The beautiful Indian girl sitting opposite Allen looked at him with a smile, not particularly concerned. Just before they parted at the polo field, Allen asked her to meet him at the hotel, but they returned to the hotel one after the other, Allen came back first and she followed behind.

"My name is Aishwarya Rai, and I'm glad you invited me."

"oh?"

This name made Alan slightly stunned, and he stared at the little girl in front of him who claimed to be Aishwarya Rai and looked at her carefully.

It seems to be right. This girl is still young, only 19 years old...

There is still a bit of innocence and baby fat on her face.

It’s hard to describe what I feel about the face shape of Indians. I always feel that their high-caste looks a bit like a mixture of Europeans and Middle Easterners.

…

According to what this girl said, she is still in school, but is already in the internship period. She is studying architecture and her dream was to become an architectural designer. Later, with the development of society, some concepts in India have changed again and again. Gradually, the girl who once dreamed of becoming an architectural designer is now not so interested in this dream. She wants to make movies and become a big star.

Aishwarya Rai is aware of her appearance. People around her have praised her for her beauty since she was a child. It would be a pity if she didn't come out to make movies with such innate advantages.

As a woman, when someone praises her, she will be a little overwhelmed. At least the dream of making a movie has been remembered by her.

But the current film industry in India...

Just like Britain, it’s hard to describe in a few words. Currently, among all the Commonwealth countries and colonies, only Hong Kong’s film level and influence are the highest.

Everywhere else... is just a bunch of trash.

The British film and television industry has improved a little in recent years, and Allen's fame has also won him a few points in the British film and television industry, but that's all.

Aishwarya Rai happened to have heard of Allen. As a college student and a child of a high-caste family, she had many more channels to contact the outside world than ordinary Indians at the bottom of society. Her family had videotapes of Allen's movies that her father brought back from abroad.

It was with the help of these things that Aishwarya Rai gained some understanding of the outside world and had a special impression of Allen, the noble lord and director from Britain.

Today her family was invited to watch a polo match. Her father was still serving in the navy and couldn't come to watch the game in person, and her mother didn't want to show up in public, so in the end she was the only one in their family who came to watch the game.

At the time, she was sitting not too far from the first row where Alan was sitting, and she couldn't help but steal a peek at Alan from time to time.

…

After getting to know each other, Aishwarya Rai looked at the waiter who served the food and was a little surprised when she saw the food on the plate.

These dishes don’t seem to be local Indian food.

"Haha... I'm not used to Indian food. These are made by our own chef. You can try them."

Alan extended his right hand and introduced several dishes to Aishwarya Rai.

As for Indian things, Alan didn't even dare to drink the water. He had to drink the water he brought with him.

What if it's really like the periodic table? With his small body and low resistance, it would be funny if he died here after coming to India with great difficulty.

In order to protect his own life, Allen argued with reason and even Boss Cha was unable to defeat him.

Now, sitting in the Taj Mahal Hotel and introducing the dishes prepared by our own chef in front of outsiders, I feel quite a sense of accomplishment.

The girl Aishwarya Rai is a little shy but very curious. She always looks amazed. She has big eyes and her eyebrows are clearly drawn. When she makes a surprised expression, her eyes look very interesting, and her eyebrows move as her eyes widen.

After dinner, Allen called a few bodyguards and took Aishwarya Rai with him. The two of them prepared to go out for a stroll and take a look around Mumbai. They couldn't stay in the hotel all the time, right?

In the past two days, he was either accompanying Diana or accompanying Boss Cha. Today, they had a conflict again. This actually made things convenient for Alan. No one was bothering him, so he could move freely.

…

As soon as you exit the back door of the Taj Mahal Hotel, the road on the side of the road is very interesting. This side is consistent with Daying, and vehicles drive on the left on the road.

For dual carriageways, places like China and the United States drive on the right, while Britain drives on the left. When driving, your vehicle is always on the left, not the right, and the vehicle is right-hand drive.

As soon as you exit the back door of the hotel, there is a highway, and across the highway is the sea. Not far away across the road is the India Gate that we saw that day.

