Lu Shi thought he heard wrongly.
"Teaching acting?"
He was stunned for a long time before he remembered to bring people into the house.
At this time, Natsume Soseki had already tidied up the room and moved two chairs over.
Phyllis sat down with the middle-aged man.
"Meow~"
We made cute sounds at Phyllis's feet.
Phyllis was surprised, lowered her head, and said subconsciously: "What a beautiful little guy."
As he spoke, he bent down.
I was not polite at all and jumped directly into Phyllis’s arms.
Then, it yawned loudly, moved back and forth for a while, and then pushed its head against Phyllis's chest, as if testing the comfort of the pillow. Then it lay down in a lazy posture and took a nap peacefully.
Phyllis's eyes were full of joy and she smiled naively,
"Kitten~Kitten~"
I responded by swiping my tail on Phyllis' cheek coolly.
Phyllis smiled even more foolishly,
"Hehehe..."
This girl obviously has the potential to be a cat slave.
Riku Toki and Natsume Soseki are both very happy that we have a new playmate.
Lu Shi poured tea for the two visitors.
The middle-aged man began to introduce himself to Lu Shi.
The man's name was Dwight Dale, Phyllis' father, who worked in the court as a clerk.
He reiterated the purpose of his trip: "Professor Lu, I would like to ask you to be Felice's acting teacher. Please agree. Really, please agree."
Repeated many times, it expresses his sincerity.
Lu Shi was even more confused.
"Well... Mr. Dale, you know that I am just a playwright, novelist, poet, and historian, right?"
Shente Meow’s “just”.
It's very outrageous for one person to have so many identities and still use "just".
Felice glared at Lu Shi,
Obviously, she felt that Lu Shi was showing off by saying this.
Dale noticed his daughter's expression and shouted in a low voice: "Phyllis!"
The girl had no choice but to lower her head and continue teasing me.
I was rubbed until I meowed.
Natsume Soseki looked on, feeling very unbalanced.
When I was playing with me, I would show my claws from time to time. Why is it that now that it's a girl, my attitude has completely changed?
The little guy must be a male cat!
Still a perverted cat!
On the other side, Lu Shi said to Dell: "Mr. Dell, if you ask me to be an acting teacher for Miss Phyllis, that's just a sudden illness. I don't know anything about acting. Besides, Miss Phyllis is so popular. Do you still need to be taught?”
Dale shook his head,
"Professor Lu, you are a great playwright. You must understand that fame is only temporary, and having acting skills by your side is the last word."
This is very orthodox.
After all, the early 20th century was not modern. Actors couldn't rely on traffic to make a living, they had to have something real.
Lu Shi said, "But the problem is still the same, I don't know how to perform."
Dale was all smiles;
"You are so humble in what you say. Mr. Linden, the manager of the Royal Opera House, has already told me that you are proficient in both method and experientialism, and that you are a master of both. He also told me that "Roman Holiday" "In "The Mouth of Truth," the design was your idea."
When talking about the Mouth of Truth, Philistine blushed immediately.
She remembered that on the day of her first rehearsal, the leading actor's right hand was suddenly bitten by a prop, and she was really frightened.
The stress reaction at that time became what Mr. Linden called an "important experience."
Indeed, that experience was something Phyllis would never forget, and it also played an important role in his subsequent performances.
But she really didn't want to do it again.
Thinking of this, the girl glared at Lu Shi again,
This time she learned to be smart, moved her stool back, and hid in a position where her father's sight could not be covered, and then she began to express her dissatisfaction.
Lu Shi saw this in his eyes and couldn't help but want to laugh.
He said: "Mr. Dale, it seems to me that Miss Phyllis is not willing to let me be a teacher. So I think you should respect her wishes."
Phyllis couldn't help feeling depressed,
She never imagined that Lu Shi, a "gentleman", could actually snitch.
Moreover, he still made a small report in person.
Dale frowned, looked back at his daughter, and said, "Phyllis, have you forgotten what I told you before going out? If you want to continue to perform on stage, you must continue to hone your acting skills and seek guidance from famous teachers."
As he said that, Dell nodded slightly in the direction of Lu Shi.
"Now, the famous teacher is right in front of you, how can you miss it so easily?"
Because of the particularity of drama, playwrights are often excellent drama directors.
Moreover, being able to direct often means being able to act,
Coupled with the fact that Zhuyu, who has the mouth of truth, is in front of him, Dell has already acquiesced that Lu Shi is a great performer.
Phyllis was helpless,
"Father, there are already many people at the Royal Opera House who are willing to give me advice. I don't have to worry about improving my acting skills. My sister, on the other hand, has always wanted to be on the big stage. Why don't you send her here and let Professor Lu be her teacher? , isn’t it quite suitable?”
Phyllis's sister is called Zena,
Historically, Zena Dell’s career was comparable to that of her sister;
As a little girl she appeared in pantomimes in Scotland and even played Cinderella at the Shakespeare Theater in Liverpool.
Dale was obviously stunned when Phyllis changed the subject.
For a few seconds, he was really thinking about asking Zeina to become Lu Shi's apprentice.
But soon he shook his head,
"No, today's matter has nothing to do with your sister. Let's settle your matter first."
When these words came out, Phyllis was instantly discouraged.
She glanced at Lu Shi secretly, thinking that it was all this bad guy's fault. It was okay to ask Mr. Linden to arrange for the leading actor to scare her during the rehearsal, but now he still had to hold her head down to make her apprentice.
However, the girl still has a slight yearning,
If a bad guy could write "Roman Holiday", he must be a romantic.
Learning acting from him might be a good experience.
For a moment, Felice couldn't figure out her own wishes. She just felt that Lu Shi was a little annoying and a little strange.
When Dale saw that his daughter was silent, he turned to Lu Shi.
"Professor Lu, look..."
Lu Shi suddenly became confused, thinking about how to reject the other party.
At this time, there was another knock on the door.
Dong dong dong——
Natsume Soseki was surprised and asked Lu Shi silently: "Is this still looking for you?"
Of course Lu Shi didn't know either.
He just took the opportunity to think about ways to reject Dell and his daughter, so he stood up, said "Excuse me" to Dell, and walked over to open the door.
I saw an old gentleman standing outside the door.
He was very well dressed, with a bowler hat and deerskin gloves.
This outfit is definitely not cheap.
Lu Shi asked, "Excuse me?"
The old gentleman bowed to Lu Shi and asked, "Mr. Lu?"
Others now call Lu Shi "Professor Lu". Lu Shi was a little uncomfortable hearing "Mr. Lu" at first.
He reacted for half a second before nodding.
"Yes, I am Lu Shi."
The old gentleman smiled,
"Hello, Mr. Lu, I am Celerent West from Oxford University. I am visiting this time because I heard that your purpose of coming to London is to study abroad, but you don't have a school or college to settle in yet. So... I don't know. Do you need a degree?”
