Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 102
Ronald picked up a drink and clinked glasses with composer Michael Gore.

"Ronnie, the boss of the RSO, Robert Stigwood, has decided to release the film's soundtrack. You can hopefully earn your college tuition."

"Really? That's great news, and you too, congratulations!"

"You don't know the owner of RSO Records, Stigwood? He is a legend. A few years ago, as a record company owner, he successively cast "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease". The soundtrack of the two films The disc sold 6000 million copies, setting off a disco boom all over the world."

Seeing him not too excited, Gore explained the background strength of RSO.

"That's really good news" Ronald whistled.

"Come on, let's take a photo." Ronald and Michael Gore posed for a photo.

After taking photos with almost every acquaintance, Ronald and Antonia left the party.Antonia is a very self-disciplined girl who follows the schedule of ballerinas every day.Send her to the residence in Little Italy, and they kiss goodbye.

"Antonia, I will go back to my home in Staten Island before school starts. Would you like to play with me for two days tomorrow?" Ronald hesitated before leaving, but still asked Antonia.

Antonia was a little surprised. According to Italian customs, taking a girl home to meet her family is a more formal act, which means that the two families recognize the relationship.

"Is there a dance practice room on the island?" Antonia still wanted to go and meet Ronald's family.

"Yes, you can practice in the dance practice room in my high school, it won't be delayed." Ronald smiled happily, "Then I will pick you up tomorrow morning, and we will take the ferry to Staten Island , you can play for 2 days."

"Aunt Karen, this is Antonia. Antonia, this is my aunt, you can call him Karen." The next morning, Ronald took Antonia back to his hometown and formally introduced Antonia to family.

"Hello, Antonia, this is the first time Ronald has brought a girl home." Aunt Karen took Antonia's hand and led her into the room to talk.

The family backgrounds of the two are somewhat similar. They both came from the lower class, and their parents were not around. Antonia did not feel restrained, and had a long conversation with Aunt Karen.

"I have to take Antonia to the hotel to check in." Ronald booked a room for her by phone, and the shotgun room at home was really inconvenient. "Come back when the time comes. After Donna finishes school, we'll go to the restaurant for dinner."

"Go back quickly."

"Okay. By the way, auntie, Antonia is a dancer. I have to take her to the dance practice room in high school. She has to practice every day. I can pick Donna back then."

"That's not necessary. A new dance training studio opened in the town, and their coach Tereza rented the house next door to us. I'll give her a call. Antonia, you can just use her dance practice room."

"You are quite familiar with her. Is she new here?"

"Yes, she worked as a waiter with me in the restaurant at first, and it happened that the old Mr. Douglas Hansen in the town wanted to prepare a place for girls to train ballet. She used to be in the ballet school, so she went to apply for the instructor. "

After sending Antonia to a hotel in the town, Ronald returned home with her. Aunt Karen was talking to a middle-aged woman, and Ronald thought her voice sounded familiar.

"She is a student of a professional ballet school, and she can also demonstrate moves for my students."

Ronald saw a woman with a ponytail talking to Aunt Karen about sending Antonia to the practice room.

"Ronald, you're here, remember me? Theresa Kate." Theresa stood up from her chair and shook hands with Ronald and Antonia.

Ronald looked familiar to her, but couldn't remember where he had seen her.

"On the ferry..."

"Ah, it's you, Tereza, I remember you. You've changed a lot." Ronald remembered, this is the one he saw on the ferry on Veteran's Day, who had just been fired by the boss Wall Street secretary, Theresa Kate.

Trisha no longer wears heavy makeup, and has also changed the towering professional woman's hairstyle. Now she has a crisp ponytail and smart clothes, like a ballet instructor.

"When I returned to Tottville, I went to apply for a restaurant waiter, and I happened to meet the restaurant where your aunt works. She always mentioned that her nephew Ronald was at New York University, so I knew you were Karen's nephew."

"I heard from my aunt that you are now the coach of the ballet training class in the town?"

