He took a breath, picked up the cup on the bedside table and took a sip of water.

Alan was sweating all over. Every time in this situation, he didn't like to take a shower immediately. He liked the feeling of his heartbeat slowly calming down and the sweat slowly drying on his body.

Leaning against the head of the bed, Alan changed the subject.

Julian was not suitable to know too much about topics like William. Everyone's living environment was different. It would not be good for her to know too much about such things. Alan didn't want to talk to her much either.

She reached out her hand and slowly stroked Julian's back and said, "You used to film TV series. Are TV actors paid well?"

"After paying taxes, there's not much left. Plus, I don't always get TV dramas. Even though I make more money than an average office worker, the window of opportunity is too long."

Julianne Moore slowly curled up next to Allen and told him about the current situation of TV actors in America.

…

Allen has never been involved in TV dramas, either in the past or now. His best projects in the past were online movies.

Although movies and TV series belong to the same film and television industry, there are actually huge differences between them.

Whether it is the profit-making method, the distribution method, or even the participation awards, they are all different.

But from Julianne Moore's narration, Allen keenly discovered that the current TV series seemed to be more promising.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about influence. Although movies these days are also very influential, TV series are spread through television and their influence is no less than that of movies!

Even, a little bit beyond that.

Nowadays, some people may not like to go to the cinema to watch movies often, but as for a TV, as long as they are not unemployed and bankrupt, basically most people in developed countries such as Britain and the United States have a TV at home.

Apart from radio, television is now the most important mode of receiving information and home entertainment.

In Alan's previous life, he basically watched TV only a few times a year.

In addition to computers, most people have smartphones, and they can watch whatever they want on their phones. By that time, we have evolved into the era of major online video platforms.

Many people have begun to resist the old entertainment method of fixed time and fixed programs on TV.

Who can bear the pain of having something happen suddenly and missing a TV show?

Or you may be watching an exciting part of a TV program and suddenly need to go to the bathroom or something urgent happens.

So... smartphones are still more convenient.

But there are no smartphones now.

The entire mobile phone industry has only developed to the second generation of mobile phones, and 2G networks are not yet popular.

It's hard to make a phone call with this thing, let alone a way to entertain yourself.

but……

There is now an industry that is more convenient and more profitable than the future online video platforms.

Rental and sale of video tapes!

Many people are accustomed to renting a few videotapes or buying some of the latest videos to watch at home.

This kind of business will not be out of date even after a few decades, let alone now.

Moreover, videotapes have another advantage: they can prevent piracy!

Unless the videotapes are sold at a very high price, the cost of pirating them will be very high.

For example, an authentic videotape costs about two pounds. Taking into account packaging, transportation, storage, and sales, when it finally reaches the customer, the selling price is about 7 to 15 pounds.

The profits here are terrifying!

There is a profit of almost double.

If we grit our teeth and further reduce costs and control the selling price, we can reduce the price of each videotape to less than 10 pounds.

Now, a movie ticket costs 2 or 3 pounds to go to the cinema.

Going to the cinema to watch a movie is a one-time event.

If the price of videotapes could drop a bit, you would only have to spend two or three times more than the cost of watching a movie to buy one. After you take it home, you can watch it over and over again, and it would have a certain collection value.

Moreover, the release of a movie is time-limited, which is approximately one to two months. After the movie is removed from the shelves, you can wait for a while before selling the video tapes for a long time.

Every time a videotape is sold, it earns three or four times the box office revenue from watching the movie in theaters, and this is without having to share the money with the distributor!

…

A videotape only contains one movie, and the audience just needs to buy it.

What if it was a TV series?

Even more outrageous, a videotape only records one episode of a TV series, and the entire 30 or 40 episodes of the TV series come out...

The sales volume of the videotape could increase several times!

