Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Chapter 88

   "Cheeeeeeese—" when the drawn-out sound came out from the cameraman who was striding forward and leaning over to shoot.

  Roland and Michael Jackson, who was squatting beside him, looked at each other and smiled, the shutter sounded just right, and the action of the two hugging their shoulders was forever preserved in the film.

After taking the photo, both of them relaxed. After seeing the OK gesture from the photographer, Michael Jackson turned his head and looked at Roland with a smile, saying: "So... happy cooperation, the MV will be released in four or five months. Global release."

   "Four or five months? Is that September and October?"

  Roland estimated for half a second, and then said with a smile: "Oh, I probably didn't have any projects at that time, so I'm sure I can watch them on time."

   "Really? So you mean, if there is a project, don't watch it?"

  Michael Jackson showed a sad expression, clutching his chest, he almost didn’t say ‘you are so cruel, so cruel’ like in Qiong Yao’s play.

   Such an expression made Roland's head full of black lines.

   "Oh, No...Michael, I mean, if there is a project, I will pull the crew to watch it."

   "Really? Don't lie to me..."

   "Of course! There is me in this MV, why should I lie to you?"

I don’t know if it’s because of Spielberg, or maybe Francis and Scorsese discovered something with hindsight. In short, when Roland went to Michael Jackson according to the address they gave When the music studio in Los Angeles recorded the MV of "Black and White", the treatment he enjoyed was generous, while the attitude of the MV director and the on-site staff was polite. As for Michael Jackson himself, it was also official...

That’s right, although Michael Jackson loves children very much and is friends with the Big Four of the Jewish Gang, his preferences and relationship did not allow him and Roland to get closer. Even though the communication between the two was extremely smooth, the two sides They could all clearly feel that there was an invisible but tangible barrier lying in front of them, blocking the footsteps of both sides.

Even without Spielberg's reminder, Roland would not take the initiative to get involved in racial disputes, let alone understand what is hidden behind Michael Jackson and the capital game, because all of this has nothing to do with him .

Although he understands that the so-called free speech means that you can not comment but cannot oppose black people, ***, LGBT, international refugees, environmental protection associations, animal protection associations, vegetarianism, healthism, feminism, etc., and if you join one of them One, the flow of news will go up, just like that little Swedish girl who can enter the selection queue for the Nobel Peace Prize just because she is jealous, but he really doesn't want to label himself.

  He doesn't want to do something that he is not very interested in for traffic and attention.

   If you really love environmental protection, why not register an Instagram account like Xiao Lizi, and only post information related to environmental protection. As for other social media, there are no other social media at all?

  When you were **** off the air, they had already shot several documentaries.

   Rather than saying that you are fighting, it is better to say that you are using those sensitive topics to fight for more self-interest.

Just like the black mermaid in Disney who was about to sacrifice her life for the white prince and princess, turned into a bubble, and disappeared into the world, if it hadn't been time-traveled, Roland would really like to know how Disney would change its classic animation plot .

  Because of this, Roland really regarded himself as coming to help.

  He felt that his relationship with Michael Jackson was nodding acquaintances. According to the director's request, he could just follow the script. As for the others?

  Why does he care so much?

   And Michael Jackson, the same.

  If Roland is poor and white, or if he has a good family background and is relatively rich, in this case, they can become friends. However, with the Jewish gang in the middle, everything can only be talked about in general terms.

   This is not a question of whether you want to tear Roland into the water, but a question of whether you can pull Roland into the water.

In this way, when Roland came to Michael Jackson's filming location, he just greeted politely for a while, and then officially entered the theme. The script he got was similar to the scenes shot by Macaulay Culkin in his previous life. The super loud volume blew away my father who didn’t allow me to listen to music. Not only that, the group dance and singing in the MV by Macaulay in his previous life were also directly cut off by the director. There is no relationship between half a dime.

  And if the title is cut out separately, the entire MV still has a complete narrative logic.

   To put it bluntly, under the modification of the director and music producer, there is only one point of relationship between the entire MV and Roland.

   That is used to balance the skin tone in the MV.

  Since this is the case, there will be no obstacles for Roland to communicate with them.

  Everyone is clocking in and commuting, so just smile politely.

   Finish work, go home early, and no one wants to take care of other things!

  So, after spending nearly an hour shooting all the materials for the MV, Roland politely took a photo with Michael Jackson on the scene, and then waved his sleeves without taking away a cloud.

Roland did not talk to Michael Jackson about the future cooperation as he did with Chris Columbus, James Cameron, and Steven Spielberg, and Michael Jackson did not treat other children like he used to. Inviting Roland to play in his Neverland Manor, both parties made certain changes to their behavior—

  Because they all know that if there is no accident, the two parties may not contact each other again.

   Roland's behavior also made James heartbroken when he learned the inside story.

   "That's Michael Jackson! You didn't think to ask him for his autograph?"

   "Ask him what he wants to sign for? He doesn't make movies..." Roland, who was leaning on the sofa and waiting for his meal, asked back pretending not to know.

   "Oh, Shit!" Roland's leisurely figure made James curse, "Don't you have a hobby of collecting celebrity autographs? You can get along with Steven, why can't you get along with Michael?"

