"Gentlemen, I'm sorry we're late..."
Diane and Ronald finally arrived at the law firm in Chelsea. The legal teams from both sides were still arguing over various clauses in the prenuptial agreement just now. Suddenly the two principals appeared and both stopped and looked at them.
"Diane, congratulations..."
Still Diane's agent, Paula Wagner, as a woman, was naturally sensitive and discovered the sparkling large diamond ring on her ring finger.
"Thank you, I feel so happy...hehe", Diane happily showed her hand to Paula. It was a 10-carat sparkling top-cut diamond, set on a platinum ring, and it gave off an amazing light under the light. Blinding light.
"Oh..." Diane's lawyer Robert Cohen's eyes lit up. Such an engagement ring may not cost more than 100,000 US dollars, and by then one more item can be added to the property list in the agreement.
"You haven't talked about it yet? Ronnie and I decided to keep the wedding smaller, only invite some relatives and friends, and do it quickly before the media finds out." Diane came over and spoke politely to the two lawyers. Please, they hurry up and get the agreement done. This way the two could go to a chapel on Staten Island to get married on the weekend.
"Miss Lane, you can definitely delay the wedding. I think as a well-known Hollywood star and director, your wedding must be grand..." Robert Cohen quickly persuaded. If the agreement is signed hastily, then How is his value reflected? Many times, prenuptial agreements are created because the wealthy party cannot bear the delay and ends up agreeing to many terms that would otherwise have no chance of success.
"No, I've already decided. Is there anything that hasn't been negotiated? Just follow Lawyer Ronnie's ideas."
Diane quickly interrupted. She didn't want her wedding to be surrounded by gossip magazines and take a lot of ugly photos. I also don’t want to sell the wedding reporting rights to a certain media like some celebrities do.
She wanted the wedding to be intimate and evocative, surrounded by friends and family rather than reporters, to marry her beloved Ronnie.
Most importantly, it must be affordable. According to American tradition, the bride's father has to bear the wedding expenses. Old Bert didn't have much money, and he couldn't afford the expenses of a grand wedding. In order for everyone to find their own place in the customs, it is best for this wedding to be small, and Ronnie also agreed to this arrangement.
Diane quickly looked through the terms. Ronnie gave himself a lot of additional assets, which was much more generous than what he proposed. What's not to like about this? "Let's do it this way. Quickly draft it and I'll sign it."
Robert Cohen had no choice but to surrender. The various extra benefits and traps he originally planned to fight for were completely destroyed by this female star who let love go to her head.
"Haha, congratulations, Miss Lane. Getting married is a happy event, just leave these little things to our lawyers. You should focus on the wedding, which is the most important thing for a girl..." Ronald's side Jia Fei, the lawyer, was very happy. It seemed to his client that the expensive ring was well spent, and the issue of asset division was solved hundreds or thousands of times in one fell swoop.
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"Ronnie, congratulations..." Aunt Karen interrupted her scheduled round-the-world trip to return home and made a special trip to attend Ronald's wedding. As soon as she got off the plane, she couldn't wait to come over to find Ronald and see him get married in person. This was an idea she had had many years ago.
"Aunt, I'm very happy too. The wedding will be held in a Quaker church, and Diane's father Bert will also come over today..."
"Okay...", my aunt chirped and asked a lot of details, for fear of forgetting something. But everything was done properly by Ronald's agent team. Nothing to worry about.
Diane’s father, Robert Sr., saved enough money to make his daughter’s wedding a grand one. On the one hand, Ronald did not throw a big banquet. On the other hand, Ronald helped and worked with too many people, all of whom were in the acting industry. Many things were solved by everyone stretching their hands. This satisfied both Diane's parents and didn't require much money from Bert.
Diane's bridesmaids included Donna, and her best friend Laura Dern, who worked on the Girls Rock movie with her. Ronald's best men were Tom Cruise and Cameron who came all the way.
These people are now in pairs, and if they are paired together, they can form a group of four bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Ang Lee, who was filming the MV, brought the film crew over to serve as Ronald's wedding photographer. Carly Simon and the Manhattan St. Thomas Male Choir, who sang backing vocals for him, happened to be guest singers and choir members at the wedding.
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"Congratulations, Ronald, that's what getting married is, enjoy it, and let us take care of the rest." Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow got off the plane, rushed to Staten Island, and imparted some wedding tips as soon as they met. experience.
"Thank you, I didn't expect that..." Ronald laughed, but Cameron was experienced.
