Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Bang!" Two slices of bread jumped out of the toaster.

Ronald took the buttered, toasted slices of bread with thawed supermarket-bought bacon, sliced ​​cheese, a few slices of pickled cucumbers, and sliced ​​tomatoes. Eat a homemade sandwich while drinking milk.

After earning a few thousand dollars, Ronald improved his life, and America's appliances were always for the lazy and busy. Eating while watching ABC's "Good Morning America"

"An astonishing scene took place yesterday at the MLB game at Kermisk Park in Chicago.

During halftime of the Chicago White Sox-Detroit Tigers replay, thousands of disco records were dumped into the center of the field, doused with gasoline, and set on fire.

According to Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl, who started the movement, it's time to destroy a genre of black and gay music. This immoral dance and lyrics discredited Amelica and brought shame to God.

On his 97.9 WLUP-FM channel, Steve called on the audience to bring a disco record into the venue, which was collected by the staff during the intermission and then destroyed on the spot.

He claimed that he was irresponsible for the loss of control of the scene, when thousands of spectators rushed into the venue and set fire to records until they were expelled by the police.

Due to the persistent smoke and the dangerous behavior of the audience, the referee declared the game to be over early, and the Detroit Tigers, which led at halftime, won. "

This news does not seem to have much impact in New York. The restaurant was still playing disco music, and the actors on the set danced disco as usual between the lighting crews.

America is big enough, and the boycott of disco by small-town residents of conservative forces in the central and southern regions has not yet affected young people in big cities on the east and west coasts.

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Due to the use of leg warmers, the dancers wore dance clothes with thinner and more transparent fabrics, which were not easy to sweat, so the shooting progress was accelerated.

The crew will shoot the dance scene in the art school restaurant today. This is also the scene of the original theme song "Hot Lunch", but because the movie was renamed "Famous in the World", this song was downgraded to an episode.

The carpenter has remodeled the original restaurant of Harlan High School according to the requirements of the production design. The small canteen was stuffed into two old pianos and a set of drums.

This was the first big scene of the filming, with more than 30 dancers, more than 10 instruments playing, and Erin Kara singing songs.

The film's composer, Michael Gore, was also there, still figuring out his lyrics.

"High school students in art schools hate the food in the cafeteria, but the prices provided by the cafeteria are low enough, so they have a love-hate relationship with the cafeteria."

"Hey, what did you eat in your high school cafeteria?" Michael Gore looked at Ronald passing by and suddenly asked him.

"What?" Ronald turned back. "What about me? High school was those mixed dishes, you know, what's cheap. It's either stew or gooey, or carrots with salmon."

"Well, the ingredients for the dish are cheap." Gore looked back to record some inspiration.

"It's filming today, and you still change the lyrics? Is it too late?" Ronald asked involuntarily.

"Ah? It doesn't matter, I only filmed Erin Cara to sing part of her lines today, and I have to change the other parts."

"That's it." Ronald shook his head and sat down when he saw that he was immersed in changing the lyrics again.

"Dong dong, dang dang, ding ding, dang dang." Gore began to press the melody on the piano.

"Today I ate gooey stew and carrot salmon. No, it's not smooth."

"If it's blue, it's a stew, if it's yellow, it's gooey.

"

Ronald hummed the dreamed lyrics softly along the tune.

"What? Sing aside what you just hummed!" Gore couldn't hear it clearly.

"If it's blue, it's a stew, if it's yellow, it's gooey," Ronald said. Colors distinguish what is a bad dish today."

"Very good, that's very good, what's your name?"

"Ronald Lee."

"I'm the composer for the set, Michael Gore."

"Dong dong, dang dang, ding ding, dang dang." Michael continued to play his melody.

"Macaroni and Salmon,

Our favorite dish.

She had a hot lunch,

It's the same for everyone. "

Ronald hummed again involuntarily.

"What? What? You sing again." Michael Gore was excited again.

Ronald sang again, "The best thing for lunch is salmon or macaroni, but usually only once or twice a week. So you have to rush to the cafeteria that day."

"Serving eldest sister, serving eldest sister,

Don't mess with her,

She'll take every penny

give you one lunch a day

she is good to all

One hot lunch per person”

"If it's blue,

It must be a stew,

if it's yellow,

That's goofy. "

"Macaroni and Salmon,

Our favorite dish.

