Chapter 392: Howard's Transformation
"What, this turned out to be refined by you yourself..." Howard's throat rolled when he heard this, and then a strange flush appeared on his face, and he left his seat directly and said to Li Shangshan regardless of everyone's shock: "Oriental immortals, please accept my Howard's worship." As he spoke, he was about to kowtow to Li Shangshan.
Seeing this, Li Shangshan stretched out his hand, and Howard was surprised to find that he couldn't kneel under his knees as if he had a piece of stone ice, he looked up at Li Shangshan, and found that Li Shangshan had a faint smile on his face, obviously knowing his situation. He was shocked and inexplicable, and there was no doubt in his heart.
"Howard, all this red tape is out of the way. Don't call me a fairy, call me Mr. Li. Ling Wai tell me about you, I want to know who else in Huaxia can refine this medicine besides me. ”
Li Shangshan saw that Howard was convinced, and hurriedly asked about the things he cared about. After he returned from the underworld, he has not seen a monk who can really talk to him, although Bai Yiyang has some Taoism, but the realm of the great perfection of human immortals is still too low, in the final analysis, human immortals are still people who will die of old age, sickness and death.
"It's Mr. Li, it's a long story, and it starts when I was young•••••
Howard marched, and then a deep look of remembrance appeared on his face, and he told his story. It turned out that Howard's youth coincided with the height of World War II, when the Japanese army occupied the land of China, and Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to retreat to the mountain city of Chongqing. The annual revenue of the national government at the time of the loss of the land was less than $100 million. And Japan has reached more than 20 billion dollars. Modern warfare is fought with financial resources, and one can imagine how short of materials the anti-Japanese forces trapped in the mountain city are.
At this time, Song Meiling took the initiative to go to the United States and delivered a speech on Capitol Hill. Soong Meiling's visit made the United States refocus its attention on the anti-Japanese front in China. The gratuitous material aid alone exceeded $800 million, not to mention the low-interest payments.
All of this precious material was transported by the camel bee route, which runs from India across the Himalayas to Sichuan, and is known as the death route because of the frequent accident fatality rate of up to 80 percent. On this route, the United States lost 1,500 transport aircraft and 3,000 excellent pilots. Howard was also a pilot of the camel bee route at that time, when he flew through Sichuan, he suddenly encountered a thunderstorm, and the plane broke down and he parachuted out to escape, but in that complex mountain environment, it was unfortunate that his bones were shattered after landing, and it was difficult to even move.
Just when he was desperate, he saw a fairy wind under the sunset, and the ancient Taoist came from the mountain volley, looked at his injuries, fed him a medicine, and took out a porcelain bottle containing the pill from his arms, handed it to him, and told him to take one a day. and told him that his face was unspeakably noble, and that he would be rich and prosperous after he did not die.
After Howard left, he asked the Taoist what he hoped he would repay, and the Taoist only said that he hoped that he would help the poor Huaxia when he became rich in the future, and left without looking back. Miraculously, Howard, whose bones were shattered, had recovered his health after taking that bottle of pills in a month, and his muscles and bones were even stronger than before.
Howard originally repaid the idea of returning after World War II to repay his kindness, but after the victory of the war, Sino-US relations took a sharp turn. At that time, Howard was hopeless in China, and indeed as the old Tao said, galloping in the shopping mall and the love field, gradually put this matter behind, until now that his health is not good, he remembered this matter, and felt that he had few days left, Howard insisted on expanding investment in China despite everyone's opposition, and did not want to die with regret and guilt, in his words, he did everything to the extreme in his life, and he did not feel sorry for anyone, let alone sorry for his life-saver when he left.
And hearing Howard's words, not only Li Shangshan, but also Linda, the female secretary standing aside, also had a look of shock, because this statement was too mysterious, if it wasn't from Howard's mouth, it is estimated that no one would believe it.
"So that's the case, the pill that person gave you must be a pill that renews bones and tendons, so it seems that your fate is not shallow. ”
Li Shangshan nodded and sighed when he heard this, from Howard's mouth, he learned that the other party could already volley into the void, obviously the true yang in his body had been cultivated to the extreme, and combined with the fact that the other party could refine an elixir similar to the Jade Returning Pill, he thought that the other party should be a monk in the Earth Immortal Realm, and he should have happened to see Howard before he came to the rescue. Different from Buddhism, Taoism has always advocated paying attention to patriotism and loyalty, and many Taoist priests joined the army during the anti-Japanese war, and they made a lot of contributions to the liberation of New China with one hand and one hand with a pistol and a cannon. That Taoist may have been forced to make a move due to the heavens, but Howard, who was transporting anti-Japanese war materials, still couldn't bear to save his life.
