Rebirth In Hollywood

After entering the new century, foreign investors entering Hollywood will find that there are not many places for them to invest.

Several major Hollywood studios—Colombia, Universal Pictures, Paramount, Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox, most of which are not for sale, either too large or already bought for a similar amount—by Viacom , Time Warner and other media groups.

In recent years, most of those who have been acquired are content manufacturers, and these acquisitions are often carried out within Hollywood. Hollywood is a system of large production companies, and distribution companies are at the top of the food chain. Foreign investors arrived early.

There are not many companies like DreamWorks Animation Studio that are good at producing high-quality content, derivatives and distribution capabilities that need external supplements. Compared with external funds, it is more likely to be eaten by big companies in Hollywood itself like Walt Disney. .

What Ryan has done is more to dispel the doubts of Jerefer Katzenberg in order to reduce the resistance encountered by Walt Disney's acquisition. This kind of acquisition involving more than one billion dollars is far from his own. To be able to solve it, it requires a long-term operation of a team.

The acquisition of DreamWorks Animation Studio will naturally have a professional team in charge. After talking with Jerefer Katzenberg, Ryan took a plane to New York to visit Natalie, who was preparing "Black Swan" here. , he went to Marvel's headquarters first.

Surprise has achieved amazing results in recent years. The "Iron Man" released in May has now earned more than 700 million US dollars at the global box office. Apart from DVD video tapes and peripheral products of toys and dolls, it has also greatly driven the popularity of related comics. Sales, Marvel has sold more than 4 million copies of Iron Man comics around the world in the last five months.

After communicating with the amazed Avi Allard, after confirming the next plan, Ryan stayed here until nightfall, then left Fifth Avenue and rushed to the Lincoln Center for the Arts on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

At present, the two films "Iron Man 2" and "Thor" in the first phase of the Marvel Universe plan have entered the final preparation stage. Black Widow and Hawkeye, who only appeared as cameos before, have heavyweight roles in them. , According to the surprising plan, after the filming of "Thor" is completed, the preparations for "The Avengers" will begin.

As for the director of "The Avengers", the surprise aspect has narrowed the scope to a limited number of people such as Joss Whedon, Sam Raimi, etc. If the normal situation is carried out, Joss Whedon will get the guide tube. Greatest chance.

Influenced by the quick decision of surprise, it is undoubtedly the box office of Joss Wei's film "Firefly" that is too bad, and they are also a little worried about the other party's whim, making "The Avengers" into a Western cowboy with almost no market. Space sci-fi hodgepodge.

Ryan's destination is the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, which is the home of the American Ballet, because Disney often puts on children's musicals here, and has a close relationship with this place. For ballet performances, Natalie can bring the art director and other crew members into the backstage to watch the daily work of those ballet dancers.

Tonight is the classic ballet show "Swan Lake", probably because Ryan came to visit the class from Los Angeles. Natalie didn't go to the backstage, but booked VIP tickets early. Pull him into the closed independent VIP box on the second floor.

As soon as he entered the box, Ryan pulled Natalie over. After a long wet kiss, he gently squeezed twice with his right hand on her chest, "Honey, you seem to have lost a lot of weight."

Natalie glared at this side first, then grabbed the hand that was still rubbing back and forth on her chest, pinched it hard, and threw it below, "Do you want us to make headlines?"

The box is located on the second floor, looking down,

You can see the flashing lights that are constantly on, even if there are no reporters among them, but if they are captured by ordinary people, with the increasingly popular online sharing trend, the two of them will soon become entertainment headlines.

After tidying up his messed up clothes, Natalie sat next to Ryan, feeling that hand fell on her thigh again, and rolled her eyes helplessly.

"Nate..." Ryan kneaded a few times on her thighs and calves, and then grabbed Natalie's arm. The already slender wrists already showed protruding knuckles, and he couldn't help frowning and asked , "How much weight did you lose."

"About twenty pounds." Natalie didn't care much.

"I remember you were only 110 pounds."

Holding Natalie's thin wrist gently, Ryan felt a little distressed, "Don't lose any more."

"Well, I'm focusing on control now." Natalie moved closer, her head tilted on Ryan's shoulder, "Keeping a daily energy intake of 1,200 calories, 90 pounds of body weight is ideal for performance during filming. The ballet plot helped a lot."

