In 1997, Christopher Nolan had just graduated from college, spent $6,000 on filming every weekend, and spent a year filming his feature film debut "Following", and then came to Los Angeles in the hope of finding a development opportunity, after which he officially settled in the city and built his own stable life.

In fact, Christopher is British, and he and his wife, Emma-Thomas, met when they were students at University College London, when they fell in love when they were 20 and 19 years old, and later, Emma followed her husband to Los Angeles for Christopher's film career and became a producer.

Christopher Nolan is a very nostalgic and very old-fashioned diehard:

He was a loyal supporter of film cinema, an unwavering supporter of traditional cinema, and a supporter of the old-school approach to cinema. Although his films are full of all kinds of wild imagination, computer special effects are inevitable, but as long as he can use actual scenes to complete the shooting, he will never use a green screen -

Because he personally is very, very disgusted with the visual distortion and distortion that comes with shooting on a green screen. When filming "Inception", in order to create a real visual experience, he even did not hesitate to build a large number of shipping containers or related rooms, insisting on completing the shooting with real guns.

In this regard, Christopher Nolan and Alfonso Cuarón can be said to be the same.

Of course, Christopher respects computer special effects, and it is precisely because of the rapid development of technology that his whimsical ideas can evolve into reality, but in Christopher's view, computer special effects are only one of the tools to realize ideas, and the film must return to film and reality in the final analysis.

It is worth mentioning that Christopher still does not have a mobile phone, nor does he have an email, let alone a smartphone. Even in the whole of Hollywood, he is a maverick outlier, and if you want to find Christopher, either a landline or through his wife Emma, there is no other option, not even an agent.

In addition, on the shooting set, Christopher strictly forbade the use of mobile phones.

It's hard to imagine that this is a postmodern director who filmed "Inception" and "The Dark Knight", and those who don't know almost think that Christopher is an antique from the 19th century.

That's Christopher, and every summer, he and his wife still return to the UK with their children for holidays. The importance of family to Christopher can be felt in movies such as "Inception", "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk", so every summer vacation is like this.

Now the "Interstellar" work is still in a state of confusion, and it is unknown how the battle between Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures will end, but it is certain that Lan Li wants to be a part of this project, so put aside the competition for investors for the time being, Lan Li decided to talk to Christopher face to face.

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Back in London again, there was nothing special about Lan Li.

The last time I returned to London, the Olivier Award, the Earl of Oxford's dinner, and completely torn my face, it seemed that I had experienced a sea of vicissitudes in a short period of time, and after that, the Cannes Film Festival, learning the drum kit, and the filming of the "Burst Drummer" seemed to have not had time to experience it in detail, and I put myself into the work wholeheartedly, and two months had already flown by.

Looking back now, it's a bit of an illusion like a world away.

However, for Lan Li, there is not much special significance. After the song "This is me" was sung, and all the thoughts in his heart were released, he had already decided to completely uncover the page of the past, not to mention the filming of "Burst Drummer", he also truly completed the reconciliation with himself, and his body and mind were relaxed.

Not only was she not nervous, but on the contrary, faintly, Lan Li was still looking forward to it. It seems like the first time since he left London for New York to chase his dreams that he was able to really let go of his mind and return to the city, and anyway, that's where his life began, wasn't it?

The plane slowly landed at Heathrow International Airport, and when I looked out the window at the hot air containing the moisture, I knew that my feet were once again on English soil.

This time, Lan Li chose to fly in first class. The main thing is to avoid commotion and chaos, which is one of the sequelae of the rise in fame and popularity, and there is no way to walk in the daily crowd in a low-key and casual manner, such is the case with the princess played by Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday", where there is a pay, there is a reward, and there is a pay.

First-class passengers can leave the airport directly through the VIP channel, and no regular passenger will even be aware of which VIPs have taken the flight.

After leaving the airport, VIPs can wait in the lounge, where the airline arranges a pick-up vehicle and then transports their luggage straight to the vehicle – or a private vehicle if there is a dedicated vehicle for them.

Now, Lan Li is in the VIP lounge.

