Chapter 191

Hollywood has no overnight secrets. This sentence is a bit exaggerated, but it always reflects certain facts. The invitations from Ryan and Nicole were sent out before Christmas. In addition, there were paparazzi in front of the door for a long time, and the guests had not arrived yet. Dozens of journalist paparazzi appeared around the villa.

Originally, Ryan proposed to Nicole to put the party in the hotel's banquet hall, but Nicole rejected it. This was a very private small party, and it would undoubtedly be more suitable to hold it at home.

Although they were all old friends and acquaintances, and they didn't need to dress too formally, Ryan still packed up a little. When the time was about, he and Nicole went to the front court, ready to welcome the guests.

The first to come was Cate Blanchett. Because she took over the heroine of "Speed ​​of Life" and often went shopping with Nicole, she became somewhat famous in the circle.

"Is there anything I need help with?" She asked proactively when she approached.

"If you can, you can act as a temporary security guard and drive away all those paparazzi." Ryan looked at the flashing lights outside the door from time to time, joking.

"no problem."

"Hi, Judy!"

Unsurprisingly, the first people to come were all Nicole's best friends.

As night gradually fell, luxury cars parked outside the villa one after another. The reporters were almost blinded. There were too many celebrities, and this was not a red carpet. Many people came together to let them Quite a feeling of being in a hurry.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt and other male stars dressed as gentlemen and entered the villa successively with their female companions.

Maria Kelly. Jamie? Lee? Curtis, Drew? Barrymore and other actresses dressed up. show their own style.

The people waiting here are all senior paparazzi, and they know very well that it is definitely not these stars who are friends with Ryan Jenkins, or more deeply involved, but the real powerful figures in Hollywood who will come later.

Carter Eisner, now president of Touchstone Pictures, represents Walt Disney, and he is joined by Hollywood Records' Reed Myers and music director John Burns.

Gerald, who pulls the sexy actress, is the executive director of Time Warner. He is also one of the heads of Warner Bros.

Grant Hill is very low-key alone, there are rumors that he will take over the film production department of Twentieth Century Fox.

Then, there are a pair of brothers, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein, now Miramax has gradually become the leader of the second-tier film company, no one will underestimate them.

When the new helms of the two major studios appeared, all the limelight was suppressed by them.

Ron Mayer walked into the villa with a girl of fifteen or sixteen. Well-informed people know that it was his daughter Jennifer Meyer, who is also said to be a highly capable person.

The blonde shawl Shirley Lansing hugged her director's husband with a hint of fatigue, but smiled brightly. After all, she can be regarded as one of the top women in Hollywood.

"Why are they here? They were photographed on vacation in Hawaii yesterday!" Some paparazzi were muttering.

"Why won't they come! Don't forget. Some people say that James Cameron and Ryan Jenkins are about to make friends!" Someone reminded.

It was James Cameron and Linda Hamilton who came, but the tyrant director was frowning and thinking, and it seemed that they did not cooperate with their consciousness.

Before they could turn the camera back, another car stopped at the door, and the two big directors walked down together.

"George Lucas and Steven Spielberg!" someone sighed. "If Ryan Jenkins was throwing a party every day, we wouldn't have to look for the headlines!"

"Didn't you find out. That little guy is on an equal footing with them. What does that mean?"

"Hollywood's power rankings should be about to change a lot!" Someone said meaningfully.

On the lawn in front of the villa, Ryan was shaking hands with Spielberg after saying hello, "Congratulations, Steven, I can guarantee that the best director of next year's Oscar must belong to you!"

"Really, Ryan?" Spielberg smiled brightly, after all, after the release of "Schindler's List", the media in the Western world highly praised him, "By the way, Kate asked me to apologize to you, She's working on another film and can't make it back to Los Angeles."

"It's okay, I'm talking to Kate on the phone."

What Ryan and Spielberg said was, of course, Katherine Kennedy.

Although there are not too many guests, they always need someone to greet them. Nicole took the female guests into the living room and left the lawn to the men. Ryan was restricted by his body and age, and he was not allowed to drink alcohol. He occasionally said a few words. An anecdote that made everyone laugh.

Many of these people are competitors, and even have conflicts in private, but no one will show it on this occasion.

Besides, they are all well-known people in the circle, and they naturally know what to do on what occasion, so the atmosphere of the party is quite harmonious.

