This is a new branch of Mr. Chow's restaurant in North Hollywood, which has grown rapidly in recent years, and its improved Chinese cuisine with a style and taste close to Western cuisine has become popular, and its branches have spread to major cities in North America, and the branch in Beverly Hills is frequented by Hollywood stars.

After the North Hollywood branch opened, Hollywood celebrities who lived nearby became regular customers.

When she came back from Burbank, Natalie picked up Scarlett again? Johnson, Ryan and the four of them rushed to the restaurant, and when they set off from Warner Studios, they had already booked their seats.

This is a large partition near the window on the second floor, and the four of them ordered different dishes according to their respective tastes, and slowly tasted the black tea provided by the store.

"Ryan, why didn't you ask for authentic Chinese food?"

Sitting in Gail of the same age? Next to Gado, Scarlett asked a little strangely, "I remember when I first moved to Los Angeles, you wanted authentic Chinese food every time." ”

"It's good to change the flavor once in a while." Ryan thanked Natalie for adding sugar to herself, and continued, "Since Westernized Chinese food is so popular, it means that it tastes more suitable for us, doesn't it?" ”

After so many years, he has long since adapted to the Western-style eating habits, both physically and psychologically.

"Scarlett ......" Ryan took the initiative to change the subject, "Drew and Sophia have confirmed the release time of "Lost in Translation" in North America? ”

"December." Scarlett put down her coffee cup, smoothed her down-hanging blonde hair to the back of her head, and winked deliberately playfully, "Ryan, didn't you say you wanted to help me fight for the award?" ”

"Hasn't the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress satisfied you yet?" Natalie quipped deliberately.

"Wow, honey, are you jealous?" The relationship between the two is excellent, and they don't mind making these jokes, "I'm still waiting for you to win a golden man for best director in the future?" ”

"Best Director?" Gail? Gado clearly didn't understand what was going on. Ryan waved his hand, "Nate is learning how to be a good director." ”

The dishes asked for by the four of them were brought up one after another, and after touching the cups together, several people chatted while eating.

"Scarlett ......," Ryan thought for a moment and said, "Remember to tell your mom and agent that after the release of "Lost in Translation", she will go all out for the Golden Globe Awards and ......the Oscars."

He frowned, "At most, it's a nomination." ”

"Need me to say thank you, Ryan?" Scarlett wasn't very polite either.

"In the future, it's okay to teach Alison less to bully people." Ryan shook his head. made a joke, "You two, don't go too far." ”

Some time ago, the boy who pursued Taylor at the Hollywood record company was tricked into the women's bathroom by these two guys. Burns had a headache and had to call Ryan personally.

"Okay." The blonde girl nodded, but her eyes kept rolling to see how much she was listening. That only God knows.

"When is Taylor going to release the record."

Dinner is undoubtedly a woman's natural enemy, Natalie just ate a little and put down the dishes, "I remember she wrote more than ten songs, right?" The last time I went to see her on a Hollywood record. Those songs were practiced very well. ”

"Wait a little longer." Ryan sees Scarlett and Gail on the other side? Gado also put down the dishes, and after asking for advice, he beckoned to the waiters not far away and asked them to remove the porcelain plates. A few people continued to chat while drinking tea.

"When she's older and more mature?" This kind of playful words. Definitely from Scarlett? Johnson, "Ryan, she's smarter than you think. ”

Ryan is somewhat clear about what Scarlett said, Taylor is a sister who doesn't grow up in front of him, Nicole and others, but in front of outsiders, she is a smart, precocious and musically talented girl.

However, it's not a bad thing to release a record later, not to mention that the little girl herself is not in a hurry.

Scarlett and Natalie usually don't have any scruples when they talk to Ryan, but now there is one more Gail? Gado, the topic just revolves around the movie, and occasionally talks about Hollywood gossip and the like.

"Ryan, did you hear that?" Natalie brought up someone who had crossed paths with Ryan, "David? Ellison dropped out of the USC Film School. ”

"David? Ellison? Ryan was stunned for a moment before remembering who this was, "It's normal to drop out of school, I've heard Darren say that he's in a hurry to enter Hollywood." ”

"Not in a hurry, but already underway." Scarlett? Johnson had apparently heard about the other side as well, "It was said that he had a checkbook and was buying great scripts everywhere, especially in air combat." ”

"There are even rumors in Hollywood that he will invest in airplanes whenever they appear in movies." The corners of the blonde girl's mouth almost tugged.

"Nat, Scarlett, who are you talking about?" Gail? Gado asked curiously.

