MTL - Exploiting Hollywood 1980-Chapter 60 cry

   Chapter 60 Crying

   "Director Parker, this is what I wrote these days..."

   Got a few snippets that Ronald had written in just a few days, and Alan Parker opened it suspiciously and read it.

   At lunchtime in the cafeteria, someone beat drum beats on the table with drumsticks, and then someone played the piano. Then students spontaneously joined the ensemble playing various instruments.

   Then the students of the dance department joined in, ballet, jazz, and various dances were integrated, and they danced on the table in the cafeteria.

   Allen's eyes lit up, this is very suitable for the title of the film "Hot Lunch", and can be used as the theme song scene for the title.

   Read on…

  The shy mixing genius is reluctant to publish the produced music. The father drives a taxi and uses the loudspeaker to broadcast his son's creation, which attracts the whole school students to run to the street and dance to the music?

   "They rushed down the stairs, out of the school gate, stopped the car, climbed on top of the car, and started dancing there..."

   is another genius scene, giving the shy Bruno a chance to change.

   "Crack..." Allen closed the script and stopped reading.

   It took me a few days to write a script outline of this level, which was far beyond my expectations.

   "Tell me, Ronald, how did you come up with these two scenes?"

   It seems that the plagiarism of the original works very well, Ronald secretly delighted.

   "When I came back from Los Angeles, I met a father who was driving a taxi at the airport. He loved his daughter so much that he stopped his business and waited at the airport for her daughter to return to New York."

   Ronald started to make up.

"Bruno, the shy mixing genius in the play, needed an opportunity to break through himself, so I wanted to use my father's love to help him break through. Taxi can't drive into the school, and I wanted to use a loudspeaker to play what my son didn't want to publish on the street. Music, and getting students to dance is also good.”

   I'm getting more and more proficient at making things up.

"As for the hot lunch scene, when I was in high school, I saw the school band and cheerleaders eating in the cafeteria. When they were interested, they would improvise in the cafeteria for a while. I was very envious. I think the audience should also like this. kind of improvisational performance."

   In order to find a suitable reason for plagiarizing the plot in his dream, Ronald even exposed the incident of peeping at the cheerleaders in high school.

  The plot is well-founded and there are good writing ideas. Alan Parker no longer suspects that Ronald is copying someone else's script.

   "These two scenes are great, I can imagine the picture after the filming, the teenagers will love them. Keep it at this level, you can think more about the ending of each main character."

   "I don't have much inspiration for this part. I was on the wrestling team in high school, and I'm not familiar with the literary club. Without the details, it's hard for me to write anything."

   "It doesn't matter, you can observe slowly. If necessary, you can sneak into the Academy of Performing Arts to observe undercover." Allen affirmed Ronald's script and asked him to continue writing.

  Without the revelation in his dreams, Ronald turned back into a novice in scriptwriting and tried slowly. He looked around for opportunities to observe some details of the lives of art school students.

   Like Meg's sleeping position?

  Those who practice ballet all year round will involuntarily straighten their toes when they lie down. This is a very different characteristic from ordinary people.

   couldn't help but test it out to see if he could keep straight even if he was disturbed by external force. Slap, opened by Meg's slap.

  Inexperienced Ronald, writing begins to slow down. For two weeks, I could only type a page or two a day, then rub it away and start over.

   worked as a driver and assistant for the director during the day. In contrast, writing every night has become a distressing thing.

   Fortunately, getting together with Meg every day can relieve some anxiety. This has slowed his writing progress, but it has not completely come to a standstill.

   Meg's acting learning went very smoothly.

  According to Meg, Lee Strasbourg is a Ukrainian acting master who first learned from Stanislavsky and learned a whole set of experiential acting skills (The System) of drama performances.

After   , he developed it and came up with The Method, which is suitable for film shooting. He has also coached Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe.

  When the first lesson of the school started, Lee Strasbourg came to the classroom in person and taught them the two magic weapons of the Method School: emotional memory method and improvisation.

   Meg is about to learn emotional memory.

   "After I learn it, I can instantly mobilize my emotions and cry for one second, which is really amazing. Lee Strasbourg also gave us a live demonstration." Meg said.

   "Really? Then his acting skills are really amazing."

  Director Parker flew to Los Angeles to audition, and Ronald simply wrote the script full-time at home.

  The apartment is full of artists, Ronald brought food and drinks, and had a conversation with almost everyone, hoping to learn more about the details of the life of the art students.

   However, there are few results. Most of the people who live in the artist's apartment are over 25 years old. Most of the memories of art school have been smoothed out by life, and I can no longer remember the dreams of the year.

   or someone who has dreams, also buried her deeply in their hearts. It is not easy to show people.

