British 1986

Allen has always maintained a tolerant attitude towards his residence.

Especially when he lived alone, the castle was so big, which gave him enough sense of security.

Whether it's the bodyguards living downstairs or the pile of weapons stored in the basement.

But one thing cannot be denied.

Things like castles look nice and have a sense of history, but when you live in them, it's completely different.

The most intolerable thing for Allen is the light problem. In the past, this place was used for combat needs, and most of the windows were specially designed. In order to prevent frontal attacks from bows and arrows, the windows in the entire castle were for ventilation, not for light.

As a result, normal people will inevitably feel very uncomfortable after living there for a long time.

The whole castle looks eerie. Although you can turn on the lights during the day, if you want to lie in bed and enjoy some sunshine, don't even think about it.

Secondly

The entire building is made of stone. It's a little cooler inside in the summer, but it's also cold in the winter.

Although there is a fireplace, it is also very cold and cold.

In addition, many rooms have been converted into staff offices. As the number of employees increases in the future, it will inevitably be inconvenient for everyone to be together.

This gave Allen the idea of ​​building a new residence.

We need to build a modern house, a house that is practical for living in. This old castle at home will be repaired and renovated in the future, and it can be used as an ancestral house or a family museum or something.

Now, with the money from Xiangjiang Regal, it is not impossible to start the second phase of the real estate project and build a new house near the castle on the pretext of a construction project, right?

Put down the tea cup and ask the servants to put away the tea sets and desserts.

Allen took out the manuscript paper and wrote down the request.

The most important thing about site selection, design, etc. is the convenience of living. He wants a house with a strong natural atmosphere, more wind from logs, and good sunlight. It is best to have large floor-to-ceiling windows that can be illuminated by the sun in the morning. The kind that wakes up naturally is best.

Private swimming pools and helipads must also be arranged.

There must also be enough rooms for servants, and a living room that is convenient for your daily work, and other requirements.

Finally, he had to add a huge basement where he could hide some weapons and ammunition for added safety.

After writing these requirements, Allen rubbed his brows with a headache.

Building such a large new manor requires a lot of manpower and material resources. The funds are provided by Xiangjiang Rich, so he doesn't have to worry about it, but the engineering team is a bit of a headache.

In the past, it was to embezzle funds, and the people below didn't hire many construction teams at all. But this time, if they want to actually build a house, they have to hire manpower.

In fact, Allen used to be very optimistic about this kind of construction team.

It is convenient to hide all kinds of strong young men, and can also buy some equipment openly, which is very suitable for his requirement of secretly accumulating manpower.

but.

This is old-fashioned Eastern thinking.

Just swap it and you will understand how unreliable the construction team's method, which seems to be very suitable for his needs, is unreliable.

First of all, construction teams are a very old industry and the entire industry is very mature.

In the West, as long as it is a mature industry, there is one thing that cannot be avoided - trade unions!

There are various trade unions, such as the plumbers’ union, the bricklayers’ union, even those who move bricks have a union!

And what is the purpose of establishing a trade union?

In essence, it is to fight against the powerful and protect the interests and rights of members.

When a trade union develops to a certain extent, it will also bring certain benefits to its members, achieving the effect of staying together to keep each other warm.

If Allen wants to use the construction team to hide people, not to mention whether other qualifications and procedures are easy to handle, this union will be a huge trouble that cannot be avoided.

He is here to support himself, not as a charity to the union.

Therefore, Allen chose a food delivery industry that no one had ever integrated to open up the situation, and established his own union to prevent others from causing trouble through the union. He wanted to keep all these things in his own hands.

During dinner, the local Welsh MP whom Allen supported came to visit with a small gift.

Allen invited him to have dinner together. The two didn't talk much. They only talked about the recent situation in each other's family. After the meal, the congressman put down the gift and a document bag and left.

Right on the dining table, Allen picked up the document bag.

The stuff inside is a bit interesting.

The economic crisis broke out in mid-October last year, and the second half of the domestic parliamentary session ended before Christmas last year.

There was a window of several months in between.

Every year, Congress holds two sessions to discuss various issues. The first session runs from the end of March to the beginning of August each year.

The second meeting is from the end of October to before Christmas every year.

Beyond this time, you will have to wait until next year, and because of the various follow-up effects of the U.S. financial crisis, the British official will also introduce some policies and remedial measures.

One of them is to provide subsidies to various local small and medium-sized enterprises.

This was the first issue discussed after the parliament began last month.

In normal times, the parliament may have to quarrel about issues that have lasted for a year or two. But when it comes to a financial crisis like this, there will be no quarrels. Many policies are introduced very quickly.

As England's most loyal younger brother, Wales also has special subsidy funds issued by London to subsidize some local small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales.

But the specific use of this fund is not clear to the MPs in London. It can only be sent to the local parliament in Wales first, and the Welsh people can make arrangements for themselves.

The funds were distributed. As a well-known figure in Wales, Allen had ideas about the funds.

He is now going to be a food delivery company, and he himself has been affected by the financial crisis. Does Mr. Allen need subsidies?

Of course it is!

Moreover, Allen is very responsible and considers the more realistic situation for the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales.

Nowadays, more and more places in the outside world are affected by the financial crisis in the United States. In small places like Wales, many people do not have a deep understanding of the outside world. Will they rashly take money from London? What negative impact will it have on their cognition?

Flowers in the greenhouse are essential. How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?

In order to allow these small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales to more truly feel the severity and impact of the financial crisis, Mr. Allen, together with several parliamentarians, privately withheld part of this batch of funds.

The funds were divided into ten parts in total, with Allen taking six parts, other congressmen who were not very close to him taking three parts, and the remaining part being distributed to more promising small and medium-sized enterprises as subsidies.

