A plane flies over the flat-lying terrain of Beverly Hills, which has been painstakingly managed by the Hollywood Development Company for several years, and has become a quiet and beautiful town with villas of all styles, attracting more and more wealthy people in Los Angeles to buy homes.

The most remarkable thing is the castle-like villa on the hill, which everyone knows lives the wealthiest and most mysterious family in Los Angeles, the William family.

The plane landed on the small airport in front of the villa, and from the shape of the aircraft, this is the latest private jet launched by Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company, which has a noticeable bonus effect on the installation 13.

Halfway up the mountain, it can be quite expensive to build a runway in hilly terrain, but in the eyes of the William family, it is a normal thing.

A young man in a flight jacket jumped out of the plane, in his teens and twenties, not handsome, but strong and tall, and walked with a vigorous and youthful vitality.

As he walked in, he greeted the servant.

He's Tom. Mu, Situ Nan's nephew, Mary's son, the little boy who fled from England to the United States with his mother before World War I has grown into a strong young man.

In the past two years, Situ Nan was rarely in the United States, Mary relaxed his management, and the young man was like a free and vast sky, unrestrained, and gradually became obsessed with flying, and played the planes collected by William Manor over and over again, almost every time he came to William Manor, he flew from the plane, and the servants of the family called him a guest in the air.

Hearing the sound of the plane, a little kid rushes out and circles around Tom and the plane. A look of curiosity.

"Tom. Is this your new plane? That's great. Can you take me to heaven? ”

Andrew. William, the young master of the William family looked at his cousin with some flattery.

"No, no, no, Andy, you're still young, God doesn't like children flying so high!"

Tom hurriedly shook his head, last time he couldn't stand Andy's pleading, so he took Andy to the sky on a reckless plane, but he was beaten down by Laura, and he didn't give him a good face every time he went to William's Manor. When I returned home, I was taught a lesson by my mother Mary.

Andy is not an ordinary person, but the heir to the billions of assets of the William Consortium, if something happens to him, the consequences are unimaginable, and he is sorry for Uncle Stone, who has always been good to him.

Now in Tom's opinion, Andy's little kid is trouble, and the big boy doesn't want to play with the little trouble at a young age.

"This is your plane!" Tom took out a small crystal plane from his pocket and threw it to Andy, patted Andy on the head, and led him inside.

Andy liked the shiny airplane toy so much that he grinned as soon as he got it. The little kid is playful and indefinite. I'm curious about everything, and maybe I'll be fascinated by something else in a few days.

"Stoney, you don't care about him? Now Andy is also fascinated by airplanes, and I'm afraid that if this continues, one day Andy will secretly go to fly a plane! It's so worrying! ”

Laura saw Situ Nan standing in front of the window and watched Tom walk in with a smile on his face, he was too fond of this nephew, the luxurious castle bought by Situ Nan was left to Mary's mother and son, and Laura couldn't say anything, but every time Tom arrived, his son Andy was excited, and Laura had to worry.

Andy is still very young, and his heart is wild.

"Hmmm! This kid is too wild, and he has to suffer a little. ”

Situ Nan nodded and said with a smile.

Say Tom Wild and the reason is Tom and Howard. Hughes that guy walked closer, Howard. Hughes's kid is like a monkey, born with a natural, lawless, playful guy who doesn't love life.

Tom mingles with him, can toss, but also makes people disturb.

Besides, there is Laura's younger brother, his brother-in-law Paul. Mellon, too, has his share.

In these days, flying is every young man's dream, but also a fashion trend, and the money that rolls in, the dream of flying in this era is probably the same as the later Silicon Valley dream, unstoppable.

A few boys in the family, Situ Nan did not suppress their thoughts, and the best way was to guide and educate.

Gently touched Laura's face, telling her not to worry, she has a sense of proportion and can handle this kid.

"Hey! Stoney! ”

Tom came in and hugged Situ Nan warmly, and said hello to Laura, sitting on the sofa with a big grin, not angry at all, "Is the East fun?" I also had the opportunity to go on an adventure in the Eastern World. ”

"Not bad!" Situ Nan smiled, seeing Tom's eagerness to try, he felt a little funny, another guy who eats too much beef, his hormones are too strong.

"Before you go on an overseas adventure, you have to finish your studies, at least go to university." South Szeto Road.

