phoenix productions focused on making independent films. it's director
kevin johnson, had inherited a fortune from his family, so he could
afford to make any movie he wanted. kevin was an eccentric by nature,
and he despised the kind of movies
that hollywood made, so he had made the focus of his company on movies
that would be different from the main stream.
one night, while soaking in his bathtub, he was thinking about how to
make a movie that would be different. he finally had an idea : how
about a movie that involved both american and foreign actors and
actresses ? he liked the idea very much and decided to build on it.
his company had a website where his potential films would be
advertised, and aspiring actors and actresses could upload their
resumes and photos.
He decided that his latest movie would be a romantic drama where the
the actors would be from america, and the actresses would be from
overseas. On january first, he created the page for his future movie
with the introduction : "romantic drama with an international
flavor", and he waited for people to upload their pictures and
resumes. the deadline for uploading was april first. he patiently
waited the next three months, until about 100 actors and actresses
submitted their information.
on april second, kevin started to scan through the pictures of
everyone, and put aside the ones he liked. he made his initial
selection by simply looking at everyone's face. he was looking for
faces that were very visually pleasing. he finally narrowed down
his choice to about twenty pictures that he really liked. next, he
started at looking at their details, such as country of origin,
experience, height, etc. the resume's of two women caught his eye :
mina and rina, and they were both from india. mina's pictures showed a
very beautiful woman, who had extremely feminine features with
very long black hair, an oval face,
light brown skin, long eyebrows and eyelashes, large light brown eyes,
a strait nose, high cheek-bones, full lips, perfect white teeth, a
long graceful neck, full
breasts, a narrow waistline, and long graceful legs. she was 25 years
old, and seemed full-figured, but definitely not overweight or fat.
what startled kevin about her was her height of 6' 5". in reality,
mina had been born into an upper-class indian family, and her father
had been a basketball player. she was a very talented actress but
unfortunately, being 6' 5" tall and weighing 240 pounds, she was way
too tall and big for the indian film industry. so
she had thought of applying as an actress for american films. she was
almost out of hope when she submitted her resume online for phoenix
productions, but decided to give it one last try before calling it
quits. next, kevin foused on rina's application and he saw that rina
was 26, and to his astonishment she was also extremely tall, at a
height of 6 6" tall ! in terms of appearance, rina looked very
similar to mina, except that she had green eyes, and brown hair.
again, being that tall and in her case weighing 250 pounds, rina was
again way too big and tall for any kind of movie career in india. again, rina
had come from an upper class family, and was about to give up on being
an actress, but had decided to give it one last try.
next kevin looked at the resume of the men. for this movie, kevin
wanted males that looked the exact opposite of the females : men with
extremely masculine and chiseled features. two resumes caught his
eye this time, those of michael and tom. michael was 28 years old and
from america. michael had light brown hair, blue eyes, was clean
shaven, and had the typical north american causasian look, and was
slim. kevin was again surprised to see that michael was very
short, at only 5' 3" tall. in reality, michael had had mina's and
rina's exact opposite problem, he was a very talented actor, it was
that being 5' 3" tall and weighing only 120 ponds, he was just way too
small and short for hollywood. The next picture that
kevin saw was the of tom. he was 29 yaers old, had blonde hair and
brown eyes, and also the typical north american cuacasian look, and
also of a slim build.
at only 5' 4" tall and 125 pounds he too had been way to small for hollywood.
both michael and tom were almost out of hope, but they too had decided to
give it one last try.
after some brainstorming kevin decided on the main plot of his next movie :
two very feminine looking, tall and full-figured indian actresses in a
movie with two very masculine looking, short and slim american actors,
who meet, and despite their initial reservations, learn to love each-other.
that night, kevin sent emails to them telling them that they had been
selected for his next movie, and that they were to meet in los angles
on may first for the start of filming.
on april second, michael, tom, mina, and rina checked their emails,
and to their astonishment, they each saw an email from phoenix
productions, stating that they had been selected to star in an
upcoming movie. the email stated that they had to be in los angeles
by may first, and that they had to check in at the avalon hotel,
located next to phoenix producations. they were also told that a
contract was going to be mailed to them by express mail, and that it
had to be signed and returned within a week, or else the contract
would be null and void. beyond that, no more infomation was included
in the email. all that michael, tom, rina, and mina knew about the
movie that they were going to star in was that it was a 'romanic drama
with an international flavor', as indicated in the webpage of the
movie on the internet.
