Allen's second film fully draws on the experience of the first film.
After his first film was released a few months ago, many viewers complained that the film had made a significant contribution to the divorce rate in certain parts of Britain and was suspected of inciting women to cheat.
Later, Charles also hinted that he should not mess around and cause trouble.
Allen is still very obedient in this regard. It's just a change of background...
America is great, once the background is changed, the scale can be even bigger!
Some things that couldn’t be expressed in the previous movie are also included!
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So after much thought and summarizing the experience of the previous movie, this new movie is a magical adaptation of an American movie "Deep Water".
The whole movie highlights the explosion of three perspectives. The movie seems to be filled with a lot of exciting scenes, but in fact, these exciting scenes hide a lot of private goods!
for example……
The cost of living in the United States is high, immigration is complicated, and interpersonal relationships between neighbors are difficult.
As the cost of living increases, men have to do more work to support the family, while women have to take care of the children. In addition, men spend less time at home, so they spend a lot of time lonely.
Then……
The American Ximen Qing can then make his debut.
Plus, the heroine of this movie is a **, which adds another level to the overall excitement and watchability of the movie.
If the woman takes the initiative to seduce, the adulterer will definitely succeed in seducing her.
if……
Americans, watch this movie.
Do married men suffer from anxiety?
Will young people who are not yet married decide not to get married after watching this kind of movie?
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Since Allen only remembered the general plot, he wrote an overall framework of a few hundred words, and the rest was completed by his screenwriters.
The whole story is like this: the man is cheated on by his wife over and over again, and he starts to feel cheated on and becomes mentally ill.
But this pathological condition does not last long. After struggling for a while, the man will ruthlessly kill his wife's adulterer.
But his wife couldn't bear to be lonely, so when her lover was gone, she would find another one, and this cycle went on over and over again. Both husband and wife were very sick.
What drives the main plot forward is the repeated infidelity, the man's reaction after seeing his wife cheating, and the final murder of the adulterer.
The scene of a woman cheating looks very exciting, and the scene of a man being cheated on, uh... this is a morbid beauty, which can be regarded as an exploration of human nature.
No matter who you are, if this happens to you, you will definitely not be able to bear it.
But if something like being cheated on by one's wife happens to someone else, people will become very curious. This is a very magical psychological state.
And in the end, the scene where the man kills his adulterer looks very exciting.
The overall rhythm of this movie is low-pitched, exciting, morbid, and exciting again.
It takes a path that skirts the edge of reality and is a bizarre version of reality.
Although not much is revealed in the film and it can't even be rated restricted, the whole story will be very enjoyable as long as you don't put yourself in the protagonist's perspective.
Of course...if there is a pervert who takes the initiative to put himself in the protagonist's perspective, then...
random……
Anyway, there are all kinds of people in America.
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The reason why Alan had so much fun with Monica was because of his hard work.
Monica is a rookie who is making a movie for the first time. Does she understand the art of film?
Does she know how to act like a prostitute?
She doesn’t understand…
In order to help Monica better understand the character's mental journey and to make her feel more relaxed, Allen played the role a little bit perverted.
In this situation, the kind-hearted Mr. Allen had no choice but to step forward and do his part personally to improve the actors' acting skills and to contribute a little to the art of film, while also adding a little excitement to his busy life.
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At five o'clock in the afternoon, the crew finished a day's filming and went home on time.
Alan sat in the car, reading the letter while waiting for Monica to remove her makeup.
I have been busy with my work these days and have ignored Monica for several days.
During this filming, Allen did not usually take Monica home, but only took her home when he needed to guide Monica's acting skills.
But as soon as she finished coaching her on acting, Allen would drive her away and life would go back to normal. He would come every few days, which made Monica very uncomfortable and she even became more and more afraid of Allen.
But the magical thing is that every time Alan stared at her for a while and gave her a look, she would become inexplicably excited, temporarily forgetting the fear in her heart, and involuntarily followed Alan back to the manor.
