Chapter 963 A Loving Father and a Filial Son

Vivien Leigh's United Artists Pictures is not immune to this wave of epic movie trends and is looking for scripts.

As the man behind the Great British Treasure, Alan Wilson couldn't help but make suggestions after hearing this, "I'll give you a script, and then you can just find someone to film it. It can show the exotic style. During the First World War, the British had an anti-hero. Photographing people who made important contributions to the independence of the Arab region can also enhance Britain's influence."

He had seen the movie "Lawrence of Arabia", which was based on the real-life character Thomas Edward Lawrence. During World War I, he was a hero who led Arab independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Lawrence's original expertise was in archeology, but senior officials valued his language skills and geographical knowledge and assigned him to the British Army Intelligence Department in the Middle East. In order to attack Turkey, which was allied with Germany, Britain supported the Arab independence movement.

Lawrence had contacts with the powerful Arab King Faisal I and led guerrilla troops to attack the Ottoman Empire.

However, Alan Wilson also said that shooting this epic movie does not mean that he is optimistic about this type of film. "Epic movies have been going on for several years. Film investment is getting bigger and bigger, and several major companies are like an arms race." The same. As long as one movie flops, it is enough to change the landscape of Hollywood. Once a company encounters operating difficulties, you must seize the opportunity, after all, there are not many such opportunities."

Just like when the stock market rises, there will definitely be an avalanche. The so-called "hard to recover" can be applied to any field. Artificially delaying the bubble will only blow up the already big bubble even bigger.

If there is only one player, the worst case scenario is to stay where you are, but if there are other players, if you don't burst the bubble, others may not be able to tolerate it.

This was the first time David saw his father planning his mother's career with confidence, and he was deeply impressed.

Of course he had seen it before. In fact, he could see Alan Wilson's children quite often, but his impression was not as profound as this time.

The mother, who is sometimes majestic and sometimes loving, only acts like an obedient baby in front of her father. It also made little David really want to know about his somewhat strange father, and he had many questions to ask.

"After you finish primary school, you have to study in a general public school for one year. But don't reveal your experience of studying in a private school. Only by living closely with ordinary British citizens for a period of time can you understand what they usually think. .”

Although he is an illegitimate son, Alan Wilson is still very fond of the national treasure's son, and he wants to be aboveboard even if he is a scoundrel.

Therefore, he is not suitable to be a Bond who goes deep behind enemy lines. He is likely to fall into the enemy's love trap, and it's not like he has fallen into it before.

"Why?" Although David became sensible early, he was still young and lacked experience.

Alan Wilson did this for this reason, "You lack experience. Although the private school system and the public school system are two parallel societies that do not intersect. But it is quite scary not to have contact with the public. You do not understand them. If you don’t understand their needs, you won’t understand everything about them. At the same time, maintaining a certain range of contact will also promote and misuse yourself.”

"Since more than 90% of the UK's schools are public schools, why not fully expand public teaching and improve the quality of teaching?" David asked a question that did not seem to come from his age.

Even the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was very surprised by this question. He looked at his son and said with a smile, "This is a sharp question. If you are a civil servant, I will conclude that you have left-wing radical ideas. There is no reliable person to judge." But since you asked, I can answer this question. There are many countries in the world that have comprehensive public education systems, and they are quite powerful. They are not as good as the education you receive now, but they are far more than the current public education in the UK."

“The Soviet education system will greatly enhance national strength, but the world needs some people to clean the streets.

Work as a lumberjack, go down the mine as a miner, and do work that most people don't want to do. This is a very real question. Do you let so many talents who have learned knowledge do these jobs? Don’t believe the lie that labor is the most glorious. You can’t say that for everyone, but most people like to live a life of leisure and indolence. However, at different stages of life, you have to make trade-offs. "

"David, you have a choice. Children in public schools have no choice, and the purpose of private schools. A big part of it is to identify you from an early age. Children from powerful families should not be confused with children from common people. It is very necessary to be in an environment. If you don't contact them, they won't have the heart to compare."

Take the protagonist of the novel "Madame Bovary" as an example. When she was young, she had a vague affection for the upper class in aristocratic literature, but the attraction in words did not make the protagonist have unrealistic fantasies. In the end, she became Bovary. Mrs. Leigh.

