Rebirth In Hollywood

After passing the strict security check, Ryan, Nicole and Taylor, accompanied by the senior press officer of Buckingham Palace, Mr. Pogson, walked through the long corridor and entered the Royal State Banquet Hall of Buckingham Palace from the main entrance. .

As soon as he walked into the banquet hall, Ryan heard the melodious sound of Scottish bagpipes, and saw a group of bagpipers playing while walking towards the state banquet hall.

It is a Buckingham Palace tradition and they will play before and after the banquet in traditional Scottish clothing.

The Royal State Banquet Hall is extremely luxurious. There are huge oil paintings on the walls on both sides. The long dining table is in the shape of a horseshoe. Above it are six giant crystal chandeliers. Facing the horizontal table of the three of Ryan, it is the host of the banquet. The place where the guest of honor is seated is Queen Elizabeth II in the center, Prince Philip on the left, and next to him are the main members of the royal family such as Prince Charles and Prince William.

This was not a banquet specifically for them. There were nearly 100 guests in total, most of whom were celebrities from last night.

The three of Ryan came neither too early nor too late. As the others slowly walked to the throne, they owed their debts to Elizabeth II, "May God bless you, Your Majesty."

"You're welcome." Queen Elizabeth II nodded lightly and motioned for the seat on the right, "Please take a seat."

"thanks!"

Ryan did not refuse, and sat on the right hand of the queen, Nicole and Taylor sat next to him in turn.

This is a very formal royal banquet. Ryan and several people maintain the necessary etiquette. Unless the other party asks questions, they will not easily speak. Moreover, the queen is also busy and needs to constantly deal with the guests who arrive one after another.

On the opposite side, Prince Charles took the initiative to speak, and chatted with him about the innocuous topics such as London weather and Disney movies.

About half an hour later, the invited guests were almost all there, and the melodious sound of the Socratic bagpipes suddenly stopped. Queen Elizabeth II said a few words briefly, and picked up the cutlery first. It was not until she started that the guests of Ryan picked up the knife and fork.

The menu of the banquet is not complicated, including halibut fillets cooked with tomato, truffle and white wine, lamb chops with artichokes and potatoes, tarragon roasted baby carrots and creamy green pumpkin as main courses, accompanied by vegetable salad Desserts such as fresh fruit and mousse cake.

This also clearly reflects the British food culture.

The dishes prepared by the royal chefs are delicious, but few people would like to eat and drink on such occasions, including the guests including Ryan. Most of them are just scratches.

Although there is no special sense for the British royal family, respect is mutual, and Ryan also remained silent until Elizabeth II, who had finished the meal, took the initiative to speak.

"Mr. Jenkins." Elizabeth II's voice was not high, and only a few people nearby could hear it, "What do you think of the film "The Queen"?"

"The film has a positive side to promoting the royal family."

Ryan didn't say much, the seemingly silent but shrewd woman on the other side must understand this.

"I heard..." Elizabeth II didn't mean to go around in circles, "Does Hollywood plan to make other related films?"

"Your Majesty..." Ryan lowered his eyelids first, and then said, "Hollywood makes films of various subjects. It is a manifestation of free will."

Hearing such foolish words, Elizabeth II fell into a brief silence.

As a member of Hollywood, it is natural to safeguard the interests of Hollywood. This general stance doesn't even need to be considered, but Ryan has little interest in Diana and the royal family.

"Making movies is Hollywood's freedom, and I can't interfere." Ryan slowly raised his eyelids and said calmly, "Walt Disney will not make and distribute related movies."

Queen Elizabeth II was silent for a while, and finally said slowly, "You are welcome at Buckingham Palace at any time."

"It's an honor." Ryan bowed slightly.

The banquet did not last long,

Maybe it's older, and it's been a while. Elizabeth II and Prince Philip retired, and other members of the royal family greeted the guests. Many people went to the Royal Ballroom on the other side, and some people were led by the staff. Visit some parts of Buckingham Palace that are not open to the public.

"Dancing, or..." Ryan asked the two ladies for their opinions.

"Let's go visit."

After that, Tyler took Nicole and walked out of the banquet hall first, and Ryan followed.

Walking into the flowery Royal Garden, the three of Ryan chatted softly while walking with the crowd, occasionally shaking hands or nodding with those who came over.

Passing through the garden, and all the way from the ceremony hall and the concert hall, Ryan and others entered the Royal Gallery, where thousands of precious works of art are displayed.

Along the way, Ryan also noticed the dilemma that the British royal family may face. Those places that are open to the outside world are fine, and some places that are not open to the public, the historic Buckingham Palace has been slightly dilapidated.