The long dining table in the middle of the lawn is full of food, and a table next to it is full of drinks. At the edge, there are professional chefs busy in front of the grill, and the aroma of barbecued meat drifts from time to time.

The crowd soon divided into several piles, chatting about topics of interest to each of them.

"Hi Ryan!"

"Oh, Miss Mayer."

Ryan was arranging the roast meat cut by the chef and could only nod his head.

"Didn't I tell you, you can call me Jenny." It was Ron Mayer's daughter who came over.

"That's good, Jenny." Ryan pointed to Jennifer Meyer's barbecue, "Do you need it, this is authentic Brazilian barbecue."

"Well, it's really good!" Jennifer Meyer stretched out two fingers, quickly squeezed a piece and threw it into her mouth, then blinked, "Don't say goodbye."

"No problem!" Ryan was not polite to her, "Can you do me a favor?"

"Of course!" Jennifer Meyer picked up another plate and placed it on the long dining table with Ryan.

"Why did you come out?" Ryan pointed to the living room, and there were crisp laughter from time to time.

"I'm too young to have anything in common with them."

She took two glasses of juice and handed one to Ryan, "What about you?"

"Thank you!" Ryan took the juice. "Me? I talked too much just now. I want to rest for a while..."

"You're really not like a kid, you always like to chat with adults."

"Work required."

Although the other party was a few years older than him, Ryan's words were more old-fashioned.

"Really?" Jennifer Meyer looked Ryan up and down. "Why don't we...let's talk about work too?"

"You started work?" Ryan remembered Ron Mayer mentioning her age as if she was only sixteen.

"I'm studying fashion design and jewelry design. How about letting me be your image designer?" Jennifer Meyer probably felt that she had come up with a brilliant idea and was a little excited. "We can sign a contract for half a year for free."

Looking at the other party's dress and her age, Ryan felt that this should be a very unreliable thing.

"That... I don't need this for the time being." Ryan shied away. He usually paid little attention to these things, and he always focused on prudence in dressing up.

"Really?" Jennifer Meyer scrutinized Ryan carefully, "Your top is last year's style, and the sneakers should have been bought for half a year, right? The hairstyle is too old-fashioned, nothing new... um, Are you not wearing any accessories..."

The language of criticism poured out, and in the mouth of the other party, Ryan's clothes were useless.

"Stop, Jenny!"

In the end, Ryan had to interrupt her and said casually, "Well, if I need an image designer in the future, I will definitely give priority to you."

"OK then."

Jennifer Meyer sighed, she really wanted to make a way out of her own strength.

After a few more chats, Ryan returned to the circle of adults and talked about the topic of movies.

"We have made a major breakthrough in our work in China." The speaker was Shirley Lansing, who was sitting on a white rattan chair, and several people around her were obviously dominated by her. "True Lies has been negotiated. Now, it will enter the Chinese market next summer at the latest.”

"It's really good news." Someone echoed.

"Is it a split account or a buyout?"

"Split the account."

"Another broad market is open to Hollywood." Someone patted the armrest of the rattan chair and sighed.

Actually, it's not a secret, otherwise Shirley Lansing wouldn't have said it on this occasion. The executives of the major film companies have long known that the most populous market in 1994 will share accounts and cooperate. Introduce ten major productions including Hong Kong films.

In fact, the first film that was negotiated was "The End of the World". Before this film was released in North America, the introduction was negotiated with the other side. "True Lies" can be regarded as a hitchhiker.

Ryan remembered very clearly that the previous life "True Lies" was introduced in 1995. He didn't expect that he would let this film be born in advance and let it enter the other side of the Pacific ahead of time.

Of course, it is unrealistic to expect these movies to make money now, but, as he once said, the Hollywood movie market is cultivated with high-quality commercial blockbusters.

Although he is young, Ryan's social skills have long been exercised. He walks among the crowd, discusses with them from time to time, and occasionally talks about common topics among men. Apart from not drinking, he looks Not much different from the adults present.

Interest is an important link between the two parties, but the relationship is pulled out. Only when you come can you go. Even the people who stand at the top of the circle need their own allies, not to mention the current Ryan.

As the night got dark, people began to say goodbye one after another. Ryan and Nicole sent them away one by one. In the end, only James Cameron, Shirley Lansing, Grant Hill and Harvey Wayne remained. stan.

They will be discussing the next collaborative project! ()