NOVEL NEXT Exploiting Hollywood 1980.
Chapter 69 We Are Finished
Chapter 69 We Are Finished
"What the hell are you doing, Ronald?" producer Da Silva warned.
Ronald ignored the Latino producer, walked straight to director Alan Parker, and stopped in front of him.
Ronald looked at the man in his thirties, his big nose looking especially comical from this angle.His eyes were trying to look at himself from behind his nose, as if he was asking: "What are you doing? Do you want to challenge my authority in the crew now?"
Ronald asked, "What's going on, director? Why is the script I wrote here with you, and it will be used for auditions."
"I read it in your notebook. It's a good play and lines. You will be a successful playwright, Ronald. I don't understand why you are not satisfied." Director Parker picked up the notebook and handed to Ronald.
"This is what Meg Tilly said to me, and I promised she would take it out of the script. You should have told me before using it for an audition." Ronald calmed down a little, took the notebook and opened it, inside Lying there is the crumpled piece of paper that I threw into the trash can and picked it up again.
"Oh, Come On. Ronald, don't be fooled by the two-petal ass. All great plays come from life, and you learn to extract drama from life..."
Ronald was aroused by Parker's words, his whole face blushed, and he cursed in a low voice: "Asshole!"
"Stop, Boy"
"Ronald, stop"
Margaery and Joanna who followed hurried forward to dissuade them.
Alan Parker had a bad face. He straightened his neckline and squinted at Ronald.
Meg Tilly, who had been on the sidelines, stepped forward and bypassed Ronald, and said to the director:
"Director, I think I'm also qualified to audition for this scene." Meg said calmly.
"Meg, listen to me, I didn't give this scene to the director on purpose, he took it from my notebook." Ronald quickly distinguished.
"But you didn't throw it away, you put it away anyway, didn't you, Ronnie?" Meg's calm manner made Ronald even more flustered.She seems to have decided on something.
"Meg, I..." Ronald said in a knot, not knowing how to explain it.
"Director, this conversation is what I said to Ronald, and he copied it into this scene. I think I am fully qualified to use this scene to audition for the role of Hillary, am I right?"
Meg said calmly to director Parker.
"Of course." The director agreed, and looked at Ronald again, as if to say, "Didn't your dialogue be stolen too?"
"I think it's next in line to audition."
"I'll give you 10 minutes to prepare."
"No, Meg, you can change the scene." Ronald tried to persuade Meg.
Meg slapped his hands open and went into the drawing room to get emotional.
Margaery came up and pulled Ronald to sit in the corner by the far door.
"Son, you shouldn't have such a big reaction. The director is right. Playwrights find inspiration from life. Look, Meg isn't that angry. Take a chance to apologize to the director."
"No, you don't know Meg, she hates me for transcribing her lines for others to read, and that Franceschi I've recommended, who's doing well, might well take the part.
Now Meg is bent on winning the part and winning back her lines.I'm afraid that in order to win this audition, she will use emotional memory to perform this crying scene. "
"Hiss, this..." Margaery also heard about Meg's use of the emotional memory method to cause her to cry and collapse.
"It's all a personal choice. You have done everything you can, and don't blame yourself, child." Margaery also stopped trying to persuade her.
Antonia Franceschi had already retreated to the door to leave, but she was so attracted by the drama that was being played out in this reality that she simply sat down and waited to see what would happen in the second half.
She looked sideways at Ronald who was still twisting his fingers after sitting down.
"It turns out that this confession was written by the young boy in front of me. It is really wonderful, and it fully expresses the dreams and sorrows of a ballet girl."
Ronald gripped his hand tightly, and the joints were already turning white from excessive force.Remorse and worry, instead of anger, took over again.
The red blood on his face due to anger has faded away, only his two ears are still red.
Antonia looked at the two red ears and felt a little funny in her heart.
"Ahem..." Because of nervousness, Ronald's throat was itchy and he began to cough.
Someone handed him a bottle of Arrowhead Mountain brand mineral water, Ronald took it, uncapped the bottle, and took a few sips.
"Thank you," he turned his head to say thanks, and saw that it was Antonia.
"Sorry, I interrupted your audition..." Ronald remembered that he almost interrupted her audition, and apologized.
Antonia shook her hand, signaling not to worry.Then he pointed at Meg Tilly who came out of the lounge.
Ronald's heart hung again.
Meg sat down on the bench, adjusted her posture slowly and little by little, put her hands on her belly, and signaled to the director that she was ready.
Alan Parker turns on the camera and motions for Meg to start.
"Look, I got the San Francisco Ballet...
You see, my dream is to dance all over before the age of 21...
