British 1986

Chapter 526 Are you robbing me?

Things like Peking Opera and lion dance are not uncommon in Los Angeles.

Areno has seen it many times before. For foreign cultures, even if most people can't understand it, they can still watch it with the mentality of watching the excitement and treat it as a curiosity, especially the performance form of Peking Opera, which is so popular on the stage. It's both singing and dancing, so it's very much in line with American tastes.

In terms of preferences for program types, Americans are somewhat similar to Indians. They all like musicals, which means adding a lot of music and dance to regular movies and TV dramas, which looks very happy. .

In the past, Aleno couldn't understand what they were singing on stage and what the story meant, and he had no interest in understanding it.

But today, as usual, he sat next to Allen and watched the show. After the actors in front came on stage and started performing, Areno opened his mouth and was stunned!

If a person watches a foreign original movie, most people are accustomed to watching subtitles instead of watching the translated version. Without subtitles, the sensory experience will be greatly reduced because they will not be able to understand.

But today was different. These people actually sang in English. Although the accent was very bad, he could understand it!

And it actually sang the story of Washington and the Indians.

this.

This program is very novel!

Areno smiled as he listened to this group of Chinese singing with a bad accent. As he listened, his face became a little unnatural.

The story told in this play is very simple. To simplify it, it is basically the story of the righteous old Indian chief and the liar.

Just by hearing the title of the story, you can probably guess its meaning.

As a British colonial whose ancestors moved to the United States from Great Britain, Washington's ancestors had a poor background.

What his grandfather was most famous for at the time was deceiving kind-hearted Indians, luring them out of the camp and then killing them and occupying their land. The Jianghu people gave the bandit the name "The City Puller".

When it came to his father's time, his father died early, and there were basically no records left of his father.

As for the story of Washington chopping down cherry trees that many Chinese people have heard since childhood, this story is actually purely fictional and made up. It has the deceptive style of his ancestors and is a traditional skill.

When you come to Washington, in the hearts of most British people, Washington is a complete "British traitor", with a higher status than Wu Sangui of China.

It was because of his tip-off to the French that the two countries went to war.

When it comes to the early British and French colonization of the Americas, the French were obviously more brutal in terms of their methods. However, the British gentlemen were relatively lazy compared to the French. As long as taxes were paid and the goods were guaranteed, everything else could be done. It's easy to say, but they don't really care how the people below rule.

As a result, many Indians at that time chose to be pro-British and anti-French without any choice, and even helped the British fight against the French.

The general background was like this, and as a British-American, Washington wanted to join the army at that time.

Only by becoming a soldier can you have a way out and have rights.

But unfortunately, it may be that Washington was too good when he was young, and the British army did not want him. In anger, he asked the French to secretly inform him, and after some traditional skills from his ancestors - cheating!

In the end, the two sides successfully fought, but at this time, the situation was chaotic. Washington successfully organized a group of people with the help of his British identity, and by the way, he roped in the Indians, who were British allies at the time, and fought against the French together. Although they were beaten by the French The guy was stunned and captured with a blaster, but his reputation grew and the outside world thought he was tough and courageous.

This is the history of Washington.

Anyway, after a period of time, Washington finally got what he wanted and joined the British Army. He got a school-level officer position and had soldiers in his hands.

But this guy became more powerful and more ambitious. Later, as is well known to the public, Washington proposed North American autonomy, but was rejected by the British gentlemen. This was the starting point of the conflict.

There is only autonomy, and there is no one riding on his head. In this way, he will have greater power. But the gentlemen in Great Britain do not agree. What should we do?

rebel!

What is sung in the play is that Washington later colluded with the French and rebelled against the British. After being attacked by the Indians, he was so angry that he launched a massacre of the Indians.

And this massacre started when Washington used his British identity to deceive the old chief, just like his grandfather did back then, first deceiving the door and then killing all the Indians.

