War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 1250 A certain historian’s overage and overweight fan

Behind the tent that blocked the freezing rain, the fat and tall Henry didn't stand up until he turned off the radio station he was listening to, stretched out his hand towards Wei Ran, and said enthusiastically in French, "You are welcome to come here, Mr. Victor, and this Two beautiful girls.”

"Mr. Henry speaks French?" Wei Ran asked while shaking hands with the other party. Of course, what he really wanted to ask was "How did Mr. Henry know that I knew French?" even though he had already guessed the answer.

As expected, no fool can retire from Wall Street and enjoy his old age. This fat man who stood up and made people realize that he was almost 1.9 meters in height immediately explained, "Of course I can speak French. After all, Britain and France are only separated by There is a strait that only Germans can't cross, right? Besides, I grew up here, and I heard Mr. Carlos mention it. He said that your French is very good, but it's a pity that you can't understand English."

"Thank you for your compliment." Wei Ran said politely in French with a smile, and then simply translated their conversation into Chinese.

At the same time, Mr. Henry, who was tall and plump, was also waiting aside in a very well-mannered manner. He also made another pot of black tea, poured a cup for each of Wei Ran and the three of them, and then opened the bullfighting car. He walked in through the door on the side of the taxi truck's cargo bed, called to the black young man for help, and handed over a few military green moon chairs for Wei Ran and the three of them to sit down.

This was not over yet. After the big fat man came down, he personally added firewood to the wood stove, and then ordered in English, "Robert, help me close the tent door. It's too cold here. Go and watch in the cab." Come on, don’t let anyone interrupt our conversation.”

"good sir"

The black boy Robert responded respectfully with his little white teeth, then put down the tent door, and then got into the cab of the classic car.

Until this moment, Henry couldn't wait to ask in French, "Mr. Victor, have you really found the photo of the red flag on the Houses of Parliament? Can you sell me the negative of it? I am willing to pay 10 pounds." !”

"Mr. Henry, it seems that what we came in to discuss was not the business of that negative." Weiran responded with a smile, "And I don't plan to sell that negative."

Seeing that Henry didn't seem to give up, he was ready to say something more.Weiran added another sentence, "It has nothing to do with price."

"Alright alright."

Henry picked up his black tea cup and took a sip. After putting it down, he said a little excitedly, "Mr. Victor, frankly speaking, I am very interested in you."

"I'm not a little boy anymore." Although Wei Ran smiled on his face, he couldn't help but mutter a joke in his heart that was not a joke in Britain.

Henry definitely couldn't hear what he was saying, and Wei Ran's gentle expression didn't make him realize that there seemed to be any ambiguity in the words, so he didn't stop talking, but continued with more excitement, "I've seen it done by you Providing scripts and historical evidence, the movie was shot in the desert of North Africa. Frankly speaking, I have watched it no less than ten times!

God testifies, the friendship between soldiers from three countries that overcame the war in the movie and the interview with Mr. Charlotte at the end of the film really moved people to tears. "

Having said this, Henry's eye circles actually turned red, and his whole body seemed to be shaking with excitement. Then he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his tears and blew his nose, which made Wei Ran even more excited. The two girls sitting next to him were a little stunned.

"What's wrong with this person?" Suisui asked in a low voice in Chinese, "Are you wronged?"

"You won't believe it," Wei Ran grinned, "This guy seems to be a fan of mine."

"You guessed it right" Suisui muttered while drinking tea.

"You also think he is a fan of mine?"

"I mean, you guessed it right, I definitely don't believe it." Suisui said innocently, while Lu Xinda, who was sitting next to her, nodded subconsciously.

Before Wei Ran could translate what Henry just said to the two girls, the fat and affectionate father blew his nose hard again, carefully put away the handkerchief and asked, "Mr. Victor, are you sure? Have you visited the rescue buoy? How does it feel?"

“I did watch it”

Wei Ran nodded, "It is very well preserved, the most rare thing is"

"I can assure you that it is a genuine rescue buoy." Henry said abruptly.

Before Wei Ran could frown, the fat man added, "But I'm very curious about what happened in that buoy. Mr. Victor, have you seen the movie shot in England in 1942? ?The title is "One of Our Planes is Missing."

"Sorry, I haven't seen it." Wei Ran replied unapologetically. Who would watch a British movie shot in 1942 unless there is a special need?

"I've seen it. I saw it when I was very young, much younger than her."

