Hearing Clint Eastwood's words, Ronald had an inexplicable feeling of "really awesome". A big star could threaten the producer in person like this, and achieved a certain status in Hollywood, becoming a certain person.

The box office of various types of films is guaranteed, so you can act according to your own wishes.

"Huh..." Weintraub, as a concert producer who handled big-name singers like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, didn't take this level of threat to heart at all.

"I think Danny should be played by a professional actor. Susan, you go and draft a list of young actors who have become famous in recent years. We will do it one by one. John, you can take your time and choose all of them now."

You can see everyone."

"Susan, call Steve McQueen's widow and ask his son to audition for the supporting villain roles in Cobra Dojo."

Weintraub arranged the next audition in just a few clicks. He had completely turned around. The second generation of these stars could only play supporting roles, and the main roles still had to be professionally selected based on the circumstances of the role.

In this way, the celebrity's fame can be used to attract media interviews without ruining the development of the entire story.

Ronald returned home and took a hot shower. All aspects of the film were on track, and he could start thinking about his next directing project.

Ronald was wiping his hair and wanted to call Niceta to make an appointment to talk about the new film. He helped screen several youth films from invitations from various companies, including many mid-range productions from major studios.

The red message light on the phone turned on again, indicating that someone had left a message, and Ronald pressed the play button.

"drop……

Ronald, I'm Marlene, Marlene Jahan. Do you remember me? The material you wrote for me to prove that I was a stand-in in "Flashdance" helped me get a formal acting contract.

The cast of 'Streets of Rage' has a supporting role, and I want to call you to thank you.

Well, then, your friend Diane Lane is also here. The filming progress here is very slow and everyone is a bit bored. If you have time, you might as well come and visit. Well, that's it."

Ronald scratched his head. The filming of "Streets of Rage" had already started. It sounded like the filming was not going very smoothly. Diane had also worked hard, so she went to visit the studio to see how her new film performed.

…

"Did you forget to tell Ronald yesterday to call and confirm the time for the visit?" Diane Lane was wearing a T-shirt and jeans, sitting and letting the hairstylist do her hair. Next to her was Marlene Jia

Han, plays a supporting role of a bar dancer in the movie.

"You care about him so much, why don't you just call him?" As a native of China, Ma Lin didn't understand Diane's mentality. "Is it your American custom that girls can't call boys?"

Diane waved her hand and the hairstylist left knowingly.

"No, you don't understand. Ronald is a very special person. Different from others."

"Others? Like Michael Pare?" Ma Lin laughed. The actor who plays the male lead in the crew, Pare, has recently become obsessed with Diane and sends him flowers every day. Pare is also of Chinese descent, and Ma Lin thinks he is very attractive.

handsome.

"Uh... vomit..." Diane made a gesture of vomiting, "This guy is very annoying. He makes a squeaking noise with his folding knife every day."

"Hahaha", Ma Lin laughed with her. This former chef relied on women to get his position, but he is actually a very shallow person.

Hair style, makeup, focus, and then a long wait for the lighting to be completed.

Diane sat in the lounge and listened to music, using the Sony Walkman that Ronald gave him.

Today is the first day of filming the concert scene. Director Walter Hill hopes that the leading actors can concentrate on rehearsing their moves and lip-syncing. He decided to use a special lighting method to bring out the plot of this concert.

Create an unparalleled sense of explosion.

In addition to special arrangements for lighting, he also hired a fashion design master to design a sexy rock singer costume for the heroine Ellen played by Diane.

Of course, neither of these are in place today. The main thing is to let Diane, the actor Michael Pare, and the villain Willem Dafoe rehearse. This kind of live song and dance performance on the stage has not been seen since the golden age of musicals.

After that, no one took pictures of it for many years.

He would rather spend more time to let the actors become familiar with the stage moves instead of adjusting while filming. Most of the technical staff who can shoot musicals have retired, and the new team also needs rehearsals to get used to it.

"Diane, please come here, we can start rehearsing." Director Walter Hill took out the microphone and asked Diane to come to the stage in front of the studio and start rehearsing.

Sitting in a corner of the stage was the film's music director, Jim Steinman. He took the singles that his band had recorded in advance and put the tape into the recorder.

A burst of passionate drums sounded, then the sound of keyboards, and finally an electric guitar solo was added.

"Ahhh..." the harmony singer's voice remembered.

"Now!" Director Walter Hill gestured, and Diane walked up from the side of the stage.

"Lying in your bed on a Saturday night

You're sweating profusely and not even hot.

But your brain already got the message

it's sending it out

to every nerve and muscle in you”

A deep and passionate female voice began to sing the opening interlude of the movie.

Diane held an old-fashioned stage microphone, frowned, and pretended to be lip-synching.

