"Shhh...... Fack, lighten it up, it's my face, not steak on a plate. ”

The medical staff heard Hughes's complaints, and the movements of his hands became lighter, smearing the potion on his already swollen and deformed face.

In fact, his injury was not serious, compared to the boxer's heavy punches, he was lucky that his eyebrow bone was not cracked today.

It's just that I got a few punches in the face, the left side of my face is swollen, and there is only a slit left in my left eye, so it looks a little scary.

Zhou Nan, who was celebrating with Audrey and Taylor with a glass of red wine, turned around and smiled: "Steak can still arouse people's appetite, but your face ,...... IMHO, it's just scary. ”

Both women laughed, and Hughes was not ashamed, and said triumphantly: "Jonas, men can only exude charming charm in this kind of iron-blooded battle. ”

Zhou Nan turned his head and asked Taylor: "Elizabeth, when there is such a monster lying next to you, can you sleep?" ”

Taylor laughed and said, "Of course not, at least for a week, he can't enter my room when the lights are dim." ”

"That's good news!"

Hughes complained, "No, that's bad news. I'm a hero, a winner, and I can't be treated like that. ”

Zhou Nan couldn't help laughing and drank all the red wine in the cup. "Yes, my great hero, the American people will look upon you as a hero-worshipper. But when this hero stays by my side like a bear......"

Taylor smiled and said, "Jonas, it seems that we shouldn't be so mean, but we should take pictures of heroes and sell them to major newspapers, and believe me, the newspapers are willing to pay a lot of money for the photos." ”

Hughes was a little helpless and muttered, "I'll give more money and don't let these photos be reported." ”

Although Zhou Nan and the others ridiculed Hughes, in the United States, the waves set off by Hughes have just spread.

In this era, boxers basically retired after the age of thirty-five. And an ordinary person, who was forty-four years old, can now defeat the world boxing champion in his thirties, this kind of subversion is what the American people like to see.

Zhou Nan can already guess that in the future, Hughes will become the object of media pursuit again.

With this idea, he was reluctant to show up with Hughes.

Moreover, Taylor, the script of "Roman Holiday", also liked it very much. Of course, Zhou Nan will not give it to Taylor, so in order not to let her affect her emotions by the side, it is best to separate temporarily.

"Howard, you need to take care of your injuries for a while, so I'm going to go to Los Angeles first and arrange with Chukor to prepare for the film. You'd better send someone to participate in the preparation of the crew, how about it? ”

He nodded and said, "I originally planned to direct it myself, but what I'm good at is black satire, and this kind of light comedy is not the genre I'm good at. And for the sake of Global Airlines, I've been tossed by the court recently, so it's up to you to form the crew.

When you've made a budget, I'll have someone deliver a check. ”

"Rest assured, I won't let your money go to waste."

"I've always had confidence in you."

From New York to Los Angeles, from the cold winter to the autumn when it was just a little chilly.

Los Angeles was very polluted by industry at this time, and the entire Los Angeles Valley was filled with thick black smoke. As a result, even in winter, the temperature is still relatively high.

Zhou Nan's schedule in Los Angeles is very tight, meeting with Chinese representatives, accompanying Audrey to do some publicity, doing some publicity for Hepburn Fashion, and then forming a film shooting team.

Chukol had already gotten the script and was confident in it. He and Hughes served as producers themselves, and the director, after much deliberation, did not choose William Wheeler, who was nominated by Zhou Nan, but continued to choose Billy Wilder, who had already worked together once.

After World War II, the United States' Committee on Non-American Activities, commonly known as the Deiser Committee, has actually been very rampant in the United States.

All non-white Americans, anyone sympathetic to communism, will be subject to rigorous scrutiny.

Although William Wheeler participated in World War II and made a film that celebrated patriotic fervor during World War II, he was identified as sympathetic to communism because of some interviews.

So, now he has been disqualified as a director and banned from making movies.

Therefore, the director of the original "Roman Holiday" is now unable to make movies at all.

And Billy Wilder's abilities are no worse than William Wheeler's, and both of them have similar film styles.

Billy Wilder was able to make films like "Sunset Boulevard" and was hailed as one of America's finest films. can also make light comedy movies such as "The Seven Year Itch" and "Love at Dusk".

During the filming of "The Diary of Anne Frank", Zhou Nan also had close communication with him and trusted his ability very much.

So when he knew that William Wheeler couldn't make a movie at the moment, he chose Billy Wilder as the director of "Roman Holiday".

