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"...So, what do you guys think?"

After waiting for a long time, Rhea still couldn't help asking her parents. She looked at the two of them eagerly and expectantly, hoping to get an answer.

Taking off his glasses, Ben Parker finished the pages first, and he gave Rhea a stern glance, "Hey! You're not done with lying to your teacher about asking for leave, girl! And about you auditioning for the lead actress without telling us, we But there is a long account to settle, and I won't just let you—"

"Shh, shhh! Ben, you're bothering me!" May Parker couldn't help complaining. This kind of scripted text is a novel experience for people who haven't had much experience with it. May's reading speed is not fast. But this does not affect her reading, a good plot will always attract people's attention.

The lesson that had been brewing for a long time was interrupted mercilessly by his wife, so Ben had to mutter a few times in discouragement, and gave Rhea a look to calm down temporarily. His eyes told Rhea that these things were endless.

Shrinking her neck, Rhea could only give a flattering smile.

In order to meet with the screenwriter of "Lolita", she ran out of school and followed Malloy secretly to Hollywood without telling Ben and May.

Now that everything was out, it was normal for Ben to be angry.

"It's going to be a classic."

Putting away the last page of paper, Mei raised her head and said this sentence: "To be honest, I didn't expect this to be adapted like this. Is this legal?"

"Should... I think they bought the copyright, Mom." After hearing May's words, Rhea finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and she didn't seem to object.

"That's good." Mei sighed with emotion, then she narrowed her eyes and shifted her attention from the plot to Rhea's face, "But as for you, lying girl—that's not so good."

"mom!"

"How can you do all this without telling us?" Mei was really angry, "Riya, we are your parents, we are your family, we should and must stand by your side to help you, And you don't accept it, and even lie to refuse our help!"

"How could you do that?" She shook her head in disappointment. "After all these years, don't you understand? We love you so much."

Ben leaned over to hold her shoulders, silently reassuring her.

"I know, I really understand how much you love me, and I love you too." Rhea wanted to come over but didn't dare, "So I don't want you to make things difficult, I just want to make everything right , I just want you guys to be proud of me."

"Nobody can do everything alone, so we're human." Sighing, Ben looked at his daughter, "You've always been like this, perfect grades, doing everything perfectly, and you refuse to let us help , that's not right, we're family."

"And we've always been so proud of you, whether you've accomplished something or not, whether you've screwed up or not." Ben held out his hand to Rhea, "A 14-year-old girl has the right to be independent and to chase Her own dream, but she has no right to keep her parents who love her out."

"I just want to care about you so much, Rhea." Mei pulled Rhea, who was hesitant to approach, into her arms, "You do everything so well, so I always worry that I am not good enough , I want to be a good mother."

"You are a good mother." Rhea hugged her mother tightly, and the shadows of her former parents overlapped the couple for a moment, but Rhea knew that it was May she hugged, "It's my fault , Mom, I'm sorry, I thought too much and ignored your feelings, I'm sorry."

Mei Hui hugged her even tighter, "No matter what, you must remember that you will always be our pride."

Withdrew from Mei's arms, Rhea hugged Ben again, "Dad, I'm sorry I didn't tell you these things, but I also love you very much."

Hugging his daughter shyly but firmly, Ben almost lifted her up, but finally he restrained himself and hugged Rhea on the ground for a while.

"...If you have contact with that actor beyond this scale, I will beat him up."

Startled, Rhea withdrew from Ben's arms, and after a while she gave May an uncertain look: "It's a joke, isn't it...is it?"

"I guess the family talk is going well?"

Rhea, who had just signed her name, glared at Malloy, conveying the meaning of knowingly asking.If she didn't get her parents' approval, how could she sign the contract so easily.

"Hey, please be nice to a man who jacked up your pay not too long ago."

Malloy shrugged his shoulders, and he had a long chat with Rhea's parents.

They discussed with each other and determined the acceptable scale and bottom line of nudity, each of which was accurate enough to be described by numbers, for example, the kiss scene must be within 3 scenes, the description of the sexual scene should not exceed the chest, etc., and then by Malloy negotiates with the other side.

"Then this man will take 12% of my salary right away"

"I will only take 10%, and the rest of the money I have to pay for your application to join the Screen Actors Guild of America, and then they will take money from your annual income, and that's not even 2% " Malloy shook his head amusedly, "Since you are my investment with the highest rate of return this year, I decided to forgive you for this unreasonable slander."

It is very cost-effective to join the actor union by paying a membership fee of 3000 US dollars and a handling fee of 58 US dollars. The union can not only guarantee the most basic negotiation fairness for the members, but also fight for their interests and a good working environment. It will also help actors recover late cut remuneration and provide relevant legal protection. It is a fairly reliable organization, and it can even be said to be the "mother's home" of actors.

But having said that, the role played by the actors' union in some matters is still limited.

Even if Rhea joined the Screen Actors Guild before, it would be difficult for her to prove that there was unfair competition in Annabelle's audition.

Because the British girl Emma Meileen did participate in the audition, the twists and turns in it cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.

And no one is stupid enough to offend a film producer for a small role.

"So did this really happen? My first role in Hollywood, one of my performances turned out to be in a movie—"

"It seems so, my heroine."

"Matthew, do you know?" Hearing the name, Malloy frowned, but he continued to listen without retorting, "In my original plan, I thought I couldn't play Lolita until I was at least 20 years old. So many roles."

"According to your original plan? The one who got into California in high school?"

"Yeah, and that's the most glorified result I could imagine. I thought I'd start with extras, background panels, and then audition for some TV guest roles in the process. Maybe a good-looking agent People saw my potential and sent me to auditions for movies..."

