Chapter 22 Repercussions and Benefits
Did you play well in the movie? There is no doubt about it. After all, Ryan is a two-life person, even if he has inevitably brought a lot of childishness to his body over the years, and sometimes his performance is indeed outrageous, but he will definitely not get lost in this flood of praise.
He knows very well that Hollywood's attitude towards child stars and adult actors is completely different, as long as a child does what only adults can do, the praise will be overwhelming, and if the performance is a little better, the name of genius will definitely be on the head.
For those children whose minds are not yet mature, they often become a life-threatening poison, and if they meet parents who are not sober and only know how to make money, they can only be described as sad when they grow up.
Of course, this will not happen to Ryan, after all, he has a mature mind and a fairly firm will, and Nicole is not a greedy person, you know, since the two met, she has not touched him a dollar.
In fact, Ryan is most worried about his appearance, it is no exaggeration to say that he has almost all the advantages of a mixed-race child, but the information he has read in his previous life, he makes it extremely clear that the cuter and more beautiful the child when he was a child in the West, the higher the chance of growing crooked, he does not want to become Leonardo and Brother Pitt in the future, but how can he not become Macaulay? Culkin and Edward? Furlong's crooked melon and cracked dates, right?
Shaking his head and throwing these messy thoughts out of the clouds, Ryan picked up the Los Angeles Times, which he had left specifically in Zuihou, and had the feeling that this was indeed the case.
The Los Angeles Times had a front-page headline, not the entertainment headline, but the entire newspaper's front-page headline, with one of Ryan's most detailed stories.
"A ten-year-old super genius!"
The huge, blackened and bold headline is unusually eye-catching, and next to it is a close-up photo of Ryan at a press conference.
"Ryan? Jenkins, a Los Angeles boy born in 1980 with unusually bright sky-blue pupils, made his debut on the big screen last night in the just-released movie "The Sixth Sense", and his performance in the film is the most child star, but what is even more surprising is that he wrote the screenplay of the movie. ”
Some people may wonder if such a wonderful story of thriller, suspense and family ethics really came from a ten-year-old child. Yes, it's doubtful, but we're going to say that this is really Ryan's story, or one of many stories he's created! ”
"We got amazing news from people in the know, and after rigorous research, Jurassic Park, which once topped the bestseller list in the United States for more than 30 weeks and is still in the top 10, "Ryan's Tales", which is ranked 34th, and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", which has just entered the list, is also written by Ryan? Jenkins, that's right! This Ryan is that Ryan! ”
"And that's not all, just earlier this month, the Society of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers announced the Nebula Award nominations, and Ryan's "The First Power of the Universe and the Zenith" was nominated for Best Short Novella.
"If anyone remembers, "Jurassic Park" was published as early as 1986, and many works such as "Home Alone" in "Ryan's Tales" were also published in '86 and '87, what does this mean?"
"You may wonder if someone is ghostwriting, but we've been confirmed by the municipality, Ryan? Jenkins was an orphan who lived in the Northton Welfare Home in North Hollywood until he was seven years old, and by then he had a lot of work to do. ”
"It wasn't until the second half of 1987 that Ryan was replaced by Nicole? Miss Kidman adopted and began living in London for two years, and perhaps it was this experience that led him to create Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which is full of British style. ”
"Think about it, who else is a supergenius if not a supergenius for a child who can start writing independently at the age of six, who is constantly producing great works, who can write a movie script at the age of nine, and who is going to star in it?"
The next words, Ryan is too lazy to read anymore, the "Los Angeles Times" can get such a definite news, naturally from Harvey? Weinstein's hand, who had been plotting how to maximize the benefits of this astonishing news ever since he learned that the authors of the three books were boys.
There is no doubt that when the movie was just released, throwing such a high-explosive bomb will naturally stimulate the nerves of many people and contribute more box office to the movie.
Of course, Harvey, who realizes that Ryan is a gold mine? Weinstein had informed him in advance, and the unscrupulous Ryan, after convincing Nicole, very simply teamed up with Mr. Fat to make a hype.
