The news about watching the copy with Schwarzenegger was found out by old friend Jim Cameron.

"Why don't you come and play with me?" Cameron knew that Ronald was on vacation and invited him over the phone to drink beer at home.

"I just finished filming a dance film, and I feel exhausted. I just want to find a place where no one is around to watch the sunrise and starry night, and let nature heal my mental trauma."

"Is it effective?"

"It was okay at first, but then it was ruined by a person who was selling some kind of transcendental meditation."

"Ah, I know they are very popular in Hollywood now, and they are a bit evil."

The two of them have a tacit agreement not to talk about any movies. At work, they are all about movies, and it would be a bit boring to talk about movies when friends get together.

After chatting about motorcycles and sports cars, the two had a good time drinking beer, but were interrupted by Cameron's wife Gail who came back from outside.

"Jim, why are you here again...Oh, Ronald. You're here."

Gail and Jim are preparing for a new movie. As they have been together for a long time, their hairstyles and demeanor have become more and more similar.

The three of them drank beer and chatted about some industry gossip just like they did in Roger Corman's New World.

"Do you remember my friend Martha Coolidge?" Gale asked.

"Of course", Ronald was quite impressed by this feminist pioneer. She was originally scheduled to direct the new film "Some Kind of Wonderful" written by John Hughes, but it was rejected before filming started.

"She was so miserable. After she was fired, she met John Hughes on a plane. She wanted to regain the director's power, so she chatted with Hughes for a long time on the plane and shared some of her new ideas with Hughes.

Si said.

It was an unlucky guy who wanted to go home for a reunion before Thanksgiving, but he met an annoying seatmate on the plane. Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted due to weather conditions, and he had to catch the train with this annoying person.

The story of backing up the car and finally returning home.

As a result, two days ago, when Martha went to the Writers Guild and the Library of Congress to register the script, she found that Hughes had already registered her idea in advance. The name of the script was ‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’.”

"It is indeed possible. John Hughes is a fast writer. I heard that he can often write the first draft of a script in one night." Ronald felt that although this was a one-sided statement, the possibility of it being the truth was not low. Hughes also described himself as

A sentence said accidentally was turned into a movie.

Who can blame this? After all, John Hughes is a director who has made several blockbuster films, and Martha Coolidge has not proven herself in the seven major studios. There were only two people present on the plane, unless Coolidge has recording evidence,

Otherwise, I won't even get a signature.

If you have any good ideas, it's better to shut up and write them down first, instead of showing off in front of your peers.

…

Once Ronald returned to Hollywood and met people in the industry, the news that he had ended his leave of absence spread. Niceta began to receive more and more calls, most of them asking about his whereabouts and wanting to chat with him.

of industry insiders.

There are some of them that I can't escape.

So Ronald came to Paramount the next day to meet with Ned Tanning, the de facto producer's coordinator.

"Ronald, I heard that your new film is another masterpiece. Congratulations in advance."

"What, you want to help me distribute it?" Ronald joked.

"Ha, please stop making fun of me. Although this location looks beautiful, in fact I am carefully trying to please an artistic genius like you. Then I pray that my movie will not be too bad at the box office.

You and I both understand the problems with the movie "Dirty Dancing," so stop making fun of me."

"Okay, I gave you a chance. If you don't want to, don't regret it."

When Ned Tanin saw Ronald looking at the new movie "Dirty Dancing" with such confidence, he was a little hesitant for a moment. There were only two people present now, and the so-called reputation of the Jewish people did not need to be brought up to argue. This is all

The stubbornness of those old men.

After thinking for a while, Tanin poured some good brandy for Ronald xo, and then decided to stick to the original plan, "It's not convenient for me to stand in front of the stage and actively support your new film, but when you release it, I can"

Borrowing' some Paramount media assets to you."

"Then I'd like to thank you very much." Ronald took a sip of wine, "What did you invite me to talk about this time?"

"Well, do you remember that new movie John Hughes made with Paramount?"

"Some kind of wonderful?" Ronald was a little surprised, "This is the second time I've heard about this movie since I came back."

"Who did you hear that?" Tanin replied, "It doesn't matter, everyone has spread the word anyway. This movie is in trouble now, and it can't even find a heroine. I came to you, yes

I'd like to ask you to step in and save this movie.

After all, the original starting point of the movie is an idea you casually said after watching a Hughes movie."

"You even know this?" Ronald was surprised that Tanin knew that he was the original creator of the movie story.

"Not only that, I also know that Hughes did not write the story according to your idea at the beginning. Instead, he reversed the genders of the male and female protagonists and made "Pretty in Pink" in which two men pursue one woman. As a result, the audience responded very well after the test screening.

Oops, I was forced to reshoot the ending where the heroine and the rich kid get together.

Only then did he convince you of your judgment and rewrite this story about two women chasing a man."

"You even inquired about this clearly," Ronald thought to himself. It seemed that Tanin really wanted to help him solve the problem.

"Of course, I didn't know it was your idea at the beginning, otherwise I would have paid a big price for you to be the producer, and there would have been no such chaos."

