066 Hughes's Dream Life 2

Perhaps because of such a movie, Hughes thought that he had become the most famous filmmaker, so at this time, Hughes's interest turned to the third dream of his life, that is, the best aviator.

What does it take to be the best aviator, Hughes, who has always liked to be a maverick, has set himself a goal to fly the fastest and largest plane in human history.

Since such a goal has been set, it is necessary to make some preparations, and then when everyone in the United States is looking forward to its next movie, the disappeared Hughes was found working for American Airlines, using a fake certificate and a pseudonym to become a plane pilot.

When the news broke, the whole country was a sensation, and people wondered if Hughes, a millionaire, had a bad brain and went to work in a job that paid only $1,000 a month.

Now that the matter has been exposed, Hughes can only leave the airline with a cover, after all, he has obtained a fake certificate to participate in the work, and then, Hughes bought a seaplane and went to Europe to be merry and happy.

During his time in Europe, he spent $800,000 to buy the world's fifth-largest yacht at the time, and made a super big bed, as for what the big bed is used for, men understand, Hughes's Hollywood star lovers are lining up to go to the yacht to party.

After a year and a half of tossing back and forth, Hughes finally remembered that he had to fulfill his third dream, and then returned to the United States to buy a main combat aircraft of the United States at that time, and then modified it with the engineers.

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More than a year later, Hughes broke a series of flight records in this plane, including speed at the time, round-the-world flight time, etc., during which time Hughes became a national hero.

Round-the-world flights returned to New York and were warmly welcomed by the whole of New York, where a grand welcome parade was held, and the president presented him with a gold medal, although Hughes did not attend the award, until the later presidential successor, Truman, found out and mailed the Hughes Medal.

When Hughes continued to break flight records, a large number of aviation and aerospace experts gathered around him, and the first few small workshops became Hughes Aircraft Company.

Then Hughes Aircraft Company was out of control, becoming a major supplier to the U.S. military during World War II, and later to become one of the most important suppliers to the Air Force with aircraft and missiles.

Naturally, Hughes also achieved the real first to fly the fastest airplane in human history, but the biggest has not yet been realized. Then Hughes perhaps had the dream of the largest aircraft in mind, and he designed the KH1 seaplane project.

At that time, the single wing of the aircraft was 48 meters long, and the fuselage was nearly 100 meters long, how could such a behemoth fly, many people thought that this thing could not fly at all. As a result, Hughes personally piloted the wooden plane on the sea surface and flew steadily into the sky, and then landed safely.

Although he only flew at an altitude of more than 20 meters at that time, after the filming, the whole American imperialist went crazy again, and Hughes became a hero of the American imperialist again after the fastest flight record and circumnavigating the world. The wooden plane was immediately dismantled and used as a museum fixture.

In this way, Hughes fulfilled his third dream: to fly the fastest and largest airplane in human history.

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Similarly, for the sake of his dreams, Hughes can be regarded as having suffered a lot, his heart has been displaced, his ribs, collarbones, and skulls have been broken, and he has been burned.

Many people don't understand why Hughes did this, and that good billionaires are inappropriate, but they are keen to die. When people say he's crazy, Hughes answers, I'm not a millionaire with a sick brain, I'm a billionaire.

Hughes was worth more than $1 billion in 46 years, and was the first billionaire in the world to be worth more than $1 billion, and by the 50s, his worth reached $2.5 billion, which is equivalent to nearly 100 billion now.

This is really a true portrayal of dreams shining into reality, so we can say that 'dreams are the greatest wealth', and there is some truth in this sentence.

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Hughes is most talked about for his romantic life, known as "sleeping with all the Hollywood actresses of the time", it is said that he has 164 celebrity girlfriends, Hughes also has the title of "the world's greatest womanizer" and "only likes Hollywood actresses".

Rich, famous, and talented, Hughes also has a special jealousy of him, he is very handsome, with a height of 1.93 meters, which is comparable to Li Feng now, such a person is naturally surrounded by all kinds of beauties.

