Without buying the other party's film and television adaptation rights, Cameron was eager to take charge of it himself and came up with this so-called Plan No. 2.
His idea was that if Allen agreed to let him acquire the film and television rights to "Spider-Man" and "X-Men", then he would make his childhood dream, a superhero movie.
If Alan disagrees, then do this so-called Plan No. 2.
Anyway, there are projects to do everywhere.
…
Alan flipped through the rough script outline.
There are two versions of the background of the story. The first version is definitely MI6. Cameron is now following Allen, a traditional aristocrat, so the first choice for making a movie is definitely the background of Britain.
The second version is the American intelligence agency.
These are two beginnings, but apart from the background, the core of the story is the same.
An ordinary agent who usually hides well and whose apparent job is a computer salesperson.
After being married to my wife for several years, the relationship between the couple reached a certain crisis period. The wife complained that her husband's daily life was too monotonous, and then she wanted to cheat.
This point is specially emphasized in brackets at the end. This is a tribute to Allen's previous movies, which can be regarded as a reluctant cross-time and space linkage.
In Cameron's view, the cheating factor is one of his boss's favorite topics, so when he was writing the script, he would subconsciously put a little personal opinion into the script according to Allen's preferences to please Allen.
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The story is very simple. Russia's nuclear warhead was lost again and was taken by the rioters. Arnold, as Cameron's favorite male lead, must star in this movie. So as the male lead, Arnold has to embark on a journey to a foreign country to disrupt the actions of these rioters and take back the nuclear bomb key.
The background setting of the story is very grand, and it is about saving the world.
But now, Arnold's wife is about to cheat on him. Although he is just a computer salesman on the surface, he is an agent secretly. Besides himself, there are also his partners, colleagues and so on.
Arnold soon noticed the dishonest behavior of his wife, and then began a Minotaur operation planned by Arnold.
He pretended not to know that his wife was going to cheat on him, but he secretly played another role to seduce his wife to cheat. Without his wife knowing who he was, the two of them had already developed to the point of getting a hotel room.
Although the story is quite melodramatic, the fact that she cheated on her husband does have some comedic effect.
Later on, Arnold will go on missions, using various high-tech equipment to fight rioters and retrieve the nuclear bomb key.
Anyway... Alan felt that the plot was somewhat familiar as he watched, but he couldn't remember it for a while. In addition, the film project was only in its infancy and even the name of the film hadn't been decided yet. If he was asked to guess, he couldn't figure it out for a while.
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"Just use the one with an American background, not the one with a British background."
Although this one with a British background looks more exciting and is more in line with the psychological state of British audiences, the box office in the UK as a whole is too poor and it can't make much money at all. The American film market is the big spender.
As long as the background is changed to America, and this film finds a small shell company with an American background to invest in it, this new movie can be considered a Hollywood blockbuster!
Only by relying on the name of Hollywood blockbusters can we make more money!
Allen will not waste money for a little personal gain. Cameron is a commercial director!
As a commercial director, profits should be the priority.
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"Okay, boss. Then I..." Seeing that Allen didn't seem very interested, Cameron asked tentatively, "Then I'll go back and perfect the script first?"
"Well, go ahead. Once the script is ready, make a preliminary budget and show it to me."
"Okay... I'll go back first then."
"Um……"
Alan watched Cameron walk out of the study, then he pulled the bell and asked the servant to call Little Stone over.
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"Master?"
"Take these two."
The moment Xiao Shitou came in, Alan threw two things to him, the letter and the information.
Little Stone took the information, but didn't rush to read it. Instead, he waited for Alan's further instructions.
"Find someone to connect with the contact on this letter. Keep an eye on the person on this profile for a while. It would be best if you could get to know her favorite places, personal hobbies, close friends, and other relationships. A more private one would be better. I think it would be useful to you."
"As for the candidate...let Chikli go on the surface, and you can give him some support from behind. He is unfamiliar with this place, so it's safer to let him go. Keep it confidential, understand?"
