"Well, do you really care about the box office of the movie?"

Helen put one arm around Ronald, huddled up and nestled in Ronald's arms. She found this position very comfortable.

Ronald's ecstatic surprise just now made Helen very happy. She also liked the movie "Dirty Dancing", but Ronald kept talking about how good the box office was, and how many box office multipliers were multiplied by the first weekend to get the total box office.

, and what is the Cinema Score?

This made Helen a little uninterested. She felt that a good movie would definitely be loved by the audience. This movie made by Ronald is so great. It shows the conservative culture of Jewish girls, but the pursuit of progress.

reality.

Baby pursues true love, regardless of Johnny's social background or poverty level. The love between two people is completely instinctive attraction and spiritual like-mindedness. Helen appreciates this view of love very much.

And Baby's father, Dr. Haussmann, is rich, has social status, is upright and elegant, and treats his daughter as an equal. This is the collection of all the beautiful imagination Helen has for her father Gerald. If the father can be like Haussmann,

Like Dr. Siman, it would be great if my daughter still loves my wife so much when she is older.

Dr. Housman in this movie represents the protection of her father that Helen can enjoy, and the complete, loving family that she did not get in her childhood. This makes her appreciate the role of Dr. Housman in the movie.

I really admire Jerome Orbach's acting skills.

As for the box office, for such a good movie, you don’t need to pay attention to these things. How could the audience not come to see it? It’s so good! Helen could never imagine that there would be women in America who wouldn’t like to watch this kind of movie.

"No, I just had an unexpected surprise." Ronald touched his nose. Did he value money too much?

But in the world of Hollywood, no movie can be made without money. If you want to realize any ideal, promote a certain idea of ​​your own, or to be more vulgar, if you want to win an award to prove your status, you have to spend a lot of money.

Money is not enough.

"What's the surprise? This movie is very good. I think anyone from New York will like it." Helen really liked the movie in her heart and felt that Ronald was just a fan of the authorities.

"Of course I thought the movie would do well at the box office, but I didn't expect it to be so good." Ronald explained to Helen.

The movie's first-day box office sales gave Dirty Dancing a good start at the box office.

But American movies have always been a two-part market. Audiences in New York, Los Angeles, these big cities on the east and west coasts have a preference for certain plots, while audiences in the Midwest, the Deep South, and the majority of rural small towns have always had a preference for certain plots.

are different.

Take musicals as an example. The previous film "Footloose" directed by Herbert Ross had a very average performance in big cities. The pace of this film is a bit slow and the plot is old-fashioned, but it relies on the vastness of central and southern China.

regional audiences, and finally received a high box office.

Ronald's "Break Dance" has the highest box office in the east and west coasts, led by Los Angeles and New York, and has been enthusiastically welcomed. Only in big cities can this kind of deviant dance, graffiti and the stories of the urban poor become more popular.

With such high recognition, the vast area in the middle only contributes limited box office.

"Dirty Dancing", the story takes place in a Jewish family in New York who went on vacation to the nearby Catskills. Logically speaking, such a movie should be more popular on the east and west coasts. Based on previous experience, Ronald deduced that weekends

The three-day box office will probably be around 5 million.

But suddenly "Dirty Dancing" became the number one box office hit. It seemed that women on both coasts loved the movie very much. Especially the enthusiasm of those women who had grown up, Ronald was unexpected.

Of course it feels good to make money, but making more than expected is the reason why Ronald feels happy.

Generally speaking, if a movie has the highest box office in its first weekend, and then drops week by week, until the box office falls to less than 1 million US dollars, the theater will slowly start to replace it with new movies. Therefore, the higher the box office at the opening, it means that the box office is "spicy".

"Dance" stays in cinemas longer.

The longer it takes, of course, the more money you will make. This is also the reason why "Top Gun" ranked first in the box office last year.

"Stop talking, what are our arrangements for today?" Helen and Ronald chatted for a while about her favorite acting analysis, and then stopped.

"I have received invitations to many parties. How many will I attend? Do you have any programs?" Ronald put his arms around Helen and asked her where she wanted to go.

"I originally wanted you to meet the actors' community that Helen (Hunter) and I established together and chat with them. But since you have so many invitations, of course I will accompany you."

"Let's all go, let's pick out the invitations together. I'm not familiar with the New York scene yet. You can help me see which ones are worth going to. We'll go to your actor community when we get down, and pick two parties to meet at in the evening.

about there."

"Hmm... um..." Helen twisted around in Ronald's arms. This arrangement made her feel very appropriate.

"This is Princess Lee Radziwill's party. She is a socialite, and all the boring people are going there. It's possible that little Kennedy is going too."

Helen looked through the invitations to Ronald one by one. She took out one and held it up to Ronald.

"Which country is she a princess? Why is little JFK going? Is he dating this princess?" Ronald has no interest in little Kennedy. This kind of person and him are completely the opposite extremes of America. I have seen him before.

It was not a pleasant experience either.

"Hahaha, don't you know who Princess Lee Radziwill is?" Helen burst out laughing when she heard about the date.

