Lansing's proposed lead choice.

Ronald knew that McGillis wanted to play the role of the lawyer and use the film to evoke the social atmosphere in American society that is unfriendly to female victims. She wanted to use the film to show that those who really deserve moral blame are those who

The criminal, not the sexy dressed female victim.

Moreover, she herself is also troubled by similar things. If this movie can be made, it may be a good relief for her.

"However, none of you can convince the female celebrities on this list? Can I convince them?" Ronald was a little surprised why McGillis came to him for help.

"Kim Basinger, Demi Moore, Jennifer Beals, Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Tilly..."

At a glance, Ronald saw that except for Basinger, they were all actresses who had a history with him. Especially the last two names...

He was very suspicious that this list was for him.

"Who drew up this list?" Ronald did not show any emotion, but calmed his voice, smoothed out the list, and spread it out on the table.

"It was proposed by Shirley Lansing. She approached everyone on the list and they were all rejected. She seems to have decided that I want to be in this movie, so let me beg you."

Kelly McGillis looked at Ronald with two big eyes and blinked a few times. There was an actor's sincerity and desire in it.

Ronald felt from McGillis's eyes that she didn't seem to be the one who intended to use her past history. Then Lansing was highly suspicious of the idea. What did she want to do? Pretend that she was still the same person back then.

That little screenwriter?

Ronald stretched out his hand, slowly flattened the paper on the table, and pressed it flat one by one. The unevenness caused by the wrinkles was applied with great force every time, as if he was smoothing out the memories that came up because of the list.

"I don't have the ability to convince them. I guess there must be a reason why Lansing and Paramount came forward and they declined the role?" Ronald said slowly.

"Hey... I know that too." McGillis sighed. "I think so too. This is not something that a director can convince, and it has nothing to do with the pay. This is the star's choice of his career path."

McGillis seemed to be deflated all of a sudden. She fell on Ronald's knees and covered her face with her hands. "I came to beg you because I had no other choice. Ms. Lansing said you might have a way to convince one of them."

. She said that the works you directed made all the women look beautiful, and your words are persuasive. I...I'm sorry, I really want to act in this movie."

As expected, it was Lansing who was causing trouble. Ronald smiled and said, "Then you can just stick to playing the female lawyer? Don't touch the role of the victim."

"Thank you..." McGillis kissed Ronald gently on the mouth. "But there are too many people who can play the role of this lawyer. Lansing is still working with Jane Fonda and Mel Streep.

Contact. If no suitable candidate for the victim is found, she will ask me to play the role, and then give the role of the female lawyer to those two."

"This Lansing is too cunning." Ronald was furious for a moment, picked up the tea cup and slammed the table.

This old woman is too smart with her calculations. McGillis filmed "Top Gun" and now is the time when banks are most optimistic about it as a box office guarantee. She expressed too much interest in the role of the prosecutor of the case in the movie.

It was too obvious and was taken advantage of by Shirley Lansing.

As long as McGillis plays the victim, it is still a big bank mortgage. Financing and issuance will not be a problem.

And I don’t know where she dug up those past events of hers. Especially the last one, Meg Tilly, is now an equally powerful producer in Hollywood and the wife of Tim Zinneman.

As an ex-boyfriend, she wants to contact a married woman? She definitely has no peace of mind about this matter.

"Forget it, I know you're in trouble too. If it doesn't work out, I'll just stop acting. I think their filming plans will have to be put on hold. We'll talk about it later." McGillis said happily, stroking his hair.

"This has nothing to do with you." Ronald shook his hand, took out his handkerchief and wiped the water that splashed on his hand.

"If you don't mind, let me ask." Ronald had another question that he didn't want to understand. "I can understand that you don't want to play the victim, but why aren't these actresses willing?"

"Hey, Lansing had someone change the script and add a crime memory scene at the beginning. That's why it was impossible for me to accept this role."

Kelly McGillis got up, went to his bag and took out a script, and handed it to Ronald.

"Oh, Shxt!" Ronald flipped through the previous scenes and couldn't help but cursed out. Several scenes in which the heroine was pressed and assaulted on the pinball machine by criminals in the bar were all written out.

?

"Are you going to give it an R rating? For the market?" Ronald closed the script and threw it on the sofa.

"Yeah, there won't be much market for this kind of subject matter." McGillis also had a painful look on his face. Originally, a movie that exposed the darkness of society and promoted righteousness had to make commercial compromises for the sake of box office.

Those shots of the victim to attract male viewers.

"I have never felt like I do today that the commercial logic of movies also has a very unreasonable side."

Ronald feels that McGillis's various experiences actually reflect some bad aspects of the business society. Everything is measured by box office, and sometimes one has to bear the price.

"Do you really want to be in this movie?" Ronald admired McGillis a little and hoped that she could realize her wish.

"I think about it, but I don't think so. You don't have to do things you don't want to do because of me."

McGillis hugged Ronald tenderly. In the world of Hollywood, it is rare to have a director who can hear what actors say.

"I will ask when I go to New York. But you don't have any hope."

Ronald picked up the list she brought again. In addition to the sexy female stars he knew, there were two names on it that he had never heard of. If a phone call from him could make them decide to act as victims in order to become famous

If so, it can be considered a fair transaction.
Chapter completed!