Early the next morning.
When Nanaya opened his eyes, he was greeted by dark clouds in the sky.
Although it is not uncommon for it to rain in the early morning, it is indeed quite rare to encounter such a thing in New York.
"I always feel a little unhappy."
Nanaya shook his head helplessly and closed the window.
After going to the bathroom to wash up, Nanaya slowly returned to the room and changed into his pajamas.
Then, Nanaya slowly walked out of the bedroom, went down the spiral staircase to the first floor, and followed the smell of breakfast into the kitchen.
Ryan was wearing an oversized men's shirt, not caring about showing off his straight and long legs.
Her casual outfit formed a sharp contrast with the two neatly dressed maid sisters.
I know, I understand that Ryan is helping the two maids prepare breakfast.
If you don't know, you might think it's something unhealthy.
With just one glance, Nanaya realized that the clothes Ryan was wearing were the ones he had placed in his closet.
Perhaps hearing Nanaya's footsteps, Ryan raised his head.
After seeing Nanaya's face that was not fully awake yet, Ryan smiled and said, "Nanaya, you can go to the restaurant now. Breakfast will be ready soon."
"Why are you wearing this?"
Nanaya looked at Ryan's upper body and said a little confusedly.
"Do I have to be naked if I don't wear your clothes?"
Ryan rolled his eyes.
Before Nanaya could understand what was going on, Leysritt beside him started to explain.
"Mrs. Ryan didn't bring any change of clothes. If she doesn't wear your clothes, Nanaya, she will have to wear the dress she wore last night."
It does make sense, but that's no reason for Ryan to wear only a shirt.
Even with his shirt off, Ryan was still wearing his underwear.
But this kind of looming feeling is even more excessive than wearing nothing at all!
As for Leysritt's title of "Madam", Nanaya had already gotten used to it.
Nanaya tilted his head and thought for a moment, and finally decided to ignore this "little thing".
"Can I help you?"
"No, we'll be ready soon." Ryan shook his head, "Just go to the restaurant and wait for dinner."
"Then I'd rather obey you than be disrespectful."
Nanaya turned and walked towards the living room, and suddenly he looked back.
What greeted him was Ryan's unusually bright smile.
This smile, as bright as the sun, swept away the gloom caused by the rain on the morning of Nanaya.
We didn't have to wait long at the restaurant table before Ryan came over with food.
Ryan and the two maids prepared a toast, fried eggs and a bowl of oatmeal porridge for Nanaya.
Simple western breakfast but tasted good.
"Are you trying to lose weight?"
Nanaya noticed that Ryan only had a salad and a glass of skim milk.
This made Nanaya frown slightly.
It's not like Ryan is an actress who needs to be photogenic.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't have to pay such a price.
"Yes."
Unexpectedly, Ryan admitted it readily.
"We had such a good meal at home during the New Year that I had a hard time wearing my dress yesterday."
Although it may be a little impolite, Nanaya felt that Ryan did not eat well in the UK, but rather that the food was too greasy.
Because of the climate, the UK mainland has always been relatively wet and cold.
So standard British food is high in calories, such as the famous [fish and chips].
Nanaya tried that thing once.
When I took a bite, there was really no taste except a mouth full of oil.
Just when Nanaya was wondering what kind of food tragedy his "girlfriend" had suffered in her hometown.
Ryan drank the milk in small sips, but her eyes kept wandering around Nanaya, as if she was thinking about something.
"Can I ask you a question, Nanaya?" She put down the cup.
Nanaya looked up at her and nodded slightly.
Ryan asked hesitantly, "How can a young and beautiful actress achieve a breakthrough in acting? Or how can she gain recognition from critics?"
"Isn't this the question you wanted to ask?"
Ryan is not an actor, so of course she doesn't pay attention to such issues.
And there was only one young actor who would make Ryan ask questions.
"Yes." Ryan nodded and admitted, "Lily talked to me about this last night. She hopes her acting skills can be improved."
In fact, Lily didn't ask.
But Ryan could sense that his sister was bothered by critics' criticism of her acting.
But at the same time, Ryan also knew that Lily would not tell anyone around her about this.
Especially the one in front of me.
So Ryan took the initiative to seek answers from Nanaya.
Ryan's idea was simple. She hoped to make some compensation to Lily.
"…"
Nanaya did not directly answer Ryan's question. He slowly swallowed the toast in his mouth and then took another sip of oatmeal.
Finally, Nanaya crossed his hands on the table, looked directly at Ryan and answered slowly.
"I personally advise Lily that she'd better give up such an idea."
Nanaya said without hiding anything.
"There is no shortcut to acting. When Lily plays enough roles, her acting skills will naturally improve."
"Is this the only way?"
"It's the only way."
Seeing the unwilling expression on Ryan's face, Nanaya could only add one more sentence.
"Lily is not an actress by training, so it's impossible for her to become successful overnight."
