I have the impression that there are several Terminator movies, but it seems that except for Terminator 2, the others are not very classic. Since Cameron said that the story ends with 2, the remaining movies are probably just to make money. We'll have to wait and see if the audience response is really good.
It’s not impossible to make this damn money.
Anyway, even if his reputation is damaged, it's Cameron's business. What does it have to do with him as an investor?
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As the news continued to ferment, the manor was very busy these days. Some of William and Harry's clothes and sundries were transported in, making it look like a moving house.
Alan read the newspapers these days with great interest. There were all kinds of discussions and interpretations, and it felt like a nationwide discussion.
He couldn't say anything openly now, but what Allen wanted most was a name.
Only by exposing the affair between Charles and Diana first can he manipulate the situation.
Moreover, this revelation cannot involve him too much, and he should be made to look very passive.
All for a little name.
You can't be a nanny and not want any reputation at all, right?
Compared to a little gossip, what about taking care of the two little princes for a few days.
It is better for the entire British people to know openly that he, Earl Allen, temporarily acted as the guardian of the two princes at a critical moment and raised them for a period of time. This title is better!
Temporary care and legitimate upbringing and guardianship are two different concepts!
As long as someone discusses it further, Alan can openly talk about this matter. As time goes by, who doesn't know that it was Alan who raised the two princes when they were young? !
With such an identity, it will be convenient to do many things in the future. Even if you simply use it as a kind of capital, you will be qualified.
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But the development of the news did not seem to continue as Allen had expected.
As the situation escalated, it had already sparked a nationwide discussion, but after a new newspaper came out.
More than 90% of the print media seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and all discussion news about Charles and Diana disappeared!
Alan looked at the dozens of newspapers on the desk. Each newspaper looked normal. It seemed that everyone had suddenly returned from the pleasant atmosphere of discussing gossip to discussing the economic situation in the United States.
Everything that happened before seemed to have never happened. There were all kinds of speculations published in the newspapers the day before, but the next day everything was so calm!
Looking at these strange newspapers, Alan was a little trembling...
It seems that there is only one person in the whole of Britain who can cause such consequences.
That person didn't seem to like Charles being discussed.
Then... all the media fell silent.
And Allen's plan seemed to have started well but ended badly.
The news attention suddenly died down, and it seemed as if no one really cared about Allen anymore.
"Hold!"
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"Master? What's wrong with you?"
Hutt watched Alan reading the newspaper, cursing as he read, and couldn't help but feel worried.
"Um?"
Alan raised his head and glanced at Hutt.
He couldn't talk much about this kind of thing with Hu Te, nor did he want to talk much about it with outsiders.
In this matter, Alan performed his duties diligently from beginning to end without any complaints.
It’s just that now the plan was almost complete, but it was suddenly interrupted by someone. This feeling is really unpleasant!
"By the way, Master, I need to remind you that you need to go to Prince William's school before the summer vacation in July to complete the transfer procedures for him."
"Uh-huh?"
Allen, who was a little annoyed just now, was suddenly stunned after hearing Hut's words.
"I go and apply for it? Go to William's school?"
"Yes, this kind of procedure usually requires parents or guardians to handle it in person. The little prince is here with you, so of course you need to handle it."
"???"
I never expected that!
I didn't expect that there would be a ray of hope after all the difficulties.
Alan thought his plan had failed, but he didn't expect that he would have to go and handle the transfer procedures in person.
Allen, who had always been lazy, suddenly became motivated.
"Okay, call the school first to find out what you need to bring, and let me know when you have an appointment!"
"OK……"
After Hu Te finished speaking, he pointed to a yellow-covered document on the desk and said, "Master, this is the plan for your new estate, and the information about the yacht you requested."
Last month, Sony duly delivered the second installment of their investment in Earl Pictures - 400 million pounds. Together with the 600 million pounds they paid last year, the total is a full billion!
Or British Pounds.
