Chapter Twenty-Four: Teach Us to Maximize Benefits

"The country is well organized by us."

Tommy was reluctant to change out of his T-shirt and beach pants, put on a formal suit, and the golden retriever he inherited from his son was also specially styled with hairspray, and he was standing outside the government building in a serious way, introducing the state of the country to Elton Byrne, the producer of children's variety shows, and the small film crew he brought with him.

Although he thought that the country would be small, it still surprised Elton and the small film crew that accompanied him when he saw that the capital, Kingston, was not as big as some of the bustling towns in the United States.

And there are constantly local black people who suddenly appear near these people as if they are admiring the animals in the zoo, staring at the group with big ignorant, fearless and curious eyes.

"Didn't they see white people?" A member of the film crew asked Tommy as he looked at the black men looking at him from a distance.

Tommy shook his head: "No, it's not that they haven't seen white people, they're curious about your machines, this country doesn't have its own television station, only a few radio stations to deliver news." ”

"Mr. Director, the sugar cane fields of the parish of St. George have been destroyed by wild boars! A large number of wild boars are wreaking havoc at the moment! The parish police station asked us to rush to help! "The voice of a black policeman came from the balcony on the second floor of the police station.

Elton and the others looked up, and saw Dennis wearing a decent black British police uniform, a wide-brimmed police hat on his head, and almost all medals and ribbons on his left chest, holding the guardrail with both hands, and looking into the distance with gloomy eyes.

The most exaggerated thing is that this guy wore an Italian-style police cloak in the summer.

Just looking at the shape, it is really stylish, especially Dennis's tense face, the shape of the railing overlooking the distance, very much German Gestapo taste.

But Elton's adults were a little dazed, and a few seconds later, a member of the film crew turned his head and asked his companion uncertainly: "Did you buy those medals from an American souvenir store?" I recognize most of them as American Medals, American Medals awarded to Commonwealth police officers, and how much whiskey does the Queen of England have to drink to do such a thing? ”

"Don't worry, everything is going according to the procedure." Dennis turned around and looked at the black policeman in front of him who came to deliver the letter: "I have recommended that the state legislate for this as soon as possible. ”

The black policeman was stunned, and looked at his already familiar chief with some nervousness, according to the plan, Dennis only needed to say his previous plan to drive the wild boar to the US embassy, but now, the director was in high spirits and changed his lines?

The black man glared, shook his thick lips, and repeated uncertainly: "Legislation? ”

"Yes, legislation." Dennis patted the other party on the shoulder, satisfied with the surprise in his eyes: "Legislation prohibits wild boars from trespassing on sugarcane fields without permission, and after the legislation, we can go and arrest those wild boars who destroy sugarcane fields." ”

The black cop didn't react, and several of the film crew members who heard the conversation on the street couldn't help but laugh, they understood that Dennis's joke was a joke about a strange law in Georgia that prohibits chickens from walking on the highway.

"Did your machine just turn on? That's a good joke. The director of the film crew asked the cameraman.

The photographer carrying the machine nodded: "Of course, it's a great joke to be fun news." ”

"But Mr. Director, don't be so troublesome, just ......" The black policeman's sweat seeped out of his head, and he almost said the line that belonged to Dennis by beating gongs and drums to drive wild boars, wanting to get the plot back on track.

"This is the American method, and you can't go wrong, trust me." Dennis interrupted and continued.

His subordinates tried hard to cooperate with Dennis's performance, but in the end they decided that they couldn't keep up with Dennis's train of thought, so they could only honestly ask normal people's questions: "Mr. Director, I want to say that the wild boar can't read the English law, how do you want to catch it after you legislate, maybe you can directly catch it in the same way now?" ”

"It makes sense, American chickens don't seem to understand English laws either." Dennis smiled and said, "So you have any great ideas, Cora?" ”

The black man stared at a pair of big blank eyes and said tentatively: "I don't know, Mr. Director, I have just been working for half a month, and I have never encountered this situation, maybe we can drive the wild boar to the US Embassy, so that the US Embassy can think that it has been invaded and send their Marines to deal with the invading enemy?" ”

After saying Dennis's lines himself, the black policeman lowered his head in shame and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Great approach, Cora! You're such a genius! Dennis laughed happily, but then suddenly changed his face: "This country doesn't need to rely on other forces!" Let me show you how to deal with wild boars! Gather all the hounds and men in town! Come with me! Fight head-on with the hounds, and we'll sneak up and kill the boars! ”

The black man subconsciously stood upright: "Yes, Mr. Director!" ”

"Drive the wild boar to the U.S. Embassy, which organ in your body did you use to come up with this answer? You might as well drive the wild boar to the Falklands, at that time, not only did you solve the problem of the wild boar in your country, but the Queen of England thought that you brought the wild boar to fight for her, and maybe she could award you and the wild boar a bunch of medals. Dennis flicked his cloak and disappeared onto the balcony.

The black cop had his head down, as if he were involved in the problems that could arise on the television, and the Chief Dennis seemed to be a different person, and after a conversation, he became a smart man and a clown who drove away wild boars.