Henry pointed at Cinda Lu, who was drinking tea and eating snacks, and then continued to say in French under the gaze of the other party's big eyes full of confusion and astonishment, "It's in the rescue buoy you saw."

"It's okay, keep eating your food, I'll use you as an example."

Wei Ran comforted the little attendant Lu Xinda who was about to put down the snacks she had just picked up, then turned her head and looked carefully at Henry sitting opposite, and asked uncertainly, "So those children in that buoy Are you in the group photo?"

"No, no, of course without me." Henry smiled, "But I did spend a whole summer vacation in that buoy."

"But I heard Mr. Carlos say."

"Mr. Carlos is a lawyer"

Henry spread his hands as a matter of course, "Unless I need him to defend me, I am not going to tell him a letter of the truth." "I will keep this advice in mind," Wei Ran echoed in a joking tone, And as expected, Henry patted his fat beer belly and laughed.

While Wei Ran was translating this little joke into Chinese, Henry also bent down with difficulty, took out two stainless steel lunch boxes from an ammunition box, placed them on the table and opened them. British snacks in various colors and flavors.

"Try it. I asked Robert to buy it from the most famous dessert shop in Brighton this morning. It tastes very good." Henry said in British English to Suisui and Cinda Lu.

It wasn't until the two girls each picked up a piece of snack that Henry switched to French and continued, "Mr. Victor, let's talk about the old movie I just mentioned."

"Please tell me," Wei Ran said, also picking up a piece of snack and tasting it.

"That movie tells the story of a British Wellington bomber that crashed during a night raid on Stuttgart. The parachuting crew members went through many difficulties before escaping to the open sea and climbed to a German rescue buoy. They also captured two people who suffered the same fate. German pilot.

Of course, just like most fairy tales that have a happy ending, the movie must end with a British warship arriving to tow away the rescue buoy and rescuing the pilots. "

"so."

"Mr. Victor, I hope you can help me find the story behind that buoy."

When Henry said this, his eyes even shone, "I also want to make a movie based on the story behind that buoy!"

"so."

Wei Ran organized his words a little, "So you went all the way to invite me here just because you wanted to make a movie?"

"It's a movie where you are the historical director," Henry corrected somewhat seriously.

"Is there any difference between this?" Wei Ran asked dumbfounded. He thought of various possibilities, but he never thought of this situation.

"Of course there is a difference"

Henry obviously misunderstood what Wei Ran meant, and explained rather proudly, "I directly invited you to come and make a movie, and you would definitely not be interested. But I deliberately set the commission price so low, and you were still willing to come. So in The moment I met you, I knew that you must also be attracted by the story behind that buoy."

"Um" Wei Ran can't be fooled by this, shed a few tears, blow his nose, and say a few nice words that don't cost money, and just think that his work will be in vain?There is no door - none!

Fortunately, before Wei Ran could express his attitude, Mr. Henry took the initiative and promised, "Of course, I won't really pay such a small commission. This is an insult to a historian. I am prepared to pay out"

"Mr. Henry," Wei Ran said, stopping the last part of the sentence before the other party said the price, "Please wait a moment."

"Don't worry about the commission now"

Wei Ran wisely skipped the topic, "How about we talk about that buoy first? I want to know when you first saw it, and I would also like to know who the original owner of the buoy was and what the original owner was. Where did the owner find it.

It was obvious that even the wildest hurricane could not bring the buoy from the sea to the farm intact. "

"So you agree."

"No, no, no, this is just a preliminary inquiry."

Wei Ran made his attitude clear, "I didn't even have the chance to look carefully at the things stored in the cabinets in the barn. I couldn't decide whether to accept the job just by looking at the buoy.

Not to mention you want to make a movie about the history behind that buoy, so I'd be a little more cautious.Only after I decide to accept this job will I consider discussing commissions, film shooting, etc. with you.

And I believe that you must know that I am a shareholder of a film studio, so our cooperation is not something that can be easily negotiated in a tent. "

"It is true"

Henry patted his forehead, "So are you going to listen to the story first, or are you going to go back and look at the contents of the tin cabinet first? I'm really sorry, I did plan to leave the key to the collection cabinet."

"Let's listen to the story first"

Wei Ran said with a smile, "You can tell this story in English. Although I can't understand it, we brought a translator. We can't keep her busy destroying these delicious desserts and not working, right?"

"As you wish"

Henry said the last words in French, then switched to English, and began to tell the story of him and the buoy unhurriedly.

(End of this chapter)