Chapter 227 Go, Patrice!



Alan didn't care where she was from, as long as she met his requirements.

"Um……"

Patrice rubbed his chin and thought about it.

That actor only made his debut a few years ago and has not made many movies yet.

But she became famous very early, mainly because this girl was considered a little "action star" and a girl who was willing to endure hardships.

Generally speaking, anyone who can endure hardship, is not ugly, and is interested in the entertainment industry can make it.

There is no shortage of vases in the entertainment industry, but there is always a shortage of actresses who are capable of fighting and have a heroic spirit.

If she were prettier, she would definitely become famous in the future. Patrice believes in his own judgment.

"Master, the person I'm talking about has a pretty good foundation. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, and she's young. She's only one year older than you, and she's only 22 this year. She has fair skin and is known as a cold beauty. Don't you want someone with fair skin, a bit of a heroic look, and someone who can endure hardships? She's the first person I thought of, and she seems to be in Australia now!"

"Oh? What a coincidence?"

The conditions Patrice mentioned made Alan even more curious.

My impression is that Australia is a shabby place and there don’t seem to be any famous stars there, right?

"What's her name? Is there a photo?"

"No photo... You have to wait for a day and I'll look for it. Her name... You must have never heard of her. Her name is Nicole Kidman."

Patrice scratched his head, what picture did he have, it was just a talented young actor he had seen by chance.

"???"

"Nicole Kidman?"

Alan was stunned. He had actually heard of this person. She was known as the number one of the top 50 beauties in Hollywood.

In fact, Allen hasn't seen many of Nicole Kidman's movies. In his impression, she and Tom Cruise, the one who played Top Gun, got married very early and later divorced.

And the most interesting thing is that Nicole Kidman is 1.8 meters tall, a standard tall girl, but what about Tom Cruise?

Just over 1.7 meters tall...

It's truly an example of a small horse pulling a big cart.

When the two stand together, if Nicole Kidman wears high heels, she can be a head taller than Tom Cruise!

I didn't expect this girl hasn't left Australia yet, so this is the case...

Then this photo doesn’t matter, Allen already has an impression of it. It is well known that Nicole Kidman is very white!

In addition to his height of 1.8 meters, he is young and very hardworking.

Choose her for the youth version of Wild Survival!

Arrange everything for her.

"Okay, I'm going to make a wilderness survival documentary that's kind of like a TV series. I'll use her then. You can make plans with Ceylon in the next few days."

Alan picked up the manuscript paper on the desk and wrote down a few things that needed to be prepared.

First of all, we should bring the crew with us when we go to Australia this time.

With so many people, we need to do a good job in logistics.

Transportation also needs to be prepared, and various vehicles suitable for outdoor use, yachts, and even helicopters must be rented in advance.

As for the rest, since we are going to shoot a wilderness survival series, although Allen's motives are not pure, since we are going to the wilderness, we have to do a good job of safety, bring the doctor from home, and then when we arrive in Australia, we have to make an appointment with several experts and professors to provide technical support.

What are the various animals and plants in the wild, which ones are poisonous and which ones cannot be eaten.

There is also the more important issue of choosing the shooting location, etc.

All these scattered things depend on Patrice and others to plan and prepare in advance. Alan doesn't have the energy to worry about it anyway.

He just plays!

After finishing the memo and handing it to Patrice, Allen took out another file from the drawer.

Push it to Patrice and let him see.

"This is?"

Patrice took out his glasses case from his pocket and put them on, then picked up the information and saw that it was the information of a middle-aged man. His name was William George Hayden, or Bill Hayden for short.

Born in Australia in 1933, he is now in his fifties.

Looking at the information below, Patrice was secretly surprised. This was actually the information of the new Governor-General of Australia who had just taken office in February this year!

He has served as Australia's top finance and foreign affairs official, and even briefly won the local Labor Party a few years ago. This is an impressive resume.

The only downside is…

It's not common for a local to be appointed governor.

However, considering the era in which he was born and his ideas about Britain, this should be the guarantee for him to become the new governor-general.