"clear!"
Little Stone understood what he said, but he didn't rush to do it. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Master... the teacher you booked has arrived. Do you want him to wait a little longer, or do you want to go over to the class now?"
"Oh? You're here so early?"
Alan looked at his watch and it was just after two in the afternoon.
"Okay, let's go over now. You go and tell him to get ready. I'll go change my clothes."
Alan stood up. Today's teacher was an old professor with whom he had made several appointments, and he didn't want to keep him waiting for a long time.
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In the small reception room on the first floor, a blackboard placed on an iron frame was temporarily placed in the middle of the reception room.
A little old man with a hunched body sat quietly on the sofa, reading a book silently. To him, waiting for someone seemed to be a non-issue.
He had a lot of contact with these powerful people and knew their various rules. Every time before meeting guests, he had to take a bath and change clothes, which was very troublesome.
"Haha... Hello Professor Wei Li, thank you for taking the time to teach me today."
As a somewhat hoarse voice sounded, Wei Li raised his head, looked at the person who came, quickly put down his book, straightened his already neat suit, and took the initiative to bow to Alan. After the two shook hands, he had the leisure to take a closer look at the famous Earl of Carmarthen.
If it were someone from another place, they might not have much interest in this earl.
But Professor Willy is from Manchester and he is a Manchester United fan. I have heard before that he has acquired Manchester United and completed its privatization.
Until now, when English Football League One was restructured and the Premier League was formed, Manchester United's performance has gradually improved.
The count seemed to be in charge of nothing on a daily basis and he didn't necessarily go to watch the team's games every year.
But he knows how to delegate power and make good use of people. Head coach Ferguson is doing very well now. To a certain extent, this also represents that the earl, who has always had full trust in him, is very capable.
Coach Ferguson emphasized more than once in interviews that it was thanks to the boss's trust in him and giving him enough time to slowly adjust the team that the team was able to undergo the complete transformation it is now experiencing.
Such a behind-the-scenes boss who usually stays at home would actually invite teachers to give lectures at his home.
This surprised Professor Wei a little.
Now he finally met this gentleman in person!
…
"Sir, shall we start the lecture now?"
"Okay, Professor Wei, please..."
Alan walked to the sofa opposite the small blackboard and sat down. This entire reception room was his private classroom. Now there were only him, Professor Wei Li, and a few servants waiting at the door.
The University of Manchester, referred to as Manchester University, is now ranked in the top 100 in the world.
Ranking in the UK, top ten!
This university is home to many celebrities, but some of the great names in the scientific field may not have been heard of by ordinary people, let’s take the more famous movie stars for example.
The male protagonist in "Doctor Strange" graduated from Manchester University.
The University of Manchester is an old and famous university, and the professors here are definitely very capable.
Although Alan is a bit lazy at ordinary times, he will focus on his shortcomings and find some teachers to give him home lessons.
People have to learn. If they don’t, they won’t know when they will be cheated.
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Professor Wei majored in sociology, which is Manchester University's flagship major, and also dabbled in humanities and development studies.
Today's lecture topic is the analysis of the relationship between secondary civilization and primary civilization.
This is a very abstract thing. For ordinary people, it may never be used in their lifetime, but for people like Allen who love to make trouble.
If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood.
Listening to Professor Wei's extremely detailed explanation, Alan remembered most of it, but there were some things, especially some slightly more professional terms, that Alan did not understand.
After lecturing for twenty minutes, the servants brought tea and snacks, and Alan signaled Professor Willy to take a break.
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"Sir, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask. If you don't understand a question, then what I'm going to say next will affect your learning progress."
"Um……"
Allen crossed his legs and sat in a relaxed and not too rude posture. He subconsciously touched his chin and asked, "Professor... you talked about the relationship between secondary civilization and primary civilization and the trend of civilization. Is America considered our secondary civilization?"
“Not really!”
Professor Wei Li didn't even hesitate and directly denied Alan's question.
"oh?"
