Although Kennedy did not say in detail, Chen Qiang still guessed the general situation.

The first thing that is certain is that the British are running out of money!

The British Empire's colonization in the world for more than 100 years has accumulated too much wealth for Britain, but the First World War 20 years ago has consumed a lot of the wealth accumulated by Britain by colonization.

In the colonial era, all kinds of resources from all over the world will be continuously transported to the British mainland, blood transfusion for the British, making the British material supply unprecedentedly rich, and the British are also accustomed to spending money on a luxurious life, which can be seen from the British rationing system during World War II, even in difficult times, the rationing quota given by the British people is still very high, meat, butter, sugar, there is no shortage of meat, butter, sugar, many rich countries at that time, The daily life of the people was not as consumed as the British wartime rations.

Another example is "Mrs. Minifer" won millions of pounds at the box office in the UK, you must know that Germany at that time would bomb a wave of Britain from time to time, but this did not prevent the British from entering the cinema in their leisure time, which shows that the British life is still very nourishing. For many Britons, although war came, as long as the Germans did not invade the British mainland, their lives did not change.

After the outbreak of the war in Europe, when all European countries were tightening their belts to get by, the British were still spending lavishly, not only to ensure people's livelihood, but also to buy all kinds of weapons from the Americans. For example, after the Great Retreat from Dunkert, in order to defend the skies of the British Isles, the American fighter stocks were all bought out by the British, and even the Americans had to sell some active aircraft to the British.

The British were very rich, but they could not withstand this kind of flowering, especially after the German Navy adopted the "wolf pack tactic", it became more difficult to transport supplies to Britain, and for every dollar of supplies shipped to Britain, two dollars of supplies might have to be sunk by the Germans in the Atlantic.

The war emptied the British of their century-old colonial foundations, and Britain's finances were finally overwhelmed. It was precisely because the war emptied the treasury that Britain chose to be the biggest beneficiary of the Marshall Plan after the end of World War II, receiving $3.3 billion in aid from the Americans.

At this time, the British were almost out of money, in order to raise money to continue the war, they could only sell the family property left by their ancestors, such as gold, silver and other precious metals, which could be directly spent as money without selling, and those colonies all over the world must not be sold, even if the British wanted to sell, no one was willing to buy at this time, so the British started the idea of art.

The so-called works of art are, of course, those antique cultural relics. Over the years, in the process of colonization, the British have not been less robbed of cultural relics and antiques, and these cultural relics and antiques can be sold for a lot of money.

But cultural relics are a special kind of goods after all, even in the forties, most independent countries have formulated laws and regulations related to the protection of cultural relics, cultural relics can not be sold casually, if you don't get it right, it will cause diplomatic problems, and these cultural relics in Britain are all stolen from all over the world, it is not the right way, and it is false to say that it is not empty to sell.

In the universal value, cultural relics are originally the treasures of all mankind, and the sale of precious cultural relics involves moral issues, so even the British government does not dare to sell cultural relics at will. It's okay to buy one or two pieces once in a while, but if you want to talk about wholesale, it will inevitably cause a lot of controversy, Britain can't do such a thing, after all, the British Empire in this era still wants to be faced.

And the British don't want to make the sale of antiquities known to the world. Just imagine if the news spreads, and everyone knows that the powerful empire on which the sun never sets, is actually reduced to selling cultural relics, wouldn't it be telling the world that Britain is about to be unable to hold on, and it will soon be exhausted, and it will have to rely on the sale of cultural relics to raise money. It was also a blow to the Allies, and exciting news for the Axis powers. Therefore, based on the consideration of the war situation, the British government cannot openly sell cultural relics.

In the end, the British government decided to sell the cultural relics in the form of an art exhibition, selling dog meat on the head of a sheep.

