Chapter 735： Muscles, body and condition

After entering the new century, foreign investors entering Hollywood will find that there are not many places where they can invest.

The major Hollywood studios-Columbia, Universal Pictures, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, are mostly non-sale products, either too large or almost bought already-by Viacom , Time Warner and other media groups.

In recent years, most of those acquired are content manufacturers, and these acquisitions are often carried out within Hollywood. Hollywood is the system of large production companies, and the distribution company is at the top of the food chain. Foreign investors arrived early.

Now, like DreamWorks Animation Studios, there are not many companies that are good at producing high-quality content, and their derivatives and distribution capabilities need external supplements. Compared with external funds, it is more likely to be eaten by big Hollywood companies such as Walt Disney. .

What Ryan has done is more to dispel Jeff Katzenberg’s doubts in order to reduce the resistance encountered by Walt Disney’s acquisition. This kind of acquisition involving more than one billion US dollars is far from his own. If it can be solved, it requires a long time operation of a team.

The acquisition of DreamWorks Animation Studios will naturally be handled by a professional team. After talking with Jereford Katzenberg, Ryan took a plane to New York to visit Natalie who was preparing for "Black Swan" here. , He first went to the headquarters of Marvel Comics.

Surprise has achieved amazing results in recent years. The "Iron Man" released in May now has a global box office of more than 700 million U.S. dollars. In addition to DVD video tapes and toy doll peripheral products, it has also greatly promoted related comics. Sales. In the last five months, Marvel Comics has sold more than 4 million copies of "Iron Man" comics around the world.

I had a conversation with the surprised Avi Allard. After determining the next plan, Ryan stayed here until night fell, then left Fifth Avenue and rushed to the Lincoln Center for the Arts in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

At present, the two movies "Iron Man 2" and "Thor" of the first stage of the Marvel Universe Project have entered the final stage of preparation. Black Widow and Hawkeye, who only appeared as guest appearances before, have heavyweight roles in them. According to the surprising plan, after the shooting of Thor, the preparations for the Avengers will begin.

As for the director of "The Avengers", the surprise side has narrowed the scope to a limited number of people, such as Jos Weeden and Sam Remy. If we proceed according to normal conditions, Jos Weeden will get the guide tube. The greatest opportunity.

The one who made a quick decision to influence the surprise was undoubtedly that Jos Weiden’s upper film "Firefly" had a terrible box office. They were also a little worried about the other side's whim and made "Avengers" a western cowboy with almost no market A hodgepodge of space science fiction.

Ryan’s destination is the Metropolitan Opera at the Lincoln Center for the Arts, which is the residence of the American Ballet, because Disney often performs children’s musicals here, and has a close relationship with this side. He would say hello early, as long as there is For ballet performances, Natalie can bring art directors and other crew members into the backstage to watch the daily work of those ballet dancers.

The performance tonight is the classic ballet "Swan Lake", probably because Ryan came to visit the class from Los Angeles. Natalie did not go backstage, but booked VIP tickets early. When she saw Ryan, she would He dragged him into the enclosed independent VIP box on the second floor.

Just after entering the box, Ryan pulled Natalie over, and after a long wet kiss, he gently squeezed her right hand on her chest twice, "Honey, you seem to have lost a lot."

Natalie glared here first, then grabbed the hand that was still rubbing her chest, pinched it hard, and threw it underneath, "Do you want us to make headlines?"

The box is located on the second floor. Looking down, you can see the flashing lights that are constantly lit. Even if there are no reporters in it, if they are captured by ordinary people, the two of them may soon follow the trend of online sharing. Become an entertainment headline.

After tidying up the clothes messed up by him, Natalie sat next to Ryan, feeling that her hand fell on her thigh again, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Nat..." Ryan kneaded a few times on her thighs and calves, then grabbed Natalie's arm, her slender wrist had already shown protruding joints, she couldn't help but frown. , "How much weight did you lose."

"About twenty pounds." Natalie didn't care much.

"I remember you were only 110 pounds before."

Gently holding Natalie's thin wrist, Ryan felt a little distressed, "Don't reduce it anymore."

"Well, I focus on control now." Natalie moved a little closer, her head tilted on Ryan's shoulder, "Keep an energy intake of 1,200 calories every day, and a weight of 90 pounds is necessary for the performance during shooting. The plot of the ballet helps a lot."

