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The Riverside Restaurant is one of the top restaurants in London, located in the small town of Bray, about 45 minutes' drive from the city of London.

On the short street of this town, there are two Michelin restaurants that are famous throughout the UK. Not only the British, but also top gluttons from all over the world have come here, just to taste The best of beauty.

The Riverside Restaurant was created by a pair of French brothers, Albert-roux and Mike-roux. The two brothers came from poor families and dropped out of school early to help work and study in a bakery. Their biggest dream is to own a bakery of their own.

The two brothers showed their culinary talents early, but in France, where there are many masters and a strict class, they hardly have a chance to succeed. An unexpected trip to the UK allowed them to see the terrible state of the British catering industry, which can be called a food desert, so the two brothers decided to move to the UK and open a restaurant.

Unexpectedly, this decision made the two brothers become pioneers in changing the history of British food. The older brother owns a two-Michelin star restaurant in London; the younger brother is the owner of a riverside restaurant with three Michelin stars.

Not only that, but they have also opened up many restaurants in various cities across the UK, which have received numerous accolades. The older brother was awarded the French Legion of Honor, while the younger brother was awarded the OBE in 2002, presented to him by the Duke of Edinburgh himself. It is no exaggeration to say that without the two brothers, the food situation in the UK would be even more dire.

The Riverside Restaurant has been awarded three Michelin stars since 1985, and has maintained this honor to this day, making it the longest-serving restaurant outside of France to hold three Michelin stars. A dinner may cost around £300 per person, or even more expensive.

Among the upper class and the aristocracy, riverside restaurants are also famous. The restaurant is located in the small town of Bray, with a quiet environment, far from the noise, but with enough character, and follows the history of the origins, not to mention that this is a traditional French restaurant. Therefore, many nobles are very happy to dine here.

The restaurant has strict rules that you must wear formal attire, otherwise it is forbidden to enter. For ordinary people, it is absolutely impossible to have a seat without making a reservation three or four months in advance; however, in such a high-end restaurant, there are always reserved seats for special guests.

When we arrived at the Riverside Restaurant, the hour hand just moved towards one o'clock in the afternoon. For the rhythm of life in Europe, it was just lunchtime, neither early nor late, just right.

Walking into the restaurant, before Matthew stepped forward, the manager on duty took the initiative to greet him and greeted politely, "Master Matthew, Master Renly, we have arranged a box, please come with me. While making an inviting gesture, he said with a smile, "I haven't seen each other for a while, is everything going well recently?"

not led by a leader,

Instead, the duty manager goes into battle himself.

"It's okay. Ordinary daily life." Matthew, the social representative, took over the responsibility of the conversation, but it was obvious that the manager on duty drifted inadvertently towards Renly out of the corner of his eye.

The influence of the recent Almeida show has begun to ripple, and since the Marquis of Dublin and Princess Beatrice visited, George and Elizabeth Hall have not continued to remain silent.

Although, they still did not officially respond to any topic, any praise or criticism; but the two people appeared in the box of the Almeida Theater before and after, this signal is enough.

Renly, who was following behind, was actively introducing Paul to the historical allusions near the town of Bray. The three young men followed behind, both surprised and excited, and sighed again and again.

"Renly, is this restaurant very high-end, are you sure there is no problem?" Bill asked nervously, even his voice lowered.

Tom stood on tiptoe, the height difference was exaggerated, and whispered, "I saw it just now, three Michelin stars. God, Renly, isn't that good?"

The sound of the sniffling sound was like a mouse digging a hole, which made people laugh. Renly said with a chuckle, "You can speak at a normal volume, as long as it's not loud, then there's no problem." Then he explained, "This is just a restaurant. Eating is the purpose. There is no need to make a fuss."

"Renly?" A surprised voice cut in, Renly and his party all stopped, cast their eyes, and then saw Ned Mullan approaching, with a smile on his face, "You too Come over for dinner?" The "Empire" magazine reporter swept his eyes and saw Paul and Tom, although Meadow and Bill were facing each other, but they still showed a clear look.

"Are you ready to leave now?" Renly didn't answer directly, but noticed the direction of Ned's footsteps. With a few words, the topic changed, and the focus of the discussion fell on Ned.