According to Allen's own understanding, if he operates a TV series in the same way as a movie, he will have more time, and the project can be made bigger and more secretive. Even if there are problems with the series, it will be convenient to adjust. At most, he can just shoot and broadcast it at the same time. If the audience feedback is not good, he can just stop broadcasting!

In this way, a TV drama project with an unfinished ending was obtained, and after some operation, a huge loss account was made...

Theoretically speaking, for him, whether the feedback is good or bad, he can make money by making a TV series, and he can make more than he does by making a movie!

Um……

This is a good idea. Doesn’t that BBC host, Ceylan, want to quit his job and start working as a producer?

When she comes to me for help after a while, I will ask her to do some more research and then make some plans to shoot a TV series to test the waters.

Before he could think about it, seeing Alan taking a break, Julian, who had been staring at him in a daze, gently drew circles on Alan's chest with his fingers, making the circles bigger and bigger, moving lower and lower.

It’s getting late, let’s get to work.

…

“Boom!”

“Boom boom boom…”

"ah!"

"Stop! Harry, don't run!"

"Boom boom boom."

Early the next morning, Alan seemed to hear the sound of children fighting in a daze. As he became more awake, the noise became louder and louder.

How long has it been since I was woken up so early in the morning?

He squinted his eyes, sat down on the edge of the bed, pulled the bell, and the door outside was pushed open.

The servants hadn't come in yet, but the two naughty kids came in first.

"Cousin? Why aren't you getting up yet?"

"???"

Alan glanced at the clock on the wall of his bed in a daze. It was only 8:10 in the morning!

For him, this time is about four or five in the morning. If there is nothing to do, who can get up so early?

He pulled the small blanket to cover Julian next to him.

Alan stood up yawning in a bathrobe. William followed Alan slyly, and waited until he left the bedroom before whispering, "Cousin, is that your girlfriend?"

"no!"

"If she's not your girlfriend, then why is she here?"

“…”

Faced with the naughty boy's endless curiosity, Alan was not prepared to satisfy him.

"Why are you asking so many questions! What are you doing so early in the morning? Did you practice swordplay?"

Looking at the spirits of the two naughty kids, it is obvious that they have been awake for a while. Whose kids get up at six or seven o'clock?

In Wales, it is normal to get up at eight or nine o'clock!

After staring at the two naughty kids for a long time, Allen, who was a little angry, asked someone to change the armor for the two little princes. Today, Master Allen will personally teach the two little princes swordsmanship!

…

At four o'clock in the afternoon, as another shot was completed, Allen turned around and went back to the bus, and asked the maid to call Luc Besson and Cameron.

While the servant was calling for help, Allen pulled William out of the bus.

"Go play over there for a while. After a while, there will be a fat guy and a thin guy. Come back after they get on the bus. Don't talk to them."

"What?"

William held the game console in his hand and looked at Alan with a wary look.

"?"

"What are you asking? If you ask again, I'll confiscate your game console!"

Alan pointed at the game console in William's hand and threatened.

“Okay…” Although he didn’t know why his cousin asked him to come out for a while and go back in later, William still understood that one has to bow his head under someone’s eaves.

…

"Luc! Sit!"

Alan looked at his two assistant directors, who had not had much room to perform in recent times. Now they were called onto the bus separately and invited to have afternoon tea together.

"Sir? You're looking for me?"

There is some confusion on Luc Besson's chubby face. It seems that he has started growing a beard again recently, and his face is full of beard.

Allen first gave Cameron a calming look, then took out an invitation from a small drawer and handed it to Luc Besson, saying, "My movie last year was shortlisted for this year's Cannes Film Festival. You can go to the award ceremony then."

…

The previous film, Deep Water, was the so-called Christmas gift to the American people. It not only received a great response in the United States, but also at the entire European film festival...

We cannot say that this movie is a huge hit in the European film industry, but among the movies that can be released in theaters openly, this one can also be considered a huge hit.

European audiences don't have so many demands on Allen.

First of all, the protagonist of the film is American and the story is also set in the United States.

