Chapter 427 The Secret of Success Premiere(2/2)
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"Wait... I just have something to ask you." Ronald waved his hand to ask Bannon to stop flattering him. He saw Helen chatting happily with the old man named Carl Reiner, laughing from time to time, and he just took the time.
Ask Bannon’s cousin Donna what she wishes.
"Job opportunities on Wall Street? Your cousin? Is she Yale or Harvard? Oh, MIT." Bannon was a little surprised when he heard Ronald's question. "MIT is okay. MIT graduates are better able to handle high work pressure.
Can perform well.
But why doesn't she work in Hollywood and go to Wall Street? It's too tense there, and everyone's strings are too tight. I don't think Wall Street is suitable for a girl who graduated from college. If I had a daughter, I wouldn't want him to
To Wall Street."
"Why?" Ronald turned around and asked in surprise.
"Let me put it this way," Bannon gestured with his hand, "Every one of us on Wall Street has a place for notes on the table. What is written on it are the people you need to call back to when the secretary answers the phone.
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There will be more than a dozen notes in that place every day. Of course you don't have time to reply to everyone, so you always pick the ones you think are most urgent from top to bottom. Similarly, notes with your name and phone number are also placed on other people's desks.
superior.
If you have completed a big project recently, you will be the busiest for others to respond first. If you have not completed the project, your phone number will be put back.
If you don't produce a project that attracts the attention of other Wall Street firms for three to six weeks, your name will be left at the bottom of the stack of notes, waiting to be cleared by the secretary.
If you haven't come back in the next three months, your name will not be left on his boss's desk by the secretary. Then, you will completely disappear from Wall Street, so everyone will be under a lot of pressure."
Ronald frowned. He definitely didn't want Donna to enter a place where competition was so fierce that it would cut throats. "Are there any people on Wall Street who sit in an office? Aren't there positions where you don't have to be so nervous and put into battle every day? For example, research
Corporate financial statements and so on.”
"You must be kidding. Everyone on Wall Street is a trader. What's the use of reading reports? Everyone pays attention to information. Those with information make money, and others can only follow behind..."
"Hey..." Ronald didn't expect that Wall Street was a place that would do anything to compete just like Hollywood.
Donna is full of yearning for Wall Street, and Aunt Karen will be sad if she encounters this situation.
But America is a place that respects personal freedom of choice. If she is not allowed to pursue her dreams, she will also feel frustrated, and it will be Donna herself who is sad.
"Forget it, I'll think about what to do." Ronald waved his hand.
"No, no, Ronald, wait a minute. I remember when I left Wall Street, I heard that there were people over on Long Island who were using a different approach to investing in the financial markets. They didn't need more people on Wall Street.
It’s like wallowing in a mud pit, but it’s not that easy to get in. You need a background in physics, mathematics, or philosophy.”
"Oh, my cousin Donna majored in physics."
"I'll ask someone to write her a letter of recommendation." Bannon now wants to hold on to Ronald tightly and is willing to do anything.
"Okay, let's go in." Ronald saw the old man Carl Reiner, who was making Helen laugh, and hurriedly stepped forward with Bannon.
"Ronald, I really like watching your movies." Although Carl Reiner is over sixty, he is personable and well-spoken.
"Mr. Renner, I also like your work very much."
"Hahaha, my early stand-up comedies are hard to find. You probably mean my 'Dick Van Dyke Show' and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show.'"
"Ah, yes, I have limited knowledge of your early works. But I have watched those two TV series."
The two of them walked and talked, with Helen listening next to them.
Carl Reiner lives next door. He is a big name invited by Universal to support him. The old man is very extraordinary. He is not only a stand-up comedian, but also a movie actor, stage actor, screenwriter, and director. In the early 1970s, he single-handedly created
TV comedy.
By the end of the 1970s, he returned to movies, and it was he who discovered the current comedy star, Steve Martin, and became famous by starring in the movies he directed.
Carl Reiner was born in 1922, but at his current age, he is still very close to the public's preferences. His 1984 movie "All of Me" also received nearly 4,000
million dollars in box office.
This is much wiser than the old producer in Diane's movie who was still obsessed with the glory of the past.
Ronald respected this kind of old artist who has always been close to the audience's preferences, and quickly asked him for tips on how to make movies that young people like to watch at his age.
"I was actually behind the times. The script was not very good, but it was Steve Martin's performance that saved the movie." Carl Reiner was more straightforward, saying that he felt that this movie was beyond his capabilities, and it was the actor's performance that succeeded.
This mentality of being able to face reality may be one of the secrets of his success.
Helen and Gao were able to communicate with old stars in the industry and talked about a lot of things about acting. They also said that they wanted to make a movie that reflected urban women and asked the old man for advice.
