After Elizabeth Sue finished filming, Ronald sent her to the hospital for a physical check-up. Su was so frightened that the check-up was also a psychological comfort to her, otherwise there might be problems in the subsequent shooting.
Ronald felt there were many holes in the crew's security that were poorly managed. According to the regulations of the Hollywood stunt union, a safe area will be set aside around the helicopter before filming begins. Moreover, for some shots involving real flying, a stand-in must be used if possible.
"Cocktail" had a high budget, but a large portion was spent on the salaries of the two leads. The actual budget spent on shooting was much less. The helicopter is only enough to rent for half a day, and the actual shooting time is only 10 minutes.
In order to progress the filming as quickly as possible, many safety measures had to be abandoned and the actors went directly into battle.
Ronald felt that if he continued like this, something would happen sooner or later. The budget for the project I will shoot in the future is much lower than that of a mid- to high-budget movie like this. You still have to learn from the lessons of others to prevent bad luck from happening to you.
"Hey, you're on the 'Hairspray' crew in Baltimore, please emphasize the safety discipline of filming. Elizabeth Sue almost repeated the tragedy of Vic Morrow today." Ronald found a phone number in the hospital and called Daydream's script assistant David Simkins, who is now transitioning to a producer, happened to be on a business trip to Baltimore to serve as an assistant producer and learn from experience.
"Elizabeth? She's fine. Yes, just clarify the details of the security system and let the people at the filming site follow the list one by one.
What? The cost has increased. How much more can this cost? For that musical, it means to fully warm up every day and carefully check that there are no water stains or small items on the venue before rehearsal.
Yes, and what else, there are dozens of dancers and hundreds of audience members, all young men and women, please remember to provide them with adequate safety measures..."
David Simkins is a screenwriter and knows nothing about actual shooting. Ronald gave instructions one by one...
"Ronnie."
After making the call, Ronald turned around and saw Elizabeth Su. After checking that she was fine, she had been standing behind him for a long time.
"Is everything okay?" Ronald asked about the test results.
"It's okay, I'm fine now..." Elizabeth Su's two big eyes had a watery aura, and something sparkling was flowing in them.
"It's okay, I was shocked just now." Ronald stepped forward, wanting to comfort him.
"Ronnie, I was scared to death just now." Elizabeth Su hugged him up and leaned her head on Ronald's chest.
"As long as it's okay, it's okay...be careful to protect yourself from things like this in the future..."
Elizabeth Su pushed Ronald away suddenly, raised her head and asked, "Do you really not like me? Or am I not beautiful enough?"
"What do you mean?"
"That's what I mean." Elizabeth Su jumped up suddenly, kissed Ronald, and then leaned forward softly.
"Hey, hey," Ronald felt the softness and warmth of the karate girl, "Go to my place?"
Acting is a profession that relies on emotions. Long hours of filming every day are boring, and sometimes we face performance difficulties. Therefore, it is very good for actors to have a passionate encounter to stabilize their condition.
"Ah..." Elizabeth Su entered the door of the high-rise apartment on Fifth Avenue, jumped on Ronald, and started kissing him wildly.
She has practiced gymnastics and played football since she was a child. Her athletic ability is completely different from the girls Ronald has experienced before. She is very competitive in everything she does and has a strong desire to win.
Su, who is slightly plumper than the average actress, can be considered slim or well-proportioned in real life. Ronald held her without any problems, and the two of them walked and kissed all the way into the bedroom.
"Oh..." Elizabeth's hair was wet with sweat and became strands. She felt a little uncomfortable, so she held it and smoothed it back. Then I went to get a glass of water.
Ronald saw that her face, with her small and exquisite nose of European descent, was very beautiful. He touched her lips lightly with his hand.
Both Ronald and Elizabeth Su had the sweetest sleep in recent times. Until I was woken up by the doorbell the next morning.
"It's my manager." Elizabeth hurriedly jumped out of bed, put on her pajamas and said to the door, "Wait for me for a while."
