British 1986

Looking at Patrice again, Tanaka Kubo hesitated and said with some anxiety: "Mr. Patrice, can you ask His Excellency the Earl if we can provide you with some support in film and television? Funds, equipment, personnel ,It will be all right!"

Patrice's old face wrinkled. Tanaka Kubo was so good at it, which made it difficult for him to perform well.

However, since people have said that, you can't lie in front of the young master, right?

After thinking for a while, Patrice frowned, then whispered into Allen's ear and repeated Tanaka Kubo's proposal.

"oh?"

With a slight question, Allen looked at Tanaka Kubo who looked uneasy. This group of people

He thought how these island people should get to the point, but they expressed the utmost sincerity when they came up.

What do you mean by funds, equipment, and personnel?

Doesn't this tell him clearly that they don't understand anything?

Looking at Tanaka Kubo's somewhat greasy old face, Allen became more and more pleased with him.

He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, looking at Tanaka Kubo with a smile.

Now, it’s time to do Mr. Allen’s favorite part, asking in person!

Allen found that as long as he behaved in an approachable manner, the other party would be happy to tell him some details if he inquired about the other party's situation face to face like this.

I don't know if these people are really real, or if no one is on guard, or if they don't need to be guarded against him, in short, this process of asking in person is what Allen likes to do the most.

"Don't worry about supporting anything. I heard from Patrice that you are interested in acquiring a film and television company in the United States. As an equipment manufacturer, what are you doing to acquire a film and television company?"

This is what Allen is most concerned about. He is a little unsure of the purpose of the other party's doing this. If he simply wants to promote it, even if he acquires a football club or a basketball club, it will be better than acquiring a film and television company for publicity. The effect is good.

Film and television companies are just producers of movies and have nothing to do with publicity. Movies produced by film and television companies can only be promoted, but the movie also depends on its subject matter. These are two different things.

Even if you invest in a movie, it may not be successful. How many bad movies will it take to make a good one? This is not just about throwing money at it.

Now Sony's operation is quite confusing to Allen.

After hearing Allen's doubts, Tanaka Kubo continued to communicate with Patrice in a low voice. After talking for a long time, Patrice finally understood a little and turned to translate for Allen.

"Master, I heard what he said. They have plenty of cash now, and they also have a record business. Tanaka said that their company hopes to integrate these entertainment industries into a system, which will be convenient. Their artists have gone a step further and taken the opportunity to land in Europe and the United States."

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With just this sentence, Allen felt confident.

He suddenly thought of a long-lost word, film, television, singing and singing star!

Allen can no longer remember where this term first became popular, but he knows that it seems that Hong Kong and Taiwan used to like to play this model, and all star artists must develop in an all-round way.

Sing first, and then go to shoot a movie or something after you sing the song. Anyway, it’s a complete process.

When I heard what Tanaka Kubo meant today, it turned out that the root of this popularity started from them?

Even if it didn't start from them, they are still the first company to have this concept.

very good!

Very promising!

Damn it, if you can sing well, you can enter the European and American markets through movies?

What kind of naive idea is this?

In Europe, as far as Allen knows, the emphasis is on specialization.

Those who make movies should make movies well, and those who sing should sing well.

Don't be a three-star star or anything like that.

In the end, it was nothing, but this may be due to a different way of thinking. If the other party can think like this now, that's good. It's easy to get into trouble if you have ideas!

"I understand what you mean. It's a very forward-looking idea. I have had such an idea before, but I was busy with business a while ago and it was delayed. My current film and television company has an area of ​​influence."

Allen stretched out his hand and pointed eastward: "To the east is the United States, to the west is parts of Europe, parts of Asia, in the south, parts of Africa, and Australia."

Anyway, even if Allen's influence covers the places where his video tapes are sold, he doesn't know how big the specific area is. Anyway, he can exaggerate. His boss doesn't even know about this kind of thing, especially these island people. Won't know anymore.

After hearing the area mentioned by Allen, Tanaka Kubo was secretly shocked. It was indeed the property of the nobles. They didn't know much about this aspect. Now that they heard it, didn't it cover most of the world?

This is much more powerful than the film and television company they were interested in in the United States, which only has influence in the United States.

