In all fairness, Chris Bernarno's request surprised Victor and moved him a little more.

Before Bernarno made a request, everyone thought that this guy would definitely pinch Victor's soft belly lion and open his mouth, at least at the box office or something, he would cut a big cake.

But when Bernano asked Victor to make the next script about their mafia, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they were completely stunned for a while.

"If possible, Victor, I hope that this film will be made by you, of course, money is not an issue, as long as it is not excessive." Bernano lit a cigar and took a puff.

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult to do." Grant whispered.

Victor, of course, understood what Grant meant.

In Victor's view, the theme proposed by Bernano is actually a very haode theme. Since the founding of Hollywood, there have been many themes about gangsters in American movies, but before 1940, although there were many gangster movies, there were almost no classics with great influence. More often than not, the mafia is portrayed as a negative image of killing people and disturbing society, and it is precisely for this reason that the American public is very disgusted with the mafia.

I have to say that it is normal for the mafia to receive negative comments from society, after all, these people are born to see the light, and they have done some murder and arson, but Victor agrees with Bernarno's idea, the mafia is also a human being, and they also have their seven emotions and six desires, as well as their joys and sorrows, and it is obviously not suitable to be portrayed as the kind of cookie-cutter villain.

The most important thing is that this theme is quite interesting.

But Grant said it was difficult, and it was also very reasonable.

The reason for this is the Hays Code, which is still in operation and has had a profound impact on Hollywood.

The code, known as the "noose around Hollywood's neck," has twelve prohibitions, the first of which clearly states: prohibiting illegal crimes - showing illegal crimes are not allowed to (1) teach the methods of committing crimes; (2) make potential criminals want to imitate; (3) Make criminals appear heroic and justified.

With just one strip, the idea proposed by Bernano is quite difficult to implement.

"I know, I know what bullshit you're talking about." Chris Bernarno seemed to know a lot about Hollywood, and said, "That bullshit code or something, it's a bastard, Victor, you can shoot it, and I'll fix it when the time comes." ”

"Oh?" Victor couldn't help but start to revisit Bernano.

You know, the Hayes Code has been established as law, and in the United States, the law is above all else, and no matter how bullish Bernano is, he is just a mafia, and he can still have a way to deal with these things.

"It's not that you can't give it a try. There's always something workaround. John Ford winked at Victor.

Victor understood what John Ford meant.

$400,000 for nothing! As long as you agree, then the movie at hand can continue to be filmed, and the legendary film company can be brought back to life.

"Mr. Bernarno, I can agree to your request, I promise to write a great movie, of course, can it be filmed according to Jihua when the time comes, and release it according to Jihua, please help me a lot." Victor laughed.

"Don't worry about this." Bernano was delighted, pulled out the check, signed his name, and handed it to Victor.

Victor took the $400,000 note and put it in his pocket.

Next to him, John Ford turned to Grant and said, "Jenny, there's something we have to ask you for." ”

"I'm going to do my best." Grant was not welcome.

Nicholas and John Ford had a heart-to-heart relationship, and immediately told MGM and other companies that they were working together to ban Victor's movie.

Grant was very calm: "Meyer is too cautious, how can he be so kind to a potential movie junior." ”

"It's not because we beat that son of a bitch." Nicholas was very angry and said, "Do you think you can help?" ”

Grant shook his head: "It's okay to say other things, I'm afraid I can't do anything about this." You also know that I, the mayor, am actually a name, and the reason why I can get mixed up is because people sell me a little face. No one can change what Meyer decides, this guy is a bull. Victor, you're in a bad place. ”

The atmosphere in the room was depressing, but Bernano rubbed his temples: "Victor, when your movie premieres, how many movie theaters do you need to show at a minimum?" ”

Victor thought for a while and said, "At least thirty, I'm not greedy, as long as there are this number of movie theaters to open up the situation, it's easy to talk about below." ”

"Thirty? Not much. Bernano thought for a moment and asked the people around him, "How many movie theaters are there in our jurisdiction?" ”

"About fifty of them, half of them are from MGM." Bernano's men said.