"Where's Diane?" Bigelow asked Ronald.
"Supposedly we weren't supposed to see each other before the wedding, and she was with Nicole and Laura (Dern), and my cousin Donna."
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman have arrived, and they're on a roll now. Cruise also brought his own custom-made delicious cake for the wedding.
"Okay, I'll go find her..." Bigelow was also recruited as a member of the bridesmaid group and went to the house where the bride lived - not to mention the mansion of the Douglas family.
"Ronald..." Little Douglas ran over sweating profusely and chatted with the popular star Cruise. He was kicked out of his home by Donna and had to come over to spend the night with Ronald's groomsmen.
"Hey, I heard you're a landowner? Tell me, are there any good strip joints on Staten Island? Today is the day of Ronald's bachelor party." Laura Dern's boyfriend, Kyle MacLachlan Come over and hug little Douglas and laugh.
He and Laura Dern met while filming David Lynch's Blue Velvet, and now Lynch has turned to television and invited him to be the leading actor in the TV series "Twin Peaks."
"I guarantee your satisfaction. Amy is a famous dancer on our island. She was the one invited to my father's bachelor party before his wedding." Douglas smiled.
"Hahaha..." Kyle MacLachlan almost choked with laughter. How old are you?
Dancer Amy is already a mother of three children, and her figure has long been out of shape, but her dancing is pretty good. Several celebrities and directors were molested by her and asked for several autographs for their children.
Staten Island is not as glamorous as Manhattan. Ronald took the four groomsmen to the big house where Coppola filmed "The Godfather". Doug arranged for people to clean everything and prepare to welcome them.
Several people were fans of "The Godfather". As soon as they entered the door, they all recognized the decorations and furniture that Ronald had specially restored, and immediately started archaeological research. It just so happened that the godfather played by Marlon Brando was in the study room where he was sitting in the opening scene, and there was a video of the godfather playing on the TV.
Several people immediately began to compare one by one, "It's really restored..." Cruise and Kyle MacLachlan gave a thumbs up to Ronald's deal. Isn’t this collection much more tasteful than the celebrities who live in Beverly Hills?
What do you like to collect comics, sports cars, famous paintings, and most of all, motorcycles and airplanes? Come and ask Ronald what he collects? People collect classic movie shooting scenes.
"Actually, these locations where classic movies were filmed are rarely so well preserved. We should have more places like this, even as museums of the Godfather." Cameron had already taken out his camera and started shooting.
"You guys have fun, I have to pick up some guests." Ronald asked them to explore the house more. He tried his best to restore 100% of the props and furniture inside.
"Who else is coming?" Cruise asked.
"It's a mysterious guest..."
These last guests are the creators of the movie "Streets of Rage", in which Ronald and Diane settle down and discover that they have a male-female attraction for each other.
Director Walter Hill has discussed with producer Joel Silver about filming a sequel to that year's famous "48 Hours." This time Joel Silver brought him to meet Ronald, taking advantage of Ronald's happiness to see if there was any chance of getting investment.
Silver himself had just come over from the set of the Die Hard sequel, and he still had something to discuss with Ronald.
In addition to the two of them, there is also the music director Jim Steinman at that time. He has now found a male singer Meat Loaf who can fully perform his songs and is preparing a new album.
After several female singers who had dubbed Diane in the movie came down, they all went to sit in the Japanese van prepared by Ronald.
The last one to come down was the team sent by Giorgio Armani, the costume director of "Streets of Rage". A set of elegant, simple, hand-sewn wedding dresses were randomly shipped from the Armani custom store in Los Angeles, and there was also a team of tailors who could make adjustments. They got in another car and went to Douglas's house to try on Diane's wedding dress.
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"Dang, Dang, Dang..."
Early the next morning, the Quaker church bells rang. Many residents looked at the church from afar, waving to Ronald for bringing them jobs and prosperity.
"Are you the groom?" A little boy, wearing a formal dress, sneaked out of the church and pulled Ronald's clothes and asked.
"Yes, what's your name? Where is your family?" Ronald looked at the boy with big eyes and a very smart look.
"My name is Macaulay, and my dad is in the St. Thomas Male Choir. He is going to sing harmony at the wedding today... By the way, do you have anything to eat here? My dad said to let me find some food myself."
"Haha, come with me..." Ronald held the boy's hand and entered the church with the groomsmen.
The priest is preparing for the liturgy, followed by the choir brought in by Carly Simon, dressed in choir clothes.
