Thinking about the school William is about to go to, the issue comes back to the matter of mothballing the destroyer.

This is a very systemic problem, and Alan didn't know what to say for a moment.

…

When William heard about going to school, he stopped eating, tilted his head slightly, and listened attentively.

"Let's go to my study later. Where's Patrice? Why haven't I seen him since I came back?"

Alan didn't want to talk about this with Hut at the dinner table, mainly because the person involved was still there. In front of William, even if he didn't understand, some plans were difficult to say.

"Okay, Patrice went on a business trip to America, and he brought a rough cut of the movie with him, saying that it was... oh, it was reviewed for ratings."

"Well... okay, I'll go clean up first, and you can meet me in the study later."

Alan looked at William and Harry who were still eating, said hello, and went upstairs first.

…

This time I went to Korea for more than half a month. Now I finally have some free time, but there are still many things to deal with at home.

First of all, the Blue Knight that Allen cares about the most has been open for business for more than a month.

Over a hundred membership cards were sold around Cardiff.

Although this number seems a bit bleak, it is on the right track.

The people who currently buy memberships are mainly office workers.

A company may have one card, which can be used to order a lot of takeout at one time. Even if colleagues around find this thing very convenient, there is no need to apply for it repeatedly.

Alan is not in a hurry anyway, so just take it slow. The Welsh people have a slow pace of life.

Put down the report on Blue Knight and look at the report on China's industry below.

Allen ignored this. He had already learned about it when he was in Korea. The radio production there had already started and the instant noodle production line was already being debugged. It was estimated that it would be put into production by the beginning of next year or in the second half of the year.

Then there is the trial project for the TV series that Ceylon is responsible for preparing. It is not easy to find a protagonist for the wilderness survival series. Alan's idea is to pick someone who is more handsome and has better survival ability in the wild.

For such requirements, the best source of candidates is retired veterans, but it is not the demobilization season yet, so no one has been found yet.

As for the other food show, Alan looked at the plans they had made and felt that he could do this kind of thing too.

Anyway, finding a few less famous people would not have as good a publicity effect as if he did it himself. It happened that he would go to Cardiff to attend university next Chinese New Year, and when he had nothing to do, he would take the crew around Cardiff and take pictures of whatever they ate.

…

After having a good rest at home for two days, Alan took the initiative to call the Duke of Angus and invite him to dinner at home.

But this old guy actually said he didn’t have time, and I don’t know what he was busy with.

Allen, who was bored, called a few people to go to Cameron's set.

He was very curious about the filming of science fiction films, mainly because he wanted to understand how the crappy computers of this era produced the special effects that looked so real.

…

The convoy left home and drove towards the film set in the northern suburbs of Carmarthen. While passing through Carmarthen, Alan looked at the bustling crowd outside the window and couldn't help feeling curious.

It's just a small town with a population of tens of thousands. This isn't a festival. Why are these unruly people gathering together?

Seeing this, Alan subconsciously became a little nervous. Could it be that this group of unruly people were planning to cause trouble?

"Stop the car! Let someone see what's going on over there."

If Alan remembered correctly, there was a shopping street in that direction. He hadn't been here for many years.

If you really have to understand it, this kind of shopping street is a bit like the agricultural wholesale market in a small county town in my previous life. Except that there are not so many vegetable sellers and not so many shouting sounds, everything else is almost the same.

…

A few minutes later, the bodyguard who had come back from gathering information bent over to the rear window and reported, "Sir, there's some Merlin-themed event going on over there. It's very lively!"

"Merlin? Oh..."

Alan patted his head, he almost forgot about this, Merlin, the famous "historical" figure in Greater Carmarthenshire!

This fictional legendary magician is said to be King Arthur's best friend and mentor, who guided King Arthur to obtain the Sword of Excalibur and unify England.

Alan used to be very curious, and later he went to see the famous Merlin Stone.

It's just a big rock on a small hill within his family's fiefdom, and there's a small red dragon statue not far away, and that's all!

It is said that the Merlin Stone is the birthplace of Merlin. In the past, many foreign fans came here to explore the birthplace of this legendary magician.