"If you are interested, you can talk to my personal assistant Mr. Patrice in the future. As for support, I happen to have a movie that is about to start shooting. You can also talk to Patrice about this. For this small business, I Just don’t ask, let’s go.”

Allen pretended not to care about this kind of business, stood up with a little enthusiasm, and invited Tanaka Kubo to the banquet.

Everyone comes to visit us, so we have to take care of the meal, right?

For today's meal, Allen heard that these islanders were coming, so he could personally explain it and let Old York use his special skills to cook a table of traditional British dishes!

Really traditional British food.

Legend has it that the British Cookbook is the thinnest book in the world.

This is totally slander!

It can only be said that modern British cuisine has the thinnest menu.

There is still something about traditional British cuisine, although not much.

That's what it tastes like.

You can say it doesn't taste good, but it's great for showing off!

If French cuisine is more about exquisiteness, the processing of ingredients should try to maintain the original taste of the ingredients, but it is different when it comes to traditional British cuisine. Traditional British cuisine is a bit like Chinese food, focusing on color and aroma.

As for the taste

It doesn’t matter if you don’t mention it, as long as it has color and fragrance, that’s enough!

Tanaka Kubo looked at the dark purple and green-glow liquid that seemed to be wine in the cup in front of him, and was slightly scared.

He glanced at Patrice next to him and wanted to ask, but he was afraid that Patrice would laugh at him. He suppressed his uneasiness and was ready to follow the good example. He would watch how the Earl ate for a while, and then he would imitate it.

Watching an extremely huge chef direct someone to bring a plate.

Regarding the dish of pig head and chicken body, Tanaka Kubo secretly swallowed his saliva again. It was not because he was greedy, but because this dish looked a bit scary.

A huge pig head, with what looked like the back half of a turkey sewn on the pig's neck.

It looks strange, inconsistent, and even a little scary.

The whole ingredient is coated with a thick layer of orange spices, and it smells like that. It looks golden and attractive, but just by looking at the appearance of the ingredients on the plate, you feel like you are eating a monster.

In particular, the pig's mouth is wide open, and there is an apple in its mouth that looks like it is roasted and also covered with spices.

The next few dishes were served by the servants one after another. At first glance, each dish looked very attractive, but upon closer inspection, they all seemed strange and full of abstraction.

Allen waited for the dishes to be served, suppressed his nausea, and picked up the glass of mixed fruit wine in front of him.

This thing seems to be a mixture of wine, rum, whiskey, and juice squeezed from various fruits.

Anyway, it has a sense of history. Apart from not tasting good, there are no other shortcomings.

"Welcome Mr. Tanaka to my manor as a guest. I will treat you with this traditional British meal today. I hope you like it."

After Allen finished speaking, he raised his glass and took a shallow sip of the wine.

Put down the wine glass and pick up the sliced ​​bread on the dinner plate.

Tanaka Kubo swallowed a sip of wine and felt that his throat no longer belonged to him, as if he had taken a sip of electrified anesthetic, which crackled along his esophagus and entered his stomach.

Seeing His Excellency the Earl pick up the bread, he thought he was going to eat the bread first, so he quickly followed Allen's example and picked up the bread and took a bite, huh?

It had no taste, neither sweet nor salty. Just after biting the bread, Tanaka Kubo saw from the corner of his eye that Mr. Allen picked up two slices of bread, wiped them with a fork and knife, and then threw the used slices of bread aside. On a dinner plate.

"???"

Allen watched Kubo Tanaka pick up the bread and eat it, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, this group of bumpkins.

Due to historical reasons, there was a period in the past when British aristocrats did not eat staple food during banquets.

Bread like this is used to clean knives and forks, and only meat and fruits are eaten. This represents the wealth and strength of the family.

The current scene is quite similar to the one in the past when Allen traveled to China and went to the south to eat, and the water he was brought to wash dishes was drank as tea by people who did not understand the customs.

Picking up the fork, he picked up the most dazzling famous dish, the baked apple in the pig's mouth, and put it on the dinner plate. He picked up the knife and cut the baked apple into two parts. Allen pointed at the dinner plate. He signaled the servant to give the apple split in half to Tanaka Kubo and Patrice.

