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Chapter 23 Los Angeles and New York

Just as Harvey Weinstein said, Ryan's life has undergone earth-shaking changes in a short period of time. Although the taste of becoming famous makes people complacent, it also brings countless troubles. Fire, theft and paparazzi prevention has become his compulsory topics.

Three weeks after the release of "The Sixth Sense", Alien Publishing House took advantage of this hot wave to launch the second Harry Potter series "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".

Jinsli gave the original manuscript of this novel to the publisher a long time ago. The reason why he has been suppressing it is still trying to make the first one ferment for a longer time. There is no doubt that the publisher chose the best time. A week later, the novel successfully appeared on the bestseller rankings.

"Ryan, the publisher has called several times to ask when the third part will be completed?" Pai Jinsley came to the apartment specifically, and was obviously a little anxious when the publisher urged him.

After "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" was launched, sales of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" were growing rapidly. Anyone with discerning eyes can see that this is just the beginning of a whole series, and the little wizard wielding a magic wand gradually exerted his power, which caused a lot of response in Britain and the United States, especially in the United Kingdom. After all, the scene in the novel is in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Although many people say sourly that this is just a whimsical fantasy of a weird boy and a simple children's book, it cannot stop the rising sales and increasing influence.

Of course, Ryan is not in a hurry to release the third part. He plans to put the finished manuscript for a while before talking about it. After all, his age is a big problem.

Ryan is a little worried now, of course not for the paparazzi who is staying in the apartment, but for some minor problems between him and Natalie who is far away in New York.

Since the Los Angeles Times published that report, Natalie has not replied to a letter for more than half a month. Even when he called, her parents answered the phone. She always put forward various reasons to shirk it. Mr. Efner and Mrs. Sheley both asked on the phone if they had a quarrel.

Quarrel? They quarrel almost every time they write a letter or call. Ryan actually doesn’t have many ideas. It’s just that the feeling of becoming friends with the celebrity I liked in my previous life and watching her grow up step by step is really wonderful.

In fact, from Natalie's past few words, Ryan could guess that a child like her who is both smart and precocious is not popular among her peers, and the facts are just as he guessed. Natalie has almost no friends except him.

And such a girl with her own pride and ambition suddenly one day found that her only friend was standing in a place where she could only look up to. The kind of blow and loss can be imagined.

Well, the little loli is making awkward, I don’t care about you as much as you do. Ryan looked at the time, picked up the microphone, and called New York.

When he walked into the house, Natalie untied her schoolbag and threw it on the sofa, but her face was full of unhappiness and unhappiness, as if she wanted to have a big fight with someone at any time.

"asshole!"

After looking at the letter in his hand, Natalie had the urge to knead it into a ball and throw it into the trash can, but after hesitating for a while, she still habitually opened the envelope.

The familiar handwriting, familiar tone and writing style are like the four books she bought specifically, but the letter is less sharp and more sincere apology.

Although she was still a little awkward, after reading the letter, a smile appeared on the corner of Natalie's lips. She could imagine the annoying guy's cautious look when writing the letter.

Humph! I still overwhelmed you! The girl has a little more pride in her heart.

The phone in the living room rang at this time, and his parents were not at home, so Natalie had to put down the letter and answer the phone.

"Hello, this is Heshle."

"Na... Nat?" The person on the other side of the phone seemed a little hesitant, and seemed a little confused.

"Ryan!" Natalie subconsciously wanted to deduct the phone.

"Wait, Nat."

"Is there anything wrong?" Natalie's words were obviously thorns.

"I'm sorry, Nat..." Before the other side could finish speaking, Natalie interrupted directly, "Ryan, do you know that the lying child's nose will grow longer!"

"Okay, if you can make you happy, then I'm Pinocchio, Your Highness Snow White!" Unable to argue openly, Ryan simply launched a counterattack in secret.

"Hmph!" Although Natalie snorted coldly, her eyes bent. It was the first time that the guy on the other side gave in to her.

"Nate, are you still here?"

"Hmm~"

"I know there are some things that should not be hidden from you, but I have an agreement with Harvey Weinstein of Miramax Pictures, and there are some things I can't decide on myself..." It's obvious that Ryan started to open his eyes and talk nonsense again, pushing most of the blame to the publishers and film companies, "Do you know, Nat, you are my only friend, and I don't want any unpleasantness between us."

