Chapter 290 Communication Between Tool People
Ellen Wilson could not talk to Joan Crawford about the national conditions of the United States, because she was an American, and there was no need for Americans to know about class conflicts.
Moreover, class conflict in the United States is not very serious, at least not now. In countries like China and India, it can be said that class contradictions are always greater than other contradictions. If there is no other reason, the population is too large.
Once the class conflict brought about by population crosses the line, it will of course affect the country's national strength, and it will begin to suffer defeat in terms of external performance. India is a typical example. If there are standards for involution, the ultimate is India's caste system.
The caste system in the agricultural era made it impossible for almost anyone in India to defeat it, and could only survive in places that were also influenced by Hinduism. Everyone in other countries knows that only by eliminating Hinduism can India realize its potential, but the problem is that India cannot eliminate it.
Like the United States, there is no need for Indians to know about this issue. The emergence of a Nehru is already regarded as the manifestation of Brahma in India. Although they did not succeed, they at least tried hard.
The assistant commissioner who worked hard for the hundreds of millions of people in British India has recently become a housewife. His most important job now is cooking. Because he has three more mouths, the consumption of the apartment has become much larger.
Alan Wilson didn't know much about what it was like to bring three actresses to barbecue, but the things that happened were still fresh in his memory. Joan Crawford and Bette Davis drank too much, Because of a trivial incident, the two women above had a quarrel, which was very unpleasant to watch.
This made Hedy Lamarr, who was still awake, couldn't help but frown. Although the things she said were all the same old tunes, there was still a big difference between hearing it with her own ears and hearing it with her own ears. She almost cursed.
"Miss Heidi, let me take you back first." Alan Wilson, who was picking his teeth with a pick, felt deeply that choosing to eat skewers today was a wrong decision. Just eat noodles. It is rare to drink a bottle of wine when eating noodles. This will bring up a simple multiple-choice question: wine or soup?
"Them?" Looking at the sarcastic Joan Crawford and Bette Davis facing each other, Hedy Lamarr was a little hesitant to open her mouth to adjust.
"I'll send you back one by one." Alan Wilson looked back at the two of them and shook their heads slightly. It turns out that female celebrities can also get drunk.
The journey was not far away. Alan Wilson said that Hedy Lamarr's patent application would definitely not be a problem. As for the issue of her acting career, he could not provide help. He just said, "Miss Hedy can't always take on some flower vase roles. The more complex the character, the better you can practice your acting skills. If you can't improve your acting skills, you can only think of other ways."
"What else can be done?" Hedy Lamarr said with some confusion, "I know that you are not as poor as Joan and Betty think. But you may not be able to help with things in the United States. What's the matter?"
"That's true. In fact, you can consider returning to Europe for a period of development. You can win a few awards in Europe, whether it's France or Italy. If you get some gold plating, you might be able to make a fortune when you return to Hollywood." Allen Wilson thought for a while and said, "If you don't care, if the acting skills are not good, then start with the genre. The success rate of European literary films is still higher than that of the United States, at least for now."
Hedy Lamarr was sent to the apartment in a few minutes. After watching the other party close the door, Alan Wilson left and returned, returning to the lawn in front of his apartment to clean up the mess. Unexpectedly, Joan Crawford, Betty... Davis was still arguing with the bottle.
This does not delay him from cleaning up the trash. He believes that the two of them will get tired of arguing at some point.
"You've been dumped. You still want to use Derek to become a big shot. Your vision will never be as good as mine. When I first came to Warner, you still wanted to target me, and you didn't even know how capable you were."
Faced with Joan Crawford's ridicule, Bette Davis also retorted, "You think I am you, and in this regard, your legs are wider than the Pacific Ocean.
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"So what, it's better than being dumped." Joan Crawford laughed, just in time to see Alan Wilson packing his things, "Such a young man is obsessed with me, what about you? No one likes you."
"She drank too much!" Alan Wilson, who was almost bleeding, took a steady step and pulled Joan Crawford aside. The latter kept struggling and was still provoking Bette Davis. , all kinds of dirty words come at your fingertips.
I paid attention to my surroundings with a sullen face, hoping that even if there were British expatriates, they wouldn't understand American English, but luckily there weren't.
They crammed the two into the apartment and went back to clean up the last bits of rubbish.
Alan Wilson, who returned to his apartment, locked the door and took off his clothes, "I decided to give you, this feuding couple, the same status as your wife."
