England 1986

Chapter 112 British Traditional Banquet
Glancing at Patrice again, Kubo Tanaka hesitated for a moment, and said with some trepidation: "Mr. Patrice, can I ask Your Excellency the Earl, can we provide you with some support in film and television? Funds, equipment, personnel ,It will be all right!"

Patrice wrinkled his old face, Tanaka Kubo is so good, it makes him not good at performance.

However, since people have said so, they can't cheat in front of the young master, right?
After thinking about it, Patrice frowned, and whispered to Allen's ear to repeat Tanaka Kubo's proposal.

"Oh?"

With a slight question, Allen looked at Kubo Tanaka with a disturbed face, this group of people
He thought how these islanders should get to the point, and they expressed the greatest sincerity when they came up.

What do you mean by funds, equipment, and personnel?

Isn't this telling him clearly that they don't understand anything?
Looking at Tanaka Kubo's greasy old face, Alan became more and more pleasing to his eyes.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of tea, he looked at Kubo Tanaka with a smile.

Next, it's time for Mr. Allen's favorite link, to ask in person!
Allen found that as long as he behaved approachable, the other party would be happy to tell him some details when he inquired about the other party's situation face to face like this.

I don't know if these people are real, or if there is no one to guard against, or there is no need to guard against him. In short, Alan likes to do this kind of in-person inquiry process now.

"Don't be in a hurry to support something. I heard from Patrice that you intend to acquire a film and television company in the United States. You are a manufacturer of equipment. What do you do when you acquire a film and television company?"

This is what Alan is most concerned about. He is somewhat uncertain what the other party’s purpose is for doing this. If he simply wants to do publicity, even buying a football club or basketball club is better than buying a film and television company. The effect is good.

The film and television company is just the producer of the film, and has nothing to do with publicity. Only the film produced by the film and television company can be publicized, but the film also depends on the subject matter, which is two different things.

Even if you invest in a movie, the movie may not be successful. How many bad movies can produce a high-quality film? This is not just a matter of simply throwing money at it.

Now Sony's operation is quite confusing to Allen.

After hearing Alan's doubts, Kubo Tanaka communicated with Patrice in a low voice. After talking for a long time, Patrice finally understood a little bit, and turned his head to translate for Alan.

"Master. I heard what he said. They have a lot of cash in hand, and they also have a record business. Tanaka said that their company hopes to integrate these entertainment industries into a system, which will be more convenient. Their artists have gone one step further and took the opportunity to enter Europe and the United States."

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With this sentence, Allen has a bottom line.

He suddenly thought of a long-lost vocabulary, film and television song three living stars!

Alan can't remember where this term first became popular, but he knows that it seems that Hong Kong and Taiwan like to play this model in the past, and all celebrities and entertainers must develop in an all-round way.

Sing first, and after singing the song, go to filming or filming. Anyway, it is a whole set of procedures.

Today, when I heard what Kubo Tanaka said, it turned out that the roots of this popularity started from them?

Even if it didn't start with them, they are the first company with this idea.

very good!

Very promising!
Damn it, if you sing well, you can enter the European and American markets through movies?
What kind of naive idea is this?

On the European side, as far as Allen knows, the emphasis is on specialization.

Those who make movies should make movies well, and those who sing should sing well.

Don't make any kind of amphibious star or something.

In the end, it was nothing, but this may be due to a different way of thinking. If the other party can think this way now, that's just right, it's good to have ideas!

"I understand what you mean. It's a very forward-looking idea. I have had such an idea before, but I was busy with business a while ago, and there was some delay. My current film and television company covers the area of ​​influence."

Allen stretched out his hand and pointed to the east: "East to the United States, west to parts of Europe, parts of Asia, south, parts of Africa, and Australia."

Anyway, even if Alan's influence covers the places where his video tapes are sold, he doesn't know how big the specific area is. Anyway, he will exaggerate it. His boss doesn't know about such things, and these islanders are even more will not know.

After hearing the area mentioned by Allen, Tanaka Kubo was secretly startled. It really is the property of the nobles. They don't know much about it. Now that they hear it, doesn't it cover most of the world?
This is much more powerful than the film and television company they saw in the United States, which only has an influence in the United States.

