When the sun was about to sink into the horizon, four horses ran all the way from the farm back to the manor with the roar of the cross-country pickup motor. The excited barking of the hounds and the faint smell of blood showed that the pedestrian had gained a lot.
Reining on the reins, Ryan rolled over and got off the horse. Like Nicole and the others, he handed the horse to the staff who took care of the stables.
"Tommy, you came back so early." He beckoned to the Tom Hanks who came by.
"Hey, Leon!" Taylor took off his cowboy hat and shouted to Leonardo, who had changed into casual clothes. "How many prey did you hit?"
"My dear..." Leonardo looked at the pickup truck that came in and raised three fingers. "One deer and two hares."
"So, you are going to lose." He said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter if you lose." Tyler rolled his eyes and walked towards the stopped pickup truck. "I didn't promise you what to do after losing."
"Uh..." Leonardo was stunned and found that it seemed to be the case. He couldn't help but patted his forehead and followed, "Taylor, you have grown up and you can no longer be a rascal."
"The problem is that I won't lose!" Taylor turned his head and glanced at him. He hugged Nicole's arm passing by, stretched out a white tender hand, and flipped it back and forth. "I didn't hit the deer. , But Glu they captured ten hares."
The farm staff has opened the cargo compartment of the pickup truck and pulled out the harvest of Ryan and his group, three deer and more than a dozen hares from it.
"Did you see, Leon." Tyler took Nicole's arm and stood a dozen feet away from the pickup. "You lost."
"You compare by quantity." Drew Barrymore who walked over deliberately reminded.
"Okay." Leonardo stretched out his hand helplessly and looked at Ryan, "You didn't help?"
"Of course not." Ryan is confessing that the staff will deal with the prey as soon as possible, and at the same time call everyone to hold a bonfire party at night, after hearing Leonardo's words. Turning around, he said, "With me as an upright and kind person as a guarantee, you should give up, Leon."
Several people laughed, and their clear voices drifted far away in the wind.
Darkness engulfed the light, and the clear night sky was dotted with stars. Below the stars, dozens of bonfires burned on the square in front of the manor, reflecting half of the sky.
Several large grills and temporary stoves were erected at the edge of the campfire. The chefs specially hired from Brisbane used the game meat harvested in the afternoon to cook delicious food, such as roast meat, potato stew, venison, and hare soup, which were successively delivered to everyone.
There are also small barbecue grills set up next to each bonfire, and those who like to do it themselves can also show off their cooking skills.
"Australia is vast and sparsely populated, without large carnivores."
Ryan took a bite of the kebab that Nicole handed over, and the taste was as tempting as when he was a child. After everyone toasted and drank, I continued the topic just now, "The proliferation of wild animals with strong reproductive power is the biggest headache for many farms."
"The hare plague in Australia is famous all over the world." Tom Hanks took over the fried venison from Tyler. Thank you, "I didn't expect the size of the wild deer herd to expand rapidly in recent years."
"Is there no good solution?" Drew put down the beer can and asked.
"Yes..." turning around the campfire. Taylor, who was acting as a temporary waiter, said first, "We can poison them and kill them all..."
Just when everyone was covering their foreheads subconsciously. The girl said happily, "But the Queensland government does not allow it. Hunting is possible, but it is not allowed to use any measures that destroy the ecological balance."
"We have been trying to control their numbers." Ryan looked at Tyler. The girl put her tongue out naughty and jumped over to sit next to Nicole. He shook his head and said, "But the farm is too big. There are forests and wastelands protected by the state government, and the effect is not very obvious."
"It's not as good as this." Leonardo suddenly made a very unreliable suggestion, "Let the entire farm be deserted and become a real hunting ground."
"Leon..." Nicole wiped her hands and raised an eyebrow at him, "This is a farm for vacation and leisure!"
"Just a suggestion." Leonardo smiled and shrugged.
A few people talked and laughed. After staying away from the Vanity Fair of Hollywood, they all relaxed a lot. Even Leonardo, who just broke up with Gisele Bonson, was also fighting with Drew Barrymore. The depression was all thrown behind his head.
"Congratulations yet, Tommy."
Touching Tom Hanks' beer can, Ryan asked, "My Grand Greek Wedding should end overseas screenings, right?"
"Basically it's down." Tom Hanks drank a sip of beer. "The screenings in overseas markets are not as good as in North America, with about 120 million U.S. dollars in box office."
