"You should rest for a while, I will stay with you here." Diane came in and wiped Ronald's sweat with a hot towel.
"Why did you come back suddenly? Didn't Donna and you go to Washington, D.C. to play?" Ronald felt much more comfortable.
“I was at the Memorial Memorial in Washington, D.C., and saw many people mourning their close relatives and friends who died from AIDS, and they all felt sad... Later, I heard the expert from the CDC said that this year’s flu was very serious, so I came back to check it out. It's up to you." Diane told what she had seen and heard at the Memorial Monument, and added a little more to Ronald's black tea cup.
"Uh..." Ronald took it and took a sip. Why did Diane also talk about this disease? He had no choice but to say, "My director of photography for the third crew of Dragon Boy 3 suddenly died of AIDS. Richard and Niceta thought I was... funny or not."
"Hey, you must not be. I have seen the popular science pamphlets they distributed..." Diane thought that Ronald had taken full precautions every time, so it must be the flu.
"You need to sleep a little longer. I looked through the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Treatment here. I need to get more rest and replenish fluids." Diane put down the thermos bottle, turned off the TV, and asked Ronald to close his eyes and rest.
After a busy day of work, he suddenly felt free, and Ronald felt good. Just don't think about that lot of work, just close your eyes and relax.
Memorial to the Fallen Soldiers... Ronald had seen this place before. An obelisk-like white monument soared into the sky. The official name was the George Washington Monument. There are no buildings around, just quiet lawns and a square reservoir opposite the monument.
In fact, federal legislation stipulates that no building in Washington, D.C., can be taller than the monument named for the founding father. And that pool is called the Capitol Hill Reflection Pool, a facility specifically designed to set off the monument.
There are only slight waves on the quiet water, making the monument even more solemn. Looking behind the monument is the Lincoln Memorial made of white marble.
This is the heart of America, and the designers hope to give any citizens who come here a great religious feeling.
Perhaps it was the warmth brought by the sun on his face, or perhaps he was more focused after being ill. Ronald clearly imagined the relative positions of the monument, the pool, and the Lincoln Memorial in his mind. As a director, Ronald , it’s easy to figure out how to frame the scene to make this place look very historical.
The best angle should be to shoot a panoramic view from one end of the pool, higher than the height achieved by human eyes. The white monument happens to appear on the other side of the pool in the camera, and when you pan over, you can see the Lincoln Memorial.
Ronald felt that this scene appeared very vividly in his mind. He smiled, as if his directing skills had improved again.
"Coax..." Suddenly, the picture in his head was filled with a sea of people, and the large speakers at the scene were playing fierce and noisy 60s rock music. There were so many people around the pool, holding all kinds of placards, that if there were even one more, they would be squeezed out and fall into the pool.
A high platform was set up nearby with four microphones arranged side by side. Many anti-war people came to the stage to give speeches against the Vietnam War.
Ronald exclaimed, this scene is quite good. Who directed it? Movies about the Vietnam War are not very popular now. If you have seen this scene, you should have an impression. Is it the new one shot by Oliver Stone?
"No..." Ronald looked at the camera zooming in. The person who walked up to the podium was not Tom Cruise, the star of Stone's new film, but another Tom, the Tom who had filmed "Grown Up" with Diane. ·Hanks.
"Tell me about this war! Big brother!" Looking at Hanks who seemed a little cold, a hippie wearing a national flag shirt came over and whispered a few words to him.
"The war in Vietnam?" Hanks seemed a little silly.
"That war in Vietnam!" The hippie took the opportunity to add a curse word, and the crowd below became extremely excited.
"There's only one thing I can say about the war in Vietnam..." Tom Hanks looked very nervous and paused for several seconds, waiting for the crowd to quiet down before he spoke.
The sound at the scene switched to Hanks' narration. The camera zoomed out a little. A man who looked like an army officer entered the camera. He turned his head to confirm that there was no one around, and quickly unplugged the microphone.
Soon another female hippie wearing a steel helmet came over and noticed the officer's little actions. She beat him away with a baseball bat and connected the microphone with her companion. Unfortunately, she only heard the last sentence.
"That's all I have to say about it..."
It's a pity that the soldier character played by Tom Hanks only said one sentence in the end about his position, and the movie cleverly avoided him.
"Well, this director is a bit interesting..." Ronald also felt that this treatment was very effective. Regardless of whether you are left or right, you can interpret the meaning in line with your own values.
Tom Hanks was about to go down when suddenly a woman in white clothes jumped from the shore into the Capitol Hill Reflection Pool and walked toward the podium.
The reflecting pool is actually deliberately made to only reach the height of a person's knees. This reflection can reflect the reflection of the monument and make the monument more majestic.
"Jenny!" Hanks shouted and jumped into the pool. The two hugged in the reflection pool, and the people around them burst into cheers...
"Ouch..." Ronald shivered. This shot design gave people goosebumps. When he woke up from his dream, he almost rolled out of bed and quickly stretched out his hands to pull the bed board.
"Ring ring ring ring..."