"Very good, it seems you have memorized the lyrics." The director said with satisfaction and motioned Jim Steinman to turn off the recording.

Just as Walter Hill was about to continue coaching Diane, the leading actor Michael Pare was playing with his butterfly knife in one hand and holding a large bouquet of flowers in the other. He ran up from the other side of the stage and said, "Diane, you sang today."

Very good.”

Diane gave him a look, then took the bouquet and threw it into the trash can nearby.

"Pfft." Marlene Jahan couldn't help but laugh, "Hey, brother, don't waste this bouquet of flowers."

"Move your butt to the auditorium." Director Walter Hill cursed at Parr angrily and helplessly.

"Okay." Michael Pare looked decadent. He was actually not afraid of the director. His lover was the executive producer of the film. As long as it didn't go too far, the director couldn't do anything to him.

"Oh, here we go again." Willem Dafoe, who played the supporting role of the villain, covered his face. He also had a scene here. After the song was sung, he rushed up from the stage and kidnapped Ellen Ann, played by Diane.

Carry it on your shoulders and snatch it away.

As for Parr, who plays the male protagonist Cody, he originally had no role today. But he is like a bull in heat on the set. He has already attracted several actresses on the set. Only the heroine Diane is not polite to him.

, but this aroused his interest, and he came over every day to launch an attack.

This behavior also caused the actresses he picked up to become jealous of Diane, and then the other admirers of these actresses were also very dissatisfied. The whole crew was a bit chaotic, and everyone was fighting openly and secretly.

"Hey, Walter, I didn't disturb you, did I?" Ronald and his manager Richard saw that the crew had finished rehearsing, so they walked in from the outside, holding a bouquet of flowers in their hands, and handed it to Diane.

"Wish you good luck with the shooting." Ronald hugged Diane. Today she was still wearing a T-shirt and jeans, not looking like a female rock star.

"What, your costume hasn't arrived yet? When can you dress like a rock singer?" Ronald and Diane joked.

"The designer has already let me try it on. He said that the dress still needs some adjustments. It looks very good on me." Diane quietly took Ronald's arm and said with a smile.

"Oh, there's already a bouquet of flowers here?" Ronald found the big flowers in the trash can, which were much bigger than the ones he gave.

"I just like what you gave me." Diane was happy and turned around to take the flowers from Ronald into the lounge.

"Would you like me to order another one for you? Just like the one you gave to Helen?" Agent Richard reminded from the side.

"Humph!" Diane put away the bouquet. When she heard about Ronald sending flowers to Helen, she felt irritated.

Diane hid in the lounge, closed the door, threw the bouquet on the table, and then started to pack up her cosmetic bag. Lipstick, powder, mirror, Walkman... were thrown into the bag one by one.

Seeing the Walkman, Diane poked the bag on the table again and banged the table twice in a vented voice.

A sense of grievance welled up in his heart, and Diane buried her head deeply in her arms and lay on the table for a while.

Then she stood up and tidied her hair again. The stubbornness of a New York taxi driver's daughter occupied Diane's chest again.

Diane was surrounded by a group of outstanding male actors on the set of "Outdoor Naughty", the set of "Betta", and even now on the set of "Streets of Rage", and she was the queen that everyone wanted to pursue but could not get.

"It's time to wake up." Diane looked at her youthful face in the mirror, then ran to the stage and said to director Walter Hill, "You can start doing it again."

Walter Hill was exchanging some shooting techniques for musicals with Ronald. He knew that there were similar song and dance scenes in the movies Ronald made, and Ronald also wrote a song and dance like "Grease 2"

The script of the film. The two started chatting about how to operate the camera.

After hearing Diane's "order", director Hill had some slight differences, and then snapped his fingers at music director Jim Steinman.

"You have so many dreams

You don't know where to put them

So you better let some of them out

There's a feeling in your body that it's starting to rust

You better make it work and use it.”

Diane sang into the microphone, and a slightly hoarse female voice came out of the speaker very powerfully.

Ronald was very surprised by the singing, as if it was sung by someone live. The singing had a three-dimensional and penetrating feel, which made him feel that the sound was immersive. He couldn't help but look at Diane, trying to see if it was right.

Diane sang live.

When we re-filmed "The Amazing Dirt Band" for her, it seemed like she didn't know how to sing?

Ronald looked carefully and confirmed that it was not Diane who sang live. Although her brows were tightened and she grasped the old-fashioned floor-standing microphone with both hands, her core and abdomen were loose, and she did not use the power of her Dantian to sing.

I definitely can't sing with such a powerful voice.

"What do you think?" Walter Hill waited for Diane to finish lip-synching, and then asked Ronald next to him.

"What a good song." Ronald looked at the music director Jim Steinman next to him, and the other person responded with a smile.
To be continued...