British 1986

Chapter 453 Samantha Gates

Earl Robin's car is a four-seater Jaguar XJ6 with dark green paint, the iconic four-eye headlights, the leopard logo standing on the engine hood, and even the background color of the Jaguar logo on the wheels. Green, very much in line with their Scottish love of all kinds of green.

It was only after five o'clock when we left the Boyle family's forest farm. It was a little early to go back before the dinner, but I wanted to visit somewhere else, but it seemed that I didn't have enough time.

"Haha, I'll take you to a good place, let's talk on the way."

Earl Robin very enthusiastically invited Alan to ride in a car with him. Looking at his Jaguar, Alan smiled and waited for the New Year. He must make sure that the Bentley he acquired produces a model specially for Scotland, with leather seats. The color of the chairs has been changed to green. When the time comes, come here and cut a wave of leeks.

Ayrshire is a seaport city because it is close to the sea. Across the sea is Northern Ireland. When there was a famine there, many Irish people crossed the sea and came to Scotland to beg. As a result, about 30% of the people in Glasgow today are Irish.

The terrain here is lowland and the environment is pretty good, suitable for large-scale planting.

Allen humbly asked for advice: "What crops do you mainly grow on your land?"

"Barley, wheat, etc., our area is the main lowland whiskey production area. My family also has a distillery. It's not profitable to grow crops, so I just grow raw materials for the distillery."

Speaking of this, Earl Robin also sighed.

Although the British aristocrats had a lot of land in the past, the output of the land did not make any money.

If you change it to an ordinary person from a small family and rely on the agricultural subsidies provided by the government, but if you change it to an aristocrat with a large land, they have to work hard to grow barley for a year and sell it for takeout. If they can't sell it at a high price, they may spend a whole year. After coming down, I can only earn a hard-earned salary, and this does not include the wages of the domestic servants. If I don't get subsidies, I may still lose money.

By growing his own raw materials and opening a winery, Earl Robin is already playing a closed ecological loop. Maybe his place is better, but the land at Allen's house has long been stopped.

Farming means losing money. Under such circumstances, why should we farm? Why not just buy food?

In addition, Wales is hilly and mountainous, and there are not as many plains as Scotland, so a lot of his family's land is used for grazing and breeding. Some small pieces of land are just for growing vegetables to be self-sufficient.

If the terrain is not good, just use it as a wilderness.

Anyway, the development and utilization of land is definitely not as meticulous as the Boyle family.

Thinking about it this way, in the Earl of Glasgow's house, the servants are reduced to the lowest standard, and the rest are all temporary workers. Even the farm is a place where college students are tricked into prostitutes for free. It can be said that they have put enough effort into the details and saved money wherever they can. save money.

But this seems to save a lot of costs, but the safety of this person is greatly compromised. Ordinary college students are not proficient in farm work and their efficiency is high. Not to mention, they can't do it for a long time, right?

"Can your farm invite college students to work here all year round?"

Allen does not object to these delicate operations. They are all squeezed anyway. Save a little here and there. In the end, it has to be calculated. At least hundreds of thousands of pounds in wages can be saved a year. This is just labor costs. These The profits brought by things to him have not yet been calculated. Things with zero cost are still profitable no matter how you calculate them.

"We have a large family. The heads of the main factories and farms all use younger members of the family, so we just find some work for them. The workers are made up of college students. I give them regular donations to the schools around here every year. , Haha, those schools will also give priority to promoting my place. This is complementary to each other. I heard that you also donate to the school. Isn’t this how your family operates?"

Earl Robin gave Allen a strange look.

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This is also a fucking donation to the school. Allen is doing it so that William and Harry can go through the back door and receive better care, which will be easier to use when punishing people. As for Earl Robin, it is also doing it to find free college student workers. Things have completely different effects in the hands of different people.

Although they are not doing any good things, Allen's donation can be regarded as a pure donation. Earl Robin can save labor costs, and the money he earns is definitely much more than the donation.

"You still need to study more!"

