Chapter 208 Welcome to President Coolidge
<:.B|News that President Coolidge will arrive in Hollywood. The Los Angeles Times, Pravda, Hollywood Times and other newspapers made detailed reports. They called President Coolidge's arrival a great glory of Hollywood and gave a detailed introduction to President Coolidge's itinerary.
It is reported that after President Coolidge arrived in San Francisco, he only had a morning conversation with California state government officials, and then stayed in the hotel without showing up. The secretary of the president's office also claimed that in addition to doing business in this trip to the West, the main purpose of the president's trip to the West was to watch the movie "Brave Heart".
When the media was hyping Coolidge's arrival and were happy about this, they did not forget who made it a fact. In the report, major media gave me almost all the words of praise to DreamWorks Film Company, and the general public was also extremely happy. Los Angeles Mayor Pang Mao delivered a radio speech, calling on the people of Los Angeles to take action and dress up Los Angeles in a bright light to welcome the president's trip. As the honorary mayor of Hollywood, Grant was also very busy. He and Hayes were distracted from planning various things.
The Directors Association, Screenwriters Association, Producers Association and other five major associations, as well as various organizations in Hollywood, owners of film companies, and members of the Code Executive Board were all mobilized. Hollywood has never been so organized and disciplined to work on the same thing.
As the focus of this great event, I naturally received special attention.
From noon on the 15th, my phone kept ringing, from California. ~ Shan'an City Government to Hollywood City Government, and people from all walks of life in Hollywood, one phone after another.
California Governor Slary called me personally and asked me to make sure to arrange the evening of the 16th. Slary told me that if there were any difficulties, they could directly ask the Los Angeles Municipal Government. Pang Mao said a big good thing on the phone, and praised me very much. He said that the state government had given instructions that if there were any difficulties, the city government could provide help. Then he told the city government would sponsor DreamWorks $100,000 and would build a factory for the safety work that day. He just needed to put the movies well and not have any problems.
Grant kept complaining on the phone, saying that the Hollywood city government is now in financial difficulties and cannot afford much money, but it will definitely give rights and cooperation in organizational and personnel.
With these support, I was confident. With the efforts of everyone, the First Cinema was decorated with a new look. During the decoration process, I did not adopt Yassel's suggestion. He wanted to make the cinema as magnificent as the MGM cinema, but I rejected it. I knew that according to President Coolidge's personality, he would never like such a style, so in terms of style, I used elegant decorations with three main colors of black, white and brown. This arrangement was low-key and restrained but very connotative. The entire cinema was calm, simple, and completely flashy, and was extremely free and easy.
The decoration work was busy until the night of the 15th. I didn’t let a group of people check it carefully, and didn’t even miss every seat. I worked until midnight before returning to the company.
In the early morning of the 16th, I got up before dawn, hurriedly finished my breakfast, and rushed to Los Angeles with my mind and the main creators of "Brave Heart". President Coolidge will arrive at 10 a.m., and we have to prepare for the welcome a long time in advance.
As soon as I arrived at the city government, I was shocked by the spectacular scene in front of me. The two streets in front of the city government were all martial law, with police officers on duty everywhere, and the parking lot was full of various small cars. Walking into the city government gate, there were crowds of people inside, and there were all kinds of people standing in the vast halls and patio gardens, officials of the Los Angeles city government, officials of the Hollywood city government, Hollywood filmmakers, and public figures from all walks of life, full of 300 or 400.
"Andre, you came very early." As soon as I walked into the hall, Grant pulled me over.
"What's the early one? I'm the last one to arrive." I whispered to the opposite side. On the right side of the hall, almost all Hollywood filmmakers, Marskolf, Lemmer, Fox, Warner Bros., Aitken and others gathered there to chat quietly.
"Grant, the president will not go straight to the cinema after getting off the plane, right? Do you know his itinerary?" I asked Grant in a low voice. This is my most concerned issue.
Grant shook his head like a rattle: "You ask me, how do I know, I am not the secretary of the president's office, and the president's itinerary has always been extremely confidential. But I think, the president must have to sit at the city government as soon as he gets off the plane, have lunch, and then have a chat with the city government, and then have a dinner party, then go to your DreamWorks cinema to watch a movie, and then go back to the hotel to sleep."
I glanced at Grant: "Are you sure?"