"If you are interested, you can talk to my personal assistant Mr. Patrice in the future. As for support, I happen to have a film that is about to start shooting. You can also talk to Patrice about this. This is a small business. I Just ask, let's go."

Allen pretended not to care much about this kind of business, stood up with a little enthusiasm, and invited Tanaka Kubo to the dinner.

Everyone has come to visit at home, so we have to take care of the meal, right?

For today's meal, Allen heard that these islanders were coming, so he could personally explain to Old York to use his housekeeping skills to cook a table of traditional British dishes!
Really traditional British food.

According to legend, the British cookbook is the thinnest book in the world.

This is utter slander!

It can only be said that the menu of modern British cuisine is the thinnest.

Traditional British cuisine, there is still something, although not much.

That's the taste.
You can say it's not tasty, but this thing is very suitable for pretending!
If it is said that the food is more exquisite, the processing of the ingredients should also try to maintain the original taste of the ingredients, but it is different when it is changed to the traditional British cuisine. The traditional British cuisine is a bit like Chinese food, which pays attention to color and aroma.

as for the taste
It doesn't matter if you don't mention it, as long as it has color and fragrance, that's enough!

Tanaka Kubo looked at the dark purple and green-like liquid in the glass in front of him, feeling a little scared.

Glancing at Patrice next to him, he wanted to ask, but he was afraid that Patrice would laugh at him, so he suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. Kubo Tanaka was going to follow the example of goodness, and he would learn to eat after seeing how the Earl eats.

Looking at a huge cook, the conductor brought up a plate.
For the dish of pig head and chicken body, Tanaka Kubo swallowed secretly again, not because he was greedy, but because of this dish, it looked a bit scary.

A huge pig's head with what appeared to be the back half of a turkey stitched into the neck.

It looks weird and inconsistent, and even a little scary.

The entire ingredients were coated with a thick layer of orange spices, which smelled like that, and looked golden and attractive. Just looking at the ingredients on the plate for a moment, one felt like eating a monster.

In particular, the pig's mouth is wide open, and it also contains what looks like a baked, also coated with spices - an apple.

The next few dishes were brought up by the servants one by one, each of them looked very attractive at first sight, but upon closer inspection, they were all weird and full of abstraction.

Allen waited for the dishes to be served, suppressed his nausea, and picked up the glass of mixed fruit wine in front of him.

This thing seems to be wine mixed with rum and whiskey, and the juice squeezed from various fruits.

Anyway, it has a sense of history, and there are no shortcomings except that it is not good to drink.

"Welcome Mr. Tanaka to come to my manor as a guest. I will entertain you with this traditional British meal today. I hope you like it."

After Allen finished speaking, he raised his glass to signal, and took a shallow sip of the wine.

Putting down the wine glass, he picked up the sliced ​​bread on the dinner plate.

Tanaka Kubo swallowed the wine, feeling that his throat was no longer his own, as if he drank a mouthful of electrified anesthetic, it went down the esophagus and into the stomach.

Seeing His Excellency the Earl pick up the bread, he thought that he was going to eat the bread mat first, so he quickly picked up the bread like Allen, and took a bite, huh?
It's tasteless, neither sweet nor salty. Just after biting the bread, Kubo Tanaka saw from the corner of his eyes that His Excellency Alan picked up two slices of bread, wiped it with a fork and a knife, and then threw the used slice of bread aside. On a dinner plate.

"???"

Allen watched Kubo Tanaka pick up the bread and eat it, with a slight press on the corner of his mouth, this group of ground beetles.

Due to historical reasons, there was a period of time before the British nobles did not eat staple food during banquets, that is, when they were eating.

Bread like this is used to wipe knives and forks, and eat only meat and fruits, which means that the family is rich and powerful.

In this scene now, there is quite a sense of sight that Alan was in the country before traveling, and went to the south to eat, and the water that was brought to wash the dishes was served as tea by people who did not understand the customs.

Picking up the fork, he picked up the most dazzling famous dish, the baked apple in the pig's mouth, forked it into the dinner plate, raised the knife and dropped the baked apple into two, Allen pointed to the dinner plate, Signaled to the servant to give the split apple to Kubo Tanaka and Patrice.