"That adds up to $360 million."
Ryan didn’t think of this movie at all. After all, he was just a person with a better head, not a computer with huge storage capacity. “The production cost of the movie was only US$50 million.”
"Don't forget, there is still a publicity cost of 50 million US dollars." Tom Hanks said with his chin.
Nowadays, the cost of distributing movies is getting higher and higher. It is almost impossible for movies to expect huge profits at the box office as they did a decade ago.
"Ryan, are you interested in working together again?" Tom Hanks suddenly brought up another topic, "My film industry bought the film rights of "The Da Vinci Code"."
"Tommy..." Ryan shook his head without even thinking about it, "This subject doesn't suit me."
"Look at me, I'm drunk too much." Tom Hanks just remembered, and couldn't help patting his forehead, "Sorry."
"It's okay." Ryan just smiled, "Our last cooperation was very pleasant. If we have the opportunity, we will wait for the next time."
In the previous collaboration of "Brothers", Ryan has now recovered 30 million US dollars of investment, and the subsequent re-screening copyright and DVD video tapes will gradually generate sufficient profits.
Although the response was good, the investment in this miniseries was too great. Apart from the copyright, there were no other profit points around it. After more than two years of launch, it just earned back a total investment of more than 200 million U.S. dollars.
Nicole had been whispering to Tyler, and when Ryan turned his head, they were covering their mouths and laughing.
"What's so happy." Ryan leaned over, "Can you tell me and share it?"
"This is a topic among women!" Nicole shook her head and gave him a little push, "You are not fit to know."
"That's right, we won't tell you." Tyler wrinkled his nose at this side.
"Honey, I heard that Hollywood Records is going to record for you?" Drew beckoned to Taylor and asked, "When will you release the record?"
"Almost." When it comes to business, Taylor has a calm face, "Don't worry."
"Well, can we listen to your new song first?" Tom Hanks made an inviting gesture. "Little guy?"
"okay then."
Tyler nodded his chin and stood up, "I'll get the guitar."
About ten minutes later, the girl hugged the rosewood guitar and walked over quickly. This was specially made for her by Ryan, and the brand of ‘’ complemented her.
"Need Ryan to accompany you or sing a chorus?"
The people sitting here, now that Nicole would say such things, Taylor shook his head and said seriously, "Music requires not only talent, but also a lot of practice. Ryan has been throwing it away for so long. Got it."
Tyler was talking about the simplest truth. Ryan smiled and clapped his hands. Several people around him applauded.
"This is a new song I wrote after I came to Australia." With the acoustic guitar hanging, Taylor stood by the bonfire. Although he was less than fifteen years old, he had his own temperament and demeanor. "I Season, thank you!"
She didn't use picks, but directly strummed the strings with her fingers, and the popular country-style tune suddenly sounded.
"Light blue sky, light blue lake, deep blue sea.
And floating white clouds,
The most natural and beautiful color.
You can never see the beauty of this season,
Standing here, I couldn't move an inch, and I was deeply attracted by the scenery in front of me.
There is no one everywhere, I seem to have come to the end of the world,
If I can fly, I would spread my wings and wander on the waves with the angels!
Only the clouds in the sky are still there, and all of them have witnessed the surging waves and silver sandy beaches here..."
The girl’s singing is ethereal and tactful without any bubbles. It is as colorful as autumn in Australia, and as exquisite and moving as the scenery of the manor, as if this season is rippling in her singing.
The singing voice was crisp and clear spread far, far away. When the last syllable fell, not only the people on Ryan's side clapped their palms, but the other people around the fire also clapped vigorously. There was also a voice of applause.
"Thank you!" Taylor smiled and turned and beckoned to the surroundings, shoveling the guitar to Ryan, and then sitting back next to Nicole, "Temporarily keep it to you."
"Very beautiful!" Nicole kissed her on the forehead, "Alison, you are our pride."
The girl pulled her long blond curly hair and smiled brighter.
Putting Taylor’s guitar away, Ryan smiled brilliantly. As she got older, Taylor showed a musical talent that was completely beyond her previous life. More importantly, she could easily capture every inspiration that floated around her, creating He has a beautiful song that he has never heard in his previous life. This song "My Season", which he wrote after coming to Australia, is a representative of it.
She will have her own style, her own music, and her own brilliance.
As long as the time is up, Taylor will inevitably bloom with an extremely bright light. (To be continued...) ()