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"Dan Brown? The author of The Da Vinci Code?"

The day after Daniel arrived in Nairobi, Simon took him to the site of the British mission in Kenya. On the way, Daniel accidentally received a call from Dan Brown. (Baidu search to force literature network to update the fastest and most stable)

"By the way, DD Pictures is trying to shoot "The Da Vinci Code", but it seems that Sony Columbia is making more progress?"

Simon saw that Daniel didn't hide the communication between DD and Dan Brown in front of him, so he didn't shy away from talking about this topic.

The competition for this best-selling book has continued for a long time, and Dan Brown has always been reluctant to give up the adaptation rights. In fact, the price has not changed much, whether it was DD Films or Sony Columbia who made an offer to Brown at the beginning. When it comes to time, it takes full account of the possible achievements of this novel - after all, it has already shown its own charm. So Brown obviously did not make a decision because of the price, but other factors.

"He said 'sorry' to me."

Simon's eyes widened, "So he sold the adaptation rights to Sony Columbia?"

Daniel nodded, this was indeed one of the few notable failures he had ever experienced. He had hoped to turn the highly anticipated novel into a series, with Peter Jackson and David Fincher co-directing them—a lavishly envisioned lineup. And he has considerable confidence in making this happen. Peter is good at picture and world construction, while David is good at suspense deduction and atmosphere creation. "The Da Vinci Code" needs to be successful in both aspects, so that it will not be mediocre in the hands of Ron Howard like the original. change.

Unfortunately, this time Daniel couldn't get what he wanted.

"You take this project seriously?"

"I can't talk about it, but it's always an unpleasant thing to have a plan disrupted, isn't it? But now is not the time to think about it, "The Immortal Gardener" needs my attention."

They were valued by the British embassy, ​​and Brown Lehmann greeted them personally.

"You can follow me to some events," said Brown -- another Brown, looking well-maintained. Although there is already white in his hair, his elegant temperament makes him look only about 40 years old, "I know you need to learn the image of a diplomat. Then attending the event is undoubtedly the most suitable. Because I'm not always that 'diplomat' in private."

Brown winked at them and smiled narrowly.

"Thank you very much for your help, in fact, except for the most important thing. Playing the image of a diplomat in the eyes of an outsider, I also like to know what you look like in life, you must know that although film is a performance art, sometimes it requires To neutralize the sense of performance and the actual performance, if I keep on acting like a diplomat, it might make people feel uncomfortable."

Daniel did not expect that the situation was the exact opposite of what he feared. Before coming, he thought that the embassy might arrange a desk for him in the office, and then let him sit there and watch - in this way, the staff of the embassy did" Too unprofessional". Unexpectedly, Brown was so thoughtful about the crew that he promised to take him to foreign affairs activities.

"It turns out that there is no problem. If you have any needs, you can tell my assistant, and we will try our best to help you."

...

There was not much time left for Daniel to prepare. He worked with the mission for a week. During this week, he needed to meet the requirements of himself and Fernando.

"That's enough," Fernando said very easily. "Your public activities in social affairs have accumulated a lot of similar experience for you. In fact, it is not very different from the work of a diplomat."

Daniel has never doubted his professional competence.

Fernando and Geoffrey Kane arranged their shoots in the Kibera neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, with the support of a local school. In fact, it's really a very run-down school, with students coming from poor people in the Kibera slums who come to Nairobi for better wages - it's the same all over the world, the poor go to the rich gather.

"It's really unbelievable. Isn't it? I thought Rio de Janeiro's slums were surprising enough." Fernando and Geoffrey were stunned by Kibera's harsh living conditions. When Fernando was filming "City of God", he focused his camera on the slums in Brazil. He thought it was the worst living environment in the world, but this unequal world will always give people "surprises".

"Daniel and Rachel, as well as Houston, may be even more surprised when they see this place." Jeffrey is a veteran filmmaker after all, and he has a lot of knowledge, even if the poverty, clutter and noness are in front of him. The sequence makes it difficult for him to accept it calmly, but at least he understands the richness of this world.

The Houston in his mouth is Danny Houston, who stayed on the mission with Daniel - the actor who played Sandy Woodrow in the movie, and he is a key figure in this story.

