Except for the labored breathing,
Then there is the sound of construction on the stage,
It was quiet all around.
Owen stared at Lu Shi, wondering how a Chinese could write "Yes!" Prime Minister".
After a while, Lawton finally regained his breath. While caressing his chest, he asked Owen: "Manager, which lunatic wrote this script..."
Halfway through speaking, Lawton remembered that Bernard Shaw was also there.
He quickly changed his tune,
"Who wrote this script?"
In Lawton's mind, the answer could only be Bernard Shaw.
Unexpectedly, Owen pointed at Lu Shi and said, "It's this. Lu is the author of "No One Survived". He is also a poet. The "Reply" that you admire so much is his work."
Lawton's expression was blank at first, then turned to surprise.
"So young!?"
He said what was on his mind directly.
Lu Shi laughed loudly,
"Yes, you are just that young. The photo in the Manchester Guardian was so blurry that you didn't even notice it, did you?"
Lawton nodded somewhat cautiously.
As Owen just said, Lawton liked Lu Shi's "Reply" very much.
In addition to emotionally reciting excerpts from Chekhov's play "The Seagull", his morning lessons these days include reciting "The Reply".
Owen looked at Lu Shi,
"Mr. Lu, why do you want to portray Humphrey like this?"
As he said that, Owen pointed to the tongue twister,
"Jo and I are both opposed to 'art for art's sake' and naturally opposed to satire for satire's sake."
From a creative point of view, the screenwriter asked Humphrey to speak long and difficult sentences. The main purpose was to satirize the British bureaucracy.
But Humphrey's "hobby" is also supported by settings.
Lu Shi said: "Sir Owen, please pay attention to Humphrey's educational background. He is a graduate of Oxford University majoring in classics, and his graduation score is ranked first. And the language and literature major of Oxford University is so... humph... …You know."
Of course Owen understands,
The study of classics is very difficult and requires mastering the grammar of English, Latin, and Greek.
Not to mention Oxford University,
So Humphrey is very good at creating long and difficult sentences.
Lu Shi said: "When I was creating, I put myself into Humphrey and wrote that text naturally."
Owen looked at Lu Shi in surprise.
"Substitute?"
Lu Shi asked puzzledly: "Is there anything strange? In the process of writing a script, only by assuming the role can the character's logical behavior be written. I think every playwright is like this when writing, right? "
As soon as he finished speaking,
Bernard Shaw: "No."
Owen: "No."
Lawton: "No."
…
Lu Shi looked confused and looked at Natsume Soseki next to him, thinking that he was indeed a good brother and roommate, and it was really a blessing.
Unexpectedly, Natsume Soseki just lowered his head and thought, and his thoughts seemed to fly away.
The fact that he didn't speak was not because he agreed with Lu Shi, but because he didn't hear him.
Lu Shi couldn't help but be speechless.
Owen did not dwell on this matter anymore, but continued to read the script, and then asked: "Mr. Lu, there are three important characters in "Yes! Prime Minister". Among them, Jim is ambitious but incompetent, and Humphrey is smart and capable but Both of them are very distinct in their extreme aversion to change. But Bernard..."
Owen frowned, as if searching for the right words.
Bernard Shaw on the side understood,
"Yes, I have this doubt too. It stands to reason that as the Prime Minister's personal secretary, Bernard should be a very capable person, but why does he seem to have almost no character in the entire drama?"
Lu Shi smiled and said,
"As I said before, everyone, you must take it into account."
The others looked at each other in shock.
Lu Shi simply gave a hint: "The answer to the question is the question itself. Think about it again, what is this script? Or, who wrote this script?"
Wasn't it written by Lu Shi?
Both Bernard Shaw and Lawton thought Lu Shi was talking crazy.
Only Irving muttered words like "substitution" and "experience" and began to read the script.
His eyes stopped on the title page,
There is a wise saying there: "Great Britain has never been a good person when it comes to being a good person."
This tone would be...
Irving asked Lu Shi with some uncertainty: "Could it be said that the entire "Yes! Prime Minister" cannot simply be regarded as a script, but should be regarded as Bernard's memoirs? Or, in other words, the script should be regarded as a playwright's arrangement and adaptation based on the memoirs. from?"
Lu Shi nodded,
"That's right. That's why Bernard has almost no character in the script. He polished himself."
This way of writing is a bit like a narrative trick,
The precedent of narrative conspiracy was pioneered by Sha Po in "Roger Mystery". How could anyone in 1900 have seen such a high-end gameplay?
Everyone present was shocked.
Bernard Shaw nodded slowly and said with great admiration: "No wonder I always felt there was something wrong before. It turns out it is like this. Think about it, how could Bernard, as the future leader of the affairs officer, be a pure white rabbit?"
Owen said: "It turns out that Mr. Lu is also a follower of Stanislavsky."
Stanislavski,
Russian actor, director, drama educator and theorist, author of "The Self-cultivation of Actors",
His famous saying is: "There are no small roles, only small actors."
Lu Shi was a little confused.
"Who? What Stany?"
Irving explained with a smile: "Stanislavsky believed that actors should actively feel the role and turn their emotions into a part of art, rather than just acting calmly."
Of course Lu Shi didn't know this,
It's just that as a modern person, he has never eaten pork and has always seen pigs running around, so he can make some random remarks.
But this kind of separation is always just a show, and is of no use.
Lu Shi brought the topic back to the script.
"Sir Owen, what do you think of "Yes! Prime Minister"? Are there any chances to get a performance at the Lyceum Theatre?"
Owen said with some excitement: "Of course! Of course! And, I especially want to try the role of Humphrey. This will definitely be a difficult challenge, and it will also be a new starting point for my acting career."
Laodun on the side coughed lightly,
"Can... Jim Harker be given to me?"
They were very solicitous.
Lu Shi winked at Bernard Shaw subtly and whispered: "Mr. Superintendent, it's a pity that there are no female characters with a lot of roles in "Yes! Prime Minister". Otherwise, I would definitely give you a chance to lend flowers to Buddha."
Bernard Shaw didn't understand what it meant at first.
After reacting for a long time, he realized that Lu Shi was talking about Ellen Terry, and couldn't help but blush.
Owen smiled,
"Mr. Lu, please stop teasing Qiao."
In fact, it is very common for successful men in Europe to find lovers.
No one is cleaner than anyone else.
Owen brought the topic back to business and continued: "Mr. Lu, look at my lines. They are different from the Humphrey you imagined."
He took a deep breath,
"
'Yes, even if they may really know that the navy does not use it, they are not sure. Although the navy may not use the navy, there is definitely no possibility of using it.'
"
Still that discussion about battleships.
European words are spoken with a smooth accent, just like an announcer,
And being able to write long and difficult sentences in one breath is really amazing.
Lu Shi frowned slightly,
"Although "Yes! Prime Minister" is a unit drama, one scene lasts for three hours. Sir Owen, in your current state, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive it."