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After dinner, Alan asked the maid to take Monica to get a beauty treatment. He turned back to the bedroom and saw a small thing like a doghouse placed in the corner of the floor not far from his bed.
This is the bird's nest built by the servants at home for the little snowy owl named "Xiao Huang" by Alan.
Because we were afraid that it would be too high and the little snowy owl couldn't fly, so we were afraid that it would get hurt, so we finally built a doghouse. After all, owls can walk around on the ground.
Alan made a few "cucubus" sounds like he was calling a dog and called out "Xiao Huang".
The little thing poked its head out of the nest and opened its mouth wide when it saw Alan coming back.
Grabbing Xiao Huang and holding it in his hand, Alan turned and went to the study. He had been filming during the day these days and had to deal with some official business when he came back at night.
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He first stuffed a few strips of meat into Little Yellow's mouth, fed it, and let it run around on the desk. Alan picked up the report document sent by Matthias.
This is a report table on the industries that can be developed in China at present.
It roughly lists those industries that are now open for investment in China.
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Alan also wants to do this high-end industry, but...
It's not that the money on hand is not enough. The large film and television company is currently being established. Although the acquisition fee from Sony will be a large sum of money, Allen also has to plan in advance where the money will go in the future.
Theoretically speaking, at this time, if we develop some high-tech industries, such as mobile phones, chips, computers, etc., we will earn huge profits.
However, there is a prerequisite, these industries are just emerging, and mobile phones are a little better. They all have one thing in common - they are expensive!
Whether it is the initial investment, recruitment of talents, product research and development, or the construction of production lines, it requires huge sums of money.
And there won’t be any immediate return.
Let’s take the mobile phone as an example.
Last year, Allen didn't use a mobile phone, but this year, he now has one in his car.
That is the old model of mobile phone, this thing has now developed to the second generation.
The signal problem has been solved and it can be used in the city and near the suburbs. For ordinary people, there are still two biggest problems with current mobile phones. First, the signal and call quality are not good.
You have to shout to answer or make phone calls!
Second, the phone bills are too expensive!
The charges for this kind of wireless phone are much more expensive than those for fixed-line phones!
It was from this time that the various shortcomings of mobile phones gave rise to another industry that has been developing for many years, namely the pager, also called the BB machine in some places.
Although this thing is not cheap when you buy it, it is one-way, like a text message receiver.
It can be used by putting in dry batteries, which can solve the problem of battery life very well. Moreover, it is a text message, and the signal requirement is not as high as that of mobile phones. If someone wants to call you, just dial the paging station and leave a message. After the message is successfully left, it will be converted into a text message and sent to the pager according to the specific number.
If you have a pager, you can call back on the spot after receiving the message, or find a nearby pay phone to call back, depending on the situation.
It also greatly facilitates communication.
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But all of the above industries are short-lived. Investing in this industry now is not only time-consuming and laborious, but Alan has limited funds. To be honest, he has no confidence in investing the funds in these industries now.
Alan himself is a technical idiot and he is not a professional in this field. Even if he can give a general development direction, what’s the use?
Doesn’t research and development take time?
By the time he finishes the research and development, what if the technology has advanced?
Wouldn't he be the scapegoat and have to pay for everything?
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So, considering these factors, Allen still prefers the real industry and engages in production and sales.
He now has a clear market, and he can develop the entire Commonwealth, not to mention the Chinese market which has just opened. With such a large market, he should first develop a few more industries, spread out his business, and make money first, instead of being too ambitious.
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Holding a pen, Alan checked the report sent by Matthias line by line until a word that was both strange and familiar came into his eyes. He was suddenly stunned.
"instant noodles?"
According to the report, during the inspection trip to China by Matthias, he found that the market for this kind of convenience food was very poor.
In the well-developed cities in the southern coastal areas, you can see some instant noodles sporadically, but there are really not many in other places.
It's not that they don't have them. The reasons are complicated. But to summarize, first, Chinese people generally have limited incomes nowadays. When traveling long distances by train, it is considered very good if they can bring some sesame seed cakes, steamed buns, and a boiled egg with them before leaving.
