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Chapter 406 -- Chapter 407 Hollywood Walk of Fame(2/3)

Who doesn’t want their movie to be warmly praised as soon as it is released!? Who doesn’t want their name to show respect on the faces of audiences across the United States!? Who doesn’t want their movies to be famous in history!?

Fame, for most Hollywood filmmakers, is far more important than money.

Otherwise, how could a small trophy for the Harvey Award make Hollywood moviegoers look forward to it?

Just finding something that will make them famous will definitely shift their eyes from the Harvey Awards.

"There's a way!" I patted the table and laughed.

Hayes, Grant and others heard that I had a solution, and they all stood up together.

"What's the solution?!" Grant yelled and spitted on me.

I sat down on the sofa, crossed my legs and said, "Didn't you just say that Hollywood filmmakers are most concerned about two words, one is profit and the other is famous. There is no way for us to do this word profit. But we can do this name. The three of you, one is the mayor of Los Angeles City, the other is the honorary mayor of Hollywood City, and the other is the chairman of the Code Execution Bureau. I want to give someone a name. It's not simple?"

"You mean, let's get a similar thing to the Harvey Award and involves reputation?!" Grant has always been the worm in my stomach, and he guessed what I thought at once.

"Not bad." I took a sip of coffee proudly.

"Difficult!" Hayes scratched his head and said, "Andre, you're right. It's okay to stop someone from getting a name with the three of us, but it's very difficult to get a name for so many Hollywood filmmakers. He said that with the Harvey Awards in front of us, how could we do this again? We can't hold another award ceremony, right?"

"Who asked you to hold an award ceremony? You can't think of something simple but affordable?" I told the guide.

"I can't think of it." Grant sat on the sofa, panting.

I laughed and said, "I have come up with a solution. This method can attract all Hollywood people without spending too much money."

"Say!" Grant and the other two asked in unison.

"Hollywood Avenue of Fame!" I looked at the three people and said in a deep voice

The three of them looked at each other, but they didn't know what I meant.

Grant said: "Andre, you are talking about the First Street in Hollywood, what about the Avenue of Stars? Such a street can make all Hollywood filmmakers rush to the crowd! I don't believe it!"

Hayes and Pang Mao, who were originally expecting it, also showed disappointed expressions.

Looking at these three guys, I shook my head secretly.

When it comes to Hollywood Walk of Fame, who doesn’t know who knows in the future. Being able to have one of your own stars on that road and bring your own handprints and footprints is definitely the greatest honor of every filmmaker. It can be imagined that if this Walk of Fame is launched, what kind of scene will appear in Hollywood? The glory of the Harvey Award is high, and it is even higher than the honor of the Walk of Fame, but that is only something that a few people can have, and the scope of the Walk of Fame is much larger than the Harvey Award.

"Grant, you're right. A street alone will definitely not make people interested, but if we do something about reputation on the street, it's different." I said happily.

"Doing something related to reputation?! Avenue of Stars?" Grant frowned, as if he understood what I meant.

I smiled and said, "From the starting point of Hollywood First Street, we set up stars. These stars are on the ground of the street. Every star will have a person's name and his handprints and footprints. Of course, those who can have this star on Hollywood First Street must be people who have made outstanding contributions to the development of Hollywood. You see, can those Hollywood filmmakers rush to it?"

"Wonderful! It's really wonderful!" Grant jumped up suddenly.

"This method is good! I was fascinated by it!" Everyone appreciated Hayes' idea of ​​this Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Pang Maoze sat next to him and danced: "In this way, Hollywood will inevitably add another charming scenery. I can just change the first street of Hollywood to the Avenue of Stars. This idea not only solves the problem we are currently facing, but also makes Hollywood filmmakers more concerned.

There is one more sightseeing spot in Hollywood, OK!”

Seeing that all three of them had no objection to my idea, I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not later, I saw that we would announce it at the cocktail party when the group of people came, and then discuss who was qualified to have a star of their own. I immediately ordered people to isolate First Street and build stars on it." After confirming the solution, Grant stood up confidently and went outside to command people.

"Boss. It seems that this time the Harvey Award trophy was stolen, otherwise there would not be such a road of starlight." Gans smiled at Grant's storm.

After more than an hour of busy work, the lobby of the municipal government was already crowded, with hundreds of people crowding the hall, with people surging inside and extremely noisy.

I walked in the crowd with people from DreamWorks. From time to time, people came over to congratulate me. Everyone was incredible that DreamWorks won 15 nominations.

"Andre, come on, I've been searching for you for a long time!" I found my seat in the crowd. Then I was pulled over by Marskolov.

In addition to him, the ones on this table were also made. Adolf Chuck, Sam Warner, Aitken, Fox, Charles Rey and others, all of whom were big bosses of the film company.

"Andre, your company is amazing! When I first saw the nomination list, I was so straightforward that it was full of the names of DreamWorks Film Company. At that time, I thought, it's over, there's no hope now. It seems that the Harvey Awards ceremony has become an annual summary within DreamWorks Film Company, and our companies can only serve as spectators." Marskolov shook his head.

"Don't you mock me. Didn't you MGM get 7 nominations?! Besides, almost every film company has been nominated, and even the Frontier Film Company has received two nominations. How can you say that this is the annual summary of our DreamWorks?" I gave Marskolov a blank look.

Everyone else laughed, Adolf Chuck smiled and picked up the wine glass and said, "Today is the end of the year. If we don't talk about business, just have fun, come on, cheers!"

