"Why did you come back?"

Ronald was surprised to find Richard appearing at his breakfast table again. He asked the single agent to go to Rome during Christmas time to represent him in dealing with the filming of Winona Ryder and The Godfather Part III.

question.

Richard has always done what he told him to do with all his heart. Could it be that he went too far this time by asking him to go on a Christmas business trip? But Jews don’t celebrate Christmas.

"I didn't go. Winona Ryder's store is already in Los Angeles." Richard picked up the coffee on the table and swallowed it with the barbecued pork buns. Although he didn't get on the plane, he still got the coffee from the airport and home.

The commute also made Richard hungry, so he wolfed down, "Hi, Nick, good morning."

While he was eating, he saw an actor coming to the other side of the living room. It was Coppola's nephew, Nicolas Cage, who also came to the breakfast meeting. He said hello to him by the way.

"Thank you for your hard work, you eat something first... Nick and I will talk about something." Ronald stood up and asked Cage to go to another room next to him.

"Thank you for considering this movie, Nick..." Ronald thanked Nicolas Cage straight to the point.

"Hey, please help me. I really want to work with you again. Why don't you consider directing it yourself?"

"I can't direct it. This is an Army project. The Navy will be dissatisfied with me."

What Ronald was talking about was a script that Diane was interested in. The "Firebird" in Disney's hands had another name that was even more clear, called "Wings of Apache".

This is a movie that the Army coveted after watching "Top Gun" and the number of Navy recruiters, and took the initiative to cooperate with Hollywood to reflect the Army's latest high-tech weapon - the Apache helicopter.

This is the story of several helicopter pilots, under the command of their instructors, who defeated the former ace helicopter pilot who was resentful of America because of the Vietnam War, and finally destroyed the secret base of drug traffickers abroad and protected national security.

This script was originally chosen by Ronald for Diane, but it would take a long time for her to recover enough to film, and this script unexpectedly got the favor of another government agency, hoping that Ronald would start filming as soon as possible.

This is the DEA Drug Enforcement Agency in the United States. In the script, there is a story about a betrayed veteran who transports goods for Central American drug lords. This is consistent with the current White House’s policy of cracking down on the southern border, ensuring security, and eliminating the import routes of illegal drugs.

The DEA also knows that the public's perception of them is not very positive, so it wants to use a Hollywood movie to shape the image of its department.

In addition to providing a lot of filming conveniences, DEA also provided some filming funds. Disney was very satisfied and urged Ronald to start filming as soon as possible.

Problems often arise in projects with two big sponsors. Which sponsor's heroic image is highlighted in the script? Ronald found it a bit troublesome, so he decided not to direct it. After consulting Diane's opinion, he also gave up.

She played the heroine - a communications helicopter pilot.

Finally, director Emil Adolino, who has been working with Disney and was trained by daydreams, just finished filming the sequel to "Three Boy Dads and a Baby", so he simply offered him a lot of money to continue filming another film.

Disney commercial films.

Directing is actually a very hard job, but the money is attractive. After seeing the salary that was several times higher than that of the previous film, Emile Adolino agreed. He made a request for a famous male star to play the leading role.

After searching around, Ronald finally found Nicolas Cage. His net worth and popularity rose rapidly after filming "Moonlight", but it was within the scope of Disney, which focused on small productions.

"You really don't want to persuade Diane to work with me again. Last time her role was taken away by Matt Dillon, but this time she can be with me..." Nicolas Cage winked.

, making a face at Diane next to him.

Last time they played boyfriend and girlfriend in "Betta" directed by Cage's uncle, Coppola. Of course, the role of Diane in the end was back to the brave and fierce male protagonist, played by Matt Dillon.

The protagonist's arms.

"The DEA and Disney are urging us to start filming..." Ronald explained to Nicolas Cage with a smile.

"Oh..." Cage just blew a kiss to Diane, and then fell to the ground sadly.

"Hahaha..." Diane laughed at him.

"How is Christina now?" Ronald asked Cage. This is his current girlfriend.

"We are very compatible..." Cage smiled, and his expression when he mentioned this girlfriend was different from others.

"That's great. Is your schedule okay? I'll ask the director Emile Adolino to call your agent Limato and make an appointment for an audition."

"The schedule is okay, but I won't be playing The Godfather Part III..." Nicolas Cage said.

"Huh?" Ronald heard that there was something wrong with this, "Isn't it that you don't want to act?"

"I actually learned that my uncle was going to film The Godfather Part 3, so I recommended myself..." Nicolas Cage said with a bit of resentment in his tone.

After all, this is the sequel to one of Hollywood's most beloved movies by critics and fans for many years. Who wouldn't want to play the role of Michael's eldest brother Sonny, the illegitimate son Vincent who was born secretly outside? Just like Nicolas Cage.

There are many similarities between his explosive power and Vincent's fiery temper and instinctive behavior.

Ronald thought it was because Cage was aloof and unwilling to use Coppola's surname when he first debuted, so he changed his stage name to Cage. The last time he starred in Coppola's "Peggy Sue is Getting Married" he didn't

get good review.

I thought he didn't want to take advantage of the popularity this time. Unexpectedly, Cage, who has been immersed in Hollywood for many years, had already put aside all face issues and knew that he should use all available connections.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This time he really wanted to get some heat, but who knew that after revealing his intention, Coppola rejected him. He could only watch Vincent helplessly.

