Sophie Marceau listened to Jude introduce the heroine of "Spy" while savoring an exquisite appetizer made with foie gras and strawberry oats and various nuts.

"Director Locke, as you said, I've seen the French version of "The Identity of Bourne", and there is no Mary in it."

"So Miss Marceau was worried that I would include this character in the script purely because the film needed a heroine so that it could give an account to the audience, right?"

Jude's snatch surprised Sophie Marceau, and it was exactly what she wanted to say.

They were all seen through, and she didn't mean to continue to hide her thoughts.

"Because many movies are like this, the presence of the heroine does not help the plot to advance, so I am worried that "Spy Shadow" will also have such a problem."

Sophie Marceau is not content to just make a beautiful vase, which is the bottom line of any commercial film she starred in.

"The biggest difference between the movie "Spy Shadow" and the original novel is the heroine, and this character certainly can't be a vase. In fact, the biggest problem I encountered when adapting the script was how to integrate this character into the original story, because you know that the original novel "The Story of Bourne" tells a spy story in the 80s, and "The Spy" will be filmed is the current story, so the existence of the heroine becomes very important, in the original setting of the script, Mary was an American, but in the second revision I overturned this setting, thinking that it would be more appropriate to change her nationality to French, And after completing this setting, the first suitable person that came to my mind was Miss Marceau. ”

After listening to Jude's introduction, Sophie Marceau tilted her head and thought for a while.

"Can I read the script first?"

Litt said in place of Jude: "There is no problem reading the script, but Miss Marceau must sign a non-disclosure agreement first. ”

"Of course!"

Sophie Marceau happily took the pen from Litte and signed her name on a non-disclosure agreement.

After opening the script. Sophie Marceau was surprised to find that it was all in French.

"My girlfriend majored in French literature for a while in college, and she translated the script for me." Jude briefly explains why.

Sophie Marceau propped her chin on her hands, her eyes narrowed into a pretty crescent, and joked that her English was also good, and that if Jude needed to translate the script into French next time, she could consider asking her for help.

Bastian was taken aback by Sophie Marceau's "warm" tone. As an agent, he didn't want to see Sophie Marceau and Jude get too close at this time.

Under Bastian's nervous gaze, Jude put down the red wine glass in his hand and replied with a smile: "The main filming location of the first part of "Spy" is in Paris, if Miss Soma doesn't mind, I would be willing to hire you as my temporary translator in France." ”

Considering that she could not stay on the crew all the time, Sophie Marceau finally rejected the offer and did not mention the matter of helping Jude translate the script.

Bastian felt that his heart could no longer accept a similar shock, and quickly changed the subject.

"Director Locke, you just mentioned that "Spy Shadow" will be made into a realistic style movie. I'm curious if this kind of memory separation really happens in reality? ”

Speaking of this question, we have to mention the original novel of the movie, "The Identity of Bourne". I once asked Mr. Robert Rudrum, and he told me that the name Bourne came from a pastor named Ansel Byrne in Rhode Island, USA, the world's first documented case of dissociative wandering, who one day in 1887 suddenly forgot who he was, started a new life in Pennsylvania, and took the name Brown, where he opened a convenience store. About three months later, he came to his senses and remembered not only his life as Bourne. And he forgot all about his life as Brown...... This, of course, was a nuisance, and he was very confused as to why he was in Pennsylvania. ”

It was the first time Bastian had heard such a story, and even the main dishes on the table could not distract him.

"Well, this Arctic char is pretty good!"

Sophie Marceau couldn't help but praise after tasting it.

Bastian used a knife to cut off a small piece of salmon meat and put it in his mouth, tasting it slowly.

Crushed basil is added to the topping, and the flavor is delicious. The fish with tomatoes doesn't have much of an annoying fishy smell, and even Bastian, who has always been picky, was conquered by this delicacy and forgot about what he was talking about for a while.

After the main course was served, everyone stopped talking, and Sophie Marceau put the script aside and concentrated on the food.

Jude ordered a red snapper for himself. The ingredient is lettuce juice with balsamic vinegar, and because he eats it quickly, he doesn't taste anything special.

Twenty minutes later, all four of them stopped the knives and forks in their hands, the plates in front of them were removed, and desserts were served.

There were no special surprises on the assortment of chocolates and strawberries, especially for Sophie Marceau and Bastien, two people who were used to eating a variety of exquisite French desserts, and the desserts served in the restaurant obviously did not arouse much interest in them, and the conversation at the table naturally shifted from food to movies.

