Chapter 300: Share the Spoils First

“What does an officer like me need money for, to buy food? Buy it by the ton?” Alan Wilson took a sip of water and smoothed his breath, “That’s a stupid question to ask.”

“Do you know how much a billion dollars is?” Ingrid Bergman repeated with a look of awe, “That’s a hundred million dollars.”

“One third of the tax revenue of British India in a normal year, of course I know the value of that.” Alan Wilson re-emphasized with an affirmative tone, saving the two women in front of him from really thinking that he wouldn’t be able to count.

“That’s enough of this topic, money is far less important to me than an opportunity to encounter the masses.”

In fact, Alan Wilson also does not have a hundred million dollars, converted into gold about two million eighty-five million ounces, about eighty tons of gold. That’s gold he certainly doesn’t have, and I wonder if his good big brother Ali Khan in Hyderabad has any.

Of course the dollar is not exactly equated with gold, and there are certainly far more dollars on the market than there are gold reserves in the United States.

Gold is simply a metal that backs the credit of the dollar. The dollar can be exchanged for gold, but it can’t be exchanged without limit, or else how did the United States end up flipping out?

But even if Alan Wilson is sincere, Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman also take these words as sweet words, men talk can be believed? Two days later the two had an answer to that question.

Vivienne was back, and this time she completed her West Coast tour to the same wide acclaim as the East Coast.

The Great British Treasure had lived up to the Empire’s expectations and stabilized British India, and the centers of the east and west coasts, which were nothing more than Bombay and Calcutta, had both been visited by Vivien Leigh.

Even Vivien Leigh listened to some people in British India about the call for independence, of course surrounded by Alisa’s help, Vivien Leigh’s answer is warm and decent.

“Sometimes the world is really unfair, take the attitude towards independence, the Viceroy’s words and Vivien Leigh’s words are not fundamentally different, her words are a genuine concern for the Indians, and for us to say the same thing is to harbor a conspiracy to divide India?”

Listening to Alisa’s report, Alan Wilson straightened his back, hands in his pants pockets, and greeted the hundreds of millions of people in the subcontinent in a neutral tone, always the dodgy people don’t know what to do with their lives, and malign the goodwill of the British Empire.

“Yes, Assistant, we still treat these people too well.” Alisa said with great approval, “When I was in Bombay, I heard there was a dispute within the Congress Party, what’s going on.”

“It’s over, these Indians have become a climate.” Alan Wilson shook his head slightly and said, “Speak and don’t listen, listen and don’t understand, understand and don’t do, do and do wrong, wrong and don’t admit it, admit and don’t change, change and don’t obey, don’t obey and don’t say anything, then what do you want me to do?”

“What do you mean?” Alisa, who had discovered a new point of knowledge, didn’t understand what her superior’s words meant.

“Nothing, just that I think it’s apt for this soft confrontation of nonviolent non-cooperation.” Allen Wilson gave a svelte exclamation, winked at Alisa and said, “After these American actresses leave, I’ll be in New Delhi to help you run the Hyderabad commissioner’s affairs, and keep it a secret until then.”

Alyssa after hearing the joy on the eyebrows, this is not exactly her pursuit of it, beautifully said, “I must seize this opportunity to benefit the local community, make some achievements.”

“Your achievements must be seen by the Maharajah, merit is such that it must be seen by those who should see it.” According to common sense, Alan Wilson should have talked to Alisa about subterfuge at this time, but although he was young, it was inevitable that he would not be able to cope with a large number of people, and he could only give up this idea for the time being ……

Gandhi has left New Delhi, traveling to the east coast of British India to call for reconciliation, while making speeches to show the unity of the Congress Party, Allen Wilson even wondered if this is not copying the route of Vivien Leigh.

At this very moment, an old man of gentle disposition, bare-chested and bare-footed, was walking along the muddy roads of the Ganges delta in the upper Bay of Bengal. He was short in stature, weighing at most fifty kilograms, his skin was tanned and oily, his arms seemed to be a little too long, and his two huge ears were slightly cocked to the sides.

The bamboo cane in his hand had the front end poked and split, and a bright pair of eyeglasses hung around his neck held by a gold ribbon. If he spoke to someone, the mouthful of false teeth could easily be seen with a little attention. He was followed by several of his followers, one of the female youths being his grand-niece, Manu. He was the long-familiar Gandhi.

This time he was going to spend a month touring the length and breadth of the Bay of Bengal in an ascetic manner, explaining the unity of the Congress party while contributing to the preservation of unity.

Gandhi was an active fighter on many fronts, and it was only on the battlefield that he could perform at his best. He had many battlegrounds of concern and if the political battlefield was idle, he turned to other battles.

