Seeing Luc Besson leading Kate Beckinsale to the parking lot, Lin Youlun took off his sunglasses and reached over with a smile without waiting for Luc Besson's introduction.

"Kate, nice to meet you!"

"Mr. Lin, please don't forget to add a young lady after my name when you address me, I think this is the minimum performance of a gentleman." Kate Beckinsale shook hands with Lin Youlun and reminded him to pay attention to gentlemanly etiquette.

"What a picky English lady." Lin Youlun shrugged, not dwelling on the question, "Mr. Besson should have told Miss Kate what I was here for, how is it, would you like to go on an adventure with the pirates?" ”

"But what about my studies here?" Kate Beckinsale asks a very simple but daunting question.

Luc Besson, who was standing on the sidelines, was glad that the question was not asked to him, because if he did, he would not know how to answer it.

If this is not Oxford, but another ordinary university in the UK, Luc Besson thinks that he can easily say that Kate can apply for a withdrawal or suspension of study, but Kate can't, Lin Youlun showed Luc Besson the information clearly written that Kate's academic performance in Oxford is very good, she may not be able to become famous if she takes a leave of absence to act in movies, but she can complete all the courses step by step, and she will definitely have a good future after graduation.

"You come from an acting family, your father and mother are both actors, don't you want to be like them?"

Lin Youlun chose to persuade Kate Beckinsale from his family background, which is equivalent to giving the choice of taking a break from school to become an actor or continuing to complete his studies in the hands of the other party.

"If my parents weren't actors, maybe they wouldn't have divorced!"

Kate Beckinsale's answer made Lin Youlun feel like he was lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot. He coughed. Corrected by saying, "For your parents' thing." I feel sorry, but I think that the maintenance of marriage depends on the joint efforts of both husband and wife, and divorce should not necessarily be related to what kind of profession the two people are engaged in, right? ”

"Then the reason you just convinced me doesn't exist, my parents are both actors, but is there any inevitable connection between this and whether I can be an actor or not?"

In the face of Kate Beckinsale's rhetorical question, Lin Youlun's "homework" before coming finally came into play.

"The family environment has a big impact on a person's interests and hobbies, not that you have to be an actor, but I think you should like to be an actor. Otherwise, you wouldn't have participated in various drama clubs in high school, and you also played a role in a certain movie some time ago. ”

Kate Beckinsale looked at Lin Youlun with a strange look in her eyes.

"Looks like you know me well?"

"Thanks to the information about you, they helped me a lot."

"So you're confident in this movie?" Kate Beckinsale looked at Lin Youlun with some doubts in his eyes, and then added: "I know that a movie you invested in was released in the United States some time ago, and the box office results were not ideal. ”

Lin Youlun showed a relieved expression in his eyes, smiled and said, "It seems that you know me very well?" ”

"Each other, each other."

Kate Beckinsale shrugged, of course she wouldn't admit that she liked several movies that Lin Youlun invested in, and she really talked about it. She is also half a fan of Lin Youlun's movies.

"So how long has it been since you paid attention to the news of that movie?" Lin Youlun nodded, and then asked rhetorically.

"About a week ago. I also read about that movie in the newspapers...... Do you want to tell that things have gotten better in the second week of the film's release in North America? Kate followed with a rhetorical question.

Lin Youlun shrugged, "It seems that I really can't underestimate a top student in Oxford, and as you said, "Monster City" just sat on the top spot of the North American weekly box office with a box office score of $33 million last week. ”

Kate Beckinsale was a little surprised to hear the news, which was almost double the box office performance of the film's first week of release, and this was achieved when some theaters reduced the number of screenings.

Lin Youlun explained: "Actually, this is not surprising, because the movie is a pure oriental magic theme, so the North American audience will be a little uncomfortable at first, but the quality of the film is no problem, and the audience who has seen this movie should have a relatively good evaluation of it, and this kind of real evaluation spread by word of mouth is more useful than many advertisements...... Although the effect of this propagation effect was a little slower, it did not disappoint. ”

"There are still some people who will be disappointed, right? For example, the media in the United States, and the theater chains that have made cuts back on the scale of film screenings. Luc Besson interjected at this point.