   "There are countless video games in Steven's house, and Michael's house is a Neverland!"

have to…

  The fox tail is exposed.

   After getting along for a year and a half, Roland has already figured out James' temper thoroughly.

  As a guy who has inherited David's good genes, James perfectly interpreted the phrase "no profit can't afford to be early".

  What about star chasing, what support, what rushing, what sending thousands of miles away...

   These are actually the means he used to satisfy himself.

  He likes Michael Jackson?

   Oh, come on!

   Roland has never seen him buy any Michael Jackson albums!

  The reason why James regretted Roland's indifference was entirely because this guy wanted to play in Neverland!

  Although he doesn’t know how many times he has been to Disneyland, but compared with Disney, Neverland is different after all!

  As a children's kingdom built on the basis of the novel "Peter Pan", its appeal to children, especially boys, is unparalleled!

   Not only that, even Elizabeth Taylor, when she married her eighth husband this year, also chose Neverland as the venue for the wedding ceremony.

  How could Roland refuse to go to such a star-studded place?

   This really left James scratching his head.

  Unfortunately, James doesn't know what it means to be innocent and guilty.

  A black man owns most of the copyrights of modern popular music, which is something that many capitals are greedy for.

  In this case, taking away the copyright from this black man has become what the capital wants to do most.

   Roland can indeed have a lot of contact with Michael Jackson, but Spielberg, the backer behind him, can't!

The world's three major record companies, Universal Music, Sony Music, and Warner Music, among them, Universal Music and Spielberg wear a pair of pants. When everything is in harmony, Spielberg and Michael Jackson go So close, so what?

   Do you... really want to join forces?

Spielberg didn't think of joining forces with Michael Jackson. In this way, when the whole world (insiders) knew that Roland was his man, if Roland got too close to Michael Jackson, it would inevitably lead to Make people suspicious of something else.

And Spielberg now wants to start a brand new film company. In this case, being targeted in advance will appear to be very passive. - Jackson is in trouble.

  Although Spielberg did not tell Roland directly about all this, Roland is not an eleven-year-old boy either!

  As a time traveler, he naturally understands what it means to be willing.

  Holding Spielberg's thigh, screaming, meeting Michael Jackson by chance, calling She.

   This was also the first problem he encountered after forming a group, but he felt that it had little impact.

  Not to mention the resources that Spielberg opened up to him, he knows how to choose just because the smell is the same.

   If you have time to contact Michael Jackson, you might as well go to Spielberg's house to play games with him.

  But unfortunately, James doesn't understand!

  However, just when Roland wanted to evade the whole matter by ambiguous words, Ganetti, who had already taken his daughter downstairs and was about to have dinner with everyone, helped Roland solve a big problem.

   "James, if you want to go to Neverland, then ask your dad to make an appointment for you."

   "Fantasy Manor is not a closed private manor. As long as you make an appointment and line up, you can go."

  However, these heart-warming words made James curl his lips.

   What he was thinking of was getting Michael Jackson to invite Roland to Neverland!

  Only such an opening can make him go to school and blow the beep!

  If you go in by appointment, like the public, then what's the point!

  However, since even his mother said so, he put away his intention of continuing to persuade Roland.

   Climb up to the table with the big guys and eat hard.

   After seeing that his son had calmed down, Ganetti turned his gaze to Roland.

   "The film premiere of "Terminator 2" is scheduled for July 1st in Century City?"

"three days left."

   "Have you figured out how to pass?"

  This question made Roland yawn.

  He thought that after James stopped, he could finally be freed from a deadly problem, but unexpectedly, Ganetti threw himself another blockbuster.

"have no idea."

"have not thought."

   "If it doesn't work, I'll go to James' house first and drive there with him."

   "Who knew they chose Fox's site! It's really a headache!"

  If it was only the premiere of the movie, then Roland would definitely not be as sleepy and unable to cheer up as he is now.

   But who let the distributor of "Terminator 2" arrange the premiere in Century City, Los Angeles under Fox's name?

  As the film company that Roland least wants to contact now, Fox is really killing him.

Since the filming of "Captain Hook" was closed, Fox "actively" sent over the remaining 2 million box office bonuses. Unlike before, they did not transfer the money directly, but took Roland and Garnetti with O When the Erson sisters and Elizabeth went out to watch a movie, there was a "coincidental" encounter. When the vice president of Fox Films communicated with Roland, he directly threw out the good news that the box office bonus was about to be settled. Not only that, he also On the sidelines, I hope to get more news about the sequel from Roland. As for the sequel, Roland no longer wants to mention it.

   "It's useless for you to go to James. They won't give up until Steven helps you officially refuse."

Looking at the helpless little guy on the other side of the dining table, Ganetti said to Roland while preparing a salad for Elizabeth: "I really don't know why Fox is so persistent? Many analysts are not very optimistic about "Terminator." 2", under such circumstances, they only need to wait for the sudden death of the work to lower the price. In this case, why do they always talk about this matter recently? It feels like they will lose money if they miss it ?”

