Chapter 51: Prologue
October 10, 1940.
On this day, Los Angeles was overcast, and the sky began to rain lightly after breakfast.
The weather is a bit wet and cold, there are not many pedestrians on the road outside, and even Hollywood, which was originally lively and lively, is a little lonely.
But in the big yard of the legendary film company, people are busy at the moment.
"What a fucking weather! We don't want the cinema to open and no one comes, right? Leo carried the equipment to the car, swearing.
"Less fucking crow's mouth! How could it be. Next to him Baggins laughed.
"Yes, yes, I'm a crow." Leo grinned.
"Everything?" Victor, dressed in a suit, asked in a low voice.
"Alright, it's all right, you just wait for the show." Leo laughed.
"Victor! Victor! "A small car came in like a lightning speed, and before the car could stop, Anthony the fat bear jumped off.
“hahahaha! It's gone, we're going to send it! Brothers, wait for your fame! Anthony got wet from the rain as soon as he got out of the car, but this guy's eyebrows fluttered.
"What's wrong Anthony, have you picked up the gold?" Leo Tract.
"Look at it!" Anthony handed over a newspaper.
Victor took it, glanced at it, and nodded, "Good job, Uncle Anthony." ”
Everyone came over and looked at the newspaper, and their eyes couldn't help but be stunned.
Here's a copy of the day's Los Angeles Times. At the top of the front page, a message was published, headlined: Clark Gable will premiere tonight, the first film of the legendary film will be released.
The general content of the news is mainly focused on Clark Gable, which means that Clark Gable has not appeared in the public eye for two months, and will appear in Los Angeles movie theaters tonight, and then introduced Gable's two lace news, Zuihou mentioned the name of the film from Legendary Films, the producer, and so on.
"And here! Over here! Anthony flipped to the second edition.
At the bottom of the second page of the Los Angeles Times is an ad that makes up a quarter of the page, but it is designed to be eye-catching, with the top picture of the legendary film company logo, and the bold headline below: $100,000 for the grand prize!
The content is mainly to introduce the premiere of the legendary film company tonight, and all audiences who buy tickets can participate in the lottery with the sub-coupon of the movie ticket, with a first prize of 100,000 US dollars, a second prize of 20,000 US dollars, and a third prize of 10,000 US dollars. Then, the general content of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" is introduced, accompanied by a movie pictorial.
This movie poster is designed by Victor himself, the main color of the movie is black, and the silhouette of Leon played by Pike with Mojiang holding his head Xiangshang occupies almost the entire upper part, below is Monroe's tearful face, and below is a pot of green plants.
The entire movie poster is designed to be dynamic and visually impactful.
"When I came out, the whole streets of Los Angeles were reading newspapers and talking about it, and we had already spread the word, and many people were still asking where to watch movies." Anthony smoked a cigar: "In the evening, all the movie theaters that show our film will be full!" ”
"It's not bad, it's a good sign." Leo laughed.
Everyone was in a good mood.
Victor disagreed: "It's just a little trick, the most important thing is to read the movie book." Tonight's premiere must be foolproof, everyone be careful. ”
"No problem." Everyone laughed.
"Let's go, it's time to go to Los Angeles, whether Legendary Films can become a legend or not, it's tonight." Victor took a deep breath and got into the car.
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MGM Pictures Red House.
Louis Mayer, the king of Hollywood, put down a newspaper in his hand, plucked his eyes, and closed them.
"How? This kid is quite interesting. On the other side, his old subordinate Owen smiled.
"I thought I was just a little reptile, but I didn't think that my brain would listen to the light." Meyer opened his eyes, looked at the newspaper again, and nodded: "It's really not easy to come up with such a solution, this little bastard, it makes me see you many years ago, Owen." ”
Owen shook his head: "To be honest, when I was so young, I couldn't think of such an idea. Louis, either don't kill this kid and find a way to get to us, and the future will be bright. ”
"Hollywood has people!" Meyer gave Owen a blank look: "Some people can go to help, and some people are shameless, and giving him a chance is completely tyrannical." ”
"You really want to kill this kid?" Owen felt a little sorry.
"I'm going to get him out of Hollywood forever." Meyer sneered.
"Then tell me what to do tonight." Owen knocked on the door of the Los Angeles Times on the table.
Meyer said in a deep voice: "I said hello to the theater, Gable I just gave him the phone." ”
"Oh." Owen raised his eyebrows and laughed, "What did Gable say?" ”
"How so? What else can be said?! He's now my MGM man, how could he run to help that little bastard. Meyer sneered.
"Gable agreed?" Owen said.
"He completely disagreed at first, saying that he had promised others that he must do it, and I told him directly that he was a MGM person, and I could make him the emperor of movies, or I could let him sweep the floor out." Meyer spread his hands: "So he had to agree." ”
"Well, I'm afraid it will make Gable have an unpleasant impression of you in the future." Owen said.
Meyer shook his head: "I don't have any ideas about good or bad impressions, I never care what others think, I only care about how I do it." Now, I'll see how that little bastard solves it. ”
"According to our previous setup, let's prepare with both hands, and see if this kid can survive tonight. Hehe. Owen and Meyer looked at each other and smiled.
……
Los Angeles Cinema. After a period of renovation, this originally dilapidated movie theater has been completely renovated.
The Romanesque cinema door, painted pure snow white, and the Corinthian intricate capitals gilded with a layer of gold, are illuminated with gold and are not tacky, and above the main entrance of the cinema, a huge three-meter-high legendary film company logo has been added. The towering long sword, sharp and straight, imposing, in the two long sword plates, there are two statues.
On the left is Julius Caesar, strutting and looking ahead, with a large line engraved below the statue: I come, I see, I conquer!
On the right side of the factory logo is also a statue of a man. This statue, carved from white marble throughout, shows a man in a suit, with a thin face and a sharp gaze, holding a gun in his left hand and a rose in his right hand.
At the man's feet, a line of words was engraved: The deceased does not die, life and breath, blood and fire come again!
This statue was made by the most famous sculptor in Los Angeles after Anthony and Sean discussed, and the man above is Victor's grandfather, Vito Cassio Fellau, who is considered to be the originator of the mafia.
Standing at the door of the cinema, looking up at the brand new cinema door, Victor's eyes narrowed slightly.
It seems that his own path is about to start from here.