"Mr. Lechte, when did you arrive at the airport? I'm sorry I fell asleep. Richie immediately put on his bag, took off his hat, and stretched out his hand to Theorod, hoping to use his etiquette to save face as a director and his actor's impression of himself, but the hair on his head that looked a little messy because of taking off his hat was not convincing, "I just wanted to take a nap, and it turned out to be ......"

"It's okay, Director Ritchie, I know this time is too early for the person picking up the plane, and with the weather in London, I'm afraid you're going to spend the night here, right?" Theorod stood up and shook Ritchie, who was half a head shorter than himself.

"Yes," Richie looked a little embarrassed at the mention of this, "I thought I wouldn't be late that way, but it turned out to be ...... Fortunately, you found me, and probably my sleeping appearance is particularly representative among the many pick-up people. ”

"I just wanted to take a turn and thought to myself, maybe the pick-up guy wouldn't have come too far in front of me to crowd into the crowd, but I didn't expect that it was the director who came to pick me up, which made me a little flattered. Theolod said with a smile. It's not that he's polite, and he was a little surprised when he saw Richie, because usually the director will hand over this kind of thing to his assistant.

But after thinking about it, "Two Big Smoking Guns" is just Richie's debut, and the budget cost is not high, so he will naturally choose to do many things himself, and he doesn't have the extra budget to find a few assistants for himself, which also makes the average rookie director look particularly close to the people.

"Thank you for taking a turn, I thought to show my apologies that I should have treated you to a cup of tea. Richie said, gesturing to the nearby airport café, "You must be hungry, right? We can have a simple sandwich and I'll take you to some authentic London food...... Okay, don't laugh, I know you foreigners have a lot of complaints about British food, but hey, who doesn't love fish and chips?"

"Every cuisine has its own reasons for being. ”

"Well, it sounds quite philosophical, and I like your words. I think you should have a cup of black tea, although I'm sure the black tea here isn't as good as the one I brewed myself. ”

Theorod came back from his thoughts and did find himself a little hungry. Looking at the various delicacies in the café's pantry, he thought for a moment, all he needed was a sandwich - he didn't want to scare his director now, so he might as well go out and forage for food later.

Richie got himself a fried fish. The two sat down in a random corner of a café and talked about the recent weather in London—a custom in England, as if it would be a bit disrespectful not to talk about the weather when they met—and then Richie mentioned Theorod's lodgings, and when he mentioned it, he seemed a little reluctant to go into details, but he had to tell him the truth:

"You know, we don't have a big budget, and my apartment is ...... I've mentioned it before, it's quite spacious, so ...... Of course, I can also help you find a relatively safe small hotel, just ...... You see, no one sitting at the airport will be able to recognize who you are now, but that doesn't mean that it will be the same in the future, if someone else finds out that you are staying in one kind of small hotel...... I mean...... Alas, I'll be blunt, it's awkward for the British to go around like this, and I'd say you'll probably have to live with me for the next two months, if you don't mind. It's a bit abrupt and offensive, but it's really the result of my consideration. ”

It is not uncommon for actors to stay at the director's house, but it is rare, and most of them happen between new directors and new actors. At this stage, no matter who they are, they don't have a shelf, and the requirements for living conditions are not high, and it is even very likely that they have known each other for a long time, friends help friends act in movies and make independent films, and then live together in order to save money and budget, I am afraid that it is difficult for Hollywood directors and big stars to imagine, but it is especially common around the people at the bottom who have movie dreams.

Richie didn't mind letting the actor live in his own home, and he could even give up his bed and sleep on the couch himself, but he didn't know if Theorod would agree. After all, although he has only made three films and is almost unknown in the UK, he is a man who has been nominated for many academic awards in the United States, and even if he seems very easy-going and easy to get along with, it is difficult to guarantee that Theorod will not mind living in a director who has not known him for more than a day.

As a result, Richie answered a long list of confessions, all that was a very casual shrug of the shoulders and a nonchalant tone - "Oh, I don't have a problem, where to live is not to live?" And it's good, the director and the actors have more time to communicate what the other person wants, the tacit understanding is high, and the things filmed are naturally pleasing to the eye, what do you think, Mr. Rich?"

Seeing Theorod's face, "Oh, I thought you were so cautious about what you were talking about, and the relationship was this bit of a", Richie laughed, he thought that this kid who was ten years younger than himself was particularly interesting.

"Let's not call each other Mr. by Mr. by Mr. Except for those old gentlemen, there are not many people on the streets of London who spend more than a few hours with each other and speak Mr. and Mrs. Richie shrugged, "Still, I do have a 'wanted' request that I have to tell you." ”

"You say. Theorod made a gesture of please.

"That's the accent, and the accent is very important. You see, you're an American, but what I need is a gangster on the streets of London, and I don't want you to learn a standard and authentic queen accent (rp), but you always have to wear a little bit of a British accent, you say?" Richie looked at Theorod seriously, "If you find it difficult, I can also tell you a little trick, we will only start the machine on the 31st, and there are still a few days, I can teach you slowly, anyway, all my preliminary preparations are ready." ”

"Well, you don't have to worry about that, Gai, you can tell me exactly what accent you want. Theolod said, slowly picking out the unknown part of the sandwich he had bitten into.