Aishwarya Rai pointed to the Gateway of India and asked Alan if he wanted to go and see it.

Alan raised his chin and said nothing, signaling the bodyguard to be careful, and he was about to cross the road.

Coming from Wales to Mumbai was a little bit strange at first.

Even in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, there have never been so many cars on the streets. Now in Mumbai, there are so many vehicles that it looks a little unreliable and a little irritating. In short, as soon as he left the hotel, Alan felt that there were people everywhere, crowded and bustling.

The temperature outside is high, and now, in the evening, is the time for people to go out to the beach to cool off.

Coupled with the poor lighting, the first glance reminded Alan of the feeling of zombie movies. The benches and the shore were full of people, some of whom were sitting on the ground. The streets were full of garbage, not the kind of huge piles of garbage, but small pieces of garbage, such as paper, packaging bags, bottle caps, etc., which gave people a very dirty feeling.

But the India Gate is okay, as it is blocked by a fence. As a "historical attraction", it is well protected. Alan looked at the crowds of Indians in the distance. If the India Gate was not fenced off for protection, these Indians might really dare to climb up on top of the India Gate to cool off. It's disgusting to think about it if this thing was covered with people.

…

The fence blocked most ordinary Indians, but it could not block the British. Alan wanted to visit the Gate of India, so he greeted the management here. The other party sent a ten-member tour guide team to accompany Alan throughout the whole process and explain the history of the Gate of India to him.

Alan had heard all this history from Boss Cha the day before yesterday. He was totally uninterested in the current explanation and waved his hand to signal them not to disturb him.

Aishwarya Rai squinted her eyes, glanced at Allen, turned around and pointed at the Taj Mahal Hotel and said, "Alan... look at the Taj Mahal Hotel. Can you guess why the hotel is facing away from the Gateway of India?"

"oh?"

After Aishwarya Rai said this, Alan remembered that he had not paid attention to it in the past few days. It was just the Gateway of India, a building imitating the Arc de Triomphe. The hotel faced its back to it, so what was there to pay attention to?

Now that she said that, is there any other story behind this?

…

"This Taj Mahal Hotel was built by the Tata Group. The founder of the Tata Group is that Tata. Have you heard of him?"

“I’ve heard of it!”

This company seems to have a bad reputation in the outside world, but in India, as a century-old enterprise, it is definitely a giant. Although it has not yet grown to its historical heights, the current Tata Group is definitely not small.

Aishwarya Rai smiled and said: "Back then, Jamsetji Tata founded his own trading company, which was the predecessor of the Tata Group. Later, he made it bigger and stronger, and then he came to Mumbai."

At this point, Aishwarya Rai glanced at Allen, smiled meaningfully and continued: "In Mumbai, he met the British, and he wanted to go to a restaurant to eat. The waiter said he was Indian and didn't let him in."

"Tata was already considered a wealthy man at the time. His clothes were not bad and he had an extraordinary temperament. He was a well-known wealthy businessman in India, but he was still turned away by the hotel."

"And the hotel seemed to be right here. The waiter arrogantly told Tata that our hotel is facing the Gateway of India, which means we welcome the British coming from the sea, but we don't welcome Indians!"

"Later, the angry Tata made up his mind to build a big hotel that welcomes Indians to eat in. He hated the Gateway of India so much that he built the hotel gate on the other side, leaving the hotel's back to the Gateway of India. Although he didn't say it, there are rumors that he meant that the hotel did not welcome all British people coming from the sea, and he hated the British!"

After Aishwarya Rai finished speaking, she imitated Allen and raised her chin to let Allen look at the Taj Mahal Hotel in the distance.

You can see the sea view directly from the guest room, and they provide meticulous reception to the distinguished guests from Great Britain. Even though Boss Cha brought his own ingredients and cook this time, the hotel didn't say anything, and they are almost showing their humility openly.

With such a hotel, was the founder still so confident when it was first built?

Alan looked at the Taj Mahal Hotel and chuckled disdainfully. To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Britain, India would not have perished, but the situation would definitely not have developed to the point it is now.

