Chapter 185 Nicole's Secret

After hanging up Cate Blanchett, Ryan watched the California night through the car window, and before the car entered the Beverly Hills boundary, his cell phone rang again, but it was a call from home.

Hello, Lisa, what happened? It was the housekeeper who called.

There was a lady in the living room, she said it was Nicole's friend, from Australia.

Didn't you tell her that Nicole went to Europe? Ryan was a little strange, Nicole didn't have many friends, and Lisa knew all of them.

I said it, but she neither left nor said the purpose of coming here. Lisa said with a touch of helplessness, She said it's okay to see you.

Then... Okay. Ryan looked away from the window completely, I'll be in Beverly Hills soon, let her wait for a while.

Can't let Lisa drive people out? Ryan closed his mobile phone and shook his head slightly, but there were paparazzi stationed outside the house for a long time...

Who is it? from Australia? Didn't you hear Nicole mention that she has other friends in Australia?

The car drove into the garage, and Ryan went straight into the living room of the villa and found Lisa sitting on the sofa, chatting with a blonde woman over coffee.

The blond woman, Ryan, met Nicole's female classmate when she went on vacation to Australia with Nicole, who seemed to be a female classmate from the acting school.

Hello, Ryan, remember me? The other party stood up and stretched out his hand to him.

Of course, you're Nicole's classmate. Ryan gave her a light shake, indicating that she was welcome.

What's her name? After sitting on the sofa, Ryan found that he couldn't remember her name, which was normal. Although his head was much better than the average person, he would not deliberately remember the names of people he had only met once.

When did you come to Los Angeles? Why didn't you inform Nicole?

Seeing that the other party didn't mean to introduce himself, Ryan simply ignored her name and made a polite remark.

Come here at the beginning of the year. She held the coffee cup and slowly turned it in her hands. He didn't seem to know how to speak.

Ryan looked at her calmly. Although the blond woman was very beautiful, she couldn't hide her haggard expression. Her pale blue eyes were clearly written with anxiety. No difference.

It wasn't until Lisa's figure completely disappeared and only the two of them were left in the living room that the other party spoke again, I lost Nicole's contact information, and you can only find out your address from someone in the circle...

After listening to her words, Ryan gradually understood. This is just another dream come to Hollywood. But a bloody story.

She did not follow Nicole's advice at the time. Before making a name for himself in Australia, he crossed the ocean to Los Angeles, hoping to become famous overnight.

However, reality and dream are like Sydney and Los Angeles. Across the Pacific Ocean, although she has been insisting on it, in the past half a year, except for a few unpopular roles, her career has not made any progress.

Like most Westerners, she didn't have much savings and was unable to make ends meet for a long time, so she temporarily moved into a motel. Often harassed by some hippies, even his own safety is almost a problem.

In desperation, he came to the door for help.

Although her words were vague, Ryan analyzed the general meaning.

There are a lot of Australian movie stars in Hollywood, and most of them have made their name in Australia. Only after some works enter the North American market, they come to Hollywood to develop. Even if there are occasional people who climb up from the bottom, it is rare, and any circle has its own exclusion.

You must know that there are many women from all over the world who are looking for their dream of being an actor. After wasted years, they can only stand on the side of the street in order to make a living.

Well, wait a moment, I'll call Nicole.

Strictly speaking, this is Nicole's private matter, and she has to make up her own mind about how to deal with it.

Ryan walked out of the living room, entered another reception room, and dialed Nicole's contact number in Europe, and a very familiar voice soon came from the opposite side.

Hey Ryan, is there something to call at this time?

That's it, Nicole, your female classmate... Ryan found that he still didn't know the other's name, so he had to say, The one I met at Annie's house...

He explained it very quickly in simple language, and then quietly waited for Nicole's decision.

She and I used to have a relationship. Isn't the apartment in Ximu District always empty... The key is in the cabinet in my room, you can find it yourself.

Since Nicole said so, Ryan naturally wouldn't object. He switched off the phone and went straight to the second floor. After entering Nicole's room, he walked over to the big bed and opened the white cabinet.

The things inside are very messy, not like Nicole likes to keep neat and tidy at all, but the bunch of keys are placed on the top floor, Ryan found it at a glance, after taking it, just wanted to close the cabinet and leave, but was caught The bright silver flat metal box draws attention.