Alan has recently spent almost half of his money on buying production lines and other miscellaneous things. He doesn't plan to continue investing the remaining money, but instead use it to improve his quality of life!
It’s not okay to make money foolishly.
He wants to enjoy!
If you only know how to make money, then money is just a string of numbers and has no meaning at all!
In some novels I’ve read before, there was a long list of how much money the protagonist made, how he became the richest man in a province or continent, and how he had billions of assets. And then that was it…
At most, there will be a few female protagonists in the harem, and the others will occasionally appear in luxury cars or something.
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Alan’s current idea is that instead of holding such a large amount of money in his hands, he might as well buy something, such as a yacht!
Alan is not very interested in private jets, at least not at the moment.
Although airplanes are good, they are not luxurious enough and are more like a means of transportation. You can take a ride on them when you go on a long journey. If you buy an ordinary business jet, the crew will be limited. Every time he goes out, he has to bring a large group of servants and bodyguards with him. He can't buy two or three planes, one for himself and the rest for servants, right?
The cost-effectiveness is too low. It would be better to charter a plane directly, and it can also save a lot of maintenance fees!
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The last time he went to Spain, Alan was shocked by the generosity of Princess Christina. Her yacht was so luxurious!
At that time, Alan made up his mind that when he had enough money in the future, he would definitely buy himself a yacht to play with!
This is something that truly rich people should play. Due to the rich waterways and waterways throughout Europe, traveling on a yacht, whether it is traveling to various countries or vacationing in neighboring countries, is much more comfortable than traveling by plane!
Just imagine the scene, bringing a female companion, enough servants and bodyguards, sitting on a yacht, going wherever you want to play, fishing and sunbathing during the day, and if you feel like it, you can even stand on the deck and take an open-air biology class. You can do whatever you want to indulge yourself. Isn't this more attractive than a private jet?
Alan skipped the rough plan of the new estate and picked up the yacht information below to look at it.
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At present, apart from those small yachts, before the 1980s, the yachts that many wealthy people generally played with were large luxury yachts, and the largest hulls could reach about 60 meters.
Later, with the development of technology, ultra-large yachts comparable to warships were developed, the so-called super yachts.
The hull of this type of yacht has surpassed the 80-meter level!
The first page of information is an introduction to the "Abila" super yacht that a Saudi tycoon spent 100 million US dollars to customize for his daughter.
The boat is 86 meters long, 13.23 meters wide, has a speed of 20 knots, and is decorated in an extremely luxurious manner.
This year, affected by the financial crisis, this Saudi tycoon seemed to have lost money, so he sold this super yacht to recover funds. It was then bought by an American real estate developer named Trump at a low price of 29 million US dollars.
Looking at the high-spirited American real estate developer in the photo, Alan felt that he looked somewhat familiar.
The second yacht introduced is the super yacht owned by Mr. Sa, a real rich man from Iraq, who is very famous internationally at this stage.
This is a super yacht with a length of 82 meters, which was specially customized by Mr. Sa as a gift to the King of Saudi Arabia.
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Looking at the introduction of this yacht, which has only 12 guest rooms, and the photos of the magnificent interior decoration, Alan could not help but curl his lips.
It has too much of a nouveau riche vibe, he doesn't like this style, and Alan thinks this yacht is still a little small, it can't accommodate dozens of people in total, there are only more than 20 rooms, not enough for his servants and bodyguards to live in, it's too small!
If you want to play, play big!
After flipping through the pages again, Alan gradually frowned.
These yachts were only of some reference value, but overall, he was not satisfied with them.
Their common problem is that they are too small!
Too small for Alan.
He wanted a bigger one, preferably one that could accommodate two helipads, a close-in weapon system, and a super-yacht with more rooms!
Since he's going out for fun on a private yacht, how about bringing some extra people to serve him?
Buy it all at once.
Money is not a problem!
What I want is to show off.
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"Tsk... I'm not satisfied with these reference materials. What are the nearest large shipyards around us?"