This outstanding role fell to newcomer Andy Garcia.

Looking at Cage, who asked Ronald to read his lines for playing Vincent, Ronald showed a smile. Cage seemed not to understand that this was not a problem with his acting skills, nor was it a matter of Coppola's disregard for

The issue of friendship between uncle and nephew.

This is a very simple question of budget. The Godfather Part III has become a tool for Paramount and Coppola to make money. As Cage is now a second-tier male star, how can any newcomer be cheap? Besides, movie fans should watch the third film

Of the three films, how many came to see the ending of the elderly Michael played by Al Pacino? How many came to see the story of Sonny’s son?

It goes without saying that whether the role is outstanding or not will not have such a big impact on the box office.

"Who are you planning to cast as the heroine?" Diane tilted her head and asked Ronald after Cage left.

"Don't worry, I'm already working on your script..." Ronald changed the subject and said what Diane liked to hear.

"Really..." Diane's eyes lit up when she heard there was a good script.

…

"Tell me, what's going on?" After Ronald finished dealing with the "Firebird" matter, he came out to apologize to Richard, and everyone started talking about Winona Ryder again.

"I got the news at the airport that she disappeared from Rome. After waiting for a few hours, the news said that she had found someone in Los Angeles..."

"Huh? Didn't her agent say that she has severe anxiety and is facing a mental breakdown?" Ronald frowned, what kind of trick was this?

"It's not her agent's fault. She herself was deceived. It was Winona's boyfriend who instigated it..."

Richard drank coffee in small sips, and he told Ronald all the ins and outs of the farce.

It turned out that the day before filming started, Winona Ryder came to the set to familiarize herself with the scene, and she was very cooperative and tried on various clothes on the set to get the feel of Mary.

But on the day of the start-up, she did not show up. Coppola made more than a dozen calls, but no one answered the phone at the hotel.

Just when everyone didn't know what was going on and was about to call the police, Winona Ryder's new boyfriend, Johnny Depp, called the crew and reported on behalf of his girlfriend that Winona was not feeling well and there was nothing she could do.

get up.

Coppola and the crew's doctor went to Johnny Depp's room together. The doctor went in alone to examine Winona Ryder. Based on her self-report, it was judged that it was possible that two movies were filmed consecutively.

There is no time off to cause anxiety attacks.

Coppola has been in Hollywood long enough to know that there are precedents for this kind of thing. Concentrating on acting is a huge drain on an actor's mental energy, especially a method actor like Winona Ryder.

However, he has rich experience and does not have a good impression of Johnny Depp who is standing outside the door looking at him. He also has the name of his ex-girlfriend Xuelin Fenn tattooed on his arm.

After comforting Winona Ryder not to worry and to have a good rest, Coppola contacted a famous psychiatrist in Rome to give her an evaluation.

However, when they arrived at the hotel the next day, they found that the building was empty. Johnny Depp and his girlfriend Winona Ryder had already checked out and disappeared without saying hello.

But in Hollywood, how could two actors just disappear? On Richard's side, through the CAA network, they quickly found out that they had returned to Los Angeles overnight and were already resting in Depp's cozy nest.

Already.

Johnny Depp didn't know what he said to Winona Ryder, which made the girl willingly give up this very good opportunity of The Godfather Part 3, causing a situation that was out of control.

As for the poor agent, he didn’t even know the situation. After learning that Winona Ryder was faking illness, he was notified by phone to terminate his contract...

Hollywood producers deeply hate this kind of "actress saboteur". This is also an important reason why it is difficult for female stars to appear.

"Winona is a female star with good opportunities, a bright future, and great performance potential. She was suddenly abducted by this little gangster... If in old Hollywood, there was only one way to deal with such people, break their legs.

, left on the roadside to beg..."

The speaker was Paramount's new executive Sidney Ganis. This ridiculous farce had already alerted him to personally come forward. Depp didn't know what had gone wrong, but he actually thought that such a little cleverness could succeed...

Holding his responsibility to Winona Ryder, Ronald went with Sidney Ganis to have a showdown with the two lovebirds.

"I heard some news that 20th Century Fox has approached Winona Ryder and wants her to be the protagonist of a movie 'Edward Scissorhands' directed by Tim Burton, the director of the recent hit Batman

Originally Winona Ryder was one of the candidates for the heroine, but she was chosen for the third part of The Godfather..."

Sidney Ganis gave Ronald a very grateful look, picked up the car phone and called his subordinates.

"Hmm... damn, I'm going to break his legs!"

Sidney Ganis was suddenly furious. His subordinates told him that Johnny Depp was also one of the leading male candidates in this movie. His advantage was undoubtedly that if the heroine was Winona, the two of them would

chemical reaction between.

Now if Winona Ryder is on board for The Godfather III, then Coppola, who has always been meticulous in his work, will definitely have a very long production cycle, so he will definitely not be able to keep up with the filming of Edward Scissorhands.

This must be Johnny Depp instigating Winona Ryder to star in a movie with her...

As soon as Sidney Ganis finished complaining to Ronald about this heart-stealing little hooligan, the phone rang again. He grabbed the phone and said, "Hey, oh, it's yours..."

"Hello? Paula? What's going on?" Ronald picked up the phone and heard Paula Wagner's voice.

"Well, well... I understand. I won't affect Tom's decision. He can just follow his own heart. I'm just doing my job as a recommender..."
To be continued...