"The film involves a lot of filming locations, the first part will mainly be filmed in Switzerland and France, the second part will add Germany, Russia and Hong Kong, and the third part will be further expanded, Monaco's capital Tangier, London, Berlin, Madrid and New York will join, the advantage of the three sets of filming is that the crew does not have to move back and forth in these countries, and then move to the next place after all the scenes in one place are filmed, so the order of filming will definitely be disrupted."

"Hong Kong?" Bastian subconsciously glanced at Littlet, and he suspected that Jude's arrangement was influenced by his agent.

After realizing the misunderstanding, Li Teh immediately clarified: "I am not from Hong Kong, I am from Chinese mainland. ”

Bastian's gaze turned back to Jude.

"In the second part of the film, Mary is kidnapped and used as a bargaining chip to blackmail Byrne, and I first wanted to shoot in Goa, India, which was a tourist hotspot in the late '60s and early '70s, and I researched it. I found out that there are still a lot of Europeans who travel there, but considering the local filming environment and complicated religious issues, I finally gave up on this decision and decided to shoot the scene in a safer and more convenient place, and then I thought of Hong Kong. ”

To convince Bastian, Jude also cited two reasons.

"A place in the world where you can hide. You have to be able to blend in with the local area, Hong Kong is still the territory of the British, and the presence of two foreigners, Byrne and Mary, will not attract special attention, which is in line with the needs of the plot; Moreover, Hong Kong is the center of Asian films, although its influence has been declining in the past two years, the film supporting industry there is relatively perfect, and it is easy for the crew to get various shooting conveniences when filming there. ”

There is another reason Jude did not say, and that is that in a little more than a year, Britain will return the administrative sovereignty of Hong Kong to China. On the eve of this change of power, it is precisely when all kinds of espionage activities are most frequent.

The background of the story of "Spy Shadow" is no longer the Cold War period in the original novel, and Hong Kong before the handover can provide such a special "stage" similar to the confrontation between the two sides in the Cold War era, which will greatly help deepen the theme of the movie.

Of course, only the above two reasons will be publicly mentioned, and the last Jude will never admit it to the outside world.

Because the script has not yet been read, Sophie Marceau cannot immediately give an answer on whether to play the heroine of "Spy", but Bastian promised that they would finalize the matter before leaving the United States.

Jude thought it was okay to talk about it for the first time, and just as he opened the bill to settle the bill, a small note fell out of it.

This picture is particularly familiar. But the occasion was wrong.

If this is an ordinary restaurant, it is understandable that the waiter secretly included "private goods" in Jude's bill. After all, this kind of thing has happened before, but in Jean Georges, it is a bit unusual.

Sophie Marceau and Bastian were apparently aware of the problem, and to avoid Jude's embarrassment, Bastian quipped: "I thought only French girls could be so bold and unrestrained, but I didn't expect New York girls to be so enthusiastic." ”

"I think you may be mistaken!" Jude coughed. "This note came from the owner of the restaurant, Mr. Jean-Georges, who wanted to come and say hello, but was not sure if we were talking about something important and didn't want to be disturbed, so he asked for our opinion in this way."

"I was very satisfied with today's lunch, and I would like to meet Jean-Georges if I can. Thank you to him in person! Sophie Marceau was the first to agree.

She opened her mouth, and Bastian's opinion no longer mattered.

Just as Leet had brought a pen, Jude wrote the word "welcome" on the back of the note, and put fifty dollars in it as a tip, and gave it to the waiter at the restaurant.

As soon as Jean-Georges, dressed in a white chef's suit, appeared, the other guests who were dining quickly noticed Jude's table.

Jude and Sophie Marceau were soon recognized, but luckily this was the Jean Georges restaurant, and the people who could sit and eat here were all statuses, otherwise someone would have come up and ask for an autograph or a group photo.

"Mr. Locke, Miss Marceau, I wonder if today's food has satisfied the two of you?" Jean-Georges' pronunciation doesn't have the same French accent as Sophie Marceau's, and you wouldn't think he's French, but of course the back-combed hairstyle and brown-green eyes still show some French characteristics.

Sophie Marceau highlighted the delicacy of today's main course, while Jude praised Jean Georges for its affordable price compared to other high-end Western restaurants.

Seeing that both of them were satisfied, Jean-Georges took the opportunity to invite him to visit the kitchen. (To be continued......)

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