As the saying goes, part on good terms, but this man’s character really left much to be desired. Ryan remembered very clearly—if it hadn’t been for Nicole Carter’s quick thinking a few times, who knows, he might have been sold out by him.

“Darling, you were too reckless.” When only the two of them were left in the living room, Nicole Carter pulled Ryan into her arms.

“Nicole Carter, do you want to go to Hollywood now?”

“That’s my dream.” Nicole Carter said softly, ruffling Ryan’s hair. “Why am I telling a little kid like you all this? Oh right, Ryan, I’ll be going back to Australia soon. You’re not allowed to cause any trouble in London.”

“Back to Australia?” Ryan was puzzled.

“A film crew has invited me. Hmm... ‘Across the Horizon’!”

Hollywood! Back in his room, Ryan wrote these words heavily on his sketchpad.

Having lived through the information explosion of his previous life, he knew very well that glamorous circle wasn’t as wonderful as it appeared on the surface. In fact, it was a male-dominated world, and with Nicole Carter having no support there, landing a major role would be extremely difficult. Was she supposed to throw herself into Tom Cruise’s arms again? He absolutely wouldn’t allow that to happen.

Alright! For our shared dream, I should start preparing in earnest!

After Nicole Carter returned to Australia, Ryan simply had the nanny pretend to be Nicole Carter, called the school to take an extended leave, and began working on something that was extremely important for their future.

All along, Ryan had only written novels, but now he was going to start working on a screenplay. Because of his previous profession, he’d read quite a few movie scripts and had some idea of how to write one.

But when the time comes, you always wish you’d read more books. Even though he was incredibly talented, he wasn’t arrogant enough to think he knew everything. He started making frequent trips to bookstores and libraries, bringing back piles of books about screenwriting and film.

The most important thing was to find a suitable movie—a film that both he and Nicole Carter could star in together, to commemorate this special bond between them!

Movies are deeply influenced by the social environment. If he brought some classic films from his previous life into the present, the most likely outcome would be a total flop. Among all genres, the ones least restricted by the times were undoubtedly horror-thrillers and otherworldly sci-fi films.

But sci-fi was out. He didn’t mind, but Nicole Carter was already strikingly beautiful—if she broke into Hollywood with that kind of film, she’d definitely be typecast as just a pretty face.

In fact, Ryan chose a thriller: “The Sixth Sense.” It was a classic from his previous life, released in ’99, a huge box office and critical success, and even received several Oscar nominations. Most importantly, the film blurred the era’s background, reflecting one of the mainstream values since the 1980s—family, kinship, and communication.

Moreover, the film’s structure was unique, pulling off a major twist at both the beginning and the end. This kind of creativity had been overused after the turn of the century, but in this era, it was a truly original idea.

Also, the relationship between the little boy and his single mother in the film was very much like the sisterly and motherly bond between him and Nicole Carter, making it easier for them to immerse themselves in the roles.

Turning the images in his mind into words on a script was no easy task for a beginner. He revised it countless times, even putting aside the whole Harry Potter thing. Fortunately, his talent in this life was truly outstanding—at least when it came to screenwriting, he was no worse than that chubby guy who sold videotapes.

“Scene one, act one. Time: night. Setting: a dimly lit basement.

Anna walks down the stairs, comes to the wine rack, and selects a bottle of red wine...”

Ryan flipped through the script. After three whole months, he finally finished the first draft. He believed there weren’t many problems with the scene and character descriptions, but there were quite a few flaws in the shot divisions.

For now, this would have to do. He sighed. Over the past three months, Nicole Carter had come back several times, but hadn’t noticed he was writing a script. Ryan didn’t plan to tell her either—he’d wait until they were back in Los Angeles.

Although the script was done, the problem was still very serious. He wasn’t naïve enough to think that mailing the script to a film company would have them rushing over to beg for his work—that was just a fantasy.

What is the foundation of a movie? Many people would say the script, but aside from a handful of top-tier screenwriters, the status of ordinary writers in this industry was far lower than most could imagine.

Back in 1988, Hollywood had a massive writers’ strike. Conditions improved a bit afterward, but Ryan knew that in just a few years, they’d be knocked back down again.

Everyone knows it’s extremely hard for newcomers to make it in Hollywood—especially new screenwriters. If you have no connections, no middleman, and want a film company to invest in your script...

Clearly, Ryan was one of those people. But he had a strategy: the shotgun approach. With one script under his belt, he’d be much faster the next time. If one script got no response, he’d send out a second, a third, even eight or ten.

And he still had a heavyweight trump card in his hand—“Jurassic Park”!