Chapter 190: Rivals
And this one opportunity alone is enough to make Hedy Lamarr go desperately! It's a trivial thing to exchange the right to use a patent that no one values! Therefore, after Hedy Lamarr gave this condition for the rest of her life, she agreed without hesitation: "I need to read the script!" As long as I think there is no problem with the script, I will grant Mr. Yu a patent! As for George, I'll talk to him, and I think it can be done for a few dollars! ”
Heidi Lamarr's reaction was completely expected for the rest of her life. And the script, the rest of my life has long been prepared. However, Hedy Lamarr's range of options is also limited. In the three movies, there are only three outstanding adult female characters. One is "Dancing with Wolves", the heroine "Standing Dance Boxing" who was taken in by the Indians. One is Rosie Naracott, the mother of the protagonist Albert in "War Horse", and the other is Anzulena, a bakery girl who turned a German Nazi officer to his evil form because of an accident in "Shirley the Greyhound".
Thinking about it, I hope that people will pay attention to and pay attention to showing her beauty, and will not choose the role of Rosie Naracott, the middle-aged peasant woman who is the mother of the protagonist Albert in "War Horse". Then, there are only two roles left to choose from. And what Hedy Lamarr chose was the heroine "Standing Dancing Boxing" in "Dances with Wolves" selected by Meyer, who was taken in by the Indians.
I have to say that Hedy Lamarr's desire to change her vase status is too strong, and this role is really challenging for her. However, since you have already chosen, you must keep your promise for the rest of your life. After asking a lawyer to draw up the contract, the two signed it. For the rest of his life, he got the right to use frequency hopping technology. And it is a lifelong right to use, that is, during the term of this patent, all the frequency hopping technology is handed over to the rest of the life to operate!
And Hedy Lamarr got her wish to get the role in "Dances with Wolves", and, as an additional clause. She also asked for the rest of her life to make her a priority as an actor in future films. And guaranteed to let her play more than three more roles. Yu Sheng thought about it. So he agreed.
It doesn't take long to negotiate and sign a contract. It was decided in just a few hours. Before leaving, Hedy Lamarr and Yu Sheng had a pure Chinese meal. Then, Hedy Lamarr and the unproductive eater were overwhelmed and complained to Yu Sheng: "Oh, dear Yu, the Chinese food in your restaurant is so delicious!" I think in order to stay in shape, I should go back to lose weight after eating this meal......" The tone was very delicate.
It's half coquettish, half whining, in this beautiful woman. Delicate and thrilling. The rest of his life was moved. But it was resisted by the mood tempered by the long-term love action movies of later generations. Hedy Lamarr smiled, as if she had found a man who was not submissive and humbled in front of her. Interest has skyrocketed.
However, at the age of 30, Hedy Lamarr was at the most beautiful time of her life. Although this beauty often makes men ashamed of themselves, there is definitely no shortage of suitors. Hedy Lamarr is no nymphomaniac either. After eating, he took his leave and left. And when Yu Sheng relaxed a little and was about to go home, a clerk from the Qingyu Chinese Restaurant came to report: "Boss, a woman has come to the store to look for you." To see or not to see? ”
"Female? Who is it? "The rest of my life was a little confused.
The clerk was a little excited: "It's Betty Davis who played "Red Shirt Tears", "Splendid Mountains and Rivers", and "Beauty of the Mountains"! ”
The rest of his life was a little confused, but he knew that this woman was among the "greatest screen legendary actresses in the past century" rated by the American Film Institute in later generations. Ranked second, behind Katharine Hepburn. He has been nominated for 12 Oscars in his life, and he is absolutely outstanding in his acting skills. However, after the rest of his life went to Hollywood. There was no direct contact with Betty Davis, at most he sent an invitation to Betty Davis before the charity gala. And. It's not his own hair, but Albert's hair for the rest of his life.
However, since the man has come, he may as well see it. The rest of my life knew that Betty Davis was eighty percent here to ask for a role. And the one who read the script to Betty Davis was either Warner Bros. or Howard Hughes.
