After breakfast, Ryan processed his latest work email, left the Waldorf Assistant Hotel and went to the Lincoln Art Center again, but this time his goal was not the Metropolitan Opera, but the New York City Theater, the New York Ballet Corps' residence. {3w.

The crew of "Black Swan" signed a cooperation agreement with the New York Ballet Group. The other party will not only assist the crew in choreography and shooting, but also provide venues for training for crew actors.

Ryan was not very lucky. He just turned Eighth Avenue and was blocked in Manhattan until he was near noon when he arrived at the City Theater in New York.

Since it was the first time I came here, Ryan asked a few questions. Under the leadership of a staff member, he walked around the backstage of the theater through the back door and circled around the long corridor for half a circle before finding the practice room of the crew of "Black Swan".

When he entered the practice room with his hands and feet, the most eye-catching thing was not the person who was training, but the huge mirror hanging on the wall. Ryan did not go directly to see the girls in the training, but instead looked through the mirror and looked at Natalie who was changing into a tight dance suit with great enthusiasm.

Not only Natalie is practicing, but Gale Gado and Scarlett Johnson whom they didn't meet yesterday were also among them. They have only started training for more than a month and cannot make too complicated movements. They are just practicing some basic skills under the leadership of a tall and thin dancer.

"Stand one of your feet, clamp the inner side of your legs, lift the kneecap, tighten the gluteus maximus, and slightly concave the muscles on both sides of your hips."

The dancer, who seemed familiar, was doing demonstrations and talking about the key points of action.

"Keep the absolute verticality of the body's center of gravity, and the average weight of the two feet support the body, and the ten toes of the two feet must be tightly grasped..."

"Okay that's it!"

He seemed to have not seen Ryan coming in, nor did he mean to interrupt the training, "relax your shoulders and tighten them back and down a little, stand up your waist, but prevent your waist from falling."

Walking into the corner, Ryan sat on the bench, looking at the ballet training that he had never seen before on the scene with interest.

Among the several actresses, Natalie is the most natural. Although she has been away from ballet for many years, she is still a bit basic; Gale Gado has long legs and light body, and is still a model, and the basic movements look similar; Scarlett has lost a lot of weight than when she saw her last time, and although she still looks sturdy, she is also trying to keep up with the pace of training.

"Keep your head in a natural upright manner and breathe evenly and deeply. Look straight ahead, don't stretch your neck forward, and don't shrink your chin..."

Hearing the sound from over there, Ryan couldn't help but hold up his chin. He remembered what Natalie reminded last night, and gradually had some memories. It seemed that when Natale was starring in "Seagull" on Broadway, he did see the tall and thin ballet dancer. I remember that he was in Natalie's dressing room backstage. He was holding a bouquet of flowers at the time...

It turned out to be the suitor of Nat back then...

Thinking of this, Ryan suddenly realized that the other party's obviously mature face brought more than the vague memories of the previous years. There was another sense of familiarity.

His brows couldn't help but frown. It shouldn't be such a coincidence, right?

The applause of 'papa' sounded, and then the sound was again, "This is the basic exercises of the morning."

Standing in the corner, Ryan did not move. He didn't give up the memory he was searching for after Natalie and the others came over.

"Hi Ryan."

Gale Gado waved, Ryan nodded at her with a smile, and his eyes fell on the man following behind.

"Ryan..."

Natalie also noticed that the other party followed and quickly introduced, "This is Benjamin Millerpi, the choreographer and chief dancer of the New York Ballet."

"Hello." Ryan narrowed his eyes and stretched out his hand, "I think we've seen it."

"Yes." The other party held it in his hand, "a few years ago, in the backstage of the Broadway Theatre."

Showing a polite and polite smile, Ryan's eyes turned back to Natalie, "Go and change clothes, let's go for lunch together."

Then he looked at the other two, "Ska, Gail, let's go together."

"OK."

Two girls, one tall and one short, nodded one after another. Gale Gado seemed to want to say something, but was pulled by Scarlett Johnson, "It's getting late, let's hurry up. Ryan, can you wait for us in the outer room of the locker room?"

"certainly."

Following Natalie and Gale Gado, who were pulled by Scarlett, Ryan walked out of the dance studio, turned the corner of the corridor, entered a dressing room, and casually found a chair near the wooden wall, and sat on it waiting for the three girls who entered the locker room behind to change their clothes.

In the locker room, Gale Gado put down his off-dance costume and asked in confusion while buckled his bust, "Ska, why did you pull me just now? I just wanted to ask Benjamin out of politeness..."

"Didn't you notice?" Scarlett put on his shirt and curled his lips. "Ryan doesn't like that coach, and he's even hostile to him."