Instant noodles are now produced in Taiwan and other island countries, and the price they are sold at is still very expensive for Chinese people.
For example, the cheaper instant noodles in bags cost at least two or three yuan a pack.
According to Alan, these two or three dollars are not cheap, but compared with what Matthias said, the average monthly salary in their area is only a few dozen dollars a month. This...
This is not cheap at all, not to mention that bagged instant noodles are also inconvenient to eat when you are out. Bucket-packed instant noodles are more expensive than bagged ones!
As for the instant noodles produced in China, Matthias' report said that they also have them, but they are all bulk instant noodles produced by state-owned factories. They are not convenient to buy and carry, and uh...
Alan saw that some purchasing restrictions in China were only gradually lifted this year, and he understood what was going on.
The general meaning is that supplies are insufficient. Making instant noodles requires a lot of grain and oil, and ordinary private enterprises do not engage in this. The main reason is that raw materials are difficult to buy. Now Chinese private enterprises are just starting out and it is a market window period.
Something like instant noodles, as long as it is made well, will be able to catch up with the market in the next few years and be profitable as soon as it is produced.
As for the raw materials...
Alan can get it!
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Thinking of this, Alan put down the report in his hand, rummaged through the shelf next to him, and found a detailed list of production categories of his family's food factory.
His food factory is not very large. It used to produce this stuff, but...
Instant noodles didn’t sell well in Britain, so they started producing other products. However, the old production line and production process are still there.
Looking through the production process of instant noodles, Alan frowned and drew several circles on several main ingredients.
First of all, for instant noodles, noodles are the most important thing, but the production of instant noodles also requires another material - palm oil.
Each piece of instant noodles needs to be fried. According to the records, each piece of noodles requires an average of ten grams of palm oil. Once the production line starts, at least three to four hundred packs can be produced in a minute.
This adds up to more than ten kilograms of palm oil needed every minute. What about in a day, a month, or a year?
No wonder Chinese private enterprises don’t produce this stuff. Their current materials are not open to that extent. The whole of China is a major importer of palm oil. How can there be so much excess palm oil to be distributed to private enterprises to produce instant noodles?
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Alan put down the product details and pulled the bell to call Hut. He felt that this industry had some potential. The investment was not large, but it could create a large number of jobs. This kind of industry was very suitable for production in China. The most important thing was that it could make money for him, which was very good!
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"Master, do you need anything?"
"Come on, I was just planning a project and found one I can do, but there are some parts I don't understand. Can you show me?"
Alan first took out a few documents and pushed them to Huth, motioning him to take a look first.
When Hut frowned and looked at Allen for a long time, Allen couldn't wait to ask: "I'm very curious about the supply channel of palm oil. Where do we buy it from? Tell me, if I want to invest in the instant noodle industry, can palm oil be supplied?"
"My family's food factory has always needed to use a large amount of palm oil, and now we purchase it from Nigeria."
Hut still has some impression of this. The food factory has been in production, and he looks at the report once a month, so he has some impression of this.
"Oh? Nigeria, isn't this a coincidence?"
Alan was stunned. He had never really cared about this kind of thing, but as soon as Huth mentioned Nigeria, he had an impression of it.
He is familiar with the whole West Africa. He used to be mainly active in that area - on the sea.
Nigeria is not too far from Gambia, and sea transportation is also convenient.
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Seeing Alan concentrating on thinking, Hut thought for a moment and said, "Master... if you want to invest in the instant noodle industry in China, it will be a bit inconvenient to import palm oil from Nigeria. I suggest that you send someone to Malaysia. I used to have some connections there. Although I haven't been there for a long time, it is still quite convenient for us to go to these old colonies of Britain."
"oh?"
Alan was stunned. Although he had always been paying attention to the Commonwealth countries, some of Britain's former traditional colonies, although they had gained independence sooner or later after the war, still had British influence there. It was indeed very convenient to do business there.
The main reason is that Malaysia is closer to China and the shipping cost is cheaper!