The Greatest Showman - Chapter 2137

[2101 Egocentric]

Obviously, Matthew doesn’t like the Beckhams.

But Renly wasn’t surprised at all.

Strictly speaking, Matthew doesn’t like most…human beings – as a lawyer, he has seen too much ugliness and evil, too many means of using order and law for personal gain, and too much depravity of human nature And dirty, coupled with the elective philosophy in high school, Matthew is a pessimist, it is difficult for him to look at the tragedies in real life with a positive attitude.

Renly couldn’t blame Matthew.

In fact, that’s why Matthew became a lawyer. Renly likes Matthew like this, and he hopes Matthew can continue to stick to his heart.

At this time, feeling the calmness in the depths of Matthew’s eyes, the smile at the corner of Lan Kai’s mouth bloomed, and he looked at the Beckhams naturally and calmly, “Renly, please call me Renly. Well, after all, I live in Hollywood, and there’s no way I can ask them to follow the British rules, right, Mr. Beckham, Mrs. Beckham?” The

Beckhams have both lived in Los Angeles for a long time, and their Careers are also tied to America, and that humor seeps through when Renly addresses them by honorific titles—so few people in America call them that because it’s too formal, especially for freedom and freedom. Casual Los Angeles, even more so.

“Maybe they should set a title for the EGOT winners, like a knight after a royal award.” Victoria smiled and said brightly, “At least, you have earned the respect of the professionals, then , you should also win the corresponding reward.”

It can be noticed from the content of the words that Victoria is still in a tense state, the smile can’t reach the bottom of her eyes, and the content of the words is still flattering – more importantly, the words in the words It was revealed that her obsession with the title of “Sir”, David could not be promoted to the royal family medal level, this should be a piece of heart disease of the Beckhams, and even reached the level of obsession.

Even if it’s unintentional, it’s still unavoidable.

Renly could sense the gaze projected by Matthew, which obviously couldn’t escape Matthew’s sense of smell.

Renly didn’t care, and greeted Victoria’s eyes with a smile, “I don’t think they have such a consciousness, even a doctor can’t be called a doctor, as if these have no meaning to them, so America is America, It’s another piece of land after all.”

“Haha.” Both David and Victoria laughed.

Leaving aside the honors of the royal family for the time being, in the European social and cultural system, the title is a very important thing. “Miss”, “Ms.” and “Mrs.” can never go wrong. It also exists objectively, giving high-level intellectuals a corresponding status; but in the United States, related situations also exist, but they have not been truly recognized, and social culture has not been given attention.

The most simple and intuitive example,

When buying air tickets or train tickets in Europe, there is “Dr.” in the title column, and occasionally, you can even get additional discounts; Wimbledon is the only one that still retains “Mr.” and “Ms.” , “Mrs.” and other different titles plus the surname, while other competitions are directly called by the surname, omitting the “trivial” prefix.

Renly’s little joke immediately won over the Beckhams.

“Today’s auction is really exciting. I tried to snap up guitars and scores, but unfortunately, I still couldn’t become the final owner.” Thanks to Renly’s teasing, David’s mood relaxed a little. Speaking more freely, he took the initiative to speak.

In the early years, when David and Victoria were in love, Victoria began to transform David one after another, from the hairstyle to the styling and other aspects of the project, including a small detail, that is David’s voice.

If there is an obvious shortcoming of “heartbeat” David Beckham, it is that his voice is slightly flat and slightly sandy, and occasionally a little sharp, which does not conform to the image of a mature and attractive man. Voice, this made Victoria very dissatisfied, but other parts can be modified, but the voice can’t be helped; therefore, Victoria came up with a solution, trying to make David not talk, but show a smile, even in media interviews, Respond as concisely and clearly as possible.

All in all, Victoria re-created a plan for David inside and out, and the final result also proved that Victoria is smart and wise.

Such a “ban/order” was not lifted until David was truly famous all over the world, but David still kept his habit and rarely attended talk shows or talk shows to avoid revealing himself; only when he was nervous or excited , will be revealed inadvertently.

Obviously, high-end parties are also “forbidden/ordered” occasions. In front of the real aristocrats and elites, David does not want to reveal the details, and often talks more cautiously; but Renly’s spring-like smile makes David relax. Be vigilant, the long sentence just jumped out.

