Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 107 Never Say Never

Antonia still had a sweet smile on her sleeping face. Her cheekbones and chin added some strength to her soft face. If she painted the ballet Swan Lake makeup, it would just cover up this strength. Only the beautiful and autonomous character remains.

Ronald propped his chin on one hand and stared intently at his Tonya.He was so close that he could feel the slight air of Antonia's breath, and brushed her blonde hair with his hand.It is said that in Sicily, Italy, there are many people with natural blonde hair, unlike the traditional black hair of Italian origin.Perhaps Antonia has ancestry there is also unknown.

Antonia's eyelashes fluttered slightly, she opened her eyes, saw her lover beside her, and smiled: "Ronnie, what time is it?"

"It's 06:30 in the morning, I made breakfast, Tonya. You can take a shower, have breakfast, and I'll take you to the airport, don't worry."

Antonia reached out her hand from under the quilt and touched Ronald's face, "I know, you will always arrange everything and wait for me."

Ronald pulled her up with a smile and watched her go to the bathroom.

Putting his smile back, Ronald took a sip of the black tea, unable to tell whether it tasted good or bad, and was still thinking about the conversation between the two last night.

Although Angle B is not the real protagonist, he also has to act with the group.Antonia's ballet skills conquered Balanchine, who personally selected her into the New York City Ballet.This time the heroine of the American Ballet was injured and quit the tour, and the selection of a new B-corner was a fair competition.

In the end, among the actors, Antonia Franceschi was chosen alone, which shows that she has outstanding talent.The director of the American Ballet is Natalia Makarova, who defected from the former Kiev Ballet. After seeing Antonia's performance, she has decided to give her a long-term contract.

Makarova was going to train Antonia for a few years and let her be the lead actress in a big ballet.For example, dance dramas such as "Swan Lake" require extremely high skills.Of course, Balanchine of New York City was not yet willing to let him go.In short, the future development of the ballet career will be guaranteed.

Ronald is still a college student, so he can't guarantee a better future in the film and television industry, so he can't say anything to persuade him to stay.Everyone is from a family at the bottom of the society, and it is not easy to have a chance to cross the class.

After the two finished their breakfast affectionately, Ronald carried the suitcase and drove Donia to New York's Kennedy Airport.The companions have heard that Antonia has a boyfriend in the film industry, and they are queuing up in the airport waiting hall to watch.

Ronald was tall and handsome in appearance, and he satisfied the gossip mentality of a group of girls in the ballet troupe. They came up to watch and asked countless questions.

The head of the group, Makarova, understands that the emotional life of the ballet girls is not easy, so she sent the girls away and left the time before boarding the plane to Ronald and Antonia.

After that, Makarova took Ronald aside and said:

"Don't be discouraged. Antonia is a natural dancer. She can gain a foothold in any ballet company in America. I heard that you are a college student. As long as you work hard, nothing is impossible. Many actresses in our ballet company ended up marrying For businessmen, lawyers, and senior executives, you may not have no chance."

"But I hope you don't pester Antonia during this period. The golden age of a ballerina is not long. She still needs a few years of training in the early stage before she can become the leading role. During the performance, she will be even busier. I don't want My actor calls his boyfriend every day, wasting training time."

Ronald knew that Makarova was giving himself face by saying this, but he was still very upset.If it wasn't for her lack of experience in directing movies, it wouldn't be her turn to teach her a lesson today. Instead, she should have arranged for Dongya to take the path of a movie actor long ago.Aren't movie stars more socially influential than ballet stars?Are you making more money?
"Thank you, I will work hard, please take good care of Antonia." Of course, he did not say these words, but thanked Captain Makarova.

Ronald was sent all the way to the gate, and the two embraced in front of the plane door. The other girls had already boarded the plane. Antonia hugged Ronald tightly, then raised her head and kissed him.

"I will love you forever……"

Ronald tapped her lips with a finger at the words just spoken, preventing her from continuing.Antonia opened her eyes in surprise.

