Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

  Chapter 75 The boss's friend is the boss

   "Roland, don't I need to introduce this one? Director Francis."

Chris Columbus, who was leading Roland in the hall, nodded towards him, and after finishing speaking, he turned around again, raised his hand and said to Roland, "Director Francis, I don't need to introduce you to this one." Ah, Roland, the one you made a statement about."

   "Director Francis, it's a pleasure to meet you."

  Looking at Coppola, an Italian immigrant with a beard who was always in the Cos mafia, Roland's face was filled with an excited smile.

The "Godfather" trilogy is his favorite movie, not one of them. Marlon Brando's performance is heart-wrenching, and the ambiguous way of speaking is the object that many young people have been obsessed with imitating. Conspiracy, intrigue, and intrigue are portrayed penetratingly, and the family affection and love in it are also delicately and preciously drawn.

  To be honest, for Roland, seeing Francis was far more exciting than knowing that Spielberg had signed himself.

  That kind of excitement is like the satisfaction and release of a child when he gets his favorite toy, and it is more like the countless warm currents in his heart after his wish is fulfilled.

  He stretched out his hand joyfully, wanting to shake lightly with the other party politely, wanting to experience this classic guy up close.

However, it seemed that Roland's sudden burst of excitement, and the mysterious contact of brain wave currents, after seeing Roland's face with a sincere smile, the bearded man with glasses squatted very naturally. Come down, open your arms, and take the initiative to give him a big hug, "Oh, child, I can see that you are really happy now..."

As the final chapter of the "Godfather" series, "The Godfather 3", which was released last month, was not well received and the box office cannot be compared with "Home Alone", but it still won awards including Best Picture, Actor and Supporting Actor, Seven Golden Globe nominations including best director, screenwriter, original song, and film soundtrack.

   Because of this, Francis Coppola, the director of "The Godfather 3", will also appear at the awards dinner.

  However, because the opponent is the big boss who appeared in the finale, Roland will meet him at this time.

Of course, time is not the key factor that hinders the communication between two people. The sense of distance from the first meeting also disappears without a trace in front of the word "myself". The enthusiastic Roland still talked a lot with the other party.

  For example, Roland seriously told Francis how much he loved Vito Corleone and his successor Michael, and that kind of behavior made Francis, who nodded and listened, smile even brighter—

  ‘George, Steven, you two have been teaching students for half a day, and you end up liking my work more in the end. '

Although Francis has seen too much of Roland's fanciful behavior, and he himself doesn't like his "Godfather" trilogy, Roland's nature is different after all. He represents Lucas and Stephen. Pielberg's achievements in teaching his disciples, and if this disciple turned against him, he would be happy, but he would be himself.

Of course, no matter how secretly he is secretly happy, that's just the bragging point of the brothers when they chatted and farted in private. Seeing that Roland wanted to continue talking, this guy who is over fifty , interrupted Roland's words in a soft way, "Oh, honey, if you like Michael, you can go directly to Al..."

   "However, when I just came here, I heard that you and Al were talking about "Hot Day Afternoon"."

  Even though the facts were "ruthlessly exposed" by Coppola, Roland didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all, "No, director, I like Michael under your lens, and I prefer Sonny played by him..."

   "Really? Didn't expect you to be able to treat works differently from people?" Francis looked surprised.

   "No, it's because your control ability is too strong, that's why I was surprised to find that there are two works, two Als."

   “Michael is your godfather, and Sonny is Al’s hapless counterpart to perfection.”

Francis laughed out loud at Roland's serious flattering words, raised his hand and patted the other person's shoulders a few times, and just as he was about to say something, the entrance invitation music for the awards banquet also rang. .

Different from other award ceremonies, the reason why the Golden Globe Awards ceremony is called a dinner is entirely because the invited guests don’t have to sit upright, but gather around a table in groups of three or four, eating meals and snacks, drinking wine, It is very pleasant to accept the trophy, or watch others hold the big prize. Due to the more entertaining nature, how to match becomes a big problem.

If Roland is a few years older, or if there is no one above him, then the organizer will definitely match him with a hot female partner in order to consume him, and now... Looking at the audience, there is only Their table was all black.

