In the new century, when foreign investors enter Hollywood, they will find that there are not many places for them to invest.

Hollywood's major studios – Columbia, Universal Pictures, Paramount, Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox, are mostly non-sale, either too large or almost bought – by media conglomerates such as Viacom and Time Warner.

In recent years, most of those acquisitions have been made by content manufacturers, and these acquisitions have often been made within Hollywood, which is a system of big studios, and distribution companies are at the top of the food chain, always one step ahead of foreign investors.

There aren't many companies like DreamWorks Animation Studios that are good at producing high-quality content, and their spin-offs and distribution capabilities need to be supplemented externally, and it's easier to be eaten up by big Hollywood companies like Walt Disney than outside money.

What Ryan did was more to dispel Jerrywood? Katzenberg's doubts in order to reduce the resistance to the Walt Disney takeover, which involved more than a billion dollars, were far from something he could solve on his own, and it would take a team to work for a long time.

The acquisition of DreamWorks Animation Studios will naturally be handled by a professional team. After Katzenberg talked, Ryan flew to New York, where he went to the headquarters of Marvel Comics before visiting Natalie, who was working on Black Swan.

Marvel has achieved amazing results in recent years, and "Iron Man," which was released in May, has now grossed more than $700 million worldwide, and has also boosted sales of related comics, in addition to DVD tapes and toy and doll merchandise, and in the last five months, Marvel Comics has sold more than 4 million copies of Iron Man comics around the world.

With the surprise of CEO Avi? After Arad exchanged and decided on his next plan, Ryan stayed here until nightfall, when he left Fifth Avenue. Rush to the Lincoln Center for the Arts on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

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

As for the director of "The Avengers", the surprise aspect has narrowed down to Jos? Whedon, Sam? Remy and a limited number of others, if it goes according to normal circumstances, Jos? Whedon had the best chance of getting the barrel.

Influence the surprise aspect of the quick decision to make a decision. Joss undoubtedly? Wedon's last film, "Firefly," was a miserable box office hit, and they were a little worried that the other party would have the whimsical idea to make "The Avengers" a smorgasbord of western cowboy space sci-fi with little to no market.

Ryan's destination is the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, home to the American Ballet, and because Disney often stages children's revues here, it has a close connection with the area, and it is said hello early, and whenever there is a ballet performance in the evening, Natalie can bring the artistic director and other crew members backstage. Watch the ballet dancers go about their daily work.

Tonight's performance is the classic ballet "Swan Lake", probably because Ryan came from Los Angeles to visit the class, Natalie did not go backstage, but booked VIP tickets early. When he saw Ryan, he dragged him into the enclosed independent VIP box on the second floor.

As soon as he entered the box, Ryan pulled Natalie over, after a long wet kiss. The right hand gently pinched her chest twice, "Honey, you seem to have lost a lot of weight. ”

Natalie glared at this side first. Then he grabbed the hand that was still rubbing back and forth on his chest, pinched it hard, and threw it underneath, "Do you want us to make headlines?" ”

The box is located on the second floor, and when you look down, you can see the flashing lights that are constantly on, even if there are no reporters in it, but if they are captured by ordinary people, with the increasingly popular trend of online sharing, I am afraid that the two will soon become entertainment headlines.

After tidying up his messed clothes, Natalie sat down next to Ryan, feeling the hand fall on her thigh again, and couldn't help but roll her eyes helplessly.

"Nate ......" Ryan kneaded her thighs and calves a few times, and grabbed Natalie's arm, the already slender wrist had already shown protruding bone joints, and couldn't help frowning and asked, "How much weight have you lost." ”

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

"I remember you used to be only 110 pounds."

Gently holding Natalie's thin wrist, Ryan was a little distressed, "Don't lose any more." ”

"Well, I'm mainly controlling zhì now." Natalie moved a little closer, her head tilted over Ryan's shoulder, "Maintaining 1,200 caroli's energy intake a day, and weighing 90 pounds helped a lot to perform the ballet plot during the shoot. ”

"What about Scarlett?"

