Chapter 190: Showmanship and Surprise
How's it going, tired or not?"
In the speeding Rolls-Royce phantom, Arthur looked at Emilia who had been picked up from Heathrow Airport and asked with concern.
"It's okay, it's just this Hollywood audition, I feel so stupid... β
Emilia smiled wryly while stirring her super personality eyebrows, maybe after looking at it for a long time, Arthur can judge the emotions on Amilia's face based on her eyebrows, cute is not good.
"It's been your dream since you were a kid, so there's nothing wrong with you taking every opportunity to play. Now that you have decided, you must always have clear goals and work towards them. I think you'll make it. β
Arthur naturally didn't go along with Emilia's complaints, but wanted to give her more encouragement, after all, Emilia complained to herself, not to be ridiculed, and when she was lost, comfort was more important.
"Thank you, dear, for everything. Emilia looked at Arthur with a bright gaze and said sincerely.
Arthur shook his head and smiled: "There is only so much I can help you, after all, I am just an outsider to the film and television industry and the entertainment industry." β
"Giggles, this is already very happy, this time it's a formal role, much better than the tricks that Eddie and I received. β
Emilia said happily that when she received a call from Arthur, knowing that through Arthur's efforts, she had obtained two roles in "Boleyn Manor", which was about to start filming, and would also meet with the producers.
"Hehe, let's go to dinner first, then go back for a short rest, and then go to the appointment, and I called Eddie, who is already waiting at the restaurant. Arthur laughed.
"Hmm. Emilia smiled sweetly and took Arthur's arm, snuggled up to his shoulder, and hummed softly.
Arthur smiled slightly, reached out and patted Emilia's small hand as a sign of relief.
After lunch, Arthur, Emilia and Eddie came to the Bentley Manor in Harrow that Arthur had purchased, and when Emilia and Eddie got out of the car and saw the palace-style single-family villas, they couldn't help but set their eyes on Arthur.
"I can't help it, I'm going to be in London for a lot of the rest of the time, and I can't stay in a hotel all the time, so I bought some houses. With that, Arthur led the two of them and the bodyguard with the luggage behind him through the garden, and came to the white Villa Five, which looked like a Greek temple.
"Two beauties, pleaseβ" Arthur said with the key to unlock it, pushing open the wooden door, and making a gesture of please.
Eddie raised his eyebrows, walked into the villa without hesitation, and while looking around with a scrutinizing gaze, he joked: "Bought some houses? Well, it's really the nouveau riche... β
"Gurgle... Hearing Eddie's teasing, Emilia smiled and raised her eyebrows at Arthur, although she was angry about Arthur's scandal, it didn't mean that she was really not jealous, she was still very relieved to see Arthur being scolded.
Arthur shook his head and smiled, reached out to wrap his arms around Emilia's waist, and retorted with a smile: "Yes, as a nouveau riche, you have to behave like a nouveau riche, so I bought a hundred properties at once." β
"Poofβ"
"Ahem, ahem... β
Eddie turned around suddenly, kicked Arthur with her beautiful eyes wide open, and Emilia, who was nestled in Arthur's arms, was also choked in surprise, her pretty face was flushed and coughed lightly, with a ghostly expression, looking up at Arthur.
Arthur shrugged his shoulders and said: "It's cheap, I naturally want to buy more, so I also set up a company to help me manage and lease these houses, I have to say, the rent is still quite considerable, ranging from nine hundred pounds to one thousand pounds per month." β
βγγγγγγ Eddie and Emilia looked at Arthur's serious appearance, looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
"Honey, move from your rented apartment. Arthur put his arm around Emilia and suggested.
Emilia shook her head without hesitation, and said with a serious expression: "No, this is definitely not a good idea, I am not ready to live together." β
"Okay. For Amilia's refusal, Arthur was not unhappy, let alone forced, but smiled helplessly.
This is the Western way of doing things, love is love, what is that, and the meaning of cohabitation is even different, in the United Kingdom, the people's acceptance of cohabitation can be roughly divided into four stages, in the first stage cohabitation is a marginal and avant-garde phenomenon. In the second stage, cohabitation is seen as a testing ground for marriage. The third stage sees cohabitation as an alternative form of marriage. The fourth stage considers cohabitation to be indistinguishable from marriage.
