Although her facial expressions were very accurate, facing these professional actors, no matter what emotion she expressed, Allen felt a little resistant in her heart. Who knows if she was acting?

"Why are you writing to him? Didn't I ask you to study hard in London?"

"you……"

Kate looked at Allen who was indifferent, and this time she became even more angry. She pulled Allen's left hand and shook it vigorously, half coquettishly and half aggrievedly said: "Some time ago, wasn't he going to shoot a new movie... I heard that he was going to choose the actors..."

…

As Kate Winslet spoke, Allen finally understood why she came today.

Cameron was preparing a new movie some time ago and needed to select actors and arrange early preparations.

Because he wants to make a project proposal.

21st Century Fox (Sony) can be understood as Allen's exclusive, private film and television company. Although it is a joint venture with Sony, Sony people have no management rights at all.

Allen's habit for film and television projects is to prepare the preliminary work first, and then, based on the situation, draw up reports on funds, personnel, etc. needed for the project while doing it.

Because in his place, once he decides on a project, he doesn't need to ask anyone to review or approve it. He is the boss, so who would dare to reject him?

In this way, Allen's model is completely different from the Hollywood model of first making a project and budget plan, then raising funds, reviewing, and finally formally launching the project and starting preparations.

Both methods have their own advantages, and Hollywood's is more formalized and professional.

But Allen's model saves time and effort, and is also very humane.

So... Cameron made changes according to his model. Since he followed Allen, he has been learning this model that is different from Hollywood.

After using it, I found that it is really convenient.

As long as he gets a rough plan in advance and explains the general situation of the project to Allen, and Allen nods in agreement, he can arrange for the company's people to prepare and make a budget plan while preparing.

Once the preliminary preparations have begun, the plan has been completed, and the subsequent funds are in place, we can start shooting!

Don't ask them why they can start the preliminary preparations without getting the money.

Theoretically speaking, the relationship between Alan and all the employees in the company is not simply that of boss and employee, but that of master and servant!

They do not take on external work. Regardless of whether the crew is filming or not throughout the year, these people will be paid. Now they are only asked to prepare for the preliminary work, and they are just working as usual. This is very different from the operating model of Hollywood.

And because Kate has been with Allen for a long time, she is very familiar with the company and the crew members. This girl is also a social expert with a cheerful personality. She is not shy or anything.

As a result, she received the news as soon as the company's film project was launched, and then...

She wrote a letter of self-recommendation to Cameron, asking him for a role!

She wrote the first letter, and then... Cameron ignored her. Kate was not discouraged and wrote a second letter. But after sending the second letter, Cameron still ignored her. This time Kate got anxious!

Then she rushed to the castle and went straight to Alan.

…

Alan took a half step back and looked Kate Winslet up and down.

This girl is wearing a very ordinary short skirt and short-sleeved shirt today. She looks pure, but she doesn't fit the image of the character.

Allen has seen the general plot of Cameron's new movie. One of the main female characters who appears is Arnold's wife.

But this is a middle-aged housewife, so she needs to look older and as ordinary as possible, not too beautiful.

The other female character is a female agent, who needs to have a charming face, preferably with a bit of sexiness, that is, flirty.

And they can't be too young, they have to be at least in their twenties or thirties, and a little more mature.

But these two main roles don't seem to be suitable for Kate.

This chick will only be seventeen in October. At this age, how can she play a mature-looking character?

None of the hardware requirements are met, no wonder Cameron ignores her.

…

“Have you read the script?”

"No……"

Kate shook her head blankly. She just heard about the project and started asking for the role in a hurry. Otherwise...wait until she finishes reading the script? Then the fries will be cold, how can she get a role?

"You're not quite suitable for the role required in the movie. You don't look mature enough."

Alan pinched Kate's chin and looked at her face. The girl still had some baby fat on her face. She knew that Alan liked her to have some flesh, and she had been maintaining her figure for some time, like a little meat bomb.

