The imagined European Parliament - full of heated debate, intense atmosphere and excitement.
The reality of the European Parliament - intermittent, calm and boring.
Alan miscalculated this time. I remember that when he went to the British House of Lords for a meeting for the first time, he was still carrying a thermos cup, melon seeds and so on. His main purpose was to relax and eat melons.
But this time, in order to maintain his status in front of other European unsophisticated parliamentarians, Alan brought nothing with him.
This has resulted in him having nothing to do now even if he wants to slack off. He should have brought another book with him earlier.
It wouldn't be like now, sitting here doing nothing.
The sound coming from my ears is like the sound of an airport boarding gate, with people talking all kinds of things, humming and humming...
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Taking out a notebook, Alan began to plan his own plan in the notebook.
There are a lot of things to do right now, including the family business: the Thousand Machine Project is currently on hold, waiting for Hut to help him complete it.
French restaurants need money to expand.
It costs money to expand a takeaway restaurant.
The large-scale comprehensive supermarket that Allen has always wanted to open has not been put on the agenda due to funding issues.
As for the business in China, he has recently been thinking about upgrading the industry, but as I said before, he has no funds.
in addition……
In terms of film and television dramas, the post-production of the short large-scale wilderness survival and blind date program has been completed, and we are currently negotiating with the BBC about its release.
Cameron's movie is still being filmed, but it has reached the final stage of filming, and post-production will require a sum of money. However, Allen does not need to worry about this, as Sony can help with the money.
The situation is probably the same with Luc Besson, but his progress is much slower than Cameron, so there is no need to worry about him for the time being.
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After writing down several current difficulties, Alan stroked his chin and thought about solutions.
He originally wanted to make some quick money with the Qianji Project, but now he can't count on it for the time being due to lack of manpower. However... if he can successfully infiltrate the Human Rights Council's inspection team, it can solve his dilemma.
But now... we can't count on it for the time being. Even if an inspection team is to be formed, given the current situation of the European Parliament, Alan feels that it would be a rapid progress if we can successfully form an inspection team within two months.
In other words, within two months... he has to find another way to make some money.
Is there anything that can make quick money without investing such a huge amount of money?
Alan frowned. Excluding the financial field which he was not good at, there seemed to be no other place to make quick money, unless he went to - rob.
Oh... Damn, my headache is gone.
Alan put down his pen and rubbed his temple.
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"Sir... Just let me handle the application process on your side, but you know the application time and efficiency here..."
After finally getting through the painful meeting, on the way back to the hotel, the secretary still sat in the passenger seat, turning his head to report the situation to Alan.
Alan didn't listen much to today's meeting. He was distracted and thinking about his own things.
But secretaries can also sit at the back and listen, but they don’t have the right to speak.
"Okay, you can stay. I'll go back tomorrow."
Alan, who had lost his patience with this, was ready to run away...
There was nothing fun in Strasbourg. Since the offices had been divided and the secretary had given him a kind reminder, he planned to slip back and wait until there was a very important meeting before coming back for the meeting. At other times... of course he would not come.
"Uh... Your Excellency, I would like to remind you."
The secretary felt a little headache when he saw that Alan had just finished a meeting and didn't want to wait even a day, so he was in a hurry to go home.
It's not that he really wants Alan to stay, but Alan hasn't dealt with anything yet, so why is he in such a hurry to leave...
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"you say."
Alan turned his head and looked out the window. In a city like Strasbourg that is more administrative and office-oriented, the overall atmosphere is quite serious. There are no tourist attractions or too many entertainment facilities.
However, many river view rooms in the city look pretty good.
Alan took a fancy to a building with a Chinese or Japanese style.
He didn't go in to take a look, but it was just an old-style three-story brick and tile house like those in the East.
The exterior looks extremely friendly and it is right next to the inner city river. The scenery and environment look good. If he wants to come here often in the future, he would prefer to buy a bigger house. Otherwise... the house he buys will be too small and all his servants and bodyguards will not be able to live in it.