Allen sighed. Although everyone thinks about different things due to the specific reasons of each family, Earl Robin has a lot to learn from him, such as the concept of saving money. Allen likes to be high-minded and detail-oriented. If you don’t care so much and don’t do things so meticulously, sometimes the cost cannot be minimized and the profit cannot be maximized.

But he earns a lot, has many projects, and has a lot of gray income, which gives Allen the illusion that all his businesses are doing well. Now after walking around, Allen feels that next year, he will He needs to optimize the industries under his name. Saving money sometimes means making money!

"This is."

After the convoy arrived at its destination, led by Count Robin, Allen looked at the building in front of him with a very "rustic" door, and his mouth opened slightly.

"Rural Art Photography Center"

A two-story white building, covering a large area, with such a rustic name hanging on the crooked copper door, it seemed that Allen thought it was some kind of elderly activity center.

But it also carries the word "shoot".

Is this a studio?

"Hahaha, how are you?" Earl Robin stood on tiptoes and hugged Allen.

"Is this your place?"

"Of course! I'm also a director, didn't you know?"

Earl Robin pointed at himself, with a proud look on his face.

"???"

Damn it, have you met a colleague yet?

Allen blinked. He didn't expect Earl Robin to have such a hobby. He had never heard of it before.

Under the proud guidance of Earl Robin, Allen walked into the so-called art photography center that looked like a senior citizen activity center.

Not to mention, people really cannot be judged by their appearance.

This place looks unprepossessing from the outside, but once you enter, it is very luxuriously decorated. As soon as you enter, you will see a very long corridor, which is the Honor Corridor. On both sides of the corridor are glass ceiling-mounted honor cabinets, and there are all kinds of trophies that Allen has never heard of. As for the names, it doesn’t matter whether the awards are heavyweight or not, there are a lot of them anyway!

"The 1st Ayrshire Film Festival - Best New Director"

"The First Fordtown Film Festival--Best Screenplay"

"Kate Village Popularity Award"

"Second Ayrshire Film Festival - Best Director"

"3rd Ayrshire Film Festival - Best Documentary"

Looking at these fancy trophies in the cabinet of honor, especially the names on them, Allen almost laughed out loud.

This Damn Count Robin is most likely a food addict. This award is accurate to the county and village levels. Could it be that he paid for it himself?

"Ahem, don't care about these awards. I prefer my hometown. I hold more activities in my hometown, which is lively and lively, and give back to ordinary people."

Earl Robin pulled Allen without blushing, not wanting him to see the details on each award, just the number!

"As for me, I definitely can't compare with you. I mainly shoot documentaries, and the subject matter is haha. They are all rural and Scottish, do you understand?"

After exiting the Hall of Honor, what came into view were rows of equipment that even Allen was a little surprised to see.

What does it mean that poor students have too much stationery?

The photographic equipment in front of me is called poor students with too much stationery!

Some equipment is very niche, and even if you overcome it a little bit, you won't be able to use it at all. Count Robin bought all of them and placed them in several rows.

"Well, let's go to your reading room and have a look?"

Looking at his weird awards and equipment, Allen was curious about what this guy was photographing.

Speaking of watching the movie, Earl Robin said a little shyly: "The dinner is about to start, how about another day?"

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Looking at his expression that wanted to show off but was also embarrassed, Allen became even more curious.

But since the owner has said that it will be another day, it’s not easy for Allen to force it.

I wanted to make a documentary, it was a country type, and I was a little embarrassed to show it to him.

Coupled with the identity of the old Sue in Robin's family, an idea suddenly flashed in Allen's mind, and he seemed to understand what type of thing he was shooting.

It should be the kind of trick that many directors from small countries or countries with little honor in film like to play - showing off their ugliness.

I just take pictures of my hometown, how dark and backward it is, and publicize many small-probability incidents as common situations.

Anyway, it’s just as disgusting as it is, and then uses this kind of film to please outsiders.

If Robin makes some bad documentaries about Scotland, coupled with his own status as a politician, there is still a lot of room for maneuver.

