The next day,

Early morning.

Lu Shi brought "Yes! The script of "The Prime Minister" found George Bernard Shaw,

He needs professional advice from professionals.

No way, as a professional translator, he has been exposed to most novels and social science books, and there are very few scripts, so he has no relevant creative experience.

Lu Shi came to George Bernard Shaw's office,

At this time, George Bernard Shaw had just arrived, and was pouring hot water into a flat metal container.

This thing is called a hand warmer, and it is a heating artifact before the birth of the electric blanket.

Lu Shi greeted, "Mr. Superintendent." ”

George Bernard Shaw looked up,

"Lu, you're here. How was yesterday's meeting? ”

Lu Shi replied: "I met Churchill, Winston Churchill." ”

George Bernard Shaw frowned and thought for a long time,

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"I seem to be a little impressed...... Well...... Churchill...... Who's here? ”

Still haven't remembered.

Churchill at this time was indeed not too famous, and George Bernard Shaw was not to blame.

Lu Shi waved his hand and diverted the topic: "Mr. School Supervisor, I brought a script here, can you help me palm my eyes?" ”

Speaking, the "Yes! The script of "The Prime Minister" was handed over.

George Bernard Shaw looked surprised,

"So fast!?"

He took the script, glanced at the title, and then showed a clear expression, and said, "It's the unit drama I said before, right?" If it's that kind of script, it should be easier to create, and it's no wonder you can write it so quickly. ”

Lu Shi did not deny it,

The large framework of the script is copied, and even if it has to be modified according to the times, the difficulty of secondary creation is much less.

George Bernard Shaw lit his pipe, then brewed coffee,

Every time he reads a large paragraph of text, he has to make such preparations first.

He took a sip of his coffee and flipped the first page of the script.

I saw that the script was clear at the beginning, and a line of ridicule was written on the title page:

Great Britain has always been inappropriate in terms of being inhuman.

"Poof! Ahem......"

George Bernard Shaw squirted the coffee he had just drunk.

He quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped it, and said at the same time, "I'm sorry, I really didn't expect it...... Forehead...... You're also writing too colloquially. Don't talk about Wilde's aestheticism, even my new play, I wouldn't use such direct language. ”

Lu Shi said: "Yes! The Prime Minister" as a whole is in this style, and the sentence you see is just a small test. ”

Is this a small test?

George Bernard Shaw had reservations about this way of writing,

He didn't understand why Lu Shi was able to write hazy modern poems for the sake of elegance, why did he abandon his martial arts and write the drama so vulgarly and plainly.

Lu Shi can probably see George Bernard Shaw's doubts,

"Mr. Superintendent, read later."

George Bernard Shaw nodded,

"I believe in you."

After that, continue to scroll back to the first page.

He only glanced at it, and then showed a helpless expression,

I didn't expect Lu Shi to be a novice, and the stage description was written very amateurishly.

The stage description is an indispensable part of the script language, and it is some explanatory text in the script, including the list of characters, the time and place where the plot takes place, costumes, props, scenery, and the expressions, movements, and appearances of the characters.

If there is no stage description, the actor can only be a fly without a head.

Although George Bernard Shaw felt that Lu Shi had little experience, he still patiently read backwards out of trust in Lu Shi.

Unexpectedly, this reading was more than two hours.

There are three main characters in the script:

Jim Haaker, a promising young politician who started out as a member of parliament for the opposition party, successfully entered the cabinet after helping his party win the general election, and then went one step further to become the leader of the new generation and become the prime minister, entering 10 Downing Street;

Bernard Woolley, Jim's aide and private secretary to the Prime Minister;

Humphrey Appleby, Cabinet Secretary, Representative of the Secretariat.

The whole script is about the love and killing of these three people.

At the beginning of the play, it is about Jim who has just become prime minister and wants to inspect the naval command and listen to the advice of the staff officers.

Berner advised Huck not to let Humphrey know when communicating with the staff officer, because Humphrey had always felt that the staff officer was from a humble background and was not "his own person".

