Chapter 98 On the Plane

  As the month of February drew to a close, on the day Ryan left Los Angeles, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 64th Academy Awards, with him receiving two nominations again, for Best Original Screenplay for Sleepless in Seattle and Best Original Song for I Will Always Love You.

  And his Terminator 2 not only ranked first in the North American box office last year, but also won six Oscar nominations, just like before, science fiction films are not favored by the Academy, and all the nominations received are technical.

  "Although Ryan Jenkins and Drew Barrymore only admit to being ordinary friends, we can see from the photos and interactions between the two that there may be another relationship between them. According to insiders, as early as last year, the two had a fight at Universal Studios, who knows, in the not-too-distant future, Hollywood will witness another sister-brother romance."

  "Stop! Natalie, can't you read later?" Ryan interrupted Natalie's soft reading.

  This is the first class cabin on a flight to London, Ryan and Natalie are sitting next to each other, they two met in New York and boarded this flight together to go to London, where they will make a brief stop before heading to Krakow to report to the crew.

  Before boarding the plane, Natalie deliberately bought a stack of newspapers. After the plane entered stable state, she intentionally picked out those unreliable gossip about him and Drew to read aloud in a low voice, which just happened to be within Ryan's earshot.

  "Alright."

  Although she said so, Natalie found a tabloid and quickly flipped to the gossip section. The photo of Ryan lightly hugging Drew caught her eye, and she furrowed her brow.

  "When Drew Barrymore hugged Ryan Jenkins, he didn't show any disgust or dissatisfaction, which means they often communicate in this way, or the two are already used to it. Moreover, we have received news that Ryan is tailor-making a script for Drew to help her get out of her current predicament. The relationship between them is absolutely not ordinary. Even though Ryan is only twelve years old now, his precocity and cleverness are well-known throughout the United States, and it's hard to say he doesn't have an effect on Drew, such a beauty..."

  Good grief! Ryan gave Natalie a withering look, and the girl let out a cold snort, finally stopping her reading.

  Is she still a pretty girl? Perhaps in the eyes of Westerners, Drew is a beautiful and sexy girl, but in Ryan's opinion, with her rough appearance, at most, she just doesn't look ugly.

  Major newspapers are still okay, even if they published the photos at that time, they rarely made wild guesses. After all, as long as you're not an idiot, you can tell that it's just a courtesy hug between friends. But tabloids won't care about that, since they couldn't get to Ryan himself, they naturally used their "reading pictures" skills to the fullest.

  Even if most of them are quotes from informed sources or speculative remarks, the implication between the lines is clear: when did you two get together? What stage have you reached?

  According to Drew's phone call, there were many paparazzi gathering under her apartment, obviously not with good intentions. She even deliberately provoked Ryan, asking if he dared to go to her home.

  Ryan isn't an idiot either. If someone took a photo of him and Drew entering or exiting together at this time, the paparazzi would go crazy.

  "Nate, don't read those tabloids, they'll infinitely lower your IQ!" Ryan said, and without another word, he snatched all the tabloids from Natalie's side and threw them into the trash can with a very crisp motion.

  "Ryan! Hmph!"

  Natalie glared at him and opened the only remaining New York Times supplement, quickly flipping to the bestseller list.

  This is the latest North American bestseller list, and the book in the first place is none other than "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". She took a glance at it and then looked down to find her target at number forty-seven - "Resident Evil".

  Renee is her only friend, so she naturally pays more attention to him. Natalie knows that "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "Resident Evil" were released on February 1st. Due to the increasing influence of the first three Harry Potters, Renee has been in the media spotlight during this time. As soon as "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released, it sold out with astonishing sales.

  Of course, whether it's a book or a movie, to achieve success in this era, publicity and commercial hype are indispensable. The publisher also invested a considerable amount of advertising fees, relying on Ryan's best-selling album to create a huge sensation.

  As for the book "Resident Evil", since they got the manuscript, they sought Ryan's opinion and kept it in their hands - the Japanese version was published in Japan last year - doing so is naturally to take advantage of Harry Potter's popularity to promote this book.

  In fact, they did quite well, with both books going on sale at the same time without cannibalizing each other's sales. Instead, many Harry Potter fans bought "Resident Evil" when they purchased "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire".

  Objectively speaking, the names of Resident Evil and Harry Potter have indeed boosted sales. It's already quite unexpected that it can enter the bestseller list without a game.

