Chapter 197: Sixteen years old

The sun shines brightly between the tall buildings, the straight roads are dappled with light and darkness, and the cars rush by like the rhythm of life in New York, and in the early spring on Long Island, the temperature rises rapidly and the roadside plants rejuvenate.

The Land Rover ran over the light spots on the road and turned towards the door of Long Island Middle School, and with the sound of 'squeak' brakes, the passenger driver's door opened, and a tall young man jumped out of it.

The black strappy high-top leather boots fell to the ground first, the legs were as slender and straight as marble pillars, and a high-necked beige shirt was draped over the slightly thin but straight body, and the gray lapel coat was pulled down by two artist-like hands, as if he was a little afraid of the only little cold left in the air.

Finding the latest mobile phone, the young man dialed a number, put it to his ear, and looked up at the sun at the right head.

The bright sun shone on his head, the light brown short and medium hair reflected a little bit of gold, the high-nosed and deep-eyed face seemed to be carved by Michelangelo's own hands, the hardness and softness were perfectly blended, and the corners of the mouth with a smile made people feel good, but they could feel a unique pride and confidence.

In particular, those lazy eyes are like a clear sky after rain, shining with perseverance and wisdom in the brightness.

"Ryan!"

Before the phone was connected, the girl's shout sounded by the school gate, and when he playfully put his index finger to his mouth, he must have been greeted by a pair of rolled white eyes.

The girl on the opposite side had grown a lot taller, but she was still so thin, her curly brown hair was tied into a simple ponytail, and as she flicked her footsteps, there was an incomparably bright smile on her face that was gradually growing.

The moment he saw Ryan, there was an unconcealable joy in his brown eyes, and the frequency under his feet continued to increase. Almost rushed over.

"Nat, long time no see."

As always, the two tacitly opened their arms and hugged each other gently, Ryan patted the girl on the back and playfully pulled down her ponytail.

"Are you finally willing to go back to the United States?"

Despite the thorny words as before, Natalie affectionately put her forehead on Ryan's chin after hugging.

"You can't stay on an Australian farm forever, can you?"

Natalie knew that after last year's SAT exam, Ryan went on vacation to the Kidman family's farm in Australia. He is indeed a bit ghostly, and the media all over the United States are looking for him, who would have thought that he was hiding in the Australian countryside.

"How tall are you?"

After the two separated, Natalie looked up at Ryan and couldn't help but wrinkle her nose.

"Six feet."

In fact, Ryan said a little less, and he looked about 184 centimeters in the metric system.

"It's the 'hemp pole' it used to be!"

Listening to Natalie's words, Ryan could only smile helplessly, he was indeed a lot taller than Natalie, who was five feet four inches.

"Get in the car, or you'll be watched!"

Ryan realized. There are quite a few people who have cast their eyes on it, and Natalie is supposed to be a celebrity at the school.

"Hey George, it's been a long time."

Get into the car. Natalie waved to the driver's seat, and George put on his sunglasses and smiled coolly, "Hello." Nat. ”

"Ryan! Where do we go. ”

It was probably a long time since they had seen each other, and Natalie was visibly happy to wait for Ryan to close the car door. When he sat down next to her, he couldn't help but hit his thick shoulder with his forehead, "My billionaire gentleman, shouldn't you be in for a treat?" ”

"And what do you want to eat?" Ryan gestured to George to drive.

"Sea snails, Yubari melon, matsutake mushrooms, golden caviar!" Natalie grinned, and Ryan naturally knew she was joking, and deliberately said, "Really? Then I'll call someone to order it. ”

"Come on, Ryan." Natalie rolled her eyes and nudged him gently, "What are you doing in New York?" ”

"Came to see you, Nat?"

As soon as Ryan finished speaking, Natalie snorted, "You're going to come to see me?" ”

"Of course, I've come to see Nat, and I'll do something else by the way." Ryan said honestly.

"Is it the other way around?" Natalie's words were tingling, "You've been in Australia for so long, why didn't you remember to come back to see me in the middle?" ”

Scratching his face, Ryan closed his mouth, I haven't seen each other for a long time, let's save the quarrel or something later.

"George, take the time to meet Garcia and tell him that he's doing well, and ......"

Ryan looked at Natalie, who was looking out the window, and said cryptically, "How to reward, you know." ”

"yes, I see." George nodded in the rearview mirror.

"Is there any secret you can't let me know?" Natalie leaned over and shrugged, "Forget it, I don't want to know." ”

In the chic dining room, the music is melodious and soothing, Ryan and Natalie are sitting opposite each other, waving their knives and forks from time to time, bringing the exquisite meal to their mouths, this is just a very ordinary lunch, but the carefully prepared dishes of the restaurant still make the two of them feel appetizing.