"Where is Nascar?"

The little fat girl is shorter than Natalie, but heavier, "How much did she lose."

"She has lost 100 pounds."

Mentioned Scarlett, Natalie couldn't help but laughed, "But it still looks fleshy, but the scenes that require her to perform ballet are not as many as my role, and some other means can be used as a support."

The two chatted a few words about the preparations for "Black Swan". The stage in front slowly opened the curtain. "Swan Lake", which was performed countless times, was once again staged at the Metropolitan Opera. Ryan took a serious look at it. Yes, I couldn't help but turn back to Natalie. Unlike his performance where it was difficult to concentrate, Natalie seemed to be completely immersed in the play.

Besides, she also has a notebook in her hand, and she keeps notes from time to time.

When Ryan's eyes returned to the stage, Natalie's brown eyes suddenly floated past him and quickly retracted.

Natalie knows that with Ryan’s status in Hollywood today, as long as she performs above the level in the role of Nina, she is very likely to get the best actress, but she does not want to become herself Gwyneth Paltrow like a queen in the mouth of the media, she has to use all her strength, at least to make most people unable to say anything sour.

Therefore, since coming to New York, she not only spends five hours a day practicing ballet, she also actively cooperates with sculptors for body training, swimming and temperament training, so that her muscles, body and condition can be adjusted to the level of professional ballet dancers as much as possible. , And these futures will continue for three to four months.

"Nat..."

When she looked at Natalie again, Ryan found that she was wandering, "What do you think?"

"Ah~"

Natalie turned her head and smiled, "Something about the preparation of the movie."

"When will the shooting start?" Ryan still remembered that he was going to play the most important male role, "November? Or December?"

"I want to push it to the beginning of next year." Natalie said seriously, "I want to prepare more. If the budget is not enough, I can give up the director and actor's salary."

Longer preparation period often means spending more money.

"Is it necessary for me to give up my salary?" Ryan said deliberately, and Natalie couldn't help but grinned, "Well, anyway, you are the boss, it's up to you to decide."

"The movie needs to re-choreograph "Swan Lake" and establish a tacit understanding with the actors of the New York Ballet Company who participated in the filming." Natalie simply closed her notebook and watched the black swan dancing on the stage with Ryan. Chat in a low voice, "Look for a ballet stand-in similar to me, Scarlett and Gale."

She went on to explain, "The practice time of less than half a year is too short for ballet. For some difficult movements, especially the foot movements, you must use a substitute."

"I would have changed to another movie." Ryan couldn't help but have the urge to cover his forehead. This kind of professional dance film is really troublesome, "You will have a lot of hardship to shoot like this."

"This is my voluntary." Natalie instead comforted Ryan, "How can there be victory without giving."

"Hey, Nat." Ryan couldn't help laughing. "When did you take a peek at the script of "Transformers"?"

"The time you were preparing to dub Natalie knew that Ryan did not shy away from this, "The script is on my side all day, I will take it and read it, I have to say..."

"Please speak frankly." Ryan made a please gesture.

"Just look at the story." Natalie said directly, "The script is terrible."

There was a soft knock on the door outside the closed box, and John walked in. "There is a lady outside who claims to be Miss Portman's friend."

"Ah, it should be Emily."

Hearing Natalie's words, Ryan nodded slightly to John. Not long after he walked out, a woman slightly older than Natalie entered the box.

"Ryan, this is Emily."

Natalie made a brief introduction, “My roommate when I was at Harvard, she worked for the New York Ballet Company, and preparing the film this time helped us a lot.”

"Thank you!"

Although the impression is extremely weak, Ryan vaguely remembers Natalie, the roommate who had published poetry collections, "Miss Emily, thank you for your help."

"Just call me Emily."

After saying hello, she sat next to Natalie, "At Harvard, Nat was my best friend."

"The choreography of the film and my ballet instructor were all introduced by Emily." Natalie reminded Ryan, "It's the chief dancer of the New York Ballet that I mentioned. I remember you met."

"Me?" Ryan frowned and thought for a while, no impression at all.

"Remember when I starred in "Seagull" on Broadway?" Natalie concealed his hand, "Once you came to see me backstage, you just met him." R1152