Ronald figured out that there was a possibility for the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack album, and began to contact the rights broker Jimmy Lehner to discuss the release of the album.

"It's like this. Your authorization is the right to use it in the movie given by the record company. If you need to release a soundtrack album, I can talk to various record companies. Because it is an old song, it won't be much expensive.

go."

Jimmy Lehner had just helped Ronald obtain the rights to the opera version of "That's Love" sung by Dean Martin and "La Bohème" sung by Pavarotti. Ronald paid readily, and

There is ongoing business, and he enjoys doing business with this director.

"You have to determine the capacity of the market first. The market for ordinary movies and original soundtracks is about 100,000 copies. If you encounter a big-selling movie, there will be a relatively large increase. But for old songs like yours,

For a record with only two new songs, I still recommend not to overestimate the sales volume when making it for the first time."

Ronald nodded while listening to Jimmy Lehner's narration. This man is very practical in what he says and does. He doesn't brag and talks as much as he can. He is a rare truth-teller in Hollywood.

"How about this. For the two new songs, including the theme song and the one composed by Patrick Swayze, you will help me negotiate the copyright for the record. My company has no experience in producing records, and I will do this business.

I’m pretty sure I can make some money, can you help me produce this record?”

Jimmy Lehner was a little surprised, but he immediately started to calculate the cost, "Actually, your original album doesn't cost much to produce, and you don't need to find someone to re-record your old songs. You just need to find a music studio and a producer to re-record them."

Just record it.

The bulk of the expenditure is still in the production process. Molds account for a large proportion of the cost of the record industry. If your production volume is not high, the cost of each record will be much more expensive than a new song on average. Fortunately, the copyright part is cheap.

, so after all calculation, there should still be some profit.

If we can sell 50,000 copies, we can almost reach the break-even point. So for the first production, we will follow the target of 100,000. If the movie is very popular and drives the sales of records, it is not a big deal to find a factory to add production lines.

Question. At most, you can pay to expedite it..."

The more Ronald listened, the more satisfied he became, and he decided on the spot to pay tens of thousands of dollars to hire Jimmy Lehner to produce the original album. If he could sell more than 100,000 copies, he would be given a small share.

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"Portugal? Why do you want to go there for a film festival?"

Two days later, Kim Cattrall came over to say goodbye. She was about to attend the Fantasporto (Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy) Film Festival in Portugal.

Ronald didn't understand why "Swagger" was obviously a film aimed at the domestic market, so it had to go abroad to participate in a B-level film festival in a designated category?

"Dear, I'm not an actor who can be nominated for an Oscar or a Golden Globe. I don't have a rich husband to buy it for me. They promised me a nomination for Best Actress. Maybe I can even get one.

Small prize.”

Cattrall has made up his mind to go there with director Michael Gottlieb and leading actor Andrew McCarthy.

"Okay, that's true." Not all actors can win domestic acting awards. Actors all have vanity, especially actresses like Cattrall who have been criticized for their acting skills by film critics. How can a foreign actor win such awards?

Awards are also great.

Ronald helped Kim Cattrall pick out some dresses suitable for formal occasions at the film festival, and bought him a necklace as a gift. Cattrall also rewarded Ronald fiercely several times.

"Hi, Michael, hi, Andrew, are you guys going too?" Ronald sent Kim Cattrall to the airport that day, and also saw Michael Gottlieb, the director of "Arrogant", and the leading actor Andrew McCarthy.

.

"Haha, I also earn an award-winning text for the movie poster." Director Michael Gottlieb laughed.

Ronald also laughed. If he could win a B-level film festival award, he would be able to put the award-winning information at the top of the movie poster when he comes back.

If an actor wins an award, then under their name on the poster, they can also write the title of Best Actor or Best Actress of a certain film festival.

"However, how do American audiences react to the awards at these film festivals?" Ronald said that with a name like the Portuguese Science Fiction and Horror Film Festival, he actually didn't see much enthusiasm from the audience for it.

If it were one of the three major A-level film festivals in Europe, there might be media coverage, and the audience might be able to buy into it and make a special trip to the cinema to see award-winning films in Cannes, Venice, or West Berlin, right?

"I don't know either, but it's hard to say. What if there is hope?" Michael Gottlieb readily admitted that his main purpose was not for the movie's box office.

“In the summer, I will take this film to the Fantafestival (Science Fiction, Fantasy) Film Festival in Rome, Italy.

I don’t know if it’s useful for the box office, but it’s very useful for me.”

Michael Gottlieb was very satisfied with Ronald's support during the filming. This young man was not like those old guys who were producers and wanted to be on the set every day, explaining this and that by themselves.

If anyone doesn't agree with them, they will look at them.

After Ronald confirmed that the filming was on track, he let the director take charge of the overall situation. He did not interfere and did not put pressure on anyone on the set. Such a producer might as well speak his mind.

"I am not a director who can win a Golden Globe Award, let alone an Oscar, so I have to be kind to myself and go to a few film festivals. If I can win a few trophies, I will also add some to the bookshelf in my living room.

collect."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hahaha", Ronald laughed heartily when he heard this truth, "Then I wish you success and come back with more trophies. So do you.

