Chapter 185： Nicole's secret

After hanging up Cate Blanchett's phone, Ryan was enjoying the night view of California through the car window. Before the car entered the Beverly Hills boundary, his mobile phone rang again, but it was a phone from home.

"Hello, Lisa, what happened?" The housekeeper called.

"There is a lady in the living room. She said she is Nicole's friend and she is from Australia."

"Did you not tell her that Nicole went to Europe?" Ryan was a little strange, Nicole didn't have many friends, and Lisa knew all of them.

"I said, but she neither left nor said the purpose of coming here." Lisa said with a touch of helplessness in her words, "She said it's okay to see you."

"Then... okay." Ryan completely took his gaze back from the window, "I will be in Beverly Hills soon, let her wait a moment."

Can't let Lisa drive people out? Ryan closed his mobile phone and shook his head slightly, but there were paparazzi outside the house for a long time...

Who the **** is it? From Australia? Didn’t you hear Nicole mention that she has other friends in Australia?

As the car drove into the garage, Ryan went straight into the living room of the villa and found Lisa sitting on the sofa, chatting with a blonde woman over coffee.

The blonde woman Ryan knew it. It was the female classmate Nicole she met when she was on vacation with Nicole in Australia.

"Hello, Ryan, remember me?" The opponent stood up and stretched out his hand to him.

"Of course, you are Nicole's classmate." Ryan shook lightly, motioning her to be polite.

What is her name? After sitting on the sofa, Ryan found that he couldn't remember her name. This was normal. Although his head was much better than ordinary people, he would not deliberately remember the names of people who had only met once.

"When did you come to Los Angeles? Why didn't you inform Nicole?"

Seeing that the other party didn't mean to introduce herself, Ryan simply ignored her name and said casually.

"I came here at the beginning of the year." She held the coffee cup and turned it slowly in her hand. Doesn't seem to know how to speak.

Ryan looked at her calmly. Although the blonde woman was very beautiful, her expression was haggard, and her pale blue eyes were clearly marked with anxiety. She looked like the actresses who were running into Hollywood. It makes no difference.

It wasn't until Lisa's figure disappeared completely and only the two of them were left in the living room that the other person spoke again, "I lost Nicole's contact information. You can only find out your address after asking someone in the circle... "

After listening to her, Ryan gradually understood. This is just another one who came to Hollywood to find a dream. But it's a **** story.

She did not follow Nicole's advice at the time. Before he made any fame in Australia, he traveled across the ocean to Los Angeles, hoping to become famous overnight.

However, reality and dreams are like Sydney and Los Angeles. Across the distance of more than half of the Pacific Ocean, although she has been insisting, for more than half a year, except for a few influential roles, there has been no progress in her career.

Like most Westerners, she didn't have much savings, she couldn't make ends meet for a long time, unable to pay the rent of the apartment, and moved into the motel temporarily. He is often harassed by some hippies, and even his own safety is about to become a problem.

In desperation, this came to ask for help.

Even though she was very vague, Ryan had analyzed the general meaning.

There are many Hollywood and Australian movie stars, and most of them have made fame in Australia. Some works entered the North American market before they came to Hollywood to develop. Even if there are people who rise from the bottom occasionally, they are rare, and any circle has its xenophobia.

You know, there are many women from all over the world looking for actor dreams. After wasting years, they can only stand on the side of the street for their livelihood.

"Well, wait a moment, I'll call Nicole."

Strictly speaking, this is Nicole's private matter, and she has to make up her mind how to deal with it.

Ryan walked out of the living room, entered another reception room, dialed Nicole's contact number in Europe, and soon a familiar voice came from the other side.

"Hi, Ryan, is there something to call this time?"

"That's it, Nicole, your female classmate..." Ryan realized that he still didn't know the other party's name, so he had to say, "It's the one I met at Anne's house..."

He explained it quickly and incomparably in simple language, and then quietly waited for Nicole's decision.

"She and I once had a relationship. The apartment in Ximu District has been empty all the time... The key is in the cabinet of my room, you can find it yourself."

Now that Nicole said so, Ryan would naturally not object, and pulled the phone off. He went directly to the second floor, entered Nicole's room, walked to the side of the big bed, and opened the white cabinet.

The contents inside are very messy, not at all like Nicole’s style of keeping tidy, but the set of keys is placed on the top floor. Ryan found it at a glance. After taking it, he just wanted to close the cabinet and leave, but was caught The bright silver flat metal box attracted attention.