Grant smacked his lips and murmured: "Why am I also the mayor of Hollywood, and I am also an official, so I am a little sure about this set of things."
I breathed a sigh of relief: "If all you said is true, there is basically nothing I have to do with me, I just need it
It's okay if the Academy waits for the president and then plays a movie for the president. You, I also said that there is no need for me to come so anxiously."
Grant smiled and said, "How much do you think you can have?? Special accompanying? I can't tell you, don't talk about you, even I probably won't have the time to accompany you. How big a matter of us will be if we are a dignified president!"
"Andre, don't listen to Grant's nonsense!" As we were talking, Hays squeezed over from the side.
"Mr. Hayes, I think Grant's words make sense." I said seriously.
Hayes looked at Grant, then smiled at me, "What's the point?! He's also nonsense. The president came here this time and said he was going to California for business. In fact, he was just a special trip to watch your movie. Think about it, during the time he went to San Francisco, he spent half a day holding a meeting with the state government. That was the same form. Instead, the trip to Los Angeles was arranged tightly. What does this mean? It means that the president attaches great importance to your movie. So, today's itinerary will definitely be your accompanying."
Hayes said seriously, which made my originally relaxed nerve tense up again.
"Andre, I finally saw you, a great hero, coming!" The men of Marskolov finally found me. Marskolov's voice suddenly calmed down in the hall. The crowded crowd, who were originally talking, looked at me in unison. They looked at me, pointed at me and whispered.
Lemmer, Fox, John and others also followed Malskolov to me and surrounded me. Among these people, I also saw the four Warner brothers. If it weren't for such a grand day, it would be difficult to see the four of them appear at the same time.
Behind the Warner Brothers, I also saw the carefully dressed Chaplin. He was wearing a white suit and his mustache was neatly built. He held his crutch in his hand and kept greeting the people around him.
Adolf came too. He was wearing a plaid suit, and his hair was combed obediently on his head, and a flower was inserted on his right chest. Although he must have spent a lot of effort on his appearance, no matter how he dressed up, the gloom on his face could not be erased. He was even more angry when he saw me surrounded by a group of people in the center.
"Andre, you are famous this time! A movie can attract the president, this is the only thing in Hollywood! It's a joyous thing! I see, this time, your dream factory is probably going to soar into the sky!" John
"Mr. Cohen, you have a little problem with this sentence. What does Andre mean that Andre is now famous? He has been famous for a long time, but this time he has become completely popular! Andre, you are all envious! No director in Hollywood has ever received such a great honor!" Sam
"Yes, yes, our Mr. Corleon has good luck. "Brave Heart" dominates Hollywood's world. The DreamWorks Electric Company, which just acquired, is now running at full speed and orders pour in like snow. It is simply a printing factory with audio film patents in hand. If all Hollywood film companies want to make money, they have to cooperate with you. This time, even the president comes to support you. This luck is extremely good!" Fox looked envious next to him.
"Everyone is so proud of me. This is the president's love. I, a small boss of a fourth-level film company, a third-rate director with a little name, can't I talk to you big names? You guys, don't praise me, I blush." I begged repeatedly.
"The president just wanted to relieve his boredom, and some people took it seriously. Oh, it's ridiculous." As soon as I finished speaking, a voice floated in from the periphery of the crowd. Although it was not loud, everyone could hear it clearly.
Chaplin! I can hear his voice even if I close my eyes.
Turning around, he looked up at the ceiling, looking as if nothing had happened.
"It's better to take it seriously than some people who are like rats crossing the street." Lemmer almost laughed when he looked at Chaplin's sour grapes when he couldn't eat them.
Many people next to him, like Fox, Charles-loving people, didn't laugh, Marskolov, and Todd burst into laughter.
Chaplin's face turned red with annoyance and shame amid such laughter, and turned around and left.
"A few years ago, this gentleman who often calls himself a gentleman who is well-educated in Hollywood. Why is his mind so narrow now?" Robert of the Star Film Company smiled.
"That's not easy to explain. This guy was just trying to get fame!" Lemur's words made everyone laugh again.
A group of people chatted around the world. After more than half an hour, a beautiful lady in a secretary costume walked up to me.
"Mr. Corleon, the mayor has something to come to you, please come." This woman is only twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She is very beautiful. Her bulging figure is so hot that under her tight professional outfit that these bosses drool.