What is now in this document bag is the use and distribution of Allen's six funds.

He gave two shares to the congressmen who followed him and the people around them as benefits, and used the remaining four shares to subsidize his takeaway company.

Although the company has not yet officially started operations, this does not affect his ability to receive subsidies.

Looking at the various distribution details on the document, Allen nodded with satisfaction, finally lit the document, put it in the ashtray, and watched the document slowly burn to ashes.

He's doing it all for the Welsh people!

What's the old saying?

Don’t neglect a good deed because it’s too small!

Allen didn't see Huth until after breakfast the next day.

"Master! I went to London yesterday to explain the matter."

"Um"

Allen put down his fork, wiped his mouth with a warm towel, and said, "Do I have any other plans for a while? I'm going to go to the shooting location to see if everything is ready."

This time Allen reluctantly gave up his dream science fiction film and instead made a modern urban-themed film, but he had to do a lot of preparation work.

Apart from anything else, the small American-style community built during the filming of the previous movie has not yet been demolished.

This time, based on the original community, it has been improved a bit, adding more British elements, and will continue to be used to make new movies.

But the accounting is different. This is a new community specially built for the new movie. The cost of the entire community is as high as nearly 10 million pounds!

Even the cost of the last construction was included.

"Well, we don't have much schedule today. Patrice said he would bring a director to see you, but he seems to have been delayed on the way. It might be in the evening or tomorrow, so you won't have anything to do during the day."

Hu Te thought for a while. Allen's schedule has not been busy recently. Many things have been arranged and done by the people below. It is a rare few days of leisure.

"Okay, then you go and do your work, and I'll go shopping."

Since the last time we left the United States, Patrice has been tricked by old Karl.

He took a fancy to a young director, but Carl Sr. relied more on Canadian director Cameron. Later, Sr. Carl relied on his seniority and directly took Cameron to Australia to find Allen, who was on vacation there at the time.

Then, Cameron became the first director to turn to Mr. Allen.

But Patrice couldn't swallow this breath. It's not that there are restrictions on recruiting directors in the company, but that there are already directors who are mainly involved in Hollywood. If he finds another director who is involved in Hollywood, the styles will overlap.

And the director he was interested in now really seems to be inferior to Cameron in terms of ability.

Later, Patrice learned from the pain and changed his mind, and went back to Europe to find a group of people. After helping Allen select actors, he went on a business trip again. This time he vowed to bring back a man who was not inferior to Cameron for his young master. A new generation of capable directors!

Alan thought he would be able to see Patrice that night or the next day.

I waited for two full days before seeing Patrice.

Allen, who was a little itchy to be seduced, finally met the so-called talent in Patrice's mouth in the manor, a fat man with an unshaven beard.

He is not very tall, only about 1.7 meters tall, with black hair and eyes, and a beer belly.

But the talent Patrice talked about seemed familiar to Allen.

"Master, let me introduce to you. This is Luc Besson, a very talented French young man. I taught him when he was in school. When he applied for the French National Film School, he failed. , later went to Hollywood to study, and has been in Europe these years, studying while making movies."

With a haggard look on his face, Patrice pulled the fat man to introduce Allen.

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Luc Besson?

Alan was a little impressed that he actually found this guy. This guy

Huh.

Thinking of this, Allen suddenly came back to his senses.

The female lead in his film is the little guy Natalie Portman, plus Jean Reno who plays her father, and now here comes Luc Besson.

Good guy.

The three of you are here together. Can we launch the youth version of "This Killer Isn't Too Cold"?

"Hello, Your Excellency, very nice to meet you!"

Luc Besson has a beer belly and a confident face. Although he is fat, his manners are neither humble nor overbearing, and he looks very calm. The beer belly is like a cushion, and it bounces up after a slight bend.

"Haha! Thank you for your hard work. Didn't you say you arrived two days ago? Did you encounter any trouble on the way?"

Allen was a little curious. France was not far from Wales, just across the sea. What was it like after a few days of walking?

Before Luc Besson could explain, Patrice spoke first: "Master. Besson made a movie last year, starring Jean Reno. It will be released next month. We were already ready to set off. But the producers encountered some problems and had no choice but to turn back."

"Oh? Do you need my help?"

Allen asked with a smile.

"No need, Your Excellency, it's just a minor problem and we have solved it."

Allen smiled and nodded. Seeing that the two of them looked dusty, he didn't want to talk more and asked his servants to take Luc Besson to rest first, leaving Patrice to ask questions.

"What's going on here?" Allen pointed at Luc Besson who was walking away.

"He makes his own movies. Frenchman, don't you know? There are many demands on the movie, and he has to change some parts according to the requirements of the employer. He can't stand the grievance."

Allen frowned. This sounds a bit thorny. No matter how talented such a person is, the movie cannot be controlled by him.

When he was making a movie, it didn't matter to him whether he lost money or not. Allen cared about it in his heart, but now if there is an old man who wants to take his money and do whatever he wants, then he doesn't need it very much.

"Young Master, he is mainly good at small-budget, fast-paced movies, but his small-budget is not the kind of shoddy small-budget, but the small-budget with big scenes."

Perhaps seeing Allen's doubts, Patrice explained thoughtfully.

"oh?"

When it comes to low cost, Allen understands that if a movie has a small investment and the producer adds some special requirements to the director, it will really be unsustainable. If you have money, add some requirements. It just increased and it passed with patience.

So how can you let other directors do it with such a small budget and so many requirements?

Funds are already tight and there is no room for error.

"Then stay and give it a try. You'll be the assistant director of this movie with me."

Allen smiled slightly and thought to himself that I now have James Cameron on my left hand, Luc Besson on my right hand, and an ATM Sony behind me.

How can this be done if this isn’t how you shoot it?