"Who said that? I can become mature just by putting on makeup and deciding on an image!"

Kate's eyes widened when she heard Alan's question. She understood one thing at a very young age: opportunities must be earned by one's own efforts, and there is no such thing as pie falling from the sky.

This is also the reason why she took the bait when Alan seduced her a little bit. She wanted to climb up so much that she would not miss any opportunity to do so.

"Wait a minute! I'm going to change my clothes and put on some makeup. What kind of image do you need for the movie?"

"Housewife, or female agent..."

Alan looked at Kate with a smile and told her the general plot that he remembered.

"Okay, wait, I'll go clean it up!"

…

Alan's bedroom has always had poor lighting due to the architectural design, which is also the main reason why he sold everything he had to build a new castle.

There was no light on in the bedroom at this time, and a ray of moonlight could only shine on the bedroom door. With this ray of moonlight, the room did not seem so dim.

But the vision was just able to see the area around the moonlight, which seemed a little hazy.

Suddenly, a sound came from the record player outside, and a piece of music with a strong sense of rhythm slowly flowed.

The wooden door of the bedroom was slowly pushed open with a slight sound.

A leg wearing flesh-colored see-through stockings, with only one leg exposed, slowly stretched in from outside the door.

In the Moonlight...

The movement of the flesh-colored socks is very **, bend, straighten the instep, slowly lift it up, and then put it down.

In tune with the music...

Kate, wearing a beige suit and short skirt outfit like a company clerk, slowly moved into the bedroom.

He grabbed the upright support where the mosquito net used to be placed on the bed.

At the base of the flesh-colored stockings, there is a lace edge about the width of a palm. It has little elasticity and the style looks a bit old-fashioned.

Alan curled his lips. Is this to show that middle-aged and elderly housewives are not fashionable by digging out the old stockings at home?

You know what... combined with the clerical suit she's wearing, she does look quite sexy, a bit like that.

Although Kate's pole dancing was a bit stiff, Alan was successfully interested in her.

This girl even deliberately put a mole at the corner of her eye, making her look a little more mature.

But... no matter how old she dresses, she is still old. Alan looked at her image and felt happy and hard at the same time.

…

At noon the next day, Alan just opened his eyes and turned his head, just in time to see Kate staring at him angrily.

"Can I do it or not?"

Allen knew she was still craving for roles, but...

When Cameron and his team are making a movie, Allen usually doesn't care about too many things. He will give his subordinates enough freedom. Cameron is very touched by his approach of full delegation of power and he works very attentively.

Not only does Allen give him a director's fee, but he also gets a certain share of the profits from every movie he directs after it's released. This reward is quite a lot even compared to what Hollywood gets!

The boss gave him many benefits and status. He was now loyal to Allen and had never thought about changing jobs.

That's how it is. Faced with Kate's letter, Cameron ignored her. There are so many women around the boss, and you want the role?

If he happens to be the right person, or if Allen specifically asks him to do so, he could still be given a role. But now that Allen hasn't told him to do so, Cameron is acting on his own, without giving Kate any face at all.

…

"You are not suitable for the role that the movie requires. You can't act that kind of role at your age."

"You!...That's not what you said last night!"

Kate's eyes were red again. Who said last night that as long as she behaved well, he would consider her?

Hmm... I tried my best to perform all night, but was rewarded with an unsuitable answer?

Then isn't this all in vain?

It’s a waste of time to learn this dance.

Kate was getting angrier and angrier. Just as she was about to quibble, Alan sat up, rang the bell, called the servant, took the mouthwash and rinsed his mouth, then took the cup and drank some water. He stretched his feet and waited for the servant to put on his slippers. Then he stood up and said, "Okay, I said it's not suitable, so why say so much? If there is a suitable role, why don't I consider you? I'll be busy soon. I'll have someone take you back to London. Go back and study hard, and don't run around!"

