Chapter 39 Sleepy Ronald

Ronald, who had been cured of his ordinary life syndrome by a date and two pieces of good news, became energetic again.

After sending the admission confirmation letter, Ronald also wanted to let a few high school friends know where he was going. He went to a tourist shop and bought a lot of postcards. After returning to the apartment, he wrote postcards to his high school friends. He found his high school graduation yearbook.

On the cover were the words "Tottenville High School, Class 1978" in gold foil. There were also headshots of each classmate, most of which were taken by him. The graduation yearbook is also commonly known as a yearbook.

  Ronald turned to the last address page, copied down the address of the university they were admitted to or the address of their work, wrote a paragraph to a few familiar classmates, and sent postcards with Los Angeles scenery printed on them.

  "I have ended my tour and returned to New York. Destination: New York University.

  - Greetings from Los Angeles. Love you, Ronald."

  "Ring, ring, ring..." Ronald heard the alarm clock he set go off. Unknowingly, it was already the time agreed upon in the evening, and he was going to call Marla.

  Young men and women in America, if they seriously consider developing a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with each other, will generally use three dates to test each other and understand each other's temperament. If both parties still have a good impression of each other by the third date, then they will go to home plate. It is said that this will make the relationship last longer.

  Ronald did not want to have just a short encounter. He was very satisfied with Marla's hot body and gentle personality. Thinking about the date arrangement for the weekend, how about going to the beach to swim? A smile appeared on his face.

  The other party answered the phone quickly, "Hi, Marla, it's me, Ronnie."

  "Ronald Lee! You sleepyhead, is it so boring to be with me?" Marla scolded him.

  "What's wrong, sweetheart? What sleepyhead? How about we go to Venice Beach to swim tomorrow?" Ronald invited. The winter in Los Angeles is warm, and many people go to the beach to surf and swim at noon.

  "You made me look like a fool in front of my classmates. They all saw me get into your old car at the school gate! How could I be so stupid to believe your nonsense?" Marla shouted angrily.

  "What happened? Marla? You've got me confused."

  "You yawned in front of so many TV viewers. Do you feel so sleepy when you're with me? Tomorrow, everyone in the high school will know that I dated a yawning fool. You also talked nonsense about Oscar-nominated movies. I will be ridiculed by Chrissy tomorrow. Her boyfriend brought her into the official crew of MGM!"

  "What yawn? What Oscar nomination? What Chrissy? Marla, I don't understand what you're talking about."

  "Go watch TV. You're killing me." Mara said and hung up the phone.

  Ronald quickly turned on the TV and turned the channel knob, wanting to understand what Marla asked.

  After tuning in to CBS-2, Ronald found the female host who had interviewed him yesterday.

  I looked at the column information at the bottom of the screen, and it was a replay of the 7 o'clock entertainment news.

  "Hello, we are reporters from Los Angeles CBS-2 Channel, and we are interviewing viewers who have watched "The Deer Hunter."

  "We noticed that you yawned. Do you think this movie is boring?"

  The camera cuts from the female host to him. Ronald opened his mouth wide on TV, squinted his eyes, yawned, and then clapped his hands.

  It was yesterday's interview, how come my yawn was also filmed? Ronald was a little angry because he didn't show his handsomeness at all.

  "I have never been to the Russian community. The wedding scene lasted nearly an hour, which was a bit long. Then I went to Vietnam and was captured in less than a minute? I was waiting to see some battle scenes, but I only saw Russian roulette."

  This?

  This damn TV station edited my words!

  I clearly said a lot of good things about "The Deer Hunter". I also praised the director for creating an atmosphere and setting the environment! I also praised watching this wedding, it was like growing up in a Russian community! Ronald was stunned. I was saying something nice. How come it was edited to pure criticism?

  "So what do you think of the actors' acting skills? In your opinion, are the three acting nominations for this film appropriate?" the hostess asked again. This year, "The Deer Hunter" was also nominated for many acting awards.

  "Well, I think compared to the two male leads, Robert De Niro, and that, that... Christopher Walken, I still prefer the bridesmaid at the wedding, called..., called..., yes, Meryl Streep. I think she is also of high level."

  The camera cut back to Ronald's face, "Hey... oh."

  He yawned again and rubbed his eyelids with his fingers.

  Shameless! Bastard!

  Ronald cursed in his heart.

  He took another black photo of me yawning.

  Also, I clearly said that they deserved the nominations. Why did it seem like I denied their acting skills and said that they were not as good as a new actress?

  "The last question, what is your name and what is your occupation?"

  "My name is Ron. I am a freshman in college this year, and I plan to study film."

  "Wow, no wonder your comments are so professional. OK, thank you to the audience from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, Ron. This is your host...bringing you live reports from the Kodak Theater. Now let's return the time to the studio."

  This is misleading, this is slander!

  Ronald was so angry that he slapped the table.

  "Bang!" He quickly shook his hand away in pain.

  "And you made me look so ugly in the photo, and I only saw me yawning!"

  The camera cut back to the studio, and the two hosts, a man and a woman, smiled.

  "Wow, this may be the most professional evaluation we have received from the audience interview. What do you think of what Sleepy Ron said? Does it make sense?"

  "To be honest, I think his complaints about the length of the wedding and the lack of war scenes may hit the hearts of many ordinary audiences who came to watch the movie because of its reputation. But this movie is an 'author's film', and we cannot judge it with ordinary eyes. Such foiling and elaboration are necessary for the director's unique way of telling the story..."

  "Well, this is a criticism from Sleepy Ron. He not only represents the general public but also future Hollywood professionals. Anyway, his opinion is very interesting, isn't it? That wedding lasted for an hour, one-third of the entire movie..."

  Sleepy Ron? Did he give him an ugly nickname?

  Ronald subconsciously slapped his palm on the table again, touching the same place as last time.

  "Ouch, ouch... it hurts!"

  "Let's take a look at Jane Fonda from the 'Homecoming' crew. We are now interviewing her in the studio in Los Angeles..."

  "Have you read Sleepy Ron's review of 'The Deer Hunter', Jane? Do you agree with him?"

  "I'm not comfortable criticizing other people's movies, but he obviously represents the views of many ordinary audiences. I still insist that 'Coming Home' is the better movie that was nominated this year and reflects the Vietnam War..." Jane Fonda smiled and talked freely.

  "What do you think of the criticism from Vietnam veterans and religious people that you had an affair with your wedding ring on in the movie 'Coming Home'?"

  "No, I don't think it is an immoral act. In comparison, our President ordered the bombing of tens of thousands of civilians in North Vietnam, which is even more immoral..."

  "Pop", Ronald turned off the TV, depressed.

  He was given a nickname and was played everywhere as a joke.

  On the next day, the matter began to spread unexpectedly.

  The Hollywood Reporter reprinted the interview of CBS-2 and published Sleepy Ron's comment that the wedding scene was too long, adding fuel to the already fierce Oscar trophy battle.