Chubby Chick is a little shorter than Natalie, but she's a lot heavier, "how much she's lost." ”

"She's lost 100 pounds."

Natalie couldn't help but laugh at the mention of Scarlett, "But it still looks like flesh, but she doesn't have as many ballet roles as I do, and she can be supplemented by some other means." ”

The two chatted a few words about the preparation of "Black Swan", the stage in front of them slowly opened the curtain, and "Swan Lake", which had been performed countless times, was once again staged at the Metropolitan Opera, Ryan watched it carefully for a while, and his eyes couldn't help but turn back to Natalie, unlike his expression Xiàn, who had difficulty concentrating, Natalie seemed to be completely immersed in the repertoire.

In addition, she has a notebook in her hand, and from time to time she will record something.

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

Natalie knows that with Ryan's status in Hollywood today, as long as she performs above the level of the role of Nina, she is likely to win the Best Actress, but she doesn't want to become Gwyneth in the media's mouth? For an actress like Paltrow, she has to show all her strength, at least so that most people can't say anything sour.

Therefore, since she came to New York, she not only spends five hours a day practicing ballet, but also actively cooperates with shapers in body training, swimming and temperament training, so that her muscles, body and condition are as adjusted as possible to the level of professional ballet dancers, and these will continue for three to four months.

"Nate ......"

When he looked at Natalie again, Ryan noticed that she was wandering, "What are you thinking?" ”

"Ah~"

Natalie turned her head and smiled, "A few things about the preparation of the movie." ”

"Probably when will the shooting start?" Ryan remembers playing the heaviest male role of all, "November? Or December? ”

"I want to push it until the beginning of next year." Natalie said seriously, "I want to be more prepared, and if I don't have enough budget, I can give up the salary of the director and the actors." ”

A longer lead time often means more money to spend.

"Do you need me to give up my pay too?" Ryan said deliberately, and Natalie couldn't help but purse her lips and laugh, "Okay, you're the boss anyway, and it's up to you to decide all this." ”

"The film needed to re-choreograph Swan Lake, and it needed to establish a tacit understanding with the actors of the New York Ballet who participated in the filming." Natalie simply closed her notebook and chatted quietly with Ryan while looking at the black swans dancing on the stage, "I'm also looking for a ballet double that is similar to me, Scarlett and Gail." ”

She went on to explain, "Less than half a year of practice is too short for ballet, and some difficult movements, especially those with feet, must use stand-ins. ”

"I would have changed the movie if I had known." Ryan couldn't help but feel the urge to cover his forehead, this kind of film involving professional dance is really troublesome, "You will suffer a lot when shooting like this." ”

"I volunteered." Natalie comforted Ryan instead, "Without paying, how can there be victory." ”

"Hey, Nat." Ryan couldn't help but laugh, "When did you peek at the script for Transformers?" ”

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

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

"If you just read the story." Natalie said directly, "The script is just terrible. ”

There was a soft knock on the door outside the enclosed box, and John entered, "There's a lady outside, who claims to be a friend of Miss Portman's. ”

"Ah, it's supposed Emily."

Hearing Natalie's words, Ryan nodded lightly to John, and not long after he walked out, a woman slightly older than Natalie entered the box.

"Ryan, this is Emily."

Natalie gave a brief introduction, "My roommate at Harvard, she worked for the New York Ballet, and this preparation of the film helped us a lot. ”

"Thank you!"

Although the impression is very faint, Ryan vaguely remembers Natalie, the roommate who has published a poetry book, "Miss Emily, thank you for your help." ”

"Just call me Emily."

After saying hello, she sat down next to Natalie, "When I was at Harvard, Nat was my best friend. ”

"The choreographer for the film and my ballet instructor were introduced by Emily." Natalie reminded Ryan, "That's the principal dancer of the New York Ballet I mentioned, I remember you seeing." ”

"Me?" Ryan frowned and thought about it, not impressed at all.

"Remember when I was on Broadway in 'The Seagull'?" Natalie took his hand covertly, "One time you came backstage to see me, and you happened to meet him. (To be continued......)