Hearing Alan's somewhat stiff tone, Kate shrank her neck and dared not continue to quibble. She knew that if she continued, Alan would probably get angry.

…

After taking a shower and changing into loose home clothes, Alan twisted his neck and staggered to the library on the first floor.

This is the hall with the largest collection of books in the house. According to preliminary statistics, there are more than 20,000 books in it.

As soon as you enter the hall, you will see bookshelves reaching the ceiling on all four walls. Two inclined ladders with movable pulleys are placed on the side. The top books are four or five meters above the ground, and servants need to climb up the ladder to get them.

In the middle of the hall, there is a conference table, on which is placed a sand table of the historical Welsh region.

There are also some small ornaments on it, such as small flags and small castles. These things are all made of wood, and the colors have become very old over time.

In addition to this large table, there is a not-too-wide reading table in the corner next to it. It is a small table like a desk, which is convenient for sitting while reading. There are also several single sofas next to it.

At this time, there were already several people waiting in the library.

Matthias, Allen's investment advisor, and several of Allen's secretarial assistants, Huth, who was also wearing monocular glasses, were directing several servants who were in charge of this hall to prepare the corresponding books and materials.

…

Sitting down at the small reading table, Alan looked at the thick pile of information on the table and felt a headache.

This is the financial statement for the first half of 1992, which records the financial data of all the family businesses in the first half of the year.

Looking at these thick documents, Alan felt both headache and relief. This was the "family business" he had worked hard for over the years.

Although some of the funds came from illegal sources, he used illegal means to get them.

But now, everything that appears in his information are all his family businesses that he can display openly. Master Allen only does legitimate business and does not engage in crooked means!

…

I casually opened the thickest book on the top, and there was a label on it. This was the semi-annual financial report of 21st Century Fox Pictures.

In the first half of this year, only one movie was released, and it was the award-winning movie in which Allen stuffed a lot of his own stuff.

Box office results...

The global box office totaled less than 50 million pounds, which is as poor as ever.

That's it... Or because of Allen's fame, some fans who had high expectations of him walked into the cinema, only to realize after watching the movie, what the hell is this? Didn't this gentleman like to make exciting movies with some distorted values ​​in the past?

Why did the style suddenly change this time and go for a literary and artistic route?

Or is it a movie with anti-war themes but not too big scenes?

…

Looking at the dismal financial report of Earl Pictures in the first half of the year, apart from the copyright income from old movies, the largest income was actually the profit contributed by the small American film and television studio making raw films.

Alan flipped through it casually, and after looking at the specific numbers, he didn't care anymore. The profits of a film and television company cannot be viewed with common sense. This is just an internal financial report. When Sony makes it public, that financial report will be different from the current one!

These are all the countermeasures that Allen had arranged before. His is the real one, and when he shows it to the people from Sony, he will lose more!

If the company loses money, it will not have to distribute dividends. Since the establishment of the film and television company, Sony has only received a pitiful dividend in the first year. Since then, the company has been in "continuous losses" and has been losing money until now, which has caused the valuation of the entire company to be almost halved.

However...even though the company's performance was so bad, Sony never complained. Instead, they sent people every year to encourage the big boss Allen, telling him not to be discouraged and to keep working hard.

…

The main reason is that Allen gives Sony a share of a movie every year, and that movie is used by their senior executives to divide the spoils and launder money.

They decide what to shoot and how much to get paid. Allen is only responsible for helping them operate overseas and charging a market-price handling fee.

Although the company is losing money on the surface, the Sony leaders involved in this matter are all making money. Isn't this a good company?

Moreover, many of Allen's film and television dramas will also advertise Sony's products. In this way, although the company suffers losses every year, the advertising effect is still acceptable and it can be regarded as advertising expenses.

The senior management of both parties cooperated very well, and the film and television company has been operating according to this model in recent years.

Listed below the film and television company's financial report is Allen's current biggest revenue point, the instant noodle factory and radio factory in China!