Since ancient times, none of its neighbors have been weak. If they were honest, it would be fine. But if they were a little bit troublesome, they would inevitably be beaten. Later, not only did the big guys on land beat them, but there were also big guys coming from across the sea...

What can the Indians accomplish on their own?

When repairing an airplane, after dismantling the parts and putting them back together, you unexpectedly find dozens of pounds of extra screws?

How could a dog not know how to thank his master, but instead want to secretly surpass his master?

Is this okay?

And now, no matter how tough they were in the beginning, they are still as soft as before. It has only been a few years. The Taj Mahal Hotel seems to have been built in 1903. It is 1992 this year, less than 90 years, and Tata's descendants are like this. Tsk...

After hearing this little story, Alan became even more convinced that having money is not necessarily a good thing, but being without money is absolutely not good. Moreover, having money is not enough, you must have status. Having money alone is not enough. Having money alone is like a fat sheep in the eyes of powerful people.

If India gained independence a few years later, it might have been slaughtered like pigs, just like during World War II. But now's India... Haha, I guess only they think they are strong. Unless they act like scoundrels, they will be no match for anything else.

They are like big pieces of fat meat that glow in the dark, attracting the attention of countless diners. Alan is attracted to them now. This is a good place, with oil and water, and it is soft, and you can make money!

…

Holding Aishwarya Rai's hand, Aishwarya Rai was a little scared and wanted to shrink back. Allen smiled and said, "Why? You don't welcome the British coming from the sea either?"

Hearing Allen learning and applying what he had learned, Aishwarya Rai retorted with a smile and stopped preparing to struggle.

"Haha, I'm not Tata."

This chick is interesting, very shy, but still dares to go on a date. She has a kind of contradictory beauty. Plus, she is a Hindu and very conservative due to her beliefs. Let alone kissing, even though she is a model now, she won't wear slightly revealing clothes. Holding hands is enough to make her blush.

Looking at Aishwarya Rai's shy expression, Allen felt that he couldn't be too hasty this time and had to take it slowly, but it would be more interesting this way.

For men, it is very interesting to persuade fallen women to come ashore and to persuade decent women to go to sea.

…

"I heard you say that your family lives in the neighboring state. The capital of your country is called Bangalore, right?"

Holding Aishwarya Rai's hand, Alan strolled around the Gateway of India. The entire square where the Gateway of India was located was surrounded by fences. There were no outsiders in the square except for him and his group of tourists. There were only some pigeons wandering around in the square. In this scene, Alan regretted not bringing Xiao Huang with him.

If his silly bird was brought here, I believe Xiao Huang would be very happy to make friends with so many fat pigeons, right?

…

"Yes, we live in Mangalore, a port city. It's in the next state. The capital there is Bangalore, which is also a big city, not worse than Mumbai. Why don't you go and see it?"

Because her hand was still held by Allen, Aishwarya Rai leaned against Allen while speaking, looking up at him.

"Haha, if Miss Aishwarya is not busy, I would like to go for a visit. I wonder if I can invite Miss Aishwarya to be my tour guide?"

"this……"

Aishwarya Rai was a little hesitant. It wasn't that she didn't want to take Allen over to play, but she was afraid of delaying Allen's work.

"You and the Crown Prince of Daying, do you have no other plans recently?"

"Oh... don't worry about that. Your Highness has his own arrangements. I'm on vacation these few days, so I can go sightseeing when I have time."

"Okay then... when are you planning on going?"

"Then... tomorrow? Let's go around Mumbai tomorrow morning. I heard that women here love jewelry. Can I take you to buy some jewelry? Then we'll go to Bollywood and take a plane to Bangalore in the afternoon."

“That won’t work…”

"Okay!" Allen waved his hand, not allowing Aishwarya Rai to refuse, and said bluntly: "Just consider it as an advance payment for your tour guide. You don't want to work for nothing, do you?"

"Haha, okay then."

Listening to Allen's arrangements, Aishwarya Rai smiled and took another step closer to Allen, but she was only a little closer, nothing else, just that.

Alan watched the girl's actions, and was not in a hurry...

Take your time, that's more interesting.