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The sky was overcast with dark clouds, as if there were raindrops falling down at any time. However, people walking on the streets with classical style did not speed up their pace. This kind of weather is too normal for them. They usually take umbrellas when they travel in this weather.

It doesn't matter if you don't bring an umbrella. Most of the shops around have free umbrellas. Just remember to return them when you pass by next time. If there is a tavern, it would be better. Just go in and have a drink. If you come out again, the rain may stop.

Pubs with British characteristics have become part of their culture, and it is said that the Romans opened pubs in Britain more than 2000 years ago. However, in the 18th century and even earlier, the tavern was more often a village inn, selling food and drink and providing accommodation.

Such small hotels and pubs have a very important position in the history of Britain and even the whole Europe. Many European and American fantasy novels and games can not do without them. For example, in heroes invincible, there is a pub to recruit heroes, or Gandalf asks Frodo to go to the horse vaulting inn to wait for him.

With the development of the times, pubs also began to change, adding a lot of local characteristics. For example, at the end of the 18th century, with the tide of industrialization in Britain, the pub became a vent for workers.

In modern times, although many historic pubs have begun to decline, many British people still like to drink here, play billiards, throw darts, and discuss things with friends.

He sat down in front of the tavern and looked down at a small corner of the tavern where he was about fifty years old.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Neville. I'm late." He took off his hat and said with an apologetic smile.

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Cowell," the other side said, raising his head in a typical cockney accent. "I understand your situation. Journalists can be very annoying sometimes."

"It sounds as if you don't think I've ruined famous English novels?" Adrian asked with interest.

"A director must be responsible for his work if he has finished it." Mike Neville shrugged. "I don't make any comments until then, and I'm sure I'll say what I think after that, whether it's praise or criticism."

Adrian chuckled. "Thank you. Let's skip the discussion about the weather and other trivia and get to the point - you can call me Adrian, so I can call you Mike."

"Of course." Neville said with a smile, reaching out to the waiter for two stouts.

"It's a romantic comedy, isn't it?" "The idea of changing the relationship between the hero and the heroine through weddings and funerals is quite new," Neville recalled

"As a matter of fact, I've got the script named" Four Weddings and one funeral. " Adrian said with a smile. He couldn't see any other expression. "The hero is a dandy in England, and then he meets an independent and somewhat conservative * * woman at the wedding ceremony. The contrast impression and the sparks created by each other will surely be very attractive if the arrangement is good enough, and if you make a big fuss on the wedding and funeral

Neville pondered, and did not continue to discuss the issue, but changed the topic and asked: "there are so many directors in Britain, many of them are better than me, but why do you come to me, Adrian?"

Adrian couldn't help but laugh, shook his head and then replied, "you know, Mike, many directors have asked me that before you. Why did I find them?"

"Oh?" Neville raised his eyebrows with curiosity.

"You know, in addition to being a director, I also have many identities, such as producer, investor, boss of Bosworth, and screenwriter," Adrian gestured. "I got into the film business because I wrote a few good scripts, so I always have a lot of ideas in storytelling, which are already in the writers' Union A lot of my outlines. I'd love to turn them all into movies, but you know that one person can't do so much, so when I had my own film company, I started looking for people who could show these stories on the big screen. So far, I have found several directors and negotiated with them. Although they are still under preparation, I believe in my own vision. I've seen your film, Mike, and I'm sure you can make it great. "

Neville pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and after a long time he reluctantly laughed: "it sounds like magic. So many scripts are Did you write it alone? "

"No, no, no, it's the outline," Adrian said, smiling and shaking his head. "The first scripts I wrote were really done by myself. I kept myself in my bedroom for three months and typed on the typewriter every day. I still feel surprised when I remember. I was so forgetful at that time. However, when I became a director and had my own film company, it was no longer so hard. Generally, I provided the outline and asked other writers to supplement it. If I had any questions, I would ask them to revise them until I was satisfied. My screenwriters were excellent. "It's true. Although Adrian can't pay writers a super high salary due to the agreement reached between the producers' Union and the writers' Union, Adrian's welfare level is second to none in Hollywood, so the company has signed many excellent regular screenwriters, such as the female screenwriter named Julie Mann.

"I know you're a little worried, Mike, about whether the script can maintain the sense of British humor, after all, there have been enough negative reports about me this time." Adrian took a sip of the black beer and frowned. He didn't like the taste. It was bitter in the astringency, which reminded him of the traditional Chinese medicine that had been away for a long time.

Maybe a little chocolate? "You can rest assured, as long as you promise, I can let you choose a British screenwriter to perfect the script, and I will give you enough power to take charge of the film. You can shoot it into the work you want to shoot, and I will do all the logistics work for you. In fact, I have considered both male and female stars I'm sure they are. "

"Sounds like I don't seem to have an excuse to refuse. " After a few minutes of silence, Neville sighed and looked straight into Adrian's eyes behind the lens: "shall I choose the screenwriter to work with? Everything was filmed as I thought? "

"Of course." Adrian nodded hard.

"Well, it's settled." Neville then raised the glass.

Ding, a soft sound.

As Mike Neville left the pub, Adrian waved his arms and stretched out a long stretch. Although he indicated that his attitude would not interfere with the director's work, he should intervene where he should.

For example, Neville is likely to let Richard Curtis take over as a screenwriter. They are friends. Adrian doesn't mind. Anyway, "Four Weddings and one funeral" was originally written by Curtis, but if the other party's writing does not meet his requirements and refuses to modify it, he will definitely let it go.

This is not impossible. Although the status of screenwriters is not high, Curtis is, after all, a well-known screenwriter - although most of them are TV plays - and Adrian is a * * person.

Now this edition of "Four Weddings and a funeral" has been modified by Adrian. After Cannes Film Festival, he has been thinking about finding a comedy film for Dennis. It happens that Thompson and Hopkins talked about Mike Neville, which reminds him of the highly praised love comedy film produced in 1994.

After talking to Neville and judging that the other party has not received such a script, Adrian immediately decides that it is "Four Weddings and one funeral". Anyway, Dennis is of British blood and has a good London accent. He played an Englishman in the first film, and his appearance was more handsome than Hugh Grant's frown all day long. In addition, he has a very flexible acting skills. It is no problem to play this role.

However, after a few years, Julia's best actress came out of the box office The wedding ceremony of. Adrian didn't think about this movie at the beginning. It's just that there are not many romantic comedies that have won the unanimous praise of critics and have a box office of over 100 million. They should be used at the best time.

So Adrian thinks it's a good thing for her to play the leading role in Four Weddings and one funeral, but in this case, the plot has to be adjusted. The heroine in the original film is a frivolous woman with indecent private life. The reason why Julia can be loved by most people has something to do with her consistent strong and independent screen image. If we lose this trait, we will only slide into an unknown place in the future. Therefore, Adrian sets the heroine's character as an independent and slightly conservative woman, male The protagonist becomes a very casual libertine.

This will not affect the whole movie. The main focus of "Four Weddings and one funeral" lies in British humor. In the alternative interpretation of love and marriage, as long as Mike Neville regulates the details of weddings and funerals, the new version will never lose out to the old one in memory. Adrian, who has done so much work, naturally won't allow people to change things in key places, not even Richard Curtis.

Neville actually understood this, but Adrian, though he didn't say it clearly, showed it clearly in his tone: it doesn't matter if a few key points don't mess up. So he finally agreed, for a director, under the current producer system can get the power to spend freely is not many cases.

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