"The test screening went poorly. I may have to change the ending."

"I told you..."

Ronald smiled.

The plot I proposed at the time was about two women pursuing a man. American audiences can accept a girl next door falling in love with her childhood sweetheart boyfriend, but they can't accept a beautiful woman failing to pursue a handsome guy and instead marrying a 'friend' boy next door.

In order to continue to praise his muse Molly Ringwald, John Hughes changed the story into a mess. In the end, he did not direct it himself, leaving it to Howard Deutsch, the original assistant director when filming "The Breakfast Club".

"Let me introduce to you, these are the two leading actors of my director's "Spring Is Not a Day to Read".

Behind Hughes are two more young actors. The male is Matthew Brodick, the protagonist of the movie "War Games" that made Ronald buy a computer and connected to the Internet. The female is Matthew Brodick, who has worked with Tom Cruise.

Mia Sara in a fantasy film 'Legend'.

"Hello, hello" Ronald was busy shaking hands and hugging the five young actors.

Mia Sara is very beautiful, with black hair. I don’t know if she is of Italian or Chinese descent.

"Hello, Ronald, I like your movies very much." Mia Sara was still very innocent. She wanted to have a chat out of her love for Ronald's movies.

"I also loved your collaboration with Tom on 'Legendary'"

There was little opportunity for in-depth conversation in the foyer, as Ronald continued to receive bigger celebrities who were arriving one after another.

"The next thing is...is..." The TV host did not recognize the next pair of celebrities who came over.

"Paul, Linda!"

Here came Paul Hogan, who was wearing a crocodile leather jacket, and his girlfriend Linda Kozlowski. They fell in love on the set of "Crocodile Dundee" and became a couple in real life.

"Howdy!"

Hogan still has an Australian accent. Their movie "Crocodile Dundee" has been released in Australia and broke the local box office record, so he wants to come to Hollywood to promote it.

"This is my business card. Let's talk in depth in two days."

Ronald knew Hogan and Linda's thoughts from the agent and welcomed them in first.

"Next up is the Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress, Goldie Hawn, and her boyfriend Kurt Russell."

The host finally recognized the next star.

Ronald chatted with the two of them for a few more words. The production of "The Monster in Chinatown" has been completed, and a lot of Diane's scenes have been retained. It will premiere in two months. Goldie Hawn and Russell took over

They were going to collaborate on a movie, and they wanted to see if Ronald was interested in directing it.

"Here's Oscar nominee for Best Screenplay, Oliver Stone."

"Oliver," Ronald hugged him.

Stone's new Vietnam War film has been filmed in Southeast Asia. Behind are two actors, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen.

Ronald looked at Charlie Sheen and laughed again, remembering the movie that was a spoof of "Top Gun" in his dream.

Charlie Sheen also laughed. He used Ronald to prevent his brother Emilio from having any new opportunities. Now he is directing and starring in a new movie with his girlfriend Demi.

Many people from the "Platoon" crew came to cheer, including Willem Dafoe, Tom Bellinger who almost played "Top Gun", Johnny Depp, an actor dressed in a feminine and weird costume, and his girlfriend.

This actress looked a bit like an old-school Hollywood movie star, and her eyebrows were very similar to those of female stars from the golden age. Ronald took a second look.

"Let me show you my new tattoo." Johnny Depp saw Ronald's gaze and quickly showed his new tattoo to his girlfriend.

"Sherilyn Fenn?" The girlfriend saw the tattoo, realized it was her name, and sweetly hugged Depp's arm and went in.

"Next is star William Hurt, and his co-star Mary Matlin in the new film 'Children of God'." The TV reporter continued.

"Welcome, William" Ronald stepped forward to hug.

"Hello, Ronald. I just heard Katherine Turner talk about you and she spoke very highly of you."

"Hahaha, I also like your performance very much."

Hurt and Turner co-starred in the erotic thriller "Body Heat" a few years ago and are friends. Not long ago, Ronald went to the set of Coppola's "Peggy Sue Getting Married"

, Kathryn Turner hated the acting of the leading actor Nicolas Cage, and the two were very at odds with each other. Ronald and Cage had a few words, and he improved later on.

So Turner had a good impression of Ronald.

"Ronald, he is a very good director..." William Hurt explained in sign language to Mary Matlin next to him.