"Yes, we just finished our meal." Ned nodded affirmatively, "I made an appointment half a year in advance, just to taste the delicious food here. But obviously, these months are the peak season, so I couldn't make an appointment for dinner, only Can choose lunch." After the simple greeting, Ned didn't stop there, apologized, and didn't intend to delay Renly's meal time, then turned around and left with his female companion.

"God, six months?" Tom and Meadow both widened their eyes and agreed on the focus. Bill standing next to him was also surprised that others needed to make reservations six months in advance, which showed the popularity of the restaurant; but more importantly, they knew better than anyone that today's lunch is a temporary event!

On the other hand, after leaving the Riverside Restaurant, Ned couldn't help but stop and turned to look at the quaint building behind him. The meeting just now was normal, and there was nothing unusual about it; but why did he always feel that something was not right?

After thinking about it carefully, I didn't come up with a reason. Ned could only blame his occupational disease, and he was paranoid about everything. But he always felt that something was vaguely grasped, and there was still a missing piece of the puzzle. As long as this key information came out, he could piece together the original appearance of the matter.

This is a reporter's sixth sense, but until the truth comes out, no one can be sure what it points to.

After the restaurant was seated, since Matthew had already explained it in advance, the appetizers came up quickly, and everyone began to dine. Although this is French cuisine, since it is noon, the meal time is relatively short. The five-course meal is over in less than 90 minutes before and after. Compared with the dinner that starts for three or four hours, this is really fast. .

The familiar cell phone rang, and Renly looked at the caller ID and chuckled. Paul and Matthew both cast their gazes, and Renly explained, "Andy. I was just wondering when the hell did he call. Looks like he should get the news by now."

After Alfonso communicated with Warner Bros., Warner Bros. was bound to communicate with Andy; otherwise, it was David Heyman.

At this time, New York time should be around nine or ten in the morning, which is work time, so their efficiency should not be low.

Connected to the phone, there was no sound on the other end of the phone, but silence, but Renly didn't speak in a hurry. He didn't seem to suspect that the line was bad. After waiting for a while, he could hear Andy's voice. Helpless chuckle, "Gentleman, are you sure you have nothing to explain to me?"

"If I still need to explain, you're a dereliction of duty as an agent." Renly took the mobile phone, left the box, followed the corridor to the balcony outside, and his field of vision suddenly widened.

The restaurant is called "Riverside" because it sits beside the River Thames. Standing by the river, it is quiet and natural, with a faint taste of water town.

Andy shook his head gently, laughed dumbly, and laughed at himself, "I also thought that you don't need an agent at all now."

The project and the actors completed a verbal agreement, and the agent and the production company were one step behind to learn the news. If it is an independent art film, then forget it. The problem is, this is a commercial film! Invest in a $100 million commercial film! So child's play, so simple, is this really good?

"I thought you were focusing on work in the West End of London and didn't want to take on projects for the time being." Andy asked candidly, "If you're willing to open up options, the projects I've got have piled up into a hill now." The same goes for film production companies, and within Creative Artists Agency.

Innovative artist agency is best at packaging and cooperation, which includes using a superstar to make other newcomers popular. Now Renly, the title of "top superstar" may be a bit false, and he is not qualified for the time being; but there is no doubt that his influence and popularity are highly recognized.

Therefore, the company occasionally submits some projects, or some actors, hoping to cooperate with Renly. But Andy was all down, taking the pressure of the company on his shoulders, and creating an undisturbed working environment for Renly as much as possible.

Now, Renly passed him and the company, and hammered out the next project on his own. Andy's pressure is bound to be greater. Not that Andy was berating Renly, just that they needed more communication.

"I was on the phone with Roy yesterday and he didn't mention it," Andy added.

"Oh, Roy doesn't know either." Renly shrugged. "Actually, Roy and Nathan still don't know; can you help me inform them later?"

"..." Even an experienced man like Andy was speechless at this time, "...Yes." From this point of view, he was the first to know about it outside of Renly, and it didn't seem to be too much. Bad, "So, what's going on? I thought you didn't plan to take on the project for the time being; and, after the Oscars, we have to conduct more reviews and discussions, are you sure there's no problem? Choose such a commercial film?"