This dish can be understood as fish in Chinese food, and it is one of the most popular dishes. It is very meaningful and represents a good harvest and strength.

The apple in the pig's mouth, according to the British saying, is the essence of this dish, and it is good luck to eat it. Every time there is a traditional banquet like this, the owner will distribute this baked apple to his closest confidants or friends. The most distinguished guests present.

Before Christmas last year, Allen, who went to the party at the Charles Manor, had exclusive access to the apple that Charles personally forked to him.

At that time, Alan pinched his nose and ate with tears.

Today he can finally experience this feeling.

Very pretentious, very fun!
I can watch other people enduring pain, but also have to pretend to be delicious. After eating this weird baked apple, it feels so good.

Tanaka Kubo stared blankly at the apple brought by the servant. This time he was thinking too much and didn't dare to do it himself. Instead, he looked at the movements of the old Patrice next to him.

Seeing the apple brought by the servant, Patrice stood up and saluted Allen with a look of surprise on his face, "Thank you, young master, for the apple."

Tanaka Kubo didn't understand, but Patrice, an old guy, still knew this traditional rule. Although he hadn't encountered it once in many years, now he suddenly encountered such a scene. Was it because he was recognized by the young master?

The baked apples lost part of their moisture, and when they were lightly pressed with a fork, the yellowish-yellow lump was very mushy, and the shell was still covered with a layer of orange-yellow spice burnt shell.
Kubo Tanaka looked at Patrice's appearance, followed suit, and stood up to salute and thank Allen.He looked at the half baked apple on the plate again, and ate it with a spoon in big mouthfuls.

"Hahaha!"

After a very retro and traditional British banquet, Allen couldn't help laughing until he walked to the corner of the stairs on the third floor.

He finally understood why Charles had to make this kind of dish every time when he hosted a banquet. It didn't matter if it was delicious or not. It was interesting to watch the people below eat it. It was very funny.

Thinking of this, Allen was taken aback for a moment. Charles had a bad relationship with many domestic nobles. Could it be because of this?
Thinking about the people from the archipelago at the dining table just holding their noses while eating, while praising Great Britain for its long history and profound cultural heritage, and saying that it is their honor to have a traditional British banquet today.

As the servant opened the study door, Huth was arranging small plates on Alan's desk, one by one.

Allen didn't eat anything except a sip of wine just now. When he returned to the study, these were the things he ate.

"Young master, you can have dinner, I have to see guests in the afternoon."

"Uh-huh?"

Allen picked up the chopsticks and stuffed a shrimp dumpling into his mouth, raised his head, and asked with some doubts: "Aren't the people from this archipelago coming today? Who else wants to come?"

"The Duke of Angus is coming to visit you, don't you forget?"

"Oh oh oh he's fine, I see, you can go to work, Patrice, you pay attention, he wants to discuss cooperation with the islanders, please tell me as soon as possible if there is anything."

"Okay, young master!"

Allen ate alone in the study, thinking about the afternoon visitor that Huth mentioned just now while eating.

Duke of Angus!
It's a name that most people don't know.

On the first day of junior high school, I heard that he is a duke, obviously very awesome, very high-end and high-end.

but.
This is an out-and-out disgrace to the British nobles.

Popularity
It can't be said to be popular, it can only be said that the network is extremely poor.

This guy is almost 50 years old this year, and he is so down-and-out that he can't even compare with Allen.

He only succeeded to the throne the year before last, that is, in 1985. Like Allen, he only got the title after his father died.

But their family seems to be a duke, but their ancestors have several generations of prodigal sons, and the ancestral property left by their ancestors has been wiped out by their ancestors.

Basically everything that could be sold was sold out, except for a little land and some dilapidated manors that no one wanted.

But this guy has a good temper, he puts on a smiling face when he meets everyone, he doesn't dare, and he doesn't know how to put on airs of a duke, so in the past two years since he succeeded to the throne, he gradually seems to have the feeling of revitalizing his family.

But the good times didn't last long.
Some time ago, this product had an accident in the United States, and Allen heard what Old Carl said.

(End of this chapter)