"Yeah, Douglas Sr. wants to do a class for his youngest granddaughter, keeps going to Manhattan, he's anxious not to see the cutie. So I'm working part-time there, I'll make more money" Theresa Kate held out her hand, An ordinary ring was put on the ring finger.

"My high school classmate David proposed to me." Teresa Kate said a little shyly, "We want to buy a house of our own and settle in Totterville."

"Ah, congratulations! Tereza." Ronald and Antonia hugged her respectively.In America, getting married is always something to be celebrated.

The three of them then went to the practice room of the ballet class in the town. Douglas Sr. spent a lot of money to keep his granddaughter, and the facilities in the practice room were really top-notch.

"It's better than the fake practice room on the set." Antonia whispered to Ronald with a smile.She changed into her practice clothes and started her daily homework.

"Your girlfriend is professional, Ronnie. More than enough to get into New York City." Trisha Kate saw Antonia posing with an arabesque, and whispered to Ronald.

"I see that you brought her back to see Karen. Do you have any idea of ​​marrying her in the future? Will she give up her ballet career for you?"

Ronald was surprised: "I really like her, and if the circumstances are right, I'd love to live with her. But marriage and a ballet career don't get in the way, do they?"

Seeing that Ronald hadn't thought about this question, Trisha Kate smiled awkwardly, as if regretting that she had raised this question rashly: "I was also a promising ballet dancer before, of course I am worse than Antonia Much more, so knowing the hardships of some ballerinas..."

Ronald listened for a while, and it turned out that ballet is an industry that is very particular about daily practice, especially for those dancers who have entered the dance troupe. If they want to be the protagonists, they must go through very fierce competition.

In order to remain competitive, intense daily training is essential.And falling in love, getting married, and even having children are tantamount to quitting on the road of competition for girls with ballet dreams.

"Don't ballerinas fall in love or get married?" Ronald was a little unconvinced. Antonia was also born at the bottom, and she understood herself very well, so she should be a good match.

"Some of them are married to male ballerinas, some are celibate for life, and most importantly, they usually have children very late. They either withdraw from the competition for the leading role, or they will not have children until they are too old to dance as the leading role." Teresa Kate simply told Ronald what she knew and let him make his own choice.

"I feel a little cold, Ronald." Antonia stopped her homework, "help me get the leg warmers from the bag, I will put them on to prevent cramps."

Ronald opened Antonia's exercise bag, took out a pair of long leg warmers, and handed them to Antonia.Antonia could tell she liked the pair I made for her, and sewed on her initials AF herself.

"Is this some new equipment? I've never seen it when I was practicing ballet." Teresa Kate asked with her eyes brightened.

"This is a clothing accessory I invented for filming, which is more beautiful." Ronald introduced the origin of the leg warmers.

"It's really good. It can also keep you warm and prevent ballet dancers from getting leg cramps when the temperature is too low." Teresa Kate nodded frequently.

"Did you invent this? Did you patent it? Can I make some myself and sell it here?"

"My lawyer has already submitted a patent application for me. If you want to sell it, you can weave it yourself with Aunt Karen, or use a ready-made woolen stocking to transform it, and you don't need to pay me a patent fee." Ronald felt that Terry Sha has seen a lot of business operations on Wall Street, and if she can bring Aunt Karen along, she can also make some money.

"It's really great. I think it's a good invention. Opening a store next to the dance school will definitely make money."

Ronald thought, "Looks like there's really a need to open up shop next to the dance school, Trisha Kate is the second person to say that.

"Do you want to open a store in Manhattan, Theresa?" Ronald asked.

"I'm past that age of dreaming, and now I just want to live a good life with David and run my own family." Teresa Kate shook her head, "I won't leave Tottville for the time being."

"Then we've made a deal. If you sell leg warmers in Tottville with Aunt Karen, I won't charge you any royalties." Ronald reached out his hand and shook Theresa Kate's.

　There is a meeting today, and the update in the afternoon may be delayed, readers please forgive me.

　
(End of this chapter)