Rebirth In Hollywood

This is a newly opened branch of Mr. Zhou Restaurant in North Hollywood. In recent years, this restaurant has developed rapidly. Its improved Chinese food close to Western style and taste is very popular. The branches have gradually spread to major cities in North America. The branch in Beverly Hills is frequented by Hollywood stars.

After the North Hollywood branch opened, Hollywood celebrities who lived nearby also became regular customers of the store.

When returning from Burbank, Natalie picked up Scarlett Johansson again, Ryan and his party rushed to the restaurant, and when they set off from Warner Studios, seats were already reserved.

This is the large partition on the second floor near the window. The four of them ordered different dishes according to their own tastes, and slowly tasted the black tea provided by the store.

"Ryan, why didn't you ask for authentic Chinese food?"

Sitting next to Gal Gadot, who is about the same age, Scarlett asked strangely, "I remember when you first moved to Los Angeles, you always wanted authentic Chinese food."

"It's good to change the flavor every now and then." Ryan thanked Natalie for adding sugar, and then said, "Since Westernized Chinese food is so popular, it means it tastes better for us, doesn't it?"

After so many years, he has already adapted to Western-style eating habits both physically and psychologically.

"Scarlett..." Ryan took the initiative to change the subject, "Have Drew and Sophia confirmed the release time of Lost in Translation in North America?"

"December." Scarlett put down the coffee cup, smoothed the drooping blonde hair to the back of her head, and blinked her eyes playfully, "Ryan, didn't you say you want to help me win awards?"

"Has the best actress at the Cannes Film Festival still not satisfied you?" Natalie quipped deliberately.

"Wow, dear, are you jealous?" The two of them have a very good relationship and don't mind making these jokes, "I'm still waiting for you to win a golden statuette for the best director in the future?"

"Best Director?" Gael Gardo clearly didn't understand what was going on. Ryan waved his hand, "Nate is learning how to be a good director."

The dishes that the four people wanted were brought up one after another, and after clinking glasses together, a few people chatted while eating.

"Scarlett..." After thinking about it, Ryan said, "Remember to tell your mother and agent that after the release of "Lost in Translation", I will do my best to publicize the Golden Globes, Oscars..."

He frowned, "It's a nomination at most."

"Do you need me to say thank you,

Ryan? "Scarlett is not very polite.

"Just teach Alison less to bully people in the future." Ryan shook his head. Made a joke, "You two, don't make trouble too much."

Some time ago, the boy that Hollywood Records pursued Taylor was tricked into the women's bathroom by these two guys, which made John Burns a headache, so he had to call Ryan himself.

"Okay." The blond girl nodded, but her eyes kept rolling, wondering how much she had heard. Only God knows that.

"When will Taylor release the record."

Dinner is undoubtedly the natural enemy of women, and Natalie simply ate a little and put down the cutlery, "I remember she wrote more than ten songs? Last time I went to Hollywood Records to see her. Those songs are very practiced. Excellent."

"Wait a while." Ryan saw Scarlett and Gal Gadot on the opposite side also put down the cutlery. After asking for advice, he waved to the waiter not far away and asked them to remove these Porcelain plate. Several people continued to chat while drinking tea.

"Wait until she's older and more mature?" This kind of playful words. Scarlett Johansson for sure. "Ryan, she's smarter than you think."

Ryan is somewhat clear about what Scarlett said. In front of him, Nicole and others, Taylor is a little sister, but in front of outsiders, she is a smart, precocious and talented girl.

However, it's not a bad thing to release a record later, not to mention that the little girl herself is not in a hurry.

Scarlett and Natalie usually have no scruples about talking to Ryan, but now that there is Gail Gadot, the topic just revolves around the movie, and occasionally they talk about Hollywood gossip and the like.

"Ryan, have you heard?" Natalie mentioned someone who had had an affair with Ryan, "David Ellison dropped out of USC Film School."

"David Ellison?" Ryan was stunned for a moment before remembering who this was. "It's normal to drop out. I heard Darren and the others say that he is eager to enter Hollywood."

"It's not in a hurry, it's already started." Scarlett Johansson obviously heard about the other party. "It is said that he has a checkbook and buys excellent scripts everywhere, especially in air combat."

"There are even rumors in Hollywood that as long as there are planes in the movie, he will invest." The corners of the blonde girl's mouth almost twitched.

"Nate, Scarlett, who are you talking about?" Gael Gadot asked curiously.