As early as the New York World Expo, the British used the pretext of participating in the World Expo exhibition to transport a large number of precious artworks and cultural relics to the United States, which was also worried that these precious artworks and cultural relics would be destroyed in the war. With the outbreak of war in Europe, more art and antiques were shipped to the United States and Canada, not only British officials, but also British aristocrats and wealthy people, who also shipped a lot of art to the United States.

If you are an ordinary person, you must not know the inside story of this art exhibition, but the Kennedy family is no ordinary person. Kennedy Sr. has been the U.S. ambassador to Britain for many years, and he has a lot of connections in Britain, and when the British transported these cultural relics to the United States, Kennedy Sr. was one of the people who handled them, so the Kennedy family knew that the essence of this art exhibition was actually that the British were selling antiques looted from various countries.

It is said that this kind of thing should be kept secret, and it is enough for the Kennedy family to know about it, after all, if the news of the sale of cultural relics spreads, the British government will be disgraced. However, the young John F. Kennedy was a complete playboy, and he was also full of the characteristics of a young boy, who loved to pretend and like to show off. In the face of Chen Qiang, a young multimillionaire, the future president of the United States seemed to have nothing to show off, so he said about the art exhibition as a bragging capital.

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More than two hours later, those chatting about the show were almost finished, and the 15th Academy Awards officially began.

The first awards were given to small awards, such as the four films that won the best documentary, namely "The Battle of Midway" for the U.S. Army Battle of Midway, "Kokoda Front" for the Australians to defend their homeland, "Moscow Strikes Back" about the defense of Moscow made by the Soviets, and "Prelude to War" about the U.S. Army Special Forces. The best animated short film was given to a film called "The Face of Hitler", which was clearly a step of anger at the German Führer.

This was followed by awards for Best Music, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, and more.

"Mrs. Minifer" was nominated for Best Sound Effects, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects, but it did not take away these three awards, and "Mrs. Minifer" won Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

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"The winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 15th Academy Awards was ......" The presenter deliberately pulled a long tone, and then said: "Esther Chen! ”

Americans generally follow their husband's surname after marriage, and although Chen Qiang did not ask Esther to do so, Esther changed her surname, and she is now no longer "Esther Williams", but "Esther Chen".

Applause rang out in the venue, although Esther had long known that she was the biggest favorite for the Best Supporting Actress award, but when she learned that she had won the award, she couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hands and cry excitedly.

I saw Esther walk up to the podium, take the plaster cast from the award presenters, and then began to speak about the acceptance speech.

Due to the war, the Oscar winners from 1943 to 1945 were all plaster casts, and it was not until after the end of the war that the Oscars reissued the winners with statuettes. But from the point of view of collection, this plaster statue may be more collectible than the little gold figure, after all, the little gold figure will have it every year, and the plaster statue is only available in this special era, and it will be out of print in the future.

At this year's Oscars, "Mrs. Minifer" did indeed have a bumper harvest.

In addition to Esther winning Best Supporting Actress, the film's star Gloria Garson won Best Actress, director William Wheeler won Best Director, and Best Picture was also won by Mrs. Minifer.

As Chen Qiang had predicted, "Mrs. Minifer" is a politically correct film, and in the special era of World War II, this kind of politically correct film will inevitably win major awards, and the values expressed in this film are exactly in line with the propaganda of the US government. If such a film doesn't win more awards, the U.S. government won't agree to it.

And Esther's Best Supporting Actress award does have some element of luck.

Chen Qiang has seen the movie, and by the standards of newcomers, Esther's acting is indeed very good, but by the standards of the Oscars, Esther's acting skills are not up to the level of winning the little golden man.

But Esther's role gave her a big advantage.

In the first half of the movie, Miss Bell played by Esther is probably the most likable character in the whole movie, as Bai Fumei in a noble family, Miss Bell's initial character is like Miss Hinata in Naruto, Hinata Hinata has always been the most popular female character in Naruto, and is more popular with readers than Sakura.

Later, Miss Bell married into the Minifer family and became Mrs. Minifer's daughter-in-law, and her husband went to the battlefield as a pilot against the Germans, but she was killed at the gunpoint of a German plane.

