Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Antonia's sleeping face still had a sweet smile, and her cheekbones and chin added some strength to her soft face. If she put on the makeup of the ballet Swan Lake, it would just cover up this part of the strength, leaving only the beautiful and independent character.

Ronald supported his chin with one hand and stared at his Tonya. He was very close and could feel the slight air flow from Antonia's breath. He touched her blonde hair with his hand. It is said that in Sicily, Italy, there are many people who are born with blonde hair, unlike the traditional black hair of Italians. Maybe Antonia has blood there.

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

"It's half past six in the morning. I made breakfast, Tonya. You can take a shower and have breakfast. I'll take you to the airport. Don't worry."

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

Ronald smiled and pulled her up, watching her go to the bathroom.

Removing his smile, Ronald took a sip of black tea, and couldn't tell whether it tasted good or bad. He was still thinking about the conversation between the two last night.

Although the B-side is not the real protagonist, it also has to move with the group. Antonia's ballet skills conquered Balanchine, who personally selected her into the New York City Ballet. This time, the American Ballet's female lead was injured and withdrew from the tour. Selecting a new B-side is fair competition.

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

Makarova plans to train Antonia for a few years and let her be the leading actress of a big ballet. For example, "Swan Lake" and other ballets that require extremely high skills. Of course, Balanchine of New York City is still unwilling to let her go. In short, her future development in ballet will be guaranteed.

Ronald is still a college student and cannot guarantee a better future in the film and television industry, so he can't say anything to keep her. Everyone comes from a family at the bottom of society, and it's not easy to have an opportunity to cross the class.

The two of them finished breakfast affectionately, and Ronald carried the suitcase and drove Tonya to Kennedy Airport in New York. The companions heard that Antonia had a boyfriend in the film industry, and lined up in the airport waiting hall to watch.

Ronald is tall and handsome, which satisfies the gossip psychology of a group of girls in the ballet company. They came up to watch and asked countless questions.

The head of the troupe, Makarova, understood that the emotional life of ballet girls was not easy, so she drove the girls away and left the time before boarding to Ronald and Antonia.

Then 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 finally married businessmen, lawyers, and senior managers. You may not have no chance."

"But I hope you don't pester Antonia during this period. The golden age of ballet actresses is not long. She still needs a few years of training in the early stage before she can become the protagonist. She will be even busier during the performance. I don't want my actresses to call their boyfriends every day and waste training time."

Ronald knew that Makarova had given him face by saying this, but he was still very unhappy. If he hadn't had the experience of successfully directing a movie, it would not be her turn to teach him a lesson today. Instead, she should have arranged for Tonya to take the path of a movie actor long ago. Don't movie stars have a stronger social influence than ballet stars? Do they make more money?

"Thank you, I will try my best. Please take good care of Antonia." Of course, he did not say this out loud, but thanked Makarova.

Ronald escorted her to the gate. The two hugged each other 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 put a finger on her lips just after she said it, stopping her from continuing. Antonia opened her eyes in surprise.

"Never say forever, Tonya. The future has infinite possibilities. Let us obey God's arrangement." Ronald used Aunt Karen's chicken soup.

"This is just a short separation. Whenever I see ballet on TV, I will remember that there is a good girl willing to cook for me and pick up dry cleaning clothes."

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

The plane slowly closed the door, went up the takeoff runway, and flew into the sky.

...

Turning back and walking out of the airport, Ronald looked around, but did not see the figure of Bert with a big forehead. Seeing Bert the first two times he came to the airport made him want to find a third coincidence.

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

Bert, with a big forehead, did not wait outside the airport this time. He finally paid off his bank loan and completely owned his own taxi license. He transformed from a driver to a car owner with assets. Manhattan taxis have a quota, and every car owner with a license is a small rich man.

Burt no longer had to rely on driving a rental car to earn money to pay the mortgage, 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 arrivals area, waiting for the arrival of his daughter Diane Lane.

"Daddy!" Soon after, Diane Lane showed her face from the cabin door and ran over to hug her father. She was just in the period of growth. This time she went to Mexico to shoot a western movie and the amount of exercise increased, so her figure began to slim down and she seemed to be more than an inch taller than when she went there.

"How was the filming this time?" Bert began to ask his daughter about her performance on the set.

"It's very good. Burt Lancaster (Hollywood veteran handsome guy, Oscar winner) also particularly praised me, saying that I was born decades too early and could carve out a world in western movies." Diane took her old father's arm and said, Let’s start talking about the crew.

"Burt Lancaster had a myocardial infarction on the set. We were all horrified. Lancaster said this would be his last Western."

"This time we were filming at John Wayne's farm in Mexico. Halfway through filming, the news of his death came. We were on the set and we all held a minute's silence for him."

"Christopher Plummer (who played the colonel in The Sound of Music)'s daughter Amanda couldn't shoot me. It was clear to everyone on the crew. It was only because of her father that she had the same role as me."

"I heard from the director that Universal may release this 'Annie and Little Britches' (bsp; Annie and Little Britches) next spring."

"By the way, who did they cast in the movie 'Blue Coral'?" Diane Lane finished talking about the crew and started gossiping about the last movie in which she appeared naked.

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

"Why, Terry would let her daughter perform naked?" Diane didn't believe it. The director said that during the entire filming in Fiji, both the male and female protagonists had to be naked. "

"No, the director gave in and was willing to use a stand-in."

"oh……"

Diane Lane was a little sullen when she got her answer.

The crew is saying that Western movies are already a dying genre, and not many people still like to watch the old-fashioned Western cowboys and Indians fighting.

Although this "Escape from the West" stars Burt Lancaster, the big star of Western movies, it may not do well at the box office. Diane is a smart girl who has heard a lot of rumors and knows what she is doing. .

And Blue Coral Reef is a tropical scenery film. If it doesn't involve naked actors, then this gimmick alone may bring in a lot of box office. Besides, she also wants to travel to tropical islands.

Diane Lane toured the world with the Off-Broadway company "La Maa" at the age of six. At that time, she was accompanied by Meryl Streep, who was nominated for an Oscar last year. Going to new places and seeing new people and customs has always been Diane's hobby.

"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 roles like a prostitute, a cheater, or a slut." Burt, the big brain, began to reason with his daughter, taking off his clothes in Hollywood It is easy to become famous, but it is difficult to wear it again.

"Never say never." Diane Lane said something she learned on the set.