"After I go back, bring my message to them, I can't care about anything else, these more than 50 movie theaters, if they don't show Victor's movie, then they will wait to close!" Bernano said as he banged on the table.

"But boss, if you do this, will you annoy Meyer?" Bernarno's men said.

Bernano Haha smiled: "Meyer? What kind of bullshit thing is Meyer! The king of Hollywood, right? Oh, I'm fucking Caesar from Los Angeles! ”

"Done. Boss, I'm going to do this right away! The subordinates didn't dare to say anything.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Bernarno." Victor was very grateful to Bernano for being so righteous.

Bernano waved his hand: "Don't thank me, if you want to thank yourself." Victor, thank God for giving you such a gift. I'd love to see your movie in the cinema early. ”

Everybody daxiao.

This meeting, to Victor's surprise, the atmosphere was quite good, not only all the problems of "This Killer is Not Too Cold" were solved, but even the post-release matters were supported by Bernano, and things were easy to do.

In the following days, Victor was very tired, but also very happy.

After solving the trouble, a group of people from the legendary film company led by Victor devoted themselves to the filming of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", and the whole crew was in full swing and the shooting went unusually smoothly.

Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is the end of September.

September 20th. On this day, the weather in Los Angeles was clear, and the bright sun shone on the tall beech trees, reflecting the boundless green.

At the entrance of an alley in the Los Angeles neighborhood, there is a huge sign: there is a photo inside, no idlers are allowed to enter.

At the scene, all departments were ready and quiet. Everyone in the crew had a look of exhaustion on their faces due to their long-term busyness, but everyone had a bright smile on their faces and was very happy.

"This killer is not too cold, zuihou a shot, all departments are ready!" The tall Leo shouted and picked up the clapperboard.

Victor held the conduction in his hand, looked at Pike in a black coat opposite, and nodded: "Action!" ”

Nearby, Nicholas Zink's camera began to spin, and the sound sounded so wonderful.

“0k！” Ten minutes later, Victor made a passing cleanup, and the scene was boiling!

"Damn, it's finally done!" Under the leadership of Leo, everyone at the scene threw their hats, coats, and leather shoes into the air, and the mountains roared and thundered!

"It's over! Finally the shoot is over! Nicholas Zink put down the camera, stood up, and gave Victor a deep hug: "Lao Tzu has made so many movies in his life, only in this movie, I feel the meaning of life!" Haha, my Victor, we made it! ”

"Boss, congratulations!" Pike laughed.

"Treat, treat!" Monroe said with a small face.

"It's natural, it's finished!" Victor was extremely excited in his heart, turned to Leo and said, "Go, go to Hollywood and book a high-end restaurant, I'll have a treat!" ”

"Don't worry, it's already booked." Leo Tract.

"You shit-first prelude!" Victor's words provoked a group of people again.

32 Hollywood Ave. Hollywood Starlight Restaurant, this night, this restaurant with a good reputation in Hollywood, was overcrowded. When many people who didn't know the situation came in, they were startled by the chaotic scene in front of them, while those who mixed Hollywood only needed to sit for two minutes to see at a glance what bullshit crew must have finished filming.

In the middle of the night, the cups and plates in the restaurant were messy, and Leo, who was drunk, staggered and jumped onto the table and raised the wine glass in his hand: "Everyone! Everybody! ”

In the restaurant, there was a sudden silence, including those diners who were not part of the crew.

"Everyone, today is the day when our movie is finished! It's a big day! I believe that the future history of Hollywood, will remember this day! Here, I propose, a toast to the great Victor Ferro! Leo shouted.

"To the great Victor Ferro!" Nicholas, Pike and others raised their wine glasses one after another, and the scene shouted one after another.

"Great!? Haha, I heard you right!? Hollywood, will there still be the word great!? It's a defilement! A very unfriendly voice came from a place in the living room.