"Mr. Li, you're right. I, Howard, do have a lot of opportunities with Huaxia, I didn't expect to come to Huaxia again and meet an oriental immortal like you. As a thank you gift for the elixir, I am willing to give you Howard Films. ”
Howard said excitedly after hearing Li Shangshan's words. As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and the female secretary Linda was even more beautiful and turned to Li Shangshan. No one knows better than him the status of Howard Films in the American film and television industry. Howard has two careers in his life that he is most proud of, one is Hughes Airlines, and the other is Howard Films, which has influenced Hollywood for more than half a century.
In addition to well-known directors and excellent actors and screenwriters, this film and television company also has the most advanced special effects and film and television technology in the United States, which is of immeasurable value. The world's well-known artists are proud to cooperate with Huade Film and Television, and now Howard is willing to give away the company just because of a pill. If this incident spreads, it will definitely become a big news sensation in the international entertainment industry.
"Howard, what I mean is clear. I don't dare to be interested in your film and television company, this medicine is exchanged for the movie you are directing that is about to cooperate with Hongrun. ”
Li Shangshan shook his head when he heard this, he refused, he was used to an unrestrained life, and it was a burden for him to be in charge of Howard Film and Television.
"Mr. Li, I understand, you can rest assured that I will definitely take this cooperation seriously, and this movie will definitely be a sensation all over the world. Can I take the elixir now?"
Seeing Li Shangshan's refusal, a deep sense of loss appeared in Howard's eyes, and he only understood what was the most important thing in life after experiencing the pain of illness in his later years. He couldn't eat bread and beans because of stage 5 diabetes, pork, beef and sheep meat and spices because of lung cancer, and seafood because of asthma and rheumatism. The meals I usually eat are pill-like nutritional pastes specially developed by its pharmaceutical company.
It can be said that although he has the power of the rich pen and the sky, the quality of life is far inferior to that of an ordinary person, if it were not for his strong will, he would have been unable to hold on. And the reason why he wanted to give Howard Film and Television to Li Shangshan was to sell Li Shangshan a favor and hope that Li Shangshan would make friends, because he knew that what he valued most in China was not interests but favors, especially for immortals like Li Shangshan who could not be impressed by various materials, but he didn't want Li Shangshan to refuse without thinking about it.
However, when he thought that his body was about to heal, a smile finally appeared on his face, and his eyes lit up as he stared at the porcelain vase that exuded a strange medicinal fragrance.
"Mr. Howard is polite, since you agree to cooperate, this pill is naturally yours. ”
Li Shangshan said with a smile when he saw this.
"Then you're welcome, to be honest I've been dreaming about a day of recovery. ”
Howard's pale body trembled slightly with excitement when he heard this, and he carefully took the porcelain vase in his hand as if he was caressing a work of art. Then he poured out a crystal clear pill under the curious eyes of the secretary and bodyguard. Looking at this glowing elixir, Linda and the bodyguards behind her looked suspicious, even after listening to Howard's narration, they still didn't believe that this small elixir could cure Howard's many stubborn diseases. You must know that Howard received the best medical conditions in the West, and any of the existing diseases in his body are current medical problems.
Howard looked at the secretary and the others as if he was in a hurry, and after taking a deep breath, he cautiously put the pill in his mouth. As soon as the jade-like elixir entered its mouth, it instantly turned into a cool air stream like melting thin ice, flowing to the limbs and hundreds of remains. As the breath circulated through his body, Howard only felt a tingling in his body, and then his weak body became solid and powerful as if it had been inflated. The lesions that had been faintly swollen and painful on the body also disappeared one by one, and the physical state was as if it was sitting on a time machine, and it was quickly approaching the time of youth.
Suddenly, he felt a flower in front of him, a dizziness in his mind, a burst of surprise, and after a moment of surprise, he seemed to think of something, excitedly stretched out his hands and took off the reading glasses that had been with him for many years, and as the lenses were taken off, his eyesight returned to when he was a young man, looking at the long-lost and clear vision in front of him, the corners of Howard's eyes, which had always been unsmiling, were moist.
"Mr. Howard, your skin, is this a miracle, God?"
But it was Lynn who suddenly screamed when she saw Howard's change. After taking the drug from Howard, Linda has been staring at Howard's state. As Howard's personal secretary, taking care of Howard's physical condition is also part of her job. At first, he was surprised when he saw Howard's refreshed and rosy skin, but when she saw Howard's pale and shriveled skin quickly becoming smooth and moist, she couldn't hold back the shock in her heart and screamed.
At this moment, Howard was not much different from his original appearance, but his skin was full and ruddy, although his beard was white, his whole face was smooth and ruddy, and he looked at least forty years younger. Linda had always been puzzled by the word crane hair and childish face, thinking that it was just a beautiful thought of Chinese people, but after seeing Howard's appearance, she understood the meaning of this idiom. And at this moment, she was really convinced of Li Shangshan, even if Howard said that he was the incarnation of God, she had no objection, after all, not staying young is more attractive to women.