When Freddy finished filming, he took out $100 to pay for himself and Demi. Ronald took out $50 and told him that Demi had already paid.
Freddie smiled, gave the remaining $50 to Demi, and went back to the studio to work on his songs. Demi accompanied Nastassja Kinski to her apartment next door to take audition photos.
Nastassja Kinski's apartment was rented by director Roman Polanski.
Natasha, who is also a former model, was also very relaxed in front of the camera. Ronald chatted with her while adjusting the focus and aperture.
"Is Director Polanski very strict when making movies? Does it take so long to shoot a movie?"
"Yes, sometimes we have to wait a whole day for the light."
"Tess is a British story, why did you shoot it in a German countryside?"
"Ah, didn't you know that the director is wanted by the California court and can't go to the UK to shoot, or he'll be extradited. Fortunately, there are some villages in the south of the country that are very similar to Dorset, England, where the story takes place."
"You are German? Your English is very good."
"Hahaha, I have some talent for language, so I can imitate several accents in English, French, and Russian."
The camera frame captured Nastassja Kinski's face, with a pair of almond-shaped eyes and sharp eyebrows that are usually only seen on men. This combination of eyebrows and eyes, like Nastassja herself, is full of contradictory temperaments, with sexiness, innocence, and nobility appearing on the same face at the same time.
Capturing the most significant feature of her face, Ronald immediately started taking pictures.
After finishing a set of filming, Nastassja insisted on changing clothes before filming again. Ronald took the opportunity to ask Demi, "Why is Roman Polanski wanted by the California court?"
"Because he had sex witha a 13-year-old girl and absconded a few days before the trial."
"When did it happen?"
"About this time last year."
"Oh, I was still in New York at that time." Ronald, who had to save money for college, rarely watched TV.
Demi briefly explained the whole story to Ronald.
It turns out that Roman Polanski was a Polish director who later came to America to make movies and produced several high-quality films.
In 1977, he was accused of abusing a little girl with drugs. Due to insufficient evidence, the judge and his lawyer reached a plea bargain in the late stages of the trial and sentenced him to probation.
Who would have known that during his probation period, Polanski went to England to shoot a new film and was photographed by reporters drinking with many women, some of whom were very young.
Public opinion was in an uproar, and the judge was ready to revoke his probation and sentence him to prison on the grounds of misconduct during the probation period. A few days before the verdict, Polanski fled by plane.
From then on, Polanski could only live in France and could not go to any place that had an automatic extradition agreement with the United States, such as the United Kingdom and Canada.
"You know, a few days before he ran away, he invited me to his house for dinner. I went with my mom, and he said he wanted me to be an actor in his movie and learn method acting."
"So, are you in the Screen Actors Guild?"
"Not yet. Hollywood movies have to guarantee the employment of at least 57 union actors. I will only have the chance to replace an actor if he or she falls ill and doesn't show up."
"But I heard that as long as an actor can get a day's salary, he can apply to join the union?" Ronald asked.
"No, that's not the case. Generally, we non-union actors can't sign this kind of daily or weekly contract. We can only wait for opportunities on the set. If an assistant director chooses you to be an extra, he will give you a time ticket to show that you are hired for a day. You can only apply for the Screen Actors Guild after collecting three tickets."
"That shouldn't be difficult, right?" Ronald was a little puzzled. The two sexy dancing beauties on the set of "Rock High School" had been filming for more than three days, so they should be able to apply for a union, right?
"No, the Screen Actors Guild doesn't approve you for membership based on your time voucher. Instead, they look at whether the crew pays you the minimum wage set by the union. They will hand over the salary list to the union, and the union compiles the statistics based on the list there."
Ronald recalled that he had done the work of getting actors to sign and confirm the duration of the work when he was on the set of "Rock n Roll High School". It turned out that these forms determined the fate of extras. If you were lucky enough to submit the form three times, you could jump into the big family of the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild.
As for the two dancing beauties, well, it seems that there is no form for them. It's a pity when I think about it this way. I didn't expect that the crew assistants also have some important powers.
"Then why was Nastassja Kinski able to join the Screen Actors Guild? I saw that she was the leading actress in 'Tess', so I guessed that she must have joined the Screen Actors Guild."
"Because director Roman Polanski is dating her, she was directly signed to become the leading actress, so she can take the first path you mentioned. As long as she officially signs the contract for one day, she will join the union. This opportunity depends entirely on the director's appreciation..."
Demi Moore seemed to suddenly remember something. Her eyes turned, and she used her left hand to lift her long black hair and put it behind her ears with her fingers. "Ronald, you said you will join the Directors Guild soon? Then, can you make films independently in the future?"
"I don't know. This industry is difficult. The director of our crew worked for five years before he got $300,000 to make this small production." Ronald shrugged.
"Well, when you join other crews in the future, don't forget to recommend me," Demi said.
"That's the casting director's job, but if I get the chance, I will."
"Thank you, Ronald."
Demi hugged Ronald again, this time tighter, more intimate than the last friendly hug.
"You two are really Superman and Lois!" Natasha changed her clothes and jumped into the room.
Demi Moore's expression remained unchanged. "Ronald just promised me that he would allow me to fill in the schedule when he goes to the new crew." She also laughed.
Demi smiled very cutely, her nose wrinkled slightly, creating ripples that then disappeared on her slightly chubby white face, just like the spring breeze blowing across the pond, leaving a vague trace in Ronald's heart.
"Oh, poor Demi, you had a chance to join the 'Tess' crew directly, but the dwarf ran off to France before he signed a contract with you."
Nastassja Kinski said this, tilted her head, and laughed. Her laughter was very gentle, and her long, light golden hair, which she kept for the photo shoot of "Tess", swayed smoothly, revealing her swan-like neck and elegant curves, which was a different style from that of an American girl.
The filming continued, but Ronald's mind was a little distracted.
Nastassja Kinski has already openly called Polanski a dwarf in front of Demi Moore. She probably feels that she is about to become famous, and when "Tess" is released, she will be famous, and there will be no shortage of invitations from directors in Hollywood.
I took another look at the camera viewfinder. She had a very innocent yet seductive beauty. She knew that Polanski had a bad reputation with women and was already in her forties, but she was still willing to be his girlfriend. If not to become a movie star, then what else was her reason? Was it because of the extraordinary masculine charm of the dwarf?
Ronald straightened his back. Fortunately, I am 6 feet 2, which is 1.88 meters.
Demi Moore also had dinner with the dwarf. She was smarter than Nastassja. She brought her mother with her. If the dwarf hadn't been wanted, he would have almost entered the entertainment industry.
The woman yearning for the film industry is like a moth at night that sees the candlelight in the room through the glass window. They keep bumping and bumping, trying to create a miracle, break through the glass window, and rush into the circle inside.
99% of the girls can't break open that window. Some of those who break open immediately fall into the candlelight. Only those who have luck, talent, and hard work can dance under the candlelight.
Ronald said to himself, "You have to work hard to become a director and make your own movie. Then you can have any girl you like, and most of them will be delighted by this opportunity."
Besides, I am six feet two inches tall, isn't that much taller than the short Polanski?