Chapter Thirteen A Brief Interlude

  In 1960s America, traffic jams were already common, but fortunately, the two did not encounter such a problem.

  "Uncle Hormann, we're here!"

  Hoffman was watching TV at that time, the color TV had been invented, but a more modern integrated circuit TV was still in research and would not be available for about 4 to 6 years.

  So now color TVs look far inferior to later TVs in terms of picture quality.

  "Welcome."

  Horman smiled at the two of them.

  Work began soon after.

  Ida and Catherine put on the clothes prepared by Hormann and came to the studio.

  But the specific work has not yet started, and there are guests again.

  "Holmes! Long time no see!"

  "Bob, hi, when are you coming to New York?"

  The newcomer was a man in his thirties.

  "Today's arrival, now preparing for Hollywood. I found that since signing with Universal, luck has been much better."

  Westerners have a strong sense of time and make appointments in advance for everything, but apparently, this Bob came here on a whim.

  "Perfect timing, there are two lovely ladies here, their dreams are to go to Hollywood, maybe I can introduce you to them."

  When did you dream of Hollywood?

  But looking at Ida's appearance, she seems to be expecting something.

  "Ladies, hello, I'm a director under Global Corporation, and my name is Bob."

  To be honest, this Bob doesn't look great at all. Catherine's first impression of him was terrible. Bob? Sorry, she can't even remember if there is a famous director named Bob in this era. At most, he is just a third-rate director.

  As he looked at the two girls, Bob's eyes suddenly lit up, apparently because they were quite attractive.

  "Maybe I can show you."

  Bob had some scripts on him and decided to use them as material. He chose a dialogue from "The Courtesan" and asked the two to perform it.

  This film, also known as "Butterfield 8", is the one that made Elizabeth Taylor an Oscar-winning Best Actress and it's still very famous today.

  The performance part is simple, just a little bit at the beginning.

  "Alright, ladies, I don't have much time. But your performance was really great."

  Just kidding, they're basically just reciting lines anyway, Ada's no different. After all, it takes time for Catherine and the others to memorize their lines, but Bob seems like he really doesn't want to stay too long.

  But he still pulled out two business cards.

  "I don't know if I can leave your phone number behind, although I don't have a good film in hand, but I think you both have the potential to be leading actresses."

  Although he said so, Bob's gaze was almost all focused on Catherine.

  "Sorry, I just moved and don't have a phone."

  Catherine wouldn't be interested in such an unknown director, and looking at his eager appearance, she even suspected that he was going to "潜规则" her, although in later generations this kind of rule seemed to have some explicit meaning, everyone would just spend the night together if they hit it off, but in the 60s it seemed a bit more conservative.

  Or maybe they're just interested in girls who have just started developing?

  Catherine was thinking very maliciously in her heart.

  No way, this person really looks too sorry. Even if she were to star in a movie herself, she'd probably be better than having the person in front of her act. Unless the other person is a famous director, like Stanley Kubrick or something.

  In the end, Bob just got Ida's phone number in disappointment.

  Aida looked at Catherine, but didn't know what she was thinking about. However, her palms had already clenched into fists, with her fingernails digging deep into the flesh.

  It was just a minor episode and soon everything returned to normal. In the end, Catherine received $100 in compensation.

  This is already a lot of money, you know. Now many people are worried about whether to buy a 15-dollar "Lord of the Rings" - 15 dollars this year is much more than 100 dollars in the future. But for Catherine, it's not that much, after all, her own $50,000 is still there, and the recent manuscript fees have been increasing.

  That night, Catherine took Ida back to her own home.

  "Kate, you don't seem interested in Hollywood?"

  After dinner, Ada asked.

  "I'm only interested in doing things that can make money, but I don't like working for others."

  Yes, as a traverser, one must be self-reliant after all!

  "But your conditions are really good."

  "To be honest... I'd rather make movies myself."

  "By the way, Kate, what do you think of Mr. Jiao?"

  Here is this problem again!

  "It's late, let's sleep." Aida and I slept in the same bed, although Catherine didn't ask for it, but her parents seemed to think so too. Do you have to sleep together with a roommate? Why is everyone thinking like this?!

  But Catherine didn't know how to spit it out either, and that's how things ended up.

  Catherine's bed is very large, a double bed, just right for two people to sleep.

  "Do you like it?" Ida asked suddenly again.

  "Huh?"

  Catherine did not expect the other party to ask such a thrilling question again.

  "Haven't tried it."

  Just then, Ida suddenly threw a piece of underwear out from under the quilt.

  "It's actually very comfortable, when I'm under the covers, I'll quietly take off all my clothes."

  "Really?"

  "Do you want to give it a try?"

  Catherine originally thought it was nothing, but when she heard Ida say that, she hesitated.

  It will make us empty our whole body and it's also very comfortable, a rare experience.

  Catherine felt a bit embarrassed and didn't undress, after all, the other party was already naked, how could she be the only one to keep her clothes on?

  Thus, under her urging, Catherine hesitantly took off her nightgown.

  "And underwear."

  She held out her hand in front of Catherine.

  She hesitated for a moment, then blushed and handed her underwear over to Ida.

  Aida threw all her clothes out and then snuggled up in bed.

  "Doesn't it feel much better now?"

  Indeed, without obstacles, there is a kind of relaxed feeling on the body.

  But because she felt a bit embarrassed, she turned her back on him.

  At this moment, Ada suddenly blew a breath on Catherine's ear.

  "Now, I'll take you to heaven..."

  "Goodbye! Goodbye!"

  Catherine was startled.

  But she was soon overwhelmed by Ada's superior technique...