British 1986

I know this very well!

Allen blinked, how could it be related to Xiangjiang when it comes to subsidy films?

"I know it's there, but I've never been there."

"Overseas colonies like this, above"

Patrice pointed upward and continued somewhat 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."

Allen 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 seen the movies in Xiangjiang? Older movies?"

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

A smile appeared on Patrice's face and he whispered: "Actually, their old movies were all in a language they call Mandarin, but then they were asked to shoot in dialects. If they didn't obey, they would be shot at the box office. Attack them on the Internet, or on the review process!”

"???"

What does this have to do with subsidies?

Allen was a little confused.

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

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

Patrice raised his eyebrows and said: "As long as the language barrier is slowly formed, it will not happen overnight if we want to get closer. Once a tradition is formed, it will be difficult to change it!"

"Just like the English spoken by Americans, and the English spoken by us, the pronunciation of many phrases is different. This is deliberately caused by the Americans. This is to create distance and create artificial barriers."

"The above-mentioned films that create differences in language or cultural concepts in various places are to safeguard our local rule and regional stability. Such films are considered subsidized films and have no clear side. It’s a title on the Internet, but secretly, there are subsidies!”

"!!!"

Damn it

Allen's eyes widened slightly. This was the first time he heard about this thing.

Although Patrice's expression was a bit vague, he understood it. The general meaning was that in the old movies in Xiangjiang, the actors in the dialogues used Mandarin, but later they gradually changed to Cantonese.

That's probably what it means.

Although Cantonese is considered one of the dialects, the area where Cantonese is distributed is limited.

Isn't this just deliberately creating regional barriers?

The British are really a troublemaker. They do this everywhere, and they actually have subsidies secretly!

It’s so damn yin.

"Who is responsible for this in each region?"

"The governor is in charge! Sometimes, the country will send commissioners to assist in management."

"!!!"

Sure enough, having an old man in the family is like a treasure. As soon as the old guy Patrice came here, he told Allen this kind of secret.

How would an ordinary film and television producer know these things?

"Then the direction you said we can take in the future is that you want me to go to Xiangjiang to make a movie? Make this so-called subsidized movie?"

"No, no, Master, you have misunderstood. I watched your film and found that the production team is very rough, but Hong Kong is full of film talents. If you need it, you can recruit a group of people there and then invest in a film and television project. Project, if you manipulate the accounts, with your status, you can definitely apply for a large amount of subsidy funds."

I underestimated you, Patrice.

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

According to his operating model, he went to Xiangjiang to recruit a few teams and invested about 100,000 pounds to make a so-called subsidized film.

Then he applied for a subsidy, falsely reported his accounts, and then applied for a subsidy of two to three hundred thousand pounds. It was so easy.

In this way, if I invest in five or six movies in a year, I can save almost one million pounds!

This is no longer small money.

but

I am afraid that Tesla will be limited by his identity and perspective. This can only be his personal idea.

Allen definitely can't do this.

first

Emotionally, he can't do it. Although he has not been back since time travel, as time goes by, his appearance becomes more and more in line with the thoughts of the British aristocracy.

But in his heart, 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 more money, but to at least make some contributions.

If he is asked to do this in secret now, he will not be able to overcome this hurdle in his heart.

Secondly

In Patrice's view, such a subsidy is not a small amount, but when it comes to Allen, he is a majestic hereditary earl. Does he need to use this kind of trick to make money?

At that time, he would rather engage in a black duck plan. Although such a plan may not be on the table, at least it is a serious business!

But there are too many people who have dealt with such things as cheating on subsidies. Once exposed, he will be very embarrassed!

"Okay. I understand this matter. Patrice, please think about the problem in the future. Don't think about it from the previous perspective. Let's talk about the subsidy film later. But in Xiangjiang, we can recruit some professionalism after a while. Talent, that’s right.”

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

“Who is the current governor of Hong Kong?”

"ah?"

Patrice watched Allen change from interested to uninterested in the blink of an eye. He didn't understand what went wrong with his plan, and then heard what Allen said next.

"Master, there is no Hong Kong governor in Hong Kong now."

"???"

"There is no more Governor? Where has the Governor gone?"

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

"The Governor of Hong Kong died of illness last month. The Queen has not yet issued an edict for the new Governor of Hong Kong, so it is currently vacant. Don't you know?"

Looking at Patrice who looked confused, combined with the time, last month?

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

Why? etc.

Allen suddenly realized that it was a good thing that there was no Hong Kong governor now.

Although I don’t want to work on subsidy films.

But he can work hard in other aspects. How can he make money without making money?

The matter of the new Hong Kong Governor will not be delayed for too long. With Great Britain's work efficiency, can it be delayed by three or four months?

In other words, the new Governor of Hong Kong will appear in April at the latest. When a new governor takes office in a region, he will definitely need to deal with many relationships and things. In other words, if the prestige is unstable, there will be many changes. .

But what if Allen personally went to give a platform to this unknown new governor?

By then, his new movie will almost be released, and domestic public opinion will be somewhat critical. He can take the opportunity to go out and hide, just like going on a trip.

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

After helping you so much, doesn't it make sense that I, Alan, can make a few pounds by the way?