Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 68 The second protagonist?

"memory,

   may be beautiful,

However,

   is too painful,

   cannot remember,

   We just choose to forget. "

   Madonna sang the old Barbra Streisand song again: "The Way We Were," the theme song for the film of the same name starring Barbra and Robert Redford.

   This time, even director Ellen Parker couldn't help but applaud, "Okay, she sings very well. We can consider using her as CoCo."

   "No, Ellen. She should play Doris. You look at her nose, body, and singing skills. She looks like Barbra Streisand when she was young. It suits the average-looking Jewish girl who lacks self-confidence. Doris."

   Madonna pouted when she heard that she was average looking and lacked self-confidence.

"You must be blind, David." Director Parker's nose got bigger when he was angry, and he began to criticize the producer mercilessly. "Doris is a girl who lacks self-confidence. Look at her..." Said Pointing at Madonna with her chin raised, "Is she a person who lacks self-confidence?"

   Ronald saw that something was wrong, and the two were about to quarrel again. He quickly and quietly stood up from the seat he just sat down, leaned against the wall, and moved toward the door step by step. If you can't agree this time, don't bother me again.

   saw Madonna look over, and made a shush gesture to her quietly, motioning not to tell her.

  The director and producer quarreled for a long time in front of Madonna, and suddenly remembered...

   "Ronald, what do you think? Huh"

   "Where's the Ronald? Did you see him?"

   Madonna shrugged and spread her hands.

"Okay, okay, let's not argue here, Madonna's affairs will not be decided for the time being, and we will decide his role when we have the next audition," the producer said, pointing to Madonna, "You come and stay in touch. way, wait for us to inform."

   "What's this?" Director Alan Parker saw the notebook that Ronald forgot to take away, opened it, and saw that there were two folds of paper, and the crumpled paper fell out.

  The director unfolds the paper, and on it is a fragment of Hillary's script.

   "...My dream is to dance all the classical ballet characters, Giselle, Coppélia, Sleeping Beauty, and Black Swan before I turn 21..."

  This is a good show. Director Parker applauded in his heart, and slapped the table with a snap: "Who, go and make ten copies of this piece of paper."

  The judges on Joanna Merlin's side had been filled by another colleague, and Ronald wandered the audition spots on the first floor.

   went to Margery's place. Originally, it was supposed to be to see the dance audition today, so a chair was added behind the judges. Meg was interested in the two leading dancers, and he also wanted to see the quality of his competitors.

   I watched a few times in a row, but none of them were as good as Meg's ballet.

   "They're both better suited for that lazy Lisa Monroe."

   "Who is Lisa Monroe?"

   Ronald turned his head, and it was Meg.

"Why are you here?"

   "The director asked me to go straight to audition for Hillary and Lisa Monroe in the second round this afternoon." Meg laughed.

   "I'll see you audition then."

   The next audition was for a Chinese girl who was fighting for a role played by a Chinese group.

   "You can also play the Chinese ballet girl." Ronald teased Meg quietly.

   "Don't talk nonsense." Meg interrupted him seriously, dragging him into a corner. "Don't mention my Chinese blood again, Ronnie."

   "Why?" Ronald was confused.

   "I've never told anyone about my Chinese origin except you, especially if I'm an actor now, if someone is positioned as Chinese, I won't be able to get roles in the future. How many Chinese roles are there in Hollywood every year?"

   "Okay, I see." Ronald made a zipper to pull his mouth up.

   "Well, I'm going to prepare for the performance, don't disturb me."

   Meg's acting skills are still in the training stage, and she needs to be alone to prepare her emotions.

   Ronald is waiting to see the last few morning interviewers.

   "Next..." Margaery called in another ballerina.

   "Go ahead and do these actions as the audition notice says."

  The girl has blonde hair and an elegant body. She has changed into ballet training clothes and dancing shoes.

  She got ready and started to rotate her legs, one circle, two circles, and picked up a tiptoe Arabesque, holding steady for half a second, like a beautiful white swan.