michael and tom both lived in new york, and they sent emails to
phoenix productions, asking for more detail about the movie, such as
the script, who else was in the movie, etc, but they never got a
response back. it seemed a little strange to them at first, but given
that this was probably their only shot at a movie, they decided not to
press the matter further. so, once they got the contracts in the
mail, they immediately signed and returned them. meanwhile, halfway
across the world in india, mina and rina also got their contracts.
unlike michael and tom, they really didn't think too much about the
details of the movie, as they were too happy at having been selected.
so they immediately signed their contracts as well, and returned them.
each person spent the next month getting ready for their trip, and
finally, they all got on their respective planes, and arrived in los
angeles on april thirtieth, and checked into the avalon hotel.
michael, tom, mina, and rina each got a good night's sleep, and woke
up the next morning. given that may first happened to be a saturday,
they all had the weekend to rest, and do some sight-seeing in los
angeles. on sunday night a messenger from phoenix productions took
four packages to the hotel, and dropped them off at the hotel rooms of
michael, tom, mina, and rina, and instructed them to report to the
premises of phoenix productions located across the street promptly at
9 am. when michael opened his package, all he saw was a picture of
mina's face, stating that she was going to be his co-star. upon
seeing mina's gorgeous face, with its feminine and exotic features,
michael felt butterflies in his stomach.
tom opened his package next, and he in turn saw a picture of rina's
face, stating that she was to be his co-star. tom also felt
butterflies in his stomach once he saw rina's feminine and exotic
features. meanwhile, mina and rina had also opened their packages,
and had been greeted with the pictures of michael's and tom's
masculine and chiseled facial features. upon reading that these two
men were going to be their co-stars, the two indian beauties couldn't
help but sigh in pleasure. of course, beyond a picture of the face of
their co-stars, no one knew anything else about the physical
appearance of their partners. they all went to bed that night at
around midnight, full of excitement about the upcoming day, and their
part in a 'romantic drama with an international flavor'
mina's alarm clock started to buzz at 7:15 am, waking her up. she hit
the snooze button once, and was finally awake at 7:30 am. rina's
alarm started to buzz at 7:30 and she woke up right away. they both
showered, got out, blow-dried their hair, and started to get dressed.
mina had selected a short sleeve pink blouse, a pink skirt that came
down to her knees, and pink 3 inch platforms. she also fixed her
black hair up in a bun. rina had selected a long sleeve red blouse, a
red skirt that came down to just below her knees, and red 3 inch
platforms. rina too fixed her brown hair up in a bun. they both also
applied red lipstick, and light make-up. when all was said and done,
they both looked like gorgeous amazons, with mina now standing at an
unbelievable height of 6' 8", and weighing in at 240 pounds, and rina
now standaing at an even taller height of 6' 9", and weighing in at
250 pounds. They both had some hot coffee for breakfast, and made
their way to phoenix productions across the street at 8:45.
michael and tom had meanwhile each gotten up at 7:45 am. they both
showered as well, got out, dried themselves and got dressed. michael
put on a pair of brown cotton slacks, a white dress shirt, a black
silk tie, and black dress shoes. tom put on a pair of black cotton
slacks, a tan dress shirt, a black and white silk tie, and brown dress
shoes. they both
had hot coffee for breakfast also, and made their way to phoenix
productions at 8:55.
at 8:50, both mina and rina got to the main gate of phoenix
productions at the same time, and the security guard waved both of
them though, and said : "hello girls : you must be mina and rina, mr.
kevin johnson is expecting you in his office. go up the hill, turn
right, and enter building A. his office is the first door on your
right after you go through the double doors. once mina and rina went
passed the gate, they looked at each other, and were a little
startled. after a long pause, they both extended out their hands at
the same time and introduced themselves. beyond that, they didn't say
anything until they got to kevin johnson's office. they knocked and
the door was opened by kevin johnson himself. he smiled at mina and
rina warmly, and enthusiastically invited them inside. once inside
the office, kevin johnson said : "hello girls ! you must be mina and
rina ! I have been expecting you. in a moment your co-stars will be
coming, and i want this to be a complete surprise. please wait in the
adjoining room, and when you hear me knock i want you to close your
eyes, and only open them on my command." mina and rina thought this
was a little strange, but they didn't think much of it. they went to
the adjoining room and anxiously waited for their costars to arrive.