This dish can be understood as fish in Chinese food. It is one of the most popular dishes. It has a lot of meaning and represents harvest and strength.

According to the British, the apple in the pig's mouth is the essence of the dish. Eating it brings good luck. Every time there is a traditional banquet like this, the host will share the baked apple with his closest confidants or friends. The most distinguished guest present.

Before Christmas last year, Alan went to a party at Charles's manor and had the exclusive opportunity to enjoy the apple that Charles forked for him personally.

At that time, Allen held his nose and ate with tears.

Today he was finally able to experience this feeling.

Very pretentious and fun!

Being able to watch others endure pain while pretending to be delicious, and the feeling of eating this weird-flavored baked apple, is so refreshing.

Tanaka Kubo looked at the apple brought by the servant expressionlessly. This time he was more cautious and did not dare to take action without permission. Instead, he first looked at the movements of Patrice, the old guy next to him.

Patrice looked surprised when he saw the apples being brought to him by the servant. He stood up and saluted Allen and said, "Thank you, Master, for the apples."

Tanaka Kubo didn't understand, but the old guy Patrice still knew this kind of traditional rule. Although he hadn't encountered it once in many years, and now he suddenly encountered such a scene, was he recognized by the young master?

The baked apples have lost part of their moisture. When pressed lightly with a fork, the yellow puddle is very mushy, and the outer shell is also covered with a layer of orange spice burnt shell.

Tanaka Kubo looked at Patrice's look and imitated Patrice's behavior. He stood up and saluted Allen to thank him. He looked at the half baked apple on the plate, and then he became cruel and took big mouthfuls of it with a spoon to eat.

"Hahaha!"

After a very retro and traditional British banquet ended, Alan couldn't help laughing until he reached the corner of the stairs on the third floor.

He finally understood why Charles always made this kind of dish when he hosted a banquet. It didn't matter if it tasted good or not. It was interesting and disgusting to watch the people below eat.

Thinking of this, Allen was suddenly startled. Charles had a bad relationship with many domestic nobles. Could it be because of this?

Thinking about the people from the Islands just at the dinner table, they pinched their noses and ate while praising Britain for indeed having a long history and profound cultural heritage. It was their honor to have a traditional British banquet today.

As the servant opened the door to the study, Hu Te was placing small plates on Allen's desk, one by one.

Allen had eaten nothing except a small sip of wine just now. When he returned to the study, these were the things he ate.

"Master, you can have your meal. We have guests to meet in the afternoon."

"Uh-huh?"

Allen picked up his chopsticks, picked up a shrimp dumpling and stuffed it into his mouth. He raised his head and asked with some doubts: "Aren't we the only people from the islands here today? Who else is coming?"

"The Duke of Angus is coming to visit you, have you forgotten?"

"Oh, oh, oh, okay, I understand. You go and do your work. Pay attention to Patrice. He wants to discuss cooperation with the people from the island nation. If you need anything, tell me as soon as possible."

"Okay, Master!"

Allen was eating alone in the study. While eating, he was thinking about Hu Te's mention of the afternoon visitor.

Duke Angus!

This is a name that is unfamiliar to most people.

At first glance, I heard that he was a Duke, which was obviously very cool and high-end.

but.

This is an out-and-out disgrace to the British aristocracy.

Popularity

I can't say it's because of popularity, I can only say that my connections are extremely poor.

This guy is almost fifty years old this year, and he is so miserable that even Allen can't compare to him.

He only succeeded to the throne the year before last, in 1985. Like Allen, he only received the title after his father died.

But their family seems to be a Duke, but their ancestors have had prodigal sons for several generations, and the ancestral property left by their ancestors has been completely ruined by their ancestors.

Basically everything that can be sold has been sold out, leaving only a little bit of land and some shabby manors that no one wants.

But this guy has a good temper and puts on a smile when he meets everyone. He doesn't dare and doesn't know how to act like a duke. Therefore, in the past two years since he took the throne, he gradually seems to have a sense of revitalizing the family tradition.

But the good times didn't last long.

Some time ago, something happened to this guy in the United States, and it was Alan who heard from Old Karl.