  Although what Ganetti said was not very nice, Roland had to admit that what she said was actually the truth.

It's like when James Cameron made "Avatar" in the future, there was a moment of silence across the board, and Fox was ready to wipe his neck with a knife; just like when the box office results of "Titanic" were released for a week in the future, Hollywood in North America gloated and waited. It's like watching Fox's top executives collectively jump off the building; the current "Terminator 2" is actually also mourned by the media.

  Of course, this kind of mourning mentality is actually formed instantly.

When Roland followed Cameron and Schwarzenegger to make an announcement, most people in the outside world still felt that the movie "Terminator 2" could be made well, but when the whole project entered the stage of exposure and announcement, those media The analyst immediately discovered a problem.

  Grassing grass, with an investment of 100 million yuan, 70% of it is actually doing special effects?

   It’s okay to do special effects, but what are computer special effects?

   Isn’t the computer the kind of thing that is used to perform precise calculations for Wall Street elites?

  This thing can still be made into a movie?

   It will be strange if you don't hit the street!

  Many times, people are always very strange.

  When a strange thing appears in front of everyone, they will always take it with common sense.

   And when they find that what they have learned cannot explain everything in front of them, they will feel that this thing is fake.

In this way, when everyone didn't know what the computer special effects were, "Terminator 2", a masterpiece with an investment of 100 million yuan, instantly became enough to crush Cameron, Schwarzenegger and Roland. Mountain.

  Of course, if Roland was asked to think in an aboriginal way of thinking, then he would also feel that this movie is probably dead.

   But the problem is, he knows the future!

Even though he has not seen the finished film so far, in his opinion, "Terminator 2" is nothing more than a question of more hits and fewer hits. James Cameron can pull the box office, and Arnold Schwarzenegger can pull the box office. At the box office, he, Roland Allen, can also pull the box office.

  So, at the same time that Ganetti asked the doubts in his heart, before Roland could speak, James, who was about to block his mouth with food, quickly raised his head and said, "Mom, you are wrong."

   "Many people in our class are planning to go to the movies when it's released on the 3rd!"

"really? Why?"

   James' words surprised Roland a little, and made him ask what was in his heart before Ganetti.

  Most of his fans are children. Since James has said so, there must be many people who walked into the theater for him.

   "Because many people think your poster looks very handsome!"

   While swallowing the food in his mouth, James also turned his eyes away from his mother, "Haven't you seen your movie poster? It's the same as the one at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony that day..."

   “They think you look cool with side bangs and guitar on the red carpet, so…”

   “It should be cool in the movie too.”

   "At least it's better than "Home Alone". Many people expect you to fight hand-to-hand with the Devil Terminator..."

   Sure enough, children are always the cutest...

  The reason James said made Roland laugh dumbly, and Ganetti shook his head helplessly.

  Watching Roland fight with the Devil Terminator?

   Aren't you afraid that your favorite actor will be punched out of **** by Arnold Schwarzenegger?

  Everyone dreams of saving the world, but you have to do what you can!

  If those children were told what Roland and Ganetti thought, they would definitely refute it vigorously.

  Why can saving the world only be done by adults?

   You know, regardless of whether it is DC or Marvel, there is a series of teenage superheroes!

   And this, maybe the reason why Fox chased Roland?

  However, Roland doesn't need to worry about all this.

   After each movie is released, there will be a final summary data.

That data is the basis for each company to negotiate remuneration with actors and directors, because they can figure out which actor is the real box office harvester. James, who is wearing a pair of pants, can definitely get it. If that is the case, then he is even less anxious!

   In this way, the only thing Roland needs to deal with is Fox.

However, what he didn't expect was that on the night of July 1st, although the entrance of Century City was full of stars, he didn't see anyone related to Fox, except for Chris Columbus and Joe who came to cheer for Roland. -Except for Pesci and Daniel Stern, the other guys are all familiar faces that Roland has seen.

If they are removed, the remaining guys are either professional film critics living all over the country, or media reporters who have a good relationship with Karolco Pictures. For them, this movie that used computer special effects during promotion What exactly is the focus of attention, as for the little thoughts of Fox and Roland?

  They have no right to control it!

Because of this, after the short photoshoot and the director's speech, there was no unnecessary greetings. The film critics and guests were all guided into the screening hall of Century City Cinema. When the governor appeared, "Terminator 2" officially started its first contact with the world.

Note: ①I don’t know if Xiao Lizi really loves environmental protection, but most of his social media content is related to environmental protection, and he has shot several documentaries. Get angry". ② Among the four members of the Jewish gang, only Scorsese and MJ have the best relationship. The reason is simple, that is, the music copyright in the hands of MJ is constantly appreciating, especially Spielberg, who distributes all films around the world Under the circumstances, when the president of MCA would rather increase the share and ask him to make a movie, of course he would not destroy this relationship foolishly, so he and MJ broke up, and the subsequent cooperation was also because MJ swallowed it. Sony's copyright, "Men in Black" where he cameo, was invested and released by Sony. ③Century City in Los Angeles is Fox's property. It was transformed from a movie shooting location, and the first building was built in 1963.

  (end of this chapter)