"Where are we going?"

Seeing the commercial vehicle driving out of the studio, Taylor asked curiously, "Didn't you just come back from Northampton?" ”

"Honey, are you going back to the hotel? Or come with me to the airport? Although Taylor's mother didn't come along, Ryan booked a special housekeeper to take care of her in the presidential suite at the Hilton.

As for the car and driver who picked her up, it was arranged by George, as long as she didn't mischievous, safety and life were not a problem at all.

"What are you going to do at the airport?" The little girl realized that she had asked a stupid question, and immediately changed her words, "Who are you going to pick up?" Is Nicole coming, or is Nat coming to London? ”

Ryan went to pick up the person at the airport, neither Nicole nor Natalie, not long after the business car was parked at Heathrow Airport, Chen Jiazheng, Darren? Bowsman and the other four people, under the guidance of George's phone, found this side.

"Wow, we don't even get the president of the United States and the secretary general of the United Nations." Reese, who was the most active, got into the van and let out a strange scream, "Our dear Ryan? It was such an honor that Jenkins came to pick people up in person. ”

"Shut up, Reese." David pushed him, after all, this is not the time for their classmates to be alone, there are bodyguards here, "You don't speak, no one treats you like an egg." ”

"Is there such an ugly egg as Reese in the world?" Taylor pursed his lips disdainfully.

"Hi Taylor, you've grown taller again......"

"Wow, our lovely princess has grown up......"

The four of them greeted her, and Taylor smiled enthusiastically, "Hello, stupid boys! ”

Stupid foursome? Chen Jiazheng, Darren? The four of them looked at each other, as if the four of them were the best students at the USC Film School, right?

"Naughty." Ryan flicked the little girl's forehead, "Don't give people nicknames in the future." ”

Then, he looked at Chen Jiazheng, "Chen." Have you found a partner for your entrustment? ”

"Yes." Chen Jiazheng nodded solemnly, and after Ryan made a gesture that it didn't matter, he continued, "We contacted a Chinese film company through Mr. Xu Ligong's relationship, and the other party has a relatively strong intention to cooperate, and the current person in charge of the company in China is negotiating with them. ”

"Ryan, is China's film market really going to show explosive growth?" He asked again.

"In a few years, you'll see its potential." Ryan didn't elaborate. No statement is more convincing than the facts, "I'll keep Mario on how things are going, thank you this time." ”

In this kind of negotiation, if there is an authentic Chinese as a bridge, although it will not be harmonious, it will always be more convenient.

"Ryan, do you really want to choose a Chinese actor for Zhang Qiu?" Darren? Bausman knows a little bit about it.

"I'll answer for Ryan." Taylor raised his hand, and seeing that Ryan did not object, he deliberately pretended to be an adult. "Because we want to use this person to open the entire Chinese market for the Harry Potter series."

"Am I right, Ryan?" She looked over with a smile.

"Honey, maybe I won't let you play Miss Jack-of-all-trades. It was the biggest mistake. Ryan also knew that she and the tomboy had a lot of time hanging out at Jenkins Pictures, the level of gossip between the two little guys, and the fact that the entire company didn't have their off-limits. There's always a lot of news.

"Oh, now you can't make up for that mistake." Taylor shook the golden retriever on his head and said seriously. "Emma is my friend now, and she's definitely going to be sad if I rob her of her role, so I decided to give up Hermione for good? Granger is up. ”

Although many friendships do not last a lifetime, they need to be cherished while they still exist, which is one of the most beautiful human feelings.

The little girl, who has always been naughty and mischievous, can understand the preciousness of friends, Ryan felt very relieved, and rubbed Taylor's head affectionately.

Then, he asked the other four people, "Have you figured it out, are you going to the Gladiator crew or the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?" ”

"Gladiator, of course." They didn't hesitate to make their choice, Darren? Boussman explained, "We will not choose family movies as our own path in the future. ”

"Actually, after last year's short film, we had an idea for a new film." David, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, and Reese, who was next to him, continued, "We plan to work together again after graduation this year to make a horror film." ”

"Tomato sauce or something, it's the most annoying." Taylor stuck out his tongue at them.

The four didn't mind, and Reece continued, "Darren really wants to use more ketchup. ”

"To be exact, he wants internal organs and severed limbs to fly everywhere......" Chen Jiazheng just said this, and saw Taylor who was making a grimace, and quickly stopped his mouth, "I'm sorry, let's talk on another occasion." ”

"I've watched "The Grim Reaper" and it's not a big deal."