"What about Scarlett?"

The chubby girl is shorter than Natalie, but a lot heavier. "How much has she lost?"

"She's down 100 pounds."

Mentioning Scarlett, Natalie couldn't help laughing, "But it still looks fleshy, but she doesn't need to perform as much ballet as my role, and you can use some other means to assist."

The two chatted a few words about the preparations for "Black Swan". The stage in front slowly opened, and "Swan Lake", which was performed countless times, was staged again at the Metropolitan Opera House. Yes, eyes can't help but turn back to Natalie. Unlike his lack of concentration, Natalie seems to be completely immersed in the show.

In addition, she was holding a notebook in her hand, and she would record something from time to time.

When Ryan's eyes returned to the stage, Natalie's brown eyes suddenly floated past him and quickly retracted.

Natalie knows that with Ryan's status in Hollywood today, as long as she performs above the standard line in the role of Nina, she is likely to win the best actress, but she doesn't want to become a actress herself. In the media's mouth, Gwyneth Paltrow is like a actress, she has to show all her strength, at least to make most people unable to say anything sour.

Therefore, after coming to New York, she not only spends five hours a day practicing ballet, but also actively cooperates with stylists in body training, swimming and temperament training, so that her muscles, body and state can be adjusted as much as possible to the level of professional ballet dancers , and these futures will continue for three to four months.

"Nate..."

When looking at Natalie again, Ryan found her distracted, "What are you thinking?"

"Ah~"

Natalie turned her head and smiled, "Something about film preparations."

"About when will the filming start." Ryan still remembered that he was going to play the most important male role. "November? Or December?"

"I want to push it to the beginning of next year." Natalie said seriously, "I want to prepare more fully. If the budget is not enough, I can give up the salary of the director and actors."

A longer preparation period often means more money to be spent.

"Do you need me to give up my salary too?" Ryan said deliberately, and Natalie couldn't help but pursed her lips and laughed, "Well, you are the boss anyway, and you have the final say."

"The movie needs to re-choreograph "Swan Lake", and it needs to establish a tacit understanding with the actors of the New York Ballet who participated in the filming." Natalie simply closed the notebook, watching the black swans dancing on the stage, and Ryan with Ryan. Chatting in a low voice, "I'm also looking for ballet doubles that are similar in size to me, Scarlett, and Gale."

She went on to explain, "The practice time of less than half a year is too short for ballet. For some difficult movements, especially the movements of the feet, you must use a stand-in."

"I would have changed the movie if I knew it." Ryan couldn't help but feel the urge to cover his forehead. This kind of professional dance movie is really troublesome. "You will suffer a lot when you shoot like this."

"This is of my own free will." Natalie comforted Ryan instead, "If you don't pay, how can you win."

"Hey, Nat." Ryan couldn't help laughing. "When did you sneak a peek at the script for Transformers?"

"The time when you were preparing to dub." Natalie knew that Ryan didn't shy away from this. "The script was on my side all day, and I took a look at it. I have to say..."

"Please speak bluntly." Ryan made a gesture of please.

"Just look at the story," Natalie said directly. "The script is terrible."

Suddenly there was a light knock on the door outside the closed box, and John walked in, "There is a lady outside who claims to be a friend of Miss Portman."

"Ah, it should be Emily."

Hearing Natalie's words, Ryan nodded slightly to John. Not long after he went out, a woman slightly older than Natalie entered the box.

"Ryan, this is Emily."

Natalie made a brief introduction, "My roommate at Harvard, she worked in the New York Ballet, helped us a lot in preparing the film this time."

"thanks!"

Although the impression was very light, Ryan vaguely remembered Natalie, a roommate who had published a poetry book, "Miss Emily, thank you for your help."

"Just call me Emily."

After greeting, she sat next to Natalie, "Nate was my best friend at Harvard."

"The choreography of the film and my ballet instructor were both introduced by Emily," Natalie reminded Ryan. "It's the principal dancer of the New York Ballet I mentioned. I remember you met."

"Me?" Ryan frowned and thought for a while, not impressed at all.

"Remember when I starred in "The Seagull" on Broadway?" Natalie took his hand covertly. "Once you came to see me backstage, you happened to meet him." R1152