The choice of the actor also gave everyone a headache, not that there were too few people to choose from, but too many.

This era can be called the golden age of Hollywood, not only because of the power of film companies, but also because of the endless emergence of outstanding actors and actresses.

Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, and Gary Grant are all the most representative actors of this era.

In contrast, Gregory Peck, the original male protagonist of "Roman Holiday", is still a level behind them.

Gregory Peck was originally known as Gary Grant's second, and in this era, whatever movies he made, he was criticized for being like Cary Grant.

Gary Grant can act in feature films and comedies, and in the "War Bride" filmed just last year, he also played a woman in male disguise, which caused a sensation in the United States.

And the current "Roman Holiday" is not the crew that lacks funds in another life, and for the three big bosses with deep pockets, there is no upper limit to the budget at all.

As long as you can pick the right character, no matter how high the price is, you can afford it.

Therefore, as soon as the news of the casting of "Roman Holiday" was promoted, almost all the actors who had schedules took the initiative to come to the door one by one.

These are the male stars who have become actors, although they are still contracted actors of the film company, but they already have some freedom.

There are even more actors recommended by other film companies, and at the beginning of the new year, "Roman Holiday" caused a hurricane in Hollywood.

Zhou Nan was still hesitant to continue to choose Gregory Pike, because although his acting skills are stiff, and acting in this kind of light comedy is also a bit bitter and hateful, but his appearance is more compatible with Audrey and can produce chemical reactions.

But it's a pity that he is the one who has no schedule. Before the casting of "Roman Holiday", he had already taken over the two scripts of "Golden Sands Town" and "The History of the Bloody War in the Clear Sky", so he didn't come to audition at all.

After several rounds of auditions, Zhou Nan and they hesitated between Robert Taylor and Gary Grant, both of whom were a perfect fit for their acting skills and appearance.

After trying on makeup photos with Audrey, they can also have chemistry with Audrey in terms of their physical fit.

Seeing Robert Taylor's face, Zhou Nan always had a feeling of being out of the picture, perhaps because his "Soul Broken Blue Bridge" was too classic.

But Zhou Nan's heart was still more biased towards him.

It's just that the role still falls on Cary Grant in the end, because Robert Taylor is still not as good as Cary Grant in terms of changeable style.

In terms of salary, the salaries of the two leading actors are 400,000 US dollars, and the salaries of the two of them alone are already as high as the cost of the entire movie in another life.

Although the male and female lead actors have been determined, the filming of the film will take at least a few months, and it will take a long time just to prepare the crew and determine the background of the shooting.

Although Zhou Nan was able to provide some suitable filming locations in Rome, such as Piazza di Spagna and the Colosseum in the original film.

But if you want to integrate these backgrounds into the film shots, you need the director to conduct field trips, and then gradually let him integrate into them to form a complete film.

After Billy Wilder chose the hero and heroine, he was ready to go to Europe with Zhou Nan and them, and then he would go to Rome for a field trip.

And in San Diego, Southern California, 400 South China Navy soldiers have officially taken over two light destroyers from the Americans, and they will return to South China on a long voyage.

They were accompanied by 100 U.S. Navy instructors returning to South China, and this time they were to sail for a month in the Pacific Ocean, training as they sailed.

There is also a transport ship, also fully loaded with landing ships and torpedo boats, ready to go to South China, and these are only part of the arms purchase.

In order to exert greater influence on the military in South China, the US government gave South China a total of $300 million in interest-free loans, just to allow the South China Navy to use all their weapons and warships.

For these, Zhou Nan just knew it in his heart, and he couldn't interfere more in the military.

If South China wants to gain a foothold in Southeast Asia, it cannot do without the support of the United States.

Politically, however, South China will not fully tilt toward the United States, and politically, South China will still try to favor Europe and the Netherlands.

Audrey has been under a lot of pressure lately.

Originally, she still had a little confidence in her acting skills, especially the role in the script written by Zhou Nan was very compatible with herself, making her play effortlessly.

However, after she auditioned for a few shows with Gary Grant, her acting skills were completely crushed, which made her stressed.

In the movie "Roman Holiday", her play is very important, and she is not willing to let this classic movie drop a few levels directly because of herself.

So recently, she has been carefully figuring out the role and honing her acting skills.

In order to better play this role, when she returned to Europe, she also made a plane stop in London and stayed in London to communicate with Marita.

And Zhou Nan didn't have time to stay this time, but flew back to Switzerland directly.

The fourth World Economic Forum is just around the corner.