As it turned out, Jimmy didn't brag, and the next day when Downing was still sleeping with Russell in his arms, Jimmy knocked on Downing's door, and at the door knelt at the door was Master Horseenbruce, who was arrogant at the auction yesterday.

However, at this time, Don Ning was not what he was when he had just crossed over, and the experience of nearly five years of life honing his long-term high position made him no longer look at this kind of little person, and he was not even interested in mocking him, so he handed it over to Jimmy to deal with, and he returned to the bedroom to have a morning exercise with Russell.

During this time, he had been busy with the preparation of the Korean War and the implementation of various money-making plans and the work of the Ryukyus out of Japanese control, which really exhausted Downing, and now everything is on the right track, so Downing plans to take a good rest, play in Los Angeles for a while, and then go to Rome to see Hepburn and them make movies.

Because of the investment of Downing, a big financier, William Wheeler planned to do a good job, so he held a reception and opening ceremony for "Roman Holiday" at the "Excellence" hotel in Rome.

Although "Roman Holiday" is a very warm and romantic film, the filming process is extremely difficult, because everything is filmed on location, the sidewalks have to be cleared, barricades have been erected, cars have to be rerouted, trams have been stopped, buildings have been vacated, tourists have been driven away, and in order to do all this, bribes have to be paid to everyone involved. And the most nerve-wracking thing is the constant noise: the screaming of electric horns, the quarrel between taxi drivers and passengers, the roar of planes overhead, the chatter of beggars begging for money...... Rome simply can't get complete tranquility.

Furthermore. The Italians who watched were neither obedient nor quiet, and the filming took place day and night, and they watched day and night, wherever the princess and the reporters went. While filming some intimate shots that show love, it seems that half of the city of Rome is coming. They laughed and shouted. Pointing at the stars and grimacing.

To make matters worse, during the filming, there was constant terrorist activity. The machine gun rattles, and there may be a sudden explosion somewhere. Because this period is just after the May elections, there have been some bloody political incidents. Five terrorist activists with ** were found under a bridge that was selected as an out-of-town attraction. Workers' strikes also constantly threatened filming, and torchlight demonstrations often disrupted filming schedules.

Fortunately, the attitude of the Italian government towards the United States during this period was subservient, and this is not a joke, because Italy was the biggest beneficiary of the "Marshall Plan for the Revitalization of Europe". From 1947 to 1951, in just four years, as much as $1.2 billion was exported from the United States to Italy, and this $1.2 billion must not be judged by today's eyes, at that time, it was absolutely an astronomical amount, and you must know that the total amount of loans provided by the Soviet Union in the 50s of the last century when it went all out to aid China was only $300 million.

The Korean War that followed sparked a strong appetite for metals and a range of products in the United States. It has also injected a strong impetus into the Italian economy, which has burst out with strong potential for industrial production. It seems that every cell is releasing energy. Therefore, the Americans at this time were veritable big financiers for Italy, although they did not kneel and lick like Japan, but they could be about the same.

Because the investor Downing Jimmy and the director William Wheeler are both Americans, and they are both relatively high-status people in the United States, the city government of Rome, Italy, is very cooperative with the film crew, whether it is a workers' strike, a terrorist incident or the outrageous behavior of the onlookers. They were all stopped at the first time.

Downing and William Wheeler still have a way to deal with these human factors, but there is really no way to deal with some non-human natural factors, such as the plot that requires the actors to pretend to be cool and comfortable, but the reality is that it is extremely hot, and that year is the hottest year in Rome's history. Everyone was too hot to eat. Just barely eat a little bit to maintain your strength.

This made Downing secretly sigh that this movie is really not as easy and romantic as he imagined, and the cast and crew need to put in too much hard work and effort, but despite so many unfavorable factors, they are still so dedicated, it can be seen that it is no accident that "Roman Holiday" can become a classic!

Fortunately, in addition to these things in the mood of bad people, it is still the factor of romance and warmth that accounts for the majority. The most classic Spanish steps in "Roman Holiday" were deliberately guided by Downing and were valued by director William Wheeler.

Piazza di Spagna is located at the foot of the hill where the Trinity Church is located in Rome, Italy, architected by DeSantis and Speggy, who is famous for its Spanish staircase that ascends the church. The Spanish steps with three dance halls are lined with ancient Egyptian obelisks, and behind the obelisk is the Church of the Holy Trinity on the hill, overlooking the square. In later generations, it was called "designed by the Italians and the French to pay for the British tour and is now occupied by the Americans", but it was actually built in 1725 with the assistance of the French ambassador, and it was named the Spanish Steps because the Spanish embassy was here.

The Spanish steps became famous because Hepburn ate ice cream in "Roman Holiday", and later there were too many imitators, resulting in serious health problems, and the government was "forced" to ban the eating of ice cream here, and the whole staircase was immediately cleaned. The shot of Audrey Hepburn eating ice cream on the steps adds a romantic touch to the place. To this day, it is still considered the best place to go on a date in Rome.

Another interesting part is the mouth of truth, in fact, the so-called mouth of truth refers to a disc carved with the head of the god of the sea in the church of Santa Maria del Costin in Rome, and it is said that if you put your hand in his mouth, you can't pull it out if you lie.

During filming, Pike pretended that his hand had been bitten off by the mouth of the stone statue, and Hepburn was not told in advance about the arrangement of this scene. So on the spot, all her reactions were made without knowing it, pure first reaction, passed over and over again, flawlessly. (Later, it became a tourist attraction, and every visitor here would put their hand into the mouth of truth, and the result was that this big mouth was polished and shiny.)

After shooting the main exterior shots, the film moved to indoor shooting, and at this time there would not be too many external factors to interfere, and Downing felt that he had been away for a little too long, so he left Jimmy behind to shoot, and consciously returned to Japan with Russell.

ps: After all, this book is called Rebirth Japan, so the plot of other regions can't occupy too much space, and it's really hard to reconcile, someone asked me to accept Hepburn, and someone in the book review said that I was blaspheming the goddess, hey!