I want to hear the audience yell Bravo at me on stages in New York, Leningrad, London, and Paris!There will even be a ballet written just for me. "
Ronald's heart was half relieved, and the results of Meg's learning from Stella Adler's training class were satisfactory.Although Antonia's performance is not as natural as it is, the transition of emotions is in place.
Thinking about it, even if you don't get the leading role of Hillary, a supporting role is safe.
"Look, there is no room for a baby in my dream..."
Meg finally lost the support of her life experience when she acted here.
The previous part of the dream is Meg's own idea, and there is no need to act it out.The details of the abortion here are the setting of the script, but Meg has not carefully analyzed the motivation and life details of the character of Hillary.
Erin from the Stella Center asked her to try to challenge Hillary, but Meg didn't do so. Now she regrets it very much, but it's too late.
In a flash, Meg thought a lot. In order to win the role, she had to use the emotional memory method...
In an instant, I remembered those memories from the past again, and big tears couldn't stop streaming down my face.
Antonia Franceschi was also watching Meg's performance, and it was written here that Hilary was sobbing softly.And Meg's crying was obviously more than a sob.
"Is she all right?" Antonia asked, seeing that something was wrong.
"I hope it's all right." Ronald kept his eyes on Meg, and his hands began to clasp together nervously again.The mouth opened unconsciously, and the legs twisted back and forth on the stool.
Meg's crying became louder and louder, and she no longer cared about acting and interacting with her partner.
Joanna Merlin, who played with her impromptu, said the last line of the clinic nurse: "Do you pay by MasterCard or American Express, Honey?"
Meg suddenly stopped sobbing, half-crying, half-smiling, and let out a sharp roar.
Then she couldn't bear it anymore, slipped off the stool, sat on the ground, covered her face with her hands, and began to cry again.
"Crack", the director turned off the camera.
Ronald stood up from the stool, jumped over the long table in front of the stool, and rushed in front of Meg in three steps at a time.
Meg wept a little sadly, and a little ashamedly, but unlike when she had been at Lee Strasberg Drama School, she gradually died down.
Ronald heaved a sigh of relief, took out his handkerchief, and tried to wipe away her tears as he did last time, and asked with concern, "Meg, it's me, Ronnie, as long as you're fine."
"No, I have something to do." Meg snatched the handkerchief, wiped away her tears, and then blew her nose fiercely, "You stole the lines that should belong to me and gave them to other actresses, so she got the lines that should have belonged to me." It's my character, speaking my lines on screen."
"Ronald, we're done."
(End of this chapter)
"What the hell are you doing, Ronald?" producer Da Silva warned.
Ronald ignored the Latino producer, walked straight to director Alan Parker, and stopped in front of him.
Ronald looked at the man in his thirties, his big nose looking especially comical from this angle.His eyes were trying to look at himself from behind his nose, as if he was asking: "What are you doing? Do you want to challenge my authority in the crew now?"
Ronald asked, "What's going on, director? Why is the script I wrote here with you, and it will be used for auditions."
"I read it in your notebook. It's a good play and lines. You will be a successful playwright, Ronald. I don't understand why you are not satisfied." Director Parker picked up the notebook and handed to Ronald.
"This is what Meg Tilly said to me, and I promised she would take it out of the script. You should have told me before using it for an audition." Ronald calmed down a little, took the notebook and opened it, inside Lying there is the crumpled piece of paper that I threw into the trash can and picked it up again.
"Oh, Come On. Ronald, don't be fooled by the two-petal ass. All great plays come from life, and you learn to extract drama from life..."
Ronald was aroused by Parker's words, his whole face blushed, and he cursed in a low voice: "Asshole!"
"Stop, Boy"
"Ronald, stop"
Margaery and Joanna who followed hurried forward to dissuade them.
Alan Parker had a bad face. He straightened his neckline and squinted at Ronald.
Meg Tilly, who had been on the sidelines, stepped forward and bypassed Ronald, and said to the director:
"Director, I think I'm also qualified to audition for this scene." Meg said calmly.
"Meg, listen to me, I didn't give this scene to the director on purpose, he took it from my notebook." Ronald quickly distinguished.
"But you didn't throw it away, you put it away anyway, didn't you, Ronnie?" Meg's calm manner made Ronald even more flustered.She seems to have decided on something.
"Meg, I..." Ronald said in a knot, not knowing how to explain it.
"Director, this conversation is what I said to Ronald, and he copied it into this scene. I think I am fully qualified to use this scene to audition for the role of Hillary, am I right?"
Meg said calmly to director Parker.
"Of course." The director agreed, and looked at Ronald again, as if to say, "Didn't your dialogue be stolen too?"
"I think it's next in line to audition."
"I'll give you 10 minutes to prepare."
"No, Meg, you can change the scene." Ronald tried to persuade Meg.