As soon as Taylor finished speaking, he was picked up by Ryan and sent to George, and Mr. Bodyguard took the headset and buckled it to her ear, "What song to listen to?" ”

"Ryan's Childhood Album ......"

Ryan and the others no longer care about the people in front of them, and they can speak freely without the presence of minors.

"A few of us recently watched horror movies from all over the world, and we have some new ideas." Darren? As he pondered the wording, Bowsman said, "As Chan said, we were going to make a traditional American horror film, or the bloody kind." ”

Nodding, Ryan made a gesture to continue.

"We plan to design some special machines and mechanisms, and then like a game, people will be tested, and those who can't pass will die, and the ways of death will be varied, very bloody......"

Listen to Darren? Bousman's words, Ryan can't help but have a strong sense of immediacy, the movie of the Organ Murder Show, it seems that there was a previous life, right?

"Where's the script?" Ryan asked.

"We're just making a preliminary plan, and we're only going to start writing the script in the near future." David, who is the more adept of the four in writing scripts, said, "The film will be limited to a few small scenes, and we need to keep costs under control. ”

"If you need to, just ask." Ryan nodded.

Now he doesn't even have the most basic script, so he can't say much, if it's really similar to some movies in his previous life, he can also give some opinions.

These four people will graduate from the USC Film School this summer, Chen Jiazheng is sure to return to China after accumulating enough experience, and the other three people, in Darren? Under the influence of Bousman, his interest gradually shifted towards horror films, and as a pure newcomer like a USC graduate, honing in a low-budget horror film may be a good choice.

After sending the four of them to the hotel where the Gladiator crew in Northampton was staying, Ryan returned to London, where he is now training more as a gladiator, and it will take some time before the official filming is made.

Back at the Hilton, Ryan and Taylor had dinner and went to the presidential suite on the top floor, where he took care of the work at hand while the little girl got her time for the routine instrument practice.

Taylor sat in front of the black piano, pressing the black and white keys seriously, and the music played was not very smooth, compared to the guitar and banjo, her piano attainments can only be described as just beginning.

"There are fingering errors in the first, third, and fifth measures."

Ryan's level of appreciation was still there, and when the little girl finished playing a paragraph, he immediately pointed out where she had made a mistake.

"I've just started practicing this piece, and it's normal to make mistakes." Taylor wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction, "You guy who threw the music away, if you come and play it now, you're going to make mistakes." ”

"Okay, you go ahead." Ryan looked up and went back to the back of his laptop.

This is the latest box office report from Jenkins Films, focusing on "Here Comes the Grim Reaper," "Toy Story 2" and "The Pianist."

Although "The Grim Reaper is Coming" got more than $30 million at the box office in the first week, it is impossible for genre films to be as popular as commercial productions, and the box office has been in a state of plummeting in the next few weeks. Hanks and Jenkins Films are profitable, and if you add the overseas markets that are still in theaters, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a big seller relative to investment.

"Toy Story 2" officially dropped in North America this week, and although the result of a little more than 300 million US dollars is still quite far from the box office of "Star Wars Prequel 1", it is enough to overwhelm other films and become the runner-up in the North American box office list last year.

It has also been popular overseas, and has now grossed more than $500 million worldwide.

As for "The Pianist", soon after it landed in North America, it was released in Europe one after another, and both North American film critics and European media gave the film unanimous praise, but it could not change the embarrassing situation of whether the film was popular or not.

Even though Ryan's appeal drove the box office in North America in the first week, the film's slow pace and icy atmosphere doomed it to be a niche movie, and the box office of the film was tepid from the second week, and the number of theaters in North America did not exceed 800.

If you talk about the ratio of investment and box office alone, this is definitely a movie that hits the streets, even if the starring role is called Ryan? Jenkins, still can't save it from the box office.

So far, the film has been in theaters in North America for more than a month, and has only grossed less than $30 million, plus the European region has already been released, and the global box office is close to $50 million, which is a small consolation.

Of course, Ryan had expected this situation for a long time, and it was unrealistic to expect "The Pianist" to make money.

In the following week, in addition to handling some work through satellite phones and the Internet, Ryan devoted most of his energy to gladiator training, and the experience of sword training and Lord of the Rings shooting in the past year helped him tremendously, and gradually found his gladiator status.

However, just before the filming of his role began, there was an unexpected news from North America. (To be continued......)