Hearing Allen's question, Huth subconsciously said: "Harland & Wolff Shipyard? No, no..."
He denied himself before he even said anything.
This is a famous shipyard in Northern Ireland. How famous is it?
They built the Titanic...
But the Titanic was both their success and their failure. They built such a famous ship, and then after those incidents, the shipyard became a military-industrial enterprise and could only build warships.
Now the young master wants to order a yacht. No matter how famous this shipyard is, Hut does not want them to manufacture the yacht because of these mysterious things. It is too scary. What if something goes wrong?
After hesitating for a moment, Hut continued, "Master, if you want to order a yacht, I still suggest going to Plymouth. After all, it is the navy's base, the quality of the shipyard is trustworthy, and we also have connections there."
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Seeing Hutt's repeated denials and finally recommending going to Plymouth, Alan thought about it and decided that it was okay to go there. After all, it was a big deal, so it was necessary to find a shipyard with reliable quality and strong connections!
"Well... that's fine. Send someone to ask. I want an ultra-large super yacht! It must have at least thirty rooms, a swimming pool, a restaurant, an entertainment room, a small garden, a pet room, a gym, a helipad, a garage, and other facilities. It would be best if it has a stronger defense system. You can ask the navy for two close-in defense guns. Tell me what the budget is after you find out!"
"???"
Hut could understand things like swimming pools, pet rooms, and helipads, but what the hell was this close-in defense gun?
Young Master, are you planning to build a warship?
If this super yacht is customized according to these conditions, the cost of building it will be very expensive!
Even though the economy is in a downturn and prices are low, this won’t work.
"Okay... I'll arrange for someone to go there tomorrow. What about this new manor?"
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"I won't look at the plan for the new manor for now. Take it back and redo it. Prepare new rooms for William and Harry. We also need to consider if they live here permanently. What should we do when they grow up? Should we build a separate house or live in the same house with me? We need to consider all these."
"yes!"
Huth took a notebook and wrote down Alan's requests one by one. After he finished, he put the cap on the pen and prepared to go back. Before leaving, Alan called him again, "Patrice, come back? Call him over to me."
"Okay! Please wait a moment."
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"Master! Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and brought you the award. I thought it was too late today, so I will come to report to you tomorrow."
Patrice walked into Alan's study with a flushed face and a small scroll in her arms.
Theoretically speaking, the Attention Award I received this time is not a very big award, it’s just a nice name. As for the trophy...
Don't even think about it. Only the grand prize, the Palme d'Or, has a small trophy. For example, the Attention Award only has a certificate.
That is the small scroll that Patrice is holding.
Alan took the scroll and curled his lips. The French were so stingy. I spent tens of thousands of pounds, but they didn’t even want to give me a trophy ornament. Instead, they gave me a small scroll like this?
How can you show off this thing?
Should he frame it and hang it on the wall?
Hanging this thing on the wall in Alan's study would make it look a bit low-class!
Throwing it aside, Allen looked at Patrice and whispered, "Did the interview with Luc Besson go well?"
Patrice's smiling face visibly stopped smiling when he heard Alan's words. He said in a serious tone, "It went very smoothly. The person I was looking for just gave you some guidance and asked you why you didn't go to the film festival this year, and he let it slip!"
"Hmm...what about this person?"
Alan didn't want others to know that he was the one who leaked the news, so he paid more attention to this person.
"Don't worry, I gave him some money and let him go on vacation to America. Karl will take care of him there!"
Patrice emphasized the word "care".
"Hmm... Very good, very cautious. This is how people like him should be dealt with, so that he won't run out of money one day and come out to sell information again."
When I heard that the other party was being sent to America, and that the person who received him was old Carl, I could imagine the fate of this person.
Old Carl will not let Allen down and will definitely deal with this matter thoroughly.
"Let's just let this matter pass. Don't mention it to anyone else, okay?"
"I understand, Master!"