Patrice felt a little embarrassed. He followed the Count because he could arrange work for his family. Now he had to ask Butler Hut to do these things.

"No, no, Sir, just help me arrange a place to live. As for me...do I need to resign from school?"

Although he had a certain understanding of the nobility, Patrice found that some of his previous perceptions of the nobility seemed to be somewhat biased, and now he was not quite sure, so he could only ask the professionals in front of him.

"No need! Remember, you have your own things to do, and you do them. The young master will only summon you when he needs you. You can go back to the manor or your own home at other times, but you need to report in every week."

"in addition……"

Hut gestured for Patrice to follow him, and took out a black card from his wallet and handed it to Patrice.

"Take this card. It's not a bank card. It has my information and the Hill family logo on it. If you run into trouble outside in the future, or a problem you can't solve, just show this card and state your name and position. It's valid throughout the Commonwealth."

…

Patrice took the card in a daze. The black card was covered with strange golden patterns and looked extremely delicate, somewhat like a bank's magnetic card. But as Butler Hutt said, this was not a bank card. The front of the card was an overall topographic map of Carmarthenshire with a huge Hill family emblem in the middle. It was very domineering!

The row of letters below roughly means "exemption card".

Simple and crude.

The back of the card contained Hut's detailed information, including his position as butler of the Earl of Carmarthen of the Hill family, and a landline number.

For people who hold this card, whenever something happens throughout the Commonwealth, even if someone is murdered, the police only have the right to inquire but not to handle the matter. And the first thing they have to do when they see this card is to contact Butler Hut and the Department of Noble Affairs.

Whether to beat a dog depends on the owner's intention.

Patrice, who saw this thing for the first time, looked at the card again and again. It was just a card given by the butler, but it had this function.

What about Butler Hut himself?

He is not only a butler, he is also a knight. What kind of cards will he use?

Even the Earl?

This was beyond his understanding and he couldn't imagine it at all.

But to sum up everything, this is the power of the nobility. They seem to be very low-key and cannot participate in some modern government affairs, but can ordinary people imagine that they are treated preferentially everywhere?

They can't even see it!

…

I toured my office and rest room, and had dinner in the cafeteria.

Patrice couldn't wait to see Alan again.

He wanted to demonstrate his abilities quickly.

…

I followed the butler all the way to the treatment room on the second floor and opened the door.

There is a piano at the entrance, and a tape recorder on the piano, playing soothing music.

Further in, there was a massage bed where Alan was lying face down, and a physiotherapist was massaging his back.

"Master...?"

"Um?"

Alan raised his head slowly. The masseur used too much force today, making him grimace. He saw Patrice calling him cautiously, pointed to the sofa nearest to him, and motioned for him to sit down.

…

"Please massage my spine, gently, um...hiss, just this much pressure will do, what's wrong, Patrice?"

Alan adjusted his posture slightly and lay down with his face sideways.

"Master... I just reviewed this movie again and have some immature suggestions that I need to report to you."

"Well, say it!"

…

Patrice looked at Alan, then at the physical therapist, and quietly moved the sofa forward, closer to the massage bed, before taking out his notebook and tentatively asking, "Master, what is your purpose in making this movie? For the box office? Or..."

"Hasn't Hutt told you yet?"

"No……"

Alan opened his eyes slightly and glanced at Patrice who was sitting very close to him.

"For a certain degree of fame. Of course, making money is also a goal. There are also some other small reasons. When Siphis comes over in the next few days, he will explain it to you in detail. In short, you can't just watch our movie from a male perspective. You have to change your mindset and watch it from a female perspective."

"I understand, I understand!"

Seeing Alan close his eyes again and enjoy the massage, Patrice gritted his teeth and said, "Master... Actually, if you want to make money from the box office, our movie is not expected to be very profitable. The best result is just to make a profit, but the box office profit will not be too much. If you look at it purely from the perspective of profit, if you want to continue to develop in this direction in the future, you might as well get involved in the subject matter of subsidy films."

"?"

Alan, who had just closed his eyes, became interested again.

I heard a new word for the first time today, subsidy film?

What is a supplementary film?

…

Seeing the doubt in Alan's eyes, Patrice breathed a sigh of relief. As the earl's personal advisor, he wanted to demonstrate his abilities quickly.

"Young Master... the so-called subsidized films are what the film and television associations and publicity departments call them. Ordinary directors can't get access to them, but with your status, not only can you get access to them, but you can even apply for the largest subsidy! For example, all production costs will be reimbursed, and you can even cover a portion of the box office."

"oh?"

Alan was completely interested when he heard this. He adjusted his posture slightly, put his left hand under his chest, raised his upper body, leaned forward slightly, looked at Patrice and asked, "Can the production fee of millions of pounds be reimbursed?!"

"Yes! Anything higher than this can be possible!"

Patrice nodded very firmly.

"Tell me more! Is it too late for us to apply for this film now?"

The production cost of version A and version B has now reached more than 1.1 million pounds. It's not that Allen is not frugal, but this is considered two movies. It's already quite good that he can reduce the cost to this level!

In addition, the newly formed team had little experience, and some money was wasted in some places. After counting all the details, he now only had a few hundred thousand pounds in liquid funds on hand.

Now... this is the first time I heard that this thing can be reimbursed, so of course I’m interested.

…

"Uh... I guess this movie won't be able to apply. Subsidy films must apply before the project is established, and never apply after the filming is completed."

“…”

Upon hearing that the film could not be applied for, Alan seemed to lose interest. He reached out to the plate in front of him, picked up a strawberry and put it in his mouth. He put down his left hand that was supporting his chest and lay down again.

"Tell me about this, how does the supplement work?"

Although it is not useful this time, which makes Alan a little disappointed, but it is okay to learn about it so that he can use it next time.

Patrice frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Let me give you an example. Master, do you know Xiangjiang?"

"where?"

"Hong Kong! From China."