After entering the new century, foreign investors enter Hollywood and find that there are actually not many places to invest in.''

Several major Hollywood film companies - Columbia, Universal Pictures, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Twentieth Century Fox, are mostly non-sale products, either too large or have been bought almost the same - acquired by media groups such as Viacom and Time Warner.

In recent years, most of the acquired content manufacturers have been content manufacturers, and these acquisitions are often carried out between Hollywood, which is a system of large production companies, and distribution companies are at the top of the food chain and will always arrive one step earlier than foreign investors.

There are not many companies like DreamWorks Animation Studio that are good at producing high-quality content, and derivatives and distribution capabilities require external supplementation. Compared with external funds, it is easier to be eaten by major companies in Hollywood itself like Walt Disney.

What Ryan did was more to dispel Jerry Fert Carsonberg's doubts in order to reduce the resistance encountered during the acquisition of Walt Disney. This acquisition case involving more than one billion US dollars was far from being able to solve by himself, and it would require a team to operate for a long time.

There will naturally be a professional team responsible for the acquisition of DreamWorks animation studio. After talking to Jerry Fert Carsonberg, Ryan took a plane to New York to visit Natalie who was preparing for "Black Swan" here, and he first went to the headquarters of Marvel Comics.

Marvel has achieved amazing results in recent years. "Iron Man" released in May has now achieved a box office of more than 700 million US dollars worldwide. In addition to the peripheral products of DVD video tapes and toy dolls, it has also greatly driven the sales of related comics. In the past five months, Marvel Man has sold more than 4 million copies of "Iron Man" comics around the world.

After communicating with the amazing ceo Avi Arad and determining the next plan, Ryan stayed here until the night fell before leaving Fifth Avenue and rushed to the Lincoln Art Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

At present, the two movies "Iron Man 2" and "Thor" in the first phase of the universe plan, both have entered the final preparation stage. Black Widow and Hawkeye, who had only appeared as guest appearances, have heavyweight scenes in it. According to the plan of Marvel, after the filming of "Thor", the preparations for "Avengers" will begin.

As for the director of "Avengers", the surprise side has narrowed the scope to a limited number of people including Joss Weiden, Sam Remy. If it follows the normal situation, Joss Weiden will have the greatest chance of getting the guide.

The one who influenced the surprise quickly made a decision. It was undoubtedly Jos Way who had a bad box office in the movie "Firefly". They were also a little worried that each other would have a sudden idea and make "Avengers" into a western cowboy space science fiction hodgepodge with almost no market.

Ryan's destination is the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Art Center, which is the residence of the American Ballet. Because Disney often performs children's operas here, it is close to the relationship here and greets him early. As long as there is a ballet performance at night, Natalie can bring art director and other crew members into the backstage to watch the daily work of the ballet dancers.

Tonight, the classic ballet repertoire "Swan Lake". It was probably because Ryan came to visit the set from Los Angeles. Natalie did not go to the backstage, but booked VIP tickets early. When she saw Ryan, she pulled him into the closed independent VIP box on the second floor.

As soon as he entered the private room, Ryan pulled Natalie over and kissed her long wet kiss. He gently pinched her chest with his right hand twice, "Dear, you seem to have lost a lot."

Natalie first glared at this side. Then she grabbed the hand that was still rubbing back and forth in her chest, pinched it hard, and threw it down, "Do you want us to make headlines?"

The private room is located on the second floor. Looking down, you can see the flash that keeps lit up. Even if there are no reporters in it, but are captured by ordinary people, with the increasingly popular online sharing trend, the two of them will soon become entertainment headlines.

After sorting out his clothes that were messed up, Natalie sat next to Ryan, feeling the hand landing on her thigh again, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes helplessly.

"Nat..." Ryan kneaded her thighs and calves a few times, grabbed Natalie's arm, whose already slender wrist had already shown protruding joints, and he couldn't help but frown and asked, "How much weight have you lost."

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

"I remember you used to be only 110 pounds."

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

"Well, I'm mainly controlling now." Natalie approached a little closer, her head tilted on Ryan's shoulder. "Keep 1,200 Carlori's energy intake every day, and a 90-pound weight will be of great help to perform ballet during filming."

"Where is Ska?"

The fat girl is shorter than Natalie, but much heavier, "How much has she lost?"

"She's lost to 100 pounds."

When talking about Scarlett, Natalie couldn't help laughing, "But she still looks so fleshy, but she doesn't need to perform ballet as many roles as mine. You can use other means as a support."

The two chatted about the preparations for "Black Swan". The stage ahead slowly opened the curtain. "Swan Lake" performed countless times was once again staged at the Metropolitan Opera. Ryan watched it carefully for a while, and his eyes couldn't help but turn back to Natalie. Unlike his performance that was difficult to concentrate, Natalie seemed to be completely immersed in the play.

In addition, she also held a notebook in her hand and would record something from time to time.

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

Natalie knew that with Ryan's current status in Hollywood today, as long as she performed above the level of the role of Nina, she would likely win the Best Actress, but she didn't want to become the actress like Gwyneth Paltrow, which was mentioned by the media. She had to show all her strength, and at least she would make most people unable to say anything sour.

Therefore, since she came to New York, she not only spent five hours practicing ballet every day, but also actively cooperated with stylists to conduct body training, swimming and temperament training, so that her muscles, body and state can be adjusted to the level of professional ballet dancers as much as possible, and these will last for three to four months in the future.

"Nate..."

When he looked at Natalie again, Ryan found that she was distracted, "What are you thinking?"

“Ah~”

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

"About when will the filming start?" Ryan still remembers that he was going to play the most important male character, "November or December?"

"I want to push it until 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 salary."

A longer preparation period often means more money is spent.

"Do I need to give up my salary?" Ryan said deliberately, and Natalie couldn't help but smile, "Okay, you are the boss anyway, and you have the final say."

"The movie needs to re-choreography of "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 whispered with Ryan while watching the black swan dancing on the stage. "I also need to find a ballet stand-in with similar sizes to me, Scarlet and Gale."

She then explained, "The practice time in less than half a year is too short for ballet. Some difficult things, especially the movements of the feet, must use a stand-in."

"I'd like to change another movie if I knew it." Ryan couldn't help but feel the urge to cover his forehead. This kind of film involving professional dance is indeed troublesome. "You will suffer a lot of hardship in shooting this way."

"I voluntarily." Natalie comforted Ryan instead, "How could there be victory without giving?"

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

"The time you were preparing to dubbing." Natalie knew that Ryan was not shy away from these, "The script was placed on my side all day long, so I took it to see it, I have to say..."

"Please speak for yourself." Ryan made a gesture of asking for help.

"If you only look at the story," Natalie said directly, "the script is simply terrible."

A gentle knock on the door suddenly came from outside the closed box, and John then 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 who was slightly older than Natalie entered the private room.

"Ryan, this is Emily."

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

"Thanks!"

Although the impression is very faint, Ryan still vaguely remembers Natalie, a roommate who published a collection of poems. "Miss Emily, thank you for your help."

"Just call me Emily."

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

"The choreography of the film and my ballet coach were introduced by Emily." Natalie reminded Ryan, "It is the lead dancer of the New York Ballet that I mentioned, I remember you have seen it."

"Me?" Ryan frowned and thought, but he had no impression at all.
Chapter completed!