"I've seen his movies and I like him very much." Mary Matlin replied in sign language.

"Children of God" is a movie about deaf-mute people. The heroine Mary Matlin is a real deaf-mute. William Hurt specially learned sign language in order to act well in the movie. He and

Marie Matlin also fell in love because of acting, and the two are now dating.

"Tom Hanks, and Rita Wilson, and John Candy..."

"Hello", these three are the trio who just co-starred in "Volunteer".

"Noriyuki Morita and Ralph Marzio, Elizabeth Sue..."

"Hey, it'll be up to you in two months." This is Ronald's direct lineage.

"Isabella Rossellini, and director David Lynch..."

"Hello, Isabella, hello, Director Lynch." This is the mistress, uh, the former mistress and her new boyfriend.

"Michael Douglas, Kathryn Turner..."

"Hello...Hello..." The two co-produced "The Jewel of the Nile", the sequel to "Emerald".

"Jane Fonda..."

"Jane, nice to meet you..."

"Ronnie, good job."

The following stars became bigger and bigger. The host was happy and could easily announce their names.

Ronald stood at the door for more than half an hour, his smiling face a little stiff. The arrival of these celebrities was equivalent to bringing him free news reports. In tomorrow's entertainment edition, these celebrity trends can occupy at least two or three pages.

Report.

The opening box office of a movie depends entirely on the marketing resources invested by the distribution company and the stars who attend the premiere. After that, it depends on the reputation. If it can open well, it will have a strong horsepower, which is much better than making a Sleeping Beauty-style movie.

Already.

These stars, on the one hand, are looking for Ronald's face, and on the other hand, Paramount has given a lot of support. Many of them don't live in New York, and they came to attend the premiere, which is very face-saving.

"Ronald, congratulations!"

The last two most important ones to come are Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, the two major directors who were the most influential directors in the 1980s and monopolized some of the highest-grossing film series.

"George, Steven, Ronald, look over here!"

The photographer shouted to the three people.

Ronald stood to the left of the two directors, stepped back slightly, put on a smile, and posed for them.

"Please come in, I'm glad you can come and support me, thank you!"

"Steven said your new movie is very interesting, I'll come and watch it too." Lucas said with a smile as he walked away. He had gained a little weight after the divorce and was in a good mood. "My new movie will be released soon. You will also want to watch it by then."

come."

"Thank you, thank you, definitely." Ronald saw the two heavyweights, so of course he personally accompanied them and entered the theater with them.

"Have you contacted them there? What did they say?" Inside the theater, Spielberg came over and whispered to Ronald.

"I conveyed your intention to them. In principle, they agree with any crew that goes there to shoot scenes, but they have to hire some professionals from their factory. The level is very good, and the wages are not expensive."

"Very well, I'll ask Catherine to follow up."

Spielberg purchased the rights to adapt J.G. Ballard's novel and planned to shoot a new film in the mysterious East. Ronald helped contact the film studio in Xujiahui, and they reported that they were very welcoming to Hollywood visitors, but

Request to hire local technicians and pay bills in US dollars.

After letting the big guys sit down, Ronald quietly walked to a seat next to the aisle.

"Ronnie", it was Aunt Karen who held his hand and gently comforted Ronald, who was a little nervous.

The premiere was held in New York for marketing reasons by Paramount. It is easier to market the film on the West Coast, while the East Coast needs more exposure opportunities.

This arrangement made it convenient for Ronald to go home and see his aunt.

"I hope the audience doesn't hate it too much," Ronald whispered to his aunt.

The editing pace of this movie is very fast, breaking the traditional narrative rhythm of Hollywood. Many storylines are not fully displayed, and it is up to the audience to figure it out.

And unlike previous films that reflected the Vietnam War, "Top Gun" did not "reflect" on the Vietnam War at all. The entire story showed the power of naval pilots. It was only in the dialogue between the Lone Ranger and the top gun flight instructor "Viper",

Only then did he touch on some of the unfair treatment suffered by the Lone Ranger’s father during the Vietnam War.

Ronald didn't know what viewers of his aunt's age would think of his head-on handling of the war.

After the host's brief speech, the movie was quickly shown.

"When...when..." the bells from the "Top Gun" theme song rang again.

Hundreds of spectators who had spent a lot of money to buy tickets sat behind the stars and watched the premiere of "Top Gun" together.

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Chapter completed!