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At seven a.m. British time on Friday, Hawke arrived in London.

London at the beginning of October was exceptionally cold and humid, with clouds and rain that never stopped.

The time was so tight that Hawk went straight to the audition location without any rest time at all.

On the way to the audition address on the bus, Hawke recalls the content of the first part of "Love in the Trilogy".

The story is very peculiar, and Jennifer Wong writes the whole story with only two protagonists - Luo Yunfei, a traveler from China, and Serena, a schoolgirl from France.

Luo Yunfei and Serena met unexpectedly on the last day of their trip to London, and they were attracted to each other during the conversation and developed affection. When Luo Yunfei saw off Serena, who was about to return to France, by the ferry, the two agreed to meet under Big Ben in half a year.

The flow of dialogue forms the theme of the novel, and the male and female protagonists are the only two soul characters of the novel.

Hawke seemed to have no idea how to shoot the story at the time of the novel, and was full of doubts.

Could it be that the male and female protagonists chatter in an hour and a half? It seems to be a good literary and artistic appearance.

"Xiao Huo, how are we going next?" asked a man next to Hawke who was pulling two suitcases.

Yang Tian, 32, is Wang Jie's subordinate and Hawke's temporary agent.

Wang Jie's original intention was to let Yang Tian take care of Hawke who went abroad, but at the moment Hawke felt that it was better to act on his own.

Because Yang Tian was illiterate in Britain.

The two changed buses three times and finally arrived at David MacDonald's residence.

"Hyde Park is right next to it, and you can see Buckingham Palace a short walk down there," Hawk said, looking at the map of 1,000 degrees and Yang Tian, "This is the most central place in London, and director David MacDonald seems to be a rich man." ”

Who says directors of independent films eat street stalls?

Yang Tian took Hawke's backpack, then opened the box to change him into his audition clothes, and told him to stay calm.

"Come on, don't be nervous. ”

After showing the invitation letter to the staff at the door, Hawke walked to the interview room on the second floor alone at the audition deadline.

There were already two people in the out-of-town preparation room in the audition room, both of whom were Chinese faces.

Hawke nodded to them and greeted them in English: "Hello, I'm Hawke, and I'm here to audition." ”

The two people sitting in the seat briefly greeted Hawke, and they also looked nervous.

After looking at the bronzed skin of the two people opposite and the white porcelain teeth that shone when he grinned, Hawke was almost sure that the two people opposite him were of Eagle Nation Chinese descent.

Soon, the door to the interview room opened, and a bronzed-skinned Chinese face came out.

There are at least four people auditioning, including myself, and I'm not sure if there will be other interviewers tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and the competitive pressure is not small.

"Chris Chow, please come in. ”

A Chinese descendant sitting across from Hawke walked in.

There were two people sitting in the interview room, and it was no surprise that it was director David and screenwriter Jennifer.

David is a young man in the director's circle, less than forty years old, but he dyed all his hair white, giving people the illusion of age.

Jennifer is a purebred Caucasian, and contrary to ordinary assumptions about the age of Caucasians, she looks no different from thirty at the age of forty, with a pair of turquoise eyes.

Chris's interviews have been smooth, and as an Eagle National, he doesn't have any language barriers.

At the end of the audition, Jennifer handed Chris a note and asked him to read it aloud.

Chris glanced at the note, the original smile disappeared instantly, and the eight bright white teeth were also hidden by his lips, and his expression was a little helpless and nervous.

"I'm sorry, Mr. MacDonald and Ms. Wang," Chris said apologetically, "I'm from Eagle Nation and don't speak Chinese. ”

Jennifer couldn't see any expression on her face, and she asked, "But you said you read my book, and this note is written on a passage from the male protagonist." ”

"I'm sorry, but I think," Chris said reluctantly, "that we can translate it into English while we shoot, or just leave a small part of the Chinese language, and I'm sure I can learn it." ”

David interrupted Chris, who was about to speak, and said, "Thank you for the interview, Mr. Zhou, if there is any new information, our staff will contact you." ”

Chris Chow left with a somewhat gloomy expression.

"What do you think of him?" David asked Jennifer, "good-looking." ”

Jennifer shook her head and said bluntly: "When Wang pursued me and chatted with me, he wouldn't laugh so fakely, and I don't think he could explain the tone of Huaxia in a short time, and this passage will not have the charm of Huaxia after translation." ”

David nodded approvingly, he already had the answer in his heart before asking Jennifer just now.

This Chris is too greasy and has a fake smile, which does not fit the description of the male protagonist in the book at all.

After another auditioner left, it was finally Hawke's turn.

"Come on!" Hawk clenched his fist, cheering himself up.