"This Bill...when you go to Australia, go visit him!"

Alan pointed at the information in front of Patrice and began to explain.

Originally, this kind of thing could be left to old Carl.

But there are only two old guys in the family. Huth takes care of the affairs at home, and old Carl takes care of the affairs in America. Now old Carl is busy with the foundation's affairs there.

As a last resort, Allen prepared to add more responsibilities to Patrice.

Patrice is not young anymore and is very ambitious. His performance in the past two years has been quite remarkable. It would be a good idea to let him come forward and make contact with the new Governor-General of Australia first.

In the past, there were no major problems when filming TV series and movies locally, but now that we have to go out to film, other issues are involved.

For example, help from local people, various policies and so on.

Someone like Allen could have operated this documentary project under the guise of helping Australia revitalize its economy and promote tourism.

Then……

He must charge a kickback!

It's not him who gives to Australia, but Australia who gives to him!

No matter how small a mosquito's leg is, it's still meat. The rules cannot be broken.

In addition, the new Governor-General of Australia has just taken office. Does he need local nobles to support him?

Since he is a local, his relationships with Britain are definitely not as familiar as the governors-general that Britain usually sends to Australia in terms of their relationships and connections with the locals.

Now that Allen is going there to travel and film a TV series, we can ask him for money under the pretext of supporting him!

And because of his identity issues, Allen cannot take the initiative to bring up such things.

At this time, someone is needed to go ahead and act as a lobbyist.

In addition, because he is a local, the title of this Australian Governor-General Bill Hayden is very low!

How low is it?

Simply based on his title, he would bow first when he met Huth and old Karl.

All previous overseas governors had to be aristocrats to take office. Later, due to various factors, aristocrats could not hold important positions, so they could only adopt the method of giving a knighthood before taking office. This operating model ensured that the governor was aristocrat, but not too aristocratic.

Anyway, their titles of knighthood are lifelong, not hereditary.

But Bill Hayden's title is very interesting.

He has only one Companion of the Order of Australia.

This thing is just the most ordinary lord.

And it is a local lord, a bit like the title of Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong.

Between semi-formal and informal.

Even their medal was only completely independent a few years ago. There are five types of medals starting with Australia, and the new Governor-General of Australia's medal is a second-class medal.

This medal can only be awarded to Australians or people of Australian nationality.

In the UK...

This thing can't even be ranked, calling it jazz is a bit of a stretch.

The new medal awarded by the Queen every year is not even on the same level of value compared to his.

Such a person can only be barely called a noble, but with this identity, Alan can get in touch with him.

Nobles cannot interfere in politics, but they can still communicate with other nobles.

Alan didn't want to make things too special. If the people from official departments he usually came into contact with didn't have a title, he would have to meet them quietly and not be too high-profile, which would easily lead to criticism from the outside world.

Now would be a good time to send Patrice.

Allen wanted to act like a local noble, but Patrice had no title and was Allen's servant, so his status was almost the same as that of the new Governor-General of Australia, only slightly lower.

This way, it would be better than just letting old Carl go.

If old Carl went directly, because the new Governor-General had a higher title than him and held no official position, when the two met, the new Governor-General would have to salute old Carl first. As both sides were unfamiliar with each other, it would easily cause resentment among others.

He's a local!

Alan explained the relationship in detail to Patrice.

Patrice looked as if he had suddenly realized something, but then he fell into deep anxiety and envy.

He originally had another opportunity to make a contribution this year, and he was prepared to take responsibility for the removal of Allen's movies from the shelves in the United States.

Who knew that the young master would change his mind at the last minute and give the job to the Japanese. These Japanese people who didn't know what was good for them were actually hesitant and not very happy about it? !

Now……

The young master sent me to Australia first because I was the lowest status and it would be easier to get things done...

I want to be a knight in the future and let others salute me!

Patrice looked at Alan in a daze for a long time.

"What are you thinking about?"

Alan knocked heavily on the table twice. How could Patrice really be old? He was explaining something, but he was stunned.