In fact, in the upper class of the West, the economic situation of the British royal family is no secret.

Although the British royal family has billions of pounds of total assets, 90% of them are concentrated in fixed assets such as land, real estate, castles and works of art. Excluding the budget allocated by the British government every year, the actual working capital is not not much.

Especially these fixed assets need to spend a lot of maintenance funds every year.

The ever-increasing maintenance cost of the palace is currently the most troublesome expenditure for the British royal family, and there are too many urgent repair projects, including rebuilding the roofs of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and renovating its state banquet hall; replacing Buckingham Palace's heating power system and dismantling Asbestos construction; replacing rusted Victorian water pipes at Windsor Castle and more.

Even parts of Buckingham Palace now leak water on rainy days, dripping down the ceiling of the Queen's Gallery, which houses thousands of artworks, and two serious stones fell off the palace walls on the east side of Buckingham Palace earlier this year. ACCIDENT.

With the daily expenses of the royal family, it is very likely that there will not be enough funds for repairs in the next 10 years.

"Miss Swift."

In the crowded ceremony hall, a sudden voice interrupted Ryan's cranky thoughts. I saw that Prince Harry came over at some point, shook hands with him and Nicole politely, and said to Taylor, "Remember our yesterday's meeting. Appointment? I've already said hello to Grant Riding Club, if I can..."

Having said that, he made a gesture of please.

Taylor calmly turned to Ryan and Nicole, and rolled his royal blue eyes, "Your Highness, I think it will be more interesting if there are more people."

"Mr. Jenkins, Miss Kidman..." Harry was very interesting, "Can I invite you to go horseback riding?"

Without waiting for Ryan to answer, Tyler pulled Nicole covertly, and Nicole had to say, "Of course, thank you."

The black Rolls-Royce slowly drove across the square in front of Buckingham Palace. Nicole raised the baffle and said to Ryan, who was sitting beside him, "This Highness is as smart as Diana, but a little too smart."

"As long as there is nothing inherently wrong here." Ryan nodded his forehead, "Being influenced by the atmosphere of the royal family, some people are stupid."

"Yesterday." Nicole's sense of Harry seemed to drop rapidly, "this is the second time today."

Ryan smiled and said nothing.

"Use your identity," Nicole continued. "Sending an invitation in public doesn't give Alison a chance to refuse at all."

"Don't worry." Ryan made a reassuring gesture to Nicole, "With Alison's methods, it's not difficult to deal with him. Besides..."

He said in a joking tone, "If Harry can catch up with Alison, I believe it must be the British royal family who will regret it."

Rolling her eyes helplessly, Nicole knew very well that Taylor seemed to like to play tricks, but in fact it was a copy of Ryan.

"If our dear sister really married into the British royal family." Ryan snorted and said, "Can Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Prince Charles really treat her the same way they treated Diana? I promise, Alison will definitely tear down Buckingham Palace and put the royal family in front of everyone in the world."

"You taught her badly." Nicole seemed a little angry.

Ryan grabbed her hand and kissed it lightly, "It's not ten years ago."

Ten years ago, he was afraid to tell Diana even a vague hint because he was worried about possible conspiracy theories.

Of course, he wouldn't provoke the British royal family if he didn't have to. After all, the relationship between the two sides was pretty good, and it was basically impossible for Taylor to marry into the British royal family.

On the one hand, she is not interested in the royal family; on the other hand, she is not an Englishman.

As Ryan and Nicole thought, Prince Harry was obviously very interested in Taylor when he rode in the equestrian club. Unfortunately, Taylor always maintained the necessary courtesy, and politeness also means courtesy and distance, which is also a kind of obscure. Refuse, if Harry continues to entangle, with Taylor's character, he will definitely give him a big nail in private, and maybe even call Kristen Stewart to London.

When leaving the equestrian club, Harry made another invitation to visit the Palace of Westminster together tomorrow, but Taylor politely declined.

"If he comes to entangle in the future..."

In the car back, Tyler gritted his teeth and said to Ryan and Nicole, "I'll call Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson and Kristen Stewart to form the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and launch the doomsday judgment on him!"

"You're playing too many games." Ryan glanced at her.

"I only play when I'm relaxing occasionally."

The two most important things in this trip to the UK are over. The next day, Ryan went to Manchester United to check out the rebuilt Carrington base, and then flew to China and North America with Nicole. .

His destination is Shang Hai, where a considerable portion of Transformers 2 will be shot. (To be continued) R655