Taning sighed, drank some more wine, and asked the questions of the "Wonderful" crew again.

After Martha Coolidge got the director's position, she thought it was a good opportunity to make a feminist film. So she seriously exceeded her authority and began to revise the script privately.

"Wonderful" was originally a good love story about an ugly duckling turning into a white swan. It tells the story of Keith, the son of a white-collar worker who runs an auto repair shop, and he falls in love with Amanda Jones, a girl who lives across the street.

Amanda is the girlfriend of Hardy, a boy from a rich family. She is very beautiful and is the most beautiful girl in school, but she also comes from a poor neighborhood. Looking for a boyfriend like Hardy is because she wants to meet a boyfriend from the upper class.

to change your destiny.

By chance, Hardy and other girls kissed in private, and was caught red-handed by Amanda. In order to retaliate, she agreed to Keith's invitation to go on a date with the poor boy to piss off Hardy.

In order to make a good impression on his dream girl Amanda, Keith asked Watts, a girl from his childhood next door, to help him. He acted as a driver, arranged various programs, and even painted an oil painting portrait of Amanda Jones.

.

In the end, Amanda's impression of Keith changed, but Amanda, who still had kind thoughts in her heart, finally returned the gift of gemstone earrings that Keith had bought with his saved college tuition money. She decided to fight on her own and not rely on others.

A man makes money by being a full-time girlfriend.

Keith also discovered that what he really liked was the tomboy Watts. In the end, the two came together.

This seemingly fairy tale-like story that appeals to teenagers was changed into a dark story by Martha Coolidge. Keith became an underground voyeur, and Amanda and Watts were changed into very vulgar, brainless beauties.

and man-hating feminists.

This change was discovered by the producers, who immediately fired Martha Coolidge, brought back Howard Deutsch, the first director they had fired, and revised the script back to the original version.

It must be said that although Martha Coolidge had poor taste, she was very good at pleasing actors. As soon as she was fired, Hughes gave all the actors a choice whether to resign together, and the heroine immediately left with Martha.

The actor wanted to leave at first, but he stayed after being persuaded by the actor who played Watts.

It can be said that the entire crew, director Deutsch, and screenwriter and producer Hughes are not of the same mind. However, the time limit for filming is about to start, so they have no time to re-cast.

"So what do you want me to do? I can't solve this kind of thing?" Ronald felt quite complicated after hearing the cause and effect. Moreover, there was an overt and covert competitive relationship between himself and John Hughes. Although on the surface

It's pretty good, but I don't want to get involved in this mess.

"You go to the crew and show up and use your reputation to overwhelm the actors. As long as you nod, they can approve the current script. You know, these actors listen to what Martha says about realism and feminist ideas every day, and they are all criticized.

It’s poisoned.”

"I have to refuse you, Ned." The more Ronald heard, the more wrong he became. The actor felt disgusted with the director and script he took over from the bottom of his heart. It would be a thankless job for him to go there by himself.

The director can scold other people in the crew if they are not doing their job well or delaying time. Actors are the only ones that the director needs to protect and cannot use scolding to solve problems. If the director and actors have major conflicts and cannot communicate, that is absolutely not allowed.

If you work well together, you can make a good movie.

"If you ask me, you'd better re-cast." With a new director, wouldn't it be better to just let him re-cast his own team?

"It's too late. The movie was originally scheduled to be released in February next year. If the casting is re-cast, it will only be postponed or the filming will be canceled. I have thought about it, as long as you can fulfill this role. As long as you show up at the filming scene, they will obey

Yours. One sentence you say is more effective than ten sentences spoken by director Deutsch."

"I still don't think it can play such a role." Ronald thought for a while, but still refused. There are too many people involved in this kind of thing, why would he want to go through this troubled water?

"You should go, Ronald. You have a moral responsibility for the leading actor. If you don't go to the set to suppress their conflicts, you will completely ruin his acting career."

Seeing that things were not going well, Ned Tanning used the moral card again, hoping to impress Ronald.

"What does this have to do with me?" Ronald was surprised.

"The hero's name is Eric Stoltz."

"oh……"

Ronald was speechless and began to seriously consider whether he should do this favor and exchange the publicity resources in Tanin's hands.

Eric Stoltz first played a small role in a movie when he was filming "Fast Times". Later, he was selected to shoot the leading role in last year's science fiction masterpiece "Back to the Future".

If I hadn't insisted that there was a problem with his acting style, and if Michael J. Fox had been replaced, Stoltz might have become the leading actor in a box-office movie.

Although if he continues to act, "Back to the Future" will probably not win the box office championship. But after all, he is the protagonist of a major A-list production, and his actions have indeed changed the fate of the other party.

"You know, Ronald. When a movie is released, especially when a small production like yours is released, the critics who watch the movie in advance are very important to the first weekend box office.

If you agree to do this for me, Paramount’s film critic resources can also be ‘loaned’ to you free of charge when ‘Dirty Dancing’ is released. Of course, you are responsible for those arrangements. I am only responsible for pulling the strings.”
To be continued...