The phone rang, and Diane, who was in the living room outside, answered it, "This is Ronald's house. Do you have anything to talk to him about?"
"I'm Jerry Weintraub. How is Ronald doing now? Is he feeling better?" When Weintraub heard that it was a woman, he didn't show the slightest doubt, but directly became concerned about Ronald. health condition.
"He's much better this morning," Diane said, feeling like a good hostess.
"If he can answer the phone, please let me have a word with him. His new movie will be released soon... and it won't delay his news." Weintraub used the method he used to deal with country singer client John Denver. His ability, talking around Ronald, and respect for Diane's status as mistress made Diane feel very comfortable.
"Oh, I asked him to answer the phone..."
"Jerry?" Ronald had already sat back on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up the bedside phone and started talking to Weintraub.
"I helped James Crabbe's funeral arrangements with his 'partner'. As the new director of photography, I found an experienced veteran, Steve Iaconelli, to take over. Director Tsui Hark was pretty good. It's stable, nothing major happened to the crew..." Weintraub went through the details of the emergency response.
"It's all up to you..." At this time, Ronald had no choice but to let Weintraub make the decision.
"The death of James Crabb has had a big impact in Hollywood. He had participated in many projects before and had many friends and acquaintances in the industry. Reporters will definitely come and ask, what is your attitude towards him? We need to unify our voices.”
"Hey, what else can we do? Express condolences and add a line of tribute subtitles at the beginning of the film." Ronald thought of what Diane had just told him about the mourning activities at the Memorial Monument in Washington.
"No problem. I think this matter is probably caused by a mole. Otherwise, the media would not get the news so quickly. If I find any news about the mole here, I will let you know. We must deal with this guy who ruined our good things. Catch it."
"Well, keep communicating." Ronald also felt there was a problem. Why were there rumors that he was sick so quickly?
"How do you feel about the flu? My wife Jane just came back from Washington, and I asked her to check on you. I happen to have some very useful ointments here. When singers catch colds during concerts, they rely on this Indian ointment, which can be cured with just one application. good."
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Soon, Jane Morgan also called. She asked Diane Ronald's specific address and said she would be there soon.
Ronald received several condolence calls, and friends in the circle called him when they knew about the situation. It made Diane want to pull out the phone cord, so she couldn't have a good rest.
"Let's pick up a few more, these are all good friends..." Ronald told Diane, these are the closest circle of friends, Cameron, Gale Hurd, his daydreaming colleagues, and There's Minahan Golan who just called.
Diane signaled him not to chat for too long and went out to wait for Jane Morgan.
"Minahan, I'm fine, thank you for calling." Ronald said into the receiver.
"Damn it, Hollywood is a bunch of bastards who are spreading rumors about you. There are too many bastards in your country and too few good people. If it were in Israel, I would have slapped them in the face. These bastards use their debauchery to To speculate on your style. He also said you have that kind of disease..."
"Hey, I don't know who is spreading rumors about me. I just have a bad flu recently..."
"Flu? Isn't that just a cold? It's okay. Drink more hot water and chicken soup. Quack..." Minahan Golan was still so rough. He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Actually, Ronald, Let me tell you, it doesn’t matter even if you have that disease, I have a secret recipe. Just wash it with brandy after finishing your work. It is very sterilizing and disinfecting, there is no problem at all, and it can also boost a man’s virility!”
"You're a fucking ignorant person...that's a virus, sterilization is useless!" Ronald was very angry with him. This guy is so cold and careless.
"Ding dong... ding dong..." The doorbell rang again.
"So fast?" Diane ran over and opened the door.
"Ronald...uh..." Outside the door was Helen Slater, who had run back from Canada overnight, with a small bag containing a change of clothes in her hand.
"Ms. Morgan...uh..." Diane was also stunned.
"I heard that Ronald was sick and came to see him." Helen didn't know what to do. She had never thought about such a thing and didn't know what she said.
"Come in, he is in the bedroom. He has the latest flu. The doctor said there is no big problem, but he is still very weak and needs rest. Don't talk to him for too long." Diane puffed up her chest and could not show weakness in front of Helen. The strong competitive spirit inherited from her father and mother emerged at this time.
"Oh, okay..." Hearing this tone, Helen became even more panicked. She walked into the room and met Ronald, and she didn't know what she said.
"I'm fine. You have a good rest. I'll call Cameron Crowe. The filming will be suspended for a few days. It's too hard for you to come and go like this." Ronald didn't think about how to deal with this situation. Each woman has a deep love for herself. He himself was also in an automatic state. He said a few words about the shooting before he realized something was wrong.
"No, that's not what I meant. You should rest here more. I also want to see you these days. Diane also came back yesterday to take care of me. She doesn't live here...well..." Ronald looked up, Diane stood at the door again holding hot black tea.
"I didn't mean that...ahem..." Ronald found that he couldn't speak clearly and had to cough.
"Are you okay..." Both women came over to ask him with concern.
"I just have a little cough and chest tightness. I need to drink more hot water. Don't leave. I need you..."
