Jodie Foster is petite and very smart. During her five years at Yale University, she had excellent grades. She is not the stereotype of a beautiful and brainless Hollywood female star who knows nothing about common sense.

This time, I finally got Ronald's verbal promise, and I immediately and cleverly proposed to ride on Ronald's business jet back to Los Angeles. These big directors are very busy in their daily lives. If they don't stay close to them, appear next to them, and remind them

If so, it might be forgotten soon.

Ronald was not disgusted with such a self-motivated actress. It was a good thing to be enterprising. He agreed to Foster's request. Besides, chatting with a smart beauty on the plane was better than chatting with Mi

Sher Cannold The two men talked about work much better.

"What novel are you reading?"

"This one? 'Nothing lasts forever', a police thriller." Ronald's novel was still on the chair. He thought it was really wonderful and planned to read it again on the return trip.

"You want to adapt it into a movie? Today's action movies are not like they were in previous years. They are a bit on the decline." Jodie Foster was very smart and saw Ronald's plan from his schedule.

"I haven't decided yet. I just think the novel is very interesting."

"What attracts you?" Judy leaned over, crossed Ronald's body, and reached the novel.

"Tsk..." Ronald sighed. Foster's body is petite, but his figure is not small. Among movie actors, it is very rare for real people to be relatively well-proportioned. Of course, such a figure, in the anamorphic wide-screen lens,

It will look a little fat.

"I don't understand why you think so highly of this novel. Is it a very old detective novel?" After reading for more than an hour, Foster finished the novel. When he saw Ronald doing official business, he came over.

disturb.

"You have made a lot of movies, so you should have seen the advantages of adapting it into a script." Ronald asked the flight attendant to pour him a glass of ginger water and started chatting with Foster to relieve his boredom.

"Hmm... because the structure of the novel is very good? In the end, the hero turned the tables and defeated the bad guy with a move that was unexpected?"

"Very good, Judy, very good." Ronald took a sip of ginger water, and his breath went straight to the top of his head. His thoughts became much clearer. It seems that chatting with a beautiful woman with high IQ can indeed stimulate rational thinking.

At the end of the novel, the male protagonist tied the pistol behind his back with tape and killed the kidnapper by surprise. This is indeed a plot that is very suitable for the movie. "Any more?" Ronald smiled to Foster.

"Well, the kidnappers initially claimed to be the guerrilla leader who wanted to liberate Panama, but actually their goal was to find the gold in the building. This was also a good MacGuffin. It misled the audience's attention at first, and then revealed the real purpose of the kidnappers.

Purpose."

Foster has been making movies since he was a child and has learned a lot about various movies.

"I have to say, you can be a director in the future, Judy." Ronald had already overestimated Jodie Foster's level, but he didn't expect that she would surprise him.

"How many points will my answer get? Is there an A?"

"absolute"

"Haha, I shouldn't have missed anything, right?"

"If you are not a producer, there will be no problem." Ronald replied with a smile.

"Where? Tell me, where did I miss it?" Jodie Foster simply stood up and sat next to Ronald, hugged Ronald's arm, and started acting coquettishly.

A smell of perfume spread from Judy's body, and Ronald was shaken by her a few times. I don't know if it was because business jets are higher than commercial flights, with a cruising altitude of more than 10,000 feet. Ronald looked at the petite

Foster's snow-white skin feels a little dizzy...

"The biggest reason why I'm interested is because almost all the scenes in this novel are set in a skyscraper, which is very economical to shoot."

"Ah..." Jodie Foster didn't expect Ronald to give such a non-artistic reason, and opened her mouth.

…

"Kelly, this is Judy, Judy, Kelly..."

When they arrived in Los Angeles, Ronald first sent Jodie Foster to Kelly McGillis, who was anxiously waiting for the candidate recommended by Ronald.

After introducing the two beauties, Ronald said goodbye and went home.

"You know I want to play District Attorney Murphy. You are here to play the role of the victim, right?"

"No problem, Ronald told me that I am willing to accept any challenge."

The two beauties started chatting at the door. Ronald watched from the back seat of the car as McGillis opened the door and let Foster in. Foster took the initiative to hold McGillis's hand...

The car turned a corner, and Ronald didn't see what happened next. He had some doubts in his heart, but he quickly put it aside. He still had many things to be busy with.

Early the next morning, Ronald came to Joel Silver's office.

Joel Silver, the producer of "Streets of Rage", rarely showed up early in his luxurious office, waiting for Ronald.

His taste is very tacky, everything looks like a Wall Street investment bank. Even the front desk and secretaries have tried their best to find a few blondes with good figures. They wear office girl clothes, but they still twist their waists while holding folders.

