The Museum of Modern Art in New York is not far from the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Fifty-third Street. Ronald's aunt Karen got an invitation from Ronald and went to see "Moonlight" with her boyfriend Eric. Premiere of "Seductive".
It was her first time to come to this cinema, which could accommodate nearly 1,800 spectators. She saw her nephew Ronald's name written at the top of the poster, and she felt very happy. She wanted to be with Eric in a movie with Ronald's name. Pictured below the poster.
"Thank you," Aunt Karen said, taking back her point-and-shoot camera from a helpful reporter, "Do you like this occasion?"
"This is my first time attending a premiere like this, so I'm a little unaccustomed to it. Your nephew is a film director, and I always feel it's a little unreal." Eric, the aunt's boyfriend, looked at the big poster and felt a little unreal. .
"Let's go in." The aunt hugged her boyfriend. As soon as she walked to the door, she saw Xueer and her boyfriend dressed in fancy clothes, accepting photos from photographers.
Cher wore a white sweater with black patterns, black fishnet stockings and a see-through outfit. Her little boyfriend, Rob Camiletti, wore a black top with white pearls and fake diamonds on a black base, also in black and white, which perfectly complemented Cher.
"Oh, hello, Cher. I'm Karen, Ronald's aunt. I'm really glad to meet you. Your clothes...well...are very eye-catching." Aunt Karen saw this She couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by this kind of outfit. She used to be a fan of Cher, and Cher was still very innocent at that time.
"Are you Ronald's aunt Karen? Ronald told me." Cher just saw Ronald hugging her intimately at the door. Everyone in the industry knows that Ronald's closest relatives are his aunt and cousin. "You look familiar to me as soon as I see you. It can be seen that he inherited a lot of... uh... uh..."
Halfway through, Cher also started to stutter, and she discovered that her ex-husband Sonny Bono was also here. There is a fat girl beside him, Chasti, the daughter of Cher and Sonny.
Xueer suddenly felt that her dress was a bit embarrassing, so she took the mink coat from her childhood boyfriend and put it on, "Chaz..." She held the hand of her daughter, who was dressed very formally, and asked reporters to take pictures.
The wild rock star mother, the conservative daughter, the young current boyfriend, and the ex-husband who is involved in politics were all in a row for the photo. They all felt a little embarrassed. After the photo session ended, they went into the theater separately and took their seats.
"Don't look at Cher's very revealing clothes. Ronald said she did this to get media coverage." Aunt Karen turned around and explained to her boyfriend, who didn't read much entertainment news.
"Oh, it's really embarrassing." Xueer tucked up her clothes and turned to her boyfriend from her seat, "Ronald also said that his aunt is a fan of mine...remember to remind me to give her gifts. A copy of my signed album.”
Ronald was still at the door, waiting for the arrival of various guests.
New York is a place where masters of various arts gather. It is not like Hollywood, where only big names in the film and television industry gather. So there are many people here today who are not from the film and television industry.
"Hi, Ronald." It was another couple wearing mink coats. The man's hair was as tall as a henhouse, and he seemed to be shirtless without any clothes on under his coat.
"Thanks for coming," Ronald recognized Jon Bon Jovi, the lead singer of the popular Bon Jovi band. Next to him is Dorothea, his high school girlfriend.
According to media reports, Jon Bon Jovi changed his mind after finishing his tour last year, regained his high school sweetheart, and returned to traditional values without messing around like the rest of the band.
"I asked, why didn't your little girlfriend named Diane come?" Jon Bon Jovi asked Ronald in a low voice while his girlfriend Dorothea was greeting her friends who were also here.
Ronald stared at him without saying a word. Is this guy not in his right mind and treating Diane like a member of a rock band?
"Jon, we're going in." Dorothea came over immediately and pulled her boyfriend away from Ronald. The use of drugs and alcohol often puts rock stars in a state of overdosing.
Jon wondered if he had forgotten where he was and thought he was in Bon Jovi, openly provoking bandmate Richie Sambora. If the provocateur had been the guitarist, the two would have started fighting. The relationship between the two main members of the band is not as harmonious as the outside world knows through the media.
Ronald wiped his mouth, not wanting to be like these bastards.
This episode reminded him of the past when he danced with Diane at the 54 Club in New York. Also in the club that time were the supermodel Gia Calanchi, the photographer and director, and the painter Ann who used computer-assisted painting. Dee Warhol, and Kennedy Jr., the son of the former commander-in-chief.
However, Andy Warhol died of complications from a common gallbladder surgery in February this year. His paintings that could not fetch high prices during his lifetime began to be sought after by collectors. And Gia Calanje disappeared from the fashion circle because of drug abuse. He died quietly in the hospital last year and was only remembered again in the newspapers after his death.
Recovering from the sentiment that things have changed, Ronald continued to greet guests at the entrance of the Museum of Modern Art's cinema.