"Mayor, isn't the mayor here? Miss, are you mistaken?" Marskolov patted Grant's shoulder and joked.
"No serious!" Grant's old face turned red and he patted Marskolov hard.
The same guy Marskolov did not even look at the occasion when he was joking. But if he was careful, it was nothing. Even if Pang Mao came here in person, he could still joke with him, let alone just his beautiful secretary.
"Okay, let's go." I smiled at the secretary and followed her upstairs.
Pang Mao’s office is on the second floor of a building behind. I don’t know why people with identities like to set up their offices on the second floor. The secretary smiled charmingly and took me through the hall, passed the garden, and finally led me to climb the stairs.
The weather is not hot at 8 minutes, so people don’t wear much thicker clothes. This woman is so hot that she can’t stand it. When she went upstairs, she walked in front of me, exposing her plump and high hips. I could even see traces of her underwear reflected on her skirt!
She might know that I might be looking at her, and deliberately twisting her waist, like a weeping willow in the wind, whipping, dazzlingly.
From this point of view, Pang Mao, the old man, has definitely enjoyed a lot of happiness. As long as these men have some official titles, they have to get themselves a beautiful secretary. If others don’t say it, Grant also has one.
It seems that men are good at this.
I followed the secretary, and went upstairs while thinking about it. Before I knew it, I came to the door of a room.
"Mr. Corleon, the mayor is waiting for you inside." The woman squeezed her eyes at me, secretly fired a handful of electricity, moved her lips and smiled.
It was indeed a fascinating and rare beauty. I don’t know if that guy Pang Mao could bear the old bones.
I smiled, shook my head, pushed the door and walked in.
Originally, I thought Pang Mao was the only one in the room, but I didn’t know that when I pushed the door in, I was full of people. I didn’t know any of the others except Pang Mao and Speaker Kauwade.
"Mr. Corleon, come on, let me introduce you to you. This is our Governor, Mr. Slary, and this is Mr. Turner, the Speaker of the State Assembly!" Pang Mao pulled me, man.
No wonder I don’t know these people. Except for Pang Mao and Kauwade, they are all from the state government.
"Mr. Corleon, I like your movie very much! Especially this "Brave Heart", released at two critical periods of diplomatic crisis in the United States and Britain, greatly inspiring the American people! Not bad! Very good! I watch it, Hollywood filmmakers should take you as an example!" Slari smiled and held my hand and said with a smile.
Originally, when I heard his voice on the phone, I thought he was a man in his thirties or forties, but I didn’t know that he was older than I thought, at least in his fifties, but he was well maintained, with neat teeth and a straight black suit, and his body smelled of cologne.
"Thank you for the praise of the Governor." I also smiled.
After a set of greetings, a group of people sat down. The secretary who had just led me in came out from somewhere and began to hand over coffee to these people one by one.
"Mr. Corleon, your tea." When it was my turn, it was a good cup of tea.
"Hey, why are we all coffee? Mr. Corleon is tea?!" Slari looked at my cup and suddenly became curious.
"Mr. Governor, you don't know. Now in Hollywood and Los Angeles, even three-year-olds know that Mr. Corleon likes to drink tea. His prestige among the people is probably higher than that of me, mayor." Pang Mao introduced to Slary with a smile.
"Yes. Haha, then I won't drink coffee anymore. I want to taste the taste of this tea." Under Slari's leadership, everyone changed into a cup of tea.
"This tea is really different from coffee! Haha! Mr. Corleon, how are you preparing?" Slari asked me while looking at the tea leaves in the cup.
"Mr. Governor, please rest assured. We have completed the renovation of DreamWorks First Cinema, and all the preparations have been done. We are just waiting for the arrival of Mr. President." I smiled.
"Very good. Mr. Corleon, do you know how Mr. President evaluates your movie?" Slari looked, smiling with a meaningful smile.
I am a bitch, I am not a worm in the president's belly. How do he evaluate it? How do I know!
I shook my head: "I don't know."
Slary and State Speaker Turner glanced at each other, and then Turner said to me: "When the president was in a meeting with us, he mentioned your movie and he only said one sentence."
Turner paused when he said this, and everyone in the room focused their eyes on his lips.
"The president said: 'The United States can be silent many times, but in the world of British diplomacy, we must be like official William, and not as good as Andre
Chapter completed!