All along, Allen has maintained an attitude of being tolerant when it comes to his residence.

Especially when he lived alone, the size of the castle 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.

Castles look beautiful and full of history, but living in them is a completely different story.

What Alan couldn't stand the most was the problem of light. In the past, this place was built for combat needs, and most of the windows were specially designed to prevent frontal attacks from arrows. The windows of the entire castle were for ventilation needs, not for light needs.

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

The whole castle looks gloomy. Although you can turn on the lights during the day, forget about lying on the bed and enjoying the sunshine.

Secondly…

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

Although there was a fireplace, it was still very cold.

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

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

We want to build a modern house that is suitable for practical living. We will renovate this old castle in the future and use it as an ancestral home or a family museum or something.

…

Now that we have the money from the Hong Kong tycoon, it is not impossible to start the second phase of the real estate project and build a new house near the castle under the pretext of the engineering project, right?

He put down the teacup and asked the servants to put away the tea set and desserts.

Alan took out a piece of manuscript paper and wrote down his request.

Site selection, design, etc., the most important thing is convenience of living. He wants a house with a stronger natural atmosphere, more log style, good sunlight, and preferably large floor-to-ceiling windows so that he can wake up naturally in the morning under the sunlight.

A private swimming pool and a helicopter pad must also be arranged.

There must also be enough servants' rooms, and a reception room for daily work convenience, and so on.

Finally, a large basement had to be added so that he could hide weapons and ammunition for increased security.

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

To build such a large new manor, a lot of manpower and material resources are needed. The funds are provided by the wealthy people in Hong Kong, so he doesn't have to worry about it, but the construction team is a bit of a headache.

In the past, in order to embezzle funds, the people below did not hire many construction teams. But this time, since they wanted to actually build a house, they had to hire more people.

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

It is convenient for hiding various strong young men, and can also purchase some equipment openly, which is in line with his needs of secretly accumulating manpower.

but……

This is old-fashioned Eastern thinking.

Just by switching things up, you can understand how unreliable the construction team's approach, which seems to be in line with his needs, is.

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

In the West, whenever there is a mature industry, there is one thing that cannot be avoided - the trade union!

There are all kinds of unions, such as the plumbers' union, the bricklayers' union, and even the brick movers have a union!

What is the purpose of establishing trade unions?

The essence is to fight against the powerful and to protect the interests and rights of members.

When a trade union develops to a certain extent, it will bring certain benefits to its members, achieving the effect of banding together for warmth.

If Allen wanted to use the construction team to hide people, not to mention other qualifications and procedures, the union alone would be a huge trouble that he could not avoid.

He does this to support his own staff, not to do charity for the union.

So... Alan chose the food delivery industry, which had never been integrated before, to break up the situation and set up his own union to prevent others from causing trouble through the union. He wanted to take control of all these things in his own hands.

…

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

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

Right there at the dining table, Alan picked up the briefcase.

The stuff in here is quite interesting.

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

There was a gap of several months in between.

Every year, Congress holds two meetings to discuss various issues. The first meeting lasts from the end of March to the beginning of August.

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

If it exceeds this time, we will have to wait until next year, and because of the various follow-up impacts brought about by the American financial crisis, the British government will also have to introduce some policies and remedial measures.

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

This was the first issue discussed when parliament opened last month.

Normally, the parliament might argue over an issue that would take a year or two, but when faced with a financial crisis like this, they stop arguing and many policies are introduced very quickly.

…

As England's most loyal little brother, Wales also receives special subsidies from London to subsidize some small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales.

However, the MPs far away in London have no idea how the funds will be used specifically. They can only send it to the local Welsh parliament and let the Welsh people make the arrangements themselves.

The funds were allocated, and as a well-known figure in Wales, Alan had some ideas about the funds.

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

Of course!

Moreover, Alan was very responsible and took into account the more realistic situations for the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales.

Now, more and more places in the outside world are affected and affected by the American financial crisis. However, in a small place like Wales, many people do not have a deep understanding of the outside world. Will it have any negative impact on their cognition if they rashly take the money from London?

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

…

In order to make these small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales feel the severity and impact of the financial crisis more realistically, Mr. Allen, together with several members of parliament, secretly withheld part of the funds.

The funds were divided into ten parts in total, Allen took six parts, the other congressmen who were not very close to him took three parts, and the remaining part was distributed to those more well-informed small and medium-sized enterprises as subsidies.

And what is contained in this file bag now is the allocation of Allen's six funds.

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

Although the company has not officially started operating yet, this does not affect his receipt of subsidies.

Looking at the various distribution details on the document, Alan nodded with satisfaction. Finally, he lit the document, placed it in the ashtray, and watched the document slowly burn to ashes.