"Tell me, don't make fun of me, a country boy from Staten Island." Ronald realized that he might not know enough about these upper-class circles in New York and said something ridiculous.

"No, you are not a country boy...you are one of the best directors in New York." Helen turned around and held Ronald's face, and said solemnly.

"Then who is she?"

"Caroline Lee Radziwell, the New York social circle often calls her princess, she is the former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy's little sister, that is, the younger Kennedy's..."

"It turns out to be his aunt." Ronald understood. This family is a "noble" in America. They are even nicknamed "Princess".

"Do you want to go?" Ronald asked Helen.

"Actually, I don't like these people very much. They are always condescending and like to talk about boring topics at parties. Who bought new jewelry and who married whom. As the greatest wealthy people in the history of America, they

The descendants of one of the leaders, Kennedy, turned a blind eye to the most important issues in the world today, nuclear disarmament and environmental protection."

"Ah, that's it... let's see then." Ronald thought of Helen's mother, a progressive who likes to do free defense work and is dedicated to anti-nuclear, disarmament, and environmental protection.

"But..." Helen held the invitation in her hand and was unwilling to let it go, "Princess Lee Radziwill's parties often have some very interesting guests. She especially likes to interact with people in the entertainment industry, singers, writers, etc. I

I want to see if there are any artists."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll meet your partner Helen (Hunter) in the afternoon and go to Princess Lee Radziwill's party in the evening." Ronald moved other plot aside and hugged Helen to the side.

forward.

…

"You look so beautiful, what foundation and blush did you use?" Helen Hunt asked her good friend in surprise, holding Slater's hand.

Helen Slater's skin this afternoon was surprisingly good. There was a trace of blush on her fair cheeks. Her skin seemed to emit a kind of brilliance, as if someone had used a close-up of a movie with stockings on Helen Slater.

It's the same as the special film.

Ronald and Helen Slater went to an abandoned factory on West Seventeenth Street in Manhattan. Here is the actors' club "Naked" formed by two actors named Helen, together with other actors and directors.

The location of "Naked Angels".

"That's all." Slater smiled and hugged his good friend, and then introduced Ronald to some young actors present.

Everyone was very excited that Ronald could come to this small place. They gathered around him and asked him to talk about some of the requirements for actors in film shooting.

Usually, the biggest names come here, that is, the heroine like Helen Slater, who has already made two blockbuster movies. A blockbuster director like Ronald is something they have never dared to think of.

"I am not an actor myself like some directors. It can be said that your acting skills are better than mine." Ronald came up and made a joke.

Everyone laughed together in amusement. Helen Slater looked at her lover, her eyes almost shining.

Helen Hunt next to her saw the clue, and it turned out that it was not the result of foundation and blush.

"I can only talk about it from a director's point of view, what I hope the actors in the movie will be like. I hope the actors in my movies will not rehearse excessively, and save the most emotional and passionate moments for them.

camera.

I know you are all used to the theater stage, and reducing rehearsals like this is inconsistent with your experience. But movies do not require every performance to show a certain level. In the end, I may only need one shot that gives the best performance...

…Well, maybe it was an edit of two or three shots.”

"Hahaha..." The actors present laughed out loud after hearing this. They discovered that Ronald not only had a sense of humor, but also spoke plain words that were very important summaries of experience.

There are no clichés.

Who can not like such a speaker?

"Catch him, Helen, and trap him in a small circle." After Helen Hunt heard this, she secretly said to her good friend and best friend Slater.

"Ah, that's too far away. I haven't considered it yet. Besides, I'm not suitable for living with people for a long time. We will quarrel after a long time. We love each other more if we get together for a short time like this."

"Oh, Helen, hold on tight." Hunter said in his heart, while he is still obsessed with you.

At the end of the lecture, the actors crowded around Ronald crazily, asking questions and asking him to leave his contact information.

The name Naked Angel comes from the book of the same name by writer John Teitel, who was the first to tell about the "Beat Generation". These actors all believe in freedom, professionalism, and rock music. They do not have too much respect for authority.

But for a director like Ronald who is both capable and eloquent, it is still crazy.

"Helen and I have to go to another party, so that's it for today." Ronald answered a few questions, declined their invitation to stay for a beer, and went to Manhattan with Helen Slater.

An upscale venue to attend Princess Lee Radziwill's party.

"Cynthia?"

Surprisingly, at the scene of Princess Lee Radziwill, Ronald also met Cynthia Rhodes, the second female lead in the movie, and her boyfriend, rock singer Richard Marks.

"Ronald", Cynthia was also a little surprised, and then introduced Ronald and his female companion Helen to Richard.

"It's really pleasant to meet acquaintances here. I don't know these New York celebrities very well." Ronald was very happy to have a few more friends with him, so that he wouldn't have to talk to those socialites who didn't know how to talk.

"Ha... Princess Lee Radziwill often invites people from our rock circle. Let me introduce it to you. This is Ronald, the director of Dirty Dancing. This is Carly Simon, the best singer in New York.

.”
To be continued...