I know this very well!

Alan blinked. How come subsidized films are related to Hong Kong?

“I know it’s there, but I’ve never been there.”

…

"Overseas colonies like this, on top of them..."

Patrice pointed upward and continued vaguely, "Every year, a large amount of special funds are allocated to produce subsidized films. The content of this type of film is very complicated, but the purpose is very simple."

Alan frowned. He didn't quite understand what Patrice said, but he didn't want to ask in detail, so he motioned for Patrice to continue.

"Master... have you ever seen any movies from Hong Kong, older ones?"

"Hmm...I think I've seen it, but not much. What's wrong?"

Patrice smiled and whispered, "Actually, all the old movies over there were made in what they called the national language, but... later they were asked to shoot in dialect. If they didn't comply, they would be punished at the box office or in the review process!"

"???"

How does this relate to the supplementary film?

Alan was a little confused.

Seeing Alan's confusion, Patrice continued, "Master... this is the essence of subsidy films. They need to use movies as a propaganda channel to slowly change their culture, or..."

His right hand formed into a knife and he made a chopping gesture downwards.

Patrice raised his eyebrows and said, "Once the language barrier is formed, it will take time to narrow the distance. Once a tradition is formed, it will be difficult to change it!"

"Just like the English spoken by Americans and the English we speak, there are differences in pronunciation of many phrases. This is something the Americans did intentionally to create distance and artificially create a divide."

"The reason why the higher-ups require that films that create differences and disagreements in language or cultural concepts be made in various places is to maintain our local rule and regional stability. Such films are considered subsidized films. They don't have an open name for them, but they are subsidized in secret!"

"!!!"

Holy shit…

Alan's eyes widened slightly. It was the first time he heard of such a thing.

Although Patrice's expression was a bit vague, he understood it. The general meaning was that in the old Hong Kong movies, the actors' dialogues were all in Mandarin, but later they were gradually switched to Cantonese.

That's roughly what I mean.

Although Cantonese is considered a dialect, the area in which it is distributed is limited.

Isn't this just deliberately creating regional divisions?

The British are really troublemakers, they do the same thing everywhere and even provide subsidies in secret!

It's so fucking sinister.

“Who is responsible for this in each region?”

"The Governor is in charge! Sometimes, specialists will be sent from the country to assist in management."

"!!!"

…

It is true that an old person in the family is like a treasure. As soon as old man Patrice arrived, he told Allen this secret.

If it were an ordinary film and television producer, how would he understand these things?

"So the direction you're talking about for us to go in the future is for me to go to Hong Kong to make a movie? To make a so-called subsidy film?"

"No, no, no... Master, you misunderstood. I watched your film and found that the production team was very crude. Hong Kong... is full of film talents. If you need them, you can recruit a group of people there, and then invest in a film and television project at random. With your status, you can definitely apply for a large amount of subsidies."

I underestimated you, Patrice.

Alan didn't expect that the old man in front of him had such a dark heart.

According to his operating model, he would go to Hong Kong to recruit several teams, invest about 100,000 pounds, and shoot a so-called subsidy film.

Then he applied for subsidies by falsifying the accounts and applying for another subsidy of two or three hundred thousand pounds. It was easy.

In this way, if he invests in five or six movies in a year, he can keep nearly one million pounds!

This is no longer a small amount of money.

but……

I’m afraid Tesla is limited by his identity and perspective, this can only be his personal opinion.

Allen certainly couldn't do that.

first……

Emotionally he couldn't do it. Although he had traveled through time, he had never been back. As time went by, he became more and more in line with the thoughts of the British aristocracy.

But deep down, he still had his own ideas. He used to want to wait until he had enough funds to go back and make some investments, build a factory or something, not to make a lot of money, but at least to make some contribution.

If he is asked to do these things secretly now, he will not be able to get over it psychologically.

Secondly…

In Patrice's opinion, such a subsidy is not a small amount. But for Alan, a hereditary earl of the United Kingdom, does he need to resort to such deceiving tactics to make money?

He would rather come up with a black duck plan at the time. Although such a plan may not be presentable, it is at least a legitimate business!

But there are too many people who have dealt with such things as subsidy fraud. Once exposed, it will be a huge disgrace to him!

…

"Okay... I understand this, Patrice. Don't think about things from now on from the perspective of the past. We'll talk about the subsidy later. As for Hong Kong... we can recruit some professional talents in a while. By the way..."

Speaking of Hong Kong, since that place is far away from Britain and it is a special place with a governor, if he wants to recruit people there, he can contact the Governor directly, which is much more convenient than bringing people there himself.

"Who is the current Governor of Hong Kong?"

"ah……?"

Patrice watched as Alan's interest turned into disinterest in the blink of an eye. Before he could figure out what went wrong with his plan, he heard what Alan said next.

"Master... Hong Kong has no governor now..."

"???"

"No Governor? Where did the Governor go?"

At this moment, Allen even wondered if he was in 1987.

"Last month... the Governor of Hong Kong passed away. The Queen has not issued an edict for the new Governor of Hong Kong yet, so... the position is temporarily vacant. Don't you know?"

…

Looking at Patrice with a puzzled look on his face, considering the time, last month?

Last month, he was filming during the day and had to personally coach Meryl's acting skills at night. How could he have the time to care whether a lousy Hong Kong Governor was dead or not? !

Eh? Wait…

Alan suddenly realized that it was a good thing that there was no Governor of Hong Kong now.

Although I don't want to work hard on the subsidy film.

But he can work harder in other areas. It doesn't matter where you make money, right?

The matter of the new Governor of Hong Kong will not be delayed too long. Given Britain's efficiency, how much later can it be three or four months?

In other words, the new Governor of Hong Kong will appear in April at the latest. When a new official takes office in a region, he will definitely need to deal with many relationships and many things. In other words, if his prestige is unstable, many more unexpected events may occur.

But what if Allen went there in person to support the unknown new Governor of Hong Kong?

By that time, his new movie will be almost released, and domestic public opinion will have some criticism. He can take the opportunity to hide away and treat it as a trip.

A former hereditary earl from the British mainland personally supported the Governor of Hong Kong. Even if he had no power, as long as Allen appeared in Hong Kong, he could help the new Governor solve many invisible troubles.

Since I've helped you so much, isn't it reasonable for me, Alan, to make a few pounds at the same time?