British writer

George Bernard Shaw is a "drama maniac\

,"As soon as he got involved in the drama, he was like a sports car at full power, racing at extreme speed, from changing the script to finding a theater, it took two days to get it done.

this morning,

Bernard Shaw got into the carriage when he landed.

Natsume Soseki had no class, and was forced to join in the fun by Lu Shi.

On the way, Bernard Shaw introduced: "Lu, didn't we discuss the theater before? The Royal Opera House must be out of theaters, so I used a little personal relationship and chose the Lecium Theater."

Lu Shi had no idea of ​​the size of the theater, and asked the other party, "Is it a small garden?"

Bernard Shaw nodded,

"Well, not much."

"But……"

Lu Shi opened the curtains and found that the carriage was heading towards Westminster.

Westminster is the core area of ​​London. Will there be a small theater?

Lu Shi was dumbfounded.

At this time, the coachman lightly raised his whip,

The carriage turned onto a spacious main road, then accelerated, and finally stopped in front of a rather magnificent building.

The gate of the building is very grand, and the marble carvings are extremely exquisite.

Right above the gate, the name of the theater is written——

Lyceum Theatre.

Lu Shi always felt that the name was somewhat familiar, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

After a while, he opened his mouth wide,

The transliteration of Lyceum Theater into Chinese is "Laixium Theater", which is true, but in some cases, it will also be transliterated as "Lyceum Theater".

Just like Westminster can also be translated as "Westminster City", the two are actually one place.

"Goo..."

Lu Shi swallowed his saliva,

"Mr. Chancellor, is this the small theater you are talking about?"

Bernard Shaw sighed, "Oh, there are only less than 1,500 seats, which is really too small."

This is still small?

The Royal Opera House has only 2,250 seats.

Lu Shi was speechless.

Although he didn't know much about drama history, he had heard of Lyceum Theater.

The theater was so famous that it was renamed the English Opera House between 1816 and 1830.

In China, in honor of it, the theater funded by British overseas Chinese was also named Lyceum Theatre.

Bernard Shaw smiled,

"I know the theater managers here very well."

After speaking, he walked into the gate with Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki.

It was very dark in the theater, only a faint light could be seen,

In the distance, the three of them heard extremely noisy construction sounds near the stage, as well as the sounds of workers yelling and shouting. They should be dealing with the stage set.

Bernard Shaw walked in the front and followed the sound to find it.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the seating area facing the stage.

An old English gentleman before the stage turned his head,

"Joe!"

Bernard Shaw's full name was George Bernard Shaw, and Joe was his nickname.

The relationship between the two is obviously very good.

Bernard Shaw walked up quickly, pointed at the man and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Sir Henry Owen, a famous actor and director, and also the manager of the Lyceum Theater. people."

Owen snorted coldly,

"roll!"

He punched Bernard Shaw on the shoulder, then turned to Lu Shi, looking up and down curiously,

After a while, he asked, "Are you Lu?"

Bernard Shaw interjected: "At school, we usually call him 'Professor Lu'."

Lu Shi repeatedly waved his hands,

"Mr. Owen can be knighted as an actor. In front of him, I should keep a low profile."

The flowery sedan chair is carried by everyone,

Seeing that Lu Shi's EQ was so high, Owen couldn't help smiling, and boasted, "I'm the one who should keep a low profile in front of Professor Lu. I've read your "Yes! Prime Minister" before, and that book is really well written. Very good."

Bernard Shaw nodded,

"Yes, "Yes! Prime Minister" will definitely go down in the history books."

Lu Shi saw that the two of them had a tacit understanding of what you said and what I said, so he couldn't help but feel curious.

He asked Bernard Shaw in a low voice: "Mr. Chancellor, how did you meet Sir Owen?"

Bernard Shaw's expression froze,

But soon, he smiled confidently and said, "To be honest, is there any theater manager who doesn't want to know me?"

This is not an exaggeration,

Bernard Shaw had a profound influence on drama, and all actors with a name and surname are considered Bernard Shaw's disciples and grandchildren.

As a result, Owen next to him snorted again and said a name:

"Ellen."

This name seemed to have endless lethality, causing George Bernard Shaw to bite his tongue and cough violently.

Lu Shi thought for a while, and suddenly recalled seeing a poster when he entered the theater. The female star on it was Ellen Terry, who was the number one brand under Irving.

Male writers and female stars...

"Tsk..."

Lu Shi was stunned, and the way he looked at Bernard Shaw changed.

I didn't expect my brother to play it very well, it's just like the plot of a modern online novel.

Being scrutinized by Lu Shi, Bernard Shaw became even more embarrassed,

"Lu, don't listen to his nonsense."

The corner of Lu Shi's mouth curled into an arc,

Just now, he recalled another book——

Correspondence of George Bernard Shaw.

The letters inside are all love letters written by Bernard Shaw to Terry, and Shaw even admitted in the letter that "The Transformation of Captain Brass Pond" was specially created for Terry.

Of course, this is certainly not to be believed.

A man's mouth, a deceitful ghost, is very likely to lie casually in order to trick a woman into bed.

Bernard Shaw cleared his throat,

"Okay, let's get down to business."

He handed the script to Owen and said: "That's all. I helped Lu Runse overnight to ensure the original taste. I didn't engage in those chants, emotions, seriousness, and aesthetics, but tried to be as humorous and colloquial as possible. Of course, Chinese Fry's lines haven't changed, and many parts still sound like tongue twisters."

"Tongue twister?"

Owen looked carefully.

George Bernard Shaw pointed with his finger,

"That's the conversation between Humphrey and Jim. Jim thinks that battleships are purely bluffing, they can't fool Germany, and the navy probably won't use them frequently. Humphrey's reply is very exciting."

(Actually, battleships can still be fought.)

Owen stared at the script and read it carefully, chanting words:

"

Jim: The Navy probably won't use it.

Humphrey: But they don't know the Navy probably won't use it.

Jim: They probably know.

Humphrey: Yeah, probably, but they can't be sure the Navy really doesn't.

...

"

George Bernard Shaw closed his eyes and listened, and said at the same time: "Next, Jim will say 'they probably do know'. Well, Henry, you continue."

Owen didn't answer,

"..."

Bernard Shaw said, "Go ahead~"

Owen gave Shaw a hard look, and then said to an actor on the stage: "Charles, here is a line, try it."

A fat man ran over panting.

Owen introduced: "Charles Laughton, my right-hand man, he can show deep emotions and superb acting skills on the stage, which makes the audience overwhelmed."

Laughton was praised a little smugly,

He bowed to everyone, then took the script, and read confidently:

"

'Yeah, not sure even if they might really know the Navy doesn't use it though the Navy might not use the Navy for sure...'

cough! Cough cough...ha...ha...

"

Before he finished reading, Laughton coughed and was panting like a cow.

Shaw spread his hands,

"Look, I read this tongue twister three times before I fully understood the logic."

(Readers who are interested can look up the original English lines. After checking, you will firmly believe that Chinese is the most refined language in the world.)