British 1986

What should I say about someone like Jiaxin?

There was no need to break some of her illusions, Allen just thought she didn't understand.

Who can’t have some fantasies and pursuits?

Anyway, it's not long before Christmas, so just send her home before the holiday.

At tea time the next day, Patrice was led by the servant to Allen's bedroom and finally met his young master.

"Young Master?"

Patrice looked around. The ventilation in the bedroom might not be good. Although the room was large, there was still a faint fishy smell in the room?

Allen slumped on the sofa in his bathrobe, yawned and pointed to the sofa next to him and motioned for Patrice to sit down first.

"I'll come, I'll come."

Patrice was not in a hurry to sit down, and looked at Allen preparing to pour him tea. He quickly bent down to take the teapot from Allen's hand, poured two cups of tea, and then picked up the documents that had just been placed on the table.

"You went on a business trip to the United States. How did it turn out this time?"

Allen just asked casually. He mainly wanted to tease Patrice about whether he went to the United States again to hook up with middle-aged and older women in Hollywood.

but.

Patrice, who was usually very cheerful, grinned when he heard Allen's question and said: "These Americans were very easy to talk to in the past. I don't know what happened this time. When rating our film, they got stuck. Got it!"

"Um?"

Allen struggled to sit up, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and asked with some confusion: "Is there something wrong with the rating?"

"Yes, Master, we only get PG-13 this time!"

"???"

There are several levels of this classification in the American film market.

Not to mention good or bad, from a business perspective, the best one is definitely the G-class, which represents the public.

It’s not about that car company, it’s about the level that the general public can see.

Above the G level is the PG level, which requires tutoring to watch.

But it's not a big problem. Some shots may be slightly leaky. Allen's last movie "Deep Water" was at this level.

Above that, it's rated PG-13.

This is a strict rule, only parents can watch it, and children over 13 years old can watch it.

And above that, there are R-class and NC-17.

Let’s not talk about the R rating. Many plasma tablets are of this rating, mainly NC-17. This rating can be understood as not suitable for children.

If the film is rated at this level, then...

The theater box office may be a little bad, but the video tapes generally sell well!

But now Allen's new movie is rated PG-13, which is kind of disgusting.

Neither up nor down.

Either you can make it a mass grade, or you can just make it NC-17 for me. What's going on with this now?

If children can't see it and adults aren't interested, how can it be played?

Although Allen doesn't expect the box office performance of American theaters to be very good, he mainly sells video tapes.

But it’s shameful to have this grade mark printed on the videotape.

And it will also affect the sales of his video tapes!

The most important thing is that if children are not allowed to watch it, then this movie is just for American children!

He has lost all his major clients. Isn't this looking for trouble?

"Where are the review comments?"

Allen squinted his eyes, he wanted to hear what pig farts the Americans were going to make.

"Well they said there was some bad guidance in the movie."

"Fart! We adapted the movie from a novel, and the novel they bought was also written by an American. How come the novel is fine, but I can't guide it well when I make a movie? Did I force them to learn it? Do they understand art? This is a warning, a warning!"

As soon as Patrice finished speaking, Allen was furious. What a bullshit review opinion.

"Where are those people we raised before? Are they related?"

In the United States, there is nothing that the U.S. dollar can’t solve. If the U.S. dollar doesn’t work, you can still use the British pound!

At the American Film Institute, Carl Sr. was responsible for raising several people who could talk.

"It's a relationship, but this is the result after a relationship. I wrote several opinions on how to deal with it."

Patrice couldn't tell her the pain. This time the Yankees were very stubborn and couldn't even give him money.

The more Allen thought about it, the more he thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the movie he had "worked so hard" to make would be modified at the hands of the Yankees.

I just wanted to be tough and not release it in the United States at all, but

Adults, you can't lose such a huge market just for a little anger. The main reason is that the main target of this movie is Americans.

"Master, what do you think? How about we change it a little? Cut out some parts and make a special version for America? Anyway, when the time comes to sell the video, we can make an uncut version."

