Chapter 401: Cambridge City
As early as when he came to Boston to promote "Terminator 2", Ryan wanted to visit Harvard University, but unfortunately he didn't make the trip even today, after he set foot on the land of Cambridge City, he didn't go to Harvard for the first time, but first went to the villa he bought, drove the blue Maserati prepared for Natalie, and went around Cambridge City for a small turn, and then stopped in front of Harvard.
The city of Cambridge dates back to 1630 and was founded by the English Puritans who settled in Boston, and it is as famous as Cambridge in England, because it is home to two of the world's most famous universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and it is said that to date, the city of Cambridge has trained more than 100 of the more than 700 Nobel laureates in the world.
Putting on a baseball cap and a pair of sunglasses stuck on the bridge of his nose, Ryan walked into the campus of Harvard, perhaps as a child, he was still very interested in visiting this world-famous university, but now he walked straight to the on-campus café where he had an appointment with Natalie.
Because it was class time, there weren't many people in the café, so Ryan ordered a random cup of coffee and sat in a quiet corner, patiently waiting for the Long Island girl.
As in her previous life, Natalie chose clinical psychology, and before she entered Harvard, two of her papers were published in well-known academic journals, and together with the National Scholar Award she received, she can be said to be an outlier among Hollywood stars.
When she first entered Harvard, she caused a small sensation, after all, after graduating from high school, Queen Amidala did not choose Hollywood, but chose to continue her studies, which surprised many people.
But this is Harvard, there have been countless celebrities and rich people, although there are very few movie stars, but the effect brought by Natalie quickly returned to the dull.
At this point, girls from Long Island are free to shuttle around the campus. This can be seen by casually talking to the classmates around you.
After entering the café with the book in her hand, she quickly found Ryan's location, walked over and sat down opposite, threw the book on the table, and lay on it without any regard for the image.
"You're very laid-back." Her dissatisfaction was palpable.
"Hey, Nat." Ryan took off his sunglasses and hat, spread his hands and explained, "I was on location in New Zealand......
It's just that he was interrupted by Natalie before he could finish, "Alright, Ryan." It's not the first time you've released my pigeons. ”
After saying that, she directly picked up the coffee cup in front of Ryan, took a big sip, stared at him for a while, and suddenly laughed.
"I just wanted to give you some color to see......"
Hearing Natalie say this, Ryan could only spread his hands helplessly, "Then you are satisfied now?" ”
Wrinkling her nose, Natalie didn't say anything, and quickly brought her hat and sunglasses for Ryan. He picked up his book again, stood up and waved.
"Let's go, I'll show you around Harvard."
The two walked leisurely on the campus at an appropriate distance. Some of the people I met would cast a concerned eye from time to time, Natalie was a celebrity at Harvard after all, and Ryan dressed up, but if you look closely. It's not hard to recognize.
Ryan didn't pay much attention to it, as news such as the secret relationship between him and Natalie had been publicized by a lot of gossip tabloids a few years ago. But they can't even get a decent picture, and the hype is too much, and no one believes it.
Natalie apparently doesn't want people to see her relationship with Ryan, and always keeps her friends at arm's length, and rarely talks to Ryan other than introducing Ryan to famous buildings like the Harvard Library.
"Why don't you show me around your dorm?" After a rough turn, Ryan asked.
"I have an agreement with my roommate that I can't bring my male companion back without the consent of the other party." Probably a little tired, Natalie stuffed the book she was holding to Ryan, "Didn't you buy a villa outside, let's go to your place." ”
"You're so stingy, Nat." Ryan could only lead the way towards the outside of the school.
"Do you want to make out with me in a dorm room like that?" Natalie couldn't see Ryan's thoughts, "Don't even think about it." ”
"Wouldn't it be nice to lock the door?" Ryan muttered under his breath.
"Don't forget, I have roommates and Emily has a big mouth." Natalie's opinion of her roommate is not very high, "I'll take you back, if she sees it, it will definitely spread throughout Radcliffe House tomorrow, and the two of us will make headlines!" ”
"Okay, okay."
Ryan raised his hand, he just had a natural curiosity about the girls' dormitory, "Let's go back to the villa." ”
Arriving at the parking lot outside the school, Natalie watched Ryan open the door of the blue sports car for herself, looked at it curiously, and then sat inside.