Betty Davis, as one of Hollywood's top superstars at this time, has a very strange relationship with several Hollywood giants. In the early thirties, Betty Davis spent some time at Universal and Columbia, but left without much accomplishment. In 1932, because Betty Davis played the role of the heroine Grace Blair in "The Man Who Played God". It was only then that everyone realized his outstanding potential, and then Warner signed with Betty Davis. The contract is for a period of five years.
In 1934, Betty Davis participated in "Celebrity Martyrdom", playing the antagonist role Mildred Rogers. Generally speaking, the villain role is the most difficult to play and the most challenging of acting skills. However, once the performance is done, it will leave a very deep impression. Just like later generations, in almost every brilliant "Smiling Proud Jianghu", it is not Ren Yingying who is popular, but the undefeated East. From the movie version of Lin Qingxia to the TV series version of Chen Qiaoen, everything is the same.
And Betty Davis played the villain Mildred Rogers very well. Since then, his acting skills have been widely recognized and affirmed. Even, because the Academy Awards that year did not nominate Davis for "Celebrity Martyrdom", many news media, including the Hollywood Review, questioned the fairness of the Academy Awards.
In the end, under pressure from public opinion, Howard Esterbrook, the president of the Academy, had to make a statement to the public: "All those who vote can write on the ballot who he thinks is the most suitable." This kind of thing has only happened once since the Academy Awards and in later generations. However, it was this time that the voting order of the Academy Awards was significantly adjusted!
Nominations for the Academy Awards were decided by a vote of a committee of several people, but instead by a vote of all members of a special department. The voting results were handed over to PricewaterhouseCoopers for statistics. And it was precisely because of this change caused by Betty Davis that everyone was less confident in the results of the Academy Awards before 1935. Only Betty Davis took advantage of this and became famous! However, he also offended Meyer, who single-handedly founded the Academy Awards and had a strong desire to control.
In 1935, Betty Davis in "Woman Woman" once again relied on her excellent performance of the antagonist. Won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Although the main reason why Betty Davis can win this award is that the Academy Awards are to calm public opinion. However, it can also be seen that Betty Davis's acting skills are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
It stands to reason that the days after becoming famous should be very comfortable. Although most of the songs that Betty Davis starred in later were the song and dance films arranged by Warner Bros., the weekly salary was as much as $1,350! The annual salary is tens of thousands of dollars. In the United States, just a few years after the economic crisis, this is already a huge amount of money.
However, Betty Davis was not satisfied. These movie roles that she thinks she plays. Too unchallenging. told reporters: "I know that if I continue to act in song and dance films, I will no longer have a goal in my life that is worth fighting for." Subsequently, he and Warner Bros. confronted Bo in England. After losing the lawsuit, he returned to Hollywood and continued to work at Warner.
However, Betty Davis is indeed talented in acting. After returning to Warner, he starred in "Red Shirt Tears", "Old Virgin", "Splendid Mountains and Rivers", "Beauty of the Mountains", "Qing He Obeys Orders", and "Tears of Incense Notes". In 1940, Betty Davis's "Obey Orders" became the highest-grossing film at this time. And "Tears of Notes" was named the best lens of the year by The Hollywood Reporter.
Betty Davis at this time. Unparalleled in the limelight, he has not only become the most profitable star of Warner Bros., but also known as the "fifth boss of Warner Bros.", as a money-making machine. The relationship with Warner Bros. has improved significantly, and the honey is oily. Moreover, he also had a leg with the playboy Howard Hughes. And, with these two banners. In January 1941, Betty Davis became the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
With these inexplicable relationships, it's not at all surprising that Betty Davis has read three scripts for the rest of her life.