"David? Ellison, a USC dropout who is known to be even more talented in film than Ryan. "Scarlett? Johnson replied first, but his words were not polite at all, "Of course, this is what his mad dad said...... Well, his dad is Larry? Ellison, the boss of Oracle. ”

Natalie and Gail? Gado laughed, and Ryan shook his head with a smile.

Although the other party appeared in Hollywood, it is basically impossible to wave a check to pick up a bargain like in his previous life, Marvel Comics is in his own hands, and he will never accept investment from other traditional forces in Hollywood, and if Paramount encounters a crisis, it will not be the other party's turn to make a move.

Even the "Terminator" series was sold by him to Twentieth Century Fox early.

It's better to obediently be a public enemy of Hollywood, a promising career! Ryan muttered in his heart.

"I remember Gwen in the comics? Stacy is Spider-Man's first girlfriend. ”

Because of Gail? Gado had just auditioned for "Wonder Woman" and the conversation gradually turned to superhero movies, and the Jewish girl was obviously curious about the setting of the "Spider-Man" movie, "Why did the movie become Mary?" What about Jane? ”

This kind of question was naturally asked by Ryan, who buckled the table and said, "There are several reasons." ”

"Can you tell me?" Also curious is Scarlett? Johnson.

"Okay." Ryan sighed and held out a finger, "First of all, the writers of Marvel borrowed from Jim when adapting the comics...... Well, just James? Cameron's draft script, right! That James, you know? Cameron, he is a crazy Spider-Man fan, some of the settings and plots of the movie are derived from him, and in his script, the main character is Mary? Jane and Peter? Parker. ”

Of course, there are some things he didn't say, such as the trucker's script is very dark, Spider-Man is constantly looking for himself, and it is full of Peter? Parker and Mary? Episode of Jane's frantic hand-to-hand fight on the Brooklyn Bridge......

He took out a second finger, "With great power comes great responsibility, and in some ways, it is also to highlight this theme." ”

Speaking of this, Ryan put down his hand, "Finally, after the completion of this trilogy, in a few years, we can restart "Spider-Man", and the specific plot will be set according to the comics, Gwen? Stacy was the first girlfriend and then died, so Peter? Parker has a lot more insight into the identity of a superhero. ”

"I see." Scarlett? Johnson squeezed his eyes at Natalie, "The last point is the most important thing, Spider-Man can be remade in the future, and we can continue to make money." ”

"And Gwen in this series now? What about Stacy? "Gail? Gado seems to be interested in the series, "There won't be a love triangle, right?" ”

"In the second part, it will only be simply exposed." Ryan put on a helpless expression, "As for the third part, I haven't seen the script yet." ”

As Ryan said, no one knows their children better than Marvel, and he will only give some general opinions on the screenwriting, and the specific work is still in charge of Marvel's screenwriting team.

The four of them chatted for a while, and after about a few dozen minutes, Natalie looked at her watch and said, "It's not too early, we should go back." ”

Out of Mr. Zhou's restaurant, Ryan asked John to call a car and bring Gael? Gado sent him back to the Sunset Hotel, and he drove Natalie and Scarlett back to the wealthy ghetto of North Hollywood.

Ryan drove the car directly into the villa, and when he got out of the car, Natalie asked Scarlett, "Why don't you come in and sit down?" ”

"Forget it for today." The blonde girl looked at Ryan, who had just closed the car door, and said with a smile, "Nat, I won't bother you, tomorrow we will go horseback riding in Malibu." ”

"Well, that's good." Natalie beckoned to her, "See you tomorrow, Scarlett." ”

Send Scarlett away? Johnson and Ryan pulled Natalie back, her residence was not particularly large, but there was no shortage of the forecourt, garden and fountain, and by the light of the street lamp, the two walked along the granite road to the brightly lit villa.

"Are you going tomorrow?" Natalie walked over to the fountain and tested the water's temperature.

"What? Malibu? Standing behind her, Ryan took the girl into his arms, "Go horseback riding at Harvey's clubhouse?" I shouldn't have time. ”

"Didn't the movie start shooting for a while?" Natalie turned around, deliberately raised her wet hand, flicked it in front of Ryan, and said with a grin, "Whatever." ”

"The wind is a little cool." Ryan looked up at the dark sky, "Let's go back to our room." ”

In the following period, Ryan's main focus was on the movie "Argo", most of the shots involving Tehran were basically filmed in the studio, and there was really no way, so he found a few Islamic communities in North America to shoot.

After the first draft of the script was sent to their hands, the framing team went to Virginia and Istanbul separately. (To be continued......)