"Dad," Macaulay called to a man above him. He covered his pocket tightly. Inside was the small cake that Cruise gave him.
"Oh, Macaulay...where did you go to make trouble again?" The man hurried down and said to Ronald, "My name is Kit, Kit Culkin. Macaulay's mother will take care of him today. Brothers and sisters, I will bring him here."
Kit was the reunion of the choir, and the couple, who had seven children together, rented a small apartment in Manhattan and lived on a tight budget. Only Macaulay had outstanding acting talent, so he brought him here, hoping to meet Hollywood stars and seek some opportunities.
"Thank you, I hope Macaulay has found food he likes." Ronald shook hands with him, and then hurried to stand in front.
Quaker churches are relatively simple, with ordinary tables and chairs inside. The window facing Ronald is inlaid with a piece of Tiffany's stained glass donated by his great-grandfather's mother in his name.
"Dang-dang-dang-dang..." The music started and the choir sang beautiful harmony. The guests all stood up and looked back at the door of the church.
The two doors opened, and Diane was wearing a high-quality handmade white wedding dress with a lace veil. She was led by his father, Bert, and walked forward step by step.
Although the church is simple, its design is very skillful. The morning sun shone through the door, and the dark silhouette was tinged with gold, inlaying the bride's veil with a hint of gold from the back.
"Welcome to today's wedding. We are gathered here today to witness the wedding of two newlyweds, Ronald Lee and Diane Lane.
Marriage is sacred, a covenant of love between two people. It is a commitment to live together, share joys and sorrows together, and face difficulties together.
Ronald and Diane, you are here today, standing in front of your friends and family, pledging to love each other, respect each other, and be loyal to each other, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad.
I now ask you to stand face to face and hold each other's hands. Do you have a ring? "
Ronald quickly reached behind, and Tom Cruise took out the gold ring from his pocket and handed it to Ronald.
Ronald gently took Diane's hand and gently put a wedding ring on her that was very simple and unpretentious compared to an engagement ring, and put it on Diane.
Diane also took the gold ring handed over by Laura Dern and put it on Ronald, and the two just held hands and smiled at each other.
"Ronald, will you marry Diane, love her, respect her, and be loyal to her, rich or poor, in sickness and in health, good or bad, forever?"
"I do"
"Diane, are you willing to marry Ronald, love him, respect him, and be loyal to him, rich or poor, in health or sickness, good or bad, forever?"
"I do."
"I'm glad to hear your answer. Now, I declare you legally husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
After the pastor finished saying the oath, Ronald couldn't wait to pull Diane over, put his arms around her waist, and kissed her deeply.
A beam of sunlight passed through the stained glass and turned into colorful colors, covering the newlyweds.
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"Today is the wedding of my good friend Ronald, who I worked with as an assistant at Roger Corman's studio. We were making a rock movie about high school students, and he was into rock girls at the time... "
On the lawn outside the church, a buffet was being served. Cameron was giving the speech as best man.
"At that time, we were all full of dreams, hoping that we would have the opportunity to direct movies in the future. Soon after, Ronald got his first directorial opportunity, and then he got out of hand, and you all know what happened next.
But his other dream, to like rock girls, has not come true until today. I wish my good friend Ronald a happy wedding. "
Immediately afterwards, the band brought by Jim Steinman began to play the theme song of "Streets of Rage", "Tonight is what it means to be young."
Laurie Sargent and Holly Sherwood, two rock singers who had served as Diane's stand-ins, picked up the microphone and sang.
"But I don't see any angels in this city
I didn't hear any sacred choir singing
If I don't get an angel
I can still get a boy
A boy would be the second best choice
The best thing next to an angel.”
Ronald and Diane waved to everyone, and they walked towards the Ferrari sports car that was specially flown in.
This time, Ronald was driving, and Diane was sitting in the passenger seat. With a push of the accelerator, the Ferrari roared, and the Ferrari slid lightly off the road inside the church.
"I had a dream about a boy in a castle
He dances like a cat on the stairs
His eyes sparkled with the light of a prince
There is a thunderous drum sound in my ears
I have a dream about a boy reaching the stars
He's out there alone dreaming about people like me
I'm not an angel but at least I'm a girl..."
The photographer directed by Ang Lee focused on Ronald and Diane's car. The Ferrari slowly drove towards the door. Behind the car were two large letters written in white spray paint: "Just Married!"
(End of chapter)
