The Japanese not only lost more than 600 aircraft of all kinds, but also sank three aircraft carriers, 20 submarines, and two oil tankers. Three more aircraft carriers were wounded. The Japanese Navy has been suffering from a great loss of vitality since then. Ocean-going warfare has become difficult. Air support and bombing are even more foolish dreams.

Moreover, the Americans cooperated with Lao Chiang, and the US B-29 bombers took off from Chengdu, China, to bomb Kyushu, Japan, and the flames of war directly burned to the Japanese mainland, bombing the economic and industrial systems of the Japanese to the near collapse.

And, in Burma, the Allies, led by the British, also reversed the unfavorable situation and turned from a defensive position to an offensive! In this case, exporting goods from San Francisco or Los Angeles to Asia becomes smooth! A large number of exports, bringing immeasurable prosperity!

The development and fame of Hollywood is no accident, the history of the prosperity of Los Angeles is accompanied by the history of the prosperity of Hollywood, and the era of the most rapid development in Los Angeles is also the golden age of Hollywood! It wasn't until Los Angeles declined because of the rapid development of population and cities, and the city became a mixed bag. And that was the end of Hollywood's golden age.

At this time, Albert took the rest of his life to Beverly Hills, which was later known as "the most exclusive residential area in the world"! It is not only a gathering place for Hollywood stars, directors, bosses and filmmakers of all kinds, but also one of the most exclusive shopping streets in the world. Rodeo Drive, which focuses on famous shopping, contains almost all the well-known brands and stores of this era, and each famous store has a unique style and taste. Therefore, it is more like an art temple than a shop.

People who come here to shop generally don't ask about the price of each item, which is considered a loss of face. The famous quote here is: "Don't ask the price when you buy something, if you ask, it means you can't afford it." Of course, for the rest of the grassroots such as the rest of their lives, this is purely a panic of burning too much money.

Hereon. There are countless mansions. Albert and Warner Bros., as the owners of one of Hollywood's Big Eight, how could they not have a house here! The Warner Bros., after Albert decided on the itinerary for the rest of his life, decided to meet with the rest of his life. After some deliberation, the final meeting place was a mansion in Beverly Hills.

Since 1903, he has been in the film exhibition business, and there are four Warner Bros. co-entrepreneurs, in addition to Albert Warner, and Harry Bros. Warner, Sam. Warner and Jack. Warner. The four people have a clear division of labor. With the help of the dog star Ren Dingding, the company's business stabilized, and Warner developed rapidly.

After gaining the support of Wall Street, Warner has been acquired several times, and by now, it has become a Hollywood giant. Among the four Warner brothers who started the business together, the most capable were Harry Warner and Jack Warner. Harry Warner was the first president of Warner, mostly along with Albert. He was in charge of New York and some other big cities, while Jack Warner, along with Sam Warner, stayed on the set in Hollywood.

If you follow the original course of history, Albert Warner. will be the most obscure of the four brothers. Even Sam, who died in 1927, was more famous than Albert. However, due to the negligence of the Temporal Authority, the rest of his life traveled here. And his talent was discovered by Warner Bros., especially with Albert's support. By the time "The Sound of Music" became the big winner of the Academy Awards for the rest of his life, Warner had already made tens of millions of dollars from the rest of his life. Far more than you can earn from your own stars.

Albert thus became the most important of the three remaining brothers. Warner Bros. several. Although the relationship is good, it is somewhat unconvinced. How could this kid who was far away in the East have such great ability?

Harry Warner and Jack Warner have long wanted to see each other for the rest of their lives. But there are too many corporate affairs, and only today can it be regarded as an opportunity. Of course, in the face of the rest of his life, the two of them will not be rude. After the pleasantries, Harry Warner instructed the servants to bring the good meal that had already been prepared, including, of course, the steak that he had been clamoring for the rest of his life.

After testing each other, Harry Warner asked Yu Sheng, "Mr. Yu, just now Albert said that you have a new idea, right?" ”

"Of course!"

"Then I don't know how Mr. Yu plans to operate this time?"

"Harry, this time in the wilderness actually made me feel a lot of emotion. I have four ideas, two of which are big productions and one of which are small budget productions. There is another one, but it's just a documentary. In the past two days, on the train, I have written out four of the books I have conceived. If I'm not mistaken, I put it in the bag I carried with me. ”

Harry Warner asked the servant to hand over the bag for the rest of his life. Yu Sheng took it, opened the bag, and took out a thick stack of papers. The four movies, with a total of more than 100,000 words, naturally could not have been completed by him alone. Most of them are said with their mouths for the rest of their lives, and Qing Xiaoyi quickly recorded. By the time the rest of his life was finished, Qing Xiaoyi had already finished remembering.

On this stack of paper, mixed with Chinese and English, there are already some rough compositional paintings. Including Albert, Warner Bros. was eye-catching!

Yu Sheng divided the stack of manuscript paper into several copies and handed them to the three Warner Bros. Only a few pages of the documentary "Wolves Change America" were left.

Although the text on the manuscript paper is mixed with Chinese and English, Warner Bros. can also read a rough sketch. Harry was engrossed, Jack was intent, and Albert exclaimed. After reading one manuscript, the three of them exchanged the manuscripts in their hands again until each of them had finished reading the ideas for the three films.

Harry Warner's expression was complicated, originally, he was the head of this business empire, and except for tycoons of the same level, he rarely took actors or directors into his eyes. Under the star system, all directors, screenwriters and stars are just tools in his system to make money for him.

However, there is always a genius who can break away from this star system. And the rest of your life is undoubtedly one of them. Such people cannot be subdued and coerced, and can only be treated as equals.