But this is just like going to a beach to find a big rock and hoping that it is the rock that Sun Wukong jumped out of. These are all legends and gimmicks. Don’t take them seriously!

Anyway, over the years, if the people of Carmarthen really knew magic, the Hill family would have died eight hundred times.

According to a certain Earl of Carmarthen, there is no magic that cannot be solved by a cavalry charge. If a charge is not enough, then just give him a cannon. With one cannon, no magic can withstand it.

But now, Alan looked at the party in the distance. Some people were wearing cloaks and masks, which looked quite realistic.

…

Alan, who was originally planning to go to the set, became curious and decided to go to this so-called Merlin-themed party first.

He found a black mask in the armrest box and put it on. There was no other way. In his current appearance, if he went down without disguising, then this so-called Merlin-themed party would not be able to go on.

Just as he opened the car door and was about to get out, he stood in the back seat and looked around. The yellow dog that came out with Alan saw that Alan was about to leave but didn't take him with him, and he flapped his wings anxiously.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you with me."

Alan grabbed Xiao Huang's bird head and pulled it to his side. He bent his left arm, and Xiao Huang jumped twice and stood steadily on Alan's left arm.

"Fuck..."

I miscalculated. This thing has grown up now, and I still want to always carry it on my arm like it did when it was a child. It's okay for a short period of time, but not for a long time. It's too heavy!

…

With his left arm slightly lowered, Alan half-held and half-carried Xiao Huang, followed by several bodyguards, and slowly approached the crowd at the rally.

There was a bald white man in the crowd, with colorful face paint and a small torch in his hand. When he saw Alan and his group coming, he was obviously very excited. He raised the torch, took a sip of something, and with a "puff" sound, a big fireball came out into the sky.

Then he did a trick with his hands, turning the torch around in his hand a few times and then putting it down. The bald man looked at Alan with anticipation.

…

Although Alan was wearing a mask, from what he could see, the young man was well-dressed, and the burly men following behind him looked like they were not someone to be trifled with. They were obviously from a large family, or even aristocrats!

As long as you behave well in front of such a master, why would you worry about tips and rewards?

…

Alan watched happily as the bald strong man performed a few more fireball spitting performances. He held Xiao Huang under his left arm and touched his pocket with his right hand. He usually did not carry much money with him, just some fifty-pound notes for emergencies. He took out a bill and handed it to the bodyguard, indicating that he should give it to the bald strong man as a reward.

…

Walking further, there are people selling crystal balls and wizard hats on the roadside.

This kind of crystal ball should be equipped with a small light on the base. When the switch is turned on, the corresponding pattern will light up inside the crystal ball. It looks beautiful, but the manufacturing level is a bit rough.

Alan stood in front of a street stall, looking at the tattered pointed wizard hat on the stall, when suddenly a woman's voice came from the side in a low voice.

"boss?"

"Um?"

Alan didn't expect to meet an acquaintance in a place like this. He turned his head and looked at the lady in front of him. She looked familiar. After thinking for a long time, he remembered that she was his own screenwriter, whose name seemed to be Joanna Rowling.

"Who are you? Rowling? How did you recognize me?"

"Haha, boss, I can only recognize you because you are wearing it."

There were so many people talking that Rowling just shouted tentatively. Mainly because Alan was wearing a mask and couldn't be seen clearly, but the fat bird tucked under his arm that was struggling and turning its big head around was very recognizable.

She might not see Alan every day, but she could always see Xiao Huang wandering around the castle.

Now that we see this bird, do we still need to guess the identity of the person holding it?

…

"Haha, it turned out that Xiao Huang exposed me. Why are you here?"

Alan stepped aside a few steps to avoid disturbing the people doing business on the street.

Rowling tightened her jacket and said, "I heard there's a Merlin-themed event here, so I came here today to collect materials. Boss...have you ever considered making a movie about Merlin?"

"Um?"

Allen had never thought of this before.

A third-rate director who had only made online movies before, his understanding of making movies was to make movies that could make money or become famous. At the very least, he was planning to develop in the direction of science fiction films. As for fantasy and magic movies like The Wizard, he had never really thought about it.