"You know, people in the arts are very sensitive. If you tell others about your dreams, even your family and friends, you will be hit. When your dreams haven't come true, if they say a word or two unintentionally, you will feel them I'm targeting you, and I'll be uncomfortable for two or three days."

   "Thank you for talking to me about this, I know it's hard, I'll script some of your shared experiences and, of course, remain anonymous."

  Ronald got up and shook hands, handed a bottle of red wine and a pack of sausages to each other, and then sent off the painter who was being interviewed.

   typed out the summary of today's conversation on the typewriter, then tore off the typed paper, took up the pencil again, and corrected it on it.

   That's it, after finishing the game, we changed it, and then we started playing again, and the sky gradually darkened.

   "Hey, why hasn't Meg come back yet?" Ronald called Meg's apartment roommate and found that she hadn't returned to his apartment either.

   Worried in his heart, Ronald quickly went downstairs and drove to the Lee Strasbourg Drama Training School.

   "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…"

  I heard a bunch of actors crying loudly in the teaching hall. Ronald thought something unfortunate had happened.

   Some were sobbing, tears streaming down. Some are hugging each other and crying, pitting each other. Some simply lay on the ground, rolling and crying freely.

   What's going on here? Is there a collective neurosis?

  Ronald looked around worriedly for Meg, and finally found her in a corner.

   Meg cried quite badly, her eyes were swollen, and her throat was silent, but she was weeping silently and incessantly. She hugged her knees and hid in the corner, covering herself with the shadow of the wall.

   No wonder I searched for a long time.

   "Meg, what's the matter with you? Are you okay?" Ronald asked softly, taking out a handkerchief and carefully helping her wipe away her tears. No sooner had she wiped than Meg burst into tears, and her handkerchief was soaking wet.

   "Meg, Meg?" Ronald shook Meg's shoulders gently, but she seemed to be in a sad mood and didn't respond.

   "Hey, who are you, please go away. Don't interfere with the students' retrieval of emotional memory." A teacher-like person approached with a twisted pace, raised an orchid finger, pointed at Ronald, and criticized.

   Ronald turned around impatiently, stretched out his hand and shoved the bitch: "Fxckyou, don't get close to me, you devils, this is how you train actors?"

   Ronald squatted down and whispered in Meg's ear:

   "Meg, I'm Ronnie, you look me in the eyes, I'm your Ronnie, do you recognize me?"

   Meg seemed to react a little, and her dull eyes found focus and nodded lightly.

   "Can I take you home?"

   Meg nodded again.

  Ronald wrapped Meg's arms around his neck, grabbed Meg in his arms, and walked towards the door of the drama school with her in his arms.

  Niangpao didn't dare to stop him, but was still scolding Ronald for destroying the performing arts. Ronald stared at him with a look, causing him to step back with a fright.

   Open the back door and let Meg lie down in the back seat. Ronald began to wonder who could help him. Looking for a psychiatrist? However, Meg's situation is caused by learning acting skills, and ordinary psychiatrists may not know what is going on.

   By the way, last time Julia Taylor of the casting studio mentioned that there is an acting guidance expert at New York University, Stella Adler. Maybe she knows the situation better.

   Found a coin-operated phone, and Ronald dialed Julia Taylor.

   "Julia? I'm Ronald, and I need your help with an urgent matter."

   briefly explained the situation to Julia Taylor, who was surprised:

   "Didn't I tell you to go to Stella Adler? Why does this still happen? Stella doesn't teach emotional memory, only that old **** Lee Strasbourg..."

   "What? Your Meg just went to his class? Why take his acting class?"

   "It was Meg's decision, she listened to her sister."

   "You take Meg out of that place right away, come to the casting studio first, and I'll ask an expert to help." Julia hung up the phone.

   Ronald carried Meg into the front seat and buckled up. Drive to the casting studio, and Julia is already waiting for them at the door.

   Ronald carried Meg back to the inner sofa, and Julia hugged Meg and comforted her softly in her ear.

   Soon a middle-aged woman came to the studio, she was Stella's apprentice, named Irene. Stella is 78 years old, it is inconvenient to trouble her.

  Irene walked over and took Meg's hand, and asked Julia to take a towel and wipe it lightly on Meg's forehead.

   Ronald also stepped forward and took the time to ask Irene:

   "Excuse Meg, is she all right?"

  Irene stood up and glared at Ronald, "You haven't gone out yet, you are here, is the girl still better?" After she finished speaking, she pointed to the door and motioned him to get out.

   Ronald didn't know why. He looked at Meg and seemed to regain his senses, so he turned his head three times and walked out of the room to wait.

"is it him?"

   "No, it won't be him. Ronald is a gentle man, he wouldn't treat women like this," Julia shook her head, denying Erin's guess.

   (end of this chapter)