The character setting and experience make up for the lack of Esther's acting skills. Similar situations are not uncommon in Hollywood, and many actresses actually rely on the characters they play to be wonderful enough to get the best actor. For example, an actor who has won the Oscar for Best Actor for two consecutive years, of course, his acting skills are impeccable, but the fool he played, the whole character's experience reflects the "American spirit" everywhere, compared to playing a prisoner who has been squatting for decades, no matter how good his acting skills are, there is no way to compete with the "American spirit".

It can be said that Esther was able to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, which was definitely a big bargain, and the role of Miss Bell, if played by someone else, as long as the acting skills are not so rough, there is a great possibility of winning the award.

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After the Oscars, Esther had to face a lot of media interviews every day.

And Chen Qiang is not idle, he has become a fragrant bun in the eyes of producers, directors and screenwriters, and Hollywood filmmakers want Chen Qiang to get investment in his hands.

Chen Qiang still remembered an art exhibition that Kennedy had mentioned, so three days later, he came to the exhibition site.

There are a lot of treasures here, which are indeed used for exhibitions, and these treasures are basically not for sale, most of which are handed down from England during the Renaissance.

In fact, there are not many years of European history, so there are no very decent antiques, that is, Renaissance things, that can be put on display. As for the United States, it is even worse, it was only founded in the eighteenth century, and perhaps the "Declaration of Independence" in the National Archives in Washington is the oldest antique for Americans.

Chen Qiang didn't know much about the Renaissance in Europe, so he looked at the exhibits and then came to another exhibition area, where there were a lot of jewelry, and in this exhibition area, Chen Qiang met John F. Kennedy.

John F. Kennedy, at this time, was standing in front of a jewel necklace exhibit.

"Hey, Chen, are you here too?" Kennedy saw Chen Qiang, walked over, and then lowered his voice and said, "Are you planning to choose a few pieces of jewelry for Mrs. Chen in this exhibition area?" ”

Chen Qiang was slightly stunned, and then asked, "Can the things in this exhibition area be bought?" ”

Of course, Britain did not produce precious stones, and most of these jewels were looted in the British colonies in Africa and Asia. As long as the price is right, they will sell it. Kennedy said, gesturing into the distance, and added, "It's not just this area, it's over there, there, there, everything can be bought." In the back hall, the exhibits in the left hall are ready to be auctioned, and the exhibits in the right hall are directly placed on the shelves, and those are sold directly in the name of souvenirs and gifts. ”

Chen Qiang nodded, he probably guessed why Kennedy appeared in this jewelry exhibition hall, Kennedy wanted to buy a piece of jewelry here, so that he could go to the female star.

"I really don't know about jewelry, if I had known, I should have brought Esther over today and let her see which one she liked. However, women like surprises, so let her choose but there are no surprises, and you will pick up expensive and good-looking ones and buy them casually! Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

Chen Qiang was going to pick out a piece of jewelry for Esther, and he walked around the jewelry exhibition area, only to find that he had been blinded. There are so many jewels on display here that Chen Qiang doesn't know how to choose them.

Unconsciously, Chen Qiang walked to the position of the back door passage.

According to Kennedy's description, the two halls at the back, the left side is used for auctions, while the right side is used for the sale of art and antiques in the name of souvenirs and gifts.

Chinese people are still used to walking on the right, so Chen Qiang also turned directly to the right and walked into the hall on the right.

Here, Chen Qiang saw stone statues unearthed in Egypt, gold coins of the Macedonian Empire, utensils of the Persian Empire, golden knives of the Arab Empire, and Buddha statues of ancient India.

These artifacts from ancient civilizations around the world are more like telling the history of British colonial aggression.

Suddenly, a dog head came into Chen Qiang's eyes, and when he saw this dog head, Chen Qiang was suddenly shocked.

"This is the dog of the 12 zodiac beast heads in the Old Summer Palace!"

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