  However, Ryan glanced at Natalie and just shrugged. When publishing "Resident Evil", he simply wanted to disgust Japan a little bit, as for sales and other things, he didn't really consider them, anyway, Chris had already registered many things in advance, such as Resident Evil, such as Battle Royale and so on.

  Natalie began to read softly again, apparently reading a book review.

  "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire inherits the consistent style of this series, full of childlike wonder and imagination, although with Ron's and the protagonist's growing age, the content inevitably develops towards maturity, it still remains a wonderful read, even surpassing the first three volumes, this series will undoubtedly become one of the best all-age works of the 90s!"

  "As for Resident Evil, it's more like a thriller adventure disguised as a zombie movie. Although to some extent, it uses technological factors to explain the origin of zombies, but apart from the relatively exciting fighting scenes and some bloody descriptions, as well as concerns about the infinite expansion of large corporations, it can't bring people more thought-provoking issues. Compared to some childish Harry Potter series and Jurassic Park, it's not even on the same level. What I want to say is, Ryan Jenkins, don't try to continue with these adult-oriented topics anymore, just go back to writing works that are suitable for your age, that's the path you should be taking now!"

  As Natalie put down the newspaper, Ryan asked, "Is that the latest book review?"

  "This is relatively subdued, there are also more extreme remarks, do you want to continue listening?" Natalie raised an eyebrow.

  Looking out the window at the constantly retreating clouds, Ryan stretched his waist, "Forget it, although it's a bit boring, I don't want to torture my own ears either."

  "Hmph!" Natalie let out a disdainful snort.

  "Dear Nate, what's your dissatisfaction with Resident Evil?" Having been friends for so long, Ryan could somewhat guess her mind.

  "This book is really not well-written, hmm... you can buy it before getting on a plane to kill time, and then throw it in the trash after getting off. Natalie bluntly opened her criticism, "And the heroine Alice is just a symbol, she doesn't have any characteristics of her own, no different from those superheroes with strong limbs but simple minds."

  "Alright, dear, you're right, Alice is actually a superhero!" Ryan shrugged his shoulders, "Don't forget, by the end of the book, she already has superpowers."

  "So you're planning to write a sequel?" Natalie's eyes widened, and for some reason, after seeing Ryan this time, she had a hundred dissatisfactions with him, always picking on his faults.

  "I've lost interest in it, if possible, I'll authorize someone else."

  She wrinkled her little nose and a faintly triumphant expression appeared on Natalie's face, no matter what aspect it was, as long as she could surpass this guy by a head, she would be very happy.

  It takes about seven hours to fly from New York to London, crossing five time zones. Such a long flight can't be passed by reading newspapers alone. Ryan is fine, gradually getting used to the flying career, but Natalie is not only younger than him, but also thinner and weaker. The two chatted for another half an hour before starting to yawn.

  "Take a nap, Nate." Ryan waved at the flight attendant, who brought over a blanket.

  "Alright then."

  Previously, it was always Goldie who acted as his nanny, but now he has become Natalie's nanny instead. However, Mrs. Sherry and Goldie are both in the back rows, so only he can play this role.

  As she watched Ryan carefully tucking the blanket around her, Natalie suddenly felt that what she had done since getting on the plane seemed a bit excessive, and she shouldn't have deliberately read those gossip tabloids in front of him.

  "Get some good rest, I'll wake you up before the plane lands." Ryan said with a smile.

  Natalie puckered up her mouth, but before closing her eyes, she asked out of the blue, "Ryan, is it true about you and Drew Barrymore?"

  "Oh God, Nate, you shouldn't have read those tabloids, they've obviously lowered your IQ." Ryan muttered discontentedly, "Do you know how to deal with smart people?"

  "Before Natalia could open her mouth, he continued, 'Bring down the intelligent people's IQ to the same level and defeat them with the most foolish method!'"

  "You're really boring, Ryan." Natalie got the answer she wanted and closed her eyes contentedly.

  Sweet dreams, dear Natalie!

  Looking at the little loli who had fallen into a dream, Ryan took out the sketchbook he carried with him and began to sketch Natalie's adorable sleeping face with a carbon pencil, slowly appearing on the paper.

  After a long time, Ryan smiled contentedly and quickly noted the date and location on the corner of the painting paper. He carefully put it away, which was also a memento of the friendship between the two people. Maybe after ten years, when he takes it out to look at it again, it will be very interesting.

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