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In Ayrshire where he is now, the people there are living a very hard life, and their lives are very difficult.

How do you think others will feel after watching his films?

At first glance, you will definitely feel that this is official inaction from Scotland!

Then, as a member of the Scottish Parliament, Earl Robin can say this kind of thing in Parliament. Regardless of whether it is true or false, as long as there is such a film, he can operate.

As for whether this was directed and acted by himself, who cares?

Allen had never heard of him before. If this guy was really shameless and with the character of his family, wouldn't he just use any stage name when making movies?

The more I think about it, the more I think this Earl of Glasgow knows how to play!

This is the traditional way of a sinister aristocratic gentleman. While filming a documentary to try his best to undermine the government, he personally stands up to win the hearts of the people and acts as a good guy, playing both good and bad sides.

"Hahaha, I won't watch it then, but Robin, you must go to my place when you are free. We need to communicate more. I gained a lot from this visit!"

What Earl Robin did seemed to open the door to a new world for Allen. Although this move was shameless, it was fun!

Kelburn Castle is currently open to only the first and second floors. As for the third floor above, it is not yet open. First, some precious things need to be stored, and second, Earl Robin and the others still have to live here. If it was open to visitors every day, they would have no place to live.

In the private living room of Robin's house, as soon as Allen followed Robin in, he saw Robin's wife and a girl in her twenties. The two were sitting on the sofa next to them, talking and laughing. When they saw them coming back , the countess stood up, took the girl's hand, came to Allen and took the initiative to introduce him.

"Sir Allen. This is the special guest at today's dinner, Samantha Gates. Samantha, you should have heard of this Mr. Allen, right?"

After the introduction, the Countess naturally handed Samantha's hand to Alan.

Allen grabbed the soft, tender little hand in his hand and looked at the person in front of him, a little confused.

Mainly because he really didn't expect that the mysterious guest at today's dinner would be her!

This woman named Samantha Gates may have little fame in the outside world, especially in China, and her fame is even less. Firstly, because of the era in which she lives, information is underdeveloped, and secondly, because of this Samantha Gates Mansha did not follow the path of an actress. She started her career as a child star, and she started out as a model for photo shoots. Later, because of her outstanding appearance, she made two movies, and after finishing two movies that year , she returned to the graphic modeling industry and finally retired.

I didn't expect to see her here today!

Allen also has a photo album of this person in his collection.

Samantha is most famous for a photo album she shot with an island photographer a few years ago. That photo album is awesome.

Anyway, there is an image of Alice in her photo album, which is known as the benchmark of modern Alice, the Alice in "Alice in Wonderland".

But this island country photographer just took a photo album that was more about children or youth and turned it into a photo album that was more about adults. Although there are no obvious omissions in the entire photo album, there are certain hints everywhere.

Full of Japanese-style artistic conception, hazy.

I know everything about the island country. Anyway, Allen was deeply impressed by this photo, so he was a little surprised when he saw the real Samantha.

It gives people the feeling that the real people in the photo album have stepped out of the book.

"Hello, Mr. Allen, nice to meet you." Samantha gently brushed her hair behind her ears and greeted Allen with a smile.

She had light blond hair with big waves, and when she touched it so gently, it looked like she was filming a shampoo commercial. The hair strands were clearly defined, and as the hair fell, a burst of fragrant wind hit her nostrils.

With her small upturned nose, big eyes with green pupils, and thin red lips, her appearance looks the same as before, except that she is a little taller. If no one talks about her age, just look at her. With this face, no one would believe that the person in front of them is a twenty-eight-year-old girl!

A twenty-eight-year-old blonde lolita!

This is a very weird combination. You know how old she is, and her figure is that of a young woman's, but this young woman's body has a baby-faced head.

Allen squeezed his hand slightly and said, "Hello, Ms. Samantha, I didn't expect to see you here. I have collected your photos."

PS: I would like to ask weakly, I wonder if you guys can get into the habit of occasionally interspersing shots of the lifestyle of other nobles?