In fact, Ryan knows very well that with the release of the movie, his old bottom will definitely be turned out by those paparazzi, yes, you can't look down on them, and you can't underestimate them, these guys don't mind selling their souls to Satan in order to chase scandals and gossip privacy.
In this case, Weishenme does not hold part of the initiative in its hands, so that it can maximize its own interests.
First of all, sell Miramax a good and let Harvey? Weinstein owes himself a favor, and secondly, can make the front page of one of the three major newspapers in the United States, and gain fame as you can imagine, zuihou, will certainly arouse the curiosity of many people, so that they will go into theaters, into bookstores, green bills......
As Ryan imagined, the story was in an uproar, with Miramax's public phone number and the hotline of the publishing house affiliated with Alien Magazine about to be blown up by frenzied reporters, as well as the Northton Welfare Institute and the municipal department welcoming many visitors with camera microphones.
"Ryan, my phone is over, you're going to pay me overtime!" It was a complaining call from Ms. Kinsley.
"I want more detailed information, such as that child's childhood life, who the child's parents are, that child's personality and habits, whether he has ever dated a girl, and what he has in his head, you all have to turn it out for me, otherwise, you will clean up the bedding for me and get out!"
The editors-in-chief of almost every tabloid newspaper issued similar orders to the paparazzi under them.
For a while, all kinds of reports about Ryan began to fill the tabloids, the experience of childhood abandonment, the lonely life in the welfare home, and Nicole? The relationship between Kidman's mother and sister has been turned over by the media.
Even, there are reporters who found the old Dean Katie who is retired in Santa Monica, and when they asked Ryan, the old Dean said this, "Ryan was brought back from the ground at the entrance of the welfare home with my own hands, he is a very special child, smart and precocious, with wisdom far beyond ordinary people, the works you are talking about are indeed created by him, many including "Jurassic Park" were written under my eyes, and the original works were also recommended by me to "Alien" magazine, so, You don't have to doubt anything, for a child who can read newspapers and magazines fluently at the age of four, writing at the age of six is nothing. ”
The words of the old dean, and the words of the children who were adopted in the orphanage, all prove the report of the Los Angeles Times.
And these reports, to a certain extent, whetted the appetite of the public, who were very curious that a ten-year-old child could do these things, many people flocked to bookstores to buy the books mentioned in the report, "Jurassic Park" a week later again reached the top of the national bestseller list, "The Stories of Ryan" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" sales almost quadrupled.
In particular, countless experts have fixed their eyes on the strange novel that has just been nominated for the Nebula Award, and interpreted various meanings, such as "This science fiction novel has a strong realistic satirical significance, criticizes today's increasingly impetuous society, profoundly exposes the expanding greed of human beings, and is a reminder and warning to the United States!" ”
Someone even wrote a special article praising it, "This is one of the most haode science fiction satirical novels in recent years!" ”
This made Ryan cry and laugh at the same time, and at the same time, he had the urge to write "the first military power in the universe and his invincible fat marshal".
The most direct benefit is the movie "The Sixth Sense".
The wonderful storyline and excellent actors' performances have won praise from the vast majority of people, coupled with this crazy hype, after the first three days, the film's North American box office is frozen at nearly $28 million, and the high-level mouths of Happy Miramax can't close their mouths.
The two scenes at the end are the most exciting parts of the movie, Cole's dialogue and emotional outburst with his mother are tear-jerking, and the psychiatrist's sudden realization is surprising.
In this case, there are long queues for tickets in theaters in many popular locations, and some theater owners have even compared the film to last year's "Batman."
After a full second week, instead of falling, the film's box office rose a lot, and when it came to more than $36 million, Harvey? Weinstein suddenly regretted signing those two contracts, realizing for the first time that the film was likely to grossing far more than he had estimated.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages, so Ryan can be regarded as putting himself on the cusp of the storm, and can only hide at home, otherwise he will be entangled by the ubiquitous paparazzi in Los Angeles, although it is not a big trouble, but it is also very annoying.
Especially downstairs in the apartment, there are already paparazzi stationed there day and night, hoping to get some scoop.
Faced with this situation, Nicole once again put the purchase of a detached villa on the agenda of Jihua.