"Alright! I knew you would say that, and Mary said the same. Tom shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't want to go to college and be a nerd in school, I've been in the nautical school for a year, and next year I can go to sea for an internship!" ”

"Sailor?"

Situ Nan was a little surprised, it was not a pleasant job, for himself, it was a very distant memory.

"Nope! It's sailing! ”

"Oh! Navigation! How do you have this idea? ”

"Mainly curious, to see where my fathers fought. Maybe I'll be interested in something else after a while? ”

Tom shrugged his shoulders and said, "The days in Los Angeles are so boring, it's always jazz, coconut grove restaurants, movie actors, I really don't understand why that Howard guy is so happy about it?"

If you have this energy, you might as well go to the border to sell moonshine. ”

"Tom!" Laura exclaimed, her brow furrowed, it was so inappropriate for this kid to discuss this kind of topic at home, Andy was still listening!

“OK！” Tom glanced at Laura apologetically, for this woman, he could not speak of love, nor hatred or hatred, but in general, she was a woman worthy of respect.

As for the things about his mother Mary and Situ Nan, Tom already knew a lot, and he didn't want to pay attention to the affairs of his predecessors. Just because Laura is polite and friendly to her mother and son, she has to respect her.

"What about moonshine? This kid is really a bit open-mouthed. I haven't cared about him in the past few years, he is really wild. Even Los Angeles, which is full of glamour, fashion and romance, and where industry and art coexist, can't satisfy him. ”

Situ Nan thought to himself.

In a New York minute. And the boy grew up. Almost as tall as himself, in Tom, Situ Nan vaguely saw the shadow of his cousin Mu.

Aside from being fascinated by flying and having a bit of a big mouth, Tom doesn't have any bad deeds, and in general he is still a sensible young man.

"Tell me, what's the matter with coming over today?" Situ Nan asked.

Tom remembered, "Howard made a movie, and that movie is shit." Well, I added this sentence myself. There were no theaters asking for his films, so he asked me to ask if William Films in the 20th Century could show his films. ”

"Why didn't he come?" Situ Nan asked with a smile.

"Didn't you just come back? Just let me come and find my way. Tom said.

"Okay! How about going to the film company to watch the test screening another day? Situ Nan agreed.

It's been a long time since I've seen Rose, and it's time to meet her!

Now Howard. Hughes was so idle that Situ Nan called him over to play golf, and the golf courses at William's Manor were basically the best in Los Angeles.

Howard. Hughes is in his twenties, ten years younger than Situ Nan, and he hasn't seen him for a few years, and the little kid who inherited a large inheritance after the death of both parents has now matured a lot and has become a well-known figure in Hollywood.

Many people know that this kid made a movie. Sell everywhere but no one wants it, people are stupid and have a lot of money. It has almost become a laughing stock for people.

Of course, more people envy him, and after Hughes Tools was included in Halliburton, Hughes Sr. left him a large inheritance, which he used to invest in Halliburton and Chevron Oil.

Although unlike in history, Howard lost Hughes Tools, but Halliburton and Chevron Oil paid enough annual dividends to make movies, pick up girls, and play airplanes to his heart's content.

Situ Nan is not very keen on golf, today his role is the caddy who picks up the ball, and Laura is the object of his service, so Situ Nan can be seen following Laura with a long club on his back, handing towels and water, and waiting in front of the saddle.

Looking at her white sportswear, beautiful figure, the chic swing of the club, the smile on her face, and the joy of victory, Situ Nan felt a little in her heart, and her youth and vitality seemed to return to this woman all of a sudden.

Maybe be busy for a while and spend a vacation with her?

Situ Nan thought to himself.

Laura has good technique, and Howard. Hughes and the two were evenly matched, and the last shot, she handed it to Situ Nan.

"You're going to fight?"

"I'm going to fight?"

"What about thirty or forty meters away? Wouldn't I lose if I was to fight? ”

"I'm tired!" Laura smiled slightly and stuffed the rod into Situ Nan's hand, "I believe in you!" ”

"Okay!" Situ Nan completed the final blow in Howard. In Hughes's surprise, Situ Nan really hit the target, this luck!

"This is the man I chose, and although there are some unsatisfactory things, God testifies that he is a lucky man and can bring luck to himself."

