Chapter 168: The Gentleman's Country

Alan Wilson has even been thinking about how to carry out the evil plan. Like many countries, most British citizens do not think that acting is a noble profession in this era, and of course there is nothing wrong with that.

Actors are always associated with the trade in the skin, especially in the UK, where actors have nothing to do with high society.

The same is true of Vivien Leigh, whose dream is to become a great actress, but her mother does not support her dream of acting in theater because she does not belong to high society.

Of course, now Vivien Leigh has become famous, and her income is beyond the reach of ordinary citizens, and in the eyes of ordinary citizens, there is no doubt that she is an object of envy, but for the upper class, Vivien Leigh's situation has not changed.

The British, who were born in British India, were generally of two kinds, either civil servants or soldiers, and sailors who went on adventures would not have a stable life.

So even if it is speculation, Alan Wilson can judge that Vivien Leigh's original family should not be bad.

Alan Wilson introduced the situation of British India, which rarely focused on the negative image, but pretended to be a guest, and also said that compared with the British mainland, British India was indeed relatively backward.

"In fact, the image of Miss Vivien Leigh can completely serve the British Empire, and I personally have no prejudice in the profession of actor, and I also think that if an actor can play a role, he can also help serve the empire." Alan Wilson objectively explores the role of actors.

As far as the group of hillbillies in the United States can develop cultural hegemony, since that group of hillbillies can do it, Britain can also try it.

Cultural hegemony refers to the imposition of ideological and cultural values between countries and between nations, and is a kind of cultural power and cultural colonization; as long as there is a country and nation that has economic strength and tries to impose its own ideological and cultural consciousness on others, cultural hegemony will arise and the culture of other nations will be affected.

In addition to flirting with a few countries to have immunity, Hollywood in later generations can be said to have conquered the world. As for a certain movie city that focuses on kung fu movies and claims to be the second in the world, it was also destroyed by devastation.

Hollywood produces about 10 percent of the world's films every year, but it accounts for more than half of the world's screen time and more than 75 percent of the world's total box office revenue.

Long before the First World War, American cinema defeated Europe's old film power, and at the same time, France was the inventor of cinema.

However, so far, in the field of literary films, European films are still worthy of the United States, and American films crushed Europe after the outbreak of special effects technology, which completely made all opponents lose their ability to confront.

In front of Vivien Leigh, Alan Wilson said that no one knows movies better than me, and there are a set of words about the development of films.

The more Fortseva listened, the more wrong she became, and she used words to speak to an actor?

"Mr. Allen, how do you make an impact as an actor?" Vivien Leigh also wants to be a respected profession as an actor, but she has never had a clue.

"Maybe you need a public welfare film, and it must be linked to charity. Pay some hard work to let the citizens of European countries know that there are still many countries and regions in the world that are in poverty. Alan Wilson said with compassion, "By the way, Miss Vivian, you were born in British India, and I believe that if you arrive in British India one day, it will have the effect of ten thousand people, because you represent the civilization and ideals of the British Empire, and there are some things that you can do that are even more believable." ”

Is this Vivian? Seeing that Vivien Leigh seemed to be getting more and more excited, Fortseva interrupted, "I didn't expect Mr. Allen to know something about movies, I wonder if Soviet films can get some good advice?" ”

Of course, this is not difficult for Alan Wilson, who has had an important impact on half the world, and replied without stopping, "Soviet cinema is based on realism and has had an important impact in many places." The Soviet Union was a literary power, and excellent literary works and a strong literary tradition provided a solid foundation for the development of Soviet cinema. There is a phenomenon that cannot be ignored that almost all excellent films in the history of the USSR are adapted from excellent literary works. Culturally, it was the power of the Soviet film industry. ”

Vivien Leigh, an ordinary actor, knows what cultural exchanges between the two countries do? The real exchange is still Alan Wilson, in the posture of a protector, covering Vivien Leigh, against the Soviet cultural Tsar Fortseva more than ten years later.

For the game between the officials of the two countries, this is something Vivien Leigh has never encountered before, and one thing she has discovered is that this young man knows so much.

"I've learned all this knowledge." Alan Wilson's mouth is like a machine gun, from the birth of French film history, until the United States has come from behind by virtue of the size of the market, and then began to carry private goods, indicating that the Soviet Union could not be compared with American films by relying solely on administrative power.

