Chapter 372 Common Market Consensus

“But there is no doubt that the British Empire has a leadership role in Europe at present, and if we shun this responsibility to lead Europe, then the leading country in Europe will be France.”

Alan Wilson paused when he said this and said, “In the coming decades there might even be Germany. Only if we take the initiative to get involved can we get this organization to develop in the direction we want, if we are excluded then the disadvantage of being an island nation will be magnified.”

“If we take the initiative to join in, we still have a big advantage, especially in the two fields of steel and coal, both against France and Germany.”

Allen Wilson is not lying, the history of the European Community’s union is based on what, the European steel and coal on the union, starting Germany and France because of the border coal and iron resources belonging to tug of war, coal and iron. On the border between France and Germany, where both world wars were fought, there was a huge struggle for economic interests.

One of the four largest coal mines in Europe was in the Ruhr area of Germany, and one of the four largest iron mines in Europe was in Lorraine, France. Coal and iron were symbols of the industrial age, and either France or Germany could dominate the European economy by conquering the other.

Britain at the same time has Europe’s four major coal mines and four major iron ore mines, unlike Germany and France, the lack of a coal and iron among the one is not enough, the United Kingdom has both resources.

The origin of the union of Europe in the Schumann program – France and Germany coal and iron and steel production joint management, which should be the forerunner of European integration, so that some of the most powerful countries in Europe will be the most important resources united together.

The benefits brought to several countries were undoubtedly huge, and after tasting the sweetness, they finally began to gradually come together in other fields, until the later political, military and economic integration.

Britain in the European Community appeared, only after the realization of what the European Free Trade Area plan. Or Churchill came to power again to advocate it, but the EEC member states, already led by France, did not take Britain seriously at all.

Then came the delightful, most embarrassing episode in the history of the British Empire, with the US forcing Britain to join the EEC, France saying nothing, de Gaulle stating that Britain was only interested in splitting up Europe, and it was only until his death that Britain got mixed up in the EEC.

In fact, the British voters opposed it for much the same reasons as they did decades later, small goods traders were afraid of the onslaught of cheaper products, fishermen didn’t want the bountiful British fishing areas to be opened up to Europe, and so on.

But ten years earlier had its advantages after all, and the participants in the Brussels Treaty Organization, at least, were still interested in colonial affairs, and the fact that there was such a willingness to unite on the issue led to the union at this time.

Anything steel and coal can be talked about later, later, talk about the colonies but can not wait. Even the jewel of the British Empire, British India, has begun to collapse, and it will be too late to wait.

Put under the colonies this big framework, other issues can wait, as long as there is this framework in, Britain is unlikely to continue to be marginalized by France.

Prime Minister Adderley also nodded his head, recognizing Alan Wilson’s remarks. Why is this so, the main reason is that Allen Wilson did not talk a word about the union, all he talked about was the colonies, and viewed this union with a colonial mindset.

What steel and coal who more and who less of the topic did not say a word, said that in addition to France, the current Brussels Treaty Organization within the country, are smaller than the United Kingdom, like this kind of organization has never been the strong eat meat, the weak drink soup.

Compared to France, Britain is now at least a layer of national strength is still higher than France, so the Brussels Treaty Organization member states, of course, is the United Kingdom more to eat, France less to eat, the other soup so a situation.

Now Germany is a defeated country treatment, Britain alone to face the French environment is more favorable, all kinds of conditions should lead to this organization, towards the direction of the British hope to develop.

“Not a concession on the fisheries question after all!” Prime Minister Adderley breathed a sigh of relief; that would have affected votes.

Invariably the movie industry would not have the problem of affecting votes without many people working in it.

With the Prime Minister endorsing the film industry as the consensus for this talk, Alan Wilson took on the role of a good toolman and began to talk about the film issue, and spent the rest of the day listening to the French delegate spouting off as if he were talking about the colonial issue himself.

“What was this man’s original profession?” Listening to Nino Bertrand talk about industry consolidation and common market standards on the subject of cinema, in front of the participating countries of the Brussels Treaty Organization, as well as the two observer countries, Sweden and Denmark, Alan Wilson had a look of putty on his face.

He now only nodded in agreement, if only Vivienne was there, he could at least have a person who understands the movie for counseling, after the day’s meeting, Alan Wilson sent a telegram to Hyderabad, so that Alisha and Vivienne in the United States to contact Vivienne, to make up for their own.

The telegram mentioned how much he missed Vivien Leigh and asked in a concerned tone if Vivien Leigh was cured of her tuberculosis.