"Sir, although you have seen the office, you still need to form a small team here, such as your secretary, assistants and other clerks. You don't have to be here at ordinary times, but these people need to help you send and receive documents, pass messages, etc."
"???"
Alan blinked, suddenly feeling a little blushing.
He has never attended any proper classes until now, and even if he did other things in the past, the rest were naturally taken care of by the servants at home, and he has never thought about this issue.
Now... I almost neglected it.
"Can I bring a few secretaries from home?"
When Alan thought about all the chores here, he wanted to pick one of his secretaries at home and bring him here. He would then have a shift system and the secretaries at home would come here one by one in order to take turns and look after this place for him.
"Of course you can, but according to the regulations, you can only send one secretary from home. As for the other staff, you need to recruit interns from several universities that have cooperation with the European Community countries and have them work for you."
"???"
Is this possible?
No wonder the European Community is so inefficient and there have always been complaints about it, but it can still function generally and is even getting stronger and stronger. It turns out that this is also due to the school's trick. They can provide jobs for young people.
As for those universities that cooperate with the European Community, Alan knows with his heels that there must be benefits. Their students come here for internships after graduation, which provides them with channels for future promotions. When these people gradually move up in positions in the future, they can also give back to their alma mater.
It’s no wonder that if this model is implemented for a long time, new organizations will definitely be formed in the future.
"I see. Then you will be responsible for writing a recruitment list for me, listing how many people I need to recruit and what positions they need, and send it to me when the time comes."
Alan didn't understand this aspect, nor did he want to understand it. As long as the secretary he sent over could understand it, it would be fine. He could let these people do the rest.
"Okay, sir. I'll arrange it as soon as possible this afternoon."
The secretary nodded, took out a notebook and began to write down all the things he needed to do.
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After a few days away, Alan returned to Wales and felt that he had never hated going to work as much as he did now.
He really doesn't like this kind of life where he has to go to work, take a plane, and arrive early, but sometimes life is like this.
He also wanted to be a useless person who only knew how to eat and wait for death, and make a little money by the way.
But... for groups like them, once they reach a certain status, they really can't do whatever they want, and sometimes they are more or less forced to do things against their will.
Fortunately, the European Parliament was able to be lazy and the expected busyness did not occur. In theory, if there was nothing to do on weekdays, it would not be a problem to go there once every one or two days.
On the way home from the airport, holding today's newspaper, Alan accidentally glanced at today's international news section.
"America: Details of the Waco Massacre"
This is a local Welsh newspaper with a very small circulation, but it is provided free of charge at the airport. The driver might have read it out of boredom while waiting for his flight and left it in the car.
Looking at the title, Alan was a little confused. He seemed to have never heard of this incident called the Waco Massacre. What the hell was this?
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Alan shook the newspaper and just for fun, skipped the pictures of the fire scene and started reading the news.
The general meaning is that it is a branch of a Christian sect, called the Branch Davidians. It is another branch of this sect, with more radical ideas, that kind of sect.
Then the doctrine of this religion is that they believe that the world will end in 1993, and at that time they will need to fight a bloody battle with pagans. Only by fighting fearlessly and fearlessly can they "ascend to heaven."
Anyway, that's roughly what I mean. People in this sect are more or less violent.
The leader of these people built a large ranch in the mountains in the remote suburbs of the county town in a place called Waco in Texas, the famous state of Texas.
Later, after several years of improvement, the ranch was gradually built into a fortress-like building with certain practical functions.
In this fortress, hundreds of members of the sect lived.
Their leader was David Koresh.
This guy managed these believers in a nearly military manner, eating from a big pot, living together, and training every day.
Over the course of several years, they purchased large quantities of arms from various channels, the amount being astonishing.