"Okay, Ryan, forget it this time, if there is another time, I won't care about you." Listening to the boy's words, Natalie suddenly remembered the reports about Ryan's life story published in the newspaper. Although she could not imagine the life of a welfare home and an orphan at her age, she still felt that she shouldn't treat him like this.

"I promise, Nat, just ask."

No matter what, this chapter has been revealed. After habitually stabbing each other, Natalie asked about Ryan’s recent situation.

"Don't mention it, I can only stay at home now. The school has already taken a long vacation, and those crazy paparazzi are stuck under the apartment. Not to mention Nicole and I, even the neighbors have been harassed by them many times."

"This is the price you pay for becoming famous!" Natalie sarcastically.

"But I made it to the big screen, and many people praised me for my excellent acting skills." Ryan naturally began to fight back.

"That's because they haven't seen me yet, Ryan Jenkins, wait and see, one day I will surpass you!" Before he knew it, Natalie became more excited again.

"Then I'll wait and see, dear Nat." The voice over there was completely proud, "Even if you surpass me in acting, you can't write so many stories."

"Story? Ryan, you are so thick-skinned. I have read those four books, but they are just children's books." Natalie was very dissatisfied.

"Is that so? Do you think the sixth sense is a children's book?" The guy on the phone was so angry that he was not worth his life.

"Ryan, you are good at writing stories and scripts, are you?" Natalie gritted her teeth.

"That's of course. In fact, after filming the sixth sense, I completed two more scripts." The opposite side was completely showing off.

"Okay, Ryan, don't forget that you have deceived me twice." Natalie habitually put her hat back, "In order to make up for the mental harm you caused to me, you must write me a hundred scripts in the future!"

"One...one hundred?"

Listening to the surprising sounds coming from the opposite side, Natalie finally felt the pleasure of having a prank. After saying goodbye quickly, she hung up the phone.

At this moment, the door opened with a clatter. It turned out that Mrs. Xie Li was back home.

"Nate, is there anything you're happy about? You haven't smiled so happily in a long time." Mrs. Sheley noticed the letter on the coffee table, "Ryan's letter? It seems that you have made up?"

"Yes, mom. There is nothing between us, we just have different opinions on certain issues." Natalie quickly put away the letter, carried her schoolbag and prepared to go back to the room, "Mom, I'll go back to the room first."

Mrs. Xie Li sighed. She never expected that her daughter's only friend, the boy who had been to their family, could achieve such an astonishing result.

Back to her own small world, Natalie habitually looked around the photos hanging on the wall. These were photos of her when she was studying dance and performing in the troupe, but compared to dancing, she still likes acting more.

Although she was only nine years old for more than a month, she knew that she was different from other children. She knew that she had ambition and knew what she liked and wanted, so she had been working hard for it. For this reason, she also spent all her school holidays participating in the drama camp.

Shaking her head and dissipating the thoughts in her mind, she couldn't help but think of the boy far away in Los Angeles. The acting skills shown by this boy who was only one year older than her in "The Sixth Sense" made her stunned. To be fair, she felt that the performance of his in it was not an exaggeration at all.

If it were her own, she could...well! She admitted that she was really awkward and unhappy during this period, one was because her only friend had concealed so many things, and the other was that she was jealous!

Who doesn’t want to be the focus of attention, who doesn’t want to be the top pursued by the media, and who doesn’t want to be a glorious big star!

There will always be opportunities! Natalie told herself in her heart, Ryan, wait and see, I will surpass you soon!

Listening to the sound of beeping and breaking from the phone, Ryan scratched the back of his head. For some reason, as long as he paired up with Natalie, he would not help but argue with her, and would show off proudly, like a proud little peacock.

One hundred scripts! Ryan rolled his eyes straight, of course, he knew that Natalie was joking and ridiculing him, but one hundred scripts were difficult, and ten were still fine.

Recalling the only meeting, Natalie was obviously much thinner than she remembered. If she starred in that movie now, her age would become a more sensitive topic than her previous life. Let's wait a few years.

Luc Besson has become quite famous now. It seems that he should ask Jinsli to find his address. He must write the script before him and mail it to France specifically!
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