Hawke walked into the interview room, bowed to the two of them, and then briefly introduced himself.

"You've just arrived in London today?" asked David, without a hint of expression on his face, "what do you think of the weather in Britain?" ”

Britons love to talk about the weather, just as it is common for people on Earth to meet in China and ask "Have you eaten?"

"It's colder than Huaxia Shangjing" Hawke tightened his windbreaker, "The wind is very strong, and the umbrellas brought by my family have been blown out on the road, so I temporarily bought one on the side of the road, and then I found that the skeleton of the umbrella in Britain is much harder than that produced in Huaxia." ”

Jennifer covered her mouth and smiled, then asked, "And what do you think of British food?"

Hawke replied that she had only eaten fast food on the way because she had come to the noodles.

"If you have the chance, recommend some good restaurants," says Jennifer, "not fish and chips, but Britannia has good food." ”

After some pleasantries, Hawke felt that he was not as nervous as he was when he came in, and the two began to interview Hawke for his performance.

Hawke is asked to perform a long monologue with the heroine while wandering around the streets, and without the actress playing with him, he needs to perform without a physical object.

There is no subject matter, just talk.

Such a similar performance Hawke mentioned in the performance training in the past few days.

Hawke imagined that he was on campus at the time, and then he met a girl who asked for directions, and Hawke took the girl to the destination to chat.

Of course, he shifted from the school scene to the streets of London.

"It only takes five minutes to walk this way to Buckingham Palace," Hawke said, imagining that the empty air on the other side was a heroine, "it's December, and every morning there will be a show of soldiers patrolling at 8:30 a.m., and the changing of the guard and music can be clearly seen against the fence of Buckingham Palace, and if we have a good place at the fountain opposite Buckingham Palace, we can see the cavalry units circling the square at the end of the changing of the guard." ”

Hawke paused, after all, English was not his native language, and he had to think about the choice of words when speaking every paragraph.

"It's a misfortune that we're here, if it's summer, the soldiers will wear bright red uniforms, which look much more handsome than the gray ones in winter...... It's best to stand on the railing on the left when you go to see the changing of the guard, because there is a side door on the right for cars to enter and exit, and the position is more ......"

In the past two days, I read the books in the "Love In" series, and Hawke found that most of the dialogues between the male and female protagonists in it are related to London, and the first part of the story is about their travels to London.

Therefore, doing your homework on the attractions is a must.

Even the black trench coat he is wearing today is a combination chosen according to the description of the male protagonist in the novel, trying to fit this character.

Hawke spoke as if to himself for two minutes, during which time he had to pause because he had forgotten a few words, but fortunately he finished without changing his face.

David motioned for Hawke to stop, then pointed to Jennifer and gestured to her.

Jennifer took out another slip of paper and handed it to Hawke and said, "Read the above words, how to read and play by yourself." ”

Hawke took the note and looked at it, it turned out to be a Chinese poem, in Chinese.

Su Shi's "Drinking on the Lake After the First Sunny Day and the Rain" is the last sentence to be exact.

The reason why "original" instead of "unexpectedly" is because this poem appears in the work, and it is read by the male protagonist to the female protagonist.

Hawke didn't chase after his sister, racked his brains and only came up with the most vulgar routine and said: "Do you know, a poet in Chinese history wrote a poem that was supposed to describe the scenery, but I think it is very suitable to describe you - light makeup and heavy makeup are always appropriate." ”

This passage is said in Huaxia, and at this time it is too late to think about whether the heroine is a Frenchman or not.

In short, Hawke himself felt embarrassed out of the sky.

Jennifer nodded, and then said in Huaxia, "Okay." ”

Then she turned to David for a few minutes, and then told Hawke to thank him for the interview, to let him stay in Britain for a few days, and to give him an answer within three days.

After leaving his contact information, Hawke walked out of the interview room in a daze, and as soon as he went down to the first floor, Yang Tian grabbed him and asked about the situation.

"I don't know," Hawk shook his head, he had tried his best, but couldn't guess what the two bosses were thinking, "that last question didn't play very well. ”

Yang Tian patted Hawke on the shoulder with an expected expression, and then said to him: "After all, it's the first time, don't be discouraged, let's go eat Britain's famous fish and chips, you open a thousand degrees to search the place, I'll treat you." ”

The two of them had a simple meal and then checked into the hotel.

Jet lag was painful, and Hawke, who hadn't had a good night's rest for more than twenty hours, fell asleep as soon as he leaned on his pillow.

At about ten o'clock the next morning, Hawke was woken up by a burst of telephone.

It was Jennifer who called, saying that she was going to invite him to dinner!