In his time, Hughes spent countless amounts of money on women. He once dated more than 80 Hollywood girls at the same time, and almost all the Hollywood actresses at that time had a leg with him, I don't believe that just letting you watch a few can make people drool:

For example, Eva Gardner, who is considered the most beautiful and sexy actress in the United States in the 40s, Katharine Hepburn, an American art treasure, Jane Russell, a Hollywood legend, Ingrid Bergman, the fourth greatest actress of the century, Betty Davis, the second of the greatest screen legends of the century, Havilland, who won two Oscars and one of the few "double queens" in history, Rita Hayworth, known as the American goddess of love, Susan Hayward, one of the greatest actresses in American cinema and many more.

The only exception at that time was perhaps Elizabeth Taylor, and it is said that Hughes went directly to Taylor's mother and told her: "I will marry your daughter, and if this can be done, I will give you 1 million." ”

Taylor's mother was even more bullish, and directly replied that it was 'before tax or after-tax', and then said that Taylor was resolutely opposed, and finally did not get married.

Of course, to be able to make him call the wind and rain in Hollywood, his influence in Hollywood is the key, he is the boss of the early Hollywood 8 major Thunder Pictures and Universal Pictures, just like Li Feng today.

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Looking at all this, everyone thinks that Hughes should be a winner in life, and most people will envy his life, but as the so-called 'blessings and misfortunes depend on each other', Hughes's life is as tragic as he is lucky.

To say that he is lucky is everything he has: handsome and handsome appearance, countless wealth, talent and fame, and sleeping with all the actresses in Hollywood.

To say that he is miserable is to say that everything in Hughes really feels too easy, that everything he wants can be satisfied, and in the end he finds that there is nothing in the world that he can't get, and what is the meaning of life? This sense of emptiness can knock everyone down.

The untimely death of his parents also plunged him into extreme pain, and he had to rely on alcohol, women, and drugs to cheer him up. No one has seen Howard Hughes since the '60s, and he is said to be living in seclusion at home, suffering from mental obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He can't wear clothes because his skin hurts even when it comes into contact with clothes, and the housekeeper said that he makes clothes with napkins and tissue boxes for shoes, and stays at home every day to watch TV and movies. TV is a TV station that he spent money to buy, and if he wants to watch any TV, he can directly call the TV station to broadcast it.

He cuts his hair and nails only once a year, likes to pee in a milk bottle, has no physical contact with anyone, has been injected with cocaine for a long time, forces himself to take notes, and because of insomnia, he has acquired several local television stations so that he can watch what he wants in the early hours of the morning.

In April 1976, this billionaire with a legendary life died on the plane on the way to the hospital, when he died, the 1.93-meter man was only 42 kilograms, and there were 4 broken needles in his arm, people couldn't believe that this was the once handsome and handsome Howard Hughes.

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Throughout Hughes's life, in Li Feng's view, he fully interprets the meaning of the phrase 'rich is capricious'. At the same time, while being willful, he can also seize the opportunity to achieve wealth growth, which is what Howard Hughes is capable of.

Therefore, dreams still have to be had, and if they come true, you may be able to become a legend like Howard Hughes.

The more he understands this bull fork character, the more interested Li Feng is, and this open life is just a little worse than himself, Li Feng said in his heart: "I really can't meet you." ”

However, after learning about his life, Li Feng can only feel one sentence in his heart, and although this big man has a large number of women in his life, he has no descendants, and it is a pity that the Hughes family is the last one since he hangs up.

During his lifetime, Hughes founded the philanthropic Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which inherited the last legacy, and eventually sold Hughes to General Electric in the '80s.

Priced at more than $5 billion, the institute became the world's second-largest medical research center and a mecca for medicine, with more than a dozen Nobel laureates and nearly $20 billion in assets under management.

Today, Hughes's aircraft company has become Li Feng's subsidiary, although it is mainly in the aviation and aerospace business, but this is the core business of Hughes, including missiles, satellites, etc., which is simply synonymous with high technology.

After visiting the Hughes laboratory, I went to the manufacturing plant of the Hughes Aircraft Company to visit, including satellites, missiles, etc., which are still under construction, which made Li Feng's soil bun gain some insight again.