Matthew turned and left, leaving Lan Li and Roman to talk alone.

Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea owner and one of the world's richest men, is indeed the mystery guest number 43, but even Alexander Hamilton can't be entirely sure why Roman is attending this charity auction – because he has exceeded his specifications.

The people who came to participate in the charity auction today are all middle-of-the-middle people in the upper class, and Roman has already reached the top stage, there is no need to attend, and there is no need to gild at all, just like the blue ceremony, Roman's coming to the Carrick Club is like a college student coming to a party of elementary school students, everyone admires but can't easily get close, and the level gap at the essential level creates another gap.

Roman's invitation was sent by Alexander himself, but Alexander just wanted to put on his name, as if "Gravity" was released in mainland China with the name of "James Cameron Recommended", hoping to arouse the curiosity and expectation of more ordinary audiences.

Including Roman, Alexander invited five really top people, and they all sent assistants or agents to attend very face-saving - which is already very rare. However, Alexander did not expect that Roman actually participated in the auction and attended the drinking party, and he was also caught off guard, and now things become interesting: why did Roman participate in the auction?

Matthew accompanied Lan Li to appear, but after a brief conversation, he found that Roman was always discussing the weather, charity or football and other topics, and of course also mentioned the snuff bottle thing, "Ha, I really didn't expect that this was actually an item provided by you", similar exclamations are full of politeness and greetings, completely silent about the real reason behind it, Matthew also realized: Roman is deliberate.

Unless Roman talks to Lan Li alone, Roman refuses to cut to the chase.

Roman made his attitude clear, so Matthew also found an excuse to turn around and leave - Roman should not swallow Lan Lisheng alive...... But taking a step back, even if it did happen, he wouldn't be able to help standing by the sidelines, so it would be better for him to turn around and survive alone.

"So, you like rugby and not football?" Roman was slightly surprised, "I thought that rugby was just a sport that Americans liked. ”

"To be precise, I love the outdoors, rock climbing, skydiving, surfing, or ...... Tennis. It's just that I watch rugby occasionally in the U.S. compared to football, and you should know that American TV stations don't have much interest in broadcasting football, so I have to look for some of them. Lan Li quipped in a light-hearted and witty way, making fun of American culture by the way.

Roman nodded his head slightly, then concluded, "So, you like sports that not so many people like." ”

Interpret it this way...... It's a little strange, but there is no way to refute it, Lan Li smiled dumbly, "Maybe it's because I'm not special enough, so I hope I can be a special existence." "There is no need for him to tell the tycoon in front of him about the stories of the hospital bed in the previous life.

"Haha, that's my favorite joke of the year. Roman laughed directly and cheerfully, without the restraints of aristocratic etiquette, showing a unique heartiness, many guests around him cast their eyes, but no one dared to approach easily, and a powerful aura was formed around the two absolute focal figures, excluding all the ghosts and ghosts - obviously, it was a mistake to describe the guests present with "ghosts" but ...... Inexplicably, there is a sense of relevance.

Ignoring the curious glances around him, Roman continued, "I've heard countless rumors before, and I always think that you are a professional actor who is dedicated to your acting career, but I didn't expect that in addition to acting, you actually have so many hobbies, which is an accident." ”

Roman and Lan Li did not deliberately lower their voices and secretly conceal their actions, but they also maintained the basic etiquette of social situations, and also did not make loud noises, and started the conversation in a normal tone. In this way, although some fragments of words can be vaguely captured around, they can't be pieced together, even if they stretch their ears to eavesdrop, and as a result, they still don't know what Lan Li and Roman are talking about.

Lan Li didn't continue to follow Roman's words, but interpreted it from another angle, "I don't know, Roman actually noticed my rumors on the spot, it seems that I must be more cautious in the future, otherwise it will be bad to inadvertently create a bad impression." ”

Roman said meaningfully, "I don't know, you actually care about those rumors. We should all know that rumors are the most unreliable thing. ”

There are countless rumors about Roman, because Roman is really too mysterious, even in Russia, he is a man who lives in "legends", and over time, he also lives in rumors, good and bad, positive and negative...... It is impossible to distinguish between the true and the false.