Subsequently is undisguised to find foreign aid topic, said he is now talking about a negotiation in the top secret, involving the integration of the European film market, I hope that the Great Britain treasure hurry to make up for their own, save in the official meeting listening to the French big talk, they can only be from the side of the concordance.

Time has come to winter, Fei Wenli in the United States bought the property, Ingrid Bergman is also in, Fei Wenli just came to the United States has not been long, in fact, a series of standards for the film industry, as well as Hollywood practitioners norms are also confused.

It just so happened that Ingrid Bergman was also there, Fei Wenli first let Ingrid Bergman keep it a secret before mentioning this matter to see if she could help.

“Integrating the European movie market?” Ingrid Bergman’s eyes lit up, she remembered as if in New Delhi, when the two of them were having a good time, Alan Wilson did mention that the European movie market had to be integrated in order to improve the treatment of movie actors.

This man also really do do it, Ingrid Bergman can not help but heart joy, but consider the mood of Fei Wenli, in the joy at the same time also opened the mouth to say, “great, if this thing can be accomplished, the treatment of the actors of the European film can be improved a lot.”

“Yes, if all countries close their own movie market, it really can’t be compared to the American movie market.” Fei Wenli nodded her head, the current Fei Wenli was only integrating the European movie market and comparing it to the American movie market.

She couldn’t imagine now that in a few years, the American movie market would usher in a wave of heavy damage, also related to his good brother Allen.

The two foreign aid immediately in the case of confidentiality, began to write some of the standards into the telegram sent out, some do not understand the place, then ask friends in the industry, especially Katharine Hepburn, as the most senior actress, the most senior actress, on the Hollywood all kinds of situations are very well understood, naturally is the focus of the object of the request for advice.

In fact, it can not be said that foreign aid, Fei Wenli is British, Ingrid Bergman is Swedish, two people are Europeans, involving the European film market integration, how can we say is foreign aid, internal aid is right.

Before Vivien Leigh and Ingrid Bergman did not write back, Alan Wilson was also scratching his head, trying to prove that he also understands the movie, at least part of it.

“You can’t put out any movie, and we all know that in any industry, the most boutique part is a minority. You can’t have any movie coming out of all the member countries and put it in the middle of the theaters for the citizens of all the countries to see.” Alan Wilson, who went the other way, said that not all movies can be released into the market.

“So it seems like the UK means to conduct movie censorship?” Nino Bertrand asked rhetorically with a frown.

“Censorship is something dictatorships do, and our attitude in Britain is to avoid flooding the market with bad movies. And it’s simply not realistic to put every movie into theaters.” Alan Wilson vehemently denied that a censorship system was to be established, although in reality it was, “We are considering whether to enact a licensing system, whereby films that must be well-made by regular studios are eligible to enter theaters.”

It’s only now that Alan Wilson realizes that that licensing system that came into being in India is a really good thing, and can be used over and above the film industry. The company where the movie that is put into theaters has to prove the strength of the company through the market first.

On this day Alan Wilson always, through the topic of licenses and Nino Bertrand do have to come and go.

After that the foreign aid telegrams from the Great British Treasure and the Nordic Queen arrived, and Allen Wilson spent hours of critical eyeballing to find a piece of content that could connote the United States and pretend to be an expert at the same time.

At the final meeting on the integration of the movie market, Allen Wilson’s artillery was firing on all cylinders, righteously saying, “The European movie market must be inclusive, and must never be vertically integrated, as is the case with the U.S. movie market. That is monopoly, not conducive to the cultural exchanges of European countries, we understand that France is a movie powerhouse, but we also have to give a fair chance to filmmakers from countries like Denmark and Sweden.”

Now the major American studios are in charge of theaters all over the world, a way of doing business known as vertical integration, such as when MGM and United Artists both have their own theaters, or when Warner and Columbia jointly run theaters, but only show films from those two companies.

At this remark, the named representatives of Sweden and Denmark nodded their heads, as if grateful that the British were helping to speak for their countries.

After Nino Bertrand contacted Paris, he also recognized the British opinion, anyway, France is the origin of the film industry, and up to now it is also the film powerhouse in Europe, even if it agrees to the British opinion, it will not cause an impact on France’s strong film industry.

Britain and France reached a consensus on the issue of integrating the movie market, and other countries naturally had no reason to oppose it.

This Brussels meeting is finally fruitful, although the results are greater in the colonial issue, but it can not be announced, using the integration of the film industry to cover up the colonial issue, to the citizens of all countries have an explanation.