In this situation, if you take one step forward, you will swim across the ocean; if you take one step back, you will be letting yourself down!
Everyone despises Cao Cao, but everyone also wants to be Cao Cao.
This isn't the first time Allen has done something like this.
He is familiar with the place in every sense of the word.
Leaning over Julian's ear, he eavesdropped on the phone call.
The speakers of today's mobile phones are just so-so. If you don't turn up the volume, you can't hear it clearly, and the signal is not good anyway.
Listening to the voice of John on the phone, Julian said calmly, "I was just getting something...ah!"
Alan deliberately used force when she spoke to cause trouble for Julian.
Julian reached his little hand behind his back and gently pushed Alan.
But this behavior had no effect at all, and instead made Alan even more excited.
He hasn't been so excited in a long time. He didn't expect that there would be such a special program today.
…
Julian gritted her teeth, closed her eyes and her face turned red, while she had to deal with her husband's questions on the phone.
After chatting for a few more sentences in a very perfunctory manner, I was ready to hang up the phone quickly.
Alan reached out, snatched the phone from Julian's hand, and personally handed it to her ear.
Under Julian's puzzled gaze, Allen motioned for her to continue and not to hang up in a hurry.
It would be meaningless if we hung up early. Master Allen likes this tune!
Julianne Moore propped himself up, snatched the phone, picked up the pillow to press the phone underneath, and said to Alan in a very low voice: "Aren't you afraid that he will hear it?"
"What if he hears it?"
"you……!"
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"Julie? Julie! What's wrong with you?" The intermittent conversation and the strange voices made John, no matter how stupid he was, have some guesses, but he was not sure and wanted to listen more.
After all, they have only been married for more than a year, and he believes that his relationship with Julie is still very deep.
"I...I...I'm busy. I'm hanging up now!"
Julianne Moore really couldn't stand it anymore. The feeling of not being able to scream was too depressing!
Resisting the risk of being blamed by Alan, he said something quickly and hung up the phone.
As soon as he hung up the phone, Julian breathed a sigh of relief, shook his hair vigorously, raised his chin, and happened to look at Alan above, who rolled his eyes at him.
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"Master, you look very good today."
After breakfast, Hut took the opportunity to find Allen to report the situation while the two little princes were out playing.
First, today’s itinerary.
Allen doesn't have to go to the set today as the crew is taking a break.
At 10:30 in the morning, Ms. Ceylan, a former BBC TV presenter, will come to visit the manor.
"Oh? Ceylon is coming? Has she dealt with it?"
If an old host wants to resign, it is still very troublesome, whether it is handing over work or going through various procedures.
"right."
Hut's left hand trembled, and he checked the time and said, "There will be about thirty minutes left before Ms. Ceylon arrives."
"Um……"
Alan put his hands behind his back and did not rush upstairs. Instead, he walked to the door of the hall and looked at William and Harry having fun on the lawn in the distance.
"Where's her information? Have you found it all?"
"The search is not complete, but the general information has been collected."
"Ms. Ceylon's family background is very clean. Her father is a small businessman who runs a frozen seafood business. Her husband is also in the same business. They have an only son who is now a small clerk in Shropshire."
"Shropshire?" Alan frowned and thought about it. This place sounded a little familiar.
There are 59 counties in Britain in total, and he couldn't remember them all. The ones he could remember were either because they were close by or because he had business there.
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"Haha, it's Shropshire, near the northwest border of Wales, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution."
"Oh... now I remember, what is he responsible for there?"
Allen was more interested in her family than Ceylon.
Since he wants to recruit his subordinates, he, as a noble lord, has to give it full consideration.
Talents like Ceylan are very worth winning over, but as a lady, what do you think she can gain by leaving the BBC?
money?
right?
Achievement?
It may be a little bit of all, but there may also be others.
Alan was too lazy to guess these things one by one, so he simply planned to target her family. When she did a good job in the future, he would reward her family.
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"Uh..." Hu Te said with a strange look on his face: "He is in charge of the trade."