Because Renly noticed that Victoria’s right hand on David’s waist made a small movement. Although it was hidden, it was still captured. He then recalled this small detail, and the smile on his face couldn’t help but light up. “Understandably, I also tried to snap up the high heels designed by Victoria, but unfortunately, it failed in the end. I am now beginning to wonder if I will regret it when I turn around and leave.”

“Wow!” Victoria’s expression was obviously bright He got up, “I’ve heard that before, Renly… Mr. Renly has his own unique insights into fashion, and it’s definitely my honor to be recognized. Unfortunately, I don’t design men’s clothing, otherwise we should have something in common. Topic.”

A simple remark can taste many details:

First of all, in the English context, “Sir” comes first, and Victoria can see from the use of salutation that she still hasn’t relaxed.

Secondly, in the follow-up discourse, the core of the whole discourse is “self”, and the starting point and destination are Victoria herself, which is her comfort zone.

In many cases, words and deeds are the best mirrors, which can reflect too many things, and they are unintended and uncontrollable.

Therefore, the headline elements of aristocratic social interaction are: observation, careful observation, as long as you calm down and observe carefully, you can gain something.

“But you designed David, and that’s a perfect piece of work.” Renly’s response was always just right, with a little humor, a little banter, and a little wit, and since Victoria wanted to have herself at the center of the conversation, Renly was also happy to put it together. Shift the focus away from yourself, win-win.

Sure enough, both David and Victoria laughed.

The Beckhams paused for a while, and finally Victoria was in charge of speaking, “Just now, you auctioned off two paintings. Are you interested in painting besides music and performance?”

“A hobby.” Renly He didn’t talk too much about himself, but immediately threw the topic back, “It seems that you are also interested in painting in your spare time? I mean, outside of fashion?”

“Primary stage.” Victoria’s eyebrows became cheerful.

“You didn’t go to see that art exhibition last time, and you still remember it when you got home.” David took the initiative to “break the news”, and then said to Renly, “You should have a deep talk with her, she always feels that I have nothing in common with me. , but I didn’t feel it, and it wasn’t my fault, was it?”

Victoria noticed Renly’s gaze and explained, “We went to an art exhibition together, and he didn’t pay attention the whole time, as if he had wandered into the universe. I was very alone, and I stood there admiring it alone. When I got home, the inspiration brought by the exhibition came out. I tried to discuss it with him, but he had no idea what was going on there. I don’t know what to do either.”

“The point is that you like it.” Renly said with a smile, and he could detect Matthew’s out of the corner of his eyes projecting again, and the subtext seemed to say,

“Look, I told you. With them at the center of the conversation from start to finish, it doesn’t make any sense at all.”

But Renly didn’t mind, in fact, he totally understood.

If the conversation is centered on Renly, the Beckhams are very worried that they can’t keep up with the rhythm and accidentally expose their own details, which would be shameful; on the other hand, they center the conversation on themselves, and they can take the initiative to bring up those Topics, those that “seem to fit Renly’s level and Renly would be interested”, so you can’t go wrong.

It’s also a conversation skill, and a very clever one—provided they can use it properly.

It is a pity that the content of their discussions is really in the initial stage, and even if they try their best, they still can’t make up the gap in the background.

Of course, today is a charity auction, not a private banquet for nobles, so the content of the conversation is relatively light and simple, and it doesn’t matter.

Renly was always patient, but he also knew what Matthew meant—this conversation might have no end in sight, and someone would have to end it early.

“If there is a chance in the future, we can go to the art gallery to enjoy and appreciate it. UU read www.sonicmtl.com to see if the artistic taste can match.” After Victoria finished another conversation, Renly said with a smile, and then said no. Waiting for the answer, I just continued, “As for now, I need to say sorry, there is a guest there, I have to go up to say hello, please forgive me for my

rudeness .”

The performance is unbelievable.

Then, David and Victoria followed Renly’s line of sight, and they understood immediately. They didn’t pursue it, and they didn’t have any doubts. They nodded repeatedly to show their understanding.

“Of course, of course,” David said.

Victoria was more sensitive, “…that’s who…?”

Although there was no beginning or end, the words were alluding to the mysterious No. 43. If it was him, then everything could be explained.

Renly didn’t answer, just nodded with a smile, “Please forgive me for leaving.” Then, he nodded towards Matthew, and the two walked together, leaving the Beckhams behind.

[End of this Chapter]