Fame

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‘Ticket sales,’ said Don.

Dorian had the good grace to laugh. ‘OK. Well if anyone springs to mind, you be sure to let me know.’

‘Actually, someone does. How about Sabrina Leon?’

At first, Dorian had assumed his agent was joking. When he realized he wasn’t, he dismissed the idea out of hand. Sabrina was toxic right now, a Hollywood untouchable. Plus she was known to be a majorly disruptive influence on set: demanding, diva-ish, unpredictable. Just associating Sabrina’s name with a project could be enough to kill it before they shot a single take.

‘All true,’ agreed Don. ‘But she’s still a huge star.’

Dorian held firm. ‘No way.’

‘Plus, everyone’s watching to see what her next move will be.’

‘I’m not.’

‘Plus, she loves getting naked, on and off set. The kid’s allergic to clothes.’

‘I know Don, but c’mon. I need a serious actress.’

‘She’ll work for free.’

And that was it. Jerry McGuire had Dorothy Boyd at ‘hello’. Don Richards had Dorian Rasmirez at ‘free’.

Stretching his long legs out in front of him, Dorian at last began to relax. If American Airline stewardesses were fans of the story, it clearly couldn’t be that highbrow. It’s gonna be all right, he told himself. Sabrina Leon had signed on the dotted line. Of course, casting her as Cathy – both Cathys – remained a dangerous, double-edged sword. Dorian would have to keep a tight grip on her behaviour. But Don Richards had convinced him she was a risk worth taking. He’d just have to do the sell of his life to convince distributors that, by the time the movie was due for release, the furore over Sabrina’s Tarik Tyler comments would have died down.

‘Even if it hasn’t, people’ll still come and see the movie,’ said Don.

‘You reckon?’

‘Sure. They like watching her. It’s like slowing down on the freeway to gawk at a car crash.’

Dorian hoped he was right. Because, if he wasn’t, it would be Dorian’s career, life and marriage that would be the car crash. Almost certainly a fatal one.

For Dorian Rasmirez, everything depended on the success of this movie.

Everything.