She had a hot lunch,

It's the same for everyone. "

"Wait a minute, I'm going to sing it to Erin Kara's agent. I'll use this word today." Michael Gore took the newly revised lyrics and ran to discuss it with everyone.

"It's the original lyrics anyway, so it doesn't matter if you give it to him in advance, right?" Ronald thought, and began to sit down and observe the choreography to design the movements for each dancer.

This scene is a big scene, and it's okay to play various instruments, and the camera will assign fixed shots. But the dance group performers had to fight on their own. They were still in the rehearsal stage, and they had already begun to occupy each other's positions.

A war may break out by then. Ronald thought he should discuss it with the producers first.

Michael Gore, who rushed back, interrupted his train of thought, "Hey Ronald, let your agent come, Erin Kara's agent is very happy, the producer said to make you sign half of the words author."

"I don't have an agent yet. I'll call my lawyer."

"I graduated from Dwight-Englewood School of Music, which music school are you from?"

"I never went to music school."

"Then you are still a genius lyricist. Why don't you have an agent for such a talent?"

"Actually, I'm studying directing, and I'm going to enroll in a few months."

Calling lawyer Lindsay Dole to handle the lyricist contract, Ronald started watching dance rehearsals again.

Dancers began to deliberately bump into each other, knocking each other out of the camera's view, and stumbling and stepping on their toes.

"Ah..." A girl cried and pulled up her pants and ran outside the house. It turned out that her pants were ripped off.

Over there, Lucy leaned against Gene, and was arranged by the choreographer to dance in a fixed position, so that she didn't have to worry about her appearance time.

The crew is actually a group of monkeys. The powerful monkeys divide the power range, and the powerless monkeys either find a backer or can only compete on their own.

"David, you have to look at the competition of dancers. We have to draw a line for them. Competition can only be limited to the scope of dance skills. You can't use bad tricks like stepping on your toes and pulling your pants. Big trouble." Ronald approached the producer David and offered his opinion.

After a while, the choreographer announced a new discipline, and the competition was limited to dance fights, and whoever danced brilliantly got more camera time. Although it can't completely eliminate out-of-the-box tricks, it's much better than just now.

"Ronald, you graduated from a public high school, right? Why do you have so many skills? You can take pictures, write scripts, and write lyrics." Ronald's personal lawyer, Miss Lindsay Dole, negotiated The wording contract was handed to him.

"I can't explain it." Ronald began to look at the contract.

"Okay, here's your signature, ranking second to the lyricist, and here's your share. After the movie is released, they have plans to release the original soundtrack album simultaneously. You can get some lyricist's dividends (Residual)."

"How is the dividend calculated?"

"A tiny fraction of the total. As long as the record sells above a certain number, you'll get a check every quarter."

Ronald signed the contract and handed it to the lawyer lady.

"Also, although I can help you with these things, you'd better find a broker, who can find new business for you in addition to the contract."

broker? Ronald touched his ears, it seemed he had to find an agent.

"Recording, camera, filming!"

"If it's blue, it's a stew, if it's yellow, it's gooey." Erin Carla sat at the piano and sang Ronald's lyrics to the music. The dancers began to jump on the piano, on the dining table, dancing hard, hoping the camera would stay on them for a few more seconds.

Gene and Lucy's roles are guaranteed, and they dance happily.

Even the two extras who were recommended from the audition studio to play the canteen aunt were very happy and twisted their thickened waists. They also had a frontal shot.

"Cut! Very good, this one is printed. The afternoon scene is over." Alan Parker announced that the lunch scene in the cafeteria was over, and all the actors shouted out happily.

Erin Cara has the most frontal shots in today's scene. She is very happy to thank Ronald. She likes the witty lyrics and sings very comfortably.

"Everyone, today is my birthday, and I invite everyone to come to my house for the party!" After the filming ended, Gene extended an invitation to all the actors.

"Okay, I'll go." The voice was a group performer girl, but she was quickly pulled by a companion next to her and whispered, "Jean is from Harlem, you dare to go?"

The silent scene made Jean very embarrassed. Everyone left the scene in silence. With a single force, Gene smashed a plastic prop drinking glass to the ground.

"Wow..." The water splashed on the ground, just like his mood.

After everyone left, Ronald stepped forward and asked Gene, "It's a good thing to invite everyone on your birthday, but why did you invite them to your house? Instead of finding a restaurant, like the four of us did last time?"

"I...I want to show those rascals in the neighborhood."