According to this opportunity, Rhea may have difficulty entering the actor union, because joining the union requires a starring contract for a work signed with the union, or acting as an extra in a work for more than 3 independent working days.And these jobs don't just fall from the sky.

Now that Rhea meets the first criterion, she has a starring contract in "Lolita."

"Ha, I think that agent is me."

"That is indeed you, Matthew." Rhea stared at him for a while, "However, we are not yet at the time of regret, this is just the beginning, right?"

Hearing the desire in her words, Malloy also smiled. He looked back at Rhea with hidden ambition in his eyes, "Of course, compared to your goal, it is far from enough now, not enough at all."

Regardless of what both of them thought about the other person in the first place, this sequence of events clearly proves that they are compatible enough to be more than enough for this working relationship.

"But before that, you should hire an assistant."

"What?" The topic was brought up by Malloy to this matter, and Rhea still couldn't react, "It's too early to mention this now."

"The movie won't be shot in New York, and you have to stay on set during the filming." Malloy raised his eyebrows, "If your family doesn't want to be your manager or assistant, they can't always be with you , I can't be around you, do you think you can coordinate everything by yourself?"

"I'm going to be 15 soon, and I can be considered a youth by the definition of the United Nations. Matthew, I'm not a little girl anymore." Rhea rejected his proposal.

After Malloy fought and negotiated, her salary was finally set at $20, which was a high price for a rookie with no acting experience on the screen.

The $20 is deducted from personal income tax and deducted from the part paid to Malloy. Rhea also has to pay dues to join the Screen Actors Guild of America, and more importantly, she also hopes to use this remuneration to pay their family's loan.

So she doesn't plan to spend it on other uses.

The other party only planned to send them off with 10 yuan at first, but Malloy doubled the remuneration. Rhea guessed that maybe Stephen said some good things, so they let go of the salary quickly.

As an independent literary adaptation film, the investment cost of "Lolita" is quite high. The original investment was 4 million U.S. dollars, plus Andrea Witter's 2 million more, the final budget cost It was $6 million, a figure that shocked Rhea, who was the only one who probably knew the box office results.

However, for this sensitive film, remuneration is not the key point, and scale is the focus of their negotiations and competition, and it is also the most important task of Malloy's work.

An underage actor like her means trouble to a certain extent for the film, because the working hours will be strictly regulated, and the scenes that involve a little danger must be careful and careful.

Therefore, negotiations in this area are still beneficial to Rhea and Malloy.

"Okay, big girl." Malloy spread his hands, "Then I hope I won't receive your crying call, nor will I receive your parents' complaint call."

As a result, on the second day after entering the film crew, Rhea called. Of course, she was not crying and complaining about the phone, but to report to her parents in New York that they were safe and not to worry them.

Mei suggested that she follow her to help take care of Rhea. After discussing and analyzing for a long time, Ben even started looking for rental information in Los Angeles, and Rhea finally convinced them.

Filming is a fun thing to do, but it's not so fun with the group. She still can't bear to let her family suffer together, and she will never let Ben and May sacrifice their lives for her.

Ben has his own job, and May has her New York social circle and housewife routine, and these beautiful things should remain the same.

Of course, in the end they still found a temporary assistant for Rhea, otherwise her parents would not be at ease anyway, and neither would the crew.

"Has my skin turned red?"

"No, they look great." Unmoved by Rhea's pathetic look, Malloy replied directly, "You can have a lot more sun drying."

"But I feel like my back is on fire."

"That's probably just your illusion." Malloy responded indifferently. He actually cherished this beautiful moment of sunbathing. A manager like him is neither rich enough to bask in the sun on a private beach, nor is he free. To apply sunscreen at the beach, "You really should get more sun, it will help you grow taller."

"I'm not short!"

Malloy glanced at her body precisely, "Five feet six inches, medium height, you can grow a little longer for a more perfect proportion."

Too lazy to pay attention to him, Rhea directly moved her head to the other side, 167cm is obviously enough, won't she act with short actors in the future?

Based on Rhea's own acting career experience, she knows very well that no matter how charming she is, how wonderful her acting is, and how wonderful the sparks with male actors are, as long as she puts on high heels and crushes them, those men will still be there He hated her for a moment.

Don't look at how comfortable she is basking in the sun now, in fact this is also part of Rhea's work.

She needs to tan her skin to a honey color, at least not so pale, and she doesn't want to use those quicker and more convenient unhealthy methods at all.

So now she is basking in the sun according to the plan formulated by professionals.

Before the official start of filming, there is a lot of pre-work to be done.

The first thing is to measure her body measurements, then design and modify the clothing, and then give her the look in the movie. This is not a job that can be done quickly. Every item needs to be discussed and even repeated several times.

Up to now, Rhea has dyed her hair twice. At first, the director wanted to restore the image in the book, and the color he chose for her was a standard maroon color. Later, he felt that this maroon color was better than her original blonde hair and blue eyes. The beauty lacked impact, so I finally chose a brownish-red color.

"Maybe it's time for you to start gaining weight." Malloy caught some sunshine while he came to talk to Rhea, "I know you are trying to control fat when you are a model, but Lolita is not skinny , your skeleton is small, the fat is well-proportioned, and you won't look fat if you have more meat, don't lose too much."

Rhea couldn't hold back and threw a handful of sand at him, "I'm not skinny."

Malloy nonchalantly avoided Rhea's less aggressive sand, "The good news is that they finally decided to delete the kiss scene that was too naked."

But before Rhea could respond, he went on: "But there's still going to be sex."

So she had to bury herself back in the soft cotton blanket spread out on the sand.

The author has something to say:

Not very tanned, Caucasian skin is too pale for Lolita, slightly tanned / it will come back to white later.

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