Kate glanced at Lin Youlun, "It seems that I should congratulate you in advance." ”

Lin Youlun smiled and nodded in thanks, then looked at Kate Beckinsale with a sincere face and said, "Actually, I would prefer to hear your reply that you are willing to appear in this movie." ”

A charming smile suddenly bloomed on Kate Beckinsale's face, "Actually, I didn't intend to say no in the first place!" ”

Lin Youlun and Luc Besson were dumbfounded together.

The corners of Kate Beckinsale's mouth turned up slightly, her dark eyes sparkled, and she explained with a smile: "After coming to Oxford, I realized that everything here was not the life I wanted, and after that opportunity to play a role in the movie, I had the idea of dropping out, but my parents didn't agree. My mom didn't want me to be an actor so early, and my dad wanted me to finish my education, citing that I was playing a humble supporting role in that movie. The two of them have been divorced for a long time, but they are on the same page on this issue, but now that everything is settled, you have given me enough reasons to convince them. ”

Lin Youlun suggested very seriously: "Actually, you can choose to take a leave of absence from school, and come back to continue your studies after filming this movie." ”

"But I really don't like the life I have now with books and teachers every day, and I feel very depressed to stay here." Kate Beckinsale pouted and said:

"Well, now that you've made your decision, there's no substitute for your own ideas...... Here's my contact information, you need to contact a lawyer because soon I'll send someone to sign a contract with you. ”

Lin Youlun put on sunglasses and got into the car first, Luc Besson originally wanted to talk to Kate Beckinsale more, but when he saw this, he had to shrug his shoulders at Kate Beckinsale, and he also pulled the car door and sat down.

Just as Luc Besson was about to start the car, Kate Beckinsale shouted at this side: "Sorry, I forgot to ask, how long will this movie start?" ”

Luc Besson poked his head out of the driver's seat and waved at Kate Beckinsale: "The preparation of this film will take at least 2 months, and Mr. Lin and I both recommend that you finish this semester's courses with peace of mind." ”

With that, the car drove away.

Luc Besson held the steering wheel and stared intently ahead, "Where next?" ”

Lin Youlun stared at the backward scenery outside the window, and replied casually: "Find a place to have afternoon tea." ”

Luc Besson immediately corrected and said: "No, no, you misunderstood me, I mean that now the heroine has been done, and the second male lead is Brad Pitt, should we discuss the issue of the male protagonist next?" ”

Lin Youlun took his gaze back from the window and turned his head to look at Luc Besson: "Then we have to find a place to sit first, we can't discuss this issue in the car, right?" ”

Luc Besson shrugged, "I feel like you're more of a Frenchman than I am when it comes to life and work. ”

"It seems that the British are the ones who have developed afternoon tea as a cultural practice, right?"

"I'm sorry, I forgot that Hong Kong is still a British dependency."

Lin Youlun shook his head and said with some emotion: "Soon it won't be!" ”

Luc Besson pouted, "Actually, I feel that after the official announcement between China and Britain, the British no longer regard Hong Kong people as their own. ”

"Before that, did the British really regard the Hong Kong people as their own?" Lin Youlun sighed softly, "For a long time, Hong Kong has not severed its ties with Chinese mainland culturally, but it is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, and now Britain wants to return Hong Kong to Chinese mainland, but Hong Kong people lack political identity with the mainland, this cultural closeness and political alienation make Hong Kong's current status very embarrassing, whether it is Britain or China, everyone does not have much sense of belonging, so now many Hong Kong people feel confused about their identity." ”

Luc Besson didn't expect Lin Youlun to discuss such a topic with him, but his reaction was still quick.

"I don't think Mr. Lin is one of them. Because compared to a small UK, the potential film market in Chinese mainland should be more attractive to you. ”

Lin Youlun also did not expect that Luc Besson actually had a study of the film market in Chinese mainland, and for a while he also had the idea of discussing it with him.

"It will be at least ten years before the Chinese mainland film market reaches the level that attracts me as you say, and now I am actually most concerned about the European market."

Luc Besson parked his car in front of a café on the side of the road, turned off the engine and asked Lin Youlun, "That's why you chose me to be the director of 'Pirates of Malacca'?" ”

"It's just one of the reasons."

Lin Youlun dropped such a sentence, pushed the door and got out of the car. (To be continued......)