Francis Coppola and Martin Scorsese sit in the center, followed by Al Pacino and Andy Garcia from "The Godfather Part 3" and Joe from "Goodfellas." - Pesci and Lonen Bracco; of course Mario Puzo, writer and screenwriter of "The Godfather," and Nicolas Peleggi, best screenplay nominee for "Goodfellas" In this way, together with Roland Allen and Chris Columbus, the two leading actors and directors of "Home Alone", the table is full of ten people, and all of them are members of the Jewish gang.

  Compared with them, the portions of the people on other tables are not enough.

Although Bernardo Bertolucci, who won the Oscar for best director with "The Last Emperor," and Kevin Costner, director of "Dances with Wolves," were all present, even if they add up, they can't shake the Jewish people. The position of the leader.

  Yes, after sitting down, Roland realized that he was sitting in the best seat on the scene.

   "Wow, it looks like I'm going to be in the headlines again tomorrow."

Due to the previous communication, Roland could vent all the desires accumulated in his body over the years, so when he spoke, he seemed extremely relaxed. Not only did he break away from his identity as a fanboy, but he also took the lead in starting a conversation with the boss at the table. joked.

   "Haha, just get used to it, you will make headlines countless times in the future."

  Joe Pesci took over Roland's remarks and joked, "You know, as long as I'm filming with Martin, the press releases will keep going up, and even the police will focus on my house when they're on patrol."

   "Why?" Hearing what he said, Roland was immediately curious.

However, before Joe Pesci could speak, Scorsese, who had greeted him before, raised his glass and took a sip, then smiled and said: "Because he often puts the props in the crew Take it home."

   "Sometimes when you hold that imitation gun, you are really no different from a gangster."

   "By the way, aren't you filming "Terminator 2"? You can imagine what it would be like if the police found a real Gatling in the trunk of Arnold's car."

  Oh, myGod…

  Hearing what old Martin said, the nine people at the table laughed and shook their heads.

  What will happen to the police?

  It must be a pleasure to directly arrest the future governor on the charge of illegal possession of firearms!

   After all, the T-800 is not John Wick. It is impossible for someone to help him take care of the police by handing over a gold coin.

  ...

Maybe it's because the style of the Golden Globe Awards is really too low, or maybe it's just the way the awards are presented at this dinner party. After the awards ceremony started, even though the cameras were around, the guys on the table still didn't say a word. chatting.

  Everyone looked very relaxed, as if they didn't care about whether they won the prize or not.

   But it is right to think about it.

  The group of guys on the table have either won a Golden Globe or an Oscar. In this case, of course they don't care about these things!

   And first-time nominees like Roland?

  The probability of winning the first mention is still too small. In this way, they don't care whether the host on the stage will announce their name.

   There is no way, after hanging around the big boss for a long time, under the influence of what we have heard and seen, everyone seems to be very Buddhist about this kind of small prize.

   And a Buddhist system, there are a lot of words.

   You haven’t seen such a more formal awards ceremony, talking about the mountains and rivers, have you…

  Hey, Roland experienced it himself today.

   Like, ‘Martin, how’s your Cape Fear film going, do you want me to edit it for you? Get lost...'; or something like 'Francis, after your "Godfather 3" hit the market, is there still anyone investing in "Vampire Zombie Four Hundred Years"? You go away...'; let's say something like 'Al, when will your remake of "Scent of a Woman" be launched? If you think the director is not good enough, we can change it! We can go back and talk about this...'

At first, after hearing the words "Scent of a Woman" and a remake, Roland didn't realize which movie these guys were talking about, but he didn't understand until he got in touch with Al Pacino , It turns out that this group of guys are talking about "Scent of a Woman" that says "As long as the dance skills are good, the blind can impress women"!

  The classic movies of the previous life, in the mouths of these people, just jumped out like a man who didn't want money.

  However, Roland can understand.

   After all, many movies become classics only in the hands of those creators.

What?

  Is this point of view wrong?

  The original works of many movies are very good?

  If you want to say that, it would be unreasonable.

  Whether this movie is well shot or not depends entirely on the director.

   You know, there is a writer who always finds the most suitable actors to play the roles in his writing, let the director who knows the original work best to shoot, he is not stingy about the production budget, does his best to meet the expectations of readers, and takes great pains to respect the original work...

   But even so, everyone still thinks that it was a bunch of bad movies!

  Dissatisfied?

  Apologize to Guo Xiaosi first if you disagree!

