Exploiting Hollywood 1980

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

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

"Really? This is really good news, and it's the same for you, congratulations!"

"You don't know Stigwood, the owner of RSO Records? He is a legend. A few years ago, as a record company owner, he successively filmed "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease". The soundtracks of the two movies The disc sold 60 million copies, setting off a disco craze around the world."

Seeing that he was not too excited, Gore explained RSO's background strength.

"That's really good news," Ronald whistled.

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

After taking pictures with almost everyone they knew, Ronald and Antonia left the party. Antonia is a very self-disciplined girl who follows the schedule of a ballet dancer every day. He sent her to her residence in Little Italy and the two kissed 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, bringing a girl home to meet her family is a more formal act, which means that their families recognize the relationship.

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

"Yes, you can practice in the dance studio where I am in 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 her Karen." The next morning, Ronald took Antonia back to his hometown and formally introduced Antonia to family.

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

The family backgrounds of the two are somewhat similar. They are both from lower classes and their parents are not around. Antonia did not feel any restraint and had a long conversation with Aunt Karen.

"I still have to take Antonia to check into the hotel." Ronald booked a room for her over the phone. The shotgun room at home was really inconvenient. "Come back then. When Donna gets out of school, we will go to the restaurant to eat together."

"Go and come back quickly."

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

"That's not necessary. There is a new dance training studio in town, and their coach Teresa rented the house next door to ours. I'll give her a call. Antonia, you can use her dance practice room."

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

"Yes, she started working as a waiter with me in the restaurant. It happened that Mr. Douglas Hansen, the old man in the town, wanted to prepare a ballet training place for girls. She used to go to a ballet school, so she applied for a coach. "

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 at a professional ballet school and can also demonstrate the moves for my students."

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

"Ronald, you are here, do you 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 before.

"On the ferry..."

"Ah, it's you, Teresa, I remember you. You have changed a lot." Ronald remembered. This was the person he saw on the ferry on Veterans Day, who had just been fired by his boss. Wall Street Secretary, Theresa Kate.

Teresa no longer wears heavy makeup, and has also changed her tall professional woman hairstyle. Now it is a refreshing ponytail, coupled with smart clothes, she looks like a ballet instructor.

"When I returned to Toteville, I applied for a job as a waiter, and happened to come across the restaurant where your aunt worked. She always mentioned that her nephew Ronald was at New York University, and I learned that you were Karen's nephew."

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

"Yes, Douglas Sr. wanted to hold a class for his youngest granddaughter. He always went to Manhattan, and he was anxious when he couldn't see the little cutie. So I worked part-time there. I had to make more money." Theresa Kate stretched out her hand, There was an ordinary ring on her ring finger.

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

"Ah, congratulations! Teresa." Ronald and Antonia hugged her respectively. In America, getting married is always a matter of congratulations.

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

"This is better than the fake training room on the set." Antonia whispered to Ronald with a smile. She went to change into her training clothes and started her daily exercises.

"Your girlfriend is a professional, Ronnie. She is more than qualified to enter New York City." Theresa Kate saw Antonia posing an arabesque and whispered to Ronald.

"I see you brought her back to see Karen. Do you want to marry her in the future? Will she give up her ballet career for you?"

Ronald was surprised: "I really like her. If the situation is right, I would like to live with her. But marriage and ballet career are not in the way, right?"

Theresa Kate saw that Ronald had not thought about this question, and smiled awkwardly, as if regretting asking this question rashly: "I used to be a promising ballet dancer, of course much worse than Antonia, so I know some of the hardships of ballet dancers..."

Ronald listened for a while and found out that ballet is an industry that requires daily practice, especially for dancers who have joined the dance company. If they want to become the protagonist, they must go through very fierce competition.

In order to maintain competitiveness, high-intensity training every day is essential. And falling in love, getting married, and even having children are tantamount to quitting the competition for girls who have ballet dreams.

"Don't ballerinas fall in love or get married?" Ronald was a little skeptical. Antonia was also from the lower class and understood him very well. She should be a good match.

"Some of them marry male ballerinas, some remain single for life, and most importantly, they usually have children very late. They either quit the competition for the leading role, or they become the leading role and have children when they are too old to dance." Theresa Kate simply told Ronald everything she knew and let him make his own choice.

"I feel a little cold, Ronald," Antonia stopped her homework, "Please help me get the leg warmers in the bag. I'll wear them to prevent cramps."

Ronald opened Antonia's training bag, took out a pair of long leg warmers, and handed them to Antonia. It can be seen that Antonia likes the pair he made for her very much, and she also sewed her initials AF on them.

"Is this a new piece of equipment? I've never seen it when I was practicing ballet." Theresa Kate's eyes lit up and asked.

"This is a kind of clothing accessory I invented for filming. It's more beautiful." Ronald introduced the origin of the leg warmers.

"This is really good. It can also keep you warm and prevent leg cramps in ballet dancers when the temperature is too low." Theresa Kate nodded repeatedly.

"Did you invent this? Have you applied for a patent? Can I make some myself and sell them here?"

"My lawyer has already applied for a patent for me. If you want to sell it, you can knit it yourself with Aunt Karen, or modify it with ready-made long wool stockings without paying me patent fees." Ronald felt that Theresa had seen a lot of business operations on Wall Street, and if he could bring Aunt Karen with him, he could also make some money.

"This is really great. I feel that this is a good invention idea. Opening a store next to the dance school will definitely make money."

Ronald thought, "It seems that it is really necessary to open a store next to the dance school. Theresa Kate is the second person to say so.

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

"I am past the age of dreaming. Now I just want to live a good life with David and run my own family." Theresa Kate shook her head, "I will not leave Totville for the time being. "

"Then it's settled. You and Karen can sell leg warmers in Totville together, and I won't charge you royalties." Ronald stretched out his hand and shook hands with Theresa Kate.