This story, regardless of its authenticity, is definitely full of drama and full of irony. It is a standard British satire, with a yin and yang twist that borrows from the past and satirizes the present.

By showing Washington's perfidy and treachery, it satirizes the current United States.

At this point, Areno dared to use his head to guarantee that he could see that it couldn't be more obvious. However, he turned his head slightly and glanced at the cheerful Allen who was watching next to him. Director Alleno's face twitched. He was a little confused. I understand what Allen wants to do.

As the red-faced old chief was finally shot to death by the white-faced Washington, the Peking Opera officially came to an end. Allen smiled, clapped and waved to call Little Stone over and said: "Everyone rewards them and tells them about the performance." Yes, the adaptation of the story is also good. Let them go back and continue rehearsing. When Christmas comes, they will come to Wales to perform, and His Highness will come to watch their show in person. Also, call that Martin over."

"yes!"

Xiao Shitou happily agreed, and then started to sign for people, and quickly rewarded the actors who were about to leave the show.

"What do you think, Director Areno, of this Peking opera? Is the artistic quality high?"

Allen glanced sideways at Director Areno, who was restless. What he did today was tantamount to being cheeky. If the feeling is not obvious, imagine that a Chinese in the island country selected a group of Japanese black people and asked them to act. A drama about killing the emperor or vilifying the emperor was performed to the chief of the Tokyo Police Department.

Think about this scene, and then think about this effect, and you can understand the feelings of Director Areno next to Allen. Washington is the founding father of America.

"Is your Peking Opera going to be performed in Great Britain?"

When Areno heard what Allen just told Xiao Shitou, he felt a little humiliated and a little angry, but it was not too high.

When he reaches his position, there are some things that he doesn't feel so deeply. Americans don't have that much sense of homeland.

But when Allen asked, he still had to express his displeasure appropriately in front of Allen.

"Well, I have prepared a Christmas party that will be broadcast to the whole world. There will be programs organized by Commonwealth countries and other countries, which will be staged in turn. It is very lively. If you are interested, you can watch it then."

"Your Excellency, then this program is a bit bad, isn't it?"

Areno narrowed his eyes and pointed at the group of Chinese actors lining up at the door to receive awards.

"Oh? What do you think is wrong?"

"This." Areno wanted to say that this was a simple and crude smear, but the stories in the drama just now basically happened. Even if he wanted to deny it, he couldn't help it. There are some things that ordinary people don't know, and that's just because no one Just because you promote it doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened!

But after Allen did this this time, if more people know about it in the future, it will be difficult to say.

"It is said that the United States is the beacon of the free world and a symbol of freedom and civilization. In the face of some uncivilized things that happened in the past, shouldn't we criticize it? Just like the Indian reservation you are establishing now, isn't this The so-called redemption? And I feel that redemption is just a kind of self-comfort that people do after making mistakes. I don’t like it. I only like to tell the truth.”

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Areno glanced at Allen expressionlessly, he didn't want to argue on this matter.

Following the sound of footsteps, a South American man was wearing a tight-fitting suit, a slightly frivolous appearance, and a thick gold chain hanging around his neck. Seeing this man's dress, Areno's face instinctively A trace of disgust flashed through him, this guy was not a good person at first glance.

"Master, this is Martin."

"Oh, you are the boss of those people? I heard you want to see me?"

Martin, the boss of that multinational service organization, this time faced a big boss who called more than 500 employees to serve at one time, and he was still an aristocrat. How could he not step forward?

This is a big customer!

Moreover, it is a high-end customer among high-end customers that is rare among large customers.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to get to know Allen. Although Allen is British and Martin is Argentinian. The two countries only had a fight a few years ago, but this does not affect Martin's affection for Allen, a nobleman. The master’s heart for friendship.

Opportunities like this don't come often. If you miss it, you will regret it for life!

"Hello, Mr. Allen, I am Martin."

