Chapter Three Script

  Since they came to London, this famous metropolis, they naturally went sightseeing. Big Ben, the Thames River, Victoria Tower and Westminster Palace all have footprints of Ryan and Nicole.

  However, Ryan most wanted to go was another place, under his persistent persuasion, Nicole finally took him to King's Cross Station once.

  This is the most famous train station in the wizarding world and the starting point of the magical journey.

  No, the increasingly unscrupulous Ryan set his next target on Harry Potter. Originally this series was not in his plans. This kind of writing full of British style, without living in Britain, is very hard to write out, he didn't want to look for trouble.

  Who would have thought that the plan would never catch up with the rapid changes, and he not only met Nicole Kidman, who had a different fate, but also followed her to London, where they would live for the next two years. It would be too regrettable if he didn't take over this industry chain, which had created hundreds of billions of dollars in value in his previous life, after that encounter with Nicole on the starry road.

  As for whether Aunt Rowling would starve to death in the future, that was not within his consideration, after all she was not Nicole Kidman, he owed her no favors and had no relationship with her.

  What's it got to do with him whether the British guy lives or dies!

  Over the next year or so, Nicole threw herself into stage productions and Ryan went to see her several times, discovering that Nicole Kidman's acting was far superior to what she had shown when she first entered Hollywood.

  As for him, life was dull and uninteresting. Class time was devoted to writing, after school he exercised his body, learning various knowledge that would be very helpful to his future.

  To change the habits he developed in the orphanage, he also asked Nicole to invite a strict British etiquette teacher and trained for a whole year during his spare time, forming certain habits.

  As long as he wants to be, he is a standard little gentleman.

  The first three volumes of Harry Potter had been written and revised, and in 1988, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was officially published, just like in his previous life, without causing a sensation.

  Apart from this, he also wrote many medium and short stories, some original, some plagiarized. The publisher simply put them together with the previously published medium and short stories to prepare for the publication of a "Ryan Story Collection".

  As winter began, London was plagued by continuous rainy days. Ryan hadn't seen the sun in over half a month. Because he had beaten up some black kids who were bullying him at school, Nicole was constantly being called to the principal's office, and as a result, he was miserably grounded.

  Sitting in the room, twirling a colored pencil, suddenly the sound of Nicole and a man arguing came from downstairs. Ryan simply put down the sketch he was working on and quietly walked out of the door.

  "Why terminate the contract? And why turn down an invitation from the Royal Shakespeare Company, a company with royal patronage?" The man's tone was very bad as he interrogated Nicole.

  The man speaking is Ryan, Nicole's agent... no, former agent. He heard from Nicole that the contract between them had expired and she was not going to renew it with him.

  "I've been performing on stage for over a year and I don't want to continue, I want to go back to the big screen." Nicole explained calmly.

  "Back to the big screen?" The man's mouth corners curled up in a mocking smile.

  "That's it, Mr. Henry. Don't forget, our contract has expired." With Nicole's cold and arrogant personality, she naturally wouldn't give him a good face, directly speaking to send him off.

  "Hah..." The man sneered and laughed, "I know you've always wanted to go to Hollywood, but you're too naive, thinking that place is full of opportunities... Ah... perhaps with your looks, you can exchange..."

  "Whoosh!"

  A colored pencil flew down from the stairs.

  "Oh no!"

  The man covered his forehead and let out a mournful cry.

  Ryan came running down the stairs with a gloomy face and said loudly, "Next time you're rude to a lady, it won't be pencils that are thrown, but lead balls."

  "Hey! You little devil!" The man rubbed his forehead and stood up, looking like he wanted to take action.

  Nikki quickly blocked Ryan's way, no matter what she wouldn't let anyone hurt the most important person to her. "Henry, please leave, otherwise I'll call the police."

  As the saying goes, a good gathering and dispersal, but this man's character is really not very good. Ryan remembers it very clearly, there were several times when if it wasn't for Nicole being clever, they might have been sold out by him.

  "Darling, you're too reckless." When they were alone in the living room, Nicole pulled Ryan into her arms.

  "Nicole, do you want to go to Hollywood now?"

  "That's my dream," Nicole said in a low voice, rubbing Ryan's head. "What's the point of telling you, a little devil? By the way, Ryan, I'll be heading back to Australia soon, and don't get into trouble while I'm away from London."

  "Back to Australia?" Ryan was puzzled.

  "There's a film crew that has invited me, hmm... 'Beyond the Horizon'!"

  Hollywood! Back in his room, Ryan rewrote this line on his manuscript.