Sam Warner and others responded. Everyone drank the wine in the cup. Before they could sit down, they saw Grant, Hayes and Pang Mao appear on the rostrum with smiles.

The noise in the hall disappeared in an instant. At this time, the reception officially began at just ten o'clock.

Grant walked up to the podium with a smile and picked up the microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is the end of the year, and 1926 is about to pass. In the past year, Hollywood has changed a lot, and major companies have made their due contributions to the development of Hollywood. American movies have now become the world's film overlords. This is inseparable from you. On behalf of the Hollywood City Government, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone here and to all those who have made their own contributions to the development of Hollywood movies!"

After saying that, Grant picked up the cup in his hand. Under his leadership, laughter and cheers in the hall were thundering. Everyone held the cups together, and the jingle sounds of clinking cups were endless.

"Everyone, tomorrow night is the first Harvey Awards ceremony. This is the first award ceremony for the highest film award in Hollywood. It is of great significance. On behalf of the Los Angeles City Government, I would like to congratulate the film companies and individuals who are fortunate to be nominated. I hope you can continue to work hard to produce more and better film works in the future! And those who have not been nominated should not be discouraged. Anyway, there will be every year in the future. As long as you don't give up, you will definitely wait for the day when you win the Golden Feather Award yourself! Cheers!"

"cheers!"

"cheers!!"

Grant's second glass of wine immediately stirred up the hall, and everyone laughed and raised their glasses again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this third glass of wine, I think we should toast the members of the Code Executive Board who has worked diligently for the past year, to our government, to President Coolidge, to the United States!"

"Cheers to America!"

Everyone in the hall shouted in unison, with a majestic momentum.

After three glasses of wine, Grant looked at everyone, laughed and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, now I announce the end of the year party in 1926

“!?”

“!!??”

“!!!????”

Grant's words made the hall, which was originally warm and warm, suddenly quiet. Everyone couldn't believe their ears. They stared at Grant who was smiling on the podium in a daze.

I was the only one standing in my seat, smiling and silent.

"Mr. Mayor, you're not drunk! Didn't the cocktail party end at 10 o'clock in the evening??" Someone in the crowd shouted, causing a burst of laughter.

Everyone knows that there must be a reason why Grant said this in a steady manner when doing things.

Grant held the microphone and laughed: "Although I have a small amount of alcohol, I still can't get drunk with three glasses of wine. It's true, what I said is true, today's wine party ends here. From ten o'clock to now, ten o'clock, it took a total of eleven minutes."

Everyone in the audience was unable to touch their minds and started talking to each other in a low voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the annual reception is over, the following meeting will begin soon." Grant signaled everyone to be quiet, then pointed to Pang Mao behind him and said, "Next, Mayor Pang Mao is asked to preside over the discussion of the 'Hollywood Walk of Fame' plan."

"Hollywood Walk of Fame Project!? What is this!?"

"Yes, why haven't I ever heard of it before??"

"Stop quarrel. Just listen!"

...

The crowd was once again disgraced by Grant's words.

A very happy year-end cocktail party ended after eleven minutes, and it was changed to a meeting that no one knew about, and it had a strange name. If it weren't for me, I would have wondered.

Pang Mao walked to the podium and said, "Everyone, over the past year, no, in the past few decades, Hollywood filmmakers have done too much and shed too much sweat and too much blood and tears for the development of Hollywood. However, for a long time, they have not received considerable honors, which is unfair."

Pang Mao's words made many people nod.

"This year's Harvey Awards ceremony has changed this situation for the first time, but we should also see that using this award to reward millions of Hollywood filmmakers is

It is enough, so, at the suggestion of Mr. Andre Corleon, the Hollywood Walk of Fame City Government and the Code Executive Board decided to implement the Hollywood Walk of Fame plan starting this year.”

When Pang Mao mentioned my name, everyone's eyes in the hall focused on me.

"It turned out to be proposed by Mr. Corleon!"

"As long as it is the suggestion made by Mr. Corleon, it will definitely be good!"

"Listen!"

Everyone had forgotten that this was a cocktail party, and they all raised their ears and cheered up their spirits on the Hollywood Walk of Fame plan.

"I just knew that nothing could be said to you boy!" Marskolov glanced at me and smiled extremely strangely.

Then Pang Mao asked me to go on stage to explain in detail the main content of the Hollywood Walk of Fame plan. Under my explanation, many people understood the meaning of this plan.

"You can have your own numbered star on the avenue! You can also bring your own handprints and footprints!? Is this too tempting!?"

"Yes, this is much more affordable than the Harvey Award! If you can have a star on the avenue, it will be forever preserved!"

"Do you think I can be qualified?!"

"I have to go home and tell my son that his father will have a star and let him see it by himself next time."

...

Almost everyone was attracted by this plan, and their faces showed a light of desire and greed. The first thing they thought of was whether they could have one. Even the bosses of film companies such as Marskolov, Adolf Chuk were extremely excited. In the past, no matter what rewards were, they had nothing to do with them. Now I heard that as long as they were Hollywood filmmakers, they could have their own star no matter what their identity was, how could they not be excited?! You know, these bosses have made enough money, and for them, their reputation has become hard to come by. This time, it is an excellent opportunity for future generations to remember.

"Everyone, there are basically all Hollywood filmmakers today. Now everyone votes for this plan. If it is passed, we can start preparing immediately. We can leave a name on Hollywood Avenue tomorrow!" Pang Mao encouraged.

"What else can you vote for? No one disagrees!"

"Yes, do it! I can't wait!"

"agree!"

"agree!"
To be continued...
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