Martin rubbed his hands, bent slightly and stood in front of Allen and said: "I will personally come and see a distinguished guest like you. If you have any comments during the service, you can Tell me, if you need such large-scale services in the future, you can just have someone call me."

"Well, please stop for a moment. Don't be impatient. Let's watch a show first."

Allen snapped his fingers, looked at Xiao Shitou with doubtful eyes and said, "How is the meeting below? Isn't it over yet? Go ahead and hurry up. Don't keep Mr. Martin waiting."

"Okay, Master, please wait a moment."

On the rostrum of the large conference hall on the second floor, a huge banner hung in the most eye-catching place. The host was wearing a traditional British wool suit, his hair was combed and shiny, and he was holding a microphone in his right hand and looking at the audience with a smile. guest.

Next to each of them sits a woman who is either gorgeous, young and innocent, or full of royal elegance.

These people are the targets of today's plan, and the only people responsible for coming with these service personnel and guarding them are the more than 20 people standing at the stairs on the second floor. This time it is a large-scale call for people, and the location is closed. Now there is no need to stare one-on-one during meetings. Some of the remaining people are downstairs and some are resting in the room upstairs.

"Dear guests, we have only the last part of today's product introduction meeting. There may be a little commotion at the scene, but don't worry. You just need to follow the requirements of the on-site security. Also, I hope you have a great time today.”

As soon as the host finished speaking, loud music sounded in the venue at an inappropriate time. The conference guests below were still confused and did not realize what the host's words meant.

Faint gunshots could be heard from the distant stairwell.

It came and went as quickly as it came. The banging sound disappeared before everyone could react. Since it was a little far away, they couldn't see clearly what happened.

At this time, a service girl in the venue suddenly stood up and looked at someone who had fallen down at the stairs. Suddenly her face changed. She subconsciously took out her mobile phone and was about to make a call.

"Ma'am, if I were you, I would put the phone back honestly."

A pistol was pressed against her head. The woman held her cell phone and stared blankly at the security guard who pointed the gun at him. Then she looked around and took a deep breath - ah! ! ! !

The big man disguised as a security guard saw the woman suddenly scream, cursed secretly and hit the woman hard with the handle of his gun. The screams stopped, but just a second later, the whole venue was filled with screams.

Ordinary people don't know what happened. Those women only saw one of their sisters standing up and trying to make a phone call, and was pointed at a gun. They thought they were preparing to rob. Even women in this industry, Seeing this scene, you should still be afraid. When the first person screams, the conformity of the others is demonstrated.

"Fake! Tom is watching the intersection and executes plan B! Don't panic, everyone, we are here to save you. Don't panic, don't be confused, just squat down with your heads in your hands, bang bang bang!"

When the first gunshot rang out from downstairs, Director Areno's expression changed. Didn't the plan say that he should try not to use the gun?

This is a fucking deal, is this called trying not to use the gun?

Just as he turned around to question Allen, he saw someone faster than him.

"Sir, what are you doing? Do you want to take advantage of others?"

Martin subconsciously touched his lower back, and then found nothing. Then he remembered that his gun had been handed over when he just came in.

"Eating black people? No, no, no, I just want to get something from you. Don't be nervous. I'll ask you something."

Allen looked at the nervous Martin with a smile.

"What's up?"

Martin looked a little confused. He could hear the gunshots below, but everyone in this room was so calm now that no one even moved to take a look at what was going on outside. This made him a little suspicious. Was he hallucinating?

"You should have a lot of savings in your overseas account, right? In your line of work, the cash flow is very large. Tell me your card number and I will spare your life."

Martin blinked his eyes, picked out his ears with his hands, looked at Allen in disbelief, opened his mouth and said, "You want me to tell you the card number and give you the money? Are you robbing me?"

He has been out for so many years and has seen arrogant people. However, it was the first time for Martin to see such an arrogant person directly asking him to reveal his account number in front of him, so he was a little confused.