Chapter Ninety-Six: Back to Los Angeles
Ryan returned to Los Angeles after a hectic trip around the United States, four weeks after the album's release, and the album had sold nearly 2.4 million copies, which was a very good result in the early '90s.
The City of Angels is Ryan's home base, one of the places where fans are most concentrated, and it is also a stop for his signing and promotion, Disney held a huge event, not only arranged routine signings, but also let its Disney TV station broadcast the whole event live.
Ryan and Nicole are celebrities, and almost all of them come to Santa Monica Commercial Plaza, even if most of them just stop to say hello, but they also attract the attention of good media.
Nearly 20,000 people gathered on the side of the stage in the square, and if people who don't know see it, they may think that some A-list singer is holding a solo concert.
Similarly, there are thousands of people waiting in line to sign the sale.
For this reason, the Los Angeles County Police Department had to deploy a large number of people to maintain order, and most of these people were energetic teenagers, and God knows what they would do when they were excited.
Dozens of reporters waited either under the stage or in front of the record store, and they really made the trip worthwhile, and many stars were photographed.
"Look, look!" A reporter pointed to the stout man who stepped out of the car and said, "Arnold Schwarzenegger! He also came. β
"Stupid, of course he'll come." His colleague gave him a disdainful look and pressed the shutter as he said, "Haven't you heard, Ryan wrote an action script specifically for Arnold, and it is said that James Cameron will be in charge of the guide again." β
"Wow~ It's Nicole Kidman, and Jodie Foster!"
"Nicole! Nicole! β
After Nicole and Jodie Foster got off the bus hand in hand, the fans in the square let out a neat shout, and it was obvious that they also had a good impression of their idol's adoptive sister.
"Who's that handsome man?"
Someone saw a strange man following two beautiful women into the record store, looking a little strange.
"Brad Pitt! The male lead in Nicole's new play! "There are well-informed people who remind.
"David Fincher, the genius director is also here. By the way, I heard that he will direct Ryan's first music video. β
"What about Drew Barrymore? She claimed to be Ryan's number one fan the other day, why didn't she see her? A reporter asked.
In the record store, Ryan greeted everyone who came to cheer for him, and discussed with the Disney TV hostess questions on stage, reminding her not to ask questions that went too far.
"Susan, don't ask any more questions about Tom Cruise." He reminded.
"Okay." Su Shan smiled maliciously, "But, Ryan, don't just let me let you go. β
Ryan could only sigh that none of these talk show hosts were fuel-efficient lamps, and he came to Nicole Kidman and interrupted her conversation with David Fincher.
"I'm sorry, Nicole, I can't make it to your premiere."
"It's okay, dear." Nicole gently rubbed his short hair.
After today's event, in a few days, Ryan will be heading to London, I don't know what the publisher thinks, to hold a signing of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" there.
Nicole Kidman's new film "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea" will premiere in late February, and Ryan will not be able to return in any way after a short stay in London before heading to Poland.
Amid the band's passionate music, Ryan walked onto the stage, and tens of thousands of fans in the audience let out earth-shattering shouts.
Ryan put his baseball cap on his back, took off the microphone and walked to the front of the stage, his right index finger pointing diagonally forward, from left to center and back to right, pointing past everyone, and every time he pointed his finger in one direction, the shouts would go straight into the sky, as if the heavens and the earth were trembling.
"Oh, finally back in California, back in Los Angeles, I had a lot to say, I wanted to say hello and wave to you in the warmest way possible, but...... But I can't! β
The audience fell silent for a moment, and many people felt strange, not understanding what Ryan Weishenme was going to say.
"Yes, I really can't! At least not now, not in Los Angeles, here...... No, because it's ...... Hometown! This is my home, with the people I love the most, and with my staunchest supporters! β
Ryan's voice was slightly choked, and he did look a little excited, and tens of thousands of fans in the audience also understood that the teenager on the stage had never forgotten that he was a Los Angeles native and a person of their own!
It's just that these people have forgotten that the boy on stage is not only a singer, but also an acting master who has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Nicole Kidman stood at the back of the stage, rolling her eyes without a trace, and only she knew that Ryan didn't have much affection for Los Angeles at all.
"Well, a thousand words and ten thousand are not as good as a popular song, "Climbing"!" Ryan beckoned to the band behind him.