Betty Davis after seeing the rest of her life. said to Yu Sheng directly: "Yu, I think I am very suitable for the role of Rosie Narakot in "War Horse" and the role of Standing Dance Boxing in "Dances with Wolves", these two roles, I think you can give priority to me!" ”
"Uh......" Although in the afterlife, I have read the information of Betty Davis for the rest of my life, and I know that this eldest sister is very confident. When he was six years old, he thought that he had "a different kind of beauty", and at the age of thirteen, he decided to become an actor. However, I never expected that this eldest sister was confident and almost narcissistic. In other words, I haven't said a word about this casting, why do I have to prioritize you......
The rest of my life was speechless. And just as he was pondering how to respond to Betty Davis, the clerk who had just reported Yu Sheng's arrival knocked on the door and came in again, and said to Yu Sheng: "Boss, there is another star in the store, and he is also looking for you!" ”
However, this time, the clerk's face is no longer a surprise for meeting a star, but an indescribable AI ambiguity. It's as if the otaku of later generations saw the goddess of love action movies that he had kept in his hard drive for a long time.
Yu Sheng asked, "Which star?" ”
"It's the Joan Crawford who played "Unspoken Rules"!"
Yu Sheng asked the clerk, "Did you tell her that Betty Davis is here too?" ”
"Nope!"
"Then invite her in!"
Betty Davis was furious: "Yu, how can you ask such a woman with no acting skills to audition? ”
Yu Sheng secretly rolled his eyes - Sister Betty, it doesn't matter who I invite to audition, okay......
But Yu Sheng also understands Betty Davis's anger. In Hollywood in the Golden Age, the two movie superstars Betty Davis and Joan Crawford were like Concubine Hua and the queen in the later "The Legend of Zhen Huan", fighting to the death with each other. It's far more exciting than any movie. The struggle between the two of them is considered the biggest gossip attraction of Hollywood during the Golden Age. Until Joan Crawford married the president of PepsiCo and voluntarily withdrew from the fight.
Unlike Betty Davis, although both of them are strong women movie superstars, Joan Crawford's emotional intelligence is obviously higher. When Joan Crawford first entered Hollywood, he didn't offend anyone. On the contrary, it made Meyer and other Hollywood bigwigs very "refreshing".
Joan Crawford's rise to fame in Hollywood relied almost entirely on her emotional intelligence and the natural advantages of women. Her family was extremely poor and, due to her mother's chaotic life, she had no idea who her father was. She entered the entertainment industry with her own hot dance. Of course, this "hot", that is, hot in English, is generally not such a formal thing. Therefore, there are many rumors that Joan Crawford started by dancing the lap dance, and even tuo*yi*wu.
Although it is a rumor, it is groundless, and it is not without a cause. Joan Crawford, the first film, called "Unspoken Rules". Hearing the name, men will have an epiphany about the specific content of this film. In fact, there is no fundamental difference between this movie and the works of Mr. Cang in later generations.
However, Joan Crawford also knew that it was impossible to make himself famous by making this kind of film. So, go to great lengths to save money. In 1925, I went to Hollywood. Because he once won the championship in an amateur dance competition, and he is quite good-looking. Or there are other factors involved.
Anyway, Crawford successfully signed with MGM. Then, the first film recorded was no longer "Unspoken Rules", which later generations could not even find negatives, but "Pretty Lady", in which he played a small role that could dance. After a few films, MGM saw Joan Crawford with great potential. So began to publicize it significantly. Large-format photographs of her were published in magazines and her stage name was solicited nationwide, eventually ending with the name Joan Crawford. In 1928, she starred in "Our Dancing Little Daughter", which was widely praised and a box office hit. Joan Crawford became a movie star!
Of course, there are also rumors that this girl slept all the way. Although there are no detailed records in later generations, these things cannot be put on the table. However, according to his approach, it is quite possible. The first of the two most classic things is that Joan Crawford entered high society through his relationship with Douglas Van Punk Jr. The second is that Joan Crawford has her eye on a house, and then in Meyer's office, the two of them talked secretly for half an hour, and she got a check that Meyer wrote to her. (To be continued.) )