After playing with Xiao Huang's head for a while, Alan looked at the pile of documents on the table and felt a headache...

But these documents were the result of his being away on a business trip for more than half a month, and they still required him to personally review and sign them.

Sighing, Alan picked up the top file reluctantly.

This is the approval for the bonus distribution to outstanding employees in the first half of the year. I took a quick look at the amount and it is a bit more than before, but the family is always hiring people, maids and various employees.

This half-year bonus for outstanding employees is not just awarded to domestic servants, but also to employees in external companies, leadership personnel, etc. Anyway, the conditions are very broad and affect a lot of people.

The half-year bonus is not much, only two thousand pounds, but it is equivalent to one or two months' salary of some employees. The purpose is to let those honest employees or servants know that the place they are in is different from the outside world. Their boss is a noble lord. Although there are many rules, there are also many rewards. As long as you work hard, Master Allen will not treat you unfairly.

If we add the purchasing power of the British pound, for example, the leaders of factories in other countries, such as those in China, this amount of money is not a small amount for them...

Two thousand pounds is equivalent to more than 20,000 Chinese yuan, which is equivalent to their salary for several years.

However, this money is different from the bonus that all employees receive at the end of the year. It is usually paid out every six months. Compared with the bonus that all employees receive, the amount is much larger, but the number of winners is relatively small.

In this way, in Allen's company, as an ordinary employee, if you work for a long time, you will be given additional seniority subsidies.

Even if you are an ordinary employee, even if you are not satisfied with your work and want to change jobs...

I wanted to change jobs in the first half of the year, but when I looked at the calendar, it was almost time for the half-year bonus to be paid. I didn’t know if I could get it, but at least I had something to look forward to. What if I got it? Wouldn’t it be a big loss to quit now?

Then let's wait. When the bonus is paid in August, I don't get it. Should I quit my job at this time?

In four months, the year-end bonus for all employees will be distributed. It would be a bit of a loss to leave at this time.

Wait a little longer, and after receiving the year-end bonus for all employees, ugh...it's time to distribute bonuses to outstanding employees in the second half of the year.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed. Looking back, I found that the seniority subsidy has increased again. I feel like I’m losing out if I leave now.

So this kind of money isn’t much, but it gives everyone a reward to look forward to, and Alan likes it very much.

This can effectively reduce the turnover rate of the following companies.

Just as Shuashushua signed his name on the document, there was a knock on the study door.

"Enter."

…

Luc Besson heard Alan's voice and tiptoed into the study. What caught his eye was Alan, who was barely visible, sitting among several piles of documents, and the big fat bird lying on the documents.

"Well……"

Seeing Allen so busy, Luc Besson subconsciously prepared to leave.

"Boss...then I'll...come back when you're not busy?"

“No, no!”

Alan was happier than anyone else to see someone coming. This feeling... was like when he was in class at school when he was a kid and someone suddenly came to the class to look for him.

In this situation, no matter what the matter is, we cannot let the person get away. This is a reasonable way to be lazy!

…

"What's the matter? Sit down and talk."

Alan first stretched out his arms and pushed the unprocessed documents aside to make a space, then placed the document he had just signed on the newly vacated space, then picked up Xiao Huang who had fallen asleep again, put Xiao Huang on his lap, and then looked at Luc Besson with a smile.

Since he hasn't seen him for a while, Alan feels that Luc Besson seems to have gained weight again.

He trimmed his beard very beautifully. If ordinary people had such a beard, they would look rough and beautiful.

But Luc Besson has a somewhat introverted and reserved personality, with the French's unique character of being both restrained and unrestrained. He trims his beard very neatly, and his beard looks like it was painted on his face, which makes him look weird.

No one knows what this guy has been doing recently. Anyway, Alan hasn't heard from him for a while.

…

"Boss... I have been in France recently and just came back a few days ago. Yesterday I met Butler Huth and heard him say that you were back, so I wanted to talk to you."

Luc Besson held something that looked like a document in both hands and wanted to put it on Allen's desk, but he hesitated.

The main reason is...his personality is a bit homely and lazy.

In the past, he chose to be a director for two reasons: first, to make money, and second,

Just to pick up girls.

The profession of director is very popular in France and Italy.

It's very classy. If it's an art film, it would be even more upscale.

Just pick some young and beautiful girls you like, go to the script union to buy a script with more "depth", then find a few lighting staff, stage managers, and production managers, rent some camera equipment, and you can start working.

and……

There is no need to look for sponsors. France has special project sponsorship funds for young directors. As long as the project is reasonable, you can apply for filming funds, which is considered a very preferential treatment.

Luc Besson became famous in this way and later went to Hollywood.

After he became a little famous, although young French directors could not get sponsorship funds, he was not short of investors. He was the type of person who had never made a blockbuster movie but had always made small amounts of money.

Since then, Luc Besson has become a bit of a slacker, making a movie every year to satisfy investors, making a little money, and then... just muddling through each year.

But since joining Allen's team, everything has been different.

Originally, when Luc Besson first started here, he followed his previous habit and filmed a movie for a year.

But I didn’t expect that Cameron would come and stir up trouble!

Although Cameron is not the type of person with a strong sense of career ambition, he has been a bit free since his divorce.

In order to get the title he has always dreamed of, and to make money for Allen in the hope of being praised by Allen, Cameron is very motivated. Compared with him... Luc Besson's behavior seems even more insignificant.

Some time ago, when he was on vacation in France, he heard that Cameron was going to apply for about 200 million US dollars in funds to make a blockbuster movie!

The inspiration came from a French spy TV series that their people watched while on vacation in France.

this……

This is intolerable!

The enemy has already reached his doorstep, so he can't just raise the white flag? If Luc Besson doesn't say anything, then he has really become a pure Frenchman who can only surrender?

