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Ryan was awakened from his sleep by a knock on the door, slowly opened his eyes, and turned his head to look at the bedroom door, Nicole? Kidman's tall figure had pushed the door open and walked in.

"Ryan, it's time to get up, or you're going to be late." Nicole walked over to the bed.

"Ah......h ”

"Leave?" Nicole's face darkened a little, "Ryan, a few days after school starts, you have to ask for leave again?" ”

"Please!" Ryan looked over, "I've been so tired lately, last night the Grammys ......"

"Okay."

Nicole sighed, after all, she had seen Ryan's recent busyness, and at the same time she was planning and writing several scripts, the promotional signing of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", and the time to practice new songs, and yesterday she went to the Grammys......

If you want to say that she is not distressed, it must be fake, there is a bit of helplessness in her light blue eyes, outsiders will only envy and envy Ryan's scenery, but who knows what kind of effort he has put in behind it?

"Say, how long, please?" As with everything in the past, it will only be Nicole who will give in.

"A month, how's that?"

It's Ryan now.

"Ryan~"

Nicole's face darkened, and she couldn't help but bend down and pat him lightly through the thin quilt.

"That's whatever."

Grabbing that hand, Ryan pulled it gently, and Nicole sat on the edge of the bed, and couldn't help but pinch his ear gently.

Probably just woke up, a little dazed, and a little impulsive, Ryan moved his head to the side of the bed, as he had done when he was a child, and pillowed Nicole's lap, burying most of his face in her flat lower abdomen.

"Nicole. It's been a long time since I've slept like this, it's so nostalgic......"

The dazed young man said something he didn't know about angrily, and reached out to wrap his hand around her slender waist.

Through the thin clothes, Ryan breathed in the familiar breath, a little intoxicated, but the next moment, he suddenly felt Nicole's body tremble slightly, realizing that he was not a little kid now, and Nicole should be angry when he made this move.

Quickly retracted his head. Ryan peeked at Nicole's face, and the Australian girl bit her lip tightly, her face was not very good-looking, as if she was holding back something.

"Right...... I'm sorry, Nicole, I apologize. ”

Seeing Nicole's expression rarely, Ryan thought she was angry, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart.

The Australian girl let out a sigh of relief and seemed to have scattered something. Then her slightly cold voice came, "Get up, I'll ask you for leave." ”

Ryan's eyes straightened at the slamming of the door. Secretly sighing that as I get older, my self-control ability in some aspects seems to be getting worse and worse.

Lifting the quilt, Ryan couldn't help but glance down. The hormones that develop during puberty are squeaking like anti-aircraft radars with an alarm installed.

What about the self-control you are proud of? Be calm! It didn't take long. You're going to grow up! You'll have enough capital then!

After washing, Ryan walked out of the bathroom, still admonishing himself in his heart.

Changing into loungewear, before going out, Ryan looked at the glass display case again, two small gold figures, a gramophone, and a long way from being full.

"Lisa, go and warm up your breakfast. And Ryan, who is not allowed to read the newspaper while eating breakfast. ”

Walking down the stairs with the large envelope, Ryan had just picked up a thick stack of newspapers, and Nicole's voice had already been heard.

"Okay."

Ryan answered, took the newspaper and sat down on the sofa in the living room, using this little time before breakfast to read it, right?

After a cursory glance at the current affairs section, Ryan set his sights on the entertainment section that was closely related to him, as the Grammys had just finished last night, and most of the newspapers had given it headlines.

As usual, there are all kinds of reports, some of which are inflated, some of which criticize the standards of the Recording Society, some of whom sing praises for certain singers, and some who specialize in writing red carpet gossip.

No matter what kind of newspaper, one of the focuses is Michael? Jackson won the Contemporary Legend Award, and most people thought that no one would surpass him in pop music in the next ten or twenty years.

Of course, there are still not a few people who splash sewage, and many newspapers and magazines, including many mainstream media, have taken out his skin to tell the story.

Ryan is too lazy to read these true and false news, and there are many articles in it that criticize him.

"Eric? Clapton Billy? Jenkins is even more deserving of the Album of the Year award, which the Recording Guild presented to Ryan just to appease the resentment of his massive fans, otherwise God knows if these energetic little guys will tear down the Grammys. ”

"Ryan? The success of Jenkins' first solo album was more commercial, artistically far inferior to Eric? Clapton, the Recording Society actually bowed its head in front of business, and I have to say that this is a sad ......"