   Ronald was stunned, this is the girl who played Hillary in the dream.

   stood up suddenly, accidentally knocked over a bottle of water, and hurriedly packed it up.

The    girl gave him a strange look.

   "What? Love at first sight?" Margaery whispered his joke.

   "No, I think she is Hillary." Ronald looked solemn. The joke couldn't reach Meg.

   "Surely you should pass. The skills and temperament are in line with Hillary." Margery smiled and handed a green card to the girl, wrote your name, and went to the second floor for the second round of interviews in the afternoon.

   Ronald leaned over and saw that the girl's name was Antonia Franceschi.

   "Italian?"

   "Antonia Francesky, you are the first"

  The second round of interviews in the afternoon is in the large room on the second floor. Director Ellen Parker, producer David Da Silva, Margery and other casting directors are all sitting.

  The director also installed a camera, which is dedicated to shooting 35mm films, to shoot the audition process.

  The actor's face will undergo some wonderful changes through the refraction of the film lens. Some people who are beautiful in life may not be beautiful in the camera. Or conversely, ordinary people in life become charming in the camera.

  Everything is decided by the **** of movies.

   "Take this", Ellen handed Antonia a piece of paper, "Get familiar with it, start in five minutes."

   Five minutes later, Allen turned on the camera, signaling that the girl could start.

  Antonia Francesky sat on a bench with her arms folded on her stomach. A sad mood is brewing.

   She acted very well, she opened her mouth with a weeping voice, and tried her best to hold back her tears. Chu Chu's pitiful appearance was distressing, and then she began to talk to herself:

   "...Look, my dream is to dance all the classical ballet characters, Giselle, Coppélia, Sleeping Beauty, and Black Swan before I'm 21..."

  Wow, Ronald stood up again.

  Everyone looked at Ronald and blamed him for interrupting this wonderful performance.

  The most amazing thing is Margery, what happened to Ronnie today? To face Antonia suddenly stand up twice? Couldn't help looking at Ronald.

  Ronald was startled and frightened.

   He stared at director Alan Parker.

   This is the script he wrote. It was written about Meg's secret dreams, and it was also the script he promised Meg to throw away!

  Alan Parker actually used it for auditions! How did he get the script? Why did he do this without discussing it with himself?

   Meg will surely blame him.

   Meg Tilly was also in the crowd, covering her mouth open in surprise with her hand.

   A pair of wonderful eyes looked at Ronald, as if condemning him. Why not keep the promise? To give the director the script that belonged to her Meg alone? Why let another girl read lines that belonged to Meg alone?

   Ronald also saw Meg, and all the silent accusations passed through the air.

   speechless.

   A flood of remorse welled up in Ronald's heart, and a drop of sweat crept down the collar of his tie shirt and onto his back.

   This drop of sweat is like turning on the emotional switch, surprise and remorse, suddenly transformed into anger, pointing to director Alan Parker.

   Ronald felt the hum of blood rushing to the top of his head, adrenaline was secreted in a short period of time, and his hands began to shake involuntarily.

   The only trace of sanity left, let Ronald know the consequences of the current attack, and he held back and did not rush out to destroy the audition.

   "Look, there is no room for a baby in my dream."

  The lines spoken by Antonia Franceski reached Ronald's ears and became very strange.

   The sound of the outside world seemed to be separated from him by a membrane, all the sounds became lighter and vague, except for the rapid flow of blood in the ears, only the rattling of clenching his teeth.

   The fist that was clenched more and more tightly, the arm with exposed blue veins, and the rattling sound of teeth made Margery next to him startled.

  The nurse, played by Joanna Merlin, said her line: "Do you pay with Mastercard, or American Express, Honey?"

  Antonia Franceski almost laughed, who wrote the wicked lines, humorous at the end of the sad scene. However, she still held back her laughter, raised her head to look at the nurse, and revealed a bewildered look at the future. Completed a fantastic audition.

   She performed wonderfully, and what she was waiting for was not the director's affirmation, but a loud noise.

"boom!"

   Antonia was taken aback.

   is Ronald.

   He couldn't hold it any longer and slammed a punch on the table.

   (end of this chapter)