Chapter 111: Russell
Wei Demai stroked his palm and laughed: "Old William, your Tangning family is really worthy of being a business family, look at this little Tony, a standard black-hearted businessman is actually a good person!" ”
Old William chimed in: "Little Tony is the smartest little guy in our family, but I think it's right for him to do this, those Japanese should also learn a lesson, let them work hard for decades, as a repentance for provoking a war!" ”
Old William's words made Weidemeyer very satisfied, he had been fighting against the Japanese army in Southeast Asia since 1943, and he had an intuitive experience of the brutality and viciousness of the Japanese army, so he was in favor of sanctions against Japan, but he still had some doubts about Downing's suggestion just now: "Little Tony, your idea just now is very good, but is it feasible?" ”
Tang Ning replied without hesitation: "Now the DuPont family has in-depth cooperation with me, in fact, in the final analysis, it is to use Japan's cheap and efficient labor, we have a very happy cooperation, the DuPont family has found a cheap labor processing plant, I have harvested free nylon raw materials, and my employees have also received overtime pay that is very satisfying although it seems to us is pitiful, this is a good thing!" ”
Weidemeyer thought for a moment and said, "Well, I have a suitable opportunity to suggest this to Reynolds and Luce. ↑, "(Reynolds, the behind-the-scenes boss of Camel Cigarettes.) Luce, a media mogul. They were politically inclined to share Weidemeyer's political leanings and had a good personal relationship. )
Tang Ning was very satisfied with this visit to Weidemeyer, although he did not put forward any specific requirements, but this time it left a good impression on the other party, so that he could slowly get acquainted with it in the future, and wait until the early stage of the Korean War. Through him, he can propose the independence of the Ryukyus.
After that, Downing went to Wisconsin again and found McCarthy, a member of the Wisconsin Senate who was plagued by scandals at this time and was on the verge of collapse. Downing even left him a check for $100,000. (Because I hate this person so much, I'm not going to go into detail about this paragraph.) )
In fact, Downing never expected to buy or control McCarthy with this money, he was just buying an insurance policy, hoping that when McCarthyism was raging, he would remember that he had given him charcoal in the snow, so as not to bother himself. But Tang Ning didn't put all his hopes here, he still wanted to integrate into Weidemeyer's circle, which is the ** group of the Eight Classics.
In fact, up to this point, the main tasks of Downing's trip to the United States have been completed. It is said that he should rush back to Japan immediately, firstly, he is really not used to Western food, and secondly, he is not very comfortable in Japan. But he couldn't leave yet, because there was one person he couldn't refuse an invitation, and that was Jimmy Dupont, the wolf of Hollywood.
Jimmy deeply felt that he had been to Tokyo twice for pleasure, and had been warmly entertained by Downing, and if nothing else, the woman alone had played nearly twenty. So he always wanted to repay Downing. Originally, the last time he went to help Tangning act and fool Mitsubishi, he thought it was a reward. didn't expect Tang Ning to find him a way to make a fortune that was most suitable for him, so after careful calculation, this was another favor he owed Tang Ning.
Our young master Jimmy has always had clear grievances in doing things, but he can't compare with Tang Ning in terms of money, so he can only find ways in other aspects, and for him. There is no one more familiar than women.
Although Jimmy is known as the wolf of Hollywood and the young master of the Dupont family, because he is not a film producer or investor, and he does not have much money on hand, he can't attract the attention of those A-list actresses at all. Like the last time I told Downing, Rita Hayworth and Ellen Egad were actually bragging. But he really drew a glamorous Hollywood actress to him before Downing left, and that was Jane Russell!
Compared with the aforementioned Hollywood first-line stars, Russell's star road is much bumpy, she was originally a dental nurse in Minnesota, and then became a photomodel, and only entered Hollywood in 1941 to shoot "Outlaws", her enchanting performance in it was extremely good, but unfortunately it was a little ahead of the mainstream American society at that time, if you look at it now, it must be nothing, but at that time everyone couldn't accept it, so this drama was banned and banned, Russell's fledgling star journey has also been dealt a major blow. (However, she herself was in a good state of mind, and lived to be 89 years old, only to die in 2011.) )
Russell, who has broken into Hollywood, doesn't want to go back to Minnesota to be a dental nurse, but due to the influence of "Outlaws", she can't get any good roles, and she usually plays some so-called character roles. can be popular, but it is also a real success, and behind every star stands countless losers, and he seems to be one of them.
Just when she was disheartened, a newly established distribution company found her and wanted to hire her to Japan for the movie "Outlaws" with a high salary, although it is claimed to be a high salary, but such a price will definitely not move those A-list stars in Hollywood, but for an outdated star like Russell, it is a great temptation.
In particular, she heard that the Japanese distribution boss was a retired American military officer who owned several large factories, and he was still young and handsome, so she immediately agreed to the invitation. She has been in Hollywood for too long, so she knows the details of Jimmy DuPont, the wolf of Hollywood, although this guy is indeed a member of the DuPont family, one of the top ten chaebols in the United States, but he doesn't have much money, and his family has never supported him in business, so this time someone must have invested behind him, if he can really take advantage of this to catch a big boss, then he will have a settlement for the rest of his life. Of course, what she didn't know was that at the end of 1947, the abridged version of "Outlaws" premiered in New York, USA, and was released nationwide in 1950. (To be continued......)
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