This surprised Jim,

So there is the following classic dialogue:

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Jim: I remember a staff officer receiving the Distinguished Military Medal.

Bernard: It doesn't make up for the fact that he didn't go to Cambridge or Oxford, and he didn't even go to London politics and economics.

Jim: (⊙_⊙) ?

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London Economics is Jim's alma mater.

George Bernard Shaw couldn't help laughing when he read this, he didn't expect Lu Shi to write a script that would even hack himself.

After that, all kinds of funny jokes flew all over the sky,

For example, the paragraph about defending Britain that Lu Shi said before,

Another example is the fourth-order statecraft.

George Bernard Shaw's mouth smiled crookedly,

He put down the script and rubbed his eyes as he said: "Lu, I used to write a lot of drama review articles in the Star newspaper and the Saturday Review, so I often look at the script with a critical eye, which is an arrogant, overlooking attitude. But this "Yes! Prime Minister" ......"

George Bernard Shaw hesitated slightly,

Then, he actually smiled wryly,

"I wanted to say that I would like to look at the drama in the same level, but after thinking about it, I realized that I was thinking too highly of myself. I should look up at it. ”

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Mr. Superintendent, no."

George Bernard Shaw said firmly: "As for! Very far! ”

His gaze fell on the script again, his eyes full of admiration,

"Although I only watched "Yes! In the first few scenes of "The Prime Minister", I had a feeling of 'the original play can still be written like this', and even felt that my vocabulary was too small, and I couldn't find the right language to praise it. ”

Lu Shi is no longer modest,

Because George Bernard Shaw's feelings are also the first time he has watched "Yes! Prime Minister".

George Bernard Shaw said: "The humor of this play is very high, and the average British humour cannot be compared to it, let alone the vulgar methods of, pee, and fart." ”

Lu Shi touched his nose,

"There's nothing wrong with, pee, fart. If the amount of happiness is equal, playing with a pin is just as good as writing a poem. ”

George Bernard Shaw smiled,

"Playing with pushpins and bards? That's a Jeremy Bentham quote, right? Of course, I also agree with Bentham that there is no superiority in pleasure in itself. But, admittedly, there are means to create happiness. ”

Lu Shi was puzzled: "Why? ”

George Bernard Shaw finally had the opportunity to teach Lu Shi a lesson, and he was very excited.

He said metaphorically: "Although the drama of, pee and fart can create happiness, the attraction is very short-lived, and once the audience is distracted, it is easy to withdraw from that happiness, so that it is difficult to immerse themselves in the drama." And your "Yes! The Prime Minister" is just the opposite, at first glance it is just a smile, but soon, this kind of love at first sight will turn into a long-term relationship, which makes people can't help but revisit it again and again. ”

That's pretty high rating.

Lu Shi said: "Mr. Supervisor, do you like this drama? ”

If a playwright like George Bernard Shaw liked it, "Yes! Prime Minister" should be stable.

Sure enough, George Bernard Shaw nodded with satisfaction,

"I'm afraid this will be my favorite drama in my life, and it will be difficult to have a late one in the future...... Not...... It's better not to talk about it, who knows if you're going to make any more hellish things out of this monster in the future. ”

George Bernard Shaw looked at Lu Shi with the eyes of a monster.

Lu Shi coughed lightly,

"That'...... Can you polish it for me? ”

George Bernard Shaw was very happy,

"Help revise Yes! The script of "The Prime Minister" is an honor for me. It's just that the satire of this show is too sharp, and the object of the satire is a bit ......"

As he spoke, George Bernard Shaw stretched out his right index finger and pointed to the sky,

The meaning is self-explanatory.

He sighed, "Alas...... I don't know "Yes! Can the Prime Minister be performed in a large theater. ”

Lu Shi is very optimistic,

"It's okay, let's play in the small theater first."

George Bernard Shaw volunteered: "I'll help you get in touch." ”