Patrice looked at the angry Allen and carefully gave his opinion.

"change?"

You ask me to change, so I have to change?

Who are you?

But it won’t work if we don’t change.

Allen stared at the coffee table for a long time, picked up the cigarette case, took out a cigarette, lit it with an annoyed look, thought for a while, and suddenly had an idea.

"How long is our current movie?"

"97 minutes."

"You are like this"

Allen flicked the cigarette ashes and explained: "Take the movie back, delete the problems they pointed out, use other scenes to make up the current length for me, and then take it for review and get back a G rating! Anything that violates the rules will be deleted, and whatever they want to delete will be deleted!”

"???"

Patrice was a little confused for a moment. Why did the young master, who looked angry just now, suddenly change so drastically?

"this"

Allen stared at the confused Patrice, smiled and said: "Go through the review first, and as long as you get the rating, when it is released in theaters, use the original version! Damn, there will only be more than one release anyway. In three months, these people responsible for review can still keep an eye on us?"

"ah?"

Patrice didn't expect that the young master would have such an idea. This was a deliberate act!

But if it is discovered by then, then...

Just when I thought of this, my eyes happened to meet Allen's again, and I just heard Allen say leisurely.

"Patrice, you are getting older and sometimes you don't have enough energy to do things. Just like getting the wrong master tape, it is reasonable to do it once in a while, right?"

"???"

Patrice was stunned by Allen's words, and then he realized that if nothing happened, it would be easy to talk about it, but if anything happened, he would be the one to take the lead!

But what are you afraid of? It’s good to jack up the tank. Top up the tank is the credit!

Patrice now actually hopes that the Americans will find out that the movie has been changed, so that he can be implicated. By then...

Is there hope for a knighthood next year?

"It's reasonable, very reasonable! Master, I... I've really had bad eyesight recently, please leave it to me! I... I'll change the film right now!"

After finishing his sentence, Patrice stood up excitedly, like an energetic young man in his fifties or sixties.

"???"

Seeing Patrice hurriedly looking like he was getting a shot of chicken blood, Allen was a little confused. What's going on?

Are you rushing back to the United States for a date?

On October 20, in a private room of a small coffee shop in Cardiff City, on the TV hanging on the wall, Cardiff TV Station was broadcasting the midday news.

A fatal drink-driving incident took place last night in Port Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, following a hit-and-run incident.

The female reporter stood at the door of a bar with a microphone, pointing to the pool of dried black blood on the ground and said: "According to the report of Officer Jack of the local police station in Carmarthen, around 23:00 last night, a Korean man, When a drunk driver passed by the entrance of the Violet Bar, he hit and injured two lovers who had just come out of the bar. After the accident, the man drove away."

"Okay. Hello, Officer Jack, can you tell us about the situation at that time?"

The female reporter briefly introduced the background, turned around, and handed the microphone to Officer Jack, who was wearing a police uniform next to her.

"Well, it's like this. I was parking my car at the dock not far away to write a patrol record. I heard something moving here. When I drove over, the car had already gone away. I called for backup on the radio. The perpetrator My colleague blocked me at another intersection, but instead of stopping, he turned around and drove back."

Speaking of which, Officer Jack pointed to the marks on the ground and said: "I received the news and arranged a tire breaker in front. The situation was urgent. After the perpetrator's vehicle was damaged, he got out of the car and tried to break into the bar to escape. I saw he had a weapon in his hand and shot decisively."

"Uh-huh!"

The female reporter looked serious and nodded while listening to Officer Jack's introduction to the situation.

As expected, Carmarthenshire is far ahead in terms of public security!

The police officers were able to respond quickly to such an emergency, thanks to the well-established patrol mechanism.

The perpetrator tried to rush into the bar and was armed, which posed a threat to the civilians in the bar. Officer Jack was able to shoot decisively and kill the Korean perpetrator.

This can also fully illustrate that the overall quality of the local police in Carmarthenshire is indeed much higher than that of other parts of the entire Principality of Wales!