Meg slapped his hands open and went into the drawing room to get emotional.
Margaery came up and pulled Ronald to sit in the corner by the far door.
"Son, you shouldn't have such a big reaction. The director is right. Playwrights find inspiration from life. Look, Meg isn't that angry. Take a chance to apologize to the director."
"No, you don't know Meg, she hates me for transcribing her lines for others to read, and that Franceschi I've recommended, who's doing well, might well take the part.
Now Meg is bent on winning the part and winning back her lines.I'm afraid that in order to win this audition, she will use emotional memory to perform this crying scene. "
"Hiss, this..." Margaery also heard about Meg's use of the emotional memory method to cause her to cry and collapse.
"It's all a personal choice. You have done everything you can, and don't blame yourself, child." Margaery also stopped trying to persuade her.
Antonia Franceschi had already retreated to the door to leave, but she was so attracted by the drama that was being played out in this reality that she simply sat down and waited to see what would happen in the second half.
She looked sideways at Ronald who was still twisting his fingers after sitting down.
"It turns out that this confession was written by the young boy in front of me. It is really wonderful, and it fully expresses the dreams and sorrows of a ballet girl."
Ronald gripped his hand tightly, and the joints were already turning white from excessive force.Remorse and worry, instead of anger, took over again.
The red blood on his face due to anger has faded away, only his two ears are still red.
Antonia looked at the two red ears and felt a little funny in her heart.
"Ahem..." Because of nervousness, Ronald's throat was itchy and he began to cough.
Someone handed him a bottle of Arrowhead Mountain brand mineral water, Ronald took it, uncapped the bottle, and took a few sips.
"Thank you," he turned his head to say thanks, and saw that it was Antonia.
"Sorry, I interrupted your audition..." Ronald remembered that he almost interrupted her audition, and apologized.
Antonia shook her hand, signaling not to worry.Then he pointed at Meg Tilly who came out of the lounge.
Ronald's heart hung again.
Meg sat down on the bench, adjusted her posture slowly and little by little, put her hands on her belly, and signaled to the director that she was ready.
Alan Parker turns on the camera and motions for Meg to start.
"Look, I got the San Francisco Ballet...
You see, my dream is to dance all over before the age of 21...
I want to hear the audience yell Bravo at me on stages in New York, Leningrad, London, and Paris!There will even be a ballet written just for me. "
Ronald's heart was half relieved, and the results of Meg's learning from Stella Adler's training class were satisfactory.Although Antonia's performance is not as natural as it is, the transition of emotions is in place.
Thinking about it, even if you don't get the leading role of Hillary, a supporting role is safe.
"Look, there is no room for a baby in my dream..."
Meg finally lost the support of her life experience when she acted here.
The previous part of the dream is Meg's own idea, and there is no need to act it out.The details of the abortion here are the setting of the script, but Meg has not carefully analyzed the motivation and life details of the character of Hillary.
Erin from the Stella Center asked her to try to challenge Hillary, but Meg didn't do so. Now she regrets it very much, but it's too late.
In a flash, Meg thought a lot. In order to win the role, she had to use the emotional memory method...
In an instant, I remembered those memories from the past again, and big tears couldn't stop streaming down my face.
Antonia Franceschi was also watching Meg's performance, and it was written here that Hilary was sobbing softly.And Meg's crying was obviously more than a sob.
"Is she all right?" Antonia asked, seeing that something was wrong.
"I hope it's all right." Ronald kept his eyes on Meg, and his hands began to clasp together nervously again.The mouth opened unconsciously, and the legs twisted back and forth on the stool.
Meg's crying became louder and louder, and she no longer cared about acting and interacting with her partner.
Joanna Merlin, who played with her impromptu, said the last line of the clinic nurse: "Do you pay by MasterCard or American Express, Honey?"
Meg suddenly stopped sobbing, half-crying, half-smiling, and let out a sharp roar.
Then she couldn't bear it anymore, slipped off the stool, sat on the ground, covered her face with her hands, and began to cry again.
"Crack", the director turned off the camera.
Ronald stood up from the stool, jumped over the long table in front of the stool, and rushed in front of Meg in three steps at a time.
Meg wept a little sadly, and a little ashamedly, but unlike when she had been at Lee Strasberg Drama School, she gradually died down.
Ronald heaved a sigh of relief, took out his handkerchief, and tried to wipe away her tears as he did last time, and asked with concern, "Meg, it's me, Ronnie, as long as you're fine."
"No, I have something to do." Meg snatched the handkerchief, wiped away her tears, and then blew her nose fiercely, "You stole the lines that should belong to me and gave them to other actresses, so she got the lines that should have belonged to me." It's my character, speaking my lines on screen."
"Ronald, we're done."
(End of this chapter)
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