Before Derek finally faced the treatment of burning Washington, the American actresses who came to New Delhi were first eliminated.
After Alan Wilson left for work the next day, the number of people who got up for breakfast became two.
"You're like a whore." Joan Crawford still couldn't accept the shocking reality, but she couldn't help but sneer when she saw Bette Davis.
"I don't know who is more like a whore." Bette Davis was like a fighting cock, fighting with Joan Crawford again.
After the second meeting, Alan Wilson and Derek were no longer at war with each other and even had time to have afternoon tea together.
"Mr. Allen faces very boring things in New Delhi every day, right?" Derek said, "I'm not biased against this place. The subcontinent really can't be compared with the United States."
"It's not boring, it's very moist." Alan Wilson stared at Drake's face and said in a very serious tone, "Of course it can't be compared with the United States. There are not many cities that can compare with the United States now. To be precise. Saying no, not until the redevelopment of London and Berlin is completed.”
"I appreciate your honesty." Derek smiled gently and said, "Oh, I have a good relationship with Betty. I heard that she also lives in the British community."
"Oh, that's it." Alan Wilson's embarrassment flashed away, and he said in a tone of ignorance, "Is it because the relationship between the two female stars is not good? Some expatriates have reacted. Two female stars always It was a quarrel that delayed the normal rest of the community residents. Regardless of this matter, I actually admire the United States very much. This is not a lie."
Although there were problems visible to the naked eye in the United States in his previous life, it is still hard to say whether it will collapse.
For example, both the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were countries in the classical sense, which are fundamentally different from modern countries like the United States. In the cold weapon era of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary people could threaten the imperial power, but in modern society, there are guns that can fight against the citizens. Guard?
If Chongzhen has no money, he can only squeeze the people. If King Qiao has no money, the Federal Reserve can print unlimited money and lend money all over the world. Therefore, this kind of case with extremely different national conditions can only be used as a reference angle and cannot be directly applied.
Alan Wilson does not use the Qing Dynasty as an example, because the problem of the Qing Dynasty is essentially equivalent to the earth's people encountering an alien invasion, and no matter how hard they struggle, it is useless.
Both men were actually awaiting a response from home, with Alan Wilson awaiting an assessment from the head of the Imperial Civil Service in London. Derek is waiting for U.S. Steel's board of directors to study.
In essence, both of them are tool men in this matter. The only difference is that Drake thinks he can dominate everything.
Alan Wilson did not. He knew that the final result depended on London's decision-making, and he was just creating conditions.
However, there are some details that can be decided. For example, on the issue of agency fees, Alan Wilson does not want to use the term "facilitation fees" to describe his behavior, even if it is actually the case.
Derek said that if the amount agreed between the two parties was within the allowable range, he could pay Alan Wilson a fee of 1.5 percent as a thank you.
"It's too much, I don't want the fee, so let's do it, one percent of the efforts made by the British Indian civil servants on this matter. I personally hope that Mr. Derek can give 0.5 percent of the additional expenditure, extra Expenditures are not included in this expense." Alan Wilson divided the total amount very clearly. He did not want to get an astronomical amount of benefits from this matter. The key was to benefit the British Empire.
"I don't know about this additional expenditure. If an agreement is successfully reached, how can I hand it over to you?" Of course Derek knew that Alan Wilson wanted to avoid being in the whirlpool.
As long as the merger and acquisition is successfully completed, this is actually not a problem. It is normal for the other party to be a civil servant and cherish his feathers.
"Just give the money to Vivien Leigh." Alan Wilson thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to give it to me. I will let her pick it up when the time comes. This will be good for both parties and easy to deal with."
This answer really surprised Derek, and then he shook his head and smiled, "I didn't expect that Mr. Allen is also an emotional person. This is not a small amount of money. It may involve millions of dollars, you Are you really not moved?"
"Life is still long, and this is the good luck she brought." Alan Wilson replied, "I only take one percent of the civil servants in British India and share it with everyone. The most important thing in life is to be happy. Being happy alone is not as good as being happy with everyone. Sharing good things has many benefits, such as safety."
"If everyone is corrupt, corruption will no longer exist." Drake nodded in approval, having no objection to Alan Wilson's risk-averse behavior, which was also done in the United States. You can use methods within the rules to obtain astronomical benefits, but as long as you dare to directly commit corruption, you will immediately be killed to scare the monkeys.
On this day, Vivien Leigh, who had completed her tour of the east coast of British India, returned to New Delhi with praise from the entire British India.