"Never say never, Tonya. There are infinite possibilities in the future, let us obey God's arrangements." Ronald used Aunt Karen's chicken soup.

"It's just a short separation. As long as I see ballet on TV, I will always think of a nice girl who is willing to cook for me and pick up the dry cleaning."

Ronald kept smiling, waved his hands, and watched Tonya get on the plane.

The plane slowly closed the hatch and got on the takeoff path until it soared into the sky.

……

Turning around and walking out of the airport, Ronald looked around, but he didn't see Bert's figure.Seeing Bert at the airport the first two times made him want to look for a third coincidence.

Smiling and shaking his head, Ronald drove his Honda Accord back to Tisch College on Broadway.

Bert didn't wait outside the airport this time. He finally paid off the bank loan and fully owned his own taxi license. He changed from a driver to a car owner with assets.There are quotas for taxis in Manhattan, and every owner with a license plate is a small rich man.

Burt no longer had to rely on driving a taxi to earn money to pay the loan, and finally accepted the recommendation of his old friend John Cassavetes to teach humanities at the City University of New York.Today he is at the arrival place, waiting for the arrival of his daughter Diane Lane.

"Daddy!" Not long after, Diane Lane showed her face from the cabin door, and rushed over to hug her father.She happened to be in the puberty period, and she went to Mexico to shoot westerns this time, and she exercised more, so her body began to stretch, and she seemed to be more than an inch taller than when she went.

"How was the filming this time?" Burt began to ask his daughter how she was doing on the set.

"Very good. Burt Lancaster (Hollywood veteran handsome guy, Oscar winner) also praised me in particular, saying that I was born decades earlier and could make a name for himself in western films." Diane took the old father's arm, Let's talk about the crew.

"Burt Lancaster had a heart attack on set. We were all terrified. Lancaster said it was going to be his last Western."

"This time we were filming on John Wayne's farm in Mexico. In the middle of the filming, the news of his death came. We were on the set, and we all mourned for him for a minute."

"Christopher Plummer's (actor of the Colonel in the Sound of Music) daughter Amanda couldn't shoot me. It was very clear from the crew up and down that it was only because of her father that she was able to have the same role as me."

"I heard from the director that Universal might release 'Cattle Annie and Little Britches' next spring"

"By the way, who did they find to act in the 'Blue Coral Reef'?" Diane Lane finished talking about the crew, and began to gossip about the last movie in which she appeared naked.

"It's Brooke Stoudemire, Terry's daughter."

"Why, Terry will let her daughter perform naked?" Diane was a little disbelieving. The director said that during the entire shooting period in Fiji, both the male and female protagonists would be naked. "

"No, the director gave in, and he is willing to use a substitute."

"Oh……"

Diane Lane got the answer, a little sullen.

The production team is spreading rumors that westerns are already a dying genre, and now not many people still like to watch the old-fashioned western cowboys and Indians fighting.

Although the big western star Burt Lancaster took her to act in this "Runaway Western Girl", the box office may not be very good. Diane is a smart girl. She has heard a lot of rumors and knows it well. .

The Blue Coral Reef is a tropical film, if it doesn't have to be naked, then this gimmick alone may bring in a lot of box office.Besides, she also really wants to travel to tropical islands.

Diane Lane went on a global tour of the musical "La Mama" with an off-Broadway company when she was six years old, and she went with Meryl Streep, who was nominated for last year's Oscar.It has always been Diane's hobby to go to new places and see people and customs that have never been seen before.

"Don't be discouraged, you still have to hone your acting skills. Anyway, as long as I am here, I will never let you play the roles of prostitutes, cheating, and sluts." Brain gate Bert began to reason with his daughter, taking off his clothes in Hollywood It is easy to be famous, but it is difficult to wear it.

"Never say never." Diane Lane said in her heart what she learned on the set.

(End of this chapter)