Looking at Hut's expression, Alan almost didn't react. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly remembered that Shropshire is the county with the least population and the most sparsely populated in the whole of Britain.
In this barren and sparsely populated place, I am in charge of trade...
Open a small shop?
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Perhaps for their family, their ancestors were in business, and until his generation was able to become a civil servant, it could be considered as creating a new history for the family.
But in the eyes of Allen or Butler Hutt, this kind of guy is just a little punk from a remote area and nothing.
No future, no rights, and possibly even no ability.
"Okay, I get it. You should check her son carefully to see if he has any talent in any area, and then help him exercise after some time."
"Okay, I understand."
Just standing at the door of the hall, watching the two William brothers playing around, and Alan and Huth chatting idly.
As they were chatting, Hut suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, Master, I forgot to tell you that some time ago you asked me to deal with that island country's... that matter of reading our magazine. Do you remember?"
"Oh? Are the results out?"
If Hutt hadn't said it, Allen would have forgotten about it.
"The day before yesterday, the island country's embassy called me and said that they had re-examined the case... The woman finally paid the gentleman about 30,000 pounds in mental damages and apologized publicly in the newspaper."
"Has the issue of our magazine faded away?"
“It was downplayed and not mentioned at all.”
"Um!"
Alan didn't care what happened to the unlucky guy. He just felt that his magazine had not offended anyone, but for no reason in a small place thousands of miles away, it was slandered that people who read his magazine were perverts.
This is intolerable.
Now it's enough to just downplay the incident and apologize.
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Today, Ceylon is dressed very delicately. Although she is older, she has a good temperament.
The bright red dress and her bright red BMW M1 car complement each other perfectly.
Looking at the manor gate so close at hand, I couldn't help but think that I would be meeting that gentleman in a while.
However.
A strange old man with a weird face, or rather a security guard, waved at him and signaled her to stop the car.
Ceylon, who was about to speak, was frightened by the old man's look and was a little stuck.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Hello, I have made an appointment with Butler Hutt and will come to visit you at 10:30 this morning."
"I know!"
There was a brief sound, like the friction between two pieces of scrap metal. The old man's voice was extremely unpleasant.
After circling Ceylon's car, just when Ceylon thought he was about to be released, the old man's voice came again.
"Please park your car on the side of the road. German cars are not allowed to enter the manor!"
After saying this, the old man glanced at Ceylon, who seemed a little confused, and turned back to the gate.
"???"
Ceylon was stunned for dozens of seconds before he slapped his forehead in annoyance. He was careless!
These traditional old-line aristocrats may seem gentle at ordinary times, but their biggest problem is that they are basically stubborn and traditional.
Some problems that do not seem to be problems for ordinary civilians become big problems for them!
For example, in the entire British aristocracy, any family with a legitimate title had children who had fought on the battlefield before.
Decades ago, a large number of British nobles died because of the war!
Some are even more brutal, with entire families wiped out.
It can be said that every household of these nobles has a grudge against the Germans.
In this case, it seems reasonable not to allow German cars to enter.
No wonder the weird old security guard looked at her unkindly when he saw the BMW.
He put the car in reverse gear and parked his sports car on the side of the road. Ceylon carried his small bag and when he passed the gate, he gave an apologetic smile to the weird old man and trotted towards the hall in the distance.
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"Why did you walk in? Didn't you drive?"
Alan stood at the entrance of the hall and greeted Ceylon in person. He couldn't help but feel curious as he saw this woman in a red dress walking in.
"Hello, sir. I'm sorry that I was inconsiderate and delayed you a little. I kept you waiting for a long time."
Ceylon did not explain the reason specifically, but apologized first.
Her behavior made Alan feel embarrassed to continue asking. He put on a warm smile and said, "Haha, welcome to the manor. Come in and let's chat slowly."
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In the small reception room, Hut personally handed Ceylon a cup of lemon tea, which made Ceylon a little flattered.
Although he is a butler, he is also a real knight, and he personally serves tea and water here.