"Rachel and Houston may be surprised, but Daniel won't," Fernando sighed, greeting the Kenyan children surrounding them, "Don't forget, Daniel has been to Dadaab refugee camp, which should be Worse than the slums?"

"People from the Kenyan government will never show him the real refugee camp, otherwise how could the UNHCR continue to send them a lot of supplies and funds."

It's really sad to talk about these depressing topics, and it's certainly not entirely humanitarian in Kenya that set up the Dadaab refugee camp for Somali refugees - in fact, that's probably only a small reason. Access to political capital is one, access to United Nations supplies and funding is another. The former gives Kenya the confidence to seek aid from many developed countries — which is why the Kenyan government has become more and more fond of talking about Dadaab recently. It's basically the equivalent of shouting to the world "Give me a favor or I'll give up and get these refugees out of Kenya."

The darkness of native Africa is no more innocent than that of the new colonists, such as the pharmaceutical companies in "The Immortal Gardener."

...

The shooting is in full swing. The newcomers who came to this land from the United States and Europe are also experiencing the last new baptism of their souls. When you see poverty, helplessness, and despair that you have never seen before, no matter whether you are a A good person or a bad person, whether strong or weak, will inevitably have some ideas that they have never had before.

This is soul baptism.

In comparison, the activity that Daniel participated in was not at the same level at all.

Blair Woolf, Aid Commissioner for the British Mission in Kenya, is attending a public event - something Daniel couldn't have missed, as Blair is the exact same role he plays as Justin Quay.

This is an activity called "Kenya Research Activity Exchange Meeting of the British Ministry of Health AIDS Expert Group", led by the British Ministry of Health, with the participation of many academic institutions and medical institutions, to conduct research and research on the current situation of AIDS in Kenya - the Kenyan government generally Said that such groups would be welcome because their reports to the UK government, UN, WHO, UNESCO tend to get Kenya more aid - even if it's just some medicines and hygiene products, which are lucrative, Otherwise, these aids would not have appeared on the black market in large quantities. Mercenaries, rebels, and some African leaders who were identified by the West as non-cooperation targets were all buyers.

Blair has a speaking schedule, after the group leader, an official from the UK Department of Health, and a professor at the University of Manchester.

"I know everyone has seen it. Yes, there is a guest at the scene today. He is Mr. Daniel Sandler, the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and the leader of the 'Technology Benefit All Living' Foundation."

Blair took the initiative to introduce Daniel at the beginning - this can reduce everyone's speculation and discussion, which has already interfered with the normal order of activities.

Daniel greeted with a smile, the expression on his face was similar to that of Blair, his demeanor was natural, and his aura was gentle.

This is his fifth day in the mission, and the learning results are obvious.

This was just a small episode. Blair started his official speech. Occasionally, there were some movements, but the amplitude was very small, and the tone did not fluctuate much, but it was easy for people to hear the main point. Daniel thought about it for a moment. Blair controlled the speed and stress very well. Most of his speeches were clichés, but the words were relaxed and interesting. Compared with the professor who spoke a lot of professional vocabulary just now, it was obviously easier to attract people's attention. force.

Daniel nodded, learning a lot.

In the middle of the event, a half-hour tea session was arranged.

Daniel was able to travel through the crowd and test what he had learned over the years.

Blair served a cup of instant brewed coffee, and next to him stood his colleague, the official from the British Ministry of Health.

"He only studied for five days, didn't he?"

"Does it look like a veteran diplomat?"

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"He just needs to look very similar, doesn't he?"

The official shook his head, "That's not necessarily true. This gentleman's ambitions are not limited to Hollywood. His foundation and the Ministry of Health recently reached a cooperation to jointly conduct research on an influenza virus. The United Kingdom is the eighth cooperation they have cooperated with. It’s still the ninth country, and I wouldn’t be surprised if one day he will elect the president of the United States or a member of his cabinet.”

"...We can't predict the future of a miracle character."

...

At the end of June, "The Endless Gardener" officially started filming in Nairobi. At the same time, the crew released stills including Daniel **** and Rachel Weisz on F2F, MB and the official website. (To be continued.) WWW.GEILIWX.COM happy reading every day