"What?"

"Do you want (rp), or that Y accent in the East End of London, or a Geordic accent in the north of England, or a Scottish accent? Actually, I have an Irish accent and a Glasgow accent, but please don't tell Sù that I'm a Liverpool Scouse accent, because it's too similar to a Glasgow accent. ”

Richie was stunned, because whenever Theorod mentioned an accent, he would change to that accent to speak, of course, he was not omniscient, and some of the accents he spoke were not standard, but he also explained apologetically: "Sorry, I wasn't fully prepared because of the rush of time, but I think I could use the time to try to perfect it." ”

“…… No...... It's good not to have a y, it's good, after all, this accent used to represent the poor. Theolod was shocked by his language talent for changing accents freely, he knew that there were thousands of excellent actors in the world, but there were very few excellent actors who could change their accents and voices flexibly, and even imitate others' speech, but he didn't expect such a low probability to be met by him now.

In fact, this is just the knowledge and skills accumulated by Theolod in the previous world. Theorod played too many roles in that world, most of them American, but one of the experiences of "becoming" a master of the language was still fresh in his memory. He spent more than a year preparing for this role, consulting with many linguists, and learning several older languages, such as Sanskrit, Latin, Tocharian and even tongue, which of course he had almost forgotten by now.

"Oh, if it's Y, I guess I'm fine. Theorod immediately changed his accent to a poor accent in the East End, and for the next two months or so, he would continue to speak in that accent, turning himself into a "Londoner" entirely.

Richie's most difficult problem seemed to be solved so easily, which made him a little incredulous, so naturally, they talked about the script again. Rich remembers that when he was stopped by Theorod, he was holding the script of "Two Smoking Guns" in his hand, and it is likely that he had read the script for as long as he had been waiting, which made the creator of the script curious to hear what others had to say about his script.

When it comes to movies, Theolod suddenly comes to life from the shadow of the cod sandwich that makes him sick to his stomach, and talks about his views on the script with great interest, from the arrangement of characters to the details of the plot, which makes the expression on Richie's face gradually become strict and serious as he listens to it, and occasionally expresses his own opinions thoughtfully, or solves the questions raised by Theorod.

Time passed quickly, and by the time they got out of the movie, the clock in the café had reached 2:20 p.m., but they still felt a little unfinished.

Richie is originally a cult film lover with a rebellious element hidden in his heart, and his works will always have some postmodernist style and violent aesthetics, and at the same time, he will add a lot of black humor and cold humor unique to the British, and he has very high requirements for the rhythm of the plot, good at multi-line narration, but very delicate, one link after another, which is also one of the important criteria that distinguishes him from his predecessor Quentin Tarantino.

Now, he has met an actor who has an unexpectedly good grasp of the rhythm of the plot, can this not excite him? Who said that actors are like those old pedants who are devoted to research, and only study the characters with one heart? They study the story without ambiguity!

"Hell, Theo, I don't think you're going to be a screenwriter or director as an actor, and you can make a splash and leave those old guys with nowhere to mingle. "And we've been sitting here for so long, and I don't even notice it!" Maybe we should go somewhere else, you say? ”

"I'm okay, just don't let me see these fishy fish! God, it's a waste of the best ingredients nature has to offer us!"

"So that surprises you?" said Richie, with a gloating smile as he looked at the miserably mutilated sandwich in front of Theorod, "then I should probably do my landlord's friendship and take you to taste 'authentic' English food, which will open your eyes and be polite - you'll have to live in London for two months!"

"Oh no!" exclaimed Theorod exaggeratedly.

Perhaps it was Theorod's struggling expression that seemed very pleasing to Richie, and he did eventually take Theorod to a very good, local, and authentic British restaurant, and then watched Theorod staring at the starry sky at the next table in a daze with a playful look.

"This fish seems to be a bit dead. Theolod swallowed, turned back to Richie, and said, "Are we really going to eat here?" I don't mind McDonald's, really. ”

"It's okay, this time it's just me for a treat, of course the crew can't give you a meal so good at every meal. Richie gave Theorod a very friendly and polite smile, and he remembered that Theorod had made a very strange offer in the contract - bread.

"Are you sure?"

"Why not?"

"Okay. In the blink of an eye, the struggling look on Theorod's face disappeared, and he slowly picked up the menu, and in a very elegant and casual voice with a Y accent to the waiter, he ordered many of the most characteristic British dishes, including the stargazing pie and the chocolate eggplant.

Then, under Richie's shocked gaze, he slowly settled on his face with a calm and even somewhat pleasant look at what it took at least four people to eat.

Actors who can't accept the cuisine of various places are not good foodies. Richie still underestimated Theorod's foodie ability, but after this time, he was afraid that he would have something to talk to Marshall - if you can accept British food, why did you put on a pained face at first?!

"Well, although British food is a little 'special', how can you be a foodie if you can't accept international cuisine?"

Oh, feelings, you're still a foodie now?!【Fall】