"Put your resume and photo back to back and put four staples in the four corners."
Click, click, click, click. Ronald returned to Demi's apartment and instructed her to staple her resume behind her audition photo, a common practice in the industry to prevent it from getting lost.
"And then?" Demi asked Ronald after she had ordered it.
"Then you can give it to your agent or the casting director. If it's not enough in the future, just take the negatives here and have them redeveloped." Ronald handed the remaining photos and negatives to the newly-named Demi Moore.
"Generally speaking, actresses your age should update their audition photos at least once a year. If they change their hairstyle, they should also update it."
"Wait a moment, I'll write this down in case I forget," Demi said.
"Then my job here is done. Let me get my equipment." Ronald hinted.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Demi took out her wallet, took out a bunch of cash, counted it, and found only 40 dollars. "Ronald, I'm sorry. We agreed to $50 for the photography fee, but I only have $40 now. I will pay you the rest after I take more print ads."
"So, Freddy?"
"Oh, Ronald. Freddy doesn't want me to be an actress. He thinks that if I become an actress I will become vain and will leave him in the future. So I have to pay for this myself."
Seeing that there were only a few coins left in her wallet, Ronald's heart softened. "Actually, there is another way, Demi."
"What is it?"
Demi looked at Ronald expectantly and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.
"I need some photos of actresses to promote my photography studio. If you are willing to authorize your photos to me and let me use them for advertising, I can waive your photography fee. You only need to pay me for the roll of film and printing."
As he spoke, Ronald took out a stack of papers from his camera bag, pulled out a sheet, and handed it to Demi.
Demi took it and looked at it. It said that someone authorized the photo to Ronald Lee. The photo can only be used for display in the photography studio and for the photography studio's advertisement.
"Okay, I'll sign it." Demi took the paper and signed her name. Then she handed Ronald the money for developing the film.
"Thanks, Demi. Wish you well in Hollywood." Ronald said the nice words for free and prepared to leave.
"Thank you, Ronald, you are a good guy." Demi hugged Ronald again to express her gratitude.
"Hey! Demi, I'm here. Where's Freddy?" A cheerful woman's voice came from outside the door, vaguely the person Demi had just talked to through the window.
"Wow, Demi, is this your new boyfriend? He's so handsome and looks like Superman. Do you want to be Lois?"
Ronald almost fell on the floor when he heard this and quickly denied it.
"No, I am not..."
"Hahahaha… scared you." The person came with a soft laugh and spoke in a very special way, as if whispering in your ear, making it unforgettable.
Demi went up to her and hugged her, "You're back, Natasha?"
Ronald now had a chance to see what she looked like.
If Demi's face has the possibility of multiple expressions and is suitable for movies, then Natasha is the best among them and is simply a great creation of the God of Film.
Her face has the mystery of Greta Garbo, the Hollywood legend of the golden age, the sexiness of Italian star Sophia Loren, and a hint of Audrey Hepburn's innocence.
"Oh my God, you should make movies adapted from classics." Ronald couldn't help but blurt out in admiration.
"But I'm taking pictures," said Natasha.
"Nastassja, this is Ronald, my photographer. Let me show you the pictures he took of me."
Demi came over and introduced them with a smile, "This is Nastassja Kinski, she is filming 'Tess' for Roman Polanski."
"Tess of the D'Urbervilles?" Ronald asked, knowing that it was a famous novel by British novelist Thomas Hardy. "Are you British, Nastassja?" He deliberately changed his accent. If he could get her to endorse his audition studio, his price could be raised.
"Haha, how's my Dorset accent going? I did it pretty well for this play, right?" Nastassja boasted to Demi.
Ronald felt that the beautiful Nastassja had no intention of talking to him, which was a bit regretful, but since she was the heroine of a classic blockbuster, she should have had a good photographer to work with. So he nodded to Demi and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, Ronald," Demi called to him. My boyfriend said he had something else to talk to you about. She turned around and got two enlarged audition photos and handed them to Natasha Kinski. "This is what Ronald took for me this morning."
Natasha looked at it and gave Demi a thumbs up, "The photo is very good, better than the one taken by the magazine for me."
Demi struck while the iron was hot: "Aren't you going to develop your career in Hollywood after filming 'Tess'? Hollywood is a place where casting directors choose people, and there aren't many portrait photographers here who are better than him." She glanced at Ronald as if to say, let me get you a gig.
Ronald took out his business cards and gave them to Demi and Nastassja.
Nastassja was looking at the photos Ronald had taken. She looked at the photos, then at Demi, then at the photos again. After comparing them for a while, she suddenly asked, "How much do you charge for a set of audition photos?"
"The drama and romantic comedy are each $50, plus the black and white version, a total of $80." Ronald took out a price list and handed it to Natasha. "But I will join the Directors Guild soon, so the price will increase in the future."
"You want to join the Directors Guild?" Demi interjected.
"Yes, I worked for Roger Corman at New World Productions as a second unit director on 'Rock n Roll High School'."
Seeing the blank looks of the two beauties, Ronald shrugged and said, "Just ignore what I said. It's just a small production of $300,000."
The two girls laughed together.
At this time, Freddy flashed in and said, "Hey, Ronald, can you take a set of audition photos of me?"
It turned out that he had just gone to change his clothes. Freddy walked in wearing a red shirt, "Hi, Nastassja, are you back?" and hugged her.
"I think it's a good idea. The movie I just participated in, 'Rock n Roll High School', invited the Ramones to star in it. I think it will become a trend for musicians to star in movies in the future. It's right to prepare early." Ronald said.
"Okay, let's get started."
Because Freddy couldn't see clearly without glasses, Ronald asked him to wear glasses for the photo. Anyway, he couldn't play other people, and the most likely thing was to play himself in the movie like the Ramones.
This time, it was Demi's turn to stand behind Ronald and inspire her boyfriend. However, her boyfriend, Freddy, was not a model like Demi, so he was not so relaxed in front of the camera. He was a little nervous about taking pictures, and Ronald spent a lot of time adjusting.
"While I was filming abroad, are there any new movies in Hollywood?" Nastassja and Demi took advantage of Freddie's relaxation to chat about various gossip after they separated.
"I heard 'The Deer Hunter' is pretty good, and a lot of Oscar voters went to see it when it was released."
"Oh, the one with Robert De Niro? I heard about it the last time I was in Hollywood. What do you think, Demi?"
"I didn't go see it. 'The Deer Hunter' was only showing in one theater in Los Angeles for seven days, and I couldn't get a ticket."
"What a pity. When it's released again, we'll go see it together." Natasha Kinski pulled Demi aside. "My agent has received a lot of scripts this time. You have to help me. I don't have time to learn English in my country. I can only speak but not read."
"How long will you stay this time? Will you stay until the Christmas holiday is over?"
"No, I'm just coming back to rest for a few days. I'll be back in the New Year." Natasha was a little distressed. "I didn't have a chance to come back in the first place because the director of photography of the 'Tess' crew died of a heart attack and they were looking for a new director of photography. That's why the director let me come to the United States. I'll be back in Germany in the New Year to attend various cocktail parties with the director to prepare for the release of 'Tess'."
"Wow, how long will it take you to shoot? I remember you started filming in August this year."
"It will be filmed until March next year. You know, that short guy is always very demanding. Sometimes one shot has to be filmed over and over again for a whole day."
"In eight months, Roger Corman can make 10 movies," Ronald thought to himself.
"By the way, I heard you say last time that if I want to act in a movie, I have to take acting classes. Which training class should I go to?" Demi asked.
"The Actors Studio, the director said their acting classes are the best."