"Well, bye..." Melanie quickly changed her clothes and went out to get into the Hollywood investment banker's car. It seemed that the two of them had really started dating.

"Ronald..."

There is actually another reason why Ronald doesn't go to the bar, that is, he has to meet and chat with the crew of "Hairspray".

This ultra-low-budget movie with very low investment was released in the United States two weeks ago. The distribution department of Daydream is very powerful, and it has contacted more than 200 theaters to show it after the film opened.

Unexpectedly, this dance film, billed as a comedy version of "Dirty Dancing", was unexpectedly loved by the audience. The box office in the first weekend exceeded one million, and the cost was recovered by the second week.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ronald was very happy to hear Michelle Cannold's report. This shows that their strategy of focusing on low-cost genre films is well underway. The first film

The movie was a huge success.

The main creative staff of the crew include director John Waters, Ricky Lake as the fat girl, Drag Queen as her mother, Divine, and Cher's ex-husband Sonny, who has just been elected as the mayor of Palm Springs and has not yet taken office.

Bono, all came to New York to promote.

The box office was so strong this time that the entire crew began to arrange road shows in major cities across the country. Ronald invested hundreds of thousands of dollars more and added more performances in central and eastern cities.

The box office in the second week was even higher than that in the first week. When Ronald was happy, he changed the hotel where the cast and crew were staying to the St. Regis Hotel, the most expensive and luxurious hotel in Manhattan.

Several people arrived at the World Trade Center, met Ronald, and went to the St. Regis Hotel for dinner.

"Director, thank you. My agent has received many offers." The speaker was the heroine Ricky Lake. She was not the most beautiful actress in "Hairspray". But the unexpected explosion of the movie's box office made her

Everyone in Hollywood feels that this little chubby girl has unlimited future.

"When you lose weight, don't lose weight too quickly. Ask your agent to plan it carefully. Many actresses in Hollywood have lost many good roles because they lost weight too fast." Ronald looked at Ricky Lake who had already lost weight.

I have lost a lot of weight and look completely different from the chubby girl in the movie.

"I know, thank you."

"If you ask me, what's wrong with being fat? There are too many skinny people in Hollywood, but there are only a few of us fat girls..." Divine, the Drag Queen, is still very straightforward in speaking. His weight is more than twice that of Ricky Lake.

He was so fat that he could hardly sit down.

But he is already over forty years old, and Ricky Lake is only twenty this year. He is at the age where he loves beauty. How could he just walk around Hollywood with the image of a fat girl?

However, the friendship between mother and daughter in the movie has continued into life, and they are quite happy playing around.

Ronald chatted with Sonny Bono.

Bono's luck has improved since he starred in Ronald's movie. During the election, because he happened to appear on David Letterman's talk show with his ex-wife Cher, his popularity suddenly increased and he successfully defeated his predecessor.

mayor.

After he finished promoting the movie, he was ready to take office. In order to fulfill his promise to voters, Bono decided to start with his own expertise and create a Palm Springs Film Festival. He would learn from Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival, which was designed to attract

Independently produced films are included in the competition.

Ronald reminded him that there were not many independent films in Hollywood. Robert Redford's film festival had been running for several years and was not comparable in terms of popularity. He had to find a suitable selling point to launch the Palm Springs Film Festival.

Then it will drive Bono's own restaurant business, and Palm Springs' tourism and economy.

"I have thought about it. Palm Springs cannot compete head-on with Sundance. I plan to invite independent films from other countries to compete and participate in the exhibition. There are many independent filmmakers from Europe and Asia who make B-level films and want to

Entering the American market."

Ronald was very interested in Sonny Bono's idea. He and Bono agreed that for the first film festival next year, they would contact the other side of the Pacific and send some films from there, Hong Kong, Japan, and other places to exhibit.

"Ah ha ha ha... Divine burst out laughing over there." It turned out that his agent called him again. Due to the writers' strike, many TV series in New York have stopped and they can only rerun or find some guests.

Go on a talk show.

The second season finale of the Fox TV series "Married... with Children" was also disrupted by a strike. It had no choice but to take out the old script from the first season and find some latest celebrities to participate.

Anyway, in this sitcom, there are a lot of viewers on the scene to make canned laughter. As long as Divine uses his ability to improvise on the spot, just come in a few times and fool the last episode. Who makes him the most talked about in the media now?

, what about the "female" actress who brought unexpected surprises?

Ronald stepped forward and hugged him, and then congratulated him on his success. This "Hairspray", just like "Dirty Dancing", also brought good luck to the creator. All the actors, because of a small win, a big success.

movies and got more opportunities.

Ronald is very happy about this kind of thing. Anyway, the big studio system has collapsed. It is impossible for a movie produced by Ronald to tie up the original cast and make five more similar movies. It is better to get together.

Good luck, let these people go out and make money.

Anyway, no one in Hollywood knows all the secrets of success. If they are no longer popular, then coming back to make sequels is the right way for a small production company to survive.

Besides, don’t we have the weapon of video tape now? A movie that earns its money back at the box office can make a profit on the video tape. And a movie like "Hairspray" that has built a certain momentum in the media can make a profit on the video tape after it is released.

, a very good advertisement. Ronald is happy to see all these creative staff get opportunities.
Chapter completed!