"Treatment is the weakness of any class in the Soviet Union, a good actor should have good treatment, this is not a problem that can be solved by simple consciousness, of course, it is too extreme like the United States, geniuses in any industry are rare, and there are not many people in the civil service who have such a strong knowledge reserve as me."

The corners of Fortseva's mouth twitched slightly, compared to the seemingly huge reserve of knowledge, the shamelessness of the imperialist bureaucracy in front of her was truly rare.

The cultural exchange representatives on the British side are better, and as for the Soviet part, the eradication of alcohol is significantly faster than that of the United Kingdom, which makes Alan Wilson sigh that the funding of the Foreign Office must be increased.

Fortseva had to leave for a while, so that the representatives of cultural exchanges in the USSR should not be too obsessed with alcohol.

"Alan, you're not very old, that's what I'll call you." Vivien Leigh asked after Fortseva left, "Are you talking about improving the social status of actors?" ”

Of course not, human prejudice will only be passed down from generation to generation! Alan Wilson said slowly, "It depends on the effort that a person puts in in the course of life. In fact, I have an idea that I should make a public welfare film about the British colonies, so that the citizens of China can understand how the British Empire led backward civilizations to progress. Of course, actors are all independent individuals, we can't force actors to do anything, we have to talk about it, and we have to be patriotic. ”

Alan Wilson was an old imperialism as soon as he opened his mouth, and without the guidance of the British Empire, many places were destined to be undeveloped, and he could even find examples, such as India after independence.

"I can also talk, I can also be patriotic. If I have the opportunity, the country needs me, and I will definitely try it. Vivien Li nodded blankly, actors can also be patriotic, and they can also contribute to the country.

Vivien Leigh asked Alan Wilson if he had seen his own movie, of course not, but Alan Wilson once again showed the basic qualities of imperial civil servants, saying that he could feel from the movie that Vivien Leigh's acting skills did not have a trace of cowardice and artificiality, but inadvertently soft and lovely mixed with unruliness, which is also her charm.

In Gone with the Wind, she seems to have been born for the role of Scarlett, a cat-like girl, cunning and charming, and her eyes are simply superb.

"But I still like happy endings." Alan Wilson spoke eloquently, responding with a long-standing reserve of words, which was not seen by Vivien Leigh in the slightest.

The return of Fortseva saved Alan Wilson, who had fallen into a state of desperation, but in Vivien Leigh's heart, she already made a deep impression on the young diplomat.

"A man must be able to blow!" It was already late at night, there were few cars on the road, and under the moonlight, the road was like a white ribbon leading into the distance, and the street trees on both sides were rapidly retreating, and the surroundings were so quiet. The window was opened, and the cold wind poured in, which suddenly cleared Alan Wilson's mind a lot.

Fortunately, in 1945, there were no regulations on drunk driving, otherwise he might not have been fined.

He very much wanted to take the opportunity to serve his country to get Vivien Leigh to British India, and when it came to his own territory, Vivien Leigh couldn't fly out of his palm.

It's not a thought on the fly, it's a plan to put into action. This is all for the benefit of the British Empire, and it is necessary to adopt a certain degree of paralyzing attitude towards the subjects of British India in order to facilitate the next action.

Alan Wilson, a pariah in the vast rural areas, cared, but as long as the people in the city did not act rashly, it was already considered a success, and as long as the elite of British India was stable, British India was stable.

The most critical Alan Wilson got Vivien Leigh's contact information, and when Vivien Leigh's husband was not there, he could be a guest as a friend.

Arriving at the hotel, Alan Wilson got out of the car, and the row of cars behind him slowly stopped, and for polite and safety reasons, he could not let a group of Soviets show off on the streets of London in a drunken state.

For this reason, it was necessary to risk the hostility between the two countries and have MI5 agents drive these representatives of Soviet culture back.

"These Russians are significantly more interested in alcohol than in cultural exchange." An MI5 agent frowned and commented to the fluttering Soviets.

Even Fortseva walked unsteadily, but there was nothing serious on the surface, Alan Wilson sighed and said, "Let's send these people up, the British Empire is a country of gentlemen after all." ”