Seems like you've seen this box? Ryan quickly recalled, wasn't this the box he just caught a glimpse of when he came to Nicole to sign the check one night?

Is this a cigarette case? Never seen Nicole smoking?

Throwing the key aside, Ryan pulled out the metal cigarette case, and with a light touch of his finger, the case opened. There were five or six cigarettes inside. Unlike regular round cigarettes, they were crooked and twisted, obviously hand-rolled. , with a touch of Nicole's clumsy style when she does fine work.

Pulling out one of them, Ryan put it in front of his nose and sniffed it lightly. Even though he was never a smoker in his past and present life, he always smoked second-hand smoke, which is not the taste of tobacco at all.

Wrinkling his brows, Ryan quickly took one apart and let go of his heart.

This thing is too common in North America. Not to mention adults, more than 80% of middle school students have smoked it. Nicole is a typical Westerner who has lived a prosperous life since childhood. It is normal to have this kind of thing.

Could this be Nicole's secret?

Ryan was not interested in this thing at all, his slender fingers were very flexible and restored the disassembled one, and put the box back in the cabinet, thinking, do you want to remind Nicole to stop this thing completely. already?

Shaking his head, Ryan gave up this plan, Nicole is not a person without measure, what should be done and what should not be done, she is as sober as herself.

After closing the door, Ryan went downstairs and returned to the living room. The blond woman was sitting there a little uneasy, and seemed to be in a hurry.

sorry for keeping you waiting.

Ryan greeted her, took a pen and paper to write the address, and handed it along with the key, Nicole has an apartment in Ximu District, the address and Nicole's contact information are on it, you live there temporarily. Bar.

thank you all.

It should be really no way, the other party is not polite.

By the way, the smaller bedroom in the apartment used to be my room. There are a lot of things in it, please pay attention. Ryan reminded of his clutter.

I'll pay attention.

Watching the blonde woman drive away in a used car, Ryan suddenly remembered that he forgot to ask her name again.

Can't blame me! Ryan made excuses for himself, blame the cigarette case, who made it distract me?

Maybe that's what Nicole uses to relieve her enormous stress? Ryan unconsciously made excuses for Nicole, and the truth was similar to what he imagined.

Back in his room, sitting at the desk, Ryan twitched his knuckles lightly, and in front of him visited three invitations, which were the official invitations for the three movie premieres, namely The Lion King and The Sugarcoated Trap. And Schindler's List!

The Lion King will be released on Thanksgiving Eve, Sugar-Coated Trap will probably be later, Schindler's List at the latest, and its goal is the Oscar.

Despite the great help of the National Jewish Association, the cinema the film can win is still not ideal, which is the rule of the market.

The Lion King is the focus of the Thanksgiving Christmas show. The animations produced by Disney were originally a guarantee of quality. Now, with the name of Ryan, it is naturally favored by the vast majority of people at the box office, even Disney itself. Ambitious, aiming to match the box office records set by Jurassic Park.

As for Sugar-Coated Trap, its novel version has also topped the North American bestseller list, has many book fans, and also reflects a very prominent problem in the United States, the conflict between law and professional ethics, which will surely attract people's attention.

In this movie, Ryan did not copy the version from the previous life. He compressed the plot and made the rhythm more compact, but kept the ending that was maddened by the website on the other side of the previous life.

After all, the way of thinking in the East and the West is very different. It is one of the rules advertised in Western society to abide by the professional code at all times. In a profession that requires great reputation, the professional code is often above the law.

Thinking of this movie, Ryan couldn't help but think of Nicole, who went to Europe to participate in a series of Chanel business activities, and probably stayed there for a long time.

Although the real star of Jurassic Park is a dinosaur, but with the terrifying box office figures, several of the main actors also benefited a lot, and Nicole's career has also furthered, and its appeal in commercial films has become more and more popular. The stronger it is, the more stable it is for Julia Roberts, who is recovering in popularity.

In the Batman Forever contract signed with Warner, her salary is as high as 15 million US dollars, and it is only a matter of time before she enters the 20 million club.

Just like most first-line actresses in Hollywood, Nicole's income from advertising endorsements far exceeds her salary. Her beautiful appearance and keen sense of fashion have long become the darling of businesses. ()