He's doing this for the Welsh!

How does the old saying go?

Do not let small kindnesses go unrewarded!

…

Alan met Huth after breakfast the next day.

"Master! I went to London yesterday and explained the matter."

"Um……"

Alan put down his fork, wiped his mouth with a warm towel, and said, "Do I have any other plans later? 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 movie, but he did a lot of preparatory 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, we made some improvements, added more British elements, and continued to use it to shoot new movies.

But the account statement is different. This is a new community built specifically for the new movie, and the cost of the entire community is nearly 10 million pounds!

Even the last construction cost is included.

…

"Well... there's nothing planned for today. Patrice said he would bring a director to meet you, but he seemed to be delayed on the way. It might be tonight or tomorrow, so you won't have anything to do during the day."

Hut thought about it and realized that Alan's schedule was not busy recently, and many things had been arranged and left to the people below to do. It was a rare opportunity for him to have a few days of leisure.

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

…

Since the last time they met in the United States, Patrice has been tricked by old Carl.

He took a fancy to a small director, but old Carl was more fond of Canadian director Cameron. Later, old Carl, relying on his seniority, took Cameron directly to Australia to find Allen, who was on vacation there at the time.

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

But Patrice couldn't swallow this. It wasn't that the company had restrictions on recruiting directors, but already had a director who mainly worked in Hollywood. If he found another director who also worked in Hollywood, there would be overlap in style.

And the director he has his eyes on now seems to be inferior to Cameron in terms of ability.

Later, Patrice changed his mindset after learning from his mistakes and went back to Europe to look for people. After helping Allen select the actors, he went on a business trip again. This time, he vowed to bring back a new generation and capable director who is no less capable than Cameron for his master!

…

Allen originally thought he would be able to see Patrice that evening, or the next day.

I waited for two full days before I saw Patrice.

Alan, who was a little itchy, finally met the talent that Patrice mentioned in the manor, a fat man with unshaven beard.

He is not tall, probably about 1.70 meters, with black hair and eyes, and a beer belly.

But this talent that Patrice mentioned, Allen, looks somewhat familiar.

…

"Master, let me introduce you. This is Luc Besson, a very talented French guy. I taught him when he was in school. He applied for the French National Film School but was rejected. Later he went to Hollywood to study. He has been in Europe for many years, studying while making movies."

Patrice, with a haggard look on his face, pulled the fat man to introduce him to Alan.

"?"

Luc Besson?

I actually found this guy. Alan has some impression of him. This guy...

Hmm…

Thinking of this, Alan suddenly came to his senses.

The leading actress of his film is the little girl Natalie Portman, plus Jean Reno who plays her father, and now Luc Besson.

Good guy...

Now that you three are gathered here, can we start the youth version of "Léon: The Professional"?

…

"Hello, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Luc Besson has a beer belly and a confident look on his face. Although he is fat, he salutes with neither humility nor overbearing, and appears very calm. His beer belly is like a cushion that bounces back with a slight bend.

"Haha! You've worked hard. Didn't you say you'd be here two days ago? Did you run into any trouble along the way?"

Alan was a little curious. France was not far from Wales and was just across the sea. What happened after walking for several days?

…

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 ready to leave, but the production company encountered a little problem, so we had to turn back."

"Oh? Do you need my help?"

Alan asked with a smile.

"No need, sir. They are minor problems. We have solved them."

Allen smiled and nodded. Seeing that the two men looked exhausted, he didn't want to talk any more, so he asked the servants to take Luc Besson to rest first, leaving Patrice to question them.

…

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

"He made his own movie. Don't you know that, French guy? He has many requirements for the movie. He has to change some parts according to the requirements of the investors. He can't stand the grievance."

Alan frowned, this sounded a bit like a troublemaker. No matter how talented such a person was, he would not be able to make the movie.

When he was making his own movies, he didn't care whether he lost money or not. Allen had his own considerations in his mind, but now if a big shot came and wanted to take his money and do whatever he wanted, he wouldn't need it.

…

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

Perhaps seeing Alan's confusion, Patrice explained considerately.

"oh?"

As soon as he heard about low budget, Allen understood that if the producer of a movie with a small investment added some special requirements to the director, it would really be impossible to make it. If there was money, he could just add some requirements and endure it.

With such a low budget and so many requirements, how is the director supposed to do it?

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

…

"Then stay and give it a try. It's just right for you to be an assistant director for this movie of mine."

Alan smiled slightly, thinking secretly, I now have James Cameron on my left hand, Luc Besson on my right hand, and Sony, the ATM, behind me.

How can this be possible without any other means of filming?