Firstly, this kind of movie is difficult to shoot. The small scenes don’t look upscale, but the large scenes are not easy to shoot either.

Moreover, this kind of subject matter requires a lot of special effects. In the past two years, he still hasn't figured out how ordinary special effects movies of this era are shot, so how could he consider such things.

"This...does it require too many special effects? It's not easy to shoot."

…

While Alan was thinking, Rowling looked at Alan who was wearing a mask. It was October and the temperature in Wales had dropped a bit. Alan was wearing a long black windbreaker with a black satin shirt underneath and a small dark red bow tie at his collar.

He wore slightly slim-fitting pants and long riding boots, and was holding a white owl.

It can be said that even if Alan did not dress up specially, his current appearance, coupled with the surrounding environment today, really has a bit of the flavor of a young mysterious wizard.

Looking at Allen, Rowling suddenly had an inspiration!

A mysterious young wizard, handsome, with a white owl. Can I write a story about this and let my boss shoot it?

…

"What are you thinking about?"

Alan looked at Rowling in a daze and raised his voice slightly to remind her.

"Oh... sorry, Boss, I just had an idea."

Rowling looked around, then moved closer to Alan and whispered, "Boss, I want to write a story about a young wizard in the Middle Ages..."

Alan listened to Rowling telling him about her inspiration in a suppressed voice and with great enthusiasm.

Why does this story sound more familiar the more I listen to it?

Are you really planning to make a Harry Potter movie?

"etc……"

Hearing Rowling telling him about the Middle Ages, Allen interrupted Rowling and said, "As for you...if you just want to write a book, then I have no objection, but if you want to write a story that can be made into a movie, then you have to consider more things!"

Seeing Rowling's puzzled look, Alan looked at the roadside, pointed to a bench under a big tree, and motioned Rowling to sit down and talk.

…

"Think about it, this isn't your first time writing a script. Did you go to the set when we were filming a movie?"

Rowling nodded. Of course she had seen it. It was being filmed not far from her home and she had seen the crew filming on site more than once.

"Since you've seen it, have you ever thought about how many props we would need if we set the story in the Middle Ages? Well...even if the budget is sufficient and the props can be made, what about the buildings?"

Rowling subconsciously looked around. Wales was full of ancient castles and buildings. What was so difficult about that?

“Tsk…”

Alan comforted Xiao Huang, who had been under his control, and said, "You see this kind of town now, yes... Wales is everywhere, but this is a living area, and we can't let the crew come here to shoot every day. Have you thought about the street lights, billboards and other modern elements? If we really want to shoot, it will be very difficult to find a place to shoot with this kind of era background."

After hearing what Allen said, Rowling was stunned. This made sense...

Living in the Middle Ages, you can't build a large medieval town just for the purpose of making a movie, right?

I took it for granted.

…

Seeing Rowling looking a little frustrated, Allen was afraid that she was about to back down again, so he pulled up his mask and said, "You can do this. For example, your protagonist is a modern person, and then he can go to a wizard school to study. The location of this school can be another dimension, or some mysterious place far away from the city."

"In this way, at the beginning, we can shoot on a normal set, and it is easy to set up props and buildings. If we want to shoot medieval architecture, we can also set up an ancient castle for separate shooting. You have to consider the difficulty of filming the movie."

As Allen explained, Rowling's eyes lit up and said, "This is a good idea."

By setting the time background to modern times, many difficulties in shooting would be solved. Of course, this would also help her solve some other problems.

That means she doesn't need to look up a lot of medieval information, she just needs to substitute the modern background.

As for learning witchcraft, magic and the like, just arrange a school in an alien space. Since it is an alien space, the castle can be as weird as possible, and there is no need to study the historical background.

"Thank you, boss. My mind has been broadened a lot. I will sort out the outline when I go back today. When my novel is finished, I will give it to you!"

"Haha, wait until you finish writing it. If you need to look up some historical information, you can ask Butler Hut to look up the information in the library at home."