Chapter 346: The Love of an Oriental Gentleman and a London Maiden
On the third day of meeting Lin Shuang, Yang Yang rushed to London to start the filming of "Lover".
The day of the start of "Lover" was sunny, which is a rare good weather in London, which is known as the "fog capital".
Yang Yang's chosen shooting location is not far from the Houses of Parliament, with a view of the solemn Big Ben and Westminster Bridge.
The photograph naturally attracted the attention of passing tourists and pedestrians, and some people quickly recognized the beautiful flower of England - Olivia.
The madness of foreigners chasing stars is no less than that of domestic fans, and the surging crowd surrounded Olivia, but soon dispersed in an orderly manner under Olivia's persuasion, just watching from afar.
There are also tourists from China who come to London to recognize Yang Yang, and they inevitably sign and take a group photo.
After several twists and turns, "Lover" finally started smoothly.
"When I was eighteen years old, at the most splendid and beautiful age, I came to beautiful London. At that time, I looked at my maturing face in the mirror, as if I was reading a book, and I went with the flow... Although the peach blossoms are still the same, things are not people, and I am no longer the original me."
The narrative of the film begins with the narration of an old man, when the beauty of yesteryear is dying, sitting by the warm fire, half-dreaming and half-awake will always recall the past years.
Olivia faded away from her gorgeous and delicate appearance in the past, and put on a simple and simple floral dress, but it did not lose her style at all, and she was still so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.
She arrives at the London School of Fine Arts with a large sketchpad on her back to find a place to live, but the high tuition fees and rent will be the first difficulties faced by the eighteen-year-old girl, who has just left the countryside for her dream.
Forced to find a job to earn a living, Olivia travels to the banks of the Thames to paint passers-by for a modest income.
A car with a retro style but a luxurious and refined shape slowly stopped.
The story of "Lover" does not specify the time, but in Yang Yang's imagination it takes place in the last century, an era that mostly exists in yellowed old photographs.
The beautiful car caught Olivia's attention, and poverty made the girl particularly sensitive to anything related to money, and she became interested in fantasizing about what kind of person would get out of the car.
Maybe it's a lady in a soft fur coat and a pet dog, or maybe it's an old English gentleman in a meticulous suit.
Olivia loves and indulges in fantasy, which inspires her to create.
However, reality often shows you the most unexpected side.
A beautiful young gentleman stepped out of the car, his exquisite clothes and elegant conversation all showed his extraordinary family background, his handsome appearance and tall figure fascinated the girls, this is a perfect lover, the only fly in the ointment is his Asian identity.
Olivia couldn't help but be disappointed when she saw the young man's eastern face, but that didn't stop her from continuing to be interested in it, limited to observation.
The young gentleman walked to the bridge, took out a fine cigarette case from his pocket, took out a cigarette and lit it, and the languidness and nobility of his smoking made Olivia addicted, and she felt an urge to draw the scene in her heart.
Olivia began to write, she stared at the young man in the east tightly, and the pen in her hand was fast, for fear that she would lose the scene in front of her in the next moment.
Olivia quickly lost track of time when she looked up again, only to find that her model was gone.
A cigarette doesn't last long.
Olivia sighed with some regret.
"Are you painting me?" a gentle voice sounded in Olivia's ears, a very pure London accent that made Olivia, an Englishman, a little ashamed and jealous.
"Well, it's not. Yes, sir.. I'm sorry, I.." Olivia is like a little girl who has been peeked into her diary, ashamed, panicked, nervous... Too many emotions tangled up in her face.
Olivia hurriedly stood up, and the young man stood beside her with his hands behind his back, watching her draw. Olivia couldn't help blushing at her rudeness, but was soon attracted by the young man's night-like eyes and bright side face.
This Oriental is so good-looking, she thought.
The young man looked at Olivia and said politely, "Can you sell me this painting?" ”
Olivia froze, then reacted quickly.
"Oh no, it's too expensive.. I mean, this painting, it's not worth the price. ”
"It doesn't matter. The young man chuckled and winked at Olivia, "Your beauty is worth the price." ”
Olivia's nose lingered with a faint scent of cologne mixed with tobacco, which smelled so good that she couldn't help but indulge in it like a poppy.
She traded an unfinished sketch for several days of food, and by the time the young man had left and the car was gone, she hadn't fully recovered her senses.
"Olivia, you're doing a great job!" Yang Yang did not hesitate to praise himself.
After filming early in the morning, Yang Yang ordered lunch for the crew, because there were Chinese and foreigners in the crew, so he ordered takeaway from a nearby Chinese restaurant, as well as a variety of pizzas.
As for himself and Olivia, he found a mid-range restaurant to enjoy a simple but not humble lunch.
Olivia gave up the invitation of a famous director to participate in the film of a young director who was still unknown in Hollywood, and he couldn't afford to treat her badly.
"Yang, I have to say, you in the movie are really charming. Olivia raised the lemon juice in her hand and toasted Yang Yang as red wine.
She looked at Yang Yang's eyes with colorful ripples, and there seemed to be some unusual meaning in them.
Yang Yang chuckled lightly and said jokingly: "Can I understand that you think I am unattractive in reality." ”
"No, quite the opposite. Olivia laughs, "Every girl will fall in love with the real you." ”
"Thank you for the compliment from the Flower of England. ”
Olivia looked at the pedestrians outside the window and sighed, "I really can't believe that a few years ago we were together discussing a bad movie and talking about the future." Now that you have the opportunity to co-make the same movie, the key director is still you, and fate is really an incomparably wonderful thing. ”
"Yes. Yang Yang said: "Actually, at that time, I already thought that there would be such a day. Olivia, I said a long time ago that the heroine of the first movie I came to will definitely be you. ”
Olivia looked at Yang Yang with complicated eyes, and said softly, "Thank you, Yang." Without your support, I wouldn't be where I am today. ”
"Then help me shoot "Lover". Yang Yang smiled and raised his glass to Olivia.