And then… in such an environment, with remote areas, dictatorial leaders, and many people living in large collectives, it is easy for some very absurd things to arise.
For example, this guy named Koresh had several wives.
And his followers, the believers...
I live an ascetic life every day, I don't eat well, I have to train every day, I am exhausted at the end of the day, and I still have to accept this guy's brainwashing at night.
That’s not all. Everyone is so tired, but they still have to watch this leader living a life of debauchery and drinking every day.
This made people feel very unhappy, and after enduring for a long time, some believers ran away and secretly reported the matter.
Then Fober sent an investigation team to investigate.
Given the nature of the Americans, the relevant leaders were very happy after receiving this news.
After all, it was a rare thing, so the investigation team brought weapons and called a few reporters to go with them, preparing to let these reporters take pictures of Fobole's heroic figure handling the case.
Then... as expected, an accident happened.
When the Foberle investigation team arrived at the location and presented the search warrant, they were not facing the full cooperation of some ridiculous unorganized and undisciplined small group in the wild.
Instead, it is an organization with complete doctrines, formal training, complete weapons and equipment, and a complete manor with defenses similar to regular bunkers.
There are hundreds of people in this organization!
They refused to cooperate!
No one even looks at the search warrant.
Then the two sides opened fire without any warning!
On one side is a show troupe of several Buddhist journalists, and on the other side is a well-trained violent organization in the civilian sector.
There is no need to say much about the result. The confident Fobole was stunned.
Not only were they stunned, but the reporters who followed to report the news were also stunned.
Fortunately, there were no casualties among the journalists.
However, after this incident, the incident quickly made headlines in the local area.
Four people were killed by Fobole on the spot, and six people on the opposite side were also killed by them. Then Fobole began to call for support.
A large number of support forces arrived quickly.
The two sides fought fiercely from the end of February to the beginning of April, for more than a month.
This gang of hundreds of people, relying on the well-equipped manor, managed to defend themselves for nearly two months!
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When Alan saw this, his eyes widened. Americans really know how to have fun. They can do this.
They built a fortress in the suburbs, but no one noticed it. It really is a free America with gunfights every day. It's too exciting.
It's been two months since the fight began, and he hasn't even heard of it. It seems... the Americans also understand that family disgrace should not be made public.
But... everything came to an end with the end of the general offensive on April 19th.
According to the latest report, the casualties on Foberle's side were fortunately only four people killed at the beginning.
The other side, that is, that sect, suffered a total of 72 deaths.
But a magical scene happened.
Among these 72 people, more than 20 are children!
There were also more than twenty British people.
This data is terrifying.
We were fighting against the X cult in a good way, but in the end, all the casualties were civilians and children?
Because this data was exposed, the news spread quickly, first shocking the entire United States, and then spreading to Europe, especially Britain.
Originally, Britain was vaguely aware of this matter. At the beginning... everyone was just watching the incident and thought it was just one of the many local violent incidents in the United States.
But in the end, I didn't expect that Da Ying would be implicated.
More than twenty British citizens died in one go!
It accounted for one third of the total casualties.
Alan almost laughed out loud when he saw the news. It was such an exciting thing. If he could have contributed to it, there would have been dozens more casualties. What a pity.
Look at the news comments written by the local Welsh editor-in-chief.
"The British never imagined that they would be the ones who suffered the most losses in the end. I look forward to further follow-up of the news. I hope that there are no Welsh people among these innocent dead souls."
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"Master, you are back? How did you feel about going to the European Parliament this time?"
This time, Huth did not go to the airport to pick up Allen in person, but waited for him to come back at home.
The first thing Huth said hello to Allen as soon as he got off the car. Then, when he accompanied Allen upstairs, Huth suddenly remembered something and patted his forehead and said, "By the way, Master, Karl is back. He came back the day you left. He seemed to have something urgent to talk to you about. I saw that you went to the European Parliament for a meeting, so I didn't call you and asked him to wait for you at home."