Seems to have seen this box? Ryan quickly recalled. Wasn't this the box that happened to be the box when he came to Nicole to sign the check one night?

This is a cigarette pack? Have you never seen Nicole smoking?

Throwing the key aside, Ryan drew out the metal cigarette box. With a light press of his finger, the box was opened. There were five or six cigarettes inside. Unlike regular round cigarettes, they were crooked and twisted, obviously hand-rolled. , With a bit of Nicole's clumsy style when doing fine work.

Pulling out one of them, Ryan put it in front of his nose and sniffed it lightly. Even though he was not a smoker in his previous life and this life, he has always smoked second-hand smoke, which is not the smell of tobacco at all.

Ryan frowned, and Ryan quickly opened one, completely letting go of his holding heart.

This thing is too common in North America. Not to mention adults, more than 80% of middle school students have smoked it. Nicole is a typical Westerner who has lived well since childhood. It's normal to have this kind of thing.

Is this Nicole's secret?

Ryan was not interested in this thing. His slender fingers flexibly restored the opened one, and put the box back into the cabinet. He said to his heart, do you want to remind Nicole to quit this thing completely? Up?

Shaking her head, Ryan gave up this plan. Nicole is not an improper person. What should be done and what should not be done, she is as sober as herself.

After closing the door, Ryan went downstairs and returned to the living room, where the blonde woman was sitting a little nervously, seemingly anxious.

"sorry for keeping you waiting."

Ryan said hello to her, took the pen and paper to write the address, and handed it over with the key, "Nicole has an apartment in Westwood District. The address and Nicole’s contact information are on it. You live there temporarily. Right."

"thank you all."

There should be really no way, the other party is not polite.

"By the way, the smaller bedroom in the apartment used to be my room. There are a lot of things in it. Please pay attention to it." Ryan reminded him of his miscellaneous things.

"I will pay attention."

Seeing the blond woman driving away in a used car, Ryan suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask her name again.

This can't blame me! Ryan found a reason for himself. Blame the cigarette case. Who made it distract me?

Maybe this is the way Nicole used to relieve great stress? Ryan unconsciously made an excuse for Nicole, and the facts were similar to what he had imagined.

Back to his room, sitting at the desk, Ryan gently twitched his knuckles, and visited three invitations in front of him. These are the official invitations for the premiere of the three movies, namely "The Lion King" and "Sugar Coated Trap". And "Schindler's List"!

"The Lion King" will be released on the eve of Thanksgiving, "Sugar Coated Trap" will probably be later, "Schindler's List" is the latest, and its goal is Oscar.

Despite the great help of the National Jewish Association, the number of theaters this film can win is still not ideal. This is the rule of the market.

"The Lion King" is the focus of the Thanksgiving Christmas file. Disney's cartoons were originally a guarantee of quality. Now that Ryan's name is added, it is naturally favored by most people at the box office, even Disney itself. Ambitious, intends to compete with the box office record set by "Jurassic Park".

As for "Sugar Coated Trap", its novel version has also topped the North American bestseller list, has a lot of fans, and it also reflects a very prominent problem in the United States. The conflict between law and professional ethics is sure to attract people's attention.

This movie Ryan did not copy the version of the previous life. He compressed the plot and made the rhythm more compact, but retained the ending of the previous life on the other side of the website.

After all, there are very different ways of thinking between the East and the West. It is one of the rules advertised in Western society to abide by the professional code at all times. For a profession that requires reputation, the professional code is often above the law.

Thinking of this movie, Ryan couldn't help but think of Nicole again. She went to Europe to participate in a series of Chanel commercial activities, probably staying there for a long time.

Although the real star of "Jurassic Park" is the dinosaur, but with the terrifying box office numbers, several of the main actors have also benefited a lot. Nicole's career has gone further and her appeal in commercial films has increased. The stronger, he stabilized Julia Roberts, who was constantly regaining her popularity.

In the performance contract of "Batman Forever" signed with Warner, her salary was as high as 15 million U.S. dollars, and it was only a matter of time before she entered the 20 million club.

Like most first-line actresses in Hollywood, Nicole's income in advertising endorsements far exceeds income in terms of remuneration. Her beautiful appearance and keen sense of fashion have long become the darling of businesses. ()