the next day,
early morning.
Lu Shi brought "Yes!" The script for "Prime Minister" found George Bernard Shaw,
He needs professional advice from professionals.
No way, as a professional translator, he has been exposed to mostly novels and social science books, but very few scripts, so he has no relevant creative experience.
Lu Shi came to Bernard Shaw's office,
At this time, Bernard Shaw had just arrived and was pouring hot water into a flat metal container.
This thing is called a hand warmer, and it was a heating artifact before the birth of electric blankets.
Lu Shi greeted: "Mr. Superintendent."
Bernard Shaw looked up,
"Lu, you're here. How was the meeting yesterday?"
Lu Shi replied: "I met Churchill, Winston Churchill."
Bernard Shaw frowned and thought for a long time.
result,
"I seem to have some impression...um...Churchill...who is he?"
Still didn't think about it.
Churchill was indeed not too famous at this time, and I don’t blame Bernard Shaw.
Lu Shi waved his hand and changed the topic: "Mr. Superintendent, I brought a script here, can you help me with my eyes?"
Saying that, he said "Yes!" The script of "Prime Minister" was handed over.
Bernard Shaw looked surprised,
"So fast!?"
He took the script, glanced at the title, and then showed a clear expression and said: "Is it the unit drama I mentioned before? If it is that kind of script, it should be easier to create. No wonder you can write it so quickly. .”
Lu Shi did not deny it.
The big framework of the script was copied over. Even if it needs to be modified according to the times, the second creation is much less difficult.
George Bernard Shaw lit his pipe and made coffee,
Every time he reads a large section of text, he has to make such preparations first.
He took a sip of coffee and turned to the first page of the script.
The script begins with a clear meaning, and there is a line of text mocking Du Laman on the title page:
Daying has always been a bad person when it comes to being a good person.
"Pfft! Ahem..."
George Bernard Shaw squirted the coffee he just drank.
He quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe it, and said at the same time: "I'm sorry, I really didn't expect...well...your writing is too popular. Not to mention Wilde's aestheticism, even my new drama will not use it. Such direct language.”
Lu Shi said: "The overall style of "Yes! Prime Minister" is this. The sentence you see is just a small test."
Is this a small test?
George Bernard Shaw had reservations about this style of writing;
He didn't understand why Lu Shi abandoned his martial arts skills and wrote dramas so vulgar and plain since he was able to write hazy modern poems for elegance.
Lu Shi could probably see Bernard Shaw's doubts,
"Mr. Superintendent, read on."
Bernard Shaw nodded,
"I believe you."
After that, continue to turn back to the first page.
He only glanced at it and then showed a helpless expression.
Unexpectedly, Lu Shi was a novice and his stage descriptions were very amateurish.
Stage instructions are an indispensable part of the script language. They are some explanatory texts in the script, including character lists, the time and place where the plot takes place, costumes, props, scenery, and the characters' expressions, actions, and endings.
Without stage instructions, actors can only act like headless fools.
Although Bernard Shaw felt that Lu Shi had little experience, he still read on patiently out of his trust in Lu Shi.
Unexpectedly, this reading lasted more than two hours.
There are three protagonists in the script:
Jim Harker, a young and promising politician, was first a member of the opposition party. After helping his party win the general election, he successfully entered the cabinet. After that, he went a step further and became the leader of a new generation of party and became the Prime Minister. He settled in No. 10 Downing Street. ;
Bernard Woolley, Jim's assistant and private secretary to the Prime Minister;
Humphrey Appleby, cabinet secretary, representative of the stewards.
The entire script is about the love and death of these three people.
At the beginning of the play, it was about Jim who had just become prime minister and wanted to inspect the naval headquarters and listen to the opinions of the staff.
Bernard suggested that Huck should not let Humphrey know when communicating with the staff, because Humphrey always felt that the staff was of low origin and was not "one of his own."
This surprised Jim.
Hence the following classic dialogue:
——
Jim: I remember the staff officer got the Legion of Merit.
Bernard: That doesn’t make up for the fact that he didn’t go to Cambridge or Oxford, and he didn’t “even” go to LSE.
Jim: (⊙_⊙)?
——
LSE is Jim's alma mater.
Bernard Shaw couldn't help laughing when he read this. He didn't expect that Lu Shi would write a script that would even make him black.
After that, all kinds of funny jokes were flying all over the place.
For example, what Lu Shi said before about defending Britain,
Another example is the fourth level of statecraft.
Bernard Shaw's mouth was crooked in smile,
He put down the script, rubbed his eyes and said, "Lu, I used to write a lot of drama review articles in the Star and the Saturday Review, so I often looked at the scripts with a critical eye. That's a kind of arrogance." , a overlooking attitude. But this "Yes! Prime Minister"..."
Bernard Shaw hesitated slightly,
Then, he actually showed a wry smile,
"I wanted to say that I was willing to look up to this drama, but after thinking about it, I realized that I thought too highly of myself. I should look up to it."
Lu Shi waved his hand,
"Mr. Superintendent, that's not the case."
Bernard Shaw said firmly: "As far as possible! Very important!"
His eyes fell on the script again, his eyes full of admiration.
"Although I have only watched the first few scenes of "Yes! Prime Minister", I have a feeling that "it turns out that the play can still be written like this". I even feel that my vocabulary is too small and I can't find the right words to praise it. .”
Lu Shi was no longer modest.
Because George Bernard Shaw's feelings were also the first time he watched "Yes!" Prime Minister's feelings.
George Bernard Shaw said: "The humor in this play is very advanced, and it cannot be compared with ordinary British humor, let alone those vulgar methods of shit and shit."
Lu Shi touched his nose.
"There's nothing wrong with pooping and pissing. If the amount of happiness is equal, playing with thumbtacks is as good as reciting poems and writing poems."
Bernard Shaw smiled,
"Playing with thumbtacks and reciting poems and composing poems? Is this a famous quote by Jeremy Bentham? Of course, I also agree with Bentham's point of view - there is no difference in happiness itself. However, it is undeniable that creating happiness There are means."
Lu Shi asked in confusion: "Why?"
Bernard Shaw finally had the opportunity to teach Lu Shi and was very excited.
He gestured and said: "Of course shit drama can create happiness, but its attraction is very short-lived. Once the audience becomes distracted, it is easy to be separated from that happiness, making it difficult to immerse themselves in the drama. And you "Yes! Prime Minister" is just the opposite. When you first watch it, it just makes you smile, but soon, this joy at first sight will turn into a long-lasting love, and people can't help but think about it again and again. "
This is quite high praise.
Lu Shi said: "Mr. Superintendent, do you like this drama?"
If playwrights like George Bernard Shaw like it, then "Yes!" Prime Minister" should be stable.
Sure enough, Bernard Shaw nodded with satisfaction,
"I'm afraid this will be my favorite drama in my life. It will be difficult for someone to come from behind in the future... Hmm... It's better not to say it all. Who knows if you, a monster, will cause any other ghosts in the future? Here comes the devil."
Bernard Shaw looked at Lu Shi with the eyes of a monster.
Lu Shi coughed slightly,
"Then...can you help me polish it up?"
George Bernard Shaw was very happy;
"It is my honor to help revise the script of "Yes! Prime Minister". However, the satire of this drama is too sharp, and the object of satire is a bit..."
As he spoke, Bernard Shaw stretched out his right index finger and pointed at the sky,
The meaning to be expressed is self-evident.
He sighed: "Sigh... I don't know if "Yes! Prime Minister" can be performed in a large theater."
Lu Shi was very optimistic,
"It doesn't matter. Let's show it in the small theater first."
Bernard Shaw volunteered: "I will help you contact him."