"The temperature is 28 degrees today, so are you sure the child won't suffer from heat stroke?" After Dennis disappeared, the photographer whispered, "The moment the cloak shook up, I felt that the material was very heavy." ”

Elton retracted his gaze and spoke, "Although the uniform somewhat felt like the product of a cross between England and Italy, in the end his method was very correct, my hometown is in Missouri, and the farmers there are indeed accustomed to confronting wild boars with their hounds and aiming their guns at the side. ”

"As I said, the country is well governed." Tommy said, "You can take a look inside the government building." ”

In the morning, Elton and the film crew were soaked in the government building, watching a group of high school students go about their daily affairs, and in the afternoon, they went to the beach to visit Prime Minister Marduff, who was on vacation, and after careful questioning, they were completely convinced that the old man in front of him really ...... No, it's the country that has given a bunch of high school students to experience life, and these high school students are doing better than the officials before them.

When he returned to the conference room, Elton said earnestly to Tommy, who had called for Secretary of State for Finance and Trade to be accompanied by Steve:

"Tommy, or Mr. Prime Minister Hawke, first of all, I think your camp idea is very good, it's more interesting and in-depth than most summer camps, and secondly, I'm willing to help you promote it, but if you make a separate show specifically for your camp, the cost will be very, very high."

"You don't think we can afford it?" Tommy asked, staring at Elton and frowning slightly.

Steve, who was next to him, laughed, and said to Elton, "I also want to know what kind of price you would describe as very, very high, Mr. Bourne." ”

"I know two people, one founded this summer camp, and probably made hundreds of thousands or more money in one summer, more than many people make in ten years, and the other is about to inherit an astronomical inheritance, but I always treat the two as adults, you are more mature than your peers, there is no doubt that when I was your age, I only knew how to write love letters to girls and ask them to go to the movies." Elton smiled mildly:

"I'm sure mature and smart two don't waste money, right? After all, adults pay attention to maximizing benefits. ”

Tommy nodded in agreement, "Of course, I've always done that. ”

Then he glanced at Steve next to him and added, "We." ”

"You want to promote the summer camp, I hope we at Nickelodeon will help make a special program to record everything that happens here, no matter how good your summer camp is, you can only pay the TV station, and be promoted as a commodity, just like helping your own products advertise on the TV station, I think it's better to change the way, not the product and advertising, but the cooperation, I will come to the persuasion channel to do a new summer program, just record the story of this summer camp, maybe three, six or nine issues, and even next year can continue to cooperate, In this way, it becomes that both parties take the money to produce the show, instead of you paying for the advertising alone. ”

After Elton finished speaking, Tommy and Stephen looked at each other, and then the two whispered a few words, and finally Stephen shrugged his shoulders in low spirits:

"It sounds like you're going to take our money and make your show, and how do I know if you're making a show to our taste? I still think that CSLS pays for it, and you are responsible for the production, so as to avoid the situation that there are disagreements in the production of the show, and both sides are unwilling to back down. ”

"If you can license the exclusive TV production copyright of the summer camp program to me on behalf of CSLS, you don't have to pay the production fee, but after all, it's a summer camp to promote CSLS, so you don't have to think that we pay you, we can take the production risk at the same time, and we can also help the two of them in this program to hang the name of co-producer, the title of producer of Nickelodeon, two, you should understand, this is an honor that many high school students can't grab from breaking their heads, whether they go to college or graduate from work, It's not an exaggeration to say that with this resume, you can study a film and television major in college, and after you come out, you can go to major TV stations to start your career as an assistant producer. ”

"Career is not your concern, Mr. Byrne, I am more concerned about how to resolve disagreements when they arise." Tommy tried to tense his face and keep the Prime Minister out of his mood, but he still couldn't control the subtle movements of the corners of his mouth turning up.

Elton said confidently: "As for the disagreement, we're just documenting and filming how this country is run by you, and we're not involved in your actions, but I want you to think about it and make the show look a little more exciting, like arranging for your trainees to do something that will attract the audience to watch, I mean, don't always look through the papers at your desk, it's better to do something real for the country like the police chief did, so that the show looks more lively and makes the summer camp more convincing." ”

This time, Tommy and Stephen looked at each other, and they both laughed, and Tommy said, "If that's the case, of course we can cooperate, and it's certainly a good thing to save a lot of money on publicity." ”

"I'll ask the in-house counsel to draw up a contract that will be sent to the both's office shortly after." Elton also laughed, then got up and took the initiative to shake hands with the two: "Happy cooperation, Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Finance Minister." ”

Waiting for Elton's people to leave, Tommy breathed a sigh of relief, unbuttoned his blazer, exposed the Walkman around his waist, and pressed the play button, and Elton's voice sounded inside:

"But I want you to think about it, to make the show look a little more exciting, like arranging for your trainees, doing something that will attract the audience, I mean, don't be at your desk all the time looking through the papers, it's better to do something real for the country like that Mr. Police Chief did......"

Stephen handed Tommy a cigarette and asked with a smile, "We're innocent and innocent, aren't we?" ”

"Mr. Elton can tell you the answer, yes." Tommy took the cigarette: "I can't believe that a man in his forties, who is still just a children's program producer, is trying to teach us what profit maximization is." ”