This kind of criticism and shouting will appear after every award ceremony, and Ryan won't care, how useful they say? Will the Recording Guild disqualify him from the award? Take the gramophone back?

There are more media outlets praising him than bashing him, and a report in the New York Times is very representative.

"Ryan? Jenkins" is a well-deserved album of the year. Originally, we thought Ryan would be the most likely to win the best newcomer of the year out of the three nominations, but the Grammys kept their usual style, giving the award to the rap band's development block, and giving Ryan the heavier Album of the Year to Ryan. ”

"We don't need to evaluate the standards of the recording association, we just need to look at the quality of Ryan's first solo album, to date, this album has sold more than 10 million copies in North America, according to incomplete statistics, the global sales are definitely more than 15 million copies, among which "he", "climbing" and "because of you" have reached the top of the billboard charts, which has a ...... grasp of pop elements"

Nicole's hand suddenly fell on the newspaper, and Ryan had no choice but to put it down and walk into the restaurant.

Breakfast was simple, toast omelette, baked muffins, plus a large glass of hot milk, and looking at the young housekeeper, Ryan suddenly remembered another thing.

"Lisa, there's a letter on the table in the living room, help me mail it to New York, thank you."

"A letter to Miss Natalie?" Lisa asked casually.

"Hmm."

After breakfast, Ryan walked back to the living room and found Nicole sitting on the couch, frowning and looking at some texts, and from time to time she would make phone calls and discuss something with someone.

"What is this?" Ryan walked over.

"Do you want to help me, dear?" Nicole handed one over.

Looking at the tables and numbers above, Ryan couldn't stop being dizzy, and he could guess without looking closely that it must be the financial statements sent by him and Nicole's accountant.

"This is a statement sent by Scott and the accounting firm." Nicole's words confirmed his suspicions.

Accounts like this, cross-audited by lawyers, accountants, and foundations, rarely go wrong, and Ryan used to look at the statements, but then simply blamed it on Nicole, knowing that he wasn't the material, and that he might as well write and draw instead of wasting his time on it.

"The publisher's royalties last year and the prepaid remuneration just paid, the share of Hollywood records, the share of Jenkins Films' share of the revenue, the share of your script and the rights to the adaptation...... Well, there's our remuneration and advertising contract income, and then there's the stocks and fixed properties under our name. ”

Nicole flipped through the accounts and gave a brief explanation to Ryan, who, as guardian, was nominally the owner of the property, but in fact rarely interfered with Ryan's investment actions.

"Did we get all the money last year?" Ryan asked.

"It's here." Nicole nodded, suddenly remembering something. "I heard Scott say, you want to buy Pixar?"

"That's right."

Ryan nodded, Pixar's current situation seemed to be worse than what he had learned in his previous life, although Steve? Jobs would peddle Pixar one last time, and then gritted his teeth and persevered when no one cared, but Ryan didn't want to wait any longer, who knows if there would be surprises in the time of the year.

"Ryan, this isn't a $2 million acquisition of a game studio, and it's a project that Scott has been looking at for a long time, and this deal could potentially reach tens of millions of dollars, don't you think it's too hasty?"

Obviously, Nicole and Scott? Swift, like that, is not optimistic about the future development of Pixar, which is normal, in fact, few people in the entire industry are optimistic about them, otherwise Jobs would not want to sell it every year but never sell it.

"Nicole, this is not a hasty decision, do you remember that charity gala we attended two years ago?"

"Charity gala?" Nicole immediately remembered that Ryan was still with Steve, the owner of Pixar? Steve Jobs said, "Should it be ......?"

"That's right, actually Scott's team has been watching them since a short time since, and I don't want to say anything about the future of 3D computer animation." Ryan looked at Nicole very seriously, "If they make a 3D animated movie and it is a big success, we will put Pixar on the market, and then you and I will have a net worth of billions, and we will be the top group of people in Hollywood." ”

"And what about the failure?" Nicole was unmoved.

"Even if we fail, at most our net worth will shrink by half, and at our age, it's nothing, is it?"

Ryan pinched his chin, using such a large sum of money, without the signature of the guardian, he didn't have to think about it, originally, he wanted to find another opportunity to convince Nicole, but now that he talked about it, he simply said it.

Besides, Pixar is not just a matter of buying it, it takes a lot of money to keep it running, and making Toy Story is also a lot of money. (To be continued......)