"You have to understand, honey, I'm old." Carl Reiner seemed very happy to be so respected by two popular directors and actors. "The people who understand movies now are talents like Ronald. My grandson
We are all fans of his Top Gun movie. You should ask him."
"Him? He makes movies full of male hormones..." Helen looked at Ronald with a smile, not believing that he could make movies with female protagonists.
"Uh..." Ronald shrugged, showing helplessness.
Carl Reiner smiled even more happily when he saw the two people being funny, "I haven't been so happy for a long time. My sons and daughters are all in the entertainment industry and rarely come to see me. I am very happy to be with you today."
You two great minds in Hollywood chatting.”
Carl Reiner is from an acting family, and his children are all working hard in Hollywood and the music industry. Among the three children, Rob, Anne, and Lucas, the most promising is the eldest son, Rob. He is an actor and director.
Last year's "Stand By Me," a low-budget children's film that was a huge box office success, was directed by his eldest son, Rob.
"My eldest daughter-in-law, um... my former eldest daughter-in-law is Penny Marshall. She is also an actress from an acting family. She has won a Golden Globe Award and is now trying to direct movies.
It's a pity that today's young people can't be like me. His mother, Elsdale, and I have been in a very good relationship since we got married in 1943."
The old gentleman came alone, and his wife was waiting for him at home to have supper. She talked too much when she was happy.
"Modern people are different. The diversity of beliefs and social interactions makes it difficult for them to stay consistent." Helen said, comforting the old man, and glanced at Ronald.
Ronald touched his nose and changed the topic, "Mr. Reina, how do you maintain the vitality of a young man?"
"Directors have their own methods. I often play tennis, and every year I sponsor and participate in a charity tennis match named after myself. It also attracts many retired tennis stars to participate."
Ronald couldn't help but feel that this old man was a model of living and understanding. He had worked in Hollywood, Broadway, and TV stations, and he was the best at everything. After retiring, he could exercise his body and create a career with his own name.
famous charity event.
Helen was very happy. She kept holding Carl Reiner's arm and chatting like she was accompanying her grandfather. Ronald was a little bored next to him.
Carl Reiner glanced at Ronald and knew that the young man was a little uncomfortable seeing his female companion talking with him, so he told a joke: "One of the big challenges in retirement is how to face the things that you could do so effortlessly before.
things.
This morning I also saw my neighbor George Burns (an eighty-year-old director who once directed Brooke Shields) going out with two hot girls.
I asked him, how can he still be so energetic at the age of 80?"
Carl Reiner was a comedian, taking after George Burns, "Ahem... you know, Carl, at eighty he wanted to do that... like..."
Then Reina mysteriously lowered his head to Ronald and Helen and said, "Have you ever played pool with a soft rope as a cue?"
"Pfft...hahahaha..." Both Ronald and Helen burst into laughter. Helen changed her hand and pulled Ronald, leaning on his shoulder.
"It would be nice to watch a movie with a wise old man," Ronald thought.
"Wow wow wow..." The audience applauded as the movie ended.
The backbone of this movie is a story of business war on Wall Street, and Michael J. Fox's performance is excellent. Helen is a bit lacking, but as a vase responsible for the beauty inside, this simple task is accomplished very well.
Perhaps because of the height difference between him and Fox, the last kiss scene between the two was a bit fake. I don’t know how many pieces of wood were placed underneath and how deep the hole was dug before they could adjust.
But for Ronald, this was also a good thing. He lowered his head to meet Helen, imitating the posture on the screen, and kissed Helen deeply. Helen lay in his arms, facing Ronald's head at 180 degrees, and kissed her
Got together.
"When can we go see Michael Jackson?" Bannon found an opportunity to spoil the atmosphere again.
Ronald was helpless, parted lips with Helen, held her hand hand in hand, and said angrily to Bannon, "It will be arranged. How do you think this movie shows the takeover war on Wall Street? Is it real?"
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"In principle, it's true. When facing a hostile takeover, if you have the help of those old money bankers in New York, it will not be difficult to acquire the other party. However, it is unlikely that the characters played by Fox and Helen will get the help of Wall Street banks.
recognized by the family.
Their attitude towards business is too naive..."
"Ahem..." Ronald said that he didn't really want him to express his opinion.
"Of course, this is a love story, Helen's performance is wonderful, the business war is just the background story..."
Bannon immediately turned around and began to brag about the performances of the two protagonists in the movie.
"Listen...Mr. Bannon turned out to be a banker, and he also recognized my performance..." Helen was very happy to be recognized by people in the real world who had the same profession.
Well, Ronald turned his head and made a weird face at Bannon.
Chapter completed!