European audiences don't care what Americans are like. They watch this movie just for the novelty.

Then……

After watching the movie, I could only secretly marvel at the American lifestyle in the movie.

If you want to have fun, you have to watch American movies. What a close-to-life movie...

Allen's Deep Water received excellent reviews in Europe!

Strike while the iron is hot, Allen has put Patrice to work since March.

Let's just follow the established plan. I don't want the big prize, but I can win a few small prizes to package my store so that it will be more convenient for Mr. Allen to sell videotapes!

The international film festival that Patrice is most familiar with, apart from the one in Great Britain, is the Cannes Film Festival in France.

This time Patrice stepped up and did not disappoint Alan, winning him a small prize - a kind of attention award.

The name of this award is strange, but since its inception in 1972, it has become more and more popular in recent years.

The core of this award is niche, new directors and different styles.

"Deep Water" has all of these characteristics.

It can be said that it is "well-deserved".

Due to last year's financial crisis, this year's Cannes Film Festival was also affected to a certain extent. The date of the festival was postponed for more than half a month, from the original date of mid-May to the end of May.

…

"I'm going to the awards ceremony?"

Luc Besson is a little confused. What can he do there?

Is it that Patrice is not famous enough, or that Master Allen is too lazy to go?

How long has he joined Mr. Allen's film and television company? Has he been assigned a business trip already?

"I... Your Excellency, I am going to attend the award ceremony. What should I say?"

"Just say a few words, I won't care about these."

“…”

"By the way, you can go back and see your family. Pack up and go back tomorrow. I'll be waiting for your good news!"

…

"cousin!"

William, who had just got on the car, glanced at the fat man and the golden retriever next to him. Since Alan didn't let him talk to the two of them, he pretended not to see them. He said hello to Alan and went to the single room at the back.

Following William's greeting, Luc Besson stared with wide eyes. He had noticed the two children, one big and one small, who stayed with Allen these days. As they were far away, he did not notice the specific appearance of the two children.

At first he thought it was just a small extra from a while ago.

With such a close contact today, Luc Besson finally saw the appearance of this big boy!

Isn't this Prince William?

Why is he here? And has he been here for the past few days?!

After looking at Cameron, who also had a confused look on his face, and looking at Allen, who didn't mention anything about it, Luc Besson could only suppress his curiosity and didn't ask any more questions.

…

He explained a few more small issues and sent his two generals to work. Staring at their backs as they got out of the car, Alan chuckled.

He still has strict control over the news around him.

As for paparazzi, let alone those abroad, even in Britain, where paparazzi originated, no one dares to take pictures without permission, not even secretly taking pictures!

In this way, Alan is safe, but if there is any emergency, it will be troublesome to expose it.

Everyone knows that he is safer here. If a tabloid suddenly publishes a news report about him being with William and Harry, it will look very fake!

Charles might even misunderstand that he leaked the news on purpose.

Allen first ruled out this tactic. He couldn't find local reporters to expose it, and it couldn't appear to be deliberate!

But now that he has William and Harry, Allen wants the outside world to know that the two little princes are currently following him.

What to do then?

This kind of news can only be exposed through certain people who accidentally spread it!

As for these certain people, Allen chose the unlucky Luc Besson.

Let him return to the country to attend the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony. Once he attends, the rest will be out of his control.

Allen had no idea how the French media felt about other members of the British royal family.

But they only have a very good feeling about Diana!

When the time comes, I'll arrange for someone to deliberately bring this up when interviewing Luc Besson.

If he just blurted out a little bit of information, Alan would have achieved his goal.

He now wants the outside world to know accurately that William and Harry are with him, and will be here for some time!

I believe that as long as you are not too stupid, you will definitely understand the deeper meaning of this.

For no apparent reason, why did the two princes not go home but instead stay with Alan? If they were just playing together for a day it would be fine, but why did they stay together for so many days in a row? Was there some other situation?