Antonia still had a sweet smile on her sleeping face. Her cheekbones and chin added some strength to her soft face. If she put on makeup like the ballet Swan Lake, it would just cover up this strength. Only beauty and autonomous character remain.
Ronald supported his chin with one hand and looked at his Tonya intently. He was so close that he could feel the slight air flow from Antonia's breath, and he touched her blond hair with his hand. It is said that in Sicily, Italy, many people are born with blond hair, unlike the traditional black hair of Italians. Perhaps Antonia has some ancestry from that area.
Antonia's eyelashes trembled slightly, she opened her eyes, saw her lover beside her, and 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 will take you to the airport. Don't worry."
Antonia stretched out her hand from the quilt and touched Ronald's face, "I know you will always arrange everything and wait for me."
Ronald smiled and pulled her up and watched her go to the bathroom.
Ronald stopped smiling and took a small sip of the black tea. He couldn't tell whether it tasted good or bad. He was still thinking about the conversation between the two last night.
Although the B character is not the real protagonist, he still has to act with the group. Antonia's ballet skills conquered Balanchine and he personally selected her into the New York City Ballet. This time the American Ballet's heroine was injured and withdrew from the tour. It was fair competition to choose a new B role.
Finally, among all the actors, Antonia Franceschi was singled out, 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 planned to train Antonia for a few years and let her be the female lead in the grand ballet. For example, dance dramas such as "Swan Lake" require extremely high technical skills. Of course, Balanchine at New York City was not yet willing to let him go. In short, my future development in ballet career will be guaranteed.
Ronald was still a college student and could not guarantee a better future in the film and television industry, so he could not say anything to persuade him to stay. We all come from families at the bottom of society, so it is not easy to have the opportunity to cross class.
The two had breakfast affectionately, and Ronald took the suitcase and drove Tonya to JFK Airport in New York. The companions all heard that Antonia had a boyfriend in the film industry, and they lined up in the airport terminal to watch.
Ronald was tall and handsome in appearance. He satisfied the gossip mentality of a bunch of girls in the ballet troupe. They came up to watch and asked countless questions.
The group leader Makarova understood that the emotional life of ballet girls was not easy, so she sent away the girls and left Ronald and Antonia with the time before boarding.
Afterwards, Makarova pulled 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 getting married. If you give it to businessmen, lawyers, and senior managers, you may not have no chance."
"But I hope you won't pester Antonia during this period. The golden period of a ballerina is not long. She still needs several years of training before she can be the protagonist. She will be even busier during the performance. I don't want My actor talks to his boyfriend on the phone every day, wasting training time.”
Ronald knew that Makarova had given herself a lot of face by saying this, but he still felt very unhappy. If she hadn't had the experience of successfully directing movies, it wouldn't be her turn to teach her a lesson today. Instead, she should have arranged for Tonya to take the path of a film actress. Don’t movie stars have a stronger social influence than ballet stars? Make 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 arrived at the gate, and 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……"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ronald put a finger on her lips to stop her from continuing. Antonia opened her eyes in surprise.
"Never say never, Tonya. The future has endless possibilities, let's just follow God's arrangements." Ronald used Aunt Karen's chicken soup.
"It's just a short separation. Whenever I see ballet on TV, I'm reminded of a nice girl who's willing to cook for me and pick up my dry cleaning."
Ronald kept smiling, waving his hands, and watched Tonya get on the plane.
The plane slowly closed the door and climbed onto the take-off path until it soared into the sky.
…
After turning around and walking out of the airport, Ronald looked around and didn't see Bert, the big-headed man. Seeing Burt at the airport the first two times he came to the airport 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 Street.
Brainy Burt didn't wait outside the airport this time. He finally paid off the bank loan and fully owned his own taxi license. He transformed from a driver to a car owner with assets. There are quotas for taxis in Manhattan, and every taxi owner with a license plate is a small rich man.
Burt no longer had to earn money by driving a rental car 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 'Cattle Annie and Little Britches' next spring."
"By the way, who did they cast in the 'Blue Coral' movie?" 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, 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 went on a global tour of the musical "La Mama" with the Off-Broadway company 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'm 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.