"David Ellison, a USC dropout who claims to be more talented in film than Ryan." Scarlett Johansson answered first, but he was not polite at all, "Of course, this is his madman old man. Dad said... well, his dad is Larry Ellison, the boss of Oracle."

Natalie and Gal Gadot both laughed, and Ryan shook his head with a smile.

Although the other party has appeared in Hollywood, it is basically impossible to wave a check to get a bargain like in the previous life. Marvel Comics is in his own hands, and he will never accept investment outside the traditional Hollywood forces. If Paramount encounters a crisis, it will also It's not the opponent's turn to make a move.

Even the "Terminator" series was sold to 20th Century Fox early by him.

Let's be obedient to be the promising career of Public Enemy of Hollywood! Ryan muttered in his heart.

"I remember that Gwen Stacy was Spider-Man's first girlfriend in the comics."

Because Gal Gadot had just auditioned for "Wonder Woman", the conversation gradually turned to superhero movies, and the Jewish girl was obviously curious about the setting of the "Spider-Man" movie, "Why did the movie become Mary Jane? ?"

This kind of question is naturally asked by Ryan. He buckled the table and said, "It's a combination of several reasons."

"Can you talk about it?" Also curious was Scarlett Johansson.

"Okay." Ryan sighed and stretched out a finger, "First of all, when the writers of Marvel adapted the comics, they borrowed from Jim... Well, just James Cameron's draft script, yes! Just you! The James Cameron I know, he's a crazy Spider-Man fan, some of the settings and plots of the movie are derived from him, and in his script, the protagonists are Mary Jane and Peter Parker."

Of course, there are some things he didn't say, such as the very dark script of Truck Driver, Spider-Man's constant search for himself, and it's full of Peter Parker and Mary Jane fighting frantically on the Brooklyn Bridge...

He extended a second finger, "With great power comes great responsibility, and in some ways, to underline this theme."

Having said this, Ryan put down his hand, "Finally, after this trilogy is completed, in a few years, we can restart "Spider-Man", and the specific plot will follow the settings in the comics, Gwen Shi Daisy's first love and then death gave Peter Parker more insight into being a superhero."

"I see." Scarlett Johansson winked at Natalie. "The last point is the most important. "Spider-Man" can be remade in the future, and we can continue to make money."

"What about Gwen Stacy in this series now?" Gal Gadot seemed to be very interested in this series. "There won't be a love triangle, right?"

"In the second part, the face will only be exposed." Ryan put on a helpless expression, "As for the third part, I haven't seen the script yet."

As Ryan said, no one knows his children better than Surprise. As for the screenwriter, he will only give some general opinions, and the specific work is still in charge of the Surprise screenwriter team.

The four chatted for a while, and after about a few dozen minutes, Natalie looked at her watch and suggested, "It's getting late, we should go back."

After leaving Mr. Zhou's restaurant, Ryan asked John to call a car to take Gail Gadot back to the Sunset Hotel, while he drove Natalie and Scarlett back to the wealthy area of ​​North Hollywood. The girls are neighbors, so there is no need to send them one by one.

Ryan drove the car directly into the villa. When getting off the car, Natalie asked Scarlett, "Will you not come in for a meeting?"

"Forget it today." The blonde girl looked at Ryan, who had just closed the door, and said with a smile, "Nate, I won't disturb you. Tomorrow we'll go horseback riding in Malibu."

"Well, that's good." Natalie beckoned to her, "See you tomorrow, Scarlett."

Sending off Scarlett Johansson, Ryan took Natalie back and walked back. Although her residence was not particularly large, there was no shortage of vestibules, gardens and fountains. With the light from the street lamps, the two walked along the road. The road with granite texture came to the front of the brightly lit villa.

"Are you going tomorrow?" Natalie walked to the fountain and tested the water temperature.

"What? Malibu?" Standing behind her, Ryan took the girl into his arms. "Riding at Harvey's clubhouse? I shouldn't have time."

"Didn't the movie start shooting after a while?" Natalie turned around, raised her wet hands deliberately, flicked them in front of Ryan, and said with a giggle, "Whatever you want."

"The wind is a little cold." Ryan looked up at the dark sky, "Let's go back to the room."

In the following period, Ryan's main energy was still on the movie "Argo". Most of the shots involving Tehran were basically shot in the studio. There was really no way to do it. In North America Find a few Islamic communities to shoot.

The filming team, after the first draft of the script was sent to the hands, went to Virginia and Istanbul separately. (To be continued..) ()