After the three songs "Climbing", "Lemon Tree" and "Because of You", the hostess of Disney came to the stage, and after a brief introduction of herself, she pointed the microphone at Ryan.
"Ryan, do you know how many people are here today?"
"It should be close to 20,000 people, right?" Ryan made a look at it, and then said loudly, "Ten thousand?" Let me hear your voices. β
βyesοΌβ The shouts of the mountains and the tsunami hit the face like a tornado.
"We all know that you did all the lyrics on the album, how inspired you have been?"
"It's hard to say, in fact, there are a lot of songs that have been written one after another since the early 90s, starting with a few short fragments, and then gradually completing them." Ryan scratched his head, well, three of the songs are indeed like that.
"Now that the album has sold more than two million, is there anything you would like to say?"
"With everyone's support from Xiexie, I will work harder in the future."
Most of the questions were discussed before going on stage, there was no depth, it was more like a routine, but there were also some experiences in the creation and recording process, which Ryan said at the moment, and the fans in the audience listened to it with relish.
"Okay, zuihou a question." Host Susan winked at him, and Ryan understood that this should be her difficult question, "Ryan, you're twelve, wow...... Just look at the height, it's a little taller than me, I want to ask, have you ever thought about finding a girlfriend, are there any standards? β
No wonder everyone loves gossip, even people in the industry are not exempt from vulgarity! Ryan would love to reward her with a pair of white eyeballs, but it would be rude to have a camera pointed at him.
"Nope!"
"Really?" The host asked unrelentingly.
"I don't have much time and energy to think about it."
Many female fans in the audience sighed in unison, not knowing whether they were happy or disappointed.
After a brief interview, the next step was the book signing, Ryan went back to the break room to change his clothes, and sat behind his desk, George and a staff member with a big waist on either side of him, guarding against the female fans who liked to do raids.
"Hurry, hurry, Gwynnie." Drew trotted all the way to the record store, but the long line couldn't see the end at a glance, "Gwynnie, it's all you, Weishenme is not on the road, hurry up." β
"Drew, you can't blame me for that." Gwyneth glared at him, "Who made you drink so much last night, I won't answer your morning call." β
"Alright, alright." Drew rolled his eyes and suddenly said, "Well, let's not go to the record store, how about we go to the line?" β
"Queue?" Gwyneth pointed to the long line, "Are you stupid?" β
"Let's go cut the line, don't worry, it's just a small thing for me."
With that, Drew Barrymore walked to the door of the record store, picked up the boys' positions, took off his hat, spread his long blond hair, and put on a coquettish look.
"Hey, little handsome guy......"
"Ah......" The boys were a little impatient, but when they saw Drew, their eyes widened, "Miss Drew Barrymore?" β
"yes." Drew leaned over and muttered a few words in the ears of several boys, and successfully cut the line.
"Look, look, it's Drew Barrymore, she's in line." Immediately, a reporter noticed what was happening here, "Keep up, maybe there will be a good show." β
In the hearts of reporters, where this girl appears, there is never a shortage of news, even if there is no news, this fun-loving guy will make news.
Ryan still maintained his usual signature style, and after signing an autograph for a male fan, the corners of his mouth twitched as he looked at the two girls who stepped forward.
Which one is this? Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow came to line up for autographs? They are acquaintances with themselves, and it is not easy to sign records?
"Hey, Ryan, haven't seen you in a long time, did you miss me?" Drew came up first, and blinked rather coquettishly.
Miss you big-headed ghost! Ryan really wanted to reply to such a sentence, but there are still a lot of reporters here, so it is better to send her away first.
"Okay. Drew, and Gwynnie, if you have time, you can go to the break room and talk to Nicole for a while. β
"That's not going to work." Drew shook his head and placed the record in his hand on the table, "Ryan, if you can, please write it to my favorite Miss Drew Barrymore!" β
"Ah, and this." She took another record, "It's Gwynnie's, just sign it." β
Ryan didn't have the American time to talk to her, and he danced all over the two records, trying to get rid of this troublesome girl as soon as possible.
Drew never stopped, "Ryan, the English writing is good, by the way, how is the script you wrote for me?" β
"I haven't started writing yet!"
"Didn't put pen to paper?" Drew's eyes widened, "Ryan, this is what you owe me, you can't talk without talking, can you?" β
β¦β¦ The third more, we made up for what we owed yesterday, and we may go to Sanjiang tomorrow, so everyone will support you......