The first two times she came to this manor, which can also be called a large castle, was as a reporter.
But this time it was different. She came to seek refuge with the Earl, and she felt a bit like a job applicant. She was quite nervous when she thought about it.
After taking a sip of tea to moisten her throat, Ceylon began to talk about what she had been doing recently.
For an old employee like her who had no conflicts with the TV station, what she went through was commonly known as the internal retirement procedure, which roughly means retiring early!
Having worked as a host for decades, Ceylon is fed up with this endless and somewhat boring job.
Now that I'm older and more open-minded, I want to do something else and find the passion I had when I was young!
Of course, there is one main reason. The current economic situation is bad, her family business is almost going out of business, and she has to support her family!
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"Sir, have you ever heard of TV series? In fact, in Britain, making TV series has advantages over making movies."
“…”
Looking at Ceylon who was strongly recommending TV series to him, Allen understood what she meant. Ceylon had always wanted to start as a producer and use her decades of work experience to create her own show or TV series.
Recently, Julianne Moore has also told him a lot about TV series.
However, Alan now has a little understanding of the operating model of American TV dramas, but he is not very clear about the operating model of British TV dramas.
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"I just happened to learn about this recently. Do you have any plans?"
"Yes, yes... Your Excellency, you have a crew. Actually, filming a TV series is easier than filming a movie. The current economic situation is not good..."
As Ceylon explained, her hands kept moving and she took out a small notebook from her bag. This was the script she had carefully prepared.
He took out the script and handed it to Alan with both hands.
"Take a look at this, sir. Are you interested in it?"
…
Allen took over the so-called script.
Not too thick, the cover is badly worn, but it doesn't look old!
This means that the owner of the script has read the script a lot recently and it has become worn out.
After looking at the contents and only seeing the first page, Alan frowned, feeling a little weird.
What do you say about this script?
No wonder the formatting isn't quite right, the reason is this is an illegal script!
It is not original, but a secondary creation, and the reference is Allen's first film "Fuck!"
Distill the core of his movie and then add water to it!
It starts with the heroine’s life story, and then intersperses some of her daily life in the company.
Life is so difficult. The financial crisis came again and I was laid off again because of my age.
The heroine was mentally depressed and her life at home was not going well. Her children had grown up and did not come to see her. In addition, her husband passed away early...
She is empty!
Then I continued on my journey to Gambia, and by the way, I started a relationship with the little black guy from Gambia.
She follows the path of a female version of helping the fallen Xiao Hei to become a good person.
The preliminary estimate is to shoot 20 episodes to test the waters. If the response is good, the series can be extended or a second season can be launched.
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Now Britain is affected by the financial crisis in the United States, and the already depressed economic environment has been made worse, with more people unemployed.
Most of the unemployed people are elderly.
These people...are unemployed and have nothing to do at home, so watching TV is a form of entertainment.
Alan quickly flipped through the script outline and found the idea to be pretty good.
In this way, the crew will have experience in making movies and will be more comfortable with filming.
but……
Alan doesn't want to shoot!
He is rich now and doesn't want to do such shameful things.
Don't leave a preconceived impression on the audience and then give him a bandit nickname like "The Caring Little Cotton-padded Jacket for Middle-aged and Elderly Women".
Wouldn't that mean Master Allen's reputation would be ruined?
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Gently placing the script on the small coffee table next to him, Allen patted the script and said in Ceylon's expectant eyes: "The script is good. Although it takes shortcuts, the story framework is complete."
Ceylon breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the compliment. Of course the story framework was complete!
She spent a lot of money to hire someone to study Allen's movie and then reverse-engineer the story outline to create this secondary creation.
Such a script can only be shown to Allen. She doesn't even dare to make it herself because she has no authorization and copyright, which is illegal.
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"The script is good, but..."
People are afraid of giving compliments at the beginning of everything, and then adding a "but" in the middle.
Ceylon is too familiar with this routine. Did the plan fail?
This is a project that she has worked so hard on, and you rejected it right away?
What's the problem?