Chapter 1182 They took the initiative to find me
And in fact, it was just as Xiao Peng thought: many people in this town had filmed romantic action movies! At least, almost everyone in the bar at night had done so - this town was a typical agricultural town, and besides agriculture, erotic movies were actually the main industry here!
Mosley had obviously drunk a bit too much. He said to Xiao Peng in a daze, "Xiao, to be honest, I'm especially grateful for the global epidemic at that time."
"Ah?" Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this.
Mosley explained: "I've been running a film and television company for more than ten years! I used to make money from my club."
"Club?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
Mosley nodded. "My wife and I opened a club in Bellingen. It's a nude club, well... you get the idea."
Xiao Peng's mind instantly flashed back to the club he had visited in Paris with Felix's mother, Elizabeth. He nodded, "Well, I know that, but did I misunderstand? If you open a club, the epidemic shouldn't be good for you, right? It should be open under restrictions."
Mosley nodded. "You're right, but don't forget, I also have a film and television company! To be honest, my film and television company's business was very bad, and I could only rely on the club to make money. But because of the epidemic, no one can go out, and the film and television company's business has become booming. I sold the club and moved here to focus on developing the film and television company."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng couldn't help but complain, "I felt like you were doing pretty well. Look at this place, you've dragged almost everyone down with you! So you're not from here!"
"What are you doing?" Mosley said, "My wife and I are from Bellingen. We lived above our own clubhouse at the time, but then we had children, and especially when they got older, we couldn't live there anymore, so we moved here."
"Child?" Xiao Peng was stunned: "You and Laura have a child?"
"Of course!" Mosley took out his wallet, which contained a photo of a little girl. "My little angel, Ava, is nine years old now. But she's at her grandmother's house and isn't here."
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Mosley, aren't you afraid that this will affect the child?"
Mosley said: "Laura and I are very honest with Ava. We don't want to lie to our child, but we can only explain our work to her in a language she can understand. Ava is also very well behaved and has not let our profession and work affect our relationship. The most difficult time for us was when we first moved here."
"Was there any problem at that time?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.
Mosley laughed and said, "After all, when we first arrived, no one knew us, and after all, our work was not secret. The villagers here were still wary of us, so Ava was isolated in school."
"There's a school here?" Xiao Peng was stunned. A school in such a small place? Did Belgians value education so much?
Mosley explained, "The nearest school is in Hesselt, 20 kilometers away. Children from here and nearby villages take the school bus to Hesselt every day to attend school."
In Daxia, people are always boasting about how safe Western school buses are. But according to Xiao Peng's observation, this is totally unnecessary.
Westerners need school buses because many children struggle to get to school, often living far from school in suburban areas. School buses are essential for their convenience. In Chinese cities, however, schooling is generally based on proximity. Those who need school buses are primarily the privileged, who use various means to get their children into their preferred schools and then, because their children struggle to attend, advocate for a "school bus" system. The real need for school buses comes from rural areas of China, where children face difficulties attending schools far from home. However, due to operational costs and other issues, such a demand is difficult to implement.
Xiao Peng asked, "How do you solve the problem of children being isolated?"
Mosley said, "It's not that difficult. One year, for Eva's birthday, Laura spent two days cleaning our house so thoroughly that there wasn't a tool left in the house that could have been used for our work. Then we invited all of Eva's classmates and parents from the town to our house. After that, they realized we were just ordinary people, so their relationships gradually improved. Now, every year for Eva's birthday, we throw a big party. It's become a festival in our town."
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and asked, "Then how do you get everyone to pursue this profession? I have a feeling everyone in this town is an actor in a romantic action movie!"
Mosley laughed and said, "Your feeling is a bit exaggerated, but it's basically correct. The actors in our films are basically all locals, and they all act out their true selves."
Xiao Peng blinked: "How did you manage to drag a whole town of people to film this?"
Mosley spread his hands and said, "I didn't drag them along, they came to me on their own initiative. As you know, during the epidemic, the economy was in recession. Everyone had to find ways to supplement their family income. Sanz found me at that time, and he became the first actor. Although he was old, the plot with Laura was actually quite popular. He made 2,000 euros by selling the film. Since then, more and more people have come to me, some are couples and some are singles. At the beginning, it was indeed for the money, but later on? Everyone likes this job! After doing their job, they make a little money by making a film. Now everyone's life is so much better than before! And everyone has started to enjoy this kind of life."
Xiao Peng whistled. What was this? Saying no but being honest with your body?
Mosley said: "Xiao, I have something I want to discuss with you!"
He didn't say anything, but Xiao Peng shook his head like a rattle: "No room for negotiation!"
Mosley was stunned and said, "How can there be no discussion if you don't even know what the matter is?"
Xiao Peng asked, "Do you want me to film you guys?"
Mosley laughed heartily after hearing this. "Xiao, you look very handsome today, but believe me, if you play the leading male role, it would ruin our company's reputation. Finding an Asian-looking male lead? We would be scolded to death! Unless we are the two leading actors, you know!"
Xiao Peng was sweating profusely. "Can I say that what you said is racist? Forget it. I still don't have the urge to turn chrysanthemum into peony. What do you want to discuss with me?"
Mosley said, "As you can see, the villagers here are mostly quite old and not very strong. I noticed that your bodyguards are in great shape. This will attract female audiences. I wonder if they would like to make a film?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng slammed the table and said, "Yes! It must be! If they dare to say there isn't, I'll beat them up!"
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