"Limited Edition?" When Ryan started the car, she said strangely, "Aren't you not interested in cars?" ”
"For you." Ryan is really not very interested in luxury cars and the like, "This is not a limited edition, I directly asked the manufacturer to order it, it is unique." ”
"Then you're welcome." Natalie suddenly remembered some things that Ryan had mentioned on the phone some time ago, and asked, "Did you also order yachts and planes?" ”
"The order for the yacht has been placed, and the plane has not yet decided whether to choose Boeing or Airbus."
Back after this year's Oscars, Ryan gave way to Pi? Kingsley placed an order with Brunswick for two yachts of around 450 feet.
"I'll help you place an order if you need it." Ryan glanced at Natalie, and the Long Island girl rolled her eyes and said, "I'm still a student, Ryan." ”
"Okay, then wait until you graduate."
Although the villa is on the outskirts of Cambridge City, it is not too far from Harvard, and about ten minutes later, the car drove into the garage of the villa, in addition to this sports car, there is also a white mini parked in the garage.
"You can usually drive this car." As he got out of the car, Ryan pointed to the mini and said.
"When did you become attentive?" Natalie circled the mini and walked out of the garage first.
Although it is a small villa, the garden is very large, especially the tall evergreen trees planted behind the wall, which block the view from the outside.
When she walked into the villa, Natalie realized that the decoration inside was completely arranged according to her habits, although it was easy to do this with Ryan's financial resources, but it was also full of sweetness.
What could be happier than the person who values you as much as you do?
"Are you satisfied, dear Nat?"
Ryan cupped her face and kissed her white forehead gently, and Natalie stood on tiptoe, her soft lips touching him, followed by a long, deep kiss that seemed to answer with this wordless gesture.
"Keys!" After the two separated, Natalie unceremoniously reached out and stuffed the key that Ryan handed over into her bag, "Ryan, don't you mind if I take my classmates to have a carnival party here in the future, right?" ”
"As long as you're happy." If Natalie is happy, Ryan won't care if she smashes the house, "I hired a special housekeeping company, and every three days they will send someone to come and clean up." ”
Taking Natalie around the room of the villa, the two went directly into the master bedroom, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, as long as the male and female couples had a substantive relationship, there was only one way to express their thoughts about each other and vent their long-accumulated enthusiasm.
"All of them treated me like a good card."
After the room fell completely silent, Natalie lay down next to Ryan and recounted the experience of college life during this time, "Those male classmates thought I was the kind of traditional good girl who wouldn't say no to people's ......"
"So you use mean words to make those people sarcastic and shameless?" Ryan picked up her long hair and sniffed it lightly, Natalie glared at him and snatched it back, "Are you willing to let them pester me?" Or do you wish I was chased away? ”
"That shows how attractive my Nat is." Ryan kissed her on the towering nose.
"Come on, Ryan, when it comes to charm, there are a few more people who can compare to you." Natalie seemed to think of something else, "I saw Paris when I was back in New York some time ago, and she always talked about you. ”
"I promise, Nat." Ryan said with unusual certainty, "Paris and I are just the most ordinary of friends. ”
Natalie pursed her lips noncommittally, remembering the trailer she had seen some time ago, and asked, "Ryan, is 'The Pianist' even colder than the original novel?" ”
"I watched the trailer yesterday." She added.
"So to speak." Ryan nodded, "Although it is about the same history, this movie has a very different style from Schindler's List. ”
After Ryan made his decision, Jenkins Films accelerated the pace of the film's release, quickly releasing a trailer in which the dark tones and icy atmosphere became the focus of many media discussions.
In particular, there is a scene similar to "Schindler's List" in the trailer, the Nazi officer shoots the Jews with a pistol, the gun is out of bullets, the Jews on the ground have just shown hope in their eyes, and the Nazi officer has calmly changed the magazine and shot him to death, without the slightest fluke.
"It seems that the publicity this time is much worse than before."
In Natalie's impression, Ryan's past movies can be described as overwhelming in the early stage.
"Too much investment will only lead to more losses." Even Ryan himself did not dare to say that he would be able to recoup the investment in the film in North America.
The style and type of the film have determined that this is not a popular movie, even if he is the leading actor, it is impossible to easily win about 3,000 theaters like commercial films, although Paramount Pictures, which is currently responsible for distribution, is still negotiating, but Ryan estimates that it would be very good to have 500 theaters in the first week.
Maybe it will become his first movie to lose money. (To be continued......)