"If I hadn't cared, I wouldn't be here, would I? Signing a check is obviously much easier. Lan Li quietly counterattacked.

In fact, Roman and Lan Li are fighting for the initiative of discourse, and both of them are using their own rhythm to lead the direction and atmosphere of the whole conversation, which also leads to the fact that between you and me, "questions" and "answers" are not able to fit on the same channel, and they are always changing the focus.

The same is true of Lan Li's last sentence, he knows that Roman is hinting at the distortion of the "Abramovich rumors", and Hollywood should know all about it, but he simply ignores it, and the topic shifts back to the charity auction, laughing at himself for "participating in charity activities for the sake of fame and fortune", never mentioning the grievances of the Hall family, and then pointingly throwing the finger at Roman:

And why did you come to the auction? If it weren't for the rumors, if it wasn't for fame and fortune......

Despite the Blue Rite offensive, Roman remained unhurried and said with a smile, "Isn't this what the British are best at - complicating simple things." ”

"Isn't it true that you need to hold a charity auction when you can sign a check, and it's like setting up a stage for everyone to stand up and perform and wait for the spotlight to shine, or maybe you need to ask questions and keep hinting in circles, expecting others to guess it, turning conversation into a guessing game, turning love into a psychological battle?"

Roman's baby face, his eyes flashed brightly, he filled up his skills of finger scolding, and then fired towards Lan Li, but his accented words had an unyielding insistence - of course, sharp!

Who the hell said Roman was a shy man who was taciturn?

However, Lan Li did not panic at all, but chuckled, "I don't know if you have read the history of England or France - or Russia, especially those nobles in history, let's take French cuisine as an example." ”

"Once, French cuisine was only coarse food for the poor, even the king was no exception, you can imagine the appearance of those royal nobles drinking Marseille fish soup, which obviously did not meet the people's expectations of the royal family, until Henry II, they gradually began to pay attention to food, influenced by the Italian Renaissance in many ways, and then to Louis XIV, which created the French cuisine that is now popular all over the world, in fact, the whole core can be summed up very simply, there is only one word: ritual. ”

Of course, the actual situation must be more than that, but Lan Li's witty and humorous tone made Roman laugh too.

"Look, this is the difference between nobles and commoners, simple things are complicated, because they have enough time, and because they have enough wealth, they don't need to run for life, they can slow down, slowly enjoy the solemnity of the ceremony, show their difference. Lan Li bowed his head lightly and ended his "fallacies".

Roman stared at Lan Li silently for a moment, and then a big smile bloomed on the baby's face, "So, should we keep it up?"

The subtext is: I can't argue with it, you're right, you're right.

Lan Li was noncommittal, but "handed over" the initiative to Roman, and Roman chosen: they continued to go around in circles, or went straight to the point, but in fact, it was still Lan Li who really took the initiative, because Lan Li was the one who handed over the right to choose, and Roman passively fell into a situation where he had to make a choice.

Roman's gaze stayed meaningfully on Lan Li, "Now I'm beginning to wonder if Sisyphus Pictures is Andre in control, or if you're the one who really speaks." ”

This is a declarative sentence, but Lan Li can taste the temptation in it:

Sisyphus Films? Is it actually Sisyphus Pictures? Lan Li really never thought that Roman's main purpose involved Sisyphus Pictures, which was definitely an unexpected accident, but taking a step back and thinking about it calmly, it seems that Sisyphus Pictures is the best answer. In addition, Lan Li really couldn't come up with a connection between him and Roman.

Now it seems that the reason why Roman attended the charity auction was on the one hand for Alexander, but in the final analysis, it was necessary to give the future duke some face, and the charity also contributed to fame, only 1.5 million pounds, why not? On the other hand, it was for Andre, more precisely, Sisyphus Pictures, which Andre founded.

Therefore, when it comes to auctioning snuff bottles, Roman is generous in order to support Alexander, but also to connect with Andre - as long as he gives the snuffbox to Andrei, Roman can easily establish contact with André, or, more intelligently, invite André to taste the snuffbox and avoid being so explicit.

But unexpectedly, the name of "Lan Li-Hall" was accidentally killed!

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