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The two women stayed with Ronald for a while, but Helen left anyway. She always thought that she could handle her relationship with Ronald well. The two were a special kind of friends, bonding with each other but not constraining each other. But at this time today, she still felt heartbroken.
She had never experienced strong competition and didn't know why she wanted to leave. After hailing a taxi and returning home, Helen called her best friend, Helen Hunter, "Helen, I'm done. I didn't know I loved him so much. What should I do?"
"Come on, Helen, didn't you say that you are satisfied with maintaining this relationship with him?" Helen Hunt didn't know what to say. Wasn't Slater usually an independent woman?
"I, I don't know...what should I do?"
"You're a Hollywood actor, how do you get roles? Competition is an American virtue. Think about how you beat other competitors?"
"Ah...I don't know how I got the role..." Slater was stunned.
"You have a good rest. I will take a rest tomorrow. You can ask Donna... or Helen to take over the shift." Diane refilled Ronald's cup of black tea, but still did not spare Ronald.
"Hey...cough cough..." Ronald didn't know what to do except cough. The weakness of his body caused his will and mind to function poorly.
"Ding dong... ding dong..." The doorbell rang, saving Ronald.
This time the real Jane Morgan is here. The former singer not only brought the Indian ointment that De Weintraub asked him to bring, but also brought greetings from Barbara.
Barbara saw that Ronald's ideas and the video tapes found by her eldest son George Jr. played a very important role, and she determined that Ronald was an indispensable auxiliary talent for her husband's governance.
As soon as she opened her mouth, she sent Ronald a special medicine to deal with the influenza A virus provided by experts from the CDC. This drug is very effective, but it is still going through the FDA process. Ronald can only use it in a single case under a method called compassionate use.
"Thank you, thank you Barbara..." Ronald took the pills with water and thanked Jane Morgan.
"Here is an ointment. I have seen many of Jerry's clients using it. It will make you feel better..."
"Send Ms. Morgan for me..." Ronald asked Diane for help.
Diane remained calm, nodded and sent Jane Morgan out.
"I can see that you take good care of him..." Jane Morgan patted Diane's hand. It could be seen that this was a girl full of love, but she seemed a little awkward.
"Ms. Morgan, I'm a little confused and want to ask you. It may be a little abrupt. I wonder if you can..." Diane looked at Jane Morgan, thinking of her special relationship with Weintraub, and wondering how she could endure a An open lover's.
"You want to ask about Susan, right? Hollywood knows..." Jane Morgan smiled.
Seeing Diane nodding, Jane Morgan talked about the time when she met Weintraub.
Weintraub was Jane Morgan's agent at the time. The morning after he met her, he called her down and confessed his love to her in public in the hotel lobby. Morgan had a boyfriend at the time, and Weintraub didn't care.
Jane Morgan liked Weintraub very much. Regardless of the fact that she was more than ten years older than him and everyone looked down upon her, she decided to marry Weintraub. She also did not file for divorce after Weintraub truly fell in love with Susan.
She knew that Susan was not pretty, and Weintraub might have really fallen in love with her. But she was determined not to divorce, and she wanted Mrs. Weintraub's name engraved on her tombstone even after she died.
"Is it worth it?" Diane didn't quite understand this old-school mentality.
"Oh, as long as you have experienced everything Jerry and I have experienced, there is nothing unworthy. How passionate were we in those mornings and nights? Women need to be loved, and truly loved passionately by a man. Women, you can know that my life has not been in vain...
At that time, he and I both had regular boyfriends and girlfriends, but as soon as I saw him, I knew he was different. A good man needs to compete. I'm lucky enough to win the competition, girl!
But love will pass away, and I can't stop Jerry from falling in love with Susan... The regret between us is that we don't have children. "Jane Morgan has nothing to hide about this.
"Then if Mr. Weintraub and the others..." Diane knew that Weintraub was not the only one with Susan.
"That's another thing. I once told Jerry that as long as the beautiful woman he likes pays me one million dollars, he can get my permission..."
"Pfft..." Diane thought it was a joke and wiped away the sadness just now.
"Ronald..." Diane returned to the apartment, where Ronald was watching TV.
The third leadership debate is going on, and Dukakis's performance is not good. He is a little groggy and slow to react.
It happened to be a scheduled questioner, reporter Bernard asked him, "If your wife, Katie Dukakis, was raped and murdered, would you support the death penalty?"
"No," Dukakis thought for a moment and gave a negative answer, "the death penalty is actually statistically ineffective. From the number of death sentences in states that support the death penalty and the execution of the death penalty, and the occurrence of violent crimes in each state Judging from the rate, the death penalty does not shock or reduce the rate of vicious crimes very well..."
"Would you like to rest a little longer...Are you still coughing now?" Diane opened the door and came in and asked.
"Hey, turn it off..." Ronald felt relieved when he saw Diane back.
Dukakis gave the wrong answer on this sensitive issue. All the television viewers who watched the scene were left with the impression that Dukakis was an impersonal person and not like a real husband.
George Sr.'s election is basically a certainty.
There are some problems with today's network environment and production tools, so the update is late.
(End of chapter)