Some free film critics from the New York Film Critics Association also came to support the show. They have already written high reviews for Ronald's movies, and this time is part of Ronald's reward.
"Don't forget the New York Film Critics Circle Awards Gala." New York Times film critic Janet Maslin reminded Ronald of the awards ceremony held next year.
"I have already arranged it." Ronald smiled and hugged her. This time his patronage of the New York Film Critics Circle was greater than that of the more influential Chicago Film Critics Circle. The owner of the Catskill resort, whom he met during the filming of "Dirty Dancing," has given Ronald a group discount, allowing all New York film critics and their families to go to the resort together.
Of course, the most frequent visitors were actors from the Broadway circle.
Ronald hugged Vincent Gardenia and his wife, who played the parents of Cher's character Lolita, and Olympia Dukakis, and then beckoned photographers over for a photo.
Both supporting actors wore very ordinary clothes. They were poor actors on Broadway. They could not wear expensive fashions like Cher. They were clothes worn by ordinary people for formal occasions.
"Ronald, you're the most sleepy person of all the actresses on Broadway right now," Vincent Gardenia joked to him.
"Hahaha, I also have a lot of notes from young actresses here. They want to get to know you." Olympia Dukakis also said the same.
"Oh, I didn't know there would be such a reaction. In the past, there were not so many self-recommendations for movie casting. Did you say good things about me on Broadway?" Ronald covered his head with his hands. I received a lot of audition photos of actors sent through various channels every day.
"Hollywood is not Broadway. Your script is said to be centered on a heroine. There are very few such roles. The young girls in the troupe are all red-eyed." Dukakis saw that Ronald didn't know much about Broadway. The ecology of the actress explained a few sentences to him.
"If you have a favorite young Broadway actress, be sure to tell me quietly and I will introduce it to you." Dukakis also began to tease the young director.
"Hahaha, but Louis, Vincent..." Ronald turned to Dukakis' husband Louis and Vincent Gardenia, who played her husband in the movie, and said, "I tell you, Olympia will always be She’s my favorite Broadway actress.”
"Hahaha..." The scene of everyone laughing was quickly recorded by the photographers at the scene and used as promotional materials for the movie when it is released on a large scale next year.
"Ronnie", a beautiful girl wearing a yellow coat, a red scarf, a Yves Saint Laurent fashion, and squeaking high heels came over to hug Ronald.
"Donna", Ronald smiled. It was Ronald's cousin Donna who came. She was already working and did not come with her aunt.
"Hello, Ronald." Behind him was a handsome man with a square chin, who also came to say hello.
"Brad, right?" Ronald recognized the actor who came to the audition last time and made Donna think he was handsome.
"Brad Pitt", the handsome guy came up and shook hands with Ronald. He wore a pair of flat eyes to cover up the extremely excessive concentration of hormones on his body. A white woolen sweater, a leather jacket with some signs of wear, the shirt's hem slightly exposed, and a bottle of mineral water in the other hand.
This kind of dressing up perfectly modified his hard-to-conceal gangster temperament, making him look a bit refined and elegant.
"Well, Mr. Li, I am an actor and have been on Broadway... I know you have a new film in preparation, but I don't know if you have..." Brad Pitt held Ronald's hand and began to talk to himself.
This handsome actor, like Cher's little boyfriend, is a little unaware of his place in the industry. Regardless of whether the occasion is appropriate or not, just recommend it yourself.
But Ronald also understood them. These people originally had no capital except for their faces, and they had very few opportunities to meet directors like him, so they must seize the opportunity.
There were already the last few guests here at Donna, and Ronald and them took a few steps inside.
"Mr. Li, I studied acting from Catlin Adams who came from the Actors Studio..." Brad Pitt took the time to introduce himself. He was afraid that Ronald would get busy and forget who he was.
Ronald ignored him, turned his head and asked softly in Donna's ear, "Boyfriend?"
"It's just a date. It's your first time to invite me to the premiere. I'll find a male companion from the entertainment industry to go with you."
Donna is now an assistant manager of the largest hedge fund on Wall Street that manages university assets. Actors like Brad Pitt, who have no successful works, are just a date to her.
"Be careful..." Ronald was about to tell his cousin not to be taken advantage of by these actors who were bent on making money.
"Mr. Li, I know your new movie is about Wall Street, so I specially dressed up as a character in the play..." Brad Pitt continued to promote himself.
"Huh?" Ronald turned his head and looked at him with a sharp look in his eyes.
"How much do you know about my new film?"
"I know it's based on one of Donna's elders, a partner in her leg warmer company. She used to work as a secretary in the financial industry on Wall Street..."
"You know a lot, and you're quite right." Ronald said perfunctorily, turning back to look at Donna.