, Kim, and you, Andrew.”

Ronald continued editing "Moonlight", and slowly, the movie was taking shape.

In the last week of the month, suddenly one day, Ronald was in the editing room and received a call from another acquaintance.

"Oh, Ronald. I'm Paul, Paul Hogan. Your agent gave me your phone number. Linda and I are both in Los Angeles. Can you come out for a few drinks and chat?"

"Ah... Paul, have you returned to America?" Ronald recognized the unique Australian brogue of the star of "Crocodile Dundee".

"Yes, I'll go back and deal with it... It's hard to say anything. Let's meet and talk."

Anyway, it was the weekend, so Ronald said hello to Walter Murch and went to the Four Seasons Hotel where Hogan was staying.

"Oh, Ronald, it's so nice to see my friends in Los Angeles." Paul Hogan and his girlfriend, "Crocodile Dundee" star Linda Kozlowski, at the hotel bar together

Wait for yourself.

"You know, it takes too long to fly here from Australia. When I arrived in Los Angeles, I didn't know a single friend. I had to talk to someone knowledgeable about many things."

"What, were you in Australia before? How is the box office of Crocodile Dundee now?"

"Everything is going very well. The box office now ranks third in the United States, and it looks like it's bringing in millions of dollars every week." Linda helped her boyfriend and explained the situation to Ronald.

It turned out that Paul Hogan returned to Australia this time to deal with the divorce matter from his wife. This wife, Noelyn, Hogan had married once in 1958, and after divorcing in 1981, less than a year later

Married again.

But after the success of "Crocodile Dundee", Paul Hogan fell in love with the film's heroine, Linda Kozlowski, and once again filed for divorce from Noeline.

This time, Hogan was already the leading actor in Australia's highest-grossing movie. He caused uproar in the media in his hometown. The media called it the ugliest divorce in the country.

The media and the public generally felt that Hogan had changed his mind after becoming successful, and his wife's divorce lawyer took the opportunity to make property demands and a huge amount of alimony.

Fortunately, there are a lot of movie fans in Australia, and many fans are optimistic that the two protagonists' fake show will come true, but they don't have much malicious attacks on Linda.

The other party found a vulture lawyer who divided the property and alimony according to the amount received, and pushed the media to hype the divorce. It is estimated that this lawsuit will drag on for a long time.

Paul Hogan simply moved his family to America so that he could be out of sight and out of mind. In addition, his main wealth was obtained after "Crocodile Dundee" was released in America. There are legal restrictions on pursuing property across borders.

A big obstacle.

Entrusting full power to a lawyer may be a good thing for him to preserve his wealth.

When they arrived in Hollywood, no one reported the Australian news, so Linda openly dated him and showed off to others as his real girlfriend.

After several glasses of beer, Paul Hogan told Ronald his request.

"I know nothing about Hollywood. Now Linda and I have been nominated for the Golden Globe Awards. The voting is about to take place. I want to ask if there is a way for Linda to get what she wants and win the Golden Globe Award."

Award for Best Supporting Actress."

"Ah? Haven't you heard a saying? Choose Oscar, buy Golden Globe."

Ronald looked at Linda, who also had a confused look on her face.

Hogan is Australian, and Linda used to work on Broadway in New York. Both of them are confused about Hollywood stuff like the Golden Globes and Oscars.

"The biggest difference between the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars is that they only have 45 foreign journalists voting on behalf of them. That's why there was a scandal in the past two years. A rich man invited foreign journalists with voting rights to go to a spa vacation for his girlfriend.

Therefore, I don’t have the right to vote for the Golden Globe Awards, so it’s probably too late for you to do public relations now.”

"Ah? That bastard PR, he lied to me and said..."

Paul Hogan was so angry that he slammed his beer glass on the table.

"Forget it, Darling, don't let others find out." Linda saw the people around her looking over, fearing that they would recognize her as the star of "Crocodile Dundee", and they gathered around and signed autographs.

"Forget it, I really don't understand these things. It seems there is no way I can win the prize."

Paul Hogan's divorce implicated Linda in the newspapers. He originally wanted to use the Golden Globe Award to compensate his girlfriend, but he unexpectedly encountered a liar.

"There is no chance at all. The Golden Globe Awards actually make money from broadcast fees, so as long as you agree to go to the scene, they may award the award to you, unless your opponent is particularly strong or is another big star.

.”

"Is that so?" Paul Hogan and Linda got up, signed autographs for a few customers who recognized them, and left the bar with Ronald.

"Then I have to go. I was originally going to Tokyo to promote the release of Crocodile Dundee. Now I might as well go there a day later."

"Will you go too? Ronald." Linda asked Ronald if he would go to the Golden Globe Awards night.

"I stopped going to the Golden Globe Awards a long time ago, because they wouldn't give me the award anyway." Ronald laughed.

"You this time?" Hogan looked at Ronald and asked him if he was nominated.

"Actually, there are two nominations. Top Gun and The Mighty Kid Part 2 were both nominated for best episode."

"Then come with us. I'm an Australian country guy and I don't know how to attend an awards show." Paul Hogan laughed.
To be continued...