So, after more than a month of silence, Luc Besson also brought his new script "The Return of the King" to Allen to apply for funding to make a movie, a blockbuster!

…

"Oh? Let me see the script."

Allen didn't have time to listen to Luc Besson telling him about the love-hate relationship between him and Cameron. He hooked his finger and asked for his project plan, ready to take a look.

The Killer and the Girl

This is the subject of the project proposal.

Looking at this name, Alan always feels inexplicably familiar.

When I saw the plot outline, it was about a killer with strong action ability but low emotional intelligence, and his emotional entanglement with a little girl.

Uh... isn't this "Léon: The Professional"?

This movie is promising. Without mentioning anything else, just by looking at his name, Alan knows that this movie will make money, a lot of money!

Shit, why are these two directors under me planning to make this kind of movie?

One is a spy film, the other is a killer, ugh...

It seems that raising a director is similar to raising a child, you can't just raise one.

You should raise two to make them competitive and compete with each other. This way they will have motivation. If you only raise one, they will lack motivation, just like Xiao Huang, who does nothing but sleep and eat.

Well, thinking of this, Alan hugged Xiao Huang and stroked his head again. When he moved to the new house, he would set up a matching eagle house on the roof. At that time, he would get a few more female snowy owls to be Xiao Huang's concubines, and add more responsibilities to Xiao Huang to keep him busy.

…

In this new movie of Luc Besson, the male actor is still his favorite leading actor - Jean Reno. In this respect, he is very similar to Cameron. Now Cameron is the same when making movies. He also has a favorite male actor - Arnold!

I have these two directors under me, and they have some similarities in terms of their personalities and ways of doing things.

As for the heroine, Allen saw a familiar name, the little actress he used to like very much, Natalie Portman, who was the heroine when he filmed "The Bad Seed".

Unexpectedly, the little girl has grown up now. Looking at the photo in his hand, if he didn’t say her name, Alan almost couldn’t recognize that this was the little girl from that year.

I still remember that when Allen asked her to play the leading role, he specially asked Patrice to go to America to invite her parents to the set as supervisors. Later, he felt that her parents were in the way, so he asked the staff to take her parents on a trip. He even tricked her with a little rabbit. I don't know if he will remember his childhood when he sees her again. When he thought that several years had passed in the blink of an eye, Allen smacked his lips, feeling a little lost.

The other supporting roles have not been selected yet. This plan only gives a specific story outline and a rough estimate of the project funds.

Cameron wanted 100 million US dollars at that time, and Allen gave him a budget of 200 million US dollars. Now it's Luc Besson's turn, and this old guy is a bit stingy. He is preparing to ask for 30 million US dollars, and then add more if it is not enough.

Alan frowned, turned to the front and read the story outline again.

Although Luc Besson's new movie has gun battles and can be considered a blockbuster, the scenes he used are not large. As for the special effects...only the exploding building at the end needed some special effects, and it seems that there is really no place to "waste money" elsewhere.

…

"Okay, you go and do the preliminary preparations. When do you plan to shoot?"

Throwing the plan to Luc Besson, Allen asked him when he planned to start work.

“The sooner the better!”

"Um?"

Looking at Luc Besson who looked "diligent and competitive", Allen pointed at him and said with a smile: "Don't be too stressed. I let you use my money to make a movie so that you can make money for me, not to make you angry. Besides... In addition to the people Cameron is going to take away, I will also need them in a few days. You just wait a little longer and do the preliminary preparations well!"

"Yes, yes, I understand. Boss, I'll go over first."

Seeing that although Allen didn't get angry, he still quarreled with him a few words, Luc Besson quickly stood up, with a very correct attitude, honestly admitted his mistake, and then... prepared to leave. When he faced Allen alone, he often felt a lot of pressure. Now that the business had been discussed, he didn't want to stay here any longer.

"Go ahead!"

…

"Huh?"

"Um?"

As the study door opened, two questions were asked at the same time from Luc Besson and Huth.

Huth was just about to knock on the door when Luc Besson happened to open the study door from the inside. When the two met, Luc Besson reacted first. He bent down, greeted Huth with a smile, then stepped back to make way for butler Huth to come in first. After Huth came in, Luc Besson nodded to Huth again before walking out and closing the study door.

"Master...something went wrong."

Hut looked at the study door being closed, and thought of Luc Besson's attitude towards him just now. He smiled in his heart, then turned around, walked to the desk, and whispered to Alan.

"What's wrong? I just came to see me because Luc Besson has a new project. I'll take a look at the other documents now!"

Alan thought Hut came to urge him to do his homework... no, he came to look at a document. Seeing Hut coming over, he quickly picked up a document and prepared to look at it.

…

"It's not this. It's a call from the police station, from Rex."

Hut looked at Alan with a helpless look, but he didn't smile. Instead, he patiently explained a few words.

"Something happened at the police station? What happened?"

Alan thought about it for a moment, in recent days... Oh, he asked Rex to catch someone, but... it was just a small character. Could it be that Rex, such a fool, can't even handle such a small thing?

"Well... Rex didn't explain it clearly on the phone. He said he needed you to come over. He encountered a special situation and he couldn't handle it."

"???"

Hearing about the special situation, Alan's eyes lit up. Could this be a scenario where the older one comes after the younger one is beaten?

Tsk tsk…

Where is this place now?

This is Wales!

Who is so bold as to come to Wales to cause trouble?

In the past, Alan had wondered whether this young teacher was being instigated by someone to be so courageous. He never expected it. Now, it turns out to be true!

"Let's go! Prepare the car and call some people. I want to see who is so brave. Have them bring weapons and go!"

At times like this, Allen was particularly excited. Finally, someone came out to cause trouble. Wasn't this just asking for trouble? !