by now, michael and tom had arrived at the main gate of phoenix
productions, and the security guard gave them the same set of
instructions. once michael and tom had also entered the premises of
phoenix productions, they also introduced themselves after a slight
pause, and they didn't also say anything else either. once at kevin
johnson's office, they were also warmly greeted by him, where he
instructed them with the same strange orders : that they were going
to enter the adjoining room to meet their co-stars, but they were to
have their eyes closed, and only opened upon his command. michael and
tom also thought this as somewhat strange, but they shrugged their
shoulders, and closed their eyes. kevin johnson knocked on the door of
the adjoining room. mina and rina both closed their eyes, and kevin
johnson opened the door to the adjoining room and guided the men
inside, until only a few inches was separating michael from mina, and
only a few inches was separating tom and rina.
finally, on kevin johnson's command, everyone opened their eyes at the
same time.
mina and rina opened their eyes, expecting to have to look slightly
upwards to look into the eyes of their co-stars. meanwhile, michael
and tom had also opened their eyes, expecting to have to look slightly
downwards to make eye-contact with mina and rina. however, what
greeted mina and rina was nothing but empty space, and michael and tom
were greeted with the lower parts of their co-star's
magnificent-looking breasts. michael and tom gasped in complete
shock, as they had to crane up their necks way upwards and backwards,
past the breasts of their costars, to finally make eye-contact with
mina and rina, who now towered 17 inches over them in their 3 inch
platforms. mina and rina were also in complete shock, having had to
look downwards and downward to look into the eyes of michael and tom.
for michael and tom, this eye-contact seemed to last until eternity,
as they were mesmerized by the sheer size and exotic nature of the
vision in front of them.
mina and rina meanwhile, were also initially distracted by the
chiseled and masculine features of michael and tom, but they snapped
out of it more quickly than their male co-stars. after about fifteen
seconds, when michael and tom had finally regained their senses, they
felt intimidated, so they instinctively took a few steps back. mina
and rina instinctively responded by smiling as warmly as possible, and
stretching out their hands in a greeting saying in unison : "hello
michael, i am mina" and "hello tom, and i am rina" . after a slight
pause, michael and tom also extended out their hands to greet their
costars. when they finally shook hands, michael and tom's hands
seemed to disappear into the much softer and larger hands of their
costars. mina and rina tried to shake hands as gently as possible,
but michael and tom felt intimidated nevertheless, as their hands were
completely engulfed by the hands of the women.
at this point kevin johnson chimed in and said : "well, now that you
all have met each other, let me give you a brief introduction of what
is to come in the coming months : i have spent the past month writing
the script of your movie. its title is 'learning to love each other',
and it is about two couples who meet, where the women are much taller
and larger than the men. in addition, to complicate things, the
couples are from different cultures. the central theme of the movie
is about how opposites attract, and how people can overcome their
initial reservations and fall in love."
at this point, both michael and tom, who had by now more or less
snapped out of it voiced their objections : "this is ridiculous !!
we will be the laughing stock of the entire movie industry !!" after
a brief moment, both of the girls also voiced their opinion : "oh !
we love the idea of this movie !! this can be our ticket to the big
time !! besides, learning to love one-another is one of the central
themes of eastern cultures !!" the guys again voiced their objections
: "nonsense !! you either love someone or you don't !! besides, you
girls are now in a western society !!"
at this point, mina put her hands on michael's shoulders and looked
down into his eyes, and rina put her hands on tom's shoulders and also
looked down into his eyes. with tears welling up in their eyes they
said : "oh guys please !! this is our one and only shot at a good
movie, and we love the theme, please reconsider !!" the guys were
moved a little, but they said in unison : " no !" at this, mina and
rina started to cry, and the tears that had welled up in their eyes
started to flow down their exotic and beautiful faces. this continued
for a few minutes, and the girls had another proposition : "how about
this guys... give us a week to change your minds !!" deep down, both
michael and tom were very kind, and seeing the girls cry, their hearts
had softened. they finally replied : "fine... but only one week, and
there is no guarantee that we will change out minds !!" upon hearing
this a large and beautiful smile formed on the girls faces, and they
replied in unison : "oh ! you guys are so sweet !! but don't worry
we'll change your minds during the course of the next week !! " upon
hearing this, the guys thought that it sounded a little strange, but
they didn't think much of it. observing this scene, kevin johnson
also sighed in relief. for the moment at least, his movie seemed to
have a chance of survival. it was mutually agreed that everyone would
be back in one week, hopefully to start filming.