"Sir... if we follow the correct classification, we ourselves are not considered a native civilization. Of the four ancient civilizations, the only one that has been passed down to this day without interruption is China in the East. Other places are the result of multiple integrations of civilizations."
Professor Wei Li took a sip of tea and said, "Take us for example. Let's not talk about the earlier times. Starting from the ancient Roman period, there were the Anglo-Saxons, the Danish partition, the Norman landings, etc. We are also in a process of integration and change."
"America, without history, is not a secondary civilization. It is actually a large-scale merchant breeding farm."
"Of course, if we narrow the area, they can be considered one of our secondary civilizations in a narrow sense. Of course, they definitely don't want to admit it."
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"Hahaha, professor, let me ask you this: if one day Great Britain is gone, will America regard itself as our legitimate successor?"
"Of course, if there ever comes such a day..."
Professor Wei Li listened to Alan's question and said with a smile: "But it's not their turn. We still have so many colonies and federations."
"Um……"
Alan narrowed his eyes slightly. Today's class gave him a lot of inspiration.
For example, a few years ago he went to South Korea to win the Olympic Games. At that time, Seoul had only been renamed Seoul a few years ago. This is a typical sign that the secondary civilization is afraid of the primary civilization and wants to get rid of the primary civilization.
They wanted to break away from the native civilization by changing the names of cities, and even the writing and language.
But these things are superficial. The influence of an original civilization on a secondary civilization cannot be solved by simply changing the name or creating some new characters.
The same is true in India now. Didn’t their Mumbai also change its name?
Whenever a secondary civilization wants to get rid of the primary civilization in this way, its position is very obvious.
That's it...
Are there still people who don’t know the truth and think that the relationship between India and Britain is very harmonious?
If they are really getting along, does India need to change the names of its cities in the hope of getting rid of the British influence hanging over their heads?
Why should we win them over?
There is no need to win over people with good relationships. What we need to do is to consolidate good relationships!
Why doesn’t Britain try to win over Gambia?
Isn't it because India is more rebellious now, and its people are stupid and rich, and its geographical location is important?
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As an ordinary person, Allen has limited qualifications, so... whether doing business or doing other things, Allen always does things within his ability and never does things beyond his ability.
Just like now, he doesn’t understand, and he doesn’t pretend to understand, so he just honestly asks the teacher to give him lessons.
After listening to this topic today, Alan will have a clearer understanding of the current situation.
The professor is right. America is now like a stubborn little bull, arrogant and insolent. Now that the big enemy has been eliminated, the remaining goals will be easy to achieve.
With military as a secondary focus and cultural output as the main focus, they are eager to further increase their influence.
And weakening Britain is very much in their interest.
With this understanding, it is easy to understand why Britain has been in chaos from the beginning of this year to now. This is to trace the root cause and get to the deepest deep-seated reasons.
In other words, this period is not a good time for him to further enter the American market.
In this situation, we should avoid them as much as possible and try not to have a direct conflict with them.
Take it slow at first.
As Allen was thinking about it, an idea suddenly popped into his mind. If those troublemakers got wind of the trouble he was causing this time, would they help him?
Hmm…
If we continue to follow this line of thought, if Alan has been responsible for starting the fire, would those people hiding in the dark be confused, or even unable to resist following this unidentified troublemaker behind him to provide "fire support" after Alan takes action?
It’s not impossible!
They are not really supporting Andrew, they probably need some chaos, and this can be taken advantage of.
This tactic of using the opponent's force to counter attack seems to have some room for maneuver. Hmm... write it down and try it in a few days.
"Well... you've worked hard today, thank you, Professor Wei Li."
"Haha, it's my honor to give you a lecture."
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After leaving the living room, Alan stretched gently. He was tired from studying and wanted to relax. Looking at Xiao Shitou, Alan suddenly remembered someone.
That pretty boy he had arrested!
It's been several days and I almost forgot about him. No one reported to me. Could it be that I ran into another tough guy like Chikli?
"How's that arrested pretty boy?"