There was an endless list of things for him to do, such as the building of the rural economy, the basic education of the people, the popularization of the national language, the welfare of women and children, and the work of rescuing the untouchables, and these undertakings were no less significant in comparison with the political campaign.

Sage considerations naturally have saintly reasoning, like Allen Wilson, such a mortal, will have to deal with money full of copper, in the second day after the return of Vivienne, all the people concerned are in the lunch time, Allen Wilson eating and chatting, the content of the conversation is to share the money.

About the proceeds of this run for the country, not counting the earlier Derek promised two hundred thousand dollars in favor of the fee, as well as one hundred and six million dollars of zero point five percent of the brokerage fee, Derek also generous back to him to make up the whole, the two sums totaled seventy-four million dollars.

Probably is Vivien Leigh shooting twenty-five times Gone with the Wind’s remuneration, very bluntly say a word, Vivien Leigh simply can not get out of this money, seventy-four million dollars to the ordinary people, has been an unimaginable astronomical figures.

“Has Catherine called back yet? Has it arrived?” After the wine and dinner, Alan Wilson asked about Vivien Lei, whether the money from Derek had arrived.

“Catherine has looked at it and it’s arrived.” Vivien Leigh was a little disoriented, to this day she still seemed to be dreaming, such a large sum of money, this man said to give it to her.

“You are all friends of Vivian’s, no need to make a secret of the fact that many of you are at an age where you should retire, or at least not at the age where Hollywood studios are the most eagerly sought after, but of course I’m sure the ladies’ experience will make up for some of the shortcomings. Makes the fall from the peak a little slower. But it’s not a bad thing to think about for the future.”

“Currently counting Vivian, there are twelve of you in total, the new Barbie doll company, it will be this money as the start-up capital, in addition to Vivian and Ms. Heidi, one percent occupies two percent of the shares.”

When he said this, Alan Wilson pushed the still sleepwalking Vivienne, “Ms. Heidi’s frequency hopping patent, the London side is being processed, the transfer fee will be advanced by me. Her share is a bit higher, to occupy five percent. The remaining seventy-five percent goes to you.”

That’s how the Barbie company’s shares are distributed, and Allen Wilson says it counts the influence of these stars as capital, including not only those who come to British India, but those who stay in the U.S., one and all.

“Perhaps the future of the company’s shareholders will be more it, I hope that all the respected ladies, no worries after, can be more to mention the later, you all the way to travel so difficult, if you can create a smooth road for the later. Maybe in the future you guys will also become will have a successful movie company it, their own boss, their own hold their own as the protagonist, will not be like now, for a shot to others to lose smile.”

Other words can be considered bullshit, but Allen Wilson’s words completely spoke to the hearts of these women.

And it’s not like there’s no chance, Allen Wilson remembered that many Hollywood movie studios have faced the threat of bankruptcy, the most famous of which is, because of a Cleopatra almost went out of business Twentieth Century Fox.

Cleopatra is the largest investment in the history of Hollywood films, but also lost the most tragic of a costume masterpiece, Twentieth Century Fox almost said goodbye to the world.

Even MGM, which is now as good as new, will likewise struggle with the rise of television, and there’s no chance that these actresses will actually have a big movie studio of their own in the future.

“My words are finished!” Alan Wilson gently clapped his hands and solicited opinions, “Who’s in favor and who’s against?”

“You don’t want anything?” Among the crowd in shock, Joan Crawford was the first to come back to her senses, standing up and leaning forward, her palm attached to Allen Wilson’s forehead, wondering, “It doesn’t burn.”

“No fever indeed!” Allen Wilson didn’t move, but a tightly furrowed brow indicated that his current mood was indeed not optimistic, “Hasn’t any man ever been this nice to you guys? You’re all big stars, though.”

“Yes, but not this nice.” Bette Davis blushed in a complicated way, “It’s not like you’re one of us. If you lose all your money, you won’t be hurt?”

“Lose it.” Alan Wilson laughed and reached out to push Vivien Leigh, hadn’t sleepwalked enough?

Fei Wenli woke up violently, when she looked at Alan Wilson, her gaze was shy and timid, almost able to melt people.

This is all for her, it must be! Vivien Leigh thought to herself, her whole body swooning.

Greta Garbo blinked her almond eyes and muttered in a voice only she could hear, “You guys!”

It certainly wasn’t a hundred million dollars, but seventy-four million dollars wasn’t a small amount for any individual, and it wasn’t as if Alan Wilson had a billion dollars to spend, and with a touch of his lips, he’d taken that huge sum and given it to everyone to develop their careers?

As for Vivien Leigh, Greta Garbo takes one look and wonders how much longer she’s going to be in a head-space. Maybe she won’t even wake up today.