Their appearance betrayed their empty brains and their true intention of making movies.

"How's your screenwriting going?" Ronald asked when he saw Silver.

"Why are you interested?"

"Indeed, I have read the novel several times and it is very suitable for adapting into a movie."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Joel Silver said several good words in a row, and his mouth widened with joy.

"So, you agree to join?"

"I want to see the script, Joel. Then I decide how much money to invest."

"Investment? How much can you offer?" Joel Silver didn't expect that Ronald wanted to invest rather than become a director. However, although Ronald was a successful director and had enough money, he could invest in this kind of seven-year investment.

A big studio production?

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I have the Japanese chaebol behind me. As long as the plot satisfies them, I can do whatever they want." Ronald made the conditions.

"You want to change the script?" Joel Silver frowned.

"I only ask for a high-ranking Japanese character who is positive and who can preferably lead many Americans."

"That's it?" Joel Silver and Ronald confirmed.

"That's it, but the quality of the script itself must satisfy me. Then I will consider whether to direct it."

"No problem, in short, you will have a share of this big cake." Joel Silver was very happy. The large investments from Japan were all talents!

"Can you put a character like this in the script?"

"Of course, I treat the screenwriter, by the way, his name is Jeb Stewart. I am very relaxed with him. Compared with writing an important supporting role, he will agree. Let the Japanese be the chairman and CEO of the company.

How about it? All the Americans in the building are his subordinates."

"I think Japan has no problem." Ronald thought this arrangement was good.

"Hahaha, didn't they say they wanted to buy New York and Los Angeles? Since they signed the agreement two years ago, the yen has appreciated from 250 to 160. Now there are so many people in Hollywood who want Japanese investment. I didn't expect you and

They are also related. Can you tell me which chaebol it is?"

"In short, they are two talkative people in the Japanese entertainment industry, the big guys who control half of the market there."

"There are two more, very good, very good." Joel Silver quickly ordered the female secretary to get some good wine to celebrate.

"boom"

After opening the champagne, Ronald and Silver toasted to celebrate the agreement of cooperation.

"You said your screenwriter works 16 hours a day. How far is it now?" After taking a sip of champagne, he still cared about the script.

Compared with those senior executives in the Seventh Group who have never been engaged in film shooting, Ronald is a producer who truly recognizes the value of the script. Unlike people like Shirley Lansing who talk about it, he does not recognize the value of the script.

Will invest.

"I've asked my secretary to call him and ask him to come over. Jeb's first draft has been written, but he is a fledgling screenwriter. We still need to find some script doctors for him to polish it."

"He's just starting out. Hasn't he written a movie script before? How can you rest assured?" Ronald was surprised.

"He was doing script revision work for Disney and Paramount, but because there was not enough business, I gave him this opportunity.

Talents are everywhere in Hollywood, and I don't know if he can do it. But he behaved professionally and passionately enough in front of me, and he also needs the money to pay off his mortgage. So I gave him a chance.

I have long understood that as producers, we cannot interfere with the creative details of screenwriters and directors. We need to find those geniuses who have passion and fire in their hearts, and then give them full creative freedom.

I don’t interfere with their creative process. I only look at the results. If they impress me, I’ll give them a green light. If they’re not satisfied, I’ll give them a red light. It’s that simple.”

Ronald kept nodding. This kind of producer's concept is very advanced. In fact, you don't have to worry too much about the creative process and details. Just let the final product speak for itself. The script is all connected and detailed.

It also has a profound meaning. If the producer changes it at will, it will be a bad thing.

If you are not satisfied with the quality, just don't take pictures, instead of pretending that you know something about it.

"But aren't you afraid that they will go astray?" Ronald only doesn't understand that highly creative artists sometimes add too many of their own ideas, distorting an original idea that has commercial potential. Although the creator

It might be fun, but the end result won't be good.

"I only gave him three constraints. I wanted a Rambo story in an office, it had to be in a skyscraper, and it also had to have a Christmas plot. He made the rest on his own."

"We also need to add a Japanese boss character."

"We also need to add the role of a Japanese boss." Joel Silver raised his hand and clinked glasses with Ronald again, fully respecting the investors' opinions.

Ronald basically figured out the framework of this successful producer.

Unlike "Top Gun" producer Don Simpson, who was abusing drugs and was too emotional to discuss things in an organized manner, Joel Silver actually thought in an organized manner.

As a producer, what he needs to grasp are several elements that make commercial films popular, at least what he thinks the audience will like.

These three restrictions have obviously reduced the production budget a lot. Within this framework, the story will also be liked by the audience. Who doesn’t want to watch an action battle where bad guys are beaten in a building and the hormones are soaring?
To be continued...