"It's a good restaurant, Nat." Ryan swallowed the food in his mouth, "This is something I finally found out. ”

"It's fine." Natalie nodded, she didn't have much to ask for food, "Broccoli and mushrooms have a unique taste. ”

"Because it's treated with seafood soup."

Ryan casually explained, and found that Natalie suddenly glared at him, and couldn't help but ask, "Did I say something wrong?" ”

"Ryan~"

Natalie tilted her neck, put the knife and fork on the plate, and squinted over, "You were the one who tempted me in the first place!" ”

"Temptation?" Ryan tugged at the corners of his mouth, as if he had never done anything excessive?

"Isn't it?" Natalie had already begun to grind her teeth and tapped her head lightly, "Was I ten or eleven then?" It seems to be in the western restaurant of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and you tricked me into eating barbecue with crooked reasoning......"

"Come on, Nat!" Ryan understood and waved his hand, "You can grow so tall now because you started eating meat, if I hadn't helped you in the first place, you would definitely not be five feet four inches long now!" ”

"Do you think you're still going to be able to fool me now? Ryan? Natalie leaned forward slightly, as if trying to show a sense of oppression, "I'm not the ignorant little girl I was at the beginning, I've grown up, don't use these outrageous words to fool me, I'm not as stupid as you think!" ”

"Nat, we haven't seen each other for half a year, do we have to quarrel if we have to meet?" Ryan put down his knife and fork, clasped his hands on his chest, and put on a look of fighting at any time. I'm going to educate this rebellious girl in words.

"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!" Natalie picked up a knife and fork, cut off a large piece of steak in a venting style, and put it in her mouth, eating it with relish.

"By the way, did you get your driver's license?" At the age of sixteen, she could already get a probationary driver's license, and Natalie asked, "I'm still waiting for you to take me for a ride." ”

"Nope." Ryan spread his hands helplessly, "I've been practicing in Australia for a long time, but I haven't had time to take the exam recently. ”

"What are you going to be busy with?"

"Spend a few days in New York. Then I went to Scotland, where Nicole was filming, and this was her first time as a producer, so I had to go and see it. I'm about to start filming on my new film, I'm going back to Los Angeles to join Stephen, and I'm going to apply to USC Film School. Ryan gave a rough idea of his itinerary.

"Nicole is a producer?" Natalie's eyes blinked, and the complexity on her face flashed. "Oh, I remember, it looks like Scarlett was on that crew."

"Scarlett? That little friend of yours? Ryan thought about it for a moment. I understood who Natalie was talking about, "She seems to be the daughter of Nicole." ”

"What about your new play? Could it be the story of the liar told in the letter? Natalie changed the subject.

"yes, it's 'Kind of Catch Me,' dear Nat, do you want to come with me to Los Angeles." Ryan laughed happily, "I found an Oscar for Best Director to be in charge of the camera, and I found an Oscar actor to partner with me!" ”

"What about the Titanic? You haven't decided if you want to star or not? "Natalie knows a lot of things.

"I won't be able to decide until this film is finished and I talk to James." Ryan remembered the big ship that had been prepared for two years and sighed, "It will take time to prepare in advance, and the movie won't start filming until summer at the earliest." ”

The most troublesome thing about the Titanic is not the shooting, but the huge pre-preparation and complex post-production special effects, needless to say, James? Cameron has almost become a Mexican citizen in the past two years, and the latter has been working on modeling, stunts, CG and other aspects since last year.

"What about you, Nat, when will "Everybody Say I Love You" start?"

Although this is Woody? Allen's film, but Ryan is not worried, the investor and production manager are all from Miramax, and he has already said hello.

"It's only been a few days, so ......," Natalie playfully stuck out her tongue, "I can't go to Los Angeles with you." ”

"Come on, Nat, you didn't even think about it."

Ryan's phone rang at this time, and it was Scott? Swift.

"Ryan, all the formalities have been completed, just waiting for you to sign."

"Great."

Even if he was as calm as Ryan, his face showed undisguised joy at this time, "Well done, Scott!" ”

"It should, shouldn't it?"

"Okay, what's the time? Well...... Okay, no problem. ”

When Ryan hung up the phone, Natalie couldn't help but be a little curious, she knew that as Ryan got older, he used to jump less and less, and he became more and more calm, what would make him so happy?

"What's going on, Ryan?"

"Nat, want to be a superhero? Incognito, Black Widow, Peggy? Carter is yours to choose. Ryan smiled very brightly, and the person sitting across from him was not an outsider, so he didn't need to hide it too much, "If you are not satisfied, you can ask the comic book company to recreate a female superhero according to your image." ”

"Forget it, Ryan." Natalie's face darkened, and she asked, "You bought a comic company?" ”

"That's right! Dear Nat, I'm Marvel's boss. (To be continued......)

PS: Oh ~ Grown up......