  Having experienced the information explosion of his past life, he was very clear about that glamorous circle, and it didn't look as good as it seemed on the surface. Moreover, it was a male-dominated circle, and Nicole had no backing or support there, making it extremely difficult for her to get heavyweight roles. Was she supposed to fall into Tom Cruise's arms again? He absolutely wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

  Alright! For our shared dream, I should formally prepare now!

  Nicole returned to Australia and Ryan had the nanny impersonate Nicole, calling from school to request an extended leave of absence for something that would be extremely important for their future.

  All along, Ryan has been writing novels, now he is going to start preparing scripts. In his previous life, due to work-related reasons, he had read many movie scripts and knew more or less how to write them.

  Only when he needed it, he regretted that there were too few books. Although he was incredibly talented, he had not yet become arrogant to the point of being omniscient, and began to frequently run to bookstores and libraries, bringing back a large pile of books about screenplays and films.

  The most important thing is to find a suitable movie, one that he and Nicole can star in together, to commemorate the special bond between them!

  Movies are deeply influenced by the social environment, bringing some classic movies from the past to the present, and the most likely outcome is Waterloo. Among all types of films, those with the least restrictions on the era are undoubtedly horror thrillers and science fiction that deviate from reality.

  Science fiction movies are out of the question, he doesn't care, but Nicole is originally beautiful and a bit seductive, using this type of movie to enter Hollywood, she will definitely become a vase.

  In fact, Ryan chose a thriller "The Sixth Sense", which was released in 1999 and became a classic film with both box office and word of mouth success, and won several Oscar nominations. Moreover, the movie blurred the background of the times and reflected one of the mainstream values since the 1980s - family, affection and communication.

  Moreover, the structure of this film is peculiar, with a big twist at the beginning and end. This kind of creativity has been overused since entering the new century, but in this era it was an unprecedented innovation.

  Moreover, the emotions between the little boy and the single mother are like those of Nicole's relationship with him, which is both sisterly and maternal, making it easier for the two to empathize with each other.

  Turning the scenes in his mind into words on a script was not an easy task for a newcomer, he rewrote and revised his draft, even putting aside Harry Potter's affairs, fortunately, his talent in this life was indeed outstanding, at least in writing scripts, he wouldn't be worse than that fat video tape seller.

  "Act 1 Scene 1, Time/Night. Setting/A dimly lit basement."

  Anna walked down the stairs and came to the wine rack, selecting a bottle of red wine...

  Ryan flipped through the script for three whole months, and finally came up with a first draft. He believed that there were not many problems in the description of scenes and characters, but there were quite a few flaws in the division of shots.

  It's just the way it is for now, he sighed. In the three months since Nicole had returned several times and hadn't discovered that he was writing a script, Ryan didn't plan on telling her either. Everything would have to wait until they got back to Los Angeles.

  Although he had a script, the problem was still very serious. He wasn't naive enough to think that by mailing the script to film companies, they would rush over and hug his legs; that was just a fantasy.

  What is the foundation of a film, I suppose many people would choose the script, but apart from a few top-notch screenwriters standing at the top, the status of ordinary screenwriters in this industry is much lower than imagined.

  It was in 1988 that Hollywood experienced a major writers' strike, after which the treatment improved somewhat, but Ryan knew it wouldn't be long before they were knocked back down.

  It's well-known that newcomers in Hollywood have a hard time getting ahead, and newcomer screenwriters even more so. Without connections or an intermediary, it's tough to get a movie company to invest in your script...

  It's clear that Ryan is this kind of person, but he also has a counter-strategy, which is the script ocean tactic. With one writing experience, his speed will be much faster when he writes again. If a script is thrown out without reaction, then throw the second, third, or even eight to ten.

  And he also has a heavyweight doorstop in his hand - "Jurassic Park"!

  To know that this book, after rushing to the top of the US bestseller list in '87, stayed there for over thirty weeks, if this young author were to come forward, the repercussions would be imaginable.

  Since he chose to use the script as a stepping stone, he naturally didn't want to be just an ordinary screenwriter. Any profession in Hollywood, when you stand at the top, will become a powerful figure in this circle.

  Ryan wasn't satisfied with that, and while constantly revising the script for "The Sixth Sense", he also wrote down the outlines and settings of some classic movies from memory. This was to prevent forgetting, although those scenes had been etched in his mind like carvings for years, but it's always better to be prepared.

  It was early summer 1989, just as Ryan was about to make more than a dozen copies of the script and mail them to major film studios in Hollywood, Nicole Kidman returned to London from Australia where she had been busy with Dead Calm, accompanied by her new agent.

  A woman who surprised Ryan!