Eddie, on the other hand, just glanced back at the two of them, didn't say anything, and after walking around the villa, he said, "It's not bad, it's not cheap, right?"
"It's okay, more than two million pounds, mainly quiet, I bought the left and right sides of this villa, and I don't plan to rent it out yet, the price of property in London has soared recently, and I'm waiting for the appreciation." Arthur sat down on the couch and explained with a smug face, like a kid who had been given some good toy and showed it off to the others.
"Childish ghost ... Eddie naturally saw Arthur's sneer, and pouted and muttered with disgust, while Emilia watched the brother and sister bickering with a smile on her face.
"Whatever you want to drink, it's in the fridge, take it yourself, I've called Paul and asked him to drop two people from the castle and come over. Arthur looked at the time and shouted to Eddie and Emilia, who were walking up the stairs to visit upstairs.
"Ha, you're really becoming more and more like a noble lord, you can't live now that no one serves you, right?" said Eddie, who was standing on the stairs, looked at Arthur with a mocking face.
Arthur spread his arms and leaned on the back of the sofa, crossed Erlang's legs, shrugged his shoulders, and said with the corners of his mouth raised: "Pay attention to your wording, it's not like, I'm just, they pay the labor, I pay the commission, I'm creating jobs, OK?"
"Humph!" Eddie snorted, and was dragged up the stairs by Emilia.
"Definitely envy, jealousy, hatred... Well, definitely!" Arthur muttered to himself in response to Eddie's anger.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Wolseley Cha Restaurant, known as the most elegant and elegantly decorated restaurant in London.
The Arthur trio officially met with Nigel Masaud, the producer of "Boleyn Manor", and the accompanying director, Brian Paissieville.
After a short exchange of greetings and politeness, while the five of them were enjoying exquisite and delicious pastries, drinking Darjeeling black tea, and chatting in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, Arthur looked at the adapted script brought by director Brian, frowning slightly from time to time, and from time to time with a relaxed expression. This made Nigel Massat and Brian Paiswell, who had been watching him, a little drumming in their hearts.
To be honest, the biggest headache for these people is to show the adapted script to the original author, because in the eyes of many authors, theirs is their children, their lives, if you change them casually, they will really be hysterical.
After all, there are too many examples of falling out with the original author and the crew, and the level of adapting the script is not so easy.
"Mr. Mashart, how do you feel about the two of them?" asked Arthur, smiling, closing the script.
"Well, yes, it's all academic, and I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the majors, what do you say, Brian?"
"Yes, no problem. "Brian, as a director, was actually very satisfied with Eddie and Amilia's personal conditions after they first met, especially Eddie Boleyn, who is undoubtedly the most suitable person to appear in this TV series, and he even wanted to directly play the eldest daughter of the count in the play, after all, Eddie's original identity was the eldest daughter of the count, and some aristocratic etiquette and speaking tones did not need to be retrained at all.
"I think Miss Eddie can audition for the role of Mary Crowley, the eldest daughter of the Earl. β
Whether it's Arthur or Eddie, Emilia, or producer Nigel Masaud, they all looked at director Brian with some surprise and surprise.
"I think Miss Eddie's temperament and upbringing are very suitable, and may bring unexpected effects to the series. β
"Thank you very much for your attention. Eddie didn't look very excited, but still smiled gracefully and thanked him. But only she knows how happy she is in her heart.
In this regard, Emilia on the side was not envious and jealous, and the smile on her pretty face did not change at all, after all, what the director said was the truth, no one would have an advantage over Eddie, who was born in a noble family, in terms of playing aristocratic roles.
Of course, she also believes that the other party will not just take a small role to pass herself, and sure enough, she heard the director Brian say: "Miss Emilia, I think she can play Daisy, although she is a maid, but she has a lot of scenes, she is a kind, somewhat naΓ―ve and frizzy little girl, and she is also a simple girl." β
Well, an earl's eldest daughter, a coolie, a kitchen maid, at the bottom. Many knives, forks, dishes, and pots must be washed, washed, and wiped every day. Even the bedroom is the smallest...
The corners of Arthur's mouth twitched, but after all, this was a TV series, and although Daisy was a maid, she really had a lot of scenes, so Arthur Chong nodded slightly at Emilia who looked at him.
"Thank you, Director. Emilia smiled and thanked her.