There would be no problem at this point, but it was an occasion for a noble banquet, which allowed her, who had become Madame Bovary, to see with her own eyes how the nobles lived, which was completely different from the dry attraction of words.

From that time on, Madame Bovary spent her whole life trying to squeeze into the upper class, but could not succeed.

"Not letting ordinary citizens know your existence is a kind of protection for them. For the country, we need a broad and ignorant class, which is beneficial to the stability of the country." Alan Wilson touched his son's hair and said, " Read the novel Madame Bovary in your free time, and you will gain a lot if you understand it. The French are still quite good in literature."

Speaking from the upper class, in fact, people of a certain class will have their own values. They will be greedy for the beauty of lower-class women, but it is just for fun. In order to maintain their status, how many opportunities do ordinary people have to be able to be with them? What about face-to-face contact with celebrities and rich people?

Private education and public education are not in contact with each other, which is very suitable for the current British national conditions.

Vivien Leigh sat aside, with eyes like an elf, watching the conversation between father and son with joy. One spoke seriously and the other listened carefully. Maybe the son didn't quite understand what his father said, but this scene was enough to make the British treasure happy.

"You're not afraid that your child won't understand, talking about such a profound issue at such a young age." Vivien Leigh pouted, blaming in a charming way. Seeing what her son was thinking, she started to express her concern for a man of the same status as her husband. chatter.

"David may be a genius. The growth trajectory of a genius is always different. You can also see how receptive it is." Alan Wilson waved his hand, telling the British treasure to ignore the two people who entered the father-son state.

"I can't say anything to you, you bad guy, but you have something to say to me." Vivien Leigh rolled her eyes at the man. This rare family harmony also made her in a particularly good mood today.

Seeing that night was approaching, Vivien Leigh was thinking about how to express her desire to be a rocket more tactfully and put her son away.

David had already stood up first, "Mom, it's time for me to rest, and I have to go back to school tomorrow."

One day later, the British treasure looked better, his anger was gone, and he sent his son back to school in a radiant mood. Then he energetically contacted United Artists and Paris Woodpecker to jointly create the epic film "Lawrence of Arabia."

In the headquarters building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there was a mountain of official documents in the Office of the Deputy Secretary-General. When Dixon came in, he almost couldn't find where his immediate boss was. He stretched out a hand from the official document mountain and pointed to the corner of the desk, "Put in the relevant documents." The Egyptian Navy must prove that it has the response conditions to protect the security of the Suez Canal and hand it over to the Foreign Minister, focusing on the cyclical development of naval power to emphasize the importance of the Suez Canal to the entire Europe."

"The long-term wish is that the Egyptian Navy in ten years will be able to skillfully use the aircraft carriers in its hands and become an important force in maintaining the security of the Suez Canal. This is also a document recognized by the Ministry of Defense."

"I understand, Sir Wilson." Dixon directly picked up the file on the corner of the table, took a look at it, and then left the office.

As the phone rang, Alan Wilson from behind Kumon Mountain answered the phone, "The French cultural exchange delegation has arrived. Okay, we will receive them according to the schedule. I will go there later."

After putting down the phone, Alan Wilson picked it up again a moment later, "Answer the call from the Ministry of the Interior and inform him of certain conditions for seeking support from the Ministry of the Interior regarding overseas assets and overseas construction. Not today, I want to receive the French cultural delegation."

"The Ministry of National Defense requires the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay attention to Khrushchev's state visit? Sorry, Great Britain and China do not have formal diplomatic relations, and there are not many places where you can get information. However, you can consider using the geographical location of Xiangjiang, which may be useful."

"Whitehall wants me to go? Cabinet Secretary? I'll go right away..."

It had been another busy day for Alan Wilson, who found that the French seemed more difficult to reach since de Gaulle came to power, so in this world sometimes map cannons make sense.

However, for the sake of Hedy Lamarr and Ingrid Bergman, representatives of the French cultural community, he does not have to be as knowledgeable as the French.

Who makes him a de facto pro-European, especially a pro-European who likes Ingrid Bergman.

"The French copied my ideas. This is simply intolerable. You are boring me..." Faced with the pressure from Ingrid Bergman, Alan Wilson protested unwillingly.

"Hehe, we should really film this scene to see how a permanent undersecretary of the British Foreign Office receives members of the French cultural community." Hedy Lamarr smiled meaningfully, "This may cause a sensation Bar."