Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 102 Homecoming

   Ronald picks up a drink and clinks with composer Michael Gore.

   "Ronnie, RSO owner Robert Stigwood has decided to release the soundtrack to the movie, and you can hopefully earn your college tuition."

   "Really? That's really good news, and so are you, congratulations!"

"You don't know Stigwood, the owner of RSO Records, do you? He's a legend. He was the owner of the record company a few years ago, and he made "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease" one after another. The disc sold 60 million copies, setting off a worldwide disco craze."

  Gore saw that he was not too excited and explained the background strength of RSO.

   "That's really good news" Ronald whistled.

   "Come on, let's take a picture." Ronald took a photo with Michael Gore.

   After taking pictures with almost every acquaintance, Ronald and Antonia left the party. Antonia is a very self-disciplined girl and follows the schedule of a ballerina every day. Take her to the residence in Little Italy, and the two 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 see her family is a more formal behavior, which means that the family of the two acknowledges 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 in my high school without delay." Ronald smiled happily, "Then I'll pick you up tomorrow morning, and we'll 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 brings a girl home." Aunt Karen took Antonia's hand and led her into the room to speak.

  The family background of the two is somewhat similar. They both came from the bottom and their parents were not around. Antonia did not feel any restraint, and had a good conversation with Aunt Karen.

   "I still have to take Antonia to the hotel to check in." Ronald booked a room for her by phone. The shotgun room at home was really inconvenient. "Come back then, and when Donna is out of school, let's go to the restaurant for dinner."

   "Go and come back."

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

   "It's not necessary. A new dance training room has been opened in the town. Their coach, Teresa, rented the house next door to us. I will give her a call. Antonia, you can use her dance training room."

   "You are quite familiar with her, is she new here?"

"Yes, she started out as a waiter with me in the restaurant, just as the old Mr. Douglas Hansen in town wanted to prepare a place for girls to train ballet, she used to be a ballet school, so she applied for a trainer. "

   Sent Antonia to the hotel in the town, Ronald and her returned home again, Aunt Karen was talking to a middle-aged woman, Ronald felt her voice was a little familiar.

   "She's a student at a professional ballet school, and she can demonstrate moves for my students."

   Ronald saw a woman with a ponytail talking to Aunt Karen about taking Antonia to the gym.

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

  Ronald looked familiar to her, but he 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 what he saw on the ferry on Veterans Day, who had just been fired by the boss Wall Street Secretary, Theresa Kate.

  Teresa stopped wearing heavy makeup and changed the towering professional woman hairstyle, now a crisp ponytail, with smart clothes, like a ballet instructor.

   "I went back to Totterville and applied for a waitress job, and I happened to run into the restaurant where your aunt works. She always talked about her nephew Ronald at New York University, and I didn't know you were Karen's nephew."

   "Listen to my aunt, you are now the coach of the town's ballet training class?"

"Yes, old Douglas wants to run a class for his youngest granddaughter, and he's always going to Manhattan, and he's worried that he can't see the cutie. So I'm part-time there, and I'll make more money." Trisha 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 shyly, "We want to buy a house of our own and settle in Totville."

   "Ah, congratulations! Theresa." Ronald and Antonia hugged her separately. In America, getting married is always something to congratulate.

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

   "It's better than the fake training room on the set." Antonia smiled and whispered to Ronald. 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 an Arabesque and whispered to Ronald.

   "I see 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 do like her very much, and if the situation is right, I would love to live with her. But marriage and ballet career won't get in the way, right?"

Seeing that Ronald hadn't thought about this question, Teresa Kate smiled a little embarrassedly, as if she regretted asking this question rashly: "I used to be a promising ballet dancer, of course, worse than Antonia. Much more, so know the hardships of some ballet dancers..."

  Ronald listened to it for a while. It turns out that ballet is an industry that pays great attention to daily practice, especially those dancers who have joined the dance company. If they want to be the protagonists, they must go through very fierce competition.

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

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

"Some of them are married to ballerinas, some are single for life, and the most important thing is that they usually have children very late. They either withdraw from the competition for the protagonist, or they become the protagonist when they can't dance until they are old enough to have children." Kate simply told Ronald everything she knew and let him decide for himself.

   "I'm feeling a little cold, Ronald." Antonia stopped her homework. "Bring me the leg warmers in my bag. I'll put them on to prevent cramps."

   Ronald opened Antonia's exercise bag, took out a pair of long leg warmers, and handed it to Antonia. It can be seen that Antonia likes the pair she made for her and sewed her initials AF.

   "Is this some new equipment? I never saw it when I was practicing ballet." Tereza Kate asked, eyes lit up.

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

   "It's really nice, and it keeps you warm and prevents ballet dancers from getting leg cramps when the temperature is too low." Teresa Kate nodded frequently.

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

"My lawyer has already filed a patent application for me. If you want to sell it, you can knit it yourself with Aunt Karen, or use ready-made stockings without paying me the patent fee." Ronald felt Terri Sha has seen a lot of business operations on Wall Street. If she can bring Aunt Karen along, she can also make some money.

   "This is really great, I think it's a good invention idea, open a shop next to the dance school, it will definitely make money."

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

   "Do you want to set up shop in Manhattan? Theresa?" Ronald asked.

   "I'm past the 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 Totville for the time being."

   "Then we're done. You and Aunt Karen sell leg warmers in Totville, and I won't charge you the royalties." Ronald held out his hand and shook hands with Trisha Kate.

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

   (end of this chapter)