led ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁she ▁attended ▁acting ▁school ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Studio ▁Club , ▁a ▁ch aper oned ▁d orm itory , ▁with ▁other ▁junior ▁actress es . ▁She ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁K wan ▁signed ▁a ▁seven - year ▁contract ▁with ▁St ark ' s ▁Seven ▁Arts ▁Produ ctions ▁at ▁a ▁beginning ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁a ▁week ▁though ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁a ▁distinct ▁role . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Edward ▁S . ▁Feld man ▁and ▁Tom ▁Bart on ▁character ized ▁K wan ' s ▁w ages ▁and ▁her ▁employ ment ▁as ▁" indent ured ▁serv itude ". ▁In ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁interview , ▁K wan ▁told ▁Gold se a ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁prior ▁acting ▁experience ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁a ▁week ▁sal ary ▁was ▁" a ▁lot ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁me ▁then ". ▁ ▁When ▁The ▁World ▁of ▁Su zie ▁W ong ▁began ▁to ▁tour , ▁K wan ▁was ▁assigned ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁b arg irl . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁small ▁supporting ▁character ▁role , ▁K wan ▁became ▁an ▁under stud y ▁for ▁the ▁production ' s ▁female ▁lead , ▁France ▁N uy en . ▁Though ▁St ark ▁and ▁the ▁male ▁lead ▁William ▁Hold en ▁preferred ▁K wan , ▁despite ▁her ▁somewhat ▁app reh ensive ▁de mean or ▁during ▁the ▁screen ▁test , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁the ▁role . ▁Param ount ▁fav ored ▁the ▁em inent