"Ah? Ah! Master... I was just thinking about the terrain of Australia, and suddenly I thought of the filming location."

After being scolded by Allen, Patrice quickly stood up, lowered his head obediently, and admitted his mistake sincerely.

"Sit down!"

Alan frowned and asked Patrice to sit down. This old guy had never done anything like this before. This was his first time, so Alan couldn't help but give him instructions in detail.

"When you go there this time, visit him first. This is a matter of etiquette. Then you can use your words to trick him. He has just taken office as the Governor-General of Australia. This job is different from what he did before. Subtly hint to him that I am planning to travel to Australia. Do you need me to support him?"

Nobles like Allen seemed to have no access to any powerful departments, and they would not take the initiative to contact them, but this did not mean that the nobles were just for show.

The issue of class is deeply rooted in the British mind. Ordinary people have a deep-rooted class consciousness from a very young age. This is no joke.

It was only in recent years, as society became more and more developed and many rebellious people emerged, that the reputation of the nobility suffered a blow.

A few decades ago, the reputation of the British aristocracy was not too bad, and it even rose for a period of time after the war.

Such a great noble from the local area visited a new governor shortly after he took office.

First, it can indirectly support the governor-general, and second, it can prove the governor-general’s connections in Britain.

Although Allen did not know Bill Hayden before, as long as the two sides have common interests, they can further deepen their relationship and benefit each other.

As for the film and television projects that Allen is preparing, as well as his industries in Australia, these are all positive and will indeed bring benefits to Australia.

The difference is... the benefits already exist, and now with the help of this governor, we can maximize the benefits.

This is beneficial to both parties. Allen believes that as long as Bill Hayden's IQ is still online, he will definitely accept the olive branch he throws.

By then, when we plan some new projects, won’t we have achieved this result?

Alan would not treat him badly.

"Time is running out, you need to hurry up. I'm waiting for your news. Although you don't have a title, you should be arrogant when you need to be, and don't bring down the prestige of our Hill family."

Patrice was startled, and quickly stood up again, saying seriously, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely not make any mistakes."

"Okay, go ahead!"

Alan put away the information on the table. This was just for Patrice to see, not for him, so he couldn't take it away.

After Patrice left, Alan picked up a letter on the table and began to read it.

This was the letter he wrote to Counselor Wang last month. It took almost a month for the reply to arrive.

After opening the envelope, Alan found that Counselor Wang's English was poorly written, but it did not affect the reading. After reading the letter, Alan realized that it was not that Counselor Wang was slow in replying, but that this guy had been transferred back to his country to take up a post.

In the letter, Counselor Wang first praised Mr. Allen for his loyalty and being a true friend!

Then he took the opportunity to assure Allen that there would be absolutely no problems with Allen's business and it could just operate as normal business.

Seeing this, Alan finally breathed a sigh of relief. How could he not worry about an industry worth hundreds of millions of pounds? Although he had some confidence, everyone was different now!

With the assurance of this letter, a stone in his heart finally fell.

At the end of the letter, Counselor Wang also invited Allen to travel and visit China when he is free.

Don't people leaving make many of the original industries vacant?

He thought Allen would be interested in these industries, so he wrote to invite Allen to come and take a look.

"Um……"

Alan touched his chin. This Counselor Wang was quite nice. It was just that it was difficult to take over these unfinished industries. Alan didn't care whether he would make enemies or not, but when it came to doing business, he believed in one thing: take your time!

Do a business that is within your capabilities, and don't be greedy.

Alan doesn't want to do anything beyond his ability.

He had never heard of some of these unfamiliar industries. Now that others have withdrawn their investment, if he were to take over, he would need to purchase some equipment, train workers, and find markets for the products he produced.

He doesn't have these things and channels!

If he takes over rashly, not only will he waste a lot of money and energy, but he won't know when he will get any profit.

It’s too troublesome. The main reason is that after taking over these businesses, the relationship between the two parties has become distant. It’s as if he is repaying a favor. This is not good!

When doing business, if you run it without emotion and only for money, then the business will be ruined.


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