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With the passage of time, the award-giving process continued. Those who did not win the award also changed the topic from movies to other aspects-they talked about the hottest gossip at the moment, talked about wars outside the circle, and talked about red wine and food. , and also chatted about public relations blowing water.

   On the issue of public relations blowing water, they directly talked about Stallone.

  Although Stallone and Roland have no intersection, he dissed "Home Alone" last time after all.

   And after he listened carefully with his ears up, he realized why Stallone boycotted their movie.

   Is it because of Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Do not make jokes!

   Stallone is not really a fool!

  It's not that he's out of his mind, he took the initiative to stand up and fight the Jewish gang for a little box office.

  The reason why he stood up and complained about "Home Alone" was completely in line with the hype of "Home Alone" crew.

  If there is only one voice of praise in the market, the audience will definitely be suspicious.

  No one can be perfect, if someone likes it, someone will definitely hate it.

  Only the presence of two voices will drive the audience to the theater.

   Stallone is the best sounding board when the critics are silent.

  What new and old grudges?

  The existence of the future governor only makes this outrage more real.

   After all, Frances's sister is on the set of "Rocky," and not only that, but she's in all of the series.

   Stallone's anger is actually the result of Francis' contact.

   Everything, for box office.

   And this kind of truth made Roland unable to complain.

   The big guy blowing water and the angry black hand are all his own people?

  Hold the grass, this is simply...

   Absolutely!

   Just when Roland was deeply moved by the **** truth, Martin, who was talking here, suddenly stopped, and turned his gaze to Roland, "Speaking of Michael, I just remembered one thing."

   "On the red carpet earlier, Roland played and sang and danced the songs of the Red Bones band. He is very individual. Did he learn it specially?"

  What?

  Seeing that the other party shifted the topic to himself, Roland, who wanted to continue to listen to gossip, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Although he learned his guitar from the guitarist in Papa Spike-Lee's band and his dancing from Garnetti, he hasn't practiced it seriously since he left the time loop up.

  Under such circumstances, Scorsese praised him, and he really felt ashamed of those teachers.

   "Learn casually, play for fun..."

Although Roland wants to hide his 'not good at' skills, Joe Pesci doesn't think Roland is just playing around, "Martin, don't listen to Roland's nonsense, he plays pretty well and sings well , when he was filming before, he played with these things in the crew every day, Chris can testify."

   "Yes, Roland likes to play a song during his lunch break, saying it will entertain us." Columbus also nodded in agreement.

  Listening to the words of the two pig teammates, Roland's face suddenly grew.

   It's not that he thinks he can't play well, but his technique. In front of Francis, isn't that like playing with a big ax in front of Lu Ban's door and a big knife in front of Guan Gong's door?

  He was born into a musical family. His father is a composer and a flutist. Not only that, he also won an Oscar for Best Original Score for his son's "The Godfather" trilogy.

  In the face of such a remarkable record, they still said that Roland played, sang and danced well, so wasn't this intentional to trick him?

  However, before Roland could think of an answer, Scorsese's follow-up words came directly.

   "It's okay, I'll just ask. It doesn't matter even if you haven't studied it systematically. I've watched your playing and singing, and it's completely usable."

uh-huh?

Hearing what the other party said, Roland, who thought Chris Columbus and Joe Pesci were suspected of killing him, immediately sat up straight. Judging from Scorsese's words, this guy seems to have some kind of project that needs to be done. Use yourself?

And just when he was about to ask, Francis, who was sitting next to Scorsese, was suddenly taken aback, and suddenly realized: "Martin, I also remembered that incident, in his next MV, isn't it Do you need a well-known white boy? You mentioned it to us before and asked Roland if he could go..."

   "At that time, I was busy with the release of "The Godfather 3", so I just forgot about it. I wanted to ask Steven."

"Yeah, I mentioned this matter in November. If Roland hadn't been singing and dancing just now, I would have forgotten it too." Scorsese nodded with a smile, the spirit of a person who refuses to accept the old has already faded with memory , and keep disappearing.

  However, just as the two of them suddenly realized, Roland was at a loss.

  Francis and Scorsese's friends need a little white boy with a bigger name? And also fancy yourself?

   Not only that, is this going to be an actor in the MV?

   Grab the grass! What project is this, why can't he remember it at all!

but-

  Even though Roland's memory is running out, he is still very interested in the project that the two bigwigs mentioned.

   After all, anyone who can be friends with a boss is a boss!