Laura smiled happily, and gently helped Situ Nan wipe the sweat on her forehead on the way back.

Twentieth Century William Film Company, in the screening room is playing Howard. Hughes's debut film, a movie called Playboy Horgan.

Before the movie is released, it has to go through the review of the film production unit, the movie theater owner and other units, obviously, Tom is right, this "Playboy Hogan" is a ball of shit, if the plot has no plot, if you want acting skills, you have no acting skills, and your appearance is not high, from beginning to end, you are a fool who doesn't know what to call and is performing poorly.

Situ Nan's mind was not on the movie, and he looked at Howard next to him. Hughes, this kid's face also frowned, his face was not good-looking, this time he really stepped on the shit, and he had to throw away a hundred thousand beautiful knives.

Howard. Hughes, and his shit debut, Situ Nan doesn't care, his mind is still on Rose.

In the dimly lit screening room, he stared at Rose silently, his memories projecting in his mind like a movie, "watching" the first half of Rose's life, and thinking of the second half of her life, although they intersected with each other, more often than not, they were two parallel lines.

After the movie ended, Rose bluntly addressed Howard. Hughes said, "Boy! Obviously you're being lauved. Graves lied, that guy has a bad reputation, whether it's our William, or Universal, Warner, Columbia, this guy has long been blacklisted. Our theaters won't show this movie. ”

"It's okay, I hope we have the opportunity to work together in the future." Howard. Hughes was a little frustrated, but polite.

He reacted quickly and asked Laura, "Do you have any advice for an inexperienced filmmaker like me?" ”

"There's a lot to learn from working with big companies. If you are an independent investor, a low-budget comedy comedy should be suitable for you to get started! ”

Rose gives professional advice.

Now she rarely appears on the movie screen, but her influence in Hollywood is growing day by day, because many of the films invested by William Film Company have been successful.

Howard. Hughes nodded, taking Rose's words to heart.

Maybe the next comedy? Even if you lose, you won't lose a few dollars.

Take this shit movie that no one wants, Howard. Hughes was frustrated not because of money, but because of failure.

After being deceived once, it may not be co-produced with William Films, but you can borrow some resources from William Films, and if the quality of the film is good, it can also be screened through the cinemas of William Films.

It is necessary to explain that in Hollywood in the 20s, the large-studio system prevailed, and film companies had brokerage companies, production companies, distribution companies, and theater companies, which almost monopolized the upstream and downstream industrial chains of the film industry.

In the thirties and forties, Hollywood established a star system, and the big studio system and the star system went hand in hand, promoting a group of dazzling stars to the world, such as Vivien. Leigh, Ingrid. Bergman, etc.

That's an afterword.

Wall Street money is invading Hollywood, accelerating the monopoly trend in the film industry, and William Films is one of the best of them.

The same is true of the aviation industry, in order to counter the aggressive Boeing Company in recent years, during the absence of Situ Nan, the Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company also broke Situ Nan's setting, entered the field of air transport from the field of aircraft manufacturing, and turned into an aviation industry consortium integrating aircraft manufacturing and air transportation.

Wells Fargo provided financial support, just as Citibank backed Boeing behind it.

The two sides are fighting happily, and the Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company is even more prosperous, and it has gone far further than MacDonald, Boeing, and other aircraft companies of the same period in the field of aircraft manufacturing.

The reason why we talk about the aviation industry is mainly Hughes in front of us, in addition to movies, there are many overlaps between his industry and Situ Nan in the future.

The market is so big, Situ Nan does not regard him as an opponent for the time being, but is a possible investment object, but Howard. Hughes just didn't know.

Compared with William Films, Howard. Hughes is too vulnerable, he wants to show his skills in the film industry, he has no experience, and it is normal to be deceived by others.

But this guy is not discouraged!

Stuart knows Howard. Hughes's potential, it is estimated that he will be on his own in the next part!

Situ Nan patted Howard. Hughes's shoulder, encouraging him to make persistent efforts, and did not forget to joke: "If you want me to say, this movie is a playboy, you just write, direct and act by yourself, the effect may be better!" ”

"Also, boy, you playboy is even better than the movie!"

Rose also teased.

Said Howard. Hughes smiled, a little embarrassed, and gave Rose a blank look: "Don't call me boy anymore, Miss Black, OK?" (To be continued.) )