As soon as he entered the door, Lan Li saw Haight Wesley, the housekeeper of the Dunlop family, who was busy.

"Hey, Haidt. Lan Li stood still, waiting for Haight to turn around and greet with a smile.

"Young Master Lan Li. Haight also showed a look of surprise, but did not make a fuss, his eyes showed a touch of relief, and after bowing politely, he walked up and kept a decent distance, "This time I came back, are you going to the Lake District for a vacation? It's a good time, the sun won't be too hot, but at the same time you can enjoy the coolness of the water." ”

This is the real aristocratic etiquette, there is no probing into Lan Li's private situation, there is no exploration of Lan Li's purpose of returning, and there is no concern about Lan Li's superfluous gossip, just chatting on a universally applicable topic such as the Lake District, expressing polite greetings with a little intimacy. Advance and retreat properly, and show full proportion.

Lan Li showed a shallow smile, "No, Haidt, you know, I don't like the Lake District. This time I came back for work. Although Haight still didn't have any expression, Lan Li was raised by Haight's childhood, so he naturally knew Haight's personality, so he chuckled himself, "I know, I know, I'm a workaholic." But that's where young people come in, isn't it?"

A warm smile flashed in Haidt's eyes, "Young Master Matthew is the same. ”

"That's why we can be friends. Lan Li gently bowed his head and said, "By the way, Matthew is fine, everything is fine." Although Haight didn't ask, Lan Li knew that this was Haidt's main concern.

Sure enough, after Lan Li finished speaking, Haidh nodded politely to express his gratitude.

At this moment, another figure took the initiative to greet him and greeted him with a smile, "Good afternoon." "No long time no see, no warm hug, just a simple good afternoon, "Did you take this flight too, why didn't I see you on the plane?"

The person who came was Henry Dunlop, the eldest brother of Matthew Dunlop. At the same time, it is also the one who is about to get married.

Henry and Lan Li are not familiar with each other, everything from age to personality to profession. Like Matthew, Henry inherited the family's profession and is now a prosecutor and is working his way up to the judge's position, but Henry is more serious and cunning than Matthew, and he does not resist going the path of a politician if given the opportunity.

Coupled with the relationship of age, there is actually not much intersection between Henry and Lan Li. Naturally, there is a limited understanding of each other.

"I'm used to sleeping and adjusting to jet lag after boarding. Lan Li simply explained that he was basically in a semi-comatose state on the plane, not to mention other strangers, and even the flight attendants had very limited communication opportunities.

Henry nodded his head noncommittally, not disbelieving, but not caring at all, no matter what the answer was, it was just a polite greeting on a social occasion, "Not long ago, I made a special trip to the Almeida Theater to watch 'Les Misérables', and the story is still the same good story, but everyone says that your version is still different after all, and Elf agrees." ”

Elph agreed.

This sentence is meaningful.

Does this mean that Elph represents the Hall family and truly recognizes the existence of Lan Li? So, has the attitude of George and Elizabeth also changed? Furthermore, Elph took the initiative to express his opinion in the conversation with Henry, does this mean that after the private party of the Earl of Oxford, the wind of London's high society has changed?

It's just a sentence, but it's worth pondering.

However, Lan Li didn't say much, "Thank you for the compliment." I believe that every actor on the West End stage has his own style and technique. How's it going, are you still enjoying the whole show?"

"Of course. The same story still tastes different. John Cord's work is truly commendable. Henry didn't argue and discuss too much, and continued with Lan Li's words, the simple and clear style of conversation is just the norm in social situations, and it will definitely not go too deep.

"Did Philip come over to pick him up today?" asked Henry, turning his head to Haight.

It seems that the question is clueless, but it hides another layer of deep meaning: what kind of specifications and attitude does the Hall family uphold towards the return of Lan Li? In Henry's view, Philip Demba, who is the butler, will inevitably come, which is another signal, a meaningful signal.

The information and signals revealed in the few words just show the upbringing and attitude of the British aristocracy.

Haight bowed politely and said, "No. ”

Henry didn't say anything, looked at Lan Li again, and politely extended an invitation, "Let's go together, I'll take you for a ride, I'll go to Kensington." ”