses and quickly explained in English.

   "Let's go in, the show is about to start."

  (end of this chapter)