There was surprise in Donna's eyes, and she shook her head slightly, indicating that she was not seeking the role to date a male partner. Then he nodded again, confirming that he and Peter had indeed told him about such a drama. She held Ronald's arm harder and harder.
"What else do you know? You want to play that male character?" Ronald continued to ask Brad Pitt.
"I only know that this drama is dominated by female characters, and there is a boyfriend of the heroine in it." Brad Pitt smiled. He finally found out that there was not much information. He didn't tell anyone the most critical part about the male role, he kept it all to himself. Otherwise, how can we create the greatest value for ourselves through this deliberately created opportunity?
"If you are interested, ask your agent to submit your resume." Ronald said a few words, got rid of his entanglement, and then stroked Donna's back a few times to express comfort.
"Donna, our seat is in the front row..." Brad Pitt beamed with joy and stretched out his hand for Donna to come over.
"Go ahead, you shameless bastard. How dare you take advantage of me." Donna opened his hand and went back to find her mother's position.
"Well?" Brad Pitt shrugged and told the people next to him that he was innocent and that he and Donna were just having a quarrel. He sat down where Donna's invitation was and then started looking for the target...
"Hmm..." He saw Xue'er and began to imagine whether he could take the place of the baker who was about the same age.
"Richard, please remember a name, Brad Pitt...two T's, a small actor, he seems to know the outlines of many scripts. You call Niceta and ask him where he is at CAA, Is there a line I can connect to him?”
Ronald saw some leaking clues and called his agent Richard to deal with it.
"Brad...Pitt...two t's", Richard wrote down the name and said he would follow up immediately.
"Why isn't Nick here yet?" Ronald turned around and looked, only Nicolas Cage was missing from the starring role.
"He called me to confirm. He made a lot of preparations this time. Limato found him the best hairstylist in New York and an Italian costume designer for styling. You will be satisfied."
"Celebrities have to pay attention to their own image. Have you found a female companion this time?" Ronald was very satisfied that this little brother listened to him so much.
"He said he would find the most beautiful girl in New York as his companion." Richard imitated Cage's tone.
"Hahaha..." Ronald looked at his watch. Guy Cage, don't miss the time. All the photographers will be gone by then.
He waved his hand and walked towards the door. Cage was the leading actor, and he also needed some photos of himself and him for future public relations.
"Nick...Nick..."
Before reaching the door, Ronald heard a burst of reporters shouting Nicolas Cage's name.
The clicking sound of the flashlight kept reminding me that a great star seemed to have arrived.
The photojournalist was risking his life to take pictures. Ronald, who had just walked out of the door, was blinded by a white light, and he couldn't see what was outside.
"The most beautiful girl in New York, who is that? It seems to attract the attention of reporters." Ronald covered his eyes with his hands and looked across the door.
"Are you and Nick dating?"
"Why did you come to the set of 'Moonlight'? Are you and director Ronald still friends?"
"Will you come back after graduating from Princeton?"
…
The reporters did not expect to catch a big fish just before the premiere. They all moved forward and put the tape recorder and microphone towards the mouth of Cage, "the most beautiful girl in New York".
"I just graduated not long ago, and I have no plans to come back now, but I may do so in the future. Today I came here to accept the invitation from my friend Nick to see his new work. I really like his performance in 'Peggy Sue is Getting Married' Performance."
A six-foot-tall beauty with wavy blond hair permed by a professional woman, wearing a black coat in the style of a professional woman, a one-step skirt, black stockings, and black high heels.
The white shirt sleeves protruded from the black fashion jacket to an inappropriate length, but the beauty deftly rolled up the sleeves, giving off the aura of a Wall Street doer and a working girl.
However, her delicate face, heroic eyebrows, and professional model body and posture gave her away. This is not a beautiful body that an ordinary working girl on Wall Street can have.
She is not the most beautiful girl in New York, but the girl who was previously touted by the media as the most beautiful girl in America, with a face in the 1980s, the eighth wonder of the world, equal parts wisdom and beauty, a graduate of the Ivy League Princeton... Brooke Shields.
"Porky..." Ronald couldn't help shouting.
"Ronald..."
Brooke Shields saw Ronald coming out, and turned around to say hello. Under the flash of flashlights, the two of them were speechless.
"Ronald", Nicolas Cage broke the awkward silence and saw Ronald walking over, "I didn't break my promise, I brought the most beautiful girl in New York to the premiere this time." It can attract the attention of the media. Cage was satisfied with the attention.
"Hahaha, of course," Ronald reacted, stepped forward and stood between them, put one arm around one person's waist, and posed for a group photo with the photographer.
"Nick is my friend. I want to work again after graduation and need these exposure opportunities." Brooke Shields put on a professional smile for reporters to take pictures, and then explained softly in Ronald's ear.
"I know," Ronald held Brooke Shields's waist and added a little more strength.