It is indeed a county with a 100% crime detection rate!

"Okay, thank you for briefing us, Officer Jack, then we won't delay your work."

"Well, it doesn't matter. It's my rest time now. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me."

Officer Jack on the TV nodded coolly to the female reporter and saluted.

The female reporter took the microphone and faced the camera again, explaining with a serious face what happened last night. As the end of the year approaches, public security is facing tremendous pressure. Even Carmarthen County, which is far ahead in public security situation, has such an incident. accident, what about the rest of Wales?

"Your Excellency, Rex's mobility is quite good. I didn't expect it to be completed in such a short time."

Thomas is a regional councilor in Wales. Although his home is in Carmarthenshire, his usual office is in Cardiff, where he often holds meetings.

Today, Allen came here mainly because he wanted to visit Cardiff University. By the way, he called Thomas to ask about the destroyer. Unexpectedly, he happened to see interesting news on TV.

"Haha, Rex is still very capable and very responsible. You should have more contact with him and spread our power as soon as possible."

"I know, sir, don't worry."

Thomas took a sip of coffee, picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, and whispered: "As for the destroyer mothballing matter that you are concerned about, I have asked other congressmen to submit the proposal, and it should have been sent to London by now. , are there any results before Christmas?”

"Don't worry, the current economic environment is not good. This kind of ship replacement strongly recommended by the local government has a high probability of being passed. There are also a large number of workers in the shipyard who have no work. The matter of building a new destroyer is also It’s not a big deal, and it can stimulate the economy. Just take care of the follow-up work.”

"Uh-huh!"

"After the plan is approved, you must first make all preparations before sealing according to formal procedures. The maintenance and upkeep of the destroyer must be in place."

"Understood! But"

Thomas was a little surprised. If all this was done, wouldn't it really be sealed?

Thomas looked a little confused. After all, people like them generally have no experience in interfering with warships. They have little experience, and they are like a mountain apart!

Allen nodded on the table and said: "After the battleship is maintained and maintained, before it is sealed, the recipient will have to conduct a systematic inspection. The procedures here are very complicated. By then, the ship will have hidden damage to the hull structure. It meets the conditions for sealing and processing.”

"so."

Allen slowly revealed the general plan.

The sealing of warships is not just about finding a random port and stopping the ship.

Someone needs to be responsible for guarding and daily maintenance!

Sealing and sealing, these sealed ships are just for the purpose of being able to be used one day!

But if the hull has hidden damage, it is not suitable for long-term storage.

The sealing results have come out, the ship has arrived, and hidden injuries have been found. What should we do?

The ship was "dead".

Putting it in a dedicated storage port will only be a waste of imperial finances!

Under such circumstances, as a noble man with ideals and responsibility, Mr. Allen is about to appear!

He would spend twenty million pounds to acquire the ship.

But for a "hulk" with hidden damage to its hull, it is obviously not worth so much money.

At this time, the Welsh Parliament needs to come up with a solution. You can't let Mr. Alan, who is dedicated to serving the country, feel cold, right?

Can we just give the boat to Mr. Allen?

Anyway, this ship is already a hot yam. It will waste financial expenditures to maintain it. Just throw it away. It is against the rules. Selling it to Mr. Allen will look very unfair.

This is where Thomas needs to take action.

Let's make a concession.

The Welsh Parliament saw that Lord Allen wanted this ship, so they prepared to give it to him, and Lord Allen would be responsible for handling the ship.

And Allen is definitely not going to take advantage of the empire, he has to give in!

In this way, play house and put on a show with Thomas.

In the end, the hospitality could not be declined, and Allen was able to get the destroyer without spending a penny.

but.

Is that all?

No no no.

How can you do it without spending a penny?

Master Allen is the face of the nobility, so he must be decent!

Since it costs nothing to buy a boat, why not donate some money to support local education in Wales?

Cardiff’s primary schools need strengthening!

Donate some money to comprehensively improve the school's hardware level and teaching quality. It's just right. After donating the money here, the school will get better, and William can just come to school.