Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

"Stephen is such a good man. My sister made the right choice marrying him."

Zhang San is in North America thinking about taking advantage of others, while Allen is having a blast in Tokyo; at a certain filming location in Tokyo, which is very hot, he no longer wants to be an actor.

Allen stood on the stage, intently directing a male and a female actor; his gaze was firm and sharp, as if he could see through the actors' performances to their inner emotions.

Although Allen originally wanted to be an actor, at this moment he is a director. Although he is not a professionally trained director, he understands men.

He knew how to guide actors into their roles and how to capture their most genuine emotions. He carefully observed every movement and expression of the male and female actors, constantly giving them guidance and suggestions.

The male actor is a young and somewhat sleazy performer who plays a character filled with contradictions and inner struggles. The female actor, on the other hand, is a seasoned performer who plays a gentle and forbearing woman.

Allen patiently guided the actor, helping him to understand the character's inner world more deeply. He told the actor, "Hey, buddy, you need to express the character's contradictions and inner struggles so that the audience can feel the character's pain and confusion."

He's been learning Japanese lately and is making rapid progress; it's true that the environment can make a person improve.

"Hey, Nanako, you need to portray the character's inner world more delicately, so that the audience can feel the character's helplessness and struggle, as well as that expression of wanting to agree but also wanting to refuse."

Under Allen's guidance, the male and female actors' performances gradually became more outstanding. Their movements and expressions became more natural, and their emotions more genuine. They seemed to forget that they were acting, and truly became the characters themselves.

If the male and female actors were wearing clothes, then Allen's directing performance just now could be considered passable.

Since arriving in Tokyo, Helen felt that Zhang San wanted to abandon her, but they weren't in a romantic relationship. She had only been with him for their own benefit; she didn't care whether Zhang San abandoned her or not.

The one who truly cursed Zhang San in her heart was Jessica. Since arriving in Tokyo, Allen had devoted herself to her directing career; she couldn't curse the actors, because although they looked down on them in the Saint Valley, they didn't discriminate against them.

What she didn't know was that in a few years, actresses from Eastern Europe would make up a large proportion of the cast, and this promising young woman from North America who wanted to pursue this career would find that her pay had dropped significantly.

"It's not that you can't afford it, it's just that good girls from Eastern Europe are more cost-effective."

A few years later, as more people enter the industry, their pay will be even lower than that of male actors; this is unavoidable, as the industry sees a high turnover rate.

When Zhang San received the news, he was amazed to learn that they were filming three or four movies a day.

"Hehe... I found a good job for this cheap brother-in-law, much better than being an actor."

The copyrights to these films belong to Saint Gutt's "TOKYO VERY HOT". In the future, he plans to sell these films online, earning $4-5 per film. Netflix cannot do this, as it would affect its IPO.

He's living a much better life than Zhang San now. After filming today, the two actors even bowed to him and said, "Sorry for the trouble."

During a phone call, Allen often complained, "These people, when they bow, don't even realize they're not wearing clothes. They're really dedicated."

"Alan, you need to be careful. You and Jessica should have a child soon, I'm worried you won't get enough nutrition."

Zhang San chuckled and teased him on the other end of the phone, saying that making these kinds of short films every day would lower one's desires, and he wondered if Zhang San would become a pervert.

"I feel like Jessica isn't right for me anymore. I feel like Japanese women are gentler," Allen said seriously, expressing his opinion.

Zhang San immediately said, "You'd better find an American girl as your partner, otherwise I'll feel bad for your sister."

"No, you've done a great job, Stephen. Listen to me, I feel like my life has been elevated since I got here and started this industry. I was wrong before, and this is the life I want."

Take care of yourself.

Zhang San didn't want to talk to him anymore. He felt as if he had unlocked Allen's amazing abilities, which really surprised him. Not long after hanging up the phone, he received a call from Robert.

"Hey Stephen, I never expected that there would be an independent animation production company on the other side of the Pacific! That 'Shanghai Animation Film Studio' actually took our order; judging from the feedback, their previous works are fantastic." Robert was excitedly telling Zhang San about his discovery, and then he said, "You know what? In North America, producing animation like that would cost twenty or thirty million US dollars, even fifty million US dollars, but they only asked for six million US dollars! My God, that's amazing!"

"Hey buddy, you're not calling to talk about those millions, are you? What do you have to say?"

"I want to buy their previous works and then bring them to North America for small-scale screenings, or make them into videotapes."

Robert's idea was great, and Zhang San wouldn't refuse it at all, saying, "Your idea is fantastic, and it won't cost much anyway."

Robert became even more excited at this point, and his voice rose considerably: "Yes, boss, it won't cost much money, that's the key."

Dubbing costs a lot of money. North Americans don't like reading subtitles, but they do sometimes, though only for movies they like.

What the Shanghai Animation Film Studio didn't know was that soon, immense wealth was about to befall them, because Robert wanted to package up their past film archives and bring them to North America for screening.

This is not only a form of cultural export, but it can also generate revenue for the factory.

Over the past decade or so, they have produced a large number of animated films, most of which have been broadcast on television. Sometimes they have been shown many times and still attract a lot of viewers.

This is the charm of classics, and after the propaganda of those three representatives, Robert also realized that the animation production level on the other side was very high.

He even considered acquiring the company, but then decided against it, saying it wasn't the right time yet. He'd wait for the right opportunity and then figure out how to proceed—whether it would be an acquisition or a long-term partnership.

Having calmed down, Robert picked up the phone again and dialed without caring what time it was. Whether the other person was grumpy in the morning was not something he needed to consider.