Then she hurriedly took a shower, put on yesterday's clothes, kissed Ronald hurriedly, "You are great, when I come back from Jamaica next year, we will have a rematch!", and then hurriedly asked. Open the door and set off with the manager to catch the plane.
"There is a women's clothing store downstairs. You go to the Yves Saint Laurent store on the second floor and get a new set and put it on my account." It's always a bit inappropriate for white people to wear yesterday's clothes. It's a bit rude not to change clothes. , and it is easy for others to see what he did last night.
"Okay, thank you." Elizabeth Su opened the door in a hurry and left with the manager who came to rush her.
Ronald also got up to take a shower, and then opened the curtains of the loft apartment. Outside the large floor-to-ceiling windows, the winter sunshine shone in, making him feel very warm.
This kind of serviced apartment has everything. Ronald called the housekeeper and went to Saint Laurent to say hello. Then he ate an English breakfast cooked by the chef. Feeling warm all over, he called his agent.
"Hey, Richard, look for the Chaoli, I have something to do with him."
"Ring ring ring ring..." After a while, the phone rang. Ronald picked up, "I'm Ronald."
"I'll take Chaoli's call for you." Richard connected their calls.
"Ah, Ronald, I'm Chaoli. Why do you have time to call me? You're a busy man. Do you have anything to do with me? I'm in New York now." Actor Chaoli said hello to Ronald on the phone.
"Oh, such a coincidence? I am also in New York. I bought a new house in Staten Island. I want to create a Jiangnan garden style. Do you know any domestic garden designers there? I can hire one with a high salary."
"That's no problem. Every unit in the country is now thinking about exporting to earn foreign exchange. They like the U.S. dollar the most. Now that the country is developing its economy and engaging in contracting, it will be very happy for a garden designer to come to America to build a new garden. "
"Then I'll ask you. If you have a candidate, please call me. My whereabouts are uncertain. If I'm not here, just call my agent."
Ronald listened to Chaoli's explanation. Nowadays, domestic garden designers can only do some work of repairing and restoring public gardens to their original condition. There have been no orders for new businesses for a long time. Which company wouldn't want to go abroad and earn foreign exchange for the company?
Maybe in order to compete for this opportunity, several garden masters will have to decide who is the senior one.
Chaoli's family has high-ranking officials in the country, so if you leave this matter to him, it's basically not a big problem.
"Will you stay in New York until the weekend?" Chao Li finished chatting and asked about Ronald's schedule. "If you stay until the weekend, on behalf of the country, I would like to invite you to the movie premiere."
"Ah, are there any domestic movies premiering in America? Are they in Chinese or English?" Ronald became interested upon hearing this. Not many Chinese movies can be screened here. If a Chinese actor like Chaori is also actively involved, it must be a big hit in China.
"It's a co-production with Italy, 'The Last Emperor' directed by Bertolucci. We... aren't... we are also one of the domestic producers. They also asked me to invite some heavyweights to support me. I'm worried. You can’t hire a real heavyweight.”
"Oh, it's that movie. Has it been filmed?" Ronald remembered that when he was in London, he had a chance encounter with the producer Jeremy Thomas. Later, when I visited the Forbidden City, I met Peter O'Toole, who played the teacher of the last emperor, riding a bicycle.
"It premiered in Italy last month, and the response was very good. It premiered across the United States in New York over the weekend, and it is in English. The Chinese version in China will take a while."
"Okay, I'll go there then, and you can have someone send me the invitation. I'm in the... building on Fifth Avenue."
"Okay, I'll send it to you right away. Our deputy minister will also come to the premiere and wants to talk to you then."
"Is that so? I'm just a director. I don't know anything about those two countries." Of course Ronald knew what kind of people the domestic cadres were. I couldn’t understand the high-level things they were talking about.
"You misunderstood. He has a professional background. Before he became deputy minister, he was a famous actor. This time he also acted in The Last Emperor."