Just like Spielberg likes Akira Kurosawa, as you can imagine, Akira Kurosawa, who has been resting at home for five years due to many movies hitting the market, invested in the masterpiece "Kagemura" with the help of Francis and Lucas. Did you bring it here?

   In order to keep Kurosawa's creation from being interfered with, the two also jointly became producers.

   To put it bluntly, if Roland hadn't been opportunistic, this class-solidified circle would not have opened the door to him.

  The friend of the boss will always be the boss. This sentence will never be outdated at any time!

  Because of this, although Francis and Scorsese were talking about the MV project, Roland was also interested in hearing it.

   Isn’t it just to shoot a MV?

   It won't lose a piece of meat!

   It doesn’t matter even if you don’t have money, it’s okay to develop your style!

  What is the biggest feature of the Jewish Gang?

   Isn’t it just huddling together for warmth and sharing resources?

  Now Roland has been using the resources of the Jewish gang. Although these guys don't care, if they need it, why doesn't Roland return the favor?

   You must know that having contacts with each other is the long-term solution!

  So, before they started talking, Roland had already answered.

   "Someone wants to ask me to shoot an MV? No problem, as long as time permits, I will definitely go."

   "Of course, if possible, director Francis and director Martin, it would be even better if each of you could give me an autograph."

   "I have a hobby of collecting, but I couldn't bring the autographed book with me last time and this time. I hope I can make up for it next time."

   Such a joyous 'deal' made the two 'annoyed' directors laugh at the same time.

   "Oh, no problem, as many autographs as you want, Joe told me earlier, you're a very communicative kid."

   "Looking at it now, it really is."

   Scorsese nodded with a smile, and reached a consensus with Roland very readily.

  Francis, who had chatted with Roland before, also pulled his beard and said with satisfaction: "Since you are willing to go, then I can rest assured."

   "And I'm sure Michael will be very happy to see you."

oh…

  It turned out that the singer was named Michael...

  Same name as Stallone...

   Roland, who smiled together, knew some information about the singer.

  But in the next second, he exploded.

  What? ! !

  Is that singer named Michael?

   Before Roland could follow the other party's words, he felt something was wrong when he realized it.

   There are many guys named Michael in America, and there are also many big shots, but big shot singers who shoot MVs are very rare!

   There are even fewer singers who can be friends with big shots like Francis and Scorsese!

  In Roland's memory, there seemed to be only one Michael who could call them brothers and sisters in his previous life!

   Francis and Scorsese said Michael, could it be him?

When a figure tilted at forty-five degrees appeared in Roland's mind, he suddenly became a little uneasy, and when he belatedly cast puzzled eyes at Francis and Scorsese, the two 'Old man' nodded at the same time and said:

   "Yeah, that's him, Michael Jackson."

  Roland, who hadn't taken the matter of filming the MV to heart, suddenly cursed in his heart.

   It’s really Michael Jackson who is really special!

   Grab the grass!

  The friend of the boss is the boss, this sentence is really special and true!

   Note: ①The heroine Talia Shire in "Rocky" is Francis's sister. Representative works include: "The Godfather" and "Rocky" series. ② "Desu Uzara" and "Tiger Tiger Tiger" made Akira Kurosawa and the film company unhappy, and no one was willing to invest in him. At this time, it happened that Coppola was visiting Japan. After Akira had no money to make a movie, he brought in another Akira Kurosawa fan, Lucas, and the two helped each other get 6 million investment from Fox, and then Akira Kurosawa made his first film. A color film "Kage Warrior". ③The relationship between MJ and the Jewish gang is very good. In 1982, he recorded the theme song "Someone In The Dark" for Spielberg's "Alien E.T." Although it was not used in the end, it was still included in the "ET Alien Story Album" "; in 1986, Francis and him made a short film "CaptainEO", the producer is Lucas, this is the first IMax3D documentary, 17 minutes, the production cost is 2370 One hundred thousand dollars (I did not make a mistake), the three of them took a photo at the time, which was a salute; while the short film "Breaking" in 1987 and the documentary "Legend Continues" in 1988, the former was Scorsese It was filmed, and he also appeared in the latter. ④Francis Coppola's father is a famous composer and band conductor. In 1935, the sound version of "Napoleon" from the silent film was his music. ⑤ Stallone's nickname is Michael, which is the same as Michael Jackson's Michael.

  (end of this chapter)