mina and rina were now very happy, and in their excitement, mina ran
her fingers through michael's hair, and bent down and kissed him on
the top of his head. rina did the same with tom. kevin johnson took
this opportunity to hand them each a copy of the script for the movie,
and asked them to read through it.
and with that, he bid them goodbye, and said that he hoped to see them
the following monday at 9 am. once everyone had returned to the hotel
rina said : "i haven't really had anything to eat yet, and i am
starving. why don't
we have breakfast here ? afterwards we can go back to my room so we
can get better acquainted and possibly watch a movie." that sounded
like a very reasonable plan, and everyone agreed. so everyone went to
the cafeteria, and had a hearty breakfast. afterwards, rina led the
way to her room which was located on the thirtieth floor. they all
headed to the elevator, and entered, and the doors closed shut. the
elevator was on the smaller side, and it slowly made its way upwards.
inside the confines of that small space, with the bodies of the guys
situated close to those indian amazons, their hearts started to race,
and their anxiety level climbed. finally, after what seemed like an
eternity, the elevator made it to the desired floor. the doors
opened, and the guys said : "ladies first." smiling, mina and rina
exited, followed by michael and tom.
once they were at rina's room, rina opened the door to her room, and
the guys entered first this time. mina entered the room followed by
rina, and they both had to duck to clear the doorway, which was
noticed by both michael and tom. once everyone was inside, rina
closed the door to her room, which caused the anxiety level of the
guys to increase. the women quickly sensed the anxiety of the men,
and suggested that maybe they should watch a movie, and try and get
better acquainted. the guys however were too anxious, and instead
insisted on discussing their reservations about going on with making
the movie. sensing the tense atmosphere, the girls relented, and asked
the guys about their reservations. tom and michael went on to explain
that aside from their incompatibility due to their differences in
size, there were also too many cultural differences.
the girls countered by saying that these differences could be viewed
as challenges that could be surmounted, and that the audience of a
movie could always relate to this theme. the guys were surprised by
the eloquence of the girls' logic. but in the already tense
atmosphere, this only added to the guys' anxiety and insecurity.
sensing that their only shot at a movie was slipping through their
fingers the girls' eyes welled up with tears again and they said :
"oh come guys !! you promised that you would give us a week to
reconsider !!" the guys responded : "girls please, we are not
saying that we won't do the movie, you just have to realize how
uncomfortable this is for us !" at this point, each side tried to
explain the logic behind their reasoning once more, without any
progress. tom and michael were the first to lose their patience, and
michael finally said : "why this is ridiculous !! you girls are now
in western society, and when in rome, do as the romans do !! we are
already making a sacrifice by agreeing to go on with this movie. you
can at least try and conform to the cultural norms of your host
culture. this could be your sacrifice !!"
Now it was tom's turn, and he said : "since the industrial
revolution, white men have proven themselves to be superior to
everyone in intellect, and have ruled the world !! furthermore, i
always thought that in eastern cultures, women were supposed to be the
submissive ones, and for submissive women, you girls sure seem to have
all the answers !!"
upon hearing this, mina and rina were extremely insulted, and once
again, tears started to flow down their beautiful faces. mina turned
to rina and said : "you know rina, it seems to me that we are dealing
with a couple of typical delusional white males who are stuck in
another century !! what do you say we teach these guys a lesson,
knock some sense into them, and put them in touch with reality ?"
upon hearing this, a large grin formed on rina's face, and she replied
: "you know mina ? i think that is an excellent idea ! why don't we
get started right away ?! after all, filming for our movie starts in
only a week, and the sooner we start, the better !!" and with that,
rina went to the door, picked up the 'do not disturb sign', placed it
on the outside door handle, locked the door, and dead-bolted it for
good measure. upon seeing this, the michael's and tom's heart sank,
and they nervously asked the girls : "w-what do you girls think
you're doing ?!" the girls responded in unison : "don't worry guys,
you are about to find out !!"