"Is there?" Gale Gado asked curiously, "Why didn't I feel it?"

"I've known Ryan for more than ten years." Scarlett looked at Natalie, "He may not know some of his subconscious habits, but he can't hide them from those of us who grew up together, and he doesn't hide his thoughts in front of us."

"Is that true, Nat?" Gale Gado also looked at Natalie.

"Skay is right." Natalie tied her shirt buttons, "Ryan gives me the same feeling as Skay."

"Why is this? It seems they are not familiar with each other?" Scarlett pinched his thin face in the mirror and said suddenly, "Ryan said he had met Benjamin before. Is it related to that meeting?"

"I think..." Natalie hesitated for a while, and said, "It should be like that."

"They are not love rivals, are they?"

When Natalie heard Gale Gado's joke, she couldn't help but shrugging, "When I was starring in "Seagull", Benjamin once pursued me. Once Ryan came to the backstage to find me and happened to meet him to send flowers."

"Wow, it's so exciting now." Scarlett and Gale Gado looked at each other and laughed at the same time, "We have a good show."

"You..." Natalie shook her head at these two guys who were afraid of the world. "Give up those boring thoughts. Do you think Ryan will take a person I have long rejected?"

"Let me think about it." Scarlett didn't listen to Natalie's words at all, and was still muttering to Gale Gado, "When Ryan treats the enemy, he will first ruin the opponent, then become a pauper, then build it into concrete pillars and throw it under the estuary of the Hudson River."

"Scar." Ryan's voice suddenly rang, "Am I that bored? Or have you been taught badly by Alison? Do I need me to suggest to Ms. Sloan to hire you an English etiquette teacher?"

"Hey, hey, hey..." Scarlett said dissatisfiedly through the wooden wall, "How can you do this? How can you eavesdrop on the whispers between women!"

"Sorry." Ryan reached back and flicked lightly on the wooden wall. "The sound insulation is too poor, I think you guys ignore that this is not the locker room at home."

There was a 'dongdongdongdong' knock sound inside the wooden wall, followed by Scarlett's complaint, "Hey, the wall in the locker room is just a layer of composite board."

"Okay, Ska."

What came was Natalie's voice, "Ryan won't mind."

"Of course not." Ryan shook his head and smiled, "So, Scar pays for lunch."

The Lincoln Art Center is already in Manhattan. Four people took a car and went directly to Jean Georges Restaurant on Fifth Avenue. This three-star Michelin restaurant is known for its luxury and is known as the best French restaurant and fashionable landmark in New York. If you want to dine in it, you often need to book a long time in advance.

But for some special customers, these are not problems.

Well, Scarlett once said to Ryan that he wanted to prove the status of a New York man. He saw him that he needed to make an appointment at Georges Restaurant.

This is of course a joke, but after Ryan and the other four entered the restaurant, the woman who claimed to be the most powerful woman in New York - the captain in the restaurant who decided not to give a seat - did not say anything. Immediately, according to Ryan's request, the four people were brought to a table next to the window.

Because of the energy intake, except for Ryan who ordered foie gras and French steak, the other three of them just ordered a few exquisite snacks.

"Ryan..."

After a few appetizers, looking at the steak delivered to Ryan, Scarlett gritted his teeth and said, "You are luring us to make mistakes."

"Sga, Nat said you've managed to lose 100 pounds." Ryan deliberately ran her, "but why do you still look like 120 pounds?"

"Is there any?" These words seemed to be squeezed out from the gaps of teeth.

"Beware of your dining etiquette." Ryan pointed to the fork she waved, "Ska!"

"Nat!" Scarlett couldn't help but turn to Natalie who was watching the fun, "Can you take care of your boyfriend?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she started laughing herself, and Ryan and the other two laughed in a low voice.

The four of them did not eat fast. They occasionally talked about topics they were interested in and discussed a little. The topics changed from fashion, movies and gossip, and finally fell on politics.

Of course, the most talked about politics related to Hollywood is definitely about Hollywood.

"I heard that the new round of Six-Party Talks has broken down."

In past and present, Xiao Fat Girl is one of the stars who actively participate in politics in Hollywood. "Iran should continue to promote nuclear tests."

"Well..." Natalie replied, "The Film Association has also canceled the delegation to Iran."

"But I heard that Ahmadinejad will come to North America next year." Ryan looked at his watch and stood up first. "Iran is not Iraq, and war will not break out easily."

Scarlett and Gale Gado are in front, Ryan and Natalie are behind, and walk outside the restaurant.

When he walked to the front desk, Natalie suddenly lowered her voice and said, "I can change the choreography."

"No need." Ryan gently held her hand, "It's just a ballet choreographer you have rejected." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!