"Huh? You guys are really awesome. Even active ministers can make movies."
"Hahaha, now in China, it is important to promote people who understand, and professional people can do professional things."
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Ronald had not yet met the actor deputy minister. When he heard that he was going to decorate the garden, a domestic delegation came over.
"Mr. Li, we are participating in a cultural and trade delegation's visit to the United States in New York. This time we heard the news from the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so we took the liberty to pay a visit."
A young bureaucrat, accompanied by a translator and another older man, took the initiative to visit Ronald.
"Hello, hello, what a coincidence? I thought it would take a week or two for you to come and talk about the garden."
"Nowadays, speed is money and efficiency is life. We also got the news by chance that there are suitable design agencies in Huqiu and Jiading. We also want to visit you early."
The young bureaucrat named Xiao Li was good in English and could speak on his own without an interpreter.
"Then do you want to go to my place and have a look?" Ronald looked at the two people.
"Of course, Lao Wang is an expert in garden design. If it is convenient for Mr. Luo, we can go there now."
"Okay, Xiao Li, you are really the first to arrive... shall we go there right now?" Ronald heard Xiao Li say that he called himself Mr. Luo, which was a bit affectionate, so he switched to Chinese and said an idiom.
"Director Luo's Chinese literacy is really high." A glint flashed in Xiao Li's eyes.
"I suffered from aphasia when I was young, and the doctor said that learning Chinese would help me recover. Later, I also took an elective course in classical Chinese poetry appreciation in college, and I still remember some of it. For example, if you come here today, you have friends from far away... "
"It's such a joy..." Lao Wang felt less stressed when he saw that his potential employer could speak Chinese. There is already a Jiangnan garden in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and now the Chinese style is popular in America. If a rich man like Director Luo can start a trend, then his company will be able to export in exchange for foreign exchange, and his status in the company will also increase. After all, he will have the opportunity to go abroad.
"Hahaha, yes, yes, I have memorized this Confucius' Analects." Ronald laughed and took them to Staten Island for on-site inspection.
"This land is very good. This house is in a typical Italian style. There are mountains over there, a railway next to it, and there is an open space here where you can see the sky. Gardens are like this. They can't rely entirely on artificial landscaping. They have to be open to the outside world. Natural scenery.
We built a moon cave door here, which is the view of the sunrise. Make a corner wall over there, and when you walk past it, you will see another world.
You can dig a lake here and add Taihu stones. We can make a bamboo forest here..."
Lao Wang is indeed a professional. He made a rough plan of the place in just a few clicks.
"Very good, look at this garden. How much does it cost?"
"The cost of design is not expensive. Our charging standard is 100,000, and then we need some building materials with Chinese characteristics, which can be found in America's Chinatown. There are only some unique handicrafts, such as special tiles, special Bamboo, as well as the unique green bricks and bluestone floors unique to Jiangnan, have to be transported from China.
I don't think it will exceed 200,000, and the total price is probably around 300,000. "
"Three hundred thousand dollars? That's not expensive. I'll finalize it now." Ronald looked at this mini exotic garden and found that it only cost three hundred thousand dollars, which was cheaper than he expected. When the time comes, it will be a very honorable thing to invite your friends to see the popular Chinese style gardens.
"Three hundred thousand are the people..."
"Old Wang, please show Mr. Luo first, what other small places can be added that can reflect the Chinese style. For example, palace lanterns and screens. I think Mr. Luo wants to create a display window that is as small as a sparrow and has all the internal organs. "
Xiao Li came over quietly and stepped on Lao Wang.
"Ah...yes...I'll go take a look right now."
"Ronald Lee is proficient in Chinese, has a deep understanding of Chinese culture, and has a friendly attitude toward China..."
After receiving the intention of gardening, Xiao Li returned to the small hotel where he was staying, took out a locked notebook, and started writing Ronald's materials.
(End of chapter)