In fact, Nanaya still had half a sentence to say.
Because she started out as a commercial film, Lily had already been labeled by those in the academic field.
No matter how much Lily's acting skills improve, it will be useless.
There are too many people like this in Hollywood.
Hollywood has Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise and Will Smith, while the East has Andy Lau and a large number of special effects actors.
These people and Lily are in the same boat.
Unless all those who label Lily are dead, Lily will never be recognized.
Or maybe Lily could learn from Leo and endure hardships for so many years.
Turning the pursuit of an acting award into a meme.
Otherwise, even if Lily could be so cruel as to act crazy and ugly, the academic school would still not like her.
"What a pity."
Ryan was very frustrated.
Because she found that she couldn't help her sister solve her problems, and...
After breakfast, Nanaya and Ryan left the villa together.
When Ryan goes out, he naturally no longer wears just a shirt.
Instead, he wore a rather formal men's suit - of course, the clothes were still provided by Nanaya.
Ryan in men's clothing was a refreshing sight for Nanaya.
Although it makes the already heroic Ryan look a little more imposing, it also adds a unique sense of beauty.
If he were to use a teaching stick, Nanaya would probably not be able to bear it any longer.
[Luckily I don't have to drive. ]
Nanaya, who was sitting in the back seat with Ryan, thought with some relief.
Otherwise, Nanaya couldn't guarantee that he could drive safely when his mind was distracted.
Nanaya and Ryan's destination is the Washimine North American Headquarters Building in Manhattan, New York.
The two people's goals are completely different.
Ryan is going to look for his sister, while Nanaya is going to discuss the release of "Purgatory Flame" with Washimine Entertainment.
Perhaps it was Ryan's brilliant smile in the morning that gave Nanaya a lucky buff.
As soon as Nanaya arrived at the conference room, he heard good news.
The ratings for Inferno are out.
The first version submitted by Nanaya received a PG-13 rating.
This means that the film can be promoted without restraint starting today.
I can finally start doing things that I couldn't do before.
For example, word-of-mouth previews of films for audiences and media.
Before, we had not been able to decide which version to use for the release.
So the previews have never been held, but now that the ratings have been approved, these promotional activities can naturally begin.
"What movies are our competitors competing against this time?"
Although in Nanaya's mind, the biggest enemy of "Purgatory" is undoubtedly "The Dark Knight".
However, the movies that will have an impact on the box office during the same period should not be underestimated.
"There's only one movie."
The head of the publicity department of Washimine Entertainment said casually: "Horton Hears a Who, it's still an animated film."
"And it's a Fox movie."
Shion, who was sitting at the head seat in the conference room, had a cruel smile on her face.
Everyone present shuddered.
Of course, everyone knows what Shion means by this sentence.
Naturally, they want "Inferno" to do its best to compete with "Horton Hears a Who" at the box office.
However, Nanaya estimated that Shion's idea would be difficult to achieve.
This cartoon, which is completely aimed at children, has a huge gap in audience compared to "Inferno".
In addition, the release of "Inferno" will be postponed by one week.
There should be no direct box office competition between the two parties.
Of course, with the big enemy "Inferno" around, the box office of "Horton Hears a Who" will definitely be affected.
"Even if it's a cartoon that doesn't require too much attention, we still have to take some targeted measures, right?"
"Don't worry, our publicity department knows what to do."
The person in charge of the announcement department seemed very confident. They already had a lot of experience in dealing with such opponents.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Nanaya nodded, "How many rounds of previews do you plan to hold?"
"Probably 2 or 3 rounds. After all, with the previous movie as a foundation, it saved a lot of publicity and promotion costs for "Purgatory's Flames"."
"Okay, remember to give me audience feedback in time."
"By the way, Nanaya. Are you going to the Oscars this year?"
Shion asked, resting her chin on one hand.
"Me? Forget it. I have no chance of winning the prize."
Although he knew that Shion did it for publicity reasons, Nanaya still shook his head.
However, Nanaya still suggested: "Try to get two award presenter spots for Lily and Illya. The leading actress and the second leading actress are more talked about than the director."
Although it would still be a hot topic if the leading actor Nanaya attended the Oscars.
But the problem is that the leading actor Nanaya is also the director.
This is very embarrassing.
Nanaya estimated that if he participated, he would definitely be ridiculed.
But Lily and Illya are different. If they can become Oscar award presenters, it will definitely increase their popularity in Hollywood.
Other actors of FZ actually also have the opportunity to become award presenters.
It's just that Lily and Illya have more advantages.
After all, the others either don't have as many roles as these two, or they lack appeal to European and American people.
As for whether the two girls could be selected as award presenters, Nanaya was not worried at all.
Although behind every Oscar award presenter, there is also a game between bigwigs from all sides.
But Washimine used all his resources and there was no problem for two people to go to the award ceremony.