After reading the script, Harry Warner breathed a sigh of relief and asked Yu Sheng: "Mr. Yu, I don't know these three movies, what price is Mr. Yu willing to sell them at?" ”

"Harry, I think you misunderstood me. I'll take out these films. It's not that I want to hand over all these films to Warners. It's just that Warner has the right of first refusal. ”

"Oh? If Mr. Yu thinks the price is not appropriate...... "Including Albert, the faces of the Warner Bros. are not very good-looking. They have been in the film industry for so many years, and they clearly know the value of these movies.

Mr. Yu interrupted Harry's offer of a price increase. said to Warner Bros.: "Actually, when the net worth reaches our point, money is no longer a big problem. What I want is not an appalling price, I took out these movies because I wanted to exchange these movies for a charity gala that is well-known all over the world and aimed at China's War of Resistance! ”

"In my vision, a charity gala of this scale is not something that Warners can handle, it has to be in partnership with MGM and Twentieth Century Fox. Or add the world, and you can do it. Everyone is aware of the value and profit of several films on this paper. So, of course, these profits can't be made in vain, they have to be exchanged for connections! ”

"Although Warner is also a giant in Hollywood, if these movies are handed over to Warner and the Warner family comes forward, then there will inevitably be some stars who will not be able to attend. Not to mention that the effect will not be good, when several other giants know the value of these movies. It's hard to say whether it will secretly stumble, I can't take this risk. So, I'm going to leave this movie to the Hollywood giants to choose, not the Warners! ”

The three Warner Bros. were stunned. After whispering for a while, he said to Yu Sheng, "Okay! We can help Mr. Yu do this! However, we at Warner need to take a cut of five percent of the net profit from each of these three films. ”

Albert said, "I think." In fact, there are not many people involved in this program. All you need to do is pull MGM's Meyer, and Universal's Howard is enough! In addition, we can exchange shares in the films of our choice. That's the case. The three of us are enough to ensure the return of profits without being spied on by others! ”

Harry and Jack also nodded, "That's a good plan!" Meyer is an indispensable candidate! ”

Meyer's full name is Louis Meyer, one of the founders of MGM. Nickname, "King of Hollywood"!

Although this nickname is a bit sensational, it is undeniable that Meyer at this time can afford this title. Even Warner Bros., who are also business elites, have no doubt about this nickname! This man's resume is extremely brilliant in the history of cinema!

Louis Meyer, himself Jewish, was born in Ukraine and fled to the United States with his mother, but never knew what his birthday was. Meyer can be regarded as poor and white, self-made. After Meyer's marriage, he used his savings to rent a theater, and then, with his clever tongue and the natural commercial savvy of the Jews.

In the first year, the profit reached a whopping 25,000 dollars. At the time, this was already a huge amount of money. Subsequently, this huge amount of money was used by Meyer to build a luxurious theater, and borrowed money to buy Griffith's epoch-making "The Birth of a Nation" in the eastern world!

Such a vision can no longer be described as shrewd! It's just that you can penetrate the fog of the times! And the result of buying the exclusive distribution rights to the East of "The Birth of a Nation" can be imagined, Meyer made millions of dollars from it!

His shrewdness and vision soon became well-known in the film industry. By 1924, Meyer was the head of MGM's administration. Thirty years at the helm of MGM! And these 30 years are not only the golden 30 years of MGM, but also the golden 30 years of Meyer himself, but also the golden 30 years of Hollywood itself!

It would not be an exaggeration to say that half of Hollywood's golden thirty years are due to Meyer! Not to mention how many movie stars Meyer, the giant who made stars, made. Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy Awards were founded by Meyer from the beginning of his speech!

However, no one is perfect. While Meyer is shrewd, he is also very cautious, and hates that others don't listen to him. I hate it even more when someone is disrespectful to him. When some celebrities were unwilling to abide by the arrangements he gave under the premise of the star system, Meyer roared: "I made you, and I can also destroy you!" ”

And if someone offends Meyer, then the end result is that Meyer will never give up if he is not so tidy that this person can't get along in the film industry. Such a character that must be repaid makes Hollywood people silent, as long as Meyer has an order, he will basically obey it. Even Warner Bros., a few bigwigs at the same level as Meyer, shy away from Meyer's temperament.

If this matter is not called Meyer, and some benefits are shared, Meyer will 100% come to add to the chaos. However, if this incident is called Meyer, then, with Meyer's temperament, anyone who dares to reach out to his interests is simply impatient!

As for Howard, Warner Bros. is talking about Howard Hughes, whose life is far more like traveling through the crowd than the rest of his life. At least, the harem is much longer than the rest of your life......

Howard Hughes was born in 1905, the son of his father who made a fortune from a patent for a new type of drilling machinery and owned his own company. Therefore, Howard can barely be regarded as a rich second generation.

However, Howard's hobby is obviously not oil extraction machinery. He is most interested in airplanes and movies. Although Howard's first film investment ended in failure, it was a huge success when he made his second film "Arabian Nights", and "Arabian Nights" lived up to expectations and won the second Academy Award for Best Comedy.

Subsequently, Howard Hughes invested in a film about air combat, namely "Hell's Angel", which is similar to the American blockbusters of later generations, and it cost $2.1 million just to rent a plane, not to mention the bombing of a $500,000 airship during filming.

With these realistic and exciting images, the film is naturally extremely successful. A mess with high box office hits.

Of course, Howard's love affair with airplanes was much more than just making an air combat movie. He spent a lot of money to design an airplane with a wing length of 7.6 meters and a fuselage length of 8.2 meters. Named H1. The test speed of such an aircraft reached five hundred and fifty-six kilometers. A world record was set at the time. (To be continued.) )